[Team] Rumble Junkie: your going to want to wait until mobs condense on me
[Team] Rumble Junkie: that way you ensure u dont get hit
[Team] Yoshua: dunno if you noticed, but they aren't really hitting me
[Team] Rumble Junkie: i dont know if u noticed, but im not asking. im tellin u
At this point, I let loose a loud "BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA", and quit the team. God save us from pretty pretty prima donna tanks. I'm gonna put my humility and everything else aside here, and say this:
( Massive rant to follow )
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Wed, Nov. 4th, 2009, 06:54 pm
Wed, Nov. 4th, 2009, 07:36 am
17,342! Plus a little extra I wrote in a notebook.
That is like a third done! I just have to massively make up things for the battles. Oh god, the battles.
Also: WHO WOULD STEAL A BABY ALPACA? Okay, I realize I asked, "WHO WOULD STEAL A CAT?" in a F_W thread or something and got like a billion "I did!" answers (which sounded to me mostly like taking in unwanted or threatened animals, which would actually be rescuing). But. But!
The little alpaca's mother spent most of Sunday morning in a panic, roaming the pasture searching for her lost baby, he said. ''Every time I see her she walks up to me crying,'' he said.
NUOOOOOOOOO
That is like a third done! I just have to massively make up things for the battles. Oh god, the battles.
Also: WHO WOULD STEAL A BABY ALPACA? Okay, I realize I asked, "WHO WOULD STEAL A CAT?" in a F_W thread or something and got like a billion "I did!" answers (which sounded to me mostly like taking in unwanted or threatened animals, which would actually be rescuing). But. But!
The little alpaca's mother spent most of Sunday morning in a panic, roaming the pasture searching for her lost baby, he said. ''Every time I see her she walks up to me crying,'' he said.
NUOOOOOOOOO
Tue, Nov. 3rd, 2009, 10:39 am
So does anyone want to read my daily discharges of NaNo?
Generally, I'm writing for speed and get things down as I think of them, so they're
(a) basically raw, unedited thought process and
(b) out of order, because apparently writing in a linear fashion makes my brain lock up.
Let me know!
Also, the bird update: Mom says the bird trying to eat her fish had a big, long beak, but no long neck or long legs (which you'd expect from a heron). So in other words, aquatic bird life according to my mom:
.
Generally, I'm writing for speed and get things down as I think of them, so they're
(a) basically raw, unedited thought process and
(b) out of order, because apparently writing in a linear fashion makes my brain lock up.
Let me know!
Also, the bird update: Mom says the bird trying to eat her fish had a big, long beak, but no long neck or long legs (which you'd expect from a heron). So in other words, aquatic bird life according to my mom:
.
Sun, Nov. 1st, 2009, 06:37 am
Platys!
Apparently, platys are INCAPABLE of sitting still long enough for you to actually take a picture (which does not feature a zooming, blurry platy), so here is a short movie.
They are tiny, tiny little beady-eyed things with delicate, translucent little fins. Their pectorals, in particular, beat like crazy. And they're fast! And they like eating!
I will be putting in some more water soon, and then turn on the filter (I wanna make sure the water isn't chlorinated! Fish!)
Fish are so great. ZOMG.
ETA: Moar fishies. I have decided their names are:
Penny: shiny-eyed red platy
Frankie: red platy with white patch. The only male platy. THAT I KNOW OF.
Checkers: orange platy with Mickey Mouse symbol on tail
Tango: orange platy with brownish markings on tail
Georgia: the smaller yellow/white platy
Lemon: fat yellow/white platy
They are tiny, tiny little beady-eyed things with delicate, translucent little fins. Their pectorals, in particular, beat like crazy. And they're fast! And they like eating!
I will be putting in some more water soon, and then turn on the filter (I wanna make sure the water isn't chlorinated! Fish!)
Fish are so great. ZOMG.
ETA: Moar fishies. I have decided their names are:
Penny: shiny-eyed red platy
Frankie: red platy with white patch. The only male platy. THAT I KNOW OF.
Checkers: orange platy with Mickey Mouse symbol on tail
Tango: orange platy with brownish markings on tail
Georgia: the smaller yellow/white platy
Lemon: fat yellow/white platy
Sat, Oct. 31st, 2009, 06:51 pm
I got a new fishie tank :D
Soon I will put fishies in it (they are tiiiiny, less than an inch long) and I will have my first pets ever.
There are six of them and I will give them names.
Soon I will put fishies in it (they are tiiiiny, less than an inch long) and I will have my first pets ever.
There are six of them and I will give them names.
Fri, Oct. 30th, 2009, 03:44 pm
Spooky Species Discovered This Year
That cave eel looks like a chestburster!
