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october 5th, 2008

whoa, wait up, september 27th, i'm sure i blogged sooner than that.... ah well. so be it. here's another blog.

not much has changed in my daily routine. i haven't stopped procrastinating and as a matter of fact i still am, but it's all good because i am not tired whatsoever at this point and am in fact making quite steady progress. aside from the fact that i'm writing this blog. i guess i have to go prep for an essay after i'm done writing this, but i'm usually rather excellent with essays so it shouldn't take too long, and then i'll be able to get some precious sleep.

i'd like to talk about something rather random today but i guess it serves as "spreading the word" so i guess i will do so. i'm going to talk about this website. this link redirects to a website about the National Novel Writing Month, which is the month of November, and although this is the first i've heard of it, apparently it's a yearly event. basically, the challenge is to write a novel in exactly one month's time, beginning with November 1, and ending at midnight, November 30. there are no limits and no rules, although it has to be 175 pages/50,000 words. it sounds like quite an undertaking but i pride myself on being an enthusiastic writer when i actually apply myself and correctly put my mind to things, so i will be taking part in this event and i will actually finish a fully-fledged novel for the first time in my life.

creatively i am going to spend the next month preparing for this fairly large undertaking. i'm not going to get the entire thing ironed out, obviously, as that would defeat the purpose of the National Novel Writing Month. the core of the event is spontaneity. the words are supposed to flow from your mind and onto your computer screen via your hands at random, and if they are incoherent and show no cohesion whatsoever, then so be it, it's all part of the fun. the goal is to get it all down. 50,000 words. you can't perfect 50,000 words in one month's time unless you are totally unemployed, have no other life obligations, have a pre-demonstrated talent in creative writing, and an overly self-critical and analytical mind. i have just one of those things - the first one - but i do have school to keep up with.

so in summary i am going to be taking the plunge and writing a novel, which is VERY EXCITING GUISE. it's something i've always wanted to do and it's something i have been considering as a possible career path in the future. how will i go about doing this? well, i'm not sure. at the tender age of 15 i highly doubt that Tolkien himself knew how to get his work out there, unless i'm sadly mistaken (as admittedly i know nothing about Tolkien despite the fact that he published some of my favorite literature of all time) although here's some flawed logic - i guess there are so many shit books out there that i could possibly find my way into the ranks of these mediocre authors who write forgettable, repugnant novels and publish my work and see it on the shelves of Borders or Barnes & Noble or WHSmith and be like "i wrote that." that'd be such a sense of accomplishment. it's what keeps me going.

so yeah. there's the month of november for me. luckily, my cross country season will finish at either the culmination of October or the very beginnings of November, so i'll have a little more free time to devote to more creative and less athletic pastimes. which should be an awesome change of pace. (hah. pace. see what i did there?)

(oh, and gaming. duh. i played Civilization IV today for ONE WHOLE HOUR. i promise i'll start playing FFVII soon.)
(and music. i love you Sigur Rós.)

takk
- scott

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september 28th, 2008

things are quiet around here. helloooooo? is anyone there?
maybe i'll just go back to GameSpot or something. THAT WAS A JOKE. HAHA. FAT CHANCE.

whatever.
anyway, i am getting cravings to play some serious video games. i guess that's one of the side effects of not playing any video games for a prolonged period of time. withdrawals and whatnot.

well, for one thing, if i can get my homework done efficiently enough, i should have a fair amount of free time on my hands, let's say, er, three to four hours per night depending on how much sleep i want to get at that point in time. and there are two games i want to play some of this week, so i guess it's time to finally crack down and get some serious shit done.

what the fuck is this game
what the fuck is this game

the first of these games is the legendary, critically acclaimed Final Fantasy VII. as you may remember i acquired this game a fairly long time ago but my acquisition of the game coincided with my return to the highs and lows of high school, so i was not able to finish it or even make a sizable dent in Disc 1! I still fully intend to beat this game and I may just start on that this week. i might just start another save, though, as i can't really remember much about what happened in the other one, although i do know i was about an hour after the infamous CLOUD DRESSES UP part of the game.

