The mind of a mod is a strange and scary thing. If you can say that you're prepared for anything and truly believe your own words, then by all means, come in...

• 2Oct 09

  Currently an un-mod.

  Some of you may notice that I'm not a mod now. That's intentional; I'm taking some time off to try and gain some perspective on things. I think it's important for every moderator to take a break once-in-a-while and remember that they're here for the community, not because they need something to kill time with, and as an m-mod, the example begins and ends with me. So I'll be back in the mix sometime this month, but for a few weeks I'd like to just chill on GS when I come on.

  • Posted Oct 2, 2009 1:58 pm PT
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• 17Aug 09

  Listen up maggots! Your fly is open!

  Well that was fun. If you get grossed out by talk of insects and/or rotten food, skip paragraph 3.

  During the two weeks of break that I had from the end of summer school to now, I was rather unaware of any goings-on at my apartment, and the friend that normally checks on things while I'm gone (and stays here occasionally) was not available, since he had just gotten married and was away on his honeymoon. So... I was oblivious to the fact that my utilities were shut down for what I first thought was a few days based on the door notice, but now I think it was about a week or more that it was off after what I came back to.

  It was bad enough that it was a hot and sticky day thanks to the rain, but the strange odor made me realize that something bad was going on in the fridge, and I couldn't follow the example of Toys in the Attic and just throw the thing out an airlock... though at the time I wasn't too worried about what might have been growing in there, since I thought I'd taken out most perishables. Regardless, I slept with an open window (this apartment is not designed for circulation, though it did kinda help cool it a bit), which would have given me a nice camping-like experience if not for the crack house down the road having a block party until 2 in the morning. Since I don't know where to look for groundwater and had no way to boil it, I bought some water at the store to brush my teeth and drink if I got thirsty, and with that heat, it's a good thing I bought two gallons. Also played some Super C on DS (it's a bonus in Contra 4) to try and distract myself.

  Anyway, I got the mix-up settled and the utilities back on, but even if I'd guessed that the fruit flies in my apt weren't from the open window, I still wouldn't have been ready. It's a good thing I waited until the power was back on and let the thing cool off, because otherwise I'd have been swarmed by fruit flies that were using my fridge and freezer as a breeding ground... instead they were all dead from the cold. Maggots, pupae, and flies... they were all there, loving the fact that I hadn't seen a reason to throw out some frozen fish I was keeping in there. The beef they didn't really bother with, since it was wrapped-up too well, but the fish... I still haven't gotten rid of the smell completely, and I threw away my ice trays since I do NOT want to eat anything that's come into direct contact with those... things, not to mention whatever that was out of the fish box. The freezer was worse than the fridge, since none of the pupae in the fridge had hatched yet, but ugh... I hope I never have to clean up maggots and such out of a fridge ever again.

  On the other hand, it did give me an excuse to finally clean out that thing and give it a needed scrubbing. I wish I couldn't say that my sweat AND blood didn't go into the job, but I cut my knee on an errant carpet tack that I thought was just a scratch until I noticed a bit of blood smeared on the floor. Nothing a little H2O2 couldn't handle, but still, it was an annoyance on top of all the other stuff. Maybe a day at the river tomorrow will be good for me. At least the smell is gone in the apartment, though I may have to deploy much NaHCO3 to get rid of the rest of it inside the freezer. Clean up and clean out, out with the old, in with... a water jug?

  In gaming news, I'm done with nearly every sidequest in Fallout 3 & at level 30, so I'm ready to go back to the main quest (The Waters of Life is where I'm at). The only DLC I have right now are Broken Steel and Operation: Anchorage which I actually enjoyed, and I love the rewards from it, especially the Gauss Rifle. Helps me knock down those silly Super Mutant Overlords and Albino Radscorpions that just don't want to die thanks to Broken Steel. >_> The Contra contest in GGD I'm not expecting to compete in really, but it has inspired me to play through some of the old games again... in lieu of Contra Rebirth coming out on Wii soon, everyone who likes the hold side-scrolling shooters owes it to themselves to get Contra 4 on DS if they haven't already; not just because Way Forward is an underrated developer, but because it's a great game and has Contra and Super C (NES versions) in there as bonuses. Also, I've been having good fun with Ghostbusters: The Video Game; not the best game in the world, but a great example of a game based on a license done very, very well... and the fact that Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote the story and lines for this game really show. If you like the old movies for whatever reason, you owe it to yourself to at least rent this.

  *sigh* School starts back on Wednesday. So ready to be done... nearly 7 of the past 8 years of my life have been defined by college/university.

  • Posted Aug 17, 2009 10:59 pm PT
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• 25Jun 09

  In case of insanity, you will be awarded a slap on the nose.

  I think in these past two weeks I've only had three nights with more than 7 hours of sleep. Won't lie... between that, the Greek homework (that and studying vocabulary usually takes about 4-6 hours), the stronger-than-usual hate from all sides on GS, and the humid TN air averaging over 90/32+ temperatues a day, I'm a bit drained. Doesn't help either that the people across the street from me like to have loud outdoor parties with booming subs until the early morning hours either. >_> Also annoying is that I told my landlord two weeks ago that the tree outside my apartment was in bad condition (showed pictures of the rotting base and the fact that it's leaning. It really looks like one bad storm will knock that thing over, just like my neighbor's tree fell and damaged my gutters last summer... I'm not taking this thing lightly) They're aware and have been notified, so if the thing falls over and damages something, they were duely warned.

  Although I finished an Assassin run in MGS4 recently, I haven't played that many games. Played a bit of Okami on Wii, some Dragon Quest VIII on PS2 (though my PS3... man I don't want to play $55 for a stupid Dual Shock), and wish I could find Assassin's Creed for my 360. Even though I don't have much in the way of money right now, I'd really like to get something on my PS3 that I can play online with people... I've had fun times with Worms, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, L4D, Uno, TMNT, and others on 360, but I can't say I've been able to do that on my PS3 yet. Since some of my friends have a PS3 but not 360, I don't want to be exclusionary... but I don't know what to play either.

  *sigh* I hate being this way when I know a lot of people who have it worse right now... makes me feel selfish. I need a good slap or shellacking to break out of this!

  • Posted Jun 25, 2009 3:09 pm PT
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