My Arteries Weep

It's been a loooong time since I've been to my blog. I see that the guts behind Blogger have changed quite significantly. Google acquired Blogger quite some time ago but finally they're getting around to really making it feel like theirs, which is a very good thing. Clean, neat, modern, refreshing. Very good. I may actually be tempted to post more often now..............

That is a very big "may."

Especially seeing as I have started up another blog and have been busy with that for the past few months. Launched on April 1 (heh heh), I try to keep a music blog running with my older sister called Raging Contagion (please don't rag on us for keeping the "g" on "Raging" instead of "Ragin' Contagion;" we've heard enough about it already). My other sister also tells us she doesn't like the name. Just doesn't sound good enough to her. But really, are you surprised? Just look at the blog title here! Anyway, we had the idea to make it kinda "sick" and "medical" themed. Whatever. The design kinda sucks now but we're working on it. Doesn't matter anyway, because it's the music that counts. Seriously, you should check it out. Some good music can be found there, if I do say so myself.

Anyway, enough ramblings. Really, I just came here to tell the world how much of a disgusting pig I've been lately. Yay! :D

Last Thursday/Friday, I got home from school/work around 5, and the ONLY things I gorged on between 5 and midnight (okay, maybe a little past midnight) were twist pretzels and Brite Crawlers.

Yep, this bucket. I think I diminished it by about a third.

These very same pretzels.

Mmmm, nothin' like salt, sugar, and a little bit o' tang. This was my dinner.

And then Sunday, again I committed many atrocities. I had homemade buttermilk pancakes drenched in maple syrup, then I had a couple (dozen) more Brite Crawlers, homemade popcorn, homemade kettle corn dripping in oil (both courtesy my brother, who's a pro with homemade popcorn), chocolate cake, rich vanilla cream pie topped with cream (why a vanilla cream pie needs to be topped with vanilla cream, I know not), a can of Dr. Pepper (caffeine free--we like it because we think it tastes sweeter than regular caffeinated, which has more of a bite to it), and a bag of microwave popcorn (Act II of course, because it's the best). Brite Crawlers were again available to me at that time but I abstained. I should mention that I did have an actual dinner that day: turkey, mashed taters n' gravy, salad, peas, Kool-Aid--does that count for anything?

It's all quite disgusting but I also found it rather amusing at the same time. Hm. Curious.

新しいコンピュータです！

Do you ever have spontaneous cleaning sprees? I sometimes do. Now, I don't clean as often as I should, but when I do, I do it. Often times it feels like a good time to clean right before I go to bed. Last night, for example. I was simply admiring my computer like I do every day and the thought occurred to me that I should update my blog with a post about it. Then I thought, I should just take a picture of my desk. But then I thought, My desk is a mess. I can't take a picture of that. So I thought, I'll clean it up on Saturday. But then I look at the time. 12:30. I could go to bed and that would be early for me. But then I also realize that its only 12:30, which really isn't so late after all. So I go to work. Finally at 3:30, I'm done and I go to bed. But my, look how fine it turned out!

Isn't it beautiful? Yep, gang, this is my lovely new computer. I put it together last October a few days after my birthday after collecting deals on parts for months. Just in time for the amazing game that is Battlefield 3! I had a lot of help from my brother-in-law when putting together my computer. He and my brother would go to LANs together (stands for "local area network;" going to a LAN is basically going to a computer party) frequently and I always wanted to go with them terribly so.

"Do you have a computer that can play games?"
"No..." :'c
"Hm. Too bad for you then."
/SOB IN A CORNER

So I resolved to get one eventually and now my dream has come true. For around $700 (never did an official total estimate) I got myself a custom-built gaming-grade computer that can kick all ya'll's computer's trashes. Its fast and smooth and makes games look oh-so-pretty (Battlefield 3 omg). The only thing I didn't upgrade terribly was my hard-drive because I bought a 1TB a year earlier, although my brother-in-law so graciously gifted me with an extra, slightly faster 600GB. I always thought I would be perfectly content with standard hard-drives but when my 1TB (where I store most of my files) moves a second slower than the rest of my computer, I want a solid state drive more and more (but $105 for only 64GB...  TT__TT ). My brother-in-law basically gave me the list for what exactly to buy. I put most of the computer together myself while he supervised. It was actually quite simple and fast! The longest part was just him installing all the quintessential software onto it afterward. Here's all of what went into it:

