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[xelement5x]

The population of the Japanese countryside is draining rapidly - some places have half the people they did 30 years ago - and some real estate they're practically giving away. One of these days, I wouldn't mind retiring there.

That's so sad to hear.  One of favorite memories of Japan was some of the countryside when I got out of the Kanazawa area.  Me and some friends stayed at a small cheap inn with a complimentary bath and an amazing view and just hiked around the area for a couple days. 

Those memories and the landscape were probably part of what brought me out near the mountains of Colorado in later life.

[SamIAm]

For a place packed with over 120 million people, Japan really does have some incredibly lush and beautiful countryside. The water is clean and the air is nice, and the produce is delicious.

Economically, however, Japan's population problem is huge and depressing. Google the old blog "Spike Japan", which is one of the few gaijin blogs I've liked, if you want to know more. His "Ugly Japan" entry was especially good, although the top page entry works fine.

For some reason I always pictured samiam as robocop or a power ranger. Not the pink one, though.

By all means, continue to do so. However, please consider adding the yellow one to the "no" list.

[HailingTheThings]

Was this one of those "I peed sitting down on a chair." kind of nights?

Not exactly.  Mind you, this was before I had kids.  It was a night that ended with me in the next door neighbors' driveway (not my house, not my neighbor) curled up in the fetal position while vomiting.  This was all happening at the same time the neighbor happened to be pulling up the driveway.

Needless to say, many of my unmarried, non-parent friends ask why I don't hang out and party very much anymore.  My answer is I got it all out of my system from years passed.

I did that kind of super stupid shit from my mid teens to early twenties. Now, I pretty much only drink twice a year at my friend's parties... if I can help it. *hiccup*

[Arkhan]

f*ck Yeah.

[wildfruit]

Is that a NERV t-shirt??

[esteban]

Meh..

Fix'd.

The dude on the left looks like a young Liam Neeson / Qui Gon Jinn

Hahaahhahahahahahahaha. SO LIAM NEESON.

TANGENT:

Also, Bonknuts is not how I pictured him...I thought he would be far less fashionable and have glasses. I guess it's just a silly stereotype I can't shake about all TG-16 fans having glasses.

I have horrible vision, myself.  Photos are the only time I'm not wearing them. I wear prescription sunglasses at the pool/beach/lake. I SWIM IN SUNGLASSSES SO I CAN SEE TWO FEET IN FRONT OF MY WET NOSE.

/TANGENT

[Tatsujin]

Especially like the bonknuts's anti HET shirt

[NightWolve]

I have horrible vision, myself.  Photos are the only time I'm not wearing them. I wear prescription sunglasses at the pool/beach/lake. I SWIM IN SUNGLASSSES SO I CAN SEE TWO FEET IN FRONT OF MY WET NOSE.

Really ? I have gotten slightly near-sighted myself. The only issue I have is when I'm going someplace new and I can't read the street sign in time to get either in the left lane or right lane to make the turn with ease based on traffic. Nowadays though with my Tom Tom or even my new phone, it's not a problem with GPS navigation.

[Desh]

Haha... I'm with esteban.  I myself have prescription glasses.  I don't NEED them to see but I certainly can't read without them and it's also very hard to drive at night without them (makes me feel 80).

Who knew all the smart programming types around here were young lady killers?  I figured we were all nerdy poindexter types.  Now, excuse me while I go find my pocket protector.

[Arkhan]

YEAH ITS A NERV SHIRT BITCH

[MrFulci]

I'm still the same weight, I'm not obese like Nullity.

Sticks and stones, mon frere.

Some people maintain their waistline as they grow older, while others retain their sanity.

Plus, there are certain advantages to being a big guy.  For instance:

[ul][li]I displace as much water as almost two of any other forumite, which comes in handy and makes me doubly useful in those situations where you need to displace water. [/li][li]On flights, people tend to not want to sit next to me as I leave only 3/4 of a seat on either side for other passengers.[/li][li]I can effectively anchor WAAAYYYY more helium baloons than you.[/li][li]If I'm feeling lazy, I can just breathe heavy and slouch to be excused from any physical task. Nobody wants to make a fat guy keel over and die.[/li][li]Any vehicle I drive naturally gets better traction in slippery winter conditions than it would get with you behind the wheel.[/li][li]And last but not least: mobility scooters.  Ain't nobody get in my way when I back up down the cheetos aisle. BEEP BEEP BEEP "MOVE BITCH, GET OUT THE WAY, IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' CHEESY"[/li][/ul]

haha, Wow, I did not expect a Nullity response, such as that!

