In the Interest of Me.

First day of class

2006-10-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

Well; Classes officially started today.All is well; I'm starting off with a basic Intro to Culinary Arts class; it's basically a "get stuff out of the way" class- "Here's how the school works, here's how you wear your uniform" and the ServSafe certification, which we HAVE to have before we can take lab classes.Homework was fairly easy- read two chapters, I'm not sure if we're to complete the

Flatbread... or is it a Pita?

2006-08-14T14:09:00.000-07:00

Camp Bread.It's simple, it's quite tasty, and it's perfect for grilling over a fire.I'm not too talkative today, so to the Recipe!Tasty, Tasty Flatbread(Or a tasty Pocket bread)(From "The Inn of the Last Home," a Dragonlance supplement.)2 1/2 Cups Flour (White flour, or 1C White, 1 1/2 Wheat or Rye)1 Package Dry Yeast1/2 Cup Warm Water mixed with 1 teaspoon sugar1/2 Cup Warm Water mixed with 1

Mmmmm. DS Lite.

2006-06-12T14:25:00.000-07:00

Ooooooh, yeah baby. Treat me right, DS Lite.This thing is a dream, and I'm quite enjoying it.(Day two, 35 on Brain Age. Cool.)

Carnival of the Recipes: A Bizarre thought.

2006-05-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

Well. Way back in Carnival 84, I was reading Third World Country's Flat Chicken Enchiladas and it hit me... "Handheld Hawaiian Haystacks."Well, I tried to do some research into Hawaiian haystacks to give the history, etc... but apparantly, they're a distinctively LDS (aka "Mormon") meal, so... yeah. I'll explain as best I can- Hawaiian Haystacks are a quick, cheap, easy, and surprisingly tasty

Carnival of the Recipes submission: Peanut Butter Play-doh

2006-05-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

Well; When I was a young'un my Aunt Jerry used to make this delicious Play-doh-like substance when my family came to visit; we kids would play with it and have a wonderful time, then have an even better time eating it when we were done. Of course, my mother got the recipe from my Aunt (She also got her famed yeast rolls recipe... but we'll save that for another time ^_- )Peanut Butter Play-doh1C

Oldie but Goodie: MadTV: Keep posin'

2006-04-16T19:08:00.000-07:00

Aaaaah. Great parody by MadTV of Limp Bizkit (yes, it's old.)

Razor Gator review

2006-04-04T13:03:00.000-07:00

Well, then...Ok; the Razor gator is fairly useless to me, but that's just because I shave in the shower; all the gunk that it is meant to remove gets blasted out when I rinse the blade. Tried it out shaving out of the shower a couple of times; I can see it being kidna usefull, but overall... meh. Neat idea, though.

Razor Gator!

2006-03-13T21:15:00.000-07:00

Well; I've a Razor Gator, on the way to me to review. So, In a week or two I'll be posting a review of the Razor Gator disposable razor cleaning tool! (Hopefully, they're able to save my razors as they claim- I go through ENTIRELY too many of those expensive as all get out buggers...)

Los Angeles Times: "Mormons blow"

2006-02-26T13:01:00.000-07:00

Did you see the Times article, "Bedrock of a Faith is Jolted?"In it, they rehash an old, tired argument against the LDS faith, all while providing... hmm... let's double check here... yeah, NO LDS perspective.Well, I take that back. They fake LDS perspective- the opinions and beleifs they claim "Mormons" hold are incorrect at best, but mostly just blatant lies.Example:According to the Book of

Power generation and Energy Crises

2006-02-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

Howard Tayler started an interesting thread when he blogged about nuclear power (And later, about Thermal depolymerization (an interesting process that turns pretty much any biomatter [meat, "wastes," even plastics] into crude oil and methane.)

Is Santa Dead? Hell no, he's just waaay ahead of us.

2005-12-14T10:15:00.000-07:00

By now, you've all seen this:WARNING! DO NOT READ IF YOU STILL BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUSE! A physical one anyway, still fully believe in a symbolic Santa Clause deep in most peoples heart.Santa can't exist.There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist religions (except maybe in Japan),

Here we come a Wassailing!

