Wow!! I can't believe how long it's been since I last wrote something!!
How frikken lazy am I?! (Actually don't answer that )

Well heaps of stuff has happened ... but too much to go into ...
Hmm... I really don't know what to write, I'm so out of it

Oh, one big thing is that I'm now up-to-date with everything FullMetal Alchemist (Manga-wise).
Thanks to AVCON (an Anime/Manga/Video Games convention hosted at the end of July), I decided to buy the FMA manga because it was SOOOO cheap... ... ... then I had to get the rest But it's worth it, it's such an awesome story and the art is fantastic.
I've also just finished my DragonBall VIZBIG manga collection!! Volume 5 (4 in 1) is MASSIVE!!

Oh, and Bleach Volume 28 came out last week too, so, yay! I just wish they would release them more often!! JAPAN IS UP TO 40!!!
*Sigh* oh well, at least I have my Urahara Hat to cheer me up...

Anyway, if I write anymore, I'm going to start rambling (oh, no ) so I'm gonna stop it here

It's good to write something again

Denny Crane - Lock and Load!!

Yay!! It's time for a Manga Update!!

As you may, or may not know, I love collecting Manga and I like to show it off :p
Here it is!


The 4th BIG Volume of Dragon Ball Z "will be avaliable next week" says my store Can't wait!!

All of Bleach, so far...

One Volume of Gantz (IT'S CRAZY!) and the first 6 of Naruto.

The rest of Naruto - I'm not collecting Shippuden....I just don't want to
And the beginning of (the original) Yu-Gi-Oh!

The last few volumes of the original, and all of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist

And finally, Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World and the first 3 Volumes of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Hooray!! Manga is cool!!!!!!!


OK, now for some important news...

!!!! IMPORTANT NEWS !!!!

I am going on holidays from the 8th of July to the 15th - so, obviously I wont be around
It also means that I won't be here for my birthday (the 10th)
I'm going to the snow - it's been SOOOOOO long since I've been...the last time was when I was a little kid
Just letting everyone know

Take care everyone!!

Hooray!! Another entry!

OK, now first things first - HEAT THE SOUL 6.
It's a pretty good game - and when you compare it to HTS5, it's friggen awesome!
While the game is not perfect, there are enough modes/characters/new specials to make up for it
At a glance you can see that the story mode is what the most effort went into - and it looks pretty damn good
Most of the story fights have small cut-scenes before hand, and they did very well with that!

I don't want to go too much into it (this isn't a review ) but, if you can, definately have a look at this game - its a great fighter wether your new to the series or an old HTS veteran.

Battle Stadium D.O.N.
I know that this has been out for ages, but I decided to finally have a look at it - I haven't played much (I'll explain later), but from what I have played, it's a decent brawler. It's fun, the controls are fairly easy to learn, and your favourite characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Naruto are smooshed into one game, like the Super Smash Brothers games or the Jump games on DS.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4
Another new addition to my collection, and another I haven't played a lot of - NS:UN4, as far as I can tell, expands on what it's previous game offered - and that is an amazing thing
My only gripe with what I've played so far is that in .... the mode....the main mode - I forget what it's called, you walk around as Naruto (cool!!) but you can't exit the mode without resetting or turning off the PS2, UNLESS you find a save point. You need to access the save point to save (duh! ) and exit the mode. It's a little annoying, but whaddaya going to do?

And finally, the game I've been spending all my time on lately:
Kingdom Hearts II
I know the game is a little old, but I have just discovered it - and I'm loving it!! I've nearly finished it (I think) and looking back, I wish I had played the first game to get better acquainted with the story-line My only peeve is that all you have to do to beat your enemies is smash the X button, but everything else in the game MORE than makes up for that!!
Also I love the game's music so much, that I got the Sound track - it's funny cos it's Japanese, so the songs from Atlantica sound ... odd

Oh, and Kingdom Hearts has made such an impression on me that I'm thinking of getting 358/2 days on DS now...AND when it comes out in English (close to the end of the year), as well as Birth by Sleep for PSP (when it comes out )

Well, that's all for now, I'm off to play Kingdom Hearts!!

Next time: a Manga update

Wow, It's been over a month since my last blog entry - how lazy am I?!

