Hey guys... Hope you're having a good break! Sorry I've been quiet, had stuff to take care of ya know? :P
hehe I'm just going to quickly summarize the stuff I've been up to...
This last weekend, I hosted a little DDR tournament... It was pretty fun seeing that many people devoted to the game all in one place. I also loved to organize the tournament. Thinking back on it, I loved getting everything set up and planned out. I think this is what I want to do now! Not organize DDR tournaments, but organize other things like events or such. Sounds funny to say that, seeing as how I even hate to plan what I'll be doing in the next half hour. It felt like I was productive. Odd...
Anyway, I was only able to spend a few days back home, and most of it was with family. Headed out to my aunts place for both eve and day... It was a little odd not having Jeff around this year. He's usually my backup, since these things do often get really boring. (imagine trying to relate with all these ancient, old people. I think the closest age wise were my cousins at about 10 years apart.) So... yeah... Sorry I wasn't able to hang with you guys! Next time you have to take me to the clubs :)
Ahh the day after christmas. I hope everyone got what they wanted... I didn't ask for a thing this year, but got stuff anyway! Parents got me one of those spachula (whatever, can't spell..) spreaders... You know, the one that I thought was extremely nifty when Jon was selling those dope knives? They thought I lost my original. So I guess I have two... I'm dangerous with them! And yes, I must admit, the cutco knife does get the job done better. I went out with one of my old, school friends (*note: I had to add the comma between old and school after reading this thing again. Damn the slang.) that day for video games and movies :) What can be better? I gotta introduce him sometime, he's a good guy... Anyway, the point of that was we went and saw Equilibrium that night. Um. Well... It's not ACTION PACKED! Like it so advertises, but it is somewhat interesting. It was definitely worth $3.00 to see it, but not regular admission. I had to keep from snickering at a few parts. I donno, you guys might like it... I'll go see it again just to point out the great parts and spoil the movie for you! Speaking of Drumline.... Nah, I won't waste my breath on such a stupid concept for a movie.
Next few days: Work work and work. Some fun was had... Well, not really. But I guess making money is good on some point. I need to find a better job soon. I am not going to stay there all of next year, I can guarantee. (Unless they get the next DDR that came out a few days ago!)
Today... Went out to Sacramento to take a look at the new DJ game they just recieved, Beatmania. Lots of fun, and dragged a few others along with me :) Just got back a few hours ago, and decided to post here!
The Point (hehe couldn't resist.)
I guess the point in telling you all this was to reflect on how greatful I am for the amount of freedom I have nowadays. For some reason, in the past few years, it's felt like I was following a set path, that I couldn't stray. I had invisible barriers blocking a lot of stuff that I could have been doing. It's like I finally woke up. I have all this freedom and I haven't been using it very wisely! I know I won't be able to do half of these things above if I had a girl to worry about! I guess it's time to live a little!
Mmm, as for Jon's post about Moulin Rouge... I actually liked that movie. The color was a little too bright, but the singing was really nice... I'm turning into more of the J-Pop fan now, but for american female vocalists... I can't name that many... Mariah Carey of course, but that's about it. Just don't get me started on J-Pop :P
Alright, that's enough from me. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon sometime to torture you all with my presence. Unfortunately, it may be cut short as I have to work on New Year's Eve (If it doesn't rain.) and New Year's Day. I'd just like to say that whoever would voluntarily spend their time at Scandia to bring in the new year should be, and will be kicked in the head. By me. Who will be there involuntarily because of said bitches. Peace.
Dec 30, 2002
Dec 29, 2002
Bryant
LOVE THE SOCKS. Thanks, man.
I already told him that, but I know how you all love reading about socks. Enjoy, chuckas.
Giftage
I can't wait til Christmas. I have you guys' gifts ready. [checks calendar] Dammit.
Ok, but they are ready and it'd be cool to get everyone together so I can dump them on you all at once and you can trade if you don't like the flavor you got (I like beef but to each his own... broth). Maybe we can make it a dinner party, just tell Brendan to boil 2 cups for you ahead of time.
I can wait if some people aren't ready or are being APhiO fanatics or are chained to the DDR machine at Scandia. But let's do this before "education" tears us apart once again.
Wanted: a girl with a sweet voice
I've always preferred male vocalists to female. Boyz II Men, Shai, New Edition, Soul For Real. Brian McKnight, Michael Jackson. Something has just appealed to me more about them. Maybe it's the range in the group harmonies. Maybe I like to sing along and pretend I sound like them. Or maybe I don't want to sing along about the guy of my dreams. But whatever the reason, I've never been drawn to female singers. The only female artist I'd claim to be a fan of is Janet Jackson (well I have Lauryn Hill's CD, but that's about the lyrics). This never bothered me, since I always have some kinda good music to listen to.
But then... "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge. Nicole Kidman. oooh. Her voice is like silk sliding into my ear, tingling and titillating sans mercy. Maybe it's the notes she's singing... maybe it's the accent... I don't know. But I like it, and want more. Unfortunately, Ms. Kidman is lagging on her new record release. So I'm left with a longing for which my only current cure is a single track on neverending repeat. Not the worst of fates, considering I really like the song and Ewan McGregor does a good job too... but the spice of life would be preferred.
I've been asking people lately who they think are outstanding female vocalists. I repeatedly get the same answers: Mariah Carey. Christina Aguilera. Maybe a few others. I can see how these ladies are talented, but they just don't have the same effect. I mentioned this to Alex, and he suggested that maybe it's because I'm looking in the wrong genre. This is a strong possibility. What with the current state of R&B and pop music, vocal talent is often not showcased to its potential. Catchy beats and girl power raps or just talking are all the rage, jump on the bandwagon and let's make some horseshiet. So maybe I need to listen to something old, or something different (from musicals maybe). But I don't know where to start. Someone help me out here.
Equilibrium
I am intrigued and excited to see this movie. We must go when Steve gets back. All the newspapers seem to hate it. My friend said it was really cool and recommended it highly. On IMDB it got a more-than-good score of 8.4, averaged from over 700 people. In contrast, Drumline only got 6.5, but the newspapers all say DON'T MISS IT!!! Soon, we shall find out who we can trust and who's full of shiet.
LOVE THE SOCKS. Thanks, man.
I already told him that, but I know how you all love reading about socks. Enjoy, chuckas.
Giftage
I can't wait til Christmas. I have you guys' gifts ready. [checks calendar] Dammit.
Ok, but they are ready and it'd be cool to get everyone together so I can dump them on you all at once and you can trade if you don't like the flavor you got (I like beef but to each his own... broth). Maybe we can make it a dinner party, just tell Brendan to boil 2 cups for you ahead of time.
I can wait if some people aren't ready or are being APhiO fanatics or are chained to the DDR machine at Scandia. But let's do this before "education" tears us apart once again.
Wanted: a girl with a sweet voice
I've always preferred male vocalists to female. Boyz II Men, Shai, New Edition, Soul For Real. Brian McKnight, Michael Jackson. Something has just appealed to me more about them. Maybe it's the range in the group harmonies. Maybe I like to sing along and pretend I sound like them. Or maybe I don't want to sing along about the guy of my dreams. But whatever the reason, I've never been drawn to female singers. The only female artist I'd claim to be a fan of is Janet Jackson (well I have Lauryn Hill's CD, but that's about the lyrics). This never bothered me, since I always have some kinda good music to listen to.
But then... "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge. Nicole Kidman. oooh. Her voice is like silk sliding into my ear, tingling and titillating sans mercy. Maybe it's the notes she's singing... maybe it's the accent... I don't know. But I like it, and want more. Unfortunately, Ms. Kidman is lagging on her new record release. So I'm left with a longing for which my only current cure is a single track on neverending repeat. Not the worst of fates, considering I really like the song and Ewan McGregor does a good job too... but the spice of life would be preferred.
I've been asking people lately who they think are outstanding female vocalists. I repeatedly get the same answers: Mariah Carey. Christina Aguilera. Maybe a few others. I can see how these ladies are talented, but they just don't have the same effect. I mentioned this to Alex, and he suggested that maybe it's because I'm looking in the wrong genre. This is a strong possibility. What with the current state of R&B and pop music, vocal talent is often not showcased to its potential. Catchy beats and girl power raps or just talking are all the rage, jump on the bandwagon and let's make some horseshiet. So maybe I need to listen to something old, or something different (from musicals maybe). But I don't know where to start. Someone help me out here.
Equilibrium
I am intrigued and excited to see this movie. We must go when Steve gets back. All the newspapers seem to hate it. My friend said it was really cool and recommended it highly. On IMDB it got a more-than-good score of 8.4, averaged from over 700 people. In contrast, Drumline only got 6.5, but the newspapers all say DON'T MISS IT!!! Soon, we shall find out who we can trust and who's full of shiet.
Dec 26, 2002
The holidays
Happy day... I hope everyone's Christmas was joyous. The holidays and recent events have got me thinking...
First, I appreciate the gifts I've received and wish I was able to get gifts out to everyone before Christmas day. I should have just gone out one day and looked around a mall, I'll try to do that this week. The scheduled traditional giftgiving is fun and all, but the best part about this time of year is the opportunity to get together, catch up with each other, and have some fun times. This is exemplified by the last week or so:
Monkey Ball
It was a whole lotta fun playing Monkey Ball 2 with the gang at Brendan's. And continuing on til morning, against seemingly impossible odds. We'll beat it yet.
Nights out
Even though I didn't get any numbers, didn't dance quite as much as I'd hoped to, and had a very late work day Monday, I'm glad we went out "partying"/clubbing/partying. I think it's safe to say we have some memorable stories from these three outings. Steve, thanks for inviting us out, we should do it again.
The keys
I appreciate you guys who came out with me to get my keys up in SF. It was a long drive both ways and would have been really boring (and maybe even dangerous) on my own. But Steve was willing, Brendan came along despite work early the next morning, and Bryant came and even drove on very short notice. I may have mentioned "bonding in the car" in a joking tone, but that's really what it's about. Friends helping each other and just being there in times of need. Thanks.
On a related note, Christmas Eve was spent playing video games with Steve and Bryant. At first this seemed like a silly plan, since we didn't meet up until it was almost midnight, and I was already tired. But I thought to myself, Steve is only here a few more days, so we should hang out while we can. I was so tired I took a little nap while I was there, but we still had a few good laughs.
So the point of all this is that just spending time together and interacting is what makes the holidays worthwhile. But I'll still try to get some gifts for you guys too.
The lighter note
I have a new favorite song, at least for the moment because it cracks me up. I watched South Park today--it was a Christmas episode, and for the first time I saw the dreidel song scene. If you haven't seen it, Kyle is singing "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" and Cartman, Stan, and Kyle's parents join in, singing-in-rounds style. It's very well arranged, but I love it mostly because of Cartman's contribution (imagine these words to the dreidel song tune):
Here's a little dreidel, that's small and made of clay
but I'm not gonna play with it cause dreidel's fuckin gay
... Jews... play stupid games
... Jews... that's why they're lame.
I don't necessarily agree with the lyrics, but the way Cartman sings and dances is great, and the fact that he sings this in front of Kyle and his family of course adds some humor value.
Happy day... I hope everyone's Christmas was joyous. The holidays and recent events have got me thinking...
First, I appreciate the gifts I've received and wish I was able to get gifts out to everyone before Christmas day. I should have just gone out one day and looked around a mall, I'll try to do that this week. The scheduled traditional giftgiving is fun and all, but the best part about this time of year is the opportunity to get together, catch up with each other, and have some fun times. This is exemplified by the last week or so:
Monkey Ball
It was a whole lotta fun playing Monkey Ball 2 with the gang at Brendan's. And continuing on til morning, against seemingly impossible odds. We'll beat it yet.
Nights out
Even though I didn't get any numbers, didn't dance quite as much as I'd hoped to, and had a very late work day Monday, I'm glad we went out "partying"/clubbing/partying. I think it's safe to say we have some memorable stories from these three outings. Steve, thanks for inviting us out, we should do it again.
The keys
I appreciate you guys who came out with me to get my keys up in SF. It was a long drive both ways and would have been really boring (and maybe even dangerous) on my own. But Steve was willing, Brendan came along despite work early the next morning, and Bryant came and even drove on very short notice. I may have mentioned "bonding in the car" in a joking tone, but that's really what it's about. Friends helping each other and just being there in times of need. Thanks.
On a related note, Christmas Eve was spent playing video games with Steve and Bryant. At first this seemed like a silly plan, since we didn't meet up until it was almost midnight, and I was already tired. But I thought to myself, Steve is only here a few more days, so we should hang out while we can. I was so tired I took a little nap while I was there, but we still had a few good laughs.
So the point of all this is that just spending time together and interacting is what makes the holidays worthwhile. But I'll still try to get some gifts for you guys too.
The lighter note
I have a new favorite song, at least for the moment because it cracks me up. I watched South Park today--it was a Christmas episode, and for the first time I saw the dreidel song scene. If you haven't seen it, Kyle is singing "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" and Cartman, Stan, and Kyle's parents join in, singing-in-rounds style. It's very well arranged, but I love it mostly because of Cartman's contribution (imagine these words to the dreidel song tune):
Here's a little dreidel, that's small and made of clay
but I'm not gonna play with it cause dreidel's fuckin gay
... Jews... play stupid games
... Jews... that's why they're lame.
I don't necessarily agree with the lyrics, but the way Cartman sings and dances is great, and the fact that he sings this in front of Kyle and his family of course adds some humor value.
Dec 20, 2002
well well well, it looks as though no one has anything to say on this thing...except for Derek and his courteous 3 lines. You're not busy by the way! haha I want Resident Evil 0 beaten before I go back to school. Thanks. =)
Brian - where the hell are you? You need to get your ass back here so that you can drive Steve's sorry ass around. I drive to the ghetto almost everyday...haha, but it's worth it to hang out with FRIENDSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Well, to those who were not there for our exciting conversations Wednesday night/Thursday morning, we talked about some interesting things. First we talked about if we were Winnie the Pooh characters who would we represent. Great conversation huh?....
Steve - Eeyore, do I need to explain? haha Sorry about your parents calling you that as a kid. If makes you feel any better my parents called me stupid all the time in Korean haha.
I - I don't know why but I was piglet. Brendan's mom says that because I'm 'petite.' Brendan and Steve say I'm Piglet because he's a whiny little character that is afraid of everything, just like me. haha I'm not like that at all.
Jonathan - Rabbit and/or Owl. Owl because he's so smart and knows more than anyone else in the forest. Rabbit because he's so mature and more adult like than any of us.
Brendan and Brian - they didn't get characters so I will call them Christopher Robin and Gopher - insignificant and gay.....hahaha (Just joking)
Derek - Tigger because of his feistiness and just overall being goofy. He says a lot of things that don't make sense, just like Tigger haha.
Our next topic was about who we thought would get married first:
1. Me - because I like stability, I seem the most 'ready', I'm pretty sociable at times. It's almost unanimous with everyone that we talked with, so I guess it's inevitable.
2. - 4. - Is between Steve, Brian and Jonathan - These guys can be interchangable in order. Steve might be next on my list because he has all the past experiences and is a true romantic. He strives for love more than any of us. I would say Brian might be next because he's still in school and he might have more opportunities to meet people. Jonathan is starting to meet some people at work and he still has the Berkeley/APHIO connection to hook him up, so there may be potential there boys and girls.
5. Derek - He's just below Brendan in not really caring about having a gf. He is leaving it up to God to decide when the right girl will come around, but he still has a little school left, so there might be some lucky Santa Clara girls that could get some D'lovin.
6. Brendan - Of course he's last, is that any surprise? Like he said, "It's my money." Hehe it's funny whenever we come with this list, we don't even discuss #1, we always start off with brendan being last. haha A more logical reason why Brendan could be last is because he's in a highly competitive industry that may be tough to have a relationship and build a career for himself. It might also take him some time before he meets Kristin Kreuk and he gets over her being Chinese and Canadien.
We also talked about how we all can't wait until Brendan gets a relationship, so that we all may find a flaw in her and constantly make fun of it as he does with our past gfs ("I didn't want any cookies anyway", "It's code!", "If you want a girl with big knees go for it")
Also we all can't wait to talk at each others weddings and ask all our wives, "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING MARRYING THIS GUY!?!?" haha Those weddings will be hella fun.
Alright, well I hope that's a sufficient update for all. Lord of the Rings II was an awesome movie. It didn't even seem like it was 3 hours long, but you have to be into the whole epic, medievelish type of story. Trade in your guns and bombs for swords and arrows. Legolas kicked ass, Gimli was funny as hell, and Aragorn is a pimp ass.
Haha, oh ya, one last thing, it was mentioned that we don't really respond to each others' blogs. Like one person will write something on some topic and others will not even respond...so I guess we'll try to amend that. haha alright peace out.
Brian - where the hell are you? You need to get your ass back here so that you can drive Steve's sorry ass around. I drive to the ghetto almost everyday...haha, but it's worth it to hang out with FRIENDSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Well, to those who were not there for our exciting conversations Wednesday night/Thursday morning, we talked about some interesting things. First we talked about if we were Winnie the Pooh characters who would we represent. Great conversation huh?....
Steve - Eeyore, do I need to explain? haha Sorry about your parents calling you that as a kid. If makes you feel any better my parents called me stupid all the time in Korean haha.
I - I don't know why but I was piglet. Brendan's mom says that because I'm 'petite.' Brendan and Steve say I'm Piglet because he's a whiny little character that is afraid of everything, just like me. haha I'm not like that at all.
Jonathan - Rabbit and/or Owl. Owl because he's so smart and knows more than anyone else in the forest. Rabbit because he's so mature and more adult like than any of us.
Brendan and Brian - they didn't get characters so I will call them Christopher Robin and Gopher - insignificant and gay.....hahaha (Just joking)
Derek - Tigger because of his feistiness and just overall being goofy. He says a lot of things that don't make sense, just like Tigger haha.
Our next topic was about who we thought would get married first:
1. Me - because I like stability, I seem the most 'ready', I'm pretty sociable at times. It's almost unanimous with everyone that we talked with, so I guess it's inevitable.
2. - 4. - Is between Steve, Brian and Jonathan - These guys can be interchangable in order. Steve might be next on my list because he has all the past experiences and is a true romantic. He strives for love more than any of us. I would say Brian might be next because he's still in school and he might have more opportunities to meet people. Jonathan is starting to meet some people at work and he still has the Berkeley/APHIO connection to hook him up, so there may be potential there boys and girls.
5. Derek - He's just below Brendan in not really caring about having a gf. He is leaving it up to God to decide when the right girl will come around, but he still has a little school left, so there might be some lucky Santa Clara girls that could get some D'lovin.
6. Brendan - Of course he's last, is that any surprise? Like he said, "It's my money." Hehe it's funny whenever we come with this list, we don't even discuss #1, we always start off with brendan being last. haha A more logical reason why Brendan could be last is because he's in a highly competitive industry that may be tough to have a relationship and build a career for himself. It might also take him some time before he meets Kristin Kreuk and he gets over her being Chinese and Canadien.
