Reaper's Dialogue

The Nerve

2009-11-02T20:55:00.000-08:00

Of some people. Just the other day, one of her friends criticized me for being petty, and I highly resent that. Hell, I shouldn't even tolerate it. Look.

I feel I still have a right to all this. Besides all the little things, she decided to go "find herself" the very day that marked our anniversary, just before the talent show that she knew was coming in which I was to perform a song that was about, inspired by, and to be sung for her. And the fact she accused me of trying to guilt trip her when all I was effing doing was asking her to stay. So ... fuck it. Let her try all this on some other guys. I wish them luck; but at least I'm not gonna be the fool.

And the quote of the day occurred when Simon's PE locker fell apart piece-by-piece right beside me.

*Alex and I are laughing as the metal cage where the lock should go falls out and clatters to the cement ground in the boy's locker room*
Simon: What the fuck?
Riker: What happened to your locker?
Simon: I don't fucking know. ... How do I get it fixed?

And, of course, from the football game on Saturday. Rather, after the actual game itself, when Charlie and Christian were messing around outside the locker room and Chuck nearly pushes Christian down an outdoor staircase.

Christian: "Those are stairs, motherfucker!"

Oh, the joys of my life.

A Blessing In Disguise ... That I Might Not Take Back

2009-11-01T01:34:00.000-07:00

There's a lot of things that I missed being able to do that I didn't even realize as of late. There are quite a few different rap artists I've been missing out on that, really, I'd've been listening to and been unable to share with a previous person in my life because they would've snubbed their nose at it. Being out with friends all weekend, every weekend is another, and it's fun to finally be able to. God, it's been way too long.

The football game today was a tie against our rivals, Anchor Point Christian -- and, as I said, we tied: 40-40. It was a great game and a great way to finish up this exciting (and, final) season (at least for all of my friends and me.) I got all my stuff together and dressed as a vampire, got out there and trick-or-treated with friends ... and, surprisingly enough, even earned some candy!

So, Cameron, Charlie, Christian, Samantha, Kelly and I all went back to Christian's and ordered a pizza, then sat down to watch the god-awful 2008 release of Day of the Dead (with Nick Cannon, no less), ate our pizza, and then popped in SuperCroc. Whoo-hoo ... what terrible, terrible scary movies. Then, just to tease Sam and Kelly, we put in Dead Space just to eff with them a little. Christian had me playing through the first few levels to try to get them scared. Ultimately, it failed, whatwith the humor I was bringing to it (having already played through the whole game twice already. xD)

So, yeah. Tonight was wicked-fun. And the talent show was effin' amazing, too--all the girls (and guys) went crazy for it, and I got a /lot/ of clapping and hugs all around.

But, really; it's nice to get all of this off my chest. I was just commenting to Christian over Skype last night just how happy I am now that things are all over with her and how much I've been able to accomplish without her. In a sad twist of fate, I don't know yet if I'll be as inviting as I said I'd be when she comes back around again. I mean, she left me during a time that would've been amazing for her to experience with me and help me through but, since I was able to do it all without her, ... what's the point in going back to her again? I'm perfectly capable by myself and, frankly, that could be her very downfall.

And in /another/ cruel twist of fate, I just fell into a hundred and fifty bucks my dad gave me extra to help pay for a trip "to the East Coast to see a certain someone" next summer. I told him I'd deeply consider it and took the money. But now I've just got to figure out what I want to do with it ... hmmmm ...

EDIT: Plus, it's a lot easier on my mind now to totally not care what she does with who. Together or not, it sorta angers you or even saddens you (depending on the situation) to know that another person's gonna try to replace you with somebody else and that that other person is going to, in essence, get or have everything you've gotten or had that you don't really want to give up, but it's thoughts like that that can drive a man crazy. So I've stopped. Frankly, she can be with whoever and do whatever with whomever she'd like. I don't care.

Haha.

And the reason I don't care is simple: because I'll be doin' the exact same thing and lovin' it.

Decisions of the Wild

2009-10-25T09:08:00.000-07:00

Now, I've got to make a pretty big decision about what I want to do with my money. I've got quite a bit amassed, but it was all to help towards paying for a trip out to the east coast to see a special someone this summer. Now ... now I can use it on stuff I'll actually be needing. I mean, why keep the money aside any more? Obviously, the promise of me eventually making it out there hasn't kept her interested long enough, so why should I [seemingly] waste so much money on something like that now? Why should I set any money aside for that? If it wasn't at the top of her wishful thinking list, why should it be at the top of my priorities any longer?

So the first question I've got to reason with myself is whether to spend it now or to keep saving it. Ultimately, this leads to the second question (since I've got a pretty good grasp of the first): what should I then do with it? I dunno yet, but I'll figure something out, and I'll make it incredibly worth it for all you viewers out there. I already chipped into buying a new soundcard and speakers for audio recording, so that helped make a dent in things.

And with a raise of the wine glass, I bid you all farewell, good luck, and good night.

Different Ends of the Spectrum

2009-10-19T23:07:00.000-07:00

Damn, it's been awhile. I figure that when all else fails, you need to go back to what you know best -- and, for me, that happens to be heading back to the blog that, in essence, started it all. So, in reality, here goes.

When I talked to my friends about advice I should have when Jessica had decided to break things off with me, I first went to Chelsea who helped immensely in giving me the female perspective, calming me down, and getting me in a more-understanding, less-angry state of mind. Which was great, because it helped me write up an understanding message to Jessica before we officially started finishing things off.

The second person I went to was Christian and when I talked to him, I, of course, expected him to back me up like a brother. When I explain everything to him, his initial response was: "Man, I can't believe she'd do something like that. What's wrong with her ... how could she?" Which was also comforting, and made me laugh a little. Christian, being my best friend, certainly knows how to accomplish something like that, and I really, really respect that.

The third person I went to was dear old mother, since she's been having relationship issues, too, lately, and, frankly, who else do you turn to (no matter how old you are) than your own mom? She talked things out and sort of held the ground between Christian's disbelief and Chelsea's understanding, perhaps putting things in the perfect realm between "while it's not really clear exactly why, it makes some sense." That's something I can live with.

So the fourth person I go to is Charlie. And I explain to him the amazing double-standard where I was forced to promise never to leave like I did the first time, and yet she has the nerve to pull the exact same thing on me, in the exact same way, almost mockingly ... and Charlie gives me the most amazing explanation I have ever heard for any of my problems ever. I explain everything to him and he looks me straight in the eye as he gives me his response. And you know what he says? "She just wants something in her vagina. Y'know, something in her vagina, something to touch and stimulate the clit?"

And then we laughed.
'Cause it was a fucking amazing moment. xD And it was such an awkward and unexpected thing for him to even so much as suggest.

Oh, Charlie.

The Shadow Journal

2009-03-22T03:40:00.000-07:00

Reaper here, just updating to let you know I'm starting a new videogame review-based blog over here on Blogger, over at The Shadow Journal with periodic updates (obviously) on its blip.tv page.

Check it out now and keep checking back for me!

--Reaper

Anthem (Pt. 3)

2009-03-14T21:14:00.000-07:00

More religion, seeing as how I just moderated comments on the last one even though they were about a month old. I get peoples' points, but this has to be the single best thing that I have ever seen illustrating my absolute doubt in "faith" or even the Bible:

Anthem (Pt. 2)

2009-01-31T00:04:00.000-08:00

I am not a Christian, I do not tout myself as being a Christian, and I do not believe that God will come down and unleash the Rapture upon all of his people.

That said, I'm not without some beliefs of my own, formed through some weird sense of gut feelings and ... faith? Odd coming from someone who basically just denounced the next step in an entire religion's chain of things to look forward to but true nonetheless. I believe in a higher power. The God that Christians have made out to be? No. I believe in a higher spirit, sure, but not their version of God, not in the slightest.

The Bible is a book. It was not handed down from God himself -- it was written by men. I find it intriguing how so many people can blindly go to church and follow scriptures written by people just like them thousands of years ago and live their lives based around these passages. It baffles me, really. I'm one of those who doesn't believe the Rapture is going to occur. I don't believe that the hand of God is going to come down and teach all the non-believers who's boss. Do I believe in miracles? Sure, but I attribute them to either chance, fate, my version of a "higher power", or one of a many other mechanics floating out there in the cosmos that I can't even begin to wrap my brain around.

Early morning rant over.

No more religion.

It's the biggest leap of faith and spread of lies ever told. All religion has ever done is make people miserable enough to be concerned for the rest of their lives or made them feel comfortably numb up until their dying days when their faith finally wavers and they realized things weren't at all what they seemed. Man.

Fruit on the Vine

2009-01-23T21:55:00.000-08:00

I'll admit it, honestly and truly:--
I'm human, I make errors and I feel bad about them.
I jump to hasty conclusions and say or do things not befitting of me because I haven't gathered all possible angles to the story at the time.
My anger swells and, though it definitely doesn't make me violent, it makes me bitter, cold, and disconnected.
I have my faults and I try to hide them with make-up and slander.
I'm not a perfect person but, believe-it-or-not, I try my hardest to make myself as perfect as possible.

I'm usually not one to ask for forgiveness because this also doesn't seem befitting of my character.
I do things I didn't want to to do until the right answer comes along, and then I feel ashamed for spilling myself before the time comes.

Sometimes detachment can be the better brother of disassociation. Then again, they're one and the same.

Sometimes confessions can even make one feel better about him/herself, but it's not doing wonders for me. Maybe it's because I'm being cryptic. Or maybe it's because I don't believe in what I'm saying any more.

Happiness stems from disillusionment and fades into sadness, sadness into depression, and depression into anger. It's a bitter cycle, for once your anger subsides, you have to fill that hole with something new, something fresh -- a new vice, a new happiness.

And thus the vicious cycle is said and done. A vicious cycle that no one can win at.

Anthem (Pt. 1)

2009-01-20T16:15:00.000-08:00

They say that you should never talk about religion, politics, money, or sex in a public forum.

I plan on breaking all four of those taboo in this very entry.

Honestly, I don't see people's problems with the election. And I'm tired of talking to people about how fair / unfair the effing election was -- yes, there were people that voted Obama because they liked his policies. There were people that voted McCain because they preferred his policies over Obama's. Some voted for Obama because he was black, some voted for McCain because he's white. In essence, this cancels out. No, I'm not going to argue with anybody that this sparks debate -- it cancels out. It cancels out because everybody has their own reason for voting ... who am I to argue? I know black people that have voted Obama because he was black and people that voted for McCain because they still liked his policies better than Obama's. Do you think they're avoiding the stereotypical social stigmas surrounded by a black person voting for a black president and instead opted to vote for McCain just so that they wouldn't seem racially inclined to look otherwise? In essence, are we the ones injecting race into a situation? Should they actually be called hypocrites for not voting for a black president after all?

No.

And I'm tired of people getting up and arms. The inauguration was a wonderful thing, it truly was, and Barack's speech simply blew me away. He's an amazing orator, I'll definitely give him that, and he's appealed to me greatly over his long stint as president-elect-and-prior. But then I have people that refused to watch the inauguration altogether, numerous people, in fact -- but why? What's their problem? Sure, this wouldn't be nearly as big a deal if Obama wasn't black, but the fact that he is escalates this thing out of proportion. Do not try to pass off the fact that he is the first African-American president as nothing, for that angers me more than anything. If Hilary had won the candidacy and the presidency, this event would be eerily similar, it truly would. And people need to accept the fact that not everybody voted based on race and, even if they did, the point is that Obama was elected president and he is the 44th president of these United States of America, and he's black at that. Period.

I've ranted before about religion and I don't really want to repeat myself. The first line about taboo was really only to get everybody fired up and ready. I'll talk about religion next time, perhaps making this entry in four installments.

Yes ... yes ...

--Reaper

Shut Me Out

2009-01-18T14:13:00.000-08:00

An odd thing's been happening and I can't quite understand it.

I'm not angry, I'm not disappointed, and I'm not upset (at least not any more, anyways.) Things just seem ... odd. And I can't quite put my finger on what's out of place. I need to focus on what I want to accomplish and stop dwelling on this tiny, little, niggling things at the back of my head. I need to write, I need to get money in my bank account, I need to do well in school -- I've put ultimate goals like this off for so long in my head that it almost seems as if they've drowned back in my subconscious somewhere along the way.

This was especially not the ideal weekend for me, either. Suffice it to say, things most certainly did not go according to plan. Since tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day, however, we have it off from school which'll give me some time to think, plan, and do things that I've been wanting to for quite some time now.

I wasn't angry, disappointed, or upset. And I guess I'm still not. I just feel ... bland. It's the sort of mood that you'd enunciate by shrugging your shoulders and storming off the set. I was on the phone earlier and she told me that I was being quiet. She told me to say something, but I really didn't want to. I didn't want to have to say anything. In the end, that conversation ended with a phone click and my phone nested somewhere in the bed behind me amongst the sheets and pillows.

Well, I guess I'll get to writing and organizing crap on my computer. Maybe get to the Cowboy Bebop AMV I've been planning on finishing for the past few months now. Oh, and a new mySpace playlist:

1 -- "What I Want" by Daughtry (feat. Slash)
2 -- "Hell" by Foo Fighters
3 -- "Done With You" by Papa Roach
4 -- "Shallow Bay" by Breaking Benjamin
5 -- "Santa Monica" by Theory of a Deadman

Check it.

--Reaper

Anti-Gravity

2009-01-13T16:49:00.000-08:00

"Dear Diary,

I've come to the realization that while I haven't updated my blog in quite some time, it's certainly time for a change. 2005 and 2006 were years for personal reflections and updates, 2007 was a year for game reviews, and 2008 was a year to accomplish absolutely jackshit. In the end, though, another year has come and gone and I need to resuscicate this lifeless thing in the grand ol' year of 2009.

Whether you agree or not, this is exactly what I plan on doing. I have no good way to start and I don't want this to become some rambling garbage filled with poetry you will never read, more reviews you simply just won't care about, or absolutely random updates from my personal life that you even further just won't give a good Goddamn about. Alright. In order to break every rule I've just laid out for myself, I'm going to try to recap 2008 ... by memory:

January: Made a Gods Of Time account by suggestion of Maricia. It was a fun little distraction to waste my life away on while I waited for the posts-that-never-came in my lifeless Gaia Online role-play, Fated Souls. At around the same time, I launched a precursor role-play under the subcategory / storyline / timeline of Infinite Grounds. During this month I also signed up for and began playing on my Hellgate: London account. Nothing of personal note for this month, diary -- I was too busy locked in my room sucking down sodas by the 12-pack and snacking on chips to care.

February: 'Spent the majority of this month quitting my above addictions and moving on, contributing to the Lettuce Talk Steinbeck community project, becoming one of the selected representatives from my school. This project helped discuss the "lettuce curtain" between the Salinas and Monterey areas as well as Steinbeck's influence across Salinas and even downtown Cannery Row. I've also realized just how less goofy-looking and much cooler-acting I've become from February 2008 to now.

March: Considered signing up, applying for, and heading out to a UC campus for COSMOS training but ultimately decided not to, primarily because of a lack of motivation and, to use an identical word, a severe feeling of lethargy. Nothing much to note that I can recall. According to a mySpace blog entry of mine, this is also the same month that a tragic school dance went terribly, terribly irritating. And this was before the gigantic fallout, mind you. In this same month I question Mrs. Parker's decision to lump together the beginners and advanced musicians of the group as well as admit that I has no chance to be with the new girl I had set my sights on. I also discuss a hilarious future April Fool's Joke I had discussed with Tony and Alex about changing up the scripts for Charlie's movie-project ... but only Melissa and Meagan's parts. xD Haha, yes -- now I remember ...

April: Follow-up Lettuce Talk reviews, followed by miscellaneous letters in my inbox from Kelly and Melissa about whatever-the-hell we had been talking about in English Honors 3H at the time on our forums. But whatever. Nothing of further note here.

May: On my other blog, I talk once more about how I had started to write a song for said girl but looked back at it and couldn't piece it together quite right since I couldn't push this crush from my mind but in the following entry I pick myself up from the rubble to fight another day. In the following entry I bash myself just a few days later, asking myself why I even try any more. Talk about an emotional roller coaster. Sheesh. And to think she wasn't even effing worth it.

June: My birthmonth. We got out of school. I scrounged about with friends, did crazy crap, and blew money on stuff I didn't need. Nothing out of the ordinary.

July: Realized that the one fatal flaw I had made in that the previous relationships I had had in the past year-or-so wasn't that I wasn't succeeding, but that my heart wasn't there. And that my heart wasn't there because it hadn't sought closure. Why hadn't it sought closure? Because it didn't want closure; it wanted rejuvenation. It wanted to be reborn, to feel what it had the first time around. To enjoy the excitement I had felt this time around.

So I got back into contact with Jess. I did, I most certainly did, and I'm not ashamed to say it. I was dumb for letting things go the way they did in the past and I needed to make sure that that wouldn't haunt me for the rest of my life. I didn't want her to look back one day, whoever she might've wound up with, and say "gee, I wonder whatever happened to that one guy. The one that dropped everything and stopped talking to me even though I told him I forgave him for what he did if he'd just talk things out with me and not run off like a little girl."

This was the same time period that I picked up classes at the local community college once again, namely in C++ computer programming. Huzzah.

August: School started up once again. I was talking with her more and more now. Things had picked up right off the bat from when we first started talking mid-July and I was happier than I ever had been prior to this. My Yahoo! mailbox is filled with random chain letters from friends and family at this point.

September: "It had been the single worst decision I had made in my entire life.

It tore at me and tore at me and I couldn't get to the bottom of why. I knew I had left for a reason, but the reason wasn't as clear-cut as I thought it should've been. I wanted to explain more, but I didn't know how to explain it. I was at a complete loss for words. Every time I would sit down to write something to her, I'd wind up throwing away the paper because it just wasn't good enough for her. The words I was thinking of simply didn't do her justice. They weren't deserving of her presence.

I had loved her from the bottom of my heart. People questioned why I had ridden triumphantly off into the sunset in the first place and, by-the-by, I really couldn't give them an answer. I'd shrug it off and pretend I was the bigger person … but I wasn't. I couldn't get her off my mind. Every single night I'd toss and turn as a junkie would away from his heroin. It had to be one of the worst feelings I had ever experienced. It was the exact opposite of how I had felt prior to the break-up; the twisting and turning wasn't grievous and forced, but had been loving and unbelievable.

There are two very different reasons for not being able to get to sleep. The first stems from a love beyond anything imaginable; seeing this person even when your eyes are closed, wishing they could be there with you as you drift off into unconsciousness, even for just another night. But then there's the second form, the kind I had experienced directly afterwards – the kind that makes you wonder just what in the hell is truly wrong with you, twisting and turning and mentally berating yourself for doing something so stupid. You begin to wonder how you could've ruined such a good thing.

Time went on and though I felt she had probably moved on, I knew I hadn't. This killed me. I'd occasionally pop up and leave a kind word in disguise whenever the opportunity arose, but I tried to keep myself distant even though I didn't want to. I didn't figure there was any way of recovering and I wasn't going to interfere with her life over a mistake based on a stupid choice I had made weeks before, then months before, then … even a year beforehand.

Eventually it all became too much to handle. The separation anxiety had completely dulled me from the inside-out and I wasn't truly happy with life or anything that had been going on around me. It was time to drop the façade and step out of my cage; to answer for what I had done. So I reopened the landline of communication and the rest tumbled out like an avalanche down a snowy incline. I couldn't believe the grace that had been laid right before my eyes.

She still loves me.

And my jaw hit the ground.
And then a smile reached my face – a smile like I hadn't smiled in years.

I realized this had been the single best decision I had made in my entire life."

October: Very cool Halloween. I dressed up as The Joker (not entirely inventive, but I believe I pulled it off quite well.) I also paraded the local mall to scare small children on the night thereof, so this was also an extremely cool added bonus. I also begin pondering life even more. Philosophizing, even.

November: Turkey-day. We made fun of Melissa at school, called her a turkey, and Jeremy wound up getting hit a lot. Most of the things I say get taken out on Jeremy anyway -- we have this kind of ... mutual agreement about this kind of thing, I suppose. I feel something else crucial happened this month, but, alas, it escapes me.

December: I pick up poetry once again, I get Christmas presents from everybody, I've jump-started my bank account by this point, I've got a wonderful relationship and a great way to bring in the New Year.

So, diary, in summary how do you think the half of my 2008 non-occupied by this wonderful lass turned out, hm?

--Reaper"

Clive Barker's Jericho [PROMOTIONAL]

2007-10-12T19:08:00.000-07:00

I know we've all probably heard a lot about / read an awful lot about Jericho recently in almost every magazine or other media outlet you've picked up on over the past while and I just want to assure you that you're not alone in wondering -- what's the big deal about? The big deal is that Clive Barker, the resident horror expert, is about to release a new game! The last game with his name printed on it, which would be Clive Barker's Undying, was an undeniably superb game that received much less attention than it should have.

And now hopefully things will change with the release of Undying. Lord knows that it's receiving enough press this time around (which can never, in principle, be a bad thing!)

I may as well jump on the bandwagon and help promote this awesome-looking title as well! I have high hopes for this one and can't wait to get my hands on it!

Check out the official introduction below!

The demo's also up on the XBOX Live marketplace! Grab it now!
The tentative release date for all the platforms it's hitting (PC, XB360, & PS3) has been penned for October 23rd! Don't miss it!

--Reaper

Vampire Rain -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

2007-08-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

Oh Vampire Rain, Vampire Rain,
What beautiful box art you show,
Oh Vampire Rain, Vampire Rain,
What torture I had to undergo.

Well, I do suppose it would be pretty harsh to critique an entire game based on that short, poetic verse. Actually, that little verse doesn't do the entire game that is Vampire Rain justice. Why didn't I make the verse longer and more accurate, then, you might ask? Well, in a nutshell, when my mind strains to naturally rhyme "show" with "undergo", I think it's time for me to give it up.

Anyhow, we're gonna move on.

By now I'm sure that my unnecessary Microsoft Paint! bar graph is no longer needed to show you that the higher the number, the larger the space is to fill, right? Or rather, in this case, the higher the number = the better the score. In any case, I can't move on until I fill you in on the categories as well -- since I'm not showing you the bar graph, I guess I'll just have to elaborate on the categories, now, won't I?

+Gameplay -> Simply enough, this is how the game plays. Is it fun? Are the controls intuitive? Are the controls, especially for combined actions, in places that are easily accessible and prevent me from snapping my wrist in the process? If you said "yes" or "I hope so" to all of the above questions, then the game in question will probably receive a pretty high score.

+Storyline -> Are we feeding unicorns so that they can proceed on with their plans of global domination or are we sneaking about a military submarine in search of answers as to why these fish-people have crawled up out of the sea? I'll be judging how effective, interesting, and entertaining the plot is and tally up the results in this category.

+Graphics -> Next-gen or last-gen? Winner or loser? Does your character look like he's floating or do the weapons look so realistic that you had to pick your jaw up off the ground once you were done gaping at it ... and, in the meantime, getting killed? It's up to me to decide.

+Sound -> Is the sound effect for that one ghost a simple "Boo!" or a ghoulish squeal of agony? Does the rifle sound like it's firing bullets or something less bullet-sounding? Let's find out!

+Value -> Frankly, all "value" means is whether this game is worthy of your time. Much like gameplay, is it fun to play? And, on top of all that, is the subject matter interesting and fun? What audience is the game geared towards? Am I asking far too many questions?

+Multiplayer -> Is it "haha, I killed you, you n00b!" or "check this out! I just got stuck in this wall!"? Let's find out together. I will brave the dark abyss that is XBOX Live and report what I can on the stability of playing with others. Sometimes it's worth it -- other times it's not.

+Bonus -> Is there just something (good OR bad) that doesn't fit into any of the other categories and seems to pop out, having a life of its own? I'll mention it here to the best of my ability.

Phew. Now that we've got the formalities out of the way, let's check out just how interesting it really is to play as a guy as part of a larger team that has to quell a Nightwalker (vampire) uprising in the course of one night. Are you up to the task, soldier?

Gameplay

Much like any other Splinter Cell or Metal Gear Solid clone, this game plays out in the same way. Except not as good. The general concept of Splinter Cell: Vampire Edition may sound cool at first, but when you decide to peel open the book and read its contents -- 'not so cool. Something that every stealth game must have (this game reaffirming my belief) is some sort of stealth meter. Generally, you're taking a stab in the dark as to how loud your footsteps are when attempting to sneak around a Nightwalker. This wasn't as much as a problem to me as it was for my friend but, then again, shouldn't it be accessible to all?

Another thing I didn't seem to get about the overall layout of Vampire Rain is why you have to document each and every Nightwalker with your "necrovision" before their vision cones appear on your radar. If the government isn't taking this threat serious enough to do some emergency robotic search-and-gather intel for you before you're sent in there, why are you heading in there in the first place?

Enough of the things at the top of my mind. Let's start from the beginning.

You start off figuring out that the entire Single Play setup is played through three different categories: Stages, Tutorials, and Trials. Stages are the main story-developing assets of the entire Single Play campaign, Tutorials teach you the basics and only appear sprinkled throughout the beginning of the campaign, and the Trials are some of those well-known "accomplish this objective as fast as you can or you fail." With 24 different stages that range in between a difficulty of 10 - 20 minutes on normal mode if you're trying to go for a very high ranking, it's quite a sight to behold. The main problem is that later levels simply reverse earlier levels and send you back through them backwards.

... what?

You have your standard weapons-fare here as well. You have your silenced pistol, your silenced assault rifle (I haven't even heard of one of these in quite some time), your shotgun, your silenced sniper rifle, miscellaneous other weapons, and the unbelievably cool UV knife. 'You get it? UV? Vampires? Sunlight? 'Cracked me up the first time I heard. Unbelievably enough, though, this cool weapon is also completely destroyed because, you guessed it, it runs on ammo. You heard me right.

The knife needs ammunition.

And speaking of weapon shortfalls, each and every one of your weapons disappears at the end of the level. You heard me right that time as well -- even though the game takes place in the course of one night, yet you lose every single weapon you've gotten (well, except occasionally your pistol and Neolite assault rifle) at the end of each and every stage. For the sake of consistency, let's just say that the main character of yours (Lloyd) dumps each and every one of his weapons in a gutter before jumping into the van and proceeding to their next location within the city. And, just to humor myself with an explanation, let's just say that Lloyd dumps his weapons because those extra weapons he could carry with him weigh down the van too much.

