Andrew wrote a well-thought and concise editorial here. He observes the spread of microblogging among more prominent members of the anime blog-sphere, and argues that these probably have come into existence because these prominent writers are often recognized with their styles and have been known to write such and such as conventions. This allows them to be unique with regard to other bloggers but also sacrifices their ability to be creative with their posts, as their readers often recognize them through their styles. While I cannot speak for Paul, I think I can speak for Daniel.

(Daniel has agreed with this impression of mine generally, but he adds that this seems to be the case only for English literature-cum-language courses in the UK, and does not include Creative Writing courses.) Read the rest of this entry »

You guys may have noticed that I’m way ahead of schedule. It’s true, I am. But I’d rather fulfill it faster than not fulfill it at all. Maybe I’ll get some bonus points, I don’t know. As long as my mind can think of different topics to write about, however, why should I stop? (This post is lengthier than the rest of my Lunar New Year posts. I hoped to delve deeper into what I wanted to talk about. I hope I was successful.)

Since I have totally no idea what to place here, have some fun at badly designed pictures.