| Thank God for the Hollies. |
[Dec. 22nd, 2008|12:19 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Home | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  happy | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | The Hollies, the Might Quinn with banjoes! | ] |
So, had a bad day yesterday. Friends getting on friends nerves because of character quirks and ruining a good time in the process. It happens too much around here for my taste. So I was blue most of today until I fired up ye olde PS3 for some Rock Band2. Which led me to listen to Celebrity Skin, after which the Hollies doing the Mighty Quinn ala banjo popped on. And now I am happy.
Good times friends, good times. |
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| Damn. |
[Dec. 2nd, 2008|10:36 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Same damn place | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  disappointed | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | The Vaselines, Son of a Gun | ] |
I applied for a better job with a company down in Chicago. Which I found out today I didn't get. Damn. I'm thinking that going back to school for an MBA might be a good idea. Any thoughts on this? |
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| I need your help fellows. |
[Oct. 2nd, 2008|11:28 am] |
Okay, so on one of the lists for a LARP org I belong to a recent post involved someone's movie speaking about the upcoming vote on the same sex marriage ban in California. Now, on this issue I couldn't care less. I'm just looking for some answers. Namely, why oh why does the LGBT community feel the need to involve me? Why have they not asked me how I feel about it? Do they not know that I don't fucking care?
Neither side has presented a compelling argument as to why one should vote either way. And spare me the "It's the right thing to do" drivel. I did the right thing in the past and got ass fucked for it. The gay community has gotten along fine without me thus far, why hit me up for help now?
Now, I want to post something to this effect on this list. Now some flak is expected, and more than a little welcome, but what are the odds any good will come of it? I'm not asking them to defend their lifestyle; to the opposite, I support how they choose to live. I just want to know why they have to keep bugging me about it.
Thoughts? Opinions? Recipes? |
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| Til next we meet again.... |
[Aug. 15th, 2008|07:49 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The open road babay! | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | excited | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | George Thoroughgood and the Destroyer's "GearJammer" | ] |
Well faithful readers, this is it for awhile.
I'm off to Green Bay to start my training for my new job today. I'll be gone for two weeks, and if I pass I'll be gone for another week to three weeks, and seeing as I do not currently own a laptop I'll be out of contact for awhile. So, a little something to hold you over until then.
Darkshiver: Hey, how ya doing? Flames_Rising doing well? Sorry you lost your job, but I'm sure you'll find another, a smart and resourceful woman like you. Did you guys get to any other Cons this year? If memory serves you went to Origins. We'll have to catch up, maybe even hook up as I'll be in your neck of the woods. Kind of.
MorganLevine: Sup motherfucker? I'll drop you a line when I get back. I hope you find a bitch you like. And also a good dog. :P
Pokchop: hugshugshugshugs Call me sometime you daffy bitch! What's a brother gotta do to get you to call? How's the wilds of the Cack-a-lackeys? If I get lucky I might be down your way in about a month or so. I'll call.
SappyRyRy: hugshugshugshugs Hope the new apartment is treating you and Manlove well. Cats used to it yet? Please tell Randy and Danni hi for me. And have fun on Warhammer, I tried it at my buddy's house last night. Fucking HAWT!
Well, I'm off.
Your loyal and dedicated poster,
Uncle Slippy |
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| The math of World of Warcraft |
[Aug. 5th, 2008|11:59 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  tired | ] |
So, I got to thinking.
10 million people play WoW. How smart are they?
Let's find out.
10 million players divided by the average IQ of let's say 70. High, I know, but some of us have higher numbers than others, and some have very very very low numbers.
So, from the above we get about 142,000. Now, this number divided by the number of users is .0142, or the average number of brain cells in use.
So, 10 million people and not a brain among them.
Figures. |
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| My wasted life explained |
[Feb. 6th, 2008|06:41 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Under a foot of snow | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | chipper | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Van Morrison- Marie's Wedding | ] |
So.
I'm a big video game junkie. Arcades, home systems, online. I do it all. Happily, I might add. So given recent events, namely the Next Generation wars, I thought I might add my opinion to the situation, cause God knows it's not fucked up enough already. So, in an attempt to be as neutral as possible, here goes.
