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Glad you enjoyed it.

*laughs*
Exactly why I created this thread.

Those 'hardships' were something we just had to do. Wasn't something we had a choice in. And now, looking back, we were working so hard...for what can be downloaded w/in 30 minutes these days. At better quality and subbing!
But it was quite an experience, wasn't it?

I had relatives who survived the depression. When they passed away, we had to empty their basement. Living through such harsh times made them into incredible packrats. Sure, a lot of the things they had were junk, but there was some treasure there.

What does that have to do with us?
The 'young-ins' that I watch with from the University cannot understand that after I download a series, unless its completely - utterly worthless, I burn it into a DVD. I already have over 150 of them that way, with 150 backups. The 'scars' of having such a hard time finding anime, let alone the months it took to get it in, remain. And thus I find myself with a similiar, though smaller, 'quirky' behavior.

Nice.
Glad to hear its still a family affair.

And yeah, the concept of ages are much, much less pronounced over in Japan. And thus the storylines can raise the bar in so many areas (Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, even Deathnote)

I do admit, I find it interesting that somewhere along the years, I actually could catch things quicker then those around me. Age does that sometimes - strange how it creeps up on ya (more ways then one)

Amen.