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Happy St. Patrick's Day, all! *listens to Carbon Leaf* -CF <3 my green text! (I actually forgot to put on green, so I changed my pants after my first class.) Quote of the Day: It would be terrible if the Red Cross Bloodmobile got into an accident. No, wait. That would be good because if anyone needed it, the blood would be right there.
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Wow. Just wow. A friend lent me their Dragonforce "Inhuman Rampage" CD and it pretty much rocks. (Literally too.) It's described as "Metal," but I never thought metal sounded so good. This is really just really fast rock music and amazing vocals. And their themes of adventure and victory are awesome too. My favorite song is probably Through the Fire and the Flames, but that was the first song of theirs I heard and it is the first song on the CD, so there might have been some influence there. -CF Quote of the Day: Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number.
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I don't know if I'll have internet connection for the next couple of days, so I'll post this now and maybe republish it tonight if possible. (Alternate Spring Break!) (Cool font, no?) (That's the QotD too.) -CF
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One of my Comp Sci friends finally put Ubuntu (Linux) on my computer today. (I say finally on my part, not his, because I was sort of hesitant.) But he assured me nothing would go wrong. *crosses fingers* It's cool. I can't fully use it yet, because I can't access my C drive folders/documents, but I'll fool around with what I can do. The screen also has to be smaller for some reason. But it looks nice, has its features, and once he works a tad more on it I'll hopefully be able to use it for everything. I can easily move from Ubuntu to Vista as needed, but can't copy stuff. For all the tech people who would understand this: So...it's on a VM right now. I boot up Vista and then Ubuntu. Which is also why I can't access any of my files from my main computer. I might go buy an 8 GB flash drive, which will then not be a VM. Or we might put it on my computer a different way, which would allow me to get my files and stuff. For some reason the "back" button on my mouse does not work, so I have to press the key or the button on the browser. He should be able to fix that too. -CF And...I'll go back to Vista and give you a QotD: As you make your way through this hectic world of ours, set aside a few minutes each day. At the end of the year, you'll have a couple of days saved up.
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It's still occurring. Wow. I went to bed at 3 AM this morning, expecting to have to wake up at 7, all tired and drowsy, barely ready for my 8 AM class. Well, I get a text message at 5:50 AM (my phone is turned up to the highest volume so I can hear my alarm go off. I don't put it at "no ring except for alarm" as I'm afraid it'll be too soft) saying that all classes are canceled due to snow!!! So excited, I immediately turn my phone off, and then hand my roommate's phone to him (waking him up) and tell him to do the same. We woke up at around noon. (So I went from 4 expected hours of sleep to 8. Nice.) It's about an inch and a half probably, nothing compared to what I have back at home (9-10 inches apparently), but considering we supposedly never get snow here in Newport News, and a snow day being less likely, this is a very pleasant surprise. (I hear Richmond has 6 inches or so and JMU has even more. I have a feeling the whole state of Virginia is whited out right now.) So what am I doing? Well, some of us had a minor snowball fight, but that didn't last long because this stuff is cold! (Who knew?!) I don't have gloves.... But now I'm "doing homework," such as revising and finishing a paper. Oh, and if I can figure out if Irfan View or Gimp can make wallpapers easily I might have a cool news report for y'all. If not, then it'll be mediocre. Hey look a news report. -CF (For some reason my friend isn't letting me borrow her camera...because she found out I wanted to take Lego pix with it. Wow, I've never had a "friend"* that has been intolerant of my hobby before. I should be able to use another friend's camera though. Luckily I borrowed another friend's** camera and have an awesome MOC to show you soon.) *Not that we get perfectly along anyway... **A very good friend I wish I hung out with more... Quote of the Day: "I feel all warm and fuzzy inside; like I just swallowed a kitten."
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The ads at the top of the page used to be simple jpg images, so I simply right clicked and "block image" and bam, no more images from google ads. But now, now, oh, now they've started using flash. No longer will a right click do anything. Now, if I want to block an image, I have to actually click the image, copy the new URL from the site, and then paste that into my image settings. And quite frankly, I don't feel like doing that. -CF Quote of the Day: There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.
