the book of Chris

holy crap... POST!

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:35:28 GMT

I'm wondering if any of my LJ friends are on Facebook? I'm seriously considering shutting down my LJ because everything that it can do, Facebook can do better, EXCEPT have my LJ friends from the Wendy forums and other such places. I'd miss my Skizzy rants and Matt drawings too much to let this thing go.

facebook vs. live journal

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:42:51 GMT

Well, as it turns out, Facebook does not really allow for the massive rants, raves, essays, and stuff that I write here, so I ain't goin' nowhere. However, it has been really fun finding TONS of people I used to know and reconnecting with them, which I guess is what Facebook is for. Well done, Facebook!

Laterz

something horrible just happened

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:36:09 GMT

http://www.facebook.com/home.php

Yeah, it happened. I might be on here a helluva lot less now (as if that was possible).

Love and peace!

bandwagon

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:20:44 GMT

Extraordinary. The whole world around me is sick, and so of course, I am too. Blarg.

Felt the need to post about being ill since everyone else did. After all, I wouldn't want to be left out.

time to speak

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:53:40 GMT

Been silent for a while, AGAIN, and I just thought I'd check in with everyone.

First off, I've taken up World of Warcraft. Yeah, my soul is suffering a lot, but it's damn fun, it's something I can do with my wife and my sister and some other cool people I've met online and in real life. It's addictive but whatever, so is television.

Despite hard times work is still going okay. I don't fear for my store or my job, but I do fear for the country blah blah political diatribe let's hope Obama works out.

It amazes me as I write on here how it feels, I dunno, below me or something. That's not the right phrase, and I should go back and delete it, but when writing I've always felt that it's best to just let myself puke up everything I've got and decide if I need to edit later. [Edit - trite is the word I was looking for, but I'm leaving below me because it makes me seem more of a total douchebag, and those of you who know me know how this can be the truth.]

I look around at Livejournal and MySpace and all that and it's all just a massive support group for insecure people who need to feel more important. And it's sad because, and I know this sounds cliche and whatever, but we are all important. We might not have a global impact, we might be a small piece of our individual universes, but just being a part of that universe makes us important.

It's that interconnectivity that has been lost over the years that is damaging our society. That ability for people to come together in various types of relationships - friends, coworkers, family, lovers, whatever - that isn't as honest and strong as it used to be because of "conveniences" (I just did bunny ear air quotes in my head) like cell phones, instant messages, e-mails, and online games. Years ago when I was a particularly isolationist geek I would've loved conveniences like these because it meant less human contact while still giving the illusion of human contact so I could think that I was normal.

Amazing how I started this rant with a short blurb about starting to play WoW.

Anyway, the problem, in my opinion, is that this digital age of not interacting with our fellow humans has become normal instead of dreadfully antisocially abnormal. Here I am launching a diatribe on a livejournal that a dozen people at most will read instead of jumping up on a milk crate on a street corner and shouting at the top of my lungs that we need to kill our televisions, computers, and cell phones.

And yet, here I am, thinking about playing WoW and calling my wife on my, what's that? CELL PHONE.

They've become necessities in our universes where we don't have to sew our own clothes or cook for 5 hours to make a decent meal. We needed distractions, so along came easily accessed entertainment. We didn't have enough time for our entertainments, so we had to come up with faster ways to do everything. We needed to communicate faster, stronger, better, so we invented all these contraptions that put us in constant contact with everyone we know without actually being with them conversing face to face, observing body language and drawing on emotions and energies.

Now I try to emote through the typed word. I laugh out loud with three letters. And conveniently while I do this to entertain myself I'm avoiding doing chores or playing with the cats or going out into the world and striking up a conversation with a stranger.

And it's terrible, because as our generation grows into full blown adulthood, as we become the power of our nation, of our world, me having a conversation with a total stranger would be perceived as odd or an attempt to pick them up for sex. We have a powerful, articulate, intelligent leader to our nation (FINALLY) who used the power of these contraptions to rise to power. And he used them well, because he found a way to connect with ALL of us who voted through little assemblages of plastic and wire. We got emotionally hooked, wrapped up in his words.

So can these technological marvels be dismissed? We can obviously get those emotional connections through them. You can have a deep and meaningful conversation over a cell phone. You can make someone cry with a text. Is it really so bad to not have an actual face to face conversation with a human being?

