Listening to: Kat-Tun "Your Side", "Six Senses"
Shinee "Married to the Music" & B2ST "Bad Girl"
Watching: Penny Dreadfull & Scholar Who Walks the Night
Playing: Mabinogi, EQ2, Neverwinter
Reading: random html how-to's
mood: a little blurry-eyed, dern horrid eyesight!
Latest Rant: No such thing as good Free File storage/Web Page space without limits and required advertisements all over the place.
You know you are an asian drama addict when...
Linkiees
1. Watching Korean Dramas many episodes a day
Done that bin there...
2. marathons with friends
Ahh, if only I had friends who'd watch them with me.
3. expecting your love life to be like in dramas (perfect)
uhh.. .. nahh
4. dreaming about Korean boys
hmm ..mayybe..
5. wondering what will happen next in the next episode
Dmn straight!
6. being excited and can't wait for the next episode of your current drama
Still waiting on the translation for the Night scholar!
7. searching up "Korean dramas like..." (ex. heartstrings, bof)
naturally?
8. knowing what bof means
uh whats that? best of freinds? :D
whatever.
9. singing the ost of your favorite drama to sleep
yeahh done that one a time or two... either 'to sleep' or 'in the shower'.
10. announcing your addiction when in reality no one cares
see Answer to question 2.
11. saying "one more episode..." when you actually mean 5 more
oh gawd, yeah
12. looking up the cast from the drama you just finished and watching their other dramas
all the time.
13. wanting a Goo Jun Pyo
.... you mean Lee Min Ho? QT!
14. being mad at Jan di (bof) for picking Jun Pyo and not Ji Hoo or happy that she picks Jun Pyo
"looks a little lost" -who- picked Lee Min Ho?
15. Being a total Park Shin Hye fan and being jealous because of all the hot leads she got to work with
Heh.. yeah... dunno if jealous.. but envious, fursure.
16. If all of these are you, you definitely have a kdrama addiction and what's the cure for kdrama fever? THERE IS NO CURE :)
and another... Linkiees
1. Weekends Are for Drama Marathons
no Duhh
2. You Consider Back Hugs to Be ‘Second Base’
Not especially.
3. You Think All Men Should Look Like This..
All men should be semi-dressed and ever-so-cool like Rain in “Fugitive Plan B.” I mean, really?! He’s so hot, he set that car on fire.
ahheheheehaha
4. You’re Learning Korean or Another Language
True enough. I'm teaching myself 日本語.
5. You Think Kissing With Your Eyes Open Is Totally Normal
It isn't? wait...
6. You’re Often Sleep Deprived
Exactly why Am I still up, typing this?
7. You Think Piggy Back Rides Are an Efficient Form of Transportation
I only wish.
8. You Suffer Physical and Emotional Pain While Watching Dramas
When a character dies — you’ve been known to not leave your house for days. OMG, do we have to bring up “King 2 Hearts” Episode 19?
Oh no, don't bring that one up again. ugh! so sad!
9. You Think All Showers Should Be Filled With Angst
Ａｎｇｓｔ?。。。。Hot guy in shower scene, angst or no angst is perfectly good with me.
10. You Can’t Contain Your Excitement for a New Episode and Watch Without Subtitles
Sometimes those translators are just sooo slow!!
And just cuz its funny.. Linkiees>
7 Things you never did before you found K-dramas
Congratulating myself for only watching 4 episodes in one sitting.
Belting songs at the top of my lungs even if the lyrics are in a foreign language.
Prioritizing something over sleep.
Love at first sight with someone who lives on the other side of the world.
Envying a guy's makeup.
Faking sick to watch a show.
Getting price alerts for fares to Korea.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Monday, September 07, 2015
Neverwinter
Hello, and welcome back to another exciting round of Find That Well-put-together "Free To Play" world. This time, the portal swirled into existence and dropped me off in the city of "Neverwinter". No, thats not "Neverwinter Nights"... but yes, it is the same city name. At first I managed to get totally lost in this sprawling city, located, i believe, on the side of a steep hill. Man, those steps were killer! Right away there was a lot to do and no help to be found anywhere, But eventually I blundered me way through, making like a certain silver-haired paladin being wild with a mace and shield.
I was thankful to eventually get a little assistance in the form of an over-eager-to-please healer I called Chance. But i dunno for just how long his usefulness will be to me. I even utilized a loaner horse for some of those longer trips outside the city.
Other then that though.. it's a lot of fun.. if you run out of quests.. or you need another level to get onto the next one, check out the 'foundry' quests located on the city billboards. The loot found in them is random for your level, as is the quest itself, but the stories.. of the ones I have so far tried, are quite good..
I was thankful to eventually get a little assistance in the form of an over-eager-to-please healer I called Chance. But i dunno for just how long his usefulness will be to me. I even utilized a loaner horse for some of those longer trips outside the city.
Other then that though.. it's a lot of fun.. if you run out of quests.. or you need another level to get onto the next one, check out the 'foundry' quests located on the city billboards. The loot found in them is random for your level, as is the quest itself, but the stories.. of the ones I have so far tried, are quite good..
Saturday, August 29, 2015
yaoi vs shonen-ai and other matters
Just to clarify my title a bit..
Yaoi means sexually explicit guy on guy kind of romance... Shonen-ai is non-sexual Boys love.
So, for all of you having heard of or have watched an anime called Loveless.. that anime.. if anything, is Shonen-ai. As far as I have ever seen of the series.. a moment of kissing or two and a declaration of love was its extent. Not mentioning other types it may or might not have had... but Yaoi, it was not.
*steps off the soapbox with a sigh*
Did rather make me wonder if the author was just adding the 'romance' of the series simply for its hook, snagging that genre's audience. I thought it had a workable plot line anyway. Soubi was a looker but his story was a total.. euw. and Ritsuka.. needed a new sibling... and a new 'true name' as well... desperately!
Loveless
Loups Garous
Another interesting anime was Loups Garous... and no, it isn't really about werewolves. About a future time of sorts, when people mostly interacted with monitor screens. Only the school children were given the means to actually meet one another face to face on school grounds. There is a series of murders and a set of 4 kids set out to find answers before they too are targeted for death.
Yaoi means sexually explicit guy on guy kind of romance... Shonen-ai is non-sexual Boys love.
So, for all of you having heard of or have watched an anime called Loveless.. that anime.. if anything, is Shonen-ai. As far as I have ever seen of the series.. a moment of kissing or two and a declaration of love was its extent. Not mentioning other types it may or might not have had... but Yaoi, it was not.
*steps off the soapbox with a sigh*
Did rather make me wonder if the author was just adding the 'romance' of the series simply for its hook, snagging that genre's audience. I thought it had a workable plot line anyway. Soubi was a looker but his story was a total.. euw. and Ritsuka.. needed a new sibling... and a new 'true name' as well... desperately!
Loveless
 | "MmBlaugh!" "Dmnit Soubi! You said you wouldn't Do that!" -- Ritsuka |
Loups Garous
Another interesting anime was Loups Garous... and no, it isn't really about werewolves. About a future time of sorts, when people mostly interacted with monitor screens. Only the school children were given the means to actually meet one another face to face on school grounds. There is a series of murders and a set of 4 kids set out to find answers before they too are targeted for death.
Friday, August 07, 2015
A Mabinogi Moment
Just to impart... concerning the .... Quest called "Hat Delivery" in Mabinogi... the point to it is to make the hats. not to hang onto them. So far as i can tell anyway... the counter stays with the number you have made, if they are somehow stuffed, all 30 of them, into your inventory or not. so, make 10, get rid of them, make 10 more... get rid of those, then 10 more. Malcolm won't talk to you about them until you have made all 30 anyway.
I am once more taking a look at free to play open game/sandbox pve mmo's... maybe a return to Tera's shores? but thus far this year, I have been getting a sinking feeling of defeat, again, vs the powers that be.. around me... and not just with games vs lagless space on my computer but with education as well. little by little... its slipping away... again and I feel an overwhelming wincing oppression to just.. stop, since the uphill battle simply cannot be won by me. not in this lifetime anyway. Everything and everyone is saying so without actually using the words to do so. So.. looks like no more schooling for this meow because the only real way I could continue, is to pay out of pocket the whole way... which we -all- know the odds of that becoming a reality. yeah sheright!
And now I also have to indulge in a search n hunt for pen, paper and stamps to snailmail my snarglefest relative simply because they live out in the boondocks with a backward sense of communication that I never truly developed. Seriously!
I am once more taking a look at free to play open game/sandbox pve mmo's... maybe a return to Tera's shores? but thus far this year, I have been getting a sinking feeling of defeat, again, vs the powers that be.. around me... and not just with games vs lagless space on my computer but with education as well. little by little... its slipping away... again and I feel an overwhelming wincing oppression to just.. stop, since the uphill battle simply cannot be won by me. not in this lifetime anyway. Everything and everyone is saying so without actually using the words to do so. So.. looks like no more schooling for this meow because the only real way I could continue, is to pay out of pocket the whole way... which we -all- know the odds of that becoming a reality. yeah sheright!
And now I also have to indulge in a search n hunt for pen, paper and stamps to snailmail my snarglefest relative simply because they live out in the boondocks with a backward sense of communication that I never truly developed. Seriously!
Friday, July 24, 2015
Anime visiting.. open the door!
Watched another good anime.. and re-watched some older favorites, for me anyway. here they are..
Sword Art Online
2 seasons 25 episodes, 10 extra episodes + "special" movie
'Romancey' mixed with enduring friendships and the action of an vrmmo rpg. Welcome to the world of SAO.
The programmer of SAO went a little wacko, drew in a whole lot of players, then closed out the logouts. Someone has to beat the game to free the lot of them. This then is the story of a young player, Kirito, who strives to beat the overwhelming odds within 2 long years, stuck inside this virtual world.
In the second season ALO, Kirito, in the form of a spriggin, sets out in a similar virtual world to locate his love, who was caught up inside when SAO ended and is now a captured part of ALO, with its hidden experiments on the emotions of the human brain.
The movie is mostly a recap with an extra quest story.
Sword Art Online 2
24 episodes + 8 extra episodes
Based in part on several light novels from the author, Reki Kawahara, this follows the adventures of Kirito and Asuna in the virtual world. (as well as the more mundane rl)
Kirito is 'invited' to take a look at another virtual world called Gun Gale Online where there is said to be someone Pking in game, and having the deaths occur in rl as well. There he meets an ally, Sinon, who helps him to acclimate to the game as well as to assist him in defeating and old rival he wasn't fully aware he had.
Afterward, he returns to his virtual home of Alfheim Online(ALO), and goes on an adventure to recover a famed sword and save the virtual world while they are at it.
Then, there comes news of a powerful fighter taking on all comers and it becomes a contest of might, which asuka wins. She is then invited to join in a 'last' big run, to get the party's names on the immortalizing "firsts" board.
Nurarihyon no Mago
or.. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
24 episodes
Good storyline about a youth going to school, who was 1/4th youki and heir to the Nura clan. At first he balks at having to take on the responsibility of leading a clan of evil youki, preferring to stay as a human with his friends. but after trouble finds him, not exactly for the first time, he grows to accept his youki night-life.. struggling to keep his human friends and the demons of his heritage from having to face one another.
Sword Art Online
2 seasons 25 episodes, 10 extra episodes + "special" movie
'Romancey' mixed with enduring friendships and the action of an vrmmo rpg. Welcome to the world of SAO.
The programmer of SAO went a little wacko, drew in a whole lot of players, then closed out the logouts. Someone has to beat the game to free the lot of them. This then is the story of a young player, Kirito, who strives to beat the overwhelming odds within 2 long years, stuck inside this virtual world.
In the second season ALO, Kirito, in the form of a spriggin, sets out in a similar virtual world to locate his love, who was caught up inside when SAO ended and is now a captured part of ALO, with its hidden experiments on the emotions of the human brain.
The movie is mostly a recap with an extra quest story.
Sword Art Online 2
24 episodes + 8 extra episodes
Based in part on several light novels from the author, Reki Kawahara, this follows the adventures of Kirito and Asuna in the virtual world. (as well as the more mundane rl)
Kirito is 'invited' to take a look at another virtual world called Gun Gale Online where there is said to be someone Pking in game, and having the deaths occur in rl as well. There he meets an ally, Sinon, who helps him to acclimate to the game as well as to assist him in defeating and old rival he wasn't fully aware he had.
Afterward, he returns to his virtual home of Alfheim Online(ALO), and goes on an adventure to recover a famed sword and save the virtual world while they are at it.
Then, there comes news of a powerful fighter taking on all comers and it becomes a contest of might, which asuka wins. She is then invited to join in a 'last' big run, to get the party's names on the immortalizing "firsts" board.
Nurarihyon no Mago
or.. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
24 episodes
Good storyline about a youth going to school, who was 1/4th youki and heir to the Nura clan. At first he balks at having to take on the responsibility of leading a clan of evil youki, preferring to stay as a human with his friends. but after trouble finds him, not exactly for the first time, he grows to accept his youki night-life.. struggling to keep his human friends and the demons of his heritage from having to face one another.
Thursday, July 02, 2015
too-risty things..
Saw a blog posting today, that spoke of evil things tourists often do when visiting other countries. Some I agreed with, some were debatable, most I simply wanted to add to. So I give listing title and maybe a slight overview then tell what I think about it.... since I don't seem to have much else to do with my time. *grin* Here's a link to the post, just in case you gotta see it. Link here.
1. "You don't respect the country's cultural norms and dress inappropriately."
Somewhat self explanatory. The picture though was of a bike team posing before a cross outside a place where the pope holds mass.
There is something of a grey line in this one. To me, the bike team, while not wearing, what might be considered the norm for a church type place, wasn't wildly inappropriate. Ok fine, it wasn't holy robes or anything, but they were still being fairly sensible according to what I could see. Picture aside though, I generally agree with the statement. Don't be wearing hoochy hot pants and half-sized muscle shirts to a church.. or short-skirted dress with spike heels for a hike. that's just.. gross. It's bad taste on anyone's part, not just on tourists. Common sense is a good thing, folks, use it.
2. "You take pictures when and where you're not supposed to."
Shows a pic of someone taking a picture in a Chinese temple. caption spoke of someone having kicked a bell that caused issues.
This is another of those grey lines where common sense is needed.
If the sign says No, then really. its no. If there's no sign... different story. Also, there's a different story behind kicking a holy bell, and taking a picture. One is contact. the other is 'looking'. Now, if the sign says 'No Flash' its common sense to know why. The flash of light could cause damage if there are items or people in the room that are sensitive to the sudden light.
If you have a camera that doesn't have the ability to use a flash or not. then don't use the camera, simple as that. There's also the reason of, one flash could ruin the pictures of 100 photographers. It's happened more often then you might think. Incidentally, This also applies to taking pictures in a concert. Not only might you be blinding your favorite idol on the stage, but you could also be whiting-out many of the pictures others are also taking nearby.
One of what should be written in every potential photographer's rule book, 'Look, don't touch... and don't ruin other people's pictures if you can at all help it.'
3. "You expect everyone to speak English and make zero attempts to use the language of the country/city/region you're in."
ok then, a double-edge... yes, its that whole "When in Rome, do as the Roman's do" thing again. It's true, when you go, prepare! This includes an idea of how to get around, verbally. It's a good idea to learn the language, if not all of it, at least emergency words. like maybe, 'bathroom', 'help', 'please', 'yes', 'no', and 'thank you'.
Especially so if it's a country where they are not even remotely concentrating on knowing your language for the sake of tourist bucks. You might be able to get away with knowing very little of the country's language such as going from America to Taiwan. Where many people there might know at least a bit of your language.. it's better to not expect it. Because, you never know, You might find yourself in dire straights and the locals having not the slightest idea as to what you are babbling on about. Can't really blame the locals, now, can you? So don't be gettin all high-handed and in their face expecting them to know your own language just because -you- are the guest in -their- country. This is -not- you're own backyard. Being a guest means to be on your P's and Q's so to speak. This is their home. It's not their problem that they don't understand your language. Pay some respect and be on good behavior.
As for the people of the country you have gone to.. (actually, this goes for both sets.. the tourist and the local) Please be understanding. Not everyone is willing to spend several years learning to speak your language just so they can visit for a week. (some of us might try.. most of us aren't likely to learn much past 'help', 'please', and 'thankyou' though.) Don't be a better-then-thou just because the tourist (or local) doesn't understand you... It doesn't give you the right to laugh and make fun of them. That's just plain rude.. in any language.
4. "You make disparaging remarks about the country's practices and customs (particularly if they inconvenience you) without attempting to understand why things are the way they are."
yyeaahh... ok, I kinda got the idea of this one, Generally speaking, Yes, I can agree. Don't be pushing your ideas of how things are sposta be onto another culture. This is bad form. You could get pummeled for being an idiot at the very best, or jailed for speaking out in an area that will not tolerate it, at the very worst.
