"Daisuke: Ninja for Hire"

Visit http://genjipig.blogspot.com/ for the original post.

OK! So, I finally came up with a name for my game! The official title of my game will be "Daisuke: Ninja for Hire".

So the name is as straightforward as it sounds. It is about a Ninja named Daisuke, and the ongoing story will involve him doing various missions for all types of characters.

I also have been doing a lot of bug fixing and adding a lot of content to my game lately, so I decided to make a bit of a teaser trailer.

There isn't too much to it, but I just thought I would give the people a little taste.

The video is on youtube:

On my ZNOLMT Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsGcLNoCtd8

And on my GenjiPig Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umFkczwvtQ8

Liberation Theology.

I was looking through my notebook and I found my Liberation Theology notes.


Perhaps this explains why I dropped that class.

The Epic Camaro Journey !!

Here is the story of Nikki's Camaro, as told by me, on the forum of Camaro5.com. I'm posting it here so that the world and Facebook can read it too.

There original link can be found here: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27484

Here we go!!

OK Everyone, I don't know if you've been following the ups and downs of Nikki's (NikkiCamaro) terrible experience trying to secure a Camaro, but I've decided to share it with you all anyways.

This story is full of love, hate, villains, princesses, magic and wonder .. well, sort of ..

It does however have a happy ending, which could not have come without the fantastic help from Camaro5 members!! Thanks you guys !!

So, here we go.





A long long time ago, my girlfriend Nikki decided she wanted a car. She had finally found a decent paying job, and we had a great new apartment, so she wanted to find the perfect car for her. After doing a bunch of research (which included reading car blogs, reviews, watching Transformers, and eventually discovering Camaro5.com), Nikki decided that the 2010 Camaro was the PERFECT car for her.

After searching through Camaro5, we discovered that one of the local dealers in our area (San Francisco, California) was reportedly selling Camaro orders for MSRP, with $1000 deposits. So, Nikki stashed away the money and we eventually headed out to PUTNAM GM, in BURLINGAME.

When we got out there, we met a seemingly very nice man named Ed. He was pretty knowledgeable, took the cash, gave us a receipt and assured us the car would be in after about 8 weeks, but there were about 20 orders ahead of us.

So, we waited, and waited .. Calling every now and again to check up on the order, but getting very little response back from the Putnam Dealership. It's like they didn't want to tell us anything, we honestly felt like we were getting the cold shoulder, which seemed very rude considering they were holding onto Nikki's money. Our emails were returned only by very brief single sentence responses.

After about a month or so, we found out that Putnam had their yellow floor model there and we could check it out, so we did. After checking out the 2010 Camaro up close, Nikki decided she wanted a Sunroof added to her order, so she emailed Ed, told him, and he assured her that he added the sunroof to her order, and that it was just in time because her order would be going in to GM within the next week or so.

Keep in mind, Nikki's original order was; 2LT, ABM, Auto, RS. No known restraints on any part of it.

We later heard about a certain Camaro5 member, who had also ordered from this dealership, and had a VERY bad experience with them. I was extremely concerned, so Nikki and I consulted some of our (quite powerful) lawyer friends and family members, to make sure that if things went bad, we would be able to at least get our money back. I shared this on Camaro5, simply stating that I spoke to a lawyer out of concern for my girlfriend's order. Nikki later got an angry email from Ed at Putnam, saying he was upset with my actions.

I would just like to say, that my actions are non of Ed's business. His deal was with Nikki, not me. Also, if he didn't want to hear threats of lawyers and calls to the Better Business Bureau, then his dealership shouldn't have done such bad business with Camaro5 members.

The "bad deal" with the other Camaro5 member was supposedly worked out, but it lead to many other Camaro5 members complaining about their bad experiences with this particular dealership.

SO !! After a while, we were starting to feel a bit hopeless, as I'm sure many Camaro5 members can relate to, until one day, we found the famous "check your order" thread. I put Nikki's order number in, but got no response, due to the flood of members trying to get their orders checked. A few days later, Nikki successfully got her order checked on one of these threads.

Order status: 0000

ORDER CANCELED !!

Apparently our order had been canceled, TWO DAYS AFTER WE PLACED IT !!

So what the hell were we waiting for over the past two months ??

Nikki and I IMMEDIATELY tried to contact the dealer, and got very little response. We created threads here on Camaro5 and got opinions of other members, for which we are extremely grateful!

