I just read a few posts that I have submitted lately. I really need to do a better job on proof reading this shit. I know my grammar has suffered since the days of A's in high school English class, but DAMN.

Evil Plants

Forget Poison Dart Frogs

Forget Chameleons

Forget Bettas

Forget Exotic Cats

Forget Fish of all sorts, from Nemo the clownfish to Bruce the fucking shark(sharks with frickin laser beams would be cool though).

I want evil plants! You know, the kind that eat bugs. Fuck all bugs. Especially spiders. Spiders can go to hell.

I want plants that eat the fuckers! Some call them carnivorous plants, but I call them EVIL!

*evil grin*

Free Anarchy Online

What's this? Anarchy Online for free????

I played Anarchy Online after I got out of Everquest last year. It is safe to say that I quit Everquest to play Anarchy Online. I downloaded the 7 day free trial, loved it, and decided to continue playing the game. I know I talked about it on this site, in fact there were even a few posts talking about what I did the night before. Fun times.

Anyway..

I had to quit back in September. One of the reasons was a new expansion was released and it required a massive patch. Unfortunately, I did not have enough hard drive space to Accommodate this patch, so I had to say no. Sad I know. My old hard drive was partitioned into several parts, and each partition was rather small. They worked ok about 4 years ago, but now? No. That of course has since been taken care of. Sadly, I could not say anything to the members of the organization I belonged to. I have since checked my characters profile(Kendax), and he is still listed as a member of the org, so I know that when I go back I should have people to play with.

Another reason was time. With taking care of my son, I just had no time to play. I would frequently go AFK(Away From Keyboard) for a few hours at a time. This was just not doing me any good, since it meant that I could not play with the org when I wanted, and it affected my solo time because I could get nothing done. In these MMORPG's, I mainly play solo classes. I generally do not like having to rely on others for everything(I am looking at you Everquest).

I always said I would give Everquest another month or two of play, just to play with a few people one more time, but I doubt that will happen now. I really have no desire to go back, even for a month, and it isn't worth it to me to pay for a month just to play for a few more hours.

I do want to play Anarchy Online again, and this could very well be the way I can play. FOR FREE!! Unfortunately, there is a catch. Read on, dear reader.

You only get the original game for free. You don't get the booster pack or the 2 expansions. Vanilla AO is not too bad at all, in fact, I really was not a fan of the Shadowlands, but there are things you will miss out on. I played vanilla AO for months before I bought Shadowlands. SL gear made my life a lot easier though. You can get the expansions, but once you do that, the game will no longer be free. Because of the expansion limitation, I could not fire up my old account and play. Sucks, cause I really would like to play those characters again.

Normally monthly fees do not bother me at all, since you are paying for server upkeep, patches, new content, etc. This is really the only time they bother me, since I can't play these two games at once(I also play World of Warcraft). I am looking forward to Guild Wars cause it will be free to play, and my wimpy computer meets the specs.

I know I am going to register a free account, since AO is one of my favorite games. I just wish I could access my other toons.

Time Flies

I remember being told that as you get older, time seems to move a lot faster.

Remember when you were a kid and how you could not look forward to the important things, like your birthday, Halloween, Christmas(Hannukah in my case), or the last day of school? And do you remember just how long it took for that to happen? It seemed like a lifetime. A year was forever.

Slowly, the year seemed different. Technically, the year was the same ammount of time as all the years previous to that one(not including leap years). But, something was changing. It just seemed, shorter. Time seemed to start moving at a faster pace. Suddenly, things that seemed to happen last week actually happened months ago.

Adulthood hits, and time speeds up even more.

My first job was working for this pet store in Modesto, CA called McCloud's. I know the store itself is gone(not surprised), and I believe the whole chain went under also(would not be surprised). I remember having a conversation with a customer once, I believe his name was Bill, about life. He had gone to the same high school as me, and was talking about how time starts to fly as you get older. As he put it, one moment you are graduating, and the next moment, it has been 5 years, and then 10, and then 15. I thought he was exaggerating. He wasn't.

