And Yet Another Example of Assiness

Today, H1 learnt a new phrase.



"Fan Service".

Memorable Conversations of the Day:

H1: Oh! I have to show you something in Bleach!
Or 2: I don't want to hear that Shinji got busted up!
H1: Page 8, okay. Page 8.
Or 2: ::reading, reading::
H1: There! What is that?! It's gross and unnecessary!
Or 2: Fan service?
H1: What?
Or 2: Fan service? That's fan service. It happens all the time. I'm so used to it now that it well, meh. It doesn't bother me really.
H1: Bleck!
Or 2: ::reading further:: See? There it is again.
H1: You see?!
Or 2: Yep. Fan service.
H1: Gross, I don't like that term! Ew!

While she may hate it, she already made appropriate use of the term for a very inappropriate situation.

Some hours later...

H1: Ow! I have a cramp in the weirdest place!
Luuuuiiissssss: What happened? Are you okay?
H1:::grinning and grimacing::
Or 2: ?
H1: I have a cramp...in my fan service!
Luuuuiiissssss: Wha'? ::honestly confused::
Or 2: ...

Here's a quote from yesterday that she did not care for me to post but here I am, posting away but this one is unrelated to the topic at hand.

H1: OMG! I have veins! I am starting to have veiiinnnsssss... wait. Is that a vein or dirt? ::rubbing smudge off of her leg::

Another Example of Assiness

There's been lots of assiness on this blog lately but sometimes that's how it goes.

For instance, had I not received the Bowery E-mail Concert Alert, I would never have known that the stupid effin' NIN show at Terminal 5 was going to be having a pre-sale yesterday via my hated Ticketmaster, complete with pre-sale password.

How cranky would I have been next week had I gone on to get tickets through NIN.com to do the general public sale only to discover that Ticketmaster for the millionth time in the history of Ticketmaster shart, sold out the entire show during the pre-sale?!

Because of course you know, it already has, right? I checked this morning.

Psh.

If all goes well, I will be attending one of NIN's final shows in August AND I get to see The Horrors!

H1 will probably be a cranky beast with me when she sees them but I will take my beating when that time comes.

I also need to prepare some chicken bones for Trent for the grievances of the past two years or so.

Currently: Wondering why Pumpkin insists on jumping on my desk blocking my view of the computer, even though he knows he's not supposed to be here.

The Great "PaChow" Debate

Or 2: pachow
H1: pchao
Or 2: Did you just school me in the arts of pachow?
H1: I am just showing you that our pchaos are different. Mine is more Asian, yours is otaku.

To settle this, we asked the creator of "PaChow"(?)/"PChao"(?)

H1 & Or 2: Bunji!
Bunji: Yeah?
H1: How do you spell "Pachao"?
Bunji: ::inaudible:: "Chow"
H1: Wait, "Chow"? or "Chao"?
Bunji: Ka-chow
H1: Like mango 'chow'?
Bunji: Yeah I guess.
H1 and Or 2: Wait! Did you just say "KA"? "K-A"?
Bunji: Yeah. Kachow!
H1 and Or 2: Oh... we thought it was "PA"...oops.

Bottom line?

We have to re-learn our vocabulary of the past 5 months.

Currently: Wanting to Kachow, Bunji and H1!

Assed

It's not necessarily "Assed Out" in a sense but certainly, when The HOchieS & Co. (see how I made use of "& Co.", H1? You should be proud!) see U2 later this year, this is how it's going to be -

Being that U2 claims this is the 360 Tour, so that no matter where you sit in the stadium you won't be "Assed Out", I'm not too worried about our seating area for them.

But being that I don't really care too much since U2's new album sucks an ass, I'll consider myself "Assed Out" anyway.

When it comes time to see MUSE however, well...let's just say we'll be Assed.



Currently listening to: "What's This?" by Danny Elfman, from The Nightmare Before Christmas Original Soundtrack.

