Hey all. I've been pretty much dead around here and I apologize. School has been busy as usual. AP classes are terrible and make me pray for death.

On a lighter note, I have presents. Enjoy!

Mix 1
Mix 2
Mix 3

Yes, I've got my new hard drive installed and working perefectly. This means that (hopefully) my activity will increase.

BTW, school starts again tomorrow, so wish me luck!

BTWx2, new avatar! Fritz is the man!

Seriously, anybody? If I can get enough replies to this, maybe I'll make a comeback...

UPDATE: I will be returning, although you all may not see much of me until the 4th. My computer has been having some serious trouble, which has resulted in us having to buy a new hard drive and completely wiping the rest. My new hardware won't arrive until the 4th because of New Year's. In the mean time, I'm stuck on a crappy little laptop.

Hehehe, maybe that's a lie when it comes to my forum activity.

How long has it been since my last contribution binge here on GameSpot. 1 month? 2 months? Anyways, I'm sure all of you Raeget fans have been wondering what has been keeping me from posting in my blog/posting in forums/doing game-related things. Well, my friend, I can answer that in one word, two numbers, and decimal.

Web 2.0

Yes, this silly little Internet revolution has me in its grasp and rarely lets up on the grip. What can I say? I enjoy a World Wide Web that focuses on its community. Seems more organic. Hell, it's pretty too.

Now that I've introduced you all to my new-found addiction, let me show you the mediums that help me get that Web-geek high:

-Virb
-Twitter
-Lifehacker
-Gizmodo

How about dropping me a line over in some of these places. My Virb profile has been pretty barren anyways!

So, what else have I been up to, you ask? An identity crisis would be a good description. I've gotten pretty tired with the Internet persona I've kept for all this time, so my mind has slowly been creeping towards the idea of a full makeover. Right now, I'm trying to focus on a good alias, preferably one that would look/sound good on a DJ gig poster (considering this is what I want to do primarily with my life; more on this later). My ideas for a name have been along the lines of something that describes me translated into a cool foreign word and a portmanteau (another cool foreign word; French too, which makes it extra cool! ) of two things representative of my personality.

For example, one artist that I particularly like is Trentemøller, a Dutch House DJ with a super kick-ass alias. Now, granted, it is his last name, but I'd still love to think of one along those lines. Come on people, I know you can help me out here!

Now, I earlier mentioned something about wanting to become a DJ. Well, if you know anything about the entertainment biz, you should definantly know that it's...

SHAMELESS PLUG TIME!!! ^_^ IT'S SO KAWAII!

I was pretty bored yesterday, so I decided that it was a great time to pull out my copy of Traktor DJ Studio 3 and record a set. What I got was the best one I've done yet, so I figured that it would be great to let you guys finally hear a bit of what I can do. Sure, it's not perfect, but I was forced to do some multi-tasking. Mixing and helping your parents with finances is harder than it sounds!

Everybody But Robots Are Acceptable In The 80's

Well, that's about it for now. If you guys payed attention at all to my Web 2.0 rant, you should know some of the better ways to contact me directly. If you're not in the mood for those, you can always stalk me with MSN or Skype (which I finally fixed).

Ciao!

I just wrote one of these up over at the GTA Legends Union as an attempt to quell the talk of HamsterLV's pornography career, so I thought that I should repost it here for the sake of repitition:

Lifehacker - Best blog ever (even better than mine!)! They post all of the best tips, tricks, and hacks for making your life more productive. Definantly a great read if you love finding new Firefox plugins/Mac OSX apps/Ubuntu apps/cool gadgets to make your extra time/work time/party time that much better/easier/cooler.

Virb - I just discovered this recently and have been blown away. Think of all the social networking power of MySpace or Facebook put into one really pretty website. it's definantly worth a look if you're into these kind of things.

Twitter - This site can be a love/hate situation for most people. In a nutshell, it could be called miniblogging - posting small sentences under 140 characters about what you are currently doing. It may seem a bit mundane at first, but if you can keep with it and get some friends, you may just get hooked like moi.

eSnips - If you've been really paying attention to what has been going on behind the scenes with the podcast, you may know that we host our shows on this site. Anyways, that has nothing to do with why I posted this. It's because of the music. If you're a technically savvy person that knows their way around a web browser, you may realize the potential of what I have brought to your attention. That is all.

