WOW! And I say it louder.

Well, since y’all know I am a big fan on FOTC, I will share with you a ‘lil gem I found. I have recently watched Eagle vs Shark (trailer below).  I have actually watched/listened to it about 10-15 times in the last two weeks. One of my favorite movies of all time now.

I asked myself why, why do I like it so much. Is it because it has Jemaine Clement? It’s filmed in New Zealand? Actors have really cool accents? Because it’s a classic romantic comedy? Dry humor? Nerdiness? Napoleon Dynamite-ish?

Honestly, all of the above. I would recommend it to anyone that likes to laugh. Though, I have yet to find anyone with my sense of humor that will actually laugh out loud at the same things I do. Watch it and let me know what you think.

 

 

 

Also, this is one of the very few movies Loren Horsley has done. I wish she would do more movies. I find her to be a great actress. Has a real genuine face and portrays so many emotions that feel convincing to me.

 

Side note: I recently came across FOTC new songs they have been preforming in the recent months. Most likely songs for FOTC season 2. I am very excited and cannot wait til it comes out. I want to make a goal right now to see them live. I haven’t ever said that about any band or comedian, but this is definitely something I want to do in my life.

Well, just went and saw Quantum of Solace. I am kinda upset that I hadn’t been watching the last few. Because if I had seen the last one I would have seen a better bond than what made me stop watching them. I wasn’t a fan of Timothy Dalton or Pierce Brosnan. But, I guess I missed the last james Bond that had Daniel Craig. I’d put him in 3rd of my favorite bonds. Sean Connery then Roger Moore of course. 

Movie was good though. Lots of action, not as much ladies as I would have liked to have seen in a Bond movie, and a great car chase scene. Though, did I miss something? What happened to the cool gadget scene with Q? Did he die? And I was sad that they didn’t put the classic Bond movie intro… at the beginning. I guess it was satisfactory that the put it at the end at least.

 

I do miss Sean Connery though. I wish he wasn’t so old. He needed to do alot more movies. By far my favorite actor, both young and older.

You know how I know? Because it’s Wednesday.”

If you know where that is from, you would know who Flight of the Conchords is.  It’s only New Zealand’s fourth best gangster rap folk parody band ever.  And if you don’t know who they are, you are missing out. 

Flight of the Conchords is a band made up of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie. I was introduced to this duo almost two years ago from my best friend. I had seen them on their HBO special series, that ran for 12 episodes. After just one episode I was sold. It was one of the funniest things I had seen in a long while. I knew I had to have more of it and I decided to google them. Flight of the Conchords I found out, have been around for much longer than I had thought. They had done stand up comedy and a radio station as well.   

They also have a second season planned on HBO, that was delayed by the writers strike. by the writers strike to have their second HBO season. Which was supposed to be out this year, now pushed to January of ‘09. Also, I was excited to hear they won a Grammy earlier this year too.

Doing a quick YouTube search you can find all of their songs, both stand up versions and the ones they did for the HBO series. 

 

And yes, YouTube videos, I know you love them. Here is a few of my favorite vids from them.

I still wish I could beat box as well as that, or at least the confidence to keep trying.

 

 

From their HBO tv series

 

Now, if you don’t know who FOTC is, but you keep saying to yourself, ‘that guy looks familiar’, Jemaine Clement was in a number of Outback Steakhouse Commercials

Though, I feel like he sold himself out. As Outback is an Australian themed restaurant, and he is from New Zealand. From a few experiences I have had with actual people that lived in New Zealand, I know that the two countries are rivals. Kiwis and Aussies don’t like each other, though they do tolerate each other. But still, funny as usual.

 

Of the other actors in the series, some of them have other claims to fame as well.

Rhys Darby (the band manager, Murray) has done a few stand ups, though the only ones I can find he is a Totally different person. In FOTC he is a lot more calm I think.

Also, Arj Barker, has been in two Comedy Central Presents.