I blame 2 things for my absence:

1. My University crap - I mean work

and

2. Pokemon.

My exams are coming up in a few weeks and I have to practice like there is no tomorrow (I'm studying C!assical Piano). I'm getting just a little sick of seeing pianos now...but oh well

Ah, now, Pokemon - When I haven't been practicing I've been on the Pokemon D/P/Pt Trading boards either hacking, editing or getting events for people - I think i ended up making a total of 4 topics, I'm in the 5th one now, but I've given up hacking - people just aren't responsible enough to come BACK for their Pokemon...
Anyway because I appreciate people reading (suffering) through my blog, I'm offering 1 free Pokemon per customer!
If you have Pokemon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum - you can take advantage of this offer!!
Simply copy and paste this "coupon" in my thread.
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Good for 1 free hack!!!!
Special coupon!!
Limited time offer!!
Valid from the 11-May to the 31-May
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After you post that in my topic you can either post the hack you want in the thread or PM me.
I'll make your order as soon as I can and send it out to you Be sure to keep an eye on my topic, though


And while I'm on the topic of free Pokemon, to celebrate the Pokemon Gold and Sliver Remakes Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver,I'm also giving away the 3 starter Pokemon of Johto!! They're all at lv 5, shiny, and were met in Johto!!
I can't wait for these games to come out!! I think they're set to be released in Spring (Southern Hemisphere season) in Japan, so there will most probably be a 6 month wait for an English release...
But I'm still looking forward to it!!!

I also got the new Dragon Ball Kai game!! It is one of the best Dragon Ball/Z related games I have ever played. In all honesty it's like playing Dragon Quest - which makes it awesome!!
The story begins in Dragon Ball in the 3 year wait before Goku fight Piccolo (Jr.) at the Tenkaichi Budokai and ends with Vegeta - it doesn't seem like much, but there is HEAPS to do, I'm clocking 20+ hours and I haven't even come close to finishing the game perfectly. There is quite a bit to do - and its all fun
If I can be bothered, I might write a review for it...hmm...
Anyway give it a look over - it goes without saying, though, it's all in Japanese.
And for those of you wondering "what the heck is Dragon Ball Kai", its basically a director's cut of Dragon Ball Z - it's been remade for HD, the voice cast have redone their work, new music and sound effects have been added, a new opening and closing themes to go with the new credits and most of all, it's been cut down to remove all damaged film and filler crap.
As far as I can tell Goku gets on and off of Snake Way in around about 3 episodes!!!!

Now possibly what I've been looking forward to the most - Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 is coming out in just 3 days!!!
All I can say is *Drool*
Sooooo many characters, new game modes, Turn Back the Pendulum costumes - I'm actually willing to forgive and forget HTS 5 - AS LONG AS THIS KICKS ASS, which it looks like it will
Finally an excuse for me to pick up my PSP again - my DS has been DOMINATING!!

OK, that's all for now!!

Remember, if your a Pokemon Game aficionado, take advantage of the "coupon" from above ^^

Take Care everyone!!

Skip (Tim)

Just thought I'd show everyone cos I love them so much!!
I bought these at ShinTokyo - my one-stop-manga/anime-shop.
They are $15 (Australian) and are a lucky dip of sorts.
When you buy one, you don't know what's inside.
There are 5 in total, but allI need are 4.
The 'missing' one is Ichigowith his Shikai, stabbing it into his stand.

Yay!! I finally finished Okami!!
It trully is a fantastic game. The art is second to none, as is the "celestial brush" technique.
Having finished the game I can now move on to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4... or can I?
I really want to COMPLETELY complete Okami...there are quite a lot of items and side-quests to do that i missed the first time 'round. Plus I want to get all of those anoying Stray Beads

For some more awesome art from Okami check out Art Of Okami.

Ok, well for the past 2 days I've been going crazy...

My computer's power supply blew...

I guess things just got a bit too much for the old one.
Anway the upshot of it was that I couldn't use the PC for about 2 days - doesn't seem like much, but it was killing me!!!
Just glad that everything is sorted out and all better.

