Outlaw’s Angry Dome

You know, sometimes you can really find masterpieces on Youtube. I bet the 9 year old that wrote this Half-Life fanfic really was proud of himself. Well, he better be 9…or suffering from Down Syndrome.

So Advance Wars: Days of Ruin came out this week and I cannot say I’m satisfied.  The series now has a new grittier look (which in gaming terms means everything is brown), a completely new cast, and a darker storyline.  Some people have embraced the new change but I don’t really like it.  One of the things I liked about the older Advance Wars games is that it didn’t take itself that seriously.  Sure it was war, but it was still fun at the same time.  Days of Ruin has entirely too much talking and drama than I really care to read, mostly because it just isn’t interesting.  Blah blah blah meteors blah blah blah we have to have hope blah blah girl with amnesia.  How cliche.  Luckily the gameplay is still the same (minus the old CO Power system) but is it too much to ask for a little Nell action?

So I went into Starbucks on my way to work this morning to grab something warm to drink and a donut. As I’m waiting for my order to be called, I see a row of Ethos water. Plastered on a big sign on front of them are two African kids and the company slogan, “Helping Children Get Clean Water.”  The sign explained further that buying a bottle of this water would help provided African tribes with clean drinking water.

Excuse me, but this is bullshit.  If this company really wanted to get these kids clean drinking water, why are they selling it in America?  Why can’t they just ship all these bottles over there instead?  According to the company website they only donate a whopping .05 for every bottle sold, so I’m sure they make a whopping profit off the preppy, pretentious idiots that frequent Starbucks, and pick up a bottle while waiting for their double shot non-fat latte with soy milk.  I hate these companies that pretend they’re doing good when it’s all just a front to trick customers into buying their products.

Aaah, Link’s Logbook. Wind Waker Link is my favorite Link, and this manga is hilarious. Instead of making Link talk in this manga, the artists mimic the game creators and make him speak through his facial expressions. All of the Zelda mangas are quite good actually. The Four Swords one is probably the most entertaining as you get to see the four Link personalities interact with each other instead of just you interacting with your three asshat friends. I wish more game series would delve into the art and literature realm, besides just fan works. And not just some freaking first person shooter series either, I want a fucking novelized RPG.

You can get Link’s Logbook from AnCo, and the other Zelda mangas from Zelda Legends.

Ah! This world without anime to watch has left me in despair! I can’t find anything new in this Winter 2008 season worth watching. Minami-ke Owakari got picked up by someone finally, but I keep hearing bad things about it. I haven’t even felt like watching Bleach. All I have to fall back on is the Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, season two of the Shaft series. Shaft is probably my favorite studio now; I love Pani Poni Dash, Negima!?, and Mahoromatic. But old series don’t help me when I’m jonesing for something new! Haruhi season 2 can’t come fast enough.

Uugh. Is there anything worse than an office refrigerator? The one at my office has progressively been getting smellier and smellier and this morning it was just unbearable. Since there’s not much to do in an attorney’s office on a holiday, I took it upon myself to clean in before sticking my lunch in. I found some of the moldiest and smelliest crap I’ve seen in a long time. In one container I couldn’t tell what food product it originally was; all that was left was a giant green mold ball. After a vicious assault with Lysol wipes and a big trash bag, the smell finally vanished…for now. The whole thing felt like some horrible episode of Moyashimon. Is it really so hard to remember to throw away the crap you left in there?

Kittens ‘adopted’ by pet rabbit

Six abandoned kittens have found an unexpected new mother figure - a pet rabbit.

Wasn’t the BBC supposed to be more hard hitting than crappy American news? So why are they still doing the same fluff (literally) stories about cute things adopting other cute things? They could at least find a Muslim Iraqi bunny adopting a litter of Jewish Israeli kittens. THAT’s real news.

That is an adorable picture though.

Argh, I just can’t wait any longer. Still another couple of weeks before Apollo Justice comes out. The Phoenix Wright series has turned into one of my favorite handheld series of all times. Good writing, great localization, interesting characters, and a point-and-click format. I’m excited to see the new scientific investigation techniques they’ve been developing since the bonus case in the first game. It’s going to be a little weird not playing as Phoenix and lugging Maya around, but I’m sure the charm will still be there. I’m sure going to miss Oldbag though…

Because of my financial situation, I’ve been riding the bus everywhere for the past couple of years. That and I have no drivers license. Anyway, I have no real problem riding the bus. The commute time is longer but at least it gives me a chance to listen to my many podcasts. Since I started my new job, I’ve had to ride the bus a lot during rush hour, which means standing room only usually when I get on at my stop.

This brings me to the point of this post. I’m sick of the assholes that park their fat asses at the front of the bus near the farebox and prevent everyone from getting on. There’s plenty of room for them to move back but nooo, they just stand there and look at you stupid when you have to shove past them. Eventually the bus driver thinks it’s too crowded to pick up new riders. There are also the people that stand a little further down the aisle, smack dab in the middle so you can’t even get to the back door to get off the bus. Be a little considerate; a crowded bus ride is tough and you’re just making it harder for everyone.

Ok, I’m done with this writer’s strike now. Just stop it already. It’s gone on long enough now to basically end the 2008 season. And the worst part? My poor, beloved Scrubs is getting the shaft. It’s become one of my favorite shows and now it’s final season is up in the air. What’s going to happen with J.D. and Elliot? Will Dr. Cox replace Dr. Kelso as Chief of Medicine? Will The Todd finally get laid? I may never know now!

This was probably a bad time to get hooked on The Office too…