2005-12-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas!I've blatantly stolen a few recipes from the Renaissance Store here in Tucson, although I'm going to be making some changes (Namely, since I don't drink alcohol, I'm stripping that out and replacing it with similar components.)The original recipes (and a VERY interesting article on the history of what we refer to as "wassailing") can be found at the Renstore websiteA sample:Like

City of Villains!

2005-11-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

Alan Alda for President

2005-11-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

Apparantly, I missed out last night by not watching the West Wing. (Not that I ever watch the show normally.)But from what I've been reading, it sounds like, bizzare as it may be, the show actually depicted a pretty good spot-on Jeffersonian Republican canditate.Seriously!Check out Russel Robert's post over at Cafe HayekFiled in: media

I live. Seriously.

2005-10-31T12:54:00.000-07:00

See, this is what happens.Something new comes along and I "obsess" on it; I don't really even read the blogs like I used to, I'm too busy reading the CoV/H Forums to be able to get to the blogs.Bah.Of course, it looks like I'm assuming the leadership position for My Guild's CoH/CoV branches.Cool.Filed in: CoH CoV

City Of Villains NDA Lifted

2005-10-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

AAaaaaah.The first rule of Beta Club has been removed.Meaning:Terron Volmash takes a breather:Now I can start taking these buggers full time.(Level 22 Mercenaries/Traps Mastermind)Filed in: City_of_Villains CoV

Divinity!!

2005-10-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

The latest Carnival of the Recipes is up at The Glittering Eye; Not Exactly Rocket Science's CalTechGirl posted a Recipe for Divinity!Gasp! That's MY domain!!Look- I posted a recipe months ago, AND it was in the Carnival!Now, she posts this... this... INFERIOR recipe!! I declare Jihad!That's right! Foodie Holy War!No, you know what- I'll make it internet jihad.So-FIRST!Ok, All better now. I win.

Del.icio.us Tags.

2005-10-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

Testing a method for sorting my posts into categories...Filed in: blogger hacks test

Serenity

2005-09-28T22:39:00.000-07:00

You.Must.Go.See.Serenity.THIS weekend.I'm going to see it again. This time, I pay cash money, and drag as many family and friends as possible. (Well, Drag the ones that still don't know about/get Firefly. The rest, I run to keep up with.)Serenity lives. The things you can do with a movie budget. Shiney.I'll try not to give too much away.Heck, how about nothing for now.OK;Maybe a little teensy

Firefly

2005-09-24T13:12:00.000-07:00

My love affair with Firefly didn't start with the TV show. No, it started with the DVD- I never actually saw Firefly on TV until recently, when SciFi started airing the series on SciFi Fridays.I was looking through Netflix one day and it just so happened that they recommended this series to me. It seemed kind of familiar, and I remembered that some of the sites I frequent had talked about how

Serenity

2005-09-24T12:15:00.000-07:00

Again- YOU WILL See Serenity.You may as well get yourself into the mood by watching the trailers over at the Serenity site until your eyes bleed. It's sweet!If you've never heard of Firefly, well, blame FOX and then go buy the DVD boxed set.A quick synopsis of the Movie (Courtesy of Grace Hill Media, may they be blessed):Joss Whedon, the Oscar® - and Emmy - nominated writer/director responsible

Serenity

2005-09-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.Grace Hill media rocks.They (with Townhall.com) are issuing press passes to early screenings of Serenity to bloggers.Saweeeet.Now I have to make myself an In the Interest of Me Citizen Journalist badge. I mean, I don't need one, but it'll be cool.Expect a big 'ol post on 9/28 or 29, depending on how late it is before I get home.That, and how much I

Yet another reason for Romney 2008

2005-09-22T12:42:00.000-07:00

LGF: Romney: "No Place for Political Correctness" Romney stands by comments about Muslims. BOSTON — A coalition of Muslim and civil libertarian organizations Friday demanded that Gov. Mitt Romney apologize for his comments last week, when he suggested that some mosques should be wiretapped. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts delivered a letter, which was

Talk Like A Pirate Day today!

