mMmMm I have turned my brain into mushy pudding as I can’t work without checking my phone every 30 minutes! This is extremely unbefitting of a working professional so I better do something about it very soon! Ideas come to mind like writing down each time I grab it and what I check it for. That would be extremely embarassing to report and might make me reconsider checking it. aaaaaiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Talked to a former co-worker who wanted a refresher on ‘current topics’ for work for his interview, so I briefed him on topics I’d expect an ‘experienced hire’ to be proficient/knowledgeable in. Hope he gets the job?
why is my time zone in phoenix
I heard there’s gonna be free points tomorrow on table A! Hope I don’t lose too many…
uhh i went to work and caught up on e-mails and work and came home and cleaned my room up a bit (but not entirely) then watched some my teammate play in /mjg/ league 7 and then I got owned in tile game but notice how exercise is missing in those list of activities???? better fix it after eating so much on vacation!!!
I remember last time I came back from Japan I wish I could stay there forever. Luckily, I don’t feel the same way about Canada, so I had no problems wanting to come back home!
How have I been doing without logging into X for at least the last two weeks? I just check @avidseries because I’m racist, so doing pretty well. I’m finding politics and current events less interesting to check, so that’s a plus too! Now I just need to work on converting free time to useful activities…
i had a fantasy I’d do all of these waiting in line for roller coasters… haha…
Probably giving up IIDX for the short/medium term. Can’t fit in a few hours a week as I’m already behind on my other goals. ;_;
But it’s ok, I also didn’t do a lot of things in my life too! Like have a girlfriend or have 2277 skill level in runescape or complete a wow expansion with full pve epics or reach global elite in cs:go or reach master 1v1 in starcraft 2 or reach celestial in mahjong soul or reach 鳳凰 in 天鳳. but at least I have c*nny (:
ok early bird gets the worm! unless you don’t like worms. then you can stay up tonight.zzzzzzzzzz
its 4 han yasume 6 han takame. plus i allow kamicha to riichi abort. so yeah dama is better. my bad trying to shoot for byeman
destroys his own blocks
I shoulda just folded I’m beat on two two open call hands instead of dealing 8m post chii
*keeps excess tiles*
wait i don’t get to have it back? awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I feel like if it were me last year I would have dama tanki 6m to fish for something else but I’ve been preferring to riichi on less than optimal waits these days. perhaps there is a finer balance I should take
Stopped by a Canadian grocery store. Not too much different, but I liked that they play sounds of chickens clucking near the eggs section. Very cute!
Here’s the re-assembled Leviathan train with test water dummies in it. Seat 1.4 (front row, seat 4) lap bar doesn’t lift all the way, so no humans allowed!
Last meal in Canadia. This french burger was fun with roast beef and brie added to it. Also, we noted that this Heinz ketchup was made in Canada instead of the USA. I couldn’t tell a difference though.
Going home… I read a chapter of manosaba on the plane and started crying at the end of it. It was messed up… I should finish the rest soon!
Thanks Daniel
home sweet home. it’s been 10 days of sleeping without a real daki ™. i have work tomorrow too. time to get back to real life. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Writing this on the morning of the 25th so I’m a little late. Oops
one last look from the expensive ass hotel room
how many pictures of niagara do you need?
Niagara Boat Cruise. A little cloudy and drizzly today, so visibility isn’t too good. When I came last time it was nice and sunny, so I could see a lot of rainbows against all of the water falling down. Still good to see it up close again.
mmm gimmicks
And we are back! The rain stopped a little bit after our cruise, and we noticed the roller coaster was testing as we were walking back to our car. The ride is entirely janky and rough with overly strong laterals on the turns, but you do get the illusion that you’ll fly off the building when the coaster rushes towards the edges.
A strawberry cheesecake beaver tail. I think it’s just ok, but my brother liked it more than I did as he likes how crunchy it is. I guess I like my things nice and soft.
A quick stop at Seabreeze Amusement Park. It’s a family oriented amusement park and the thirteenth oldest one in the world. The main highlight is their roller coaster Jack Rabbit, which is the oldest continuing operating roller coaster in the United States. For something built in 1920, it’s pretty good! While the park doesn’t have too much to offer in terms of overall thrills, it has a unique charm to it that I don’t feel at other parks, especially compared to…
Six Flags Darien Lake. This park is quite literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by mostly forests and farmland. Six Flags just operates the park on behalf of a separate REIT, so they don’t have any headliner roller coasters in their roster. That isn’t to say that they aren’t improving the park, but it’s somewhat backwater and rundown. We were able to get one ride on each roller coaster before the rain come in, so mission accomplished on our part.