Obsession(s) of Weeks: 6/25/2009 - 7/18/2009

Kuroshitsuji



I'm almost to the end of the series, and I didn't think I'd be this caring. It definitely got better, a little bit shocking (that Sebastian scene still burns my eyes) and you know, what the eff...seriously, where's my damned soundtrack?!

Grell



With Watanuki's voice, craziness and a tiny pair of scissors, Grell's fantastic.

Spanner



Katekyo Hitman Reborn is eating my soul again. I'm almost caught up but wish I wasn't...it's going so good! Apart from my Gokudera, Yamamoto and Tsuna...I've found a new character to love. He's so cute! The lollipop, his voice and his kind of creepiness. Awww, but poor mini mosca...that was just cruel.

The Sims 3



H1 and I have been playing the Sims 3 and as I feared, it's eating any remnants of soul left after Hitman Reborn in the afternoon. I put Gokudera and Yamamoto in the house together with October. October's a ho (she's with Yamamoto and just about everyone else in the world BUT Gokudera, who I really wanted her to be with), Gokudera's just like his character and I had him name a star after Tsuna. It's been fun times.

Guitar Hero: World Tour



After a long discussion with Beetchie, we've decided that both Rock Band and Guitar Hero: WT both have their plus and minus points. For B., the guitar is more awesome on GH. For me, the vocals win on RB. There are other things but for now, we're striivng for that damned TOOL gig we have to unlock with $8000 of our "Tour Money". WTF. Tool...screwing me over since the 90's, in real life and sim life. Thanks, Asses.

Currently listening to: "Where is Everybody?" by Nine Inch Nails. Yeah, more importantly, where are my tickets?!

Loving Hirako Shinji

Ahahahahaha.

That was just a damned classic bit of disrespect to H1.

Currently listening to: "Heads Will Roll" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's not often I get to use my JBL speakers to blast some tunes. This is as awesome as I remember.

Assed Out

Thanks, NIN.

Thanks.

Well, I'm one step closer to saying that I never saw Nine Inch Nails live in the history of their career.

If not for Gen' Frien', I would be completely assed out but can someone explain to me how a show that is supposed to go on sale at 5 PM sells out 1 minute before 5?

I witnessed this shit myself and was one of the unlucky ones to NOT get a ticket.

Pen me in a waiting area only to deny me tickets after release, why don't you?!

Stinkin' Friggin' NIN!

Anyway, due to being 'mizzled', I have another shot at getting tickets to Terminal 5 which I now know is NOT in Brooklyn (please...don't judge).

I just really want to see the Horrors too.

Meh.

Anyways, wish me luck on 7/31/2009 even though I'm not getting my hopes up at all.

Memorable Reminders to buy tickets courtsey of Bughie J.:

Subject: Snit Ticken! Snit Ticken!

head like a toe!
cute as a mole!
i'd rather fly
than work at NASA control!

bow down and calm your nerves
you're gonna throw the grading curve
la la la la la la
la la la la la la

(kazoo solo)
(samples of a kid eating an ice cream cone)
(samples of vcr eating a Blue Velvet tape), etc. etc

II.

I'm the one with a bowl, i'm the one without a doughnut hole!
wish i had a turtle tale, funnying up nin songs for Ashoell!
gotta listen to your big time pig line bacon munch cruch yum
don't you think eating bacon's so much fun?
you know me, i don't share my bacon with anyone!

(reads a letter to Oscar Meyer complaining about thin bacon slices that burn on the griddle)

III. (Added 7/19/2009)

just when i had a nice scent
you took away all my deoderant
now all all that i'm smelling must be true
i guess i'm some kind of interesting mushroom?

but that's what i get
that's what i get
for sleeping in the dark,
damp basement

how could you sautee all this?
after you taught me how to make a nice ragu
i told you i might make a pizza pie
now i'm slipping on the olive oil you made me buy

but that's what i get
that's what i get
and then i fall
and now my pants are wet!

I expect more reminders on July 31st, Bughie J. of songs from The Downward Spiral.

Oh, and I hope you don't mind I published your work without your consent, just as I'm sure Trent R. wouldn't mind your playful bastardization of his work.

