Thursday, April 20, 2006

Vote or Die
Remember that artbot design I thought about submitting to Threadless, but decided not to? I changed my mind. :3

I never considered that I'd have to reduce it to four colors, though. That was a bit of a task, and it really shows in the eyes. But go! Vote! Comment!

*will edit later with CC*

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Tony: The contest was to take a picture of yourself interacting in some way with theO or one of the other sites. I lost to an unimaginative InuYasha pic. :D

DDG: Watch out for the Sharpie. :P

Shin: lol, I don't think there's a single aspect of that movie that wasn't marvelous.

Mimmi: Bwehehe, thankee. :3

Vankala: Haha, yes, next time indeed. ;D
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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Blockhead knows a lot of people, and he wants to be just like them.
theO contest entry. (I hope it's not too late.)



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Hey, you try using a Sharpie on Peeps.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Unimaginitive Boy!
I'm finishing a choice project for my Graphics class today. The assignment was really broad, basically create anything printable that you want to with Illustrator and/or Photoshop. Hell, it could even be a webpage, heh. The only requirement is that it can be printed on paper, or any three-dimensional material at all. So I was pretty disappointed that the best I could come up with after many class periods spent staring at a blank Illustrator file was a pie tin (er, pi tin) cover, which I'm going to put on top of an actual tin. I had spent the entire time trying to think of the best project I possibly could, and when I failed to do that, I unfortunately settled for a much simpler idea.

So it's only ironic that the day I finish it and go to get it printed, I think of something I'd much rather do: a vinyl album cover. It's probably much less original than a pie tin, yeah, but I think what appealed to me so much about it was the very large space for and focus on the art facet of it. So I decided that, just for kicks, I'd go ahead and see if I could finish it in a day or two and submit that instead. I only got very, very little done on it, though, so I guess I'll just stick with the pi. :P

It was still an interesting plight, and I might finish it if I can fight my lack of motivation. Not that I should finish it, because that would even further stall the many other uninspired projects I've still got to get done eventually.

I need deadlines. My babies starve without them. =(
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Monday, April 10, 2006

-_-
Internet's down. SBC decided it would be a smashing good time to charge us $200 for things we were specifically told we wouldn't be charged for. So we haven't paid it, and we're thinking of maybe switching ISPs, and by golly, blah.

EDIT: Samurai Champloo! I forgot to mention, I rented the first four episodes at Hastings this weekend. I like it a lot, and Fuu is adorable. :3

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James: The Wachowskis have made their fair share of awful mistakes, lol. They're better with ideas than they are with execution, which is why I'm kinda glad they weren't directing V.

And they've already got Macs that can run both OSs, I'm pretty certain. If I'm wrong, then they will in maybe a matter of a handful of months.
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Saturday, April 1, 2006

Windows
Birthday was fun, me and a few friends went out to see V for Vendetta. That is a great, great movie, and it should be seen by all. Except for the main fight scene. Boy, that was bad. I don't think they did, but if the Wachowski Brothers had anything to do with the direction of that, then I'm going to have a grudge against them until they die.

I haven't gotten any presents yet, since even I forgot about it until a week before, lol, but that's not really a concern for me anyway.

Also, our computer, which had been out of commission for over a year now, was finally gotten back to us! Or, well, no it wasn't really. Apparently the guy who was fixing it for us just found us a new computer left over from his work with the same specs, and (finally) Windows XP. Which is absolutely fine by me. :P

But now I'll encounter the name Windows XP every time I start it up, and every time I'll think about the XP smiley. And on that note, Kevin owes me a graphic. A graphic that nobody in the world gets to see, but if you saw it, you'd know why.

But, hrm, yeah, having two OSs in the house is great already. For the longest time I'd gotten into the mindset of "hey, that's great software, too bad there's a 98% chance I can't use it", and now it feels like that door has been flung back open and 15 feet of the wall on either side demolished to make for a better view. I had thought before about buying a MacIntel or future equivalent (whenever I get into a position to buy a computer, that is, which won't be for years and years anyway XP), partitioning the hard drive, and throwing Windows on there, so I can have the best of both worlds in one machine, and now that idea is seeming even more appealing.

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Aleia: Well, of course you can. You have to if you want to take pictures from the eyes up. ;o

Raina: So I didn't feel like changing the mode to red-eye. Sue me. :P

Shin: WEE-A-BOO! WEE-A-BOO!

That was the best birthday present ever. Thank you, Shin.

Mimmi: Thank you, Miss Mimmi. -^_^-
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Word disassociation
No pictures of the new car, since it's already too dark to take them. Just know that it's a hunter green Suburban, and it's sparkly clean, and you should be able to picture it. =P

2560x190. Click at your connection's risk. :o

And of course, since it's a picture of only the top half of my face, I had to do the pointy-eyebrows thing. It's not my fault! You have to, it's in the picture-taking rulebook!

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Incubus - Just a Phase Love this song.

