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thanxgiving [Nov. 27th, 2009|02:55 am]
Had a great one, watched Gasaraki with my best friend 8)

However, know what I'm NOT thankful for? Fucking MS word. Seriously, fuck this docx shit and everything about the latest version of MS word. The previous one was SOOOOOOO much better in every respect IMO. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck it.
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5 kwestionz! [Nov. 11th, 2009|08:07 pm]
1) Out of any mecha anime you've watched, which main character would you like to be and why?

Hmm...Kaine Wakaba from Dragonar. He got a major GOOD END in that series, like all the other heroes.

2) What kind of degree do you have/are going for?
Ph.D in history. My field of study specifically concerns African-American intellectual history, specifically the relationship between African-American intellectuals and religion over the period from the end of the Civil War to the end of the Cold War.

3) What's your favorite RPG?
Final Fantasy 6, prolly.

4) Which fandoms do you classify as fandumbs?
Pretty much all of them XD It's really just another term for fandom, like I use 'nuu haus' for 'new house' and so on. Its connotations are derogatory, of course, but thats cause every fandom has dumb people in it, right? XD

5) What's the silliest thing you've ever done?
I dunno...possibly spawning the whole "Prunyuu~" thing in the Castlevania fandom. XD XD XD
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Yet another randumb quote i like [Nov. 4th, 2009|03:33 am]
A man who thinks he is a threat to you is very often dangerous to you. However, in my experience, a man who thinks *you* are a threat to *him * is very often even more dangerous.
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u_u [Oct. 28th, 2009|11:46 pm]


You know, this is the first time in my entire life I actually have my name in the credits of something (aside from a couple of my dad's papers I helped edit a bit).

It's a very small thing--I'm just a timer, Sasword, Starseeker (actual translation) and LC and Iriliane (quality check--make sure it's all good and proofread and stuff, and getting the actual show from the DVDs so we can sub it) did far more work than I did and are far more worthy of praise (so if any of you /m/echa fans around here like Layzner, give it to 'em at msubs http://msubsreleases.wordpress.com/ ), but...

I actually have my name in the credits of something. It feels like I...accomplished something. Even if just a lil' thing...and damn, it feels good.
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(no subject) [Oct. 25th, 2009|11:50 pm]
You know, sometimes you really *can* have good conversations on Omegle. I just had one where the first thing the guy said to me was "Dude, I just had my first kiss today! Isn't that great!" From there we started chatting about history (he liked medieval history) until our connection went out. ;_; Still, that was pretty fun...
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Randumb thoughtz [Oct. 25th, 2009|07:07 pm]
1: I've probably said this before, but discretion really is the better part of valor.

2: No matter how bad life gets (and with all this grad school shit, while it could be worse I really wouldn't wish my situation upon too many other people right now), so long as you have friends, it's not too bad.

I love you guys ;_;
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IMPORTANT NOTE [Oct. 24th, 2009|11:40 pm]
The official strategy guide for Demon's Souls I got is probably one of the *worst*, most unhelpful, inaccurate ones I've ever read, and that's saying quite a lot.
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omegle.com [Oct. 23rd, 2009|02:26 am]
Connecting to server...
Looking for someone you can chat with. Hang on.
You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!

Stranger: hi, I'm looking for a female to cam with
You: sorry, im a dude
You: so anyways, how's it going?
Stranger: meh, not bad
Stranger: tired as fuck
Stranger: how about you?
You: pretty much the same
You: not too tired yet, but just chillin on the internet ATM
Stranger: true, true
Stranger: where are you from? Canada or the States I'm guessing?
You: US
Stranger: whereabouts?
You: NY
Stranger: ah cool, Toronto for me
You: cool
Stranger: what do you do?
You: historian in training
You: hoping to go to grad school in a few months
You: you?
Stranger: I study accounting...really don't enjoy it
You: ahhh
Stranger: I guess you probably enjoy what you're studying?
You: Yeah, I do find it pretty interesting. Still, accounting has its benefits...as much as I like history, it can be hard to find a job in that field, especially in this economy. An accountant might have a little better luck :)
Stranger: absolutely
Stranger: I think that's the main reason I chose it
Stranger: it's fairly safe
Stranger: even if I don't enjoy it very much
You: yeah
Stranger: so are you all done your undergrad?
You: yup, just graduated with a BA in history couple months ago :D
Stranger: cool man!
Stranger: I still have six months before I can get my BComm
You: ahhh
You: good luck :D
Stranger: thanks, I'll need it :|
Stranger: pretty brutal program
You: really? Hope your school has a good reputation at least, that'll help later
Stranger: yeah, we're fairly well known

You know, that conversation went better than one would have expected from its beginning.
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Randumb thoughtz [Oct. 18th, 2009|07:24 pm]
You know, I was just thinking. Everybody knows that no group is monolithic. You have blacks in the Democratic party and blacks in the Republican party, both on varying places in the liberal-conservative spectrum. There are hardcore religious-rightwingers, but also a few Christian groups well known for being fairly left-wing, like Quakers and Episcopalians (and again, even there there's many divisions of opinion).