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-CF Quote of the Day: The very existence of the flamethrower proves that at some point in time somebody looked at somebody else and said ‘I really want to light that guy on fire, but I’m just not close enough to do it.’
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First off, it's rated R. You decide what that means to you. Though I think it was a mild R. It's also an action thriller, but the only terribly violent part being a pretty cool gun fight. Very well done. (A few other bits of shooting throughout the film not hidden off camera. And strong swearing, but not excessive.) Now, onto the movie (no worry about spoilers): It was really good. Not amazing, and slightly confusing, plus it left you with a "wait, is that the end?" thing going through your mind. You need to be focused on the movie when watching it, unlike me who had a few other distractions of life float through my mind here and there. So for me I'm slightly confused, but I did enjoy it and when pieced together with my friends it really does all come together. [/ramble] Apparently it's based off a real life scandal with the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, the central bank that is part of the plot. All the major countries of the world work through this bank, and the bank uses the money for controversial deals in secret. But Interpol catches on after the bank has been killing anybody who learns too much of what the bank is actually doing, putting their lives at risk as they try to bring down the bank. (Cue cross-country chase.) It's not explosion-action, but more so an intense mystery/thriller with the action being chases and, as stated, gun fights. Clive Owen does a great job, as does Naomi Watts. Their characters know what they're doing and will not let anyone stop them. They are at risk of being killed and need to make sure that doesn't happen yet at the same time finish the case soon. The music was also super--my friend says he'll be getting the soundtrack. Would I recommend this movie? (First, it's R, so if you're under 17 then no.) If you're into thrillers (this is becoming my new favorite genre) and thinking about the plot, then I suggest go for it, it's a good choice. But I'd suggest waiting until DVD. I'm not regretting paying $10 to see it in theaters, but for $4 at Blockbuster I can watch it a second time to fill in all the details I missed when watching it a first time. I hope to do that actually once it's on DVD, because the story is great but I missed something. It was, yes, enjoyable. -CF Quote of the Day: AHHHHHH! CAPS LOCK MAKES ME ANGRY!!!!!!!!!111!1!1!1!!!!1!11
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What's it do? It was installed I think when I first downloaded Firefox, but it seemed to make the pages load slower, so I turned it off. But I go places, today it was Flickr, and there are perks (maybe?) or something that can be used with Greasemonkey. But, because of what I first said, I'm weary on doing anything with it. -CF
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After going to Katsucon, and a few cons before that, I have finally gone crazy enough to want to do a Steampunk costume. See this picture for a really cool costume and inspiration. That said, I bought myself some goggles that are just cool, and fit real well with the Steampunk inventor/scientist idea. (That's an orange tint.) Here are my plans so far: Khaki pants white button down shirt suspenders* (tailored) vest* metal, leather, and cog work on the vest chain for "pocket watch" maybe an old looking compass I might buy off ebay Black glove on my left hand with metal and cog work. goggles of course, either around my neck or on top of... bowler hat* short, squat briefcase, like a medicine bag* not shave parts of my face so I have really long sideburns And later on will "invent" something to carry around. Yeah. *these items are going to be a little harder to find at a reasonable price. Because I need to be able to afford going to the con to show off my costume, now don't I? -CF Quote of the Day: The only things in life you regret are the risks you didn’t take.
