Witty and Bold

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:48:17 GMT

The Happening was a fantastic movie.

Easily on par with Lady in the Water.

EASILY ON PAR WITH LADY IN THE WATER.

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:14:18 GMT

I wish I was as cool as Chef Paul Prudhomme.

Two great things Chef Paul Prudhomme has done in his life:

1. Invented turducken.

2. Deflected bullet.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:08:22 GMT

The most recent Smash Bros/Exercise Medley Life Challenge went pretty well.

Updates on the website.

The new top 10 list:

1st. Alexander-929
2nd. Outcry-836
3rd. Vexxi-767
4th. Boogich-710
5th. Nicole-616
6th. Broken-608
7th. Athena-595
8th. Rangod-567
9th. Bidoof-550
10th. Otsp-533

A bunch of people are having trouble with the next date so I'll probably move it back a week. Facebook invites to be sent out in the near future.

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:04:44 GMT

LIFE CHALLENGE UPDATE

For a multitude of reasons, this upcoming Life Challenge is going to be rescheduled for Thursday, March 20th. Still 7:00, my house.

See you then.

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:41:03 GMT

My mother was just interviewed by The School of Russian and Asian Studies.

This is really cool.

Also, about half way down there's a picture of my parents at about my age. I can't get over how much of a hardass my father looks in the picture.

(He's the one on the left.)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:17:23 GMT

I was on the computer just now when my mouse froze and the computer started screaming robot/ghost howls at me.

I turned the speakers off but the noises didn't stop.

I am. . .terrified?

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:02:05 GMT

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:41:05 GMT

I coughed so hard I puked.

Gu~rossssss

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:18:12 GMT

The next 3 Life Challenges:

March 1st, 7:00PM.
Eating Contest/Fashion Contest
Show up at Cici's dressed as flatteringly as possible. Votes will be cast on people's outfits and pizza will be consumed in a competitive manner.

March 15th, 7:00PM
Smash Bros Brawl/Fitness Challenge
Get ready for push ups and pretending to make Nintendo characters punch each other, because these are things that will be happening tonight.

March 29th, 7:00PM
Dodgeball/Math Test
This is a high school themed night. People will throw balls a lot, and then realize they don't remember how to do semi-simple math AT ALL.

Nobody really seemed to think weekday matches were convenient, so we're not doing them any more. If any of these days turn out to be on the days of other big events they will be shifted around.

Also, the website is up-ish. You all should go there. I just grabbed random photos off people's myspaces, so if you have one you'd rather I used just send it to me. If you don't have a picture there, then I need one from you.

Only a few challenges have happened so far, so don't be disheartened if your score is low. Once we run tests on all the attributes I think people are going to even out a lot more.

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:48:23 GMT

BOWLING & PRISONER'S DILEMMA TONIGHT AT BOARDWALK BOWL

7:00PM, as always. I'll see you all there.

Bring cameras!

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:19:22 GMT

7:00PM, my house, Chess and Luck Tournament

Be there.

Also, if you have a chess board bring it. I'll be providing as many as I can.

If you don't know where I live, IM me at OtspIII or email me at otspiii@gmail.com

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:54:48 GMT

AN UPDATE ON THE DATES OF THE LIFE CHALLENGE

Multiple people have had trouble making the challenge on the 19th, so the Saturday challenge has been pushed back a week. Additionally, the challenges have been swapped. The new schedule is:

Wednesday, January 23rd. 7:00 PM
Robomind: Chess
Wizardry: Luck Variety-Challenge

Saturday, January 26th. 7:00PM
Sportiness: Bowling
Cunning: Prisoner's Dilemma

Sorry for any confusion.

THE FIRST TWO LIFE CHALLENGES

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:15:17 GMT

THE FIRST TWO LIFE CHALLENGES WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

Saturday, January 19th. 7:00PM
Robomind: Chess
Wizardry: Luck Variety-Challenge

Wednesday, January 23rd. 7:00 PM
Sportiness: Bowling
Cunning: Prisoner's Dilemma

In the future these will be spread out more evenly, but I wanted to make sure everyone would have at least two weeks before the first challenge.

Everyone who can should bring cameras and video cameras. Pictures will be posted, and if I can get enough footage I'd like to put summaries up on Youtube of each challenge. I'd like these dates to stay firm, but if an especially large number of people can't make one of them they are a little flexible.

Locations will be posted as we near the dates.

Rules of the Great Life Challenge

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:59:17 GMT

The last attempt at the Great Life Challenge was overly complicated and un-runnable. This time around things have been streamlined significantly.

Twice a month there will be a gathering where two challenges will take place, once on a Wednesday and once on a Saturday. After this month the challenges will be announced a month in advance, to give people time to prepare/train.

Each challenge will test one of your essential attributes. Each attribute will have 6 challenges associated with it, 3 held on Wednesdays and 3 on Saturdays. To qualify to be The Grand Life Winner you need to show up to only 2 of these 6. If you participate in 4, however, you may drop your lowest score, and at 6 you may drop your two lowest.

The GLC will take place over the course of a year, beginning January 2008 and ending December 2008. At the end of the year a Grand Life Winner will be announced, accompanied by the Masters of the eight essential attributes. There will be trophies.

For reference, the eight essential attributes are as follow: Burning Passion, Wizardry, Artfulness, Cunning, Robomind, Video Games, Meat Power, and Sportiness. More on those later.

SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

SHOW UP ON THE TWO APPOINTED DATES EVERY MONTH AND GET READY TO BATTLE!

And really, that's all you need right now. Dates and further information to follow shortly.

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:46:31 GMT

A new year is upon us, and with it comes new responsibilities, new challenges.

