Monday, May 30, 2005

Patriot Fries? Or should it be the French Fried?

Bush Quote of the Day:

"When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them, and it was clear who them was. Today we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there." -George W. Bush, Jan. 2000

France!

Ah, the French. It is always the French.

First they criticized the UK for not joining the European Union and now...

"The victory for the no vote - 55 percent to 45 percent - came in a nationwide referendum on the European Union constitution after a bruising campaign that divided France and alarmed Europe."
-New York Times, May 30, 2005

Figures.

And now they want Jacques Chirac to abdicate... if they insisted that they didn't have anything to do with Europe in general, then why should he do so? He is the FRENCH President, NOT the EUROPEAN UNION REP!

Sigh...

Sunday, May 29, 2005

The wonders and consequences of Alcohol

So, it has come to pass that we had a "Get Drunk Party" at Ripton's on Friday. It was fun, but damn it took me around 6 hours of drinking to get me slightly tipsy. Ripton, the Iron Man, managed not to drink anything at all. (Well, Alcoholic, I mean.) and our two light-weights, Darth Stupid and Darth Bastard (Bastard being more than Stupid) passed out for a few hours.

They call it "Sleep" and say it's different from being psychologically and physically overwhelmed by the effects of too much Vodka (In Stupid's case) or a glass of wine (Bastard). It doesn't matter what you might say though. The fact is, being asleep is NOT being conscious and it DOES count as being knocked out because everyone else WASN'T!

(According to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, Sleep is:
1
: the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored.)

Anyway, eventually I found myself sprouting tidbits of wisdom to any that would hear and got a lot of free bread from one of the delivery guys who was leaving some on the stores in the area. (I didn't steal anything it was perfectly legal.) And eventually met Ripton again before arriving home and we had one of those amazingly profound discussions where the sober guy understands what the not-so-sober-guy is going on about.

Honestly, though. Some people need to learn how to drink, or at least remain concious! What is the use of a get-drunk party if you quit halfway through the night and wake up half an hour before the end? Or leave early? O_o'

It doesn't mean it wasn't fun, don't get me wrong. It was! But it could have lasted longer...

It is a test of stamina as well as of willpower! A test won, hands down, by Iron-I-only-want-water-Man Ripton, who put up with everyone. Cheers!

Bush Quote of the Day:

"If you're worried about caribou, take a look at the arguments that were used about the pipeline. They'd say the caribou would be extinct. You've got to shake them away with a stick. They're all making love lying up against the pipeline and you got thousands of caribou up there." -George Bush Sr., speaking in 1991 about the Alaskan pipeline
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." -George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000

Edit: Some people take things too seriously.

Thursday, May 26, 2005

A more informative post

Like Father, Like Son

"We're enjoying sluggish times, and not enjoying them very much." -George Bush Sr., in 1992

"A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness." -George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000

Anime

  • Guu Final

Finally, the last two episodes of “Guu Final” are out in subs! It was a long wait, and I can’t honestly say worth it, but they were fun, to be fair. Let’s see what they cook up next.

  • Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles

The music, the animation, the characters! Ah, such a great anime and manga! Amazing! Next episode we get to see Demonair again! She was such a cool character from the second season of Magic Knight Rayearth anime. No-one as cool as dear Nova, though.

  • Naruto

So, again we come to the release of pointless Filler Eps. I know, I know, Ghost. You want to pretend that they are somehow relevant to the story, but honestly? I have been watching the anime and the previous filler episodes don’t come up AT ALL. They were completely irrelevant, like I told you they would be. They didn’t change ANYTHING. And if any influence of those is seen at all it will be in these fillers that have nothing to do with the story. I just watched episode 136, and it was as I feared. There is absolutely nothing NEW to the characters, it’s just a waste of time with Naruto and Jiraiya working at kindergarten levels. That is just one of the reasons the Manga is better. Deal with it, my friend.

  • Zipang

Yay! Episode 5 of Zipang! Almost a MONTH late. What are you doing, Depth?! Your subs were really great! But you stopped, and when you retake the project you take so long that other groups do the translation!