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ANOREXIC GUITARS -CF
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I normally don't really care, but I was looking at the list and there were movies I had never heard of and categories where a movie was absent when I thought it should have been there. So I'll give my thoughts: A few have already been awarded, and by the time you see this it's very possible the list is updated/complete. My thoughts anyway: (And a heads up this is mostly a "The Dark Knight should get every award this year-thing." I was the same way back in 2005/6 with Star Wars Episode III.) Best Motion Pic of the Year: Why isn't The Dark Knight on this list? Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Heath Ledger can have it to make everyone happy. Best Achievement in Directing Again, TDK was so awesome it should be in this category. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen I guess I hoped Wall-E got it, though I didn't see any of those other movies nor do I care to. Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Why in the world is The Dark Knight not on this list?!?! Best Achievement in Cinematography TDK is on this list; let's give it to them! Best Achievement in Editing TDK, yeah! Best Achievement in Art Direction TDK hands down. Best Achievement in Costume Design Well, a Bat-suit is a Bat-suit, but the Joker was cool and they did a great job on Two-Face, so I think TDK should get this one as well. Best Achievement in Makeup Teehee, "makeup." Joker? Actually, HBoy II is on this list, and yeah, there was some really good costumes/designs in that. Especially Prince and Princess Nadia, those were cool. And you have to give it to Pearlman for wearing all that red all the time. Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score OK, why in the world is TDK not on this list? That score is amazing!!! It's Hanz Zimmer, after all, so why wouldn't it rock? I listen to it almost every day! (<3 Like a Dog Chasing Cars.) Best Achievement in Sound Hey look TDK is on this list! Can't quite remember if the sound captivated me or not. But Wall-E is on this list and that was pretty cool sound wise. Best Achievement in Sound Editing TDK, Iron Man, and Wall-E are all on this list, so the odds are in my favor or something I like getting it. I think I'd give it to Iron Man, as the sound really helped with things like the suit and whatnot. But TDK probably had some really good editing to make it cool too. Best Achievement in Visual Effects 2 out of 3, again the odds are in my favor. Slight regret I never got to see Benjamin Button. But for Visual Effects, I'd definitely give it to TDK or Iron Man. Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Wall-E was destined to get this ever since the reviews praised it. If it doesn't get it something is wrong. (Granted, we already determined that when TDK wasn't under "Best Movie Ever.") -CF (Running out of quotes so you really do only get one a day. )
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OK, so I just made a PayPal account, and I used my debit card for activation. However, upon going to my online banking, paypal charged me a dollar! I guess it's not that big a deal to be able to use PayPal, especially considering other minor charges that'll arise from using it, but will this be a continuous thing? But more importantly, and more urgent: Since it's connected to my debit card, do I still have to transfer funds, or does it take it automatically when I complete a transaction? Or would it be easier to instead have it take it from my bank account? (Because the only way I can see for it to "transfer funds" is for it to take it directly from the bank.) But if it takes it directly from my debit card, do I have to wait the 3-5 days for it to be verified like it does when transferring funds? If no, then I should just keep it using my debit card since it's all coming from the same place anyway. (I'm kind of nervous though if it shows $0.00 as my balance.) There's some steampunk costume stuff I found on ebay and want to get right away! -CF
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Katsucon was great! Pix to come soon. They're already up if you know where to look. You have to be my friend though. Got inspired to make a Steampunk cosplay after seeing some cool costumes at Katsucon. I even bought some goggles for it, and they're so super awesome I wish I could wear them around my neck all the time! The internet was apparently down on campus all weekend, so I'm glad I was up home not worrying about such things. Getting back and having to survive 24 hours without it is another story... I must have caught something at the con. Being around tons of people and only getting 5 or so hours of sleep a night can do that. Which is why the con guides always say to get at least 6 and take plenty of vitamin C and of course drink water. I probably didn't do that enough either. So I pretty much slept the day away upon getting back and after my 8 AM and 10 AM classes today. But I had energy to get online and ended up not doing homework, despite my tests on Thursday and Friday. Tomorrow is going to be busy. Those ToyFair pix are spiffy, even if most of the bodies are Inika-ish, which is worse than the current stuff. I guess I'll post my passive thoughts soon too. -CF Quote of the Day: Never do anything you wouldn’t want to explain to the paramedics.