With gays, it's no exception. You have a lot of liberal gay folks, but also some gay folks on the right, whether for cultural reasons, fiscal conservatism, or whatever. But you know...

One thing I've noticed is that even though there are liberal and conservative lesbians (again, for the reasons described above--different opinions on culture, finances, etc.) I've never really met a lesbian who wasn't 'feminist' to some degree. Look, everyone knows that not all lesbians hate men, not all lesbians are raging feminazis, etc. etc. etc. However, you know, it's weird. Almost every lesbian I've ever met could be described as a feminist to some extent--believes in women being 'strong,' equality, independence from/without men, and so on.

Some day, I'd really like to meet a lesbian who's plainly or at least somewhat chauvinist (though not misogynistic--that would be scary u_u ). I'd like to meet a lesbian who really believes that women are the weaker sex, that women should be subservient to men, etc. etc. etc. Not because I'd agree with her views, mind you, but simply because it seems like something so unexpected and out of the ordinary that simply meeting such a person would be quite interesting.

Hmm, hmm, hmm...
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Sadamitsu the Destroyer Animu Review [Oct. 15th, 2009|11:28 pm]
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Just finished watching another animu series today: Hakaima Sadamitsu, or Sadamitsu the Destroyer! It's a really short (10 episode) series from 2001, kind of like Kamen Rider or other transforming superhero series if you think about it. Cool stuff.

In present-day Japan, a young high school student named Sadamitsu Tsubaki is a strong fighter with his wooden sword and a feared delinquent, along with the rest of his friends in the "Corpse Gang." However, even though these troublemaking delinquents are obviously not model students, deep down they're good people--Sadamitsu in particular has a very strong streak of nobility and kindness, for he doesn't fight weaklings, protects women, even gives his opponents medical supplies for them to heal themselves, and most of all strongly detests killing. However, his values will be put to the test when one day, aliens start crash-landing on Earth! They are a bunch of vicious, evil interplanetary criminals called "Ryukeitai," and start causing trouble not long after they arrive! Following them is a robotic officer of the galactic police force, whose duty it is to "recover" all these criminals and send them back to their prisons floating through space in "gravity fields." However, when Sadamitsu interferes with this robot's attempts to apprehend one criminal, the beast is able to get the upper hand and completely destroys the robot! All seems lost until the robot's decapitated head tells Sadamitsu to wear him as a helmet. When the young man does so, he finds himself given super-powers and transformed into a superhero...Sadamitsu the Destroyer!

Now, Sadamitsu and his robotic helmet must work together in order to capture the 20 million banished criminals descending to Earth, and protect their friends! But what are these ryukeitai really up to? Why hasn't their presence made a bigger impact on society? And who is the mysterious girl, Yayoi Kamishiro, who's transferred into Sadamitsu's class? Watch the series to find out! Here's the lowdown:

1: Music: 9/10. Awesome, awesome stuff! The OP is fucking classic awesome, with a kickass retro Western feel, and for the most part the rest of the music is equally good, with some cool Spanish guitar themes in there. There isn't much variety, according to the OST, but there doesnt need to be since this is only 10 eps long instead of 50. Great stuff!

2: Animation: 7/10. It's *okay.* Standard modern anime animation. It's not bad by any means, but not quite as good as some other stuff you could find from around that time period (early 2000s) and nowhere near as good as stuff in, say, Casshern Sins.

3: Plot: 6/10. This series has been properly subbed (indeed, released in the US with a dub too--only watched the subs though) but for the most part, it's okay, with a few problems. It's very short at only 10 episodes, and though the ending was satisfactory IMO, I could see how some folks might feel a bit let down, and while most of the plot points, like those involving Yayoi, were explained to some extent, I think it could have used a bit more exposition in some places. Also, this was an effort from Koichi Ohata, the MD Geist guy, so he seems to have improved quite a lot since the 80s, with the bad direction plaguing those two otherwise actually not-bad OVAs being less of a problem in Sadamitsu. Still made some mistakes though IMO, like the last episode being kinda clip-showy. Still, okay.

