Yesterday, my foot was so swollen that it looked like my foot had two ankles, one right below the other. My bedroom faces east on the 2nd floor of this two story, modestly sized colonial. A small bathroom and a bedroom with a 4 season room finishes the upper story. A stair case coming off of the face of the bathroom leads to the living room downstairs. The front door lies a bit off of the mouth of the stair. The living room opens to a dining room and then to the kitchen. A glass and screen door open to the backyard.
With my swollen foot, I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it back up the stairs if I went to the kitchen for something to eat. The toilet was upstairs. It would be an uncivilized problem if I went downstairs. The pain deadened my appetite, so I didn't feel much like eating anyway, so I stayed upstairs.
I lay with my foot raised on a sleeping bag. I considered the work that I had. I thought about calling work to see if someone could bring by some shop tickets, so I could check them for fabrication. I could toss my key down the window. Once I thought about it again, it would help, because the front and side doors had locks that could only be unlocked from the inside.
So as long as my foot limited me, I was in a sealed space. Now, I could have slid downstairs on my butt in an emergency, but in from a certain perspective, I was in a Sealed Room. I could not get out. No one could get in. The feeling was claustrophobic, especially since Sealed Rooms attract murders, like master detectives generate cases. After all, no one could possibly get involved in so many cases by random happenstance. I postulate that Sealed Rooms are similar.
It was a strange feeling when usual entrances and exits, which I usually used without a second, looked like impenetrably barriers. Stranger still that my world would be limited to three rooms, when I usually could hop into my car and range for a dozens of miles. That my sky would be 8 foot nine inches high. While my foot fevered my body and the pain made itself feel permanent, my mind painted a picture of a home become a prison.
What a strange waking dream it was.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Through Time & Space: Back off Hollywood!
I used to have a neutral opinion of remakes, but enough is enough. Though there is some laughter for this overblown tribute to Goku, the sentiment is heartfelt. The black clad French fan laments "Plus jamais simple! Plus jamais simple!, which I would render as "it's never simple anymore!" This afront is accompanied by Zac Efron in Full Metal Panic! and the darkening of G.I. Joe.
Fans Lament the passing of Goku.
At some point, the remakes included an element of flattery. The remake had the potential to add to the original legend and re-energize the fanbase. The trend is clearly away from taking risks or creation to sacking the intent and energy of the originals. I think that it's time to take a stand against this wave. The trouble is that there are still spots of quality in the flood of crap and where to make the stand, but a stand must be made.
Full disclosure: I have not seen Dragonball: Evolution, but have been warned against it. I also plan to watch the Evangelion: Reboot series.
Fans Lament the passing of Goku.At some point, the remakes included an element of flattery. The remake had the potential to add to the original legend and re-energize the fanbase. The trend is clearly away from taking risks or creation to sacking the intent and energy of the originals. I think that it's time to take a stand against this wave. The trouble is that there are still spots of quality in the flood of crap and where to make the stand, but a stand must be made.
Full disclosure: I have not seen Dragonball: Evolution, but have been warned against it. I also plan to watch the Evangelion: Reboot series.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Three days to a new HD
On the first day, I installed the hard drive and the OS.
On the second day came the drivers, the browser, and much fumbling.
On the third day were the security software and the peripheries. And upon the third night, the geek looked upon the shining monitor and said eff-it.
It was a lot of extra work, since I haven't opened the case in a while or reformatted. But now this machine has 450+ GB of usable disk space on top of a 320 GB external HD. Real estate prices have fallen in this cyber-hood.
Now that I'm back, I have to find something to say.
On the second day came the drivers, the browser, and much fumbling.
On the third day were the security software and the peripheries. And upon the third night, the geek looked upon the shining monitor and said eff-it.
It was a lot of extra work, since I haven't opened the case in a while or reformatted. But now this machine has 450+ GB of usable disk space on top of a 320 GB external HD. Real estate prices have fallen in this cyber-hood.
Now that I'm back, I have to find something to say.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Impressions of ToraDora!
I'm lucky that I see a dentist these days (after a five year hiatus), because this series had enough sugar to rot out my entire mouth. ToraDora was sappy, melodramatic, and predictable, but it was an unabashedly, energetic romance. It was also the highlight of many of my weeks.
