The Tenth Rider

HAY MAYBE I SHOULD TRY POSTING

2009-11-08T16:46:04Z

Wow, look at me go. Nothing in months. Clearly I'm spectacular.

I blame grad school. Too much homework. All the time. What kind of psycho makes homework due on Sundays anyway? Aaaaagh. Now if only I could get over my 'I don't sound smart or pretentious enough to post out here' complex for the message boards. Since I'm kind of failing at that participation grade stuff. A lot.

ALSO this weekend has been the Friends of the Library book sale and it's INSANE. Someday I will get pictures of it up on Facebook. Since I need to get onto Facebook to post pictures onto the FoL Lubbock group and page anyway. And try not to let the website suck me in with silly quizzes about what Disney villan I'm most like.

One question, though. WHY AREN'T THE NEW STAR TREK FANS BUYING MORE STAR TREK BOOKS?! I'd been counting on y'all and you fell down on your jobs. Star Wars is still selling better. Jeeze.
But a big thank you to the guy that came in yesterday afternoon looking for Stephen King's Dark Tower series and bought the volumes 1-5 set AND the wonky-sized paperback of volume 7 I had in Better Books. I'm glad I was there to make your day, and that you were so excited to find them. You restored my faith in Sci-Fi/Horror readers after that douchebag engineering student came through and made fun of every book except Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.
A big thank you also to the last group of three that came in and bought a ton of Sci-Fi and seemed to want to come back today, and to every dad that brought their little kids back into my section and - intentionally or un - introduced them to a collection of worlds where magic does happen. You guys rock so much.

However, no thank you to some of the volunteers who keep trying to censor the erotica section. It was Boris Vallejo art, not sex. I had no idea that boobies were so OMG TEH RONG. And you couldn't see the naked man's penis on that magazine unless you pulled it down and held the mag really close to your face. Seriously, gaiz.

mordoriannazgul @ 2009-07-02T14:50:00

2009-07-02T19:50:10Z

First order of business: I have (finally!) updated my RP character list, which can be found here. Most of my pups have moved on the Retired list, but I am certainly up for playing them on AIM by request. And possibly doodling them.

Second order of business: My vacation last week rocked, and I come bearing movie reviews.

Terminator: Salvation- I'd like to start this review by saying that I do love Christian Bale. He's a great actor and he's fun to watch. But he shouldn't have been cast in the role of John Conner. It's a good movie, true, but if you go I would pay more attention to three members of the supporting cast - Helena Bonham Carter, Moon Bloodgood, and Sam Worthington. I would also recommend taking this review with a grain of salt, since I'm part of the camp that feels this series should have stopped with Judgement Day.

Drag Me to Hell- As a horror movie fan, I always look forward to new films in my favorite genre. As a fan of director Sam Raimi, I was stoked to see him return to his roots in campy horror flicks. If you're one that gets scared easily, I probably wouldn't advise you to see this. However, it's a fun romp with fantastic visuals and a generous dose of dark humor.

The Hangover- Ridiculously hilarious, and not as vulgar as you might think. However, it's still not one for the kids to see. Stay for a while as the credits roll to catch a little extra (and extra surprising) footage.

Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian- I saw the first movie on my birthday a couple years ago; it was like a bowl of chicken noodle soup on a chilly day. It had sort of restored my faith in children's movies, and I was very excited when I heard that a sequel was coming out. Battle for the Smithsonian, while not as good as the original, is still fun fare and worth a watch. The visuals are excellent, and some of the favorites from the first movie make a return.

Up- The other kid's movie on our list, and the better of the two, ranking in my personal Top 3 of the week. The visuals are stunning (and don't require 3D), and the story writing is superb. Dug the talking Dog adds a great deal of comic relief to the movie. But I would like to issue my first-ever TEAR-JERKER ALERT: take along a few tissues, because you might just start crying during this movie. Also of note is the short film that comes before the film, an adorable little romp about where babies of all sorts come from.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- The Transformers are back, and back with a vengeance. This review will be woefully short, due to potential spoilers, but I can say this: Expect a few old friends... and a few old enemies. The visuals are magnificent, which makes up for the occasionally-garbled plot, and there are many more Transformers joining the ranks, though it means that many of them have their personalities left by the wayside. There's plenty of humor present, but I would advise against taking kidlets to the movie because of the kind of humor this turns out to be on many occasions. Though I have one character of special note: Jetfire, who is the most awesome Badass Grampa in the entire history of Badass Grampas. I don't care who you are, you will love him.

