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  1. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi

    Sopa

    By Kalama and Ta Rahkshi,

    So I've been hearing a little about this "Stop Online Piracy Act" or SOPA. I didn't understand what all the fuss was about until I breezed through [Do not mention sites with forums! -Takuma Nuva] and read a recent post by the Owner and Founder Tom Fulp.
     
    According to the bill itself, it's meant to combat piracy by blocking foreign sites that give away free illegal downloads by disrupting the domain name making it inaccessible to USA internet users. Thus preventing piracy. Issue solved. Everyone goes home happy. Or do they?
     
    Continuing to read his post, Tom makes a solid point where the rich and powerful often abuse things like this to shut down other sites just because they have some unlicensed imagery. [Do not mention sites with forums! -Takuma Nuva] itself has received notices in the past to remove some items from user pages, not a big deal but with SOPA they can pull the plug on the site with no advance warning.
     
    People are not nice. I've had personal experience with a lot of people who abuse the system. There's even more online that we call "Trolls" and "Griefers" who make things worse because they get their jollies from other people's pain. You KNOW there's going to be people out there who will take advantage of this to vape sites "just for laughs." Let's not mention "Copyright infringement issues." There's no need.
     
    Now this makes me curious about the Fate of BZPower should SOPA get passed. While I'm sure the Admins and LEGO have a good relationship, BZPower contains things from other sources that their respective owners might not be so hot on having out on the forums and might have this site vaped. Let's not forget about any of those unseen hackers and griefers who might see us as a prime target for giggles.
     
    While some of you members are probably going to light up my comment section like a roman candle, I'm more curious about the Admin's stance on this and what they think about it.
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen, the floor is yours.
  2. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi
    Ugh... I hate my life.
     
    So I get evicted from my current residence and end up on the streets, AGAIN, all thanks to broken promises and trust... AGAIN.
     
    I'm sensing a distinct trend here in that humans are dirtbags. Dirtbags where their word is as good as mud and their trust is worth about just as much. And not the good kind of mud that helps plants grow ether.
     
    While it would be nice to commit suicide and give the one fingered salute to them on the way out, my will to live is far stronger than the urge to off myself. So the most I can do is go about my life in the hopes that I'll get lucky and die in a freak accident. Maybe I'll get struck by the first ever nuclear missile launch.
     
    Knowing my luck though I'll end up like that poor sod who survived the Hiroshima bombing only to make it to Nagasaki just in time to get hit with the second one and still manage to live the rest of my years in suffering.
     
    It's things like this that cause people to develop the mindset of a serial killer.
     
    Now I don't think I'm THAT far gone. I still have a job and the people there were nice enough to allow me a transfer of sorts to another location where I know somebody who might take mercy on me and let me stay with them awhile. It should be enough to keep me away from considering that route for awhile. So far my life has been one giant Murphy's Law though.
     
    It's actually enough to make me feel sorry for those poor sods who just don't have the same mental willpower I do and end up behind bars for that sort of thing. Or the lethal injection of the death penalty for that sort of thing. It makes me wonder where their life took such a wrong turn for the worst and they descended into that state... sad. Very sad.
     
    Hah! I bet if I went up to Nurapu in the MNOLG II and asked about my Willpower, he'd probably go "By the Great Spirits! It's OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!!"
     

     
    At least I still have the Third Greatest Gift of All. Laughter.
     
    Chances are I'll muddle through this somehow and I'll be okay. I'm not dead yet. Just inconvenienced.
     
    I will leave you with this though. Honor your word. Chances are it could mean something to somebody to know you've got their back whatever happens. I try not to promise what I can't deliver on but if there's one thing I enjoy, its knowing that I've got someone who's got my back through whatever happens and that I'd do the same. I'd encourage you to find someone who does that for you.
  3. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi

    Psychosis

    By Kalama and Ta Rahkshi,

    It amazes me how much we really don't know about the mind despite all these advances in 'therapy'.
     
    I say this because of the stigma surrounding people who've seen a therapist.
     
    I've seen a couple myself due to my parents being worried about me when my school performance suffered. Long story short, I was treated differently and people thought I was one of those raving drooling vegetables you see in the Asylums in movies.
     
    Nothing is farther from the truth.
     
    There's a lot in this world that can traumatize an individual. A sudden radical change such as graduating elementary school and going to middle school for the first time was the catalyst in my case. Social rules changed suddenly and without warning over the summer. People I knew and had been friends with in the 5th grade now shunned me in favor of forming the well known social cliques. Needless to say the shock of loosing all my friends in one swoop kind of threw me for a loop. And I didn't have many friends to begin with.
     
