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Name: Philip
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Birthday: 3/23/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: Ramen, anime, manga, chopsticks, samurai, the Japanese culture, videogames: World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XI, visiting the arcade, playing the guitar, writing short stories, writing music, drawing manga, drawing portraits, drawing period, reading blogs, making fun of bad drivers, listening to J-pop, J-rock, anything japanese, OPM (original philippino music), getting The Girl, free stuff, studying, reading, and anime.
Expertise: Just your average writer by day, uber 1337 Initial - D videogame street racer by night! P|-|34r my gripping technique !
Occupation: Student
Industry: Media
Message: message me
AIM:  Pajamieez
Member Since:
7/5/2004
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| HAHA I finally put up a comic. It totally blows though. So have mercy. Leave comments ^^
Future Updates
- I'll finish the next page LOL
- I'll really ask Dana to the Cherry Blossom Festival
- Azure Dream's monster tower will be defeated!
- I think jogging is in my future.
_ Atreyu will pay me back the fifty bucks he owes me!
- I will get The Girl . . . (wishful thinking) | | |
| Yes, that's my drawing upfront. Yes, I know that head is huge. No, I don't care, so LOL in your face!
After reading a lot of William Gibson, one comes to realize that everything one's known about science fiction and the cyberpunk world have been solely based on the short stories of one man. Everything from big multimillion dollar movies such as The Matrix trilogy, down to a little known sci-fi gem mythos called shadowrun; all boil down to one short story called "Burning Chrome". The way Ed surfs the internet is reminiscent of Johnny from "Johnny Mnemonic". Fey Valentine's character is Sandy from, "The New Rose Hotel." Post apocalyptic futures, where corporations run people's lives and make a commodity individuality through the reaping the capitalist rewards of selling thins such as dreams and experience have all originated from the world that Gibson creates. In the world of cyberpunk, little progress has been made.
However, one can reflect on cyberpunk as a mirror image of society and its destination. Corporations are running the lives of people as they lobby with the affairs of the world through congressmen. These same corporations have my email address, and phone number. People are bombarded by ads as they walk down the street, or try to have a quiet meal at home. Everyone's trying to sell me crap I don't want with ever second that goes by. TV, movies, videogames, spam, junk mail, real life junk mail, billboards, telemarketers, and radio ads just to say the least are throwing their product in the faces of society. Needless to say, but like the ants that swarm on a drop of honey, we accept what comes our way.
The only thing humanity has left are experiences and knowledge right? No one can know exactly how you feel when you jump off an airplane and feel the cold wind strike across your face as you plummet towards earth. Not everyone can know what it feels like to become a solider and fight wars. Human experience can never be manufactured can it? Gaming is the first step into selling human experience. If one was to learn how to drive in a simulation videogame designed to teach you how to drive, one could then just as easily put on the real road because you had the virtual experience of driving. What does hunting in a party full of friends, or worse; people you don' t know? Play a first person shooter online and you'll know what teamwork truly is. Eventually, all the experience and memories man has to offer will be a just another drop in the bucket.
What cyberpunk warns its readers about the most is metaphoric 261-45 of individuality. The saying that there are no heroes is true in the current states of the world, let alone cyberpunk. Today's hero is "Bob" down at accounting who comes to work on time and leaves later than he needs to. "Bob" sets an example for all the other less obedient sheep that straggle along the path. “Bob” is happy where he is, that means he doesn’t want to get promoted, which means that we can keep him there till he becomes invalid so “John” can come up and take his place in a couple of years.
Ugh, I’m tired of writing, I’m going to grab a Coca-Cola. | | |
| First I want to congratulate Germ and Atreyu for brining a new life into the world. Raise her well guys.
Also,
I have another shout out to give, which is to my OTHER long lost sister
Kristin. She lives in Australia. . . I swear to god, I’m not lying!
Thanks for reading my xanga sis!
Otaku: A wild beast capable
of disguising itself as a normal person. The otaku watches and reads
anything in Japanese, giving the beast an almost certain delusion that
it belongs in Japan or believes that it is Japanese. When hunting, an
Otaku sneaks around, listening for an anime related word such as manga.
When a suitable prey is found, the otaku ravages its prey with useless
information about anime. In worst case scenarios, they spoil plots. The
otaku prefer females, in which case they attack ferociously, offering a
sign of superiority in the knowledge of anime and manga. Otaku are
dangerous animals, keep back with a long stick.