Every single upside has its downside in this game. Even though it's pretty hard for these vamps to spot you and, thankfully enough, you even get the flashing-ghostly-creepy-face on your screen when they're about to spot you, the vampires are near superhuman lest you have your boomstick at the ready or are keen at getting headshots on them with the sniper rifle while they're running their way to you. Shamble is more the word, really, but then why is their "shambling" faster than your running?

Ah, I see I failed to mention that, though every other weapon has a silencer, your shotgun doesn't. This pretty much means that once you use it on one Nightwalker, 5 other ones near you will hear you and come charging. No matter what the case, this is never a pretty situation. Especially when your other "teammates" are talking to you one moment in a cutscene standing right with you. Cut to a fadeout. Come back in and you're all alone?

... what? They couldn't just let me come along with them? If you're almost useless solo, what's the point in having your two other teammates travel together and you travel alone? It makes absolutely no sense!

Much like Tenchu-Z, there are multiple ratings for a level, S being the highest, followed by A, then B, and so on and so forth. In order to achieve the S ranking, however, you must recover all of the pickups (miniscule blips that occasionally show up on your radar when you appear to be on the same elevation as the item), take no damage (don't accidentally jump off that 14 foot tall rooftop! And don't step in that acidic goop that fallen vamps leave behind!), keep your ammunition expenditure to a bare minimum (that's right. Got your shotgun and sniper rifle? Apparently it pays off more for you not to use them anyhow), and don't use any continues. That's right. Did you mess up on one of the above things even once? Make sure to hit restart and not continue if you're expecting that grand ol' "S"-ranking!

Though I gripe and moan, I do have a soft spot for these kind of games and, if you really get into methodically scanning the level for the best path through, it can be really, really entertaining to play a few Stages a time. Then again, once you play a few you'll probably have spent so many hours that you're so absolutely sick and angry at the thing that you'll turn it off, fume awhile, and come back to it later. Plenty of "what?!?" moments in that thing, I assure you. Through all of Vampire Rain's failures and [minimal] successes, I give it a 5 out of 10. Hey, at least it tried ... right?

Storyline

Though you switch roles often, you'll mainly be planning as Lloyd, a guy who is part of a Special Forces squad sent into Los Angeles to take out a dirty Nightwalker threat that has just recently risen. In addition to defusing the vampire threat, you'll also have to rescue a kidnapped professor from their lair and, in addition to that, figure out how in the heck this plague even came to the city. The main thing left unexplained is why the vampires decided to kidnap the professor and not kill him on sight, as appears to be the case with everybody else -- including yourself.

In this fashion, it's much Splinter Cell and no originality. You sneak. Don't engage the vampires. Make your way to the objective. Collect all items.

Blah.
Blah.
Blah.

Like I've mentioned before, the vampires "shamble" towards you so fast that it's almost pointless to defend yourself in the earlier parts of the game. Generally, this is where the Metal Gear Solid element comes in -- you're sneaking around and paying attention to patrol patterns before you can safely arrive to your destination / reach your objective.

And from there on out it's pretty much standard cookie-cutter fair in the matter here, unlike how MGS pulled it off. For Vampire Rain's valiant attempt at an original story, though, I'll give it a generous 6 out of 10.

Graphics

The graphics do look pretty good. Not, perhaps, up to par with something like Gears of War, they're pretty detailed and don't suffer from over usage like many other games of its kind. The one thing that caught my eye, however, was the rain effect. It was absolutely phenomenal, from the way it glistened on your characters stealth-suit *cough*SolidSnake's+SamFisher's*cough* to the way it splashed against the rooftops. The intro and cutscenes are pretty well done -- up there with Metal Gear Solid's cinematic-wise, but not quite. The streets, environments, and rain -- it all pretty much pushes the 360 to the max.

There's not much else of notice in this department and, because of that, I'll be granting Vampire Rain a 7 out of 10 in the graphics department.

Sound

Voice acting = painful. Really. Although this may not be considered a sound flaw, the lip-syncing isn't even with the English words for the majority of the cutscenes! The voices sound so bland and depressing -- not really what's required with the premise of rain, vampires, and Los Angeles baring down upon you.

The weapons-sound was good from what I could gather, but, really, it was pretty hard to tell what with the silencers and lack of usage.

... the rain sounded great though!
Vampire Rain + sound = 6 out of 10.

Value

I don't see much of a reason to play through the game multiple times unless you clearly didn't get the "S"-ranking the first time around. Once you're done with getting an "S" on every Stage / Tutorial / Trial, then I guess it's time to punish yourself and move onto Hard and do the exact same thing. Most of the levels are pretty easy to memorize, so replaying it right away isn't much of a hassle. You can run about wherever you want to since you already know where all the vamps are already lurking about, making your second playthrough a lot easier on you than your first.

Or so I assume. I don't feel I'll be torturing myself that far.

Otherwise, there's not much reason to play through the missions again and again unless you come back to Vampire Rain time and time again for the multiplayer. Really, though, there's not a lot of innovation to see here, either.

Move along. Vampire Rain + value = 6 out of 10.

Multiplayer

Here you have quite a few different modes to choose from, but nothing much different than you've already expected or already seen before. You're got such modes a Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, Death or Nightwalkers, Capture the Flame, and Destroy. Capture the Flame particularly caught my eye because I thought it amusing that Artoon decided to change the usual flag format and swap it for a ball of fire. It makes the flag carrier much easier to see when he's a living, breathing bonfire.

I suppose I have to give them credit there.

Then there's the Death or Nightwalkers mode which, unbalanced as it may seem, is merely okay in multiplayer. When you're killed by a Nightwalker, you become a Nightwalker and therefore receive all of their abilities from the Single Play mode. Yes, that includes the super strength, expert leaping, and sonic speed. The key thing here, though, is that the humans get weapons to use from long-range and the Nightwalkers are restricted to short-range melee attacks.

It's still never fun to be killed by one of those things, though, be it in multiplayer or Single Play. I guess I'll grant Vampire Rain a 7 out of 10 in the multiplayer department.

Bonus

There's nothing much of notice, really. Artoon tries and fails to mix the best elements from MGS and the Splinter Cell series and dually mix in their own elements that seems to amount to a failure. There is a small cult following, though, and at times you can be pretty fond of the game. It isn't completely worthless, but far from perfect.

Overall, Vampire Rain has scored a 6.2. You might want to try this game if you're a hardcore fan of the stealth genre, but not until the price for this game hits the bargain bin.

And, once again, there you have it! Massive thanks to Nico + Ann from M80 Teams for lettin' me review this ... while it might be far from the best thing I've ever reviewed, it's one more thing to add to my ever-expanding collection.

Well, I guess I'm off to work on those achievements ... seeing as how the majority of the achievements center around (for some odd reason) the multiplayer, you'll know where you can find me.

... bang!

--Reaper

Tenchu Z -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

2007-07-17T00:51:00.000-07:00

Ah, back again? So soon? Just for little old me? I'm flattered, and it just so happens that you've arrived just in time to see my next review! For those newcomers, I'm going to introduce my scoring system. The scoring grid is as follows:

And now I introduce to you the seven following categories that I will rate from 1-to-10, a 1 representing the lowest bowels of hell and 10 representing the most divine light of the heavens. These categories range as follows:

Gameplay
Storyline
Graphics
Sound
Value
Multiplayer (if applicable)
Bonus (in case I feel it incorporates something that just doesn't fit in with the above categories)

So, with that out of the way, I feel it best for us to move on and discover what I found in the cruel underworld of assassins and greedy merchants in the depths of feudal-era Japan. Don't let me hold you up, though -- we've got some ninja'ing to discuss!

Gameplay

"His breathing heavy, the cloaked figure held his katana at the ready. A ninja was always prepared for what might be on the other side of that paper wall, or shoji. Peering inside, he watched as his mark paced along the back of the room, gazing out of the window closest toward the moon and stars in the night sky above. Without hesitation, the ninja pried the door open and stepped silently to his target. Before the monk could even turn around and gasp, the ninja had grabbed him with his free arm, holding the sword to his throat. Gasping for air, the monk clawed helplessly at the black cloth arms restricting him. A simple word muttered into his ear was the last the monk had heard before crimson splashed across the wooden divider to his side, his lifeless body sliding to the floor. The ninja cleaned his weapon on the monk's clothing before sheathing it and starting back off into the night as if he had never even been there."

My small stab at fiction sums up the game pretty well. To start off, you have the tutorial. Fair enough. You follow it through and learn how to roll, shoot your grappling hook, how to survive melee combat, and, most importantly, how to perform silent kills, or "SKs" for short, possibly your most important skill in the entire game. The silent kill requires you to sneak up behind an enemy (there are many possibilities -- behind, crouched behind, either side, from the front [if you're lucky enough], whilst hanging from a ledge, death from above [a personal favorite of mine], and many more) and execute your attack without alerting your enemy. Sometimes this is harder than it really sounds and sometimes it's a lot easier. Most of the time, it's just the luck of the draw.

After the tutorial, you are then brought to a main village where you have two buildings to choose from between every mission you embark on -- one building houses your fellow ninja whom you talk to in order to start on your next mission, the other a safehouse for you to equip and purchase skills, abilities, items, and clothing with the gold you earn from successfully completing missions. The more gold you earn, the more you can buy. But, in order to earn gold the most efficiently, you need to play on a harder difficulty and, most definitely, earn a "Ninja 5" ranking. A "Ninja 5" ranking is the highest ranking in a series of 5 that you can receive depending on how many guards you've stealthily killed, how many alerts you've set off, and, in total, your points from that mission.

There are over 50 missions to choose from, but most of them seem monotonous once you actually get into playing the game as a whole. Many textures are used over and over again, making the environment seem so abysmally bland ... but I'll discuss more of that in the graphics section of this review. Each of these missions, in turn, have a certain type of objective -- assassinate the boss, capture all the bombs, eliminate all enemies, speak to the informant, et cetera. Since most of the maps are used repeatedly with only minor guard-path variations, it seems more like a repeat of a previous type than anything innovative.

The artificial intelligence is the only thing that had me writhing on the ground with a heart attack while dually laughing at its stupidity. Sometimes you get a mixed bag with that AI -- their vision can be so limited that you're clearly sticking out of the bushes just in front of them, yet they still can't locate you. Set off an alarm? No problem! Run around the side of the building and, three-quarters of the time, the guard won't even think to look there! 'Think you're safe hiding atop that tall wall? Not so fast! Some of the guards have such enhanced perceptions that they can spot you even, you guessed it, way up there!

In theory, everything sounds well and good, but it's just not varied enough. Sure, there are 50 missions to play through, but the storyline, graphics, and all-around gameplay are too weak to actually make any of the 50 missions useful. If you can wrap your head around the concept of being a ninja, I'm sure you can have a lot of fun with this (as I did,) but there doesn't seem to be enough variation for the moderately-entranced gamers to mess around with. Because of it's great design but flawed execution, I'll have to give the gameplay portion of Tenchu Z a 7 out of 10.

Storyline

Oh, don't you just love these fun little games that pretend to have a storyline but is so loosely bound together that you feel you'd have more fun trying to understand with a bottle of tequila ... no, make that two bottles? Then this game is clearly for you! Tenchu Z pretends to have a storyline -- you make two characters at the start of the game; one is the ninja you'll play as, and the other ... you only run into during select cutscenes? Who is (in my case) she? What is she doing there? Her presence is never explained. Ever.

The basic storyline is that you're a ninja trying to defend your region from these smugglers threatening to destroy it. Not such a bad storyline, actually. Nothing drastic, but acceptable. The only issue is that there are no twists, no anything -- just 50 missions-worth of "kill this, collect that, and restore order to your region." For actually having a storyline this game gets some merit, but it's not tied together well enough to actually qualify as one that is worthy enough to note. Problem is, you can play Tenchu without even knowing the storyline. This makes it quite accessible, but is also its own potential downfall. Tenchu Z receives another 7 out of 10 in the storyline department.

Graphics

I usually don't go extremely hard on graphics in games -- it's the gameplay and storyline that matters the most. If neither of those work so well, then, hell ... I'll call it on its innovation. ... wait, this game doesn't work in any of those departments outstandingly so far? So let's check the graphics, hmh? Sorry, folks -- nothing too special to see here. Most of the textures are far, far overused from level to level, the poly counts are so low on the guards (and they're used repeatedly over and over again) that they're almost not worth noting. The only guys that appear to get temporary visual upgrades are the bosses -- what a shame that it doesn't really matter much since, if you accomplish what you're sent in the mission to do, he'll/she'll wind up on the floor with a new hole somewhere in their body ripped by your trusty blade.

Animations are okay, but clipping is far too bad. Did you flip a body near a building as you were performing your SK? Oh, his leg's halfway through the wall, you say?

And that's not all. In addition to the poly count, all around this game has the graphics-intensity of a late-generation original XBOX game. The only reason I even stopped to ask whether this was for the XBOX 360 or not was its pre-rendered cutscenes, not in-engine ones. How can you tell, you say? Well, if it isn't obvious enough already, the pre-rendered ones are beautiful; the in-engine ones are not. Period. In the visuals department, I give Tenchu Z a 5 out of 10. Hey, at least it tried.

Sound

Now here's something I can talk about on an intellectual level. The music in the game can sometimes become repetitive, but its traditional Japanese-sounding rhythm and instruments allow you to dismiss some of that. The non-Japanese sounding music isn't bad, either, and the music that's sort of a mix (intro? outro?) isn't too shabby, either. The sound effects are pretty good, as well. The swish of the blade, the ruffle of the grass, the wind blowing, the screaming of the guards as you ruthlessly stab them in the-- ...

... oh, the screaming! That reminds me! Did I fail to mention as of yet that no part of the game is in English? The entire game is in Japanese with English subtitles. That's right -- haven't seen one of those in awhile, have you? This didn't really bother me much, since I'm such the cultural fanatic that I'm usually watching / playing something in another language that requires subtitles to begin with. In my opinion? It's no big deal. If anything, it adds to the authentic fedual-era Japanese environment. In the sound department, I've gotta give Tenchu Z its well-deserved 9 out of 10. Bravo, bravo!!

Value

Oh, wow. Here we go -- the tough one. This game can actually last quite awhile ... as long as you have the patience for it. There are indeed 50 missions -- quite a feat in itself, especially if you're trying to get Ninja 5 on everything. And if you do it on a higher level, it doesn't count on the lower levels. That's where it gets challenging. 150 levels to get Ninja 5 on? Talk about a big chunk out of my week. All-in-all, and if nothing else, just trying to get to all the achievements might last you anywhere from a few weeks to a month. Not too bad, and an especially good filler for the summertime game-drought. In the value department, I give Tenchu a 9 out of 10.

Multiplayer

Talk about needing teamwork! Wow ... if you're playing over Live, make sure to weed out the good teammates from the bad right off the bat. Here are some tips in determining whether your teammate is beneficial or if he simply drags you down.

1) Does he have such a bad connection that he lags not only himself, but you as well?
2) Does he steal your kills?
3) Is your partner never around to help you until you've had to deal with the problem yourself?
4) Does he not know the value of SKs? Does he prefer straight-up action instead?

Don't get my wrong, because multiplayer's pretty fun. You've just got to get a good partner is all. In the multiplayer department, I give Tenchu an 8 out of 10.

Bonus

I can't help it. I've got to point this out.
Do you know what this game has?
Do you?
Pirates.
That's right. You're a ninja. That gets to kill freakin' pirates!
How wicked is that, right?
On that alone, I'm giving it a 10 out of 10. =P

Overall, Tenchu Z has scored a pretty average 7.9, a game that you might to rent and see if it's all that you're expecting of it before you run out there and blindly put all your faith into it.

And, once again, there you have it! One more review down, hopefully some more to come! As seems to be customary along with a witty ending response, I have to thank Nico for fueling this addiction of mine once more, along with all the folks over there at M80 Teams.

And that's all I have for now!
I'll see ya out there, you ninjas, you!

... swish-swish, sucka!

--Reaper

Forza Motorsport 2 -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

2007-07-02T23:00:00.000-07:00

I have a feeling that this is going to be a pretty exciting review, for you guys as well as myself. But, since it is only polite, I’ll be introducing my scoring system and categories I’m rating on once again. Could we please launch the scoring grid?

Ah, wonderful. And now for each of the seven categories I will be granting a 1-to-10 rating basis on, 1 being the most foul and 10 being the most brilliant. These go as follows:

Gameplay
Storyline
Graphics
Sound
Value
Multiplayer (if applicable)
Bonus (in case I feel it incorporates something that just doesn’t fit in with the above categories)

So, just for you guys, I’ve raced against many opponents down the fierce tracks and raceways behind many-a-stickshift cars in Forza Motorsport 2 just to bring you the following review, courtesy of hours upon hours of my own personal playtime as well as (yet again) M80’s kind donation.

So let’s get on with the review, shall we?

Gameplay

Right off the bat, I have no reason to hide the fact that racing simulations are far, far from my cup of tea. But, when I was offered the chance to playtest it, I decided to go ahead and give it a shot – and, surprisingly, was in for quite a shock. While other racing games I’ve experienced, be it import racers, NASCAR sims, or et cetera, never quite captivated me and just seemed like just another long, boring clone of all the other hundreds of racing games that came before the one I had played, zipping around an ovular or sometimes wickedly-shaped racetrack, asphalt or dirt, for 100 to 200 laps just for “fun”, Forza Motorsport was quite different.

I don’t even know if I could even properly catalogue how many hours I’ve spent playing that thing and how many nights of spent up till 4 in the morning with the XBOX 360 controller in hand (along with a cup of nice n’ hot cappuccino) just telling myself “beat this last, final circuit!” Hell, I haven’t been this addicted to a game since, perhaps, Neverwinter Nights 2 or World of Warcraft, because, in case you couldn’t tell, I’m usually much fonder of the occasionally well-written shooter or classically-presented RPG. So far, I’ve reached Driver Level 27 and, I must say, while the tracks can get repetitive after awhile, using different cars to race on them is always a new and challenging experience.

For the rookies who aren’t used to a good racing simulation (such as myself,) there’s the braking line that shows you where to break in corners and when the appropriate time to accelerate out of that corner might be. Don’t get confused: this isn’t like Burnout or some other mindless racing sim you’ve played – you can’t just skid around corners, drift around turns, and slam into other cars. There’s actually some mind-twisting thought put into this game. You gun it too soon, you’re out in the sandtraps. You sit there and don’t hit the gas fast enough, your opponents come up from behind you and grant you a pretty rude awakening. It’s intense. Trust me.

The gameplay’s amazingly pleasing and keeps you entertained for hours … so many hours, in fact, that you’ll forget what time it is and end up playing until morning much like I did. Trust me; I guess it happens to the best of us. I give Forza Motorsport 2 a 10 out of 10 in the gameplay category.

Storyline

This category can become quite confusing to explain in any sort of racing game that doesn’t have some official racing league’s brand stamped across it (i.e. NASCAR & Indy), but it is doable. From what I can gather, you start off as a driver that chooses one of three regions to start off from, choosing what the more native cars to your area will be – do you prefer the Asia-regional cars, the Ferraris and sportcars of Europe, or the down-home classics of North America? Choose one and dive right in: choose your starting car and get racing!

The more races you beat, the more credits you earn and the more cars you can earn. You can buy more cars or even buy some new upgrades. Do what you like. This freedom and customization is what sets this game apart from others out there.

Not to mention there are the driver levels, which grant you certain discounts (and even some carmakers send you sample / test cars! [Porsches, even!!]) and the car levels, which produce certain discounts pertaining to that type of car or similar models n’ makes.

And that’s what you do. Race until you can race no longer.

Since there technically isn’t really a storyline, I suppose I’ll have to wind up making this category void. The rating system for this section is void.

Graphics

Only one major gripe here: the cars look completely amazing. Authentic, even. They are detailed in such high resolution that you’ll sometimes question whether the cars are rendered or real. The problem that arises is the backgrounds – the bystanders, buildings, and other off-road models (perhaps even spots of the ground you’re racing on in some parts) could’ve probably used some touching up. This isn’t much of an issue, though, for if you’re racing as fast as you should be, the backgrounds are a blur anyway and don’t detract from the experience.

Besides, if you’re getting so close to the sandtraps and grass off the track to realize that they’re not rendered in quite as high detail as the car you’re driving, I think the problem might be more your driving and less the poly-count of the models of the tirewall you’re piledriving into.

In the graphics department, I grant Forza Motorsport 2 a 9 out of 10.

Value

There isn’t quite so much replay value in this game as there is the longevity of just a single playthrough. You have the auction house, where you can buy, sell, and trade cars with other players over XBOX Live, all the cars to unlock through all of the track playthroughs, and many driver and car levels to master and expert.

And that’s only career mode.

Then you have arcade mode. Plus all the achievements. That’s so much of a task that I doubt it’s even possible to do a speedrun of. Based on the longevity of the game alone, Forza passes the value test with flying colors and emerges with a perfect 10 out of 10.

Multiplayer

To tell you the truth, the first thing I did was grab a friend and tackle a quick few games of split-screen multiplayer before I even began to delve into the depths of its career mode. And, to tell you the truth, I was enthralled by the beginning – the way that the splitscreen mode was presented gave both players an equal chance at experiencing the track the same way … and, since it was our first time playing (for either of us), it also raised some pretty interesting conversations.

“What the hell do those red arrows do?”
“How the hell should I know?”
*crash into a tirewall*

XBOX Live also ran without a hitch for me. Which made me quite happy. Speechless, really. Flawless.

For having such outstanding multiplayer value, I grant FM2 a near-perfect 9 out of 10.

Bonus

The primary bonus of this game is simply the astounding length of the entire thing. And, since I’ve unfortunately already discussed the length of the game and referenced it in the sections above, it wouldn’t be fair for me to add it again to the bonus. So, for the first time ever, there is no bonus for this game.

Overall, Forza Motorsport 2 has scored a near-perfect score of 9.5, proudly claiming its victory as the Gears of War for the racing universe, not just for the XB360 but across all platforms.

Whoo! And that’s that, once again. Yet another review I can tuck under my belt as experience. I had an extremely fun time and, much like a crack fiend and his crack dealer, I must give many thanks to Nico of M80 Teams for fueling my addiction even once more!

Hoo-rah!

I’d definitely recommend this game to a fan of any videogame genre anywhere. Even if you don’t think you like racing games, definitely give this one a try. It’s worth it. Bigtime.

And with that I’m off to do some more racing!!

… zoom-zoom, sucka!

--Reaper

Creativity Sparks Compassion ...

2007-03-12T19:12:00.000-07:00

... y'know it's true.

Anyhow, first off -- I'm proud to announce that, as of this upcoming Thursday, my now-year-old role-play, Fated Souls, is going to be celebrated with a party at my place. I'm kidding, for it's geographically impossible with people in the role-play being across the country / world and whatnot. ... but we'll still conjure up the virtual champagne, I kid you not!!!

Secondly, I ran across this and found it somewhat funny. Sony? What in the hell were you thinking when you thought of blackballing Kotaku? That's somewhat ... low for even you!

Link to the article here.

Excerpt here:

"The Playstation Home, we reported, would be an intriguing blending of the Mii and achievements, allowing gamers to create a virtual world for customized avatars and then decorate that space with items unlocked through game play.

What readers couldn't have known was the great lengths we went to to try and pin down the veracity of the rumor before publishing and, when finally deciding to go live with the rumor, to make sure we put it in the correct context.

In so doing, Sony asked us not to publish the story, first nicely, then not so much. Sony Computer Entertainment of American representatives reminded us that the story was a rumor and then went on to say that publishing it could harm our professional relationship with them.

When I responded that we were going forward with the story and that sometimes news doesn't come from official sources I was told that if we published we would likely be blackballed by the company.

Specifically, they said we would be asked to return our debug PS3, uninvited from all meetings scheduled with Sony at GDC, including one on blogger relations and a one-on-one with Phil Harrison, and that they would no longer deal with us.

Knowing that, we went forward with the story, choosing not to point out the threats.

Shortly after the story ran, and I forwarded it to Dave Karraker, the senior director of corporate communications for Sony Computer Entertainment of America, to point out we did decide to run it."

All-in-all, though, Dave and Brian were able to resolve their differences like big boys and I believe Kotaku and Sony have long made amends.

Thirdly, I thought this was pretty sweet. Actually, I'd've bought one ... had they been on sale. Best I can make is probably something that looks like utter sh*t compared to this:

Don't let it discourage you from trying to create your own, though! Buy your own paints and such he suggests from his webpage and order your very own Munny for almost $25 here!

I wish you the best of luck!

Lastly, before I leave, I'd like to make the recommendation that you run out and by the [now-fairly-old] Three Days Grace album by the title of One-X. It's pretty kickass.

And with that, the Reaper has paid his dues and is leaving ... !

--REAPER

Lost Planet -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

2007-01-21T17:43:00.000-08:00

Ah, it's just that time again. I've officially waded my way through and have come to spread n' share the knowledge I have gained. ... alright, well, perhaps not quite that noble, but it's all-the-same another review. Of course, I will be using the same rating system as last time on a scale much like this:

... followed by each one of these 1 through 10 rankings in each of the many splendid categories such as these:

Gameplay
Storyline
Graphics
Sound
Value
Multiplayer (if applicable)
Bonus (in case I feel it incorporates something not falling under the above categories)

For my readers I have braved the harsh terrain and battled the ruthless Akrid in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition to bring you this following review, courtesy of my hours of playtime and M80's donation.

Drumroll, please?

Gameplay

Capcom doesn't draw the short straw in this category, especially what you'd expect from them. They're known for incorporating some intriguing boss battles and levels and, much like Resident Evil 4, don't stray from the die-hard equation that has equaled success for them in the past. For anyone who's played (and enjoyed) God of War, much like myself, the complex control system, especially switching between running on foot, to VS's, to the many other things in the game, controlling your character in Lost Planet should be an utter cinch. To quite a few others, it may be a slight struggle at first but, as soon as you actually get into the game, you should be able to master these controls in no time.

You can easily knock this game out in only a few hours if you play as I did ... but it would take considerably longer if you try to hunt down the multiple targets embedded within different locations on the three difficulties throughout every mission of the game. I, obviously on my very first playthrough, didn't accomplish gathering them all yet came quite close. All-in-all, there's plenty of Akrid to shoot at and rarely any downtime in the single-player campaign. Though there are a couple of puzzles (I, stupidly enough, tried to sneak by all the probes Metal Gear-style later on when, really, just a couple of wellplaced shots could take them out and away forever.)