    You could almost equate a school to a prison if you think about it. For the most part you toss in a bunch of people trying to figure out their way in life, stick a couple of authority members in there to watch over them, and hope they learn something. Left alone it mutates into it's own little city. If you were weird you didn't fit in and unless they thought you were a psycho liable to attack someone and considered dangerous, you got picked on. This of course was if you were small and helpless.
     
    I was considered a part of the psycho category and mostly left to my own devices. Mostly because I was still in shock at the culture change and tended to ramble out loud or do the occasional wild stunt, "just because." I was only mildly tolerated within lunch groups simply because even through they told me to leave, I held my ground. I was pretty scary when I was stubborn as people tended to back off when I wouldn't back down. Bullies are indeed cowards. I've found this to be true even in the workplace. Supervisors would sometimes tell me to something I didn't agree with and I'd let them know. They'd challenge me and when I stood my ground they cowered behind their position of authority wielding it like a weapon against me. This only served to aggravate me even more.
     
    Now I don't have a problem with authority. I have a problem with people I personally believe are MISUSING their authority, AKA bullying.
     
    I never could stand bullies. One tiny part of why I joined the US Army. To be a part of the <1% to stand up and defend those that wouldn't.defend themselves.
     
    I do believe there might come a time where we get invaded. They've made plenty of movies about it and if someone can dream it up, someone can make it a reality. That said when that time comes I'm taking up arms a part of the military or no since I think half the population that's all up in arms about being Anti-military is going to go looking for the nearest American Soldier to hide behind when it does happen.
     
    It takes a special kind of crazy to do that job and I happen to be that kind of crazy. And no it's not the kind of crazy that you give a fancy title that breaks down into an acronym and has a Latin name. It's the kind of crazy that develops at an early age when someone can't stand being bullied.
  4. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi
    That song has been stuck in my head since I heard it over a decade ago.
     
    First off Gaming,
     
    That's right shooter fans... your favorite titles have just been beaten out for Game of the Year by a Sandbox and a Hack and Slash Adventure.
     
    Battlefield 3 gets beaten out by Batman: Arkham City and Call of Duty 3 just got buried by Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
     
    And no, most copies sold does not, a Game of the Year get awarded to.
     
    I'll tell you why. They did very well. They were very close contenders but you must understand that gaming is an evolving medium. Gamers are not content to keep the same old concept day in and day out. That's how series die. Nothing new and innovative gets added. Same ole' same ole'. Now that's not to say if the recipe doesn't work don't use it. But you might want to change up a little of the content here and there. While Legend of Zelda formula stays the same so you still have a slight idea of what do to, the gameplay has been changed up. Smoother Combat functions, new items and puzzles, A whole new world to explore. More memorable moments with a character.
     
    With that said I am a Mass Effect fan and I actually approve of the new Multiplayer mode. At least from what news I've found out about it. At first glance it looks like a Gears of War Horde mode rip off but from the news I've seen here's what different about it,
     
    One, The character is solely and uniquely yours, no two human soldiers will be the same, no two Asari Adepts will be the same.
     
    Two, exclusively co-op. I like this because that's what REAL warfare is. Working together with your fellow Battle Buddy to ensure the objective is met, and to ensure your survival.
     
    Three, It's NOT solely a survive the enemy waves mode. You will face objectives that must be accomplished, capture and defend point A, kill Enemy B, Survive Mini Boss, Kill said Mini Boss. Computer hack your way into enemy bunker, stealthily eliminate your foes and make a mad dash for the exit.
     
    Four, Your characters may be present in the single player mode. Supposedly the characters you design and create can be recruited by Commander Shepherd in the campaign story. What fan would pass up the chance to have their story told along side that of the game's main character?
     
    My only problem is that so far, no mention of Quarians in multiplayer currently. I'm hoping this is simply an oversight and they simply haven't been added to the beta the imagine staff got to play.
     
    Yes, I REALLY like Quarians. Who doesn't?
     
    Satter finally got back to me so we may start hashing out the comedy startup. Keep an eye out for it!
     
    Oh, almost forgot. Happy Turkey Day! Did you save me some Pumpkin Pie? I really like Pie.
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    Am I'm already prepped to start beating people senseless.
     
    Apparently it's already worth it to go out and start stealing things from stores. I just had someone steal from mine. Makes me wish I was closer when they did it so I could have personally delivered a true "Shoplifters Seasons Greetings" to their face.
     
