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Happy New Year! [01 Jan 2025|02:26pm]
I also can't believe we've made it a quarter century in to the 2000. But here we are. Still kicking, still skreeing. Maybe a few new gray feathers that weren't there before.

Hope the 1.3 of you left over here are still doing well!

Shkrill 4 Lyfe
Grylra forever
Windhaven cooks their meat, the bums.

(Yes, I still think about and miss that place on the regular.)
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Well... [13 Nov 2024|04:24pm]
Still alive. Still questioning the sanity of the world.
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This thing again. [26 Jul 2023|10:16pm]
Did this originally back in December of '07, and then in '13, and then '20. Randomly felt like filling it out again. 2007 answer in Italics. 2013 are Bold. 2020 are Underlined.

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?A blanket, a small electrical fan, I think there's an old newspaper back there, and a roll of duct tape. You mean truck? Nothing. Nice and clean! (Yes, my truck has a small bench seat behind the main ones. Extended cab!) Same answer! Truck is Clean! Wired keyboard and mouse, otherwise clean.
2. When was the last time you threw up? Uhhhrr...Hmm. Probably about a year or more ago. I'm starting to think it might have been the same time. I don't remember if I've had that problem since being in this house. 3 years ago, about. Make that 6.
3. What's your favorite curse word? Bullshit. I think I say fuck more, but I /like/ the word "bullshit." Asshat. Or fucktard. I think I've been mostly a 'shit' person, lately. Pun not intended. Back to being a 'fuckin'' type person.
5. What were you doing at 8 a.m. this morning? Driving in to work. Sleeping. Late work week. Randomly waking up on my day off. At work, chatting with new CIO.
8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Nope. Nope. Nnnnnope! Noperinos.
9. What is the last thing you said aloud? "Nope, I guess that's the end of the show." "Alright, dude, I'll catch you later." "Ow, fuck." "Adios."
10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Daquiri Ice. Daquiri Ice. Mint chocolate chip. Because I haven't seen DI in forever... Daquiri Rice, which I got about three months after the last answer. And also about 6 months ago.
11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Mello Yello. (Drinking it now.) Barq's Root Beer (Drinking it now.) AHA Sparkling water, Lime + Watermelon flavor (Drinking it now.) Water with Skittle's Mango-Tangelo water-flavoring.
12. What are you wearing right now? Shirt I wore from work, invertable shorts (one side is yellow, the other is blue, you can never wear these inside-out. :D), underwear, my glasses. Shirt I wore from work. Gray sweatpants. Underwear. My glasses. Shirt from my charity work, shorts, underwear, my glasses, my Sony headphones. Black shorts, underwear, my glasses.
13. What was the last thing you ate? Fritos and Jalapeno-Chedder Frito Dip. Two grape-jelly and peanut butter sandwiches. 10 Chicken Tenders with Buffalo Sauce from Hungry Howie's. Apparently I eat swell right before I think to update this. Bowl of French Onion soup and a couple cups of yogurt, one mixed berry, the other strawberry-banana. I proved my last-post self wrong!
14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No. Hah! No. Not this particular week. Nope.
15. When was the last time you ran? Earlier today, running...hmm, hang on...I think running down the hall of the library, checking to see if a room was empty or not. Daily excercise. ;) It's nice when the library is closed and empty. Two days ago. Running down the hall of the library. Because I had a random burst of energy. Sometime last week. Hmmm....Been a month, easy.
16. What's the last sporting event you watched? Chicago Bears vs. Minnisota Vikings. Or Monday Night Raw. Your choice. Watched them both at the same time. The Nationwide race at the Chicagoland speedway. The main-season finale for Nascar Cup at Daytona. Go Blaney and Dibenedetto! Watching AEW Dynamite now, else Ball in Play from the Warehouse Games channel on Youtube.
18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace? I don't do myspace, thank you. Livejournal? I think Augie's comment to me was the last thing I talked to. Ahhh, 2007, you so cute. Bruh. Twitter, these days. Come on. Make that Xitter.
19. Ever go camping? Sorta? Does camping out at Daytona Speedway count? Same answer. Same answer. Ame Sanswer.
22. Do you have a tan? Er, well...I kinda have a perpetual tan, thanks to the Native American in me. Same answer. Same answer. Rewsna emas.
24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Hah! No, unless at a restaurant. And only then, when there is ice in the glass. Same answer. Same answer. Eeeeeyup.
25. What did your last text message say? Mine to someone else? Uhm...Actually, it was an invite to play UNO on MSN messanger. Something idiotic pertaining to Words with Friends. "The guac ruins it!" "FYI, doing WFH tomorrow."
26. Are you someone's best friend? Yep. You know...I don't think I am, at this point. I'm just various peoples' friend. Probably same answer? Various-ing hardcore.
27. What are you doing tomorrow? Going to work. Going to work. Going to work. Dammit! Hat trick! Dental-related appointment, and work.
28. Where is your mom right now? Fuck if I know or care. Fuck if I know or care. Fuck if I know or care. Ayyyye! Hat trick! Fuck if I you know the answer.
29. Look to your left, what do you see? Gateway 2000 computer. Calender. Original Mario Brothers trash can from, like...1987 or something. Still use it to this day. Add in a box for Call of Duty Black Ops, some empty Barq's cans, an empty Jack Daniel's bottle, and an almost empty Jim Beam bottle. Mini-fridge. Mini-microwave. The rest of my desk. Multiple monitors. Keyboard. Mouse. Two phones. PS4 controller. Two TV controllers. Papertowl role. (Office hype.) Keyboard, multiple monitors, paper towels, PS4 and PS5 controller, scissors, pens, notebooks, other odds and ends.
30. What color is your watch? Heh, well...The only one I've worn in the past ten years, the one I can't find, is silver with a dark blue face, and golden hands/tick-marks. I haven't worn a watch in a looooooong time. I haven't worn a watch in a longer time! Bro, smart phones, just sayin'.