Then there are some bad aspects ... I, for one, had trouble reading the mini-map plus PDA that traveled with Wayne as he explored the planet and I found it saddening that I had to die a couple times in the process of finding exactly where the game wanted me to go next. Of course, then, there's the thought that raced through my head after I found it of 'why didn't you find that earlier yourself?!?'

Though, the gameplay's quite pleasing, a gentle-enough mix to put you in the mood of the game quite quickly, allowing you to shoot almost everything you come across and deactivate the puzzle-solving regions of your brain for quite some time. For some quality gameplay, I give Lost Planet an 9 out of 10 in the gameplay category.

Storyline

From the beginning, Wayne, his father (Gail), and some other [later dubbed-]"snow pirates" are heading through a facility to help in the colonization of this abnormally frozen planet known as E.D.N. III, creating mechanized machines known as "Vital Suits" that help aid in the process of traversing the planet ... and also help when mounted with weapons to fight the opposing insects who don't like your presence on their planet, also known as the Akrid. In short, Wayne's father, Gail, dies and Wayne himself barely escapes.

Fast-forward a bit and he's saved by a band of snow pirates that take him in, unthaw him, and greedily accept him as one of their own, sending him on missions and raids against the Akrid as well as the force attempting to colonize the planet ... a force that's hiding a deadly secret. I won't spoil the many twists for you, though, just because I'm that kind of guy. And then we come to the plot twists. Twists galore. 'Lucky this game has an insane amount of action and maneuverability because, if it hadn't, the hard-to-follow general storyline as well as the weak characters would've dragged it down ... but since the game is extremely awesome in the way it presents itself, Lost Planet doesn't lose any points there.

If you can keep up with the unique storyline and the not-so-fleshed-out characters, then this would come out to be a well-deserving 9 out of 10, yet again.

Graphics

Some people seem to be discrediting this games graphics, but I can't see why. At all. The graphics in this game are wicked and while they meay not rival the ones featured in Gears of War, that's an exception to the rule. I doubt I'll be seeing any games that looks as exceptional as GoW does in quite some time, so why hold it against all of the other games? The way the weather creates such an intense atmosphere to the battle scars down on the VS's throughout the entire game, Lost Planet features some unbelievable graphics. There are some graphic distortion and clipping errors if you look close enough, but not enough to discredit the game very much.

They'll simply leave you in awe, whether it be the outdoor or indoor environments. Period. And, for this, Lost Planet receives its 8 out of 10.

Sound

I personally felt deeply enthralled by the soundtrack Lost Planet uses ... it ranged from very dramatic, to very movie action-esque and never disappointed at all ... though I did have some beef with the voiceovers. I think they could've hired some better actors for some of the characters. I couldn't believe Rick's or Yuri's voices at first and really, really disappointed me. But, hey; what can you do, right? They served their purpose and, though they might not be up to par with my standards, don't bog down the gameplay quite so much either and, for that, Lost Planet earns its 9 out of 10.

Value

I see some insane replay value in Lost Planet, mainly because of the targets you can snipe through each of the 11 missions. The length of the game was rather short but you can't really blame that on Capcom; it appears that's becoming a trend throughout the entire video game genre. During my first time through the game, I didn't even BEGIN to see them until I really began looking for them ... and that's when the side-line fun began.

Each of the targets form words, and, since I never completed an entire word, I never got a reward, but it looks like it's supposed to be pretty damn entertaining. This, as well as the multiplayer, appears to grant some serious replay value for months and months to the owner.

Value-wise, I grant Lost Planet it's extremely worthy 10 out of 10.

Multiplayer

I've tested out the multiplayer and have, in fact, been pretty proud of it. It was much better than I expected it to be, with a numerous amount of options and fun to be had. XBOX Live (though, really, when does it ever?) doesn't pair you up with people nearby ... which means that you can actually end up playing against other Lost Planet fans in South America or Japan. While I see where this could affect team communication, there wasn't really much to communicate about at the time and never really hindered the gameplay. There isn't much that stands out, but nothing that hinders it.

Another thing that some people seem to gripe about in Lost Planet's multiplayer mode is its lag. For those people, I suggest getting a better connection because I never (or rarely ever) had dots of lag anywhere, nowhere near what I've heard other people complain about periodically over the Internet and such.

They, obviously, are just using it as a cover-up for their lack of multiplayer skill.

For Lost Planet's multiplayer, I give it an 8 out of 10.

Bonus

Correct me if anybody sees something wrong with this, but I see a serious relation between this and Resident Evil 4, character-wise and cinematic-wise. The way it carried itself made me feel this was Resident Evil 4 in the future ... in space. That connection never really slowed me down, so it didn't really bother me.

But then I noticed something else about the cutscenes (especially about the faceoff Wayne has with [insert 2nd-to-last boss's name here] where they're speaking before they hop into their VS's) were extremely reminescent of Metal Gear Solid. Because of that, I think I played differently than if I hadn't seen the connection.

These aren't bad things, however, for I am a personal fan of the Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid series. I actually though these nice little cameos actually helped enhance the game severely and, because of that, I'll be granting Lost Planet an 8 out of 10 in the bonus department.

Overall, Lost Planet has scored an average of 8.7, an extremely unique game definitely worth your time and money, especially if you're a fan of such a genre.

And that's that! Another review stored in my records. I had an extremely fun time and, of course, it wouldn't be a review without the usual thanks to Nico from M80 Teams fame. Without him, I wouldn't've had such a great game to review.

Three cheers!

I'd definitely recommend this game to any fan of action or sci-fi, just because this game is so hardcore that a fan of such can't miss out on it. I guarantee you'll have a good time, if not better, than I did when I first played it. Enjoy.

Yet again, wish me luck -- I'm off to finish off those other Achievements and get my head into some multiplayer! This is Reaper, signing off!!

--Reaper

Lost Planet -- First Impressions

2007-01-20T00:21:00.000-08:00

Yes, the copy I am to review of Lost Planet has arrived in the mail today. And, yet again, this has arrived from none other than my best friend in the world right now, Nico of M80 fame. Unfortunate to say, I haven't been able to test out the game and it is, in fact, still in its original plastic coating.

But don't let that affect your view of my diagnosis.

I am, of course, an avid WoW fan if you haven't caught on and, since Burning Crusade has just released, I've-- ... well, let me cut it short; I finally hit level 61. That was my weekend goal. Whihc means I have two complete days to dive into Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions and see how much goodness Capcom could pack onto their XBOX 360 disc and, of course, tell all of you about it as well.

I have played the single-player demo and, I must say, am quite amazed. I am knowledgable about Capcom's earlier works as well as their newer (Resident Evil 4, per se), but this game seemed ... seemed different. It had that hook-value that just drew you in and, once you completed both branches of the SP demo's campaign mode made you cry out in agony that it was over so soon.

Will this be the Resident Evil 4 killer? Will it potentially rival my Gears of War review?

You'll have to wait and find all this out and more ... within the coming 48 hours. Let the clock begin.

--Reaper

JFK - The Death of a Dream ...

2006-12-28T01:16:00.000-08:00

I was watching a documentary just last night on the different theories and conspiracies behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy ... and then it got me thinking ...

... think about all of the presidents we've had since JFK and Eisenhower ... those two actually had values for the country and wanted to enhance the idea of a unified nation. Every president we've gotten after that, sad to say, has done an extremely appalling job ... just look back on it.

Nixon = Watergate Scandal, where he had to resign from office. "I am not a crook ..."
Bush (Sr.) = "Read my lips ..."
Clintion = the whole Monica Lewinsky scandal. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman ..."

I could list so many more, but it is sincerely appalling to see such a good man (JFK) die such a tragic death only to have his spot constantly replaced by these embeciles. If you listen to JFK talk in any of his speeches, he has such charisma about him. And then you look at George W., president of our country today ... and he could barely string together two intelligent sentences for the life of him.

Honest-to-God, what in the hell is our country coming to nowadays?

Why is it that all the people who have dreams die and all of the idiots are kept alive and safe?

Martin Luther King. He was assassinated. By a southern redneck with a rifle. John Kennedy's son? Killed in some mysterious plane crash. JFK's brother? Shot at point-blank range by some Palestinian radical by the name of Sirhan Sirhan. If we want to go even further back, how about Abraham Lincoln? He was in the process of freeing the slaves ... and what happens to him? Shot in a movie theatre by an actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth.

Anyhow, why is it that all of the good guys, trying to spread these messages of love and peace get assassinated? I'll tell you why.

People are ignorant and resistant to change.

You can disagree with me all you want, but you know that I'm at least right on the fact that since Eisenhower and JFK there has not been one president that hasn't gotten in trouble for something (scandal) or has attempted to turn the country around like they (JFK + Eisenhower) did.

--Reaper

Gears of War -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

2006-12-09T22:07:00.000-08:00

Welcome, one-and-all to my first-ever review of a game here. I like to value my opinion, so for all of you who stop by and read my humble little dialogue, you'll get a taste of what I like and what I think. Since I've never committed to writing a review before, let me set out the blueprint for what my reviewing scale for the various subjects shall look like. Vanna, could we raise the picture?

Thank you, Vanna. Alright, now I will review the game over various different categories and give you the grand total average by the end. The categories I will be reviewing under shall include:

Gameplay
Storyline
Graphics
Sound
Value
Multiplayer (if applicable)
Bonus (in case I feel it incorporates something not falling under the above categories)

Alright. Now you know my scale as well as my categories. All we need is my opinion, what I give them, and some screenshots to boot ... and off we go!

Gameplay

Gears of War is very entertaining, even from the start. From its cat-and-mouse, duck-and-cover control scheme all the way up to its various weapon choices, it'll provide hours of fun in campaign mode alone. Straight from the beginning, you'll notice that while all is well and good, the "A" button is clearly used for more than one function: running, ducking for cover, rolling, interacting with the environment, et cetera. This can cause some rather distinct problems. Per se, there is a heated firefight between the Locust and your soldiers (as well as yourself) interacting in front of you. Your teammates are already firing upon the threat and you, or should I say Marcus Fenix (your character), has just entered the fray. Naturally, you're gonna duck for some cover to save yourself from being fried by the Troika Gun across the way. So, you hold down A to run forward for cover. This cover is also small enough to climb over. You run directly into the slab of concrete to use as a shield and, unknowingly, tap "A" once again ... Marcus climbs over your cover and is exposed to the flying metal-and-other-material flying all around. Could that be avoided by mapping it to another button? Maybe. But this small fact doesn't hinder the ability to play Gears of War much (if any) at all. Just something worth noting. While I understand Epic Games tried to make the controls as simplistic as possible, I believe the buttons could've been mapped slightly more comfortably ... but this doesn't take away from the value much at all, and after some getting used to feels almost natural in your hands as you blind-fire and Action Reload your gun over the armoire you've ducked behind whilst fighting the Locust. For gameplay, I grant Gears of War an 10 out of 10.

Storyline

Well, I must say that creating a solid, memorable, and not to mention valuable storyline for such a game as Gears of War isn't an easy task, especially after its gained so much hype from the media. Needless to say, though, I do believe that GoW pulled it off. In a nutshell, you are Marcus Fenix, an ex-COG (or Coalition of Organized Governments) operative turned-convict for some undisclosed reason. Somehow, the prison has been infested and overrun by the planet's native enemy, the Locust. Somebody from Delta Squad belonging to the COG breaks in and breaks you out, throwing you your armor and sending you into battle. Yet again, needless to say, Fenix is somewhat happy by the proposition of kicking some alien ass after being locked up for so long. After a brief introductory sequence, you break out of the Locust-infested prison and meet up with a chopper along with the rest of Delta Squad to whisk you away to another locale of the planet in order for you to be sent on your first mission and, as well, your first firefight -- locating Alpha Squad, who also seems to've been holding a bomb-of-sorts that, if positioned in the right place, could exterminate the Locust threat for quite a long time, if not inevitably, called the "resonator". Of course, though, everything goes to hell in a handbasket for reasons which I will refuse to spoil. Even though the background story (being a sci-fi fan myself, I had to enjoy it) caught my attention fairly quickly (even having not read the accompanied manual first), I believe the characters'-depth could've been brought together much more nicely. You relate to the characters somewhat, but it's brought together in such a way that you feel something's missing, and while everything is set in place to explain that missing data, nothing's ever said about it. Again, while the character development is lacking in some areas, the storyline is nothing to groan over. And am I the only one who isn't getting what the whole deal behind heading back to the "Fenix Estate" is all about nearing the end of the game? For its confusing-yet-entertaining storyline, I grant Gears of War a 9 out of 10.

Graphics

Ah, yes. The wonderful, wonderful graphics. I, case-in-point, haven't actually been able to test out the graphics of the XBOX 360 on an HDTV as of yet, but still Gears' graphics still look amazing. How the environment gets destroyed so easily, the atmosphere around it, (especially on a train-ride of sorts near the end of the game) the characters, and the models still gets to me, regardless of whether I have hi-def or not. The textures look expertly crafted and modeled and, for this, I believe Epic Games may've just proven to us how far the 360 can actually go, pushing the boundaries of technology to this day. Maybe, eventually, Cliff [Blezinski] as well as his staff at Epic Games will show us even more of the 360's technology in days to come? For the graphics element how Gears of War is rendered on the XBOX 360, it receives a 10 out of 10.

Sound

For a game with such wonderful visuals and storyline as this one, it doesn't slack off when it comes to sound, either. The futuristic weaponry sounds intense and realistic, the voices of Marcus Fenix as well as your squadmates sound extremely realistic, the alien grunts and grunts almost sound well-done enough to make you look over your shoulder scared, and the environmental detail is awesome in itself. Awesome enough that, although of course not having surround-sound, either, makes me almost feel like I'm in the world of Gears of War itself. And that's saying something ... not many games feature such ambience, yet GoW pulls it off so flawless. For that, I applaud Epic Games once again.

Oh, and let's not forget the music.

The musical score behind the game is astounding, as well as the song used for the trailer (Mad World by Gary Jules, the cover of the Tears for Fears version) left me ... well, astounded. I absolutely loved it ... although the song at the very end of the credits left me scratching my head at first with an expressionless "WTF"-expression on my face, (impossible? Dunno.) I ended up loving that just as much as the songs throughout the rest of the game. For the composition of an astounding musical score through the entire game, I give Gears of War its well-deserved 10 out of 10.

Value

Saying GoW lacks value is like saying Halo sucked. Closer to the point, some would go as far as saying Gears of War is very well the Halo-killer. With that ... shockingly enough, I must agree. Gears of War sucked me in so much that during my first (turned out to be--) 7 hours-straight of playing it, I hadn't even noticed how much time had gone by ... like I've said previously, it's been an incredible while since any game has done that ... *wink wink* *nudge nudge* Resident Evil 4. Don't get me wrong, I still have an undying-faith and soft-spot for the Halo franchise, so take pride in my word when I say that while GoW appears to be the Halo-killer thus far, maybe Halo 3 will make me eat my words, no? Despite the looming fact of Halo 3 drifting closer and closer, I give the value of Gears of War a 10 out of 10.

Multiplayer

I must say, I've played around with Gears' Co-op and XBOX Live functions. Co-op's been a blast, especially with yelling at your friend to cover you instead of hiding behind a pipe like a pansy, as well as versing many others over XBOX Live. The only obstacle I can see that would prevent this from getting a much higher score would have to be the chainsaw-bayonet melee attack attached to the end of your weapon for the majority of the game (if you hold onto it) called the Lancer. Why would this be a problem? Because, for most of the time, using the chainsaw is a grab-bag of chance while facing an online opponent over XBOX Live. You may think you've revved up your chainsaw before the opponent but he may let one rip on you, (no pun intended) making for an instant kill and a gear-and-skull icon hazing the bloody screen appear. Let me tell you -- that's no fun. If you can get your chainsaw up first, you can laugh in the victory of seeing the creature's blood across from you scatter across the screen. While this may be entertaining for awhile, it provides no challenge, so unless you're constantly on your feet and making sure you're nowhere close to the enemy (hence, a useless shotgun) when their hands are on the Lancer or your opponents over Live agree to avoid using the chainsaw-bayonet, the multiplayer matches are more of a spin-of-the-wheel in luck rather than skill. Due to this, I must grant this game its 9 out of 10.

Bonus

I guess bad things come back to haunt you, yes? I believe this game is in need for some special mention here. We've already established most of its features are outstanding, yet its multiplayer could need some work, but its downfall must possibly be its best feature ... the chainsaw-bayonet. While I just previously mentioned its a lucky-item for multiplayer, single-player is a completely different story. Watching in glory as you carve your victim up, the Lancer's an amazing tool when it comes to single-player (mainly on the lower difficulties). I, myself, have stayed on Hardcore and resulted to Casual for a couple parts later on, but Insane looks to be like some true fun. Its three modes, though challenging on different levels, clearly leaves something to be desired, but in the end its extremely fun anyway. The torque bow, as well, (think: a bow that fires dynamite-arrows covered in sticky adhesive) is an extremely awesome weapon, especially against the Locust's Theron Guards later on. The dialogue made me laugh out loud a couple of times between the entire of Delta Squad, and bringing military-branded humor into dialogue and making it funny isn't an easy task. How many other games do you get to curb-stomp an enemy while their knelt down crying? Not many, I can tell you. For its bonuses, I grant Gears of War another 9 out of 10.

Overall, Gears of War has scored an average of 9.5, a game near, but not quite, perfection.

And there you have it! Reaper's exclusive first-ever review, happening to feature Gears of War. Of course, though, none of this would be possible if it weren't for Nico from M80 Teams.

I'd recommend this to and because of that I extend an extremely open-armed thank you to him as well. I hope the review has met your specifications, and it was a blast playing it. I'll probably keep playing it for months, maybe even years to come.

I'd recommend this to any fan of shooters or stealth. While this game may not focus too much on stealth, you most certainly will need it to finish off Berserkers as well as duck from cover to cover.

Wish me luck, I'm off to play some multiplayer and unlock some more of those 49 unlockable achievements! This is Reaper, signing off!

--Reaper

Gears of War -- First Impressions

2006-12-08T23:40:00.000-08:00

Wow. What else can I say besides “wow”? The game looks absolutely friggin’ amazing, the storyline is well thought-out, and the controls feel right at home. I’ve been playing Gears of War now for about 5 or 6 hours straight, now. Lord only knows what it’s doing to my eyesight … ‘like I care. =P I actually lost track of time playing it! I haven’t had something do that to me in quite some time.

I’m currently approaching the end of Act III with 9 out of the 49 achievements unlocked.

I’ve been so exhilarated by the game that I, yet again, hadn’t even kept track of the achievements until I got off the console to play this.

Ah, man -- I think I feel an ulcer comin’ on … a Gears of War ulcer … and I’m happy to say I don’t regret it.

Look forward to my entire review once I finish the game (probably by the end of tomorrow / the weekend) … trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

And, yet again, a big thank you goes out to Nico from M80! Without you none of this so far would’ve been possible -- trust me, you won’t be disappointed by the review, either! But, honestly … who would ever be disappointed in my writing? XD

Ah, I’m a modest one, aren’t I? *drenched in sarcasm*

--Reaper

Blog-Exclusive Impression -- BK's "Sneak King"

2006-11-23T00:07:00.000-08:00

Yes. I got it. And have played it on the 360 for the past 15 minutes.

The graphics are actually superb. The gameplay's pretty kickass, too. Hide, jump out of a haystack, deliver BK Joe's(copyrighted), rinse & repeat. It's been pretty cool so far -- I've even unlocked 2 of the 12 achievements.

For a game that's really just a walking/talking ad, it actually has some depth.

And value.

And playability.

Hell, who am I kidding? So far, "Sneak King" is definitely worth it's 3.99+tax at your local BK with the purchase of a Value Meal.

Oh, yeah.

It's happenin'.

--Reaper

Gears of War Beats Halo 2?

2006-11-20T21:40:00.000-08:00

Wow. Not that I was hoping it wouldn't, but it's rather shocking. Well, not as much shocking as -- look, just listen to me, will ya?

According to GameSpot's article on it, the big man behind the stats of XBOX Live's most played games has released a new statement -- Halo 2 is no longer the most played game over XBL ... as they say, "the sounds of 'running riot' have been drowned out by the sound of chainsaws."

Then there goes off the people with the narrow mindset that nothing can beat Halo 2 no matter what ... look, give Gears of War a fighting chance. The staff there worked hard, most-of-all-so probably Cliff himself. It takes a lot to try to beat Halo 2 on the top of the charts over XBL, and I bet that wasn't GoW's intention at all during its creation. It just ... happened.

Regardless, the people who say that nothing will ever beat Halo 2 or Halo and that they will always be the best?

Open your eyes people-- it won't stay like that forever. Gears of War may've proved that already.

But, hey -- only time'll tell, right?

And, hate to cut in on the subject, but this just came across from my friend Charlie -- are they serious? As well as this?!? And this! xDD If they are ... oh, shoot! There's even unlockable achievements! And the game actually runs!

I'm pickin' this up tomorrow. No matter what. I'll come back with a report tomorrow. Or soon. I promise. Reaper promises. And you can't beat that, yo. xDD

--Reaper

Movies & Games (Updated Edition!)

2006-11-12T01:31:00.000-08:00

Luckily, I've had the opportunity to run in with a guy by the name of Nico, courtesy of M80 Teams fame, to grant me a chance at reviewing Gears of War for them in return for a free copy of the game. Thanks, man! You rock! xD

Also, a few hours ago I got back from a showing at my local movie theatre for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorius Nations of Kazakhstan (quite a mouthful, eh?). It was actually a really funny movie and I highly recommend it. It's done excellent at the box offices so far and I hope it maintains its current rate.

Just finished some work, was checkin' up on Gaia / role-playing and such ... synced some more songs from my computer onto my cellphone. Y'know. The usual stuff.

Though today wasn't nearly as exciting as last night, *cough-cough* Jade knocking on my door at 10 o'clock in the freakin' night *cough-cough*, today was really a very good day. And for that? A new list of some games I'm lookin' forward to, so far all for the 360. 'Ere we go:

Wardevil - XB360 (fighting robots across various terrains [from what I can gather]? Awesome!)

Dark Sector - XB360 (the name rocks and so far does the footage.)

Bullet Witch - XB360 (there's not much released on this one. It looks cool, but pretty quirky to this point.)

Haze - XB360 (yet again, not much released on this, but the trailer looks pretty kickass.)

Medal of Honor - Airborne - XB360 - (yet again, not much I've seen on this one except the trailer. Although it probably is, if the trailer wasn't pre-rendered and run real-time thus far, this game looks really kickass, too, so far.)

Of course, Splinter Cell: Double Agent for the 360, Call of Duty 3 for the 360, and Dead Rising for the 360 should be up there, as well but they've sorta already been released. Gotta keep the lists separated, y'know? Hey, Nico -- can ya help me with any of these above games when the time comes as well? ;-) Haha, no, really, I'm grateful for GoW -- take my past line as a crooked thanks, yet again, for this opportunity. You rock, dude. xD

Aye, and to end things off with the trailer for Reno 911! Miami [the movie] and a couple of clips from the TV series, such as this, this, this, and, of course, this.

Don't forget to check out the Cowboy Bebop rendition of Dog the Bounty Hunter, either.

Well, 1:42 AM and I'm signin' off, mates. Peace out. 8)

--"Reaper"

Friends Are Like Germs ...

2006-11-10T23:21:00.000-08:00

... sometimes they show up at the most inopportune times. Tonight being one of those times.

I'm sick, so I go upstairs and decide to lay down a little earlier. I didn't feel anything bad coming down on me yesterday or so far today until later in the afternoon -- I suspect some strain of food poisoning. Anyhow, I'm sleeping and what happens? A series of rapid knocks on my door followed by booming voices, taps on my front window, and the voices being escorted around the perimeter of my entire humble home.

I think 'hmh, whoever it was must've gone away'. So I start to go back to sleep ... 11 minutes later, who's back again? The knocking-people. Sighing and rolling my eyes I realize I'm gonna have to confront the problem one way or another. I take the band out of my hair, put on shoes and a jacket and open the door to find-- ...

... --Jaeden and James. Standing there. Apparently they were fairly shocked by my groggy appearance. After a long introduction, they reveal they had been tapping all the nooks and crannies of my house as well as peering through my windows for the past almost half-an-hour-now and what did they want?

XBOX controllers. Some f**king XBOX controllers.

Well, I gave them to them. Jaeden wished me a goodbye (haha, you suck, man) and the duo left after borrowing what they came to receive ... of course, Jade was sporting my slick top hat he borrowed *cough* stole *cough* from me. I'm just sorta sad I think I scared James by the way everything went down ... but, hey -- he gave me a hug and left with Jaeden.

Well, the hug was kinda scary, but what have I come to expect from them? Exactly that.

Don't worry, though, guys -- I may've seemed angry, but it's cool. Hell, how would life be exciting if things didn't get jumbled up every now and then? Y'all are awesome -- that reminds me, we need to get recording again, too, don't we James/Jade/David/Trey/who else?

Mm, too tired now. Must level my undead mage its last few points and then fade back into the sleep.

'Night, all.

--Glenn

Gaming Discussion

2006-11-01T20:23:00.000-08:00

Yes.

Just hell yes.

I've been waiting so long for some new games to finally catch my eye ... and it's finally happened.

I bought Dungeon Siege II, which I mentioned awhile back, and I said it was pretty good ... well, I haven't finished it yet and haven't picked it back up since that review. Needless to say, I guess it just wasn't that good ... after all?

Anyhow, 'some new games at the top o' the list. First off, we've got Gears of War for the XB360. Simply 'hell yes' will suffice, coming out this very upcoming Tuesday. Secondly, we've got Neverwinter Nights 2 for the PC. I'm really lookin' forward to buying that one, as well. Thirdly, we've got F.E.A.R. - Extraction Point for the PC (why not? I liked the previous title. =/) followed by Splinter Cell: Double Agent for the XB360, as well.

FYI, I'm currently downloading the FEAR-EP demo and it's at 43%, an estimated 8 minutes remaining. I find 15 minutes for 550 MB of raw data to be pretty fast compared to other people's around me.

Anyhum.

Have problems with my list?

Too bad.

