Thursday, August 26, 2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and my dislike for humanity

In time, all could be forgiven. Even as much as the last 2 movies I saw this year left a horrendous taste in my mouth that scarred me from seeing movies. And just when I just got around to think (American) movies were making a comeback. However, all was forgiven and blessed briefly when I left the theatre after seeing Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

Scott Pilgrim is another one of those graphic novel/comic turned movies. For most times they are hit or miss as some become disjointed in it's translation. Same thing can be said for video game to movies. This is related as Scott Pilgrim is part comic, part video game referencing, part manga inspired turned movie and it truly succeeds.

To begin Scott Pilgrim is this Canadian slacker loser who doesn't have a bed even to his name and shares it with his straight gay roommate word of wisdom obi wan Wallace. Scott has no goals in mind and his crowning moment for the day is mastering the bass line for the intro to the battle theme to Final Fantasy IV, not II, idiot! I don't care if others see it as II. Take into perspective the origins to what it originally was, from it's own origins. Scott at the beginning of the film is dating 17 year old Knives Chau. Strange name to name your Chinese daughter considering she has no connection to Vash's iconic villain brother. Because of this, his friends including bitter deadpan friend Kim are not looking at Scott's relationship as normal.

Scott's friends, the aforementioned rejection filled Kim include Steve who I guess his name is Stills, and ironically to pay homage to Crosby Stills, Nash and Young, there is a Young Neil. They are in a band called Sex Bob-Omb. Cute. Meanwhile Knives being clinged onto Scott is the perky fangirl and the only one at that because the band itself is not known. One day they get invited to join a party where record label big timer Gideon is hosting. Sex Bob-Omb wants to get a record deal with Gideon. There Scott meets the wig color changing Ramona Flowers. Scott tries and beefs up his introduction and Ramona leaves...Then he stalks her. What a creep.

Next day Ramona appears in front of Scott's door to deliver a package. Scott reluctantly asks her to date, but all she wants to do is get his signature for the package. In a flash, they start dating. There's a catch to all this however as Scott Pilgrim learns the hard way: Don't date a chick who has emotional baggage, which happens to be in the form of her 7 evil exes.

The story is very quirky with a lesson to learn. Kinda typical Canada to teach a lesson in everything. Look at Wayne's World. There was the bad end, the Scooby Doo end, and the happy end where people learn something. Did I mention Mike Myers is Canadian? Just putting it out there. Scott Pilgrim gets himself gets lots of character development, both outside and not so much inside battle. Least he grows some balls in the end. The others aren't as fluid as Scott. Such as Young Neil who was a hanger on to the Sex Bob-Omb went from Young Neil to just plain Neil. Downer.

What steals the show are the League of 7 Evil Exes. Why 7? The question would be 7?! No it'd be why 7 evil exes instead of boyfriends? Well, some people partake on some strange journeys as Ramona went les yay at least once. I don't count it as les yay if it was just a fling. If they were really together the relationship would have lasted longer.

Matthew Patel, the first evil ex is a very outlandish ex as he goes into a musical fight a la Space Channel 5, shoots fireballs from his hands and summons demon hipster chicks that do nothing. After Matthew is defeated and turned into coins aka River City Ransom, no one ever mentions him again. BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT! It had me at demon hipster chicks.

Lucas Lee, the second evil ex is an action star that Ramona briefly dated seconds after Matthew. He is very creative and a jerk, but hes a real nice guy, even if he is the enemy. Though summoning stunt doubles to do your work isn't honorable. Even if his death was subtle, dying doing a gnarly grind Ollie downhill is not exactly going to kill you. Ask Tony Hawk.