• Antec Three Hundred ATX mid tower computer case
• ASUS P8P67 motherboard
• PC Power & Cooling Silencer MKII 500W
• Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 video card
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler
• Corsair Vengeance 8GB RAM
• Some Western Digital 600GB HD (what my brother-in-law gave me so I don't know)
• Intel Core i5-2500K (Unlocked) Sandy Bride 3.3GHz Quad-Core processor

That processor cost me the most. See that square box on the top? That's it. That little box. But you know what? That's not even the size of the processor. The actual processor really only uses about 1/42 (42 just seems like a good number...) of that box size. Practically all the space is in fact used by the fan included with the processor, which I didn't even install because I got a better one. I didn't take a picture of the actual processor but it's about the size of a standard, square, saltine cracker. I got a great deal on that thing and bought it for $200, which is about the cheapest you'll find it anywhere for another year or so. Big things come in small packages I s'pose...

After throwing the actual computer together, I bought a Logitech G9X mouse with a gaming-grade precision laser (and customizable LED lights!), a $90 value, for $40. Then I bought a Microsoft SideWinder X4 keyboard (with light up keys!), a $60 value, for $30 on Black Friday. Some time later I got a cheap Logitech microphone that does the job well enough, and the speakers, webcam, and scanner all used to be my dad's. My parents got me my widescreen monitor for my 20th birthday. Don't know much about it but that it's eMachines and is about 21in. The gaming-grade mousepad was also graciously handed down to me by my brother-in-law when he bought himself a new one (which he said still performs about the same). And then of course lil' ol' Prince sitting on the subwoofer~ I'll crochet a little katamari for him to push someday...

After all that computer building mumbo jumbo, I installed this lovely Windows 7 theme that I'm in love with (and is what actually inspired me to blog about my computer in the first place). 짜잔~!!

It's Zune themed. I love the dark look and how everything looks so classy and sleek. Ch'yeah. Staring at my computer and its desktop makes me happy~

Now that I've effectively wasted more time late at night, I think it's about time to go to bed, but not before I show you a video showcasing Battlefield 3's breathtaking Frostbite 2 engine (which still doesn't do it much justice--you have to see it to believe it). xD

To B(YU) or not to B(YU)

Oops, haven't posted for a while... > o>

I was meaning to come back with a more substantial post, but I just really enjoyed this video and thought I'd share. xDD

Proud of you, little kid.

I've Got Mail!

I wish there was a "Clean House" type-deal with email inboxes.

I have 1083 unread messages.

D;

I am avoiding going through them like the plague.

I used to be so good at keeping up with it. I remember when I used to look over my noobish mother's shoulder to see her cluttered Yahoo email with 700/800/whatever emails and scoffing; "I can keep things neat and tidy in my inbox. It's easy."

Yeeeah no. Someone come do it for me! -pouts-

Jsyk.

To: Laura McRae

LAURA MCRAE, I AM NEVER WRITING A BLOG POST FOR YOU EVER AGAIN.

(IS THIS SHORT ENOUGH FOR YOU?)

O hai

Hmm, it's been a while. Well, better now than 6 months down the road.

One of my friends asked me a few weeks ago, "Why haven't you updated your blog?" I said, "blarrggghhhblakjshdaksjndakjsbda." Actually, I don't remember exactly what I said. But basically, I'm a lazy butt. I have ideas for some posts I want to do but haven't gotten around to writing them yet. She told me, "You don't have to write essays every time. As a matter of fact, I tend to skip through essays. Just write a little blurb about your life."

WHAT?! YOU SKIP THROUGH MY LONG POSTS?!

WHA-WHAT?

O________O



許せないよ!!!



>:U

Just a short little post about my life? And be like every other little boring blog out there? "Today I made cupcakes! Aren't I such a domestic diva? Yayyy! Now compliment me on how they look so yummy!" /end post

As Steve Nash would say, "Pfft, no thanks!"

Yeah, that really motivates me to update my blog because you asked me to. >:P




Anyway, those forthcoming posts I mentioned won't be here for another while, so you'll just have to make do with this for today since it agitated me enough today to consider making it a post.

So my manager had it turned to smooth jazz again today. No, my boss was not out of town. I'm surprised he hadn't changed it all day. As much as smooth jazz grates on my nerves, I have a sort of odd soft spot for it at the same time. I don't know how that makes sense. Maybe it's because when it's on, it reminds me of the good ol' days when my mom would take me to run errands with her and we'd go to furniture stores, model homes, or old lady clothing stores. Also, when it comes on, sometimes I like to be a dork and pretend to get jiggy with it. I like smooth jazz because it's something I can laugh at.