Gran Torino- One expects certain things from Clint Eastwood, whether he's acting or directing. Let me tell you, he once again delivers. There's quite a bit of humor, if you're willing indulge in that little racist part of you during the movie (yes, you're a little bit racist too; Avenue Q is totally right). It's a fascinating and strangely touching movie about a man who learns that not everyone in a subgroup is rotten to the core.

Spellbound- I will admit, I watched this documentary about the national spelling bee a couple weeks ago, but it deserves a mention on this list. It's an excellent movie, that leaves you wondering how you should feel about these children who have devoted so much time (sometimes against their wills) to the tricky and frustrating art of spelling words that nobody uses in casual conversation. There are triumphs and failures, and more than likely you'll find yourself cheering for several of these students.

Who Killed the Electric Car?- The second documentary on the list, this one is about the Electric Car. Specifically, a wave of them that hit the roads of California in the 1990s, and then just as suddenly disappeared. Several celebrities make appearances, and many experts and some of the owners of the cars speak about GMC's EV-1 line, and the corresponding cars from Ford, Honda, Toyota, and other companies. I have a TEAR-JERKER ALERT on this one as well: If you love the environment, or come to love these cars like I did during the film, their final destinations may make you cry.
As an almost unrelated sidenote, if you're planning on getting an electric car, for God's sake get a Tesla. They have more milage to the charge and they're gorgeous.

Later: maybe I'll finally review some TV shows if I remember to!

AND THE PANTS WERE DEAD

2009-06-17T02:13:23Z

Dear Universe: If Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen sucks, I'm going to cry.
However, since Barricade is supposed to come back, I'm going to assume it rocks. But it would be even better if Dispensor the Mountain Dew vending machine came back.

Also, if you haven't ever heard of the Owly comics, I would suggest taking a look at them. They're for all ages, are almost completely wordless, and are the cutest damn things in print.

So, I have several selections for the video round-up that I hope I haven't posted before, because that would suck. Enjoy!

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The last two have sequels, so if you wanna see more of the same, drop me a comment. And I might post some of the Team Fortress 2 "Meet the..." spots here too.

Here Gaiz, Have a Meme!

2009-05-29T00:05:29Z

The next ~~five~~ fifteen people to comment in this post get to request a drabble (or rambling ficlet) of any pairing/character of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level.

I Reject Your Traditionalist Views and Substitute With My Own

2009-05-23T04:02:54Z

Okay, first off. Terminator: Salvation was decent, but I wouldn't bother seeing it in theaters. Some of the previewed movies looked much more interesting. And didn't have Christian Bale's epic shit-fit attached to them.
Instead of seeing that movie, you should go rent Fanboys. Let's face it, everyone can connect with Star Wars geeks and their epic battles against the Trekkies.

Second off. If I ever go to dinner and a movie again - which was offered by the guy I went with - I'm taking more people with me. Because I don't want to date now, and I don't want to date here, and I don't want anyone else assuming that I am dating, because I am not.
Also, I'm tired of this traditionalist 'dinner, movie, he drives, he pays' dating garbage. I would prefer to handle this like an attempted treaty between countries that don't get along; both parties meet in a neutral location with their allies with them. I demand a Geneva Convention, dammit!

Third off, Cate Blanchett is fucking gorgeous in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and I think girls are hot. There, I said it. Now I just need to grab a bull-horn and tell the people that know me IRL.
As a sidenote, Prowl and Starscream from the Transformers Animated series are also strangely hot. And have chins, which is different. Go watch them now.

Fourth, all of you should go to Forumwarz and sign up and friend Mercykiller. It's an internet game about the internet and totally meta and strangely addictive.

MORDORIANNAZGUL SMASH! NAAAAARGH!!!

2009-05-21T22:43:53Z

Dear people of Lubbock,

For the last gods-damned time, IT'S NOT A DATE. Yes, there are only two of us and we're of different genders, and we're going to eat dinner and go to a movie. He's paying because I'm fucking broke. We're going to go see Terminator. This does not constitute a date.