OK, on the games front, I'm slowly making progress through Okami (PS2). Slowly because I don't really play the PS2 that much - i feel so bad, like I'm neglecting it. But on the weekend I'm getting Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2) - can't wait to play it!!!
Still waiting for Blue Dragon Plus, Pokemon Platinum and GTA China Town stories for the DS.
And as always, waiting for a new Bleach game for the PSP

Just Glad to be Back

Unfortunately, the beginning of this post isn't all too happy...

One of my beloved dogs died on Monday.
His name was Micky, a Jack Russel crossed Chihuahua and he was about 13 years old. He was the first dog that I had (that I can remember) and I'll miss him dearly. Here are some pics of him.


He lived a very long life, but in his old age he was full of aches and pains (you could just see it). Dad claimed that he was/had going/gone deaf, but I always said different - when ever you asked if he was hungry his ears would ALWAYS jump up (he loved to eat, the log J). He especially suffered when it was warm - and right now Adelaide (Australia) is going through a terrible heat wave (this is the 4th day, in a row, of 40+ degrees), so in a way I'm happy that he didn't have to suffer through another scorcher of a summer.

He will be dearly missed - he truly was an awesome dog.
(He liked to sit in the sun - but sometimes he would fall asleep standing up)


This is my other dog, Skip.

Pure Jack Russel - pure evil. Don't let his looks fool you, he may look like an angel, but he'll destroy anything and everything, but, in his defence, only when he's bored.
Skip does everything a dog should; fetch, speak, shake, lay down etc. but he also has some ... quirks. Dad, being a bricklayer, has a brick saw sitting in the garage on a stand. When the stand is moved it makes a grinding noise on the ground - Skip goes nuts. He will IMMEDIATELY stop whatever he may be doing and run straight to one of the stands legs. He then just starts biting it. And barking. And slobbering. He actually can move the thing on his own - something that dad nor I can do.
He also likes the sun.

This is my Galah, Max.

He is one of the funniest pets in the world. Usually living right outside our kitchen window, Max picks up on nearly all of our conversations and will often imitate us - it sounds like a bunch of gibberish, but I guess that's how my family sounds when we converse. Max also has picked up the bad habit of telling people to "shut up" and calling them "stupid"...can't imagine where he picked that up from...

Finally this is our newest member of the Asylum, our cat, Neko.

He's still just a baby, so not much to say about him - apart from the fact that he has two different colour eyes!!! AHHH!!! He's SO cute!
The only problem now, is that he's started to scratch the couch a little too much - so we've had to cover it...with a sheet...*sigh*
He gets on really well with Skip - they play and bite and scratch (nothing serious, though) but he and Max don't really get along. Because of the heatwave, Max and Skip have been inside. Neko, being curious, decided to get a little to close to Max's cage. Max bites hard. Neko has avoided Max's cage ever since

WAAA!!!!

I'm back!!!!

Wow, it's felt like AGES since I've been here - and it has been!
I've missed talking to you all. It's great to be back.

I can already see (just by checking my mail) that lots of stuff has been going on...forgive me if I ask tons of questions

OK, well lots of stuff has happened to me while I've been away - the biggest thing is that I've got a cat now!!! This brings the total pet count up to 4 - two dogs, a Galah and now a cat - I've decided not to count my sisters as pets as they no longer live at home
We named him Neko...well I named him Neko - I'll post pics soon.

I've got 3 new games - Zelda and Harry Potter (Order of the Phoenix) for DS and Bully (Canis Canem Edit) for PS2....ahh the fun I'm having, especially with Bully!!

Ohh, ohh, ohh - I found the Bleach Character SOULs book - it's pretty good, it even has the "pilot" chapter for Bleach - it's pretty cool to see the original ideas that Kubo had.

Anyway that's enough for now - just glad to be back!!

HEY ALL!!!!! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, and a safe and fun New Years!!

I spent Christmas with my family (always fun [seriously] ) and New Years was at my friend's house - pool party, but I don't like water . New Years Day was at my Cousin's house - ahh, so much fun with the Wii...I really want one!!