2005-09-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

Arrrrrrr!

My wherabouts

2005-09-16T10:43:00.000-07:00

Well; I’ve been quiet for a while, now... Why? I haven’t been reading any blogs lately. It’s because of... well, I can’t say. No, I’m serious- I CAN’T say. Suffice to say, the First Rule of Beta Club is... uh... nevermind.

Huh. This explains a lot.

2005-09-14T11:17:00.000-07:00

'The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is fear of the unknown.' H. P. Lovecraft Well that explains how his stories are so very... very... hrm. Lovecraftian, I guess. (No, NO LINK FOR YOU! I will NOT show you where I got it. Suffice to say the NDA covers the boards there.)

The welfare state wins again.

2005-09-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

AirborneVet has an interesting article with commentary about the New Orleans situation; essentially, a lot of the human problems are related to the welfare state. I can see it.

US Navy Ships and Hurricane Katrina

2005-09-06T15:19:00.000-07:00

Winds of Change has put together a list of the various (AKA extremely large number of) Navy ships that are involved with the hurricane, whether it be damaged by Katrina or a part of the relief effort. Some very interesting stories in there; for instance: USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41): Air-cushioned LCAC amphibious transports can operate off of this landing ship (dock), just like her sister the

Katrina response timeline

2005-09-06T15:12:00.000-07:00

Right wing nut house is providing a service in posting a timeline in which his “sole purpose is to place this timeline on the record to dispel the rumors, the spin, and the outright falsehoods being flung about by both right and left bloggers and pundits.” Give it a read; interesting stuff, and it definitely pokes major holes in a lot of the BS out there. Katrina Response Timeline

Ruh-Roh, Ray Nagin!

2005-09-05T15:48:00.000-07:00

Uh-oh... looks like the blame CAN, in fact, be placed squarely on the shoulders of the Mayor of New Orleans.No, seriously- the City of New Orleans Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan says so!Don't beleive me? Read it for yourself.(H/T Beth @ She Who Will Be Obeyed)

ChupaQuesos; Carnival of the Recipes #56

2005-09-05T15:11:00.000-07:00

OK; for this week's Carnival of the Recipes, I'm blatantly stealing (er... borrowing... yeah...) the recipe for Chupaquesos from Howard Tayler at Schlock Mercenary (Great webcomic- you MUST READ IT.) (More of the detailed instructions that saved my second chupaqueso also blatantly sto... borrowed from Jay Maynard's Schlocktroops post.) Shockingly, there are actually modifications of my own

Comment Spam and annoying pictures.

2005-09-01T15:26:00.000-07:00

HOLY HELL! One stinking comment spam post hits my blog. I was proud and all, thinking "Yay! This means that at least one spammer thinks enough of my blog to spam it! Cool!"Then I refresh the page.Now there are 3 comments. Coo... wait, they're all spam.Refresh.6, all spam.Refresh...GOOD LORD!Time to turn on that annoying "type what is in the picture above" thing, and then perma-delete them

What the HELL is the ACLU?

2005-09-01T14:43:00.000-07:00

You know, I used to think that the ACLU was just bipolar. But I think I finally figured it out- As bizarre and oxymoron-ish as it sounds, they’re Liberal Libertarians. Yup. That pretty much sums it up. I think. Kinda. Hrm... “Use the government to get the government out of people’s hair. Make everything (except religion... OK, everything but Judeo-Christian religions...) legal and let the

Donate to aid the victims of Katrina!

2005-09-01T13:51:00.000-07:00

Instapundit has a massive list of groups to donate to; I'd recommend you donate through the LDS Humanitarian Services department-(Update- I really recommend this donation, seeing as how, as usual, they were the first on the scene.) In time of disaster, we all want to help those who are suffering. However, managing donations of food, clothing, and other supplies generated by well-meaning,

Michael Yon : Gates of Fire

2005-08-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

Micheal Yon, one of the few REAL combat reporters (think WWII combat reporting) has a new dispatch from Mosul. It is, as usual, a MUST read.Though I have the photo, I do not remember the moment that Prosser went 'black' and ran into the shop. Apparently I turned my head, but kept my finger on the shutter button. When I looked back again, I saw the very bloody leg of CSM Prosser inside the shop.

