(I need to make me a Bleach icon ... and then I'll be just about out of icon space ... I need to buy more, I guess!)

Ishida is all too easy for me to understand - I've sorta been there, personality-wise - and so for that reason I feel a bit tough about him. It's like, I'd want to tell him "OK, already, I know where you're coming from, but loosen up already!"

I'm liking Renji more as I find out about him. Does the mangaka ever explain the deal with his tattoos?

I zipped through two more volumes (OK, one and a half - I'd started one the previous night) last night. I like the bald-headed guy. He's funny and he has integrity.

The male Soul Reapers and their hair ... just hysterical! Did I ever show you this thing that telophase drew about them?