Your average college students, an everyday city, ordinary lives doing ordinary things. All these normal elements come together to deliver some fantastic stories, hearty dialogue, and one of the best anime drama stories I’ve seen. The manga earned the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the live action film won actor Yu Aoi the award for best actress of 2008 for her role as Hagumi Hanamoto during the Yokohama Film Festival. In total, Honey and Clover had its first run, an anime sequel, two OVAs, a live-action drama, and a manga. Pure success.

Opening

The first opening for H&C was great, but unfortunately, it was dropped and replaced. If I remember correctly, there was some problem with some French guy claiming they were stealing his art style or something. Anyway, I truly liked the art direction that they showed. The staff for H&C had many artists, from clothing to sculptures, they had artists from everything. And I do recall that the setting is based on a real location somewhere in Japan. How awesome is that.

Art Style

H&C’s art style is realistic with a touch of artistry. They mix in enough art that makes it unique and nice for eyes, but doesn’t blind you. It may not be 3D like Ghost in the Shell, but it has its own appeals. With a full team of artists in the staff, one can see how they use softer bright colors during the lighthearted times, then switch to darker colors during the hard-hitting drama moments. There’s one scene that sticks in my mind in particular. I couldn’t really isolate it, so it’s the last two minutes of this(feel free to watch the entire clip though!) :

It’s the lights on the ferris wheel, it feels so melancholic, it’s disturbing. It reminds me of a time when I was in high school. I wanted to be an architect and had a part-time job in a architectural firm. Just like in the story, they had a major project one day. It was a hotel in the city of Tampa. I was more of a manual labor guy than an architect, so I spent a lot of time on site. When we worked into the nights, we’d go to a restaurant nearby and have a blast. Those are the melancholic moments I miss the most. Anyway, that’s their art, so awesome it reaches the depths of your soul. Or something.

Music

There’s awesome music here, sung by Suga Shikao. He also made music for xxxHolic and and Boogiepop Phantom. Aside from his musical talent, there’s the complete music composition staff of H&C, always there to keep the mood of a certain scene. The music for H&C is essentially precise for the show, enhancing the mood of every scene.

Characters

The characters of H&C are extremely well made, they have their own strengths and weaknesses. They’re diverse and unique, yet share similarities that bring them together. Their personalities truly come through in their voices and actions. Well done, well done.

Yuuta Takemoto

Takemoto is your typical freshman, the last addition to the cast of characters that have been together for years. His naivety had been taken advantage of, his knowledge tested, and his sanity broken. Personally, I found it neat that he got his hair cut at the beginning and it grew back as he “grew”. Through the series, his character has the most development and the most growth, effectively making him the main character.

Takumi Mayama

Mayama is voiced by my favorite male voice actor, Tomokazu Sugita. Tomokazu also voiced Hideki in Chobits, Yuuichi in Kanon, Kyon in Melancholy of Haruhi, and Rin in Shuffle. His good track of voice acting aside, he delivers another good voice in this one. Serving as a the main love interest of one of the female characters, he tries to protect and not hurt her while trying to pursue his own love interest. The drama of his conflicts make up one of the most major plotlines in the story.

Shinobu Morita

Morita is by far my favorite character. He’s spontaneous, wacky, and downright comedic. He has a relatively small part in the story compared to his friends, but still enough that he isn’t a useless side character. His background is also expanded in the sequel. Personally, I think he looks like Takizawa from Eden of the East, but maybe that’s just me.

Ayumi Yamada

Serving as one of the few females in the show, Yamada delivers some comedy with a heaping load of drama. As a character, I think she’s great. But I’ve heard around that people think her character is somewhat unrealistic in some aspects. Can’t be perfect can we?

Hagumi Hanamoto

Hagu, as they call her, is the other new bird besides Takemoto. Burdened by excellent talent, she tries to satisfy the expectations of those around her while dealing with her own problems. Personally, I have to say: why make her tiny? Her character looks like a grade schooler in comparison to the others. Oh well. Her story itself is interesting and her character is a new mold.

Plot

The plot is standard mold, love, academics, and friendship. Although its standard, its done well. The comedy is great, the story is moving. The characters learn, grow, and move on. In a few simple words, its the crazy college life. Following Takemoto through his years through college, the story goes through the hardships of him and his friends. Extremely character-driven, each arc focuses on a few of the characters while putting the others on the sidelines. By the end of the show, all the characters are better than they started off with, and there’s a happy ending.

