recognize my new title? :D
fyi, i need to photocopy some of the designs on my t-shirts; some of them are cool, but the constant washing is making the designs fade away... i'll soon have no way to keep those designs. i'll lament the day that my uc davis cow tipping team t-shirt is no longer legible.
once when i was in LA, i saw x-men vs street fighter action figure 2-pak sets. ryu & magneto, or akuma & wolverine were on sale. i turned them down and instead got a small super soaker keychain. oh, how i regret doing that.
i also did not choose to get the exploding t-1000 action figure when i was small. big mistake. big, big, mistake.
throwback milk commercial
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
edit:
wikipedia is my anti-study(i tend to look up all sorts of junk, mainly food, superheroes, bball players):
you can indirectly test whether or not you are lactose intolerant by drinking two cups of milk on an empty stomach. then seeing what happens in the next following hours. i passed :D
i didn't need to look up lactose intolerance to understand the basics of it; i've taken enough basic food science classses to know it; it is actually not "normal" to be able to drink milk beyond childhood; lactase, the enzyme which is responsible for digesting lactose is at its highest when as a baby, b/c you need to be able to drink breast milk as your main source of food. once you are past that though, the need diminishes. in addition, when you don't continuously consume food products with lactose, your body gets the sense that it does not need to produce lactase anymore, and thus production weans(this is partially why i still drink milk and a lot of it each day; not only because i know it's healthy and good for your height and bones and stuff, but because i don't think i have a genetic change owing up to lactose tolerance, so i detest that day where i might become lactose intolerant because i don't ever drink milk anymore). in some people, there is a genetic change which allows them to consume lactose regardless of how old they are; people who are able to consistently consume lactose regardless of time tend to be those which have economically had cows around them, thus needing to use milk as a dietary staple; mainly the europeans. asians on the other hand, have never had cows around, and thus, never drank milk as a staple.
i'll consider myself lucky in that sense where i can still consume 1% milk without needing to rush to the bathroom.
fyi, i could never drink lactaid; i tried it and it was just too sweet(b/c the lactose sugar is broken down into the basic two sugars, hence it tastes sweeter); how in the world do people like this?
marmalade is added to yogurt, not fresh fruit; it preserves its life longer.
my mom used to tell me to eat more yogurt because "there's some europeans that live very long lives, and the reason they do is supposedly because they eat yogurt." those europeans are the bulgarians. yogurt also MUST contain live and active cultures, basically bacteria. however, frozen yogurt may or may not contain live and active cultures. that doesn't mean it's not yogurt, just that the live and active cultures may have been killed. though american-style yogurt has gelatin added to it, yogurt is supposed to naturally have a gellish appearance and structure.
cheddar is an english cheese(used to think it was a mexican cheese; cheddar is by far my favorite cheese; goes on anything cheese is good on mostly)
i used to think "american cheese" was just something kraft made up to be able to sell their Singles; it does exist, but only a few companies make it; kraft singles for instance; it is really just a combo of kolby(another american cheese) with cheddar. i dunno if that's legit; that's like saying laughing cow cheese is another type of cheese because it mixes swiss with cheddar. fyi, though i like cheese, i never really liked kraft singles; if you tried to eat them straight up, they had a weird odor and taste.
mozerella is formed by spinning the curds(hence the round ball). it's actually supposed to be a lot wetter than the mozarella you buy in stores.
cottage cheese is rediculously healthy compared to other forms of cheese; little fat, little cholesterol, high protein, etc. cottage cheese is in essence curds without processing. i guess the processing somehow adds other stuff to it. also not stated in wikipedia but in the encyclopedia i had at home: cottage cheese(along with cream cheese) is one of the few types of cheeses that came out of america; while america doesn't seem to have invented as many unique cheeses compared to the european nations, it is the nation that produces the largest amounts of cheese. i never really ate cottage cheese with anything; just ate it straight up, not fruit topping, not on yogurt.
mars replaced by snickers almond; they used to sell a mars candy bar when i was a kid; it didn't go anywhere, just changed its name. but i distinctly remember it not having chocolate coating, but i could be wrong.
3 musketeers used to be a neopolitan flavor as opposed to a chocolate nougat inside; it was also a lot larger. explains why it was called 3 musketeers. guess some things really are better in the old days. kinda like how cup o' noodles used to have a LOT more stuff in their noodles, according to my mom; they put eggs in there.
also not found on wikipedia, but i remember: 7up cherry bubble gum used to exist, now it doesn't; they were rectangular boxes of cherry gum with a gellish fruit syrup in the middle
(in retrospect, i realize i really like learning weird facts and science about food; i should've double-majored in genetics and food science when i just entered college, and taken bioinformatics; but then again, hindsight is 20/20, and that's why we live in a temporal world; not everything we want to accomplish and possess will be done)
wikipedia is my anti-study(i tend to look up all sorts of junk, mainly food, superheroes, bball players):
you can indirectly test whether or not you are lactose intolerant by drinking two cups of milk on an empty stomach. then seeing what happens in the next following hours. i passed :D
i didn't need to look up lactose intolerance to understand the basics of it; i've taken enough basic food science classses to know it; it is actually not "normal" to be able to drink milk beyond childhood; lactase, the enzyme which is responsible for digesting lactose is at its highest when as a baby, b/c you need to be able to drink breast milk as your main source of food. once you are past that though, the need diminishes. in addition, when you don't continuously consume food products with lactose, your body gets the sense that it does not need to produce lactase anymore, and thus production weans(this is partially why i still drink milk and a lot of it each day; not only because i know it's healthy and good for your height and bones and stuff, but because i don't think i have a genetic change owing up to lactose tolerance, so i detest that day where i might become lactose intolerant because i don't ever drink milk anymore). in some people, there is a genetic change which allows them to consume lactose regardless of how old they are; people who are able to consistently consume lactose regardless of time tend to be those which have economically had cows around them, thus needing to use milk as a dietary staple; mainly the europeans. asians on the other hand, have never had cows around, and thus, never drank milk as a staple.
i'll consider myself lucky in that sense where i can still consume 1% milk without needing to rush to the bathroom.
fyi, i could never drink lactaid; i tried it and it was just too sweet(b/c the lactose sugar is broken down into the basic two sugars, hence it tastes sweeter); how in the world do people like this?
marmalade is added to yogurt, not fresh fruit; it preserves its life longer.
my mom used to tell me to eat more yogurt because "there's some europeans that live very long lives, and the reason they do is supposedly because they eat yogurt." those europeans are the bulgarians. yogurt also MUST contain live and active cultures, basically bacteria. however, frozen yogurt may or may not contain live and active cultures. that doesn't mean it's not yogurt, just that the live and active cultures may have been killed. though american-style yogurt has gelatin added to it, yogurt is supposed to naturally have a gellish appearance and structure.
cheddar is an english cheese(used to think it was a mexican cheese; cheddar is by far my favorite cheese; goes on anything cheese is good on mostly)
i used to think "american cheese" was just something kraft made up to be able to sell their Singles; it does exist, but only a few companies make it; kraft singles for instance; it is really just a combo of kolby(another american cheese) with cheddar. i dunno if that's legit; that's like saying laughing cow cheese is another type of cheese because it mixes swiss with cheddar. fyi, though i like cheese, i never really liked kraft singles; if you tried to eat them straight up, they had a weird odor and taste.
mozerella is formed by spinning the curds(hence the round ball). it's actually supposed to be a lot wetter than the mozarella you buy in stores.
cottage cheese is rediculously healthy compared to other forms of cheese; little fat, little cholesterol, high protein, etc. cottage cheese is in essence curds without processing. i guess the processing somehow adds other stuff to it. also not stated in wikipedia but in the encyclopedia i had at home: cottage cheese(along with cream cheese) is one of the few types of cheeses that came out of america; while america doesn't seem to have invented as many unique cheeses compared to the european nations, it is the nation that produces the largest amounts of cheese. i never really ate cottage cheese with anything; just ate it straight up, not fruit topping, not on yogurt.
mars replaced by snickers almond; they used to sell a mars candy bar when i was a kid; it didn't go anywhere, just changed its name. but i distinctly remember it not having chocolate coating, but i could be wrong.
3 musketeers used to be a neopolitan flavor as opposed to a chocolate nougat inside; it was also a lot larger. explains why it was called 3 musketeers. guess some things really are better in the old days. kinda like how cup o' noodles used to have a LOT more stuff in their noodles, according to my mom; they put eggs in there.
also not found on wikipedia, but i remember: 7up cherry bubble gum used to exist, now it doesn't; they were rectangular boxes of cherry gum with a gellish fruit syrup in the middle
(in retrospect, i realize i really like learning weird facts and science about food; i should've double-majored in genetics and food science when i just entered college, and taken bioinformatics; but then again, hindsight is 20/20, and that's why we live in a temporal world; not everything we want to accomplish and possess will be done)
Monday, November 13, 2006
whoa... and i thought mp3 turntables were crazy, but this one takes the cake...
crazy thought: canaan should try to get someone to learn how to dj and then give them this as their musical instrument on sundays; they can alternate between either this or an electric violin on different songs to suit tastes.
crazy thought: canaan should try to get someone to learn how to dj and then give them this as their musical instrument on sundays; they can alternate between either this or an electric violin on different songs to suit tastes.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Saturday, November 11, 2006
know how i was salivating over the fake tay gave on kobe to tilt him over?
clicky
looks like not a lotta ppl actually uploaded the block by ben wallace on drew gooden(it was sick); maybe i'll put it on youtube as well; it's just that by past experience, youtube doesn't put up videos until 1 day has past; i'm kinda afraid that by then, there'll be a plethora of the same video(seeing how i don't like the lakers, nothing enrages me more than seeing about 300 of the same video of kobe posterizing ben wallace when he was on the wizards). and the thing is that i haven't gotten used to uploading a clean video; VirtualDub allows me to resize videos by adding a black background, that way the videos don't get distorted and lose quality, but it won't work with .asf, which is the ONLY format that the program i use to save the .asx files from nba.com are in. you can see an example of how bad it is by looking at the ben wallace putback i have uploaded(i've kept it up there, cause i've meant to change it, but don't want to just take it down until i've fixed it):
my youtube profile
clicky
looks like not a lotta ppl actually uploaded the block by ben wallace on drew gooden(it was sick); maybe i'll put it on youtube as well; it's just that by past experience, youtube doesn't put up videos until 1 day has past; i'm kinda afraid that by then, there'll be a plethora of the same video(seeing how i don't like the lakers, nothing enrages me more than seeing about 300 of the same video of kobe posterizing ben wallace when he was on the wizards). and the thing is that i haven't gotten used to uploading a clean video; VirtualDub allows me to resize videos by adding a black background, that way the videos don't get distorted and lose quality, but it won't work with .asf, which is the ONLY format that the program i use to save the .asx files from nba.com are in. you can see an example of how bad it is by looking at the ben wallace putback i have uploaded(i've kept it up there, cause i've meant to change it, but don't want to just take it down until i've fixed it):
my youtube profile
picks of the week:
1. bible verse:
i've been trying to memorize about 4 this week, mainly b/c 3 i kinda already know, but i like these off the top of my head:
Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
(still trying to memorize Philippins 3:13-14; haven't quite gotten it down yet)
2. food:
Even though i never cook it, i'm thinking about "tsa mi." Can't be THAT hard to cook. I'm just not good at chopping stuff up really small, so i wouldn't be able to stir fry too well.
