What was the worst concert you went to?

Beach Boys back in the 80s. Torture was redifined that day.

Ask me anything

What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?

Raw Octopus I guess. Its not bad. Next week I intend on trying Squid Ink Pasta!

Ask me anything

If you could have been the author of any book, what would it have been?

The Bible.

Ask me anything

What's your favorite season of the year?

Spring when the Cherry Blossoms and Lilacs are in bloom and before the mosquitoes have hatched.

Ask me anything

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Championship Round

Only my Railgun...


ARENA 01: Akiyama Mio  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 02: [Shinku]  Suigintō
ARENA 03: [Kiriya Nozomi]  Serizawa Fumino
ARENA 04: Erica Hartmann  [Kuroi Matō]
ARENA 05: [Kasumi]  Hikari
ARENA 06: Furukawa Sanae  [Sakai Chigusa]
ARENA 07: [Alicia Florence]  Yuno
ARENA 08: Miyazawa Yukine  [Sonohara Anri]
ARENA 09: Alicia Testarossa  [Hirai Yukari]
ARENA 10: Arcueid Brunestud  [Tsukino Usagi]

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Losers' Bracket 6

ARENA 01: Shana  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 02: Katsura Hinagiku  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 03: Katsura Kotonoha  [Saionji Sekai]
ARENA 04: [Ayuzawa Misaki]  Yui
ARENA 05: Oikawa Tsurara  [Ōkami Ryōko]
ARENA 06: [Princess Peach]  Princess Zelda
ARENA 07: [Kawasumi Mai]  Ryōgi Shiki
ARENA 08: [Charlotte E. Yeager]  Gertrud Barkhorn
ARENA 09: Cleao Everlasting  [Momomiya Ichigo]
ARENA 10: [GinRei]  Sayla Mass

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Losers' Bracket 5

Getting harder and harder.  Azunyan vs Shana.  Yuki vs Haruhi.  Ako vs Riko?  LOL!


ARENA 01: Shana  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 02: [Nagato Yuki]  Suzumiya Haruhi
ARENA 03: Isurugi Noe  [Yuasa Hiromi]
ARENA 04: [Suminoe Ako]  Suminoe Riko
ARENA 05: [Morishima Haruka]  Tanamachi Kaoru
ARENA 06: Faye Valentine  [Kusanagi Motoko]
ARENA 07: [Kino]  Fujioka Haruhi
ARENA 08: Asahina Suzuka  [Sakurai Honoka]
ARENA 09: [Maka Albarn]  Yōko
ARENA 10: [Belldandy]  Honda Tōru

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Winners' Bracket 3

Biri-Biri!


ARENA 01: [Misaka Mikoto]  Akiyama Mio
ARENA 02: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 03: Saber  [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 04: Himeji Mizuki  [Shimada Minami]
ARENA 05: [Inami Mahiru]  Taneshima Poplar
ARENA 06: Busujima Saeko  [Kumashiro Maya]
ARENA 07: Isara Gunther  [Skuld]
ARENA 08: [Index Librorum Prohibitorum]  Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: Primula [Abstained] Seto Sun
ARENA 10: Princess Sapphire [Abstained] Yumeno Sally

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Losers' Bracket 4

ARENA 01: [Shana]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 02: Aisaka Taiga  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 03: Saber  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 04: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 05: [Lala Satalin Deviluke]  Sairenji Haruna
ARENA 06: [Soga Keena]  Umenomori Chise
ARENA 07: Kirishima Shōko  [Kannagi Noël]
ARENA 08: [Nogizaka Haruka]  Tsukamoto Yakumo
ARENA 09: [Akashiya Moka]  Maaka Karin
ARENA 10: Clarisse  [Lum Invader]

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Losers' Bracket 3

ARENA 01: Katsura Hinagiku  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 02: Aisaka Taiga  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 03: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 04: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 05: Hayase Mitsuki  [Suzumiya Haruka]
ARENA 06: Yasuri Nanami [Abstained] Yukimura Chizuru
ARENA 07: [Celty Sturluson]  Mina Tepes
ARENA 08: Lacus Clyne  [Sakihata Rimi]
ARENA 09: [Minase Akiko]  Kamio Haruko
ARENA 10: [Kuronuma Sawako]  Shindō Chihiro