We EVENTUALLY heard back from Ed, who tried to tell us our order wasn't canceled. We also briefly spoke with another worker who told us our order would probably go in soon due to the fact that about 15 orders had gone in over the last few weeks .. Wait what !? 15 in a couple weeks? Weren't we 20th in line a few MONTHS ago ??

FINALLY, after multiple attempts to get a hold of Ed, Nikki demanded to see a copy of her actual order printout, and eventually got it faxed to her work.

The initial order was canceled, Nikki was never informed, and a new order was placed with a new order number .. and guess what else .. NO SUNROOF !!

At this point, we realized Putnam had been BSing us from the get go. We talked a bit, and Nikki then canceled her order. They told her they would send a check, but after a few days of waiting (canceled on thursday night, friday, saturday, sunday, monday) Nikki called again, told them to forget mailing, headed down there in person and picked up the check, which had been sitting on someones desk for god knows how long.

So now that THAT nightmare was over, Nikki still needed a car. I had been calling other local dealerships to see what their stock and allocations were like, but after mentioning our hard time with the previous dealership, they would often say something like "oh, yeah Putnam, they're our friends".

Needless to say, I never got a single call back from any of our local dealerships in the San Francisco Bay area.

After more and more searching, we heard about some good dealerships, but no one had anything on hand nearby, and Nikki was sick of waiting.

I found a Dealer in Sacramento, selling at MSRP, but they didn't want to sell their floor model till they got another one in. We headed up there (90 mile drive) to check it out, sign some finance papers, and get an idea of when she could take the car home.

Nikki called back a few days later, and they never even ran the finance application, and they had no idea when they would get another Camaro.

Forget them. I should have realized they were no good when they told us "You can't order these Camaros!" I assured them that customers could, and many Camaro5 members had already gotten their cars. The dealers just gave me a dumbfounded look and an "Oh." All this was going on while one of the other salesmen was trying to do handstands on his motorcycle.

SO FORGET THAT PLACE !! It really makes me wonder what they must do all day at dealerships like that? How could they really not know their product?

All had seemed lost, but then, JUST YESTERDAY (saturday), I widened up the range on cars.com to 250 miles for 2010 Camaros.

This new search found us a few Camaros at MSRP in ..... Madera, California!

I've never even heard of Madera. It is about 160+ miles from San Francisco out roughly near Fresno. I suggested it to Nikki hesitantly, and she immediately called, and asked them, if she showed up tomorrow, could she drive it off the same day? They pretty much said, HELL yes! They wanted to sell these Camaros, and we wanted to buy them! Well .. just one.

So we woke up early this morning and made our epic drive out to Madera California. It was a long .. LONG way, through tons of farmland. It was WAY out there, and we had luckily gotten a ride from Nikki's father, which was very nice of him. The drive seemed like forever, but it was probably just the anxiety of approaching this LEGENDARY city of Madera, where Camaros were sold for MSRP .. something UNHEARD of in our area.

We FINALLY got to Madera Auto Center, where we met Mario, a VERY nice VERY helpful gentleman who dealt with all the paperwork, helped us out and explained all the financing to us very carefully.

It was a big relief to be actually treated like people by a dealership. These people at Madera Auto Center were GREAT people, so helpful, and very kind. They had 2 Camaros when we got there, one yellow 2LT and one black 1LT, apparently the SS they had was sold the day before.

SO, we took the yellow 2LT out for a quick test drive .. and what do you know ~

As soon as Nikki pulls out of the parking lot and up to the light, a red 2005+ mustang pulls up next to her, looks at her, looks at me, puts his head down, then says "Nice car ...". Nikki and I looked at each other, laughed, and looked at him. She said thanks, and I said "I know." Then the rubber burned. We all had a good laugh, it was so perfect!

We got back, they dealt with paperwork, I got us all burgers, and after bunch of paper signing, and onstar explaining, NIKKI FINALLY GOT HER CAMARO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And so the Epic Camaro Journey came to a close !!

It wasn't exactly what she originally wanted, but thats what the aftermarket is for! We made sure to call the Sacramento dealership and tell them to shred her paperwork. Nikki even let me drive half the way home!

Now the Camaro is parked at our apartment complex and Nikki is asleep. She wanted me to write this because she knows that I have way too much free time on my hands.

I hope you guys enjoyed hearing about our adventure, and I hope you guys all get your Camaros soon if you have not gotten it yet!