 

 
Kristen Schaal (Mel, the bands stalker, err I mean ‘fan’) has been on The Daily Show and did a voice on Aqua Teen Hunger Voice for one episode. She also has a vlog on YouTube of being her character in the series. I did find this too, not sure if it was shown in the states though.

 

 

And since Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, they used a lot of actors/extras from there as well.  Here is Bret McKenzie in a small role. (@:18)

 

 

Hope that wasn’t too much YouTube for ya.  Only way to really show my love for FOTC.

When I was growing up I wanted to be a doctor. From kindergarten until about 4th grade. That’s when I found out I was squeamish and didn’t like the sight of blood, so that was nixed.

So, what did my (almost) 6 yr old sister in kindergarten say when I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up? She said she wanted to work at McDonalds or DairyQueen… I about fell off my chair. /shocked… She then said she wanted to be a trophy wife and quit work once she was married.  I mean, I like McDonalds too, but not my dream job. And, where did she get this from? Really? I hope she figures something else out soon.

Just shows how ghetto Madras is sometimes.  :/  I keep telling my parents to move from there. I would even be ok with (gasp) Prineville.  Get away from the meth/teen pregnancy capitol of Oregon.

Yesterday was fun. Celebrated my sis’s 6th birthday swimming.  Was like, 12 girls and 4 boys all screaming and playing.

There is this one boy my sis likes (at least I think so), which I think is a year younger than her. While we were in a party room I saw this boy grab my sis’s hand and led her to the corner… My mom saw this and quickly grabbed her and asked her what she was doing. To which she replied “He was going to tell me a secret”. I had a good laugh. I always tease her asking  who her boyfriend is, but she says she doesn’t have one. Highlight of the day though.

Happy Birthday goes out to my lil sis, which is tomorrow!

Wow. It finally happened.

I have lived here for over 3 years now and have never locked myself out of the house. Mostly because my normal routine if I am leaving is to grab my wallet, then keys, then jacket. Also, as I walk out the door before I close the door behind me I always feel my pocket for my keys and my wallet. But, for some reason tonight, as I walked out the door, I locked it and closed it, and a split second after closing I felt my pocket for my keys, or rather my lack there of.  To top it off, it was the night I couldn’t call my roommates as it was a night out for them. I didn’t want to interrupt them. It was cold, but I was only stuck out side for an hour and a half thankfully.

Though, while I was out there I remembered I needed to call T-mobile. they only did half of what I wanted, even though I know per policy they could have taken a payment -.-. I decided not to fight it or to call back and left it as is for now. 

 

Speaking of T-mobile, I got to play with the new T-mobile G1 a day before launch (10-21). Woot. Felt good in the hands. I like the new slide style as it made a satisfying snap when it was opened or closed. Also, the fact that the numbers are separated from the other keys is a huge plus. I am sure I want one now, but I wouldn’t really use it at the moment. So, I will wait to order one.

In a post awhile back, I had said I had only 2 faithful readers. Well, according to Google, I do.

(only edited to fit page)

 

Sorry if this left anyone out. But, you could join the bandwagon to say you were one of the first to rss feed my blog!  In all seriousness, I am kind of sad that I don’t feel I reach a broad enough audience. Maybe my blog isn’t interesting? Maybe it’s too random?

I like to read a lot of random blogs out there. Almost all of them are based around one concept. Where as my blog is all over the place. I have always wanted just one concept to blog about on an almost daily basis but never could come up with just one thing.  Is this what separates a good blog from a great blog, that people read on a daily basis? Someday I want to have a blog where someone comes home and is excited to see what I have blogged about that day.

 

Cause I want to show how random I am, a few blogs I subscribe to and am excited to read.

PickTheBrain

Waaagh!

xkcd

vanae: happier you* guide

TmoNews

Bend Blogs (though, I find myself picking and choosing what to read there, i.e. nothing about politics/finances/realestate)

oh and not to forget…

hot chicks with douchebags

 

On a closing thought.
Honestly, I don’t really care who or how many people read my blog. As it is a personal diary of sorts for me. A place to put down my thoughts and to help express myself. Really this site is for me, I just allow you to read it. But, I do thank the 2 people that have added me to their daily feeds!

