This is a call for submissions, so to speak.
I'm going to be getting another tattoo after Christmas, I think. So, what I'd like is suggestions. I figure a lot of you know me pretty well and have pretty good ideas as to what I like. Feel free to post pictures (and if you're the drawing type feel free to design one if you'd like :-) ).
How was everyone's Thanksgiving? We had a good time, lots of driving, lots of food.
That's all.
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1. Go. Vote. I don't care what your politics are. Go vote. Go. Whatever you're doing will probably still be there when you get back. Go.
2. I'd like to talk for a minute about a problem plaguing modern sci-fi and fantasy fiction. Authors who feel that making up words = interesting and/or good writing. Randall Munroe from XKCD and I seem to be on the same page. The number of made up words is inversely proportional to how good we think the book is. (Disclaimer: I don't know Randall Munroe, I just wish I did...is that creepy?) This leads me to my second point: Anathem by Neal Stephenson has more made up words than I've seen in a book ever. Don't give me any of this "Tolkien maked up werds all the time!" Tolkien made up entire languages. Even if you didn't like the books you have to admit that's pretty awesome. Also, the languages were there because there were different races in Middle Earth.
In the foreword Mr. Stephenson explains to us that his story doesn't take place on Earth, but rather a planet very similar to earth. I imagine this is supposed to explain the proliferation of non-existent words. It didn't appease me. The new words didn't add anything to the story and most times detracted from it. Every page or so there was a dictionary entry defining the made-up language and every time I had to stop and read one I felt the story slipping away and it made me angry.
Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I didn't finish the book. Perhaps there's something utterly astounding and wonderful past page 75 or so, but I didn't have the patience to go wading for it. The entirety of what I read felt like I was slogging through waist-deep muck. Don't get me wrong here; I don't mind a tough read. I like a challenge every now and again. Tolkien (again) has always been a tough, thought-provoking read for me and I love The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (The Silmarillion, however, not so much). Anathem wasn't difficult because it was thought provoking. It was difficult because (to me) it was pretentious.
That's all about that.
Happy election day, folks!
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Alrighty.
I'm selling stuff. If you're interested in any of this let me know.
( For Sale, For Reals )
And other than that, not much.
BUY MY STUFF
I'm all about subtlety.
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I had to share this:
Created by Mingle2.com (Dating for non-zombies)
That's all.
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I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100.
That number should be easy enough for some of you to guess. It's an answer. An answer to a question that no one has asked. The question itself is unknown.
Guess it and you will be rewarded with enlightenment of a sort and a never-ending quest for a question.
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So, I've not shot any pictures this week. I've got a shooting assignment for class and I need to work on that, but more importantly I need to be taking pictures and making mistakes. I need to start carrying my camera with me more often. I've got to start making time for photography.
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I guess that's all, really.
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If this election isn't over soon it is going to kill me.
Seriously.
Take this story for example. I'm no McCain/Palin fan, but come on! How the hell is this news? So she was blessed by a Kenyan pastor. Perhaps witchcraft is something that is mentioned a lot in their parish? I'm doubting she asked to be blessed against witchcraft. Why. Is. This. News?
Gah!
Now on the other side of the coin, McCain is trying to postpone the VP debate. Ostensibly this is to protest Congress for not passing the $700 billion financial bailout that is on the table. However, I continually wonder why they're shielding Palin from the media. I would think that if she's actually going to be this huge shot in the arm for the Republican campaign (and not end up being a huge liability) that they'd want her out in the spotlight as much as possible.
Personally, I think the McPalin campaign knows that Joe Biden will take her apart in the debate.
Anyway, that's all I guess.
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Good morning my fine intarweb friends.
I would like to start this post on a positive note: My photography class is teh awesome. I learned more in the first class than I have in 2 years of trying to figure this out on my own.
The next thing I have to talk to you about is Rock Band 2. I finally picked it up last night and Echols, Jordan and I ended up rocking until the wee hours. Well, 12:45am. Is that a wee hour?
