Shel Silverstein led one of the most interesting lives that has been lived in the last century. A college dropout, artist, and writer, one might have expected to find him waiting tables or washing toilets. Instead, he was a soldier, a cartoonist and columnist for playboy, and a playwright before becoming a beloved children’s book author. He didn’t get there using alliteration… but agreeably for almost anyone, he used it after. One poem in particular is the anthem of our age: Standing is Stupid. In this poem, he argues that physical activity is useless and that instead we should spend our time lying down (truly he was ahead of his time). After taking his advice, lying and thinking for what felt like a lifetime, the little mysteries have become elucidated: it’s all in the lights. Those bright lights, those flashing lights—those that make us turn our heads and hold position with mouths hanging open. They’re just…so Shanghai, and their movement almost makes me forget where we are.



"Blinks and Blares" (眨眼和刺耳声)

102*102cm

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Kitabachi circa 2010 Taken by nuo2x2 with Fuji Finepix Z33 WP

hum... seems my Tumblr would be the only Socials that got lagged behind and start loosing tractions here... oh well, Im not here for the likes anyway...

but still, trying to offer a more interesting thematic post series for now, and here comes the legend of Japanese Arcade Centers!!! or what we usually called as Gesen (abbreviation of Game Centers in Japanese, yeah, totally weird)

all photos are mine, since I took em on myself during my game crawl, lmao

starting with Kitabachi, a large amusement centre near my family house, where I spent almost every night when Im there, playing arcades, lmao...

taken back in 2010, might be my last photo pf the place, since they closed not long after... RIP Kitabachi, thank you for everything...

Astro City Mini Sega 60th Anniversary DX Pack - Part 1

Another round, another mini console! This time is the turn of the Sega Astro City Mini. As usual, as soon as it was announced, I knew I had to have it. I love Sega, candy cabs and mini consoles, so, again, I was doomed to invest a ridiculous amount of money in this DX limited collectors' edition. Was it worth it? Let's find out together!

As usual in my articles, I won't get in details about game list, emulation quality, options etc. You will find many other reviews online done by more qualified people. Instead, I will focus on the contents of this DX edition and its overall quality. Let's start with the box: there isn't. Well, wait, of course items are boxed, but there is no specific dedicated "60th Anniversary or sort of" box. What you get is basically a set of different boxes wrapped together. Honestly, not a good start. Ok, but, box absence apart, what will you get? Well, here's the list:

1) Astro City Mini (standard box)

2) GameCenter Style Kit (standard box)

3) GameCenter style floor mat

4) x10 Game Marquees (reduced size replicas from original arcade)

5) Sega ashtray

6) x22 Sega Commemorative Medals/Token + stand