31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Keyser Ponyboots. Still. Two different friends and Mount Panarama Circuit. Randy Feltface.
32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster? HAH! Hell yes. I rode one roller coaster 11 times in a row. 5 of which I didn't even have to physically get off the coaster. Same Answer. Same Answer Same answer, but been a minute.
33. What do you smell? Uhr...My scent, I guess? I never smell anything in my room, unless food has recently been in there. Same Answer. Same answer, but now we're talking my office. Same answer, with a hint of French Onion.
34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through? Go in. I hate drive-throughs, for one...And my driver-side window on the Monte doesn't work, anyway. Same answer, minus the shit-car problems. Same answer. Same answer.
35. What is your favorite number? 6. 83. I just kinda go with it now, birth year and all. 6 only when it pertains to the old Mark Martin #6 Valvoline car. Same answer. Yep.
37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My dad. Someone in Langley. Work related. My dad. Work related stuff. Wonder if I keep the pattern going?
38. Have you met anyone famous? I've SEEN lots of famous people. Uuhhhhmmm...Hang on...Well, I did meet the guys from Blackfoot. Got stuff signed by them. I hope to say my dad's best friend's son, someday. Or myself. Well, no, I'll take rich over famous. Famous, I guess, if I get into racing or finally write something. Same answer. It's an interesting question, because the answer I have now is 'What do YOU mean by famous.' And 'What do you mean by 'met.' ' Because I have now talked to many, many different people that can be considered different levels of famous in this modern world. Same answer, but it's literally been added to. I've taken some classes with same fairly famous people, now, who it's very very possible you've heard the voices of.
39. Any plans today? Tonight, you mean? Probably play some more Baldur's Gate II: Dark Alliance. Playing some Call of Duty Black Ops and Borderlands 2. Finish video renderings and uploads, then get some sleep before work. Finish AEW, sleep.
40. How many states have you lived in? Illinois and Florida. Same Answer. Same answer. Yep.
41. Ever go to college? ...Silly question. Yes, by the way. Graduated. Long past graduated. Longer past.
42. Where are you right now? Still in my room. Same Answer. In my office. Same answer.
43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My car. Money. My dad. Money.
44. Last song listened to? Oh! Ohhh...hmmm...Well, I guess I can say the song being played in the jeep on the movie Silent Hill, right as they're racing up TO Silent Hill. The Mission Impossible song by Limp Bizkit. "Demilitarized Zone" by Ethan Meixsell "The Shaft" by Jerry Reed.
46. Are you allergic to anything? Other than simply allergies, not that I'm aware of. Same Answer. Same Answer Yep.
47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? My five inch heeled pumps. ...Pff. No, uh, Some generic shoes I got. Ozark Trail is the company. Whatever shoes I have. Newbalance things or something. Same answer, and same shoe type, I think? Sketchers with some memory foam, after a bit of a heel injury.
50. Is anyone jealous of you? Probably not. Doubt it. Possibly? Yes-ish.
51. Do you love anyone? What form of love we going for here? Meh. Love-love, no, friend-love or family-love, yes. Same answer.
52. Do any of your friends have children? Yes. Crazy bastards. Heh, yeah. I'm becoming the rare breed, not having any. I'm a dying breed, not having any.
53. Do you eat healthy? Sometimes. More often these days, but still not really. More often these days, and yes, somewhat. More often these days, and semi-often.
54. What do you usually do during the day? Work. Play on the internet. Watch TV, sleep. And play PS3. Not much has changed. Work. Live Stream. Video Edit. Video upload. Voice act. ....And play video games! Always, always games in there, somewhere, somehow! Work, play video games, ponder the BS in the world, sleep.
55. Do you hate anyone right now? There's a mass of people that I hate. There's no one specific person that I can name hating right now, though. Plenty of people. Entire masses of people, because they're just plain idiotic. Very few single persons, but there's a couple. Too tired to hate so much.
56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Nah. I'm not out every day. Same Answer. Probably more now than I ever have. I'm more likely to say 'Zup,' 'Hola,' 'Mornin'.'
58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? A quarter of a century old. 31. 38. 41
59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Yep. Six Flags, Great America. Same Answer. Same answer. Same answer.
60. How did you get one (or a couple) of your scars? Cleaning a glass that broke in my hand. (Age:19 Area: Right hand, just to the left of the first knuckle. Most severe wound I've ever had. Bled for two minutes, caused disuse of finger for a months, hand is now sore if stuck having to write for a long time.) Stabbed myself while cutting sausage. (Age:14 Area: Left hand, in the webbing between first finger and thumb. No blood, no pain, just an open hole that actually allowed you to see the muscle within. Most awesome wound I've ever had.) Stabbed myself while cutting an orange. (Age:...4? 5? I don't remember doing this. Area: Right hand, on the palm, just below first finger.) Surgery to cut off a mole that had the signs of getting cancerous. (Age:10 Area: Had to look, cause I forgot! Left arm, bicep, on the inner side. Only surgery and stitches I've ever had. Three stitches, to be exact.) Falling on an open dresser drawer, right on the corner. (Age:7 Area: Left side on the lower back. That bastard HURT, too! Gah!) Falling down steps, and scrapping knee against rough stone. (Age:14 Area: Right knee.) Hit in the head with (I shit you not) a meteorite. (Age:6 Area: Right temple.)  Same long-ass answer. Accidentally using a brand new pocket knife wrong, and slicing the tip of my finger open. (Age: 36 Area: Left hand, left side of middle finger when palm is up.) Nothing new that I'm aware of!
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Still Alive! [09 Apr 2023|02:28am]
Huh...Apparently I haven't done this in three years? I'm not going to lie, I thought it was only a year since the last time.

