| Challenge |
[Sunday, 12th July 2009, 01:53PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | creative | ] | ( Artistic rant about my awesome hobby ^_~ )
So now I have two challenges. XD
Yeah, I just needed to get that off my back. The colors are going to be equal to her manga-colors, except for the hair, of course. Artist's perogative. ^_~
In retrospect, it's typical of me to pick (probably) the only two statues cast from an actual image at the same time. Heh |
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| HALT! MEMEZEIT! |
[Thursday, 9th July 2009, 06:15PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | amused | ] |
Your result for What Kind Of Gamer Are You?...
FSPE - Racer4 Twitch-Fluid, 7 Simple-Complex, 6 Planning-Acting and 6 Entertainment-Difficulty! 
FSPE's thrive on the asphalt. Racing games require a finesse and foresight that is not very foreign to FSPE's They have a steady hand and good planning abilities which allows them to telegraph and accommodate the racetrack accordingly. They are excellent at choosing when to pass an opponent and can easily handle it when they are wrong and lose control. They have little care or time to learn complex controls; stop and go are the only things they need to know. Above all, FSPE's play for the thrill of the race, especially since some games such as Driver and Burnout have no clear cut winner. Games FSPE's like: Gran Turismo, Driver, Burnout, MotoStorm
FLUID You have very subtle, smooth movements. Your muscles stay relaxed, even in tense situations. This makes you ideal for games where you have to perform precise movements under pressure such as shooters and racing games. Your thumbs glide over the controller and you are probably one the better shots on your team in Call of Duty or even can do fairly well in a racing game you've never played because you don't make the car spin out of control. But you also don't do as well with games that require a faster touch. Most hardcore action games and fighting games will give you a hard time because the other players can input the moves a lot faster than you can. And you probably can't tap the button fast enough to blow up your balloon in Mario Party.
SIMPLE You remember the good old days, when Atari was cutting edge with a joystick and ONE BUTTON. This is not to say that you can't handle more complex controls and concepts, but you prefer that your games didn't require half a novel's worth of instructions. You do best when all the controls and options are right at your fingertips. You probably feel right at home with older games because they inherently have less to work with. Newer games either frustrate you with too many buttons and options, or they just annoy you because there are simpler ways to climb a ladder than jumping on, holding L, and then pushing forward.
PLANNING When it comes to the actual act of playing, you're a no-frills flawless machine. It's a good thing that video game characters don't actually carry all the stuff in your inventory, because they'd probably suffocate underneath it all! You've got your armies all highly trained and equipped with rocket launchers and jeeps with gatling guns. You didn't even have to be in the same room as your PS2 to finish the final boss of Final Fantasy XII. You're prepared for anything because you've got it all figured out ahead of time. But even the best plans backfire sometimes and that's where your weakness shines through. You're so used to having enough healing potions that when you actually run out you're a sitting duck.
ENTERTAINMENT You play mostly for the fun of the game. Whether its the story, the gameplay, or just the overall feel of the game, something about it draws you in. You'll find yourself popping a game in years after you completed it to revisit the characters, locales, and gameplay. You probably own at least a few game soundtracks and maybe a few posters. You appreciate games as art and a way to pass the time. You may also play competitively (either professionally or amateur) but that's not the reason you'll be playing them 40 years from now. Take What Kind Of Gamer Are You? at HelloQuizzy
Which is not entirely correct, but since I seem to score very average on the Twitch-Fluid part, I'll let it slide. XD
#EDIT: Turns out I'm right. TSPE - Puzzle Adventurer suggests Portal as a favorite game, and I indeed like it much better than racing games. ^_^ |
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| Writer's Block: Firsts |
[Monday, 6th July 2009, 10:44PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | nostalgic | ] |
| [ | Playin' |
| | The ticking of the Who fobwatch, zomg! | ] |
It was entitled "Yeah... so". When I became a member, Hel insisted I made an entry, at the time, I did not see the therapeutic use of writing down my frustrations in any sort of log, let alone a public one. The subject of the entry was about my blood sample I got because I keeled over, felt the need to ram my upper lip into a handle and lay unconscious for goddess knows how long.
I remember it better than most of my experiences from that time. I can't even remember whether Rick was gone at the time, but I don't think so, since I made an entry about that happening. I was repairing a computer, my aunt's. She still had an old wreck from where she worked at the time. It was running Windows 98 and needed a new DSL modem installed. the current operating system would not accept the drivers installed and crash after a while for some reason. I was a good way to repairing the fault, when it crashed again. I uttered a pretty loud curse, angrily got up from a lying position too fast, did a couple of steps outside the library, and blacked out. I remember "dreaming", if that's what you do when you're passed out. It was about someone punching me in the face. It felt so real, hence my shock when I woke up slumped half over the staircase, half still on the upper floor. I tried to talk, but it did not work, my lip felt... nothing, stunned. as I got up and admired the new red spots on the carpet, I quickly realized I was at home, the punch never happened and I hit something. Thinking back, I remember the familiar sound of the handle springing back from "action", logically concluding I hit it with my face.
