These days while going to see a new movie, I've learned a little trick. When I go see a movie based on a comic book, or some other much-loved franchise, I try to have the lowest expectations possible. We know what travesties can be done to the heroes we love, such that I won't even cite examples. So now, I just preemptively disappoint myself with ( Read more... )

I've been forcing myself over the past few months to consider a more permanent vocation for myself. I approached epiphany when I got my tax refund a month ago and decided to buy a telescope. See, I've always had a dream (at times, because of the pressures of life, almost forgotten) of being an astronomer, even possibly working directly for SETI. I  ( Read more... )

I'm extremely hyper today. And it's the kind of hyper an eight year old gets, who is just just so tired he's bouncing off the walls to keep himself awake. Whoever said I've already seen my last days of adolescence was wrong. Oh yea, that was me last week, after seeing Wish You Were Here and complaining too much about my back, while being schooled ( Read more... )

Most of the following thoughts started after this topic. It should be browsed somewhat (check the Blue response) in order to follow along.

I think a "game" requires you to increase your own skill in some way, or in some way it requires you to adhere to the rules and boundaries of that game. In video games (and others as well), there are ways to ( Read more... )

There may be people out there to whom I was rather short and possibly harsh with over the past couple weeks. For that, I would like to apologize. Let's just say I was stressed out, and unjustly paranoid. I just found out that I'm not actually going to die, yet.

Tragic. At least that's out of the way.

One of my friends tried to tell me last night that ( Read more... )

Scientifically certified by the International Ramen Research Institute in Nome, Alaska*, I make the best packaged ramen ever.

This all started on August 24th, 2006, when, experts agree, I made the best bowl of ramen ever. And from that, even an annual holiday has been created to enjoy the wonders and varieties of this noodle dish.

Over the years, I' ( Read more... )