Tuesday, June 2, 2009

These things happen... I guess to me even
A post from a couple of weeks ago made to my worlds page:

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 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]
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Friday, August 1, 2008

Moving day has
Well, once again I'll fill you in
on all the @#$% that did begin
and set my world all-a-spin
sometimes I find, I just can't win

that was a much better poem! yay me!

well, I'm kinda down about things now that things have happened

What things happened, you ask?

Of course something happened! I mean, really... What kind of great happenings can occur without some kind of thing that is not in my favor?

Spill it, you say?

Alright, turns out that I am not even moving this weekend as was planned. I was left by the wayside by my new apartment's staff. In fact, I'm having to transfer my ferdeekin' application to another location that happens to be owned by this company to move within the same month! I had my unit settled and picked out for the first time weeks ago - it was supposed to be a renovated model, and it was... until the inspector found what must be a terrible plumbing issue. It was going to take an extra week to fix it!!! Anyway, the management was "kind" and pointed out another unit that would be ready on the date that I wanted to move in (this was the week before it was supposed to be done - yesterday). Turns out that my luck is terrible and the staff was terribly misinformed. It was scheduled to be finished on the 21st!. I happen to find this out after I ask to tour the place after it is done and the same day before I was supposed to move (I was supposed to move today). Well, while that unit is going to be finished later, the move date of the 22nd is out of the question even with end of the month of August for free. I found out that the complex down the street (which I looked at previously - it was $50/month more expensive) was operated by the same company. Hopefully, things don't get @#$%ed up again and I will still be moved into a newly renovated apartment on the 11th.

Oh yeah! Speaking of the 11th! I recieved a jury summons that I was going to be able to dodge because of the move - on the 11th! Depending on the ability of the bureaucracy that is my current county's courthouse establishment, I will still be able to exempt it because of the postponement that I applied for. This is the most trouble I've had to go thru [i]EVER[/i] - likely more than most anyone else just getting their first apartment has. Its bad enough that I had everything packed...

Well, after I submit this page turning epic of a move over to the Lifetime movie channel, I'm gonna get moving - to the Dark Knight movie that I still haven't seen.

Well, good Knight everyone
[Krusty]
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Monday, July 21, 2008

Moving day is on its way
Well, I must say
that indeed, the day
in which I move
to my new place
has hit my calendar
in the face

Okay, well I asked for that torturous poem... although I could have avoided it altogether.
But spare you the privilege of hearing it? Never!

Back to sanity -
well, I'm on my way out the door in a couple of Fridays and then I'm starting my alone time at my own pad.

Its a cozy little one bed - one bath that's been recently renovated with new appliances and fresh paint and increasingly new a/c (condensing units at least)

I already got the toaster and the wireless router that I know I'll be needing (I'll be sure to use them as directed), so all thats left is the furniture and the cable/internet among the other things I'll likely forget.


Lucky for me, there's a store that has everything I need... even toilet paper... and a sandwich.

Yes! IKEA is the place where I will either get myself a new couch or something to make a cheaper couch look better. I'll likely take the better full size couch since I will have a friend over for the next con I'm going to. That's right Caesar!

Well, I'm getting things in order and really don't have too much time to post much more... maybe enough to copy this to theO... prolly will.

In other news

Oh yeah! I'm signed up for a course in Japanese!
I'm pretty psyched about it, but the tape I had to go through for the second time wasn't too fun. Turns out that if you aren't taking classes for a year, you are no longer "enrolled" in the college I went to.

Also, not surprising enough - the playground for my old elementary school caught fire today.
NOT ARSON!
That should explain how hot it is in Texas these days - it spontaneously combusted! (nobody was hurt). Tomorrow's high is forecasted to be 102 degrees! Oddly... I like the heat.

Well, thats the news - I believe it definitely broke.

[Krusty]
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Friday, July 4, 2008

Site Update - Finally!
Yahoo!
I just finished my Ai Kora Wallpaper - the only one out there! I'm so happy its done. I was working on it for hours longer than I should have last night - a.k.a. getting to sleep at 5am is not what any sane person should do before a long weekend.