Todd the third evil ex is straight up a goku wannabe since he has psychic powers by being vegan and super vegan. He isn't that strong since his powers are only borrowed, but he can lick guitars like they were lollipops. I'm straight, but Todd's guitar licks are hot. Scott Pilgrim put up a formidable fight using the battle theme from FFIV, but was outmatched because the boss battle theme packed more punch than the battle theme. After all he IS fighting a boss right? Scott, though pulped to a beaten fools him into drinking half and half. Apparently a big no no. Then through the hole in the brick wall comes the vegan police to reprimand Todd's powers i.e Men in Green. Todd is kinda stupid really. Eating chicken Parmesan? meat a cheese. Gelato IS milk and eggs, bitch, but there's also soy gelato...maybe. Then there's the half and half. 3 strikes, no powers for you. Scott headbutts him and he turns into monetary exp. That's using your head.

Roxy, the fourth is the odd ex out. For one Scott said it best, "You had a SEXY PHASE?!" Despite her bitchy jock goth Misa Amane wannabe Ivy from Soul Caliber look, I like her. Her heartless ninja powers notwithstanding her whip sword belt is very cool. Ramona's fight with her is stylish, very much so when she pulls a hammer from hammerspace. Sad she doesn't get to use it long enough and the touch of her finger to Roxy's back of her knee is what was the crux in Roxy's fight. It was then that Roxy let out a sigh and I went wtf. Her last words to Scott were, "You'll never get to do this to her!" however disappointed me as she just emancipated Scott right before she turns into monetary rain. In case you haven't been paying attention, I'm liking this so far. The fights are creative and none are the same. Sure the concept of fighting an evil ex seems ludicrous, but hell I heard of crazier reasons for revenge.

The fifth and sixth evil exes are a pair of, and I'm not kidding when I say this: evil twin Japanese Djs that Ramona cheated on at the same time behind their backs. There's not much development on their ends since it was Japanese twins, the male kind...and their DJs to. This fight being a battle of the amps blew me way. Though it doesn't hold a candle to a salaryman who used to be in a band who uses a giant laser powered by a guitar and uses it to fight aliens in a giant spaceship. Using only the purist core of rock! That's what makes the girls shiver. This fight however is so epic that a yeti on the bands side and twin silver dragons from the twins side appear out of nowhere and duke it out. The twins are defeated by Scott's band cranking it up to past 11 which is way beyond the impossible. Guess the yeti is mightier than the twin silver dragons.

Meanwhile Scott goes through that cliched time where hes not at his best as he finds out the 7th evil ex is none other than Gideon, the final 7th evil ex. Gideon isn't evil, nor is he good. What we we don't see is his cryogenically frozen exes powering his lair. Instead hes manipulating Ramona. What a dick!

As soon as Scott mans up to take on Gideon, he to his lair and shows his true colors. Because of that, he gains the flaming sword of love. What he really gains is the Angel's Heart, thought he isn't an angel per se. That's not how it works and Gideon shows his true form and unleashes...a digitana? Now I've heard of turning the Miracle Blade to the Recovery Cutlass (blade sounds better) or the Angel's Heart rescinding back in the sheath to release the hikari no ken, but a sword from the hand movements and thin air is just ridiculous! Scott is taken out by it, poor guy.

Scott is then seen in what I call the DFIL (Desert for Infinite Losers). I call it this cause Canada doesn't like hell. In there Ramona reveals that she is being controlled by Gideon through a microchip on the back of her head. Geez, whoever heard of an ex that is so obsessed with getting back with someone they want to control them again? Scott remembers he received a 1up and uses it to restart the events before he died...which were a few minutes ago.

Before the final battle, one guy in the background says, "the comic book is better than the movie." A movie that lampshaded itself. I like that. Scott finally approaches Gideon and receives the sword of self respect, but it's more of a flametounge. He takes the mooks out with ease. Now I keep mentioning Angel's Heart as it is the sword that comes from within ones heart. It isn't exactly powerful and very flimsy, like an epee. Scott's Sword of Love is that, but his Sword of Self Respect is an upgraded version. He seems better without it and is more than capable of fighting in sync with Knives like they were on Ninja Ninja Revolution.

