Been a while sence I've updated last... not as though to many people actually read this, but w/e.
So it's September- I see this as a month of change. School starts for K-12 with people experiencing new sights and sounds every moment the live. The leaves go from green to soft yellow then gently fall to the ground in a never ending dance of the damned, only to decompose and become apart of the Earth once more. Days become shorter, nights become longer. The wrath of the summer sun fades into a gentle warmth that flows across the body with the Autumn breeze.
The environment is not the only thing to change though- people come to realize who they are and what they are meant to do now as well. Some realize that their second hand smoke is killing their kid slowly, so they vow to quit as a New Years Resolution. Others look in a mirror and feel as thought they are lying to everyone around them.
I come here now to ask the comunity for some advice.
At this time, I am faced with a very difficult decision. I have been given the option to move in with my dad. For the past 5 years I've been living with my mom, and it's been fun but it's never seemed stable. I feel that if I do decide to live with him that her life will become so unstable that something bad will eventually happen to her.
I sound paranoid I know, but I've always felt this attachment to her unlike my dad. Of course there have been times where we've fought but it's never been anything too serious. I've been tossing around the idea of setting up a room in both houses so I don't have to chose, but I feel that this may cause even more drama as well for whichever house I decide to put my computer in is going to be my primary residence.
Anyway, enough RL drama! Time for IG fun!
Over the past few weeks, I've been taking up a Nyzul Isle static :D tons of fun and we're now on floor 25- yay being 1/4 of a way to 100! No armor drops yet Q.Q, but I think we're gonna try to climb until we lose a floor, then go back and farm- that way we keep moving but we can still get some nice gear too. Gonna need to do like 5 full run throughs of it though to get the 150k tokens for my Yagrush and/or Nirvana. I'm REALLY after the gear though as the weapons have some uber tough prerequesets. Goliard Saio, Chapeau, clogs, and cuffs are amazing pieces that work for 4 of my jobs, Whm, Blm, Smn, and Sch. Two other people in the group are after the same set, but we're all really good friends and I'm hopeing that we won't become loot whores...too much >.>
Anyway, I'll finish my update later- gtg to class!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Fuck kindness -.-
So I was doing Nyzul Isle assaults last night and we get to floor 20 and beat turtle with only a few minutes to spare. I get a high lot of 798 on a pair of Goliard boots and there's a dead guy that wants to lot on them too. So I decide to be fair and not say Devotion was down so I gave the Bard MP so he could R1 this guy.
He lots 801 and they fall to him.
....
I'm like ok w/e we have another run to do so I could get them next time. I congradulate the guy and ask him what job they're for. He says Scholar and I'm asking him if it's nice at 75 for Salvage and low man endgame.
He doesn't reply.
So I ask him again thinking that he zoned.
Again, he doesn't reply.
So I /check him and find out that his Scholar isn't 75.
What.
The.
Fuck.
I swear I'm never being nice again when it comes to my gear but this guy seriously ticked me off.
w/e- I'm done bitching for now.
He lots 801 and they fall to him.
....
I'm like ok w/e we have another run to do so I could get them next time. I congradulate the guy and ask him what job they're for. He says Scholar and I'm asking him if it's nice at 75 for Salvage and low man endgame.
He doesn't reply.
So I ask him again thinking that he zoned.
Again, he doesn't reply.
So I /check him and find out that his Scholar isn't 75.
What.
The.
Fuck.
I swear I'm never being nice again when it comes to my gear but this guy seriously ticked me off.
w/e- I'm done bitching for now.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
95
Uggg.... Just got back from a driving lesson with my dad....95.....95......95 miles on the freeway/toll road x.x. He's a really good teacher, but he doesn't know when he's going a little bit overboard lol.
Anyway, I got my Summoner's Spats last night. I lotted a 778 and someone else lotted a 981. I said fuck this, sent the guy a tell offering him 100k to pass and he did! I got some funny 'looks' from people afterwards but I don't really give a damn anymore. I don't want to be spending the rest of my time in Vana'diel waiting for a pair of pants to drop and now I'm 3/5 ^.^...well 6 really but the Summoner's Cape is a piece of shit so meh. Also, it means I get to focus on my White Mage relic a little more too now that the only pieces I need for Summoner are from Ice [which I'm first and second in line for :)] so that's cool.
Turned in some Beaugreen Sautee for some guild points. Now 1/5 of the way to raw fish handling so that's pretty sweet. Gonna go roast some corn now to work on that a little more, then maybe hit up a few avatars to restock my gil.
Will update later if anything remotely(see anything) happens.
Anyway, I got my Summoner's Spats last night. I lotted a 778 and someone else lotted a 981. I said fuck this, sent the guy a tell offering him 100k to pass and he did! I got some funny 'looks' from people afterwards but I don't really give a damn anymore. I don't want to be spending the rest of my time in Vana'diel waiting for a pair of pants to drop and now I'm 3/5 ^.^...well 6 really but the Summoner's Cape is a piece of shit so meh. Also, it means I get to focus on my White Mage relic a little more too now that the only pieces I need for Summoner are from Ice [which I'm first and second in line for :)] so that's cool.
