Lala-chan

ラーラー:LOL well DA and Hiro had to do something or Hiro was never going to get paid
then he'd sponge off of DA even more and DA is a busy guy so he had to get Hiro out of his hair.
What little there is FYI
So he pretty much wrote the play while on the crapper
the play music*
and thus we have good bye charlie

sarn: hahaha that's coz he is SUGAR HT Daddy

ラーラー:This is true and DA knew that Hiro would get ass hurt if DA went and made a new group and did nothing for Hiro. So he was like "here now go have fun"

sarn: lol

ラーラー: and Hiro went LA LA LA and DA became a honey tone

sarn: haha

ラーラー: Hiro is doing King of the Blue in January
where he plays a demon and DA is working his ass off for SHT. Metaverse, another play

sarn: WTF what about access? but DA really needa get his ass going on metaverse

ラーラー:but he also has to deal with Hiro calling him at 4:30 am going "I'M SO DRUNK I WANT TO JIZZ ALL OVER YOUR FACE...CAN I?"

sarn: HAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHA
sarn: DA "sure, i havnt did my facial mask tonight"
sarn: sorry ,this is gross.

ラーラー: Then finding out that in his drunk stupor Hiro walked to his house and is peeing in his house plant outside his door

sarn: and passes out.

ラーラー: while taking off his shoes and so DA has to drag Hiro the dead weight to a couch and leave him there until morning but Hiro wakes up at like 7 and tells DA "I'M HUNGRY LETS GO TO DENNY'S" and DA who at this point has had half an hour of sleep drags his butt to Denny's and ends up payingbecause Hiro left his wallet at home.

sarn: HAHAHHAAHAHAH
on purpose and then hiro was like, no, i want donuts so they end up driving another 10 miles jsut to go to those 24 hour donut place

ラーラー: Then DA goes home and sleeps for an hour but then has to wake up and be sony's composer monkey

sarn: sad

ラーラー:So I'd say that his schedule is a little packed

sarn: by 9am, another 20 blone hair fell off

ラーラー: Its hard to have a full time job when you have a part time job of baby sitting an adult who is metally aged 10

sarn: and his dogs.

ラーラー: LOL DA doesn't take care of his dogs he's hired people for that
He had to make the choice and hireing someone to watch Hiro was more expensive , given he has to pay them bribe money

sarn: coz hiro pet require much more time than 3 dogs

ラーラー: He tries to occupy Hiro with things
like "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a noise?" Or "How many times can you mentally sing Thriller?" and its quiet for only half an hour because Hiro comes back with things like "If you fall in a forest and no one is around do YOU make a noise?" or "I couldn't get through the first verse without humming" then when he gets fed up he tells Hiro to go to the store and get him fruit flavored kit kats. Then a staff says "Didn't they stop making those three years ago?" and DA says "Yes they did..." and glares at the staff member and Hiro doesn't come back for five hours he finally comes back with every other kind of flavored kit-kats and then goes to sleep cause he's worn out.
and thus DA enjoys life.

sarn: hahahhhha dude, u should write doujin novels
the diary of DA papa

Today is another one of those I feel like a useless piece of shit days. Like I have no reason to be alive. These mood swings keep coming and going. I'm really snappy. I hate waking up and wishing that something terrible would happen to me so that I can hurry up and stop pointlessly existing.

I'm 25 years old and I've done nothing with my life.

Is there a reason I'm alive? I keep searching but I can't find one. I have no goals or dreams anymore.

Driving use to clear my mind but now if I'm in the car by myself I get really morbid thoughts. Something I think of just driving and not stopping. Where would I be then California? Arizona? What would happen then? Nothing would change. I'd still be nothing just in some other place. Sometimes I think about how little effort it would take to crash the car into a wall. Just a flick of my wrist and then it'd be over. I don't think I could actually go through with it. I'm scared what would happen if somehow survived.

*sigh* What a morbid outlook on my life.