I'm sure anyone who knows me could have figured this out already, but I was the kind of kid who only read National Geographics for the awesome pictures of cool animals. I'd skip all the parts about indigenous peoples and cities and Mardi Gras. Although occasionally I'd read other nature-related things, like volcanoes and trees. Pictures of space still don't do it for me.
HALLOWEEN!
That cave eel looks like a chestburster!
I'm sure anyone who knows me could have figured this out already, but I was the kind of kid who only read National Geographics for the awesome pictures of cool animals. I'd skip all the parts about indigenous peoples and cities and Mardi Gras. Although occasionally I'd read other nature-related things, like volcanoes and trees. Pictures of space still don't do it for me.
HALLOWEEN!
Fri, Oct. 30th, 2009, 09:39 am
I watched South Park's Whale Whores recently, which prompted me to finally listen to Lady Gaga's Poker Face. My observations:
* Lady Gaga doesn't look anywhere near as freaky as I thought she would from all the hype. I mean, I don't think that's even mildly visual kei-level, there. But she is awfully cute in that video.
* I can completely understand why she's popular with the gay community.
* If you Google Lady Gaga, one of the related searches is "Is Lady Gaga a Hermaphrodite?" Wtf? I understand she's a gay icon and is bisexual and doesn't look traditionally feminine and rocks the over-the-top drag queen look, but... she's very clearly female. Like, boobies and everything.
* Lady Gaga doesn't look anywhere near as freaky as I thought she would from all the hype. I mean, I don't think that's even mildly visual kei-level, there. But she is awfully cute in that video.
* I can completely understand why she's popular with the gay community.
* If you Google Lady Gaga, one of the related searches is "Is Lady Gaga a Hermaphrodite?" Wtf? I understand she's a gay icon and is bisexual and doesn't look traditionally feminine and rocks the over-the-top drag queen look, but... she's very clearly female. Like, boobies and everything.
Fri, Oct. 30th, 2009, 08:08 am
My iPod likes to magically turn itself on. As in, I will take it out of my bag, pause it, walk up to my work, take it out of my bag again, see that it has turned itself back on, and then pause it again.
Ten minutes later, I check it and IT IS STILL PLAYING MUSIC.
This, NOT THROUGH LACKADAISICAL CHARGING HABITS I SAY, is why I never have any batteries left in my iPod.
Ten minutes later, I check it and IT IS STILL PLAYING MUSIC.
This, NOT THROUGH LACKADAISICAL CHARGING HABITS I SAY, is why I never have any batteries left in my iPod.
Thu, Oct. 29th, 2009, 01:32 pm
I'm always kind of surprised when people talk about how disappointed in Obama and how he's not fulfilling his campaign promises or being as liberal or actiontastic-changerrific-Martin Luther King as he was supposed to be.
I am surprised because
( HE IS A POLITICIAN. )
I am surprised because
( HE IS A POLITICIAN. )
Thu, Oct. 29th, 2009, 10:01 am
I was going to rant about vampires, werewolves, the Satan, and other tired horror tropes, but I think everyone is actually tired of them. Except maybe tweens and fans of Insane Clown Posse.
These Skull Candy earphones are working out very nicely indeed for the... I think I paid around ten bucks for them because they were on sale. Earphone technology has indeed advanced!
The great thing about these is so far, they have mostly stayed in my ears. Also, you have to jam them into your ears, so they block out ambient noise to a certain extent! Now with music playing, coworkers coughing and talking about their children is merely a pleasant background buzz. And because they're in your ears, it feels like the music is actually IN YOUR BRAIN (which is actually kind of weird, and I hope I'm not getting brain and/or hearing loss). It is nice to hear the Sore Feet Song humming in your brain, though. I mean the TV edit, not the full-length version, which apparently includes FIGHTING BEARS
FIGHTING BEARS
Ginko will now show you the awesome martial arts training he received from FIGHTING BEARS.
Even better, I found these at an FYE after a pushy Radioshack employee confronted me in front of his earphone section for looking at the earphones for "a WHILE now." (It was two minutes; I had not yet even gone through the entire section). He tried to get me $40 sports clip earphones, which I believe I mentioned not only DON'T WORK (seriously, have you ever tried to really run with an iPod? Not recommended), but hurt my ears after a while.
I really don't like pushy salespeople. Not only do they jump on you when you enter a store, they're nowhere to be found when you actually DO need help five minutes later in the checkout line or when you want to know why Professor Layton isn't here even though it's the release date. It must be a SALESPOWER.