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Winners' Bracket 2

ARENA 01: Shana  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 02: Akiyama Mio  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 03: [Fujibayashi Kyō]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 04: Sengoku Nadeko  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 05: Asakura Nemu  [Shirakawa Kotori]
ARENA 06: Amano Tōko  [Nino]
ARENA 07: [Erza Scarlet]  Lisanna
ARENA 08: [Chii]  Sōseiseki
ARENA 09: [Amamiya Yūko]  Himemiya Chikane
ARENA 10: [Ichijo Eika]  Shinguji Sakura

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Losers' Bracket 2

ARENA 01: Katsura Hinagiku [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 02: [Nagato Yuki]  Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 03: Hirasawa Yui  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 04: Sakagami Tomoyo  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 05: [Morimiya Aono]  Shihō Matsuri
ARENA 06: [Korone]  Hattori Junko
ARENA 07: [Hiiragi]  Hinagiku
ARENA 08: [Yagami Hayate]  Yūki Mikan
ARENA 09: Evangeline A.K. McDowell  [Kikyō]
ARENA 10: [Asakura Ryōko]  Isayama Yomi

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Losers' Bracket 1

ARENA 01: [Senjōgahara Hitagi]  Saber
ARENA 02: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Sengoku Nadeko]
ARENA 03: [Hirasawa Yui]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 04: Sakagami Tomoyo  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 05: Chidori Kaname [Abstained] Teletha Testarossa
ARENA 06: Yamada Aoi  [Yamada]
ARENA 07: [Hayama Nayu]  Kushinada Nemuru
ARENA 08: Nōmi Kudryavka  [Tōno Minagi]
ARENA 09: Nishizawa Ayumu [Abstained] Segawa Izumi
ARENA 10: [Ryūgū Rena]  Suiseiseki

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Winners' Bracket 1

ARENA 01: Shana  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 02: Aisaka Taiga  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 03: Akiyama Mio  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 04: [Nakano Azusa]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 05: Minase Nayuki  [Tsukimiya Ayu]
ARENA 06: [Kotobuki Tsumugi]  Tainaka Ritsu
ARENA 07: Kazumiya Rio  [Sorami Kanata]
ARENA 08: Nia Teppelin [Abstained] Sakuraba Aoi
ARENA 09: Kinoshita Hideyoshi  [Takanashi Kotori]
ARENA 10: Haneoka Meimi [Abstained] Imai Hotaru

ISML 2010 Double Elimination — Round 1

ARENA 01: [Shana]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 02: Saber  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 03: [Aisaka Taiga]  Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 04: [Misaka Mikoto]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 05: Akiyama Mio  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 06: [Nagato Yuki]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 07: [Nakano Azusa]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 08: Katsura Hinagiku  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 09: [Ranka Lee]  Sheryl Nome
ARENA 10: [Tachibana Kanade]  Nakamura Yuri

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 7

Making me choose between Yuki Nagato and Mikoto Misaka!  And then choosing between Haru-nyan and Azunyan!  You are evil ISML!


ARENA 01: Okazaki Ushio  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 02: [Shana]  Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 03: Konjiki no Yami [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 04: C.C.  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 05: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 06: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 07: Misaka Mikoto  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 08: Fukuji Mihoko  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 09: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 10: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Furude Rika
ARENA 11: Furukawa Nagisa  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 12: [Minami Chiaki]  Sunohara Mei
ARENA 13: Fate Testarossa  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 14: Sakagami Tomoyo  [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 15: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Maria
ARENA 16: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 17: [Holo]  Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 18: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Nakano Azusa
ARENA 19: Nymph [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 20: [Kushieda Minori]  Shiina Minatsu
ARENA 21: Tōsaka Rin [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 22: Ikaros  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 23: [Akaba Chizuru]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 24: [Akiyama Mio]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 25: [Hirasawa Yui]  Shiina Mafuyu
ARENA 26: Hyūga Hinata [Abstained] Kuchiki Rukia

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 5

ARENA 01: [Akaba Chizuru]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 02: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 03: [Hirasawa Yui]  Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 05: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 06: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 07: [Izumi Konata]  Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 08: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 09: Konjiki no Yami  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 11: [Misaka Mikoto]  Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 12: Nymph  [Holo]
ARENA 13: [Kawashima Ami]  Saber
ARENA 14: [Saten Ruiko]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 15: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Abstained] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 16: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 17: [Hirasawa Ui]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 18: Louise Vallière  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 19: [C.C.]  Shiina Minatsu
ARENA 20: Katsura Hinagiku  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 21: Okazaki Ushio  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 22: [Shana]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 23: [Nakano Azusa]  Minami Chiaki
ARENA 24: Maria [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 25: Furude Rika  [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 26: [Kiki]  Sheeta

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 4

What a round! Gah Azunyan vs Nagato!  Miku in the bonus round FTW!


