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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
12:07 am	Square As I sit here, listening to Small Two of Pieces, I'm reminded that Xenogears is still probably my favorite RPG out there. Sure, it's got the same pretentious revolution/save the world, way-too-big-for-life, random farmer saves the day story line that has defined Squaresoft since the dawn of time. But this one time it was actually about two characters stuck in this crazy, gigantic, reincarnation story which didn't start here and doesn't end here. It was a game where I could look past all the ridiculous video game story crap that has to be put in because it's an RPG, and see that they really really worked hard to make it a fucking weird story about two lovers. It was a very personal RPG, and I think that's why it resonated so well with me. Also the combat system was hot. I'm thinking I may have to play Xenogears again. Especially if my guild continues to want to fail at Ulduar Hard Modes [which is what happens when you bring 21 people and try to do them]. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 16th, 2009
11:59 pm	Pure Awesome You know, no matter how stressful things can be between work and purchasing a house, I can always just turn to Santasm.net and just laugh my ass off. Seriously, I say it every year, but it may be the funniest thing on the net. The attention to detail alone. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
11:53 pm	Yeah, I'm Hyped For It Monday Night. King Leonidas [Drew Brees] leads his might New Orleans Spartans [Saints] against pretty boy MATT RYAN and the Vick-less Falcons in a division rivalry which will feature two pass friendly offenses and absolutely no pass rush whatsoever in front of the entire nation. A game which should feature nothing but big plays by big players and a man who is completely unstoppable: King Leonidas. Saints. Falcons. In a battle which can have now winner! WHO WILL WIN? Monday Night! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
12:31 am	How Can Teams Suck This Badly? My god, the Redskins are terrible. Before I go to bed, here's my Anti-Power Top 5 as of right now: 5. Kansas City, terribad. 4. Redskins...have you seen their schedule...have you seen their record? 3. Browns. Only reason they aren't 2nd is they found a way to win with 2 completions. 2. Bucs. Seriously fucking bad. 1. Rams...if you haven't seen them play, you've missed out on an entire new dimension of awful that you probably never knew existed. They are making a run at the old Suckineers record of 0-24, a record which I thought was unbreakable, because surely with free agency a team couldn't suck that bad for that long...right? Right? (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 12th, 2009
11:03 pm	Straight Up So, went to see Zombieland last weekend, it was pretty good. Don't know that it deserves the 88% Freshness rating it got, but pretty funny. But that's not what this post is about. This post is about how the movie companies seem to think that all I want to see are special effects and fucking explosions. Like, if they put nothing but that in a preview I'd be like "Fuck, I gotta go see this fucking thing! They've got 'splosions and everything, heeyuck!" So when I saw the preview for 2012 I realized that I had never been so insulted by a movie in my entire life. This trailer is the biggest pile of pretentious crap I've ever seen. Okay, so the world is exploding and you show me 2 minutes of the characters trying to OUTRUN THE WORLD EXPLODING. Seriously, that's what they are doing. Just watch this piece of shit and you'll see what I mean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Re2j4VBRs See, don't you feel insulted. I mean, don't you feel like somebody out there thinks that somehow, in some way, you'll be dumb enough to be captivated by this. Is the entire fucking movie just them running away from the world exploding? Christ, did they shoot this in real time? Is Jack Fucking Bauer trying to save the president while the world is exploding all around them? People ask my I get so angry at Hollywood, and its because this guy and fucking Michael Bay get to keep on making movies. Fucking Transformers 3...just kill me now. Maybe he'll add an offensive Mexican robot this time who sleeps through all the fights and only pours Corona into his gas tank. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