My Opinions

Time for me to rate it!  Remember my rating of: Extremely good = buy it! Good = Watch it. Okay = At least try it. Poor = Watch it on a rainy day. Bad = Watch it if you want less brain cells. And finally, Horrible = Avoid at all costs.

Honey and Clover gets a Good! It definitely deserves at least a watching.  I’d personally buy it, but I’ve heard it isn’t so highly rated by others. A few complaints include: the women aren’t as realistic as the male characters, once the comedy is gone it gets boring, and its melodramatic. But I don’t care, I thought it was great. H&C is one of the best slice-of-life animes that I’ve ever seen, and I’m sticking to that statement.

ED

First off, I find it funny they started the ED vid showing the last few seconds of that episode. It’s a good closer for a good show.

That’s all! Happy watching folks! Kai out!

A Man with no memory, a cell phone loaded with ten billion yen, and a realistic modern world. Add these together and you get the exciting adventure that is Eden of the East. From the creators of Ghost in the Shell, and artistically crafted by the artists from Honey and Clover, Eden of the East is both candy for the eye and mind. Now, let’s see if I get get through this without too many spoilers.

Opening
First, let’s see the opening. As opening go, even EotE’s opening is special. Using “Falling Down” by Oasis and combining it with almost-spoiler content, they have a enticing opening that does what its supposed to, leave you wanting to see more.

Art Style
Everyone knows that each anime studio has its specific and glorifying art style. There’s Kyoto Animation with its moe blobs, Shaft with its randon art cuts, and so on. Production I.G. has been know to “keep it real”, Keep things in proportion and make things look modern. They did it for Ghost in the Shell, and again this time around for EotE. Having the artists from Honey and Clover can really be seen throughout the show, from the character designs to the beautiful scenery.

There’s a shot from Honey and Clover…

And here’s a shot from EotE. See what I mean? It fits the show, and its visually appealing. I liked it.

Characters
Next up, characters. An important part of any anime, characters are an integral part of whether the show is awesome or epic fail. The cast is relatively large, but only a few characters play an important role in EotE. I’ll just go through the important ones.

Takizawa Akira

Takizawa is great, that is the best way I can sum it up. His character is set up as the man with no memory, but he gets an awesome gadget to help him in his time of need. The one thing he does remember is movies, which we see a lot of references throughout the show. He’s smart, charismatic, and a hero. He’s also silly, which is a great comedy driver through the entire show. He’s far from the anime average “lame guy gets all the girls” or the “strong idiot” types, and he stands out all the more brightly.

Saki Morimi

Saki is, well, Saki. Honestly, I think I suck at describing. The main heroine of the story, Saki’s position is hard to pinpoint. She isn’t the damsel in distress, she just kind of tags along for the ride.  I heard from many people that she appears to be kind of frumpy, I sort of get what they mean. She doesn’t really stand out and isn’t exactly glamorous, but I think that was the way her character was intended, so its good. But even as frumpy as she is, she apparently has the Midas touch, able to turn the value of junk into gold, figuratively.

Juiz

Portuguese for “judge”, Juiz is Takizawa’s concierge. With only her voice to grade her character, it was kind of hard nailing her as a character and not a plot gimmick. But through the short phone chats with Juiz, you get to see more of her “personality”. She cracks situational ironic jokes and supports Takizawa, with a voice that is always even, but never monotone. At one point, Takizawa wonders whether Juiz is just one person, or many people in the same room like a telemarketer’s call office.

Selecao

Twelve men and women from different backgrounds(including Takizawa), all chosen(Seleccao is Brazilian for “Selection”) to make Japan better. Each of them is given ten billion yen to do whatever they want, as long as its remotely related to bettering the country. Those that run out of money are eliminated by one of the twelve, quite an evil organization with a noble goal.

Eden of the East

A group of mainly college students(including Saki), they started as a small recycling group which made use of Saki’s Midas touch, but exploded into a popular website with image recognition and tags/annotations. Apparently, most of them are social withdrawals, from hiding in closed spaces to living alone in an apartment with no pants. Although they seem to be as useless as Saki in the beginning, they’re position in the story is made clear at the end.

