Learn Japanese Blog

Okay. So i've started a new blog as a side project. Now, I know what you're thinking, "how can you want to do another blog even though you never update this one?" The answer is that I'm going to stop being lazy. I'll update this one more. I hope.

But anyway, the new blog. It's going to be most focused on the learning Japanese kind of posts on this blog, and it's also going to be a review site for Japanese learning materials. I'm going to try to consolidate the resources of the internet in a sort of functional way. Also, because I get paid by the post, I'm going to try to post on this new one every day. So if you are a student of Japanese and/or you have enjoyed my posts on the topic, check out the new blog:

www.learnjapanese.today.com

Other loyal readers, fear not. More updates will soon follow.

Man With a Tail

I love Japan.

Slamball

A fantastic combination of football, professional wrestling, and the all-star weekend slam dunk competition, SLAMBALL gives you everything you could possibly want from a sport. And by everything I mean trampoline dunks and the best goaltending money can buy.

This video will show you the ropes. Pay attention to the rules, and remember SLAMS are worth 3 points, everything else is worth 2.



Here's the slamball dunk competition:



More great slamball action:



A video of some kids playing playing slamball with terrible results. This video is definitely a minute too long.



Try this at home.

LARPing

For those of you unfamiliar with this concept, LARPing stands for Live-Action Role Playing, it's where you dress up like Dungeons & Dragons characters and fight with cardboard swords and axes, all the while throwing spells, represented in a number of hilarious ways. I don't quite understand why live-action roleplayers would allow themselves to be filmed, but luckily for us they have.

The following video came to my attention because it is the basis of a Carleton GOP cheer. The way the cheer works is that everyone starts by quietly saying "lightning bolt," and then it gradually builds up to everyone screaming "DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" You'll see why:



And now the same battle scene, except seen through the eyes of a true LARPer:



This next video is just hilarious. Magic Missile is a level-1 D&D spell, or so I hear:



Bald Spot at midnight. Bring fake beards and chainmail.