A few beats away to something bad

The interview went all right, but it's not over. They split the "chat" and the writing test, so I have to do the writing test on Saturday. I don't want to go into too much details because nothing's certain for now. The only certainty is that once I start my internship I'll have the social life of a pupa, not that I'm at the top of the popularity stakes now anyway. In fact I don't even think that half the school know who I am, seeing that I've been so consistent in skipping some lectures (I have a horny lecturer who doesn't feel ashamed, especially at his age, to tell the entire lecture hall about his fantasy of having a "private affair" with Jessica Simpson. Tell me, how am I supposed to go for such a lecture?).

I honestly feel rather strange to see people so stressed out nowadays. The fact that the exams are three weeks away had not even registered until I checked out my friends' blogs. I think two semesters ago I would have been on the same boat, but right now I'm past caring, at least not until a few days before the exams.

I'm not one of those geniuses who can get an A+ just by studying one night before the exams. I kind of accept that I might get okay grades, but not fantastic grades. But it doesn't mean that I don't do my work. I do my part of group projects, although I quite dislike it when people come hounding me days before the actual deadline. Leave me alone, and I can assure you that I will finish my work on time.

I lost my handphone two days ago so don't call. And I don't want to talk about it. On a happier note, my brother got me hooked on a mecha anime: B'tX. Forget for a moment that the name sounds rather asinine, like the IRC nickname of a pimply teenager with an identity crisis. It's one of the most exciting animes of all time, coming from the legendary Masami Kurumada, also the author of Saint Seiya. I had finished Neo Angelique Abyss and Yakitate!, both spoiled by a WTF ending. I hate it when animators lose interest after a while and are in a hurry to finish the entire series off. They ruin an otherwise excellent anime, like Cooking Master Boy, which is obviously about cooking. Hopefully B'tX will leave me with a pleasant aftertaste.

Anyway back to B'tX. B't stands for "beat", which also means brain, blood, bravery and battler (don't ask me how the author came up with this). Basically it refers to a brave fighting machine with a brain, which submits to a "donor" who brings it to life with his blood. X is the name of the hero's fighter machine cum buddy.

Takamiya Teppei is on a mission to rescue his genius brother, Kotaro, who has been kidnapped by the Machine Empire so he can find a way to stop Raphael, the ultimate B't created by the empire to rule the earth but which has now become uncontrollable. Teppei has to battle many many enemies along the way, including the Four Knights: Fou Lafine and his phoenix Je t'aime; Ron (a Japanese version of Bruce Lee complete with irritating battle shrieks) and his dragon Raido; Hokuto and his giant turtle Max; and Karen, Teppei's mentor, with her mythical horse Shadow X.

You can watch it on Crunchyroll or Zomganime.