My nipples are hard

 Japan  4 Responses »
Oct 212007
 

Well, it sure got cold fast.

Everyone told me that “Japan has a a different kind of cold.” Which is an incredibly stupid phrase, because cold is cold. What they’re really referring to is the lack of insulation. Without it, your apartment , of course, is cold than you’d expect.

Really though, I’m just surprised that Gojo got this cold so fast. We’re dipping to about 8º C right now. And the honest truth is I just had to look up the equivalent in Fahrenheit because fuck if I’ve yet to grow accustomed to this metric/centigrade shiznit. About 46.4º F, by the way.

So, another weekend has come and practically gone, and it can’t be anything else but weird that I’ve grown accustomed so fast. The biggest fear of most of the people is that my kind (foreigners living in Japan for an extended period of time) will go into culture shock, which is a deeper topic than I really want to go into on a Sunday morning with hard nipples and an aching shoulder. But as I’ve only been getting happier as of late, we’ll see how it all works out.

 Posted by revenantkioku at 8:29 am

She who bringeth the rain

 Japan, Random  No Responses »
Oct 192007
 

This was the best class I’ve taught so far. Sixth graders even! Getting them to think a bit more, even if they didn’t use a bunch of English at the start, got them using a lot more at the end. Very fun class, and shit, I think we’re all fucked come next week’s weather.

Weekly Weather

 Posted by revenantkioku at 4:47 pm

The Proverbial Tube of Boobs

 Japan, Movies/TV  1 Response »
Oct 162007
 

What does it say about Japanese television if I tend to flip in order to watch commercials? I guess I can only watch so many people eat different foods and answer questions about Russian flowers or the deep drama about which old woman can get angrier. I’m not even entirely sure what’s going on in this one.

Late edit: This game show is using an instrumental of “Owner of a Lonely Heart” on loop right now! Chock full of Yes Orchestral Hits.

 Posted by revenantkioku at 9:05 pm

In loving memory of Hat

 Rants  4 Responses »
Oct 142007
 

Last night, while I was waiting to enter a club, someone stole my beloved hat.

That’s right, right off my head and gone. Well, not entirely. First it was put on the head of a girl I knew, so I figured I’d get it right back. But then it just disappeared.

I know it’s just a hat, but it was my hat. I loved how it fit, how I looked in it and all that jazz.  It may sound silly, but I’m honestly a little bummed right now.

 Posted by revenantkioku at 1:47 pm

Whoops, I did it again

 Gaming  2 Responses »
Oct 092007
 

 

Halo 3

I bought Halo 3. What was I thinking? To quote the President, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… Never going to be fooled again.” Alas, I’m not as smart.

I bought Halo back when all you really would do for big games is stop at 4 players, or maybe hook a bunch of Xboxen up together. Not really my dig, and I was still PC gaming at the time. I still bought it at one point on the relatively cheap, but eventually sold it with one of my many sold Xboxen. The sequel came out and I bought that, figuring Live play would be worth it. I sold the game a few weeks later, not exactly thrilled. And let’s face it, I fucking hate the original Xbox.

So why does Halo 3 now grace my collection of games? Well, despite my distaste with some of the technical aspects of the 360, I’m not really displeased with it overall. And now that I’m doing a daily job with a static schedule and all that jazz, I “routinify” my gaming. That sounds bad, but it’s pretty good.

Being able to get my gaming into a routine has let me not feel like playing games is my life, but I get enough out of it to be satisfied. I have time to socialize and I’m knocking away the backlog. Life is good. But why Halo fucking 3?

Well, sometimes a man just wants to blow shit up. In designated, safe ways of course. Duh.

 Posted by revenantkioku at 9:23 pm

Oh the Man Tears!

 Gaming  No Responses »
Oct 082007
 

If you’ve played Final Fantasy 7, there’s a good chance you know what happens at the end of Crisis Core. Despite that, they managed to elevate it to quite a powerful level. Taking Zack, a character who was fairly minor in the original game and giving him a game entirely unto himself honestly seemed like it would be a cash in at best. But the game definitely had what it takes. Good game, great presentation, really made you care for the characters. Hell I’ll admit it, I had some wet shit in my eyes at the end.

No idea what that could be. *cough*

The challenge in this game definitely ramped up near the end. While I was able to complete the final boss in one undertaking, I definitely was on edge the whole time. Now that’s how I likes my games. Also, later on in the game you get the ability to craft your own materia. By combining two different ones at first, and later being able to throw in various items, it lets you really make the most out of the limited equipment you can use at once. I had a Mug with +80% MP, so I could attack and steal at once, and also have a sweet ass boost to my MP. Couple all this neatness with the battle system which still remained solid to the end of the game, I have to heartily give this game my blessings.

And now, no reason to use the PSP for a few more months!

 Posted by revenantkioku at 2:47 am

Oh baby! McPork me!

 Cooking and Food, Videos  2 Responses »
Oct 062007
 

 Posted by revenantkioku at 7:09 pm

Radiohead releases new album at a ‘Choose your own’ price. Still shitty band.

 Music, Rants  3 Responses »
Oct 022007
 

While it is true that ever since I took a class on marketing way back in the ol’ college days, I became inevitably more bitter and loathing… well, I guess that is entirely relevant to this article.

Seems as if Radiohead will have a new album in a few days via this website. You can order it in two ways. One is as a boxed set containing the album and associated knickknacks and vinyl versions for forty British pounds, which I believe is the equivalent of a metric fuck-ton of American dollars at this point. The other is by “reserving” a download and having the chance to pay whatever you deem fit.

Which sounds neat at first, until you realize that you probably don’t know what the album is like. Oh sure, if you’re somehow a Radiohead fan you probably have some idea of what you’d deem it worth. Or maybe you just want some free music. Either way. So, what will this big bold statement show?

Well, it’ll show that people still enjoy getting stuff for free. It’ll show that some diehard fans will pay lots of money for things, and it’ll show that Radiohead as a group is still a bunch of knobs. Why this mannerism annoys me is probably because of the “Pay what you deem fit” mannerism. Why not just say “Donate whatever, whenever to help the band make music you like.”? Well, besides the fact that it’s not snazzy marketing.

I’d love to think this motion will actually mean something for the music industry, but the truth is it won’t. At best, Radiohead will become so bankrupt that I’ll never have to hear about them making music again.

Then again, I listen to Gackt, so what in the hell do I know?

 Posted by revenantkioku at 10:42 pm
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