ARENA 01: Furude Rika [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 02: Nakano Azusa  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 03: Haramura Nodoka  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 04: Kushieda Minori  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 05: Saber [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 06: Shiina Minatsu  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 07: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 08: Hiiragi Kagami  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 09: Nymph  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 10: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 11: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Ikaros
ARENA 12: Holo  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 13: Maria  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 14: Okazaki Ushio [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 15: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 16: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 17: Akiyama Mio  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 18: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 19: Konjiki no Yami [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 20: [Minami Chiaki]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 21: Sunohara Mei  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 22: Katsura Hinagiku  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 23: [C.C.]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 24: Sengoku Nadeko  [Shana]
ARENA 25: Sakurano Kurimu  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 26: [Hatsune Miku]  Kyonko

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 3

I kind of feel bad for picking Azunyan over Mikuru.


ARENA 01: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Maria
ARENA 02: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 03: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 04: [Saten Ruiko]  Furude Hanyū
ARENA 05: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 06: Tōsaka Rin [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 07: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki]  Nymph
ARENA 09: Kushieda Minori  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga]  Ikaros
ARENA 11: Fukuji Mihoko [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 12: Konjiki no Yami  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 13: [Kawashima Ami]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 14: Hirasawa Ui  [Shana]
ARENA 15: [C.C.]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 16: Ibuki Fūko  [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 17: [Holo]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 18: Haramura Nodoka  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 19: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 20: Saber [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 21: [Minami Chiaki]  Akiyama Mio
ARENA 22: Asahina Mikuru  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 23: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 24: Furude Rika  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 25: Takamachi Nanoha [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 26: Kinomoto Sakura  [Maehara Shinobu]

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 2

Lucy for the win in the Exhibition Match!

ARENA 01: [Nagato Yuki]  Furude Hanyū
ARENA 02: Shiina Minatsu [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 03: Haramura Nodoka  [C.C.]
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 05: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 06: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 07: Saginomiya Isumi  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 08: Maria  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 09: Fujibayashi Kyō  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 10: Konjiki no Yami  [Shana]
ARENA 11: Takamachi Nanoha  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 12: [Misaka Mikoto]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 13: Okazaki Ushio  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 14: [Asahina Mikuru]  Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 15: Senjōgahara Hitagi  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 16: [Hirasawa Yui]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 17: [Kushieda Minori]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 18: Fukuji Mihoko  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 19: [Holo]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 20: [Akiyama Mio]  Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 21: Katsura Hinagiku  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 22: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Furude Rika
ARENA 23: Saber [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 24: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Nymph
ARENA 25: [Nakano Azusa]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 26: Bernkastel  [Lucy]

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 1

Sorry Haruhi, but I had to pick Misaka.


ARENA 01: [Akiyama Mio]  Fate Testarossa
ARENA 02: [Hiiragi Tsukasa]  Furude Rika
ARENA 03: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 04: Furude Hanyū  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 05: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 06: [Holo]  Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 07: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Nymph
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki]  Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 09: [Saten Ruiko]  Kushieda Minori
ARENA 10: Louise Vallière  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 11: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Yui]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 13: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Shana]
ARENA 14: Suzumiya Haruhi  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 15: [Shiina Minatsu]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 16: Okazaki Ushio [Abstained] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 17: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 18: Sakurano Kurimu  [C.C.]
ARENA 19: Sengoku Nadeko  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 20: [Nakano Azusa]  Maria
ARENA 21: [Izumi Konata]  Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 22: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 23: Ikaros  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 24: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 25: [Aisaka Taiga]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 26: Cross Yūki [Abstained] Tsuchimiya Kagura

ISML 2010 Ruby Period — Round 6

Aking me to choose between Saten and Azu-nyan is just wrong!


