I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman; All I wanna do is...

Hauled ass off to Himeji today, taking advantage of the fact that Typhoon #7 has missed Kansai completely. Huzzah! Didn't get my pictures, much to my sadness, because the crappy NiMH batteries I bought in China won't charge. I think the charger is fucking up on me. Note to self: never buy electronics in China.

Himeji is known for its castle Himeji-jou which is the most well-preserved castle in Japan from the Edo period. Probably because nobody's ever attacked it. Attached to the side of the castle grounds is Koukoen, a garden they constructed in 1992 which brings back to life the garden-y feel of the Edo period. Not bad, I'm glad I travelled alone because enjoying the gardens by myself was very nice. Fortunately not many people were there, so I was able to enjoy the entire thing virtually all by myself. It was very quiet and scenic, and had it not been for the heat I think I would have stayed longer.

I urge everybody in the Kansai area to take a trip out to Himeji sometime, it's really worth hauling ass out there. The tourist information center even rents out free bicycles for the day, so I spent a good hour or so riding it around the outer grounds of the castle, relishing the feel of not having to walk to sightsee for once. I think bikes are one of my favoritest things in the world. ^_^ I am always happy to be riding a bike...enough though the scar from my last accident all the way back in September is still there. ¬_¬ Might be the fact the gravel gouged out about a centimenter of skin... that'll do it.

Spent 1200 yen playing four games of Sangokushi Taisen at the SEGA Club at Himeji today. Figured it would be a nice end to a good day. Well, my record's even lower than it was before (2-16, whoopie), every single online person I played today had a superrare that kicked my ass, even those of the same rank as me. Hell, even the computer today was pulling out superrares. That's just low, computer. *shakes head* The up side to my ass getting beaten into the ground is that some ancestor from Shu took pity on me and said, "Hey Skuld, you can have a rare card." Whoopee, too bad it's a Shu rare, I don't play them. I believe this is a sign that I really should. >_> Maybe time to head down to Mandarake this weekend and buy that Guan Yu rare I've been longing for!

Good thing Asphodel is the patron saint of Skuld's addiction to Sangokushi Taisen. ^_^ She gets her Mirage of Blaze novels and manga, and I get my crack. Good trade. Time to take a serious look at my deck, I think. Might toss out Cao Cao in favor of Dian Wei, might start playing with a Shu deck, or might just up and go kick the machine one day, screaming curses all the way as security drags me out the door.

And speaking of videogames, you all get a good laugh today, because apparently those Capcom whores turned this into this. Good thing I'm in Japan and I own a Japanese PS2.