I've got 2 new games!! YAY!!!! The first is Okami for the PS2. It's awesome - so pretty!! You're basically a god sealed into the body of a wolf. You use your tail to paint things in the world and they happen!!! You draw a sun in the sky and it becomes day, paint over something broken and it fixes it, draw a straight line and it cuts stuff in half!! Its really fun and looks amazing - just like a Japanese painting!
The second game I just got last night - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3. Not much to say so far, but you now find cards lying on the ground, which is cool.

OK, now time to get serious - I wont be around for about 2 and a bit weeks...
I'm doing a fast and I've decided to give up posting on forums...*Sigh* it starts today (I had to write this to let you all know, and technically this is a blog ) and ends on the 20-something.
So to everyone, take care, play nice and keep an eye on Bleach!!!

See you all later!!!

Skip (Tim)

WOO!! I just leveled up!!! Now I'm level 26 - Cyber-Lip! YAY!!!!!!


^^Leveling up is fun


OK, well Bleach Volume 25 finally got released here about a week and a bit ago (YAY!!) and it's a cool volume - just a shame about Viz's "Visoreds" name - I'm SO used to "Vizard". Oh, well!
The 3rd Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume also came out - it's awesome. It has Volumes 7 - 9. It covers everything from Kuririn getting his "power up" from the Great Elder of Namek upto a revived Piccolo blasting Frieza in his Second form. Can't wait for the next one!!!

Wow, it's been just over 2 months since my last entry - HOW LAZY AM I?!?!?

Well, needless to say, tons of stuff has happened!

I've now finished Uni (WOO!!!), but I'm still waiting for my results - Clasical Piano, anyone?

My Manga collection has grown considerably - I now have Naruto 1-27, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist 1-24 and the second VIZBIG volume of Dragon Ball Z. I also found the Bleach: All Colour But The Black art book - its really cool!!
Bleach V 25 should be coming out (here) soon, as well as the second Volume of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, oh and the December Shonen Jump

OK, Anime-wise, I now have Dragon Ball Z Seasons 1, 3, 4 and 5 (that's everything up to the Super Trunks vs Cell fight [but I'm missing the "Namek" season]).
I also have Naruto, but only episodes 1-100 - I've been too lazy to get more - I have the manga
And even though it wasn't for me, I brought Elfen Lied for my best friend - its a cool Box Set - for his birthday

OK, now, GAMES!!

Let's start with the PSP...nothing new....except BLEACH: SOUL CARNIVAL!!!!
This is trully one of the most fun games I have ever played. I can't even begin to describe how cool it is!!
The final stage of Challenge mode is one of the most hardest levels I have ever played in any game - its awesome!!! If you can, I really recommend this game!!

OK, PS2, Not sure if I said this last time, but I got my hands on Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3. Its a pretty fun fighter, the controlls are easy to pick up so anyone can play. Walking around the (understandable small) Konoha Villiage is nice too. The minigames are ... fun at first, but can become repetative and irksome.
Overall, it was pretty fun...but before I could finish it something else caught my attention:

Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World.
Hmm... very mixed opinions with this game, but first impression: re-hash of Budokai 3. Now that's not really a bad thing...is it?
Well the fighting system has been upgraded to include some manoeuvres from Burst Limit (PS3) and Shin Budokai (PSP). The story mode has been drastically changed to include various mini games and missions where you actually get to walk around. These walking missions (usually controlling Goku, but not all the time) are ... well, they're a little bit of a double-edged sword. They're fun and new, and the graphics look great, but the controls can leave a bit to be desired. You can only jump, double jump and dash. No flying. The jumps that these characters execute are very fast and sometimes hard to control. But once you get used to it, it becomes manageable... sort of. The mini games range from you controlling Frieza and trying to shoot down Piccolo, training with Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and Gohan (button input), Krillen running from Vegeta (flying through rings), Cell running away from Piccolo and so on. These are fun, but once completed that's it.

There are also awesome cut scenes that accompany some fights. They look fantastic and look as though they come straight from Burst Limit.
But once the Story mode is fully competed...that's about it. Unless you count Fighters Road - it's just 100+ fights. You do need to complete it to obtain 100% of the capsules, though. Ah, yes, the capsule system is back, but it has been upgraded so that it's much easier to use - transformations are just 1 capsule ALL the time, they only ever take up 1 slot. Capsules are also upgradeable......with money, not experience. That being said, though, money is fairly easy to obtain with the "We Gotta Power" capsules.

