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Friday, November 20th, 2009
xremyx
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7:37a
Here's some garbage.
I spent some time tonight engineering some kick drums.
Here's what I got so far.....
It's like 85% of what I really wanted...
..... But it's good enough for me to continue with the song.
Chances are that I'll fix it later as I start adding the rest of the percussion,
then eventually the "melodic" parts as well..... anyway.....
Make your ears bleed
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xremyx
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2:17a
Tell me if this sounds gay.
Iced Soy Mocha Latte
Basically, it's a latte made with soy milk.
I have this big bag of super premium dark chocolates,
I sincerely believe that they complement the taste of this medium-roast coffee.
At least, it's better than that syrup crap they use at Starbuck's.
Anyway, soy milk, boiled to almost a steam in a closed lid.
I use Silk brand soymilk, that stuff is a mile and away from the next best thing.
It's as close as I can get to making a cappuccino... it's seriously steaming, rolling boil.
Afterwards, I dump in the coffee and strain it through.
I toss in just a couple of small squares of my belgian chocolates.
They're very dark chocolates, so they don't just melt in immediately.
I have to stir them around a bit.
I've finally mastered the amount of ice necessary for this.
Seriously, the milk - coffee - ice ratio has taken forever.
But... I've finally done it.
For most people I make coffee for (my mom, my dad)
I often make it "too strong." But that's because both of my parents
have the coffee palette more akin to a sweet tooth.
But this... it's perfect...
The amount of sugar in it is significantly less than those coffees.
The medium roast is complemented with dark chocolate.
The soymilk gives a body not given by water alone.
I don't add creamer... the milk by itself is creamy enough.
I'm like a mad, coffee scientist.
This time, I've actually written down my "recipe."
Best of all, my ultra-premium coffee is cheap to make.
I used a Starbucks gift card to get a mocha latte today.
I will admit that the flavor is slightly better, but that's because it's really sugary.
My coffee ranks somewhere way above the McDonald's coffee,
and only slightly below your basic Starbuck's mocha latte.
I will say mine is superior, though.
Why? As I become increasingly lactose intolerant... this drink is beautiful.
About an hour after my starbuck's today, I was pooting my way through my break.
That drink had a slightly smoother flavor, mostly because it WASN'T an iced drink.
But also because the amount of sugar I put in it, to make it palettable, was a bit much.
Lemme just say this:
This coffee is 100% safe for lactose intolerant people (Natalie.)
It's also safe for those who prefer their drinks sweet.
And now that I've finally figured out how much ice to put in it...
... It's great for a quick chug, and is now also summer appropriate.
I don't know if you can tell by my bragging, but I feel like a fucking genius.
=================================
Deep inside, I'm a wannabe food and beverage guy.
Oh, I'm also a hidden musician.....
Hahaha, I might actually work on this hardcore track I've been making.
It's going to be the first one I'm actually going to finish.
Wait, me finish a song?
No.
Not at all.
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
xremyx
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3:10a
So, I baked cookies tonight.
I'dnever baked cookies before, and it was one big experiment for me.
I think I finally understand people who can't cook (Faith).
It's fun to think "Oh hey, I made that, everyone better say it was good because I fucken made it!"
Of course, it's actually better when it tastes good.
And, my cookies are uh, well they're decent.
Peanut butter cookies, per my little brother Carlos' request.
I don't think I'll be making those again.
Next time, I'll be making something exotic.
I'd like to make something with blueberries.
Eh.....
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
xremyx
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3:52a
Natalie and I had a pretty badass time today amidst crap.
The Hard Rock fucked up my check.....
Because I worked during the daylight savings shift, they screwed me out of an hour's pay.
I decided not to throw a hissy fit, but I still pouted for a bit.
During that pay period, that was the only show I worked.
Whatever.
Natalie and I went out for some fun stuff.
We decided to go to the Circus Circus for some happy funtimes.
They finally put back some arcade machines where Blaster's used to be.
They've absorbed some of the machines that the Luxor got rid of when they demolished their arcade.
Among them was the TMNT, Pump it Up, DDR Extreme, and In The Groove 2 machines.
Others as well, but I definitely noticed the machines they had.
It made me kinda happy... I was totally prepared to be crushed to find
an empty space where IIDX used to be... but it doesn't feel so bad now.
I think maybe on my own, I'll go back and play a few games.
We went on to the Midway and caught most of a magic show in their arena.
