Aphexx

you only go to the casino with the mindset that you are going to the arcade and spending X amount of dollars for Y amount of recreation
NEVER go there with the intent of making money.

aaaannndddd I just cancelled my order. 
its a great deal but we are days out from black friday.... I'm going to wait and see 

I'm seeing the 580 as 279 right now ... is it just me? 

also big thanks. I just purchased it. 

search for a 'Headworn Mic'
I've been mentioning these for .... holy shit over a year and only 1 person on this forum has one that I know.

Italki is a good site once you are at an intermediate level and want to practice openly with another native speaker.
just don't be "that" guy that only talks about anime, looking at all the English speakers looking for Japanese speaking partners and their avatars I can only guess at the levels of Weaboo that goes on there. 
 
as far as beginner.... ugh /shrug. start with Hiragana then Katakana 
and as far as Kanji I hear good things about this paid app called Wanikani there is also a free program that you'd have to set up for yourself as its not that plug and play but Anki is pretty decent. 
myself, I'm old school I grabbed my cousin's old Kanji textbook and grabbed several hundred index cards and made my own flash cards. starting at Japanese level grade 1 -4. I figure by the time I get to grade 5 kanji I should have enough to read native material and get my practice from there. I'm currently at grade 3 Kanji and I still need a lot of "furigana" to help me out. 
there is also a Chrome addon called rikaikun that adds furigana/translations to kanji on websites. 

sorry I'm not so helpful for the beginner I'm only an intermediate/advanced speaker. 

PS I'm also gearing up to take on the JLPT N2/N3 tests you can also pick up some of those textbooks from Amazon just do a search for nihongo so-matome a beginner would be N5 and advanced is N1 
 
good luck 

Holy shit Cool-k is back! I might just return from lurker mode.
... actually I don't have much time to spend on forums anymore

+1 for learning to cook. so many times I've been absolutely mauled by a girl after I cooked for her.

feels summery.

I'd vote for an inanimate carbon rod over any of the Republican candidates
that said I look forward to to tracking the adventures and hijinks of Trudeaus hair for the next 5 years

I made this way back when they still did the Wan show out of the garage freezing their asses off in their winter coats during the winter.
 

currently I have the BBC Aljazeera and the Guardian in my facebook feed that I just scroll through mostly
I watch democracy now, CTV (canadian news) and a Japanese news site for active watching
https://www.youtube.com/user/democracynow

nothing beats relaxing to jazz breakbeats and loops

Do I want to die? No. However, that is the ultimate fate. I could die in 30 seconds, 2 days, or maybe next year. Do you accept the small chance you could be wrong and be judged by Allah? Or Zeus? Perhaps Satan himself? Maybe he's the true God. You have just as much of a chance of going to some sort of judgement as me, other atheists, and people who believe in other religions. And for the record, why should we go to hell? Because we don't believe in a deity that hasn't given sufficient evidence for their existence? Why doesn't he show himself to us if he's real? Really, this goes for any deity.

Why are some people god worshippers?

(atheist incoming...) Christianity, and all fundamental religions for that matter, scares the shit out of me also; there are some really messed up things in the holy books. Furthermore, Satanism has just as much empirical evidence as Christianity so I don't know why you're fixating on this religion opposed the other tens of thousands out there

+1 for learning to cook. so many times I've been absolutely mauled by a girl after I cooked for her.

ever since I've dropped massive pounds I've been on a fitness/health kick and have been really open to the Vegan propaganda. although I've not and don't plan to cut out meat entirely I have highly cut down my use of it adopting a John Mcdougall's Starch Solution like diet cooking in the traditional Japanese style of lots of veg and a bit of meat to flavor the dish.
 
I think insects would take on before that test tube meat would ever take on in the world and yes there are some farms in the states growing insects for human consumption

Fisher Price Vs Turtle Beach.... I think I'd side with Fisher Price

they also ship out of B.C. so it depends on the item and which location they are shipping out of.
I've had a time where I received 2 parcels one from each warehouse

true 7.1 in headphones.... ROFL FUCK NO!!!

BAM
http://www.notquitenigella.com/2014/03/31/ramen-diy-recipe/
 
to supplement the recipe. you really need to beat the shit out of that dough when you knead it to give the noodles the proper mouthfeel
 
if you can't find the alkali... lye water I think you can make a replacement by cooking baking soda or something either way the recipe yielded noodles reminicient of what I had in Japan.
as for broth.... thats another story I think I have a handle on it I'm waiting for the cold winter months so I don't dump un-necessary heat into my house

oh god... a turtle beach with a hinge? holy shit I'm surprised it hasn't fallen apart from just looking at it lol
 
if I were in the market for a headphone case I would buy a metal lunchbox with a picture that appeals to me (starwars) and cut foam to fit. I'd enjoy that over a generic headphone case.

oh god... a turtle beach with a hinge? holy shit I'm surprised it hasn't fallen apart from just looking at it lol
 
if I were in the market for a headphone case I would buy a metal lunchbox with a picture that appeals to me (starwars) and cut foam to fit. I'd enjoy that over a generic headphone case.

Brothers green are pretty good but they are targeting the stoner frat boy segment and I only learn something new every once in a while but they do put out some funny shit.
https://youtu.be/YqUSpTAqQHE?t=21

damn I've been subbed to food wishes for years. I love his unexpected sense of humor