So, today, I’ve taken to linkhopping between convention reports while getting hyped up about the one I’m actually going to go to.
One such report was that of Anime Central (ACen) 2009 from The Fan’s Point of View, and aside from me getting kicks out of the everlasting everchanging ticker at the bottom, the real kick came to me in the form of a report on a car show that ACen held.
To which I say, what the hell?
I just realized it’s a week ’til Fanime. And, appropriately, the schedule‘s been posted.
It didn’t rock me until I saw Paranda’s post on the subject, but, uh, the Momoi Halko concert is two and a half hours. Two and a half hours of Momoi Halko. (Well, supposedly there’s an opening act, so I guess it’s not literally two and a half hours of Momoi.)
This might be the most exercise I get all year. Back to studying calls, now…
So KFC came to partial consciousness and halted their promo…for a time. They’re not stopping the promo, they’re pretty much pausing it. That’s actually not that bad compared to the ability of people to hop from KFC to KFC collecting boxes – instead it’s just one raincheck, for one meal.
The best part is the video that shows the prez of KFC absolutely convinced that the reason people went to KFCs was primarily to try out the chicken, and not because it was free. Did someone hypnotize him or something?
Everyone and their mother knows about Oprah’s free Kentucky Grilled Chicken deal that it’s just getting to become more and more amusing with every day that passes.
I walk into my own local KFC to see whether or not the coupon would actually work by itself (I saw no catches, so I was really, really curious) and at the counter, two cashiers are folding up a handful of papers just like mine.
So I go up to them, and ask, “So, you’re accepting these?”
They reply, “Yes, we accept them.”
While ordering my own two-piece meal, I hear from the cashier about how everyone who walked into the restaurant that day hadn’t had a coupon (which was, of course, not surprising). On top of that, apparently there was a family who came in and tossed the cashier eight coupons – to which the cashier, at first, refused, until she saw that there was a huge line. (Huge lines are apparently common; one of my friends also passed by a KFC and reported one helluva line.)
As she finishes ringing me up, a middle-aged Asian man comes in with the coupon. The cashier asks, “You want one too?” The Asian man cracks a grin on his face: “Of course, free!” By that time, I had been handed the bag with my meal to go, and wishing them a good day, I open up the door to head home, and in come three more people with coupons (the last one had two).
I think perhaps this takes the cake for best (and worst) promo ever – not because of the chicken (the chicken’s certainly tasty, but not as tasty as their mainstay, and, on top of that, they seem smaller than their fried varieties), but because of its entertainment value.
Oh, Golfland.
Even if you’re lying about the presence of laser tag and bumper cars, you still hold a place in my heart.
And speaking of In My Heart, hurry up and get Technika already. Thanks ♥
source image credit: estudio’s “regurge”, vol. 2
Just a random thought.
There are only so many copies of The Clear Blue Sky data cards for DJ Max Technika that I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like this happening. Apparently they’re either nearly or just plain sold out at the location test at 8 on the Break.
The release for DJ Max Technika is right around the corner (at least for a handful of arcades, Sunnyvale Golfland included)! That said, I’ve updated my guide with songlists and am set to update like mad once Platinum Crew US comes out. Speaking of which, I should probably getting around to getting a new card, because I’m not a huge fan of my Play the Future card…and I want to be able to rank online.
Can’t wait to see everyone purchase and use their The Clear Blue Sky cards! Well, not that I can blame them, Sky (pictured above) is pretty. But not as pretty as Ryun, from Here in the Moment. Or as cute as Yuna from Melody.
First person that I see enjoying a card that doesn’t have a girl on it gets props from me…for being a rebel.
What Rhythm Heaven (Rhythm Tengoku Gold) gave to me upon screwing up a single note in Munchy Monk 2 – which, by the way, is a Tier 10 (out of 10) game:
“[A Word from the Master]
The first half was perfect!
The second half was flawless!
Just OK [rank]”
If there’s something that’s going to drive me nuts about playing the game, it’s the presence of very, very hopeful quotes like the above dashed by a subpar passing grade. What the hell, Nintendo.
My time with Sketchbook has come to an end; it joins Azumanga Daioh and Hidamari Sketch as one of my all-time favorite anime, perhaps further driving into the ground the fact that I might be enjoying the slice-of-life genre a bit too much.
In the meantime, I’m ramping up my anime watching. Like the above picture, Sketchbook handed the baton over to ARIA the Natural. Alongside that in my Queue of Old Stuff™ is Ookiku Furikabutte, with some Shugo Chara! on the side, and Uchuu no Stellvia, in a joint watch-o-rama with Amol.
I’ve also taken to sampling a handful of things from this season. K-ON! continues to be good. The new Fullmetal Alchemist feels quite like its predecessor, and perhaps has the best eyecatch (earcatch?) of the season. I’m going to sample Saki and East of Eden by the end of the week. And, finally, to top things off, I’ve got an Abridged Script for Ristorante Paradiso episode 1 that goes something along the lines of this:
FADE IN: INT. FANCY ITALIAN RESTAURANT
NICOLETTA walks in and has a fine supper with her mother and father-in-law. She notes the presence of SEVERAL HOMOSEXUAL ITALIAN MEN. She also notes that every woman in the restaurant that isn’t HER nor HER MOTHER are fawning over said HOMOSEXUALS.
NICOLETTA
What is up with all of these women blushing? Geez.
One of the HOMOSEXUAL MEN pours cheap wine into NICOLETTA’S GLASS. NICOLETTA ends up BLUSHING.
NICOLETTA
Shit.
END
What is a man but a giddy heap of obsessions?
In my quest to introduce more people to the grand lifestyle of Miichanism…I’m probably going to end up fansubbing the series if Crunchyroll doesn’t get to it.
…And if I can think of a name for a fansub group that isn’t corny and/or taken, of course.