Sunday, December 5, 2004

Why do they make Special Edition DVDs if there are never any regular ones?

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Shin- I should probably start reading it today.

Alex- Bleh.. I may not have it until late tonight.

Mimmi- Laptops on beds are fun.

Solo- Man, that sounds so British. Altercations between the Grungers and the Townies at Chinchester High School.

I kid because I care.

Mal- *shrugs* I'll read it eventually.

Solo- Yesterday I noticed a bunch of Marvel graphic novels mixed in with the manga, despite having their own section.. They weren't really trying to imitate the visual style, either.

Tony- Man, I hope so. On a side note: I haven't beaten Nocturne yet, but I hope to do so by the time Digital Devil Saga comes out.

Godel- But I draw them on the top margin while you draw them on the left. There must be some sort of disturbance in the connection.

Syk- From the way our teacher described the nudity, it wasn't hot at all, but I do remember one eighth grader last year going "Yeah, man! Schindler got laid!"

Shin- Shin is mad. :o

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This may sound odd, but I've been listening to music a lot more recently. Not just having it in the background as I type.. I'm actually listening. Instead of just mindlessly playing it in the background and half-listening to the guitar riffs (I often find myself forgetting which song I'm listening to), I've been looking up lyrics, interpreting them, and associating emotions with specific songs.

For example, I had no idea how deep X Japan's Silent Jealousy is until I looked up the lyrics a week or two ago. Now I find myself enjoying the song eight hundred times more.

Of course, when you have a ton of music in Japanese, that can sort of hinder advancements, but as I've said before I tend to figure the feelings for these songs by listening to the singer's tone of voice and the overall mood of the song. Sometimes that can create even stronger emotions.

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I actually ended up going to the mall yesterday instead of being unable to get a ride. We all met up quickly enough this time (nobody was that late), and it turns out that a couple of people had already bought tickets for The Incredibles. Not wanting to be separated from anyone else, Ethan and I bought tickets for the same one, despite having seen it before.

It was good the second time, but it was more fun seeing everyone else's reactions to certain things. Last time, when I saw it with family, I pretty much watched in silence, but when you're sitting there with friends you can heckle it and have one hell of a time.

Again, I'm surprised with some of the maturity this movie shows. Guns, suicide, terrorism, suspected adultery, and a little comment from Syndrome that I didn't notice last time. When he figured out that Mr. Incredible married Elastigirl, and saw the kids, he said "Whoa, and you got BI-ZAY!"

Good old Disney. :)

After that we kind of got separated for a while. Ethan and I decided to go play DS for a while (strafing in MP: Hunters is such a freaing pain), and after a cell phone call confirming that we hadn't been ditched came in, we regrouped at Spencer's and looked at all of the perverse and profane T-shirts and birthday cards.

I dislike that store, frankly.

We went into Waldenbooks, browsed some manga and then I read aloud from "Letters to Hustler XXI". That got old rather fast, so we went to a few other stores.

We only spent a dollar on DDR, which must be some sort of new record of restraint. We shared, and this particular machine, being the ever-shitty Megamix, had a five-songs-per-play thing going on, so that cut back the price.

I played Tsugaru and 321 Stars, and I was surprised at my overall suckiness. It was sad. I'm just thankful that none of the "regulars" that do nothing but sit in the arcade all day were there.

Speaking of those guys, I've been trying to keep track of who they are. I've memorized a few of their faces, though I'm not quite sure of all their names, but I know enough about them. For the most part, it seems that they never go to school and literally play DDR all day.

Except for maybe Raver Dude. He seems to be an upstanding member of society. :P

And we left around 8:30. Overall, I think it was a bit awkward, and not the best trip ever, though I won't explain why. You never know who's reading, right?

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If I don't have that computer today I'm going to shoot myself. The GuildWars Beta is almost over, and I have no way of playing it. I should probably call about it, actually..

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Closing statement: I still consider .hack//SIGN's closing theme, Yasashii Yoake, to be one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.
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