I read a movie review in the local paper praising the show the Mentalist. I've never seen the show myself, but the series was not as well reviewed as some of its competitors, because it was not shocking or surprising enough. The reviewer pointed out that most critics are looking to be wowed or blown away. Instead, the Mentalist tries to delight the audience, which the director said was the goal.
I've used the word "entertainment" as a disparagement. More precisely, it was "just entertainment". While ToraDora certainly wasn't deep, there was a color and vibrancy that helped me unwind at the end of the week. Maybe there was more to it for me than another drama. Or maybe in my narrow worldview, I need a bit of "just entertainment".
As for the show itself, it starts out with a klutzy and violent Taiga (tiger or tora) putting a love letter in the bag belonging to Takasu Ryugi. The homebody Ryugi is often misunderstood, because of his gangster like looks. When Taiga breaks into Ryugi's home to burgle back the letter, their bizarre relationship begins.
The show featured several good voice talents including one of my recent favorites Kugimiya Rie who also played Shana in Shakugan no Shana, though fans will probably know her more as Eric Alphonse in [1]. She filled out Taiga's eccentric character to the T. Her Taiga interplayed well with a well played Ryugi.
Hori Yui plays a bizarre softball player Minori, who is Taiga's best friend. Her strangeness is complemented by the equally bizarre Kitamura, who is Takasu's friend. Most of the comic relief comes from the eternally single homeroom teacher. The cast is joined by a two-faced beauty Kawashima Ami, who helps to exemplify (the cliched) theme of honesty. They are all ably voice casted.
Despite the cliches in the plot, the pacing is energetic and quick. The early episodes feel rushed, but are functional. The haste makes sense, because the nuances are fully fleshed out in the novels. At first, I was a bit putoff, until I watched the first episodes of the Hajime no Ippo anime, where the frames were directly ripped from the pages of the manga. I swore that I could have seen the scotch tape protruding from the ends of my TV screen.
While the art was good and the animation was saved for the right spots. The voice talents are really what make the series work. They convey the exuberance of first love and youth with just the right touch of sarcasm and humor that works if you're in to soak in a light story of pure romance.
[1] You can look it up in animenewsnetwork.
I read a movie review in the local paper praising the show the Mentalist. I've never seen the show myself, but the series was not as well reviewed as some of its competitors, because it was not shocking or surprising enough. The reviewer pointed out that most critics are looking to be wowed or blown away. Instead, the Mentalist tries to delight the audience, which the director said was the goal.
I've used the word "entertainment" as a disparagement. More precisely, it was "just entertainment". While ToraDora certainly wasn't deep, there was a color and vibrancy that helped me unwind at the end of the week. Maybe there was more to it for me than another drama. Or maybe in my narrow worldview, I need a bit of "just entertainment".
As for the show itself, it starts out with a klutzy and violent Taiga (tiger or tora) putting a love letter in the bag belonging to Takasu Ryugi. The homebody Ryugi is often misunderstood, because of his gangster like looks. When Taiga breaks into Ryugi's home to burgle back the letter, their bizarre relationship begins.
The show featured several good voice talents including one of my recent favorites Kugimiya Rie who also played Shana in Shakugan no Shana, though fans will probably know her more as Eric Alphonse in [1]. She filled out Taiga's eccentric character to the T. Her Taiga interplayed well with a well played Ryugi.
Hori Yui plays a bizarre softball player Minori, who is Taiga's best friend. Her strangeness is complemented by the equally bizarre Kitamura, who is Takasu's friend. Most of the comic relief comes from the eternally single homeroom teacher. The cast is joined by a two-faced beauty Kawashima Ami, who helps to exemplify (the cliched) theme of honesty. They are all ably voice casted.
Despite the cliches in the plot, the pacing is energetic and quick. The early episodes feel rushed, but are functional. The haste makes sense, because the nuances are fully fleshed out in the novels. At first, I was a bit putoff, until I watched the first episodes of the Hajime no Ippo anime, where the frames were directly ripped from the pages of the manga. I swore that I could have seen the scotch tape protruding from the ends of my TV screen.
While the art was good and the animation was saved for the right spots. The voice talents are really what make the series work. They convey the exuberance of first love and youth with just the right touch of sarcasm and humor that works if you're in to soak in a light story of pure romance.
[1] You can look it up in animenewsnetwork.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Spiral (into Confusion)
Warning: spoilers galore.
