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[24 Nov 2005|06:02am] |
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I've turned 23. Go me.
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[21 Oct 2005|11:22pm] |
Well, The Chuck has a job now. It's part time working for Verizon demoing phones and answering questions about the service. What's cool is that it's in Best Buy and I don't really have someone to report to. I also get an awesome phone that has V-cast so I can watch videos and play games like the FFVII snowboarding game (complete with chocobo music)when it's slow. It pays a decent wage, but I haven't gotten my paycheck yet.
I've decided that it's time to go back to CA and focus on school... or at least attend... or try to anyway... Well, at least now I remember why I came to VA. I wanted to get away from distractions and pay off my debts so that I can go to school, since I owe money still from the ITT thing. Now I kind of have to re-think the moving back thing...
Since I didn't get my paychecks yet I can't afford to buy new DVDs or games. I've toyed around with the idea of getting copies that are... less then legal so I can watch it now, but I'd still buy the DVDs or games. I believe in supporting a good product. If I didn't buy something it means I don't like it.
One game that looks really interesting to me is Indigo Prophecy, which you can find an awesome demo at www.atari.com/indigo. I've only played the demo and I'm dying to play the rest of the game.
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| The Chuck on Advent Children |
[30 Sep 2005|01:12am] |
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It sucked. Maybe it was the translation, but the dialogue was confusing. The fight scenes were pretty good, but the rest sucked. Cloud and the Sephiroth clones were Emo losers. And Sephiroth? The biggest Emo of them all. The Chuck needs to give them all the Imperial Backhand. Except Tifa. Tifa was cool.
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[01 Sep 2005|04:31am] |
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I have a huge case of home sickness, but I'm trying to move on.
The job search has been ok. At first, my attitude was I'll take just about anything but I've dropped that and decided to wait and take the best offer. Mind you, I've only had two interviews so far. One was at Hollywood Video, which I turned down because $6.50 an hour seems a lot less then what I used to make. Another was at a knife store in the mall which I'm more interested in. The people seem really nice and the manager said he's actually looking for an assistant manager and I'm one of the prime canidates. Actually, at the time I was the only canidate, but things never come easy for me. Even if I don't get the assistant manager job, I wouldn't mind becomming a regular salesman. I can live with discounts on knives and swords. They also have a fine selection on shaving items and kitchen ware.
In World of Warcraft, I've become addicted to War Song Gulch doing PVP. There's just something about sending my pet to claw at someone while I shoot them with arrows.
In Final Fantasy XI, Hachamoo can now reach the level limit of 60.
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[19 Aug 2005|03:46am] |
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I think about all my friends a lot. The more I hear about what they're doing the more I miss them. There are times when I look out the window and think "I should call Danny and Kayfoong up and go out drinking with them" or "I need to call the Underhand and the Herald so we can go play cards" or "I feel like mochi, time to call the Voice." Then, I remember that I'm they're not here. I miss going out with them and I miss laughing with them. I miss going to the movies with Jared and then going to eat with him. I miss a lot of things but I promised to give this a shot. I'm glad that we have the technology that we do now to keep in touch with each other.
I miss all you crazy bastards. Enrique, Solomon, Jared, Rachael, Kay, Danny, Robert, Frank,Ryan, my cousins. You guys are my family.
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| Almost got lazy |
[13 Aug 2005|03:50am] |
I now have a 1997 Honda Civic LX as my transportation. It's in very good shape and drives well. I've been finding excuses to get out of the house and drive somewhere and anywhere because I've been couped up in this house for so long. Now that I have transportation, I can work too.
I also got 2 guinea pigs. One is has long hair and we've named him Gizmo and one has short hair named Honey. They're so cute but they're not used to me or Asa yet. They've been slowly getting used to handling though.
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| the prostate |
[01 Aug 2005|01:10pm] |
Me and a buddy of mine have weird discussions sometimes:
Friend: i was watching this dr. drew sex health show on discovery health the other day
Friend: and they were talking about the male "G-Spot"
Me: I wanted to watch that
Friend: which is the prostate, evidently
Friend: and it's only accessible through the anus cavity
Me: the same prostate that has cancer?
