DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009!

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

A journalist position in the government organ that deals with airportuary matters. It's nothing too fancy, but guaranteed stability with government-level benefits = whoa anyway. Sadly, this exam was just for reserve vacancies, but 6th place and, once again, it's a fairly young establishment that has a lot of ground to cover with admissions in general. Not a bad prospect.

[Lady Door]

Andrew is a sad panda because Mana Khemia 2 decided it doesn't want to work on the PS3. Give him hugs! Or a PS2. >_>

I've had a migraine for two days now. It sucks. Thankfully it only flares into mind-numbing, stomach-emptying, vision-clouding pain for 10-15 minutes every 6-8 hours. I hope it goes away soon. ;_;

Also, am sending in the check for the Japanese class later today when I stop by the post office. Prudence says I should wait to apply for JET next year, but I say "Eff that" and am probably going to try anyway. All it costs me is requesting transcripts and medical notes and bugging my usual go-to people for recommendation letters.

If JET says no again, eh, but if they say yes this year? ... then I have a lot of other problems, like what to do with the dog, but whatever. This is why doing JET sooner rather than later is good. I already have too many roots and I've only been out of school for 3 months!

[metroid composite]

Andrew is a sad panda because Mana Khemia 2 decided it doesn't want to work on the PS3. Give him hugs! Or a PS2. >_>

I don't think I've turned my PS2 on in the past month, so he's welcome to borrow it to play through MK2.  I'll want it back eventually (I break out FFX from time to time, if nothing else, and maybe I'll finish WA3 and SH2 one of these days).

[Bardiche]

That's really odd, PS3's don't support PS2 games or are new PS2 games just silly?

[Shale]

New PS3s just don't play PS2 games at all. Old ones do, but IIRC the emulation isn't perfect.

[Lady Door]

Andrew is a sad panda because Mana Khemia 2 decided it doesn't want to work on the PS3. Give him hugs! Or a PS2. >_>

I don't think I've turned my PS2 on in the past month, so he's welcome to borrow it to play through MK2.  I'll want it back eventually (I break out FFX from time to time, if nothing else, and maybe I'll finish WA3 and SH2 one of these days).

I think he's just going to buy one for himself so he doesn't keep running into this. It flares up from time to time with older games, too. But thank you!

That's really odd, PS3's don't support PS2 games or are new PS2 games just silly?

New PS3s just don't play PS2 games at all. Old ones do, but IIRC the emulation isn't perfect.

PS3s do not have backwards compatibility with PS2s. The exception is the first set of 60GBs and 80GBs -- except only the 60GBs have 97%+ BC. The old 80GB, which is what we have, is something like 75%. Rarely a problem, but...

(Incidentally, they all play PSone games. This is why everyone thinks Sony is a money-grubbing whore trying to keep PS2 systems "relevant.")

[Cmdr_King]

Personally I think they'd probably make more money the other way around, having full PS2 compatibility but not running PS1 games.  Since, of course, they can then milk their sideline of selling digital copies of PS1 games that much more.

[Shale]

The reason PS3s can still play PS1 games is because they've physically got an entire PS1 chipset in them, probably reduced to the size of my thumb with the way technology's evolved since the mid-90s. I'm not sure why they dumped PS2 emulation exactly, but I know it ran on emulation instead of transplanted hardware.

[Cotigo]

For those without facebook who would like to laugh at my torment:

There's a certain person in my Creative Writing class.  We'll call him Tyler.  He came in Tuesday and I barely noticed him.  He seemed awkward and shy, but nothing too out of the ordinary.  Today he comes in wearing a shirt with paw prints all over it that said in big bold letters: "IF YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF "YIFF" CALL ME."

Oh dear.

So, for today we were asked to bring in a two page max attempt at Flash Fiction to pass around and read aloud in class.  Sort of an introduction to each other's writing styles, you see.

You see where I'm going with this, yes?

Long story short, Yiff fanfiction.  This workshop is going to be miserable the two days he's up for criticism.

