Claudia, isn't it awful? Thankfully at least at the end of the scene she does not apologise to him. That does happen sometimes in scenes like this and its as difficult to watch as the violence.

Diskwiss, is there a spell to make our posts poisonous to you?

Congratulations on the test scores!! First Math and now Science! I am very happy to hear this! Oh, and world geography, too! That's a bonus! Please let me know what you find at Amazon. You really can get everything there now! Did I tell you I ordered from Amazon Japan once and it was at our door in like five…

I watched The Munekata Sisters last night. It had a moment of sudden violence that was startling enough that I had to look away. I thought for a moment how unusual this was for Ozu, but then I realised I find myself thinking that a lot! There is a similar violent act in What Did the Lady Forget (and uglier in that…

Ozu is a treasure trove, there's no need to revisit Tokyo Story while there remain other films of his unwatched. You can just pick at random anything from the 1940s onward. His movies before that are all worthwhile too, but they are not quite totally him yet. Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family might be…

Have you tried the Ketchup Doritos? They're not totally repulsive, they're edible, just a bit repulsive. But they come in the vintage 60s bag, so there's no way to not pick them up.

I haven't seen Ranch Bugles for such a long time! I can only get regular and Nacho here, which are fine, but I've been craving Ranch. I don't understand why the author associates them with grubby all-night drives. Bugles are an elegant snack. What you do before eating them is bite the tip off and then blow into them…

Diskwiss, I chopped up this post with celery and onions and melted butter. But then I forgot it on the stove and it burned up. So here it is anyway, it'll taste a bit like ash.

Four months is both a long time and very little time. I look forward to hearing what you finally decide about your wedding! I mean, your wardrobe has always been so important on even regular days, it makes total sense for you to want your outfit to be perfect for that day! Maybe Photoshop can help a bit. Have you…

Diskwiss, as a reward for not eating my last post, here's a special post toasted just the way you like it with raspberry jelly. It did fall on the floor again, I'm afraid, jelly side down. I think there's a spider now squished in the jelly. But I'm sure its still good.

I hope you don't have to give up Art Club, but it is so good that you are there to babysit for your cousin. She has so much to worry about now, it must be a relief for her to know she has a world class babysitter there for her and that is one less thing she has to worry about!

Hi, Periscopes! Can you believe while we were wasting our time celebrating Victoria's birthday, Maru turned nine? Our collective priorities are really messed up. We live in a world with too many small boxes and not enough Maru.

Don't watch that cat compilation video linked above! Its one of those awful ones where half the footage is of the poor creatures being molested or terrified in some way, accompanied by the off-camera laughter of halfwits.

Diskwiss, I buttered this post for you but then I dropped it on the floor. I cleaned it off in the sink but now its all soggy. Anyway, I'm not making you a new one so here it is.

So much bad news. I was hoping your ear was all better now and that's why you weren't mentioning it. And I'm sad that your cousin is not happy with her new job. Is it that she doesn't like the job or that she doesn't like the people she works with?

Diskwiss, you're a lot like a woodtick in many ways.

What does a shrine maiden do? Do they take care of the shrine and gather up the prayers and things like that? Do they wear anything special?

Diskwiss, here's your extra post. Go eat it in the corner and leave us to talk in peace.

You told me before you were keeping a lower profile in Art Club. Is it because you don't want to take on too much extra work right now or is it because you don't feel totally comfortable there yet? Will your club have a showing?

Diskwiss, your recipe is 1 cup jerk, 2 cups post-thief, and a sprinkling of shredded Kenny Loggins CDs.