Tucson Weekly: Images from the Battleground

2005-08-17T22:48:00.000-07:00

Check out Leo W. Banks' article in the Tucson Weekly, "Images From the Battleground"At 11:30 a.m. on April 22 this year, a Mexican helicopter landed in the Robinsons' backyard. Arivaca resident R.D. Ayers had driven to the ranch that morning to visit his injured dog, then under Dr. Robinson's care.Ayers describes stepping outside the house to see what he describes as 'a military Huey-type

Academic Paper Says Edible Meat Can be Grown in a Lab on Industrial Scale

2005-08-16T14:28:00.000-07:00

Gizmag is citing a very interesting academic paper: August 16, 2005 Experiments for NASA space missions have shown that small amounts of edible meat can be created in a lab. But the technology that could grow chicken nuggets without the chicken, on a large scale, may not be just a science fiction fantasy. In a recent paper in the Tissue Engineering journal, a team of scientists has proposed

Several tons of Strange Quarks hit earth

2005-08-16T14:16:00.000-07:00

The Telegraph has a very interesting article about Strange Quark nuggets. What are strange quark nuggets, or Strangelets? Strangelets - sometimes also called strange-quark nuggets - are predicted to have many unusual properties, including a density about ten million million times greater than lead. Just a single pollen-size fragment is believed to weigh several tons. They are thought to be

9/11 emergency services audio.

2005-08-12T11:08:00.000-07:00

The New York Times has put together a collection of radio transmissions recorded by the NYC fire department on 9/11, ranging from the first crash to the final collapse. ...including a recording of a civilian who was trapped by the first collapse in a Fire truck. (I am making the assumption based on her last words in the recording that she was crushed to death in the second collapse.)

Damning new evidence against Roberts' confirmation revealed!

2005-08-11T15:42:00.000-07:00

BlameBush has damning new evidence against Judge Roberts which will definately put his confirmation in serious jeapordy. An excerpt:"The Roberts kids are no strangers to controversy. Jack Roberts, a confirmed bachelor who enjoys dancing and thinks girls are "yucky", has the I.Q. of a four year-old boy and a rap sheet a mile long. In 2003, Jack was reprimanded by a superior court judge for

How I dearly wish this was real.

2005-08-11T13:59:00.000-07:00

You know, if my captain made an announcement like this one, I'd feel pretty damn secure on that flight.

He has a point.

2005-08-10T22:34:00.000-07:00

You know, I’m normally very much so against cursing. But Jeff Harrell over at The Shape of Days, he has a pretty damn good point. Enough so that I’ll give him a free pass, maybe even a little applause, on the Tourettes-like symptoms he’s displaying. Granted, he does go a wee bit overboard (INDC has a point about how commonly prescribed Hyperactivity medications are in fact low-end amphetamines,

Finally, someone the MSM points out CAIR

2005-08-09T11:05:00.000-07:00

Investor’s Business Daily has published an article titled “Profile CAIR.” The article brings to attention the fact that CAIR would seem to be not much more than a terror front organization. ER... I meant civil rights group. Yeah. That’s it. I mean, sure, their headquarters is owned by an Anti-Israel foundation run by the crown prince of Dubai that has held telethons to support families of

Divinity

2005-08-08T21:04:00.000-07:00

Did I say I'd post this "tomorrow" on Friday? Well I meant Monday. No, seriously...Well, then- moving on.Divinity- as is obvious from the name, it’s heaven on earth. That or eating too much will kill you... one of the two. Maybe a little of each. Without further adieu:Divinity A quick note: just like last time, you MUST, and I mean MUST, be able to make candy using the stages. This one isn't

Procrastination and... bah, I'll write this tomorrow.