3. music equip:
... (again)...
4. place:
Arboretum
5. song:
(from now on, i'm gonna link the song portion to napster(or a youtube video if i can't find it); they allow you to listen to a free track from their vast library once, which will enable you to sample the song i list)
Just remembered this one from watching CMC when i was a late teen
6. sports game:
pistons at lakers... (for bouncing back from the awful showing i saw when they were at arco arena and my main man tayshaun showing he's one of the most versatile 3's in the game)
honorable mention goes to hornets at warriors for warriors actually winning, and vikings at niners, for niners doing the wtf and winning with defense
7. thought:
we live in a world where the pressure is on you to always conform to society, or you are viewed as nothing. for the early years of my life until i was a late teen, i bought into that lie, thinking it would buy me friends, and that that would make me happy. now i see through it. if soloman, the wisest king and possibly one of the richest kings of the world saw through that lie(by trying ever sort of pleasure in the world), why would it change simply because of father time?
8. video game:
eh... the video games i list tend to not change. it's roughly vf- > cvs2 > ssf2t > tk5dr. i think what i'll do from now on is link to a match video if it's a fighting game.
ssf2t - john choi(o.sagat) vs daigo(o.sagat/ryu/balrog)
classic... watch daigo's balrog make a huge comeback and rip up john choi to advance... crowd reaction is awesome too... fyi, daigo is not as technical compared to other top ssf2t players, but his reaction time is rediculously good.
9. other(product):
batman beyond season 2 is awesome... i'm not even halfway done with disk 1. and there's 3 more to go!
10.other(various):
fasting was good. i'm glad i did it. came at a good time, plus, for some reason ucd was honoring veterans day on a friday, so i got to go to campus early and just pray and read the bible at the arboretum until the library opened at noon, then do some work.
1. bible verse:
i've been trying to memorize about 4 this week, mainly b/c 3 i kinda already know, but i like these off the top of my head:
Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
(still trying to memorize Philippins 3:13-14; haven't quite gotten it down yet)
2. food:
Even though i never cook it, i'm thinking about "tsa mi." Can't be THAT hard to cook. I'm just not good at chopping stuff up really small, so i wouldn't be able to stir fry too well.
3. music equip:
... (again)...
4. place:
Arboretum
5. song:
(from now on, i'm gonna link the song portion to napster(or a youtube video if i can't find it); they allow you to listen to a free track from their vast library once, which will enable you to sample the song i list)
Just remembered this one from watching CMC when i was a late teen
6. sports game:
pistons at lakers... (for bouncing back from the awful showing i saw when they were at arco arena and my main man tayshaun showing he's one of the most versatile 3's in the game)
honorable mention goes to hornets at warriors for warriors actually winning, and vikings at niners, for niners doing the wtf and winning with defense
7. thought:
we live in a world where the pressure is on you to always conform to society, or you are viewed as nothing. for the early years of my life until i was a late teen, i bought into that lie, thinking it would buy me friends, and that that would make me happy. now i see through it. if soloman, the wisest king and possibly one of the richest kings of the world saw through that lie(by trying ever sort of pleasure in the world), why would it change simply because of father time?
8. video game:
eh... the video games i list tend to not change. it's roughly vf- > cvs2 > ssf2t > tk5dr. i think what i'll do from now on is link to a match video if it's a fighting game.
ssf2t - john choi(o.sagat) vs daigo(o.sagat/ryu/balrog)
classic... watch daigo's balrog make a huge comeback and rip up john choi to advance... crowd reaction is awesome too... fyi, daigo is not as technical compared to other top ssf2t players, but his reaction time is rediculously good.
9. other(product):
batman beyond season 2 is awesome... i'm not even halfway done with disk 1. and there's 3 more to go!
10.other(various):
fasting was good. i'm glad i did it. came at a good time, plus, for some reason ucd was honoring veterans day on a friday, so i got to go to campus early and just pray and read the bible at the arboretum until the library opened at noon, then do some work.
i love tayshaun...
that jumper was just going his way... and it wasn't really an ankle breaker, but just to see kobe fall down guarding tayshaun was kinda cool.
i have a feeling that on friday night chris, george and bryon did not enjoy tayshaun... JUST A HUNCH
fyi, 2 most interesting things i heard about tayshaun that the commentators said during that game:
-he had 47 relatives of his attend that game; tayshaun's hometown is in compton.
-he has such a great wealth of sports knowledge, concerning college and professional basketball; they might have even said some other stuff that he knew(prof football?), that one of his nicknames that his piston teammates call him is T.P.dot com. as in, if they don't know something, they'll say, "i gotta go check T.P.dot com."
(though their games are not that similar, tayshaun reminds me a LOT of joe dumars; like joe, tayshaun is the team's best perimeter defender, and really really quiet, but just does his thing so well; perhaps he'll like joe, get a finals mvp, eventually become the pistons manager one day and bring the pistons another trophy on the managment side of bball)
that jumper was just going his way... and it wasn't really an ankle breaker, but just to see kobe fall down guarding tayshaun was kinda cool.
i have a feeling that on friday night chris, george and bryon did not enjoy tayshaun... JUST A HUNCH
fyi, 2 most interesting things i heard about tayshaun that the commentators said during that game:
-he had 47 relatives of his attend that game; tayshaun's hometown is in compton.
-he has such a great wealth of sports knowledge, concerning college and professional basketball; they might have even said some other stuff that he knew(prof football?), that one of his nicknames that his piston teammates call him is T.P.dot com. as in, if they don't know something, they'll say, "i gotta go check T.P.dot com."
(though their games are not that similar, tayshaun reminds me a LOT of joe dumars; like joe, tayshaun is the team's best perimeter defender, and really really quiet, but just does his thing so well; perhaps he'll like joe, get a finals mvp, eventually become the pistons manager one day and bring the pistons another trophy on the managment side of bball)
Thursday, November 09, 2006
wrote this a while back and saved it on my usb drive; i figure i might as well post this so i can get rid of the doc file. and clear up some minute space on my usb drive.
in pure boredom, i looked up evanescence on wikipedia, and used it as a stepping stone to find out more about them. what got me was how they said that they were not a christian band. i know it's been discussed before, but my focus of concern was mainly the article that was on christianitytoday.com that talked about them.
the thing they(evanescence) said was basically this; if you listened to their lyrics, you would tell immediately that they were not a christian band. and what got me was the fact that the article said that several christian music reviewers DID listen to their cd, and thought FAVORABLY of their cd, thinking it should have been on their shelves.
did that hit you the way it hit me?
you see, if the band members of a music group are christian(amy and moody did profess to be christians), their lyrics don't contain profanity, and are actually positive, upbeat messages, but DON'T actually make their songs about God, ie you don't hear the exact words(praise God in it) is that still christian music? if you did not know that the band members of any christian rock group or hip-hop, r&b, pop, whatnot were christian, if they weren't played on air1, would you know right off the bat that they were christian? my intuition tells me no.
some people say that being in a musical group and being christian does not oblidge you to have to praise God in your lyrics. it might not be your calling. how can you call yourself a christian then? can you truly call yourself a christian if you do not live and breathe christ? and if you don't, can you truly say he's influenced your life to the point where you make it your no 1 priority in life to live out the greatest commandment as listed in mark 12:29-30? you can tell me peter was a fisherman and paul was a tentmaker, but nobody who was a christian and their main occupation was to sing songs ever sang secular songs as their occupation in the bible. i have not come across such a person as of yet in my bible studies. when david appointed psalmists and musicians, it was to praise God as their occupation. and yet today, we have a breed of christians who sing songs not about God as their job.
sometimes i don't even consider what i hear on air1 or klove as the same calibur as christian music; i just consider it "good music." ie, if i like the melody, cool. seriously, how many times do they state God or Jesus in their songs? how many times is it written in a sense that is in AWE of God? do i need to listen to a postive song in order to right my paths(i am stating this b/c it's easy for people to say that we need to listen to positive music in order to do what's right; hello, we're christians; we have a bible for that)?
why would i bring this up? take a look at the book of psalms. those were books written in praise of God; genuine christian songs. now see how many times God or Lord is stated in each psalm, how many times the psalmist praises him for his works, his words, his creations, his justice, his mercy.
you don't even need to look that far back; take a look at the hymnals most people in contemporary worship services never sing(even as songs in their contemporary worship rotations); those were genuine praises to God; those lyrics had thought and awe written all over them. "this is my story, this is my song, praising my savior, all the day long." how many "christian songs" these days actually say something like that?
