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[Nov. 23rd, 2006|10:07 pm] |
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 | You scored as Miyamoto Musashi. You're considered a sword saint, whatever the fuck that is. You don't give two hoots what weapon or tact people come at you with, as your solution is a steady grip on a sharp blade and it tends to work.
You're never going to be defeated in battle, but you are going to die of Cancer.
Miyamoto Musashi | | 83% | Friedrich Nietzsche | | 83% | Adolf Hitler | | 75% | Dante Alighieri | | 67% | C.G. Jung | | 58% | Stephen Hawking | | 50% | O.J. Simpson | | 42% | Sigmund Freud | | 33% | Charles Manson | | 33% | Jesus Christ | | 33% | Mother Teresa | | 33% | Steven Morrissey | | 8% | Elvis Presley | | 8% | Hugh Hefner | | 0% | </td>
What Pseudo Historical Figure Best Suits You?
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[Oct. 8th, 2006|07:21 pm] |
Jomsviking
You scored 80% Berserker, 91% War Chief |
| "Congrats!" Perhaps the Greatest Warriors that ever lived you are one of the Jomsvikings. the saga tells of an island city Jomsborg, a harbor guarded by a Giant Iron gate, which can dock 300 dragon ships, and a fortress home to the Mightiest warriors that ever lived. Every Jomsviking is a hero in his own right, in Jomsborg you devot yourself to war. So strick is your code that no women are aloud in the city to distract you during your training. no single man can best you in combat and you are feared even more so then the terrible berserkers. you are the stuff of Viking legend your name would have gone down in the Viking Sagas and stories of your deeds would have been told throughout the generations. |
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My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Feast of Eagles |
[Aug. 5th, 2006|09:59 pm] |
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Went to an event today. Honestly, it was a lot of fun, in terms of fighting, but I did pretty much nothing else. I got to fight new people, and I died well and gloriously, I think. I'm out of practice, and overthought way too much, so washed right out of the tourney. The melees and pickups after were fun, though. I got to kill some knights, which never sucks, and watched some really good fights.
I am now very very sore, however. |
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[Aug. 3rd, 2006|05:24 pm] |
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Back from the wilds of Meade, Kansas... And it seems I may be going back next week. However, due to what I will refer to as a "lack of organization", I do not know yet if I am. Either way, since I suspect I'm going back as SOME point, I'm going to do my best to acquire the necessary equipment to use the Lakeway's DSL. I can deal with the "nothing to do" in the small town. I mean, I'm used to making my own entertainment anyway. This "no net" thing kind of really sucks, though... |
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[Jul. 31st, 2006|09:45 pm] |
Alas, no, not the beverage. Considering my general attitude toward alcohol, it does say something about my last experience there, that I would prefer to face the honey...
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This was, amusingly enough, where I stayed the last time. I was not impressed. The proprietor seemed nice enough, when we walked in, but to say that the services provided by his bed and breakfast did not meet our needs is to be polite. Granted, it is a bed and breakfast, not a hotel, and certainly not set up for more residential living. I have not done a lot of traveling, compared to many of the guys I've worked with, but I've done my share, and it is hard to live out of a hotel room with no mini-fridge (or other provision for, well, provisions). This is especially of concern in a town of 3000, with two restaurants (counting the one in the hotel... more later), three convenience stores, and a Pizza Hut.
Being a small town, there are no liquor stores, nor bars. The Lakeway has the only liquor license in town. I do not care about this sort of thing, of course, but the two younger guys that came with me did. The owner assured us that he would be happy to open the restaurant and bar for us... but, somehow, never did. Thus, I wound up going across the street to the grocery store to obtain victuals. The fact that the temperature every day we were there was in the three digits did not help, nor did housekeeping's tendency to turn down the A/C unit in the room while we were out. Coming back to a 90-degree room was not exactly pleasant. Each day I was there.
In addition, the Lakeway has a mascot. An eight-month-old Akita named Kuma. "Just a big puppy", we were assured. A 100+ lb "puppy" bred to hunt bear, sure. I was fine with the animal, as I like big dogs, but he gave the two kids with me the willies. Despite being told by the kids that they weren't exactly comfortable with the dog, it seems Kuma has the run of the hallways during the night. Or so I was informed by the non-asthmatic guy that came with us, when he discovered that he could not leave the hotel room to smoke after dark. Again, I don't smoke, but if the kid was willing to follow the rules by not smoking in the room, I really don't think it's too much to ask for him to be allowed to, you know, leave the room to do it.