Please be on your better behavior when visiting another country. Don't make waves of discord if you can help it. Even if you are not planning on it, It's still nice to know you are being invited back.
You -should- know your rights as an international traveler. Know before you go. (see no. 10) If something just isn't legally right to you, find your nearest embassy to ask them the questions you have. If you can't handle the laws in that country, go back home and be happy.
This also goes for the people who live in the country that's being visited. Is it so hard to be tolerant of a temporarily staying tourist? Give them some slack already... even if you have little good to say about their country, they are not likely to be in yer hair for very long, and if you have had a run-in with an obnoxious tourist, you might be in an area that gains profit from tourism. You could be biting off your own nose to spite your face... in other words, you might be hurting your area of needed tourist moneies just by being a butt-head about their existence in your day. If you just can't handle it anymore, hold onto you're temper and exit stage left, quietly, without fanfare. usually, that's all it takes.
5. "You "other" the locals and treat them as props in your "perfect" Facebook and Instagram posts." Picture shows person, in a group, taking a picture with a standing guard in London England.
Another 2-sided statement. Yes, I agree in that, its really not good to marginalize people no matter where you are. They are not objects. They are not there just for you to pick on or make fun of. Stay on your good behavior. Be polite.
No, I don't think there is anything wrong with taking pictures while standing beside an unsmiling, unmoving guard. Generally speaking, its a better idea to ask to take the picture beforehand though, especially if there is no sign stating it should not be done. Again, if they say No. No it is.
Yes, I do think there is a problem with trying to take pictures of that guard's nose hairs, or trying to get them to do something other then what they are already doing for a laugh or some such. Don't show your idiocy. You do that kind of crap knowingly, and you give the whole tourism idea a seriously bad name. Don't be of poor taste.
Best idea is that hosts as well as guests, be on better behavior then might otherwise be normal.
6. "You're cheap: you don't tip."
Yes and no. Yes, in that it is polite in most countries that have tipping. A tip in America, for example, is always welcome. Makes everyone's day a bit brighter really.
No, it's not a dastardly requirement of you. Yes there are places where a day's tips mean everything for a waiter/ress. Yes, it seriously sucks to not receive needed tip money. Especially when it could mean the difference between a roof over your head and food on the table,.. or neither of those two.
Ultimately though, It's not really the tourist's responsibility. It's the restaurant's management decision to make, and the wait-staff themselves for accepting that rule when they took the job. It's also the gov's problem for allowing such practice to take place in the first place. Its kind of a dumb way to do things if you ask me. (of course the downside of not having tips would be, they arn't getting the extra money to help with the "other" needed things of living that often do not get considered when the movers and groovers of Gov. are making up the minimum wage limit >.<... like a sudden rise in electricity bills, medical issues not covered by any sort of insurance, unexpected car repairs, or a child's required and unexpected clothing/school supplies bill.)
There are also countries that don't accept tips. In Japan, for example, They have personal pride in good service so do not accept tips. (see no. 10) Seems to me it's a better way to be really. They aren't needfully squabbling over tip money, for one thing. They aren't being so obvious about squeezing every dime they can from the tourists either.
7. "You're cheap: you bargain excessively and everywhere."
Again with the cheap! the word should be frugal! sheesh. Ok.. bargaining.. hmm.. yeah alright... kind of an odd thing to gripe about. There is a time and place for such things as bargaining. A lot of places don't bargain at all. Listed price is what it is. that's that.
Some places do bargain though so.. (Read no. 10) I agreed with the author's statement that was along the lines of 'state you basement bargain, and make to walk away.' You run a risk of losing out by doing that, but at least you arn't taking all day and hogging all of the clerk's attention.
8. "You specialize in cultural misappropriation."
Picture of a blond lady getting facial application from an Indian with a red turban. Stating also that "There is a fine line between appreciation and appropriation."
Well, this is true up to a point. It is true in a general sense, for example.. not to be wearing a toilet urn on yer noggin, because you think its funny or you are just being stupid.
But If you really have no concept of what it's for... surely you can be excused, and hopefully someone will quickly enlighten you... with as straight a face as possible, that its not exactly the thing you should be doing.
Its better to have an idea as to the culture of the country you are visiting. I know bumbles are still quite possible, but at least you are learning as you go, don't get all pissy with the person trying to politely inform you, with that straight face, that you're new hat,.. isn't really meant to be one.
As for the people in those countries, please refer to no.3 on this list... it applies here as well.
9. "You forget your manners and act as though you are single-handedly supporting the entire country's tourism industry." Picture shows a tourist standing on a stone fence with his arms up 'supporting' the leaning tower behind him.
yeah ok, the first part is the intent of the paragraph. forgotten manners.
There's not a major issue with goofing about.. but.. when its rude.. yer being an idiot. Stop that! Stay respectful and with good manners throughout your entire stay. This way, not only will you be able to have a great time, but the people there will have a good opinion of you when you leave.. just in case you might care to return someday.
Wouldn't you rather be remembered as a good an respectful person they would be pleased to see return, than as a some horrible trouble-maker they hope to never see again? (and if they -had- to see you again, they might not be as caring or polite to you as they were the first time around)
Best to leave a good impression... especially to help gloss over the possible mistakes you may have made.
To those living and working in the visited country... Please don't judge all visitors by one person's bad attitude. We are not all the same. Just because some of the people of a country are bad mannered, doesn't make the whole country's people horrible. Try hard to remember that when you see one or more foreigners giving locals trouble. Yes, those particular foreigners could use a bit more time learning from their manners books..(maybe as badly as a cuff upside the head!) They likely well deserve the trouble they get in return, but, we aren't -all- like that. Seriously.
10. "You don't research your destination before jumping in that plane/train/automobile." Mentioned in the paragraph is, "Know where you're going and what you're getting into,"
Yes. yesyes. Do look into your destination before you go. Google is a great source for learning about other countries. Type your target countries name into the search box and away you go! Also be sure to look into the nitty-gritty of how your going to get there, how much for both ways? what airline is the best to use? What might you need to take? Check on needed passports and visas needed. Where will you stay? where will you visit? do you need tour reservations? Start a checklist. How do you plan to get around? is anyone expecting you? how and where will you eat? do you have everything needed?
Make sure you got all yer ducks in a row before you step onto the plane. it will save you a whole lot of grief and stress to prepare beforehand. Be knowledgeable.
Remember your patience, manners, tolerance, and politeness abilities. don't forget them. Brush up on laws, rules and expectations for travelers in each country you plan to visit, Be aware of where you can go in emergency. Be aware of culture differences and learn what to say in case of need so the locals will have a better chance of understanding you in order to be of help.
annd to snag the conclusion...
"Lest you forget, travel is a privilege. The fact that you have the time, money and passport needed to travel doesn't mean that the world is at your disposal. So don't be a terrible traveller-- respect, tolerance, cultural sensitivity, and a bit of research can go a long way." - The Huffington Post - Oneika Raymond
Truer words have ne'er been spoken.
...just my 2 cents worth.
1. "You don't respect the country's cultural norms and dress inappropriately."
Somewhat self explanatory. The picture though was of a bike team posing before a cross outside a place where the pope holds mass.
There is something of a grey line in this one. To me, the bike team, while not wearing, what might be considered the norm for a church type place, wasn't wildly inappropriate. Ok fine, it wasn't holy robes or anything, but they were still being fairly sensible according to what I could see. Picture aside though, I generally agree with the statement. Don't be wearing hoochy hot pants and half-sized muscle shirts to a church.. or short-skirted dress with spike heels for a hike. that's just.. gross. It's bad taste on anyone's part, not just on tourists. Common sense is a good thing, folks, use it.
2. "You take pictures when and where you're not supposed to."
Shows a pic of someone taking a picture in a Chinese temple. caption spoke of someone having kicked a bell that caused issues.
This is another of those grey lines where common sense is needed.
If the sign says No, then really. its no. If there's no sign... different story. Also, there's a different story behind kicking a holy bell, and taking a picture. One is contact. the other is 'looking'. Now, if the sign says 'No Flash' its common sense to know why. The flash of light could cause damage if there are items or people in the room that are sensitive to the sudden light.
If you have a camera that doesn't have the ability to use a flash or not. then don't use the camera, simple as that. There's also the reason of, one flash could ruin the pictures of 100 photographers. It's happened more often then you might think. Incidentally, This also applies to taking pictures in a concert. Not only might you be blinding your favorite idol on the stage, but you could also be whiting-out many of the pictures others are also taking nearby.
One of what should be written in every potential photographer's rule book, 'Look, don't touch... and don't ruin other people's pictures if you can at all help it.'
3. "You expect everyone to speak English and make zero attempts to use the language of the country/city/region you're in."
ok then, a double-edge... yes, its that whole "When in Rome, do as the Roman's do" thing again. It's true, when you go, prepare! This includes an idea of how to get around, verbally. It's a good idea to learn the language, if not all of it, at least emergency words. like maybe, 'bathroom', 'help', 'please', 'yes', 'no', and 'thank you'.
Especially so if it's a country where they are not even remotely concentrating on knowing your language for the sake of tourist bucks. You might be able to get away with knowing very little of the country's language such as going from America to Taiwan. Where many people there might know at least a bit of your language.. it's better to not expect it. Because, you never know, You might find yourself in dire straights and the locals having not the slightest idea as to what you are babbling on about. Can't really blame the locals, now, can you? So don't be gettin all high-handed and in their face expecting them to know your own language just because -you- are the guest in -their- country. This is -not- you're own backyard. Being a guest means to be on your P's and Q's so to speak. This is their home. It's not their problem that they don't understand your language. Pay some respect and be on good behavior.
As for the people of the country you have gone to.. (actually, this goes for both sets.. the tourist and the local) Please be understanding. Not everyone is willing to spend several years learning to speak your language just so they can visit for a week. (some of us might try.. most of us aren't likely to learn much past 'help', 'please', and 'thankyou' though.) Don't be a better-then-thou just because the tourist (or local) doesn't understand you... It doesn't give you the right to laugh and make fun of them. That's just plain rude.. in any language.
4. "You make disparaging remarks about the country's practices and customs (particularly if they inconvenience you) without attempting to understand why things are the way they are."
yyeaahh... ok, I kinda got the idea of this one, Generally speaking, Yes, I can agree. Don't be pushing your ideas of how things are sposta be onto another culture. This is bad form. You could get pummeled for being an idiot at the very best, or jailed for speaking out in an area that will not tolerate it, at the very worst.
Please be on your better behavior when visiting another country. Don't make waves of discord if you can help it. Even if you are not planning on it, It's still nice to know you are being invited back.
You -should- know your rights as an international traveler. Know before you go. (see no. 10) If something just isn't legally right to you, find your nearest embassy to ask them the questions you have. If you can't handle the laws in that country, go back home and be happy.
This also goes for the people who live in the country that's being visited. Is it so hard to be tolerant of a temporarily staying tourist? Give them some slack already... even if you have little good to say about their country, they are not likely to be in yer hair for very long, and if you have had a run-in with an obnoxious tourist, you might be in an area that gains profit from tourism. You could be biting off your own nose to spite your face... in other words, you might be hurting your area of needed tourist moneies just by being a butt-head about their existence in your day. If you just can't handle it anymore, hold onto you're temper and exit stage left, quietly, without fanfare. usually, that's all it takes.
5. "You "other" the locals and treat them as props in your "perfect" Facebook and Instagram posts." Picture shows person, in a group, taking a picture with a standing guard in London England.
Another 2-sided statement. Yes, I agree in that, its really not good to marginalize people no matter where you are. They are not objects. They are not there just for you to pick on or make fun of. Stay on your good behavior. Be polite.
No, I don't think there is anything wrong with taking pictures while standing beside an unsmiling, unmoving guard. Generally speaking, its a better idea to ask to take the picture beforehand though, especially if there is no sign stating it should not be done. Again, if they say No. No it is.
Yes, I do think there is a problem with trying to take pictures of that guard's nose hairs, or trying to get them to do something other then what they are already doing for a laugh or some such. Don't show your idiocy. You do that kind of crap knowingly, and you give the whole tourism idea a seriously bad name. Don't be of poor taste.
Best idea is that hosts as well as guests, be on better behavior then might otherwise be normal.
6. "You're cheap: you don't tip."
Yes and no. Yes, in that it is polite in most countries that have tipping. A tip in America, for example, is always welcome. Makes everyone's day a bit brighter really.
No, it's not a dastardly requirement of you. Yes there are places where a day's tips mean everything for a waiter/ress. Yes, it seriously sucks to not receive needed tip money. Especially when it could mean the difference between a roof over your head and food on the table,.. or neither of those two.
Ultimately though, It's not really the tourist's responsibility. It's the restaurant's management decision to make, and the wait-staff themselves for accepting that rule when they took the job. It's also the gov's problem for allowing such practice to take place in the first place. Its kind of a dumb way to do things if you ask me. (of course the downside of not having tips would be, they arn't getting the extra money to help with the "other" needed things of living that often do not get considered when the movers and groovers of Gov. are making up the minimum wage limit >.<... like a sudden rise in electricity bills, medical issues not covered by any sort of insurance, unexpected car repairs, or a child's required and unexpected clothing/school supplies bill.)
There are also countries that don't accept tips. In Japan, for example, They have personal pride in good service so do not accept tips. (see no. 10) Seems to me it's a better way to be really. They aren't needfully squabbling over tip money, for one thing. They aren't being so obvious about squeezing every dime they can from the tourists either.
7. "You're cheap: you bargain excessively and everywhere."
Again with the cheap! the word should be frugal! sheesh. Ok.. bargaining.. hmm.. yeah alright... kind of an odd thing to gripe about. There is a time and place for such things as bargaining. A lot of places don't bargain at all. Listed price is what it is. that's that.
Some places do bargain though so.. (Read no. 10) I agreed with the author's statement that was along the lines of 'state you basement bargain, and make to walk away.' You run a risk of losing out by doing that, but at least you arn't taking all day and hogging all of the clerk's attention.
8. "You specialize in cultural misappropriation."
Picture of a blond lady getting facial application from an Indian with a red turban. Stating also that "There is a fine line between appreciation and appropriation."
Well, this is true up to a point. It is true in a general sense, for example.. not to be wearing a toilet urn on yer noggin, because you think its funny or you are just being stupid.
But If you really have no concept of what it's for... surely you can be excused, and hopefully someone will quickly enlighten you... with as straight a face as possible, that its not exactly the thing you should be doing.
Its better to have an idea as to the culture of the country you are visiting. I know bumbles are still quite possible, but at least you are learning as you go, don't get all pissy with the person trying to politely inform you, with that straight face, that you're new hat,.. isn't really meant to be one.
As for the people in those countries, please refer to no.3 on this list... it applies here as well.
9. "You forget your manners and act as though you are single-handedly supporting the entire country's tourism industry." Picture shows a tourist standing on a stone fence with his arms up 'supporting' the leaning tower behind him.
yeah ok, the first part is the intent of the paragraph. forgotten manners.
There's not a major issue with goofing about.. but.. when its rude.. yer being an idiot. Stop that! Stay respectful and with good manners throughout your entire stay. This way, not only will you be able to have a great time, but the people there will have a good opinion of you when you leave.. just in case you might care to return someday.
Wouldn't you rather be remembered as a good an respectful person they would be pleased to see return, than as a some horrible trouble-maker they hope to never see again? (and if they -had- to see you again, they might not be as caring or polite to you as they were the first time around)
Best to leave a good impression... especially to help gloss over the possible mistakes you may have made.
To those living and working in the visited country... Please don't judge all visitors by one person's bad attitude. We are not all the same. Just because some of the people of a country are bad mannered, doesn't make the whole country's people horrible. Try hard to remember that when you see one or more foreigners giving locals trouble. Yes, those particular foreigners could use a bit more time learning from their manners books..(maybe as badly as a cuff upside the head!) They likely well deserve the trouble they get in return, but, we aren't -all- like that. Seriously.
10. "You don't research your destination before jumping in that plane/train/automobile." Mentioned in the paragraph is, "Know where you're going and what you're getting into,"
Yes. yesyes. Do look into your destination before you go. Google is a great source for learning about other countries. Type your target countries name into the search box and away you go! Also be sure to look into the nitty-gritty of how your going to get there, how much for both ways? what airline is the best to use? What might you need to take? Check on needed passports and visas needed. Where will you stay? where will you visit? do you need tour reservations? Start a checklist. How do you plan to get around? is anyone expecting you? how and where will you eat? do you have everything needed?
Make sure you got all yer ducks in a row before you step onto the plane. it will save you a whole lot of grief and stress to prepare beforehand. Be knowledgeable.
Remember your patience, manners, tolerance, and politeness abilities. don't forget them. Brush up on laws, rules and expectations for travelers in each country you plan to visit, Be aware of where you can go in emergency. Be aware of culture differences and learn what to say in case of need so the locals will have a better chance of understanding you in order to be of help.
annd to snag the conclusion...
