Mumon's pearls of wisdom (Persona 4 Golden)

I'm doing New Game Plus on Persona 4 Golden and right now I'm trying to (1) get the Hardcore Risette Fan trophy, (2) get as many skill cards from Chagall Cafe as I can, and (3) get the new "accomplice" ending.

Here's everything I've heard Mumon say:

• Have you heard this before? The question of whether or not dogs have souls. / Sounds stupid, right? But that’s all right. Questions like those are what you call Zen dialogue.

• Hey, are you all right? That coffee might have been a little too stimulating for you. / Well… climbing the stairway to maturity means you’ve gotta grit your teeth sometime and take that first step.

• When a flag blows in the wind, is it the flag that moves? Or the wind? / It’s neither, kid. What moves… is your heart.

• Ah, What great weather. I haven’t seen a sky this clear in ages… / Ha… I’m not talking about the sky out there. I know that your heart’s always clear as a summer’s day.

• Have you heard this before? About how a strong man’s weakness is his first defeat. / But… a guy like that isn’t strong. Someone who’s truly strong will never back down.

• Some things are real in this world, and some things are fake. Most people don’t have an eye for the difference… / But even so… if what’s real loses hope, don’t you think this world is done for?

• You know, kid… you remind me a lot of my brother. Especially the way that you act cool even if you have to force it. / But not everything in this world is fine. Sometimes, it’s just as important to show the ugly side of yourself…

• Has there ever been a time when you couldn’t find an answer to your problems? / When that time comes, I suggest you stop thinking about it. Not every question has an answer, after all.

• Ha… Your eyes didn’t lie. They’re fixed straight on the future… / No matter what happens, you better not back down. All you gotta do is keep going down the path that you believe in.

• Ha… You’re already a regular here, kid. Still, there’s no need to be so hasty… / Everyone becomes an adult eventually, like it or not.

Weird-ass dreams and the end of Pawn Stars on my DVR

Let's see. In one dream my cousin bought a Vita and he had something like a PhotoFast adapter for his Vita, not unlike how it's used in a PSP with two micro SD cards.

In another dream, I actually was at a grade school reunion, though I got along surprisingly best with somebody who shall rename nameless; he wasn't exactly anywhere near my close circle of friends but he was certainly friendly, we got along, and I even ran into him when I was at PCC. Nothing but respect for the guy and I hope he's doing well.

Lastly, I decided to delete Pawn Stars off the TiVo and delete the episodes that were on the hard drive. Sure, I missed some episodes when transitioning from DirecTV to the Charter box to TiVo, but I made sure to take note of which episodes I missed and tried to look out for them. But I haven't seen the episodes since March or so, and that's because I just really, really don't like Chumlee. Say what you will about the authenticity, but I always liked Old Man and Rick; their expertise and hardballing kept me watching. But when they revamped the intro to include Chumlee, that was the turning point. Just who does enjoy watching such a repulsive character? I remember when they swapped him with Roli (from Counting Cars) for a day, and stuff happened, and at the very end Chumlee was still some lazy ass. I think that was it for me right there. I was proud to say I saw and recorded every single Pawn Stars episode up to that point too. Now the episodes that I didn't yet burn away to my private DVD collection are gone as well.

Words I hate (2014-06-11)

• conversate

The word is "converse," you morons!