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Interesting meme I just picked up

2008-01-18T05:58:19Z

Here's the game: Open up your music player with your main library and set it to random. Each song title goes in as it comes up.

Soundtrack to your life!

Opening Credits:
Waking Up:
First Day At School:
Falling In Love:
Breaking Up:
Prom:
Life's Ok:
Mental Breakdown:
Driving:
Flashback:
Getting Back Together:
Birth of Child:
Wedding Scene:
Final Battle:
Death Scene:
Funeral Song:
End Credits:
Bloopers:

Here's mine:

Opening Credits: Drifting - FF VIII soundtrack
Waking Up: Perfect Enemy - t.A.T.u
First Day At School: Galaxy Song - Monty Python
Falling In Love: Sweet Sacrifice - Evanescence
Breaking Up: Ever Dream - Nightwish
Prom: Villeman og Magnhild - In Extremo
Life's Ok: Krieger morden nicht - Stahlhammer
Mental Breakdown: Holiday - Green Day
Driving: Perfekte Droge - Megaherz
Flashback: Let Forever Be - The Chemical Brothers
Getting Back Together: Kopfschuss - Megaherz
Birth of Child: Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Wedding Scene: Creek Mary's Blood - Nightwish
Final Battle: Vienna - Stahlhammer
Death Scene: Angels Fall First - Nightwish
Funeral Song: Excuse Me Mr. - No Doubt
End Credits: Engel - Rammstein
Bloopers: Himmelfahrt - Megaherz

1steelcobra @ 2007-12-28T23:17:00

2007-12-29T06:20:39Z

Swiped from fatealerion

Aggressive, but with the brains to back it up: You are a Spellsword!
Score! You have a prestige class. A prestige class can only be taken after you've fulfilled certain requirements. This may mean that you're an exceptionally talented person, but it probably doesn't.
Spellswords combine arcane might with combat know-how. They're much tougher than mages, like to wear armor, and can cast spells through their weapons. They're very, very, good at doing lots of damage to a single target very quickly, and while not quite as tough as most fighters, are still pretty hard to kill.
You're both smart and aggressive, which means that you're probably pretty dangerous when pissed off. You also tend to be somewhat straightforward, which is nice, and don't have much use for spirituality or mysticism.

After having my Fable character build up much the same, it's not surprising.

Christmas Meme I got tagged with

2007-12-29T03:22:10Z

As a regular commentatorial type individual on Possummomma's blog ( Atheist in a Minivan ) I was tagged with this. If any of my two readers feel like continuing it, go for it.

1. What was the best gift your received ever?
Hard to say, but the one I definitely got the most mileage out of is a sketchbook I got at least ten years ago. It's in the cabinet above my head, the cover barely hanging on and stuffed full of character sheets and the Generic Destinies ruleset. (BTW, best RP system ever. Easy to build, fun to play, and only as sheet-bound as the GM likes it. http://www.freewebs.com/fatealerion/gd/gdsetup.htm Plus, the linux nerds will like that it's basically open-source)
2. What was the worst?
These...shirts my relatives keep getting me every year. These things are like sweatshirts, but thinner. They're not ugly, but not really my style either. They never see me wear them, yet they kept getting them for me. The worst part is that, were they actual sweatshirts, I might have worn them. It gets cold in Minnesota. Obviously, that doesn't sound too bad (especially compared to this: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/worst-christmas-presents.php ) but it got annoying that I kept getting those instead of stuff I actually wanted, or at least gift cards/money.
3. What's the best gift you've given someone else?
Has to be the set of Harry Potter books I gave one of my cousins. She was reportedly scared by them at first (raised Catholic), but now loves them and is nearly as big an Anime geek as me. Thinking of that, When I get my tax returns, I should send her a set of Copic markers. They're expensive, but she would definitely use them well. (I'll admit I'm no artist, but I do like to do tech sketches. CAD class was easily a favorite)
4. What's the worst?
Can't really think of one. When I can afford to give gifts, they're usually at least an attempt at being something they'd like. At least I never shop at the dollar store, convenience store, or liquor store.
5. What did you get this holiday season?
I'm nearly 1000 miles from my closest family, so all I've received so far is a $25 check from my Grandma. It was really nice since I was out of toilet paper and nearly out of beer and stuff to put in my coffee.
6. Where did it fit on the best to worst scale (best being 1 and worst being a 10)?
About average. A nice boost when I could use it, but not really anything I can spend on much more than I got.

