The endless chants of 'DA CRANK' 'DA CRANK' and the screams of the hysteric women has finally reached a fever pitch. This could wait no longer. We unleash upon you Da Crank's Appearance in LAWSON TICKET Magazine, faithfully reproduced here for your exstatic consumption. With a few wrinkles, and some pocket lint. Don't consume the lint- it's not good for you.

We're still struggling with the forthcoming new Cent-J. But we can't leave you guys out in the cold forever. So here's THE RAIN OF SALVATION for ya. I'll get some more up soon.

Pierrot - Smiley Skeleton, Paranoia, Easter. Enjoy.

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You can find more photos today, of Gary in particular. As the server-side staff for the site on five years now, I'm surprised he still has any colored hairs on his hair. We've been up and down, on a roller-coaster of service availability that long-time visitors are surely familiar with. Every time we lost our hosting or a modem fried or a hard drive melted (ok, so that was the GIA), Gary was the guy who came through and fixed everything again.

He's also the only one of us who's married. To the lovely lady in the lower right of this photo, which was actually intended to be of Da Crank.

And no, they didn't meet in an anime store. Comments to the forums, please.

Some of you may have noticed Boo at Otakon last weekend. His trip was fruitful and will produce an article in the near future. Keep an eye here for more news, and in the mean time, click his name to see what 5 years will do to a lanky half-asian with an all-consuming interest in music, often of the Japnese persuasion. Warning: Image is large.

Comment on this newest visual element on the forums. Now.

And some things stay the same. The update going up 2 hours late is one of those things. Tonight sees Gary's Retrospective in our Anniversary Celebration. The fact that I'm permanently sleepy doesn't change either.

Forums! Go to the.... *snore*

There was a man named Aaron who once, when I asked him how he was doing, proclaimed 'I've been all piss and vinegar since I woke up today'. That man produced our most popular feature, a column we named after his appropriate nickname, Da Crank. You can click on that link to take a stroll down memory lane. Life was simpler back then. Now, it's all so different. That's Aaron's contribution to our attempt to look back after all these years. But it's not like you care. Either of you.

Comments can head over to the new-and-improved forums (formerly known as the 'message board').

Today begins our party where each staff member unloads about 5 long years doing this shi... page. We'll start off with Boo's Centigrade-J: Inside Five Years of Mystery and Intrigue. Let's just help that we can talk everyone into keeping their clothes on for this one; our fourth anniversary party was out of control!

Astute fans will have noticed by now that the old forum (located on the centigrade.blandplanet.com domain) has disappeared. Please update any lingering bookmark tenticles to wrap around http://www.centigrade-j.com/phpBB2/, as that's where the action is. I'll also draw your attention to this post, where you will see details about the new arrangement and features of said forum.

Of course it's just a marketing ploy; you never paid us a goddamn cent. (That's a hint)

Today, we complete Centigrade-J: The Real Story with Part 6: 'A Morphine Induced Haze.'. Although the secret origin story of centigrade is now complete, the site itself now has something entirely new to play with. For those who miss the significance, rest assured that no matter how many hosts we go through from here on, it's finally in our hands to fix if something goes wrong. And you'll never ever need another address in your bookmarks.

Centigrade-j has been reborn, and finally christened www.centigrade-j.com - with many more changes to come in the following weeks.

Please place your name at the top of each sheet. Read and follow the instructions above each section carefully.

True/False

Please circle 'T' for true, or 'F' for false.

T/F 1) This day marks the introduction of Part 5 of the critically acclaimed auto-biographical short Centigrade-J: The Real Story.
T/F 2) Da Crank is a pseudonym for Aaron Glickkman.
T/F 3) The year 1356 saw the advent of the lemon wedge.

Essay

Please answer the question in the space provided.

1) Discuss the historical impact of the Yakino Rebellion and the role of the Kissaten Samurai in that event.



2) Explain the meaning of 'Death and Rebirth and Death and Then a Big Honkin' Ass Robot.' using only fingernail clippers, gestures, and origami storks.

The story of 'The Kissaten Samurai' is essential reading in 74 Japanese Prefectural Curricula. There's really no reason that it should be Part Four of Centigrade-J: The Real Story, and yet somehow it is. Read carefully, there will be a test later.

I'd recommend that you form a study group on the Message Board. Stick near the short pale guy with glasses; he's a history major and will probably know more about this than the professor does.

Today's continuation of our Fifth Anniversary Celebration is in the form of 'Gratuitous Ninjas' the third part of Centigrade-J: The Real Story (From the Memoirs of Brian "Boo" Stewart). If you are unfamiliar with ninjas, I would recommend approaching them with caution:
"Ninjas can kill anyone they want! Ninjas cut off heads ALL the time and don't even think twice about it. These guys are so crazy and awesome that they flip out ALL the time. I heard that there was this ninja who was eating at a diner. And when some dude dropped a spoon the ninja killed the whole town. My friend Mark said that he saw a ninja totally uppercut some kid just because the kid opened a window."
More information on ninjas can be found on The Official Ninja Webpage.

Tell us your ninja ramen stories on the Message Board.

Well, here you have it, folks. Part 2: 'They Blinded Me With Science.' of Centigrade-J: The Real Story (From the Memoirs of Brian "Boo" Stewart) is now available for your approval. You'll also now find our official Five Year Anniversary Celebration Page, which will be updated each and every day until Jane lets us off this proverbial crazy thing.

Thank someone for five years of hard work on our Message Board, will ya?!

It's hard to believe, but it's happened. Tonight, centigrade-j actually celebrates it's 5th year on the world wide web. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who's contributed to this page over the years. Here's to hoping we can make 5 more.

After carefully peeling the plaster off from the page's trip to Rio, we found underneath the NEW AND IMPROVED CENTIGRADE-J!! Unfortunately, it's not available to you yet. It's going to be making it to you in pieces over the next month or so. We'll happily announce it here whenever we add something new.

We weren't about to let the 15th go by uncelebrated, though. The next 7 days are already filled with wonderous stories and amazing tales that are entirely too self-indulgent. First up, you'll find the astounding Centigrade-J: The Real Story (From the Memoirs of Brian "Boo" Stewart) in six parts, with Part 1: 'Mysterious Osaka! Take It Easy, Dangerous Night.' available now for your reading. Part two will be made available on the morrow.

Congratulatory correspondance would do well to search for a comfortable place to rest on our Message Board. Congratulatory compensation can be forwarded to my humble paypal account.