Ah, Konnichi-wa minna-san!
This is my VV page, so feel free to look around at the few posts I'll likely add.
the MyO page I have looks so good I can't just give it up... well, maybe I could - but I like it too much (I mean, really, why doesn't html work here?) http://www.myotaku.com/users/krustyknuckles
Enjoy your stay, and I hope you aren't too disinterested.
Yeah, I'm still here...
I'm taking a little down time at work to bring up current events that involve me and some that don't.
Movies I've seen since last post:
Star Trek
Well, I have to say this is most likely the best movie of 2009. As the material from the old series has pretty much dried up and settled into a pile of fanboy closet materials, they had to open up a wormhole and bring it back to life. I have to say I was thoroughly impressed with the entire film.
Terminator 4
As I've seen the other movies and they didn't serve to impress me all that much (I also didn't understand them too much). I was impressed with the story, and the acting was very good. I don't think that I'm really partial to robotic apocalypse movies (as I didn't really like The Matrix all that much either). But I still say its worth it to go see it in the theaters.
That's it for movies...except that I am looking forward to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince more excitedly than I would have been looking forward to seeing the Star Trek movie had I known it would be so great... need to get the 5th movie on DVD and re-watch it.
My Soul
My car came out of the shop looking like new. I've had no problems with how it drives (its like there is no difference). Then while I was in the parking lot getting out of my car, the wind blew hard and my door knocked into the side-view of the car next to me... with no noticeable damage to the mirror, my door now has an unsightly dent near the handle. "Curse you foul wind!" I still need to scratch the paint from the other car off that spot...
My Anime
I recently watched another one of the sappy anime's that I like so much...
Myself; Yourself was a wonderfully written drama and I recommend anyone who likes such sappy tales to watch it. Its very interesting.
Shuffle! was perhaps one of the most entertaining of said variety of dramas I've ever seen. Also considering that Matt is moe over the demon girls, he will have this one as a recommendation. All I can say after watching it all is "God panties".
On the more ridiculous/disturbing side of the recent anime I've seen is Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan. Its really the kind of anime you want to watch while under the influence of something. Its not for the faint of heart or the highly prudish, strongly opinionated type who is easily offended. But I got the entirety of the two short seasons and I must say that my mind will never be the same...
Also, I bought season 1 of World's Strongest Disciple Kenichi. I had read the manga and that was great in itself, but the thing is that you just can't read it if it's turned into an anime and its really really good.
BTW, it was really really good.
A-kon
To get straight to the point, I'm worried about the "freak factor" of the average Otaku. It appears to be rising into the danger zone, and I caught a glimpse of it this year at A-kon. Typically things happen at these conventions, but the thing is that there is too much of a bad thing happening at the convention. I'm really sad to have to say that this A-kon may be my last. I'll be going to A-fest this year to give the community one last chance at changing my hopes for the future of otaku society, but the violence and drug/alcohol abuse is getting too common for me. An ambulance had to show up to the hotel at least 2 times this year and I'm finding less and less that I want reflected on myself by being a part of the society. I'll be cosplaying at A-fest because it may be my last venture into the world of conventions if this more tame convention turns out to be just as bad.
The Economy
Ah, the strength and stability of the American economy....
Nah, I'm lying. Its been doomed to happen again... really too bad that the stock market determines so many things. And affects all companies adversely when only some companies are affected adversely in the first place. I can't come up with a better way to make money than investing tho. Stupid double-edged swords...
Oh yeah! Speaking of double-edged swords, I'm cosplaying on Labor Day Weekend! If you've ever read the webcomic 8-bit Theatre, you'll know my character: His name - Fighter.
The double-edged swords I mentioned are just part of his diabolical weapon - Swordchucks.
So far, I've used my skills in metalworking to make some alright looking armor and I've made a pretty good start on the wig (though I think this is the hardest thing I've ever done).
I hope I'll be done fairly quickly - and hopefully before the end of July (I still have to get the fabric [and possibly leather] parts done too).
anyway, I'm hungry and that's about all I can bear to write before I start chewing my arm off.
[Krusty]
Hello fellow otakuites!
As few who may read this, I am back after my long unannounced stint away from the O. I've been using facebook lately for its unintensive user commitment to user anti-laziness...ness. I may post more, I may not... Please dont expect much as I'm sure you have grown not to since I even got an email some months ago from the O itself asking me to come back...
Although I'll have to resolve a few things:
First off, I'm not going to evaluate writing... unless emailed about it.
I'm not going to write collaboratively... unless I'm an idea helper and not a writer.
I'm not going to be doing any wallpapers... until I get Photoshop working on my big fancy 46" HDTV monitor.
I'm not supplying photos... that aren't uploaded by my family members via Facebook... unless I feel like uploading pics I've taken.
I'm not going to finish this list of resolutions... unless I can't think of anymore things... to resolve
I'm not... uh...
Anyways, I'm back and I feel I need to apologize for my unexcused absence.
