It's only 11 days until Shonen Jump Georgia! And we here at the Perfect Curve will be arriving in style in the most fashionable mode of transportation possible: Squee's Car.

12~16 hour car ride.

Just the thought of it strikes fear into my heart. Now some of you may be asking yourself "Why on Earth is that so bad? I mean sure it gets cramped but you can stop and stretch."

12~16 hours.

In closed quarters.

With Andrew Kardis.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I won't survive. All the complaining coupled with his terrible music that he'll complain about if he can't listen to it. And me listening to my own music? Forget about it! Don't forget the sing-alongs to absolutely terrible oldies hits. It's just awful! So I ask you, faithful readers, for suggestions to save me.

The question of the day: What do you all do to keep yourself entertained on long car rides? Keep in mind I have no Nintendo DS however I do have a PSP so if someone wanted to recommend hand-held electronics, let me know.

In return I will give you the following pictures to get you in the Shonen Jump Championship Spirit!

Shonen Jump Championship Promos
Shonen Jump Championship Promo Sakura Haruno [True Allies]

It's now June 1st, so go get your copies of that Sakura now, found in Naruto Manga Volume 48! Keep in mind, Sakura is not legal until after Shonen Jump Georgia for any Naruto CCG events.

Oh and Andy, if you're at SJC Georgia, you're signing the Kakuzu ._.

Labels: Chief Tsuzumiya Haruhi, Georgia, QOTD, Shonen Jump Championship, tsu

Over here at the Perfect Curve, we try our best to bring you guys great content with a little bit of personality mixed in on the side. The problem is... well... when there's no content and I'm the only personality that isn't busy... well then the website is pretty much just me. Andrew has his "Magic Pro Tour" season to worry about and Josh is off being Josh I guess.

Well let me rephrase things. There is content. This is the part where I could talk about how boss that new Shikamaru is for Earth Decks but I can't because Andrew has his new weekly "review" entry. . . so that's out the window.

So I'm basically just sitting here, tossing darts at the dart board wondering what to write about... eating this delicious cinnamon raisin bagel. Toasted with cream cheese by the way. Kinda tired. Was up until 3 AM last night talking to Gary (VSA), Nick Botchis (Shino's Dad), and Tylar (Hungry Ninja) about nothing in general and I was expressing this same sense of emptiness for the game right now... there's just nothing going on besides previews. Anyone else agree? It's like we've all just opened the door expecting some amazing stuff only to be greeted with

The Void

void

void. . .

*stares around blankly*

Yeah it's kind of like that. Or like that one time when you were a kid and no one was home to hang out with but your friend's mom was like "Well s/he'll be back at 5 PM." And you sat there on the porch throwing stones or twiddling your fingers waiting for someone, anyone to show up.

It's almost a lot like madness when you think about it. I have a method to mine by the way, thanks for asking.

So . . . I guess I'll talk about my wish list for Will of Fire now:
-Good offensive jutsu for Wind. Not something uber broken but something decent... at least better than Knockout Blow. Hell I'd take a Knockout Blow for the same cost if it didn't have the requirement... or change it to turn cost 3 or higher.

-Good draw mission for Earth. I could play the Wind/Earth hybrid if there were good Earth missions.

-Better Earth early game. Other reason I couldn't play Yamato was because the element count didn't allow for him to be relevant all the time.

-First Hokage. Oh wait we already got that one.

-Tsunade. A good one. That doesn't suck.

-Some pretty boss mission negation for Wind and/or Earth. No, that turn 3 Earth Counter Mission is not good mission negation.

-To top an event with my deck name being "Mademoiselle Han's Purple Escort Service"

And that about covers it. Expect my interview with Jerry Balentuangin, the Sannin of '08, posted later today on Bandai.

Question of the Day (QOTD): What would you guys like to see in the Month of May for "Teach Me Professor Tsu Kiyo Me!"?

You can leave your answers in the comments below... if I like a subject I might actually use it!

Labels: QOTD, random, tsu, Will of Fire, You're Boring the Crap Out of Me

So I decided rather than a full fledged article today I'd just ask you guys the following question:

When you're down, how do you pick yourself back up? Since SSF4 came out, I've been having a lot of fun but I'm finding that picking up a new character is a hell of lot more frustrating and difficult than I anticipated. I'm finding myself completely vulnerable, not knowing what to do and being easily beaten...

... and I'm not used to losing. Hahaha.

So after going a solid 3-20 against a skilled opponent last night, I was getting pretty down on myself. "Maybe Juri isn't the character for me." "What am I doing wrong?" "Perhaps I should just quit." "Alright that's it I'm gonna drop her... but those pants are so awesome!!!"

I was sounding very defeatist, much like I do sometimes in Naruto when the going gets tough. I know I need to take a step back and just refocus and all... perhaps get more practice in and such. But I just couldn't no matter how hard I tried last night. So I ask you, fellow readers, what do you do when things aren't going your way?

Leave a comment and let me know.

Labels: QOTD, random, tsu