Friday, May 6, 2011

Ok...

...I really need to remember that I have a blog.

And maybe, oh...I dunno...WRITE IN IT ONCE IN A WHILE.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Scott Walker is a Douchebag

It had to be said. So....I said it.


I did not vote for this guy. And honestly, I cannot understand why anyone did. How could anyone not see any of this coming?  Ok, maybe no one ever thought he would be using the National Guard to enforce his "authori-tay" (said in "Cartman" voice for best effect), but that is probably because for the most part we are all sane, rational people. People who would not just assume that an elected official would stoop to military action just to make sure he gets his way. I'm guessing back in the day this man took his ball and went home a LOT.

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/dictatorship-wisconsin
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=32245
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/editorial/article_c8dc2189-1d6c-510b-9244-76d79987a088.html

This is actually gonna get me out of bed Tuesday morning *lol*. That is right, I shall actually be up before the crack of noon to go to Madison with my sister to go protest this shit. She's coming to get me at 10-freaking-AM, possibly sooner. This will be interesting. Hopefully we do not get arrested. Or tear gassed. Hopefully I can stay awake. It's definitely gonna be a Red Bull kinda day, considering I also gotta work tomorrow night. But, it will be worth it.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Soul Geekadelicide - Fallout New Vegas

Ok, so I started this blog a little to late to adequately express my multiple nerdgasms for games like Dragon Age:Origins and Fallout 3 in a timely manner. Quite a shame really, maybe I will do it some other time when I pull the games out for a replay.

There is a game coming out this Fall however, that I *will* be able to squee all over, and ho-boy will I ever. That game is Fallout New Vegas! It's not a sequel per se (hence the lack of a "4") but rather a whole new adventure in a different part of the country. The First Fallout turned you loose in Southern California, while Fallout 2 let you explore a larger area covering California and parts of Oregon. Fallout 3, as most everyone who pays any attention to gaming knows, is set in Washington D.C. and it's surrounding area. When you take into account the expansion packs released for it, Fallout 3 is freaking HUGE.

It's a game that promises the best of 2 worlds: it uses Fallout 3's pretty spiffy game mechanics (V.A.T.S!) and it's being developed by Obsidian, which has a lot of people who worked on the original Fallout games. That is a combination that I for one can NOT wait to see. As you can probably tell from the title, in this game you're going to get to explore a post apocalyptic Las Vegas, as well as the surrounding area. They're not letting too much info out yet, but there have been some game pics released. All images in this post are of course ©2010 Bethesda Softworks...


Someone (the PC?) Taking out a new robot bad guy...
Looks like a headquarters or outpost of some sort...

Good to see sniping is still a part of the game...

 It would seem Mr. Super McMutant really likes his privacy...

 And I have no idea what this is, but it just looks badass...


More pics and game info can be found here

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Blast From The Past #2

Here's another oldie but goodie.

I thought about just filling out a new one, but the answers would all be pretty much the same. I wonder if that's a good thing?

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July 12, 2007 - Thursday


Current mood: drained
01. How old were you when you came "out"? 29/30

02. How old were you when you had your 1st BF/GF? 29

03. Do you consider yourself Butch, Femme, or Androgynous? I'm at the Butchier end of Androgynous, and I like it there.


04. Do you have short, medium, or long hair? It's getting pretty damn long. And it is driving me insane *lol*
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05. Do you wear make-up? Ummm...no. We butchy-andro types don't touch that crap!


06. Do you wear men's or women's clothes? I wear mostly dude clothes, they're more comfy and since I'm kinda built like a linebacker, they fit a lot better.


