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Pet Peeve: Littering
PICK IT UP!
I don’t care who you think you are: no one is too good to throw away their own trash. I do not even count myself as an environmentalist or anything of that sort. I just think litterbugs are extremely lazy people. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nhan-Fiction Note: Love Live! School Idol Project is a really cute anime!
Abide by the Vibe: Free Yourself
“We all abide by the vibe we create for ourselves.”
What fuels your actions and thoughts? Are you being helped or hindered by your vibe?
We are all prone to letting everything affect our vibe in some fashion.
It can be a good thing. And just as easily, things can go south and turn vile at the drop of a dime.
“We all abide by the vibe we create for ourselves.”
But ultimately, you, individually, have the most influence on how your vibe shapes itself, day in and day out.
For far too long, I have allowed myself to be shackled, restrained and limited by my own vibe. I allowed my fears and negative thoughts to anchor my passions and potential in place, when in reality I am capable of so much more when I just give myself a chance.
But starting now, right this instance, I want this all to stop. No more! No longer shall I be confined and trapped by own mental barriers. This imprisonment of my spirit and zeal has run its course.
It is time I set myself free.
“We all abide by the vibe we create for ourselves.” Read the rest of this entry »
Pick Order Declared Official Champ Select Rule to Follow
Riot has finally done it. They have flat out, officially said that pick order trumps call order in the League of Legends crap shoot that is champ select.
Will this solve everything? Nope. Will I have more to say on this? You bet. For now, here is the link to the official announcement. If you plan on solo que'ing any time soon I strongly recommend you bookmark the living crap out of the link or at least give it a good read.
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Nhan-Fiction Note: Hataraku Maou-sama! is by far one of the most creative anime stories I have ever seen. Like, seriously, who would ever envision a plot where the demon lord from another world ends up on Earth and has to work at a McDonald’s-equivalent job to support himself and his underling?
Not to mention, the heroine of the other world (who was out to kill him) follows the demon lord to Earth and has to work at a call center while scoping out her “mortal enemy.” Of course, they all come across one another real fast, and you can expect lots of wacky and hilarious situations! I highly recommend you check out this anime series!
English Translation
(Get out of your cage)
(Fly toward the sky)
It all starts right here, right now
Let’s picture what we can do
Unbelievable things might happen
But we can overcome them all
(For our dreams)
Our dreams are born from nothing and take us (fly) to that shining sky
(Spread your wings)
I want to spread my wings
Now here I go, with the greatest smile on my face
Let’s set out to an unknown world
(Go to another world)
We’ll be the ones to choose and decide the future
Let’s chase after our dreams
There will be times when we cry, but they will be precious memories
Don’t fade away
I’m sure you’ll be able to meet your future self
(Get out of your cage)
(Fly toward the sky)
Card Me: Sleep & Ætherize
When I first got into Magic: the Gathering awhile back, Sleep has always found its way into a deck slot at some point.
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Card Text: Tap all creatures target player controls. Those creatures don’t untap during that player’s next untap step.
Flavor Text: “I give them dreams so wondrous that they hesitate to return to the world of the conscious.”
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A relatively simple card, Sleep has been a key reason why I can emerge victorious in my games of Magic. I particularly like how the card art shows Mr. Horse getting some quality, dreaming time as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Showstopper: Kitchen Nightmares
Nhan-Fiction Note: As described in yesterday’s post, I am attempting to make each day of the week have some kind of “scheduled” post theme to go along with the other random stuff I post. For today, I will be starting the Showstopper series for Wednesday.
I watch all kinds of different shows, so I guess it is good that I talk about some of the things I like. Also, please note that some of the videos shown below do contain swearing. Just for your information.
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Gordon Ramsay is my favorite celebrity chef in the world. I will always take his word when it comes to the culinary arts.
I also am a huge fan of one of his signature shows called Kitchen Nightmares. I have seen every episode for both the UK and American versions of the TV program. There is something about restaurants that appeal to me. I have always been fascinated by the inner workings of the food service industry, from how the servers take your order to how a restaurant’s kitchen service “line“ is set up to create (hopefully) tasty dishes for the customers.
The premise of Kitchen Nightmares, of course, involves Ramsay checking out a failing restaurant to analyze and devise a plan of attack at saving the business.
The show follows a consistent structure in most cases: a restaurant is drowning in debt and is in need of dire help, Ramsay comes into the restaurant and starts to pick apart the restaurant’s shortcomings (bad food, hideous decor, inept management and so forth), Ramsay has to convince the owner(s) of the failing restaurant to change, the relaunch/restaurant renovation occurs next and then everything (presumably) looks like the given restaurant is back on track toward success.
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Happy Haiku: Patience
Nhan-Fiction Note: Hi there.
As part of my attempt at making this blog function with more consistency, I will be designating certain days of the week with “scheduled” topics and specific themes. For instance, Sunday just happened to be the day I was writing Random Kanji Knowledge posts, so I will make the kanji topics Sunday’s main spiel from here on out.
Of course, I do not intend to make every designated post about Japanese-related themes all the time, and I still want to publish random posts whenever things come to mind. I already have an everyday rule of posting at least one thing each day.
So far, it is looking like:
Sunday: Random Kanji Knowledge.
Monday: Champion rant/critique for “League of Legends.”
Tuesday: Happy Haiku (as the title of this blog post points out).
Wednesday to Saturday: TBD. I will just select things as I see fit.
Nothing is really set in stone, but I really would like to shoot for more consistent posting throughout the week. Plus, it would encourage me to step up my game as a writer.
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Anyway, it’s time for the first Happy Haiku for this blog site. Read the rest of this entry »
Power Girl
Such a Baller
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign, has gradually turned into my favorite mage in “League of Legends,” even beating out Mordekaiser, the Master of Metal.
I have been going through various champions to adjust my Fantastic 15 character pool, and Syndra has been my go-to gal for a while now. She is actually very fun to play once you get the hang of her unique play style and various nuances.
Though very unpopular as a champion choice, especially among mages, I believe Syndra has some genuinely cool aspects to her design that appeals to my “Johnny nature.” People are going to look down on you for picking Syndra, but you can have the last laugh when they are taking a ball bombardment to the face.
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The Message from the Sky and You
English Translation
I wonder what this world looks like to you
What are you going to find on the sea?
With fumbling hands, little by little
You try to find out where the wind blows
You move ahead by your own efforts
So I’m sure the day will come
It just pains me a little
That your sky is too bright for me
But I’m so happy, so happy to see you try your best
That’s why I decided I’ve got to change myself as well
Let me tell you everything’s all right, forever and ever
I’m by your side watching
And on this day so reminiscent of you
I’ll be seeing you
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