| | Current Music: | The band I got to see recently! :D! | | Time: | 10:01 pm |
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| Still no job yet, but that's not what this post is about.
I got to see my Most Favoritest Band (TM), Sonata Arctica, at a small club not too far from my house a few nights ago. :D!
At the time, I thought I wouldn't have too much to say. I figured the biggest report I'd be able to give was "I saw a few random death metal bands as opening acts, then I saw Sonata Arctica. They were awesome."
And while I did see random death metal bands, and Sonata Arctica was indeed awesome, there was one small thing about a concert in this club that I completely overlooked: the excessive smoking and use of illegal substances.
As a result, I found out for the first time what passing out is like.
Stop laughing.
Okay, you can laugh, but just not at me.
Even though I can't stop you. >_>
Although, from what I heard from a few others, my fainting experience was a bit unique. And to make my explanation of it funny, I'll describe it in "scenes"...the various bits I remember about it:
1. Sonata Arctica is almost through with their song list. They've started playing a song called "Black Sheep." I have been standing for several hours at this point and suffering from the massive collective body heat. However, I do not believe that either of these are responsible for what happens next.
2. Slight feeling of queasiness. As I'm not sure what caused it, I start considering leaving after this song ends.
3. Growing feeling of queasiness, as though something I have not eaten is forcing its way back up. Yep. Definitely leaving after this song.
(SCENE MISSING)
5. Complete darkness. Sensation of falling.
6. Unfamiliar things around me. They look kind of like the legs and feet of random people.
(SCENE MISSING)
8. I'm sitting next to the door and also what looks like an ATM. I can still hear "Black Sheep" being played. My mind has not yet recovered, so I spend the next minute trying to open the wall next to the door.
9. I make it outside, and feel more or less normal again. I note the number of people passed out on the sidewalk in front of the club.
So...yeah. Did any of you readers (all two of you) ever go through anything like this?
(And yes, I realize that posting a detailed analysis of The Time I Passed Out shows a lack of things going on in my life. Don't worry, I'll be going to college in the spring. XD) | comments: Leave a comment   |
| | Current Music: | monkey magic, monkey magic, monkey magic, monkey magic | | Time: | 04:51 pm |
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| Not to get the hopes of all two or three of my readers up, but this journal may actually last longer than two entries this time.
For today was the day I applied for a job. I'm a high school graduate now, but there's still a few things that need to be done before I can go off to college. This job is mostly just a way to pass the time and earn a bit of money.
It might also be the thing that brings this journal out of inactivity. Assuming I get this job (which, at the risk of sounding too confident, shouldn't be much of a problem; after all, it's the local grocery store), it'll be the first time since Camelback High School where I'll be going someplace where things actually happen.
And hopefully, I won't end up having to deal with a bunch of idiot customers WAIT NO IF I SAY THAT IT WILL INVITE THEM TO ME :( | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | HANII FURASHU! | | Time: | 06:10 pm |
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| *looks around*
Does anyone still remember this? D:? | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | AROCKALPYSE!! :D!! | | Time: | 09:10 pm |
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| Let's talk about Children of Men. It is a movie that I believe is not very old. It is a movie that I believe is not very good.
The gist of the story is that for some reason that's never really revealed, there have been no children born anywhere in the world for about eighteen years. And in that time, the world has been nearly torn apart by war. And somewhere in England, a man has just been abducted by a terrorist group of some sort. I don't think I paid that much attention to what exactly their goal was, but I do know it was some sort of political goal.
After being chased into a secret hideout, it's found out that one of the women involved...is pregnant. While this marks the start of the main plot, it also marks the first sign that this movie is not so good: the Pointless Nude Scene. Now, I won't object to a bit of female nudity... *dodges several heavy objects thrown by the ladies reading this* ...but I say "pointless" because, well, I know I have at least one female friend reading this. Tell me: would YOU completely remove your shirt for the express purpose of showing that you're expecting a child? Seriously?
The movie goes on for a while, mostly focusing on the main character (the guy who was kidnapped) and the woman carrying the child trying to find their way to a safe place, away from all the fighting that's been going on. Through most of the movie, one thought kept going through my mind: are these two the only ones who won't get killed? Honestly...if you see anyone other than these two get more than six lines of dialogue, expect them to be killed in some way, or just disappear.
