Hey, I'm Kastom.

I really started watching anime after I saw Spirited Away (or was it Castle in the Sky? hmmm... I can't quite remember, lol). I now have most of Miyazaki's movies. In fact, I actually have almost every Studio Ghibli movie.

As much as I watch Anime, I play video games more. My favorite game of all time is a tie between Chrono Trigger and Tales of Symphonia. I'm a hardcore Nintendo fan, having grown up playing Nintendo systems since I was about two and played NES games. I try to be open minded about other systems, and personally believe I am rather easy-going about what is an obviously biased part of society. I currently own a Wii.

I'm a major Smash Bros. fan. So if anyone ever wants to play me on Brawl, just tell me! My friend code is: 3609-0719-8133.

My hair is awesome. If you've ever seen a pic of me, you'll understand why I say this. If you haven't, just trust me.

The main thing I do here is write articles/essays, so if you're interested in reading anything that I have thought about or researched, check out my articles world, Kastom's Thoughts.

Kastom's Bio:

Birth date: September 10, 1989
Sex: Male
Real Name: Tomas (Tom)
Living: Ontario, Canada
Occupation: University of Waterloo Undergraduate Physics Major
Favorite Quote: "Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin and Hobbes

Anime Currently Reading/Watching:
D.Gray Man (reading)
Naruto (reading)

Anime Have Read/Watched Part of (stopped for one reason or another):
Bleach (watched/read)
D.N. Angel (read)
Fruits Basket (read)
FullMetal Alchemist (read)
Inuyasha (watched)
Kindaichi Files (read)
Rave Master (read)
Spiral (read)
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (read)
Whistle! (read)

Anime Have Read/Watched:
Claymore (watched)
Death Note (read)
Eureka 7 (watched)
Fate Stay Night (watched)
FullMetal Alchemist (watched)
Grave of the Fireflies (watched)
Gundam SEED (watched)
Kiki's Delivery Service (watched)
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (watched)
Love Hina (read)
My Neighbor Totoro (watched)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (read/watched)
Porco Rosso (watched)
Prince of Tennis (read)
Princess Mononoke (watched)
Ranma 1/2 (read)
Rurouni Kenshin (read)
Samurai 7 (watched)
Spirited Away (watched)
The Cat Returns (watched)
Whisper of the Heart (watched)
Witch Hunter Robin (watched)
Wolf's Rain (watched)

I'm not dead...

Hey,

Yeah, I'm not dead, even though I haven't been here in, what...just over a week? lol.

I got back from University, and have been really quite busy. As soon as I got back, I started getting a bunch of people from the pool I work at in my hometown phoning me. People found out I was back and wanted me to start taking shifts and stuff. lol. So after a few days of taking it easy and playing a bunch of Neverwinter Nights with my brother, I started working 10 hour days. Between guarding/teaching swimming, and working for the town doing public works stuff like raking leaves and planting grass etc. around, I am very tired, both physically and mentally.

Been doing a lot of anime-related stuff in my little spare time though. I read all of Black Cat and watched all of Ouran High School Host Club. Black Cat was meh. It was ok, but nothing really special. Host Club was simply amazing! SOOOO funny! And the main guy character, Tamaki(?) is SOO much like me! lol. If I was in an anime, I'd be like that, I swear. Just maybe a bit smarter. Hahahaha...

Now I'm watching GunXSword. Seems ok, but once again, nothing special. But eh, we'll see I suppose.

I got my Wii fixed...kinda. Smash works now, but my other Gamecube games don't. So I guess I'll have to send it in again and get it fixed properly. I only sent it in for the free Smash fix, lol, hoping that it's fix everything for free. Ah well.

I got Mario Kart Wii yesterday. Haven't played it much, but I can say these things about it:
- Steering with the wiimote IS fun, so it was worth getting the game
- the new race levels seem pretty sweet
- including some old levels from previous game = total awesomeness
- battle is still absolutely horrible, same as double dash's, seems like the developers didn't get it through their heads that the N64 version's was utterly amazing, and that double's sucked
- stupid that have to play massive maps with teams for battles
Basically, same as double dash, the racing is good, the battle sucks. Ah well, we will always have the awesomeness that it Mario Kart 64...

Anyways, I'm very, very tired and should get to bed. Tomorrow's my first day off in a while, so I'm going to take full advantage of it and just sleep, play video games, and watch anime.

Cheers,

- Kastom

P.S. If anything didn't make any sense, sorry. I'm very, very tired....

P.P.S. I love F@NB0Y$...

Wow, what a night...

Hey,

Well, I'm completely done my first year of University. I had Calculus yesterday morning. And now I'm done!

But wow, what a night last night. Easily one of the craziest nights of my life.

So at about 6ish, a friend and I were playing Mario Kart. But I was drinking. There were a few others that were going to drink, but they didn't want to start until about 8 or 9ish. But yeah, had about a third to a half a bottle of rum (Captain Morgan!!....lol) within about half an hour. When we stopped, and I went to get up, the door attacked me.
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And that pretty well set the mood for the night. I was really quite drunk for a good 6 or 7 hours. It was pretty crazy. Easily the most drunk I've ever been. I'm generally not one that cares to drink, but I have quite a bit before, just never this much.

So apparently a bottle of rum (the entire thing of course) can keep me drunk for that long. lol.

