Okay, regardless of votes, I picked the Windows 95 wallpaper. I forgot, though, to take a screen shot of it. As well as this one I found later. However, I DO have a screen-shot of my current wallpaper, which I picked out after a long and thorough discussion with a friend of mine. I like it much. It may last a week. ^_^
On to more pressing issues, because, yeah, I'm tired of talking about wallpapers. If you want to see my current screen shot, just click the link in my aim profile. Or ask. Anyway, I've got a bad sleep schedule going on. Its erratic. I was deadly afraid that I'd fail my two tests today. I didn't, and they were only quizzes, but yeah. I went into both without any sleep. Then I came back and slept from 2 till 6:30. It was very nice. But yes, I can't get on a good sleep schedule. I will evetually. Alright, I'm tired again. Give me topics to rant about. I'm horny. Oh, I know. You gotta love this stream of conscious writing.
I spent the last night arguing with a friend that Playboy's spread of video game characters does not in fact signal the dawn of a new age of human decadance. He was convinced that because they could show "Cartoons" as he called them, they would continue to push the boundry of what is and isn't child porn, using logic such as this. I don't think Playboy will, simply because it's really one of the more conservative *ahem* Gentlemen's Magazines on the market. They are, as this debacle over video game characters shows, also one of the most visible brands on the market, and anything that's even possibly amazing. Playboy isn't going to lead the industry of child porn. It'll take a LOT of change, and I don't think this one video game thing is going to affect it. I'm honestly confused about the argument my friend was trying to put forward, so I probably am doing a terrible job of explaining both his and my own. Sigh.
Oh, and .Hack//Twilight is restarting. If you didn't see it the first time, start. The first ep is on now, but its every Friday at 1AM EST/12AM CST, and its good. Ima go watch it. Bai!
PS@1226 - Happy 9/11! yes, I know its not happy, thats the joke...
10.9.04
7.9.04
Welcome to the part of my blog where I check and see if you're paying attention. Even though you probably couldn't get four feet from me without hearing about this particular post... Never mind. Here's the point if you got her some other way. I want a new wallpaper. yes, I've had the old one for about 3 days, and I want another. Gimme a break, I said I was a junkie last time.
For reference, my current one.
I could just upload these to the page, but first, that will kill anyone using a 56k, and I know too many of them, and second, some are "Not Work Safe", as in, a bit risque`. Or something.
Contender 1
By the way, I'm going though these in alphabetically, because I'm lazy. This here is one of the wallpapers from the OS-Tan series, the anthropomorphism of various operating systems, mostly Windows. It's fun. I like it. It is a bit pink, though...
Contender 2
Yes, it's called AngelTits. I like the name. I don't know why, but I do. It sounds like a terrible pet-name for a lover: "Come here, Angel tits, let's snuggle." Anyone who wants me to call them that, feel free to volunteer, I think its kinda cute in a really sick way. Oh, and the wallpaper is hot, too, though I dunno if I'd wanna have it up for the world to see.
Contender 3
I dunno, I just like this one too. No real reason, except it reminds me of a techno song I used to have called "Blue Angel". If you can find me that song, this paper is a shoe-in for the slot.
Contender 4
Yep, number four is Oren-Ishii, from Kill Bill, in cat-girl form. Ain't it cute? I suppose I have a bit of a catgirl fetish. Maybe I'll show you some more of those things should you ask. >_n
Contender 5
Another of the OS-Tan ones. Its supposed to be XP-Tan, the Windows XP character. There are better pictures of her, but I like this picture for its simplicity. It's calming, if you ask me. ^_^
Okay, e-mail or AIM me with you're vote, I'll announce the winner later. Thanks for your support.
For reference, my current one.
I could just upload these to the page, but first, that will kill anyone using a 56k, and I know too many of them, and second, some are "Not Work Safe", as in, a bit risque`. Or something.
Contender 1
By the way, I'm going though these in alphabetically, because I'm lazy. This here is one of the wallpapers from the OS-Tan series, the anthropomorphism of various operating systems, mostly Windows. It's fun. I like it. It is a bit pink, though...
Contender 2
Yes, it's called AngelTits. I like the name. I don't know why, but I do. It sounds like a terrible pet-name for a lover: "Come here, Angel tits, let's snuggle." Anyone who wants me to call them that, feel free to volunteer, I think its kinda cute in a really sick way. Oh, and the wallpaper is hot, too, though I dunno if I'd wanna have it up for the world to see.
Contender 3
I dunno, I just like this one too. No real reason, except it reminds me of a techno song I used to have called "Blue Angel". If you can find me that song, this paper is a shoe-in for the slot.
Contender 4
Yep, number four is Oren-Ishii, from Kill Bill, in cat-girl form. Ain't it cute? I suppose I have a bit of a catgirl fetish. Maybe I'll show you some more of those things should you ask. >_n
Contender 5
Another of the OS-Tan ones. Its supposed to be XP-Tan, the Windows XP character. There are better pictures of her, but I like this picture for its simplicity. It's calming, if you ask me. ^_^
Okay, e-mail or AIM me with you're vote, I'll announce the winner later. Thanks for your support.
4.9.04
Confessions Of A Wallpaper Junkie
Hrmm.. They changed the V-Chip ratings symbol thingie. Again. Weird. Oh well. Yeah, I'm watching Whose Line as I write this.
Anyway, yeah, I'm addicted to wallpapers. I have a folder dedicated to wallpaper images. Right now, there are 408 files there, sized at 124 Megs. I still want MORE!!!
Actually, I really like the one I have now, as seen here. Still, if you feel like sharing / trading, lemme know. I prolly have something you'd like. ^_^
College life is settling down. This is day one of my first 3-day weekend, which is fun without a doubt. I have homework due on Sunday at midnight, and more due Monday at midnight. Anyway, I prolly should be working on that, but I obviously have more pressing issues. Like wallpaper. And, believe it or not, calls from the 210 area code asking if I run a government installation. I don't. At least, not at this number. My phone number, if you feel like calling, is available upon request. I don't feel like posting it here, because some crazy people are out there on the net. Anyway, I like getting calls. Makes me feel luvved.
My shift key is loose than my other keys, except maybe my spacebar. The right one, anyway.
Speaking of computer things, I have a virus hiding in my system files. C:\System Volume Information\ is hiding a .DLL with some infection in it. However, I can't access that folder. It sucks. I'm currently looking into it, but you guys need to help me.
Anyway, I'll leave you on this note: Michelle isn't ugly. If you're a single guy, IM her at AshyWater on AIM. Bye.
Anyway, yeah, I'm addicted to wallpapers. I have a folder dedicated to wallpaper images. Right now, there are 408 files there, sized at 124 Megs. I still want MORE!!!
Actually, I really like the one I have now, as seen here. Still, if you feel like sharing / trading, lemme know. I prolly have something you'd like. ^_^
College life is settling down. This is day one of my first 3-day weekend, which is fun without a doubt. I have homework due on Sunday at midnight, and more due Monday at midnight. Anyway, I prolly should be working on that, but I obviously have more pressing issues. Like wallpaper. And, believe it or not, calls from the 210 area code asking if I run a government installation. I don't. At least, not at this number. My phone number, if you feel like calling, is available upon request. I don't feel like posting it here, because some crazy people are out there on the net. Anyway, I like getting calls. Makes me feel luvved.
My shift key is loose than my other keys, except maybe my spacebar. The right one, anyway.
Speaking of computer things, I have a virus hiding in my system files. C:\System Volume Information\ is hiding a .DLL with some infection in it. However, I can't access that folder. It sucks. I'm currently looking into it, but you guys need to help me.
Anyway, I'll leave you on this note: Michelle isn't ugly. If you're a single guy, IM her at AshyWater on AIM. Bye.
1.9.04
Kerry Alert!
I was flipping and saw the Fox News Channel. You know, the ones without a liberal bias. They have a Conservative bias... No, agenda. Anyway, I saw a bright red banner on the screen. "FOX NEWS ALERT" it read in bold letters. Naturally, my instict was to pay attention. Alert? Is something happening? It turns out, of course, that the ALERT was a speech by John Kerry. I found that funny, and put this in an AIM window:
"Yes, this is Bill O'Rielly on the scene where just moments ago Senator Kerry flipped, and is expected to flop at any time... We at Fox News advice all Americans to stay inside, stay tuned to Fox News and always, Always, vote Bush..."
Anyway, I liked it. It was that or:
xx L33T N1NJ4 xx: OMG KERRYS GONNA GO ALL LIBERAL ON US GOD SAVE US!!!!
xx L33T N1NJ4 xx: RUN FOR THE HILLS, HE WANTS GAYS TO MARRY!!!
So, moving on: I've been to all my classes now. They've been surprisingly better than I expected, and I'm looking forward to a good semester. I've also started up D2, which is fun. I'm currently a level 26 Amazon Archer. So.. Yeah... Anyone who wants to play... Whatever, I'm tired. I'm thinking of napping before calculus at 1. Later.
"Yes, this is Bill O'Rielly on the scene where just moments ago Senator Kerry flipped, and is expected to flop at any time... We at Fox News advice all Americans to stay inside, stay tuned to Fox News and always, Always, vote Bush..."
Anyway, I liked it. It was that or:
xx L33T N1NJ4 xx: OMG KERRYS GONNA GO ALL LIBERAL ON US GOD SAVE US!!!!
xx L33T N1NJ4 xx: RUN FOR THE HILLS, HE WANTS GAYS TO MARRY!!!
So, moving on: I've been to all my classes now. They've been surprisingly better than I expected, and I'm looking forward to a good semester. I've also started up D2, which is fun. I'm currently a level 26 Amazon Archer. So.. Yeah... Anyone who wants to play... Whatever, I'm tired. I'm thinking of napping before calculus at 1. Later.
28.8.04
My Wish List
It's 4AM. I should be sleeping, but instead I'll blog. I've mentioned that I need to stop buying stuff before Christmas, so my family can get me something for Christmas and my birthday (Christmas Eve, if you didn't know). So then, I need to make a wish list for my family to start shopping. Trouble is, a bunch of the items on my list aren't out yet. Anyway, if any of you wanted to be nice enough to get me something (like I deserve it, heh) then here's the list. And if not, well, you can read it as a list of things I'll be fiddling with in '05 (between classes, of course).
Transformers:
G1: Stunticons - The Decepticon car team. These guys kick ass, and I need them. So much. I just realized I'm really tired, so don't expect much of a discription in these. Also, any of the Toys'R'Us Reissues would be nice, especially Powermaster Prime.
Alternators: Hound, Dead End, others - The Alternators line, if i havent told you already, are the Transformers toys made after officially licenced Automobiles. They look absolutely STELLAR. Yes. Stellar!
Energon: ??? - I really need to look into this line more. Despite being the current major line, I really haven't been impressed by much. Actually, I like the little "Omnicon" things, which are the $5 models of the series. They're nifty. The Terrorcons aren't bad, either. And they're fun, cuz they're supposed to be like Decepticon Stormtroopers, so I could get like 20 of them, and it would just be more accurate. ^_^ However, I know I do NOT want the Energon Prime, he's just freaky. Oh, and none of the kiddy playtoy things. I'm too big. U_U...
Video Games:
GBA: Pokemon Leaf Green - I know, Pokemon is just for kids, and its old, but hell, I like it. Sides, I'm gonna get Fire Red for my 7 year old cousin, so we can play together. It'll be great! I'll catch them all!!! Plus, the wireless function looks fun.
Final Fantasy Advance - The original two FF games, for sale portably and upgraded graphics-wise. Can't go wrong.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories - I LOVED Kingdom Hearts on PS2, I gotta get the Game Boy. No contest.
