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I missed the first one. Well, I say “missed”, but I wasn’t really interested in it, despite Jennifer Lawrence. But after seeing Silver linings playbook (which I’m definitely going to see again next month), and after seeing a bit of Winter’s bone on Netflix again after recommending it to my dad, I’m in the mood for more Jennifer Lawrence. And with marathons coming up next month.. I haven’t read all the posts in this thread, but how’s the film? Is or isn’t it too much targeted at teen girls like I imagined it was at the time? After seeing the trailer for the sequel, I suspect it isn’t too bad, although it won’t top Silver linings playbook. But I’m inclined to go for that marathon.

First 4 Figures seem to be teasing Vyse from Skies of Arcadia.

Works better in space.

I’ve never worked in retail, but I can be the demanding client. Few days ago, I had to pay € 30.22. I had enough cash with me, but I didn’t want the change, so I asked if I could pin the € 0.22. Not a problem at all, but the woman next to me had to laugh.. A very long time ago, I went into a recordstore. There was this guy behind the counter who I hadn’t seen before up to that point, and he hadn’t seen me. I was walking up to the counter, reaching for my bank card and the paper with the titles I wanted, in my inner pocket, and I ask: “hey, do you have <title>?”. Guy looks scared, and says: “.. I thought you were going to rob me for a second..”. So I ask in reply: “do I look that scary to you?”. I found it hilarious. Also a long time ago, got a call from a funeral insurance company. Can’t recall the exact conversation obviously, but it was something like: “Hello, is mr. <my dad> in?” “No, I’m his son.” “Ah, that’s good too, do you have any funeral insurance?” “I have absolutely no idea.” “Surely you should know?” “I have no idea, my dad takes car of such things.” “Aren’t you interested in a funeral insurance?” “Frankly, I don’t care.” “Ok. Goodbye.” So I annoyed the call center worker. These were genuine responses as well, I stayed polite and didn’t intend to annoy her.. But I felt good about it. These stories also remind me of [The trenches comic site], about testers in the game industry, it’s from the guys behind Penny-Arcade and PVP. I don’t care about the comic itself, but the stories underneath it are funny, though I don’t know how truthful they are. Also, I totally disagree with the age rating systems. Thankfully, I never had any real issues with it, but my kids can play and see everything they want if I ever get them. The parents should be there to guide them, but they still should be free to learn from their own experiences and mistakes.

His printer obviously isn’t equipped with e-ink cartridges.

3 packs of and 2 packs of

With still 1 hour and 20 minutes to go, she’s definitely not cut out for a 9-to-5 job.

I like this thread. Most of the stuff I appreciate has already been mentioned though. I love the sound of rain in the morning, if I don’t have to get out. The sound of birds. Seeing animals, especially animals I don’t normally see / pay attention to. Since I’ve been doing a paper route for some time since I was unable to get a proper job, I’m seeing all kind of animals in the morning. Hedgehogs, all kinds of insects, even foxes (they shouldn’t even show up here). I don’t think it’s mentioned, but completely obvious: the smell of fresh bread. I also love the smell of.. burned wood (I guess?) in winter. I think it’s coming from fire places in some homes. Or the smell of Barbecue in summer, even if it isn’t ours. I guess I love the smell of burning! On the subject of burning, I actually love eating slightly burned things (not when it’s black obviously, just brown). This mainly applies to toast en rice. Ehm the cold coke is already mentioned, but I love that as well. When it’s absolutely hot, and when I grab the coke out of the freezer (I put the coke in the freezer if it’s not cold yet, because it’s obviously faster than using the fridge, but also because the fridge simply isn’t cold enough for me). But I don't just love it over my tongue, I love the feeling of the cold coke streaming through my body, until it reaches my stomach. I’ll think of more. Edit: The feeling of getting an haircut, even though I only do this once a year.

I need to get one myself some day. I love this looks like a normal hoodie, without screaming its merchandise from some videogame.

Is there soundcloud embedding? [super Mario Bros (RAC mix)] I love that one, but I quickly skimmed the rest, I’ll leave the links here for you to check out: [Nintendo vs Sega] [Nintendo vs Sega 2] (He also makes “normal remixes”, which is when I came across this).

Kotobukiya announced 2 new figures for their bishoujo line. Only artwork is available at this point, but at least that’s looking good. I’d be interested in Jubilee is she turns out well.

