Honestly, the way Otakon went this time, was that there was one thing per day that I wanted to do. On Friday, there was the World Premiere of... OreImo (that's the shortened name). It was attended (and unveiled) by the author of the series…

So, my old keyboard, a Saitek Eclipse, lost a key. Not just any key, a very important key. The Delete key. One of the clamps on the bottom of the key (which clip it into the key slot) broke off, and while I could have just sat the key on t…

So, about a month ago, I went to Anime Boston with my friends and I had a blast. I didn't really take too many pictures of anything besides Raj and Origa at their concert Saturday night, though.Pictures: http://caelk.shutterfly.com/picture…

Okay, so not only did I get the e-Capcom limited edition Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, I got the Sega Store's limited edition of 7th Dragon 2020-II. It was a little pricey, but the Sega Store edition came with all the best goodies, so I jus…

Well, I got my copy of the e-Capcom limited edition of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen finally. There's actually a story behind my acquisition of it, but I'm really not up for telling it right now as it involves a lot of angst.So, I'll just sh…

Stir-fried ground pork, with sliced mushrooms... and of course, bean sprouts.Soy-based sauce and rice vinegar were added during the cooking of the meat, and the mushrooms were added later. After everything was nearing doneness, I dumped in…

Finally, the last of my stuff from Japan came in last week. Celga can be a bit slow, though to their credit, I did sit on my purchases for a week or so before telling them to send it to me.Essentially what my run boiled down to was getting…

I finally got myself a desktop headphone amp! Whoo!I chose to get the FiiO E09K here (the big thing with the big dial), seeing as I previously got the FiiO E17. The E17 docks into the E09K, so you can still use the E17 as a DAC when you've…

When I think about the time I spent in Japan, I'm overall happy how things turned out. I got to see a few places that I always wanted to see, and knocked out a few more interesting places as well.Picture Album: http://caelk.shutterfly.com/…

At the conclusion of my mindless Akihabara shopping spree, I went to the Crazy Crepe for a final bite to the sweet deliciousness of Rare Strawberry Cheesecake Crepe. I actually ran into my friend again here, and we exchanged some words and…

And finally, my last day in Japan came. My flight left at around half past midnight on... technically the next day, but pretty much I only had until 19:00 before I had to start heading to Haneda Airport, where my flight left from. I honest…

Well, my trip to Japan was on its second to last day. I arrived in Nagoya more as a stopover than anything else, but while I was here, I thought I should go check out Atsuta Jinguu, which ranks as one of the most sacred shrines in Japan (i…

There's not a whole lot to say about what happened after I took my bus out, just that I missed the Miboro Dam since I fell asleep on the bus to Takayama. So, for those of you looking to see it, know that you'll have to go from or to Takaya…

Today I woke up early to pack my bags, eat breakfast, then catch the bus at 8:45 to my next destination. I borrowed some hangers last night from the laundry room to hang my laundry from the air conditioner (situated on the ceiling), so I t…

With my single day in Kanazawa finished, I started to head back to the hotel to rest and recuperate. Along the way I saw a few more interesting things, but by the time I got out of Kenroku-en, every tourist attraction had closed down for t…

Having walked around the castle enough to be satisfied with what I saw, I then exited via the Ishikawa-mon and onto a bridge leading directly to my next destination, Kenroku-en, the Kanazawa Castle garden.Pictures: http://caelk.shutterfly.…

Pictures: http://caelk.shutterfly.com/pictures/554So, my tenth full day in Japan brought me to Kanazawa, which I've heard is where the Japanese go to find out about their heritage. Honestly, I don't know who said that, but eh. My first sto…

Pictures: http://caelk.shutterfly.com/pictures/525When I arrived in Kanazawa, there was still some light outside, but I knew it would turn dark in an hour or so. I went straight to my hotel, the R&B Hotel on the north side of Kanazawa Stat…

Ask anyone who knows anything about medieval Japanese history for famous battles within that time period, and they'll probably refer you to the Battle of Sekigahara. Cited as the single, most important battle of that era, it unified (or mo…

First off, I'm going to apologize: photography is allowed within the museum, however posting the pictures publicly is not. Anyone can go into the gift shop on the first floor, so all the pictures shown here and linked in the album are take…

Picture album: http://caelk.shutterfly.com/pictures/359Alright, well my first day on my own. I had come here with a bunch of friends, but by this point all but one had left Japan, and the other was in Hokkaido (doing nothing in between as …

Not too much to say about the rest of the day, but well... yeah, I went off to Akihabara, but I took some time to see one of my friends off first. He arrived earlier than me, and was leaving earlier than me as well, so I got him and his lu…

Today I spent sometime going to a doujin market, Idol Survivor at Hamamatsu-cho. It took up half a floor in the Metropolitan Trade Center there, and there was quite a line. I think there was another doujin market happening on the other hal…

Didn't really do too much today besides shop in Akihabara. I unfortunately had no time to go out to Nakano Broadway, and I think everyone realized that they forgot to set aside time to browse through the streets of Akiba so they could thro…

After wandering around Akihabara, all three of us who went to Mount Fuji met up and went to a restaurant called Anna Miller's. This took us to just outside Shinagawa Station within Tokyo. Anna Miller's was right past the first intersection…

Coming back from Kawaguchi-ko Station, we decided to stop by a shrine on the way back and offer some prayers to the moe gods.Yes, you read that right. There is a shrine within the Tokyo area that's dedicated to the deities representing the…

So now that we summited, we just had to make it back down. Backtracking to our original summit station, we sat down and dug into some good old raisins and peanuts. Truth be told, I wasn't feeling that great from around 9th Station, but aft…

Before we start, the picture album for the summiting (and descent):http://caelk.shutterfly.com/pictures/247When we checked into Mount Fuji Hotel, they asked us what our plans were for the following day. Normally what people do, is climb du…

Well, I suppose it's time to finish writing this. If you just want to see the pictures, they're on my public album site.http://caelk.shutterfly.com/pictures/185Those of you who've read my past posts probably saw a good number of long posts…

Alright, I'm finally on the day of Mount Fuji, though this first post is getting a little long, so this first post will just be what we did getting there with some warnings about what we encountered. Honestly, I had gotten sick earlier, an…