And finally, the baby is born. The first child in 18 years. And the two protagonists are still running for their lives. The discovery of the baby by the masses marks the biggest flaw with this movie.
However, there is one minor detail I want to point out first. In one of the action scenes, a bit of what's supposed to be either blood or water splashes onto the camera. The fact that this little splash stays on the camera for at least ten minutes suggests poor filmmaking, no?
But yeah, the baby's discovery. One by one, everyone fighting sees the newborn, and loses the will to fight. They begin to welcome the infant, and when the head of the armed forces at the scene sees the baby, he immediately orders a ceasefire. The man and woman with the baby slowly walk out of the now-quiet war scene. As everything settles, it seems as though peace shall finally come at last. Finally, the world has become a place where children can exist again.
And then everyone starts firing at each other again.
Yes, you read correctly, where the movie should have ended, it did not. Instead, we get the ending that involves the two (now three) of them getting to the safe haven they were trying to get to the whole time, while the rest of the world continues to kill each other in one big political statement.
I suppose it was a decent place to end the movie, what with the goal of these runaways being met and all, but it still turned this movie into the story of How The First Child Born In Many Years Did Absolutely Nothing For The World. Or maybe that's just me, I don't know. Either way, I still think there are better movies to be watched out there. This movie just seemed like nothing but action scene after action scene to me. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | IT IS NOT CALLED NUMA NUMA :( | | Time: | 04:10 pm |
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| Well, before this journal slips back into internet oblivion, I might as well post one of my (not really that) famous to-do lists:
1. Finally graduate from high school.
2. Find a way to get people to stop saying I need a better non-online social life.
3. Keep coming up with crazy schemes to get my copy of Ouendan here faster.
4. Find a female companion THE HORSE IS DEAD, OK >(
5. Start figuring out my plans for college.
6. Get ready to get the hell out of Arizona sometime (and hopefully, sometime soon).
7. OBJECTION!!
8. Stop starting and restarting so many characters in World of Warcraft.
9. Sería agradable leer y escribir en español sin utilizar a un traductor en línea malo.
10. See how many people get the joke in item 9.
11. Let people find jokes for themselves, instead of pointing them out immediately after they're written. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| I'm probably going to pick up a copy of Everquest 2 with the extra cash I'll very likely get for my birthday soon. So, G-chan, you've got about two weeks to take cover. You've been warned.
...I'm going to be 18 in about two weeks. A legal adult. Scary. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| I'm back again. :D
And with another meme. D:
Only one, eh? *proceeds to Egg The Everloving Crap out of Shugo's guild hall* | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Let it be known across the land that downloading anything out of a torrent takes a stupid long time.
That is all. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| And while I'm actually bothering to update, here's a short little test:
How offensive did you find this? (Link removed because said fanart was apparently replaced by a less potentially offensive one.)
If you answered anything to the tune of "not very" or "not at all", then congratulations, you're smarter than the World of Warcraft forums. :P | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| So. It's still summer here. Quite a few of you have probably heard me all-the-time complaining about that. See, I'd like to think I have a good excuse to complain as much as I do:
For one thing, we get insane temperatures here in Phoenix. Sure, we DO live in a desert and all, but 110+ degrees is normal here. And on those rare nights where we actually get something not entirely unlike a storm, the next day gives us elevated humidity on top of that.
At this point, I wish to point out that any of you who do not live in a similar environment have no idea what "hot" is.
Some of you may remember my summer of last year. If not, it's probably not too far below this post. I tend to actually worry that the power will go out sometimes, as unlike in more pleasant parts of the country, power outages are actually a threat here. A power outage on a typical Arizona day means you are sitting inside a house inside a city of one hundred and also ten-something degrees...with absolutely no means of reducing the temperature around you. If the power goes out, you'd better hope there is a car available with good AC, 'cause that's about the best chance of survival you'll have.