Huh, been a while

2007-12-27T04:00:43Z

So, LJ is telling me it's been 28 weeks since my last post. Strangely, no one's used the nudge feature on me. But then again, only one of my friends actually posts. So, onto the actual ramblings.

Well, first, because of a moron who thinks that just because he's anonymous he can be an arrogant prick (see the following:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 , note, salty language involved) I'm now going to filter all anon replies. So, even "haha you can't log my IP" (even though it does anyways, which is mostly meaningless as even my IP is NAT filtered through my router) won't make it onto here. I'd like to at least pretend that most of the people who I talk to have some degree of intelligence. (Well, ROSC, you're an exception, but you're entertaining, at least. And to me, entertaining is an important factor.)

So, as to what's going on, my laptop is always out of space and barely has enough of a video chipset to run World of Warcraft. It's still running pretty well, but I still need to bring my ubertron of a desktop back online. A new power supply is needed, as the old one decided it didn't like its fan to run. On that note, never buy Sceptre brand monitors, especially the 22" widescreen model. The DVI port went dead on it, which is apparently a common issue. And in addition to that, NEVER buy computer equipment at the PX. Even though the sole difference between the monitor and a similarly sized LCD HDTV is the lack of the things that make the latter a TV, the monitor has a 15 day return period, while the latter, 60. So, rather than a quick replacement of something that wasn't working with one that was, it took them three months to get an RMA for a return. And finally, rather than exchange it right there for the Samsung 225BW I'd been eyeing before grabbing the Sceptre because it was available when I wanted it, they did a full return, meaning it was a few days before the amount returned to my credit card. And thus I had no monitor at that point. And I left Germany a few days later.

So, I'm currently stuck with a laptop closing in on its third year. Not the worst of situations, but when you compare the two:
Laptop: Toshiba Satellite M35X-S311
Pentium M 1.6 Ghz
2GB RAM (upgraded from 512 included)
Intel 855 integrated video
60GB hard drive
DVD-ROM/CD-R drive

Desktop: Home build
Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHZ dual core
eVGA nForce 680i mobo
2GB DDR2 800Mhz
BFG Geforce 7900 GT OC 512MB version (Would have been two if the one shipped hadn't been bent, and Tiger direct had another one to exchange it with)
3 320GB hard drives
Lightscribe DVD burner

You can tell why I'm anxious to have the cash to get the desktop up again. I miss having access to that power, and especially newer games that the laptop just can't run. That's a lot of power sitting idle.

On another note, my Xbox died a few weeks ago, succumbing to the Disc Read Error. Of course, being out of warranty, it would cost me $80 to send it out to be fixed. The exact amount to just go grab another one from Gamestop, used. Obviously, without the same hard drive, but I'm a fully trained and qualified IT tech, so that's not as big a deal. Being that no new games are coming out for it anyways, I might as well just wait and get a 360 with my tax returns instead. That said, since I'm going downrange soon anyways, and PS3 has a new Ratchet & Clank, I might get that one instead. Then again, I even accepted how Deadlocked fit in the universe, but R&C Future, having played the demo, is just plain full of win and cake.

The following are hilarious and should be included in most linking sessions:
The Escapist : Zero Punctuation (Extremely Funny reviews of video games)
www.derrickcomedy.com (A modern, college-kid Monty Python. True heirs to the funny.)
ZUG (Anybody capable of pranking the television broadcast of the Superbowl gets big points)

Hopefully, I won't take as long for the next post. But I'm sure I won't post as often as vampire_ninja

My idea on how to fix border security

2007-06-08T18:22:36Z

This just came to me. It may not be perfect, but I think it's at least got the psychological factor down pat.

Run a fence with pressure sensors along the border. Every 2 miles, you place a tower. In this tower, you put 2 sniper and spotter teams, with sleeping quarters one floor down so they work in shifts. Each sniper is equipped with an M82 Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle. These towers will each be responsible for a mile each way.

When a border runner jumps the fence, and alarm sounds and the location is displayed on a screen. The spotter and sniper then locate the individual(s) and fire a round into the ground 50 feet ahead of them. This will be verified with a camera in the scope and the spotter's scope and instantly transmitted to a central control station.