2005-08-05T14:40:00.000-07:00

So today I get to the office, fire up instapundit, start reading... News, news, commentary, news, Carnival of the Recipes is up, news... wait. CRAP! You know, every day since my last post for the carnival, I’ve thought “Well, I’d better get that recipe for divinity up. Maybe even post a picture, since I’ve bought the Corn Syrup I need to make it. Mmm, divinity. (And since it’s the rainy

Backstroke of the West

2005-08-04T14:36:00.000-07:00

Oh. My. Gosh. This has to be the absolute WORST (aka most hilarious) mistranslation of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith EVER.

Muhammad's Example

2005-08-02T13:54:00.000-07:00

Via LGF: Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali demonstrates why she’s under constant threat from Islamists, radical and not, with an article about Muhammad’s Example. Excerpt: The terrorists, and the Shari’a-based societies to which they aspire, have an entirely different philosophy. Humans are born to serve Allah through a series of obligations that are prescribed in an ancient body of writings. These

A couple of Candy Icings

2005-07-26T19:42:00.000-07:00

OK; today, kiddies, we'll be making some old-school icings (aka frostings. Don't think I should have to AKA that, but you never know...) from the same recipe book as the Waffles of the Ancients; yes, they're even better than the waffles, in a "This isn't a breakfast food, or even a bread- it's frosting, you idiot. Come on, George. That's like comparing apples and rocket fuel." kind of way.Two

Quick test

2005-07-25T13:52:00.000-07:00

OK; So I’ve installed HaloScan comments/trackbacks to this blog. Supposedly. Hrm. Can’t see a difference; let’s see if maybe it needs a new post. Say, this post. Update: W00t; it worked.Hrm... one bad side effect; all the old blogger comments are "gone." It'd be nice if there was a way to transfer them over. Oh, well. Of course, it's kind of annoying to discover that all comments 4 months

Architecture

2005-07-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

Huh. So it turns out that apparently being an architect is kinda like being a Doctor or Lawyer; that is, there’s a state certification that requires passing a board exam, and then you have to gain “continuing education” credits to maintain the cert. And in order to practice in other states, you have to (like a lawyer) go through whatever said state organization has decided it wants to have

O_o

2005-07-25T11:07:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you have to wonder; is freedom of speech always a good thing? WE KILL GAYS I say yes, yes it is. After all, how would you know that there are idiots like these guys out there if they didn't "out" themselves? (Heh.) On the other hand... Doesn't google pay attention to this kind of stuff and wipe it from their blogs? I mean, it's been up since MAY at the least.

G-mail

2005-07-25T10:37:00.000-07:00

Aw, man. Just got around to looking into G-mail. Sounds sweet; but then, I wouldn’t know, since I don’t have an invite. Damn.Update: Heh; thank you, invite-farming sites.

Wowza.

2005-07-24T10:34:00.000-07:00

Embedded journalist reports from Iraq. Incredible.

BlogSpam

2005-07-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

You know what sucks? Blogspam. What sucks more? Having to make a front page post about how you DO, in fact, monitor your comments, and as such will delete any and all blog spam. Now, I differentiate between blog SPAM and linking to a related article. Linking is cool. Spam? Not cool.

System of a Down: BYOB

2005-07-19T18:18:00.000-07:00

OK; so I LOVE the song, hate the message. Hrm.Time to answer their questions."Why don't presidents fight the war?"Well, in a sense they do, in that they're the commander-in-chief. But mostly because they are supposed to focus a bit more on domestic issues/foreign relations, and let the experts handle what they do best."Why do they always send the poor?"Simple- because your Democrat buddies in

Carnival of the Recipes #49 submission: Deviled Eggs

2005-07-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

Just so I don't forget until the Saturday after the carnival goes up this time:Welcome, Carnival of the Recipes readers!OK; so these eggs NEVER survive my cooking them, if people don't actively grab them AS they are created. From my experience, the best way to keep these is to NOT MAKE THEM. See, the second they're created, my thoughts are: "I'll just have one. You know, to make sure they worked

Carnival of the Recipes #48: The Waffles of The Ancients

2005-07-08T17:42:00.000-07:00

Update: I'm only a weeeeee bit late in getting this up, but Welcome welcome, Carnival of the recipes readers! (Hosted this week by vw bug at One Happy Dog Speaks) Mmmm. Waffles- one of mankind’s greatest inventions. Not only the perfect syrup-delivery vehicle, but a tasty bread on its own. (But really- how can you eat them without syrup?) Well; I was

Oooh. DARPA leading the way.

