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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Obligatory Update

Okay, so I’ve noticed that as of late, all I do is update my Twitter status constantly.  And while that does show up on the sidebar to the right, it’s not an actual post, and that’s just lame.  So what follows is a brief update of what has been going on with me:

I fixed a computer for someone last Sunday, and made $150.

I got my paycheque early on Monday night, rather than Thursday afternoon, because I won an eBay auction, and had to pay for it.  (Also used that $150, and a previous cheque.)

I spent all but $50 on that auction, and an additional $20 on something else from NCIX later that day.

I’m currently in the midst of fixing a computer for someone, but won’t be able to work on it again ’til Thursday, as I work today in .. well, under 4 hours. =(

After fixing the computer Thursday morning/afternoon, I still get to go to work Thursday night @ 7PM.  Yippee.

Anyway, when I get what I bought on eBay (which I made an update to Twitter about, so you could probably find it by perusing my profile there) I’ll be posting pictures, etc here, so you won’t have to wait long to see what it is. ;)  (You might want to check the categories this was posted in for a clue, as well.)

July 16, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Draupnir, Journal, Projects, Work

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Naming Conventions

As a lot of you may already know, I try to stick to a norse mythology naming convention for technological items I own–my older PC was/is Freya (it now belongs to my father… or is at least used by him.), my main PC is Mjolnir, etc.

But I’ve recently renamed a bunch of stuff, as the old titles just made no damn sense.  What follows is a list of the names of my current gadgets/computers, etc:

Freya – My dad’s computer, used to be mine–a Hewlett Packard I bought from N20.<br />
Mjolnir – My main gaming PC–I don’t seem to use it as much as I used to as a few parts are currently being replaced.<br />
Nasir – The only non-Norse thing in the list–my Dell Inspiron 1300 which I got for use with school studies, etc.  It currently is used by me every day in lieu of Mjolnir.<br />
Yggdrasil – My Linksys WRT45GL router running DD-WRT.  It gives the wonder that is the internet to all of my gadgets, consoles, and PCs.<br />
Ratatosk – (New as of July 8th 2008) – My hacked Fon La Fonera 2100 router running DD-WRT, and serving as a wireless bridge to hook my Xbox 360 up to the network and ze internet.<br />
Gleipnir – My PlayStation Portable–It used to be called “Ragnarok”, but that just made no damn sense, mythology-wise.<br />
Iðunn – My Nintendo Wii–I don’t use it nearly as much as I should, considering how much trouble I went through to get it.  Still fun for parties/gatherings of a lot of people, etc, but my friends and I usually end up just playing Rock Band on Quin’s Xbox 360.<br />
Ullr – My Xbox 360–Was originally Odin II, since Odin was my Xbox, but I’ve retroactively removed the name from my old Xbox, as it was sold on eBay to a new owner.<br />
And finally, Draupnir – Draupnir will be my PlayStation 3 when I purchase it.  If all goes according to plan, I should be doing so sometime around the 17th of July or later.  Just need to find an 80GB MGS4 bundle first.  (Easier said than done!  Most people claim they’re as rare as either a Wii or Wii Fit as of late.)

So there you have it–the list of gadget names.  Why?  Because I wanted a place to write them down where I could remember them, honestly.  It gets confusing, especially when I rename a few.  I’m pretty sure I’ll unconciously refer to my PSP as “Ragnarok” for a while still, but it really made no sense as a name.

(P.S.  As an off-topic note, I’m really back into Magic: the Gathering as of late.  Can’t wait for the Eventide release on the 25th!  Booster box, here I come!)

July 7, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Draupnir, Freya, Gleipnir, Iðunn, Journal, Magic, Mjolnir, Nasir, Projects, School, Ullr

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