Scrapsless Weekend

Due to the cable at the apartment going out, I'm going to be without an internet connection unless the situation resolves itself before Monday, which is the fastest a repairman will be able to visit the lair. The internet went out about 11 yesterday morning, and the cable itself went out about 9:30pm. According to the person over at the cable company, their system is showing us as not disconnected, so the problem may be electrical. And it appears we're the only apartment having this issue, which we've been having on and off since we've moved into the apartment.However, I got a twitter set up so I can still bitch and moan. Assuming that works. Technology and I really haven't gotten along well since the divorce.http://twitter.com/Doctorscraps

Otaku zen

Good times are like good manga~ The really good one's last a good while, and you're always a little sad inside when they finally end.

Poke'nostalgia

I was reading some Poke'mon fancomics one morning~ The not work-safe variety, and I realized that I knew an entire four characters in it...Misty, Ash, May, and Brock. The rest were characters I was not familiar with, and I'm familiar with everyone up to Ruby/Sapphire. And I know it's not my fault, it's the cartoon~ I stopped watching shortly after Poke'mon Johto started airing. Yeah, I'll admit it, I was heavy in Poke'mon back in my day. I was really really into the games, but nowa days, I keep saying to myself "I COULD pick up the new DS game...but for what purpose?" Ah, the wonders of maturity vs. a nerds psyche.

In a way, I miss my more naive youth where video games and cartoons were what mattered rather than sweating bullets about my financial situation and wondering whether or not I'll have meaningful employment in the next year.

It is hot, I am sweaty

Posted a few personal clips on the Podcast page. I feel that it's important to toss something up on there between episodes to keep our account from getting reemed for inactivity again. If you're going to try and carve your own niche in the internets like me and the gang, you need to remain persistent in what it is that you are doing. If you're striving for Internet Fame, you need to remember that if you just post up your stuff "whenever you feel like it", and not dedicate to a schedule of some sort, you'll never attract a persistent fan-base.

The heat here in Arizona has risen to near 110 by the time noon rolls around. Clouds are sweeping in bringing the occasional shower, however that only proceeds to eliminate the "Dry Heat" that Arizona is infamous for, and replacing it with a steamy, sweaty heat that leaves you drenched in your own sweat. Humidity in this state is a bitch and a half.

Reached chapter 5 in Avalon Code last night~ Spent nearly 15 minutes trying to figure out a situation in which an item required three FRST codes and wasn't working with the three ice codes I had emplacedon an item needed to make an "Elf's Tear". That is because, Scraps you silly silly shithead, FRST doesn't stand for FROST, but FOREST~ I was encoding the wrong data the whole time. Felt like an idiot, went to bed~ Well, tried to anyway.

Manga Spec

When I find a series of Anime or Manga (or combination of both) that I like, I tend to latch onto it like a sucker-fish and enter a period of geekdom. The thing being is, I usually find myself veering away from the mainstream and to lesser known titles, though on occassion one of the Cartoon Network populars catches my interest. Code Geass for example. I hate political mech-anime, it puts me to sleep, but~ The story has it's hooks, and last saturdays episode on Adult Swim definately made me interested in this weeks episode.
~Still not a big fan of Full Metal Alchemist~ I have a problem with series's that go from being humorous to deathly serious at the drop of a pin. I prefer a consistent tone.

So, recently the series I've latched onto is K-ON, the tale of a High Schools Light Music Club (rock band club?), consisting of girls ranging from the spirited but lazy Yui, the overly serious but easily embarassed Mio (the Doujin Bait), the sweet and caring but kinda creepy Mugi-San, and the energetic but forgetful president of the club, Rit-chan~ Along with their teacher advisor Sawa-Chan, who constantly tries to get them to wear cosplay during their shows. It's funny, I likes it. I falls into the relevency of my interests~

Convention Report

Anizona 4 was definately a smaller scale event than Anizona 3 was. The vendor room was the smallest I'd ever seen at a con ever. There were no special quests save for two guys from the voice acting industry and a band called Toy Box.
It was pure chaos, however I say that in a good way. 1000 con attendees at a sold out convention raising hell in an Embassy Suites in Phoenix. I kinda felt bad for all the normal people staying at the hotel. Because Otaku don't know how to shut the fuck up, or talk at a reasonable pitch. Organization 13, or whatever it is the hell they're called in Kingdom Hearts, were in legion. Like a little gang of hoodlums.

Also I got to attend a voice-over panel, which I missed at PAF. I got to voice Taiga Aisaka from Tora Dora (...a girl, mind you...The choices were the guy, Ryuji, his retarded parrot Inko-Chan, and Taiga. I drew the short straw and got Taiga.), in which I only had two lines gratefully~ A disgusted exclamation, and a frantic "What IS that disgusting thing??". Actually came out pretty sweet when they played it back in it's completion. Also, it's of note that since that panel, I went and found Tora Dora on Onemanga.com and have been reading the fuck out of it. I likes me my romantic comedies. I recommend going and reading it.

Also got to throw down at the Gong Show talent contest with an Ichigo, Kenpachi, Hinata and Jurai in a little skit, and also killed with my 'Mario Brothers was about Drugs' routine. My hope is for next con, I can reserve some space and time to do a full Otaku Stand-Up routine. Sadly, I wasn't able to stick around long enough to go to Round 3 of the Gong Show to see if we won anything. I hope you guys made out like thieves, dudes!

My experiment in Hypnotism failed miserablly...my subject, a lovely gall dressed as Gunner Yuna, was way to hyper, and the location was not quiet enough~So we agreed we'd meet next time when I had more information and practice under my belt.

Also, I can't help but feel I kept looking at my gloves.
~Then again, they are very awesome gloves~

I tried to attend as many panels as possible, and of what ones I did go to, I had a lot of fun with them. The Adult Fanfiction Panel was a bit of a flake, but we all had a laugh at that one. The Secret Life of Cosplayers was the best hour, I felt. You can't top that one.

The raves, however...
No...just...no...I've decided I need to stop rave dancing...My build and fashion sense do not bode well for the others in attendance.

Despite everything going on, with talk of a hiatus for the Anizona series, I felt this convention was epic on a scale I now place higher than any I've attended. I met a lot of awesome people, saw a lot of awesome stuff, and did a lot of awesome things. And that's what counts. The Inu Yasha (I can't remember your name bro...) who ran the Secret Life panel said it best~ We Otaku really are just one big happy family. Bring us together, no matter what walk of life, and we'll bond like noodles and sauce.

~Keep it Random.

Pzwned Podcast

Holy crap on a triscuit, Anizona is this week. I always get nervous when conventions round the corner because there's just so much to get done beforehand. Like...securing time off from work, ensuring I have enough money to enjoy myself...you know, typical stuff. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about room and board since a friend is letting crash in his hotel room.

In some bad news, apparently the Fractured Transmissions podcast has been removed from the mypodcast.com directory. Did it get Pzwned? Suspended? Banned? Are we too hot for TV? Indeed, sir, are we too much for you to handle?
Eh, technical thing probably. We're not that controversial.