Gideon once again unleashes his digitana and the final battle resumes. Gideon is defeated with the pair double teaming on Gideon as they unleash a hyper combo finish on him and won the game. Later, Knives appears out of nowhere, pissed as a scorn high school catholic Asian chick would be and fights Ramona. Knives thinks she took Scott away from her, but Scott intervenes and reveals that he cheated on Knives for Ramona. Typical not teenage drama.

Suddenly a new challenger appears! It's Nega Scott. Scott's evil counterpart. That's right. Just like in Ninja Ninja Revolution there was a Nega Ninja, here there's a Nega Scott. So what does Scott do to his evil counterpart that seems so epic?! Why, chum up and go for coffee later. Well Scott is Scott, but lame!

As the movie draws to a close Scott consoles Knives and Ramona that what he did was wrong. Ramona walks into the frigid dark background of Toronto as Knives tells Scott to go to her. And so our movies ends with Scott and Ramona together. Roll credits, good night, winners don't use drugs.

Scott Pilgrim is a special case and the underdog of the summer flicks. It's got heart and shows a deeper side to modern relationships. Sure you may not get it because of the references to games, but if you put down the brown colored glasses that you have put on for some reason thinking you are part of an elite group that snobs at people like Scott Pilgrim or Michael Cera, you'll see that the movie is a very very well put together flick that sticks to you till the end.

Here's how I put it. If you read this far then you won't care for the spoilers: "Hi, I'm Scott Pilgrim and as a gaming slacker loser mcjerkass, I almost lost both my girlfriends. Thanks to cheating." Cory Rouse I am not/eat your heart out.

This movie as of this entry reached 10Th place at the box office. I am upset that this has happened. It doesn't matter if looks like a hipster/anime/game movie comic thing, it's stylish and is balls to the wall fun and more entertaining than any other movie out there. Yes even more entertaining than Expendables (ha! I casted Avalon Shield prior to this so flame away). I'm curious to know what movie beat it out that also beat out the Expendables. What?! Vampires Suck beat out Scott Pilgrim and Expendables?! ARRRGGGHHH!!! *rage quit* You humans are unfuckinbelievable!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Air...just...Air

I admit, a lot of stuff really doesn't get me teary eyed very easily. Whether it be a death of someone I hold dear, the destruction of the world financially, or dramas on TV. It's just something about the plot lines in those that doesn't get to me. In the last couple of years during my time of training, many a thing was tear jerkingly sad for many, but I've not seen anything that moves me. That is, until now. And that I say is in the form of a VN named Air.
Air is the second in line of visual novels turned tv series. Created by Key/Visual Arts and animated by KyoAni who knows it's audience by making moe the new money maker. What is Moe? Moe is to boys as Yaoi is to women. Ok bad analogy. It's a wee bit confusing to put moe in simple terms. Think of a child budding into it's teenage years as it grows into an adult.

Air is part of a sub genre of visual novels known as Utsuge? The best way to describe utsuge is the saddest nostalgic moments x 1000 or in my case Smike dying under the tree in the home of Nicholas Nickleby. Either that or Steel Magnolias. Something like that but they made it a genre. It's supposed to pluck at your emotional side and make even the manliest men sob and weep. And Air is one of them. Though among the trilogy of Key's work it's still good.

Yukito is a street performer who has nary a yen in his pocket for food. He arrives in a town where it's summer and kids are frolicking among the harboresque setting. Yukito has a bit of a special ability to make his tattered puppet walk without strings. It doesn't get him much. As he collapses near the shore he sees a mysterious girl who happens to be next to him. Enter Misuzu, a girl who sees another girl with wings in the sky. The 2 have an awkward initial start, but they soon become acquainted more. Misuzu is an emotionally unstable girl who hasn't a care in the world. She loves dinosaurs and makes a weird "Gao" (rawr) when she gets sad or frustrated. And drinks thick peach nectar. Hey I've seen worse. Some people drink coconut juice.
Misuzu takes in Yukito into her household where we see Haruko, Misuzu's mom/aunt. She works somewhere I guess and drinks every time she gets home to unwind in nothing but a tank top and jeans. She's hot, I'll admit, but there's a side to her where she really thinks that Misuzu is not the brightest kid. Over time we get to see that she truly loves Misuzu as a mother and daughter.