It's interesting, I wrote my subject line before I even had this rant in my head. Oddly psychic, that.

I'm not really sure what I had to say. If you're still reading, bravo to you, I'm very impressed. If I'm still on your friends list, thanks, chances are I know you and love you as a dear friend even though I haven't seen you in literally years.

I'll try harder, I really will. That's been my motto for quite some time, but as of late it's actually yielding results. And do you know why?

Less tv, less computer, less video games. Sad but true. Used in moderation, used to socialize and connect. Well... most of the time.

Love you all

P.S.
I went back and reread (and threw in an edit) and realized what I wanted to say when I started this rant. To those of you who read me that think you're not all that and a bag of chips - you are, and more. You might have your off days/weeks/months, but with the right mindset, with the love and support of your LJ support group, you can do anything your heart desires. And I truly mean that. Even when we disagree with you, even when we aren't commenting on your every entry, we're there, watching over you, and loving you from afar.

But if you don't comment on my rant, I'll hate you forever.

*smiley face*

Love and peace

YES!

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:28:21 GMT

So the bad news is as follows:

1. Looks like California is banning gay marriage. Dammit, California! You used to be cool! My wife and I were talking, though, and we believe that gay marriage will be across the country within our generation.

2. Alaska is electing convicted felon Ted Stevens back into the Senate. What. The. F*%&.

3. We didn't manage to get 60 in the Senate.

All things, considered, though, it could be a whole helluva lot worse. We've got the Presidency, the House, the Senate, and a majority of the Governors. At least two years of a purely Democratic government, possibly more. To our generation, to those who voted, make the time every election year for repeat performances. As Mad-Eye said - CONSTANT VIGILANCE!

Way to go, America, you've renewed my faith in the democratic system! California may not be as cool as we thought. Alaska may be f'n crazy. But the vast majority of America voted in the right people.

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:21:47 GMT

5 years.

That is all.

one shot

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:31:34 GMT

I have made it a point over the last few years that even when I take a hiatus from LJ, I'll stop in when I see a phenomenal movie.

This time I have seen two.

WALL-E - I would dare say the best Pixar movie to date. Epic, beautiful, hilarious, touching, this is fantastic and a testament to Pixar's ability to make people care for the most mundane things: in this case a little rolling trash compactor and a fancy flying i-Pod. Phenomenal date movie, or just something to collect some friends and laugh.

THE DARK KNIGHT - everything you've read, all the hype, all the glory, all the raves - it's all true. But be warned:

Heath Ledger's Joker is an unabashedly scary mother fucker. Scariest movie villain since Hannibal Lecter. LEAVE THE KIDS AT HOME.
Pee before the movie starts. It's two and a half hours and it does not stop. EVER. They sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge.
Scary. Mother. Fucker. Can't be said enough.

Both of 'em. See them. Best movies I've seen in a long time, and they came out in the same damned year! SAME SEASON! MADNESS!!!

In other news my District Manager was canned and I have a new totally awesome boss who has revitalized my job, my store, and my people. It's been a fun month.

House is lovely, Lindsey is good, cats are good. Hope you are all happy and healthy!

story writing

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:38:20 GMT

I've been trying to write more lately, and I'm subjecting you poor folks at live journal to the work. If you feel like it, read on and give some feedback. This is a fantasy story that I've been working on for a long time. What I want to know most is if you can manage to finish what's written here, and if you want to read more. A good hook is vital, and if I can't pull that off, that's what I need to work on first (apart from basic technicalities, which hopefully are alright here).

Don't be surprised if a lot of writings and essays start popping up in my journal. If you hate that, de-friend me. If you like that, friend me. If you know of good writing communities, please let me know.

It was cold this early in the morning. The sun was just starting to peek over the walls and touch the paving stones. Few would be out at dawn. The bakers were starting their work and shopkeepers were shuffling from their homes to their stores. The carts for market were beginning to roll down the streets. But everyone took pause, became alert, when they heard the jingle of the ring mail armor, when they saw the long spear moving among the throng.

