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What? Wait, is it time already? How’s your day, my Trusty Toyboxers? That bad? LOL, well, as I start to frantically assemble this text, my 57 images are all set up, but I have no clue how to tie these random strings all together! Not yet, lol. Yeah, it’s been a freakishly busy week. A hectic week of head-scratchingly random albums, low-strung departmental coworker parties, scantily-clad figure-photoshoot possibilities, mouth-droppingly shocking otaku-blog battles, and mind-raging otaku-fan clubs! Hehe, yeah, 57 images, a pretty small mega-post, haha. But we’ll manage, won’t we? So enough of the eye-irritating introduction! Let’s grab some well-buttered popcorn, sit back, and enjoy this week’s spellbinding five-act show…<\/p>\n
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Part 1 of 5. Revisiting Random Album Covers.<\/b><\/i> For our first act, let’s revisit and review all of the random albums I’ve seen since my last mega-post, one last time. So we can wrap it up and get it out of our systems, lol. Here was Lisa’s stylish cover from last week<\/a>. I’m still jealous!<\/p>\n Like a warm can of Coca-Cola that was left open too long, here’s my quickly-fizzled-out yet oddly-Bon-Jovian cover, also last week<\/a>. Yup, Bon Jovi, ugh, lol.<\/p>\n Now we come to Mimi-chan<\/a>‘s impressive black-and-white cover, posted on her blog<\/a>. Too stylish!<\/p>\n Next is Miko-chan<\/a>‘s slick alcoholic cover, posted on her Facebook<\/a>. Fits her perfectly!<\/p>\n Haha, luckily, mine may *not* be the worst album cover ever. Here’s Blowfish<\/a>‘s odd-and-confusing cover. Sorry dude, lol.<\/p>\n Next comes Jenn-chan<\/a>‘s Heavy-Metal cover, lol. Still surpasses mine!<\/p>\n Finally, here’s Coco-chan<\/a>‘s romantic almost-dreamy cover. Though I might’ve used a *smaller* font size, hehe.<\/p>\n So that’s it! Thanx for playing! And now we can finally kiss this random game goodbye, lol.<\/p>\n Part 2 of 5. Saturday Night Party.<\/b><\/i> Ah yes, the party! What does it have to do with the random album covers? LOL, I have no clue. Although on the way there, I briefly got lost a couple times. Briefly, lol. But just as lost as the meaning behind the covers! <\/p>\n Hehe, in any case, last night, Saturday night, the executives of our Development Department held a party to celebrate the new formation of our department, composed of pieces from the Software Development team, the Customer Support team, and the Training team which included myself. At about 5pm, I picked up NaTasha and her brother. Yeah, lol, the same NaTasha involving her comedic driving-test incident<\/a>! So after two wrong turns, and a half hour later, we finally reached the incredible house of one of the executives! Here’s Terrance, NaTasha and Cher looking down from the balcony of the guest house.<\/p>\n Wow, the backyard grill. May not be complete but still impressive.<\/p>\n The backyard pool and lounging area. Do you notice the missing red cushion?<\/p>\n Umm, do you notice the missing red cushion *now*?<\/p>\n A shot of the nearest casino on the Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n And now, the mind-blowing hors d’oeuvres! Unbelievably tasty!<\/p>\n Stuffed mushrooms in the foreground. Portobello mushrooms in the right-side aluminum tray. And some sort of meatballs in the back. Absolutely. Mind-blowing.<\/p>\n My newest favorite drink! Hornsby’s Hard Cider!<\/p>\n Cher and her friend Mark (I think, lol).<\/p>\n Co-workers, spouses and engaging conversations.<\/p>\n More conversations.<\/p>\n An excessively bright photo taken by Nathan’s wife, Yasuko, lol.<\/p>\n Another Yasuko masterpiece, lol.<\/p>\n “Haha, come on, Yasuko! Why so shaky?”<\/p>\n “Still shaky? Haha, are you drunk already?”<\/p>\n “Heyyy, why am I so tiny here? Yasuko, you’re too far away!” She was hilarious. Despite her pretty thick Japanese accent (Osakan?), we managed to orchestrate the photoshoot so I didn’t look like a fool too much, lol.