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Dec. 2nd, 2009 | 08:04 pm
Resistance is futile. As evidence, FFXI is updating. Woo.
Oh, yeah, I have questions to answer, provided by![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
angel_vixen.
1. You are invited to appear on "Letterman." Do you perform or are you in the guest chair? If the latter, what do you discuss with him? Do you have any special tricks up your sleeve to surprise him?
Oh, geez. What do you talk about with the man who's said everything to everyone?
First off, I need a piece of thematically-appropriate music with which to take the stage. Hearing Paul & the CBS Orchestra performing "The Pennsylvania Polka" would be amazing, so I'll go with that.
So, why am I there at all? I wouldn't be shocked if it's to promote my first film, so likely I'd be discussing why it's set in Pittsburgh, how my knowledge of the city and its various venues and locales influenced the production (and vice versa), and would likely go on to discussing my family, with a couple amusing anecdotes to keep the viewers at home happy and laughing. "My grandmother, bless her... Mom was explaining the plot of some movie, where a bunch of kids were putting together their spare change so they could go to the big city and hire a hooker just so they could say they saw a naked lady... and Grandma says, 'Isn't that the band TJ likes? Those Canadian fellows!'" Uproarious laughter.
2. Why is the bass not a "T" word?
Because the Penn State Blue Band calls 'em by the "T" word. And they're fuckers.
3. If placed in charge of a company that deals in anime, what would be your goal? For example, would you focus on quality subbing, move your focus to importing more "avant-garde" shows, or search for more vocal talent?
It honestly depends on the series. Something like Honey & Clover, or Spice + Wolf, or Toradora!, something where every interaction is crucial to the understanding of the events and where every tone and inflection is pivotal to the scene... I'd release those as sub-only, quality boxsets, and load them with background information, to allow for a full and deep reading of the anime.
On the other hand, you can take a lighthearted, random-ass, nigh-absurdist comedy anime and dub all over it, basically using it as the canvas and creating a new work on top of it. I wouldn't advocate this for something with as much cultural relevance as, say, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, but for something like Higepiyo or Hetalia: Axis Powers... then it's a bit different. I take as my inspirations in this vein such fantastic dub-jobs as Cromartie High School and Colorful. Throw continuity out the window, and just do what you can with this existing material. It's almost like Mystery Science Theater, but built into the media itself.
4. The perfect meal is...? What about the perfect restaurant meal?
The perfect meal is with family. Naturally.
The perfect restaurant meal... hmm. One of my fondest memories was when, on one band trip to Disney, I (along with a group of friends) made the "loop of nations" around EPCOT and nom'd something in each country along the way.
Now, if I were sitting down and that happened... mmm.
5. Would you rather have your own private island with few other inhabitants (this is not barring you from building a tourist industry if you choose, of course), or be leader of a country? If the latter, is it a pre-existing one or one of your own creation?
I'd only go for the island if I had a white suit, a midget, and enough folks calling me "Ricardo."
I did the whole Nationstates thing back when Group was a force to be reckoned with, and came to the realization that, if I had everything my way, I'd be a danger to myself as I'd not really have to argue against other points of view, and thus would not have to re-analyze my own points of view. And that's a dangerous thing.
Would I be the leader of a country? No. Would I be the governor of a state? Perhaps. Of a smaller entity? Likely. Would I go on Letterman, like Ravenstahl did back when O'Connor died?
YOU BETCHA!
BONUS: You are asked to name a well-known company's next beer. What do you call it?
The new winter offering from Tröegs: FAT OaT-AKU! The Oatmeal Stout so good, you'll post about it on imageboards across the intarwebs, at the cost of your social life and personal hygene!
So, yeah. Comment with "Futility is Resistile" and I'll inquire things of you. Or something like that. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's almost burrito o'clock.
Oh, yeah, I have questions to answer, provided by
angel_vixen.1. You are invited to appear on "Letterman." Do you perform or are you in the guest chair? If the latter, what do you discuss with him? Do you have any special tricks up your sleeve to surprise him?
Oh, geez. What do you talk about with the man who's said everything to everyone?
First off, I need a piece of thematically-appropriate music with which to take the stage. Hearing Paul & the CBS Orchestra performing "The Pennsylvania Polka" would be amazing, so I'll go with that.
So, why am I there at all? I wouldn't be shocked if it's to promote my first film, so likely I'd be discussing why it's set in Pittsburgh, how my knowledge of the city and its various venues and locales influenced the production (and vice versa), and would likely go on to discussing my family, with a couple amusing anecdotes to keep the viewers at home happy and laughing. "My grandmother, bless her... Mom was explaining the plot of some movie, where a bunch of kids were putting together their spare change so they could go to the big city and hire a hooker just so they could say they saw a naked lady... and Grandma says, 'Isn't that the band TJ likes? Those Canadian fellows!'" Uproarious laughter.
2. Why is the bass not a "T" word?
Because the Penn State Blue Band calls 'em by the "T" word. And they're fuckers.
3. If placed in charge of a company that deals in anime, what would be your goal? For example, would you focus on quality subbing, move your focus to importing more "avant-garde" shows, or search for more vocal talent?
