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Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:08 PM
Is it wrong to lust for a piece of metal?
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 So I saw Steve's iPod the other day. I now renounce my abstination from the iPod brand. I want an iPod video, it's so freaking sexy. Now I don't want to give you the wrong impression, it's not like I'd stick a newly accquired iPod video in my pants. I would put the better half of my movie and anime collection on it, enjoy it, savor it, and *then* stick it in my pants. Possibly. Just one more reason why I should get a job next semester instead of taking physics.I got a new cd this weekend. A really good recording of the London Symphony Orchesra performing Dvorak's symphony no.9. It's shit hot. I'm listening to it for the fourth time, and I still consider it 45 minutes of pure unadulterated joy. We did an in-class assignment with The Raven by Poe today. I was reminded why I consider The Raven to be the greatest piece of poetry ever. Every time I read it I think to myself that this is what poetry should be. But the darndable thing about it is that someone may ask why it is good, and to which I must reply, "I have no freaking clue". It just is. People will state all sorts of technical reasons, but I think it just boils down to the fact that Poe was a genius and a lot of other "poets" are absolute hacks. Now the time has come for me to take my leave and go back to Monday, November 07, 2005 8:41 PM
Dear Nintendo, will you marry me?
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 So just gazing upon the husk of a website that will be filled with mulitplayer wifi glory come the release of Mario Kart: DS has me pining for a more intimante relationship with Nintendo. Yes, one of that nature. Mario Kart will rock hardcore, and it will cut down the unbelieving heathens in a burst of holy light. And maybe Jesus will come back and we can play some head to head Grand Prix. Yes, it does indeed redefine killer app.In other news I'm still sick, but not as bad anymore. Now the cold has left me with a constant ebbing pain, like a memory. Damn headaches. It may be time to move to the "bottle of Motrin" method of combating this infection. So if I appear giddy and happy at school, it's probably the drugs.Last week was interesting. Monday was Halloween the holiday where people dress up and such. I didn't go all Red Mage at school, simply because it's such a damn impractical costume. Tuesday was All Saint's day, a holiday that people now celibrate by eating all their leftover Halloween candy from the night before. Wednesday was the choir performance at the state fair, followed by four hours of aimless wandering around at the state fair. Samson and I looked at some pretty neat booths. He bought some nunchaku of the rubberized variety, and I bought a bokken. In addition there was an anime booth that was selling the second half of FMA, but I think I can get it cheaper online. After coming home from the fair I realized that I had to do all my math homework. So I did. And then I went to school. You may be thinking to yourself, "shouldn't sleep have been included in that narrative?" Yes, it should have been, but wasn't because that would have made the account false. So Thursday was rather hellish because of a cold, no sleep, and four servings of amp. At one point I couldn't stop shaking. Fun stuff. I skipped class Thursday night in favor of sleep, and woke up Friday feeling much better. Friday I showed up at the Homecoming game and then went home to play WoW. Saturday night was the dance, which was a blast. Really, the epic baggler line was amazing. Well I have more to talk about but I need to get to work.