07. Do you wear cologne, or perfume? Cologne.


08. Do you carry a wallet, or a purse, etc.? A wallet. With a chain. SHUT IT...I need the chain, or else I'll lose my wallet. Again. *sigh*

09. Do you own any clothing that is pink? No.


10. Do you carry a pocket knife? No, tho I do work with knives. Big sharp ones.

11. Do you know how to cook? Ummm...I do it for a living.

12. Do you like flowers? They''re ok, I guess.

13. Do you enjoy shopping? When I have the money, and I have an idea of what I want, YEAH.

14. Do you wear a bathing suit, or a t-shirt & swimming trunks? T-shirt/trunks

15. Do you enjoy watching romantic love stories? Errr....does Clerks 2 count? How about Kill Bill?

16. Has anyone ever mistaken you for being a man? Ironically enough, since I came out it has not happened. Back before I came out I got called "sir" a LOT. 'Tis weird.


17. Are/Were you a Drag queen/king? Nope


18. If so, what is/was your name? N/A


19. Have you ever considered having a sex change & becoming a woman/man? No, tho when I was really little I wished I was a boy. I also sometimes wished I was a robot...or a cat...so take that as you will.

20. Are you into sports? Not really

21. Which do you prefer? If I *had* to play some kind of sport...I used to like basketball...football was ok....and I used to be an AWESOME volleyball server. Just serving tho, I sucked at playing the rest of the game *lol* Also, I do know from experience that golf is more fun when there is a goalie.


22. Do you hunt or fish? Nah...I don't have the attention span for it.


23. Who's Your favorite well-known gay man/woman? Hmmm...don't really have one at the moment. I guess the closest one I could think of would be Margaret Cho.

24. Who's your favorite well-known gay/lesbian singer? I liked Melissa Etheridge back when she was Loud. George Michael is pretty swell too.


25. What's your favorite gay movie(s)? Hmmm..."Better than Chocolate", "D.E.B.S.", "Tomb Raider", and last but not least, "Showgirls" (the greatest comedy ever made!)

26. Do you ever wear a hat? If so, how do you wear it? Oh gawd..I seldom ever go topless! And it's usually worn backwards

27. Are most of your friends Male or Female? Both

28. Would you consider yourself a 'Giver' or 'Taker'? Depends on what you're talking about :P

29. Do you own any high heels? No fucking way...I'd injure myself!

30. How about a dress or skirt? I'd rather stab myself in the eyeball with a used plastic spork.

31. What about a Tux? Never really thought about it...maybe if I did not look too weird. I don't really "do" formal, tho.

32. Do you own anything with the Rainbow on it? I have a keychain thing one of my online friends gave me a while back, other than that I don't think so anymore.

33. How often do you go the gay clubs? Haven't gone to any since I moved back to Wisconsin.


34. Ever hit on a stranger not knowing her sexuality? Nah. Hell...I seldom hit on people even if I DO know their sexuality. I'm gonna die a born-again virgin, I just know it :(


35. Ever wore anything to make your chest bumpy, so you could look like a female? Oy...my chest is bumpy enough without help :P


36. Do you have your tongue pierced? nah...not enough of it to really make it worth while. I'm not a very well hung lesbian *le sigh*


37. Does your family know that you're gay/Bi? yeah, well...the parts of my family that are still on speaking terms know...and they really could care less. My family has been thru so much shite thru the years that something as relatively blasé as my sexuality is not that big of a deal *lol*

38. So who is your main celebrity crush right now? Oy...you mean like TV celebrity? Umm..I don't watch TV. That chica from the Transformers movie was kinda cute tho *hmmm*. Also Janet Jackson (of course) and Shakira.


39. Who's your favorite character off of The L Word? Oh gawd...I've only seen a few first season episodes, so I really could not tell ya.


40. Do you have a deep, medium, or high voice? Depending on how tired I am, it varies from medium to deep.


41. Do you have any gay pride tattoo's? Nope...no tattoos at all yet.


42. Ever been to a Gay Pride Parade? yep...went to the St Louis one the summer before I moved back home, it was pretty awesome.


43. Do you think homosexuals will ever be able to legally marry? I'm sure we'll have something eventually.It probably won't be called "marriage", but it'll have most all the same rights attached to it, which would be fine by me, since I'm not a Christian anyways.