"Lest you forget, travel is a privilege. The fact that you have the time, money and passport needed to travel doesn't mean that the world is at your disposal. So don't be a terrible traveller-- respect, tolerance, cultural sensitivity, and a bit of research can go a long way." - The Huffington Post - Oneika Raymond
Truer words have ne'er been spoken.
...just my 2 cents worth.
Friday, June 19, 2015
A brush-by with a vampire
I remember events o the past, as I am want to do when feeling a bit nostalgic. lol! I once said to a friend of mine, who thought I should write it all out in a book, that I would try to put fingers to keyboard and share a little here.
I remember meeting a vampire. Oh I know what yer thinkin... there is such a creature though. and the one I met was in a crowded hall of a convention. Yeah I know, haha.. just someone pretending etc.. you have any idea just how many times I have heard that one by now? There was nothing in physical that made this guy stand out in that hall to me, other then he was tall and had a stately carriage to him. but He spotted me at the end of the hall first. All the mental alarms went shrieking into life, and startled, I looked up from my aimless saunter down the hall to see his dark-eyed gaze and the slight bemusement haunting around his lips. Everything in me screamed to run away and yet it was all i could do to maintain a balance on my own feet, as he neared. He wasn't human. this was something I just 'knew' with every fiber of my being. there were others with him, i think, but i couldn't see them at the time. he too, seemed to know I was hovering being stiff stillness and outright flight, and i think it amused him. He had totally surprised and unnerved me within the span of a single thought and I suddenly broke and ran pell-mell for an open door. I really had just seen a vampire. I'm sure of it even to this day.
I have no idea what sort of vampire he was, but surely a dangerous one.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Cgi love for the movies..
I have loved the idea of CGI realistic enough to fit in with a live action movie without missing a beat.. ever since I saw the opening scenes of the flying owl in labyrinth. Since that time, many movies have copied the style, improving amazingly as time goes on. seamlessly fitting into the live action so well the watcher barely notices, if at all, the differences between the two.
just look at the differences between the changes of the werewolf in American werewolf in London, to the changing werewolf in twilight, They're gasp-worthy!. and Movies are getting better and better in the 3d CGI use.. like LOTR and the hobbit past and present.
Tonight I watched a set of movies, Dracula untold, and Seventh Son. Such epic battles in both.. the flying bat/vampire descending on the army of the enemy and a showdown between the master and his apprentice and a whole collection of bad guys with special and spectacular powers. Or, as I'm reminded, the evil Chinese dragon in the night watchman. just... all of that is so fascinating to me!
Of course this then leads me from a fiery passion for many years now, to a lack of direction.. or is it willpower? to apply my passion to an occupation. Maybe its the realization of mortality catching up that has me despairing?
In my last semester, I took a class on 3d modeling. I loved it, but for the issues of getting the program to stay stable long enough to let me do what I wanted... which seemed fraught with freezes, crashes, and corruption booboos. I received compliments.. but didn't feel even close to the par of some of the students there with so much more experience and ease in getting the program to work for them. It was frustrating!
Now I sit here for the whole summer, half thinking I know more now then I did.. but still don't really know what to do with the knowledge.
I could perhaps find a way, as my confidence grows with experience, start with a digi children's book. I think I can still do that, once I can get all my scattered ducks back in a row.. which hasn't happened as yet. Its not animation, nor is it something over the current knowledge bar, but I think it could work... maybe. Just don't have a whole lot of confidence to make it happen. I will keep it in mind though... so it will happen, even if its just to finish the first one. Ive wasted the summer thus far...
just look at the differences between the changes of the werewolf in American werewolf in London, to the changing werewolf in twilight, They're gasp-worthy!. and Movies are getting better and better in the 3d CGI use.. like LOTR and the hobbit past and present.
Tonight I watched a set of movies, Dracula untold, and Seventh Son. Such epic battles in both.. the flying bat/vampire descending on the army of the enemy and a showdown between the master and his apprentice and a whole collection of bad guys with special and spectacular powers. Or, as I'm reminded, the evil Chinese dragon in the night watchman. just... all of that is so fascinating to me!
Of course this then leads me from a fiery passion for many years now, to a lack of direction.. or is it willpower? to apply my passion to an occupation. Maybe its the realization of mortality catching up that has me despairing?
In my last semester, I took a class on 3d modeling. I loved it, but for the issues of getting the program to stay stable long enough to let me do what I wanted... which seemed fraught with freezes, crashes, and corruption booboos. I received compliments.. but didn't feel even close to the par of some of the students there with so much more experience and ease in getting the program to work for them. It was frustrating!
Now I sit here for the whole summer, half thinking I know more now then I did.. but still don't really know what to do with the knowledge.
I could perhaps find a way, as my confidence grows with experience, start with a digi children's book. I think I can still do that, once I can get all my scattered ducks back in a row.. which hasn't happened as yet. Its not animation, nor is it something over the current knowledge bar, but I think it could work... maybe. Just don't have a whole lot of confidence to make it happen. I will keep it in mind though... so it will happen, even if its just to finish the first one. Ive wasted the summer thus far...
Thursday, June 11, 2015
What were the writers thinking?!!
Was looking at drama reviews today.. read about one, a JP drama called Sapuri.. which I regard as the worlds most booring drama I have ever tried to watch. It wasn't really funny.. or romantic.. but dull, uninteresting, depressed office work with a sprinkling of witty and wise sayings. I didn't even make it all the way through this drama.. maybe 6 or so episodes in.
I mean.. ok, I'll give you something for the whole "different strokes for different folks" thing. Some people watch movies/drama's to cry their eyes out, while others prefer being frightened half to death. I'm more the sort who would most enjoy laughing over funny films and enjoying my day after it has ended. I'm just like that. So, following that pattern, I enjoy romcoms... especially if they have something of a fantasy feel to them. I have also been a fan of asian drama's for some number of years now, just check the earliest date of my drama blog then add about a year, and youl have a better idea as to how long. So I like to think I have a little experience regarding them anyway. (it all got started with a good friend recommending My Girlfriend is a Nine-tailed Fox and it scored a direct hit in my fascination criteria list.)
I loved The drama Flower boys Ramyun Shop. It had a good mix of comedy and romance throughout, along with conflict needed to make a good drama. It even had quotes worth remembering, and scenes worth rerunning. There were dark sad situations and light sparkling flavor that ended in a happy manner.
Koizera, on the other hand, was a total bleh for me at the beginning and got worse and worse.. dragging through the mud of tragedy until it finally, mercifully, ended. It wasn't funny in the slightest, and was not even really worthy of a smile. At the end, I was left wiping my eyes and wondering just why I chose to watch it in the first place.
I even liked the Coffee Prince really. Even though I will often skip over the 2nd lead parts. (boring parts) I loved the fact that the girl in this story was just not a girly girl, or a girl 'pretending' to be a boy so much as.. it was simply not something that stood out in her basic personality.
She needed the money, was how it started. Why she kept it a secret... was simply because she didn't want to lose her job. And then, when it got complicated.. she didn't quite know how to come clean about the original (not really important at the time) oversight.
That in itself, was probably the main reason I liked the whole of it, in spite of the other distracting and rather boring parts of the drama.
And then to top it off,... There are the dramas That either just lose their meaning before the end or simply do not sit the genre that people assign them well at all. (this being the main point of my rant/rave session here)
Blood Had a good start.. it had an ok storyline that seemed to flow from one thing to another fairly well. and then, it was like as if the writers or some-such abruptly gave up on it before the end. what happened? did they suddenly run out of ideas.. or time? Seriously, the drama was going along well, I thought, until the ending episode or so. Make me want to shout with the unjustness of it all.
Writers please!! Its ok to take a little of the 'silly license' when your already dealing with a fantasy/unreal/futuristic style subject.. but don't fall over a sudden cliff into the absurd and unbelievable! People won't like it if they lose the "believable" connection. Even fantasy stories have this connection, you know. Stretching it a bit is one thing, breaking it will kill the story outright.
I have also run into several drama's that people label as this or that genre, that really have nothing to do with the drama in question. Seriously, Raters and Reviewers, did you actually bother to watch it? This is a bit like the common complaint in question/answer forums. Don't be answering the question if you don't even know what the questioner specifically asked about. I suppose its alright to over-answer.. in stating it was this genre because of this, and that because of that.. As long as you are actually answering the question. was there romance in the drama? was there actual comedy? was there? I mean, not just a single moment where the characters smile at eachother or something, but scenes that were actually funny? Was there enough of these scenes to actually say there was comedy in the series? If not, then don't put it under the comedy genre.
A good romance can stand in that genre alone if needs be. Just as a funny sitcom or such can firmly sit amidst the comedy genre all by itself. It's ok, It doesn't 'have' to be a romcom to be good. (Although being a romcom 'can be' make the difference of who/how many watches it imo)
Just don't call something funny if it isn't. and if you care to state 'eye of the beholder' to me, that's fine too. while your own sense of whats funny might be unique, or even uncommon, when you rate a drama for genre, you are rating it for the general public, not just you, right? I see that you call it a romcom, get all excited to watch it and.. get so disappointed, I not only abandon the drama part way through, but consider you as having lost creditability in my book of sites/links to return to. So there ya have it. Straighten up and fly straight or I'll take my ball and run away with it to play in someone else's lot. lol!
Seriously though, genre raters/reviewers and answerers, please give a complete answer -After- you have read -All- of the question first. What genre was the drama in? You can always explain further in the review without giving away too many spoilers. If the questioner is asking for romcom dramas, don't be giving them horrible, tragically ending, horror movies. I may have been your all time favorites, but that wasn't what they asked for!
I mean.. ok, I'll give you something for the whole "different strokes for different folks" thing. Some people watch movies/drama's to cry their eyes out, while others prefer being frightened half to death. I'm more the sort who would most enjoy laughing over funny films and enjoying my day after it has ended. I'm just like that. So, following that pattern, I enjoy romcoms... especially if they have something of a fantasy feel to them. I have also been a fan of asian drama's for some number of years now, just check the earliest date of my drama blog then add about a year, and youl have a better idea as to how long. So I like to think I have a little experience regarding them anyway. (it all got started with a good friend recommending My Girlfriend is a Nine-tailed Fox and it scored a direct hit in my fascination criteria list.)
I loved The drama Flower boys Ramyun Shop. It had a good mix of comedy and romance throughout, along with conflict needed to make a good drama. It even had quotes worth remembering, and scenes worth rerunning. There were dark sad situations and light sparkling flavor that ended in a happy manner.
Koizera, on the other hand, was a total bleh for me at the beginning and got worse and worse.. dragging through the mud of tragedy until it finally, mercifully, ended. It wasn't funny in the slightest, and was not even really worthy of a smile. At the end, I was left wiping my eyes and wondering just why I chose to watch it in the first place.
I even liked the Coffee Prince really. Even though I will often skip over the 2nd lead parts. (boring parts) I loved the fact that the girl in this story was just not a girly girl, or a girl 'pretending' to be a boy so much as.. it was simply not something that stood out in her basic personality.
She needed the money, was how it started. Why she kept it a secret... was simply because she didn't want to lose her job. And then, when it got complicated.. she didn't quite know how to come clean about the original (not really important at the time) oversight.
That in itself, was probably the main reason I liked the whole of it, in spite of the other distracting and rather boring parts of the drama.
And then to top it off,... There are the dramas That either just lose their meaning before the end or simply do not sit the genre that people assign them well at all. (this being the main point of my rant/rave session here)
Blood Had a good start.. it had an ok storyline that seemed to flow from one thing to another fairly well. and then, it was like as if the writers or some-such abruptly gave up on it before the end. what happened? did they suddenly run out of ideas.. or time? Seriously, the drama was going along well, I thought, until the ending episode or so. Make me want to shout with the unjustness of it all.
Writers please!! Its ok to take a little of the 'silly license' when your already dealing with a fantasy/unreal/futuristic style subject.. but don't fall over a sudden cliff into the absurd and unbelievable! People won't like it if they lose the "believable" connection. Even fantasy stories have this connection, you know. Stretching it a bit is one thing, breaking it will kill the story outright.
I have also run into several drama's that people label as this or that genre, that really have nothing to do with the drama in question. Seriously, Raters and Reviewers, did you actually bother to watch it? This is a bit like the common complaint in question/answer forums. Don't be answering the question if you don't even know what the questioner specifically asked about. I suppose its alright to over-answer.. in stating it was this genre because of this, and that because of that.. As long as you are actually answering the question. was there romance in the drama? was there actual comedy? was there? I mean, not just a single moment where the characters smile at eachother or something, but scenes that were actually funny? Was there enough of these scenes to actually say there was comedy in the series? If not, then don't put it under the comedy genre.
A good romance can stand in that genre alone if needs be. Just as a funny sitcom or such can firmly sit amidst the comedy genre all by itself. It's ok, It doesn't 'have' to be a romcom to be good. (Although being a romcom 'can be' make the difference of who/how many watches it imo)
Just don't call something funny if it isn't. and if you care to state 'eye of the beholder' to me, that's fine too. while your own sense of whats funny might be unique, or even uncommon, when you rate a drama for genre, you are rating it for the general public, not just you, right? I see that you call it a romcom, get all excited to watch it and.. get so disappointed, I not only abandon the drama part way through, but consider you as having lost creditability in my book of sites/links to return to. So there ya have it. Straighten up and fly straight or I'll take my ball and run away with it to play in someone else's lot. lol!
Seriously though, genre raters/reviewers and answerers, please give a complete answer -After- you have read -All- of the question first. What genre was the drama in? You can always explain further in the review without giving away too many spoilers. If the questioner is asking for romcom dramas, don't be giving them horrible, tragically ending, horror movies. I may have been your all time favorites, but that wasn't what they asked for!
In the odd news..
Idly surfing about the net netted me some interesting news bits, I thought it was idle enough to be worth the comment.
From the 'Rocket News' blog posted Here comes a piece about a youngun who was given the Japanese equiv of about 10 bucks and told to use it however he wanted. and because he chose to turn it into an art project. he got.. how was it put.. "got scolded very badly" for it. ~.~
I can easily agree with the blog poster. good to know that at least someone taught the kid to use scissors.
To expand on that thought though.. both the person who gave the money to the child, as well as the child could use a bit of correction... any maybe a little applauding. Smart creative kid you gots there. creative enough to make something cool out of the money, and smart enough to possibly take it that way... on purpose or by accident. out of the mouths/minds of babes, as the saying goes.
Shame on the person giving it to the child for not only giving so much to a youngster free and clear.. but also for not better defining what was to be done with it. they did say 'use it' not 'spend it', you know. and then getting upset with the child for 'using it' however he/she wanted to, afterward.
So the question following the whole deal should be.. Was the artwork worth 1,000 yen of goodies to the child who made it? if not, then perhaps he/she should properly know to spend it on more worthwhile ideas after this. If so then, yay!! go you, kiddo!
and to whomever gave it to the child, perhaps you will better know to further define whats to be done with the money, and also.. know for the next time, to teach said child what else can be done to 'use' the money properly, better knowledge, smarter decisions.
From the 'Rocket News' blog posted Here comes a piece about a youngun who was given the Japanese equiv of about 10 bucks and told to use it however he wanted. and because he chose to turn it into an art project. he got.. how was it put.. "got scolded very badly" for it. ~.~
I can easily agree with the blog poster. good to know that at least someone taught the kid to use scissors.
To expand on that thought though.. both the person who gave the money to the child, as well as the child could use a bit of correction... any maybe a little applauding. Smart creative kid you gots there. creative enough to make something cool out of the money, and smart enough to possibly take it that way... on purpose or by accident. out of the mouths/minds of babes, as the saying goes.
Shame on the person giving it to the child for not only giving so much to a youngster free and clear.. but also for not better defining what was to be done with it. they did say 'use it' not 'spend it', you know. and then getting upset with the child for 'using it' however he/she wanted to, afterward.
So the question following the whole deal should be.. Was the artwork worth 1,000 yen of goodies to the child who made it? if not, then perhaps he/she should properly know to spend it on more worthwhile ideas after this. If so then, yay!! go you, kiddo!
and to whomever gave it to the child, perhaps you will better know to further define whats to be done with the money, and also.. know for the next time, to teach said child what else can be done to 'use' the money properly, better knowledge, smarter decisions.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
critters that go bump in the night... or not.
hey there... just for serendipitous sake, I occasionally check out youtubes oddity vids. you know, feeling idle if not outright bored, so you click on the odd vid link to watch the top 5 who-cares kind of stuff. As much as I abhor posting in comments to some of these things, I do have my own thoughts on them at times.