Monday, October 31, 2005 12:03 AM
bleh
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 So I got hit with a cold again. It's probably my own damn fault for not sleeping at all this past week. I came home last night and crashed. I ended up sleeping about 14 straight hours, an unparalledled feat for me. I feel better now, but I think I'm going to take some niquil before going to bed tonight. This past weekend has been fairly eventful. Friday night was the debate half of the speech and debate tournament. Jeff and I were competing in public forum debate, which was interesting. We won one of our three rounds, and I think we might have done better if speaker points hadn't counted. Anyways, after that we checked out the gaming cafe that Ms. Hertzberger helps her boyfriend run. It seems like a really cool place. We walked in and about ten people were playing world of warcraft; I about peed myself with delight. They have other games too, but WoW seems to be the entertainment of choice for their patrons. On Saturday we returned to Mesa high for the Speech portion of the tournament. I was doing extemp, so for my preperation I grabbed the newspaper from the driveway on my way to school. To illustrate exactly how insufficient my preparation was, some teams had four large plasic bins worth of information. But depite having to mostly wing it I was pretty happy with my speeches. After grabbing some lunch at Arby's I went to interview with Harvy Mudd college. That went well and the interviewer was friendly. I found out I didn't break to finals in extemp, so I decided to get a costume together for Mike's party later that evening. I first went to party city and realized the only stuff they even had we french maid outfits, sexy devil outfits, sexy cheerleader outfits (which they were sold out of) and sexy generic gothic girl outfits (vampire? who knows). Not encouraging for someone looking to go as Red Mage. So I went over to the mall and purchased a red shirt and the D&D starter kit (the dice and rulebook were a good excuse to get the whole thing). After that I went to MardiGras and fought my way through hordes of people to get the remaining elements for the costume. All told I think it turned out pretty well. I couldn't aquire a proper wig, or sew the plume to the hat (I'm guessing they want it back unaltered) but those are changes I can make before using it for cosplay or something. Anyways, here I am, Red Mage: The Jack of all trades So yeah, the party was a blast. We watched Army of Darkness which was incredible for its amazing lameness. It was really the combination of poor writing and even poorer acting (and the chin) that push it over the top. And now, operating without any real sort of segue, we come to then end, where I offer a link to crazy Japanese instant ramen commericals. 'night! Friday, October 28, 2005 2:09 AM
Addendum: Fanboyism
OMG Blizzcon tomorrow!!!! OMGOMGOMG!!!!onehundredelevenandelevenhundredths!!
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This post wasn't really necessary, but I thought you should have a barometer of my attitude tomorrow.
And now for something from the ACT
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 So Ben, Jenny, and myself were sitting in the front of the coldest math classroom ever at Chaparral and taking the ACTs. In between fits of nearly uncontrollable shivering I glance over and notice a bit of an incogruity. So I turn to Ben and mention it. "Hey Ben, they're using a copy of Farewell to Arms to prop up that desk so it doesn't wobble." "Hemingway? Yeah, that's about right."We're really holding out that rearguard effort for American literature, boys and girls.So that's really about the most interesting thing from the ACT. Just like the SAT it is really long and really pointless. And just like the SAT you lose the will to live about three sections in. Anything that happens after that a sane human being should not be held accountable for. Yes, I have grown to despise standardized tests.So once again I'm procrastinating. I should be frantically polishing those debate cases, seeing as how the tournament's tomorrow, but honestly I don't really care. It's probably just because I'm really tired, tomorrow morning I'll start freaking out about it. Averaging two hours of sleep a night is a really good way to make yourself not care about stuff. Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:18 AM
The secret word is: virago
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 God, has it really been that long since I've posted? And to think I wanted to start the blog back up again. You know, take it out of storage, try to clean out the rat feces then eventually giving up and trying to sell it, pretending to not notice the smell whenever a perspective buyer questions me about it...
So anywho.So much has been happening that it would be pointless and time inefficient to try to expound upon the details of it all, so I tell ya what. I'll say everything that didn't happen: I didn't slap a moose Now, some more notable things that did happen: Visited colleges, got owned in Western States, hit level 60 in WoW, got 3rd kyu (b), washed a lot of cars, I hate America West. That's not in any paticular order. I'm leaving it to you to sort out. Like an impossible puzzle that will become the sole obsession of your life as you begin an increasingly rapid descent into madness.So I'm basically writing right now because I just had a new double size amp, and I'm too energized to write my debate case. Which if I don't have tomorrow morning, I will be on the receiving end of painful death. So I should probably get to work, but because I've only written three rather short paragraphs let's talk about books as a sort of closer/filler.Now, I just finished reading Catch-22 for English. Firstly Mr. Prather is a jackass and I still don't like