We also talked about how we all can't wait until Brendan gets a relationship, so that we all may find a flaw in her and constantly make fun of it as he does with our past gfs ("I didn't want any cookies anyway", "It's code!", "If you want a girl with big knees go for it")
Also we all can't wait to talk at each others weddings and ask all our wives, "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING MARRYING THIS GUY!?!?" haha Those weddings will be hella fun.
Alright, well I hope that's a sufficient update for all. Lord of the Rings II was an awesome movie. It didn't even seem like it was 3 hours long, but you have to be into the whole epic, medievelish type of story. Trade in your guns and bombs for swords and arrows. Legolas kicked ass, Gimli was funny as hell, and Aragorn is a pimp ass.
Haha, oh ya, one last thing, it was mentioned that we don't really respond to each others' blogs. Like one person will write something on some topic and others will not even respond...so I guess we'll try to amend that. haha alright peace out.
Dec 12, 2002
Just because I start working early, doesn't mean we can't live up some part of the summer to the fullest. Trip anyone? I don't care where, Vegas, Hawaii, somewhere? But point being is as long as I get to spend some quality time w/ my amigos in SJ, it's all good. That will be good enough for me. True, in the future, we might not have time to hang out as much as we get our careers started or some of us my move geographically to other areas, which could make it tough for us to keep in contact. I think if we all just do what we can to keep in touch, we'll be good.
I always hope that later in life, that we all can spend holidays together, like bringing all our families together. I think that would be pretty sweet.
You know what is scary overall about all this? Is that we're actually talking about this. Like it's real, for most of us this will be our last summer break. For Jonathan it's already happened, so he can relate. But time flys when you're having fun, I guess. This just seems like something I wasn't expecting to talk about for a while. Just crazy, but in the end I'm sure we'll all stay friends and that we'll always be there for each other. It's hard for me to imagine my life without some of you, so I'll do what I can to make sure that we keep in touch in some way or another.
Ok, update for you guys, I'm coming home tommorrow, so let the winter fun begin! FRIEEEEEENDS! (you know what voice I'm talking in haha) Have a safe trip back to those driving/flying/whatevers and I'll see you guys soon. Brendan's house tonight? haha
I always hope that later in life, that we all can spend holidays together, like bringing all our families together. I think that would be pretty sweet.
You know what is scary overall about all this? Is that we're actually talking about this. Like it's real, for most of us this will be our last summer break. For Jonathan it's already happened, so he can relate. But time flys when you're having fun, I guess. This just seems like something I wasn't expecting to talk about for a while. Just crazy, but in the end I'm sure we'll all stay friends and that we'll always be there for each other. It's hard for me to imagine my life without some of you, so I'll do what I can to make sure that we keep in touch in some way or another.
Ok, update for you guys, I'm coming home tommorrow, so let the winter fun begin! FRIEEEEEENDS! (you know what voice I'm talking in haha) Have a safe trip back to those driving/flying/whatevers and I'll see you guys soon. Brendan's house tonight? haha
Dec 10, 2002
so true...
pretty soon i think we'll find that we can no longer hang out on weeknites, as we'll have full time jobs. Then our weekends will fill up. And soon we'll find ourselves saying "hey whats up man, i haven't see you in like months!". I find that sad. But that's reality. That's why i think it's important that we enjoy ourselves while we still can. Jon is already working full time, and soon Bryant will be, so our time is very limited. I think this summer we should all enjoy ourselves to the fullest. Cuz this could very well be the last summer we all get a chance to really hang out.
FORTUNATELY,
I can say that while the rest of the world is changing, my STUBBORN ass, will fight it till the death of me. Yes, you would think that with me being part of a religion that teaches that the world is impermanent, I would think differently. BUT NO...."blind desires" prevail...(good drawing for that conference brendan btw). My stupid ass will continue to be in school for as long as possible, because quite frankly, i don't want to grow up. I dont' want to work right now. I want to continue my schooling, and hopefully, my laziness. Work can wait...good times can not. Getting a paper in on time is bullshit compared to having a good conversation with a friend. good thing that stupid asses like me and brian (haha sorry b3) are taking a lot longer, so we can all delay the inevitable breaking up of Team Pooky.
I'm not going anywhere. No seroiusly. I have no ambition. All I worry about is if i'm gonna have fun today. I don't know what i'm doing two minutes from right now, so you can see how well i'm planning for my future. Friends are a good part of life.
I'm not gonna end up like my parents either. If i'm the only one sitting at the poker table with Brendan's dad, so be it. Actually, Brendan will be there too cuz his bitch ass probably won't have moved out by then. Heh.
pretty soon i think we'll find that we can no longer hang out on weeknites, as we'll have full time jobs. Then our weekends will fill up. And soon we'll find ourselves saying "hey whats up man, i haven't see you in like months!". I find that sad. But that's reality. That's why i think it's important that we enjoy ourselves while we still can. Jon is already working full time, and soon Bryant will be, so our time is very limited. I think this summer we should all enjoy ourselves to the fullest. Cuz this could very well be the last summer we all get a chance to really hang out.
FORTUNATELY,
I can say that while the rest of the world is changing, my STUBBORN ass, will fight it till the death of me. Yes, you would think that with me being part of a religion that teaches that the world is impermanent, I would think differently. BUT NO...."blind desires" prevail...(good drawing for that conference brendan btw). My stupid ass will continue to be in school for as long as possible, because quite frankly, i don't want to grow up. I dont' want to work right now. I want to continue my schooling, and hopefully, my laziness. Work can wait...good times can not. Getting a paper in on time is bullshit compared to having a good conversation with a friend. good thing that stupid asses like me and brian (haha sorry b3) are taking a lot longer, so we can all delay the inevitable breaking up of Team Pooky.
I'm not going anywhere. No seroiusly. I have no ambition. All I worry about is if i'm gonna have fun today. I don't know what i'm doing two minutes from right now, so you can see how well i'm planning for my future. Friends are a good part of life.
I'm not gonna end up like my parents either. If i'm the only one sitting at the poker table with Brendan's dad, so be it. Actually, Brendan will be there too cuz his bitch ass probably won't have moved out by then. Heh.
DISCLAIMER: NOT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE FUN OF ME AFTERWARDS.
So here's the thing. We all consider ourselves each other's best friends. If not best friends than damn close to it. Here is where I let the guard down. Just for this one precious moment in time I will do some recollecting...some deep thought...take a journey into a place where no one is allowed to go...my emotions.
Kindergarden - I meet a little Korean boy who has a bigger bowl haircut than I do. Little did I know that we would be blogging stupid shit here and now. Almost two decades later he hasn't tossed me out like my other best friends (that's a shoutout to Josh Bourland and Russell Weber). I don't know what keeps him around other than I put things in harsh perspective for him. Or that he can use me like a chaff when Lyndsey hunted us down..."Hey Brendan come over here..." The bitch bogey than changed course toward my tail (double meaning) I'd like to thank you for those memories you ass. I'll see you later this week for Socom. When I remind you of the reality that I am better. 613 as of 12102002.
Big Trip - I'm sorry that you Steve had to sit close to me on that bus ride there. It was a fun time though wasn't it? Except walking a few furlongs away from Disneyland into the moldy part of Orange County just to find someone some bleach. Either way Ping Pong that is where I had the luck to meet someone who hung out with the Sr. YBA bitches. You just remember that time where you walked out of my house telling me everything was cool...I knew it...that's why I told you to get your ass back in the house to talk more. Don't harm sea turtles either.
Noah's Bagels - Well if it isn't Derek Avery. Heard a lot about him...forunately never knew him either. Until the Jewish people wanted some food. Derek, if I had to take a guess on how many hours we've spent on Resident Evil I would have to guess at least 40-50 hours. DO NOT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TOUCH THAT DAMN MAP BUTTON AGAIN! You've always been tolerable of my God bashing and I just want you to know I'm going to die knowing there isn't a God. If there is you'll put in a good word right? If not I can sneak in Snake styles...SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!
Friday Night Poker - "Hey Steve? You have any friends that wanna play poker?...Jonathan...Jon who?" I guess Jon can rip into me about how ignorant I was to hang around with some other people in YBA and not you. "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE JUST SHOOT THE FUCKING BALL INTO THE POCKET" Where it all started. Where the making fun of each other began. I do think our debates are hilarious and I can't wait until the next one. Here's one for you...only creative people sell out. Best of luck and remember you can always draw hands better than me...same in poker.
LA trip - Brian. I feel bad that you had to sleep with Derek and Bryant and they made you sleep on the floor. I know you say you prefered it but I know your lying. You can beat them up later if you'd like. Either way this is where I really got to know you as Brian Asai not the "bitch doesn't come home, chills with his fucking girlfriend all fucking hours of the day." I'll let you guess who was saying those things. Hehe. Don't worry about taking long in school...just as long as you don't graduate before me you're kosher.
Blogger.com - No memories for you Pooky...you fucking horseshit...pulling shit out of your ass bitch.
So where is this all going? Why does it sound like he's leaving us? Or you might be saying, "finally he's gone." Either way the point is that in a way we are all leaving each other. Now don't get me wrong...I'm not saying our friendship is ending...but things are finally coming together for some of us...and will come together in the future for others. We laugh at the fact that our parents don't have friends (well they don't get to see their close friends from when they were our age that often)...were going to be there really soon you know. It is not like school where we think to ourselves, "oh they'll be home for this and that..." Nope...pretty soon it won't be that way. Pretty soon we will all be embarking in a new chapter in our lives and the friendship is so strong among us that we will take it for granted. We will always think that we will be close. In a funny way we will be. We are what we are because of us. Those memories up top are only a small portion of what I remember and what I will always remember.
The thing about it is that when we finally do go our seperate ways the only real variable is time. Distance isn't so key anymore. Even though we might not be able to see each other every weekend...it is easier to keep in touch with someone nowadays than it was when we had penpals and shit. The unfortunate part of time is that it goes so fast...and the longer the time goes on...the farther we grow apart. Now don't get me wrong..I'm not pessimistic about this...I'm realistic. It's not like we are never going to talk to each other in the future, but things change. I can already see some interests in the group changing...we are already branching out as individuals. As individuals it might take us to far and exciting places. Were going to have families (I still opt for the pool table) and our priorities will no longer be this group. I think the problem with most groups of friends is that they take the friendship for granted...it is human nature. If anything is there long enough...we tend to forget how important it really is.
So here is where I leave it. I'm not sad about this and neither should you. You shouldn't be angry or EVEN HAPPY (I know some of you are.) You should just feel...acceptance. By us realizing these facts...we will just be that much stronger in the future. So let us be bitchy to each other...enjoy each other's company and just to be stupid in any way we can. I've already started...I mean look at this blog. Doesn't get much stupider than this...btw...the emotion box is closed so leave your suggestions at the mother fucking door.
So here's the thing. We all consider ourselves each other's best friends. If not best friends than damn close to it. Here is where I let the guard down. Just for this one precious moment in time I will do some recollecting...some deep thought...take a journey into a place where no one is allowed to go...my emotions.
Kindergarden - I meet a little Korean boy who has a bigger bowl haircut than I do. Little did I know that we would be blogging stupid shit here and now. Almost two decades later he hasn't tossed me out like my other best friends (that's a shoutout to Josh Bourland and Russell Weber). I don't know what keeps him around other than I put things in harsh perspective for him. Or that he can use me like a chaff when Lyndsey hunted us down..."Hey Brendan come over here..." The bitch bogey than changed course toward my tail (double meaning) I'd like to thank you for those memories you ass. I'll see you later this week for Socom. When I remind you of the reality that I am better. 613 as of 12102002.
Big Trip - I'm sorry that you Steve had to sit close to me on that bus ride there. It was a fun time though wasn't it? Except walking a few furlongs away from Disneyland into the moldy part of Orange County just to find someone some bleach. Either way Ping Pong that is where I had the luck to meet someone who hung out with the Sr. YBA bitches. You just remember that time where you walked out of my house telling me everything was cool...I knew it...that's why I told you to get your ass back in the house to talk more. Don't harm sea turtles either.
Noah's Bagels - Well if it isn't Derek Avery. Heard a lot about him...forunately never knew him either. Until the Jewish people wanted some food. Derek, if I had to take a guess on how many hours we've spent on Resident Evil I would have to guess at least 40-50 hours. DO NOT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TOUCH THAT DAMN MAP BUTTON AGAIN! You've always been tolerable of my God bashing and I just want you to know I'm going to die knowing there isn't a God. If there is you'll put in a good word right? If not I can sneak in Snake styles...SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!
Friday Night Poker - "Hey Steve? You have any friends that wanna play poker?...Jonathan...Jon who?" I guess Jon can rip into me about how ignorant I was to hang around with some other people in YBA and not you. "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE JUST SHOOT THE FUCKING BALL INTO THE POCKET" Where it all started. Where the making fun of each other began. I do think our debates are hilarious and I can't wait until the next one. Here's one for you...only creative people sell out. Best of luck and remember you can always draw hands better than me...same in poker.
LA trip - Brian. I feel bad that you had to sleep with Derek and Bryant and they made you sleep on the floor. I know you say you prefered it but I know your lying. You can beat them up later if you'd like. Either way this is where I really got to know you as Brian Asai not the "bitch doesn't come home, chills with his fucking girlfriend all fucking hours of the day." I'll let you guess who was saying those things. Hehe. Don't worry about taking long in school...just as long as you don't graduate before me you're kosher.
Blogger.com - No memories for you Pooky...you fucking horseshit...pulling shit out of your ass bitch.
So where is this all going? Why does it sound like he's leaving us? Or you might be saying, "finally he's gone." Either way the point is that in a way we are all leaving each other. Now don't get me wrong...I'm not saying our friendship is ending...but things are finally coming together for some of us...and will come together in the future for others. We laugh at the fact that our parents don't have friends (well they don't get to see their close friends from when they were our age that often)...were going to be there really soon you know. It is not like school where we think to ourselves, "oh they'll be home for this and that..." Nope...pretty soon it won't be that way. Pretty soon we will all be embarking in a new chapter in our lives and the friendship is so strong among us that we will take it for granted. We will always think that we will be close. In a funny way we will be. We are what we are because of us. Those memories up top are only a small portion of what I remember and what I will always remember.
The thing about it is that when we finally do go our seperate ways the only real variable is time. Distance isn't so key anymore. Even though we might not be able to see each other every weekend...it is easier to keep in touch with someone nowadays than it was when we had penpals and shit. The unfortunate part of time is that it goes so fast...and the longer the time goes on...the farther we grow apart. Now don't get me wrong..I'm not pessimistic about this...I'm realistic. It's not like we are never going to talk to each other in the future, but things change. I can already see some interests in the group changing...we are already branching out as individuals. As individuals it might take us to far and exciting places. Were going to have families (I still opt for the pool table) and our priorities will no longer be this group. I think the problem with most groups of friends is that they take the friendship for granted...it is human nature. If anything is there long enough...we tend to forget how important it really is.
So here is where I leave it. I'm not sad about this and neither should you. You shouldn't be angry or EVEN HAPPY (I know some of you are.) You should just feel...acceptance. By us realizing these facts...we will just be that much stronger in the future. So let us be bitchy to each other...enjoy each other's company and just to be stupid in any way we can. I've already started...I mean look at this blog. Doesn't get much stupider than this...btw...the emotion box is closed so leave your suggestions at the mother fucking door.
Dec 9, 2002
haha..don't worry i know you're picking on me. But that's just fine you bitch. I wouldn't expect anything less.
"bad luck"...is a subjective thing. It could be losing at the craps table. It could be having girls always turn you down. It could be getting hit by a car after you've looked both ways when crossing the street. It could be having a gloomy day. It can be a number of things.
despite what you think, my world is not an atomic bomb of gloomyness and sadness and the color black. I don't wake up everyday wishing i had a better life or anything like that. I accepted long time ago who i was and what my life was like. My life not sunshine (see icon =P), my life is not easy. But no one's is. I have a lot of bad luck. In that, i lose at poker constantly. If i drop a plate it will land on my foot. I just went clubbing the other day. I leaned back in my chair and slammed my head into a pole. Who else but Steve could pull off such a stunt? I have bad luck, but I don't look at myself as a victim anymore. When I hit my head i yell out, "i'm a fucking klutz" with a smile on my face. It feels good to have bad luck, because it make my life interesting. But more than that, "bad luck" can be interpreted as a good thing. You know that statement, "if you never made mistakes, then you would never learn anything". Well, I can say that from all my slamming fingers in doors, bumping my head, breaking my heart, being out of shape, not being quick with the wit...I've learned a lot about myself. Yes, there was a time when i disliked who i was. I didn't think I was cool enough and i sure as hell didn't think that life was going to be easy. Well, I still feel that life isn't going to be easy, but I firmly believe in a new thought: that something bad is only bad if you fight it, if you push against it. So I have bad luck? So what? My bad luck has nothing to do with my perceptions. It all goes back to a stupid cliche: "everybody has drama. But we differ in how we deal with it". When i hit my hand against a door, or when a girl blows me off, or when Jon proves me wrong (yet again), I try to look at it like, well, then it was(n't) meant to be. funny how i used to hate that statement ("wasn't/was meant to be"). mebbe it's cause i felt like i wanted control over everything in my life. Thank goodness i found out that that's truly impossible.
being positive sucks. being negative sucks. Being realistic is dope. Because when you're neutral, you let the cards fall as they please, and then you deal with the outcome. Expectations suck, whether they are good or bad. Yes, we can all argue that it is better to look at things in a positive light. But I don't really see the point. If i smile as the bullet is passing through my liver, i seriously doubt it will do less damage. But it will freak out bystanders, which may be worth it in the long run.
back to the finals.
p.s. I hate life. hahahahahahahah.
p.s.s. brendan, go back to noah's. I want some free food. I can't get free pumpkin pie like some lucky mudda fuccaz
"bad luck"...is a subjective thing. It could be losing at the craps table. It could be having girls always turn you down. It could be getting hit by a car after you've looked both ways when crossing the street. It could be having a gloomy day. It can be a number of things.
despite what you think, my world is not an atomic bomb of gloomyness and sadness and the color black. I don't wake up everyday wishing i had a better life or anything like that. I accepted long time ago who i was and what my life was like. My life not sunshine (see icon =P), my life is not easy. But no one's is. I have a lot of bad luck. In that, i lose at poker constantly. If i drop a plate it will land on my foot. I just went clubbing the other day. I leaned back in my chair and slammed my head into a pole. Who else but Steve could pull off such a stunt? I have bad luck, but I don't look at myself as a victim anymore. When I hit my head i yell out, "i'm a fucking klutz" with a smile on my face. It feels good to have bad luck, because it make my life interesting. But more than that, "bad luck" can be interpreted as a good thing. You know that statement, "if you never made mistakes, then you would never learn anything". Well, I can say that from all my slamming fingers in doors, bumping my head, breaking my heart, being out of shape, not being quick with the wit...I've learned a lot about myself. Yes, there was a time when i disliked who i was. I didn't think I was cool enough and i sure as hell didn't think that life was going to be easy. Well, I still feel that life isn't going to be easy, but I firmly believe in a new thought: that something bad is only bad if you fight it, if you push against it. So I have bad luck? So what? My bad luck has nothing to do with my perceptions. It all goes back to a stupid cliche: "everybody has drama. But we differ in how we deal with it". When i hit my hand against a door, or when a girl blows me off, or when Jon proves me wrong (yet again), I try to look at it like, well, then it was(n't) meant to be. funny how i used to hate that statement ("wasn't/was meant to be"). mebbe it's cause i felt like i wanted control over everything in my life. Thank goodness i found out that that's truly impossible.
being positive sucks. being negative sucks. Being realistic is dope. Because when you're neutral, you let the cards fall as they please, and then you deal with the outcome. Expectations suck, whether they are good or bad. Yes, we can all argue that it is better to look at things in a positive light. But I don't really see the point. If i smile as the bullet is passing through my liver, i seriously doubt it will do less damage. But it will freak out bystanders, which may be worth it in the long run.
back to the finals.
p.s. I hate life. hahahahahahahah.
p.s.s. brendan, go back to noah's. I want some free food. I can't get free pumpkin pie like some lucky mudda fuccaz
First off...this whole letter thing Jonathan's neighbors, absolutely hilarious. You definitely need to talk to these neighbors more. Seek professional help for shyness, awesome! Never seen u with a date, haha it's ok Jonathan, no girls go over my house either. But for realz, that is some pretty funny stuff. Cool that he got his degree from Poly baby! hehe
2nd, I see Ricki and the two Koreans have started a blog and already there is some real intelligence being displayed:
"let the bitchin begin! hehe so, r we spost to write bout stuff thats goin on in our lives??" - seriously, she can't be Korean, not real!
