Non-descript post #113
I wanted to post last night, but I got unexpectedly busy and didn’t come home until late (bleh). Just wanted to mention a couple things…
FanimeCon starts today at the San Jose Convention Center. Studio Sokodei (Andrew and Kelvin’s fan parody group) is showing their fan favorites again, with Evangelion Redeath at it’s usual slot at 9PM Friday night (tonight). If anybody wants to check out a parody, let me know. We won’t have to wait in line, as we will be part of Kelvin’s “entourage” :P It’s really quite an experience seeing the video at a convention, as a lot of fans get into the viewing experience (similar to Rocky Horror Picture Show) and a lot of them do crazy things like recite the entire script. A couple people have uploaded the video on Youtube, but it’s not the same experience (and it’s usually from a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of an original VHS tape). Actually, I’d like to mention one of the uploaders here, as they have a copy so old it has a “making of” feature at the end that even I’ve never seen before. If you want to see an Asian-Afroed Kelvin and grungy-long-haired Andrew from seven years ago, check out the last couple minutes of the video. They both look a lot better now. Can you believe I liked Kelvin back then? What was I thinking?
Also, the Nintendo Game Summit was this week, and they revealed… nothing. Cry. Penny Arcade has a really good summary of the event tho:
And I got Ouendan 2 in the mail yesterday. Ooooooouuuuuennnnndaaaaaaan!
New thing I learned today: Non-denominated stamps (stamps with no money value printed on them) keep the same rate as when they were (i.e. a non-denomination stamp printed during 37 cents period only has a postal value of 37 cents even if the current first class stamps are 41 cents). That’s why the new “Forever” stamp is such a big deal.
They have these nondemoninated stamps so that, if the rate changes, they don’t have to throw out all the old stamps with a number on it; they can just keep the same stamp and sell it at a new price. What I still don’t get is how they determine how much these stamps are worth. If you bought it when it was 37 cents, and the rate changed to 39 cents, is it still worth 39 cents? They can’t tell, right? So they have a default value of 39 cents?
