Okay, the title is a little misleading. I did watch some good movies this weekend though! I got to watch 28 days later again. It is sad, when they finally get to the army’s blockaid, that is when the movie goes wrong. SO FRICKIN BORING!!! Either rape the chicks or don’t! This bullcrap of “I want some booty, but instead of getting it, I am gonna sit here and look at them”. MORONS! And the loss of the father pissed me off too. But it is still a nice, different, look at zombie films. And I respect that.

I also have to admit something. Until Saturday,… this is hard to admit…, until Saturday, I had never seen the Blair Witch Project. Honest injun. I finally sat down and watched it. All in all it was really good! Not so much, the blood and gore good, but the psycho somatic good. I always thought the thing is like a giant joke, cause it has always been described to me as goofy with “Babies crying”. It was more of a toddler crying and yelling. I enjoyed it. And I am sure that if you like scary movies you have already seen this one.  Next to see is the Exorsist. Hopefully, tonite I can watch it.

So, I have never heard Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” Synched to The Wizard of Oz. Well, today I got my chance, and although there are some eerie coincidences, for the most part everything that is presented as a reason to support the theory hangs on very thin ideas. And I REALLY wanted to hear the “heart beat” of the tin man, nope. The beat was around 4-5 seconds before Dorothy put her ear up to the tin mans chest! Basically, the whole notion that the album was made to go with the movie, is loose and I can find nothing to tell me, personally, that it would make sense at all. Anyways, here is your chance to sit through a Pink Floyd albulm while trying to spot timing issues! Google video has it up…

Anyways, if it doesn’t show up cause this blog site LIES ABOUT THEIR VIDEO PLAYABILITY! Here is the link : http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7870556893231964922&hl=en

MMk. So, first off I want to put up a video I found on saw III’s myspace. It is so frickin AWESOME!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1284086378

Also, I watched a couple good horror movies.

1) “Hard Candy” A quiet tale about a girl and a guy who fall in love… okay, I am lying. This is a movie about a photographer who has a disposition for young girls. And by young I mean pedifile young. So, he meets one online, then meets in person, talks her into going back to his place, and blacks out, being held hostage by the girl he just picked up. I am trying to give the plot without spoiling everything. This movie happened faster than I thought it would. The plot moved along really fast in the beginning and slowed WAY down in the middle and end. Also, the story is incredibly confusing. The writer obviously tried to fill in plot holes but seemed as though he couldn’t figure a few of them out. But for an indie pic this is a great movie. I thought it was going to be more of a slasher film. Nope. Pure pschological thriller. I enjoy those. And even with the giant questions I had left after the film, this movie is worth its weight.

WORTH THE DOUGH!

2)High tension. This is a French slasher film. It has been out for about 6-8 months now. Again, I don’t want to give anything away, but this film is so full of plot holes that the diarrhea this film is full of drained out into my dvd player. I am not saying that everyone won’t like this film, if I figured out the general plot line it is sort of interesting, even if it doesn’t work. A young girl, we will say girl A, and her friend, B, are going to A’s parents house so they could… study? Anyway, they get attacked the first night there. A’s family is chopped up all nice like, and A’s brother is shot in a corn field. Then B finds a locked up in chains while the killer is checking the rest of the house. So killer takes A puts her in his car, B makes noise in the house, killer checks it out, B gets in his car and off they go to a gas station where killer kills, is that where he got his name from?, and B hides in a bathroom while killer looks for her. Then killer takes off with A, B jacks the dead gas station attendants car and follows them. Then killer runs her off the road, follows her into a greenhouse of sorts, and B kills killer. Then we cut to the gas station find out that the cops investigating the case watched the survailance tapes and see the killer didn’t kill GS attendant but B did. So, then B tries to free A. A says you killed my family, and B go after her with a chain saw. B kills her, gets locked up in psych hospital, THE END. That is the whole movie. SERIOUSLY! B was the killer, which begs the question, how did B run B off the road? How did she drive two cars at once? And how did B ride in killers truck in the back with A while killer drove? This movie is kinda interesting but it is, like I said before, confusing!