I'm terrified of the future. I'm scared that I'll just continue to pointlessly exist and never do anything with myself. I don't want that. I don't want to be here. I want to be out there living my life. Every time I mention about wanting to go to college or do something with my life my mom screams at me that I'm abandoning her and dad. She cries and says "FINE MOVE AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK" I wonder when and if I reach the point that I will indeed not look back. What if its too late? What if I'm 35 and all the doors are closed?

Another morbid outlook on life.

The first stages of the AXS 2 JPN trip are forming. MWAHAHAHA

Hiro should start a rival band it should be named Banana and the Deep Apples

So still relates to Japan (Sorta) I'm talking about games that you should import. So Lets get to it!

5. Tokimeki Memorial (Girl's Side but any is good)
Since most of you are girls on my list I'll talk about Girl's Side. Tokimeki Memorial was one of the first GOOD dating sims. Started back in the early 90's and continues even til today. Girl's Side was released for the PS2 back in 2002. A second game called "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss" was released for the PS2 in 2006. The original "Girl's Side" game was released on the DS in 2007 under the name "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love" and in 2008 the second game was released for the DS as "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Season" Then the first game was released called "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love Plus" which included an updated calendar and more voice acting. WEEEEWH and that is just the Girl's Side series don't get me started on the confusing actual series. Game play is that of any dating sim. You are a girl (or boy in original) you go to school, you see attractive boys, You want to date them, you have an OTP but any guy will do. You have to dress right, act right and be interested in the same things as target guy. The attention you are asked to put on studying or clubs is amusing. If you target the teacher and skip even one club even he kicks you out of the club and its downhill from there. Anyways. Great game but Japanese comprehension IS A MUST. I don't care what anyone says. You need to be able to understand the conversations (even though written) to answer your boy's (girl's) needs. At least know left and right for the mini game.
Genre: Dating Sim
Platform: PS2, DS

4. Gakuen Heaven ~Boys Love Scramble~
HA HA HA another dating sim. This time its a little different. Meet Keita, Your average teenage boy. His only advantage in life is his amazing luck. Keita is randomly selected to attend the most prestigious school where only the most talented and gifted students attend. Bell Liberty academy. (AKA BL Acadamy) He is greeted by the handsome council president, his mysterious adviser, the beautiful treasurer and his equally quite and mysterious adviser. An Tennis champion, An Archery champion, An Osaka BMX champion, A depressed artist, A very boyish teacher who's is always accompanied by his fat cat, and a very friendly face. They all have one thing in common. They want him. Through a series of events Keita is almost kicked out of school and must partner up with someone to help him win his place at BL Academy. A series of mini-games and dates helps you win your spot at school and in the heart of some guy.
If you haven't already guessed it this is a Yaoi dating sim. "BL Sim" This one got so popular an anime and manga series came out of it. The game originally started on the PC and spread to the PS2 and in a few weeks to the PSP. Gakuen Heaven doesn't require as much Japanese as Tokimeki Memorial but, playing it without being able to at least read hiragana/katakana will add another level of challenge to it. The PC version has an unofficial translation patch out. Which I recommend because the PS2 version was "toned down"
Genre: Dating Sim, BL Dating Sim
Platform: PC, PS2, PSP

3. Bishoujou Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story
Getting old school now! Released on the Super Famicon in 1995, Another Story takes place roughly between SuperS and Stars but, because of a time warp could very well take place at any point in the series. Usagi (Serena) wakes from a nap to find that monsters are again attacking Tokyo. As the shit starts to go down and Mamoru (Darien) becomes sick, the soldiers find that someone has crossed time to steal the silver crystal and kidnap Chibi-Usa (Rini). Each of the inner scouts are sent to a different location (and in some cases time) to find stones to help them fight the opposoto senshi and send their mistress back to the hell she crawled out of. This game is by far the BEST Sailor Moon game ever. Even a person who is only briefly informed of Sailor Moon could enjoy this game. Its RPG style and can easily suck a day or two away from you. A cool feature is you can link attacks of the soldiers. An example is "Deep Shaking" A combination Neptune/Uranus attack. You can even link three soldiers together for an attack plus a group attack can also be performed. Equipment is also a key factor here. You must equip your soldiers with accessories so they can hold up against past enemies as well as game specific enemies. While the game can drag on and some the dialog can be dry, its still fun and a great RPG. Since its out of print you can download an emulator and play it. Comes with a full translation.
Genre: Anime, RPG
Platform: (Famicon) SNES

