that red armor.... it must make it difficult to see the B L O O D on you

With hardened mind I traveled; with hardened mind I conquered.


Song Meme
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
It's starting as a 20-song meme and gradually growing into a 100-song one. XD

Ganked from kazeraikaku )

Work is always a delight.
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
I fucking hate hamsters. If you thought humans had a monopoly on doing unspeakably nasty things to their own species, you have clearly never kept multiple hamsters.

Cut for the sake of those with vivid imaginations. )

Working at a pet store is such a joy.

Fun Fact
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
In DW5XL (at least, in Destiny mode), Zhuge Liang is actually criminally incompetent. In sharp contrast to every other officer I've served under (Sima Yi, actually, was especially good at saving my ass), if you're getting gang-raped by a thousand enemy officers, he won't pull them off you, even if he's standing like two feet away; I died once and almost died twice because of this. In one battle, we were supposed to be defending this one guy, Sun Qian; Liang was off masturbating, nowhere near him, and Qian almost died - the only reason he didn't is because I made myself his meatshield. Any wonder I defected to Cao Cao the moment I had the chance?
The moral of the story: always serve under Sima Yi. He'll protect you, he'll teach you how to set things on fire after your second battle, and, truth be known, he loves you: he'll set you up beautifully not just to survive, but to flourish, and then when you can take on the world and pen cheerful marching tunes in its blood, he'll send you off on his devious (and fun) little errands. Besides, you can always let someone else hire you away later.


And a meme, just for the hell of it. )

(no subject)
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
You know what's even more natural than breastfeeding?

Pissing.

Yet there are laws against doing it in public, even supposing you were to dispose of your waste properly.
Why can't breastfeeding in public be similarly banned?

Notes on DW, Rot3K, and Characterization
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
Forewarning: If any aspects of this entry make little to no sense at present, or are poorly-ordered, it's because I've been drinking. I'll edit it when I can bother with being sober.

I've come to the conclusion that I fucking hate DW5. )

Further additions and edits pending.

Thus to holy war/ Songs that rose to roar
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
Just picked up Dynasty Warriors 5 last night. There have definitely been changes - some of them good, some of them tragic. In the latter category, we have Sima Yi's new VA. With the old one, he had a sexy evil voice (yes, I am a fangirl. We all have our cross to bear.) The new one, however, sounds like he's been sucking helium. Less tragic, but still sad, is that Ts'ao Pi is portrayed as a fairly decent person. He's supposed to have been every bit as Machiavellian as his father, only less put-together (though Ts'ao Ts'ao did get kind of paranoid towards the end). In the game, he also seems to have a bit of a father fixation, which I find amusing in a mildly disturbing way.

Also, there is tension between Sima Yi and Ts'ao Pi that should not be. In the novel, Ts'ao Pi totally fanboys Sima Yi - shortly after he takes the throne, for example, there's this one scene wherein Sima Yi is proposing a battle plan, and Ts'ao Pi is hanging on to his every word.

Speaking again of Sima Yi, in DW5 he's arrogant even for who he is. From what I've gathered, Ts'ao Ts'ao was probably the first man he ever had respect and admired (Zhuge Liang being the second and last). In DW5, however, he respects no one, and he's actively planning to take over Wei. Uh, no. He was content to serve, so long as he was properly appreciated and his masters didn't act like complete and total dumbfucks. If anyone out there has read the novel, the only reason why he turned on the Ts'ao family and pulled off a coup d'etat is because one of them usurped his military power and wouldn't rectify this mistake, even after Sima Yi spent about two months telling him, (wording not exact) "All right, son, just give it back, and ain't no one gonna get hurt. You don't want the shit to start flyin' around here, now, do ya?"

Zhang He now sounds gay AND stoned, and he uses the word "beautiful" like he's getting royalties on it. Argh, so painful. The above is, of course, without even going into detail about his costume, wherein the gay makes you want to take a sharpened steel spork to Koei. Also, after you beat his legend mode, the final cutscene is him leading his troops in a dance. OMGWTFBBQ BRAIN ERROR CRITICAL FAILURE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN IN 10... 9...
Also, Zhang He is definitely with Xiahou Yuan. Play through Yuan's musou mode, and you'll see it - especially if you defeat Zhang He yourself at the battle against Yuan Shao (I forgot the name of the battle, damn me).

The history is still screwy (it's gotten better, though! Yay!), and things like character depth could still be better in general. I suppose that's why I'll be writing fanfiction, arrogant as that makes me sound... but then, I never made any pretense of modesty.

Haven't updated in forever, and don't plan on making a real update now. :P
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama


You Know You're From Washington DC When...


You say you're from DC, but you actually live in VA or MD but are too tired to explain where.

You don't consider exploding man hole covers to be an unusual occurrence.

You know where the Pentagon really is but never bother to correct anyone about its location.

When it takes you 45 minutes to drive 3 miles on I-66, 95, 395, 495, 50, 123, 29, or 270, it's a pretty good day.

There are at least fifteen ways to get everywhere and you know which way to go based on the weather, time of day, current political climate, terrorism road closures, and whether you are coming or going.

You pay more money in parking tickets in a year than you do in medical bills, college costs and rent combined.

You know that driving through Georgetown, you will hear the music of the car next to you louder than you can hear your own.

