AmiAmi's having an unbelievable sale!

BRS Nendoroid is going for 1100 yen, and the Love Plus Nendoroid is going for only 1300 yen! That is a massive deal, guys, and not the only ones: loads of deals at AmiAmi right now. Here's the link. I bought the BRS (because holy shit that is dirt cheap) and the Revoltech Layton, for only 2550 yen. Fuck. Yes. I mean, they usually have the best prices, but goddamn.

Figures at the Park

So as I had planned in my last post, I went to the park today with some of my figures and took some pics. There's a little trail in the back, away from the front area where the kids and their parents play. I was a little apprehensive of going out in public with my figures, especially since an adult at a park with a camera and a bag full of toys might raise some kind of alarm, but it actually went very well.

These three were my favorite pics. I posted them on my MyFigureCollection account, as well.

I was actually posing Piccolo in a tree and some little kid came up on a bike and watched. It was a very strange experience.

 

Figure Size Comparison

I finally got my Figutto Reimu! She's absolutely fabulous; I'm very impressed with the Figutto line, and I think it's a serious competitor with the ever-popular Figma line. For a fabulous review of her, I'd like to direct you to this excellent review at the Spillowy Cog Spinner journal.

Now that I  have a figma, revoltech, figuarts, and a figutto, I can do a size comparison. If you're as particular and finicky as I am, it's important to know as much as possible about a figure before buying it. So, for your convenience, here's a pic with my Figuarts Goku, Figutto Reimu, Revoltech Yoko, and Figma BRS (feel free to click it to enlarge).

 As you can see, it's a good deal larger than a figma, but about the same size as a Revoltech or an S.H. Figuarts. She's about as sturdy as the Figuarts, too, which (as anyone with, say, a Kamen Rider can tell you) is very. Much more relaxing to pose her than a Figma, as I'm not worried about a leg snapping off at the slightest wrong move. She has me really excited for the upcoming Figutto Marisa!

I think I might venture outside, in public, to the park tomorrow morning to take some pictures with her. It's right by the house and hopefully there aren't any people out on a Friday morning. So, uh, look forward to that!

Media Overload + My Cat

I have so many movies/anime/television shows downloaded and waiting to be watched that, when combined with my tendency to procrastinate, has become absoluely overwhelming. Even on days when I'm laying around not doing anything, I just can't find the motivation to open up, say, Season 1 of Mad Men and actually watch it. I did re-watch Star Trek, though (I was reading some of the fic on the Kink Meme--which has reached over 1000 fics, by the way--and was inspired). So that's...something.

And in sadder news, my mom's friend's cat just died today. She was 22 years old, which is around 150 in cat years. Kind of incredible. It makes me sad, though, knowing that my cat will die one day. I'll miss you, Oliver, despite your unsettling need to sit quitely on the couch and stare at everyone.

Do you guys have any pets? Cats are great for the antisocial lifestyle, but I have a dog, too, and it's nice that he kind of forces me to socialize.

Touhou Anime Sneak Peak!

Pulled from a thread on /a/, for those of you who haven't seen it. Skip to the 30 second mark, the rest is irrelevant. Here's the link!

That animation is godly, and if Flandre is confirmed, Remilia (and hopefully Patchouli) is as well. And, as someone on /a/ pointed out:

>>This is being put out by the same people who did Kara no Kyoukai. If you don't know what Kara no Kyoukai is, it's arguably one of the best OVA series ever. They do not do shitty animation. Even from the standpoint of not being a huge Touhou fan or anything like that, almost everyone on /a/ should watch this for just the beautiful animation.

So yes, I am absolutely looking forward to this. At the very least, it will be beautiful to look at.

Top 5: Nostalgia Version

"If you're reading this, post 4 things you like and share it with your readers, may it be 4 songs, 4 kinds of food or 4 pictures, or even 4 games I don't know. Just do it!" -- via Link

Changed it to top 5 things because that's how I roll. Don't forget to put on your Nostaligia Goggles before reading the list!

1. Dragonball Z

My first real animu. I would watch it on Toonami when I got home from school; it was the absolute highlight of my day. I still remember flipping my shit when Goku went Super Saiyan to defeat Frieza. DBZ will always be one of my favroite anime, ever, and I maintain that the Saiyan to Frieza sagas make for some of the best anime episodes of all time.

2. Harry Potter

My first real book series. I got hooked on Harry Potter in 4th grade, when my mom recommended I read the books; I listened to the first one on tape and quickly went through the next three, and from then on I was an absolute Potter fan. Waiting for the books to come out every summer and basically growing up with Harry was one of the biggest parts of my childhood. When the last book came out, I actually had to stop reading it part way through because I was crying; knowing that such an integral part of my life was about to end was too emotional. Kids today with their ipods and their Twilights don't know what it was like to grow up during Pottermania.

3. Watchmen

BABIES FIRST COMIC. But seriously, my first real adult comic, one with plot and feeling and symbolism and so, so much that it remains, to this day, one of my favorite pieces of literature, ever. Oh, and I totally cried when Rorschach died.And Ozymandias remains one of the best villains of all time. "I did it 35 minutes ago," indeed.

4. Ranma 1/2

My first real mango! I loved the martial arts and the comedy (still do), and Shampoo was my first waifu. I re-read the series recently, and it still holds up well; funny, engaging, and it has heart. Definitely one of my favorite manga of all time.

5. Pokemon Red

My first real video game. My brother got Blue, I got Red, and for both of us, there was no turning back. We played our Gameboy Colors non-stop; even in the back of the car at night, we would wait for Mom to drive past a lightpole for a glimpse of the screen. Bulbasaur, man, you were a great starter, and a true bro. And Gary, fuck you, you were the biggest dick of a rival ever. I will never rage as hard as I did when I was trying to find a Pokemon Center, one Pokemon left with barely any health, and Gary rolls on up and challenges me to a battle.

Good times.



Retail Horror Stories

It's been two weeks and my Remilia figutto has yet to arrive. Hopefully it doesn't end up as one of those SAL horror stories where it take 100 days for the package to arrive.

In other news, I just applied for a new job at an assisted living facility, as a "dietary aid" (helping serve meals and that sort of thing). I work as a cashier right now; it pays the absolute lowest wage, the hours are terrible, and the people are monstrously rude, always. And it's a very busy store, too, so I'm always running around with people yelling and complaining and I cannot stand them. It's a God-awful job and I really hope I can get a new one; the only positive is the many Retail Horror Stories I have now. For example:

>>huge woman tumbles in
>>stinks like dead fish
>>checks out at my line, coughing/hacking with what I can only assume is consumption or some sort of plague
>>gets money to pay, coughs into the bills before handing them over
>>OCD kicks in
>>force self to take the money, make change and put it on the counter
>>"WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT THE MONEY INTO MY HAND THIS IS DISCRIMINATION"
>>"I'm trying not to get sick, m'aam, it's flu season and--"
>>demands to see a manager
>>I get yelled at
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