The Interference of Reality on Modern Otaku Life
I present to you my greatest masterpiece ever, after the jump.
otaku lifestyle crisis
a pile of unplayed ero-games, weekend, spent on php, preorders, forgotten until time for release. otaku lifestyle crisis,
a dozen series, a long long way.
disk space, less than one tenth free,
wallet, emptied to pay for plastic things.
school holidays this time is supposed to be,
why is my calendar packed like cans of sardines?
weekdays, booked from dawn till dusk.
nus is a nice place to be,
but that project deadline will soon pass.
jlpt on december three,
maybe i should get started on that task…
figurines, all made in china, priced in yen.
maybe i shouldn’t have bought those haruhi dvds,
only when the orders ship, do you feel the pain.
curse amazon jp and its fiendish schemes,
product recommendations and nhk be my bane.
i need a money press and a time machine.
～ fin. ～
＿|￣|O
November 27th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
Try optimizing your spending - create estimates for Entertainment/Time curves for products that you intend to purchase, and see which ones are more optimal for the funds that you have. Avoid purchases made on the spur of the moment / for the sole purpose of fanboyism.
A good trick is never to buy on first look - by the time you get a second look, you may have regained enough sanity to not want a product as much any more. :P
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[...] DarkMirage has a nice little poem on his Otaku Lifestyle Crisis. Nice poem, DarkMirage. And oh, yeah go get your daily moe from his newly-opened site. By the way, some of it’s NSFW and some is not (SFW). [...]
November 27th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
I like poem.
November 27th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
*golf claps*
True say, my friend, true say.
November 27th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
Awesome poem. Clearly describes your life now.
November 27th, 2006 at 4:50 pm
You’re an upgraded version of Satou! The poet version.
November 27th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
OMFG u got the money to get all of haruhi’s DVDS??
November 27th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Actually, I’m missing vol.00… orz
November 27th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
This comment box doesn’t seem to support Chinese language. I shall attempt again.
一堆未碰AVG
整打系列路远兮
硬盘少于十分一
钱包清空购玩具
现应是学校假期
日历却似沙丁鱼
周末耗在PHP
余日忙从朝至夕
国大固是桃源地
但逢功课近过期
十二三JLPT
或许已该勤温习
预订皆售方忆起
陆制模型日元抵
悔买春日DVD
临货运时才惜金
操亚马逊这吊逼
物介NHK互袭
御宅生活大危机
我需印钱时光机
~完~
＿|￣|O
November 27th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
This chinese version is impressive. XD
DM, sit tight and have faith in the God-Empress. She will tide you over this crisis.
November 27th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
Need money ? Go pick up a part-time job :D
November 27th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
My friend, this is a sign of greatness.
Can I have your autograph while you are on your path to internet celebrity-ness?
November 27th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
That, DM, was genius. You have just hit all the problems that plague otakus worldwide on the dead.
November 27th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
It’s sad but the picture forced me to laugh…
I was thinking of commenting this with another poem but gave up as I, unlike you, lack creativity XD
November 27th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
I well-written poem, if I do say so myself. Hits the mark on the dread of the “Otaku Lifestyle”.
You need to check on yourself. You seems miserable. ^^