Though, the next person to rss and leave a comment will get something from me. Won’t tell you what it is, but you better leave a comment of why you rss’d, other than to just get a surprise!

Oh, and if you have subscribed to my blog, leave a comment as to why.

The other day on my trip to see the rents I was listening to “my” Regina Spektor CD.  One of the songs finally hit me as to what I think it was saying.  I have included the first chorus:

“Musicbox”

Life inside the music box ain’t easy
The mallets hit the gears are always turning
And everyone inside the mechanism
Is yearning
To get out
And sing another melody completely
So different from the one they’re always singing
I close my eyes and think that I have found me
But then I feel mortality surround me
I want to sing another melody
So different from the one I always sing

After listening to it like 4 times (that day), I started to realize that this was about life in general. Going through the lines… Life isn’t easy, and we know it’s not fair either… We do our jobs everyday to try to get ahead and live the dream and get out of the rut we are in. Doing the same things everyday. I think she is also saying we all live boring lives and just want something to break them up a bit… After that, she expresses that its nothing more than a dream and that we cannot live that way. We wake up and realize that our hopes and wishes are just that, hopes and wishes.  We must keep doing what we are doing but at least keep your hopes up and keep dreaming.  

The next part of the song is well… different. It’s totally random and seems to have nothing to do with the original chorus.

…but when I do the dishes…

I run the water very very very hot
And then I fill the sink to the top with bubbles of soap
And then I set all the bottle caps I own afloat
And it’s the greatest voyage in the history of plastic
And then I slip my hands in and start to make waves
And then I dip my tongue in and take a taste
It tastes like soap but it doesn’t really taste like soap
And then I lower in my whole mouth and take a gulp

 

After writing my thoughts down on this post, I guess, I better understand why she put this in here. I realize now that she was trying to prove a point, to who… herself? others? to me?  Saying that “Hey, just cause you are in a rut and are boring most of the time, you can do random things and have fun to break up the monotony of your boring life”  Or, my other thought is that if you don’t get out of the rut you will become crazy and do crazy things like this. So, do something different to make it not boring and get out of the rut so you don’t go crazy today.

Well, the other part I am failing at, is convincing you of what I say. So, I give you links to the song (apologize that youtube is so easy to find/link for songs and this was a random user that posted the song up, anyone else have suggestions?).  I think you really must listen to the lyrics and how they are sung to also believe the magic Regina makes with her songs.

“Musicbox”

 

On another note (pun intended), another song I really enjoy from Regina is…

“On the Radio”

This is how it works
You’re young until you’re not
You love until you don’t
You try until you can’t
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath

Again, just part of the song. But, I think this sums up life in just a few lines. Probably my favorite lyrics out of all of her songs.

“On the Radio”

 

If you haven’t heard of her at all, her most famous song is “Samson”, or more recent song “Fidelity” (which I think was played on the radio recently?). So, go check them out!

 

 

Final thoughts:

While, I think Regina Spektor is a great artist, most wouldn’t think its my kind of music.  Well, its not!.. or at least my usual stuff I like to listen to. I am more into foreign sounds personally, but Regina has a special place in my “music box”.  Those who know who she is/ listen to her music, would know how cute she is. Her melodic songs, catchy lyrics, and memorable tunes (though, most songs seem too short!).  Also, she is one of the few women out there who can pull off the pale face plus bright red lipstick. Has that classic look to her.  Very beautiful woman, if I may say so myself, though, not my type!

 

As always, much love to my blog, Night.

So, as promised. Something I hope will make someone laugh out loud. Warning, very long post ahead.

