The Blog That Might Change Everything (Eventually)

Classical music

2009-08-02T16:35:00.000-07:00

Most people like music. If you are one of those people, and you probably are, you are already aware that some of the best music ever created can be found in old video games.

The Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) series by Capcom is especially rich with sonically happifying content. The most widely remembered songs are mostly from the second game in the series, but the others deserve recognition as well.

Here, embedded for you enjoyment, is a medley of all the music in Mega Man 5.

Real life and who I am

2009-08-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

I just had a sudden urge to fill in the 'About Me' section of the blog sidebar with real information about me as an actual person. I now realize that this is a horrible idea and could lead to all sorts of bad things. For example, I could get fired from my job as a ocean-water salesman, which I depend on for survival.
It could also indirectly cause me to be eaten by a bear or gnu, though I'm not fully sure how. Better safe than sorry, I always say.

I am not worried that telling you my job title or my favorite saying will help you identify me because they are not really true.

For the purposes of TBTMC(E), I am an Internet person with no physical form. Either that or I am a figment of your imagine, just as you are of mine. I feel safer not telling you which.

On a side note, I have heard it said that it is no longer considered correct to capitalize the I in 'Internet'. This change (if true) is sick and wrong and I will not follow it.

I'm going to resume possibly changing everything (eventually) now.

2009-08-02T08:32:00.000-07:00

It has been over a year since I updated this blog and about two years since I started now. While I don't think I ever had readers who were not secretly imaginary, I'm pretty sure I now have have even fewer. Why would anyone (or even no one) read a blog that isn't updated? I know I wouldn't.

So the task has now fallen upon me to write about something. I will probably forget about this task soon, but I have written this, which proves to my negatively numerous imaginary readers that I am at least still alive.

I will post things here as I think of them.

My readers lack education about hats

2008-02-20T21:17:00.001-08:00

A poll was recently conducted on this blog about hats. Of the possible responses, half chose "No. I like hats, but don't know how to wear them" and half chose "other". It's hard to say what this means, but it clearly isn't good.

Here's a burning sock.

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Snacky Happiness is a lie

2007-12-30T12:24:00.000-08:00

No matter what Mama tells you, you do not want to be fed star bits until you burst with "snacky happiness" and transform. I know that's how it works in her stories, but she's not giving you the whole truth.

You will, in fact, burst, but not with any kind of joy. You will burst because you are so full of star bits that your stomach (and you are essentially just a stomach) literally explodes. Does that sound fun to you? It's not. It hurts.

I've seen others like you fed to bursting. Before I knew better, I fed one myself. They seem to enjoy the eating, but and in the end, they always let out the same horrible muffled squeal before they pop. Mama will tell you that's a squeal of "snacky happiness," but don't believe her. I still haven't forgiven myself for happened that time.

The "transform" part isn't what you think it is either. You were never told what it meant, but I'm telling you now because I think you deserve to know. You will turn into a galaxy. That galaxy won't be you anymore. You will be a place. A destination. A thing.

Your old friends might live on you and you won't be able to talk to them, because you will be dead. That's right. Snacky happiness is death.

If you need proof, watch this:

Now you have seen the truth with your own eyes. Next time you see a strange man in overalls offering star bits, you'll know what to do. I understand that you're hungry, but if you have just one star bit, you may already be on a one-way track to your doom. The choice is yours.

My newly found distraction-free library basement workspace

2007-12-11T12:47:00.001-08:00

In front of me, there is a white wall. It is kind of off-white, really, and the paint is bumpy and smudged.

There's a dark wooden rectangle attached the wall a little bit over my head with two large bolts in it. I thought it was a light switch at first, but there are no moving parts. Maybe something used to hang from it?

I'm sitting at a plain wood desk. It is delightfully desky and if this wasn't a library, it would be great for drumming on. There are no drawers or anything in it, which is perfect for a desk in a public space. As a result, it is doesn't have anyone's stuff on it, except for me, since I'm sitting at right now.

That stuff consists of a plastic cup of iced tea that I purchased at the cafe upstairs and my laptop, on which I am currently typing this blog posting.

There is a closed door in the off-white wall to the left of the desk. A plaque next to the door says the room number and the word TYPING. There is no one in the room and many people outside it, some of whom, like myself, are typing. Therefore, I don't think it's the room in which you must go to type. Maybe it was long ago, when the library only had one typewriter, but I think the building has been renovated in the last decade, so that couldn't be it. Is it the office of someone who's name is Typing? I've never heard of that name, but anything is possible. Like the true composition of nougat, this room will remain a mystery.

I just heard someone cough. He is sitting about three fathoms to my right, which is far enough that I'm not worried about getting sick.

Behind me, there is an empty bookshelf. I just accidentally kicked it and it made a loud clang, which was little embarrassing.

Because it is empty, I can see through it and know that there are more bookshelves behind it. They're far enough that I can't read read the book spines, but I think they contain old academic journals of some kind. Since I've been at this school, I haven't used the library for research purposes. I come here to find quiet place to pretend to do my homework and drink iced tea.

Speaking of which, I have real work to finish now.

Good bye.

The previous post has no title

2007-12-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

But this one does. Sort of.
Anyway, here is Potapych, the Bear who Loved Vodka:
I think it's based on a true story.

2007-12-07T18:13:00.000-08:00

I decided this morning that I would go back to updating this blog. Then I went to class. That class was Fundamentals of Animation and it was the last day.

Being there reminded me that I had been also been there before. I might even go as far as to say I was there for two hours twice every week since mid-August.

In all that time, I have seen and made many amazing short animations, which you may or may not be interested in seeing. I'm not sure how many are on youtube, but I will look.

