Saturday, August 21, 2004

   Whatever...

Hm.. Saturday.. Family day. Happy, happy, ...not. Pretty much last night, one friend, whom I don't speak with often, but is very kind-hearted was infected with spyware and a bunch of other crap. We found out, or suspect that the culprit is someone that I thought as a competent, decent young man. Guess not. I wish hackers like him would get a life. Like, leave other people alone, for heaven's sakes! What have they done to deserve such wickedness on the 'net? Not to mention the suspect is one of those "high and mighty" kind of people. Stuck-up bastard. I hate people like that. Don't you? But the important factor is that I managed to help get rid of most of the spyware and saved Milady Yugi's computer from completely breaking down and crashing. Imagine having a bug in your computer, and at the will of the culprit, a single keystroke would shut off and destroy your entire hard drive. Scary. I had a killer pain in my left big toe this morning and the cause is still unknown. Father claimed it was my toenail so he clipped off more than needed and now I'm in constant pain -_- You can see some of the flesh below. It is rather interesting to look at, IMO. Uh, we went to pick up Busuzima's new glasses today. I swear, he looks so much like my Father with them on. I suppose I look like my Mother. :P Which parent do you look like more? And right now, I probably will need to prepare to dress up and go out again. Mother wants to go to Fry's Electronics and complain about this rebate thing. We bought an LCD (ViewSonic) a couple of months ago, with a promise of 100 USD returned to us withint a month. Well, nothing. And we filled out the forms correctly and mailed them in on time. It's frustrating. I wonder if they'll just turn us away? T_T; Sniveling biznatches and basterds. Well, yeah, that's about it. [sigh, petting Ozz absently] Ozz: V_V;; [head bounces up and down cutely as Tracy continues to pat him] Bye-bye!~ [leaves chocobo shaped cookies, of random fruit flavors]

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Friday, August 20, 2004

   Kratos Aurion

Yay! I did a pretty good job capturing my Kratos Aurion in the Torent Forest from Tales of Symphonia!!! =P Oh, yeah, go here: NOW!

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   Final Fantasy XI - Episode 1

Click here! Thanks to Phoenix Blade for the link!!! Honestly, even if you don't know much about FFXI, you should click and watch the little video. It's quite amusing.

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Thursday, August 19, 2004

   Friend in need, more ToS blabbing

Please help out a fellow friend in need =) [twiddles thumbs] It's been like a month since ToS has been released. T_T I've yet to PLAY the actual game! WAH! ...well, I'll stop complaining this Saturday since I get a Cube then ^_^ Woo-hoo! But I'm so behind; I know of a few people who COMPLETED the freaking thing at the max level. [pouts and nuzzles her own Ozz] Oh, and, does anyone have a good website where I can find a few interesting details on the Archangels from Angel Sanctuary? I've become hooked to this lil' series. =P The weather these past few days seemed to have calmed. It no longer is unbearably hot. Which is rather odd, if you ask me. Normally at this time around, I'd be sweating like a pig. There's been a breeze around, too. It's making me wonder just what the bloody hell the climate is coming to. n.n;; [leaves a cooler of soft drinks] Pepsi or Coke? ^_^

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Wednesday, August 18, 2004

   Fable - The Greatest Preview of All Time - Express Yourself

Hey, folks who have an Xbox, listen up: This is a preview of a new RPG, Fable, exlusive for the Box only. This section of the article is courtesy of xbox.ign. Enjoy! Expressions are handled on the D-Pad and you'll gather dozens of them as your progress through the world of Albion. At first you get just a couple. You can laugh and fart, but you will learn a lot more useful expressions simply by interacting with the world. You'll learn to hit on girls (and guys), make sexy poses, offer a menacing growl, motion for people to follow you, flip the bird, say rude things about people, sneer, chuckle, compliment, and my favorite, the grind, where our hero asks, "Hey, baby, you wanna..." and then begins jack-hammering the air with his hips. Oh yes, this game has it all. You can use expressions at any time. Walking alone in a swamp, don't be afraid to let out a little chuckle. Walk by the mayor and flip her off, that'll go well. Or stride up to a gal and make with the sexy talk. This is your main mode of communication and there's a startling number of ways to be both nice and aggressive. Expressions are a great way to get some good reactions from people. You'd be surprised how many lines of dialogue seem dedicated to people being offended by a fart or belch. The best I heard in my two hours: "Why don't you decapitate yourself and try that again?" I promptly sliced him up and then shoved my sword through his spine when he was on the ground. And then I burped again. I do have some concerns over expressions, however. I found sometimes that, especially when chatting up women, I would stand around and just cycle through expressions trying to build up someone's liking for me. Rather than being interactive, it felt more like playing a game of Sims. Blech. I can't say that's how the experience will feel in a regular game, where there's a lot of time to chat with people and there's no time limit. I mean, I had two hours and that was that, so I had to work my mojo quickly with the ladies. Couple that with the fact that (obviously) you can only assign four expressions to the D-Pad and it can force you to have to open up the menu system quite often to change up the expressions or simply to access more of them. That's a bit cumbersome, especially since there are so many expressions in the game. This is probably, for me, the weakest areas in terms of what I played. It's not bad, it's just a bit clunky and I don't know that that's really gonna get much of a fix between now and September 14. I wish I had a Box, now. Such a lovely game to be able to play!