I recently posted a craigslisting just to see what the response would be. I had hopes of getting at least ONE actual real response, as I do want someone I can talk to outside of game and relate with that would like to rank up with my sorceress. Yet, I got a bunch of horndogs, blanket messages, and WoW players. My listing I thought was very clear and I will post a pic down below of the listing it self.  I specifically asked for someone to quest with… got ZERO people that said they would love to really quest with me in WARHAMMER not WoW, WARHAMMER…. got one person who played WoW and ACTUALLY thought it was a WoW character… last I checked there was no SORCERESS (or even Sorcerer) class in WoW. But I could be wrong… nah I am 100% right.

Ok, first the posting, then the list of responses I got (names taken out and such for protection) for your humor. Sorry to all the guys that were serious and thank you for the ones that made me laugh. Also text in red is my comments on what they said.

 

 

 

 

Well, looking back on it, I don’t know if I would take it seriously either… wait, this a game character for a mmoRPg, I can Role Play what my character would actually ask, can’t I?… Well maybe it seems to have too many innuendos… but I digress.

 

Now these are strait copy paste + red text by me, and no, I did not actually respond to any of these people.

______________________________________________________________________________

 

Is that really you?

And my staff isn’t bigger than the one in the pic. if it was you wouldn’t even talk to me. If you could handle something like that you’d have to find someone that raises horses:) If it is you in the pic what a georgics woman. I’m 5′7 165# and too old for you. Not that I wouldn’t like to keep you company, hold you close, keep you warm, and protect you. If you’re looking for a guy by the hour I’m not the one for you.

Thanks

I enjoy this guys tenacity to tell me he is too old for me but…

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

Executive would love to get to know you……….

You must be very special…………………….

Um ok?

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

You’re funny!  Have any real pictures?

That was my real picture dummie.

 

 

Fun

Quii

You are beautiful. I would love to meet you. I am strong and waiting to hear from you.

If you are going to respond to an ad like this, at least get the name right.

 

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Ah yes, btw. These were guys from Bend. After this last email (about 6 hours after it was posted) my listing was flagged and removed…. why? I was being serious and I didn’t break any rules. I was specific in my post as what I was doing and what I was after… Man I dislike people sometimes, nothing better to do than to find a craigslisting and flag it for no reason… That being said, I decided to post the exact thing on PDX which I removed after posting this. I will post the non spam ones.

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RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

Hello:

I live alone in a nice home in the Overlook neighborhood overlooking the river. I have many interests including, biking, swimming, hiking, going to the beach or the mountains, and spending time in the hot tub enjoying the city lights along with a cold beverage.

I am looking for a partner that is fun, positive, romantic, sexy, smart, nice looking, playful, strong but feminine, and someone that likes to laugh & have a good time. I like a woman that is direct, a good communicator. And someone that enjoys receiving attention.

I am attractive, tall, fit, fun, charming, single, romantic, passionate, sensual, secure, successful, clean, safe, normal, humorous, strong, well built, and very sexy.

I would like to hear from you. Now is good or sometime in the future. I would love the opportunity to talk with you. Let’s meet for drinks. Thanks, <name>

Thanks for the email that you sent 50 other people. Also, thanks for the picture of your member, it’s going up on my wall…  -.-; mln

 

 

Swell Wizard seeking charming Sorceress

Hi Qii,

Nice missive.  I love questing and have excellent stamina….so, I

basically sip grindfests for afternoon tea.  I am strong! Like manly

man.  And I will be your shield, your friend, your confidant.

cheers

~ <name>

ps.  It’s not about the size but the power of your staff and how

skillfully you wield it!  It is a very handsome and way bigger than

yours.  ;)

This one… well, if this had been a personal ad for a person and not a game character and I was a girl, this guy wasn’t half bad. At least he tried.

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

i am strong and i would love to protect you and id put with whatever you say txt me <phone #> 

if u wanna know more

First, thanks for the random google image pic of a dude skipping down the street. Second, I appreciate the fact that you will protect me.

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

I read your post and thought it was entertaining.anyway if you want to chat some let me know .Have a fantastic day.