Currently listening to: "Mine" by Taproot.

Treasure Hunt

Every tour, and in some cities, MUSE would hold a bit of a treasure hunt for their fans.
The conspiracy theorists and crazies, much like Matt, would decipher encrypted messages from the band and go running around town for random bits of things left behind.
I believe there was a bicycle one year.

With the new album almost upon us, MUSE have completely revamped their website and have unlocked a microsite called The Ununited States of Eurasia, and with it a Global Treasure Hunt.

USB keys were hidden in various countries and so far, I think all have been found over the course of this past week.

The codes on the USB keys, discovered by 'agents' (which is what MUSE are calling us) unlock fragments of one of their new songs, "The United States of Eurasia".

So far, I've listened to the bits unlocked and it's very Queen, "We are the Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" like.

With bad vocals.

...

I will continue to comfort myself by the fact that it will be quite the grandiose stadium anthem of their tour or would that be the three part epic piece "Exogenesis: Symphony", that I am also nervous to hear especially since Dom and Chris had reservations doing it and Matt composed (I'm talking symphony here...he. composed. a symphony) himself?

...

In other MUSE news, they're playing the VMAs this year. I am shocked and excited!

Too excited, perhaps.

I went ahead and dreamt that I had tickets to the VMAs just to suffer through all the other bullshit to see them and as soon as Matt spotted me in the crowd he yelled something close to, "you made it!" and proceeded to pull me from where I stood to go hang out.

Ah yes, and thus begins 2009 - 2010's crazy obsession with MUSE on my part.

Aren't you guys just so enthralled?

Currently listening to: Unlocked bits of "The United States of Eurasia" by MUSE.

Brown or Black?

Brown!



Wait, hold on. Hold oooonnnn. Brrooowwwwn...



or...



...both?

The different pairs of socks MAY have been slightly acceptable a few years, H1 but this new style is one that the world may not quite be ready for.

Memorable Conversations of the Day:

H1 on the train platform, muttering: Oh I hope I didn't...OH NO. ::hide hide::
Or 2: What's the matter?
H1: I'm wearing different shoes.
Or 2: Are they both at least brown?
H1: No ::showing, in secret::
Or 2: Ohhhhh...
H1: One's black and one's brown!
Or 2: Do you...have shoes in the office?
H1: No.
Or 2: Ohhhhh... Hmmm.

Or 2 to X: You know what? I could have avoided this entire situation. I saw a mushroom in the yard this morning that I was trying to get her to kick over and I was looking at her feet yet, I didn't notice they were different shoes. This was somehow my fault.
And you know what else that's horrible? The brown one's significantly larger than the black.

H1: You know what the sad thing is? It felt weird on my foot so I thought to myself, 'this can't be the right one!' and changed it (to the wrong one).

X: How's "Two Shoes" doing?

H1: You were laughing your ass off!
Or 2: Um. I was not. You are mistaken. I was just trying to get a picture. How could you even know I was laughing when you were hysterical with laughter and tears? Not to mention you turned away everytime I tried to look at you and then you'd go running around on the platform.

H1: I had to go back home. Or 2 left me on the platform.
Alex: ::Shakes head in shame::

Or 2: Did Papa HOchie laugh?
H1: Yeah. He was laughing at me in the car.

X: She (H1) told me that she hoped your dad didn't bring the other show out of the car so everyone could see her.
Or 2, ::thinking::: Oh Lork. I can see it now... he would too.

H1 to Or 2 on the phone: Aims was laughing so hard she was crying.

Aims to Or 2 in an e-mail: When you post that blog, you have to show it to me. I was in tears.

Psh.

Nintendo announced their Elite Status Club Member Awards this week. For spending all my monies at Nintendo, I had the option of downloading the WiiWare mini game: Punch Out!!! with Little Mac's Trainer, Doc Luis as my opponent, sparring partner...Grasshopper Master to grasshopper, whatever.

Or, I could do the dishonourable thing and choose option two: a Life Size Plushie Mario Hat.