Tanooki Mario from First 4 Figures. Like most stuff from F4F, this doesn’t really excite me, that said, Mario doesn’t exactly require a complex sculpt.. Zelos painted I usually go for the ladies, but Zelos is sexy :p. And you can expect quality from the manufacturer.

Imagine the cook’s surprise after the steak sneezed back at him after adding the pepper.

Sex music: (Also the singer is absolutely hot)

Well, I’m not one to talk, as I flaked last game.. But there could have been more bad pictures if more people got in their entry in time. Anyway, next game, I’ll do mine in Paint, I promise. Edit: and with a mouse, as I have no tablet.

I dunno, good drawing have never been a problem before.

“Hmm, freshmen seem to get shorter every year.”

It’s so funny to see Megaman and Sonic in the same game though. I mean, Mario and Sonic is cool, but they’ve been in a few games together now. I can’t remember a game with Megaman and Sonic together (although Google points out they’ve been in a comic together at least).

Last few days have been great (well not Monday, Monday was normal). We had a film festival at the film theatre I work at, Camera Japan, which obviously deals with Japanese films and culture. For me that means I get to see some anime which I usually don’t see that much. But I did some other stuff as well. I’ll link all the Camera Japan titles to their respective pages on the festival’s site. Thursday I saw 2 films at the festival. [Tenchi: the samurai astronomer], a nice historical drama about the guy who revolutionised the Japanese calendar, visually great, and [Aura: Koga Maryuin’s last war], an romantic drama anime about 2 highschool kids of which the girl is trapped in her manga fantasy. I thought it was nice, but it’s probably not for everyone. Back at home I turned on Netflix to watch Kick-Ass in preparation for the next day. Friday Friday was a busy day. I had 1 hour of sleep, then went out for pretty much the whole day.. I actually started with a trip to Amsterdam. Weather was spectacular, so it was a great day to go out. I specifically went to Amsterdam to see 2 films, one of which I had missed in Rotterdam: Kick-Ass 2. It was a horrible time, somewhere in the morning, but I’m glad I went because the film was awesome, and I was having a great time in Amsterdam in general.. After that early film I went to some burger place, which supposedly had the best burgers in town. Some tip I got from the internet. I can’t say if they are the best, I’ll have to try the other ones, but it was pretty damn tasty. The place is called The Butcher, for those interested. Next up was a museum, het Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam). It’s been a long while since I’ve visited a museum, but I wanted to check this one out, as it’s been reopened not that long ago after a renovation. It’s mostly modern art. Nice to see some Picassos up-close. I took some time to get to my next stop, had a short stroll through the Vondel Park and along some canals which were not crowded with tourists.. I really wished I had a camera with me at that point. I felt great, and I even splurged a bit doing some luxury shopping (even though I could spend that money better). Bought a pretty exclusive fragrance before heading to my final destination within Amsterdam.. That would be the Eye institute. It’s directly across the river opposite of the train station, pretty conveniently located. It’s pretty new, open since 2012, and the [building] is spectacular if you like architecture. It’s a great film theatre, they’re set up to show more formats than the average film theatre. I came specifically for a special screening of El espíritu de la colmena, a Spanish classic from the seventies. Not totally what I expected, but still nice to be able to see such a classic. Then back to Rotterdam using the hi-speed train.. In time to see [Evangelion 3.0: you can (not) redo]. I don’t think I have to elaborate on this one. Spectacular action, but I’m kind of losing the plot . I have no idea who wants what anymore. After that it was [Gatchaman]. For me personally the only disappointment at the festival, I liked everything else I’ve seen, except this one. Complete yawn-fest. Then finally time to go home and off to bed. Saturday I was pretty knackered that day.. So I stayed in. Luckily, there wasn’t a whole lot that I was interested in at the festival, only some anime shorts which I missed out on. Perhaps the latest Kitano Takeshi ([Outrage Beyond]), but I haven’t seen the first film, so I didn’t bother. So what I did was watch the last few episodes of Orange is the new black on Netflix. I’ve posted about that in its respective thread. I also watched the last remaining episodes of [The booth at the end], a pretty interesting series if you can get passed the extremely annoying editing. Apart from some television, I also read the latest Suske & Wiske comic, [Amoras], although this is a spin-off. Apparently, they’re known as Spike & Suzy in the UK, but I suspect not many of you will be familiar with these Belgian comic characters. Many would call the original series (which I’ve read as a kid) old-fashioned, and this spin-off is some some sort of reboot targeted at an older audience, even though the original series still continues. Anyway, more violence, foul language and even a tiny bit of fan service.. It’s quite a change for those who are familiar with the original series. I didn’t think it’s spectacular, that said, it was a nice new take on something from my childhood.. I think I’ll keep buying them. It’s been years since I bought a comic though! Sunday Another few films at the festival, but first.. I went to go “abseilen” from a windmill. Googling suggest rappeling or abbing are the english terms for it. Anyway, it’s descending down a rope from some high place. I’d never done it before. My friend and I talked about doing this from the Euromast, a landmark in Rotterdam, and 185 meters high, but ultimately she chickened out, even though she was the one suggesting it in the first place. Anyway, this opportunity came up, and I couldn’t pass it up. Windmill De Kameel doesn’t compare to the Euromast, with its paltry 16 meters (it’s higher, but it’s 16 meters from where you start your descent), but it was a nice experience. Then off to the festival again.. Mostly anime. First up was [Professor Layton and the eternal diva]. I’m sure I don’t have to elaborate on this one either. Anyway, it was pure magic. It was part of the kids programming, but there were barely any kids there, haha. Next up, [The life of Budori Gusuko]. My brother didn’t like it, but I loved it. Visually stunning. It’s more of a drama, but within a surreal setting (all characters are cats in a fictitious world), and moreover, the main character has fairytale-like imaginations from time to time. A nice anime to let you get carried away to dreamland in my opinion. Next up the last live-action film for me at this festival, [The Kirishima thing]. A very interesting film about how how the disappearance of a certain Kirishima impacts impacts some other students at the school. Very well done. Then finally, my final film at the festival, [After school midnighters]. About 3 adorable little girls who take up a challenge from “Kunstlijk”, an anatomy model who comes to life at night, and actually want revenge. Ehm, just watch the trailer. Anyway, I had an awesome time the last few days. I could break up everything and post it in their respective threads, but this was more convenient .