AVOID!

3) Stay Alive. This is the story of the group of friends who get ahold of a game called stay alive based on some psycho chick that killed girls to stay young. If they die in the game they die in real life. I knew this one would be crappy. But it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought. Although, predictable in places (including the end), it really is a decent horror movie that gives what it promises. If you are a horror fan, in this time of being close to holloween, this is a good movie to just rent and watch.

RENT IT.

So, here recently it has been hell on earth. I have come to the conclusion, MY CAR IS A PIECE OF FRICKIN CRAP!  I blow a tire, my battery dies, my alternator needs repair, my connection cables to the battery need repair. I hate this car. I have had 6 tests in the last week and a half. I have a cold. I spent last night working, well waiting for some retarded rodeo idiots to finish tearing down so they could come eat, till 3 AM. I had to be at work at 8 this morning, I needed to get up at 7, I got up at 7:30. I was 15 minutes late and that means I needed to be punished, ie data entry of old newspapers. Old newpapers have the worst smell, and the ink still gets on your hands and makes them feel incredibly dirty all day. I hate this job. I am too tired to give a rip and for some reason I am expected to treat ebook entry, old newspaper entry, and helping morons get to “The white screen”, as a career? FORGET THAT! I am starting to get reved up so I better go before I blow my top. Alright then. Im outie. PEACE OUT!

Yes, it is once again geek hunting season. I have decided to post a little blog with content from other sites about how to find and keep the elusive geek.

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A Girl’s Guide to Geek Guys

By Mikki Halpin and Victoria Maat So, your crush on the bass player from Vibrating Sandbox has finally died a whimpering death and you’re wondering where to go from here. All the sinister dudes are either dating a series of interchangeable high-school riot girls in baby doll dresses and an overdose of manic panic, or permanently shacked up with some bitter old lady who pays all the bills. Which will it be, a wifely prison or a humiliating one night stand? Into this void of potential mates comes a man you may not have considered before, a man of substance, quietude and stability, a cerebral creature with a culture all his own. In short, a geek.

Why Geek Dudes Rule

Where The Geek Dude Lurks

While they are often into alternative music, geek dudes tend not to go to shows too often. Instead you’ll find them hanging out with their friends, discussing the latest hardware revolution or perfecting their Bill Gates impressions. You know how some people wear t-shirts with their favorite bands on them, thus showing that they went to certain shows? Well, geek dudes wear t-shirts with the logos of different software companies on them, thus showing that they are up on the latest, um, releases. A small, though convivial, rivalry may be detected here amongst the geek dudes. Try wearing one yourself and see if he strikes up a conversation. Of course the best way to meet a geek dude is through the Internet. All geeks harbor a secret fantasy about meeting some girl in cyberspace, carrying on an e-mail romance in which he has the chance to combine an activity he is comfortable with, computing, with one he is very uncomfortable with, socializing. To many geek dudes, cyberdating is just an advanced form of some kind of video game, but they are frustrated by a lack of players. Their lack is your strength.

Imprinting

You might notice that these men harbor some strange ideas about how the world works and some particularly strange ideas about women. There is a reason for this. Because they’ve had limited interpersonal experience, geek dudes must look elsewhere for behavior models. Lacking a real world social milieu, geeks often go through a transference stage with such narratives, and try to model their interactions on them. Thus, certain media images and themes come to have an overly cathected, metaphorized reality to them, while the rest of us view such programming as mere entertainment. Case in point, our next topic…

The Trek factor

If you’re not up on your Star Trek, you can forget about getting or keeping a geek dude. And I’m not just talking vintage-era Captain Kirk and Spock either. You’ve got to be up on your The Next Generation, your Deep Space Nine, your Babylon 5. Armed with your own knowledge of Federation policies, you can better gauge when and how to act. The sexual politics of Star Trek are pretty blunt: the men run the technology and the ship, and the women are caretakers (a doctor and a counselor). Note the sexual tensions on the bridge of the Enterprise: the women, in skin tight uniforms, and with luxuriant, flowing hair. The men, often balding, and sporting some sort of permanently attached computer auxiliary. This world metaphorizes the fantasies of the geek dude, who sees himself in the geeky-but-heroic male officers and who secretly desires a sexy, smart, Deanna or Bev to come along and deferentially accept him for who he is. If you are willing to accept that this is his starting point for reality, you are ready for a geek relationship.