These Skull Candy earphones are working out very nicely indeed for the... I think I paid around ten bucks for them because they were on sale. Earphone technology has indeed advanced!
The great thing about these is so far, they have mostly stayed in my ears. Also, you have to jam them into your ears, so they block out ambient noise to a certain extent! Now with music playing, coworkers coughing and talking about their children is merely a pleasant background buzz. And because they're in your ears, it feels like the music is actually IN YOUR BRAIN (which is actually kind of weird, and I hope I'm not getting brain and/or hearing loss). It is nice to hear the Sore Feet Song humming in your brain, though. I mean the TV edit, not the full-length version, which apparently includes FIGHTING BEARS
FIGHTING BEARS
Ginko will now show you the awesome martial arts training he received from FIGHTING BEARS.
Even better, I found these at an FYE after a pushy Radioshack employee confronted me in front of his earphone section for looking at the earphones for "a WHILE now." (It was two minutes; I had not yet even gone through the entire section). He tried to get me $40 sports clip earphones, which I believe I mentioned not only DON'T WORK (seriously, have you ever tried to really run with an iPod? Not recommended), but hurt my ears after a while.
I really don't like pushy salespeople. Not only do they jump on you when you enter a store, they're nowhere to be found when you actually DO need help five minutes later in the checkout line or when you want to know why Professor Layton isn't here even though it's the release date. It must be a SALESPOWER.
Wed, Oct. 28th, 2009, 09:10 pm
My car broke down right before an intersection yesterday. I had always been afraid of breaking down like that, but when it actually happened, well -- it wasn't that bad. Actually, it was... kind of lucky that my car cut out when it did.
I had changed lanes early, so I was in the leftmost turn lane rather than in the middle of the street. Also, I could have stalled out on 495 if it had happened during my commute (can you spell NIGHTMARE?). Instead, it happened in Howard County, MD, home of the we're-so-filthy-upper-middle- class-our-policemen- have-nothing-to-do crowd, so a police car arrived pretty much IN TWO MINUTES. Also, the nice officer even tried to give my car a jump start and let me use her cell phone to call my mom (zomg thanks mom).
So I'm out $120 for the tow truck and $270 for the fix, but... coulda been worse! Also, they took care of the oil change while my car was at the shop, so FREE WEEKEND WHOOOO.
Sigh.. guess I'm lucky I have a job to pay for this, huh?
On an unrelated note, uh... bought Radiant Dawn today, though I can't play it till I finish PoR and that WHORE OF A BLACK KNIGHT. Argh.
I did, however, take a look at the manual, and Sothe... uh...WOW HE GOT REALLY HOT that certainly is a midrifftastic outfit.
Also: My quarter-life crisis continues.
I had changed lanes early, so I was in the leftmost turn lane rather than in the middle of the street. Also, I could have stalled out on 495 if it had happened during my commute (can you spell NIGHTMARE?). Instead, it happened in Howard County, MD, home of the we're-so-filthy-upper-middle- class-our-policemen- have-nothing-to-do crowd, so a police car arrived pretty much IN TWO MINUTES. Also, the nice officer even tried to give my car a jump start and let me use her cell phone to call my mom (zomg thanks mom).
So I'm out $120 for the tow truck and $270 for the fix, but... coulda been worse! Also, they took care of the oil change while my car was at the shop, so FREE WEEKEND WHOOOO.
Sigh.. guess I'm lucky I have a job to pay for this, huh?
On an unrelated note, uh... bought Radiant Dawn today, though I can't play it till I finish PoR and that WHORE OF A BLACK KNIGHT. Argh.
I did, however, take a look at the manual, and Sothe... uh...
Also: My quarter-life crisis continues.
Tue, Oct. 27th, 2009, 12:15 pm
Human beings can create beautiful things. But every time something like this happens, I'm reminded that on some level, we're still nasty, dirty, vicious apes with bigger heads than usual.
Mon, Oct. 26th, 2009, 10:22 am
Boston has spoiled me. I need fried, breaded clams like now. And clam chowder. And bacon scallops. Also, oysters. Shrimp! I do get seafood in other venues than ridiculously fried, but I REQUIRE THE UNHEALTHY KIND.
I miss going to Porter Square or Faneuil Hall or even that suspiciously named "Mimi's Roast Beef and Seafood" (wtf?) and inhaling batter and shellfish.
/I may have to visit DC this weekend.
I miss going to Porter Square or Faneuil Hall or even that suspiciously named "Mimi's Roast Beef and Seafood" (wtf?) and inhaling batter and shellfish.
/I may have to visit DC this weekend.
