| An afternoon in Osaka |
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i know what that pizza guy was just thinking. he was thinking "did i just give a pizza to a 6 foot 2 gaijin wearing a Mao T-shirt?"
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[22 Jun 2008|09:52am] |
From wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter:_The_Legend_of_Chun-Li
Jean-Claude Van Damme, who played Guile in the 1994 live-action Street Fighter film, stated that he was approached and offered a part in this movie. He turned it down because, according to him, he is now being careful in choosing film roles.
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| History |
[31 Mar 2008|09:12am] |
I saw some people at Bookmans that I haven't seen for ages. Was it really 3 years ago that I stopped working there? I kind of put a long time of my life into it. Well....4 of my formative 20's - 19, 20, 21, 22. Looking back, I like that part of my life because I was able to appease my geeky excitement for video games. Yet, I was also shy, so I didn't meet many people at school. I think now I've lost my geeky boner which is also why I wonder if I'm going to like Japan again. I think there is more to Japan than Eccentric video games, so I'll be able to find something there.
I talked to Mune about Saori. I came up with a good explanation of how I feel now. I'm not over her, but I'm over "it." I'm over that situation. Besides, I've kinda hooked up with this other girl, Mariko. She's really cool and we have alot in common (musically and schoolwise).
I've had a stomach flu for a while now. last night I got the shivers. let's hope i can recover before my birthday
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[12 Mar 2008|12:21am] |
Today I met with Sanghoon to pick up a girl arriving from Korea. On the way to the airport we had a talk. About a year ago I told him about my tactic for finding a girlfriend - I meet many girls and agree to hang out with them on different days, that way if one turns me down or cancels, I won't feel bad because I have someone on the next day.
He asked if I still do this. No way. I don't care anymore. I've concluded that I must be doing something wrong. Jamie, Saori, Soraya, Marium, Hanul and Yui. These are the girls that I asked out last year. All of them said no. Soraya had a boyfriend and I didn't really know her, Saori I have already written about. The others....I don't really know what to say. I have also attempted flirting with other girls but to no avail. Thus, I've concluded that something I'm doing is wrong.
I'm not sad, I'm just contemplative. Rather than getting depressed I am kind of frustrated. Am I aiming just a little too high for my standards? Are the girls I'm aiming for too beautiful? I get the feeling that girls like me but think that they could do better than me. Those Korean teachers that came had fun talking to me but when I asked the two out to a bar they kept postponing it. Then I got an email two nights before they were leaving that that wanted to do something. I didn't bother. When the Hiroshima students came I didn't bother because I was already subscribing to this frame of thought. The funny thing is I bet I had a chance with one. Figures when I give up that happens.
I don't like certain this about myself. There are things I do like, but I'm obsessed with one thing...My confidence has gone down alot since last year. that must be why I think the girls I like think they can do better than me. Probably because I think they can do better than me. (the girls that like me I think I can do better than....so maybe it's karma getting back at me).
In digression, I like this new girl and I like Soo Hyeon. Though I'm definately leaving for Japan this summer, I wouldn't mind having a relationship with either of them, but at this point I don't care. I think they'll end up thinking I'm a nice guy but not quite up to their standards.
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| Pulse |
[08 Feb 2008|01:52pm] |
Hey Livejournal, how's it going?
It's been a while huh?!
I'm sitting on a bench in Old Town Scottsdale on a beautiful February afternoon looking like a total yuppie with my khakis and my macbook pro. I love it! I'm leeching internet from a Thai Massage/Yoga place 50 feet away while drinking expensive(but good quality) espresso.
When is this place going to be for young people and not for old white ladies?
I'm thinking about doing the 3+ masters in architecture at ASU.
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[03 Nov 2007|06:44am] |
Saori and Rika invited their friend Yudai and spoke Japanese most of the night. Every once in a while Saori felt sorry for me and spoke a bit of English. That was nice but....way to go Dan, get her to pity you that will make her like you. Anyway, I was nice about it(very quiet) until the end of the night when I shut off the radio and yelled at them. But not I feel bad about it. I don't feel comfortable hanging out with any of them except Rika. I have also resolved to tell Saori...but probably not any time close to tonight.
I had a dream last night where I was eating at a restaurant with some friends. As I entered the restaurant, a man and his wife were hassling me. I seem to remember them not bothering me until I made a big deal about not giving them money. The man would jump around me and get in my way(only me, btw, he wouldn't do anything to my friends) and finally I got fed up with him and hit him. I hit him a few times, pretty hard, but he kept doing it, seemingly unaffected. Then his wife would plot against me with him. He had a young son who also did the same. However, the ony one I hit was the father. I actually thought *I'd* be the one in trouble because of how hard I was beating him. Finally, I went to the waiter to complain about him. Rather than calling the police on me, he said "Not them again. Ok we'll handle it" On my way back to the table there was a baby by the staircases. He looked pretty sick, but he spoke to me. It turns out he was also one of that guys' kids, along with a slightly older girl. The baby was way too young to be speaking, but this a dream so things like that happen. The baby made fun of me. Eventually, the mom and dad got arrested and someone came to take care of the baby. I felt awkward, I was the one that hit that guy so hard, all he was doing was bothering me.