Do I hate hardcore anime fans? … Sometimes ^^;
It’s
not that I hate hardcore anime fans, but sometimes they just get on my
nerves. Take for instance !@#$. !@#$ peeked over at my computer screen
one day at the Rutgers Internet Café, and happened to spy the word BECK
on my google search. In all honesty, there’s many different things that
BECK could be. BECK could be a dog, or a new age singer, or worse, a
refrigerator. However, this BECK was anime related and !@#$ just
happened to see it. And thus, the wildest battle of my life began.
!@#$
begins to talk about Beck in a casual manner, like one would talk about
sports or the weather. However as the conversation continued, his
appearance began to change slightly. I could see the color of his skin
getting darker, his eyes turning red like blood. And as !@#$ continued
to speak, fur grew from his arms. As the conversation drifted away from
Beck, that’s when the teeth began to show. Suddenly, I was attacked!
The otaku started to verbally bite and claw at me, howling from time to
time to alert those around him that I was a victim. Some of the
greatest plot twists in anime were spoiled, and the honor of some of my
most beloved titles were tarnished with his obscure opinions.
As
my armor of patience +5 began to crack, someone comes to my aid. The
vision of EQgirl slowly approaches from the distance of the Rutgers
Internet Café. I’m saved, a partner to combat this 3vi1. However, as I
call EQgirl’s name and she comes running to help me, a grave
underestimation brought by the negligence to acquire knowledge of the
behavioral habits of otaku hit home. What anime chicks are to Otakus
are like what an injured gazelle is to a lion; dinner and a show. With
the proverbial “Hi, what’cha guys talkin about? Anime? I love anime!”
EQgirl had just leaped into the lion’s mouth. My attention gained from
the Otaku began to wane. I used my greatest social weapons to gain the
beasts attention, but it was too late, those blood shot eyes diverted
away from me. I had lost Aggro. . .
Watching a white mage get
mauled by a high level mob was not a pretty picture. EQgirl didn’t
stand a chance with her low experience level. Even I, who once thought
of himself as a high level anime fan have been minuscule by this
Otaku’s great experience. At times I was jealous but most over, I was
annoyed at being attacked. If only such a force was on the side of
good. Poor EQgirl, if I didn’t know any better, it seemed as if she was
going to give up. Slowly she crept behind me, holding on to my arm,
waiting for the intense attacks to stop.
“What anime do you watch?”
“Blah blah blah ---What else?”
“Blah blah blah ---What else?”
“Blah blah blah ---What else?”
EQgirl
was losing the battle, as I tried to gain some attention, using a
combination of provoke and powerful attacks, but I was mostly ignored.
EQgirl started to give me the silent single to run away and med, so I
pulled my 2hour technique:
“Umm hey EQgirl don’t you have class right now?”
“Oh yeah, walk with me?”
“No problem.”
As ran away, the Otaku tried to follow, but seeing as we were quicker than the beast, we narrowly escaped death.
“Thanks for saving me back there EQgirl.” I said to her as we walked to class.
“If I had known he was THAT crazy, I would have left you there.” She replied in a sarcastic way.
Otaku … *shudder* | | |
| .... The Man has a better chance at getting the girl then I do .... She
calls him up when she's sad. I wish I could be him . . .
Future updates
- Give up on life
- The Man and The Girl are gonna hook up, which will make my life misrable. (She didn't even want to talk about it with me.)
- I'll forget that Atreyu owes me fifty bucks.
- I'll lose The Girl . . . to my little brother.
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| Sorry for the lack of Xanga entries. There are several reasons for the lack of updates:
1. Valentine’s day was just plain wrong. Actually, I got totally rejected. That Girl just plainly said no, leave me alone. After this event, I was pretty depressed. I lost the will to study or pay attention to anyone. You see, That Girl had all the qualities I look for when I want to date someone. Those qualities in question are rather obscure compared to the standard of most men out looking for ass. My most important preference for women is that they’re deeper than just partying, actual intelligence is a must. Shyness and outgoingness must coexist at the same time. She’s got to be cute and shorter than me. PLUS have some sort of interest in Japanese animation/art. That Girl fulfilled those needs. However, it was not to be.
