Hey,
So pretty good weekend. Went out to a bar friday night with a crapload bunch of other University of Waterloo students that are doing their first co-op in Ottawa as well. Turns out there are a bunch that work in the same area as me. So that was pretty cool.
AND MOST OF THE GROUP THERE WERE GIRLS. I GOT TO TALK TO GIRLS. IT WAS PRETTY WELL AMAZING.
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I'll just stop there.
Hahahahaha...
Uuugh...I need to work out. I haven't since Thursday. Aggghhh...
I guess I'll start watching Ergo Proxy while doing so, since I finished Gurren Lagann.
Which I guess I might as well just say a bit about.
Basically, I'm horribly torn on TTGL. The way I see it, is that if it didn't have Kamina and Yoko in it, then I would've liked it more. Don't get me wrong, I love those two characters. Hell, Kamina is quite possibly my top favourite male character from anime and video games (Tamaki from Ouran, and Ike from Fire Emblem are two other contenders), and Yoko now has a place in my top favourite female characters from anime and video games (Sheena is still top though, and I doubt she'll ever be booted from that spot, lol).
But that's the problem. The show introduces these two AMAZING characters, but it ends up that they are merely side characters in the show. Basically, if they had not been in it, I would've appreciated Simon much more. But since they were, I just ended up hating any part of the show that didn't include them (which was pretty well the entire thing it seemed).
True, the last two episodes WERE unbelievably epic. But come on, of course it was. They killed off like every character, and are fighting for the damn entire Universe. A show that CANNOT make that epic obviously blows.
Basically, TTGL is a hard decision for me. The start I did nothing but LOVE. The middle I hated with a passion and was actually laughing for several episodes at how unbelievably bad it was. It was laughably pathetic, and horribly stale, predictable, and boring. Then the end it managed to claw it's way back up to above the "Average" level.
All in all, I'd call this show schizophrenic inconsistent. At least for me. As such, I just cannot say how I feel about the show overall. It's just impossible.
I don't know if I'd watch it again, or if I'd recommend it to others, but I have to admit that I AM happy I watched it. Even if it did put me into a small state of depression after Kamina died.
Anyways, that's my take on it. Fans of the show, 4TT4CKZ0R5!!
Still needing to work on his Kamina cosplay,
- Kastom
P.S. I used a Yahtzee joke. lol.
Hey,
Man, this comic looks AMAZING. I think I've heard of it. MegaTokyo? I'm going to go see if I can buy some volumes at the Comic Book Shoppe.
Oh, and this is what ACen is going to be like, just a heads up. I'll be Largo.
Hahahahaha...
I finished Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann last night. I'll talk about it later. Much to talk about.
Also need to talk about MadWorld. But once again, later.
I'm busy.
And need to go to the bathroom.
Eating Cheerios,
- Kastom
P.S. I guess the Kamehameha videos and winner will be posted today, eh? I WONDER IF MINE WON?! THE ANTICIPATION!!
ALSO: PH34 MY L33T N3KK1D SKILLZ!!
Hey,
So turns out MadWorld doesn't come out until TODAY. In Canada that is. For some reason. Seems stupid.
Bastards.
lol.
Ah well, whatever, it's just one more day. So today after work I'm gonna go pick it up.
I can say right now with 100% certainty that I am going to write an article on it. It's probably going to be a mix between review, personal discovery, and political/industry implications. lol. Whatever the case, I am definitely going to write about this game.
But not until I play it a bunch. Don't expect me to be on chat tonight, or tomorrow (though I may beat it by tomorrow, it's apparently a very short game), lol!
Anyways...
Almost finished Gurren Lagann. Three episodes to go. Overall, well...ah I'll talk about it once I finish it. Let's just say my overall feeling with the series is about "meh", or maybe less than that.
So I'm thinking about buying a digital camera. One around $150 max, so not one that's all that great, just a solid camera that gets moderately good pics. Main reason is so that I can get pics for ACen, lol. But I figure that I could use one anyways. I'll probably check out BestBuy this weekend. Also Anime Stop and the Comic Book Shoppes in Ottawa are having a sale this weekend and next week! So now I get to see just how much willpower I have, lol. I need to stop buying things so I have SOME money to buy stuff at ACen. I figure there'll be much better stuff there too.
Speaking of Anime merchandise, I saw this sweet Gurren Lagann messenger bag on AnimeNation. Thinking about getting it. Since I saw some Anime messenger bags in the Comic Book Shoppe beside my work, I've been thinking about getting one. I've always been a backpack person, but I gotta say I think I'd really quite rather like those. I'd probably end up using both it and my backpack, since I cannot really see myself wanting to carry a crapton of textbooks when I'm working/studying in the library on campus or something. But just for classes, I can see myself using it.
Also got on the waiting list for Japanese 101 at University for next semester. I'm really hoping I can get into it. Mainly 'cause it'd be awesome to learn Japanese (and properly, not my horrible attempt at learning from a book, lol). But also because I'd really prefer to not have all five of my classes Physics classes. That's a helluva lot of work, and sometimes you just need a break with some easier/lighter workload course, like a simple CS or Arts course. Would've liked to take another Philosophy course, but there aren't any ones that look interesting being offered next semester. Unless I want to take Philosophy of LOVE.
