Started watching Mawaru Penguindrum this morning, just about to start on the third episode and am liking it so far. I really like this remix of the OP.

Went in and saw the new Tin Tin movie in 3D at the IMAX in Toshimaen today, it was pretty great. It's kind of scary, the quality of animation that's getting around these days. On the other hand, 3D movies still kind of suck. It took a good 40 minutes or so for my eyes to adjust to the pseudo-3D and even then it gave me a headache.

I'll stick to 2D movies from now on, I think. At least for the next 10 years or so.

I kind of want to write some new blog software. As simple as my current solution is to use (log in, click new post, click submit, all without leaving the front page), it still feels like there's too much of a barrier between me wanting to post and actually getting content online. I think a lot of the problem is the formatting - I have a relatively braindead home-grown BBCode markup system taking care of it. Perhaps this is something I can spend some time on over the next few weeks of holidays.

EDIT: I by no means want to abandon the current design I have. I just want the system propping it up to be a little less annoying.

EDIT II: I'm thinking a git-based wiki-ish system would work well. I'd probably end up changing a lot of posts over and over, being able to see the history of a post in diffs would be cool. I realise jekyll would work, and I would use it, but I want to keep the comment functionality I have now. Maybe I need to get node-gitteh working.

I just left some feedback on eBay, now I find myself looking at buying silly things. I found some extra cash in my bank account this morning - it turns out I miscalculated and I have more money left than I thought I would after paying for my holiday stuff - so I might buy something :D.

I've been in Japan (with my brother!) for a couple of days now, just gotten everything set up right this evening and am entirely settled in. The first night here we stayed in a motel near Narita International Airport; it was pretty damn fancy. We're staying in Kameari now, which is just north-east of Tokyo proper. We're about a 20 minute walk from the train station, but there's a bus that stops right near our place that's pretty convenient. I've set up a website for my brother and I to post photos and such on, which we will hopefully be populating with some content tonight, so stay tuned!

So I'm off to Japan in a week or so. I'll be taking my younger brother with me and we'll be staying in Tokyo for 6 weeks. I don't really have a whole lot planned just yet, I think we'll just take it as it comes. The first night, we'll be staying in a motel right near the airport, but the next morning we'll heading off to our place in Katsushika.

I am SO excited - not entirely because I'm partaking in the miracle of human flight, travelling to another country, doing things in a couple of months that a mere 100 years ago would have taken nearly a decade to complete - but because I won't have to work for 6 weeks! Hooray! I really need to get some alternative income happening again.

In other news, I've been working on Mineserver2 (github, website) with fervour lately, making a lot of progress. I'm working on an asynchronous callback system for C++ at the moment to facilitate better plugin stuff. I plan to set up a hosting service based on Mineserver2 and a purpose-built website, comprising an administration area, sales channel, referral system and support portal. Hopefully it'll pull in a little bit of money that will fund my next holiday. :)