The highly improbable and rarely updated adventures of an inorganic analyst

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated....

shmadyle — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:01:25 GMT

I know I haven't posted here in forever. Specifically since... a year and twenty six days ago?? Alright, I hadn't thought that it had been that long.

In any case, this post is for the old One Spoof Crowd, should any of you still have me on your friends lists, and I think a few of you do. In a fit of nostalgia while at the Way Back Machine website, I found that, and that led me to find this. It's all there, people. All of it... all nine hundred and four pages of website guestbook, turned into our own demented little forum. And still there, after all these years.

I graduate from Uni this month, you know. When One Spoof went down I hadn't even started school here yet.

the Game

shmadyle — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:10:17 GMT

1. As soon as you know about the Game, you're playing the Game. (Congratulations, if you are reading this, you are now participating in the Game!)

2. There is no way to win the Game. There are only two states: losing and not-losing.

3. One is said to have lost the game when one remembers one is playing the Game. At this point you have to make a statement such as "Dammit, I just lost the Game!" or some equivalent.

4. After someone loses the Game there is a half hour grace period for everyone to forget, before anyone else can lose.

More about the Game"

shit.

shmadyle — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:06:07 GMT

it's 1:05 in the afternoon, and I just lost the Game.

shmadyle — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:40:12 GMT

I got four hours of sleep last night, then went to school this morning early, studied for an hour and wrote an exam. It went fine; its an easy course, and I'm not worried about it.
After my exam I hung around for a bit, then went over to the Blood Services clinic and donated plasma. Its a very odd thing... I'm not sure what was worse, the feeling when they took my blood out, or the feeling when they put it back in.
After we gave blood we came back, and then Steph and I and a few of her friends went for cheap chicken wings for dinner, and I studied for the evening.
I have another exam on Friday, and then two more on Monday. My weekend is booked solid... practically no time to study at all.
I feel like I should be really stressed out, but things are good right now. "I are happy", as someone said to me the other night.

Also? I spent my evening class on monday practicing my cursive (which is terrible) by writing out my favourite Shakespearean quote:

A blank, my lord. She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought,
And with a green and yellow melancholy
She sat like patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed?
We men may say more, swear more: but indeed
Our shows are more than will; for still we prove
Much in our vows, but little in our love.
There's something so great about that scene - lots of tension, especially in the movie (the version with Helena Bonham Carter as Olivia) ... I really need to find that on DVD.

shmadyle — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:57:09 GMT

For those of you keeping score at home, I haven't updated since.... the 5th of November. Sorry about that. I've just been busy between school, work and other stuff.

yai_yai: Luv! How's Japan? Haven't talked to you in ages! I haven't even been on msn recently... I owe you an email. Heh, you're crazy roommate sounds like my crazy roommate. She talks to herself and sings to herself as well, and also watches lots of Japanese cartoons. weird.

makeyourmusic: I am really sorry that I never got a chance to email you back. Real life ate me. How are you??

mutantparrots: I hope you're over your cold. Feel better soon!

mell_o_drama: I love your icons. Seriously, I just spent ages looking through them. You do need some RENT ones, though.

And what have I been up to? I'm playing in two games: a D&D game run by my friend Shawn, and Orpheus, run by my friend Peter. Unfortunately, scheduling problems might lead to Orpheus falling over and catching fire - I really like that game, so I hope it doesn't happen.
Other than that, I've been doing boring school stuff, boring work stuff, and hanging around at the university and at friends' houses. It feels like I'm never home anymore - but keeping busy is a good thing.

I realise that this is a brief update after an almost three month absence, but Shawn's game is tonight, and I have to head over to the university.

shmadyle — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:22:38 GMT

Time for another icon post,

The Daily Show:

1 2

3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

From the Emmys:

17 18 19 20 21 22

and a TDS desktop background

Strangers With Candy:

23 24 25 26

Green Day:

27 28 29 30

31 32

Numb3rs

33 34 35

Firefly

36 37 38 39

40 41

Misc

42 43 44

Thanks to thedailyshow, tds_caps, colbert_report, salogel42, bunniewabbit, firefly_daily, Can’t Take the Sky and The Jon Stewart Resource for the pictures I used.

Bzuh?

shmadyle — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:55:15 GMT

I just found out that my psych prof was on the show 'What Not To Wear'.