Thankfully, the only three power outages we've had this year were all in the same night, and only about a minute long. However, the other day, we hit 118 degrees. The news called it the hottest day we've had since 1995. And, thanks to that "global warming" problem nobody's really doing anything about, it's only going to get worse.
I've been thinking about moving out of Phoenix and into another state someday. Seems like the sooner I do so, the better. :( | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| Let's talk about bad Christian TV shows.
Now, this may offend some people, so if you happen to be someone who I'd anger by ranting about something religious, you may want to only read the part where I scream about my latest gripe with ABC Family.
I was just now treated to the last five to ten minutes of Bibleman. I was really, really trying not to burst out laughing that whole time. At first, I thought it was meant to be a parody of something from all the things it stole from other things I've seen, but nope, there it is being played on the only channel devoted entirely to Christianity TV.
The point I came in at involved some guy in a suit of dark blue and yellow armor, who I assume is THE GREAT AND RELIGIOUS BIBLEMAN, fighting someone who looked exactly like one of the Borg from Star Trek. And- and this is the most hilarious part- they were fighting with lightsabers! Seriously! Those were clearly lightsabers they were using, and they were fighting in exactly the same fashion as any two Star Wars characters armed with shiny laser sticks would! There was way too much copyright violation in this single scene alone!
The scene then shifts to some guy wearing all yellow staring down some horrible-looking green guy. They exchange a few (bible-ridden) phrases, and the yellow guy suddenly falls to his knees with a cliche "NOOOOOOO!!!!!" moment. I wasn't really paying attention to what they were saying, as I was focusing on all the stupid, cliche-ridden stuff in this show.
AND SPEAKING OF STUPID CLICHES, ABC FAMILY NEEDS TO STOP SHOWING COMMERCIALS FOR THEIR PROGRAM "KYLE XY". IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA, AND YOU NEED TO STOP ADVERTISING IT EVERY OTHER MINUTE! HOW DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION CAN YOU GET?!
Cut back to THE HOLY BIBLEMAN and Borg-Guy. BIBLEMAN finally forces Borg-Guy's lightsaber out of his hands, and then Yellow Guy, Yellow Girl (whom did not appear before in the part I watched), and Evil Green Guy show up. Two robots also appear, one for each side, and after some more utterances of stuff to the tune of "We will win because Jesus Christ himself supports us!" the robot over on Borg-Guy's side explodes in a wonderful bad special effect, causing Borg-Guy and Green Guy to also explode. More way-too-holy stuff is said, and then the episode ends.
...But wait! Time for BIBLEMAN'S MESSAGE TO THE KIDS! :D!
Even MORE Bible-y stuff is said, and I start to wonder how all these people are able to say their lines with a straight face. I sure wouldn't be able to.
The credits roll...and I burst out laughing. For something that's not really supposed to be funny, that was probably the most hilarious thing I'll see this weekend. I see very few things that top the stupidity of that show. And now, I thank you for listening to me say bad things about a major religion. :D | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | I feel like doing another of those updates where I don't actually say anything. :( | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| "Dead men lying on the heart of the grave, wondering when savior comes...if he is gonna be saved...
Maybe you're a sinner into your alternate life; maybe you're a joker, maybe you deserve to die...
They were crying when their sons left; God is wearing black...
He's gone so far to find no hope, he's never coming back...
They were crying when their sons left, all young men must go...
He's come so far to find no truth, he's never going home...
Young men standing on the top of their own graves, wondering when Jesus comes...are they gonna be saved?
Holy to the little bishop, tells the king his lies...maybe you're a mourner, maybe you deserve to die...
They were crying when their sons left; God is wearing black...
He's gone so far to find no hope, he's never coming back...
They were crying when their sons left, all young men must go...
He's come so far to find no truth, he's never going home...
Welcome to the soldier side, where there is no one here but me...
People all grow up to die; there is no one here but me...
Welcome to the soldier side...there is no one here but me...
People on the soldier side...there is no one here but me..." | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| Today was is a very special day.
Today is Release Day.
Since a very great deal of you do not know what Release Day is, I'll explain. Release Day is when a lot of stuff my family and I want is released all at once. On this particular Release Day, those things included the Xbox 360, a new System of a Down CD, and War of the Worlds on DVD.