The park has one joint offering Buffalo Wings, but since it’s really just a joint in a park, they’re just chicken wings and they were OK.
it’s ok, the place was named in the 1930s so Adolf is a-OK
We picked Adolf’s Old First Ward Tavern to get our taste of real Buffalo Wings and selected Salt and Vinegar and Smokey Mesquite for our flavors. We probably should have gotten one flavor as sauced wings as it ended up being quite dry, but the exterior wings are satisfyingly crispy. The blue cheese ‘dressing’ offered was extremely thick and had chunks of actual blue cheese in it, compared to a more liquid form of dressing that I’d normally expect, so eating that with the wings was really fun!
Time for one last rodeo at Canada’s Wonderland before we fly out. It was very cold and rainy on Saturday, so it ended up being that Leviathan and Behemoth, the parks two big coasters, had their cars valley and fail to make it through the course due to temperatures and wind. We were worried that the rides would be down for an extended period of time, but it looks like they were able to disassemble the trains to get them out of the way. let’s gooooooo
four blocks: break the 9p and let’s keep the chun as genbutsu. Even if we complete 66789p we gotta break 1s then
sakigiri. especially since it’s dora indicator and we have 3 pairs already
you’re the aggressor here and you’re below 4:30 (3:30 to be specific right now for 3900), so let’s get more value! You’re not folding this if someone calls riichi, so go for it!
even in a vacuum 9p > 2s in discard order anyway. considering additional factors, there’s no chanta here either and you’re sabotaging your hon itsu
naga wind discard prefernce: non-value honors > value honors. even then we should hold the hatsu as it still has a chance to pair up for value. if you draw a nan pair here, are you really happy anyway? I would only consider this if hatsu was twice cut instead
just keep your 13p shape. 8s doesn’t really offer you anything better here just yet. You already have 5 good blocks (78m 56p 99p 123s 77z) so expanding into a 78s if you keep 8s and draw 7s doesn’t really improve our hand further here.
probably a more aggressive atozuke then i’m personally comfortabl with. but even if you get to riichi it’s most likely nomi anyway, so perhaps atozuke can make sense here
8s genbutsu. use it. hatsu is uncut and more dangerous
1m genbutsu froim shimocha. why do we need to test suji ?
0m is relatively safe and ripping 6s prevents us from reaching keiten. since we’ve seen tedashi since it could be dangerous. but unlikely.
I prefer 9p but I actually don’t know this one
value honors > isolated terminal. try not to hold ‘genbutsu’ first row when you don’t have enough blocks
2/8 > value honors since they have higher ukeire, in general
honestly i don’t think i’d catch this but if toimen doesn’t want 0m but cuts 2m tedashi from his hand. what does he have left in his hand? but an easier way to read this is if you wanna fold you have safe 1s from shimocha
genbutsu > once cut honors for safety, though I think being aggressive and pushing against it since you are dealer is ok since we are playing for 1st and not 4th avoiding
value honors> terminal
in general naga prefers to break uncut value honors over once cut honors. this changes if you have something nice like dora 3 and want to full offense your hand
1shanten 25m57s vs returning to 2shanten? we should try to be efficient to get to riichi. unless you want to fold here instead. then 8s would be better since you still maintain 1shanten on 25m5s
looks like we could be overfixating on pinfu
keep your daisangen potential alive. i will know that you are no dreamer
too far for hon itsu, so break your honors. either nan for being round wind or hatsu for having the least uradora available
take the 1shanten on 789m123s. we don’t need to float ‘nice’ 2shanten
i wonder if the value proposition on kan changes if you’re already at 5200 going to 6400. the difference is low though so i see this more as 50/50, but since we’re playing for 1st lets err on the side of being more offensive and go for it
50/50, though if you reallyi want to wait for a better wait then you should cut 8s instad since you destroyed your 5p/0p acceptance. you would riichi sanmenchan 147p right?