2005-07-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

Captain’s Quarters has a great article up about 4 technologies that are being actively researched: Powered Exoskeletons (“A fairly boring transportation program.”- Darpa will only cop to it being a method to make human pack mules. But come on; like CQ says, if you can carry 200 lbs of cargo, you can carry 200lbs or armor, weapons, etc... ad a few jump jets and the next couple of technologies.

Terror attack in London; Al Queda offshoot claims responsibility

2005-07-07T09:44:00.000-07:00

6 simultaneous blasts in the Tube (London’s subway system), followed by attacks on buses (conveniently, right after the main transportation system is shut down thanks to blasts and the commuters are forced into the buses...) Instapundit, as usual, has the relevant links.

2005-07-03T12:11:00.000-07:00

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst; Kadish Tolesa Age Testing for Photoblogging and getting a new Avatar set up; you can ignore this, but pretty, eh?

"Small Town" Tucsonans

2005-06-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

That previous post reminds me that I need to rant about the moronic residents here who hold some pretty stupid beliefs. Let’s call them STTs for short. STTs are the folks that are always out with “Stop urban sprawl!” bumper stickers and are constantly trying to stop development- there’s one guy just up the road from us that owns a huge parcel of land around his double-wide (Yes, he has a

SOVOG

2005-06-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

SOVOG- “Stop Oro Valley’s Outrageous Giveaways.” What the hell is wrong with these people? My guess? They’re simply more of the “If we don’t build it, maybe all the people that have come to Oro Valley since we moved here when it was a little Podunk hippie town will go away” folks trying another tactic. Of course, I find it interesting that it’s funded by Kroger (Albertsons), Frys, Basha, etc

We Came, We Saw, We Shredded

2005-06-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

LGF has an article up on some anti-protesters that managed to make a mockery of some Anti-ameri... er, anti-war protesters at an air show; some excerpts (but read the whole thing): “Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and honor for the majority of people. For a select few, those committed to a “peace at any price” world-view, Memorial Day is a day to protest war, warriors and to hand out

Oooh; EconoBlogging

2005-06-23T10:20:00.000-07:00

Islamic Bank Clayton Cramer has an interesting post about a new Islamic bank that ends up being more about the history of Interest and Usury. Very interesting read.

Best. Star Wars. Review. EVER.

2005-06-09T10:33:00.000-07:00

James Lileks has the best Star Wars review known to man, here.

INDC's Tales of Horror from the American Gulag

2005-06-02T15:08:00.000-07:00

INDC has some of the horror stories that are leaking from Gitmo about the terrible, terrible treatment those poor, poor prisoners are going through: Tales of Horror from the American Gulag Excerpts: Americans are very kind people,” one English-challenged detainee said in the March 4 paper. “If people say there is mistreatment in Cuba with the detainees, those type speaking are wrong, they

CoH and the NCSoft Crack dealers

2005-05-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

Damn you, NCSoft. Damn you to hell.So they gave all accounts in good standing a free 5-day pass (of course, so that we "closed" accounts would come back.)Now, I HAVE to play CoH, but with my current volunteer position/being supported by my folks through school, I can't very well afford CoH.Damn!I feel like a crack junkie that can't get his fix.Maybe I can sell an organ or two... ;)

2005-05-31T08:20:00.000-07:00

Coralin, the Mind controller, was OK, but he was impossible to solo with and quite frankly wasn't a lot of fun. Especially since I've stopped playing support classes in WoW essentially, and that's changed my tastes. And Mind/Empathy is DEFINATELY a support class. I had 2 attacks. At level 26 they were doing approx. 20 damage. SO, I deleted Coralin the 26 Mind/Empathy controller, and created-

2005-05-31T08:17:00.000-07:00

Here's the Titan-class Malta group bugger my team and I whipped. Got a badge for it; he's a boss-class giant. Took a loooong time, but hey, I'm a darn good healer. (Was, rather. What with his being deleted and all.)