The spotter then plays a recording with the following in spanish: [That was the first of five warning shots. Each shot will be 30 seconds apart and ten feet closer. Should you continue after that, you will be shot for trespassing on United States Sovereign territory. Turn back and return over the fence, and no more shots will be fired. The nearest point you can apply for legal entry into the United States of America is ___________________________].

Updating for the hell of it.

2007-04-14T06:47:22Z

So, I decided to give some mini-reviews of the games I've been playing lately. These will be completely biased and unfair.

F.E.A.R./Extraction Point
While the base game will freak you out, all the fucked up shit that happens in the expansion makes Silent Hill look like a vacation spot. In terms of how good it is, the immersion factor is off the scale. By using ordinary, everyday environments, they allow the AI of the enemy soldiers and the things that are going on to stand out even more. As for the AI, the enemy soldiers seek cover, melee when you're close, scream "FUCK!" when a grenade goes off near them, hunt for a better shooting angle, try to flank you, and try to move to better cover when you hit them. And they have intelligent radio chatter between each other to coordinate these actions.

And then they send in the heavily armored units. Including 4 10-foot tall battle walkers in a parking garage that take more than 30 rockets to destroy.

And Alma is the core of it all. Where in the first game all she can do is force visions into your mind and rend the occasional group of people, in the second she can summon/create demonic creatures that kill people in extremely bloody, high-flying ways. Though there seems to be two of them in the expansion...

Quake 4
Space marine fights borg-like aliens called the Strogg. Gets captured and transformed nearly all the way into a Strogg soldier. Freed before the neural control device is activated. Is now the only one who can destroy the Strogg central mind. Blah blah blah, insert FPS/sci-fi cliche here. The Strogg-built weapons have some interesting abilities, but they have to be upgraded by a tech. And the lightning gun and Dark Matter gun are still the only really interesting weapons. And even then, you don't get enough ammo for them to really have fun with it. As for the AI, it's not much smarter than in the first Quake. Overall, it's just mediocre.

Battlefield 2142
I'd love this game more if it actually worked. It's fun, and once you get into it the upgrades start rolling in. But there's no reason for it to just suddenly stop loading up. Period.

World of Warcraft
Not much I can say that hasn't been said a thousand times already.

Sam & Max season 1
One of the few episodic games worth every penny. Truly the funniest series I have played in a long time. I recommend that anyone with a sense of humor and an appreciation for the bizarre should go buy this. Now. What the fuck are you still doing here?
http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax

(no, I'm not getting paid for this)

Ways to fix the US Space program

2007-01-01T23:21:33Z

1: Take more risks
The current space program is too reliant on '80's technology. Combined with being so overcautious that they have reverted to using a capsule instead of trying innovative new designs, such as the excellent Venturestar design. One of their first tasks should be to design, build, and launch a new design every two years.

2: Specialize the craft
Building an all-purpose craft was fine when we were just getting going, and such a design worked for well over fifteen years. But at the same time, dependence on that design has caused stagnation within NASA. We need to start launching specialized craft built to handle specific tasks. Small, unpressurized construction frames/cargo movers. Heavy load launchers. Drydock building facilities. Asteroid mining ships with spin force rings to allow for resource collection to build more, bigger ships without pulling any materials from Earth. Repair tugs. Planetary and cross-station shuttles.

3: Modernize the equipment.
The entire computer system of the space shuttles could be replaced with a single first-generation Panasonic Toughbook. They are so old that the only people who would buy them are those with a personal space museum.

4: Make space travel, mining, and manufacturing profitable
The same reason is why air travel is so common and reasonably priced today. As well as why it's cheaper to manufacture goods outside the US. Even simply being able to make better equipment using null-gee manufacturing methods using materials pulled from a debris field the size of a planet would be worth the expenses and risks involved in developing such infrastructure. Even using public funds to build manufacturing core stations that companies add their own modules onto at the Lagrange points would be beneficial.

The retards on this post

2006-12-31T22:05:13Z

It's become clear to me that the people in charge of MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation) here on Wiesbaden Army Airfield are fucking retarded. While what generated this rant was not the first clue, it is what pulled the puzzle together.

Exhibit A: Decides to shut down the on-post theater, citing lack of use. Specifically, during the month of august. PROBLEM: Both major units with personnel living in the barracks (1ADHQ, 3COSCOM) were deployed. Thus, at the time there was almost no one living on post, with the Main PX theater being next to off-post housing.

