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10/02/2014 Daily Minutiae - Gaming - Vampyres
Where my time goes to die...

Might as well continue the trend and get another post out there while the mood is right.  Time to relax and listen to some Louis’ greatest hits while I think of something to post.

I’m on the fence about whether or not to buy the upcoming Borderlands game Borderlands The Pre-Sequel.  Much like the previous iterations, I’m sure ill finish the game and enjoy it a great deal.  The concern is whether or not I can hold out long enough for it to go on sale or even a bundle with the season pass.  I have a current backlog of games that I need to finish or even start.  Some of my favorite gaming moments are when playing with friends and while a few others might get the game release day, it’s highly unlikely I’d end up playing co-op with them.  I tend to chew through the content at a pretty rapid pace and become despondent when I finish the game.  I also don’t enjoy playing the game immediately after with another character just because the content is too fresh in my mind which is one reason why I love Borderlands with all its expansion packs and content updates.   Anyway I’m on the fence about that one, but its a rickety fence and I’m already leaning toward the side that has cel-shaded open arms waiting for me.

One of the games I was hoping to get this year from Kickstarter was Pillars of Eternity, but it looks like that has been pushed back until next year so will have to hold longer for that one.

Speaking of Kickstarter, thats where a big chunk of my backlog is waiting for me.  For completed games I still have Banner Saga, Shadowrun Dragonfall, and Wasteland 2 (although I’m close on that one) to finish.  Not to mention all the ones that are already in early access like Dead State, Shadowrun online, Dead Linger, and Stonehearth that are fun to just check out and see where they are at in the development.  I need someone to manage my time since it seems I have too many things to play and not enough time to play them.

First world problems.

-v- out.

Writing, Games and Everything Else I’d Like to Do but Don’t

09/08/2013 Daily Minutiae - Gaming - Vampyres - Writing

Once again the idea of removing distractions, mainly games, has floated to the surface of my meandering stream of consciousness. The detachment of games from my life would be akin to the surgical removal of a much needed body part. I’m talking like limbs, toes or something equally necessary to do stuff with on a daily basis type of hard. I’d like to write more, whether its in a blog, short stories or even a novel, it’s something I’d like to pursue as a method of extricating myself from the current drudgery of “working for the man”. Of course, after about two seconds I realize that I am also accustomed to a certain level of lifestyle which would be taken away almost certainly since I could no longer afford to buy or do the things that facilitate that lifestyle. Like games. If only you could hear the sigh from where you are gentle readers. Its epic.

Anyway, another endeavor I’d like to continue with is the compilation of an e-book of short stories that two of my oldest friends wrote during our formative childhood years. I have quite a few that I would need to type in manually and perhaps do a little editing, but there is a literal stack of papers sitting near my desk that I have to manage and I just don’t ever seem to have the energy or the drive to go through it. Every once in a while I will take out the stack and put it in front of me in order to sort through and compare what I have in digital form versus what I have in hard copy. Every time I do this I end up reading one or two and it really takes me back to a time that I think needs to be remembered if only for the idea that we were a creative bunch and enjoyed it. I’ll keep you updated if there is any progress on this front.

I’ve mainly been playing Diablo 3 once again in anticipation of the upcoming expansion and despite my utter hatred of the auction house I always did enjoy that game as my over 150+ hours on multiple characters can attest. I’ve heard the console does away with the auction house portion of the game but instead increases the drop rate of the higher quality items. While I’m not sure that’s a bad thing I certainly don’t think its the right “fix” to make it more loot friendly. I will not be getting it on console as far as I know even though I really enjoyed the first Diablo on the PSX but I will probably keep playing the PC version for a while longer just because I still enjoy the game itself.

-v- out.

Given a long enough timeline…

04/19/2004 Vampyres 1 Comment
[Listening to: Down with the Sickness – Richard Cheese – Tuxicity (02:20)]

Bleh. Not much else to say really but I’ll try anyway. Other than stressing out majorly over quite a few personal issues which I wont go in to detail here (only because I’m way too lazy to actually type it out not because I feel some kind of need to keep my personal life to myself) nothing much has been going on of interest.

I would like to say a quick congratulations to my sister who just remarried yesterday. Here’s to having a wonderful marriage and a long happy life, Tess! You most certainly deserve it.

Anyhoo, lessee… Well watched quite a few movies in the theaters (at least quite a few for us):

Hellboy: Liked it but unfortunately too much exposition which is only to be expected since they have a bit to tell about this guy. Hopefully there will be a sequel. Ron Perlman rocks.
Dawn of the Dead: What’s not to like? Zombies? Good. Guns? Good. Horrible tragic hope-dashing ending? GOOOOOOD!

Hrmm I guess I can only remember 2 movies that we saw in a theater. Not as impressive as I first thought. I have watched quite a bit of Angel unfortunately now I have to wait till season 4 comes out on DVD and even sadder is that the series is ending.

Well if you’re still reading this I’m sorry. It’s been an interesting time since my last post but probably not too interesting for anyone but my and mine. =)

-v- out.

P.S. My shit’s phat like a sumo slammin that ass. – Cypress Hill

Trying not to let life get ya down

03/10/2004 Vampyres 6 Comments
[Listening to: You Only Get What You Give – The New Radicals – (05:02)]

Ever watch a movie called Amadeus? Basically its a story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and his relationship with another composer named Salieri. Anyway the part I’d like to draw your attention to is when Salieri is looking over some of Mozart’s work and instantly recognizes how amazing it is etc. He says that God has cursed him with the ability to recognize beauty/talent what have you and yet deny him the ability to create the same things.