Wii
AS yes, the Wii. Nintendo's system that could, can and is- kicking ass, that is. Yes, Shigeru-san has gone low tech with the high tech(see what I did there?) and simplified the control scheme and games for the Wii. Unfortunately, it's a tad too low tech. Have you tried a Wii out lately? It's a huge mouse. Point and click, except now I'm holding my mouse. And after many years of smoking,drinking and generally ruining my health, my hands aren't quite as steady as they once were, so aiming that motherfucker is a bitch. I imagine I'd be at my best drunk, lubricated movements and all. Now, for the very young it's a goldmine- bright,pretty colors and happy fun fun games. And for the very old, a wide range of movements and games to test skill and exercise muscles. Now, if you fall between these ages, fuck it. The games are fun if you have enough people there to make them so, but alone? It's like masturbation, only without the orgasm.
360
Microsoft. A name known worldover as a software giant and maker of Windows, and more infamously, Vista. Now, there is in that statement one very critical word-SOFTWARE.
No one buys MS hard drives. No MS CPU's. Why? They make software. So it should come as no surprise that 360 games are some of the best out there. Fun, well made lengthy graphical gems finely polished and ready to blow your mind. If you could play the fuckers. See, while the 360 software is near perfect, their hardware is a used car. it's going to constantly give you problems, cost you way more than you paid for it, and be unusable most of the time. The controllers require AA batteries. What the fuck? It sounds like a goddamned vacuum. What the fuck part 2? The power supply looks like it could power New Hampshire-alone. What the fuck the third? The disc tray can scratch your CD's. And on the fourth day the Lord said, What the fuck? Plus, the red rings of death. On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, What the fuck? Great software alone does not make a great system.
PS3
Nor does great hardware alone make a great system. Sony has some of the best, to be sure, but every Sony fan and supporter is asking the same all-consuming question:
HEY SONY, WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE GAMES?!
Seriously, Sony has one of the best catalogs available to any system, and so far have released.....get ready for it......NOTHING FROM IT. That's right, jack and shit. The controllers are wireless and they have Six Axis control, that's good stuff! says Sony. And the gamers say Yeah it is...where the fuck are the games? Sony says, much like a woman whose stubborn clitoris you're trying to coax into an orgasm, that it's coming...but not sure when, just be patient and keep going. Look at all this other shit you can with your PS3! It's a veritable home entertainment centre! It plays BluRay! Sony proudly proclaims. And once again, the broken record of Sony fans comes through loud and clear.
HEY SONY, WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE GAMES?!
So there you have it. Choosing a system these days is almost as hard as picking a political candidate. And remember, if you get too discouraged trying to decide, you could always wait until the next Next Gen. I hear MS has some dynamite software coming out. |
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| Late to the party,first at the bar. |
[Dec. 4th, 2007|10:10 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Home | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  blank | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | DaVinci's Notebook,Another Irish Drinking Song | ] |
So I'm back, and posting again.
Not much new here. Job good. Kids hateful and evil as usual.
Cam is,well, Cam. VST is stepping down but hopefully a new one is coming up. A certain player is about to do something monumentally dumb. Should be fun to watch.
Finished the Sword of Truth series. Excellent series. Going back to reading Philosophy for Dummies.
So,I've decided I need a hobby. My sister bowls, my mom crochets. Here's a short list I've come up with so far:
1.Golf
2.Fishing
3.Getting in shape
4.Warhammer 40K
Any comments?
Well,that's pretty much it at the moment.
Peace.
Uncle Slippy |
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| Swab ahoy Cap'n! |
[Jun. 5th, 2007|09:42 am] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | mellow | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Plastic Bertrand, Ca Plane Por Moi | ] |
Been awhile since I've posted. Not much new to talk about. Been figuring out some shit in the ol' gray matter. I guess I should have said so earlier, but life has been different for me lately. Not bad,not good, just different. Been alot more people around the house lately. There's been more gaming, some of which I'm running and doing a good job of, less of the stupid shit that permeates things around here. Work should be done for the summer soon. Now to see if I still enjoy long days of WoW on end as much as I used to.
To Morgy-
Sherper's Army/Navy surplus store can be your friend. Don't forget, I know felons dude.
To SappyRyRy-
*hugs* How ya doing? How's yer steamin' hunks manlove?
To the Chop-
*hugs* Call me.