"how come ours doesnt look as good as brendans?? :( howd he put pix up n stuff?" - We rule. aka Jonathan and Brendan rule for drawing and putting this stuff up.
I think with all these thinking blogs, I'll just chime in my two cents quickly. I hate being proven wrong, I hate critism (even if it's constructive), but most of the time I can admit that I am. It's the worst feeling when you think you're right and you put one of those stamps of "Andy's guarantees" and in the end, you get proven wrong and then I told you so comes out. Which most of us don't do, we don't gloat...hehe well sometimes we do =D. This is mostly from a subjuctive standpoint, there is a right and wrong. When trying to be objective, everyone can be right because it's truly your own opinion. No matter how stupid it may sound to everyone else, you can believe whatever you want. The only time where I go against this theory is when you work for a company that says, "The customer is always right!" Bull shit they are, if you ever implement that policy if you start a business, you might as well quit because you will be a slave to the consumer and your employees will not be happy. haha NOAH'S for example, Tennis Warehouse is another! Sorry a little venting came out.
You know what sucks? Is not knowing what the other person is feeling. It sucks when you have to try and guess what kind of thoughts are going through anothers mind. Girls play this game well, almost too well. Whats weird though, is with some people you can just read them like a book and you know exactly what's on their mind. Or even more trippy, when others can read me. But I don't think I'm a hard person to read anyway. haha
Competition. I love it, I strive on it, but let me tell I can get pissed and frustrated really bad if I'm not on a winning side. If you ever see this display which most of you probably have seen, whether it be poker for money or 13 just to brag about championships, I don't mean to get angry but it's my nature. I know in general people don't like to lose, but I really don't like it, no matter the circumstances. If I'm playing poorly, tennis, basketball, even socom, that takes you out of your game even more and you just start to get flat out pissed. When someone is beating you consistently at a game and you just are not seeing improvement, that can piss a person off too. I just love to win, I just have a real competitive spirit in me. I've never been really good at any sport, (some may argue roller hockey was my sport, but too bad it died out) but I try my best to succeed in whatever I'm playing and when you're trying hard and things aren't working out, you get pissed. In poker, I get pissed when my money is just dwindling away and I feel like I'm playing my cards right, but by the end of the night I just throw it all in because I just don't care and I want to go home. I'm a pouter, sure, I'll admit it, but that's my spirit. I love hanging out and talking, but I also like winning. Having fun is the most important aspect of hanging out for sure, but I like the friendly competition and especially winning...but I know I can't win everything, but I can sure try right?
In videogames, I love it. To some I guess beating a game doesn't give them much accomplishment, but I love beating games. Beating Kingdom Hearts and Metal Gear Solid and just watching the art work and the story unfold at the end was all worth it to me. In Madden, doing all the training camps, opening new cards, winning the Super Bowl, tons o' fun. To me it's amazing how some things you just never get bored of. Going through a game and just trying to push the limits of it and finding new things to do is fun, but I guess you have to be an enthusiast to understand. In Socom, playing against others and showing off your skills is so fun to me. I love it playing w/ Andy, Brendan and Kevin and showing the world that we can beat them. This is a totally new arena to play in, especially with console gaming and I'm sure there will be plenty more to come for me to enjoy. By beating games and shooting down others in cyberspace mean that I've accomplished a lot in my life? Oh hell no. I can't put that shit on resume...haha. But it does give someone a sense of accomplishment, that a person can put time and their energies on a game and complete it. It's like an interactive puzzle that you piece together and when it's all finished, you just feel proud of yourself. Maybe this is just me and I'm a freakin nerd, but I don't care, videogames are a part my life and it will probably never leave.
haha on an end note, school is almost done, Wednesday is my last day! To all who have finals aka everyone minus Jonathan....good luck on finals! Cya soon.
2nd, I see Ricki and the two Koreans have started a blog and already there is some real intelligence being displayed:
"let the bitchin begin! hehe so, r we spost to write bout stuff thats goin on in our lives??" - seriously, she can't be Korean, not real!
"how come ours doesnt look as good as brendans?? :( howd he put pix up n stuff?" - We rule. aka Jonathan and Brendan rule for drawing and putting this stuff up.
I think with all these thinking blogs, I'll just chime in my two cents quickly. I hate being proven wrong, I hate critism (even if it's constructive), but most of the time I can admit that I am. It's the worst feeling when you think you're right and you put one of those stamps of "Andy's guarantees" and in the end, you get proven wrong and then I told you so comes out. Which most of us don't do, we don't gloat...hehe well sometimes we do =D. This is mostly from a subjuctive standpoint, there is a right and wrong. When trying to be objective, everyone can be right because it's truly your own opinion. No matter how stupid it may sound to everyone else, you can believe whatever you want. The only time where I go against this theory is when you work for a company that says, "The customer is always right!" Bull shit they are, if you ever implement that policy if you start a business, you might as well quit because you will be a slave to the consumer and your employees will not be happy. haha NOAH'S for example, Tennis Warehouse is another! Sorry a little venting came out.
You know what sucks? Is not knowing what the other person is feeling. It sucks when you have to try and guess what kind of thoughts are going through anothers mind. Girls play this game well, almost too well. Whats weird though, is with some people you can just read them like a book and you know exactly what's on their mind. Or even more trippy, when others can read me. But I don't think I'm a hard person to read anyway. haha
Competition. I love it, I strive on it, but let me tell I can get pissed and frustrated really bad if I'm not on a winning side. If you ever see this display which most of you probably have seen, whether it be poker for money or 13 just to brag about championships, I don't mean to get angry but it's my nature. I know in general people don't like to lose, but I really don't like it, no matter the circumstances. If I'm playing poorly, tennis, basketball, even socom, that takes you out of your game even more and you just start to get flat out pissed. When someone is beating you consistently at a game and you just are not seeing improvement, that can piss a person off too. I just love to win, I just have a real competitive spirit in me. I've never been really good at any sport, (some may argue roller hockey was my sport, but too bad it died out) but I try my best to succeed in whatever I'm playing and when you're trying hard and things aren't working out, you get pissed. In poker, I get pissed when my money is just dwindling away and I feel like I'm playing my cards right, but by the end of the night I just throw it all in because I just don't care and I want to go home. I'm a pouter, sure, I'll admit it, but that's my spirit. I love hanging out and talking, but I also like winning. Having fun is the most important aspect of hanging out for sure, but I like the friendly competition and especially winning...but I know I can't win everything, but I can sure try right?
In videogames, I love it. To some I guess beating a game doesn't give them much accomplishment, but I love beating games. Beating Kingdom Hearts and Metal Gear Solid and just watching the art work and the story unfold at the end was all worth it to me. In Madden, doing all the training camps, opening new cards, winning the Super Bowl, tons o' fun. To me it's amazing how some things you just never get bored of. Going through a game and just trying to push the limits of it and finding new things to do is fun, but I guess you have to be an enthusiast to understand. In Socom, playing against others and showing off your skills is so fun to me. I love it playing w/ Andy, Brendan and Kevin and showing the world that we can beat them. This is a totally new arena to play in, especially with console gaming and I'm sure there will be plenty more to come for me to enjoy. By beating games and shooting down others in cyberspace mean that I've accomplished a lot in my life? Oh hell no. I can't put that shit on resume...haha. But it does give someone a sense of accomplishment, that a person can put time and their energies on a game and complete it. It's like an interactive puzzle that you piece together and when it's all finished, you just feel proud of yourself. Maybe this is just me and I'm a freakin nerd, but I don't care, videogames are a part my life and it will probably never leave.
haha on an end note, school is almost done, Wednesday is my last day! To all who have finals aka everyone minus Jonathan....good luck on finals! Cya soon.
Dec 8, 2002
I don't know my neighbors. I know a name or two, but that's about it. For my security clearance I have to get to know them (or let them get to know me, rather). So a few days ago I decided to go talk to them, and leave a note in case they weren't home. I just wrote a little about myself, my education, interests, etc. I thought my neighbor's reply was kinda funny, hopefully so shall you. I wrote on the envelopes "Urgent note, please open immediately". This neighbor sent his reply over in an envelope labeled "Attn: Jonathan, an urgent, urgent reply". I get the feeling he may be as sarcastic as us. Here's the unedited, uncut version:
Jonathan,
A few questions
1) Yes, we know who lives next door to us, but why don't you know us? Baby sit our kid for 1 nite and you can get caught up with the last 6 years *1
2) Your 23, why are you still at home
3) We think your shyness (at your age) could be a problem. Have you thought about seeking professional help. *2
4) Not a question!! I'm still waiting for the 2 on 2 against you and your brother. *3
5) I make a living (sales) by intruding on everyone at any given time every day of the week. Its o.k to intrude as long as your entertaing while doing it. *4
6) Why have we never seen you on a date? Don't women like they shy type. *5
7) What is the relationship between being an eletrical engineer, and also being the quiet shy type I don't get it
8) How would I know if you have never been in trouble and you do not use drugs. What little I know, usually a neighbor that keeps to himself and stays private quite possibly wants it that way so nobody will find out he is using his house as a drug lab *6
9) Was the U.C degree meant as a knock to me because I only graduated from Cal Poly S.L.O.
10) O.K. I'll cover for you this time as I did for your father 12 or so years ago but at least he paid me $50.00 for my effort *7
Finally, remember this, its o.k to know your neighbors. You might need their help someday. Thats why I know them all.... so I can use their help as much as I can get away with___
NOTES
*1: I started my notes "Hello neighbor" because I had a generic one for each next-door neighbor and just printed them out. I actually did already know who they were, but apparently that wasn't understood.
*2: I made a note that my family is all pretty shy, pretty much as an excuse for not already knowing our neighbors better.
*3: I mentioned that I might be seen from time to time playing basketball with my brothers in our driveway.
*4: I had written that I wanted to minimize the intrusion on their lives, hence the short note.
*5: =...(
*6: I mentioned that "I do not get into trouble with the law or do any illegal drugs." Heh I guess that wasn't necessary to add.
*7: Heh gotta love it. I wonder how long it took to choose a number that was low enough to sound real but high enough that it would make me pay for being stupid.
Jonathan,
A few questions
1) Yes, we know who lives next door to us, but why don't you know us? Baby sit our kid for 1 nite and you can get caught up with the last 6 years *1
2) Your 23, why are you still at home
3) We think your shyness (at your age) could be a problem. Have you thought about seeking professional help. *2
4) Not a question!! I'm still waiting for the 2 on 2 against you and your brother. *3
5) I make a living (sales) by intruding on everyone at any given time every day of the week. Its o.k to intrude as long as your entertaing while doing it. *4
6) Why have we never seen you on a date? Don't women like they shy type. *5
7) What is the relationship between being an eletrical engineer, and also being the quiet shy type I don't get it
8) How would I know if you have never been in trouble and you do not use drugs. What little I know, usually a neighbor that keeps to himself and stays private quite possibly wants it that way so nobody will find out he is using his house as a drug lab *6
9) Was the U.C degree meant as a knock to me because I only graduated from Cal Poly S.L.O.
10) O.K. I'll cover for you this time as I did for your father 12 or so years ago but at least he paid me $50.00 for my effort *7
Finally, remember this, its o.k to know your neighbors. You might need their help someday. Thats why I know them all.... so I can use their help as much as I can get away with___
NOTES
*1: I started my notes "Hello neighbor" because I had a generic one for each next-door neighbor and just printed them out. I actually did already know who they were, but apparently that wasn't understood.
*2: I made a note that my family is all pretty shy, pretty much as an excuse for not already knowing our neighbors better.
*3: I mentioned that I might be seen from time to time playing basketball with my brothers in our driveway.
*4: I had written that I wanted to minimize the intrusion on their lives, hence the short note.
*5: =...(
*6: I mentioned that "I do not get into trouble with the law or do any illegal drugs." Heh I guess that wasn't necessary to add.
*7: Heh gotta love it. I wonder how long it took to choose a number that was low enough to sound real but high enough that it would make me pay for being stupid.
now to rip into everyone:
everyone is right...
everyone is right because we all live our own lives. Not anyone else's lives. We can all do the same thing day in and day out, but we will interpret them in our own personal way. Even if i do the exact same thing as someone else down to the T, I will still never know how they truly feel. We would like to think that we can, but one of the things that has always driven me crazy is we can NEVER feel how someone else is feeling, which is pretty trippy if you ask me. So that's that. We're all right in our own personal way. However, since we are the only ones who can experience how we are experiencing stuff, to everyone else we are wrong. It's kind of like when me and jon had the discussion about what college life is all about. Jon summed it up quite well, and we both left the conversation happy, mainly because there was no arguing. In a nutshell, he said that someone think the "right" college experience is about learning. Someone others think that the true college experience is about learning outside of the classroom.
everyone is wrong...
because we can't know how everyone is feeling, we will always be biased toward our own interpretation as being right (who thinks, "man everything i know is wrong". No one.) That being the case, we can always learn something new from hearing out everyone else. Talking to everyone about how they see the world gives you yet another wrinkle in your brain about life. Notice i didnt' say it gives you the RIGHT interpretation. In a way, we're all wrong, because you never understand something until you've lost it..or al least live with it a bit longer. We're 22..we're still young (except Jon..hehe..jk bro). We have no idea what life is truly like yet. But we think we do. We think we can control our lives and that we're always right and that we can make webcomics and work in tennis stores and get nice socks and work in farmerville playing dancing games and being bipolar about your lovelife (that would be dissing on me there). But yeh..i think that we will never truly know what life is truly like until it's over. Maybe then we'll understand what it's all about then...
BTW, Jon that was some TRIPPY SHIT that you were talking about the dreams and reality. I think that you and i should sit down and talk about that shit sometime. Deep stuff. BTW, good chris rock joke. It makes me hella laugh still...and i laugh even harder thinking about how long we fucking laughed at that shit the first time we heard it. Kinda reminds me off.."man a fool was made that day". Good times as always.
ALSO, fuck video games.
ALSO, I agree with jon on the whole "competition" thing. I used to get pissed when i lost at shit. (Jon...unplugging your controller was definitely a SKILL TECHNIQUE..not CHEATING you bastard!!). But now i realized that hey, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I would much rather have a good time with you guys (which i always do, except when we get pissed at poker, which happens to me more than i'd like). I can save the anger for the little kid that beats me in the arcade at puzzle fighter. I also figured out that i have the worst luck ever, and if i keep getting pissed when it kicks in, then i'm just gonna end up with an ulcer, a nail biting problem, and a warrant for my arrest. And nobody wants that.
Ranch 99. 89 cent pork buns. OMG..good shit. Who cares about the MSG and shit. ITs' good. I gotta enjoy these things before my mid life crisis and before i lose my teeth.
But yeh. Everyone is right. Everyone is wrong. Shut the fuck up. Because I'm right. And wrong.
Fuck it i'll be a hypocrite. I'm RIGHT!!
everyone is right...
everyone is right because we all live our own lives. Not anyone else's lives. We can all do the same thing day in and day out, but we will interpret them in our own personal way. Even if i do the exact same thing as someone else down to the T, I will still never know how they truly feel. We would like to think that we can, but one of the things that has always driven me crazy is we can NEVER feel how someone else is feeling, which is pretty trippy if you ask me. So that's that. We're all right in our own personal way. However, since we are the only ones who can experience how we are experiencing stuff, to everyone else we are wrong. It's kind of like when me and jon had the discussion about what college life is all about. Jon summed it up quite well, and we both left the conversation happy, mainly because there was no arguing. In a nutshell, he said that someone think the "right" college experience is about learning. Someone others think that the true college experience is about learning outside of the classroom.
everyone is wrong...
because we can't know how everyone is feeling, we will always be biased toward our own interpretation as being right (who thinks, "man everything i know is wrong". No one.) That being the case, we can always learn something new from hearing out everyone else. Talking to everyone about how they see the world gives you yet another wrinkle in your brain about life. Notice i didnt' say it gives you the RIGHT interpretation. In a way, we're all wrong, because you never understand something until you've lost it..or al least live with it a bit longer. We're 22..we're still young (except Jon..hehe..jk bro). We have no idea what life is truly like yet. But we think we do. We think we can control our lives and that we're always right and that we can make webcomics and work in tennis stores and get nice socks and work in farmerville playing dancing games and being bipolar about your lovelife (that would be dissing on me there). But yeh..i think that we will never truly know what life is truly like until it's over. Maybe then we'll understand what it's all about then...
BTW, Jon that was some TRIPPY SHIT that you were talking about the dreams and reality. I think that you and i should sit down and talk about that shit sometime. Deep stuff. BTW, good chris rock joke. It makes me hella laugh still...and i laugh even harder thinking about how long we fucking laughed at that shit the first time we heard it. Kinda reminds me off.."man a fool was made that day". Good times as always.
ALSO, fuck video games.
ALSO, I agree with jon on the whole "competition" thing. I used to get pissed when i lost at shit. (Jon...unplugging your controller was definitely a SKILL TECHNIQUE..not CHEATING you bastard!!). But now i realized that hey, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I would much rather have a good time with you guys (which i always do, except when we get pissed at poker, which happens to me more than i'd like). I can save the anger for the little kid that beats me in the arcade at puzzle fighter. I also figured out that i have the worst luck ever, and if i keep getting pissed when it kicks in, then i'm just gonna end up with an ulcer, a nail biting problem, and a warrant for my arrest. And nobody wants that.
Ranch 99. 89 cent pork buns. OMG..good shit. Who cares about the MSG and shit. ITs' good. I gotta enjoy these things before my mid life crisis and before i lose my teeth.
But yeh. Everyone is right. Everyone is wrong. Shut the fuck up. Because I'm right. And wrong.
