Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Damn my computer and its not-recognizing-blank-DVD-ness.

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Asuki- Hmmmmm?

Shin- He says he's "very interested in the Revolution." As long as it has some awesome Kojima-style stories, I'm on board.

Tony- The part where the Asian girl jerks the remote up was just too hot to handle. :P

Andy- Yeah, now I'm on that one with Lash and the black bombs in the desert, and I'm very unmotivated to beat it.

I kind of figured that they would come up with a side-series in which it's just Snake and Otacon running around the planet destroying Metal Gear RAYs or something. But I'd rather that be Raiden, so they can milk a character I don't care about so much.

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We love Katamari.

But we do not love how it was supposed to be out today but nobody had it.

Gamestop said they'd have it in tomorrow, though, so I'll be making a quick run over there after school.

Oh, also, 1up stole the Group Sounds review/poetry idea.

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It rained today. I woke up, and it was completely dark, but as I was brushing my teeth I heard the familiar sounds, and smelled the familiar smells, and I was happy.

The smell of rain is what I like the most, I guess. It reminds me of more enjoyable times, in more enjoyable places. Unfortunately, there was not much fun to be had in the rain today. They were still running cross country, and assuming I didn't have to run up in the dirt hills, I think it would have been rather fun.

It wasn't cold, either, because I just got a new plain, black zip-up jacket to replace my old plain, black zip-up jacket. The old one has taken quite a beating, you see (as I've worn it nearly every day for the past year or so), and it's getting rather short and faded, and it's time to move on.

But isn't the feeling of a new jacket so great? They're always so soft and warm.

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And Lost is on tomorrow. How about that, a reason for me to actually watch TV.

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Leg's almost better. I think I'll be running by the end of the week, if not tomorrow.

..I'll try to find something better to say, I promise.
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Sunday, September 18, 2005

Rasterbated too hard, no more ink.

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Alex- He looks nothing like the Son of Man to me.

*rimshot*

Doc G- Oh, I will. :|

Shin- And he lives on.. THROUGH THIS MOUSTACHE!

Tony- Apparently, in the trailer, you can see dirt on Snake's face get wiped off by a bead of sweat.

Not that I can tell on my computer. Windows Media Player is fucked.

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I'm in this community service program at school called the Key Club. Because of the running thing I haven't managed to do too much with the club (I tried to help out at the local fair but nobody bothered to give me any information about it), but today we were supposed to wake up early and clean up trash rather close to my house, so I figured I'd do that.

So 6:30 comes around, my alarm is blaring, and in my state of half-awake confusion I was thinking "God damn, another school day," and remained in bed. Then I remembered, "Oh yeah, Saturday, Key Club thing" and tried to get out of bed. I crawled out, reached for my cell phone, and texted my friend saying I wasn't going.

I don't quite regret it. I got to sleep in, I didn't have to touch garbage, and I didn't have to stand on the side of the road in a bright orange vest as people thought I was being penalized for stealing an iPod from Radio Shack.

Also, I woke up to my friend calling me, which led to another one of our epic phone conversations. I miss seeing her for more than fifteen minutes a day.

After I got off the phone with her, Ethan called me, telling me that the music festival he got a ticket to featured The Arcade Fire.

I proceeded to scream at him for five minutes until he hung up.

I went to the festival's main page- It was KROQ's Inland Invasion in Devore- and luckily for me, they were going to stream a live webcast of it.

So I sat there for a while, tolerating the bands that came before them.. Kasabian angered me (any band with jumping, instrumentless vocalists does), Fishbone was okay but dragged on too long (I've never been a fan of ska), and The Bravery sounded the same in every song. Eventually, The Arcade Fire showed up, and I was sort of happy, but at the same time sad because I wasn't there in person.

But because I'm a dork, I wrote down the setlist and little comments. So read it, bitches.