Others - I'm sure there are more. Metroid: Zero Mission, umm... I dunno, I can't think atm.
PS2: System - I was promised one if I got good grades. I'm going to get good grades. No questions asked. So therefore, I'm getting a PS2
GTA: San Andreas - This just looks cool. We all know how great gta 3 and Vice City were. If you don't, don't worry, I'm sure life under that rock is great, too.
Disgaea - Actually, and game by this developer. I can't think of the name, but yeah. It's supposed to be a nice tactics game, like FFTA, love of my life, and it's also rumored to contain humor. Humor? In a video game? I must see this. "For SCIENCE!!"
Okay, I know I want more things, but I really can't think of them. One thing not going on my list, of course, is manga. I love it with all my heart, but I'd just feel uncomfortable getting some explicit manga shit from my grandpa. It'd be... akward.
Speaking of manga, after moving in (and getting broken furniture replaced, FINALLY - took em 5 days) I've discovered that I have JUST BARELY enough room for my current manga collection (45 books for the curious). I couldn't fit any more. I will buy more, of course. I just don't know where I'll put it. o_0;...
Okay, I'm DEAD tired. I need to get my sleep schedule working. Good night readers.
Transformers:
G1: Stunticons - The Decepticon car team. These guys kick ass, and I need them. So much. I just realized I'm really tired, so don't expect much of a discription in these. Also, any of the Toys'R'Us Reissues would be nice, especially Powermaster Prime.
Alternators: Hound, Dead End, others - The Alternators line, if i havent told you already, are the Transformers toys made after officially licenced Automobiles. They look absolutely STELLAR. Yes. Stellar!
Energon: ??? - I really need to look into this line more. Despite being the current major line, I really haven't been impressed by much. Actually, I like the little "Omnicon" things, which are the $5 models of the series. They're nifty. The Terrorcons aren't bad, either. And they're fun, cuz they're supposed to be like Decepticon Stormtroopers, so I could get like 20 of them, and it would just be more accurate. ^_^ However, I know I do NOT want the Energon Prime, he's just freaky. Oh, and none of the kiddy playtoy things. I'm too big. U_U...
Video Games:
GBA: Pokemon Leaf Green - I know, Pokemon is just for kids, and its old, but hell, I like it. Sides, I'm gonna get Fire Red for my 7 year old cousin, so we can play together. It'll be great! I'll catch them all!!! Plus, the wireless function looks fun.
Final Fantasy Advance - The original two FF games, for sale portably and upgraded graphics-wise. Can't go wrong.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories - I LOVED Kingdom Hearts on PS2, I gotta get the Game Boy. No contest.
Others - I'm sure there are more. Metroid: Zero Mission, umm... I dunno, I can't think atm.
PS2: System - I was promised one if I got good grades. I'm going to get good grades. No questions asked. So therefore, I'm getting a PS2
GTA: San Andreas - This just looks cool. We all know how great gta 3 and Vice City were. If you don't, don't worry, I'm sure life under that rock is great, too.
Disgaea - Actually, and game by this developer. I can't think of the name, but yeah. It's supposed to be a nice tactics game, like FFTA, love of my life, and it's also rumored to contain humor. Humor? In a video game? I must see this. "For SCIENCE!!"
Okay, I know I want more things, but I really can't think of them. One thing not going on my list, of course, is manga. I love it with all my heart, but I'd just feel uncomfortable getting some explicit manga shit from my grandpa. It'd be... akward.
Speaking of manga, after moving in (and getting broken furniture replaced, FINALLY - took em 5 days) I've discovered that I have JUST BARELY enough room for my current manga collection (45 books for the curious). I couldn't fit any more. I will buy more, of course. I just don't know where I'll put it. o_0;...
Okay, I'm DEAD tired. I need to get my sleep schedule working. Good night readers.
24.8.04
Greetings from Lubbock
Yeah, I made it here. It's great. I've got a T1 line and everything. And a wireless router. You know, since this is entirely so huge.... u_u. Anyway, Matt doesn't arrive till Thursday, so that gives me two days to get my cards arranged. I currently have most sorted by color. I have way too many.
Actually, I have less than I had before the trip, but that's the 2nd story I have. The first involves a gas petal and a motorcycle. I was trying to pass people on the two lane highway. It sucked. I had to gun it up to ninety to get around them and back in the right lane. Anyway, after I whipped around the motorcycle, I got looked in my rear view mirror. Now, the guy didn't look like a cop BEFORE I passed him, but after, I got paranoid. I looked back at him, and his lights are flashing. Not changing colors, just going bright or dull yellow. I was SO confused. And paranoid. Turns out his lights were just kinda loose. It was all good.
2nd problem occurred when I stopped to get my mapping software outta the back. I dont know why, but I opened the side door. The software was in the back, but what the side door held, much to my chagrin, was a shoebox of random magic cards. This shoebox dropped right into the puddle we'd stopped next to. Yeah, I'm a dumbass. Anyway, I got a pile of around... 500 cards I can never use again. I'm gonna donate em to some learning kids. *Shrugs*
So I finally showed up! YAY!! Phone works. Internet works. TV works. Remote works. Everything is great. I've gotta start packing stuff onto shelves and stuff. I should do that now. Whatever. Great thigng about my new internet, though, is that I dont have to ever sign off. If you wanna talk, just drop me a line.
Kay, laters. I'm gonna put my Transformers in battle poses atop my bookcase.
Actually, I have less than I had before the trip, but that's the 2nd story I have. The first involves a gas petal and a motorcycle. I was trying to pass people on the two lane highway. It sucked. I had to gun it up to ninety to get around them and back in the right lane. Anyway, after I whipped around the motorcycle, I got looked in my rear view mirror. Now, the guy didn't look like a cop BEFORE I passed him, but after, I got paranoid. I looked back at him, and his lights are flashing. Not changing colors, just going bright or dull yellow. I was SO confused. And paranoid. Turns out his lights were just kinda loose. It was all good.
2nd problem occurred when I stopped to get my mapping software outta the back. I dont know why, but I opened the side door. The software was in the back, but what the side door held, much to my chagrin, was a shoebox of random magic cards. This shoebox dropped right into the puddle we'd stopped next to. Yeah, I'm a dumbass. Anyway, I got a pile of around... 500 cards I can never use again. I'm gonna donate em to some learning kids. *Shrugs*
So I finally showed up! YAY!! Phone works. Internet works. TV works. Remote works. Everything is great. I've gotta start packing stuff onto shelves and stuff. I should do that now. Whatever. Great thigng about my new internet, though, is that I dont have to ever sign off. If you wanna talk, just drop me a line.
Kay, laters. I'm gonna put my Transformers in battle poses atop my bookcase.
21.8.04
Daily? Pfft....
A friend was telling me I should do these daily. I doubt I'll keep up this current pace up much more, but now is an eventful time. And I'm sure to pick up new experiences at Tech. We'll see.
Tomorrow I leave for Lubbock. However, I if doubt I'll get a chance to get online before Monday evening. Just a heads-up. I PROMISE to get something out by Tuesday night, even if it's just an entry from the library about how my new dorm doesn't work. In any case, I am really excited about Tech. And nervous that I'm gonna forget something. One suitcase can't POSSIBLY have enough clothes in it, can it? Oh, and I need socks, don't let me forget. Like I said, I'm bringing all my Magic cards, so hopefully I'll have them somewhat organized from now on. And I'm bringing all my manga (41 volumes!!!) and my meager collection of DVD's. The Transformers Original TV Series Box sets are coming, too, though they nearly got left behind because I couldn't find Season 3, part 1. Turns out it was just lying open, hidden in plain sight. Don't you just hate that? I KNOW I'm gonna forget something... Oh well, wish me luck, eh?
Also, I've been watching TV lately. I always do, of course, but lately, it's been different. Good. Or at least the Teen Titans 2-Parter I saw today, "Aftershock." It was great. I really was very impressed, so much so that I demanded that Matt record it onto his computer for future study. It was just SO great. I love all the episodes with Terra in them. Something about her just kind of intrigues me. I was kinda sad about the end. I won't spoil it for you, but it's a bit of a tear-jerker. Not THAT much, like .5% or something. But it was a great way to end the "Terra working for Slade" arc. I hope they make more episodes with her, I can't wait.
What is it about Terra that fascinates me so? I'm not sure, I guess I like the way her character isn't really sure of herself. She's got amazing powers, but doesn't truely believe she's got what it takes to play with the big boys. She'll go out of her way to prove herself, and really wants acceptance. ("Oh, yeah, that's new, a super-hero who feels outcast..." Shut up, voice in my head.) But yeah, it's really entertaining to watch her character grow, especially since none of the other Titans really do. They laugh, they learn, and at the end of the episode, everything's exactly the same as it was in the beginning for them. Terra, on the otherhand, is visibly affected by her experiences. She's a real person, and it almost seems like she helps bring the other characters to life more when she's around, too. Anyway, I'm rambling.
In other news, I managed to find kiddy porn on basic cable. (O_O?) TNT aired Superman 2 the other night (dead of the morning Saturday, really) and so I decided to record it. It had many great features, even though I didn't watch it all the way through. First, for those who don't know, it's the one with the other Kryptonians who battle Superman because they are evil. *Shrugs.* It's great. The villians are originally shown being imprisoned first in a pair of rotating hula-hoops, and then in a two-dimensional plane (amazing effects here). Also, Clark Kent's editor at the daily planet, in responce to a terrorist threat in Paris (What, terrorist before 9/11? I dont believe it!) tells Clark to research "everything on terrorism." I was laughing so hard at that, I had to get Matt to record it to an MP3. I'll share it when I get it on this comp.
And the child porn, during a flashback/intro/recap montage, it shows a preschool age Kal-El emerging from his just crashed space-pod, completely unharmed, of course, and also completely nude. Now, it makes sense because he was sent away when he was just a baby, but still, they could have done something about his tiny baby-penis. Yes, you read right. There was a childs penis uncensored on national cable.
And I deleted the TiVo of it, so no, you can't see. Rent it yourselves.
Perverts. (^_^) Later!
Tomorrow I leave for Lubbock. However, I if doubt I'll get a chance to get online before Monday evening. Just a heads-up. I PROMISE to get something out by Tuesday night, even if it's just an entry from the library about how my new dorm doesn't work. In any case, I am really excited about Tech. And nervous that I'm gonna forget something. One suitcase can't POSSIBLY have enough clothes in it, can it? Oh, and I need socks, don't let me forget. Like I said, I'm bringing all my Magic cards, so hopefully I'll have them somewhat organized from now on. And I'm bringing all my manga (41 volumes!!!) and my meager collection of DVD's. The Transformers Original TV Series Box sets are coming, too, though they nearly got left behind because I couldn't find Season 3, part 1. Turns out it was just lying open, hidden in plain sight. Don't you just hate that? I KNOW I'm gonna forget something... Oh well, wish me luck, eh?
Also, I've been watching TV lately. I always do, of course, but lately, it's been different. Good. Or at least the Teen Titans 2-Parter I saw today, "Aftershock." It was great. I really was very impressed, so much so that I demanded that Matt record it onto his computer for future study. It was just SO great. I love all the episodes with Terra in them. Something about her just kind of intrigues me. I was kinda sad about the end. I won't spoil it for you, but it's a bit of a tear-jerker. Not THAT much, like .5% or something. But it was a great way to end the "Terra working for Slade" arc. I hope they make more episodes with her, I can't wait.
