My digital teacher.

Bored, bored, bored. There is nothing like a digital lesson to put me to sleep. Rather than go into class and actually listen to a lecture I get to spend the next 2 weeks doing CD and web based modules. Read, read, read then answer some banal questions. It is bad enough all we do in the class is watch movies and answer the same set of questions for each one.

The topics aren't too boring for me. I love history, watching old film clips, photos, talking about effects of things on society, etc., but training modules like this always drives me nuts.

One entertaining thing is that when he does lecture, all his notes are in a word document using 36pt comic sans. I find this eternally funny for some reason.

Speed Domo

In case you haven't noticed, Domo-kun is popping up everywhere since Target has started using him for Halloween promotions. He's nothing new to the otaku crowd so it is kinda interesting to see him suddenly springing up everywhere. A few other bloggers and myself find his sudden popularity a little baffling. Not that I'm complaining mind you.

I've seen this bike parked at the college a few times now. I always wonder if the owner knew about him before or if it is because of Target. Will he be around after this month? What about his friends coming stateside? I guess only time will tell.

Bored students

There was a critique for the lower classmen on campus today. It was in a room I haven't been in for a few years. Apparently there were some really bored people in the back of this class. The paper covering the table had drawings all over it.

The koala-bird gives me a good idea whose class this is. We had to make animal hybrids in it. Good times.

YATATATATATATATA!

I love thrift stores. I was out looking for props for an upcoming photo shoot today. I went in to the Salvation Army store and what do I find? The old dub of Fist of the North Star on VHS. Fuck Yeah!

I know what I'm watching tonight. I was re-watching Lain (again) but it can go on hold for one night.

Some otaku apparently decided to get rid of his VHS collection. There was also Slayers, Record of Lodoss War, Tenchi Movie 2, and a couple others. Didn't grab them tho because I either already have it or it was dubbed.

Ahhh, nostalgia.

CDs? What?

One of the girls in my class did a poster on the design firm Invisible Creature. This, of course, got us onto the discussion of whether or not CD packaging was dead.

I say no. But then again I'm a designer in love with print and crazy person who still doesn't like paying for digital downloads...So I still buy CDs. Flipping through some of the stuff from I.C. gave me hope that CD and vinyl packaging isn't dead, it is just aimed at a smaller audience who appreciates the physicality of it. These CDs were just too much fun to mess around with!

Pictured is one CD booklet that folded out into a game board with the CD itself functioning as a spinner. There was another that had a cut-out on the back label so when you put the CD in the case upside down it completed the composition.

I don't like most of the music...but I still wanted to buy the CDs just for the cool packaging.

I just printed my poster for our first project in type class today. There are lots of things I want to change but that is nothing new. I almost never have the time to do everything...Hopefully the teacher likes it. The other people doing late night printing think it looks good so I shouldn't worry too much. At least it is super colorful which is kinda new for me.

Not just orange, gray, and/or blue!

Crap...I just noticed a huge mistake. I'll fix it before the senior show.

Yaoi-Con 2008

I went to Yaoi-Con today. Yaoi isn't really my thing but I like to go to hang out with people I know. I ran into F* from Viz at registration but didn't see her the rest of the con which is strange since the grounds are so small.

I spent a good portion of the day in the industry panels with Mangacast Eva and her fellow librarian S* who came all the way from North Carolina. I also went to a panel on homosexuality in Japan which was really interesting. In my free time I went to the exhibit hall and bugged the people I know at Aurora and Broccoli/Boysenberry.

Aurora was handing out these. I thought they were lolipops at first but they are actually condoms that had the Deux Press logo on it. It was pretty cool. I first met this publisher at Comic Con and they are all super nice. If you see them at a convention go say hi.

And what is a convention without the loli contingent? There was a fairly high percentage at this one and I took a few pictures of them with my 35mm. In case you didn't know, I'm a big fan of well done lolita (Esp the gothic, shirou, and classic styles). I love the details in the clothing and wish I had the money to get a good male version EGA or Victorian style outfit. Alas, I am poor and would probably just look strange in it.

The rest of the day was spent eating with Shiz and Saki. This was the remains of lunch...We were all hungry and forgot to take photos before we ate. Oops. I just had spring rolls, one of Saki's spicy tuna(?) rolls, and some of these dried green bean things.

Then dinner was at a Korean tofu and BBQ joint. Those are the S's cameras in the back. They took lots more pictures than I did! The little metal dish had brown rice inside for my soup.

Spicy combo tofu soup. It had beef, shimp, and a clam in it. I've never had it before and it was good! When it came out it was still boiling and the waitress cracked a fresh egg into it.


Beer! I wanted an OB but they were all out so I got a hite. The soup was really spicy so this came in handy.
Then we went to Tapioca Express. Saki got shaved ice with condensed milk, tapioca, and grass jelly. I tried some and it was OK. Apparenly they didn't add in any sugar water so it was a little bitter when it should have been sweet.

I had a good time but it was too short. I want to go back tomorrow but there is homework to be done.