In honor of my exploits, I think I'll give a quick summary of the story for all who read this to know.

Hachibe Maeda, 15 yrs, is a strange person. While he was younger, he obsessed over a character in an anime called Sanny-chan. The obsession buried itself in Hachibei's subconscious eventually until he decided that there could be no replacement for the Sanny-chan he adored. He could never find a girl like her, so poor mind-wrecked Hachibei merely obsessed over girls with Sanny-chan's ideal parts. This is a story of the weak-willed Hachibei's struggle over physical attraction and the ultimate question of what love is.

It is not available in the U.S. but if I EVER get the chance to even buy the Japanese volumes, I would gladly buy as many as I can. No manga before this one has made me laugh so hard.
[Little did Sam know that he himself was obsessed]

Joke of today(well I got one, ok?)

Anyway, I shall now photocopy a page out of Kitabug's book and put down a joke I recieved via email:

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders. The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"

"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order "That will be $9.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke."

The ostrich says, "I'll have the same."

Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.

This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress.

"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and a salad," says the man.

"Same," says the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62."

Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.

The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?"

"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"

"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.

The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?"

The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big butt and long legs who agrees with everything I say."

Hehe - thanks for the joke DAD

Anyway, thanks for visiting. I'll be around.
[Krusty]
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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Version Vibrant? is it really that shiny?
Thats right, I finally got suckered onto the version vibrant of theotaku.com. I can't say I like it too much, it's somewhat difficult to use for someone who prefers to try and be savvy with the HTML stuff. I mean, I couldn't even use the < a > tags to link myO site. Its rather ridiculous if you ask me, and as for vibrance - it definitely looks nice, but its not completely user friendly. I could go on and on about it, but I'd probably only rant on the same problems I have with it time and again.

The problem with being a Manga lover concerning designing my site

Yeah, I did change my Avatar. It's Hachibei from Ai Kora a.k.a. Love and Collage. and yes, I took that right out of the manga. Its not as popular as it should be because it is a manga, so therefore I don't find anything on theotaku or animepaper concerning it any closer than the older and more popular works of the artist. Its my favorite comedy of all right now, but I have to be the sole creator of fan works I want to grace my own page... its rather frustrating that I'm not even getting the help of scans to make a wallpaper to turn into my background (Vectoring is tough, but making wallpapers using only the jpgs I've downloaded is tougher).

excuse me while I wipe away my tears sarcastically for the way this part whines. I have to admit I like to complain... and this is a pretty easy one to complain about. "Geez, everybody's making me work harder to make my site pretty..."
haha

Moving out? I sure hope so.

Every time I'm at work and the topic comes up about my plans to move out, the indian woman (she's so sweet) tells me to stay with my parents as long as possible. I think thats her specific opinion for other reasons... she is from a culture that never kicks out their children. Every one else supports my decision though, so I'm not discouraged.

And at last I've got two friends that may be looking for a roommate. One currently is being driven mad by his current roommate, and the other may be ousted from his parents house for reasons that cannot be explained concerning his own privacy (please don't ask - I wont tell).

Anyway, it looks like some change is in order before the years end - really, I was getting bored with life for a little while.

I think I'm done with todays post, so if you want to contact me, I've typically been on AIM before and after midnight.
[Krusty]
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Sunday, June 22, 2008

The O Story I've come to edit
Hello all,

Once again I've got no good excuse to have avoided my blog. I'm sure that there is some good reason that I just don't remember... or am I just sure there isn't one? Oh well, what matters is that I'm still alive and able to post with such great ability that you've never seen before.

