Friday, August 31
Song of the Day "Select my name" Rhianna Super Mario Remix
I guess this is just a Rhianna "What's my name" song with the backing track replaced with the calming pan flute select screen of Super Mario 64. It really does put one's soul at ease. It's just a nice little tune mixed with some Rhianna's special brand of clubslut music.
I told you I'd start disappointing you with some of these.
This is the reason why I love Persona 4 the animation
Now really. How can you argue against this?
"I'm going to save this Girl!" Said the Evil kidnapper
"Fuck You!" (is the response from the usually) Silent Protagonist/Yu.
After playing the actual game 3 times through. This animation is a to the letter complete translation of this ridiculous game into an animation series.
The story of the game is based around you a 2nd year in Japanese highschool (Year 11, I assume) transfer student spending a year with your recently widowed Uncle who is a hardass detective and his sad and lonely little daughter. You will attend highschool with a bunch of other awkward teenage stereotypes because they will come in handy when you go out INVESTIGATING A STRING OF MYSTERIOUS MURDERS BY JUMPING INTO TELEVISIONS. This game is about a bunch of teenagers that have superpowers in a world they enter after jumping into television screens.
They were all drawn together by the Midnight Channel.
The coolest concept of the game. Urban legend says that if you stare into a off television set on a rainy night, at midnight your soul mate will appear on the screen.
You will see your soul mate. That's enough to hook most people. It's the "Interesting... Go on" moment of the description.
This Classic Japanese Teenage Murder Mystery where we all learn about friendship and life lessons. There is the quiet mousey girl that runs a family hot spring inn, the loud in your face girl that is a Kung Fu Expert and loves Steak, the insecure tough guy that beat up a gang of bikers because they were keeping his mum up at night, the weird perverted one, the teen bikini model / movie star / television personality that is on hiatus, the young ace detective (That cross dresses), etc. etc.
That is essentially the idea of the show.
It has taken playing a JRPG dungeon crawl game. The fighting system in this game was no more than a guessing game until you found out what the opponents weaknesses were that you found your ideal persona elemental attack with everyone in the group and just running with whichever Persona hit hardest or was most effective. Sidenote: Some of those Gods are Awesome and some are strange as all hell. The Death God of Alice just terrorises me.
Look it's like Poke'mon, but instead of holding animated toy animals it was based around ancient gods of multiple new and old mythology gods and Japanese folk law spirits and you somehow made more powerful ones depending on your friendships with people in real life, which was told out in a tarot card system. This game was deep. Plus it taught me what each Tarot card vaguely means when drawn. Drawing a card upside is considered bad, except the card of Death. The card of Death when drawn means you either lose all of your health points or all your "spirit" points. You would then be kicked out of the dungeon.
So yeah, if you don't have time to play a long as fuck game.
Watch this 25 episode anime. That's like. 8.4 hours. People can stretch that over a week or two. (Yes I'm telling you how to time manage this, you are watching Japanese cartoons)
"I'm going to save this Girl!" Said the Evil kidnapper
"Fuck You!" (is the response from the usually) Silent Protagonist/Yu.
After playing the actual game 3 times through. This animation is a to the letter complete translation of this ridiculous game into an animation series.
The story of the game is based around you a 2nd year in Japanese highschool (Year 11, I assume) transfer student spending a year with your recently widowed Uncle who is a hardass detective and his sad and lonely little daughter. You will attend highschool with a bunch of other awkward teenage stereotypes because they will come in handy when you go out INVESTIGATING A STRING OF MYSTERIOUS MURDERS BY JUMPING INTO TELEVISIONS. This game is about a bunch of teenagers that have superpowers in a world they enter after jumping into television screens.
They were all drawn together by the Midnight Channel.
The coolest concept of the game. Urban legend says that if you stare into a off television set on a rainy night, at midnight your soul mate will appear on the screen.
You will see your soul mate. That's enough to hook most people. It's the "Interesting... Go on" moment of the description.
This Classic Japanese Teenage Murder Mystery where we all learn about friendship and life lessons. There is the quiet mousey girl that runs a family hot spring inn, the loud in your face girl that is a Kung Fu Expert and loves Steak, the insecure tough guy that beat up a gang of bikers because they were keeping his mum up at night, the weird perverted one, the teen bikini model / movie star / television personality that is on hiatus, the young ace detective (That cross dresses), etc. etc.
That is essentially the idea of the show.
It has taken playing a JRPG dungeon crawl game. The fighting system in this game was no more than a guessing game until you found out what the opponents weaknesses were that you found your ideal persona elemental attack with everyone in the group and just running with whichever Persona hit hardest or was most effective. Sidenote: Some of those Gods are Awesome and some are strange as all hell. The Death God of Alice just terrorises me.
