Ok, I may have posted QUITE awhile ago about a web comic I had been following for some time now, (How I Stay Sane: Part II – April 16th, 2009), called MS Paint Adventure (i.e Problem Sleuth).
Well, that adventure has finally completed, but a NEW adventure now awaits, called Homestruck.
It’s pretty hard to describe what this running webtoon is really about… but let’s just say it kicks butt HARD.
I couldn’t find a playable link yet for the most up-to-date video, but here is the link that gives a pretty good overview of what has happened so far. Check it out!
Sitting in a training today… bored outta my mind. Started thinking about things you can do to alleviate the mind-numbing boredom that seems unavoidable in life. Started doing a websearch to see what other people could suggest for me to do to.
First list: The stealth
A few requirements for this list:
1. The activity should not be disruptive
2. The activity should be something that is easily and quickly hidden in case the person in charge of the meeting/training starts catching on.
1. Make up stories about other people in your head.
2. Make up a song about the subject matter and sing it over and over in your head.
3. See how long you can hold your breath.
4. Try to develop psychic powers, then use ‘em.
5. Begin developing your own language
6. Plot revenge against someone.
7. Continuously yawn until everyone is yawning
8. Pick a word and count how many times the instructor/leader uses it.
9. Say a word silently to yourself (e.g. broccoli) so many times that it loses meaning. Then try to remember what it meant in the first place. See [Link] Semantic Satiation.
10. Practice your speed typing without your keyboard on the desk.
Second List: The More Overt
This list basically takes into consideration the idea that you could care less what other people think of you and/or you don’t care about being fired/getting in trouble.
1. Think of new pick lines. See if they work.
2. Chew on your arm until someone notices.
3. Start laughing really hard and say, “Oh, now I get it”.
4. Play rock-paper-scissors with yourself. Accuse your left hand of cheating.
5. Plug your ears and try to see if you can lip-read what the trainer/meeting leader is saying.
6. Stare at someone until they turn around. Then keep staring and give them a maniacal smile. Be sure your eyes are open real wide to enhance the effect.
7. Raise your hand for every question, but when your trainer calls on you, say, “oh i forgot”
8. Get into a fight with yourself
9. Write a very suggestive love letter and leave it on the desk when you leave the room.
10. Wink at random people
This post comes directly from Rotten Tomatoes.com, via. OhNoTheyDidn’t. All pictures/write-ups are straight from these websites and should not be attributed to The Nino. I loved the write-ups and overviews given, and thought you would like to know what are going to be the most talked about movies of 2010.
Most Anticipated Movies of 2010
It may be hard to believe, but a brand new year is already upon us. As we bid farewell to 2009, it’s already time to look ahead: what does Hollywood have to offer us in 2010? Well, we at RT have a handy little guide to the most anticipated flicks, the surest box office bets, the movies you’ll be looking back on fondly a year from now.
As usual, the forthcoming year’s slate leans heavily on sequels and remakes. But that’s not a bad thing: such surefire hits as Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2, and the first part of the conclusion to the Harry Potter franchise are all locked and loaded. Getting the reboot treatment are Tron and Nightmare on Elm Street, to name a couple. Plus, the new year promises the latest films from Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, and Michel Gondry, among others.
So pop the bubbly, make some resolutions, and get ready to dive into RT’s 2010 Movie Preview!
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
SHUTTER ISLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
CLASH OF THE TITANS
KICK-ASS
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
IRON MAN 2
ROBIN HOOD
SHREK FOREVER AFTER
SEX AND THE CITY 2
PRINCE OF PERSIA
THE A-TEAM
THE KARATE KID
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (Oh God, I am so not ready for another Twilight shit storm in six months.)
THE LAST AIRBENDER
INCEPTION
SALT
TOY STORY 3
LITTLE FOCKERS
THE EXPENDABLES
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
RAPUNZEL
TRON LEGACY
THE GREEN HORNET
I am outraged that Hot Tub Time Machine didn’t make the list.
Your loving folks at Wal-Mart have always had your families best interest in mind! Now, through direct shipping from the Wal-Mart.com website, they want to help you during your families time of grieving.
Wal-Mart is now selling caskets and urns to help you through your time of bereavement. Quality, handcrafted burials products are available at the Online store at great Wal-Mart prices.
