Convention Cup
So I was walking the whipper-snapper around Del Amo today and I came across some store called Special Memories, or some crap. They do trinket gifts and then engrave them, and I saw this sweet stainless steel tankard and thought what a cool thing to have for an ongoing Action Team Convention Tournament Trophy. We could name the cup, then whoever won the tournament that convention would get their name, the con name, and the year engraved. They would get the rights of the cup until the next con when they would have to bring it back for the next tourney!
Awesome!
One problem though, there is not a game that we could all agree on to have a tournament for I don't think. So, back to the drawing board I suppose.
I mean, I would LOVE for it to be an ASL cup, or even a Blood Bowl cup, but I digress....
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Actually, it wasn't a legalization, it was a decriminalization of possession of a small amount of pot. There's a HUGE difference between the two. And, I happen to agree with you about the legalization of drugs. If they legalized the production and sale of drugs, it would take the black market profit out of the process, improve overall safety and create a tax revenue stream to pay for rehab/education. Plus, it would take at least 60% of our prison population off the tax dole. Of course, tinfoil hat guy says.. why do you think the government WANTS to keep drugs in the black market? Their off-the-books activities make rediculous money playing that game. See: Afghanistan, world's largest producer of opium.
Anyway.
edit: I thought it was funny, Eric.
edit-edit: It is a bit weird to see little-kid-me talking about adult-speak topics. LOL.
Borat-edit: From what little I've seen of this 'bit', I don't find it convincing in the slightest, which kind of kills the gag for me. The dude looks like he's stuck somewhere between Jerry Seinfeld and Balki. I dunno.
Click-edit: I wanted to see this movie so badly.. and now I understand why it bombed in the box office. SO FUCKING BAD. Gah.
Marie-Antoinette (remix edit): On the flip side, I didn't really want to see this movie, went anyway, and wound up thinking it was very well done. It's definately only for someone who enjoys artsy character-study films, however. If you enjoyed Lost in Translation, then this movie may be for you.
Anyway.
edit: I thought it was funny, Eric.
edit-edit: It is a bit weird to see little-kid-me talking about adult-speak topics. LOL.
Borat-edit: From what little I've seen of this 'bit', I don't find it convincing in the slightest, which kind of kills the gag for me. The dude looks like he's stuck somewhere between Jerry Seinfeld and Balki. I dunno.
Click-edit: I wanted to see this movie so badly.. and now I understand why it bombed in the box office. SO FUCKING BAD. Gah.
Marie-Antoinette (remix edit): On the flip side, I didn't really want to see this movie, went anyway, and wound up thinking it was very well done. It's definately only for someone who enjoys artsy character-study films, however. If you enjoyed Lost in Translation, then this movie may be for you.
Teh Votes Are In!
Dems were pretty big winners on the day, though the Governator is still in charge. Not surprisingley, and overwelmingly, many states from the midwest and south have banned same sex marriage, raised minimum wage, and disallowed medical marijuana! Shocking!
Alternative Fuel measure failed, which is nice, proves that if you got a lot of money for campaigning and can put huge, and numerous adds on TV that shows that (editorials) from all sorts of newspapers oppose this bill, and that taxpayers(which techinically includes oil producers) also oppose it, then it MUST be bad. The planet needs to learn to a) read between the lines, b) understand what EDITORIAL means, and c) immediately vote AGAINST anything and everything that included Big Oil as a supporter.
Dems were pretty big winners on the day, though the Governator is still in charge. Not surprisingley, and overwelmingly, many states from the midwest and south have banned same sex marriage, raised minimum wage, and disallowed medical marijuana! Shocking!
Alternative Fuel measure failed, which is nice, proves that if you got a lot of money for campaigning and can put huge, and numerous adds on TV that shows that (editorials) from all sorts of newspapers oppose this bill, and that taxpayers(which techinically includes oil producers) also oppose it, then it MUST be bad. The planet needs to learn to a) read between the lines, b) understand what EDITORIAL means, and c) immediately vote AGAINST anything and everything that included Big Oil as a supporter.