Thank Mohammad for alcohol.  -_-

[metroid composite]

The reason PS3s can still play PS1 games is because they've physically got an entire PS1 chipset in them, probably reduced to the size of my thumb with the way technology's evolved since the mid-90s. I'm not sure why they dumped PS2 emulation exactly, but I know it ran on emulation instead of transplanted hardware.

Original 60GB PS3s had transplanted PS2 chipsets.  They removed that from the newer models, though--something about the PS3 being too expensive or something >_>

[AndrewRogue]

For those without facebook who would like to laugh at my torment:

There's a certain person in my Creative Writing class.  We'll call him Tyler.  He came in Tuesday and I barely noticed him.  He seemed awkward and shy, but nothing too out of the ordinary.  Today he comes in wearing a shirt with paw prints all over it that said in big bold letters: "IF YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF "YIFF" CALL ME."

Oh dear.

So, for today we were asked to bring in a two page max attempt at Flash Fiction to pass around and read aloud in class.  Sort of an introduction to each other's writing styles, you see.

You see where I'm going with this, yes?

Long story short, Yiff fanfiction.  This workshop is going to be miserable the two days he's up for criticism.

Thank Mohammad for alcohol.  -_-

Creative writing classes are always so much fun.

[Shale]

Original 60GB PS3s had transplanted PS2 chipsets.  They removed that from the newer models, though--something about the PS3 being too expensive or something >_>

The hell you say.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

You people have Creative Writing past the first semester what?

[Lady Door]

For those without facebook who would like to laugh at my torment:

There's a certain person in my Creative Writing class.  We'll call him Tyler.  He came in Tuesday and I barely noticed him.  He seemed awkward and shy, but nothing too out of the ordinary.  Today he comes in wearing a shirt with paw prints all over it that said in big bold letters: "IF YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF "YIFF" CALL ME."

Oh dear.

So, for today we were asked to bring in a two page max attempt at Flash Fiction to pass around and read aloud in class.  Sort of an introduction to each other's writing styles, you see.

You see where I'm going with this, yes?

Long story short, Yiff fanfiction.  This workshop is going to be miserable the two days he's up for criticism.

Thank Mohammad for alcohol.  -_-

I already laughed at you on Facebook, but hahahahahah.

A Sci-Fi/Fantasy writing workshop I joined showed me exactly why all the stereotypes persist. I was there for 1 day. >_>

The reason PS3s can still play PS1 games is because they've physically got an entire PS1 chipset in them, probably reduced to the size of my thumb with the way technology's evolved since the mid-90s. I'm not sure why they dumped PS2 emulation exactly, but I know it ran on emulation instead of transplanted hardware.

Original 60GB PS3s had transplanted PS2 chipsets.  They removed that from the newer models, though--something about the PS3 being too expensive or something >_>

Yes, yes. I know. Logic, cost-cutting, etc. I prefer to think Sony just isn't trying hard enough. <_< And seriously. If you're going to break $600, why not bump it another $50? That's the cost of a single game you will now be able to play because you have access to the catalog of hundreds you've collected over the years.

[Cotigo]

You people have Creative Writing past the first semester what?

It's kind of my concentration, so yes.

Anyway, it's usually not like this.  The last few workshops I've been in, the professors specifically forbade writing anything other than "literary fiction".  It sucked a little, since I wanted to do something in the realm of Sci Fi or Fantasy, but now I see exactly why they did it.  Not only does it improve your writing more than sticking to one genre would, but it also prevents us from having to read dog orgies.

Fucking furries.

[Shale]

It's amazing what some morons think is acceptable in public spaces. The fact that your fetish has developed a subculture does not make it okay to subject a helpless audience to your amateur porn.

[Hunter Sopko]

Could be worse. Could be a Constitutional Law class that someone brings in a presentation on the legality of Japanese loli hentai. On their own, without it being for any assignment.

