Following my post on being a fire sign but being told my element was water, Rin posted a link to a test to determine what sign you should be.

You should be a Libra, your generous, realistic,
and charming, but you can be dependent,
distant, and materialistic.


_{*What is your TRUE Zodica sign?*}(WITH NEW PIC’S!!!)
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Funny. That’s exactly the same results Rin got. That must happen to a lot of Aries.

I’ve never visited Fatman Games before – so it’s interesting that my first time visiting Fatman would be to see an article touted as a Gaming Girl’s view of E3.

There’s the usual gamerspeak about upcoming releases, including some talk about how disappointing it is to see the number of sequels on the boards for this year. But something that really got my attention was her paragraph on her encounter with the Jimmy Kimmel show and their attempt to make light of the “Booth Girl” craze by dressing up a “charismatic older woman” in a Booth Girl outfit and having her flirt with fans. Toriko – Fatman’s reporter – tried to talk to the woman while they weren’t shooting.

The director saw me and snipped, “No Girls.” There you have it. They don’t want fan girls on camera, just boys and hotties. I am shy to begin with and I had spent most of the day avoiding cameras, both professional and personal. I hope the camera caught my finger. Girls game too, bitch.

I’m not a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel. He’s part of what I like to refer to as “The New Masculinity” (also known as “The Maxim Men”). That said, E3 is a trade show – and from all accounts, it’s like most trade shows out there. It’s an excuse for businessmen to take a trip, get drunk, and grab some booty on the company dime. The fact that they get swag and get to play advance copies of new games is just icing.

In the interest of full disclosure, let me say – I have never been to E3. The chances of my going any time soon look very slim. But if I had the opportunity to go, I would. Anybody who’s interested in games on any level would be a fool to pass it up. But wanting to go to an event for the event is different from wanting to go to an event for the booze and babes. It reminds me of an old Kids in the Hall sketch:

“We’ll start the meeting in a minute, gentlemen. But first: the whores!”

“Johnson, what are you thinking? We don’t do business that way here.”

“I’m sorry, sir.”

“Meeting first, then the whores.”

“Right. Meeting first, then the whores. I’ll remember that next time.”

Amazing. For the second day in a row, “Operation Iraqi Freedom” hasn’t even appeared in my statistics for incoming search strings.

I obviously have to find something new to be all inflammatory about.

I’ve been threatening for a long time, but it’s finally here…

My own attempt at a Net Personality Quiz thingy.

I took two quizzes this time around – both looking for the same thing.

The first one is my favorite of the two because it’s longer and a bit more detailed. Unfortunately, it didn’t give me a shnazzy graphic to put up.

Water. A cheerful, bubbly person, you have the
power to cheer almost anyone up, simply by
being there. You Will go out of your way to
talk to strangers that seem “down”
and your friends (and you have many)find it a
bit wearing sometimes. The idea of you being
pessimistic would never occur to them,
andperhaps you need to let yourself need the
cheering up…it’s ok to cry! You conform some
of the time, but are not afraid to cut your own
path when the one offerd is not to your liking.
The magic talents that accompany Water are
transformation, purification, and
light/illusion powers. The magic creatures that
go with you are mermaids, sirens, hydras, and
some Dragons.

Had some questions you could’ve put two answers
for? You may have a secondary element. GO back
and take the quiz again, this time with the
changed answers, to find out!


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The second one is far less detailed, but returned the same result and gave me a graphic.

You are Water.
You’re very sweet, but not so gooey that guys would
think that you’re gay, but still, you’re nice
to others. You’re the easiest to get along with
from the entire lot, and you’d rather spend a
quiet evening with your girlfriend rather than
going to some noisy night club. The sweetest of
all the elements, even more so than light,
you’re a nice guy. ^_~


Element Test: For the Boys
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Just one comment on that result. “Not so gooey that guys would think that you’re gay”? That came outta left field….

Oh, yeah. And here’s the female version of the same quiz.

Just in case you’re wondering (although I don’t know why you would), my astrological sign is Aries – a fire sign. I know fire signs are supposed to be strong-willed and passionate, but beyond that I’m not that well-versed.

I’ve been watching my traffic stats, just waiting for the day when the search string “Operation Iraqi Freedom” actually drops out of the first position for searches leading to my site. So far, it’s been the undisputed champion ever since the military action began.