Fuck it i'll be a hypocrite. I'm RIGHT!!
Haha...good points indeed. For the record I of course was throwing that shit out for humerous effect. I don't like to post drama on this blog or anywhere in my life. Don't worry boys and girls...I'm confident I'll be a filmaker. A good one perhaps? That is in the hands of the viewer. Which brings me to another point.
You can make a movie and tell a story the way you want it. You have total control during the production. You can tell your actors how to act. Tell the director of photography to light a scene a certain way to suit your needs...but what it all boils down to is how the viewer is going to take it. Some movies that are considered classics...I think sometimes the whole point of the movie is different than that of what the director wanted. This is why I hate analyzing film so much because you never really know what the director was thinking. You take it for what it is. When you describe the film you are in fact putting words into the director's head.
Hence Eecs. Obviously I know he thinks he won this battle. And probably did. But he is forgetting that I did not mean to put words into his mouth. I did not say, "Eecs SAYS that I am a moron, so basically eecs SAYS that purist...blah blah blah. I read into the context just as he did mine. That is the way it sounded like he felt in his last blog. Don't worry Eecs...I don't get defensive about what you say (in fact I am shocked that you thought so, I was just adding dynamic counterance to your blog)... I like the fact that you correct me all the time. Since I'm a grammer moron it creates an interesting dynamic wouldn't you say? Near the bottom line: Eecs has very good points. I respect him choosing not to play games for what they are today. I totally understand. At the same time I think I made some very decent points that don't apply to Eecs but apply to shitload of other gamers. Oh by the way...the reason I said old school gamers and new school gamers are ignorant is because I think of myself as a purist gamer. I didn't mean it to come out like Old school gamer = Eecs = Stupid and retarded. I meant ignorant in the fact that they don't give the games a chance and shut the door for whatever reason. Now you can argue all you want with me on this one...but we ARE all ignorant in choices. We always have biases and we always think whatever we choose is right to validate that choice. We tell ourselves in the most comforting way that we chose the right thing because we don't ever want to fail in life.
Now to rip into Eecs. "I hope he was just throwing that stuff in there for humorous effect. Otherwise... save the drama for your therapist." So how come when I have a personal problem (well...when I do =) ) I can't come to Eecs? This makes me sad and dissappointed. Oh sure you're there for everyone else on this blog except for Hapachan, but how come not me? Do you not want to hear what is going on in my life? I think now it is turning into a personal problem...I don't feel good enough to be here on this blog because some people don't wanna listen...I'm tearing up like a bitch and no shoulder to cry on...
(If anyone of you think I was serious about that last paragraph...you need to find a different group of friends to read about. You failed the test.)
Whatever. Debate closed. Time to go begging to Jon for the use of his scanner. I'm just gonna act like I'm sorry and not mad at him. He doesn't read this blog does he? Who the fuck is Eecs anyways? I can't tell by his icon! HAHAHAHHA. Although...on another note...my icon doesn't even look like me...sigh...
You can make a movie and tell a story the way you want it. You have total control during the production. You can tell your actors how to act. Tell the director of photography to light a scene a certain way to suit your needs...but what it all boils down to is how the viewer is going to take it. Some movies that are considered classics...I think sometimes the whole point of the movie is different than that of what the director wanted. This is why I hate analyzing film so much because you never really know what the director was thinking. You take it for what it is. When you describe the film you are in fact putting words into the director's head.
Hence Eecs. Obviously I know he thinks he won this battle. And probably did. But he is forgetting that I did not mean to put words into his mouth. I did not say, "Eecs SAYS that I am a moron, so basically eecs SAYS that purist...blah blah blah. I read into the context just as he did mine. That is the way it sounded like he felt in his last blog. Don't worry Eecs...I don't get defensive about what you say (in fact I am shocked that you thought so, I was just adding dynamic counterance to your blog)... I like the fact that you correct me all the time. Since I'm a grammer moron it creates an interesting dynamic wouldn't you say? Near the bottom line: Eecs has very good points. I respect him choosing not to play games for what they are today. I totally understand. At the same time I think I made some very decent points that don't apply to Eecs but apply to shitload of other gamers. Oh by the way...the reason I said old school gamers and new school gamers are ignorant is because I think of myself as a purist gamer. I didn't mean it to come out like Old school gamer = Eecs = Stupid and retarded. I meant ignorant in the fact that they don't give the games a chance and shut the door for whatever reason. Now you can argue all you want with me on this one...but we ARE all ignorant in choices. We always have biases and we always think whatever we choose is right to validate that choice. We tell ourselves in the most comforting way that we chose the right thing because we don't ever want to fail in life.
Now to rip into Eecs. "I hope he was just throwing that stuff in there for humorous effect. Otherwise... save the drama for your therapist." So how come when I have a personal problem (well...when I do =) ) I can't come to Eecs? This makes me sad and dissappointed. Oh sure you're there for everyone else on this blog except for Hapachan, but how come not me? Do you not want to hear what is going on in my life? I think now it is turning into a personal problem...I don't feel good enough to be here on this blog because some people don't wanna listen...I'm tearing up like a bitch and no shoulder to cry on...
(If anyone of you think I was serious about that last paragraph...you need to find a different group of friends to read about. You failed the test.)
Whatever. Debate closed. Time to go begging to Jon for the use of his scanner. I'm just gonna act like I'm sorry and not mad at him. He doesn't read this blog does he? Who the fuck is Eecs anyways? I can't tell by his icon! HAHAHAHHA. Although...on another note...my icon doesn't even look like me...sigh...
Comics and me, as one
Whoa... unexpected parallel in Classic Peanuts from tomorrow's comics...
Lucy (in Psychiatric Help booth): The dreams of night prepare you for the day that follows..
Charlie Brown: What does that mean?
Lucy: It's at night, Charlie Brown, when you're sleeping, that your brain is really working... Your brain is trying to sort everything out for you... It's trying to make you see yourself as you really are..
Charlie Brown (frowning): Even my brain is against me!
Unfortunately the rest of the comics section was its typical entertainment-value-free self.
"Speaking of comics, where the hell are Bangs's previously promised Webcomics? Has he forgotten them? I bet he's just lazy, uninspired, unmotivated... that rat ass bastard."
Shutdafukup Pooky, don't ever write in my post again. You have your own account and your own fancy computer you nerdass bitch.
Time to "rip into" BLuckyDay for talking back
(a somewhat disturbing choice of words on his part) Reap the whirlwind...: =)
First of all, I consider everyone posting on this blog to be highly intelligent (except Pooky). I can tell from our past conversations that this is a group of quick wits capable of deep thought and understanding. I simply have a tendency to think things through in a more logic-obsessed can't-afford-to-ever-be-wrong fashion than most people. For better or worse. I do tend to correct others far more often than they do me. Good for standardized tests, bad for making friends. =...( Heh I guess I'm like a Jehovah's Witness... I'm just trying to help people by showing them what [I believe] is right, but end up just pissing them off. The difference, of course, is that I am right. Always. Fo sheez. =D
Okay... there are too many little things for me to break down (even I would get tired of reading my own shiet), so I'll just hit the main points:
The types of gamers
Rather than divide people based on which system they first played, what kind of controller they can handle, or how many dimensions they'd like their graphics to come in, I'm going to strike at the root of the discussion. Instead of asking what games they play, I ask why they play games. Running parallel to the two types of competition, it is the three types of gamers:
(1) Recreation gamers: (similar to fun competitors) play to have fun, to smile, to joke, to laugh.
(2) Skill gamers: (similar to pure competitors) play to excel, to improve, to compete, to win.
(3) Spectacle gamers: Treat games like a movie--enjoy the story, characters, visuals, sound.
Video games and me
I see now where I went wrong. I was applying to others my gaming preferences:
I am a recreation gamer... I grew up with Atari, and later Nintendo. For me it was and is all about the fun times. The classic games had to be fun. Although there was of course some skill involved with the joystick and single red button, there wasn't too much depth to the games. And we should all be able to agree that there's not much spectacle to be had with a low-resolution bitmap screen filled with as many colors as you'll find in a Crayola Kids Fun Pack, accompanied by all of four different beep-boop sound effects.
I am a backseat spectacle gamer... I never played Final Fantasy games, but found it entertaining to watch my brother play. The graphics, music, the magic attacks, beast summons... awesome. Especially now, with games like Final Fantasy X coming out, it can be a truly amazing show to take in. So I can in fact appreciate and enjoy fancy graphics and real-time lighting effects. It's just that I remain predominantly a recreation gamer, and if I'm the one playing, without that fun-craving part of me satisfied I'll find the game lacking.
I am not much of a skill gamer... sure, I dominate my friends in fighting and puzzle games (except Dr. Mario apparently... gaaah!). And I spent some time playing Hot Shots Golf (what was it, just a summer or so, right?). But it's these games that get to me and make me think twice. After hours of playing and trying to beat the next difficulty level, whether I succeeded or not, I'd end with a feeling of having accomplished nothing. Okay, so I finished Dr. Mario without losing. Okay, so I beat Akuma perfect both rounds. Okay, so I got all the golf clubs and won all the tournament trophies. So what? This is what I spent all that time for? Why?? WHY??? So you get the picture--I don't get much of a thrill from video game victories. And if someone were to ask me what I'm good at, what I'd like to get better at, or what my goals in life are, I would likely make no mention of electronic entertainment.
Video games and BLuckyDay (et al.)
You can tell by Brendan's lengthy analysis of gamer types (and we know from his in-person speech and behavior) that he takes a lot of pride in his knowledge and abilities as a gamer. And it's certainly merited... he has more games, experience, and enthusiasm than anyone else I know. I think a fair comparison can be made between his playing SOCOM and my playing tennis. When we are in our groove, we feel good and execute the way we want. I am hitting the lines and loving it, he shoots someone in the head and grins, glad to have done so. But when I start hitting long or into the net, I get mad and curse myself; when he is gunned down on the battlefield, he expresses his frustration with all manner of loudly exclaimed expletive. Both are components of skill competition.
As for being a "purist gamer", I can vouch for him there. I know that Brendan can't stand games that are all graphics and no gameplay. I know he appreciates old and new innovations. And we both marveled at scenes from FFX like so much aurora borealis. So he's a solid combination of the three gamer types... rather than a "purist", this type would more suitably be called a "complete" or "3 hit combo" gamer.
Personal preference
We reach the main enveloping point at last. What does all this add up to? There are many genres of games now, targeted at different types of gamers. I lost interest in buying games after years of playing too many skill games that I realized didn't fulfill my want. When a fun times game comes out (a good example is Mario Party), I'm all for playing--3D graphics or not. There are still a lot of talented game producers out there with great ideas. My problem was that recently I've been exposed mostly (and repeatedly) to games targeted predominantly at the skill gamer crowd (realistic war simulations: truly a test of strategy and skill, and an appropriate place for as realistic an environment as possible), so I've been turned off from the idea of getting involved in games again.
I said it before: the problem is emphasis on presentation instead of on substance. Obviously I'm not saying this applies to every game being released today. I clearly made a point that SOCOM is in fact offering something new and interesting. It's just an apparent trend. Nothing but 3D texture mapping, getting more and more detailed, more and more realistic. If your game concept is strong, fine, make it as pretty as you can. If your concept is just a ripoff of the last big hit, suck dong and find a new line of work.
And as for "old skool" and "new skool" gamers being ignorant... that perspective is in fact the flawed one. You should logically agree by now that people play games for different reasons. If they play for the pretty colors, so be it. That doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid and that doesn't stop them from being gamers. If someone never buys a game with 3D graphics... same deal. If you find enjoyment in them all, more power to you. An easy analogy is music. You can listen to rap for the beats. You can listen to R&B for the romantic lyrics. You can listen to country for the... ... annoying voices. It's the quality of a song, which is of course subjective, rather than a category that matters. So let people play what they wanna play and for whatever reasons they choose.
BLuckyDay getting too defensive
"Eecs thinks that I am a moron"... "So basically Eecs feels that purist gamers are idiots"... "He thinks that today's gamers are morons"... "and I will never become a director and my life will be a complete waste of time." That sounds like a personal problem. I hope he was just throwing that stuff in there for humorous effect. Otherwise... save the drama for your therapist. And don't ever put words in my mouth.
Promises broken
That's life. So I was unable to keep this short and interesting. You know where to direct comments and criticism. Chucka.
Whoa... unexpected parallel in Classic Peanuts from tomorrow's comics...
Lucy (in Psychiatric Help booth): The dreams of night prepare you for the day that follows..
Charlie Brown: What does that mean?
Lucy: It's at night, Charlie Brown, when you're sleeping, that your brain is really working... Your brain is trying to sort everything out for you... It's trying to make you see yourself as you really are..
Charlie Brown (frowning): Even my brain is against me!
Unfortunately the rest of the comics section was its typical entertainment-value-free self.
"Speaking of comics, where the hell are Bangs's previously promised Webcomics? Has he forgotten them? I bet he's just lazy, uninspired, unmotivated... that rat ass bastard."
Shutdafukup Pooky, don't ever write in my post again. You have your own account and your own fancy computer you nerdass bitch.
Time to "rip into" BLuckyDay for talking back
(a somewhat disturbing choice of words on his part) Reap the whirlwind...: =)
First of all, I consider everyone posting on this blog to be highly intelligent (except Pooky). I can tell from our past conversations that this is a group of quick wits capable of deep thought and understanding. I simply have a tendency to think things through in a more logic-obsessed can't-afford-to-ever-be-wrong fashion than most people. For better or worse. I do tend to correct others far more often than they do me. Good for standardized tests, bad for making friends. =...( Heh I guess I'm like a Jehovah's Witness... I'm just trying to help people by showing them what [I believe] is right, but end up just pissing them off. The difference, of course, is that I am right. Always. Fo sheez. =D
Okay... there are too many little things for me to break down (even I would get tired of reading my own shiet), so I'll just hit the main points:
The types of gamers
Rather than divide people based on which system they first played, what kind of controller they can handle, or how many dimensions they'd like their graphics to come in, I'm going to strike at the root of the discussion. Instead of asking what games they play, I ask why they play games. Running parallel to the two types of competition, it is the three types of gamers:
(1) Recreation gamers: (similar to fun competitors) play to have fun, to smile, to joke, to laugh.
(2) Skill gamers: (similar to pure competitors) play to excel, to improve, to compete, to win.
(3) Spectacle gamers: Treat games like a movie--enjoy the story, characters, visuals, sound.
Video games and me
I see now where I went wrong. I was applying to others my gaming preferences:
I am a recreation gamer... I grew up with Atari, and later Nintendo. For me it was and is all about the fun times. The classic games had to be fun. Although there was of course some skill involved with the joystick and single red button, there wasn't too much depth to the games. And we should all be able to agree that there's not much spectacle to be had with a low-resolution bitmap screen filled with as many colors as you'll find in a Crayola Kids Fun Pack, accompanied by all of four different beep-boop sound effects.
I am a backseat spectacle gamer... I never played Final Fantasy games, but found it entertaining to watch my brother play. The graphics, music, the magic attacks, beast summons... awesome. Especially now, with games like Final Fantasy X coming out, it can be a truly amazing show to take in. So I can in fact appreciate and enjoy fancy graphics and real-time lighting effects. It's just that I remain predominantly a recreation gamer, and if I'm the one playing, without that fun-craving part of me satisfied I'll find the game lacking.
I am not much of a skill gamer... sure, I dominate my friends in fighting and puzzle games (except Dr. Mario apparently... gaaah!). And I spent some time playing Hot Shots Golf (what was it, just a summer or so, right?). But it's these games that get to me and make me think twice. After hours of playing and trying to beat the next difficulty level, whether I succeeded or not, I'd end with a feeling of having accomplished nothing. Okay, so I finished Dr. Mario without losing. Okay, so I beat Akuma perfect both rounds. Okay, so I got all the golf clubs and won all the tournament trophies. So what? This is what I spent all that time for? Why?? WHY??? So you get the picture--I don't get much of a thrill from video game victories. And if someone were to ask me what I'm good at, what I'd like to get better at, or what my goals in life are, I would likely make no mention of electronic entertainment.
Video games and BLuckyDay (et al.)
You can tell by Brendan's lengthy analysis of gamer types (and we know from his in-person speech and behavior) that he takes a lot of pride in his knowledge and abilities as a gamer. And it's certainly merited... he has more games, experience, and enthusiasm than anyone else I know. I think a fair comparison can be made between his playing SOCOM and my playing tennis. When we are in our groove, we feel good and execute the way we want. I am hitting the lines and loving it, he shoots someone in the head and grins, glad to have done so. But when I start hitting long or into the net, I get mad and curse myself; when he is gunned down on the battlefield, he expresses his frustration with all manner of loudly exclaimed expletive. Both are components of skill competition.
As for being a "purist gamer", I can vouch for him there. I know that Brendan can't stand games that are all graphics and no gameplay. I know he appreciates old and new innovations. And we both marveled at scenes from FFX like so much aurora borealis. So he's a solid combination of the three gamer types... rather than a "purist", this type would more suitably be called a "complete" or "3 hit combo" gamer.
Personal preference
We reach the main enveloping point at last. What does all this add up to? There are many genres of games now, targeted at different types of gamers. I lost interest in buying games after years of playing too many skill games that I realized didn't fulfill my want. When a fun times game comes out (a good example is Mario Party), I'm all for playing--3D graphics or not. There are still a lot of talented game producers out there with great ideas. My problem was that recently I've been exposed mostly (and repeatedly) to games targeted predominantly at the skill gamer crowd (realistic war simulations: truly a test of strategy and skill, and an appropriate place for as realistic an environment as possible), so I've been turned off from the idea of getting involved in games again.
I said it before: the problem is emphasis on presentation instead of on substance. Obviously I'm not saying this applies to every game being released today. I clearly made a point that SOCOM is in fact offering something new and interesting. It's just an apparent trend. Nothing but 3D texture mapping, getting more and more detailed, more and more realistic. If your game concept is strong, fine, make it as pretty as you can. If your concept is just a ripoff of the last big hit, suck dong and find a new line of work.
And as for "old skool" and "new skool" gamers being ignorant... that perspective is in fact the flawed one. You should logically agree by now that people play games for different reasons. If they play for the pretty colors, so be it. That doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid and that doesn't stop them from being gamers. If someone never buys a game with 3D graphics... same deal. If you find enjoyment in them all, more power to you. An easy analogy is music. You can listen to rap for the beats. You can listen to R&B for the romantic lyrics. You can listen to country for the... ... annoying voices. It's the quality of a song, which is of course subjective, rather than a category that matters. So let people play what they wanna play and for whatever reasons they choose.
BLuckyDay getting too defensive
"Eecs thinks that I am a moron"... "So basically Eecs feels that purist gamers are idiots"... "He thinks that today's gamers are morons"... "and I will never become a director and my life will be a complete waste of time." That sounds like a personal problem. I hope he was just throwing that stuff in there for humorous effect. Otherwise... save the drama for your therapist. And don't ever put words in my mouth.
Promises broken
That's life. So I was unable to keep this short and interesting. You know where to direct comments and criticism. Chucka.