Neverminding that right now I don't want to date, and that with my history and the town's history I don't want to date any heterosexual men who come from this town.

All you're doing by saying that is that you're pissing me off.

No love unto the end of time itself,
Naz

In other news, I have videos for you all.

The Many Uses of the F Word

2009-04-27T15:36:43Z

In the past few days, I've considered writing about a half-dozen things on this journal. I'd considered more reviews, talking about my life, talking about RP, and even bitching about RP. Roughly 20 minutes ago, I found a more important topic.

I woke up at 7:05 this morning, two hours before I normally do. I dragged out of bed and ate my breakfast, and pulled on a set of clothes, including a shirt that belongs to my father. You may be wondering why I would do this, and the answer is simple. There was a city council meeting this morning. On the agenda was a payraise for the police department, which has desperately needed a raise for the past two years and has not been given one. As some of you know, my father is an officer; he told my mom and I that the LPPA wanted officers and the family of officers to show up for the meeting, preferably in the department's shirt. We agreed to go.

We arrived at the city council hall shortly before 9:00 AM, to see every parking lot within walking distance clogged with cars, many of the patrol cars. There was a huge gathering of people outside, who filed into the building when it was open. My mom and I had a hard time finding a place to sit, but we did. We turned off our phones, and we waited.

The first part of the meeting was typical political stuff, handing out awards and what-not to other groups. About thirty minutes in, one of the council members, DeLeon, called to move up the two matters with the police department. The first - to let them make internet webisodes to boost recruitment - went through without a hitch. There was a unanimous decision for it, in fact.

The second matter was the one that everyone had shown up for. The seats were so packed that people were lined along the back walls shoulder-to-shoulder, and everyone was waiting. Before they announced it, one of the other council members started talking. He made a big speech about how he used to be an officer before he retired and how he understands what the police department is going through and how much he supports us. When DeLeon called for discussion, I belive that councilman was seconded someone's request to post-pone the proposal.

A vote was called for postponement. The only one that didn't want to was DeLeon.

So now we're all going to show up on May 14, because we're down by 60 officers and 100 more will be retiring by the end of the year.

Paddle Faster, I Hear Banjos

2009-04-25T00:26:55Z

I'm not in the mood to deluge my journal with my personal problems, so I thought I'd do a few reviews. It's a decent toss-up between books, movies, and CDs, just to keep everyone on their toes.

Bonk by Mary Roach - Mary Roach has written two other books (Stiff and its companion Spook), but did not go the route of death like the other two for this book. Rather than writing about cadavers or souls, she decided to write about sex and sex research. Needless to say, it was informing and entertaining, as all of her books are. However, if the candid discussion of genitalia bothers you, this may not be the book for you.

Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk - Another sex-related book, though this time fiction, Snuff delves into the porn industry. Naturally, with Chuck at the helm, it is almost as revealing as non-fiction with the added bonus of being entertaining while informing. It's a shorter read than some of his other novels, and easier to follow than his previous novel Rant, but it should be read with caution; sex is sex, and this book doesn't shy away from its every part, distasteful or not.

Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode's latest album. The most I can truly say is that it's extremely different from their other works. For me, this doesn't detract from it; frankly, I quite enjoy it. It might take a while for other Depeche Mode fan's to get used to, but is well worth picking up.

Role Models - It's one of those comedy movies that you either like or you hate. However, I think that anyone familiar with LARP and LARPing can find a way to enjoy it.

Darkon - In the vein of Role Models, in that it is about LARP. However, this is a documentary about a specific group known as Darkon. The people are very relatable, and the story is gripping even if there isn't a clear good guy or bad guy in the bunch. Must-see.

The King of Kong - A documentary for the gamer crowd, particularly those familiar with arcade games. It turns something as innocuous as the high score of Donkey Kong into a vicious battle of Good vs. Evil and Nerd vs. Nerd.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Even Brad Pitt was unable to save this movie. If you ever feel the need to watch it, let me first warn you that you are about to lose three hours of your life that you will never get back. NEVER.

It's random day~

2009-04-14T15:32:25Z

So, I'm feeling much better today, so I'm gonna post a bunch of random stuff (and maybe more YouTube, I'm not sure).