<myspace page>

Thanks for letting me entertain you.

 

 

craigslist

Hello, found your add interesting as i am a World of warcraft player. Here is a pic of myself get back to me if interested in talking.

Again… why I was frustrated in the first paragraph of this post.. THIS IS NOT WOW, WHY THE F*** WOULD I CARE IF YOU PLAY WOW????

 

 

Mysterious Warlock Seeks Beautiful Sorceress

Take one large, iron cauldron, properly warded with glyphs to prevent interference from random demons, imps, and other such contaminants…

Pour into the cauldron the following brew:

6 bottles of dark beer…

3 cups of good coffee…

1 bottle of red, red wine…

1 measure of blood, sweat, and tears…

a cup of inspiration…

a fresh heart…

a measure of massage oil… olive oil works well in a pinch.

essential oils…

and copious amounts of imagination.

Stir vigorously over a blazing fire, with a bone staff.

Repeat the mantra, ‘I am looking for an eclectic boyfriend… make it happen!’

If properly performed, this spell will result in either a genuine ‘right man’ or at least an interesting date.

Serves one.

Bon appetit!

–<name>

I liked this one. He probably spent a good hour or two coming up with this. He must be a writer or something, maybe . Though a writer could read and understand what the listing was actually about, so maybe not.

 

 

Gorillanitas ten thousand dragon sniper niner

I’m 21 I like Guitars, metal, video games, movies, science fiction, epic journey’s over the mountains and across the oceans. her are some pics, later

I am not sure what the Subject line is supposed to mean, but I guess it would grab your attention and want to know what it was…

 

 

(no subject)

Hey there;

My name is <name>. I live in Gresham. I am 6′1” tall and weigh 190 lbs.  Got a Harley !!! Lets ride and take in this sun while it lasts !! I can send a pic with my phone..

<NAme> (he capitolized the first 2 letters of his name…)

I am glad you have a harley, my game character can do lots with it…

 

 

Beautiful Sorceress

I would like to cast an enchantment spell on you so we can go to your library where I can show you my staff if you’re willing to do some alchemy work with me. I’m hoping that there is some sort of explosive reactions mixing my components and yours. If not I guess you can just go back to your familiar and I’ll just polish my wand.

I actually laughed out loud on this one. Too bad he will be “polishing his wand” by himself. Give him props for tying at least.

 

 

lol do you play wow

hey whats up ? send your pic

Again, NO.

 

 

Your funny craigslist posting

I can be your tank.

But enough nerdiness.  Is this a serious post?  Because I like gamer chicks.

Glad you thought it was funny, I wasn’t being funny.

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

You only play WoW? 

Did I mention how hard it was to not send an email back correcting these idiots???

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

Hi~

I saw your ad and I am very interested!  My name is <name> and I’m 35 years old.  I’m 5’10” and an average build.  I have a goatee and I’ve been considering getting my ears pierced again (though I haven’t done it yet).  Currently, I live in Gresham and I’m a computer technician.

So, a little about me.  In my spare time I like to spend time with my friends and family.  A lot of times, this means playing around with computers (my system is named Vindicator and is pretty rockin’).  I play a lot of games on the PC and consider myself a “gamer.”  I go to a large gaming LAN and tournament about twice a year.  In the summer I love to go camping, hiking, and riding Waverunners with my best friends.  I’m also a musician; I play the Alto Sax and synthesizers.  Several years back I was in a local industrial band named <band name here>, but I’m not currently in a band.  My musical tastes range from jazz to classic rock to current music.  Pretty much all over the place.

I have a Myspace page at if you want to know a bit more about me or see some other pics of me at <myspace page>

If you’d like to know more about me, I’d love to hear back from you!

<name>

I wanted to know the name of your computer, the one I am using to post this is called “Lappy” and my main computer is called “Shiro”, thanks. Also, thanks for including a screenshot of your WoW character, I really wanted that…/kill me now

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

Hello, I really liked what you had to say . So where to start ??? Guess I’ll tell you a bit about me and see what happens.

