Dath, I'm still allowed to come to the wedding, right?
Also, after a few playthroughs, I have finally gotten the Historian achievement in Bioshock, proving my own worth to myself. =D
I finally got my driver's license, after failing twice. Awesome.
Don't worry man, I failed mine twice as well. I really hate parallel parking...so much so that i smashed into the barrel barricade thing on the test. *whistles innocently*
Don't worry man, I failed mine twice as well. I really hate parallel parking...so much so that i smashed into the barrel barricade thing on the test. *whistles innocently*
Not the driving portion. I only got my Learners Permit. I failed the written portion twice.
Not the driving portion. I only got my Learners Permit. I failed the written portion twice.
I still haven't taken my written/computerized version... that makes me nervous.
eh i did fail the written thing once, that's cause it gave 2 trick questions in a row. i wasn't as pissed as when i hit the barrel though. just read the book they give you to study TWICE and you should be good to go.
Don't worry man, I failed mine twice as well. I really hate parallel parking...so much so that i smashed into the barrel barricade thing on the test. *whistles innocently*
The give you barrels? In the UK you have to do it with real cars on public roads.
just read the book they give you to study TWICE and you should be good to go.
They don't give out the books anymore. All I got was a .pdf file on my computer.
Went to yet another Motel Aviv concert on Friday, so good. Another band called Lemonade was lots of fun too but the last one, Telepathe, wasn't that great. :/ Also stopped by the bookstore and picked up:
Medieval Philosophy - Copleston. I have a few history books by Copleston and he's quite good.
The Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius. A friend told me to read it and it's waaaay to Plato-ish for my analytic-oriented taste so far...
The Glass Bead Game - Herman Hesse
Pensees - Blaise Pascal. Been wanting to read this one for a long time.
and a CD by Delerium, Karma. I really like the first bit of Window to Your Soul, and Heaven's Earth and Silence.
I'm going on a big road trip around the outer circuit of the country too, since the inside is like a big seed thing in the middle which, if you bite down on it, either breaks into horrible chunks or smashes your teeth and annoys you until you happen to move on to more appetizing regions. In any case, now is the time to suggest interesting restaurants and perhaps you may see the Sam, unnatural as that idea may be! :p
I'm going on a big road trip around the outer circuit of the country too, since the inside is like a big seed thing in the middle which, if you bite down on it, either breaks into horrible chunks or smashes your teeth and annoys you until you happen to move on to more appetizing regions. In any case, now is the time to suggest interesting restaurants and perhaps you may see the Sam, unnatural as that idea may be! :p
Arkansas is not the whole middle of the country, **** states like Michigan are on the outside, I'm not sure I get your analogy.
The give you barrels? In the UK you have to do it with real cars on public roads.
Here in Chicago we definitely take our tests on public roads as well. I can't imagine having to take it in, say, a parking lot with orange barrels guiding your path.
They don't give out the books anymore. All I got was a .pdf file on my computer.
I got a book at my school's fun day. =P
I'm not worried about the test as much as I am actually driving.
Here in Vegas we take the test out on the road, but at the end we pull into the back of the DMV where they have 2 sets of barrels to be used for parallel parking testing.
This is most likely due to the fact that in the 2 years or so I've been driving I've had to parallel park three times, two of those three being on my tests.
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I got it on Steam before they corrected* the price. Like Fallout 3 but green! But with Elves and magic and swords and bows...
*Jacked it up Ј10 because it was selling too well.
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Just got it on Steam, don't ask why I haven't owned this game before now.
Arkansas is not the whole middle of the country, **** states like Michigan are on the outside, I'm not sure I get your analogy.That's why there's Canada, of course; I got a passport around a month ago. Not that there's much in Canada right there, but it won't be the US anyways. :D
I apparently have a date with another guy friend, even though I'm still dating Show Choir Boy...
I think this is good because show choir boy thinks it's funny, and it shows that I apparently have game. :naughty:
Don't put out until after the lobster, hon.
Don't put out until after the lobster, hon.
He does go to the rich kid school... Solid advice, that'll go right next to "Don't fall for the ol' 'Does this smell like chloroform?' trick" that my boyfriend gave me when I told him.
That's why there's Canada, of course; I got a passport around a month ago. Not that there's much in Canada right there, but it won't be the US anyways. :D
Of course theres plenty of nice places in the US, just avoid the red areas.
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I can't believe I survived 6 months in Mississippi without getting killed, I don't like being tactful. I might also note that rural Wisconsin while beautiful has plenty of scary people, there's ****ing "Palin 2012" signs here.