A friggin' Mario Hat.

I discovered earlier this week that the Japanese as per usual and their never-ending quest to screw me over and many of those stupid Americans living outside of Japan (ohohohoohoho), released in addition to the same lame ass Mario Hat, a GOLD Wii Mario Kart Wheel.



GOLD.

Sure I hate gold when Beyonce's ass is squeezed into tight gold dresses, but when you paint that shit on Nintendo products (wheels or ds Zelda bundles), I'm all about it.



Gold me up!

So hella lame number 1 incident was that I couldn't lay my hands on some gold wonder while destroying Mario CLee at some racing as Pimped Out Boo.

The second hella lame incident? I couldn't even secure my award this morning!

No Nintendo! Don't do me dirty TWICE in a span of 24 hours!

All is well now though. I ordered my Mario Hat and I will see it sometime before November 1st.

While I feel saddened and perhaps apologetic to Luigi that I played traitor by getting his brother's hat, I think it would make all involved feel much better to know that Mario's Hat will not be cherished in my room but rather, be cat scratched and sat upon by hairy friends - a well-deserved planting of cat asses for the ass that is Mario.

Thanks to Aims and Bughie J. for use of your coins.

Remember, the Nintendo Year began July 1st so let's keep giving them money so I can reap the benefits next year!

Sometimes Walking Around in the City Can Be Dangerous

There's danger to our eyes on the daily but yesterday had H1 gagging a little by what we were walking behind.



Here is she is trying to pull up -



Butt ultimately, it was a failure.



Currently: Running late for work.

Let Me Go...

...someplace so that I get away from The Fray!

The mini-concert of the morning at NBC was one H1 and I could do without!

Stupid Bunji!

Memorable Conversation of the Day:

H1: That sound, it sounds adult contempory to me.
Or 2: Yeah. Hmmm... ::thinking the unthinkable::
Woman on the street to small crowd: Who's playing today?
Man: The Fray!
Or 2 to H1: I knew it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Currently listening to: Not The Fray!

Random NYC Adventures in Photos

Wednesday July 8th:



Had wafels and dinges from the tricked out truck again. This time, I got $1 off my order for scribbling the name of my favourite play on the chalk board as part of their "Question of the Day" segment.

(Mine was the very last one on the line, written in purple. How appropriate! Humiliate grapes...purple. Wait, I guess humiliated grapes are more of a dark brown shade, eh?)

Thursday, July 9th:

No luncch? How about Kim's Aunt's Kitchen for some fried fish sandwiches? We never tried it before and it was good. Sometimes, there are certain foods you can't really go 'wrong' with and fried just about anything is one of them. Though, I hope to never have to eat my words on that (or 'bad' fried food either).





I saw no sign of Kim or Kim's Aunt, or any Koreans for that matter but H1 informs me that's the mystery.

I guess we won't be going back to find out because while it was a decent eat, that's all it was. There's no need to run back there anytime soon, if ever. Although, we do hear the bulgogi is pretty good...

Monday July 13th:



The cats in the window on 48th!



It seems they are in festival mode right now and some owls have joined in the fun. Every morning, H1 and I say hello to our little friends, and every morning they greet us with wagging tails.

Though, for a while there the black one was none too happy at the start of summer. He seems to be doing better now that he's being festive, with an abundance of sea life to feed him and his pals.



The Tea Egg with Beetchie's Taiwanese Style Fried Chicken



After the debacle a couple of weeks ago, H1 and I skipped off to NYC Cravings EARLY so as to avoid another 40 minute wait in line for some meat.

We were first in line, and early enough to purchase an overpriced tea egg for Beetchie's lunch. You know, Asians and their eggs...it's the one Asian thing I'm slowing getting used to (being half faux Asian ourselves, H1 and I often have a hard time understanding such things).





A girl from 'one of those food blogs' was there and took pictures of my luncch. I'm not sure why she didn't get luncch of her own but whatev. We will be on the lookout to see if and where pictures of our food ended up.