ARENA 01: Furude Rika [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 02: Hiiragi Kagami  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 03: [Akiyama Mio]  Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 04: Ikaros  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 05: Konjiki no Yami  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 06: [Holo]  Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 07: Furude Hanyū  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 08: [Shana]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 09: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 10: Ibuki Fūko  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 11: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 12: [Minami Chiaki]  Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 13: [Nagato Yuki]  Maria
ARENA 14: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 15: Saten Ruiko  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 16: Katsura Hinagiku [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 17: [Hiiragi Tsukasa]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 18: [Aisaka Taiga]  C.C.
ARENA 19: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 20: Saber [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 21: Shiina Minatsu  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 22: Saginomiya Isumi  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 23: Nymph [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 24: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 25: [Sakurano Kurimu]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 26: [Echo]  Lafiel Abriel

ISML 2010 Ruby Period — Round 5

I've missed a few of these, as my usual source of notices is currently out of order.  Oh well, at least I got this round.


ARENA 01: Shiina Mafuyu  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 02: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Holo]
ARENA 03: Louise Vallière  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 04: [Shana]  Furude Rika
ARENA 05: [Akiyama Mio]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 06: Konjiki no Yami  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 07: [Misaka Mikoto]  Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 08: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 09: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 10: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 11: [Nagato Yuki]  Kawashima Ami
ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Yui]  Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 13: Fate Testarossa  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 14: [Sakurano Kurimu]  Nymph
ARENA 15: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 16: [Minami Chiaki]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 17: Haramura Nodoka  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 18: [Aisaka Taiga]  Kushieda Minori
ARENA 19: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 20: Ichinose Kotomi  [C.C.]
ARENA 21: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 22: [Izumi Konata]  Ikaros
ARENA 23: Maria  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 24: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 25: Takamachi Nanoha  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 26: Asakura Minami [Abstained] Ayukawa Madoka

Mapo Tofu - Angel Beats! Song and Recipe

I have to try this recipe some time.

Mapo Tofu Recipe from About dot com

A famous Szechuan recipe - the name Ma Po Tofu is roughly translated as "pockmarked grandmother beancurd," named for the old woman who supposedly invented the dish.

Ingredients:

• Marinade for Ground Pork:
• 1 1/2 Tbsp tapioca starch (can substitute cornstarch)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• Other:
• 1/4 pound ground pork
• 1 pound regular tofu (medium firmness)
• 1 leek or 3 green onions
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Chinese salted black beans (fermented black beans, also called Chinese black beans), or to taste
• 1 Tbsp chili bean paste, or to taste
• 3 Tbsp stock (chicken broth)
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp water
• 2 Tbsp light soy sauce
• Freshly ground Szechuan pepper
• 2 - 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, as needed

Preparation:

Mix marinade ingredients. Marinate pork for about 20 minutes.
Cut the tofu (bean curd) into 1/2 inch (1 cm) square cubes, and blanch (drop into boiling water) for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove from boiling water and drain.
Chop leek or green onions into short lengths.
Heat wok and add oil. When oil is ready, add the marinated pork. Stir-fry pork until the color darkens. Add salt and stir. Add the salted black beans. Mash the beans with a cooking ladle until they blend in well with the meat. Add the chili paste, then the stock, bean curd, and leek or green onions.
Turn down the heat. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes.
While cooking, mix cornstarch, water, and soy sauce together. Add to wok and stir gently. Serve with freshly ground Szechuan pepper.

Its Luka Megurine Day because the Moe Blob Feels like it!!!

Some of my favorite songs by Luka Megurine because I feel like posting them.

I do actually draw once in a while

NYAA!!!

ISML 2010 Emerald Period — Round 7

ARENA 01: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Ikaros
ARENA 02: Takamachi Nanoha  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 03: Ibuki Fūko  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 04: [Misaka Mikoto]  Akiyama Mio
ARENA 05: Furude Rika [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 06: Tōsaka Rin [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 07: Hiiragi Tsukasa  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 08: [Nakano Azusa]  Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 09: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 10: [Nagato Yuki]  Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 11: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 12: Shiina Mafuyu  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 13: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 14: [Kawashima Ami]  Maria
ARENA 15: Nymph  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 16: Fujibayashi Ryō [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 17: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 18: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 19: [Hirasawa Ui]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 20: [Hirasawa Yui]  Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 21: Katsura Hinagiku [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 22: [Holo]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 23: [C.C.]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 24: [Shana]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 25: Shiina Minatsu  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 26: Nijō Noriko [Abstained] Rebecca Miyamoto