The negative:

Animu Lameness: 0/10. Slight bits of Engrish, nothing to really note.

Animu Gayness: 0/10. None I could recall.

Animu Retardedness: 0/10. Nah, nothing really glaring I could make out.

Fandumb: 0/10. Although this was released in the US, it's fairly obscure, with virtually no fandom to speak of. So no problems with Fandumb.

Age-Appropriateness: Generally, I think this would do well for older teenagers and up--just a bit older than the DBZ crowd. Most of the violence is directed against aliens, but Sadamitsu does get beat up with blood and stuff, and there is a part where humans die--not portrayed with much blood and gore, but just implied, but could still be disturbing to some viewers. In terms of sexual content, there's some sexy shots of bras and panties, a panty joke in one episode, and maybe a few instances of nudity, but otherwise nothing explicit. So yeah, older teenagers IMO.

Final verdict: ANIME OR ANIMU? 7/10. Anime, really. There are far worse ways to spend the time it takes to go through 10 lil' episodes, just give it a shot if you have a bit of free time!
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ahurrrrrrr [Oct. 15th, 2009|06:02 am]
You know, not to piss anyone off (seriously, for God's sake don't go off about this), but I found this quote on /m/ a little while back:

Somewhere along the line (the '80s, maybe?), feminism curved back in on itself and became repressive in ways that rival religious fundamentalism.

I'm not sure I agree with this, but fuckin' A, a lot of the times, in my wanderings across the Internet, whether on 4chan or elsewhere, I've found that people who aren't even necessarily self-proclaimed feminists, but just tell everyone else to "hurf durf get acquainted with feminist blogs and feminist thought! It's so complex!" are as angry if not angrier than many fundies I've seen.

At this point in my life, I think that whenever someone loudly proclaims to me that they're a feminist, I'm going to politely smile and nod, then back away and make a surreptitious, hasty escape as quickly as possible. If, on the other hand, someone quietly tells me that they just support parity between men and women, I shall heave a sigh of relief and quietly thank God that I have met someone who isn't at least overtly insane.
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nnnnnNNNNOOOOOO [Oct. 14th, 2009|05:39 pm]
R.I.P Lou Albano :(

There will never be a better Mario than you. ;_;
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Best day I've had in a long, long time [Oct. 10th, 2009|05:33 pm]
1: Got my Demon's Souls deluxe edition in the mail today.
2: Got another nice birthday present from a friend of mine today. :D :D :D :D :D

Ahhhhhhh...feels *very* good man 8)
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(no subject) [Oct. 9th, 2009|08:44 pm]
Obama winning the Gaybel Peace Prize?

):T

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Sonic Soldier Borgman Animu Review [Oct. 9th, 2009|01:36 am]
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[music |BORG GET ON!!]

Just finished watching this show earlier today. Really liked it, so ANIMU REVIEW!

Sonic Soldier is a cool, 35 episode kid's show from the ol' 80s. It was made mainly to sell toys and promote a videogame, so I really wasn't expecting much...hoo boy, was I proven wrong.

This anime takes place several decades in the future, in the year 203X. About 30 years ago, a mysterious catastrophe happened in Tokyo, completely obliterating the city. Time passes, and over the course of decades the people build an even bigger, better city over the ruins of Tokyo--Megalo City! This shining metropolis represents the apex of technological development and civilization, and indeed, the only evidence that any kind of disaster ever happened there are four mysterious stones scattered around the city. Nobody thinks much of those stones, but as the story progresses, we will see they're much more significant--and malignant--than anyone thought...

You see, the original disaster was caused by an evil race of supernatural beings from another dimension, the Youma! They want to conquer the entire Earth and turn it towards their nefarious ends. They started their diabolical plans 30 years ago, and now, in the 2030s, they're ready to complete their schemes!

Fortunately, they won't go unopposed, for there are three mighty heroes to stand in their way! Masquerading as ordinary schoolteachers most of the time, Ryo Hibiki, Chuck Sweager, and Anise Farm, who seem like typical citizens at first glance, are actually super-powered cyborgs who can transform into the ultimate warriors: Sonic Solder Borgman! Together, the three Borgmen must fight to protect Megalo City and the students in their Sonic School, figure out how to stop the invading Youma, *and* keep their identities secret from their students, the police, and the public at large!

