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Today I talk about Love Hina Abridged, The House of Blues Simple Plan Incident, going to Jake Shimabukuro’s concert at Anthology San Diego, giving a shout-out to Blabbermouth.net for embedding my videos and giving them more exposure, and the status for my Tentacle Difficulties EP as well as N-FAQs and other Navy-related videos.

Enjoy and please comment!

TheAndySan

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Vlog 98 – November 2011 Video Update

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In this mobile vlog, I talk about the new shoes that I bought thanks to a tip from BusanKevin, nearing the end of the audition period for Love Hina Abridged (8 days as of today), working on Episode 2′s script, how I plan on writing future episodes of LHA, and picking up the guitar again after not playing it for a couple weeks.

Enjoy and please comment!

TheAndySan

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Vlog 96 – NEW Asics Rush 33 Running Shoes

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*October 31st 2011 Update: ALL AUDITIONS ARE CLOSED*

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In this LHA update video, I talk about some of the issues that have been coming up with the recent batch of submissions, as well as giving you guys a tentative release date for Episode 01 (*Spoilers* sometime near the end of November) and having an ideally monthly release schedule for each episode.

Thank you guys so much for your submissions so far, and I look forward to more in the next 2 weeks!

TheAndySan

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[*CLOSED*] Love Hina Abridged – Audition Update & Planned Release Date

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*October 31st 2011 Update: ALL AUDITIONS ARE CLOSED*

PLEASE READ THE RULES BELOW:

I’m looking for 2 guys and 3 girls to do the following voices: Keitaro, Naru, Shinobu, Su, & Matoko.

There are also spots open for minor characters like: Grandma Hina, Aunt Haruka, Mystery Girl in the beginning, Young Keitaro, & Keitaro’s parents.

d e a d l i n e :

October 30, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST

c a s t l i s t :

TBA

*These dates can change at any time if we receive enough auditions*

r u l e s :

1. Post your demo reel as a video response to any of my videos that have “Love Hina Abridged” in the title. If it is not a video response, it does not count as an audition.

2. Please have a good mic.

3. I’ll be providing feedback as time allows.

f a q :

q : What if I don’t have a demo reel ? Does that mean I can’t audition ? D:

a : Nope, just record a bunch of lines using voices that are considered your best. Use a variety of ranges & emotions and be sure to say which character(s) you’re portraying.

q : What time will submissions be closing ?

a : At 11:59 PM PST on Oct. 30.

q : What if I post my audition at 12:00 AM on October 31 ?

a : Your audition, unfortunately, will not be accepted.

q : When will the cast list be out?

a : Ideally on Halloween 2011, but it might take longer if there’s a toss-up between certain actors/actresses for a role.

q : Do you need to have seen the show in order to try out?

a : It’s not required, but it’s highly recommended so you can get a better feel for the character(s)

q : Can you try out for more than 1 character?

a : Of course! But keep it all in one video instead of one video per character.

q : Can you try out more than once, like if you give a critique on the original tryout can you make another video to try again?

a : This will have to be done on a case-by-case basis, as time allows.

Good luck and happy auditioning!

TheAndySan

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[*CLOSED*] Love Hina Abridged – Audition Rules

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*October 31st 2011 Update: ALL AUDITIONS ARE CLOSED*

REMEMBER: Respond to this video if you want to audition!

I’m holding auditions for the following characters for my version of Love Hina Abridged:

Keitaro, Naru, Shinobu, Su, and Matoko.

There are also other bit character parts here and there, but we’ll deal with those, as well as characters who show up later in the show, later.

Happy auditions!

TheAndySan

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[*CLOSED*] Auditions For Love Hina Abridged

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In this mobile video, I show you the USS Recruit and talk about what happened to my 5-year anniversary video, walking around in my new shoes, the status of my blog, and opening the floor to suggestions for my blog & future videos. Have fun!

TheAndySan

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Vlog 65 – Writer’s Block Sucks Hard!

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Hey gang, It’s TheAndySan back here from MEPS!

If you’re wondering why there’s no sound in this video, it’s because my camera didn’t record it for some odd reason. I tested it again tonight and it recorded just fine so it must have been just a freak thing I guess.

I’m proud to announce that I PASSED my weigh-in at MEPS!! I still have to diet and exercise to keep my weigh down, but I don’t have to be quite as strict about it. Needless to say, I’m really excited!!