Anyway, I indeed did agree to edit the O Story... I talked extensively with Kita on it on AIM. I wonder sometimes that it may be a mistake, as I notice that the problem I once had with writing stories is more prevalent than I thought. One of the most important things a writer must do is to keep the tenses the same. I once wrote a story that defied that and immediately got comments back on it, so I've decided to always keep my eye out for that while I'm writing. But honestly it is sometimes hard to catch. I'll have to put a disclaimer in the story that asks the writers to take care to write in the same tense as before so that I might keep the little sanity I have left (Example: If a page has 20 sentences and each sentence has an average of 1.5 words with incorrect tense, thats 30 words I have to correct the tense for per page. Last years story had around 80 pages I think and it doesn't look like its going to be much different this time).

Anyhow, any more talking about the story and I'll probably give away spoilers, so thats enough of that.

My Bass

Yup, I have a bass guitar.
Not a fish.
I've had it for... a few months now.
I play it a lot.
I play the same stuff over and over.
I have a book that is 3 inches thick full of music.
One song by Yngwie Malmsteen in there (Pron.- Ingvay).
Don't know what that one should sound like... but i know its extremely hard.
I can play the blues pretty easily.
Then again its only 7 different notes...
It gets kinda boring when you realize you don't know how to play accompaniment bass on your own.

oh, thats not poetry, its me being brain dead and just putting my thoughts down with barely any organization.

I think my post ends here?
An AMV? Maybe... [pulls up youtube]
ok, nothing good on Battle Programmer Shirase...
or anything else I want to spend time looking at...

oh well, I guess you'll have to find your own :P

[Krusty]
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Monday, June 2, 2008

A-kon... returns? ...forever? heck lets just call it Dark Knight Akon!
Well, I went to A-kon again this year, and if you know me much at all, you know I wasn't "thrifty". This was my first A-kon with a steady well-paying job; I wouldn't expect to have spent less money lol.

The Shwag Report

Shwag Report:
brought to you by the Photobucket Slideshow

Awesome, right?

And all I had to do was spend WAY too long uploading those pictures!

But wait! There's MORE!

Oh yeah, convention - Costumes!
Here's the first volley of great stuff - since I have to go!

Well, it was dangerous as normal I guess. I managed to get away from the dealer's room long enough to see the last half of the Applegeeks panel. It was probably the best Webcomic panel I've been to! Great guys that Hawk and Ananth.

Well, thats all I can squeeze in before I leave for the night.

[Krusty]
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Friday, May 16, 2008

Short post (its after midnight - ok?)
Ah, its good to have some time to write...
its good to have some time to read...
Don't do both at the same time, unless you are copying something down.

Anyway, I was forced - of my own accord to read Death Note. I find it easier to read the manga somehow than to suffer thru the anime - its quicker anyway... I believe I'm at the point where I know whats going on, but I believe it deserves to be anime in my greater understanding of the industry. Its just the right kind of "weird".

Anyway in a subject not entirely related, I will indeed be a Writer in the upcoming O Story. I'm pretty sure I should be somewhat discreet about details, so you will have to wait - as will I. Though my patience will be tried, I bet.

anyways, "neener neener neener" to anyone not writing it - you have to wait longer! HAHA!

Well, its time for bed, more to come later... If I remember.
[Krusty]
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Super Secret Messages!?
WHAT! WHERE?!

Oh, well - pardon the "insanity" it is late and if you know me, you also may know I'm running on only the residual brainwaves from Friday.

Secret messages... maybe, but I did happen to find some in my Pastel manga. I also know they had been there for one year and 3 months. I'm such a detective... Anyway, I was kinda both surprised and offended about three notes I found in each of the first three volumes of my manga (quite an innocent storyline if you ask me). The first one said:
"Bad bad boy! I am disapointed in you!!!"

I was thinking "Oh, my gosh. Who would put this in my manga?!" then I noticed that it was written on a note pad provided by a Hampton inn.

The only time my manga and I had ever been to a Hampton Inn was at the very first Ikkicon in Austin, TX. Apparently, someone in our room thought it might be a good idea to shame me for my choice in paperback reading material. I got so mad at the thought that the person I thought would do this and had in fact done this that I wrote my feelings down on paper and came up with the thought that she was a hypocrite and quite fiendishly so. I had planned on reading all the way thru this story again anyhow, so I pick up the second one and find another note:

"If you don't get rid of these, I am going to tell your parents."