Weird.

shmadyle — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:49:48 GMT

A quick update, since not much has happened.

First of all: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to everyone!!

also, instead of writing an essay on substantive economy like I should have been doing the other night, I walked over to campus to watch some movies. I was promised a Miyazaki film, and I just couldn't resist that.

It should be said that what I went to was the Lakehead University Manga club. My slide into complete and utter geekdom is almost complete. And here's what we watched:

Porco Rosso: I love Miyazaki. He makes incredible films with intricate, complex plotlines, interesting commentary on moral issues and well-devloped characters. But this isn't one of them. It was cute all the same.

Two episodes of a anime version of The count of Monte Cristo: Just when I thought things couldn't get any weirder than Porco Rosso... who decided to make a classic piece of French literature into an anime?? And to set it on the moon?

NieA Under 7: I didn't even try to understand the one episode we watched of this. It was cute and funny, though.

Revolutionary Girl Utena: We only watched one episode of this as well, and that was enough. It was like an acid trip, but an acid trip with waaaay to much pink, and too many roses. I just giggled to mysef for most of it. It was good times.

Tsubasa Chronicle: Yeah... Lee tried to explain this one to me, but it still doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense. Apparently all of the characters were borrowed from other shows made by the same production company. Lee and I liked it because the main character is an archaeologist.

As well, Lee lent me his dvd of 'Casshern'. That movie is incredible. It's unbelievably beautiful visually, and it made me cry at the end. It's really messed up and weird, and I think there were a few issues with the subtitle translation because some stuff wasn't explained very well, but it was still really good.

[/geek]

shmadyle — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:40:59 GMT

I was cleaning off my desktop, and I came across a tiny little word document my sister had typed. Over the summer we were sitting around talking one day, and she suddenly looked at me and asked "How did we meet?? I don't remember meeting you!"... an odd question, considering she is my sister, and she is two years younger. In any case, she came up with an odd story of how we might have met, and then found it so hilarious that she typed it out and saved it onto my desktop...

Oh my god, I hate you so much.
I wish I never met you.
Wait a minute… how DID we meet? Oh yah, it was that blustery autumn afternoon in Windsor, back in 1987. I was a shy University student, you were a handsome quarterback. We were sitting in Starbucks and our eyes met across the room. I was so startled by your manly charm that I dropped the book I was reading (Cash by Johnny Cash) and spilled my java all over my new cardigan. You loaned me your varsity jacket… and the rest is history.

...

Maybe you have to know her, or something. She really is quite odd.

Heh.

shmadyle — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:42:13 GMT

What kind of disease are you?

shmadyle:

shmadyle is caused by sponges.

An infection of shmadyle will cause giant robots to attack your house.
shmadyle is curable by singing Michal Jackson songs at the top of your lungs, forever. You can never speak again, or you will die.

First day of classes tomorrow. I'm kinda glad... I was getting bored.

I watched 4 episodes of 'Firefly' with my roomate today.

shmadyle — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 04:20:26 GMT

Hullo all!

This is a brief post before I leave for Uni in... forty minutes. Yikes.

Anyways, we were going to leave yesterday, but there was something wrong with the ball joints on the car (I didn't even know a car has ball joints; aren't our hips ball joints? But I digress...)

We arrive in the Sault this evening, and in Thunder Bay the night after. I've taken the digital camera, so hopefully there will be pics of some description.

Once I get to TB I still have to get the internet sorted, but I'll be talking to you all in a couple of days.

Shit.

shmadyle — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:11:26 GMT

Shit shit shit! Did I miss Stephen Colbert on Carson Daly? Was that last night?

Goddamn it, I'd assummed that I'd be able to bittorrent 'Last Call' because I torrent 'The Daily Show' everyday. Apparently I was way off on that one.

Thank god I only have three more days of no cable... I'll be able to see Colbert on Letterman, at least.

shmadyle — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:27:33 GMT

Doing a small friends cut... just people I have nothing in common with, or I never ever comment to.

...sorry.

shmadyle — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:08:04 GMT

Because I'm bored and I'm wanting to make my flist more interesting (no offense to you guys, you're great, but the most interesting community-related thing on my flist this week was a 'Daily Show' related fandom wank) I've decided to join a new community. So rec me one.

And does anyone know what the show 'Veronica Mars' is about?

and that's it.

shmadyle — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:56:02 GMT

This quiz turned out oddly... mainly because the only people I have met from LJ are my two sisters and my friend livid1984 from university.