10:25 pm	Drafting, But Not Like Engineers or Magic: the Gathering Cards So, after reading an article today, I need some input from my SPORTS friends, many of which occasionally stop watching sports long enough to read this. INPUT: "Who was a bigger draft bust: JaMarcus Russell or Ryan Leaf?" I know the natural inclination is to go with Ryan Leaf, I mean, he was the worst draft bust of all time, right? But let me hit you with some numbers: 1) JaMarcus Russell was the First overall pick in 2007, whereas Ryan Leaf was the consensus #2 overall pick in 1998 behind a guy, you might have heard of, called Peyton Manning. POINTS: Russell. 2) Ryan Leaf signed a 4 year deal for $31 million with $11 million signing bonus. JaMarcu Russell held out until after week 4 of his rookie year before he signed a 6 year $68 million contract with $31.5 million in guarantees. Clearly Russell fleeced the Raiders on this one. POINTS: Russell. 3) Ryan Leaf was known for his many off-field antics including yelling at a reporter where his team mate and fucking dickhead turncoat mother fucker Junior Seau [that fuck] had to restrain him and an incident where he taunted fans. Russell has been called by many, the laziest player in the NFL whose work ethic is sub-par to several of the sports commentator's routines before a show. POINTS: Push. 4) Leaf's career passing stats: 315-655 (48%) for 3,666 yards 14 TDs and 36 fucking INTs. Russell career passing stats [to date]: 277-542 (51%) for 3,302 yards 16 TDS and 16 INTs. POINTS: Leaf. 5) Ryan Leaf completed one full season with the Chragers before being hurt in preseason, missing his entire second year, being cut repeatedly through his "third season" and then eventually washed out of the league. Russell is in his third year with the Raiders, and if he makes it to a fourth I'll be pretty fucking surprised. Only the Lich King [Al Davis] would give this kid a fourth shot to further sodomize his franchise. POINTS: Leaf. So there it stands. You all must decide: Leaf or Russell, who is the mightiest blower of them all? (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
11:41 pm	Hollywood Upon further review, I believe the cancellation of The Critic after only 2 seasons may have been one of the greatest injustices ever perpetrated in television land. Though, I guess if all you do is point out the failings and shady dealings of the people who put you on the air, the people who make those people money [writers] and the people who give those people money [companies via commercials] then it probably isn't a shocker. This series lifted the veil from eyes and taught me several valuable lessons on Hollywood the most important being [and I know this sounds very basic, but many do not take it to heart]: "If the movie stinks....just don't go." In the spirit of the series, I'd also like to attempt to recall something I read on a review of the colossal media rimjob that was Transformers 2: Look, you as the audience have to demand more from your summer blockbusters. I'm not saying it needs to be an incredibly well written movie [which is certainly wasn't] but that's not what I'm contending. What I mean is: you know they can do better than this. The story aside, the graphics were not up to the normal quality of Michael Bay, you could tell in many of the scenes they were slapped together with whatever was left over from the budget. If you saw Transformers 1 you know it was just a better movie. You KNOW they can do better. What I ask you is: don't give them money when you know they can give you more. Even if all you want is explosions, barely clothed women and incredibly offensive stereotyping robots then just ask them to do a better job. You know they can. Thank you RottenTomatoes.com. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
12:04 am	Berserk 307 Well, the newest chapter did not blow my mind like the previous 6 or so....but it was really really good. And as incredible as the artwork is, and has hot as the set up was, the preview page was the best: "Next Chapter: Fantasia Arc/Chapter of Elf Island" I just ruined my pants. This is going to be awesome. Chapter 308 due out October 9th. (Oh, and in case you don't know what all the hub-bub is about or are just curious about this series called Berserk and why I think its the best manga of all time, take some time to preview it before purchasing at your local book depository: http://www.thespectrum.net/manga_scans/berserk/) (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
12:17 am	That Fucking Guy.... Alright, I know there was a lot of anger contained within my last sports post, but that's really nothing compared to what I felt at around 4:07 pm EST on Sunday. Something happened that made me basically blow a gasket and begin a swearing streak which was the stuff of legends. So yes, I had to devote and entire post to the play. If you haven't seen the play, watch it here. http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009092704/2009/REG3/49ers@vikings#tab:watch Seriously, what the fuck was that? What the fuck was that? That shit doesn't actually happen. Like, it doesn't actually happen. Maybe in magical fairy-time land that shit happens, but not in the NFL. Favre's just made of magic. And he's a robot. He's a magical robot who cannot die, like the Highlander. I honestly flipped the fuck out at Mongo's when we were watching the end of that game live on Red Zone Network. At first I disbelieved, then I was really really angry, then I was completely stunned when I put the pieces together and realized what just occurred. That shit was unbelievable. I have to keep checking NFL.com to make sure it actually happened and I didn't just have another Brett Favre nightmare [I'm a Bears fan, you have no idea]. I could post the entire swearing streak, but I don't have the space for it, and honestly, just listen to the Minus 50 DKP Onyxia Raid Wipe video and it was pretty much the same thing. Only with a magical robot throwing a touchdown instead of some retard getting kicked into the whelp caves. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, September 28th, 2009