Dec 7, 2002
Oh Steve is going to love this. Seven blogs in a row about videogames. Where will it all end? I decided to actually respond to Eecs's blog. Now I am prepared to totally get ripped apart by Jon. I know he thinks that he is ALWAYS right because he is more intelligent than all of us. But I think I can add some decent points to his last blog...mostly about videogames. Let us start with a list of the different types of gamers that I have observed in my gaming experience.
Old Skool Gamer
A rare type of gamer who started his gaming career with first generation consoles and goes to about Nintendo days. This person probably knows the "pattern" in Pacman to never get eaten by the ghosts, ranked number one on an asteroids machine and loves the Combat. Unfortunately he cannot use controllers with more than 6 buttons because he is not used to it. Does not understand why games should be 3-D or graphicy. Wonders what happened to gaming in general. Considers himself a "purist" because he has been with it the earliest. However he will be proven not to be a purist a little bit later. These guys and girls judge new school gamers and think the new generation of gamers are idiots for thinking that a candle casting real time shadows equals a great game...old school gamers are not skillful at new games. They like to think they are but when they try to prove so they cannot even find the start button on the controller.
New Skool Gamer
The one thing the old skool gamers have correct. These kids think that graphics equals great games. They were not here to experience the revolution of game design therefore they are ignorant in their purchases. They keep companies like Bandai alive and kicking. However since new school gamers are not totally used to only 2 button funsticks they can easily pick up a 10 button controller and use it easily. Therefore they can revert back to older generation games since they are simpler. However they choose not to because controlling a rectangle seems stupid without the graphics. They don't understand what the fuck a paddle is for the Atari. I kill these kids on Socom everynight. They are 12 year olds who think they know everything about gaming, but alas no absolutely nothing. These kids also go see films like Swimfan and Not Another Teen Movie.
"Purist" Gamer
This is someone who might not have been around for the ENTIRE gaming revolution but understands where the new school gamer and the old school gamer are coming from. They love the old school games but also understand what it takes to be considered a great game by today's standards. Always looking for new innovative ideas while keeping the basics from Atari. They understand that being just a new school or an old school gamer is ignorant. They like 2-D games and 3-D games alike. They are skillful in general at videogames. Sometimes they want too much from their videogames but in the end understand that how the game plays is the most important aspect of the game itself.
The Pure "Purist" Gamer
A game designer who has been around since the beginning. Shigeru Miyamoto is considered one of these. He programmed Game and Watch games (which are still superior to Tiger's horseshit games) and is on the cutting edge of technology (Zelda, Cube styles). They understand that technology is there so it should be utilized, but also understands what can and cannot be done on today's systems. They are in the industry...they are the industry. They realize that the basic fundamental of a game is fun. They understand that fun can be determined by gameplay or even by the graphics themselves. They feel the need to fullfill the three types of gamers up on top so they put a lot of presentation with a lot of substance. Of course not every game designer is one of these types of gamers. Some game designers are from the new school group which renders a game useless. Yet some are old school and can't get passed the idea that sometimes you need a little eye candy every once in a while to keep a game interesting for today's standards.
Okay so why did I make this simple list. Most people might be one or two of these...but most likely you fall in one of these categories. Jon seems to me like an old school gamer. There is nothing wrong with this. He likes his simplicity and feels that simplicity equals fun. I am a purist. I have played Atari games and have even bought Atari games before, but I also realize that the X-Box is a kick ass machine. Eecs thinks that I am a moron for buying the "same" game over and over aka...Spearhead, Socom, Duke Nukem... Yet he hasn't played any FPS so is in no position to think so. Of course he thinks that there is no substance and too much presentation...but when he doesn't play videogames now how can he possibly even see the substance part of a game? For Eecs to think that we buy games because they're just new and improved he is correct...but isn't that true for anything? I don't see him looking for a cheaper car, but rather an AUDI and I'm fairly confident that AUDI's are not cheap...why that car? Cause it looks nice? A car is just a car. With only suble differences. So basically Eecs feels that purist gamers are idiots who jump at eye candy. Why the fuck not? But if it has shitty gameplay at least give us the benefit of the doubt that we will think it is a shitty game. Do not confuse new school gamers with purists.
Bottom line: I agree with Eecs about the music and the movies. I see where he is coming from...but it seems insulting to state that I am a fool who goes for graphics and nothing but graphics. He thinks that today's gamers are morons who don't understand innovation. Well I like to think I am innovative. If I am not then I will not make it in life...and I will never become a director and my life will be a complete waste of time. Oh and the final bottom line: I am not upset about any of this shit. Because it is shit. It's stupid. I was just typing shit out that I thought about while reading Eecs's blog. I know he will completely devour this one because as stated above...he is smarter and he is...*gulp* usually right. =) Oh and this brings me to another note...I was thinking very deep last night and it actually got me kinda...not sad...not frustrated...but made me a little uneasy. I'll blog about it maybe on Monday. Peace out...time to waste time on Socom cuz it is just so pretty and vivid.
Old Skool Gamer
A rare type of gamer who started his gaming career with first generation consoles and goes to about Nintendo days. This person probably knows the "pattern" in Pacman to never get eaten by the ghosts, ranked number one on an asteroids machine and loves the Combat. Unfortunately he cannot use controllers with more than 6 buttons because he is not used to it. Does not understand why games should be 3-D or graphicy. Wonders what happened to gaming in general. Considers himself a "purist" because he has been with it the earliest. However he will be proven not to be a purist a little bit later. These guys and girls judge new school gamers and think the new generation of gamers are idiots for thinking that a candle casting real time shadows equals a great game...old school gamers are not skillful at new games. They like to think they are but when they try to prove so they cannot even find the start button on the controller.
New Skool Gamer
The one thing the old skool gamers have correct. These kids think that graphics equals great games. They were not here to experience the revolution of game design therefore they are ignorant in their purchases. They keep companies like Bandai alive and kicking. However since new school gamers are not totally used to only 2 button funsticks they can easily pick up a 10 button controller and use it easily. Therefore they can revert back to older generation games since they are simpler. However they choose not to because controlling a rectangle seems stupid without the graphics. They don't understand what the fuck a paddle is for the Atari. I kill these kids on Socom everynight. They are 12 year olds who think they know everything about gaming, but alas no absolutely nothing. These kids also go see films like Swimfan and Not Another Teen Movie.
"Purist" Gamer
This is someone who might not have been around for the ENTIRE gaming revolution but understands where the new school gamer and the old school gamer are coming from. They love the old school games but also understand what it takes to be considered a great game by today's standards. Always looking for new innovative ideas while keeping the basics from Atari. They understand that being just a new school or an old school gamer is ignorant. They like 2-D games and 3-D games alike. They are skillful in general at videogames. Sometimes they want too much from their videogames but in the end understand that how the game plays is the most important aspect of the game itself.
The Pure "Purist" Gamer
A game designer who has been around since the beginning. Shigeru Miyamoto is considered one of these. He programmed Game and Watch games (which are still superior to Tiger's horseshit games) and is on the cutting edge of technology (Zelda, Cube styles). They understand that technology is there so it should be utilized, but also understands what can and cannot be done on today's systems. They are in the industry...they are the industry. They realize that the basic fundamental of a game is fun. They understand that fun can be determined by gameplay or even by the graphics themselves. They feel the need to fullfill the three types of gamers up on top so they put a lot of presentation with a lot of substance. Of course not every game designer is one of these types of gamers. Some game designers are from the new school group which renders a game useless. Yet some are old school and can't get passed the idea that sometimes you need a little eye candy every once in a while to keep a game interesting for today's standards.
Okay so why did I make this simple list. Most people might be one or two of these...but most likely you fall in one of these categories. Jon seems to me like an old school gamer. There is nothing wrong with this. He likes his simplicity and feels that simplicity equals fun. I am a purist. I have played Atari games and have even bought Atari games before, but I also realize that the X-Box is a kick ass machine. Eecs thinks that I am a moron for buying the "same" game over and over aka...Spearhead, Socom, Duke Nukem... Yet he hasn't played any FPS so is in no position to think so. Of course he thinks that there is no substance and too much presentation...but when he doesn't play videogames now how can he possibly even see the substance part of a game? For Eecs to think that we buy games because they're just new and improved he is correct...but isn't that true for anything? I don't see him looking for a cheaper car, but rather an AUDI and I'm fairly confident that AUDI's are not cheap...why that car? Cause it looks nice? A car is just a car. With only suble differences. So basically Eecs feels that purist gamers are idiots who jump at eye candy. Why the fuck not? But if it has shitty gameplay at least give us the benefit of the doubt that we will think it is a shitty game. Do not confuse new school gamers with purists.
Bottom line: I agree with Eecs about the music and the movies. I see where he is coming from...but it seems insulting to state that I am a fool who goes for graphics and nothing but graphics. He thinks that today's gamers are morons who don't understand innovation. Well I like to think I am innovative. If I am not then I will not make it in life...and I will never become a director and my life will be a complete waste of time. Oh and the final bottom line: I am not upset about any of this shit. Because it is shit. It's stupid. I was just typing shit out that I thought about while reading Eecs's blog. I know he will completely devour this one because as stated above...he is smarter and he is...*gulp* usually right. =) Oh and this brings me to another note...I was thinking very deep last night and it actually got me kinda...not sad...not frustrated...but made me a little uneasy. I'll blog about it maybe on Monday. Peace out...time to waste time on Socom cuz it is just so pretty and vivid.
Another dream
Ever wake up from a dream and feel like you were given some key life-relevant information? And of course accompanied by the knowledge that you will never remember it? A few nights ago when I woke up I felt like there was some girl in my dream that just seemed right. I don't remember what she looked like, a name, personality, anything. It was a strange feeling though. But then I don't really go for the "meant to be"/fate stuff, so it was probably just some cute girl I saw at a restaurant or something. Oh Well...
So in this same dream I was at some kind of pool party, and I remember I was defending a girl friend who somehow pissed off 4 or 5 other girls. We often joke about how we would handle fighting a female: "I could never hit a girl", "I'd just dodge and block", "I'd beat the shiet outta her like it was the THANG to DO!" Anyways, in the process of defending my friend I did some punching and kicking sans gender bias. Needless to say, they got dealt with. So that's that. Moral: Bangs wins, even against girls.
I forgot to mention it earlier, but along with fire and clouds, dreams are deeply interest-grabbing. Where do our brains come up with this stuff? And all the dream/reality talk courtesy Steve over Thanksgiving weekend doesn't hurt. You never really know if you're awake or asleep, or which is which. Years ago I came up with one theory on dreams and life. Maybe our dreams are the true reality, and we just need to learn to control them. I have heard people say they have complete control over what they dream about (lucky fux). It's like The Matrix... you only utilize your power after you realize and believe you have it. Then, when we die in "real life", we live on in a seemingly endless final dream, which is in fact our reality. How much we like this eternity depends on how well we developed our dream-control. This could be linked to overcoming personal fears and inhibitions. We all have secret fantasies that we would never carry out in real life. But have you ever had the opportunity to do one of these things in a dream, but held back because you thought it was all real? When you realize you can do whatever you want, then you're free to truly be yourself. As far as the "seemingly endless final dream"... I've heard that when you die, your brain stays active for a brief moment after the body is done. Well, the time that passes in your dreams never quite matches up with the time it turns out you were asleep. So maybe that final activity in your brain is effectively an eternal dream. Maybe someday we'll find out.
The fun of games
Okay... Dr. Mario 4-way competition was a fiasco, but also an important lesson learned: Tetris Attack is still the only true skill puzzle game. Heheh just kidding Mrs. H... you dominated, and deserved it. But we shall return, with renewed vigor and determination. >=]
This brings me to my recent thoughts on what is, for me, at the root of fun and enjoyment in games and entertainment in general. It's the ideas and innovation, not the flashy showy enhancements. Examples follow...
Old Atari and NES games
These are examples of games made by ideas. When there was little video game history to reference, everything had to be from scratch. And the point of it all was to make it fun. I still think the classic Atari games are fun. Sure, there's a tremendous nostalgic bias, but the simple ideas were effective and straight to the point. Combat: Drive your tank around at super slow speed, hit the other guy's tank (ricochet shot if you're fancy), and what happens? A simple crash sound and he shoots around the screen and spins wildly. Raucous laughter ensues. What's more satisfying than that? No photo-realistic flame, particle system smoke effects, or digital surround cannon shell echoes needed. Just good simple fun. I can guarantee that if you had me play any modern game and then Combat, I will be having a much better time with the old 2600. If the game and controllers still work--argh that shiet is frustrating! Not the point.
Stuff since
I still seem to like 2D more than 3D. Something about it appeals more to me. The flat cartoony look... just seems so appropriate. But times have changed, oh yes. It seems like most games now (or the best/most popular ones) are just fancy 3D environments you walk around in. They're getting more and more realistic and fully interactive. I only saw a little bit of GTA2 (3? I donno), but the amount of player-environment interaction is amazing. There's a lot of potential there, but I'd rather be laughing than testing my punch or grab on every object in the room. Bottom line: there's too much emphasis on presentation, not enough on substance. Of course there are exceptions in the new generation of games... FightingMania is cool. I actually like this Konami huge-arcade-machine trend. They involve all new activities and challenges for video games. Play a guitar (and get called a Freak for it, no less), are you serious? Yes! Of course only fruitypies dance around on arrows. Hehehe...
SOCOM
Okay I've never played it, but obviously it's addictively appealing to several among us, superseding all other priorities scholastic and social. For too long I've seen these FPS games being regurgitated with IMPROVED GRAPHICS AND SOUND, NEW STAGES and NEW WEAPONS--and wondered how people think they're actually buying a new game. The game play is exactly the same, people. Okay I realize that I am likely unaware of one or two subtle differences, in which a true connoisseur would find delight and hard-earned-cash-value. AND, I am still the only one I know who owns 4 different Street Fighters for the SNES. Before you let the influence of video games send you out to the rifle shop (haha B3, there's a debate starter for you), this FPS-bashing is not the point of this paragraph. SOCOM... it has the fancy 3D graphics and shiet, but also introduces the element of real-time real-voice communication. That's a worthy innovation in my opinion. So even though I still won't be wasting my time playing it, I'll give it an ounce of respect.
Related movie example
I was watching Men In Black II the other day. Although the special effects are numerous and fairly impressive, and surely consumed many a man-work-hour, it was not at all what I liked about the movie. The only good parts to me were the quiet humorous moments, often between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Switching seats in the car, or Will Smith bouncing off the big tubes. Unfortunately these moments were too uncommon for me to recommend the movie to anyone, but they were good when they showed up. This is why I like movies like Swingers and Made. They don't require a huge budget, flashy visuals, or any other fancy nonsense... the humor comes from the people--writers and actors--being funny themselves and putting good ideas on screen. All the effort goes into what matters most. Speaking of "Fav", have you guys seen his show... Dinner For Five or something... where he has dinner and discusses movies with actors and such. I saw it once, it was pretty interesting.
Related music example (well, somewhat... whatever)
Over T-weekend B3 and Steve said they like Dru Hill. They have a few good songs, but their style is a little off target if they want to be real R&B. By that I mean clear vocals, harmony, and smooth slow melodies. Some of the production is good, and I bet the Dru Hill guys have good voices, but (a) Sisqo gets too much of the spotlight, and (b) the rest of the guys' voices are mashed together like backup singers along with the rhythm tracks. I'd like to hear more harmony rather than everyone singing the same note loudly. So it's more a matter of vocal arrangement than vocal talent. This may be just because I've only heard the radio/video stuff, but I'd wager an overall comparison with Boyz II Men or Shai (which I'm listening to right now) would show you what I'm talking about.
Other games
Taboo... that was good old-fashioned wholesome family fun. That's why I love some "board games"... they let you joke around and compete all at once. Fun times indeed. On the other hand, there's "13" (we really need to start calling it Big Two or Deuces or one of the other aliases). It is really only fun for me when we're all talking and being goofy. The game itself isn't really fun... it's about the people sitting at the table with you. I've noticed that although we're often joking around and having a blast, many other times when we're playing 13, poker, whatever... we're all quietly trying to win rather than enjoy one another's company. And at the end of the night someone may even be upset. Before it sounds like I'm killing everyone's dream of another 13 Championship win, I realize that we've got two types of competition going on:
1) Pure competition... Skill for its own sake. You care about your performance. You care about improving. You care about winning. The enjoyment comes from tension during competition, excitement in times of triumph, and a feeling of achievement upon reviewing past victories. Activities I "enjoy" in this vein include tennis, shooting pool, high stakes poker ("high stakes" meaning an amount of money that will ruin your day if you lose it).
2) Fun competition... Play play. You're not worried about the outcome, so much as the doing. Talking, joking, having fun. If you lose you lose, no big deal, you come up with funny excuses and still find a way to talk trash. This tends to make for more funny memories and smiling faces at day's end. Examples include bowling, board games, pocket change poker ($5 buy-in) and other card games.
I've noticed that too much pure competition can make people wonder why they decided to hang out. My point here is that I don't give a shiet about winning 13. I take no pride in my skill in the game, and I pity the fool who does. I'm not gonna be excited when I win or depressed when I lose. I'm only gonna look back and hope to remember some good laughs. I'm not saying I don't want to play ever again. That time with Bryant, Tony, and Brendan and I was perhaps the goofiest we've ever been, and one of the funnest games I ever played in my life. I appreciate both of these types of competition, but I hope we can maintain a good balance of the two. And always end the day on a high note, i.e. fun.
p.s.
An article you might find interesting (if you bothered reading this whole post): Rush Magazine- Retro Gaming.
Keep on keepin' on y'all, peace.
p.p.s.
"And if you get some red meat, you better cook it the day you get it, cause THAT shiet gon' be ROTTEN in the MORNIN' baby. Now you got this nasty meat, you fed it to your kids, now THEY got RICKETS." True.
Ever wake up from a dream and feel like you were given some key life-relevant information? And of course accompanied by the knowledge that you will never remember it? A few nights ago when I woke up I felt like there was some girl in my dream that just seemed right. I don't remember what she looked like, a name, personality, anything. It was a strange feeling though. But then I don't really go for the "meant to be"/fate stuff, so it was probably just some cute girl I saw at a restaurant or something. Oh Well...
So in this same dream I was at some kind of pool party, and I remember I was defending a girl friend who somehow pissed off 4 or 5 other girls. We often joke about how we would handle fighting a female: "I could never hit a girl", "I'd just dodge and block", "I'd beat the shiet outta her like it was the THANG to DO!" Anyways, in the process of defending my friend I did some punching and kicking sans gender bias. Needless to say, they got dealt with. So that's that. Moral: Bangs wins, even against girls.