In this town which I guess is based on Okinawa or Kyoto, Yukito meets other characters such as the quiet polite Minagi and her BFF Michiru, the magic believing Kano and her cute tumor inducing puppy potato. And eventually there is a story of love across worlds and lives as we see with each passing episode the background behind the legend in the town. Each of the episodes which is truncated to a short season is quick run through the arcs that follow the series.

Kano is first at bat as we see why she wears a ribbon on her arm as shes prone to subconsciously talking to herself, attempting to go "meet her mom in the sky". The only family she has is her sister who works at the clinic where Misuzu goes periodically. Kano has these dreams of a mother who committed suicide to save her child who was considered a curse where ever she went. As Yukito and Misuzu discover the plume that Kano plucked out of the shrine was what was causing her to have split personalities, Yukito uses his magic to glimpse in Kano's mindset. Kano then speaks with her mom and tells her that she wants her to not worry and that she will be fine with her friends. After that, Kano is "cured". this arc was very endearing as Kano was suffering from a personality disorder that in the end had to be influenced by Yukito to move on.

Minagi is a quiet polite girl who has a dark side which is explored in the next arc. Seems that Minagi used to have a little sister that didn't make it and that her mom was having dementia problems. That little sister was in the form of Michiru, a wish that came true and the both were inseparable. Because of this Minagi's mom had forgotten Minagi had such a friend and that the resolve was more heartwarming as Michiru fulfilling her purpose returns to the stars. The key item in this was the star sand that Minagi's dad gave her when she was little and Micihiru appeared as she wished on them. It was at that point where I almost teared up.

The next arc before the final arc was the relationship between Yukito and Misuzu as Haruko was fed up with taking care of her and Misuzu having her mental problems. Misuzu would cry and say gao if things were frustrating or if they didn't go well. Haruko would pick her up from school once she started crying. We find out later that Misuzu was having dreams of a winged girl in pain which is in relation to her panic attacks at night. If she falls asleep, she loses her life. Just as Yukito wishes for her to live, he loses his life and is never heard from again.

Your probably wondering why things are as they are. The whole girl with wings and the fact that this relates to Misuzu. Well a long time ago there lived a girl named Kanna who was the last of her winged people kind. Shes lands literally on newcomer Ryuya and the 2 hit it off. Kanna, Ryuya make friends with the helper Uraha. Suddenly the 3 find themselves in trouble as the priests in the areas are planning to sacrifice Kanna to appease the gods. So Ryuya and his pair of female companions escape from the village to find Kanna's mom. They arrive in some sacred mountains where Kanna's mom is imprisoned. Along the way they get to know each other through their journey as Kanna learns to juggle. When Kanna finally meets her mom, her mom dismisses Kanna as she has been violated by the priests and kept her there in the mountains as some kinda praying god. So much that she can't leave. As monks and priests arrive to kill Kanna's mom, for a sacrifice, she tells her daughter to escape as a flurry of arrows strike her. Kanna's mom unleashes a power wind that wipes out the humans that surround the mountain. With her dying breath she sees Kanna struggle to juggle to impress her mom. Happily as she sees Kanna getting along with Ryuya and Uraha, she passes on. Moments later, with nary a bit of water left, Kanna tries to fly to the sky as the last winged person but is prevented by a monk's evil chant as she struggles to escape her magical imprisonment. With Ryuya and Uraha left, to make Kanna happy, they promised to bear a child, that child would be a successor and ancestor by the name of Yukito.