Today I came across a vid on a viral vid concerning what looked like a huge 4-legged.. spider? crawling up the side of a building. here The commenter in the vid, stating their reasons why the vid was a hoax. Besides the bad grammar, the commenter seemed to have actually examined what could be seen in the vid.. the commenter had apparently discovered the name of the original poster of the vid.. hard to do as is, nevermind that it was a vid title that had to be translated. but I was willing to just go with that. we are then shown another vid of this same creature, again scaling the side of a building. at this point, I an wondering how it was this video folks just managed to randomly be running their cameras in this particular direction just as this creature came into view? and.. what.. no comment about the changing length of its limbs? We are then told that some.. paranormal investigation team, located the original poster of.. (the second vid?) and asked what program they used to create the video. (again, this second vid was in another language, even though the question was posted in English. They was told the program used was Blender, a 3d modeling/animation program. Ok, got that, back to the first video. The commenter then states that it was unusual to see the creature reflected so clearly in the windows of the facing building on such an overcast day, why the movements seemed so jerky, and why there was no damage to the building
the window reflection doesn't prove a hoax either way really. reflections are not shadows. On an overcast day, a shadow on, say, the opposite wall, if any at all, would be indistinct. but a reflection.. if there is good ambient light, will reflect on a window or mirror quite clearly. So either the reflection in the windows was just that, a reflection of the creature crawling on the outside wall .. or someone paying really good attention to detail in the forgery. It would be much more unnatural if there had been no reflection at all. As for no damage to the building... think on this a sec.. do actual spiders damage the walls they walk on? No, they don't. Ever wonder why?
The shaking of the camera in taking the vid is just as bad as what might amount for the jerkiness of the creature so it's difficult to say one way or another but.. as the creature goes up over onto the roof, its movement does seem a bit unnatural.
it's like it simply stops using its back legs really, and slides onto the roof and out of sight.
And since we are on the subject of unnaturalness (it all is actually) why did the camera man not talk with the dwellers of the building the creature was crawling over, just to see if anyone else happened to be looking or glancing out the window right when that thing went by? Would have given the video some credence if it was a real deal. Even given that some had shades drawn, there's a whole lot of windows facing the right direction, would have been a seriously easy thing to spot. If fake however, it would make better sense to let it lie as a mystery with just the video.
Kind of reminds me of a certain Godzilla movie where an anchorman, facing away from the many windows of a highrise office, is complaining about not having a really sensational piece to talk about, when the huge lizard strolls on by, seem by pretty much everyone but the anchorman.
Now here's a fun one. ghostly activity in a retail store. here
Several blankets falling off the shelf in the middle of the night, caught by the surveillance camera. that's strange. Ok, there is mention of earth-shakes, that could have done it.. although, as commented in the video, it didn't also cause the big ones on top of the rack to fall. (shaking the big blanket shelf afterward proves nothing to me.. other then the shelf she was shaking nearly caused one of the big blankets to fall)
Now, the blankets .could. have been balanced 'just so' so that when the earth shook a little, it was just enough to unbalance them.. causing the first one to fall, then eventually, the other two.. possibly in another low rumble. That sort of thing has happened before... with or without earthquake assistance.
Today I came across a vid on a viral vid concerning what looked like a huge 4-legged.. spider? crawling up the side of a building. here The commenter in the vid, stating their reasons why the vid was a hoax. Besides the bad grammar, the commenter seemed to have actually examined what could be seen in the vid.. the commenter had apparently discovered the name of the original poster of the vid.. hard to do as is, nevermind that it was a vid title that had to be translated. but I was willing to just go with that. we are then shown another vid of this same creature, again scaling the side of a building. at this point, I an wondering how it was this video folks just managed to randomly be running their cameras in this particular direction just as this creature came into view? and.. what.. no comment about the changing length of its limbs? We are then told that some.. paranormal investigation team, located the original poster of.. (the second vid?) and asked what program they used to create the video. (again, this second vid was in another language, even though the question was posted in English. They was told the program used was Blender, a 3d modeling/animation program. Ok, got that, back to the first video. The commenter then states that it was unusual to see the creature reflected so clearly in the windows of the facing building on such an overcast day, why the movements seemed so jerky, and why there was no damage to the building
the window reflection doesn't prove a hoax either way really. reflections are not shadows. On an overcast day, a shadow on, say, the opposite wall, if any at all, would be indistinct. but a reflection.. if there is good ambient light, will reflect on a window or mirror quite clearly. So either the reflection in the windows was just that, a reflection of the creature crawling on the outside wall .. or someone paying really good attention to detail in the forgery. It would be much more unnatural if there had been no reflection at all. As for no damage to the building... think on this a sec.. do actual spiders damage the walls they walk on? No, they don't. Ever wonder why?
The shaking of the camera in taking the vid is just as bad as what might amount for the jerkiness of the creature so it's difficult to say one way or another but.. as the creature goes up over onto the roof, its movement does seem a bit unnatural.
it's like it simply stops using its back legs really, and slides onto the roof and out of sight.
And since we are on the subject of unnaturalness (it all is actually) why did the camera man not talk with the dwellers of the building the creature was crawling over, just to see if anyone else happened to be looking or glancing out the window right when that thing went by? Would have given the video some credence if it was a real deal. Even given that some had shades drawn, there's a whole lot of windows facing the right direction, would have been a seriously easy thing to spot. If fake however, it would make better sense to let it lie as a mystery with just the video.
Kind of reminds me of a certain Godzilla movie where an anchorman, facing away from the many windows of a highrise office, is complaining about not having a really sensational piece to talk about, when the huge lizard strolls on by, seem by pretty much everyone but the anchorman.
Now here's a fun one. ghostly activity in a retail store. here
Several blankets falling off the shelf in the middle of the night, caught by the surveillance camera. that's strange. Ok, there is mention of earth-shakes, that could have done it.. although, as commented in the video, it didn't also cause the big ones on top of the rack to fall. (shaking the big blanket shelf afterward proves nothing to me.. other then the shelf she was shaking nearly caused one of the big blankets to fall)
Now, the blankets .could. have been balanced 'just so' so that when the earth shook a little, it was just enough to unbalance them.. causing the first one to fall, then eventually, the other two.. possibly in another low rumble. That sort of thing has happened before... with or without earthquake assistance.
Friday, March 27, 2015
toothy woes, Gojira roars
Been having issues with a trio of bad teeth since spring break's end. blew up the right side of my face like a chipmunks cheek food storage pouch. Ended up having to have them removed.. so now having to deal with that and several stitches. thankfully my teacher is understanding. I got reassured and my absences were excused. I'll have to hop-to on my homework though if i care to catch up. edit: now, why is it that that huge load of tutorials i have for reference, will not answer my questions!!?
I dropped my govt class. was causing the worst stress! Still have a history class to make it through.. already have several test fails to somehow make up for. think i can do it though.
edit: oh yeah, I gots a certif of academic achievement in the mail the other day, seems last semester won me a dean's paper of honor. lol! i tacked it onto the cork wall board and giggled over it for a time. betcha my adviser would be steamed if she saw that.
Been biding my heal time watching old Godzilla movies. (gojira is short for gorilla and whale. hence why he kind of looks a bit like an ape, and is often first seen in the water, which he breathes, right?) I love these old films! I wonder if anyone has ever done a picture and data list of all the monsters Godzilla has come against.) edit: there is! try the -link- here!
favs thus far.. Tokyo s.o.s., Final war, and am laughing it up with Godzilla's revenge.
A little bird has flown the nest and I already miss the ticcing of keys at the table next to me. :(
and, since I am on the woes portion of this post... losing another friend this evening. one I have known for many years too. At first I thought to befriend him, then to defend him, then when it became tested, i thought to advise him... he ignored me, and thought to push around me to others I care about. It's finally enough. I'm done. There is still politeness to be had, graceful steps to be taken. But enough is enough,.. after all this time. There really is nothing more i want to do.
Oh and Mabinogi?.. Fix your graphic card issues! Many of the PC laptop OS's running windows 8 cannot play the game at all! and Don't give me the whole "roll back yer own card drivers" claptrap. it doesn't work. we'd have to roll them back beyond the working ability of several programs already on edge of non-running status for win8 just to get the game to work. so, update your own driver requirements! My laptop can see far better graphics then mabi has just fine, no complaints, no issues. so why You giving me grief huh?
Kita and Talono of Mabinogi
I dropped my govt class. was causing the worst stress! Still have a history class to make it through.. already have several test fails to somehow make up for. think i can do it though.
edit: oh yeah, I gots a certif of academic achievement in the mail the other day, seems last semester won me a dean's paper of honor. lol! i tacked it onto the cork wall board and giggled over it for a time. betcha my adviser would be steamed if she saw that.
Been biding my heal time watching old Godzilla movies. (gojira is short for gorilla and whale. hence why he kind of looks a bit like an ape, and is often first seen in the water, which he breathes, right?) I love these old films! I wonder if anyone has ever done a picture and data list of all the monsters Godzilla has come against.) edit: there is! try the -link- here!
favs thus far.. Tokyo s.o.s., Final war, and am laughing it up with Godzilla's revenge.
A little bird has flown the nest and I already miss the ticcing of keys at the table next to me. :(
and, since I am on the woes portion of this post... losing another friend this evening. one I have known for many years too. At first I thought to befriend him, then to defend him, then when it became tested, i thought to advise him... he ignored me, and thought to push around me to others I care about. It's finally enough. I'm done. There is still politeness to be had, graceful steps to be taken. But enough is enough,.. after all this time. There really is nothing more i want to do.
Oh and Mabinogi?.. Fix your graphic card issues! Many of the PC laptop OS's running windows 8 cannot play the game at all! and Don't give me the whole "roll back yer own card drivers" claptrap. it doesn't work. we'd have to roll them back beyond the working ability of several programs already on edge of non-running status for win8 just to get the game to work. so, update your own driver requirements! My laptop can see far better graphics then mabi has just fine, no complaints, no issues. so why You giving me grief huh?
Kita and Talono of Mabinogi
Saturday, March 14, 2015
mehs, blehks and a cool pic
Hey there. school isn't going to hot but well... there ya are... hope i make it to another semester without having to pay through the nose for my class failures... some grant.. ever hear of a gift you have to pay back? still sounds like a stinky loan to me. Classes are all right.. i guess.. dismayed with my history and government classes though. gov teacher speaks legalese on his tests... can't understand much at all of what he's trying to ask. history isn't fairing much better, even though she seems nice enough.. maybe its the online-ness of it all. 3d class is kinda fun.. even if it is just trying to learn an expensive huge program that I don't have a chance in hey of affording. Guess that's the way of it though.
Sobbing real tears for the spent spring break.. i have only just started relaxing! Why couldn't it be just a tiny bit longer?!
Been in the worlds of mabinogi a fair bit this semester.. and in dragon nest. don't seen to have enough time for eq2... heard they have changed company hands... sure hope its someone who cares a bit about the game.. enough to keep it alive with actual updates.... instead of sitting on it until it truly dies. (shades of creatures 3 and docking station... poor thing.. such a good game too)
dragon nest has changed a lot since i last was there.. added 3 new classes, changed the crafting system .. added fishing and cooking O.O some terribly confusing things in that. crafting is confusing.. i know they tried to make it simpler.. and I applaud them in the effort. just.. uh... the spark thing, i'm lost. picked up a plate the other day, and it required a diamond splinter.. I mean fragment.. only they don't drop those anymore. hrm.. still kinda funny to be sent in-game mail from npc's. Who else does that? Love their sense of humor. hehe
Lancea - dragon nest
edit - update
well, as my luck goes, I do have the day off. fault being, a tooth decided on a quick abscess
into my cheek, last night, and the earliest i could be seen by a DDS is tomorrow. so here I sit hopped up on drugs (Aleve, I love you!) and feeling like i have a balloon plastered to the right side of my face. Went to the store and could feeeel the stares so.. no, not going anywhere but the dentist tomorrow, and hoping for antibiotics.
I miss ceramics class. people might seem real.. but its really only temporary. unless you somehow manage to retain an actual friend. Still, some of the teachers have amazingly real personalities. Ms Green was the best. lol! visiting another classroom just for hugs and giggles. Embarrassing yet surprisingly fun. ^.^ I won't soon forget her. I really like my 3d class as well... love the nifty program... feels like a lot of work though. ..and so expensive.. don't know when I'd have the chance outside of the class, to use these new skills anyway.
too loopy for dragon nest this evening. most of the rest of the household has gone a little manic with that world. Lol! guess it was time.. or something. I've only been talking about it for... some while now.
amazingly splashy kill-em-good skills and a bit of fast action.. where you can't even see what you are attacking at times. just keep swinging and hope one of those hotskills hits the intended big bad guy.
Sobbing real tears for the spent spring break.. i have only just started relaxing! Why couldn't it be just a tiny bit longer?!
Been in the worlds of mabinogi a fair bit this semester.. and in dragon nest. don't seen to have enough time for eq2... heard they have changed company hands... sure hope its someone who cares a bit about the game.. enough to keep it alive with actual updates.... instead of sitting on it until it truly dies. (shades of creatures 3 and docking station... poor thing.. such a good game too)
dragon nest has changed a lot since i last was there.. added 3 new classes, changed the crafting system .. added fishing and cooking O.O some terribly confusing things in that. crafting is confusing.. i know they tried to make it simpler.. and I applaud them in the effort. just.. uh... the spark thing, i'm lost. picked up a plate the other day, and it required a diamond splinter.. I mean fragment.. only they don't drop those anymore. hrm.. still kinda funny to be sent in-game mail from npc's. Who else does that? Love their sense of humor. hehe
Lancea - dragon nest
edit - update
well, as my luck goes, I do have the day off. fault being, a tooth decided on a quick abscess
into my cheek, last night, and the earliest i could be seen by a DDS is tomorrow. so here I sit hopped up on drugs (Aleve, I love you!) and feeling like i have a balloon plastered to the right side of my face. Went to the store and could feeeel the stares so.. no, not going anywhere but the dentist tomorrow, and hoping for antibiotics.
I miss ceramics class. people might seem real.. but its really only temporary. unless you somehow manage to retain an actual friend. Still, some of the teachers have amazingly real personalities. Ms Green was the best. lol! visiting another classroom just for hugs and giggles. Embarrassing yet surprisingly fun. ^.^ I won't soon forget her. I really like my 3d class as well... love the nifty program... feels like a lot of work though. ..and so expensive.. don't know when I'd have the chance outside of the class, to use these new skills anyway.
too loopy for dragon nest this evening. most of the rest of the household has gone a little manic with that world. Lol! guess it was time.. or something. I've only been talking about it for... some while now.
amazingly splashy kill-em-good skills and a bit of fast action.. where you can't even see what you are attacking at times. just keep swinging and hope one of those hotskills hits the intended big bad guy.
Saturday, March 07, 2015
re-greets and anime hi-jinx!
hi there. its me again! ^.^ thats right, I'm back.. at least for the semester..on a new laptop! (one with keys and a spacebar that doesntlike to work all too well. -.-; I'll try to correct but please bear with the meshed-up words. school has been going along.. with few bumps.. at least up to thisone.. dern, Govt is such an horrid subject! I'd almost rather take a math class! ..bet you never thought you'd hear me saythat one! and it worse then usual because its an unnecessarily tough online one. Anyway, atleast I still managed one sweet art-related class! ... even if it was against the advice of the adviser who chewed me out for about 30 mins about this one class before realizing i had others listed online. mehhwell, after a couple of snow days and iffy weather, its finally spring break! a whole week of... catching up. -.- and a few animes and some game catch-up as well! so hangonto yer sweaters,coats and warmwear, cuz its that long awaited anime review time!
First up is ..
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
Funny storyline even if the irate vs deadpan personalities get a little old after a bit. still, it gave me a couple of chuckles.
Its about an serious student president who takes things waaay too seriously in keeping her fellow students in line. and this very calm and determined cute guy who only seems to have eyes and heart for her.
Pom Poko
Rather humorous film..even if the toilet humor got old quick toward the end. I really enjoyed the spooky parade.
A local tribe of racoons encounter trouble when a development company moves into their habitat area. Endeavoring to do something to stop it, they take to mischievous transformations.
First up is ..
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
Funny storyline even if the irate vs deadpan personalities get a little old after a bit. still, it gave me a couple of chuckles.
Its about an serious student president who takes things waaay too seriously in keeping her fellow students in line. and this very calm and determined cute guy who only seems to have eyes and heart for her.
Pom Poko
Rather humorous film..even if the toilet humor got old quick toward the end. I really enjoyed the spooky parade.
A local tribe of racoons encounter trouble when a development company moves into their habitat area. Endeavoring to do something to stop it, they take to mischievous transformations.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Two for past moments... and a few for the present..
Had a dream about you last night.. dark curly hair, sad look... you seemed depressed and unhappy.. you felt.. tremendously sleepy. you managed what you set out to do.. took my care, mugged it, beat it up then kicked it around the yard a few times... all in one short span of time, perhaps the proof was to be blamed on a single uttered sentence. Almost hard to believe that a flame going for a good year plus, guttered and went out just like that... the bubble popped and i was left standing there in the rain with a bedraggled smelly old stray I was nearly repulsed to be in the company of. in the end result, he didn't want me.. and i realized i didn't want you either. go home again dude, please.. and stay there this time.
"Hit the road Jack, and don't come back no more no more, hit the road jack, and doncha come back no more."
