More offbeat (aka nerdy) things to look out for..."Gallery Fake"

To be honest, I really don't know why I have  this VOX blog...I signed up for it because I saw something about it at Six Apart's main page (every time I see that name I think of "A Band Apart" or alternately, Bande a Part , but I digress) and signed up. So here I am...

For now, I think I'm going to use it to post about nerdy weird stuff that doesn't fit on The N Judah Chronicles or my "other" blog no one reads as much anymore. It's weird - when  I started the NJC it was just something I did for laughs and suddenly people read it - now suddenly it's become more "serious" thanks to MUNI's bungling. (I'd rather get readers because of other reasons besides MUNI screwing up royally.)

It's nice to write something people like and that has some interest with the public and folks at City hall, but I've also noticed I post less of the fun posts I liked to do. It sometimes feels like I'm competing with certain other websites in an arms race on MUNI angst, and with less resources than "they" have. So maybe I just need a new outlet for geekiness and all will be well?

Anyway.

So for today's nerd link, I direct you to a Japanese "anime" series Gallery Fake. (Wiki entry here...) You will not find this on Netflix ,or pretty much anywhere in the USA. To be honest, I don't even remember how I found out about it, but it is actually kind of fun to watch.

It has a great jazz inspired soundtrack, and you get an art history lesson in every episode. The plot of the series is about a guy, Reiji, who runs an art gallery devoted to forgeries. He gets involved in all sorts of cons and whatnot around famous pieces of art, and the like. Like I said, you can't rent this one in the US, but you can find it via this link here. I'm not a huge fan of BitTorrenting things, but this series is NOT licensed in the USA, and most likely will NEVER make it because it's not as marketable as some anime about teenagers in giant robots with girlfriends with gravity-defying figures.

Check it out.