Look it's like Poke'mon, but instead of holding animated toy animals it was based around ancient gods of multiple new and old mythology gods and Japanese folk law spirits and you somehow made more powerful ones depending on your friendships with people in real life, which was told out in a tarot card system. This game was deep. Plus it taught me what each Tarot card vaguely means when drawn. Drawing a card upside is considered bad, except the card of Death. The card of Death when drawn means you either lose all of your health points or all your "spirit" points. You would then be kicked out of the dungeon.
So yeah, if you don't have time to play a long as fuck game.
Watch this 25 episode anime. That's like. 8.4 hours. People can stretch that over a week or two. (Yes I'm telling you how to time manage this, you are watching Japanese cartoons)
Wednesday, August 15
Song of the Day: "She Blinded me with Science" - Thomas Dolby
Yeah I got nothing. This new wave one hit wonder by Thomas Dolby from the 80s is the first thing that came to my head when I thought about Songs about Science.
Well this and everything Jonathan Coulton.
Science.... Bitch!
In celebration for finding the Higgs Bison particle (Which I think I kinda get). It explains a whole lot of shit about how particles form mass. (Right?) The Mars Curiosity Rover landing on Mars. And I dunno, Breaking Bad.
Today is about Science... BITCH
Ooooooh Mars. You bewitching devil you.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of my favourite people on this silly planet.
He's just some famous dude that loves Science.
He's a famous astrophysicist that goes around acting as a scientific communicator to the public. Some of his interviews on Colbert and the Daily Show are amazingly enlightening. Whether it's discussing the latest space mission or the God Particle, Neil is an absolute fountain of scientific knowledge.
In fact it's in the pipeline for Neil to recreate Carl Sagan's famous Cosmos series, I've watched it recently and my favourite piece that Carl shot was him explaining alternative dimensions.
Hold onto your Brain, it gets a little crazy here...
Okay so after your brain is all nice and fucked after contemplating this 4th dimension without the aid of some kind of psychedelic. Clean up your nose bleed and push on.
this basically makes Paper Mario the best game, ever.
Some kind of super being that can break a dimensional wall at will. They could literally throw him into what would consider Fort Knox. Nothing going in or out, just full lockdown. Hell it could just be a Square and Super Paper Mario would just turn 3D of walk all over their silly paper asses... just walk out of jail. We are completely limited to our senses that can only perceive 3 dimensions. Anyone that can travel in 4 dimensions is looking at all the people in Prison and just screaming, JUST STEP INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION AND WALK OYT!!!
If you have never played a Paper Mario Game, please try and make it this one if you ever do. I know you're busy but it's a freaking masterpiece of a game.
Anyway, BACK TO SCIENCE!!!
Chris Hardwick's Nerdist brand seems to be slowly taking over the World. With his Podcast empire, YouTube channel, Television show and Nerdist online community the geeky world of science and knowledge and come into style. The latest episode of the Nerdist TV Show on BBC America celebrated the World of Science coincidently enough.
Also Bill Nye the Science Guy will have his own series on the Nerdist YouTube channel, teaching you awesome things like... Tying a Bow Tie.
Just to round things out, Here is a song from the Symphony of Science. "We are Stardust"
Well that's enough Science for today, maybe I"ll make another Science post in the future. Who knows. But remember... Keep watching the Skies.
Today is about Science... BITCH
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of my favourite people on this silly planet.
He's just some famous dude that loves Science.
He's a famous astrophysicist that goes around acting as a scientific communicator to the public. Some of his interviews on Colbert and the Daily Show are amazingly enlightening. Whether it's discussing the latest space mission or the God Particle, Neil is an absolute fountain of scientific knowledge.
In fact it's in the pipeline for Neil to recreate Carl Sagan's famous Cosmos series, I've watched it recently and my favourite piece that Carl shot was him explaining alternative dimensions.
Hold onto your Brain, it gets a little crazy here...
Okay so after your brain is all nice and fucked after contemplating this 4th dimension without the aid of some kind of psychedelic. Clean up your nose bleed and push on.
this basically makes Paper Mario the best game, ever.
Some kind of super being that can break a dimensional wall at will. They could literally throw him into what would consider Fort Knox. Nothing going in or out, just full lockdown. Hell it could just be a Square and Super Paper Mario would just turn 3D of walk all over their silly paper asses... just walk out of jail. We are completely limited to our senses that can only perceive 3 dimensions. Anyone that can travel in 4 dimensions is looking at all the people in Prison and just screaming, JUST STEP INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION AND WALK OYT!!!
