CANUCK'S PROFILE

Is it a crime to say why you're happy with your life? I guess not.

I've been teaching English in Japan for over 5 years, and slowly have gotten sick of it. My current job (for teaching English in Japan) is really good and I'm really appreciative that I have it, but it's not a field I got into because of my love of it.

So this fall I applied for graduate school in Tokyo. I got in and will study Political Science (in Japanese) starting in April of next year. It will mean no sustainable income, and perhaps living with my in-laws if I can't get enough scholarships, but it's a productive step.

I hope it will lead to a job in Japan where I feel like I am making a difference (my thesis proposal was on comparative analysis on immigration policies in Japan and the EU), and then eventually the ability to get a PhD somewhere in Europe (Spain or Germany?).

I also love my wife, which is more important than anything else I mentioned. She rocks.

NES: Dragon Warrior II
SNES: 7th Saga, Final Fantasy III
PSX: Wild ARMS, Lunar
PS2: Final Fantasy XII
DS: Dragon Quest IX
PSP: a shitload of remakes and ports

any console not mentioned I found not worth mentioning

3DS's price is not announced, it'll probably be $250.

I'm playing through the fourth Layton right now. Never played the other series, but I'm looking forward to this.

Comes out in Japan November 11th. Famitsu's been writing a lot about it. I'm picking it up if it gets a PSN release, which it should.

Hasn't the price of Suikoden for the PSN been 6 bucks for like 2 years now?


Also, I'm trying to play it in Japanese right now (the PSP remake) and OH GOD IS IT BORING. Most overrated RPG series of all time.