Anyway, it's pretty excellent. A lot of reviews have been of the "ho hum, more of the same" variety and I agree to and extent (except for the ho hum part). The rock band formula is still there. But you know what? It's still hella fun. It's still engaging and it still makes me feel like a rock star for a little while. Everyone should feel like a rock star for a little while. The major updates (on the 360 version)are to the UI and to the communication times. The new UI is gorgeous. It is beautiful and way more functional than RB 1. The "communicating with the Rock Central Server" business is all but gone. And the save times are incredibly fast. Signing in and creating characters is much smoother and less time consuming as well. Also, the Band Challenges and online challenges are crazy fun.
If you already own GH III/Rock Band 1 instruments they work fine. I hear the new drums are much more responsive and are quieter, though.
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Show of hands: Who's still around after they switched on the Large Hadron Collider?
/raise hand
Let's all take a deep breath, step back and wait for the Ultimate Destruction! (rights reserved) when they actually start colliding things in October. :-)
But seriously, I'm looking forward to this project being fully operational. I've got my crowbar all ready to rock.
I hope this project reveals some awesome new things we didn't know before.
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| 2008-09-03 12:18 |
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Hey folks, thanks for all the kind words and support.
Turns out our friend Amanda has found the dogs. It now looks like one of the neighbor's kid (who has been seen throwing rocks at the dogs before) let them out before he got on the school bus this morning.
They're back and safe now and they're going to keep an eye on them just in case the kid did something else to them as well.
Yay dogs are back!
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Someone broke the gate at our friends' house this morning and took all of their dogs. And our dog.
Wash was living with them until we could scrape the money together to fence our yard and we were going to bring him home.
I guess we were too slow.
Tazewell friends: keep an eye out for the following please.
1. Wash: Answers to Wash. Terrier mix. Approx. 30 lbs. Brown and white for the most part, some black on his face. He is microchipped, but it's a passive thing so he'd have to be scanned at a vet before anyone would contact us. Male.
2. Bubbles: Answers to Bubbles. Dark brown almost black. Med. sized dog probably weighs around 20-25 lbs. Female. Pees on herself if she gets overly excited.
3. Cow-cow: Answers to Cow-cow. Black and white markings like a cow. Very short legs. Small - Med. size. Maybe 15-20 lbs. Male. Incredibly high-pitched bark.
If you guys see any of them (I'm not hopeful and I'll tell you why in a minute) give me a call if you have my number or text me from my profile page. I think that still works.
This comes after their first outside dog, Sam was poisoned. He'd gotten out of the fence once and was on the neighbors property so the neighbor (although they can't prove it) gave him a bowl of anti-freeze to drink. Their replacements were a little stray named Sadie who was terrified of everyone but Todd and a black lab named Jake. Someone poisoned Sadie right after she'd had Cow-cow and Bubbles and then threatened to poison Jake so they sent him somewhere else to live. Now they've stolen our dogs and I doubt we'll ever see them again because if it's the same scumbag they'll probably be dead.
I'm so angry I can't even think right now.
Thanks in advance for keeping your eyes open.
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Seriously. Why can't people just decide who they're going to vote for then stop trying to goad me into an argument?
( My Two Cents. No more, no less. )
I picked up Too Human and Braid this week. Braid is fantastic. Great 2D side-scrolling wonderful. Good puzzling and the time-manipulation mechanics are both simple and extremely versatile. All around fun. $15 from Xbox Live Arcade
Too Human is also a lot better than the reviewers gave credit for. The combat is indeed a little wonky. The camera is indeed stupid a heck of a lot of the time. However, the setting, the story and the joy of slashing through a roomful of enemies doesn't get old. I like it. So ther. $59.99 from Target/Gamestop/Wal-mart, etc.
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I'm not sure, even, where to start here.
Ender's Game changed the way I read Science Fiction. Speaker for the Dead changed the way I looked at our collective future. The rest of the Ender saga had me ravenously reading for weeks on end and anxiously awaiting future books.
Orson Scott Card has changed the way I think about him and his books forever.
I'm a big proponent of live and let live. What you believe is what you believe. When you start inciting revolution over something so trivial then it affects me and mine. Seriously, Mr. Card? Homosexual marriage is the tipping point for you? It's not the war on an ideal that has gone on longer and cost more than it ever should have? It's not the economy that gets more and more shaky as days go by? It's not the fact that prices on necessities (gas and food mainly) continue to increase exponentially? Two men or two women wanting to get married is what would bring you to open revolt against your government?
