xmas 2003 wrapup
My family and I enjoyed a very pleasant four-day holiday break. We began with an Xmas eve service in which my wife sang with the choir. As a result, The Girls were up until just past midnight (!) and slept until eight Xmas moring (!!!). After opening gifts under the tree, we drove down to Louisville to spend time with family and friends. We returned to Indy to meet up with my wife's parents, who were driving through on their way to Florida. Saturday and Sunday proved relatively low-key during which we basically just chilled out and played with out presents, but in a nice surprise, our friend Margaret dropped by on her way thru town.
2003 was definitely the Year of the DVD. For starters, I'd picked up several at a post-Thanksgiving sale. And let's face it, given my well-known love of movies, one could hardly go wrong with such a choice. As well, one of the gifts I got Crystal was the Indiana Jones boxed set, and The Girls got a movie or two themselves.
In addition, the Suncoast video chains in Louisville's malls are closing, and having a closeout sale, including many anime titles. I dropped by myself on the last day of the sale to find a single rack of anime (and practically nothing else left) at 80% off, and so picked up four DVDs for less than 25 bucks. Added to the titles I got for Xmas, the anime tally stands thus:
- Tokyo Babylon
- Genocyber
- Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 2
- Princess Nine vol. 3
- Junkers Come Here
- Millenium Actresss
- Android Kikaider
Some of the titles are DVD reissues of OAVs I'd rented on video; others I've never seen, but since they were so cheap I decided to pick up strictly on spec. And my lovely wife got me the live-action flick The Princess Blade from the DAM 2003 Xmas Wish List.
I also got the survival horror PS2 titles Silent Hill 2 (links at GameSpot and IGN.com) and Clock Tower 3. I'm currently playing Silent Hill 2, and it's a satisfyingly creepy experience so far. Watch for full reviews of the anime, movies and video games at Destroy All Monsters in the coming weeks.
As a final holiday link, here's Snopes.com's retelling of the 1914 Xmas truce between German and Allied soldiers in WWI.
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