Good luck!






Oh, and I know ..




So, here are some pics~

The black 1LT:




Nikki's Camaro:








More pix to come!

Oh, and a word of advice .. Turn the traction control off.

Close call.

Before I go to sleep, I would just like to say to the jerk in the PT cruiser who nearly killed me on Turk this past evening ..

F*** you.

I was walking to campus to work on a project, and I just so happened to be on the phone (though I was using the ear buds to talk). I was crossing the street, AT THE CROSSWALK on Turk. This was one of the crosswalks without a signal, but it's clearly out in the open and I could never imagine it being dangerous.

Anyways, I was crossing, and I was just hanging up my phone, when I noticed a car coming toward me, a PT cruiser. This is not unusual, as you would expect a car to come toward you while you're crossing the street, AT A GODDAMN CROSSWALK. What you also expect, is the car to slow down as it comes toward you. This car didn't, and I noticed this as it was closing in on me. Those are fairly big cars, and I was dead in it's sights, so the f***er driving must have not been looking at the road AT ALL. So, as the car came within just a few feet of me, probably going about 40, I realized that there was something terribly wrong with this picture .. SO, with the reflexes of a puma (or maybe a guinea pig), I took a lightning fast hop back, and avoided getting hit by barely a few inches .. and I literally mean INCHES !! any closer and I woulda been f***ed.

So, like any normal person, as soon as it wizzed past me, I let out a rather loud .. "WHAT THE F*** !!" and the jerk kept going. So, seriously .. if anyone knows someone who drives a PT cruiser, and was driving it down turk last night at around 9:30, please tell me, so that I can punch them in their face, because if I hadn't looked up at just the right moment, or hung up my phone at just the right second, or even if my jump back was just a few inches short, I would be in the ER right now.


Learn to look where you're going.

Closing in .. Also Camaros .. and Star Trek?

So, the semester is coming to a close. Graduation is almost here, and I have a lot of stuff to do before then. Luckily my morning class for Monday was canceled so I can be up late doing homework tonight. I've had a hard time getting stuff done, but it's getting down to the wire now, so now that the pressure is on, I think I can crank out everything I need to in what little time I have.

My workload for finals is as follows

2 Presentations

4 Papers

1 Project

1 Take Home Test

Some make up stuff.

Couple more service hours? ( .. need to check on that .. )

And yeah, I actually have like, double finals in some classes, or multiple part finals. But no actual sit down exams which is good. Studying for a test is a different kind of stress from working on papers or projects. I know that even if I write a paper that I might not be satisfied with, I'll probably still get a good grade, but if I don't study my ASS off for a test, I probably wont do so well .. So at least that type of stress is off my shoulders.

Aside from homework tonight, I did go to the gym and watch the new episode of Dragonball Kai, which was awesome, even though I already knew what was going to happen.

I also think this Camaro looks pretty awesome
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22218

But not $10k markup awesome. Could probably do that stuff myself for under $100. Just gimme some blackout tint from the air freshener store, some matte black car paint and some duct tape. Hah! I'd probably fuck up though, especially on a new car.

Probably gonna get some stripes when Nikki gets hers in this summer though .. they'll look bad ass, Grand Sport style Hash marks.

Anywho, I'm pretty sure I had a point in starting to write this blog, but now I can't remember.

As I look through my notes, I realize that I can't read my own handwriting .. but it doesn't really matter, because I don't think I wrote down anything important anyways. I DID however draw a LOT of awesome pictures of Ninjas, which I think is just as important.

Anywho, lots of stuff is coming up in the next week or so .. Parties, Bay to Breakers and of course .. DUN DUN DUN !! GRADUATIONNNN !!111Nunnnunuhhh!!

I should be looking forward to it, but I'm too caught up in the stress of the moment. It will be a huge relief when it comes though.

I really don't understand why I'm freaking out so much lately, it isn't like i'm even taking hard classes. I got all of those out of the way already, this semester should be a cake walk! After all of those semesters of actually hard classes and 20+ page papers with super hard tests .. those never really phased me, but now I think I'm just kinda burnt out. I need a break.

ALMOST THARRRRR !!

In other news. In anticipation of Nikki's Camaro .. WHICH SEEMS TO BE TAKING FOREVER .. we checked out a yellow 2LT at the dealership the other day. It was frigg'n SWEET !! Except for two problems.