    Ah well. They moved too slow and I still got their description as well as the car's plates. Got 'em on store tape too. *shakes head* Next one gets it.
     
    Look in this day and age, theft is not worth it. It lands you in jail at least for a few days and with the job market being a "Seller's Market" in which employers have their pick of applicants to choose from. Even misdemeanors can get you disqualified these days. I'm telling you right now, I don't care how desperate you are, YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO STEAL. PERIOD.
     
    Seriously, don't do it.
     
    In the mean time hit up google and search: Game Fails: Skyrim "The correct tense would be 'Knew' you" Hilarity ensues.
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    It's Nov 15... can you see me?
     
    Well... not until my shadow has already fallen over you and it's too late.
     
    SHHH-TING!!!
     
    That's right. I'm back in the Animus solving this mystery piece by piece.
     
    Not so sure I'm really liking this new bomb crafting thing. It requires having all the individual components and when you're out well... you're kind of screwed. At least there's a bomb shop that might sell all those components but it's not available until sequence 3. Well... technically sequence 2 but you're not formally introduced until 3.
     
    That's about as far as I've gotten.
     
    Oh and you get to meet Subject 16 for the first time as well. I'll let you figure that one out.
     
    Moving on,
     
    Anyone else think people are putting up too much of a fuss about Kate's scar? Y'know Kate? The one that married Prince whasis...Williams? They got a photo of her hosting a dinner which she did superb at and in the photo Kate's got a scare on her left temple.
     
    And everybody in a tizzy over it while her people are trying to keep it quiet.
     
    What's the big deal? I've got scars. I've been bitten scratched, sliced open, and hit in the face with a shovel and came away with scars. Maybe Kate took a nasty fall when she was like... 10 and that's the result. Who really cares about scars?
     
    And if you do come here so I can give you one and you can see that it's not really a big deal.
     
    It's only the really nasty ones that are noticeable anyway. like it or not everyone has scars. Even if they don't show and they're so thin you don't notice them there's still there.
     
    I say show off that scar Kate and be proud! It's a symbol that you took a nasty blow and shook it off like a good leader should! If someone cares that you have it then send 'em my way. I'll be happy to straighten 'em out.
     
    Yeah I have my phases where I hate my entire species and I'm ashamed to be a part of humanity. What you do want me to do? Take a happy pill? Tried it, found out I was immune to it. Anything that might be powerful enough to get past the immunity is probably controlled or illegal. So I'll just be happy with being who i am and wait for you to quit being scared of me when I'm not trying to scare you.
     
    On the subject of those happy pills I have two things for you. Useless mental diagnoses, and a pharmaceutics conspiracy.
     
    Internet Addiction Disorder, yes it's an official diagnosis.
     
    I though I really was hallucinating with that.
     
    I think a lot of these pharmaceutical companies are pushing for these kinds of things so they can feed us sugar pills and stay in business. A lot of them are going to lose their patents in the coming months so cheaper, just as effective, generic brand Tylenol will be produced and sold for a lower price.
     
    There you have it.
     
    ADDENDUM: Just watched the season finale of RvB Season 9.
     
    Caboose has just reached God status. He is now God.
     
    All praise Caboose. XD Best. Line. Ever. Of all time.
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    The amount of money being poured into banks and corporations that are about to fold regardless. Hey Congress! Where's my 500 Billion Dollar Bailout?!?! If I can't buy things because you're hoarding all my money then the economy is going to tank regardless of what you do!
     
    For those of you who are lost, here's a basic economics class for you. Money is injected into the cycle via the Federal Bank. The Federal Bank lends this money to commercial banks like Bank of America or your local hometown bank. Those banks then lend the money out to consumers like you and I as well as Corporations with which to finance our spending. A portion of this goes back into the banks as a part of paying back the loan and interest. In order to tighten the screws on the economy, the Federal bank raises interest rates. This causes the commercial banks to stop borrowing as nobody wants to pay those high rates. However to recoup those losses, the local banks raise interest rates which in turn brings the cycle of spending between consumers and corporations and businesses to a slowdown as everyone is hoarding money. This is a recession.
     
    Now when the Federal banks feel the need to loosen the screws to stimulate the economy they lower interest rates which then causes the opposite of a recession to happen.
     
    It's a very rickety balancing act.
     