Once You’ve Nabbed Him

Of course, catching that geek guy is only half the battle. Keeping him by your side is another story altogether. I was privileged to speak with Miss Victoria Maat, who not only got herself a geek guy but was also clever enough to marry him just a few short months ago. She interrupted her newlywed bliss to give us a few tips on the care and feeding of a geek man: Geeks are sensitive and caring lovers and husbands. If you can hang with the techno-lifestyle, they make the best mates. They are the most attractive people, not flashy or hunky, but the kind who get cuter and more alluring over time (I told you she was a newlywed). Definitely give geeks a chance.

Geek Cuisine

Geeks tend towards packaged, junk foods since they prefer to work and think and aren’t all that into cooking for themselves. Make sure that your geek understands that you are not merely a replicator, and provide him with home cooked food. A batch of chocolate chip cookies will let him know that you love him. You do have to monitor your geek for weight gain; however, remember that most of their days are spent sitting and staring at a monitor.

Geek Lifestyle

The geek dude has long work habits and tends to bring his work home with him. He seems permanently connected to his hard disk. You must at least appear interested in his work. Generally, a solid understanding of the computer is a must; if you cannot master this, you should at least be able to talk the talk. Remember most geeks are anal and they get stressed about details which appear insignificant. Be understanding, put on your best Deanna Troi face (see above) and empathize. To relax, geeks love to play the latest computer games. Let him play Myst or Chuck Yeager’s Air Combat for hours if he wants to. Act concerned if he’s stuck or has just been ambushed by three MiGs. My geek loves to try to help people on the Internet who say that they are stuck in Myst. He comes up with clever riddles instead of directing them point blank. Geeks also like to go to sci-fi and Japanese animated movies, again, a basically harmless vent for your man.

Geek Buddies

Many geeks extend their work friendships into what they jokingly refer to as RL (Real Life, also known as “that big room with the ceiling that is sometimes blue and sometimes black with little lights”). The greatest thing about your geek’s buddies is that you can feel secure in setting them up with your girlfriends. They may feel awkward around females at first, so don’t overwhelm them. In time they will come out of their shell and realize that you are into the same things they are.

Post-It Note

I thank Victoria for the above advice. I must say that when she read my draft of the piece, before writing her section, she asked her husband which one he thought she was more like, Deanna or Beverly. Howard, the devil, immediately replied that he had always thought Victoria was actually most like Ensign Ro Laren, a cute character with a slight authority problem who is always had trouble (this is fairly apt). This exchange is interesting for several reasons:

1. Howard had already thought about who she was most like.
2. He could summon up characters from seasons past with ease.
3. Victoria actually knew who he meant.
4. Folks, I think this marriage will last.

One Last Thing

Because they have been so abused and ignored by society, many geeks have gone underground. You may actually know some and just haven’t noticed them. They often feel resentful, and misunderstood, and it is important to realize this as you grow closer to them. Don’t ever try to force the issue, or make crazy demands that he choose between his computer and you. Remember, his computer has been there for him his whole life; you are a new interloper he hasn’t quite grasped yet Geek dudes thrive on mystery and love challenges and intellectual puzzles. Don’t you consider yourself one? Wouldn’t you like a little intellectual stimulation or your own? We thought so.

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Geek Guys

Not So Bad After All

Actually, the title is a bit misleading. I think Geek guys are cool as ‘just friends’ or as a boyfriend. I have associated with Geek guys (and girls) all my life and have been richer for it. There are a number of reasons for this. (Yes, my boyfriend is a Geek and proud of it. So am I.)

Geek Guys are smart, loyal, interesting, have an cool sense of humor and are very creative. Parents love them, too.