2: Super Robo Taisen (Super Robot Wars)
Now I KNOW some of you are saying "You can buy this in the US/PAL regions. No, No you can't you are playing a failed spin off game if you are playing that version. The original SRW came out for the Game Boy in 1991 and has since appeared on 15 different platforms. Here is the senario. The world is (space) is in trouble and commanding different mecha from various series you can save it. I don't really care about the plot but I've always wanted to use a Gundam to beat the living shit out of an Eva. Not that I hate Eva but I always thought it was fun. Now my sick wish has been granted. A tactical RPG to the very core, SRW promises to deliver your favorite mechas and pit them against each other through strategy. While the plot can be ignored, the battle system is in all Japanese and can be unforgiving if you make a mistake. However, trial and error will get you through the game.
Genre: Strategy, RPG, Tactical RPG,
Platform: (Newer Gen) PSX, PS2, PSP, Wii, GBA, DS, 360,

1. Hatsune Mik: Project Diva
WHA!? Yea I know. Not the most established game but, Learning the basics is easy and requires little Japanese comprehension. As with many musical (rhythm) games. The game play revolves around matching the beat with a corresponding arrow (in this case button). The songs are usually upbeat and fun. The videos are cute and the option to change the outfit also adds to the fun factor. This game is best described as "Elite Beat Agents meets the PSP" If you've played it then you have a general idea how to play Project Diva. The only place where the language barrier becomes apparent is in the "create your own level" mode. Not essential to the game but if you feel adventurous you can try it out. Since there are visual clues as to what you are selecting you can probably figure it out.
Still that aside, fun game and very addicting.
Genre: Rhythm, Music
System: PSP

That's all for today. Enjoy and SEE YOU NEXT ROUND!
~Lala~

Two "Lala's Lists" today. One Japan related and one video game related.

Lala's list: Lala's top five favorite manga kissa (manga/internet cafes)

Quick explanation. I am cheep bastard. So when in Japan (visiting) I stay at cheep manga cafe so that I can save money on a hotel. So here are my favorites.

5. Media Cafe Popeye: Shin-Osaka.
This shit is amazing. I just have to say it now. I've stayed in probably over 40 different manga cafe. This one impressed me. Located near Osaka's bullet train station (Shin-Osaka) the place is maybe only a two minute walk. What's epic about this one? A few things. 1. Its the only manga cafe I've been to that has tanning beds. It also has separate shower rooms for boys and girls (trust me this is a luxury). This is one of the few manga kissa that accepts credit cards. Offers a full drink bar (a vending machine that requires no money) and a three food vending machines. The drawback? It has the most expensive 10 hour pack I've come across. It rings in at little over 35 bucks. I can seriously get a cheep hotel for that much. Other then that the 10 hour and three hour packs are worth it. Membership card is needed but its only 100 yen.

4. Space Create: Ikebukuro
A three level manga kissa located 5 - 10 minutes from Ikebukuro station (Tokyo) Space Create has a feel of a fun place rather than a place to kill time until the trains run in the morning. The 6th floor offers Family style rooms which hold three/four people. Most of them are tatami style, and include a TV, Computer, and a PS2 (standard manga kissa stuff) the 7th floor offers open booths, closed small mat booths. The 8th floor has small and large mat booths. The drink bar is soda fountain style. The price consists of only 7 or 9 hour packs, the 9 hour back is about 15 dollars and on weekends its 100 yen (1 dollar) more. The drawback? This place fills up FAST. There are people that hover around until the night pack option opens up. The large mat booths go quickly. You are also required to have a membership. A one time fee of 3 USD (300 yen)

3. Nagoya: Manboo Eki-mae
One cannot mention manga cafes without mentioning Manboo.
I really liked this one but I'm having a hard time finding if it still exists even though I was there this summer. It was 6 floors and each floor only had 10 - 20 booths per floor. One floor was for ladies, one for men, one for open seats, one floor had a mini arcade and another a karaoke floor, the front desk floor, and a floor with a full service drink bar and food vending machines. All the manga was on this floor too. I found two in the general area but neither of them have pictures or descriptions so its hard to tell. Anyways, because each floor had only a few booths it gave it a quiet atmosphere. Each floor had a free vending machine but only had maybe six options and most of them were coffee iced or hot. I'll try to find more about it. I only got a three hour pack but I still enjoyed it and I would like to stay there again.