What to do with Criminals
These are my ideas:
1) Organize incarcerated criminals into squads and platoons, and then fit each one with a little collar that contains explosives. Then, we ship em to Iraq and send them in waves at the bad guys, whoever that may be on any given day. Then, when they get close the the enemey, they detonate their collars and 'splode, killing themselves and the enemy. Oh yeah, one in 10 collars is a dud so there is a chance the criminal will go free, which is nice for the criminal. They will have tried to kill themselves, which will change their lives dramatically, then they will be upstanding citizens, if they can escape the battlefield somehow, that is. This idea MIGHT come from Warhammer 40K back in the day, but I'm really not that sure. They MIGHT have been called Penal Legions, and I MIGHT have thought they were a pretty cool idea.
2) Make them all play human Battle Chess for the whims of the ultra rich, and broadcast the gaames on TV for the profits of the ultra rich, and the amusement of the poor.
3) Perform medical experiments on them.
4) Make leather items out of them. Human Leather shoes sound good to me! Human Leather Apolstery for cars! Awesome!
5) Ship em all the Australia again, and see what happens.
6) Ship em to the moon and see what happens.
Hmmm... this post seemed funny at first, then I lost my way somehow and never really got back on track...
- Guitar Hero II is pretty fun so far. I am playing on hard, and have passed the first 2 blocks of songs, of which there has been an even mix of cool and not so cool songs. I dunno, its not groundbreaking, its just more of the same really, which is not a bad thing. I think it will really shine wit the two player option. Hard is pretty hard, but the game seems more forgiving. THere are some hard solos, but you don't seem to lose as many points for F'ing up as with the first one, either that or I am hitting way more notes that I think I am when I am fumbling through the songs. AND, three finger chords! I smell GenCon killer if I were to pack it up in the truck for the con!
- Call of Duty 3 today, which is nice.
- My ASL Podcast is going to be called "Chapter K" and references a chapter in the rules that is a "how to" for playing ASL that teaches through a silly tutorial regarding a squad leader and some troops. Useful read, and I thought I captured what I wanted to do with the 'cast quite well. I have my mic, my mixer, my software, and my idea, now all I need to do is record a show and become famous among the niche of a nich of a niche listeners!
These are my ideas:
1) Organize incarcerated criminals into squads and platoons, and then fit each one with a little collar that contains explosives. Then, we ship em to Iraq and send them in waves at the bad guys, whoever that may be on any given day. Then, when they get close the the enemey, they detonate their collars and 'splode, killing themselves and the enemy. Oh yeah, one in 10 collars is a dud so there is a chance the criminal will go free, which is nice for the criminal. They will have tried to kill themselves, which will change their lives dramatically, then they will be upstanding citizens, if they can escape the battlefield somehow, that is. This idea MIGHT come from Warhammer 40K back in the day, but I'm really not that sure. They MIGHT have been called Penal Legions, and I MIGHT have thought they were a pretty cool idea.
2) Make them all play human Battle Chess for the whims of the ultra rich, and broadcast the gaames on TV for the profits of the ultra rich, and the amusement of the poor.
3) Perform medical experiments on them.
4) Make leather items out of them. Human Leather shoes sound good to me! Human Leather Apolstery for cars! Awesome!
5) Ship em all the Australia again, and see what happens.
6) Ship em to the moon and see what happens.
Hmmm... this post seemed funny at first, then I lost my way somehow and never really got back on track...
- Guitar Hero II is pretty fun so far. I am playing on hard, and have passed the first 2 blocks of songs, of which there has been an even mix of cool and not so cool songs. I dunno, its not groundbreaking, its just more of the same really, which is not a bad thing. I think it will really shine wit the two player option. Hard is pretty hard, but the game seems more forgiving. THere are some hard solos, but you don't seem to lose as many points for F'ing up as with the first one, either that or I am hitting way more notes that I think I am when I am fumbling through the songs. AND, three finger chords! I smell GenCon killer if I were to pack it up in the truck for the con!
- Call of Duty 3 today, which is nice.