ISML 2010 Emerald Period — Round 6

ARENA 01: Holo  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 02: [Nagato Yuki]  Shiina Minatsu
ARENA 03: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 04: Nymph [Abstained] Shiina Mafuyu
ARENA 05: Saber [Abstained] Maria
ARENA 06: Fate Testarossa  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 07: [Aisaka Taiga]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 08: [Misaka Mikoto]  Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 09: Fujibayashi Ryō [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 10: Sunohara Mei  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 11: Fukuji Mihoko  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 12: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 13: Furukawa Nagisa  [Shana]
ARENA 14: Okazaki Ushio [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 15: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 16: Ikaros [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 17: Furude Rika  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 18: [Akiyama Mio]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 19: [Nakano Azusa]  Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 20: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 22: Kawashima Ami  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 23: Konjiki no Yami  [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 24: Hirasawa Ui  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 25: [C.C.]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: Arashiyama Sayoko [Abstained] Fatina

ISML 2010 Emerald Period — Round 5

ARENA 01: Tōsaka Rin  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 02: Sakurano Kurimu  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 03: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 04: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 05: Asahina Mikuru  [Shana]
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Yui]  Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 07: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 08: Nymph [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 09: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Saten Ruiko
ARENA 10: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Shiina Mafuyu
ARENA 11: Kawashima Ami [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 12: Saginomiya Isumi  [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 13: [Misaka Mikoto]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 14: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 15: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 16: [Izumi Konata]  Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 17: Maria  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 18: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 19: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 20: Fukuji Mihoko  [Holo]
ARENA 21: Kushieda Minori  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 22: [C.C.]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 23: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 24: [Nakano Azusa]  Ikaros
ARENA 25: Furude Rika [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 26: [Lynn Minmay]  Tokimatsuri Eve

ISML 2010 Emerald Period — Round 3

ARENA 01: [Holo]  Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 02: Fukuji Mihoko  [Shana]
ARENA 03: Ibuki Fūko  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 04: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 05: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Furude Rika
ARENA 06: Maria [Abstained] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 07: [Misaka Mikoto]  Nymph
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki]  Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 09: [Aisaka Taiga]  Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 10: [Asahina Mikuru]  Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 11: [Hiiragi Kagami]  C.C.
ARENA 12: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Shiina Minatsu
ARENA 13: Ikaros  [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 14: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 15: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 16: Okazaki Ushio [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 17: [Hirasawa Ui]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 18: Sunohara Mei  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 19: [Nakano Azusa]  Kawashima Ami
ARENA 20: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 21: [Kushieda Minori]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 22: [Minami Chiaki]  Saber
ARENA 23: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 24: [Akaba Chizuru]  Fate Testarossa
ARENA 25: [Saten Ruiko]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 26: Kamiyama Tenko  [Tendō Akane]

I'm up way to late but that's ok.

I can think of many things that can make a day brighter.  Having a short chat with Yuki Matsuoka on Twitter is very high up on the list.

Anime I have been neglecting.

A list of stuff I need to finish, or actually start.  In order of neglect.

Pandora Hearts - Only seen three episodes.  I need to rewatch them.
Android Ana Maico - Good series of shorts.
Ergo Proxy - I need to finish this.  Great series, but I'm taking it slow.
Durarara!! - Another great series, I'm in no hurry to see it end.

ISML 2010 Emerald Period — Round 2

Damn it!  Why did you make me choose between Yuki and Saten?


ARENA 01: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 02: [Izumi Konata]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 03: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 04: Fukuji Mihoko [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 05: [Shiina Minatsu]  Ikaros
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Yui]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 07: Maria  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 08: [Nakano Azusa]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 09: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 10: [Holo]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 11: Sunohara Mei  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 12: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Furude Rika
ARENA 13: [Akaba Chizuru]  Nymph
ARENA 14: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 15: Hiiragi Tsukasa  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 16: [Asahina Mikuru]  Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 17: Konjiki no Yami  [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 18: [Minami Chiaki]  C.C.
ARENA 19: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 20: Senjōgahara Hitagi  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière  [Shana]
ARENA 22: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 23: Saten Ruiko  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 24: Saber [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 25: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Kawashima Ami
ARENA 26: Sawachika Eri [Abstained] Sonozaki Mion

I can haz Empire Avenue Secret Trophy?

