Michael Garcia

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Demi-chan wa Kataritai

Demi-chan wa Kataritai 亜人デミちゃんは語りたい (jp) Interviews with Monster Girls (en) 2017 Winter TV Series, 12 Episodes + Special Genre: Comedy, Slice-of-Life, Supernatural Studio: A-1 Pictures The Premise: In a parallel Japan, monster-human hybrids have been recently introduced in society, administered by the government via a police-based agency.  These hybrids, known as demihumans or “demis,” being …

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Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon

Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon  小林さんちのメイドラゴン (jp) Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (en) 2017 Spring TV Series, 13 episodes + Special(s) Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Slice of Life Studio: Kyoto Animation The Premise: It’s another day in the life of Kobayashi-san as she prepares to leave for her job as a coder.  As she opens her front door, …

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Anime no Omoide: Bubblegum Crisis

I’ve decided to resurrect an old series of posts called Boku no Anime no Omoide (My Anime Memories), discussing the various series and movies I’ve seen throughout my life that has had an impact on my fandom of this genre of storytelling. Way back in the days of my budding anime fandom, a dear friend …

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12:00am 2016-01-01

This is a response to the Daily Post’s prompt: Stroke of Midnight Where was I on New Year’s Eve? I was home. The last couple of years, I’ve been keen to stay home an celebrate the new year privately with my wife and my best bud and roommate, Shon.  It kind of works out because …

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Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2016! Beyond the fact that this is an even-numbered year and I think it’s time that the Giants emerge victorious as the World Series Champions, I’m also going to be turning forty in June.  So, while the Giants are duking it out in the National League West in the heat of the summer …

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Picking Up The Habit

Well, I’m going to try and pick up the habit of blogging, as I used to in the past.  I’m not sure if I can keep it up, but I’m going to give it a try.  So, stay tuned for more content coming soon.

Soylent Project: Week One

After a full week of a mostly-Soylent diet, I wanted to report on how I’ve been feeling and my overall health.   I’ll start by saying that I have designated one day a week (on professional advice) to return to normal food; that day is Friday, as it’s a social outing night for me.  I also …

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Soylent Project: Day One

As pictured, this is the basic package of Soylent with the oil additive (containing your Omega-3 and Omega-6), scoop, and release notes/instruction manual.  According to the Soylent manual, you’re supposed to ramp up the number of meals you replace over the course of five days.  On the first day, you replace one meal, then you …

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The Soylent Project: An Introduction

I’d been reading about a new meal replacement system that attempts to replace the need for hunting and gathering by reducing the core components of what you need to survive into a powder form.  One of the writers at Ars Technica also wrote about his experiences with this product, named Soylent.  According to the advertising …

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Weekend of Frustration

Keitarou as Kyuusaku/Jetblack

jetblack reports on his weekend of frustration that has a happy ending.