2005-05-31T08:16:00.001-07:00

Next up, another shot of Coralin, 26. More heroic, I think.

2005-05-31T08:16:00.000-07:00

First up- Coralin, pre-deletion, the Level 26 Mind/Empathy Controller. Man, those capes are sweet. You ought to log in and see them flow.

Time for another Warcraft post.

2005-05-27T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hrm. Well, I created a Druid character about a month ago; he’s long since taken over as my “Main” on Ke’thuzad- the priest is just a backup player. Still kicking myself for my “purge” (A couple of months back, I had approximately 6 characters I was playing. None of them were leveling anywhere near a decent rate, and none of them were making much cash. None of them were much fun, either. So I

I'm not dead yet!

2005-05-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

I’m only slightly dead. Really. Ya know, I’d really like to find a reliable Tucson region news site. Preferably one without a liberal agenda. Heck, I’d like to find one without an agenda at all that just reports the facts, and come up with my own opinions. Chances of that happening, in Pima County? Zip. I mean come on, this is Arizona’s Blue county. I’m stuck in hell, here. Bah. I’ll weather

Michelle Malkin on Immigration

2005-05-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

STOP SMEARING THE MINUTEMEN By Michelle Malkin · May 01, 2005 04:00 AM Let me sum up the state of the immigration debate over the past two decades: 1986--I think we should protect our borders and enforce immigration laws. Response: Racist! 1996--I think we should do a better job of protecting our borders and enforcing immigration laws. Response: Racist! 9/12/2001--I think we should

Annoyance

2005-05-02T08:23:00.000-07:00

You know what REALLY, REALLY annoys me? There's SUPPOSED to be an e-mail posting feature to Blogger. That would mean I could post from the office, where Blogger is blocked. Does it work? Of course not. It used to; but a bit after that last post, it started bouncing every message I sent. Nice, huh?

Wow. You need to read this.

2005-04-19T11:37:00.000-07:00

From Little Green Footballs: At that point, another student took the podium. His name was Khaled, and he began to recount his recent trip to New York City. Khaled and three of his companions had gone to New York for several days in January. He told of how uncomfortable his trip up to NYC had been. He felt like he was being watched, and thought he was the victim of racial profiling. Khaled and

Intersting article on Military Procurement

2005-04-19T11:32:00.000-07:00

Strategypage has an interesting article on how new technology is changing the face of Military Procurement. Around the same time, more troops became aware of the presence, and success, of SOCOMs (Special Operations Command) free-wheeling style of procurement. SOCOM personnel were given considerable freedom to find the best equipment and weapons for the job, wherever they could find it. When

The Affluent Nordic.

2005-04-19T11:11:00.000-07:00

Sunday’s New York Times had an interesting story on the supposed affluence of the Nordic countries and where they actually stand. To quote the article, Alternatively, the study found, if the E.U. was treated as a single American state, it would rank fifth from the bottom, topping only Arkansas, Montana, West Virginia and Mississippi. In short, while Scandinavians are constantly told how much

Creation vs. Evolution: Does it have to be vs.?

2005-04-19T10:20:00.000-07:00

A lot of time is spent arguing which is better, or “true:” Creation or Evolution. But I don’t agree with this at all- after all, who says that it has to be one or the other? As I understand it, the original Hebrew term that is translated as “Created” in Genesis better translates as “Organized.” Now, I can see a creator doing that. After all... Computer programmers don’t really code the entire

Talk Radio and some bloggers

2005-04-08T16:47:00.000-07:00

You know, I’m a big fan of Talk Radio and blogs, but some of them are a little... obsessive lately. In related news, did you know the Pope died? :sigh:

2005-03-29T08:29:00.001-07:00

The South wall of Orgrimmar as seen from the Ogrimmar Zepplin Tower.

