So... I had wanted to be Dr Horrible for Halloween... I spent weeks trying to figure out how to do it and if anyone knows me about costumes... I don't just really make a costume... I try to make a replica as close as possible to the true thing. I found all I needed after 3 weeks except for the lab coat. Come to find out it was a custom coat made by the costume designer from Firefly. (Dr. Horrible's Coat is the ones from the Firefly Episode Ariel... where Simon has the crew do a job so he can get into the hospital.)
Well... my sister took the time to help me out with it and I give her mad props for pulling this off... I couldn't thank her enough. Especially for dealing with the very difficult and confusing pattern that was a modification of Simplicities Matrix coats. So thanks to her awesome sewing skills... I am Dr. Horrible for Halloween and any future Cons I may go to where this costume would be appropriate.
Here's some preview pictures... The goggles are temporary. They are a $4 pair I got just to hold by until the ones I wanted come in the mail. (they wouldn't be here by Halloween) These ones are rubber and flimsy... and I had to paint the green rubber and weather it.
Most of us think this is the most important ??? Then what makes 100% ? Is it Money ? .. NO ! ! !
M+O+N+E+Y 13+15+14+5+25 = 72%
Leadership ? .... NO ! ! !
L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P 12+5+1+4+5+18+19+9+16 = 89%
Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps change our attitude. To go to the top, to that 100% , what we really need to go further... a bit more...
So I've been playing Spore for a few days now and it is indeed a fun game. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but that hasn't taken away from it at all. It's neat to go through the different evolutionary eras and get switched to a different type of gameplay. 2D Pac-Man like for Cell Stage... you swim around and eat things to get bigger. You can start off as a carnivore and try to eat anything vunerable (even as a carnivore you'll find yourself swimming the hell away from things) or you can start as a herbivore and go after plants. (Eventually you unlock the ability to go omnivore if you choose) Along the way you collect new parts and have to find a mate so you can evolve your cell by adding new stuff to him or even completly redisigning him. The way you play each era effects each new stage... for instance I started out as a carnivore in cell stage and did nothing but attack things and eat them... by Creature stage I had a Roar ability. But as a omnivore, eating a balance of plants and meat, I got an ability that let me summon creatures to help me. I don't know what the Herbivore one is. Then Creature stage is like a 3rd person action RPG, and the more your intelligence rises, you get to add members to your "party". Same thing as Cell stage though... collect more parts for your evolution. Then you go to Tribal stage and it feels more like an RTS. Building buildings, micro managing, equipping different stuff, gathering a resource (food). Now you want to try to conquer the world... or... make alliances. Then you get to the Civilization stage which is a lot like a watered down version of the game, Civilization. You build town halls, entertainment, factories, land sea and air vehicles... ALL of which you design yourself just as your creature. After you've won that stage, you go to space. I just recently got to that stage so I don't know much about it except for the fact that... omg... you explore a universe. And it's HUGE. So many star systems with planets... it reminded me of Eve Online in a way. But you go around colonizing planets basically. So far that I know.
So overall I'm pretty impressed with Spore. I rate it high.
So... I don't really blog much nor do I really blog on things I see. But if you haven't seen Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog... you're missing out. Act III was just released tonight and I couldn't stop laughing through the beginning of it.
Go see it. Seriously. (click on the picture above to do so) If you were like me when you start watching Act I and think to yourself, "What the heck is this?" Just hang in there... and by the end you'll most likely be wanting to click on Act II as quickly as possible.
For some extra information if you don't know, it was written by Joss Whedon, who brought us Buffy... and the ever so genious show of Firefly. Nathan Fillion is in it as well and it's awesome seeing him play a Hero that's also the antagonist. Oh, and it's a musical... I'm not huge on musicals but I love this. Watch!!
PS... this site will be brought down on July 20th so hurry!
Rules of the game: NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.