The Players Association - This place has taught me that all Google Ads are not created equal. after clicking on one of the pestering buggers, I was led to a smörgåsbord (this has been Raeget's Big Word of the Day) of DJ sets playing everything from Rap to House to Electro. If you're into electronic music or hip hop, I'd at least give this place the time of day.

BTW, if anybody is wondering, I do have Virb and Twitter accounts.

Edit: Fixed broken link

TODAY IS MY ONE YEAR GAMESPOT ANNIVERSARY!!!

That is all.

I won't be on GameSpot for most of this upcoming weekend, so I suppose that the least I could do would be to provide you all with something to bide the time until I return: a filler post!

1. I was born in San Diego, California.

2. I have 3 dogs, a cat, 3 fish, and a turtle. That's 8 pets in all.

3. I am one of the co-founders of the GTA Legends Radio podcast (although I had proposed the idea slightly before I left GS).

4. My first console was an educational gaming system called the Sega Pico.

5. One of my favorite hobbies is DJing.

6. My favorite thing to listen to is electronic music.

7. I hate stupid action movies that go for flashy effects and large explosions instead of what matters most: a plot.

8. This is my second GS profile. A cookie goes to anyone who can find the first one.

9. One of my favorite sites to visit is Something Awful.

10. Even though I am an officer at the GS-endorsed GTA Legends Union, I have never fully finished a single game from the Grand Theft Auto series.

11. My real life friends have dubbed me Jakerson.

12. I can play both Guitar Hero I & II on expert mode.

13. One thing that I can't stand is poor grammar and spelling. I understand that many GS users are from other countries and may not speak English as their primary language, but if it's your native tongue, you should at least put in the minute effort to figure out that "there," "their," and "they're," are three totally different words.

14. I have a Photobucket account.

15. I can be contacted through MSN Messenger or Skype (Yes, that button at the top really will call me).

16. I am single (Hey, ladies ).

17. I worked only two days at my very first job before quitting.

18. It has been proven that I cannot survive without my trusty iPod. If I do not have it, I slowly drift into a psychotic state and suffer from hallucinations.

19. I have used up approximately 94.4369% of my PC's 222g hard drive.

20. I hate having my picture taken.

21. I have a lingering hatred for 1337speak. Honestly, it's like it was specifically designed for creepy 12-year-olds looking for hacker cred.

Thanks go out to effkay for this filler idea. Also, expect to (hopefully) see me around here alot more often. Tomorrow is my final day of school for this year, so apart from working during the weekends, I should have all of the time in the world.

I'm a pretty relaxed guy. I rarely ever come out of my shell and do something crazy. I've always kept quiet and never tried to do anything weird. Well, so much for that...

It all started on April 20th, 2007. JO, mosespippy, bureksasutlijom (one of my newest friends), and I had just finished recording the second episode of GTA Legends Radio. It didn't take up too much of my time. We kept the show short and didn't focus on off-topic nonsense so we could fit more of the important GTA news. After the recording was finished, all of stayed on Skype so we could goof around. Eventually, JO invited us all to some random conversation on MSN with some of his friends from Spiral Mountain.

Now this is when the real fun began...

I'm not going to go deep into the details of the following events, but do I need to explain the circumstances surrounding my behavior. It was very late and I was extremely tired. My parents were also going to be gone until afternoon of the next day, so I was taking full advantage of this short period of complete and total freedom to go nuts.

The chatlog is way to graphic to post here without being moderated, so if you'd like to see it, post your email address and I'll send you the .txt file. Trust me, you'll find it very funny if you can stand dirty jokes.

BTW, the second episode of GTA Legends Radio is finished. Check it out over at the board.

Also, THIS IS MY 50TH BLOG POST!!! PARTY!!!

I'm not really feeling up to writing a full-out blog post tonight, so I'm just going to make a quick checklist of everything that has happened since my last blog post. Think of it as an abbreviated version of my life, if you will...

Everybody do the happy dance 'cause Raeget got his learner's permit!

Starting sometime around the end of the school year, I'll be a working man over at my local water park! YAY ME!

I just recorded my best DJ set yet tonight. It's definantly not perfect, but I've gotten tons better since I first picked up this hobby. If anybody's interested in hearing it, feel free to leave a comment.

I saw 300. Woo. It was great. And overrated. At the. Same time. I didn't. Really care. For it. That much. Can you. Sense my. Enthusiasm?

Well, that's all I really care about talking about. I know there is a ton of other things that I could write about, but then again, who really cares? I need to stop yapping about my personal life so much.

BTW, do any of you have stairs in your house? Just wondering.