All of the menu screens have absolutely NO voice overs. It's a silent game now. This is an annoying step backwards. The only talking you'll hear is in cut scenes and the actual fights. Thankfully Japanese voices are still available.

The game also has a very odd difficulty system. It ranges from Very Easy to Z (Very Hard and Z must be purchased) yet when fighting on Very Easy, the AI will still pummel you mercilessly as though the difficulty was set on Hard or higher. It makes for a wonderful challenge, however when fighting Android #18 and she is constantly using the Aura Burning technique (the most annoying move in the entire game) and spamming the attack where she rushes at you (VERY difficult to avoid) then does it again as soon as you hit the ground, it can get very annoying.

There are also some new characters (Syn Shenron, Pikkon, Janemba, Super 17, Baby Vegeta 2, GT Vegeta, etc), as well as characters having new attacks, some having 2 ultimates and some ultimates being used in real time.
As wonderful as that sounds (and it is a very good improvement), there are several mistakes that make some characters broken, or unusable; an example being Syn Shenron (a new character) - even though you are able to equip all of the attack capsules, the attacks can't be used until Syn Shenron transforms into Omega Shenron, making Syn Shenron a character with no Super attacks and no Ultimate!! Kid Buu's Ultimate is also incorrectly named the "Instant Transition Kamehameha".

All up, Infinite World feels rushed and more like a quick cash in. Even though it's a really good and fun game, it should have been treated with more care and thought, seeing as how this is the last DBZ title for the PS2.

Moving on to the DS:
I have an R4. I have MANY new games now
OK, I've already said a lot, so I'll keep this quick:
Mario Kart = fun racing

Drawn To Life = fun and cute, you can be as creative as you want.

Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 = A Yu-Gi-Oh game. Its good

The World Ends With You = A truly fun game. One of the best for DS
Bleach The 3rd Phantom = Haven't played it much (it's the newest) but so far, good.

Digimon World Championship = fairly good, just like the old tamagotchi toys, but you can have more than 1

Pokemon Platinum = not played much - I'm waiting for the English version, I don't want to play the same game twice.

Dragon Quest The Chapters of the Chosen = Another great game for the DS. Not too far into it, but having tons of fun with it.

Dragon Ball DS/Dragon Ball Origins = Played the Japanese version up to a certain point, then realised "damn I have to do the exact same thing with the English one". Yet another fantastic DS game. Get it!!

Bleach Dark Souls = Haven't played it much, but a great fighter. Fantastic sequel game.

Jump! Ultimate Stars = the most played. Not finished, need a break from it. Very fun, but a little repetitive.

Pokemon Bloody Diamond = Pokemon Diamond hack. Able to catch ALL pokemon in this game. Gym battles harder, wild pokemon much stronger. Elite 4 + champion, VERY HARD. Awesome hack

WOW!!! That's a lot! I may not post often but when I do...it's too much!!

That's all for now...

Skip

OK, this is manly for posting about some new key chains that I got at ShinTokyo - I said to Miss that I'd show them all.

The first one I got was Ichigo, but I decied to give that to my BF (Thats "Best Friend" not "Boy Friend", just to clarify). Then I got Ulquiorra, Grimmjow and Hitsugaya. I got Matsumoto too but I gave it to my sister for her birthday - she and Matsumoto have 2 things in common - boobs and being drunk Just kidding!!

Oh, and I also thought I'd show you how much my Manga collection is growing - I'm having fun reading them all.
I love how with the Naruto Volumes Masashi Kishimoto writes about himself in between the chapters. Some of the stories he tells are pretty funny - he connects with the reader. Its pretty cool

I finaly got Volume 24 of Bleach - and got an Ichigo sticker inside, too. That was cool
STILL waiting for the second BIG volume of DragonBall Z - it looks so lonely on the shelf...

Check out the first Half.
And the second Half.