On Monday, my son will be 9 months old. How the hell could 9 months have passed already?

I have been married for over 2 and a half years now. What the hell is up with that! Was it really THAT long ago?

High school is another thing. That was almost 10 years ago. How the hell could that much time have passed by so quickly? There is actually a reunion happening in June. I got curious and checked and requested information, but I will not be attending.

I lived in that apartment in Vancouver for 5 years. That was the longest I ever lived anywhere. 5 years is a long time, or at least it should be. Why isn't it anymore?

Worst day of my life was almost 9 years ago. The fact that I remember the date and all the details(I think) behind it is proof that there is no God(in case anyone emails me to ask, I will not talk about it).

My grandparents went insane and moved to Florida over 5 years ago.

I started this stupid blog about 2 and a half years ago, I think. I don't think the first post is in the archives since I moved the blog since then, and I am too lazy to check.

What I really want to know is.. does it get worse?

The Chewbacca Defense. Learn it. Remember it. Know it

Ladies and gentlemen of the supposed jury, Chef's attorney would certainly want you to believe that his client wrote "Stinky Britches" ten years ago. And they make a good case. Hell, I almost felt pity myself!

But ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider: Ladies and gentlemen this [pointing to a picture of Chewbacca] is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now, think about that. That does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee—an eight foot tall Wookiee—want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense!

But more important, you have to ask yourself, what does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense!

Look at me, I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense!

And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberating and conjugating the Emancipation Proclamation... does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense.

If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.

All Time Favorite Games

I was about to write about how I felt like I was going to puke at 9am yesterday morning, knowing that Bush was being sworn in for a second term, but instead, I will write about something that actually brings happiness in my life.

I have tried to think of what my all time favorite games are. Here I shall list them in no particular order:


Final Fantasy 2(4 in Japan)
Final Fantasy 3(6 in Japan)
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Tactics
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
Dark Forces
Tie Fighter
Civilization 2
Alpha Centauri - addictive
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft 2: The Tides of Darkness
Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
World of Warcraft - My current addiction.. can ya tell I like Warcraft?
Diablo
Diablo 2
Starcraft
Dark Reign - mostly for the music
Ico - This should be listed twice
Metroid
Super Metroid
Metroid Prime
Pac Man
Star Wars Arcade game - trench run with vector graphics!
Zaxxon - Colecovision version
Gorf
Advance Wars
Super Castlevania
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Anarchy Online
Adventure
Kid Icarus
Bionic Commando
Golden Axe 2
Defender
Strider
Xenogears
The Secret of Mana


I am sure there are more, but that is all I can think of at this time.

No, I Will NOT Buy You a Snack!

One of the most wonderful things about working in downtown Portland is I occasionally get to see and meet the local wildlife. Wildlife of course meaning the people that live downtown in dwellings made out of cardboard, sleeping bags, or newspaper. They are generally a little unkempt, and of course, they also smell. They are often missing teeth, and can be found rummaging through trash cans looking for aluminum cans, or food. These beasts often come in two forms.

The first form is often found sitting or standing in high traffic areas. They sometimes will speak to you as you walk past them, but normally they seem to have a sign made out of cardboard. The term "God Bless" seems to be a favorite of theirs. They are usually holding a styrofoam cup that you are supposed to drop change in. Normally, they are very grateful when you do give them something.

The other kind are more annoying than pidgeons. They are the ones that will approach you and ask you for money or cigarettes. The people asking for cigarettes are normally more polite to me, since I just tell them I do not smoke, which is the truth. The ones asking for money can be a little different. I generally don't even look them in the eye and just give them a simple no for an answer. Occasionally, they do persist, or say the "F-word(fuck)" as I walk past them, especially if I am walking out of a store. I will say that most of them seem like they are not right in the head.

Now, I am sympathetic, and will, on occasion, give them some change if I can, as long as they are polite.

So today, at lunch, I am walking up to one of the many Asian-run local convenience stores to grab a 1 liter bottle of Mountain Dew. As I am about to walk into the store, a voice stops me in my tracks and I turn to look at the person. A woman, obviously as high as a fucking kite.