1. Did not have RS package.

2. $5k dealer markup.

Weak syrup よ.

I posted some pix on fazebook. Nikki should have hers in like a month or so .. and it will be even more awesomerated !!

OH! I also saw Star Trek last night .. and I know everyone is saying this, but it's true, "I am not a fan of the series, but this was a really good movie!". It's true! It was a really good movie! And I normally can't stand Star Trek .. AND BELIEVE ME ! I HAVE WATCHED THE ORIGINAL STAR TREK !! I had a friend (who shall remain nameless) as a child who loved the original show/movies, and I was at times forced to watched them. I did not understand the appeal back then, and now that I do understand it, I just think it's lame.

BUT THIS MOVIE WAS PRETTY GOOD !! It was fun, and it kept me entertained. It didn't blow my away, but I would reccomend it to anyone who likes a good action movie, and if you have a bit of knowledge of the original star trek series, then you will really appreciate it.

When they made the movie, I'm sure they were trying to appeal to people who may not like Star Trek, because at times, it even seemed like a parody of the original .. But they had a reason for it! which was fun .. The fact that I'm still talking about it speaks for itself. Go see it!

I think I should get back to work now .........

In a slump.

So lately I have found it very difficult to focus. It's hard for me to get much done, and I can feel the angst continually growing as time goes by. I feel increasingly detached.

It was really fucking hot today and is supposed to be hotter tomorrow. It remains super fucking warn in my apartment, and anyone who knows me, knows that I can't stand hot weather. I'm pretty sure the pigs are miserable also.

I have been feeling particularly frustrated tonight, because of the combined lack of focus and lack of cool weather. I thought to myself, "how do I normally deal with hot weather situations ?". Then I realized that i would normally do it in the same way I would deal with any other frustrating situation ..... I would go for a drive!

Driving my Z would always calm me down and give me a chance to cool down and clear my mind. There really is nothing quite like driving a super low, super stiff sports car with the top off on an empty freeway in a hot night. Damn that sounds good .. But alas, I gave up my car back in February to save money. Little did I realize that it would have a much greater impact on my life and behaviour than I could have imagened.

I really miss being able to drive around and escape all my problems. But now my car isn't even registered, so there is no chance of that for the time being.

I really think that an occasional drive would really bring me out of this slump, but I accept no substitutes.

Fuck. I feel lost without my Z.

Dragonball Evolution Live Blog.

So, I managed to get a copy of a large chunk of the live new terrible live action movie, "Dragonball Evolution", which came out in theaters in Japan just a few days ago, and comes out in theaters in the US next month. I did not watch the entire movie, though I have seen various chunks of the movie already. What I watched today were the scenes leading up to the ending, and the ending itself.

The following is an IM with my buddy Tsukento. Tsukento and I are both HUGE fans of Dragonball, and have been since our early childhood. Both of us are basically walking, talking Dragonball Encyclopedias.

The following IM conversation is mostly just my rantings as I watched the ending of the movie, my immediate impressions as the events unfolded. It is pretty brief convo, and I will probably write a real review tomorrow, or the next day. I just wanted to convey my emotions while I watched this travesty.

THIS DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS .. kind .. if you even give a rats ass.




