Go **** a ****.

edit: The FEAR-EP demo was f*cking awesome. Way to end a demo, guys! xD Cliffhangers, FTW. But I can't tell or not ... is Alma ... /nude/?

--"Reaper"

Or So She Says ...

2006-10-27T15:48:00.000-07:00

And now for the quote of the day.

Christian: So, dude, when're we going to see SAW III?
Me: It was just an idea. We'd have to find somebody who could take us.
Christian: Ohhh ...
-momentary silence-
Me: Hey, Charlie! Wanna take about 15 big boys to the movies this weekend?
Charlie: Sure! -laughing; sarcastic-

xD Oh, yes. I kick ass. I know, know.

--Reaper

Conversations Add +2 To My Agility!

2006-10-22T00:23:00.000-07:00

Fox of Blood: Glenn!
Reaper: Aye? -just got done with a Scholo-raid in WoW-
Fox of Blood: >< ><
Reaper: What do you want from meh?
Fox of Blood: I am tried, and need someone to talk to, Chris of off playing wow, again, ;_;
Reaper: He's also over at Luke's house right now, last I heard from him.
Reaper: If you're tired, go to sleep.
Reaper: If you need someone to talk to, make a friend.
Reaper: If you want to be with Chris, get World of Warcraft.
Reaper: Case closed.
Fox of Blood: You mean, cant get wow because I am dirt poor and also becasue if I did the net would be shot over the whole house. ><
Reaper: If I'm mean, get over it.
Reaper: If you can't get WoW, run a fundraiser.
Reaper: If the 'net would be shot, get a better Internet.
Reaper: Case closed.
Fox of Blood: I cant get a better internet, I use wireless on my computer, not the main connection, and I cant get the main connection, me dad is that much of a prick
Reaper: If you can't get a better Internet, live with it.
Reaper: If you're on wireless, stop.
Reaper: If you think your dad's a prick-- ... well, I can't really solve that one.
Fox of Blood: ><
Reaper: ... any more questions? I'll still take them.
Fox of Blood: Why is God only a myth to some people?
Reaper: ... I'd like to save that discussion for another time.
Fox of Blood: Rofl, sorry had to put that one.
Reaper: Aye, 'betcha did.
Fox of Blood: XD

... followed by (from yesterday, but posting it today) a phone conversation I had with Christian ...

Me: Try F10.
Christian: It brought up a utility thing ...
Me: That's the BIOS Setup.
Christian: -sighs- -restarts computer- Alright. This time it brought up a utility thing, too.
Me: What button did you push?
Christian: F8.
Me: Alright, well try F10 this time.
Christian: -sighs- -restarts computer- Same thing.
Me: -laughs- Oh my God. How many buttons is BIOS mapped to on your computer?

--Reaper

Damn, You're Slow!

2006-10-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

maKa vEli siNz: -Slams head on keyboard- F*cking.Bored.As.Sh*t.
Reaper: xD Let's play a game!
Reaper: Why don't we play WoW together?
-moment of silence-
Reaper: xD That pissed you off, didn't it?
maKa vEli siNz: I'm gonna f*ck you up next time I see you..
Reaper: xD
Reaper: 'Knew it.
maKa vEli siNz: Where the f*ck is everyone?! >.<;;;;;;;;;;
Reaper: Away.
Reaper: Duh.
maKa vEli siNz: .. They can go screw themselves. =/
Reaper: Jah.
Reaper: Chris is running ZG. I wonder how many times he's caused his group to wipe so far?
maKa vEli siNz: About 4, I'm guessing.
Reaper: 4 or 5, yeah.
maKa vEli siNz: Argh, I need Fairy here.. or Kayla. D<
Reaper: Aye?
maKa vEli siNz: Yus. Because they're fun. =/
Reaper: xD
maKa vEli siNz: F*ck it, I'm actually going into Barton Town to look for an RP.
Reaper: xD
Reaper: You're /really/ bored.
maKa vEli siNz: This is bull.
Reaper: Well, now would be a perfect time to sit there in a trance and brainstorm a way Kaze could get out of his deathly-state. xD
Reaper: Wait ... Fairy?
maKa vEli siNz: Wow, you're slow.
Reaper: xD
maKa vEli siNz: She is my Canadian friend. >>;
Reaper: Right.
maKa vEli siNz: A /cool/ Canadian.
Reaper: ... dude, I had this dream where Alex grew this mustace and berad and looked like /Jesus/. But, after further analyzation, he didn't have the hair for it an rather looked like an Amish dude. xD
maKa vEli siNz: Told me. >>;
Reaper: xD /Totally/ knew that.
Reaper: Larry's on!
Reaper: Talk to him!
Reaper: xD
maKa vEli siNz: Nu. >_>
Reaper: xDD If you're a beggar, you can't be a chooser.
Bounc3yBlob: lol wtf
Bounc3yBlob: at 12 in the morning
Bounc3yBlob: more people ar on than anybody else for AIM
maKa vEli siNz: xD
Reaper: xD
maKa vEli siNz: O.M.G.. bored.. as f*ck..

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xD That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Oh, and, while you're at it, Nickelback? Watch out for Portugal. And never go back. Promise me.

xDD Peace out, guys.

--"Reaper"

Mac Vs. PC? My Opinion --

2006-10-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

-- ... that's right, all. I'm gonna be takin' the 14 main reasons on their site to switch from a PC to a Mac and will / try to counterprove every single reason for those of you less informed. Ready? Let's do this.

#1: It Just Works -- They ask how long it's taken you to troubleshoot your PC ... well, if you don't f*ck up it won't require any. Furthermore, most of the troubleshooting that a general PC user encounters isn't as high on the list as one that a classier performer, such as a gamer or business type, would encounter -- therefore, they have more knowledge with the situation, still making the troubleshooting easy. If it is pretty hard? Just look it up online. There are plenty of people there to help you. Besides, I guess I have to hand it to them -- there's not much to troubleshoot because their programs are such utter crap that they can't get any worse.

#2: You Can Make Amazing Stuff -- Varying on your system, you can get the same amount of software that comes from the Mac that is just as accessible (if not moreso). It's called Windows Movie Maker and all of the other software you can buy / try for it. Hell, it even comes with Windows Media Encoder!

#3: Design That Turns Heads -- Right. I dunno how ancient most people's PC's are today, but mine looks pretty kickass and can be easily modded. They suggest that us PC-users hoards ours in corners because they're too unattractive -- in my view, (to the majority of us) Macintosh has just committed one dirty deed against us ... extreme lying.

#4: 114,00 Viruses? Not On A Mac. -- Right. They suggest that Mac's are better because of the lack of viruses and I have two responses to that. (1) If you have the proper security software it won't even matter! And, (2) doesn't that mean that the PC is more popular? I mean, hell, who would want to create a virus for a Mac and f*ck it up more than it already is, eh?

#5: Next Year's OS Today -- Oh, really? And just how do they know what next years's software is actually going to be, mm?

#6: The Latest Intel Chips -- They claim to have Macintoshes that utilize Intel software better than the systems they were originally designed for? I'd really like to see the results to that first-hand; otherwise that's beyond my belief.

#7: Instant Video Chats -- And? Is that supposed to mean that the Macintosh "users" are two lazy to download one client for the PC and set it up to initiate such?

#8: More Fun With Photos -- They talk about their programs for photo viewing as if they're godly! Obviously, the people who've created Mac's have never even viewed a PC, namely Windows, before. What a bunch of losers. They disgrace me.

#9: One-Click Websites -- This just makes me feel that Mac-users are very uneducated and that because Macintosh even offers this as an option makes me think that I'm gonna be seein' a lot more crappy websites out there on the Internet.

#10: Amazing Podcasts -- This seriously is just a money-making ploy.

#11: Rockstar Tunemaking -- If you don't have the actual materials for it, you shouldn't be doing it! On the other hand, if you want to make virtual beats (like they're suggesting), just take Rockstar's Beaterator for a spin!

#12: Hollywood-style Movies -- Windows Movie Maker. Free. Period. Just get some damn skill.

#13: No Hunting For Drivers -- 2nd-most retarded statement on this site.

#14: Awesome Out Of The Box -- 1st-most retarded statement uttered. Ever.

And there you have it -- Macintosh's lies-and-slander against the PC's. Don't take me into consideration ... we're really good people. Just lying bastards like these really grind my gears (haha, Family Guy reference FTW).

--"Reaper"

Emissions & Remissions

2006-10-15T00:36:00.000-07:00

Aye, so I see the first (well, second in my books, but first released teaser xD) of the SoA went over well, so far. I'll type up the first page, sometime, that details the shocking invasion of the bazaar district sometime ... along with Sylaris's and Komali's poor gray dwarf friend, Orill. xDD

Oh, and I solo'ed my attunement to Molten Core in World of Warcraft yesterday. And, let me tell you, it was-- ... who am I kidding? It was easy as /hell/! I didn't even die /once/!! xD It just required a few potions (that weren't too expensive, either) ... and I'm so close to completing the Onyxia Key chain it's not even funny! D:

Anywho, there are a couple of other games I used to absolutely /love/ that I forgot to point out, as well. Theme Hospital and Pizza Tycoon. They were kickass-er games that, somehow, I failed to mention two-posts ago. Stupid, stupid, me ... ... ...

And then, I read through my /entire/ Fated Souls role-play on Gaia ... from the beginning ... all 53 pages, 15-posts-per-pages of it. It took a few hours, but I got some info out of it I would've totally forgotten otherwise if I hadn't've recapped. And, now, for a few really cool 'ooc's from back then I intercepted and will post here for your viewing pleasure.

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"I try my best to serve the people. -salutes- xD" - Raftacon (Reaper)
“Oh, but now I've found a way to get around it, Jade. *points to last post before this one*
Serve the people, eh? Hmm.... *plots evil plot*” - Animagenic (Maricia)
“0.0; Evil plots are NOT my forte, to plan OR execute. xD Jade pretty much hit the nail right on the head. Or, as Jade corrected me: "I didn't the nail on the head, I got a sledgehammer and pummeled it. XD”” - Raftacon (me, again)

... followed by ...

“Ooc;; -looks up, chewing on a straw- Oh hell, it's Luke.” - D.B.A (Jade)

... as well as ...

“Awesome. My poll has 8 votes and there are 7 cast members. Score.” - Raftacon (guess who? xD)

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And now for some additional WoW funniness ... (red is Jade, blue is Reaper)

"'Allo friendly friend friend."
" ... alright, Jade, how much money do you need to borrow this time?"
"xD I'm just saying hi, mate!"
"xD I know, I know."
"But you know, like 200 gold would be nice."
":D"
"xD Welllll ..."
"Haha, kidding."
"Sent."
"o_O"
"Dude, you're .. Omg! ><;"
"Well, 25 instead of 200, but still helpful, right?"
"Yeah. xD"
"xDD"
"Runecloth FTW!"
"Aye."

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Anddd ... end of the FS&WoW-ooc-recap. xD Instead, it's time for me to wrap this all up with a friendly goodbye.

Now get the f*ck out of my blog, pansy!

--"Reaper"

Excerpt From "Shards of Avalon"

2006-10-13T23:58:00.000-07:00

This is a short excerpt from the currently revamped fantasy-fiction story I'm working on. Read it over and offer your comments. Hope you like. Enjoy.

"The animated undead's polearm let loose a metallic 'clang' that reverberated down the stairwell, its body collapsing to the floor, a small bullet lodged into its forehead. Komali backstepped, closing the door behind him and fastening the deadbolt. "Damn, these things are persistent," Komali almost said jokingly, taking care to reload a shot into his dwarven rifle.

Sylaris gazed out of the window, seemingly lost in his own world. "You do know what this means, don't you?" he inquired, his normal tone seemingly disappearing.

"No, ... what?" Komali replied to the question, the sound of pounding against the wooden door raising his arlam and causing him to aim down the sight of his rifle by reflex.

"It means that he must've already finished the ritual ... we obviously don't have as much time as we thought we did."

"And exactly how much time do we have left?" Komali asked nervously, inching his way back across and towards the door.

"None." Sylaris replied grimly, glancing over at the door and removing the greatsword holstered across his back. Merely seconds after Sylaris had prepared for an assault of sorts, and undead hand slowly crept its fingers over the windowsill behind him.

"Behind you!" Komali yelled, yet Sylaris had already sensed the movement to his back. Swirling around, he struck at the hand, severing its fingers. Peering out the window, he watched with satisfaction as the remainder of the undead went soaring down and into the district below.

Turning his attention towards the door, he rose his sword above his head with deathly force, motioning for Komali to slide the latch and pull the door open. Simply nodding,h e complied. As the door swung open upon its hinges, Sylaris lunged for the unarmed animation and swung, severing it diagonally from its torso towards the floor. Not pausing to wait for the body to fall, he continued his way down the stairwell.

Komali lowered his firearm and kept it to his side, maneuvering himself down behind Sylaris until he reached the end of the stairwell. Darting his eyes towards his left and right, he sighted down his firearm, yet read the room as all-clear. Giving the sign to Stlaris, he moved out and to his left to meet up with the bar counter.

Komali did the same, leaping the barrier and landing between the bar counter and the shelves of ale. Reaching to his left for a bottle of ale, he grabbed a mug fro under the counter and poured a shot of alcohol, handing it to Sylaris. "Why not?" Sylaris grinned, grabbing the mug and setting it on the counter. About to raise the mug to his lips, he heard the sound of creaking wood to his west.

Drawing his sword and ducking just in time that the dwarven mug soared over his head, crashing into the planks of the wooden wall behind him, shards of marble and glass showering the floor. "My, aren't you a strong one?" Sylaris asked, taking in his opponent.

"A dwarven animation?" Komali asked, quirking an eyebrow and raising his weapon, taking in his undead opponent much the same as Sylaris was currently in the process of. The short and stocky dwarf (like most of the race was, of course) was beginning to ramble his way towards them from across the bar-section of the inn, a wicked smile crossing his pale, gray face. His teeth rotted and his flesh rotting, one of his dark brown eyes slowly worked its way around and into the back of his head. "I've never seen one of them before." Komali muttered, temporarily lowering his weapon.

"Neither have I," replied Sylaris, matter-of-factly.

"Well, one option, then," Komali suggested, raising the firearm to eye-level, pulling back the hammer, closing his left eye, and aiming down the sights of the rifle. Zooming in towards the undead dwarf's head, Komali held his finger to the trigger.

'Hope you enjoy the Demonweb, scourge ..."

--"Reaper"

A Little Mismatch of Various Odds-'n-Ends

2006-10-09T22:09:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes. My, hasn't my first day of our school's two-week break been a pretty interesting one? I thought I was getting sick late Sunday night, but I drank some tea, popped some pills (joking, of course), and went to sleep and was better this morning (huzzah!). And then what did I do? I finished a beat for Jade (you're welcome, man) ... I went onto XBOX Live ('cause, for some odd reason, I had the craving to) and played, like, 4 Skirmishes on Halo 2.

I checked Gaia off-and-on to see if anybody had posted. Sadly enough, there were none. But, alas, I have not given up hope. I just pray the pacing goes faster soon enough. Or ... *trails off* ... =/

Mm, but I have tried my crack at getting an old Windows 95 / MS-DOS 3.1 game running on my computer (again). It's name is Fragile Allegiance and it used to be one of my favorite games as a child. I didn't understand half the stuff that was going on besides exploding asteroids, horrible micromanagment on my part, and blowing sh*t up with missiles that exterminated planets at a time. Y'know? Fun.

Well, I got it working. I had to delete logo.exe and then set fragile.exe for the Windows 95 compatibility mode. The game works, generally. Aside from a couple of non-important glitches that could probably be ironed out sometime ... the sound skips and is /very/ choppy, but I can always just disable. If the game starts to feel like it's bogging down, you just hit the Windows key or Alt-Tab out and then Alt-Tab back in. And, bam! Back as new. The only other downfall is that everytime you try to rename a fleet or colony the game ... well, freezes. And you can't rename savegames (so get it right the first time, damn it! xD), but that's not too bad, is it?

So, FA got me thinking -- what other games did I used to like from my childhood. I didn't understand half of it, again, but it seemed pretty f**king cool -- Space: 1889. It was cool. It was an RPG. Hell, I guess I got hooked early, didn't I? It was just about as cool as the other 2 I used to play without really totally understanding: MegaTraveler 1 (with better info here), as well as Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday. I also wanted Neverhood from an early age, but I fulfilled that prophecy a few years ago and, clearly, wasn't disappointed.

So then I began to recall some of the sh*ttiest game choices I've ever made. First off, looking down my CD rack, I see Harbinger. Hell, it seemed like Diablo 2 in space. Could I've been more wrong? I don't think so. It seemed really unoriginal, boring, and uncreative. Not to be confused with Zax: The Alien Hunter. Z:TAH seemed to be a pretty good game, but it didn't really keep my interest for long. But was it better than Harbinger? Yes. Definitely.

Oh, and, now that I recall it, I've tried getting Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire up-and-running again. Now, those games used to be kickass. Too bad I'm having trouble getting them running on XP, nowadays. I guess that's my next project over the next 11+ days besides ironing out the bugs in Fragile.

"So, Reaper," you might ask, "What have you playing recently?" Well, young readers, I've been playing the various GunGame multiplayer mods on CS:Source ("Shaedy" written all fancy, for you nonbelievers) and I picked up a copy of Dungeon Siege II from my local Best Buy (two towns away. =P) I believe that DSII is much better than its predecessor, despite what the reviewers might say.

What games might you be picking up now? you might ask, as well. Well, I think I'll wait for the new sh*t to come out ... The Witcher looks pretty cool. I've (obviously) been keeping my eye on those Halo 3 rumors, MGS4 info, and Gears of War release date. It's been pretty cool. A new dawn of gaming, so to speak.

Yeah, and I also picked up some new songs while listening to the radio. I'm not responsible for how you get them, but as long as you download them (*cough* LIMEWIRE *cough*) or buy the albums (loser! xD Kidding, kidding,) just pick these up, will ya?

"Attitude" - by Alien Ant Farm
"Another Perfect Day" - by American Hi-Fi
"Do It Alone" - by Sugarcult
"Alive and Kicking" - by Nonpoint
"Paralyzed" - Rock Kills Kid
"Burning Bright" - Shinedown

Have fun, kiddos.

--"Reaper"

P.S. -- Oh, right-- ... and, Luke? You wanted me to level you to 30? Yeah, I did that for you ... and parked your character in a special place, afterwards, ... without a hearthstone. xD Have fun navigating your way out, little man. You'll get no help from me. Peace.

P.S.S. -- And, a couple of funny quotes I heard over the past few days. Keep them to heart and enjoy.

Guild leader's comment -- "There once was a monkey in Nantucket. He talked, but all he would say was 'f... it'." xD
Bumper sticker (sarcasm) -- "Work harder! Millions on welfare depend on you!"

Walking Woes

2006-09-27T14:42:00.000-07:00

While walking home with Luke about an hour ago, the following conversations occurred --

-crossing the street-
Me: Alright, stay to my left as we cross the first half and then switch to my right for the second half.
Luke: Why?
Me: So you get run over by speeding vehicles before I do.
Luke: Oh, come on!

And, secondly, ...

Luke: ... so what was that song you used for your very first Green Vs. Yellow trailer?
Me: Born With Nothing, Die With Everything by Papa Roach.
Luke: Oh, right, right ... good song, good song ....
Me: -singing- Born with nothing, ... die with Luke's p3n!s ...
-pause-
Luke: Well, that must be one helluva large casket.
-laughing-

Yeahhh ... let these moments not rot from your mind. Tuck them away. Oh-so-very-deep-away ...

Amen, brotha.

--"Reaper"

Funeral Processions Are /Not/ My Kinda Thing

2006-09-24T00:34:00.000-07:00

Yeah, just last night (well, two nights ago-since-midnight) I went to my dad's friend's funeral. His wife and two kids were there, not much older than I am. It was very saddening to see their father just left behind. But he fought the cancer well and lived his life out to the fullest extent and he helped others obscenely.

Not much to say, I guess. I'm just sorta still in mourning.

R.I.P. - Gary Casper

--"Reaper"

Day to Celebrate - Fantasy and Reality

2006-09-16T18:53:00.000-07:00

F*ckin' awesome. That's all I've gotta say.

F*ckin' awesome.

Papa Roach finally released their new album, Paramour Sessions, 4 days ago. I'm totally going out tomorrow and picking that one up. I'm so unbelievably happy it's not even funny.

Well, [on another note] a few funny things happened today via guildchat on WoW today between Jade and me. Let's have a look, shall we?

Jade: Luke says hello.. for some reason or another.
Reaper: Mm, he can go f*ck himself. >>;
Jade: Now that's the attitude I like. :D
-pause-
Jade: He wants you.
Jade: To talk to you, that is.
Jade: In the ass.
Reaper: Talk to me in the ass? Wow.
Jade: It's Luke, he's fat, he can pull it off.
Jade: The tumor gives him magical power.
Reaper: xDD
Jade: Fo'shizzle.
Reaper: Fo'shizzle.

After that short conversation we encountered the following "War of the Faces", so-to-speak. Let's watch, shall we?

Jade: TO WINTERSPRING, AWAAAY! O:
Reaper: ... quite intriguing.
Jade: <--- Severely mentally retarded.
Reaper: =O
Jade: O:
Reaper: o.o!
Jade: o.O;
Reaper: :D
Jade: O:
Reaper: o.o!
Jade: O:
Reaper: :D
Jade: O:
Reaper: o.o!
Jade: O:
Reaper: :D
Jade: O:
Reaper: o.o!
Jade: O:
Reaper: o.o?
Jade: O:
Reaper: -.-
Jade: O:
Reaper: -_-'
Jade: O:
Reaper: -_-;
Jade: O:
Reaper: I should totally shoot you now.
Jade: xD
Jade: O:
Reaper: xD
Jade: I need a gun, I hate the sounds bows make..
Reaper: xD
Jade: Time to kill.. and kill.. and kill.. >>;'
Reaper: Fo'shizzle?
-pause-
Jade: Fo'shizzle.
Reaper: xD

And then the ever-classic two lines of the day ...

Jade: F*ck! Another elite!
Jade: Stop attacking meeeeeee! D:

xD And with that note I will prepare by previewing a few of the Papa Roach songs from their new album. The anticipation is killing me.

'Night, all -- godspeed.

--"Reaper"

Cancer Kills. Seriously.

2006-09-15T22:19:00.000-07:00

As of, roughly enough, 4:30 PM yesterday evening one of my father's best friends, as well as my own, by the name of Gary passed away. It is very saddening and hard to cope with right now. We're all in a state of shock it took him so fast.

I suppose this is for more of an update rather than the facts concerning it.

Sorry, guys. I'm just not in the frame of mind to tackle the facts. It's still too hard.

Wish him to rest in peace. The timeframe for the funeral procession is still unknown.

God be with us.

--"Reaper"

R&R - Rants and Rants -- Edition 3

2006-09-10T12:39:00.000-07:00

Rap ... is it an art? Of course it is.

Though, lately, I've been torn. I obviously respect the genre, and I don't refer to any genre of music as trash, especially not rap. It's comprised of a venting of feelings and expressions. One of my friends suggests that it's trash, the other's in love with it.

So where do I stand? In the middle? I think a quote could handle this pretty well:

"That's not true at all, I feel like I am an intelligent person and I like the song. I don't neccesarily agree with all the lyrics, but I love the instrumentals and I respect the art of the artists/rappers involved. And you know what? I respect you even though I don't agree with you and even though I'm sure this little note will make you pissed off, I respect your opinion anyway."

--taken from the "Drop It Like It's Hot" video page on YouTube

Obviously, I don't believe most of these lyrics should try to be imitated. Hell, most of the stuff in here involves gangs, guns, women, or breaking the law. Does that mean I shouldn't listen to it? Does that mean I should feel prejudice against it? Of course not. I can listen to it without imitating it. How could anyone absolutely loathe an art like this? Whether you like it or not, this genre is just like any other genre and requires the same, if not more, work then any other genres in the music business.

To anyone who absolutely loves the genre, don't go overboard with it. It's a wonderful genre, I personally listen to it, and I overly respect it. Does that mean I condone what's said? Maybe not, but it would vary on the music. Don't be ignorant and denounce the genre based on the lyrics of one song. If you would actually sit down and listen to it, maybe you'd get a different outlook on things. If you can't respect the music then don't put it down, -- just shut the hell up about it and move on.

And that concludes our third edition of Rants and Rants. Hope you enjoyed.

--"Reaper"

First Attempt at GvY Recording = Failure

2006-09-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

Yeah.

It happened. I went there.

I tried to get Chris to co-operate in getting on XBOX Live to at least experiment what we could do for various parts of the trailer. I send him an invite and make the server, naturally. I'm even talking to him over MSN about it. But how long does it take him to join something that should probably be something he would drop everything for, seeing as how we've been trying to get it off the ground for years and if I don't get these tests out of the way we won't be doing sh*t?

10 minutes. 10 f*cking minutes.

But that wasn't all. Like hell it wasn't.

As soon as he comes he hijacks a Warthog, then a Banshee, then goes to a sniper spot and tries to shoot out my tires. So, ... I kill him. He claims he was only shooting the tires and leaves the server.

Thanks a lot, Christian. Great team effort. Go team!

Where's the love for the team?

Nowhere.

Christian took it into the woods, molested it, and shot it dead. At least that's how the story went.

So Johnny Dumbf**k here thinks it even a better idea after I tell him I'll just film the stuff myself ... "Uh..sorry? 0.o" Yeah. Exactly. The reaction I was praying all my life for. Oh, wait, no it's not ... just lost as always.

Jesus Christ, people. Can we not just get something done or will I have to abandon all of you and find some internet guys with XBOX Live and give it a shot with them?

That's right.

I'll go there.

--"Reaper"

Reaper Vs. Passwords

2006-09-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

It turns out that somebody didn't want us on the server that Christian let us come to in the first place. After a short while, somebody placed a password on the server. The first one wasn't so hard, and I guessed "chaos" first try and got in. But now, a week after discovering the first one, it has been changed again and, the server name being "Remnants of Chaos", I guessed "remnants" but to no avail.

I have no given in to it, though.

I'll keep you posted. Peace out.

--"Reaper"

The World's Lost Its Mind ...