I'll just say that I have fallen back to the dark side and played a bit more World of Warcraft. I've fed the sickness. Paid the ransom, and become the disease. In fact I've almost recruited a few acquaintances to the folly of mankind (not the Presidency, I'll tell you that much).
Getting back to the topic of my life and whatnot that goes on in it, I've purchased a new car for myself
Brand new <--
So new that it took me some time to get 500 miles on it.
But this is not a happy story. By no means does this tale bode well for our young adventurer Sam.
New Car Specs:
2010 Kia Soul Sport
2.0 liter standard transmission (I like the standard transmission)
Color: Titanium
10 miles on the Odometer at time of purchase
I got the amazing stereo package as well. Say what you may about the Hamsters and whatnot, its way better than a Scion xB (cheaper too).
Anyway, as much as I know off the top of my head about my new car, I'm not driving it after the first week in which I have owned it. I'm actually back in the car that I've been wanting to sell.
Last Sunday was the fateful day.
It was raining... or so the sprinklers on the side of the road forebode. I was driving along the road that I knew not lead to certain doom...
In the right hand lane, I watch as a red convertible changes lanes into the left. I think nothing of it and continue moving along towards my destination, my friends apartment less than a block away.
I pass by the roadside sprinklers belonging to the property to my right, and suddenly a red convertible is in front of me, completing a right hand turn into my fender.
Glass shatters and tires squeal as we come to a stop in front of the apartment complex. After making sure the engine wasn't done for and prying open the door, I find my car with its left wheel jammed into the side of the wheel well and the fender busted up and crinkled into oblivion.
My paper tags have only just expired Saturday - the sixth day since the accident.
I received word from the collision repair company that the parts were the greatest lead time and the repair cost was going to total nearly $7k. I'm so glad it was not my fault. I am a great driver, so it takes someone awesomely bad at driving to get into an accident with me. Only by doing something so dumb I could never expect it, could I be in a collision.
So the moral of the story is:
Check you blind spot
Use your TURN SIGNAL even for chaning lanes (I will road-rage all over anybody who doesn't!)
and finally, DONT MAKE A RIGHT TURN FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE!!!
I expect to get my "no longer damaged but still not the same" Soul in a little more than 2 weeks from now.
I can guarantee that if the guy had said that he was in the right lane one more time when the evidence was so grievously against him, I might have gone for a lawsuit.
Also on that note:
1. Have you ever been in a collision? (yes or no, details aren't important)
2. Have you ever owned a brand new car?
3. Should there be an evaluation process to decide if someone is too old to drive? obviously, this guy had some senility issues.
Thats all for me on this post...
Still pissed off at 90% of the other drivers in the US,
[Krusty]
Well, seeing as I have a few minutes, I'll tell a tale of monetary promiscuity. Though the word I use will lead you to think it was a terrible and horrible thing that I did, I am enjoying everything I normally do on the computer even more.
I took my wallet to a place called Micro Center and got one of the last pieces to add to my computer, a monitor. Not just any monitor though... a 46" LCD HD Television :D
Even now in my Japanese class as I type this blog entry, I am longing to go and use my computer to play games and pretty much anything else my computer does (which is a lot). Aside from that, the new monitor has not helped my addiction to World of Warcraft. In fact, I spent 16 hours playing on Sunday...
Anyway, its time for class :D
[Krusty]
Well, it has been some time hasn't it?
I am once again playing WoW and having a great time.
I would take some time to explain how much better the expansion is, but I know that the few who read this don't care all that much. Its ok, for awhile neither did I.
Anyway, last weekend I spent some time in Arkansas with Caesar and went to the second annual A2f (Arkansas Anime Festival). I managed to get a costume ready by Halloween - and I mean I got what I needed the day before. I put together a Dr.McNinja costume, and boy did it look great for only needing a lab coat and a name tag to go with the black shirt and white tie I already had.
I would put a picture up now, but there are only 3 minutes left in the queue for WoW.
anyway, I think I'll be off to play some WoW now :D
Thanks for reading!
[Krusty]
ok, I have a new computer. I built it myself.
It wont let me format the hard drive... so I can't load Windows onto it.
I know I'm using a forum that's not too entirely good at this kind of thing, but the one that is is not giving good answers either.
=_=;
here are the specs in case anyone might read this who knows about it:
Processor: AMD 8450 phenom x3
Mother Board: Biostar A770 A2+
RAM: four 2 GB sticks of RAM 800Mhz
Power supply: 500W
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
F8 button isn't really doing anything it is supposed to during startup.
typically you press F8 to boot from disk and then it does what it does and you can then format the disk.
On my Vista disk, which works perfectly fine it will show a blue screen of death before I ever would see the option to format.
On my old XP disk, it just goes on for hours saying setup is starting windows.
All the hardware seems to be in working order, but I can't for some reason format this hard drive... I'm not aware of any BIOS settings that would prevent this from working, but I've switched everything that makes sense to me...
help plz, anybody
