A Blast from the Past

So a while ago, I had a theme nearly exactly like this, entitled “The Lazy Canadian” (as they all are), but it was version 9.  Now I’m on version 11, which is based on the same theme 9 was, Veritgo, by Brian Gardner… except that this theme is based on version 3 of said theme, whereas the old one was based on version 1.

Anyway, this new theme is pretty much the same, ‘cept with widget support, and a slightly updated colour scheme (which no one will notice, as two colours are just two values off of the old ones.  Seriously.  That minscule a detail.)

Oh, and I’ve removed the in-line Google ads.  They just made the blog look like crap.  I’ll keep the one in the sidebar, if only because I have some crazy dream wherein I get even $20 from Google. ;)

I found myself bored with blogging, and I was relying on Twitter way too much, so I decided to give the blog a visual refresh.  But I just couldn’t find a theme I liked at all, and I had an entire creative block.  So I did what anyone does when they can’t think of something new–I fell back on my previous work.  Same colour scheme (mostly), same codebase, updated style and widgets.  I like the blog the way it is right now, if only because I was so damn sick of blue.

August 19, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Journal, Projects

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Twitter is destroying the blogosphere.

It’s sad, but true.  It’s been 11 days since I last posted on my blog, but only an hour (or less) since my last Tweet.  It’s just so much easier to be able to post “7-Up + Beef Jerky = YES” than write a whole post about why together they can form the world’s greatest dinner.

Anyway, as of late, all I’ve been doing is working, watching movies with Quin/Jeff, and playing an obscene amount of Soulcalibur IV.  I’ve unlocked every character, and have completed every character on Story Mode except two of the bonus characters, “Angol Fear”, and “Ashlotte”, simply because I’ve grown quite weary of the game.  I spent over 6 hours playing it today, so.. it’s time to take a break, I think.  (Still haven’t even tried it online!)

The upcoming camping trip is no longer upcoming.. as it has been cancelled.  It’s a shame, but it’s also true.  Quin no longer wants to go, and is instead going on a trip around B.C./Alberta with his dad, and since him and his father were everyone else’s transporation… no one is going.  Jeff didn’t really seem to want to anyway, Ben is fine working, Ty never wanted to go, Christa obviously wasn’t going to.. the only two people who seem to be upset are me and Jeff from Powell River.  It’s ghey, but at least I still get the time off from work to.. do.. .. nothing.

My parents are holding a party on their anniversary this year, and inviting all of their friends.  Me, Quin, and at least Jeff (maybe Ben if he’s not busy) will be stopping by to get some burgers before we all head back to Quin’s to watch some movies, and try our hand at mixing drinks.

So those are my plans for the upcoming week and a half.  One party at Quin’s.. and.. oh, yeah, me and Jeff are going to try to go to Vancouver to play Magic: the Gathering at a cardshop somewhere.  So I’ll need to save some of my money for that.

August 12, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Draupnir, Journal, Magic, Projects, Work

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Snake? SNAKE!? SNAAAAAAAKE!

So I suppose I haven’t posted since I got my PlayStation 3.  That’s understandable though, as I’ve spent all of my time away from friends/family/work with said PS3.

Anyway, I got the 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle, and it’s awesome.  The first week of owning it, I could only play it in SD (480i) on my RCA 24/27″ CRT TV.  (Can’t remember the size.. it’s one of those two.) and as such, didn’t play a lot of games other than demos.

After I got a Neoya X2VGA2 and some Sony component cables from Toys R’ Us, I hooked my PS3 up to my monitor, and am now gaming/watching movies in glorious 720p.  Yes, it’s not 1080p, but feh, I’ll get a bigger monitor/an HDTV in the next 6 months.

Ah, but I have not explained the title of this post yet, have I?  I mean, I did mention Metal Gear Solid, but I didn’t really say why it would weigh so heavily on the post that the title would be a reference to a famous line from said series of games. (For the record, this post is so long, that I had to split it up–click the ‘More’ or ‘Continue Reading’ link to read the rest of it… but be forewarned: it’s a doozy.)

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August 1, 2008 · Filed Under Draupnir, Gleipnir, Journal, Mjolnir, Projects, Ullr, Work

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