    In the case of what happened recently. Corporations and Banks have gotten money with which to keep themselves afloat. They were meant to loan this money out and were encouraged to spend so the money to get to the consumers who in turn would spend and keep the cycle going.
     
    That did not happen.
     
    Instead the banks hoarded the money refusing to inject fresh blood into the cycle and what little money left was being leeched out of it.
     
    With no money being put into the cycle and all of it being taken out, of course an economic crisis was going to happen.
     
    At the risk of losing their money, consumers would take out every penny they had saved. The banks, unable make those payments, would shut down and refuse to give out the money.
     
    Corporations and Businesses, with no one to sell to, would fold eventually as there would be no demand for their supply.
     
    Now if the Government had bailed out the consumers, here's what I predict would have happened: First all debt would have been paid. That's the root of the problem. With debt hanging over their heads, the consumers would have had no reason to spend. Next they would have started spending on necessities. Once those were taken care of, splurge spending would occur and then we would be back to business as usual.
     
    At least that's what I'd do if I got a bailout. Heck I'd even just hand wads of cash out for free because I really would have had no need for it.
     
    Come on banks! You don't need all that money and we're going broke out here! If the consumers can't consume then the economy is going to collapse regardless of how much you've hoarded!
     
    Of course this brings me to my next point: Jobs.
     
    What irks me is that for most jobs, you are required to have a certain number of years of experience in that field before you qualify for jobs. This kind of makes it hard to break into the business as you have have experience to GET experience. Am I the only who who this doesn't make sense to?
     
    But more about Job loss. Without a way to earn money, the consumers can't spend. With no revenue, people are laid off.
     
    With the economy in the toilet, job loss is skyrocketing. Even Government jobs are not as secure as they once were. Because of this it's a Sellers Market. This means they rack up the requirements to the point where you can't find a job.
     
    You see how this vicious cycle repeats once a monkey wrench is thrown in the works?
     
    This even isn't the President's fault.
     
    I'm serious.
     
    In Social Studies we learned that Congress is the body that creates and mandates policies. The President is the one who sees to it that those policies are enforced. If we want to point fingers somewhere, lets point them at Congress. THAT'S where the real problem is.
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    Yeah, I've got Halloween on the brain. Here I am listing to the Nightmare Revisited of Korn's cover of "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" and Marilyn Manson's "This is Halloween". In fact I have the second one memorized and sing it to myself at work. XD
     
    So I'm playing Batman: Arkham City. Very good game. WAY too many Riddler Trophies this time around. The fact that some of them are more puzzles then the last one... yeah... still the story itself was good. However like most games that AREN'T the same length of Legend of Zelda titles I find myself blowing through them in a single night.
     
    Yeah, I'm that dedicated.
     
    In any case, now I've got to occupy myself until Mass Effect 3. Tali is so cute!
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    I gotta be crazy, what with the economy the way it is. I'm planning on making a move.
     
    Pray, pray for my sanity. Or don't. Ether is fine with me. XD
     
    Yeah I still remain widely hated in the BZPRPG. Score for the infamous Kalama and Ta Rahkshi!
     
    Oh the argument? Yeah it was pretty epic. We got down to the finer points involving industry and trade making zero headway. In fact I think we somehow forced development BACKWARDS completely obliterating trade and goods as well as pretty much just renounced the existence of Onu-Koro. Staff better start getting busy destroying that sector of Mata-Nui. XD
     
    As for the move. It's a little bogged down in getting the details for my job transfer. We're currently trying to hash out some paperwork before I can try and make the move. This is going to be fun!
     
    So yeah, I'm in a bittersweet mood. I'm totally getting flak from everybody about making forward progress in the BZPRPG and my job is getting snarled but for some reason I'm just in a really good mood about it. I just can't stop grinning.
     
    I think the cold has gotten to my head. Maybe some southern heat should thaw it out.
     
    I wonder if this is how those action game heroes feel? Everything is going to Karz around them and they just stand there and say ROLL THE DICE and charge in blindly knowing everything is going to be okay when the dust settles.
     
    I could get used to this feeling.
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    Justin Bieber in his first Hollywood scandal! Supposedly he's the father of some 20 year old's baby.
     
    They grow up so fast... *sniff* I promised myself I wouldn't cry...
     
    In the meantime as for what's gong on with me, another year has gone by. In a few hours I'll be 22.
     
    22. 11 years of pure straight Karz. Heh. Not that anyone but me appreciates it. Ah well.
     