I do have some bad news though. I wasn’t able to get my rating (job) or be sworn in because they didn’t have any ratings for men that day (just women). I’m going back to MEPS for the 3rd time at the end of the month in hopes that I’ll get my IT rating. If it’s not available, I wouldn’t mind doing something else in the Cryptology department,

As I had promised in my previous vlog, I has a surprise for you guys! I got my Federal tax return back and decided to spoil myself a little bit, so I bought a used copy of Pokemon Diamond for about $20 at GameStop. I know, I know; I’m too old to play these kiddie games, but I love the original RPG-style Pokemon games very much! In fact, it was through the Pokemon comics in Nintendo Power that I began to watch Pokemon on TV and thus anime. Even though I watched My Neighbor Totaro and Samurai Pizza Cats long before Pokemon, it was Pokemon along with DragonBall-Z that originally got me interested in anime.

Anyway, I’d also like to ask you guys for some ideas for future videos. I have a couple in mind, but I want to hear from you, my audience, first. Please feel free to leave me your suggestions in the comments below!

If it’s an idea for an anime review, please try to make it a 13-26 episode series instead of a long epic like Naruto or One Piece. It’s not that I hate long-running anime (I love Bleach and I’m getting back into One Piece), it’s just that it would take me forever to do a review for them, and even if I did manage to do it, it would be too generic as the great seasons (or sagas, whatever you call them) would be weighed down by the crappy ones. For now, I’d also like to stick with something from within the past five years to draw in more viewers. OVAs are perfectly acceptable too! I’m also bouncing around an idea in my head for a collab video with my best bud Eriopolis, so keep your eyes peeled for that too!

Well kids, that’s all the time I have for today. I won’t be able to get online at all next week so I’ll see you guys sometime the following week, probably before I go back to MEPS. Until then, I’ll be playing Pokemon Diamond and watching some newly-downloaded anime. See ya next time!!

TheAndySan

P.S: If you didn’t hear any background music, it’s because I had to remove it. If I did, I apologize.

BGM Title: “Taking The ‘A’ Train”

BGM Artist: Duke Ellington

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Vlog 35 – MEPS Weigh-In Results & The Surprise Is Revealed

Happy Holidays everybody!!

Sorry this came out waaaay later than normal, but I had a ton of stuff to do today.

For this week’s Holiday Edition of Deja Vuesday, I’d like to take a look back to five years ago when I was reflecting upon the financial consequences of buying a $23,000 trading card:

12/22/2004

Hey, what’s goin’ on? I finally added the TTGC bios after I forgot to last time. Sorry! I removed the cool former theme of Whuzzupp!! for an adequete Mega Man X3 Intro Stage MIDI. The reason behind this is because everytime I try to add anything to the site, my data transfer limit is exceeded. So while we will all miss this incredibly cool theme, I must remove it for the sake of the rest of the site. If you want the song, contact me and put in your subject “Song”, otherwise I might not read it. Accursed SPAM!!!! See my new “About Me” page for contact info.

Back then, it was hard to add multimedia to websites because you were always afraid of exceeding the allowed daily bandwidth, even if you were just checking the pages to see if everything was working. Now, it’s much easier to add multimedia to a website thanks to services like YouTube and Flickr, not to mention the increased bandwidth that’s able to handle it all.

Sometimes, I miss the early days because websites were simpler to design and maintain than nowadays, but all I have to do is visit a random MySpace page to remind myself that technology progresses for a reason.

Well boys and girls, the holidays are upon us. And yes, I did here about the idiot that bought the $23,000 Cyber-Stein when he knows full well that Upper Deck is gonna re-release it as an easier-to-get promo card. Duh! And my folks say that spending $20 on cards is stupid…I mean honestly, who out there has 23 large to spend on one single card? Anyone? C’mon, don’t be shy. I guess no one except that idjit (translation: big idiot). Now if I had 23 big ones, besides obvious choices on what to spend it on, (car, house, semi-permenent vacation from McDonald’s, the list goes on), I would make sure it was all well-spent. Even if I used every last cent on nothing but Yu-Gi-Oh cards, I would make sure I got the most bang for my buck. For example, instead of getting 1 card, I would get lots and lots of booster boxes. Or better yet, I would buy UDE stock.

The first review of the (at the time) tournament legal Cyber Stein can be found here via Pojo.com. Five years later, I still think that $23,000 is a ridiculous amount to pay for a trading card!

Well anyway, now that I’m out of Rant-Mode, I finally have my computer upgraded and man, what a difference! I went from my rockin (sarcastic) 128 MB of RAM to a poultry 640 MB of RAM. I also got a DVD burner, which is kickin’! I can’t wait to get another 512 MB stick of RAM! As of this update, all of my Christmas shopping is done! Huzzah!! All I have to do is give out the presents for my friends Eric and Steve. By the way, Eric; if you’re reading this, please update your site. I’m sure all of us would love to here what you’ve been up to lately.

