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I’m screwed tomorrow.

Monday, December 6th, 2010 at 5:24 pm

Plan:
06:30am – Wake up
07:15am – Leave condo, Drive to meeting area
08:30am – Arrive at meeting area, begin presentations
12:00pm – Lunch
01:00pm – Continue presentations
05:30pm – Dinner
06:30pm – Leave
08:00pm – Arrive home

Nevermind the 13.5 hour day.
Nevermind the 8 hours of presentations.
I can’t even easily do the first thing: 6:30am – Wake up

No amount of sleep will keep me awake and for 8 hours…and there’s no chance I can sleep at 9 or 10 or whatever….

Sigh……

Anyways, just thinking about tomorrow….I need something to focus on for 9 hours. Something to keep me entertained, in any way….I remember last time, I thought about blog post ideas. I could probably do the same…yes, that sounds like a plan!

Now I’m off to get my hair cut! My highlights are fading out :( I think the last time I dyed it was Early/Mid August…quite a while ago!

Will write more upon my return. I’ve neglected the blog for too long now….damn GT5…but more on that later!

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Transformers – Improving spatial reasoning and PEWPEWing at the same time.

Saturday, December 4th, 2010 at 3:33 am

“On average, men are better at spatial reasoning than women, and women seem to be better at verbal reasoning” – taken from some site.

I believe this is why I can transform any Transformer sans instruction manual but can’t answer the simplest anagrams or wheel of fortune puzzles. This is also why Z can do those things I can’t do but also why she would sooner break a Transformer (even the children’s ones) than properly transform it.

my car
My car. Yeah, that’s an Autobot Insignia on the hood. You wouldn’t believe the looks I get from women as I drive by.
When I look in their eyes, I can read their mind: “that guy is never getting laid…ever”.

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These are all the Transformers G1 Reissue series. I think I have every single American one.
It kind of sucks because Takara (the Japanese company that makes this – think Hasbro Japan -) has ALL of these American ones AND more such as Megatron, Blitzwing, Kup & Wheelie…..uhh, and more. AND all the pieces are the correct size. The missiles in the American versions are longer than they should be because the smaller ones are choking hazards.

The price ranges quite a bit..
Astrotrain was 63
Perceptor and the Insections were 72 each
Blaster was 50
Power Master Optimus Prime was 110 I think
Optimus and Ultra Magnus were probably around 50
And the rest around 30?

Total: Over $1000….but this is over almost a decade so whatever.

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I loved these Beast Wars Transmetal toys. I purchased most of the direct cartoon counterparts…All the ones in the pics here were in the CG show, Beast Wars. It was pretty awesome because not only was the series in CG, it also had coherent story arcs, well developed characters (some), gut wrenching tearful moments (well, one….), and most importantly – the transformers, though beast-like, actually had toys that looked exactly like their CG counterparts, both in Beast mode and in Robot mode. That’s a Transformers win if I ever knew one. All the transformers here are accurate to the show except that Dinobot II should be the size of Rampage. Cheetor III should be slightly bigger. And Tigerhawk shouldn’t look so sh!tty (but I forgive him, he was only in like, 3 episodes…before dying a stupid death).

More Transformers to come…once I get my damn Predaking in the mail. That is the mother of all combining Transformers.

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WTB#2 – December 2010 Edition

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 2:19 am

Things I’m expecting in December – Total $120.97

Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition
$120.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Dec 2, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com

Things I received in November – Total $598.98

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions, Second Edition
$27.62 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 29, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (Limited Edition)
$87.49 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 29, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com

Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design
$19.44 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 10, 2010
Purchased over eBay.ca

Transformers Generation 1 Reissue – Astrotrain
$63.89 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 23, 20100
Purchased over eBay

Cover Stories: The Art Of Greg Horn Volume 2
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo
$32.83 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 10, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Toy Story Trilogy – 10-Disc BD
$90.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Transformers G1 Reissue – Insecticons
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay

Transformers G1 Reissue – Perceptors
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay

G1 Commemorative Seacons – Decepticon Piranacon –
$80.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over BigBadToyStore.com

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Accomplishments #2 – December 2010 Edition

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 at 11:29 pm

What I accomplished in
November

Shows / Movies
Re-watch Initial D (anime)
Re-watch Dark Angel (show)

Books & Manga
Finish Reading 1 novel (280~ pages) (novel)

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Gaming
Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Played DCUOnline Beta

Web Development and Design

Other
Don’t shave until the end of November (for Movember)

Notes
It looks like I didn’t do much but most of my free time went to Dark Angel early this month. 2 of 3 nights for 3 weeks watching this at night, among other things. And near the end of the month, work got really bad.

Lots of working….but I also cashed in some OT pay, my last paycheck was significantly higher O_O it was awesome.

Reading also took up a lot of time because although 280 pages is small, I’m a slow reader. Well, I can do about a page/minute on average if I’m into it. The “slow” part of reading is that I get distracted VERY easily if the book isn’t interesting. At least I finally got my “long-term reading position”. Lying face down on the bed, THREE pillows between my stomach and the bed…keeping my back straight/arced correctly, my head high enough that I can rest my hands and book on the bed…it seems to work very well :) It’s always my back that cries after a long period of reading.

What I want to accomplish in
December

Shows / Movies
Watch Blu-Ray Toy Story Trilogy (and extras)
Watch Batman TAS and DVD Extras (low priority)
Watch Batman Beyond and DVD Extras (low priority)

Books & Manga
Finish Reading 2 novel (280~ pages)
Finish Reading 3 novel (280~ pages)

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Keep blogging! I slowed down a bit near the end of this month.

Gaming
Finish Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Hold Street Fighter 4 (and other games) tournament at work
Play and be awesome at Gran Turismo 5

Web Development and Design
Finish my ASP.NET 3.5 book
Start my CSS book
Start my (other) CSS book
Start my HTML5 book
Work on my EPIC SITE

Other

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Peeved.

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 at 1:40 am

It never fails.

I’m at work. It’s lunch time. I go out and buy some food. When I return, I go directly to my desk. I sit down at my desk when everyone else sits in the middle table and eats together. I open up my favorite show or anime. I unpack my lunch. Put earphones in BOTH ears.

And then people start talking to me.
“What are you watching?”
they ask.

I would think sitting alone at my desk when everyone else sits together is a sign I want to be left alone.
I would think putting earphones in both ears to, y’know, block the noise and people out would be a sign I want to be left alone.
My hands are dirty as I’m eating a sub/bagel/sandwich….the video has started and I can’t watch/listen to it and talk to people at the same time. Actually, I don’t want to. If I wanted to talk, I wouldn’t be sitting at my desk.

But it never fails, right when I start to get in my groove, when I want to be left alone…that’s when people begin to make inane conversation with me.

That has got to be my biggest work pet peeve. (Today).

Why must people insist on bothering me when I’ve made every indication I want to be left alone. Why do they continue to talk to me when I’m short with them, giving short, vague answers. Back half turned, not giving them my full attention. WHY?! TAKE THE HINT.

I’m a loner by nature and a loner by choice. I generally don’t like people. I don’t like inane conversation. I don’t like to socialize.

That is definitely the Pet Peeve rant for today. I have more…I just need the right situation to bring the rage and passion about. Until next time… :)

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