An innocent stripper / Better be good to me
I went to go see Sin City about a week ago. It was really good, not absolutely brilliant, but nice and violent. (That's the way I like 'em.) I liked Marv the best because he was such a freakin' badass. The one character that kind of bugged me was Nancy (the "innocent stripper"). It was like Miller (who did the original comics) tried to make Nancy complex and three-dimensional by making her both a stripper and an innocent little girl (sort of how Tanizaki's Aguri is both beautiful and ugly). It seemed to me that no one is truly innocent in Sin City, and Miller's attempt at mixing girlhood purity and blunt sexuality was something straight out of a cheap romance novel. It's almost like he was beating the reader over the head with her sexuality, when she's really nothing more than a tease. By having her work as a stripper, it's like Miller is saying, "Okay, okay, she's totally sexy, but she's really an innocent damsel-in-distress who needs to be rescued." I kept thinking, "Why not have her work at a law office or something? Why not give her a normal job?" It's just a lame attempt at trying to needlessly hyper-sexualize her. Also, I particularly enjoyed the castration scene at the end of the film because about half of the guys in the audience went "Gaah!" and covered their crotches. Funny shit. ^^
Well, anyway, my obnoxious neighbors finally moved out! They just up and left and took their Goddamn annoying little brats with them! No more loud music, no more kids scaring my cats, no more grilling on the porch (a big fire hazard), and no more late-night parties! Finally, I get some peace and quiet! Good riddance to those annoying motherfuckers! Honestly, I wish I could live in one of those childfree condos meant for retired people. I know it'd be expensive, but I'd totally love it. I hate kids.
Finally, I emailed Nightcrawler (of Nightcrawler's Translation Corp) to ask if I could help out with Emerald Dragon. I don't wanna do the whole script, but I really enjoy playing this game, and I'd like to see it in English. Unfortunately, he's giving me the runaround about my experience and credentials and stuff. I'm happy to see that he's concerned about quality control, but damn it's irritating. He even wanted me to do a test block of text to see if I've got what it takes. I can see why he hasn't made a whole lot of progress on the game. *Sigh* I swear, everything in the world of romhacking is a long and drawn-out process. I am going to be fucking pissed if he says I'm not qualified: I've been working with roms for four years, have a lot of experience, and I'm getting a BA in Japanese. I know I did well on that test block, and let's face it, he needs another translator. He's in no position to turn me down for something stupid like, "Oh, you missed this word here." Arrogant as this may be, I really don't like it when people call my translating skills into question. I don't mind if it's a legitimate concern (say, if I was asking to help with Radical Dreamers, a much more difficult game), but I don't appreciate a hacker who doubts my skills and takes his sweet time responding, when in fact, he's the one who need MY help. I've had problems with hackers who just don't communicate well, or who expect me to do all the work, and the one thing I have to say to Nightcrawler or any other hacker who wants my assistance is that you better be good to me (that's how it's gotta be now). Don't take this as a personal attack on Nightcrawler or anything; I've never worked with the guy, and he seems nice enough, I just don't like my skills being repeatedly questioned.
Well, anyway, my obnoxious neighbors finally moved out! They just up and left and took their Goddamn annoying little brats with them! No more loud music, no more kids scaring my cats, no more grilling on the porch (a big fire hazard), and no more late-night parties! Finally, I get some peace and quiet! Good riddance to those annoying motherfuckers! Honestly, I wish I could live in one of those childfree condos meant for retired people. I know it'd be expensive, but I'd totally love it. I hate kids.
Finally, I emailed Nightcrawler (of Nightcrawler's Translation Corp) to ask if I could help out with Emerald Dragon. I don't wanna do the whole script, but I really enjoy playing this game, and I'd like to see it in English. Unfortunately, he's giving me the runaround about my experience and credentials and stuff. I'm happy to see that he's concerned about quality control, but damn it's irritating. He even wanted me to do a test block of text to see if I've got what it takes. I can see why he hasn't made a whole lot of progress on the game. *Sigh* I swear, everything in the world of romhacking is a long and drawn-out process. I am going to be fucking pissed if he says I'm not qualified: I've been working with roms for four years, have a lot of experience, and I'm getting a BA in Japanese. I know I did well on that test block, and let's face it, he needs another translator. He's in no position to turn me down for something stupid like, "Oh, you missed this word here." Arrogant as this may be, I really don't like it when people call my translating skills into question. I don't mind if it's a legitimate concern (say, if I was asking to help with Radical Dreamers, a much more difficult game), but I don't appreciate a hacker who doubts my skills and takes his sweet time responding, when in fact, he's the one who need MY help. I've had problems with hackers who just don't communicate well, or who expect me to do all the work, and the one thing I have to say to Nightcrawler or any other hacker who wants my assistance is that you better be good to me (that's how it's gotta be now). Don't take this as a personal attack on Nightcrawler or anything; I've never worked with the guy, and he seems nice enough, I just don't like my skills being repeatedly questioned.