Oh my, how the times have changed! In March of 2009, I bought my HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop on eBay, which is also my third computer overall. It has 2 GB of DDR2 RAM, an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 dual-core processor, and a DVD burner. Ironically, the laptop’s DVD burner is slower than the one for my desktop, and it’s five years old!

Since I don’t have a job, I don’t have the funds to buy stuff for my friends (or even myself). Sorry guys!

Speaking of jobs, I did have an interview today for a temporary position at a local bank that went well. I should hear back from them by the beginning of next year if I’m hired. I can’t wait!! *fingers crossed*

In other news, our local Wal-Mart is announcing a Duelist League coming in January. That’s all I heard so far. I will keep you updated when possible. Another bit of local news, we are scheduled to be buried in snow 5 to 10 inches deep. Huzzah!! A White Christmas!!!

Well, boys and girls, it’s that time. Time to go the the outside world to deliver the first of my presents to Steve, as he is the closest, it’s getting dark, and with the descent of 5-10 in. of snow coming, he is the best choice. Sorry Eric, but you and Ben’s present is coming. Buh-By!

“Pokemon?! Pokemon!! With the Poke and the Mon, and the guy, he comes out, and he goes ‘awhaga, awhaga, awhaga’!

-A relative translation of Bill Cosby’s reaction to Pokemon on an episode of The Simpsons.

Yeah, the Wal-Mart Duelist League never happened. It got as far as the flyers and that’s about it .

It’s too bad that I didn’t get into Magic: The Gathering as much as I did for Yu-Gi-Oh! because I sometimes miss playing it with Eriopolis, Cody, and everybody else. Since there’s no (decent) MTG video game and the online version is so-so, I can’t practice by myself. Also, money’s tight so my buying abilities are limited.

Well gang, it’s been fun, but I gotta work on some stuff so see you guys later!

TheAndySan

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Deja Vuesday Holiday Edition – 12/22/2004

Hey guys, it’s time for this week’s Deja Vuesday!!

Just like last week’s Deja Vuesday, I thought that I’d make this one double-sized too.

Let’s start off with a post I did three years ago when I was on Christmas Break from UU:

What a MindRide…

…Yo it be the Andy-San here at home again.

It seems that I’m updating more than I thought I would be. Anyway, I just got done watching Neon Genesis Evangelion and I gotta say it’s quite the mindride. I still have to see the movies though.

Lately, I’ve been watching several anime series like Sora no Otoshimono (aka the flying panties anime) and Ichigo Mashimaro. They’re pretty good, but I’m still holding out for the next big series.

Now that I’m done watching Eva for the time being, I can focus on completing the DoD project. I’m not sure if I should record it at E’s or here on Jon’s computer.

Ahh, the DoD project! It was a good idea, but I was so unskilled on guitar at that time, not to mention trying to schedule recording during Christmastime, that it didn’t happen. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll enter. One day…

For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, DoD stands for Dwelling of Duels and it’s a monthly contest where you submit a cover of a video game song.

I’ve also made it my goal to lose weight as soon as I come back to UU. I’ll walk, eat right, and do what it takes to get down to my goal of 170 lbs (I’m at 220 lbs).

Well I’m off for a walk. Laterz!

Andy-San

I’ve been working out for the past week to lose some weight (at least 2 inches from my waist). I’m doing this so that I can get into the Navy Reserve. I’ll cover why I decided to join in an upcoming vlog as there’s too much to discuss in this post.

Okay then, let’s go over a post I wrote one year ago when I was discussing what music I listen to when I write:

Who Do You Listen To When You Blog?

Currently Listening To:
Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy Suite
03 – Mediterranean Sundance

Music is an important, although overlooked, aspect of writing.

When I wrote back in college, I listened to a lot of heavy metal. I noticed that my overall tone was of anger and immediacy. Of course other circumstances contributed to my tone (financial problems, depression, etc.), but music certainly had a helping hand.

Nowadays when I write, I usually listen to guys like Al Di Meola and Owl City. They’re super-mellow and allow me to think clearly when I write.

What do you guys listen to while you’re writing? Do you have any music on or do you think that silence is golden? Do you prefer ambient background noise to music? I’d like to hear what you have to say in the comments below!!

TheAndySan

Not much has changed since I wrote this as I still listen to mellow music when I write. In fact, I’m listening to Owl City right now as I’m writing this!

Don’t get me wrong, I sometimes listen to heavier and faster music when I write; but for the most part, I stick with Owl City and Al Di Meola.

Well, this has been a fun romp through some of my back catalog, but I’m going out to eat so I’ll see you guys later!

TheAndySan

P.S: Sorry this post came out later than normal, but I had some stuff to take care of this afternoon. It’s been hard trying to keep to my posting schedule with my stepdad coming home at unpredictable times.

