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Chopsticks

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Where can I buy chopsticks in San Antonio? Any kind. The pair I have I found at HEB but couldn't find any yesterday, couldn't remember which section to find them in. I'm eating a lot more ramen lately and prefer to eat that with chopsticks.

Wakamoley - Peaceful Embrace - Color

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:41:01 GMT

Waka - Peaceful Embrace Color by *SonKitty on deviant ART

Original sketch by Wakamoley

Easiest Quiz Ever

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:29 GMT

The Recipe For Cathy

3 parts Delight

2 parts Whimsy

1 part Compassion

Splash of Ambition

Limit yourself to one serving. This cocktail is strong!

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

Soul Calibur IV - July 29th

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:43:34 GMT

According to Gamespot, according to NamcoBandai, Soul Calibur IV's North American release date is July 29th.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6189306.html

There will be a premium edition that costs $80 and will have some extra things, including exclusive access to extra customization content. Being that I'm not a huge SC fan (the way that I am a Tekken fan), I'm not too keen on that idea.

Soul Calibur IV

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:58:47 GMT

I can't find any official announcement or reference, but according to Wikipedia, IGN, and Gamespot, Soul Calibur IV's U.S. release date is June 24th, 2008.

Adventures in the Quest for Tekken 6

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:43:52 GMT

Tekken 6 does not have an official U.S. arcade release as it has in the past (truly, a sign of the dying arcade scene in this country if even TEKKEN of all things, can't get a release here).

However, there is an arcade in Houston that imported the international version of the game. Hurray for the arcade players in Houston. Since I have been greatly anticipating this game for a loooong time, and since there is very little info on when the PS3 release will be, and since I live 3 hours away from Houston, I decided to make the trip to see the game in action. I really, really wanted to see T6 Jin (see, he's evil now, making him uber hot).

Quite a trip just to see a game, I know, but I still wanted to do it. Plus, Andrew was up for a road trip and willing to go with me.

So, a plot was hatched.

The arcade is called Planet Zero, and their website is mashharder.com. Their forums indicated that for their regular hours, on Fridays, they open at 12pm. There's another topic for summer hours, but since it's not summer, I decided to believe the first topic. You'll see that did not work out.

To Houston we went. I accidentally took an exit once we were on I-10, and that set us back about 10 minutes. Then we drove on I-10 smoothly for the next three hours. When we came closer to the exit in Houston, we were met with construction and traffic. From what I have heard from others, Houston's traffic is terrible. We missed the exit, but thanks to Andrew, we were able to find a way to get to the right streets to lead us to the arcade. Thankfully, the arcade is not too far into Houston at all.

When we drove up, all the lights were out, and I was saddened to see that the sign on their window said they opened at 1pm (not 12pm) on Fridays. Well, what's another hour, right? Plus, it gave us time to have lunch. We came back at 1, and they were still closed. I peaked inside and saw a light on the back, so I called and asked what their hours were. I was told 3pm. Oh, I was so mad! Why post info on hours if it's not even true!?! And on your own frickin' sign!? Grrrr!

We killed time by driving around the area and eventually found a Barnes & Noble to hang out at for a bit.

We arrived back at the arcade at 2:45pm. I could see some lights were on though it was still very dark inside. We mistakenly assumed that they were still closed. However, while waiting, two people walked out of the arcade. Still, I thought perhaps they worked there, and we took a stroll around the building to kill some time. When we came back, we opened the door and realized that they had actually been open the entire time. So...despite every piece of information given, NONE of it was true. Blah.

Finally, we got to see Tekken 6. I was a little disappointed since it was just one two-sided cabinet in standard def. No HD. No widescreen. And I had seen in pics and videos that this place has a large projector screen (with Tekken playing on it!), but no Tekken was on it then.

Awww.

Still, I wanted to enjoy what I could so took a seat to observe for a bit. I was eventually asked if I wanted to play and I declined, saying not yet, since I was honestly not sure. One of the reasons I had wanted to arrive early and before it opened was in the small off-chance, I could try the single-player mode. On an arcade stick, I might be able to get a win on the first match or two, but against other people...probably not. Since I still really wanted to see Jin, normal Jin (there was a Devil Jin player there dominating, w00t), I paid for a $10 card. The game cost 16 points per play, which came out to roughly over a dollar.

I was a giddy fangirl when on my first match, I saw one of Jin's new intro poses. I had to fight the Devil Jin player, and seeing how good he was against the others, I contented myself with a landed combo and some damage against him even though I lost horribly. I loaned the card to Andrew to play a couple of other games. He played KOF11 and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core. For my second match, I tried out Devil Jin and actually won a round or two, w00t (it was 3-out-of-5). Andrew and I would switch back and forth for using the card. He tried out Baek and then three of the four new characters (Miguel, Bob, and Leo, no Zafina). He said he really liked Miguel and Bob, Leo would take some getting used to. I accidentally selected Dragunov once, and that sucked. Feh! I wanted to play as Jin!