Oi-ya!!
OMG!! First off I have to tell everyone - I FOUND AN AWESOME ANIME/MANGA store!! Its called ShinTokyo and I've never been in a more happier place. It has EVERYTHING!!! Manga, Anime DVD's, games,T-shirts and TONS of figurines. It is truly a wonderful place. Members get a certain discount on everything, and get their own personalised members card. But most importantly for me - members get 25% of ALL manga. I nearly died when I saw this. Now I've got volumes 1-4 of Naruto (Its pretty good), Volume 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World and Volume 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
Oh, such a cool place!!
Unfortunately, I still haven't seen the second Big edition of Dragon Ball Z anywhere, or the first of Dragon Ball. I'll just have to wait.
I'm also waiting for Volume 24 of Bleach to get here.

I got a new game for DS: Digimon World Championship. As an old fan of Digimon who faded away from the games/show, its nice to see this game. Its like the old tamagotchi toys, but much better. I found out that I was just raising them any old way before, but once I looked up a Digivolution FAQ, I was having more fun, because I knew how to raise them properly.
Its keeping me entertained - I like it.

Oh, and I've nearly completely finished Pokemon...its taken me long enough...

Can't wait for Bleach: Soul Carnival on PSP!!

That's all for now!!

Its been a while since my last post

Ahh, I am finaly completely up-to-date with the Bleach manga being released by Viz, just waiting for Vol. 24 to come out now I actually completed the collection within a month - pretty fast, pretty sad I feel sorry for the people working at Borders, they have to see me nearly every day.
Yes, I've developed an addiction to Borders - its really funny, there is this one woman who works there, and whenever she sees me she just starts laughing and says "back again?" Ahh its all fun and games .
I also bought September's eddition of Shoen Jump - its pretty cool, and I got a free Yu-Gi-Oh! card with it, too!
And speaking of Borders, while I was in there I was brousing through the Manga section (pfft where else would I be?!) and I wandered 'round to the Yu-Gi-Oh! section and noticed that they had Volume 7 of the Millenium World series - this is the first time that i've ever seen it in stock....so i bought it Its pretty good - I love the Ceremonial duel.

On another note, I need a new game - I haven't got a new game in AGES!!!
What I have started to do, though, is go over my PS2 games and start playing all of the old ones - i whipped out Digimon Rumble Arena 2 last night...it was mildly entertaining

Thats enough for now - BOSTON LEGAL RUUUUUUUULLLLLLEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

*Yawn*
Ahh, so it begins - the second semester of Uni...fun...
Sort of looking forward to it, but kinda not

I'm making some headway with my Bleach Manga collection, I've got Volumes 1, 2, 5, and 6 as well now - I wanted to get 3 and 4, but apparently they hadn't unpacked them yet - they were in the store...but not on the shelves....so dissapointed - but hopefully getting them today or tomorrow.

Dragon Ball Z Manga has also caught my eye, there is a massive eddition that has the first 3 volumes of Dragon Ball Z - plus it has colour pages - something that is often left out between Japanese and English editions. Its about $40 Australian, which is pretty good considering that the individual volumes are $20 each - which i feel is a bit too much - the US price printed on the back says its $7.95, and while there is a difference in currency value surely its not that big a difference. So, yeah, $40 AU gets you 3 volumes in one with colour pages - much better than paying $60 for 3 volumes all in black and white.

Oh, and why does nearly everyone at the Gotei 13 have pictures of their characters with hats on?!?! Where did they come from?! They look cool - i want one

Anyway, time to go - Uni awaits!!
*runs....falls down stairs....*
Uhhhghh....

OK, well it was my 19th birthday yesterday (Thusday 10th) and i'd thought i'd just write about it for a little bit .
First off, many thanks to the members of the Gotei 13 Union for all the birthday wishes - thanks so much guys, that was a great way to start the day

Well as my birthday fell on a Thursday, I wasn't to keen to do anything then, mainly because its during the week and people work. However my Uni friends decided to take me out for lunch. We had lunch in the Botanical Gardens - it was actually really fun. One of my friends managed to get her hands on some noise makers ... so the gardens weren't that quiet.
It was good spending time with them away from Uni.
While in the city I noticed that EB Games was having a sale so i decided to venture in...something caught my eye but i deceded not to buy it. We then went to Borders (massive book store) and several things there caught my eye...Manga to be presice. Ahh, Yu-Gi-Oh!, DragonBall, DragonBall Z and Bleach...all there...and none of those series complete (damn it!!). But once again, I walked out empty handed.