<\/p>\n “Heyyy, not bad!” I suppose a dozen random shots were bound to yield at least *one* decent shot, lol.<\/p>\n My second bottle of Hornsby’s Hard Cider! Oh yeah, another funny story… Since Cher was drinking the same thing and got confused which bottle was hers, she finally decided to get a marker and write her name on her bottle! LOL, yup! Meanwhile, that’s executive Kari in the background.<\/p>\n A close-up of my cool bottle, lol.<\/p>\n Haha, and here’s NaTasha with her brother Terrance. She’s too funny! Ever since our first fast-food lunches, she’s been strong-willed and opinionated, but also sophisticated and professional when she wants to be, lol. I just met Terrance for the first time, but in only a short while, I found he’s pretty cool too.<\/p>\n Hehe, one more time!<\/p>\n Hmm, did Yasuko take this pic? Yeah, I think so, lol.<\/p>\n Heyyy, we actually look respectable!<\/p>\n “Life is too short… to drink cheap wine.” Hahaha. Ehhh, I’ll stick with the hard cider, lol.<\/p>\n Ahh, the hotel-styled bathroom! I think this was one of 3 or 4 bathrooms in the property. Most impressive! Oh yeah, here’s an awesome story… Between the previous “Life is too short” photo and this last bathroom photo, there’s a space of about 1.5 hours. You know why there’s a huge gap? Because for more than an hour, maybe even the full 90 minutes, I was talking with Yasuko and her husband Nathan about anime, Japan, otaku culture, and everything in between!<\/p>\n Hehe, I don’t remember when or how our conversation made a sharp turn onto the anime highway, lol. Maybe discussing her little daughter watching “Ampan Man” or something? But from there, the three of us had this continuous and intense discussion touching “Dango”, “Death Note”, “L”, “Clannad”, “Sailor Moon”, “Bleach”, “Naruto”, “Rurouni Kenshin”, “Kare Kano”, “Nana”, “Hikaru no Go” (which I haven’t seen), and the differences between the anime which end after a season and the respective manga which are still being published, and on and on through “otaku culture” and “maid cafes” and “figures” and “eroge” and getting pushed like sardines into tube trains and how Akihabara in up-close reality is so different from its glorified image in anime. Intense! I knew Yasuko got into it when she and her gestures kept pushing forward, while my chair kept inching backward! For several feet! Thanx guys, I had a great time. Unfortunately, Yasuko avoided the camera intentionally, lol.<\/p>\n Part 3 of 5. Potential Figure Photoshoots.<\/b><\/i> Whew, man, that took a while to write! But now, from being random and randomly lost, to being randomly uncertain! Which should be my next anime-figure photoshoot? Which of the following pairs of figures? Here’s our first photoshoot possibility. Choice A. Chii from “Chobits”. A pair of her, lol.<\/p>\n Another angle of the not-yet-opened boxes.<\/p>\n A close-up of Chii (Lilics\/Art Storm) in her blue maid outfit.<\/p>\n Another close-up of Chii (Lilics\/Art Storm) in her pink maid outfit, lol.<\/p>\n Here’s our second possibility. Choice B. The “Batwing Babes”, lol. Sana from “Pia Carrot” and Alice from “Queen’s Gate”.<\/p>\n Another angle of the not-yet-opened boxes.<\/p>\n A close-up of Sana (Kotobukiya) in her purple maid outfit. Why bat wings?<\/p>\n A close-up of Alice (Excellent Model) in her lack of outfit, hahaha. Even more bat wings?<\/p>\n Here’s our third possibility. Choice C. The “Little Buster Girls”, lol. The blonde Komari and raven-haired Yuiko from “Little Busters”.<\/p>\n Another angle of the not-yet-opened boxes.<\/p>\n A close-up of Yuiko (Solid Works) in her unfastened shirt and sword, hehe.<\/p>\n A close-up of Komari (Kotobukiya) in her ribbons and sweater. Awww.<\/p>\n At last, here’s our fourth and final possibility. Choice D. The “Range Murata Lolis”, lol. The Couch Girl and the Ribbon Girl. LOL, why no names, Murata-sensei?<\/p>\n Another angle of the not-yet-opened boxes.