1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.

1.~How did you meet kimmijb89? She's my sister
2.~What would you do if you had never met kimmijb89? die of boredom, probably
3.~What do you honestly think of kimmijb89? she's a bitch who keeps nicking my clothes! :P
4.~Would or did kimmijb89 and kimmijb89 go out? isn't that impossible?
5.~Have you ever liked livid1984? well I like him.... but not like that
6.~If shmadyle died tomorrow, what is one thing that you would need him/her to know? um.... you're gonna die tomorrow?
7.~Would kimmijb89 and kimmijb89 make a good couple? oh yeah. for sure.
8.~Describe kimmijb89 in 3 words: she's. my. sister.
9.~Do you think kimmijb89 is hot? see above
10.~Would shmadyle and kimmijb89 make a lovely couple? again, see above
11.~What do you think of when you see kimmijb89? pancakes.
12.~Tell me something humiliating about kimmijb89: she's actually a monkey. No, really.
13.~Do you know any of kimmijb89's family members? jesus christ.....
14.~What's kimmijb89's favorite color? black?
15.~On a scale of 1-10 how cute is kimmijb89? oh, an eleven, for sure... *rolls eyes*
16.~What would you do if annettie86 just professed their undying love for you? worry. and laugh.
17.~What language does kimmijb89 speak? a combination of grunts and gestures.
18.~Who is kimmijb89 going out with? I have no idea at this point.
19.~Is kimmijb89 a boy or a girl? a girl.
20.~Would kimmijb89 and annettie86 make a good couple? this would be a better quiz if we weren't all related.
21.~Who do you think kimmijb89 would be great with from this list?
considering the only people an the list are her, me, our sister and my gay friend from Uni.... none
22.~When was the last time you talked to kimmijb89? we don't talk. EVER. she's dead to me.
23.~What is livid1984's favorite band? umm.... I'm gonna guess Esthero?
24.~Does kimmijb89 have any siblings? YES, GODDAMN IT, YES!
25.~Would you ever date kimmijb89? NO!
26.~Would you ever date kimmijb89? I ALREADY SAID NO!
27.~Is kimmijb89 single? I don't know.
28.~What is kimmijb89's last name? Black. LIKE HER SOUL!!!!
29.~What is kimmijb89's middle name? Jean. ha ha.
30~What is kimmijb89's fantasy? ??
31.~Where does kimmijb89 live? on the moon, goddamn it.
32.~Would you make out with kimmijb89? NO! NONONONONO!!
33.~Are kimmijb89 and kimmijb89 best friends? what the fuck? yeah, whatever.
34.~Does kimmijb89 like kimmijb89? again, what the fuck?
35.~How did you meet kimmijb89? she came out of my mom's uterus. the rest is history.
36.~Is kimmijb89 older than you? younger.
37.~Is kimmijb89 the sexiest person alive? God, I hope not.

Icon post!!

shmadyle — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:46:07 GMT

Haven't made any in ages... but then, I haven't posted any either.

The Daily Show

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

#6 #7 #8 #9 #10

#11 #12 #13 #14 #15

#16 #17 #18 #19 #20

#21 #22 #23 #24

and some animated ones (not very good, some of them, I'm afraid):

#25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30

Firefly

#31 #32 #33 #34 #35

#36 #37 #38 #39 #40

#41 #42 #43 #44 #45

#46 #47 #48 #49

Misc

#50

Pictures thanks to tds_caps, Can't Take The Sky and lots of other places that have slipped my mind.

shmadyle — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 02:35:19 GMT

So I woke up at 3:30 in the morning to the sound of my dog fighting with another animal.... I jump out of bed, throw on some clothes and run downstairs. After a frantic search of the cupboard for a flashlight (fruitless), I run outside and call her. No dog. I wander around, calling... still no dog. I wake up my parents, tell them, they get up, and we all look. Still, no dog. By this time it's a bit after 4:00... my mom drives off to check the road, my dad and I finally find a decent flashlight and check around the house again, before taking the other car and looking for her as well. No luck.

And now it's... 5:35. I want my puppy.

ETA: Yup, we found her; false alarm. Silly, worrisome puppy that she is.

shmadyle — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:32:14 GMT

Tommorrow is the first day of my town's ten-year reunion.

