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A Fuyoh! mixtape without the tape. Or the songs. Consider it a DIY project.

Fantasy General — Track 6.
When I first played the game almost a decade ago, I immediately ranked the soundtrack among the best I’d heard. That still holds true today.

Bump of Chicken — Sailing Day.
You’re probably giggling at the group’s name but this irresistible song is going to blow you way. From the fourth One Piece movie.

Every Little Thing — Ai No Uta.
Slow things down with this beautiful song. Lay back, put your hands behind your head and daydream away. From the second Inu Yasha movie.

Rie Fu — Life is Like A Boat.
A Bleach ending theme. Current mood: mellow.

Gin Blossoms — Whitewash.
“Congratulations, I’m Sorry” is a rather laidback album — it makes great background music for web surfing — but this is one of the faster numbers. I invariably end up drumming my fingers in time when I hear it.

Posted in Music.


Elsewhere on the web

Microman Ryukendo.
A superposable figure to complement the kiddy-aimed figure.

China plays.
“… China now has more than 8,000 toy manufacturers with annual output value exceeding 50 billion yuan (6.25 billion U.S. dollars).”

Go figures.
“… retail sales in the U.S. toy industry declined less than four percent …” but “Action Figures & Accessories, which showed a three percent decrease in 2004 over 2003, rose over four percent in 2005, exceeding $1.3 billion in sales …”

Posted in Web.


Stubby mariner

Mega Bloks Pyrates Murk Mariner

A photo of a Murk Mariner figure from Mega Bloks’ Pyrates Coffer Trap set.

The 5cm-tall figures from the Pyrates line are rather well-articulated for block figures. The head, shoulders and hips are ball-jointed, the elbows and knees are hinged and the wrists have swivel joints.

However, you shouldn’t expect superposability from such a stubby-limbed figure. The ball joints don’t have a great range of motion and the legs, in particular, are prone to popping off. To put it in another way, pirates don’t do kung-fu side kicks.

The lower-half of the figure is attached to the upper-half via a simple peg which can be removed. I suppose you could swap around figure halves.

The paint job is generally good but there might be a minor blemish or two. It’s forgivable considering how small these figures are.

Posted in Pix, Toys.


Fifth and out

Manchester United are out of the FA Cup.

It’s hard to get worked up about this even when the defeat came at the hands of old nemesis, Liverpool. United clearly weren’t up to the task and Reina had the easiest of matches. It was depressing to see United resort to punting the ball upfield in order to bypass the Liverpool-dominated midfield. If Ferguson needed any additional incentive to put a midfield-dominating player on the shopping list this summer, this match will have provided it.

The most notable moment about the entire encounter from United’s point of view was towards the end of the match when Alan Smith suffered a serious injury as he charged down a shot by Riise. You know it’s particularly bad when a player as tough as Smith puts his hands to his face.

The League Cup now represents United’s only realistic chance of silverware this season. It may lack the prestige of other competitions but it should at least provide Rooney an opportunity to win the first winner’s medal of his career. He would definitely deserve it.

Posted in Football.


Elsewhere on the web

Stikfas saga.

What’s going on here?
“Hey, Bob, could you check for skidmarks?”

Worse Case scenario.
Bear in mind the Case in question happens to be Loyd Case, the former tech editor of Computer Gaming World.

Drama in Real Life.
It’s tragic yet not without elements of absurdity. To prove his love to a hooker, he tries to kill himself then kills her when she laughs at him. He unsuccessfully attempts suicide through various methods and is now sentenced to death.

Posted in Web.