2005-03-29T08:29:00.000-07:00

The Goblin Zepplin arrives at the Undercity Tower.

2005-03-29T08:28:00.000-07:00

Amul (the Tauren Druid) riding on the [insert proper term for the pointy end of a boat] of the ship from Ratchet to Booty Bay.

2005-03-29T08:27:00.000-07:00

Coralin in Thousand Needles, lit by his Wand.

2005-03-29T08:26:00.001-07:00

Coralin under the two moons in Thousand Needles.

2005-03-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

Coralin hovering over a Waterfall in Ferelas.

2005-03-29T08:25:00.000-07:00

Coralin at an akward moment.

2005-03-29T08:24:00.000-07:00

Coralin on the Prow of a Zepplin.

2005-03-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

Evenings in WoW.

Well... Prep for apocalypse.

2005-03-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hoo boy. Looks like it’s time to prep for the coming of the apocalypse. Why? I agree with Ralph Nader. Yup. He was on Fox News last night talking about the Terry Shiavo case. He, too, feels that it’s wrong to remove her feeding tube and that Micheal has some serious conflicts of interest and should have given guardianship over to the parents. I mean, come on, a common law marriage and

Priest Talents

2005-03-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

SHADOW PRIEST GOOOOOD. Damn, do i kick ass now. (Was a Holy/Dicipline priest. Now i'm 100% Shadow. Daaaamn.)

WoW: CTmod Vs. Cosmos

2005-03-25T13:18:00.000-07:00

So Yesterday when I got back from the office I decided to try CTmod out, just because some of my guildies rave about it, and Rand had said he was thinking about switching over, as well. (Because how error prone cosmos seems to be after patches.) So... I’ve played maybe 4 hours with it. I’m quite impressed. Granted, I tossed in a ton of other mods to add to CTmod, but meh. So; Cosmos Pros:

Terri Schiavo

2005-03-23T11:04:00.000-07:00

Charles Krauthammer has a thought-provoking article in the Washington Post today- In this case, the loved ones disagree. The husband wants Terri to die; the parents do not. The Florida court gave the surrogacy to her husband, under the generally useful rule that your spouse is the most reliable diviner of your wishes: You pick your spouse and not your parents, and you have spent most of your

Local news gone weird

2005-03-23T10:40:00.000-07:00

"Early Classes Could Deprive Teens of Sleep, Experts Say"--headline, KVOA Web site (Tucson, Ariz.), March 21 O_O They’re kidding, right? I guess Monday was a slow news day here... At least, I hope so. (Not that I pay a whole lot of attention to it. Heck, I only know about this thanks to tBotWT)

"Peace" Protesters

2005-03-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

“Peace” protesters show peace and love, as usual, at another antiwar/anti-iraq/anti-american protest: From a report on a weekend "antiwar" protest in the Sunday News of Lancaster, Pa.: Young and old came together for the silent vigil sponsored by the Lancaster Coalition for Peace and Justice. The march was marked by tooting horns from passing vehicles and outbreaks of clapping and cheering

Terry Shiavo case

2005-03-23T10:09:00.000-07:00

You know, the guy is a big enough bastard that I can easily believe this scrappleface article... "We talked about this all the time," he said. "Terri would say, 'Honey, if I'm ever incapacitated, let me slowly die of thirst and make sure to get an agent that knows how to pull together a book and movie package with a foreign distribution clause and a licensing deal for the clothing and toys.

ACLU- Protecting terrorists from the evil evil American scum.

2005-03-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

From Moonbat Central- A New anti-Terror SDS Those of us old enough to have prostate problems surely remember the old anti-American extremist group from the 60s calling itself the "SDS = Students for a Democratic Society." That SDS wanted democracy of the sort to be found in the Democratic Republic of East Germany. Anyway, now there is a new SDS worth noting, the Suspect

Opening Arguments

2005-03-22T22:12:00.000-07:00

FIRST POST!!!1!!!!!1one!!1!Wow, that's retarded.