Hinano’s announcement that she has jumped on the Kyonko bandwagon was the nudge for a few thoughts, that have been fermenting away at the bottom of my mind’s barrel, to bubble to the surface. A couple of quick comments on the Kyonko phenomenon and Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS parodies of Nanoha’s ‘Full Power Full Release!’ (全力全開) catch phrase.
After Myssa Rei’s comment, I have been searching my feelings about the whole Kyonko thing. There were two things about it which did not particularly endear themselves to me. First, the girls get turned into guys. Yuki becomes Yuuki. orz orz orz orz
Continue reading ‘Efferversence of fandom: Kyonko and MSLNFPFR’
Another jolly, uplifting episode that manages to avoid being trite and saccharine; I love the balance that this series manages to maintain - being positive and fun without too much cliche or preachiness. I liked how positive Mei had become Under The Influence of Tama-chan but how she was also quickly brought back to earth (and dragged into a bit of private hell) by Dark Miya Miya’s furious attacks. LOL
Continue reading ‘Bamboo Blade 13′
I usually wait for Kabitzin to take the lead on WP upgrades but as the amount of shouting and screaming on the relevant WP forum thread seemed less than usual, I decided to take the plunge. I was particularly worried that the upgrade would break my theme but, apparently, if it’s K2 RC1 then it’s a-okay. So far so good, though please let me know if you find anything wonky.
In other news, I’ve also made the switch from Spam Karma 2 to Akismet which I’m not pairing it with Bad Behavior since BB has locked Stripey out in the past. Which proves that it’s doing its job. LOL Anyway Akismet has a much higher false positive rate so, again, give me a shout if your comment has been eaten by mistake.