Had an uncle pass away recently... I guess you could say he was my favorite uncle... as relatives go, he never seemed too bad... I made up with his wife before that all ended... I feel.. a little sad really.. not to say I was especially close to either of them really but I'm both sorry he left.. and just a little happy to think perhaps he went to be with his lady once again eh? I understand they were childhood sweethearts... married young.. stayed together all that time. He was a bit of a cookie fiend.. and a beer drinker for a time there... she was.. rather sharp-tongued but then, it seems to me most people of that era were a little wasp and sass. I remember a time, with a put together pool in the backyard.. I went round and round and round until they had to call me in for dinner. well, sorry it had to be relegated to part of a blog post, but know I never truly thought ill of ya uncle. You were alright in my book. Thanks for the time... and to see the stamps too.
Gots homework to do... don't want to do it... economics in politics is one of the most boring subjects i have ever had to indulge in for longer then 5 mins. Guargh! cannot seem to concentrate on the history, never-mind the essay. Hes an alright teacher though, i suppose... when he breaks out of the rote gotta-says.
Art Teacher is cool, for the most part.. I like jesting about with him. He's been absent more then we have though. Guess its been a tough semester all around for him. And it's true isn't it? His opinion must be worth something, or he wouldn't be worth a plug nickle as a teacher.
This might be my last post from a stable net spot... I'll get stuck on my phone again for awhile.. at least until sometime next semester when i can hopefully afford a laptop that i can use at the school. ..which still isn't 'stable' but the best i can accomplish, considering the monopoly where I live at.
So I have really enjoyed time spent hanging with Tin on Everquest 2.. and getting to be there for the new ninja skills in mabinogi as well as a new pet... even if it does have a long thin inventory space. To my guildies there... you guys are still fun to hear from, and thank you for letting me be a small part of it.
oh, and yahoo, again I say... Get with it! Your starting to become a constant annoyance!
Check this vid out. taleenntted! .. even if it is another rendition of yet another of MJ's songs.
Michael Jackson on Beer Bottles
Via the Bottle Boys
Trouble Maker
By Trouble Maker
"Hit the road Jack, and don't come back no more no more, hit the road jack, and doncha come back no more."
Had an uncle pass away recently... I guess you could say he was my favorite uncle... as relatives go, he never seemed too bad... I made up with his wife before that all ended... I feel.. a little sad really.. not to say I was especially close to either of them really but I'm both sorry he left.. and just a little happy to think perhaps he went to be with his lady once again eh? I understand they were childhood sweethearts... married young.. stayed together all that time. He was a bit of a cookie fiend.. and a beer drinker for a time there... she was.. rather sharp-tongued but then, it seems to me most people of that era were a little wasp and sass. I remember a time, with a put together pool in the backyard.. I went round and round and round until they had to call me in for dinner. well, sorry it had to be relegated to part of a blog post, but know I never truly thought ill of ya uncle. You were alright in my book. Thanks for the time... and to see the stamps too.
Gots homework to do... don't want to do it... economics in politics is one of the most boring subjects i have ever had to indulge in for longer then 5 mins. Guargh! cannot seem to concentrate on the history, never-mind the essay. Hes an alright teacher though, i suppose... when he breaks out of the rote gotta-says.
Art Teacher is cool, for the most part.. I like jesting about with him. He's been absent more then we have though. Guess its been a tough semester all around for him. And it's true isn't it? His opinion must be worth something, or he wouldn't be worth a plug nickle as a teacher.
This might be my last post from a stable net spot... I'll get stuck on my phone again for awhile.. at least until sometime next semester when i can hopefully afford a laptop that i can use at the school. ..which still isn't 'stable' but the best i can accomplish, considering the monopoly where I live at.
So I have really enjoyed time spent hanging with Tin on Everquest 2.. and getting to be there for the new ninja skills in mabinogi as well as a new pet... even if it does have a long thin inventory space. To my guildies there... you guys are still fun to hear from, and thank you for letting me be a small part of it.
oh, and yahoo, again I say... Get with it! Your starting to become a constant annoyance!
Check this vid out. taleenntted! .. even if it is another rendition of yet another of MJ's songs.
Michael Jackson on Beer Bottles
Via the Bottle Boys
Trouble Maker
By Trouble Maker
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
Sleepy time in school
I survived English with a b. Yay! Now it's time for the next part. I thought the English teacher was good at imitating Charlie Brown's teacher but..no..history teach has the corner market on putting people to sleep.somehow, he expects an essay finished by this Thursday.. 3 of those and two exams. Sigh.
I'm also rather flustered with blizzard..even as I think I understand the generic idea.
I'm also rather flustered with blizzard..even as I think I understand the generic idea.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Why do I have this blog again? ... oh right. gripes and updates.
ok.. so..
Today was another bummer of a day in a week long series. Today, my seat mate or one of 2 others likely stole my precious (favorite) flash drive. add to the use of my stolen college card at the beginning of the week,.. still ongoing, because im not sure just what I'm suppose to do at the higher one web pages. .. I have another omg 2 page paper draft due tomorrow... the poor art teacher got an earful from the only drawing 2 student he has this part of summer.. so he was in the hall for much of the period. and someone i know is driving me to remove my computer beast rather then bring over my printer to complete my project all in one place. Also have another four major papers due for the second half of summer, when us history starts up. also, sign-up for fall sem, is happening on monday next.. and I'm not even sure I will pass english yet, nevermind us history, which hasn't even started. My ride to school, no longer wants to stay late... and classes I was hoping to take, start late. It was suggested i try a web class, but not at all sure if i could.. since home doesn't have web access, and a 'friend' who would rather i remove the beast then bring over the printer... or the folks who are due back before fall is done. Since i cannot take later classes, and there is no such thing as a web version of a ceramics class, means i have to take the morning class, and settle with less extra time. and of course, the writing class i need.. is in conflict.....
Then, just to add to the low irritated feelings... as i mentioned, i am over there borrowing the net, in hopes of gaining access to several games that are insisting i have access in order to get them underway... i was told, that's all i needed.. access just long enough to get the updates, then offline for the game itself. This seems to be so, for some games anyway..
not, apparently, for Starcraft 2 though. i even have the box loaded onto the computer but no.... i need to load.. more,...a lot more... what is counting for several days running with an achingly slow speed more... updates? WTF? this is insane!
oh, and not to forget the lack of disability. for some odd reason, they think too much has changed and so took me off the program.. sigh.. so need to go through the whole dispute proceedings in hopes that at some point i can maybe get back on it.. meanwhile... so much for electricity.
yepyep.. that's how my whole week + thus far has gone.. so pardon me for a bit of the doldrums. I'll try to spark up a little and get back to all you invisible masses sometime again soon.
ok.. so..
Today was another bummer of a day in a week long series. Today, my seat mate or one of 2 others likely stole my precious (favorite) flash drive. add to the use of my stolen college card at the beginning of the week,.. still ongoing, because im not sure just what I'm suppose to do at the higher one web pages. .. I have another omg 2 page paper draft due tomorrow... the poor art teacher got an earful from the only drawing 2 student he has this part of summer.. so he was in the hall for much of the period. and someone i know is driving me to remove my computer beast rather then bring over my printer to complete my project all in one place. Also have another four major papers due for the second half of summer, when us history starts up. also, sign-up for fall sem, is happening on monday next.. and I'm not even sure I will pass english yet, nevermind us history, which hasn't even started. My ride to school, no longer wants to stay late... and classes I was hoping to take, start late. It was suggested i try a web class, but not at all sure if i could.. since home doesn't have web access, and a 'friend' who would rather i remove the beast then bring over the printer... or the folks who are due back before fall is done. Since i cannot take later classes, and there is no such thing as a web version of a ceramics class, means i have to take the morning class, and settle with less extra time. and of course, the writing class i need.. is in conflict.....
Then, just to add to the low irritated feelings... as i mentioned, i am over there borrowing the net, in hopes of gaining access to several games that are insisting i have access in order to get them underway... i was told, that's all i needed.. access just long enough to get the updates, then offline for the game itself. This seems to be so, for some games anyway..
not, apparently, for Starcraft 2 though. i even have the box loaded onto the computer but no.... i need to load.. more,...a lot more... what is counting for several days running with an achingly slow speed more... updates? WTF? this is insane!
oh, and not to forget the lack of disability. for some odd reason, they think too much has changed and so took me off the program.. sigh.. so need to go through the whole dispute proceedings in hopes that at some point i can maybe get back on it.. meanwhile... so much for electricity.
yepyep.. that's how my whole week + thus far has gone.. so pardon me for a bit of the doldrums. I'll try to spark up a little and get back to all you invisible masses sometime again soon.
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Short and sweet updates
Sorry to hear about the boat deaths.. what a horrible thing to have happened!
Sorry as well, to hear of the poofd airplane.. all those people. -sigh-
And since I'm at it.. Sorry as well to hear about the troubles in the land with the glowy north. Stay together. Fight those who are trying to change the peace! You all are finally getting a chance to do things for yourselves and the bigger bullys are trying to squirrel you back under -their- rule.
It's finals week.. I got the jitters... not looking forward to tomorrow. I hate tests!!
Oh and blizzard, I am horribly disappointed in you!! I loved starcraft 1 and broodwars. The storyline itself was well worth the bucks I spent getting the games. I eagerly awaited starcraft 2 for such a long time! When it finely hit the shelves, I was right there to grab my copy.. but what did you do?!!
First sign of trouble came moments after I popped the disk into the drive... that code you got on your box is just not enough anymore.no no no..you need to get another one online... but it's ok if you can't get online..just find someone who is and dla text file that will let you in. ...okkay... the programme slowly loads..I get a video review.. I'm chewing nails in excitement.. can hardly sit still and tahdah! It's done! Click the start and..only..no start..instead I get amsg saying..this program needs an update..and needs to have it before we are willing to let you see anything of this huge game we just loaded onto your computer. What?!! It has a singly player campaign though! I should just be able to play it offline like I did with 1. What did you do, blizzard?!!
You took my money to get the box already! Why can't I play?! This game isn't just a singleminded mmo. This is a game in it's own right too! Why must I have to go online to play it?!
Not everyone has the ability to get a computer with enough space to play such a game online, ya know. Some of us live out in the boondocks where such a thing is unavailable. Yes, there are such places existing in the world as yet. Your game was good!. The storyline, the voices.. the graphics!! What did you do?! Give me back the ability to play starcraft offline or give me my money back! Meeking hozers. I feel gyped.. paid for a box of uselessness.So disappointed. Growls n grumbles. I loved that game. Played it for the story..not for the insane ladders online.
And since I'm still standing in the soapbox... exactly what is it mobile..or whoever, has against trying to watch vids on YouTube these days? I mean ok, so there are a bunch of jerk countries playing a game of let's control the net.. that's annoying enough as it is, here I finally am able to get back.. maybe..to a bit of drama watching with free time.. and I see a likely enjoyable episode..click the "play" button on my little mobile and... wait for an ad... buffer spins... finally it starts.. no.. buffer spins... ok.. finally it.. buffer spins some more.. ok well anyw..buffer spins... you know, im not gunna even underst.. buffer again... what I am h... buffer....ing.. grou.. buffer... wl! This is worse the n th... buffer... hikups..buffer...
Not working. =.= ok fine! Il just dl the silly episode onto my phone so I can maybe see it with out all the buffer interruptions. Nope.. country of origin objects. Wha? Who objected? Why?
I swear there are times I think someone is out to get back at me for all the time I ever interrupted someone.
Sorry as well, to hear of the poofd airplane.. all those people. -sigh-
And since I'm at it.. Sorry as well to hear about the troubles in the land with the glowy north. Stay together. Fight those who are trying to change the peace! You all are finally getting a chance to do things for yourselves and the bigger bullys are trying to squirrel you back under -their- rule.
It's finals week.. I got the jitters... not looking forward to tomorrow. I hate tests!!
Oh and blizzard, I am horribly disappointed in you!! I loved starcraft 1 and broodwars. The storyline itself was well worth the bucks I spent getting the games. I eagerly awaited starcraft 2 for such a long time! When it finely hit the shelves, I was right there to grab my copy.. but what did you do?!!
First sign of trouble came moments after I popped the disk into the drive... that code you got on your box is just not enough anymore.no no no..you need to get another one online... but it's ok if you can't get online..just find someone who is and dla text file that will let you in. ...okkay... the programme slowly loads..I get a video review.. I'm chewing nails in excitement.. can hardly sit still and tahdah! It's done! Click the start and..only..no start..instead I get amsg saying..this program needs an update..and needs to have it before we are willing to let you see anything of this huge game we just loaded onto your computer. What?!! It has a singly player campaign though! I should just be able to play it offline like I did with 1. What did you do, blizzard?!!
You took my money to get the box already! Why can't I play?! This game isn't just a singleminded mmo. This is a game in it's own right too! Why must I have to go online to play it?!
Not everyone has the ability to get a computer with enough space to play such a game online, ya know. Some of us live out in the boondocks where such a thing is unavailable. Yes, there are such places existing in the world as yet. Your game was good!. The storyline, the voices.. the graphics!! What did you do?! Give me back the ability to play starcraft offline or give me my money back! Meeking hozers. I feel gyped.. paid for a box of uselessness.So disappointed. Growls n grumbles. I loved that game. Played it for the story..not for the insane ladders online.
And since I'm still standing in the soapbox... exactly what is it mobile..or whoever, has against trying to watch vids on YouTube these days? I mean ok, so there are a bunch of jerk countries playing a game of let's control the net.. that's annoying enough as it is, here I finally am able to get back.. maybe..to a bit of drama watching with free time.. and I see a likely enjoyable episode..click the "play" button on my little mobile and... wait for an ad... buffer spins... finally it starts.. no.. buffer spins... ok.. finally it.. buffer spins some more.. ok well anyw..buffer spins... you know, im not gunna even underst.. buffer again... what I am h... buffer....ing.. grou.. buffer... wl! This is worse the n th... buffer... hikups..buffer...
Not working. =.= ok fine! Il just dl the silly episode onto my phone so I can maybe see it with out all the buffer interruptions. Nope.. country of origin objects. Wha? Who objected? Why?
I swear there are times I think someone is out to get back at me for all the time I ever interrupted someone.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
let there -finally- be a little light!
hey there. yepyep I'm still here somewhere! and still a little gimped for internet. but getting a little more used to it now. there's finally seen a bit of light in the tunnel. got something coming in now, so able to return to a lit house. of course it not only lit the welcome home sign nice and friendly like, but it also lit up all the dirt that has managed to accumulate in my absence. Ugh! so, since its spring break..yay? I have taken to the task of housecleaning... in between studying and running about trying to take care of neglected need-to-do shtuff... like go to the bank and straighten them out..again, go to the legal office type places to straighten me out..again, pay bills.. again, do shopping.. again. stuff like that.
also, my lovable teachers, one in special, gave homework and the threat of yet another test-type the moment we return. Ugh!!! I thought spring break ment a break from school for a week, not study study till yer brains fall out under threat of another test! blehh. it's more a break for the teachers then the students. Humph!
still, I'm not doing too badly thus far anyway. remembering most of it...although I sadly shnarfed on that last test. got 3 I knew I would get wrong and 1 that was a surprise..but yeah, it was wrong. -sigh- I got a B. could still be worse though, so I was really happy there for a bit. I got a B!! not a C or a fail but a B! That's not perfect maybe but its still pretty good!
so life has improved a notch or two for me, now..to see if I can get it to improve just a bit more.
what else?..ah h..I'm in the mood for an anime..hmm.. saw a bit of the zombie one..it was typically brainless. need something more interesting. oh a live action of kiki's delivery service? wonder if it flew ok... think it's worth the time? hmm m.. I'll get back to you on this one.
The quiz, yeah.. got a question or two wrong there...here's to the upcoming midterm!
also, my lovable teachers, one in special, gave homework and the threat of yet another test-type the moment we return. Ugh!!! I thought spring break ment a break from school for a week, not study study till yer brains fall out under threat of another test! blehh. it's more a break for the teachers then the students. Humph!
still, I'm not doing too badly thus far anyway. remembering most of it...although I sadly shnarfed on that last test. got 3 I knew I would get wrong and 1 that was a surprise..but yeah, it was wrong. -sigh- I got a B. could still be worse though, so I was really happy there for a bit. I got a B!! not a C or a fail but a B! That's not perfect maybe but its still pretty good!
so life has improved a notch or two for me, now..to see if I can get it to improve just a bit more.
what else?..ah h..I'm in the mood for an anime..hmm.. saw a bit of the zombie one..it was typically brainless. need something more interesting. oh a live action of kiki's delivery service? wonder if it flew ok... think it's worth the time? hmm m.. I'll get back to you on this one.
The quiz, yeah.. got a question or two wrong there...here's to the upcoming midterm!