what the fuck is this game
what the fuck is this game
the other game i am getting really random cravings for is the best strategy game of all time in my book - Civilization IV. i poured so many hours into that game upon its release and since then i have had spontaneous addiction phases that last about a week before the game fades into obscurity again. one of these such 'addiction phases' seems to be sprouting as we speak - i am getting urges to conquer the world with the armies of the Welsh. especially those fucking Mongolians. i don't know why but the Mongolians always have it in for me in that game so i just stomp them out early on in the game and take all their cities.

alright i'm going to wrap it up there, hopefully that made your day less mundane. back to geometry, this is the last night i will procrastinate on math i'm telling you the truth i swear

OH yeah, i can't even believe i forgot - Rock Band 2 is fucking AWESOME. i can't wait to get Live again and jam with some of you guys. my favorite song in the game so far is probably E-Pro by the consistently brilliant Beck, whose awesomeness is only amplified by that one Futurama episode he was in. i'm a loser babyyyyyyyyyyyyy so why don't you kill me etc.
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september 23rd, 2008

where the flying fuck is my time going? :O

so yeah, i've finally, er, established a steady rhythm in my school-sport-homework lifestyle, so much that now i actually HAVE FREE TIME ZOMG
i also got Rock Band 2, which will hopefully be followed up with a purchase of Xbox Live (again!) so we can rock out soon hopefully.
i need to finish that album i've been recording all by my lonesome.
oh well.
whatever.
i'm going to bed guys. was planning to play Diablo 2, but y'know, the bed is calling me.

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september 15th, 2008

i look around, and i see people. people playing games.

sometimes i wish i had a job. or some source of income. i don't have anything to sell. i don't want to do chores. i don't want to go work somewhere part-time on weekends. i don't want to twirl signs half-heartedly on street corners, knowing that nobody is actually going to read my sign and go check out the new housing developments down the road or whatever.
i just need money. Rock Band 2 looks SWEET.

... oh well. if i ever get this homework off my back, i'll start playing Spore, and then all will be right with the world.

until then, i'm going to sit here and do geometry. woot.
oh, and The Hold Steady are a pretty good band. go check them out.

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september 13th, 2008

so today's blog will be commenting on the songs from the Guitar Hero: World Tour setlist that I actually give a shit about.

At The Drive-In: "One Armed Scissor"
oh YES. absolutely fantastic song. very nice post-hardcore. i didn't expect them to end up on GH. no doubt a lot of elitists will be pissed off about this though - many people take pride in the fact that they're a fan of ATDI, since they're a fairly unknown band and some of their members went on to form The Mars Volta, which many people overlook.

Coldplay: "Shiver"
i think it's hilarious that Coldplay are on GH, but whatever, i actually really like this song. one of the better early coldplay songs for sure.

Filter: "Hey Man, Nice Shot"
i love this song, however derivative and unoriginal it may be. unfortunately the rest of Filter's discography is rather trite.

Foo Fighters: "Everlong"
eh. i have a huge amount of resentment for everything the Foo Fighters stand for these days, but i cannot deny the songwriting prowess that Grohl clearly poured into this song. undeniably their best song.

Jimmy Eat World: "The Middle"

i have to say, this song is CATCHY.

Lost Prophets: "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"
another guilty pleasure :/

Mars Volta: "L'Via L'Viaquez"
OH WOW.
wait a fucking second here.
this song is EPIC. i can't even believe my eyes.
this song is 12 minutes and 22 seconds. how are the makers of GH going to pull this off? if they shorten it, that would just be... WRONG.
Roulette Dares would have been better, though.

Michael Jackson: "Beat It"

classic. i don't care what anyone says. i don't like Eddie but i do dig the MJ of old.

Muse: "Assassin"
chugga chugga chugga
this song owns.

Nirvana: "About a Girl (Unplugged)"
no doubt Cobain would hate the inclusion of this soulful performance, and i too am quite divided, but... it's Nirvana. Cobain is one of my heroes. and i'm glad a rather underrated Nirvana song got included rather than LOL SMELLZ LIEK TEEN SPIRIT GUYZ

Paramore: "Misery Business"
i'm still wondering why i like this band so much.

Smashing Pumpkins: "Today"
back in the day, the Pumpkins were actually good.

the rest of the songs are either "meh" or "shit", or i haven't heard them. let's go over some of the worst inclusions, for me anyway.

