Last week when I wasn't going "Oooh, so pretty" at ARIA the NATURAL, I was going "Oooh, so much prettier in widescreen" at ARIA the ORIGINATION.

( Despite which I did write some interesting (to me at least) stuff... )

Voting for the 2012 Chronos Awards for excellence in Victorian science fiction, fantasy, or horror in 2011 is now closed.

No further votes will be accepted, and the Chronos Awards Committee is not responsible for any delays in post or mail.

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I spent a fair chunk of last week going "oooh, it's sooo pretty" about ARIA the NATURAL on Twitter.  Despite this I still managed to see, and greatly enjoy, the Avengers. 

I also amused myself by indulging in some wild speculation about Magic Knight Rayearth, and boosting the signal when FUNimation's pending re-release of Haibane Renmei was noticed by the anime blogosphere.  There is no sign, as yet, of a remastered blu-ray edition.

I spent most of the weekend catching up with leecetheartist and rdmasters who are in town for a disc golf tournament.  Many good boardgames were played, and I even got up early enough today to play a bit of disc golf.  Tomorrow we'll be visiting the Australian War Memorial.

I was out all day so a final reminder for the Chronos Awards didn't get posted, but the voting closes in about an hour and a half.

I ordered a bluray of Gettysburg thinking it was the Ted Turner movie, and ended up with an OK documentary produced by Ridley and Tony Scott.

On Friday I noticed that Madman had run a poll for their Top 20 anime titles, and I indulged in some entirely predictable snarking (given what's number one, and what isn't on the list at all).  I was clearly bored since I also updated the Anime Review List page to include recent posts.

It is now the last week of voting for the 2012 Chronos Awards so the inevitable reminder went up.  For postal votes the last day is probably Wednesday if it is going to be here by Friday. 

I also spent a fair chunk of the week continuing to watch ARIA the NATURAL, and enjoying the relaxation that doing so always brings.

EDIT: I just answered a challenge from pedanther On Fandoms Three, which I'm including because it is still Sunday. :)

This is the FINAL WEEK of the voting period for the Chronos Awards.  Voting closes on Sunday 20 May 2012.

Please note that late votes will not be considered, late postal votes will be returned to sender unopened. The Chronos Awards Committee is not responsible for any delays in post or mail.

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A quiet blogging week that mostly saw me rewatching ARIA the NATURAL for the relaxation value. 

However I did watch EXIT yesterday, and posted my final, surprisingly disappointed, thoughts on Key the Metal Idol today.

Other than a Chronos Awards voting reminder, that basically wraps up the week.

We are now two thirds through the voting period for the Chronos Awards.  Voting closes on Sunday 20 May 2012.

Please note that late votes will not be considered, late postal votes will be returned to sender unopened. The Chronos Awards Committee is not responsible for any delays in post or mail.

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Last week was fairly intense at work so this is again a light week on the blog.

On ANZAC Day I acknowledged the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait. 

I noticed this week that ARIA the ANIMATION has had a local release, which pleases me greatly.  During the week I relaxed by watching Prétear, aka Snow White and the Seven Pretty Boys. 

Between a need to decompress yesterday, and gaming today, wrapping up Twenty Days of Key the Metal Idol has been pushed back a week.

Rewatching Ken Burns' The Civil War ate a fair chunk of the blogging week (no review beyond "it's awesome and you should watch it").

Volume 19 will be the last Oh My Goddess review for a while, and SYSTEM was a surprisingly disappointing episode of Key the Metal Idol.

Posting a Chronos Awards reminder, and a shameless self promotion or two basically wraps up the week.

We are now (roughly) halfway through the voting period for the Chronos Awards.  Voting closes on Sunday 20 May 2012.

Please note that late votes will not be considered, late postal votes will be returned to sender unopened. The Chronos Awards Committee is not responsible for any delays in post or mail.

Wide distribution of this post, and of the ballot, is encouraged but please acknowledge the source and post a link back.

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Due to being at an awesome SwanCon I didn't do a wrap last week, and I haven't been posting that much to begin with.  So this should bring me up to date.

I saw a highly amusing LEGO rendition of My Neighbour Totoro whilst browsing the anime tag in WordPress.

I also took advantage of the flights to and from Perth to review Oh My Goddess! volume 16, volume 17, & volume 18 (with a sidenote)  Volume 19 will be soon, and then there'll be a gap whilst I wait for the next batch to come from Slow Glass Books.

There was also a correction to the Chronos Awards ballot to properly credit Sonia Marcon as a cohost of the Bad Film Diaries podcast.

Like dalekboy I've never done a post like this before, but at the same time I'm also proud of some of the things I wrote last year.

To start with I did Thirty Days of Escaflowne*: an in-depth review and analysis of the classic anime series The Vision of Escaflowne.  At roughly 30,000 words for the entire series of posts, it would be nice to get some recognition of it.

I also reviewed 11 movies under the Twenty Days: Anime Movies tag, as well as a number of short reviews of various series.

If you've read any of these posts, and liked them, please consider nominating me here for Best Fan Writer. That said, I've never really been one for awards** and if there's someone else whose writing you prefer please nominate them instead.

*Links to the wrap-up, the first post in the series is here.
**And, yes, I'm aware of the irony involved in my running the Chronos Awards.

I arrived late last night for Swancon, and woke up stupidly early this morning (again).  I suspect being zombie tired is likely to be a recurring feature of my weekend.

I've also noticed the first forgotten item: the internal DVD drive for the laptop. :)

I've been a lot busier in the last week and haven't managed to keep to the posting schedule.

Twenty days of Key the Metal Idol has continued with SAVE, VIRUS I, Staging Key the Metal Idol, and VIRUS II (the one with the Claytons ending).  The next post will be after SwanCon as the two remaining episodes are movie length.

I finally got round to writing up Oh My Goddess! Volume 15 (World of Elegance for the win!), as well as first thoughts on the Bunny Drop manga.

The ballot for the Chronos Awards has been announced, and voting is open from now until 20/05/2012. I think it may be the biggest ballot yet.

And that's about it from me.

The Continuum Foundation is proud to announce the ballot for the Chronos Awards for excellence in Victorian Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in 2011. Click on Read More for the ballot and voting procedures.


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Real life has intervened somewhat this week with an old friend visiting Canberra.  Between dinner, a visit to the Renaissance collection at the National Gallery (OK, but crowded, liked the regular exhibits better), and the National War Memorial (the current Nursing exhibition is recommended), I've had somewhat less time for reviewing.

That said Twenty Days of Key the Metal Idol covered GOTO, RETURN, Gender (OK, but only because you're supposed to get angry), and BUG.

I still haven't managed to review Volume 15 of Oh My Goddess!, but I hope to write that up tonight (although I may have to read it again first).

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Nominations for the 2012 Chronos Awards for excellence in Victorian science fiction in 2011 are now closed.  No further nominations will be accepted.

The Chronos Awards Committee will review the nominations to confirm eligibility and prepare the ballot.  The ballot should be released on Sunday 1 April 2012 as per the announcement of key dates.

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Nominations for the 2012 Chronos Awards for excellence in Victorian science fiction in 2011 are now open. The awards will be presented at Continuum 8: Craftonomicon.

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Twenty days of Key the Metal Idol continued with ACCESS, SCROLL I, SCROLL II, the Extra Bits*, and RUN.  *I deferred the gender post for a little while as I have conflicting opinions at the moment.

The recent volumes of Oh My Goddess! were a lot of fun with Volume 13 and Volume 14 dramatically improving my opinion of Skuld.  Volume 15 isn't quite as good, and I may get that review out this evening.

The Chronos Awards Nominations close today, and that's it for the week.