Monthly Archive for May, 2009

i fucked up my password like 6 times

Published on May 29, 2009 in Media. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , .

It’s not like I forgot it, I just can’t type for shit it seems. Making 200+ calls per day is a bit mind-numbing, but I got paid Friday and it kinda makes it worth it. I’ll be getting around $600 every two weeks, but man, I could really use another way to make money on the side, because I have plans for all of this money (needed and a few luxuries, yes), but I’d like to have money to save and invest and… well, start my adult life with. XD

Damn that’s a scary though. o.o

Anyway.

Maybe I drive like a bat-out-of-hell, but I really can’t stand this (what I’ve dubbed) “mosey mentality” of Augusta. It’s ridiculous – if the light is green, you DRIVE, you don’t crawl! If the speed limit is 55, do NOT go 35 and brake every few tens of feet! It irks me.

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A lot of that was written a few days ago. I have this tendency to begin writing something and then have my writing time fail miserably, walk away and say “no, I WON’T BE YOUR FRIEND TODAY” and then I’m left with what Wikipedia would say:

“This article about fish, his life, or his doings is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and him by expanding it.”

And unfortunately, I feel like what I’d write anyway is a stub. Lately, I’ve done little worth noting. I downloaded and beat my favorite Legend of Zelda game ever this past week – Majora’s Mask. What a beautiful game – not in graphics, but in gameplay and writing. The sheer emotion packed into these characters is frightening.

Those two videos really hit it home. And there’s a lot of that in the game. Like I said, it’s beautiful. For some reason I love this haunting song played on the night of the Third Day past midnight in Majora’s Mask. It really signifies that this is the end.

I also bought the music for Braid off of iTunes recently. That’s some powerful Celtic music. Again, I urge anyone who reads this or will read this to play Braid. It’s another fantastic, beautiful game with some fantastic (in every sense of the word, as it IS a fantasy) writing. It’s deep and emotional… Not to mention just a bindmending game. I have beaten this game up and down and even transcribed the entire plot that I could unlock a few pages back on my blog. This is what games should be.

(Be sure to watch in HD.) You have no excuse not to play this game. XD It’s $15 on Xbox Live, PC, or Mac. And there are free demos for each, so at least try it. :P

I also picked up, for nostalgia’s sake, “a bug’s life”, “Sleeping Beauty”, and “Pinocchio” all on blu-ray recently. The latter two make me feel really like a kid again. The restoration jobs really do them justice, and it’s phenomenal to see them alive and lush. And the bonus content on each is really amazing – old Disney Silly Symphonies and the sort.

My brother and I have been working with me learning the bass guitar more now that I have the evenings to practice when I’m not at work. I can play a few riffs to songs like “Rock You Like A Hurricane”, “Stand By Me”, “Sunshine of Your Love”, “Dazed and Confused”, and “Seven Nation Army”. My fingertips hurt. But I’m learning. I plan on getting this beautiful deep red Ibanez SR300M bass and a small but loud 25W Fender Rumble amp. I’m looking forward to practicing more and becoming a better bassist.

…As you can tell, I don’t get much human interaction aside from getting yelled at on the phone at work this summer.

It’s not even June and I kinda want it to end. u.u But… I shouldn’t complain. I’m lucky to have a job in this economy. Maybe soon I’ll have something more interesting to say.

Yeah, it’s a stub. Help me expand it.

Pruitt-Igoe

Published on May 14, 2009 in Hobbies and Media. Closed Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , .

It’s a sad story, but the complex just fascinates me in sheer scope. More on that later.

I apologise for not having written sooner – I was just getting back into the groove of it, too. :P But what with finals, immediately having to move out, and then immediately having to start work? It’s almost a surprise I haven’t dropped dead yet.

Almost.

So I’m all moved out of my fraternity. It’s a weird feeling, but altogether I’m so entirely glad I got to live there, and at the same time I’m so entirely glad I’m getting my very own apartment. However, the reality is sinking in of all the preparation I need to undergo for this immense move (after the home move in the coming month, which is even MORE immense). I need to have a kitchen table+chairs set, hopefully donated by my mother when she gets a new set for our new home. I hope to inherit a full-size bed from my grandmother for Tricia and I to sleep on in our apartment as well. The mattress is apparently so new it’s practically never-been-used, so I’ll probably get some sheets and a pillowtop for it and we’ll be set. :) Then I can use my futon for a sofa, and I won’t need to spend my money on toooo much else for the apartment.

I have other plans for my money. :)

For instance, I want to get myself a cheap $299 camcorder for dicking around and youtubing… and while I’m at it, a larger external HDD to store the raw video on! And my brother Cody has been teaching me bass guitar, and I’d love to get my own bass. I’m proud of myself; I’m actually improving. Though, my fingers hurt. I have the bass and camcorder picked out, so click the links for pics and such. I even have the bass guitar case picked out, and be sure to look at the sexy red interior in the next picture one you open the link. :P

So, my job. To earn the money for this stuff, I’ve been working a LOT. All at Contract Callers Inc. Yep, I’m a debt collector this summer. Well, sorta. Where I work there are two kinds of debt collectors: 1st and 3rd party collectors. 3rd party collectors introduce themselves as debt collectors with Contract Callers Inc, and are the hardball guys. 1st party collectors introduce themselves as part of the clientele company (in my case, Orlando Utilities Commission) and I forward delinquent accounts to the 3rd party types. I basically just ask for money; the other guys DEMAND the money. I like my job, but I’m new and still nervous with it. My supervisor, Beau, is a really great guy for reassuring me though. :P And it helps that I’ve known the head honcho boss for about a decade through TaeKwonDo. ;D

So, Pruitt-Igoe. I looked into this recently after noticing one of the films I watched in Ozge’s film course at Tech was put, in its entirety, on youtube: Koyaanisqatsi. Click the damn link, I think this movie is haunting and yet beautiful. It has no plot, no dialogue, just images. Powerful images. And the music…. however, most people will probably recognize it now as WATCHMEN used it for Dr. Manhattan. :P Kinda makes sense, though. XD

But the scenes with Pruitt-Igoe show just… the scope of this public housing project and how badly it ended up being. How we, as a species, build and build and build… sometimes without thinking, and it’s all for nought. Makes you think, y’know.

Give the movie a glance, at least.

I need to call Tricia back. :P Until next time!