value honor > terminals. perhaps ittsu is a stretch. 2s is…. very bad here
value honor > terminals
4s acceptance > 9s acceptance? even if you want to play full safety 8s is once cut vs 3s being uncut
hooray
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disclaimer: kamicha’s name was changed to dumbfuck for not being compatible with naga
>wait one turn i pass
56m is the weakest block here since 23m lets us accept dora, 223p has the widest acceptance and 33s lets us cal for toitoi (chun) 2600/5200. 33s is weaker but definitely dont ruin the 223p
33s is now the weakest block. but we have 6 blocks.
we have to blow up one of 23p or 33s. if we’re doing 23p, save the 2p for last since its more genbutsuey than 3p (genbutsu to toimen and suji to kamicha)
let’s keep our tanyao dora (iipeikou) 1shanten instead of shooting for san an kou, since an an kou requires us to toss 0s
pin zu is pretty scary and we can mawashi a bit with 4p. just because we are dealer does not mean we need to push full offense. let’s also consider preserving our lead
HON ITSU. also, once cut value honor > non-value honor
i guess non value honor > twice cut value honor since twice cut value honor no longer has value
suji 7p is safer but you would need to cut 7s anyway for sanshoku. so im in different
we don’t have a pair yet so catching 8s for 56789s to draw a pair on 5689s would be very useful. whereas drawing 23s doesnt move the needle on this hand very much
tanyao? chun is probably slow at this point
tenpai!
cut honors before 2 and 8 unless you have hon itsu / chanta. i think you are valuing 2 and 8 too low
once cut value honor > nonvalue honor
i don’t see value potential besides riichi so quick hand is more ideal here
shimocha is playing chanta so 4m > 1m
value honor > terminal. 9s has sanshoku potential so we dont toss that
5 block theory. 5m isnt adding anything to us here to warrant blowing up another block. we can already accept 4m and 7m, so the only thing its adding is 6m acceptance. don’t be afraid to break 5m when you can accept 14m / 69m
3s > 1m. plus, you have 3m ‘acceptance’ with 55m
HONORS and shit
not much value here besides adding dora so lets make it quick
you chucked the 4m already so commit to the hon itsu bit. consider that we are trying to clear a 13900 point difference to get to 1st and we don’t have our dealer turn anymore. so we need value. even if we win this pei chun 2000 we still have 11900 points to go which is still outside of mangan tsumo range in south 3.
in a vacuum, if you dont need tan yao, a 2p is more likely to be obtained than a 6p.
terminal > non-value honor. Unless you are thinking of hon itsu? but that’s pretty far so i don’t think so
1p > 9p on both 19 being genbutsu and you already have 36p acceptance on 4p draw. if you wanna make the argument that 8p is three cut ruining your 79p kanchan you should have tossed 9m the moment hte 3rd 8p was thrown
terminal > value honor. maybe you are considering 8p acceptance but i dont think its that useful here
use known genbutsu 1s first over testing 1z
8p is NOT safe to kamicha
hooray
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dont think 1s is doing too much for us here? let’s be on the offensive with such a strong hand
ponten sanshoku
>wait one turn indifferent
6p has already passed and is genbutsu to two players can we use that instead?
BLOCKS. plus why are we btfoing our only pair?
DAI SAN GEN POTENTIAL. also, value honor > terminal
drawing 4p keeping 3p is better than drawing 3m keeping 2m
let’s preserve our attacking shape by tossing 1z
fix the 777p by cutting 6p. we are ok with a quick hand here given point difference anyway
indifferent but wait is depleted and we dont need to lock ourselves into becoming open to being chased is the reasoning i think for dama. either/or is fine i think
why are we blowing a good block up instead of throwing away the useless tile
Hello I am writing from a fancy hotel at niagara falls past midnight!
it’s like mt. fuji: HoW mAnY pIcTuReS oF nIaGaRa FaLlS dO yOu NeEd
I would have balked at the price but my brother booked it without consulting me. I would definitely rather get a night of ryokan in Hakone over this. But, the view is nice, so maybe I can only say that after having seen it myself.