They started off with Wake Up, which pretty much sounded identical to the album version. I don't even recall any variance in the vocals. Then they went into Laika, which was standard as well. While they were switching instruments out, Win Butler started talking about the "tough times" people are going through in the world today. One of those places, appropriately enough, is Haiti, so they predictably jumped into that one. Generally, I'm not a fan of that song, but there were some nice harmonies in this version that I enjoyed.

Then they went into No Cars Go, which I was not expecting, but it was a welcome surprise. The part where he shouts "Old folks, let's go" and such was incredibly energetic. Tunnels was strange, because it involved a harmonica, and I did not know that.

Then out of nowhere, once that song ended, he shouted out "This is for all the motherfuckers out there" and they played Power Out, which seamlessly went into Rebellion, the last song. They all had their death stares on, which was sort of ominous.

Anyway, it was sort of a nice consolation to see it over the internet, but I really would have liked to be there. Also, Ethan managed to snag me this shirt, which I will be paying him for the next time I see him.

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We got the electric guitar restringed today. The damn thing had three broken strings before, and it wasn't playable for shit, but that's different now.

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Apparently, Hideo Kojima saying that Metal Gear Solid 4 is his last MGS game, again. He's done this for three of them now.. But this time, he's also saying that Yoji Shinkawa will be leaving the franchise as well, which may give it some sort of evidence this time around.

To be honest, I sort of want them to end. I don't want Metal Gear to be the kind of series that is milked for ages, until it's a crippled shell of its former self. From what I've seen, I'm thinking that Snake will die in this game, and if he does so, I want it to be in a blaze of glory. Glory, damn it.

Though I wonder, what the hell is he doing with a knife and a rifle? That's not very CQC.

Then again, I don't recall Solid Snake ever knowing CQC. Damn Kojima and his mindfucks.

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Also, another warm and fuzzy Revolution thought: Mario Paint.
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Thursday, September 15, 2005

I wonder.

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Shin- Unless I can get it for $13 or less, I don't buy a CD.

Andy- I totally destroyed it over the weekend. On the second front I used all of the tanks and recons and stuff as meat shields to protect my APC (with infantry) until I could get two anti-airs up there to get rid of all of the copters, then I just avoided the mechs until I captured the base. For some reason, an Md tank, an artillery and mech scared Grimm on the first front too much to go across the river, so I had that covered, then I rushed some tanks and recons up to the missiles and slowly took over.

But my favorite part was when I just covered the enemy's airport with a tank for, like, five days. That way he couldn't produce any new units and I could get an infantry over there to capture it. It was a dirty, dirty trick.

In the end I got an S rank, with 86 for speed, and 100 for the other two. I was so proud.

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Dear God.

Oh my God.

NOOOOO..!

How can the concept art for DMC4 be so awesome (not to mention those E3 shots), and yet these renders are shit? It's like.. Disgusting. It's like this.

Well, the backgrounds do look nice. Dante just looks incredibly.. Unbadass, and almost JRock-visual-shockey.

MGS4 isn't as bad. Snake (Solidus? Big Boss? RAIDEN?)'s moustache bothers me, but the actual visuals look pretty hot. There should actually be some videos of MGS4 at Tokyo Game Show, which has me excited..

We'll see what happens. Those Devil May Cry shots are just unspeakable, though.

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I messed my leg up in cross country last week. We were up in the hills, and I think I went down them too hard, and now my kneecaps are fucked. I can walk well enough now, but it's a hell of a lot of pain to run. I've been icing it, but as of today, I officially haven't run for a week. I feel very useless, and lazy without the running.

It's funny how it actually makes my day sort of bearable. The people I don't see all day also run, and merely the thought of being with them for a while is enough to get me up in the morning. For the past few days, I've been very, very unwilling to get out of bed, and I've been in a worse mood. I practically rely on the running now.

At meets we are required to wear the shorts. The dreaded shorts. This kind of shorts. I have yet to go to a meet, but when I do, I'm going to feel very.. Odd in those. Not only are they tight and short and unpleasant, but these are used shorts. They give you shorts, and you give them back at the end of the year. And you're not supposed to wear anything under them.

