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So, here we are, up in the woods. I kinda pictured this place as a little cabin in the woods where some cheap horror movie would occur. Instead, we actually have an extremely cozy little neighborhood in a beautiful valley. Best of all, they have Wifi, but I've been too busy enjoying the beautiful scenery to really make use of it. I've been taking pictures, and I might upload some when we get back. So anyway, I just got back from hiking in the woods. Absolutely beautiful. It really takes your mind off the current mess this world is in and really just let's your mind wander. So I started thinking of my future, and what I exactly plan to do when I got out of college. Currently, I plan on my major to be biology. I absolutely LOVE biology. It's so interesting, plus I get good grades in it, so it all works out. After college, I plan on getting into a medical school and going on to become a pediatrician. Thus, I get to combine the two of my three great loves of my life, biology and children. FYI, you guys are the third. <3 So anyway, I plan on having as many children as I can. As in, I plan on having children until my body breaks down and those parts stop working. So, that's probably going to be a lot of children. So just try to imagine like twenty little mini Alice's running around. I can just picture all the girls running around the corner pitifully wailing 'DAY~SU! while the boys chase after, wooden paddles in the air, chanting 'WEEABOO!" So all the girls attempt to crowd behind me while the boys stop in their tracks when they see my impatient glare and hands on my hips. "Now boys," I would chide them, "That isn't very chivalrous. You should be ashamed." And with those words I would yank the paddles out of their hands and give them a taste of their own medicine. Then turning to the girls, I would say, "Now girls. Nobody likes a weeaboo." and then I would give them a firm paddaling themselves. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I would make an awesome parent =3
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Hello, hello! I can see you eyeing my biscuit collection. Yes, you! They're MY biscuits, so paws off! Laptops. I've spoken about laptops - or rather, my new shiny awesome godlike super-machine - but recently another laptop arrived. My mum, getting highly frustrated with her current laptop which, really, is no surprise given that it has trouble doing something as simple as switching between programs (believe me, I'm not exaggerating), wanted another one. I managed to find a useful little website that sold refurbished machines, meaning they tended to be old and cheap. Given that my mum only uses her laptop for the internet and typing, that was exactly the sort of thing she needed. So we got one, it arrived at some unearthly hour yesterday morning so my mum dragged me out of bed to get it running for her. Note that I am of the opinion that mornings exist for sleeping, and the day begins at midday. So, with much grumbling, sort it out I did. I NEVER want to go through the process of transferring emails again! Gah! I'm currently searching for a job...well, kinda searching. Ish. I'm also lined up to attend some university open days. If I don't like them that's unfortunate as I've already applied. Hopefully I should like at least one out of the five. My first visit is Saturday, which should be interesting. I fear I shall get myself horribly lost, despite a shuttlebus going to and from the train station. Directions were never my strong point. Games! I want to talk about games! Games are fun! Two in particular that I play are EVE Online and The Force Unleashed (Wii version). EVE is great if you know people. I've fallen in with a few crazies who all seem to speak Dutch and have a ship that's somewhat more powerful than any I should have given my current playtime and experience. Friends are useful. They can buy you stuff and, if they're really experienced, take you on missions which you gain tons of cash from. Just today I gained more cash from one such mission than I've made in the whole of the past week and a half I've been playing. I like how the skills train too (choose one, tell it to train, wait for the length of time it takes either online or offline), but it gets tedious waiting for them at times. When you're training them to level 4 or 5 (highest levels), they literally take days if not weeks to complete. The Force Unleashed you may well have heard of, being a multi-platform well-hyped release set to change the history of Star Wars blah blah blah. Wait, what am I saying? Curse you negative tone for twisting my words! The game is awesome! While the force powers aren't as 'unleashed' and overpowered as expected from all the advertising and so on, they still far surpass those of any other Star Wars game to date. Finally I can hurl opponents around like rag dolls, send boxes flying into them, drop them over pits, toss them into each other and actually feel a bit more like a Jedi. Though, for a Jedi (well, Sith), his blaster blocking skills suck. And he must be using a training saber, because some enemies simply do not die! I'm there, stabbing them over and over and over again with my lightsaber inflicting horribly disfiguring wounds upon them yet they keep coming! Why won't they die!? That aside, I utterly adore the game. I haven't completed it yet and have no idea where it's going to take me (some VERY interesting plot twists), and I can't wait to find out! On a completely random note, I've just remembered there's something on TV I want to watch shortly. It's the only thing I ever watch on TV, yet it conflicts with going on EVE to train a skill...stupid time. Why can't I control it? Yes, I want superpowers. You know that old question "if you could have any superpower what would it be"? Well for me, there's no contest. Telekinesis. Seriously, that power would be ultimate if properly applied. You could defend yourself against anything, avoid effort in almost any situation, fly, as an extension of flight (and generally moving yourself) travel at super-fast speeds and pull a whole host of cunning pranks on people. The possibilities are endless! I'm re-reading a book called Brisingr right now. It's the third book in the Inheritance Cycle (originally a Trilogy, but it's since been expanded into four books) that started with Eragon (mention the film and you die), continued into Eldest and now this one. I have to say, I enjoyed it. Some interesting tie-ups to sub-plots and answers to old questions, but still there are more. I do feel Eragon's strength is being seriously downplayed, given he has both elf-like strength and abilities on top of being a rider. He should be able to manage much more than he does without being tired out IMO. There are also a couple of other things I would question, but besides that I thought it was great! Well worth the read. I've got to look after myself these next two weeks. I don't want to say why, but I shall be all on my lonesome. This means I'll have to cook, wash and look after things myself. Well not cook so much, as my mum's prepared various things that I can throw in a pan and heat up, but even so...eep! On the other hand I'm quite looking forward to it. Two weeks by myself without anyone else there breathing down my neck telling me to do this or that - and it's good preparation for when I finally go to University and life thereafter. Yeah, my attitude is strangely optimistic for once. And that about wraps it up! I'm off to do whatever it is I end up doing. Until my next entry!