2. Sapporo: Eye Cafe, Norbesa (Susukino-station)
Finding this building is amazingly easy. Look for the giant ferris wheel. Its in the building under it. This manga cafe has SO many good things I don't even know where to start. Easy to navigate manga catalog. The location is prime. Its in a mall that holds a ferris wheel and a giant 24hr arcade. Distance from the Susukino/Oodori stations is about a 4 minute walk (in the winter I'd say half an hour due to the sheer amount of snow fall). Sapporo station is about an hour walk but, I've yet to actually walk from Sapporo to Susukino without stopping in at at least five shops. The manga cafe its self has something that most others don't have... FREE FOOD! That's right at breakfast and dinner time free food is available. Drawbacks? Requires membership, not close to a main train station, and there are only a few internet, flat booths. You can get a TV booth that is flat, or a internet booth which has a reclining chair, but, the internet flat booths are only maybe 10 or 12. Night pack is 9 hours and 2000 yen (about 20 bucks)

1. Tokyo: Manga Cafe (Harajuku)
With all the epic manga kissa I've mention you must think this one is going to blow your mind. Well...its not. Its very simple. Has one shower room and probably only 20 booths per section (smoking, non smoking). So what makes is so special? Location, Location, Location. Located across the street from Harajuku station. You'll probably never see this manga kissa. There are no big signs announcing its location, Its not a major manga kissa chain. Its just a small one floor place. I go back to it time and time again. Sure there are a MILLION manga kissa in Shinjuku but everyone that is looking for a manga kissa is there. No one stats in Harajuku over night. So this manga kissa is almost always half full. Despite that it has stayed in business. I can only imagine that at some point they are making money. This manga cafe has only a five item menu but, they deliver food to you from the restaurant downstairs... McDonalds. If you've been to Harajuku and know the McDonalds on Takeshita-Dori, You've seen this manga kissa. You probably just don't know it. The price is only about 1400 (14 USD) for a 8 hour pack. If you are just looking for a cheep place to crash and shower this is probably it.

Video game list will be next post.

SEE YOU NEXT ROUND!
~Lala~

I know I said that I would do scary games but in the end that has been done a lot and its pointless when its like "Silent Hill 1" then "Silent Hill 2"

Anyways.
Today's list is JAPANESE TEXT BOOKS!
Want to learn Japanese? Can't afford a class? This list is for you. You can pick up these text books at a local book store or even on amazon.

Here is what I have judged the books on.
Functionality
Accuracy
Interest
Price


4. NAKAMA
The Nakama series spans two books and is used by many schools in the US. Even so I find many flaws with it. It can be very confusing at times and can be very dry. The culture lessons are brief one to two page paragraphs and doesn't elaborate on kanji. The format of the chapters I find confusing and overly detailed on unimportant things. An example is that for the explanation of transitive and intransitive verbs the Nakama book only uses one paragraph with very little examples but, in depth explanation of　ている. Putting the vocab list at the end of that chapter works for some subjects but not for language. You need to be able to familiarize yourself with words in the chapter especially if they are going to be used in the grammatical examples. Unfortunately, Nakama also puts the vocab list in the back and usually goes 5 - 6 pages. The final blow to bring it to the bottom of my list is the price. The text book without the workbook rings up as $70 - $100 USD. The workbook at $50 - 80. Though if purchased through a school the set can be bought at $100
NO WEB PAGE AVAILABLE.