No two Geek guys are exactly the same. And you wouldn’t want that in any case. It’s their individuality and endearing (odd) quirks that make you love them. However, while they -are- different, they have a lot of things in common. Listed below are some of things I’ve found that they do have in common. These are some of (the many) things that make a Geek guy a real treasure.

How does it work? They love to take things apart to see how the parts work together or just to see what’s inside. It doesn’t matter if they can put it back together or not. If they can, (usually with screws left over) that’s a plus… if not, it goes into the ‘cool stuff’ pile to be cannibalized later. Cannibalized for what? Who knows. See Creativity.

Toys. All Geek guys love and own toys. Be they the cheap Fast Food toys from a children’s meal or vintage props still in the original packing. These toys usually adorn the work space/office/computer area and are set up in a particular manner. This is called a Geekosphere. A Geek guy’s Geekosphere is sacred. It is a plus to be able to identify each toy. And if you cannot identify one, you should ask, if you are interested in the answer. He will be able to tell you everything about it and why it has a spot within his Geekosphere.

Creativity. Geek guys love to make things. Be it a drawing, a map of a Game Dungeon, Maze or Land, a prop for a Sci-fi convention or a `thingie’ that lights up. Whatever it is, your Geek guy will put a lot of effort into it…. criticizing it is a bad thing, UNLESS, you can constructively point out a flaw in the design and offer a solution. Geek guys love it when you are interested in their fun. Also, you will learn things about stuff you never knew existed. Check out a Geek guy’s website. You will find some of the most outrageous, obscure stuff you never thought of.

Science Fiction/Fantasy Conventions. Geek guys can be found in droves at one of these conventions. They buy their favorite toys, game with old and new friends alike, go to the ‘Behind the Scenes’ panels, listen to their favorite Sci-fi/Fantasy Author/Actor speak and are very social in general. A Geek guy is in his element at a Sci-fi/Fantasy convention. He will have no problem dressing in costume, debating the issues in his favorite TV show/movie or comparing and contrasting the abilities of various characters from different genres. He is ‘The Man’ at a convention. (He usually has some of the coolest and neatest and oddest props/toys/costume/etc…)

Gaming and role playing. Lots of Geek guys love to ‘game’ or ‘role-play.’ Be it AD&D, Top Secret, Call of Cthulu, Marvel Superhero, any of the White Wolf, World of Darkness genre or perhaps a homemade system. They live their lives vicariously through their characters. You can learn a lot about what a Geek guy thinks by watching him game. Role playing opens up the whole world to the Geek guy (and a Geek girl for that matter). He can be whatever he wants. The Villain. The Hero. The Smart Guy. The Spy. And he usually has an interesting, if less-than-direct, method to solve the problem at hand, get the prize and win the girl. The perfect place to view Geek guys in RP action is Gaming Convention. There, you have hundreds of Geeks guys strutting their stuff.

The Net. Now, this is THE place for a Geek guy. They can be anyone or anything they wish. They can chat on IRC (Internet Relay Chat). They can show their insight on a BBS or Newsgroup. They can be a Hero or Villain and beat the heck out of monsters or other players in an online Internet game like Diablo or Meridian 59. They can build entire worlds and role-play on a MUCKS (Multi-User Created Kingdoms). The Net lets the mind free of the barriers of Reality. There are very few social drawbacks on the Net. Your shy Geek guy has time to think of just the right witty line to woo the heroine or cut down a net.tomcat in defense of a lady.

Geek guys and a challenge. No challenge can be turned away. Ever. Be it an intellectual challenge or a physical challenge. Geek guys will rise to the occasion. They may have to call Brazil to get the answer to a question or not sleep for 3 days writing a program or playing a video game or break their thumb opening something but they will prevail! I have known a Geek guy who spent a week finding out the name of the Actor of an obscure character in a commercial that was seen 25 years ago because he was challenged to. He prevailed. I have seen a Geek guy spend hours taking something apart to fix it when he could have gone to the store and spent $5 for a replacement item because he ’should be able to fix it, d*mmit!’ He prevailed. I’ve seen a Geek guy tear apart his computer and put it back together to get a piece of hardware working. It was a challenge. He prevailed. I have seen two Geek guys square off over a video game. It’s an impressive sight. Yes, challenges are irresistible to a Geek guy and watching them and their intense concentration on the challenge at hand is truly a sight worth seeing.