(compare that with air1 playing hawk nelson's lyrics of "you got me at jesus," which sounds more like a song about christiansingles dot com)
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now i'm not saying if you are not a songwriter that you get off scot free. we all have our responsibilities to reach out to others as christians; that's a constant weak spot in my maturity. i'm trying to show that the songwriters' medium for communicating jesus is that much more easier, just because they're a songwriter. if they can't even muster the courage to say "praise God" in their lyrics when they claim to be a christian band(in America, where the worst that can possibly happen is they get booed), maybe they aren't very christian to begin with. it's so interesting how society has a double standard where if you talk about hos and bling in your lyrics and cuss your head off, that's fine, but if you talk about God, whoa there...
in pure boredom, i looked up evanescence on wikipedia, and used it as a stepping stone to find out more about them. what got me was how they said that they were not a christian band. i know it's been discussed before, but my focus of concern was mainly the article that was on christianitytoday.com that talked about them.
the thing they(evanescence) said was basically this; if you listened to their lyrics, you would tell immediately that they were not a christian band. and what got me was the fact that the article said that several christian music reviewers DID listen to their cd, and thought FAVORABLY of their cd, thinking it should have been on their shelves.
did that hit you the way it hit me?
you see, if the band members of a music group are christian(amy and moody did profess to be christians), their lyrics don't contain profanity, and are actually positive, upbeat messages, but DON'T actually make their songs about God, ie you don't hear the exact words(praise God in it) is that still christian music? if you did not know that the band members of any christian rock group or hip-hop, r&b, pop, whatnot were christian, if they weren't played on air1, would you know right off the bat that they were christian? my intuition tells me no.
some people say that being in a musical group and being christian does not oblidge you to have to praise God in your lyrics. it might not be your calling. how can you call yourself a christian then? can you truly call yourself a christian if you do not live and breathe christ? and if you don't, can you truly say he's influenced your life to the point where you make it your no 1 priority in life to live out the greatest commandment as listed in mark 12:29-30? you can tell me peter was a fisherman and paul was a tentmaker, but nobody who was a christian and their main occupation was to sing songs ever sang secular songs as their occupation in the bible. i have not come across such a person as of yet in my bible studies. when david appointed psalmists and musicians, it was to praise God as their occupation. and yet today, we have a breed of christians who sing songs not about God as their job.
sometimes i don't even consider what i hear on air1 or klove as the same calibur as christian music; i just consider it "good music." ie, if i like the melody, cool. seriously, how many times do they state God or Jesus in their songs? how many times is it written in a sense that is in AWE of God? do i need to listen to a postive song in order to right my paths(i am stating this b/c it's easy for people to say that we need to listen to positive music in order to do what's right; hello, we're christians; we have a bible for that)?
why would i bring this up? take a look at the book of psalms. those were books written in praise of God; genuine christian songs. now see how many times God or Lord is stated in each psalm, how many times the psalmist praises him for his works, his words, his creations, his justice, his mercy.
you don't even need to look that far back; take a look at the hymnals most people in contemporary worship services never sing(even as songs in their contemporary worship rotations); those were genuine praises to God; those lyrics had thought and awe written all over them. "this is my story, this is my song, praising my savior, all the day long." how many "christian songs" these days actually say something like that?
(compare that with air1 playing hawk nelson's lyrics of "you got me at jesus," which sounds more like a song about christiansingles dot com)
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now i'm not saying if you are not a songwriter that you get off scot free. we all have our responsibilities to reach out to others as christians; that's a constant weak spot in my maturity. i'm trying to show that the songwriters' medium for communicating jesus is that much more easier, just because they're a songwriter. if they can't even muster the courage to say "praise God" in their lyrics when they claim to be a christian band(in America, where the worst that can possibly happen is they get booed), maybe they aren't very christian to begin with. it's so interesting how society has a double standard where if you talk about hos and bling in your lyrics and cuss your head off, that's fine, but if you talk about God, whoa there...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
bank commercial
japanese fanta commercial
hahahaha
even though pistons lost, i had to save the recap of that game; incredible highlights on both teams, and the end was just crazy; clutch play by daron, and then clutch defense by tayshaun to steal the ball, followed by okur winning it with a block. i love the jazz AND the pistons.
and i saved the warriors-mavs recap because i couldn't find a single highlight of baron driving and dunking; just the recap.
i really think they're not calling the zero tolerance rule properly. this is just like the leninent interior foul stuff; it favors nice-guy superstars way too much. sheed got a tech for saying "and1."
japanese fanta commercial
hahahaha
even though pistons lost, i had to save the recap of that game; incredible highlights on both teams, and the end was just crazy; clutch play by daron, and then clutch defense by tayshaun to steal the ball, followed by okur winning it with a block. i love the jazz AND the pistons.
and i saved the warriors-mavs recap because i couldn't find a single highlight of baron driving and dunking; just the recap.
i really think they're not calling the zero tolerance rule properly. this is just like the leninent interior foul stuff; it favors nice-guy superstars way too much. sheed got a tech for saying "and1."
Monday, November 06, 2006
FRRRT
i love the fact how the reporter loses concentration and just stops reporting the news after THAT happens...
i love the fact how the reporter loses concentration and just stops reporting the news after THAT happens...
Sunday, November 05, 2006
this is so cool...
kool-aid guy acting gangsta
spoiled rich ass kids don't think
you've GOT to be kidding me... this'll just enforce the stereotype that asians can't drive
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now i just need to get justice league unlimited seasons 1 and 2, and the last season of batman beyond.
kool-aid guy acting gangsta
spoiled rich ass kids don't think
you've GOT to be kidding me... this'll just enforce the stereotype that asians can't drive
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now i just need to get justice league unlimited seasons 1 and 2, and the last season of batman beyond.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
bringing back an oldie but goodie; had to labourously search my online journal to recopy and repaste this; for some reason i couldn't find it by searching "picks"
picks of the week:
1. bible verse:
2nd timothy 2:3-5:
(off the top of my memory:)
Thou therefore, endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
2. food:
Breyer's Vanilla Ice Cream with store-bought oreos
3. music equip:
...
4. place:
Computer Lab
5. song:
Guns N Roses: Knocking On Heaven's Door
6. sports game:
Chicago Bulls At Miami Heat; also thinking about Chicago Bulls Vs sacramento Kings tonight
7. thought:
It seriously amazes me how much bs women put about putting the toilet seat down. (you get this flak most of the time when a man and woman get together at dinner for some reason) Most of it has to do with how gross the toilet is when men piss over, THEREFORE, it should be their responsibility to put it down even when the woman is a guest in a house full of guys. Now, I could go on and on and stuff, but the main thing I wanted to put down is this:
Are women so stupid? I KNOW it's gross letting the toilet seat down with your bare hards, but nothing's preventing you from taking a piece of toilet paper(as it's right there), using it as a guard between your bare hand and the toilet seat to let the toilet seat down! I know most guys never bring this thing up in conversation, but are people so stupid as to not think about this one? Am I the only one who actually KNOWS this one? And does it?
Then again, maybe my mom is just way too ahead of this time(and most girls). My mom never had this stupid bs in our house about letting the toilet seat down, it was always "richard, you LEFT the toilet seat down; how many times do i have to tell you?" and (when i was a kid)"richard that's gross; next time you want to let the toilet seat down, use toilet paper." ALWAYS.
8. video game:
Capcom Vs SNK 2 - for some reason, i've grown very fond of this game, even though i don't have it, and even if i did, would be unable to play it. match videos for this game are NOT turtly. they're deep.
9. other(product):
Terminator 2 was a movie that was way better than just the average action shooter; I intend to someday own the special dvd.
10.other(various):
Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the top 5 centers in basketball of all time; people just don't realize it b/c they hug on MJ's nuts during the 90's. He had no real weakness in his game, was an excellant defensive player, and could create his own shot even if he picked up his dribble(as his specialty was the Dream Shake, a combo of head fakes and bball pumps). He also went through Shaq, Ewing, and Robinson in order to get his two rings, with no complimentary all-stars on his team, which only shows how much of a great player he was. I truly respect this guy, and he is my favorite dominant all-star out of the 90s next to Michael Jordan. Maybe my favorite now-not-playing center, next to Bill Russell. Ppl say Jordan was better, but they never played against each other in the post-season, so any conclusions we can make about who is better are inconclusive. I would've loved to watch Rockets take on the Bulls in the 90s for the chip.
edit: almost forgot clyde drexler was around when the rockets made a run at defending their title.
picks of the week:
1. bible verse:
2nd timothy 2:3-5:
(off the top of my memory:)
Thou therefore, endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
2. food:
Breyer's Vanilla Ice Cream with store-bought oreos
3. music equip:
...
4. place:
Computer Lab
5. song:
Guns N Roses: Knocking On Heaven's Door
6. sports game:
Chicago Bulls At Miami Heat; also thinking about Chicago Bulls Vs sacramento Kings tonight
7. thought:
It seriously amazes me how much bs women put about putting the toilet seat down. (you get this flak most of the time when a man and woman get together at dinner for some reason) Most of it has to do with how gross the toilet is when men piss over, THEREFORE, it should be their responsibility to put it down even when the woman is a guest in a house full of guys. Now, I could go on and on and stuff, but the main thing I wanted to put down is this:
Are women so stupid? I KNOW it's gross letting the toilet seat down with your bare hards, but nothing's preventing you from taking a piece of toilet paper(as it's right there), using it as a guard between your bare hand and the toilet seat to let the toilet seat down! I know most guys never bring this thing up in conversation, but are people so stupid as to not think about this one? Am I the only one who actually KNOWS this one? And does it?
Then again, maybe my mom is just way too ahead of this time(and most girls). My mom never had this stupid bs in our house about letting the toilet seat down, it was always "richard, you LEFT the toilet seat down; how many times do i have to tell you?" and (when i was a kid)"richard that's gross; next time you want to let the toilet seat down, use toilet paper." ALWAYS.
8. video game:
Capcom Vs SNK 2 - for some reason, i've grown very fond of this game, even though i don't have it, and even if i did, would be unable to play it. match videos for this game are NOT turtly. they're deep.
9. other(product):
Terminator 2 was a movie that was way better than just the average action shooter; I intend to someday own the special dvd.
10.other(various):
Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the top 5 centers in basketball of all time; people just don't realize it b/c they hug on MJ's nuts during the 90's. He had no real weakness in his game, was an excellant defensive player, and could create his own shot even if he picked up his dribble(as his specialty was the Dream Shake, a combo of head fakes and bball pumps). He also went through Shaq, Ewing, and Robinson in order to get his two rings, with no complimentary all-stars on his team, which only shows how much of a great player he was. I truly respect this guy, and he is my favorite dominant all-star out of the 90s next to Michael Jordan. Maybe my favorite now-not-playing center, next to Bill Russell. Ppl say Jordan was better, but they never played against each other in the post-season, so any conclusions we can make about who is better are inconclusive. I would've loved to watch Rockets take on the Bulls in the 90s for the chip.
edit: almost forgot clyde drexler was around when the rockets made a run at defending their title.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
"Ric Bucher: Keep in mind with all prognostications: we're watching the game change before our very eyes. The precepts for winning championships are not the same. You can have a mediocre defense and win a title, but you have to have a great offense. It used to be the other way around. Now where the scales fall between O and D, that's what we're going to learn this season."
sadness... to add:
college ball has undeveloped players playing with basketball rules that make sense
nba ball has developed players playing with basketball rules that don't make sense
sadness... to add:
college ball has undeveloped players playing with basketball rules that make sense
nba ball has developed players playing with basketball rules that don't make sense
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
today, nba-wise was kinda bittersweet for me. more bitter than sweet though.
magic won at the expense of the bulls. that's mainly why it was bittersweet. one of my favorite up-and-coming eastern teams was going to fall today regardless, but i was at least hoping it would be closer. dwight's amazing though regardless.
and pistons lost.
