Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Milpe Cloud Forest Reserve
(October 8) As always, click on the photos to see a larger view. I was able to get a few birds at the entrance… Capped Conebill
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Nonomindo Road
(October 7) An outstanding lunch at an Argentine-style steakhouse. The Nonomindo Road features subtropical forest at an altitude of around 6,500 feet.
Utawarerumono The False Faces–Anime Early Impressions
Much to my surpise the new anime series that I’m enjoying most is Utawarerumono The False Faces (Utawarerumono–Itsuwari no Kamen) (Crunchyroll), a fantasy-adventure in which a man finds himself in… Read more »
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Yanachocha
(Otcober 8.) The reason that Ecuador has so many types of birds (some other countries have more species, but none come close to the number of species per square mile)… Read more »
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Birds of Quito
(October 7.) Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is the highest capital city in the world at about 9,000 feet. An urban area isn’t an ideal place to look for birds… Read more »
The Martian–Movie Review
OK, I know I’ve been lax about keeping this blog updated, but this movie inspired me to try to get back into it. The Martian (IMDB) is a very impressive… Read more »
Fate/stay night [UBW]–Final Thoughts
When the original Fate/stay night anime came out in 2006 I watched a couple of episodes and quickly dropped it. It didn’t seem very compelling and since it was from… Read more »
Rinne–Anime Midseason Review
Rin-ne a.k.a. Kyoukai no Rinne (Crunchyroll) is a somewhat old-fashioned but very funny new anime series from one of the greatest living old masters of manga. Rumiko Takahashi was the… Read more »
My Love Story–Anime Early Impressions
I’ve seen quite a few shoujo romantic comedies but never one like My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari!!) (Crunchyroll.) Takeo Gouda, the protagonist, is a big, dumb, homely lunk with a… Read more »
Kamisama Kiss 2 Ends
I was surprised that Kamisama Kiss 2 (Hulu) ended without resolving the story of Akura-Ou. In fact it left him pretty much where he started at the beginning of the… Read more »