Since it was the second time I actually passed out from lack of bloodflow, and this time was slightly more serious than the last time (the first time I fell back on my bed, hitting the back of my head against a radiator, minor loss of blood), mom urged me to consult a doctor about it. He had my blood sampled and submitted for tests for anemia and diabetes, if I remember correctly.
It is surprising how much of it I can remember, seeing as my short-term memory is about as adequate as a goldfish's, moreover, I have been doing my best for quite some time to forget my past and leave it behind. I guess it's counter-productive to keep a journal when you want to forget your past. But, maybe I was wrong, and maybe I've had these doubts all along, hence me actually keeping up this journal, which I doubted back then, as well. LJ has since served me for a good four and a half years, and I intend to use it for another while. Although I fear most of my initial friends will never read this entry anymore. But, as stated before, it's a side-effect to keeping a therapeutic journal now.
Of course, that does not make me appreciate the kind people that have been a great part of the last years any less. I value them as I value the last few real-life friends I have.
Thanks guys, sincerely. |
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| Writer's Block: Listen to This |
[Sunday, 5th July 2009, 09:40PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | creative | ] |
| [ | Playin' |
| | The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes | ] |
Right now I'd recommend: - The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes - Hoobastank - From The Heart - Dragonforce - Body Breakdown - Scandal - Shoujo S - Yoko Ishida - Open Your Mind (Chiisana Hane Hirogete)
Depending on the person asking, and my mood, along with what's new in my list. These songs are available on request by the way. ^_~
Collage is done, resized it to save on memory. Had to submit a <8Meg file anyway, what the fuck... Anyway, I hope the guys at work will appreciate it. XD |
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| Captain's l... Oh wow! |
[Sunday, 5th July 2009, 01:26AM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | creative | ] | Company's day out was today (technically yesterday). It was awesome, although only half of the people who could've made it actually came. We had a lot of fun and people were a lot less reluctant of a photographer this time. Last time they weren't too happy, although the only reason I actually HAD a camera with me at the time was because the Abunai was the same day, I had to interrupt it for the company's day out and wasn't too happy about it. Although later it was fun as well. I had my Yamato wristband on until halfway through the event, so I'm ever so slightly sunburnt over the arms, except where the wristband was. XD
I'm trying to make a collage out of the pictures, as suggested by one of the people from work, but Paintshop is being a pain in the ass, as the amount of pictures and layers I'm using, combined with the reasonably large size of the poster picture seems to take up about 1.5 gigs of RAM, 2/3rds of the way there. I've reduced the amount of layers, which should have an impact, but so far the differences have been negligable. Any suggestions to reduce PSP's memory usage is therefor appreciated.
Since several colleagues have pointed out that they'd rather not go into the company outing committee next year, I'm considering applying. I'd rather have some ammo up front though, so I'll start out with trying to find a couple of fun days out sometime soon, if I remember it.
I'm almost near the end of season 1 of Voyager. I bought the DVD's, since I did like the seris when I was younger, and it does seem to attrack a fair deal of nostalgia. Re-reading this entry also makes me realise I'm putting some of that "Captain's log" syntax to use... Took me a while to think of the word I wanted to use there... Syntax... I'm not even sure I ever used it before in this sense.
#EDIT: Ah, yes. Happy Independence Day for all you Americans, hope it's been alien-free, unlike most of my Star Trek episodes. |
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| Made me cry |
[Wednesday, 1st July 2009, 06:53PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | sad | ] |

I don't even know if it's real, but I want a cat so bad right now. ._.
God dammit I need more space! |
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| Writer's Block: First Aid |
[Sunday, 28th June 2009, 01:11PM] |
Not yet, but I hope to get that opportunity one day, it'll be my proving moment for the medical part of my training. Disgusting how I'm hoping to validate a part of myself through someone else's suffering, but I suppose it's the only way, right? Just like I hope I'll one day be near a fire to extinguish. |
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| HAWT |
[Friday, 26th June 2009, 08:53PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | hot | ] | Both Shampoo and this place. Too hot for funnies. Except dead Jackson jokes.
Instead of being buried michael jackson is going to cremated and turned into shopping bags. He will remain white, plastic and hazardous to young children.
