Don't know if it was seeing me twice these past two weeks or because they had to re-wrap my punctured burrito (I knew the tortilla was left on the grill for far too long), but I got my second meal on the house there today. Was on quite the roll, in fact, until driving all the way out to Monterey Park only to discover Media King's next restock is due tomorrow, being let down by The Office Christmas special and realizing the Xbox 360 wasn't doing anything for me.
Might end up costing more than the Xbox, what with the 2-year commitment, but then again, maybe game consoles (especially those that predicate online subscriptions and such) ought to be "free" like that, too. I've got to say, though, and before the onslaught of my anti-MS vitriol, that it's a far more impressive piece of technology. Smaller things usually are, but why is that? The 360 looks and feels like a PC made for kids, that $100 laptop or whatever …there it is.
$400 (half of which may or may not be returned to me) + $12.50 in Microsoft money for a featureless Street Fighter II port that I can't do dragon punches from the left side. Oh well, it kept me occupied for close to two hours. That's cheaper than a therapist, right? Or a hooker?
As ridiculous as this drama is—I mean, they get stars like these and this is the best they can do—신현준 has a line in it that really struck a nerve: 残酷な運命は,それに耐えられる人間にこそ訪れるものだと。。。強い人間にこそ訪れるものだと. Maybe this isn't why Kintaro wins, but it's about why he can.