The last arc is in the eyes of a crow who is the reincarnated Yukito who has no knowledge or memory. We see through him the events that occured. Misuzu picks up the crow and thus begins her trouble with her and Haruko. Turns out, Misuzu is Haruko's foster daughter and the thought of her being taken away by her father would devastate her. She tries to make it up to her by being the mother she wanted. Combing her hair, taking her to the festival, and all around keeping her happy. Misuzu wanted a chick who she thought was where dinosaurs came from as a kid. When Haruko and Misuzu go to a shrine, they see a dinosaur that was worshipped, but was the same dinosaur that Haruko threw out cause she thought even if she were to give it to her she wouldn't accept her love. In the end at the beach as Haruko and Misuzu's father see who Misuzu loves the most, it shows that she loves Haruko and continues to live with her. It was then my eyes teared up. It's very heartwarming and just heart wrenching.

Air is one those series that tugs at your emotions and doesn't pull away till the very end. An engaging story about a love from long ago and a girl who wishes to be with her mom. Or something like that. If you are in the mood for a tear jerker, Air is the way to go. With that out of the way it's time to spring along to Clannad, the final entry in the Key trilogy. I hear it's best noted as a new classic. Does it live up to the hype. I'll check it out.

Monday, August 16, 2010

the Summer Arc and why shut-ins should get out more (not really)

As the final days of the summer arc reach it's finale, it's time to recap the events that led it's crowning moments and disastrous bombs that make up this arc. I'm doing this because not only are these events unlockable far and between, it's nice to reminence about what you did and what transpired.

The start of the arc was not shall we say in good spirits as I was still recovering from GUILT, though I've not seen that vampyr who contracted me to it. Plus as a ghost lingering the hallowed tiny corners of the radio station, I had no place to go. My classes for the semester were fubared, my wallet still on life support was barely hanging on due to the previous event where my favorite store overcharged me by accident. Simply put, I was screwed. However, in one glimpse of hope I had one request that would either make or break me. It broke me, and I lost any trust with anyone who don't take me seriously.

Looking to return to normal after struggling financially, I decided to take up a chance to see a movie. It was good, but quite a long arduous journey in bad shoes there and back. Then curious to see what the hubbub was about with Toy Story 3, I saw what people saw and was satisfied with it, but not so much as to cry to it like everyone else. Still fun. It was then that my respect for American movies faltered and crumbled with The Last Airbender and Twilight "Saga" Eclipse. Mostly because the quality of both movies made me uncomfortable and irritated. For the former, I simply was fooled in the deceison by the person who I took. The later was more of deceit and torture as I regret escaping the movie by the 15 minute mark. In the attempt to barter for a return from the person who took me, I wasn't able to convince her. Maybe it was because of the fact that my arguments for blatant manservice is invalid for a twilight neophyte would believe the magnificent 2 faced whore Bella and her "love triangle" is romantic. A human girl obsessed with immortality and I presume furry or necrophilia is pretending to be in love with 2 badly wooden actors was spooning with a werewolf in front of her vampire fiance. The whole battle between the fictional monster people was because of her. If there's a chance that the person who dragged me there would miraculously repay me, the better.

Meanwhile to take the taste of bad movies out of my mouth, I participated in a sequel to Music from Final Fantasy. It was different than last year as not only did I get a closer seat, I got a chance to sit next to 2 ladies rather than myself on the top tier. What caught me by surprise was that one of the ladies who acted like a libby, was quite nice. She was at the concert to give her, I'm not making it up, her heterosexual life friend. She brought her to Final Fantasy as a birthday present by taking her out to a night at a concert. She said it not me. And as much as I overheard her conversation about her other boyfriends and how she would just plow through them, she was quite pleasant to engage in a conversation during the intermission before the second act. As the finale came in the form of Terra's Theme, I hightailed it to the meet & greet to be behind 2 people. A few of them in line recognized me on facebook as I kept, as an FF fan boy in secret, squeed at the concert itself. As soon as I said my peace I traversed all the way home. However, as I learned through my own experience, I should never get in a cab in Fremont. Not only did I end up paying for the other passenger's extra mileage, I had to pay for the more extra mileage to reach the bank as the cab driver did not accept credit cards. Just my luck. So remember kids: Don't ride cab in Fremont. Rips you off and tears your wallet a new one, but for me it was more like tear my wallet another new one. Bastards!