If you have never played a Paper Mario Game, please try and make it this one if you ever do. I know you're busy but it's a freaking masterpiece of a game.
Anyway, BACK TO SCIENCE!!!
Chris Hardwick's Nerdist brand seems to be slowly taking over the World. With his Podcast empire, YouTube channel, Television show and Nerdist online community the geeky world of science and knowledge and come into style. The latest episode of the Nerdist TV Show on BBC America celebrated the World of Science coincidently enough.
Also Bill Nye the Science Guy will have his own series on the Nerdist YouTube channel, teaching you awesome things like... Tying a Bow Tie.
Just to round things out, Here is a song from the Symphony of Science. "We are Stardust"
Well that's enough Science for today, maybe I"ll make another Science post in the future. Who knows. But remember... Keep watching the Skies.
Thursday, August 9
Mix of the Week: Unusual Uhn Tiss - Britney Spears vs Bloodhang Gang
Well... I just picked a remix of two of my favourite songs. Yes I do like this Britney Spears song. I blame Heavy Rain, I found it through watching a lot of Madison movies. Yes the chick in the game where you have an interactive shower scene... I've clearly revealed too much.
That and Bloodhood Gang's "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" is one hell of a smooth jam, that Bassline is killer. But I will assume most people won't get past the fact that I enjoy Britney Spear's music occasionally. Well prepare to be disappointed in my taste in music all through the week.
Don't you dare judge me.
Japanese Movie of the Week: Machine Girl
Now you know what I think of Japan, it's weirdly awesome. They just have a higher tolerance to weird stuff then anyone else on Earth. It's because of that tolerance to strange stuff that they are able to make a film like this.
She creates Machines guns from her Butt.
God I love the Internet... and Japan.
Tuesday, August 7
Usain Bolt - Fastest Man Alive
Alright, time to talk about the Olympics... well that one event that everyone watched
He has retained his title as World's Fastest man after winning Gold at the London 2012 Olympics with the time of 9.63 seconds for the 100m sprint.
He is still the best at throwing his body through space unassisted better than any other man on earth. He holds the World and Olympic Records for it and is just now considered one of the Greatest Athlete's of all time as he joins a very short-list of people that have won the 100m twice.
Usain Bolt is a genetic marvel, just built to run like some kind of human rocket. It almost seems like he can break the matrix if he can go any faster. He's basically the most famous Jamaican since Bob Marley, except he seems more like a Superhero then a visionary artist. So for now we'll just dub him the Jamaican Lightning Bolt.
Here is the Steve Porter remix "Faster than Lightning" to show how focused an determined one has to be to become World's Fastest Man. Also the dude has some pretty sweet dance moves and an awesome pose to go along with it.
He's also a real classy guy. Whether this is to garner favour from future sponsors or if he was just genuinely raised to respect other cultures and nations, it's still a great thing to see in the Olympics.
He has retained his title as World's Fastest man after winning Gold at the London 2012 Olympics with the time of 9.63 seconds for the 100m sprint.
He is still the best at throwing his body through space unassisted better than any other man on earth. He holds the World and Olympic Records for it and is just now considered one of the Greatest Athlete's of all time as he joins a very short-list of people that have won the 100m twice.
Usain Bolt is a genetic marvel, just built to run like some kind of human rocket. It almost seems like he can break the matrix if he can go any faster. He's basically the most famous Jamaican since Bob Marley, except he seems more like a Superhero then a visionary artist. So for now we'll just dub him the Jamaican Lightning Bolt.
Here is the Steve Porter remix "Faster than Lightning" to show how focused an determined one has to be to become World's Fastest Man. Also the dude has some pretty sweet dance moves and an awesome pose to go along with it.
He's also a real classy guy. Whether this is to garner favour from future sponsors or if he was just genuinely raised to respect other cultures and nations, it's still a great thing to see in the Olympics.
Monday, August 6
Song of the Day: "Dancing Queen" - Jimmy Barnes
A while ago I was given a lift to a party by my friend Road Warrior Antony. He had this amazing compilation CD of Triple M's Musical Challenges. The CD was essentially Andrew Denton getting musicians on his morning radio show to cover songs from a different genre of music.
I will NEVER forget hearing Jimmy Barnes covering ABBA's Dancing Queen. He took this feel good disco dance tune about a young and free spirited woman and turned it into this heart pub rock anthem. Jimmy Barnes has a freaking manly voice, Just powerful vocals.
I've now taken to the idea of singing Dancing Queen at Karaoke, but done in a manly fashion like Jimmy Barnes. There is something oh so satisfying about screaming "YOU CAN DANCE, YOU CAN JIVE, HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE" in the gruffest and manliest voice I can muster.