It honestly depends on the series. Something like Honey & Clover, or Spice + Wolf, or Toradora!, something where every interaction is crucial to the understanding of the events and where every tone and inflection is pivotal to the scene... I'd release those as sub-only, quality boxsets, and load them with background information, to allow for a full and deep reading of the anime.
On the other hand, you can take a lighthearted, random-ass, nigh-absurdist comedy anime and dub all over it, basically using it as the canvas and creating a new work on top of it. I wouldn't advocate this for something with as much cultural relevance as, say, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, but for something like Higepiyo or Hetalia: Axis Powers... then it's a bit different. I take as my inspirations in this vein such fantastic dub-jobs as Cromartie High School and Colorful. Throw continuity out the window, and just do what you can with this existing material. It's almost like Mystery Science Theater, but built into the media itself.
4. The perfect meal is...? What about the perfect restaurant meal?
The perfect meal is with family. Naturally.
The perfect restaurant meal... hmm. One of my fondest memories was when, on one band trip to Disney, I (along with a group of friends) made the "loop of nations" around EPCOT and nom'd something in each country along the way.
Now, if I were sitting down and that happened... mmm.
5. Would you rather have your own private island with few other inhabitants (this is not barring you from building a tourist industry if you choose, of course), or be leader of a country? If the latter, is it a pre-existing one or one of your own creation?
I'd only go for the island if I had a white suit, a midget, and enough folks calling me "Ricardo."
I did the whole Nationstates thing back when Group was a force to be reckoned with, and came to the realization that, if I had everything my way, I'd be a danger to myself as I'd not really have to argue against other points of view, and thus would not have to re-analyze my own points of view. And that's a dangerous thing.
Would I be the leader of a country? No. Would I be the governor of a state? Perhaps. Of a smaller entity? Likely. Would I go on Letterman, like Ravenstahl did back when O'Connor died?
YOU BETCHA!
BONUS: You are asked to name a well-known company's next beer. What do you call it?
The new winter offering from Tröegs: FAT OaT-AKU! The Oatmeal Stout so good, you'll post about it on imageboards across the intarwebs, at the cost of your social life and personal hygene!
So, yeah. Comment with "Futility is Resistile" and I'll inquire things of you. Or something like that. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's almost burrito o'clock.
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Extra Bonus Win
Nov. 24th, 2009 | 03:36 pm
At work last night, I marked the time code on one lead:
Then I looked at what I'd written, and made a scribble underneath the central hyphen, just enough to make it look like a 5.
Yeah. I WENT THERE.
TJC - 11/23 - 8:13 - NA
Then I looked at what I'd written, and made a scribble underneath the central hyphen, just enough to make it look like a 5.
Yeah. I WENT THERE.
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Television WIN
Nov. 24th, 2009 | 10:28 am
From yesterday's episode:
Chase: What're you so excited about?
House: Why wouldn't I be? Got all my starters back, plus a couple of first-class free agents. I feel like Mike Tomlin.
*cut to a reaction take of Foreman*
House: Probably not as much as you do, but you get the idea.
Now, a couple weeks ago, this was true... now, notsomuch.
Chase: What're you so excited about?
House: Why wouldn't I be? Got all my starters back, plus a couple of first-class free agents. I feel like Mike Tomlin.
*cut to a reaction take of Foreman*
House: Probably not as much as you do, but you get the idea.
Now, a couple weeks ago, this was true... now, notsomuch.
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Nov. 20th, 2009 | 11:01 am
There is comedy in the fact that I drank so much Coke, they gave me a subscription to Wired Magazine.
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Week 8 picks READY GO!
Oct. 31st, 2009 | 10:34 am
TEXANS (-4) at BILLS
BROWNS (+14) at BEARS
SEAHAWKS (+10) at COWBOYS
RAMS (+4) at LIONS in FUTILITY BOWL 2009!
49ERS (+13) at COLTS
DOLPHINS (+4) at JETS
GIANTS (+2) at EAGLES
BRONCOS (+3) at RAVENS Really? 6-0 team is the dog against a 3-3 team? WTF.
JAGUARS (+3) at TITANS Really? 3-3 team is the dog against an 0-6 team? WTF.
(NOTE: I have to take the Titans in this one after their attempt to appease the ANGRY SPIRIT OF MYRON COPE.)
RAIDERS (+17) at CHARGERS Yes, I'm picking against a 17-point line. This has "bad beat" written all over it one way or the other.
PANTHERS (+11) at CARDINALS
VIKINGS (+3) at PACKERS Not a good day to be in Wisconsin, folks.
FALCONS (+11) at SAINTS
Christ. Six lines in the double digits? Two underdogs that really shouldn't be? The world ends with me, I guess.
EDIT 1: Man, 4-4 in the early games. I'm amazed I did that well.
In a feeble attempt to offset the shitstorm that is going to be this week... MIKU MIKU FANTASY!
Steeler-tan approves of this message, and appreciates her bye week. (Also, Whitney is awesome.)
BROWNS (+14) at BEARS
SEAHAWKS (+10) at COWBOYS
RAMS (+4) at LIONS in FUTILITY BOWL 2009!
49ERS (+13) at COLTS
DOLPHINS (+4) at JETS
GIANTS (+2) at EAGLES
BRONCOS (+3) at RAVENS Really? 6-0 team is the dog against a 3-3 team? WTF.