Currently listening to: "Dare" by Gorillaz.

Sore Throat, Teary Eyes

An apology to Frass is in order.

H1 made plans for me without my consent, and Beetchie and I went to see Up today.

Save yourself the trauma, Frass. I cried through the entire thing! Finding Nemo's got nothing on this!

It was really good though. I enjoyed it a lot unlike last year's Wall.E. Sorry H1, I just didn't love that one too much.

Beetchie and I had a good weekend filled with good eats including frozen treats:



A Pink Cloud from the Treat Station.



I was told it's a strawberry soda ice-cream float. I liked it much more than Beetchie's Coke Float.



We also had cold stone creamery - banana caramel and some sort of nuts. I think that's the first time I actually enjoyed ice-cream from that place.



not pictured - curried duck, dahl, rice, parotha and again with the chocolate sheet cake.

We also got in a fair amount of Rock Band.

The Oxtails pulled many smooth moves as per usual including having a theme of "No Clothes Look" for many of our performances in Amsterdam. What can we say? Sariel and G. are hot biatches who deserve to show their tattoos of gold fish and cats!

I probably pulled too awesome a move on the very last song played though. Belting out "Master Exploder" to save Beetchie really did its number on me. While I can usually sing this (on a good day), singing it about 2.5 times this weekend plus many other vocal streneous songs (curse you, Bruce Dickinson!) and not getting enough sleep from our work misadventure on Friday of coming home at 4 AM only to sleep for an hour to be back at work 3 hours later really effed me over this weekend.

My throat hurts.

But we had fun times, Beetchie. Fun times.

Oo! Band Manager played bass too! I was quite happy that H1 picked up the guitar today.

Currently listening to: "Never Could Have Been Worse" by Tsuneo Imahori, from the Trigun the 1st Donut Original Soundtrack.

Hunting Our Uncle

H1 once shocked me by yelling out after I smacked a moth into oblivion that I killed our Uncle.

Our Carnival playing, Pastelle making and goo'd time Stuffed Snapper at Easter Time Uncle passed away some years ago.

I don't know why H1 blurted that out at me that one time but since then, every moth I see reminds me that he's been 're-incarnated" as a moth according to H1 and that I should be respectful and not go smacking them senseless.

Jazzie on the other hand, never knowing our Uncle and not quite understanding the concept of reincarnation, has no respect for anything that flies.

H1, Uncle got hit quite a few times last night and finally made his exit via the staircase.



Currently listening to: "The Clock" by Thom Yorke.

As Good As We Remember?

Here we have our latest grocery list -



From Trinidad.

Because, as it is should already be clear to most, we love going to the supermarket.

It's a fondness of mine, going into supermarkets in different countries and wandering through the aisles (the snack aisle is usually the most interesting which should be a surprise to none), and discovering new foods to try.

In Japan there was Fugu Sake.

In London, H1 and I bought 40 pounds worth of candy. By the way, that's 40 pounds UK currency, not weight but still a staggering expense considering the conversion puts it at $80USD.

In Trinidad, there's everything from our childhood.

Whenever I go back, there are certain things on the list that I must buy, but are they really as good as we remember?



Ignoring the sprite and jumping straight to the Cole Cold Pear D: A. I probably drank this practically every day.

Natural Blue Waters: It's not from NYC, and then overpriced, right? Heh. It didn't make me sick so it gets a "A".

Blue Ribbon Chicken Vienna Sausage & regular: B-. That wasn't quite the same or maybe I'm just so used to my Libby's now.

Milo Cereal: "A" for awesome.

Tunnock Wafer Cream: "A"

Kiss Brownie: Meh. "B"

Nissin Oriental Ramen Noodle: "D"



Bermudez Vanilla Cookies: OMG. Amazing! And Amazingly Fresh! "A+"

Orchard Fruit Punch: "A"

Nestle Chocnut: "B"

Orchard Apple Cherry Drink: Bleck! Put me into a sugar shock, why don't you? "F"!

