Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
w00t! 5th kyu!
I just had my kendo grading over the weekend and hauled my raggedy ass up from 7th kyu to 5th. If I keep this up, I may have a shot at the dearly coveted Shodan somewhere around the end of next year.
I like Shodan. I like the sound of the word. There's something about it that strikes me as tremendously cool and sexy. Like how with depictions of the military in pop culture, certain ranks have an image associated with them. Sergeants are ruff and tuff and gritty. Captains are daring, dashing and debonaire. Majors (or was it Colonels?) are gruff and stuffy. That kind of thing.
Or maybe I just like the sound of Shodan because I played System Shock 2:
I like Shodan. I like the sound of the word. There's something about it that strikes me as tremendously cool and sexy. Like how with depictions of the military in pop culture, certain ranks have an image associated with them. Sergeants are ruff and tuff and gritty. Captains are daring, dashing and debonaire. Majors (or was it Colonels?) are gruff and stuffy. That kind of thing.
Or maybe I just like the sound of Shodan because I played System Shock 2:
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
A little about my taste in anime
On the recommendation of my Jap classmates (who are mostly female) I was shoved in the general direction of Natsume Yuujinchou (lit: Natsume's List of Friends):
Happily watched the first season of 13 episodes, mainly because I love cats. But somewhere around the middle of the 2nd season, I noticed Natsume Yuujinchou was leaving a horrible taste in my mouth, like I'd been gorging on candy floss and another episode of Natsume Yuujinchou would be all it takes to induce projectile vomit in all the happy pastel colours of the rainbow. As such, I needed to balance this saccharine silliness out, and gravitated towards this:
Have started reading the manga, too. And now I know how to say cerebral thrombosis in Jap. Noukessenshou. I really wonder if I should take this as a sign to lighten up...
Happily watched the first season of 13 episodes, mainly because I love cats. But somewhere around the middle of the 2nd season, I noticed Natsume Yuujinchou was leaving a horrible taste in my mouth, like I'd been gorging on candy floss and another episode of Natsume Yuujinchou would be all it takes to induce projectile vomit in all the happy pastel colours of the rainbow. As such, I needed to balance this saccharine silliness out, and gravitated towards this:
Have started reading the manga, too. And now I know how to say cerebral thrombosis in Jap. Noukessenshou. I really wonder if I should take this as a sign to lighten up...
Friday, July 3, 2009
I've decided I love WoW
Well, not that I actually play it or anything. I just derive a certain perverse pleasure from witnessing the fallout, collected here for your viewing pleasure. Watch, listen and be happy that you are not any of these people.
Warning: This one's sound is a bit loud.
This one looks a bit fake to me:
Saved the best for last. With over 4.6 million views, perhaps a dozen or so remixes, hundreds of responses and bugger knows how many parodies, this guy is definitely a meme.
No, I've no idea what's the deal with the remote at 1:10.
Warning: This one's sound is a bit loud.
This one looks a bit fake to me:
Saved the best for last. With over 4.6 million views, perhaps a dozen or so remixes, hundreds of responses and bugger knows how many parodies, this guy is definitely a meme.
No, I've no idea what's the deal with the remote at 1:10.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
ARE YOU... THE BRAAAIIIN SPECIALIST???
I'm currently reading Susan Blackmore's Conversations on Consciousness and I have to admit, it's pretty heavy for me, by which I mean I do have to concentrate a bit when reading it. The thing is, every so often, I suffer a wee lapse in my concentration (which is bloody unbecoming for a kendoka) and somewhere in me, my inner nutter bellows in the voice of D P Gumby: MY BRAIN HURTS!!!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
If there is a Heaven...
... for book-hungry infidels like me, then these places would do nicely:
Do check out the rest of them here. I swear, I had goosebumps browsing through these...
Do check out the rest of them here. I swear, I had goosebumps browsing through these...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
A minor gripe about Transformers...
Here's something that only just hit me after reading the Arcee result on somebody's Facebook quiz (I ended up as Jetfire on the same quiz.):
If the only way to make new bots is that Allspark doohickey, then why do the Transformers even need sexes? Of course, they don't. At least not for any reason more compelling than that untouchable axiom of the entertainment world: Sex sells. And the prospect of nice hips, a sexy/cute/sultry/FEMALE voice and boobs makes the target market that tiny bit bigger, even if it's on a fictional robot.
I don't know. I haven't watched the 2nd movie yet, so maybe there's some cute explanation for Arcee's femininity that's halfway plausible. Given the nature of the movie, I doubt it. Having grown up on Transformers, I do wonder why this line of thought never occured to me sooner.
On a related note, based on what I'm seeing the Japs and the Koreans get up to, especially the Japs, I'd put money on commercially available robot prostitutes hitting the market in less than ten years. As it is, Sega's gonna start selling wee curvaceous bots that kiss you later this year.
Don't bother getting silly ideas. She's only about 38cm tall. ;-)
What in blazes is the point of a female Transformer?
If the only way to make new bots is that Allspark doohickey, then why do the Transformers even need sexes? Of course, they don't. At least not for any reason more compelling than that untouchable axiom of the entertainment world: Sex sells. And the prospect of nice hips, a sexy/cute/sultry/FEMALE voice and boobs makes the target market that tiny bit bigger, even if it's on a fictional robot.
I don't know. I haven't watched the 2nd movie yet, so maybe there's some cute explanation for Arcee's femininity that's halfway plausible. Given the nature of the movie, I doubt it. Having grown up on Transformers, I do wonder why this line of thought never occured to me sooner.
On a related note, based on what I'm seeing the Japs and the Koreans get up to, especially the Japs, I'd put money on commercially available robot prostitutes hitting the market in less than ten years. As it is, Sega's gonna start selling wee curvaceous bots that kiss you later this year.
Don't bother getting silly ideas. She's only about 38cm tall. ;-)
Monday, June 29, 2009
Where in blazes did I put that Joker?
Regulars to this blog may remember I once put up a picture I found on Break (or was it Something Awful) of this absurdly detailed Etch-a-Sketch drawing of Heath Ledger's Joker. I haven't the damndest idea where I left it, but anyways, I found better. Check this out:
Found this and a few more here. Apparently, each takes about 70-80 hours and can command prices of up to USD10k. The artist's website is here. Go see!
Found this and a few more here. Apparently, each takes about 70-80 hours and can command prices of up to USD10k. The artist's website is here. Go see!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ever wondered what the inside of a baseball looks like?
And now you know. I'm not sure if I've posted this guy on this blog before, and I can't be bothered to check, so here's an earlier video showing his ungodly amazing skillz on vegetables and a BB:
By the way, if you watched the 2nd vid all the way to the end, you might have caught them talking about the next challenge: Cutting through steel plate. If anyone could tell me where I can find that, I'd be much obliged.
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