I did get to stay for two days (Friday and Saturday). The anime chessboard was entertaining but the audio sucked if you were sitting back in the bleechers. Myself and at least a dozen others around me were all like “what did Mitsurugi just say?” and forget trying to understand anything that was being said when they had the characters on screens like Auron and Belldandy. Naruto was hilarious and what happened to him at the end…well I understood the standing ovation.

Later I was watching some of the AMVs for the awards shows. This time I sat closer so that I could hear. Unfortunately, those screens they used were washed or something as the pictures were faint. There was a third screen above and some people laid beneath it, I guess to see the clear picture. I thought the Golden Girls / Lucky Star skit was hilarious.

For the anime costume contest, I think they should have renamed it as a talent show. From what I could tell, the costumes took a back seat to performance. I was very entertained by the skits though. I didn’t stay to see who won the awards but I think one of the Vocaloid boys was carrying around a Nintendo Wii box later so I guess they won. Cool prize.

Cosplayers in the halls were awesome. I got some pictures, check them out here. I didn’t identify everyone though I knew who most of the people were supposed to be. There were quite a few cosplayers as Yoko from Gurren Lagann and Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid. The only costumes coming close in number were probably the Sebastian and Ciel cosplay couples. I was very excited to see Terra from Final Fantasy 6 (3). There was a Gogo at Megacon earlier this year. I’m hoping to get a picture of every character. Also, special thanks to the cosplayer of Yomi from Black?Rock Shooter. I didn’t know who she was and I broke taboo by inquiring. I had to though, because I’d been seeing pictures of that character in different places so I wanted to know the name of the show so I could check it out.

Somehow she neglects to mention that on the global scale, eBay is still dominating both Amazon and Craig’s List (80 million vs 67 million and 59 million). eBay is actually growing and leaving Amazon and Craig’s List behind. In the last month CL actually went down 1.52%. Have a look at the chart below:

[click to enlarge]

In the 21st century, global is much more relevant than national. To be fair, both Ina’s chart and the chart I took from Compete.com mean very little. The money is made from conversion of traffic, not from how many people click a link and then close it without buying anything. I’m not even sure why CL gets mentioned. People go there looking to find prostitutes or haggle for their neighbor’s lawnmower.

I would love to learn how many of eBay’s 80 million visitors actually made purchases. The same with Amazon’s 67 million. I would love to compare the percent of buyers versus bouncers. I’d love to look at the percentage of return visitors.

Source of my comparison chart

It’s that unimaginative vagueness you’ll see in anime, dorama and movies from Japan. The most common will usually be two people commenting about a third person. They will say something along the lines of, “Doesn’t he remind you of that person?” They say “that person” to hold you in suspense because if they revealed “that person”’s name to you at that stage of the movie, you would have a heart attack and die. Other times you’ll be watching an action scene and one character will suggest a secret move/technique and it will be referred to as “that technique.” For example: “Ryu, you’re getting your but kicked by Sakura! I think it’s time you unleash your TRUE power and use ‘that technique’ on her.” Once again, if you were to know the name of “that technique” 5 minutes before they reveal the name (you can be sure the user will give the name before or during use) you would die!

“That place” and “that time” are also frequently used. I love it! I certainly don’t want to die from the SHOKKU! Of having that whatever revealed to me too early…

Sir Amic, the potter.
Sir Aphim, the winged knight
Sir Atonin, the sleepy knight
Sir Bia
Sir Culate
Sir Culonimbus, his head is always in the clouds.
Sir Cuss, the foul mouthed knight.
Sir Chengine
Sir Chparty
Sir Chandestroy
Sir Culate
Sir Culonimbus, his head is always in the clouds.
Sir Cut
Sir Cumstance
Sir Cumference
Sir Cumnavigate
Sir Cumvent
Sir Cumscision
Sir Cool
Sir Cular
Sir Cull
Sir Clet
Sir Cough-a-gus
Sir Ebral
Sir Ebro, knight of the X-men
Sir En
Sir Face, the handsome good guy
Sir Fuss
Sir F, who was about to swear but I stopped him.
Sir Fur who is the arch nemesis of PETA.
Sir Gin, the alcoholic medical knight.
Sir Iname
Sir Inge, he always gets straight to the point.
Sir Iously
Sir Je (surge)
Sir Jickle
Sir Jury, Sometimes I ache after I am around Sir Jury. His Greek name is Sir Juries.
Sir Kiss
Sir Kit
Sir Kuljerk
Sir Lee
Sir Loin
Sir Mise
Sir Mounted, not to be confused with Sir Mount who lives in Sir Mountable
Sir Mun
Sir Name
Sir O, one of the Spanish knights.
Sir Plus, the math teacher
Sir Pass, received an “A” in Sir Plus’s advanced class
Sir Past, I just saw him yesterday.
Sir Prize
Sir Pent, the repressed knight.
Sir Pentine
Sir Row, another Spanish knight born on a hill
Sir Rogate
Sir Round
Sir Renity
Sir Rendipitous
Sir Rious
Sir Real
Sir Riff
Sir Rus
Sir Ria
Sir Render
Sir Reen
Sir Rated (met him at the movies, he is edgy!)
Sir S. Business is an internet knight who does not joke around!
Sir Tain or in China he’s known as Sir Tain Lee
Sir Tificate
Sir Tified
Sir Ts, who’s breath is always the most fragrant.
Sir Up, never sleeps.
Sir Vant who always aims to please.
Sir Vent who will rant to any who’ll listen.
Sir Vint
Sir Vir
Sir Ver
Sir Vix
Sir Viss
Sir Vive
Sir Vivor
Sir Vontace
Sir Vey, oy!
Sir Xes
Sir Yessir, the knight in training