Plus, I also saw the new Harry Potter movie today, further adding to the goodness that is Release Day. As for the movie itself...if you liked the books or other movies, you have no excuse at all not to see this one. It was all kinds of awesome. :)
So yeah...never mind the fact that Release Day only has a few more hours left as of this update. Go out and celebrate it anyway. :D
Now. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| "Dear [your boss's name],
During the years / months / days that I have worked here, I've come to better understand my own needs and the needs of the company. Regrettably, I've reached the conclusion that these needs are no longer in synch.
Without any blame or bad feelings / For personal reasons I'd rather not discuss / On advice from my psychiatrist and lawyer, I've decided to tender my resignation. This is not a decision I've made lightly nor in haste. I want you to know that my departure has nothing to do with the fact that I am over-worked and under-paid / you promoted that idiot instead of me / the company is severely dysfunctional and evil.
It's just that I want to spend more time in a job I feel I can grow in / work with people I respect while doing something worthwhile / get out before everyone gets indicted.
I sincerely want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you / providing a job that allowed me to discover what I didn't want to do / nothing.
I wish you the best of luck in the future, and hope we'll have a chance to cross paths again in the future / the very, very distant future / court.
Sincerely,
[your name]" | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| I've been reading the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series recently, and I think everyone should.
It's a bunch of useful information about situations you may or may not encounter (depending on the book), but still written in a somewhat humorous way. It will both inform AND entertain you! :D
They're not terribly long, but still worth buying. Perhaps you'll end up liking them as much as I do? :D?
...dear god, I've updated twice! In a single day!
What happened? :(? | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Look! I'm updating my Livejournal!
And only one day after the last time I updated!
Madness! :D | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| I've revived this journal yet again, but I'm gonna try something different this time.
Instead of waiting until I have something interesting to say, I'll just update whether I have something to say or not. :)
And even if I happen to be talking about something completely random and pointless (or perhaps even just linking to a picture or something), at least I'll update more often! :D | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Not that I have what doctors would call "a problem", but I notice I've been reading The Wotch a lot lately. And you all should read it too! :D!
And over in that silly non-computer life I seem to still have, I'm out of school for a week. Yay. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| About my absence this past month:
Now, I'm not saying I'm addicted to City of Heroes. That would be silly. But I will say that I just know I'm going to start calling messages "tells" and jump on things randomly any time now - through intent or Freudian slip - and I hope that will not happen. But I make no promises!
I have been having fun recreating characters from that old RP series Shugo and I did a while back:
( Cut to spare your friends pages from REALLY BIG IMAGES: )
And I have fun sending these characters into Paragon City and smashing evildoers using them. In fact, I am currently debating whether to start a new RP based on the adventures in Paragon, a plan I'm sure Shugo is thrilled about. XD
But yeah, I don't play it too much. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Golden Sun - Battle With Saturos | | Subject: | ...tjord? :D? | | Time: | 07:28 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/confused.gif) confused |
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Sairan: | Sairan is caused by Satan.
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Sairan disease causes a constant lack of clothing.
The only way to stop the spread of Sairan is to raise bees in your hair. | |
I honestly do not know whether this is awesome or horrifying. I really don't. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | I'M ON THE RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO | | Subject: | Blargh. | | Time: | 03:28 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/artistic.gif) NOT creative |
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| | I should probably update this sometime, shouldn't I? | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | VICTOLY | | Subject: | GYEH-HEH-HEH!!! | | Time: | 11:19 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/happy.gif) pleased |
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| They're gone!
THEY'RE FINALLY GONE! :D!
Since they left and took all their stuff with them...they're not getting back in here. We really don't care if they were planning to stay longer or not.
(Sorry, Staci and James...but don't be too offended. After all, you've probably heard me complaining about you two once or twice by now. Go have fun in your new house...or anyplace away from us.) | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | The battle music from my game-in-progress | | Subject: | ;o;!! | | Time: | 08:55 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/angry.gif) angry |
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| I think God loves thinking up new ways to make my life miserable.
