Things I'd Do

This seems like the kinda thing I'd do. Both as a kid and now. Hehe. Note also the blurb under the comic about the Seven thingy. A comic collection about robots? Count me in. That's added to my list of "Things I wanna buy."

Despite being worried about not having any money for things, I managed to withdraw $20 from the ATM. I shoulda gone for $30. Oh well. The ATM at Sam's has this weird habit of only giving out $40 or less. I dunno why. It SAYS it'll go up to $75. *Shrugs* $40 keeps me from overspending, in theory. I end up spending that over the course of two weeks, or at least, waiting two weeks before getting more.

With this $20, I'm gonna see about getting down to Hastings and checking if they have The War Within, that Transformers comic I got from Amazon those months back. I read the first volume last weekend, as in the 20th, on my ride up from Austin. It's pretty cool, having a backstory to all the old Transformers comics, and seeing just how much of an awesome leader Optimus Prime is. I mean, holy crap, Optimus is the coolest being ever. Look at this:



Hmmm...

I'm bored with the Internet, I think I'll go back to reading Robot Dreams. But first, here's the picture that was the inspiration for my now outdated "GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS" away message:



And for contrast, the current wallpaper.



I know, I'm a photobucket junkie.

Oh yeah, James, good luck finding a book store in the French Carribian or whichever, if you even read this. And Matt... Uh... Okay, nevermind. Night.

Saving People: Arguments For And Against

I had a dream just now where I was in some kind of fucked up classroom debate. The topic was "Was it right for Jesus to go around saving people?" I ended up with the negative. Great, I think, I have to argue against Jesus. Where's the fun in tbat? I practically knew that whatever I said, Jesus was going to win against not-Jesus, so whatever. I got up there and I presented these arguments, as best as I can remember them:

Doctors existed back then, and they had to make a living. By healing people miraculously, he was depriving the local healers of much profit. That ruins the local economy, and leads to many bad things.

As for the people that couldn't be helped by the medicine of the times? Well, obviously they were being punished. And the fact that it took them SEEING God incarnate to renew their faith is probably pretty good evidince that they weren't the most pious individuals, if you know what I'm saying.

And finally, the most famous of Christs miracles, dying on the cross. First, I doubt that being executed should count as a miracle. But going beyond that. The GALL that his death is the only thing to save me from Original Sin, something that was handed down to me from Adam and Eve. The whole thing smacks of a set up. Sigh. I don't trust that Jesus guy. He's up to something.

And that's why Jesus' miracles were a bad thing. *Bows.* Okay, back to reading. So long.

Late Night Musings

I read Issac Asimov's story "Franchise" earlier tonite. It basically is story of the one man who is chosen by computer to be the sole voter in all the national elections. Basically, the Computer "Multivac", Asimov's ultimate computational device, narrowed down all the relevant issues to one state, then one county, city, and eventually to one specific person who would determine every election issue for those four years. Kinda scary, huh? I though about how rediculous it was, and then I though about how all the major news organizations figured out that Ohio was going to be the sole "swing state" for the year, way in advance, and how much I felt like no vote in Texas mattered because everyone knew we were going to vote for Bush no matter what. *Sigh.* Politics get me depressed sometimes. On the bright side, its fun to see just how wrong Asimov was 50 years ago. Multivac, the all powerful supercomputer, is half a mile long, and 3 stories tall. People walk around inside it. How rediculous is that? And the story takes place in 2008, and Multivac's been deciding elections for the past 20 years at least. It also claims that the New York Times and St. Louis Post have their own computers, like it's some great big deal. Hmmm... Asimov wrote some good fiction, but he missed on a lot of his science by a long shot. Ah well...

I was about to rant on about Ward Churchhill, but I've already done that. So, aside from the Asimov thing, uh... Oh! I finished Metroid: Zero Mission. Go me! Now I'm going through it again to see if I can beat my old six hour mark. *Sigh* I did manage to unlock the original Metroid, which seems to be just like the one I played, stylistically, except she can't crouch, and shooting diagonally is a bit of a challenge. Anyway, now I should move on to completing my other games. I think I'm like 15 minutes away from the Final Boss in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and I'm near the last level in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, as well. I've also got a bit left to do in Final Fantasy I, and don't get me started on all my other games I've left on hiatus. I need to beat the Elite Four in both Pokemon Ruby and Fire Red, and some guy named "Red", I think, in Pokemon Silver. Sigh... I need to schedule GBA time or something I think.