Humor. The Geek guy often has an obscure, twisted sense of humor. It’s usually laced with a bit of sarcasm and is full of little known references… unless, of course, he is among other Geek pals, who will know exactly what he’s talking about. Many times, the humor is quite disgusting but amusing. Often times, a Geek guy will put himself down in his humor. Geek guys can laugh at themselves as much as they laugh at the world in general.

Dress. Casual, comfortable and ‘wearable.’ A Geek guy usually lives in jeans and a T-shirt. Occasionally, he’ll throw on an oxford type shirt or sweater. What’s important is that he is comfortable. Period. (Note: The wardrobe of a Geek guy can vary widely, from sweats to jeans to dockers. It depends on the Geek guy himself.) If he’s comfortable, he is free to let himself concentrate on whatever it is that he is working on. Glasses and a ‘no fuss’ hair style are often common.

Geek guys and a mystery. Like challenges, mysteries are siren songs to a Geek guy. They must know how something works. They must open that door, press the red button. Geek guys can be worse than a cat. However, their intelligence will help them solve the mystery and put things back together once they’ve torn it apart to look at the insides. Mysteries are not as intensive as challenges. They don’t need to be solved immediately but they will always be in the back of the brain. Once a Geek guy latches onto a mystery, it may take time, but he will unlock it to his satisfaction.

Music. This can be anything. In fact, what makes this a common element among Geek guys, is their love of music and variety of it. Everything from Rock to Alternative to Classical to Oldies to Opera to Folk music. One thing I have seen is a tendency to dislike Country music. I’m not quite sure why this is. Most Geek guys own at least one instrument, even if they don’t play it. Some plink and others are darn good.

Diet. In my experience, a Geek guy’s diet consists mostly of sugar, junk food and anything microwaveable. Now, this isn’t to say that a Geek guy can’t cook. Far from it. A lot of Geek guys can cook and cook well. They just don’t have the time or desire to do so… Esp. if they are on-line, working on a project or going to/are at a Game. However, if they want to impress someone, they will go all out. I’m a good cook and I’ve been impressed with some of the spreads my Geek buddies have laid out.

Loyal. Geek guys make the best friends. They are usually fairly shy and have a small but close knit group of friends. If you make friends with a Geek guy, cherish him. You have a treasure. Not only is he a likable guy, he is loyal and steady. He is someone you can count on in times of need or frustration. He is a good listener and will help you solve a problem if you ask. Geek guys don’t make friends easily but once they do, they will go through Hell and High Water for you. You should do the same for him.

Intelligence. This is usually what set your average Geek guy apart in the first place. He was smart. Smarter than the rest of the kids. He knows things. He can tell you how something works. He can help you understand something you don’t. He can broaden your horizons. He’s great at trivia games or helping you figure out your computer or the newest piece of software. This same intelligence that has created the misfit of the Geek Guy, is the same intelligence that has created computers, the TV, email, video games, found cures for diseases, and many, many, many other inventions/cures. It has made life in general what it is today.

Parents love Geek guys. Geek guys seem like wholesome, responsible, potential breadwinners who will be polite, courteous and gentlemanly with their daughter on a date. The Geek guy is someone that Fathers can quiz on intellectual situations and Mothers can talk to without being uncomfortable. Geek guys usually have no problem relating to parents or family pets. They will spend hours talking to parents about anything and everything.

Geek guys are romantic. Yes, Geek guys are the hopeful romantics of the world. They want to be the Knight in shining armor, the poet of love, the bearer of gifts. He will bring you flowers and candy on Valentine’s Day. He will remember your birthday. He will take you out to dinner in a nice restaurant. Of course, his gifts and tokens of affection might not be of the everyday variety. The flowers may be via computer, the gift may be a heart sculpture made of microchips or a new screen saver with pictures of you and him together on it, the poetry may be full of odd phrasing comparing you to a computer or a piece of hardware, but the candy will be candy and you will have to share. *grin* No matter what you receive or how you receive it, your Geek guy will have only the best and most hopeful romantic thoughts in his head for you.