The magic act was interesting... the gimmick was that there were two people.
Basically, the guy and the chick had an act where their clothes kept changing.
Especially impressive was the woman... her dresses kept changing.
Sometimes longer, shorter, sleeved, strapless...
The guy had a good one too... she tied him up,
and he was able to change his outfit instantly while still being tied up.
The interesting one was the last one...
He threw a ton of confetti over her, and as it fell over her, her dress changed.
I showed off to Natalie after that.
She watched me play through 2/3 of Silent Scope 2 on a single credit.
Most of it was no-scoped, too... :: sigh :: She neither knows nor truly cares
how many hours I put into that game to get that good...
We went off to our new hot spot...
It's a secret place that's just fucking amazing.
Arizona Charlie's on Boulder Highway.
I was able to get a fat, bone-in ham, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns and toast for $3.29.
I got Natalie some pretty decent Chicken Parmesan/Spaghetti, too.
With my 10% discount for having a player's card (which I got the first time we went there,
it literally took me 4 minutes to get one when I went over there).....
In the end, the bill was literally $11 for the both of us.
I've actually spent more at In'n'Out for less food, and worse food.
The service was fantastic, and the atmosphere was clean as far as casino cafes go.
Here's the thing I like about it, though. Really like about it.
The food is actually really decent, better than most casino cafes.
However, the prices are absolutely brilliant... and the portions are massive.
There's only one other restaurant in town which compares...
The Black Bear Grill on Tropicana.....
I'll be taking Natalie there next week... but, uh, don't tell her that.
I kinda wanna keep it a surpise.
The Black Bear Grill is pure comfort food, at awesome prices,
with options for reduced portions and fucking badass prices.
The atmosphere is great, there's no smoking, and the service is spot-on.
Nowadays, I don't have a lot of money.
But I really do wanna treat myself and Natalie to nice things.
I swear, once I have a nice job, I'm gonna spoil the hell outta her.
Think about all the badass shit we can already find on my limited budget.
I know sooooo many other things we can do, and places we can go,
if we're willing to spend $20 or more per outing than we are now.
Afterwards, we were stuffed and happy...
Natalie settled down on the couch, and watched me play Bayonetta.
Best of all, she didn't hate it...
...... Oh man, that fuckin game...
I think it's so great...
The Bayonetta character is so amusing...
She's a gunslinger, wrestler, exotic dancer, and ... mother?
She's this ridiculous mix of cool and sexy... and waaaaay over-the-top.
I really enjoy it.
Bayonetta is a game that is entirely unapologetic about being campy.
The gameplay is smooth. The game is visually amazing..
..... and the storytelling is so cinematic.....
I put her down in a food-induced coma....
She was happy, and I'm glad she's happy...
Why do I spoil her?
Because she makes me happy when I need her.
When I truly, truly need her, she's there for me.....
I've never had a girlfriend like that.... and I'll never find another one like her.
Most other girls can only be bothered when it's convenient for them.
But I know I can count on her... she takes me seriously.
She understands that if I truly need her for anything,
she almost takes it like her duty to make sure I'm okay.
So, yeah, I love her!
Anyway, I'm done for tonight.
I had a great time, and my next week of work starts on a great note.
I'm waiting for my call from Bally Tech, I'll be working on the stuff I gotta do,
I know Nat's gonna be happy and not-so-bored because I fixed her laptop.
There's a ton of cool stuff for me to do alone in my free time...
.... and well, life is generally nice.
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xremyx
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3:28a
I've been looking out for myself quite a bit more nowadays.
A lot of my thinking goes along the lines of:
"What do I need to do, and how can I do it."
"Absolute" is a term I've been using for myself quite a bit.
I understand quite a few things are absolute... as in I must do them.
It's one of those "there ain't no rest for the wicked" deals.
It certainly helps with my discipline problem.
Hahaha... I think most people have a discipline problem.
Everyone gets tired sometimes, and if you absolutely don't have to do something,
you probably won't.. even when you DO need to, you may not necessarily have to.
Okay, maybe not you but you probably know someone really irresponsible like that.
All right, who am I kidding... you know you're irresponsible, I know you're irresponsible.
Why are we trying to kid ourselves?
The other thing I've been thinking of lot of is "standards."
Meaning, a lot of people have very low standards...
..... People's behavior nowadays is pretty ridiculous.
Tourists nowadays here in Vegas are really trashy.
They come in only because they can get a cheap room deal.
