Lately, I’ve been playing some browser-based strategy card games, like Warstorm and Planetstorm. Pretty interesting, because they focus almost entirely on the strategic and logistical aspects of forming armies that can fight effectively, but don’t give you any control over the tactical aspects of actually controlling them on the battlefield. In any case, I was [...]
This is hilarious! (And so real…)
Cross Game, a manga (Japanese comic) created by my favourite manga author, Mitsuru Adachi, has been turned into an anime and is airing this season! The first episode has just been aired and subbed, and it already outshines the other 30 or so series premiering this season. Cross Game is simply a masterpiece of slice-of-life [...]
I’ve figured out the cause of the stress over the last couple of weeks – it’s secondary stress caused by too much identification with my students as they work through their problems in their projects. I’m stressed because I know how much they have to work through, as I’m helping them solve their problems. And [...]
Ho-hum… this week has gone by really fast. Nothing much to report in terms of scattered thoughts. I’ve got some things which I think would make better in-depth posts, so I’m not going to include them here. Anime/Manga: The new anime season is starting from this week. A bunch of interesting shows that I’m thinking [...]
