People on Kotaku say I have a strange jaw…
TGS06: God Hand Producer Finds Next Gen “Annoying”
Do I really have a strange jaw like the commenters say I do? I never noticed if I did…
Do I really have a strange jaw like the commenters say I do? I never noticed if I did…
PUMA X PSP PICTOGRAM SERIES CARGO BAG!!
http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/goods/pspictogram/
PSP pocket… Laptop pouch… Could this be any more perfect for the ultimate puma loving member of the sony defense force!?
Along with a new video ipod tomorrow, the next few days are gonna get expensive!!
I had a pretty crazy weekend, so expect a DJ related, vodka and red bull powered journey to Velfarre post soon!
Here is a preview…
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Last night was the wrap party for God Hand. What an amazingly great time!
Today was Mai’s birthday, so we went out to dinner!
All in all, a great couple of days!
Today also marked the last day of August, and a great day to mark my progress on my diet. So far, eating right has allowed me to drop 10lbs in a month; however, that is only a bit more than a quarter of the way to my goal of dropping to a fighting weight of 145lbs by March. My kendo armor just came out of the repair shop, so this coming week I should be able to start kendo again and continue on the path to being healthy and chub free. Never really been thin, so I am looking forward to kicking my ass to feel what it is actually like.
GodMovie is up and running!
Lately I’ve been playing quite a bit of Xbox 360. Dead Rising is amazing and the Live Arcade has been an absolute blast. Tomorrow marks the free-for-48-hours release of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker - which means that if any of you are not on my friends list and want to get some transpacific poker nights going, click on my gamer card above and add me.
I leave you with this wonderful picture I recently took of Mai. I think she looks really great in it.
Since Mai is away visiting her family, I have had what one might term an over abundance of free time. While this may be a god send to some, my usual laziness abated Saturday long enough to allow me to attend a porn dvd signing.
That’s right.
A porn DVD signing. Obviously this post is going to be not safe for work. Here’s your chance to close your browser.
Still with me? OK. Here we go.
The signing was for none other than Akane Hotaru, Japanese blog superstar, who is famous for her ability to squirt more liquid by volume than that super soaker that came with a backpack. She also famously posted an unedited picture of her most nether of nether regions on her blog… A huge no-no in Japan and a career jeopardizing move for which she promptly removed the post and apologized. Now, I am not much of an adult video fan, but I can dig on Hotaru because 1) She doesn’t make squeaky Japanese porn “I’m being raped” sounds, and 2) The squirting thing is probably one of the most amazing things I’ve seen in my life.
So I grabbed Max and headed to the DVD shop near his house, conveniently titled Kaitori Max (Buyback Max in English) where the signing took place. After browsing the DVD selection for our required one purchase (and noticing that Hotaru did a chick with a dick for a dvd on another label. Max and I set off into Den Den Town to kill the hour or so until the event.
Upon returning to the event, we walked into the room and were instantly hit by the unwashed smell of 20 or so porn fiends, who all instantly turned their heads and laughed at the spectacle of two somewhat well dressed foreigners at a Japanese dvd signing. It was instant hilarity, seeing these guys (who basically all looked like dudes who have gotten laid with ugly chicks, but dig on porn to make up for the fact that it is their lot in life) laughing at us, and us laughing at them. So we take our seats on the floor, which made me feel like I was in grade school, and Max and I proceed to mock them in English, occasionally getting glances from the crowd of bemused astonishment. That is, until Hotaru arrived. Now I should be clear, it was not just an Akane Hotaru signing. She was accompanied by some porn newcomer who was not particularly attractive and who’s only claim to fame is a maticulously waxed area not to be named. Taking their seats and giving some awkward words to the crowd, they began to sign for very nervous Japanese otaku. Hotaru was very kind to each, shaking their hands after she signed dvd, card, picture, whatever.
“JP, isn’t she going to want to wash her hands after this?” Max remarked.
“Dude, she sucks dick for money. I think these guys are the least of her cleanliness problems,” I replied.
Eventually it was our turn… Max was first, but I stood up with him, making the Japanese staff accost me for breaching ettiqutte. However, I explained that I would translate for my friend, and was allowed to go up together. Max proceeded to received his autographs first, notably attempting to not shake Hotaru’s hand when she offered it, until the Japanese staff basically forced him to by pointing out his rudeness. Then I got my dvd signed and exchanged some words with the two porn stars (my first meeting with porn stars… who would have guessed such a thing…) and then returned to my seat.
Next up was picture time… Where we were timed for 60 seconds, like it was some sports contest, and allowed to take pictures in groups of 5 photographers. It was one of the strangest things I’ve ever take part in, but it is also strange that I actually knew what was going on, as this picture time thing is standard in girl-oogling otaku events, so I knew what to expect going in even though this was my first event. Here are the pics of said porn star.
