One year ago today, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

Ten years ago today, the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant was hit by a tsunami.

So, how's everybody's day been?

So, it at last appearrs - the Rebuild of Evangelion which begun 14 years ago has now, at last, drawn to a close.

First impressions are, that it's definitely an Evangelion film. "“It’s not that it was no good, but I was like ‘Is that how you’re gonna end it?!?’”

I'm sort of posting it here, rather than elsewhere.

It'll be a while before I see it - with internation distribution being what it is but it's a melancholy thought.

Of course this means, no more Service! Service! Service!

I have been stuck on a combat scene for weeks, if not months.

I have finally powered through it, which is why the running count for chapter 4 at the forum top just jumped 11K.  I do have to tie it all off yet, but I think I just bludgeoned the hard part into a manageable paste.

I will tell you now... episode nine is likely to be the last thing from the first season's original plot that will be vaguely recognizable for quite a while.

February freeze
man-made instability
lawnmower in March

This got stuck in my mind somehow. Maybe posting it will exorcise the silly thing.


"Douglas, do *not* ask me to wax poetical. My talents in that direction are akin to those of my namesake."

You know what to do.

CBC Analysis: Trudeau says Canada-U.S. relations need to rebuild. Just how bad did it get with Trump?


Well, when the traditional handshake between G7 leaders ends up being this in 2018:



then you know somebody's only showing up to do his job because he's been forced to.

Anyone familiar with dealing with music on the ipad/Mac got recommendations on a good book on GarageBand and such? Target audience would be someone who is a mid-to-high-level musician and while generally familiar with computers, not an expert.

EDIT: Moved some image posts here from the seventh "Planning for Arc 1" thread.

Art by Torakun