What is it about Terra that fascinates me so? I'm not sure, I guess I like the way her character isn't really sure of herself. She's got amazing powers, but doesn't truely believe she's got what it takes to play with the big boys. She'll go out of her way to prove herself, and really wants acceptance. ("Oh, yeah, that's new, a super-hero who feels outcast..." Shut up, voice in my head.) But yeah, it's really entertaining to watch her character grow, especially since none of the other Titans really do. They laugh, they learn, and at the end of the episode, everything's exactly the same as it was in the beginning for them. Terra, on the otherhand, is visibly affected by her experiences. She's a real person, and it almost seems like she helps bring the other characters to life more when she's around, too. Anyway, I'm rambling.
In other news, I managed to find kiddy porn on basic cable. (O_O?) TNT aired Superman 2 the other night (dead of the morning Saturday, really) and so I decided to record it. It had many great features, even though I didn't watch it all the way through. First, for those who don't know, it's the one with the other Kryptonians who battle Superman because they are evil. *Shrugs.* It's great. The villians are originally shown being imprisoned first in a pair of rotating hula-hoops, and then in a two-dimensional plane (amazing effects here). Also, Clark Kent's editor at the daily planet, in responce to a terrorist threat in Paris (What, terrorist before 9/11? I dont believe it!) tells Clark to research "everything on terrorism." I was laughing so hard at that, I had to get Matt to record it to an MP3. I'll share it when I get it on this comp.
And the child porn, during a flashback/intro/recap montage, it shows a preschool age Kal-El emerging from his just crashed space-pod, completely unharmed, of course, and also completely nude. Now, it makes sense because he was sent away when he was just a baby, but still, they could have done something about his tiny baby-penis. Yes, you read right. There was a childs penis uncensored on national cable.
And I deleted the TiVo of it, so no, you can't see. Rent it yourselves.
Perverts. (^_^) Later!
20.8.04
Storm Troubles
We had a big thunderstorm tonite. It made my house even more hell-hole-ish than usual. Here's a list of all the thing's that the storm has done.
-It was loud. Hard to concentrate on TV.
-It set off my car alarm. Twice. How does an electrical desturbance trigger anti-theft devices? (Next thing I know, Thunder will trigger the Steal Law in FFTA, too.)
-Made me have to unplug my computer. No fun there.
-It apparently KILLED our cable internet. The only reason you're reading this is because our next door neighbors, whose wireless net extends just into my bedroom, didn't get their internet killed some how. But it's a bitch to keep this thing aimed right. Actually, this had me worried that I had fried my network card before I realized that my comp wasn't the only one not getting net. Had me REALLY worried
-It cut the water. I'm not sure how that happened, either, but our water's out. o_0?
Anyway, I'm gonna unplug everything for the night, just in case the storm rears its ugly head again. Sides, comp needed a good battery drain now. Night.
-It was loud. Hard to concentrate on TV.
-It set off my car alarm. Twice. How does an electrical desturbance trigger anti-theft devices? (Next thing I know, Thunder will trigger the Steal Law in FFTA, too.)
-Made me have to unplug my computer. No fun there.
-It apparently KILLED our cable internet. The only reason you're reading this is because our next door neighbors, whose wireless net extends just into my bedroom, didn't get their internet killed some how. But it's a bitch to keep this thing aimed right. Actually, this had me worried that I had fried my network card before I realized that my comp wasn't the only one not getting net. Had me REALLY worried
-It cut the water. I'm not sure how that happened, either, but our water's out. o_0?
Anyway, I'm gonna unplug everything for the night, just in case the storm rears its ugly head again. Sides, comp needed a good battery drain now. Night.
AGH! SPAM!! And Other Thoughts
Just as I started this, I got a spam e-mail. They suck. I highly reccommend against them. In fact, I may be getting a new email address, prolly still with Hotmail, but still "Gee-Tom fifty-five fifty-six at Hotmail dot com" can be an mouthful in spoken words. Oh well.
Before I get a new addy, though, I'm gonna wait for a reply to an e-mail I sent earlier today. I found the site www.JesusIsHitler.com and was reading through their hatemail. The people who's letters get tapped for those sections are always the funny ones, or at least the easiest to make fun of. As I was reading through, one in particular caught my eye:
----- Original Message -----
From: marlese fairgray
To: Jesusishitler@Jesusishitler.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: ur wrong
how dare you say that when jesus has sacraficed his life so that yours could be saved. he went through all that pain so he could save you and all you can do is say that. Your only using him as someone to blame for your countries past unfortunes. if you were to believe in him he would come and save you all but you denied him, you have brought it on yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have any responses at all or any truthful information on him, read the new teasetament of God or email me at surf_chick102@hotmail.com
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Note that the email posted there doesn't work anymore, apparently she got tired of reading the flood of people blindly telling her she was dumb for insulting a joke site or something. I sorta felt sorry for adding to the mess, but I had this strange urge to send her this message:
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Hello-
I'm sure you've gotten about a hundred e-mails about this already, but I was just wondering, when you wrote in, did you honestly believe they were serious about it, or were you just playing along? As I read through the hatemail, I got an inkling that all the e-mails were faked by the sites creators, because, in all honesty, they're the funniest part of the site. You're not so much (I couldn't hear what the media clip responce was after your letter), but the amazing hate at what is obviously a joke site is just hilarious.
I agree, it's a terrible site. The jokes aren't all that funny (I found the original letters MUCH more amusing than the stupid responces given by the authors, but then they are trying to play a part), but I have a thing for obviously wrong logic errors. "Jesus and Hitler have never been seen together at the same time." "Both were picked on in High School." Those two statements are almost contradictory in argument, and a five-year-old could point out the fact that simply because they both have seperate instances of going to high school prooves that they are seperate people.
However, these people aren't the ones you should be calling non-believers. They are posting a joke on the internet. A distasteful joke, to be sure, but just a joke. They do not believe that Jesus was Hitler any more than you do. They know that it is impossible. I might even assume that they could be closer to Jesus than you would think, simply because they feel comfortable applying humor to their beliefs. As a wise man once said:
"...religion [is] only good and only in balance when they have a sense of humor. When they don't, things go awry. All we have to do is look at our enemy. That's a group that does not have a sense of humor. That's a group that's just snapped. And that's what happens when you don't laugh. You get all wound up in what you're believing in and no one's going 'ha ha!', and you're screwed."
I'll leave you with that remark. Thanks for your time.
-Greg Levine
P.S. - If you're wondering why I chose to send this to you, it's no reason in particular. You're e-mail seemed more intelligent than most, and you did list your e-mail address and offer to discuss the issue. Feel free to respond if you want.
PPS - I just tried to send this e-mail to surf_chick102@hotmail.com (the one you asked to be reached at) and it was offline. I hope you don't mind me using this one.
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I really hope she reads it. She strikes me as intelligent. Enough, anyway, to have an enjoyable correspondance with her. Either way, though, it just felt good to get that whole spiel off my chest. It wasn't directed at her personally, just that group of humorless Christian fanatics who can't stand to have Jesus made fun of. Sigh, I'm gonna try to not reiterate what I said in the e-mail, and just move on.
Moving on... That's what I'm gonna do on Sunday. Leave Austin. Destination: Lubbock. Texas Tech, precicely. And I'm actually really excited to get out of the house and go. I WAS gonna leave today, because my Grandpa's got a Reunion of sorts there tomorrow, and we coulda carpooled and such, but yesterday he called and said he wasn't gonna be up to it. So I slacked off. I really need to pack clothes and books and movies and that'll be it. I already pretty much know what I'm taking. It'll be great. Plus I get a whole week up there before classes start. Just me and my T1 line. Oh, and Matt. Matt will be there too. He's cool, so don't worry. I'm sure I'm in good hands.
I'm going on a video game diet for the rest of the year. I won't buy any new games until Christmas. And I'm not gonna have a PS2 in my dorm until then, either. My only form of entertainment will be my laptop. And my Game Boy. And my books. And TV. And my Magic cards. Yes, I'm bringing my Magic cards. All of them. ALL OF THEM!!!! They will be sorted, and hopefully made into a few decent decks. I've been having a string of losses lately, and want to make some better decks and rebuild the ones I've got. I'm thinking of branching out into an extended deck, despite not having anything before Invasion, really. *Shrugs.* I'll be able to get the cards I need. Oh yeah, IM GONNA HAVE A GAMING STORE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!!! (Magic store, not like an EB or something. That would make me break my diet.) That is a major plus, especially considering I don't have a car. I'll have a bike, though, and campus is pretty flat, so I'll be okay, except for getting out to the mall or what have you.
This gaming diet thing is really hitting me at a bad time, though. Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green are coming out. I was planning on buying one, and giving the other to my cousin for Christmas. Yeah, I'm a stinker. Also, Final Fantasy I & II Advanced are coming out. As is Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. I need ALL THESE GAMES (well, only one of the Pokemon Games, but still...) Hopefully, I'll get them for Christmas.
Anyway, with all that going on I just have one question for you all: Were you listening to me? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?
Look again.
Bam.
Later guys.
Before I get a new addy, though, I'm gonna wait for a reply to an e-mail I sent earlier today. I found the site www.JesusIsHitler.com and was reading through their hatemail. The people who's letters get tapped for those sections are always the funny ones, or at least the easiest to make fun of. As I was reading through, one in particular caught my eye:
----- Original Message -----
From: marlese fairgray
To: Jesusishitler@Jesusishitler.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: ur wrong
how dare you say that when jesus has sacraficed his life so that yours could be saved. he went through all that pain so he could save you and all you can do is say that. Your only using him as someone to blame for your countries past unfortunes. if you were to believe in him he would come and save you all but you denied him, you have brought it on yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have any responses at all or any truthful information on him, read the new teasetament of God or email me at surf_chick102@hotmail.com
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Note that the email posted there doesn't work anymore, apparently she got tired of reading the flood of people blindly telling her she was dumb for insulting a joke site or something. I sorta felt sorry for adding to the mess, but I had this strange urge to send her this message:
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Hello-
I'm sure you've gotten about a hundred e-mails about this already, but I was just wondering, when you wrote in, did you honestly believe they were serious about it, or were you just playing along? As I read through the hatemail, I got an inkling that all the e-mails were faked by the sites creators, because, in all honesty, they're the funniest part of the site. You're not so much (I couldn't hear what the media clip responce was after your letter), but the amazing hate at what is obviously a joke site is just hilarious.
I agree, it's a terrible site. The jokes aren't all that funny (I found the original letters MUCH more amusing than the stupid responces given by the authors, but then they are trying to play a part), but I have a thing for obviously wrong logic errors. "Jesus and Hitler have never been seen together at the same time." "Both were picked on in High School." Those two statements are almost contradictory in argument, and a five-year-old could point out the fact that simply because they both have seperate instances of going to high school prooves that they are seperate people.
However, these people aren't the ones you should be calling non-believers. They are posting a joke on the internet. A distasteful joke, to be sure, but just a joke. They do not believe that Jesus was Hitler any more than you do. They know that it is impossible. I might even assume that they could be closer to Jesus than you would think, simply because they feel comfortable applying humor to their beliefs. As a wise man once said:
"...religion [is] only good and only in balance when they have a sense of humor. When they don't, things go awry. All we have to do is look at our enemy. That's a group that does not have a sense of humor. That's a group that's just snapped. And that's what happens when you don't laugh. You get all wound up in what you're believing in and no one's going 'ha ha!', and you're screwed."
I'll leave you with that remark. Thanks for your time.
-Greg Levine
P.S. - If you're wondering why I chose to send this to you, it's no reason in particular. You're e-mail seemed more intelligent than most, and you did list your e-mail address and offer to discuss the issue. Feel free to respond if you want.
PPS - I just tried to send this e-mail to surf_chick102@hotmail.com (the one you asked to be reached at) and it was offline. I hope you don't mind me using this one.