3. Minna no Nihongo
The number one text used in Japan, Minna no Nihongo is a strange twist of events. The reason it appears low on my list is also the reason I love the book. Completely in Japanese. Now I KNOW that defeats the purpose of learning a language if you don't understand it but, I do feel comfortable with it. You can purchase a second book with explanations. The beauty of it is that regardless of what you native language is you can buy the corresponding core book in Japanese and then the translation & grammar notes book in your native language. Currently the book is offered in these versions: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Russian, German and Indonesian. The Japanese book gives you the grammar point and how its used. The explanation book gives you the grammar point and in depth explanation using two to five examples. The vocabulary list is one to two pages. While no formal kanji instruction in the book, the user will learn to read many kanji. The price I would say is fare. The core book goes for $25 - $28 USD, The translation and grammar book for another $20 - $23 USD and the workbook for $8 - $12 USD. Having three books is annoying but combined they weigh what one Nakama book weighs. A romaji version is available for those who can't read Kana. (book I only)
HOME PAGE: http://www.3anet.co.jp/english/books/books_01.html

2Japanese for busy people:
When I first came across this book I was disgusted with it. It lacked direction and any sort of functionality. But, times have changed and so has the book. Now it actually resembles something of a textbook. The lessons are VERY clear and there isn't a specific grammar list at the end or beginning of the chapter. The vocabulary list is continuous at the bottom of each page. I was so surprised at the new change to the book that I almost bought the first level book for myself. Kanji is not formally taught in the first book but is introduced into the second book. Its very un-attached however not really ingrained into the user. Despite that the book's attention to detail from the perspective someone who's never learned anything outside of English brings a sense of relief to those intimidated by the language. An excellent book for people just starting out. Unlike the other books in the list this one comes with the audio CD if you wish to do the listening exercises. The book sells for $17 - $25 USD the workbook from $15 - $22 USD. Romaji version available for those who can't read Kana (book I only)
HOME PAGE: http://www.ajalt.org/e/publications/textbooks1.html

Genki
So here we are the #1 book. Genki. This book is steadily growing popular amongst US colleges and universities. Genki offers many things that other books don't have. Consistency. The truth behind GENKI is that the actual name is "An integrated course in elementary Japanese" Called "Genki" for short. This is important to know because the Intermediate version of the book is called this. Anyways. What is really amazing about the Genki series is how it simply teaches you what many other books try. In an interesting and almost ... fun way. Many of the other books have group or pair activities. Both Genki and Intermediate Approach to blah blah blah Japanese, have solo, pair and group activities. Remember the transitive/intransitive whine I had? In Genki they take a page and a half to explain it in layman's terms. Then in the activities section they use pictures to help explain how it works as well as a suggestion to use a game of charades to explain if a verb is transitive or intransitive. Each lesson follows the same pattern as the previous one. Another plus is that it utilizes the internet and has an extensive resource page called "Genki Online" with video lessons from the book as well as quizzes. The back of Genki also has a whole kanji book in it. The kanji coincides with the kanji that appear in each lesson. It includes reading print font and written font. Each textbook runs about $30 - $40 USD. The workbook at $15 - $20 USD
HOME PAGE: http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/index.en.html
http://ij.japantimes.co.jp/en/about.jsp

Well of course this is all my personal opinion and stuff. Anyways
That's it for today.

See you next round!
X-posted to my Japanland blog. summernightbreezer.blogspot.com

So I posted this on mixi but I'll post it here cause its pretty funny.
I'm actually translating my dream cause it was in Japanese.