Granted, being Mormon I would never expect you to be OK with the idea of gay marriage and that's fine with me. I don't expect everyone to be ok with it. If you're not: fine. If you are: fine. Your belief. But open revolution? Come on.
Anyway, I'm finished. Besides, Michael Swaim over at Cracked.com has already said everything that needs to be said.
I know there's probably a ton of you who don't agree with me on this topic and like I've already said, that's fine. I'm not trying to push an agenda here, I'm just trying to get something off my chest.
I've never had anything but good out of my friend's list but this topic can certainly polarize people. Comment as you will (if you will) but just remember that we're friends OK?
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I read a news story about a guy stabbing another guy to death on a Greyhound. I did a bunch of inconsequential stuff for work. I bought ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ophelias_heart tickets to see WWE RAW here in town for her birthday. She is a pretty big wrestling fan. I'm considering applying for a job in the university library system. I'm not sure if it'll be financially viable yet, but we'll see. That's all, really.
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I'm prepared for everything up to a level 4 Doomsday outbreak. I recommend that anyone and everyone read Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide. You'll thank me for it. I know Zombies are imaginary, and yes I know everyone thinks I'm off my nut because of this, but hear me now: I'll be ready. When the dead walk the earth; I'll be ready. Doom. Doooom! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM MMMMMMMMMMMM On a different topic: today should be tapioca pudding day.
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Over at the Onion A.V. Club today there's a blog post in which Steve Hyden picks an album for every year he has been alive. There's a list on Wikipedia starting here.
( I will now do the same )
Whew. That was a lot more work and indecision than I thought it would be.
Now, you.
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#1. I shot another set of recitals last night. Things went pretty well. The only snag was that the room was crowded (again) and I didn't have room to move around and get different angles, etc. The lighting wasn't great, but this time I decided to use the flash anyway. We'll see how they turn out and I will, of course, post some of the shots.
#2. I went to see both Wall*E and Wanted. Both were quite good in completely different ways. Wall*E impressed me the most. It amazed me how well everything came across in a film that has little to no dialogue for half of it's running time. And Pixar, as usual, made one of the best looking films I've ever seen. I highly recommend it.
I also recommend Wanted, but only as a fun, adrenaline-fueled thrill ride of an action movie. There's no film here, only action movie. It's an action movie. Seriously. As long as you don't expect too much from it; it's awesome. I will say that it takes some willful suspension of disbelief because they basically tell physics to go eff itself. Not like in The Matrix where all of the crazy action takes place in a computer program, but in "real life" they do things like curving bullets. Put it out of your mind, buy a popcorn and a coke and prepare to have your socks rocked.
#3. We adopted a new kitteh. :-) And here he is:
His name is going to be Helo (yes, like in Battlestar Galactica).
The poor little guy is a couple months old and was in the shelter with another kitten from his litter that had been rescued from a house fire. You can't really see it in the picture, but he's got some light burns on his face and his fur is singed in several places. We didn't really mean to adopt on Saturday, but when they said "rescued from a house fire" and "he does a trick" it was game over. His trick is that he'll climb up and ride on your shoulder. We go pick him up tonight.
So, it was a more eventful weekend than normal. :-)
( And now a meme thing )
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Hi All. Just thought I'd pop in and post some pictures from the wedding I did a few weeks ago.
The lighting was really low in pretty much every area we shot in, so there's quite a bit of noise and grain in the pictures, but you do what you can, I guess.
( Going to teh Chapelz0rz. Several Pictures behind here. )
Other than that...not much doing. I've been working on those pictures for going on
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Heya Everyone.
Just thought I'd update and tell you a bit about AdventureCon this past weekend. They had fewer stars this year. And there were a lot that I didn't really know. Not that that makes them less worthy or anything, I'm just saying.
The main person I was excited about was Mr. Arthur Suydam. He is the artist behind the Marvel Zombies and Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness covers. I have been a huge fan of his work since I started picking up the aforementioned books. So, I got him to do a sketch for me. I asked him to do a headshot of Zombie Hulk.
There's the sketch itself.
And here Mr. Suydam is in the act.
It was pretty awesome. When I asked him to do the sketch he said, "Would you like to hang out and talk while I draw it?" He was the nicest guy.
Anyway, I guess that's all for me.
