Saturday, October 05, 2002
I might also add that I'm having one Hell of a time getting my Mac to connect to my PC. I got some instructions that said all I had to do was turn on file sharing on the C drive, and then connect them with the crossover cable (==the $15 Xbox "system link"), and I'd be good to go, but even when I give the PC and Mac similar IP addresses and all that shit they don't see each other. My roommate WOULD have to move out of town just as I need him! And my backup, Eric, is boozing and whoring in Las Vegas! Oh, poppycock, whatever shall I do???
Aaron and Johnny in one car... that would just be too much sweetness.
Man, now that I've spent dough on a computer, and pretty much officially decided that I'm not going to leave until January (the money I save from being at home is just TOO NICE), I feel like jumping in the car and driving across the country almost every second. I feel exactly the way I did in the last part of my senior year of high school, and in the last full year at UCLA. Read' to go.
This one's for Lil' Rudy:
The Freemasons were selling teriyaka or some such Japanese cuisine at the Hometown Fair, so, from Freemasonry: A Way of Life: "Freemasonry teaches understanding and charity for all mankind. It is known throughout the world, even behind the Iron Curtain where Masonry cannot exist."
Man, now that I've spent dough on a computer, and pretty much officially decided that I'm not going to leave until January (the money I save from being at home is just TOO NICE), I feel like jumping in the car and driving across the country almost every second. I feel exactly the way I did in the last part of my senior year of high school, and in the last full year at UCLA. Read' to go.
This one's for Lil' Rudy:
The Freemasons were selling teriyaka or some such Japanese cuisine at the Hometown Fair, so, from Freemasonry: A Way of Life: "Freemasonry teaches understanding and charity for all mankind. It is known throughout the world, even behind the Iron Curtain where Masonry cannot exist."
SF > LA
I do not think I will be coming down every weekend. But I would like to come down once every 4-6 weeks. But first I need to get financially set up here. Need a jobby job first. As far as driving... I do not know if I will drive or fly. If and when I do drive, I will be most willing to grab Johnny Con Late on my way out of SF.
Yeah PBI is pretty cool. For all intents and purposes it could be a board game, but the minitures make it more interesting to look at. The other good thing about PBI is the exact nature of it. No iffy lines of sight or discussions about grey areas in the combat system. I still would like to play Battleground again though. The Banjo Man Combat Fuck style is pretty damn fun.
Monkey
I do not think I will be coming down every weekend. But I would like to come down once every 4-6 weeks. But first I need to get financially set up here. Need a jobby job first. As far as driving... I do not know if I will drive or fly. If and when I do drive, I will be most willing to grab Johnny Con Late on my way out of SF.
Yeah PBI is pretty cool. For all intents and purposes it could be a board game, but the minitures make it more interesting to look at. The other good thing about PBI is the exact nature of it. No iffy lines of sight or discussions about grey areas in the combat system. I still would like to play Battleground again though. The Banjo Man Combat Fuck style is pretty damn fun.
Monkey
Friday, October 04, 2002
That wasn't PBI!!!! That was Battleground!!!!
PBI is SUPER fast to play, its more or less a boardgame that has been converted to use miniatures, sort of, I'll show you when you come next weekend and stay at my house!!!! Hooray!!!!
Oh yeah, thats sweet that you ahve a games store that people play Battleground and not just Pokemon and Mageknight (3rd Planet)....
And yes, your ineffectual grenade tossing was good times!!!!
SIDENOTE:Hey Aaron, now that you are in SF does that mean you will drive down here every weekend to hang out with us?
PBI is SUPER fast to play, its more or less a boardgame that has been converted to use miniatures, sort of, I'll show you when you come next weekend and stay at my house!!!! Hooray!!!!
Oh yeah, thats sweet that you ahve a games store that people play Battleground and not just Pokemon and Mageknight (3rd Planet)....
And yes, your ineffectual grenade tossing was good times!!!!
SIDENOTE:Hey Aaron, now that you are in SF does that mean you will drive down here every weekend to hang out with us?
PBI at the Local Game Shop
Speaking of which, I was at Scenario Hobbies, the local Paul Freilers of Fremont, and I saw some people playing PBI. The really unique aspect, was that they had two identical boards set up with a divider with one moderator that watched over the action. I think they were trying to simulate the "fog of war" effect which was really cool.
Downsides to that though, is it seems the game turn lasted forever, almost twice as long as a normal 20 minute turn and the moderator seemed more busy than usual. Second the nobody could go anywhere and people were just sitting at their desks for half the day.