Questions arise. Which one of us is the best? Who among us do the
Great Wizards smile upon most dearly? Who is the most brave? The
Most cunning?

This is the year that these questions will be answered. The heavens
will tremble and a million angels will wail the names of the fallen.
The greatest among us will be chosen and upon his head will be laid a
mighty crown.

2008 is the year of The Great Life Challenge.

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:38:37 GMT

I have such a hard on for theoretical architecture.

I want to have a heterosexual threesome with Larry Niven and Tsutomu Nihei.

This has been an uncomfortably sessile week for me.

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:24:15 GMT

September 30th was my birthday, and to celebrate I decided to hold a wizard party.

Fabulous people arrived by the dozens.

Fabulous wizard people.

We danced and laughed and gouged.

I received many fabulous birthday gifts and fingers.

And wore many fabulous outfits.

Overall it was a fabulous night.

Thanks to Alina (souvay) for taking all the pictures. Or at least sort of taking them. Somehow she's in all of them.

Also, if anybody else has any photos of the night I'd love to see them.

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:39:56 GMT

So I have a new phone, courtesy of Laura.

My SIM card works fine in it, but all the numbersI had stored in my phone itself (so I could attach people's pictures to them) are gone.

Basically, if we're friends and we hang out I need your phone number again.

ALSO, VERY IMPORTANT.

I'm holding a wizard party on the 29th to celebrate my birthday. It is going to be fantastic and you should all show up.

More on this later.

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:51:22 GMT

My phone is totally jacked.

So if you want to be friends at me the internet is your man.

My gmail account is OtspIII, same as my AIM name.

The internet is your man.

Let's be friends at each other.

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:02:03 GMT

Our AC broke,

and I think I want to die,

or maybe just leave the house.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:26:39 GMT

This has been the weekend of massive room and apartment cleaning.

My room is actually habitable now. This is an exciting transformation.

I need things to put on my walls. I have 5 yards of houndstooth fabric. These two statements may be related.

Also, my hair is getting too long and I really want to winklepickers. Both of these problems can probably be overcome in the next week or so.

Oh boy! Civilized life! Adventure! Excitement! Black hair dye!

This is my life!

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:13:43 GMT

My throat's all jacked, and it has been for a month.

I'm going to see a doctor when I get back to Orlando.

I hope it's nothing terminal.

Harry Potter 7 was alright, and let me pretty much double my number of pages read on this vacation in a day. It did pretty much what it needed to do, and I enjoyed it for that. I'm glad that I'm done with it, though. Now I can finally read the internet without worrying that it's trying to ruin my life.

I got the newest Darkest of the Hillside Thickets album and I'm not sure what to think of it. They actually know how to sing/play their instruments now (a plus!), but the whole goofy mythos feel isn't nearly as strong as it used to be. This is a pity. I'm going to have to listen to it a few more times, before I'm really sure how I feel about it.

I'm going home tomorrow. I really hope my work isn't going to be a nightmare when I get back to it. I've enjoyed seeing my family again so far, but being locked in a house for a week with 11 other people you only share marginal common interests with is a little nerve wracking. I'm looking forward to coming back.

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:28:37 GMT

Since I arrived at my yearly family reunion last Saturday I have read the entirety of:

Still Life With Woodpecker -- Tom Robbins (277 pages)

There Are Doors -- Gene Wolfe (313 pages)

Food Court Druids, Cherohonkees, and Other Creatures Unique to the Republic -- Robert Lanham (177 pages)

Now that I type out their lengths it doesn't seem all that impressive, especially since they're all pretty light reads. I'm about half way through Waiting for Godot and after that it's back to Gravity's Rainbow. I'm really hoping I can knock all this shit down during this trip and switch back from input to output mode again. Still Life with Woodpecker was pleasant enough, although not especially inspirational. There are Doors was pretty much the same. They both gave me a few ideas on portraying delusion, and I'm glad I read them both, but neither of them really blew my mind. Food Court Druids was humorous, and I think will be strangely helpful in writing quirks into throw-away characters.

I introduced my extended family to Survive Style 5+. Levels of appreciation. . .varied. You really don't realize how raunchy a lot of what you watch is until you watch it with your grandparents. At least I managed to beat the temptation to bring The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai with me.

Somewhat related, my sister seems to be enjoying Story of the Eye. This makes me happy. Reading that story aloud to Andrew, Parke, and Jason played a strong part in keeping me sane on the drive up to Ohio on the 4th. I want to infect everyone I know with it.

I've been playing a lot of tennis. I really need to find my racket and get a group going in Orlando again. It is a pleasant sport.

I wonder if I can resist the urge to pick up a copy of Ulysses when I get home. I need to get around to reading that eventually, but I know it's a good way to keep me from writing anything on my lunch breaks for another month or something horrible like that. See also, Harry Potter.

Harry Potter comes out the day before I leave here. I know the moment I get home it's all going to be spoiled for me instantly. I wonder if I can knock that fucker down in one day.

I wonder if I can buy that fucker in one day.

I miss writing. I am sad I had a creative breakdown. I need a muse. I feel unfocused.

God Hand on hard mode is a total bitch.

I should get a tattoo.

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:40:59 GMT

I feel ill and boring.

How's a boy supposed to rage out and turn all rock star when his throat's too fucked for weekend singing lessons?

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:21:27 GMT

I took a look at the 50 most played songs on my iPod in the last two years or so, and I think the way the artists break down is sort of interesting.

Berserk OST: 1
The Chalets: 1
CSS: 1
Death From Above 1979: 2
Duran Duran: 1
Electric Six: 7
final fantasy (Owen Pallett, not video game): 4
The Grates: 6
Metric: 1
Mew: 12
No Doubt: 6
Of Montreal: 6
Spoon: 2

I am into this.