The power went out last night. This would normally not be too bad...but my house becomes an extremely unpleasant place when the power goes out at night during the summer. All you can do is either sleep, or just sit there, sweat, and possibly read something. Because of this, I had a bit of an adventure last night, and I'll even provide times for everything, so you'll know JUST how long I was without power.
6:30 PM
The power goes out. I'm pretty confident that it will come back on soon enough, so I go outside to watch the dust storm going on out there. I had no idea what I was in for...
6:50 PM
Out of boredom, I decide to go with my stepdad's sister and her husband (the "Staci" and "James" who occasionally comment here) to the store where my stepdad works to see if the power's out there as well. I find out that while the lights 'n stuff are on, the AC was knocked out. After a few minutes, I remember that I haven't eaten anything, so I have them take me back to the house so I can eat dinner.
7:10 PM
Let me just tell you this...eating a hot meal when it's 100+ degrees outside and there's no AC or fans is not exactly an ideal experience. At least it was a good meal.
7:35 PM
Since Staci and James went off on their own after dropping me off at the house, I'm stuck there. With nothing else to do, I find my copy of Terry Prachett's The Fifth Elephant and start reading. THis was possible due to an old oil lamp being lit near me. I guess I'll just sit, sweat, and read until the power comes back on...
8:40 PM
Staci and James show up again. We go to a local ice cream place, then I have them drop me off at my stepdad's store again. This time, I plan to stay until closing time, as this place has both power and AC. Since it's a tobacco store, there wasn't much for me to do...but at least there was power and AC.
9:05 PM
Well, the people who come into the store are a colorful bunch, to say the least. About this time, a guy who is clearly homeless walks in and starts asking for random things...then his cellphone rings.
Yes, even the homeless people have cellphones now. I don't know what to think about that.
Anyway, he answers it, and pretty much only says things like "Hello?!" and "I can't hear a word you're saying!" After he left, I was told he's not half as crazy as most people who come in.
10:15 PM
Closing time. After cleaning up the store a bit, we start heading home, hoping one of the sub-human morons at APS found the "ON" button by now.
Nope. The place is still candle-lit and hot. We call APS for the nth time (we always get a busy signal), and after finally getting through, we're told that if the power's not back on by 1 AM, we should call back. With nothing else to do, my mom, stepdad, and I start driving around aimlessly.
12:00 AM
After driving to random places and stopping at a grocery store and a Jack-in-the-Box, we decide we've had enough and that we'll just try to sleep this off. We get back home...and, of course, the power is STILL out. We prepare damp towels for everyone to sleep on, and we all go to bed...
Sometime after 12:00 AM
Damn it, I can't sleep. And it's too dark for me to know what time it is.
12:50 AM
The power FINALLY returns. After turning the AC up and turning on every fan in the house, we can finally all get some sleep. And that ends my Night of Hell.
So yeah...now I not only think God hates me specifically, but he also must get pretty bad TV reception up there, and he decided to use me for entertainment. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | DID UR SHIP SINK :( | | Subject: | GYEH-HA-HA! | | Time: | 06:37 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/crazy.gif) crazy |
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| *looks to the left*
*looks to the right*
mmmmMMBOWLLING.
8> 8B 8X 8D!
GYEH-HA-HA!! RRRK-BLUMPH!!!1
:P! | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| Well, I didn't play much RO since my last entry, but I can't leave you all without gaming-related updates, now can I? Hence, I decided to give Fly for Fun another chance. And because of that, I give you:
The Adventures of Alwinds Alis, Chapter 3
First off, I play a female purple-haired mercenary named Alis. (And don't worry, Bees...you CAN'T dress females up in revealing outfits in this game. XD)
Only I just recently became a mercenary. From the time I started playing until now, I was stuck as a vagrant (the equivalent of RO's Novices) because it seemed like leveling took forever. Turns out I was just looking for a quick fix, so I fought the strongest monsters I could survive against.
After switching targets, I found out it's actually not a bad game, IF you have patience. But anyway...
