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April 16, 2008Turning 30 actually means you're starting your 31st year...
I turned 30 just shy of a month ago, and while I was sidling up to this particular birthday with palpable dread, it really hasn't been so bad. The idea of my 30s doesn't bother me; it was just 30 itself that was freaking me out. But again, so far, so good. I think back to when I was 20, and how I am now, and how much I've changed in that ten-year span. I'm no battle-scarred veteran of life travails or anything like that, but I feel like I've got it way more together now than I did back then. Seriously, how did I not drown in a bucket of water at 20? I wonder if I'll shake my head in ten years and wonder with a wry smile how I survived 30? I'm all for progress, so I hope so...
The voiceover work, it continues apace. Nothing I can talk about yet, of course. Story of my life, eh? :p
No theater productions in the near future--as of right now, at least. I've been keeping my eyes peeled and watching the audition notices, but everything either doesn't spark my interest, or the geography doesn't work out, or I'm 20 too young to play the character in question.
As mentioned in the sidebar of my main page, my episode of Merv Griffith's Crosswords will be airing for the second time later this month, on Monday, April 28th. It will either be the only episode shown that day, or the first of two, depending on whether the show is scheduled for a half-hour or full hour block in your area. Give it a look if you have the gumption and get a chance. I look goofy as all hell, but my last-minute victory is just as valid as that of some beefcake print-model-type--and it more than makes up for my last-minute defeat on Win Ben Stein's Money back when I was 21. I won a weekend trip to Las Vegas and Cirque de Soleil tickets, a nicer watch than my usual circumstances justify the wearing of, and a little cash (which went straight into my back-taxes), for anybody who wants to cut to the proverbial chase. Not bad for an afternoon's work.
Also, refer to the front page for a picture of my character in Tekken 6>--Bob, one of the fattest hombres to grace a fighting game since the iconic E. Honda of Street Fighter fame. A store in Houston, TX is one of the only locations (or perhaps the only location) in the United States with the console version of this game thus far, and as luck would have it, they were aligned with Anime Matsuri, an anime convention I attended as a guest last month. I got to meet the best Bob player in the nation--and watch as he got schooled in what proved a massive, unexpected upset. It was an honor, nonetheless, and when I got the chance to play against him the next day (with both of us using Bob, natch), he was gracious enough to let me flail about a bit before finishing me off.
If you're into manga and/or implied yuri (and, really, who's not a fan of at least one of the two?), be sure to give Voiceful a look the next time you find yourself in your local uber-bookstore. I took a stab at adapting it, which was tougher than I'd expected given the number of anime scripts I've done, but I think the final product was pretty good. Better, say, than when Shaq took a stab at being an actor/rapper...
And, truly apropos of nothing, here's Free Rice, an online game I stumbled upon that tests one's vocabulary and donates rice to the UN World Food Program for correct answers. No download is required and you can play at your own pace (no timer), so if you're a wordy bastard with a philanthropic streak, get clicking!
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