I’m 5′ 5″ and about 150 pounds. I worked as a chef since I was 15 but have recently changed careers to a ware house manager. I have short light brown hair and Hazel / green eyes. My best friends wife would describe me as a romantic gentleman with a bad boy rep. I’m 3/4 th French and have family in Marsielle France. I studied Tae Kwon Do for a long time and am in good shape…(edidted out all the rest of the stuff he said about himself for post length)

Have a great night . Hope to hear from you soon.  <name>

I liked what you had to say too, and I took the time to read it… did you even read what I said?

 

 

grind fest

hi Qii whats a grind fest? munkysilVa over…..

Well munkysilVa, it’s when you kill a bunch of monsters over and over to gain experience or item drops. Thanks for the question you sent in.

 

 

Sorceress… - Re: Craigslist Ad

I put on my robe and wizard hat…

Have any real pictures? That is, if your ad was at all serious.

Again, my real picture, and again I wanted a person to quest with, so yes I WAS SERIOUS.

 

 

RE: Beautiful Sorceress looking for the right Man. : Rank - 21

Hello My name is <name>, I am 5′10 , 26 years old and live in Beaverton

I am a nerd I also love music and have a very eclectic taste in music

but my favorite style is punk. I spend most of my free time playing

around on my computer and PS2 or watching movies and TV. I work full

time and have my own place and like to cook. I have played WoW for years

but Right now I am playing Warhammer Online.

If you would like to chat my YAHOO and AIM screen name is <screen name>

Since when is punk eclectic? AND OMG SOMEONE THAT ATLEAST PLAYS WARHAMMER! Thank you for your picture of your Chosen, in its purple armor glory. I might send an email back to him to see about the REAL listing I did to see what server he is on…

 

 

holy cow

that’s the funniest/best ad I’ve ever read!  I say that from one nerd to another.  Live long and prosper my friend.  I’d roll a 20 sided die to get the chance to see your picture.

Starwars > Startrek. And the dice rolled not in your favor, sorry your luck isn’t better. Thanks for the compliment on my post though.

 

 

looks like a night elf…

Too bad… I stay away from elves… they can’t be trusted. =D

Oh, close, but it’s a dark elf to be exact. WoW has Night elves though, you should try there.

 

 

Rank 24!

Nice post, I had a good laugh.

My Arch Mage digs on Dark Elves by the way.

Not sure if he was just trying to brag that he is higher rank or the fact that he plays on the Order side. At least he knew what I was talking about. 

 

 

howdy ma’am

Got more pic? So tell me more about you ..  Where are you at in portland? I’m in wilsonville. I am a little aggressive, very understanding, but always passionate.  I like your ad..not quite short but to the point.  Do you like italians? You definately got my attention- I LOVE LOVE LOVE good girls who like being bad… We could have alot of fun together! 

I am ex-military, 420 friendly, std free, 6ft and 210lbs, 25 yrs old full blooded italian male w/ tat’s, hazel green eyes, short dark hair, a smooth goatee, and plenty of stamina!  I’m total a workahloic, very professional, but hours are flexable and would love to see what is out there. On my freetime, I play alot of halo 3, and used to play WOW. I’m a total animal lover, I have 2 cats who are my lil homies. I was a wildchild, but am nothing but a square bear now a’days.. Just work and go to local events (tons of concerts, boxing, wwe,ufc, nba, and the minor league baseball, basically whatever free tickets I can get from the car dealership I work at!) I have been around the world twice, and now I’m here for you!  

..some other great qualities about me include:

Brave

Inteligent

Geniune

Peaceful

Enthusiastic

Non-discriminating

Inspired

Self-assured

(If all else fails, then just read the capitol letters…) 

I’m STILL at work (want to buy a car?), so hit me up- lets chat!