Orchard Orange Drink: Umm. I don't think I had any. "WTF".

Orchard Black Currant Drink: Also sugar shock but not as gross. "C"

Nestle Eggnog: I love that shart still, man. But I do recognize it's not as great quality as what I get at Christmas here. "B+" (probably mostly for nostalgia value).



Kiss Orange Cup Cake: Didn't have any and never wanted it. I hate Kiss cakes.

Maryland Double Chocolate Cookies from Cadbury: "D" Disappointing.

Bermudez Rough Tops: A lot more ginger tasting than I recall but oh so fresh and endearing. "A-".

PC - Oasis Dairy Cool: Milk Penna Cools. Yum. "A+"

Green Sands: "A"



Our Total: "E" for embarrassing.

Currently listening to: "Space & Time Act 2" by S.E.N.S. Project, from the xxxHOliC Original Sound File.

Threat? No. Deserved Payback.

As Frass as my witness, let it be known that you owe me, MC.

Truly, you owe us both but this right here is my demand, and I'm ready to collect.

You owe me - one concert.

While you may have paid (with money) for our terrible experience at Matisyahu, that type of trauma can never be forgiven but only repaid.

An eye for an eye, I believe it's called.

Make sure you plan to be in NYC on August 22nd.

Because we're going to see Nine Inch Nails.

Now let me remind you that due to your wedding, I missed out seeing them and cursed you plenty.

You probably couldn't hear me because you were too focused on trying to not cry during your ceremony... Bad Man that you are and all.

But don't let me curse you again.

This is the last time I'll be able to see them and your last chance at not being the designated Number 1 spot on the 2009 Airing of Grievances List because it is not looking too good for you again this year.

Currently listening to: "Right Where It Belongs" by Nine Inch Nails.

Picking a Fight

There I was, fulfilling one of my Sims' lifetime wishes of wanting to catch an insect.

Gokudera had just given a speech at City hall, and after he was finished he was standing outside on the lawn awaiting my next command when I spotted little yellow butterflies flittering just near his reach.

So why not kill two birds with one stone or rather, do two tasks including giving a speech and then catching a bug with one click of the mouse?

I was congratulated for catching a common breed of butterfly priced at 22 simoleons if I chose to sell it when suddenly I realised there was a young adult Sim running towards Gokudera.

What does he want? Does he want to congratulate me? Does he want to say hi?

I scrolled over his face and discovered the shocking truth.

"Be slapped".

Wha'...?

What the fuck?!

::pow pow pow pow::

::stars::

OH NO.

Oh no you didn't!

You just picked the wrong Sim to fuck with, unidentified fool!

Let us just say, my Gokudera Sim is much like his Hitman Reborn model.

He's hot-headed.

Immediately, options I never saw before popped up! and they included:

Fight - Slap or Yell at.

In amidst of all the yelling and slapping that rained down per Gokudera's hand and voice, I decided to be "nice" and ask about the dude's job.

Gokudera discovered that the dude was unemployed.

Well that just set the dude off even more.

He didn't have to tell me he was unemployed! And then he tried to insult me again for inquiring!

Well, more options popped up for hot-headed Gokudera -

Special - Slap; Yell at; Insult; Insult and Imply that Mother is like a llama.

Oh, you can be assured that that unidentified Sim got the wrath of GOkuDera upon him and his mother got called a llama (there was a picture of one to show me that Gokudera was not even going soft on the ass).

Needless to say, he ran home crying like the little bitch he is and Gokudera made an enemy.

AND I went ahead and caught another bug.

I sure didn't see anyone else try to slap me.

That's right.

Don't fuck with Gokudera Hayato.

Currently listening to: "Subete no Hito no Tamashii no Shi" by Meguro Masashi, from the Persona 3 Original Soundtrack; "The World" by Nightmare, from the Death Note Original Soundtrack I.

Happy 4th of July

We had a fun day with friends coming over to eat Momma HO's jerked chicken, jerked pork, saffron rice, melongene casserole and bbq chicken. Thanks to Alex's Mom for the black rice (with lots of bacon for me...mmmm).

