Long story short:

So there was this long post by JRR.com's head (and now only?) staff member about putting aside grudges, turning over a new leaf, and soliciting input from customers. Given that they said they appreciate and value customer input and want to "fix and move forward", I brought up the easily-fixed matter of JRR.com's 1.5-year-long- ( Read more... )

Wanted to find some kind of "Boycott Arizona" graphic to post here in support of today's May Day protests, but couldn't find any-- does such a thing exist?

Found a great link, though!

72 Sexy Reasons to Boycott Arizona

"ToshI Samurai Japan": because EIZO Japan with a katana and throwing star in the logo was already taken.

Oh well, at least the new capitalizatioN is original.

GREAT Super Bowl! Game aside, The Who's halftime show was good if not remarkable though the ads were a little disappointing this year; of course I liked the Go Daddy ones with Danica Patrick (who wouldn't?) but few of the rest were anything to write home about. Actually, when it comes to both music-related stuff and advertising, the highlight was ( Read more... )

Was listening to Top 40 radio for fun and I heard the most spectacular lyrics:

Call me Mr. Flintstone, I can make your bed rock.

Young Money. Generally I'm not much into hip-hop, but have you heard a more flagrant use of a brilliantly awful pickup line since LA metal in the '80s?

That's not even a pickup line, it's an announcement!

According to this (supposedly a quote from the director), during the X Japan music video shoot in LA "the 100 year old sprinkler system in the theatre went off accidentally in the bedroom scene (thank god I got my last shots), douching everyone with ancient sewer waterNow, I'm sure there are those who believe that Masaya surreptitiously constructed ( Read more... )

Huntelaar in for Ambrosini? Really? In the 80th minute already and with Inzaghi on the bench?

Yeahhh, like it's any surprise that worked out so well!

This is a brilliant article, and there's nothing like being vindicated on what you've been saying for years. Shame I'm not in touch anymore with the Serie A fans I used to talk to, or I'd cheerfully point out how I told them so. Borriello is a serious talent and will be an important part of Milan's future if only he's given a chance, Ronaldinho ( Read more... )

So I find myself pretty much fucking disturbed by the overseas fan reaction I've seen to the recent Toshi (X Japan) stuff. Not at all surprised, though ( Read more... )