2006-08-19T23:15:00.000-07:00

Jesus, I haven't felt like this in awhile. My friends are awesome, even though I may beg to differ below, and the world is a wonderful place to be (well, sometimes) but its honestly and completely gone to hell. I hate to know what my future and, for that fact, how the future of my entire generation are going to survive, people f*cking up the environment and all.

The world's just going to hell. The last time I can imagine something of this magnitude would have to be back during The Great Depression ... ice caps melting, oil lines busting, Mideast Crises, North Korean menace, and just rampant violence and warfare everywhere. And the world isn't the only place people are going crazy.

My friends are, too, I'm afraid to say.

Jade's pretty awesome. Honestly. He may defend himself to the point of insulting others to his own expense, and he may pass off his facade to keep up his pride, but he's actually pretty weak. Not in a bad way, but just not as badass as he may try to pass off. One minute he may be extremely useful and helpful (like he usually is), though there're sometimes when he's just so annoying, be it insult or ... I don't think there's a word for it. He drives me (and others) so insane that we completely block / mute / ignore him.

Larry's been really helpful. Aside from the fact that we aren't going to the same school together ... we miss you Larry. =(

Chris's been ... well, his usual self. We may crack jokes over him as if he were just some sort of toy to us, but in the end (whether he gets pissed off or just passes over it like it were nothing) I don't think any of us mean any harm over it. I've actually begun to confront people (such as Jade and others) who've been passing derogatory comments about me my way. I won't put up with that sh*t anymore. I have no reason to. Even though Chris threw a little temper tantrum today and completely ignored his friends (Larry, Jade, Luke, and I) and his own girlfriend ... TWICE ... I assume there has to be some good reason behind it. I doubt it was just a retarded ploy for attention.

And now, fairly recently, he's been using an "I-get-the-last-word-before-we-move-on-to-the-next-subject" kind of ploy to get out of arguments that are in his favor. Christian, if you're actually reading this -- realize that that doesn't even work on anybody near you and won't be working on anybody in the future. Don't start the argument or back out of it, don't speak like your word's the constant truth and then delve off-subject. It's annoying, ignorant, and childish.

Chris's girlfriend, Lorin, is crazy. Psychotic. I dunno what she's had in her past, and she actually seems quite ... nice? Well, that is if you answer all her questions right. I dunno how Chris handles her. She's way too insane for me. She's crazy. Period. Stone-cold.f*cking.nuts. She'd probably handle that as a compliment, and Chris won't listen to reason when we warn him she's crazy. It's about 7 people versus his word. He must think he's Jesus, 'cause he's shooting our ideas down and claiming himself to be a savior. If he won't heed our word, I guess he'll just have to wake up next to a psycho someday and think "Damn, why didn't I listen to those guys?"

I owe a personal apology to two of the following people --

Luke -- I know we all make fun of you, and although you act like it doesn't tear you down, you usually glide over ALL comments thrown your way (much like Christian does over the jokes we throw his way) I know it's a bad thing to do and I do it anyway. I'm gonna try to stop acting like a total jackass to you and anybody else I know. 'Try's a very strong term, but I advise all of you guys who're doing what I do think twice about insulting him and try a new strategy much like I am. I mean it.

"Theheretic" AKA "Guntith" AKA "Rotithan" (WoW) -- I know I took your Searing Blade as that 20 gold payment you owed me, and Luke and I had a blast doing it, but in the end I feel awful bad about it ... I'll try to make it up somehow, trust me. I just ... work in mysterious ways. Yeah, that's it. Mysterious.

Well, back to the world -- Israel and Hezbollah *have* been back at it again ... launching rockets, marching troops ... can you believe they're killing many people, blowing up many buildings, and invading many towns ... over two kidnapped soldiers? People I know suggest we just draw the Hezbollah leaders out to some area and then, city or not, nuke the place. But where's the humanity in that? Yeah, of course we'd kill Israel's target (assuming the U.S. has to intervene), but is it worth the radioactive fallout flooding all the nearby towns?

Hah, you might think I'm "goth" or "emo" because of the attitude I have towards many things. Of course I'm not. I've never actually acted out or even contemplated suicide. I don't mutilate my body, cut myself, or anything of the sort. I like the color black, but I don't wear makeup and act "goth". Of course I don't. Maybe dark, but certainly not "goth". You people who make assumptions make wrong ones and need to consult them more than once.

Mm ... and now my dad's even been pestering me about stupid, various little things I've forgotten to do and such ... and it's really starting to piss me off.

The world's becoming insane and retarded ... locally and globally ... and it's really making me angry; I dunno how to vent it -- it's been awhile since I've seethed like this.

Scary.

--"Reaper"

Can You Feel It Coming In The Air Tonight?

2006-08-01T00:21:00.000-07:00

Not only is 'In The Air Tonight' the title of today's / tonight's blog entry, but it's a kickass song made back in the late-80's by Phil Collins but has just recently been remade for the new movie Miami Vice featuring Colin Farrell as Detective Crockett and Jamie Foxx as Detective Tubbs by a group called Nonpoint.

Check out their video here and post your impressions in my comments. I think their remake did Phil Collins / Genesis justice. Good songs happen to be remade for a new generation and this happened to be one of them.

Keep up the good work, everyone-who-worked-on-it.

--"Reaper"

... For the Matinee Price!!

2006-06-24T23:37:00.000-07:00

Haha! I'm leaving for Vegas this Monday, the 27th, at 5 AM, staying there the entire week. Expecting to see the Star Trek - Experience, the different casinos and shops up and down the strip, maybe even drive over to the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon, maybe bump into Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, or (hopefully) maybe even Criss Angel.

Anywho.

Yeah, well, the title makes no sense. But, let me assure you with some quotes and jokes that struck my fancy --

"White man makes guns, no problem. Black rapper evens says guns, -- congressional hearing."

"We are all lucky to be in America ... even us black people. Now, the black people have a different view in the mirror ... America is like the uncle that paid for your college tuition ... but molested you."

Those were quoted from Chris Rock's performance a few nights ago on HBO-Comedy.

"So, my girlfriend said to me 'Jimmy, we've reached a crossroads in this relationship. Down one path are some troubleships that eventually lead to ultimate happiness. The other road is a dead end.' Naturally, I responded with 'Then it's not a crossroads ... it's a T-junction.'

-chorus of laughter-

Well, I'm glad you found it funny. She went f***ing mental."

"-points at a man in the audience- I read in a magazine that men go bald because they have too many male hormones in their system. My suggestion to you is to stop swallowing."

"My girlfriend used to angry because of the old nagging fact that I used to leave the toilet seat up. So I resolved it -- ... but there's no pleasing her. Now she's angry that the toilet seat is covered with piss."

Those were quoted from Jimmy Carr's performance just last night on HBO-Comedy, as well.

"See, the government has already profiled us black people ... they even let us on planes early, now, which is nice. See, they already know what we'll do -- we'll rob you, we'll shoot you, we'll jack you, and we'll cut you -- but we will not blow you up. You have to be on time to f*** with bombs."

That was quoted from Bill Belamy's performance just last night, as well, on HBO-Comedy.

Now, for some quotes in World of Warcraft that I happened to jot down or take a screenshot of in a moment's notice. =P (Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Me, Jade.)

"I got in a fight with a guy in BG. ><>>;"
"Guess not."
"All of my clothing is dying."
"xD"
"xD"
"I imagine that to be something Chris would say."
"But more like -- "
"WFT MY CLOTHS R DIING!"

A discussion on trying to make it through the cave that links Felwood to Winterspring at too low of a level to attempt it properly. (Jade, Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Me, Jade.)

" .. Stealth?"
"Oh."
"xD"
"xD I thought you actually meant mountain."
"Stealth+Vanish+ Blind+Evasion+Sprint"
"My combo -- Strip Naked+Defensive Stance+Blood Rage+Retaliation+Die+Die+Die."
"xD!"

And Jade and I miscellaneously bashing Christian. =P (Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Jade, Me, Jade.)

"I can still sell it for 15 silver to a vendor!! xD"
"Ooohh."
"I'd be /rich/, man!"
"And you could buy it back for 1g 69 silver."
"xD"
"xD Now /that/ sounds like something Christian would do and say, 'That was an /awesome/ deal!'"
"xD"

Jaeden getting pissed off that I'm not co-operating with him in the Wetlands (and offering pretty whack advice). =P (Me, Jade, Jade, Me, Me, Jade, Jade.)

"xD I wish /I/ had a mount."
"I miss mine. ><;"
"And I never even named it."
"xDD" "Call it Sparky."
" .."
"I hate you."

At a much lower level, Jade and I heading through Rageclaw's Den to finish a quest of mine ... an interesting conversation arises. (Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Me, Jade.)

"Why do you /always/ get to loot Rageclaw?!? xD"
"I'm black. xD"
"But I am, too! >>;"
"On the inside, maybe."
"And the outside, I just dyed it."
"It's because this character has boobies. o_O;;"
"I can't argue with that."
"xD!"

Another rendition of "Give Me A Name to Name My Gnome!". (Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Me, Jade, Me.)

"Smallspark!! xD"
" ... "
"Sparkresister!"
" ... "
"Thermaspark!"
"I think I'll kill you tonight."
"Sparky!"

And you can go here to see a small sample of what role-playing in the Caverns of Time was like. But, no, Blizzard -- you won't be able to figure out who we are so, no, you won't be able to bust us. I censored the names.

Take that!! xD

And, the funniest quote from Gaia in Kaiyan Akurian's profile --

Alex: you know samantha is sexy >_> ... Admit it
Jade: Good sir. Dare I ask, what the f*** are you smoking?

xD Well, I'm tired, finished, and ... well, tired. =P Peace out, peoples.

--"Reaper"

Did I Mention I Have a Semi-Retarded Brother?

2006-06-07T23:40:00.000-07:00

Of course I don't. But, hey -- that attracted you here, no? Alrighty. First off ... for my birthday I basically got a nice Bass Guitar & Amplifier, along with an XBOX 360, Hitman - Blood Money, Burnout - Revenge, Perfect Dark Zero, & Full Auto. I probably posted half of that before but, y'know, I thought it would be cool to post it again.

Anyways ... now for something completely unrelated.

Yes, well ... Stewie's Sexy Party I found (at least on my part) to be f*cking hilarious (at least to those of you who watch Family Guy ... but, seriously -- ... who doesn't? xD) ... if you have an XBOX 360 and actually bother to read this, then look me up on XBOX Live ... the name's 'Shadow191'. I'm in the Underground zone with almost 400 for my Gamerscore (I believe).

And I enjoy long walks on the beach. =P

And, boy-oh-boy, I'd really appreciate any kind words or tips anybody could offer me on my upcoming video game that I'm working on ... and, hell, I may even open up a mailbag that I'll answer on here if enough people email me over it. I love to hear from people. If it's just a friendly 'hello', I'll send one right back ever-so-politely. If it's a question, I'll post it here. If it's well versed hate mail, I'll simply trash it. If it's not well versed, I'll post it up here for everyone to laugh at you over. So if I were you, I'd be careful what you wish for, because-- ...

... Santa Claus is coming to town. (but it's only June!!)

xD

--"Reaper" A.K.A. glennlego@yahoo.com

R&R - Rants and Rants -- Edition 2

2006-06-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

Alright. Bottomline? I'm not prejudice. And I'm sick and tired of people saying I'm prejudice against black people. Common lines when a conversation goes bad? "Man, your ancestors were my ancestors' slaveholders!" And how would you f*cking know that? Did you rent a time machine and go back in time to watch a past version of me whip your ancestors across the back? I didn't think so. All I ask is you know what you're talking about before you start blabbing sh*t that you honestly have no clue whatsover about.

There were three different kinds of white folk back in the day. The slaveholders of the South, the slaveholders of the North, and the anti-slavery activists. How do know my family was for slavery? Mine could've been one of the people standing around in protest against it. Hell, my family's from Ohio (unfortunately ... I don't really like the place, personally) and during that period of time ... you guessed it, Ohio was with the Northern states.

And the whole discrimination thing where people believe my ancestors before, even then, were Nazis?!? Just because I'm white doesn't make instantly make me a f*cking Nazi, or even f*cking German. People who make the assumptions that I encourage racism, prejudice, and hatred couldn't be more wrong. I'm open-minded, and am equally for every race being treated the same. I don't even want to be associated with Nazis, and never said so. If I speak German to somebody and they reply back with, "Quit with the Nazi-speak!" me and my friends around me instantly have the assumption that they're ignorant and (possibly) retarded.

Now, before you contradict me and say "But, Reaper! I thought you said people who use 'retarded' in an insulting way are-- ..." But I'm not saying it in an insulting way. I don't say things that aren't true. If I believe they're retarded and so do my friends? That doesn't mean they belong in a Special Education class, it just means that they could've been dropped on their head as child or never been diagnosed with some sort of mental illness.

Either way, it's a win-win situation.

For me, at least.

--"Reaper"

R&R - Rants and Rants -- Edition 1

2006-06-03T01:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first session of R&R that I will attempt to incorporate in future posts ... this one will consist of my interpretation of the Catholic Church via The Da Vinci Code and Gay Pride. I'm not gay myself, but I have some friends who are, and I don't like the discrimination that modern day society is putting them through.

First off. Da Vinci. The Da Vinci Code, to be exact. Obviously, the movie is fiction. But most of the stuff is true / highly believable, despite what any of my Catholic friends say (Quote -- "It's pure blasphemy!"). Obviously the only reason they would be sticking up so strongly for their religion instead of letting the movie pass off as fiction is because some of the facts within the movie could possibly threaten to destroy the foundation of their churches and (*gasp*) even their entire religion? The world may never know, for Catholicism will continue on and Da Vinci box office tickets will continue to be sold.

I, personally, do believe that most of the movie is highly factual / loosely factual, based on the point of the story. Obviously Langdon and Neveu are not real life characters. Neither is Fache or the rest of the Interpol. But most of the story (Holy Grail being Mary Magdalene's womb ... Opus Dei ... the Priory of Sion ... et cetera) seems to make high sense. Hell, wouldn't you get pissed if your saviour (Jesus Christ) was beginning to have a different view, claiming that your immortal being of high holiness was being lowered to a mortal status, and even possibly carrying a bloodline? Yikes.

It's just a point of view. Stop trying to tell everyone the movie is fiction. People have brains so they can make up their minds for themselves. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but I've had enough religious bullsh*t to last me eternity. I honestly have nothing against any religion ... no matter Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, even Paganism (witchcraft) ... I believe all are perfectly acceptable views. So stop trying to push your views (hence "convert") everyone else to your religion. If they happen to find ... let's say for the sake of argument, Buddhism a better religion than Christianity? That's perfectly fine. Stop criticizing them over it.

Amen.

And on to the so-called 'gay pride'. I happen to know a guy who is my mother's friend (or, for lack of a better term, 'co-worker') who is, lo-and-behold, gay. Is that a crime? No. And it pisses me off everytime somebody uses the term offensively. It doesn't offend me directly (seeing as how I am not gay) but offends me to the point that I think of him and it makes me want to strangle the person who said it. Wouldn't it make you want to hit the person if they were calling one of your friends retarded (in an offensive manner) and your friend was actually in Special Education? Boy, wouldn't you want to intervene.

But, most of the time, people stand idly by. They do nothing. All it takes for evil to occur is for good people to do absolutely nothing. (Thank you, Mrs. Rowley.)

And he's a good guy. So what he believes in Paganism? He sure as hell knows what incense to burn, what Bast statues to place where and why, and different 'potions' (though, I'm not going there) to brew to ward off certain illnesses / bad happenings. That makes him interesting. That's what makes all of us-- ... well, unique. Hell, I'm not a scientist and can't figure out whether you just develop a taste for the same sex or whether it's a chemical imbalance from birth. But is it wrong? No.

Some religions seem to think so, though. And I believe that, as well, is utter bullsh*t. People can do as they choose as long as they don't harm me, my friends, or my family. They should be able to pursue their own happiness, right? And if they can't, what has America --- and even the world --- come to?

--"Reaper"

Dedications to a New Year and a New Life

2006-05-31T19:22:00.000-07:00

'Ehya, again, everyone. Yes, school graduation is finally tomorrow ... and my birthday's the day after that. How awesome, eh? I'm gonna be wearing a black suit jacket ... a white dress shirt ... black dress pants ... black dress shoes ... a red striped tie ... newly-fixed glasses ... and a clean & cut ... well, haircut (shocking to those of you who actually know me) ... yeah, this graduation's gonna be kickass.

xD

Well, I saw Jade post his dedications up on his Gaia journal yesterday, so it made me feel laggy and left-behind.

So, here I go.

*ahem*

Jaeden Braselton -- Yeah, man ... it's a been a rough & wild (though I can't say it hasn't been fun) ride all the way up the past 3 years. I remember the first few days we had just become friends that your hair was very, very long (ponytail to be exact) and, looking at it now, it could not really be much shorter unless you completely shaved your head. We've gone through some major changes, good and bad I suppose ... and you're definitely one of the best friends a guy could have-- ... but we'll get to continue our friendship next year, so what's with the long goodbyes, eh?

Quotes -- "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but you'll always be f*cking retarded."
"What did I do? Why is it always my fault!"

Predicted Quote of the Future -- "No, I did not murder and mutilate the hooker in my trunk, honest! ... how long will I be put away with this? At least let me keep my rap book! ... aw, man!! You're taking those, too? Damn it! ... that's not evidence! ... -- no, that blood's mine!"

Christian Thomas -- Mm ... only two years I've had to put up with you and your retarded antics, but, to tell you the truth, I've enjoyed every second of it. xD Even if I insulted you, even if we've pissed each other off beyond compare, I believe we've only done it because when you stop acting retarded things get boring ... and we don't know what each other's limits are, so we push it. It's always an accident, and we talk it out like big boys by the end, but you're also one of the best friends a guy could have. -nods- =P

Quotes -- "I completely owned a guy on XBOX Live for yelling 'n***er'.
"Nice comeback, now wipe it off your chin."

Predicted Quote of the Future -- "Wait, she was a guy?!? Aw, damn, I think I'm gonna be sick ... especially after all the things we ... OH MY GOD!"

Zheqi 'Larry' Tan - You've been a great friend I've had for a whopping 4 years. Yikes, that's been awhile. And, as expected, you've become successful just as predicted. Congratulations to your future endeavors, Larry. Sometime in the future you'll probably be able to get me a wonderful job somewhere if my plans don't turn out the way I'm hoping. So we'd better stay in touch ... and, no, it's not just to use you ... ... ... I think ... ... ... -ninja- xDD

Quotes -- "You're teh suxx0rz."
"For the win!!"

Predicted Quote of the Future -- "-- ... and there you have it -- the cure for cancer. Any questions?"

Aranya Lutz - Yes, yes ... cannot forget you ... although I'm not really leaving you and rather joining you once again ... oh, boy ... well, this is an awkward moment ... I don't really have anything to quote you because of the long absense in talking to each other ... and nothing from 3 years ago doesn't apply anymore. Well, I s'pose this was pointless. Sorry! ^^;;

Yes, I've suddenly grown lazy and may add some more later on. 'Love you all.

Peace out.

--"Reaper"

thwak It Wasn't Me!!

2006-05-27T12:21:00.000-07:00

Kelly: God, he looks almost like my brother ... and it makes sense, because he can't keep a girlfriend for more than a day.
Sam: Hey, Glenn. 'Sounds exactly like you.
Glenn: I dunno, Sam, you tell me -- how many girlfriends have you had?
Sam: -runs over to hit me very hard-

And that's how most of the day went. Most of it. At least afterschool yesterday I was able to run over to EB and pick up Hitman 2: Silent Assassin for the PS2 and Hitman: Contracts for the XBOX, along with Robot Chicken: Season 1, the DVD Box Set from Target.

Oh, yeah. And they all pretty much kick total ass so far.

I already had Hitman: Codename 47 for the PC and I think that GameSpot should cut it a lil' slack -- that was awhile back, so the game wasn't quite up to par with modern day versions. The game had a very good premise and very good gameplay ... there were a few occasional glitches, but later patches ... well, patched (no pun intended) up the problems.

Robot Chicken, on the other hand, rocks completely. The show is awesome and can be seen on Cartoon Network's (channel 54, for me) [adult swim] block of programming later on into the night. Fated Souls, my Gaia role-play, is still moving along quite nicely ...

... aside from the odd fact that for my poll there only 7 cast members (including myself) ... but there are 8 votes. O.O;; Obviously, some people are poll whores even if the poll doesn't pertain to them whatsoever.

Ech, I'm back off to level more warrior in WoW to 18-and-beyond and play the next to levels Contracts.

Ola.

--"Reaper"

Christian's Albino Babies ...

2006-05-19T22:43:00.000-07:00

Alright, I have a large rant for everyone right now. Christian, Larry -- feel free to use my facts against your parents if it helps you get even one step closer to Marina before it's too late to register. Christian, you ask me why I don't switch to Marina? Simple. In comparison, Seaside sucks compared to Marina. Look at it this way -- you have the International Bachelorean Program coming up that will make the school globally (note -- not locally, like Seaside) recognized, and we will be representatives of our school around the entire world. The first day Livermore has told us of a 'huge celebration'. Dunno what that's about, but some people won't be there to see it, eh?

The IB-Program is wonderful in itself, seeing as how that looks wonderful for colleges. Now I have to address Christian: you said that you prefer Seaside over Marina because of the sports? If you can't wait a damn year to go to an actual educationally focused school and get the surveys in to join back onto a sports team that you'll get to help create, then I dunno what the point would be. And, Larry, I'm assuming your problem is over the advanced Math that you're taking. At Marina, you could probably take Pre-Calculus at MPC over the summer and Calculus during the school year back at MPC all over again during the school year, scrapping your Math period for PE. You'll get to keep music, have all your regular classes, and still be taking an activity outside of school (what you'd have to do for PE if you aren't taking it zero-period or seventh-period).

And then, Christian, you claim you're being forced to go to Seaside, but you'd go to Marina if you could. Doesn't seem like it when you run around the school yelling, 'SEA-SIDE!"

>>;

So come on, guys. Get your act together. This is a new school we have all been waiting for over the past 7 years. And now that's here you're just gonna let it slip through? New technology, wonderful education-- ... we'd be pioneers, yet you refuse to do some convincing?

To shame.

Well ... I'm all outta steam. I'll post some actual relevant stuff later that applies to people who actually don't know me.

>.<

--"Reaper"

Many Men Wish Death Upon Me ...

2006-05-13T00:22:00.000-07:00

Today was funny, stupid, fun again, and then touching.

Allow me to explain.

Mr. Wright (our music teacher) made a kid cry second period today. I know, it doesn't sound like a funny thing. But the timing and context? You'd've had to've been there to've understood it. Anywho, here we go:

Mr. Wright: -tosses baton at stand- -yelling- Gabriel? Do you want to suck at the concert? -gets up and walks over to him- -uses his pen from his pocket to tap Gabriel's bow- UP BOW! NOT DOWN BOW! -pockets pen and walks back to his chair-
Gabriel: Don't touch my bow.
Mr. Wright: Well, I wouldn't have to if you're doing what you're supposed to. -exasperated breath- Measure 68. One, two ... -sighs- -yells again- ... GABRIEL! GET YOUR ELBOW OFF YOUR KNEE, BONEHEAD! ... AND GET YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND, DON'T HAVE THEM ON YOUR CHAIR-- ..."
Gabriel: -on verge of tears- F*ck this, I quit. -begins to put violin in case-
Mr. Wright: Fine. -taps baton on stand as if nothing happened- Alright, Measure 68. One, two, three & ...
-plays as Gabriel leaves the room and walks up to the office-

xD Alright. And then the stupid. I was in line and our idiotic counseler, Mr. Cortez, randomly pulled some people out of the lunchline to send to the back.

Me: -standing there-
Jade: -in front of me- -Zack bumps into him- Dude, what're you doing
Zack: Sorry ... -scoots back-
Cortez: -walks over- Alright. I've had enough. From you ... -points to Jaeden- ... to you ... -points to Christian, right behind me- ... I'm giving you 5 minutes to get to the back of the line. I don't want to hear excuses. Just go.

Oh, we left alright. After cursing him out as we passed him. >>; The fun portion was that I got to skip PE again for Music.

Hoo-rah.

And then the touching moment was that afterschool I stopped back by Ione Olson, my old Elementary School to meet my old 1st grade teacher whose name (ironically) is Mrs. Glenn. We chatted it up for awhile, blah-blah-blah, nothin' you're interested in ...

... and-- ...

... ---disconnection--- ... xDD

--"Reaper"

TAPS -- That's About [As] Pointless As ...

2006-05-09T18:01:00.000-07:00

Me: "I was getting so f*cking pissed off at Whitson today during PE. She forgot to put my name on her list for any court of basketball, so she wanted me to fill in for any absent person she could find. There were 4 half-courts and 2 full-courts. I got assigned to a, you guessed it; half-court, with 3 other 7th/6th graders."
Larry: "Who?"
Me: "Steven, the Special Ed. 7th grader, Brian, the sixth grader, and Isiah, some new kid who's in some grade. -waves hand- I dunno-- ... it's not important, anyways ..."
Larry: "Okayyy ..."
Me: "Anyway ... alright, so everytime I would score a basket? Her head was turned. Everytime she looked my way I was standing idly at the side, waiting for the ball. The other 3/4 of the time, the three of them had the ball and were standing behind the basketball pole talking about some sh*t that wasn't relevant at all. I watched her as she marked our 'F's for the day on her clipboard. Everytime she did look and I had the ball? I missed the shot ..."
Larry: "But you were still dressed out! And participating!"
Me: "I know, but missing 200 shots during the 45 minute period doesn't leave much of an impression ..."
Larry: "True."
Me: "... --so, ... I ended up having the ball at the end and passed her to put it in the gym cart, right? As I walk by, she calls my name. I almost wince, turning around to her. Then she comes out with, 'Next time I'll look at placing you in a more productive team. By the looks of it, it seems that you would've done something had you had the opportunity to work with a functional team.' I nodded with a smile, put the ball in the basket, and ran off to the locker room to change, again. -- ... but in the end, it was all good."
Larry: "-shocked- What the hell? That was absolutely freakin' pointless. If it's 'all good' by the end, what was the point in telling me all of that?"
Me: "-laughing- I dunno ..."
Larry: "Look, ... that's about the same as you telling me that you were walking along and you got arrested for something you didn't do. The cops throw you in jail, but 10 hours later they come to your cell, unlock your door and tell you your crime was that you stole a balloon. But it was a mistake on their part because they forgot today was 'National Free Balloon Day' ... 'so it was all good in the end' ..."
Me: "-still laughing- ..."