After taking photos, it was time to high tail it out of there, as the people who made multiple dvd purchases got to take their pictures with the girls; however, I love money more than brushes with porn stars, so I kept my wallet in my pants (along with other important items)…
In review, two very interesting things were made clear -
1) Fish out of water situations are strangely hilarious, especially if you are the fish and have a good attitude about it.
2) Akane Hotaru is a reverse Picasso in person. She looks skank from far away, but up close she is actually very very pretty. Both Max and I were surprised by this. In fact, when she came in, I told him “Ouch. Real life for the lose. Much less hot in person…” until we got up close.
Finally, if you want to check out her relatively famous but very not safe for work blog, follow this link -
I’d really like to go buy a Mac Pro today. I can afford it. I was ready to do it. However, Apple made absolutely one critical mistake… The video card that it ships with is not HDCP compliant. Now, if I can put my own third party video card into the machine and have HDCP compliance, then I’m happy; however, how am I supposed to get excited about running Leopard/Vista/Blu-ray on this machine, if you are giving me something that isn’t all that hot. If people find that you can drop a GeForce 7900 or 7950 into this thing… Then I’m all on board.
Floyd Landis is basically a cheat. A poor cheat at that. He should apologize for bullshitting cycling fans with an inspiring, but juiced, performance and help clean up the sport. Greg LeMond is completely right.
First of all… GO FLOYD LANDIS! American domination of Le Tour is a good thing. Especially when this domination comes from iron men like Lance (The one-balled wonder) and Floyd (Mr. Arthritic Bum Hip) Landis. 0:29″ lead going into Paris, including a single stage that may be the greatest comeback in Le Tour history. Landis really deserves this one, and I can’t wait to see pictures of Lance and Landis living it up around all the French who hate every second of an American winner.
So today, Mai and I decided to go to Kobe. It was awesome, but I blew way too much money (almost $200 USD). It started out by grabbing a Banana Mocha frap at Starbucks and heading to Kobe, where we hit up Toys R Us and I almost bought a Noble Pink DS lite for ebay, but a check of prices made me happy that I didn’t. I did pick up some new board shorts and a tshirt at another shop in the same mall. Then we walked around Mosaic (an outdoor promenade) and I noticed there is a brazilian churrassco place in Kobe now, but it isn’t near the quality of Eterna in Shinsaibashi. Afterwards we walked around discussing the neccessity of diamond engagement rings and the sheer idiocy of DeBeers global monopoly on the diamond trade. Really, that should be ended immediately. But DeBeers is DeBeers and getting married won’t get any cheaper. We hit up the foreign bookstore and they were selling Moleskine but at insane prices, so I took a pass, even though I want one. Next up was a walk to Guild, a rocking American comic book store in Kobe, and they were having a sale on toys. Their american toy selection is much better than Toys R Us (THEY HAD THE COMIC CON EXCLUSIVE LEON S. KENNEDY IN STARS FIGURE!!! for 3200 yen :(!!!) and I had to partake. I picked up a Buddy Christ bobblehead for my desk, along with a Scarface figure and a Jay figure from Dogma. I also picked up the first two issue of Udon’s Rival Schools comic (for 997 yen an issue… ouch!) and they don’t look very promising, but I figure my one man army can bring the series back to prominence. Next up was a stop by the huge Junkodo bookstore where this geeky dude in the English section kept staring at Mai and mumbling to himself, prompting me to make a hasty retreat with Mai in tow. Then we went downstairs to HMV, who was also having a killer sale… I scored a couple of cds. One was Nick Warren Global Underground Budapest. The second was Musique Vol. 1 by everyone’s favorite mask wearing dance act, Daft Punk. I also picked up the lastest issue of DJ Mag featuring an interview with Ferry and two DVDs, Team America and Almost Famous/Untitled 2 DVD pack. Untitled (the directors cut) is really pricey in the states, and I traded my copy in back in the day, so I was happy to pick it up again for 1890 yen. After our shopping extravaganza, we went to Star Child’s, the best burger place in Kansai, and had burgers… Excellent as always, and particularly tasty after a long day of walking/shopping when washed down with a true pint of Heinneken. After that, we hightailed it home.
On a less fun note, I bought TDK’s Kanji game last week. It sucks hardcore. I’m trading it in for Mario Basketball when I go to pick up Digidrive next week. Such a disappointment.
Since I made a choice to listen primarily to dance music, I have felt old…
Muse, Coldplay, The Mars Volta, etc. All of these post-pop bands and their fans baffle me. I fail to see the originality or inspiration in their music. I readily admit to liking Gnarls Barkley quite a bit, but The Gorillaz are beyond me. Perhaps I am just not tragically hip, but I do not understand the appeal of post-pop, sites like Pitchfork, the fans, and those of a similar ilk.
Someone explain to me why this music is relevant or important, because sonically I find this stuff boring and lyrically I fail to relate, or connect.
Am I old? Am I out of touch with what has happened to my generation in the US? Or am I genuinely right in feeling that popular music, and post-modern popular music in particular, are shams holding nary a candle to The Beatles, Nirvana, or even Weezer?
Don’t even get me started on emo…
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