Just to clear things up, this is the anime series released by Funimation back in '03 or '04. This is not Junji Ito's visually grotesque horror series "Uzumaki" or a veiled Narutard reference. Spiral refers to a story that focuses on kid prodigy Narumi Ayumu. He's has some of the detective and piano playing talent of his older brother Kiyotaka. Despite these abilities, Ayumu is always overshadowed by Kiyotaka's genius, though Kiyotaka disappeared two years before.
Before disappearing, Kiyotaka left behind his (hot) wife Madoka and younger brother with a mysterious message that he was going after the blade children. Soon enough, an attempted murder happens at Ayumu's school, which draws Ayumu into the mystery of the Blade Children.
The first two episodes draw on the Victorian tradition of mystery. One of the mysteries is literally a closed room. By a traditional mystery, I mean a mystery that can be solved by all of the clues and testimonies present, without the benefit of modern forensic technology. Usually there is a catch to the clue or testimony. The detective solves the crime using primary deduction, observation, knowledge, and psychology, with a helping of subterfuge.
The episodic murder mysteries give way to the larger mystery of the Blade Children, who engage "Little Narumi" and his plucky ally Hiyone in a series of games of life or death. These matches are a test to see if Ayumu is up to breaking the meee-sterious curse that surrounds the Blade Children.
After the introduction and tests, the story introduces the Hunters who are out to exterminate the Blade Children. Tantalizing hints are dropped and angstful lines are spoken about the destiny Blade Children and the role that "Little Narumi" has, but it adds up to a hanging thread.
If you are looking for a coherent, well-structured story and a distinct ending, look elsewhere. I found that the mystery was compelling and the ending was upbeat, even if it left the plot incomplete. If pressed, I would rate this as a watchable 2/4 for an otaku, because the plotting in some of the individual arcs were good. However, the eanly arcs of Death Note pulls off the match of wits with more skill and panache.
As an Evangelion fan, I tend to look through at post '96 works of anime through the lens of Eva. Here, I saw a young man wrapped in doubt living with an older hotty. He cooks, he plays an instrument. His major conflict is against his self-doubt, though he must act because of the mysterious curse. He even says that he doesn't value himself. While Ayumu isn't quite the basket case that Shinji sometimes becomes, the elements are there. These character developments made the series interesting for me. However, if you're not into the doubting anti-hero, then I recommend moving along.
Also as an Eva fan, I want to say that the successes of Eva does not excuse writers from creating an ending. The Eva anime series' strength relied on the honesty that Hideaki Anno invested in the characters. He put out pieces of himself. I believe that the postmodern ending was the best ending he could give, because he had not come to a resolution to all of the conflicts within himself. And it just barely worked. While it created an enduring controversy, it was not one of the strengths of the series. I liked the series in spite of the bizarro endings, not because of them. Other authors should take note and beware.
While the ending of Spiral was more upbeat and strongly suggested that Ayumu hand gotten over his crush on Madoka for Hiyone, it still left the mystery of the Blade Children and their fate completely. unanswered. Consider yourself warned, especially if you put a lot of stock in a story's ending.
According to the wikipedia article, the story of the manga continues the story. Hopefully, Yen gets the rest of it out.
Just to clear things up, this is the anime series released by Funimation back in '03 or '04. This is not Junji Ito's visually grotesque horror series "Uzumaki" or a veiled Narutard reference. Spiral refers to a story that focuses on kid prodigy Narumi Ayumu. He's has some of the detective and piano playing talent of his older brother Kiyotaka. Despite these abilities, Ayumu is always overshadowed by Kiyotaka's genius, though Kiyotaka disappeared two years before.
Before disappearing, Kiyotaka left behind his (hot) wife Madoka and younger brother with a mysterious message that he was going after the blade children. Soon enough, an attempted murder happens at Ayumu's school, which draws Ayumu into the mystery of the Blade Children.
The first two episodes draw on the Victorian tradition of mystery. One of the mysteries is literally a closed room. By a traditional mystery, I mean a mystery that can be solved by all of the clues and testimonies present, without the benefit of modern forensic technology. Usually there is a catch to the clue or testimony. The detective solves the crime using primary deduction, observation, knowledge, and psychology, with a helping of subterfuge.