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Deja Vuesday Double Edition – What a MindRide…& Who Do You Listen To When You Blog?

Hey guys!

Since I wasn’t able to finish last week’s Deja Vuesday, I’m making this week’s Deja Vuesday twice as big!!

We’re gonna kick it off by going back three years to when I was dreading coming home from UU for Christmas Break:

Only 2 More Days…

…Till my birthday!!! Hey guys it be the Andy-San here trying to relax from the thought of going home for Christmas.

I had no exams to worry about today so I went on a walk to McDonald’s cuz I missed lunch. I tried to play Tetris DS on the WiFi but no one was online so I just played a marathon and left. I then walked to the music store to see if they got something new to play with. They didn’t so I just messed around on the keyboards and discovered a couple new riffs. After that I walked back to campus and waved at Dan as he was leaving to go home for winter break.

Wow, I haven’t been to J & L Music since I left Urbana back in 2007! It was a pretty small store, but I enjoyed going there and playing on the keyboards when I went out on walks. I played their guitars a couple of times, but I enjoyed their keyboards much more.

In other news, my bro Jon bought his first guitar; a Les Paul clone. He didn’t have the money for an amp or anything else besides the guitar, some picks, and a gigbag. He says that it’s horribly out of tune but he’s been practicing Stairway to Heaven so I’ll work with him on getting better over the break. I’ve been practicing like mad lately but I still can’t do some chords right despite being Lord of the Fifths (kinda like power chords but using only 2 strings instead of 3).

So, Jon’s been playing guitar for three years now? Wow, how times flies! In January, I’ll have played guitar for five years. I did originally pick up the guitar around 1992 when I was seven, but I quit shortly after and didn’t pick it back up again until 2005 when I was nineteen.

I’m still quite uneasy about going home for break because my parents will get on my case about not having enough money to get a car and spending it on “bullshit”. And my stepdad’s gonna find out that I quit my job working in the cafeteria eventually. If and when that happens he’s gonna be furious. However I’ll tell him that I’m getting a work study job with the IT department on campus this coming semester so it won’t matter.

Well I’m gonna go and do something (I don’t know what) so take ‘er easy!

Andy-San

Well, it seems that not much has changed when it comes to my parents getting on my case about stuff. This is something that shouldn’t be a problem for me since I should be living on my own at this point in my life, but I believe that things happen for a reason. I’m sure that I’ll be back on my own in a couple of months, I just know it!

In the second half of this week’s Deja Vuesday, we’re going to look back at one of my posts from the recovered AnJa (my very first website) for the first time! This was five years ago when I did a major redesign to AnJa:

12/07/2004

12/07/2004

Greetings and welcome to the revamped AnJa. No, AEC isn’t operational. But, I have corrected and updated the site. Why have I renamed the site? Well, “Andy’s Ultimate Site of Ultimateness” isn’t exactly search-engine friendly, so I renamed it to AnJa, a much easier-to-search name. I do apologize for the long lapse in updates, but I’ve been busy with work & school and my computer has 128 MB of RAM, which makes it very difficult to have multiple programs up at the same time, especially Yahoo! Pagebuilder, that memory-hungry little…

At this point, my Dell desktop that I had bought for my high school graduation, which is currently collecting dust downstairs in my basement, wasn’t powerful enough to run the web editing programs that I was using (i.e: Dreamweaver & Yahoo! PageBuilder). Later on, I added an extra 512 MB stick of DDR RAM and a couple of hard drives that all added up to 720 GB.

Well anyway, I am for sure going to give you a sneek peek at my new comic, “Teen Titans: Genesis Chronicles” as well as bios for TT:GC and Teen Titans (as in the show). Also, today is a very special day. Today is my B-Day. I’m now 19. Huzzah! I plan on buying that new Nintendo DS for X-Mas. I saw tons of pix & clipx of it and it is DA BOMB! My only gripe on it is the lack of games for it: only 6 will be available for the holidays, which is DA BUM! Oh well. I’ll have to wait until ‘05 to get the good games, namely the Yu-Gi-Oh! game. Well kids, that’s all for now. See yuz!

“If you like freshness and you know it, raise your paw. Meow!”

-Steve Robinson II, from my school.

“I want some crack!”

-James “The Snowman” Snow, also from my school.

TT:GC was my fanfic of the Teen Titans series that was on Cartoon Network at the time. I might put it up here, but I dunno for sure.

I bet you guys are chomping at the bit wondering what I got for my 24th birthday, huh? Well, I got the tags for my car and a candy bar…

Why are tags so fucking expensive?!! なぜ？If anything, the tags are a practical gift that I can use for the rest of the year; the candy bar, not so much .

TheAndySan

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Deja Vuesday Double Edition: Only 2 More Days…& 12/07/2004