That’s right, as of this posting I’m officially more than halfway through the Blogathon. You know what that means, don’t you?

It means we can only go downhill from here.

Yeah, I know, it scares me too. We may all be in for a bumpy ride…

So this viewing was of the 8th episode, “Rumors.” Near as I can tell, all that’s happened is that the writers have added Yet Another Layer Of Mystery And Weirdness.

I still want to see how it turns out. I still have hope that there will at least be a point, if not that it’ll make any sense. Each episode has one or two interesting elements that make for good imaginative seed material.

But is it a good story? I don’t know yet. By the end of the ‘thon, however, I might have an answer. Five episodes to go, and I have at least that many half-hours remaining before I get to sleep, no?

Well, this episode managed to move things subtly forward and provide a history lesson along with some needed backstory. I’m thankful, very. Who knows, this show may not be so annoying after all.

Mind you that there’s still almost ninety minutes’ worth of material still to get through before I’ll know for sure.

I’m going to spend some time putting the kids to bed and puttering around the house. I need to move around, ya know?

We’re now past all of the easy entries, all of the entries I could just knock off without much in the way of effort. From here on out, I have to come up with things, I have to stay awake enough to write them coherently, and I must at least attempt to keep the entries interesting enough not to be a complete waste of electrons.

Well, two out of three will do nicely, wouldn’t you agree?

I’m down to three episodes of Serial Experiments Lain. Huzzah. Dawn wants me to churn through Digicharat when I’m able. Who knows, maybe I’ll be too burned out on anime by then. Then again, what else will I do with my remaining eight hours?

Two thirds of the way through my twenty-four hours. Excellent. Now for the fun part.

So what do I do, instead of finding breakfast or showering or loading bunny pictures? I get into the Blogathon IRC chat and hang out.

There’ll be plenty of time for that other stuff, right?

Okay, okay. I’m firing up the other computer now so I can hook up the camera. Sorry. There’ll be bunny pics next time, and more will be taken during the day. It’s amazing how quickly half an hour can pass you by, isn’t it?

So I checked my email after we got back from our trip to the coast (details and pictures to follow at some point this evening) to find that a handful of nifty people had seen fit to push my Blogathon sponsorship tally well past the $150 mark.

You know what that means, don’t you?

Cute, cuddly bunny pictures.

Proof of cuteness will appear bright and early… bright-eyed and bushy-tailed… tomorrow morning as I kick off my Blogathon run.

Thank you Sarah, Dave, and the inseparable team that is Lilith & Geoffrey! The total stands at $173… easily $100 more than I expected to generate.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention Mari! Ack! I’m so sorry! How can I make it up to you? How, I ask!