I’ve watched this on Netflix now, it was pretty much the first thing I really started watching (I tried Hemlock Grove first.. But I’m extremely reluctant to try another episode of that). Anyway, this show, is great. I absolutely love all the cast and their characters. I loved seeing some familiar actors do something completely different. Kate Mulgrew is great, I’m not that fond of her accent, but I can look passed that, the acting itself is wonderful. Even Jason Biggs fits right in. The drama is great, the comedy is funny, it’s a perfect balance. And yeah, that ending was intense.. And now we wait. The only note of critique I have.. Is the themesong. I can’t stand it. But I’m glad we got Netflix, I’ll be keeping my subscription. The show needs more Polly though. I love Polly .

Last year I went to London just to see The Hobbit (in HFR & Atmos). We now have an Atmos theatre close-by, but it only shows films with intermissions. I may make another trip to London again, if the right theatre is showing it, and I can afford it.

I’ve been waiting for a package for almost 2 months now. It’s a package from Japan (a PVC figure), and the cheapest shipping takes a month. That’s fine, I expect that (nowadays), but when it finally arrives, they charge me € 1500,- worth of customs. I obviously decline the package, and complain over the phone, they’ll get it fixed they said, and they would call me. A week later, I call them, and apparently, my complaint has been forgotten. The woman who helped me then finally got things in motion, and yesterday, she called me to inform me I could retrieve the package for € 30,- from the delivery point. I wasn’t in the mood yesterday, so I postponed it until today. So this morning I heard a lot of sirens. Thought nothing of it, and went back to bed. This afternoon, I intended to get the package. I was thinking of actually opening a “neutral stuff” thread, because getting the package is good, but the shit before it was bad. It took an extra 3 weeks to fix the customs problem. Anyway, here I am, in the bad stuff thread instead, because my brother informed me what the sirens were for. http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/24-09-2013/vijftien-woningen-ontruimd-na-ramkraak-schiedam You can’t understand it, but you can look at the picture and video to see what it looks like.. That was the delivery point. We have a specific word for it, but it doesn’t seem to translate.. But some idiots tried to break open that ATM machine by crashing a vehicle into the store. That’s a thing here.

Are the last seasons of Dexter that bad? I’ve only seen 1 and 2, but I loved those, and I was looking forward to see the rest of them..

Yes, Velma indeed! Wow, first game pretty much stayed the same! Only the bird changed from condor, to eagle, to owl . I’m in for another round.

Congratulations ReZ. You two make a handsome couple.