Mon, Oct. 26th, 2009, 08:35 am
So, my NaNo planning continues. I cheated and wrote some on the plane on the way to and from New York and the introduction where Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies turned out to be a lot longer than I thought it was going to be. Mostly because I started feeling bad about how I was killing these people off and started giving them personalities and whatnot. Also, it is way, WAY easier to write your stupid novel when there isn't anyone sitting next to you >___<.
It kind of goes in fits and starts. I'm good at going on and on at describing things when I have a clear mental image, but it's tough when I don't actually know what I'm going to be describing. I especially have no idea what kind of Cool Strategic Battle Things are going to happen. I guess RPGs don't really go over strategy as it relates to actual battles very much. I mean, I can't write about how Fighter X moves three squares up and two squares left.
But I want people to actually stop and think, "Hey, that's pretty neat." Like in Suikoden II, your army's strategist has you attack the Big Bad in a night ambush. He eventually hacks his ways through about EIGHTEEN of your most badass party members, then escapes to this grassy knoll, where he finds a wooden amulet hanging on a tree branch. He opens it, and the fireflies trapped inside start to fly off.
And then your strategist has his crack team of archers shoot at the sudden light.
What's even more awesome? The amulet belonged to the resident little party urchin whose family was killed by the Big Bad. Oh, the video game retribution!</dweeb>
Well, I'd settle for a cool way to use environmental conditions. This is like the only time I've ever wanted to be a history buff.
Oh: yesterday, I saw someone paying full price for a Dan Brown hardcover.
It kind of goes in fits and starts. I'm good at going on and on at describing things when I have a clear mental image, but it's tough when I don't actually know what I'm going to be describing. I especially have no idea what kind of Cool Strategic Battle Things are going to happen. I guess RPGs don't really go over strategy as it relates to actual battles very much. I mean, I can't write about how Fighter X moves three squares up and two squares left.
But I want people to actually stop and think, "Hey, that's pretty neat." Like in Suikoden II, your army's strategist has you attack the Big Bad in a night ambush. He eventually hacks his ways through about EIGHTEEN of your most badass party members, then escapes to this grassy knoll, where he finds a wooden amulet hanging on a tree branch. He opens it, and the fireflies trapped inside start to fly off.
And then your strategist has his crack team of archers shoot at the sudden light.
What's even more awesome? The amulet belonged to the resident little party urchin whose family was killed by the Big Bad. Oh, the video game retribution!</dweeb>
Well, I'd settle for a cool way to use environmental conditions. This is like the only time I've ever wanted to be a history buff.
Oh: yesterday, I saw someone paying full price for a Dan Brown hardcover.
Sun, Oct. 25th, 2009, 09:23 pm
New York was fun! We did indeed go to FAO Schwarz, where there are employees dressed as toy soldiers and The Piano, and tons of stuffed animals and crazy candy like you wouldn't see in... pretty much any other toy store I've ever been to. They even had a muppet workshop where you could get your own Muppet custom-made.
Also, we had Thai food so spicy we drank about a gallon of water each, and watched scary movies! Including REC (you know, that Spanish zombie movie), which turned out to have a zombie chorus in five parts. We did not get to watch Pulse, which is sad, because there are a few scenes in Pulse that... augh.
We went to a couple Halloween costume stores, too, whereupon it was revealed that while men can dress up like Captain Kirk, Sherlock Holmes, and a Ghostbuster, women also have tons of selection! This selection includes Sexy Bee, Sexy Batgirl, Sexy Nurse, Sexy Butterfly, Sexy Roman, Sexy Angel, Sexy Baseball Player, Sexy Ghostbuster, Sexy Bunny, Sexy Maid, Sexy Fetus-Stealing Lara Croft Knockoff, Sexy Nun, Sexy The Flash, and Sexy Witch.
YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! *cue The Who*
Srsly, this shit needs to stop.
Also, we had Thai food so spicy we drank about a gallon of water each, and watched scary movies! Including REC (you know, that Spanish zombie movie), which turned out to have a zombie chorus in five parts. We did not get to watch Pulse, which is sad, because there are a few scenes in Pulse that... augh.
We went to a couple Halloween costume stores, too, whereupon it was revealed that while men can dress up like Captain Kirk, Sherlock Holmes, and a Ghostbuster, women also have tons of selection! This selection includes Sexy Bee, Sexy Batgirl, Sexy Nurse, Sexy Butterfly, Sexy Roman, Sexy Angel, Sexy Baseball Player, Sexy Ghostbuster, Sexy Bunny, Sexy Maid, Sexy Fetus-Stealing Lara Croft Knockoff, Sexy Nun, Sexy The Flash, and Sexy Witch.
YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! *cue The Who*
Srsly, this shit needs to stop.