There are no pictures of the greatness as Frass pointed out because you know we enjoy nothing more than torturing MC but unfortunately, we were too starvin' marvin' to take the camera for pics. I'm regretting it now but I can at least post pictures of the chocolate sheet cake that H1 and I baked again. These are ones of that first time but never posted:





Memorable Conversations of the Day:

H1: Frass, you want some raspberry smirnoff?
Frass: Yeah, but I hope it doesn't taste like ketrax.
Or 2 & H1: What's ketrax?
Frass: Worm medication. Allyuh never had to take that as chirren?
::crickets::
Or 2 & H1: Um, No.
Frass: Oh yeah? My sister and I were always on that.

Or 2: Just so you know, I like your daughter's watermelon pants.
Alex: Oh yeah? I was wondering if it was too stereotypical. I asked my sister...You think I should put her in this? You know, watermelons and black people?
Or 2: ::chuckle:: Don't worry, I think it's cool. Oh you know, we had watermelon in the fridge...
Alex: Why you gotta be all racial?!

Currently listening to: "Thank You Very Much" by Kaiser Chiefs

Spontaneous Trip to Chinatown

On Friday, we made a trip to Chinatown on a whim.

I find it disturbing but I'm beginning to think that BooHead's Asian is just not that 'strong'. I don't know where his love of dimsum is hidden or if it even exists.

Who could not love this?





The second disturbing mess was this thing that I made here on the table. Surely this was not my finest moment but can anyone guess what was swimming in goodness and then rolled twice on the table? Come on...guess.



The most disturbing mess is that either we got cheated at dimsum or their prices went WAY up. I don't know what that's about but I'm blaming the presence of Ant. on that one.

That was fun for us as well as getting ice-cream from the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory stand located outside Pershing Square at Grand Central Terminal.



While their vanilla was good and peaches and cream okay, it's still not the greatness of the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.



Currently listening to: "Devin" by Kenji Ito, from the Saga Frontier Original Soundtrack; and "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio.

Hate Mail to Tite Kubo

Dear Tite Kubo,

First, there was what you did to Rukia.

You made a bitch out of Rukia. I mean, it was a really good explanation why she could not use her powers in the first place because Urahara effed her over by planting the Hōgyoku in her but then, you made her lose every single fight after she returned to normal.

While it's not your fault the animators decided to have her say "Kaien-dono" about x1 million times in the anime to eat up precious airing space, I still feel as though I could slap you for that too even if that would an injustice to you on my part.

Followed by...what's this stupid "Cross-Triangle 'love' story" you have going? Everyone knows (and everyone SHOULD KNOW and stop THEIR RUBBISH) that it's Ichigo and Rukia. I happen to like Ishida so I won't want to inflict Orihimeass on him (H1 disagrees but that's due to the fact that she doesn't see just how hilarious Ishida is) but if Ichigo ever shows any sign of liking Orihimeass, I will be ill!

Renji's love for Rukia? Cute but not happening. That baboon king is useless anyway.

THEN, you made some ugly beast made of arms of some arrancar shoot a gigante hole straight. through. Rangiku. Seriously? What the fuck was that?! And then you want me to believe she's alive?!

Next, you killed off Ulquiorra.

You know I loved him. You must know! I'm one of those millions who put him the top 5 favourite Bleach characters in a recent poll! I mean, I didn't vote but I didn't have to!

Granted you gave him a heroic death by not having him go out like a wuss but it's still not cool. At all.

Okay, Kira's all sorts of crazy now. Did you see Death Note or something and decide that all Kira characters should have a crazy complex? I love Kira but I'm scared for him and everyone around him. He's going to go ballistic on everyone and it won't be pretty.

I'll admit though, that's kind of cool. Go ahead there.

Swinging Back the Pendulum for a bit, you totally effed over those Vizards.
H1 couldn't even watch those episodes due to the fact that she was so distraught.