Friday, August 3
Let's Travel Around the Internet: "The Weekly"
Yeah okay I know I'm supposed to do this internet fishing contest for the week every week but dammit I've got better things to do the spend time on the internet. That's what Heroin Skyrim is for. Seriously if you want to kick a bad habit, replace it with something that is worse but a little more socially acceptable. Like a gaming addiction. Skyrim has already ruined many lives, just like the previous Elder Scrolls Titles like Morrowind and Oblivion.
Ugh, Steam Sales have robbed me of my outside life. Max Payne Multiplayer (Which is fun as hell, even if you suck like me at shooting games / I have dogshit for eyesight so my entire load out is Shotguns and Grenades)
Anyway... Shut Up. HERE'S WHAT I SAW ON THE INTERNET IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS!!
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Speaking of Max Payne:
Max Payne 3
Giving it up to this film-maker from Melbourne who made this hilarious tie in video parody to the release of Max Payne 3.
Also enjoy these two playing Max Payne
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Skyrim
Damn Steam, selling Skyrim at 50%... God dammit, Game is too good. How dare you.
I've sunk 55 hours now into Skyrim. I've just gotten to the Greybeard's Temple. I didn't even know about some kind of ULTIMATE DRAGON! (But I always assumed). Anyway, relevant to my interests... How Skyrim should've ended.
My favourite moment so far in Skyrim was the random encounter event with the Old Orc. This Orc comes up to you while you wonder the fields of Skyrim and asks you if you can provide him with a Good Death. It's a rather poignant moment when the person you're trying to kill is only doing so so he can have an honourable death and go out on his Shield.
(Not going to lie, First time I encountered him he kicked my ass. Second time I was more prepared for his Barbaric Onslaught)
Can't have a Skyrim Post without this
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ImprovEverywhere Mp3 Experiment 9
Again the crew from ImprovEverywhere collect more people every year for their Mp3 experiment to act like assholes in public.
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The Real Reason to Learn Chinese
To learn what all those cuss words mean... And I guess to better acquaint yourself with an impending superpower.
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Michelle Jenneke's Awesome Pre Race Warm Up
Thank you internet Perverts... Thank you for filming women's athletes for inappropriately long periods of time then making something like this. And THank you Michelle Jenneke... For being you. You're pretty awesome.
I honestly don't think I could run 100m in 13.2 seconds, especially with Hurdles in the damn way.
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The World is full of Stupid / Amazing People
Whether you like in the United States
Chile
India
or Russia
You'll find complete lunatics all over this wonderful world.
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Japanese Soft drink commercial.
No one is Crazier than Japan those though, this is an ad that ran in Japan years ago for a popular soft drink. Just guess before watching it, I'll give you a hint. The main focus of this ad is watching a crab woman terrorising a japanese highschool.
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Japanese Battle Robot Suit
Also this is in Japan, They honestly live 20 years into the future over there. This is some cartoon level engineer sorcery here. Japan just seems more and more like a make believe place on the internet these days.
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Expendibles the Musical
Well, I dunno, it's got more more excited for this silly movie more than any of its trailers have. You gotta love the line "PG-13 is for Pussies" though, if that were the real slogan on the movie poster I would honestly just surrender my money in advance and pre-order a ticket to the Midnight screening.
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Matt Watson, World's manliest Fisher
This is how a fucking man fishes, Jumps out of a Helicopter and tackles a Marlin.
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Celebrities reading Tweets
Being Mean to Celebrities is just a thing on the Internet
Here's the previous one in case you missed that one too
Ugh, Steam Sales have robbed me of my outside life. Max Payne Multiplayer (Which is fun as hell, even if you suck like me at shooting games / I have dogshit for eyesight so my entire load out is Shotguns and Grenades)
Anyway... Shut Up. HERE'S WHAT I SAW ON THE INTERNET IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS!!
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Speaking of Max Payne:
Max Payne 3
Giving it up to this film-maker from Melbourne who made this hilarious tie in video parody to the release of Max Payne 3.
Also enjoy these two playing Max Payne
==========================
Skyrim
Damn Steam, selling Skyrim at 50%... God dammit, Game is too good. How dare you.
I've sunk 55 hours now into Skyrim. I've just gotten to the Greybeard's Temple. I didn't even know about some kind of ULTIMATE DRAGON! (But I always assumed). Anyway, relevant to my interests... How Skyrim should've ended.
My favourite moment so far in Skyrim was the random encounter event with the Old Orc. This Orc comes up to you while you wonder the fields of Skyrim and asks you if you can provide him with a Good Death. It's a rather poignant moment when the person you're trying to kill is only doing so so he can have an honourable death and go out on his Shield.