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Tuesday, August 17, 2004

   ...people don't read...

Notice the new Laguna fanart? Well, yes, I did not draw it. But that one guy didn't have to say I stole it. Because I did not. I have an e-mail to prove my word. The author, Tina, has granted me permission to upload her artwork from http://ffartwork.com. I give her full credit. And the other pictures I've drawn myself. In the caption/briefing below the piece, did I not say "courtesy of Tina S."? However, should anyone else call blame to me, then very well, myOtaku moderators, delete my account and ban my IP address from your servers.

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   Layers

Layer.one Name: Tracy Birthdate: None of your business Birthplace: Hollywood Current location: None of your business Eyes: Dark Brown - depending on light around me Hair: Dark Brown - depending on light around me Height: 5'2" - Yes, I am short. Righty or Lefty: Righty Zodiac Sign: Maybe I'm a Lion Layer.two Your heritage: Uhm...Mandarin? [blink] Your weakness: Uhm...Ozz XD No, not really sure. Your shoes you wore today: Slippers - must get tanned feet, too white Your fears: Losing my friends, family, loved ones, you get my point... Your perfect pizza: Eh, ew. Goal you'd like to achieve: Uhm...pass college and become a Captain for the S.T.A.R.S. XP Layer.three Your thoughts first waking up: Aw, shit, another day to have slip by... Your best physical feature: My eyes; so pretty and large compared to other Asians ~_^ Your bedtime: Depends; ranges from 9 PM to past midnight Your most missed memory: ...finding love for the first time... Layer.four Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi McDonald's or Burger King: McDonald's (XP) Single or group dates: Single Adidas or Nike: Adidas Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino Layer.five Smoke: Hell no Cuss: Yes, now and then, not too major Sing: Mayhaps Take showers daily: Hai Have a crush: [points at DaxAznBoi] Think you've been in love: ...yes [points at Peter] Want to go college: Yes Want to get married: I would Believe in yourself: Yes Get motion sickness: Not really Think you're attractive: No XD Think you're a health freak: Not really Get along with your parents: Not really Like thunderstorms: Yes Play an instrument: Sort of Layer.six - in the past months Gone to the mall: Yes Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No Eaten sushi: Yes Been on stage: Yes Gone skating: Yes Made homemade cookies: No Gone skinny dipping: NO Dyed your hair: NO Stolen anything: NO Label.seven - ever.. Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Nope Been called a tease: Nope Got beaten up: Nope Layer.eight Age you hoped to be married: Yes... Number and name of children: Uhm, 2, and female: Audra, Minerva, Mia, or Alexia - not many choices; male: Siegfried, Sebastian, Dane, Isaac, or some other thing... Guys have such choices to choose from! Dream wedding: Uhm, somewhere in Paris or London How do you want to die: Peacefully, duh Where do you want to attend college: Either U.C.I., Stanford, or Oxford Dream job: Captain of some Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S.) Country you want to visit: London/Britain Layer.nine - In a guy/girl... Best eye color: Ice-blue... Or a honey amber :) Best hair color: Brown-ish but not pink or some artificial thing...I like naturals, mmmkay? Short or long hair: Don't matter Height: 5'5" or taller but not too tall 'cause I'm short Best weight: Eh, like...125 lbs+ Just dun be a stick or blob/jello Best clothing: Shirt...button-up with a few unbuttoned...sexy. Best first date location: Eh...not sure... XP Best first kiss location: Under the moon and stars XD Layer.ten Number of drugs taken illegally: Nevar Number of people I could trust with my life: Less than half a dozen Number of CDs that I own: Uhm, not sure Number of piercings: None Number of tattoos: None Number of times my name's been in the news: Like three Number of scars on my body: [counts] One, two...three.... THREE! Visible for me, that is Number of things in my past that I regret.: Quite a few, I think Layers brought to you by BZOINK! Yeah, found that at Justin's website. No, not Justin Blessing (you guys should pay a tribute to him, though, since he is one of the brains behind the awesomeness of the/myOtaku), but the one and only Artukei.

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Monday, August 16, 2004

   Can you guys...