- My ASL Podcast is going to be called "Chapter K" and references a chapter in the rules that is a "how to" for playing ASL that teaches through a silly tutorial regarding a squad leader and some troops. Useful read, and I thought I captured what I wanted to do with the 'cast quite well. I have my mic, my mixer, my software, and my idea, now all I need to do is record a show and become famous among the niche of a nich of a niche listeners!
no offense taken, not personal, it's a strong view, so hope you didn't fully misunderstand or take offense either....
and I think the corruption youre referring to is a bit off of the capital punishment for civil crimes i was talking about. I still believe in democracy, martial crimes under dictatorship sucks, but that doesn't mean our justice system can't incorporate harsher penalties. We still have death penalties in some states, just not all and prefer rehabilitation and non-lethal types of punishment.
I just think the death penalty should be used more often. But then the problem becomes proving guilt, etc etc which involves more lawyer grease and a collapse of our failed judicial system, but i am referring to the ones that are proven guilty?
Meh, I didn't say my comments were flawless, still, doesn't mean I don't believe in the concept.
and I think the corruption youre referring to is a bit off of the capital punishment for civil crimes i was talking about. I still believe in democracy, martial crimes under dictatorship sucks, but that doesn't mean our justice system can't incorporate harsher penalties. We still have death penalties in some states, just not all and prefer rehabilitation and non-lethal types of punishment.
I just think the death penalty should be used more often. But then the problem becomes proving guilt, etc etc which involves more lawyer grease and a collapse of our failed judicial system, but i am referring to the ones that are proven guilty?
Meh, I didn't say my comments were flawless, still, doesn't mean I don't believe in the concept.
i'm drunk right now, so no offense meant, but regarding china and it's crime rate, you can't forget governmental/corporate corruption in that place. It's pretty fucking brutal. They will fucking take your land right from under you and then plop that cherry on top by snuffing you out if you try to fight back. There was some british shit-eating cocksuckers (deadwood influence) that were barely able to film a documentary in China about just that - corrupt local governments will forcibly remove you from your land that you most rightfully own to make way for whatever big-business sees fit to use that piece of parcel. And if you don't shutup and take it like a man, you go bye bye. Is that "capital punishment"?
And I didn't go vote - sorry ryan. I had the prior engagement of gettin this here kinda drunk. I blame propagandhi! They told me it doesnt make a difference, and seeing as that fit into my current like of thinking, I reckoned I'd follow by example. Plus I ain't got cable, so no "Rock the Vote" inticin' done come my way. My most sincere apologies.
P the fuck S - Why the fuck is it blogger don't ever wanna publish posts at this here hour. It will fucking loop the "publishing post 0%" till I done grown goddamned fuckin hair on my palms. SORRY for the fuckin' language.
And I didn't go vote - sorry ryan. I had the prior engagement of gettin this here kinda drunk. I blame propagandhi! They told me it doesnt make a difference, and seeing as that fit into my current like of thinking, I reckoned I'd follow by example. Plus I ain't got cable, so no "Rock the Vote" inticin' done come my way. My most sincere apologies.
P the fuck S - Why the fuck is it blogger don't ever wanna publish posts at this here hour. It will fucking loop the "publishing post 0%" till I done grown goddamned fuckin hair on my palms. SORRY for the fuckin' language.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
I'll have to agree and disagree somewhat - carrying an ounce or 4 ounces is not the issue, by legalizing it means legalizing the buying which is not addressing the main problem. The lucrative business is still growing and selling. Unless you legalize growing and make it so it's ubiqitous, by legalizing marijuana just increases the fluidity and profitability of the drug trade.
So I agree with you man, but we have to go 1 step further, be like amsterdam, be able to grow your own shit too.
OFF TOPIC...
Joe-crack should be shot.
Joe-rapist should be shot.
Joe-killer should be shot.
... and their families made to pay for the bullet (to save cost on our system) I am a firm believer in capital punishment. No joke, dr. jones. Prime example being China and Singapore. Notice the non-existent crime rate?
As long as I am
Not a crack addict
Not a rapist
Not a killer.
then i won't be shot. See the correlation? It's a bit harsh, but we live in a harsh place.
Johnny
So I agree with you man, but we have to go 1 step further, be like amsterdam, be able to grow your own shit too.
OFF TOPIC...
Joe-crack should be shot.
Joe-rapist should be shot.
Joe-killer should be shot.
... and their families made to pay for the bullet (to save cost on our system) I am a firm believer in capital punishment. No joke, dr. jones. Prime example being China and Singapore. Notice the non-existent crime rate?