Friend: stupid prostates
Friend: 2 openings in one hole...come on...
Me: I don't know if I'd feel comfortable orgasaming through my butt or my cancer organ
Friend: yup
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| Moving along |
[01 Aug 2005|09:21am] |
I always thought that the streets of Santa Ana were pretty scary, but around here in VA there aren't many street lights. There are many trees and other rural... thingies. I'm a city boy so I don't know the correct term, but it's very forestish. Sometimes, when I stare out the window I look and see if there is someone hiding or if there are any bodies or something. I think one of the first things you learn when in Santa Ana is to look out for danger.
I think I've found a card store around here, but since I don't have a car yet, I can't drive over there to check it out. Idealy, I'd like to get back into Magic and compete again. Maybe, I'll take it more serious the next time around. Fat chance. Still, it would be fun to play again.
If the people there were into L5R, I don't know if I'd pick up the Dragon Clan banner again. The game has taken a turn for the worse with design and balance issues.
I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XI lately. I don't know if I've mentioned that and I'm too lazy to check. So far I've gotten White Mage to 27, Bard to 54 and Summoner to 18 on Hachamoo. I've decided to keep Hach as the "mage" character and created a new character to do melee stuff. I didn't go too far with melee jobs with Hach, so it wasn't a big deal. The new character's name is Oathblade and so far he's a level 6 Warrior.
On World of Warcraft, I've gone back to Azgalor PVP server and started leveling up Bodb, my level 15 Mage. I've also created a Rogue on the Warsong PVP server. I like PVE servers and all, but they just don't cut it for me. For now, Hachadwarf, the level 36 Hunter is on vacation.
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| On dangerous things |
[25 Jul 2005|07:37am] |
One of the most dangerous things about insomnia is that if you're bored you begin to think erraticly (sp?). I'm on thinkgeek.com right now and I'm looking at the Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers. Now, I'm really not a huge Star Wars fan. In fact I think the whole movie series is crap (that's right, all of them), but I can't deny how cool a lightsaber is. Especially the Force FX lightsabers.
I'm also thinking about going back to Magic the Gathering, but in digital form with Magic the Gathering Online. I don't think there are many game stores here and I can't kick the CCG habit.
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[25 Jul 2005|07:12am] |
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It amazes me how some people want to dig up the past. Get this straight, folks: I'm out of high school now and I don't have time for your crap. If I don't acknowledge you it means I don't consider you someone I want to talk to or even hear from again. I've moved on and it's time for you to do the same.
Anywho, I'm on a car search now. I'm not in any rush but I feel like I need one now so I can help with errands and also do my own thing. I don't really want to look for a job yet. I'm enjoying my vacation time. Asa's brother has a ferret and sometimes he/she (I don't know what it is) hangs around on my shoulders.
Most of our time is spent either going to hospitals, visiting old people, cleaning things up, or playing FFXI (which I'm now addicted to again).
Did I mention I upgraded my computer? I bought a case that's really neat. I'll post a pic of it sometime in the future when I get my hands on Asa's digital camera again.
Insomnia sucks but it's very productive.
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| Another Token Update |
[21 Jul 2005|09:04am] |
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I have updated. Go me. Still need to change the layout but Asa hasn't gotten to it. Speaking of Asa, we're engaged now and I'm living in VA now. Thought I'd try something new. Had to give the hamster away though. Charlie sad...
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[05 Jun 2005|10:18pm] |
I have no idea why I said "Cats? Sure!"
They are cute though...
Soloman, now henceforth known as the Imperial Herald, got me sick. I've been coughing up a lung for about a week now and it sucks. on the plus side, I think I've lost 5 pounds because of it. Maybe it's 5 pounds of lung.
No other real news. Denty 2.0 is now paid off... kinda.
Also, I got a hamster. We call it Kupo. She's fiesty and likes to climb around the cage. Sometimes I'll catch her hanging like a monkey on the top bars of her little cage.