To darkshiver-
*waves hi* How ya doing? |
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| Cuts in a wall. |
[May. 7th, 2007|01:45 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | tired | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Pixies, Where is my Mind? | ] |
Pound on me all you want.
Go ahead. I can take it.
I've been there.
There's nothing you can do to me that I haven't done to myself.
Your new scars just go over my old scars.
Scream if you want, it seems to help.
My body can take it. My heart can too.
They both grow more dead everyday.
It helps in it's own way really.
Someday you might be here.
Hopefully not.
So do what you have to.
It's okay,really.
I don't mind.
Just slide. |
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| I do not want this. |
[Apr. 23rd, 2007|08:18 pm] |
It's dug into me like a steeltrap.
It pervades my thoughts.
My dreams.
My life.
I thought I was over it.
I wanted to be done with it.
The end would release me from the caring.
Now it's back.
It burns me with my passion.
I hate it.
I want done with it, but doubt I ever will be.
Now, since the passion has renewed, I will go further into it.
It will be my life.
I am lost.
I'm fucked. |
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| Bandaids |
[Apr. 12th, 2007|10:30 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Same place as always | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Pachabel, Canon in D | ] |
To the Chop: *hugs* How ya doing hun?
To SappyRyRy: *hugs for feeling better,and hopefully returning to that place of happiness you so richly deserve*
To Morgy: Man, Mage is BROKEN! Viva la Homeowners Association!
To myself: Change your pants.
To Darkshiver: I feel the loss. *head hung low with a Pall Mall in his lips* |
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| Why I wait to die. |
[Apr. 2nd, 2007|10:10 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | My room | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Weird Al, "Yoda" | ] |
So.
Did the Con-monkey thing this weekend. met some really cool people, hopefully did a little recruiting, and oh yeah, by the,.......
I MET TIFFANY FREAKIN' GRANT!
Yes, folks, the voice actress who gave voice to Asuka Langley Soryu. I met her. Talked with her. Sat next to her in a dealer's area for 6 hours. I'd like to thank flamesrising for the invite, and to also thank darkshiver for being two very personable folk. Here's hoping I can "con", hehe sorry, them into trying some game. If I have to schlep up there to make it happen, hey, fuck it, God hates a coward.
My cold's getting worse. Apparently there's nothing wrong with my car- "could have been some bad gas", said my mechanic, Eustis J. Hick. Righty-o Geech. Now sell me some swampland in Florida.
Looks like I'll be doing the A-Cen thing. Woot, more celebrities. More autographs. More peeps.
Yay.
Laters.
Uncle Slippy |
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| My/me words and them/their words |
[Feb. 9th, 2007|12:05 pm] |
I'm starting not to like alot of the words I'm hearing today
We
Us
Our
My
Mine
Me
Too many people using the wrong words at the wrong place
We need new words
These old ones aren't cutting it anymore-too many variations and perversions
Guess that makes us all perverts huh?
If the writer of this refers to the writer in the third person(always wondered about that-there's only one person here) the writer is being dissociative. If the writer uses the writer's name is it ego? Or slander?
Lotta authors should consider that one.
People need to stop using so many words.
Think I'll start. |
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| Kids these days! (WARNING- OLD MAN RANT!) |
[Feb. 7th, 2007|01:44 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Frozen Nort | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | tired | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Captain Jack- Iko Iko | ] |
Kids today are pussies.
It's been cold here the last few days, like -20 after the windchill. So they called school.
What.The.Fuck.Chuck?
When I went to school, we went in anything ABOVE -40. It had to hit toe-loss weather for the school district to call school back in my day dammit. Yet, still we stood shivering and waiting for the bus.
Pansy-ass little bastards.
I blame the parents. And Sapphirerhyson's husband. He knows why.
Much love to my peeps,
Uncle Slippy |
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| Cessation of Hostilities |
[Jan. 28th, 2007|07:41 pm] |
Slip.
just slip into it.
You know how; you've done it before.
Others may bother you about it, but they don't feel your nerves.
It's your blood.
It's your sweat.
It's all yours baby.
the water's warm.
Slip.
That blanket's so good to you, it leaves nothng cold.
You can deal with it.
You've done it before.
Why keep doing it?
It's yours, all yours.
Philosophy is all well and good, but in application it falls apart.
The morals of addiction can be summed up in one word: more.