Anyway, let’s go back to the start of the day!
more breakfast slop. today we get these veggie egg things instead of just scrambled eggs
translation note: lait is french for milk
my brother cussed me out cause I told him these lights at night from our window weren’t from canada’s wonderland. now that the sun has risen… i lost
a peameal bacon sandwich from St. Lawrence Market. It’s a salty slice of pork with some additional breading. An interesting, salty taste but I don’t think I would need to have it again
oh noooooooooooo sportsball
A visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame! I started following the San Jose Sharks around the middle 2010s with my brother. Unfortunately, it has been mostly suffering, but our guy Joe Thornton was recently inducted. Also pictured are some decorative punch bowls, but I’ve seen those before.
umm…. we have japaneses steak at… Japan
A 5 oz steak at Kyoto Gyukatsudon! wait, you ate here… 5 months ago! idc dude. It’s yummy and it’d probably take me a very long time before I’d get sick of eating it. I wish we had one near my home instead of in Toronto. plz fix
(editor’s note: is switching between first person and whatever the fuck talking to myself is could be jarring to readers)
We were originally going to visit the local aquarium, but a Toronto BlueJays game was going on, so there was no chance of finding parking there! So we stopped by the mall instead and I picked up some Jinbei from the Muji there. Normally when you visit a Japanese hotel they’ll offer you these to wear as loungewear or within the hotel in place of you regular clothes, so now I can pretend to be a real 日本人 at home.
On the way to Niagara Falls we stopped by a Costco Wholesale. some things I noted:
Beef sold in the United States is listed by USDA grades, primarily prime for the highest cut and choice for the one below it. We don’t talk about anything below select. Here, we only get Canada AAA grade!
Rotisserie Chickens are $8.00 CAD, which, when translated back to USD, is about $5.00, which matches.
But the food court hot dog / POLISH SAUSAGEis only $1.50 CAD! which is $1.00 USD! bullshit man
Out of order chronologically, but the Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich is pretty good. It’s like a roast beef sandich, but more peppery due to the montreal teak seasoning used to season the meat. At $5.00 USD, it’s better than the pastrami sandwich shit we have for sure. I would sleep on the chicken strips and fries though.
MILK COMES IN BAGS!!!! I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS I WAS GRINNING WALKING OUT HELL YEAH
They’re trying to pitch Mountain Dew as American Dew in the United States so it was jarring to see Mountain Dew in present day. I guess American Dew wouldn’t fly in Canada.
I would totally give these Maple Whiskey Ribbers a try.
what the fuck man this is not fair
its cute
Sodas don’t come with straws here! Just a sip lid.
Also, the deli ordering system works differently. In the United States, you order your item from the self-serve kiosk, then bring your receipt to the food court clerk to prepare and serve you your items. Instead, here you get a number assigned to your purchase receipt and then they yell out your number to pick up your order. Perhaps this way is more efficient.
While driving in the rainstorm we saw this Canadian flag ripped. pour one out for Canada, it’s over.
Here’s how the room looks like when I walked in. one whole ass chair just pointing out to the falls. nice
My brother is trying to get a ride on this frankencoaster on top of a Burger King. But it’s closed tonight due to rain, so we’ll try again tomorrow morning.
A carbonara pizza from Boston Pizza. Better than Pizza Pizza in quality and crisp bottom of the pizza, but it does cost more so it might be comparing the wrong thing here.
I think I’m uhh two days now without my own mahjong log review so oops bad habits die hard I guess
hotel breakfast slop. it’s nicer than the one in detroit, but this is a much bigger hotel
tipping on complimentary breakfast? these were left on every table
It’s an American tradition to play the Star-Spangled Banner at park opening, but they didn’t play O Canada for this park opening. How unpatriotic! EDIT 5/24/26: After internal discussion we noted that we were already in the park due to season passholder priveleges in advance of official opening at 10:00, so this is most likely incorrect as we would not have been able to hear the anthem at the opening gate because we were already deep in the park.
no, the white sauce is unfortunately not cinnamon roll frosting
Kebab with most likely yogurt sauce on it. Very middle-eastern-ey flavored. I’m a fan. Portion is a little small though.
couldn’t even print out a flavor sign for AlpenFury
Alpenfury flavored mini donuts. I’m not sure what raspberry has to do with AlpenFury though, since AlpenFury’s colors are like orange and blue.
Opted to have Manchurian Wok twice. Their Lo Mein noodles is better than their fried rice. I seem to be weak to “Chinese” breaded and fried shit tossed with sauce as I’m a sucker for Panda Express’s Orange Chicken. Their Honey Garlic Chicken is quite sweet and moist and can compare against Panda Express’s Orange Chicken. I’m a fan!
caught this guy redhanded shoplifting some noodles