I don't know. I find it telling, myself, that the electrician in town we were working with, when describing the owner, complained of his moving in from California, having bought the Lakeway over the Internet, and sitting in on the city council meetings with requests that the city sue one party or another. "And then there's the gay thing..." Personally, most of the conservative guys I know (and construction workers are, as I know all too well, a fairly conservative lot) would consider that the first thing to complain about, under most circumstances.
The decor was nice, in a style perhaps best descibed as "quaint", but it was by no means a luxury hotel. I could not make use of the DSL, and had no interest in the hot tub, but I suppose it would make a nice little trip for someone who wanted to "get away" from the urbz. I, however, cannot recommend it, and will, alas, almost certainly be there again this week... |
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| Conestoga |
[Jul. 31st, 2006|09:29 pm] |
Was fun. Quiet, relaxing, but really, a whole lot of not much exciting. If I drank, I'd enjoy convention party-going a lot more, I suppose, and a fan-based con like Conestoga (wherein the parties are the principle entertainment) would, no doubt, have been a lot more interesting. I can't complain, though, really, as it was, after all, a gift... All told, I believe we spent about $80 in the dealer's room (getting several books from the Fairy Godfather and the Best Ninja/Pirate T-Shirt Ever), and about $20 in gas.
Ah, well. I did get to speak with a few people I'd not had a chance for about a decade, and got to at least see some of the extended fenily. Hung out in the filk room for a while; sad dearth of fikers until after 1am or so, when the parties started to wind down(ish), and heard a couple of nifty songs. Cat, no doubt, wants me to find "Iron Seamstress" for her now. I sang a couple times, neither exactly "well", but couldn't quite get the gumption up to jump in the face of the Instrumentalistes. Mom will want me to sing more at the housefilk, and I'll try. Pity that my instruments of choice don't lend themselves well to filking, really... Drums = good in support role, but not exactly a melodic instrument. And I absolutely refuse to be one of those midiguys who brings a keyboard to a filksing. Bleh. |
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[Jul. 16th, 2006|03:05 am] |
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 | You scored as Captain Jack Sparrow. You are definitely quirky and often mistaken for mad but if anyone is truly paying attention they can see there is method to your madness. You try really hard to be bad but in the end you tend to do the right thing.
Captain Jack Sparrow | | 92% | Dread Pirate Roberts | | 92% | Mary Read | | 67% | Captain Barbosa | | 67% | Black Beard | | 67% | Sinbad | | 58% | Captain James T. Hook | | 50% | Long John Silvers | | 42% | Morgan Adams | | 17% | Will Turner | | 8% | </td>
What kind of Pirate are you?
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| Hai-larious! |
[Apr. 19th, 2006|04:38 pm] |
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Guild Master
You are 93% a real Gamer! |
| Ok. You know basically all the jokes, lines, superstitions, strategies, tricks, even alignments, and the rest. Polish your broadsword, patch your cloak, and ready your iron rations. Life is an adventure and you are the one ready to embark on your noble quests! Give me a message, since I would love to talk to you. Put your score in the subject line! |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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[Jan. 6th, 2006|05:21 pm] |
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1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
"Ares, still rallying Trojans behind his defensive shield, looks up when the other god arrives." - Illium, Dan Simmons
Not too bad, as far as out-of-context is concerned... |
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[Jan. 6th, 2006|05:16 pm] |
Naturally Smart
You're a naturally smart person. Your intelligence comes to you naturally, rather than from instruction - and you are better with applied or more real-world things... which comes in handy, here in the real world.
0% applied intelligence
40% natural intelligence
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[Jan. 4th, 2006|05:37 pm] |
Well. Somehow, I have something worth writing about.
I quit my job.
Under other circumstances, this might be a bad thing. However, I had another one set up before doing so. A better one. Much better. I start out doing pretty much the same work, at the same pay. But this company actually gives benefits. After 60 days, I'll have five sick days - and if I don't use them by the first of the year (next year, obviously), they pay me for them anyway. And then there's the personal days. Two of them. This is a new concept for me... I've never worked anywhere that gave out "personal days". And, after a year, I get two weeks vacation. And then, there's the possibility of raises... fifteen months at Advance, not one penny more than what I started at, and no review or reasons given.