I think to improve on that, and what would make it more fluid is that, I think the Grid idea would be great. We should test out the effectiveness of using the Grid based PBI combat system and setting up two boards, provided of course you have enough for that. If not then we probably can't do this anyhow.
It's kinda funny now, but I think it wasn't so funny then. I remember 5 of my guys were shooting and blazing away at Aarons seargent, who was out in the open, and my guys like threw 5 grenades that all missed. This was all within 10 feet. Then his seargent turns around and throws one grenade that lands bulls eye and wipes out my squad. Fun times!
My Wermacht Stick grenades awaits your green poorly trained american cannon fodder. I'm trying to get a hot date next week to the Renaissance fair that goes on around here. If she agrees, one for the axis! so actually I was thinking of planning a trip down there the week after next. I need a place to crash though!
thanks for the thoughts.
Speaking of which, I was at Scenario Hobbies, the local Paul Freilers of Fremont, and I saw some people playing PBI. The really unique aspect, was that they had two identical boards set up with a divider with one moderator that watched over the action. I think they were trying to simulate the "fog of war" effect which was really cool.
Downsides to that though, is it seems the game turn lasted forever, almost twice as long as a normal 20 minute turn and the moderator seemed more busy than usual. Second the nobody could go anywhere and people were just sitting at their desks for half the day.
I think to improve on that, and what would make it more fluid is that, I think the Grid idea would be great. We should test out the effectiveness of using the Grid based PBI combat system and setting up two boards, provided of course you have enough for that. If not then we probably can't do this anyhow.
It's kinda funny now, but I think it wasn't so funny then. I remember 5 of my guys were shooting and blazing away at Aarons seargent, who was out in the open, and my guys like threw 5 grenades that all missed. This was all within 10 feet. Then his seargent turns around and throws one grenade that lands bulls eye and wipes out my squad. Fun times!
My Wermacht Stick grenades awaits your green poorly trained american cannon fodder. I'm trying to get a hot date next week to the Renaissance fair that goes on around here. If she agrees, one for the axis! so actually I was thinking of planning a trip down there the week after next. I need a place to crash though!
thanks for the thoughts.
Good and Bad, an Ode to Johnny
Sorry about the poor conditions as to why you will be travelling here, but in a round about sort of way, its good that you will be busy because I'll be gone this weekend anyway -- I'm going to Vegas for Frozen Fury (Kings vs. Avalanche) at the MGM. So we would miss each other anyway. But on a side note, I have finished preparing both the new PBI board and the miniatures so we can have at it WWII style when you next come down! For some reason I think you have the PBI rules, I think I photocopied and gave you a set WAYYY back when. Anyway, its a super-fun, fast paced, WWII miniatures game played on a grid, so there is no measuring. Whatever. Come back down next weekend! The German Wermacht await your leadership!
Sorry about the poor conditions as to why you will be travelling here, but in a round about sort of way, its good that you will be busy because I'll be gone this weekend anyway -- I'm going to Vegas for Frozen Fury (Kings vs. Avalanche) at the MGM. So we would miss each other anyway. But on a side note, I have finished preparing both the new PBI board and the miniatures so we can have at it WWII style when you next come down! For some reason I think you have the PBI rules, I think I photocopied and gave you a set WAYYY back when. Anyway, its a super-fun, fast paced, WWII miniatures game played on a grid, so there is no measuring. Whatever. Come back down next weekend! The German Wermacht await your leadership!
Thursday, October 03, 2002
SUP PLAYAS!
Hey all, I'll be going down to LA this weekend and wanted to see what all of you are up to. I don't know if I'll have the time yet, the premise is that my grandma past away and I'm paying my last respects and I'll be with the family most of the time. But hopefully my Saturday night will be open and if you guys are free as well.... PAAARTY ALL THE TYME! We'll fuckin party like it WAS 1999. Who can tell me where they were that year!?! eh?
Anyways on a more somber note, I was about to post this on the opinion section of AOL, but after seeing all the retards and hopeless people on there I decided to just share my views with my friends, whom I cherish.
It's regarding the beating in Milwaukee (convention?? eh? what did you guys do at colonel ghoulsbys??) =D
We're just a stupid society marred by tempers and violence.
Would Young have beaten the kid if he caught him, for throwing an egg? Why was he chasing after the kid anyways? Who knows. Probably to kick his ass. I doubt he was going to go give him a pat on the back.