JAGUARS (+3) at TITANS Really? 3-3 team is the dog against an 0-6 team? WTF.
(NOTE: I have to take the Titans in this one after their attempt to appease the ANGRY SPIRIT OF MYRON COPE.)
RAIDERS (+17) at CHARGERS Yes, I'm picking against a 17-point line. This has "bad beat" written all over it one way or the other.
PANTHERS (+11) at CARDINALS
VIKINGS (+3) at PACKERS Not a good day to be in Wisconsin, folks.
FALCONS (+11) at SAINTS
Christ. Six lines in the double digits? Two underdogs that really shouldn't be? The world ends with me, I guess.
EDIT 1: Man, 4-4 in the early games. I'm amazed I did that well.
In a feeble attempt to offset the shitstorm that is going to be this week... MIKU MIKU FANTASY!
Steeler-tan approves of this message, and appreciates her bye week. (Also, Whitney is awesome.)
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The crazy in my head doesn't want to stop.
Oct. 26th, 2009 | 12:02 pm
Whitney, I might ask you to make these happen. Because they refuse to leave my brain.
What we need are... AFC NORTH-TANS!
Steeler-tan
Blonde, long, curly hair, grey eyes, black hard hat (with Steelers logo on right)
Eyes usually closed because she's usually smiling.
White turtleneck, black overalls, six silver bracelets (right wrist).
Yellow sash tied around her waist. And a sledgehammer.
Calm and motherly, but dangerous if directly confronted. Gets things done in her own way.
Loves to cook (usually kielbasa and pirogies) but usually makes too much. Shares the leftovers.
Raven-tan
Black hair, straight and long, purple eyes, purple feather barrettes.
The goth one. Black dress, purple thigh-high socks (optimal zettai ryouiki) and elbow-high gloves.
Chunky black heels, one silver anklet (right ankle)
Usually carries an anthology of Poe.
Enjoys reading said poetry, stealing Brownie-tan's things, and getting into fights with Steeler-tan.
Cold and aloof, but stronger than she looks. May occasionally resort to witchcraft.
Bengal-tan
Short orange hair with cat ears to match, reddish-orange eyes.
Oblique incisors (like Excel) and mischievous, cat-like mouth :3
Bengal-print tank top, short skirt, orange tail, cat-paw gloves and boots
The gloves make it really hard to do anything, but they draw attention, which makes her happy.
You can never know if she's going to fail miserably or excel spectacularly.
Enjoys attention, shiny things, attention, catnip, and attention.
Brownie-tan
Long, frazzled brown hair, brown eyes, usually crying.
Wears a big brown sweatshirt, no visible pants (she's probably wearing shorts under there, but no one has seen them). Usually barefoot.
Used to be respected, but some years ago got lost and only recently came back. Hasn't been the same since.
Tragic dojikko (clumsy girl). Incapable of making decisions. Tired of being picked on, but unable to do anything about it.
Despite her constant failure, people love her on sheer moe value. Poor, poor Brownie-tan.
...
I needed to get that out. The only problem is, now I'm starting to see the rest of the NFL... help?
What we need are... AFC NORTH-TANS!
Steeler-tan
Blonde, long, curly hair, grey eyes, black hard hat (with Steelers logo on right)
Eyes usually closed because she's usually smiling.
White turtleneck, black overalls, six silver bracelets (right wrist).
Yellow sash tied around her waist. And a sledgehammer.
Calm and motherly, but dangerous if directly confronted. Gets things done in her own way.
Loves to cook (usually kielbasa and pirogies) but usually makes too much. Shares the leftovers.
Raven-tan
Black hair, straight and long, purple eyes, purple feather barrettes.
The goth one. Black dress, purple thigh-high socks (optimal zettai ryouiki) and elbow-high gloves.
Chunky black heels, one silver anklet (right ankle)
Usually carries an anthology of Poe.
Enjoys reading said poetry, stealing Brownie-tan's things, and getting into fights with Steeler-tan.
Cold and aloof, but stronger than she looks. May occasionally resort to witchcraft.
Bengal-tan
Short orange hair with cat ears to match, reddish-orange eyes.
Oblique incisors (like Excel) and mischievous, cat-like mouth :3
Bengal-print tank top, short skirt, orange tail, cat-paw gloves and boots
The gloves make it really hard to do anything, but they draw attention, which makes her happy.
You can never know if she's going to fail miserably or excel spectacularly.
Enjoys attention, shiny things, attention, catnip, and attention.
Brownie-tan
Long, frazzled brown hair, brown eyes, usually crying.
Wears a big brown sweatshirt, no visible pants (she's probably wearing shorts under there, but no one has seen them). Usually barefoot.
Used to be respected, but some years ago got lost and only recently came back. Hasn't been the same since.
Tragic dojikko (clumsy girl). Incapable of making decisions. Tired of being picked on, but unable to do anything about it.
Despite her constant failure, people love her on sheer moe value. Poor, poor Brownie-tan.
...
I needed to get that out. The only problem is, now I'm starting to see the rest of the NFL... help?
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Picks have been sucking. >_
Oct. 25th, 2009 | 11:22 am
But I PRESS ON!