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sometimes i can't use statcounter.com to determine who actually visits my journal, because i do actually come back to it quite often seeing if anybody's commented. thus bloating up the number of unique visitors. who the hell would want to comment on my site anyhow?
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wanna know how to piss people off without saying a word? stare at them until you get their attention. don't look angry or happy. just have this intense look in your eyes. keep your gaze right on them for a long period even after they lock eyes with you. then roll your eyes, shake your head and turn away. sigh if you want for added effect.
(note: i have not tried this yet, because while there's a couple of things that people do that annoy me, i am not that willing to anger others like that)
fyi, i really dislike it when people talk to themselves out loud.
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i now have evanescence and guns and roses' cds. fallen and greatest hits, to be more specific. ac/dc was also on sale, but since i could not find "there's a long way to the top," i declined.
magic won at the expense of the bulls. that's mainly why it was bittersweet. one of my favorite up-and-coming eastern teams was going to fall today regardless, but i was at least hoping it would be closer. dwight's amazing though regardless.
and pistons lost.
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sometimes i can't use statcounter.com to determine who actually visits my journal, because i do actually come back to it quite often seeing if anybody's commented. thus bloating up the number of unique visitors. who the hell would want to comment on my site anyhow?
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wanna know how to piss people off without saying a word? stare at them until you get their attention. don't look angry or happy. just have this intense look in your eyes. keep your gaze right on them for a long period even after they lock eyes with you. then roll your eyes, shake your head and turn away. sigh if you want for added effect.
(note: i have not tried this yet, because while there's a couple of things that people do that annoy me, i am not that willing to anger others like that)
fyi, i really dislike it when people talk to themselves out loud.
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i now have evanescence and guns and roses' cds. fallen and greatest hits, to be more specific. ac/dc was also on sale, but since i could not find "there's a long way to the top," i declined.
target store-exclusive nerfs:
big bad titan
big bad bow
me and jerm saw the big bad bow, didn't see the titan when we went to target on friday.
the bow's kinda kewl; reminded me of our ol nerfwar days, but it's more like the crossbow and less like the actual bow me and jerm used to have. it still looks cool, and maybe i MIGHT buy it sometime in the future. it comes with 6 arrows.
i like the titan more though; that thing maybe only has 2 arrows and they look really different, but check out the distance you can get with that thing; it's like a missile launcher!
big bad titan
big bad bow
me and jerm saw the big bad bow, didn't see the titan when we went to target on friday.
the bow's kinda kewl; reminded me of our ol nerfwar days, but it's more like the crossbow and less like the actual bow me and jerm used to have. it still looks cool, and maybe i MIGHT buy it sometime in the future. it comes with 6 arrows.
i like the titan more though; that thing maybe only has 2 arrows and they look really different, but check out the distance you can get with that thing; it's like a missile launcher!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
bulls looked sick... loved it... especially when tyrus thomas came over to help and blocked shaq, and the two putbacks; one by thomas, one by ben wallace.
now get your broken nose healed thomas before you play against the kings.
if the bulls keep this up, i would LOVE to see the bulls meet the pistons for the eastern conference finals this season.
now get your broken nose healed thomas before you play against the kings.
if the bulls keep this up, i would LOVE to see the bulls meet the pistons for the eastern conference finals this season.
thought out of sheer boredom i'd post some scans from the school newpaper; they let you use the scanners for free:
weird advertisement for jack in the box; it's a coupon on the back. but this was like o_0 for me...
study in taiwan ad... yes, i was surprised too, but these have been popping up a lot more frequently in the davis paper; it showed up like ziltch in past years.
this one's special... i usually don't eat out unless i'm pressed for time, and only at a fast food restaurant. redrum used to print out these in the newspaper ALL the time. redrum is like a more expensive, more higher quality, slower-moving in n' out. so i'd usually go and use the buy 1 get 1 free coupon and get 2 1/3rd lb burgers(i think that was the largest you could order burger meat lb-wise without a combo), and since the original price was 7.00 something, i'd basically pay 3.50 or so for a really good burger. twice. now, they don't print these coupons out as often in the paper, and the last time i checked, when they do, it's not buy 1 get 1 free; it's buy 1, 2nd item's half off. this was the last coupon i found that had this exact offer. good times.
weird advertisement for jack in the box; it's a coupon on the back. but this was like o_0 for me...
study in taiwan ad... yes, i was surprised too, but these have been popping up a lot more frequently in the davis paper; it showed up like ziltch in past years.
this one's special... i usually don't eat out unless i'm pressed for time, and only at a fast food restaurant. redrum used to print out these in the newspaper ALL the time. redrum is like a more expensive, more higher quality, slower-moving in n' out. so i'd usually go and use the buy 1 get 1 free coupon and get 2 1/3rd lb burgers(i think that was the largest you could order burger meat lb-wise without a combo), and since the original price was 7.00 something, i'd basically pay 3.50 or so for a really good burger. twice. now, they don't print these coupons out as often in the paper, and the last time i checked, when they do, it's not buy 1 get 1 free; it's buy 1, 2nd item's half off. this was the last coupon i found that had this exact offer. good times.
Monday, October 30, 2006
life seems so *eh* right now... should i be happy that batman beyond season 2 and jlu season 1 are out, as well as the nba starting this week? maybe... but it really all seems so superficial. "cheap thrills." don't deny it; this is the truth.
i stopped hatin on amare once i came to grips that just because he's on a defensively poor team does not mean he sucks. i will definitely watch him a LOT more closely this nba season(and hope his knees don't kill him, like mcdyess). i'm actually surprised how mixed the bag is in terms of predictions for nba champs this year at espn.com. no pistons picks(can't blame em though; flip's gotta first show that he can be more than just a season-long coach, and also a deep postseason coach), only 1 heat pick(again, can't blame em, although the fact that they overwhelmingly pick the heat to win the eastern conference again baffles me), tons of mavs, spurs and suns picks. mavs and spurs are a given, but surprised how a lot pick the suns. i call rockets as a darkhorse in the western race as well; they have bonzi and shane now.
*sigh* i just wish dwight howard would get monstrous already as well as bwall's bulls so i can stop hearing about how the western conference is so much better than the eastern conference.
i stopped hatin on amare once i came to grips that just because he's on a defensively poor team does not mean he sucks. i will definitely watch him a LOT more closely this nba season(and hope his knees don't kill him, like mcdyess). i'm actually surprised how mixed the bag is in terms of predictions for nba champs this year at espn.com. no pistons picks(can't blame em though; flip's gotta first show that he can be more than just a season-long coach, and also a deep postseason coach), only 1 heat pick(again, can't blame em, although the fact that they overwhelmingly pick the heat to win the eastern conference again baffles me), tons of mavs, spurs and suns picks. mavs and spurs are a given, but surprised how a lot pick the suns. i call rockets as a darkhorse in the western race as well; they have bonzi and shane now.
*sigh* i just wish dwight howard would get monstrous already as well as bwall's bulls so i can stop hearing about how the western conference is so much better than the eastern conference.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
this is so cool; i get to watch the bulls TWICE next week!
opening night against the heat,
then thursday against the kings.
hopefully i get to see wallace and thomas take the floor at the same time.
fyi, i saw brandon roy preseason against the kings. aside from the kings winning most of the game, roy looks pretty good.
opening night against the heat,
then thursday against the kings.
hopefully i get to see wallace and thomas take the floor at the same time.
fyi, i saw brandon roy preseason against the kings. aside from the kings winning most of the game, roy looks pretty good.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
cool little freeware game i found
shift is to use your current weapon; unarmed you punch; takes 2 hits to knock out an enemy; if you punch them from behind you instead strangle them and kill instantly. armed it fires your assault rifle. you also punch when you want to activate or deactivate switches, or get people to follow you/stop following you.
hold down ctrl to sidestep.
z either primes a grenade and released, throws it if you're unarmed, or reloads your rifle; careful; unlike in counterstrike; once you reload, you lose whatever bullets are in the current clip.
x switches between rifle and bare hands.
instructions are in japanese, but it's not too hard to follow.
shift is to use your current weapon; unarmed you punch; takes 2 hits to knock out an enemy; if you punch them from behind you instead strangle them and kill instantly. armed it fires your assault rifle. you also punch when you want to activate or deactivate switches, or get people to follow you/stop following you.
hold down ctrl to sidestep.
z either primes a grenade and released, throws it if you're unarmed, or reloads your rifle; careful; unlike in counterstrike; once you reload, you lose whatever bullets are in the current clip.
x switches between rifle and bare hands.
instructions are in japanese, but it's not too hard to follow.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
while looking around on orlandomagic.com for new dwight howard wallpaper, i was surprised to find out they were offering 25% off online purchases, and that one of the dwight howard jerseys was on sale for 19. too bad all of them were sold out :D
anyways, on the wallpaper page, i was surprised to see how they had a special section for former orlando magic "alumn" as they liked to call it; ben wallace, tracy mcgrady, shaq, horace grant, etc, ewing(when did HE play for them?) all here. granted, a couple of them blossomed AFTER they left or won championships elsewhere(ben*cough*shaq), but i liked that special touch; no other team has respected their former great players like that.
hopefully, dwight won't have to end up in that section, because he'll win one in orlando.
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espn asks a blogger:
"What would it take for you to get a tattoo of the Warriors' logo on your chest?
Guess who was the head coach of the Warriors the last time they made the playoffs? (Hint: It wasn't Mike Montgomery, Eric Musselman, Brian Winters, Dave Cowens, Garry St. Jean, PJ Carlesimo, Rick Adelman, or even Bob "NBA Cares" Lanier.)
That's right: Don Nelson. Nellieball is back in the Bay Area and Warriors Nation is thinking playoffs. A first-round playoff sweep? We're Warriors fans -- we'll take it!