My town's population: 600.
Expected number of people coming to the reunion: between 10 000 and 15 000, conservatively.

o_0

The whole place turns into one huge beer garden for 4 days... it's wild. I was only ten years old at the last one, so I don't remember much of it. This weekend promises to be interesting, in any case. At least I'm age of majority.

I work for most of the reunion, but that's okay because I need the money. I also have a cold. *sniffle*

shmadyle — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:48:25 GMT

So, Heidi was snuffling around the front of our house today, and then she trots by me with something in her mouth. I stopped her, because I was worried she'd gotten into something she wasn't supposed to. I was expecting a piece of garbage or something, but instead I found this little guy:

Now, I've lived in the country all my life. Mice in traps, mice dead from poison, mice eaten by dogs.... I've seen it all, and I'm used to it. Even without human interference the lives of mice could be described in one word: brief. But this particular mouse was so tiny, and so cute, and hung onto my shirt in such an adorable fashion:

that I felt loathe to send him off to his inevitable death. It just doesn't seem fair, somehow, that the poor little guy had a maximum life expectancy of only a year or so. And frankly, being as young as he is, and considering how tame he seemed, he probably won't last another 24 hours. It just doesn't seem fair... although I suppose no one ever claimed the world was fair.

He wouldn't have lived in captivity, either, poor little guy.

I took him and let him go in the safest place I could find, so hopefully he'll be alright.

Maybe I'm just in a funny mood because Finnigan went to his new home today. That could be it.

meme meme who's got the meme?

shmadyle — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 19:16:51 GMT

I don't even play. Meh.

You scored as True Neutral. A True Neutral person has two faces- either these people are merely apathetic, preferring to focus their minds on more important things, or these people truly believe in a balance of all things. To these people, there can be no light without some darkness. These people also have no dedication to, or intrinsic distrust of, laws.

</td>

True Neutral

70%

Chaotic Good

65%

Neutral Good

65%

Lawful Good

60%

Neutral Evil

55%

Lawful Evil

50%

Chaotic Neutral

45%

Chaotic Evil

40%

Lawful Neutral

35%

What is your Alignment?
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shmadyle — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 08:17:12 GMT

Everyone on my list in Britain -
please assure me that you're okay. Because I'm worried.

*hugs for everyone*

shmadyle — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 21:32:30 GMT

The Detailed Starship Quiz

LiveJournal Username

Spaceship Name

Spaceship Size

How is the spaceship piloted?

How is the spaceship powered?

What's the upholstery like on the seats?

How do you see outside the spaceship?

What's the spaceship's primary purpose?

What's the Captain's catchphrase?

Main Weapon System:

Trans-Phasic Rending Beam

Main Defensive System:

Reactive Armor Plating

Chance of catastrophic failure at critical moments

45%

Voice of the ship's computer:

domlandbubbles

Finds mandatory uniform unflattering:

asmini

Looks sexy in mandatory uniform:

mutant_parrots

Ripped sleeves off mandatory uniform:

yai_yai

Spends an unhealthy amount of time in the weapons locker:

domlandbubbles

This Fun Quiz created by Akhmed at BlogQuiz.Net

Scorpio Horoscope at DailyHoroscopes.Biz

shmadyle — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:28:55 GMT

Happy Canada Day, everyone!

In honour of Canada Day I'm putting up Canadian music, just cause. Give em a listen if you like, eh?

Great Big Sea - Boston and St. John's
Danny Michel - Mr. Black
Finger Eleven - One Thing
Pilate - You're All I Need
Our Lady Peace - Clumsy
Barenaked Ladies - If I Had A Million Dollars

If you only download one... be sure to download the Barenaked Ladies. Seriously.

Other than that... I had a remarkably pleasant afternoon cleaning my kitchen, listening to my computer's random playlist. The house empty, and me washing dishes while blasting Queen, the Pointer Sisters and Rolling Stones; a surprisingly peaceful way to spend my time.

A brief update.

shmadyle — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 12:59:29 GMT

I don't know if anyone on my list is into this fandom, but this is the best Firefly fanfiction ever written. And it's only 50 words long.

Also? makeyourmusic got to meet Hal Sparks the other night. And he was really nice and down to earth. There are no words for how cool that is.

I bought the 'Daily Show' dvd yesterday :D

And now I will clean the kitchen.

shmadyle — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:47:09 GMT

I voted in the referendum on Bill C-38