They don't eat in the restaurants, and they don't come in and gamble.
They bring a giant cooler, go to the local Wal-Marts, and stock up.
They haul around homemade sandwiches and fast food bags.
At the same time, they clog up free attractions, and they're trashing the town.
They come in hoping to get comps, and have completely lost the art of tipping.
At the same time, they're demanding unprecedented levels of service, and shitting on the workers.
In essence, cheapskates have taken over.
And they're slowly trashing Las Vegas.
I hope that Steve Wynn lives through the recession.
I know that as soon as the high rollers start flocking back to Vegas,
he will hand the cheapskates their asses... prices will explode back up.
When people start coming back, prices start going up.
When prices start going up, less cheapskates can afford to stay.
Eventually, the cheapskates go away, and the classier people who
are willing to spend will be filling our pockets with money.
I don't mind giving service, but goddammit do I ever hate the cheapskates.
When I go out and I get good service, I tip like 30%.
I tip for everything that needs tipping...
For me... even if I'm feeling cheap, I know I need to reward good service.
I would rather not have service, than get it and not tip.
Same thing with traffic, crowds, lines...
People's interaction with other people is fucking appalling, nowadays.
It's fine.. I deal with it.. but goddammit...
Another thing I've been doing is:
"If everyone else doesn't hold up to certain standards, why should I?"
It's kind of disgusting, but it's how I excuse myself when I'm a hypocrite.
I know that one day, I'll just say, "I'll hold myself and everyone else to my own standards."
But not right now.
Is that a fucked up thing to do?
Think less of people because they don't hold up to a standard, that I chose.
Yeah, it's pretty fucking arrogant.
But to be honest, I think people should be fucking decent.
Why is that shit so goddamn hard?
Like, a lot of people KNOW they're being assholes.
And a lot of people are careless towards the safety of themselves and others.
Shouldn't that be part of everyone's standard of "shit not to do?"
Apparently not.
Especially here in Vegas where people think they can trash the city
because it doesn't fucking matter the instant that they leave.
Whatever.
For now, the hustle is part of my life.
I have to... I really do...
I need to do all of this if I want to make it out.
I have a feeling that we're in a downward spiral here in the US.
No, I'm not talking Obama... I believe that we've been in a downward spiral
that's been slowly getting worse since the late 1980s, about the time I was born.
I blame the baby boomers...
And now the baby boomers are retiring...
At the same time, baby boomers aren't fucking dying.
They're going to live a long, long time...
We'll have people who will spend something like 1/3 of their life on social security.
So, for me, I know I'm not going to have it, and I know my parents won't either.
I'll need to be rich enough to take care of MYSELF, Natalie, my children, and my parents.
To a smaller extent, I'll need to be prepared to help my brothers as well.
To an equal extent, I'll need to make sure Natalie's brother and father are taken care of.
For me, it starts now.
While I still can, I make all the strides I can.
I do everything I can to strike while the iron is hot.
Then I get set, and I'm ready to go.
That's the rest of my life.
Who knows, if I do it right, I might be able to do more.
I'm able to get more done than a lot of people...
.. who knows, one day I may do something truly grand.
But it doesn't matter, not so long as I prepare to take on the world.
And for me, after everything I've seen... I don't mind a world where
everyone is fucking poor... just so long as I'm not one of them.
That's what I'm working for.
A standard for me, a standard that works no matter how bad shit gets.
Watch me, this is how real men take care of their shit.
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bally
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10:15a
Mull Of Kintyre
Help settle something for me, team. Michael McIntyre: funny, or the complete opposite?
current mood:  apathetic
current music: none
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
xremyx
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4:31a
So, I finally have some time to talk, and boy do I have some stories.
Okay, let's break Remys life into sectors:
- Work
- Natalie
- My Health
- School
- Black Friday
- Stories involving Remy in a car
- Video Games
- Weird projects
Seriously, those are the swimlanes my life can be broken into.
I'll go sequentially...
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- So, The Hard Rock Hotel has started another Santana run.
For me, that means money... the last show was pretty badass.
I'll say this, there are $50 balcony seats...
And the balcony seats are better than the majority of the floor seats.
In fact, given the option, I'd pick ANY balcony seat over pretty much any other floor seat.
Hell, only the VIP suites have a better view, but of course, they're VIP seats.
That job's pretty neat, I get to meet a bunch of weirdos.
..... and uh, well, I guess I get to see concerts, too.