I was at school in a room by myself studying. Then my cell phone when off. I answered it but the music wouldn't stop. I kept saying "Hello? Hello?" (I actually answered it saying もしもし) Anyways. I got annoyed because I couldn't turn it off. I finally yelled at it and then I heard someone say "What?" I looked up and Hiro was in my classroom. He was dressed as KAITO. (Vocaloid). I said "Hiro!? Why are you here? Why are you cosplaying!?" He frowned at me and said "That's a fine thing to say" I apologized then Hiro sat on top of a desk and said "Karasawa-san can't come today so I will help you" I was surprised and asked Hiro if he knew Sensei. He said "We're brother and sister" I got REALLY surprised. He laughed and said "No its a lie. Shall we start?"
So I quickly got back to studying and while I was doing that Hiro was intently staring at me. I got annoyed and asked him "What are you looking at?" He replied "I'm waiting for a question" To which I answered "I'm fine right now" He sighed and groaned "Boring" Then I guess because he was bored (or maybe out of spite) He started singing. Which annoyed me so I yelled "I CAN'T STUDY" but he stop so I tried to ignore him. At some point he started singing a song a girl sings. (My ipod is going while I sleep and I turned on the vocaloid play list so no telling what it was) I praised him. "Wow you can sing with a girl's voice" He said to me "The truth is I have two voices" I called his bluff and said "Another lie."
So finally I had a question. I asked him "When do you use this kanji?" He answered "Its not necessary." I said "What?" Mistaking that I didn't understand he said. "Oh yea, In English. Its not important" I got annoyed. "I don't care about that. Properly explain it to me." I guess he was teasing me and said "Why?" I got even more frustrated and was shouting. "I don't understand! So tell me!" He grinned then said "Tell Me Tell Me!" That was it. I yelled at him "GO HOME!"

I woke up after that. I was amused and a little annoyed. I hope Hiro never has to teach anyone anything.

I know technically in Japan its not longer his birthday but, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAICHAN! Still my favorite guy on this planet! I hope you got some great presents!!! I wish I could have sent you something this year but with the JLPT and working 12 hours a day...Not much has been happening.

I've decided that I'll allow one day a year for all the requesting possible.
I'll make it for Christmas. Its kinda my gift to everyone. Anyways. I've got stuff to do. I'm also looking into making a podcast so I hope I can help spread the fandom a little.

^_^;

FYI DA. You're not old...you're experienced!

Here I am again finishing off that list I told you about. So here we go!

5. Travel Coach Europe.
Ever travel to Europe? Ever wanted to? Don't really know where to go or how to speak the native language? This game is for you. Yes I know that Europe is not a country. Anyways, This game(s) have points of interest for various countries as well as some simple language pointers. You can click on various countries and find out facts such as the Turkish national sport is Oiled Wrestling or that the average Greek eats about 200kg of vegetables a year. There are some cute mini-games but be careful because even though I don't know Dutch I know that when I dropped the ball that was smashing the cheese a sassy Dutch girl yelled at me. And the English bloke who taunts you for missing your croquette shot can be annoying.
The games use the following countries.
Travel Coach Europe 1. Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain
Travel Coach Europe 2. Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands and Turkey
Travel Coach Europe 3. Germany, Great Britain, Poland, Russia, and the Czech Republic.

4. Let's Pilates!/Let's Yoga!
I'm not much into exercising but this game makes me almost want to. What's great about it is that it has slow animations that you can stop at points to help you learn the positions and how to do them. The explanations to the benefits of certain positions is also useful. However...its not very fun. Pretty much its an interactive book. I included both games because they both work the same games and I'll be honest I like Yoga better. ^_^;

3. Simple DS series.
While this series is only in Japan, it is the most extensive series and has the broadest range of games yet. It clocks in at over 40 games. The series teaches you everything from Majong to Chemistry. I can't even describe how this game series has covered all its bases. A few recommended you say? Simple DS 14. Japan's driving rules. Simple DS 5. How to play various card games. Simple DS 10. Kanji training. There are some that they say are "instructional games" but I don't think surviving a Zombie crisis is that big of an issue...

2. My _ Coach Series (Not the language ones)
My Weight Loss Coach, My Stop Smoking Coach, and My Fun Facts. To name a few. This series started off with the "My Word Coach" Which helped expand the English speaker's vocabulary. Now its gotten very wide. From helping people quit smoking to training your dog with "My Dog Obedience Training Coach with Ceasar Milan" I REALLY wish I was making that one up... I digress anyways, The game usually gives you basic lessons and ways to track your progress. Each game offers different systems. I am bothered that there isn't any consistence between the games but it doesn't change the fact that this is a useful series.