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| What comes around |
[11 May 2005|10:29am] |
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I'm finally on vacation today and I plan on getting a things done this week and relaxing.
This year's been pretty shitty for me but a friend told me some things on people who have wronged me in the past. I already had my revenge but hearing what my friend has told me is like extra dessert. I love kharma.
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| Is it nap nap time? |
[08 May 2005|10:46am] |
So the last entry made me pretty angry. Let's recap:
Car breaks down
I owe 2,250 in back taxes
Schedule changed so I lost my second job before I can start.
I think I'm missing something. Here's some recent bouts of more bad things:
I got a raise. A whole 2% raise. I'm getting paid less then the people I train! All the people that are comming to me asking for my help and to take their escelated calls are getting paid more then me.
I applied somewhere else for more money. I had an interview and it went great. I got a call back saying they want me to work with them on my voicemail. I call back and I don't hear from them ever again. I guess that means I'm stuck here. Meh...
Yesterday, I had to put Hachabunny down. The poor, little guy had a tumor on his mouth and was limping around on his hind leg. I miss him already. When I'd watch tv out in the living room I'd hold him in my lap and he'd try to eat my shirt. I miss that little bastard.
This years been pretty bad so far. I applied at Blizzard software but haven't heard anything yet. I hope they'll call me for an interview soon.
Interestingly enough, about a month or so ago I got a call from my dad asking me to come to his house for dinner. We all know that I wasn't on the best terms on my dad because he kicked me out, thinking that I stole something from him. That was about 3 years ago. My first thought was that he's finally snapped and he's going to try to poison me. The real reason he called was because he found what he thought I stole and was asking for my forgiveness. I forgave him and had dinner with his wife. Things are still a little ackward but it's the most positive thing this year.
Time to hit daddy up for some college money.
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| Real update. |
[22 Apr 2005|01:06pm] |
Things have been pretty bad since the beginning of the year. I was ready to save up my money and pay off all my debts and buy Asa an engagement ring. Boy did that idea fly out the window.
The first week on January my car breaks down. That's right, Denty is no more. RIP Denty. May the car gods take you to Vallhalla so that you may engorge yourself in souls of the damned. or find an owner that can fix you.
What happened was that there was a problem with the water pump a few months back. I had it replaced and everything was good. One day, as I was driving somewhere with Dirty Sanchez and Fish, I see smoke comming from under the hood and then something popped and now there's coolant and water falling from my engine. The cost of repairs is more expensive then the car itself.
The good thing that came out of it is that there is a new car. I call it Denty 2.0 Dent of Society Edition. It was my first car buying experience. I went to a few car dealers and ended up at a Dodge dealer. They were pretty cool people and they made it easy for me. So now I have a pretty decent car... with air conditioning!
That put a dent in my wallet (no pun intended)but I'll still be able to survive. I'll have about $200 a month for Asa's ring. Everything is going good right?
Wrong. A month later our W-2's come in. In the beginning of 2004 I went exempt when we got our yearly bonuses. I didn't want to have my $900 bonus taxed. Apparently, payroll didn't get my fax about going back to non-exempt. Usually, payroll will warn an employee that he has been exempt for a long period of time. they even put them back on without telling the employee. Me? I was exempt for the whole year. I owe $2000 in federal taxes and $250 on state taxes. yay... Not only that, Payroll didn't even take he responsibility of warning me. So basically I'm screwed for the year.
AHA! there is hope! I apply to Walgreens for a part-time job and I'm offered to work as a stockboy. It's perfect! I can get enough money to pay everything off and still get a ring for Asa. Plus, the position I was only 45 minutes after I get off work at Prescription Solutions. It takes me about 30 minutes to get there, so I'm fine. What does Prescription Solutions do? Change my schedule. Thirty minutes later. Now it takes me an hour to get home and I can't get the position.
I'm getting angry now. I'll finish this later.