Seriously, I don't pay much attention, I'm busy working.
However, if I really, truly want to steal away and watch the show.... I can.
I know I certainly took a pretty long break to catch "Earth Wind & Fire."
In other news, I applied for a transfer not too long ago.
I put in for a door position over at the HRH's new night club.
I've been trying to get a nightclub job here in Vegas for a while.
I was starting to get antsy because I wasn't sure if they were ever going to call or email.
I got a call today regarding my interview... they turned me down.
I'm a little miffed about it, but it's really, truly fine.
There were only ten positions open, and hundreds of applicants.
I figured that between the internal people who were more qualified than me,
and the hundreds of people who showed up to open casting, I wasn't going to get it.
Well, whatever. I've still got my job at The Joint.
Actually, the official name (because of a merger) is "The Rogue Joint."
But no one's going to call it that... ever.
Seriously, Rogue's a crappy brand.
Sorry guys, your clothes are douchey and overpriced, and your movies suck.
Really..... Fighting was a horrible, horrible movie.
I will masturbate to Channing Tatum's impeccable physique long before I'll admit he's a good actor.
... I wish I had his abs. And arms, and back..... and ass...
.... and... well, I need to kidnap the guy, kill him, and put my head on his body.
Does any of that sound really gay? Eh, whatever.
Next bit of news:
Although Natalie couldn't score the job she wanted with the Health Division of Nevada,
there's no reason at least some of my readers couldn't.....
They'll fucking hire anyone with a psych degree (sigh).
Anyway, I invite everyone who's looking for a job and wants to come to Vegas,
to look through these job openings.
The last bit of news, and really exciting news.
So, I put in quite a bit of time with UNLV's Technical Panel and their Fall Marketplace.
It looks like it's paying off, I'm currently in talks with Bally Tech about a job with them.
Yes, I'm expecting a call from them tomorrow or early next week about an interview.
I have a really good feeling about this.....
I'm a little in cahoots with their HR Megaboss.
I've already been in talks with their hiring people...
And well, I think that they're gonna pick me up.
It's an interning position with their software engineering people.
To work for Bally, I'd fucking shine boots if I needed to.
I'd buy coffee for the guys... I'd suck a dick here or there... man, I gotta stop with the gay jokes.
I get my computer science degree, and it's only a matter of time before a software engineering job opens up.
Those jobs average $60K a year... senior positions get between $80K~$100K
For that kind of money, I could probably score some serious tail.
Hell, I'll bet I could probably get every single one of my exes to come crawling back for that shit.
Hey Dana, what kind of funky shit would you do for me if I made beau coup bank?
I'm sure I'd be good enough to be your boyfriend then, huh?
Hahahaha, as if.
I'm pretty fucking dedicated to my main squeeze, Natalie.
As soon as I can, I will treat that woman like a queen. A goddess on Earth.
She thinks I already do a lot for her, and I do...
I do more stuff for her than most men do for their women.... or other men.
But imagine how fucking stupid-crazy I'll be able to spoil her once I pick up a serious job.
I swear to god, I'm gonna deck that girl out ASAP!
But seriously, Natalie's career path is also pretty nice.
Jobs in her field score between $40K~$50K a year.
She's only about a year away from certification.
One thing I like about her, and something no other girl I've been with has ever understood,
is her appreciation of money. We're the kind of people who understand what it means to work menial jobs.
We understand what can be bought with a dollar, how to stretch it, and how to make things work.
I seriously can't stress that last one enough, we truly can work it out...
There are really only two things that bug me about Nat.
- Sometimes she can't relax when she really should be.
- Sometimes I wish I had a girl I could have ice cream with :P
We've been spending some time together, and it's been nice.
She's been really good to me as of late, like even better than usual.
I think it has something to do with my health.
It looks like my poor health is finally beginning to taper off.
In june, my weight hit 235 pounds...
Today, I weighed in under 190 pounds.
Yep, I haven't been this thin, and this good-looking since I was 18.
She can't stop squeezing me..... I'm glad she thinks I'm hot.
But then again, lately I occasionally spot someone checking me out.
It's actually incredibly badass... it happens like once a week,
but man, having a complete stranger give me the once-down?
Hahahaha, it's sooooo flattering!
I guess year's of being fat make me appreciate it.
I'm still not all that good looking... I've got quite a bit of working out to do.
We'll see where all of this goes.
I've stopped eating potato chips, french fries, and soda.