I actually got to see an intro pose all new to me that I hadn't seen on YouTube and hadn't heard about on TZ. The camera pans in on Jin's face, and he smirks without a word. I love his new suit for his 2P outfit and can tell I am going to play as him a lot more now. Hee hee!

We left around 5, which I really was weary of doing since that could mean terrible traffic, but we made it out okay.

I don't know what time it was, but it was after dark (and we were near Seguin), and when I was looking forward to dinner that the check engine light came on. I immediately panicked. We stopped so that I could try restarting and Andrew could at least look at the engine if there was any terribly obvious problem. There wasn't.

So, I nervously drove straight back home, putting dinner on hold and feeling generally stressed the whole way. We made it safely, much to my relief.

Andrew drove us somewhere for a late dinner, but unfortunately, we found a new dent on the side, towards the back, of his car.

We played a tiny bit of Tekken when we came back (only five matches) from dinner, and I went to bed not long after.

I took care of my car this morning, and thankfully, for now, things are in working order once again. Whew!

Too bad Houston's so far away, and just plain playing the game is so expensive...if it were at least closer, I would totally play more.

The Jin Saga - Chapter 3

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:00:36 GMT

Chapter 3 - Heihachi Mishima

The Jin Saga - Chapter 2

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:46:48 GMT

Chapter 2 - That Fateful Night

The Jin Saga - Chapter 1

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:42:37 GMT

I've finally started to post this fanfic on my site. I present to you, The Jin Saga!

Chapter 1 - Your Father

The fanfic is about Jin's life starting from Tekken 3. It follows the true Tekken storyline as best it can, but I take liberties and make guesses along the way.

Also...

-Added "Fanfiction" section to site.
-Removed "Photos" link from site (section is still in gallery).
-Dropped the "Project Obsession" title for site and decided to simply go with "Animecentral.net."

http://www.animecentral.net

So, those last two quotes were...

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:43:50 GMT

7. A: A philosophy major? Now, what can you do with a philosophy major?
B: You can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.

^That was from Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story.

8. A: Don't tell me those brain-dead lowlifes are calling me again.
B: They *are* your parents.

^That was from Clueless, which is loosely based off the Jane Austen novel, Emma.

Hints on movie quote meme

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:25:55 GMT

As suspected, most of the movie quotes have been guessed. All but three but rather than tell you what they are, I want to try giving a few hints first. If after two days, still no one's guessed them, I'll post what they are.

4. ~~Jeez, man, I'm surrounded by amateurs. You want something done, you've got to do it yourself.~~ darcisan The Little Mermaid

Hint: Disney

7. A: A philosophy major? Now, what can you do with a philosophy major?
B: You can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.

Hint: Bruce Lee

8. A: Don't tell me those brain-dead lowlifes are calling me again.
B: They *are* your parents.

Hint: Like Emma, but not

The full meme:
http://sonkitty.livejournal.com/246520.html

Movie Quote Meme

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:45:48 GMT

Stolen from a ton of people. A lot of these are really easy.

1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search/other search functions/looking at my Myspace or whatever to see what my favorite movies are.

1. ~~That is one big pile of shit.~~ baddakutachi Jurassic Park

2. ~~SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN'!~~ juukuchi The Mask

3. ~~I'm gettin' heartburn. Tony, do something terrible.~~ ticbataca Snatch

4. ~~Jeez, man, I'm surrounded by amateurs. You want something done, you've got to do it yourself.~~ darcisan The Little Mermaid

5. A: Werewolf!
B: Werewolf?
C: There.
B: What?
C: There, wolf. There, castle.
B: Why are you talking that way.
C: I thought you wanted to.
B: No, I don't want to.
C: Suit yourself. I'm easy. alindawyl Young Frankenstein

6. ~~This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this. I am not your Queen.~~ angelgoddess 300

7. A: A philosophy major? Now, what can you do with a philosophy major?
B: You can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.

8. A: Don't tell me those brain-dead lowlifes are calling me again.
B: They *are* your parents.

9. A: I promised I'd never let anything happen to him.
B: Hmm. That's a funny thing to promise.
A: What?
B: Well you can't never let anything happen to him. Then nothing would ever happen to him. Not much fun for little Harpo. chasecorbeau Finding Nemo

10. ~~Suddenly an unconscious Argentinean fell through my roof. He was quickly joined by a dwarf dressed as a nun.~~ neuroticsquirrl Moulin Rouge

11. ~~The pen is blue, the pen is blue, the goddamn pen is blue!~~ baddakutachi Liar Liar

12. A: You don't know how hard it is being a woman looking the way I do.
B: You don't know how hard it is being a man looking at a woman looking the way you do.
A: I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. angelgoddess Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

13. A: Let's move the cook's body into the study.
B: Why?
A: I'm the butler, I like to keep the kitchen tidy juukuchi Clue

14. A: Surely you can't be serious.
B: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley. juukuchi Airplane!

15. ~~Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.~~ angelgoddess The Princess Bride

Latest Tekken progress

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:11:17 GMT

In Ghost Battle for PS3 version...