After recovering from that devastating blow from the aforementioned cab incident, I regained my composure and pursued my side business to find rare games and it filled up exponentially as I received requests from many people. Sean Fausz, the epicfailguy, Machinimist which I am working on, and Guru Larry of ScrewAttackEurope. What also lifted my spirits was that I found Misadventures of Tron Bonne for 70 bucks. That's the lowest I've gotten for a rare game such as that. Something like Tron Bonne goes for maybe 200+. That may seem like chump change for most collectors, but for a rare game hunter like myself who is also a college student, it's pretty good. If I continue this business even after I move out, I will be able to work more with people on Thatguywiththeglasses.com

In between all the cool and suck stuff happening, I've delved into cleaning my studio as I've kept it unorganized for quite some time. That's got nothing to do with the plot, but considering I was under the influence of GUILT, it's a freakin godsend. It almost looked bad as a hikikomori's (shut in), but not so much as it would be a disaster. I also bought some new furniture as most of my stuff was increasing. Which gets to a minor subplot where I had to encounter a thing with Sears. Normally I'm cool with ordering stuff online. However, when a clerical error screws it up, stuff hits the fan pretty quick. As soon as I did some rustic negotiating and soul searching through the confines of Sear's customer service, I encountered them one more time and got my money back. Ironically what I was looking for was actually at another store all along. With that and a new shelf, I'm now at peace with myself.

Just recently there was a small mini con at this store I now go to called Anime V. Hugo, the owner of the place has been a new neighbor for a year now and decided to run a end of summer showdown as a bidding farewell to summer. This included a gundam building contest, a quickie cosplay stroll, a game of capture the flag, and raffle. I just coincidentally happened to have been in the neighborhood as I was on my way to deliver Tron Bonne to a client. A rather fun experience for anyone who is into anime. Even if your not, a con is a con and a con is a great way to meet new people. In fact, one of the people at Anime V on that pleasant saturday used to work for Geneon and he and I got into a very heated debate over what Geneon's legacy, and licensing as I am curious to know how to license a series such as Zoids Genesis rather than make a dvd fake for not sell. Turns out it's alot tougher than I thought. To keep my hopes up I'm continuing with the project. As the day continued, I met quite a few people there. Including Finn impersonator Finn, the ambitious seller Preston, Stanford student Jared, and Shawnie for some reason. Whence capture the flag commenced, I realized that I'm the worst guy to be playing sports. Willing to admit it, I gave it my all as it soon became a game of taunt the ostrich and psych out. With nary an ounce of strength left after relieving myself of my incomplete shadow gear, I admitted my freeze tag and gave up. Preston was not pleased with my attributes.

What I regret out of this heartfelt event, the con not the capture the flag, was that I did not participate in the costume contest. My reason is no excuse either as I demanded ninja agents to fight to participate, but really it was stage fright. Yes, I admit to my shyness as I've been shy most of my life and breaking the ice is not exactly easy. Keeping up with conversation with Jared, the Geneon guy, Preston and the others was a miracle in what I can pull off without drying up my content. But overall, Hugo pulls some amazing parties with just a small budget. Wish I knew how he let others work for him and mind the store. Hope he has one for fall. If Hugo has one for Halloween like last year, I will seriously go. Go fences make good neighbors eh?

