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Whoah! Does time fly or what??
Made an attempt this week to get all my X-Mas shopping done in ONE DAY. Sadly, I must report that the attempt was unsuccessful.
Looks like I'll have to head out at least one more day. Egads!
Speaking of X-Mas shopping....
*pssssss* I updated my Amazon list.
No pressure guys....I'm just saying.
<3<3<3
Made an attempt this week to get all my X-Mas shopping done in ONE DAY. Sadly, I must report that the attempt was unsuccessful.
Looks like I'll have to head out at least one more day. Egads!
Speaking of X-Mas shopping....
*pssssss* I updated my Amazon list.
No pressure guys....I'm just saying.
<3<3<3
Okay kiddos!
Left 4 Dead 2 comes out at 12:01am Tuesday.
I am looking to find some people on X-Box Live who are going to be playing it. We can learn the boards together, plan strategies, and beat the fluff out of less experienced players.
Why the vindictive attitude, you ask??
Well, because I only recently started using my X-Box Live account in an attempt to get more achievements on the first Left 4 Dead and it really SUCKS coming into online gaming so late in the game. Everyone else knows the boards, they know how to plan attacks as the infected, they have friends to team up with....erg. Being the loner newbie is no fun. Nope, no fun at all.
So Left 4 Dead 2 means a fresh start. Annnnnnd.....I'm looking for friends to play with.
Gamer tag exchange perhaps??
Mine is: SqueakMachine
And my boyfriend's tag is: Snufflepuffz (he is on a lot more than me and I sometimes play as his guest)
Also!! Please leave a little message or voice message if you send me a request. I just like to make sure that it is people from SG and friends adding me and not just random jerks.
Other 360 online games I still play:
- Ultimate Alliance 2
- Halo 3
- Guitar Hero (world tour)
- Dead or Alive 4
Left 4 Dead 2 comes out at 12:01am Tuesday.
I am looking to find some people on X-Box Live who are going to be playing it. We can learn the boards together, plan strategies, and beat the fluff out of less experienced players.
Why the vindictive attitude, you ask??
Well, because I only recently started using my X-Box Live account in an attempt to get more achievements on the first Left 4 Dead and it really SUCKS coming into online gaming so late in the game. Everyone else knows the boards, they know how to plan attacks as the infected, they have friends to team up with....erg. Being the loner newbie is no fun. Nope, no fun at all.
So Left 4 Dead 2 means a fresh start. Annnnnnd.....I'm looking for friends to play with.
Gamer tag exchange perhaps??
Mine is: SqueakMachine
And my boyfriend's tag is: Snufflepuffz (he is on a lot more than me and I sometimes play as his guest)
Also!! Please leave a little message or voice message if you send me a request. I just like to make sure that it is people from SG and friends adding me and not just random jerks.
Other 360 online games I still play:
- Ultimate Alliance 2
- Halo 3
- Guitar Hero (world tour)
- Dead or Alive 4
Just testing to see if I can link to my site here on my blog:
Squeakmachine.com
I've been having issues with posting links to my site. Sometimes it just gets redirected to SG's homepage or to a 404 error page. Let me know if this link doesn't work for you and where it links you to so I know how to report the bug.
Thanks!!
~*~ Okay, I figured out what I was doing wrong! But I'll keep the link up so I don't have another blank journal entry. Enjoy the site! ~*~
Squeakmachine.com
I've been having issues with posting links to my site. Sometimes it just gets redirected to SG's homepage or to a 404 error page. Let me know if this link doesn't work for you and where it links you to so I know how to report the bug.
Thanks!!
~*~ Okay, I figured out what I was doing wrong! But I'll keep the link up so I don't have another blank journal entry. Enjoy the site! ~*~
It’s a sad sad day when I make a post to the "Uber Geek Brigade” about Carl Sagan (it was Carl Sagan day just the other day you know) and the only response I get is a “didn’t know, didn’t care” shrug off.
I realize that being a geek now is considered “in” but I’m starting to wonder...
Where did all the real geeks go???
Don’t get me wrong; I am elated that so many are now embracing their inner “nerd”. But perhaps there are too many who are donning the uniform without following the mindset.
Just the other night I was at work and some kid was wearing a science themed tee and was bragging about his Spiderman underwear. So of course, I start discussing some of the more recent arcs in the Spiderman series and Joe Quesada’s (asinine) comments at Comic Con about said arcs…and this kid just stood there with blank look on his face and admitted “I actually never read a Spiderman comic before.”