Lee-Expert
Lili-Shihan
Xiaoyu-Shihan

It's started getting hard, except for Lee, so I've cut back and am not sure if I'll progress the girls any fruther or not. With Lee, it has been disturbingly easy considering how cheap I'm being. But I'm not complaining, heh heh, just noting. Besides, as I recall from the PSP version, the higher ranks don't fall for my Lee nonsense nearly as much.

Online, I'm at 5th dan thanks to some good matches with my new friend.

Format war is officially over

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:38:33 GMT

The high-def format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is officially over.

Blu-Ray came out as the winner.

Toshiba has announced that it is dropping HD-DVD.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Toshiba/Toshiba_Officially_Drops_HD_DVD/1477

A pivotal moment came in early January right before CES when Warner Bros. announced going Blu-Ray exclusive by June. Then...domino effect. I believe this is how it went: HBO and New Line followed suit. Then last week, Netflix announced dropping HD-DVD, Best Buy announced shifting focus to Blu-Ray, and Wal-Mart announced going Blu-Ray exclusive by June.

The famous SonKitty

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:44:13 GMT

First off, Happy Valentine's Day.

Secondly, haha, I feel famous!

Today I went to play DR online. I don't fare too well online, but I'm addicted to it nonetheless. I'm now at 3rd dan and found a small 3-person room with another 3rd dan. I don't know if the other was person was male/female, but we'll go with male for now. He and I went back and forth, me winning some, he winning some, many of the matches close altogether. It was fun and good. Hurrah!

Eventually, I left but was starting to write a message to request being his friend and tell him "good game." Lo and behold, though, he message'd me first...

"Are you THE SonKitty of the TZ forums???"

That made me grin. =D

I get it on deviantART too: Are you the same SonKitty as on YouTube with all those Tekken videos?

Haha, yeah, that's me.

CBX Devil Jin Color v2

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:58:35 GMT

CBX Devil Jin Color v2 by *SonKitty on deviant ART

Lineart by CoolBlueX

Tekken

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:41:47 GMT

Woo-hoo, my Jin is now Dark Lord in Ghost Battle for T5DR. Hurrah for Corpse Thrust!

Hey Hans, I've been using Xiaoyu a lot more lately. Have any tips?

I don't think I can get anyone else up to Dark Lord, but I'll work on a couple of people to see how far I can manage.

Birthday

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:59:56 GMT

Yesterday was my b-day. I turned 27. I posted it a couple of other places but forgot to mention it here.

T5DR Online

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:06:08 GMT

Wow, I really suck at Tekken...but still...online play is so addictive...win percentage of 29.something. Ouch...one day...I'll be better...maybe!

Darth Vader and Yoda in SCIV!!!

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:07:23 GMT

Darth Vader and Yoda will be in Soul Calibur IV.

Yes yes yes. Awesome awesome awesome.

Darth Vader, exclusive to PS3 version (yes!).
Yoda, exclusive to Xbox 360 version.

http://kotaku.com/343067/ps3-xbox-360-get-exclusive-star-wars-soulcalibur-iv-characters

New trailer up at http://www.soulcalibur.com/.

Crisis Core

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:57:56 GMT

Crisis Core is coming out to the U.S. March 25th, 2008. YES! =D

Introduction - Jin and Xiaoyu

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:49:40 GMT

100 Themes - Introduction by *SonKitty on deviant ART

#1 (Introduction) for my 100 Themes Challenge.

Jin and Xiaoyu, being introduced to each other for the first time, based on a scene from my Jin Saga fanfic (in chapter 4).

Introduction Sketch - Jin and Xiaoyu

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:05:08 GMT

For my 100 Themes challenge, this is going to be #1 Introduction.

It's Jin and Xiaoyu, right after being introduced to each other, based on a scene in my Jin Saga fanfic (ch. 4).

Supreme evil at its best

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:07:06 GMT

Bask in the awesomeness that is CBX's Devil Jin art!

Commission: Devil Jin by =CoolBlueX on deviant ART

Raijin-Akuma - New Zaibatsu Color

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:53:06 GMT

Raijin-Akuma NewZaibatsu Color by *SonKitty on deviant ART

Original sketch by Raijin-Akuma, coloring by me.