And that tattoo of the Warriors logo? We're the most loyal fans in the entire NBA -- we each already sport more of those than all of Allen Iverson's tats combined. "Unstoppable baby!"
• Atma Brother No. 1 and Fantasy Junkie of Golden State of Mind"
lol...
i agree; most bay area people would be MORE than happy to see the warriors get swept in the 1st round of the playoffs.
and 2nd on the "most loyal fans in the entire NBA." takes a lotta nerve to be a warriors fan.
(i would like to add seeing ike make this his breakthrough year as an all-around post player would really be nice)
anyways, on the wallpaper page, i was surprised to see how they had a special section for former orlando magic "alumn" as they liked to call it; ben wallace, tracy mcgrady, shaq, horace grant, etc, ewing(when did HE play for them?) all here. granted, a couple of them blossomed AFTER they left or won championships elsewhere(ben*cough*shaq), but i liked that special touch; no other team has respected their former great players like that.
hopefully, dwight won't have to end up in that section, because he'll win one in orlando.
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espn asks a blogger:
"What would it take for you to get a tattoo of the Warriors' logo on your chest?
Guess who was the head coach of the Warriors the last time they made the playoffs? (Hint: It wasn't Mike Montgomery, Eric Musselman, Brian Winters, Dave Cowens, Garry St. Jean, PJ Carlesimo, Rick Adelman, or even Bob "NBA Cares" Lanier.)
That's right: Don Nelson. Nellieball is back in the Bay Area and Warriors Nation is thinking playoffs. A first-round playoff sweep? We're Warriors fans -- we'll take it!
And that tattoo of the Warriors logo? We're the most loyal fans in the entire NBA -- we each already sport more of those than all of Allen Iverson's tats combined. "Unstoppable baby!"
• Atma Brother No. 1 and Fantasy Junkie of Golden State of Mind"
lol...
i agree; most bay area people would be MORE than happy to see the warriors get swept in the 1st round of the playoffs.
and 2nd on the "most loyal fans in the entire NBA." takes a lotta nerve to be a warriors fan.
(i would like to add seeing ike make this his breakthrough year as an all-around post player would really be nice)
these should make your day...
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hehehehe
"There has been no sign of the ninjas."
this is awesome on so many roflcopter levels. watch the video and see how fast they move.
but why would they crash a truck in order to do this? ninjas don't loot. seems more like pirates posing as ninjas. UNLESS... they were ninjas posing AS pirates posing as ninjas.
are you a bad enough dude to rescue the ATM?
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some commando and spaceballs clips; i should rewatch both of these movies; i fondly remember spaceballs, not so much commando aside from the very cheesy line arnold says at the end of the movie(let off some steam, bennett)
commando trailer
let off some steam, bennett
lol no reloading?
spaceballs - ludicrous speed
we're at now now
i lost the bleeps the sweeps and the creeps
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hehehehe
"There has been no sign of the ninjas."
this is awesome on so many roflcopter levels. watch the video and see how fast they move.
but why would they crash a truck in order to do this? ninjas don't loot. seems more like pirates posing as ninjas. UNLESS... they were ninjas posing AS pirates posing as ninjas.
are you a bad enough dude to rescue the ATM?
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some commando and spaceballs clips; i should rewatch both of these movies; i fondly remember spaceballs, not so much commando aside from the very cheesy line arnold says at the end of the movie(let off some steam, bennett)
commando trailer
let off some steam, bennett
lol no reloading?
spaceballs - ludicrous speed
we're at now now
i lost the bleeps the sweeps and the creeps
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
old news, but you stumble unto what you stumble:
gene for manliness
of course, i wouldn't take it for word; i'll probably look to see if there's a legit article on ncbi on friday...
quiz on friday.
gene for manliness
of course, i wouldn't take it for word; i'll probably look to see if there's a legit article on ncbi on friday...
quiz on friday.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
i realize i usually don't link to really good football videos on youtube.
that's cause i usually don't watch them.
well, first time for everything huh?
i like these two:
nice video of ol skool nfl tackles
just watching this made me realize how much more tougher the niners d was back then... *sigh*...
the best stiff arm you're ever going to see
man's videos, heh...
that's cause i usually don't watch them.
well, first time for everything huh?
i like these two:
nice video of ol skool nfl tackles
just watching this made me realize how much more tougher the niners d was back then... *sigh*...
the best stiff arm you're ever going to see
man's videos, heh...
Monday, October 23, 2006
3 blocks in one game i think...
can't remember all of them, but 1 of them was on terrance coming over to help. another might've been on jon, can't remember the 3rd. and i need to improve my endurance. i know i can rebound a lot better.
i rewatched the youtube clip on how bill russell guards two players, and then some ben wallace video. there's a lotta good things they do right there that a lotta players don't do in trying to block a shot. it's all about their spacing between their opponents, how they tense their legs, what they make their opponents think they're going to do or can do. but they're able to do these things b/c their hops enable them to cover more space, so they can back off their opponents, for instance making them think they've got a wide open shot, then jump and take that shot away.
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i used to watch a weird cartoon when i was a kid; i think it was called "danger mouse;" didn't even know how i could watch that crap; there were a lotta things i used to watch as a kid that were nothing.
fyi, a lotta cartoons you watched as a kid werent necessarily that high quality.
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oh yea; both batman beyond season 2 and justice league unlimited seasons 1 and 2(i believe they're bundled together) come out tomorrow on sale. big fan of both; watched batman beyond a lot when i was a late teen, and i watched a lot of justice league unlimited shows on cartoon network during college. i intend to get both seasons this weekend. J.L.U. is particularly interesting, b/c it's the 6 core members of the justice league(superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, flash, hawkgirl, martian), but now everybody else in dc comics, or at least most of them are involved; green arrow for instance, supergirl, etc.
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sweet tomatoes had baked sweet potatoes with maple syrup cream this weekend(yes, i went with my mom). soooo good. makes me want to buy some sweet potatoes and maple syrup.
i seem to be in a "baked potato" phase anyhow.
can't remember all of them, but 1 of them was on terrance coming over to help. another might've been on jon, can't remember the 3rd. and i need to improve my endurance. i know i can rebound a lot better.
i rewatched the youtube clip on how bill russell guards two players, and then some ben wallace video. there's a lotta good things they do right there that a lotta players don't do in trying to block a shot. it's all about their spacing between their opponents, how they tense their legs, what they make their opponents think they're going to do or can do. but they're able to do these things b/c their hops enable them to cover more space, so they can back off their opponents, for instance making them think they've got a wide open shot, then jump and take that shot away.
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i used to watch a weird cartoon when i was a kid; i think it was called "danger mouse;" didn't even know how i could watch that crap; there were a lotta things i used to watch as a kid that were nothing.
fyi, a lotta cartoons you watched as a kid werent necessarily that high quality.
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oh yea; both batman beyond season 2 and justice league unlimited seasons 1 and 2(i believe they're bundled together) come out tomorrow on sale. big fan of both; watched batman beyond a lot when i was a late teen, and i watched a lot of justice league unlimited shows on cartoon network during college. i intend to get both seasons this weekend. J.L.U. is particularly interesting, b/c it's the 6 core members of the justice league(superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, flash, hawkgirl, martian), but now everybody else in dc comics, or at least most of them are involved; green arrow for instance, supergirl, etc.
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sweet tomatoes had baked sweet potatoes with maple syrup cream this weekend(yes, i went with my mom). soooo good. makes me want to buy some sweet potatoes and maple syrup.
i seem to be in a "baked potato" phase anyhow.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
don't know HOW i found this, but check out this product, it might crack you up.
it's DDR for christians!
dance dance praise-alution!
it's DDR for christians!
dance dance praise-alution!
damn, i wished i didn't have any notes to study tonight, so i could've watched the entire bears-cardinals game. matt lineart was GOOD, but bears pulled a come from behind.
bears are really, really good this season. they're getting comparisons to the ditka bears of old the way the pistons used to get comparisons to the 96 bulls last season.
bears are really, really good this season. they're getting comparisons to the ditka bears of old the way the pistons used to get comparisons to the 96 bulls last season.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
on the internet: back up your mouth with your name...
in real life: back up your mouth with your actions...
2nd one's pretty well-heard. the 1st i think needs some explaination; i just really hate it when someone says some really outlandish claim, and they have a really fake name to back it. so that if you couldn't tell who they were, as if it would give them some sort of shield. for instance, last year i read something like this on the web when the kings were sucking(and didn't have artest yet):
kings will make more than 50 wins, and they'll make the playoffs.
-sactown
or last sunday on fox football:
to is the worst wide receiver ever
-phillyphool
i understand that we all have weird quirky internet names and such, but i believe what i'm trying to say is this: if you're going to make an outlandish claim, then put your name behind it, for crying out loud. otherwise you're just telling me that you won't say those words when your buddies aren't there to back you.
-richard tsai
in real life: back up your mouth with your actions...
2nd one's pretty well-heard. the 1st i think needs some explaination; i just really hate it when someone says some really outlandish claim, and they have a really fake name to back it. so that if you couldn't tell who they were, as if it would give them some sort of shield. for instance, last year i read something like this on the web when the kings were sucking(and didn't have artest yet):
kings will make more than 50 wins, and they'll make the playoffs.
-sactown
or last sunday on fox football:
to is the worst wide receiver ever
-phillyphool
i understand that we all have weird quirky internet names and such, but i believe what i'm trying to say is this: if you're going to make an outlandish claim, then put your name behind it, for crying out loud. otherwise you're just telling me that you won't say those words when your buddies aren't there to back you.
-richard tsai
Friday, October 13, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
found this while searching for youtube videos on amare stoudamire:
amare wrecks havoc in less than 1 minute
no wonder sam likes him so much... damn...
and this is probably my favorite putback of all time:
ben wallace vs the suns
i actually have the realtime clip on a cd at home; i'll try to update that once i go home near the end of this month.
amare wrecks havoc in less than 1 minute
no wonder sam likes him so much... damn...
and this is probably my favorite putback of all time:
ben wallace vs the suns
i actually have the realtime clip on a cd at home; i'll try to update that once i go home near the end of this month.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
-such comforting words
check this
click on "understanding the king james bible;" this chapter was taken straight out of the author's book "new bible versions" which i have; i consider this guide in the appendix in the back to be a very good guide for understanding the bible better.
the best thing i like about the introduction is that the author reminds us that the bible is a spiritual book; hence the distance between us understanding the bible is not words, but sin. hence why we don't necessarily self-help books in order to understand the bible better. he points out that jesus used the common language of the day with peter, but peter was not able to understand him.
this guide is partially why i wanted to start memorizing bible verses again. it will help you to think about God more often during the day.