Our final destination (by now we were down to 3 of us as it was getting on in the afternoon) was Allans Music Store. As music students at Uni, this stop was a no-brainer. Sarah, Josh and I began looking at all of the music books on the second floor - ahh, it was fun. However Josh and I found something that really caught our attention. Music from Star Wars. We flipped through the book and the second piece we see is the Canteena theme. Josh and I looked at each other and we both said "upstairs". The third floor of Allans Music Store is FILLED with pianos for sale...or in our case, for practice. It was fun playing around on a Baby Grand while trying to play the Canteena Theme. After about an hour in Allans we decided to go our separate ways.

By now...I wanted to buy myself a Birthday present (as is my custom)...so what did i do? I stopped over in Borders (the book store) and purchased Bleach Volume 19 (Pretty much Ichigo vs. Byakuya) then went over to EB Games and purchased the game that had caught my eye - Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS). Ahh, fun.

After that I caught the bus to my sick sister's house and spent some time with her and my brother-in-law.
When i got home, straight on my DS Its actually a really good game (might review it ).

Anyway, enough about Birthdays. A NEW BLEACH CHAPTER IS COMING OUT!! AHH!!!! Thank goodness i was wrong. Thanks Kubo!!
All thats left now, is to wait for Saturday night (my friends from church [some of my closest friends] and some family [cousins]) and Sunday night (immediate family) to get some presents .... just kidding Can't wait, though!!!

Ahh, i've learned that Kubo is having yet another week off from the manga...and of all weeks...Its my birthday Thursday...thanks Kubo.
Oh, well. It had better be a really good chapter when it comes out, though. Something like 20+ pages.

I've joined up with a few more Unions, but The Gotei 13 seems to rule supreme with Bleach fans- and rightly so, its a great Union...JOIN THE KIDO SQUAD!!!

I started playing a new game, Kingdom of Paradise, and i am really pleased with it. Its got a good storyline and the gameplay is fantastic!!

Hmm...can't think of anything else now. Take Care, all.

Wow... so much has happend lately ... where to begin...

OK, well i got so frustrated with Heat the Soul 5's 100 win mode that i downloaded someone else's game save so i could listen to all of the voice work. I'm sort of over HTS5...sort of. It's just frustrating that i can't fight tag battles with everyone! I wanted to fight with Shunsui and Joshiro before i remembered that i couldn't. *sigh* HTS4 kept me entertained for longer....

Ooh!!! The Manga (Bleach) is just friggen awesome!! We've had 9 "turn back the pendulum" chapters and they are all so good!!

The Anime...meh, whatever. I'm still waiting for the fillers to become interesting. Two Zanpakuto releases...both nothing special. I miss Hueco Mundo...

I finally leveled up!!!! I'm level 20 now!! YAY!! AND I FINALLY GOT A NEW BADGE!! I'm neighbourly. Yay!!! I'm so happy!

I now hold 3 positions in the Gotei 13 Union; 4th Seat of Squad 4, 6th commander of squad 15 and Lt. of the new Kido squad - i'm Hachi in the last two. YAY!!! Its a good Union!

*GASP* AND I JUST WATCHED THE LOST SEASON FINALE.....wow. It was goooooooood. It was worth waiting an extra week for.

Well, thats about it. Take care!!

YAY, i just got Bleach Heat The Soul 5!! Yay...hmm, or not. I was looking forward to this game, but i'm afraid i was slightly dissapointed (for full details look at my review here).

I was really suprised when i read the manga - I KNEW Tessai was part of the Shinigami - i just didn't think he'd be the Cheif of the Kido division - i thought he would be a Vice-captain or something. And wh finally found out where Hachi was! Ohh, *drools* and Kensei's hollow form, *drools more* so cool!

I have no coment for the Anime. I'm just waiting to see what the story is developing into before i sink my teeth into it.

Oh, and i joined The Gotei 13 Union!! I'm a 4th seat in the 4th squad (Unohana taicho) and i'm 6th commander (Hachigen) in the 15th Squad (Vizard, under Urahara taicho). YAY!!! My Zanpakuto is awesome, too