The episodic murder mysteries give way to the larger mystery of the Blade Children, who engage "Little Narumi" and his plucky ally Hiyone in a series of games of life or death. These matches are a test to see if Ayumu is up to breaking the meee-sterious curse that surrounds the Blade Children.
After the introduction and tests, the story introduces the Hunters who are out to exterminate the Blade Children. Tantalizing hints are dropped and angstful lines are spoken about the destiny Blade Children and the role that "Little Narumi" has, but it adds up to a hanging thread.
If you are looking for a coherent, well-structured story and a distinct ending, look elsewhere. I found that the mystery was compelling and the ending was upbeat, even if it left the plot incomplete. If pressed, I would rate this as a watchable 2/4 for an otaku, because the plotting in some of the individual arcs were good. However, the eanly arcs of Death Note pulls off the match of wits with more skill and panache.
As an Evangelion fan, I tend to look through at post '96 works of anime through the lens of Eva. Here, I saw a young man wrapped in doubt living with an older hotty. He cooks, he plays an instrument. His major conflict is against his self-doubt, though he must act because of the mysterious curse. He even says that he doesn't value himself. While Ayumu isn't quite the basket case that Shinji sometimes becomes, the elements are there. These character developments made the series interesting for me. However, if you're not into the doubting anti-hero, then I recommend moving along.
Also as an Eva fan, I want to say that the successes of Eva does not excuse writers from creating an ending. The Eva anime series' strength relied on the honesty that Hideaki Anno invested in the characters. He put out pieces of himself. I believe that the postmodern ending was the best ending he could give, because he had not come to a resolution to all of the conflicts within himself. And it just barely worked. While it created an enduring controversy, it was not one of the strengths of the series. I liked the series in spite of the bizarro endings, not because of them. Other authors should take note and beware.
While the ending of Spiral was more upbeat and strongly suggested that Ayumu hand gotten over his crush on Madoka for Hiyone, it still left the mystery of the Blade Children and their fate completely. unanswered. Consider yourself warned, especially if you put a lot of stock in a story's ending.
According to the wikipedia article, the story of the manga continues the story. Hopefully, Yen gets the rest of it out.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Fandom Generations: My Take
My bro causeiambetta told me about the travesty that is the Stony Brook Anime Club. Reputedly, they played Wii all of the time, which is a bit unusual. Most otaku pride themselves in being at least a bit ridiculoun, which entails at least a PSIII, Xbox 360, or a vintage system. Mentions of this group, evidently, elicited snickers from the elite geeks at the SF Forum.
As I've probably mentioned before, I was throughly spoilt by the Animation Society at my college. We thought of anime as something precious. We hoped that it would come to these shores and would stay. I tried to corrupt -er- show anime to my friends, and thought there was an obligation to spread the underground gospel so that it wouldn't disapper.
The thought of an anime society that spends it time playing guitar hero, if the allegations are true, is a bit depressing. Also, they are unoriginal in light of the manga & anime Genshiken, which is about an anime club that is caught between other fandom societies and becomes the odd one out.
This surely as a sign of the times. I tend to split the times into five periods:
Group 4 also saw the emergence of the fangirl, which evolved into the seacow of the 5th Gen fujoshi. And they are the ones that squeal at the Cons.
This is the group that the current guys jamming to Guitar Hero belong to. However, they are also the future of fandom and will there be a 6th group?
[1] He had an anime character named after him and had Noriko from Gunbuster call his name. Lucky bastard. Reeeeaaally lucky bastard.
[2] I'm talking magnetic tape: VHS or Beta. For those who don't know, these degraded with each copy.
[3] No forgiveness!
As I've probably mentioned before, I was throughly spoilt by the Animation Society at my college. We thought of anime as something precious. We hoped that it would come to these shores and would stay. I tried to corrupt -er- show anime to my friends, and thought there was an obligation to spread the underground gospel so that it wouldn't disapper.
The thought of an anime society that spends it time playing guitar hero, if the allegations are true, is a bit depressing. Also, they are unoriginal in light of the manga & anime Genshiken, which is about an anime club that is caught between other fandom societies and becomes the odd one out.
This surely as a sign of the times. I tend to split the times into five periods:
- A legendary group that was into anime before there were really commercial releases. They got the ball rolling for the rest of us. Think Toren Smith [1].
