After seeing the latest Figma announcement of a Golgo 13 figure, it reminded me heavily of the Spy.
http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/eng/2460/figma+Golgo+13.html
Imagine a full set of TF2 characters, now that would be so ace. Valve, make it happen!
After seeing the latest Figma announcement of a Golgo 13 figure, it reminded me heavily of the Spy.
http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/eng/2460/figma+Golgo+13.html
Imagine a full set of TF2 characters, now that would be so ace. Valve, make it happen!

First, it’s pretty awesome that Canada Post makes Saturday deliveries on priority packages. I wake up and I find out that they delivered the arcade stick I ordered on line from the folks at Arcade Shock. From the time the order was submitted to the time I received it it took 5 business days, pretty impressed, and it was shipped USPS to boot! Will definitely order from them again.
Anyway, back to the stick. People who know about the Real Arcade Pro series by Hori know that it’s a solid arcade stick, and built to last. I’m not an expert when it comes to this stuff, but from the reading I’ve done at the SRK forums this was a pretty good stick to get.
Based on the hour or so I played with it, things I liked:
+ The joystick. It’s a Sanwa JLF, not much to say about that, it’s a solid stick.
+ The weight. The whole thing is pretty hefty, which I like. It won’t move around alot when you are playing.
Things I don’t like:
- Button layout. Not sure why they decided to lay it out like this. I’m guessing it’s because it’s the same button layout as the EX2 stick they released.
- The Buttons. They don’t feel quite right, probably because of the Hori-brand buttons in the stick. Not a big deal, since I already have some Sanwa ones coming in the mail.
I’ll have more on this in a few days when I have put some time into it (and the new Sanwa buttons come in!).
I’ve finally gotten through the last batch of photos that I took in NYC. I’m glad I took as many photos as I did, so I could have lots of material to play with. All in all, I think I need to pick up a prime lens to mix things up a bit. I’m a novice at the whole camera thing, but I think either a 35mm or a 50mm will do the trick for what I need to do.
World of Warcraft has been eating up most of my spare time in the last week. I’ve forgotten how much fun it can be, even though at it’s core it’s a experience treadmill (not anywhere as close to some other MMOs). I think the real draw is that it is the type of game you don’t typically think of as something anyone can pick up and enjoy. I’m not saying that grandparents everywhere are playing WoW, but it is a supremely well designed experience in my opinion. Of course I still get pissy when I get ganked while doing questing, but that’s the tradeoff of playing in a PvP environment. You are almost never truly safe just minding your own business. Anyway, here’s my Armory Link.