Below are the 18 most recent journal entries recorded in ccc_soshiki's LiveJournal:

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
5:22 pm	$$$ That Bonded Merit scholarship rather belated turned out to have happened, so that's +$3000 for each year I take it for. That brings my savings for Greece in 2009 up by that respective amount. Effectively I'm at something like $5500/8000. (I have $2000/2000 for Japan in October). (4 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
12:22 am	Armageddon Armageddon is so dull it's hardly an excuse for the cosplaying. Firstly, before it even starts there's the anuual ritual of the most interesting guest/s you wanted to see canceling. It's been the same shops almost exactly for about three years now, Toyworld, the Gamesman, Pulsar Max, the poster guy, Heroes4sale, the place with the flickering light up mouthguards, etc. It's even losing stores - no apperance by the Medieval Shop this year. Though this is perhaps understandable in that they are so poorly organised their homepage has been down or ununpdated for about 4 years now. There is little to no point in gathering together shops that you could have otherwise visited. The little point there is in doing so is if they are having cut price sales, which admittedly, some were. But more importantly, there was nothing there that actually interested me.  This isn't helped by the hopeless venue that is the Events Center TSB Arena. Unfortunately there is pretty much nowhere else to hold the damn thing. The Michael Fowler center had an enormous and proper stage, and had multiple screening rooms, but no shop space. The TSB on the other hand has some shop space, but craptastic screening rooms and stages.  Even though it's bigger in that regard to the Michael Fowler, it hasn't got enough space to add new shops, and it utilises what it does have terribly. The nature of Armageddon must surely lead to enormous numbers of shop thefts. The entire second floor of seating is hardly used, and sometimes even locked off. They tried once to screen things onto projectors in front of the seats up there but it failed dismally due to the second problem of the ambient noise. A black curtain never was and still isn't good enough to seperate the areas. You can still hear everything. At least the wrastlin' is in the building next store these days. Which is another rant, Armageddon tries to draw a larger audience with things like Wrestling, dirt bikes, etc, and subsequently mixes two crowds that actually don't have as much overlap as they might hope. Quite frankly I'm sick of the little bastards that do their best to pick fights, break props, and steal things.   There is also no decent food or drink. If someone set up outside with easily accessable and normally priced things they would probably stand to make a lot of money. Overall Armageddon is loud, smelly, with bright lights and bad, hot, air. It gives me an enormous headache whenever I go. I expect this time next year I could copy paste this entire post. I wonder what the new cosplay contest prize sponser wants with our information, surely can't be anything useful. While the loss of the top 10 (by their mandate in favourite of more specific categories) could be have been irritating, the judges effectively went with a top 5 via the 'honourable mentions' instead.  When the more specific awards are added the overall number of prizes has increased as well as increased in value. I don't remember a People's choice or original character award on the day however... I wish there was somewhere for cosplayers to change. ( Read more... ) (7 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Friday, March 28th, 2008
10:06 pm	Since I have nothing else to post ( Read more... ) (3 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
12:22 pm	University Right. $5800 bill (not including books). Paid off the first half of $3300. I'm doing: ARTH - Romanticism, Idealism, Impressionism CLAS - Bronze Age Art and Architecture CLAS - Myth and Storytelling PHIL - Philosophy of Religion and in the second term ARTH - Byzantine Art and Architecture HIST - Historiological Methods HIST - World of Christopher Columbus PHIL - Philosophy of Politics and International Relations. (Poke the Chris ?)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
2:10 pm	More Nephrite stuff Despite Amazon.com predicting an arrival date of between the 13th-28th my boots arrived today. They're pretty good, but about 200% more whorish than I had expected. Then again, Sailor Moon's creator is thoroughly guilty of MAN-GIRL SYNDROME so it doesn't matter. ( Read more... ) (4 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
10:27 pm	Nephrite Cosplay Yay for getting a prize at the cosplay picnic :P However the costume is somewhere in the realm of 80% complete. Thanks to the low budget animation his costume is ALWAYS BLOODY DIFFERENT IN EVERY SHOT. Bits of the trimming (arm/collars/cuffs) mysteriously disapear and reappear. The manga art can't even DECIDE WHAT COLOUR ANYTHING IS (notice eyes, uniform, trim...). I plan to do the extra trim around the arm seam since that's the only part I haven't done.  ( Read more... )   (4 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Monday, December 17th, 2007
11:05 pm	(1 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
10:44 am	Since it's all the rage 'round these parts... Lets101 - Online Dating (1 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Monday, November 19th, 2007
