Chicago's Secret Revealed!
And so, we're back from Chicago! What a great place it is. I actually found out why it's called, "The Windy City," so everyone gather round, sit criss-cross-applesauce, and listen:It was in the early 1900s when Chicago was getting ready for its World Fair, which could also be considered the world's biggest festival back then, celebrating cultures around the world. The planners boasted of the tip-top shape the city was in for the Fair and made sure to brag about it...alot. Hearing this, a reporter from New York City decided to visit the preparation sites in Chicago. What he found was not to his taste: buildings had been constructed poorly, the roads were horrible, and the booked stalls that were to be set up hadn't been heard from in weeks. The journalist went back to NYC and wrote a very critical article about the state of affairs in Chicago, calling the World Fair committee a bunch of windbags. (Now that's what you call a BURN in the early 1900s!) Later in the article, he converted his description of the committee to include the entire city, therefore calling it "The Windy City"! Nifty, eh?
Sure, that wasn't the most thrilling story, but it was pretty interesting. The windiest city in the U.S. is actually Boston, Mass. Ironic...
Mai-chan, we did take pictures in Chicago! The downside to that statement is that we don't have a digital camera. Our family hasn't fully transitioned into the 21st century, but we're slowly climbing up the ladder! And if I think about it, we're most probably on the first step of that tall ladder, as we've been discussing the concept of digital cameras amongst ourselves.XD
Happy Labor Day to one and all out there!
So when Badger came to visit a couple of weeks ago, she recommended to me a series entitled "DearS". I bought the first two volumes just to get a sort of feel of them. The first thing that occurred to me is that it's so much like Chobits. Guy likes hentai, guy finds pretty girl, guy finds that he must take care of her, etc. I found myself trying to force myself to like it, but I think if I hadn't read Chobits already, I would have enjoyed it more. So my recommendation is that you read DearS or Chobits...not both, unless you can't get enough of the two.
My resolution is to exchange DearS for the first two volumes of Trinity Blood. I've been watching the anime, and so far, it's been very intriguing. I mean, it's got several points of interest. (I'm geeky enough to list them!)
- Setting- Rome is a wonderful place. The history, the scenery, I love it! The anime itself portrays the city and other places in Europe with such detail and beauty. Other than scenery, there's the whole "theocratic-like" rule that sorta draws me in.
- Vampires- I've always found reading about these mythological creatures really interesting. The anime portrays them in different lights throughout, and I like that.
- Beliefs- We've got vampires and the Roman Catholic Church. Such a combination will definitely lead to war. But the anime shows both sides, in which good and bad connect and diverge.
*sigh* I just wish the volumes would come out at a faster pace. Only three are out and the fourth one's due for February of '08. T__T I think I'm going to start a book list...
*disappears in a cloud of calendars*
posted by Sanaa @ 12:36 PM
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