11:52 pm	Upset Weekend Well, The Quest for 32 has ended. The Lions finally managed to defeat the hapless Redskins in an effort that was not too much of a shock for me. They have changed things up quite a bit with their young new QB who can do two things that they were terrible at last year: 1) get first downs, 2) not turn the ball over. The Lions had 0 turnovers yesterday and that's usually the key to winning. So grats to the Lions for proving what I knew already: the Rams are far and away the worst team in the NFL. So now all I have to watch for is to see the Rams with a repeat performance of what the Lions managed to accomplish this year. Can the Rams pull of a Glorious 0-16 year [giving us back-to-back ultra-shitty teams] or will they manage and upset and instead finish a pathetic 1-15. Oh, the Chiefs are insanely bad too, but I doubt they will pull off 0-16 simply because they get to play the Raiders, Broncos and Chragers twice. Even their blinding incompetence isn't enough to keep one of those three boner-fide organizations from bone-ing one up in Kansas City. The Bears underperformed, as is their usual when playing a shitty team. They allowed a joke of a QB pass for over 250 yards on them and require a come-from-behind TD to defeat the Seattle Sea-Sucks. Well, at least we stole the one last week from the Stillers. Oh, and the following college football teams got their shit fucked up Saturday and made me happy: Penn State, Florida State, Mississippi, California, Washington, and the insanely over-rated THUG U [Miami (FL)]. Seriously, it was like everyone in the country who didn't have an AP Poll or Coaches Poll vote knew that THUG U was a trash team, and they got their shit fucked up. Also, Florida, the #1 team in the land for some reason, played another Scrub Division 6 Girl's School for the Blind this week, obviously slaughtered them, and for some reason is still #1 even with teams like VT who have played QUALITY OPPONENTS and crushed everything in sight. Oh, and Tiger Woods lost, guess that's an upset too....except it's golf and you really can't have a "favorite to win" simply because the field is so big. And finally, a shout out to the Bungles for shutting down the defending champion Pittsburgh Stillers. Excellent job establishing yourselves as a force to be reckoned with in the AFC North. Now all you have to do is beat down the over-rated Ravens and expose their not-good-at-all QB for what he is, so that way all the sports commentators might take Joe Flacco's dick out of their mouths long enough to say something intelligible. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
11:53 pm	The Noob Well, finally got Anub'arak down. We split off the common consensus and blew Heroism [or as the filthy horde who look like their from Animal Crossing would call it, Bloodlust] right off the bat in order to even get him to phase 3. Beat the enrage timer by like 10 seconds. Not looking forward to heroic 25s tomorrow. Wipetacular. Thank Pujols my guild pays my repair bills. Oh, and I guess I went to Dragon*Con. I might post about that later. Best part was all the new friends I made...in the Irish pub who were there for the game. Lots of cool guys from all over, many Bears fans, and even a guy who grew up in Carlisle. Oh, and Illinois got fucking slaughtered. And on a final note, the Tom Brady Show 2009 Season starring: Tom Brady, Tom Brady's Patriots and 31 scrub NFL teams has its Season Premiere this Thursday at 8 pm. You should all tune in and watch the defending NFL champion Stillers [called Steelers by you "outsiders"] led by Motorcycle Ben and his Interception-Action-Arm take on the awesome during the regular season Tennessee Titans [and Drinky-Time Kerry Collins]. Its sure to be a blast, haven't been this excited for anything in awhile [except the release of the new Berserk chapter; a series that everyone should check out]. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm	I Hate Arenas Ugh, finally got Faction Champions down. Hard fight....I hate it a lot less now that I've defeated it. Twins was EZmode after that. Also beat it on 10 man. Much easier. Guess we'll see how Anub is next Tuesday. Still want a second piece of T8.5.....fucking horrible drops. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 24th, 2009
3:57 am	Post Script Oh, I may have forgotten to mention that I am going to Dragon*Con now, in order to help offset the room costs for Angela. Illinois @ Mizzou 4 pm Saturday, Irish Pub. Plenty of late games to watch too, so you can wet your appitite on the lame football before the real football [see: Tom Brady Show 2009 Season, feat. Tom Brady, Tom Brady's Patriots and 31 scrub NFL teams]. Do call me to find out which autograph line I'm keeping Angela company in, to help break the line-standing monotony. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 17th, 2009