12:56 pm	Lol. http://www.youtube.com/v/vFldBVWFgWo&rel=1" (1 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
9:39 pm	Halloween Around 7:10pm everyone showed up on my door and it was slightly unexpected - I was not expecting you until half past, hence why I wasn't wearing much in the way of clothing. Everyone got the not really grand tour of my bedroom (too many people/girls in my bedroom?) and got to play with my swords which on hindsight was probably a bad idea... Your costumes as usual were fantastic, and so was the makeup, everyone looking the part and I probably wasn't. Oh the inferiority. I should go down and ask the people in the street who took photos for copies. So we went trick or treating with mild sucess, most places claiming that children had already cleaned them out. We sang Christmas carols for some reason, mugged a guy, and made some Christian children from the church flee in terror, clutching their haloes. It was amusing watching people in heels deal with the staircases, and fortunately for everyone neither of us guys were wearing a kilt in that wind. It was all fine and dandy except for THE FUCKING SKATERS AND THEIR SKANKS. They had by the evidence already been around Wadestown egging houses and storefronts as well as attacking trick or treaters, and subsequently on the way home attacked us. After everyone left I had to go an exceptionally roundabout way to avoid them. At least I already recognise them and the girls were stupid enough to wear their school uniforms. I immediately called the police and filed a report for tonight, eEven though vigilante justice would be far more effective than any (if any) action taken by the police (already overburdened with a city full of retards). (3 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
2:37 pm	Anyone care to enter? http://www.zmonline.com/WhatsOn/Competitions/Detail.aspx?id=7345 (2 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
6:17 pm	Newsflash! Fanfiction True! Dumbledore x Snape 4eva. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071020/ap_en_ot/books_harry_potter_3;_ylt=As204l0i_jT9x6wDR_LF8CUE1vAI (1 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
9:05 pm	O_O http://kotaku.com/gaming/hot-tears-of-shame/pikachus-lady-business-exposed-311665.php (Poke the Chris ?)
3:07 pm	Inagural Meme. Tagged by xx_sora_xx  One: Dreaming, it's probably not a good sign in life when one of your favourite things is being asleep for it, but oh well. At least in sleeping I often get weird fucked up dreams that are a nice break from normal life. Two: Computers, Chris loves his computers, Chris couldn't do without his computers. In fact, Chris would probably start going feral. Three: Which brings me to Internet, Chris also loves internet. It is where anime and tv shows and computer parts and stuff comes from. It is where you can go and argue with people about anything. Four: Anime, though it also makes me disgruntled, annoyed, or in rare cases sad. Five: Food, how can good food not make you happy. In a materialistic universe food is even more important than being a mere necesity to your continued existance. I love Kebabs, Curries, Pizza, yakiniku (and dislike pasta, mexican, sushi, and Thai). Six: Games, games are what teach children their life skills these days. How are you going to move up in life without knowing the best damage combos, and where to strike your enemies for critical damage? Answer? You aren't. They are also pretty (sometimes) and enjoyable as well. Seven: Money, haha, I'm so sad, but money makes the world go 'round. I like money very much, not the point where I cannot bear letting it go (though it can be difficult), so it's more like I'm buying the things that make me happy with money (you can't buy happiness but you can rent it as long as your money holds etc). If I went and lived in an underground bunker/treehouse/desert island, I better have money and good shipping services (and an internet connection) :p Eight: Reading, some of the best things in life don't exist in reality if that makes any sense. I'm the usual fantasy/sci-fi person though a good book is a good book and so I'll enjoy it no matter what. Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaimon, Stephen Donaldson, Robert Jordan, whatever. I also like to read classics and classical works. On top of this humour and trivia are always good. I recommend 'Bunny Suicides'.... Nine: Collecting stuff. I hate throwing out books, toys, etc. I have a huge collection of Lego, Transformers, I used to collect those bi-monthly gemstone magazine things as well and they're still around somewhere. My latest thing however has been anime figurines... Ten: Friends (awwww) - I appear to be making more of them these days. In my days of Scots College I was pretty anti-social and reclusive considering that the inward focus thing kind of happens when the system and the students are all out to get you for being marginally different. Wellington College changed that a bit more with its slightly more liberal faculties, though I still had to avoid a couple (as opposed to all of) the teachers due to having long hair. They gave up once I started getting good marks. Cosplaying and University have gained me 2.5 more groups of friends, which would be the sci-fi/games club people, and the Cosplayers/chibi cosplayers ( :p ).   (Poke the Chris ?)