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[03 Apr 2005|02:01pm] |
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usually I would come up with some excuse about me not updating. I'm going to be honest. I'm lazy. Very, very, very lazy. I'm just updating now because I'm bored. I have a lot to write about too but... my fingers are tired. maybe more later.
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| My journal being about me? WTF?!!!!1!!one! |
[26 Jan 2005|04:05pm] |
It's funny how people just seem to talk about themselves all the time in their own journals... it's like a math book being about... math. It just doesn't make sense to me.
Raven, Bob, or whatever your name is, I'm going to put things into prospective for you. You have about 0 effect on my life right now. Say what you want. Taunt me all you like. If that's how you get your jolies off, great. You'll never have the cajones to show me your face, no matter what you say. High school was over 5 years ago.
On to important things. I got me's a new car! I've never been happier being more mobile in my life. What's nice is that the payments on the car and insurance don't really effect my budget that much. I'll just be spending a lot less on some hobbies like L5R, which I don't really play much anyway.
At the beginning of the year, the Voice asked me to take her friend Ro in. Ro was living with a relative who recently died or something. Right now she's taking care of legal things and waiting for a car or something. I haven't really had an update on what's going on, but things should be interesting. I heard she cooks a mean breakfast...
I've recently beat Half-life 2 and Vampire: the Masquerade: Bloodlines. Both had some pretty crappy endings. A lot of games have been ending with some horrible scenes. I finished Legend of Zelda: the Minish Cap and that was pretty bad too. I'm hoping Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories won't dissapoint me.
Until next time...
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| Full Circle |
[22 Jan 2005|12:09am] |
I've been neglecting a lot of things lately. It wasn't until tonight that I realized what I was doing to myself. I've made a lot of bad decisions that I thought would be pretty harmless. Sometimes I forget the one simple rule of the universe: "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." It's called kharma and sometimes it can be a bitch.
I think I'll start from where I think it began. About 2 years ago, I went to ITT tech to get my degree in computer science. Before the semester ended, Brittany broke up with me. I used that as an excuse to feel sorry for myself and drop school. I was pretty depressed at the time but going to school was one of the things I enjoyed a lot. I just dropped out because I'm a self-destructive person. I wanted people to feel sorry for me. I quit knowing full well what was going to happen. I knew I was going to waste my money on paying back the student loans (which I haven't paid in over a year) and I knew I was going to regret not finishing school 2 years later. Now here I am paying for my laziness.
Because of that, other problems popped up. Because I haven't been paying my loans, I have horrible credit. I used all my money on going out and having fun while forgetting about my responsibilities. I didn't save any money and I didn't pay any bills that didn't really affect my way of life. At the end of December, I told myself that Iw as going to save up money and start paying things off (I really did).
Two weeks ago, my car broke down. I have crap for credit, so I can't really get any decent loans. Now I'm here looking at bills I have to pay and stressing out about how I'm going to keep myself finacially safe while keeping a roof over my head.
I forgot about the path I was supposed to be walking. I forgot the teachings of Buddha and now I'm recieving my bad kharma. It's pretty depressing, but I don't really see it as a negative thing. Later this afternoon, my mom and step father are flying over to help me get a new car. I really see this as a second chance to get things right. I know I failed myself, and I'm pretty dissapointed, but I think I can set things right again.
I feel that I failed Brittany too. When I brought her over from Virginia, I thought we'd be able to support each other and help eachother out financially and emotionally. I let her become complacent and lazy. Everyday she plays FFXI and neglets her responsibilities as well. I let her do it. I kind of see how we're both dragging each other down. I hope I can set that right as well.
On my 20th birthday, my aunt gave me a bead necklace that's said to protect the wearer as long as they have a good heart and do right things. I used to put it around my neck every day and tried to do the right things. Eventually, I wore it less and less and now I can't find it. I don't think I'm worthy of the necklace anymore, but I hope that one day, I will be again. I think that when it reveals itself to me, I'll know that I've earned the right to wear the gift that was given to me.
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| I control Konami |
[19 Jan 2005|09:47am] |
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I just found out that Konami is a Pacificare client. I feel like I'm part of the gaming industry now.
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