Changing classes in FlyFF is a bit different from RO...for changing classes in FlyFF is simply a series of pointless tasks, only one of which is actually required. I won't bore you with all the details of that, but this is what it seemed like to me:
NPC: "Okay, so you've chased the greased chicken, eaten the mystery object, danced outside in the nude during a full moon, watched every episode of 'Jackass', and you've been wearing the 40-kilo turtle shell."
Alis: "Am...I almost done?"
NPC: "You're almost 1/4 of the way done! Keep it up!"
Alis: "Son of a..."
I should also point out that the English in this game borders on "hideous", so you'll NEVER hear an NPC saying anything that intelligent. Some of the phrases in this game are pure guesswork, really...
Well, sorry for the non-RO chapter. Hopefuly I'll be willing to brave The Land of The Uber again soon. :P | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| The Adventures of Alwinds: Chapter 2
I'm still getting used to all the changes made since I left. And I'm realizing I don't like the changes much.
For one thing, they'v moved all the enemies around, so that all the good leveling places I knew back before I left are now gone. Because of this, I've hit a "wall" as far as leveling goes. I'll have to just go and re-discover ideal leveling places. *sigh*
Also, I'm beginning to seriously hate the GMs on Sakray. They're now doing some sort of "story" which simply involves filling every town and field next to a town with impossibly strong monsters at random. Needless to say...for an archer at my level, this is quite infuriating.
Seriously...there's nothing quite like getting to a town after a long fight, finally sitting to heal and enjoy the break from combat...and then being promptly flattened by a mob of impossibly strong monsters. And being destroyed again directly after respawning. And again, and again, and again...
Y'know, I'm glad I only paid for one month. Alwinds has clearly been born into an unfriendly, chaotic world.
Current Level: 30/22, Infuriated Archer | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| I paid for RO again. For one month, I've returned to the first MMORPG I got addicted to. (And to those interested, I'm on the Sakray server.)
Because of this, and to further annoy whoever hated the length of my last entry, I've decided to keep a "journal" of sorts of my adventures in RO. I started a new character today: a to-be bard named Alwinds. This will be centered around him. In addition to what I write, I'll also include what level he's reached at the time of the entry. And...just to warn you, if you haven't played RO, this may be slightly confusing to you. :P
With all that said, I present:
The Adventures of Alwinds: Chapter 1
I started off in the "newbie" area that everyone starts in. I decide to sign up for the training grounds, as I learned last time I played RO that you could gain free levels here. And sure enough, I had reached level 7/7 and had gotten a full set of starter equipment before I even started fighting anything.
I also met two other people in the training ground. A male and female novice, and I shortened their names to Gin and Kaori, respectively. I made friends with them, and we went off to go kill things. While we were fighting, Gin asked us both if we were new to RO. Kaori said it was her first time on this particular server, and I said I had just paid $12 to get back into RO for a month. This will become important later.
We eventually all hit job level 10, and went to the next area of the training ground so we could get into the actual world. I was already ready to start collecting things for the archer test, but then I found out that the city of Payon had become a deathtrap. There were strong enemies just outside it that could kill me in one hit.
I instead went to the city of Alberta and gathered the items around there. Eventually, all three of us had become out desired classes: I was an archer, Gin was a swordsman, and Kaori was a thief.
I suggested we all go to the culvert at this point to level up. We did, and good times were had for a while. Eventually, Gin disappeared and wasn't seen again afterward, so me and Kaori just talked for a bit.
A few minutes into the conversation...she tried to get me onto a private server. She said that she was moving to it, and kept begging me to join her...even though she knew I had paid just to play on this one. *sigh*
Well, there's lots of people in RO...I'll find other people on my road to becoming a bard. I'm almost sure of it.
Current Level: 20/13, Archer | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| So me and ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) gg_crono both saw War of the Worlds today, and after talking about it, we came upon a shocking revelation...
After seeing this movie, we both realized that humanity is FAR too stupid for its own good. And I mean stupid. I promise you...you do NOT know how idiotic humanity truly is until you have seen this movie. I will now point out a few instances from this movie as examples:
NOTE: If you plan on seeing War of the Worlds, do not read any further. This will be filled with spoilers.
- When the first alien tripod appears, you can see people taking pictures. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? You've got a giant menacing-looking machine staring you down, and you just stay there and take a picture? Well, have fun with the memory you're sure to have! I'll be several blocks down the street running for my life if you need me!