Plot

EotE’s plot is not like any other, its amazing. If I had to say something. is it a techno-thriller or something? I don’t know. What I do know, is that it involves conspiracies, technology, cell phones, 10 billion yen, and crazy people with access to all of the above. Basically, without me giving away too much, its about a guy who has no memories, trying to figure out what he was doing before he lost his memories. The only problem is that the only people who have any idea who he is are also his enemies that want him dead. But to help him in his time of need, is someone named Juiz that he can only contact by phone. She does everything he asks, for a small price. Using his ten billion yen, Takizawa has to find out what happened to himself, without getting killed.

I think I did a good job of not spoiling anything. Yay me.

My Opinions
Okay, now for the most fun part of this review, what I think of it! Here’s how I usually rate things: Extremely good = buy it! Good = Watch it. Okay = At least try it. Poor = Watch it on a rainy day. Bad = Watch it if you want less brain cells(actually, I put lots under here because of their fanservice-dumbening factor). And finally, Horrible = Avoid at all costs.
Eden of the East gets, you guessed it, BUY IT! I certainly will. Aside from the nice visuals, good music, smooth voice acting, awesome plot, and I’m-running-out-of-synonyms-for-good directing/pacing, this show is awesome. Its’ the type of show that only comes out every several years, one of the classics, one of the best, one that will be remember by people in the next decade. Like Ghost in the Shell, legendary. The end.

ED
Finally, the ending song.

I’ll always laugh at the name, School Food Punishment, always.
That aside, the art work for the ending is creatively inspiring. For those of you who watching Honey and Clover, you can see the similarities. I’ll just say it again for emphasis, it’s creative, it’s awesome, and I like it.

And that’s a wrap folks, if you want more, I actually wrote a review for the first episode a while back. I was going to do an episode-by-episode type deal, but that didn’t work out so well. Well, that’s it, happy watching!

May you please continue being a Messiah.

Let’s get started on the best anime of this season. And for the record, I stand by that statement. Higashi no Eden, translated to Eden of the East is about a man who lost his memories in front of the White House, three months after after a terrorist attack on Tokyo. The terrorist attack known as “Careless Monday” was an incident where ten missiles struck Japan, but there were no apparent victims.  All this man has to find out who he is, is a new blank cell phone, and a handgun.
(Oh yeah, spoiler alert.)

Here’s the two main characters, the man who has no idea who he is, and a college graduate who was on a trip in NYC but took a detour to DC.

OP Analysis!

That entire paragraph there is used in pieces throughout the entire OP, I can’t find out where its from, so it might even be original.

After a short time, I found this quote is from Brutus, that’s right, from Julius Caesar. (And once again, awesome cell phone.)

OP is by Oasis, I say “Falling Down!” was a good match for this OP. This or they give Yoko Kanno a call again. Here we also see Selecao 1 through 12. Selecao means Selection in Portuguese. Anyone else getting Majestic 12 vibes?

Noblesse oblige, that’s a French saying if I’m not mistaken. It has to do with privileges and responsibilities, you can read all about it.
When I look at the cell phone now, I see that the top doesn’t match the bottom, the entire screen won’t be covered when it flips shut!

Selecao IX, who also happens to be the main character.
“The King has come! To save us from the dark! Who could ever doubt? We have faith!”
Man, I love these quotes.

Now here’s a big spoiler. The Selecao System, 12 persons selected in Japan. Not much else to go on.

Juiz means Judge. Juiz and the two quotes “Noblesse Oblige” and “The Abuse of Greatness” always appear together. We’ll keep that in mind.

Mr. Outside? The number of times the word Messiah appears in the OP is astounding. And the elevator sign? I’m watching for elevators.

The Actual Episode!

Cab Ass’n? I’m going to resist making the obligatory “junk in the trunk” joke. And I think they got the dash in the phone number in the wrong place.

Overall, I really liked their depiction of DC. I’ve never been there myself, but it feels like they accurately described it for the most part.

She needs to work on her football throw. And she’s realistically impossible. A girl that can fit all her clothes into one traveling bag? I can’t even do that and I’m a guy.