THESE SONGS SHOULD NOT BE HERE.

...

Beastie Boys: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
i do not like the Beastie Boys one bit, unless it's Intergalactic. that song wins simply because it has robots.

blink-182: "Dammit"

ok so i won't deny that this guitar riff has a lot of significance to me, at least from years gone by, but this song is just straight up embarrassing to listen to these days.

Bullet For My Valentine: "Scream Aim Fire"
LOL. please. no. i am going to play this song ONCE and that is IT. FUCK this band.

Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Up Around the Bend"
this band does not belong on any GH game.

The Enemy: "Aggro"
-_- why

Linkin Park: "What I've Done"

that's right gearhead this song sucks.

Modest Mouse: "Float On"
this song was featured on a Kidz Bop compilation and thus remains rather lulzy for me. i think the song is massively overrated and so is the band.

Oasis: "Some Might Say"
fuck oasis. the fact that blur aren't on this game speaks volumes about the ignorance of popular culture. and they also picked one of the worst Oasis songs i've ever fucking heard. go figure. playing this ONCE.

Pat Benatar: "Heartbreaker"
-_- please no

Sublime: "Santeria"
FUCK THIS BAND

Tokio Hotel: "Monsoon"
LOL. no. please. no. my ears.

Tool: "Parabola"
Tool: "Schism"
Tool: "Vicarious"

ok so Tool are actually a pretty good band, but do we REALLY need three songs by them? give me three Between The Buried and Me songs if you're going to go all progressive on my ass, or add two more Volta songs. wow. seriously.

not a bad setlist, all in all, despite some really bad songs. rock band 2 is still going to kick this game's ass.

oh, and for a giggle, here's the 5 songs this game SHOULD have.

The Fall of Troy: "Sledgehammer"
absolutely insane guitar work and the sickest breakdown ever recorded featured at the end. go fucking figure.

The Dillinger Escape Plan, "Sunshine the Werewolf"
this probably would never feature in any Guitar Hero game because it is NOT radio-friendly music in any way, shape, or form. it'd still be fucking sweet.

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Fucking DEAD, "Totally Natural"
insanity, and the noise attack at the end is brilliant.

Between The Buried and Me, "Selkies: The Endless Obsession"
BEST GUITAR SOLO EVER.
NO CONTEST.

Sunn O))), "It Took The Night To Believe"
it'd be hilarious
watch this to see why.

  
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september 11th, 2008

well, it's september 11th today. i think we all know what that means, and i hope all of you paid your respects accordingly.

today was my first cross country race of the season. i was kind of sick, so whatever. i can be excused for performing the way i did. (although i didn't do too badly at all, there could have been some improvement)

i am currently indulging in copious amounts of The Fall of Troy when i should be studying or doing homework or something.
meh, i feel like shit right now.
more tomorrow

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september 9th, 2008

Perfect World: fun game, great price
Perfect World: fun game, great price
today was a good day.
not only is my rather irritating sickness improving, so is my performance in sporting. which is great. i really intend to do well this year in cross country, i consider it one of the most important factors of my life at the moment. it's probably kind of shallow for me to think this way, but this is the theory i've always lived by in competition: you either win, or you didn't try hard enough.  i don't believe in the "it's all about having fun, no matter how well you do" mindset. it's just the way i'm trained to think. sure, we can have fun, but when it comes down to it, we're out there to fucking annihilate six other high schools at a sport we aim to truly dominate at.

today i also downloaded Perfect World, which is an MMORPG kindly pointed out to me by some fucktard whose name i will not divulge for fear that i will be flamed simply for conversing with this fucktard. i also played some, and leveled up my rather hawt character to a somewhat less noobish level 4. it's fairly traditional MMO fare with some nice features thrown in for good measure. i really love the chinese-themed music, it's truly excellent in both composition and atmosphere. the graphics aren't too shabby either. and the fact that i can fly wherever the FUCK i want right from the get-go is an instant plus. and all this for FREE? WHY would you even CONTEMPLATE buying WoW?