(fyi, while you're at the site, check out the author's credentials.)
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
-such comforting words
check this
click on "understanding the king james bible;" this chapter was taken straight out of the author's book "new bible versions" which i have; i consider this guide in the appendix in the back to be a very good guide for understanding the bible better.
the best thing i like about the introduction is that the author reminds us that the bible is a spiritual book; hence the distance between us understanding the bible is not words, but sin. hence why we don't necessarily self-help books in order to understand the bible better. he points out that jesus used the common language of the day with peter, but peter was not able to understand him.
this guide is partially why i wanted to start memorizing bible verses again. it will help you to think about God more often during the day.
(fyi, while you're at the site, check out the author's credentials.)
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Gheorghe Muresan! want to smell like me?
More Gheorghe Muresan!
i still can't find the snickers commercial where he's desperately trying to nail a half-court shot backward while saying "for the kids." that was the absolute best commercial ever. EVER.
More Gheorghe Muresan!
i still can't find the snickers commercial where he's desperately trying to nail a half-court shot backward while saying "for the kids." that was the absolute best commercial ever. EVER.
i'm gonna try my own weak-sauced version of podcasting...
stay tuned...
(the benefits of having a voice recorder on your mp3 player)
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Another free batch of music downloads, this time from Tooth and Nail Records
I think you need to sign up first, but for 30 songs, that sounds fairly good.
FYI, Anberlin might be my favorite non-popular rock band. i seem to always go back to playing "a day late" on my player.
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i skimmed chris liu's latest entry.
and in response, one of my "mini-goals" for a future house(assuming i make a decent amount of money) would be to get a dog AND a cat. the dog's gotta be like Ace in Batman Beyond, and black(basically a silent badass). the cat, well, gotta be a tabby. i always loved both types of pets, as opposed to people who just like 1, and always wanted to know how'd they get along in the same house. not all cat-dog relationships are hostile.
and i have to get them at the same time when both are kids, so the dog doesn't straight up rip the cat up upon sight.
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gonna end this entry by posting up a short list of artists on my mp3 player; probably will miss a couple:
12 stones(cd)
alter bridge(cd)
anberlin
bush(cd)
chris tomlin
creed(cd)
downhere(cd)
dragonforce
guilty gear xx#r soundtrack
guns n roses
jeremy camp(cd)
jewel
joe satriani(cd)
lifehouse
lincoln brewster
linkin park(cd)
megaman 2 - dr. wily stage 1(haha... it's catchy)
metallica(cd)
michelle branch
pearl jam(cd)
pillar(cd)
relient k(one song)
sanctus real(cd)
santana
the presidents of the usa(cd)
timothy james meaney(cd)
tree63(cd)
u2(one song)
basically, lotsa rock, rock-pop, classic rock, instrumental rock. and christian.
the pearl jam are 6 songs from their "ten" cd, one of their earlier, more successful cds. which is why i sincerely believe lifehouse, pearl jam, and creed do not sound the same; vocals are the same, but the guitar work is just too far apart.
pearl jam guitarwork > creed guitarwork > lifehouse guitarwork.
that being said, mark tremonti was not allowed to cut loose on creed.
alterbridge guitarwork > pearl jam guitarwork. although what type of guitar style you like listening to is of course preference; mark is a lot more high shredding on high distortion.
enough talking; i gotta eat.
stay tuned...
(the benefits of having a voice recorder on your mp3 player)
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Another free batch of music downloads, this time from Tooth and Nail Records
I think you need to sign up first, but for 30 songs, that sounds fairly good.
FYI, Anberlin might be my favorite non-popular rock band. i seem to always go back to playing "a day late" on my player.
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i skimmed chris liu's latest entry.
and in response, one of my "mini-goals" for a future house(assuming i make a decent amount of money) would be to get a dog AND a cat. the dog's gotta be like Ace in Batman Beyond, and black(basically a silent badass). the cat, well, gotta be a tabby. i always loved both types of pets, as opposed to people who just like 1, and always wanted to know how'd they get along in the same house. not all cat-dog relationships are hostile.
and i have to get them at the same time when both are kids, so the dog doesn't straight up rip the cat up upon sight.
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gonna end this entry by posting up a short list of artists on my mp3 player; probably will miss a couple:
12 stones(cd)
alter bridge(cd)
anberlin
bush(cd)
chris tomlin
creed(cd)
downhere(cd)
dragonforce
guilty gear xx#r soundtrack
guns n roses
jeremy camp(cd)
jewel
joe satriani(cd)
lifehouse
lincoln brewster
linkin park(cd)
megaman 2 - dr. wily stage 1(haha... it's catchy)
metallica(cd)
michelle branch
pearl jam(cd)
pillar(cd)
relient k(one song)
sanctus real(cd)
santana
the presidents of the usa(cd)
timothy james meaney(cd)
tree63(cd)
u2(one song)
basically, lotsa rock, rock-pop, classic rock, instrumental rock. and christian.
the pearl jam are 6 songs from their "ten" cd, one of their earlier, more successful cds. which is why i sincerely believe lifehouse, pearl jam, and creed do not sound the same; vocals are the same, but the guitar work is just too far apart.
pearl jam guitarwork > creed guitarwork > lifehouse guitarwork.
that being said, mark tremonti was not allowed to cut loose on creed.
alterbridge guitarwork > pearl jam guitarwork. although what type of guitar style you like listening to is of course preference; mark is a lot more high shredding on high distortion.
enough talking; i gotta eat.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Sunday, October 08, 2006
2 roads diverged in a wood...
if you think about robert frost's famous poem, there is a benefit to taking "the road less travelled;" you run into less traffic, and so you can cruise through with the greatest of ease.
but if you take what Jesus said about taking "the road less travelled," you realize it's not necessarily faster; the road width is thinner, and razor-straight; there is significantly less room for error.
(you see, if you go by what Frost said, then as a Christian, you should run into less conflict from others; but if you think about what Lord Jesus Christ said, then you realize all the conflict comes from yourself; it's not the multitudes of people which hate on you for being a Christian, it's how you react to it; nobody's taking the steps along that road for you; only you are)
i believe that what is popular is not necessarily wrong(though most of the times it is) or right, but many people simply do what is popular because everybody else is doing it, without thinking about the inherent value(or lack thereof) behind what they do and think. it took me until i was deep into college ie my 2nd or 3rd year to realize that.
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niners, eagles, bears all win; saints won by the heroics of bush; it's a good sunday for football.
(i hope now drew bledsoe knows to keep his mouth shut about taunting defenses to go ahead and blitz him; i saw him repeatedly get hurried or get his passes blocked against the eagles, which is probably the most rush-happy defense in the league)
bears might be the best team in football as of right now.
yankees and dodgers are both knocked out; it's a good week for baseball.
if you think about robert frost's famous poem, there is a benefit to taking "the road less travelled;" you run into less traffic, and so you can cruise through with the greatest of ease.
but if you take what Jesus said about taking "the road less travelled," you realize it's not necessarily faster; the road width is thinner, and razor-straight; there is significantly less room for error.
(you see, if you go by what Frost said, then as a Christian, you should run into less conflict from others; but if you think about what Lord Jesus Christ said, then you realize all the conflict comes from yourself; it's not the multitudes of people which hate on you for being a Christian, it's how you react to it; nobody's taking the steps along that road for you; only you are)
i believe that what is popular is not necessarily wrong(though most of the times it is) or right, but many people simply do what is popular because everybody else is doing it, without thinking about the inherent value(or lack thereof) behind what they do and think. it took me until i was deep into college ie my 2nd or 3rd year to realize that.
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niners, eagles, bears all win; saints won by the heroics of bush; it's a good sunday for football.
(i hope now drew bledsoe knows to keep his mouth shut about taunting defenses to go ahead and blitz him; i saw him repeatedly get hurried or get his passes blocked against the eagles, which is probably the most rush-happy defense in the league)
bears might be the best team in football as of right now.
yankees and dodgers are both knocked out; it's a good week for baseball.
should be quite clear now why dragonforce's songs, especially the solo parts are so long
damn, that's crazy shredding... by both guitarists
damn, that's crazy shredding... by both guitarists
Free music CD from Inpop
just found this today... hey, it's free... might as well take it...
fyi, i've heard tree63's version of amazing grace, because i have their live cd; it's fairly good.
just found this today... hey, it's free... might as well take it...
fyi, i've heard tree63's version of amazing grace, because i have their live cd; it's fairly good.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
this is the vw commercial i was talking about
fyi, if you visit the website listed at the end of the commercial( v-dubsrock), not only can you take a look at the vw which enables you to plug your guitar into the vw, there's some guitar lessons on it; cool eh?
fyi, dunno why anybody would want to buy a car JUST so they can play their electric guitar whenever they want; not saying it's unuseful, but if you want to play anywhere you want, there's the mini amps. and if you want to play with quality sound, there's of course the other amps you would buy.
i guess this would only be useful if you liked playing in parking lots. a LOT. or on camping trips; should've mentioned that.
or if you want to try ghost-riding while playing fenders and ibanezes, heh.
fyi, if you visit the website listed at the end of the commercial( v-dubsrock), not only can you take a look at the vw which enables you to plug your guitar into the vw, there's some guitar lessons on it; cool eh?
fyi, dunno why anybody would want to buy a car JUST so they can play their electric guitar whenever they want; not saying it's unuseful, but if you want to play anywhere you want, there's the mini amps. and if you want to play with quality sound, there's of course the other amps you would buy.
i guess this would only be useful if you liked playing in parking lots. a LOT. or on camping trips; should've mentioned that.
or if you want to try ghost-riding while playing fenders and ibanezes, heh.
Friday, October 06, 2006
anybody see the latest volswagen commercial where there's a lead guitarist riffing away, and his electric guitar's connected to 6 vw's as an "amp?"
that guitarist is Slash, the guitarist for Guns and Roses. very good guitarist i think.
good stuff; i love "You Could Be Mine," and there's a ton of other songs i love that they have.
if i could list 5 rock bands i really liked that are from "back then:"
metallica(they've been going on a long time, but yes, their sound used to be slightly more shredding back then; Master of Puppets is a good example)
guns and roses
joe satriani
ac/dc
van halen
there's probably more; i always forget how many classic rock bands i used to listen to. these are just 5 i really liked. i don't think i ever heard steve vai.
oh yeah:
my bro loved Rush. come to think about it, i really like their song, "Tom Sawyer."