Hirako Shinji's my favourite and that was just damned sad what happened to them. If you so much as HURT him - my sleazy casino music themed, bad haircut, wide smile, pierced tongue, sharp pin-striped tie with black shirt Vash voiced hotness - in the upcoming story, that'd just be a low blow to me and to Shinji. Please showcase his awesomeness because I know he's one of the most bad-assed characters. I also know Aizen's probably the most bad-assed of them all at this point in time, so please go easy on Shinji and don't go totally effin' him over. Again.

And it's not like I cared for her too much before, but did you have to make it so it's all fun and games until someone loses an arm?! I guess you did her a kindness by making her so much cooler than I thought her to be but you did so by having her lose a limb of her own doing. It's hardcore for her; cruel on your part.

Finally...for years now, I've been worrying that Ukitake will keel over from TB. While I secretly knew that one day he'd die in a fight because it just makes sense for you to give all of us a false sense of security, I will NEVER be prepared for that day. So now that that day seems to have finally arrived, I just thought you should know that I am HATING on you right now.

H1 couldn't even talk, she was crying!

He best not be dead! Especially by the hands of Wonderweiss. Are you sure this is the route you want to be going? Frickin' Wonderweiss?! That fool?! With his hand through the already frail heart of Ukitake?!

You're an ass, Tite Kubo!

AN ASS!

Don't you be killing my favourite Captain!

Just.

Don't.

Do.

It!

Disrespectfully and disgusted that I had to play faux Otaku (because I'm not an Otaku, H1) for a moment,

Or 2

Currently listening to: "Citizens of Tomorrow" by Tokyo Police Club.

Shaking Our Way Down to the Shake Shack

It's been quite the while since the HOchieS have wanted to try the burgers at the Shake Shack located at Madison Square Park down on 23rd St.



Of course, we for some strange reason that involved us being "mizzled" believed the Shake Shack to be near Bryant Park.

Indeed, we're not sure why we thought that either...

Well anyway, thanks to H1's 2009 Plan of a Once a Month (Or Maybe x 2) Foodie Adventure (because honestly, we always say we're going to do stuff but then we don't and this city's too great to ignore), we're knocking things off our list and despite conflicting reviews, I found my burger at the Shake Shack to be pretty damned good.



Maybe!

Just maybe!

I forgave it for not having bacon.

Though, as we all know, bacon makes everything taste better...

So maybe not.

I had to have the double because with a burger lacking bacon, I had to become the piggyh in that equation to complete the meal:





(No H1, I'm NOT always a Piggyh!)

But you know, a double Shack Burger without bacon is just not enough and that's why a Shack Attack Shake made from chocolate custard and all manners of chocolately bullshart complete with chocolate bits is in order.



I maintain that I am no pi::oink::gghy!

Those Who Went Adventuring with the HOchieS:

Aims, Alex, and Frass. Oh, Frass...it was good to see you because sometimes I miss you. Sometimes. Don't forget to come up on Saturday for some Jerk Pork!

Memorable Conversation of Wednesday:

Text from Or 2 to Beetchie: Don't Hate me. I have a confession to make.

Text from Beetchie to Or 2: Whu't...

Call to Beetchie from Or 2: Well, you see...H1 made these plans that I was unaware of really and apparently she and I are going to Shake Shack on Thursday...

Return response from Beetchie to Or 2: Oh, whatevs. I'm in the line at Shake Shack right now. Ahahahahahaha.

Or 2: You Ass!!!!! Did you even THINK of me when you were doing this?!

Beetchie: Yeah, you were in the back of my mind but then I remembered that you documented photos of tape on my back.

Or 2 to H1: I'm going to wish her a tiny 'choke' on her shake shack burger but not until I have consumed my own.

We all know how Karma's a bitch.

Memorable Photos of Thursday:

Rain threatened our plans again but in that period of stoppage, Frass bought us the following to clean up the chairs -



And so Alex did.

Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit. Hare, Hare, Hare.

Here we are at the start of July and we're trying this again.

Good luck to all and we hope this month proves better than the last for everyone.