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He does go to the rich kid school... Solid advice, that'll go right next to "Don't fall for the ol' 'Does this smell like chloroform?' trick" that my boyfriend gave me when I told him.
All the dumb whores love Tim Mcgraw.
i didn't get selected for jury duty! had to report in over the phone for a month. glad that didnt ruin my vacation this week!!
I'm a year older, in California, very slightly sun burned, and I've got a sweet tripod for my camera that is actually worth a damn.
Also, it's been my insane decision to write a summary of Musashi (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musashi_(novel)) as I read it. I'm at five pages written so far.
I have a glorious new monitor.
I replaced this
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Model
Brand Acer
Model H213H bmid
Cabinet Color Black
Display
Screen Size 21.5"
Widescreen Yes
Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
Recommended Resolution 1920 x 1080
Viewing Angle 170°(H) / 160°(V)
Pixel Pitch 0.248mm
Display Colors 16.7 Million
Brightness 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 20000:1
Response Time 5ms
Horizontal Refresh Rate 30-80Khz
Vertical Refresh Rate 55-75Hz
Connectivity
Input Video Compatibility Analog RGB, Digital
Connectors D-Sub, DVI, HDMI
D-Sub 1
DVI 1
HDMI 1
Power
Complies with Energy Star
Power Consumption ON: <58W
Convenience
Regulatory Approvals MPRII
Stand Adjustments Tilt
Built in TV Tuner No
Built in Speakers 2 x 1W
HDCP Support Yes
Features VESA Wall Mounting: 100x100mm
Acer SensorTouch Technology
I apparently have game. :naughty:
:raise:
_EW_
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Surprisingly just as fun as Civ on the PC. ;o
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I have done nothing but crash the everloving **** out of all the cars around me and the game has rewarded me for it. :kamina:
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Eh, why not?
Thank you GameStop and your buy two used games get one free promo. :3
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One of the best Brit horror coms out. Right up there with Shaun of the Dead.
I replaced this
How did you put up with that for so long?
How did you put up with that for so long?
Iron will?
Actually, while bulky, CRT monitors are pretty nice, in terms of image quality, that is . . .
I won a contest for selling the most PS3 consoles in my district as opposed to last year. I won a copy of Killzone 2, MLB: The Show 09, and a dual shock 3 controller. I already had Killzone 2, which I love, so I gave that away to my third key. Going to play The Show shortly, and plan to put it up on the cast. Kind of excited here. The Show looks amazing in my interactive at work.
Iron will?
Actually, while bulky, CRT monitors are pretty nice, in terms of image quality, that is . . .I agree. I use a CRT now, actually, and while it is huge, it gets me 1920x1200 resolution and fast refresh without any ghosting. The only thing I'd replace it with would be something equivalent at least 24" big.
I won a contest for selling the most PS3 consoles in my district as opposed to last year. I won a copy of Killzone 2, MLB: The Show 09, and a dual shock 3 controller. I already had Killzone 2, which I love, so I gave that away to my third key. Going to play The Show shortly, and plan to put it up on the cast. Kind of excited here. The Show looks amazing in my interactive at work.
Nice. The Show is pretty much the only reason why I want a PS3 since it's a Sony exclusive. :( Like the commercials say, it's the most realistic baseball game out there. And I'd say it's the only decent baseball game out there. 2K sports games are ****.
I am at my aunt's house in Minnesota, which compared to Arizona, is ungodly humid. On the bright side, I got a s**tload of music, including:
The Cars: 25th Anniversary Edition by the Cars
Good ol' classic rock
Crossroads
From The Cradle
Unplugged
Cream Of Clapton
All by Eric Clapton. Unlugged is excellent
Warrior's Code by Dropkick Murphys
Excellent Boston bar rock
Collideoscope by Living Colour
Pretty good rock-funk-metal-whatever-the-hell-it-is.
Gods Of The Earth by the Sword
Excellent heavy metal/doom metal, whatever.
Time 3 by Journey
Heapin' helpin' of power ballads
Black Clouds and Silver Linings by Dream Theater
Excellent prog-speed-metal, but not quite as good as Images And Words or Awake, but damn close.
Operation Mindcrime II by Queensrÿche (had to refer to wikipedia to spell the damn name right.)
More good heavy metal
Last but not least,
Chickenfoot, by Chickenfoot
*inhale*
The best album I have bought in the last 5 years. This even supasses my previous favorite albums of all time, Blessed Hellride, by Black Label Society, and Surfing with The Alien, by Satch. These guys have really outdone thierselves this time. If you can say with a staight face that you are a fan of Van Halen, Joe Satriani, (pre-Black Album) Metallica, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Jethro Tull, or rock in general that wasn't not crapped out by Disney, AFI, or the Killers in the last 10 - 15 years, you owe it to yourself to buy this album immediately. As in right the f**k now.
