| New car all over again |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|10:13 pm] |
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Got a PT Cruiser. Credit Union was giving a fantastic APR but not actually giving any money for the loan, and had severe restrictions on top of that. So only found PT Cruiser was the car for me. Not a bad car, but I've only had it two months. With my luck Hubble will be sitting on top of it tomorrow. |
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| Note to self |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|10:12 pm] |
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If you plan to rob our customers on full video camera while they are inside shopping, then try to run them down when they confront you, don't wear your government issued photo name tag so everybody can see who you are and where you work. |
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| God I hate this woman |
[Jul. 9th, 2009|07:22 pm] |
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Thank God Michael Jackson's daughter didn't get between Sheila Jackson Lee and the television camera. What is a US Rep from North Houston even doing in LA for a funeral for somebody with no ties to her district, let alone her state? Somebody get this moron out of office. |
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| Request for somebody else |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|09:58 pm] |
My life has been crap, but I haven't asked for much. Time for me to try and get some karma so maybe just maybe God will have mercy on me for a change.
Animix needs cash, they are broke. They are the largest convention near Fort Hood. If you are willing to donate some cash I can part with some copies of CON!. I'm not making money on this but I was asked nicely to help. They need about $1000 to finalize the convention, just ran short at the last second. Convention is in two weeks.
Lemme know if you can help. If you want to invest the amount I can get you in contact with the convention itself so you can talk terms of a loan. |
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| What is "despot lined up against the wall and shot?" Alex? |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|06:37 pm] |
I hate the word czar. I also hate the versions tsar, tzar and csar. Why the hell do we have government experts that use that title? Why use a term for a Russian king lineage that ended in a massacre and the installation of one of the most repressive governments in history? Why not use other famous titles of past leaders? Why do we have to beat the word czar to death? Why not try other stuff, a few examples:
Housing Hetman
Car Khan
Energy Jarl
Drug Shogun
Bonus Poobah
Health Sheik
Tax Caesar
It would also be much better if they made the people in this roles to dress the part. At least the news conferences would be more colorful. |
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| Parts about politics I hate |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|06:31 pm] |
News agencies are reported the reason Palin resigned was her family was quickly becoming broke due to legal costs. She was $500k in the hole from defending herself in frivolous legal challenges. She is forbidden from using state funds to defend herself, can't raise it from outside sources because of state ethics laws, so has to use her own cash to fight off a stream of pointless ethics charges. And a governor's salary can't pay enough to cover it.
So sue your opponents into submission, a new tactic to despise. |
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| Be glad Mumbai isn't in driving distance of Houston |
[Jul. 3rd, 2009|11:39 pm] |
My new Dell computer was delivered a week ago. Only they didn't tell me. Took me the better half of the week trying to find where it was. Every time I called Fed Ex they had a new story. Calling Dell ended with me talking to either Gollum or Smeagol. Finally tracked it down today. Told me it was going to be delivered, only it wasn't. Called them and they told me they tracked it to Heathrow. I nearly went homicidal. After some searching it went to the Fed Ex facility on Heathrow Ridge Road, their computer cut off everything after the word that told me it was in London.
I get it home. It doesn't work. Video drivers were blown. This is where it gets ludicrous. Called Dell and got their India branch naturally. First guy didn't tell me anything about the computer except it sucked compared to his and he could build a computer better than that in his sleep. And got rude about it. Hung up on his ass. He called me back. I got ruder. Called Dell again and then spent almost four hours talking to over two dozen people that kept giving me one number after another none of which meant anything to anybody else. Then one of the last guys told me they would take the computer back for a 15% restocking fee first. I cussed him out in a dozen languages. Not exaggerating. Told him off in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Urdu, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, Gaelic, Finnish and Russian. He told me getting rude was not going to help matters any. Nearly went shopping for chainsaws and plane tickets to India at that point. Returned the computer after several more transfers. Did not order another one.
Went to a local computer store got a computer twice as good for half the price. Should have done that in the first place. |
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| At least Job was rich first |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|04:14 pm] |
Apartment was burglarized. Stole most of my electronics, including my computer, DVD and my FUCKING SHEETS. Kicked the door in, it was dry rotted to begin with. In the middle of going through the ransacked remnants of my house, discovered mushrooms growing from out under my sink. They are taking out the walls now as I speak.
So no car, no pet, no computer, no tv, no DVD, no walls, no money.
Anything else you want to take from me God? Month ain't over yet, you can burn my place down, still time. |
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| No more Facebook |
[Jun. 28th, 2009|10:13 am] |
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Deleted the whole account. Never used it except to store photos, and I can do that elsewhere. All those damned application notifications were making me allergic to spam. |
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| Tammy |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|09:35 pm] |
Long time ago I was going to write 100 stories about 100 people I knew. I've written a few here and there, but I decided to take out 20% of that project just writing about the women I've dated.