    On that note I think I may have successfully become the most hated player in the BZPRPG. Ah well. No one said using life experiences combined with 19 years of experience storytelling and 11 years of psychology understanding were illegal. I'd like to see the rule against that!
     
    One other thing that was on my tongue...
     
    Ah! That was it!
     
    I kinda like Episode 19 of Season 9 of RvB. The D'awwww moment at the end was really kind of sweet.
     
    I suppose it helps I have a significant other and that helps me to really understand the underlying psychology of the exchange. He's hoping for a massive explosion for Episode 20 though!
  11. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi
    Hungryyyyyyyyyy...
     
    Brian... BRIAN! I want Brian...
     
    Oh wait... I mean brains.
     
    ....moaning... MOANING....
     
    Yeah I'm up late and I have no idea what to do. I'm hungry but there's no food and no place to go get food from for like... 3 hours.
     
    Seriously.
     
    So hungry...
     
    Maybe I should just sleep.
     
    I don't normally sleep this early in the day since I work overnight so I stay awake all night even on my days off to keep my schedule constant. Anyone else here a night owl?
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    Lovely...
     
    JUST LOVELY.
     
    So there I was minding my own business waiting for Mother to finish her interviews with the two Toa that had shown up so I could relate to her what Tanuka and I found as well as figure out what this crystal was.
     
    Then all Karz breaks loose.
     
    Out of nowhere, Mother got a message that spooked her, I didn't have a chance to find out what it was as she immediately ordered me to seize one of the Toa.
     
    Well he turned out to be a Toa of Magnetism. Though his efforts to resist were valiant, his power must have went to his head because he got tunnel vision and by the time he realized I was on his back, I was already slowly killing him. During the entire fight he revealed he was looking for Macku because he was trying to assassinate her.
     
    Yeah declaring that to the entire Koro makes you public enemy number one and it's my job to see to it you don't live long enough to accomplish tasks like that.
     
    Mother finally summoned her Tarakava to KO him and we dragged him in for questioning. She mandated my Raiders to take Macku to safety. While I had Lei organize the group and Hotu to lead Macku away, I stopped by to help two Matoran who weren't from our village who'd gotten caught up in the mess. Lei's brief appearance revealed the Ta-Matoran to be Joske Nimil. The Ta-Koroan Kohlii Captain. I didn't get to find out who his Onu-Koroan companion was because as soon as Lei got her autograph from Joske, the commotion got started up again. I sent Lei to tell Kali to take Macku and go. I'd catch up. They've effectively gone rogue until I can find them.
     
    I told a Marine to get Joske and his friend to safety while I went to deal with this mess. Somehow that same assassin was up and moving around despite not having his mask and an openly bleeding chest wound.
     
    Back into the dung eh?
     
    I organized the Marines and we were about to take him back down when wouldn't you know it? Outside interference. Three Toa attacked. They must have been sent to spring the assassin.
     
    After a battle in which the assassin used some... I have to say it was a rather disturbing sight... weird abilities I'd never seen a creature with magnetism powers use. If I had to describe them I'd say it looked more like power over Iron then Magnetism. Yet another outside party interfered. This time on our behalf. They captured the assassin while we ran off the assassin's cohorts. I informed Lanora about the situation and she's gone to relay it to Kotu and to go see if they can get custody if not at least question the assassin as to who ordered the hit and why.
     
    Poor Tanuka... she broke down right after the fight in shock at a near miss I took with a plasma shot. I think I'll take her with me when I go to find my girls. She could probably use a happy ending to all this.
     
    I went to find Joske and his friend. The Onu-Matoran looked as if he could use the same kind of attention Tanuka needs.
     
    I'd better make sure to be on my best behavior for Mother. She may not start raging but she can defiantly seethe with quiet fury. This seems like one of those times she's sure to be upset. It's best to make sure she doesn't have a reason to be upset with me.
  13. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi
    So I had quite a week.
     
    Firstly I just had the most lethal spit take in my life. I was discussing with a client employee the difference between tap water and mineral water(most likely just tap water with minerals added) when the question of why there's sugar content in water. Or even why there's a Nutritional Facts label on bottled water.
     
    So the manager comes up and gets involved and just while I'm taking a drink of soda he goes onto this tirade about how the store brand water looks dirty compared to Fiji brand water and how the store brand water was probably someone doing laundry and squeezing the dirty water in a bottle and selling it.
     
    Cue spit take.
     
    While I'm continuing to hack and laugh for the next 30 minutes he keeps going even going so far as to bring out the two bottles and show us what he's talking about even going so far as to pretend to spot a black thing in the water and say it's from someone's socks.
     