Thursday, January 16, 2014
gentle meeps and tingles
survived the first week of school. got a couple of, im thinking, rather nice teachers. the subjects are a bit tough, but I think ill survive. was a little worried at first. well, I still am.. as I am waiting for my aid so I can get the things I know I need... and it hasent shown as yet. even thiugh I worried a lot about my general disabilities/gimpiness to start with..im not quite so worried now maybe I can do this after all. ull keep trying.
ahh.. weird typing errors going on here as im not able to freely use my owwn conputer. I can't correct. sorry about that. home statis is all still.. in the dark... hope the weatherstays fairly nice. today was an unexpected rest day for me... I was soooo tierd last night.. feels quite like I slept throygh the night and most if the day as well. no feeling of ..too many overwealming worrys for the weekend anyway. I have 2- assignments to complete over the next 5 days... memorizition and some dictionary use and.. playing in the mud.. which is hardly something I consider work at all. I love clay!!!
anyway, I finally managed to finish the drama I was trying to watch... now to figure out if this device has screenie ability. I miss my computer.
btw... to a certain sheep I have known for a few years or so. hwy! thanks for being such a tenacious friend! yur wool is completely safe around this mew! wouldnt trade our friendship for anything! :D
ahh.. weird typing errors going on here as im not able to freely use my owwn conputer. I can't correct. sorry about that. home statis is all still.. in the dark... hope the weatherstays fairly nice. today was an unexpected rest day for me... I was soooo tierd last night.. feels quite like I slept throygh the night and most if the day as well. no feeling of ..too many overwealming worrys for the weekend anyway. I have 2- assignments to complete over the next 5 days... memorizition and some dictionary use and.. playing in the mud.. which is hardly something I consider work at all. I love clay!!!
anyway, I finally managed to finish the drama I was trying to watch... now to figure out if this device has screenie ability. I miss my computer.
btw... to a certain sheep I have known for a few years or so. hwy! thanks for being such a tenacious friend! yur wool is completely safe around this mew! wouldnt trade our friendship for anything! :D
Thursday, January 02, 2014
nappy euw hear!!
The weather has gotten nippy, and I have been laying low since before christmas hoping things would return to normalcy.. but alas, it seems this is now the new norm... and here comes a new school semester rush n rage. not to mention i haz a cold and am in the dark and even sir coo is shivering. hasn't been that wonderful of a new year start... and thus far, of light at the end of this particular tunnel. and I worry for my cat.
so take it how you please, mighty internet i am being denied in favor for munchies of hotdogs and mushmellows over a hotbox in the cold darkness. I seriously feel for the homeless this year. some people just never get the break they so desperately need.
A glimmer of an upside is.. a new phone, giving me a glimse at my mail once in awhile and a chat with a friend. My profuse apologies Tin.. bad circumstances and not being warned beforehand really baked my whole year this time.
Im even having issues just trying to catchup to my dramas *cry! sniff* Ill try to hang in there... a believe in the thought of when things can get no worse... they get better. dern it!! they Have to!
so.. hope the new year improves finances in a great cascade of good fortune for all I know, including myself. :P My resolution? ..survival!
so take it how you please, mighty internet i am being denied in favor for munchies of hotdogs and mushmellows over a hotbox in the cold darkness. I seriously feel for the homeless this year. some people just never get the break they so desperately need.
A glimmer of an upside is.. a new phone, giving me a glimse at my mail once in awhile and a chat with a friend. My profuse apologies Tin.. bad circumstances and not being warned beforehand really baked my whole year this time.
Im even having issues just trying to catchup to my dramas *cry! sniff* Ill try to hang in there... a believe in the thought of when things can get no worse... they get better. dern it!! they Have to!
so.. hope the new year improves finances in a great cascade of good fortune for all I know, including myself. :P My resolution? ..survival!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Another rare surf-by posting
what started as one-three months of waiting, has turned over into the new year. -sigh- well, I haven't truely abandoned you all! no plans to, anyway. Still being stuck in 'cut-off' from the net statis has given me a nice long review of what it is i valued most about the net..
I miss my friends.. the connection, you know? I miss being able to see places on the other side o th' world.. places I will never get to visit in this lifetime. I miss the fun, the games, the drama, and series shows. I miss google maps and streetview. I miss viewing cams and videos of some of my favorite places in the world. I miss being able to quickly search for recipes and information whenever I pleased... and get lost. I got lost in-surf a lot. hmmm there should be a name and condition for that... like um.. derailed en-surf.
so.. no fear.. sooner or later... (prolly later) I shall return to online statis... until then, I will utilize the rare moment with library or college and try to cram all of my question/answers into a single day of surfing. wee! Just like this day of posting.
Hope yer holiday season is survivable.
I miss my friends.. the connection, you know? I miss being able to see places on the other side o th' world.. places I will never get to visit in this lifetime. I miss the fun, the games, the drama, and series shows. I miss google maps and streetview. I miss viewing cams and videos of some of my favorite places in the world. I miss being able to quickly search for recipes and information whenever I pleased... and get lost. I got lost in-surf a lot. hmmm there should be a name and condition for that... like um.. derailed en-surf.
so.. no fear.. sooner or later... (prolly later) I shall return to online statis... until then, I will utilize the rare moment with library or college and try to cram all of my question/answers into a single day of surfing. wee! Just like this day of posting.
Hope yer holiday season is survivable.
Sunday, September 08, 2013
hey there. its me again, for anyone who cares. lol!!
Having ongoing issues with connection of late.. so this is just a visit really. But I'm still here! maan, I hate it when reality intrudes into my nicely comfy online fantasy!
so, yeah.. I miss my games, my online friends, my dramas! I even miss, sad as it seems, youtube! Not to fret though, My love of the net will not be denied forever! I shall be back!! I have the confidence... >.> I think. given another month or three... maybe.. well untill then, I'll have times like this.. unseen perhaps, but still present. mewhahaha!..ha...ha.. Want my attention? Like the site? my post? anything useful to add? Post a Comment!! dernit.
Having ongoing issues with connection of late.. so this is just a visit really. But I'm still here! maan, I hate it when reality intrudes into my nicely comfy online fantasy!
so, yeah.. I miss my games, my online friends, my dramas! I even miss, sad as it seems, youtube! Not to fret though, My love of the net will not be denied forever! I shall be back!! I have the confidence... >.> I think. given another month or three... maybe.. well untill then, I'll have times like this.. unseen perhaps, but still present. mewhahaha!..ha...ha.. Want my attention? Like the site? my post? anything useful to add? Post a Comment!! dernit.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
One more time around the mulberry bush
Listening to: 'Waiting on Springtime' by GReeeeN
Watching: 'I hear your voice' drama
Playing: nani
Reading: Essential Kanji
mood: ehhh slightly depressed, slightly annoyed.
Latest Rant or scoff: see below...
Yahoo Answers... and suspends. Apparently with no given reasons.
Here I was actually trying to follow the rules of the site, staying nice, not bantering or arguing with people, even when they tried to start it, sticking with just answering the question as best I know, and only adding relevant links that I don't think is virus'd or has a ton of advertizing pop-ups. There are only two moments, i can think of that could have been a possible reason... and since this is My blog, I can state my thoughts on them, so there! Some person was asking for information concerning the GED. So I tried to give them as neutral an answer as possible.. The GED IS a viable alternative, why would the gov, offer it otherwise? Personally, I was given to favor the idea, when.. while heading for my final year in school, the teachers and counselor were giving me grief over trumpd-up charges even my father, the mighty mugwump himself, couldn't understand, I withdrew. One of the teachers had said there was no such thing as an equivalency test, so I looked into it... and there it was.
Unlike a diploma, which any monkey can manage these days (seriously), The GED actually tested how much you retained lo those many years of being taught by your local school system and its hard working, if rather uncaring, teachers.
Anyway, two other answers later, some person gave an answer that ragged all over mine and anothers, by saying they were absolutely horrible advice and to not attempt to even consider doing such a detrimental thing etcetc... and the asker chose that as the best answer. yay for them. Although I spent a bit of time fuming over the idiocy presented and accepted.. I didn't reply or say anything about it, just let it sink under other questions and answers.
The last question I posted to, wasn't a 100% question. It was referencing a website known for asian drama video links that had recently closed its website for mysterious reasons. And then, the name and links etc popped up on another site. The asker had said, isn't it wonderful that its back again?! and then said since it had to be a question of sorts, to list the top 5 drama's in each country liked.
So, I, following another posters comments, said this site being 'back' wasn't my first choice of places to go to, but it was good to be able to be found somewhere when I look for information others might not have... which happens fairly often to me. I then listed top 5 in three countries producing dramas.. in no special order. That was that.
When last I saw, there had been other answers in a similar fashion, both before mine and after.
Now, if it is related to Asian drama, I have been putting my blog review addy in under the links box. I did not do so for things not related to dramas though... since it doesn't apply. This was in keeping with the community guidelines.
here is the guideline I refer to.
"... If you have years of experience in something, have a special hobby, own your own business, or if you are a knowledge partner, it's OK to accompany a good, on-topic answer with a link to your website, blog, or email to offer more information. However, it is not OK to post links that are unrelated to the topic or are clearly meant only to solicit others for personal and financial gain."
http://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines
Drama addiction and review is quite the hobby for me. And after a list of some 300+ watched drama/movie reviews, I think I can qualify as having a bit of experience in the area.
Now, it is possible that the question was deleted.. because it wasn't really a question.. more like a statement and sharing of info about a specific subject in some controversy (as most video linking sites are). But even were that the case, why suspend the answerers?
Edit: I found it, only my answer had been deleted. even the one I was 'following' was still there. (the chosen answer said the site was a rip-off. ok, so? Why should I care, as I stated in my answer.. it isn't really my first choice anyway.)
And...
If it was for the GED answer, why suspend me for answering the question at all? I violated no guidelines that I can see.
and..
Just to throw in the odd wildcard... where does it say you cannot vote for your own answer? hm? especially when others do the same, and the asker doesn't vote for any answer at all.
And..
What about my upstanding Reputation Yahoo answers just sullied?!
----------
Since I"m in a ranting mood...
Once more I am being faced with a net-turn-off. which is somewhere, im my mind, between a power-play (which is a pet peeve) and an idiot provider, who seems to think a whole household of gamers easily equals less then 50gb of download a month.
-.-
edit: soo... long story even shorter, (playin a hat trick here) I falls offline until the bill can be paid.. then online again... maybe.. with a huge ol limit. (unless a new provider can be found without such an unreasonable demand on a crowded household's download)
Watching: 'I hear your voice' drama
Playing: nani
Reading: Essential Kanji
mood: ehhh slightly depressed, slightly annoyed.
Latest Rant or scoff: see below...
Yahoo Answers... and suspends. Apparently with no given reasons.
Here I was actually trying to follow the rules of the site, staying nice, not bantering or arguing with people, even when they tried to start it, sticking with just answering the question as best I know, and only adding relevant links that I don't think is virus'd or has a ton of advertizing pop-ups. There are only two moments, i can think of that could have been a possible reason... and since this is My blog, I can state my thoughts on them, so there! Some person was asking for information concerning the GED. So I tried to give them as neutral an answer as possible.. The GED IS a viable alternative, why would the gov, offer it otherwise? Personally, I was given to favor the idea, when.. while heading for my final year in school, the teachers and counselor were giving me grief over trumpd-up charges even my father, the mighty mugwump himself, couldn't understand, I withdrew. One of the teachers had said there was no such thing as an equivalency test, so I looked into it... and there it was.
Unlike a diploma, which any monkey can manage these days (seriously), The GED actually tested how much you retained lo those many years of being taught by your local school system and its hard working, if rather uncaring, teachers.
Anyway, two other answers later, some person gave an answer that ragged all over mine and anothers, by saying they were absolutely horrible advice and to not attempt to even consider doing such a detrimental thing etcetc... and the asker chose that as the best answer. yay for them. Although I spent a bit of time fuming over the idiocy presented and accepted.. I didn't reply or say anything about it, just let it sink under other questions and answers.
The last question I posted to, wasn't a 100% question. It was referencing a website known for asian drama video links that had recently closed its website for mysterious reasons. And then, the name and links etc popped up on another site. The asker had said, isn't it wonderful that its back again?! and then said since it had to be a question of sorts, to list the top 5 drama's in each country liked.
So, I, following another posters comments, said this site being 'back' wasn't my first choice of places to go to, but it was good to be able to be found somewhere when I look for information others might not have... which happens fairly often to me. I then listed top 5 in three countries producing dramas.. in no special order. That was that.
When last I saw, there had been other answers in a similar fashion, both before mine and after.
Now, if it is related to Asian drama, I have been putting my blog review addy in under the links box. I did not do so for things not related to dramas though... since it doesn't apply. This was in keeping with the community guidelines.
here is the guideline I refer to.
"... If you have years of experience in something, have a special hobby, own your own business, or if you are a knowledge partner, it's OK to accompany a good, on-topic answer with a link to your website, blog, or email to offer more information. However, it is not OK to post links that are unrelated to the topic or are clearly meant only to solicit others for personal and financial gain."
http://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines
Drama addiction and review is quite the hobby for me. And after a list of some 300+ watched drama/movie reviews, I think I can qualify as having a bit of experience in the area.
Now, it is possible that the question was deleted.. because it wasn't really a question.. more like a statement and sharing of info about a specific subject in some controversy (as most video linking sites are). But even were that the case, why suspend the answerers?
Edit: I found it, only my answer had been deleted. even the one I was 'following' was still there. (the chosen answer said the site was a rip-off. ok, so? Why should I care, as I stated in my answer.. it isn't really my first choice anyway.)
And...
If it was for the GED answer, why suspend me for answering the question at all? I violated no guidelines that I can see.
and..
Just to throw in the odd wildcard... where does it say you cannot vote for your own answer? hm? especially when others do the same, and the asker doesn't vote for any answer at all.
And..
What about my upstanding Reputation Yahoo answers just sullied?!
----------
Since I"m in a ranting mood...
Once more I am being faced with a net-turn-off. which is somewhere, im my mind, between a power-play (which is a pet peeve) and an idiot provider, who seems to think a whole household of gamers easily equals less then 50gb of download a month.
-.-
edit: soo... long story even shorter, (playin a hat trick here) I falls offline until the bill can be paid.. then online again... maybe.. with a huge ol limit. (unless a new provider can be found without such an unreasonable demand on a crowded household's download)
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Not to worry...
The Icy Glare
The rat family has returned!! Huzah!!
Its sooo good to see them again!
all in the lovely land of Sweet EQ2!
First flight on gnomish wings.
Stylish no?
(Nevers taken em off if'n I don't gotta. *squeek*)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Falling off the edge of virutal world.. yet again.
Here it is yet another time around the wheel.. and I find myself having let go of my 'best love'.. which is the internet.. for a time. I'll still likely get on once in awhile, when I can borrow a laptop, or library computer... So I'll likely be scarce for a bit... waiting for the moving dust/tempest to settle once again.
Have I ever mentioned just how much I detest moving!?!!
Have I ever mentioned just how much I detest moving!?!!
Monday, April 22, 2013
this and that.. and the other thing too.
Listening to: イカロス(ikarosu) by GReeeeN
Watching: 'Incarnation of Money' drama
Playing: Suikoden Tierkreis
Reading: Essential Kanji
mood: alergic/fighting off a replay of sickness
Latest Rant or scoff: see below...
Random comment concerning a Korean Drama called Full house 2.
"~Follows the same story line as the first one."
semi-silent rebuttal..
"Full House 2 is -nothing- like the first drama. Did you even watch it?"
"Makes me doubt whatever you might have to say about other drama suggestions."
Full House 1, was about a girl writer who loses her family home (thanks to a couple of enemy-friends, who sell the place from under her.. not even going to go into the hows of that one) and her getting close/working for the singer/rich guy who bought the place in some sort of personal agreement to get it back.
Full House 2, was about a young martial artist, set free from her grandfather's watchful presence for a month or so to try to become the next leading clothing designer, and 2 up-and-rising singing artists and their horrible agent, who winds up splitting them up and taking one of the guy's family home away from him. Somewhere early on, the guys end up hiring her as their outfitter and both fall for her clumsy charm.
----
Ah Mesh, I really miss ya... miss Green as well. Hope things are going along swimmingly for yaall.
Watching: 'Incarnation of Money' drama
Playing: Suikoden Tierkreis
Reading: Essential Kanji
mood: alergic/fighting off a replay of sickness
Latest Rant or scoff: see below...
Random comment concerning a Korean Drama called Full house 2.
"~Follows the same story line as the first one."
semi-silent rebuttal..
"Full House 2 is -nothing- like the first drama. Did you even watch it?"
"Makes me doubt whatever you might have to say about other drama suggestions."
Full House 1, was about a girl writer who loses her family home (thanks to a couple of enemy-friends, who sell the place from under her.. not even going to go into the hows of that one) and her getting close/working for the singer/rich guy who bought the place in some sort of personal agreement to get it back.