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A little challenge for you all. Explain the connection between my current user name, my previous user name, and Hegel. Win, and I might find a reason to keep you around.
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Yeesh, it's been like forever Well, school started a couple weeks ago. My AP psych, AP calc, AP physics, and french teachers are teachers I've had in the past for other subjects, great teeachers, but I already knew I would have them. My AP stats teacher, from what I've heard, isn't that great, but I've yet to have a problem with her. My econ and english teachers were the only ones I didn't know about before the year began, but they both seem to be good enough teachers. At my school, we have "senior walls". It's a stretch of wall where it's decorated, and the year is put up, then signed by every senior. Unfortunately, this year, The "Class of 2009" is written in a ###### surreal style, and there's not really any background. I would rather have an unoriginal but good-looking wall than an original yet hideous one. Oh well.
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For those of you observant enough to notice, I just withdrew AWGM from RPG Contest 11. It will most likely not be coming back. I'm sure some of you are rejoicing that there's one less heavyweight to compete against, and that's cool. I understand. However, I have one reason for not continuing with AWGM. It started out as an epic, turned into an RPG, and finally into a sort of RPG/Epic hybrid. Cap'n did that with The Gate, and from what I can tell from his testimony and others, it ruined an otherwise good idea. I don't want that. While AWGM is, in my not so humble opinion, epic in every sense of the word. However, the way I have envisioned it does not make it applicable for an RPG, but rather that of an story. I apologize to those who wanted to play it. I also apologize that I will never be able to write AWGM and that it's doomed to remain locked in my half-crazed mind forever. My schedule as of right now does not allot me very much free time, most of which is spend here, with you guys. There's very little that can pry me away from you guys. Seriously. I love each and every single one of you. That's why I'm stopping AWGM. You guys deserve my best, and AWGM is far from even great in what I can offer you guys. Inbetween BZP, school, and work I have just enough time to sleep and eat. However, if anyone compentent would like to give AWGM a try, drop me a PM. I essentially have the whole story plotted out, and I'm more than willing to share the nitty gritty for those willing to type it out. Now let's just talk about what this doesn't mean. This doesn't mean I'm just dropping you guys and leaving for a few months like earlier. That's currently the last thing I want. This doesn't mean I'm backing out of RPing. I still intend to RP, heavily in fact. Also, this doesn't mean I don't plan on entering any more RPG contests. Far from it. I've been batting around a new RPG called Endless Blue that you can expect to see next contest. This doesn't mean I hate you guys or anything like that. I love you guys like I've stated before. I'm here for you. And on a completely different note, I'm leaving tomorrow for a vacation in the woods. I'm not sure if they'll be internet up where we're going. So if I drop out for about four days, that's where I am. Have I mentioned I love you guys yet?
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I've had the Seraph theme for my content block forever and a day. I'm looking into getting something new. Any recomendations? And before you suggest it, no Loli theme Wrack =P
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One of two things will happen. Either I will lose my mind, or I will break down in tears. That is all.
