Back From Tokyo

No place quite like Tokyo to get some good hunting done. We only devoted a day or so to shopping, which is just as well since I went in with the intention of sticking to a relatively modest budget. My haul:



Kweli's new record. Finally managed to find a copy at the Tsutaya in Shibuya.



Limited edition chopsticks from the Gundam Cafe in Akihabara.



KIDROBOT fitted from ONSPOTZ.



Stitch crossbones keychain from Tokyo Disneyland.



Playoff XIIIs from GALLERY2. Had to settle since they were sold out of the Orlando Penny 1s in my size :-/

キャサリン

Went to the local game store to grab Marvel vs Capcom 3 today and almost ended up walking out with a copy of Atlus' キャサリン instead. Damn, this game looks good.

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Arenas x UNDRCRWN

Gilbert Arenas has teamed with streetwear brand UNDRCRWN to produce some pretty cool t-shirts that celebrate his status as the league's premier sneaker king (I guess since his basketball game is pretty average). He also has this pretty cool symbol going, another homage to Penny Hardaway's classic "one cent" logo.



Arenas continued to turn heads in a loss to the Miami Heat, wearing the Royal Foamposite Ones that Penny Hardaway made famous against the (who else?) Miami Heat in the 1997 playoffs.

EIGHT

It took me a little while, but I finally got around to listening to Do As Infinity's new album. Interestingly, the record debuted at #4 on the Oricon charts, the band's highest position since their Need Your Love record hit #3 before their hiatus way back in 2005. They didn't move too many units as far as overall sales go, but they finished their first week at #6 before dropping out of the top 10



Not great, but a lot better than I expected.

BATISTA IS DOWN

This past weekend's Royal Rumble provided a few memorable moments, with (my dude) Santino almost managing to take the thing, Alberto Del Rio (also my dude) becoming the eventual winner, and even an appearance by Kevin Nash as Diesel. But more importantly, Booker T made his return, and word is that he'll be joining the Smackdown announce team as a color commentator. Which is awesome.



BATISTA IS DOWN.