Don't get me wrong, I respect the guy's singing and dancing (especially his dancing) but some other stuff? Or maybe it's all not true. Maybe he's not even dead. It WOULD be slightly coincidental for the king of pop to die the day the king or rock was born. Bring out the tinfoil hats! |
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| Unimatrix Zero |
[Wednesday, 24th June 2009, 10:23PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | frustrated | ] | After watching Unimatrix Zero (ST:VOY) again, I remembered why I stopped being a Trekkie. The milking of the Borg into infinity, constantly returning up to the point when I was surprised they actually managed to produce episodes without Star Trek's Dalek equivalent. It is, in fact, the same reason my Doctor Who fandom is disappearing. For some reason I just know Davros or Caan will be making another appearance in Season 5, possibly with another entire army constructed out of thin air.
( Scrubs spoilers, if anyone cares, to prove my point )
The worse part is that by the end of ST:VOY, Voyager's crew, a single starship, crippled from 30.000 light years traveling, which also seemed to progress faster and faster, almost eliminates the entire Borg race via a single assimilation. Even worse, after the de-assimilation of Jean-Luc Picard, which I found reasonably original at the time, the rebirth of 7 of 9 was already an insult to the Borg, but at the end of Unimatrix Zero, three more MAIN characters allow themselves to be assimilated and are capable of complete rebirth, even though B'Elanna had some sort of voice modulator installed, Tuvok was a good way gone becoming a drone and... What the hell, The whole inhibitor to prevent me to become part of the collective bit? Even if it did work, the Borg wouldn't need three plus hours to adapt to the situation. They'd either remove it by force or just grow another implant, like Seven did, even when she was no longer a drone.
The worst bit is that I waited a good 1,5 years for the conclusion of this two-part disappointment to come out in the Netherlands. After that came Enterprise, a series set in the "past", because the writers were not creative enough anymore to think so far in the future. When it is time for a series to end, it is time. And ST:VOY's time came and went at the end of the fifth season, the two following were an insult to the creative genius that was the first season.
Yeah, I know... Geek hissy-fit, but it's no different for any other TV-series. Nowadays there are too many spin-offs of bad series, and those that are worthy go on for too long or, indeed, get a spin-off of their own that sucks. The most insulting part is that they try to resume everything now, from Knight Rider to Scrubs, from Star Trek to Doctor Who (not to mention the perpetual failures that were Star Wars I-III, steaming piles of Sith).
Then there's the whole, "Hey, 1 Marvel superhero made it to the big screen and it was a stunning success, let's see if it works with the other 5 bazillion!" I don't even think THAT's the worst part. The worst part is that all of their bastard creations ARE popular. And that, in return leads to SEQUELS! I will say at this point, I'm a fan of Spider-Man and X-Men, and have to admit I can't wait for Spider-Man 4, but X-Men Origins is already starting to show degradation of quality.
Then comes the biggest insult... Anime made into Live-Action movies! And I'm not talking about the first three (or so) Dragonball movies, but even though it wasn't actually a particularly awesome topic for a LA movie, after nearly 20 years, they're trying AGAIN! They didn't learn the lesson the last time that anime isn't meant to go Live-Action (Although, being a loyal Shampoo fan, I wouldn't mind a Live Action Ranma movie, if it didn't suck, and showed some purple, of course): Evangalion: Fail, Speed Racer: Not very good. Transformers: An impressive showing of CG, but otherwise, very much crap. Death Note: Haven't had the courage to watch, and not because Death Note's scary.
I need to stop ranting about TV and go to bed. So I think I will. XD
Non-TV wise I'm doing well, actually, although I still haven't recovered from my lack of sleep which is starting to get to me. It seems this week has been going on for a long time. Too long already. Lab shift is long and hard, and the machines have been acting up lately. Fortunately, they've been kind to me this week, though some are hardly usable anymore. It is hot upstairs, but I'm managing, sometimes cheating a bit with my airco. ^_~
I've finished three of the five Shampoo works in progress, so I've started on the worst cast I've ever seen. I'm very determined to make her as beautiful as a Musashiya original, though I'm not sure she ever was. I spent a good 4 hours trying to vile (or is it file?) off the worst casting residues, which in turn led to me going to bed at twelve. I seem to not realize how dedicated I've become to my purple-haired idol lately, mainly because it makes me happy to work on her and expanding my fandom.
Right, sleep. I need it. >_>; |
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| They're here |
[Tuesday, 23rd June 2009, 06:41PM] |
| [ | Feelin' |
| | happy | ] |
| [ | Playin' |
| | Star Trek Voyager - Drone | ] | The three fanmade garage kits are here. One of them are going to be a major pain in the backside to finalize, as it's a rough cast, but the other two are surprisingly high quality. I can't wait to get started on them, but since I have five others in (re)construction right now, I think I'd better not be too enthusiastic, or rather, Shampoosiastic. :'D |
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