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I really hope she reads it. She strikes me as intelligent. Enough, anyway, to have an enjoyable correspondance with her. Either way, though, it just felt good to get that whole spiel off my chest. It wasn't directed at her personally, just that group of humorless Christian fanatics who can't stand to have Jesus made fun of. Sigh, I'm gonna try to not reiterate what I said in the e-mail, and just move on.
Moving on... That's what I'm gonna do on Sunday. Leave Austin. Destination: Lubbock. Texas Tech, precicely. And I'm actually really excited to get out of the house and go. I WAS gonna leave today, because my Grandpa's got a Reunion of sorts there tomorrow, and we coulda carpooled and such, but yesterday he called and said he wasn't gonna be up to it. So I slacked off. I really need to pack clothes and books and movies and that'll be it. I already pretty much know what I'm taking. It'll be great. Plus I get a whole week up there before classes start. Just me and my T1 line. Oh, and Matt. Matt will be there too. He's cool, so don't worry. I'm sure I'm in good hands.
I'm going on a video game diet for the rest of the year. I won't buy any new games until Christmas. And I'm not gonna have a PS2 in my dorm until then, either. My only form of entertainment will be my laptop. And my Game Boy. And my books. And TV. And my Magic cards. Yes, I'm bringing my Magic cards. All of them. ALL OF THEM!!!! They will be sorted, and hopefully made into a few decent decks. I've been having a string of losses lately, and want to make some better decks and rebuild the ones I've got. I'm thinking of branching out into an extended deck, despite not having anything before Invasion, really. *Shrugs.* I'll be able to get the cards I need. Oh yeah, IM GONNA HAVE A GAMING STORE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!!! (Magic store, not like an EB or something. That would make me break my diet.) That is a major plus, especially considering I don't have a car. I'll have a bike, though, and campus is pretty flat, so I'll be okay, except for getting out to the mall or what have you.
This gaming diet thing is really hitting me at a bad time, though. Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green are coming out. I was planning on buying one, and giving the other to my cousin for Christmas. Yeah, I'm a stinker. Also, Final Fantasy I & II Advanced are coming out. As is Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. I need ALL THESE GAMES (well, only one of the Pokemon Games, but still...) Hopefully, I'll get them for Christmas.
Anyway, with all that going on I just have one question for you all: Were you listening to me? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?
Look again.
Bam.
Later guys.
10.8.04
Pet Peeves - P Alliteration Gone Awry
I have two pet peeves on my mind right now - Punctuation, and its lack of use; and the upcoming election, and people who support Bush. Paint also showed up, but ignore it.
Punctuation is crucial to the internet. I just read a large Xanga entry, that was all one gigantic, non capitolized sentence. It was hard to read. Don't do that people, please. For my sake. Fix it.
Politics. The topic makes my head spin. Really. This is my first election that I'll get to vote in. I'm honestly bummed. No matter how I vote, Bush will win my district, simply because he used to be governor. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge Kerry supporter, but I completely disagree with Bush's last term. Pre 9-11, he was on vacation most of the time. It was funny, watching him spend month long sabbaticals at his Crawford Ranch. Then, the WTC got hit by planes. Bush sprung into action. Homeland Security! Airport Security! All sortsa Security! Things were being DONE. Quite frankly, though. I'm scared. Not because of the terror alerts they keep putting out. I think we're at Orange now, for some reason. I don't really know, nor do I care. I'm more scared of the power Bush and his administration have garnered from their War on An Abstract Noun. I've heard rumors that the elections may be postponed due to terror threats. Quick note: who's deciding what counts as a terrorist threat? The Bush Administration. The prospects scare me.
My personal beef with Bush is the fact that he lied to send our nation to war. There are no WMD's in Iraq. Iraq is nowhere NEAR the largest threat to us right now. Sigh. Its not that I think Kerry will be better than Bush. I just don't believe that Lying in that manner should be rewarded. For reference, look at Clinton. For lying about a personal sexual affair, he nearly got kicked out of office. Meanwhile. Bush and Co. testify before Congress, convincing them to take us to war, and spending billions of dollars, all on, as near as I can tell, Bush's personal Vendetta against Saddam.
Anyway, I'm tired. I'm voting Nader, by the way, unless something else comes up. Green Party 100% yo.
Punctuation is crucial to the internet. I just read a large Xanga entry, that was all one gigantic, non capitolized sentence. It was hard to read. Don't do that people, please. For my sake. Fix it.
Politics. The topic makes my head spin. Really. This is my first election that I'll get to vote in. I'm honestly bummed. No matter how I vote, Bush will win my district, simply because he used to be governor. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge Kerry supporter, but I completely disagree with Bush's last term. Pre 9-11, he was on vacation most of the time. It was funny, watching him spend month long sabbaticals at his Crawford Ranch. Then, the WTC got hit by planes. Bush sprung into action. Homeland Security! Airport Security! All sortsa Security! Things were being DONE. Quite frankly, though. I'm scared. Not because of the terror alerts they keep putting out. I think we're at Orange now, for some reason. I don't really know, nor do I care. I'm more scared of the power Bush and his administration have garnered from their War on An Abstract Noun. I've heard rumors that the elections may be postponed due to terror threats. Quick note: who's deciding what counts as a terrorist threat? The Bush Administration. The prospects scare me.
My personal beef with Bush is the fact that he lied to send our nation to war. There are no WMD's in Iraq. Iraq is nowhere NEAR the largest threat to us right now. Sigh. Its not that I think Kerry will be better than Bush. I just don't believe that Lying in that manner should be rewarded. For reference, look at Clinton. For lying about a personal sexual affair, he nearly got kicked out of office. Meanwhile. Bush and Co. testify before Congress, convincing them to take us to war, and spending billions of dollars, all on, as near as I can tell, Bush's personal Vendetta against Saddam.
Anyway, I'm tired. I'm voting Nader, by the way, unless something else comes up. Green Party 100% yo.
26.7.04
What Happens When I'm Bored
A while ago I was bored, so I wrote out a long e-mail to a friend. This was before my days of blogging, so I ended up venting. A lot. Here you go.
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Hey-
I'm sitting in class right now, bored out of my mind! Why couldn't you have just stayed sick... jk. I'm glad your feeling all better. I'm going to work on this e-mail intermittantly, as random things pop into my head, so expect it to get a little.... random. Heh.
Anyway, I think I need a new e-mail address. This one is getting too cluttered with junk mail (I filled up my block list!) So, if you have an any suggestions, feel free to let me know. It'll prolly be with Hotmail again, cuz I love these guys, and I can check my e-mail using Outlook Express, which is a bunch easier to use than the normal website interface.
Hrmmm... just checked my Netscape Mailbox. I got it for free, comes with a AIM account. I don't usually use it, but the little icon was flashing, and I got annoyed. AGGHH, there it is again!... Okay, thats done.
So, what do you think of this real time e-mail thing so far? I'm just doing it cuz I'm bored. I really should do something else. Homework?....nah. Maybe I'll start my rants again. If I do, I'll be sure to include you, because I know you like them so much... well, the ones I showed you.
Sigh.... stupid webcomics, they update too slow. I need my stories in one shot bursts, not in GIGANTOR (for some reason, I'm pronouncing that word in Spanish, so the G = H, as in HIGANTOR!) extended sessions, stretched out over weeks and months... I've got too much free time for them to be lolly gagging. Heh, I'm not one to complain, tho. Not like I have MY OWN webcomic... yet. *Can't draw worth a crap.* Oh yeah... oh well, scratch that idea, then. I'll just stick to my own rants and stories, and other text-based art forms. *Wonders: do ANSII naked girls count as text-based art?*
Last night, I was watching Moulin Rouge (not ROGUE, though I believe a rogue [a ranger type fellow in a fantasy story, like Strider from Lord of the Rings] is definately cooler than a rouge [a pink? does that even make grammatical sense?] hehe, side tracks are funny) with a friend from Washington. No, we weren't together; we both started the movie at the same time in our respective locations, and chatted about it as we watched. If you've never seen it before (or even if you have, there's no stopping me!), theres a scene where the main characters (guy [Ewan Macgregor, by the way, the total bad ass who plays Obi-Wan in the prequels, and he's got my name smack dab in the middle of his last name, too!] and girl [Nicole Kidman, just to be fair]) are singing a romantic love song and dancing, and they step off the balcony, and are dancing around a minature version of Paris (its some sort of love trippyness or something). The conversation between me and Anya (the girl I was watching it with) went something like this (and no, I'm not going to use the actual screen names, because I'm too lazy):
"
Greg: OH NO!
Greg: EWANMACGREGOR IS ATTACKING PARIS!!!
Anya: lol
Greg: SUMMON GOZILLA!!!
Anya: how romantic
Greg: heh
*five minutes pass as she realizes that summoning Godzilla is not romantic after all*
Anya: hah
Anya: dork
"
So there you have it, unequivical proof that I am a dork. AND PROUD OF IT. At this point, I have 3 major tangents bouncing in my head, but this one wins out: "I AM SO COLD RIGHT NOW!!!!!!" *sHIVERS* *Remembers he left caps lock on, debates whether to go back and fix that last bit* *Goes back and DE-fixes it*
Oh yeah, I wanted to talk about my signature in that last e-mail you got. I don't usually go by the nickname of "Johnny". (Hell, I don't usually spell Johnny that way, I spell it Jonny, or just stick with John.) I included it as a reference back to myself being labled a type: "Johnny" Magic player, i.e., someone who likes making wacky and tricky decks, like the unbelievably long winded Leveler Deck I made yesterday. I do hope it didn't bore you. I usually throw in some random quip like that at the end, in the format Greg "something" Levine; or Greg Levine, something of something; or just Greg Levine, something. Today I'm leaning towards Greg "HIGANTOR!" Levine, but I think I have more stuff to tell you, so who knows.
Plus, I have another hour to tell it to you in. gahh, I can't take this 3 hour stretch of NOTHING in between classes. I'm so glad I have you to get me through it all.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING HERE, AND I FORGOT IT!!! ...Oh wait, now I remember. This is the first e-mail where I have ever used those little ** brackets, or done any 3rd person narration like that at all. And I have you to thank for inspiring me.
Random tangent: I was watching School of Rock the other day, and theres one part where the principal is coming, and they have to make it look like they're really doing work. So they all scramble to clean up their rock stuff, and as she walks in, he says, "...and so, E=MC^2." (More on Einstein in a bit [and some other math related stuff, if I can remember it][This is more a note to me than to you, but I'm going to leave it in here, as a window into my odd little brain.) One of the random figures he has on the board, though, is this: "!x?". I just thought that was a funny little thing.
This random memory was brought to you by this poster sitting in front of me. The headline reads "FREE TUTORING!!" which suprised me, because I wasn't aware the tutors are being held captive. Anyway, below that is a picture of someone with glasses teaching someone without glasses, because we all know people with glasses are smarter than people without glasses. (Listen to the track by Jim Gaffigan I sent you for more on that, and ask me to act out the things he does with them, because they need to be seen to be fully understood.) The girl with glasses, again, because girls are smarter than boys (you > me ^-^), is pointing to "2 x 4 = 8" and "2 + 4 = 6", and the boy is just sitting there with a confused look on his face (-.o, sorta) and a question mark above his head.