Monday, October 15th, 2007
1:17 pm	Surround Sounds Just to annoy my neighbours further, I now have Logitech 540 surround sound speaker with which to enjoy my anime and loud music. The subwoofer is pretty awesome.   (6 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
1:13 pm	Anime Have List In in ur friends page, listing my animes. .Hack//Sign (26 + 2 specials) - DVD .Hack//Liminality (Game OVA, 4 episodes) .Hack//Roots (26) DVD Hack//Udeden + OVA (13) - DVD Afro Samurai (5) DVD Agent Aika (7) Ah! My Goddess OVA, + TV, TV2 DVD + Movie (5, 1 movie, 24 episode, 24 Episodes) Air TV (13 episodes, 2 specials, 1 movie) Amazing Nurse Nanako (6)1800261699-2428 Angelic Layer (26) Appleseed (1 movie) Argento Osama (25) Armitage (2nd movie) Avenger (13) Ayakashi Classic Japanese Horror (9) DVD Azumanga Daioh (26) DVD (281) Bakuretsu Tenshi (24) Bartender (11) Black Cat (23) - DVD Black Lagoon (24) DVD Bleach Movie 01) Blood+ (52) Bokusatsu Tenchi Dokuro Chan (8) Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2023 (8 OVA) Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (26) Chobits (26) DVD Chrno Crusade (24) Claymore (26) Code Geass (S1-25) Coyote Ragtime Show (12) DVD D.N.Angel (26) Darker than Black (23) Death Note (37) DNA2 (12) Dominion Tank Police (4 + 6) DVD Dragon Half (2) Ebichu (24) DVD Elfen Lied (13 + 1OVA) (DVD) Elf Princess Rane (2) Ergo Proxy (23) DVD Escaflowne (26) + 1 Movie Excel Saga + Puni Puni Poemi (25 + 2) Fate/Stay Night (26) (DVD) Final Fantasy Unlimited (25) DVD Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (1 movie), Last Order (1 ep) Full Metal Alchemist + Movie (51 + 1 movie + 3 OVA) DVD Full Metal Panic + Fummofu + The Second Raid + OVA (24, 11, 13, 1) DVD Furi Kuri (6) Gakuen Alice (26) Gankutsuou (24) Gantz (26) Genshiken  +  OVA  (12 + 1) GITS, GITS 2, GITS Stand Alone Complex Season 2, Solid State Society (26 + x3 Movie) Gravitation + OVA (13 + 2) Green Green (13) Grenadier (12) (DVD) GTO (43) Gunsmith Cats (3) Gun X Sword (26) DVD Gundam (42) Gundam 8th MS Team (12) Gundam Stardust (12) Gundam War in the Pocket (6) Gundam Z (50) Gundam ZZ (47) Gundam Char's Counterattack Movie Gundam SEED (50) Gundam SEED Destiny + Movie (50+movie) DVD Gundam SEED Stargazer (3) Gundam X (39) Gungrave (26) DVD (1517) Gurren Lagann (27) Haibane Renmei (13) Hand Maid May (10) Hellsing (13) Heroic Age (25) Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (26) (DVD) Honey and Clover (24) Howls Moving Castle (1 Movie) Hunter x Hunter 62 + 8+ 8 (DVD) + 14 Ichigo Mashimaro (12) OVA (3) Ikkitousen (13), Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny (12) Inukami (26) DVD (MOVIE INBOUND) Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu (26, 6, 14) DVD Jigoku Shoujo S1 (26) DVD, S2 (26) DVD Jin Roh (1 movie) Kannazuki no Miko (12) Kanon (24) DVD Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl (12) DVD Kemonozuke (12)  DVD Kikis Delivery Service (1 Movie) Kimi ga Nozumu Eien (14) King of Bandit Jing (13) Kite (1) Kono Minikuku to Utsukushi Sekai (12) Lain (13) Last Exile (26) Le Chevalier D'Eon (24) DVD Love Hina + Specials (24, 3, Christmas, Spring) Loveless S1 (12) Lucky Star (24) Maburaho (24) DVD Madlax (26) DVD Makai Senki Disgaea (12) DVD Mahoromatic (26) Mahou Sensei Negima (26) Mai HiME (26 + 26) + Specials Mai Otome (26 + 9) DVD + Specials Mai Otome Zwei (4) Manabi Straight (12) Matantei Loki Ragnarok (26) Mezzo Forte (2) Midori no Hibi (13) Moonlight Mile S1 (12) Murder Princess (6) Mushishi (26) Mystery of the necronomicon (4 eps) Nadesico (26 + movie) DVD Narutaru (12) DVD Naruto (220 +3) + Movies Najice Blitz Tactics (12) Ninja Scroll movie (1) Noein (24) DVD Noir (26) DVD Okusama wa Joushikousei (13) DVD Onegai Teacher (12) Onegai Twins (12) Original Tenchi Muyo! (26) Ouran High School (26) DVD Pani Poni Dash (26) Paprika Movie Paradise Kiss (12) DVD Pokemon Movie 6 Pretear (13) Princess Mononoke (1 movie) Ranma 1/2 (165 episodes, 12 OVA, 2 Movies) Ragnarok the Animation (26) RahXephon + Movie (26 + 1 movie) Read