PACKERS (-10) at BROWNS
CHARGERS (-6) at CHIEFS
COLTS (-15) at RAMS
VIKINGS (+6) at STEELERS
PATRIOTS (-16) at BUCS
49ERS (+3) at TEXANS
JETS (-7) at RAIDERS
BILLS (+7) at PANTHERS
BEARS (+1) at BENGALS
FALCONS (+4) at COWBOYS
SAINTS (-7) at DOLPHINS
CARDINALS (+7) at GIANTS
EAGLES (-7) at REDSKINS
Edit 1: HOLY HELL, 5-0-1 in the early games. I attribute this to Miku-chan.
This week: 9-3-1
Year-to-date: 57-45-1, twelve games ahead again!
Bookkeeping later, just wanted to get the picks in.
In its place, MIKU MIKU NI SHITE AGERU
PACKERS (-10) at BROWNS
CHARGERS (-6) at CHIEFS
COLTS (-15) at RAMS
VIKINGS (+6) at STEELERS
PATRIOTS (-16) at BUCS
49ERS (+3) at TEXANS
JETS (-7) at RAIDERS
BILLS (+7) at PANTHERS
BEARS (+1) at BENGALS
FALCONS (+4) at COWBOYS
SAINTS (-7) at DOLPHINS
CARDINALS (+7) at GIANTS
EAGLES (-7) at REDSKINS
Edit 1: HOLY HELL, 5-0-1 in the early games. I attribute this to Miku-chan.
This week: 9-3-1
Year-to-date: 57-45-1, twelve games ahead again!
Bookkeeping later, just wanted to get the picks in.
In its place, MIKU MIKU NI SHITE AGERU
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Week 6, my bum hurts...
Oct. 18th, 2009 | 09:34 am
Wow. Worst. Week. Ever. (Last week, I mean.)
Let's get this over with. >_<
TEXANS (+6) at BENGALS
LIONS (+14) at PACKERS
RAVENS (+3) at VIKINGS
GIANTS (+3) at SAINTS
BROWNS (+15) at STEELERS
PANTHERS (-3) at BUCS
CHIEFS (+6) at REDSKINS
RAMS (+10) at JAGUARS
EAGLES (-15) at RAIDERS
CARDINALS (+3) at SEAHAWKS
TITANS (+10) at PATRIOTS
BILLS (+10) at JETS
BEARS (+4) at FALCONS
BRONCOS (+3) at CHARGERS
This week: 6-8
Year-to-date 48-42 (+6)
BS Differential: -7. Damn, did I slip last week.
Let's get this over with. >_<
TEXANS (+6) at BENGALS
LIONS (+14) at PACKERS
RAVENS (+3) at VIKINGS
GIANTS (+3) at SAINTS
BROWNS (+15) at STEELERS
PANTHERS (-3) at BUCS
CHIEFS (+6) at REDSKINS
RAMS (+10) at JAGUARS
EAGLES (-15) at RAIDERS
CARDINALS (+3) at SEAHAWKS
TITANS (+10) at PATRIOTS
BILLS (+10) at JETS
BEARS (+4) at FALCONS
BRONCOS (+3) at CHARGERS
This week: 6-8
Year-to-date 48-42 (+6)
BS Differential: -7. Damn, did I slip last week.
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NFL Week 5!
Oct. 10th, 2009 | 10:55 am
BROWNS (+6) at BILLS
STEELERS (-11) at LIONS
COWBOYS (-9) at CHIEFS
VIKINGS (-11) at RAMS
RAIDERS (+16) at GIANTS
BUCS (+16) at EAGLES
REDSKINS (+5) at PANTHERS
BENGALS (+9) at RAVENS
FALCONS (+3) at 49ERS
JAGUARS (+2) at SEAHAWKS
TEXANS (+6) at CARDINALS
PATRIOTS (-3) at BRONCOS
COLTS (-5) at TITANS
JETS (-2) at DOLPHINS
Guh. Huge lines this week.
This week: 5-9. Smells like hubris.
Year-to-date: 42-34Twelveeight games over, baby!
BS Differential: -2. I'm two games back of a published, accredited sportswriter. I review RPGs, dammit! This is Revenge of the Nerds all over again!
STEELERS (-11) at LIONS
COWBOYS (-9) at CHIEFS
VIKINGS (-11) at RAMS
RAIDERS (+16) at GIANTS
BUCS (+16) at EAGLES
REDSKINS (+5) at PANTHERS
BENGALS (+9) at RAVENS
FALCONS (+3) at 49ERS
JAGUARS (+2) at SEAHAWKS
TEXANS (+6) at CARDINALS
PATRIOTS (-3) at BRONCOS
COLTS (-5) at TITANS
JETS (-2) at DOLPHINS
Guh. Huge lines this week.
This week: 5-9. Smells like hubris.
Year-to-date: 42-34
BS Differential: -2. I'm two games back of a published, accredited sportswriter. I review RPGs, dammit! This is Revenge of the Nerds all over again!