Yes!  I can!

Kooking with Krimson

I've been neglecting my foodie side, mainly due to budget constraints.  A lack of pretty ingredients makes for little to show off.  Still, I do manage to be creative once in a while.  For instance I am currently enjoying the nom noms in the picture below.

Its pretty simple fare.  I took four cloves of garlic and sauteed them in butter until brown.  Then I added some basil and mint leaves (hint:  fresh herbs can be frozen in ziplock bags, and so can garlic cloves), and gave them a quick sear.  After that I added some kichadi that I had premade.  Now there are a couple of types of kichadi in Indian cooking.  One is a cucumber recipe which I have yet to try.  The other is usually made with rice and lentils.  Lately I have been making it with 2/3rds red rice to 1/3 yellow split peas.  I tossed in some ground pepper corns.

After sauteeing, I realized I had precious little to use as a garnish.  So, you can barely see it, but I crushed up some try kelp in my hands (do not try this yourself unless you are confident you have a GI Joe Kung Fu grip), which I then sprinkled over top.  The basil and mint taste rather nice together, and its a good light dish for this hot spring day.

ISML 2010 Emerald Period — Round 1

Gomen, Taiga.  I love you, but I love Suzumiya-san just a little more.  Mikuru-chan, no one is as moe as you, but I still had to go with Saten-san.


ARENA 01: [Nakano Azusa]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 02: [Kushieda Minori]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 03: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Abstained] Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 04: Fujibayashi Kyō  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 05: [Misaka Mikoto]  Shiina Mafuyu
ARENA 06: [Shiina Minatsu]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 07: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 08: Tōsaka Rin [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 09: Furude Rika [Abstained] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 10: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 11: Maria  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 12: Aisaka Taiga  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 13: [Akiyama Mio]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 14: Louise Vallière  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 15: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 16: Takamachi Nanoha [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 17: [Shana]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 18: Ichinose Kotomi  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 19: Haramura Nodoka  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 20: Asahina Mikuru  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 21: C.C.  [Holo]
ARENA 22: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 23: Fujibayashi Ryō [Abstained] Ikaros
ARENA 24: Nymph [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 25: Saber [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 26: Eve [Abstained] Hazuki

Currently airing anime I am currently watching - now with links to MyAnimeList

Angel Beats! - probably the most hyped show of the season.  by Key and it really is all that.
Arakawa Under the Bridge - insane, funny, insanely funny
B Gata H Kei - an ecchi series that actually has a storyline.
Durarara!! - you really need to watch this.  Its amazing.
Heroman - I have yet to drop a series, but I don't know if I can finish this one.
K-ON!! - Moe Moe Kyun!!!
Kaichou wa Maid-sama - An excellent romance story, the characters are really likeable and the humor is good.
Katanagatari - Adventure and period romcom.  TONS of dialogue, and a storyline which is not so predictable.
Mayoi Neko Overrun! - Obligatory catgirl anime, Nyaa!
Working!! - Only seen three episodes of this so far.  But its a pretty good comedy thus far.

ISML 2010 Sapphire Period — Round 7

ARENA 01: Katsura Hinagiku  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 02: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 03: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Ikaros
ARENA 04: [Kawashima Ami]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 05: Shiina Mafuyu  [Holo]
ARENA 06: Louise Vallière  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 07: [Aisaka Taiga]  Saber
ARENA 08: [Hirasawa Ui]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 09: [Kushieda Minori]  C.C.
ARENA 10: [Izumi Konata]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 11: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 12: Haramura Nodoka  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 13: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 14: Furude Rika  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 15: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 16: [Saten Ruiko]  Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 17: Nymph [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 18: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 19: Fujibayashi Kyō  [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 20: Fukuji Mihoko [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 21: [Nakano Azusa]  Fate Testarossa
ARENA 22: Ichinose Kotomi  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 23: [Misaka Mikoto]  Shana
ARENA 24: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Maria
ARENA 25: Saginomiya Isumi  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 26: Kairi [Abstained] Lyn

