Fun Times in SWG

Brad, this is for you...

Those Wacky Chinese...

I set up an FTP server yesterday. It only has 2 accounts right now, neither of which are "Administrator" or "Guest".

Someone from China has already tried to log into it.

Repeated attempts from 218.94.132.199 to log into the FTP server with the username "Administrator" were logged. I was actually sitting at the system hosting the server when the attempts were made. That IP address is now permanently blocked.

Mister China person, your uninvited attempts to log into my FTP server will fail. Does it anger you to know your attempts are futile? I hope so.

I also hope you choke on your fortune cookie this evening and die.

Archduke Chocula

In case you haven't heard, Futurama is coming back.

My top 3 favorite shows (in no particular order) are:

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Megas XLR
• Futurama

So, kids. I have been doing a fair amount of deep and profound brain things deep inside my head (I like to move it, move it [nice and sweet and sassy!]) recently and have decided that I would like to go to school once more. Where that school is located has yet to be determined. I am still considering my options, however limited they may be.

I would very much like to be an audio engineer employed at Skywalker Sound.

Anyone that has known me for an extended period of time will recall my lust for excellent sound quality and reproduction. This continues to this day, clearly illustrated by my recent computer speaker selection (THX certified, anyone?).

A few small issues arise from this newfound inspiration for a career.

Schools that have degree programs focused on recording arts or audio engineering/design are few and far between. I specifically included the word "degree" in the previous sentence because many schools offer certificate programs, but no degree. A few of the schools that I am looking at:

• Full Sail
• Art Institute of Seattle
• SAE Institute - LA
  

Each school is expensive. I am currently leaning towards one in particular, but the list above is in no particular order, bwahahahaha. You must choose.. wisely. For the Grail cannot move beyond the Great Seal. That is the boundary, and the price, of immortality...

It's 3am, I have been up for 18 hours now.

Perfect time to play UT2K4.

I Want A CRX

The image above pretty much sums up how I felt when I came across the Northern California Honda CRX Club website. Those that appreciate these sorts of things will also appreciate this website.

I have spoken. All depart.

MySpace

I dove in. I got myself a MySpace page. I started thinking about it, and my hatred for the site seemed unfounded.

I don't feel like updating anything on it right now. The reason being that it takes 2-5 minutes for a page to load. This pisses me off. I was trying to do things to my profile, "pimp it out" as my Mom so endearingly put it. There is no reason why I should have to wait that long to add some very simple HTML code to my profile. I will try again later.

Here it is.

Do not worry, you will not spend long there. No actual content is presently waiting for you. This is just to validate that I did, in fact, get a MySpace profile page started.

I journey on to MegasXLR and the site dedicated to it that I have neglected for far too long. It needs a few more pictures and some miniscule layout changes. Once that is complete, I can complete the rest of the pages. After that (or during) I plan on getting some forums up and styled, however I do not think that I will tell people where it is until I can afford hosting for it.

G'night, folks.

Ambiguous Endings...

Why?

Something about movies bother me when they end ambiguously. I need resolution. I need realism. If something couldn't work because physics as we know them today says they cannot, it gets stuck in my head and I end up thinking about it for the rest of the film. This happens to me on a regular basis.

I just came back from Dead Man's Chest.

Excellent film. The writers may have tried a bit too hard to insert funny things into the movie, at least near the beginning of the story. They detracted from some scenes that, at least to my belief, were very important to the overall progression of the story. All the same, however, it was a good movie. See it if you get the chance.

I also saw The Lake House recently. This film created a nasty paradox right at the end. Some physicists believe a true paradox will destroy the universe. I tried to explain this to some of the people that I saw the movie with, but they brushed it off as nothing. As you can now see, I am still thinking about it. I turn it over in my mind every once in a while, trying to make it work.

It does not, and cannot.

In the interest of not ruining the film for others, I will eloquently describe a situational paradox as best I can using a different scenario than presented in the film.

Suppose that time travel were possible. One could travel to the future to look oneself up, so to speak. You do so, and travel to your future home. Once there, you attempt to break in (you do not have a key). Upon breaking and entering the house, your future self kills you (it was in self-defense, honestly!).

Wait a tick. We just created a paradox.

If you were killed in the past, then there is no "future you". If there is no "future you" to kill you when you travel forward in time, then you must live beyond your time-trip, and therefore kill your past self when you come breaking into your future home.

Got it? Clear as mud.

Moving on. Brad, during your last submitted comment (you know the one I mean) you stated that you were jealous of me. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why. I spent a good half-hour trying to think why. It got stuck in my head like the stuff from the movies, haha. I have few physical things in my possession, no money, no great job, etc. I am not particularly skilled in any trades, sports activities, or hobbies. I have a great family, but your family is fabulous too, Brad. I am seriously stumped on this one, so I am calling you out.

Why?

I await your almost certainly entertaining response...

It is 4 in the morning.

Time for WoW!

Bye.

Pirates of the Caribbean Episode II: The Clone Wars Attacks Dead Man's Chest

I have been waiting to see this movie for quite some time now. Fortunately, unlike the crappy theater in Twin Falls, cinemas in the Visalia area understand the potential value of a midnight show. I will be attending a midnight screening of Dead Man's Chest.

Although, I have to say that the crappy theater in Twin Falls still has some of the best popcorn I have had at any theater so far.

I may or may not post again with my thoughts/feelings regarding this film.

Episode VI - Whatafreak Strikes Back

Okay, it's a misleading title, I know.

I haven't updated the Blog because there is nothing to update. I do nothing of interest. Ever.

I moved to Visalia, California. Other than that, nothing has changed. I still have no future, and no chance for success. I am destined for mediocrity.

I play video games to forget that fact, at least on a temporary basis.

Not a day goes by that I don't spend a few hours thinking about what I want to do with my life. There are many jobs that I am interested in. I have always been a sort of audiophile (I have $150 Sony DJ headphones, surround sound for the TV, and I just bought these for my computer[THX certified, yay!]), so I was thinking of maybe doing sound design for movies. I have to go to a special school for that, and from my experience school is worthless. I put myself $4K into debt at that microscopic college for an A.A. in Liberal Arts. I have neither seen nor do I see any future benefits garnered from the degree. I was thinking of going back to school to major in physics, but I don't know what to do with one of those degrees. Engineering is the one I am currently leaning towards, but I know that whatever I choose is going to be the one thing I never get to do in my life.

Not that it matters. I could get a masters in physics and I will still end up scooping popcorn into a giant cup and drowning it in vegetable oil at some filthy movie theater for obese Americans that earn more than me.

I don't know why I continue to dream and plan for project cars that I know I will never get to fulfill. I already got burned trying to get a cool car. Twice. I apparently don't learn from my mistakes as I continue to delude myself into believing that it is possible. I don't know why I can't just accept the fact that I will never get to do what I want in life. I say it to myself on a daily basis, but it never seems to sink in. Why do I desire things that I cannot attain? Why do I wish to do things that I am not capable of?

I honestly don't want to make tons of money. I don't want to be famous, either. I want to make enough money to live on, to buy a small house, have a daily driver and a project, and put food on the table. A few new clothes every once in a while would be nice as well.

It scares me to think that I might not ever be able to support myself financially. I have good reason to belive that I will never be able to do so. I can't get a home loan on minimum wage at the local drive-in...

Sorry to depress everyone, all 2 of you.

I am going to lose myself in WoW now.