This was the one that told me it was a joke after all - nobody there knew my parents. I laughed so hard. My sister Kari came in and looked through the others and said there were more notes. I wanted to wait to see the others. Finally, I sat down to read the 3rd (I never found a fourth note). It read:

"Go to Google images and look up "sex". It is free and it is real people."

Obviously, I had already done this... er, know of someone who did... :D and its really - um... eww. Just stay away from google images. Type in anything without the filter and you are almost guaranteed to find PORN - or worse. Well, this was obviously written by someone who was either doing a terrible job of flirting with me or a terrible job of messing with me. Either way, it was terrible - not like they actually read the story. I can tell by the pages the notes were left on. I would have left said notes on the most scandalous pages, while these seemed to be placed randomly.

End of ecchi-sam detective story... yeah, I am called ecchi-sam by one of my friends... mostly because I'm a romatic comedy fan
- its so funny sounding :D ecchi-sam :D

busy month

Well, no more busy at work (I hope) though one of my co-workers is about to have a little akachan / baby / bundle of joy. She won't be back for a month and then the other guy who I've been helping to do all the stuff I do (way too dang hard to explain) is taking his vacation at the end of this month.

I've also got plans to attend the local Renaissance festival, Scarborough Faire next weekend and then finally on the 30th - the return of my beloved A-kon! Oh there will be shwag! The shwag there will be!

I also took a couple hours today to look for an apartment.

WHAAAT!!!

Yeah, gotta leave the freaking nest already!
I CAN actually afford the single bedroom at one place. It doesn't look too good on the outside... or the inside, but its acceptably close to where I work and not bad on the price at all. If I go for the cheap one, I'll get a cruise - 5 days all expense paid (way better than Carnival). I just wish I had some desire to go on a cruise... if its at least 2 tickets then there's no problem (don't wanna go alone - thats just sad)... maybe I should get a passport...

Ben Stein's Movie

Expelled - the new documentary by Ben Stein was fantastic. It really brought to light the problems the scientific community is causing for itself.
No self scrutiny
No accceptance of ideas of a certain type of influence
(namely religious)
Its a terrible thing thats happening to the scientific community because of it. Many scientists are losing tenior because of their beliefs and have nothing to do about it because of the many people who are willing to give up their beliefs to stay employed. Heartless people...

Its all because of this:
Nobody can explain how the cell works, how such a magnificent system came into being. So there's no explanation? Those with faith can't see another explanation than intelligent design, so when the scientific authorities see that, they kick out their "rogue ideology" and take away their tenior. Its a travesty, really. To lose so many brilliant minds from scientific journals just because they can't see how something so magnificent could be created in such a mundane fashion as trial and error that would, in all likelihood, take longer than the life of a star.

This is a great documentary and has some astounding parallels that are only so offensive to the scientific community only because they cant be anything but accurate. The truth hurts.

End of Post

Well, it was fun typing so much until 2am... I gotta wake up tomorrow.

Songs stuck in head for length of post typing:
"Crazy little thing called love"
"Don't Stop me Now"
both by Queen


I'll probably forget to post again...
[Krusty]
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The webcomic is cancelled by me
I did this sketch of the MC for that (bad - I realized) idea:

It turns out the idea is only funny to those w/ a morbid sense of humor and would definitely end in some question of sanity on the writer's part. I'm glad I have friends that can point out to me that an amphibious creature killing people for sport isn't exactly funny... after you laugh the first time. I need a writer... or to have funny ideas of my own... 'cause funny is easier to draw.

On another note, I don't remember there being so few people that would visit in any two weeks given time... I dont even have gb signings newer than December... I check it b/c I don't get the "alert" anymore.

figures I get off hiatus when almost everyone I know is on hiatus. Maybe they are playing WoW...

No, thats not it. I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now...

kbye
[Krusty]
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