I'll show you some LOVE!
Oh me oh my.
Hahahahaha!
Anyways.
Still escaped from his mental institution and saying dirty things,
- Kastom
P.S. Speaking of mental institutions, here's a funny pic. One guy commented saying "Is the dorm at your mental institute?". That made me laugh soooooo much. And yes, those are boxers on my head, and pants on my arms. Funny night in first year. Good times...
Hahahahaha....
EDIT: Look at this user's name. lol. That's how I WOULD like to go...
*shot*
EDIT AGAIN: Grrrr...I keep looking at Anime apparel and stuff online, and I want to buy stuff! But I keep thinking that it'd be better to just wait until ACen. I'll be able to get the same sort of stuff (sweatbands/wristbands, t-shirts) for the more or less same price, and I won't have to pay for shipping, right? It would be better to wait, right?
Gah...
PANTS AWAY!!
*dashes off*
Hey,
Yeah, so I just checked the ACen site about weapon policies, and it turns out all weapons must be under four feet, or must be collapsible into under four feet pieces.
Well fuck.
What am I going to do now for Kamina's sword? That thing is like at least five feet long. I started making it yesterday too. I'm just making it out of wood, rasping down the piece into a sheathed sword (whatever the heck you call the sword he uses). The way I see it, is that I have three four options:
1. Don't bring any sword
2. Make the sword in collapsible pieces (which is possible I suppose, I'll just have to think of how)
3. Make the sword only four feet.
4. Make it anyway and use my masculine ways to seduce all the authorities into letting me have it
Anyone have any ideas? I'm really not sure.
Need to buy the bus tickets this week. I could get them online, but I want to stop by the bus station just to make sure that the times are what I think they are. It says that I leave at 7:30 PM, and arrive at 5:05 AM, but it doesn't say days, so I want to be sure that I'm going to arrive in the morning of the 8th, not the 9th or something.
And I registered and ordered the badge last night! Wooooo!
Started reading "Reinventing Gravity" By John Moffat. It's on Modified Gravity (MOG). Looks like it's gonna be sweeeeeet. Man I love Physics books...lol...
MadWorld comes out tomorrow!!! I am totally buying that. I need to support mature Wii games, and it looks hell'a fun. As long as you don't take it seriously that it is. lol. More than a LITTLE bloody and gorey from the trailers. But it's all made to be a joke, in the same way as driving into people in Grand Theft Auto.
But I digress, I don't feel like getting into a video game violence discussion right now. Waaaay, too tired. Though if anyone wants to sometime, I'd be totally up for it.
Hmmm...that could actually make for a good article...
Thinking and sleeping,
- Kastom
P.S. I think I'm turning invisible. I was at Walmart on Saturday, and I swear, walking through that store, I got almost walked into by like, ten people. It was like they didn't even see me.
Now should I use this power for good, or evil?
Hahahahaha...
(Although I suppose that I'd need to get into the philosophic implications of what I am assigning as good and evil as...*shot*)
Hey hey,
Man, I'm so pumped for ACen.
Bought stuff to make Kamina's shades yesterday. I'll probably make 'em this weekend. I'll grab some pics of them too and put them up.
But yeah, sooooo pumped.
I've been working out like crazy. I need to be as buff as Kamina. Mwhahahaha...not to say I'm really out of shape right now, but I'm just not nearly at the level I want. I've got two months. I'm going to be freaking jacked. Trust me.
Oh, and just a heads up, I'm a total work-out freak. When I get into it, I get INTO IT. Right now I'm changing my metabolism slightly, shifting it from the eating schedule I was starting to get into due to work. Since I started co-op, I've been mainly doing the whole big breakfast, big lunch, big dinner, and that's about it. Which is not good, as this means your body feels the need to store up on food whenever you do eat, as you don't eat very often. Therefore, if you switch it to more constant eating of smaller doses of food, then your body doesn't store as much, due to the fact it knows more is coming soon.
When this is combined with daily workouts, then you start to get going. WOOOOO!!!
I've been doing good cardio workouts every night this week. Mainly using my exercise bike for about 1.5-2 hours a little after dinner. I've been watching Gurren Lagann while doing this, so it works out great. Oh, and I also lift weights while doing the bike. WOOOOOO!!!
Damn I love working out. I'm such a jock.
Hahahahahaha...
Anyways, more-er real stuff.
This new "Monster" thing seems moderately interesting. I can see myself getting sucked into it, but I now realize that I just don't care enough, lol. I just don't see a point. Also, I can really see this whole thing becoming a total n00b-fest, filled with layers upon layers of lame, dumb "challenges".
But, eh, maybe I'm just being an ass.
Hahahahahaha...
Anyways, I should do some work. I AM at work right now, lol.
Cheers,
- Kastom
