Yes, it finally happened: Nintendo did something to make me snap. I ranted about it in my DeviantArt journal, but I may as well move it over here in case anyone didn't read it over there:

"OK, so I heard yesterday that the next Pokémon movie, due sometime in 2010, is going to feature Lugia and Ho-oh. No big deal, right? They've been doing marketing ( Read more... )

OK, so technically, yesterday was Soft Serve Ice Cream Day in Japan. They celebrate on July 3rd because soft serve came from America, and they put everything from vanilla to squid ink into their ice cream in Japan.  I got a chocolate strawberry Blizzard today regardless; I don't get them too often, and I wanted to pay tribute to the treat that ( Read more... )

After approx. an hour-long bus ride from hotel -> airport -> another hotel, we (my family and I) had lunch and met up with some friends of my mom's. Kinga-san likes snakes, apparently, and called me a "snake priestess." We'll see if she gives me copies of those documents she has concerning snakes...:3

Anywho, first tourist trip was Akihabara. I ( Read more... )

I've been curious about Ghost in the Shell for a while now, and I finally got around to seeing the first movie today. Trippy as all hell, and awesome, even if it's a bit hard to understand at times.

For those who haven't seen it: It's got lots of cybernetics, nudity, and a fair amount of gore. There's also a huge philosophical side that questions ( Read more... )

Again, just my thoughts as I watch, ne? ^.~ Oh, and I hope you all like my new userpic!

...Wait, does anyone even read my ramblings? *Sweatdrop.* Oh well. You're getting them anyways:

~Sawawa may have big breasts, guys, but believe me, she only has eyes for parfaits.

~Oh, now you want Hime? You've gotta die first. Sorry.

~Liza would probably beat ( Read more... )