if i don't update by the time my snugglebunny gets back from Hurricaneville, Florida, i'll be in trouble.
Helpful tip from Velve:
When calling customer service/support, or whatever, for a large company, and you're stuck in the "press ___ for ____...press ___ for ____" machines, and all you want is a human, heres what you do...Hang up. Then call back, and try not pressing any buttons (imitating a customer with a rotary phone), let the message play through. Many times, after a few runs through, it'll kick you to a human.
I'd hate to admit it...but Otakon was awesome.
For those that don't know its a huge (2nd largest in the country, i think) anime convention held every year downtown at the convention center. My gf dragged me to it this year. I always knew i had the makings of an anime geek, i just never found the right way in. The only anime things i'd seen in the past were "Princess Mononoke" and "Grave of The Fireflies", neither of which were enough to force me into the the scene.
Now, i've bought the Gravitation dvd; i'm looking forward to Full Metal Alchemist on Cartoon Network later this year; the other day I rented Cowboy Bebop: The Movie; I've bought Bujingai: The Forsaken City, which is Gackt's (Japanese rock star) PS2 game; and I'm also planning costumes for next year's Otakon. Someone, save me from myself.
Anyway, my worst month ever ended, in true fashion. We (me, alicia, and her brother) got stuck on North Avenue because the trains stop running at midnight. North Avenue is not the place to be, unless you're looking for heroin, or..say...heroin...unfortunately, we weren't, I had to call my father to come pick us up, and he was not at all happy...infact he was way more upset than usual...that was the first time in years that i'd hurt myself...thankfully i didnt have a knife handy, and i bit the crap out of my arm. i broke out a couple days later in a few spots i bit. Dunno why that was, but it was annoying. anyways....
The next day brought in a new, better month in grand fashion. I went to the greatest concert i've ever been to (which isnt many). L'Arc~en~Ciel, a rock band that is huge in Japan had their first ever concert outside of Asia at the convention. They had all kinda of beautiful lighting, pyrotechnics, and wacky stage antics. I enjoyed them to the point that they've mysteriously appeared in my "Favorite bands" list. If anyone cares for a better discription of the concert, see Alicia's LJ entry on it.
Finally got a new phone. Its was a cheap one, but i had to pay full retail, so that was my only option. Its not that bad, anyway. Samsung a650. At least i can get games and stuff. and the sound qulity seems good enough so far.
"Silly is your natural state. Serious is just something you have to do to get to silly again" -Eric Myers (father of Mike Myers)
Helpful tip from Velve:
When calling customer service/support, or whatever, for a large company, and you're stuck in the "press ___ for ____...press ___ for ____" machines, and all you want is a human, heres what you do...Hang up. Then call back, and try not pressing any buttons (imitating a customer with a rotary phone), let the message play through. Many times, after a few runs through, it'll kick you to a human.
I'd hate to admit it...but Otakon was awesome.
For those that don't know its a huge (2nd largest in the country, i think) anime convention held every year downtown at the convention center. My gf dragged me to it this year. I always knew i had the makings of an anime geek, i just never found the right way in. The only anime things i'd seen in the past were "Princess Mononoke" and "Grave of The Fireflies", neither of which were enough to force me into the the scene.
Now, i've bought the Gravitation dvd; i'm looking forward to Full Metal Alchemist on Cartoon Network later this year; the other day I rented Cowboy Bebop: The Movie; I've bought Bujingai: The Forsaken City, which is Gackt's (Japanese rock star) PS2 game; and I'm also planning costumes for next year's Otakon. Someone, save me from myself.
Anyway, my worst month ever ended, in true fashion. We (me, alicia, and her brother) got stuck on North Avenue because the trains stop running at midnight. North Avenue is not the place to be, unless you're looking for heroin, or..say...heroin...unfortunately, we weren't, I had to call my father to come pick us up, and he was not at all happy...infact he was way more upset than usual...that was the first time in years that i'd hurt myself...thankfully i didnt have a knife handy, and i bit the crap out of my arm. i broke out a couple days later in a few spots i bit. Dunno why that was, but it was annoying. anyways....
The next day brought in a new, better month in grand fashion. I went to the greatest concert i've ever been to (which isnt many). L'Arc~en~Ciel, a rock band that is huge in Japan had their first ever concert outside of Asia at the convention. They had all kinda of beautiful lighting, pyrotechnics, and wacky stage antics. I enjoyed them to the point that they've mysteriously appeared in my "Favorite bands" list. If anyone cares for a better discription of the concert, see Alicia's LJ entry on it.
Finally got a new phone. Its was a cheap one, but i had to pay full retail, so that was my only option. Its not that bad, anyway. Samsung a650. At least i can get games and stuff. and the sound qulity seems good enough so far.
"Silly is your natural state. Serious is just something you have to do to get to silly again" -Eric Myers (father of Mike Myers)
Of course, I've been an anime geek for years now, so yeah.
Make sure to check out Naruto (both the manga and the anime). It's the best thing currently being published. You can get the anime from here.