<\/p>\n A mesmerizing close-up of Ribbon Girl (Beagle) kneeling in her maid-like dress and boots.<\/p>\n A tantalizing close-up of Couch Girl (Beagle) lying in her scantily-black outfit.<\/p>\n Oops, not really a choice. But here are a couple of extra photos of my opened Figmas. Lelouch from “Code Geass”, along with red Rin and blue Saber from “Fate Stay Night”. Displayed along my iMac keyboard, hehe.<\/p>\n Another glorious angle, lol.<\/p>\n So what do you think? Which should be my next figure photoshoot? Choice A, B, C or D? Should it be “Chobits Chii”, “Batwing Babes”, “Little Buster Girls” or “Range Murata Lolis”? Let me know what you think. Because I can’t decide. My brain is too fried. Especially with a monster work week starting tomorrow. Yeah, Monday, bloody Monday. With bloody tigers<\/a>, lol. Argh.<\/p>\n Part 4 of 5. Ongoing Otaku-Blog Battles.<\/b><\/i> A-ha! Wake up, Toyboxers! Here comes the most shocking act of our show! The ongoing otaku-blog battles! In fact, there are three shockingly-new developments since our last set of battles<\/a> two week ago. First, my “xJAYMANx” and “xJAYMANx_toybox” sites have now exceeded an estimated theoretical value of $11000 USD! Less than $600 away from “How a Girl Figures” a.k.a. Dancing Queen!<\/p>\n Here’s the estimated site value of “How a Girl Figures<\/a>” a.k.a. Dancing Queen.<\/p>\n Secondly, even more shocking, is that “Angry Loli<\/a>” a.k.a. Mimi has now exceeded the value of “How a Girl Figures” a.k.a. Dancing Queen! So soon? So theoretically, Mimi could be considered the new otaku-blog queen of the moment, lol.<\/p>\n Here’s the estimated site value of “Danny Choo<\/a>“.<\/p>\n But thirdly, and the most shocking news of all, is that “Sankaku Complex<\/a>” has blown away and blown past the value of “Danny Choo”! By more than $18000 USD! How did that happen? I’ve only rarely visited “Sankaku Complex”, but perhaps I should take a further peek? <\/p>\n Damn! Incredibly shocking three-piece set of news! But are we really and truly surprised? Or did some of you already notice the signs? I admit I’ve been a little too busy to notice any signs for the “Sankaku” development. But still, does this represent a shift in the otaku perspective? Or not? Again, I don’t know. I haven’t visited “Sankaku” much. But maybe I should.<\/p>\n Part 5 of 5. Mimi’s Rage on Facebook.<\/b><\/i> Wow, our fifth and final act! With the inevitable demise of Mimi’s Rage on Blogger<\/a>, it has now fallen on my shoulders to oversee the newly-reborn Mimi’s Rage on Facebook<\/a>, lol. Ahh, like a phoenix rising from its own ashes! But why me? Ehh, I don’t know. No, wait, actually, I do know. Because I was the only club contributor available. Yeah. Yup. Argh. We’ll see, hehe. After all, it’s for a worthy cause, right?<\/p>\n Right? ^_^;<\/p>\n Whew! Finally made it to the end! So did I manage to tie all these random strings together? Okay, maybe not, lol. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoyed this frantic five-act week of head-scratchingly random albums, low-strung departmental coworker parties, scantily-clad figure-photoshoot possibilities, mouth-droppingly shocking otaku-blog battles, and mind-raging otaku-fan clubs! Thank you, NaTasha, Terrance, Cher, Nathan and Yasuko. Thank you, Chii, Sana, Alice, Komari, Yuiko, Couch Girl, Ribbon Girl, Lelouch, Rin and Saber. Thank you, Mimi, Sankaku and my Trusty Toyboxers. So did this 57-images mega-post seem shorter than usual? Or not? Haha, no worries. All I can think of right now is food. Damn, I’m hungry… Where’s the whole-grain cinnamon cereal?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Feb 28 | Potential Figure Photoshoots | Enlarge What? Wait, is it time already? How’s your day, my Trusty Toyboxers? That bad? LOL, well, as I start to frantically assemble this text, my 57 images are all set up, but I have no clue how to tie these random strings all together! Not yet, lol. … Continue reading
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