My 32nd birthday was rather decent(including a trip to Oto's);but when I checked my e-mail,I received a sobering message from the Ridership for the Masses mailing list:Not so much pending fare hikes,but certain service cut scenarios that could leave license-free transit-dependent Sacramentans(including myself)screwed on nights and/or weekends.Sunday bus service near my house is rather shoddy enough that I generally stay home that day when off(I only ride the bus that day when going to Sac-Anime due to short service hours on that day for the 2 daily routes with walking distance to my house,a third route that operates closest only runs weekdays and Saturday),and I generally get a ride when I do work that day of the week(my ride also takes me home when working evenings).However,I've used the bus on Saturday off days(usually to go to either Oto's or more commonly Borders).Call me a fool,but the idea of a Sacramento refugee in Frisco may not sound as scary:I'd rather not touch the idea of learning how to drive with a 10-foot pole,as there are many drivers out there that should have never been licensed in the first place.As long as daily light rail service is spared(at worst,half-hourly service all day with current extended service hours),I can at least stay in my home metro area...

Onto something less worrisome,since eBay and PayPal now hove mobile phone versions of their respective .com's,I've set up a mobile PIN that allows me to pay for eBay wins when away from the comp...

The parting shot of my 32nd birthday:I share a birthday with two pro greats(the home-run king regardless of the presence/absence of an asterisk and The Mailman,the latter whose daughter sadly suffered a raw deal in a WNBA brawl),South America's most famous revolutionary,and J-Lo(whom I actually neither love or hate)...

...my big ZEN is now inside the final month of its warranty.Thank goodness for the little ZEN and its extended warranty...

Even once I do end up living alone,I don't ever intend on over-using credit cards like many people are doing...

Happy 40th birthday to Aya Sugimoto(live action Queen Beryl)...

Borders stores may have a decent manga selection,but their shipping timeframes for most items online leaves a lot to be desired...

Am I the only one reading this journal that uses or has used standard card decks that use either R-D-V or K-D-B for king-queen-jack?

Happy birthday to both Toshio Furukawa(who turns 62)and Akie Yasuda(who turns 51)...

Maybe it's just me,but even though I'll still miss it anyway,why am I hoping that it's too late for Otakon to invite a second seiyuu guest to this year's edition,lapi?

Though I've yet to get into them,the same Yumi Touma who voiced Urd has written an Aa!Megamisama novel which is available domestically...

Happy 45th birthday to Noriko Uemura who like Kappei is Fukuokan...

Thought Yankee Stadium's last All-Star Game was never going to end...

Though the English Wikipedia article only lists series that are commercially available translated domestically,some of the series that are still being serialized as of this issue but are already licensed domestically(and have at least one volume available)include Two Flowers for the Dragon,Vampire Knight,and Ouran High School Host Club...

Speaking of Wikipedia,I've been working agressively to categorize Japanese biographical articles in English Wikipedia by city of birth(creating new subcats when necessary).A lot of other Japanese biographies in ENWP or categorized by prefectural origin;but that should be limited to those from lower-populated smaller localities(sub-200,000)that haven't produced enough natives with ENWP articles are those with no specific birth locality identified...

Happy 36th birthday to Yukino Houjou Masami Suzuki...

...as the second round of smoky haze began to clear out on Friday when I ventured to Oto's.When I went to their video shop,they had begun stocking LaLa(a monthly sister publication to Hana to Yume).I nailed it while there,more on the contents in a later post...

Happy 40th birthday to Omi Minami(or Mrs. Yuuji Ueda, depending how you put it)...

Is it just me,or was AX 2008 lukewarm in terms of new license announcements?

Happy 40th birthday to Akio Suyama...

...but why does he seem to voice the most vile characters(i.e.,Naraku,Yuusuke,Gooyaan)in anime Kappei is in?*wishes the kidnapping of Frappi and Choppi never happened*

BTW,I did find Fairy Tail volume 3 today at Borders...

Happy birthday to both Chikao Ohtsuka(who turns 79)and Kyohko Terase(who turns 50)...

What matters is that I can now enjoy Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star in its entirely,subbed or raw,lapi...

Happy birthday to Chie Satou(who turns 44),Chiaki Morita(who turns 40),and Kurogane Tetsu Inada(who turns 36)...

...so why did PiQ remove the blog post that officially announced that their most recent issue would be their last?

Happy birthday to both Takao Ishii(who turns 54)and Momoko Saitou(who turns 26)...