... and then ...

Timmy: "Can I get $2 from either of you guys?"
Me: "Do you have a 5, Larry?"
Larry: "Yeah."
Me: "-gets out wallet- I'll give you 5 ones and you can give me the five so you can give two of the ones to Timmy."
Timmy: "What the f*ck? Why don't you just give the money?"
Me: "Because then I won't be the one to give you money; it'll be Larry who's losing out."

... shortly after the transaction, whilst Larry and I wait outside Jack in the Box for Timmy to return ...

Me: "So why are we waiting?"
Larry: "I dunno ... it's not like he's magically gonna pay me back right now."
Me: "How do you know?"
Larry: "Look, he went in with my money. Where is he gonna get the money to pay me back right now? He's not ... well, it's not like he's going to summon some magical rainbow and run along it to the end where he'll find a pot of gold, A.K.A. his 'bank account', within the time period he runs inside and back out."
Me: "True, true."

... and, also ...

-in San Filippo's class-
Daniel: "Alright ... -enthusiastic, hearing the office called for him- ..."
-heads for the door, San Filippo's back turned to him-
-blows a kiss to the class, waves, ducks out, ducks back in, and flips off San Filippo, jogging out the door-
-class starts to laugh-
San Filippo: -wheels around- What's so funny? -serious-

xDD

And, in other news ...

Here's the link to Shadow's, Maine's, and Kaiser's profiles to our role-play, Fated Souls on Gaia. Check them out, and make sure to thank Maricia for them. ;-)
I'll be uploading a video of me getting stuck and lagging on a Wind Rider (Horde) on WoW to YouTube sometime soon. Be on the lookout. I'll post it here as soon as. xDD

Peace out.

--"Reaper"

YCS - You Can't Spell

2006-05-03T15:41:00.000-07:00

Me: Wonderful. Now I have to explain to her why you were acting like a jackass on her comment page!
Luke: Why would you tell her I'm a jackass? I was just ... slow!
Me: Alright. Dumbass then. We'll combine what we both said: 'slow' is dumb, and 'ass' is ass.
Luke: C'mon ... I don't want to get into an on-line argument.
Me: Oh, it wouldn't be much of an argument. You'd say something and I'd say something to completely own you. You can't beat that.
Luke: Bitch.
Me: *pft* I'm not offended by that. You probably can't spell it, anyway.
Luke: Damn it!

xD I found that funny afterschool today.

Sa-thoo-la-hoo! xD

--"Reaper"

Everything You Wanted To Know About Chuck Norris ...

2006-04-19T19:50:00.000-07:00

I have more than these, and a lot more to say, but for now, heed these wise words of wisdom:

"Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting, he goes killing. Hunting leaves a chance of survival."

... and, the ever-popular ...

"Chuck Norris doesn't consider it sex if the woman is still alive."

... including ...

"Chuck Norris doesn't breathe; he orders the air in and out, and it complies."

Wrong, I know, but I fear it's true. Or so the General chat in WoW says so. =P

... and they wouldn't lie, would they? xD

Note: While you're at it, check out the movie "Sidekicks" because ... you guessed it ... it's a Chuck Norris movie! -gasp-

xDD

--"Reaper"

Could I Have Another Round of FUBAR With A Side of Pissed Off ... ?

2006-04-15T23:00:00.000-07:00

... oh? You're all out of that drink? Well then mix me up a Cyclone, 'cause I'm not leaving 'til I get wasted out of my mind and explain my entire story. You don't want to hear it, eh? Too bad. Don't care. Get over it. You don't want to read it? Simple. Press the 'back' button. It doesn't take a rocket scientist.

Yes, right now I have no tact.

I'm sick and tired of myself and all of the things around me.

Oh, for one? Our music teacher decided to completely drop a piece of sheet music I brought in, along with the song, which happened to be 1:40 into the Truth and Reconciliation Suite. Yes, that's from Halo: Combat Evolved / Halo 2. Why'd he drop it? He 'claims' we wouldn't enough time. But wouldn't that little snippet completely blow away a middle-school "advanced" orchestra audience? You're damn right it would. But does he care? Nope. He replaces it with another boring two pages from The Lord Of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Why would he even do such a thing when he realizes that over half of the class would actually prefer Halo over it anyways? Either the FBI's gotten to him or he's completely lost it ...

... and secondly? Now, get this; this is the reason I am absolutely pissed off at myself over. I have lied to somebody I've 'loved' for the past f*cking year. About some major stuff. And now I am tripping over myself ending it. So I do. So I am. But, no matter what, it still makes me the most f*cked up person I know.

Oh, don't worry. I'll be fine. The thought of taking one's own life over some physical / mental matter? That's the easy way out and it's pointless. I'm not suicidal. Or homicidal for that matter. Well, there's the fact about the axe-murderers out in Nevada but, ... er ...

... ... ...

... so, how about some stuff you can actually relate to, eh?

These are some really creative Japanese college students. And it's awesome. I wonder if Larry'll ever get around to doing something like that ... =P ...
And a few PSP commercials: the first and second squirrel ones, the rat-and-cheese one, and the first and second dustball ones. And what got me started on these, you ask? Simply the latest VG Cats comic. xD
A sound clip from 'A Few Good Men' remade as a machinima to the Half-Life 2 engine, entitled 'A Few Good G-Men'. Take a look.
'From Dusk Till Dawn' is a kickass movie. =P
I don't care whether you don't like the music or don't like the animation, but I think this is pretty f*cking awesome.

Hopefully that'll tie you over 'til next time, 'cause I'm tired and gonna go back onto Stormscale (WoW) and continue playing my character. 'Til next post, peace out. -nods, backing away and out the door-

... wait, ... what door? =P

--"Reaper"

Orange October[c], Sponsored by GaiaJournals

2006-04-07T18:42:00.000-07:00

First, a quote from one of Jade's journals, for the hell of it;

Glennlego: xDD
Glennlego: Nice.
Glennlego: one**
Glennlego: , again**
maKa vEli siNz: xD
maKa vEli siNz: Wow.
Glennlego: I really need to start thinking before I speak. =P
maKa vEli siNz: Idiot.
maKa vEli siNz: .. When do you think?
Glennlego: *pft* A lot more often than you and Chris do, running your mouths and sh*t. =P
maKa vEli siNz: ... Not thinking is thinking more than Chris.
Glennlego: xD I didn't say you were on the same level as him, just less then, well ... people who think about what they say before they say it. xDD
maKa vEli siNz: Well, it depends on the situation.
Like that time I convinced the US to go to war with Iraq.

"Yes yes, that's a good argument. But remember, anyone who doesn't want to go to war.. is gay.
>>
<<" Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: Hehe.

... and then, there's the current AIM conversation ...

maKa vEli siNz: I she's trying to hit on me, but it's really not working.
Glennlego: xD
Glennlego: Because you're stone-cold Jaeden.
Glennlego: The toughest badass around.
maKa vEli siNz: xD
maKa vEli siNz: I just got a phone call about abortion.
maKa vEli siNz: WTF?
Glennlego: xD
Glennlego: Are you not telling me something?
maKa vEli siNz: I hate children, so why would I have one?!

.. Sh*t, that supports the abortion theory..
Glennlego: xDD
Glennlego: Or the 't'-element.
Glennlego: Er ... 'r'.
maKa vEli siNz: ...
maKa vEli siNz: I hate you.
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: Isis needs to log in and bail me out of this..
maKa vEli siNz: This is just stupid.
maKa vEli siNz: I don't like talking to her.
Glennlego: xDD
maKa vEli siNz:
spartanclone367: playing in the f*cking rain
maKa vEli siNz: Back so soon..?

Say 'maybe' and I will kill you.
spartanclone367: maybe
maKa vEli siNz: I swear to god, your ass is Glenn's.
spartanclone367: O.o
maKa vEli siNz: ^ ^; So how was practice?

Jackass ... >>; ... anyways ... on another note. Look at me straight and tell me you don't find this freaky. 0.0; Hah, and then there's a pretty-recent World of Warcraft video, two versions; condensed and full, about a Tauren who kites trolls to Goldshire, who leads them to Stormwind, and nobody can kill them, so the GM has to reset the creatures, eerily reminescent of the Lord Kazzak fiasco, right? Yeah, and who knew most of the people in WoW think the internet is for porn? xD Blood Elves are lookin' pretty powerful, indeed ...

... and, to end on an unrelated note ... I cast ...

... FROST SHOCK!

=P

--"Reaper"

April Showers Bring May Flowers ...

2006-04-03T20:54:00.000-07:00

Sector7Area51: HAHAHAHA
Sector7Area51: DUMBASS
Sector7Area51: I am going to laugh at you tomorrow so freaking harrd
maKa vEli siNz: I can laugh at you too, just because I think you're gay.
Sector7Area51: I am going to say
maKa vEli siNz: You should be embaressed how gay you are.
Sector7Area51: you think all you want too
maKa vEli siNz: I won't think it, I'll know it.
Sector7Area51: See, i still dont care, i told you i am not gay
Sector7Area51: ok
Sector7Area51: ok
maKa vEli siNz: You can deny all you want.
Sector7Area51: Deny what
Sector7Area51: i am not gay
maKa vEli siNz: You're in denial, as I said.
Sector7Area51: If you want me to be gay to suit your own needs, your a pervert
Sector7Area51: if you want to think i am gay go ahead, its discusting that your jaking off to a guy
maKa vEli siNz: It's spelt 'you're'
maKa vEli siNz: And it's spelt 'jacking'
Sector7Area51: Thats why your changing the subject
maKa vEli siNz: And you should capitalize the 'I'
maKa vEli siNz: Heck, you're the one who wants me to jack off to you.
Sector7Area51: um no, your the one calling me gay when you know i am not
maKa vEli siNz: Actually, I'm pretty sure you are.
Sector7Area51: just because you dont feel satisfyed with yourself doesnt meen you need to put down other people
Sector7Area51: and plus
Sector7Area51: It takes one to know one
maKa vEli siNz: I shouldn't feel satisfied with myself, I can always be better than I am now, but still, knowing I'm better than you makes my day complete.
maKa vEli siNz: So you're admitting you're gay?
Sector7Area51: are you?
maKa vEli siNz: No, but you're putting yourself in that position where you're getting defensive of your sexual orientation.
Sector7Area51: wtf did you just say
maKa vEli siNz: I use big words.
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: xD
maKa vEli siNz: w00t.
maKa vEli siNz: And he logs, awesome.
maKa vEli siNz: Right, well, I'm logging for now. Be back at 9 maybe? Call if you need me.
maKa vEli siNz signed off at 8:01:16 PM.

xD Good times, good times. Yeah, read it. Love it. Enjoy it. Savor it. And leave me the f*ck alone.

>>;

--"Reaper"

Does It Matter What I Name It? You'll Just Read It Anyways ...

2006-03-13T22:19:00.000-08:00

To [Ministabber]: In my opinion? You were acting like a d***. You were acting like a know-it-all and dragging everyone else down. I don't know if you had anything to do with Clover's temporary absence or not, so I'm not in the know to comment about it. Otherwise? Yeah, you were.
[Ministabber] whispers: I come across as a d***, but one that will assist. If I let you guys you would abuse me
to [Ministabber]: Look. I'm sorry; you've obviously already been abused by whatever-in-the-hell you've been a part of in the past, but we're not like that. No need to get defensive on us and try to act above us just to /not get hurt/. It doesn't come across that well.
[Ministabber] whispers: Ahh... so I hurt your feelings, well that was totally my bad. I am used to dealing with a aharsher crowd
[Ministabber whispers]: that was totally my bad
To [Ministabber]: xD You didn't necessarily hurt /my/ feelings, and we're not completely soft, it's just you came across more menacing that friendly, and we didn't appreciate that. I don't know about your view over wanting back in or not, but explain it to Naz and he /might/ give you a second chance.
[Ministabber] whispers: Don't want one
[Ministabber] whispers: I joined to assist you guys
To [Ministabber]: -nods- Alrighty. And you still could, but you didn't seem to be assisting, just ... demanding. =P
[Ministabber] whispers: No other reason, You find that I am a bit on the hash side which may be to much
[Ministabber] whispers: what have I demanded?
To [Ministabber]: xD You /were/ on the harsh side. You even said yourself you didn't /want/ to come across as a d***. It was just that you're used to dealing with a harsher crowd.
[Ministabber] whispers: Ok... Demanding and harsh are two different subjects
To [Ministabber]: Well, not technicall;y DEMANDING, as in literal, but more as the obsessive-compulsive, laeast I say, as I've said before, "above others"-sort-of-sense, but, yet again, tires into the "harsher crowd" setup you're used to.
To [Ministabber]: Mini, I never compared the two. >>;
[Ministabber] whispers: No no, worry not
To [Ministabber]: o.o? -tilts head-
[Ministabber] whispers: Not sure
To [Ministabber]: Well, good luck to future endeavors, I ... guess ... ? -waves-
[Ministabber] whispers: just send me a tell if you ever need to talk to anybody sometime
To [Ministabber]: xD Alrighty. -nods- So ... peace out. ^-^
[Ministabber] whispers: Never peace!!!

Yeah, that was the latest thing on WoW that's /ever/ been close to a fight, recently. On another note, I also added a rough draft of a GW vs. WoW faceoff video, which I think Larry will want to check out with more than a burning passion. ;-)

And, for all of my friends, I have added a description for each of us, in case we were ever cartoonized, cel shaded, animated, or whatever. It seemed great at the time being. >>;

Larry: Unknown, know-it-all jackass
Christian: Continuously lost, assassin, and a lunatic
Reaper: Charming, smooth-talking, and a deep sarcastic
Jess: A neko, hopeless romantic [in a sense, right? xD]
Charlie: ... umm ... whatever the f*ck describes you, I haven't figured out yet ... -shivers- ...
Jaeden: Psychotic, wall-jumping, pyrotechnic

Anyways, yet again, Christian, Michael, and I all went to the movie theatre Friday night to the 10:25 showing of "The Hills Have Eyes". A little gorey for my tastes, I guess, but it was still pretty cool. ^-^ Funniest part was the talking between us before the movie.

-white, blank, parchment-looking ad comes onto the screen-
-Michael pushes his elbow against my armrest; I push back-
Michael: Dude, I need to think!
Me: No, you don't! This is a movie, not a book.
Christian: -laughs idiotically on the other side of me-
Me: -smirks, and continues to fuel the fire- The only reason you'd need to think is if there was a book down there, on a pedestal, in front-center of the room ... and we'd need a narrator to read it, because we can't see it ... and THEN you'd have to imagine the pictures ... -turns to Christian- ... that's what they should call it ...
Christian: ... what?
Me: ... a book theatre!!!
-insane laughter-

Um, I know I had more, I've just gotta think of it ... umm ... ummmmm ... oh, and, back to World of Warcraft, by killing a random raptor in Arathi Highlands, I got a rare gun drop, the Ironweaver and added a Deadly Scope to it. When I turn 40, I can get the Sniper Scope AND my Sabertooth mount ... w00t ...

xDDDD

Well, I'm tired. I dunno what I'm gonna do now, but if I find something else funny, I'll edit this post. 'Til then, peace out. xD

EDIT #1: A talk between Christian and I on Gaia that I just had to add for the hell of it --

Ragnoroth (Christian) : oh ok and From gaia admins: if somebody by the name "dvorak@yahoo.com" adds you dont accept it.Its a virus.Tell everyone on ur bulletin because if somebody on ur list adds them then you get the virus too.Tell everyone on your list not to open anything from angell11, tewwtuler, and sassyb!tch.Its a hard drive killer a very horrible virus.If you dont pass this letter to everyone on your buddy list,we will delete your account.We need to find out who is really behind this. hurry and tell icon_sweatdrop.gif people icon_sweatdrop.gif

Raftacon (Me) : Christian ... you are a stupid f*ck. One, why did you get this and I didn't? >>; Two, the "delete your whole account thing if you don't spread this to your buddy list" is a dead giveaway of a chain letter. And, three, nobody with an @anything.anything can even create an accouht. There can't be any fancy symbols. And, four, c'mon, now, Christian! A virus?!? How in the royal f*ck can a virus be transferred to your computer by Gaia? ... c'mon, Chris; get with the program. >.<>>;

Ragnoroth : sorry if im to safe...

Raftacon : Christian, that's NOT being safe ... that's being a ... being a stupid f*ck. >>;

Ragnoroth : lets drop the subject...>.>;;

Raftacon : That's your solution to EVERYTHING that /you/ don't start, isn't it? =P

Ragnoroth : well its better than rambling on about somthing pointless...

Raftacon : You just completely contradicted yourself. -_-;; You just admitted that it IS okay to close out of my arguments, not yours. =P

And ... wait for it ... BAM!!!!!!!! xDDD

--"Reaper"

Dedicational Dues

2006-02-27T13:19:00.000-08:00

Alright, today I was feeling under the weather, so I didn't head off to school. I went to my refrigerator for something to eat for breakfast, and I was running low on food. A few of the only things I had left included a box of Strawberry and Cream Cheese toaster strudels. So, I heated them up, and then got creative with the icing and dedicated it to you, Jess. ;-) Check it out and tell me what you think of it. xD

Hah, love you.

--"Reaper"

Green Vs. Yellow Recording - A Few Employees = Mayhem!

2006-02-21T17:49:00.000-08:00

Alright; I had Luke, Christian, Charlie, Larry, Jayme, and myself over to ... well, ... my house to record a new GvY trailer. It went wonderful, for those wondering, and we're almost finishing it up. We cracked jokes about The Rock's uber-bright teeth in "Doom" on DVD. A clip of the scene:

Me (from couch): Christian, can you turn off the light beside the computer.
Chris: -blank face-
Me: The middle one ... y'know, not the one on the left or the right. And it's a switch, which means you have to flip it the opposite way.
Chris: -waits-
My Dad: Here, let me help you. -flips switch-
-insane laughter-

Well, I'm off to play WoW as my character "Lunati" on the "Scarlet Crusade" server. Send me a private message if you see me on there or on City of Villains, Infinity server, as "Stealthed Death". Make sure to read my character ID bio. It's cool. ;-) 'Later.

--"Reaper"

Cool Upcoming [Or So They Seem] Games ...

2006-02-04T12:42:00.000-08:00

-- (Mature) -- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Yes, it's another acronym ala F.E.A.R. ... but, it's okay. This one's cool ... and looks fabulous. Next-gen, and should be coming out soon ... hopefully. It's set a few years in the future where you're a S.T.A.L.K.E.R., an elitist battling against other AI elitists that are heading towards Chernobyl (home of the past nuclear accident) to unravel the mystery having to do with newly found mutant (not to mention radioactive) creatures there. 'Looks pretty cool, I'd have to say myself. You can find out more about it at their site, check out the trailers at Gamespot, and look at a few of my screenshots below:

-- (Mature) -- Hellgate: London

From the actual creators of Diablo 2, this is a 3D RPG that looks really, really beautiful. Next-gen-or-so, obviously. Now, you might read this and think, 3D RPG? Isn't the Diablo 2? No. It isn't. Diablo 2 had 2D characters in a 3D world. This is fully 3D. It's like a Painkiller RPG but more ... futuristic. It's really cool: trust me. Visit their site and download the trailer at Gamespot. Oh, and check out the screenshots:

-- (Teen) -- Tabula Rasa

I honestly don't know much about this game, besides that it's supposed to become a kick-ass MMO. I've heard about it for awhile, and the title is Latin for "blank slate". Read more about it at the developer's website and check out my screenshots below:

-- (Mature) -- Duke Nukem Forever

We've all eard about DNF for awhile now, haven't we? We've heard the "it's-done-when-it's-done" bit a few times now, we've seen the engine change from the '98 version to the 2001 E3 showing, and we've seen more than enough rumors floating around about it. When will it actually be out? Has it actually been cancelled? I have no damn clue. I've provided enough info: you fill in the rest.

--"Grim Reaper"

Game-And-A-Movie Nite ... [Sponsored by Blockbuster](c)

2006-02-03T23:37:00.000-08:00

-- (Teen) -- "When A Stranger Calls" ...

This is the example of a superb movie. The movie was awesome, but my fellow audience sucked. Everytime a cat would come out of the darkness, they would scream their asses off, a guy with a laser pointer in the back kept pointing obscene things on the screen, and even when the movie went black at the end, before the credits, the audience was still screaming. I swear to god, humans are retards ... and Camilla Belle is hot, so why not go to Fandango.com and print those tickets off now?

-- (Mature) -- Diablo III ... More Than Rumored??

Alright, I was searching around certain forums and fell across not only a page that Blizzard officially has up, enlisting some new staff for what seems to be Diablo 3 and also a rumored box art floating around the web. And, in addition to that, GameSpy has a page up titling Diablo III's release date: 2006. And, on a different note, think for a minute how cool it would be to have a coworker (this actually happened at Blizzard) exchange this with you at a gift exchange along with this plaque. And then compare it to the actual game stats for the item (bottom of page). Cool, eh?

------------------------------------------
Check the above out. I know you'll love it. Peace. I'm off to bed. >>;

--"Reaper"

My New ESRB-Style News System ...

2006-02-02T15:21:00.000-08:00

... you heard right. I will [hopefully] feature my life events and news articles by rating now, starting with Everyone for articles that are particularly clean in language (can be edits of a later article), followed by Teen for those articles that are slightly mature, but not mature enough to be ... well ... Mature. These articles are the dirtiest of the dirtiest, the most explicit of the explicit ... or are on M-rated games ... but, wait ... there's more? Yes, there is even the Adults Only. I honestly dont' see myself using this rating in the near future, but, hey; who knows? You may as well give it a shot ... alright, here I go.

-- (Mature) -- Unused Doom 3 Models?

I was looking around the other day and came across a bunch of concept art and 3-D sketches for some demons and humans that were going to be used in Doom 3 but were left out, and we either (A) scrapped for Quake 4 (like the medic), (B) added into Doom 3 - Resurrection of Evil (like the floating sea beastie), and, (C) were left out altogether (like the demon with a metal plate over his eyes. Well, have fun viewing them: there's one here and here and here and here, and finally here.

-- (Teen) -- My Apology To Blizzard ...

I will admit, I have done some pretty bad things in my past. I have hacked / cheated before, but only in singleplayer games ... well, except for Diablo 2 ... and, um ... it was made by Blizzard ... but, uh ... uhm ... that doesn't look good on my record, does it? ^.^;; Anyways, Blizzard, I'm sorry that I got a speedhack, boosted my speed to an epic mount, and although I only did it for a few minutes before deciding that it was too wrong to continue with, I [believe] have received a 72-hour suspension, which is the most serious ... well, aside from having your account banned, I suppose. Anyways, I'm sorry guys, and I promise to ya I won't do anything like this again. Peace out.

-- (Mature) -- Preview for Black for the PS2 and XBOX ...

Black is the new FPS coming out for a current-gen console with next-gen graphics. Realistic physics (although HL2 established that pretty well), it has REALLY good physics. Finally, if I shoot a pillar with a shotgun, guess what happens? You guessed it: the stone chips off. Finally, sweet lord: some physics. Get the entire preview from Gamespot. Check the trailer while you're at it ... but, seriously, guys-who're-making Black, two questions. One, why didn't you wait for the, I dunno, XBOX 360 and PS3 to make it a launch title?!? And, two, ... why are you hatin' on the PC?!? 0.0;

-- (Teen) -- The Ultima Online Killing Of Lord British

Interestingly enough, the impossibly happened one day in Ultima Online: the creator of the game's alter-ego ingame died to the hands of a player-character evil villain. He was set to make a speech that day as the servers temporarily shut down. As they came back up a few hours later, the "bad man", Rainz (as he name was), came into town, and, being a thief, had the ability to pickpocket other PC's (player characters). He pickpocketed one, earning himself a fire scroll. He cast the scroll on the bridge that British was supposed to ride in across with his bodyguards. When he arrived, Rainz set it off. Fireballs rained (haha, rained) down from above, but as Rainz sneaked to British for the kill, he realized he was dead. The bodyguards, noticing this also, panicked, sending waves of spells down, killing the crowd. As they mayhem disspated ... oh, hell. Just read the interview with him and stop wasting my time.

-- (Mature) -- Green Vs. Yellow Promo

Hello, fellow readers. Go over to the Green Vs. Yellow site and download the trailer ... I encoded the old trailer so it's about 1/5 of its old size. Big difference, right? =P;; So, what're you waiting for?!? Get to it!! >>;

-- (Adults Only) -- Haha, I Fooled You, Didn't I?!??

You seriously believed I'd have an AO the first day to the system? Get real. xDD

--"Grim Reaper" A.K.A. "The One" xD

Earthworm Jim 2 and the Uprising in Fowl Language [sic] ...

2006-01-27T18:47:00.000-08:00

First off, let me get my fowl language off my chest. Alright, now that we're clean, I want to make a startling realization: the generic foul word used in today's raps is the "n-word" and the modern word used in today's rock music is the "f-word". Examples?

"Things we seein' on the screen; not ours
"But these n***** from the 'hood, so these dreams not far ..."
-- "Heard 'Em Say", Kanye West

"I won't get in line or be a middle man
"So f*** you; I'll make my own plan ..."
-- "Not Listening", Papa Roach

Oh, and the Earthworm Jim 2 thing? Endgame cinematic spoiler ... but a ... cow? =/

Earthworm Jim - SNES

'Ey, have fun, and ciao! And make sure to visit:
+ VG Cats
+ 8-bit Theatre

--"Grim Reaper"

Quote Special - Brought to You By EB Games(c)

2006-01-20T21:50:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well. Tomorrow I'm going to a friend's birthday party, so I stopped be EB to get him a gift card. I did. I walked out with a $25 gift card and Killzone for the PS2. The lady behind the counter was a great person. And I just love what she said as she was attempting to sell me the game:

"Just to warn you, this game is rated M for mature. It contains ... *flips over case* ... blood, strong language, and violence ... everything that makes a game great. *smiles*"

That was wonderful. I absolutely love her for saying that. And it couldn't be any truer, not, could it? =P;;

I'm tired. Peace out. xD

--"Grim Reaper"

Dances With Hobos

2006-01-18T21:08:00.000-08:00

I'm only gonna post one thing that happened today, 'cause I'm tired and I want to go to bed. So, here it goes. 'Takes place outside my locker, during lunch. Enjoy.