I guess your probably not really not wondering why I keep mentioning GUILT. Yes I'm referencing to Trauma Center which by the way is a great series, but it goes deeper than that. Last year as I continued on in my studies at the KJCC radio station, I met a girl who represented the pacific islander club. I was repping the radio club at the time since Maveric, the wingman to the iceman (bad analogy) was in charge and couldn't rep, she and I started talking more to each other. At first I thought she wanted me to join her in endeavors that involved crossover promotion like what I did for Thatguywiththeglasses and the station. What turned out however was a game of cat and mouse for some reason. I didn't know that she, V as I will call her to represent vampyr, was a manipulator. During the summer while I was working at the time at a crappy safeway, miserable as I already was, got a phone call from V as she was having car trouble. I told her that I was busy working and had to go to my monthly union meeting to beat the man and stop Walmart. As soon as I couldn't take it no more, I ended up missing the meeting. Little did I know was when the creature bared her fangs and targeted what was dear to me.

At first I was confused at her actions, the way V takes her time, but then thats all women. I missed an opportunity to see the third Death Note movie. Ok I was chill knowing I missed a perfectly good time to see it. Then it came to the choices of movies that she dragged me to. Up, was my choice to go by myself as it was OK. V's choice was to see Night at the Museum 2 which was lame and Dance Flick beyond the borderline of retarded. Sure take offense to me, but a pregnant girl breaking dancing and unleashing a crappy ass CG fetus with umbilical cord attached doing the same thing is not offensive, then you probably haven't seen this feces smearing flick. Soon V dragged on to see Ghost of Girlfriend's past as I was not a fan of it, Hangover which was funny, and The Ugly Truth which was plain sexiest. Not once did V have any interest in me as I didn't realized that my wallet which was fine before I met her soon tapped into my monetary life support.

When I soon lost my job, due to poor management and location (place sucked anyway), V called me up to ask for help with her car. I thought sure 20 bucks is OK, she can pay me back, but instead I ended up losing 42 dollars for gas. And the gas station was only a few blocks away! The Ugly Truth was also the contender for worst movie of 2009 and when I found out V was playing with me. I was mentally aware, but my physical stand couldn't stop. So the Ugly Truth came out at the same time The Ugly Truth came out. I asked V if she could pay me back and she did as what wrestling would call a face heel. I had Maveric stand next to me as I encountered V in a fight where I couldn't win to the succubus of my sanity. She deceived me right from the start as I soon contracted GUILT.

Now this GUILT I'm talking about is not only related to the Gangliated Utrophin Immuno Latency Toxin that affected the people of Angeles Bay, but the GUILT I contracted was when my money was soon down to 5 dollars in my savings. I was devastated to the point when I lost all the will to live. With my wallet on a feeding tube to receive monthly help, I held onto dear life as my nakama from the station kept me from losing my wallet's life, and my own. Oh did I mention she slept with me just to get my money? Normally the average guy would say, "score!", but if it's meaningless you'll end up more depressed than when I became more depressed. As I lingered on with GUILT above me, I tried to continue on the Limit Break, but without any support from the TGWTG or anyone else, I dropped ship and lost contact with who I once thought of as my nakama.

During the time I was with GUILT, I lost 200 from Micro Center, 104 from a client, and quite frankly I'm losing consoles cause I'm getting heeled by friends who have 2 kids and no degree! (Long story) So all that: V's saga, my ghostly lingering at the station and my not mentioned filler time with school politics, my encounter with 2 crappy movies, I was in GUILT. My wallet still has it's scars, but there will be a time when I will rise of out GUILT and reign victorious over it. And that's what I did when I found Tron Bonne! What a doozy.

My next event will be a short and sweet get together with Okage Sama De, a cosplay group as they once a season throw a themed shin-dig. In the spring with Ouran High School Host Club where I met Ino, the leader of the troupe, and now they will do an Avatar the Last Airbender themed get together. Not the live action one, thank god! But the animated series. I'm doubtful about them having food this time, but maybe, I'll scope it out and end up going home early. Hopefully, it won't be like last time when I had to ride my bike to get a new tire just to rush to the Amtrak for spring break like last season. After that, Power Morphicon! That will vary though as I still haven't thought of a plan with Linkara. He said he'll just be there and that's it. I'll talk to him when I get the chance.