Matt and I were looking at wallpapers instead of sleeping. Some of them are very, uh, "vivid". It makes me wonder why the best I could come up with for my current desktop is Devastator vs Superion, though in my defence, they are two sweet giant fighting robots. I'm too tired to post the picture right now, but its a sweeeeet battle scene, trust me. Night.

Rainy Evening

Tonight I decided to walk. Tonight it rained. (What rained? The sky? I never knew what 'it' was supposed to be when talking about the weather.) I think someone controlling weather doesn't want me leaving my room. It's like some extremely boring Truman Show or something. I've often wondered how a reality show based on a person's internet browsings would go. In fact, I've actually considered writing a story entirely in web dialogue. I seem to have wandered somewhat. Oh well. This is fun. I'd be a collection of things like AIM Chats, blog entries, forum postings, news clips (maybe), etc. The more I think of it, the more I like the idea. I'll get on that as soon as I have a story to go with it.

So, yeah, that was kinda rambling. Hrmm... But yeah, the walk was nice. When it gets kinda warmer, and not so rainy, I think I'll do it more often. In fact, maybe even when it rains. It was fun to walk around in the rain, and to talk on the phone. I like to walk when I'm on the phone, and I don't have any room to pace in my dorm. Sigh...

Oh yeah, I found my draft for the next bit of Calista. I left it in my bag on my trip back to Austin, but tomorrow or the next day I'll get it up. After I get all my work done for Computer Science. Sigh. I have class in 8 hours, and I'm not getting to sleep for at least another hour I'll bet. I promised a friend I'd play her in Dominoes on Pogo, and Firefox seems to hate it, so I've had to load up IE. Rawr. I'm not pleased. Oh well, I'll close the main window and leave the Pogo popup open. How backwards is that?

In other news, my recent aim friends ranks have expanded to include two guys who like other guys (one's bi, the other totally gay) and then a female stripper. I dunno why I mentioned the two guys, but the stripper is interesting. Its somewhat ironic to meet a professional in what is undoubtably a visual field in a totally verbal environment. She's nice, though, except for a slight tendancy to believe she looks better than other people, so she doesn't need to treat them well, but I wouldn't say she's as much of a bitch as she says she is. Don't worry Dawn, you're still cool in my book. ^_^

Okay, I'm dead tired. I go sleepy now. Gnight!

Sammich Love

Finally, a comic that lets me express my love of sammiches and my love of Jackie. Just replace all instances of the girl with her, and the silver haired dude is me, I guess. The bald guy, I dunno. He's Matt, I suppose.

Okay, I dunno how, but the BlogThis! window ate my previous attempt at this post. Rawr. Lessee what I can remember.... I finished another story in Robot Dreams today, along with the one I finished last night, which was the one I'd had on hold for like 2 months, so that's an accomplishment, right? ...Right? Hmmm... I'll read some more once I'm sure this isn't a new Strong Bad email. It isn't. Wow. That was amazing. I'm glad I watched that.

I also just got this IM. I usually hate chain emails, but this one... I doubly hate.

let it snow snow snow snow snow if u pass this 2 10 ppl in the next east coast 4hrs if west coast 6hrs itll snow

Wow. I should TOTALLY help all my New Jersey friends get some snow, because, you know, they only got a FUCKING BLIZZARD back in December. Fuck you guys. Get your own snow. Oh, and for future reference:

Next time you make a chain message about coastal people, take the rest of us into consideration. Rawr.

Super Things

Superman Is A Dick. Apparently the Man of Steel has a long history of criminal indifference. This one is just one of my personal favorites.

In other news, I saw Avatar: Last of the Airbenders on Nick today. I'd heard a lot about it, but nothing really came up to make me THAT interested. However, I flipped over to Nick at 3 today, and low and behold, there it is. I was just in time to catch it, and honestly, it looks pretty interesting. I'll watch the 2nd episode Friday night, but for now, its looking pretty cool.

I've been talking it over, and I want to get into the habit of evening walks. I'm not really doing much at night, nothing decent is on TV, and I watch too much TV anyway. I also want to get into reading. I used to read a lot. And I'm not just talking about Manga, I still read that, but that doesn't count. I want to get back to reading something edifying. Or, barring that, I'll finish up on the Asimov stuff I brought with me to college, and check out some other stuff. I need to get God's Debris from PJ and re-read that.

[Randomness]I need a hair cut. [/Randomness]

The Daily Show plugged (sorta) the most rediculous web site earlier today. www.RaptureLetters.com, a website that will, should the Rapture come, send out an automatic e-mail message to all your friends, letting them know where you are and the horrible fate that awaits them. How considerate. x_x I couldn't help but laugh at this bit of the website:

"Their names will be stored indefinitely and a letter will be sent out to each of them on the first Friday after the rapture. Then they will receive another letter every friday after that."