Exhibit B: Stops providing full kitchen service at fairly new Victory Point bar, citing lack of use. (see above)

Exhibit C: Reduces Bowling Alley open days. (see above)

Exhibit D: Has problems keeping bartenders for Victory Point. Yet refuses family members with American bartending licenses for the position. Resulting in odd open hours, and lately being open Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. But being closed Friday. I shouldn't have to point out what's wrong with that.

Exhibit E: Does not promote, plan, or hold a New Years Eve party at Victory Point. Does not even open the Point.

1steelcobra @ 2006-12-16T08:46:00

2006-12-16T07:47:08Z

On the twelfth day of Christmas, 1steelcobra sent to me...

Twelve vampire_ninjas drumming

Eleven cutecutenekoomis piping

Ten fatealerions a-leaping

Nine woodchuck05s dancing

Eight swords a-milking

Seven knives a-swimming

Six models a-biking

Five gu-u-u-uns

Four sf novels

Three fantasy novels

Two martial arts

...and an anime in a something.

Couple sites

2006-12-14T06:21:46Z

First is Library Thing. This is like a myspace for bibliophiles. www.librarything.com http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=steelcobra

Second is a site with the entire series of Exo Squad. This show was the definition of awesomzors. http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=96682435&blogID=149120855&MyToken=fed12b96-7276-44e0-863c-6a43665aea11

1steelcobra @ 2006-12-11T21:08:00

2006-12-11T17:08:13Z

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

Last week I gave fatealerion a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). In January I helped cutecutenekoomi across the street (6 points). Last Wednesday I pushed woodchuck05 in the mud (-17 points). In February I didn't flush (-1 points). Last Sunday I bought porn for vampire_ninja (-10 points).

Overall, I've been nice (28 points). For Christmas I deserve an XBox 360!

Sincerely,
1steelcobra

Stabbity?

2006-11-01T13:19:41Z

Yes, I am aware that I have not updated in a while, but for some wierd reason LJ's apache server didn't like me while I was home.

Anyhoo, been back in germany for a while, and stuff. It's been boring. Moo.

moo?

2006-09-08T14:06:28Z

GOING BACK TO GERMANY! GOING BACK TO GERMANY!

And then I'll have a room in a real building with a bathroom I don't have to go outside for and a kitchen down the hall and only have to work from 9-430 with an hour and a half lunch! And only another week or so! Plus I'll have parts for my new computer waiting at the mail room!

I should have something of substance to post, but I'm not caring at the moment.

Moo

2006-09-02T14:29:09Z

Just paid for the super account becaust it's cheap and I wanted more icons. moo.

Music: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Great linkages

2006-09-02T12:15:12Z

First off is Fundies Say The Darndest Things, a collection of posts by some of the most brainwashed Chritian Fundies on the net.

Then it's Overheard In the Office: stupid/funny quotes heard by the moron's coworkers.

Next, three sites dedicated to animal cuteness:
Stuff On My Cat
The Daily Kitten
Cute Overload

And now, some other stuff:
A great Tech blog: Dvorak Uncensored
Something all gamers should read: Gamepolitics
And vampire_ninja, you need to join this: Gamepolitics Forums

Music: Liebestöter - Megaherz, Coming Undone - Korn, I'm alive - Disturbed

Why Banning all liquids in carry-ons is a Stupid Reactionary move

2006-08-11T13:04:50Z

Today I heard what was clearly the worst news for air travelers since Richard Reed decided it would be a good idea to put explosives in his shoes and try to destroy a plane: That terrorists had a plan to smuggle aboard liquid explosives in common containers. What this has already generated is extreme delays as people in every airport in the country are told that they can no longer carry personal hygiene items on board a plane, and that stores inside the checkpoints can no longer carry any similar items. But when you look at the facts, it simply becomes an overreaction to the threat.
1: Liquid explosives are far too sensitive to motion, shock, and changes in pressure to be a useful means of destroying an aircraft, as they are far more likely to detonate prematurely.
2: Military-grade field explosives (C4, Semtex) sacrifice detonative force for stability, and are, while still powerful, not as potent as the significantly less stable liquid or industrial slurry explosives, and require blasting caps or other similar detonators to be set off.
3: No item containing explosives is sealed or cleaned sufficiently enough to escape a trained dog’s nose, and even if that were not what clued it in, the person carrying it would have the traces on him/her. And walking bomb-sniffing dogs through the terminal is significantly less obvious to someone planning something like this than having every single person throw away or check items of a specific type. The current measures are more likely to tell the bomber to just not try at all and work out a new plan, instead of letting themselves get sniffed out by a dog unintentionally.
4: No personal hygiene bottle of any kind is even remotely close to airtight. And filling it will any explosive will leave the surface smeared with residue.
All this is is an attempt to make people feel safer instead of actually doing something that will lead to apprehension. The technology to check for explosive residue has been in airports at least since 9/11, and the dogs for far longer. And dogs have the advantage of mobility and significantly greater ability to distinguish between actual explosives and harmless materials with similar chemical profiles. The new security measures in place are a knee-jerk reaction, not an actual attempt to prevent anything from happening.