Oh noes! It’s the popo! Now to talk about all the English voices, they’re really well done. As they should be since they hired actual English speaking voice actors for the job. I really liked how the cop sounded all intimidating. And you can’t tell from the screenshot, but all the english in the episode was subbed in Japanese. Is it because the director wanted to make it seem more like a foriegn land where the viewer can’t understand the language is also intimidated? Or is it because people who watch anime are now completely fluent in English? Who knows. And you gotta love that “Oh Shit” face.

And here comes the main character. My first thoughts were somewhere along the line of “Wtf?” Then, “Hey, what’s the chance that the only break in that fence is in front of the White House.” And finally, “He’s waving a gun around in front of the White House and there’s only two cops? Where’s Homeland Security?”

I wanted to make a witty statement here, but I can’t find the words to describe how awesome that scene is. Something about filmtography or something…

And here we have a mysterious man who gives off evil vibes. “Mr. Outside” perhaps?

A cell phone…

…and a handgun. That’s all he has. Not even any clothes on his back. Sounds like the start of an MMO gone wrong.

Hey, the department of Commerce. On a side note, does this guy remind anyone of Morita from Honey and Clover. It’s like this is what Morita’s job really was.

What’s the lesson here? Flash a man and he’ll give you his pants? I’m not going to test that. I love the girl’s statement here when she says “This is crazy!”

I love the fact that the first words out of this guys mouth was “Hey, what do you think you’re doing?” I think that’d be any normal person’s response. And the detail on those walls, wow. Looks like my old dorm and my old apartment. Oh speaking of apartment…

I’m seriously feeling like I took a step into my old apartment. Note: the most expensive thing in that room(that you can see right now) is probably that TV in the corner. Or that toaster… mmm… buttered toast…

I used to have maps on the walls of my room years ago. Of Hawaiian places mostly, but I took them down because I started to feel like a terrorist. If the FBI was to secretly raid my room, I don’t want to give them a reason to send to Guantanemo Bay.

I never saw Taxi Driver, but I loved the Bourne references.

Especially the one involving the toaster. We all know how much I love toasters.

And here’s all the information for the girl right here. There’s the tip guys! If you want to know everything about a girl, go for her passport or any other valid ID. You know… My passport photo looks like a mugshot. Theirs doesn’t. That just doesn’t feel right.

And here we have the main character name, Akira Takizawa, althought it seems to be doctored so none of that information can really be trusted. And also unlike a mugshot, that’s really not fair. Maybe its because their pictures are circular while mine was rectangular. Hmmm…

Toast is done!

So when police try to catch a suspect with only the size of his penis on a cold day to go on, you know its a lost cause. And the fact that he’s using the fact taht his penis shrunk in the cold to his advantage, that’s rather badass… or something. And I just Saki’s “OMGWTF?” face. Americans can’t make that face, because we’ve seen everything.

You can definitely see the Honey and Clover’s artist influence in the scenes, They are realistic, detailed, and utterly beautiful. And also, they’re in charge of character designs. I’m getting the urge to watch Honey and Clover all over again.

“Walk left, stand right.”

I’d like to take a moment to detract and point out how simple that is. AND PEOPLE STILL DON”T GET IT. Seriously, on a moving walkway, you walk on the left side, but if your just riding it, stand to the right. I can’t even count the number of idiots who blocked my way on the left side or walked into me on the right side. I know its nothing to make a big deal out of, but seeing that sign just made me want to get it off my chest.

“And my Johnny got whipped out!” That line floored me. That pose just finished me off. That’s the kind of pose I like to use. I really like Akira as a character, he’s just plain awesome, badass, and hilarious.

And we’ll stop here with a video of CNN. It really looks like CC, even has the scrolling newsbar at the bottom.

ED!

Futuristic Imagination by School Food Punishment. I really liked the OP and ED, they were both really well done and just plain awesome. You can see the Honey and Clover art influence in this ED, the things they do with paper in the ED just blow me away. I love the song and already have it ripped so I can listen to it without replaying the vid over and over. I can’t wait for their CD to come out at the end of May. And yes, I’m still laughing at the name… School Food Punishment… hahaha!

Here’s a few pics i took from their blog.

See how awesome that phone is? Even though it’s not symetrical, it still looks cool. I’d love to have it. I mean come on, that emblem is just sweet.