Uhm, question! Can you guys hear the song, Every Heart, play? I think for some, you may have to click the button and it'll say something like "Your browser does not support . . ." - if that's so, ignore it, and click again. Since this song is...err, a .mp3 format, there may be a few errors; 'least, for my 56k modem here. But it works...it has to buffer, but it WORKS! XP And, like the new background? It's of the Archangel, Raphael, aka the Great Doctor and Womanizer from Angel Sanctuary ^_^

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   Another boring day for the records

See that nice banner up in my introduction? Yes, it's a new addition! ^_^ And I have my wonderful GFX master, wandering kenshin, to thank. Go look at her website and her wallpapers! Well, yeah, there's not much to say, lol. I woke up two hours ago (which is roughly 12:00 PST) and I'm listening to my Mother and brother argue. Mom spilled some BBQ sauce in his room. He's ticked, of course, and now he's speaking balderdash. It's irritating 'cause you can't understand shit. -_-; A nuisance, honestly. But who am I to complain? [sigh]

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Sunday, August 15, 2004

   OW!!!

OW!! I am in COMPLETE PAIN!! My muscles are sore. I don't think I've ever hiked an entire acre of land before... T.T I'm out of shape. Must work out more, lol At any rate, yeah, thanks to the day before, I wake up to incredible soreness in my entire body. w00t. Very, very, enjoyable. Uhm, as I said, I'd update to tell y'all about my trip some more. So... The ride to the Park was awful. 2 entire hours of butt-numbing experience. And as we ventured farther away from the LA County, I ended up being unable to listen to the radio. -_-; A long drive without music is not pleasant, trust me. We hit traffic, too. So, even more uneventful and dull! Gah, my Dad nearly fell asleep at the wheel. ;-; Can't blame him, though, lol. Then we finally make it to San Diego... And we end up lost on the streets, thanks to the many twists and turns. My head was dizzy. So...when we reached the Park, I was very unstable on my two feet. Tourists stared at me. And I'm like "up yours, hag" XD Uhm, tickets were bought. We waited in line patiently to get through. Well, I think we did. Not sure. I pulled out my camcorder and started recording the closest thing, err, creature: pink flamingos. Now, y'all know how I despise this color...and so I felt like pelting rocks at 'em birds, so calmly relaxed in that icky pool of water while I burnt my skin off by layers. I then lead the family to the birdie aviatory or whatever. There, I experienced the most awful sound in my life. So MUCH CHIRPING! AH! Ears hurt badly for a few minutes thereafter. But...then again, seeing someone nearly pooped on was rather entertaining. Uhm, at that time around, it was nearly 15:00 PST. My Brother, being so immature, wanted to see the Elephant Show. We spend like five minutes just hunting the goddamn stage down. And when we get there, no more seats. So we head out of the stage area and hike up to a hill to watch. We were then joined by dozens of others, which made it unbearably hot. So I escaped to look at my own little elephants that just stood and ate grass. It's better than watching the "Cookie" one try and eat the trainer. Right. Next, my Gramps was complaining 'bout sore feet, and I being the kid, had to abide by the rule of: respect your elders. Hence, I made everyone board the train that ran around the entire Park ground. Bumpy, and I didn't record much since the camera shook like hell. It was nice looking at a white tiger that appeared to be dead. It was nice traveling by dens of four-legged creatures that I cannot even name and with the fact that it smelt like fifty used toilets put together. And I'm noticing how this post will be so very big. Moving onwards, I managed to ISpy a few squirrels and rabbits running around. I even saw giraffes from so far away and a bunch of rhinos and cattle and birds and bugs and lots of endangered plants that looked like the stuff growing in my backyard. All that time, I wondered: What would it be like having Peter here by my side? What would Pammy-chan think of that ostrich that looks like a chocobo? Or what would Justin think of with that roadrunner and would Seraphi like that white vulture? Wonder what wandering kenshin would think of that baby gorilla with the basketball beating up its own parents? And Gail would have loved looking at the pandas all huddled up in captivity. XP Mm-hm. I forced everyone to go to the Lion lookout after the odd train ride. Well, wait, at that time, shucks, dinner already?! I'm wasting my life here, not seeing anything at all. Some 200 miles away from the only person who's keeping me sane and stuff. Oh, well. Beggars can't be choosers. So we make our way to the Lion lookout...or I tried to, anyways. Instead, we got sidetracked to the Dino Mountain. Rawr. How scary. So mechanical, so...obviously fake! But it was one of the most interesting of the entire trip, I suppose. I was, however, disappointed with the fact that they did not properly show all the gore when this one predator jumped and ate at its little prey. Bummer. Finally, LIONS! ...err, wait, did someone say dry barren land with funny grass and trees? 'cause you can't find the giant kitty without binoculars. Lucky me, I fetched mine out and peered around...very intently. Lo' and behold! There's one with the shaggy mane...and LOOK AT IT MOVE! ...it looked dead, just lying there doing nothing. T.T Well, since this thing is getting so long, I'm stopping. To sum this thing up in a nutshell, it was an eventful and uneventful trip put together. Yep. Bye-byes. No gifts today, sorry. I'm just too tired and achey to think of stuff.

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