Wednesday, June 25, 2008

iRead • Dreams

062508: What I've Read #001

My Mood Today: Inspired
Listening To: YUKI (Dramatic, Piano Solo)
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A Dream, an essay by redkinoko. Written for Mau, at the request of writing an essay about changes made by information technology. Some choice lines:

"In this world, you do not see things. Rather, you are allowed to see things."

"This is the world of effects. You see the consequences of people but never the cause."

"This is the world of will. People are no longer inhibited by coexistences hence they do as they please."

"In this world, loneliness is a constant in the atmosphere, from man's first breath in living in this world, until the last one he draws shortly before his death."

"I had a dream last night, and in that dream this world is real."

Wow. That's one hell of an essay - I really love it. Its very inspiring, offering a whole new point of view at our world. A very thought provoking piece of literature - 5 stars out of five.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Life • Late Yet Again

061708: Episode#004
My Mood Today: Disappointed
Listening To: Say Anything (Baby Girl, I'm A Blur)
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19 days late. Tsk. A lot things are going off uncontrollably.. The Impulse Council just finished an overnight "slumber party" at JM's place, The Napster guild giving us a Pact of Non Aggression, then an all out alliance. After the first siege, everything went haywire when a number of players quit the Guild after discovering the terms of the alliance, including Planeswalker Mars. o_0; It's a hectic week for the guild... Also, I'm revamping (Yet Again) Faint*Smile's final stats. I'm currently trying out feelRO as a character simulator.

So, yes, my life right now is composed of Ragnarok Online, eating, drinking and sleeping. Anyway, I'm gonna try and wrap up the Dungeons & Dragons instance this week. I'll put the chronicle later, but here's the gist of it: I love 4th Ed. ^^ It's quicker and more fun, although that might be the 'more expirienced DMing' I'm doing. Anyway, Very few things outside of RO have changed around here..

I'm still looking for a job, still watching House (I'm at Season 3, Episode 18 right now) and I'm still loveless. Damn it.. I need an income.. Anyone here know of any openings? -__-

Hmm. Newsflash - Carla & Seph, two of our planeswalkers, was banned at the Impulse Forums. Also, Monty and Jes (our planeswalkers at the Punk Division) created their own guild and allied themselves with the Panorama Signum Guild. It seems that the Impulse guild are getting thinner by the second -_- I'm out of things to say. It stormed yesterday, and I woke up to find my floor with a centimeter of cold water. Tsk. I'll see you next monday, preferably sooner... I'm kinda distracted and bored at the same time right now, so ciao I guess..

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Life • Root Canal

060508: Episode#003
My Mood Today: Sh*tty
Listening To: Gym Class Heroes (Cupids Chokehold)
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I know. I'm late. I have a lot of problems - being unemployed is the long term, my f*cking mouth is the short term. I have 'singaw' in my tongue, and two of my teeth needs a root canal. Damn it my gums hurt every time I chew. And about the unemployed issue - unfortunately, I don't think I can still continue Mr. Elmo's program. It's already two weeks overdue - and I only have an excuse for one week. That means my laziness would account for the other week, which is simply unacceptable.

Ok.. That's it for my problems. In a more positive light, I think I found my inspiration(s). Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl Series, Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, House (the TV series) and Michio Kaku's book, The Physics of the Impossible. Gawd, now that I think of it, that's hell of a lot reading I did in what, 5-6 days.. and a lot of watching too.. Anyways, these are good books and are definitely worth their weight in gold.

Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl - A fantasy novel about an evil genius. Elves, Fairies, LEPrecon, Time Stop, and a kid who's intellect rivals Yagami Light of Death Note. It was a really fun read, definitely not Harry Potter, but still. I've gone through the first three books, and I have the fourth waiting. I give it a 3/5 - good for young teens, but too much potential wasted. I mean, he's an evil genius - and no dragons, no deaths, no triwizard tournament? It's too 'soft' for a young adult, while Harry "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" Potter hits the spot.

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition - Yes, back on business, even if only for a short while. I'm going to have a number of Pen and Paper posts here in the blog (Maybe tommorow..Hopefully) which would detail my views on the new edition. Some people are saying that 3.5 is better - that 4th ed is dumbed down version of the game. I think 4th edition is a step in the right direction, with choices clearer, classes more balanced and a bit more fast paced than the older editions. Which is good, since I have a HUGE amount of players.

House - The TV series is really good, an annoying yet brilliant doctor along with his three/four sidekicks (depending on the season you're watching). Unfortunately, I watched Season 4 first (entirely) before I got a DVD copy of the first and second seasons. Fortunately, the continuity of the series is a bit loose, so all is well. It's like CSI, but with living bodies. I like Cameron and "Thirteen" ^^;

Michio Kaku's book, The Physics of the Impossible - It's a really interesting book about the impossible being possible. The whole book revolves around this insane (but correct) idea that unless something is proven impossible, its actually possible. No law of physics are forbidding us to read minds, teleport, become invisible or time travel. That means its possible... altough I think Mr. Kaku is being too optimistic - this technology will be available in more than a few centuries, not decades, because Moore's Law is already breaking down - right now. It's been how many months since Quad Core?

Ok peeps. Sorry for the delay. I'm going to post two more blogs, tomorrow and the day after that, I promise. Until then, Ciao for now...