For today, I will share with you this moving tale of monks and vikings learning to get along. It is called Super Moine and was apparently made by three students at the European School of Animation.

Have some more music videos

2007-08-19T16:57:00.001-07:00

BIGGA RAIJI - おなかの唄

As far as I can tell, this is a song about food. The video definitely shows lots of food. It looks tasty.
In a rare break from my usual video posting theme, Bigga Raiji is not stuck in a box. At one point in the video, he is stuck on one side of a stack of multiple boxes, which is close enough. Still, it reminds me that it is OK for music videos to not be about people in boxes. Maybe the next one I post will have boxes at all.
I was a little disappointed to not see Smalla Raiji in this video. Perhaps he will appear in the next one.

A new poll!

2007-08-19T09:33:00.000-07:00

Yes.

I don't need to make this post.

You can see it in the top/right corner.

Results of the first poll

2007-08-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

The poll question was "Do you enjoy answering polls?"

Only one person responded "no," but since there were 70 something visitors during the polling period that didn't respond at all, it seems like "no" was by far the most popular answer.

3 answered "yes", which I can't think of anything interesting to say about.

Another 3 said "yes, only if the answer is yes", which tells me that internet polls really should not be trusted at all. I think that I would respond "no" if I really believed no and it saddens me deeply that you would not.

This has completely destroyed my opinion of opinion polls.

I will make another poll right now.

Slown down by the world.

2007-08-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

Is "slown" a word? I guess it means the same thing as "slowed", so probably not. I still like it.

Anyway, as is written above, my blog postings have been slown due to the world. More specifically, the part of the world that relates to me graduating from college (eventually). The slowness will end soon.

Thank you for your time.

More joyous comic.

2007-08-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

Today brings not only the sixth page of Real Sponge Adventures, but also the first major plot twist.

Enjoy it.

Or if you prefer, don't enjoy it.

Here it is.

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Yes. This is a comic update post.

2007-08-13T13:06:00.000-07:00

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Also note that you have less than one full day to answer the poll question in the top-right corner.

Time has passed, so I will allow myself to make a post about Muppets.

2007-08-13T08:10:00.001-07:00

I think I last saw this segment when I was six or seven.

I know it was intended to be funny, but it made me afraid to sleep in beds near walls for years after. I thought a gnu might crash his head through the wall while I slept and sing me a song and/or eat me alive.

If I understood back then that it was just a head mounted on the muppet man's wall, I'm not sure if I would have been more or less disturbed. A living head with no body is technically much less dangerous than one with, but it should also not exist in this world. And even a regular gnu is unable to sing, but I could (and still do) make an exception to that rule for Muppets. I suggest you do the same.

Jim Henson's The Cube

2007-08-11T17:44:00.000-07:00

This is a person-in-a-box movie very much like the music video I posted the other day, but older (1969), longer (one hour), and with fewer flashing lights (none at all).

I recommend following the link to the Google Video page so you can see the incredible visuals more clearly.

Also, if you were wondering, there are no Muppets. I may or may not post videos about muppets in the future, but not today.

Comic update!

2007-08-11T17:27:00.000-07:00

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Video that you should see today

2007-08-10T19:47:00.001-07:00

This appears to be a commercial for being eaten by pandas that I found at Tokyo Mango. Being eaten by pandas is apparently very good for you. I intend to try it some time.

Third comic

2007-08-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

These post titles don't make sense. This is not my third comic, but the third page of my only comic. I will fix this eventually. For now:

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Video that you should watch today

2007-08-09T16:49:00.001-07:00

This is Suzuki Ami joins Nakata Yasutaka - FREE FREE

It is the tragic tale of a woman trapped in a large box lined with flashing lights. She wants to be set free (free free), which she expresses through singing dancing, and lying on the floor, but her captor will not give her that freedom. Instead, he will give her repetitive electronic music to accompany her pleading. Surprisingly, she seems glad to accept that substitution. Sometimes, televisions appear out of nowhere in the box. These are hallucinations representing her deteriorating mental health due to sensory overstimulation.

This video is clearly a metaphor for human society in general. We think we are free and just like listening to music, but in reality, we are prisoners to that music. Only when there is no more music will we be truly free (free free). The problem is that everyone likes music. We don't want to be free (free free).

Second Comic

2007-08-09T11:46:00.000-07:00

I have to decided after one day to stop putting thumbnails of Real Sponge Adventures in this blog. Thumbnails could spoil future events for new readers and that would bad. I will use text links instead from now on.

Text links are revolutionary and amazing in that they take you places you have not even seen yet. I recommend you click on them.

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As you may have noticed, I just posted links to both today and yesterday's comic. I will probably not continue doing that after a few days as it could get annoyingly long.

First comic

2007-08-08T16:37:00.000-07:00

Real Sponge Adventures source materials

2007-08-08T12:58:00.001-07:00

I have an idea for a webcomic.

2007-08-08T11:47:00.000-07:00

I've always liked webcomics, but I never had a good enough reason to make one of my own. Now, I think I do and I am announcing it here so that I can't change my mind and not do it. This post is proof that the idea was thought of and that the thinker of the idea was me. I should write what that idea is too. It is in the next paragraph.

My comic will be titled Real Sponge Adventures. I have always disliked Spongebob Squarepants. A cartoon about a sponge could be amazing, but Spongebob is nothing like a sponge at all. He is just called a sponge, and millions of children and stupid people believe it. Real sponges don't wear pants and they are definitely not square. They live at the bottom of the ocean and do nothing at all except absorb nutrients. Real sponges are sad and bored.

With Real Sponge Adventures, I intend to portray the boredom and sadness of sponges as accurately as possible, while hopefully somehow keeping my audience entertained. You are my audience. Be entertained.