Red Shadow in the Swamp

You know you're addicted to Monster Hunter Freedom 2 when...

1. You turn down going to a party because you have to hunt a Rathalos.
2. You make lists of total items you need to gather to finish making your Blango U armor set.
3. You wonder why your cat wont take your food order.
4. You go to Red Lobster and order the Ultimate Crab Dinner expecting Daimyo Hermitaur.
5. You try to make fishing nets out of spiderwebs and ivy.
6. You think having enough Ninja decorations will allow to sneak around the house more easily.
7. You plant Large Barrel Bombs in front of your house in case of a Lao-Shan attack.
8. You try to give tickets to vertically-challenged elders expecting rare items in return.
9. You carry sonic bombs on you when you go swimming.
10. You dress your dog in a watermelon suit and call it "Piggy".

Departing to hunt a khezu,
~Chiko!

Happy Holidays

A blizzard be upon us, or at least one heck of a storm. For all you kiddies who wish for a white holiday, I think you shall get that after all. The snow is falling quick and heavy enough that by the time I reach the end of the driveway, I practically have to start all over again. There is also the annoying brother who finds joy in jumping amongst the snow berms now piled sky high at the side of our driveway. The shovels full tumbling back down taunt that the path I cleared was completely in vain. The wind is just absurd, whisking the crisp snowflakes in currents through the air. Not to mention the snowplows have yet to show their grimacing faces down my street, leaving the driving conditions less than favorable.

With that said, I would like wish Happy Holidays to those who consistently, or inconsistently, read my blog. The consumer holiday is upon us in full force. Beware of shopping fanatics with bargainers rage and preachers who argue for Christmas instead of Xmas. If you look at it, Christmas is not so much a religious holiday anymore as it is about shiny new gadgets wrapped in abundance of colorful sheets of paper and fancy ribbons beneath the over-cluttered evergreen tree. For me, I have no personal attachment to either. I could do without the Christmas movie rerun marathons, the overly religious Christmas traditions ,the decorations that swamp and swarm every nook in the house and the caroling tunes which really drill into my brain.

This be less of an intense rant as ones that reign from the previous season, but my not-apparent-to-some irritations remain equivalent. For the time being, only Wizards in Winter is tolerable.

Enjoying the snow day,
~Chiko!

End of the Rainbow

Muffled noises drone in wearily from another room and the music fleeting my speakers is deafened by my empty thoughts. Alas, I have hit the apathy wall. This momentary lack of interest in the world surrounding me collectively results in my somewhat mindless blogging. Without purpose, these words appear intermittently across the page. With quality-control being a pang in the depths of my mind, I digress to consider my options.

1. Assassin's Creed
2. Continue blogging
3. Stare at screen aimlessly
4. Sleep

I'll chance at the prizes lying behind door number two. Oh and it's a winner! But damned it be only an ounce of fools gold, soon to disappear.

Despising leprechauns,
~Chiko...

Assassin's Creed

Oaths of the brotherhood:

1 Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent.
2 Hide in plain sight, let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.
3 Never compromise the brotherhood.

Words to live by, Altair. Know them well,
~Chiko.

Advent Calendars

Being the stout atheist that I am, I ate my advent calendar in one night just to make a ironic statement of sorts. I am sorry in advance to those who find this offensive. But I must add, the chocolate was mediocre in taste. On a side note, these advent calendars are made by BalGlobe Fine Foods Inc. Go figure, a cheap chocolate calendar was made by a "fine foods" company.

Not relishing the taste of 24 milk chocolate figurines,
~Chiko >_>

100 Things Meme

I discovered this meme whilst reading Philosophy Over Coffee, and for this list you highlight all the things on this list that you've done in bold.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (not a famous one, but with friends :D)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (guiltily, driven so)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant

27 out of 100... eh, the day's still young.

Conjuring thoughts for a bucket list,
~Chiko...

Orange Pekoe

Care to join me for a cup of tea and some crumpets?

The changes I have decided upon compel me to go to a small Bistro with some old parchment and write stories and poetic lyrics while sipping a cup of tea and munching on a tasty sandwich.

Reclining to take more suitable modifications,
~Chiko.

Intergalactic Audio Surfer

Intergalactic Audio Surfer,

Shooting the aliens between the planets.
Starting to fall now, bringing them right down.
Flying too fast, zoom through the old town.
Dodging the bright stars, resonate a crisp sound.
Sun's starting to rise. Give it awhile.
Miracle magic.
Travel the universe.
My intergalactic audio surfer.

Just Thinking of You

Just think, somewhere in the world,
He's listening to the same song on the radio.
The Kings of Leon singing their solemn melody.

But maybe not.

Just think, somewhere in the world,
He's watching the same episode on the computer.
Spike and The Bebop searching the galaxy for criminals.

But maybe not.

Just think, somewhere in the world,
He's staring out the window just the same.
Under the night sky cars drive by.

But maybe not.

Just think, somewhere in the world,
He's writing these same words across the page.
"Darling I miss you, won't you please come home?"

Or maybe it's just me.

So just shut up and explode,
~Chiko!!!

Everything Behind The Mask

Mirror mirror on the wall,
I have played a king's fool,
Destined to a fate so cruel.
Who shall be the one to make me fall?
Mirror mirror on the wall,
See this mask upon my face,
Shadowed with a dark disgrace.
Who shall be the one to make me fall?
Mirror mirror on the wall,
To pierce through this black shield,
Which around myself I have sealed.
Who shall be the one to make me fall?
Mirror mirror on the wall,
Surely you do lie,
With an intent quite awry.
Who shall be the one to make me fall?
Mirror mirror on the wall,
Your pieces numbered in the grand,
My mask removed by his left hand.
I hope he shall be the one to make me fall.

Searching for my Xam'd,
~Chiko.

Mirror, Mirror

Hold me face to face with a mirror, changing what you see,
Take a moment to look at what you really think is me.
As the minutes trickle slowly past, going with the flow of time,
You will find yourself staring at a mask which holds this catchy little rhyme.
Gaze at me however long you feel you need,
But realize that the star you wish upon is not really me indeed.
Forget your vision of what you perceived as the me of old,
Look beyond and you will see the tale true told.
For what you search for is yourself.

Do you see whats truly hidden?
~Chiko.