Wow, do I love tangents. I just spend more time describing a poster that triggered a memory than the memory itself. I'd better nip this paragraph in the bud, before it gets too big, too. *Nips.*
On Einstein: E=MC^2. Now, you know what that means, I hope. Energy is equal to Mass time the speed of light squared. C is the speed of light, mostly because he needed something REALLY BIG to make the conversion work, and the square of the speed of light (which i dont feel like writing out right now) is indeed, a big number... but its also a trippy number. It has been defined as constant, and that if, say, you are at a stand still and you shoot a lazer beam, it will go C. And if you are in a spacecraft traveling at 99.99% of C (because no object other than light can apparently travel that fast)and shoot a lazer beam, it will ALSO go at C! The usual way this would work, of course, is different. If you are at a standstill, and fire a projectile at Xmph, it will go Xmph, minus whatever decelleration factor it has, and if you are going Wmph when you fire the same projectile, it will travel at W+Xmph, the combined speed of itself and you. Okay, this is getting boring, so I'll stop that, because its starting to sound like a physics lesson.
However... *dives back into the subject* what if you were in a spaceship going 30mph below the speed of light, and fired a projectile (not a lazer) with a speed of, say, 45 miles per hour. Logic, to my knowledge, dictates that is speed would be your own speed plus its own, in essence, (C-30)+45, or C+15, 15 miles faster than light per hour!
Okay, now that your all excited, thinking I'm a genius, I've just been informed that I was wrong about light speed. Its not a Universal Constant, it is constant to the observer. So, if your standing still, a light beam will go by you at Cmph, and if your going 200 mile an hour, light going by you travels at 200+Cmph. Light is just screwy. I hate it, and I still think Einstein fucked up.
Gee, I hope I spelt Einstein right.
Hrmm, information is coming to my brain in slower clips. From the second paragraph through now, it has all been one straight shot of writing. ("Righting"; heh, damn I suck at spelling.) I crapped out again right about here. I like this e-mail, I'm going to send a copy to myself. *Adds gtom5556@hotmail.com to "To: " space.*
Hrmmm... I just randomly tried to check my Netscape mail (its squirrelmonger34@netscape.net, if your wondering, but dont send me anything there). (Actually, just about any of my screen names on Aim [don't put spaces] in followed by "@netscape.net" works). But this time, it won't let me. Grr..... I'm sleepy. It's too bad there's no beds around here, or I'd be napping right now. Actually, I guess, for you, its a good thing I can't sleep now, because otherwise you wouldn't get this amazing e-mail! (Is it too big? I think this is just big today because my mind hasn't been dumped like this in a while.)
It's one o'clock, so much stuff yet to do. I have that 600 word paper on optimism due tomorrow, which I'm sure I can complete (see, optimism!). I have two more classes today, no homework in them per-se, but I need to get a move on on my C++ Programs. I also need to read my History Book report book, so I have some idea of whats going on. Oh, and Math homework. That's been sitting next to me this whole past 2.5 hours. Hah, like I'm going to get started on any of that crap now. Well, I've really enjoyed talking to you. Like I said, I needed a mental dump, and I think you've helped a lot. Thank's a lot.
Still got more time, and more random thoughts in my head. I listened to an Audio Cassette of a Power Rangers episode this morning. Finding old collections of childrens tapes is awesome. Anyway, it was the first episode with the White Ranger, and made me miss those spandex wearing freaks. Not the ones they have now, but the old and cool ones. I have like one random episode from the "Green Ranger Saga" on Video, but its not really worth watching. Once, when I was babysitting for some lil kids, they popped in the tape for the Mighty Morphin' (not "Morphing) Power Rangers Movie, and I saw like the first 15 minutes of it. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH! If you have it, could you bring it to me tomorrow?I need to finish it. I've already watched it before, but I feel its worth completing, and its starting to bug me.
Other random Power Rangers things:
As much as I want to, I have yet to answer the question "Do you know what time it is?" with "ITS MORPHIN' TIME!" though it was once an away message. I'll remake that when I get back home tonite.
When and if I get a cell phone, I MUST make one of its ringtones the sound for the power rangers theme: "beep beep boo-beep beep - beep."
Currently stuck in my head is the orginal rocking Power Ranger theme, as well as the Red Rangers amazing cry of "TYRANNOSAURUS!"
Whenever I see the card Sabretooth Tiger, or hear any random reference to the creature at all, I can't help but think of the Yellow Rangers equally amazing cry: "SABRETOOTHTIGER". Some how, she managed to make it all one word.
K, thats enough of that. I really need to head off to class now.
-Greg "betcha forgot all about HIGANTOR!" LeVine
p.s. Just wanted to see the difference between LeVine and Le\/ine... hrmm much l33tn355 is included. I am so glad that the V in my name can be capitolized.
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Okay, that was fun. I only edited it to turn brackets into **'s, and to protect the identity of the friend I sent it to. All spelling errors and other typos are from yours truely, as of Monday, October 6, 2003 1:23 PM. That was fun to re-read.
OK, later days folks.
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Hey-
I'm sitting in class right now, bored out of my mind! Why couldn't you have just stayed sick... jk. I'm glad your feeling all better. I'm going to work on this e-mail intermittantly, as random things pop into my head, so expect it to get a little.... random. Heh.
Anyway, I think I need a new e-mail address. This one is getting too cluttered with junk mail (I filled up my block list!) So, if you have an any suggestions, feel free to let me know. It'll prolly be with Hotmail again, cuz I love these guys, and I can check my e-mail using Outlook Express, which is a bunch easier to use than the normal website interface.
Hrmmm... just checked my Netscape Mailbox. I got it for free, comes with a AIM account. I don't usually use it, but the little icon was flashing, and I got annoyed. AGGHH, there it is again!... Okay, thats done.
So, what do you think of this real time e-mail thing so far? I'm just doing it cuz I'm bored. I really should do something else. Homework?....nah. Maybe I'll start my rants again. If I do, I'll be sure to include you, because I know you like them so much... well, the ones I showed you.
Sigh.... stupid webcomics, they update too slow. I need my stories in one shot bursts, not in GIGANTOR (for some reason, I'm pronouncing that word in Spanish, so the G = H, as in HIGANTOR!) extended sessions, stretched out over weeks and months... I've got too much free time for them to be lolly gagging. Heh, I'm not one to complain, tho. Not like I have MY OWN webcomic... yet. *Can't draw worth a crap.* Oh yeah... oh well, scratch that idea, then. I'll just stick to my own rants and stories, and other text-based art forms. *Wonders: do ANSII naked girls count as text-based art?*
Last night, I was watching Moulin Rouge (not ROGUE, though I believe a rogue [a ranger type fellow in a fantasy story, like Strider from Lord of the Rings] is definately cooler than a rouge [a pink? does that even make grammatical sense?] hehe, side tracks are funny) with a friend from Washington. No, we weren't together; we both started the movie at the same time in our respective locations, and chatted about it as we watched. If you've never seen it before (or even if you have, there's no stopping me!), theres a scene where the main characters (guy [Ewan Macgregor, by the way, the total bad ass who plays Obi-Wan in the prequels, and he's got my name smack dab in the middle of his last name, too!] and girl [Nicole Kidman, just to be fair]) are singing a romantic love song and dancing, and they step off the balcony, and are dancing around a minature version of Paris (its some sort of love trippyness or something). The conversation between me and Anya (the girl I was watching it with) went something like this (and no, I'm not going to use the actual screen names, because I'm too lazy):
"
Greg: OH NO!
Greg: EWANMACGREGOR IS ATTACKING PARIS!!!
Anya: lol
Greg: SUMMON GOZILLA!!!
Anya: how romantic
Greg: heh
*five minutes pass as she realizes that summoning Godzilla is not romantic after all*
Anya: hah
Anya: dork
"
So there you have it, unequivical proof that I am a dork. AND PROUD OF IT. At this point, I have 3 major tangents bouncing in my head, but this one wins out: "I AM SO COLD RIGHT NOW!!!!!!" *sHIVERS* *Remembers he left caps lock on, debates whether to go back and fix that last bit* *Goes back and DE-fixes it*
Oh yeah, I wanted to talk about my signature in that last e-mail you got. I don't usually go by the nickname of "Johnny". (Hell, I don't usually spell Johnny that way, I spell it Jonny, or just stick with John.) I included it as a reference back to myself being labled a type: "Johnny" Magic player, i.e., someone who likes making wacky and tricky decks, like the unbelievably long winded Leveler Deck I made yesterday. I do hope it didn't bore you. I usually throw in some random quip like that at the end, in the format Greg "something" Levine; or Greg Levine, something of something; or just Greg Levine, something. Today I'm leaning towards Greg "HIGANTOR!" Levine, but I think I have more stuff to tell you, so who knows.
Plus, I have another hour to tell it to you in. gahh, I can't take this 3 hour stretch of NOTHING in between classes. I'm so glad I have you to get me through it all.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING HERE, AND I FORGOT IT!!! ...Oh wait, now I remember. This is the first e-mail where I have ever used those little ** brackets, or done any 3rd person narration like that at all. And I have you to thank for inspiring me.
Random tangent: I was watching School of Rock the other day, and theres one part where the principal is coming, and they have to make it look like they're really doing work. So they all scramble to clean up their rock stuff, and as she walks in, he says, "...and so, E=MC^2." (More on Einstein in a bit [and some other math related stuff, if I can remember it][This is more a note to me than to you, but I'm going to leave it in here, as a window into my odd little brain.) One of the random figures he has on the board, though, is this: "!x?". I just thought that was a funny little thing.
This random memory was brought to you by this poster sitting in front of me. The headline reads "FREE TUTORING!!" which suprised me, because I wasn't aware the tutors are being held captive. Anyway, below that is a picture of someone with glasses teaching someone without glasses, because we all know people with glasses are smarter than people without glasses. (Listen to the track by Jim Gaffigan I sent you for more on that, and ask me to act out the things he does with them, because they need to be seen to be fully understood.) The girl with glasses, again, because girls are smarter than boys (you > me ^-^), is pointing to "2 x 4 = 8" and "2 + 4 = 6", and the boy is just sitting there with a confused look on his face (-.o, sorta) and a question mark above his head.
Wow, do I love tangents. I just spend more time describing a poster that triggered a memory than the memory itself. I'd better nip this paragraph in the bud, before it gets too big, too. *Nips.*
On Einstein: E=MC^2. Now, you know what that means, I hope. Energy is equal to Mass time the speed of light squared. C is the speed of light, mostly because he needed something REALLY BIG to make the conversion work, and the square of the speed of light (which i dont feel like writing out right now) is indeed, a big number... but its also a trippy number. It has been defined as constant, and that if, say, you are at a stand still and you shoot a lazer beam, it will go C. And if you are in a spacecraft traveling at 99.99% of C (because no object other than light can apparently travel that fast)and shoot a lazer beam, it will ALSO go at C! The usual way this would work, of course, is different. If you are at a standstill, and fire a projectile at Xmph, it will go Xmph, minus whatever decelleration factor it has, and if you are going Wmph when you fire the same projectile, it will travel at W+Xmph, the combined speed of itself and you. Okay, this is getting boring, so I'll stop that, because its starting to sound like a physics lesson.
However... *dives back into the subject* what if you were in a spaceship going 30mph below the speed of light, and fired a projectile (not a lazer) with a speed of, say, 45 miles per hour. Logic, to my knowledge, dictates that is speed would be your own speed plus its own, in essence, (C-30)+45, or C+15, 15 miles faster than light per hour!
Okay, now that your all excited, thinking I'm a genius, I've just been informed that I was wrong about light speed. Its not a Universal Constant, it is constant to the observer. So, if your standing still, a light beam will go by you at Cmph, and if your going 200 mile an hour, light going by you travels at 200+Cmph. Light is just screwy. I hate it, and I still think Einstein fucked up.
Gee, I hope I spelt Einstein right.