Jakob Rynn moved slowly among the people, his green eyes taking in every face, every move; the end of his pike softly tapped the stones of the street. His pike ended with a wide tapered spear point, the sides of which had a slight edge, but the tip was deadly sharp. At his hip he bore a unique weapon, crafted specifically for him long ago. It was a peculiar sword with four edges, the sword blade heavy and brutal in it's shape. Instead of flat panels between each edge, there was a slightly concave surface that allowed for each of the four edges to be sharpened. The circular sheath was a bit unwieldy, but necessary to hold his unusual blade of choice.

The Greatwheel Army sent envoys to his home every week to enlist him, offering him a captain’s rank and gold. The Houses offered him lands and fortune to be their personal bodyguard. But none of those positions offered him direction, they had no purpose or objective. This, the hunt. This had purpose. This was objective.

His asking price was high, unless the perpetrator was a rapist or murderer. For murderers the price was lessened depending on the victim and motive. For rapists -- rapists he hunted for free. He never failed to bring in the target -- living or dead. The Army left him to his work, knowing the streets were safer for it. Publicly, the Houses denied him their approval; privately, they hired him frequently.

Today was one of those days. A member of one of the Houses believed he’d been lulled into a false sense of security by a market salesman, and later found one of his heavy purses had been cut. Jakob had no doubt that the weight of the purse paled in comparison to the weight of his price, but the House member had his wounded pride to think of, not the money of the taxpayers.

“Good morning, Aeryn!” Jakob approached one of the market vendors, a heavy-set barrel chested man with thick forearms. The man was bald at the top of his head, with a circlet of dark gray hair and remnants of brown. He had the rough skin and features of a man who had done many hard days work, and the stomach of a man who had not seen those days in a long time. Jakob knew, though, that Aeryn Norris was not a merchant to be taken lightly. He’d seen Aeryn in a scuffle or two, and knew the big man could hold his own. "How has business been?"

"Good, boy, very good. East Wall has been highly profitable of late and the pirates haven't been about for several months." Aeryn glanced at Jakob's pike. "And you?"

"The usual, with prosperity comes scum, crimes of opportunity. Working alone today? Maera sleeping late again?"

Aeryn gave a deep chuckle and raised an eyebrow at Jakob. "Always asking about Maera, Jakob. If you were any other man I might think you had interests in my granddaughter. She's fine, sleeping when I left. And yes, I'm working alone today. I'll tell her you're asking about her."

Jakob gave Aeryn half a scowl. "You are a dear friend, Old Man." He cleared his throat and tried to sound casual. “Seen Shen today?”

Aeryn fixed Jakob with a steady eye under a raised bushy eyebrow. “Aye, Jakob, I have. But I think if I were to tell you where, I might not see him again.” Aeryn’s gaze moved again to Jakob’s pike, and he gave a grim smile. “But I imagine you have your reasons, and I know you’ll be finding him sooner or later. Last I saw him, he was in the northeast square, just past the fountains.”

“Much obliged, Aeryn.” Jakob gave a nod and tapped a gloved hand to his helmet, polished steel with gold embossing, a small hole for horsehair in the back. Jakob had removed the horsehair some time ago after one of his targets grabbed it, pulled the helmet from his head, and tried to bash him with a mace. Jakob made it a point never to make the same mistake twice.

“Oh, and Jakob, if you see Maera, please tell her to stay out of trouble today!” Aeryn shouted after Jakob as he weaved between carts.

“I will, Aeryn, Gaea's fortune to you!” Jakob shouted back, quickly winding to the northeast.

"To you too, although I doubt you'll need it."

The northern-most part of the marketplace was renown for its great bargains and its talented pickpockets, which most likely made up for the bargain prices. It was widely believed that merchant and pickpocket worked together to make a tidy profit, and most dignified citizens avoided the area. Traveling merchants and noblemen, however, were frequent victims of the ploy, and often complained to their friends in the various Houses of Greatwheel, asking that justice be done. The pickpockets were often routed. The merchants rarely were.

It was almost an accepted practice these days. In a city the size of Greatwheel, largest of all cities in the known world, a little high collar crime was an agreeable trade for the prosperity of such a city. But every once in a while, one of the merchants and his band of thieves would creep out of the northern marketplace to make a few gold coins from the higher class House members. And that’s when a merchant would finally receive justice. It seemed that Shen had overstepped the line.

