Mask The Money-San

Dear Followers, Phew. I haven't been completely blown away by an anime for a while. Looks like Spring 2011 will be a very good season after all. While I came into Spring 2011 excited for Ao no Exorcist and Deadman Wonderland, a mixture of cliché shounen and poor studio animation left me in the dumps. Then, I came across Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai, or Ano Hana for short, when scouring gg and UTW. I have no idea whether this is a joint between gg and UTW or if they are independently subbing (probably the former). Now life is good. With Ano Hana you are thrown right into the action. The premise of the show is simple. A group of 6 childhood friends have drifted apart over the years. One of the friends, Menma, died in some unexplained event. Now, the leader of this...

We Have A Winner

Dear Followers, The votes are in. While my small sample size probably skewed the results (having 10 voters can be problematic), the winners in each category won by a landslide. Like Franklin D. Roosevelt, the following winners know how to work the poles (JZ, my subconscious is showing). Here are our winners combined with appropriate photographs. Enjoy. FFVII WinnerTifa FFX WinnerYuna FFXIII Winner Lightning There we go. Keep up the good work to help pick out our Male Division winners. LONG LIVE FINAL FANTASY! Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, N...

The Only God I Believe In Is The Invisible Hand

Dear Followers, I have decided to post my AP Macroeconomics notes for anybody on the Internet to use. I was motivated to do so after Sophie and Catherine came to me for some reason to ask economic questions when they could have gone to the God of economics himself, Xun. Even so, I feel like my notes may help some of you who lack the motivation to take notes in AP Macroeconomics or who are looking for a quick summary. My notes are definitely not perfect and in fact, I don't feel like my notes are very helpful. But if I can help out a single person by doing so, what the hell right? Some notes about my notes. Yes, I type in all capitals. I am a perfectionist who is OCD about these kinds of aspects about my notes. If you are really bothered you...

Decision By The Dock

Dear Followers, In Cardona fashion, what follows will be a heavily modified freewrite in which I basically write whatever is on my mind (wait, don't I write all my blog posts in this manner?). First off, I found out I was going to a wedding today one hour before the appetizers were scheduled to stop being served. So, my mom made me shave my masterpiece, the product of a week's neglect (by hand mind you), slap on a suit, and put on an appropriate mask as to not embarrass my mom in front of her friends. If you don't know, I am somebody who really despises dressing up. Fancy clothing is simply uncomfortable for me and I would prefer my navy blue sweatpants with the hole which Jenny needs to fix. I am really frustrated that my mom feels like...

Stardust Memory

Dear Followers, A lot has happened in the past few days as many of you probably know. This Wednesday, Bradley Dawson posted a post about homosexuality on his Teen Awakening blog. That very night, Oliver He posted a response on his Heliuchuan blog. At school the next day, events simply escalated with Bradley and Oliver both showing people what they had posted. Needless to say, bringing such a controversial topic into Wayzata High School sparked even more controversy. By fourth block, students were barring their fangs at one another and bickering over who was right. A dichotomy was developed from the beginning. The previous history between Bradley an Oliver didn’t help prevent such a development either. No doubt, Twilight-esque Team Bradley and Team Oliver duels have been flooding Facebook...

Spring Cleaning

Dear Followers, I decided to freshen up around here with some new color and features. Basically, working on my blog today was an excuse for me to be productive while leaving my SAT and AP review books to collect dust. I guess I will just have to be more productive starting tomorrow, but for now I am going to squeeze every last drop of relaxation out of this Spring Break. If only I could get Chaos;Head working! Phew. As you may have noticed, I changed the blog header. The old header was looking bland against the new background colors, so I decided to add some spice the way I do best. While Noel is alive and well, I added a few friends to keep her company. I finally downl... purchased a image editing program which surpasses MS paint...

Miracles Are Things We Make For Ourselves

Dear Followers (and Ivan), After spending countless hours together and waiting for months during the school year, two remarkable things occurred this Spring Break (so much for studying for AP tests). First and foremost, I was able to see Katherine Law once again. I have known Katherine since elementary school, and last year she moved away to California. Before that, during high school, she would constantly throw sleepover parties at her house. These sleepover parties were often the highlight of my summer and watching Mean Girls and snorting candy never got old. Being able to see Mama Kath once more was the cherry on top of this fantastic Spring Break. Secondly, I completely my lifelong goal of beating Final Fantasy XIII. I had been following this game since eighth grade as I turned back...

Sunshine

Dear Followers, Ain't no way to explain or say How painful the hangover was today In front of the toilet, hands and knees Trying to breathe in between the dry heaves My baby made me some coffee Afraid that if I drink some it's probably coming right back out me Couple of advil, relax and chill At a standstill with how bad I feel I think I need to smell fresh air So I stepped out the back door and fell down the stairs The sunlight hit me dead in the eye Like it's mad I gave half the day to last night My bad sight made me trip on my ass right into that patch of grass like that's life All of a sudden, I realize something The weather is amazing, even the birds are bumping Stood up and took a look and a breath And there's that bike that I...

Strawberry Time

Dear Followers, Boy was today a fantastic day. After driving 60 mph on Schmidt Lake Road back to my house to forge a check and avoid running an extra mile, I enjoyed a relaxed tennis practice under the gentle instruction of Coach Herscher (I really don't know how to spell his name... maybe Huber?). Expecting to meet up with Alex Aronovich at some unidentified Indian restaurant, James, Evan, and I headed out in James' car only to find out that Aronovich was busy. Going with plan B, we headed to Don Pablo's expecting a day of Endless Fajitas. Well, that day is on Wednesday. Endless Enchiladas is on Thursday. We got the fajitas anyways. I swear to God (what up Bradley?) , Don Pablo's lures you in with those fried nachos and then when...

Kimi ni Todoke

Dear Followers, I have a habit of using people's birthdays as an excuse to get me to set aside sometime to draw. For Oliver He, I decided to do a piece for Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most influential and famous animators in history. Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli pump out masterpieces faster than Michaelangelo (except Ponyo was...). As for Oliver, he is one of the most loyal friends a guy could ask for. Whenever Oliver dicks around, I have a habit of ragging on him to try and get him focused. Sorry. Whatever man. I do it because I love you. Have a happy birthday. We should go bowling sometime. Once again, I am pumped for Spring 2011 after finishing Deadman Wonderland on my iPhone.And for the record, shoujos can go die. I am...

Densha, Suberiochiru, Headphone

Dear Followers, Spring Break feels really good right now. I have done nearly nothing so far except for hang out with friends and go from shop to shop in Plymouth (well, I guess I finished my project webpage). Oh, and screw you Borders for not telling me that you were closing down so that when I arrived at your entrance all I found was a barren wasteland filled with garbage Bleach volumes. Where is my Hemingway? Robotics was a blast. Even though we didn't do very well once again (come on Partha, no need to be ashamed), watching other Minnesota teams dominate was fun. And I even saw Yuen-Yi at Tea Garden (mango shake with lychee jellies just isn't my thing Evan). Here's a shout-out to our professional marketing team who helped us win the 2011 Image Award. What now Swathi? This year...