I seem to be the person informing all of my friends of the Pit, after which they end up RPing out there. It's been ineffienct so far, so I'm just going to say it here.
MAKE A CHARACTER IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. GO JOIN sixwordstories. POST THERE. YOU WILL HAVE FUN, even if some posts make you want to beat your head against a wall! I MIGHT EVEN REPLY!

Also, if you want/need to talk with me about rp-related stuff, for the love of YWHW, send me a message. There is a 'messages' section on every journal for a reason. Like because some people are in radically different timezones, or some people can only get on IM at certain times of the day.

Dave Arneson, the creator of the entire idea of roleplaying and creator of the first campaign world ever, has passed away. He will be sorely missed.
On that note, I'm also going to say again that Fourth Edition DnD sucks balls. And if people can actually believe your April Fools joke of making a third Player's Handbook, you're doing something seriously wrong.

... and the Duggar family makes me die inside.

If none of you have ever heard Brentalfloss on YouTube, you've been missing out. So, I'm gonna post one of his videos and leave a link, if you're interested in hilarious tributes to NES games.

And if you interact, your life is on contract

2009-04-14T03:37:15Z

It's turning into one of those weeks, and it's only Monday. Bleh.

I won't get into it, except to say that I'm bummed-out and my brother's on the rocks with his fiance and that bums me out more and I'm just... waiting for next week.

However, this always makes me laugh.

UR DOIN IT RONG

2009-04-07T18:02:21Z

... Emoing about how you're Eb0l and yet not quite Eb0l(!!!!1!!eleventy-seven!!!!!1!) enough and all of your friends will hate you for not being Eb0l enough while cutting yourself in the middle of the Nexus is not the way to evoke sympathy from anyone. Especially when the last three to five posts you've made have been about essentially the same subject.
Neverminding that your character (from what I know) has gotten epically and irrationally OOC.

I'd kind of expect this sort of behavior from certain characters in the Pit (since it's 'lulz funtiemz' and 'lulz testrunz' out there mostly), but not on the comm I usually go to for character development.

mordoriannazgul @ 2009-03-06T13:25:00

2009-03-06T19:28:53Z

So, a representative from Blendtec was at our Sam's today, showing off the Blendtec blender. It was pretty much the best thing ever.
Admittedly, he didn't try to blend Chuck Norris, but he made some kick-ass tortilla soup in 90 seconds.

And in case there's someone that's been living under a rock since November who happens to read my journal, Watchmen finally came out today. \o/

Several random things

2009-02-28T16:19:05Z

I haven't heard from any of my RL friends in ~~almost~~exactly three months (and three days) now. Figure they either all jumped off of a cliff, or they don't want to talk to me.

I swear, werewolves are constantly getting the shaft. In paranormal romance, in movies, in television... They even get the shaft when they aren't competing with vampires! What the heck?!

The Bale Out rant techno remix is absolutely magical.
So is anything by BrentalFloss - Crazy Duck in Space FUCK YEAH

No, using a ProActive knock-off is not going to bring all the boys to the yard. Why? Because I am a geek chick in a town where the only geeks I've met are TMI!Guys, comic book nerds, or undatable.
And no, I don't believe your reason of 'I don't want you to have scars'. You want me to have babies ASAP.

I still can't decide if my mom's opinion of, "Somewhere there's a geek out there for you," should depress me or piss me off. Especially when I'm feeling good about being a geek for once.

Also, apparently I have the Amazing Disappearing Voice or something, because nobody can hear it when I say she didn't state the name of the fucking company she was working for.

OMG the Hackers are coming!

2009-02-07T17:18:52Z

THIS ROCKS SO HARD

Whoever did this is on my awesome list for the rest of time.

mordoriannazgul @ 2009-01-21T13:19:00

2009-01-21T19:25:38Z

So, I'm kind of in love with Smallville, and I'm only eight episodes into the first season. But I'm desperately hoping that sometime we'll ditch the Kryptonited Villain-of-the-week routine.
I'm also hoping that Clark will have to give Lex mouth-to-mouth again, but that's for completely different reasons.

The only Waldenbooks in town is closing three days from now (WOE) because we're getting a two-story Barnes & Noble's. Admittedly I got a couple books there for a decent price (40% off the full ticket), but they had the best manga selection in town. I don't know where I'm going to get the new volumes of Priest from now.