1steelcobra @ 2006-07-14T12:02:00

2006-07-14T08:08:51Z

Swiped from vampire_ninja.
(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

✓ I miss somebody right now.	× I don't watch much TV these days. (But DVD sets make up for it)	✓ I own lots of books.
✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses.	✓ I love to play video games.	× I've tried marijuana.
✓ I've watched porn movies.	× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.	✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
✓ I curse sometimes. (and by sometimes, I mean all the time)	× I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.	✓ I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. (always a good idea in a war zone)

* * * * *

× I have broken someone's bones.	× I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.	× I hate the rain.
× I'm paranoid at times.	× I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.	✓ I need/want money right now.
✓ I love sushi.	× I talk really, really fast.	× I have fresh breath in the morning.
× I have long hair.	× I have lost money in Las Vegas.	✓ I have at least one sibling.
× I was born in a country outside of the U.S.	× I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.	× I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
✓ I like the way that I look.	× I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months.	× I am usually pessimistic.
× I have a lot of mood swings.	× I think prostitution should be legalized.	× I slept with a roommate.
× I have a hidden talent.	× I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.	× I have a lot of friends.
× I have pecked someone of the same sex.	× I enjoy talking on the phone.	× I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
✓ I love to shop and/or window shop.	× I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.	× I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
✓ I have a mobile phone.	× I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.	× I've rejected someone before.
× I currently like/love someone.	× I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.	× I want to have children in the future.
× I have changed a diaper before.	× I've called the cops on a friend before.	× I'm not allergic to anything.
✓ I have a lot to learn.	✓ I am shy around the opposite sex.	× I'm online 24/7, even as an away message.
✓ I have at least 5 away messages saved.	✓ I have tried alcohol or drugs before. (Teh booze)	× I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.
✓ I own the "South Park" movie.	× I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.	× I enjoy some country music.
× I would die for my best friends.	× I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist.	× I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
× I think Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.	× I have dated a close friend's ex.	✓ I am happy at this moment.
× I'm obsessed with guys.	× Democrat. (As a moderate, I think deviding the spectrum of politics into two black and white sides is foolish and stupid)	× Republican. (see previous)
× I don't even know what I am.	× I am punk rockish.	× I go for older guys/girls, not younger.
× I study for tests most of the time.	× I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.	× I can work on a car.
✓ I love my job(s).	✓ I am comfortable with who I am right now.	× I have more than just my ears pierced.
× I walk barefoot wherever I can.	× I have jumped off a bridge.	× I love sea turtles.
× I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.	× I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.	× I am proficient on a musical instrument.
× I hate office jobs.	× I went to college out of state.	× I am adopted.
× I am a pyro.	× I have thrown up from crying too much.	× I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.
× I fall for the worst people.	× I adore bright colours.	× I usually like covers better than originals.
× I hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays.	✓ I can pick up things with my toes.	× I can't whistle.
× I have ridden/owned a horse.	× I still have every journal I've ever written in.	× I talk in my sleep.
✓ I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century.	× I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.	× I wear a toe ring.
× I have a tattoo.	× I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.	✓ I am a caffeine junkie.
× I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.	× If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder.	× I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
✓ I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.	× I'm an artist.	× I am ambidextrous.
× I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed.	× If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony.	× I have terrible teeth.
× I hate my toes.	✓ I did this meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me.	× I have more friends on the internet than in real life.
✓ I have lived in either three different states or countries.	× I am extremely flexible.	× I love hugs more than kisses.
× I want to own my own business.	× I smoke.	✓ I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else.
✓ Nobody has ever said I'm normal. (And I'm glad for that...)	✓ Sad movies, games, and the like can cause a trickle of tears every now and then.	✓ I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons. (I'd better be, being in the Army and all...)
✓ I like the way women look in stylized men's suits.	× I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me.	✓ I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.