him. Secondly, I dislike Catch-22 almost as much. "Why?" You ask in only half simulated aguish. "I loved/adored/bore the children of Catch-22!" It's simple. Catch-22 is reality viewed through the lens of madness and for something so absurd is too damned long. Now I understand that comedy sometimes grows from repetition, but honestly. Fourhundred pages of the same crap over and over. Plus, Heller tried so damn hard to make his point that Catch-22 is only known for it's dark comedy. It is not a paticularly notable book in terms of literature. The characters are flat and unbelievable, the situations are absurd, and while it makes a point, it also makes me want to take my own life for having to read 400 pages of this crap. So yes. There you have it. Catch-22 is 100 pages of goodness, 300 pages of steaming doo-doo (is that hyphenated?).Now, on to the topic of books that I like. So I was in Barnes and Noble the other week and I noticed that they're hiring. That's something I might have to look into for next semester. I think I could make that employee discount go a long way. Anyways, I bought Brian Greene's new book. Haven't started it yet though. And I ordered a Physics AP study book and Eyes of Silver by Michael Stackpole. Eyes of Silver promises to be interesting. Once again Stackpole is on the mind because his new Age of Discovery book comes out in February! Only four short months away! Super ultra fanboy powers, ACTIVATE!On things that are not books, and not puppies: DDR: Mario mix supposedly came out on Monday, but according to Samson is nowhere to be found as of yet. I'll have to keep a wary eye upon those store shelves, because at the same time I can detect the siren call of Castlvania: Song of something dark or some shit. And despite being the 7 billionth Castlvania game (earning it the unique distinction of having a sequel for every human being alive, *and* Al Gore) it is supposedly the best of the series, so I think I will be compelled at some point acquire this Monday, October 03, 2005 7:27 PM
Truly a desperate need.
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Londonian Gothics delivers at last!Finally game developers have seen their way to create a game in which I can roam around 19th century London as an attractive female who wears lace dresses and solves murders! Better yet, new lace dress patterns will garner me well deserved powerups! This is exactly what the Goth Lolita RPG genre needed to revitalize it's waning playerbase! I'll be sure to import this gem the moment it hits those Japanese shelves.
Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:42 AM
Libertarian Masterpiece Theater
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Dear Brent,I am writing to personally thank you for supporting my 2004 presidential campaign. You helped me spread the Libertarian message to millions of Americans throughout the country in a unique time of need. Really? Cause I thought I just abused your bumpersticker giveaway and harassed Senor Bailey. Now, with the success of the presidential campaign behind me, I couldn't be more driven to light the fires of liberty by running for Congress in 2006! In contrast to the presidential campaign, we have a strong chance of winning the US House of Representatives race in Texas, District 10. This is a campaign that a growing number of freedom lovers all over the country can get behind, because a Libertarian congressional vote will affect everyone in the country.So you're saying all that money you spent on bumperstickers last year was completely pointless and that this year if you manage to win somehow you'll be an important voice - out of 434 other important voices Imagine what it would be like to have a Libertarian with attitude in a congressional seat!Like having any other politician in a congressional seat? But, we need your help! Although we know this election is winnable, it will still be a fierce struggle. My hand-chosen staff and I are going to put in the time and energy necessary to walk the district and shake hands with every person we can find in the next 14 months. We will do what it takes to show people why freedom is in their best interest.People actually work for a nutcase like you? And what makes you think freedom is in our best interests? I regularly make *very* poor desicions, why should I be free to counteract my best interest? But we need your financial support to help us along the way!um, yeah the check's in the mail. ---- To be fair I did get a ton of bumperstickers at their expense last election, which is probably why they're sending me what amounts to spam. But I'd say the expression on Senor Bailey's face was worth it.Friday, September 16, 2005 6:39 AM
Fanboy powers: Activate!
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 In the news today Nintendo shows off its new controller at the Tokyo Game Show. *squeal*. In other news, I just peed myself. That is all.
Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:15 PM
It's that time of crisis for blogs to save the day.
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 Or if not save, at least inform others. Michael "Interdictor" Barnett is an employee of possibly the only company still operational in New Orleans. The webhosting company Zipa is still running their servers via a diesel generator and their 27 story building is fairly intact from the storm. Barnett is using the underground fiber optic line to update his livejournal, now the only blog still being written in New Orleans. Sorry I've been away so long, I'll have an explanatory post later.
Friday, July 22, 2005 1:37 PM
Interesting things from the depths of the interweb
AIM Fight lets you compare your current popularity to others on AIM. I wasted half an hour seeing how I stacked up against everyone on my buddy list.
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