Wow...

It's been a couple months since my last post, but there wasn't much to post about other than work and World of Warcraft, since that consisted of 95% of my summer break.

That's right, I play WoW. :P I have a level 60 undead mage (frost spec) with an epic mount, 700 gold, and a handful of epic gear, to boot. A lot of people are surprised at the pace at which I leveled over the summer, but I'm not. Not after playing Star Wars Galaxies, no fuckin' way.

I'm back in school again up here at The Ohio State University.

Classes aren't going to be too difficult this quarter, which is good. Psychology, History, Economy, Archery. Oh god, shoot me now... /sarcasmoff

I live in my own apartment and it is by far one of the coolest things this year. Not to mention they have a parking garage that allows me to have my car up here with me in Columbus.

I have a job for OIT as a lab consultant who watches over and maintains the computer lab on campus he or she is assigned to. Basically, we just sit on our ass for the entirety of our shift (I have 2, 4, and 7.5 hour shifts) only having to answer questions somebody might have for me and keeping a count for how many computers are in use every hour on the hour. Bonuses? I get paid a good amount of money, I can do homework while on the job (among other things), and I have access to a computer the entire time. Did I mention that I'm making this blogpost while at work? Checkmate.

I never bothered to even glance at Facebook or MySpace over the summer. I haven't logged onto LOL Instant Messenger since January either. Oh that's right... because I don't care. Google Talk is sufficient to my needs.

In the meantime, have a good, clean fight. Let's get it on!

Black Mesa: Source // A Half-Life 2 Modification

I found this to be interesting. Listed in the notes of the Half-Life 2 comic, Concerned, it only amazes at the lengths some people will go to get what they want. It's obvious that this team really have some initiative in tackling such a tremendous task and are going to have some very high expectations to meet for all the elitist assholes out there who didn't do a damn thing that's as cool as this, but will probably criticize it to hell and back. Oh well, it looks like it'll be fucking sweet.

"Firefly" (2002)

I think I've just finished watching the absolute best TV show ever. It's sad that FOX cancelled this show, but on the bright side, it made this show a hell of a lot more than it would've been. Better in the sense that producers and writers knew FOX had that big red cancel button taunting them, which helped brought out the best by taking all the important things and putting them into the show. FOX was sitting on a gold mine with this show and they just threw it away. To be honest, if I had a choice of them bringing back another season (or multiple seasons) over Family Guy ever existing? I'd go with Firefly.

I'm now going to purchase the DVD box-set for the show because dammit, if anything, they deserve my money for making such an exciting series.

All the characters aboard Serenity were filled with such depth and all very intriguing.

The reoccuring side characters that actually fit into the plot each time instead of just using that character once over for an epic moment and throwing them away after that episode.

The entire premise of the show being setup as a sci-fi/western show is awesome in itself.

In a way, this should makes me beg the question, "What if George Lucas did something like this with Han Solo?" because that's exactly what it reminds me of. A rough n tumble life, looking for jobs to do to keep the ship going, running into plenty of trouble along the way, harboring fugitives wanted by the entire galaxy, theft, fire-fights, smuggling, you name it.

The dialogue. What is there to say? It's brilliant and beautifully constructed. It has every type of emotion and each time the emotion never feels out of place for the moment.

One more thing I'd like to mention right now about it is the I was really drawn in by the cinematography. It's like the first time I ever watched Saving Private Ryan I was drawn into the movie by the way of the camera work. This show is like that. I love camera work that doesn't go the way of the norm. Pans, dollies, filters... all very plain and boring for me. I see it all the time. This show used zooms mid-shot, messed around with focus, included glares into the picture, and simply other things that may have been left on the cutting room floor for other shows, they left in there.

Did I mention they would usually swear in Chinese, not because it was the side they fought for in the war against the Alliance, but also so they could say anything and the censors wouldn't be up their ass with bleeps and bloops.

Man this show is simply awesome. Watch it if you can. Then after that, watch the movie Serenity to put the icing on the cake.

Having a good ol' time at a Red's game with my dad. It's a bit old, but I wanted to post this on my blog to have it uploaded. Hooray for Google have seemingly an infinite amount of space. 

Save the Internet : Fighting for Internet Freedom

I'm not one to be all crazy about what is going on with our government and what kind of topics are being discussed within the almighty Congress, but this Bill that's trying to be passed for "Net Neutrality" being taken away is a load of shit. It basically gives companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast the ability to restrict any content they don't approve of, block sites like iTunes so they can force you to use their own higher-priced services instead, and it can only get worse. Imagine having to pay a tax anytime you want to "Google" a random word, phrase, or topic. Imagine having to pay an additional fee to use an instant messaging client. It's complete bullshit and Congress must be stopped from getting this Bill passed or anyone who enjoys their Internet-ing will be in for a long, long ride.

Celebrity Photo Hunt #3