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NFL Week 4
Oct. 4th, 2009 | 10:43 am
LIONS (+10) at BEARS
BENGALS (-7) at BROWNS
SEAHAWKS (+11) at COLTS
GIANTS (-10) at CHIEFS
RAVENS (+2) at PATRIOTS
BUCS (+8) at REDSKINS
TITANS (-3) at JAGUARS
RAIDERS (+9) at TEXANS
BILLS (+1) at DOLPHINS
JETS (+8) at SAINTS
COWBOYS (-3) at BRONCOS
RAMS (+10) at 49ERS
CHARGERS (+7) at STEELERS
PACKERS (+4) at VIKINGS
This week: 9-5
Year-to-date: 37-25
Hey, I beat Bill Simmons by a game last week! Thus bringing my BS Differential down to -6. I'M MAKIN' A COMEBACK, BABY!
Edit: Good week for the nerd, BAAAAD week for BS! By my count, he went 5-9, giving me a catch-up window after my disastrous first week. Thanks, Bill!
BENGALS (-7) at BROWNS
SEAHAWKS (+11) at COLTS
GIANTS (-10) at CHIEFS
RAVENS (+2) at PATRIOTS
BUCS (+8) at REDSKINS
TITANS (-3) at JAGUARS
RAIDERS (+9) at TEXANS
BILLS (+1) at DOLPHINS
JETS (+8) at SAINTS
COWBOYS (-3) at BRONCOS
RAMS (+10) at 49ERS
CHARGERS (+7) at STEELERS
PACKERS (+4) at VIKINGS
This week: 9-5
Year-to-date: 37-25
Hey, I beat Bill Simmons by a game last week! Thus bringing my BS Differential down to -6. I'M MAKIN' A COMEBACK, BABY!
Edit: Good week for the nerd, BAAAAD week for BS! By my count, he went 5-9, giving me a catch-up window after my disastrous first week. Thanks, Bill!
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NFL Week 3
Sep. 24th, 2009 | 08:45 pm
PACKERS (-7) at RAMS
49ERS (+7) at VIKINGS
FALCONS (+4) at PATRIOTS
TITANS (+3) at JETS
CHIEFS (+/-0) at EAGLES
GIANTS (-7) at BUCS
BROWNS (+13) at RAVENS
JAGS (+4) at TEXANS
REDSKINS (-7) at LIONS
BEARS (-2) at SEAHAWKS
SAINTS (-6) at BILLS
STEELERS (-4) at BENGALS
DOLPHINS (+6) at CHARGERS
BRONCOS (+2) at RAIDERS
COLTS (+3) at CARDINALS
PANTHERS (+9) at COWBOYS
This week: 11-5
Year-to-date: 28-20
BS Differential: 7 games back. I don't see this working. But I'm above .500, which means I'm BETTER THAN THE PIRATES, DAMMIT.
49ERS (+7) at VIKINGS
FALCONS (+4) at PATRIOTS
TITANS (+3) at JETS
CHIEFS (+/-0) at EAGLES
GIANTS (-7) at BUCS
BROWNS (+13) at RAVENS
JAGS (+4) at TEXANS
REDSKINS (-7) at LIONS
BEARS (-2) at SEAHAWKS
SAINTS (-6) at BILLS
STEELERS (-4) at BENGALS
DOLPHINS (+6) at CHARGERS
BRONCOS (+2) at RAIDERS
COLTS (+3) at CARDINALS
PANTHERS (+9) at COWBOYS
This week: 11-5
Year-to-date: 28-20
BS Differential: 7 games back. I don't see this working. But I'm above .500, which means I'm BETTER THAN THE PIRATES, DAMMIT.
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NFL Week 2
Sep. 16th, 2009 | 02:51 pm
PANTHERS (+6) at FALCONS
VIKINGS (-10) at LIONS
BENGALS (+9) at PACKERS
TEXANS (+7) at TITANS
RAIDERS (+3) at CHIEFS
PATRIOTS (-4) at JETS
SAINTS (+/-0) at EAGLES
RAMS (+10) at REDSKINS
CARDINALS (+3) at JAGUARS
SEAHAWKS (-2) at 49ERS
BUCS (+5) at BILLS
STEELERS (-3) at BEARS
RAVENS (+3) at CHARGERS
BROWNS (+3) at BRONCOS
GIANTS (+3) at COWBOYS
COLTS (-3) at DOLPHINS
Nerdpit's without internets for a little while. Bear with me.
This week: 10-6
Year to date: 17-15
VIKINGS (-10) at LIONS
BENGALS (+9) at PACKERS
TEXANS (+7) at TITANS
RAIDERS (+3) at CHIEFS
PATRIOTS (-4) at JETS
SAINTS (+/-0) at EAGLES
RAMS (+10) at REDSKINS
CARDINALS (+3) at JAGUARS
SEAHAWKS (-2) at 49ERS
BUCS (+5) at BILLS
STEELERS (-3) at BEARS
RAVENS (+3) at CHARGERS
BROWNS (+3) at BRONCOS
GIANTS (+3) at COWBOYS
COLTS (-3) at DOLPHINS
Nerdpit's without internets for a little while. Bear with me.
This week: 10-6
Year to date: 17-15
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NFL Week 1: Hold onto your butts.
Sep. 10th, 2009 | 08:50 am
Home Teams last, Winners in bold, against the Vegas line.