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Randall Munroe says it so well: Emotes and Parentheses It's so darn confusing!!! Graaah! -CF Quote of the Day: Or how when you're in a dream, and something odd happens, and you're like "Hey, what's with this plot hole" and then later realize "okay, it's just a dream, let's continue." -xccj
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Tonight was the Captain's Ball! Basically, a winter formal. Now, if you remember, I was trying to decide whether or not to go, based on previous terrifying school dance experiences. Well, I'd say that those thoughts can be turned around now, as I had a great time and an awesome date. (What also terrified me was that she had been taking dance lessons since she was 4, so I was afraid we'd be on the dance floor all night, but luckily that wasn't the case. We both had enough time--I think--and I enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure she did too. (I think we're both introverts so we aren't expressing as much feeling as other giddier people, but yeah, she had a good time. (!))) I'm blabbering. So I simply walk across the dorm to "pick her up" (LOL) (with corsage) and she looked stunning! Did she know green was my favorite color? (Actually that would have been great had I gotten up to the karaoke and done Barenaked Ladies' "Million Dollars" and then gotten to the part about the green dress....) So then we get picked up by our friends who we're going with us and head to Olive Garden. Had a good time there and headed back. (OK, two introverts can have plenty of conversation, but since we don't do small talk too well it makes it kind of hard when in a bigger group, even if that group is a total of four friends.) (And yes I will continue to make jokes and psycho-analyze this night to take off the stress of what Arpy calls the "chickorz.") Arrived "casually late" (but if everyone does this then won't we all arrive at the same time?) and checked out the main room. Bad music, give or take. Saw some friends who also looked great, girls and guys. We looked around a tad more and went to the karaoke room, just for fun, and ended up singing some songs. (A friend and I did BNL's "One Week," but us doing the duet of "Million Dollars" would have rocked, had he known the words.) Oh and before this I put my usual suite/jacket on with my favorite red shirt (seriously, this thing feels so good, it's like a cotton silk or something) and a plain grey tie. (I really like an abstract blue tie I have but it just didn't seem right. Maybe if her dress was blue, not that I'm complaining.) This color combo (with the navy jacket and "grey" pants) made me double check myself in the mirror. And I actually parted my hair to the side even though I knew it would fall back down later. Pretty much the whole evening was a blast and I'm super-glad I went. What's also nice about these is it strengthens friendships between people that go as friends. (I still have a problem trying to just hang out with girls (like her) without worry of it sounding.......) I'm probably too much of an introvert/not wanting attention to not change my profile picture on that site to the two of us, even though she did. And no, you're not seeing it, because I don't need the ego boost, and see no other reason to publicly put our picture out on the web. -CF Quote of the Day: "But you're a Boy Scout. Can't you just make wood [for the fire]?" -Her, last week when discussing the possibilities of making a fire on the retreat.
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Grah. Not feeling so hot. But you know what? Life's going pretty well anyway. I shouldn't complain. "It was the best of times and it was the worst of time," as Dickens says. So you know what? Here's a related random picture to comment on and hide whatever I keep bottled up inside me: Shoot, I should have bought some marshmallows while at Teets* today. I did, however, pick up a four pack of Jones' Cream Soda. Mmm... -CF *What us college folk call Harris Teeter, as there is one right next to school. Quote of the Day: It's like two scoops side-by-side in an ice cream cone...
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(Supposedly there's something called a "bandwagon" that one is supposed to jump onto...) Also, my current wallpaper. -CF Quote of the Day from Nukora: “If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?” -Mario Pei
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Over winter break I bought a new computer mouse. Besides, I had a $30 Best Buy gift card. I needed something more portable, seeing as how I take my laptop around places on campus, and it would be easier to have a mouse with a small USB connection than a big one with a long cord that is really meant for home computers. I ended up getting a Logitech mouse that is definitely better than my old one: it has a laser sensor, an on/off button, a little light to tell me when the battery is dying, and left/right scrolling action along with the standard up and down. But this is the best part is this: There is a tab above both my thumb and ring finger (each side of the mouse, in the middle near the top). The left one goes back a webpage, the right one goes forward if I had happened to go back. Oh, boy is this great. I used to just reach up and tap the backspace button, but now I don't even have to do that! We call this in Comp Sci class: "appropriate laziness." -CF Quote of the Day: Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. -Sandra Carey