Well, anyway, yes! Still out there breathin' and workin' and doin' and existing.

Hope those straggler few who still exist here are doing well!
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[30 Aug 2020|06:15pm]
Did this originally back in December of '07, and then in '13. Randomly felt like filling it out again. Old Old answers in italics. Old answers in bold.

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?A blanket, a small electrical fan, I think there's an old newspaper back there, and a roll of duct tape. You mean truck? Nothing. Nice and clean! (Yes, my truck has a small bench seat behind the main ones. Extended cab!) Same answer! Truck is Clean!
2. When was the last time you threw up? Uhhhrr...Hmm. Probably about a year or more ago. I'm starting to think it might have been the same time. I don't remember if I've had that problem since being in this house. 3 years ago, about.
3. What's your favorite curse word? Bullshit. I think I say fuck more, but I /like/ the word "bullshit." Asshat. Or fucktard. I think I've been mostly a 'shit' person, lately. Pun not intended.
5. What were you doing at 8 a.m. this morning? Driving in to work. Sleeping. Late work week. Randomly waking up on my day off.
8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Nope. Nope. Nnnnnope!
9. What is the last thing you said aloud? "Nope, I guess that's the end of the show." "Alright, dude, I'll catch you later." "Ow, fuck."
10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Daquiri Ice. Daquiri Ice. Mint chocolate chip. Because I haven't seen DI in forever...
11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Mello Yello. (Drinking it now.) Barq's Root Beer (Drinking it now.) AHA Sparkling water, Lime + Watermelon flavor (Drinking it now.)
12. What are you wearing right now? Shirt I wore from work, invertable shorts (one side is yellow, the other is blue, you can never wear these inside-out. :D), underwear, my glasses. Shirt I wore from work. Gray sweatpants. Underwear. My glasses. Shirt from my charity work, shorts, underwear, my glasses, my Sony headphones.
13. What was the last thing you ate? Fritos and Jalapeno-Chedder Frito Dip. Two grape-jelly and peanut butter sandwiches. 10 Chicken Tenders with Buffalo Sauce from Hungry Howie's. Apparently I eat swell right before I think to update this.
14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No. Hah! No. Not this particular week.
15. When was the last time you ran? Earlier today, running...hmm, hang on...I think running down the hall of the library, checking to see if a room was empty or not. Daily excercise. ;) It's nice when the library is closed and empty. Two days ago. Running down the hall of the library. Because I had a random burst of energy. Sometime last week.
16. What's the last sporting event you watched? Chicago Bears vs. Minnisota Vikings. Or Monday Night Raw. Your choice. Watched them both at the same time. The Nationwide race at the Chicagoland speedway. The main-season finale for Nascar Cup at Daytona. Go Blaney and Dibenedetto!
18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace? I don't do myspace, thank you. Livejournal? I think Augie's comment to me was the last thing I talked to. Ahhh, 2007, you so cute. Bruh. Twitter, these days. Come on.
19. Ever go camping? Sorta? Does camping out at Daytona Speedway count? Same answer. Same answer.
22. Do you have a tan? Er, well...I kinda have a perpetual tan, thanks to the Native American in me. Same answer. Same answer.
24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Hah! No, unless at a restaurant. And only then, when there is ice in the glass. Same answer. Same answer.
25. What did your last text message say? Mine to someone else? Uhm...Actually, it was an invite to play UNO on MSN messanger. Something idiotic pertaining to Words with Friends. "The guac ruins it!"
26. Are you someone's best friend? Yep. You know...I don't think I am, at this point. I'm just various peoples' friend. Probably same answer?
27. What are you doing tomorrow? Going to work. Going to work. Going to work. Dammit! Hat trick!
28. Where is your mom right now? Fuck if I know or care. Fuck if I know or care. Fuck if I know or care. Ayyyye! Hat trick!
29. Look to your left, what do you see? Gateway 2000 computer. Calender. Original Mario Brothers trash can from, like...1987 or something. Still use it to this day. Add in a box for Call of Duty Black Ops, some empty Barq's cans, an empty Jack Daniel's bottle, and an almost empty Jim Beam bottle. Mini-fridge. Mini-microwave. The rest of my desk. Multiple monitors. Keyboard. Mouse. Two phones. PS4 controller. Two TV controllers. Papertowl role. (Office hype.)
30. What color is your watch? Heh, well...The only one I've worn in the past ten years, the one I can't find, is silver with a dark blue face, and golden hands/tick-marks. I haven't worn a watch in a looooooong time. I haven't worn a watch in a longer time!
31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Keyser Ponyboots. Still. Two different friends and Mount Panarama Circuit.
32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster? HAH! Hell yes. I rode one roller coaster 11 times in a row. 5 of which I didn't even have to physically get off the coaster. Same Answer. Same Answer
