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I will ask Ashley to delete my account. Goodbye cruel world.

It would be a good time, as I’m quite busy most of the rest of the month, but I’m free next few days.

My first (and last real) experience was Pocket Monsters green. It must have been just before or not long after it was released here (well, red and blue that is). I picked charmander. I can’t remember my final team, but it included Charizard and Mewtwo at the very least, I’m pretty sure it also included Kadabra, Haunter and Dragonite. If I have to guess the last one, I’d say Gyarados, but that would mean I didn’t use the legendary birds.. Perhaps I didn’t. Since I don’t understand Japanese, the fossile was random for me, I “chose” Kabuto. At the time, I wanted the other one, but if I had to choose now, I’d go for Kabuto.

So, the title should be international (food) cravings or something? Because I have general cravings all the time! Anyway. It’s been a long time since I was abroad, and I can’t really remember anything specific. Although, one thing I guess! A certain type of bread made in Österreich (or Austria) called Kipferl. Couldn’t get enough of it. Last year I tried a Japanese soda drink called Calpis, apparently it’s Yoghurt-based. I can get it here, just not that easily. I also love Pocky, Japanese candy. The standard version is just chocolate on a stick, but there are a lot of varieties (not all of them good however). The standard variety is actually sold here in The Netherlands under a different brand. However I can get the original and some of its other varieties here as well. Lastly, when my mother returns from The Phillipines she sometimes brings some Polvorón with her. They’re extremely dry and powdery, yet I love them. Apparently they’re originally Spanish, but they’re hugely popular there it seems. I can get the standard flavour here I found out, but I can’t find the other flavours. There’s peanut, cashew and coffee to name a few. Edit: I’m not sharing the Oreo love by the way. I mean, they are ok, but there are plenty of other cookies available which are better.

[first look] [pre-order @ Amazon.com] I thought we had a general Firefly thread? At least a recent one? The only general thread I could find was from 2005. Anyway, this will do.

Gah. Mail service fucked up, I haven’t received my order from juno.co.uk from over 2 weeks ago. According to Juno.co.uk, it should be somewhere in The Netherlands. But it’s not here. I’m also having computer troubles for the first time in 4 years.. Noooo!!!! My poor computer.. It seems to be a videocard, but it may be the PSU or even motherboard, I have to do some testing when I have the time. But no PC gaming for me for the foreseeable future.

Looks cool. But I’m going to punch whatever screen is in front of me next time I hear that sound.

Painted Chun-Li sculpt I’m actually not liking the look of her face now it’s painted. It may be just the angle, but if it’s not, I hope they will improve this for the final product. Pokéball replicas You can get them [here]

Yeah, I was aware, the non-mention sticks out like a sore thumb . But thanks anyway @MôôgleViper.

Conan O’Brien has a bit on his show where he “reviews” games. Here are a few: [skyrim] [Resident Evil 6] [Retro Atari games] [Halo 4] That last one is funny, because apparently he actually did some voicework for Halo 4, along with his sidekick from the show, Andy Richter. He’s also done [a bit] of the actual recording session. Finally, not intended as funny, but that bit has [a behind the scenes]. You can also see Conan’s cute assistent, who apparently plays Wii.

What kind of music?

I want to join.

I’m probably seeing that film. Europa Report looks interesting! And I’ve seen that trailer of Sharknado.. I’m intrigued. Some weeks ago I saw The Iceman and Pacific Rim. If you want moustaches @MoogleViper, The Iceman is for you. Jokes aside, this was a very intriguing film about a hitman played by Michael Shannon (and including some ridiculous hot jailbait ). Pacific Rim was mindless fun. Just don’t put any thought in it, any at all, and you’ll be fine. Like why the hell they didn’t use all that concrete for the wall to fill up that entrance . Would have loved to see more of the other Jaegers though, especially that Russian one. Last few days I’ve seen Disconnect and The Bling Ring, and Safety not guaranteed. I personally liked all 3 of them, but I liked Safety guaranteed the best (Aubrey ). Sweet and funny. Disconnect was a nice drama with Jason Bateman and Andrea Riseborough, The Bling Ring is the new Sofia Coppola, with Emma Watson. That last one had a similar theme as Springbreakers I felt, but was more entertaining. I’m going to see more films the coming days, I have some catching up to do.