Z NO LMT (10:11:41 PM): this movie is really bad
Tsukento X (10:11:50 PM): Took you that long to figure?
Z NO LMT (10:11:56 PM): no like seriously
Z NO LMT (10:12:03 PM): the acting is aweful
Z NO LMT (10:12:23 PM): like even if it wasn't a bastardization of dragonball
Z NO LMT (10:12:28 PM): it would still be a terrible movie
Z NO LMT (10:14:19 PM): OH S***
Z NO LMT (10:14:22 PM): KAMEHAME HA OF LIFE !!
Z NO LMT (10:14:29 PM): this is bs
Z NO LMT (10:14:32 PM): he got shot and is dieing
Z NO LMT (10:14:42 PM): Goku can take a bullet to the head and just get pissed off in dragonball
Z NO LMT (10:15:17 PM): "Grandpa how, how do I defeat Oozaru" NEW WORST LINE EVARRR
Z NO LMT (10:16:01 PM): mutaito is not dead
Z NO LMT (10:16:06 PM): and he is the black ghost buster
Tsukento X (10:16:08 PM): Do they not even know what Oozaru means?
Z NO LMT (10:16:12 PM): of course not
Z NO LMT (10:16:39 PM): they have to get to dragon temple
Z NO LMT (10:18:25 PM): dude, this is s***
Z NO LMT (10:18:29 PM): i don't even know whats going on anymore
Z NO LMT (10:18:33 PM): everything is happening hella fast
Z NO LMT (10:19:24 PM): goku put on his orange and blue gi for some reason
Z NO LMT (10:19:47 PM): YOU WILL BECOME OOZARUUUUuuuUu
Z NO LMT (10:20:18 PM): finally get to see crappy oozaru
Z NO LMT (10:20:24 PM): 18th birthday
Z NO LMT (10:20:28 PM): oozaru serves piccolo
Z NO LMT (10:20:32 PM): wtf were they thinkinhg?
Z NO LMT (10:21:00 PM): ok, goku just became the wolfman
Tsukento X (10:21:10 PM): Only with an eclipse.
Z NO LMT (10:21:13 PM): of course
Z NO LMT (10:21:17 PM): and only after his 18th birthday
Z NO LMT (10:21:53 PM): piccolo explained goku's origin in like 5 seconds
Z NO LMT (10:22:43 PM): oozaru goku is completely CG
Z NO LMT (10:22:48 PM): and looks like s***
Z NO LMT (10:23:16 PM): looks like something between a gorilla and vampire bat
Z NO LMT (10:23:29 PM): Goku "My grandfather taught me, first rule, there are no rules"
Tsukento X (10:23:51 PM): Also movie seems to suggest that Piccolo came to Earth before with another Saiyan.
Z NO LMT (10:24:13 PM): omg
Z NO LMT (10:24:18 PM): why is the goku piccolo fihgt
Z NO LMT (10:24:23 PM): just like the neo smith fight
Z NO LMT (10:24:25 PM): from matrix 3
Z NO LMT (10:24:30 PM): only w/ fireballs
Z NO LMT (10:25:39 PM): these monologues are retarded
Z NO LMT (10:26:07 PM): WORST KAMEHAMEHA EVARRR
Z NO LMT (10:27:16 PM): yay !
Z NO LMT (10:27:22 PM): magic dragonball chant
Z NO LMT (10:27:26 PM): omfg this is lame
Z NO LMT (10:30:50 PM): that was the worst ending to anything ever
Z NO LMT (10:30:57 PM): also, the piccolo part must be after the credits
Tsukento X (10:31:02 PM): Yeah.
Z NO LMT (10:31:03 PM): which didn't get into this video
Tsukento X (10:31:04 PM): I was about to say
Tsukento X (10:31:09 PM): Wait until after the credits.
Z NO LMT (10:31:09 PM): because
Z NO LMT (10:31:18 PM): it cuts out when the credits start
Z NO LMT (10:31:29 PM): the piccolo battle was really really bad
Z NO LMT (10:31:39 PM): and after, piccolo is just laying on the ground
Z NO LMT (10:31:45 PM): then they leave him alone
Z NO LMT (10:31:54 PM): i wanna cry now
Z NO LMT (10:46:37 PM): I'm gonna post part of this IM
Z NO LMT (10:46:40 PM): but 'll take your name out
Tsukento X (10:46:47 PM): lol Don't have to.
Z NO LMT (10:46:52 PM): ok fine
Z NO LMT (10:46:58 PM): gonna put it on facebook
Z NO LMT (10:47:01 PM): and blogger
Tsukento X (10:48:49 PM): Haha.

Computer Failure

So my lappy has recently been disabled. My iPhone has now become primary means of communication but I really don't mind so much because this thing can do friggin everything !!

This post is mostly just a test of iPhone blogging.

Dragonball Evolution Trailer

Here it is, the first full trailer for the god forsaken live action Dragonball movie. From this trailer we learn that the plot is even more f***ed up than we could have previously imagined, and we see the terrible cast in terrible action, "cool."

Please join me in boycotting this movie. If you want to see it just to see how bad it is, please bootleg it. I think it is important that this movie does not make enough money to warrant a sequel, which from what I understand, has been planned.

Also, I'm not sure how long this video will be up for, it may be taken down, in which case I will have to repost it.



Expect a longer rant from me later.

Here is the direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4t8PeqJ6E

Thanksgiving Break.

