yay for yard work :)
I know this is gonna sound like the lamest thing in the world, but i spent the entire day yesterday cleaning up leaves and doing yard work. We raked leaves, cleaned off the driveway, piled them up, ran them thru the mulcher to make mulch to cover the flower beds. I also took great care in bringing the hoses in (i actually left one of the hoses on and filled with water for the first heavy freeze earlier this week. If you know what this can do to a hose and outdoor faucet, you can understand my relief in having things thaw so i could get things put away properly.) We cleaned bird feeders, straightened out the garage, put away stuff, generally cleaned up. I even put my tools away (there is a build in workbench in the basement) I even hung up many of them, in order, on the pegboard in the basement…
my god, what is happening to me? Am i becoming…. domesticated?
Nah. Not domesticated in the traditional sense, at any rate 
Between the comic, our business (megagear) and my ‘everyday life’ which is Sarah and and our kids (our cats) it is kinda hard for me to compete with the real hardcore otaku fanboys these days. I do feel like i’m not as on the cusp of things as i used to be, but for a ‘domesticated’ guy i do ok. I don’t think too many domesticated males in this country sat down and watched Karin episode 3 last night, and then proceeded to read Kashimashi vol 1…
I could be wrong, i suppose. 
- pirotunes: Mama Oliver - Eastwest [Stoned Together] -
November 20th, 2005 at 5:05 pm
That’s comforting to know!
I thought I had it bad when I spent the usual Sunday doing laundry, bathrooms, grocery shopping. Working a little NASCAR in on the tele. Then once the day was over retreating to bed and fighting with my wife over the Ai yori Aoshi and Love Hina manga.
Thanks for letting me know I’m not alone!
–Claus
November 20th, 2005 at 5:48 pm
November 21st, 2005 at 3:47 am
I think is not wrong to be ‘domesticated’, i mean, doing all these chores is positive, and really releases some creative-stress every time and again.
As for the lack of news on the animedom, i am quite disconected since i can no longer get anime magazines here in Tijuana. Can’t cross the border frequently either. But oh well, i least i can get those chinese Naruto Dvd compilations [woops...]
November 21st, 2005 at 8:20 am
holy crap you have kids… i dint kno that… how old are they?
November 21st, 2005 at 11:51 am
you missed the hint: kids = cats. We have three cats, we jokingly call them our kids
November 21st, 2005 at 3:43 pm
Still begs the question “How old are they?” =D
Inquiring feline minds want to know!
–GS
November 22nd, 2005 at 7:17 am
I sometimes take the piss that ma cat an the dogs are ma kids, scares ma parents. You’d think they’d have gotten used to it after a while but they don’t. It’s good to hear someone else is watching Karin, I think it’ll be a good laugh.
An remember being a bit domesticated is fine, as long as it doesn’t take over your life. Although anime is allowed to take over your life, just don’t tell anyone i said that or i’ll be in a world of hurt
November 22nd, 2005 at 8:40 am
awwww, i always call my cat n bunny my kids….tho it scares my boyfriend ;p
im still preying for snow here!
if you get any more, send some my way fred! (or anyone else for that matter)
xxxx
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:47 pm
raking leaves suks
November 22nd, 2005 at 1:25 pm
I don’t think you’ll ever quite be ‘domesticated’. But I’m sure that’s what your lady loves about you ^_^
November 23rd, 2005 at 3:33 pm
liking the snow, Fred? it’s a blizzard here in Canton.
November 23rd, 2005 at 7:09 pm
Feeling domesticaed is a part of life as much as feeling embarassed when buying ’special’ underwear for your wife. You should be happy not many people get to experiance the subtltys of like like you do its something you should strive for a great writer once said lack of eximent sparks the imagination be happy this is the best time to draw and have a life outside of work