Another semester begins. Well, actually, it's in effect. I started my fourth year here at WSU in late August and so far it has been about as busy as my previous semesters. This is kind of a surprise because I had honestly felt that this semester would have been a walk in the park. No worries though, I'm managing rather well. We just got back from our 5 day architecture field trip to Chicago. I never knew a whole lot about the town before this trip and now I can say I have been rather well educated about this so-called "Chicago-land", at least from an architectural stand-point. Despite the enjoyment I obtained in this massive urban jungle, the trip itself was physically grueling. Mind you, I'm not making a comparison to those of you in the armed forces, but for a group of students who spend more time at their desk than in sunlight, all the miles upon miles of walking everyday was torture. But, I made it back in one piece and disease-free, at least I think so...

On another note, about a month ago I went and checked two new anime series that peaked my interest. Some of my friends can attest that I am not what one may consider an "anime junkie" I might watch 3 new series each year, if that. So that fact that I'm currently watching two animes simultaneously is quite remarkable to say the least.

Fate Stay Night

Though I feel it could've been much, much more than what it delivered, I still felt like I hadn't wasted my time watching the series either. I suppose my respect for Fate Stay Night is because of Saber, one of the main characters in the series. Saber is possibly the most elegant and well-developed female character I've ever seen in an anime. If only Shirou, her male counter-part, wasn't half-breed with Shinji's pussy genes, it would've been a completely awesome anime.

Air Gear

Now this is what I'm currently wrapped up in. Let me say it as simply as possible. If Jet Set Radio ever became an anime, this is what it would be. After watching the first three episodes of Air Gear, I was compelled to go grab my copy of Jet Set Radio and get my old rollerblades out so I could get back into the whole in-line thing. I can't be more serious when I say that if you enjoyed Jet Set Radio, you WILL enjoy Air Gear. Its over-the-top action and storyline are all based around AT's (the Air Gear equivalent to Jet Set Radio's Neutron skates). I would like nothing more than to continue trying to persuade those reading these words that Air Gear is worth checking out, yet I'm sure those who would enjoy this series (i.e. former Jet Set lovers) have already gone to goggle in search of this gem. It's still being made over in the land of the rising sun, so this series is about as fresh as any anime fan could wish for.

I'd like to make some awesome conclusion to this whole post, but the latest episode of Air Gear just finished downloading and I'm off to watch that....C'ya.