33. What do you smell? Uhr...My scent, I guess? I never smell anything in my room, unless food has recently been in there. Same Answer. Same answer, but now we're talking my office.
34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through? Go in. I hate drive-throughs, for one...And my driver-side window on the Monte doesn't work, anyway. Same answer, minus the shit-car problems. Same answer.
35. What is your favorite number? 6. 83. I just kinda go with it now, birth year and all. 6 only when it pertains to the old Mark Martin #6 Valvoline car. Same answer.
37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My dad. Someone in Langley. Work related. My dad.
38. Have you met anyone famous? I've SEEN lots of famous people. Uuhhhhmmm...Hang on...Well, I did meet the guys from Blackfoot. Got stuff signed by them. I hope to say my dad's best friend's son, someday. Or myself. Well, no, I'll take rich over famous. Famous, I guess, if I get into racing or finally write something. Same answer. It's an interesting question, because the answer I have now is 'What do YOU mean by famous.' And 'What do you mean by 'met.' ' Because I have now talked to many, many different people that can be considered different levels of famous in this modern world.
39. Any plans today? Tonight, you mean? Probably play some more Baldur's Gate II: Dark Alliance. Playing some Call of Duty Black Ops and Borderlands 2. Finish video renderings and uploads, then get some sleep before work.
40. How many states have you lived in? Illinois and Florida. Same Answer. Same answer.
41. Ever go to college? ...Silly question. Yes, by the way. Graduated. Long past graduated.
42. Where are you right now? Still in my room. Same Answer. In my office.
43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My car. Money. My dad.
44. Last song listened to? Oh! Ohhh...hmmm...Well, I guess I can say the song being played in the jeep on the movie Silent Hill, right as they're racing up TO Silent Hill. The Mission Impossible song by Limp Bizkit. "Demilitarized Zone" by Ethan Meixsell
46. Are you allergic to anything? Other than simply allergies, not that I'm aware of. Same Answer. Same Answer
47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? My five inch heeled pumps. ...Pff. No, uh, Some generic shoes I got. Ozark Trail is the company. Whatever shoes I have. Newbalance things or something. Same answer, and same shoe type, I think?
50. Is anyone jealous of you? Probably not. Doubt it. Possibly?
51. Do you love anyone? What form of love we going for here? Meh. Love-love, no, friend-love or family-love, yes.
52. Do any of your friends have children? Yes. Crazy bastards. Heh, yeah. I'm becoming the rare breed, not having any.
53. Do you eat healthy? Sometimes. More often these days, but still not really. More often these days, and yes, somewhat.
54. What do you usually do during the day? Work. Play on the internet. Watch TV, sleep. And play PS3. Not much has changed. Work. Live Stream. Video Edit. Video upload. Voice act. ....And play video games! Always, always games in there, somewhere, somehow!
55. Do you hate anyone right now? There's a mass of people that I hate. There's no one specific person that I can name hating right now, though. Plenty of people. Entire masses of people, because they're just plain idiotic. Very few single persons, but there's a couple.
56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Nah. I'm not out every day. Same Answer. Probably more now than I ever have.
58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? A quarter of a century old. 31. 38.
59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Yep. Six Flags, Great America. Same Answer. Same answer.
60. How did you get one (or a couple) of your scars? Cleaning a glass that broke in my hand. (Age:19 Area: Right hand, just to the left of the first knuckle. Most severe wound I've ever had. Bled for two minutes, caused disuse of finger for a months, hand is now sore if stuck having to write for a long time.) Stabbed myself while cutting sausage. (Age:14 Area: Left hand, in the webbing between first finger and thumb. No blood, no pain, just an open hole that actually allowed you to see the muscle within. Most awesome wound I've ever had.) Stabbed myself while cutting an orange. (Age:...4? 5? I don't remember doing this. Area: Right hand, on the palm, just below first finger.) Surgery to cut off a mole that had the signs of getting cancerous. (Age:10 Area: Had to look, cause I forgot! Left arm, bicep, on the inner side. Only surgery and stitches I've ever had. Three stitches, to be exact.) Falling on an open dresser drawer, right on the corner. (Age:7 Area: Left side on the lower back. That bastard HURT, too! Gah!) Falling down steps, and scrapping knee against rough stone. (Age:14 Area: Right knee.) Hit in the head with (I shit you not) a meteorite. (Age:6 Area: Right temple.)  Same long-ass answer. Accidentally using a brand new pocket knife wrong, and slicing the tip of my finger open. (Age: 36 Area: Left hand, left side of middle finger when palm is up.)