As Jakob entered the northern market, the locals in the crowd ceased their morning chatter and avoided his gaze. He was known here, known as a hand of the upper class, an instrument of justice or an implement for a heavy bag of gold coins. Few dared move against him, and those that did wound up humiliated, in the stocks, or dead. Jakob gazed over the market, focusing on the fountains. And there he was, back turned to him, talking to a pair of young boys.

Those who were close enough to Jakob knew instantly that he had found his quarry, and parted for him to pass. It was a ripple effect that could be useful, but one that Jakob typically despised. What good was easy movement if his target knew he was coming from a city block away. And sure enough, one of the boys pointed and Shen turned. Jakob met his eye steadily, giving him the opportunity to do things the easy way.

The trio turned and ran.

Jakob swore as he charged after him, and the parted crowd became useful once more. His ring mail rattled violently as he swerved around a corner and through a group of chattering women. The boys broke off in two different directions and Shen shouted at them, cursing them as he continued to speed down the street. Jakob was gaining, but not fast enough.

He remembered the Dragonwhip, a bar full of the rough sort that would hide Shen for a price. It was nearby and likely to be open this early in the morning, gleaning from the previous night's drunkards. The sheath of his sword was heavy on his hip as he rounded a corner and rushed down a side street, coming to a main roadway, and turned again. The heavily traveled thoroughfare was starting to fill; horses and pedestrians made their way along the paved road. Jakob moved quickly between the lanes of traffic, trying not to startle anyone (which was difficult while running in rattling armor carrying a seven foot pike), and charged down another side street. He turned one last time and saw the hanging sign emblazoned with a long stylized dragon, and Shen as he approached the bar door. Jakob smiled to himself as he took a few long strides and reared back with the arm holding the pike. Shen’s head turned, eyes widening in recognition. As Shen slipped through the door, Jakob realized that he had lost his opportunity for an easy capture and was now going to have to deal with a bar full of thugs. Irritated, he entered the bar.

He was met with a scene that in any other bar might have been unusual at this early hour, but at the Dragonwhip, Jakob imagined that an early-morning, or extremely late-night, bar fight was not that strange. There was an overturned table, some broken mugs, a large man struggling to pull a tankard off of his hand, and two similarly large men on the floor, apparently unconscious. In the middle of it all was the Dragonwhip’s owner, a surly man called Grim, and an attractive young woman barefoot, with her skirts hitched up in one hand, and holding a shoe in the other. Jakob passed the two of them without so much as a glance, it was not the first time he had seen Maera Norris standing barefoot in the middle of a barroom brawl.

Jakob moved through the carnage, both Grim and Maera watching him intently, and Jakob reached behind the bar and pulled out Shen by his hair. “Sorry to disturb you folks. Shen, I can take you in walking or in a rucksack. Make your choice.” Shen glanced at the end of the pike, then bowed his head in defeat and held out his hands. Jakob took both and put them high behind Shen’s back and tied them with a loop of rope. “Good day, Grim, Maera.” He prodded Shen forward out of the bar.

He’d been out of the Dragonwhip for less than two seconds when Grim roared “OUT!” and Maera came running out the bar doors.

“You owe me a shoe!” she shouted at the bar front.

“And you owe me two chairs, a table, and a dozen new mugs!”

“Bah…we’ll call it even,” she muttered. She turned to Jakob. “Let’s get some breakfast, I’m starving!”

Jakob groaned inwardly as he realized his morning was not over. Not by a long shot.

BRAWL!

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:41:28 GMT

0946-2051-3524

Another reaching out

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:10:54 GMT

I've actually been in the process of putting together a play by mail Star Wars strategy game for my little band of friends who have spread across the country. Then I realized, why don't I extend that out to my little Stevens Point crew as well?

Here's the deal - it's a turn based strategy game, strictly numbers with the classic Empire versus Rebellion during the height of the "civil war" (original movies), there's no role playing required but taunting, teamwork, communication, and even infighting and power plays are greatly encouraged. Players take on the role of a Star Wars hero and their forces and engage in tactical choices to rule the Galaxy. It requires a commitment of one e-mail visit a week between Monday and Thursday. Rules will be available to anyone interested (eventually).

The first game is going to be (at my Madison friends' request) from the angle of the Empire so we can check out the bugs and inbalances the game has. If you're interested in play testing and have some interest in Star Wars, please let me know.

