Bored to tears in Paris

Argh, after a long long exhausting journey that has taken me to Paris, I am now bored stiff.

It all started with a pretty horrendous finals week, topped off with a twelve hour marathon packing session. Right after that disgusting experience, I zipped off on a road trip to the east coast. Of course, it had to be dark and rainy and freaky. Still the trip was a'ight, saw people I sort of knew from before, stood on the rocky steps in philadelphia, photo-whored a bit in washington, ate at 2 iron chef restaurants, both excellent. Morimoto was probably the best japanese food I've ever tasted, and Babbo is very possibly the best meal period I've ever had. The cheese course was pretty much an orgasmic experience. I actually called people to taunt them. It helped that I was a little drunk. New York was a sad affair. Rain and snow on the only day I was there. Got to go back in summer, when it definitely won't be snowing. Still, the meal alone was worth it.

So now I'm in Paris, and my laptop can't connect to the wireless network for some reason. Targets of hundreds of bottles of wine to consume have already been abandoned. I think I should find some way to amuse myself while I'm here. Can't even download anime.

Oh, here's my spiel on My HiME. It's an anime series, btw. It sounds like the typical pointless anime, girls in a high school who pilot giant robots. As it progresses, it becomes more complex and interesting. In the beginning, there are random-looking monsters that are easily dispatched by the girls. As it turns out, the monsters are controlled by this girl who's a genetically engineered version of the HiMEs, these being the girls who have the ability to summon the robots. So the girls get together, and the main character blows up the evil girl's robot, and all seems well. It is then revealed that the girls are expected to fight each other. The reason for this is that every 400 years or so, some sort of divine entity will visit earth, bringing disaster with it. The battles between the HiMEs are meant to amuse and placate him, bringing another 400 years of peace. The catch is that when the girls fight, they generally only destroy the robots, not each other. The problem is that when the robots are destroyed, the person whom the controlling girl has the most affection for will die. So there's an added element to the mix, where the girls cannot even take the stance of moral self-sacrifice, fo the matyrdom will be adopted by their dearest person, not themselves. Girls being girls, boyfriends keep dying as things become chaotic. The main character's little brother dies as the object of affection for another HiME, so she becomes confused as to whether she should get too close to this guy she has a crush on. As battles come to be more frequent, some HiME's snap and start attacking randomly, some try to keep the peace. Even the best of friends lose control and attempt murder. There is a disconnection from the the act of murder in most cases, as the destruction at hand is of a robot, and has little visible effect on any human. However, there is a knowledge that a death somewhere will occur. If an action is not murder, but will cause a death, does it constitute murder?

Here we have a fascinating moral dilemma, a complex web of relationships that have far reaching consequences for all characters involved, pretty good action. Hey, what more can a person ask for from a source of entertainment?

Ok, by request, andy just sighed and proclaimed something in chinese, which being on xd's computer, I have no idea how to type out.

Alright, I'm bored stiff. Gonna go find something to do now. Either that, or something to eat. Or take a nap. Maybe I should go do touristy things tomorrow.