So I remarked about the station to one of my co-workers and she said, "Oh yeah, we'll definitely change it when Lynette leaves." So my manager leaves shortly and they go back to change the station and what do they turn it to? COUNTRY.

YOU CALL THAT AN IMPROVEMENT?

I didn't have anything to laugh at anymore. It completely ruined my work day. Now all I could do was suck it up and fume silently, trying to sing better songs in my head while the country blares all around me. Country is bad enough, but when you start hearing the same song you heard two hours ago, it's even worse. It's like 96.9, but country.



(sorry about the gif spam, but they're just too much fun~)

Just for kicks, you can check out what I have been listening to lately:

(I'm in love with Beenzino, btw [3rd rapper])

That is all for now.

P.S. Google Translate won't give you the correct translation--will I ever tell? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ~

My Little War Pony~

Ahh, My Little Pony~ I know it started showing before I was born, but I remember catching a few episodes here and there. Mostly, I remember playing with my sisters' My Little Pony toys. I remember taking them into the bath a lot. They were those rubbery plastic kinds that you could squeeze and they had fake hair. One of my bath favorites was a slate blue one because her tail had disappeared and all that was left was a little hole in her bum. We'd stick her under the water, fill her up, and squirt the water out of the hole...hahahahahaha, good times...

Side thought here: don't you ever miss taking toys into the bath with you? I never really did until I thought about it just now...of course I don't really have many bath-friendly toys anymore, but if I did, I would definitely take a nice soak in the tub with them, bahahaha. xD

I've only been to As You Wish once, but I remember seeing a little unicorn figurine you could paint. I ended up choosing a robot bank at the time, but my mind always wanders back to that little unicorn. Next time I go, I'm going to make a My Little Pony. Yes. And I'm very excited. The trouble is I can't decide how I would want to design it. I just might have to make a whole little army of them! 8D

All this talk of My Little Pony was inspired by this gem I came across the other day:

Great Comics That Never Happened

 Jack Kirby's My Little Pony #7 (June-July, 1985)

Story by Chris Sims
Art by Tom Scioli

"BRING ETERNAL NIGHT TO EQUESTRIA!!" THIS IS THE COMMAND THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED AS THE BATTLE FOR PONYVILLE REACHES "CRITICAL MASS!!" WITH HER ASTOUNDING SENSES "TUNED IN" TO THE POWER OF THE ASTRO-SADDLE, PINKIE PIE LEADS HER COMPANIONS THROUGH THE SONIC RAINBOOM TO A WILD AREA WHERE "WIERDIES" ROAM -- THE EVERFREE FOREST! AND AT THEIR COMMAND, SHE WHO WOULD DOOM CELESTIA HERSELF -- THE NIGHTMARE MOON!! WHO IS SHE? WHAT IS SHE? AND WHAT DOES SHE WANT WITH -- THE TWILIGHT SPARKLE?! EVERYPONY MUST STAND -- OR EVERYPONY WILL PERISH IN THE THUNDER OF COSMIC HOOVES!

PLUS! DON'T DARE LOOK DOWN! THE UNSTOPPABLE FORCES OF DESTINY MAY HAVE BRANDED YOU AS THEIR NEXT TARGET! WITNESS "THE CUTIE MARK!!" HAS IT COME -- FOR YOU?!

Um, can I just say, yes please? How amazing would this have been? I'm sure people would've taken My Little Pony a lot more seriously if this came to be. If that's not disturbing enough for you then might I suggest giving this a try:

Aren't they just adorable? After all, Four Horseman--makes sense, right? I think they should go into production. I was going to say, "They'd be better than these atrocities" and show you a pic of the My Little Pony redux toys, but I looked them up and they're actually not half bad. It's these ones you want to worry about:

 Littlest Pet Shop. I'm sorry, but I just don't really dig the whole giant head, giant droopy eyes look. The original Littlest Pet Shop animals (which I still have, btw, LOL) were way better.

Oh, and don't even get me started on the Polly Pocket redux. Snap on clothes? How stupid. Barbie does dress-up better. What ever happened to the teeny people you stuck into holes? One could argue that they enlarged them due to choking hazards, but these new toys don't look any safer to me. Look at the small size of those shoes! Unacceptable. They don't even fit the name now, either. They should have branded it as an entirely new franchise. Yeah, good luck sticking these Polly Pockets and their entire houses in your pocket. Original was better (...which, I also still have, btw...lolololol...).

Ah, nostalgia~