Her: "Excuse me, but could you give me a few dollars?"

Me: "No"

Her: "How about a snack?"

Me(Annoyed): "NO"

Her: "How about a cup of coffee?"

Me(turning and going into the store): "NO!"

She was gone when I came back out. Luckily the building was just around the corner and I did not have to run into her again.

How many times do I have to fucking say NO??!!?? If I could afford to be charitable, which I can't right now, I would be sending money to tsunami victims, not crackwhores. ARGH!!

According to this article at CNN, the hunt for WMD's in Iraq is now officially over, and they, of course, found nothing. As you may remember, this was the reason we got into this pointless war in the first place. Sadly, many American soldiers have died, and many more will die as a result of this action.

Here are some nice quotes said by members of the Bush Administration:

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.
-Dick Cheney August 26, 2002

Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.
-George W. Bush September 12, 2002

If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein is once again misleading the world.
-Ari Fleischer December 2, 2002

We know for a fact that there are weapons there.
-Ari Fleischer January 9, 2003

Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.
-George W. Bush January 28, 2003

We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.
-Colin Powell February 5, 2003

We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have.
-George Bush February 8, 2003

So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad? I think our judgment has to be clearly not.
-Colin Powell March 8, 2003

Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.
-George Bush March 18, 2003

We are asked to accept Saddam decided to destroy those weapons. I say that such a claim is palpably absurd.
-Tony Blair, Prime Minister 18 March, 2003

Well, there is no question that we have evidence and information that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical particularly . . . all this will be made clear in the course of the operation, for whatever duration it takes.
-Ari Fleisher March 21, 2003

There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. As this operation continues, those weapons will be identified, found, along with the people who have produced them and who guard them.
-Gen. Tommy Franks March 22, 2003

I have no doubt we're going to find big stores of weapons of mass destruction.
-Kenneth Adelman, Defense Policy Board , March 23, 2003

One of our top objectives is to find and destroy the WMD. There are a number of sites.
-Pentagon Spokeswoman Victoria Clark March 22, 2003

We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad.
-Donald Rumsfeld March 30, 2003

Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction
-Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary 2 April, 2003

Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass destruction U.S. forces find -- and there will be plenty.
-Neocon scholar Robert Kagan April 9, 2003

I think you have always heard, and you continue to hear from officials, a measure of high confidence that, indeed, the weapons of mass destruction will be found.
-Ari Fleischer April 10, 2003

We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. And so we will find them.
-George Bush April 24, 2003

Before people crow about the absence of weapons of mass destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.
-Tony Blair 28 April, 2003

There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.
-Donald Rumsfeld April 25, 2003

We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so.
-George Bush May 3, 2003

I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear he had weapons of mass destruction.
-Colin Powell May 4, 2003

I'm not surprised if we begin to uncover the weapons program of Saddam Hussein -- because he had a weapons program.
-George W. Bush May 6, 2003

Before the war, there's no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical. I expected them to be found. I still expect them to be found.
-Gen. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps May 21, 2003

Given time, given the number of prisoners now that we're interrogating, I'm confident that we're going to find weapons of mass destruction.
-Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff May 26, 2003


Yes, this is the kind of leadership we currently have. Sadly, many people in this country seem to think that Bush is a wonderful man who will protect us from all those evil terrorists, and think his word is not to be questioned at all. Dissent is a form of terrorism to far too many people. And now, many more American soldiers, and of course, innocent civilians, will die in the coming days, weeks, months, maybe even years. I don't see how the upcoming elections in Iraq will help, in fact I can see things getting worse, but I hope I am wrong.

And no, although I was a Kerry supporter, I do not think there was much he could do to fix this situation if he had won the election. It was fucked the moment we invaded.

Did you know that there is a product out there called Butt Paste? It is for diaper rashes.

There really is no point to this post. I just wanted to let people know that there is a product call Butt Paste.

You can buy it at Target or Walgreens.

I suppose you can buy it at Wal Mart if you really want to shop there. Ever notice the smell in that store? It is despair in odor form.