Geek guys are passionate about pleasure. When I was talking about Parents and the Geek guy, I said that “Geek guys seem like wholesome, responsible, potential breadwinners who will be polite, courteous and gentlemanly with their daughter on a date.” While this is true, when the Geek guy and his date/gal pal/Significant Other are on their date/watching TV/etc… and are in the back seat of the car (or where ever they are in private), when the glasses come off, watch out. A Geek guy is very passionate and has a hidden wild streak. He is very eager to please and be pleased. If you have a fantasy… he will try to fulfill it, especially if the fantasy involves role-playing. And your Geek guy probably has a couple of fantasies that would make a sailor blush. Ask, you might be surprised. Geek guys can be serious hedonists.

Occupation. Geek guys generally tend to the technical occupations. Computer Programmers, Engineers, Software/Hardware Quality Assurance, Hardware Engineers, System Administration, Tech Support. The list goes on. Sometimes, you’ll see a Geek guy in a writer’s or Editor’s position. If the Geek guy is still in college, he is usually working in the college computer lab, grading papers or being the Professor’s teaching assistant. As the world becomes more and more technical, the need for the Geek guy grows. They are the only ones who know how things work. Something to remember.

Where the Geek guy hangs out. Actually, Geek guys hang out everywhere: Music stores, the workplace, the movies, a friend’s house, concerts, conventions, gaming or book stores, Malls, local 24 hour restaurants. The thing is, Geek guys have been so abused and maligned and ignored for so long, people no longer see them. Oh, people may see a Geek guy (or group of Geek guys) with their eyes but they don’t notice them. Geek guys are everywhere. Stop and look around you sometime. You’ll see what I mean.

There. Done. I hope you enjoyed this. Now that you’ve read all of it, I suppose you are wondering why I wrote it to begin with. Well, the answer is simple. I’ve known and liked Geek guys all my life. I was sent an essay that was supposed to be a humorous guide to Geek men for women. Unfortunately, I found it rather condescending, mean and exploitative towards the Geek guy. I wrote the Geek guy who sent it to me, pointing out how it was mildly amusing but that was lacking in many of the basic fundamentals of Geek guys in general. Then I wrote up some examples (Re: How does it work, Toys and Creativity.)

By the time I was done sending off the email, I had decided to write this. The extremely positive response from my Geek guy friend on what little I had written in the email made me even more determined to do so. I wanted people to see what I see when I encounter a Geek guy. I know Geek guys aren’t perfect. Far from it. But their faults have been pointed out a lot more than their good attributes. That’s why only the good things are pointed out in this essay. Geek guys are sweet, lovable, intelligent, creative, funny and definitely worth getting to know. Take the time to talk to one. You’ll be glad you did.

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Yes, it’s not a common question, but I see this question pop up often enough that it warrants a HOWTO for those who want to know. So, how to get a geek guy – and keep him.

#1: Be a straight female. Now, before you gay and lesbian geeks rush me, calm down. Yes, I know same-sex-oriented geeks exist. They’re scarce. No, don’t write to yell that you’re a gay geek and so are four of your friends and that proves me wrong. You’re rare. Anyway, this post is how to land a straight male geek.

#2: Be direct. Geek guys tend to be in a shell. They are generally defensive and aloof. They aren’t cold in the least; they’re just extremely polite. Geeks tend to live by “do unto others”. A geek guy who doesn’t kiss you is worried about forcing himself. Grab him and plant one. Let him stagger and shake it off, but if he shows signs of recovering too quickly, grab him and plant one again. Subtlety and coyness completely fails with geeks; they’ll be confused and expect that you’re not on Pon Farr or are a nun or something. Where other guys need no provocation, a geek guy has to be brained on the noggin a couple of times, then he’ll get the idea.