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You are in a mall when the zombies attack. You have:
1. one weapon.
2. one song blasting on the speakers.
3. one famous person to fight alongside you.
Weapon can be real or fictional, you may assume endless ammo if applicable. Person can be real or fictional. (stolen from honorh
1. Ideally? Shaolin Spade or a "Lobo"(lobotomizer) from World War Z by Max Brooks. But, a cricket bat would be OK. :-)
2. honorh used "Under Pressure" by Queen/David Bowie. That's a really good one, but since I don't want to be a copy-cat how about "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters.
3. How about Chow Yun-Fat. A master swordsman would be handy when needing to decapitate a Zombie horde. :-)
What about you all?
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| 2008-06-03 09:32 |
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A) tell you why I friended you,
B) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.,
C) tell you something I like about you,
D) tell you a memory I have of you,
E) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
F) tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
G) In return, you must post this in your LJ. (If you don't, gremlins will find you and eat your legs)
Please keep in mind that I'm terrible at keeping up with stuff like this, so if I haven't done it in awhile I apologize. :-)
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| 2008-06-02 11:08 |
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Well, the wedding this past weekend went very smoothly. The bride and groom and their families were the most laid back people I've ever seen at a wedding.
However, the room in which the ceremony took place was the darkest space I have ever, ever had to shoot in. Those shots might not be very terrific. :-)
I'm still very tired because the reception was very long, but it was fun. I could probably stand doing more. :-)
Anyway, other than that there's not a lot going on. Yesterday was my dad's birthday and I'm a doofus and forgot to call yesterday. I did call just a few minutes ago with belated b-day wishes and he doesn't so much care about his birth-iversary anyway. So it was ok.
I'll post some of the wedding pictures when I get a chance.
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I had an exceptionally long weekend because Lisa and I were sickly yesterday. I think we just overdid it this weekend.
Moving on.
This weekend I have my first solo wedding gig and I am terrified. Mostly it just scares me out of my mind that they've trusted me with their wedding photos and that I might eff them up. I will be very relieved when it's over.
I don't really have a lot to write about otherwise.
I guess that's all, really.
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| 2008-05-21 11:17 |
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I would just like to state that the Double Espresso Shot on Ice from Starbucks is like Crystal Meth in a cup. It's Crystal Meth in a cup. The Double Espresso Shot on Ice is Crystal Meth.
I drink Starbucks a bit because it's less than 2 minutes from my place of work walking. Not a huge fan, but it's right there. This drink has made me uncomfortable energetic.
Like Power Thirst.
If you want to have more nervous energy than you know what to do with for one hour then crash go get one.
Now.
Do it.
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do it.
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So I was asked by Allied Music Instructors to come and shoot their last guitar recital on May 4. Here are a few of the shots.
( More here. )
On the video game front: I downloaded and started Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as King yesterday. So far I'm really impressed with the quality of the game. It's weird to be on the opposite side of the usual Final Fantasy equation. Instead of getting a quest from the powers that be, completing it and getting rewarded you are the powers that be. It's pretty cool.
That's all.
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| 2008-05-08 10:12 |
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So, this has not been the bestest of mornings.
We'll just leave it at that.
Bah.
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| 2008-05-07 17:11 |
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Patrickology
TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A desktop from penny-arcade.com
Q. How many televisions do you have in your house?
Two.
BIOLOGY
Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
right
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
Tonsils and adenoids
Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Boxes of receipt paper.
Q. Have you ever been knocked out?
Close, but no.
BULLSHITOLOGY
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
Neg - a - tive.
Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Moonflower.
Q. What colour do you think looks best on you?
I've always thought black. Guess I'm goth at heart.
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item?
Yes. Never on purpose, though.
DAREOLOGY
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
Without a doubt.
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
If it was on my right hand probably.
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
Absolutely.
Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
No one would want to see that, so I'm pretty sure I'm safe from that dare.
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
Definitely.
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
"Do I get to choose who?" is the wrong answer, right?
DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket?
My keys.
Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good film?
Good? Not really. Funny? Some of it is.
Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
Carpet mostly.
Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
Stand.
Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
0
LASTOLOGY
Q: Last person who texted you?
My cousin, Kaitlin..
Q: Last person who called you?
Chad
Q: Person you hugged?