"I got stuck behind a motorcade" is a common and real excuse for being late.

"Finding a parking space" actually becomes an appointment on your calendar. (E.g.. 7:00-8:00 Gym, 8:30-9:00PM - find a parking space, 9:00-10:30PM - Dinner reservations.)

You've never once been to Wal-Mart and don't even know if there is one.

When you say you're going to the mall and you don't mean shopping.

You never refer to the 'Metro' as the 'subway'.

You elbow tourists out of the way on the Metro escalators to "gently"
remind them to WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT.

Going to work early means being there by 9:00AM.

You don't bat an eye at 500 politicians and businessmen in suits running like their lives depended on it just to catch a Metro that will be followed by another in 90 seconds.

You call it Targét, not Target, and are well aware that the one in Alexandria is just a "tad different".

When Washington National Airport is and will always be "WASHINGTON NATIONAL", not "Reagan National".

You can tell by people's cars where they live and maybe even what neighborhood.

You've claimed that there's nothing to do on a weekend night even when you have the entire nation's capitol to explore.

You have the Metro map memorized, yet act like you don't know when someone asks you how to get to Metro Center.

You meet someone else who says they're from the DC area and you realize they live two hours away from you.

You notice that there's been construction on the same stretch of highway for the past 5 years and you've never see anyone working on it.

You know you've crossed into Northern Virginia, without ever seeing a sign, only because your speedometer goes from 60 to 0.

You know that Vietnam is no longer in the South Pacific, it's now been re-located to Seven Corners.

The few times you have gotten lost in DC you have somehow ALWAYS ended up in Anacostia and every road out somehow leads back to Anacostia.

You realize that I-395 is Northern Virginia's version of NASCAR.

There is no such thing as North, South, East, or West on the beltway, it's just go "that" way!(Inner circle / outer circle)

You go anywhere on the Eastern Shore, Rehoboth, Dewey, Ocean City, Skyline Drive, or the Outer Banks for vacation and everyone you meet is from DC

Snow means rain to you

Ice on the roads just means that you pay more attention to other cars, but still go 75 mph on the highways

You can see the national cathedral from almost anywhere

You know at least 2 rowers

You know that Georgetown is NOT only a school

An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school

You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak English

Crown Victoria = undercover cop

If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names

You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor

"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.

You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"

Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes.

You consider Northern VA to be in no way similar to southern VA

You know which bridges to cross to get to Maryland or VA

You actually know what goes on in Dupont circle

You can't go to Tysons Mall without seeing someone you know!!

You have a few friends who don't know what their parents do...It's Top Secret government work.

People don't ask you if Chevy Chase is named after the actor.

You can harmonize perfectly with the alert for "Doors Closing" on the Metro

50% of your senior class went to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from DC.





Booty!
Sonneto
[info]akakuro_sama
To start off, I'd just like to say...
Ha-ha, the emoticon for "discontent" looks constipated.

In other news, I just discovered that not only does Whole Foods Market sell Pirate's Booty, they also sell Plundered Booty and Pirate's Cannon Balls, food products(?) with similar creepy pirates on the packaging.

The Plundered Booty kind of disturbs me. I mean, it's all well and good for a pirate to sell his own booty, but someone else's - forcibly taken, no less? It's just wrong.

(For those of you who are unfamiliar with the legacy of the Pirate's Booty, here's the original discussion of the product:

Scythe: so anyway, I put an interesting picture at the bottom of the main page on my site...
Scythe: I think it's supposed to be food.
Wynd: that's... special
Scythe: tell me about it.
Scythe: I was pretty shocked when I saw the pirate's booty myself.
Wynd: yeah, that pirate just shouldn't be showing his booty in public.
Scythe: and selling it to be eaten.
Scythe: his booty is his own.
Scythe: "Arr, come eat my booty!"
Wynd: "No thanks!"
Wynd: "But it's fresh and delicious!"
Scythe: the thing is, I've seen his booty all over the place. Just how much booty does that pirate HAVE?
Wynd: enough booty to share it with EVERYONE! Men, women, and children too!
Wynd: That booty just keeps goin'!
Scythe: the best part is... his booty is cheap, fast and easy.
Wynd: there's no better booty than that sort.
Scythe: fun for the whole family...
Scythe: no more stumbling around in the dark for a midnight snack - just grab some pirate's booty!
Scythe: enough to satisfy anybody.
Wynd: "ARRR! Grab me and satisfy yourself, matey!"
Scythe: "Get away from me!"
Scythe: "Why? EVERYONE likes my booty!"
Wynd: "You know you like it, too.... matey..."
Scythe: "To be honest, it's the cheese that stops me."
Scythe: "Arr, that be the best part!"
Scythe: hmm, if I could, I would get a lot of ads for pirate's booty and spread them all over the place.
Wynd: "Taste my booty!"
Scythe: the thing that really scares me about it is the way he poses on the bag.
Scythe: he's very happy about selling his booty.
Wynd: "Everyone wants a piece of THIS booty!"
Scythe: "You know you can't get enough of my booty!"
Wynd: "No other booty has as much cheese as mine!"
Scythe: that almost went too far. I shouldn't be eating right now.
Wynd: yes, the booty has gone as far as it can go.
Scythe: enough booty for me, anyway.
Wynd: enough booty to keep ME satisfied!
Wynd: okay, stopping now.)

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