But man, so many things happened. And it was pretty funny because there were almost no people here, since we had an exam in one of the last possible slots. I tried to get in a clothes dryer, and actually fit, although we could only close the door for a second. We also went to the caf, and got some ice cream. We were SOOOOO loud in the caf. The whole time we were like yelling and screaming. Mostly sexual jokes about some of us were making the ice cream "hard" or "soft". lol. We all thought it was a crazy funny joke and it went on for about an hour. lol.

Oh yeah, and someone had left a mattress in the hall for some reason. So that turned out to be pretty fun.

But man, I'm SOOOOO tired right now. Got about 5 hours of sleep. I got up at like 7 (right now it's 9) because the last of the people on my floor, including my friends are leaving. Soon it'll only be me! lol. But I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so it'll just be tonight where it's creepy and lonely...

lol.

Anyways, I'm going to go play some Worms Armageddon (I've gotten re-addicted to it), then sleep for the afternoon.

Cheers,

- Kastom

The end is near...

Hey,

Well, did a few more exams, and now I'm down to the final one. Calculus on Tuesday. And then I'll be done! Done my first year of University! Wow, it just seems so crazy. I still remember when I was first getting into high school...ah well. First year will be done, and only around...maybe 10 more years to go? lol. I'm planning on getting a PhD in physics since I want to be a Research Physicist and maybe a University Prof.

Man, it's been sooooo hot the past few days here. Gah, it's only freakin' the end of April! There should still be a bit of snow left on the ground! Today it was 25 degrees (CELSIUS KATANA, CELSIUS)! Or 298.15 KELVIN. SEE KATANA? CELSIUS AND KELVIN ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER, EASY ADDITION/SUBTRACTION TO GET BETWEEN THEM.
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lol.

It's so empty here. There are only a few people left on my floor. Most have already finished their exams. Last day of exams is the 24, and Calc is on the 22.

Ah well, I'm gonna go get some food, then get some studyin' done. I meant to do some already, but work, Death Note, and Superbad made sure that didn't happen. lol.

Cheers,

- Kastom

My first...*giggle*

Hey,

So I just finished my first-ever fan comic! It turned quite a bit better than...ah, just read the description on the comic itself.
*not lazy, EFFECIENT*
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lol.

It was really fun to make that! I think I'm going to make a bunch more once I'm done exams. I already have a few more comics thought of, and I'm already starting to think of some story-esk thingys for my two characters (who I've already begun to develop).

Now all I need to do is get better at drawing, and hopefully eventually get good enough with Photoshop to colour these things.

Anyways, back to studying. I got Physics tomorrow, and I'm quite worried about it. Since I'm a Physics major, they make our Physics class crazy difficult.

Cheers,

- Kastom

EDIT: My friend just read my comic, and he didn't get it. Is he just an idiot, or did I not write it properly? Please tell me if you get the joke or not. Gah, that would so suck if I messed it up....

I'm a F@NB0Y

Hey,

So had my programming exam today. Wow. Talk about easy. I'm pretty well positive that I got 100%. Like, actually completely perfect. It was sooooooo easOH CRAP! JUST REMEMBERED THAT MY LAUNDRY IS STILL IN THE WASHER AND HAS BEEN WAITING THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS CRAP BE RIGHT BACK IN A SEC!!
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There we go. Now I just need to remember to get it out of the dryer. Oh boy, this'll be tough....

Anyways, after the easy exam, I got back here, and decided to check out Awkward Zombie on Miss A's advice. It was pretty sweet. I read all of the comics, and I gotta say, some of those are freakin' hilarious!

And then, my adventure led me to F@NB0Y$. HOLY CRAP IT'S AN AMAZING COMIC. I read the entire thing! Took me about...two hours I think? lol. It's is sooooooo good.
Few things about it:
- I find I am a LOT like Lemmy
- But I'm not as whimmpy as he is, and I've got a bit of Paul mixed in me
- But I am every bit as Nintendo as he is
- I am also very childish in the same way he is (you know, the cute adorable way, mwhahahaha...lol)
- Sylvia is awesome

Which brings me to my next point. WHY CAN'T I MEET SOMEONE LIKE SYLVIA IN THE COMIC?! GAH.
Like, gahness. Why can't I meet someone that is as hot as her and is into video games and anime as much as she is?!
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Makes me feel very creepy talking about a fictional character like that, but still...
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Sorry for that. I needed to vent...
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I'll just go now.

Cheers,

- Kastom

P.S. GAH!
*smack self*
P.P.S. Sorry for that...

EDIT:
*sigh*
You can call me a sensitive pansy or whatever, I don't care. Lemmy is so much like me in this one it's almost scary. Except for the whole, you know, having an unbelievably amazing girlfriend...
What I wouldn't give...

EDIT AGAIN:
THIS IS EXACTLY SOMETHING I CAN SEE MYSELF DOING. HOLY CRAP.

YET ANOTHER EDIT:
I SAID THE SECOND LAST PANEL TO MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY. NO JOKE.

Also, the more I look at it, the more I realize how much I look like Lemmy. Just change his hair to blond, and that's basically how look (the hair is very close! just make the bangs a little longer...er...a LOT longer I suppose), minus the earring (which coincidentally I've been thinking of getting for a year or two now).

LEMMY IS SO FREAKING MUCH LIKE ME. HOLY CRAP.