Lisa
FAVOURITOLOGY
Q: Number?
42
Q: Season?
Spring and Summer
Q: Colour?
Purple
CURRENTOLOGY
Q: Missing someone?
All of my long-distance friends, all of the time
Q: Mood?
Achy
Q: Listening to?
Foo Fighters
Q: Watching?
My computer screen. Blech.
Q: Worrying about?
If the Condo is going to sell. :-/
Q: Wearing?
Pluto shirt, jeans, Eco Sneaks shoes.
RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning?
Work.
Q: What can you not wait to do?
Disc golf
Q: Do you smile often?
Less than I used to.
Q: Are you a friendly person?
Usually. Sometimes to a fault.
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| 2008-05-07 08:58 |
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Hear ye! Hear ye! Congratulations to Jackie and Kushto as they celebrate their nuptials this day the 7th of May 2008!
Congrats guys and wishes for a long, happy life together!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Well, let's see. It's been awhile so I should have lots to write about.
I'm continuing to play the disc golfs. Shocking I know being that disc golf takes place outdoors and requires a fair amount of walking. Walking is good for me. As is being outdoors.
Yesterday I completely had my fill of Mother Nature, though. Lisa stayed home sick with some kind of stomach thing and then she needed to go to the doctor so I left work and took her there. It took so long at her appointment that by the time I got home I figured I wouldn't go back to work, so I put Lisa to bed and went out and worked in the yard. That feels so weird. I worked in our yard.
Anyway, so I was outside from about 3pm until about 5pm which is when I needed to go to Wal-mart to get some more lawn/garden stuff. I get back around 6pm and then go play disc golf. I was outside until around 9pm. In a way it was very cool. In another way I'm very itchy and sneezy.
On a different note, I'll go ahead and say that Mario Kart: Wii is pretty good. There were a lot of reviews I read that went something like this: "Well, there's not really anything new here so it generally isn't very good." To those people I say, "WTF?" Really people, do you know what I wanted out of Mario Kart: Wii? MORE MARIO KART! Why rag on the new Mario Kart game for just being more Mario Kart? What else did you want? They added bikes, which are pretty sweet and the new track designs are brilliant. Plus, it's still one of the best party games around. Honestly.
Also, I rented Grand Theft Auto IV. I'm only a half-hour into the game, and I had major reservations about the game. I stopped caring about GTA about halfway through Vice City So far, though, it looks like Rockstar Games has knocked this one out of the park. It looks great, the car physics are pretty realistic without being tedious, the radio stations are great as always and the voice acting is stellar. What really blew me away, though, was once I took control and started moving around Liberty City. The other Liberty City-ites AI is incredible. They (as I've read in reviews but was skeptical about) really do react like real people. Or at least more so than previous incarnations. The cops are still jerks, but at least they seem to be more consistent with what constitutes a wanted rating. Gone are the times when you barely brush a cop car and they come after you only to slam into one full force totally destroying both vehicles later on the same day and the Po-Po inside completely ignore you.
Anyway, I guess that's it. Not much to see here, people. Some filler. That's all. :-)
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My first car was a 1993 Geo Metro convertible. I loved that little car. Sure it wouldn't go past 70 mph unless it was going downhill with a tailwind, but still. It was fun to drive, it was a convertible and it got 50 miles per gallon (because it only had a 3-cylinder engine). /sniff
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Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons has died.
I don't even have a "not enough points in Constitution" joke. I'm just a little sad inside.
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Here you go.
( Teh Answerz )
I don't have much to talk about, really. We're still trying to get out of the condo and get it sold. Ummmm....I guess that's it.
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1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING / using IMDb search functions. Totally cheating, you dirty cheaters.
( Quotes and bonus points ovah heah )
That's all I've got today. I feel like poo warmed over and I'm at work. Boo-hiss.
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On my way back from the Foo Fighters show.
Numbah 1 rock show evar.
Awesome all around.
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I'm here today to talk to you about the state of popular music. Popular Rock in particular has become a festering wasteland of "emo-core" or some such crap. Lisa and I were listening to Mancow on the way to work this morning and during a program break our local station (the X) decided to play some filler music. Three Days Grace's song "Pain" was the chosen ear-drill. A sample of their lyrics:
"Pain, without love
Pain, I can't get enough
Pain, I like it rough
'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all!"
