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Sat, Nov. 25th, 2006, 05:08 am

Well my xbox 360 diead sorta.. gotta send it to micro$oft to get it fixed.
Ah well slapped a radeon x1600 pro into my pc so I can now play neverwinter nights II
Plus I got the new castlevania for ds to keep me busy.

Work still sucks, wifes still pregnant and getting bigger and well my debts going down pretty nicely.

Other than that not much new here.

Tue, Oct. 31st, 2006, 08:18 am
Dust and cobbwebs

Happy Halloween everyone,
It's been ages since i updated this thing but in all honesty I had nothing of interest to say.
Not too much has changed, I had to get a new PC cause the old one was being vile and evil.
Sylvia is still pregnant and getting bigger, the Dr. isn't a 100 % sure but it looks like I'll be having a daughter in febuary (though there is room for error. yet it doesn't matter too much to me.)

In other news a lot fo games come out in november, sweet lord how many there are!

Xbox360:
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Rainbow Six Vegas
Gears of War (I doubt I am getting this one)

Nintendo DS:
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin

Nintendo WII and Zelda twilight Princess and red steel.

the ps3 also comes out in november but good luck to whoever wants one lol

anyway thats about it for me.
til next time!


P.S. I posted thids a few years back but in the spirit of halloween I'll post it again lol

Call of Cthulhu Survival Tips:

In a game like Call of Cthulhu, where the average lifespan of a
player character is less than that of a mayfly, pointers a needed to
stay on top of things.


Have you just inherited a mansion whose previous owner went mad,
died horribly or simply vanished? Never ever sleep in the master
bedroom, explore the unmapped caverns beneath the cellar and never
try to find the source of that insane piping-sound going on at night.
In fact, never ever visit the mansion in question.

Conduct investigations while the sun is still above the horizon. The
common idea that night is the proper time for sneaking around and
committing B&E is even deadlier than The Thousand-Faced Rotting
Bubble-Person From Beyond ever could be.

Being illiterate is a good thing.

Yes, there is such a thing as too many tentacles.

Always bring a handgun, that way you can make sure that one of your
friends will be in no shape to run when your group is chased by outer-
dimensional hunting-creatures, thereby giving the horrible being
something other than you to munch on. Hopefully.

Never become good friends with University professors. They are the
living embodiment of trouble. In fact, watch out for people whose job
is to read books, specifically old books, or tomes, as they like to
call them. They always want help after having summoned The Horrible
Horror with a Shady Reputation. Helping them will get you dead right
quick or, at the very least, insane. Surreal happenings or outer-
dimensional summoning may be commonplace in their lives; better not
make it commonplace in your life.

Never date women who refer to themselves as cat-persons. Cuddly or
not; the Cats from Saturn be damned!

Never go abroad. If you, for any reason, have to go abroad it better
not be as a crewmember on an expedition.

Egypt and Antarctica kills off more investigators each year than
cancer does.

Always bring explosives. Not pansy explosives like grenades instead
bring bundles of TNT. Going to your cousins wedding? Great! Just
remember to pack the TNT. TNT is good for some many things, like
blowing up blasphemous temples or horrible proto-masses. Failing
that, TNT makes great firewood for your final bonfire.

Never join a cult or sect. Enough said.

Curiosity did not kill the cat. Some unspeakable horror did. Not only
that, it also turned the cat inside out, had pseudo pods grow from
every orifice imaginable, gave it a taste for human blood and made it
six times larger than before. Now the cat is coming for you.

Stay well away from mountain cabins. Every mountain cabin comes with
an obligatory psychopath. Some cabin-retailers may allow for the
psychopath to be exchanged for an Unknown Horror Existing in Far to
Many Dimensions. Beware cabins!

Try not to live your life in England or New England. In fact, you
should probably move to Sweden, a country where Mythos activity seems
to quite non-existent.

Avoid anything that can be associated with the words ancient, elder,
forgotten etc. I cannot emphasize this enough. Contracting Ebola is
far more enjoyable than being torn to pieces over the course of seven
years by the Ancient Guardian-
Monstrosity.



