{"id":828,"date":"2008-10-25T11:47:27","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T19:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/?p=828"},"modified":"2009-03-13T19:59:31","modified_gmt":"2009-03-14T03:59:31","slug":"blog-171-from-drunk-to-punk-trooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/10\/25\/blog-171-from-drunk-to-punk-trooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 171 > From Drunk to Punk Trooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Audio-broadcasts-2008\/xjaymanx20081025.mp3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Audio-broadcasts-2008\/xjaymanx_broadcast_20081025a_600.jpg\" alt=\"Broadcast\" title=\"Broadcast\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Audio Broadcast | MP3 Length 16:27 Minutes | Click to play<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Audio-broadcasts-2008\/xjaymanx20081025.mp3\"><strong>xJAYMANx_broadcast 002<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;From Drunk to Punk Trooper&#8221;<br \/>\nSaturday, 1:15am, 25 Oct 2008<br \/>\nMP3 Length 16:27 Minutes<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>OP &#8211; &#8220;Virgin&#8217;s High&#8221; by MELL from the anime &#8220;<a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sky_Girls\">Sky Girls<\/a>&#8221; [2007].\n<li>Second broadcast, hope not as crackly and staticky\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jackie_chan\">Jackie Chan<\/a>&#8216;s and Woo Ping&#8217;s ground-breaking 1978 Hong Kong film <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drunken_Master\">Drunken Master<\/a>\n<li>Got 89th figure <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toyslogic.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;products_id=3876\">Queen&#8217;s Gate Alice<\/a>; Potter-esque &#8220;<a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zero_no_tsukaima\">Zero no Tsukaima<\/a>&#8221; (4 of 5 stars)\n<li>Anime in a philosophical light: No art is stupid? Anime is art? So no anime can be stupid?\n<li>Hated <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metropolis_(anime)\">Metropolis<\/a>, disliked <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazing_Nurse_Nanako\">Amazing Nurse Nanako<\/a>\n<li>Sent in my absentee ballot, voted for NONE of the above candidates, liberating\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dannychoo.com\/detail\/mac\/eng\/image\/9376\/Japanese+Street+Fashion.html\">Japanese street fashion<\/a>, funny stuff, lol\n<li>&#8220;Punk Trooper&#8221;, Stormtrooper or Jedi drop-out, bounty hunter in black, jack of all trades\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldsteel.com\/92bk.html\">Katana bokken<\/a>, test for Halloween costume, damn helmet so hot to wear or breathe\n<li>Punk Trooper!\n<li>ED &#8211; &#8220;Last Regrets&#8221; by Ayana from the anime &#8220;<a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kanon\">Kanon<\/a>&#8221; [2006].\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hmm, so what else can I add that I haven&#8217;t mentioned in my broadcast? Well, all week I went to the <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tririga.com\/uc2008\/home\">International User Conference<\/a> hosted by my software company. Pretty interesting. Even though I was a session monitor ~~ handing evaluations, counting attendance, getting free snacks and drinks, haha ~~ decided to wear a neck tie on Tuesday, lol. First time wearing one in probably a year! Don&#8217;t know why the photo makes my black shirt look purple, but it&#8217;s supposed to be black, lol. Then on Wednesday, actor and former US Senator <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Thompson\">Fred Thompson<\/a> addressed the conference. Fascinating biographical, political and economic stuff!<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_1372_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_1372.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 21 | At the International User Conference | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then Thursday, like I mentioned, got my impervious polypropylene <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldsteel.com\/92bk.html\">katana bokken<\/a>. Wow, heavier than I expected, mimicking the weight of a real katana. Just swinging-and-stopping it works the forearms and triceps! Haven&#8217;t smashed any concrete blocks yet like I&#8217;ve seen in the video ads, cuz I don&#8217;t wanna clean up the mess, lol. Too lazy. But maybe sometime I&#8217;ll try it in the backyard, haha. Definitely fitting for &#8220;Punk Trooper&#8221;. >_<\n\n\n \n\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3741_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3741.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | What&#8217;cha lookin&#8217; at, punk? | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3746_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3746.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | Wielding Katana Bokken | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3757_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3757.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | Faking a Katana Stance | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3751_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3751.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | I said~ What&#8217;cha lookin&#8217; at, punk? | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3751_crop_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3751_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | Katana Close Up | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3758-3753_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3758-3753.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | Haha, make up your own caption | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3764_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3764.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 23 | Voted for Zero~ um, I mean, None, lol | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Ah, my first test of my &#8220;Punk Trooper&#8221; outfit. Remember when I talked about the concept of a &#8220;Stormtrooper or Jedi drop-out, bounty hunter in black, jack of all trades&#8221;? Well, since I like the helmet but didn&#8217;t wanna-be another clone, another big part of the concept also comes from the politically-incorrect big-jugs-and-big-guns anime &#8220;<a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desert_Punk\">Desert Punk<\/a>&#8221; starring the masked Desert Punk (Sunab\u014dzu), lol. Another awesome and hilarious character to add to the great bounty-hunter-and-smuggler characters in sci-fi and anime: Captain Han Solo and Boba Fett from &#8220;Star Wars&#8221;, Captain Mal Reynolds and Jayne Cobb from &#8220;Firefly&#8221;, even Spike Spiegel and Jet Black from &#8220;Cowboy Bebop&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>So just mix the masked Boba Fett and masked Desert Punk together, throw in some black boots, a black coat and a black katana, and sprinkle a touch of Dark-Force powers, and you&#8217;ve got my Punk Trooper. I mean, katana-slashing definitely works cuz Stormtroopers can&#8217;t shoot the side of a barn anyway, haha. Unfortunately, I can&#8217;t wear the helmet, plus the heavy coat, for more than a few minutes at a time, or I&#8217;ll sweat-and-steam to death. Looks &#8220;cool&#8221; though, pun intended. >_<\n\n\n \n\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3774_750.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-toybox-2008\/xjaymanx_punk_3774.jpg\" alt=\"Punk Trooper\" title=\"Punk Trooper\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oct 24 | First Test of Punk Trooper in Black, lol | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audio Broadcast | MP3 Length 16:27 Minutes | Click to play xJAYMANx_broadcast 002 &#8220;From Drunk to Punk Trooper&#8221; Saturday, 1:15am, 25 Oct 2008 MP3 Length 16:27 Minutes OP &#8211; &#8220;Virgin&#8217;s High&#8221; by MELL from the anime &#8220;Sky Girls&#8221; [2007]. Second broadcast, hope not as crackly and staticky Jackie Chan&#8216;s and Woo Ping&#8217;s ground-breaking 1978 Hong &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/10\/25\/blog-171-from-drunk-to-punk-trooper\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,163,177,93,164],"tags":[166,171,356,173,169,165,168,133,167,170],"class_list":["post-828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desert-punk-anime-titles","category-drunken-master","category-punk-trooper-random","category-star-wars","category-zero-no-tsukaima","tag-bokken","tag-desert-punk","tag-drunken-master","tag-fred-thompson","tag-jackie-chan","tag-katana","tag-punk-trooper","tag-stormtrooper","tag-voting","tag-woo-ping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1936,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions\/1936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}