I can't say much about the load time because I 
do have a direct connection. It's always a 
pleasure to see people's galleries; even when 
they have cels you'd sell your grandmother for, 
at least you know who got it and that they 
treasure it. I ought to get around to making a 
gallery one of these days . . . not that I have 
much to put in it yet! 

Ballad of Fallen Angels is my favorite episode 
of Cowboy Bebop (my favorite show!), even 
though it has a LOT of competition. The Green 
Bird sequence has never stopped giving me 
chills; I think it's one of the best examples, 
regardless of country of origin or medium, that 
I've seen of the way that music and visuals 
can combine to produce extraordinary 
emotional power. And now I will refrain from 
rambling and hit post. 

Oh, BTW, I am a Mac user and had been 
getting that "Forbidden" (!) error but then it 
stopped. Mystery to me too!

Ayaka
who for some reason always gets rambly after 
reading about Buddhism in Heian Japan . . .