I think I’ve got that same curse. I look around and see all kinds of great things and say, “Golly gee, that’s some good stuff.” And, “I sure wish I could do that.” I could probably even envision something in my mind clear as day and what comes out is no where near what you picture. I can see a great picture or read a great story and can only wonder why I can’t do that. Unlike Salieri in the movie though, I do appreciate the fact that it takes a great talent to do some of the things I can only hope to even dream of doing and I also appreciate the fact that its wonderful that there are people that can do those things cuz it would be a pretty boring place without them.

It’d just be a much better place if I could do that stuff too. =)

-v- out.

Being a child…

02/25/2004 Vampyres
[Listening to: violent femmes – american music – – (03:50)]


I had a lot longer post typed up initially on growing up and how corporate america sure does suck and it’s way different that what I grew up believing was how it should be. I scratched all that cuz everyone can see how bad it is just by reading the news.

I may post it up eventually just to get some thoughts down somewhere just to have them but I guess it was really just for me to get some of that kind of stuff off my mind.

I really should add this picture to the http://prose.plasma-archer.com page but I’d rather put it out here where someone may see it cuz this is updated with a little more regularity.

-v- out.

In turbulent times..

02/17/2004 Vampyres 2 Comments
[Listening to: Arcanum – Composed by Ben Houge – Arcanum Soundtrack (02:35)]

I’ll start with a quick apology for the extended gap between posts. It would seem that the phrase “job security” or more in point the lack thereof, rears its ugly head every few months and I for one am getting quite tired of it. This time its the ubiquitious threat of outsourcing. Being that I’m in the wonderful world of IT (information technology) the possibility of being outsourced seems to be just around the corner for me. Whether or not that means I will have a job in the coming months who knows. What I *do* know is that morale is out the window and motivation levels are pretty low for a lot of people, myself included.

I think the only thing people are motivated to do is find another job and the more I think about it the more appealing it sounds to just get out of the IT industry entirely. Unfortunate as that may be, seeing as how I love technology and learning about new things in that field and things related to technology (if I could have an electronic toilet believe me I would), I just don’t think that I want to deal with the next several years of stuff that just seems to be happening to this job field.

But alas the only other things I know I am good at doing immediately I just dont think pay well enough to keep me and mine in the lifestyle we’ve grown accustomed to living. Going back to school would be a good option if I didn’t have to pay for it and they paid me while I went and didnt expect good results. That would be ideal.

Hrmm not much to this post but whining. Oh well.

New Year’s resolution #232: Don’t whizz on the electric fence. -v- out.

Bringing back some memories…

01/25/2004 Vampyres 4 Comments

New Age Girl
Dead Eye Dick

I’ve got a new age girl
(Tell us what she’s like)
An environmentalist girl
(Does she ride a bike)
She has crystal necklace
(She spend a lot of cash)
Though her vibes are rather reckless
(She’s heading for a crash)
Oh her flowing skirt is blowing in a transcendental wind
And she wonders without knowing where did she begin..

Mary Moon.. she’s a vegetarian
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. will outlive all the septuagenarians
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Oh, she loves me so
She hates to be alone
She don’t eat meat
But she sure like the bone

RAH

You knew she drives a wind car
(How does she like it)
It doesn’t get her far
(Why doesn’t she bike it)
But it gets her to where she’s going to
(I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know)
Where that is, I wish I knew
I don’t know where she’s going
And I don’t know where she’s been
All I know that loving her has gotta be a sin

(Chorus)

RAH

Mary Moon will you hesitate
Don’t segregate your thought from your emotions
I know that devotion isn’t way up there

RAH

Mary Moon.. she’s a vegetarian
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. will outlive all the septuagenarians
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. She’s an intellectual
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. Despite that fact remains quite sexual
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. She’s the one for me, me, yeah

RAH

-v- out.

Nerd

01/22/2004 Vampyres 1 Comment

I make no secrets about me being anything but a nerd or geek whatever you wish to call me but I think me really really wanting to do this just solidifies it: True Dungeon. I mean really? Who wouldn’t want to brag about being a 5th level rogue!?

-v- out.

Peace and Love, Inc

01/12/2004 Vampyres 5 Comments

Not so long ago (probably less than 6 years) I wanted to start a cult but for whatever reasons that didn’t pan out. I blame the world situation at the time, not that I could tell you what was going on at that time but I’m sure the failure of the cult was by no means my fault nor did it fail by any action on my part either direct or indirect so it has to have been the world.

Why did I want to start a cult? Haven’t you ever wanted to have the power to just totally dominate mass numbers of peons through sheer force of will alone? Have thousands upon thousands of mindless minions to scurry around doing your every bidding? Maybe you’re more the evil super villan type of person and want unscrupulous henchmen to perform various acts of violence and mayhem to subvert whatever power structure you can think of an install yourself as supreme dictator of the lower east side of Manhattan. Well me too! And with a cult all that is possible if only the timing had been better all that would have been within my grasp.

Alas even the best laid plans fail, so my schemes had no chance. I’d like to try and restart the cult thing but unfortunately as the years passed so have many of my vainglorious ambitions and these days I’m happy with just being able to go the fridge and eat a slice of cheese.

I wonder if other potential super villans have fallen down this track too.

Behold! The power of cheese…

New Year’s resolution #12/13: Rule the world and eat lots of cheese. -v- out.

woah!

08/18/2003 Vampyres 2 Comments

So anyway. There I was talking to that guy while I was doing that thing. You know, for kids. And then WHAMMO! I’m all woah and damn and stuff like that then I saw them. Yeah that’s right. And it was cool.

Hrmm… not much to report I guess.