Sounds like standard Power-Rangers kiddy fare, and in a way it is. However, that's okay--this series really stands out for its awesome 80s animation, awesome 80s music, and awesome /m/echa design! Here's the lowdown:

1: Music: 8/10. Great stuff! Generally fits, and it's almost always awesome, like the OPs and EDs, which are classic 80's Japanese rock. Not too much variety though, but overall still really good.

2: Animation: 9/10. For its time, the animation's really good, *especially* when you consider this is just a kid's show. Comparable to Bubblegum Crisis IMO, again when you consider it's a kid's TV series rather than an adult-oriented OVA.

3: Plot: 7/10. Okay, proper subs aren't available yet for this series (I just watched sub-par HK ones on Youtube, they ere *passable,* but we'll have to wait for my buddy Shinnew, the french guy who subs Cobra, to sub all of it), so this score may be a little low, but generally, from what I've gotten, the plot is standard Power Rangers monster-of-the-week for the first few episodes, but picks up with stuff like the Phantom Swat and near the end. Pretty good, and also again for kids, so nothing too GRIMDARK or DEEP/thought-provoking, but gets the job done.

The negative:

Animu Lameness: 0/10. Just a bit of Engrish here and there, but seriously nothing to take off points for, unless you don't like BORG GET ON!

Animu Gayness: 0/10. None I could recall.

Animu Retardedness: 0/10. Nope, no particularly dumb plot points or anything, though the HK subs have a lot of silly lines, so wait till Shinnew's got the good subs to really judge.

Fandumb: 0/10. I believe the OVAs and stuff for this series were released in the US, but the TV series wasn't and is thus still blessedly obscure. Thus, Borgman fans, if you can find them, tend to be pretty cool :D

Finally, a new rank, age-appropriateness (in case anyone's concerned). Generally, I'd say this anime would be pretty good for young teens and above (generally 9 or 10 year olds and older). Some of the monsters can be scary, and there's plenty of explosions and pew pew and fighting and stuff. However, there's fairly little blood (even when one guy gets shot in the head at the end D: ), good guys almost never die (except, again, for one at the end D: ), there's very little sexual content, and no dark/disturbing themes. I kinda wish they had this show on Toonami when I was a kid, really great stuff.

Final verdict: ANIME OR ANIMU? 8/10 overall, DEFINITELY anime. One of the better kid shows of the 1980s IMO, great fun all around.
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FVCK Y3AR [Oct. 5th, 2009|04:22 am]
Finally finished the latest chaptar of my fanficshan 8) AND DON'T BE HATIN ON ME FANFICTION IS BALLIN

No seriously though, I actually enjoy writing it, as some of you may know ;_; Gonna post it up tomorrow after putting a few finishing touches on it. :thumbsup:

Also, ordered the deluxe edition of Demon's Souls for the PStripple off Amazon.com. 8)
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(no subject) [Oct. 1st, 2009|03:57 pm]
FINALLY managed to get the Intertron working on EVERY computer in this nuu haus-hizzy. Best thing that's happened to me literally all week. XD
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(no subject) [Sep. 28th, 2009|12:19 am]
Turned 22 a coupla days ago. Don't feel much different except for mad props for all the birfday wishes I've received from everybody *glompz*
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nuu haus nuus, mk. 3 [Sep. 24th, 2009|03:31 am]
SHIT SUUUUUUUUUUUUX

The good news: Dude came by today and managed to get HD cable working in one room.

Bad news: Where do I start?

1: Internet not only won't work, but apparently CAN'T work. We moved the wireless router everywhere...the walls of this damn house are too thick. So we either get internet in my room and nowhere else, or internet downstairs and nowhere else. ~_~;;

2: The drain in my shower fucking blows, I think I mentioned that before.

3: On the topic of showers, My bathroom is apparently right next to my parent's bedroom, so they can hear me taking showers. This means I usually can't take showers before bed, like I usually like to do. D: D: D:

4: To make things even better, I just got an email from my Yahoo account telling me they're going to delete it in 2 weeks if I don't talk to somebody from Customer Service and "verify" it. Uuuuugh...even if I do that, I bet they'll delete it anyways. Time to start backing up emails...is there any easy way to do that? D:

5: I think something's wrong with my left wrist. It hurts when I turn it. Here's hoping it's not something like the injury to my right knee, which was permanent...