See? I think I’ll use this as my new Facebook pic.

Or maybe just one of these, I wonder who the rest of the numbers are.

Noblesse oblige, people. Noblesse oblige.

Well that’s it for my review! Kai out! May the Lord be by your side.
(And you’d get this post and all its little references a lot better if you just watched it yourself. So go now!)

I'm a Sony and Koss fan myself.

I love my headphones, but I just got these awesome Bose headphones. They make even horrible songs sound heavenly. And I’m still enjoying my computer 5.1 surround sound system. It was the envy of everyone who lived in my dorm, even the guys on the first floor who could only hear the bass thumping(lol). With that said, you know that feeling when a song gets stuck in your head? Maybe even more than one? Because it was catchy or you just plain liked it? Or maybe even because it was played on the radio so many times you just can’t forget it?
Escapade – Janet Jackson

I heard this one on the radio a lot when coming home from work one day. That’s all it took to get it stuck. Well that’s okay I guess, after all, it was number one for three weeks back in  March of 1990.

Kimi ni Mune Kyun – Maria+Holic ED(Iknow you made it, but there’s too many people!)

I heard it after watching the first episode of Maria+Holic and it got stuck just like that. This is the second time I posted this one. And it won’t be the last I double post.

Vanilla Salt – ToraDora ED1

Everyone knows by now that I’m a huge fan of ToraDora, and I like both the OPs and EDs. But I actually like the EDs more, they’re more catchy in my opinion. and also, another double post.

Orange – ToraDora ED2

And there’s the second one. Did I mention I like oranges? and again, another double post.

Home – Chris Daughtry

It’s been in my head so long I forgot how it got there in the first place, I don’t even watch American Idol so I didn’t even know that’s where he got so popular until I did the research. Well, I do know the reason it’s stuck in my head though, the song just speaks to me, almost like a theme song. Almost. I wish “Danger Zone” fit me better. The first few times I listened to it, I thought it was country, turns out, its soft rock… who knew?

Benny Lava? Umm… yeah…

Seriously, this song makes me laugh my lungs out every time I think about it. Hearing it makes me laugh out my kidneys. And that’s why its stuck. A friend linked me to it, I hate him forever, along with Benny Lava. Curse you, Benny Lava! Oh yeah, another double post.

I think I’ll end it on that note, it’s my birthday today and I think I’ll go enjoy it. I’ll post a summary someday in the future.
Kai out! Have a nice day everyone, it’s also the Spring Equinox!

Oh! But one more for good measure!

Yeah… I’m not going to even comment on that…

Good Morning America!

Live from CNN Los Angeles… wait, I mean CNN Atlanta. Oh wait a minute, nevermind. Today I want to turn back the calendar to January, when I first arrived in Atlanta in my little Camry. The first few weeks sure were a trip, lots of experiences and lots to talk about. No two days were the same, and that lasted for quite a while. So let’s get this started.

That's one cool overhead pass.

The first thing I really got acquainted with of course, was the highway. This particular piece of highway(all images thanks to Google Earth) is actually on the north side where the city looks a lot nicer in my opinion. The highway is definitely a sight to behold in its own right, and we should remember what I said about the Spaghetti Junction(lol). The highway through and around Atlanta range from 4 to 6 lanes varying on the place. And depending on the time, the traffic can be smooth, or become the world’s longest parking lot. Apologies to the citizens of Atlanta, but I swear this city has some of the most retarded and careless drivers. Or maybe this is how all big cities are and I’ve just become a country bumpkin from living in Auburndale for too long.

During the day.

And obviously, I got used to downtown. Lucky for me, I don’t have much business in downtown, so I don’t need to deal with the parking. If I do have business there, I park on the Tech campus and ride my MTB. I’m glad I’m not the only one to ride a bike wearing business attire(lol). Walking through downtown Atlanta is really fun, there’s plenty to see. I used to think that Atlanta had nothing to see and was not a place for tourists, and although its not chock full of attractions, it has quite the deal if you know where to look.

G-Fish!

There’s the Georgia Aquarium, which is quite the spectacle inside. And look at that long line.

See?