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At last! I have me a laptop! And a good laptop it is. As I type I am installing a game, playing music, running MSN, Mozilla Thunderbird, Open Office Writer and about 3 other tabs in Firefox all without any lag whatsoever. On my old PC, simply viewing the desktop was liable to send it into a fit of lagging while installing a game. Am I happy? Yes I am! I spent most of yesterday (once it arrived) copying files and installing programs. It took me well over an hour to transfer all my music to my external hard drive from my old PC. To get it onto my laptop - I dunno. Five minutes? Now THAT is impressive! In fact I think I managed to transfer four times as much in less time. Setting up my email was difficult. First I had to work out how to do it (I'm not talking about web-based email here), and then the SMTP address given (the one needed to send emails) seemed to be wrong. I also had to find a way to transfer my old emails to this machine. Thankfully I succeeded in these ventures, though it took me many hours. I am now going through and installing all my games. The mere fact that I should be able to complete that task in a day is a testament to my laptop's awesomeness - or perhaps the uselessness of my old machine. Far as I'm concerned it's both. To further confirm my desktop's inferiority to all but the most basic and simple of units, it is now dead. It always had problems, but it now blue screens whenever I start it up. I don't think I'll miss it. Perhaps the thing I'm most excited about is this machine's gaming potential. On my old machine, nearly any game made in the last three years would struggle to work and any game in the last five would take an hour to load. Though I haven't tested any games yet (I'm still installing them), I would imagine my laptop can do a lot better. If it takes me less time to load a Dawn of War match than to play it, I'll be happy. Now to go and run around happily until I collapse in a heap from exhaustion, giggling like a lunatic.
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Just to clear up the airwaves a bit due to some recent confusion. Hapori Tohu (not me) Tohru (also not me....I've lost weight) Tohru Honda (definately not me...despite April Fool's jokes suggesting otherwise) Torhu Hybrid (me) Though I do see that Honda and I share similiar fashion sense (color wise, not the whole...skirt...thing)
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Indiana Jones And The... Did They Seriously Just Go There?
T-Hybrid posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_120
I've seen two movies over the last 7 days. Iron Man and now Indiana Jones. Go see Iron Man. If you like super hero movies, this one is for you. It's just as good as the first Spiderman. Robert Downey Jr. is amazing as Stark, and the mix of humor, drama and action is just right. Indiana Jones on the other hand...oh man did they make some mistakes there. I'm not a diehard Jones fan, in fact I only recently had a chance to watch the movies during some marathons on various channels. But even in my brief experiences with the series, I can tell something was msot definately not right with this installment. I can't specifically say where, but you'll feel it almost immediately when it happens. There's some great action, and Shia LeBouf ain't too bad as Mutt Williams...but there's a specific point in the movie where things take a turn. And after that I just couldn't get the movie to "sit" if you catch my drift. So in summation, Iron Man great...Indiana Jones not so much. ....oh, and stay after the credits for Iron Man. It's worth it. I didn't really bother with Jones. -
Some things that happened at Brickfair: - I won the Best Aircraft Award (my moc was The Blacjack airship) - Purple is no longer an official Lego color and will never be used in sets - Lots of AFOLs like Meaghan. - I will no longer be the Bionicle Coordinator for any upcoming Brickfairs. - I will be the Steampunk Coordinator for upcoming Brickfairs. -Omi
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The convention technically hasn't started, and I am already having boatloads of FUN!!! -Omi
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I leave for Brickfair tomorrow. I am driving down. The whole 8 hours. I shall be doped up on Red Bull and Coke. -Omi
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So I purchased the Dark Knight soundtrack, and like the movie, the soundtrack is also impressive. If you are into this kind of music, I suggest getting this one. It is definately worth it. -Omi
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It is true! I shall soon be getting a laptop to replace this old and battered heap of junk. It's about time, I think. I've been wanting a new computer for about four years now - and been honestly meaning to get one for as long. I found a great website back then which does custom-built desktops and laptops for very decent prices. I've had my eye on that website for about as long, but have never gotten round to buying anything. My current PC is seven years old and was new roundabout when XP was. Considering it's age the specs aren't too bad, but the 40GB hard drive really isn't enough. Even with an 80GB external I'm running out of space, and the fact I'm still working on USB 1 means anything I load off the external takes ages. Add to that the sheer volume of junk on here, its slowness and numerous other problems including its apparant inability to load up first time, something new would be greatly appreciated. Which is why I've ordered something, finally! I've been carefully saving my money this summer (ibetween spending it, not least on all the Mistika canisters and Takanuva) and on Sunday I finally ordered a laptop! Veeeeerrry good specs, especially for a laptop. Intel Core 2 Duo (2x 2.40ghz) Processor 2GB RAM 250GB Hard Drive Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT Graphics Card 8x DVD player/rewriter/24x CD drive Network card Inbuilt Webcam Windows XP The last item is especially pleasing, as I have no desire to get Vista just yet. Also, XP was cheaper. Those specs make the laptop about 3-4 times more powerful than this machine, and should enable it to play a decent selection of games. I should at least be able to spend more time playing Dawn of War than I do waiting for it to load. The laptop's now ready to be built according to the website, and should be arriving sometime next week! Happy happy fun time!