Hrmm, information is coming to my brain in slower clips. From the second paragraph through now, it has all been one straight shot of writing. ("Righting"; heh, damn I suck at spelling.) I crapped out again right about here. I like this e-mail, I'm going to send a copy to myself. *Adds gtom5556@hotmail.com to "To: " space.*
Hrmmm... I just randomly tried to check my Netscape mail (its squirrelmonger34@netscape.net, if your wondering, but dont send me anything there). (Actually, just about any of my screen names on Aim [don't put spaces] in followed by "@netscape.net" works). But this time, it won't let me. Grr..... I'm sleepy. It's too bad there's no beds around here, or I'd be napping right now. Actually, I guess, for you, its a good thing I can't sleep now, because otherwise you wouldn't get this amazing e-mail! (Is it too big? I think this is just big today because my mind hasn't been dumped like this in a while.)
It's one o'clock, so much stuff yet to do. I have that 600 word paper on optimism due tomorrow, which I'm sure I can complete (see, optimism!). I have two more classes today, no homework in them per-se, but I need to get a move on on my C++ Programs. I also need to read my History Book report book, so I have some idea of whats going on. Oh, and Math homework. That's been sitting next to me this whole past 2.5 hours. Hah, like I'm going to get started on any of that crap now. Well, I've really enjoyed talking to you. Like I said, I needed a mental dump, and I think you've helped a lot. Thank's a lot.
Still got more time, and more random thoughts in my head. I listened to an Audio Cassette of a Power Rangers episode this morning. Finding old collections of childrens tapes is awesome. Anyway, it was the first episode with the White Ranger, and made me miss those spandex wearing freaks. Not the ones they have now, but the old and cool ones. I have like one random episode from the "Green Ranger Saga" on Video, but its not really worth watching. Once, when I was babysitting for some lil kids, they popped in the tape for the Mighty Morphin' (not "Morphing) Power Rangers Movie, and I saw like the first 15 minutes of it. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH! If you have it, could you bring it to me tomorrow?I need to finish it. I've already watched it before, but I feel its worth completing, and its starting to bug me.
Other random Power Rangers things:
As much as I want to, I have yet to answer the question "Do you know what time it is?" with "ITS MORPHIN' TIME!" though it was once an away message. I'll remake that when I get back home tonite.
When and if I get a cell phone, I MUST make one of its ringtones the sound for the power rangers theme: "beep beep boo-beep beep - beep."
Currently stuck in my head is the orginal rocking Power Ranger theme, as well as the Red Rangers amazing cry of "TYRANNOSAURUS!"
Whenever I see the card Sabretooth Tiger, or hear any random reference to the creature at all, I can't help but think of the Yellow Rangers equally amazing cry: "SABRETOOTHTIGER". Some how, she managed to make it all one word.
K, thats enough of that. I really need to head off to class now.
-Greg "betcha forgot all about HIGANTOR!" LeVine
p.s. Just wanted to see the difference between LeVine and Le\/ine... hrmm much l33tn355 is included. I am so glad that the V in my name can be capitolized.
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Okay, that was fun. I only edited it to turn brackets into **'s, and to protect the identity of the friend I sent it to. All spelling errors and other typos are from yours truely, as of Monday, October 6, 2003 1:23 PM. That was fun to re-read.
OK, later days folks.
Misetings article
Found some old stuff, wanted to post it for posterity.
The following is based on actual events;
Only the names, places, and events have been changed.
"DCI Bans 'Scissors'"
by Squirrelmonger (me)- January 06, 2003
Renton, WA -- Citing the results of a recent 'Rock, Papers, Scissors' tournament, the DCI has banned the use of Scissors from all forms of sanctioned play.
Jeff Williams, a spokesman for the DCI, explained, "The statistics don't lie. Over 30% of last weekends matches were won by players running Scissors. It's obviously too powerful for competitive play. It is a direct foil to any sort of Paper strategy, and that's simply not the kind of environment we want to encourage."
In a recent poll done by the DCI, Scissors was the number one picked symbol used by players. Rock, the only dependable way to beat Scissors, was a close second, but Williams believes "this is a backlash and only helps further drive home Scissors dominance of the game."
Since it was first revealed in 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' first release, Scissors has been one of the most dominant strategies in the game. Many players have feared the "two-pronged menace". Now, however, Williams hopes to allow Paper players to step out of Scissors' shadow and finally flourish on their own.
"This is a great time to be a Paper player. 'Flat-handers' finally have a chance to show their worth."
Many Rock players have worried that this change may also adversly affect their play as well, but Williams remains confidant. "Remember, this is a changing game. We may make a mistake from time to time, but we're always working for what's best for the game."
The following is based on actual events;
Only the names, places, and events have been changed.
"DCI Bans 'Scissors'"
by Squirrelmonger (me)- January 06, 2003
Renton, WA -- Citing the results of a recent 'Rock, Papers, Scissors' tournament, the DCI has banned the use of Scissors from all forms of sanctioned play.
Jeff Williams, a spokesman for the DCI, explained, "The statistics don't lie. Over 30% of last weekends matches were won by players running Scissors. It's obviously too powerful for competitive play. It is a direct foil to any sort of Paper strategy, and that's simply not the kind of environment we want to encourage."
In a recent poll done by the DCI, Scissors was the number one picked symbol used by players. Rock, the only dependable way to beat Scissors, was a close second, but Williams believes "this is a backlash and only helps further drive home Scissors dominance of the game."
Since it was first revealed in 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' first release, Scissors has been one of the most dominant strategies in the game. Many players have feared the "two-pronged menace". Now, however, Williams hopes to allow Paper players to step out of Scissors' shadow and finally flourish on their own.
"This is a great time to be a Paper player. 'Flat-handers' finally have a chance to show their worth."
Many Rock players have worried that this change may also adversly affect their play as well, but Williams remains confidant. "Remember, this is a changing game. We may make a mistake from time to time, but we're always working for what's best for the game."
22.7.04
Random Babbilngs
I just watched Independance Day. Or at least the last hour of it. It was good. The best part, though, was seeing the DVD extras they show on FX for some reason, including the deleted Bi-plane scene, where instead of flying his jet, Russel, the drunk, crashes his crop duster into the alien superweapon. You hadda see it, I guess, but it was hilariously out of place. Also funny was the idea that the human's resistance plan required an absolutely perfect record against the aliens. Had one of the alien city-ships survived long enough to regain its shield, it could have gone and enslaved the planet on its own. It was an all or nothing. In fact, it lead my to envision my own deleted scene for the movie.
Earth's counteroffencive has succeeded, and all the alien ships have been destroyed. The rubble from crashed cityships is being cleared away and salvaged. But, as one particular panel is pushed aside, one surviving alien jumps the worker, then turns to the camera, and lunges for it. Fade to black, and the words "The End?" appear on screen.
IT'S GOLD!!!
If you ask me, the muslim's got it all wrong. If you're going to have a religion-based dress code for women, it should not involve large amounts of clothes. Especially in the desert, which is like a beach except for the lack of ocean. If I were making the rules, I'd go just the opposite. ENFORCED FEMALE NUDISM! (Like the Ferengis!) It makes sense. The female form is the most beautiful natural gift from God, and should not touch any man made clothes, nor should anything obstruct it from view. Also, to avoid the unsightly "ugly chick," mandatory exercize regimines will be ordered. Now, its been proven that sexual intercourse burns off tons of carbs and fat. Therefore, a good fucking will be vey neccessary.
Earth's counteroffencive has succeeded, and all the alien ships have been destroyed. The rubble from crashed cityships is being cleared away and salvaged. But, as one particular panel is pushed aside, one surviving alien jumps the worker, then turns to the camera, and lunges for it. Fade to black, and the words "The End?" appear on screen.
IT'S GOLD!!!
If you ask me, the muslim's got it all wrong. If you're going to have a religion-based dress code for women, it should not involve large amounts of clothes. Especially in the desert, which is like a beach except for the lack of ocean. If I were making the rules, I'd go just the opposite. ENFORCED FEMALE NUDISM! (Like the Ferengis!) It makes sense. The female form is the most beautiful natural gift from God, and should not touch any man made clothes, nor should anything obstruct it from view. Also, to avoid the unsightly "ugly chick," mandatory exercize regimines will be ordered. Now, its been proven that sexual intercourse burns off tons of carbs and fat. Therefore, a good fucking will be vey neccessary.
21.7.04
Where Does The Time Go?
AGH! This stupid game is giving me a headache. It was due a while ago, and I was lucky to get an extension, but now I'm STUCK. I'm getting weird linker errors I don't know how to fix. If you think you can help me, feel free to IM me.
Anyway, let's see, what all has happened in current events. Since my last post, that is. Let's see, my last MAJOR post was when I was on the way back from Jersey. Okay, that's a good way to segment it. Since then, what has happened to Greg? Well, first, the multiplayer deck I mentioned and then decided to not talk about got built. It was completely sucky, but that's okay, cuz its for multiplayer. I built it really hurriedly, though, because last Friday I took it out to a Multiplayer tournament. Actually, a 2v2 teams format, which was fun. It preformed horribly. Absolutely horribly. However. I did manage to resolve my game winning combo once, so the night wasn't a complete loss. In fact, that was my goal for the night: to play a kickered Desolation Angel with Last Laugh and Sphere of Grace on the table. (Don't worry if you don't understand it; basically doing that meant "I won".)
After going losing two rounds out of two, Matt and I decided to leave. Our destination: I, Robot. Despite my anger with the movie earlier, I do have to admit, this movie was spot on to Asimov, with the minor exception of a robot brain being purposefully built without the three laws. Even the red lights, which I had laughed at when I first saw them in the previews ("Why are the robots going from blue to red?" "Well, cuz they're angry, I guess." "Okay, why would USR equip their robots with lights for that occasion?"), even they served a purpose and made sense in the context of the film. It was great, and not quite the dumb action shooter I thought it would be, though you are welcome to view it as such. The special effects were fantastic. (The movie is like the Matrix in that while you CAN enjoy it as just an explosive action film, if you take the time to think during the film, you will get a little more out of it.) Also, though I haven't heard plans for a video game, I believe it has the possibilities to make an exceptional movie-game like "Goldeneye" was on the N64. Were I to make it, I would have a gaming engine simlar to Grand Theft Auto 3 and on, though with more emphasis on the non-car parts, as well as a tighter storyline rather than the random "Greet person, accept misson, do mission, repeat" game that GTA is. Don't get me wrong. I love that kind of game, but when basing the game on a movie, the storyline should take a little more precidence. (I'm under the impression that Spiderman 2's game succeeds very well without a tight storyline, but for I, Robot, I believe a tighter storyline is neccessary.)
Wow. I really had a lot to say about that movie. One small side note: while in the theater, I saw a mother and her two young daughters. Young as in like 3-5ish, which I thought might be a little young for the movie. Oh well. It wasn't really too bad, so whatever.
Also in the news for me: .hack fever. Or something. I dunno, ever since I noticed they were showing .hack//Legend of the Twilight on Cartoon Network, I've been scrabbling to watch and read everything about it as possible. The third volume of the manga is still a few months off, but until then, I have pleanty to keep me occupied. Legend of the Twilight is great, and I bought the first volume box set DVD (which comes with the soundtrack too! ^-^), as well as set my TiVo to record it. I will still buy the newer DVD's, though, because I have this funny belief about actually paying for things I like. *Shrugs* I've gone on that rant before. Also, I got from matt all 27 eps of the original .hack//Sign, and the four Luminality episodes. Both are subtitled, though, making following the majorly dialogue based story a little harder while doing other things. I will watch it, though. I also am still entertaining thoughs of creating a game like "The World", the emmersive MMORPG .hack takes place in. I'm pretty sure the technology is all there, it just needs to be implimented. One issue: the specialized controls for the game. More on that later, maybe.