Make a distinction between Good Slime and Evil Slime. Good Slime does
not really do anything except maybe make you disgusted. Evil Slime,
on the other hand, tends to eat you, dissolve you, expand like there
is no tomorrow, et cetera. A surefire way of distinguishing between
Good Slime and Evil Slime is this:
When you see a pool of slime for the first time, ask yourself these
questions. But before proceeding, take heed; Good or Evil, no slime
at all is better.
1. Does it shiver, move about or show any other sign of having means
of producing kinetic energy by itself? No? Then it is probably safe
to assume that you are dealing with Good Slime.
2. Does it have countless mouths and bulging eyes? No? Good Slime.
3. Does it talk? No? Good Slime.
4. Do you feel threatened in any way by this slime? No? Good Slime.
5. Poke the slime with a pointy stick. Does it react? No? Good Slime.
6. Have any of your pets disappeared lately? No? If yes, can you see
the bones of your pets inside the slime? Yes? Evil Slime.
7. Did the slime come from outer space? No? Good Slime.

When dealing with beings of incomprehensible power, tread lightly. If
you suddenly decompose, burst into flames, explode or suffer
otherwise along similar lines you know you have done something wrong.

On the other hand, if you deal with beings of incomprehensible power
you are a right git and deserve nothing less. Steer well clear of
Outer Gods, Elder Gods, Old Ones and their ilk.

If your Keeper asks you to print out a couple of new character sheets
before the session begins you know trouble and death are afoot.
Suggest that you play Dungeons & Dragons instead; a game where being
resurrected doesn’t automatically turn you into The True Spawn of
Evil.

Of course, following these pointers alone is not really enough to
keep your investigator alive. Common sense along with a big dose of
self-preservation is also needed, but often sorely lacking when it
comes to investigators in a game of Call of Cthulhu. Good luck, and
remember: even how dreary it may sound, spending your last years in a
retirement home is far better than spending your last years in a
mental asylum eating bugs.

Some quick rules of survival for the Delta Green Operative:
* Always carry one more magazine than you expect to use.
* The abandoned mine never is.
* Painstakingly sealed refrigerators in the Green Box are probably
painstakingly sealed for a purpose.
* If in doubt, empty the magazine.
* Never let your less-than-sane colleague carry the explosives.
* An autopsy-room is not a "safe place".
* Any dark strangers offering you gifts and favors should be avoided
like the plague.
* When contemplating ways to execute your mission : think "Overkill".
* Sleep is only a bad substitute for caffeine.
* Always save the last bullet for the moron who got you into this.
* If that moron isn't you, aim for the legs. If you're going to get
eaten alive so is he.
* Any offer to let you "Experience the Other Dimensions" should be
tactfully declined ... with a shotgun blast.
* If you have no social skills: try "physical interrogation".
* Reading books is for the colleague you keep locked up in the nice
room with soft walls.
* There is no such thing as "too many guns".
* Gasoline. Refueling cars is only its secondary use.
* When you enter a government facility and the toilet-doors are
marked: "Men", "Women" and "Other" you might want to reconsider your
position.
* Old Nazis never die. Period.
* Wimps fondle guns. Real Men fondle Doomsday-devices.

Tue, Sep. 26th, 2006, 10:28 am
hmmm *wipes off the dust and the cobb webs*

Well it seems that even when working nights, you can still have those sleepless moments.

It's beena long while since I last posted but I never really have much to say at this point. life seems like one big waiting game to me for the most part, going from one moment to the next.

I got a promotion of sorts at work and am now a unit replacement, I make like 30 cents more an hour lol and I do many different jobs depending who is sick or on holidays. The trouble is they don't tend to give you much training and until you know all the jobs they keep putting you on the same job til they have more manpower (mondays and fridays when they have the students in) so I am the company bitch til the good days of the working week.

Next week sylvia goes in for her next ultrasound and other prodding that pregnant women tend to go through. This is the one where we will (hopefully) find out the Gender of our unborn child. To be quite honest this whole parenthood thing still hasn't really set in yet, so far I am just winging it.

Other than that not all that much new with me

til next time take care

~JM

Mon, Aug. 7th, 2006, 07:03 am

There is nothing like having a robot go down at work and getting paid to sit and watch smallville for time and a half over a 8 hour period.
that'll teach them to make us work ona holiday!!

Sat, Jul. 29th, 2006, 03:24 am
A day of nostalgia and renewal

Today was one of the most busiest but fun days I have had in a while. I haven't done much with myself over my holidays and it was nice to get out and spend some time with old friends.