It's nasty. :|
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Monday, September 12, 2005

My comment box is always much fuller when Tony's around.

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Azure- I want to see how they handle Haku. WILL SHE REMAIN A DUDE?

DDG- I was aware of the Raiden thing, but Ino's voice angered me more than Sakura's (though they both suck major ass). Iruka was a little higher-pitch than I had hoped.

Shin- I found it on the Penny Arcade forums.. I spend so much time lurking in that place, but I never post, as I am afraid it will devour my soul.

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I saw The Exorcism of Emily Rose Friday. It was very un-scary, and at times very hilarious (mostly in-jokes with friends).. On the bright side, I also purchased Saikano volume five in Borders.

Also, while I was feeling hostile in Hot Topic, they started playing "Tame" by the Pixies, and at that exact moment, I saw an FLCL shirt (Haruko off of the first DVD's cover, plus her name in katakana). I'm not sure if I should feel offended or pleased, but it was a very odd feeling to have such things in Hot Topic, of all places. Also, they're going to start selling Naruto stuff in there starting in October. We are so boned.

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In Best Buy today, I was confronted with a problem: Should I begin re-purchasing albums I have downloaded (and even paid for, in some cases) for the sake of owning a physical copy, or do I expand my collection by getting new stuff? After much contemplation, I decided to just not buy anything.

Though I did have a fiendish idea as I saw the sold out My Chemical Romance section: I shall soon make little cards, and place them inbetween the little band tabs, and leave my opinions on the cards. For a band such as Good Charlotte, here is an example:

"Congratulations! You are looking at the Good Charlotte section of the music store. By doing so, you have shown some sort of interest in this band, and since this band sucks, you therefore suck by proxy."

Or something like that. Maybe I would do positive ones for good bands, but I would rather piss people off anonymously than make them happy. It makes me feel like some sort of elitist bandit assmunch.

REBELLION!

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

Horrible feedback. Really.

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Shin- Well, if they included this commercial as an extra feature, I'd buy it twice.

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Just finished watching Naruto on Toonami. The voices leave something to be desired (Naruto was pretty whiny in the first episode, but he sounded better in the second one), but I didn't see any major censorship issues, which was nice. The only thing was spurting blood, even in the case of nosebleeds, which I found odd. They said "sexy jutsu," and "this sucks" on Toonami, which surprised me, but it's a welcome change.

Though a purist would complain they didn't say the "no" part. But I'm not one of them.

One thing that bothered me was the lack of original opening/ending themes. Now it's some sort of weird.. Song I do not know. Sadness.

I'm not 100% satisfied, but as of episode two, it has not been compeltely raped, so I can sleep easily tonight.

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Still stuck on goddamn Mission 11 in Advance Wars: Dual Strike. In my frustration I tried out the real-time combat mode, and doing so made me cry.

I mean.. What the hell, man? It was like Smash-TV, only bad.
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Friday, September 9, 2005

Eheheh.

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Mimmi- Are the strawberries sextacular?

Shin- You are their God. They shall fight for your approval.

Andy- :o

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I watched 1 1/2 DVDs of Elfen Lied at a friend's house today.

Basically, it's Chobits, Tsukihime and Love Hina sort of thrown together. The guy lives in a large house, girls move in, romance soon follows.

Oh, sorry, I forgot one. The most deprave, violent, gory hentai ever created for a mainstream American release also had some sort of role.