That’s the tank for all kinds of fish and aquatic things, and I always wondered how it would look like if the window broke(lol).
But aside from the GFish Aquarium, there’s the Olympic Centennial Park, The Museum of Coca-Cola, the CNN Building I pictured earlier, the Georgia Dome, the Convention Center, Georgia Tech, Underground Atlanta, and an underground parking facility so large it has street names(and still no open parking spaces lol!). And speaking of GATech…

The Dorms!

There’s place I got familiar with, as some of my new friends live on campus and my brother is an alumni of GATech as well. I love the campus, its got a little of history in it, but also has some modern aspects, like a really huge, multi-story athletic facility. And it actually feels smaller than USF and now that I have a bike, I can zoom around campus within minutes. I’ve become quite accustomed to setting that MTB in my trunk every morning.

Actually, I haven't seen this yet.

I’ve become accustomed to Atlanta’s cold mornings being stuck in traffic, although I haven’t seen a “red morning” yet. I’d like to though, it looks kind of cool.
I’ve also become acquainted with my home and office, but no pictures of those until I get my camera. Although I do have a story to tell about my home and of my office.
When I first got to Atlanta, I settled into a nice apartment on the north side of the city, But after a few months, I’m talking to my friends about all of us moving into a house on the northeast side of Atlanta. There will be four of us, so it will quite a large house, but I think it will be better(and less depressing) than living alone.
As for work, I went to the office today, expecting a nice and normal day of work. But as soon as I stepped into the office, the boss showed up and told me to go home.
The Boss: “Hey, go home, you can have the day off today.”
Me: “But I just got here.”
Boss: “That’s okay, you’re getting paid anyway, so just take the day off and relax.”
Me: “But I want to work!”
Boss: “Are you crazy? Go and have some fun like other kids your age.”
Me: “But work is fun to me.”
Boss: “…You don’t have a lot of friends, do you?”
Me: “Touche.”
So with that discussion passed, I think there were a little more words than I can recall, but I decided to follow his advice and go home.

Back to my first weeks, surprisingly, the one place I haven’t really come to know yet was the airport(and we all know how I love airports). I already had a glimpse at Atlanta’s transit system called Marta, which is pretty cool. There’s subways and trains and things, I think I’ll ride it one day when I have a chance. And I’ll also find(or take) some pictures of it too. I think I’ll look forward to that, and I’m the only person alive who would go to the airport just to have fun(lol).
Anyway, I think that’s all I will talk about today. Anymore and I’ll start getting off topic.

Kai out!

So it was snowing the other day...

Clearly at the end of winter, it must snow. Wow. Spend some time out in the snow, it was lovely to see the snow after many years of not seeing it. Too bad the experience was downgraded because I was stuck with a crutch. More on that later. For now let me talk about one event that happened somewhat recently.
(And for the record, that’s the fat bird I was talking about before.  and this picture was taken with my horrible camera phone)
As we all know, February 14th was Valentine’s Day, or Single Awareness Day, depending on the type of person you are. For me, I use it as an excuse to try baking some sort of cake or confectionery once a year. I don’t do a lot of sweet stuff, so it’s a rare chance. This time around, I just decided to try out the Japanese custard pudding.
Anyway, this event actually happened a few weeks later, although it began on that day. As expected, the office was a buzz on Valentine’s Day, and I specifically mentioned to not leave chocolates around my office. I got through the day just fine, as there was not that many people there to begin with(since this Valentine’s Day landed on a Saturday”. But a few weeks later, I walked into my office one day to find chocolates everywhere. There was chocolates on everything, my desk, chair, computer, bookcase, file cabinet, and even on my window. There were chocolates of all kinds too, Godiva, Hershey’s. Nestle’s, and more. It was ultimately the best prank my coworkers pulled on me since I started working here. It took me four boxes to get it all home, to which I realized I should have never brought it home.
Being the person I am, I could not just sit there and get pranked. So I came back to the office the next day and used their chocolates against them. Everyone began to find chocolates in the most random places around the office, and it soon became a scavenger hunt for chocolate. I hid the chocolate everywhere, in the copier, in the lounge, in their file cabinets, taped one to the ceiling. My coworkers are suckers for sweets. In the end, I enjoyed(and I hope they enjoyed) my little revenge plot. I think everyone was happy in the end, everyone got chocolate, and my desk was clean.
And one of these days, I’m going to remind myselfto take pictures of my awesome office. I’m trying to get a hold of one of those larger waterfall things that you see in some greater offices. I am also still looking for a decent camera that isn’t too costly, I may be rich, but I’m not wasting money on it. Suggestions would be appreciated.
Hm, I think my rants are getting shorter. Oh well.

