The Current Flow

Lately, I haven't been writing or keeping track of certain aspects of my life as much as I had planned to. I'm currently maintaining two personal blogs that haven't been kept up to date. I, also, haven't joined a gym like I had wanted to due to budgeting constraints.

I have, at least, made good use of my new Sony Reader. I've picked up Bram Stokers Dracula. Cool read, although its not without it's dry spells. And I've confirmed what I've known all along; I'm a lousy reader. Jokes aside, I have actually kept up with the reader as I propositioned myself and it's currently stocked with enough manga to keep me busy for months. So, of all the things I've wanted to keep up with, it's mostly been with the Reader.

Later this month, I'll be going to Mexico with the love of my life, and our D90. I hope to actually have some pictures to post on my Picasa page. I'll keep Flickr professional so it'll remain empty unless we do some sightseeing.

Masamune Shirow - Ghost in the Shell

A cybernetic future with humans and robots coexisting is a concept that will inevitably be realized. Masamune Shirow is one of Japan's leading manga writers that forgo the concept and strive to make it a reality in the minds and imagination of fans of the concept. His two main works are Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell and I'm looking to squelch my interest in Shirow's work.

To those interested, you can find his books on Amazon, links below:
Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1
Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1.5
Ghost in the Shell, Volume 2

I'll share my thoughts and interpretations as I read more of Shirow's work.

Buying the Sony PRS-700BC

So, contrary to one of my last posts, the SonyCard promotion for $200 off a single $349+ purchase does not apply to anything outside SonyStyle.com or Sony stores. Even though their wording was a bit vague, I'm not upset, since these things happen with offers that are too good to be true.

If you've read my last post, you would know that I was robbed recently. I won't do into details about the incident since you can read about it here, but I wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings. I was reading manga with my PSP with it's picture viewer. It allows you to quickly zoom and pane images; a great feature not without it's flaws. Constant zooming and panning is an arduous task. But enough of that, the point is I wanted to read on the go, that's why I was carrying my PSP in the first place. So with the SonyCard plan not working out as anticipated, I've decided to get an e-reader.

If anyone reading this has an e-reader, whether it be Sony, Amazon or Panasonic brand, please share your experiences with them. I'm interested on hearing what you all think of it even though I've already committed myself to Sony.