You like my ad? You never once said you like to quest, another blanket email… And, I thought the stereotype for italians was a small…

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After 24 hour period on craigslist, total people that knew what warhammer was : 2.

 

So, I learned a few things from this. I had been conteplating the online dating scene for a few months now. Have read quite a bit of stuff out there as well. I now know what women were complaining about. Competent males responding back to them PERSONALLY, ie not sending the same email to 50 people.

Also, I learned that people on craigslist can’t understand what people are trying to say. Honestly, if I had seen that post I would have sent them my user name and server name and would have asked what server they were on, but that’s just me.

Anyways, peace.

 

Ninja Edit: Did I mention I disliked World of Warcraft? Watch out Blizzard I think Mythic is going to give you a run for your money. You are old, and the new kid on the block is selling better crack than you.

Not to scare anyone. I am talking about Warhammer (Online). And, unless you live under a rock, or are a geek, you would have at least heard about it.  It is the famous tabletop figurine battle ground RPG… that they made into a MMO.  I have recently been playing the online game (never got to play the tabletop version, though I have always want to). 

 

 

One of my favorite things to do after playing a MMO for a bit is to start reading websites/blogs/forums/anything about “theory crafting”. Which is basically people that have waaaay more time than me that run tests in game to try and reverse engineer the game mechanics to figure out how adding 1 point to strength really affects their damage to a monster.  Now, what I like to do with this is to make spreadsheets of the formulas to both test and to help myself.  I also add my own math and further test things in game to come to my own conclusions.  It’s nice to know that sword 1 is better than sword 2 because… 

I think this last spreadsheet took me about 6-7 hours to complete.  I like doing these as it exorcises my brain and allows me to do something I enjoy : Math.  Sure, most just grab what ever sword they think is best and lolly around the game thinking they are cool cause their sword is bigger, but mine will kill faster.  Maybe it’s my manly instinct of competition or of wanting to just be ‘better than that person’, but I do enjoy the feeling I get from it. 

On another note, I am very excited to blog about my next experience with my Warhammer characters. Sure to please and make you laugh. Stay tuned…

Hana yori Dango (also known as ‘Boys before Flowers’) was the recent drama I watched. More specifically, both seasons of it actually. Was one of the few dramas that had more than one season but I can understand why… The series is based around a poor girl being sent to a very high class and expensive school due to her family giving up all of their extra money to have her go there.  It kind of is like a bragging right for the family though, so they don’t mind.

 

 

There is also a very interesting group of 4 guys that rule the school. All 4 come from well known and rich families from Japan and they call themselves the ‘Flower 4′. The story unfolds as the main character has the leader of F4 fall in love with her as she falls in love with another one of the F4 group members. All through out the series you never really know which guy is going to get the girl.  This is by far my favorite archetype of Asian dramas.  Love triangle.

Season 1, being 9 episodes, ended with the promise of one of the guys getting the girl but he leaves for New York so we never really know what happens. Like does she go there or he come back? Do they live happily ever after? …. that’s where season 2, being 11 episodes, comes in. And the whole process starts over as she thinks they aren’t together anymore. Same love triangle, but ends in a marriage proposal. And, it definitely was “The World’s Best Proposal” (the title of the last episode). So, we know that it ends well, and I am not going to tell who gets married to who!

Oh, and in case you are wondering why 4 guys call themselves “Flower 4″, it’s because the title is a pun on a Japanese saying. “Food before Flowers”. As in, need before want, or flowers are nice but not necessary. The title is saying that you need these boys. And well.. there is 4 of them. Throughout the series they just call them F4 for short though.

Over all, one of my top recommendations. Good story. Great acting. Hot women and handsome guy counter parts.

And, to leave with one last pic. I took a screenshot and cut it out of one of the scenes. All through out the series you see lots of nice cars, i.e. Ferraris Bentleys  and normal cars too…. But, in the midst of fancy cars and normal looking cars this one was way out of place. One of the cars I will own someday, though, I don’t want the paint job or decals.