2. EQgirl has also taken up a lot of my time when it comes to thinking abut things. You see, I first met EQgirl last semester on the subway coming home from school. We talked, we laughed, we boarded the train, she got lonely and sat next to me and we continued all the good stuff. But like how everyone’s lives have places where the train stops at different stations, ours ended in Silverlake and it was a hell of a ride. We parted ways and thought to never see each other again. This semester I see her a lot. You see my friend’s EQgirl is a hardcore gamer and anime fan! She told me about her adventures in Ever Quest 2, and I would talk about my World of Warcraft PVP battles. She understood what I was talking about! The conversation moved from MMORPG’s to ANIME to our wanting of going to JAPAN. AND SHE’S CUTE! God does this to tease me, but maybe, just maybe, she’ll like me. ^^ You know I can’t pass this up. What if she likes street fighter?! (Begins to plan the honey moon) roflmao
3. Germ’s baby shower caught me off guard, but it was fun watching Germ have fun and her BF umm sulk in the presence of her father. Which wasn’t exactly sulking, but more of an apathetic tension between the two powerful forces of stubbornness. (Long Story and it’s not my business to tell.) After the baby shower, I was forced to contemplate the direction my life is going which equals more shit to worry about.
4. Papers, ugh…. Being an English major is starting to suck really bad.
5. Wade is moving, I can’t let that happen. (PaJamieez performs the Bangcaya bondage succession technique) Sorry Jim ^^; Me Damien and Rheagar just won’t have that kind of nonsense.
6. Snow - It’s a big distraction for me because I simply love it. When it snows I go outside and smoke, I draw in my sketch book, I write down insightful haiku’s, and drink beer. However, Rutgers makes snow not fun because they don’t close for shit. Damn Rutgers, it’ll still be open during the apocalypse. Fire and brimstone could start falling down from the sky, hell’s gate could start ripping open in New York City, and the dead would start to rise. And for some strange reason some fool is going to check if Rutgers is still having classes. That same fool will log on to the internet, hit up Rutgers’ website and see on the top right page in a little box saying: “Due to serious conditions resulting in the biblical resurrection of the savior, all 8:30 classes will be cancelled. Students and faculty will then continue on a normal schedule.” R U screwed? Damn straight.
Today’s topic: Exploring a new Anime
I first saw this topic on Megatokyo’s homepage in Piro’s blog and he was talking about having this feeling that you were going to become a fan of an anime before you even started to watch it. For instance, you happened to like the art, or it was related to something you knew, or you just simply liked the concept all before you even watched the first couple of episodes. I think everyone has these titles in their anime fandom career.
Back in the day, I got my anime from this big store that has a seven days a week indoor flea market. I had to be around the age of 10 when I first watch dragon ball z for the first time, and this was my first dip into Japanese animation. After that, word of mouth between friends established what are now classics in anime. An old friend of mine named Mark introduced me to Vampire Hunter D, while Rheagar introduced me to Fatal Fury. In essence, it was rather difficult for me to know what the anime was about before watching it. However, the concept of a Vampire Hunter seemed to hook me. And I just had to watch Fatal Fury characters in action.
Now a days are different, with the rise fan subbing groups on the internet rising each day to gain popularity among the internet elite a la masse, (kids today are so lucky) it’s possible to dig up information a certain anime before wasting precious bandwidth. One even has the option to download the first couple of episodes before devoting time and bandwidth. So while there’s so much anime in the world now a days and information just exploding literally every second of the day, few have caught made me a fan instantly. Naruto for instance, began to grow on me after the Rock Lee, Gara fight.
This does not mean that there aren’t those titles that just capture you by pure concept or execution. I became a Jinki:Extend fan almost instantly from episode one! Everything from the animation, to the opening song captured me the moment I saw it all in action. The main character is uber cute, and the supporting cast, while a little cliché; are plenty and colorful. But the real honest to god reason I became a Jinki:Extend fan? The opening theme, that thing’s addicting.
Hunter X Hunter also captured me before I even began to watch the series. It’s probably the word hunter that really drags me into the show. And not only was it about hunters, but it was a GOOD anime about hunters. Come on, to be called a hunter is just damn cool. Hunter X Hunter doesn’t disappoint.
There are many others of course, but I feel as if no one’s going to finish reading this damn xanga entry. Many of you guys don’t even like anime, so who cares? I DO!!
Future updates
- I will get back to playing World of Warcraft, damn it’s too expensive.
- I will start to find a “jub,” because I really need some money.
- I’ll talk to EQgirl, maybe she’ll like me because I’m more than just an anime fan gamer, but I’m also a really nice caring and outgoing guy. (sigh)
- Atreyu will pay me the fifty bucks he owes me. (God knows if I bet against Detroit like he did last season, he’s force me to pay him. DAMN YOU BASTARD!)
I will get The Girl, (wishful thinking)
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