Then the question goes back, why do stupid kids do violent acts such as look for fights, throw eggs, and get in gangs to beat people up, to the point of death? I blame ignorant parents, the nature of people, and our inability to get along peacefully. Violence escalates Violence.
As for the troubled youths, I don't see any salvation there. However they represent only a fraction of the hopeless youths/adults in america... that's the real question, what do we do with them? Only God can decide.
Hey all, I'll be going down to LA this weekend and wanted to see what all of you are up to. I don't know if I'll have the time yet, the premise is that my grandma past away and I'm paying my last respects and I'll be with the family most of the time. But hopefully my Saturday night will be open and if you guys are free as well.... PAAARTY ALL THE TYME! We'll fuckin party like it WAS 1999. Who can tell me where they were that year!?! eh?
Anyways on a more somber note, I was about to post this on the opinion section of AOL, but after seeing all the retards and hopeless people on there I decided to just share my views with my friends, whom I cherish.
It's regarding the beating in Milwaukee (convention?? eh? what did you guys do at colonel ghoulsbys??) =D
We're just a stupid society marred by tempers and violence.
Would Young have beaten the kid if he caught him, for throwing an egg? Why was he chasing after the kid anyways? Who knows. Probably to kick his ass. I doubt he was going to go give him a pat on the back.
Then the question goes back, why do stupid kids do violent acts such as look for fights, throw eggs, and get in gangs to beat people up, to the point of death? I blame ignorant parents, the nature of people, and our inability to get along peacefully. Violence escalates Violence.
As for the troubled youths, I don't see any salvation there. However they represent only a fraction of the hopeless youths/adults in america... that's the real question, what do we do with them? Only God can decide.
JOKE FOR MIKEULA (Its funny cuz they're ENGLISH!)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go camping, and pitch their tent under the stars. During the night, Holmes wakes his companion and says: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you deduce."
Watson says: "I see millions of stars, and even if a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life."
Holmes replies: "Watson, you idiot. Somebody stole our tent."
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go camping, and pitch their tent under the stars. During the night, Holmes wakes his companion and says: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you deduce."
Watson says: "I see millions of stars, and even if a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life."
Holmes replies: "Watson, you idiot. Somebody stole our tent."
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
Sandy Biscuits
Sorry it has taken me so long to blog. I just got everything set up and the internet running. Sorry about the Garage Jon... I thought you were coming back soon. Fortunately my bike was not in there. Rule!
Yeah I am sorry about the picture. I meant to take it out and it got left in the scanner. You will have to email me your address so I can mail it off to you.
Well, as a result of working, packing, organizing, moving, drinking, cleaning, and anything else I might have forgotten, I have been rewarded with corpse. AKA head cold. D'oh. My brain hertz. Other than that all seems good up here so far. Job hunting rules... Oh wait. No. Eric I think you can feel my vein.. I mean pain... Pain... Right..
I still can not believe how many times I had to take a pess that night. I guess we pissed the town red or yellow. Whatever.
Uraaronation
Sorry it has taken me so long to blog. I just got everything set up and the internet running. Sorry about the Garage Jon... I thought you were coming back soon. Fortunately my bike was not in there. Rule!
Yeah I am sorry about the picture. I meant to take it out and it got left in the scanner. You will have to email me your address so I can mail it off to you.
Well, as a result of working, packing, organizing, moving, drinking, cleaning, and anything else I might have forgotten, I have been rewarded with corpse. AKA head cold. D'oh. My brain hertz. Other than that all seems good up here so far. Job hunting rules... Oh wait. No. Eric I think you can feel my vein.. I mean pain... Pain... Right..
I still can not believe how many times I had to take a pess that night. I guess we pissed the town red or yellow. Whatever.
Uraaronation
Senseless Babble
I say yay to Johnny for the interest in Teenie Bopper hotties -- just don't get burnt man! Hooray for Humanity lost. I'll totally sing for the band, in fact, I could record my voice here, and then you could play it there... or even better, we could jam with an internet connection and a webcam! The jumpy picture and poor quality, intermittant sound bites could be our "trademark." Le's do it! Also, I second the motion on Jon's porno picture! He really does look like a porn star (we've always known that) but really in the picture -- that said, its better than a square with a red x in it.
That's all that fit to blog.