Tammy started the relationship with a lie. She was my first, I was young, dumb and in heat. A haunted house was our first meeting, we were scaring people and she showed her affection by shoving my head in a bucket, or randomly kidney punching me from behind. True love. I asked her out, she said yes and my very first date was set up.
Well, group date. I picked her up and drove her to where my friends were waiting. Iaan the practical one, Tim and Chris the party animals, Kelly the tease, and Kerry the player. We decided to spend the night randomly partying all over the place. For a guy that doesn't drink or do drugs, that involves lots of stupid stunts. Car surfing. Faking random people with my plethora of fake accents. And teaching my new girlfriend how to drive. Braking was the hardest, she had Tim and Kerry screaming in terror as we drove around an empty parking lot. They literally kissed the ground the minute she slowed down long enough for people to bail. They thought this was scary, she thought it was hilarious. So hilarious she threatened to pee her pants. So she did. In my father's minivan. I was so dead, until Tim came up with the brilliant idea to pour a cup of cherry syrup onto the stain. Instead of a pee stain, we got away with a spilled cherry coke. My father liked that story better. The night was over and my friends left me and my new girlfriend alone in the van.
I mentioned a lie didn't I? Driving back to my girlfriends house with some heavy snuggling planned first I didn't watch my speed. And sure enough I was doing 70 in a 55. And the laser show behind me started. Pulled over for what was going to be my first ticket. Cop walked up with his notepad and his flashlight. Looked at me and looked at her. Looked back at me, then shined his light right at Tammy.
"How old are you?"
"13"
I looked at her with absolute shock.
"You said you were 17!"
Looked back at the officer.
"She said she was 17!"
The cop shined his light in my face and I was banging my head on the steering wheel repeating the last statement. He smirked at he turned towards his car.
"I see you two have something to discuss."
I dropped Tammy off at her house fifteen minutes after curfew and drove away.
Never saw her again. |
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| Where angels fear to tread |
[Jun. 24th, 2009|10:57 am] |
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Today I go and see Transformers 2. Reviews are savaging it, calling it a 2 hour video game, all CGI no plot. Just like most summer action movies. I will go knowing this, I will endure it for you. In case something happens and the movie is much worse than predicted, AVENGE ME BROTHERS! AVENGE ME! |
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| Hate crime? |
[Jun. 22nd, 2009|09:02 pm] |
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Perez Hilton, that loathesome excuse for a human being, got punched in the face today by the Blacked Eye Peas manager. Apparently he called Wil.i.am a faggot, and his friend punching Perez in the face. The manager was arrested, but considered Perez used a word he himself has called a 'hate word' should he be charged with a hate crime? |
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| CON! via paypal |
[Jun. 21st, 2009|08:01 pm] |
So have all version of CON! available with paypal, $12 each for US, I'll do international case by case. Four different types:
CON! is a stereotypical convention, all the normal sorts.
CON2!- The Wraith of CON! is a con going straight to hell. Guests are miserable, police are there, nobody's happy.
CON3!- Pre CONpi! is your eternal local con. Everybody you know, and the guests are typically local.
CON4!- CON! Artiste is the huge freakin' convention with all the famous guests and the freaks coming out of the wood work.
Every deck is different, games you can mix together to make one big convention.
Paypal email is
mallificarum_AT_hotmail.com if you're interested. Just tell me which ones you want. |
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| What the tax rate in Iowa? |
[Jun. 21st, 2009|06:19 pm] |
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Doing my checkbook, sent two identical envelopes to Ontario and Iowa. It was $2 more for Iowa. Post Office triple checked the math, but their computer says it's still cheaper to send stuff to Canadaland than the the heartland. |
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| Can't win at losing |
[Jun. 20th, 2009|11:26 pm] |
I finally tracked down the super rare Strongholds and Hideouts for the Star Wars WEG d6 system. Wasn't cheap, but it was worth it. Got it today after bidding only two days ago, and the post office scragged it. Rolled it up like a newspaper and shoved it into my mailbox. Didn't fit so he bent it at an angle to make it fit.
THIS WEEK FUCKING SUCKS. |
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| All it takes to reduce the sanest man to madness is one bad day |
[Jun. 19th, 2009|07:08 pm] |
Woke up this morning with a bug bite on my right eyelid and my eye swollen shut.
Two weeks after the accident insurance calls up and says car is totalled, they'll have my new claims agent (the fourth one so far) handle it from here.
Two dozen calls to my new claims agent go unanswered. Turns out he was off for Juneteenth.
Attempts to get anybody in claims are unsuccessful. Turns out, they are all off for Juneteenth.
Called my doctor to get my eye looked at. They were closed at 3pm.
Attempted to make an appointment for tomorrow. They were booked up.