So great, when the rapture happens, not only am I going to have to hear a message about how much better off my buddy has it than me, but I'm going to hear it EVERY SINGLE WEEK. Thank's, pal. Honestly, I'm gonna laugh my ass off if the rapture comes, and all these Christians start denying it. "No, no, it can't be the rapture, cuz I'm still here!" I'm also interested to hear what possible theories could be presented about the absense of several million people. According to the site:

"I am sure that there will be a lot of speculation as to what happened to all these people. The theories of some scientists and world leaders will have so much credibility that most of the world will believe them.

It will sound like the truth!"

That's gonna be interesting.

I gotta apologize to Becky "Sapphire" Reck of www.recked-art.com for linking to her desktop the other day. I've since hosted it on my Photobucket account, so don't worry.

Rob got on and told me about a tribal tournament going on somewhere. I don't know if i'll be able to make it. I prolly won't. But I've decided to attempt to make a myr deck anyway. Behold, My Armies!

Okay, this one actually became a lot longer than I expected it to. I'll leave you with this:



November 2006 is so far away... ;_;

Back In Lubbock

I just saw Robot Chicken on Adult Swim. All I can say is... ZOMG!!! (No, that's not my wallpaper. Yet. )_) (_( - those are shifty eyes.)

In other news, I had a fairly eventful trip back to Austin. Matt and Dan decided to spend their time together playing Diablo II and not bothering to let me in. -_- Oh well. I had a MUCH better time with Jackie. Not gonna say what, though; I'm not one to kiss and tell. So, moving on to declassified materials...

I got to play with baby Clara some more. I know she's my cousin, but since I'm 18 years older than her, and everyone calls me her Uncle Greg anyway, I'm gonna keep the name/title. I like being her Uncle Greg. It makes me feel important. And I know that to her, I really am. She's insane about me, it seems. I like it. We ate at the Guadalajara today for lunch, and she sat on my lap. I fed her some of my enchiladas and all, and some lettuce. When my salad ran out, she stole lettuce from my Mom's plate, but, and this is just SO cute, she wouldn't eat it until it had been put on my plate first. It was great. Okay, enough gushing.

I had a semi profitable trip to Austin. It was great. Remember back when I made the big deal about getting all three Back to the Future movies on DVD for less than 20$? Well, I got to check that out, as well as the Transformers: War Within pocket comic that came with it. The movies I haven't gotten a chance to open, but I've got an offer of a PS2 for $50 which I should be able to get next month, so I'll be able to watch them then. I also got both Riddick movies in a set for $16 at Sam's Club, which was cool. The cream of the crop, though, was the Religion War. I managed to finish it (and The War Within, and Megatokyo vol 3, and Azumanga vol 4) on the car ride up from Austin. It's a REALLY good read. I literally couldn't stop reading it. It was just... wow. I don't want to ruin anything, take my word for it though, I'll be talking about it in the future. For now, I'll leave you with this: "If God's so smart, why do you fart?" Night now.

Trip Today

I'm heading out to Austin for the weekend after my classes today. Yay. Gonna see Jackie. Gonna chill with Matt and Dan. Gonna see family. Gonna fix things. x_x Maybe gonna get a new monitor. I need one... O_O Anyway, before that, I gotta get the rest of my stuff ready, so yay that. I think I've got everything. Bring manga to read on the way. Hopefully on the way back up I'll have The Religion War to read. Yay again. ^_^ Anyway, This entry's getting cut short. Laters.

Colbert Killed A Panda!

Mentioned on the Daily Show, ColbertKilledAPanda.com leads you to a site for Princess Productions. Their hit meter is skyrocketing right now. I am amazed.

COMICS!!!

I had an interesting day. Instead of going to classes, which weren't really that important, don't worry. I installed Microsoft Visual Studio .net on my computer instead. That was a full day project. It was worth it, though. Now I can do programming and such here, so yay!

Also, I went shopping again. I got three comic books! Teen Titans: A Kid's Game, Azumanga Volume 4, and MEGATOKYO 3!!! I'm extactic. If I'm distracted over the next few days... Now you know why.

Oh yeah, and I was also looking for "The Religion War" by Scott Adams. Sequel to "God's Debris," I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before, but anyway, they didn't. I'll get it when I'm in Austin, I suppose. This weekend, or next. Something. I dunno.