I forgot to mention it earlier, but along with fire and clouds, dreams are deeply interest-grabbing. Where do our brains come up with this stuff? And all the dream/reality talk courtesy Steve over Thanksgiving weekend doesn't hurt. You never really know if you're awake or asleep, or which is which. Years ago I came up with one theory on dreams and life. Maybe our dreams are the true reality, and we just need to learn to control them. I have heard people say they have complete control over what they dream about (lucky fux). It's like The Matrix... you only utilize your power after you realize and believe you have it. Then, when we die in "real life", we live on in a seemingly endless final dream, which is in fact our reality. How much we like this eternity depends on how well we developed our dream-control. This could be linked to overcoming personal fears and inhibitions. We all have secret fantasies that we would never carry out in real life. But have you ever had the opportunity to do one of these things in a dream, but held back because you thought it was all real? When you realize you can do whatever you want, then you're free to truly be yourself. As far as the "seemingly endless final dream"... I've heard that when you die, your brain stays active for a brief moment after the body is done. Well, the time that passes in your dreams never quite matches up with the time it turns out you were asleep. So maybe that final activity in your brain is effectively an eternal dream. Maybe someday we'll find out.
The fun of games
Okay... Dr. Mario 4-way competition was a fiasco, but also an important lesson learned: Tetris Attack is still the only true skill puzzle game. Heheh just kidding Mrs. H... you dominated, and deserved it. But we shall return, with renewed vigor and determination. >=]
This brings me to my recent thoughts on what is, for me, at the root of fun and enjoyment in games and entertainment in general. It's the ideas and innovation, not the flashy showy enhancements. Examples follow...
Old Atari and NES games
These are examples of games made by ideas. When there was little video game history to reference, everything had to be from scratch. And the point of it all was to make it fun. I still think the classic Atari games are fun. Sure, there's a tremendous nostalgic bias, but the simple ideas were effective and straight to the point. Combat: Drive your tank around at super slow speed, hit the other guy's tank (ricochet shot if you're fancy), and what happens? A simple crash sound and he shoots around the screen and spins wildly. Raucous laughter ensues. What's more satisfying than that? No photo-realistic flame, particle system smoke effects, or digital surround cannon shell echoes needed. Just good simple fun. I can guarantee that if you had me play any modern game and then Combat, I will be having a much better time with the old 2600. If the game and controllers still work--argh that shiet is frustrating! Not the point.
Stuff since
I still seem to like 2D more than 3D. Something about it appeals more to me. The flat cartoony look... just seems so appropriate. But times have changed, oh yes. It seems like most games now (or the best/most popular ones) are just fancy 3D environments you walk around in. They're getting more and more realistic and fully interactive. I only saw a little bit of GTA2 (3? I donno), but the amount of player-environment interaction is amazing. There's a lot of potential there, but I'd rather be laughing than testing my punch or grab on every object in the room. Bottom line: there's too much emphasis on presentation, not enough on substance. Of course there are exceptions in the new generation of games... FightingMania is cool. I actually like this Konami huge-arcade-machine trend. They involve all new activities and challenges for video games. Play a guitar (and get called a Freak for it, no less), are you serious? Yes! Of course only fruitypies dance around on arrows. Hehehe...
SOCOM
Okay I've never played it, but obviously it's addictively appealing to several among us, superseding all other priorities scholastic and social. For too long I've seen these FPS games being regurgitated with IMPROVED GRAPHICS AND SOUND, NEW STAGES and NEW WEAPONS--and wondered how people think they're actually buying a new game. The game play is exactly the same, people. Okay I realize that I am likely unaware of one or two subtle differences, in which a true connoisseur would find delight and hard-earned-cash-value. AND, I am still the only one I know who owns 4 different Street Fighters for the SNES. Before you let the influence of video games send you out to the rifle shop (haha B3, there's a debate starter for you), this FPS-bashing is not the point of this paragraph. SOCOM... it has the fancy 3D graphics and shiet, but also introduces the element of real-time real-voice communication. That's a worthy innovation in my opinion. So even though I still won't be wasting my time playing it, I'll give it an ounce of respect.
Related movie example
I was watching Men In Black II the other day. Although the special effects are numerous and fairly impressive, and surely consumed many a man-work-hour, it was not at all what I liked about the movie. The only good parts to me were the quiet humorous moments, often between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Switching seats in the car, or Will Smith bouncing off the big tubes. Unfortunately these moments were too uncommon for me to recommend the movie to anyone, but they were good when they showed up. This is why I like movies like Swingers and Made. They don't require a huge budget, flashy visuals, or any other fancy nonsense... the humor comes from the people--writers and actors--being funny themselves and putting good ideas on screen. All the effort goes into what matters most. Speaking of "Fav", have you guys seen his show... Dinner For Five or something... where he has dinner and discusses movies with actors and such. I saw it once, it was pretty interesting.
Related music example (well, somewhat... whatever)
Over T-weekend B3 and Steve said they like Dru Hill. They have a few good songs, but their style is a little off target if they want to be real R&B. By that I mean clear vocals, harmony, and smooth slow melodies. Some of the production is good, and I bet the Dru Hill guys have good voices, but (a) Sisqo gets too much of the spotlight, and (b) the rest of the guys' voices are mashed together like backup singers along with the rhythm tracks. I'd like to hear more harmony rather than everyone singing the same note loudly. So it's more a matter of vocal arrangement than vocal talent. This may be just because I've only heard the radio/video stuff, but I'd wager an overall comparison with Boyz II Men or Shai (which I'm listening to right now) would show you what I'm talking about.
Other games
Taboo... that was good old-fashioned wholesome family fun. That's why I love some "board games"... they let you joke around and compete all at once. Fun times indeed. On the other hand, there's "13" (we really need to start calling it Big Two or Deuces or one of the other aliases). It is really only fun for me when we're all talking and being goofy. The game itself isn't really fun... it's about the people sitting at the table with you. I've noticed that although we're often joking around and having a blast, many other times when we're playing 13, poker, whatever... we're all quietly trying to win rather than enjoy one another's company. And at the end of the night someone may even be upset. Before it sounds like I'm killing everyone's dream of another 13 Championship win, I realize that we've got two types of competition going on:
1) Pure competition... Skill for its own sake. You care about your performance. You care about improving. You care about winning. The enjoyment comes from tension during competition, excitement in times of triumph, and a feeling of achievement upon reviewing past victories. Activities I "enjoy" in this vein include tennis, shooting pool, high stakes poker ("high stakes" meaning an amount of money that will ruin your day if you lose it).
2) Fun competition... Play play. You're not worried about the outcome, so much as the doing. Talking, joking, having fun. If you lose you lose, no big deal, you come up with funny excuses and still find a way to talk trash. This tends to make for more funny memories and smiling faces at day's end. Examples include bowling, board games, pocket change poker ($5 buy-in) and other card games.
I've noticed that too much pure competition can make people wonder why they decided to hang out. My point here is that I don't give a shiet about winning 13. I take no pride in my skill in the game, and I pity the fool who does. I'm not gonna be excited when I win or depressed when I lose. I'm only gonna look back and hope to remember some good laughs. I'm not saying I don't want to play ever again. That time with Bryant, Tony, and Brendan and I was perhaps the goofiest we've ever been, and one of the funnest games I ever played in my life. I appreciate both of these types of competition, but I hope we can maintain a good balance of the two. And always end the day on a high note, i.e. fun.
p.s.
An article you might find interesting (if you bothered reading this whole post): Rush Magazine- Retro Gaming.
Keep on keepin' on y'all, peace.
p.p.s.
"And if you get some red meat, you better cook it the day you get it, cause THAT shiet gon' be ROTTEN in the MORNIN' baby. Now you got this nasty meat, you fed it to your kids, now THEY got RICKETS." True.
Dec 6, 2002
Sorry about the lack of postage from me... I blame school again! I'm always like this right before finals. I get sick, and I try to catch up from all the slacking I've done earlier... Only two weeks left though. I think I can get through it!
Had a good time back in SJ... Thanks for letting us chill at your place again Brendan! I will win a championship at 13 one of these days. Although, a Chutes and Ladders Campionship does intrigue me. As for Derek... Well.. Didn't want to see you anyway :P
Favorite games? Ahh... I have way too many to count so I'm not going to list them! I'm working on Resident Evil 0 and Metroid Prime currently... RE is so fricken hard! When I first met up with that weird green zombie thing I nearly shit myself...
I saw the coldest thing last week... I was walking to the grocery store from the parking lot and I see an old Salvation Army guy doing his bell thing in front of the store. Then a random passerby gets in the old mans face and screams:
"^@# SALVATION ARMY! YOU GUYS NEVER GAVE ME *(@&! DAMN YOU ALL!"
*pauses.*
"AND STOP RINGING THAT #*^@ING BELL!"
In which the old man gives the bell a good ring :) I bet they get that a lot. I felt kind of sorry for the old man having to take that kind of screaming... Next time something like that happens in front of me I'll let loose with a mighty kick to the balls. I mean, yeah it's generally annoying to pass by these people when you just want to buy groceries, but you can ignore them most of the time. Supid ignorant punks up here.
Had a good time back in SJ... Thanks for letting us chill at your place again Brendan! I will win a championship at 13 one of these days. Although, a Chutes and Ladders Campionship does intrigue me. As for Derek... Well.. Didn't want to see you anyway :P
Favorite games? Ahh... I have way too many to count so I'm not going to list them! I'm working on Resident Evil 0 and Metroid Prime currently... RE is so fricken hard! When I first met up with that weird green zombie thing I nearly shit myself...
I saw the coldest thing last week... I was walking to the grocery store from the parking lot and I see an old Salvation Army guy doing his bell thing in front of the store. Then a random passerby gets in the old mans face and screams:
"^@# SALVATION ARMY! YOU GUYS NEVER GAVE ME *(@&! DAMN YOU ALL!"
*pauses.*
"AND STOP RINGING THAT #*^@ING BELL!"
In which the old man gives the bell a good ring :) I bet they get that a lot. I felt kind of sorry for the old man having to take that kind of screaming... Next time something like that happens in front of me I'll let loose with a mighty kick to the balls. I mean, yeah it's generally annoying to pass by these people when you just want to buy groceries, but you can ignore them most of the time. Supid ignorant punks up here.
Ok, it's 330am and I just finished working on our group paper for my Senior Project. Damn I'm tired. I worked soooo hard on this thing, I can't wait until peer evaluations, some people will get some Shit from me damn it! This is one of the few times where I don't feel bad about writing crap about others. As for some of the top ten games of all time, I'll tell you some of my favorites and we'll see what happens:
These are in no particular order:
1.) Super Tecmo Bowl - set the standard for sports games. Subsitutions, injuries ( Injury music playing, player laying on the field), just all around fun, 100 yard bombs. Good lord I used to play that game for an insane amount of hours. I don't think anyone was any better than Brendan and I on that game. Simply UNBEATABLE!
2.) The Madden Series - Starting w/ Genesis 92 when an ambulance would come on the field and run over fools and then pick up the player and then run over more, I fell in love with Madden. It's the best football game out there. It's smooth, got an easy to learn interface, at least EA hasn't gone down w/ this game yet, those A-holes!
3.) Metal Gear Solid - Jeez louise did I ever love this game. It was so fun sneaking around and being stealthy. The storyline to me was very interesting. Solid 2 is good too, but the appeal isn't there at times. I blame it on gay-ass Raiden, reminds me of Derek...haha j/k. The storyline was way more complex in 2 and almost weird and scary, but the graphics were absolutely amazing. The soundtrack to both games blew me away. Whoever the composer was chose the perfect songs to set the moods for the games.
4.) Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Police Quest, Hero's Quest - All these Sierra games were classic and all had their appeal. Larry Laffer, hilarious. I thought I was so naughty for playing that game hehe. The games actually pretty harmless, but I thought it had some funny shit that I would even laugh at today...I would say 2 and the last one were pretty good. When they added his voice to the game...amazing! Roger Wilco on Space Quest was hella funny. The most sarcastic game ever, maybe that's where I got it hehe. Police Quest always had a cool story. It became weird when it went into the SWAT series, but overall a good game. Hero's Quest was fun because you were able to be a theif and sneak into people's shit hehe. It's sad that these adventure games went away, they had so much appeal and it was fun solving all the puzzles involved. I know there's more than one game, but I think of them all as a certain style.
5.) Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max, Full Throttle: More of the adventure game genre with a different company, LucasArts. I'll tell you why I thought these games were cool...all of them had sarcastic appeal...and these were some of the first games that added fun sounds and voice characters throughout the game, not just in the intro. I wish they made these games compatible with Windows, I would play them over and over and over again.
6.) Halo - Overall a great game. One of the better two player coop games out there. Graphics are absolutely stunning. I wish multiplayer mode had more features involved in it, but I guess that's why I'll have to wait for Halo 2.
7.) Super Puzzle Fighter - There is no better game to play against someone else. Building the blocks....(pasenloayi) hehe ...(SOOOYOUSAY).....hehe breaking them up and watching them pile on your opponents side, classic.
8.) Socom - This is just a fun game. No matter how pissed off I get, I always come back. I love talking shit, but hate getting killed by little kids. hehe The graphics could use a little work and also I think its bs that you can't blow up claymores, but other than that B Lee Dat, Maniac Cop, Sushi Boy and j.reid kick some serious ass. Clans fear us and I love having that respect. Zero tolerance, strength and honor baby! hahahaha Such a game for nerds!
9.) Bond/Perfect Dark - Oh boy oh boy, Bryant welcome to the world of 1st person shooters, OH HEAD SHOT! F' THAT! Fun things said while playing. Bond was so fun, the levels were close to perfect and you could play hours upon hours. The single player game was hella hard, but its all about multi player. Perfect dark was an evolution from Bond which let Brendan, Andy and I to go against Bots and kick the shit out of them. Halo needs to let 3 people beat a game. That's my dream......
10.) Kingdom Hearts - Disney Characters kicking ass?! I'm there! This is one of the first pseudo RPG/Action game that I've really played through, minus Dark Alliance, but this game was way better. I liked the story a lot and the graphics kicked ass. I was entranced in all the cut scenes and I liked the ending theme song. This is a weird choice for me because most action games that I like involve gun fire and intense violence, but all the other factors came in and took my mind off the violence part.
Honorable mention: Super Dodge Ball, NHL 96+, Harvest Moon 64, Duke Nukem, Breathe of Fire III, Barbie's Big Date (wait how'd that get in here?!), Super Mario 3, Hardball 2, GTA 2, Theme Park (puking and throwing people off coasters, classic)
alright, its about Bedtime, so I will talk to you all later. Wish me luck on my presentation. Side note, minus Jonathan, you all are assholes for not signing my guestbook hehe. People sign it twice to remind me that no one really signs it. Damn you all! hahaha j/k
Peace out!
These are in no particular order:
1.) Super Tecmo Bowl - set the standard for sports games. Subsitutions, injuries ( Injury music playing, player laying on the field), just all around fun, 100 yard bombs. Good lord I used to play that game for an insane amount of hours. I don't think anyone was any better than Brendan and I on that game. Simply UNBEATABLE!
2.) The Madden Series - Starting w/ Genesis 92 when an ambulance would come on the field and run over fools and then pick up the player and then run over more, I fell in love with Madden. It's the best football game out there. It's smooth, got an easy to learn interface, at least EA hasn't gone down w/ this game yet, those A-holes!
3.) Metal Gear Solid - Jeez louise did I ever love this game. It was so fun sneaking around and being stealthy. The storyline to me was very interesting. Solid 2 is good too, but the appeal isn't there at times. I blame it on gay-ass Raiden, reminds me of Derek...haha j/k. The storyline was way more complex in 2 and almost weird and scary, but the graphics were absolutely amazing. The soundtrack to both games blew me away. Whoever the composer was chose the perfect songs to set the moods for the games.
4.) Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Police Quest, Hero's Quest - All these Sierra games were classic and all had their appeal. Larry Laffer, hilarious. I thought I was so naughty for playing that game hehe. The games actually pretty harmless, but I thought it had some funny shit that I would even laugh at today...I would say 2 and the last one were pretty good. When they added his voice to the game...amazing! Roger Wilco on Space Quest was hella funny. The most sarcastic game ever, maybe that's where I got it hehe. Police Quest always had a cool story. It became weird when it went into the SWAT series, but overall a good game. Hero's Quest was fun because you were able to be a theif and sneak into people's shit hehe. It's sad that these adventure games went away, they had so much appeal and it was fun solving all the puzzles involved. I know there's more than one game, but I think of them all as a certain style.
5.) Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max, Full Throttle: More of the adventure game genre with a different company, LucasArts. I'll tell you why I thought these games were cool...all of them had sarcastic appeal...and these were some of the first games that added fun sounds and voice characters throughout the game, not just in the intro. I wish they made these games compatible with Windows, I would play them over and over and over again.
6.) Halo - Overall a great game. One of the better two player coop games out there. Graphics are absolutely stunning. I wish multiplayer mode had more features involved in it, but I guess that's why I'll have to wait for Halo 2.
7.) Super Puzzle Fighter - There is no better game to play against someone else. Building the blocks....(pasenloayi) hehe ...(SOOOYOUSAY).....hehe breaking them up and watching them pile on your opponents side, classic.
8.) Socom - This is just a fun game. No matter how pissed off I get, I always come back. I love talking shit, but hate getting killed by little kids. hehe The graphics could use a little work and also I think its bs that you can't blow up claymores, but other than that B Lee Dat, Maniac Cop, Sushi Boy and j.reid kick some serious ass. Clans fear us and I love having that respect. Zero tolerance, strength and honor baby! hahahaha Such a game for nerds!
9.) Bond/Perfect Dark - Oh boy oh boy, Bryant welcome to the world of 1st person shooters, OH HEAD SHOT! F' THAT! Fun things said while playing. Bond was so fun, the levels were close to perfect and you could play hours upon hours. The single player game was hella hard, but its all about multi player. Perfect dark was an evolution from Bond which let Brendan, Andy and I to go against Bots and kick the shit out of them. Halo needs to let 3 people beat a game. That's my dream......
10.) Kingdom Hearts - Disney Characters kicking ass?! I'm there! This is one of the first pseudo RPG/Action game that I've really played through, minus Dark Alliance, but this game was way better. I liked the story a lot and the graphics kicked ass. I was entranced in all the cut scenes and I liked the ending theme song. This is a weird choice for me because most action games that I like involve gun fire and intense violence, but all the other factors came in and took my mind off the violence part.
Honorable mention: Super Dodge Ball, NHL 96+, Harvest Moon 64, Duke Nukem, Breathe of Fire III, Barbie's Big Date (wait how'd that get in here?!), Super Mario 3, Hardball 2, GTA 2, Theme Park (puking and throwing people off coasters, classic)
alright, its about Bedtime, so I will talk to you all later. Wish me luck on my presentation. Side note, minus Jonathan, you all are assholes for not signing my guestbook hehe. People sign it twice to remind me that no one really signs it. Damn you all! hahaha j/k
Peace out!
Dec 5, 2002
Hmm...Now I'm a little confused by Steve's last blog...does he mean the way we talk about video games is a bad thing? I for one DO need to know everything I can about videogaming. I need to know what's out, when it comes out and what the latest buzz around the industry is. I need to know if Zelda needs to be saved or if Kevin or Bryant is around the corner, huddling like little girls, need to be saved. I talk about videogames because it is not a hobby. It is an obsession. If you ever want to hear me argue passionately about something (without the bullshit) then tell me videogames are for nerds. Once again...I will tear you apart. I'll even throw in some punches towards your personality to lower your self esteem even more. So if Steve wasn't being sarcastic...yes you should start buying videogames. Join in on the fun. If Steve was calling me a nerd for loving videogames then he gets this. =)
Brendan's Top Ten Video Games of All Time. (Subject open to changes.)