It is like this all the time for me now. With the rise in popularity of comic book heroes, video game characters, and nerdy accessories...it takes a clever eye to spot the real from the fake. Now let me repeat what I said before, as my intentions are not to offend, nor to sway anyone from delving into traditionally geeky hobbies and pastimes: I condone and even encourage others to jump on this particular bandwagon.
But! Is it too much to ask that you at least learn something in the process????
After all, you wouldn’t wear a band tee without listening to the music first, right?
So why would you wear a Iron Man tee without having ever having flipped through the pages of an Iron Man or Avengers comic???
Or wear a shirt with Master Chief on it without ever having played a single game of Halo??
There is a lot more to being a geek then wearing the clothes and using the vernacular. (Online gaming slang has pretty much been ruined for me now.) Honestly, most people will never really know how it feels to be geeky...and that is a good thing to some extent! It isn’t all peaches and cream you know. I have spent most of my life hiding some of my more embarrassing hobbies (many of which I don’t have to hide anymore simply because most people see “hot chick” first and...well...we all know “hot chick” trumps “geek”). I still struggle with social anxiety, shyness, and my overall introverted-ness. I hate the fact that anytime I am faced with crowds or intimidating social situations, my stomach gets upset and I am confined to the bathroom much of the night. I hate that no matter how well I know someone, I still dread going out in public “to hang” and I have butterflies in my stomach worrying about if they are bored or discontent with me. And I hate that when I get scared or shy, my voice gets higher and lighter to the point of being almost inaudible.
It is not a normal life. But I’ve learned to accept it and even love it. I may never be the social butterfly or the extroverted party girl that I always wished I had the guts to pull off. But I have found a small circle of friends who share many of the same problems and personality glitches that I do...and we have much in common as far as interests go.
And I have my family too. They are the most likely the cause of my geekiness. My Dad is the founder of the Chestmont Astronomical Society and my mother is hardcore into the SCA. Oh, and my sister works at GameStop and hopes to one day join the Fragdolls or program video games. And my boyfriend of seven years is an Actuary and competes in National Sudoku Championships (and finished third last year!).
So yeah...not a lot of cool kids in my crowd...but I like it that way.
But I digress. Back to point!
My point is...yes, try on the geeky lifestyle. Read some comic books, join your local Astronomy club, try currency tracking, go to a Sci-Fi Convention, get some books on Astrophysics, or whatever floats your boat.
Don’t just look like you know it...actually KNOW it.
Because not enough of us have an interest in science and mathematics.
Because Marvel needs better writers and artists.
Because NASA gets less than 1% of federal funding.
And most importantly....
Because I don’t want to live in a world where no one knows who Carl Sagan is.
SqueakMachine
I realize that being a geek now is considered “in” but I’m starting to wonder...
Where did all the real geeks go???
Don’t get me wrong; I am elated that so many are now embracing their inner “nerd”. But perhaps there are too many who are donning the uniform without following the mindset.
Just the other night I was at work and some kid was wearing a science themed tee and was bragging about his Spiderman underwear. So of course, I start discussing some of the more recent arcs in the Spiderman series and Joe Quesada’s (asinine) comments at Comic Con about said arcs…and this kid just stood there with blank look on his face and admitted “I actually never read a Spiderman comic before.”
It is like this all the time for me now. With the rise in popularity of comic book heroes, video game characters, and nerdy accessories...it takes a clever eye to spot the real from the fake. Now let me repeat what I said before, as my intentions are not to offend, nor to sway anyone from delving into traditionally geeky hobbies and pastimes: I condone and even encourage others to jump on this particular bandwagon.
But! Is it too much to ask that you at least learn something in the process????
After all, you wouldn’t wear a band tee without listening to the music first, right?
So why would you wear a Iron Man tee without having ever having flipped through the pages of an Iron Man or Avengers comic???
Or wear a shirt with Master Chief on it without ever having played a single game of Halo??
There is a lot more to being a geek then wearing the clothes and using the vernacular. (Online gaming slang has pretty much been ruined for me now.) Honestly, most people will never really know how it feels to be geeky...and that is a good thing to some extent! It isn’t all peaches and cream you know. I have spent most of my life hiding some of my more embarrassing hobbies (many of which I don’t have to hide anymore simply because most people see “hot chick” first and...well...we all know “hot chick” trumps “geek”). I still struggle with social anxiety, shyness, and my overall introverted-ness. I hate the fact that anytime I am faced with crowds or intimidating social situations, my stomach gets upset and I am confined to the bathroom much of the night. I hate that no matter how well I know someone, I still dread going out in public “to hang” and I have butterflies in my stomach worrying about if they are bored or discontent with me. And I hate that when I get scared or shy, my voice gets higher and lighter to the point of being almost inaudible.
