Random Thoughts of Sairan

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:22:14 GMT

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)

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:09:55 GMT

Man, the call summoning me to a job interview sure is taking a while.

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:59:22 GMT

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 :(

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:11:37 GMT

*looks around*

Does anyone still remember this? D:?

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:08:45 GMT

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.

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:10:23 GMT

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.

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:51:36 GMT

...

I still have a livejournal?

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:24:31 GMT

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.

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:08:26 GMT

I'm back again. :D

And with another meme. D:

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
Sairan goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as a surgeon. Better not to know.
as_silver_seeps gives you 7 dark green evil-flavoured nuggets.
citrus4saturn gives you 6 dark green cherry-flavoured gumdrops.
dearestgchan gives you 8 light orange apple-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
gg_crono gives you 10 red vanilla-flavoured gummy bats.
shugo_kunisaki gives you 1 yellow blueberry-flavoured jawbreakers.
shutupdangit gives you 5 blue raspberry-flavoured gumdrops.
symphybunny gives you 8 tan blueberry-flavoured jawbreakers.
Sairan ends up with 45 pieces of candy.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Only one, eh? *proceeds to Egg The Everloving Crap out of Shugo's guild hall*

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:44:12 GMT

Let it be known across the land that downloading anything out of a torrent takes a stupid long time.

That is all.

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:35:09 GMT

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

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:52:42 GMT

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. :(

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:10:20 GMT

WHY IS IT STILL SUMMER :(???

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:52:57 GMT

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

Hey, look, I've got a LiveJournal. I didn't know that.

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:57:41 GMT

I just looked through this journal.

What the hell am I talking about?

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:15:52 GMT

I feel like doing another of those updates where I don't actually say anything. :(

Do you like System of a Down?

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:27:17 GMT

"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..."

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 02:14:33 GMT

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.

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:33:24 GMT

"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]"

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:37:16 GMT

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? :(?

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:31:22 GMT

Look! I'm updating my Livejournal!

And only one day after the last time I updated!

Madness! :D

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:07:52 GMT

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

I think I'm obsessed again. :(

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:48:20 GMT

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.

D:!

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:57:01 GMT

1.Name someone with the same birthday as you:
Can't. Don't know anyone with that birthday.

2.Where was your first kiss?
>_> Um... *runs*

3.Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?
Nope.

4.Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
Also nope.

5.Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people?
I don't remember being responsible for any ruptured eardrums...so I guess not. XD

6.What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
The face, usually.

7.What really turns you on?
Um...nudity? Female nudity? :D?

8.What do you order at Starbucks?
I don't go to Starbucks. :P

9.What is your biggest mistake?
Letting myself gain all this damn weight.

10.Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
Why would I?

11.Say something totally random about yourself.
Floofy! :D!

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
I AM NOT JACK OSBOURNE :(!

13.Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
Not really.

14.Did you have braces?
Nope.

15.Are you comfortable with your height?
Yup.

16.What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
Don't think anyone has really done anything that romantic for me...

17.When do you know it's love?
When I don't find some fatal flaw in whoever I'm with. :P

18.Do you speak any other languages?
I'm currently learning Spanish, and I'm quite fluent in Internet Chatroom. XD

19.Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
No reason to. I don't really want a tan.

20.What magazines do you read?
Mad. That's it, really.

21.Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Nope. I'd like to, though.

22.Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
Various aunts and uncles, but nobody I really know yet.

23.Do you watch MTV?
MTV?! That network of media waste frequented by the masses?!

24.What's something that really annoys you?
When people act like idiots around me.

25.What's something you really like?
Videogames and my trusted computer, of course.

26.Do you like Michael Jackson?
Not really.

27.Can you dance?
Yes, I can dance. No, I cannot dance well.

28.What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
4 AM. Not really any sort of record.

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
Yes, though not by ambulance.

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
Sometimes. :D

BWAHAHAHAH!

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:09:56 GMT

Meet my newest City of Heroes character. :D!