1. Legend of Zelda. The one that started it all. Before we knew what the hell a "triforce" was. Before we even knew what an "adventure" game was. To this day I still hate Likelikes...and I always wondered why those knights were called Darknuts. Also introduced the most useless weapon of all time. The Blue Candle. For 160 rupees I might add. Of course the sequels are bad ass...not one bad one yet...cept' that shit on the Phillips CD-I machine...but I have to choose the original for spawning the future.
2. Super Mario World. 16 bit makes its debut. This Shigeru tour de force was absolutely amazing. I still remember when I heard the sound effects when you went into a cave. This is one game where I just HAD to get all 96 worlds cleared. Mario and his flying cape. Talk about bad ass. WOW. And we can ride Yoshi?!? Again sequels are bad ass...why didn't I choose the original? Well...they were fun...they were ground breaking...but there was not really any hype around these games...SMW had tremendous hype and delivered.
3. Goldeneye. I will not disclose how many hours I played this game. Nothing beat you going up against a RCP90 with your back turned and when you realized you were taking fire you turned around and killed the fucker with one shot to the head with your magnum. I still know the levels. Even more I remember a lot of memories playing with different friends. Good times for 49.99. If you're Andrew Ryan Cates...19.99.
4. Secret of Mana. Great music. Great story. Way to combine a RPG with action. A new magic system that we have never seen before and I almost cried when Sprite was killed. I still think that Sprite is girl..but Square tells me otherwise. What do Japs know anyways? I always played with my mom. I stole her money. It was funny. She didn't think it was funny.
5. Castlevania:SOTN. Okay. So yes this series is bad ass. Why did I choose the Playstation one? Well the fact at how non-linear it was and how many items you could carry and the music was absoutely amazing. And after you beat the game I got to play a new quest with the castle upside down. Big woopdie doo you say? Well new enemies, new bosses, new areas. 2 games for the price of one. That gives it a Eecs Value stamp.
6. Duke Nukem 3D. Ahh..death by internet connection. Sushiboy is born and will tear people up for the next 10 years and perhaps even more. This is a tribute to Flaming Bovine, Casper, Redbeard, Maniac Cop and Pink Taco. Together we made Hollywood Holocaust a bloody mess. I also will go on the record that I did kill the infamous Thresh many a time...unfortunately he killed me a quadrupal times more...
7. Leisure Suit Larry. Hello ladies. My name is Larry...Larry Laugher...hehe. Okay besides the overall charm of this game...it was still a kick ass adventure game. The stories were good, the characters hilarious. I'm sure the only ones who will get the next three sentences is Bryant and Andy. Airsick bag and Grotesque Gulp. Bullshit. "What? You wanna a plaid, mint flavored, medium sized, ribbed for her pleasure lubber?"
8. Halo. Bungie what were you thinking? You cannot just make shitty games for the whole company lifespan and then churn out something like Halo. It's not fair to other shitty game companies..ahem..Bandai. Bump mapping FINALLY comes to game consoles. Nothing like tossing a gernade onto a Covenant trooper...only for him to run for cover with his buddies...BOOM. Bungie with Rare? Holy shit. Gamecube and PS2...check your hardware at the fucking door.
9. Final Fantasy X. I'm going to get a lot of flak for this one. OK yes III was bad ass...yes XII was decent. But I really cared for these characters. So much so that when I got all the Ultimate weapons for my guys and beat the game...I was sad it was over. It was colorful and vibrant and the story was top notch. Like I said...all the people who didn't like this game...didn't finish it. X-2...that will never make this list. Guaranteed.
10. Soul Caliber. I can hear some people in this blog wondering what happened to SFII...without it there wouldn't be a Soul Caliber. I respect that. But Soul Caliber to me takes more skill. Ugh...I'm going to hear it for that last sentence. What I mean is that Soul Caliber is SO deep with moves and linking and defense. All have different styles that help overcome other foes more easily, but only if your skillfull. I've been killed in SFII by someone who fucking taps on medium punch.
Well thats about it. Real quick...games that almost made it...Street Figher 2, Resident Evil series, Metroid Prime (I haven't played it through yet), Battle of Olympus, Super Bust of Move, Bubble Bobble, Contra, Perfect Dark, NHL 94, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid...among some others...any feedback? Any lists of your own. Like I said...no drama...so videogames it is. In a week I'll do my list of the most bullshit games ever made...whee...fun times. Don't worry Spelunker..you won't be left out.
Brendan's Top Ten Video Games of All Time. (Subject open to changes.)
1. Legend of Zelda. The one that started it all. Before we knew what the hell a "triforce" was. Before we even knew what an "adventure" game was. To this day I still hate Likelikes...and I always wondered why those knights were called Darknuts. Also introduced the most useless weapon of all time. The Blue Candle. For 160 rupees I might add. Of course the sequels are bad ass...not one bad one yet...cept' that shit on the Phillips CD-I machine...but I have to choose the original for spawning the future.
2. Super Mario World. 16 bit makes its debut. This Shigeru tour de force was absolutely amazing. I still remember when I heard the sound effects when you went into a cave. This is one game where I just HAD to get all 96 worlds cleared. Mario and his flying cape. Talk about bad ass. WOW. And we can ride Yoshi?!? Again sequels are bad ass...why didn't I choose the original? Well...they were fun...they were ground breaking...but there was not really any hype around these games...SMW had tremendous hype and delivered.
3. Goldeneye. I will not disclose how many hours I played this game. Nothing beat you going up against a RCP90 with your back turned and when you realized you were taking fire you turned around and killed the fucker with one shot to the head with your magnum. I still know the levels. Even more I remember a lot of memories playing with different friends. Good times for 49.99. If you're Andrew Ryan Cates...19.99.
4. Secret of Mana. Great music. Great story. Way to combine a RPG with action. A new magic system that we have never seen before and I almost cried when Sprite was killed. I still think that Sprite is girl..but Square tells me otherwise. What do Japs know anyways? I always played with my mom. I stole her money. It was funny. She didn't think it was funny.
5. Castlevania:SOTN. Okay. So yes this series is bad ass. Why did I choose the Playstation one? Well the fact at how non-linear it was and how many items you could carry and the music was absoutely amazing. And after you beat the game I got to play a new quest with the castle upside down. Big woopdie doo you say? Well new enemies, new bosses, new areas. 2 games for the price of one. That gives it a Eecs Value stamp.
6. Duke Nukem 3D. Ahh..death by internet connection. Sushiboy is born and will tear people up for the next 10 years and perhaps even more. This is a tribute to Flaming Bovine, Casper, Redbeard, Maniac Cop and Pink Taco. Together we made Hollywood Holocaust a bloody mess. I also will go on the record that I did kill the infamous Thresh many a time...unfortunately he killed me a quadrupal times more...
7. Leisure Suit Larry. Hello ladies. My name is Larry...Larry Laugher...hehe. Okay besides the overall charm of this game...it was still a kick ass adventure game. The stories were good, the characters hilarious. I'm sure the only ones who will get the next three sentences is Bryant and Andy. Airsick bag and Grotesque Gulp. Bullshit. "What? You wanna a plaid, mint flavored, medium sized, ribbed for her pleasure lubber?"
8. Halo. Bungie what were you thinking? You cannot just make shitty games for the whole company lifespan and then churn out something like Halo. It's not fair to other shitty game companies..ahem..Bandai. Bump mapping FINALLY comes to game consoles. Nothing like tossing a gernade onto a Covenant trooper...only for him to run for cover with his buddies...BOOM. Bungie with Rare? Holy shit. Gamecube and PS2...check your hardware at the fucking door.
9. Final Fantasy X. I'm going to get a lot of flak for this one. OK yes III was bad ass...yes XII was decent. But I really cared for these characters. So much so that when I got all the Ultimate weapons for my guys and beat the game...I was sad it was over. It was colorful and vibrant and the story was top notch. Like I said...all the people who didn't like this game...didn't finish it. X-2...that will never make this list. Guaranteed.
10. Soul Caliber. I can hear some people in this blog wondering what happened to SFII...without it there wouldn't be a Soul Caliber. I respect that. But Soul Caliber to me takes more skill. Ugh...I'm going to hear it for that last sentence. What I mean is that Soul Caliber is SO deep with moves and linking and defense. All have different styles that help overcome other foes more easily, but only if your skillfull. I've been killed in SFII by someone who fucking taps on medium punch.
Well thats about it. Real quick...games that almost made it...Street Figher 2, Resident Evil series, Metroid Prime (I haven't played it through yet), Battle of Olympus, Super Bust of Move, Bubble Bobble, Contra, Perfect Dark, NHL 94, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid...among some others...any feedback? Any lists of your own. Like I said...no drama...so videogames it is. In a week I'll do my list of the most bullshit games ever made...whee...fun times. Don't worry Spelunker..you won't be left out.
Dec 4, 2002
yo
it's nice to see updates, as strange as they are. Derek, it's nice to see that you have a good imagination. No really! i'm absolutely serious. I wish i could imagine those type of things in my class; it would feel GREAT and maybe i would actually not fall asleep in class for once. I think the class where that type of good old imagining fun would be the best in, is my cog sci class. There's this one girl who thinks she's the teachers left nut. Whenever someone asks a question, whenever the teacher pauses in her lecture..this "thing" which seems like a girl feels the need to "help out" aka teach. In fact, this one time, the teacher was trying to draw something, and she was having a hard time. So the fat chick (oh yeh she's pretty fat too) runs up and starts drawing! I was thinking "you fucking nerd. I think you aren't kissing the teachers ass enough yet". Anyways, I bet if i shot her like twice she would turn back into the slime ball things (from RE 0) and ooze all over the place.
I've heard of video game nerds, but this is ridiculous. Solcom, RE 0, Metroid Prime, etc. etc. etc.
It sucks that i can't afford the consoles necessary to be part of such folly. Me and Jon. Well, at least jon has B Lucky Day'z N64. Well, I got max payne now, and minesweeper is coming back! Expert mode engaged: warning, pimps only.
These next two weeks are gonna suck. 4 papers total. 1 physics final on friday. But then i can come home and....and...do nothing. Althought right now that sounds pretty good. I'm also heading off to New Orleans (fraternity business) which is being about 99 percent paid for. That should be fun.
But damn the papers! and damn the tests!! I can't wait till this shit is done and i can party. Nothing like a few moments of unrestricted merriment with a loss of inhibitions to make all the studying and everything you learned pointless.
No 13 over xmas break. Please. i'm begging you. Let's play something else. Ma Jong, Dominos, fucking Chutes and Ladders, whatevers.
VCDs suck shit. I thought they were like DVDs. Boy was i wrong. I cant' even read the shitty subtitles on the movies i borrowed from my friend.
Bryant, nice xanga.
i think i might switch over to that so i can post pics.
k dinners on.
time to run.
curry.
haha
it's nice to see updates, as strange as they are. Derek, it's nice to see that you have a good imagination. No really! i'm absolutely serious. I wish i could imagine those type of things in my class; it would feel GREAT and maybe i would actually not fall asleep in class for once. I think the class where that type of good old imagining fun would be the best in, is my cog sci class. There's this one girl who thinks she's the teachers left nut. Whenever someone asks a question, whenever the teacher pauses in her lecture..this "thing" which seems like a girl feels the need to "help out" aka teach. In fact, this one time, the teacher was trying to draw something, and she was having a hard time. So the fat chick (oh yeh she's pretty fat too) runs up and starts drawing! I was thinking "you fucking nerd. I think you aren't kissing the teachers ass enough yet". Anyways, I bet if i shot her like twice she would turn back into the slime ball things (from RE 0) and ooze all over the place.
I've heard of video game nerds, but this is ridiculous. Solcom, RE 0, Metroid Prime, etc. etc. etc.
It sucks that i can't afford the consoles necessary to be part of such folly. Me and Jon. Well, at least jon has B Lucky Day'z N64. Well, I got max payne now, and minesweeper is coming back! Expert mode engaged: warning, pimps only.
These next two weeks are gonna suck. 4 papers total. 1 physics final on friday. But then i can come home and....and...do nothing. Althought right now that sounds pretty good. I'm also heading off to New Orleans (fraternity business) which is being about 99 percent paid for. That should be fun.
But damn the papers! and damn the tests!! I can't wait till this shit is done and i can party. Nothing like a few moments of unrestricted merriment with a loss of inhibitions to make all the studying and everything you learned pointless.
No 13 over xmas break. Please. i'm begging you. Let's play something else. Ma Jong, Dominos, fucking Chutes and Ladders, whatevers.
VCDs suck shit. I thought they were like DVDs. Boy was i wrong. I cant' even read the shitty subtitles on the movies i borrowed from my friend.
Bryant, nice xanga.
i think i might switch over to that so i can post pics.
k dinners on.
time to run.
curry.
haha
Oh boy, well I'm writing mostly because I'm in class right now and I am bored.
General news: Web site has been updated w/ pics from Halloween until now. Hope you enjoy. Thanks a-holes, minus jonathan and some of our readers for signing the book. haha You might also notice that I started a Xanga blog. Reason being is that I have plenty of thoughts on my mind and I don't want to overrun this blog with them. There would be like 5 entries in a row that would all be me, so I figured that it would be a good idea to get my own site going. I'll still try and write in this one at least once a week, maybe more. So don't feel neglected Pookiers, I'll always be back, trust in that.
Brendan: You a-hole. I wish I could bullshit as well as you. That would make my life ten times easier. Oh well, Socom it is! Clans fear us! I care about your Web site because it will give me another link for my site. hahahaha
Derek: You daydream about some F'd up S**T! haha I can't wait until winter break so I can watch you guys play some more RE. I missed out on RE 1, but I already know the whole story with that anyway. As for that girl in your class, I know the same feeling. This guy in my class who is sitting two seats away from me is the same way. Everytime he talks I just want to hit my head on my desk repeatedly to knock my ass out so I don't have to hear him ever. He constantly needs things repeated to him, he takes credit for work that Andy and I did, and he is in a constant state of panic. Add that to the fact that Andy and I are pretty kick back and you got a incompatible group. Andy and I did most the work just so we would never have to come in contact with him. But today I celebrate because I never have to work with him again *knock on wood* and this is the only time where I'm happy to give a peer evaluation =D
Brian: I started reading your blog, hope you don't mind. We actually have some commonalities in our thinking about girls from the past. It's a shitty feeling, but it's good to know that there is someone out there who understands. Another note, you need a damn nick name on here. hehe Steve that goes for you too...Steveore? haha
Alright, all I'm going back to working on my senior project and playing socom. That is my plan until after Friday.
On another note before I leave...SQUAT?? Da hell is that. hehe And I would not applause for 8 minutes, ever, especially for freaking Brendan. =D
Cyaz
General news: Web site has been updated w/ pics from Halloween until now. Hope you enjoy. Thanks a-holes, minus jonathan and some of our readers for signing the book. haha You might also notice that I started a Xanga blog. Reason being is that I have plenty of thoughts on my mind and I don't want to overrun this blog with them. There would be like 5 entries in a row that would all be me, so I figured that it would be a good idea to get my own site going. I'll still try and write in this one at least once a week, maybe more. So don't feel neglected Pookiers, I'll always be back, trust in that.
Brendan: You a-hole. I wish I could bullshit as well as you. That would make my life ten times easier. Oh well, Socom it is! Clans fear us! I care about your Web site because it will give me another link for my site. hahahaha
Derek: You daydream about some F'd up S**T! haha I can't wait until winter break so I can watch you guys play some more RE. I missed out on RE 1, but I already know the whole story with that anyway. As for that girl in your class, I know the same feeling. This guy in my class who is sitting two seats away from me is the same way. Everytime he talks I just want to hit my head on my desk repeatedly to knock my ass out so I don't have to hear him ever. He constantly needs things repeated to him, he takes credit for work that Andy and I did, and he is in a constant state of panic. Add that to the fact that Andy and I are pretty kick back and you got a incompatible group. Andy and I did most the work just so we would never have to come in contact with him. But today I celebrate because I never have to work with him again *knock on wood* and this is the only time where I'm happy to give a peer evaluation =D
Brian: I started reading your blog, hope you don't mind. We actually have some commonalities in our thinking about girls from the past. It's a shitty feeling, but it's good to know that there is someone out there who understands. Another note, you need a damn nick name on here. hehe Steve that goes for you too...Steveore? haha
Alright, all I'm going back to working on my senior project and playing socom. That is my plan until after Friday.
On another note before I leave...SQUAT?? Da hell is that. hehe And I would not applause for 8 minutes, ever, especially for freaking Brendan. =D
Cyaz
Dec 3, 2002
Ladies and Gentleman...please take your seats and get ready for the show.
*Open curtain, Brendan tap dances out on the stage*
Okay let us get some things out of the way...
* I had fun over Thanksgiving even though we didn't do anything spectacular...but then again I'm not a bar hopping type of person...hope you guys had fun though.
* Mental Abstraction...60-70 percent done...not like u guys care...but I write it down so it seems like I'm making progress...ugh.
* I should be captain. Andrew Ryan Cates...get it through your head. Oh yeah...Bryant wants to be promoted to Treasurer. $$$
Story in quort styles form...my new stupid word. (quick+short=quort styles).
Brendan buys Metroid Prime. He has a six page report due the next day. He gives his mom Metroid Prime. Can't have it back till he finishes report. 1.5 hours pass. Brendan done, Metroid Prime is his. Fast forward to today. Brendan gets his report back. Scans paper. He sees, "a deep and complex analysis of the illustration"...circle on the bottom..."A". Brendan gets another paper later in class. This one is harder to read because Brendan is still laughing and crying about what happened 15 minutes earlier. This paper reads, "You will not have to take the final because you have shown you understand the course and done excellent homework." Brendan confused. What homework? Oh you mean the stuff he did on the car ride to class? Right. Brendan still laughing and is giddy like a little schoolgirl. Note to readers, especially girls: DO NOT attempt to argue with me. I am the king of Bullshit. I will tear your fucking ass apart. Thank you.
*Applause for seven minutes...*
Encore: Okay I see you love me. I don't have much to tell but we do have a new word for FOBS. I call them Squats now. So here is a quick lesson.
The FOB sees the dog. The FOB then ate the dog.
Now all we have to do is replace FOB with Squats. Ready children?
The Squats sees the dog. The Squats devours the dog like no other...that sick motha fucker.
*Curtain down!*
*Applause for eight minutes*
Spotlight fade to black. Please ladies and gentleman, exit to your right and watch your step...you don't want to step in the bullshit...
*Open curtain, Brendan tap dances out on the stage*
Okay let us get some things out of the way...
* I had fun over Thanksgiving even though we didn't do anything spectacular...but then again I'm not a bar hopping type of person...hope you guys had fun though.
* Mental Abstraction...60-70 percent done...not like u guys care...but I write it down so it seems like I'm making progress...ugh.
* I should be captain. Andrew Ryan Cates...get it through your head. Oh yeah...Bryant wants to be promoted to Treasurer. $$$
Story in quort styles form...my new stupid word. (quick+short=quort styles).