ISML 2010 Sapphire Period — Round 6

ARENA 01: Kawashima Ami  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 02: Akaba Chizuru  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 03: [Akiyama Mio]  Maria
ARENA 04: Fukuji Mihoko [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 05: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 06: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 07: Katsura Hinagiku [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 08: Ibuki Fūko  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 09: Saber [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 10: Konjiki no Yami  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 11: Shiina Minatsu  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 12: C.C.  [Shana]
ARENA 13: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Nymph
ARENA 14: [Saten Ruiko]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 15: Ikaros [Abstained] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 16: [Hirasawa Ui]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 17: [Minami Chiaki]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 18: [Nakano Azusa]  Sunohara Mei
ARENA 19: [Misaka Mikoto]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 20: Furude Rika [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 21: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 22: [Hirasawa Yui]  Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 23: Louise Vallière  [Holo]
ARENA 24: Sengoku Nadeko  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 25: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 26: Kyōyama Anna [Abstained] Makino Ruki

ISML 2010 Sapphire Period — Round 5

ARENA 01: Furukawa Nagisa  [C.C.]
ARENA 02: Maria [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 03: Senjōgahara Hitagi  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 04: Saginomiya Isumi  [Shana]
ARENA 05: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 06: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 07: Furude Rika  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 08: Fukuji Mihoko [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 09: Akiyama Mio  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 10: [Holo]  Ikaros
ARENA 11: Takamachi Nanoha  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 12: [Shiina Minatsu]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 13: Hiiragi Tsukasa  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 14: [Minami Chiaki]  Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 15: Sakurano Kurimu [Abstained] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 16: Nymph  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 17: Furude Hanyū [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 18: Saber  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 19: Louise Vallière [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 20: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 21: [Nakano Azusa]  Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 22: Ibuki Fūko  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 23: Sunohara Mei  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 24: [Aisaka Taiga]  Kawashima Ami
ARENA 25: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: Minky Momo [Abstained] Oyuki

How addicted are you to Twitter

Apparently not much at all.



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Mojibakeru Transformer Kanji-Animals

Mojibakeru Transformer Kanji-Animals

Boy you think the button I pushed would show how cool these things are... Oh well, there's the link.

ISML 2010 Sapphire Period — Round 4

ARENA 01: Saber  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 02: Fujibayashi Ryō [Abstained] Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 03: [Hirasawa Ui]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 04: Shiina Mafuyu [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 05: Furude Hanyū  [C.C.]
ARENA 06: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 07: [Asahina Mikuru]  Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 08: [Akaba Chizuru]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 09: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 10: Maria [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 11: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 12: Ikaros [Abstained] Furude Rika
ARENA 13: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 14: [Kushieda Minori]  Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 15: Fujibayashi Kyō  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 16: [Misaka Mikoto]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 17: Saginomiya Isumi  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 18: [Kawashima Ami]  Nymph
ARENA 19: Holo  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 20: Hirasawa Yui  [Shana]
ARENA 21: Sakurano Kurimu  [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 22: Shiina Minatsu  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 23: [Saten Ruiko]  Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 24: [Aisaka Taiga]  Izumi Konata
ARENA 25: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 26: Miyamori Kanon [Abstained] Morishita Koyomi

ISML 2010 Sapphire Period — Round 3

ARENA 01: [Aisaka Taiga]  Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 02: [Izumi Konata]  Furude Rika
ARENA 03: [Nakano Azusa]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 04: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 05: Katsura Hinagiku [Abstained] Nymph
ARENA 06: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 07: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 08: Saber [Abstained] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 09: [Kawashima Ami]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 10: [Hirasawa Yui]  Kushieda Minori
ARENA 11: [Akaba Chizuru]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 12: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 13: Sakagami Tomoyo  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 14: Furude Hanyū  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 15: [Shana]  Ikaros
ARENA 16: Saginomiya Isumi  [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 17: [Saten Ruiko]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 18: [Akiyama Mio]  Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 19: [Holo]  Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 20: Minami Chiaki  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 21: C.C.  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 22: Okazaki Ushio [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 23: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Maria
ARENA 24: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 25: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 26: Chiba Kirino [Abstained] Yūki Mikan

ISML 2010 Sapphire Period — Round 2

Bah!  I missed round one.  Stupid work destroying my social life.