As long as I am
Not a crack addict
Not a rapist
Not a killer.
then i won't be shot. See the correlation? It's a bit harsh, but we live in a harsh place.
Johnny
I'm fairly interested to see how the Marijuana proposition/initiative goes on this ballot. It is essentially a decriminalization of 1oz or less of pot, which I'm all for. It failed last year after the squares figured out just how much pot 4 ounces really was. Hehe.. but I think the 1oz initiative/prop this year has a very good chance of passing. It's about time we start realizing that locking up non violent drug offenders (SIXTY PERCENT OF OUR CURRENT PRISON POP) is absolutely rediculous and solves nothing.. plus it displaces (read: lets them out early) non-mandatory sentencing criminals like.. oh.. say.. rapists and sexual predators. Just so we can keep Joe Pothead locked up (or Jimi Cracksmoker, if you prefer).
Whatever. This country is so damned backwards on social issues. Sigh.
Whatever. This country is so damned backwards on social issues. Sigh.
Please, everyone vote tomorrow.
1. Take a few minutes (that is all it really takes, honestly) to familiarize yourself with the Proposition issues and vote.
2. It would be nice to have the democrats take back control of the House of Representatives.
But, either way, get out there. Seriously. No excuses. Don't be lazy.
*gets off soapbox*
1. Take a few minutes (that is all it really takes, honestly) to familiarize yourself with the Proposition issues and vote.
2. It would be nice to have the democrats take back control of the House of Representatives.
But, either way, get out there. Seriously. No excuses. Don't be lazy.
*gets off soapbox*
Monday, November 06, 2006
Quote of the day...
When they say, "Democrats will raise taxes," you say, "We have to, because some asshole spent all the money in the world cutting Paris Hilton's taxes and not killing Osama bin Laden." In just six years the national debt has doubled. You can't keep spending money you don't take in, that's not even elementary economics, that's just called "Don't be Michael Jackson."
D>M>
When they say, "Democrats will raise taxes," you say, "We have to, because some asshole spent all the money in the world cutting Paris Hilton's taxes and not killing Osama bin Laden." In just six years the national debt has doubled. You can't keep spending money you don't take in, that's not even elementary economics, that's just called "Don't be Michael Jackson."
D>M>
Yeah I really wanna see Borat but I haven't been to the movies in honestly like 2 years. I love movies, but I just don't have the drive or patience anymore to sit in a theater. I told Eric he had to watch Borat in the theater with me or no more ASL ever. It might work!
You GOTTA see the Ali G show. The british version is a lot funnier than the US version - but both are good. Most of the skits are on youtube and shit like that, the other characters are Bruno and Ali G - all funny. Yeah, I didn't even see Batman Begins in theater and I really liked that movie.
This weekend was epic Deadwood marathonage. I watched ALL of season 2 on saturday and I've gotten thru about half of season three today. OMG. I'll prolly get in another 2 episodes before I sleep. Then when it's all done, I will have an empty place in my <3
You GOTTA see the Ali G show. The british version is a lot funnier than the US version - but both are good. Most of the skits are on youtube and shit like that, the other characters are Bruno and Ali G - all funny. Yeah, I didn't even see Batman Begins in theater and I really liked that movie.
This weekend was epic Deadwood marathonage. I watched ALL of season 2 on saturday and I've gotten thru about half of season three today. OMG. I'll prolly get in another 2 episodes before I sleep. Then when it's all done, I will have an empty place in my <3
Sunday, November 05, 2006
"I support your War of Terror!"
Borat = hilarious. Oh my God, it's just wrong all over. It's basically a Humanity Point generator. You guys have to see this if you haven't already.
There's this bit where he gets in a fight with his producer that is... good Lord. One of the most WRONG things I've ever seen. So tempting to say more... but I'll resist.
Makes me want to go back and check out the show. I've never seen any of the Ali G business, I've heard it's hilarious.
Borat = hilarious. Oh my God, it's just wrong all over. It's basically a Humanity Point generator. You guys have to see this if you haven't already.
There's this bit where he gets in a fight with his producer that is... good Lord. One of the most WRONG things I've ever seen. So tempting to say more... but I'll resist.
Makes me want to go back and check out the show. I've never seen any of the Ali G business, I've heard it's hilarious.
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