Thank you for reading my massive wall of text. Now onto our regularly scheduled program.
Had the "old people vrs. video games" collision today.
Subject of computers came up between my bro and I with our grandparents. They said along the lines of, "oh, computers when I was a teen were things the size of school lockers and only scientists could use." So I but out my PSP and play a little Me and My Katamari for them. Spend a few minutes explaining what a PSP is and all that jazz.
Then the awesome old person view point of games: "The only games I know are Solitare on the computer and the bad ones where you shoot cops and stuff (GTA:IV)". I agree, there are some bad games, bad in violent and offensive, and bad as just plain bad. They ask the prices of games "$50/60 for a new game, under $20 games are pretty popular, too".
Then I pull out my laptop and show both of them this trailer:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-the-last/50284)
My grandma thought it was the coolest **** ever, grandpa on the other hand thought it was sorta meh.
Amazing graphics, amazing setting, whimsical creatures, touching story elements. I like to think I was able to change their opinions on games today. They're big FOX News watchers, so I'm guessing all they know are either Cop killing simulators and Debbie Does Dallas + Star Wars games.
In addition to massive text wall, I went to Guitar world today, and bought a nice Dunlop Crybaby Wah-Wah pedal, with extension cable and power supply.
Total cost: $70 and change
For those of you that aren't total guitar dweebs like I am, good wah-wah pedals like the one I got go for $70 - $125 brand new without the power supply and whatnot.
Life is good.
Just got me a load of extra income so I can stay afloat a bit longer.
Then I pull out my laptop and show both of them this trailer:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-the-last/50284)
That is nice. Excellent taste, btw.
Preordered this a longggg time ago, got it last Tuesday
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Instant erection
After constant searching, I finally found a .flac rip of Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution - A Call To Arms EP. All I was previously able to find was a 128kb mp3 rip, maybe even less than that. It was tinny, and rattled, but it was all I could find, and thus I grit my teeth and went with it.
However, after I pressed play on the .flac rip, I needed to change my pants.
Preordered this a longggg time ago, got it last Tuesday
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Damn good album. I got it a couple days ago. I personally like Awake better, but it is hard to top awesomeness like that. Did you get the Special Edition?
Damn good album. I got it a couple days ago. I personally like Awake better, but it is hard to top awesomeness like that. Did you get the Special Edition?
Yup, I got the 3CD set and the vinyl record too. I don't like the packaging on the 3CD set though... the CD slips are always falling out of the box.
Overall I'm really impressed with the album. Its a HUGE improvement over Systematic Chaos. The album is brilliant, the only two things that bug me are the growling vocals on A Nightmare to Remember and the lyrics to The Count of Tuscany (GET INTO MY CAR LETS GO FOR A DRIVE!). But some of the band's greatest moments are on here, including that guitar solo in The Best of Times, and the "Peaceful Sedation" section of ANTR.
As for overall ranking of their albums... I put it fifth, in this order (from favorite to least):
Scenes from a Memory
Images and Words
Awake
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Falling Into Infinity
Systematic Chaos
When Dream and Day Unite
In conclusion, I'm going to marry it one day.
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Niiiiiiice. My favorite track off of there has to be Stargazer, even if it is a cover. The guitar part is awesome. However, Nightmare to remember is epic and awesome
When I was a Best Buy picking up BCaSL and Chickenfoot, they had a whole rack of Vinyls. And it was stuff like Chinese Democracy and Master Of Puppets on vinyl, not the classic stuff like Rush and Eric Clapton, like i was expecting. Guess it's just one of those retro things.
And i just looked at the calendar, and just realized I bought the album 2 days after it came out. :D
Yup, I got the 3CD set and the vinyl record too. I don't like the packaging on the 3CD set though... the CD slips are always falling out of the box.
I laughed my butt off when I saw they covered To Tame a Land.
Hah, that cover was on the Kerrang! Magazine Iron Maiden tribute cd.
Some NIN CDs:
Head Like A Hole
Things Falling Apart
Pretty Hate Machine
And All That Could Have Been
A book, Slayer Slang (
http://www.amazon.com/Slayer-Slang-Buffy-Vampire-Lexicon/dp/0195160339). It's funny how much watching that show has influenced my speech patterns; I only recently noticed that I was adding "-y" to a lot of words that I shouldn't. :D
Just got new intertubes and I think I'm in love.
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Just got new intertubes and I think I'm in love.
Did you get your old ones tied?
No, he donated them to science.