Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Oh I wish I was a Gundam Pilot, that is what I’d truly like to be, for if I was a Gundam Pilot, everyone would be in love with me/I would make lots of money/I would be as happy as can be (delete as applicable)
Hey everyone. Hope y’all are having a good week. today is a special day. why? Because it is my younger brothers 17th birthday. BUT that’s not why it’s special…its special because I AM BAKING A CAKE. Yes. PH34R M3!

Anyhoo, in response to comments from my last post:

Ikuu-nyuu-kon: “Now here's the nerdiest question on earth, what's the name of the tunnel/bridge that connects England to France? And have you been through it?”

To which I reply: The tunnel (there is no bridge…that would be insane) is called the Channel Tunnel (being that it goes under the English Channel) and yes, I have been through it. several times in fact. I’ve been across on Le Shuttle which is a train that ferries road vehicles through the tunnel. I’ve been on that four times (to france and back twice) and I’ve been on Eurostar, which is a passenger only train that goes through the tunnel, normally to Paris, but also goes to other places too. I’ve been on that twice (to france and back once). So I’ve been through the tunnel SIX times. (there and back three times) Hope that answers your question!

Angel Zakuro: “Random lady coming down stairs!!”

That’s not a random lady! That’s my mother!!!

Anyway, this week has been an okay week so far. Yesterday I went down to Charlton and finally managed to get Gundam SEED DESTINY vol 6 on DVD… most of the places I normally go haven’t had it, so I'm glad I’ve managed to fins it without having to order it off the interwubs…tis a tedious process.

Petrol in England has finally broken the £1 per litre mark. For you Americans, its about 2 US Dollars to the GB Pound and just under 4 litres to the gallon. So we are paying approx 8 US DOLLARS TO THE GALLON! So stop your bitching and complaining about gas prices cuz you guys are better off then a whole lot of others people…

I’ve also finally got my credit card through the post, and I have paid off the first payment for next years Camp America trip. Yup, seems I'm gonna be spending yet ANOTHER summer in America… that will make it my…8th trip to America? Something like that.

I watched March of the Penguins the other day. it was kinda cute, but very pointless as a movie. Who ever decided to make a documentary into a full blown motion picture was either insanely brave or insanely stupid. Fortunately it was a major hit at the box office.

I also had a good clean out of my room the other day and found some stuff I didn’t realise I had, and I got rid of some stuff I didn’t need. I always feel bad throwing out stuff though, I feel like I'm letting it down. For example, I used to be a big Micro Machines freak and I had tonnes of playsets. The crowning glory of these was my Sea Air Launch Aircraft Carrier playset. I LOVED this toy. To pieces. But, obviously, in the last four or five years I’ve grown out of playing with Micro Machines, and its been sitting on my shelf gathering dust and taking up space. So I finally got round to putting it up in the attic. This is great, because it frees up space on my shelf which I have gone right ahead and filled up with excess manga and anime. However, as I put it into the attic, I couldn’t help but feel like I was letting the playset down, that by putting it in the attic I had betrayed its trust in me. Looking at it from a Toy’s perspective, wouldn’t you be upset if the person who played with you suddenly turned around and retired you to a chilly dark room where you sat and gathered dust instead of fulfilling your purpose? I realise this is all very Toy Story-esque here, but I genuinely feel that way, especially about possessions that played a big part in my life. This is why I have this annoying habit of hoarding stuff, why there is no room in my room.
I also realise that some day, my precious Gundam models will either have to be put away or sold. Even if I manage to keep them forever, when I die, what will happen to them? I guess I know deep in my heart that having material possessions is ultimately futile and pointless, but now is what’s more important when I order a new kit. I gain happiness from them now. That’s all that matters. But I will still be sad when the day comes that I will no longer require their services. Because by then I doubt anyone will ever find value in them the way I do.


Anyways, enough with the introspection. Let’s look at some Gundams shall we? (can you tell I'm on a Gundam kick today? XD )




This is my 1/100 ASTRAY collection. From left to right, MBF-P03 Gundam ASTRAY Blue Frame 2nd L, MBF-P01-Re2 Gundam ASTRAY Gold Frame AMATSU Mina Custom and MBF-P02 Gundam ASTRAY Red Frame.

And also in the ASTRAY line we have…



SD MBF-P01 Gundam ASTRAY Gold Frame Original Version! Kawaii!




My 1/144 scale BuCue. Its fun to pose a model shaped after an animal.



Gaia Gundam, my favourite Gundam from SEED Destiny


Gaia Gundam Mobile Armour Form.



My Master Grade Freedom Gundam on my newly acquired flight stands. These white stands are so awesome, I love posing my Gundams in different ways to make em look like they’re flying.



SO. MUCH. FUN. XD (yes, I'm a nerd. XP)



This ISN’T a Gundam, but it is my newly acquired 1/35 Master Grade Patlabor Unit 1 a.k.a Alphonse, from the anime series Mobile Police Patlabor. Its pretty sweet. Was a pain in the arse to make up though…


So yah, that’s enough of me showing off my Gundams for now. ;p

I'm gonna finish here with the next two parts of the CDD:S4 project…


Aw, poor Darke. Its his comic strip, and yet he’s been left out of the adventure!


More colour? Sheesh, I'm a glutton for punishment…

Hope you enjoy! More on the way soon. Have a good week!

“see, there’s a lot of differences between Britain and America. For example, Americans do this *sticks up middle finger* whereas we Brits do this: *sticks up two fingers* I don’t know why that is. Something to do with the exchange rate apparently…” - Lee Mack

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