Nice loot

I've realized I've put off updating a few items as off late. Nico Robin mousepad being one of them. Ah well; later I guess.

Got a box of loot yesterday. I am really buying too much stuff this year. Anyways, on with the pictures.


From Amazon, acsta Subaru, figma movie Nanoha, and Shikotama Slave 1st ltd ver (new!). Shikotama Slave is actually from Comroad but bought through Amazon.


From Sofmap, ex:ride vintage bike 001 metallic yellow, 7 Online Gamers Offline (used), Honey Coming 1st ltd ver (used), and Kosaka Tamaki Summer Floating Ring ver by Kaitendo.

Kanu oppai mouse pad

Got my very first oppai mouse pad yesterday. It's of Kanu Uncho from Ikki Tousen and I got it from BBTS (sold out).

Mouse pad in and out of box but inside blister packaging.


Mouse pad with blister cover removed and view of pad bottom.

The mouse pad surface is some sort of cloth-like material like underwear (polyester?) and underneath is a rubber-like material (to prevent the pad from sliding) with a protective film covering it. I'm not to big on the cloth material as it seems like it might get dirty more easily (and harder to clean) and I think may not be as comfortable as a smooth gel pad. I guess I'll find out as I use it.

I'm expecting more mouse pads in the coming weeks so expect some comparisons in the near future.

Hall of shame: Fake Miku

Many of my posts here are copies of posts I make at my usual haunt. Because of that I sometimes forget to format or reword the posts appropriately... -_-;


Earlier last month, I got my first eBay knockoff, a fake Hatsune Miku Nendo. I had a huge hunch that it's a fake upon learning I won the auction for $10. After some thinking, I came to the following conclusions: 1) The reason nobody else bid on this was because they knew it was fake somehow. 2) That reason had to be nobody would set a starting price so low for a legitimate item (it started at $7). Fortunately, I didn't lose too much; with shipping, the whole thing came to less than $20. I'd return the thing and ask for my money back except I was curious about the quality of the knock-off plus I know I'm not going to get a legit Nendo Miku at this point; GSC's obviously ain't releasing it any more and I'm not paying over 3 times market price for it on eBay. So on with the show.

The HLJ Groizer-X tour winners were announced!

And I didn't win anything...rats! Not like I expected it as other people's pics were way more creative. I'm surprised my pic even made it among the weekly winners (Yes, I was one of them; guess which one it was?). Maybe they just wanted me to spend money in which case, they succeeded. It helped that they had a few things I wanted including Chogokin Drossel and figma Mikuru (w/ Santa costume set). I realized I should have included one more item in my last purchase from them because other than that, I can't find anything else I want from them that I can't get elsewhere for cheaper.

Fate T. Harlaown 1/4 swimsuit by GoodSmileCompany

I think I kinda went overboard but here goes...

Saw 6

I just watched Saw 6 last week and thought it was mediocre. I liked how it attacked the assbackwards-ness of the American health insurance system however, I didn't like the ending. It didn't feel like a real Jigsaw test at all since it's missing a recording from Kramer explaining the test. Also the gore has become too gratuitous and it's torture to watch through them to enjoy the otherwise enjoyable film series. Apparently the next is the last one; I sure hope it is.

Crunchyroll app for iPhone

Yay, Crunchyroll has a streaming app! For those who don't know, Crunchyroll is a legal anime streaming site as in they have the official backing of the people who make the anime that's available on their site. As such when, you pay for their premium service, some of that money actually goes to the makers rather than some guy who's ripping you off for content you can get for free. Seriously, don't pay any money to any site that tries to charge for providing anime/manga content unless you can verify it has official backing of the original makers of the product (and even then be wary). Enough of the soapbox, I haven't had time to verify it but if the app works as advertised, it means you can stream QUALITY anime streams to your iPhone/iPod Touch. The caveat is you have to use wifi and you need to have an account (free for non-premium members). I'll try it myself when I get a chance but I'm kinda busy and there are other apps I need to find time to try out as well.

Link to the app webpage is here.