Brendan buys Metroid Prime. He has a six page report due the next day. He gives his mom Metroid Prime. Can't have it back till he finishes report. 1.5 hours pass. Brendan done, Metroid Prime is his. Fast forward to today. Brendan gets his report back. Scans paper. He sees, "a deep and complex analysis of the illustration"...circle on the bottom..."A". Brendan gets another paper later in class. This one is harder to read because Brendan is still laughing and crying about what happened 15 minutes earlier. This paper reads, "You will not have to take the final because you have shown you understand the course and done excellent homework." Brendan confused. What homework? Oh you mean the stuff he did on the car ride to class? Right. Brendan still laughing and is giddy like a little schoolgirl. Note to readers, especially girls: DO NOT attempt to argue with me. I am the king of Bullshit. I will tear your fucking ass apart. Thank you.
*Applause for seven minutes...*
Encore: Okay I see you love me. I don't have much to tell but we do have a new word for FOBS. I call them Squats now. So here is a quick lesson.
The FOB sees the dog. The FOB then ate the dog.
Now all we have to do is replace FOB with Squats. Ready children?
The Squats sees the dog. The Squats devours the dog like no other...that sick motha fucker.
*Curtain down!*
*Applause for eight minutes*
Spotlight fade to black. Please ladies and gentleman, exit to your right and watch your step...you don't want to step in the bullshit...
Nov 30, 2002
Weeeeeee! Isn't San Jose fun?! hehe
Ok, yes I'm double blogging mostly because no one else has written anything and I can't sleep. Surprise Surprise! But, anyway it's been great seeing everyone during the break and hopefully I will get to see others. To anyone who played Football for the annual Turkey Bowl, I am sore, I can't move my legs, but it was all fun. Hope to do it again soon!
I finally sent my pictures to get developed so there could potentially be some new material on my Web site by Sunday, but who knows. I also have a lot of hw to be done for next week (two presentations, Sr Project and a DB). Good thing about all of this is taht I only have one final. Woo hoo! After Friday there will be only a little stress on Bryant's poor little mind.
So far the highlights of break are winning at 13, playing socom with brendan in the same room, having 3 great thanksgiving meals (Yams and Apple pie, absolutely delicious!), but as always it's been great seeing my friends. It was especially nice having one of my long talks with Derek. Since he decides not to blog very often and I don't get a hold of him too much during the quarter it was nice to catch up. It was fun because we got to reminise about the old times, old gfs, philosophies in life, school, friends, and the future.
To sum up some more important things that I thought we talked about:
Is it really better to love and lose, than to never love at all? In a romantic relationship sense not like parents, friends, attachment to Socom hehe. I said right now I hate losing love, so it's not better. But I know down the line, I'll be happy that I was given the chance to fall in love. To go through your whole life without love, that just boggles my mind that it could happen to someone. I now have something to strive for later in life. It's not something I'm going to actively search for right now, but if something comes up, I know I can't let the opportunity pass me by. Derek made the same point about how he would rather love and lose, then to never love at all.
Another thing that we talked about is how friends get all pissy when others joke around about the others girlfriend. With the nature of our group and our friendship, I think it's dumb that someone would really get angry if we joked around about someone else's gf. I think we all know there's a time where it can be too much, but I don't think we've ever gotten into that territory. I hope I wasn't that way with my gf's. But sometimes your blinded, so maybe I could've been, but I really don't think I ever got offended because I know you guys don't really mean it and if you did or had a problem with someone you would tell me immediately.
We talked about regrets in relationships, love, etc. Derek made a point that got me. When people ask "Why her?" or "Why is she the one?" ...etc....most of the times the answer will not be there. And it's mostly up to the person, but for me especially it's just a gut feeling. There's just everything in your body that screams that it's right. It's pretty much unexplainable, but it's a feeling that I would love to have forever.
Something that Derek and I talked about before I went back to school was an interesting topic, I thought at least. Derek asked me if I were to choose to fall in love, but travel to a distant land w/ her because her job was over there, and potentially lose a great job here in the states and lose some of the security in life or to continue on with my career to create that stability and potentially get back together later, but it wasn't certain, what would I do? Well, for me it depends on how much my logical side takes over my emotional side, vice versa. It would be really hard for me pack up and go because I'm the type of person who creates a comfort level and it's hard for me to break that. But to fall in love, it's one of the best feelings in the world and it would terrible to let that kind of opportunity pass me by. These types of questions, I'm not that great at answering mostly because I hate to worry about things until they actually happen, but this one got me thinking. Don't know why.
Another thing that got me thinking after talking w/ Hapachan, was about our personalities and about how we perceive friendships. Like if someone does something mean, I like to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't mean to, especially if they're my friend. Does that lead to me being potentially stepped on? Maybe. Being naive? Probably. But my flip side to it is if someone intentionally tries to hurt me and I find out about it, that puts one hellava strain on our friendship. You lose my loyalty and trust as a friend and its hard to gain back. I like to try and be that friendly person and take care of my friends the best I can, I try and be there always for them and if they want to potentially ruin screw that up, that's there choice, but I think that's their loss. I don't know, something tells me I might have to change my philosophy so that things don't hurt as much when I get disappointed in others. Easier said than done. hehe
I apologize, I've rambled on and on. It's weird, whenever I start writing in this thing, it feels like I can talk for days about random stuff in my head. I'm finally trying to get my life back on track and I guess this helps me move along more smoothly. Anyway, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and I will talk to you all soon. Take care.
Ok, yes I'm double blogging mostly because no one else has written anything and I can't sleep. Surprise Surprise! But, anyway it's been great seeing everyone during the break and hopefully I will get to see others. To anyone who played Football for the annual Turkey Bowl, I am sore, I can't move my legs, but it was all fun. Hope to do it again soon!
I finally sent my pictures to get developed so there could potentially be some new material on my Web site by Sunday, but who knows. I also have a lot of hw to be done for next week (two presentations, Sr Project and a DB). Good thing about all of this is taht I only have one final. Woo hoo! After Friday there will be only a little stress on Bryant's poor little mind.
So far the highlights of break are winning at 13, playing socom with brendan in the same room, having 3 great thanksgiving meals (Yams and Apple pie, absolutely delicious!), but as always it's been great seeing my friends. It was especially nice having one of my long talks with Derek. Since he decides not to blog very often and I don't get a hold of him too much during the quarter it was nice to catch up. It was fun because we got to reminise about the old times, old gfs, philosophies in life, school, friends, and the future.
To sum up some more important things that I thought we talked about:
Is it really better to love and lose, than to never love at all? In a romantic relationship sense not like parents, friends, attachment to Socom hehe. I said right now I hate losing love, so it's not better. But I know down the line, I'll be happy that I was given the chance to fall in love. To go through your whole life without love, that just boggles my mind that it could happen to someone. I now have something to strive for later in life. It's not something I'm going to actively search for right now, but if something comes up, I know I can't let the opportunity pass me by. Derek made the same point about how he would rather love and lose, then to never love at all.
Another thing that we talked about is how friends get all pissy when others joke around about the others girlfriend. With the nature of our group and our friendship, I think it's dumb that someone would really get angry if we joked around about someone else's gf. I think we all know there's a time where it can be too much, but I don't think we've ever gotten into that territory. I hope I wasn't that way with my gf's. But sometimes your blinded, so maybe I could've been, but I really don't think I ever got offended because I know you guys don't really mean it and if you did or had a problem with someone you would tell me immediately.
We talked about regrets in relationships, love, etc. Derek made a point that got me. When people ask "Why her?" or "Why is she the one?" ...etc....most of the times the answer will not be there. And it's mostly up to the person, but for me especially it's just a gut feeling. There's just everything in your body that screams that it's right. It's pretty much unexplainable, but it's a feeling that I would love to have forever.
Something that Derek and I talked about before I went back to school was an interesting topic, I thought at least. Derek asked me if I were to choose to fall in love, but travel to a distant land w/ her because her job was over there, and potentially lose a great job here in the states and lose some of the security in life or to continue on with my career to create that stability and potentially get back together later, but it wasn't certain, what would I do? Well, for me it depends on how much my logical side takes over my emotional side, vice versa. It would be really hard for me pack up and go because I'm the type of person who creates a comfort level and it's hard for me to break that. But to fall in love, it's one of the best feelings in the world and it would terrible to let that kind of opportunity pass me by. These types of questions, I'm not that great at answering mostly because I hate to worry about things until they actually happen, but this one got me thinking. Don't know why.
Another thing that got me thinking after talking w/ Hapachan, was about our personalities and about how we perceive friendships. Like if someone does something mean, I like to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't mean to, especially if they're my friend. Does that lead to me being potentially stepped on? Maybe. Being naive? Probably. But my flip side to it is if someone intentionally tries to hurt me and I find out about it, that puts one hellava strain on our friendship. You lose my loyalty and trust as a friend and its hard to gain back. I like to try and be that friendly person and take care of my friends the best I can, I try and be there always for them and if they want to potentially ruin screw that up, that's there choice, but I think that's their loss. I don't know, something tells me I might have to change my philosophy so that things don't hurt as much when I get disappointed in others. Easier said than done. hehe
I apologize, I've rambled on and on. It's weird, whenever I start writing in this thing, it feels like I can talk for days about random stuff in my head. I'm finally trying to get my life back on track and I guess this helps me move along more smoothly. Anyway, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and I will talk to you all soon. Take care.
Nov 26, 2002
In case any of you care, I'm leaving to SJ as we speak, so if anyone wants to kick it wednesday, give me a call.
I just took a midterm, hopefully I did ok, but whatevers; it's done! I decided instead of studying last night that I would clean my room and bathroom. WheeE! So when I come back it's going to be spick and span.
Alright, y'all talk to ya soon and hopefully I can get to everyone. Have a safe drive, flight, etc. Peace outz
I just took a midterm, hopefully I did ok, but whatevers; it's done! I decided instead of studying last night that I would clean my room and bathroom. WheeE! So when I come back it's going to be spick and span.
Alright, y'all talk to ya soon and hopefully I can get to everyone. Have a safe drive, flight, etc. Peace outz
Nov 25, 2002
The schedule for work finally came out... Looks like I'll be able to come home on Wed and Thursday, but I have work on friday, and *possibly* Saturday. I'm going to see if I can get that day off today, so I'll log a little later to give the news :)
Steve... I'll give you my copy of Max Payne! I'm not playing it anymore, and it's starting to gather dust... It was a great game, and I think I got my money's worth out of it. I can't say that for very many games now though. I'll just look forward to the new DDR coming this winter :) And on a side note, I heard that the GameCube will be getting a bunch of puzzle games wrapped up in one... Tetris Attack here we come!
What a waste of blog space! I'll post more after work!
Steve... I'll give you my copy of Max Payne! I'm not playing it anymore, and it's starting to gather dust... It was a great game, and I think I got my money's worth out of it. I can't say that for very many games now though. I'll just look forward to the new DDR coming this winter :) And on a side note, I heard that the GameCube will be getting a bunch of puzzle games wrapped up in one... Tetris Attack here we come!
What a waste of blog space! I'll post more after work!
wsup guys
I'm very happy right now because I just found out that Cal beat Stanford in the big game this past saturday. It was a blow out:30-7. Stanford hasn't done that shitty since 1967. Those stupid shits. What kind of mascot is a TREE? Anyways, they got their asses beat, and i'm damn glad. I hate stanford. Maybe it's cuz my mom is a die hard Cal Bears fan. Maybe it's cuz Stanford is a bunch of preppy, snobby, stuck up rich mother fuckers. Maybe it's cuz the one guy i remember going to stanford in high school was this annoying prick who would have gotten his ass beaten on a regular basis had he gone to Leigh, Prospect, or any other public high school. I dunno, but i hate stanford. And I'm damn glad the Axe is back in Berkeley. Hehe..Jon, did you know this?
so yeh. Thanksgiving is coming up. Heading back home shortly. I can't wait till this fucking quarter is over with. My god, my classes SUCK SHIT. I have never had so much work in my entire life. I have yet to figure out how i'm gonna get through the massive amounts of work i have waiting for me when i get back from stuffing my fat ass with turkey, gravy, stuffing, and yams. And pumpkin pie. If pumpkin pie and apple pie got into a fight, who would win? I'm thinking pumpkin. Cuz one hit to the apple pie and all the guts would just fall out. More importantly, on a related topic, who would win if Jon got into a fight with Derek? Or Bryant and Brendan's mom? These are all tough questions that we should all take time to think about over a hot cup of mayo.
I'm gonna be doing some serious running and working out over xmas break if any of you would like to join me. Mebbe join the Lockheed gym since i can get a discount there cuz my dad works there. However, he doesn't get hookups on pumpkin pie like some other spoiled mother fuckers. Jk you bastard =)
So recently i was thinking about how about a year ago i had kinda wished i had pledged for an asian fraternity. Seemed kinda cool at the time, and it saddened me to think that i was too old to do so. BUT then after reading many peoples xangas, blogs, live journals, etc, i realized something. ALL THEY DO IS DRINK. DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK. I swear, if you're not a meeting, then you're drinking. Drinking at a party, drinking at a brotherhood event, drinking at an exchange, drink drink drink drink!!!! Now, while the drinking part DOES sound good, I would imagine that after a while it gets old. What else do you do besides, drink and beat the shit out of the pledges? Ah I dunno. I mean, I hvae a lot of friends who are "affiliated", and they're happy, and that being the case, more power to them. But i just wonder sometimes what it would have been like if i had done all that. None of that wondering has regret mixed in it however, which i'm happy to say. I'm in one fraternity already, and that's fine with me.
yeh clouds are aight, u pixie stick. But really, I agree. I'm a sucker for those Ansel Adams prints, you know the b&w ones of nature scenes. I was gonna buy a large poster of this awesome lake print, then i saw the price: 85 DOLLARS!!! Shit, i'll fuckin go and buy a disposible camera and take a few shots of my bathtub filled with water and save myself about 75 bucks. shiet.
Brian, you better be coming back home for thanksgiving and chill with us. AND YES YOU BETTER STAY LONGER THAN A FEW HOURS!!! Brendan's grandpa has become very angry that you don't kick it no more and he's on the brink of violent rage. I know in your quest to become the CEO of Scandia you have very little time (hehehe), but get ur ass back here you mofo. We'll reminisce about the good old days, like trumpets, the good harvests, etc. Then you and jon can play puzzle games, while me, bryant, and brendan sit in the back and slowly DIE. BTW, easy xmas gift from yah: Could i get a burned copy of Max Payne? thanks bro. You were the bomb in Phantoms yo!
Socks...YESSSSSSSSS.....
I'm thinking that now that i have a PC i should invest in some video games. Preferrably, the ones that have a lot of shooting and violence. Those are fun. Not like some stupid RPGs made by Disney where you fucking fight with a KEY. Hahaha.. I joke.
Aight. back to the paper. 8 pages. Due tomorrow. Started: negative. Read the necessary books: negative. First priority: blogging. Final analysis: it's gonna be a long nite.
take it easy gentlemen. I'm hoping that life finds u in good spirits. Payce. First rounds on me when i get back. See y'all soon.
I'm very happy right now because I just found out that Cal beat Stanford in the big game this past saturday. It was a blow out:30-7. Stanford hasn't done that shitty since 1967. Those stupid shits. What kind of mascot is a TREE? Anyways, they got their asses beat, and i'm damn glad. I hate stanford. Maybe it's cuz my mom is a die hard Cal Bears fan. Maybe it's cuz Stanford is a bunch of preppy, snobby, stuck up rich mother fuckers. Maybe it's cuz the one guy i remember going to stanford in high school was this annoying prick who would have gotten his ass beaten on a regular basis had he gone to Leigh, Prospect, or any other public high school. I dunno, but i hate stanford. And I'm damn glad the Axe is back in Berkeley. Hehe..Jon, did you know this?
so yeh. Thanksgiving is coming up. Heading back home shortly. I can't wait till this fucking quarter is over with. My god, my classes SUCK SHIT. I have never had so much work in my entire life. I have yet to figure out how i'm gonna get through the massive amounts of work i have waiting for me when i get back from stuffing my fat ass with turkey, gravy, stuffing, and yams. And pumpkin pie. If pumpkin pie and apple pie got into a fight, who would win? I'm thinking pumpkin. Cuz one hit to the apple pie and all the guts would just fall out. More importantly, on a related topic, who would win if Jon got into a fight with Derek? Or Bryant and Brendan's mom? These are all tough questions that we should all take time to think about over a hot cup of mayo.
I'm gonna be doing some serious running and working out over xmas break if any of you would like to join me. Mebbe join the Lockheed gym since i can get a discount there cuz my dad works there. However, he doesn't get hookups on pumpkin pie like some other spoiled mother fuckers. Jk you bastard =)
So recently i was thinking about how about a year ago i had kinda wished i had pledged for an asian fraternity. Seemed kinda cool at the time, and it saddened me to think that i was too old to do so. BUT then after reading many peoples xangas, blogs, live journals, etc, i realized something. ALL THEY DO IS DRINK. DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK. I swear, if you're not a meeting, then you're drinking. Drinking at a party, drinking at a brotherhood event, drinking at an exchange, drink drink drink drink!!!! Now, while the drinking part DOES sound good, I would imagine that after a while it gets old. What else do you do besides, drink and beat the shit out of the pledges? Ah I dunno. I mean, I hvae a lot of friends who are "affiliated", and they're happy, and that being the case, more power to them. But i just wonder sometimes what it would have been like if i had done all that. None of that wondering has regret mixed in it however, which i'm happy to say. I'm in one fraternity already, and that's fine with me.
yeh clouds are aight, u pixie stick. But really, I agree. I'm a sucker for those Ansel Adams prints, you know the b&w ones of nature scenes. I was gonna buy a large poster of this awesome lake print, then i saw the price: 85 DOLLARS!!! Shit, i'll fuckin go and buy a disposible camera and take a few shots of my bathtub filled with water and save myself about 75 bucks. shiet.
Brian, you better be coming back home for thanksgiving and chill with us. AND YES YOU BETTER STAY LONGER THAN A FEW HOURS!!! Brendan's grandpa has become very angry that you don't kick it no more and he's on the brink of violent rage. I know in your quest to become the CEO of Scandia you have very little time (hehehe), but get ur ass back here you mofo. We'll reminisce about the good old days, like trumpets, the good harvests, etc. Then you and jon can play puzzle games, while me, bryant, and brendan sit in the back and slowly DIE. BTW, easy xmas gift from yah: Could i get a burned copy of Max Payne? thanks bro. You were the bomb in Phantoms yo!
Socks...YESSSSSSSSS.....
I'm thinking that now that i have a PC i should invest in some video games. Preferrably, the ones that have a lot of shooting and violence. Those are fun. Not like some stupid RPGs made by Disney where you fucking fight with a KEY. Hahaha.. I joke.
Aight. back to the paper. 8 pages. Due tomorrow. Started: negative. Read the necessary books: negative. First priority: blogging. Final analysis: it's gonna be a long nite.
take it easy gentlemen. I'm hoping that life finds u in good spirits. Payce. First rounds on me when i get back. See y'all soon.
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