Quiz Opened till July 29th, 2008
1. V for Vendetta - (Ashley) "Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is."
2. Anchorman (Erin) [Character 1]: I think I was in love once. [Character 2]: Really? What was her name? [Character 1]: I don't remember. [Character 2]: That's not a good start, but keep going... [Character 1]: She was Brazilian, or Chinese, or something weird. I met her in the bathroom of a K-Mart and we made out for hours. Then we parted ways, never to see each other again. [Character 2]: I'm pretty sure that's not love. [Character 1]: Damn it.
3. Sandlot (Erin) [Character 1]: Hey, you wanna s'more? [Character 2]: Some more of what? [Character 1]: No, do you wanna s'more? [Character 2]: I haven't had anything yet, so how can I have some more of nothing? [Character 1]: You're killing me!
4. Van Wilder (Jessica) I know Ms. Pac-Man is special. She's fun. She's cute. She swallows.
5. Employee of the Month (Erin) Oh yeah, that picture goes up on the wall she slides into the sack faster than a singed Koala bear looking for an all night burn center.
6. Crap-lousy ceiling! I thought I told to get some man-animals in here and fix it.
7. Snatch (Jessica) [Character 1 backed into a van] [Character 1]: I didn't see it there. [Character 2]: It's a four ton truck. Its not as if it's a bag of fucking peanuts, is it? [Character 1]: It was a funny angle. [All three turn and look back at the truck] [Character 2]: It's behind you. Whenever you reverse, things come from behind you.
8. 300 (Jessica) "Immortals... we put their name to the test."
9. Austin Powers in Goldmember (Mike, Erin) "There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch"
10. Blade (Jessica) "Maybe it's time we forgot about discretion. We should be ruling the humans, not running around making back ally treaties with them. For fucks sake, these people are our food, not our allies."
11. Dumb and Dumber (Jessica) "You sold my dead bird to a blind kid?"
12. Super Troopers (Jessica) "Bear... bearfucker, do you need assistance?"
13. Pirates of the Caribbean (Jessica) "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means 'no'"
14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Erin) "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends."
15. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Jessica) "It is most gratifying that your enthusiasm for our planet continues unabated. As a token of our appreciation, we hope you will enjoy the two thermonuclear missiles we've just sent to converge with your craft. To ensure ongoing quality of service, your death may be monitored for training purposes. Thank you."
I have done what I've been waiting for-almost-ever for... I own my first .com. Since I came up with the name Key Imagination, the web address www.keyimagination.com had gotton taken after I established my first video with that name. So I waited out for it to expire and it finally happened. So I snatched it up quick. Now, I have to design the damn website for it, heh... this may put a damper on my book I'm writing, but I'm not in too much of a hurry to make keyimagination.com... least I finally have the domain now and not have to worry about it anymore.
For now, I have www.myspace.com/keyimagination anyway to hold me over.
I got this from Brian, who got it from Jessi, who got it from 7roi, who got it from Rayna who got it from someone named Carly. Thanks Carly.
Rules of the game: 1. Pick 15 of your favourite movies. 2. Go to IMDb, and find a quote from each movie. 3. Post them here for everyone to guess. 4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie. 5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.
Quiz Closed
1. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Sheri) [Character 1]: How odd that it should end this way for us after so many stimulating encounters. I almost regret it. Where shall I find a new adversary so close to my own level? [Character 2]: Try the local sewer
2. Boondock Saints (Amanda) "The 90's are killing me. I shouldn't have done that. You're not supposed to tell a guy you're gonna kill him no more. I got to tiptoe through the tulips with these assholes. Taking all the fun out of the job."
3. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Jessica) "Tell everyone that when the day is out we shall have a wedding. Or a hanging. Either way, we're gonna have a lot of fun, huh?"
4. Garden State (Unanswered) "Ooh, great job man! I really thought you were retarded. I mean, you're better than that Corky kid and he's actually retarded. If there was a retarded Oscar you would win, hands down, kick his ass!"
5. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Amanda) [Character 1]: When I get out of that bathroom, you better be gone. [Character 2]: Is it number one or number two? I just want to know how much time I have.