That’s 80 so far.

Don’t have your own Sephiroth action figure? I’ve got him and many others in my eBay store.

Caveman Deb: “ughblak” (translates into F*ck)

I’ve got 20 domains listed for sale on eBay and here’s the list:

Browse My Current Offering

www.bankheists.com — I’m imagine this site full of stories about bank robberies, reviews of popular bank heist books and movies and lots of advertising.
www.cssfu.com — your custom style sheets are no match for my hidden dragon technique!
www.edcoo.com
www.fixedcostads.com — awesome name for flat fees on advertising. Who wants to bid?
www.noocu.com
www.nookza.com — this one just sounds fun.
www.oorge.com — Great name for an energy drink.
www.qwiva.com — this one gives me goosebumps. I might actually keep this one
www.soxmy.com
www.sufsu.com
www.sypee.com
www.zwazu.com — Someone tell me why I’m envisioning a toucan as the mascot for Zwazu?
www.zykok.com — Definite a great name for an anti-depressant drug!

Edit: I removed some of the domains that sold and these are also available:

2hp.net
3dGameProgrammer.com
astronomer.mobi
bestbond.info
bosdo.com
boyfriend.cc
floridacoindealer.com
gaypokemon.com
howtoaddlinks.com
infomercial.cc
jeap.net
krishna.cc
localfanpages.com
murloc.net
neswii.com
newsdaily.mobi
oukko.com
parack.com
ramzei.com
rapcy.com
tb9.net
TheoryOfRuin.net
westernthreats.com
windowswebhosts.info

As well as:

HYIPRATINGS.COM
AVIFILMS.COM
AIRLINESINFO.US
BESTANIME.US
BESTBARBECUE.US
PLANNINGWEDDING.US
WEBDESIGNINFO.US
BLURAYVIDEO.US
DECORATEFORUM.US
HOMEMANICURES.US
EARTHDAYS.US
NURSEINFO.US
MAFIAMOVIE.US
DISHPRICES.US
CARPRODUCTS.US
TELESERVICE.US

Not all of them are listed on eBay. If you want one of these and it’s not on eBay, use the ask seller a question button from one of my listings and inquire about pricing. As you can see from the prices of what I already have listed, I’m more than reasonable.

As some of you may know, I have a lot of hobbies. One of those hobbies is understanding the universe. What better way to do that then by dabbling in theoretical physics? With my computer science background though, I take a different approach than other scientists in the field.

What I am currently working on is using grid computing to calculate how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Since woodchucks have not evolved to the point where they are able to chuck wood themselves, this is all theoretical of course. This means there’s lots of math and simulations needing to be performed in order to find that answer.

If you’re not already familiar with grid computing, you could google it or check wikipedia for a long-winded definition. The short version is basically you have a group of users who are willing to share their computers in order to help solve whatever problem the grid is working on. Most grids with volunteer members give up only a small portion of their computer’s unused CPU speeds so that they are able to use their PCs without feeling hampered by helping. A few years ago I did protein folding calculations for the Human Genome Project and it was really cool. SETI uses a grid to help sort through it’s collected data.

If you’re interested in helping me with “Project Woodchuck.” That’s great! No need to fill out a form or e-mail me. I’ll contact you! Together we’ll find out the answer. I am also in contact with various departments in the government to set up a grid for two operations in the future: The IRS is curious just how many seashells “she” sells by the seashore and I’m pretty sure we’ll all curious to know how many pickled peppers Peter Piper picks on a yearly basis.

Stay tuned for more details.

The seller seems legit as Gigi is pictured holding the items.  It should also be noted:

“BONUS #1-Gigi will personally sign it, anywhere with whatever the winning bidder wants (no signature, only signature, signature with a name or note, etc.). She’ll even take a photo with the signed item before shipping it out as proof that it is her signature!

BONUS #2-She’s also willing to write a small note (on the back of a Chiana fan card picture) describing the item, stating it was from her personal collection and any other details you’d like. She’ll take a photo with the note as well as the item, and you will receive the pictures via email while it’s being shipped!”

I thought that was pretty cool and worth checking out.  I’ll be watching again soon since they ship worldwide.