44. Do you believe you were born a gay/bisexual, or was it your choice?
When I look back...it's pretty obvious I was born this way. The only "choice" I made was to pull my head out of my ass and stop lying to myself.

45. Do you plan on giving birth to your own children, or adopting, etc.? I have no clue. I smashed my biological clock against the wall one morning when I wanted to sleep in.

Blast From The Past

I used to do the blog thing when I was on MySpace all the time (oh, the horror). Here's one I saw that still rings true with me today...

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August 21, 2007 - Tuesday


Current mood: annoyed
Ok, maybe I'm just stressed out from work, maybe it's cuz it's been all rainy and blah that last couple weeks, maybe I'm just PMSing *heh*...but there have been some things out there (both on the net and in the "real" world) that have just been rubbing me the wrong way lately.

Here is my list, in no particular order...

Illannoy drivers. Do I really need to explain this? I work in the Dells, a major FIB gathering place, and in the last week I have been cut off twice by some FIB arse who needs to get to McDonalds NOW. The thing that really gets me is the McNasty's they're trying to get to has got at least 3 different ways to enter...if they miss that ever cherished first driveway, there are 2 other ways they can get there to fill up on Big Mac's and shorten their lifespan. McDonald's isn't even that good...I had a chicken sandwich from them a few months back, and it felt like I swallowed a rock for a few hours afterward. Seriously people...if you *need* fast food, do yourself a favor and go to Culvers, their food actually has flavor!

PEOPLE WHO POST ON INTERNET FORUMS AND FEEL THE NEED TO USE ALL CAPS. I mean really...why? I can understand doing it once in a while, like if you wanna make a major announcement along the lines of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" or "CONGRATULATIONS" or something, or if it was something you only did periodically...but every damn thread??? "I PETTED MY CAT TODAY" or "I LIKE POTATO SALAD" really do not need the "hear ye, hear ye, now hear this!" treatment. Last time I checked, in netland text in all caps was considered the same as shouting, and it is really rather rude when done just for the hell of it. Your usage of caps will not make people more inclined to read your posts...if anything, it'll make folks pass 'em by (like I usually do)

People who call my cellphone, but don't leave a message. It's not that big of a deal if you're on my contact list, but if you're not...and you call me...and you don't leave a message...I will not call back. As far as I'm concerned you dialed a wrong number (since a lot of the times when I have called some of those numbers back is HAS been a wrong number)

People who open the polybaged magazines at the bookstore. STOP IT!!! When I buy my copy of PC Gamer or Wizard I want to get all the stuff that comes with it. If you want the demo disc that bad, buy your own copy of the fucking magazine, don't steal the disc out of mine ya cheap bastards

People who use their cellphone whilst driving...to send text messages. Just talking on your cellphone not endangering people quite enough? Well then, better start doing something that will COMPLETELY take your concentration away from the road Maybe if you're really lucky you'll hit somebody and if the fates are truly with you you'll send someone to the hospital or end up there yourself. Score! (I do have to say tho, the one plus side I see to this is the majority of people that I see doing that kind of shit drive SUV's...that herd could use a cullin'.)

Waitstaff who constantly forget to ring in orders. "Oh, I meant to order a well done NY strip about 15 minutes ago, and they're in a hurry, could I get it on the fly please?" or "Oh, this is supposed to be the appetizer for the order I rang in 10 minutes ago, can I get it first?" <-said as the order is going up in the window. And people wonder why cooks drink. A lot. Ahhhh...I feel better now

Oooooookay.....

Well, guess who completely forgot they had a blog?

Ugh...

Thursday, October 22, 2009

*Ta Da!*

For my first post, I was trying to think of something smart and witty. Something that would stand out and get noticed. Something that would make people say "Did you read Nik's blog today??"


In lieu of all that, here is a LOLcat pic that made me, well, LOL ...



Ok ok...I suppose the feminist part of me should be offended by the caption. But come on...it's not everyday that you find a LOLpic out there where the caption matches up with the pic so well. I mean, there is no question that Mr. Whiskers' pimp hand is strong indeed.