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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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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My first paycheque.

I got my first paycheque today, from two weeks ago’s… shifts… Or something.  Anyway, it was only for the one day that I worked before I got the abscess/cyst/couldn’t work, so it was only for 39.51 or something.  (Just under $40.)  I opened a new bank account at Scotiabank (both Savings and Chequing) and put the cheque into the Savings account (what am I going to do with $40?–I said I’d save $50 from each cheque after the first 4 or 5, so… for now I just put it away.) and I put $40 I had for lunches for the rest of school in the chequing account.  I also got a <a href=”http://www.scene.ca” title=”SCENE – The movie reward program from Scotiabank and Cineplex Entertainment”>Scene</a> membership along with the Scotiacard.

Anyway, other than that, all I’ve been doing lately is feeling sick from the antibiotics (I take the last one tonight @ 10PM!  Yay!), playing some Call of Duty 4, watching movies, working, attending school, and… posting many tweets to Twitter.

In closing, I’ve had a pretty nice week.  Nothing too awesome, nothing too cruddy.  Now if you’ll excuse me, I’mm’a get something for dinner, and maybe watch a movie.

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Journal, Projects, School, Ullr, Work

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Update – May 19th 2008

As you can see, I couldn’t think of what to call this post.  It’s just an everyday update that will sum up what I’ve been doing over the last few days/weeks/or however long it has been since my last post.  You could probably do the same thing by checking out my Twitter statuses for the last week or so, but whatever.  That would defeat ze purpose of having a blog.

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Over the last couple of days, a lot of good and bad things have happened.  Of note on the bad side is my laptop has been really glitchy lately–random crashes, optical drive not reading discs half the time, losing my wireless connection at random for several hours when I can access it on my PSP, Wii, or mom’s laptop.  Really weird.

Of note on the good side is I got my Class 7L learner’s driver’s license.  Well the yellow-paper one, as the actual plastic card is coming in ze mail.  I passed the test first try and only got around 3 – 5 questions wrong out of 50.  I also got a job at a local Costco reseller called Warehouse Shopper’s Express.  I often go shopping there for bulk foods anyway, so I know my way around, etc.  I don’t even know what exactly the job entails yet since I haven’t yet started training, but I’ve been told it will have a lot to do with the ordering/database portion of the store.

I’m 70.33% of the way through Grand Theft Auto IV, but I still haven’t beaten it.  I’m on the final mission, and while I haven’t had any trouble with it what-so-ever, part of it seems quite glitchy.  I’d go into more details, but Quin said he might be picking the game up after seeing me play it, so I wouldn’t want to ruin it for him.

I can’t seem to unlock much in Mario Kart Wii.  I’ve been trying to come in first in the 100cc Special Cup, to unlock the ability to race as a Mii, but I can’t seem to do very well on Bowser’s Castle or Rainbow Road (two very turn-centric courses).

In other Nintendo-related news, I’ve been considering getting Wii Fit and some Wii Points to get some WiiWare (so much Wii) but I’m not sure I’d use Wii Fit enough, and Wii Points have never been at the top of my shopping list.  Other than the Wii front, I still want a DS Lite, but I just can’t afford the $150+tax local stores charge, when I could get it for $150 after tax in the city.  If I do get a DS, however, it’d be nice to try out some Wii/DS connectivity.

I saw National Treasure: Book of Secrets early.  It was on Pay-Per-View on TV, but only on one channel, and only once.  That’s so awesome that it was on before the DVD comes out tomorrow.  It was a damn good movie, too.

Anyway, I have to finish this post early now since my laptop’s wireless connection has dropped twice since my dad turned on the Microwave.  Coincidence?  I think not!

May 19, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Gleipnir, Iðunn, Journal, Nasir, Projects, School, Ullr

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Campsites are Delicious

(Don’t ask about the title.)

Today was a pretty good day.  I ended up taking the day off of school after sleeping in until it was too late to get ready for school on time.  I was only going to study my “RoadSense for Drivers” book anyway, as I was planning on taking the written test to get my Learner’s Class 7L driver’s license today.

After waking up, reading half of that driving guide book, grabbing some breakfast, and having a shower, I got a phone call from Shopper’s Express, letting me know that they wanted me to come in for an interview on either Friday or Saturday.  Currently said interview is set for 10:30 AM on Saturday, so I guess that’s when I’ll be going.

After telling my mom about ze interview, we went out to run errands/go shopping.  We went to the mall, I took the driver’s test, passed it, got my photo taken so they can mail me a learner’s license, picked up a copy of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Xbox 360 (disc only), and headed out to Shopper’s Express to do some shopping for bulk items.

We got pop, water, juice, granola bars, etc, etc.  Basically anything we would’ve gotten while shopping later… but in excess bulk.  After we were done at Shopper’s Express, we went to IGA in Wilson Creek to do some more grocery shopping.  After that, we went to Extra Foods in Sechelt for even more grocery shopping.  Finally we stopped by Mark’s Work Wearhouse [sic] to get me another pair of pants, and then headed home.

We unloaded all the groceries, put stuff away, ordered some pizza, and relaxed for about an hour and a half before said pizza came.  I then ate a lot of pizza, and went down to my room to give my mom some space, and play GH3.

I bought some downloadable content for the game, and then tried No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak” on Easy, and on my first try, I scored 100%.  Hit every note.  That’s my first time doing that, I think.  I believe I got 99% on a song on the PC version once, but the problem with the PC version is that even on a high-end system, it still lags here and there, because console ports suck.

After some gaming and chillaxing downstairs, I headed up around 7:45 to watch Ugly Betty with my mom @ 8, and then after that we just kind of sat around talking ’til 10.  We also did a scratch-and-win Crossword puzzle thing.  It was fun.

Anyway, I just thought I’d detail what I did on my day off from school.  This is either the second or third payday of my parents’ that I’ve taken the day off of school on.  I hope it doesn’t become a regular thing though.  My education is important, after all.

May 15, 2008 · Filed Under Announcements, Journal, Projects, School, Ullr

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