anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Nov 5, 2009, 10:31 pm
The reason I’ve been inactive lately.  Moving to a new home this weekend and am in the long, boring process of packing up all my belongings.  I can also now say that Nendoroid packaging is ter...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Nov 1, 2009, 10:10 pm
Some recently acquired goodies ^^.  I’ve got a long list of figures that I have not yet had a chance to post about but have been quite busy recently (more on that soon).  First up is the adora...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 26, 2009, 8:20 pm
Got an awesome lot of images this week ^^.  Way late this week, been really busy the past few weeks… I wonder if trying to do an Art Watch each week is such a good idea.  Perhaps every week an...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 19, 2009, 7:02 pm
Finally, more Italy trip coverage.  Just a few months late ^^; This is a photo-intensive post.  I was planning on cramming all my remaining photos into this post but I just had too many I liked >_<...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 17, 2009, 4:09 pm
Artist: Nari Otoko This year’s Saimoe contest winner is none other than the tenori tiger herself: Aisaka Taiga :)  Glad to see one of my favorite characters getting recognized ^^ Moetron has ...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 14, 2009, 8:39 pm
Illustration by Moha What kind of ending was that?  >_< I was kind of hoping at least something would happen there between Fumi and Aa-chan ^^;  But, nope, no yuri love to be had between the two m...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 11, 2009, 3:48 pm
Well, a few days late on this edition of Art Watch but to make up for it, I’ve got a ton of gorgeous images for you ^^/ Starting off with a super sexy Black★Rock Shooter illustration by artis...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 10, 2009, 8:39 pm
Spent most of the day out and about and captured a few shots I thought I’d share.  We decided to head out to Bloomington to visit some friends and the farmers’ market there. Stopped by a...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 4, 2009, 6:18 pm
I’ve got a few new figures to cover but decided to pick my favorite character to start off with:  Hiiragi Kagami from the series Lucky Star.  This latest rendering of Kagami is by Atelier Sai,...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Oct 1, 2009, 9:22 pm
Hey, it’s already week 2 for Art Watch ^^.  This week, I had a ton of awesome images to sort through.  I had a bit of trouble picking out this list as there were so many great illustrations >_...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 26, 2009, 11:52 pm
Cool & Spicy has a new look ^^.  I’ve chosen the Panorama theme as my new replacement.  It has some new features like a wider post column which will be quite helpful with my frequent image-hea...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 24, 2009, 9:53 pm
This week I’m introducing a new weekly feature for cool & spicy, focusing on one of my favorite parts of otaku culture: anime art!  I just so happen to administer an anime image board over at e...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 23, 2009, 1:20 pm
my loots My Comiket 76 loot arrived last week ^^.  For the uninitiated, Comic Market (Comiket) is biyearly doujinshi event.  The most recent event, C76, took place on August 14-16.  Read on for mo...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 16, 2009, 10:34 pm
One of the figures I’ve been keeping my eye on is now up for pre-ordering at Hobby Search.  It is the elegant fairy Mercedes from Odin Sphere.  Alter’s  first Odin Sphere figure, Gwendo...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 13, 2009, 11:01 pm
Lucky Star and FREEing strike back with the recent release of Hiiragi Kagami in 1/4 scale.  This is a follow-up to last month’s “Super” Konata, a figure of epic proportions (literal...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 9, 2009, 8:41 am
10 years ago today (9/9/1999 in the US), the Sega Dreamcast was launched.  The quirky little console just won’t die and many fans have dubbed today Dreamcast Day in honor. Though short-lived a...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Sep 4, 2009, 9:30 pm
Returned home today to find a rather large package from Hobby Search waiting for me.  It was packed full of delicious bishoujos :D Three new Lucky Star girls and a Kyou challenger appears!  Since I...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 29, 2009, 12:14 am
Hey, look at this ^^  At the ongoing Chara Hobby 2009 event, FREEing displayed new, alternative outfits for their 1/4 scale Lucky Star figures.  Konata was released last month and Kagami will be out...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 27, 2009, 10:40 pm
My latest acquisition in the quest for Lucky Star world domination ^^.  Here we have Wave’s non-scale Konata and Kanata, Treasures of Soujirou Set.  Soujirou, for those who aren’t aware,...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 27, 2009, 8:39 am
Wave’s 1/8 scale Aisaka Taiga figure is now open for reservation! This is the figure I’ve been watching for some time now, starting with the unpainted prototype shown at Wonder Festival.Â...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 26, 2009, 12:16 pm
... Shugo Chara Pucchi Puchi!.  I’m not sure on the details but I think it will be airing as short segments during the anime.  The LA cast will be the Shugo Chara Egg! group which is par...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 24, 2009, 7:44 pm
Hermione by Hanaharu Naruko via e-shuushuu. Just a quick status update.  And no, I haven’t forgotten about my blog despite my lack of decent posts recently ^^;  Yep, I’m still around th...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 19, 2009, 9:35 am
For the Lucky Star fans out there, a new Kagami figure is available starting today.  It is Atelier Sai’s non-scale Hiiragi Kagami, the first of a set by them.  At 160mm, it’s somewhere a...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 18, 2009, 12:58 pm
Haven’t made a tech post in a while but I discovered this nifty tool from Yahoo called YSlow that I wanted to share.  It’s a little program that can run tests on any URL in your browser a...
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anonymous object posted an article on Cool & Spicy - Aug 13, 2009, 1:37 pm
Haven’t been able to post recently due to work being extra busy the past week (yay broken servers) and having some family visit from out of town.  But it was worth the wait since I can now fina...
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