This is gonna be short. Jackie's going through some personal stuff, so I need to get back to being her boyfriend. I love her so much, and I can't imagine why anyone else wouldn't. Especially herself. I hope she cheers up soon. I can't stand seeing her sad. She's my everything.

SPAMALOT!!!

Not at all e-mail related, if you'll believe it.

This post is almost more for me than for you, though anyone in the NY area should take heed: Eric Idle was on the Daily Show just now, pitching his new book, The Greedy Bastard Diary, along with the title of this post, SpamAlot, the Broadway version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Of course, my interest was piqued. Doubly so when I learned it was premiering March 17th, during my Spring Break week.

!!!!I MUST ATTEND!!!!

Ahem. I'll have to ask my Dad about it tomorrow. Maybe tonite. Maybe now. Anyway, I'm gonna go.

Oh yeah, on my running theme of feeling good: I took a shower and I feel REALLY good. Like, super good. I need to take more showers. They're really relaxing. Hmmmm... I did a bit more shopping on Amazon. I need a credit card. *Sigh* Anyway, I added a buncha things to my wish list, if you're interested. I like generous people. ^_^

Fashion Sense

First, a picture.

Now that that's out of the way, I've got two fashion ideas running through my head. First, Reebok brought back pumps. I didn't see that coming. They were all the rage when I was a kid. I mean, shoes with a button! What's not to love? Anyway, they look goofy looking now. I suppose they were then too, but oh well. I wont be wearing any, so what do I care?

What I WOULD like to wear, maybe, is a kilt. Call me crazy, but they're just cool. I saw a guy in a kilt today, and it just looked... I dunno what to call it, but very mature and serious. It looked - cool. I want one. The no pockets thing may be a problem. I'd need a bag or something. Hrmm.. And a laptop for the bag. Man, this kilt is getting expensive. It had better be REALLY comfy... o_o

Hrmm.. While I was writing this, a repair guy for tech came in and pulled my medicine cabinet out. Apparently theres been something bad in the plumbing, so... I guess that was good. I'm gonna go nap now. My head hurts.

Screwy Sleeping

My sleep schedule has randomly switched the other way. Rather than staying up till 4AM and being unable to wake up on time for class in the morning, I've been konking out at 1 or 2 and waking up brightly refreshed at 9. It feels really really good. I don't even need a real nap anymore. I do lay down for about an hour at a random point of the day and watch something on TV, but otherwise, I'm good to go. I really feel great all day.

Meanwhile, my sleep schedule IS shifted by a good 2 hours. It's taking a little adjusting, for me and my friends. If any of you stayed up till 4 with me ever, then you'll be missing me more and more. Especially Jackie. Jackie, I'm sorry I can't stay up as late as you. I don't know what happened to me, but this sleep schedule is working VERY well for me, so you'll just have to get used to my calls ending earlier in the night. I'll try to make them start earlier too, though.

Magic has a You Make The Card Contest. I happen to have some experience in making cards, specifically based on pictures, the way the contest is running. You see, this YMTC is being done by starting with a picture and working down to make the mechanics and such. Meanwhile, just a few weeks ago, I made a large number of cards in the Magic Set Editor by looking at what I had pictures of and designing cards around them. This makes me well aware of the kind of contest it is and what it entails. So, as the contest went on, the 2nd part was choosing card type. I thought it looked like a Creature, but the people have decided on Instant / Sorcery. Alright, so here's the picture:



Looks to me like its a sorcerous... Or a seductress. Someone able to take control of another. "Creature stealing" and such has been done to death. Looking in a players hand for things might be interesting, but I went a slightly different route:

The next time target creature would deal combat damage to you or a creature you control, it instead deals that much damage to its controller and itself.

I think it fits rather well. Depending on how it's costed, I'd be willing to play it in a defensive deck, or just as a combat trick. It'd be nuts in draft. I hope it gets picked. I'm really proud of it. The question is, what color is it? It really could almost be any color, moreso Red (Chaos and Confusion), White (Damage prevention / reflection) or Blue (All around shiftyness). It couldn't be Green at all, and Black would be a tough fit.

Okay, I think I'm done. Part of my sleep issues are because I've been fighting off a cold. I'm gonna consider lying down while Star Trek runs. Oh, and wish my card luck!

Valentines Day

I couldn't let this holiday go by without a post. Happy Valentines Day to all my loved ones, especially Jackie. I'll be sending out e-Cards to everyone I can after Computer Science. Feel free to let me know that I forgot you, because by the time you read this, I'll think I was done, or wondering what that last three people's email addys are. So please, help a guy out.