Ah well. Que Sera Sera, and all that.

Also, OBAMARAMA \o/

mordoriannazgul @ 2009-01-01T18:37:00

2009-01-02T00:48:23Z

We got a new car! Whoo!
It's another Honda Accord, but this time it's this kind of dark grey color and it's got bookoo features on it.

In other news, my Christmas was awesome, and I missed the New Year by 53 minutes because I fell asleep. Go me!

And now, a letter.

Dear Zarch,

Okay, I understand that you loved her. I understand that she was the first person you ever did it with. I understand that you thought you two would get married. You even bought a ring.
She broke up with you over the phone while she was in Ireland. It was tragic, and I understand that too.

That was two years ago. Two fucking gods-damned years!

All I did was mention that I called her to ask if our mutual friend had a movie, and I that I probably interrupted her while she was doing something. You stormed out of Cold Stone Creamery and didn't come back. What the fucking FUCK?!

It's been two years and you still act like this about her. Moreover, one of our other friends calls you and you say that you can't come back, because you think that you won't be able to control yourself, and you'll hit me. And you say that you're ready to date again? Really? Because you COULD'VE FOOLED ME.

This is probably a really sexist thing of me to type, and I do think you're a nice guy and all, but quit acting like a little bitch, get some balls, and behave like a fucking MAN for once in your life. I'm more of a man than you, and I've got a gods-damned vagina, for fuck's sake!

Getting sick and fucking tired of your shit,
Jayde

The Week (So Far) In Review

2008-12-18T23:57:20Z

Saturday
I graduated from college! Whoo!
And my brother got me a fucking IPHONE for graduation!
And my favorite uncle and favorite cousin came down to see it, too, which made me a happy little Naz.

Sunday
Blahed around the house and played with my new iPhone. And then we watched Hancock, which was very good and a rather interesting take on superheroes.

Monday

My mom and I went to Farwell to see my Nonnie; I thought it was going to be a total drag, but my uncle and cousin were still there, so we actually had a lot of fun. When we were leaving we also stopped by this place called the Apple Shack and got a box of Fuji apples.

The day was good, up until we started driving home. We were just outside of Shallowater, in the far east-bound lane to go home. We starting drifting off of the road, so I said something to my mom, and she jerked the wheel to get back onto the road.
At 70 miles an hour, the car overcorrected, spinning over the inside east-bound lane and into the median, where the car's wheels caught on the inside west-bound lane of traffic. The car started rolling, eventually stopping on the edge of the far west-bound lane, upside-down. Several cars stopped, including one that would have been hit by our Honda Accord if they hadn't sped up. The passengers of those cars helped us out of our car, and called 911.
After making sure that my mom was out of the car, I went over to her side of the car to extract the laptop I'm currently typing on; one side of the carrying case's strap had unclipped and wedged under her headrest.
EMS eventually showed up and took us to Covenant hospital in Lubbock, where my dad, brother, and his fiance were waiting for us.
They released me after about an hour - it was around 6 or 7 PM. We didn't have dinner at home until 11 PM, but my mom was released that night too, with several prescriptions for pain, nausea, etc. We both had bruises and scratches, but we were able to walk away, and for that I'm grateful.

Tuesday
My brother and his fiance took off from work to stay with my mom and I, mostly to keep my mom from trying to do the laundry or something. Nonnie and my uncle and cousin came down to see us (bringing banana nut bread with them), to make sure that we were okay. My brother and dad went out to the junkyard to see the car and retrieve the rest of our stuff from it; of the items that were in the car after the crash, we lost four plastic boxes, the Fuji apples (due to bruising and freezing), the Styrofoam cooler that's been around longer than I have, and two CDs. In a way, getting everything back kind of let the tension finally drain from me.
We watched Kate and Leopold because it's one of my feel-better movies and because my brother's fiance had never seen it (she likes it, btw). Then we got KFC.

My best friend, whom I'd called early in the day, finally got back to me, and kind of verbally wagged her finger at me when I told her about the wreck, since I hadn't called her when it happened. Was it really that wrong of me to not want to worry my RL friends? Or in fact my online friends, since the only one I e-mailed about it was Willa? Does it make me a bad person to want to spend that time with my family?

Wednesday
Most of the day I spent at home still, watching Season Two of Drawn Together. My mom went out with my dad to get a rental car and get her a new pair of glasses.