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Read this! The idea was created by me over time in the fires of Mt. Doom conversations with Alan. He made the article on it, because he's an article-writin' fool. Just ask him, he'll tell you so.

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And also: *points at the first date on his profile* :3

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Shin: Awwww--er, um, yeah, good. *cough* ¬¬

Mimmi: You most certainly do. *tacklehug*

Dark Angel67: Mos def. :d

Liam: Nah, the SLAMwich is filled with lots of completely unnecessary nutrients and tons of bling. The keys are the closest thing to bling in our old Suburban. XD
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Ex-excuse me, I--I think you have my stapler.
Fret not, I'll still be able to get on the 'net somewhat frequently while I'm down here, and alright, fine, I'll... *shudder* get pictures, despite having decided that I don't like this haircut at all and that barbers have no idea what "trim" means. >_>;;

I don't know how I forgot to mention this a while ago, but we also got a new Suburban down here to replace our old, incredibly ghetto one~~~ When I can get my hands on a camera, I'll take some piccies of that too (not sure when that may be, though). It's quite pretty, especially by comparison, hehe. We're not sure what we're planning on doing with the old one, but one possibility is that it may go to me so I can have a car when my sis leaves for college this summer. That'd be nice. :3

I also saw Donnie Darko and Office Space for the first time last night. I'm so glad I got around to that, because I had been meaning to, and both of those movies ruled. I doubt I've ever seen so many incredibly enjoyable characters in one movie as there were in Office Space.

And no, Shin, nobody said "weeaboo", so you can just--aw, shit. *bends over*
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Thursday, March 16, 2006

If you ever leave me, I will hunt you down and kill you, all right.
~ Got a haircut today. It arguably looks better than when it was all shaggy, but... my hair is all gone. ;-;

~ Tomorrow we're heading off to Arkansas and then Louisiana for Spring Break. We'll be there through Wednesday, I believe.

~ I went through a huge adventure trying to get home from work today. I'm a bit too braindead right now to go into it, but it did give me the opportunity to use Meebo for the first time. It is very, very nifty.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Bean cakes
So, tournament last weekend. As I was performing my piece as a prose, I think it went really well. I enjoyed it, at least.

At the same time, though, I haven't been as "into" forensics this year. I really never feel like going to tournaments, or performing, which is a complete opposite from last year. I don't quite know what it is, but I think I'll just go to one more tournament to fulfill the requirements and that'll be it for this year. v_v I'll still do it again next year, unless I for some reason change my mind before that, but I don't know if my interest will be renewed by then. I'll also consider doing debate again, if I feel up to doing all the work. Because other than that considerable point, debate kicks ass.

Also, I've been... forced into a job, lol. My dad's tired of me being on the computer, so he's making me work up at the uni from when I get out of school to whenever. That's pretty flexible, though, because of the nature of my job (nightly cleanup of the kitchen) so I may be able to get it changed to starting at 5:00. I'll need to be out and about town doing stuff on a somewhat frequent basis soon, and too many places will close before five for it to work with me going straight from school to work.

Not that I can complain anyway, of course. It is money five days a week, after all. :P

*will edit later with comments and maybe songs*

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Shin: The PBF is absolute genius, lol. It's definitely one of the best of any webcomics and print comics out there today.

Baron: Wimp. :P
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Thursday, March 9, 2006

Late, awkward post.
New theme, it seems. This is from The PBF, if you weren't already aware, and if you weren't, why are you still reading this? >:O

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This really shits me off. It blows my mind that this show actually aired. Thanks for setting us back so far, yeah? *fumes*

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Survey time~. If you feel like swiping this, be aware that I got mad at the idiots who always make these things and omitted the stupider questions from it myself. I may just do that with every quiz I take. :D


name: John
single or taken: Single
sex: Male
bday: March 29, 1990
siblings: Older sister, older brother, olderer sister
hair color: Blonde
eye color: Blue