Motorbike
I say yay to Johnny for the interest in Teenie Bopper hotties -- just don't get burnt man! Hooray for Humanity lost. I'll totally sing for the band, in fact, I could record my voice here, and then you could play it there... or even better, we could jam with an internet connection and a webcam! The jumpy picture and poor quality, intermittant sound bites could be our "trademark." Le's do it! Also, I second the motion on Jon's porno picture! He really does look like a porn star (we've always known that) but really in the picture -- that said, its better than a square with a red x in it.
That's all that fit to blog.
Motorbike
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Paging all aarons
Yo Aaron! Don't forget to blog posthaste and tell us of your adventures in the Big Banana (or whatever you call SF). Also... YOU STILL HAVE MY PICTURE!! Also... WAY TO LEAVE THE GARAGE UNLOCKED, JACKASS! Just kidding, it's OK, nothing got stolen.
Paging all enriques
Hey dude, I can hear the radio over my little 56k connection. Sort of. It cuts out kind of a lot. Neato! Could you please change my picture? It's sorta creeping me out actually.
Yo Aaron! Don't forget to blog posthaste and tell us of your adventures in the Big Banana (or whatever you call SF). Also... YOU STILL HAVE MY PICTURE!! Also... WAY TO LEAVE THE GARAGE UNLOCKED, JACKASS! Just kidding, it's OK, nothing got stolen.
Paging all enriques
Hey dude, I can hear the radio over my little 56k connection. Sort of. It cuts out kind of a lot. Neato! Could you please change my picture? It's sorta creeping me out actually.
uh.. is this 1980 or is rudy a weenie?
CHris Isuck? pleeeeez nigga! ok, he was great in 1980's but nobody wants to listen to wicked game anymore! I don't want to sell records but that is reedeeecuolous. Anyhow, I'm interested in the little teeny bopper hotties, so the plan is to play some fun go-happy punk music about nothing (reflecting productivity of teen life...). Definitely not interested in sagging 40 year old over the hill moms.
Humanity points Lost: 100
We need someone with an english accent. So when Mike gets back he'd be a good lead singer.
Humanity points regained: 10
Rudy Still Love ya baby!
CHris Isuck? pleeeeez nigga! ok, he was great in 1980's but nobody wants to listen to wicked game anymore! I don't want to sell records but that is reedeeecuolous. Anyhow, I'm interested in the little teeny bopper hotties, so the plan is to play some fun go-happy punk music about nothing (reflecting productivity of teen life...). Definitely not interested in sagging 40 year old over the hill moms.
Humanity points Lost: 100
We need someone with an english accent. So when Mike gets back he'd be a good lead singer.
Humanity points regained: 10
Rudy Still Love ya baby!
The Solution to Eric's Worries
Here's the solution Eric! Just try to guess what Jon's 'nickname' is, and rename the image file to that. You're sure to get it right at some point in the first hundred of so guesses, and that's not too much work really. Problem: Solution!
Motorbike
No worries about the band... I'll be there for the next, synth, drum machine and all!
Here's the solution Eric! Just try to guess what Jon's 'nickname' is, and rename the image file to that. You're sure to get it right at some point in the first hundred of so guesses, and that's not too much work really. Problem: Solution!
Motorbike
No worries about the band... I'll be there for the next, synth, drum machine and all!
Songs 2 Cover, Aarongorn's Got The Shingles
Hey Aaron! Missed your going away party, but hope all goes well in San Franscisco! You got all your pals down here when youre ready to come back!
SONGS TO COVER (Download some "backups" so you can learn them.)
1. Chris Issak: Wicked Game. Awesome song, and the whole fucking song is the SAME 3 CHORDS all the way through. There's a little melody thingy going on with the guitar, but we can figure that out. But for BASS its EASY.
2. xtc: Dear God. What a rad song. "Did you make disease, and the diamond blue? Did you make mankind, after he made you?" One of my favorites. Probably easy to play- if not, we can use the music to 8th St, and just add the lyrics. ;) J/K EKRIC!!1
(Mike-o-vitch: We started a band w/o you. Sorry dude. Next band, for sure!)
Hey Aaron! Missed your going away party, but hope all goes well in San Franscisco! You got all your pals down here when youre ready to come back!
SONGS TO COVER (Download some "backups" so you can learn them.)
1. Chris Issak: Wicked Game. Awesome song, and the whole fucking song is the SAME 3 CHORDS all the way through. There's a little melody thingy going on with the guitar, but we can figure that out. But for BASS its EASY.