A list of fun things I found while watching the show:

- Full frontal nudity
- Decapitation
- Makeshift heart removing operations (i.e. pulling it out)
- Pencil stabbing through the forehead
- Full-grown women urinating on the floor
- Full-grown men helping full-grown women get dressed with his eyes closed
- Full-grown men asking young homeless girls to move in with him
- Child molestation/rape/abuse/whatever
- Date rape
- Other sorts of rape, but not upon minors
- Ungodly human experimentation
- Ungodly human experimentation facilities in which buxom young girls are observed twenty-four hours a day while chained nude to a blank wall. Blood is everywhere, and I don't know why.
- Incest. Apparently, the dude felt his cousin up a few years back, and she's still all swoony for him. God damn you, Japan.
- Forced groping (as in, the girl made him put his hand there, and she rubbed)
- Non-forced groping (in which the girl freaked out)
- Paraplegia
- Quadraplegia
- Some dude said "hell." :O!!!

And.. There's probably so much more, but it's all a bit of a haze. Even though I'm knocking it for the.. Subject matter, I was pretty impressed with the show. Not for the.. Stuff listed above, but it had an interesting concept. And I like the opening. Unfortunately, I had to leave before I watched more.

But most of all, it raises the question, what would it be like to live with a really, really hot and impressionable retard?

EDIT: Oh, Christ.

EDIT 2: Oh, double Christ.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

Grep? Yes, grep.

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Mimmi- A man cannot live on waffles alone!

Shin- Just you wait. Until I have some free time.

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My lab partner shanked a mealworm today. Stabbed the damn thing with a toothpick, it writhed around, went stiff for a minute, but got back into the swing of things, eating the crap on the table, only with a little drip of white ooze from the hole. Later on, it turned black.

Also, why the fuck is there an Irresponsible Captain Tylor banner in the middle of my page? I prefer text ads to that, personally.
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Saturday, September 3, 2005

5,000 visits. No image (yet)

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Tony- I.. Still need to sit down and beat that damned game.

Godel- Apparently I have semi-flat feet. I know this because whenever I wear athletic shoes with the curvey "form-fitting" insides, it makes the inside part of my foot ache.

Shin- Because you have your OWN website that gets traffic no matter what. I have about half (or a third) of the traffic you get.

;_;

Sara- I'm going to miss our old Wal-Mart location. So many fond memories there.

I once opened a bag of Cheetos in the store and started eating it, and when I was done, I put the empty bag on the scanner and paid for it.

I was like four years old.

Mimmi- You just gave me an excellent idea. Excellent.

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Running has consumed my existence.

It takes up about two hours after school every day, leaving me too tired to get up off my ass and do my homework once I'm home, and catching up on my internet things later at night.

It's sort of satisfying, though. Yesterday we ran around this neighborhood by the school, and while it was much easier than the first day, I think it was hotter, and thus, more unpleasant in a way. But it's nice to have some scenery when you're running. I'm so used to just running in circles at school.

And today we ran four or five miles up in the hills behind the school. Sort of like these.

It was funny, though. If we had just followed the aqueduct a little longer, we could have gotten to my house. And I live far from the school.

The varsity dudes are weird. Today, they were compairing testicles. In the middle of the room. With like forty other people in there.

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I finished The Catcher in the Rye the other day. I enjoyed it (though Holden still managed to piss me off on occasion), but the ending seemed sort of bland. I was expecting something more grandiose to happen, I guess. Spoilers: I was kind of expecting Holden to ditch Phoebe when she was on the carousel. I don't know if that was out of character or what, but I was really expecting it to happen.

End spoilers.

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I have 5,000 visits now. That kind of snuck up on me.. Well, I'm going to do something "special" about it later. It might be an image, and it might be something else, but I just have one thing to say: Expect something interesting happening soon. Something humorous, something unique in the myOtaku community.

At least, I would think so. I dunno, I don't keep up with most of the people on here.

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A decent picture of me! DAYYYMN!

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So! Hurricane stuff.

Check this out.

Also, the whole situation with the looting and rioting and gangs of people running around downtown with rifles kind of reminds me of Waterworld.

I sympathize for the victims, but the way I deal with things is that kind of shit. Finding the absurdity in everything.

Insensitive closing line #1:

HERE I AM..

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Thursday, September 1, 2005

Not enough time in the life..

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Godel- What it is wi-choo and the cheek pinching?