1) First Grade Teacher: *forgets*
2) Last word you said: What
3) Last song you sang: "Tyler", by the Toadies. I think.
4) Last person you hugged: Good question. @_@
6) Last time you said 'I love you': Hmmm, must've been a few days ago.
7) Last time you cried: Can't remember.
8) What's in your CD player: I don't use CDs. =D
9) What color socks are you wearing: Invisidable
10) What's under your bed: Nothing
11) What time did you wake up today: 6:20
13) Current hair: Kinda poofy
14) Current clothes: OHS Forensics t-shirt, jeans.
15) Current annoyance: Not being able to use my speakers. V_V
16) Current longing: I already had some pie earlier today, so I guess that brings it down to nothing.
17) Current desktop picture: A Spiderman 3 promo pic.
18) Current worry: Homework, impending tournament this weekend
19) Current hate: None at the moment.
20) Story behind your username: Alan's the man.
21) Current favourite article of clothing: *draws a sickle and hammer and grabs a beer cup*
22) Favourite physical feature of the opposite sex: Hmmm, any part of the face, probably.
24) Favourite place to be: Semolino's, my room.
25) Least favourite place: Lines
26) Time you wake up in the morning: Around 6:20, just as today.
27) If you could play an instrument: *learns guitar*
28) Favorite color: None, really.
29) Do you believe in an afterlife: Yes
30) How tall are you: 6'0", last I checked.
31) Current favourite word/saying: The lyrics to "Unseen Power of the Picket Fence" by Pavement.
32) Favorite book: 1984, probably. Darkness Visible by William Golding is right up there, though.
33) Favorite season: Winter
34) One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: I don't know, maybe Elizabeth.
35) Favorite day: None
36) Where do you want to go: A concert, anywhere. This isolation way out west may finally be getting to me a little bit. :P
37) What is your career going to be like: If I go into Physics, probably fairly stimulating.
38) How many kids do you want?: However many you need to pull a dog sled.
39) What kind of car will you have: I'll end up with the cranky old Suburban. :P
40) Type a line you remember from any book: "Underneath the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me."
41) A random lyric: "Classic songs with a long history, southern boys just like you and me. R.E.M.!"
If I were a historical figure, I'd be: Bill S. Preston, Esq.
If I were a tool, I'd be: Measuring tape
If I were a kind of weather, I'd be: Mild
If I were a mythical creature, I'd be: Sasquatch
If I were a musical instrument, I'd be: Basic An angertar (thanks for that catch, Alan.)
If I were a sound, I'd be: Frequent
If I were a song, I'd be: A bad ska song
If I were a movie, I'd be: Dry humor
If I were a book, I'd be: Short
If I were a place, I'd be: A vault at a small bank
If I were a material, I'd be: Flannel
If I were a body part, I'd be: A head
If I were a cartoon character, I'd be: The protagonist's best friend
If I were a shape, I'd be a: Square

r e l a t i o n s h i p s
who are your best friends?: Alec and Shelby, probably.
do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: No siree

f a s h i o n | s t u f f
1. where is your favorite place to shop: Old Navy (even though I only buy long pants from there, lol. Old Navy = best jeans ever.)
2. any tattoos or piercings: Nope

s p e c i f i c s
1. do you do drugs?: No way
3. what are you most scared of?: Being buried alive
4. what are you listening to right now?: Soundgarden
5. who is the last person that called you?: Hell if I remember. lol
7. how many buddies are online right now?: 14
8. if you could change anything about yourself, what would it be?: Shallow (thanks Kevin, and, by proxy, me. :o )

f a v o r i t e s
1. color: None
2. pasta: Hmmm, penne is a tough competitor.
3. boys names: Don't have any.
4. girls names: Same, heh.
5. subjects in school: Computer Graphics
6. animals: Cats
7. sports: I don't play any, but I'll watch most.

h a v e | y o u | e v e r
1. given anyone a bath?: What the hell?
2. smoked?: Nope
3. bungee jumped?: Nope
4. made yourself throw up?: Nope
5. skinny dipping?: Relatively, I guess. >.>;
6: ever been in love?: No
7. made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: No. lol
9. actually seen your crush naked?: No. o.O
10. cried when someone died?: No. Oddly, no.
11. lied: Pssssh. Yeah right. :P
12. fallen for your best friend?: No
13. been rejected?: No
14. rejected someone?: No
15. used someone?: I can't recall any time I have.

f i n a l | q u e s t i o n s
1. do you like filling these out?: I like it the way I'm doing it now. :D
2. how many people are you sending this to?: None
3. who will send it back?: n/a
4. least likely to send it back?: n/a
5. gold or silver?: Silver
6. what was the last film you saw at the movies?: I... oh, I so almost remember. XO
7. favorite cartoon?: Ah, there's so many fantastic ones. I couldn't pick one.
8. what did you have for breakfast this morning?: Half a donut
9. who would you hate to be locked in a room with?: Too many to name. :P
10. who would you love being locked in a room with: MacGuyver, duh. You'd be out of there as soon as you stepped in.
12. would you color your hair?: Not for ordinary purposes, at least.
15. how many people are on your buddy list?: *doesn't feel like counting*
16. drink alcohol?: No way in hell
17. like watching sunrises or sunsets?: No sir.

LAST...
Movie you rented = The Bourne Supremacy. The Bourne movies rule.
Movie you bought = Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
Song you listened to = "The White Unicorn" by Wolfmother
Song that was stuck in your head = See above.
CD you listened to = Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, by Pavement, on the aforementioned ride to Salina.
Person you were thinking of = Kevin (since I just stole this survey from him, lol.)

FOR OR AGAINST...

Long distance relationships = For, if I have to have such a stance on it. lol
Teenage smoking = Hell the no.
Premarital sex = Not for it, but I'm not stopping anyone else.


...I took out a lot from that last section. Heh.

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Mimmi: =^_____^= *clings to death*

Phil: XD! Flattered. ;P
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