× I have played strip poker with someone else before.	× I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.	× I believe in ghosts and the paranormal.
× I can't stand being alone.	✓ I have at least one obsession at any given time.	× I weigh myself, pee/poo, and then weigh myself again.
✓ I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment.	× I'm a judgmental asshole.	× I'm a HUGE drama-queen.
✓ I have travelled on more than one continent. (Us, europe and now asia...)	× I sometimes wish my father would just disappear.	× I need people to tell me I'm good at something in order to feel that I am.
× I am a Libertarian.	✓ I can speak more than one language. (a little bit of both German and Japanese with my English)	× I can fall asleep even if the whole room is as noisy as it can be.
✓ I would rather read than watch TV.	× I like reading fact more than fiction.	× I have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment I was given a month to do.
× I have no piercings.	× I have spent the night in a train station or other public place.	× I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried.
× I once spent Christmas completely alone because there was a miscommunication on which parent was supposed to have me that night.	× There have been times when I have wondered "Why was I born?" and may/may not have cried over it.	× I like most animals better than most people.
× I own a collection of retro games consoles.	× The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver. (Just really long runs)	× I have hit someone with a dead fish.
× I am compulsively honest.	× I was born with a congenital birth defect that has never been repaired.	× I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers.
× I have gone from wishing I was a girl to revelling in being a boy to feeling like a girl again in the span of five minutes, and not cared a whit for my actual sex.	× I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders.	× I sometimes won't sleep a whole night or eat a whole day because I forget to.
× I find it impossible to get to sleep without some kind of music on.	× I dislike milk.	× I obsessively wash my hands.
× I always carry something significant around with me.	× Sometimes I'd rather wear a wig in day-to-day life than use my own hair.	× I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others.
× Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother.	× I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document.	✓ I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird.
× I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time.	× Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed.	× I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won.
× I do not 'get' most comedy acts.	✓ I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing.	× I don't like to chew gum.
✓ I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it.	× I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car.	× I had the TEEN ANGST thing going for at least 2-3 years.
× I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other.	✓ I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly. (Well, Generic Destinies, but "kurose iinaaff")	× I love to sing.
× I want to live in my mother's basement when I grow up.	× I have a custom-built computer. (not yet, but will within 6 months)	× I want to create a certain someone's babies, even though there's a 0% possiblity of ever achieving it.
× I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human.	× I've gone skinny-dipping.	× I've performed in three plays.
✓ I enjoy burritos. (Who doesn't?)	× I'm Irish and loving it.	× I have a thing for redheads.
× I am a twin!	× Most of the times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically 'fun'.	✓ Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else.
× I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes.	× I sleep more than 12 hours a day.	× I wish I could be prouder of what I've accomplished, but it's never enough.
✓ I need more time to myself. (12 hour workdays don't help)	× I wish I was more open-minded.	× I hope that I go really prematurely grey.
✓ I download songs from the internet. (Via iTunes)	× I've just reenacted chapter 58 of Death Note with my best friend.	× I say random things to freak people out.
× I'm still a little mad about the ending of Death Note.	× I love playing Truth or Dare.	× I love listening to slow music, but I hate singing to it.
× Music helps me remember that I am not alone.	× Playing my favorite sport makes me temporarily forget my problems.	✓ I think this survey is particularly long.
× I prefer my LJ friends to my real-life ones.	× I can only hate someone that I love.	× I've ordered an extra two shots of espresso to an Americano at Starbucks.

Interesting feature

2006-07-12T06:20:28Z

First time I saw it was today, it's an information bar at the top of whatever LJ page you're on, gives you quick options as to updating, links to your user page, and whether your a member/friend of the community/user and the option to post from a direct link there. It seems a very efficient way that eliminates some of the headaches involved in making posts to member'd communities...

To anybody who cares

2006-07-02T09:06:14Z

I should be home in less than a week, so any who cares, here are the following pronouncements:

All of the official Chibi Bums, plus El Penguino Mike, are invited to dinner, on me, at Midori's. If anyone can track down Liz, her too.

If FNH at the Den is still good, we must do that as well.

Finally, don't think I'm weird if I start looking for my weapon while we're hanging out. I've been carrying the damn thing for 5 months almost nonstop.