- The group that were high schoolers or adults when Starblazers or Gundam were released. The majority of their viewing were probably multi-generation raws [2] with scripts or fansubs.
- These were my friends and I who got hooked on Robotech, Voltron, or Mysterious Cities of Gold as kids. There were a few translation companies. Fansubs were prevalent. The Sci-fi channel used to have a weekend block. The term Japanimation didn't sound wierd back then.
- The Toonami transition phase who had Sailor Moon, DBZ, or Pokemon. Gundam Wing fanboyz 'n girlz and the Big O were the tail end. An editted version of Tenchi hit the airwaves, too. This was when anime went on widespread TV and got recognized as such. At this point, I was crossing my fingers hoping that anime was here to stay, despite the travesty that was Fox-caflowne. [3]
- Narutards & up.
Group 4 also saw the emergence of the fangirl, which evolved into the seacow of the 5th Gen fujoshi. And they are the ones that squeal at the Cons.
This is the group that the current guys jamming to Guitar Hero belong to. However, they are also the future of fandom and will there be a 6th group?
[1] He had an anime character named after him and had Noriko from Gunbuster call his name. Lucky bastard. Reeeeaaally lucky bastard.
[2] I'm talking magnetic tape: VHS or Beta. For those who don't know, these degraded with each copy.
[3] No forgiveness!
Come what may...
Another shi-ite-ty day at work. But come what may, the second movie of the Evangelion remake has been scheduled 06-27-09, and I'm going to watch it. The Eva movie 1.11 will be out in the U.S., soon.
My soul has been lifted by a super-shaman.
My soul has been lifted by a super-shaman.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Chaos;Head - Bits 'n Pieces
Last time, I established a baseline anime that fell under the barely watchable category. That sets up my impressions of the Chaos;Head anime. There were numerous, promising pieces there
The opening episodes were unappealing, to put it mildly. In Evangelion, the weak anti-hero Shinji was drawn along by the extraordinary events. Chaos;Head's main character is portrayed as a sniveling, disgusting otaku. As a fanboy and video-game playing otaku myself, I mean disgusting when I say it. Takumi has delusions about a game gal being his wife and plays an mmorpg all the time, then spends two episodes fending off the come-ons by a pretty student by the name of Yua Kusunoki.
The only reason why I continued watching was because I knew that she would betray him and the blood would start flying. I had read the first chapters of the manga scanlation [2]. When the audience gets a taste of gruesome New Gen crimes and Takumi is accused of the killing by Yua, the series begins to get off of the ground.
The opaque mystery gives tantalizing hints, but instead of letting them unfold, the answers are dumped into the otaku viewer's lap like a bucket full of ice. The ending is so full of tropes that it even had the evil council that was actually lame and the random evil corporation. I'm convinced that listing "megalomanical plot" or "apocalyptic project" in the investment information packet must add at least 50 points to the gain on the IPO.
As I was saying, there were elements there, such as the singer Fes. She's a bit like Sister Creep from "Swan's Song". She's crazy when the world is sane, then is the best equipped to handle the craziness when the crap hits the fan.
There's a gorgeously animated scene where the long haired tsundere whips out her blade with Soul Caliber effects. There's also the voice actress of Kawashima Ami playing the sweet girl, who seems to betray Takumi.
In the end, it never integrates the tantalizing pieces into a work that's greater than its parts. The 12 episode work overall achieves half of a step above Yukikaze and can be entertaining in a looser fanboy kind of a way, but there are better works out there.
My gut instinct tells me that the Chaos;Head anime owes some of its mix of atmosphere and mystery to Paranoia Agent [3], but I haven't actually seen Satoshi Kon's work, so I can't comment.
[1] Fansubbed by m.3.3.w Fansubs
[2] Scanlated by SCX-Scans
[3] Drawn from trailers and comments of people that have watched it.
- The opaque mystery reminiscent of Lain
- Paranoid atmosphere like Boogiepop
- Eva-elements including the Rei-like singer named FES
- A long haired tsundere
- good female character designs
- whacky blades.
The opening episodes were unappealing, to put it mildly. In Evangelion, the weak anti-hero Shinji was drawn along by the extraordinary events. Chaos;Head's main character is portrayed as a sniveling, disgusting otaku. As a fanboy and video-game playing otaku myself, I mean disgusting when I say it. Takumi has delusions about a game gal being his wife and plays an mmorpg all the time, then spends two episodes fending off the come-ons by a pretty student by the name of Yua Kusunoki.