Not part of the quiz, but Eff 2020. Because it needs to be stated!
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Yep! [30 Aug 2020|05:45pm]
[ mood | Alive ]

Still alive! (There's a joke here...)

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Still alive. [14 Jul 2019|12:39am]
Is it possible to go longer between posts and make them even shorter? (Noone knows what I'm doing anymore! I used to be so open about things, here!
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2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs [03 Nov 2016|01:34am]
That is all!
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What? [12 May 2016|02:02am]
I just realized it has been almost two years since I actually posted anything. What? Still very much alive! I work, I do things, like really hasn't changed much. How are you? Wonderful!

Here's to another two years before I post absolutely nothing of anything, again! Don't worry, I'm around; I really do still have this as my homepage! I'm just quiet!
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The Sickness [24 Apr 2014|12:50am]
So, I've been pretty damn sick for nearly a week now. Last four days particularly gummed up and feeling nasty. It's all a head/neck/throat cold/flu/DISEASE/whatever, so other than some coughing, and some mild aches from that, and all the fluids that have been running from my nose and causing the toilet paper industries' stock to rocket up three point, I've otherwise been okay. Able to eat, all that, blah blah blah.

So tonight I went to bed about 9pm? Sleep what feels like a hardcore sleep, felt like I'd been asleep for /hours/. Wake up, nose completely clogged, throat a little sore from having breathed through it again, tears streaming down from my eyes because apparently Sleeping Koso can't handle that kind of pain at all (Nor could he handle that kind of pain the previous four nights.) Wake up figuring "Hey, alright, got a nice long sleep, I'll be good for today!" ...AND IT'S 1 IN THE MORNING?!?! FFFFFUUUUUUUU-

This sickness has still been kicking my ass. And I am sick of i-...I am thoroughly ready for it to be over! Come on, body! What the hell are you doing? We're usually done with this kind of crap in three days! Don't tell me you're deciding to get all whiny and middle-age-y at /31/.
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[19 Apr 2014|09:41pm]
I'm not dead! And neither is this journal!

Ganna be a short post, though. I'm sorta...Waiting to see if something happens, or doesn't. When either version happens, then I /promise/ to make an update!

See you then!
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Happy New Year [01 Jan 2014|12:12am]
And may it be a good one.

I'm going to try and post more, this year, kinda use this thing again like I used to. Maybe I'll actually vent about all the things I never really want to talk about. (Sadly, normally that's why I don't post...because there is too much that I don't think is really desirable to even read about!)

The last two years have been pretty much suck. It's time to get things turned around, somehow. So there we are.

May everyone have a safe and fun New Years Day, and best of luck to all of us on this one.
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[24 Jul 2013|01:19am]
Did this originally back in December of '07. Randomly felt like filling it out again. Old answer in italics.