I picked up devin at 9:30 am and we drove into toronto to meet up with karl. We wandered a bit and went to harry T's and then to 401 convenience to get some Legend of the 5 rings Collectible Card Game stuff. I was looking to get a clan mug or two but instead I got us all Training Grounds II starter sets. they were very under priced and when devin mentioned it the cleark at the store decided he didn't want ot sell my the 3 boxes I wanted and so after much griping , bitching and argueing we got himt o do what he was supposed to do sell us the amount we wanted. i twas somewhat retarded to say the least. we then left toronto and went to the queensway cinemas and saw miami vice which was allright, but it was longer than expected so I had to run Devin straight to work(so he'dbe on time and he was) and then drop karl off at the subway station.


I then met up with nick and hung out with him and then grabbed some chow at the local applebees. We then returned to nicks place and chilled for a bit more til it was time to go and get Devin again to take him to JP's for some RPG fun! ^_^

We played Legend of the 5 rings and completely destroyed more fo the cannon of the origional story (but it was awsome) JP is now the Emerald Champion and I made him hero to the massess lol. It was a fun night.

But now I feel more and more that I will soon have to return to work and my days of lounging are over for the next little while. I hope it's not too hot at work....

The last bit of news is that in 1 week sylvia will be officially 3 months pregnant with our child.
Fatherhood is never something I have really been prepared for and I doubt I ever will be but it will be a fun trip to say the least...
anyway I am off to bed now,
til next time.

Tue, Jul. 25th, 2006, 03:04 am
what to say....

Well it is now tuesday and my vacation is ending.
I don't mind cause there isn't much for me to do to be quite honest. I haven't been able to shake off my midnights schedual so I am on seoul/HK/tokyo time (take your pick lol)
it's 3 am and I just ate my lunch. I managed to dodge working at the car plant during the hottest days of the summer. On august 2nd I will have worked their 4 years now , onmly got 26 more years left of my 30 year sentence then I can retire with full pension.. ~_~;;

I have a massive craving for doritos but if I went out at this hour to get some sylvia would skin me alive (if she found out)

I turn 25 soon and so my car insurance will go down a bit 608 a month is killer.

Tue, Jul. 18th, 2006, 10:08 am
BLEACH!!!!!

Okay so the new bleach episodes I got work well in VCD format. I love my dvd plaer watching them on tv is much better than on a stupid pc. (couches are comfortable)

Anyway I must say I LOVE BLEACH it is a wicked anime with lots of good battles , story and all sorts of goodies.

you can find everythign under the sun that involves bleach here
http://www.bleachportal.net/bleach/multimedia/bittorrent

get bit torrent to download some of the episodes but you can get them all in real media format as well.
the subbing is pretty good and well the series is still running in japan I belive so there is no ending of it yet.

Anyhoo enjoy!

Mon, Jul. 17th, 2006, 07:53 pm

Well I got bck from vacationing in grand bend just a few days ago. It was allright my vacation is presently 1/2 way over. The next two weeks I will be doing very little of anything. I don't get paid for this week but I will get paid again next week which will be a huge relife.

I watched all of seed gundam and well it's a pretty good series the best gundam series I have ever seen. The story was great and they didn't recycle footage very often (like they did horrendously in gundam wing)

I also watched episodes 55-80 of bleach, I didn't get episodes 46-54 from mike but he took too long and I figured I'd fill in the blanks I just downloaded episodes 81-87 of bleach this morning using bit torrent

I'll make VCD's out of em and maybe watch them tonight. We'll see....

anyway thats all for now.

Fri, Jul. 7th, 2006, 05:23 am
can't sleep

Well not too much is new, my first week of 4 weeks vacation is at a close. Iplan on going to downtown toronto later today to see a scanner darkly. It looks neat and it's only playing at the varsity cinema (for some f'd up reason) anyway then I will finish the evening with a little 4 way RPG action lol

I am so looking forward to it.

In other news Nissan might be buying 20% of GM lol
Nissans are prolly better quality cars so if they give me a discount that'd be sweet lol that would also make 30% of the company shareholders who want to make money in the long term. which is a good thing.

fire the ceo and all his co-horts and get some young blood up in there,

Wed, Jun. 21st, 2006, 02:20 pm

Well I saw Tokyo Drift last weekend and I must admit it was pretty good. Best in the series by leaps and bounds.
Lots of Hot girls and the main character looks oddly enough like JP's brother steve.

I have up graded my internet speed and whatnot so I can multitask and download more crap at better rates of speed.

Next week I get to see superman. I am very excited, not to mention it;s the last week of work before I have my wonderful month off lol

I am also thrilled that Germany is doing well in the world cup! 3 straight victories !

anyway thats about it

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