*at my locker*
Andre: You wanna hear a joke?
*near Luke, Larry, and Kevin*
Me: *sighs* What is it?
Andre: Alright. Why are *African-Americans* afraid of motorcycles?
Me: Why?
*Christian walks up behind Luke*
Andre: Because all they here is, "Run, n***a-n***a, run!"
*silence, as we see Christian*
Christian: What did you just say?
*insane laughter*

Haha. Hope you enjoyed. Peace out. =P;;

--"Grim Reaper"

Holiday Special - Sponsored By Midas(c)

2005-12-20T11:50:00.000-08:00

Heya, it's Reaper. And he's got stories. And pictures. And dedications. And a Christmas List. And winnable prizes ... alright, more of the stuff than the prizes, but you get what I'm aiming at, right? First off, if I were Santa? That's what I'd look like.

Moving on. First off. Stories, stories ... um ... how about I skip to the dedications? Those are always ... fun, right? First, to the one and only person I could only imagine about, now, since she moved far, far away from the continent I'm on.

Aranya - Hmm ... how to dedicate THIS one ... um ... there were rough times, fun times, and all around ... fun times. ^.^;; I haven't been in contact with you as much as I've been wanting, too, but maybe that'll be one of my New Year's Resolutions, right? Wait ... what am I saying? Of course it will! I had to include you first in the dedications. Y'know why? I promised. And I kept my promise. 'Shocking that I'm not being sarcastic, isn't it? =P;; 'Love you bunches.

Jaeden - I know you would never do something as nice as to dedicate anything nice to me, but I've decided to take the time to do it anyways. Eh, even though either of us might not think it, and, even sometimes, say it, and I don't know about your opinion on this one, but you're a great friend, and I wouldn't be who I am / where I am today without you. Have a merry Christmas, and good luck on those platinums. Peace out. =P

Christian - Eh, same for you as I said for Jaeden. We get in fights a lot, especially if Larry's ever around *wink wink*, but, um ... yeah, sorry I couldn't make it to your birthday party. When I yelled at you that one line on the phone, I thought you'd call back ... Kevin thought you were still talking and didn't notice I had hung up ... Larry told me what everybody got you, though, so here's a late Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas to ya! ;-)

Charlie - You demonic chicken-chucking, moose-loving freak. You do the weirdest things, and sometimes piss us off by acting like such a retard / freak in public places and the such. But, in the end, it turns out alright ... well ... most of the time, I guess. xD Yeah, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ... *cough* ... moose suck ... *cough* ... wha? =P

Larry - I hate your guts right now. This isn't a dedication, and this isn't a death threat. You have pissed me off beyong reason before. But this time, they've all amounted into one big steaming pile of sh*t that stares me in the face every time I even think about talking to you again. I hope this time friendship's end for good. Period. Have a merry f*cking Christmas, and a merry f*cking 'ho ho ho'.

Alright, so the dedications are pretty well done ... now what was next? Christmas list ... or more pictures? Christmas list ... or more pictures? Hmm ... maybe I'll put up my Christmas list ... and then some pictures, and wrap it up with a review for a few more Christmas reviews I made. How's that? Good? Good.

Christmas List

Arcanum (PC)
Fallout (PC)
Fallout 2 (PC)
PS2 [used or new]
God of War (PS2)
GTA: San Andreas (XBOX)
MGS3: Snake Eater (PS2)
XBOX 360 + some cool games, preferrably -shrugs-
Doom 3 (PC)
F.E.A.R. (PC)
House: Season 1 (DVD)
Samurai Champloo: Volume 2 (DVD)
.hack//SIGN Volume 1 (DVD)
Soul Caliber II (XBOX)
Dead or Alive 3 (XBOX)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64)
Maxtor DiamondMax 120 GB Harddrive
SNES / NES Console
GBA SP - Classic NES Faceplate
Nintendo DS - Electric Blue Faceplate
Katamari Damacy (PS2)
We Love Katamari (PS2)
Indigo Prophecy (PC)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (XBOX)
AverMedia EZMaker DVD / PCI TV Video-Capture Card
Grim Fandango (PC)

Hey, it seems like a lot, but maybe I'll be surprised, right? =P

Eh, screw the pictures. That can be saved for another time.

<----- my monitor. Background's from a Longhorn pack I wasn't particularly liking.

<-- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie & Samurai Champloo - Vol. 1 Box Art. My approval. My Windows Media Player playlist? 50 Cent - A Lil' Bit, Eminem - Never Enough, & 50 Cent - Candy Shop. Sue me.

<-- And another one of my beautiful monitor, box art, and Windows Media Player. ^.^;

<-- ... and my coveted Christmas tree. Well, that's pretty much all, everybody. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!!! ^.^; -walks out- --"Merry Reaper"

xDDD

OMFG m1 h0v3rcrAft br0k3zrzzz !0!zrzzz

2005-12-06T18:26:00.000-08:00

Yeah. My car broke down. And not just any kind of breaking down. On the highway ... four times. I had to pick up some hemmed dress pants today from the Men's Wearhouse at the nearest shopping mall for a music concert I have tomorrow (they fit fine, by the way). Anyways, on the way there, all of the lights started flashing on the dash, the speedometer and tachometer spun all the way around behind the pin stopping it from passing 0 MPH and 0 RPM again. They spun around, the CD player died, the lights flashed, and the engine revved into god-knows-what gear ... with cars in front of me ... on the highway.

Anyways, then the engine just died. On the highway. I had to pull to the side as fast as f*ckin' possible, so I wouldn't get rear-ended by some cell-phone listenin' jack@$$es on the highway not paying attention to where in the hell they're even going. After pulling over, I put the key back in, and, voila: worked. But then it died at the offramp ... and then again on the highway coming back ... and then in my hometown. >>;; Sucked eggs.

Everything's good now, though ...

Except for the fact I have to have a friend drive me to where I need to go to because I'm sending in my car tomorrow to have it checked; hopefully they can find the electronic problem.

If not: I'm f*cked. ><;

-- "Lonely Reaper"

¡Penes por todas partes!

2005-12-05T20:58:00.000-08:00

The title of the post is in Spanish. Stands for "Male Gentalia Everywhere". Don't ask. But yet very relevant to my stories. See, during Social Studies, Chris had his lock ... well, ... locked to his belt loop on his pants, so, he reached down, and tried to unlock it, was having trouble, but, after succeeding, stared down, which didn't look right ... and I was sitting across from him ... which obviously means I have to throw in a sarcastic / idiotic / rude comment. Here I go ... :

Me: What are you doing?!?
Chris: My lock wouldn't come off ...
Me: -ignores- You tried to padlock your penis, again, didn't you?!?
Chris: -shocked with a blank stare- WHAT?!?

And then, at lunch, I just couldn't stop using the word.

Me: -leans in to James- Y'know he tried to padlock his penis?
James: -laughs and walks down the outdoor stairs-
Luke: What was that about?
Me: -leans to Luke- Christian wants you to touch his penis ... yes or no?
Luke: -laughs- What?!?
Me: Just a simple yes or no.
Luke: Well, ... no!
Me: -turns to Chris across the cement pretty far away- -yells- HE SAYS NO!
Chris: No to what?
Me: I asked him if he wanted to touch your penis ... he said no. -laughs-
Chris: -socks me hard in the arm- Jack@$$ ...
Me: -stifles a cry / laugh and walks back to Luke- My penis is named Luke. Luke isn't with me anymore. Luke, will you help me find Luke?
Luke: 0.0; NO! -runs off-
Me: -laughs as hard as possible-
Chris: -now really pissed off- You are? Well, let me tell Charlie and his friends.
Me: NOOOOOO!!! -slo-mo-ish- -trails with Chris-
Chris: -my name- seems to be missing his penis and wants to know if you can help him find it.
-everybody starts laughing-

Mmmmm ... padlocks ...

--"Demented Reaper"

GIGGITY!

I've Got Myself in Deadlock ...

2005-11-30T15:33:00.000-08:00

... I believe I am in deadlock ... sucks, too, lemme tell you that much ... let's see ... funny, funny ... well, Luke's story, for one:

Luke: Alright, Larry, you know stuff here, but you don't stuff about out there!
Larry: What do you mean, out there?
Luke: -clears throat- Okay, look ... for example, if I picked you up and dumped you out in the middle of the forest with a knife and a blanket, you wouldn't know how to find your way out.
Larry: ... but that'll never happen, so why know it?
Luke: -sighs- ... alright ... look at it like this ... if we were in the past ... and you were working for a railroad company, but you had to pound the nails into the ground by hand and none of it was automated, I don't know why, but stick with me ...
Larry: Oh, well, if it's that far back, I'd need to fix my time machine by hand, too, right?
Luke: Yeah ... wait, ... what?!?
Larry: Assuming I got back there by time machine ...
Luke: Just shut up and listen. -_-;; Okay, so ... you're trying to pound them in, and you take the hammer and use all your force to go down on it. As you hit the nail, the guy beside you pounds down and hits you in the foot. You curse at him and hit him with your hammer 'til you knock him out. Then you knock out the next guy. As you try to hit the third one, you notice he has a chainsaw, god knows why he would, but on with it ... he chases you into the forest without letting down and all you have is a knife and a blanket.
Larry: ... but that wouldn't matter now, because I'd be dead, anyways, with a chainsaw-weilding maniac behind me.
Luke: -shakes his head, curses to Larry, and walks off-

... oh, yes, and in band yesterday ...

Mr. Wright: Cheyenne, you're starting to be worse at the trombone than the 49er's ...
-chorus of 'ohhhhhhhhhhh's in the classroom-
Ricky (the drummer): But I like the 49er's!
Mr. Wright: ... my point exactly.
-another chorus of 'ohhhhhhhhhhhhh's in the classroom-

... and then I stuck up for someone I love, and got elbowed in the gut, got my jaw twisted around, and got scraped ... then the little wimp who was saying sh*t ran off, but that's not my fault, now, is it? I usually don't pull fights, honestly, I don't, but I found out that was the only resource to vent my frustration ...

... and what the stupid guy said wasn't very nice, either ... >>;;

--"Reaper"

Sharpies?!? Where?!?

2005-11-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

Glennlego: I just wanted to justify myself. In a way, /I/ was looking for an apology from myself.
maKa vEli siNz: Perfectly understandable. But, please excuse me, while I flame the hell out of my cousin. Because he's being a b*tch.
Glennlego: xD I'm talking to him, too, right now.
Aries X77: And I also see you updated your blog
Glennlego: Yup. The " mess. xD
Aries X77: all those "" were supposed to be
Glennlego: BE WHAT?
maKa vEli siNz: XD
Aries X77: OH GOD...
Aries X77: forget it
maKa vEli siNz: He was like. "Someday I'll be walking around in golden pants."
maKa vEli siNz: I was lie.
maKa vEli siNz: STFU, n00bn.
maKa vEli siNz: n00b*
Glennlego: xD Wow.
Aries X77: if you want to know... just hold shift and press comma, then press 3
Glennlego: <#
Aries X77: Jaeden did it, and I was just wondering where he got it from.
Glennlego: -turns to Jade- You did?
maKa vEli siNz: XD
Aries X77: that
Aries X77: is
Aries X77: what
Aries X77: I
Aries X77: was
Aries X77: talking
Aries X77: about
maKa vEli siNz: THERE IS NOTHING THERE!
Glennlego: xDD I'm laughing my ass off over here.
maKa vEli siNz: ><
Aries X77: Press shift, comma, let go of shift, then press 3
maKa vEli siNz: You mean the <3?
Aries X77: YES
Aries X77: YES... ALLELUIA
maKa vEli siNz: It's a commonly used form, a symbol of a heart.
Aries X77: (dont know how to spell that)
Aries X77: well, yeah
Aries X77: I didn't know thta
Glennlego: xDD
maKa vEli siNz: Iiidiot..
Glennlego: xD Wow.
Glennlego: I thought he meant leave down the shift, and I was like, "<#"?
maKa vEli siNz: ><
Glennlego: There's a guy on the anime IGPX that's talking right now and is voiced by Spike, too! xD
maKa vEli siNz: XD!
maKa vEli siNz: I'm watching s-CRY-ed
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: Keke.
maKa vEli siNz: He should be /shot/
Glennlego: Your cousin?
maKa vEli siNz: /Yes/
maKa vEli siNz: ><
Glennlego: Why?
maKa vEli siNz: He's a stupid idiot.
Glennlego: 'That all?
maKa vEli siNz: ..Yup.
Glennlego: Mhm.
maKa vEli siNz: Wheee..
Glennlego: Yuppers.
maKa vEli siNz: Mm'hm.
Glennlego: Exact;y/
Glennlego: exactly.**
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: HE'S GONE! oo;!!
Glennlego: Yup. Off to watch Chapelle Show.
Glennlego: What channel is Comedy Central for you?
maKa vEli siNz: iunno..
maKa vEli siNz: ><
maKa vEli siNz: 249
maKa vEli siNz: For the love off-- does he EVER shutup!?
maKa vEli siNz signed off at 11:17:13 PM.

Afterwards ... (as I ignored him ... and watched MAD TV) ...

Aries X77: hey, buddy
Aries X77 is away at 11:03:43 PM.
Aries X77 returned at 11:09:04 PM.
Aries X77: are you there
Aries X77 signed off at 11:10:42 PM.
Aries X77 signed on at 11:10:55 PM.
Aries X77: why do you not answer!? (nervous laugh) I don't like being alone (hides in a dark corner)
Aries X77: LOLLIPOP LAND AGAIN!
Aries X77: Jaeden left
Aries X77: You're the only one thats still on
Aries X77: need communication
Aries X77: DONT LOG OFF!
Aries X77: well... what were we talking about before I left?
Aries X77: (bashes head into wall) what now
Aries X77: I'm basically talking to myself
Aries X77: I don't feel so good
Aries X77: want to see a cool Legend of Zelda picture?
Aries X77: WHY... WONT YOU ANSWER?!
Aries X77 signed off at 11:46:11 PM.

Hmm ... I wonder why ... =P ... now, if you'll excuse me, I've gotta go compile a video for a friend!! xDD

--"Reaper"

Intelligent Conversations

2005-11-18T21:04:00.000-08:00

maKa vEli siNz: xD
maKa vEli siNz: I'm done writing for today.
Glennlego: THE GIRL THAT KISSES MUGEN IS VOICED BY FAYE! HOLY SH*T!
maKa vEli siNz: XDD
Glennlego: Jet, Spike, AND Faye. Wow.
maKa vEli siNz: The one with the nice rack?
Glennlego: She's an asian lady in the sceond episode that offers Mugen a good time. xD
maKa vEli siNz: Yup.
maKa vEli siNz: one with the rack.
Glennlego: -nods-
Aries X77: well I meant like the "
maKa vEli siNz: What "?
Aries X77: WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA FOR A
maKa vEli siNz: For a what?!?!!?!
Aries X77: I AM JUST WONDERING WHERE YOU GOT THE
maKa vEli siNz: WHERE I GOT HTE WHAT?!
maKa vEli siNz: -____________________-;
Aries X77: ___________
maKa vEli siNz: That's f*cking creative! ><
Aries X77: maKa vEli siNz: -____________________-;
Aries X77: ___________
Aries X77: THAT
Aries X77: (points at the "
maKa vEli siNz: --;; Where did I put a "?!
Glennlego: xDD
Glennlego: Is he stoned?
maKa vEli siNz: I DON'T KNOW!
Aries X77: oh my god.. XD
Aries X77: so your saying you cant see anything besides a ""?
maKa vEli siNz: ...
maKa vEli siNz: YES!!
Aries X77: WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING BEFORE?
maKa vEli siNz: ... I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE F*CKING HELL YOU MEANT!! ><;;;;;;;;;
Aries X77: WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT? (just joking about that)
maKa vEli siNz: -_-;
maKa vEli siNz: BURN! -kills-

Oh, yeah. REAALLLL self-explanatory. =P

Oh, and, on a side-note: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the first 4 episodes of Samurai Champloo, and episodes 6 - 10 of dot.hack//SIGN are freakin' awesome.

I'm done now ...

... no, seriously ...

... I AM!!! >>;;;

--"Reaper"

Phrase 3, Line 2, Word 7 ...

2005-11-14T19:33:00.000-08:00

I think Dominic and I got into a lil' ... fight ... but seriously, who gives a f*ck about Team America phrases? "America..F*CK YES!" No. Just no. I dun't wanna hear it. And the answer was Black Clouds. NOT Last Resort.

*pft* Amateur.

Aries X77: yo
Aries X77: please... SAY SOMETHING!
Aries X77: IM LOST IN AN UNCHARTED WORLD... FILLED WIHT LOLLIPOPS!
Glennlego: God says to suck one.
Aries X77: ...yum
Aries X77: GOD SAYS TO... ummmm... SAY...no...ummm... GOD COMMANDS YOU TO SMACK SOMEBODY! yeah that'll work
Aries X77: heha
Glennlego: 0.0
Glennlego: You are one f*ckity f*cked up f*cking looney b*tch, aren't you, ya f*cker? Huh? Answer me, f*cktard. Say, 'F*CK YES!'.
Aries X77: ...WAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (goes and cries in corner of a perfectly circle room)
Aries X77: MY FEELINGS!(FALLS DOWN AND DIES)
Aries X77: OR REALLY...
Areis X77: MY HEART!
Glennlego: Yes, pull out your heart. Eat it. Eat it with all heart's desire. HAHA. I made a funny.
Aries X77: I LIKE COOKIES! YEAH YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING? WHAT IF LEON'S CHARACTER ISN'T TRULY FICTIONAL? WHAT IF SOME STUFF WAS TRUE? I KNOW A WEREWOLF HE'S MY FRIEND
Glennlego: Got a few suggestions for you, buddy.
Glennlego: Therapy.
Glennlego: Lots of it.
Glennlego: LOTS OF IT.
Aries X77: WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
Glennlego: I hope you burn ... -_-;; ... in hell.
Aries X77: really?
Glennlego: Yes. Really. Meet the demons. Ask Satan to be your father. JUST MOVE ON.
Aries X77: ... good suggestion. ok... I'm cool soooooooooooooooo except that Satan being my father part if you're wondering
Glennlego: I wasn't wondering. I don't wonder about idiotic things I don't even understand ... -throws you some letter blocks- ... Here. Play with them.
Aries X77: YAY! really... I'm cool... no demons have ever existed in my mind... all made up and all of that other stuff was improvised which... is kinda the same thing except being random... thats true
Glennlego: -takes out rocket launcher- -points it at you- PLAY WITH YOUR F*CKING BLOCKS!
Aries X77: ... I-M-N-O-T-A-F-R-E-A-K
Glennlego: Y-E-S-Y-O-U-A-R-E-O-N-M-O-R-E-T-H-A-N-O-N-E-L-E-V-E-L. >.<;;
Aries X77: FORGIVE ME!
Aries X77: it's always nice to know that I haven't pissed anyone off.
Glennlego: No. No fogiving. -wags finger- No.
Aries X77: ...ok... are you mad though?
Glennlego: You inform me.
Aries X77: uhhhh... yes?
Glennlego: -looks to the sky and falls backwards into the grass- Brrrrr.
Aries X77: ...or no... I'M CONFUSED
Glennlego: -takes out pistol and aims at the sky- -reloads-
Aries X77: ...right
Glennlego: -aims over at you-
Aries X77: (dodges with lightning speed)
Glennlego: -continues to follow you with the sights- -_-;;
Aries X77: We all have a good laugh and shake hands and say: "lets all put this behind us and act like it never happned"
Glennlego: Hahaha. Hahaha. -laughs, holding hun to my side- Deal ... -takes out gun and shoots you in the arm- ... in hell. >.<;;
Aries X77: wow... YOU HATE ME! I never thought that would happen... wait... that wouldn't be fatal
Glennlego: -_-;; -aims at your head- THIS COULD BEEEE. -cackles maniacally-
Aries X77: (pulls out shotgun...)
Glennlego: You wanna play this way? F*ck that. -opens cloak, revealing bombs strapped to me- -takes out detonator- Try me.
Aries X77: ...(UNLEASHES DEMONS)/
Glennlego: (-_- God blocks them all) Shazzam-chasm.
Aries X77: BOOM
Glennlego: What in the f*ck made a boom? -_-
Aries X77: uhhhh. no...thing?
Glennlego: Well, then, what was the point of saying boom? -takes out baseball bat- -hits you upside the head with it- BOOM.
Aries X77: Pulls out my baseball bat and pulls out some crazy ass move with it and we have an epic battle... but in the end... we all become friends again
Glennlego: ... and then Barney comes along and molests you. -_-;
Aries X77: ... THAT IS F*CKED UP
Glennlego: That's right ... why make fun of your role model?
Aries X77: barney deserves to be killed with a chainsaw slowly... and shot with 12939393 shotguns all ath the same time... drowned... decapitated, and thrown back into the ocean where we dumped him in the first place... role model?
Glennlego: -bows head- If I don't kill you now, it'll just never end.
Aries X77: ...ALL DIE IN THE END what difference is if it comes sooner
Glennlego: I say "If I don't kill you now, it'll never end ..." You come back with, "... We all die?" Jesus ... -shakes head- ...
Aries X77: well... if you kill me... thats dying... thats why
Glennlego: -blinks- It just didn't have any context. Whatsover
Aries X77: so? its funny
Glennlego: GO FINGER YOURSELF WITH A CROSSBOW. And, no, it isn't. -_-
Aries X77: GOD... take a breather... calm down for a sec
Glennlego: -narrows eyes- Dun't want to. >.< And I am NOT God. Do NOT hail me.
Aries X77: never did
Glennlego: Aries X77: GOD... take a breather ... assuming that's my name.
Aries X77: I wasn't saying that to you... except for the "take a breather" part... GOD was like I was talking to him
Glennlego: Him? How do you know it isn't an it? YOU DON'T KNOW JACKSH*T.
Aries X77: I wrote it.
Glennlego: You wrote what? Specify, damn it.
Aries X77: THE WHOLE CONTROVERSIAL SENTANCE!
Glennlego: -_- I didn't question it directly, DomiNIQUE.
Aries X77: ...GLENNIQUE? I dont know
Glennlego: -_- No. You're embarrassing yourself. Stop it. While you're ahead. -pats you on the back and then whacks you in the kneecap with another baseball bat-
Aries X77: can we both calm down and talk this over... so we can be friends again... I don't like making enimies
Glennlego: Who said I was an enemy? Maybe it's a ... -whacks you upside the head with another baseball bat- ... mutual feeling? -trips you and points revolver at your face while you're on the ground-
Aries X77: yeah that
Glennlego: Yeah that what?
Aries X77: the whole "whacking upside the head" thing
Aries X77: pain
Glennlego: Pain's a good feeling. -moves aim and shoots you in the [your left] shoulder- -moves aim to head- -pulls- -click- Damn it ... -opens up chamber to load another 6 shots-
Aries X77: not really... sometimes... but not with pistol
Aries X77: hello? well... I don't like how this whole conversation turned out today... pain and insults are not my favorite things.
Glennlego: -finishes reloading- Cool. I think all kinda pain's cool, though, so we're good, right? I think we agree, now. -nods, narrowing eyes- -aims, again-
Aries X77: yes just don't pull the trigger Unless... you want to end my life now
Glennlego: Well, -looks down barrel- ... -aims back again- ... that was kinda the point of bringing this and loading it. -shrugs- Coincidence?
Aries X77: no... you want to kill me... but how about (unless you want to shoot and kill me) put the gun down and save it for someone you HATE what do you say?
Glennlego: -smirks and cocks gun- How about I say, who says I don't have you?
Aries X77: ...I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS! you know... this could be a cool book
Glennlego: -helps you up- We are friends ... -pushes you back down and stomps on you, aiming, again- ... now we're not. Now we're mortal enemies. You want a game? Let's denounce this happy-go-funtime-hour. -cocks revolver again- My turn.
Aries X77: I DON'T WANT TO BE MORTAL ENEMIES its not cool.
Glennlego: It's cool with me. -laughs-
Aries X77: why do you want to make a mortal enemy anyway?
Glennlego: -shrugs- Dunno. Feelings of mass destruction. -takes paras and turns them into lines, shaking hand with revolver in it- These mean anything to you?
Aries X77: yes.. in 20 years
Glennlego: Wait for me to say the goddamn lines! >.<;
Aries X77: want to join me and some of my friends in a whole new world order?
Glennlego: Confession of depression
This life I'm second-guessing
Like ashes to ashes
I always seem to fall down
I'm tired of running
It's time to face my demons
Confession of depression
This life I'm second-guessing

My emotions are storming
And tears fall just like rain
Pain strikes like lightning
Despair is becoming my friend
Glennlego: Mean anything to you? -aims- C'mon, get it right.
Aries X77: I did cut my wrists a while ago does that count?
Glennlego: -aims closer- DID THOSE LINES MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
Aries X77: yeah
Glennlego: Then, please share.
Aries X77: life itself is freakin pointles... like I said before... we all die in the end. All the dreams we had become nothing but memories that will be forgotten behind us. Everything will be gone for us and soon... I plan to for my life to end... not self inflicted, but someone to kill me... I know it will happen
Glennlego: -pins you to the ground, pointing gun to side and waving it- Just tell me what the f*cking phrases mean to you and stop wasting my precious seconds.
Aries X77: my life isn't all that great...
Glennlego: YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING MY F*CKING QUESTION! -aims gun- WHERE DID MY PHRASES COME FROM?
Aries X77: I did answer the question
Glennlego: Then, answer again. Please. Lives ... er ... a life is on the line. >.<
Aries X77: uhhh... no there isn't and even if there was... I wouldn't care
Glennlego: JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION, DAMN IT!
Aries X77: I DID! WHATS YOUR PROBLEM?
Glennlego: AGAIN!
Aries X77: no I did 5 times now... and put that gun away
Glennlego: Well, they weren't right. Where did my phrases come from ... you're not getting it. I don't want metaphors ...
Aries X77: pain and sorrow
Glennlego: Or your f*cked up view on life.
Glennlego: NO. PHRASES from a SONG. -quotes- "-sings verses-" RING A BELL?
Aries X77: Papa Roach?
Glennlego: -throws hands in air- Thank you. Song being?
Aries X77: Last resort! right? well?
Glennlego: -fires next to you- NO. And you call yourself a fan of them ... -chuckles- ...
Aries X77: Hey... I only have 1 freakin album
Glennlego: And which one's that?
Aries X77: gettin away with murder
Glennlego: -laughs- Ah, right, right ... you heard any of the other songs NOT on that album by them, Dominic?
Aries X77: yes... Last Resort... and... I have to go
Aries X77 signed off at 6:15:56 PM.
Glennlego: You have to log off ... my @$$.