    Yeah I almost didn't make it home alive that night.
     
    Following night we had quite a commotion. Being the day after paychecks clear all sorts of people come out of the woodwork to stock up on things.
     
    Granted remember that I work past 10 at night until 6 in the morning. I don't get 'normal' people. They're too scared to come out when the lights go out. Granted I don't blame them but remember that I'm crazy enough to not feel fear when confronted by the weird.
     
    So anyway a couple of kids think it's funny to run around and set off alarms near the liquor cabinet.
     
    Needless to say, being the Security element for the store, I was not amused.
     
    Alarms mean different things depending on where they get set off and being security, I have to react to all of them. Any other time and place, I might have shot the cool dude.
     
    There you go kids. Don't mess around with the alarm systems. EVER. You don't know what kind of response you're going to get. It could be a kindly adult who checks by to make sure everything's okay and remind you it's not a toy or you could provoke an armed response who's job when that alarm goes off is to shoot first to make sure everything in the area is dead and ask questions never. Safety is a very serious concern for me and those in my profession. We'd much prefer to have a quiet night where we can smile at people and bid them a good day then react with lethal force. We don't make the rules on what happens when an alarm goes off. The client does. And we're not at liberty to discuss those rules ether.
     
    Anyway the night rolled on. I ran off about 3 or 4 people begging for money outside the store (client doesn't want them pestering customers). Strange people in all manner of dress show up. And we get people that stand around asking questions that don't pertain to anything the store does. (Like the price of lighters at a Shell Gas Station.)
     
    Red vs Blue continues. Still. Season 9 seems to be devoting to filling a lot of holes in the Blood Gulch series revolving Project Freelancer. Go check it out. They're continuing to use the enhanced actions scenes that debuted in Season 8 Episode 3 where Grif tries to run over Agent Washington with the Warthog. My eyes about popped out of my head when THAT happened.
     
    Assassin's Creed comes out soon (Yay!) which will be my birthday present to me as I turn 22 soon.
     
    In the meantime I eagerly await 2012 for the movie Red Tails and the game of Mass Effect 3. Hey if the world is going to end next year at least we'll get to see what happens in ME3 before then. Hopefully AC3 will be hot on it's heels so we can learn what to do to survive it.
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    So, here we are, in this temple, underground...
     
    Hotu swore she heard some of the busts talking after Tokain finished singing and dancing around. I told her to stop being silly.
     
    Some pirates ran in and then ran off. I think they were lost. They usually are. Too bad we're not on rotation, I'd LOOOOOVE to hit them and feed them to that... whatever that was in the chamber that challenged Tokain.
     
    I think I need to find a new boyfriend after this. I'm going to have nightmares about that... thing for days probably.
     
    Maybe that cute trumpet player who came to Ga-Koro a week ago with his band wouldn't mind hooking up...
     
    While I'm thinking, I think I need to go shopping when I get home. That thing about free cheddar reminds me that I'm out of cheese and need to get more.
     
    We are sooooooo lucky to have Kalama with us to get us through this. If he were actually Le-Koroan I would totally hit on him. Kali needs to hurry up or he'll get taken by some other Ga-Koroan and then she'll start stalking him again.
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    Space! Spacespacespace! Whatdoyouthinkaboutspace? Ilikespace....
     
    You are the farthest ever in space...
     
    Why is that space?
     
    Because you are the best...
     
    I'm the best at space!
     
    Yes...
     
    Dad I'm in space!
     
    I'm proud of you son.
     
    Dad are you space?
     
    Yes, now we are a family again.
     
    -Space Core, Portal 2
     
    I'm sure a lot of you are thinking the same thing. Yes my friends, the future is space!
     
    Actually Bob (someone who works at the client site of my job) and I were discussing the necessary needs for future advanced space travel and we came up on something with immense potential!
     
    Electrical refueling space platforms!
     
    As we all know, solar power is a renewable resource and space stations use solar panels for power.
     
    What if we constructed space stations that would gather this power and when a rocket ran low on "fuel", would dock and sap some of the stored electrical energy from this fueling platform for power?
     
    Think about it...
     
    It's ingenious is it not?
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    Sooooo... how was your Monday?
     
    Mine was... odd.
     
    At first everything SEEMED okay but as Monday rolled into Tuesday (I work overnight) some of the client's employees got a little... testy.
     