In other news, my local comic guy (Black Dog Anime) hasn't gotten Megatokyo 3 in yet. I've been itching for a new thing to read, so I got Azumanga Daioh 3 the other day. I'm also thinking of springing for a Teen Titans paperback, and I've seen a Transformers War Within volume running around in Hastings. Anyway, I breezed through the Azumanga in a few hours, and it was pretty funny. I'm only sorry that so many of the jokes are visual gags. It's impossible to tell someone "Oh, there was the funniest strip, where Tomo was having a dream, and there was this button, and Chiyo was like 'Don't push that button or I'll die!' and Tomo pushed it anyway and Chiyo died." It really loses its humor that way.

Anyway, it all boils down to "I need to pick up a new manga series I'm thinking of getting Gunslinger Girl if I can find it, because it looks interesting. Problem is, Black Dog doesn't carry it. They have a pretty huge selection otherwise though, so if you guys can think of anything, lemme know, mkay? Alright, Comp Sci awaits. The baseball team on Deep Space Nine lost, and my computer is lagging at text editing. It's time to leave. So long.

Awesome Things

I found Sextris. This game is awesome. A few tips - Male on Female only, and don't worry if it doesn't seem physically possible. These people are very flexible, apparently. Also, watch out for those people curled up into ball things. They can be tough. Plus, girls can fuck from either side, but penis only have a 180 degree range. Guy's don't get fucked from behind. Other than that, it's pretty much anything goes. My high score is 128. It's harder than it looks. Anyway, go for it.

I also spent the last hour and some watching Lilo and Stitch, which is really one of the better Disney movies out there. I've been thinking about parent-hood a lot lately, because I'm getting those urges, I guess. I dunno. Hormones, a phase?

Anyway, Lilo and Stitch is one of those children's films / TV shows that I can enjoy as a more mature individual. I've become sadly disappointed with the quality of childrens entertainment lately, for the most part. Lilo and Stitch is going to stay in my family DVD library for years. Also in there: Aladdin, The Lion King, Transformers, and, should it be canceled, Sesame Street. That was quality childrens programing right there. Oh yeah. And the Incredibles. That's coming out this month I think, and it's on my "Things to Buy list," right after Megatokyo volume 3.

And food. I need to buy food. But Whose Line is on now. I suppose I'll shower at 10, and go eat something from Sam's. We need Coke, too. Hrmm.. Is a blog a shopping list? I say YES. I need those things I mentioned. I also need to sleep more. X_X.

Oh yeah, tell me if it's possible to express disagreement through a smiley online. Take the following example -

him: ive always felt that people who appreciate abstract art only originated for feeling sorry that the abstract artist's work never sold as well as the figurative's
me: o_0
him: whatever
him: youre stupid

I am? What am I missing here? Or are we both just crazy.

Okay, I'm cold. I gotta sleep or something. Or eat. It's nearly 10. Despite what the clock on this thing says. You see, it takes me like an hour sometimes to churn one of these things out.

Oh hey, I wonder if the new Megatokyo got posted yet! *Runs off to check!*

What's In A Name

Last night my roommate and I were up till six in the morning (I've gone over the stupidness of my sleeping habits already far too much here) talking about good names. You see, Matt's lucky. His last name is Hill. So he can make actual phrases with his childrens' names should he choose. He's chosen so. He started off with Rocky Hill. Simple enough. He went on to say there was a girl's name he'd been thinking off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. "Something like Blueberry or something..." was all he had. I mentioned "Cherry." Not what he was looking for, but Cherry Hill sounds pretty cool. Then I threw in the kicker. "Her middle name is Blossom. She's Cherry Blossom Hill." Bam. That name without a doubt the most adorable English name I've ever heard of. If his little girl isn't just as cute, it'll be such a waste.

Anyway, we spent the next several hours talking in circles about it, not really getting anywhere aside from the following three names:
Cherry(short for Cherebim, who's daughter ISN'T their little angel?) Blossom Hill;
Rocky Clifford (Rocky Cliff, get it? Oh well, Rocky Hill is probably overkill enough anyway) Hill;
Sam(urai) Jack Hill (which, it should be noted, is his ace in the hole, as it can be a name for either gender - Samuel Jonathon or Samantha Jacquelyn.)
I am so jealous of his last name. Even when I capitalize the V, LeVine just doesn't mean anything. I'm never going to be able to name my kids in complete sentences or anything. I mean, Cherry Blossom is a great name on its own, but I can't steal it from Matt. That'd be evil of me. So there will be no Cherry Blossom LeVine, as nice as that sounds. Oh well. I'll think of something like that.