Go ahead and slip.
It's okay.
I won't tell. |
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| Someone tighten up my skin, it's loose. |
[Jan. 22nd, 2007|04:32 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | blah | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Blow up the outside world, Soundgarden | ] |
I don't know what it is, but lately I just haven't felt myself. Like my skin is 1 size too large. My movements feel loggy, my thoughts are jumbled. Maybe it's just the winter finally getting to me.
Got a big decision to make, and I don't make big decisins well. NJ,NC or MI- where do I want to live and work and try to make a life for myself?
I want my funeral to be lively. I hate somber funerals. When I die, and I will, I want all my friends to promise to show up shithammered. There will be music playing, and I'll make sure to request an irish Catholic priest. they're usually good for a giggle. And no black dammit- pastels all the way.
I REALLY need to stop masturbating so much. It's like my sleeping pill/hobby/second profession already. My dick has thumbprints for fuck's sake.
I have to change jobs. I'm starting to hate kids, and have nightmares about kids. Bad juju Batman.
Miss you Chop.
See you tonight Sapphirerhyson.
You too Morgy.
When I was boy, I wanted to be a man.
When I was a young man, I wanted to be God.
When I was a man I learned God was dead.
The future heart attack fatality knows as,
uncle Slippy |
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| Ugh. |
[Dec. 28th, 2006|10:11 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Who knows? | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | pessimistic | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Something Fast by Sisters of Mercy | ] |
I always used to convince my self that I could be better than I am. I could be a better person, more kind and giving and forgiving to others. It was a kind of hope I held onto for quite some time.
I think I've lost that hope.
I have this horrid ability to remember every bad thing I've ever done in my life- but not the good, the pessimist that I am.
I will never work for the company I want, despite my best efforts.
I will never fall in love, no matter how I try.
I will never be thin or good looking, regardless of circumstance.
Might as well get used to it- it's been me for this long. |
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| Back, and not a moment too soon! |
[Dec. 5th, 2006|11:57 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Frozen North | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | cold | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Nickelback- Rockstar | ] |
Seems like we've been here before eh?
So, nothing much new here. Get up, go to work, you know the deal, hell man you're living it with me. I've been having horror movie dreams as of late. This is out of place for me due to the fact that I hate horror movies. I think it might also owe alot to another fear of mine- the ocean and it's lifeforms. Hear me out.
I'm standing in front of a large glass wall, which is actually part of a aquarium, and the water is dark, dark blue, and then a green octopus swims into view. At least the bottom half is green, because grwoing out of it's head is another octopus that's a striking blue. The beak, located under the body of the creature, has been replaced with rows of sharp teeth, which it proudly displays with a constant gnashing of said teeth. Someone is standing next to me in an antique diving suit, and this person proceeds to walk into the water, grab this oddity and lock it in a small water-tight container, drag the container up to me and tells me to push it into the water which has somehow magically appeared before me. The octo-thing gnashes it's teeth angrily, and almost dares me to touch it's cage, almost as if touching the water on this cage will taint me. Reluctantly, I push it into the water, hear it splash, and slowly sink to the bottom with a dull metallic thud. Part of me is scared that someday I'll be going in after it.
Pretty fucked up eh?
Pretty damn cold here. like 0 cold. Lots of snow too. Winter has surely taken root here. It was inevitable, I guess, but one can still hope for a mild winter. My hopes have, to be sure, been dashed. Sapphirerhyson, if you want you can mail your husband here for a couple of weeks so he can freeze his nuts off for a month then we can mail him back to you- I'll cover his shipping.
Well, laters all. Much love to you all. |
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| Damn. |
[Nov. 7th, 2006|07:40 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Home | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | worried | ] |
I hit a stop sign with one of my mirrors this morning. I'm home until later when I go in for retraining. I'm home on "administrative leave".
Needless to say, I'm concerned. i went all of last year without a single incident, and now, I have 3. Not good. |
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| 3 questions |
[Oct. 13th, 2006|12:54 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | My bedroom | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | calm | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Kamelot- March of Mephisto | ] |
*Stolen from missmusic
So here's the deal........You get to ask me THREE QUESTIONS!!!
No matter how crazy, inappropriate, or just random, and I
promise to answer them 100% truthfully
now I dare you to repost this and see what people ask you. |
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