That night, since Wednesday was my Dad's birthday, we went out to eat. We went to Cancun, since the new Mexican place, Durango's, had to close because the geniuses at the DMV broke a water main. It was my first night out, and I kind of had several spazzes in the backseat of the rental (a blue-grey Chevy Impala), but other than that I was okay. I had a vegetarian quesadilla and after that we went home and ate banana bread since my Nonnie bakes the best stuff IN THE UNIVERSE.

Thursday
My mom did the laundry, since we were all starting to run out of clothes. Then, after Days of Our Lives, we went out to run errands. It was the first day we got back to Hastings, and our friend in the book department, Carmen, freaked out when she heard what happened. She almost started crying when we left there.

At United, I dropped a dollar into the bucket of the Salvation Army guy; I'd picked it up last week in the Barnes & Noble parking lot, so I felt like it wasn't mine to actually spend anyway.

mordoriannazgul @ 2008-12-03T10:28:00

2008-12-03T16:37:49Z

Semester's finally winding down; all that's left are two finals and then Graduation (!).

I'll be out of a job, but at least I'll also be out of that atrocious History class. Much less stress, here I come!

And a short , since not much has been going on in LJ lately.

clubsnspades- Got a ridiculously massive Thanksgiving together for the soldiers he works with, with a little help from sixwordstories. Also, got laid finally, since he can't have sex with normal people due to the Man of Steel/Woman of Tissue Paper corollary.

flood_architect- Was threatened with death after a biting/stabbing fest with an angel. Has currently beefed up his security systems with Zombifying Parasites. Nobody seems to notice that he's actually a space zombie himself.

comesforthee- Still a crabbyass, but now is crabbyassing at the_love_hotel, though the mun will probably leave off on him for a while and fanfic him instead. Eh. *shrugs*

dead_hausobooks- Had a CAPSLOCK SHOUTING MATCH with the rest of the Nexus. It involved sparkles. Other than that, is still a nervous twelve-foot-tall alien. But! is making a friend in AIM, so.

honoringblood- Still doesn't have all of his new icons done, and the mun is rethinking getting him a paid account. Which is typical.

mordoriannazgul @ 2008-11-17T20:35:00

2008-11-18T02:37:38Z

Dear Mom:

FUCKING FUCKITY FUCK GODSDAMMIT DX!!!!!!!!!!

I JUST WANTED TO LAY THE FUCK DOWN AND NOT HAVE TO FUCKING WORK ANY MORE BUT I GUESS THAT'S TOO DAMN MUCH TO ASK FOR ISN'T IT?!

AND NEXT TIME FUCKING TELL ME BEFORE YOU MOVE ALL MY GODSDAMNED SHIT!

DX-ly yours,
Naz

P.S. Great job turning into your mother there, by the way. If I wanted to talk to my grandmother, I'd go live with her.

Promptober

2008-11-06T03:57:42Z

In an effort to lessen the stress of my History class (just that class, none of the others), I am doing Promptober from D_M. It gives me a break and lets me write for fun, like I miss doing.

Famous Firsts	001.	A screaming comes across the sky	002.	Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.	003.	I am an invisible man.	004.	Justice?—You get justice in the next world, in this world you have the law.	005.	It was a dark and stormy night...
Fab Four	006.	You don't know what you're missing.	007.	Indicate precisely what you mean to say.	008.	Nothing's gonna change my world.	009.	Turn off your mind relax and float down-stream.	010.	I look at the world and I notice it's turning.
Motto	011.	Indivisibly and inseparably.	012.	We wish to remain what we are.	013.	Truth alone triumphs.	014.	Let's work together.	015.	Be prepared.
Good Book	016.	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	017.	Better to give than receive.	018.	Forbidden fruit.	019.	Flesh and blood.	020.	The writing is on the wall.
Cyclical	021.	Tarot Suits	022.	Lunar Cycle	023.	Four Seasons	024.	Periodic Table	025.	The Zodiac
Idiomatic	026.	gentle as a lamb	027.	quiet as a mouse	028.	stubborn as a mule	029.	call the dogs off	030.	curiosity killed the cat

mordoriannazgul @ 2008-10-17T18:48:00

2008-10-17T23:49:42Z

Epic thread is epic.