2. xtc: Dear God. What a rad song. "Did you make disease, and the diamond blue? Did you make mankind, after he made you?" One of my favorites. Probably easy to play- if not, we can use the music to 8th St, and just add the lyrics. ;) J/K EKRIC!!1
(Mike-o-vitch: We started a band w/o you. Sorry dude. Next band, for sure!)
Monday, September 30, 2002
Aaron's Send Off, By theNumbers
Locations: Fatburger, my House, the corner liquor store, the strand, shellbacks, the marine liquor store, the beach.
Average Fatburger meal consumed by each person: King Burger, cheese, egg, bacon, chili-fries, and diet-coke.
Drink consumed per person (roughly): 2 Sam Adams, 1 Stoli Lemonade, 2 pints of Bass at shellbacks, and 2 Elephant beers.
Total number of urinations (estimate): 15
Number of people with their pants and underwear off: 2
Underwear thrown in bathroom: 1
Wax bottles consumed (each): 1
Kings Players Seated next to us: 4 (Smolinski, Miller, Norstrom, and Emerson)
Places defiled by urine: The strand, the ocean, the beach, an apartment complex, some stairs and handrails, Aarons underwear.
EDITORS NOTE:Sorry to interrupt, but Jon, please, change your "nickname" to "jon", not "/images/jon.jpg". Thank you. Or give me your username and password and I can do it. Please please please!
Locations: Fatburger, my House, the corner liquor store, the strand, shellbacks, the marine liquor store, the beach.
Average Fatburger meal consumed by each person: King Burger, cheese, egg, bacon, chili-fries, and diet-coke.
Drink consumed per person (roughly): 2 Sam Adams, 1 Stoli Lemonade, 2 pints of Bass at shellbacks, and 2 Elephant beers.
Total number of urinations (estimate): 15
Number of people with their pants and underwear off: 2
Underwear thrown in bathroom: 1
Wax bottles consumed (each): 1
Kings Players Seated next to us: 4 (Smolinski, Miller, Norstrom, and Emerson)
Places defiled by urine: The strand, the ocean, the beach, an apartment complex, some stairs and handrails, Aarons underwear.
EDITORS NOTE:Sorry to interrupt, but Jon, please, change your "nickname" to "jon", not "/images/jon.jpg". Thank you. Or give me your username and password and I can do it. Please please please!
I LIKE THE PART WHERE I'M SICK AS A DOG!
Blegh! Snort! hmmm. So, I finally bought the d20 Call of Cthulhu... seems pretty kewl. Maybe I'll start posting some notes from Dr. Pembroke himself, once I get over my cold. Hope that you all managed to give Aaron a good sendoff -- I propose a nickname for him (much as one was proposed for me on my departure) -- Hairball! See, we all need =ball ending nicknames, and well, that's just how it is. So bon voyage, Hairball! Hope that SF is good for you, and that you come back home for Christmas like I'm a-plannin' to. Returning to the previous topic, I found an insidious connection between the 'Cthulhu Mythos' and my very own college here in Cambridge. I don't want to transmitt too much over the public stations, but it has to do with 'The King in Yellow' and where its proposed author went to University. I bet there's some crazy demonic shit down in the basement of Corpus. I'll have to find a way to go and see....
EDITORS NOTE:Sorry to interrupt, but Jon, please, change your "nickname" to "jon", not "/images/jon.jpg". Thank you. Or give me your username and password and I can do it. Please please please!
Blegh! Snort! hmmm. So, I finally bought the d20 Call of Cthulhu... seems pretty kewl. Maybe I'll start posting some notes from Dr. Pembroke himself, once I get over my cold. Hope that you all managed to give Aaron a good sendoff -- I propose a nickname for him (much as one was proposed for me on my departure) -- Hairball! See, we all need =ball ending nicknames, and well, that's just how it is. So bon voyage, Hairball! Hope that SF is good for you, and that you come back home for Christmas like I'm a-plannin' to. Returning to the previous topic, I found an insidious connection between the 'Cthulhu Mythos' and my very own college here in Cambridge. I don't want to transmitt too much over the public stations, but it has to do with 'The King in Yellow' and where its proposed author went to University. I bet there's some crazy demonic shit down in the basement of Corpus. I'll have to find a way to go and see....
EDITORS NOTE:Sorry to interrupt, but Jon, please, change your "nickname" to "jon", not "/images/jon.jpg". Thank you. Or give me your username and password and I can do it. Please please please!
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