Full House 2, was about a young martial artist, set free from her grandfather's watchful presence for a month or so to try to become the next leading clothing designer, and 2 up-and-rising singing artists and their horrible agent, who winds up splitting them up and taking one of the guy's family home away from him. Somewhere early on, the guys end up hiring her as their outfitter and both fall for her clumsy charm.
----
Ah Mesh, I really miss ya... miss Green as well. Hope things are going along swimmingly for yaall.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
In this wide world of language styles
American English
The word water, in American English isn't really a lazy way of speaking as most people seem to think. Its an alveolar flap that makes the tt's sound a bit more like 'dd's. (I believe, for the British English, its 'butter' or batter, that also makes that noise? not sure.) wah'tderr. There is always the exception of when we are trying to speak very clearly for the listener.. vs just typical chatting.
The tip of the tongue taps or slightly slides very briefly against the ridge on the upper palate.
barter is word that has this alveolar flap. bar'tdur. whereas 'matter' and 'batter' still sound like 'tt's. mah'terr bah'terr.
I do think it does depend a little on a given area as well though.. as some people say things differently from one side of America to the other side.
It's a bit like trying to decide what sound is used with which word. ay-long, ahh-short, or the slightly nasally aeh as in nah? most Americans I have heard call the word.. apple.. aeh'pul not ahh'pul or ay'pul. this is of course, in general. each area from this state to that, might have a slightly different (local) way of saying it. How do you say it?
butter - buh'tdur
barter - bar'tder
better - beh'tur
carpenter - kahr'pehn'tur
winter - wihn'tur
letter - leh'tder
matter - maeh'tdur
sitter - sih'ter
attribute - ah'trih'byut
cassette - cae'seht
chatter - chaeh'tur
military - mihlah'tay'ree
battle - baeh'tdul
central - sehnt'rul
dirty - der'tdy
ninety - niyn'tdy
bitter - bih'tur
fetter - feh'tur
glitter - glih'ter
nettle - neh'tul
written - rih'ten
pretty - prih'tee
This alveolar flap/tap is also shown in other languages in varied degrees and word usage as well.
the Japanese 'ɾ'
the Dutch 'ɾ'
the Spanish 'ɾ' as well.
refs.. Antimoon
______
Oh by the way!!! If you are a Firefox user, as I am, you would do well by this add-in.
it's called Session Manager. and it's purpose is to restore your tabs and groups after a crash. No more tears of frustration over suddenly lost tabs or groups you were working on. A click later, and your back on course. Of All of the add-ins out there, I think it must be the most important gotta-have for any Firefox user. I can't seem to say enough good things about it. Go check it out for yourself!
Session Manager
______
Listening to: Kiseki by GReeeeN
Watching: Time Team episodes. various Jap-Eng vlogs
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: Essential Kanji
mood: Not too bad
Latest Rant or scoff: Video prediction doomsayers can be pretty funny.
The word water, in American English isn't really a lazy way of speaking as most people seem to think. Its an alveolar flap that makes the tt's sound a bit more like 'dd's. (I believe, for the British English, its 'butter' or batter, that also makes that noise? not sure.) wah'tderr. There is always the exception of when we are trying to speak very clearly for the listener.. vs just typical chatting.
The tip of the tongue taps or slightly slides very briefly against the ridge on the upper palate.
barter is word that has this alveolar flap. bar'tdur. whereas 'matter' and 'batter' still sound like 'tt's. mah'terr bah'terr.
I do think it does depend a little on a given area as well though.. as some people say things differently from one side of America to the other side.
It's a bit like trying to decide what sound is used with which word. ay-long, ahh-short, or the slightly nasally aeh as in nah? most Americans I have heard call the word.. apple.. aeh'pul not ahh'pul or ay'pul. this is of course, in general. each area from this state to that, might have a slightly different (local) way of saying it. How do you say it?
butter - buh'tdur
barter - bar'tder
better - beh'tur
carpenter - kahr'pehn'tur
winter - wihn'tur
letter - leh'tder
matter - maeh'tdur
sitter - sih'ter
attribute - ah'trih'byut
cassette - cae'seht
chatter - chaeh'tur
military - mihlah'tay'ree
battle - baeh'tdul
central - sehnt'rul
dirty - der'tdy
ninety - niyn'tdy
bitter - bih'tur
fetter - feh'tur
glitter - glih'ter
nettle - neh'tul
written - rih'ten
pretty - prih'tee
This alveolar flap/tap is also shown in other languages in varied degrees and word usage as well.
the Japanese 'ɾ'
the Dutch 'ɾ'
the Spanish 'ɾ' as well.
refs.. Antimoon
______
Oh by the way!!! If you are a Firefox user, as I am, you would do well by this add-in.
it's called Session Manager. and it's purpose is to restore your tabs and groups after a crash. No more tears of frustration over suddenly lost tabs or groups you were working on. A click later, and your back on course. Of All of the add-ins out there, I think it must be the most important gotta-have for any Firefox user. I can't seem to say enough good things about it. Go check it out for yourself!
Session Manager
______
Listening to: Kiseki by GReeeeN
Watching: Time Team episodes. various Jap-Eng vlogs
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: Essential Kanji
mood: Not too bad
Latest Rant or scoff: Video prediction doomsayers can be pretty funny.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
tags.. and some English pronunciation.. phonicly-speaking?
Ok so.. this isn't a vlog... its a blog, and therefor harder to convey things such as accent or the look of a place... And Although I wasn't tagged by name, I was amused enough to give it a whirl here anyway. so.. hang onto yer hats yaall!
Its a blog adaption of a video tag!
Accent tag.
My accent.. if it could be said that I have one.. is um.. American English.. with a 'deep southern drawl' influence and a whole lot of what I call old-fashioned 'pet' words and phrases from.. all over the place.
*****
A bit of an english pronunciation before I go on, to help with my 'phonic' sound description..
A. there is 'ahh' (short vowel) as in.. about, Asparagus, and daughter.
'aeh' (a bit like 'ehh'.. only with the 'nahh' sound) as in.. apple, absolutely, ant, trash, can, and dam.
'ay' (strong/long vowel) is in.. hay, tray, okay, April, ape, and ain't.
E. 'eh' (short vowel)as in.. bleh, friend, send, pending, trend, cherry, and ten.
'ee' (long vowel) as in.. tween, spleen, scream and eek.
I. 'ih' (short vowel) as in.. sniff, rift, quick, and drip
'iy' (long vowel) as in.. eye, sigh, bye, tie, and cry
O. 'ah' or 'uh'(short vowel) as in on, off, love, dove, done, and some
'oh' (long vowel) as in.. so, dough, toy, over, flow
OO (long or sometimes short U sound) as in.. soon, toon, root, and foot(fuht)
U. 'uh' (short vowel) as in.. gum, under, us, sun, duck, drum, and fun
'oo' (long vowel) as in.. tube, true, blue, and due
G and J. Guh (hard sound) or Juh (short sound) as in.. glue, grape, just, and jingle. and when pairing g and h together.. they go completely silent. as in.. night, fright, blight, and sight
C. sometimes sounds like 'kay' and sometimes sounds like 'Ss',
as in.. case = kay's, copper = kah'per cinch = sinch, circumstance = ser-cuhm-stahns
then a whole bunch of double vowel sounds..
ae/ia = 'aye' or rarely 'ee' as in.. aeon, aerie, daemonic, pediatrics
ai = 'eh' 'err' or 'aye' as in.. said, fair, acclaim
au = 'awo' 'ahh' 'ehh' or 'ow' as in.. abound, about, account
ea = 'eh' or 'ee' or occasionally 'ehr' as in.. dead, earth, tease
ei = 'ay' as in sleigh, freight, and reign
oa = 'oh' as in.. oak, moat, boat
ou = 'ow','oh' 'oo' as in.. sound, trout, mound, gourd, four, colour, you
io = 'eeoh' or 'shun' (-tion) as in.. onion, brio, radio, nation, creation
ie = 'ee' or 'iyeh' as in.. achieve, piece, diet
ia = "eeyah" or 'iyah' as in.. lamia, alias, diaper
ua = 'ahh' or 'ay' as in.. squash, aqua, aquarium
on the odd occurrence there are three vowels in a row, mesh the first two, then sound the last one. beautiful = b'ee'-u-tih-ful, continuous = con-tihn-yoo-uhs
double of the same consonant are just made into one sound.. sometimes separated by a quick 'breath' mark. butter = buh'ter, llama = lahmah, summer = sumerr
always exceptions to the rules..
gh = (ignored), often making the vowel before it long) as in.. night, fight, bright, freight
-ing = -een'guh or 'ihn' as in do'ing
'e' at the end of a word. called a silent 'e' - it makes most vowels before itself long ones.
make = mayk, fright = fr-'iy'-t ...except in certain cases, as in.. fishes/fish and other such words that change depending on the counter.. mongoose/mongeese/mongooses, goose/geese, mouse/meece/mouses etc
*****
Aunt = I weeble with this word. sometimes its 'ahh'nt and sometimes its aeh'nt.
roof = r oo f (long oo sound, like uu)
route = like root. (long oo sound, like uu)
wash = wahh'sh. Sometimes it comes out sounding a bit eastern with an 'r in it. wahh'rsh
oil = oy'yull ... (oy/oie, as in.. soy or toy)
theater/theatre = thee'uh'tur ('th' as in.. thought, think, thistle. not the hard 'th' as in this, that, those)
iron = iy'ern
salmon = sae'mon (ae sound..as in apple, ant)
caramel = care-eh-mel or cahr-ah-mel (care (long A sound) as in .. april, bear, swear, ape, air.. car (short a sound) as in.. tar, far)
fire = fiy'yr (the silent 'e' at the end makes the 'i' vowel long)
water = wah'tdur ... yes folks, here it is.. the American English alveolar tap. and you didn't think we had one. lol! it's like.. the tip of the tongue goes up to the edge of the ridge in the upper part of your mouth and 'taps' or briefly slides against it to make the 'tduh' sound that isn't quite a 'd', a 't', nor is it quite an 'L' sound either. I have been told, its a bit like butter is for the British English.. and is much like the Japanese 'r'. (which sounds nothing like an 'r' to me.)
sure = sh-err (some people make it sound more like shohr)
data = day'tah (some people make it sound a bit more like dahtah)
ruin = r'oo'ihn
crayon = cray'on
New Orleans = New-Or'lins (some call it New-Or'lee'ons)
pecan = pihk'kahn (some say pee'kaehn)
both = bohth
again = ah'gehn
probably = prohb-ah-blee
spitting image = spihting ihmaj
Alabama = Aeleh'baem'ah
lawyer = loy'er
coupon = koo'pahn
mayonnaise = may'oh'nayz (most just say may'oh. some call it mah'nayz)
syrup = sih'rup
pajamas = pah'jah'mahz (some just say pee-jays)
caught = koh't
naturally = nat'rehlee
aluminum = ah'loom-en'uhm
envelope = ehn-vehl-ohp
What is it called, when you use toilet paper on a house? TPing
what is the bug, that when you touch it, it curls into a ball? taterbug or pillbug
what is the bubbly carbonated drink called? coke/soda or softdrink
what do you call gym shoes? sneakers or tennis shoes
what do you say to address a group of people? hello or hiya!
what do you call a spider, or spider-like creature that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? daddy-long-legs or harvester spider
what do you call you're grandparents? grandma and grandpa.. or grandpapa
what do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? grocery buggy/cart or basket
what do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? rainshine or foxrain
what is the thing you change the tv channel with? (not that I have one but..) the remote or godbox
*****
Toilet tag ?!!
1. Spray things that you like.. hmm ok..
shhht .. I like hot chocolate n marshmallows on chilly days.
shht .. I like Chai tea, english style! (with milk and sugar)
shhht .. I also like manga and graphic novels
shhht *cof* I Love peach cobbler!
shhhht .. I like jpop, tpop, and kpop music... like kat-tun, 183 club, and mblaq
shht .. I like comedic film.
shht .. I like cats.
shhht *cofcof* and I love asian Dramas!
2. how does it smell?
A bit overwhelmingly of cuddles and giggles... with a hint of vanilla citrus.
3. draw a youtuber with your eyes closed.
I don't actually have to say who I believe this to be, right?
4. what is the last thing you bought. why did you buy it?
last thing I bought... groceries.. because I was getting hungry.
But the last non-food, non-household, thing I bought was a kanji book.
5. show us your toilet area.
How about i describe it instead? a room large enough to have 2 oval sinks, a toilet, and a tub/shower with glass doors. beside the toilet on the floor, is a brush, and the occasional household cleaner. in the window sill, right next to it, (left side) is shampoo-ish items and the toiletpaper. on the sills of both mirrors over the sinks, toothbrush holder, hairbrush, and liquid soap container. in tub sills, shampoo, soap, and back brush. Next to the tub, behind the door, is a built in cupboard, where I mostly keep beauty and hair stuff. general theme of the room is.. uhh... white walls, grey linoleum floor and the stray towel or two at any given time.
6. flush one thing you want to delete from the world.
only one thing? *mumble* stingy *mumblemumble* ok
The whole 'rat race' concept..and by it, having to fight against a constant catch22, which keeps you struggling just to stay in one spot. *flushhhh* ....
7.show us your best faces.
>.> <-- innocent askance eyes
:P <-- raspberry
:D <-- I thought it was funny
XD <-- laughing hysterically
^ ^ <-- cute smiling eyes
o.o <-- surprised face
-.- <-- not amused face
8. who do you tag?
good question... I would tag Mesh and her sis, but dunno that I'd ever see a reply to it. Ditto for Darkelfie and her sister. so.. ok.. I'll tag Aztaro! .. and you as well, dear reader! send me a link to yer blog when you have completed it ok? I'd luv to read it!
all 'tag' rules apply.. in a guideline sort of way. don't over-gross it, don't off-topic spam it, do be creative with your answers. do have fun with it. thankyouverymuch (Elvis has now left the blog!)
Its a blog adaption of a video tag!
Accent tag.
My accent.. if it could be said that I have one.. is um.. American English.. with a 'deep southern drawl' influence and a whole lot of what I call old-fashioned 'pet' words and phrases from.. all over the place.
*****
A bit of an english pronunciation before I go on, to help with my 'phonic' sound description..
A. there is 'ahh' (short vowel) as in.. about, Asparagus, and daughter.
'aeh' (a bit like 'ehh'.. only with the 'nahh' sound) as in.. apple, absolutely, ant, trash, can, and dam.
'ay' (strong/long vowel) is in.. hay, tray, okay, April, ape, and ain't.
E. 'eh' (short vowel)as in.. bleh, friend, send, pending, trend, cherry, and ten.
'ee' (long vowel) as in.. tween, spleen, scream and eek.
