I bought Moebius's new book 40 days dans le desert B the other day. A handsome wide format hardcover for 50 bucks. Worth every yen!! He's got such clean lines, man.


I also picked up Urasawa Naoki's first issue of Billy Bat. It's awesome. After the first few chapters I was worried it would tread familiar Urasawa territory with the plot folding into itself and things becoming over-complicated but I was pleasantly and mind-blowingly corrected by the end. I'm always amazed at how accurately he captures the time period in all his works. Anyway, if you're a fan you must read this one.


I also won a pink Ipod Shuffle at a work party last night! Yay! I'm still rockin' out with my B&W 2nd gen tank of an ipod I bought almost 5 years ago so this one will be easier to carry around and jog with. Nice!

TAK

It's officially too hot and too sticky. My fan is on pretty much non-stop and I'm tempted to hide under the A/C soon but not yet! I like seeing a cheap electricity bill... Oh, speaking of bills... I realized I was being double billed for my internet since I forgot to cancel my old service. I switched to a super-fast service earlier this year and failed to, uh, follow up on the paperwork. All it took was one phone call actually. A phone call that cost me about $250 bucks! Dammit!

Kinda curious to checkout the Life-sized Gundam in Odaiba. An abundance of pics and video footage have been flooding about already but I know it won't compare to seeing the real deal. As far as I've found, only the head swivels with smoke effects from the chest and legs. I was hoping for more movement but it IS just a statue afterall.

I watched X-men 1 & 2 last week while working (I skipped 3). I was reminded how good those movies were. They really are. The claws through the swat guy and into the fridge scene with much manly panting afterwards by Wolverine is my favourite. That one scene beats the entire Wolverine origins movie. lol

TAK

The summer movie line-up isn't all that great this year but I really wanna see MOON by Duncan Jones. The trailer looks awesome and had me hooked upon first viewing. Although, I have a feeling it's gonna take ages for it to reach Japan. Dammit!

I've been eating out way too much lately. Dinner with friends, ramen at the local shop and bento boxes from the 7-11... Now THOSE all taste the same after a while. I kinda feel like shit too plus it's not very wallet-friendly so, yeah, it's back to cooking for the next little while. Lotsa seasonal veggies. It's summer afterall!

One healthy thing I HAVE been doing is not smoking. It's been exactly 3 months today. The dire craving part is gone but I'm still dependent on Nicorette a few times during the day so I can't exactly say I've quit. It's nice not stinking and coughing all the time, though. I'm getting really busy lately and my nicorette count has gone up but I'm doing well and staying focused. I can do it, yo!

TAK

Yeah, yeah. It's been, like, a month. I've been busy doin' shit and seeing people. I saw Star Trek! Although they were really bad seats... Second row from the front, yo! My neck didn't appreciate the agony but it was an entertaining movie. I couldn't help shake the fact that young Spock was played by Sylar!? What?? And Sulu was Harold!? What?? Haha. Nah, it was a fun ride. I didn't care much for the villian and his motives (which didn't make sense at all) but the rest of the film was good and energetic enough to forget about all that. No doubt there will be a million sequals and it'll make millions and billions of dollars in the coming years.

So, I've been busy with some work in Japan but I've also managed to squeeze in a coupla covers for Marvel. They are having 70^th Anniversary variants on some of their books and I was asked to draw Kitty Pryde and Molly so here are the pencils. You'll have to get the books to see the final versions. Hah!

TAK

I need to do some spring cleaning soon. Everything in my apartment has a layer of dust that's collected over winter and I feel grimy.

I really wanna move soon. I'm staying put till next year at least but I desperately want a balcony and an extra room. The balcony to grow plants and herbs so I don't have to spend stupid amounts on basil and cilantro that go bad before I use them all and an extra room for guests and just extra breathing space. Also, my neighbour seems to have found a new love for singing at the top of her lungs at all hours of the day and, uhh..., it was charming at first but I'm slowly getting sick of it. A whole new world from the Aladdin soundtrack seems to be on the top of her list of favourite karaoke songs. Please... no more...

I've been addicted to Killzone 2 lately. I get killed a lot but it's a great stress reliever. If you wanna play or create a clan or something let me know and we'll hook up. I'm not very good but I can hold my own in a fire fight.

Thai festival this weekend! Pretty stoked for that! I was just there but can't wait to pig out on curry again.

TAK

I'm pleased to report; that huge-ass yakisoba is now gone. It took 2 mouths to finish it but I can stop staring at it in my cupboard now. And as expected, it was gastronomically delicious.

This week's Breaking Bad has got to be one of it's best episodes to date. It had pretty much everything I've come to expect from the show: part thriller, part drama, part crime with a peppering of humour. Oh, man... Can't get enough.

On the flipside, LOST is disappointing me with every new episode. The dialogue and crescendoing music all point to big gasp-tastic moments but it all comes across deflated and, well, almost humourous... Am I bad? I just wanna know what the smoke monster is.

I've realized I can't drink anymore. Not with out falling asleep after a beer or two. If it's binging I seem to be fine but a casual beer? and I'm out an hour later. I need to find a happy median here.

Super excited for the new Star Trek movie comin' out. Japan gets it first, btw. Suckas! edit: actually, we're getting it last... imdb fooled me.

Mother's Day this weekend! Don't be an ass. Send flowers at least!

Tak