I always see you goofing about your weight, though I've never seen a photo of you, so I treated it like fair game.

Upon logging in here, over the weekend, I saw a thread, perhaps in fighting street, that planted the seed for me to comment here.

Anyway, yes, you could survive longer in cold sea water, than I could.

*Ah, I found the post of yours, form this weekend, that must have got my mind going.

https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=7808.msg388929#msg388929

[MrFulci]

Was this one of those "I peed sitting down on a chair." kind of nights?

Not exactly.  Mind you, this was before I had kids.  It was a night that ended with me in the next door neighbors' driveway (not my house, not my neighbor) curled up in the fetal position while vomiting.  This was all happening at the same time the neighbor happened to be pulling up the driveway.

Needless to say, many of my unmarried, non-parent friends ask why I don't hang out and party very much anymore.  My answer is I got it all out of my system from years passed.

Sometimes it's better you don't recall. I have some stories, but not sure what to post here

Everclear? My limit, was 151, anything beyond that, I did not want to mess with. I'd rather enjoy the liquor I drink, than not. It has been 10+ years since I've consumed Everclear, or 151.

I think it was last year, or the year before, a number of other states also made Everclear illegal.

[tggodfrey]

This is about as close as you need to get!

[Bonknuts]

Meh..

Fix'd.

The dude on the left looks like a young Liam Neeson / Qui Gon Jinn

Hahaahhahahahahahahaha. SO LIAM NEESON.

TANGENT:

Also, Bonknuts is not how I pictured him...I thought he would be far less fashionable and have glasses. I guess it's just a silly stereotype I can't shake about all TG-16 fans having glasses.

I have horrible vision, myself.  Photos are the only time I'm not wearing them. I wear prescription sunglasses at the pool/beach/lake. I SWIM IN SUNGLASSSES SO I CAN SEE TWO FEET IN FRONT OF MY WET NOSE.

/TANGENT

 Heh. Glasses? Nope - perfect vision. I'm no superstar, but I have a few different styles of dress. I also ride a Zx6r (daily rider), so I'm cool like that You guys don't like my classic Nintendo jacket? I did give it to my son (he loves it). As far as the Liam Neeson comment, I'm definitely gonna have to tell Scott about that one - lol.

 Edit: Esteban, yeah more movie stuff. We got to make "one off" characters. One was "mack the knife" inspired guy (from Captain Commando), and the other was 'Heart-eyes'. And a pilot character named "Pollo".

Heart-eyes:

^- The black sweater used for the costume, was code named "Carl Sagan" - (it was a turtle neck zip up sweater). The sweater was always referred to as Carl Sagan on set. The lights for the eyes were controllable via a small switch set from the glove (you could switch the eyes to normal eyes, and/or blink them).

[esteban]

Meh..

Fix'd.

The dude on the left looks like a young Liam Neeson / Qui Gon Jinn

Hahaahhahahahahahahaha. SO LIAM NEESON.

TANGENT:

Also, Bonknuts is not how I pictured him...I thought he would be far less fashionable and have glasses. I guess it's just a silly stereotype I can't shake about all TG-16 fans having glasses.

I have horrible vision, myself.  Photos are the only time I'm not wearing them. I wear prescription sunglasses at the pool/beach/lake. I SWIM IN SUNGLASSSES SO I CAN SEE TWO FEET IN FRONT OF MY WET NOSE.

/TANGENT

 Heh. Glasses? Nope - perfect vision. I'm no superstar, but I have a few different styles of dress. I also ride a Zx6r (daily rider), so I'm cool like that You guys don't like my classic Nintendo jacket? I did give it to my son (he loves it). As far as the Liam Neeson comment, I'm definitely gonna have to tell Scott about that one - lol.

 Edit: Esteban, yeah more movie stuff. We got to make "one off" characters. One was "mack the knife" inspired guy (from Captain Commando), and the other was 'Heart-eyes'. And a pilot character named "Pollo".

Heart-eyes:

^- The black sweater used for the costume, was code named "Carl Sagan" - (it was a turtle neck zip up sweater). The sweater was always referred to as Carl Sagan on set. The lights for the eyes were controllable via a small switch set from the glove (you could switch the eyes to normal eyes, and/or blink them).

I was just watching the first few episodes of Cosmos the other day, ha!

Carl Sagan sweater.


I love the costumes and props; the post-apocalyptic chaos looks delightful on film.

It really looks great.