    How testy? The manager on duty threw a temper tantrum and threatened to send me home. *snerk* Like he has that kind of authority.
     
    Now before you start to question how he can't have that authority and be a manager, understand that I'm not employed by the store he works for. I work for a separate company with it's own set of rules that contracts out the services I provide.
     
    It's a Security company by the way.
     
    Your curiosity and confusion sated? Good.
     
    In any case, Monday seemed to bring out the worst of people that night for some reason. I was reasonably unaffected by this phenomena. Anyone else seemed to notice it? Tired irritable co-workers? Anything like that?
     
    So I also found out that my willingness to take a deeper look into things that I consider a shade of grey are held in black and white by others. That or I just suck at making my point when I'm constantly interrupted while making it. Makes it kind of hard to have deep discussions when others minds are kind of made up and they aren't willing to consider the deeper meaning.
     
    Sure there are times where there is no deeper meaning and rarely do I struggle to try and find one when their isn't only to learn eventually there isn't.
     
    FYI, even if you can't buy or don't want to buy the game known as Bulletstorm, I still HIGHLY recommend you locate and download the complete music soundtrack for the game. Sure the game may be violent but the soundtrack is all orchestra and is well worth downloading. Give it a listen.
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    So I was poking through my E-mail today and I find out that my Tech Newsletter showed up.
     
    The collective known as "Anonymous" is now cracking down on hidden darknet pedophilia sites.
     
    Darknet sites are sites that cannot be accessed by normal means. They are the seedy underworld of the net. Similar to that secret room in the bar you need the password of "Swordfish" to get into only because you know a guy who knows a guy who's best friend's sister's boyfriend's uncle is 'in' with the group that meets there.
     
    People seem to be confused on the real nature of Anonymous. They go back and forth between considering them "White Hat" and "Black Hat" hackers. What they fail to realize is that you can't define Anonymous. Collectives like that are simply a mass of individuals driven by mob mentality. There is no "leader". There is no "central cell". Somebody, anybody can just go "Hey, wouldn't it be funny if we did X?" And if it takes the whole collective at once agrees. What they also don't understand is that due to the fluctuating nature of such collectives along with the age of technology, such acts can be committed by as many as one individual or as few as over one million people. No that is not a typo, I meant what I said and I said what I meant. Also it's possible it's never the same person twice in any such act since you have no clue to their identities. It's like trying to pick out a single Zebra in the middle of a herd of Zebras.
     
    Back to the darknets, I suppose you're wondering how such a festering pile of heinous criminal activity got started. First off remember rules of the internet. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. Secondly remember that you can find ANYTHING on the internet if you know where to look. This is now much we've come to rely on the great network information superhighway. Thirdly, remember that the human mind is a very malleable substance. Under the right circumstances, you can make anyone become anything. Though remember that true inspiration is hard to come by as discussed in the movie "INCEPTION". Recommend that to anyone who truly wishes to understand just how much events can affect a person and their decisions, ideals, and beliefs.
     
    Now obviously I'm going to talk about something in reference to the title of this entry or I would have called it something else. I'm sure some of you have thought of the Tom Waits song by the same name. You are correct.
     
    Moving on I find myself wondering why many people talk as if God has abandoned his "Children" as so forth. Many of you may have seen roadside billboards with the phrase "When Americans bless God, God will bless America."
     
    ...and I've forgotten the main point I was going to talk about. Oh well. I'm sure it's in this entry somewhere and I've conveyed it without realizing which would explain why I feel like I've forgotten it. Funny how that would work out.
     
    In any case, "God's Away on Business" is a quite enjoyable song.
     
    I really should finish out those playthroughs on Fable III and Mass Effect 2....
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    Ugh... Kalama can be so infuriating! That bloody male is only good for fishbait!
     
    Well at least it's not the most ignorant thing he's done... he's done far worse in the past.
     
    As soon as I saw Tokain walk into the Koro I followed him and wasn't surprised in the least to see him talking with Kal. Should have known. I overheard what Tokain was planning and was not surprised when Kalama agreed to it.
     
    I went and talked to the Turaga.
     
    Nokama wasn't happy about it ether. However she suggested I get the girls and we all go with him. It's not like she can really keep him in one place. She tried once and found him halfway across the island the next day. "If we can't keep him pinned down, we can at least keep him out of danger." She said.
     
    She recommended we take Tanuka with us.
     
    The others I can understand but why Tanuka? She's jumpier then a one legged Kewa. She's not much good for field work.
     