So this past week was both fun, and stressful. Spent the week with the family, having our annual big ass thanksgiving, with the table that stretches out into the next room, and about 30 seats around it. It was pretty awesome, as usual, except for the fact that there were 6 pies, and i only got 1 slice of pumpkin and 1 slice of apple, before they were all devoured. NO LEFT OVER PIE !! ALSO, we ate ALL, yes, ALL of the thanksgiving leftovers the next day. So yeah, no leftover anything.

Spent the week mostly with my cousins, we did all kinds of fun stuff, including going to the SF international auto show, in which we saw all the new and upcoming cars, up close and personal. 370z was pretty ugly, but somehow impressive. After checking out a bunch of the luxury cars, the interior of the 350z looked like the inside of a toy car, and kinda ruined it for me. From what I understand, the 370 made a vast improvement in the interior.


While the notched/split/triangular headlights were an interesting IDEA, they create a few problems .. one, is that from the front, they look kinda dumb .. and TWO is that from the side, they make the fenders look retarded. While I don't think the catfish mouth is TERRIBLE, I don't understand why it has those stupid little fangs. Hopefully there will be an upgradable exterior package, maybe a Nismo edition that will look nicer in this aspect. The door handles are a bit out of control .. and I think that compared to the rest of the car, the hood is extremely boring .. Even the current 350z has a more interesting hood, with that bulge in the middle that I've begun to grow fond of. The front front of the car retains the shape of the 350z, but the rear end of the car is a complete and total mess. I didn't even bother to take a picure of the back .. its like they were going for an old school 240z kinda look .. but got it all wrong .. it ends up making the car look similar to the z4 coupe, with a big long front end and a smooshed little rear. I did however like the fact that they flared out the fenders .. but the tail lights are pretty hideous.

Maybe I'll get used to it over time. And while I might sound harsh, I still like it .. I just don't love it. And I think it could use a lot of improvements. It is however a beast at 330 HP .. But I would seriously take the G37 over this thing any day of the week. I don't understand why they didn't make it look more like it's sister car (the G37) .. Could have made a similar headlight design, and a done something different for the tail lights .. just like the way the 350z and the G36 complemented each other .. oh well ..

The GT-R was off limits, but it looked great from a few feet away. The new mustang was still big as a boat, but it was very smooth, which was nice .. not so sure if i like the rear end yet. And speaking of boats, the challenger is a big ugly machine that looks like it belongs in the water. While I don't doubt that it is a beast of a car, i'm sure it handles like a plate of jello.

Now, as far as cars that I was interested in go .. there were a few that I checked out in great detail. As pretty as it was on the outside, the 3 series BMW didn't really do it for me on the inside .. it was kinda boring, very standard .. honestly reminded me a bit of an EVO interior, but nicer of course. On the other hand, the G37 was not only beautiful on the outside, but the interior was ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS !! Wood grain, comfy leather seats, cockpit feel, dash that wrapped around both seats, everything in clear view. Now THAT is a car I could drive. One thing I didn't like so much was that, even though it was pretty big inside, I felt a bit confined and clostrophobic in the passenger seat .. but maybe I'm just meant to drive.

The NEXT beamer we got into, was the x6. I jumped into it expecting to be blown away, but alas, it was yet again a big disappointment. Very boring interior, with not a lot going on .. just seemed really standard. So we skipped along the way and got into the infiniti competitor, the new FX50 .. I have been admiring the newly redesigned exterior for a while, and I really like the new headlight design and shape of the car, there is a LOT of attention to detail in this machine, including the crazy wavy grill, which is amazing to look at close up. ANYWHO, the interior did not disappoint, it was beautiful and comfortable, but as far as an SUV goes, for the size of it, it was pretty small on the inside, and the trunk wasn't really HUGE .. but still, amazing car.

Honorable mentions go out to the BMW 1 series, which really surprised me as being both comfortable and asthetically pleasing on the inside and out .. and although it looks like a smashed 3 seriers, I've begun to grow rather fond of it.

The Benzes were a bit out of control, and we wern't allowed to touch any of the Astons, ferraris, lambos, etc.

In all, it was both fun and informative .. the G37 is definatly on the top of my list.

ANYWHO, we're getting a new apartment soon in 日本町 .. Really nice luxury building .. workout room, lap pool, sauna, hot tub, etc. It should be great .. especially if it comes with another HD TV.