It is not a normal life. But I’ve learned to accept it and even love it. I may never be the social butterfly or the extroverted party girl that I always wished I had the guts to pull off. But I have found a small circle of friends who share many of the same problems and personality glitches that I do...and we have much in common as far as interests go.
And I have my family too. They are the most likely the cause of my geekiness. My Dad is the founder of the Chestmont Astronomical Society and my mother is hardcore into the SCA. Oh, and my sister works at GameStop and hopes to one day join the Fragdolls or program video games. And my boyfriend of seven years is an Actuary and competes in National Sudoku Championships (and finished third last year!).
So yeah...not a lot of cool kids in my crowd...but I like it that way.
But I digress. Back to point!
My point is...yes, try on the geeky lifestyle. Read some comic books, join your local Astronomy club, try currency tracking, go to a Sci-Fi Convention, get some books on Astrophysics, or whatever floats your boat.
Don’t just look like you know it...actually KNOW it.
Because not enough of us have an interest in science and mathematics.
Because Marvel needs better writers and artists.
Because NASA gets less than 1% of federal funding.
And most importantly....
Because I don’t want to live in a world where no one knows who Carl Sagan is.
SqueakMachine
I haven't posted pics on here in quite awhile.
I have been neglecting my SG blog in favor of my Twitter as of late. Twitter has an edge in the 'instant gratification' department...plus it is more convenient and much faster to post pictures on there.
But I did not completely forget about you guys!
I've done quite a few new photoshoots this past month...here are two of my favorite Photogs I've recently worked with:
Reagan Lam
Mike Pierce
I'll post more from these shoots and others I've done soon!!
*squishes*
I have been neglecting my SG blog in favor of my Twitter as of late. Twitter has an edge in the 'instant gratification' department...plus it is more convenient and much faster to post pictures on there.
But I did not completely forget about you guys!
I've done quite a few new photoshoots this past month...here are two of my favorite Photogs I've recently worked with:
Reagan Lam
Mike Pierce
I'll post more from these shoots and others I've done soon!!
*squishes*
I am continuing the sheet rant from the other day. (Go back to my last blog if you are catching up).
Porphyria and some others brought up some interesting counter points to the "weekly sheet changing" ideal. I love playing devil's advocate so even though their argument counters my own bi-weekly sheet changing habit, I will still bring this up because, honestly, it made me think twice as to how often it really is necessary to change sheets.
(this argument excludes people who have dogs or other pets sleeping in the bed with them, those who sleep nude, those who sweat heavily, and those who eat/lounge in bed during waking hours)
Some of the weekly sheet changers were comparing sheets to clothes. BUT! The more infrequent sheet changers countered with the fact that sheets are not really like clothes since most people wear clothes/PJs to bed. So actually. sheets are more like a winter coat. When I think about it, I think I spend more hours in, sweat in, and eat in my winter coat a lot more than I do in my bed!
So those of you who change your sheets every week......
How often do you take your winter coat to the cleaners???
I have to admit, I may only take my winter coats to the cleaners once or twice a year during the cold months. So here I am worrying about dirt, skin cells, and oils on my bed sheets when I've completely overlooked the fact that I am donning a layer fabric every single chilly day that most likely has more dirt and germs than my sheets ever collect.
So really, unless you are cleaning your coats as often as you do your sheets...your efforts for fabric cleanliness are basically foiled each time you put on your coat.
Now...after considering this fact, I don't think I am going to change my bi-weekly sheet changing habit....I am too used to my routine. However, if I got behind or forgot about the sheets one week, perhaps I won't get so bent out of shape.
Thoughts please???
Porphyria and some others brought up some interesting counter points to the "weekly sheet changing" ideal. I love playing devil's advocate so even though their argument counters my own bi-weekly sheet changing habit, I will still bring this up because, honestly, it made me think twice as to how often it really is necessary to change sheets.
(this argument excludes people who have dogs or other pets sleeping in the bed with them, those who sleep nude, those who sweat heavily, and those who eat/lounge in bed during waking hours)
Some of the weekly sheet changers were comparing sheets to clothes. BUT! The more infrequent sheet changers countered with the fact that sheets are not really like clothes since most people wear clothes/PJs to bed. So actually. sheets are more like a winter coat. When I think about it, I think I spend more hours in, sweat in, and eat in my winter coat a lot more than I do in my bed!