The only reason why I continued watching was because I knew that she would betray him and the blood would start flying. I had read the first chapters of the manga scanlation [2]. When the audience gets a taste of gruesome New Gen crimes and Takumi is accused of the killing by Yua, the series begins to get off of the ground.
The opaque mystery gives tantalizing hints, but instead of letting them unfold, the answers are dumped into the otaku viewer's lap like a bucket full of ice. The ending is so full of tropes that it even had the evil council that was actually lame and the random evil corporation. I'm convinced that listing "megalomanical plot" or "apocalyptic project" in the investment information packet must add at least 50 points to the gain on the IPO.
As I was saying, there were elements there, such as the singer Fes. She's a bit like Sister Creep from "Swan's Song". She's crazy when the world is sane, then is the best equipped to handle the craziness when the crap hits the fan.
There's a gorgeously animated scene where the long haired tsundere whips out her blade with Soul Caliber effects. There's also the voice actress of Kawashima Ami playing the sweet girl, who seems to betray Takumi.
In the end, it never integrates the tantalizing pieces into a work that's greater than its parts. The 12 episode work overall achieves half of a step above Yukikaze and can be entertaining in a looser fanboy kind of a way, but there are better works out there.
My gut instinct tells me that the Chaos;Head anime owes some of its mix of atmosphere and mystery to Paranoia Agent [3], but I haven't actually seen Satoshi Kon's work, so I can't comment.
[1] Fansubbed by m.3.3.w Fansubs
[2] Scanlated by SCX-Scans
[3] Drawn from trailers and comments of people that have watched it.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Baseline
My usual baseline for bad is Battle Fairy Yukikaze. I watched it fairly recent, and it managed to leave an impressively bad taste in my mouth with weak characterization, random plot elements and an unfathomable man-man-machine love triangle. Even more incomprehensible was the remake, which changed some of the planes to women, as if the audience wasn't bludgeoned numb by the mecha-sexual symbolism already present in the unfortunate anime. In the credits, I was horrified to find out that the half-assed storyboarding was a second look based on a manga.
One particular scene compared unfavorably with the GI Joe episode when Shipwreck believed that he had returned home from the war. The main character in Yukikaze thought that he was being treated at a friendly base, which had actually been taken over by the JAM. The aliens tried to seduce him having the mannequin-like nurse shove his face into her chest. I had a hard time figuring out which was worse. That scene or that the wooden nurse was not out of place with the rest of the cast. BTW, I watched that scene in Japanese and English, and writer didn't give either versions much of a fighting chance.
There are works that are worse than Yukikaze. Princess Army Wedding Combat comes to mind, as well as the middle of the drawn out Tenchi TV series. However, Yukikaze establishes a sharp baseline for barely watchable. Some kitsch is simply so bad that it goes so far that it hyperspatially warps from bad to mockably good, kind of like an Atari enemy going off the screen. Yukikaze manages to avoid this and just remains plain bad.
One particular scene compared unfavorably with the GI Joe episode when Shipwreck believed that he had returned home from the war. The main character in Yukikaze thought that he was being treated at a friendly base, which had actually been taken over by the JAM. The aliens tried to seduce him having the mannequin-like nurse shove his face into her chest. I had a hard time figuring out which was worse. That scene or that the wooden nurse was not out of place with the rest of the cast. BTW, I watched that scene in Japanese and English, and writer didn't give either versions much of a fighting chance.
There are works that are worse than Yukikaze. Princess Army Wedding Combat comes to mind, as well as the middle of the drawn out Tenchi TV series. However, Yukikaze establishes a sharp baseline for barely watchable. Some kitsch is simply so bad that it goes so far that it hyperspatially warps from bad to mockably good, kind of like an Atari enemy going off the screen. Yukikaze manages to avoid this and just remains plain bad.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Local Flavor
Upstate vocabulary for today:
CSX Lottery = a lawsuit filed by someone who has been hit by a train, specifically a CSX train. Example: He won the CSX Lottery.
CSX Lottery = a lawsuit filed by someone who has been hit by a train, specifically a CSX train. Example: He won the CSX Lottery.
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