Laterz

still alive!

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:39:38 GMT

Yo peoples. After a very... very... VERY lengthy absence, I'm throwing up on the internet.

I'm not really sure why now. I've certainly been lurking long enough. I think I saw Kat post about old school SW and it just got me longing for the good old days of less work and more play and yadda-yadda-sad-me-whine-journal-blah-blah-I'm-done.

For those of you who care I've been working obscene hours, teaching tae kwon do when I can, playing video games, and cleaning up the house, sadly in that order. Oh, and spending time with the wife. Again, sadly, in that order. Lindsey is back in school for vocal pedagogy or something along those lines, and she's quite brilliant at it. She's trying to get into the graduate program at UW Madison, and we're really hoping she can.

I don't remember if I posted this, but I got big promotion at work, now the general manager of my store (hence the obscene hours). It's mostly good, but the last three weeks have been hell and making me doubt this particular job choice.

Enough whining, dammit.

My sister is getting married this summer which continues the "Chris is actually getting old" theme that my life has been heading down. Friends have had babies, have moved across the country, are finally getting their lives together. I feel like I've taken great strides in getting my life together, and I certainly work harder, am more organized, and better disciplined than I ever have been. I certainly want to be heading in a different direction, but I feel like I've got myself situated so that when I am heading in that direction, I'll be able to run it like the wind.

The cats are good. Kiki, who we've had for five years, is healthy and lightning fast and queen of the house. Momo, who is just a little over a year old, is gi-freakin-nor-mous.

I hope all of you are doing well, and happy, and all that jazz. Are we trying to do the annual get together this year? I need to know what weekend it'll be, and soon, so I know if I can do it with Cheryl getting *ack!* married!

Take it easy, world!

good-bye internet!

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:39:22 GMT

for those of you who know me, my life is busy. for those of you who don't know me, my life is busy. I'm a selfish individual who values their free time, and I have a 50 hour a week job (that I like, except the hours). there are many things I want to do with my limited time, and unfortunately the internet has turned into a time sucking vortex for that limited time.

I have come to a grim decision - I must go cold turkey.

some time ago I went cold turkey on video games. the result - the occaisional freak out where I do nothing but play video games all day. then I decided to go back to playing some video games, but in moderation. end result - less gaming, more productivity, and I ended up spending more time on games that I really liked (Dragon Quest 8, Katamari!), as opposed to just playing games to play them (see Dynasty Warriors)

fatty foods - same sequence of events. cut out all fast food, all fried food, all fatty food. lost a bunch of weight, became miserable and an emotional eater, went back to eating such things on occaision, and moderation ensued.

television - I didn't really last cold turkey on this one, but it did make me realize how much time the boob tube takes up, AND how much I love quality programming (Heroes, Chuck, Firefly, Futurama, Earl, to name a few).

last night I meant to go to bed at 9:00. I stayed up until 11:00 just dinking around on the damn internet. and today I'm exhausted. sucktitude.

so to all of you, I say good-bye for now. chances are I'll be back (though I hardly post on this thing anyway), but I won't be back as much. those who know me in real life, you should have my phone number if the need arises to contact me, and if you don't, please comment here and I'll get you my number somehow.

love to all, take it easy, I'll see you when I see you.

-Chris

Harry Potter and the Totally Amazing Saga

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:54:12 GMT

Awesome. Just awesome.

For those few of you out there who have never started the Harry Potter series, it now comes highly recommended as it is a perfect arc with a satisfying and conclusive ending. The pacing, characters, story, humor, and magic permeate the entire series, and while there are weak moments, I have since concluded that these weak moments may have been created on purpose (i.e. repetitous arguments or scenes to demonstrate the monotony of a situation, the irritation an individual is causing, etc.).

Brilliant. Read and love. Discover what all the hype is about and how sometimes, the hype is true.

Thanks Jo, for eight years of joy (I started reading in 1999).

Chris sucks

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:06:59 GMT

Some stuff has come up and Chris has had to make the hard decision to skip Renn Faire this year. Sorry 'bout that, but rest assured, it is not Harry related (it's just a bonus). Work, while awesome, has also been more exhausting than ever, and this coming weekend is going to be the first three days off I'll have all to myself in almost six months, so I'm taking it.