I HAVE A DVD BURNER!!! YAY!!!! *Installs it, waits...* IT DOESN'T WORK!!! Grrr.... Yes, when I noticed my grandfather had 3 DVD-RW burners and only two computers, I decided to take one off his hands. Unfortunately, the software isn't there. I shall have to spend a bit more money on my quest. I was at Fry's Electronic's last night, buying bargin blank discs (try saying that 3 times fast), and decided to get a program to let me burn. Unfortunately, I only had enough money for a cheapo brand program. It SAID it burned DVD's as well as CD's. The Fry's employee I consulted said that as well. (He recommended the 60$ program, but I didn't have enough for it; point is he said the 20$ one would work.) Guess what guys. It. Doesn't. Work. I'm pissed.
I had more, lost it. Later days. Pizza time. All that.
Anyway, let's see, what all has happened in current events. Since my last post, that is. Let's see, my last MAJOR post was when I was on the way back from Jersey. Okay, that's a good way to segment it. Since then, what has happened to Greg? Well, first, the multiplayer deck I mentioned and then decided to not talk about got built. It was completely sucky, but that's okay, cuz its for multiplayer. I built it really hurriedly, though, because last Friday I took it out to a Multiplayer tournament. Actually, a 2v2 teams format, which was fun. It preformed horribly. Absolutely horribly. However. I did manage to resolve my game winning combo once, so the night wasn't a complete loss. In fact, that was my goal for the night: to play a kickered Desolation Angel with Last Laugh and Sphere of Grace on the table. (Don't worry if you don't understand it; basically doing that meant "I won".)
After going losing two rounds out of two, Matt and I decided to leave. Our destination: I, Robot. Despite my anger with the movie earlier, I do have to admit, this movie was spot on to Asimov, with the minor exception of a robot brain being purposefully built without the three laws. Even the red lights, which I had laughed at when I first saw them in the previews ("Why are the robots going from blue to red?" "Well, cuz they're angry, I guess." "Okay, why would USR equip their robots with lights for that occasion?"), even they served a purpose and made sense in the context of the film. It was great, and not quite the dumb action shooter I thought it would be, though you are welcome to view it as such. The special effects were fantastic. (The movie is like the Matrix in that while you CAN enjoy it as just an explosive action film, if you take the time to think during the film, you will get a little more out of it.) Also, though I haven't heard plans for a video game, I believe it has the possibilities to make an exceptional movie-game like "Goldeneye" was on the N64. Were I to make it, I would have a gaming engine simlar to Grand Theft Auto 3 and on, though with more emphasis on the non-car parts, as well as a tighter storyline rather than the random "Greet person, accept misson, do mission, repeat" game that GTA is. Don't get me wrong. I love that kind of game, but when basing the game on a movie, the storyline should take a little more precidence. (I'm under the impression that Spiderman 2's game succeeds very well without a tight storyline, but for I, Robot, I believe a tighter storyline is neccessary.)
Wow. I really had a lot to say about that movie. One small side note: while in the theater, I saw a mother and her two young daughters. Young as in like 3-5ish, which I thought might be a little young for the movie. Oh well. It wasn't really too bad, so whatever.
Also in the news for me: .hack fever. Or something. I dunno, ever since I noticed they were showing .hack//Legend of the Twilight on Cartoon Network, I've been scrabbling to watch and read everything about it as possible. The third volume of the manga is still a few months off, but until then, I have pleanty to keep me occupied. Legend of the Twilight is great, and I bought the first volume box set DVD (which comes with the soundtrack too! ^-^), as well as set my TiVo to record it. I will still buy the newer DVD's, though, because I have this funny belief about actually paying for things I like. *Shrugs* I've gone on that rant before. Also, I got from matt all 27 eps of the original .hack//Sign, and the four Luminality episodes. Both are subtitled, though, making following the majorly dialogue based story a little harder while doing other things. I will watch it, though. I also am still entertaining thoughs of creating a game like "The World", the emmersive MMORPG .hack takes place in. I'm pretty sure the technology is all there, it just needs to be implimented. One issue: the specialized controls for the game. More on that later, maybe.
I HAVE A DVD BURNER!!! YAY!!!! *Installs it, waits...* IT DOESN'T WORK!!! Grrr.... Yes, when I noticed my grandfather had 3 DVD-RW burners and only two computers, I decided to take one off his hands. Unfortunately, the software isn't there. I shall have to spend a bit more money on my quest. I was at Fry's Electronic's last night, buying bargin blank discs (try saying that 3 times fast), and decided to get a program to let me burn. Unfortunately, I only had enough money for a cheapo brand program. It SAID it burned DVD's as well as CD's. The Fry's employee I consulted said that as well. (He recommended the 60$ program, but I didn't have enough for it; point is he said the 20$ one would work.) Guess what guys. It. Doesn't. Work. I'm pissed.
I had more, lost it. Later days. Pizza time. All that.
12.7.04
Multiplayer Madness
It's been a while since I posted a Magic deck on here, so I think this is as good a time as any to start. Especially now that Wizards is working on official Multiplayer rules. Here goes, a revamp actually, of my classic multiplayer Last Laugh deck.
I'm too lazy to... ah, fuck it, I'm too tired to do anything. If you wanna learn about the Last Laugh deck, ask me, I'll either play you (if I'm feeling mean) or give you a decklist (if I'm feeling friendly), or just act like it doesnt exist (because I'm either evil or lazy and didn't make it). Shrugs.
I'm too lazy to... ah, fuck it, I'm too tired to do anything. If you wanna learn about the Last Laugh deck, ask me, I'll either play you (if I'm feeling mean) or give you a decklist (if I'm feeling friendly), or just act like it doesnt exist (because I'm either evil or lazy and didn't make it). Shrugs.
Comments Now Available
I got home, and decided I needed a change. So, Voila, you can now post comments. Lucky yous. Knock yourselves out.
Edit: turns out that I've had them all along? I dunno, its done with that little number thingy, anyway. I may change my template to make it easier, or something. I dunno.
Edit: turns out that I've had them all along? I dunno, its done with that little number thingy, anyway. I may change my template to make it easier, or something. I dunno.
Airport Blues
Any Mac users thinking the title has something to do with a wireless LAN, stop it. I’m talking about the real airports, the kind airplanes live in. And, no, they don’t have wireless connections here. Fuckers. Anyway, I’m sitting here between gates 24 and 25, and am bored. I left the house with a poorly charged Game Boy – Mistake number one. I also packed only one book: Asimov’s Robot Visions, a good read, and one I have finished now, after the three hour flight out of Houston. Also not helping was the five hour delay. While PJ and Dan had enough warning that they didn’t have to leave Philly today, I was not so lucky, I don’t know why Dad couldn’t manage to get all three of us on the same flight. Oh well, I get to spend an extra night in my own bed, finally. I was getting a cramp because none of the beds up there were really meant for me. One of the odder things was the tiny mattress, smaller than the bigger mattress is sat on, that I called a bed. It was comfortable enough, though my feet were somewhat odd being a level below the rest of me. *Shrugs.* On second thought, I should have pushed it down farther, and had the pillow sit on the lower ledge, therefore keeping me balanced. Oh well, too little, too late.
This is going to be a bitch to edit. Assuming is still gives me the odd characters that I can’t show without trying (possibly this “– a quotation, or the hyphen, who knows) I’m gonna have to go through and edit every line of the entry where a non-alphanumeric character appears. Oh well. Also, speaking of editing, it turns out you cannot spell Houston with an ‘I’. Thanks spell checker! *Thumbs up* ^-^
Random Wireless networks are odd things. I have somehow acquired a barnacle of a network signal. “AJRWireless” or something. It sorta annoys me, cuz it doesn’t do anything except occasionally boot me off networks that actually DO work. Or something.
The guy next to me says there’s a free network connection over there. *Points.* Anyway, I’m gonna finish this and then go and see if I can get on. ^-^ *Closes WMP.*
I’ve become obsessed with robots lately. More so than usual. I said I was reading the Asimov book, and I’m looking forward to seeing I, Robot, and then heckling it for not being anything like the original story. Actually, if it ends up looking really bad, I’ll just wait and rent it in a few months. Merry Christmas to me! Here’s my major beef with the movie. The robots in it are supposed to have Asimov’s three laws of robotics built in. I repeat them here because not everyone knows them:
1: A robot may not harm a human being, nor through inaction cause one to come to harm
2: A robot must obey any orders given to it by a human, except when doing so would go against the first law.
3: A robot must preserve its safety, unless doing so would go against either the first or second laws.
Asimov uses these laws in his stories to counteract what he dubs “The Frankenstein Complex”, a fear humans have that, like Frankenstein’s monster, robots will rise up and attack their creators. Being free of that outdated plot device, Asimov uses his robots as tools, not as metaphors or anything morally silly like that.
However, the new movie, (which by the way has Will Smith playing a character who has never appeared in an Asimov Story) has robots attacking people, or so it seems. I actually want to see the movie, if only because I have this strange belief that all the action in the movie is either a case of human driven panic, or paranoia on Smith’s part, OR, Smith himself is a robot, and therefore open to attack by other robots. It could be interesting. It could also be an average “Bang Bang Shoot-em-up,” as my Grandmother used to call them.
I’ve also been watching the Chobits series Matt was kind enough to get for me. (I promise, Hill, one of these days I’ll learn how bit torrent works). I have decided that I need to make a robot computer case. It seems to me that all the necessary components such as a hard drive, Ram, and other hardware cards, could fit into a head sized space, seeing as how they fit in a laptop and smaller devices. All other accessories, such as disc drives and monitors, would be plugged into the head, much the way monitors and external disc drives work today. There could be microphones built into the “ears”, a speaker in the “mouth” and at least one camera in her “eyes.” Yes, her. I plan on building myself a Chi, or at least a female persocom.
With all this attention on the head, why bother with a body, aside from the fact that it looks nice? (I would find it unsettling to plug an optical mouse into the back of a dismembered head.) The obvious answer is mobility. I want a computer that will walk around and follow me, and possibly be able to have conversations. Prosthetic devices work well enough for a human brain; it seems to me that an electronic one would be able to control the motors much better, or at least just as well.
Anyway, that’s my dream. Or rather, part of my dream, who’s finale is to put my brain in a robot body. (AND THEN TO FIGHT CRIME WITH IT!!!... Nah, jk).
Later, gonna see if I got on the flight, or if I got on the internet, or both. (Neither would suck.)
This is going to be a bitch to edit. Assuming is still gives me the odd characters that I can’t show without trying (possibly this “– a quotation, or the hyphen, who knows) I’m gonna have to go through and edit every line of the entry where a non-alphanumeric character appears. Oh well. Also, speaking of editing, it turns out you cannot spell Houston with an ‘I’. Thanks spell checker! *Thumbs up* ^-^
Random Wireless networks are odd things. I have somehow acquired a barnacle of a network signal. “AJRWireless” or something. It sorta annoys me, cuz it doesn’t do anything except occasionally boot me off networks that actually DO work. Or something.
The guy next to me says there’s a free network connection over there. *Points.* Anyway, I’m gonna finish this and then go and see if I can get on. ^-^ *Closes WMP.*
I’ve become obsessed with robots lately. More so than usual. I said I was reading the Asimov book, and I’m looking forward to seeing I, Robot, and then heckling it for not being anything like the original story. Actually, if it ends up looking really bad, I’ll just wait and rent it in a few months. Merry Christmas to me! Here’s my major beef with the movie. The robots in it are supposed to have Asimov’s three laws of robotics built in. I repeat them here because not everyone knows them:
1: A robot may not harm a human being, nor through inaction cause one to come to harm
2: A robot must obey any orders given to it by a human, except when doing so would go against the first law.
