6th April, 2004
On the Wagon
So, I managed to wait over a week after the US release date for Final Fantasy XI for the PS2 before caving in and buying it. I plunked my hard earned cash down at the counter of my local gamestore and deftly avoided making eye contact with the creepy guy behind the register as he offered to sell me an extended warranty on the hard drive and then asked if I had any friends who also played the game. Cackling to myself, I drove home, not quite sure if I actually stopped at all those lights along the way, parked and then rushed up the stairs to my apartment with my treasure tightly clutched in my hands.
Gil, mine. Glory, mine. Women, mine. These thoughts rushed through my head as I tore open the packaging. I connected the hard drive and loaded up the disc, my fingers trembling in anticipation. The disc whirred and the introduction music blasted out of my speakers. Then, tragedy. An error has occured, my once-faithful PS2 dutifully reported. POL-1577 (DNAS Error -881). Noooo.
A quick call to SCEA connected me with an incredibly polite fellow on the help desk (forgive me, I forget your name, kind sir) who stayed with me on the phone for almost a half an hour while we ran some diagnostic tests. “I’m sorry”, the polite man said, “the only option to correct this is to send in your unit for replacement”. Fine, fine, says I. Anything to get my fix. What, and Sony will pay the shipping as well? And I get a new 90-day warranty on the refurb’d replacement? Fanfuckingtastic. Eagerly, I write down the service number and I’m about to thank the polite man for his help when I hear him utter the most feared phrase in the English language: “It should take about 3-4 weeks for you to get your replacement.”
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3-4 weeks. My god. I’m on the wagon for 3-4 weeks.
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6th April, 2004
Sushi Pants
A sordid tale from the ‘net:
11:30: I am confused. I only want sushi. I stand at the door, mesmerized by the shifting masses of near nakedness. A mildly attractive girl who apparently works at the restaurant wants me to put on lingerie. I tell her I don’t have any. I just want some sushi. She says I should at least take off my pants. I ask her if this will get me sushi. She says it will. I take off my pants.
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6th April, 2004
Rebirth, part 2
Ahh, April. The birds are singing and the sun is shining, or so I’ve heard. See, I’ve been hibernating in my computer room watching all the new anime that came out this season. Well, that and plotting to take over the world, of course.
One series that I’ve been particularly looking forward to since I started reading the manga is Midori no Hibi. It’s a touching story about a young man and his girlfriend. Oh, and did I mention that she is attached to his arm, replacing his right hand? Add water and hilarity ensues. I have to say that I thought that Sawamura Seiji’s (the lead character) voice would have been better suited to Seki Tomokazu (who did Sohma Kyo’s voice in Fruits Basket, among many others) but Taniyama Kishou does a decent job. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
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