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Transformers 2 looks...well, there wasn't much besides the Baysplosions and Shia LeBoeuf (and the army guy), and some transformations. But at the very least it was nice to finally see a commercial. The trailers can't be far behind. (I suspect I'll see it in the end. They should have released it on July 4th like last time.) The Coke commercial with the bugs (and Peter and the Wold music) was nice. The G.I.Joe movie looked awesome up to the title frame, upon which I realized it was G.I.Joe. I'm not the kind of kid that was ever interested in them. But if (FSM forbid) I'm working at the theater over the summer, I'll see it for free, maybe, (along with Transformers 2). -CF Quote of the Day: Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it. -Robert A. Heinlein
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I told myself early last year that if I wrote the date as "2007," I'd blog about it. Like, "Arrrg, I wrote the date as '07. Grr," or something. I did not have to write any such blog entry. No date I wrote last year was ever mistaken for the previous year. Sadly, I have already written this years date as 2008. Well, fine. In other news I'll be gone a retreat Thursday night to Sunday, and then the CCM is hosting a Superbowl party. (Oh joy.)* So I get to miss school on Friday! And I hear the Encounter With Christ (ohnoes I said his name!) retreats are really good. -CF *Being Fellowship Minister I had to plan this event, though it looks like we're going to get a very low turnout. Personally, I'm setting it up and spending the whole night with whoever shows up, but I'll be in a corner with my laptop once everything gets going. Maybe I'll start reading Watchmen from a friend. Who am I rooting for? It doesn't matter, I could really care less. This is the one day a year I wear my only football jersey I own, and if you're wondering it's my home team and I got it for Christmas ~10 years ago. Quote of the Day: Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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I keep hearing people complain about Tom Cruise. How "bad an actor" he is. I don't understand....I liked him in War of the Worlds and he was great in Valkyrie. And he did the Mission Impossible movies, and I still need to see those, which are supposed to be pretty good. So what's wrong with him? (Same goes for people who complain about Keanu Reeves, because the roles he picks, like Neo and Klaatu, fit. Anybody else would be showing too much emotion and yelling, where as his characters just let it ride and just go.) And if you come in here and say "Just because" or "He sucks" without any actual reason, I'll prolly delete or edit your comment. -CF Quote of the Day: 2+2=5 (For extremely large values of two.)
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I finally got to ransack my suitemate's CD collection. He has a lot of Christian Rock music, and I wouldn't be surprised that by the time I'm finished ripping them to my computer I double the size of my Christian music collection. Highlights: Audio Adrenaline--Underdog Casting Crowns--Lifesong Fireflight (they pretty much rock!)--Unbreakable and The Healing of Harms The Firefly soundtrack (OK, not Christian music, but still something great to have. Listening to it right now.) Pillar--For the Love of the Game Paramore--Riot! (OK, also not Christian, but Breakaway Mag recommended it.) Relient K--The Anatomy of Tongue in Cheek, Relient K, and Two Lefts Don't Make a Right. (So I guess that finishes up my RK collection? Not to self: give him The Birds and the Bee Sides.) Thousand Foot Crutch--Phenomenon (I had given this to a friend one year but never burned it from him. Oh, I love the title song.) X 2005: 17 Christian Rock Hits (A few I already have, probably more I don't.) And there's more where that came from. More Skilled and/or Pillar I think and I should see how Toby Mac is. Total number of songs on my computer: 2079, I think. This is why I think a 16 GB iPod won't cut it. I gained probably 100 songs in one day! Rock on! -CF Quote of the Day: Daffynition: Verbosity: being bossy with verbs.
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Decided on going to the dance. Asked a friend tonight and got a positive response. We plan on going with two other friends. I hope the music is good. -CF (Psst! In case you're looking for something to post in....) Quote of the Day: Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
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I've been meaning to post these all day but procrastinated on it thinking I'd do homework instead but I procrastinated on that too so I might as well do this now. Made these using a generator: (Which one do you prefer?) Made this myself using a pic from my phone's camera. Pic turned out well despite that, as did the demotivator. Used a generator: Yeah, that's it. My other three classes went well, for the most part. Comp Sci should be good, my Astronomy teacher is a little monotone, and my Psychology class is a 200 level course but it's not like my teacher is bad, but it'll take a bit of work. (She did say she was INFP, and while I am an ISTJ, at least we're both introverts!) -CF Quote of the Day: How long a minute is depend on which side of the bathroom door you're on.
