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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
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10:49 pm - As if I needed another one...
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| Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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10:59 pm - Now to study for a higher level...
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| Monday, February 1st, 2010
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11:47 pm - They grow up so fast...
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| Monday, January 25th, 2010
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10:15 pm - Apropos of nothing
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| Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
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8:38 pm - TALK TO ME :D
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It occurs to me that my posts here have been rather sporadic and uninformative, and that furthermore I've been neglecting to give more than a cursory overview to many of the posts on my friends list. In other words, for various reasons I've fallen out of touch with a lot of people. Therefore, I propose a means to remedy this: comment to this post and talk with me.
Talk to me about fandom stuff, ask me about what I've been doing lately, tell me about your upcoming vacation plans, spam with your RP characters, whatever. No subject is off-limits, the idea is just to TALK and get back in touch with each other!
Go on, see if you can ruin my hard-won comments posted to comments received ratio. I dare you.
current mood:  thoughtful
current music: Devil May Cry (anime) - Future In My Hands
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| Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
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9:05 pm - After six years, it's probably time for an upgrade...
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New computer is assembled and appears to be in working order. It doesn't like my monitor much, but then again, my monitor is something like six years old, so. Kind of on the short list for being replaced, anyway. That, and apparently choosing "restart" from the start menu doesn't necessarily restart it ("shut down" works fine, though), but that might just be Windows 7 being weird. No apparent problems other than that, though. Of course, now comes the task of actually installing programs and transferring everything I want to keep from this one over.... fortunately, I'm in no hurry, so I can take my time. (that, and I need to finish clearing out SPACE for the new one)
Although I suppose I do, however, need to come up with a name for the new computer now....
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| Saturday, January 16th, 2010
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11:33 pm - Clearly I must stalk Konami's Suikoden page more often
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| Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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10:57 pm - Money thoughts
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| Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
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11:54 pm - Thoughtdump
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I have to say, while Robin Hobb's Liveship trilogy is a fun story, it probably could've been done in something like half the pages it was.
On another note, I apparently now have a play-asia.com lanyard and hand towel.
Unrelated to either of the above, but I think I shall wear my newly acquired Star Trek tshirt to work tomorrow. (it's a pretty nice shirt, too; possibly the best $9.99 and cut out panel of a box of crackers I've ever spent. ^_^)
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| Monday, December 28th, 2009
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11:31 pm - Computer upgrades?
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For those of you who don't know, I've had my computer for the past, oh.... over six years now, I believe? And other than one or two problems while it was still under warranty, it's worked fine, really only getting especially slowed down over the last several months. Considering that this was a $300 package deal emachines from Best Buy, this is most definitely not bad at all.
However, I do think that it's probably long past due for an upgrade. A notion that one of my friends agreed with so strongly, in fact, that she took it upon herself to look up components with which to build myself a new one. Of course, being as I'm not as intimately familiar with computer parts as some of you, I'll present to you the list of recommendations for any other suggestions/additions/other input people may have. Since, well, if I can make a $300 emachines last 6+ years, I'd rather like to see similar longevity out of my next computer.
( Cut for computer babble )
 
(and helping babysit ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kippurbird's eggs:   )
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| Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
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11:15 pm - I didn't know I could eat that much
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I was apparently very hungry at lunch today. So much so that I ate enough that I didn't even need supper tonight. Which was a good thing, given as I wasn't really feeling up to bothering making something for supper.
In other news, current ACen headcount is 5, meaning I have 3 spaces definitely available in my rooms. Anyone going to ACen and looking for a hotel room, let me know, it'd be nice to fill up both rooms. Also up to 4 people driving down from here to Chicago, which means my car is full now.
And in yet another unrelated topic, at what point did people stop thinking of the judicial branch as a part of government and instead as some sort of government program to be granted or denied money to run? Apparently, that's what it gets for being far more efficient with its budget than certain other branches.....
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| Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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10:51 pm - Good thing I drove home yesterday and not today...
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.....so. I bought a PSP last weekend. I suspect this may spell my doom. At least I got a decent deal on it, and apparently the previous owner had good taste in games, judging by their save files. I still like my DS better so far though
I still need to finish translations for people, orz. IF THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO YOU REMIND ME TO WORK ON THEM.
On another note I really, really love the Sengoku Basara OST. Like, a lot. 水光に映る従夢 is sopretty, not to mention, well, everything else...
Oh yeah, and WHO GAVE ME THE SNOWFLAKE COOKIE I am curious now guuuuys don't make me sit here wondering. :<
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| Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
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11:32 pm - ACen planning...
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Anyone going to ACen or thinking of going to ACen and needs or otherwise interested in a room? I have two rooms reserved right now at the Crowne Plaza, which is at the end of the block across the street from the convention center. Stayed there last year, and it turned out to work really nice- it's close to the convention, but just far enough away to not be one of the main hotels and thus actually quiet and not packed full of kids who think they need to take the elevator to get from the first floor to the second. If we get four people per room it'll be about $125 per person for three nights (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday), and I strictly will NOT let the rooms get overcrowded, as vicemage and sahodoichiro can attest to. Which basically means if I say you get to sleep on a bed, you WILL get to sleep on a bed, and no shenanigans are tolerated. At least one of the rooms will NOT be a party room and will probably have lights out at a reasonable hour, if you prefer that sort of thing.
So basically, if you're going to ACen and need a room and/or are looking for something a bit more low-key, lemme know. I've had various "maybes" already but very few actually confirmed, so tell me soon if you want in.
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| Friday, November 27th, 2009
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11:32 pm - I'm betting these parts of fandom don't have a first clue about dating, either
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One thing I really don't get about people in a lot of fandoms, is how they can claim to have a particular character that they especially like (or love, or whatever), and then say that they absolutely hate another character who happens to be close to the first.
