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February 2nd, 2010
 | 01:55 pm
Well, after making that complaint about that MMO board and how the majority of its posters act, I actually found another poster there who actually makes thoughtful posts.
Check it out, if you dare. The thread in question is about Obama calling for NASA to scale things back a little, as the money that would be spent on the sort of things they have planned (like a base on the moon), could be better spent here at home.
A point on which I happen to agree. And so does some guy named NobleFox. Go figure!
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January 30th, 2010
 | 06:06 pm
My dreams of a new computer will have to be put on hold for a bit longer!
'Cause...
I need a new car!
Well, at least one that is newer than the one that is currently slowly dying on me.
Right now, I'm just checking out ones that are cheap; somewhere around $12k.
I might look at used cars too. I might find something even better for my price range. But I don't know how that affects what kind of car loan I can get.
I'm also going go be looking at the best places to get a decent car loan, which will very likely be a credit union. There's one within walking distance to me that I will likely be checking out first, but there ought to be plenty of options. I just have to look.
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January 29th, 2010
 | 11:43 am
Man, I should stop reading (much less participating) in the City of Heroes official forums.
I mean, are most geeks like that? Closed minded, afraid of change, sexist and egocentric? Unwilling to give credence to other points of view? Prone to cliquish behavior and with a tendency to short out serious thought with memes that may or may not be relevant to whatever the subject is?
Heck, even attempts to seriously talk about the possibility of extraterrestrial life got completely railroaded with silly talk about this and that alien invasion movie. Like they think outer space is really "Star Wars Land". Hah.
Or maybe I'm just missing the point. But they all seem to be like that. At least the vocal minority is. It totally short circuits any type of creative thought that might try to take root there. It's like Knights of the Dinner Table come to life; nerds who can't help but to compare everything around them to some silly game rules that only they care about. It's funny, really!
Seriously, those people bring out the worst in me. And it's very easy to be totally sarcastic with those lot! I have to imagine that it's the same on any other MMO bulletin board.
Sigh.
I need better places to hang out, lol!
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| 12:58 am
I'm reading LJ entries you made five years ago.
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January 28th, 2010
| 04:46 pm
Looks like that prop to get marijuana legalized for recreational use in California might be put on the ballot this November afterall.
I know I'll vote yes. But I can already imagine what the commercials against it will be looking like. Get ready to be inundated with stereotypes and misinformation. It wouldn't be the first time.
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January 27th, 2010
| 10:42 am
Please tell me what dreams do you have?
I mean the outlandish ones. The ones so disconnected from reality that they don't have even the remotest possibility of ever becoming realized. The ones that would make you so, so happy if by chance they ever could come true.
But even if they're just a little off from the real, the practical, or are simply far away from whatever anyone might have expected from you, I'd like to hear it. If you're willing to share it.
Comments are screened. I won't unscreen them unless you specifically ask me to do so.
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January 25th, 2010
| 03:34 pm
The phone system and net connection were out at work. After spending time on the phone with the provider and finding out the tech guy won't make it out there until probably 4pm, I decided to come back home.
Not much I can do at work without net access. In fact, I can get work done only at home! Which is what I am doing now. Well, not right now. :D
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January 20th, 2010
 | 03:01 pm
Happiness is finding the soundtrack to Creepshow on YouTube.
Current Music: Just tell it to call you "Billie."
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| 01:56 pm
Now I know Machete is being made into a film, but seriously... there needs to be a proper Grindhouse sequel with both Machete and Werewolf Women of the SS.
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January 19th, 2010
 | 08:08 pm
Massachusucks. ;P
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| 12:16 pm
I remember that I had some pretty weird dreams last night, but since I didn't bother to write them down as soon as I woke up, I am starting to forget them now.
Oh wait, one of them had something to do with being in school again. Only it wasn't really one of those 'phantom class' anxiety dreams (I had one of those a few months ago, and even my dreaming mind was like 'WTF? I haven't been in school for years!'). It was mostly about being caught up in some kind of on campus demonstration, which I have no idea what that was about. It was just totally disrupting whatever class I was in at that moment.
I woke up with a slight headache and some dizziness, which is only now starting to dissipate. I say 'slight', in that I got one spot in the center of my forehead where all the pain is focused, and that's making me feel pretty lousy. But everywhere else I seem to be ok.
I'd really love to just go back home and into my bed again.
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January 18th, 2010
| 12:24 pm
It's raining.
A lot.
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January 15th, 2010
| 03:43 pm
While formatting new game releases at work just now, for a moment I misread the title "Imagine: Party Planner," as "Imagine: Planet Planner."
I think that would have been a much more interesting game.
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January 14th, 2010
 | 10:43 pm - Game Show Techno
Here's two game show themes just begging to be made into some kind of trance remix:
Press Your Luck Board SFX 3
As well:
The $25,000 & $100,000 Pyramid Theme (the reverb and pink noise really do it for me here, lol)
And...
The original $10,000 Pyramid Theme
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| 02:37 pm
Gay or straight? Can you tell WHOSE MARRIAGE IS IT???
Link from a friend, thought I'd share it! Thanks. :D
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January 13th, 2010
| 02:25 pm - Why I haven't seen Avatar yet:
Found via the Internets, here is the best plot summery of the latest blockbuster that is Avatar that I have so far found:
...the White Hero needs to educate the Bad Whites on the error of their ways, so they can become Good Whites - having a Noble Savage educate the Bad Whites on the error of their ways could be seen as threatening, as it might imply that the Noble Savages were in some way superior to the White People - the White Hero as saviour of the Noble Savages and educator of the Bad Whites reassures the audience that white is still best - the Noble Savages cannot solve their own problems without the help oif a Good White...
What might have been said with a bit of sarcasm actually does ring true for this movie. I don't understand why more people don't seem to notice this. :(
Among the Furries I've discussed this with (which in retrospect might have been a bad idea), most of them have seen this movie as a religious experience. Verily I say unto you, I have not seen this kind of obsession among them since The Lion King, and I find it kind of disturbing that this whole racist undertone just goes completely unnoticed in favor of getting all glittery eyed and gushy for some blue critters at one with nature.
For crying out loud, my sister saw this movie and she was kind of disgusted with what she saw. I let her tell me everything about it then, since by that point, spoilers meant nothing! Couple that with several reviews I'd already read, and other friends I've talked with about this, and I came to the conclusion that this movie wasn't worth paying how many bucks to see it on a big screen. I know the visual effects are stunning. But, in this case, that's just not enough.
Besides, I already blew money to watch another movie purely for the eyecandy. I can't be doing that all the time!
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January 12th, 2010
| 06:10 pm
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| 01:05 pm
http://prop8trialtracker.com/
Keep refreshing, as this is going down live as I make this post. And it's being constantly updated.
The people arguing on the Anti-8 side have really done their homework. It's pretty awesome to be seeing them in action like this.
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