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?A blanket, a small electrical fan, I think there's an old newspaper back there, and a roll of duct tape. You mean truck? Nothing. Nice and clean! (Yes, my truck has a small bench seat behind the main ones. Extended cab!)
2. When was the last time you threw up? Uhhhrr...Hmm. Probably about a year or more ago. I'm starting to think it might have been the same time. I don't remember if I've had that problem since being in this house.
3. What's your favorite curse word? Bullshit. I think I say fuck more, but I /like/ the word "bullshit." Asshat. Or fucktard.
5. What were you doing at 8 a.m. this morning? Driving in to work. Sleeping. Late work week.
8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Nope. Nope.
9. What is the last thing you said aloud? "Nope, I guess that's the end of the show." "Alright, dude, I'll catch you later."
10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Daquiri Ice. Daquiri Ice.
11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Mello Yello. (Drinking it now.) Barq's Root Beer (Drinking it now.)
12. What are you wearing right now? Shirt I wore from work, invertable shorts (one side is yellow, the other is blue, you can never wear these inside-out. :D), underwear, my glasses. Shirt I wore from work. Gray sweatpants. Underwear. My glasses.
13. What was the last thing you ate? Fritos and Jalapeno-Chedder Frito Dip. Two grape-jelly and peanut butter sandwiches.
14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No. Hah! No.
15. When was the last time you ran? Earlier today, running...hmm, hang on...I think running down the hall of the library, checking to see if a room was empty or not. Daily excercise. ;) It's nice when the library is closed and empty. Two days ago. Running down the hall of the library. Because I had a random burst of energy.
16. What's the last sporting event you watched? Chicago Bears vs. Minnisota Vikings. Or Monday Night Raw. Your choice. Watched them both at the same time. The Nationwide race at the Chicagoland speedway.
18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace? I don't do myspace, thank you. Livejournal? I think Augie's comment to me was the last thing I talked to. Ahhh, 2007, you so cute.
19. Ever go camping? Sorta? Does camping out at Daytona Speedway count? Same answer.
22. Do you have a tan? Er, well...I kinda have a perpetual tan, thanks to the Native American in me. Same answer.
24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Hah! No, unless at a restaurant. And only then, when there is ice in the glass. Same answer.
25. What did your last text message say? Mine to someone else? Uhm...Actually, it was an invite to play UNO on MSN messanger. Something idiotic pertaining to Words with Friends.
26. Are you someone's best friend? Yep. You know...I don't think I am, at this point. I'm just various peoples' friend.
27. What are you doing tomorrow? Going to work. Going to work.
28. Where is your mom right now? Fuck if I know or care. Fuck if I know or care.
29. Look to your left, what do you see? Gateway 2000 computer. Calender. Original Mario Brothers trash can from, like...1987 or something. Still use it to this day. Add in a box for Call of Duty Black Ops, some empty Barq's cans, an empty Jack Daniel's bottle, and an almost empty Jim Beam bottle.
30. What color is your watch? Heh, well...The only one I've worn in the past ten years, the one I can't find, is silver with a dark blue face, and golden hands/tick-marks. I haven't worn a watch in a looooooong time.
31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Keyser Ponyboots. Still.
32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster? HAH! Hell yes. I rode one roller coaster 11 times in a row. 5 of which I didn't even have to physically get off the coaster. Same Answer.
33. What do you smell? Uhr...My scent, I guess? I never smell anything in my room, unless food has recently been in there. Same Answer.
34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through? Go in. I hate drive-throughs, for one...And my driver-side window on the Monte doesn't work, anyway. Same answer, minus the shit-car problems.
35. What is your favorite number? 6. 83. I just kinda go with it now, birth year and all. 6 only when it pertains to the old Mark Martin #6 Valvoline car.
37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My dad. Someone in Langley. Work related.
38. Have you met anyone famous? I've SEEN lots of famous people. Uuhhhhmmm...Hang on...Well, I did meet the guys from Blackfoot. Got stuff signed by them. I hope to say my dad's best friend's son, someday. Or myself. Well, no, I'll take rich over famous. Famous, I guess, if I get into racing or finally write something. Same answer.
39. Any plans today? Tonight, you mean? Probably play some more Baldur's Gate II: Dark Alliance. Playing some Call of Duty Black Ops and Borderlands 2.
40. How many states have you lived in? Illinois and Florida. Same Answer.
41. Ever go to college? ...Silly question. Yes, by the way. Graduated.
42. Where are you right now? Still in my room. Same Answer.
43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My car. Money.
44. Last song listened to? Oh! Ohhh...hmmm...Well, I guess I can say the song being played in the jeep on the movie Silent Hill, right as they're racing up TO Silent Hill. The Mission Impossible song by Limp Bizkit.
46. Are you allergic to anything? Other than simply allergies, not that I'm aware of. Same Answer.
47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? My five inch heeled pumps. ...Pff. No, uh, Some generic shoes I got. Ozark Trail is the company. Whatever shoes I have. Newbalance things or something.
50. Is anyone jealous of you? Probably not. Doubt it.
51. Do you love anyone? What form of love we going for here? Meh.
52. Do any of your friends have children? Yes. Crazy bastards. Heh, yeah.
53. Do you eat healthy? Sometimes. More often these days, but still not really.
54. What do you usually do during the day? Work. Play on the internet. Watch TV, sleep. And play PS3. Not much has changed.
55. Do you hate anyone right now? There's a mass of people that I hate. There's no one specific person that I can name hating right now, though. Plenty of people.
56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Nah. I'm not out every day. Same Answer.
58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? A quarter of a century old. 31.
59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Yep. Six Flags, Great America. Same Answer.
60. How did you get one (or a couple) of your scars? Cleaning a glass that broke in my hand. (Age:19 Area: Right hand, just to the left of the first knuckle. Most severe wound I've ever had. Bled for two minutes, caused disuse of finger for a months, hand is now sore if stuck having to write for a long time.) Stabbed myself while cutting sausage. (Age:14 Area: Left hand, in the webbing between first finger and thumb. No blood, no pain, just an open hole that actually allowed you to see the muscle within. Most awesome wound I've ever had.) Stabbed myself while cutting an orange. (Age:...4? 5? I don't remember doing this. Area: Right hand, on the palm, just below first finger.) Surgery to cut off a mole that had the signs of getting cancerous. (Age:10 Area: Had to look, cause I forgot! Left arm, bicep, on the inner side. Only surgery and stitches I've ever had. Three stitches, to be exact.) Falling on an open dresser drawer, right on the corner. (Age:7 Area: Left side on the lower back. That bastard HURT, too! Gah!) Falling down steps, and scrapping knee against rough stone. (Age:14 Area: Right knee.) Hit in the head with (I shit you not) a meteorite. (Age:6 Area: Right temple.)  Same long-ass answer.
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[22 Jun 2013|01:58pm]
Allan Simonsen (Odense, Denmark, 5 July 1978 – 22 June 2013)