- When the main character and his kids drive through the mob of people...this scene damn near depressed us. The mob starts jumping on the car, breaking the windows, and even aiming guns at heads, all because they do not have cars of their own. I'm surprised the man and his kids even got to safety...that mob was clearly out for blood just because a car had suddenly appeared. I swear, one guy barely even let the man get his daughter before taking the car...and then being promptly shot. It was horrible.
- When people are being loaded onto that ferry, another tripod appears. As per usual, the people panic and run...onto the ferry. Think about that for a second. YOu've got a large alien machine determined to wipe out everyone, and the people make haste to cast off and surround themselves with water. That's just incredible. No wonder barely any of 'em survived.
- When the main character and his kids see the military taking on the tripods, the son wants to go and see what's happening. At this very moment, I decide the son is a complete moron. If I saw alien machines destroying everything, I would not want to head TOWARDS it! I'd be running away from it! I'm still wondering how the son survived at the end.
- When the man and his daughter stay in that other guy's house, the other guy wants to lead a "resistance" against the aliens. And the whole time he's talking about this, only one thought is in my mind:
HOW?!
You are two men and a little girl against god-knows-how-many large alien machines of death! What makes you think you AREN'T royally screwed? Not only that...when the house was being searched by the aliens, he actually had to be stopped from attacking them and getting everyone killed!
Yeah, this movie showed us both JUST how stupid humanity can be in a crisis. In such situations, they become a single entity known as the Mob, which is panicky, irrational, violent, and stupid.
And I end this entry with a direct quote from GG himself: "Mark my words, when there's one man and one woman left on earth, one of them will kill the other for food."
He's right. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
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As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am most definately not a fan of rap/hip-hop. In fact, I am hoping for the day when it is no longer the most popular form of "music" (around here, at least).
And as quite a few people know, today's music tends to define what people today are like. You have rap/hip-hop promoting the "gangsta" style. You have Hot Topic, a store driven by today's music, backing up the "goth" and "emo" stereotypes. And you have that small group of people promoting every other personality. :P
But this just shatters what I just said. Now we have nerds and geeks TRYING to be like the "gangsta"s? Could the influence of rap/hip-hop really be THIS powerful?
It was already bad enough before, but this...
Action must be taken, immediately. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
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| Definition of the Day
Stnank (ste-naynk):
1. (n.) A minor, possibly insignificant error or mistake.
Usage: "So the egg exploded...well, it was just a stnank."
2. (n.) Can also be used in place of "mistake".
Usage: "Stop! You're making a terrible stnank!" | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Okay, so my complaining about ABC Family's gratuitous advertising has become a recurring theme in this journal. And this entry will be no different. However...it will be slightly different.
So today, they were showing the second Harry Potter movie, and they inserted some deleted scenes into it, which is a good thing. Makes the movie a bit truer to the book.
However, I noticed a curious thing during it...for a split-second, I saw a commercial flash on the screen (I think it was for the Sharkboy & Lavagirl movie, but I'm not exactly sure). I stare at the TV for a few seconds going "...the fuh?" afterwards. So now I've arrived at the conclusion that ABC Family has now found a way to plant subliminal advertisements in their shows and movies. It's madness.
Okay, the "different" part of this entry is over. Now for the usual ABC Family-related complaints.
Their latest Annoying Advertisment Campaign (TM) is of an "original series" they call Wildfire. Story-wise, it appears to be about some girl that goes to prison and then to some sort of ranch. Nothing spectacular, and as usual, they advertise the hell out of it. However, since I've been seeing quite a few movies lately, I came across a horrible realization:
There are now ABC Family commercials in movie theaters.
Seriously. I'm trying not to fall asleep through the pre-preview commercials, and there it is. A commercial for Wildfire.
That's it. I must do something before this channel spreads any further. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| So I just paid to get back into Phantasy Star Online, and I heard there would be some new stuff that wasn't in the beta. I was interested, so I log in...
(And by the way, if any of you tries this game and wants to look for me, I usually play a HUnewearl named Satomi.)