1. My _ Coach Series (Language Games)
Now I know that technically this is part of the above series but it has one major difference...Consistency. Each one of the language games follows a pattern that hasn't changed. They each have the same structure for learning a language. You are given an aptitude test in the beginning and from there you go on to lessons. For each language the lessons are structured the same and one person that switches languages would easily be able to use the software. This series is so popular that it has been translated into other languages such as German, French and Spanish. Heck even the Netherlands and Italy (Which has a combined library equal to that of the release of DS games in Japan in a week) use the series. So all in all...I'd say it must be a pretty good series if it get that much attention. For the English Speaking people here are the languages available for you to learn.
My French Coach, My Spanish Coach, My Chinese Coach, and My Japanese Coach

Well all that's it for this list. Next list...Is my top 10 scariest games. See you next round!

~Lala~

So I might be visiting Oregon again for a few college visits. I REALLY want to go to a university (NOT UNLV) and make something of myself. I'm thinking of changing my major to Linguistics and minoring in Japanese. I might double major as well. I haven't decided. I've been studying my butt off for the JLPT. Only a month left. I need to buckle down. I've been too lax. I only have a month to master like 100 kanji ;_;. I MUST DO IT!

Its been a super busy weekend. I really want a weekend where I do absolutely nothing. Saturday was suppose to be my day off but I ended up doing a bunch of stuff for my parents and Sunday (while it was really fun) I ended up exhausting myself and fell asleep at the wheel again. (Like the fourth time its happened) Luckily nothing happened. I ended up just pulling over for a few minutes and walked around my car to help wake me up. I eventually made it back and crawled into bed.

I am so excited to see people excited about re-sync style! I miss the web page and have always enjoyed doing it. I also get excited when people get excited about the fandom. My little fangirl heart bursts with pride!!!
I'll be getting back to everyone soon!!!

As for the last part of the "most useful DS games" list I'll put it up tonight. I've been really busy. ;_;

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

~Lala~

This week's list is about DS games still!

Lala's List: Top 10 most useful DS games (or series)

10: Fujinomori no Let's Tarot!
Everything you ever wanted to know about tarot is in this game. Unfortunately, this game is only in Japanese and will likely stay that way forever. You know our kids are too impressionable. We have to avoid our children getting a hold of such an inappropriate game. (ignore the game "Sprung: A dating game were everyone scores") That aside. This game has useful information about the cards. It tells you the meanings, the story behind the cards, how to read them in different spreads and even the history and life of tarot cards. (When you purchase this game you even get a little tarot deck in the box)

09: Kanji sono mama rakubikijiten
A dictionary plain and simple. This game is a Japanese/English dictionary. You can type words in manually or draw the characters in and it will give you a translation via 7 different dictionaries. Its saved my ass a few times. The biggest draw back is that it is definitely meant for Japanese users. Many words don't include the hiragana readings and you are left with a kanji you don't know how to read but know that it means "spleen"

08: Nazotte oboeru, otona no kanji renshu
If you know what the kanji kentei or the JLPT are then this game is meant for you! Its a kanji drill game. It drills you on the writting, the on-yomi, and the kun-yomi of a kanji.
There are two versions and the newest version has added some great features. Including a customizable drill chart for the kanji don't know and some fun mini-games to help you not want to shove a rusty pen knife in your eye and give up on Japanese.
The game does lean towards the kanji kentei set but its still useful for JLPT learners. If none of those words make sense then....skip over this game.

07: Shaberu! DS ryouri navi (AKA Personal Trainner Cooking)
The first game on the list to have a world wide release.
The US release of this game is actually the second game in a series. The first game was almost completely Japanese foods. There is even a third game in the series that is dedicated to only desserts. For those who haven't played this game. It gives you recipes and directions to cooking some of your favorite dishes. The US release features dishes from around the world. (WARNING THE ITALIAN MENU IS MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPAGHETTI) Other than that its very...useful...not the funnest though.

06: Cooking Mama
WHOA WHOA WHOA! Cooking Mama!? How is that useful!? Well let me enlighten you. While the above game tells you how to cook a dish, cooking mama (although in a game format) lets you experience it without setting your kitchen on fire or hospital trips. It also give you tips on what to watch out for when cooking. Although its usefulness is hidden by some fun game play its still there.

