Dreams are funny things.
No, I'm not talking about people's fond wishes for the future. I'm talking about those weird things that happen in your head when you go to sleep. I really like my dreams, personally - a lot of times they give me inspiration for stuff in life. But sometimes' they're just creepy...
Like take last night, for example. I dreamed that I was driving through some random neighborhood. I parked my car and started walking across people's lawns (don't ask me why. It's a dream. I think I was looking for someone, though.) Then for some reason I got spooked and turned to go back, except I hadn't been paying close enough attention to where I was headed, so I'd forgotten where I'd left my car. I found it after a little bit and started driving away, but it got stuck in the mud. So I got out to push...
And then I saw it. A dead cat.
No, not a dead cat.
A cat that had been murdered.
Seriously, there was some evil blond chick running around and killing cats. Apparently I was afraid that she was going to kill me too, so I picked my car up (apparently my subconscious thinks quite highly of my physical prowess) and swam to the other side of the river with it. Where'd the river come from? Your guess is as good as mine...
So, yeah. I don't know why I wanted to share that with you. But I did. And you better have liked it. Or else.
Crazy dream stories are always fun, so here's y'alls chance to use that comment box down there...
James
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Bored now...
So, people must be bored today.
Why do I say that, you ask? Well, first of all, it's raining. No one can go outside to frolic in any lovely meadows while birds fly in choreographed patterns. What's that? People never go outside anymore regardless of if it's raining or not? Oh. I knew that.
My point is that I'm bored. Being the very interesting person that I am (just go with it, ok?) if even I am bored, then the rest of you must be having very poor days indeed.
So, I'm going to visit Auburn tomorrow "morning". Morning is in quotes because we're leaving at 4:30. AM. So, I know that it's technically morning, but whoever came up for the technical definitions of times of day was mentally handicapped and high. But, yeah. I'm not sure what to expect, although Nathan has promised that he is going to torture me and then murder me if I don't enjoy it...
Then this Saturday we're leaving for a missions trip to North Carolina. We're going to be helping out around Cherokee, ministering to old folks and kids and painting and whatnot. It should be fun. Missions trips usually are. The only thing is, I haven't even started getting packed. I don't have a clue if I've got enough clothes... I should probably get on that, shouldn't I?
Bah. If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute.
So, yeah. That's all I've really got going on right now... oh, except I haven't talked about Mia (which, to clear up all debate, is pronounced like Maia) in, like, forever!
...
Alright, there's still nothing I can actually say about her except that she is now a different person than who she used to be. But that's the beauty of pseudonyms - they can refer to whoever the heck I want them to! Genius, right?
So, yeah. Talk to you kids later...
James
Why do I say that, you ask? Well, first of all, it's raining. No one can go outside to frolic in any lovely meadows while birds fly in choreographed patterns. What's that? People never go outside anymore regardless of if it's raining or not? Oh. I knew that.
My point is that I'm bored. Being the very interesting person that I am (just go with it, ok?) if even I am bored, then the rest of you must be having very poor days indeed.
So, I'm going to visit Auburn tomorrow "morning". Morning is in quotes because we're leaving at 4:30. AM. So, I know that it's technically morning, but whoever came up for the technical definitions of times of day was mentally handicapped and high. But, yeah. I'm not sure what to expect, although Nathan has promised that he is going to torture me and then murder me if I don't enjoy it...
Then this Saturday we're leaving for a missions trip to North Carolina. We're going to be helping out around Cherokee, ministering to old folks and kids and painting and whatnot. It should be fun. Missions trips usually are. The only thing is, I haven't even started getting packed. I don't have a clue if I've got enough clothes... I should probably get on that, shouldn't I?
Bah. If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute.
So, yeah. That's all I've really got going on right now... oh, except I haven't talked about Mia (which, to clear up all debate, is pronounced like Maia) in, like, forever!
...
Alright, there's still nothing I can actually say about her except that she is now a different person than who she used to be. But that's the beauty of pseudonyms - they can refer to whoever the heck I want them to! Genius, right?
So, yeah. Talk to you kids later...
James
Sunday, June 26, 2011
The Adventures of James (part 1)
A far time ago, in a galaxy long, long away, there lived a very awesome boy named James.
Now, James was sad because he had a computer that he had to share with 5 other people. This was very difficult, as all of those five people wanted to use the computer as much as possible. Since James was homeschooled, it was the only way for him to keep in touch with his friends, most of whom are very slow at texting. It was for that reason that James was very sad.
But one day, after a lot of hard work and saved money, James bought a laptop! That made James very happy.
However, nefarious forces were watching James, looking for ways to make him angry in order to turn him into the Harbinger of Destruction he had once been before loosing his memory. The Forces of Darkness sent an evil little imp to go and destroy James' new laptop, hoping to turn him back into the monster he had once been. The evil little imp stole the motherboard out of James' computer and replaced it with a block of swiss cheese without James noticing it.