ARENA 01: Akiyama Mio  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 02: [Misaka Mikoto]  Sunohara Mei
ARENA 03: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 04: Ichinose Kotomi  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 05: Fate Testarossa  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 06: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 07: Furukawa Nagisa  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 08: Saber [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 09: [Aisaka Taiga]  Furude Hanyū
ARENA 10: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Kawashima Ami
ARENA 11: Fujibayashi Kyō  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 12: Ikaros [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 13: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 14: Fukuji Mihoko  [C.C.]
ARENA 15: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Furude Rika
ARENA 16: [Nakano Azusa]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 17: [Holo]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 18: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 19: Okazaki Ushio  [Shana]
ARENA 20: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 21: [Izumi Konata]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 22: [Shiina Minatsu]  Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 23: Katsura Hinagiku  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 24: Nymph [Abstained] Maria
ARENA 25: Konjiki no Yami  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 26: Amae Koromo [Abstained] Hinamori Amu

Fizzy Joe

Pour strong coffee (espresso) over ice until half full.  Fill the rest with club soda.  Add a bit of lemon (optional).  Nyaa~~~  Fizzy Joe!  If you're like me, you don't need it to be sweet, just caffeinated.  For everyone else use your favorite sweetener.  For the no calorie option, try stevia.  Or if calories don't bother you, your favorite syrup will do.  My favorites are almond and caramel.

Yeah, of course I'm not the first person to think of this.  But its been making me very happy for a couple of days.

ISML 2010 Amethyst Period — Round 7

ARENA 01: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 02: [Nagato Yuki]  Saber
ARENA 03: Ikaros [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 04: Louise Vallière [Abstained] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 05: Furukawa Nagisa  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 06: [Shiina Minatsu]  Furude Rika
ARENA 07: Hiiragi Kagami  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 08: Fujibayashi Ryō [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 09: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 10: Sengoku Nadeko  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 11: [Minami Chiaki]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 12: [Izumi Konata]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 13: Kawashima Ami  [C.C.]
ARENA 14: [Saten Ruiko]  Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 15: Akiyama Mio  [Shana]
ARENA 16: Katsura Hinagiku  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 17: [Hirasawa Ui]  Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 18: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 19: Sakurano Kurimu [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 20: [Misaka Mikoto]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 21: [Holo]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 22: [Kushieda Minori]  Maria
ARENA 23: Saginomiya Isumi  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 24: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 25: Nymph [Abstained] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 26: Natsume Rin  [Hoshino Yumemi]

Attempting to build a track in Vocaloid2 with Megpoid/GUMI

This is a project I am working on.  I still have to rebuild the MIDI into something that sounds less ...  like a MIDI.  How the heck I am going to do the rap part, I don't know.  Hopefully I can find a MikuMikuVoice tutorial that will help me put it together.  Still, this is sounding much better than my first attempt.

ISML 2010 Amethyst Period — Round 6

ARENA 01: [Shana]  Maria
ARENA 02: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 03: Ikaros [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 04: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 05: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 06: Furukawa Nagisa  [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 07: Hirasawa Yui  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 08: [Misaka Mikoto]  C.C.
ARENA 09: Furude Rika  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 10: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 11: Tōsaka Rin [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 12: Katsura Hinagiku  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 13: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Nymph
ARENA 14: Furude Hanyū  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 15: Ichinose Kotomi  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 16: [Hirasawa Ui]  Shiina Mafuyu
ARENA 17: [Holo]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 18: Okazaki Ushio  [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 19: [Kawashima Ami]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 20: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 21: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 22: Saber  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 23: [Minami Chiaki]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 24: [Izumi Konata]  Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 25: [Akiyama Mio]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 26: Chichi [Abstained] Flora Skybloom

ISML 2010 Amethyst Period — Round 5

ARENA 01: Holo  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 02: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Sunohara Mei
ARENA 03: Kawashima Ami  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 04: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 05: [Shana]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Yui]  Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 07: Nymph  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 08: Haramura Nodoka  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 09: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 10: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 11: [C.C.]  Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 12: Furude Rika [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 13: Takamachi Nanoha [Abstained] Maria
ARENA 14: [Akiyama Mio]  Kushieda Minori
ARENA 15: [Aisaka Taiga]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 16: [Nagato Yuki]  Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 17: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 18: [Sakurano Kurimu]  Ikaros
ARENA 19: Sakagami Tomoyo  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 20: Fujibayashi Ryō [Abstained] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 21: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 22: Furude Hanyū  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 23: [Hirasawa Ui]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 24: Shiina Minatsu  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 25: Saber [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 26: [Kuronuma Sawako]  Mizuno Kaede