TITANS (+6) at STEELERS
DOLPHINS (+4) at FALCONS
BRONCOS (+4) at BENGALS
VIKINGS (-4) at BROWNS
JAGUARS (+7) at COLTS
LIONS (+13) at SAINTS
COWBOYS (-6) at BUCS
EAGLES (+2) at PANTHERS
CHIEFS (+13) at RAVENS
JETS (+4.5) at TEXANS
REDSKINS (+6.5) at GIANTS
49ERS (+6.5) at CARDINALS
RAMS (+8.5) at SEAHAWKS
BEARS (+3.5) at PACKERS
BILLS (+10.5) at PATRIOTS
CHARGERS (-9) at RAIDERS
7-9 on the week, 7-9 year-to-date.
How. The FUCK. Did the Pats and Bolts not cover? They're supposed to be gods among men, or something! Enough to make a nerd weep.
NERDBOY vs BILLSIMMONS
EDIT: 11:53PM THURSDAY - Feck. I tried to establish a rule: "Never Take an AFC North Team Giving 10 Points to Anyone." This is why I picked against the Ravens. I now realize that it should've been 5 points in that guideline, though. (I still wholeheartedly expect KC/BAL to end in a 10-0 shutout. BUT THE CHIEFS STILL COVER.)
TITANS (+6) at STEELERS
DOLPHINS (+4) at FALCONS
BRONCOS (+4) at BENGALS
VIKINGS (-4) at BROWNS
JAGUARS (+7) at COLTS
LIONS (+13) at SAINTS
COWBOYS (-6) at BUCS
EAGLES (+2) at PANTHERS
CHIEFS (+13) at RAVENS
JETS (+4.5) at TEXANS
REDSKINS (+6.5) at GIANTS
49ERS (+6.5) at CARDINALS
RAMS (+8.5) at SEAHAWKS
BEARS (+3.5) at PACKERS
BILLS (+10.5) at PATRIOTS
CHARGERS (-9) at RAIDERS
7-9 on the week, 7-9 year-to-date.
How. The FUCK. Did the Pats and Bolts not cover? They're supposed to be gods among men, or something! Enough to make a nerd weep.
NERDBOY vs BILLSIMMONS
EDIT: 11:53PM THURSDAY - Feck. I tried to establish a rule: "Never Take an AFC North Team Giving 10 Points to Anyone." This is why I picked against the Ravens. I now realize that it should've been 5 points in that guideline, though. (I still wholeheartedly expect KC/BAL to end in a 10-0 shutout. BUT THE CHIEFS STILL COVER.)
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Filk bit!
May. 31st, 2009 | 12:07 am
Well we're sitting here in Hockeytown
And they've thrown the Penguins' offense around
In the Red Wings' zone they're making saves
Getting the bounce, digging our graves
Well our owner won it some time ago
Saved the franchise, kept it here, and so
We'll bring another cup to the Igloo
We lost Game 1, but we'll win Game 2
Just to shut 'em up in Hockeytown
But the defense couldn't shut 'em down
Not Orpik or Gill or Marc-Andreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Well we're waiting here in Hockeytown
For a Penguins team that merits renown
But tonight they just weren't on their game
Gotta admit, Flower was lame
So the offense needs to get on the ball
They were chippy, but fights don't win it all
Although Hossa got turned inside-out
Pucks in the net, that's what it's about
And we're waiting here in Hockeytown
Where there's a 21-hour turnaround
You can point the blame at Conan's faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
Fedotenko took the one open shot
Unfortunately that was all the Pens got
Pings off the goalpost and turnovers galore
You call them flukes, but 3-1's still the score
Well I'm moping here in Hockeytown
Even though we're only one game down
But I can't pretend that it's okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
(Guitar Solo)
Let's get with the program, Marc-Andreeeeeeeeeeeeee
'Cuz we're nervous here in Hockeytown
Edit: Ok, so I did finish it. Bite me.
And they've thrown the Penguins' offense around
In the Red Wings' zone they're making saves
Getting the bounce, digging our graves
Well our owner won it some time ago
Saved the franchise, kept it here, and so
We'll bring another cup to the Igloo
We lost Game 1, but we'll win Game 2
Just to shut 'em up in Hockeytown
But the defense couldn't shut 'em down
Not Orpik or Gill or Marc-Andreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Well we're waiting here in Hockeytown
For a Penguins team that merits renown
But tonight they just weren't on their game
Gotta admit, Flower was lame
So the offense needs to get on the ball
They were chippy, but fights don't win it all
Although Hossa got turned inside-out
Pucks in the net, that's what it's about
And we're waiting here in Hockeytown
Where there's a 21-hour turnaround
You can point the blame at Conan's faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
Fedotenko took the one open shot
Unfortunately that was all the Pens got
Pings off the goalpost and turnovers galore
You call them flukes, but 3-1's still the score
Well I'm moping here in Hockeytown
Even though we're only one game down
But I can't pretend that it's okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
(Guitar Solo)
Let's get with the program, Marc-Andreeeeeeeeeeeeee
'Cuz we're nervous here in Hockeytown
Edit: Ok, so I did finish it. Bite me.