Yeah, the ones Ike mentioned. Personally, I’ve bought most of my figures from [HLJ], and never had any problems with orders, except for one which they cancelled on their end because of high demand. [HobbySearch] also seems to be good, but I have only one experience with them (but everything arrived fine). [CDJapan] is another, they are very reputable, but I haven’t ordered any figures from them (yet), they’re slightly more expensive, but they seem to take great care of packaging orders. I did order some Headphones from them, and again, they arrived fine. Also, I assume you’re aware, but in case you don’t: you’ll need a credit card. I don’t know which shops accept paypal or other methods. About custom charges: as these are big, legitimate business, they do things officially, which is to specify what’s in the package and what its value is. Which means you’ll always get hit with custom charges. At least I do, here in The Netherlands. I’ve learned to live with it. The thing is, even with the customs charges, you’re cheaper off. Just take it into account. Just compare £ 50,- plus shipping to € 26,- with shipping and some customs charges. Furthermore, at least in The Netherlands I can order something with a value of up to € 50,- or something wihout needing to pay customs charges. I imagine you’ll have something similar in the UK. Lastly, 2 additional shops: In the past, I’ve ordered games / consoles, and DVD’s from [Yesasia]. They’re also good, but very expensive. However, they seem to have some weird business construction where they ship orders through Germany. I never had to pay any customs charges with my orders from them. I don’t know if that’s still the situation, and if that also applies to the UK. Another advantage they have, is that they’re not a popular choice for figures. If something’s sold out everywhere else, you have a chance they may still have it. Finally, there’s an European shop, [Archonia]. They’re generally more expensive, sometimes not, sometimes to a ridiculous degree, but since they’re European (Belgium), you’re guaranteed to not having to pay customs charges. For your convenience, I’ve listed the productpages of Figma Link for each site I mentioned. http://www.hlj.com/product/MAX06243/Act http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10189772 (but I see they’re not accepting any more pre-orders) http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/goods/goods_detail.html?KEY=NEOGDS-88223 http://www.yesasia.com/global/figma-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-link/1031027138-0-0-0-en/info.html http://www.archonia.com/mangashop/en/article/160294/the+legend+of+zelda+skyward+sword+action+figure+-+figma+link+re-issue+wave+02/

It looks cool on the people who can pull it off. I’m not one of them, but for myself I prefer the clean shaven look. Unfortunately I’m lazy, so I don’t shave that often. I should get someone to do it for me.

Regarding that: http://www.l4d3.ru/

Haha @Rummy, thanks! Now I need to buy a controller..

I’ve already said before, I’d love a female doctor personally, but obviously his or her performance is my primary concern. Oh, and someone in the Youtube comments pointed out something funny. On IMDB, check what his character’s name is in World War Z. Conspiracy! Edit: Also, I hope he gets to keep his accent.

I like the look of him, and I’m sure he’s more than capable (well actually, I did see a film with him, but I forgot all about it ). Looking forward to see an older and perhaps more sophisticated doctor.

I bought this on vinyl. It’s making me happier each time I hear it..

I loved it as much as the first. Another cool set of bosses, and some very cool setpieces, which in some cases get even better in their “dark” version. The only thing I have to critique is the keyhunting, but even that is quickly done,as far as I can remember. So, there you have it. One person who think it’s ok, one person who didn’t like it, and one who did. You’re on your own.

No, that’s the newer version that’s around $ 300,- . Bigger and more detailed I assume, but I would like to see some better shots. Anyway, can’t afford it when it’s released (I think September), so it doesn’t matter. Edit: It’s bigger by a large margin (yeah yeah..). http://www.darkhorse.com/Products/23-042/Mass-Effect-18-Normandy-SR-2-Ship-Replica http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Mass-Effect-18-Normandy-SR-2-Ship-Replica___423150

Well cheap is relative. What I had in mind when I said that was simply a set of basic soldiers like this one: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1490007 € 20,-. Of course, I need painting supplies as well. But as a one-off project that’s certainly doable. I don’t actually play the game, so I have no interest in collecting a massive army, so I wouldn’t need to spend a lot. Edit: plus, since I don’t play the game, I can sell ’m afterwards if I’ve done a decent job.