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My brick badge for Brickfair is HUGE. -Omi
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Brickfair is next week...... And I don't know what I will wear to pimp the occasion!!!! Where is my fairy godfather when I need him??? -Omi
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Till Kingdom Come, Coldplay. -R
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Article -Omi
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My Inner Avatar: AHHHHHHHHHHHH! NEW SEASON MUST BEGIN NOW! My Outside Self: Can't comment right now. Deafened by My Inner Avatar. -R
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...is win of epic proportions.
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Today is the beginning of a week full of busy. Yes, busy has now become a noun. Authorisation: me. Deal with it. Today I'm going to a surprise party being thrown in town for someone who's going to India in a few weeks, where she shall be staying for a year to teach ickle people. God only knows why, but it is an excuse for a party! Tommorow I'm going to a friend's house for a Wii party mostly involving Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which will take up most of the day. THEN in the evening I'm going out for a meal to celebrate my friends' 19th birthdays (they're twins). There will be many people both familiar and less so and most importantly, lots of pizza! Wednesday A friend is coming round and we're going to see The Dark Knight. About time! I've wanted to see that for ages! Thursday...it's Doomsday. Results are coming. They shall be hideous. I shall die. Then I may go out drinking either to celebrate or commiserate. I may have spelt that wrong. Oh well. Friday was my free day, however I heard there may be a plan for me to go and play Dungeons and Dragons. My friend just got the kit, and none of us have ever played it before! No idea what to expect, but I'm certain it will be awesome! The weekend may be free...however at some point I will need to pack, as I'm going to London next Monday through to Wednesday. It will be awesome! Quite why everything decided to happen this week I do not know, but who cares? It's fun! When I'm back from London I may be rendered comatose for a week due to so much activity. Sleep is good to. I look forward to it.
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Picked up my car today from the shop. Bumper is fixed. Lights are fixed. Everything is fixed. They even fixed my front bumper cuz a bolt was missing from last time and it was falling off (they screwed it tight). And they put in the freon (Air Conditioner stuff) like I requested, cuz, I haven't had any since I bouhgt the car. And they filled me up with some oil, which I didn't request. -Omi
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Her name is Souseiseki and from now on she's going to be at the top of every entry demonstrating how I feel. Say hello to her. She won't bite, I promise.
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Here in the UK, or more specifically in the city in which I live, we have what is called a Balloon Fiesta. That is, or was, an occasion where lots of balloons gather and are flown often in an attempt to advertise the company that owns or funds the balloon in question. It can be quite interesting seeing some of the shapes that appear. This year I noticed one in the shape of a fire extinguisher, and last year there was one shaped like a house. You get some strange balloons around. Of course, now that people have realised this is an occasion where lots of money could be made it has become more of a large, corperate fair which charges extortionate prices for the simplest of things and hardly lets you move without encounterting an easy opportunity to lose all your money on something. True, some of the attractions are quite good. The Waltzers and Dodgems are always fun (although dodgems are nowhere near as good as they used to be) and some of the food is alright I suppose, but it's still waaaaay too expensive. I was quite surprised, perhaps unrightly so, to find a 'cash van' in the area. This is a cashpoint on a van which charges £2.75 for every transaction. Sadly I had to make use of this. The space allocated for balloons must be only a third of that given for everything else, probably a lot less. For something with 'balloon' in the title there was a noticeable lack of them. I remember going when I was much younger and seeing balloons everywhere. You could go up and talk to the crews and everything. I remember being terrified by a balloon wandering around shaped like a green dragon. Despite all that, it still manages to be fun. I guess it helped that I was with friends, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Yes I may have spent too much money, but it didn't seem to matter at the time. There was even a tent up for EA where we got to try out the Spore Creature Creator. My friend made a dinosaur-like creature with two heads, a mace on its tail and four arms. It was awesome! There was also an XBox 360 simulator and a Nintendo tent advertising Wii Fit. I gave both of them a miss. The Playstation 3 was absent for some reason. Not that I care about the PS3. I think it's better they weren't trying to inflict it on the poor people there, to be honest. Thursday, the day I went, was the first day of the Fiesta. There's a good reason to go that day, as they have something called the 'night glow'. This is lots of balloons being inflated and 'lit' intermittently to music. As the name may suggest, this happens when it's dark. It looks great! I seem to remember it being better last year, however. I dunno. Nevermind that, it still looked awesome! The whole event was a lot of fun and I look forward to going again next year! I did bump into a couple of other friends there who mentioned the possibility of arranging a trip with people from school today, but given it's 4:40 in the afternoon already I don't see that happening. Not sure I'd go either, as it's not cheap. Sure I may have managed to get my friend to pay me the £80 he's owed me for months yesterday, but I'm also trying to save up for a laptop which, if you're as fussy about specs as I am, do not come cheap. On a final note, party rings taste goooood.
