Litflynt912
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Kai Ozu said:
It's fucking going down this weekend.
where did you get this?!?Must buy...Damn the expense....
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NeoGAF AUGUST Pick-Up Post! (Real pics or BAN!)
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where did you get this?!?Must buy...Damn the expense....
P Blue Ribbon
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Pick-ups for all of August
Amazon Kindle 2 - one of the greatest things I've ever purchased
Books:
- Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
- Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
- New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
16 GB iPhone 3Gs
J. Crew wallet
Games to add to back-log and movies
P Blue Ribbon said:
Crap,
I've been off and on for a Kindle for the last year. Just can't seem to mentally make the shift yet. Comments like yours aren't helping. Is it one of those things that once you get you cant' fathom not having it previously? Still haven't been able to see one in person.
dragonflys545
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Another Ps2 game for my huge backlog...
P Blue Ribbon
Neo Member
Yes Boss! said:
Not only is it completely tech-sexy in person, but it makes reading on the go, or just sitting at home so easy. It feels just like you're reading a real book. For example, here are a couple of things that make it worth it:
1. Built in dictionary - just put the cursor next to the word and a definition pops up at the bottom of the screen. I used to have to sit with my iPhone and look up words in the dictionary during complex reads.
2. Notes - highlighting and commenting on passages is so easy and streamlined. But the best part is it saves all your notes and highlighted passages in a separate document for quick and easy review. I've always hated digging back through books to find favorite quotes.
3. Being able to carry more than one book in just 10 oz. - I travel for work a fair amount and like to jump between books, so just in the past couple of weeks since buying the Kindle it has been so unbelievable to not have to lug around 'heavy' books...at least compared to the Kindle
4. PDF support - I hate reading documents for work on a computer screen, so now I just throw them on my Kindle; the whole process of conversion takes under two minutes
I was going back and forth as well, but decided a end of summer present to myself was in order, and I've been very pleased with the decision.
The only downside is my book shelf will cease to grow.
If you really want to use one before buying, Amazon has a network of people with Kindles that you can meet up with in your local area to test drive it. I didn't try it, but I considered it in my deliberation.
Alucrid said:Heh, I forgot my most important pickups this August.
The Fall of Troy's new song is great, I hope they play more new songs at the show. Also, fuck Ticketmaster for their ridiculous convenience fees and what not, they bleed you dry.
Nice!
Brand New are my favourite band can't wait for Daisy. Fall of Troy are great too, seen them in Leeds in 07, they were brill.
DevelopmentArrested
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you're watching a concert at a church? creepy
fuzzyreactor
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where have you been? churches to bars/venues is hipDevelopmentArrested said:
VGChampion
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Yes Boss! said:
I don't have one myself but my aunt let me borrow her Kindle for a few days. Absolutely loved it. I don't think I'd give up on books but it was so much better for certain things. Just sitting at the computer waiting for something to load, I could pick up and read from the Kindle a lot faster than I could by picking up a book. I love books so I don't think I'd ever give up having the physical copy, but for certain things, it's amazing.
nny said:bah..I'm getting used to these HD movies, and now I think twice before buying any DVD...my poor wallet.
I read all Terry Pratchett books. This guy is just a genius. I try to re-read them all in english (only read the last two in english, the rest in german but really well translated by always the same guy). Also got my gf into Terry Pratchett.
Alucrid said:Heh, I forgot my most important pickups this August.
The Fall of Troy's new song is great, I hope they play more new songs at the show. Also, fuck Ticketmaster for their ridiculous convenience fees and what not, they bleed you dry.
Nice! I'm going to the Brand New show @ Electric Factory...admittedly more for Glassjaw than BN but I like both
Sucks theres no DC/Baltimore date for Thursday/Fall of Troy edit: also probably gonna pick up some Mars Volta tickets for Baltimore when they go on sale tomorrow!
donkey show
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Got a couple freebies from Sony in the mail today.
And look who's joined the family!
Two for me and one for the wifey.
And look who's joined the family!
Two for me and one for the wifey.
Sevket-Erhat
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donkey show said:And look who's joined the family!
Oh my God. My son would be very pleased if I have those. Where can I get them ?
donkey show
Member
WEGGLES said:
Sevket-Erhat said:
I got them as gifts, but I'm pretty sure you can grab them from Ebay or something.
Frester said:Nice! I'm going to the Brand New show @ Electric Factory...admittedly more for Glassjaw than BN but I like both
edit: also probably gonna pick up some Mars Volta tickets for Baltimore when they go on sale tomorrow!
Nice. I'm seeing them with Thrice the night before.
DevelopmentArrested said:
Yep, it's an awesome venue.
:lol
Got it for $49, regular $120.. so not too bad
For reference: http://www.watchwear.com/marc-ecko/E11506G1/
distantmantra
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DevelopmentArrested said:
I saw The Decemberists at a church in Portland, OR back in 2004. It was awesome.
donkey show
Member
Yup.Yes Boss! said:
donkey show said:
That is neat. Still haven't decided to go for the game yet. I sure wish we had more tangible info about third-party release strategy for the Go/PSN. I'm hesitant to buy UMDs right now if the titles are planned future PSN releases.
Also,
Picked up the Mushi Futari theme for my 360s. These things are lame, goofy, and uninspired but I want to show support for the company.
ResidentDante
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Kai Ozu said:
I got this last month, looks good next to my gaming setup and tv
Kai Ozu
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ResidentDante said:I got this last month, looks good next to my gaming setup and tv
Yeah, she is on a shelf with all my neogeo games. I'm probably going to use this Iroha figure for my tv stand since she would blend in well with all the black.
And no Aika subs. But it is the most glorious looking anime blu-ray I have seen yet. Fucking clean and the color is amazing, if you can buy it, I suggest doing so, just to support high quality anime.
Bought a preowned PSP+2gb for 80 euro, not a bad deal I guess. I don't care about the Go, I dislike digital stuff. Had a PSP at launch but didn't like it then, like it a lot more now
Also bought some games for it, got a small list of titles that I really want to play so slowly getting those. My back log is getting bigger and bigger :lol I like Patapon a lot, didn't expect that at all. Not liking Locoroco that much..Bought AW: Dark Conflict for dirt cheap, 8 euro's. Can't go wrong with that.
Not displayed in the picture is a ticket to the Ghibli museum in Tokyo and also a flight ticket to Japan, going the 1st of October for 46 days, can't wait. It's time for a proper vacation.
ResidentDante
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Kai Ozu said:Yeah, she is on a shelf with all my neogeo games. I'm probably going to use this Iroha figure for my tv stand since she would blend in well with all the black.
And no Aika subs. But it is the most glorious looking anime blu-ray I have seen yet. Fucking clean and the color is amazing, if you can buy it, I suggest doing so, just to support high quality anime.
How tall is that figure compared to the KOF one? Same dimensions?
memecomplex
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Yes Boss! said:Picked up the Mushi Futari theme for my 360s. These things are lame, goofy, and uninspired but I want to show support for the company.
Looks good! How's the friends page?
VibratingDonkey
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Ender's Game, Inca Gold, The Joker, The Bourne Identity, Dune.
I've suddenly started to read books. Starting with those. Man I wish The Joker would've had a less gross cover.
The Running Man - Man this movie is terrible, but it's so cheesy 80's and one-linery awesome it doesn't really matter.
The Wicker Man - I saw the Youtube clip. Knew I had to get it.
Go - Caught parts on TV once and it seemed pretty great.
Dogma - Decently entertaining.
Spun - Weird.
Millions - For kids.
Zatoichi - More like Zatoshitchi. Appalling rubbish nonsense.
Batman - The goddamn.
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