#3: Be smart and/or funny. At least don’t hide your smarts. Unlike some other breeds of men, geek guys have no insecurities about their masculinity and so do not feel threatened by a smart, capable female. Show him that you can be a good “teammate” in life – yes, geek guys think that logically and practically. As for funny, consider that geeks are cerebral and introverted – they rarely laugh out loud. Make a geek guy laugh, and you’ll be on his mind for the rest of the day.

#4: Don’t cling. That is to say, geek guys are amazingly low maintenance. You need what attention you need, and of course should make it known. When you’re thinking of doing something just for him, surprising him with small, thoughtful gestures and little favors go a lot farther than constant adoration.

#5: Humor his “shop talk”. If he works as a freelance coder or consultant or has a small start-up, he might not have a lot of people to talk about work with. If so, expect that he’ll dump about ten minutes per day of incomprehensible babble at you. Put on your “I’m listening” face and wait til the stream of talk about his latest programming language pet peeve or hardware frustration or anti-DRM rant passes, then relax. You’re done with it for another day, and geek guys need to share this kind of stuff as a way to explain it to themselves. Keep him in mind that you’re not his debugger, however.

#6: While respecting his work, do try to pry him off his computer or his Star Trek DVDs or his Dungeon-Mastering and get him outside in the fresh air every now and then. If his protests aren’t in the shrieking range, it wasn’t that important; he’ll perk up as soon as you have him off the machine. Bonus points if you prowl town for interesting fun places to drag him to.
So, that is pretty much all that there is to know. I hope this was entertaining reading. Thanks for stopping in.

there are some new additions to my myspace. I have forums now. And I have a survey. So, go and check it out. myspace.com/snupher.

I wish I could think of something good to write about today. I spent this whole entire morning trying to fix a retarded printer. Turns out it was just a paper jam. NOT COOL. Well, since I don’t have class tonight, my fall break has officially BEGUN! WOOHA! I got choo all in check! Sorry… So other than working I am off until Monday. And boy, I am working. I have my job up at the school, my job as gen lab for the catering biz, and my new data entry job. All in all I am working around 50-60+ hours a week. Plus, school, full time. But not 15 hours only 12. Still, that is alot. I hope I don’t crap myself trying to get everything done.

Although on the other side there is the incredible since of boredom that comes with absolutely nothing to do. Why is it we want freedom to do anything but when it comes everyone seems to not take the opportunity to do all the things we originally wanted the freedom for? I mean, it is so effective with even the upper of the upper crust. Why do you think Bill Gates heads his charity? Keeps himself busy… He is CEO and/or president of Microsoft, which entails that he does pretty much nothing anymore. He tests final products, speaks to seas of mass media sheep hungry for one little taste of that golden nectar called a tech scoop before any of the others in the hurd get ahold of it, and then they turn around and try to call him the “Anti-Christ”? Now, I understand, some people are joking, but believe me, there is less of them than many would think. Which leads me to the media. I want to say that everything I am about to talk about is going to come from the perspective of a media addict. The media is America’s main addiction. Whether it is stupid 10 minute videos from the YouTube.com. Or checking stats on our fantasy football players teams. Or even running home to listen the “unbiased” news reports. Why are they unbiased? Is it because it is true? NO. It is because everytime we read a paper, watch tv, listen to radio, or check out a webpage, we are told that they are unbiased. Honestly, that is the main tell tell sign. It is like a school bully, they always focus on those that are weaker than themselves for self-preservation. Often, most of them choose things to pick on others that they themselves have problems with. Oh, and then there is Fox News. Who gave these special ed, excuse me, transitional students a tv station. Even on our Fox 25, has anyone else noticed the dude that is on the 9:30 broadcast used to be on Channel 5? I did. He left about 2 years ago. What has he been doing? Going on Elimidate and bashing Oklahoma. But because 25 says he is good, he is back and no one questions it. You may be saying, “Well, I don’t watch Fox 25.” IT IS A COMPARISON! DON’T TAKE IT LITERALLY!!