Aerosmith and KISS were good too.
good ol teen days where i would just sit around in my room listening to 92.3 FM.
that guitarist is Slash, the guitarist for Guns and Roses. very good guitarist i think.
good stuff; i love "You Could Be Mine," and there's a ton of other songs i love that they have.
if i could list 5 rock bands i really liked that are from "back then:"
metallica(they've been going on a long time, but yes, their sound used to be slightly more shredding back then; Master of Puppets is a good example)
guns and roses
joe satriani
ac/dc
van halen
there's probably more; i always forget how many classic rock bands i used to listen to. these are just 5 i really liked. i don't think i ever heard steve vai.
oh yeah:
my bro loved Rush. come to think about it, i really like their song, "Tom Sawyer."
Aerosmith and KISS were good too.
good ol teen days where i would just sit around in my room listening to 92.3 FM.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
I find this picture on wiki's page describing how to use chopsticks humorous. Step 3 looks a tad absurd.
it'll be interesting to see how the new nba ball does; i just recently read more info on it on espn.com and spalding.com, and it looks kinda cool, but at the same time i heard a lotta negative reviews on it.
speaking of which, i intend to get a new spalding basketball anyways; one specifically for just outdoor playing, not indoor-outdoor. the one i've used for such a long time is just so worn down that it's impossible to grip it.
i need to wash my flippable jersey and headband.
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not sure where spalding.com gets their info, but:
"basketball is the most played team sport in the U.S. with more than 32 million people playing in 2005."
"in 2004, almost 8 million people said that basketball was their favorite sports activity, far exceeding the number of people who said any other team sport."
speaking of which, i intend to get a new spalding basketball anyways; one specifically for just outdoor playing, not indoor-outdoor. the one i've used for such a long time is just so worn down that it's impossible to grip it.
i need to wash my flippable jersey and headband.
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not sure where spalding.com gets their info, but:
"basketball is the most played team sport in the U.S. with more than 32 million people playing in 2005."
"in 2004, almost 8 million people said that basketball was their favorite sports activity, far exceeding the number of people who said any other team sport."
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Stanford professor receives Nobel Prize
crazy... and his contribution was something related to genetics... RNA interference...
i'm gonna read some of his articles on pubmed later...
crazy... and his contribution was something related to genetics... RNA interference...
i'm gonna read some of his articles on pubmed later...
mcnabb's clearly on a mission; you can say what you want, but i think he feels that he needs to show that this team got where it's gotten because of him, not T.O. that's why the eagles are doing so well.
ravens are also the hotness. with mcnair, now it's not just ray lewis anymore.
some people like to compare t.o. to artest. i think t.o. is actually better compared to dennis rodman. the similarities are a lot more poignant there. they both went downhill once they had no more idols to look up to.
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i don't like/get myspace because of the way the page design is; it looks very cluttered. maybe that's why i don't have an account. for me, i don't necessarily post here because i want the whole world to know about me; just want to throw stuff off my chest. don't really like xanga either cause it seems mainly teenage asians are the ones using that, and always coming on with stuff like you'd want to listen to their day and stuff.
what i would really like though, is if there was a blogging site that let you upload .mp3's easily or .wavs, or stuff like that. i'm not always near a computer when i'm thinking, y'kno. but i usually have my mp3 player with me. then again, if i want to go through the trouble of recording, walking back to my computer, going to another website, uploading, then logging into blogger, linking back to the mp3, i'd be wasting a crapload of time too.
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thank God for third chances...
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i'd try cs: source this weekend, but my cpu doesn't have a lot of memory; maybe i'll just reinstall cs 1.6 until my cpu has less stuff on it. cs:s is 3+ gb.
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i have 1 video uploaded to my youtube account(same name), plan to upload maybe 2 more.
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i think it's only fair i cut myself off from youtube.com, shoyuken.com, and combovideos.com for a week or two. i think it's taking up too much of my time.
ravens are also the hotness. with mcnair, now it's not just ray lewis anymore.
some people like to compare t.o. to artest. i think t.o. is actually better compared to dennis rodman. the similarities are a lot more poignant there. they both went downhill once they had no more idols to look up to.
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i don't like/get myspace because of the way the page design is; it looks very cluttered. maybe that's why i don't have an account. for me, i don't necessarily post here because i want the whole world to know about me; just want to throw stuff off my chest. don't really like xanga either cause it seems mainly teenage asians are the ones using that, and always coming on with stuff like you'd want to listen to their day and stuff.
what i would really like though, is if there was a blogging site that let you upload .mp3's easily or .wavs, or stuff like that. i'm not always near a computer when i'm thinking, y'kno. but i usually have my mp3 player with me. then again, if i want to go through the trouble of recording, walking back to my computer, going to another website, uploading, then logging into blogger, linking back to the mp3, i'd be wasting a crapload of time too.
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thank God for third chances...
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i'd try cs: source this weekend, but my cpu doesn't have a lot of memory; maybe i'll just reinstall cs 1.6 until my cpu has less stuff on it. cs:s is 3+ gb.
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i have 1 video uploaded to my youtube account(same name), plan to upload maybe 2 more.
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i think it's only fair i cut myself off from youtube.com, shoyuken.com, and combovideos.com for a week or two. i think it's taking up too much of my time.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
YouTube - Ataru381 - MUST SEE!!
that video just made me realize my chances of getting a girlfriend are not THAT low...
that video just made me realize my chances of getting a girlfriend are not THAT low...
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Crazy Pen Spinning Done By Japanese
i like the jrock guitar tracks they lay down in the background. maybe it might be on napster...
(rival by mintjam)
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skool has started... i is a college stoodent.
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(edit: mintjam offers a couple of their tracks, including rival, for free in .mp3 format on their website; no need to visit napster)
i like the jrock guitar tracks they lay down in the background. maybe it might be on napster...
(rival by mintjam)
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skool has started... i is a college stoodent.
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(edit: mintjam offers a couple of their tracks, including rival, for free in .mp3 format on their website; no need to visit napster)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Reason why Japanese arcades thrive so much more than American arcades, and hence why their competition skills are so much better than ours
the general consensus is that american ppl in the world play on consoles so much more because the difference in quality is really marginal now, that you don't need to go to the arcades to get high-quality arcade play.
but this is probably the best post i've seen on srk.com regarding this topic:
Originally Posted by fubarduck
Everyone sort of nailed a little bit of it, but not the whole reason. Sorry for the long post, but you guys need a culture lesson.
Yes, it is a culture difference. Population density is one factor.
The main reason that the Japanese culture revolves around riding trains to get places and thus meeting in public to do hang out. Yes, there is driving too, but typically most Japanese people live far away from the main downtown/city area where everything happens (which is always right next to a train station). So, when you leave your house in Japan, you are out for a while. You don't just drive/go somewhere and come back home (most esablishments don't even have parking, and if they do, it is pay parking)--when you're out, you're out and when you come home you're not going anywhere far for the rest of the day. You walk or take a bus to your nearest train station, which takes anywhere from 5 to 45 minutes depending on your closest train station, then wait for a train to take you to the nearest downtown area.
As a result, people don't just go hang out at other people's houses. First of all, they're smaller, and second of all many younger people live at home with their families until a much older age than in the US (since apartments are so expensive, especially in Tokyo area). It's a very big deal for a Japanese family to have visitors, and you definitely don't go just to hang out and play video games for a while. As a guest in a Japanese home you're expected to give your full attention and speak to everyone in the family. Also, people's houses are extremely inconvenient to get to, since they're typically far away from their closest train stations.
So, Japanese society is built around giving people places to hang out in the main area of each city near the central train station. This is why there are tons of coffee shops, karaoke bars, and drinking restaurants (which there is really no equivalent to in the US) all over town. Game centers (arcades) are just another one of those establishments--it's just a place where you can play video games with friends or with strangers. When people play video games at home, it's typically RPGs or adventure games which can be enjoyed by themselves. This is why it's never a big deal when the big fighting games do not come to console, or get arcade-perfect console ports. There is no need to own a joystick, PS2, or any fighting game to play fighting games competitively in Japan. You can get all the practice you need just by playing at the arcade, and arcades with fighting games here typically carry Arcadia magazines which have more detailed move lists and strategies which are free for anybody to browse.
This is why game centers (arcades) will never die in Japan. You do not play fighting games at your house, because people do not come over to your house to hang out, you meet them in public where there will always be coffee shops, karaoke, drinking restaurants, and game centers to meet at and hang out. Additionally, even for online games, Japanese gamers typically play at Internet Cafe's, not at their own house or apartment!
America, on the other hand, is a culture that revolves around driving and cars. In most areas you typically have to drive to get anywhere, and meeting friends at their place to hang out is pretty common practice. So, there is no point in going to an arcade to play video games, you can just do it at your friend's house. If you haven't noticed, the only places in America that still have typical "arcades" are places with lots of foot traffic--malls, university areas, and downtown areas. These esablishments would not be making money any other way, because the typical American would not have any reason to go to an arcade unless there is one around where he is travelling/hanging out by foot.
When the arcade scene was huge in the US, there was a distinction--the video games you could play at home were no where near as great as what you could play at an arcade. But now, games available on consoles are either arcade-perfect (to the average gamer's eyes) or even better than that. This is why the arcade scene died in America but is still going strongly in Japan.
So, now there are very few arcades, and the truly hardcore fighting game players still in the US all meet right here on SRK.com. If you want a true, hardcore arcade scene that will never ever disappear, move to Japan. The future of gaming in the US is at home, which means for competitive gaming, online is the future. For fighting games, this is bad news right now because of the limitations of current technology, but hopefully when Internet 2 rolls around latency will become much less of an issue and the hardcore fighting game scene may see a revival.
the general consensus is that american ppl in the world play on consoles so much more because the difference in quality is really marginal now, that you don't need to go to the arcades to get high-quality arcade play.
but this is probably the best post i've seen on srk.com regarding this topic:
Originally Posted by fubarduck
Everyone sort of nailed a little bit of it, but not the whole reason. Sorry for the long post, but you guys need a culture lesson.