or Die TV + Ova DVD (26 + 3) REC (9) DVD + OVA Record of Lodoss War (13) Red Garden(22) DVD  OVA September Ren-ken San-Kyuu Magical Pokaan (12+2OVA) DVD Rozen Maiden, Rozen Maiden Traumend, Overture (12 + 12 DVD + 2) Saikano + Movie (13 + 2) Sakura diaries (12) School Days (12) S-Cry-D (26) Shakugan no Shana (24) DVD + OVA (01) (MOVIE INBOUND) Shuffle (24) + Memories (12) DVD Sky Girls OVA (01) Slayers Next (26) Sola (13) (3408) Solty Rei (24) DVD Soukyou no Fafner + Movie (25 + 1 movie) Sousei no Aquarion (26) DVD Speed grapher (24) Starship Operators (13) DVD St Luminous (13) Sumomo mo Momo mo (22) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (14) DVD Teizokueri Daydream (4) DVD Tenchi Universe (26) Texhnolyze (22) Those who Hunt Elves season 1 and 2 (24) Tide-Line Blue (12) DVD Tokei wo Kakeru Shoujo Movie Tokyo Tribes 2 (13) Transformers Galaxy Force (52) DVD Trigun (26) Trinity Blood (24) DVD Tsubasa Chronicle S1(26 DVD) + Movie 1, S2 (26) Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (25) Urusei no Yatsura 195 + 11 OVA + 6 Movies DVD Utawarerumono (26 +3OVA) DVD (3025) Vampire Princess Miyu (25 + 4) Welcome to the NHK (24) (DVD) Witch Hunter Robin (26) xxxHolic (24) DVD, xxxHolic movie X (24) Yakitate Japan (69) - DVD Zero no Tsukaima (13) DVD, S2 (12) Zoids Genesis (50) DVD (4396) I also have Video girl Ai, and Scrapped Princess, but they seem to have disapeared. Note - DOUG has scrapped princess. Downloading (with last audit): Baccano! (08) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (46) Bleach (143) Bokusatsu Tenchi 2 (02) D-Gray Man (52) El Cazador de la Bruja (24) Ef (01) Freedom (3) Genshiken S2 (01) Goshuushou-Sama Ninomiya-kun (01) Gundam 00 (01) Hayate no Gotoku (28) Hellsing Ultimate (3) Higurashi n Naku Koro Ni Kai (14) Kodomo No Jikan (01) Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo (16) Moetan (05) - will need dvd episodes eventually) Naruto Shippuden (30) Negima (20) Rental Magica (01) RomeoxJuliet (21) Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei (08) Sky Girls (13) Shakugan no Shana II (01) Sousei no Aquarion OVA (01) Umisho (11)   Incomplete: Hachimitsu to Clover (19) NGE (13) + Movies Inuyasha (52) Prince of Tennis (85) (5075) 84.583333333333333333333333333333 straight days? About 900gigs.  (5 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
12:28 pm	Stardust The Stardust movie was excellent. It was well paced, Neil Gaiman's style certainly came through, and the effects weren't half bad either. In other news there might be another Japan trip in my future, though that would be December next year. He has an invitation for himself and his oldest son to take a tour at Studio Toho. They're the ones that produce Gojira, though more recently bad half cooked anime movies (like the Bleach and Naruto ones). (1 Prodding Fingers // Poke the Chris ?)
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
12:50 pm	BEASTIALITY  So waking up this morning to the sound of the radio, the first thing I hear conherantly is: ...I know that it's not generally a topic of conversation, and for what I can remember it'll only be the second time I've ever said the word on air. Thank god the kiddies are at school. Well, here it is. BEASTIALITY. Yep, Beastiality. That's right. BEASTIALITY. .... So the guy goes on to talk about how the NZ Police High Commissioner used to show 'blue' movies at his house in the 80s. That's a porno movie from a projector screened onto one of your houses walls. The thing is, pornography was illegal in those days. In this particular case, he was running a fundraiser. 'Hay guys, come to my house and have a few beers, watch a few pornos.' This was a very common type of fundraiser, though illegal. The thing is, the majority of those present were police. Apparently though he says he never watched it himself, one of the movies screening in the 'other room' was beastiality 'You'll never guess what this chick's bin up to har har har'. So yeah. The NZ police are awesome lol. (Poke the Chris ?)