Died do to injuries incurred when his #95 Aston Martin Vantage GTE slammed into the ARMCO barrier at Tertre Rouge, the start of the Mulsanne Straight at the Circuit de la Sarthe. This happened 9 minutes into the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This frustrates me heavily as a fan of motor racing. For all the crap the Motor-racing community often wants to give NASCAR, NASCAR tracks make use of one of the greatest safety developments created in the last twenty years: the SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) Barrier. The walls at Le Mans are still using those shitty old-style Armco barriers. While auto racing is inherently dangerous, and can be exciting, awe-inspiring, and scary because of it, there are things that can be done to mitigate the potential for life-ending crashes. There is no good damn reason NOT to use SAFER barriers at every track in the world, none. The walls can be shifted, moved, modified to accommodate the placement of these barriers and not effect the track-space.

Today I watched a crash that ended a man's life, and know in my heart that if they would have made something as simple as the SAFER barrier improvement, he would be racing again in the future.

16 years since a death at Le Mans, 27 years since a death during the actual 24 Hours of Le Mans. Shouldn't have been one today.

Time to stop being snooty assholes, Racing World. Time to follow the lead of the Americans and their redneck NASCAR on this one.
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This video will get you through the end of the month. [14 Jun 2013|10:46am]
[ mood | amused ]


Sometimes A Bird Needs To Dance In A Bag - Watch More Funny Videos

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[26 Mar 2013|12:17am]
Today, I fed and pet a giraffe. What did YOU do with your day?

I also hand fed a very cute and begging squirrel.

And I realized that I wrote posts all about my car, but not once have I written about the truck I got after! I need to get around to that...
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[16 Mar 2013|01:25am]
Decided to check my friends list, see if there was anyone new or missing.

So! Hello there, hastka. Welcome to this rather rarely written in journal!
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The car [30 Dec 2012|12:51pm]
So I've had my '94 Mustang for roughly two years. It's been a good car to me, much better than the old Monte was. It was also a learning experience, through and through. For one, it is only the second vehicle I have ever driven with a manual transmission. The first was an old Jeep that you never got past second gear because it was used strictly to drive around a family member's massive property. And that was only once. (I learned how to get a manual MOVING with that Jeep. Stalled it three times in a row, the first three tries, and I've never stalled a manual since.) But anyway, so I truly learned how to DRIVE stick with this car. And it's been fun. And now I can drive any common vehicle because of it.