6. Serenity (Jessica) [Character 1]: I've staked my crew's life on the theory that you're a person, actual and whole, and if I'm wrong, you'd best shoot me now... [Character 2 cocks the gun she is pointing at Character 1] [Character 1]: Or, we could talk some more.
7. The Fifth Element (Amanda) "What was that honey? It was BAD! It had no fire, no energy, no nothing! So tomorrow from 5 to 7 will you PLEASE act like you have more than a two word vocabulary. It must be green"
8. The Pest (unanswered) "The United States of... Germany." Wow, somebody's a sore loser"
9. Rush Hour (Nina) "This is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama's ashamed of me. She tells everybody I'm a drug dealer."
10. The Whole Nine Yards (Nina) "I'm gonna keep the coke and the fries but I'm gonna send this burger back. And if you put any mayonnaise on it, I'm gonna come over to your house, I'll chop your legs off, set fire to your house, and watch as you drag your bloody stumps out the door."
11. Back to the Future (Aimee) "Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."
12. Goonies (Dawn/Aimee) "But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life"
13. Super Troopers (Jessica) "Do I look like a cat to you boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? DO YOU SEE ME EATING MICE?"
14. The Last Samurai (Nina) "I have introduced myself. You have introduced yourself. This is a very good conversation."
15. Office Space (Jessica) "I can't believe what a bunch of nerds we are. We're looking up "money laundering" in a dictionary"
What next?... the question I shouldn't have asked. 2008 so far has not been a great year. Little bits here and there of course that start to add up... but it's the major ones that make you think... "dammit!" For instance, earlier this year we found out we had to move. Now, I've moved around a lot in my life (being a preacher's kid) so I'm already not to fond of it... but ever since I've been out of my parent's house, all my moving has been my choice. It sucks even more when it isn't. So we've been trying to find a new place, and I've been procrastinating with my packing. But I know I'll get it done, I always do.
So... I just had to ask, what next?
And here's the what next. Saturday, my car died on me and wouldn't start so Monday I got it towed to my mechanic. I just got the call... she is flat-lined. He had asked if I ever had an overheated light go on. Nope, but it did seem to get pretty warm sometimes but I never had a light come on. Apparently, there was no coolent at all in my car, and 3 cylinders lost their compression and... yea. Engine is gone. The only things I can do is get a new car, or put in a new engine. So really I only have one choice, and that's get a new car cause even my mechanic said it isn't worth the money putting in a new engine.
Yay... so now I get to gut my car out of the stuff put into it and get all my crap outta it and sell it to a junk yard. I'll miss you Jennifer, I hated Sunfire's until you came along.
So I'm not going to ask the question again, cause really... I don't want anything else to happen. I already expect my computer to go on me this year... (It's closing in on it's lifespan) and is already starting to show signs of failure to function... like locking up on me at the log in page.
I'm not at a total loss... my parents are giving me a truck that they hardly ever use. A Dodge Ram 1500. So I'll have that until I can afford to get myself my own car. I want to. I've never purchased a car, and I want to. Just one of those things in life I've wanted to do but never had the money for. So when I get out of debt, that's what I'm going to do I think.
So here's to the rest of 2008... the rest which I pray is decent to me. lol
Alignment: True Neutral A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil after all, he would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some true neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. True neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion. However, true neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it represents apathy, indifference, and a lack of conviction.
Race: Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class: Clerics act as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine (or infernal) worlds. A good cleric helps those in need, while an evil cleric seeks to spread his patron's vision of evil across the world. All clerics can heal wounds and bring people back from the brink of death, and powerful clerics can even raise the dead. Likewise, all clerics have authority over undead creatures, and they can turn away or even destroy these creatures. Clerics are trained in the use of simple weapons, and can use all forms of armor and shields without penalty, since armor does not interfere with the casting of divine spells. In addition to his normal complement of spells, every cleric chooses to focus on two of his deity's domains. These domains grants the cleric special powers, and give him access to spells that he might otherwise never learn. A cleric's Wisdom score should be high, since this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.
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