Kai out!

Easily one of the better anime casts I've seen.

Now onto part 2 of what my day looks like! I believe I left off right before heading to work, so here goes!
Oh yeah, and before I forget, still reading Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning. It’s so much better than the anime. Ayumu Narumi is a lot cooler and more comedic at moments, and Hiyono is…well, Hiyono lol.  Still looking for a good camera that doesn’t cost an arm to be surgically removed.

1500: No matter what, I’m at work by this time. But most of the time a little earlier. My official start time is at 1400, but after coming early for my first week they told me to start showing up later.  I have no complaints! Now, I want to talk about my job for a minute or so, because it’s awesome. I work on the second floor of an office building in the north side of Atlanta, my office is a cozy 2×2 meter room with a giant window, a large desk, a comfy office chair, a bookcase, two guest seats, a mysterious potted plant. When I moved in, I added a small file cabinet, my computer(which I spent the second week at work to build, they allowed it, so I did it), and a Demotivational poster on my empty bookshelf. And a Nerf gun I keep until my desk at all times in case of a surprise attack. My skill with my gun is long range attacks, but my neighbor can spray and pray. Everyone else in the office has lame pistols and such, except for one guy who has a ball launcher. In the Nerf world, I guess that’s similar to a grenade launcher lol. But besides the crazy cubicle/trench wars that we have in the office, each and every day is enjoy with the various types of people who work there. It’s kind of like The Office in many ways.
1700: There’s usually a conference at around this time, its all work related, so I’m hard at work at around this time. But sometimes even when there’s nothing to discuss, this meeting is called anyway because we’re all so used to sitting in the room at that specific time of day. And once, it was just an ambush for when that guy first got his Nerf machine gun.
1900: It’s time to head home, whether they kick me out of the office or I leave voluntarily(Surprisingly, the former happens more often). But many times, I get invited to a dinner outing with coworkers or some social event. Last week we all hit the golf range, a while before that, one of the other coworkers invited me for a trip to the shooting range. But there are times when I head straight back to my neighborhood. When that time comes, I find myself shopping for groceries, tending to my car’s needs, or eating at a new restaurant I found.
2000: Hello again Spaghetti Junction.
2100: I usually arrive at home around this time. Do the necessaries, like shower and have dinner if I hadn’t already. A few years back, I liked coming back to a quiet home because it was peaceful. Now it’s kind of depressing, so I try to stay out of it as much as possible. It’s a nice place no doubt in my mind, but still depressing.
2130: Time for the internet! It’s either internet, The Food Network, The Weather Channel, talking to friends, anime, gaming, or reading, that happens at this time. And lately, Spiral has been the one to occupy this time slot.
2200: If it hasn’t started already, the gaming is usually heating up now. With more and more friends showing online, we get more people to mercilessly punch in the face. And speaking of punch in the face…
Zero Hour!: Still playing games, or on the internet. Sometimes I’ll go out for some Fourthmeal, or just get some ice cream. Did I mention Zero Hour is one of my favorite games?
0300: I usually hit the sack here, sometimes a little before, or a little later. Recently it’s been a little later because of Spiral reading.

That’s pretty much what a day looks like for me here in Atlanta. It’s much different from my average day in Tampa, which is great. Well, that’s all for me today. Next time, I think I’ll talk about my first adventure, “The Chocolate Attack”.

-Kai

Getting to the point, I figured to restart this instant fun for myself because of all the interesting things that are happening here in Atlanta. But before one can fully enjoy the adventures I shall write about in the future, one must see what my average day looks like.
And for the record, I’m currently shopping for a decent camera so the future posts actually have some pictures so you don;t have to completely depend on your imagination.

