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  1. Laughing Man
    almost 16 years since I joined this site as a kid. it was a major part of my life for so long. to say that my time and the people I met here was instrumental to my development would be an understatement.
    so many friendships came and went, even a relationship started and ended here, and the drama - so much drama. all the arguments, bullying right-wing bigots, carving out an identity and (infamous) reputation through so many different phases and identity crises. Laughin'Man, Scythey, Ryuujin, Serein, Heck - I changed so much from the time I started here till I faded away that it feels like I was five different people, and there's a little bit of every one that's made me who I am today.
    shout out to the 3 people who might see this and think, "hey, I remember him". and to the handful of people who joined after I left who are reading this and thinking "who's this weird old guy?" just remember when you're pushing 30 the people, places, and things that got you there.
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    hi nobody here remembers me or cares but here's a life update entry cause it's been a hot minute and things have been pretty big
     
    a little over a month ago some stuff happened and I ended up alone and jobless and checking myself into a hotel with the intention of hanging myself from a doorknob
     
    then I started seeing a psychiatrist and got diagnosed with PTSD and borderline personality disorder and started therapy and took up meditation and got put on like three more mood stabilizers
     
    fast forward to now and I have friends who I'm hanging out with regularly, a new job that so far is the best I've ever had, and an awesome and gorgeous new girlfriend who is incredible
     
    I went from the lowest point in my life where I felt utterly hopeless and like my life was over to an absolute high where I'm optimistic about the future and feel legit happy for the first time in a long time
     
    I still have my moments and I still have some stuff to continue working on, but things have changed (for the better) in a way that I had become absolutely convinced was not possible.
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    a blog entry

    By Laughing Man,

    hey yeah why not
     
    so I have a new job, and that's been basically consuming my life
     
    it kinda sucks but it pays pretty well for what it is I guess
     
    I just got my first paycheck and I already spent like 1/4 of it though, probably shouldn't do that lol
     
    also I had to call off work a couple days ago because I've been sick. still feel pretty bad but hopefully I'll be fine to work tomorrow
     
    not really closer to any of my goals yet but I guess this is a start at least
     
    so yeah that's that. that's what's new with me. what's new with you
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    Sully review

    By Laughing Man,

    my only complaint is that people keep saying Tom Hanks played him, which simply isn't true. Tom Hanks was Woody in Toy Story; Sully was played by John Goodman.
     
    other than that, easily one of my favorite Pixar characters.
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    Soilwork

    By Laughing Man,

    (originally published 7 October 2014, updated and re-published 30 August 2015, updated and re-published again 25 August 2016)
     

     
    picked up the new rarities compilation Death Resonance last week. kinda bummed that it makes owning the Beyond the Infinite EP redundant by including all of those tracks, considering I dropped $25 to have it imported from Japan and all, but whatever.
     
    from top to bottom:
     
    - Steelbath Suicide (Century Media 2000 reissue)
    - The Chainheart Machine
    - A Predator's Portrait (2003 German re-press)
    - Natural Born Chaos
    - Figure Number Five
    - Stabbing the Drama (US limited edition)
    - Sworn to a Great Divide (limited edition, if that wasn't obvious)
    - The Panic Broadcast
    - The Living Infinite
    - Beyond the Infinite (B-sides EP released exclusively in Asia)
    - The Ride Majestic (limited edition)
    - Death Resonance
     
    still missing the live album they released last year, but then I've never been one for live albums anyway. I'd also like to get the 2011 reissue of A Predator's Portrait at some point, if only for that sweet new artwork and owning the bonus track "Asylum Dance" physically (I bought the MP3 of it off Amazon a couple years back).
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    not even kidding. I had one of these in my room and last night it exploded and almost started a house fire
     
    smelled something burning and suddenly there was a loud bang like a firecracker and a flash of light and smoke and sparks started pouring out of the top of it
     
    unplugged it and threw it away this morning. I didn't even realize it was still plugged in, I hadn't even used it in 10+ years
  21. Laughing Man
    there will be only two sets the first year, Malibu Tahu and Game Dev Tahu
    Pohatu and Kopaka will finally get married and adopt Takua
    Onua will be a horse just because. it's popular these days
    Makuta's real name will be revealed and it's Geoff, with a G, not a J, get it right
    crossover with Lego Friends
    new animations but due to budget constraints all narration and voices will be replaced by stock sound effects of dolphins
    will be promoted with an original song composed and performed by Death Grips
    the villain will be a tennis ball that some kid threw through your window and it hit your shelf and knocked over all your sets...thanks Jeremy
    Geg Fartshey will write the story, but halfway in he'll retcon romance and make Pohatu and Kopaka roommates and Takua their dog
    will be a record-breaking smash hit in sales and wildly popular with fans, but will be cancelled after the first year because Lego craves child tears

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    holy grail

    By Laughing Man,

    I said I'd pop back in on special occasions and I think this counts
     
    a couple weeks ago I dropped $40 on a copy of Machinae Supremacy's rare, out-of-print Redeemer (Underground Edition) CD. this was an independently-released limited run version of their second album that was only available through their website and has long since been discontinued, featuring a different mix and an alternate tracklist to its more common major label retail counterpart. they rarely ever show up for sale anywhere so when I saw it, I had to jump on it, and today it finally arrived.
     

     
    as the title states, this is basically a holy grail of my music collection. I'm stoked to finally own a copy.
     
    updated collection picture:
     

     
    from top to bottom:
     
    - Redeemer (Underground Edition)
    - Redeemer (Retail Edition)
    - Overworld
    - A View from the End of the World
    - The Beat of Our Decay (rare UK promotional compilation)
    - Rise of a Digital Nation
    - Phantom Shadow
     
    also owned digitally and not pictured:
     
    - Deus Ex Machinae (band's first album, available for free through their website)
    - Origin (compilation of free singles available through their website)
    - Arcade (compilation of free singles available through their website)
    - Fury (compilation of free singles available through their website)
    - Echoes (compilation of free cover songs available through their website)
    - Jets'n'Guns original soundtrack (free through their website)
    - Jets'n'Guns Gold EP (free through their website)
    - Gianna Sisters Twisted Dreams original soundtrack
    - Epic Fan Pack (odds 'n' ends collection briefly available through their website)
    - Live at Assembly 2011 (HD live video officially distributed through The Pirate Bay)
    - "Gerudo Valley" single (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time cover, free single released this year)
     
    band's currently in the studio working on the follow-up to Phantom Shadow, which is supposed to be released later this year. I'll update this entry when the time comes.
  25. Laughing Man

    on my way out

    By Laughing Man,

    sup dudes, dudettes, and wonderful in-betweens
     
    that annoying thing known as life that some people may or may not have experience with is catching up with me and as a result I've found it necessary to cut some things out of it, BZP being one of them
     
    there's no hard feelings or anything, it's just time for me to move on
     
    I'll still probably lurk every once in a while and I may pop back in on special occasions (my 10th BZPversary coming up in a few months, for example) but for the forseeable future I won't be active
     
    if you wanna keep in contact with me I've got a tumblr (scythey) and a twitter (scytheyyy) which I still regularly use. be warned that both contain NSFBZP language and content, however
     
    it's been real BZP, I wish you all the best (those of you who aren't backstabbing sociopathic scumbags, anyway~)
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