The top five will be in the next post!

~Lala~

I finally vacuumed my room after three years. Why you ask did it take so long? The vacuum was broken. I took a look at it the other day. Turns out it wasn't broken...just dirty. So I spent three hours and a roll of paper towels to clean it. After that it worked like a charm. Then I realized my room was too cluttered to use the vac. So I had to organize things and clean up stuff and what not. So I finally got to clean the floor today (well most of it still a corner of crap that I haven't cleaned out yet.) I had to empty the catch three times. My room was a lot more dusty then I remember. My parents finally agreed that I can get a futon bed. After they watched the show about old mattresses. (Mind you the one I have is well....access (the group) is slightly older than this mattress.) I'm slowly whipping my room into shape. On top of all the other crap I have to do. OH SHIT I forgot to clean the sofa. *sigh* Mom'll be pissed when she gets home so I better go do it. LATERS

~Lala~

PS. OFFICIALLY I HAVE EXTRA ACCESS PAMPHLETS! MORE SOON.

I got a package today!!!!!! <3!!!!!! my panties are wet. Hey Tea-chan!!!! I'll marry you!!!! I'll send you the money tomorrow cause I'm still transferring money to paypal! gomen! ;-; I'm also sending you a package.

F-LIST LOOK WHAT MY WIFE/HUSBAND SENT ME!!!!!!!!!!

( Hiro knows those guys )

So its time for Lala's list!

Today's list is weird DS games I've come across.

5. Londonian Gothics ~Trials of a Lolita~
Meet Alice, she's your typical British Lolita girl. Except her father has been kidnapped and now she must brave the dangers of ... London... to find him. Along the way you find that based off of what style of clothing she's wearing, it grants her abilities like...shrinking to fit through cracks in walls or the ability to pull a bazooka out of no where and shoot the evil....Londonian dragon demons that are chasing her...
While not a bad game its just...weird.

4. Gundam Majong DS (either one)
Majong is not an "exciting" game. This attempt to give it characters and make it riveting doesn't work. This isn't the first or last attempt at this kind of amping up of majong but, does my space ship really need to explode because I lost a round of majong?

3. Touch de Manzai: Megami no etsubo DS
This is a game about training a manzai team. Don't know what manzai is? Go wiki it. Anyways. Now I know the DS wants to show you that any career can be learned with the DS but...this is a bit too weird.

2. Nippon Curling Kyoukai Kounin: Minna no Curling DS (AKA in the us "Curling DS")
Ok seriously...I have a hard enough time finding curling as a sport. I feel that if curling is a sport then Zamboni racing should be a sport. CAUSE THEY WORK THE SAME WAY. With that said, This game is WAY more entertaining than watching curling but still...didn't really need a game.

1. Bae Yong Joon to manabu kankokugo DS (Study with Bae Yong Joon: Korean)
Ok...this is it. BAE YONG JOON! LEAVE MY DS ALONE! While not really a game, its more of a learning tool. Its not actually useful. Its mostly for all the okusan who have nothing better to do after they finished watching Winter Sonata for the 20th time in a row. When he pops up to say the word...ITS CREEPY. I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU MORE.

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Daisuke Asakura's Used But Still Fun Kids

DAUBSTFK

Other then having to scrub around the toilet today I'm pretty happy about life. Not that anything especially good happened. It just feels like its a good day. Sure. I'll go with that.

Its another half hour until I can turn my light on. Mom's forbidden me to turn on my light until 5:00 cause its wasting electricity...or something to that effect.

I'm tired.

I've realized that I can spot the reflection of the camera off of Hiro's penis in the Tear's Liberation PV.

I've also realized I've watched the Tear's Liberation PV too much. ^_^;

Mom asked me at breakfast if I had given up on Japan. I nodded without thinking. A few tears leaked out and she said "You're lying" I told her I can't give it up. Even now I ache for Japan. I've always felt comfortable there. I don't want another angsty post but, I really do love Japan and even for all the bad things, I still think its better than here.

I MISS YOU JAPAN!