So, elections are coming up soon… Are you registered? And if you are, are you planning on actually voting? If you don’t and you don’t like how things turn out, don’t gripe to me, cause I will tell you off. If you aren’t registered I have a surprise for you… YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE!! WOOHA! Just click the button…

Oh and I have an awesome site for you all! http://www.iiiiiiii.com/?  GO THERE!! … … … NOW!

So, I have talked about Jack Thompson a few times before. He is the dingleberry who was protesting the “not so violent” game that he thought would be violent, Rockstar’s Bully. Well, this is a little old but is still relavent and retarded. I got this from joystiq.com -

Take-Two gets a new shareholder: Jack Thompson

Posted Dec 22nd 2005 7:45AM by Conrad Quilty-Harper
Filed under: Culture

“No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Jack Thompson has purchased shares in Take-Two interactive – otherwise known as the publisher behind the Grand Theft Auto series of games. So has JT suddenly become a financial supporter of the company he’s long campaigned against? Not a chance. JT has purchased stock in the company in order that he might attend Take-Two’s shareholder meetings and face up to the company’s CEO, Paul Eibeler.

In advance of attending the shareholder’s meeting, he sent a ranting letter to Eibeler, outlining his plan to attend the meeting and visit several issues that have been on our favorite lawyer’s mind as of late. In the letter, JT questions Eibeler’s handling of the “Hot Coffee” sex scandal (which won an award, by the way) and mentions a report by MarketWatch naming Eibeler as the “worst CEO of 2005?. Up until this point, the letter raises legitimate concerns that any shareholder could have regarding the company’s CEO.

But, as JT’s letters always do, it degrades into a messy rant against the video game industry in general. At one point, JT refers to Microsoft’s Flight Simulator as a training simulator for the 9/11 terrorists: “What’s next, Paul, a game in which players can practice flying commercial jetliners into the World Trade Towers? Oh, I forgot. Microsoft already did that.” We’re not going to dignify that statement with a retort. As these kind of statements demonstrate: Jack Thompson is, and will forever remain, a childish attention seeker. We hope the organisers of the next Take-Two shareholder’s meeting refuse to obey JT’s request for a “cordless microphone at the shareholders meeting.” That’s all he needs: a voice.”

I appologize to those that are not used to hearing me say things like this, which I hope is most or all of you. But Jack Thompson is a Douche bag. The sooner that idiot dies off the better the world will be.

Also, I found on digg.com this guy named the “An app a day” Jedi has recently completed a mission to create 30 programs in 30 days. A lot of these are really cool! So go here – http://www.anappaday.com/downloads/ - and try them out! They are free and work relatively well!

K I M out!

So… Im Outie. PEACE!

Who I’d like to meet:
I think that Philmore said it best: “Sometimes I wonder If I’ll ever find her The one that God’s chosen for me And what if I find her, But she doesn’t like me, I guess that disproves destiny But I should know better, The sea is much wetter With plenty of fishes to see (For you and me) And I know my Father Has scoped out the water And picked out a fishy for me Jesus has a girl for me she’s everything I want her to be (Yeah!) Jesus has a girl for me I know he does just wait and see Jesus has a girl for me She’s everything I want her to be Jesus has a girl for me And I’ll love her, and she’ll love me Once in a while I’m tempted to hook up With any old Suzy or Jane Who cares what she is like, As long as she’s pretty, I don’t even hafta know her name But I should know better the sea is much wetter With plenty of fishes to see And I know my father Has scoped out the water And picked out a fishy for me Jesus has a girl for me I know he does because he told me In his word, the Bible The desires of my heart he’d give me Every good and perfect gift, We know is from above But there is one gift that I haven’t got And that’s the gift of love, Now I know Jesus loves me And I am so in love with Him But that’s a different kind of love, love, love, That I’ve been thinking of I want a girl with big, brown eyes And smile so sweet, Where is the girl who loves Jesus as much as me? I want a girl, I want a girl, With big brown eyes and smile so sweet I want a girl, I want a girl, Who loves Jesus….. Just as much as me”

Love that song… myspace.com/tempboy  Go and show him some love… Oh and watch his juggeling video in his video space!Hilarious!

Can’t seem to find it anywhere…Oh well… One day I will get it up for you.