I found this article by Matthew Sutherland, a British journalist stationed in the Philippines very hilarious but also very true. I hope you also like it!

( I don't understand my own country either. It's slightly long, but a good read. )

Lantis are apparently doing a Zone-00 image album for the manga. I like the sound of it already, and it'll feature ALI PROJECT among others. The full lineup isn't released, but hey, Kujou Kiyo is such a seriously underrated mangaka so it's good that this is getting exposure for Zone-00 (I need more scanlations of it, seriously).

Anyway, information available here: http://www.lantis.jp/special/zone-00/

I've been in a nostalgic mood recently, I find myself wanting to play FFX-2 and watching Fushigi Yuugi. I'm not entirely sure why.

Feel free to skip, this is just a list of things that Josh and I are planning to do when we are in Tokyo and I'm writing it down here for easy reference.

- Event: The Day of Hardcore 2009 (Amate-Raxi, Shibuya)
- Event: Happiness The Summer Storm Crash 09 (Club Planet, Utsunomiya)
- Event: Comiket 76 (Tokyo Big Sight, Odaiba - only first two days)

- Visit: Side Connection's Office (Kodenmachou, Nihonbashi)
- Visit: Lia's Office (Ginza, Chuo - must not forget congratulatory card from Josh & I)
- Visit: Guhroovy for CD shopping and some conversation with Chucky. (Udagawacho, Shibuya)

- Locale: Tsukiji Fish Market (must get there by 10am or else we'll miss stuff)
- Locale: Odaiba, see the giant Gundam.
- Locale: Akihabara, go to Toranoana, Yodobashi Camera and all my local haunts. Go AV Factory as well.

- Meet: DJ Champ (yakiniku before TDOH?)
- Meet: DJ Shimamura & the rest of the Happiness Crew (sushi before Happiness?)
- Meet: kors k (go out drinking at some point.)
- Meet: MC Natsack (karaoke somewhere.)
- Meet: Naoki Atsumi (he's just going to take us somewhere, I know it)

- Play: IIDX EMPRESS
- Play: jubeat
- Play: pop'n music THE MOVIE

- Misc: Order stuff from Konamistyle.

- Kimi: Sort out hotel for the evening of the 7th.
- Kimi: Sort out travel money with father.
- Kimi: Sort out clothes and things to bring.

Except you know, I kinda need to pass these exams to progress into the second year. :p

Cosplay survey taken from silentside

( booooored )