We also discussed random Halloween costumes. He wants the Samurai Jack outfit. I still say those shoes look like they'd be uncomfortable, but that's all the more reason that I want to try them on. Meanwhile, I continue to harbor hopes that a Devastator costume can be constructed, one that falls apart into individual Constructicon trucks. After that, I also now have an idea for an authentically transforming Grimlock, from robot to T-Rex. I think I could do it.

In Magic news, I dropped the Oppo part of the deck. Its just a basic Mono Blue control deck, only with ninjas now. NINJA!!! o_o!!

4 Ninja of Deep Hours
4 Mistblade Shinobi
4 Sage Owl
4 Spiketail Hatchling
4 Wall of Deceit
2 Soratami Cloudskater
2 Seal of Removal
4 Counterspell
3 Hinder
3 Force Spike
2 Ronin Warclub
1 Higure, the Still Wind
21 Island
2 Lotus Petal

=_=.... So long.

Okay, I've Got A MySpace Account...

Now what?

I filled in my basic info, but I don't have much to put there. That's why I have this, after all. And MySpace won't let me use RSS with my blog thingy, or my friend's blog thing. Of course, I have A friend in there. Just one. I'll leave it up there, I'm sure there's something useful it can do for me. I'll be filling it in more as time goes by. Not now though, it's late.

Scroll to the bottom. That deck there? That's gonna be mine. Only, take out the black. Just blue ninjas. Replace all the black with counter magic. It'll be nice. Very nice.

I need Clouds of Faeries. Gimme?

*Sad Puppy Face.*

Edit - Look it my new wallpaper!!!

Future Oldies

So I'm watching the Superbowl now. Tie game, I'm rooting for the Eagles simply on the grounds that I'm a semi-local. I don't know much about football. Enough to pretty much follow the game, but not enough to know the detailed statistics of each and every team. I guess I spent too my time filling my head with useless trivia like when the first Land Before Time movie came out - 1988 - to fill it with what city managed to pull off the last Superbowl World Series Superbowl three in a row victory - Pittsburg, actually. That and Magic. I'd rather know what card in my deck will help out best against an unbeatable army of flyers and one Platinum Angel when my opponent is at -4 than which player to put in when there's an equally random situation in a football game. Oh well. The commercials have been okay, not the best though. *Shrugs.*

They halftime show was actually alright. I didn't recognize McCartney's first song, but the other three were decent Beatles songs, so it was okay. No boobies, of course. Then again, do I want to see Paul McCartney's boobs? Anyway, the show sparked a debate about whether he really needed to know the words to "Hey Jude." Quoth the Matt: "I don't know the words to today's pop music, why should I know the words to old pop music?" That, in turn, started my mind... What kinds of songs from today are going to be on the oldies fourty years ago? Am I going to turn on the radio to find music by Evanescense? Ace of Base? Britney Spears? Nirvana? Rage Agaisnt The Machine? Puff Daddy? No Doubt? Hmmm...

I hope rap music doesn't endure. I mean, it doesn't last more than three months as it is, so I'd hope that today's stuff is not getting played in twenty years, either. Not that there won't still be rap music; Lil Bow Wow and Lil Romeo will lose they're "Lil"s and become the next generation of rap moguls or whatever. I still won't listen to it, of course. It's just comforting to know that I won't be listening to the same crap day in and day out. Country, on the other hand... *Shudders*

I'm also now in an ensuing argument with my roommate over his away message. It currently reads:

rocking the G-Spot.

*note: this is a quote. my away msgs never mean anything. and i usually quote things. so you should already know this, but certain ppl have told me they don't think, so this needed explaining.

Now, when I first read that, it didn't have the little disclaimer. He put that in for me because I couldn't identify it as a quote. I knew, however, that he was nowhere near any G-Spot, as far as I knew. He was studying physics less than two meters from me. So, I got confused. I pointed out that I didn't believe that he was actually rocking the G-spot, and he came backa nd told me the quote, and had expected me to recognize it. So I ask you, what is he quoting. I know it now, he's told me, but I want to see how many of you can guess the quote.

Anyway, aside from that, I don't have much else to say. Superbowl now looks like its gonna be a Patriot victory... Eagles trail by 10 with 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter. I'll watch it, though most likely switch to Teen Titans and see if it's yesterdays new episode, which I slept through.

