Kalafina After Eden blu-ray cover & concert collectibles

It's funny but now that I'm on medical leave I actually have time and even the inclination to blog a little.  :) First up, the Blu-ray and DVD cover art for the After Eden Special Live has been released.  So far I've only seen small thumbnail type jpegs on Amazon jp and CDJapan.  Still... it's better than nothing.

Also, CDJapan has also listed 10 items for sale from the After Eden tour.  I already have the T-Shirt, the poster and the pamphlet.  The poster is still in Japan with Itsuko, I will collect that from her when I see her this Saturday.  I did take pictures of the T-shirt and did a small review of the pamphlet in another post.  Here is the link to that post if you're interested... click me. The pamphlet is really more like a photo book than a pamphlet in the strictest sense so if you're a fan and you like photo books, then this photo book may be worth getting.

Here are the direct links to the merchandise that Itsuko helped me buy on CDJapan's website.

Pamphlet

Poster

T-shirt

They also have the t-shirts in white and in the ladies sizes as well as a towel.  I didn't get any of those and I don't think I'll be getting them either.

Alrighty, it's time for my last dose of medication for the day and then it's off to bed.  Good night. :)

:( missed the concert

At the time of writing, the J-Live organized concert featuring Weaver and Applicat Spectra is happening right now at the Scape Warehouse in Singapore.

I had to give my tickets away because I developed a fever late last night and am on two days MC. :( :( :( Now i am just hoping i make a quick and full recovery so that my trip to Tokyo will be smooth going.

Going off to mope some more. :(

Posting from my vita 3

almond jelly kit kat, a photo by kiasukid2000 on Flickr.

i am still busy playing with the vita and trying to figure out how i can best get it to work to cater to my specific needs. Now i am testing posting photos to the blog using flickr. i wasnt v successful using picasa.

This is a photo shot using the vita's back camera. it is a photo of an almond jelly flavoured kit kat... just one of the many funky and fun flavours to come out of japan. :)

Mahou Shoujo Madoka KEY ANIMATION NOTE

For fans of Mahou Shoujo Madoka, this shouldn't be new news but I have some free time so I thought I would talk about it for a bit. :)

After agonizing over what I should spend my monthly budget on non-necessities on, I finally decided to get all 6 volumes of the Mahou Shoujo Madoka Key Animation Note. This is the follow up to the Production Note which I already own. The Production Note is a really beautiful release and worthy of a place in any fan's collection. Here is the link to my post on the unboxing of this gorgeous art-book.

I was trying to decide which of the following I rather have:

Would I like to blow some cash on the Limited First Press Release of the Mahou Shoujo Madoka game?

 

Or would I like to spend an insane amount and use up all my points on this blu-ray set cuz the figma of BRS is really awesome:




Or would I rather all 6 volumes of the Key Animation Note Link to all the printed material available on Mahou Shoujo Madoka on CDJapan ?

In the end... after looking at the wiki site for the Key Animation Note, I decided to go with the art-book. Ultimately, I think I would enjoy the art-books more and I would probably find them more useful in the long run. I can also space the purchase of all the volumes over a period of months and I'll be picking up Vol. 1 from one of my friends in Tokyo when I visit the city later this month which would save tons on shipping. Hopefully it'll be cool... my Vol.1 is already in my friend's hand so after I return from Japan, I'll write up my thoughts on what I think of the first volume of this set of art-books. :)

K... time to go get some coffee and finish up my homework. I just felt like writing more this weekend, I guess cuz 1) I wanted to make up for me not being able to surpass my all time high in number of posts last year :-( 2) also to make up for me not having the time to post much at all since the start of the year 3) to procrastinate cuz I felt kind of lazy to do my homework. :P

But now it is time to go do sometime more productive. cheers :)

Posting from my vita 2

I have now successfully posted a photo to blogspot via the vita's browser. But in order to do that i had to use the html tab instead of the compose tab to upload the photo. This pulls up one of the older interfaces used to upload photos to blogspot and uploading using a wifi connection was quick and simple. After that, you can go to the compose tab to work further on the post if you like. The photo will show up like they usually do and you will be able to select thumbnail size and add captions etc. Unfortunately there is no copy and paste function yet and i hope they will add that in the future as it is a pretty important function to have for emailing and blogging etc. The left and right trigger buttons on the shoulder of the ps vita will move your cursor left or right. I really like that. It is much easier than stabbing at the left and right trianges on the left and right of the spacebar. K.... Am going to take a shower soon. Btw the photo above is a screenshot from uncharted from my vita while i was playing it this afternoon. :) ta ta. :)

posting from my vita

this is a test post from the sony vita to see how well it works with blogspot. actually, i rather like typing with the vita. i just set it down flat on the table and type with two fingers and  typing is quite fast. i think i may use this to do most of my mobile blogging when i go on my trip later this month.

so far, i have played uncharted on the vita and it is quite fun. i am really bad at the game since i am mostly a traditional rpg gamer and i prefer 2d platform games and racing games in general.  i haven't had the need to use the back touch pad yet so i m not sure how well that works.

i have used the front and back cameras which are ok and relatively easy to use.  the quality isnt great though and i really prefer the quality of the photos from the samsung galaxy s II. i had to do a system update to get two additional functions on the vita.  now i can shoot video which is once again not as good as the samsung galaxy s II but is adequate enough for simple blogging etc.  there may be quality settings for the camera that i dont know about... i have not explored that yet.

what i do like is the screen capture function which can be activated even while i am playing a game. The screen is beautiful too and touchscreen is responsive. It is a little heavy for a handheld and the it doesn't play the latest flash on he web. also, i haven't figured out how to upload photos to the blog yet which may be a bit of a bummer for mobile blogging.  and also need to figure out how the vita's web browser works as it doesn't seem to understand frames v well.

k will update with photos later.  now to post this test how well blogspot works with the vita browser.

 but so far i am loving this machine. :)

Sony vita - my newest toy :)

I think my free time outside of work will be taken up by my new toy for now. Meet the Sony Vita. This new handheld console has just been released in Singapore and is a surprise gift from my boyfriend. :) :)

I was thinking of getting the nintendo 3ds soon because the price drop late last year has made this handheld v attractive and i will need to replace my ailing DS Lite soon. But with the vita... I think i will delay that purchase till when the English version of the phoenix wright and prof. Layton game is released later in the year.

I was thinking of doing a proper unboxing thing... But am too lazy to. :) cool. With this i can play the Madoka game that is coming out soon. :) (edit: I am an idiot... I forgot that the Madoka game is on the PSP which I can play anyway... my first generation PSP still works. :) ).

This is awesome... It takes away some of the disappointment of me not going to the Larc en Ciel concert in Singapore . It is a long story but suffice to say i gave up my ticket so that two people can go together. I can still get tix i think but they won't be the best and i won't have anyone to go with. Good thing it is only Larc... If it was Kalafina or FictionJunction.... You'll have to pry those tickets from my cold dead fingers. :)

k.... I am off to play on my vita and do some homework .... It has been v busy at work and i aim to have a good weekend to get ready for the coming week. Have a good weekend everyone. : )