This is, of course, completely aside from not having to work for an unrealistic psychotic. Not that I have anything against psychotics, in general, but the last job he sent me on was at least three weeks worth of work for two guys. He sent me by myself, and started yelling at me when it wasn't done in a week.
So I found something better.
Today went fairly well, as far as it goes. Hopes up for the future. Basic work, but got the prints for the job, and indications are that I will not be there by myself. The fact that at least five people I have worked with in the past are employed by this company bodes well for me, since most of them are people I got along with.
We'll see how things go tomorrow when I'm working with all-new people... |
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[Dec. 14th, 2005|06:53 pm] |
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DRAGON
You are the dragon. A dragon,
in western lore, is a giant lizard with wings.
It usually has the capability to breathe fire.
The dragon symbolizes immense power, physical
strength, and courage. The dragon has also been
a symbol of wisdom and of protection. Dragons
may also appear to be greedy as many a tale
depict them as keepers of vast hordes of
treasure.
Which mythical creature resides in your soul? (11 Results + Pictures)
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[Nov. 18th, 2005|10:51 pm] |
 | You scored as Serenity (from Firefly). You like to live your own way and do not enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you that you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you.
Serenity (from Firefly) | | 88% | SG-1 (from Stargate) | | 81% | Bebop (from Cowboy Bebop) | | 75% | Nebuchadnezzar (from The Matrix) | | 69% | Moya (from Farscape) | | 56% | Millennium Falcon (from Star Wars) | | 56% | Galactica (from Battlestar: Galactica) | | 50% | Enterprise D (from Star Trek) | | 25% | </td>
Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? (pics)
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[Nov. 14th, 2005|08:38 pm] |
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Your Political Profile
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Overall: 20% Conservative, 80% Liberal
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Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
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Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
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Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
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Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
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Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
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[Nov. 6th, 2005|10:48 am] |
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So, despite certain misgivings, I went to the Crown Tourney yesterday. It turned out to have been a good thing I was there, at least in the morning: the barony seemed really short-handed, so I helped haul stuff and set up the baronial pavilion. Crown tourney itself was interesting for me, since Wulfric was fighting for Catlin. Unfortunately, the barony's Knight Marshall (who showed up too late to set up the list field...) found me sometime during the second round, I think, and told me to return the loaner gear I've been using.
Now, he's completely in the right on this. I have been fighting for something like two years now and have not gotten my own helm yet. No one had ever really said anything to me on the matter, but I think I ought to have known better. And I've been really erratic about showing up at fighter practice lately - mostly because I haven't really felt up to it emotionally. But it kind of hurts that what he told me was: give it back. Not: we need it back, so get your own so you can give it back.
The sheer, simple fact of the matter is I cannot afford to buy a helm right now. I *might* be able to scrounge the money together for one over about six months. But I can't make one, I can't fake one, and I can't do without. So that pretty much means I can't fight. This is suprisingly painful; I'd really enjoyed it, despite my recent issues, and I like to think I was somewhat good at it. I have received few awards in the Society, due mostly to my utter and complete lack of concern for them, but I was actually kind of proud when I got my Vojak.
Oh. Well. |
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[Oct. 25th, 2005|11:49 pm] |
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Take the quiz: "Which Random Irish Gaelic Phrase Are You? "
Pog mo thoin
Pog mo thoin - 'Kiss my ass.'You're one tough bastard, and if anyone doesn't like it, they can kiss your ass. You enjoy fighting and causing grievous bodily harm. Hey! What are you lookin' at, punk? |
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| MONKEEEEY!!! |
[Oct. 20th, 2005|09:49 pm] |
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 Monkeys are intelligent and agile, well-adapted for jungle life as they swing happily from tree to tree. As a monkey, you are a social animal who eats a wide range of food, is quick to learn new things and loves to climb. A monkey's tiny primate features are irresistable, as is his gregarious personality! You were almost a: Duck or a KittenYou are least like a: Groundhog or a TurtleDiscover What Cute Animal You Are! |
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