Oh yeah! Ninjas!!! I got the Betrayers of Kamigawa Ninja preconstructed deck. It's pretty good, manages to go toe to toe with my online pal's cobbled together black deck. I'm planning on revamping it slightly, turning it into a more controlling permission deck, using ninjas for card drawing and bounce. Anyway, I'll keep that under wraps until it's done, I guess. Plus, half of you don't understand half the things I just said.

The titan's episode wasn't the new one. I am sad. :( Evening all.

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Whoa... I musta had a good nights sleep. I did wake up with a start, cuz I had a freaky ass dream. It involved Harry Potter. It was... Well, lemme see what parts of it I can remember.

Some lady had a robot thing. That was important. *Nods* I don't know why, but it was. Anyway, the major gang ended up going with her to a party. A magic party, of course. It's all really hazy now. I've been up for an hour already and its fading fast. The end came though, when the three kids (Harry, Ron, and Hermoine) and I, because, apparently, I hang out with them too, went exploring around the party house. We WERE gonna go in the attic, but just got as far as opening the door a little. This, it turns out, is just enough to knock over one book of magic spells. Then, the OTHER books in the attic started casting all the spells, launching energy blasts and the like out the window. So of course, it was up to us to stop them. We went up and yelled at the books, but they ignored us. So I threw a rock at the big book. It closed, but then all the books in the room hated me. "PAPER-HATER!" they called me as they, umm, booked towards me (how do books move?). I ended up with one on my head, eating at my scalp. It was creepy. I actually FELT the book eating my head. So I woke up and cast a worried glance at my book case, with its 50+ manga volumes. I didn't want any ideas. Then I couldn't get to sleep.

I went to bed at a little after 2 last night, and aside from the nightmare of sorts, I had a very good sleep. But still... that's only five hours of sleep, and I was hoping for a lot of things to get done today. *Shrugs* I'm feeling pretty good though. I may go down for a nap a little after lunch time. Then I'll check out Black Dog's selection of Betrayer's cards PLUS - Megatokyo Volume 3 is out!!! *Does a happy dance* I hope I can pick up a copy.

Why is there an anti-smoking commercial featuring what seems to be 8 year olds? It's just... creepy. Do they really find kids smoking that young? I mean, on a semi-regular basis? Where it's worth targeting a kid that young?

Hrmm... One thing about being up this early - Saturday morning cartoons. I usually sleep through them. Now I get to watch this new show - The Batman. It just started. I hope to finish this blog before the commercial break ends. But its interesting so far. Seems to be done in the same animation style as the old Jackie Chan Adventures Cartoon, which was a decent show, so this looks like it could be pretty cool.

Also, a commercial for The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap made me remember - I need to play it.

Hrmm... Watch Yu-gi-oh or get a breakfast burrito.... I'll get the burrito. Anyway, The Batman is back, I'm gonna watch that. Laters.

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Later: The Batman was really entertaining. I just hope that Cartoon Network picks it up eventually. I suppose they won't add it to Toonami, what with Teen Titans and Justice League: Unlimited, but... It would make an interesting replacement for Totally Spies in the Miguzi line-up. Anyway, I'm watching Yu-Gi-Oh now, and am a tad confused. Even more than usual. I suppose there's a season's difference between what Cartoon Network's running and what the WB shows. Interesting, considering that the WB showed the Titan's episode Aftershock, Pt 1 with a "BRAND NEW!" label in the corner. Oh well.

O_O!!! UBERCUTE ANIME SCHOOLGIRL ON YUGIOH!!! *Concentrates intently.* Hrmm.. I wonder if they've gotten the game rule's straight yet.

"Remember, don't let him play XXXX." "Got it!"

Guess not. Unless they've added counterspells to YuGiOh when I wasn't looking. *Shrugs* Okay, I'll quit rambling.

Some People Push Back

I've been reading this off and on since I heard about it on O'Reilly. It's a gut reaction written on the morning of September 11th 2001. It basically says that the attacks of that morning were, well, what they were: a reaction to decades of American attacks on the sovreignty and peoples of Middle Easter nations. Churchhill, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado, relates the victims of the attack as being responsible for the suffering of the Arab States. It's a fairly interesting read

The truth of the essay, however, isn't what brought it to my attention. Bill O'Reilly brought it up. "A University is inviting a speaker who wrote an essay justifying the terrorists and called the victims of 9-11 Nazis!" he said. My attention was piqued. Why would the university invite someone like this to speak. O'Reilly never said why. He merely insulted Churchhill for writing what he did, and a few things he didn't.