Yes, it is a culture difference. Population density is one factor.
The main reason that the Japanese culture revolves around riding trains to get places and thus meeting in public to do hang out. Yes, there is driving too, but typically most Japanese people live far away from the main downtown/city area where everything happens (which is always right next to a train station). So, when you leave your house in Japan, you are out for a while. You don't just drive/go somewhere and come back home (most esablishments don't even have parking, and if they do, it is pay parking)--when you're out, you're out and when you come home you're not going anywhere far for the rest of the day. You walk or take a bus to your nearest train station, which takes anywhere from 5 to 45 minutes depending on your closest train station, then wait for a train to take you to the nearest downtown area.
As a result, people don't just go hang out at other people's houses. First of all, they're smaller, and second of all many younger people live at home with their families until a much older age than in the US (since apartments are so expensive, especially in Tokyo area). It's a very big deal for a Japanese family to have visitors, and you definitely don't go just to hang out and play video games for a while. As a guest in a Japanese home you're expected to give your full attention and speak to everyone in the family. Also, people's houses are extremely inconvenient to get to, since they're typically far away from their closest train stations.
So, Japanese society is built around giving people places to hang out in the main area of each city near the central train station. This is why there are tons of coffee shops, karaoke bars, and drinking restaurants (which there is really no equivalent to in the US) all over town. Game centers (arcades) are just another one of those establishments--it's just a place where you can play video games with friends or with strangers. When people play video games at home, it's typically RPGs or adventure games which can be enjoyed by themselves. This is why it's never a big deal when the big fighting games do not come to console, or get arcade-perfect console ports. There is no need to own a joystick, PS2, or any fighting game to play fighting games competitively in Japan. You can get all the practice you need just by playing at the arcade, and arcades with fighting games here typically carry Arcadia magazines which have more detailed move lists and strategies which are free for anybody to browse.
This is why game centers (arcades) will never die in Japan. You do not play fighting games at your house, because people do not come over to your house to hang out, you meet them in public where there will always be coffee shops, karaoke, drinking restaurants, and game centers to meet at and hang out. Additionally, even for online games, Japanese gamers typically play at Internet Cafe's, not at their own house or apartment!
America, on the other hand, is a culture that revolves around driving and cars. In most areas you typically have to drive to get anywhere, and meeting friends at their place to hang out is pretty common practice. So, there is no point in going to an arcade to play video games, you can just do it at your friend's house. If you haven't noticed, the only places in America that still have typical "arcades" are places with lots of foot traffic--malls, university areas, and downtown areas. These esablishments would not be making money any other way, because the typical American would not have any reason to go to an arcade unless there is one around where he is travelling/hanging out by foot.
When the arcade scene was huge in the US, there was a distinction--the video games you could play at home were no where near as great as what you could play at an arcade. But now, games available on consoles are either arcade-perfect (to the average gamer's eyes) or even better than that. This is why the arcade scene died in America but is still going strongly in Japan.
So, now there are very few arcades, and the truly hardcore fighting game players still in the US all meet right here on SRK.com. If you want a true, hardcore arcade scene that will never ever disappear, move to Japan. The future of gaming in the US is at home, which means for competitive gaming, online is the future. For fighting games, this is bad news right now because of the limitations of current technology, but hopefully when Internet 2 rolls around latency will become much less of an issue and the hardcore fighting game scene may see a revival.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
i've always wondered exactly what type of shotgun the t800 uses in T2. the way he empties a shell and puts another back in doesn't look like the atypical pump-action shotgun. so i looked around a little on the web; here's what i found:
-10 guage shotgun
(guage determines the size of the barrel; i forget what, but most shotgun guages range from some large number to 12; 12 is police issue. the lower the number, the bigger the barrel(ouch))
-sawed-off
(you don't really realize this, until you think about it, but it's true; if arnold was using a non-sawed-off barrel, it would look a lot more like a rifle. it doesn't look rediculously short, or glaringly obvious like in t1 when kyle reese actually took the time to saw it off, but it's there.)
-repeating shotgun
(doesn't mean it's automatic; means that you can put a couple of shells in there and you won't need to reload for about 5-8 times)
-was made by winchester.
the last one's the reason why it cocks the way it does. winchester used to make rifles like that; where you had a large hammer to displace a spent rifle bullet and insert a new one. when they approached him to make a repeating shotgun, he consented, but stated that it'd be much better for them to make a pump-action shotgun. winchester would eventually make a pump-action, but for i think about a couple of years, they made these ghetto shotguns.(go read wiki if you want more info)
that's why you don't see many of those winchester shotguns anymore; a pump-action simply is faster at "reloading."
nevertheless, after you watch t2, and seeing how arnold coolly flips the shotgun around while driving the bike to reload it, you'd probably wish you had one too.
-10 guage shotgun
(guage determines the size of the barrel; i forget what, but most shotgun guages range from some large number to 12; 12 is police issue. the lower the number, the bigger the barrel(ouch))
-sawed-off
(you don't really realize this, until you think about it, but it's true; if arnold was using a non-sawed-off barrel, it would look a lot more like a rifle. it doesn't look rediculously short, or glaringly obvious like in t1 when kyle reese actually took the time to saw it off, but it's there.)
-repeating shotgun
(doesn't mean it's automatic; means that you can put a couple of shells in there and you won't need to reload for about 5-8 times)
-was made by winchester.
the last one's the reason why it cocks the way it does. winchester used to make rifles like that; where you had a large hammer to displace a spent rifle bullet and insert a new one. when they approached him to make a repeating shotgun, he consented, but stated that it'd be much better for them to make a pump-action shotgun. winchester would eventually make a pump-action, but for i think about a couple of years, they made these ghetto shotguns.(go read wiki if you want more info)
that's why you don't see many of those winchester shotguns anymore; a pump-action simply is faster at "reloading."
nevertheless, after you watch t2, and seeing how arnold coolly flips the shotgun around while driving the bike to reload it, you'd probably wish you had one too.
YouTube - Terminator 2
favorite movie when i was a kid... gave me nightmares like crazy though.
i love when arnold's taking the shotgun out of the box, cocks it and steps on the roses. bgm's awesome during that moment.
favorite movie when i was a kid... gave me nightmares like crazy though.
i love when arnold's taking the shotgun out of the box, cocks it and steps on the roses. bgm's awesome during that moment.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
YouTube - street fighter - daigo vs justin or steve vs julie?
i can't stop laughing...
in case you don't get it, just youtube "daigo justin" in the search engine and watch the very 1st entry(or watch the 3rd entry for the entire match)
i can't stop laughing...
in case you don't get it, just youtube "daigo justin" in the search engine and watch the very 1st entry(or watch the 3rd entry for the entire match)
Friday, September 15, 2006
YouTube - Ms. Peachez - Fry That Chicken
hahahaha...
what's next? ms. peachez - eat dat watermelon? drink dat kool-aid?
hahahaha...
what's next? ms. peachez - eat dat watermelon? drink dat kool-aid?
Monday, September 04, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
wow, richard's actually going to say something deep on his journal. weird, eh?
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when the pilgrims stated "cleanliness is next to godliness," this exact phrase isn't found in the bible(at least, I have yet to find it in the KJV). HOWEVER, if you look at the numerous times the Bible states for Christians to abstain from uncleanliness, I think the inference is quite clear. Of course, we know the apostle Paul did not literally mean that being messy is a sin. however, I have noticed that when you can summarize a person's habits as "neat" or "tidy" they tend to be more in control of things that are going on.
i personally, might come to realize that i don't have an exact method to which i want to approach my day written out in stone, not just listing what i want to do, but in what order i should do it, that i might end up screwing myself 10x over(see [1]).
so, in the interest of trying to change things, from now on i'm going to try to write down an entire list of what i'm going to do the next day, in that order, before i go to bed. maybe things will be different tomorrow. i pray it will.
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[1] i think for myself, my laziness tends to come from not being hard enough on myself. thanks for all the support and advice people have given me these past years of my life, but ultimately, i already know what i need to do, but if i don't feel like bringing myself to do something, i can't bring myself to do it. in order for you to keep me from doing what i don't want to do(as opposed to me keeping myself), you'd need to literally watch me 24/7 in the same room. the change, as they say, needs to come from within. i believe that i am slowly changing, making little strides, by learning what makes my mind wander or tick in moments of self-reflection, but i have much more to learn about how my mind works, and how i can bring that to usefulness, mainly, doing what i don't want to do.
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when the pilgrims stated "cleanliness is next to godliness," this exact phrase isn't found in the bible(at least, I have yet to find it in the KJV). HOWEVER, if you look at the numerous times the Bible states for Christians to abstain from uncleanliness, I think the inference is quite clear. Of course, we know the apostle Paul did not literally mean that being messy is a sin. however, I have noticed that when you can summarize a person's habits as "neat" or "tidy" they tend to be more in control of things that are going on.
i personally, might come to realize that i don't have an exact method to which i want to approach my day written out in stone, not just listing what i want to do, but in what order i should do it, that i might end up screwing myself 10x over(see [1]).
so, in the interest of trying to change things, from now on i'm going to try to write down an entire list of what i'm going to do the next day, in that order, before i go to bed. maybe things will be different tomorrow. i pray it will.
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[1] i think for myself, my laziness tends to come from not being hard enough on myself. thanks for all the support and advice people have given me these past years of my life, but ultimately, i already know what i need to do, but if i don't feel like bringing myself to do something, i can't bring myself to do it. in order for you to keep me from doing what i don't want to do(as opposed to me keeping myself), you'd need to literally watch me 24/7 in the same room. the change, as they say, needs to come from within. i believe that i am slowly changing, making little strides, by learning what makes my mind wander or tick in moments of self-reflection, but i have much more to learn about how my mind works, and how i can bring that to usefulness, mainly, doing what i don't want to do.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
YouTube - Indian Superman
don't ask me how i found this one... i did not find it in the first place by searching "indian superman"
don't ask me how i found this one... i did not find it in the first place by searching "indian superman"
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
YouTube - Robot Chicken - The Password is Swordfish (210)
the batman spoof and soccer skit did it for me...
the batman spoof and soccer skit did it for me...
Monday, August 07, 2006
YouTube - ??????????
6 japanese wrestlers vs a house...
Dirk Nowitzki
very good video; almost made dirk look like kobe in that video
6 japanese wrestlers vs a house...
Dirk Nowitzki
very good video; almost made dirk look like kobe in that video
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