Anywho .. it has come to my attention that the few remaining arcades in existance are selling their machines .. The tilt in the metreon is selling everything they have .. but for out of control prices of course. I was informed though, that there is an arcade not too far from here that is selling virtua on for as low as 200 bucks, and SVC Chaos for 500. This is not 100% confirmed, but would be an AMAZING deal if it were true, and if I had space, I would totally get BOTH .. and maybe a few more, because I love virtua on, and 200 bucks is the deal of a lifetime. I know at least one other person who is interested, and might get it, which means .. some serious virtua on may be in order in the near future.


Anyone else wanna go in on an arcade machine? got the space? this could be awesome.

Why a MGS4 Movie should exist.

Forget surprises, forget new stories, just make a live action version of MGS4 I can watch on the big screen. It was the culmination of the entire Metal Gear Series, and with the right amount of flash back scenes, would make a great standalone movie. Of course, it would have to be about 10 hours long, which I don't think I would mind watching in a single sitting.

ANYWHO, my main argument is that, this movie could have a great cast, and no, I'm not talking about David Hayter (although maybe he could write the thing), I'm talking Sean Connery and Harrison Ford.

Thats right, I said it !!

And I know they're both old now, but that is my whole point !! It would be a MGS4 movie !! Flash backs of other games could use other less important people, and maybe be heavily filtered .. but the main character would be Sean Connery as Old Snake!

I MEAN LOOK AT HIM !!



THROW A FRIGG'N HEADBAND ON HIM AND HE'S PERFECT !!

Moving on ..

If you claim to be a fan of Metal Gear but don't know why I mentioned Sean Connery to be in this movie, then I seriously hate you.

It is because ...

BIG BOSS WAS ORIGINALLY BASED ON SEAN CONNERY !!












And don't tell me that look is dated ..

CUZ BIG BOSS IN MGS4 STILL LOOKS LIKE SEAN CONNERY !!














JUST THROW A DAMN EYEPATCH ON HIM AND YOU'RE GOLD !!

The rest of the cast is far less important, except that Eva/Big Mama, can be played by Tilda Swinton.
















Now someone tell me .. AM I RIGHT OR AM I RIGHT !!??
Come on Kojima, YOU KNOW THIS LOOKS PRETTY DAMN GOOD !!

Best Man.

So, one week ago, I was the best man at my friend's wedding. I must say, it was a pretty awesome wedding. I had a ton of fun.

Anywho, the pics are starting to show up now. The first bunch are posted up somewhere on the internet. There were like 3 or 4 people taking pics, so there should be like a million on their way still.

So far, the biggest fan favorite is the infamous Ginyuu Tokusentai pic we took at the altar in the church.


There are several different versions of this pic, a few of which I am still yet to see. I think this one is pretty damn good though.

Also, I think one of these next pics is destined to become an album cover.



And here is a pic of me and my lovey,


It is currently on my fazebook. But yeah, those are some of the funner pics that are currently floating around, although there should be some even-more-extra-exciting pictures to come soon.

Oh, and even though everyone knows that weddings are all about the best man .. I GUESS I should include a pic of the Bride and Groom together also.


SO THAR YA GOOOO !!

More like LiePhone.

So I was in the library studying, listening to some totally sweet Maroon 5, when suddenly and without (20%) warning, my iPhone's battery died. It was odd, because it had claimed to have full battery the entire time I was at the library, which obviously could not have been true since I had been using it all day.

Usually my phone will tell me when it's battery is dieing. I feel like we've already encountered a communication barrier in our relationship. Come on iPhone, if you can't articulate your feelings with me, then we're gonna have problems.

So hopefully this was just a one time thing, I don't want to have to send my iPhone to therapy, or get it some kind of anxiety medication. I don't think my insurance will cover it.

Speaking of insurance, mine is about to run out in a few months, so I better get all my doctor visits in while I can. Even though I can't stand going to any type of doctor, I really gotta get my (Mom's) money's worth.

In other news, I'm pretty run down from the events of the past week. I'm way behind in school work, but I'm starting to catch back up, thanks to Red Bull. I've found myself getting back into drinking energy drinks, which I know is a terrible habit, but I havn't had time to go to the gym (which usually gets my brain going), so I've had to resort to my old addiction. Unfortunatly I can no longer find anyone who sells Dark Dog ("It's Good for You!"*), so instead I just drink twice as much Red Bull. It gets the job done, but it totally tears my stomach apart.

* = Not really ...

Here is a doodle I drew on my Plato notes:


Totally epic.

iPwn.