So it's pretty much obvious that the family represents the people I hung out with last night. I handled not being included in their conversations the same as I handled the guy bothering me - for a time. But at the end of the night I snapped at them, just like when I went to the waiter. Finally, I feel bad for the whole thing, when essentially it's not even my fault.
Worst night in a while.
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[11 Oct 2007|09:20pm] |
中直腸動脈 middle rectal artery.
i just commited this word to memory for no reason.
i'mma just studying in the library listening to Willie Dixon.
ASU sucks (I owe them $765)
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[05 Oct 2007|07:57am] |
I have not written here for a while. Actually, I'm not exactly sure what I use LJ for anymore. For a while, last year, it was my art blog. Recently I haven't had any time to do art or music. Just Japanese. And I'm still kinda sucking it up in that class. What am I doing majoring in a language anyway? Well, maybe I'm just stressing out, becuase this class isn't even modern Japanese; the stuff I learn in it can hardly be applied to modern conversations.
So I'm sitting here, in a room in David's house, trying to remember what I wanted to write last night. I'm sure I'll read this about a year from now(hairless) and instantly remember everything I wanted to say.
I'm listening to Of Montreal right now.
Monday was the first time I hung out with Saori since the show. We went to dinner and to LeeLee. It was really doing boring stuff with her. Last night, too. She and I went to Phoenicia(the food was dry for some reason) and then went back to Hayden to study for a bit. She fell asleep and I started rading her text. I realized that what she's doing in this country is way harder than anything I'm doing here. Japanese people have an advantage language-wise, they have no choice but to study a foreign language starting at middle school. We have to CHOOSE ours when we finally have time to.
Anyway, I like her alot. Alot more than I ought to. When I like a girl, I try to keep a few other girls that I also like, around. Well, the difference between her and them in substantial. She's really chill, a great person to talk to, and she likes good music. She's really kind and polite to everyone. She's really beautiful, even with her glasses on. When I'm with her now, sometimes, it kind of hurts; I just want to grab her hand.
Sometimes, she and I hang out like we did last night. The thing is, she's hung out alone with that John guy. While I'm pretty sure she would never go for someone like him, it makes me wonder if she treats me that same way when we hang out.
The problem is she has a boyfriend. She's been with him for 7 months before America. While that doesn't seem too serious, I don't think she's the kind of person to break up with him because they're apart. I'm pretty sure she has no idea what she wants to do. Actually....even though I want to be with her, I don't want her to break up with her boyfriend, if she really likes him. I don't know what she really thinks about him, but she seems to be the kind of person that: if she doesn't know what to do she won't fix anything that's not broken.
I suppose that the best course of action is to be her friend. To overcome the feelings I have and just remain friends. If something happens between them; i.e. her boyfriend breaks up with her, I can be there for her.
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| Peter, Bjorn and John |
[17 Sep 2007|08:23am] |
Last night I saw the show that I had been waiting for about a year - PB and J. Saori and I arrived kind of early, so we got to see the opening act as well - some band from Great Britain called "The Clientele." They had a pretty good sound, but all their beats sounded exactly the same. What was most interesting was the hecklers in the crowd. There was only about 100 people there for the show, and a good 80% (no joke) were superficial people that only know 1 or 2 songs from PB and J. So these frat guys behind me were doing the whistle and saying "YOUNG FOLKS" between every song. The singer was pretty good about letting it roll off his back, though.
When PB and J went on it was exactly what I thought it'd be, an hour and half of awesome. They played a pretty good mix of songs from all three albums and even some B-sides(Ancient Curce)! I was wondering how they were going to manage soungs like that without only 3 people. The drummer had some sort of synth set up in the middle of his kit. He would make a beat out of hitting the synth touch screen in the middle of his beats.
They ended with one of the most awesome versions of "Back against the wall" ever!
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[31 Aug 2007|07:55am] |
I hate Home Depot. I wonder if I have some repressed memories of being there when I was a kid and whenever I just think of the idea of Home Depot, my mind goes into a flurry of repulsion and distaste. Perhaps it's an emotion between horrified nausea and the sensation you get when sandpaper is rubbed against your nipples. Yesterday I just drove past a Home Depot and I felt that way. I could hear the "Proud To Be an American" song loud enough so that you wouldn't know I had my windows down; that didn't help at all. Everything is so spacious and dirty.