There is a slim chance that I (or we) will come out on Saturday night to see the gang. Depends on the level of exhaustion at that time.

And because I possibly lost my RSVP, I absolutely positively WILL BE at the wedding. Only death or a broken body part could keep me away, and the broken body part would have to be very sudden, cuz I'd limp my sorry ass onto the dance floor with a cast and still, well, okay no I wouldn't dance, but I'd make a serious ass of myself!

Sorry gang. Hope the Renn Faire is teh awezome!

-Chris, God no more

Chris the ass-hat

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:04:51 GMT

Question to the Pointers - debating the birthday shindig versus Harry. Lindsey and I took that weekend off when Harry's release date was first announced with the intention of reading the last book together like obsessed idiots. I think what I'm going to try and do is obsessively read the book overnight before Renn Faire and meet you guys down there on Saturday, then be semi-conscious for the rest of the weekend.

Thoughts? Is anyone else planning a midnight reading?

(It's been so long since I posted to LJ there's all these new buttons I don't even understand! Crazy!)

And if the invite for the wedding is still a go, I'm there.

long long time

Tue, 08 May 2007 12:50:11 GMT

I haven't posted since last year, I know, but I've been lurking. One pretty big change in my life, I've been made General Manager of my store. I'm the one in charge, god help me.

Hope everyone else is happy and healthy. Peace

truth or dare

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:05:05 GMT

I haven't posted in a while and am hoping this might start some kind of conversation. Fire away, but only if you want the answer (and being a loser I reserve the right to refuse inappropriateness).

In other news, work is hard but getting a lot better, but I am hella out of shape. How those two are connected I'll never know.

And Square-Enix owns my soul. MY SOUL!!! Balthier might be the second coolest FF character evah (with Auron, of course, being the coolest). And is it just me or is Ashe unusually kick-ass for a female protagonist? Granted, I haven't played very far yet.

And anyone who has missed Heroes, it is the rockinest show since Firefly, and some of you know how much I dug Firefly. My love for Firefly (and now Heroes) nears my love of Star Wars, and I KNOW some of you kids know my love for Star Wars.

All from me. Laterz

must update!

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:21:58 GMT

HOLY CRAP! GO DEMOCRATS!

sorry to any Republican peeps out there, but the Republicans have been in power for over six years, and look what's happened. When the Democrats were in charge, a lot of great things and one BJ happened (which many would construe as a good thing).

and perhaps by the end of the day/month/year we'll have both the House AND the Senate! WOOO!

*end political talk*

work is crazy busy but really fun. I rarely get to see Lindsey, but it does happen. my wife rocks cuz she bought me FF12 and now she's playing it (hot geek wife, wooo!)

laterz

gone

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:23:05 GMT

Well, I've been out of town and offline for a month and a half. Did I miss anything?

HUUUGE update

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:51:02 GMT

Two bits of bad news:

1. The Open House some of you have heard of has been postponed indefinitely

2. I just had a tooth taken out... I am now a gap-toothed bastard (though thankfully the tooth is in the back, so I can grin and you don't even know it's missing)

One very important bit of good news:

I have a new job! I'm working (for significantly more money) for a restaurant called Cosi. I'll be an assistant manager, and I'm leaving for a six week training course in the middle of August (hence the Open House being cancelled). Should be lots of fun (though LOTS of work).

That is all, peace out!

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:17:26 GMT

Awesome weekend at Renn Faire, love to all you kids, now I'm gonna go pass out or something. Laterz, and thanks to the awesomest Colleen for hosting us in your humble abode once again.

damn you YouTube!

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:31:33 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2wyhgP0FVo

LOTR

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:14:11 GMT

Cuz I'm crazy, I watched both Two Towers and Return of the King for the umpteenth time today. I've concluded that the extended version of Two Towers is BY FAR the best of the three and quite possibly one of my favorite movies evah. I also found out (much to my chargrin), that I always choke up, just a little tiny bit, during the sequence where Aragorn bows to the hobbits. It's a spectacular scene, and it's almost a shame they couldn't end the movie right there.

Those are my thoughts. Oh, and Dragon Quest VIII is the devil. So much time gone...

to those that know her

Sun, 21 May 2006 12:25:21 GMT

My sister just graduated college! Go Cheryl! Yay!!

that is all