Man, just when I thought I'd really like this new house, I find out its walls are friggin' Internet blockers which manage to be thin enough to allow folks to hear me take showers at the same time. Shit is fucking sucking. Well, on the bright side, no need to become an hero yet...all this just gives me something to look forward to when I leave for grad school. Now, if I don't manage to get into *any* grad school, then by all means, it's time for a little .50 caliber asprin. But until then, JUST HOLD OUT HOPE!!!
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GARamadan! [Sep. 20th, 2009|05:16 pm]
HAPPY EID, EVERYBODY!

As I'm sure most of you know, being the cool, well-informed, and sexy cats you are, the past couple weeks have been Ramadan, the Muslim holy time where you're supposed to fast and not eat anything until sunset. Now that it's over, we have Eid, where we're supposed to get presents (I won't, cause my birthdays coming up anyways XD;; ) and feast (which we will be doing...going to the Bonefish grill 2day 8) ). Fun times!

Me, I'm actually rather glad that Ramadan was over--it was kind of inconvenient for me (now hold on a sec, keep reading the entry). See, it's not the fasting that got me--it's not as if I have a whole lot of self control mind you, but the fact that I usually wake up only a couple of hours before sunset, so I don't really have to fast that much XD The annoying thing was that my parents had to be home for the breaking of the fast at *exactly* sunset. If sunset was at 7:30, for instance, we'd ABSOLUTELY have to be home by 7:30 no matter what, which made it really inconvenient if we were going shopping or something in the evening. I found myself getting pretty annoyed whenever we were getting a lot of work done and we had to get straight home just to break the fast. I got pretty angry a few times, and was tempted to just say "fuck it" to Ramadan...

BUT!

I never voiced my anger and annoyance, as I may have done in my younger, less mature years. It would have been disrespectful towards the Muslim religion and generally a dick move in particular. Why did I manage to maintain my self-control? How did I convince myself to make good use of the virtues of restraint and forebearance? A couple ways.

1: I realized that the inconveniences I was dealing with weren't really the fault of Ramadan specifically, but rather my parent's particular interpretations of it. See, the point of the holiday is to demonstrate self-control and an ability to ignore hunger and wants, right? So while you can *start* eating and stuff at sunset, it's okay to do it after sunset too. In fact, I think I heard that's actually better, because it shows you have even *more* self control than the bare minimum. So it was just my parents not understanding stuff that led to us having to drop everything and race home so we wouldn't be a second late for 7:30. It's not the religion/holiday's fault itself.

2: It wasn't *that* much of an inconvenience. Annoying, sure, but no big deal. And fundamentally, it's far more important to respect religious beliefs (no matter what they may be) than it is to complain about minor inconveniences. Again, the keyword is minor--if my parents told me to do something crazy, then by all means I'd have protested. But just being home by 7:30, or whenever sunset is on that particular day, is no reason to rag on religion--any religion. Even though, as y'all know, I'm not Muslim m'self, I've long since learned the value of respecting other people's religionz. If I can respect someone's beliefs, even to the point of inconveniencing myself, even if I don't share those beliefs, I think that's a sign of GAR, or at least maturity. :thumbsup:

3: Let's face it, there are many, many worse religious rituals out there (as I implied above). At least my parents weren't expecting me to do that crazy cutting thing Shi'ite muslims do. And at least fasting's not as retarded as those 'de-baptism' ceremonies I've talked about. So really, no reason not to show a little patience, right?

4: Respecting ramadan makes my parents happy. Aside from the obvious virtues of that on its own, as I always like to say, "Never go out of your way to make enemies. The ones that find you will be more than enough." If a bit of forebearance is all it takes to stay on my parents good side, thats good enough for me. After all, it means they'll be more likely to let me keep mooching off of them in the future, right? 8)

I think this way of thinking really shows how much I've matured over the years. Back in middle school, when I was an angsty, angry HARDCORE NIETZSCHEAN ATHEIST, I would have been all like, "FUK RAMADAN I DON'T NEED TO RESPECK INVIZIBLE SKY MAGICIANZ HURR DURR HURR." A couple years ago, I might have been "FUK RAMADAN I DON'T NEED TO DO THIS MUZLIM SHIT HURR DURR HURR." Nowadays, though? I just shrug my shoulders and say, "Eh, even if I'm not Muslim, it never hurt to respect someone else's beliefs if it's not *too* much trouble on my part. Besides, even if the whole fasting and breaking it at a specific time is kind of inconvenient, at least it's not as gay and retarded as those de-baptism things."

That, I think, is a much cooler, more genuinely rational response, nowadays. It's that kind of thinking that helped me along my way to e-sainthood, and God willing, it'll lead me to IRL sainthood as well (not literally, but you know what I mean XD)
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