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D-d-deculture!

here's a pretty neat little video.
Avatar: Wang Fire Approved
[info]hoshizora
Sometimes the Japanese web isn't totally disappointing. )

Attention
Misc: SF
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I have updated my userinfo with a big ol' chunk of tl;dr from one of my favorite books of all time.

That is all.
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Yet another Solar picture
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
[info]gallo_de_pelea (she of Less than Epic fame) did a round of sketch commissions, and I prevailed upon her to do one of my protagonist, Solar Mackenzie.

And I love absolutely everything about it. )

[Albuquerque] Need a copy of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Avatar : China Mieville the last Airbend
[info]hoshizora
The Windows version. I want to play it so bad, and thanks to [info]luvcraft I have the hardware for it.

Does anybody have it? I will give you some money for it. Not, like, a lot. But some!
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Some things that happened during the Albuquerque Century
Bike : Drop the Hammer
[info]hoshizora
ONE: About 70 miles in, we were heading south through Corrales into a brutal headwind; I can normally cruise at 19-20 mph, but it was all I could do to maintain 13. Couple of miles into the stretch, a paceline of like 10 riders comes blazing up behind me, doing 20-21, and as they go by the rider at the back yells, "Hey, jump on!" So I stand and accelerate up behind them, get in the draft, and damned if I don't stay with them. Riding in a real paceline, maintaining a speed as a group none of us could maintain alone... guys, I felt so pro. It was badass.

TWO: My jersey, a gorgeous wool piece inherited from my father, was a huge hit. I must've gotten 10 or 15 comments on it from riders on the course. "Sweet jersey!" "That thing's gotta be older than you are!" "Oh man, they don't make 'em like that anymore!"

THREE: So during the pre-ride announcements, they mentioned that the post-ride lunch would be provided by Chick-Fil-A. Oh my god you guys I love Chick-Fil-A so much. The thought of post-century chicken with that peculiar heroin-flavored spice sustained me through many a painful mile at the end. When I finally pull into the finish line? They are all out. What is worse, I harbor dark suspicions that many of the tasty, tasty sandwiches were eaten by pantywaist layabouts who rode the shorter 50- or 65-mile courses. A pox on them, I say!

FOUR: Um... bagpipes? )

So it was good times, basically. It'd be cool to do another one soon.
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Century redux
Bike : Climbing equals pain
[info]hoshizora
112 miles: Ridden.

Sufffering: Endured.

Flat tires: 0 (!)

110 Percent: Given.

Despair: Conquered.

It all: Left on the road.

Day: Siezed.

Body: Very upset with me.
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Pre-Century post
Bike : Drop the Hammer
[info]hoshizora
Went on a short ride Monday and of course I flatted. I know Albuquerque is roughly the worst place in the universe for punctures, but I appear to have especially bad luck, flatting maybe 40% of the rides above 10 miles I do. At least I'm good at fixing flats?

This century is going to be interesting; I have no idea what the median fitness in the group will be, but I suspect it will be high. I acquitted myself pretty well in the Honolulu century a couple of years ago, but the solo 100-mile ride I did on my birthday last year was pretty painful in sections. There are two 1000-ft climbs in this ride, the last one coming in at around the 80-miles mark; I'm good at suffering through climbs, but I'm still anticipating a lot of suffering.

I found a nice 70-mile ride that goes up into Cedar Crest and north of the city before looping back, and I think I'm going to try and make that a regular weekend thing. If I can do short, hard rides during the week and one 70-100 mile ride on the weekend, I think I'll have a fighting chance at having some reasonable form in the fall.

Blah blah blah anyway if anybody wants to meet up at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Saturday around 1, that should be about when I'll be finishing. Apparently there will be food and music? And I will be all gayed up in spandex and shit if you're into that.
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Comic Con
Vintage : Let's get Violent
[info]hoshizora
Anybody going? Besides me?

EDIT: I think I need a costume of some kind.
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ふるさと到着
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
Back in Albuquerque. Had a "good" time in Japan, if the definition of "good" can be plausibly extended to mean "emotionally complicated and frequently revelatory."

Did I miss anything?
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holy crap
Vintage : Charm
[info]hoshizora
I'm going to Japan tomorrow and I'm suddenly completely fucking nervous.

OH WELL HERE GOES NOTHIN'

See you guys on May 26th. Net access will be sporadic. I will update here or on twitter (@pts) when I can.
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this one goes out to my peeps in the Galactic Federation
Lucky Star : !!
[info]hoshizora
this is what happens when you've got a production world AND a consume power )
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Bike : Bicycles are Awesome
[info]hoshizora
why's everybody lookin' at me all wierd it's like you've never seen woolen cycling knickers before

excerpt from tonight's conversation
Lucky Star : !!
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"When I'm in Japan, I think I should go to one of those maid cafés where you can play little board games with the maids, but teach her Race for the Galaxy instead. 'Now remember, if you want to use that Trade power, you have to choose Consume: Trade as your action that round, and you still have to use any remaining Consume powers after you've done the trade. See, you've got a planet here that gives you a +1 trade bonus on gene technology, so if you...'"
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People freaking out about Amazon:
Zetsubou : hmm.
[info]hoshizora
I would encourage you all to read my friend Fluffy's blog post on the matter before getting too angry.

That is all.
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if you liked it then you shoulda crossed the bridge of dreams for it
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
If wanting to see a video of Murasaki, Tamakazura, Ochiba, and Kumoi no Kari sassin' it up in juuni hitoe to "Single Ladies" is wrong

then I don't wanna be right
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one of my favorite things ever
Newsies : heh
[info]hoshizora
Here's Mark Singer (yes, the Beastmaster) as Petruchio in a 1976 production of The Taming of the Shrew.



The entire production is more or less this broad. I find it hilarious but I am a weirdo of dubious taste.

EDIT: Here's another, marginally less gay clip. )

context-free happiness
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
hay guys

I found this totally awesome image and it makes me super-happy, so here it is with NO EXPLANATIONS HA HA

Nadia will always be my sentimental favorite Gainax show )
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Albuquerque people:
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
I AM GOING SKATING AT UNM NOW.

That is all.

why why why
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
So what we've established is that basically only bad guys are asian.

what the fffffffff

also Aasif Mandvi? god if this weren't already a parade of offensiveness at this point I would be TOTALLY HILARITIZED

perhaps the very definition of "kudaran"
Misc : Ima wa mukashi
[info]hoshizora
It is said that during his liaisons with the Empress of the Second Ward, Ariwara no Narihira was known to call out, "Tare ya kimi no sadaijin nari," or, roughly...

"Who's your minister of the left?!"
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