I've been eating on a schedule, and been eating relatively decently.
My metabolism has recently mega-picked up. Which is nice.
Next topic: school.
Why did I mention school? I'm due to graduate soon.
What more can I say? The truth is that right now, I'm looking for jobs.
God... I'm biting my nails over this Bally Tech thing.
So, let's talk about something everyone likes! Shopping! ..... Sooo gay..
This year is going to bring some pretty badass deals, and I get my check on Black Friday.
I've actually already bought some of Natalie's gifts... but after searching
through leaked Black Friday ads, I may end up getting her a little something-something.
Maybe sparkly, shiny... the kind of thing you get a girl you've been with for
almost 4 years to show her you're committed to her.... or not.
Like I said, I've got my whole life to spoil her stupid-rotten.
I'm not exactly in the position to do that now, though.
Oh well, I know she understands.
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Natalie put me through a rhetorical situation after watching an episode of the George Lopez show.
"What would you do if your hormonal, teenage daughter wanted to move her boyfriend into the house."
I gave it some thought and said something that made her laugh pretty hard.
I laid down on the bed and got into a "sleep" position.....
Then I started making some quick "bed-thumping-against-wall" sounds.
"HEY! Don't be so rough, you'll bruise her thighs!"
She was shocked... is that really what I would say to my teenage daughter fucking?
No, to be honest, if it were me, and my teenage daughter was doing the deed?
This is what I'd probably yell...
"YOU BETTER NOT START SMOKING IN THERE AFTER YOU FINISH!"
Seriously, guys. Sex = Fun. Smoking = Cancer. So, eat Swedish Fish or something else afterwards.
(((( I've actually been wanting to smoke at least once for a while now,
but dammit, I'm too scared and too cheap to do so..... $5 is better spent on a meal)))
We came up with a few other ones to yell at your kids when they're fucking in the other room:
"Don't ride him so hard, you might fall off and split your vag."
"Careful in there, you might slip out and break your dick."
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Ahhh... meals and people driving poorly in Las Vegas.
I was pulling into a Wendy's drivethrough, and at the same time,
some chick in an SUV was tearing through a parking lot to get to the same entrance.
I kind of assumed she was just trying to get out onto the road.
So, rather than crash into her, I stop, and turn on my blinker.
I'm letting her know that I intend to pull into the drivethrough.
What does she do? She tears into the drivethrough, cheap tacky rims and all.
I was like kinda pissed off about it.
What was she tearing ass for? 10 Chicken Nuggets.
I lowered my windows, put in some earplugs..
(Yes, I carry earplugs in my car, mostly so I don't go deaf at Hard Rock concerts...
... Seriously, those damn things are so easy to forget... I just keep them in the car.)
I said "Hmm, looks like it's time for some of my favorite music."
And I threw in some m1dy... I turned it up, LOUD.
How loud? Well, I would have been in pain without earplugs.
They took forever to get to her...
So, for about a minute and a half, I tortured her to this.
It was so bad, she actually had to open her door, and slightly get out of her car to make an order.
The instant she had completed her order and started pulling forward. I just turned it off.
She seemed pretty pissed off about it.
But hey, she had it coming.
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All right, time for shit no one wants to read about: Videogames.
So, I've been playing my modded, Japanese Xbox 360 for a good bit.
It's going to be getting some play this weekend.
I picked up Bayonetta, and lemme say this: that game is fucking awesome.
Ridiculously overstyled, over-fan-servicing, and entirely tongue-in-cheek.
That game is all kinds of over-the-top badassery.
I received my package from china...
I finally got replacement parts for my PSP.
I replaced all of the conducive pads, removed the shunts I installed in their place,
Replaced every single stripped screw, tightened them all correctly.
And I was even able to install some new button-caps.
On the internals, I did 5 incremental firmware updates to it.
So, I've picked up quite a few kickass games along with it.
Most notably of all is the incredibly cute LittleBigPlanet.
But then again, being able to play shmups again on my PSP is great.
I know I'll definitely be enjoying it this weekend.
I'd like to make a YouTube video of SOMETHING this weekend.
Maybe I will...
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Besides videos, and my still-unfinished unfunnyharbl youtube account.
(That's right, I'm working on some very, very offensive videos for youtube.)
I've also been writing music lately, here at home...
I want to make something of an electro-punk album.
If anything, a punk album that puts off people who like punk.
Anti-punk.
Yeah, too punk for punk... that's what I want to make.
