This is Pupil's theme song for ANIMAX Asia with an awesome animated video.

SET ME APART byPupil
Don't get lost Stay on track Win or lose I've got your back State your name Roger that Leave a message Don't self-destruct Refrain: Set us free Let me be Set me free Let us be Chorus: No one can stop us now No matter where or how I'll make a change This is my time That's where I'm going To the top The cream of the crop I'm gonna be All I can be Set me apart	Animax my sanctuary A place to be free A place to see A place to be me In this otherworldly place No need to change your face And I won't hesitate To seek my mystic fate I'll make a change This is my time I'm gonna be all I can be Set me apart I'm gonna be All I can be Set me apart I'm gonna be All I can be Set me apart

Lead stars Craig Horner and Bridget Regan talk to E! Online about season 2 of Legend of the Seeker. It looks like the show is going to follow the beginning premise of the second book, Stone of Tears, of Terry Goodkind's series. Shooting is supposed to start next month which makes their appearance at Comic Con not very likely.

I so love their joint interviews. They alternate on who's excited and subdued for the duration of the interview that it's fascinating.
~* Love this part *~
Bridget: "Well, we've been told that there's going to be a rival for Richard's affections."
Craig: "Yeah, yeah. Can you believe that?"
Bridget: "But I don't think she stands a chance."
Craig: "Nah"
Aww, they're Richard/Kahlan shippers too.

Another news that I'm excited about: Michael Hurst will still direct episodes in season 2! He directed "Denna", "Sacrifice", and "Reckoning" in season 1 which were emotionally powerful and darker in tone. Can't wait!

 

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Black or White

Billie Jean

I just found out that this was the number one song on the day I was born according to Billboard.

It's been a while since I've heard a song from Anna Tsuchiya and I actually liked this one on the first listen. It fits perfectly for summer. Brave vibration is her 10th single to be released in July.

There are certain types of books that I more or less assume all readers read. (Novels, for example.)
But then there are books that only YOU read. Instructional manuals for fly-fishing. How-to books for spinning yarn. How to cook the perfect souffle. Rebuilding car engines in three easy steps. Dog training for dummies. Rewiring your house without electrocuting yourself. Tips on how to build a NASCAR course in your backyard. Stuff like that.
What niche books do YOU read?

I've read books on art, martial arts, diet, and weightlifting. For most of these books, I borrow from the library.
On the art front, I love Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing and Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. I keep telling myself to get copies of both books but I keep forgetting them since I haven't done anything artistic recently. As for other books, I own Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense by Bruce Lee and Nunchaku: Karate Weapon of Self-Defense by Fumio Demura. My nunchaku has been on display collecting dust for many months now.
I've also read Hand-Made Books: An Introduction to Bookbinding by Rob Shepherd and skimmed throught Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand: A Working Guide by Laura S. Young. The second one was too technical and in depth for what I needed.