Good ol' Seth. Still such a story-topper.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Also, am sending in the check for the Japanese class later today when I stop by the post office. Prudence says I should wait to apply for JET next year, but I say "Eff that" and am probably going to try anyway. All it costs me is requesting transcripts and medical notes and bugging my usual go-to people for recommendation letters.

If JET says no again, eh, but if they say yes this year? ... then I have a lot of other problems, like what to do with the dog, but whatever. This is why doing JET sooner rather than later is good. I already have too many roots and I've only been out of school for 3 months!

This is exactly why I recommended you to wait until the next year at least. >_> When you already have enough roots that leaving them in such a short time would cause problems, you have to spend the time to cull them a bit. But this is a "I WANT TO BE FREE" vs. "AGH RATIONALITY" struggle. The latter generally just loses, and you can miss very important experiences by being too rational. But anyways.

You people have Creative Writing past the first semester what?

It's kind of my concentration, so yes.

Anyway, it's usually not like this.  The last few workshops I've been in, the professors specifically forbade writing anything other than "literary fiction".  It sucked a little, since I wanted to do something in the realm of Sci Fi or Fantasy, but now I see exactly why they did it.  Not only does it improve your writing more than sticking to one genre would, but it also prevents us from having to read dog orgies.

Fucking furries.

I'm still shocked at how writing erotica for classes doesn't necessarily lead to frying the responsible student's ass pronto.

Also, you people post too damned much. </potcallingkettleblack>

[Grefter]

and maybe I'll finish WA3 and SH2 one of these days).

BAD.  NAUGHTY METROID.  YOU NEED TO FINISH SHADOW HEARTS 2 RIGHT NOW.

Any chance you have his number Zenthor?  This is the kind of thing that 4chan actually has a use for.

[Shale]

Could be worse. Could be a Constitutional Law class that someone brings in a presentation on the legality of Japanese loli hentai. On their own, without it being for any assignment.

Good ol' Seth. Still such a story-topper.

....well played.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Could be worse. Could be a Constitutional Law class that someone brings in a presentation on the legality of Japanese loli hentai. On their own, without it being for any assignment.

Good ol' Seth. Still such a story-topper.

....well played.

That's real? Jesus christ.

[Shale]

From what he's said of Seth? I wouldn't be at all surprised.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

I just hope he didn't pronounce "loli" as "lolly". It'd be embarassing enough without him being trolled by Something Awful.

[Cotigo]

I do not have his number, and while I would love to 4chan bomb him, the steps I would need to take to get his number are... undesirable.

[DjinnAndTonic]

Snow hates people

There's a DL Facebook group? Will have to look into that when I'm home.

Argh. Stop being so complicated and fit into a nicely contained, easy-to-understand package, Snow.

Japan and stuff

Late to this, but I wanted to chime in that I think you'd do really well in Japan, especially after having met you in person. You are far more qualified than about 90% of the JETs I currently know.

That being said, the reason the people who would be more qualified to be teachers and thrive in Japanese culture do not make it into the JET program is because the JET program is all about missionary work. Not literally American religion, but they want the 'American spirit' to be prevalent in Japan so that all of us westerners don't seem quite so strange and foreign to Japanese people anymore.

...Apparently they think the best way to do this is to expose Japan to the most abrasive (yet somehow socially competent) people possible... but at least they're being abrasive on Japan's home turf, so that's not as threatening as if it were to happen in, say, New York City.

That said, if you ever want a chance at actually getting into the program, you need to apply every year until it happens. The JET board looks at your application attempts and apparently skipping a year isn't good for your chances.

Also, just to continue the culture of being abrasive, your chances improve if you intend on either leaving Andrew behind for the entire time you're in Japan, or just going ahead and marrying him so that he's legally bound to you and can tag along and live on your posh JET paycheck. I discovered the hard way that JET interviewers are very interested in what you intend to do about your personal life.

Tyler the amazingly out-of-touch furry.

But was he wearing cat-ears? The T-shirt is hilarious, but for the image to be complete, he has to be wearing cat-ears.