This made James very sad.
However, the magical creatures of light looked down and saw that James was very sad and angry. In order to prevent another Apocalypse, they quickly talked to the neutral beings who own all the stores in the world and got James another laptop that worked. Even now the nefarious evil beings may be plotting to send another imp, but they will never prevail, for the Good Beings have stationed a Unicorn in James' house to defend against evil, nefarious imps.
The End
Now, James was sad because he had a computer that he had to share with 5 other people. This was very difficult, as all of those five people wanted to use the computer as much as possible. Since James was homeschooled, it was the only way for him to keep in touch with his friends, most of whom are very slow at texting. It was for that reason that James was very sad.
But one day, after a lot of hard work and saved money, James bought a laptop! That made James very happy.
However, nefarious forces were watching James, looking for ways to make him angry in order to turn him into the Harbinger of Destruction he had once been before loosing his memory. The Forces of Darkness sent an evil little imp to go and destroy James' new laptop, hoping to turn him back into the monster he had once been. The evil little imp stole the motherboard out of James' computer and replaced it with a block of swiss cheese without James noticing it.
This made James very sad.
However, the magical creatures of light looked down and saw that James was very sad and angry. In order to prevent another Apocalypse, they quickly talked to the neutral beings who own all the stores in the world and got James another laptop that worked. Even now the nefarious evil beings may be plotting to send another imp, but they will never prevail, for the Good Beings have stationed a Unicorn in James' house to defend against evil, nefarious imps.
The End
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Stuff.
I have to say, there's not much I love more than rain.
I mean, I seriously don't understand how other people think that rainy days are "dreary" or "depressing". Sure, the sun isn't shining, but that also means that it doesn't get super hot and there's no annoying light flashing in your eyes all the time. Plus, in my line of work, it means you get a real excuse to take the day off.
Not much has happened in the last few weeks (that I can tell you about without having to kill you). I made a couple hundred bucks doing odd jobs. I slept (and didn't sleep). I downloaded City of Heroes, spent roughly an hour figuring out the character creation process and then quit playing after about 5 minutes. I've watched/listened too almost all of Rooster Teeth's stuff. I went to debate camp and right now I'm going to speech camp - both of which are/were fun, but exhausting because of the early start time. I'm not a morning person.
I drank coffee this morning for the first time in over a year, too - caffeine is the only solution I've found to the whole operating-in-the-morning problem. Or, at least, I thought caffeine was the solution. I drank a large Dr. Pepper yesterday, and that worked very well. The coffee did absolutely nothing for me. James was very sad. James is going to McDonald's tomorrow morning to get another large Dr. Pepper.
Oh, Switchfoot also announced the release date for their new CD, Vice Verses. Being my favorite band (nevermind the best band of all time) you could potentially see how that news would excite me to the nth degree if I wasn't about to keel over where I sit. It's coming out September 20, but it isn't up for pre-order on Amazon yet...
Also, Nintendo announced their new game console.... the Wii U.
Why is it called the Wii U?
Nobody freaking knows.
Seriously, it's too little, too late. Nintendo is finally jumping on the "oh, it might actually be a good idea to have good graphics" bandwagon, but not soon enough. The Wii U is going to use Direct X 10 technology - one step up from the Xbox 360, which uses DX9. However, Microsoft is expected to announce another console sometime soon... using DX11. So they'll win the graphics war (again). Furthermore, the Wii U (which, you know, is a freaking stupid name. Whatever happened to the Revolution? That was a pretty awesome name) can only use one of the new "tablet" controllers at a time. Players 2-4 must use classic Wii controllers. Why?
Nobody freaking knows.
Of course, the Wii U is going to succeed simply because it has the Wii/Nintendo name on it. But it isn't going to hook the hardcore gamers back onto Nintendo's side. Nintendo - while it is doing away with the much-hated "friend codes" - isn't going to be supplying an internet system akin to Sony's PlayStaton Network or Microsoft's Xbox Live. Instead, individual developers are going to have to run and maintain their own servers for their own games. Why? Because Nintendo is freaking stupid.
Ok, I'm not sure if you quite got it from that little rant, but I'm not a Nintendo fanboy anymore. They just make me angry.
Grr.
Well, that's all I've got for today. So remember: if you ever catch on fire, panic.
James
(Note: You see how the word panic is a different color? That's because it's a hyperlink to a video James wants you to watch so you'll understand the reference. Seriously, watch the whole thing.)
I mean, I seriously don't understand how other people think that rainy days are "dreary" or "depressing". Sure, the sun isn't shining, but that also means that it doesn't get super hot and there's no annoying light flashing in your eyes all the time. Plus, in my line of work, it means you get a real excuse to take the day off.