I. 'ih' (short vowel) as in.. sniff, rift, quick, and drip
'iy' (long vowel) as in.. eye, sigh, bye, tie, and cry
O. 'ah' or 'uh'(short vowel) as in on, off, love, dove, done, and some
'oh' (long vowel) as in.. so, dough, toy, over, flow
OO (long or sometimes short U sound) as in.. soon, toon, root, and foot(fuht)
U. 'uh' (short vowel) as in.. gum, under, us, sun, duck, drum, and fun
'oo' (long vowel) as in.. tube, true, blue, and due
G and J. Guh (hard sound) or Juh (short sound) as in.. glue, grape, just, and jingle. and when pairing g and h together.. they go completely silent. as in.. night, fright, blight, and sight
C. sometimes sounds like 'kay' and sometimes sounds like 'Ss',
as in.. case = kay's, copper = kah'per cinch = sinch, circumstance = ser-cuhm-stahns
then a whole bunch of double vowel sounds..
ae/ia = 'aye' or rarely 'ee' as in.. aeon, aerie, daemonic, pediatrics
ai = 'eh' 'err' or 'aye' as in.. said, fair, acclaim
au = 'awo' 'ahh' 'ehh' or 'ow' as in.. abound, about, account
ea = 'eh' or 'ee' or occasionally 'ehr' as in.. dead, earth, tease
ei = 'ay' as in sleigh, freight, and reign
oa = 'oh' as in.. oak, moat, boat
ou = 'ow','oh' 'oo' as in.. sound, trout, mound, gourd, four, colour, you
io = 'eeoh' or 'shun' (-tion) as in.. onion, brio, radio, nation, creation
ie = 'ee' or 'iyeh' as in.. achieve, piece, diet
ia = "eeyah" or 'iyah' as in.. lamia, alias, diaper
ua = 'ahh' or 'ay' as in.. squash, aqua, aquarium
on the odd occurrence there are three vowels in a row, mesh the first two, then sound the last one. beautiful = b'ee'-u-tih-ful, continuous = con-tihn-yoo-uhs
double of the same consonant are just made into one sound.. sometimes separated by a quick 'breath' mark. butter = buh'ter, llama = lahmah, summer = sumerr
always exceptions to the rules..
gh = (ignored), often making the vowel before it long) as in.. night, fight, bright, freight
-ing = -een'guh or 'ihn' as in do'ing
'e' at the end of a word. called a silent 'e' - it makes most vowels before itself long ones.
make = mayk, fright = fr-'iy'-t ...except in certain cases, as in.. fishes/fish and other such words that change depending on the counter.. mongoose/mongeese/mongooses, goose/geese, mouse/meece/mouses etc
*****
Aunt = I weeble with this word. sometimes its 'ahh'nt and sometimes its aeh'nt.
roof = r oo f (long oo sound, like uu)
route = like root. (long oo sound, like uu)
wash = wahh'sh. Sometimes it comes out sounding a bit eastern with an 'r in it. wahh'rsh
oil = oy'yull ... (oy/oie, as in.. soy or toy)
theater/theatre = thee'uh'tur ('th' as in.. thought, think, thistle. not the hard 'th' as in this, that, those)
iron = iy'ern
salmon = sae'mon (ae sound..as in apple, ant)
caramel = care-eh-mel or cahr-ah-mel (care (long A sound) as in .. april, bear, swear, ape, air.. car (short a sound) as in.. tar, far)
fire = fiy'yr (the silent 'e' at the end makes the 'i' vowel long)
water = wah'tdur ... yes folks, here it is.. the American English alveolar tap. and you didn't think we had one. lol! it's like.. the tip of the tongue goes up to the edge of the ridge in the upper part of your mouth and 'taps' or briefly slides against it to make the 'tduh' sound that isn't quite a 'd', a 't', nor is it quite an 'L' sound either. I have been told, its a bit like butter is for the British English.. and is much like the Japanese 'r'. (which sounds nothing like an 'r' to me.)
sure = sh-err (some people make it sound more like shohr)
data = day'tah (some people make it sound a bit more like dahtah)
ruin = r'oo'ihn
crayon = cray'on
New Orleans = New-Or'lins (some call it New-Or'lee'ons)
pecan = pihk'kahn (some say pee'kaehn)
both = bohth
again = ah'gehn
probably = prohb-ah-blee
spitting image = spihting ihmaj
Alabama = Aeleh'baem'ah
lawyer = loy'er
coupon = koo'pahn
mayonnaise = may'oh'nayz (most just say may'oh. some call it mah'nayz)
syrup = sih'rup
pajamas = pah'jah'mahz (some just say pee-jays)
caught = koh't
naturally = nat'rehlee
aluminum = ah'loom-en'uhm
envelope = ehn-vehl-ohp
What is it called, when you use toilet paper on a house? TPing
what is the bug, that when you touch it, it curls into a ball? taterbug or pillbug
what is the bubbly carbonated drink called? coke/soda or softdrink
what do you call gym shoes? sneakers or tennis shoes
what do you say to address a group of people? hello or hiya!
what do you call a spider, or spider-like creature that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? daddy-long-legs or harvester spider
what do you call you're grandparents? grandma and grandpa.. or grandpapa
what do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? grocery buggy/cart or basket
what do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? rainshine or foxrain
what is the thing you change the tv channel with? (not that I have one but..) the remote or godbox
Toilet tag ?!!
1. Spray things that you like.. hmm ok..
shhht .. I like hot chocolate n marshmallows on chilly days.
shht .. I like Chai tea, english style! (with milk and sugar)
shhht .. I also like manga and graphic novels
shhht *cof* I Love peach cobbler!
shhhht .. I like jpop, tpop, and kpop music... like kat-tun, 183 club, and mblaq
shht .. I like comedic film.
shht .. I like cats.
shhht *cofcof* and I love asian Dramas!
2. how does it smell?
A bit overwhelmingly of cuddles and giggles... with a hint of vanilla citrus.
3. draw a youtuber with your eyes closed.
I don't actually have to say who I believe this to be, right?
4. what is the last thing you bought. why did you buy it?
last thing I bought... groceries.. because I was getting hungry.
But the last non-food, non-household, thing I bought was a kanji book.
5. show us your toilet area.
How about i describe it instead? a room large enough to have 2 oval sinks, a toilet, and a tub/shower with glass doors. beside the toilet on the floor, is a brush, and the occasional household cleaner. in the window sill, right next to it, (left side) is shampoo-ish items and the toiletpaper. on the sills of both mirrors over the sinks, toothbrush holder, hairbrush, and liquid soap container. in tub sills, shampoo, soap, and back brush. Next to the tub, behind the door, is a built in cupboard, where I mostly keep beauty and hair stuff. general theme of the room is.. uhh... white walls, grey linoleum floor and the stray towel or two at any given time.
6. flush one thing you want to delete from the world.
only one thing? *mumble* stingy *mumblemumble* ok
The whole 'rat race' concept..and by it, having to fight against a constant catch22, which keeps you struggling just to stay in one spot. *flushhhh* ....
7.show us your best faces.
>.> <-- innocent askance eyes
:P <-- raspberry
:D <-- I thought it was funny
XD <-- laughing hysterically
^ ^ <-- cute smiling eyes
o.o <-- surprised face
-.- <-- not amused face
8. who do you tag?
good question... I would tag Mesh and her sis, but dunno that I'd ever see a reply to it. Ditto for Darkelfie and her sister. so.. ok.. I'll tag Aztaro! .. and you as well, dear reader! send me a link to yer blog when you have completed it ok? I'd luv to read it!
all 'tag' rules apply.. in a guideline sort of way. don't over-gross it, don't off-topic spam it, do be creative with your answers. do have fun with it. thankyouverymuch (Elvis has now left the blog!)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tera First - step right up
Listening to: "Kiseki" by GReeeeN, "Every Single Day" by Shower
Watching: Murder She Wrote Reruns, ongoing dramas
Playing: Tera
Reading: random blogs, Youtube
mood: Neutral
Latest Topics of Interest: The Rather funny and random directions that spammers take. How to increase comments on a blog and getting the word out there.. come see this site!! :D
Not long ago, I was introduced to a new portal going to a place called Tera. At first it was a crimp really. It's a Huge world, which meant for a loong wait in transit... and then, when I'd finally arrived.. I couldn't seem to view it properly at all. Made my eyes hurt just to read the too small writing on the signs. *rubs eyes* and I wasn't too sure I wanted to stay. I nearly didn't.
As it turns out though, several of my Mabinogi guildies had also located the same portal and helped me to adjust things a fair bit.
So I figured to stick it out a bit longer. Finally having adjusted settings adequately and getting used to things enough to get around, I wandered from this place to that, doing the random quest, and clumsily falling off of the random cliff, doing the occasional face-splat into rocks or trees.. and all too often, backpedaling -into- monsters while trying to keep distance from yet -other- monsters(!!) fortunately, the race I chose is rather adept at running away.
So far, it's a lot of fun exploring and.. knowing there is soo much more yet to be seen is so exciting to me! I understand there is crafting and enchanting available, still haven't figured out much more then extraction and the expense of refinement. >.< Overall, though, this place seems worthy, even for the addition of one small Elin archer.
It seems they have the right idea for what free-to-play should mean. (free-to-play.. all the way through.) The detail is amazing.. maybe not as ooooo'ish as Aion had.. but really pretty nice. General gameplay reminds me a fair bit of the worlds of Warcraft and Everquest 2... as well as the mouse-drive camera weirdness of Dragonquest.. which takes a fair bit of getting used to for me.
As something of a solo artist, this game is very worth checking out. just.. watch out for the little silver poke-balls next to the monsters names. Party monsters are freakingly nasty.
Remember:
The lag monster is alive and well! Have a care, lest you find it chewing on yer heels.
Friday, February 01, 2013
Lets do it!..Here we go!
Listening to: "Every Single Day" by Shower, "All The Things You Never Knew" by Leehom, "Wahaha" by kanjani8
Watching: Youtubers -
Gimmeaflakeman and Tomoko with teaching news,
softypapa and his wildness hikes,
Hallyu Back and her funny drama reviews,
TheJapanChannel for scenes from -the- scene,
Simon's Cat, and Maru
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: Magically Dramatical Mistakes, WaniKani, Memrise
mood: Neutral
Latest Rant: Looking for Art Program Tutorials... I need a good one for vectors!..still!!...especially for the PSPro x5
A day like any other really. Future doesn't seem bright, trying to not think on it.. living in the moment. All in all, it hasn't been that bad of a moment really. Not particularly exciting, and not particularly boring or depressing either. Things I'm not happy with.. guess that will always be the case.. in one subject or another.. right? But that, if I pause to really give it some thought, the breeze outside is rather nice too. not too warm, not cold, and no mosquitoes.. or wasps buzzing about to cause concern. Yepyep, I like winter the best of the seasons. Everything is sleeping awaiting spring's renewal.. but for the rabbits and coyotes of course. Dry brown grass rustling in the puffs of breeze.. tossing dead leaves about rather capriciously. bird song tweeting in the winter sunlight. Not a bad time to be paying attention.
As usual in my life, I'm best looking beyond the trees before me at the forest.. as much as I enjoy hearing about and wishing I could explore other places.. This place right here, is ok.. it has its charm.. even if its been largely neglected by me most of the time. I have been in worse places really... other adventures in other timelines... through other portals. Normally, I'd say words best suit the moment, but let me explain my thoughts with something other then words. Oh, and I might mention, these scenes are soo not mine in origin.. they are PD pics found on the net (google Public Domain images). This is Texas to me.
Watching: Youtubers -
Gimmeaflakeman and Tomoko with teaching news,
softypapa and his wildness hikes,
Hallyu Back and her funny drama reviews,
TheJapanChannel for scenes from -the- scene,
Simon's Cat, and Maru
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: Magically Dramatical Mistakes, WaniKani, Memrise
mood: Neutral
Latest Rant: Looking for Art Program Tutorials... I need a good one for vectors!..still!!...especially for the PSPro x5
A day like any other really. Future doesn't seem bright, trying to not think on it.. living in the moment. All in all, it hasn't been that bad of a moment really. Not particularly exciting, and not particularly boring or depressing either. Things I'm not happy with.. guess that will always be the case.. in one subject or another.. right? But that, if I pause to really give it some thought, the breeze outside is rather nice too. not too warm, not cold, and no mosquitoes.. or wasps buzzing about to cause concern. Yepyep, I like winter the best of the seasons. Everything is sleeping awaiting spring's renewal.. but for the rabbits and coyotes of course. Dry brown grass rustling in the puffs of breeze.. tossing dead leaves about rather capriciously. bird song tweeting in the winter sunlight. Not a bad time to be paying attention.
As usual in my life, I'm best looking beyond the trees before me at the forest.. as much as I enjoy hearing about and wishing I could explore other places.. This place right here, is ok.. it has its charm.. even if its been largely neglected by me most of the time. I have been in worse places really... other adventures in other timelines... through other portals. Normally, I'd say words best suit the moment, but let me explain my thoughts with something other then words. Oh, and I might mention, these scenes are soo not mine in origin.. they are PD pics found on the net (google Public Domain images). This is Texas to me.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The whole world's got Talent
The Worlds Most Amazing Asian Synchronized Dancers
Kitties On The Beat
Ah Ha Lim... wow has he got nimble fingers for the card trick!
I Don't Care Anymore
by Phil Collins
Ever feel like this?
キセキ by GReeeeN
'Secrets' by One Republic
played by Bryson Andres
Money Won't
sung by Brendan Macfarlane
Piano talent
played by GuiGui Zheng
FUNNY XD
Voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix
Cover by Luna Lee on a traditional Korean Gayageum
(here's hoping you all can see this one)
Stand by me.. around the world style.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
its a new year..
Listening to: random Video drama Reviews
Watching: old Father Dowling Mysteries
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: random blogs
mood: Neutral
Latest Rant: Art Program Tutorials... I need a good one for vectors!
Happy New Year!.. well hope it's going alright for those of you aware of the changes.
Watching: old Father Dowling Mysteries
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: random blogs
mood: Neutral
Latest Rant: Art Program Tutorials... I need a good one for vectors!
Happy New Year!.. well hope it's going alright for those of you aware of the changes.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Uphill climb.. From the foot of a mountain range.
Listening to: Hallyu Back Video Reviews
Watching: The Mentalist, Haven, Leverage
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: random blogs
mood: slightly irritated
Latest Rant:
Hard to put into words. There are times when I feel almost lonely.. wanting someone with a like mind to share my obsessions and interests with.. and other times when I unintentionally ignore people I should connect with.. like relatives. My excuse is simple enough, to me at least. I really have nothing new to say.
Here come the holidays again. As usual, I am not ready, nor am I really 'feeling' the spirit of it. Is it just me? It probably is.... just more of the same ol feelings of drifting along being of no worth.. floundering. how depressing!
Lingo resources..
Found a nice site for learning a bit of kanji called WaniKani. It has a nice approach for learning.. looking at it from the radical side, rather then the traditional stroke-order side of things. and it also utilizes Mnemonics to help remember them a bit more easily. Only downside is, you get 2 lessons free, then need a monthly subscription to continue... and for us dirt poor/lucky just to be online peoples...its not an easily surmountable issue. but then again, its also fairly cheap considering knowledge vs cost. certainly cheaper by far then if you took a collage class on it.
Byki from transparent software, is still a really good choice for flashcard learning... and even the express allows for user content. Of course, as a free user, you cannot create your own lists, but there are plenty of others offering their lists free.. which makes this software rather nice to keep track of.
And then there's Anki... which, considering the limited resources of any value available free on the net, isn't too shabby. It's a bit like a dictionary of yer own making, and part flashcard tester. Not as colorful and bold, or as voice-worthy as Byki is, it's a work in progress though.. so worth the look-see for language learners.
oh, and take a look at Memrise. Its a bit like an online visual of Anki really. people make up lists with pictures, sometimes sound, and user mnemonics.. and the site quizzes you on them, even sending you reminders as needed. Be aware though, the quizes are on a time limit.. so you can't mull over the possible answers for long.
Kat-Tun's own Kame singing Plastic Tears
Merry Christmas, Happy b-day, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day, Day of Goodwill, winter solstice, Hanukkah, Diwali, Festival of Lights, Celebration of Light, Soyal, Shabe Yaldā or Shabe Chelle, Mothers' Night, Pancha Ganapati, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, Yule, Anastasia of Sirmium Feast Day, Malkh, Kwanzaa, Saint John the Evangelist's Day, Holy Innocents' Day, Saint Sylvester's Day, Watch Night, Hogmanay, New Years, Saint Basil's Day, Twelfth Night, Epiphany and/or whatever it is you are celebrating for this month!
You wish me yours and I'll wish you mine, and together this season, we shall be merry!
Watching: The Mentalist, Haven, Leverage
Playing: Mabinogi.
Reading: random blogs
mood: slightly irritated
Latest Rant:
Hard to put into words. There are times when I feel almost lonely.. wanting someone with a like mind to share my obsessions and interests with.. and other times when I unintentionally ignore people I should connect with.. like relatives. My excuse is simple enough, to me at least. I really have nothing new to say.
Here come the holidays again. As usual, I am not ready, nor am I really 'feeling' the spirit of it. Is it just me? It probably is.... just more of the same ol feelings of drifting along being of no worth.. floundering. how depressing!
Lingo resources..
Found a nice site for learning a bit of kanji called WaniKani. It has a nice approach for learning.. looking at it from the radical side, rather then the traditional stroke-order side of things. and it also utilizes Mnemonics to help remember them a bit more easily. Only downside is, you get 2 lessons free, then need a monthly subscription to continue... and for us dirt poor/lucky just to be online peoples...its not an easily surmountable issue. but then again, its also fairly cheap considering knowledge vs cost. certainly cheaper by far then if you took a collage class on it.
Byki from transparent software, is still a really good choice for flashcard learning... and even the express allows for user content. Of course, as a free user, you cannot create your own lists, but there are plenty of others offering their lists free.. which makes this software rather nice to keep track of.
And then there's Anki... which, considering the limited resources of any value available free on the net, isn't too shabby. It's a bit like a dictionary of yer own making, and part flashcard tester. Not as colorful and bold, or as voice-worthy as Byki is, it's a work in progress though.. so worth the look-see for language learners.
oh, and take a look at Memrise. Its a bit like an online visual of Anki really. people make up lists with pictures, sometimes sound, and user mnemonics.. and the site quizzes you on them, even sending you reminders as needed. Be aware though, the quizes are on a time limit.. so you can't mull over the possible answers for long.
Kat-Tun's own Kame singing Plastic Tears
Merry Christmas, Happy b-day, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day, Day of Goodwill, winter solstice, Hanukkah, Diwali, Festival of Lights, Celebration of Light, Soyal, Shabe Yaldā or Shabe Chelle, Mothers' Night, Pancha Ganapati, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, Yule, Anastasia of Sirmium Feast Day, Malkh, Kwanzaa, Saint John the Evangelist's Day, Holy Innocents' Day, Saint Sylvester's Day, Watch Night, Hogmanay, New Years, Saint Basil's Day, Twelfth Night, Epiphany and/or whatever it is you are celebrating for this month!
You wish me yours and I'll wish you mine, and together this season, we shall be merry!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)