Today, “Iraqi Freedom” – formerly the second most common search string, fell out of site. It was replaced by “Josie and the Pussycats” and fell to third.

What frightens me, however, is the fourth search string.

“nude photos of fred durst”.

Really, people. Why would you want to punish yourself that way?

All right – let me paint a picture for you.

It’s the latter half of 1998. Apple has just announced the first model iMac, which won’t be available for another month or so. And a young college freshman named Glen Williams has moved into the dorm, studying English and looking at a possible double major in communications.

Armed only with an Apple G3 All-In-One, a Logitech QuickCam, Avid’s free video editing software, and a blazing-fast internet connection allowing its user to pull down multimedia files at alarming rates, I set out to make a mark on the digital frontier. Webcasting was the latest thing, and sites like The Sync were all the rage.

I found Free Speech TV. They’re still around (providing unabashedly liberal coverage of current events), but they no longer offer what drew me to them in the first place – free server space for streaming video content.

My show – Staring Down the Barrel of a New Millennium – was to be a semi-weekly affair full of randomness and fun.

Between my studies and growing involvement in the theatre department, however (not to mention a roommate who was always there and enjoyed listening to his music at top volume), Millennium quickly fell by the wayside. Its pilot episode turned out to be its last episode.

A lot has happened, since then. As I’ve mentioned, FreeSpeech dumped its free webcasters. I graduated from college. And Apple revolutionized independent filmmaking.

So, today, I’m happy – if not necessarily proud – to be able to present to you a piece of internet history in all its low-fidelity glory. Yes, I actually managed to find the pilot to Millennium – and now you can enjoy it with a special introductory commentary.

The show is long, so pick your poison.

Share and enjoy.

I’ve been called a traitor four times already today without commenting on current events, so let’s take a look at the news.

Oh, hey. The Duluth News reports that of the 56 cases this past year that the Department of Justice touted as terrorist cases,41 of them had nothing to do with terrorism – something that the DOJ is actually willing to admit. So much for “If you’re not a terrorist, you have nothing to worry about”, eh?

Paul Krugman of the New York Times takes a look at the war in Iraq, considering recent remarks from Senator Bob Graham. According to Graham, America had Al Qaeda “on the ropes” after overthrowing the Taliban, but Bush’s shift of attention to Iraq has given them the time and the recruiting material they needed to become bigger and badder than they were on September 11. Krugman’s editorializing on Operation Iraqi Freedom as a “Made-For-TV” war isn’t all that difficult to get into – especially considering a certain jet landing that’s been in the news, lately.

Now, given the nature of this story from BBC News, I’m a little reluctant to leap on it. The BBC reports that doctors from the hospital where PFC Lynch was held are now saying that there were no Iraqi soldiers there when the American troops staged their daring rescue, that the American soldiers knew there were no Iraqi troops there, that the American soldiers carried guns loaded with blanks, and that the doctors had actually tried to deliver Private Lynch to the soldiers a day earlier – but that the ambulance carrying her was fired on and forced to return. Now, given current events, Iraqi doctors are not immediately the most reliable of sources. However, given the Bush administration, their story is not so far-fetched as to be immediately dismissable. Personally, I feel that this is more of a “wait and see” story than an “Ah-HA!” story.

Finally – for those of you who haven’t seen the President’s credentials all in one place – michaelw posts George W. Bush’s résumé – in the hopes that he will be investigating the job market from the inside, soon. Impressive credentials, I must say.

Once again, Rin takes the blame for sending me off on yet another quiz.

You will drink too much gin. Not the worst way to
die, but you won’t remember too much of your
life. Hey, at least you made some people laugh!


What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
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So, I know the man was older than dirt – but I was still sad when Edward Gorey (aka Edvard Blutig and other variations on his rather dark-humored name) finally shuffled off this mortal coil and departed through the roof. His dark little woodcuts had a particularly wicked sense of humor that I absolutely loved.

Ah, well. At least I’m not Basil – Assaulted by bears.

June Carter Cash of the Carter Family and wife of Johnny Cash – a musical legend in her own right – died today of complications due to heart surgery performed last week.

1929 – 2003