Not much has happened in the last few weeks (that I can tell you about without having to kill you). I made a couple hundred bucks doing odd jobs. I slept (and didn't sleep). I downloaded City of Heroes, spent roughly an hour figuring out the character creation process and then quit playing after about 5 minutes. I've watched/listened too almost all of Rooster Teeth's stuff. I went to debate camp and right now I'm going to speech camp - both of which are/were fun, but exhausting because of the early start time. I'm not a morning person.
I drank coffee this morning for the first time in over a year, too - caffeine is the only solution I've found to the whole operating-in-the-morning problem. Or, at least, I thought caffeine was the solution. I drank a large Dr. Pepper yesterday, and that worked very well. The coffee did absolutely nothing for me. James was very sad. James is going to McDonald's tomorrow morning to get another large Dr. Pepper.
Oh, Switchfoot also announced the release date for their new CD, Vice Verses. Being my favorite band (nevermind the best band of all time) you could potentially see how that news would excite me to the nth degree if I wasn't about to keel over where I sit. It's coming out September 20, but it isn't up for pre-order on Amazon yet...
Also, Nintendo announced their new game console.... the Wii U.
Why is it called the Wii U?
Nobody freaking knows.
Seriously, it's too little, too late. Nintendo is finally jumping on the "oh, it might actually be a good idea to have good graphics" bandwagon, but not soon enough. The Wii U is going to use Direct X 10 technology - one step up from the Xbox 360, which uses DX9. However, Microsoft is expected to announce another console sometime soon... using DX11. So they'll win the graphics war (again). Furthermore, the Wii U (which, you know, is a freaking stupid name. Whatever happened to the Revolution? That was a pretty awesome name) can only use one of the new "tablet" controllers at a time. Players 2-4 must use classic Wii controllers. Why?
Nobody freaking knows.
Of course, the Wii U is going to succeed simply because it has the Wii/Nintendo name on it. But it isn't going to hook the hardcore gamers back onto Nintendo's side. Nintendo - while it is doing away with the much-hated "friend codes" - isn't going to be supplying an internet system akin to Sony's PlayStaton Network or Microsoft's Xbox Live. Instead, individual developers are going to have to run and maintain their own servers for their own games. Why? Because Nintendo is freaking stupid.
Ok, I'm not sure if you quite got it from that little rant, but I'm not a Nintendo fanboy anymore. They just make me angry.
Grr.
Well, that's all I've got for today. So remember: if you ever catch on fire, panic.
James
(Note: You see how the word panic is a different color? That's because it's a hyperlink to a video James wants you to watch so you'll understand the reference. Seriously, watch the whole thing.)
Monday, June 13, 2011
Whaaaaaaat?
Hey, kids. I know I haven't posted on here in a long time, and I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm really not. Why haven't I posted? A combination of chronic laziness and forgetfulness. Why am I not sorry? 'Cause I just ain't. Deal with it.
Ok, that's a lie. I'm kind of sorry. That's why I'm writing this post - quasi-guilt. So... yeah.
Those of you who know me probably know that I am a generally confusing person. This is generally because my personality is simply so deep and complex that simple mortals cannot even begin to grasp my nature, and other times it's just 'cause I really like to mess with people. But over the past two days I've done something that confuses even me. So, you know, it's very, very, VERY confusing.
This may change the way most of you look at me forever.
...
I'm considering going to Auburn.
There, I said it. I'm considering going to Auburn (due mostly to the convincing-ness of one Lauren Murphree). I'm going to be visiting some time soon, and... yeah. I've just felt kind of uneasy about the decision to go to Bama. Don't ask me why - it's just kind of a weird gut feeling. I get them occasionally, and it generally pays off to follow them.
Obviously, nothing's official yet. But it's a good possibility. If any of your heads blew up because you read this post, I sincerely apologize and would like to point out that I am actually not responsible for your death in any legal way.
I fear that the world will truly end in 2012.
James
Interesting fact: On Google's spell check, when you spell officially wrong, the second option is Office Max.
Ok, that's a lie. I'm kind of sorry. That's why I'm writing this post - quasi-guilt. So... yeah.
Those of you who know me probably know that I am a generally confusing person. This is generally because my personality is simply so deep and complex that simple mortals cannot even begin to grasp my nature, and other times it's just 'cause I really like to mess with people. But over the past two days I've done something that confuses even me. So, you know, it's very, very, VERY confusing.
This may change the way most of you look at me forever.
...
I'm considering going to Auburn.
There, I said it. I'm considering going to Auburn (due mostly to the convincing-ness of one Lauren Murphree). I'm going to be visiting some time soon, and... yeah. I've just felt kind of uneasy about the decision to go to Bama. Don't ask me why - it's just kind of a weird gut feeling. I get them occasionally, and it generally pays off to follow them.
Obviously, nothing's official yet. But it's a good possibility. If any of your heads blew up because you read this post, I sincerely apologize and would like to point out that I am actually not responsible for your death in any legal way.
I fear that the world will truly end in 2012.
James
Interesting fact: On Google's spell check, when you spell officially wrong, the second option is Office Max.
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