If I'm going to get stuff like that I'll just go to Ikea. Maybe I just enjoy design better. Not that Ikea has the best designs(actually their design is more of an "affordable modern"), but at least they have some pride in what they do.
Does anyone else hate Home Depot?
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[18 Aug 2007|02:36pm] |
[14:29] Pivot Shoes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwb9W51j7fo
[14:31] Pivot Shoes: ronald is giving a kid a hamburger
[14:31] Pivot Shoes: apparently in the old days, he had a magic tray attached to his crotch that would conjure hamburgers from nowhere
[14:31] Pivot Shoes: he would remove the current burger and a new one would be in it's stead
[14:31] quaga42: yeah, and he had that hamburger on his head
[14:31] Pivot Shoes: he has like a tray on his head
[14:31] Pivot Shoes: or something
[14:31] Pivot Shoes: two trays
[14:31] quaga42: then he went on to be a weather man
[14:32] Pivot Shoes: anyway, he trips and a burger goes flying into the hands of virile prepubescent Jimmy Suburbia
[14:32] quaga42: today's weather is EAT A HAMBURGER
[14:32] Pivot Shoes: the conversation is like this
[14:32] Pivot Shoes: "That mcdonalds hamburger sure is delicious isn't it?"
[14:33] Pivot Shoes: "my mom says not to talk to strangers"
[14:33] Pivot Shoes: "well mom's right as always" (Holy 60's roll reversal, batman) "but i'm no stanger, i'm ronald mcdonald"
[14:33] Pivot Shoes: "well ya sound like ronald mcdonald, but how do i know you're really him"
[14:34] Pivot Shoes: "here i'll give you three more burgers"
[14:34] Pivot Shoes: (crotch magic ensues)
[14:34] Pivot Shoes: "normally you shouldn't take things from strangers"
[14:34] quaga42: HEY KID, WANT SOME BURGERS? I'VE GOT SOME IN MY MAGIC VAN
[14:34] Pivot Shoes: "but you're RONALD MCDONALD"
[14:34] quaga42: WE'LL GO TO MCDONALDS LAND AND HAVE LOTS OF ADVENTURES
[14:34] Pivot Shoes: hahah exactly, it's more like "like those burgers kid? i've got a sausage in my van"
[14:35] quaga42: JUST SO YOU KNOW, TRAVELLING TO MCDONALDLAND FEELS KINDA LIKE GETTING FUCKED IN THE ASS
[14:35] quaga42: IT'S HOW YOUR BODY GETS USED TO THE MAGIC
[14:35] Pivot Shoes: i guess when i have kids i'm going to have to tell them to never talk to strangers, especially if they prove that they are Ronald McDonald
[14:35] Pivot Shoes: haha that's awful
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[18 Aug 2007|11:59am] |
http://www.robpongi.com/pages/comboFUCKINGUSAHI.html
"fuck'n usa"! that sounds like a bitchin' punk rock song. i wonder if this was taken out of context from some comedy show. most of american comedy could be taken context as anti some-nation-or-another
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[17 Aug 2007|05:59pm] |
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| TJ |
[12 Aug 2007|11:42pm] |
Earlier tonight, on the way to Frank's house, I threw the "Dead Con Mafia" CD in the player. I didn't really think it would effect me like this, but I got tremendously nostalgic. The songs on that CD were made by TJ and I when we were 18 and 20 respectively. Now, he and I are 24 and 26. I've almost graduated and he's got a family and a real job. I suppose I take for granted the better things in my life. I've been too rapt up in my thoughts which have been leading me to being sad that I forgot about the nicer things about life. I remember the nights after school was out where we played those songs in his ridiculously hot garage/room. I want to learn to appreciate the now, now, rather than 6 years from now.
Life is pretty good.
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[12 Aug 2007|02:52pm] |
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What do you like more, Art Nouveau or Art Deco?
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[06 Aug 2007|10:04am] |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxWgRY1I_SI
this is even better than the Maple Story one!
"In case you don't know what an explosion looks like....it looks kinda like this"
Kid loses his girlfriend to his gay porn addiction. blames 4chan
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[02 Aug 2007|07:52am] |
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4PLOFnEUTpY
Slow news day? I remember long ago when I was going over to Jon's or Jac's to play this game on the Japanese server. Maybe a better piece would have been "the addictive nature of all MMORPGS" rather than focusing on Maple Story. Because really, MS isn't that popular. I think the only thing this did is probably the adverse effect it wanted - give MS more publicity.
Also I love how they talk about it as "the new hit video game." Moreover, the speak of the free to play, pay for accessories as a new system. If I were Korean, I'd be affronted!
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| 悲しくなった |
[23 Jul 2007|10:15pm] |
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とうふの角に頭をぶつかって死んじまい
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