0555: What the fuck? Why does my body do that? Wakes up five minutes before the alarm goes off. Everytime. Why won’t it let me sleep until 0600? I’ll just stay in bed until then anyway. That’s the biological alarm clock for ya.
0600: Get out of bed, get to feel how freezing it is in the morning. I’m pretty sure in the summer I’ll be complaining how hot it is. Well, I like cold better than hot so this isn’t bad.
0615: After waking up and getting ready for the day, its time for the morning run. Ever since high school, I run two miles every morning to keep healthy and strong. That run with some other exercises keeps me in shape for the day the zombies rise! lol
0645: After all that sweat, time for breakfast. Its usually something simple, like scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and soup. But sometimes I feel good enough to be adventurous and make an omelet or have an Asian-style breakfast with rice, miso soup, and fish.
0710: I always, always leave the house late. I tell myself to leave at 0700 so I’m not late for the first class of the day, but that never happens. Cooking, eating, and cleaning, takes way too much time. Plus I still have to get ready for the day ahead.
0730: If leaving the house late wasn’t enough, now there’s traffic. Let me introduce you to one of Atlanta’s urban wonders, what the locals call the Spaghetti Junction. Just to give you an idea of its scale…

This manmade feat of engineering causes jams like no other, and I have to visit this beast at least two times a day. But if I’m lucky, I’ll make it through. And just like that…
0755: I make it in time! Now, I love GATech will all my heart, its a awesome campus with awesome people. But parking is a little hard. But that’s okay, that’s why I run everyday, so I can run to class at top speed! I think the students are getting used to me running around their campus now, too bad the buses are not, we’ll get to that later.
0800: In class, and falling asleep. I really could’ve used those five minutes this morning. I can’t hear the professor! Not like I would pay attention anyway, I’m one of those self-proclaimed geniuses, and luckily for me, my genes back me up on that one. Well, this class is an hour long. I usually spend my time doodling or working on those stories which I think I’ll talk about at some other time.
0855: I love how hour-long classes are never truly an hour long. Better for me that way. Anyway, its Starbucks time. Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a Starbucks Loyalist to the core, I even have a Starbucks Card, Starbucks could start selling overpriced water in a cup and I’d probably buy it. My favorite drink? Strawberries & Creme, and I don’t care what anyone has to say about that! lol
0910: After spending some time in Starbucks, I usually find a nice place to sit and use my laptop to access the wonderful world of the internet! Get some music playing, read the news, check my email, all that fun stuff. Then I check to make sure I have my assignments done for my next class. My next class is by far the hardest thing I have to deal with all day, so I like to be prepared. To some extent. Life can’t be too easy! lol
1000: And here we are, one hour of hell. But of course, being the genius that I am, I continue to suf the internet, specifically fat birds on ebay. Oh, and fat Orca whales too. By this time of day, some of my friends start trickling online and I get to talk to them through the windows live messenger. Most of them don’t even have a class until noon, lucky. At this time, I also start figuring out what to post on my blogs if anything. It’s usually some video a friend showed me the night before or if I’m feeling creative enough it would be something of my own. And curse you Benny Lava…I’d rather have Home stuck in my head.
1100: Hey, back outside into the sunlight. Back to surfing the internet and youtube and such. Some of my west coast buddies are waking up now, they have to wake up early like me. I feel sorry for them sometimes, but then I remember my own situation lol. During this one hour break, I also try to get some food, Einstein Bros is expensive but tasty. And I’ll talk about my quest to rich but not a snob some other day. And sometimes I’m able to play a few games. Mind you I’m on a laptop out here, so there’s nothing heavy duty like Fallout 3 or Dead Space, but I do play Audiosurf every now and then. I also use this time to play with my PSP, my latest craze is Patapon and their crazy musical adventure. It’s pretty fun, kinda like how I was stuck on Lumines when I first got it.
1200: Last class of the day, usually when I post stuff on the blog. This is mainly a lecture hall, so there’s really no reason to be here if you’ve already read the textbook three times over like I have. But sometimes announcements are made and you can’t afford to miss them. Especially the “class is cancelled next week” one, that’d be a bad one to miss lol.
1300: Now here’s where my day to day schedule starts to have some variety. Sometimes I leave campus and go to work right away. Other times, I stick around to talk to friends or eat lunch if I couldn’t earlier. And sometimes I just sit around aimlessly wandering the internet because I don’t feel like leaving just yet.

Anyway, I’ll leave it at that halfway point for today, because its almost that time of the day where my schedule varies lol. I’ll finish this one tomorrow, until then, later!

-Kai