...but I wonder if anyone else remembers VH1's Pop Up Video.Fact bubbles would pop up at various points of the video(s)...

Happy birthday to Mari Mishiba,Naoko Watanabe(the latter two whom both turn 50),Maria Kawamura(who turns 48),Yumiko Shibata(who turns 45),and Yuriko Yamaguchi(who turns 44).On the subject of the latter,I wonder why she and Kappei are co-guests of honor at this One Piece-centric event,lapi...

Well,Room Service finally came 2 days ago,yet over the weekend the seller notified me that I should have already received the CD.However,the CD was only set out on Monday according to the shipping label.Considering that the product shipped from one warehouse to another before it got to me,the timeframe was well off-target...

Happy birthday to Bin Shimada(who turns 55)and Takeshi Kusao(who turns 44)...

Somehow,I found the latest Newtype at Oto's video for the first time in a long time(at least a year).Turns out according to one of the video shop clerks,a young lady who actually reads the Japanese Newtype has been always beating me to the punch though she has been too bogged down academically to make it there in recent months.As for the contents of this particular issue,there is a brief section of the new Uchuu Senkan Yamato movie(featuring the voice talents of Kappei-sama and others).Additionally,I've noticed that both seiyuu feature secions("Voice Actor/Actress Spotlight" and Megumi Hayashibara's "Speaking in Character")have been discontinued,while The Official Art Of... has been renamed Creation Archive.As for ongoing series,Before Green Gables is obviously one of the few anime series that would be safer in the hands of Not-4-Kids-or-Adults Entertainment owing to a suspect Japanese voice cast,lapi.They've wisely picked up the similarly-flawed Dinosaur King,so I can't see why they can't pick this up as well,lapi...

When at the main store,I noticed that they've started stocking some varieties of imported Japanese Kit-Kats.Also,I noticed that a certain cute looking clerk that has been there for a year and a half was actually still there(and rang me out).It had been months since I had seen her,and I feared that she was no longer there...

Happy birthday to Yuuko Sasaki(who turns 48),Eriko Nakamura,and Chiaki Ohsawa(the latter 2 whom both turn 28)...

Regordless of Real Player version,the 'record' button doesn't always activate.When it does,it isn't always on sites I'd expect(i.e.,YouTube,Veoh):watching a promotional 'dub' trailer at Toei Animation Europe for Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star triggered it.Only after that I went to YouTube and it worked.Not uncommonly,some videos that I like end up involuntarily disappearing from YouTube(regardless of whether WM Converter can convert them or not)...

Happy birthday to Kiyoshi Kawakubo(who turns 80),Chinami Nishimura(who turns 39),and Minori Chihara(who turns 29 according to English sources,JAWP currently doesn't give a birth year)...

I can't understand why some are fussy about the fact that Obama had the heart to bow to the Emperor and Empress of Japan.All he did was something customary even though his predecessor didn't necessarily follow this.Patriotism doesn't have to be synonymous with arrogance...

While I was both delayed getting off of work and making it to bed last night due to a "security system error,"turns out Thursday has a more favorble forecast(for the purpose of making that routine trip to Oto's)as the rain won't come till well after dark...

Happy birthday to Gorou Naya(who turns 80),Yoshito Yasuhara(who turns 60),Saori Sugimoto(who turns 45),and Ryoutarou Okiayu(who turns 40)...

...stop trying to move up the chance of rain to the daylight hours!Even KCRA3,News10,and CBS 13 all have chances of rain but only after dark.I need to get to Oto's to reload!

Happy birthday to Masato Hirano(who turns 54),Jin Yamanoi(who turns 47),and Maya Nishimura(who turns 22)...

Sometime this week(Tuesday or Thursday),I've gotta swing down to Oto's to replenish depleting stocks of Japanese treats to bring to work for snack breaks.However,forecast models for those two days are rather dicey;but in the case of Tuesday nothing is expected to fall from the sky until at least sunset and even that Tuesday/early Wednesday system is lamb preceding a lion of a system for later in the week,and I'd still rather venture all the way there and back on transit than for my folks to even set foot into that sacred market.Not to mention that some co-workers think I go there for 'pick up' purposes...

As long as the Indianapolis Dolts and New Orleans Aints don't simultaneously 18-0 their way into Super Bowl XLIV,all will be well with the world.Such a feat sjhould be reserved for a future 49ers-Raiders Super Bowl,lapi...

Happy birthday to Kaneta Kimotsuki(who turns 74),Midori Katou(who turns 70),and Yoshiko Akiyama(who turns 44)...

When trying to log on and post during breaks today,I kept getting those wretched 404's(even on a mobile browser).The login page loaded up fine,but hitting 'submit' produced that dead-end...

That Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star handheld came via EMS a half-hour before my alarm clock was due to go off this morning.Only the 2 main characters have dialogue in this moon-shooting game(no,not that type of moon-shooting),but at least it(game and decorative artwork)only reflects the first 13 episodes,lapi...

Happy birthday to Satomi Koorogi,Atsuko Tanaka(the latter 2 whom both turn 47),and Aiko Okubo(who turns 28)...

...it was a delight to accidentally observe a uniformed CVS/pharmacy employee pick up a prescription at my store(one of their competitors,no less!)last night while behind the main counter.I occasionally see big-box employees shop at my store,but if only I ever observe a Walgreens employee conduct business that helps my company(their competitor,as well)...

Hadn't been able to pull off this feat in almost a year and a half(after suddenly struggling Sunrise Mall lost its Borders Express),but I manage to both skip by Borders and squeeze in a trip to the Barnes and Noble by Arden Fair(for new manga).Speaking of the latter mall,I never knew that Johnny Rockets was that overpriced...

Happy birthday to both Mayumi Asano(who turns 40)and Mao Kawasaki(who turns 23)...

Emperor Akihito recently commemorated 20 years on the Japanese throne.I hadn't thought too much of this,but he's already outreigned the emperor Taishou by some 6 years...

Happy birthday to Banjou Ginga(who turns 61),Hideyuki Tanaka(who turns 59),Hiromi Ishikawa(who turns 48),and Aya Hisakawa(who turns 41 and actually does a halfway decent male voice even though she hasn't commonly been cast in such roles)...