    I shared my concerns but Nokama was adement about taking Tanuka. "She's going to have to get out sometime and learn to be a Toa." She'd said.
     
    Somehow Nokama is usually right when she suggests something. So I relented and talked with Tanuka. The Toa, as usual, was nervous and stuttered a lot but talk of the target seemed to brighten her day and she agreed. She's really into that old history stuff.
     
    Kalama wasn't happy to learn I'd gotten the unit together but he didn't seem in the mood to argue it further.
     
    Lei and Hotu brought along one of the new Toa. A Toa of Ice named Alrin along with Nala. A Toa of Sonics by the name of Agarin joined up with us on the docks.
     
    As we finally left the docks on the way to the site, I couldn't help but feel some kind of dread. Mata-Nui watch over us and protect us from Makuta's wrath.
     
    I hope Kalama isn't too mad at me... but I don't think I could handle being separated from him like when he vanished during the Second Great Tarakava Raid...
     
    Geeze Kali keep it together! You've got to be strong! If not for the Marines at least for Kalama!
  19. Kalama and Ta Rahkshi
    So I've still got Halloween on the brain. And that song just won't get out.
     
    In the meantime, here I sit when I should be asleep. Because I have work today. But for some reason, my body has decided 3 hours is enough sleep.
     
    I wonder if my body has a mind of it's own separate from my consciousness. That would explain why i tend to do things without really thinking it though. My body just does it. It might also explain the phenomena of people doing things despite being unconscious. Like in those Anime's you see where people fight on despite being knocked out, the will to continue keeps their bodies going despite not having a higher conscious to "drive" the body.
     
    If anybody can find a case where this has happened in real life let me know. That would be awesome to look at and analyze.
     
    I've also been thinking about Donuts lately too. I think I want some. Might explain the cravings and the fact I giggle when I think about it.
     
    You know that also makes me wonder... when you say a word too many times it starts to become funny and you wonder how they came up with it? That also leaves an interesting question. Why do we feel the need to give Latin names to things. Take the common rodent rat for example: Rattus. I don't need to know Rattus, in fact I'd confuse a lot of people if I used that term. They understand "Rat" far more clearly.
     
    It might have something to do with the fact that all words have some kind of root in Latin, if that is the case then why do we need to give it a Latin name when it's English name is already a translation of some Latin word. Dead Language my Miru!
     
    Speaking of rats, I'd love to get another one for a pet. Rats are so much fun and they are just so CUTE! The way they just look at you as they sit there on their hind paws and sniff and nibble on the food you offer them. They're hilarious too. One of my pet rats chased the family dog! He was a medium sized cockier spaniel. He love to just sniff the rats and then lick them whenever he saw them. One of them had enough of this and promptly started chasing him in a circle. Wish I had a camera. Probably could have sent that to America's Funniest Home Videos and won some cash!
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    So I'm taking the time to expand more on categorizing since I'll probably be using this whenever I get bored. I'll go ahead and explain a little more in the event you decide to stick around and let me entertain you.
     
    BZPRPG:
    Yes I play the BZPRPG. Boredom killer. I'll probably end up chronicling the mishaps and adventures of the character Kalama here under that cat so as to keep my gameplay straight. That and it probably will end up making a pretty cool epic later on. Probably anything under this one will take place from a character's point of view.
     
    Rants:
    Love 'em or hate 'em. Everyone has got some and I'm no different. If I feel like whining it will be here.
     
    Musings:
    I tend to ramble. This leads me to discovering the secrets of the universe. You might learn something if it's under here.
     
    Comedy:
    Satterthwhite and I got together years ago and started a comedy known as The Adventures of Bolt and Crew. The original tale remains unfinished and archived. There's a link in my sig. News for that will show up here. Currently we're hashing out how to continue it with the move.
     
    ?:
    i'm not sure why I added this. Maybe so I can ask random questions and see what you guys and gals think.
     
    Q:
    Probably another joke category. I think I'll keep this one around as a random category and figure out what to use it for later.
     
    General:
    This one is more or less the catch all and more about the blog itself or other things I can't fit anywhere else. Or under Q.
     
    Games:
    i'm a gamer and I like to talk about games. I'll probably end up rambling underneath this one about games I've played or such.
     
    Okay. I feel better now.
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    Eh... tried to write a first one and didn't see it. So just throwing up this one as a Test to see what happened. Ah the fun of a new interface! Testing to destruction!
     
    EDIT: Okay, I know what I did wrong. We're good! I just hit the wrong button.
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