Despite Alex’s claim that I was “up to my neck in diapers” (I would say Nappies, the correct British English way.) That is not really the case. Alex, no doubt recalling past episodes of “Full House” where Uncle Jessie had to take care of the kids by himself (Da Da Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa), probably imagines me, in my delightful San Francisco Townhouse, suavely pushing back my greased, Grecian hair muttering “Have mercy!” each time I have to change a nappy. Were you, the reader, really interested in tales of woe, exhaustion and copious amounts of bodily fluids, you would have asked Alex to recall his experiecnes in boarding school.

In truth, I’ve been ever-so eager to release a new epsiode of ANIPAC; but simply haven’t because Alex set out on an epic holiday from which he has not returned. I could churn out another ANIPAC episode, but a full third? half of our repertoire would be absent, thus I fear it would be devoid of any chemistry or humour. I’m not terribly adept at solo podcasting.

I was thinking of churning out an “Anime Pacific” episode. As any concerns I would have about the relatively young (in episode count) ANIPAC would be negated. Either way, me and Alex will record something in the future of course! It’s just a matter of when.

Now; I’m not really the sort of fellow who genuinely laughs a lot. Although I enjoy comedies, when watching them alone, I literally sit for an hour and a half with a stone cold face. I often ponder as to why this is. Quite often I find myself laughing merely to satisfy the perceived norms that society has conditioned unto us. I call this, “Courtesy laughing”. For the first time in years, I found something that genuinely made me hurt from laughing. A Turkish man, obviously who normally commands some sort of respect, falling off his chair.

I know. Classy. It is a step up from the America’s Funniest Home Videos “I hurt my testicles” and/or “Dog pooed in an inappropriate place/venue”, however. I can live with it.

This too, made me chuckle.