Comics & Manga

  • Tsubasa Manga

Damn you, BWYS! What the f-u-c-k is your problem? Take chapters 56 & 57 out of the “IRC ONLY” section and put them in the webpage or just send them over to Directmanga!

  • Inane vs Shannaro

Shannaro. Why? Faster, still reliable, and they don’t have the shitty attitude Inane came out with.

Movies

  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Definitely the best of the last three movies, no doubt about it. So, it’s been a week, but I already watched the film again and got a free Yoda Poster! It’s good that the first tickets were paid by card or we wouldn’t have had any chance of getting the poster.

Regardless, the movie rocks! If you haven’t seen it, do so!

  • The Godfather Trilogy

So, Ripton hasn’t watched the Godfather Trilogy. Shame on you, Ripton! Shame on you! With the new PS2 game coming out I ended up watching the whole thing again a week or so ago, but man! I just didn’t remember how cool this movie trilogy is. I couldn’t get the theme out of my head, but I’m not complaining.

University Life

  • Stand Up Comedy

I’m doing Stand-Up Comedy at the Laughing Horse on the seventh of June. I think it’s a great experience, but I get all nervous just thinking about it. I can’t actually go to sleep without thinking of jokes of some type or another. I’m working on my script, but nothing is certain until it’s done!

  • Essays

Ah, essays. Yes, the wine and bread of university life as it applies to life here. I have a shitload of work to do. But I’m doing it. Enough breaks give me time to think and enough work gives me time to finish.

  • Parties

There are a few parties coming up. On Friday the 3rd there is the International Graduation Party, which I am attending, even if I’m not graduating yet. Seems to be good fun if a certain someone doesn’t show up and dampens the mood.

Life In General

  • World of Fanfics: Naruto replaces Ranma

Sad but true, Ranma used to be the original Anime MacGyver. You could use him with ANYTHING. Sailor Moon, Dragonball, Akira… you name it. Now, Naruto is taking over and starting to replace Ranma as hordes of newbies rush to write crappy fanfiction about this new series. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with it. It just manages to point out how many fics out there could have done without Ranma on them.

  • Events

Anime Expo is coming up, and I’ll try to get there, I guess. There’s still time.

  • Friends

These last few weeks I haven’t been able to see many of my other friends, but some of them are getting a little angsty with the whole S-Situation. Sandy, face it. It’s over, and it wasn’t going to work since the very beginning.

On another note, I will have people visiting from Mexico in a few days. We’ll see what happens next.


  • Internet (Webpage)

If you take a look at my Webpage, you will notice a 404 message there. I’m redesigning the whole thing since people told me my latest attempt at design sucked. So I’m making another one.

Tests

A new batch of tests...



Quiz Result Provided By: theOtaku.com.



What Witch Hunter Robin Character Are You?


Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right.


(Maybe I should watch the anime and find out if getting that is good or bad.)

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What FF7: Advent Children Character Are You?


Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right.


(Damn, I wanted to be Vincent)

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What Tsubasa Character Are You?


Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right.


(predictable)

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What DragonBall Guy Are You?


Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right.


(I wouldn't want to be ANYONE ELSE from DB)

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What Chobits Character Are You?


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(Oh, well)

Saturday, May 14, 2005

A quick one

So, the other day I went to watch xXx 2: The Next Level (as it is called here in the UK)

I know that you are not supposed to look for plot, story or even a smart line in this type of movie. But hey, when Gibbons goes: "We need MORE attitude" shift scene to: Ice Cube scowling like mad... I just HAD to laugh. I think this movie is a joke, bad lines, cliches, the works and Ice Cube with a frozen (hah! A gag!) scowl that NEVER dissappears which they call having attitude. I mean, both him and Vin Diesel are horrible actors, but I would believe Vin is more of a bad ass than him.

Also, apparently the xXx films are going for the "Politically Correct" approach. I mean, first movie: basically white guys, second movie, basically black guys, and (rumor has it) that the third will include Jet Lee as the main character (him? Attitude? I think he does the "Rutheless Bastard" without peer... but attitude? WHAT ATTITUDE?) so we can expect LOTS of asian people with a black/white minority.