I mean, is it just me, or wouldn't you want to get to know and appreciate a character that's so important to the one you like? Or at the very least, figure out what it is that makes them so significant?
For me, at least, I've found that if I'm especially fond of one character in a series who's part of a pair or at least has another character who's very significant to them, odds are high I'll end up liking both. Even if initially it was only the one that caught my eye. In many if not most cases, though, the second character is one that I probably wouldn't have paid much attention to normally either way. However, because they are important to the character I do like, they merit a second glance, if for no other reason than to better understand the first character.
Which is why it seems so odd, at least to me, that people who claim to like a given character then say they hate another character who's close the first. To me, this suggest that in truth, they don't truly like the character in the first place. At least, not in any sense besides the purely superficial, which is arguably more lust than like in many cases, anyway. But don't claim to "like" a character in such a devoted way when you can't even be bothered to consider things like what's important to that character and why.
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| Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
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11:52 pm - I didn't MEAN to sneak up on him...
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My brother and I are totally mature adults. By which I mean we just had a conversation that consisted of a discussion of hide 'n seek strategies.
On another note, I think I may have to look for some new authors to read, as I'm starting to run into the problem of guessing half the plot the moment all the relevant pieces are introduced (if not sooner) again. Which wouldn't be so bad, but that most these plots aren't quite engaging enough to keep me avidly interested despite that. Yes, yes, I know I'm picky.
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| Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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11:26 pm - The more important separation
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Something I think many people fail to understand nowadays, is that in certain settings like business transactions or a courtroom, the formal language and rules of conduct are not, in fact, just for show, nor are they just some sort of old-fashioned relics. They are there to separate business from everyday life, professional from personal. It enables people to conduct official or legal matters with acquaintances or friends, while still remaining both unbiased as well as without harming the personal relationship. A judge is addresses as "Your Honor" not just as some sort of honorific title, but to remove personal feelings from the courtroom setting. You're not dealing with your golf buddy, you're dealing with the Court. The same way that you speak casually to a friend when at the bar to indicate you're not in a professional setting.
Unfortunately, many people fail to understand this at best, and disregard it at worst. And then they wonder why things seem so corrupt nowadays, where officials risk being suspected of favoritism and corporate executives blatantly exhibit unprofessional behavior. There is a time for change, yes, but as many things are there for a reason, it is well to consider why they are there before ignorantly ignoring them.
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| Sunday, November 15th, 2009
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12:12 am - To fly, one must accept the risk of falling
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It always amazes me, how much trouble people create for themselves by failing to take a little initiative or responsibility, by not even attempting to communicate or negotiate. Instead they seem to assume that everyone should simply somehow know how they feel or what they want, and that everything is the fault of someone or something else, and that circumstances conspire against them. All this while believing that they are somehow due and owed whatever benefits they feel they want or need, regardless of whether they have earned them or have otherwise reasonable cause to receive them. Not to mention completely ignoring the costs of what they demand, because there is always something that must be given in exchange, whether material or no.
People shirk responsibility, wanting someone else to take the blame, wanting no consequences for their actions, clinging to a false sense of freedom. They uphold double standards, pridefully excusing their own behaviors while accusing and condemning the same in others. Claiming to have no flaws, and at the same time falsely finding them elsewhere in anything that is inconvenient to what they feel they desire. They make no true effort to better themselves, and yet cry foul on those who have benefited from doing such. They envy without acknowledging either what they have nor what others have fairly gained. More often than not, they turn a blind eye to that which does not align with what they wish to believe, regardless of any truths. They clamor for choices while disdaining the outcome.
True freedom is such as standing at the brink of a canyon, deep and wide, with no wall nor rail before you. There is nothing at all to hinder your choice, yet, in equal measure, there is no net nor line to save you from the consequence of what you may choose.
For without consequence, there is no freedom, and choice is but an illusion.
current mood: thoughtful
current music: Yoko Kanno - Fish ~ Silent Cruise
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| Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
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11:01 pm - Watch me spend it playing videogames
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I keep thinking today's Friday. This may have something to do with the fact that I have no work tomorrow due to it being a holiday. |D
On an unrelated note, this looks like it may be very entertaining. Anyone else possibly interested in going?
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| Sunday, November 8th, 2009
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10:09 pm - Brought to you by the one person who LIKES sunset at 5pm...
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I've realized why it is I dislike daylight savings time so much. That is, other than all the hassle of resetting clocks and the general ridiculous idea that you can "save" daylight as though it makes any difference in the hours of the day, but.
The problem is, it's not natural. When daylight extends so long into the evening (by the clock, that is) it makes it significantly harder to get to sleep on time (again, by the clock), not to mention waking up at a reasonable time. Because it doesn't get dark early enough, and by consequence doesn't get light again early enough, the whole sleep cycle is thrown off. Thus it's not that you're just "losing" or "gaining" an hour the one time, but in fact, you've "lost" that hour for the entire time DST is in effect, because every night you're off by one hour, according to the natural daylight cycle.
Of course, this may all just be me, but I haven't noticed that I do much, MUCH better sleep-wise during the winter months than summer, and I'm starting to suspect that there may be a very particular reason behind it. And not to mention, much as people say they'd miss an extra hour.... no, not really. DST ends in the time of year when we have short evenings, it's not like it'll be getting dark at 6pm in the middle of summer whether we have it or not. So in that sense, there really isn't any point, anyway. Not to mention, people would really only notice any difference because they're already used to DST; if you took it away, after enough time nobody would really find it strange at all.
And that is my rant on daylight savings time in a nutshell.
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| Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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10:46 pm - You'd think it was the end of the world or something....
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Apropos of nothing, I found this article I stumbled across rather interesting. In the whole rather ironic way.
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