That is all.

mordoriannazgul @ 2008-10-17T07:53:00

2008-10-17T12:55:50Z

Something finally went right with my classes! Whoo! [insert bouncy \o/ here]

This makes being stuck at school from 7:45 AM to somewhere around 6:00 or 7:00 PM so much more okay-ish.

Two things

2008-10-16T12:48:39Z

School Stuff
OH EM FUCKING GEE, WILL YOU QUIT GIVING US FUCKING PROJECTS?! Could you at least let us get done with the rest before fobbing ANOTHER paper on us, you ass? Good job on frustrating me, you bitch. >_< And quit trying to monopolize on my time with your massive group projects and the ten essays you want. I have better things to finish!
Good thing you're the only one pulling this crap, because if all of my classes did this, I'd die of a stress-related STAPH infection or something!

RP Stuff
force_killer finally broke up with hidden_jedi and, freed from Infinite Plot-Lock, promptly went to his universe and is officially hiatusing. And getting himself a shiny, Grievous-style leg with Amazing Gripping Action(!).

And how is hidden_jedi handling it? He ran off, and I suspect he'll be dragging back with darth_nothing. At which point, prodigalsith and pandorajedi will promptly kill both of them. If only to keep whati_llbecome from having another attack of PTSD, considering that the last time he had to spend several weeks sedated to keep from freaking out.

Anyway! I have, somehow, gotten onto a Halo kick and started missing some of my old pups. I have tentatively decided to bring some of them back. I have a partial list of the returning ones compiled here, what's changed with them, and how I plan on handling them.

sangheil_sniper- Mort, having freed himself from his Clone Clusterfuck Plot-lock, returned to his world to fight the good fight for a while. He started missing how he'd been treated like a regular guy (mostly...) in the Nexus, and decided to move back; his apartment in the Nexus feels more like home anyway.
He remembers and acknowledges everything that happened with him before his impromptu hiatus, and will likely try to rekindle old relationships. This includes lots of apologizing for being gone so long.

dead_hausobooks and comesforthee- Scribner and Grave have been working all this time, and returned mostly out of boredom. Also because people can always use mercenary companies, and since they have a bigger ship now, they have more crew.
They will mostly be replying to other threads, rather than making their own; they exist more as supporting cast than anything.

clubsnspades- Spade left the Nexus to go work in some Haloverse, but has returned, and is now legal! Of course, this is not going to change his general disinterest in sex.
He does remember everything that went on before he left, and he'll acknowledge it, but he won't bring it up to anyone unless they niggle at him for an extremely long time. He doesn't think he should have to talk about it.

And that's all, for now.

mordoriannazgul @ 2008-10-13T10:19:00

2008-10-13T15:20:47Z

Who's totally fucked?
Naz is totally fucked!

Aaaaahhrg...

Bands of metal don't make me a slut

2008-09-09T14:40:00Z

I thought I'd put my two cents in on the purity ring debacle. In case you haven't heard yet, the host of this year's VMAs made a joke about the Jonas Brother's purity rings. It was just a joke, a little bit of fun. Well, Jordan Sparks gets up to announce one of the awards and makes a comment that some people wear purity rings because not all guys and girls want to be sluts. Which, frankly, is a really bitchy thing to say, and implies that people that don't wear them are sluts.

To be frank, I feel that if someone honestly needs to wear a purity ring, then they're not exactly up on the idea of keeping that promise otherwise. Point in fact is, I have never worn one of those and I've also never had sex and have not been inclined to have sex.

And really, the debate comes right back to abstinence-only education, which I have watched fail every day in my town. We have the highest STD and teen pregnancy rates, and it's no wonder; none of us have ever been educated about safe sex and even if we know what a condom is, we don't know how to use it unless our parents or the internet provided instruction. Abstinence-only is a failure, even if the people (mostly churches) that advocate it say it isn't.

To get back on the subject, the Today show had on two people that started the promise ring movement. They were incredibly indignant about the joke about the rings on the VMAs, calling it "an attack". It's saddening that these people can't a joke, that a little band of metal on their finger is such SRS BIZNUS. You don't see me calling it "an attack" when someone teases me for playing DnD or for knowing how to pronounce 'lol' and 'roflmao'. But maybe that's just me.