Oh well. I've learned through experience that when Bill talks about his "no-spin zone" what he really means is "no spin except the one I put on it." So, my roommate and I looked up the guy, found his essay, and have been following the story closely. It's pretty sad that what he wrote over three years ago, on what a great deal of the nation would call the most emotional day they'd had in a while, is coming back to bite him in the ass. *Shrugs.* I'm a bit dissapointed in the reaction of people. I'm also a tad pissed with O'Reilly's refusal to admit that he is the reason that Churchhill's carreer is now in jeopardy and everyone hates him. *Sighs...* I'm gonna go, I just felt this was an interesting issue, and agree with him or not, (and I personally do) he doesn't deserve to be fired for expressing his opinion.

Testing Complete

I walk into History and come face to face with not only the reading I knew about and decided didn't need reading (I talked to you fine peoples instead) but first a pop quiz. I aced it. ^_^ I'm smart. Then we did the reading thing, which I managed to bullshit my way through again, cuz I'm smart again. ^_^

Anyway, after demonstrating my knowledge of history, I went into Calculus and took my first major test in that... WITHOUT THE AIDE OF A CALCULATOR!!! I'm amazing. I feel really amazing. I feel really tired. I feel like it mighta been a trap, but my Ackbar senses' tingling is outweighed by my amazing sense of joy. ^_^ I'm really happy and hyper today. Plus, Matt's out, so I can feel not rude about being on the phone. Plus plus, I can leave those accursed fans off, and leave the light on, and do all that stuff I can't do cuz of him. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

I'm happy. Jackie needs to call me now. NOW!!!

Restless Sleep

I finally got to sleep at a decent hour, and I couldn't get a decent night's sleep out of it. X_X. Part of the problem may have been that I spent the hour before I slept on the phone with Jackie, crying tears of happiness over how great she was, and how special she deserved to be treated, and lots of other stuff, but if you asked me about in person, I'd tell you the crying was caused by me just being over-tired and over-emotional. *Shrug* So I'm a really sensitive guy. Isn't that everyone's dream boyfriend? ^_^ *Sighs* I won't rant on about the personal details of the call, because they are, in fact, personal. Suffice it to say, I felt extremely good about myself that night. Really, really good. And that good mood has continued on throughout the day.

It is a nice thing to note that I am getting over my aversion to the phone. I still prefer text as my method of communication, because it offers a precision I can't hope to achieve in a live voice chat, but I do recognize the unique merits that a phone conversation has over the internet. (Here's where I wish I could say "I've never cried over an AIM chat." The sad truth is, I have. ^_^;)

Anyway, despite the good tidings, I was just... I guess I was too excited by the phone call to get to sleep, yet too tired to not sleep. Don't you have when that happens? Oh well. I've got two more hour long classes today, one of which looks to be a calculus test, so when that's done, I get to nap. Oh, and eat. I've been missing out on that lately, but I really do need to start using the cafeteria more often. And maybe I'll try to rope Matt's older brother into another group Magic session. My girl deck, while by no means at all a powerhouse, still needs some more playtime, simply cuz its fun. Seriously, who'd have thunk I'd discover the game breaking combo of Flagbearer and untargetability? *Shrugs* If you don't understand that, don't worry. I'm not quite sure I do either.

Betrayers of Kamigawa goes on sale tomorrow. I get money in my bank account tomorrow. The stars are aligning in my favor. *Cackles* Now if only Megatokyo Volume 3 would out soon. Like tomorrow. Then my mastery would be compete!!! Oh well. I'm gonna go check out the different precons, even though I'm prolly gonna end up with the Ninja deck. It's not just ninjas, though ninjas are uber-cool. I like the color blue in Magic. Oh well. Enough spazzing. 10 minutes left to check out the pretty ninjas. Bai!

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Hostage Claim for U.S. Soldier Dubious

I know I told you I hate Fox News, but this link was too good to pass up: "...a toy manufacturer said the figure in the photo resembled one of its military action figures, dubbed 'GI Cody.'" Fox News may be dumb, but that doesn't mean they have a monopoly on it. Anyway, Bill O'reilly is still a paranoid fuck. I heard him claiming that the liberal media is litterally out to get him, and only him. It was nuts.

In other news. My sleep schedule is totally - TOTALLY - fucked. I slept in until like 5 today, which is bad. I'm gonna have to get on that in the near future. I managed to get some semi-prodoctuve things done. I made some Magic cards using the Magic Set Editor, which is a great program for those of us who dont really have any talent for art. I just use what pictures I already have in my harddrive or whatever.

Hmm.. Bill O'Reilly is on. It's fun to watch simply because it's so rediculous. It's also nice to read at the end of a long day, a bit of stupidity to lighten my day. G'night.