Tests! Again!

Here are a couple of tests I snatched from Elf's blog.

BishonenCatboi
You're a Bishonen Catboy!!! You're so pretty...you
put catgirls to shame. *_* You tend to be
sorta quiet and timid, but with people staring
at you all the time, you have reason to be.
^_^;


What Kind of Catboy are You?
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I am the mission.




You're a mecha pilot!

You might be a sub-category of bishounen, but this hardly matters since you don't notice anything that didn't feature in the last edition of Guns'n'Ammo magazine. You have been trained since an unfeasibly early age to be a machine of death and destruction. If you've noticed an annoying girl following you around and repeatedly getting into danger and requiring rescue recently, run like hell - she's probably your love interest.

Which generic anime character are you

Sunday, May 08, 2005

Back again...

Internet
This last 2 weeks seem to have been internet hell for some of us... the router which I use to conect to the internet was destroyed by lightning. (That's the reason it wouldn't connect, Kaput! Can you believe it?) I've managed to get back online, but the new router is basically crap. Cheep chinese-bootleg of a router. ¬_¬



(Don't mind the above much... I couldn't believe it myself... but tried it three times... ¬_¬)

Anime

Tsubasa Chronicle, no matter what Lurker might say on the matter is going good. ^_^ it is one of the instances where I have yet to decide which I like best, the manga or the anime. It has music by Yuki Kajiura, so there's no need to say just how good it is. And the pacing is not that bad either!

Central Anime has finished the subtitles of Macross 7 Dynamite, so now that makes the whole series and movies and ovas and extra eps subbed by a decent group. Previously you could only get subs from ASS (yes, that is what they're called) which was nothing more than ripped versions of the friggin Chinese Bootleg with confusing subtitles and changes in names. Oh, and the quality was crap. Fortunately, Central Anime ripped the whole thing from Laserdiscs, so there is no point in comparing the quality of the video any further.

The Naruto anime isn't going that bad either, although I still like much more the manga, ep 133 is probably the best they've produced so far. I really can't wait for an anime version of the Kakashi Gaiden!




So, besides being a computerized version of Jesus/Superman amalgam, I also have many things in common with Freddy.

University
Aaaaah! Only 2 more weeks of actual attendance to go! Then everything else is giving in essays, doing a Stand-up Comedy routine, editing and writing stories and hoping for the best. This year has gone extremely fast. Most impressive of all is the sheer amount of work I have been doing! People here even tell me I'm sooo orginized! Needless to say, I was as amazed by that statement as those people that know me from before coming to Uni and reading this are.




Will wonders never end! I have trancsended beyond the wildest expectations of Morpheus! I am the Silver coated Jesus/Superman Amalgam best buddy of Freddy!

Life
The beggining of the month and I've already ran out of money. Thankfully, I did manage to buy all the needed food! That, along with enough sleep and abilene* will manage to get me through this month! I hope!

*Descriptive of the pleasing coolness on the reverse side of the pillow. -The Deeper Meaning of Liff (A dictionary of things that there aren't any words for yet.)




This is a little more natural for me to get. Although I wear jeans more often than Hobbit clothes, I do have a Hobbit's appetite.

Stories
I wrote a short story about a phoenix for this week's Writing Fiction class and it was universally loved by the classmates. That is good. The bad is that, just because I described her in human form as having red hair, some people thought I was basing her on Jean Grey (Or should it be Jean Summers? She married Cyclops after all...) from X-men! No relationship whatsoever, people! ^_^;




I can also be served chilled.

Tests and Definitions
As you may (or not) have noticed I did a few tests and posted them here as breaks in an attempt to define with them my personality according to the obviously educated and well-informed individuals that have designed those with the full authority of the Board of Psychology. Maybe.

So here are the last two test results...





Dr. Dice: (biographical name w/adjective) The world-hating, out-of-a-video-popping hobbit-dressed Silver-covered Jesus/Superman amalgam best-served-chilled best friend of Freddy Krueger that despite being sick-as-shit perverted always gets the hot chick.