I'm pretty sure some producer came up with the finalized lyrics. I've gotten an exclusive that pretty much proves it. I've gotten hold of the original lyrics sheet for this song. Don't ask how. Many Bothans died to bring us this information. Here are the original four opening lines.
"Pain, pain pain pain.
Pain, painy-painy pain pain.
Pain, pain pain pain,
'Cause I like pain, painy-painy-pain pain!"
I acquired most of my musical tastes from my aunt (grew up in the 80s. She gave me my first album: Bon Jovi's 7800 Fahrenheit on vinyl) and growing through my teen years in the 90s. Arguably a recent heyday for popular music. I don't want to be unfair here. I know that a lot of the lyrics that come from the 80s and 90s weren't great. Mostly the just didn't make sense, though. They didn't read like Gothy McEmosen's LiveJournal. For example:
"With the lights out its less dangerous
Here we are now, Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
Yeah!"
Those, in case you were born after 1985 or have been living in a cave for the last 20 years, are the lyrics to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. Mostly the reaction to this song (in the current intarweb vernacular) would be "lolwut?" Still, there's undeniably something there upon listening to the song. The lyrics and the music fuse into something that caught the attention of everyone who likes rock music. Even my cousins (born in the late 80s) liked them after I made them listen to it. Modern "rock" can only be popular with current fans. They're kind of like Bush was in the 90s. There's no room for a band like bush outside of their time. The thing is that Bush was just one band. The vast majority of bands now feel like that. In 15 years will we be talking about Three Days Grace or Fallout Boy like people still talk about Nirvana or Smashing Pumpkins or Pearl Jam? I hope not.
I also don't want to leave you with the impression that I'm becoming an old fogey musically. I am becoming an old fogey, just not about the arts. I really enjoy several bands that I've discovered recently. The Decemberists, The New Pornographers, Coheed and Cambria, etc. I just can't handle Creed and their various knockoffs. Nickleback, I'm looking at you. You suck.
Sorry, I meant to be more objective that that, but it's the truth. If you need more post-production than Milli-Vanilli or Backstreet then you. are. not. a rock band.
Anyway, I've made my point. Before I completely lose my objectivity and just start listing bands that suck I'm going to go.
For your ear/eye-bleeding pleasure: The "Pain" music video via Youtube.
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We went to see Juno this weekend and it was really good. A lot of the reviews I had read called it "good, but overly precious" and I disagree. It was pretty sentimental in places, but I don't think overly so.
Michael Cera turned in another solid performance as that nerdy, awkward, gangly guy. Ellen Page was excellent as the title character. She was the highlight of the film. She never failed to really portray how her character was feeling. Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner and the rest of the cast were pretty great as well. I can wholeheartedly recommend this film.
Also, the screenplay is by Diablo Cody. She wrote the book Candy Girl. Terrific book.
Anyway, we're in the house and we found out that tumbled is our across-the-street neighbor. Weird, right? Also pretty awesome.
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| 2008-01-04 18:48 |
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Except for a few things still at the condo we are moved. Tonight will be our first night in our new place. Hells Yes.
Also, kudos to Comcast. This is the first time I've ever had them do anything and it be right the first time. The complete verdict is still out, however, because we have yet to test the big TV on the cable outlet downstairs. Luckily, though, everything else has worked. Whee!
I. Love. Our. House. My dad came today and put in our garage door opener (I helped, but not much. I'm carpentry retarded).
Now. I eat. Well, soon I eat. Then I sleep.
Later peoples.
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I'm a day late on that, so sue me.
Well, we're still moving and if I had to guess I'd say that we're about 70% finished. We've moved all of our furniture except for a couple book cases and a credenza. About half our stuff is over there and Comcast is coming to transfer our cable on Friday. Hopefully by this weekend we will be finished. Wheee. I hate teh movingz0rz. Hopefully this'll be the last time we have to for quite, quite sometime.
And I guess that's it. Once we get moved in we'll be having a housewarming partay. It'll probably be the 18th or 19th.
I took this from mjstone.
From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.