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september 8th, 2008

shit. i just wrote out an entire blog and then accidentally pressed "back" on my browser. thus, all of my text was subsequently lost. well that just fucking sucks. i guess i'll have to recount everything again.

so i'm re-establishing a rhythm here. two blogs in two days. wow. that's an achievement, huh? i'm becoming a prolific contributor to the giant bomb community! now how about that. 12 comments on the last blog, too. that's fairly cool. evidently i haven't been completely forgotten.

i don't want to be here long because i have to go do a lot of reading and some geometry homework, so i'll cut things short. i'm still absolutely desperate to play spore, but due to recent developments that may happen sooner than i had originally predicted. more news on that soon. i still intend to put both schoolwork and sports ahead of spore in my priorities list, but i'm still probably going to pump several hundred hours into that game over the next few months. that's not even an educated guess. it's a fact that simply hasn't came into being yet.

also, i reached a final conclusion on what i will be receiving for christmas, and i'll just document that out in image form. it's probably a little early to be talking about christmas, but i know girls who have already went christmas shopping over the summer and i think some of my family members are already doing some "forward planning" so to speak. i've been talking a great deal about this with my good friend toms115, and yes, i am now convinced that this is what i will be receiving for christmas.

commence drooling
commence drooling





  this, my friends, is a fender jazzmaster. it's not a particularly flashy guitar, nor is it the most beautiful. what it is, though,
is a FENDER JAZZMASTER. i'm completely in love with the quirky charm and odd body of this guitar, and this is probably the best example i have found of such a guitar. i originally wanted a green one, but this blue one is simply beautiful. i know they're not really for everyone, but man, this guitar is something else.

no, i don't plan to form a thrash metal band, therefore i don't need a jackson or a dean or an ESP. no, i don't plan to form a guns and roses tribute band, so i don't need a hugely overrated les paul. no, i don't want to be another jimi hendrix devotee who spends his entire life trying to recreate his woodstock improvization on a battered stratocaster. i need a jazzmaster, man. i think my half-destroyed telecaster is past its prime, therefore i desire a new guitar, and the jazzmaster is IT.

anyway, that was a fairly random tangent, so i'll, er, just end it here. p.s. go check out the new mogwai album, it's really excellent and it's bound to be one of the most mysteriously captivating records you've heard all year. it's near the top of my end-of-year list already.

oh and as a final note, i got a B+ on my european history exam. considering it is fundamentally a college introductory course, i am fairly proud of myself. i also beat the smartest chick in my class and a guy who got a 4.2 GPA last year. fuck yes. i'm on a roll here.
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september 7th, 2008

i need to get back into the habit of blogging again regularly. i feel the need to force the documentation of my life onto others, to make them read what i have to say, to write relatively frequent autobiographical posts... y'know. read dat shit.

problem is, i'm not nearly interesting enough to captivate you for longer than a few paragraphs, so i won't bore you with a huge monologue.

in short, i'm facing a huge problem. i have been looking forward to a little game called "Spore" for a really long time now, a little over two and a half years i think. i believe the first i heard of it was maybe E3 2006 or 2005, i don't recall. ordinarily, i would be playing it right now and fully succumbing to its charms, watching it take over my life and dominate all other areas of my daily activities, letting it bring my grades down... but i don't have any money. to get money, i have to get good grades. that's pretty much the only way i can get spore, besides, ahem, some other, less legal methods. if i get good grades, i am rewarded.

Spore: tempting, but unfortunately not an option
Spore: tempting, but unfortunately not an option
thing is, i'm loaded with such an absolutely bullshit amount of homework that it's hard to find the motivation to uphold my grades knowing that the following night i'm going to have to force my way through another five hours of geometric problems, explanations of biological processes, recountings of european civil wars, and whatever other crap my teachers choose to throw at me.

whatever, though. it's a challenge. i've always loved challenges. the balancing act of cross country practice, homework, and my all-conqueringly important musical ventures is possibly one of the biggest challenges that has ever surfaced within the otherwise comfortable boundaries of my life, if you disregard the emotional hurdles and family disasters i've had to endure.

training my mind not to procrastinate is kind of fun, in a morbid, masochistic sort of way. distancing myself from my leisure activities is challenging, but i know that other things are far more productive and beneficial to me in the long run.

so game on, textbooks. game on.


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