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Dec. 26th, 2024 05:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psipsyThe MOSAIC.WAV set arrived! They designed the packaging to be the same size as a vinyl record or a Laserdisc. It won't fit on a CD shelf but it does allow for a nice big booklet for the lyrics to all 44 songs. It all looks and sounds glorious. How long have they been making music? As that group, 20 years. I still wasn't expecting my plan to work in getting this particular set. I remembered a few other options in case it didn't.
AMV Hell 8 and 8.5: Even though they're the newest releases, using recent anime and sound clips, the format itself has been in use for 20 years. They're on Youtube if you want to see them. Or they can be picked up via torrent, if you also want to see the unused clips. It was a long time between 7 and 8, so I don't know if or when a 9th would come out.
Two days before Christmas, the climax of the Christmas shopping season, I went to one of the busiest malls I know of, Tysons Corner Center. I can do that because the mall's parking system is excellent. There are digital readouts that show in real-time how many open spaces are on each garage level and then another readout for each row, and on the ceiling over each spot is a light that's either red or green depending on if someone is already parked there. So at a glance I can look ahead and see where the empty spots are and go right to them instead of sharking around and relying on luck. For as big and fancy and lively as that mall is, the Lego store that's been there for almost 20 years is the biggest reason I go there.
While I'm off from work and when I go out and about, I'll try out different restaurants. For example, as chicken chain places go, Zaxby's is alright but I can't justify going all the way to Virginia just for that when Raising Cane's is much closer and the core menu items are similar. I only went because I was already in the area for other reasons. Hangry Joe's at least has a BBQ sauce option for their sandwiches and has a few other things on the menu including waffles and is within my work commute. Dave's Hot Chicken is a regular favorite of mine since they're in York and it is indeed hot. I finally got to try Jollibee and while it was good the distance and patience needed to get to the nearest one knocks it down a few pegs. (At least it's closer than Zaxby's.) Royal Farms is nothing new to me and the chicken is not really special by itself but they're open 24/7 and the nearest one is only 3 miles away and I can get gas when I'm there so it's an easy win in the accessibility category. America's Best Wings shows promise and they have a location in an area I frequent. KFC? We know what KFC is about. I think the last time I had anything from KFC was during my visit to Japan. The location that was near me turned into a Taco Bell a while ago and I can't be arsed to go out of my way for it, not after that kind of betrayal. I don't know enough about Popeye's or Bojangles to have an opinion; that can be fixed. The only time I eat anything from Chick-fil-A is when my workplace has some kind of catered event and there are leftover sandwiches, otherwise I don't bother. I don't get the hype. When was the last time I willingly set foot in a CFA and spent my own money there? Must've been almost 20 years ago.
AMV Hell 8 and 8.5: Even though they're the newest releases, using recent anime and sound clips, the format itself has been in use for 20 years. They're on Youtube if you want to see them. Or they can be picked up via torrent, if you also want to see the unused clips. It was a long time between 7 and 8, so I don't know if or when a 9th would come out.
Two days before Christmas, the climax of the Christmas shopping season, I went to one of the busiest malls I know of, Tysons Corner Center. I can do that because the mall's parking system is excellent. There are digital readouts that show in real-time how many open spaces are on each garage level and then another readout for each row, and on the ceiling over each spot is a light that's either red or green depending on if someone is already parked there. So at a glance I can look ahead and see where the empty spots are and go right to them instead of sharking around and relying on luck. For as big and fancy and lively as that mall is, the Lego store that's been there for almost 20 years is the biggest reason I go there.
While I'm off from work and when I go out and about, I'll try out different restaurants. For example, as chicken chain places go, Zaxby's is alright but I can't justify going all the way to Virginia just for that when Raising Cane's is much closer and the core menu items are similar. I only went because I was already in the area for other reasons. Hangry Joe's at least has a BBQ sauce option for their sandwiches and has a few other things on the menu including waffles and is within my work commute. Dave's Hot Chicken is a regular favorite of mine since they're in York and it is indeed hot. I finally got to try Jollibee and while it was good the distance and patience needed to get to the nearest one knocks it down a few pegs. (At least it's closer than Zaxby's.) Royal Farms is nothing new to me and the chicken is not really special by itself but they're open 24/7 and the nearest one is only 3 miles away and I can get gas when I'm there so it's an easy win in the accessibility category. America's Best Wings shows promise and they have a location in an area I frequent. KFC? We know what KFC is about. I think the last time I had anything from KFC was during my visit to Japan. The location that was near me turned into a Taco Bell a while ago and I can't be arsed to go out of my way for it, not after that kind of betrayal. I don't know enough about Popeye's or Bojangles to have an opinion; that can be fixed. The only time I eat anything from Chick-fil-A is when my workplace has some kind of catered event and there are leftover sandwiches, otherwise I don't bother. I don't get the hype. When was the last time I willingly set foot in a CFA and spent my own money there? Must've been almost 20 years ago.