1steelcobra @ 2006-06-02T08:00:00

2006-06-02T04:08:51Z

Bit of a Media i.fo update here.

DVD's recently added to collection:
Monty Python's Flying Circus complete series. ^_^
Stargate SG-1 season 7 (with 8 and Atlantis 1 on the way)
Doogie Howser season 1

And here's my review of two games I've been playing lately:
Guitar Hero:
Friggen awesome. That's all I really need to say. I mean, what else can you say about a game that allows you to play some of the coolest rock riffs out there if you don't know how to play a guitar?

Ape Escape 3:
Just a lot of fun. The Morph Gear element adds quite a bit of depth, especially to boss battles. Each form has it's own unique abilities, such as the continue mode's form that grants you access to hidden areas.

Wing Zero Custom Perfect Grade pt.1

2006-04-24T11:10:51Z

Well, Yesterday I began work on this complex project. The progress I made was over a four-day period.

Here's the box:

And the Contents:

Right Arm partially built:

Right Arm complete

Both arms complete:

Feet completed:

The amount completed this week:

Well, There's part 1. It'll be 2 weeks till the next progress, so you see it then.

Read some Vegan Stupidity

2006-04-24T05:50:25Z

I love how the vegan idiots completely ignore everything that doesn't agree with their beliefs. I read a letter recently in which the writer claims that cows, pigs and chickens are sentient. Yes, animals whose sole purpose in life is to eat, shit, and become tasty meat are sentient. Then there's the argument that killing them is inhumane. Yeah, instantly destroying the cow's central nervous system, which has no pain receptors, is inhumane. I just have to quote South Park here: "Not eating meat at all will just turn you into a giant pussy." I'm not going to get into the biology of it, because the few who read this know the facts. But we are not herbivores, and an all-plant diet screws with your body.

1steelcobra @ 2006-04-18T13:48:00

2006-04-18T09:52:56Z

If you have over 40, you are spoiled.

(1) your own cell phone
(2) a television in your bedroom
(3) an MP3 player (iPod on the way)
( ) a photo printer (it's a printer that can also do photos... sort of... I don't know if this counts or not.
( ) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
( ) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
(4) at least a hundred DVDs
( ) a childfree bathroom
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
( ) a queen-size bed or larger
(5) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
( ) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
(6) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(7) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) wealthy family members
(8) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry (You can walk into my closet... but it'd have to be empty first... and there's not much in the whole area of walking space...)
(9) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(10) good credit
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
(11) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans

Do you:
(12) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week (I suppose I would average once a week)
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice (no credit cards and no car= no bill. Once I get a car, my money goes to insurance... but I don't really want or have need of a car yet)
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner

Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way

Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(13) traveled out of the country
( ) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
(14) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
( ) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
(15) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
( ) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast

Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you

Only 15, not bad.

1steelcobra @ 2006-04-14T10:14:00

2006-04-14T06:31:39Z

Swiped this from fatealerion. Coherence is not one of his strong points...

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

In May I ruled Iran as a kind and benevolent dictator (700 points). Last month I punched fatealerion in the arm (-10 points). Last Monday I gave cutecutenekoomi a kidney (1000 points). Last Sunday I helped woodchuck05 hide a body (-173 points). In October I pushed vampire_ninja in the mud (-17 points).

Overall, I've been nice (1500 points). For Christmas I deserve a toy train!

Sincerely,
1steelcobra

Been bored quite a bit lately. There isn't much to do here on my day off except sleep, watch tv series/movies and play games. Though the occasional game of Battlefield 2 over a LAN at the MWR building is always fun. Note to the two or so actual readers I get: I miss personal broadband. It lets me get new anime and play XBOX online. I won't have any for a long time unless the damn phone company intsalls BB lines on the post in Germany. Curse you TKS!!!

Blah. Anyways, gonna have some sweet new dice when I come home on leave. You can see them here. Got one each of the metal ones.

1steelcobra @ 2006-03-25T10:08:00

2006-03-25T07:09:36Z

Take the quiz:
What is your political orientation?

WUNist
You're a WUNist! (World United Nationalist.) You hold beliefs that fall in the range between the views of the democrats and republicans. You're probably in support of globalization. You like to compromise and you're a level-headed person that considers what's best for everyone. You enjoy when conflicts are solved and you're usually the person best qualified to solve them.

Quizzes by myYearbook.com -- the World's Biggest Yearbook!

Heh, seems pretty accurate.