Andy- That's why I never want to work at a place where I have to fix other people's computers.

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Really, I feel rather unproductive when I don't update often. Not that there's that much to talk about. It just makes me feel strange when I see I've gone down a couple ranks on mO (I'm currently at 86, while I used to be at 72).

But, there's a reason I haven't been updating. You see, there's this interesting new thing called "exercise," in which you move parts of your body other than your hands, and in doing so make yourself a healthier and more athletic person!

..So now that I've signed up for cross country at school, I've been "preparing" by running two to three miles at the park every day. It's sort of nice being outside, but at the same time I'm surrounded by douchebag soccer players, some of them young, and some of them forty-five and flabby with nowhere else to go in their lives.

I figured three miles would be a decent way to get started with running, but I was very, very mistaken. Today was the first day I actually ran at the school (Yes, ladies, in the shorts and everything), and it was freaking overkill.

First we did one quick warmup lap around the smaller track, then six little dashes across about a third of the main track (dashes, not sprints). Not so bad.

Then we ran twelve damn laps around the entire thing. Three miles, I'd estimate, but this is in the middle of the day, at like one hundred degrees. I'm fortunate enough to be friends with two other people running (just as green as me). One stopped running fairly early, but the other turned out to be some sort of omni-encourager and motivated me to run (or lightly jog) most of the time.

Also, we're slow. So very slow. But that will improve.

Though the most interesting part, though, was probably how they give us water: They have a PVC pipe with six holes in it. A hose is attached to said pipe. Water squirts out, you drink like a dog. We thought it would be fun to see what would happen if we covered up all but one of the holes in the pipe.

Heh heh.

Unfortunately, there isn't much to talk about. Digital Devil Saga 2 is on overstock.net or whatever for $35, and I decided to not change my classes (I've gotten used to them, and there's a couple I really don't want to lose). They opened a Super Walmart here. The Xbox Live Gold year membership costs $70, but it comes with some $20 off another game deal, which makes it sort of redundant. I need new music, since all I listen to these days is The Arcade Fire. I would like to buy their new album now, plzkthx. Rasterbation is sexy. This room is still relatively clean. My bedroom, however, is not. My printer looks like a PS3. Maybe it is a PS3, and I just haven't found the Blu-ray drive. I am tired as hell, and I must be masochistic for writing this instead of giving myself some much-needed sleep.
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Monday, August 29, 2005

Computer troubles

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Andy-There's only two Disney games on there, if you count their image editing program. They're Warner Bros. ~_^

9 Dreamcast games? I have a Dreamcast, but in my entire time of owning it, I only have like three games. I really regret that.

Shin- Damn you. Damn you and your Advance Wars.

I'm trying to bum money off my brother for it as I speak.

Tony- I'll probably never sell my games, since I'm too attached to it all, and I'll not get enough money for them anyway, and you never know when I want to go back and play Caesar's Palace on Super Nintendo.

Original Super Nintendo F-Zero? No, I don't. It was okay for its time, but I don't think it's the kind of game that's worth playing no matter how dated it gets. F-Zero X and GX were much better.

Godel- My room was like that for about two months. :D

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My computer takes forever to start up these days, and it's started making those strange hard drive noises. I turned it on just now, and the AIM sounds were all messed up, and my browser skin was different.

I'm pretty concerned, but since all my stuff's backed up on the other hard drive I'm not too mortified. I think I'm going to take it to the shop, have the hard drive wiped or replaced, and have them air it out.

'Cause there is a ton of dust in this thing. It's everywhere.

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In case you've never heard about it, there's this cool poster-making program called rasterbation. It's a really cool process- normally, you print it out on eight or more pages, but I'm low on ink, so I only did a couple pages. I am enamored.

Basically, it converts any image you want into.. Well, dots like these. It's really cool to look at, both up-close and at a distance.. Check it out here. It should prove to be cool decoration if you have a lot of ink, a lot of paper, and a lot of free wall space.
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