The first major difference I noticed was right at the beginning: I log in, select my character, enter the lobby...And I'm immediately hit with loud wedding music. This causes me to stand there, go "D:!" and wonder what caused this. I know there's some sort of marriage system now, but I was the only one in there! And I'm not planning to get married in-game! D:!
A while back, someone pointed out to me that I could play single-player mode in this version of PSO. I figured out how to do so, and it made the enemies MUCH easier. Unfortunately, I can't progress any further in the missions whilst in this mode. But at least it's easier leveling.
Chatting in this game also got improved...now it has a built-in word wrap. I cannot stress how good this is. Now, whenever I talk to anyone, it looks like:
"Hi! I am saying random
things for a LiveJournal post!"
instead of:
"Hi! I am saying random thi
ngs for a LiveJournal post!"
Unlike all the other new additions, PSO needed this one. I'm glad they added it.
And that's all the changes from the beta I noticed...hopefully some of my friends who also had PSO in the beta will be able to point out other changes to me. :D | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | THERE ARE ROADS IN THE DISTANCE? :D? | | Subject: | ... | | Time: | 08:36 pm | | Current Mood: | so very very bored |
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| ATTN: Sairan's Life
RE: Sairan's Life
Start doing something.
Now.
...
Please?
Love,
Sairan | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Wow. Over a month without an update. I think we can call this thing shot and buried by now. :P
I might be going to Alabama again this summer, and that'll be enough to revive this journal, but if not, this'll stay dead until further notice.
Sorry, everyone, but...my life is REALLY FRICKIN' BORING now. I can't help that. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Since I'm going to a new school, I can't really say much about the people from Camelback anymore...so I decided to make a small list of the more interesting people I noticed at my new school. Since I don't know the real names of a good bit of these people yet, I'll refer to them with nicknames I've given them. :P
"The Three": These're my best friends at my new school. They're pretty normal, but what made me include them here is the fact that they act EXACTLY like my three best friends from Camelback. It's a bit disturbing, really. D:
"Slick": This is the only guy I really don't like right now. He acts like a typical male idiot, and seems to enjoy getting into trouble. He got that nickname because of his hairstyle...it's "slicked-back" as some people I know'd say. He also shows some signs of being a Gamer...which is kinda odd.
"Goth and Gothette": These two are the most interesting people I've seen so far...they both dress in a very goth-like sense, but they also dress alike. I'm STILL not sure whether these two are brother-and-sister or a couple, as they do look like each other. I've also noticed that in the two-nearly-three months I've been at this school, I have never once seen them apart.
"New Krystina": For some very odd reason, this girl looks almost exactly like Krystina, but unlike Krystina, she actually acts like a normal, smart human being.
"Frown :(": This girl acts normally, but every time I see her, she looks unhappy and ready to kill something. ALWAYS.
That's all I can think of for now, but if I remember any more, I'll add them.
Also, PLEASE REGISTER FOR MY FORUMS OK :D? | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
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Damn....that's almost too accurate. I guess the zombies are really Final Fantasy 11 addicts. *ZING!*
37% chance of survival? I like those odds. :D! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| 1. Pass that big math test tomorrow.
2. Finish all that other math work they gave me.
3. Don't make some lame joke about there being no third item...oh, wait...
4. Find a female companion DAMMIT NOT THIS AGAIN D:
5. Begin planning "Project Extract".
6. Wait for someone to ask about "Project Extract".
7. hee hee...x times the square root of THE BEES IN MY HEAD...
8. Find a female comp NO
9. Wonder why it's been two months and I still have nobody I really hate.
10. OVER THE BRIDGE! :D!
11. Think of more items for this list later. | | comments: 7 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | i have gone to the light and it is blinding sir | | Subject: | ...what? | | Time: | 09:30 am | | Current Mood: | creative |
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| Definition of the Day
Tjord (tee-yord):
1. (i.) Interjection used to express excitement or disappointment.
Usage: "There'll be no roleplay session this week." "...oh tjord."
2. (i.) Also used in an inquisitive manner.
Usage: "Hey, you there!" "Tjord...?" | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
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