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Friday? Five
May. 16th, 2009 | 02:23 am
1. What is your favorite girl's name? Alexandria? FFIX reference, there.
2. What is your favorite boy's name? Vincent or Alexander... or Ian. (WHAT FUCKING IAN GUY!?!?)
3. What is the weirdest/most obnoxious name you've ever given to a pet? V-1000, if we're counting puppets.
4. What is/was your favorite pet? Eisenzahn, as many will attest.
5. What is your most cherished dream for your future? Being happy. That's all I can ask.
2. What is your favorite boy's name? Vincent or Alexander... or Ian. (WHAT FUCKING IAN GUY!?!?)
3. What is the weirdest/most obnoxious name you've ever given to a pet? V-1000, if we're counting puppets.
4. What is/was your favorite pet? Eisenzahn, as many will attest.
5. What is your most cherished dream for your future? Being happy. That's all I can ask.
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IT IS DONE
Apr. 23rd, 2009 | 06:49 am
Just rebuilt dad's database.
880 files (actual manila folders full of documents, not computer files), 27 years of dead people.
I close my eyes and see obituaries. I wrote many of them.
This is going to be a long morning.
880 files (actual manila folders full of documents, not computer files), 27 years of dead people.
I close my eyes and see obituaries. I wrote many of them.
This is going to be a long morning.
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Ganked.
Mar. 9th, 2009 | 02:08 am
My God, he's doing a meme!
The rules: I posted inlinmayu's LJ, she gave me five things she associates with me. (God help her.) I'm going to expound on those 5 things. Whoever comments gets 5 things I associate with them. And so the cycle goes.
1. 106
... Really? I thought everyone knew about 106. (Everyone who reads this, anyway.) Ok. For those of you not in the know, 106 is a magical number. 106 is a way of life. 106 is the last word you'll ever need. 106 is friggin' epic. 106 means, "I hate this fucking place."
Call it wanderlust in three numbers. Call it never being satisfied. Call it an excellent time to do a shot. From South Bend to Syracuse, from Connecticut to Cincy, 106 is the call beneath which all good basses gather and toast to cynicism, to debauchery, to the decrying of society and the praise of the Beer Pipe.
106 - Hail to the basses, hail - Hail to the Iron City - Hail, hail the best damn section in the marching band.
2. Shikigami Weapon
That rat fucker. This bitch eluded me for... 16 months, was it? The mob bearing the robe. Shikigami Weapon was, after all, a means to an end. That end? Not looking like a FUCKING HOBO anymore. I know not every choice in a MMORPGer is aesthetically pleasing, but COME ON. Do you take the shit-brown robe cobbled together from rotting skin, or the statistically-superior robe of clean white linen?
16 months. 16 months I wore that shitstain, trying time and again to get my hands on that robe. And lo, one day, amid a shitstorm of dramu, it happened. Good riddance. If there's one thing that'll keep Izzy around, it's that robe. That beautiful robe. Some people thought I was crazy, or an asshole, or probably both. Those people didn't wear the most ass-ugly piece of armor in the game for 16 months. Still, there were those who helped out at crack-o'-dawn to help try to pin down that bastard. Deaths were sucked up. Competition (with hax, I tells you) was abundant. Still, they were there. They know who they are, and they know how much it meant to me.
Izzy will be back. Someday. Someday soon, hopefully.
3. Bacon
To all the Jews, Muslims, Vegetarians and Vegans out there, I say:
"More bacon for me!"
What can I say? It's the perfect food. Science has proven this. Trust me. That Soybean shit? Don't believe a word of it. One of these days I'm going to make tofu out of bacon and light the WORLD ON FIRE. One of these days.
4. Spikyhume
She's referring to my hairstyle.
My hair used to look like that! Kinda. Now it's longer. But back in '04, I was totally rockin' the spikyhume look.
5. Shoes
You heard the man. Money it's GOTTA be the shoes!
The rules: I posted in
linmayu's LJ, she gave me five things she associates with me. (God help her.) I'm going to expound on those 5 things. Whoever comments gets 5 things I associate with them. And so the cycle goes.1. 106
... Really? I thought everyone knew about 106. (Everyone who reads this, anyway.) Ok. For those of you not in the know, 106 is a magical number. 106 is a way of life. 106 is the last word you'll ever need. 106 is friggin' epic. 106 means, "I hate this fucking place."
Call it wanderlust in three numbers. Call it never being satisfied. Call it an excellent time to do a shot. From South Bend to Syracuse, from Connecticut to Cincy, 106 is the call beneath which all good basses gather and toast to cynicism, to debauchery, to the decrying of society and the praise of the Beer Pipe.
106 - Hail to the basses, hail - Hail to the Iron City - Hail, hail the best damn section in the marching band.
2. Shikigami Weapon
That rat fucker. This bitch eluded me for... 16 months, was it? The mob bearing the robe. Shikigami Weapon was, after all, a means to an end. That end? Not looking like a FUCKING HOBO anymore. I know not every choice in a MMORPGer is aesthetically pleasing, but COME ON. Do you take the shit-brown robe cobbled together from rotting skin, or the statistically-superior robe of clean white linen?