So those of you who change your sheets every week......
How often do you take your winter coat to the cleaners???
I have to admit, I may only take my winter coats to the cleaners once or twice a year during the cold months. So here I am worrying about dirt, skin cells, and oils on my bed sheets when I've completely overlooked the fact that I am donning a layer fabric every single chilly day that most likely has more dirt and germs than my sheets ever collect.
So really, unless you are cleaning your coats as often as you do your sheets...your efforts for fabric cleanliness are basically foiled each time you put on your coat.
Now...after considering this fact, I don't think I am going to change my bi-weekly sheet changing habit....I am too used to my routine. However, if I got behind or forgot about the sheets one week, perhaps I won't get so bent out of shape.
Thoughts please???
So Martha Stewart is doing a little survey on her Twitter (of course I follow her!) about bed linens.
She is asking people how many sets they own and how often they change them. It got me thinking..."how often is one supposed to change their bed linens??" I did a search to see what other people were answering her and the majority of answers seem to be every 4 days to once week.
Okay.
Let's be real people.
I am a total neat freak and I only change my sheets maybe every other week. Sometimes....I let it go to three weeks. (eeep!)
But!!! I don't have pets, i don't spend time lounging in bed (heck, I hardly spend time sleeping in it) and when I have sex, I put a towel down underneath of us cause I don't want anything to get on the sheets. (maybe too much info there but I believed it necessary for this rant.) So I think changing them bi-weekly is enough for a clean freak like myself. At least, it has worked out okay so far
.
So how is it that all these women (BUSY women with lots of kids, jobs, obligations, etc) are changing their bed linens every single week and sometimes every single DAY?? (By the way. these are the same women who purchase only "green" cleaning products and organic food...but they apparently don't give a crap about water and energy conservation?? Figures.) Seriously, not ONE person put anything more than two weeks between linen changes and the vast majority wrote every single friggin week!!
I just find this hard to believe. I mean, I have been in other peoples' homes and I have yet to find any cleaner than mine. When I say I'm a neat freak....I am dead serious. I label, organize, clean, sanitize all friggin day long because I work from home a lot and I have the time and ability to do this. Most people do not have that luxury, which is why I would never begrudge someone for having a messy house. I know that it just isn't always possible.
Sooooo....unless every one of Martha Stewart's followers are crazier and more obsessive compulsive than I am....there can be only one other possibility:
They are all a bunch of friggin liars. (<-----most likely explanation.)
Sure, I'll believe that -some- people are bigger neat freaks than myself and may have been telling the truth. But my guess is that the vast majority are just telling Martha (and themselves) what they *ideally* would like to be doing.
It is like when you are driving on the highway and a cop pulls onto the road. Everyone slows down to the speed limit and acts like they were doing it all along. That is, until the cop turns onto an exit and then everyone speeds back up to 70 mph. Except in this linen scenario, Martha Stewart is the cop.
Get it???
Sooooo....now that Martha is not looking (I find it unlikely she has an SG membership so I'm pretty sure the coast is clear)....
How often do you guys really change your bed linens?????
Honest answers please!
She is asking people how many sets they own and how often they change them. It got me thinking..."how often is one supposed to change their bed linens??" I did a search to see what other people were answering her and the majority of answers seem to be every 4 days to once week.
Okay.
Let's be real people.
I am a total neat freak and I only change my sheets maybe every other week. Sometimes....I let it go to three weeks. (eeep!)
But!!! I don't have pets, i don't spend time lounging in bed (heck, I hardly spend time sleeping in it) and when I have sex, I put a towel down underneath of us cause I don't want anything to get on the sheets. (maybe too much info there but I believed it necessary for this rant.) So I think changing them bi-weekly is enough for a clean freak like myself. At least, it has worked out okay so far
.
So how is it that all these women (BUSY women with lots of kids, jobs, obligations, etc) are changing their bed linens every single week and sometimes every single DAY?? (By the way. these are the same women who purchase only "green" cleaning products and organic food...but they apparently don't give a crap about water and energy conservation?? Figures.) Seriously, not ONE person put anything more than two weeks between linen changes and the vast majority wrote every single friggin week!!
I just find this hard to believe. I mean, I have been in other peoples' homes and I have yet to find any cleaner than mine. When I say I'm a neat freak....I am dead serious. I label, organize, clean, sanitize all friggin day long because I work from home a lot and I have the time and ability to do this. Most people do not have that luxury, which is why I would never begrudge someone for having a messy house. I know that it just isn't always possible.
