RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE

Hey hey folks, like the title says, I'm back. Because it's been so long, I felt there couldn't be a better way to say it than a quote straight from the withered lips of the old dude from Altered beast in his booming, digitized voice. Anyway, updates: Now I'm living in downtown Portland, I'm working security at a store (though that's all I'm comfortable saying because I keep work details vague.), I've been through a lot of changes, had a lot of realizations, all sorts of stuff. It's been pretty busy since the last time I posted. Anyway, so other than getting a job, I graduated with my BA in History. Where that's gonna take me is beyond me, right now I'm working and looking into getting a better job. I've moved downtown, as previously mentioned, and I live in a pretty chill place. I'll devote a post to that later possibly. I have, of course, gone through some shit. Nasty break up, depression, dissatisfaction with my place in life. But honestly, who doesn't? All part of being human. Besides, the blog's called Robot Collector, not "Here's all the shit I have to put up with, woe is me." You people came to read about inane garbage that I watch, and I'm back to deliver. However, I'm considering a change with the blog, and by that I mean the location of it. First off, I'm considering putting it over on my other site with an updated email and a new URL. It'll be the same stuff, same format, all of that. I just don't use this email address very much, and I might want something other than my actual name as a URL. Anyway, that's all for now. Stay tuned, I'll try to update more. Feel free to give feedback about the possible change.

A much needed Holiday update

Hey folks, happy holidays from the Robot Collector.

It's been a hell of a year, going through finals a few weeks ago, finally getting my netbook back, and having a general lack of things to write about. My apologies to those dying to find more out about what's been going on, I can safely say not too much has passed. I've been fairly good, in case my readers have been wondering, and I'm going to be posting my blog on Facebook to get more publicity and readers. Maybe that will make me write more, who knows. In any case, that's all I have for now. I've got bratwurst to eat, Virgil's to knock back, and a tree to decorate.

One year older, one year more awesome

It has occurred to me that I turn 23 tomorrow, and I should probably celebrate. In case you're wondering where I've been, school has taken control. I live on campus now, though a slight error on my part led to me moving into the Broadway building, a slightly more expensive, but all around nicer and larger living space. My roommate is one of my friends from PCC, and things are going well with that. I haven't gotten a chance to get pictures, as I don't have a camera. Maybe if someone's really nice and gets me one I can get on that. Overall, I've been busy, and I've been doing pretty well. I should have a post up over the weekend if anything good comes up, though things are pretty normal right now.

Con Report and Relocation

Greetings folks, it's Robot Collector again.

As summer winds down to a close, I feel it is important to mention a lot of what's been going on lately. I've been preparing for my senior year at PSU, and this has included setting up student housing. Already signed the contract and put down the deposit a while ago, so by the 19th of September I'll be moving into the Ondine building on campus. It's a fantastic location, right on 6th Avenue, and only a block from where my classes are. It's a rather exciting new venture, and I'll be pleased to get everything settled there/

I got back from Kumoricon yesterday, which was a real blast. Made up for last year and really left a good impression. While there weren't any robots to be collected, I still had a good time. I'm going to post my con report on animesecrets.org first, as they're helping me with the editing as well, and when it's up I'll provide a link.

That's all for now, stay tuned.

Better, Faster, Stronger

After braving the whirlwind of PSU's spring term, your intrepid Robot Collector is back with good news. Daddy's got a brand new machine, and it's slick, pretty, and excellent. The ASUS EEE PC T101MT, one of the latest and greatest netbooks from their EEE PC line. I haven't gotten around to actually snapping any photos, but I assure you she's a beaut. With a 10.1 inch screen that flips over the keyboard to become a multitouch-capable tablet complete with a sweet, telescoping the stylus, it's hard not to love it.

I've named the machine SOLARIS, which stands for Spec Ops Logistical Army Recon Information Systems. I like to assign acronyms to my computers like that. For instance, my desktop is called OCEAN: Operational Covert Entry Attack Network. It's a fun little quirk of mine. Anyway, I wanted to bring you all up to speed on things.

Pics to arrive soon, though they'll probably be stock pics. Also, I'm going to upload my report on Akihabara as soon as it's all fixed up. One thing I forgot to mention was my amazing trip to Japan. This is mainly due to school at the time, and all the excitement of packing, planning, and actually being there. I didn't have much down time to actually report, and many of the readers (you know who you are) already knew that I was over there. I did, however, write up a post on Akihabara that I sent over to an interesting little anime site called Anime Secrets, which I am a reporter for. Check them out at anime-secrets.net, if you're into that kind of thing.

Hello 2010

Robot Collector here, speaking to you from the new decade of the 21st century. I'm back at PSU working on my history major, and enjoying life as a university student as usual. Even more, I am enjoying the killer pulled pork sandwich in front of me, which is one of my weaknesses. Speaking of which, those looking for a damn good pulled pork sandwich, go to Bunk Sandwiches in Portland on SE Morrison, great place.

I know I haven't updated in a while, but that's merely because it takes time to really pick and choose the right thing to write about. I prefer to have a particularly striking or relevant item to write about, something fresh in my mind. I will attempt to increase my output this year.

More robots and robot reviews to come, stay tuned...

Battle Stations Online

Your friendly neighborhood Robot Collector's been through a bit of a revamp, folks. As of two days ago, I installed Windows 7 on my main machine, and she's running excellently. The Aeroglass feature isn't too bad, really. Very shiny and slick, with translucent windows and a whole lot of polish it seems. I've heard from everyone else who uses it that they love it, with only minor issues with Steam (Online game client for the laymen out there). Overall, it's a great OS.

Anyway, I feel that I've neglected the collecting aspect, that is to say, all the wicked figures I've gotten since the start of the blog, so I'll give some links and a list now of what I have amassed.

From Sakuracon, I got a model of my favorite mobile suit from the United Century Gundam universe, Sazabi. Char Aznable's personal Psycommu mobile suit, and it packs a beam shotrifle. At least, that's what the box says.



The next figures I've gotten are official Godzilla figures. They're both of Gigan, one of my favorite Godzilla monsters of all time. Below is my favorite of the two.



There are others, and I'll do those ones in another post when I can get decent pictures.