Found out about a Spice and Wolf reference (cameo? by Holo~) in the first episode of Durarara. Don't know why that makes me as happy as it does.

Hoping that tomorrow I will make some progress on my analysis of the show; doesn't seem like there's too much going on in that way at all right now, although that could be just due to my own lack of googling skills. Perhaps it's time to enlist a true otaku?

Stayed up til 4 again, no progress on any other fronts. Gotta do something about this.

Link dump. Will need to export bookmarks soon as well... Need more self-control!

http://www.chinahush.com/2012/01/10/han-han-my-2011/#more-9865
http://www.ministryoftofu.com/2011/01/overseas-chinese-students-reactions-tiger-mom-parenting-controversy/
http://www.chinahush.com/2012/01/02/street-children-there-is-no-place-worse-than-home/
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/01/chinas-cultural-assault-from-within/
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/01/confucius-institute-getting-the-grant-or-dancing-with-the-devil/
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/01/serial-killers-in-china/
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/01/chuanzi-becoming-what-you-criticize/
http://jp.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/09/07/%E6%9A%B4%E5%8A%9B%E5%9B%A3%E6%8E%92%E9%99%A4%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E2%94%80%E6%9D%A1%E4%BE%8B%E6%96%BD%E8%A1%8C%E3%82%92%E6%9D%A5%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AB%E6%8E%A7/
http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/sotai/image/gaiyou.pdf

Not even sure why I clicked on a lot of what I clicked on...orz