Sooooo....unless every one of Martha Stewart's followers are crazier and more obsessive compulsive than I am....there can be only one other possibility:
They are all a bunch of friggin liars. (<-----most likely explanation.)
Sure, I'll believe that -some- people are bigger neat freaks than myself and may have been telling the truth. But my guess is that the vast majority are just telling Martha (and themselves) what they *ideally* would like to be doing.
It is like when you are driving on the highway and a cop pulls onto the road. Everyone slows down to the speed limit and acts like they were doing it all along. That is, until the cop turns onto an exit and then everyone speeds back up to 70 mph. Except in this linen scenario, Martha Stewart is the cop.
Get it???
Sooooo....now that Martha is not looking (I find it unlikely she has an SG membership so I'm pretty sure the coast is clear)....
How often do you guys really change your bed linens?????
Honest answers please!
I am so tired of all these cheesy Vampire-themed movies and shows that keep coming out. Since when did Vampires...undead monsters that feed on human blood...become romantic, brooding, mysterious, and...errr...sexy??
Okay, I realize this is not a new development. Anne Rice certainly did her part back in the 90's and speaking of the 90's, Angel from Buffy could easily be crowned "King of Brooding". However, Lestat, Angel, Spike and the lot were still monsters on some levels and none of them ever bothered going to High School. (And at least their writers knew how to put together a decent storyline and some snappy dialogue.)
This High School Vampire/Teenage Angst/Sexual Innuendo-filled drama business has got to stop. And if not....
Well then I propose taking it to the next foreseeable level. Get ready.....
Zombie Romance!!
People love zombies and young dim-witted teens love angsty romance...and what could be more angsty than trying to take on a longterm monogamous relationship with a flesh eating zombie??
We'll call it "Twilight of the Living Dead"...or "The Zombie Diaries".
Anyway, I figure it will be a big hit and probably spawn similar movies and shows with zombie romance as the theme. The outcome of this will be having made zombies less like monsters and more like iconic symbols of lust and sexuality.
And won't that be nice?
Note: To all of those responding with serious movie title suggestions and Vampire history references...please keep in mind I'm being ironical. This is just a facetious and somewhat amusing Twilight bashing post, that's all....not an effort to spur debate on 19th century writers and symbolism. Nor an attempt to fish for movie titles.
Okay, I realize this is not a new development. Anne Rice certainly did her part back in the 90's and speaking of the 90's, Angel from Buffy could easily be crowned "King of Brooding". However, Lestat, Angel, Spike and the lot were still monsters on some levels and none of them ever bothered going to High School. (And at least their writers knew how to put together a decent storyline and some snappy dialogue.)
This High School Vampire/Teenage Angst/Sexual Innuendo-filled drama business has got to stop. And if not....
Well then I propose taking it to the next foreseeable level. Get ready.....
Zombie Romance!!
People love zombies and young dim-witted teens love angsty romance...and what could be more angsty than trying to take on a longterm monogamous relationship with a flesh eating zombie??
We'll call it "Twilight of the Living Dead"...or "The Zombie Diaries".
Anyway, I figure it will be a big hit and probably spawn similar movies and shows with zombie romance as the theme. The outcome of this will be having made zombies less like monsters and more like iconic symbols of lust and sexuality.
And won't that be nice?
Note: To all of those responding with serious movie title suggestions and Vampire history references...please keep in mind I'm being ironical. This is just a facetious and somewhat amusing Twilight bashing post, that's all....not an effort to spur debate on 19th century writers and symbolism. Nor an attempt to fish for movie titles.
Hey fellow geeks and nerds!
Comic Con 2010 passes are already starting to sell out! Yup, in fact, the 4 day pass + preview night is already completely sold out. All that is left is the regular 4 day pass and I'm guessing those aren't going to last long.
So if you are planning to make it out to Comic Con this year....you might want to go ahead and buy your passes now!!
Of course, I already bought mine...or else, I wouldn't be sharing this info with all of you. Nope, I'd be sneaking off to secure my own passes first.
haha
Comic Con 2010 passes are already starting to sell out! Yup, in fact, the 4 day pass + preview night is already completely sold out. All that is left is the regular 4 day pass and I'm guessing those aren't going to last long.
So if you are planning to make it out to Comic Con this year....you might want to go ahead and buy your passes now!!
Of course, I already bought mine...or else, I wouldn't be sharing this info with all of you. Nope, I'd be sneaking off to secure my own passes first.
haha