Oh, boy. Yeah. Mm'hm. Exactly. I think I'm getting an ulcer retyping and reading that. -rubs head- Ow ... hurts like hell, too ... let me just type something else that happened, if I can find it. xD

avalonNightlover: no, but i'm kinda warnign u
avalonNightlover: u let teh rabbit know its gots freedom, and itll run
glennlego: But that's what bear traps are for. ^.^
avalonNightlover: those bear traps are called kids =P
maKa vEli siNz: oo;
maKa vEli siNz: Vish and Chris will have no Bear Traps. XD
Glennlego: xDDDD brb, I'm gonna go tell Chris what you just said, and then disconnect the phone lines, lock the door, bring out the Kevlar vests, and barricade myself in my bathroom with a Colt .45 and a pump-action shotgun, and three layers of reinforced steel surrounding the room.
maKa vEli siNz: XDDD!!!!
maKa vEli siNz: Wow.
maKa vEli siNz: Wait .. he doesn't want kid's anyways.
maKa vEli siNz: oo;
maKa vEli siNz: Does he..? OO;;;
Glennlego: xD

And then ... debating about why the creator on a Gaia role-playing forum asks what "changes" we have after the experimenting ... when it's a Neko (cat) r-p ... -_-;;

maKa vEli siNz: Well. Everyone might have different results. XD Gawd.
Glennlego: -throws hands in air- But that means we're almost all gonna grow fur, ears, tails, and paws! >>;;
maKa vEli siNz: -sigh- Some people might have some weird results, or something for theirs. They might only have fur, or just a tail, or something. Xx; Look, /I/ didn't make the forum, you wanna b*tch, go b*tch to the creator.
maKa vEli siNz: XD

Oh, yeah, well ... that's pretty much it. =P Enjoy ...

... OR DIE!! >.<;; xD

--"Reaper"

Leaping Generations

2005-11-12T00:08:00.000-08:00

The only thing I found funny the entire day was actually ... not until midnight. xD Have a look. Get a cheap laugh. Be happy.

Aries X77: yo
Aries X77: AMERICA... F*CK YEAH
Aries X77: come on... thats one of the best songs ever
maKa vEli siNz: That freaking idiot. --;
maKa vEli siNz: If I don't kill him now it'll never stop.
Glennlego: xDD

Oh, yeah. Right. Besides the fact I dunno what the f*ck he's talking about beside Eminem's 'White America' ... oh, and the other day at school, now that I remember it. At lunch. We taunt Jaeden about his wolf powers-- ... er ... capabilites ... er ... here! Look! >.<;;

Jaeden: It's been awhile.
Eric: Yup.
Jaeden: How are the kids?
Eric: Good, good ... and how are the pups?
Jaeden: -glare- I hate you.

... Oh, and, by the way, one of my new favorite songs is Shaggy's remake of Sexual Healing. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a Lambourghini to wax. -salutes and walks out the door-

--"Reaper"

Retaliation

2005-11-10T16:01:00.000-08:00

Well, another revelation about things that happened yesterday ... I believe even less than the day before that from 'Lying with You', but, really, who cares? xD

So, here I go ... :

-during Science class-
Jaeden: -stands behind Christian-
Christian: -opens his binder and starts to write his screennames for WoW-
Jaeden: -mouths words to me- What the f*** is wrong with this son of a b****?!?
Me: -mouths back- I have no clue ... !
Christian: -turns around to Jade and gives him the piece of paper-
Jaeden: -pretends nothin' happened and accepts the paper-
-hilarity ensues-

... and then we got the ...

-during Mr. Wright's music class / TA period ...-
Me: -playing bass guitar- -has an ink smudge on my arm-
Jaeden: Oh, yeah? -starts laughing, drawing a blue smudge on his arm, too-
Me: ... you're my b**** now. -blinks and gives a slight laugh-
Jaeden: S***! -tries to rub the ink off-

... and then we got the ...

maKa vEli siNz: ?
Aries X77: I freakin have to go! IM SORRY
Aries X77 signed off at 3:49:38 PM
maKa vEli siNz: Who the f*** cares?
Previous message was not received by Aries X77 because of error: User Aries X77 is not available.
Glennlego: xD

... and then we got the ...

maKa vEli siNz: You see the thing under the title?
Glennlego: Mm'hm.
maKa vEli siNz: X3
Glennlego: And you are NOT secret agent j.
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: Yes I am >>;
Glennlego: You are NOT a secret agent. If you are, then you'd get a jetpack. -crosses arms- >.<;;
maKa vEli siNz: -blinks
maKa vEli siNz: TO EBAY!

Yeah ... soo ... have fun ... peace up ... A-town down ...

I'm sorry, just had to use the Verizon ... er ... Cingular ... commercial ... as a ploy ... >.<;; JUST SHUT UP!! >.<;; xD --"Reaper"

Lying From You

2005-11-08T17:56:00.000-08:00

Like yesterday, I'll recount some of the events, the same way I did yesterday. -rubs hands together- Unfortunately, it might be a lil' shorter 'cause I'm exhausted, tired, and braindead, but I think you'll get where I'm headin' with it ... :

Two main things stick out in my head for today, although there was a lot more.

Music, first.

-David, one of the trumpet players, wasn't playing the trumpet right and slumping in his chair-
Mr. Wright: Sit up, David ... now lean forward ... a little more ... and get your foot off of my case! ... better yet, just stand up.
David: -stands up, rolling eyes-
Mr. Wright: -pauses- Yeah, ... maybe you'll get the chair back tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that. Then we'll talk about it ... -clears throat- -gets ready to play electronic piano- ... ready, set, and let's ... not go. -switches to David- That means for you to play, too.
Ricky: -at the drums area- -does the comedic /dun-dun-DUM!/ thing at the snare drum and cymbals-
-class starts laughing-

And, shortly thereafter, for Math class ...

-Kevin and I are checking out homeworks-
Kevin: I got 59% ... but I dunno if it's right ... -turns to Sam- ... SAM!
Sam: -rolls eyes and she comes over to us- What?
Kevin: Is this right? -shows it to her-
Sam: -works on calculator- I got 60% ...
Kevin: ... but that makes the total 101%!
Sam: Well, that means there's 101 objects with 100% chance of ...
Kevin: ... you're stupid!
Sam: No, I'm not!
Kevin: ... yes, you are!
Sam: No, I'm-- ...
Me: -snickering next to them-
Sam: ... Glenn, what're you laughing at?
Me: Nothin', nothin' ...
Sam: Fine, Glenn, show me the way you did it.
Me: -looks at HW- I know it's wrong. -throws down paper- What number are we on, anyways? That would kinda help ...
Sam & Kevin: -laugh-

-passes out at keyboard- O.x

--"Reaper"

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

2005-11-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

Ignore the title. Listen to the body. 0.0 That didn't sound right ... to rephrase that ... eh, screw it. Time to add some funny details from school today. -rubs hands together- Where to start, where to start ... oh, right. This morning:

Christian: Yeah, Larry and I were role-playing for Vish last night.
Me: -pause- ... FOR Vish?
Christian: -dumb stare- Shut up, dude.

Mm-hm ... and then we have ... what would be next, Music class?

Me: -walks into back room to take acoustic bass off of rack- -Christian walks in-
Christian: -waves- Hi.
Me: -_- What do you want?
Christian: I was just gonna sa- ...
Charlie: -bursts in, casually- Yo, Tasha's molesting your stuff ...
Christian: Son of a-- ... ! -rushes out the door-
-Charlie and me look out of door into the Music room-
-watches Christian rush by, yelling at Tasha and moving stuff out of her reach-
Tasha: I didn't touch your stuff!
-we laugh- -I look at him-
Me: You made that up, didn't you?
Charlie: Yup.
-further laughing-

And then ... we have ... let's see ... what funny happened in ... Science?

-Jaeden walks by Christina's table-
Christina: I'm a b*tch.
Jaeden: -wideeyed- Well, that's something pretty big to admit. -walks off-

And then ... when I wrote on Christian's agenda ...

Me: -leans over at writes on agenda cover: 7:00 - HW, 8:00 - Vish-
Christian: -looks at agenda- -glares at me- Dude!
Christian: -writes on it: 9:00 - Kill Glenn, 10:00 - Have Larry f*ck the body.-
Jaeden: -walks by- Hey, I do all of those things!
Christian: -silence-
Me: -I stick up for Jaeden- Except for Vish.
Jaeden: ... -pause- ... no, I meant the homework.
Christian: -glares-
Me: -laughs-
Jaeden: Kidding, KIDDING!
Christian: -continues to glare-
Jaeden: Didja catch the part where I was kidding?

And then ... we have ... lunch ... I'm in a Chess-tournament-thing ... was, at least ... and Mr. Standifer came by to switch my extra large bishop for one that would actually match the size of the board ... and my queen was already taken ...

-Standifer switches it-
Standifer: Now it matches ... I mean, your bishop was, like, bigger than his King!
Me: It makes me feel big!
-laughs-

There was more, but to cut it short ... outside of Math class ...

Larry: Alright, look; Christian's joining your Math class ... and that's one step up than the one he was in a few days ago ... and you just failed these two quizzes that the entire class failed ... what do you think that means for him?
Me: -laughs insanely-

Yeah ... well ... -eats dinner- ... >.<;;; --"Reaper"

"I Thank God For Every Day He Gives Me In The Corps ... Hoo-rah."

2005-11-05T16:13:00.000-08:00

Jarhead.

Freaking.

Awesome.

It was. Seriously; it gave a unique, truthful, and sarcastic humor-ish look at Operation: Desert Storm. To me, it was more of a comedy documentary. I'm not saying it's laugh-out-loud comedy, but the dark, gritty, sarcastic kind. If that strikes your fancy, watch the movie. I just got back from the movie theatre. I think it has the best damn soundtrack, storyline, plot, and characters in [at least] any war movie I have ever seen.

So by your tickets at Fandango.com now and give it a go.

Hoo-rah.

--"Reaper"

Join the Dark Side ... 'Cause We Have Cookies ... ^_^;;

2005-11-04T22:34:00.000-08:00

Fighting with your friends is so fun. Especially for me. Y'know why? Simple. On Monday, when I go back to school, I pretend it never happened, turn the tables, and escape unscathed. And I've got it down pat. Devil's advocate if you may. -takes a bow- Take a look at the snippet of conversation stemming from tonight and you'll get a slight idea why:

spartanclone367: how could you tell*cough ghost reacon*
spartanclone367: ...man you must be typing alot..
Glennlego: Yeah. Y'know the way you typed 'recon' like 'reacon', it sounded like 'reekin' and didn't give a damn bit of help to the clue. Oh, and, by the way. 30,000 children died as you said 'ghost', and another 14,000 died when you said 'reacon'.
spartanclone367: cool
Glennlego: When I told you that, I thought this:
Glennlego: Sometimes ... I do want to murder him. Telling him that wouldn't do any good. He'll just say I'll go to jail and get the death penalty. It would be worth it, anyways. -pft- And isn't that what hired hitmen like Agent 47 are for?
spartanclone367: ..dude thats messed up..
Glennlego: -throws hands in air- NO F*CKING WAY!! -drops jaw, sarcastically, it awe-
spartanclone367: ..now your making it worse..
Glennlego: No, I'm making it better. -_- Looks like elementary school did wonders for you, eh?
spartanclone367: you know i dont have to f*cking sit here f*cking listening to your bs saying this f*cking sh*t i dont do sh*t right now and you just f*cking insult me for no f*cking reason,next time have a f*cking reason to f*cking insult me instead of f*cking do this kinda of sh*t like insulting me then making it worse with sarcastic remarks and thats just f*cking messed up i know i was f*cking pointing out the f*cking obviouse when i said that was messed up then you f*cking talk sh*t to me about that man you can f*cking talk sh*t about anything i say somthing stupide laugh at me i just sit there you do this sh*t i talk normal you f*cking insult eh somtimes i deserve that sh*t somtimes i actually should be insulted but somtimes im not doing sh*t and you insult me f*ck dude thats just messe up
Glennlego: F*ck the f*cking f*ckers? 'Cause that's all I heard. Period. This proves what first grade does to people.
spartanclone367: dude see here you go again here you go insulting me for this simple damn thing i just typed up
Glennlego: Because you say f*ck every fifth word!!

Oh, yeah, there's more. But why dwell on it? Why not go to something more ... happy, confusing, and demented? Off to Jaeden!

maKa vEli siNz: ><
maKa vEli siNz: I'm RP'ing with like..
maKa vEli siNz: 16 illiterates.
maKa vEli siNz: and 3 people that can type full setences.
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: ><
Glennlego: 3 out of 16 or 3 out of 19?
maKa vEli siNz: 3 out of 19.
Glennlego: xD
maKa vEli siNz: I might shoot myself.

... and ...

spartanclone367: ...*nods for no damn apperant reason not even matching what the hell is going on*
Glennlego: *pft* Obviously. I mean, hell, you're always lost. -waves it off-
maKa vEli siNz: XD
maKa vEli siNz: He's gotten more.. literate cause of us.
maKa vEli siNz: >>;
Glennlego: xD Yup.
spartanclone367: ..ow..well im almost done with the socail studies thing
Glennlego: -claps-
spartanclone367: and jadean is having a good time i think...
Glennlego: Yup.
Glennlego: Jadean?
Glennlego: xD
Glennlego: So much for literacy.
maKa vEli siNz: What an @$$biter.

There was more, but I'm tired. And exhausted. I hurt my index finger playing basketball. And I think something may be broken. *ow* Hurts to type.

Yeah, walk away ... just keep walkin' ...

>.<

--"Reaper"

Math Tricks With Professor Larry-- ... Lesson 1 ...

2005-10-26T16:09:00.000-07:00

Alright. This is Professor Larry, teaching you how to trick your friends. Alright, ask yourself this. And don't cheat to be smart, and don't open up a new webpage prior to this or print off any info and then counting it. Just try it. Alright, find 6 6-digit numbers that are divisible by 7, 11, and 13 within 30 seconds ... go.

.....

.....

... can't do it? Good. No normal person can. The trick is, any sequential 3-digit number (i.e., 123 [one hundred and twenty-three]) doubled like so (i.e., 123,123 [one hundred twenty-three thousand, one hundred and twenty-three]) is divisible by 7, 11, and 13. Look, for example, six random results:

123,123
234,234
345,345
456,456
598,598
777,777

See? Simple, right? Now go off an quiz!

--This has been a Prof. Larry Lesson, trademarked by Reaper and Prof. Larry--
-- ... and, no, he's not a real professor ... just a -edited- ... >.< ... --

--"Reaper"

Boo! Says You ... Pt. II

2005-10-11T11:46:00.000-07:00

Oh, no! I ate one and they ... they multiplied!!! Oh, god ... how will I possibly get them away! A red and a skinny blue one! And I already ate a blue one! And I'm eating this blue one, now! Time to finish you off, you red piece of-- ... >.<

... BWAHAHAHAHA ...

-"Grim Reaper"

Boo! Says You ....

2005-10-10T13:02:00.000-07:00

At my desk this morning, I found a crumpled tissue from across the room ... approaching my desk I noticed it was a ghost One of those tissues with a ribbon covering a lollipop. A Tootsie-Roll Pop, to be exact. I've included a picture to the left. I found it interesting ... and yummy ...

... just thought you guys might've wanted to get into the Halloween spirit ... *sniff* ... *boo* ...

... GIVE ME A BREAK!!! >.<

-"Grim Reaper"

The Half-Life Revelations-- ....

2005-10-04T17:19:00.000-07:00

Half-Life(1): Anthology

Alright, here we go. I'm givin' you the info, the pictures, and my ratings, Gamespot-style. Alright, let's do this! >.< style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Half-Life

Gameplay: 10/10 - This game freakin' rocks, no hands down. It's well-paced, good puzzles, great storyline. All over the map this game covers the points.

Graphics: 8/10 - I tried to find a balance with the rating: the graphics don't compare for today (stack-up against its sequal), but were great in its time. Hence, an 8.

Sound: 7/10 - The voices sound metallic at some points and Gordon doesn't talk ... at all ... but, yet again, it was the best they had at the time.

Value: 10/10 - Refer to the gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 8.8/10 = Great ... "You play as Dr. Freeman, Gordon Freeman, to be exact. You are a down-and-dirty scientist who features a job at the Black Mesa Testing Facility in a secluded area of New Mexico ... think: Roswell. As you go down to the labs, a test goes horribly wrong, thus opening an interdimensional portal between your world and an alien world called 'Xen'. Fighting your way through the complex, Freeman turns things around and you're forced to travel to Xen to take on the boss ... not to mention the G-man ..."

Final Verdict: A definite buy.

Half-Life: Blue Shift

Gameplay: 8/10 - I found this expansion slightly less worthwhile than Opposing Force, but a lil' more than decent. Hence, the 8.

Graphics: 8/10 - Same as Half-Life's.

Sound: 7/10 - Same as Half-Life's.

Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 8/10 - Great ... "You play as security guard Calhoun. You come to Black Mesa as your daily job, going to your post, as things start to go wrong ... and you realize that you almost face the same fate as Gordon ... although his and yours are unfolding at the same time ... therefore, you're a security guard backing up Freeman ... well, not physically ... but ... -sighs- ..."

Final Verdict: A buy as long as you liked the first one.

Half-Life: Opposing Force

Gameplay: 10/10 - Playing as an Army-guy that has run-ins with Gordon and then has to face the same sh*t Freeman does at the same time (hence Blue Shift, also), is totally f*cking hilarious.

Graphics: 8/10 - Same as Half-Life's.

Sound: 7/10 - Same as Half-Life's

Value: 10/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 8.8/10 - Great ... "You play as an Army Ops guy, sent in with Nightvision and all to silence people within Black Mesa ... for good. Duh. But aliens attack you ... the helo crashes ... and you fight your way through the facility, bounce back and forth between Xen, and have a few sightings of Freeman. By the end, I feel it ends on the same note as Freeman's battle ... but I don't believe it ends as happy."

Final Verdict: A definite buy as long as you own the original. >.< Half-Life: Team Fortress Classic

Gameplay: 10/10 - Wonderful. Just wonderful.

Graphics: 8/10 - I'm giving it a freebie point because it's multiplayer. =P

Sound: 8/10 - Same as above.

Value: 10/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 10/10 - (Booyah!)

Overall: 9.2/10 - Awesome ... "TFC descrip ... look it up near the top before the reviews." xD

Refer The Entire Anthology? - Yes. Hell yes.

Counter-Strike(1) - Anthology

This pack is another repack (for another $20) featuring the original Counter-Strike, a great multiplayer game, by the way, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, which is the single-player campaign/expansion to the original CS, and CS: CZ - Deleted Scenes, which are some deleted maps to the campaign for CZ. So ... let's check it out!!! >.< Counter-Strike

Gameplay: 6/10 - Although it spawned the CS series, I just don't feel it's as good as CS:Source that comes with HL2. No, it's not the graphics ... it's just the general design ...

Graphics: 8/10 - Same excuse as HL:OF.

Sound: 8/10 - Same as above.

Value: 7/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 7.6/10 - Good ... "We all not Counter-Strike. We don't really need an explanation, do we?" >.<

Final Verdict: On-the-fence. It's a classic, but just not as worthwhile as if you could go out and buy HL2 for $30 - $50 and get CS:Source.

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Gameplay: 8/10 - Single-player CS is amazingly more fulfilling than multi-player ... well, for the original, at least. =P

Graphics: 8/10 - Obviously.

Sound: 7/10 - Mm-hm.

Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Overall: 6.2/10 - Okay ... "I don't have to go over this, either, do I? It's single-player CS ... against AI ... period."

Final Verdict: I think this was actually a fair buy in the anthology.

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero - Deleted Scenes

Gameplay: 8/10 - Same as CS:CZ.

Graphics: 8/10 - Obviously ... again ...

Sound: 7/10 - Exactly.

Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 7/10

Overall: 7.6/10 - Good ... "This doesn't need explaining, either."

Final Verdict: I think CS:CZ - DS was a waste of box space. Seriously. This isn't a f*cking film. We don't NEED new maps, when we can DOWNLOAD them for FREE and NOT for $20. -_-;;;

Refer the Entire Anthology? No. Not really.

--"Grim Reaper"

CS + HL = CS/HL ... and x equals ... ?

2005-10-03T17:36:00.000-07:00

I just bought the Counter-Strike Anthology 1, that comes with CS, CS: Condition Zero, and CS: CZ - Deleted Scenes. I also just bought the Half-Life Anthology 1, which comes with HL, HL: Opposing Force, HL: Blue Shift, and TFC [Team Fortress Classic].

Wish me luck, 'cause I'm going in. I might have a slight review for it ... later ... if I can rip myself away ... 0.0 xD

=P

--"Grim Reaper"

Kickin' @$$ And Takin' Names ...

2005-10-01T14:15:00.000-07:00

Hah, it's the Reaper, again. I've finally fixed my computer, so that it runs fast again, whilst not having to lose all of my precious 120 GB-worth of files. ^.^ Oh, yeah, and I have a two-week break. Yes, yes; I am a lucky bastard.

I also ran out to Circuit City yesterday, picked up a CAT5 cable, ran it underneath my living room rug and connected it to my XBOX, purchased a starter kit, put together & plugged in the headset/microphone, and made an XBOX Live account off of the 3-month free trial. So, if you see 'Raftacon' or any of his 'guests' playing around in Halo 2 or Ghost Recon 2, send me a message. I'd be glad to see anybody who actually reads this. -wink-

^.^;;

Ah, yes, and I checked up on one of my past websites that I left under the control of some dedicated fans, and they're doing great as staff members. I also haven't worked much on the mod-map for HL2 for the [machinima] project, but I have been putting together some 'secret' material for Green Vs. Yellow ... -cough- -cough- ... oh, yeah: and I've still been owning on CS:Source, too. ^.^

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some daily-pwnage to ensue. >.<

--Reaper

Raw Sockets

2005-09-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

The poor, poor UNIX fanboys. How dare they attempt to degrade Windows. And I made a shocking discovery. Windows XP is like ... NT ... turned Millenium ... turned in a sugar-coated, candy-ish interface, wrapped anew and shipped as XP. 0.0 Woah.

Oh, right, Raw Sockets. A program hiiden inside Windows XP with Service Pack 1. Allows a hacker to open it and spam packets out to your computer ... but instead of tracing the IP, they can spoof a fake one. Cool, right? -_-;;;

Wrong. How would you like it if your computer got hit with a virus with a fake IP. Exactly. -_- And then, did it shock you to realize it was Microsoft's 'Raw Sockets' fault that sent the Sasser32 worm and WBlast worm. Yeah. And the sad fact is it's still floating around there. It's not gone. We just can't get it anymore ... well ... the people with SP2 can't, the people with SP1 are at risk, though.

Now, excuse me while I own in CS:Source and mod a map for a machinima project.

Oh, yeah. xD

--"Grim Reaper"

Reaper's Dialogue

The Nerve

A Blessing In Disguise ... That I Might Not Take Back

Decisions of the Wild

Different Ends of the Spectrum

The Shadow Journal

Anthem (Pt. 3)

Anthem (Pt. 2)

Fruit on the Vine

Anthem (Pt. 1)

Shut Me Out

Anti-Gravity

Clive Barker's Jericho [PROMOTIONAL]

Vampire Rain -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

Tenchu Z -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

Forza Motorsport 2 -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

Creativity Sparks Compassion ...

Lost Planet -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

Lost Planet -- First Impressions

JFK - The Death of a Dream ...

Gears of War -- The Exclusive Review, Courtesy of M80

Gears of War -- First Impressions

Blog-Exclusive Impression -- BK's "Sneak King"

Gears of War Beats Halo 2?

Movies & Games (Updated Edition!)

Friends Are Like Germs ...

Gaming Discussion

Or So She Says ...

Conversations Add +2 To My Agility!

Damn, You're Slow!

Mac Vs. PC? My Opinion --

Emissions & Remissions

Excerpt From "Shards of Avalon"

A Little Mismatch of Various Odds-'n-Ends

Walking Woes

Funeral Processions Are /Not/ My Kinda Thing

Day to Celebrate - Fantasy and Reality

Cancer Kills. Seriously.

R&R - Rants and Rants -- Edition 3

First Attempt at GvY Recording = Failure

Reaper Vs. Passwords

The World's Lost Its Mind ...

Can You Feel It Coming In The Air Tonight?

... For the Matinee Price!!

Did I Mention I Have a Semi-Retarded Brother?

R&R - Rants and Rants -- Edition 2

R&R - Rants and Rants -- Edition 1

Dedications to a New Year and a New Life

*thwak* It Wasn't Me!!

Christian's Albino Babies ...

Many Men Wish Death Upon Me ...

TAPS -- That's About [As] Pointless As ...

YCS - You Can't Spell

Everything You Wanted To Know About Chuck Norris ...

Could I Have Another Round of FUBAR With A Side of Pissed Off ... ?

Orange October[c], Sponsored by GaiaJournals

April Showers Bring May Flowers ...

Does It Matter What I Name It? You'll Just Read It Anyways ...

Dedicational Dues

Green Vs. Yellow Recording - A Few Employees = Mayhem!

Cool Upcoming [Or So They Seem] Games ...

Game-And-A-Movie Nite ... [Sponsored by Blockbuster](c)

My New ESRB-Style News System ...

Earthworm Jim 2 and the Uprising in Fowl Language [sic] ...

Quote Special - Brought to You By EB Games(c)

Dances With Hobos

Holiday Special - Sponsored By Midas(c)

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¡Penes por todas partes!

I've Got Myself in Deadlock ...

Sharpies?!? Where?!?

Intelligent Conversations

Phrase 3, Line 2, Word 7 ...

Leaping Generations

Retaliation

Lying From You

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

"I Thank God For Every Day He Gives Me In The Corps ... Hoo-rah."

Join the Dark Side ... 'Cause We Have Cookies ... ^_^;;

Math Tricks With Professor Larry-- ... Lesson 1 ...

thwak It Wasn't Me!!