So, if you have not yet heard. I got an iPhone (3G) about a week ago. New phone, new service and new number. If you need/want my new number, lemme know.

Anywho, I love my new phone. It has changed my life.

NOW I CAN GET MY LOLCATZ WHERE EVAR I GOOOOOO !!

Also, this is technically the first iPod I have ever owned. Kinda crazy .. I guess I have finally caved.

I guess this means I am over my phobia of iPods .. Although, I am still a bit suspicious that some day all the worlds iPods will come to life, and attach themselves to our heads to control our minds so that Steve Jobs can take over the world.

Oh well .. I guess we just have to accept our fate.

Camo Pig.

Adorable.

Pandemic Part 2.

So today was part 2 of the South Park Pandemic episode .. Guinea pigs dressed in adorable outfits attacked South Park. It was the greatest episode EVARRR !! If you know me at all, you SHOULD know that I love Guinea Pigs ..

I'm glad no Guinea Pigs were harmed in the episode, but I found it kinda strange that the Peruvian flue music drove the Guinea Pigs away .. cuz Genji and my pigs loved the music.

Genji thought it was hilarious, and now I need to get him and the other pigs costumes for Halloween.

The leader of the killer Guinea Pigs was (of course), a Guinea Pirate:


But there were also Guinea rats, bunnies, bees, even a terrifying Guinea-Saurus Rex:


All equally adorable.

Here are some clips from the episode:
What Did That?
Guinea Rats?

Well now, it looks like 'm gonna have to find/make Genji and my pigs costumes for Halloween .. ideas anyone?

Fly Trap.

So I made this today while I was helping out in Flash Class.

Took like 20 minutes or so.
It was a good exercise. kinda makes me want to make something awesome on flash. If only I had the time.

Fake Man & La Muerte Peluda

Oh Fake Man .. Took me a while, but I finally figured out how to beat you .. I'll Finish you off tomorrow.

Anywho, if you have not yet seen the most recent episode of South Park, I highly recommend that you do. It was hilarious .. and "La Muerte Peluda" may leave you "startled". I won't spoil it for you, just know that I found it particularly funny.

Disappointing MGS4 Lauch Event

So, I went to the MGS4 launch event today. I waited in line for over 4 hours only to be denied when I was finally near the front of the line. This seriously sucked, considering I got there so many hours early, and they kicked everyone out half an hour before the event was scheduled to end.

I was planning on getting my game signed, as well as a calorie mate box.

I noticed that very few people there had actually played much of the game, and several had just gotten it this morning. Some Japanese guys were going around interviewing people, and nobody they interviewed had anything very interesting to say .. this is when I intervened.

They were interviewing the guy behind me .. he was really boring and talking about how much he liked covert ops .. so when they were finishing up, I chimed in and told them "I actually beat the game already." and after a few seconds of deliberation in japanese between them, they turned back to me said "We want to interview you!", so they did.

First they asked me how much time I spent playing the game, and I told them "17 and a half hours over the past two days."

Then they asked me what I thought about it, and I told them that I liked how it incorporated aspects from all the metal gear games in this one ..

Then they asked me if I had any messages for Kojima and I said "SIGN MY STUFF !!" and whipped out my copy of MGS4 and a box of Calorie Mates ..

TOO BAD I DIDN'T GET THEM SIGNED !! I mean seriously .. WTF .. I didn't even get a damn dogtag.

I'm seriously disappointed .. I waited all that time, I devoted the past two days to that game, and totally DOMINATED it.

I think I deserved to get my game signed.

After it was over i stuck around for a little while .. The guys that interviewed me saw me in the window and pointed, then talked to the security guys, but I couldn't get in.

As a last resort, I waited till Kojima walked by, and put my calorie mate and MGS4 box up to the window .. he saw the calorie mate, pointed at it, and laughed, so at least I got that.

I'm still pissed that I didn't get a damn signature on my game after I waited so long .. total bull.

I might go to AX and see if David Hayter will sign it .. maybe .. maybe not.

MGS4: Done

It is official. It took me 17 hours 34 minutes and 12 seconds over the past two days, but I did it. I got, and beat MGS4. This means I can watch the bonus disk now !! All right !!

In the morning I'm going to the official launch event at the Metreon and get Kojima to sign my game !!

I guess I'll start it on hard now .. just for kicks .. maybe a lil MGO ..

Don't worry, I wont ruin the end for you .. unless you want me to.