Well, forward to one day before the winter break from work. A mix of horrible luck, a touch of solid stupidity, and blatant ignorance on my part all come together. The horrible luck came in the form of my inability to get a good oil change at a place. Understand that I've never changed my oil (to the point we're talking about.) It's not that I suspected it was hard, it was simply that I've never done it, and so I was sticking with that. Well...Every time I would have free time to GET an oil change, the places to go that are close would always be full-up that day, and I couldn't get in. Now, this car leaks a TINY amount of oil. Between oil changes, I wouldn't have to fill it up, but I'd need to get in during proper oil change time (Proper in this case only because of the leak.) Well. Yeah. It didn't happen.

In comes the stupidity. I SHOULD have put oil in it to top it off. I SHOULD have simply decided "Well, screw it, I'll just learn to change it my own damn self, then. It'll be cheaper." But I did neither of this.

"Oh Koso," might say you, the reader, "Did you freeze up your engine?" Ahahaha, no sir, no. The story continues!

Ah yes. The blatantly ignorant part. Looking back toward the Monte for a moment, I went three long years with a car that leaked coolant. At a solid rate. Every three days, one had to refill the reservoir to keep it nice and full. Naturally, if you do that with anti-freeze, well, hell, that turns into a small fortune! So I needed to run straight water for that car. Jump forward to the Mustang. This was now a (bad) habit. Two years, this car pretty much ran on straight water, as well. Unfortunately, water and metals don't exactly have a good relationship. They've been part of the Oxidation Wars for a few years now! (*A Few Years is used as a non-referenced timetable. The real time may be longer.)

Another thing to know about this particular kind of Mustang is that it is KNOWN to have thermostat problems. Usually bubbles get in, and cause it to be slow to open, letting the engine get a bit warmer than it is supposed to. This is something I knew well.

Well, lets see. Known thermostat problems. Water only. Oxidation. So, yeah, the thermostat ended up rusted all to hell, and finally stuck closed that Thursday.

So now we have stuck closed thermostat. Which means overheating engine. On low oil. >.<

So my father and I have spent the last week working on this car. Had to replace the starter, as that was going, had to replace the thermostat, and tried using Head Gasket Fix stuff to fix the water-into-oil problem. Which we thought had worked. And MIGHT have worked on the original problem spot. Get all this done, test again, seems like some stuff has fixed. Go from steam coming out of the tailpipe to "clean" exhaust, then go from clean exhaust to steam again, AND coolant leaking heavily from the muffler. Different problem. Something else may well have popped. Arg...

Well, as we were laying under this car, jacked up and on a jack stand as it was, I was looking up and truly bothered by how close the bottom of the car was to my face. This thing sits low to the ground, after all. And I thought to myself, ~Y'know, the next damn vehicle I want is a truck so I can feel more at ease working under it! Sheesh!~

Aaaaand forward to today. My dad tells me that one of the people he knows has a truck the guy is willing to sell for $2000. It works, he's SEEN it work. The guy is willing to take payments after a $500 down.

I was pondering payments for a vehicle, just to do something new. I had had that thought about a truck. I need something I KNOW works so I can get that stress off my back!

So now it looks likely that I will be buying a truck within the next couple of days, just to save my ass. What does this mean for the Mustang? That hasn't been truly decided, just yet. Right now, we're thinking that we may still try tearing down the engine, and really see what is going on. I'm not against this idea. I'd be doing the work, it would once again be a learning experience, and I might just be able to salvage it. Or get another engine to put in it. Or maybe even eventually pull the motor from this truck and try sticking it in the Mustang (Which would end up creating a Whirlwind in a Bathtub, as my dad decided to describe it. I love how, the longer he lives here in Florida, the more redneck he ends up sounding thanks to being around my grandfather. Heh.)

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The point of this story leads to something else. For whatever reason, and this has been happening with my dad for a long time as well, whenever we get in a bind, when things are starting to look grim, when a bad situation looks like it is going to get REALLY bad...Something always pops up and saves us. Every. Single. Time. It's been rather odd watching it happen over the years, but I can only suspect Karma. I have enough good of that stuff to save my ass time and again, and same for him. Okay, so his is because of the motorcycle accident, true, but still.

...Phew. And so I press on. A little better educated, a lot less likely to make THOSE mistakes again, and a day closer to 30 years old.
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[26 Dec 2012|02:52pm]
Far Cry 3.

Longest. Ending Credits. Ever.
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I saw a joke on Family Guy... [13 Dec 2012|02:36am]
It had to do with Peter and his group of friends dressing up as the A-Team, and winning the costume contest for the "TV Convention" in their town.

The newspaper had this headline:

"TV convention get good reception." Reception obviously having two meanings.

And...then it occurred to me. How many kids these days would even get that joke?

And then I felt old.
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