(Not going to lie, First time I encountered him he kicked my ass. Second time I was more prepared for his Barbaric Onslaught)
Can't have a Skyrim Post without this
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ImprovEverywhere Mp3 Experiment 9
Again the crew from ImprovEverywhere collect more people every year for their Mp3 experiment to act like assholes in public.
==========================
The Real Reason to Learn Chinese
To learn what all those cuss words mean... And I guess to better acquaint yourself with an impending superpower.
==========================
Michelle Jenneke's Awesome Pre Race Warm Up
Thank you internet Perverts... Thank you for filming women's athletes for inappropriately long periods of time then making something like this. And THank you Michelle Jenneke... For being you. You're pretty awesome.
I honestly don't think I could run 100m in 13.2 seconds, especially with Hurdles in the damn way.
==========================
The World is full of Stupid / Amazing People
Whether you like in the United States
Chile
India
or Russia
You'll find complete lunatics all over this wonderful world.
==========================
Japanese Soft drink commercial.
No one is Crazier than Japan those though, this is an ad that ran in Japan years ago for a popular soft drink. Just guess before watching it, I'll give you a hint. The main focus of this ad is watching a crab woman terrorising a japanese highschool.
==========================
Japanese Battle Robot Suit
Also this is in Japan, They honestly live 20 years into the future over there. This is some cartoon level engineer sorcery here. Japan just seems more and more like a make believe place on the internet these days.
==========================
Expendibles the Musical
Well, I dunno, it's got more more excited for this silly movie more than any of its trailers have. You gotta love the line "PG-13 is for Pussies" though, if that were the real slogan on the movie poster I would honestly just surrender my money in advance and pre-order a ticket to the Midnight screening.
==========================
Matt Watson, World's manliest Fisher
This is how a fucking man fishes, Jumps out of a Helicopter and tackles a Marlin.
==========================
Celebrities reading Tweets
Being Mean to Celebrities is just a thing on the Internet
Here's the previous one in case you missed that one too
Adventuretime - Sons of Mars
What Time is it? ADVENTURE TIME.... episode discussion.
I'm just going to talk about my favourite episode, you know why? Because it was amazing. So in honour of the Mars Curiosity Rover going up there. I know do a silly tumblr-esque post on Blogger... about Adventure time. Yep, covered all the important things.
Here's the Episode: (Well the latest version I can find uploaded)
TThis is episode is too ridiculous to explain why it's awesome. If someone were to ask me what episode aired last week. I would simply say the one where he goes back to Mars. And that is only about only one third of the story.
If he were to do a anti drugs episode. I would love to see him use the Cosmic Space Owl.
I don't know what kind of psychedelic trip Pennalton Ward needs to take to come up with these kinds of ideas. Whether he gets in some isolation tank or goes out in the desert with a notebook and a bottle of peyote. Who the hell knows sometimes, but Here's my picture rundown of the Adventuretime episode "Son of Mars".
First Lesson Learnt from Finn-Jitsu:
When Magic Man has tricked the capture of your Best Friend and sentenced him to death on Mars, You must do anything possible to save him. Apply the Following.
Finn then Flies to Mars using Friendship
Again we see another view of what the World has become after the great Mushroom War as Finn flies past some Space Junk Food. (That was Clever).
Then we re-meet Abe Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America. (Yep that's what that new Mars Rover is going to find)
It's Important to watch the Pilot again, this is where we first Meet Abe Lincoln, Ruler of Mars.
Honest Abe gives Jake Two Choices.
And what has to be my favourite ending from all the Adventure Times.
All that and more happened in under 11 minutes...
Anyway my Song of the Day will go to a Adventure Time remix from youtube user Chetreo. This beautiful pogo-esque like mix of Adventure is magic in the same way all those Disney movies are. Except this is a show for Children and as a grown ass man you shouldn't ever mention your love for Adventure Time to complete strangers unless you are 100% sure they also like the show.
Wednesday, August 1
Japanese Movie of the Week: Wild Zero
Have you ever seen a Japanese Zombie film?
I'm going to assume no, Wild Zero is just that. Japan clearly make far superior trashy B movies than any other country on earth. They just have unmatched levels of crazy in their population. Honestly I don't even care what the supposed "plot" of this movie is. I'd rather sit there and make up English Dialogue for this movie.
That meaningful scene in the middle when they're all looking out into the distance like their dealing with some heavy real life problems. Then they all make out, then stop at the last second....Amazing! A Zombie Make Out Scene? WTF IS HAPPENING IN THIS MOVIE? ZOMBIE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!?!
I must obtain this movie.
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