16 months. 16 months I wore that shitstain, trying time and again to get my hands on that robe. And lo, one day, amid a shitstorm of dramu, it happened. Good riddance. If there's one thing that'll keep Izzy around, it's that robe. That beautiful robe. Some people thought I was crazy, or an asshole, or probably both. Those people didn't wear the most ass-ugly piece of armor in the game for 16 months. Still, there were those who helped out at crack-o'-dawn to help try to pin down that bastard. Deaths were sucked up. Competition (with hax, I tells you) was abundant. Still, they were there. They know who they are, and they know how much it meant to me.
Izzy will be back. Someday. Someday soon, hopefully.
3. Bacon
To all the Jews, Muslims, Vegetarians and Vegans out there, I say:
"More bacon for me!"
What can I say? It's the perfect food. Science has proven this. Trust me. That Soybean shit? Don't believe a word of it. One of these days I'm going to make tofu out of bacon and light the WORLD ON FIRE. One of these days.
4. Spikyhume
She's referring to my hairstyle.
My hair used to look like that! Kinda. Now it's longer. But back in '04, I was totally rockin' the spikyhume look.
5. Shoes
You heard the man. Money it's GOTTA be the shoes!
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Feb. 1st, 2009 | 11:16 pm
Sound the note, take up the cry
Raise the Gold andBlueBlack on high
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh team
On... onward to victory!
Raise the Gold and
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh team
On... onward to victory!
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"I don't care who wins the Super Bowl, as long as they don't have a bird on their helmets."
Jan. 14th, 2009 | 07:35 pm
Welcome to January in Pittsburgh. Cold enough that you could sprain a nipple, and only tolerable because we have a cadre of large men in black and gold running around on the last green grass left in the city and beating the shit out of people.
And the mayor? Ravenstahl? So crazed a fan is he that HE CHANGED HIS NAME. (Maybe.)
I'm moved. I'm so moved, in fact, that I'm tempted to do the same.
Until further notice, I am to be addressed as Thomas James "T.J." JESUSCHRISTDIDYOUSEEHARRISONLAYOUTTHATFU
And the mayor? Ravenstahl? So crazed a fan is he that HE CHANGED HIS NAME. (Maybe.)
I'm moved. I'm so moved, in fact, that I'm tempted to do the same.
Until further notice, I am to be addressed as Thomas James "T.J." JESUSCHRISTDIDYOUSEEHARRISONLAYOUTTHATFU
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It's the most wonderful time of the year...
Jan. 6th, 2009 | 01:06 pm
location: Breugger's Bagels, Market Square
That's right, it's 1:06 01/06/09. (Those of you sensing a temporal anomaly can just hush.)
Had my first training session with Kaplan yesterday evening, and found that not only are they counting the sessions themselves as working hours, but the prep-time I take outside of said sessions preparing material (another 8-10 hours/week) will be compensated as well. I can't argue.
I've got plenty of crap yet to sort through, but things are, by and large, looking up. Feckin' finally. Perhaps it's attributable to watching Jim Carrey in "Yes Man," a film that exists primarily to put Jim Carrey into odd and entertaining situations in which he can be Jim Carrey Of Yore. We're talking straight up "Ace Ventura" Jim Carrey, "The Mask" Jim Carrey, "Liar Liar" Jim Carrey, not this "The Number 23" crap.
I know it's sounds kinda stupid, but it was very refreshing to watch. Though I was aware of the artifice of the medium, I still kinda got behind the premise: Saying "no" to everything is not the way to get out of a funk. And believe me, I've been in quite the funk. I appreciate the funk, but enough was enough.
So. Thus begins the tale of Great Teacher Nerdboy. Starring Nerdboy Himself as our hero, Lynn (star_of_silence) as Romantic Interest, Jim Gogal as Dr. Nightmare (Attorney at Law!), Jeanie as Popidol Fangirl, Chris "Wildfire" Aumiller as Ra'leth the Squishy Cleric, Trevor as The Creator (of combat encounters), and Weena Mercator as The Hopping Woman.
New year, new story. See you on the next page.
Had my first training session with Kaplan yesterday evening, and found that not only are they counting the sessions themselves as working hours, but the prep-time I take outside of said sessions preparing material (another 8-10 hours/week) will be compensated as well. I can't argue.
I've got plenty of crap yet to sort through, but things are, by and large, looking up. Feckin' finally. Perhaps it's attributable to watching Jim Carrey in "Yes Man," a film that exists primarily to put Jim Carrey into odd and entertaining situations in which he can be Jim Carrey Of Yore. We're talking straight up "Ace Ventura" Jim Carrey, "The Mask" Jim Carrey, "Liar Liar" Jim Carrey, not this "The Number 23" crap.
I know it's sounds kinda stupid, but it was very refreshing to watch. Though I was aware of the artifice of the medium, I still kinda got behind the premise: Saying "no" to everything is not the way to get out of a funk. And believe me, I've been in quite the funk. I appreciate the funk, but enough was enough.
So. Thus begins the tale of Great Teacher Nerdboy. Starring Nerdboy Himself as our hero, Lynn (
star_of_silence) as Romantic Interest, Jim Gogal as Dr. Nightmare (Attorney at Law!), Jeanie as Popidol Fangirl, Chris "Wildfire" Aumiller as Ra'leth the Squishy Cleric, Trevor as The Creator (of combat encounters), and Weena Mercator as The Hopping Woman.New year, new story. See you on the next page.