10:31 pm	Grrr Damn you ShopNFL.com, always one step ahead. R. Mexico, Ron Mexico, Mexico R, Mexico and Mexico Ron are all disabled from being Eagles customizable jerseys. Fuck damn. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
10:55 pm	Wow Dear Vista, Fuck you. Seriously, what the fuck is this bullshit? Why would you waste my time? You're a piece of shit, but at least you're not a Mac. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
12:04 am	Otakon Yes, I shall be at Otakon. You will find me in the back of the video game room making fun of the Magic the Gathering kids I'm supposed to be catering to. No party this year; it's not my birthday due to the early con. Also like to note this Otakon's dealer's room will be an excellent place to purchase all of the Berserk manga, if you don't already own it. It's also the perfect gift for friends or loved ones that you want to have experience the highest quality of writing. Anyway, y'all should either stop by my department or give me a ring this weekend. Mainly because I'll be bored. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
2:39 am	Movie "Oh my god I can't see!" "Uh, yeah, I just.....shot you in the face with a blank......" (duh is implied) Alright Colin Farrell, you're no longer "On Notice" but only because I love dark humor. Still having post-reading orgasms due to the most recent Berserk chapter from last week. I pretty much just need to stop comparing everything else I read to Berserk, that way I won't just be constantly disappointed all the time. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
11:52 pm	Holy fucking shit......I could just repeat that like 1,000 times and never describe just how incredibly awesome the new chapter of Berserk is. Like, there's no way. Ollie, oh my god. (Comment on this)
12:08 am	When Rotten Tomatoes Gives You a 21%..... Vindication! You have no idea how good this review makes me feel. Like, so good. SO good. As Jay Sherman said: "If the movie stinks, just don't go."  http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=18124&reviewer=198 Michael Bay will never get another dollar of mine so long as I live. Fuck that guy.   (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 25th, 2009
11:12 pm	While You All Were At Cons.... So, my understanding is that everyone who reads this LJ was either at Anime BASTun or Animazement, both of which were reportedly pretty good. I would have totally come out but unfortunantly it was fiscal year end so I couldn't take the time off. Also I didn't want to go to either so that was kinda a deciding factor as well. But while you were out and about, my ass was working the PVP (pronouced pivip) all weekend long. The rogue's gear is starting to look decent for someone who refuses to do the retarded-ass arenas. But what is important was that I got the [Ironman] achivement in WSG, which is getting all 3 flag caps and not dying once in the BG....and as a rogue, that's pretty fucking tough. And though I'm sure nobody gives a flying fuck about this, I'm going to give the complete play-by-play. Flag cap 1: No escort. Went graveyard, popped sprint and jumped down to find a team-mate getting double-teamed (supreme!) by a mage and warlock. So, I popped cloak of skill and watched as the totally expected WINcoil was resisted (I believe this is the first time in recorded history that cloak of skill actually worked, btw) and then prep-sprinted up our ramp for the cap. Flag cap 2: Stealthed back over, picked up the flag alone again, went down horde ramp, stuck to the left side, went up our tunnel completely uncontested and capped. Flag cap 3: Announced over BG chat that I was going for the [Ironman] achievement, so everyone grouped up for me. We ran in unmolested, I picked up and we ran most of the way back untouched. As I got to ramp most of the team pulled off to deal with guys from behind. I ran up the ramp.....and saw the entire horde team running their flag back at me. Faced with a series of difficult choices, I did what my gut told me to do: I popped evasion and cloak of skill and then SPRINTED DIRECTLY THROUGH THEIR ENTIRE TEAM up around to our roof. Nothing hit me, I'm serious, nothing hit me. I assume they were probably pretty shocked by my move. My team then returned the flag and I capped. So not only did I manage to cap all 3 times and not die, I was actually never hit even once the entire battleground. Yeah, I'm fucking leet. Also watched "The Prestige" today featuring Batman, Wolverine, The Goblin King and Oscar Award Winner Michael Caine (who I have wet dreams about). Really awesome movie, though I assume everyone has already watched it. Still coping with my transition from watching every movie ever in college to watching like one movie a month now. Well, I'll get back to movie watching sometime soon, but not until I stop having so much fun ganking the horde (its like killing animals; how could I feel bad for them?) Bed time. (3 Comments |Comment on this)