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Carter McKendry

@ca.rter.io

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カーター・マッケンドリ (he/him) I enjoy that media you hate. Computer nerd. Japan dork. Horror geek. Comic book guy. Sci fi fanboy. Not necessarily in that order. Enthusiast, not connoisseur. https://ca.rter.io/

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Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 11h

Ayyyy, that's cool!

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 15h

On that note, I also had some well-meaning teachers inflict some very real social damage by not thinking through the consequences of The Name Game

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 15h

I had an excess of "b"s as a child

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 16h

The intent was "connected" or so I'm told

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 16h

Ahh yes. This is how even as an adult I know about "behected" and "refrigebedrator"

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 16h

Ahh, that's a shame

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 5d

The Grandma's Garden EP is out next Friday, but in the meantime, @mattschley.com made this fantastic video for the song だから、さよなら. Really pleased with this one. Thanks to all who helped out with their time and good spirits (and shitty yet affordable spirits):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSU2...

Grandma's Garden「だから、さよなら」

YouTube video by Call And Response Records

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Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 19h

Had to wait five months for this, but at least it's October now

Japanese theatrical poster for "Final Destination: Bloodlines" AKA "Final Dead Blood"

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 20h

You love to see it

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 23h

Going up or down for a while, if nothing else

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

We should make gachapasta

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Yeah archive org might not be the venue for that

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

20 something years ago I got told I looked like Ryoji Kaji, I can deal with that one

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

I guess guy meme

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

That was a lot

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Ok let's do this

Theatrical poster for 国宝

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

I feel this one

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Ok let's do this

Theatrical poster for 国宝

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Jesus, I just remembered that the bar I was in at the time had a Forrest Gump poster on the wall, this may legitimately be the reference point he had in mind

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Ok, when you put it like that

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

He's extremely cool, but in a way that doesn't especially mesh with my self-image

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Don't obsess over finding The Best™ version of whatever food you want, just find something that looks decent and go for it. The difference between 2-3 star chain ramen and 4 star bespoke ramen isn't going to be discernible until you've had chain ramen dozens on dozens of times. Same with sushi.

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Last night a Japanese person said that I look like "young Gary Sinise" which, uhhh. One, I don't think that's accurate. Two, it's not immediately clear how flattering that would be if it were.

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

I'm sure you've heard this already, but compared to the US there's a lot of places, especially small restaurants, especially small GOOD restaurants, that don't deal with credit cards. Make sure you always have cash on you.

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 1d

Since you're doing both, focus on getting ramen in Tokyo. There's nothing wrong with Osaka ramen but it'll be better to prioritize takoyaki and okonomiyaki while you're there, since that's what it's famous for. In Tokyo my favorite ramen is "Hakata Furyu" which has a few locations around the city

Carter McKendry @ca.rter.io · 2d

I'm sure other people also ripped and uploaded this, but there was a pretty cool NHK documentary on the history/origins of the Playstation (one) earlier this week and I've stashed it here for posterity: archive.org/details/shin...

Shin Project X Playstation : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Documentary about the origins of the PS1, as aired on NHK