( You don't realize how privileged you are )
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| 2007-12-28 13:46 |
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OK, so we close on our house in 2 hours and 15 minutes. I'm not sure I've ever been this anxious about anything ever. Seriously. I've been having nightmares about this house. Stupid things. We've had some problems with the seller's agent, but nothing with the house. The inspector said that it is in terrific shape and the minor things that were wrong (wiring faults in the kitchen) are being fixed as we speak. Hopefully.
I'm never going to do this again. :-) Right.
Anyway, that's all. Scary scary.
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First of all, samilia, I'm glad Ed's OK. I didn't see where he'd gone to the hospital until today.
Nextly, we close on the house this Friday (Aaaack!) and then we have to start moving. We've not really even packed anything yet. Since we've not sold the condo yet we're just going to take our time and move slowly. Hopefully that'll turn out well.
Christmas was pretty good. It was very laid back this year. Spent a lot of time with family and friends. God some cool gifts and such. It was just nice to have some time to relax.
Also, over the weekend I gave myself a Christmas gift of sorts: I finally, finally got my World of Warcraft Priest to level 70. Wheeeee! I know that doesn't mean much to most of you all, but hell. I'm proud that I finally got there considering I've been playing since Nov. 24 of last year. It only took the rest of my guild a few months to get there. I just don't play as much as they do, I guess. :-)
Anyway, that's pretty much all.
Hope you all are having a great holiday season!
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| 2007-12-18 09:52 |
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OK, I know a lot of you probably got my email yesterday. If you did, I'm sorry for pimping something to you again. If you didn't then allow me to direct you to Ectotechnica.com I write for the site and we're trying to raise some money to help a friend of ours that's having surgery today @ 11:00am. He's uninsured and we'd like to help.
Anyway, to the real point of this post: If anyone would like portraits done of any kind (headshots, family, friends, small events, etc.) I'm going to be doing them for donations for the next while. All proceeds going to our friend Jordan.
You can visit my site Pmintonphoto.com or email me at my usual address or the address on the site.
Consider this an ad. Self-promotion. /sigh.
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| 2007-12-07 11:40 |
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They accepted our offer on the house.
We're buying a house.
Um. I. Oh. God.
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I am feeling in a Christmas-y mood today since we listened to holiday music in the car on the way to work. Therefore, you get a Christmas themed post from me today.
First things first:
A very worthwhile cause, I think. But, then again, it's pretty dear to my heart. Gamers helping gamers helping kids. I remember when I was in Children's hospital in Knoxville when I was 5 and thinking how cool it was that they had board games, toys and movies for us childrens to watch. Now the Children's hospitals keep gaming consoles, DVDs, handhelds like the Nintendo DS, and video games for most tastes. A lot of these hospitals get to have these things thanks to Child's Play. If you're a gamer and want to give back, this is (in my opinion) the best place to do it. You can either donate cash directly to Child's Play or you can visit the hospital of your choice's Amazon wish-list and buy that particular institution an item from their list. That's what I did. This is my first year donating to Child's Play and I have to say I wish I had earlier.
And I'll end on a weird, funny note:
 Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
In August I saved a busload of nuns in Angola (326 points). In May I set rumielf's puppy on fire (-66 points). In November I got in line at the supermarket at the same time as someone else and I didn't yield (-8 points). Last Sunday I put gum in jax's hair (-12 points). In March I ruled Iran as a cruel and heartless dictator (-700 points).
Overall, I've been naughty (-460 points). For Christmas I deserve a spanking!
Sincerely,
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Happy Holidays everybody!
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OK. I expect none of you to still be reading this more than another 57 words.
Here's a little something. A little Q & A if you will:
Do you own an Xbox 360?
Yes: Good. No: Go buy one today.
Have you already purchased Rock Band Special Edition?
Yes: Good. I need your gamertag. No: Why the hell not? Go get it if you can find it!
If you're still reading, you're doing it wrong! Go! Buy it! Then email me your gamertag!
No one is still reading. They're all gone to get Rock Band. Awwwwwwww yeahhhhhh. It's business time. Just you and me Slave Leia. Wanna play Jabba's Palace?
Er. Why are you all looking at me like that? Wait! Why are you even still here? You're supposed to be out buying Rock Band! Uh. No, that is not a blow up doll in the gold bikini. It's uhh. These are not the droids you're looking for! Move along! Move along, I said!
Dangit. Now I have to change my LJ name again.
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Rocked Out
