33 posts tagged “toyama”
I took pictures today! Woo!
PS: I'm all caught up on Retrospective videos now, so your friends page won't be inundated with them anymore. Just one ever little while from now on, I'd reckon. Sorry!
My final Charity Show, we did Peter Pan, and it was made of win and gold, I must say (though I really had very little to do with that, despite my title of 'co-director'). There was proper video of it, but I don't know what ever happened to it (I have dodgy in-booth video, but the audio is poor), so this is the next best thing, maybe?
Apparently YouTube knows I've used a Bon Jovi song, and UMG knows I've used a Bon Jovi song, but no one much cares, though UMG reserves the right to put advertising on the page for this video? I dunno, that's fair and as it should be, since I'm not making money off this or anything -- this is how copyright shizzle ought to work in a web 2.0 world. Now to wait and see if that horrible children's hospital gets a stick up their ass about it.
Anyway, enjoy :)?
Toyama has a problem with people being attacked by bears. Now, my town specifically apparently has a problem with bears climbing buildings, making a hole in the wall, climbing into the attic, falling through the ceiling, and then escaping.
City officials on the hunt for honey-loving bear in Tonami
"Bears are not that uncommon, but I never thought it would come in twice. There's got to be a limit to liking honey," the 78-year-old said.
Residents are being asked to refrain from going outside.
I wrote this for the Toyama zine thinger that came out at welcome weekend. I'll post it here for your amusement, even though you won't know who any of the people are. Also I'm not adding the pictures here because i'm a lazy tit. Too bad for you.
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I Had Trouble in Getting the Toyama Forums
Why,
hello, my new friends! I say welcome to you
who have come from afar, and – oh yes – even flew!
To Toyama I bid you a hearty hello;
have a rest, drink a chu-hi, and please take it slow.
In Toyama we
have many people, you but to keep in touch with them is often tricky.
Do not worry or fret, it's all under control –
there are methods in place; but beware the Rickroll!
The first
thing you should do is sign up for Facebook –
we have all there signed up. Won't you please take a look?
We will post there events and announcements and more;
yes, some photos of when you passed out on the floor.
But
the piece of resistance, the cream of the crop –
are the boards or the forums; they're where we will drop
a bon mot, some phat beats, YouTube vids and sarcasm –
the fun to be had, it could well make you spasm.
The
Internet Crew are a riotous bunch,
but who the hell are they? (And fuck, when is brunch?)
Therefore from now I will teach you their names,
their own special niche and their one claim to fame.
Now
first there is josh, a peculiar gay,
around him you must take close care what you say,
for if you do not, it’s a slippery slope –
he’ll wait for your guard to go down then he’ll grope.
Our next spotlit member is Flubbybunni:
she’s really quite kind as I’m sure you will see;
but get on her bad side and – take it from me –
she’ll sock your ass back to nineteen-eighty-three!
Yukitan
Peninsula is this girl’s name.
(The meaning escapes me.) She’s not one to flame,
unless you’re an asshat or you dare to
say
something unfriendly about our PA.
As
is the nature of JET near and far
members come and they go even when they’re a star.
Stars we have had, so many it seems;
now though they’re gone, they’re still on our screens.
Oh No My Balloon is a favourite old ghost
with nine-thousand-nine-hundred-ninety-nine posts.
JaketheSnake gave us math tips that we came to trust…
or did we just love Ms. Longoria’s bust?
Laurac
the Mantis Queen went home last week
to hatch a new brood of mantids that squeak.
But rest ye assured that wheree’er she appears
Team Walrus the Viking will fight her with spears.
ittyan,
they say, is Nintendo’s wage slave;
he’ll pity the fool who don’t know when to save.
madcat twenty-one eighty-three , we unmask!
Where does he come from? It’s best not to ask.
Captain
Yossarian, what can I say?
Some nice mellow bud would sure make his day.
larrence, let’s face it, is awesome times nine,
she cooks while she listens to music that’s fine.
A-i-ya-sa is a ninja and a film buff, too.
We still await his director’s debut.
But, eh? What is that? What of your guide?
The one who will always be at your side?
Why, Jack Bauer-Bristow is what they call me.
I’m bitter and angry; but here is a key:
don’t ever take my posts too seriously,
for I am just taking the piss, don’t you see.
I
am the Internet, trust me, it’s true.
Don’t make me show you my l337 Google-fu.
Now, now, hang on, yes I know just what you’re thinking,
just let me say this (takes a breath)
FUCK YEAH, SEAKING!
Oh
my! Our tour is now at an end.
But please don’t be overly saddened my friend,
for you can join us and our like on the boards!
We’re waiting for you with fantastic rewards!
I hope you’ll
enjoy your stay in Japan.
Make new friends and new memories now while you can.
To Toyama I bid you a hearty hello;
have a rest, drink a chu-hi, and please take it slow.
I've been playing a lot of Simcity 4 the past few days. Dunno why, I have much better games that I ought to be playing (I've been working on FF12 for more than a year, for fuck's sake), but I'm just in a Simcity mood.
I started this region years ago. I custom made it. It's supposed to be Toyama... but the conversion didn't work, so I thought, meh, I'll do my best, then I started getting more lazy about geography, then I started getting lazy about mayor names, and now meeeeh. It's called Toyama but bears no resemblance to the place.
Anyway, have a looksee, if you like.
Pictures.
I went this morning to renew my driver's license. I still had another six weeks to do it, but meh, the weather was good, and why not get it out of the way. Had to get up at 7:30 though D:. For the second day in a row D:. On a weekend D:.
as part of the renewal, ihad to sit through a 2 hour safety lecture
it had its moments
like when the guy asked the room how long before they turn do they signal?
no one answered
he wrote on the board, 3 seconds or 30 meters
and there was a shocked murmur from the Japanese people in the room
and he's like
I wanted to get up and applaud the man, because this is what i've been saying for years.YAH
NONE OF YOU CUNTS EVER SIGNAL IN TIME, DO YA
YOU ALWAYS SIGNAL AND MANEUVRE AT THE SAME TIME
OR YOU DON'T SIGNAL AT ALL.
IF you are in tokyo or osaka and see someone do that, you can be sure that the car has a toyama plate.
This is our national reputation. SO STOP THAT.
he then took them to task for not turning on their lights at dusk, in rain storms, in snow storms, etc.
he said,LOOK,
and i wanted to applaud again.YOUR GREY CAR ON A GREY ROAD AGAINST A GREY SKY IS TOTALLY INVISIBLE. TURN ON YOUR FUCKING LIGHTS.
ppl here, they'll often not signal, signal and turn at the same time, signal and then keep driving for six blocks, slamming on the brakes every two seconds, or signal the completely opposite way that they end up manoeuvering -_-
At any rate, i got my license. It's not green anymore! Now it's blue! I don't know what the colours mean! I just know it's not gold :(
In a couple days, the deadline for the JETFest photo contest happens. (Man that's an awkwardly worded sentence..... anyway...) I've narrowed down my entry to a few, and I'd like your help choosing which one to enter.
Which of those would you suggest?
In semi-related business, here's a panorama I took today.
It's almost midnight, so I guess I should head to bed. Enjoy this Koike Teppei video in the meantime.