I've already got two in the works...
One song called "I'm not your boyfriend" another called "I Wrote a Guitar Song."
Funny thing about the guitar song dealy is that I still haven't learned to play
guitar.. but I never intended to learn, just enough to do the few chords I've written.
After learning about some basic guitar tablature, it turns out that learning to play the guitar
is really, really fucking easy... any retard can play chords on a guitar.
That's what inspired me... that I can sing in the alto range, I can be a "sensitive" guy,
and I can play easy chords to make a really basic song on a guitar.....
Where's my army of girls who are clawing to get at my balls?
"I'm not your boyfriend" is a song I should have written YEARS AGO!
God, some girls are so goddamn fucking abusive.
I'm writing it for every guy who's done too much for a girl who wasn't their girlfriend.
And, I guess in my case, for guys who've done too much for crappy girlfriends.
Now, I certainly don't mind doing a favor for a friend.
But you know when girls take advantage of guys, and ask them
to do too much goofy shit for them? They feel bad about it, but
really don't care because someone's doing shit for them.
Yeah, that song.
All I can say about my music besides the fact that it's mostly anti-music,
is that it's also a very fast, harsh, and abrasive BPM.
I'm actually working on creating screechy, grinding noises for it.
We'll see where it goes.
It'll probably fizzle out, and I'll never actually finish them.
I've written lyrics, but haven't finished anything,
and haven't gotten out my mixing board for recording vocals/guitar/etc.
For me, the process itself is interesting.
The technical stuff is what I love.
All right, that's it.
That's my life so far.
Now that I've finished my midterms...
Besides my job interview, it's alllll games.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
bally
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10:51p
Skeleton
Tonight - instead of doing the luxurious and joyful marking I could perhaps have been devoting myself to - I spent my hours idling on planet Earth's great time-sink, l'Internet. By chaining mad links together for moments on end, I came across something truly scrumptious, which I am seconds away from sharing with you, dear omnidirectional reader.
This is a link to the first episode of The Skeletor Show (sound vital, not safe for work due to SWEARS), which is basically Skeletor-related segments of old He-Man cartoons with a different dub. I found it almost indecently amusing. Laughed out loud, so I did.
current mood:  tired
current music: Moby - 257.zero
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
xremyx
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7:05p
OBAMACARE OH NOES!
I am a typical American:
I have strong opinions about things I know nothing about.
Can I be on Fox News to yell for 15 minutes now?
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How about a list of things that make me excited:
By the way, I'm going to be talking about diet sodas.
Coca-Cola finally makes a zero-calorie that doesn't taste like butt:
So, have I talked about how Coke Zero tastes a lot like actual Coke.
In fact, I'd say that the entire Zero line is just plain awesome.
It doesn't taste quite as good as regular sodas,
but they quench/satisfy just as much and don't have that metallic aftertaste of other sodas.
It started with their Diet-Rite brand.
They started experimenting with a new formula to replace sugar.
They hit gold with Diet-Rite Cola.
Apparently, the formula to replace 40 grams of sugar (10 teaspoons)
is apparently 85mg~100mg of aspartame (yuck) and 35mg~45mg of acesulfame potassium (yum).
Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K) is this megabadass sweetener.
Lemme tell you why Ace-k is badass:
1.) It's sweeter than aspartame (Splenda), and doesn't leave a metallic aftertaste.
2.) It masks said metallic aftertaste in sodas.
3.) Aspartame pretty much falls apart at about 85 degrees.
In other words, your body at 98 degrees breaks it apart fast.....
It breaks into some pretty funky stuff...
Ace-k is stable at baking temperatures.
4.) Unlike aspartame which is processed by your body,
ace-k is quickly absorbed by your body, and quickly passes through you.
In other words, if you have a soda with ace-k, the next time you hit the bathroom, it'll come out.
5.) Did I mention it tastes decent?
So, Coke figures out how to do it right. Diet-rite... eh, eh? Okay, bad pun.
From then on, Coke Zero, then Sprite Zero, and eventually Vault zero.
It took them something like 25 years to go from icky Diet Coke to awesome Coke Zero.
Anyway, I got a pretty badass deal.
I picked up a 12-pack of Diet-Rite Tangerine (the only diet orange soda that
doesn't taste like a cheap, metal spoon) and Vault Zero.
I drink my sodas with a ton of ice, and I don't sip.
So, for people like me, these sodas are just fucking great.
For people who drink sodas at like 50 degrees, and sip them.