I’m not sure how I feel about this… I mean, on the surface, I think I would feel quite weird and put-off shopping for my loved-one’s casket, plus the morbidity of even considering the fact that Wal-Mart is trying to service this segment of the population just seems… wrong. However, the more I think about it, the more I guess it makes sense. Wal-Mart has continually grown into new markets as they have expanded, (SuperStore supermarkets, tires and car repair, gas), so I guess it was only a matter of time before they started supplying us with burial paraphernalia.
I think that this is only the beginning though. I can envision Wal-Mart taking this to the next step and getting their Sam’s Club outlet into the action, offering bulk savings on buying, say, a 6-pack of caskets, or a drum of embalming fluid or something like that. You heard it here first!
I have decided I just want to be burned on a burning pyre, like in the olden days… pushed out to sea and lighted by flaming arrow from one of my faithful archers from the shore.
Well, went and talked to the recruiters today
Went and talked to two different branches… Air Force and Navy. I figured I would start with them to get a feel for what the requirements were and what I would need to do to be eligible.
First of all, both branches have a top-age limit of 34, (whew), so I’m all good there… (I’m 29, btw, not sure if I ever said that here).
Now, some of the somewhat bad news… both branches require certain body ratios, (I was obviously expecting this)… what I WASN’T prepared ENOUGH for was what that ratio would be. Both branches were pretty similar… at 6′1″, the max body weight the Air Force would take was 207, the Navy was 208… OUCH. I haven’t admittedly been that light since back in H.S….
Granted a year ago that would have been ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE sounding, (i.e. when I weighed 349), but now I have been fluctuating between 249-255… so while I have lost 100lbs, according to this I will need to lose another 40-45lbs… a DOABLE task, but it will take a MAJOR refocus from me to get anywhere close to this.
So… at the moment, the military will have to be put on hold as I try to lose some of this fatness… blah.
Other than that, a good day! Thank you all so much for the kind and supportive comments on my last post! I’ll keep ya’ll updated
Been contemplating military service for awhile now… more specifically the Air Force, as a career change/opportunity. I don’t have much to write about at the moment on this, but I am getting information on enlisting currently and am seriously considering it.
This would, of course, be a MAJOR change in lifestyle for me, but a pretty much necessary step as I am pretty much in a dead-end job at the moment and need to pursue other career opportunities.
Hey, I’m still here, things have been crazy, (to say the least), these past few weeks, but we are finally moved into our new place and the unpacking continues
For the most part, other than the moving, life has been business as usual… been lacking a bit in the fitness department with everything that has been going on, but set up to get started on P90X in the next week or so, I’ll blog a bit about that once I get it started
Other than that, not much else going on… over 65,000 total views of this blog, so I should probably keep adding new material Still wanting to keep it fresh and interesting, blogging on my own terms, so once things settle out completely, I’ll blog up some good stuff for ya ;D
Been checkin in on my blog from time to time, since the last time I wrote I have surpassed 40,000 visitors, (woots to the blog), but I am feeling my life is better focused on other, more profitable pursuits
I definitely still want to write! Towards the end of my usual, scheduled blogging, I began to feel pressured to come up with material, or to conjure interesting topics when I really didn’t FEEL like blogging.
So, I am still going to blog, but it is going to be on my terms. I have too many other irons in the fire right now to be worried about whether or not I get a post up on my blog for the next day… PLUS it means I can spend more time crafting a piece, instead of just SLAPPING a piece of dribble up for the world to see.
So, stay tuned
Also! As a quick side note, wanted to plug my friend Tony’s blog over @ At The Trailhead. For those of you who are regular readers, this is the same Tony who guest posted the awesome Transformers 2 movie review that was posted about a month ago on this very website! Right now, Tony is starting his seminary work at the Dallas Theological Seminary and posts as time allows, (the best way!)
If you have a moment, give him a read, very thought-provoking guy, I definitely recommend and RSS feed him
Yup! I’m very sorry for the lack of posts this past week… a few developments have cause for a few delays.
1. We found out we had to move again this past month, so more time is going to be spent packing and making arrangements for housing in the coming months then playing on the Internetz.
2. We had a death in the family.
3. Feeling a bit burned out at the moment.
All this to say, since I have been gone, we surpassed 30,000 reader mark! QOOT! TY very much for all your readership and support. Once we get life straightened out a bit, hopefullyl I will be posting a bit more regularly.
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