Insurance called up saying they are moving my pay dates up because they saw how much financial trouble I was getting into, so they wanted to be sure to get paid first.
Mas ficten wunderbar |
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| Rjagnjar |
[Jun. 18th, 2009|10:09 pm] |
I don't have a lot of character drawn up, but a very talented man decided my dwarven bard over at RPGMP3.com was worth illustration. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you
RJAGNJAR HJELLSTJURM!!!
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| 1376-1400 |
[Jun. 17th, 2009|07:05 pm] |
1376. Motorcycle tires will cause aggravated wounds on a case by case basis.
1377. No feat affects hang time.
1378. We will limit the total amount of conversation on the topic of "Hot Gnome on Gnome action."
1379. I will not threaten to glue the old rules for gnomes over the new rules for Elves Mk II.
1380. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot disarm someone in melee with a longbow.
1381. I will just not dump the vampire in the Umbra and call it a day.
1382. Growing a goatee will not give me a bonus for sneaking into the villain's lair.
1383. Portable Plothole is not a real magic item.
1384. I will not start a Ponzi scheme involving the entire party.
1385. Even if I couldn't attend the session when everything went to hell, it's still my fault.
1386. The Stanley Cup does not have the same power as the Holy Grail, even on Canadians.
1387. The MMORPG convert doesn't actually have to role play in his first game.
1388. Characters wanting to join the party do not have to undergo the Flash Gordon tree monster ceremony.
1389. I cannot have a palanquin in my starting gear.
1390. Having a reputation for having a reputation does not grant me more reputation.
1391. I will quit hogging the legend chips.
1392. No digging out all the bullets in my character and reusing them.
1393. No using the grapple rules to change the course of history.
1394. I will not take on the entire dungeon using only one body part to attack.
1395. Eldar really hate it when you greet them with "Live long and prosper"
1396. No matter his condition, we aren’t selling the villain’s corpse as modern art.
1397. Count on a back up villain if we ace the first one in two rounds without damage.
1398. I will not give my preteen kids my work number, especially if I’m on a Black Ops.
1399. The Monkey Grip feat doesn’t have anything to do with gripping monkeys.
1400. Winona Ryder’s bare breasts are not an acceptable weakness for my super hero. |
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| Dark Heresy Custom Threat |
[Jun. 14th, 2009|09:21 pm] |
Long time ago I wrote a codex for 40k, the Halo World codex. In the 40k universe they represented Humans that had left the galaxy in the Dark Age of Technology, living in a collection of stars just outside the galaxy. Due to their isolation from the Imperium they had to take steps to protect themselves from the dangers of Chaos. This led to the pogrom, where the Halo Worlders used their technology to remove the psychic gene from their numbers. This was done by forced sterilizations and genetic modifications.
Their technology went far beyond the Imperium's, they never fell into the superstition towards machines the Adeptus Mechanicus became known for. To avoid the perils of the warp they developed an advanced FTL travel that avoided entering the warp at all. The FTL was as fast, but could not jump long distances like traditional warp travel. Rapid response to nearby systems was impressive, but it would take decades to cross the galaxy instead of months.
In their separation the Halo Worlds terraformed the few worlds they could find, pushing away from the galaxy in most cases. They kept a few worlds near the Imperium, though Adrantis V was actually in the range of the Astronomicon. When the Imperials made first contact with the Halo Worlds at Adrantis, they blindly attacked. The planet was isolated and blockaded but still managed to brutally repulse all Imperial attacks. Finally the Imperium redirected a comet into the world and destroyed it utterly.
The Halo Worlders are mysterious antagonists in the Dark Heresy game. Their basic troops are heavily armed with ranged weapons, but due to their heavily reliance on technology their melee skills have largely been neglected. (This was written years before the Tau codex). In the game the Imperium forces thinks they are incarnations of daemons of pride. The psi-neutral troops are hard to detect by Astropaths. Their teleportation technology lets them strike and disappear at will. Their armor and shields are entirely reflective, giving them the description of 'mirror men'. While generally benevolent to other humans, they are especially hostile to factions that rely heavily on genetic or cybernetic modification. In particular they are extremely hostile to the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Space Marines.
The Halo World adventures are presented as a mystery for the acolytes to solve. Their agents appear as attractive humans with no cybernetic modifications of any type. They are considered unbound, but do not take the fellowship penalties. Their primary weapons have the disintegrate trait, which leaves no bodies for acolytes to find. Victims of Halo World attacks are never found, either vaporized by their weapons or teleported away by their rapid attack ships.
Halos represent the opposite of everything the Imperium stands for. They reject the divinity of the Emperor, the religious aspects of the Adeptus Mechanicus, and they engage heavily in genetic manipulation that is completely anathema to the people of the Imperium. While they will defend helpless humans from alien invasion, their total hatred of the Imperium government keeps them from being reliable allies and very deadly enemies. |
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