3: A robot must preserve its safety, unless doing so would go against either the first or second laws.
Asimov uses these laws in his stories to counteract what he dubs “The Frankenstein Complex”, a fear humans have that, like Frankenstein’s monster, robots will rise up and attack their creators. Being free of that outdated plot device, Asimov uses his robots as tools, not as metaphors or anything morally silly like that.
However, the new movie, (which by the way has Will Smith playing a character who has never appeared in an Asimov Story) has robots attacking people, or so it seems. I actually want to see the movie, if only because I have this strange belief that all the action in the movie is either a case of human driven panic, or paranoia on Smith’s part, OR, Smith himself is a robot, and therefore open to attack by other robots. It could be interesting. It could also be an average “Bang Bang Shoot-em-up,” as my Grandmother used to call them.
I’ve also been watching the Chobits series Matt was kind enough to get for me. (I promise, Hill, one of these days I’ll learn how bit torrent works). I have decided that I need to make a robot computer case. It seems to me that all the necessary components such as a hard drive, Ram, and other hardware cards, could fit into a head sized space, seeing as how they fit in a laptop and smaller devices. All other accessories, such as disc drives and monitors, would be plugged into the head, much the way monitors and external disc drives work today. There could be microphones built into the “ears”, a speaker in the “mouth” and at least one camera in her “eyes.” Yes, her. I plan on building myself a Chi, or at least a female persocom.
With all this attention on the head, why bother with a body, aside from the fact that it looks nice? (I would find it unsettling to plug an optical mouse into the back of a dismembered head.) The obvious answer is mobility. I want a computer that will walk around and follow me, and possibly be able to have conversations. Prosthetic devices work well enough for a human brain; it seems to me that an electronic one would be able to control the motors much better, or at least just as well.
Anyway, that’s my dream. Or rather, part of my dream, who’s finale is to put my brain in a robot body. (AND THEN TO FIGHT CRIME WITH IT!!!... Nah, jk).
Later, gonna see if I got on the flight, or if I got on the internet, or both. (Neither would suck.)
6.7.04
One Man, One Way
I have come to a desicion. We need more movies based on old television series. They're already talking about a Transformers live action movie, so that's good. Another movie I decided we need, though, is Knight Rider.
I told one friend that, and was met with a resounding "hunh?" so I'll explain: Knight Rider was an old 80's show about a guy who drove around in a talking car, fighting crime. Oh, and not just any guy. It was DAVID HASSLEHOFF! MUWAHAHA! Anyway, it was a great show if only for its cheezy-ness.
Other ideas for cheezy 80's goodness that need movie-izing include: the A-Team and a GOOD version of the Super Mario Bros.
I told one friend that, and was met with a resounding "hunh?" so I'll explain: Knight Rider was an old 80's show about a guy who drove around in a talking car, fighting crime. Oh, and not just any guy. It was DAVID HASSLEHOFF! MUWAHAHA! Anyway, it was a great show if only for its cheezy-ness.
Other ideas for cheezy 80's goodness that need movie-izing include: the A-Team and a GOOD version of the Super Mario Bros.
Notes From the Garden State
So, I missed writing in from Virginia. Oh well. I've been busy. (i.e. lazy... Or horny and looking at porn. Take your pick.) Anyway, yes, for those of you who are out of the loop, I was in Virginia, and yes for those of you even more so, I'm in New Jersey now. So, here goes.
I'm right now in my stepbrother's room. It's cool here. Or rather, everywhere but here. This is the warmest room in the house. And I like that. This state is too cold. The water is cold, the air is cold, everything. EVEN THE REFRIGERATORS! (Well, duh.) I'm getting by, but having family members who say 75 is too hot... AGH. I'm SAVING YOU ON AC BILLS!! Anyway, aside from that, NJ is good. Most people think of NJ as being the ass of the country. That isn't true, in my experience. My thoughts on the matter are that the "New Jersey is a giant trash-heap" mentality comes from New Yorkers. You see, NJ across the river from NYC is just more of the same cityscape. But because it's not New York, New Yorkers can, no MUST, laugh derisively at it. However, the part of NJ I'm in, the central part, is like pure suburbia. And everyone asks me which I like better, NJ or TX, but really, I like them both the same.
Sigh, I spent all morning downstairs, so I gotta go be in trouble now. Sigh. I had no reason to go downstairs, we weren't told to expect any calls or anything. Sigh. I was happy up here, James was happy up here. I don't see what the problem is. We're both fine. Oh well. Again.
Bai.
I'm right now in my stepbrother's room. It's cool here. Or rather, everywhere but here. This is the warmest room in the house. And I like that. This state is too cold. The water is cold, the air is cold, everything. EVEN THE REFRIGERATORS! (Well, duh.) I'm getting by, but having family members who say 75 is too hot... AGH. I'm SAVING YOU ON AC BILLS!! Anyway, aside from that, NJ is good. Most people think of NJ as being the ass of the country. That isn't true, in my experience. My thoughts on the matter are that the "New Jersey is a giant trash-heap" mentality comes from New Yorkers. You see, NJ across the river from NYC is just more of the same cityscape. But because it's not New York, New Yorkers can, no MUST, laugh derisively at it. However, the part of NJ I'm in, the central part, is like pure suburbia. And everyone asks me which I like better, NJ or TX, but really, I like them both the same.
Sigh, I spent all morning downstairs, so I gotta go be in trouble now. Sigh. I had no reason to go downstairs, we weren't told to expect any calls or anything. Sigh. I was happy up here, James was happy up here. I don't see what the problem is. We're both fine. Oh well. Again.
Bai.
20.6.04
Oh Yeah, This Thing!
*Blinks into existence again!*
Whoa, got lost for a... month? *Shrugs* I got a lot of work to do. Here goes.
I saw Dodgeball last night. That was SWEET!!! I haven't seen a movie where I was laughing my ass off at it in the theater, but this was Excellent, with a capital E. I don't want to spoil many of the jokes, but I will say two words: "Chuck Norris".
Here's some news: I enrolled in college. Twice. Once at Tech, but that you know about. The cool one is the 2-D Gaming class. Yeah. I'm gonna make a game. It's gonna kick ass. My game is about ninjas. That's all I can tell you until I get the first release out. Trust me, you'll be the first to know. I CAN tell you about the game our class is designing together. We aren't going to make it, it's just an exercise in game design, not implementation. But yeah, the pitch is basically Grand Theft Auto meets Star Trek. And not the new GTA3 or Vice City versions. Its a 2D game, so this is based off the older GTA games, the top-down ones. They're amazingly deep, and such. Anyway, I wrote up a little description on my professor, seeing as I'm going to NJ during the last few weeks of the course. Luckily, I can e-mail him my final video game. This is what I sent him:
"Here's my idea for the Grand Theft StarShip or whatever we're calling it now. You play as an independent mercenary for hire, willing to work for whoever you want to. You move around the galaxy or whatever map you use in a small one man shuttlecraft that can dock with larger cruiser craft and assume control of it. You use this ability to complete the missions given to you from various warring factions. As you complete missions for the different races, your reputation with them, good or bad, varies based on what you do for (or to) them. For instance, and I'm using Star Trek faction names simply because I'm too lazy to make up new names, say you take a Romulan mission to steal a Federation starship and use it to attack a Ferengi outpost. The Romulans will become happy with you, and the Federation AND the Ferengi will dislike you, some. This will also start a war between the Federation and the Ferengi, and open up a whole new set of missions. Missions will range from simple hit and run destroy missions, to stealing enemy ships for various reasons such as: they are powerful new secret weapons, or they carry hostages, or they have important cargo or data. Another possible mission would be one where you steal a Klingon ship, then use it to sneak deep into Klingon space, dock with another Klingon ship, and board it to kill a dignitary, with a high speed escape / battle against impossible odds to get out to safety. The game would be naturally open ended, with any number of possible game plans to follow, allowing unlimited replay value, letting the player play however he or she wants to. Either as stealthy secret agent, playing all sides against each other, or a simple attacker, blasting away at whoever his chosen faction tells him, or anything in between. One could also completely disregard the storyline all together, start the game, and head for the nearest biggest ship to steal, and wage war against the entire galaxy. Of course, that plan isn't wise, and usually leads to a big fiery explosion of the player's craft. But it is fun. Another note is that all the different ships have different ability profiles, such as speed, weapons, defense, stealth, tractor beams, and what have you. I think it sounds cool."
Okay, I'm going to Jersey tomorrow morning, so.. I gots ta go. I promise more tomorrow from the garden state... I hope.
Whoa, got lost for a... month? *Shrugs* I got a lot of work to do. Here goes.
I saw Dodgeball last night. That was SWEET!!! I haven't seen a movie where I was laughing my ass off at it in the theater, but this was Excellent, with a capital E. I don't want to spoil many of the jokes, but I will say two words: "Chuck Norris".
Here's some news: I enrolled in college. Twice. Once at Tech, but that you know about. The cool one is the 2-D Gaming class. Yeah. I'm gonna make a game. It's gonna kick ass. My game is about ninjas. That's all I can tell you until I get the first release out. Trust me, you'll be the first to know. I CAN tell you about the game our class is designing together. We aren't going to make it, it's just an exercise in game design, not implementation. But yeah, the pitch is basically Grand Theft Auto meets Star Trek. And not the new GTA3 or Vice City versions. Its a 2D game, so this is based off the older GTA games, the top-down ones. They're amazingly deep, and such. Anyway, I wrote up a little description on my professor, seeing as I'm going to NJ during the last few weeks of the course. Luckily, I can e-mail him my final video game. This is what I sent him:
"Here's my idea for the Grand Theft StarShip or whatever we're calling it now. You play as an independent mercenary for hire, willing to work for whoever you want to. You move around the galaxy or whatever map you use in a small one man shuttlecraft that can dock with larger cruiser craft and assume control of it. You use this ability to complete the missions given to you from various warring factions. As you complete missions for the different races, your reputation with them, good or bad, varies based on what you do for (or to) them. For instance, and I'm using Star Trek faction names simply because I'm too lazy to make up new names, say you take a Romulan mission to steal a Federation starship and use it to attack a Ferengi outpost. The Romulans will become happy with you, and the Federation AND the Ferengi will dislike you, some. This will also start a war between the Federation and the Ferengi, and open up a whole new set of missions. Missions will range from simple hit and run destroy missions, to stealing enemy ships for various reasons such as: they are powerful new secret weapons, or they carry hostages, or they have important cargo or data. Another possible mission would be one where you steal a Klingon ship, then use it to sneak deep into Klingon space, dock with another Klingon ship, and board it to kill a dignitary, with a high speed escape / battle against impossible odds to get out to safety. The game would be naturally open ended, with any number of possible game plans to follow, allowing unlimited replay value, letting the player play however he or she wants to. Either as stealthy secret agent, playing all sides against each other, or a simple attacker, blasting away at whoever his chosen faction tells him, or anything in between. One could also completely disregard the storyline all together, start the game, and head for the nearest biggest ship to steal, and wage war against the entire galaxy. Of course, that plan isn't wise, and usually leads to a big fiery explosion of the player's craft. But it is fun. Another note is that all the different ships have different ability profiles, such as speed, weapons, defense, stealth, tractor beams, and what have you. I think it sounds cool."
Okay, I'm going to Jersey tomorrow morning, so.. I gots ta go. I promise more tomorrow from the garden state... I hope.
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