These sodas will STILL taste pretty crappy.
Oh, and amateur food scientists/health nuts will warn about the dangers of diet sodas.
First, zero calorie sodas probably DON'T have zero calories, they just have no sugar.
There may still be 1.5 or less calories per serving.
So, for me, if I drink 2 cans in a tall cup of ice, I may consume a whole 3 calories.
I burned off like 20 times that when I jerked off today.
On a more exatraordinary note, I'll actually burn those calories off just because I added ice.
Seriously, my body has to work to heat up the drink in order to digest it.
Also, it's fucking 3 calories. Who frets over 3 calories?
Secondly, "food experts" often say something like "many food experts"
when talking about how bad aspartame is for you......
I imagine that these "food experts" quoting "many food experts"
are actually just quoting other fellow "food experts."
In other words, crazy people with no scientific knowledge of the shit
they're talking about, but yet they're claiming that aspartame causes cancer.
I'm not even going to bother refuting these damn retards.
When I do my OWN research, and have Natalie help me...
... seeing as she actually fucking understands basic anatomy, basic human functions,
she understands chemistry... cuz, you know, she's actually a scientist and all?
She actually has a 4-year degree involving this stuff?
She worked in a genetics lab for 9 months?
Come on, if people with a high school diploma and an internet connection
are qualified to tell me what causes cancer and what doesn't...
.... Then I imagine my girlfriend, the biologist, is possibly JUST as certified.
Not only that, but reading science papers isn't beyond me either.
Unlike her, where she can understand all of the mechanics,
I'm smart enough to read abstracts, intros and conclusions.
And that's actually better than most people... whose literacy stops at "Harry Potter" and "Twilight."
So, is my pseudo-scientific research better than health nuts?
Yeah, yeah it is. I don't get my info from "health experts."
I get my information from, oh, I don't know, science papers.
That shit's almost as ridiculous as those idiots who talk about
"They're going to put rfid chips in everyone!! Don't get the swine flu vaccine!"
I only need to say ONE thing to refute the big, bad scary government plot.
Human-implantable RFID devices have a range of... well, like 2 centimeters.
Also, they can ONLY be powered by an external source...
They're not constantly "on" and transmitting... in fact,
they're not near a powering antenna, they're pretty much useless.
There's no way the government could "track" you using such a device.
The only way someone could read info from a device like this on you..
... is say, you have a bracelet with an RFID chip in it that has some medical info on it.
It would have to touch a powering antenna, and someone would have to download the info from it.
You get in a car crash and are knocked unconscious, you're badly hurt and you're OUT COLD.
Then you know what happens? The hostpital they take you to has an RFID reader specific to your device.
They then learn you're allergic to certain anasthetics, and they don't
use them on you when they perform a surgery that saves your life.
Where does the government come into tracking you in this?
It doesn't. Not one bit.
You wanna know a better way for the government to track you?
In fact, the way that the IRS ALREADY tracks you if you don't pay your taxes?
Your credit card purchases, and in some cases, your bank statements.
So, dear hillbillies, time to stop using credit cards.
Start growing your own hemp, making your own clothes, and growing your own food.
Also, don't use electricity, and stop living in a city.
Finally, since you're already going through this, make sure to pick up a stack
of bibles and a crate of ammo on your way out......
ANYWAYS!
But yeah, like I said, for me, badass deals.
I picked up Diet-Rite Tangerine sodas for 25 cents a can, and Vault Zeros for 29 cents a can.
I've got my beverages set up for the next week or so.
All I really need is to pick up that Diet-Rite Raspberry and some Vodka.
I swear I've got the next best drink ever: Vodka Vault Zero.
Yeah, this is what I think about in my downtime.
I'm a loser, I know, I don't care.
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The other thing that makes me happy: downloading xbox games.
Man, oh man have I ever fallen behind on this.
PSP games, too.. I've been waiting for my replacement parts.....
I recently beat Borderlands.
The game where the FPS and RPG made a baby.
Games that are out NOW that I need to get:
Tekken 6 - massive character roster, smooth gameplay.
GTA Episodes from Liberty City - It's region-free GTA
COD Modern Warfare 2: OH YES!
Import Tuner Challenge : Finally re-released, finally region-free.
Bayonetta: So happy I have a Japanese xbox.
Don't even get me started on all the PSP and DS games I've missed out on.
Blegh.
I really should use this time to fix Nat's laptop.
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