Turned in some Beaugreen Sautee for some guild points. Now 1/5 of the way to raw fish handling so that's pretty sweet. Gonna go roast some corn now to work on that a little more, then maybe hit up a few avatars to restock my gil.
Will update later if anything remotely(see anything) happens.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sauce!
A few weeks ago I went to our local Trader Joe's and bought a few cans of whole peeled tomatoes for like $1.19 each and turned it into a gallon of sauce. HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT. Best sauce ever. Recipe follows:
Software:
3- 28oz cans of Whole Pealed Tomatoes
3 Cloves garlic chopped
some Olive Oil
some Dried Basil
some Crushed Red Pepper
some Dried Parsley
salt and pepper
Hardware:
1- Large stock pot
1 Potato masher
Baggies/Storage Containers for Freezing
Saute the garlic in the oil on a lowish setting until you can smell it. DO NOT BURN THE GARLIC! If you burn the garlic, it will make the sauce taste REALLY bitter. Once you smell the garlic, add some of the red pepper to the oil and stir it for a few seconds until you can smell the peppers. Then add all of the tomatoes to the pot- be careful because they will splash a bit. Once they are in the pot, add in your seasonings to taste- at least 1Tbs each though- be careful with the salt though- you can always add it later. Use your potato masher to crush the tomatoes and mix the herbs in at the same time. Bring it to a boil, then take it down to a simmer. Let it simmer for about 4-5 hours uncovered or partially covered.
After the sauce is done, let it cool down a bit before putting it into the containers. I would say aim for a liter per container or so. Freeze. When you want to use it, you can defrost it either in the fridge or attempt to bring it to boil on the stove.
Enjoy!
Software:
3- 28oz cans of Whole Pealed Tomatoes
3 Cloves garlic chopped
some Olive Oil
some Dried Basil
some Crushed Red Pepper
some Dried Parsley
salt and pepper
Hardware:
1- Large stock pot
1 Potato masher
Baggies/Storage Containers for Freezing
Saute the garlic in the oil on a lowish setting until you can smell it. DO NOT BURN THE GARLIC! If you burn the garlic, it will make the sauce taste REALLY bitter. Once you smell the garlic, add some of the red pepper to the oil and stir it for a few seconds until you can smell the peppers. Then add all of the tomatoes to the pot- be careful because they will splash a bit. Once they are in the pot, add in your seasonings to taste- at least 1Tbs each though- be careful with the salt though- you can always add it later. Use your potato masher to crush the tomatoes and mix the herbs in at the same time. Bring it to a boil, then take it down to a simmer. Let it simmer for about 4-5 hours uncovered or partially covered.
After the sauce is done, let it cool down a bit before putting it into the containers. I would say aim for a liter per container or so. Freeze. When you want to use it, you can defrost it either in the fridge or attempt to bring it to boil on the stove.
Enjoy!
Monday, July 28, 2008
A Fresh New Look
For the past six years, I have been playing Final Fantasy XI. At first, I only played because a few of my real life friends played, but I began to notice that actual people played this game. These people over time grew to be some of my best friends- whom I would trust my deepest secrets with. I think it may have to do with that strange barrier between us known as the internet. It allows everyone to express themselves how they would like to be without the pressures of society around them [...except in HNMLS, but that's another post :)]. It is because of this barrier I am able to start this blog and express myself, both my real life body, and my online persona.
To start off, in FFXI, I am a Tarutaru 75 Whm and Smn on the Asura server and my name is Miroku. Now before you go ahead and start making comments how that name is from the anime Inu Yasha, let me fill you in on something- When I made my character, I was 14 and the random names for Tarus are fucking insane. So rather than have my name be Mirokuboku or some crap like that, I figured, "Hay guyz- nobody will ever know that this name is from Yasha!!11oneone!" So I shortened it and ta da!
Obviously, I've gained some form of intelligence by comparison...maturity... eh maybe a little.
Anyway, this year, I graduated from high school and for some reason I think I have this amazing filter over my eyes that's allowing me to view the world in this strange new light... it apparently transcends into the virtual world as well. This could be a good thing or a bad thing as I am now starting to see people as I would not like to see them normally.
For example, I have seen that people are most selfish when they try to be the most selfless. Now, I'm sure that there are exceptions to the cases, but when I myself see that if I helped someone, that later down the line I may think that they owe me something is kinda scary.
Then there are the wonderful people who are just so amazing they're really hard to describe. As of this moment, I can think of maybe 5 people in both the virtual world and real world that fit this quality. There's Stephany (yes she spells it with a 'y' -.-), who is by far one of the best writers I've ever met.
Lauren who carried me out of a creek, tied her shirt around my leg after I popped it open resulting in (26 internal stitches and 14 staples), thus saving it from infection and amputation.
Sam, who's the easiest guy to talk to and I would take a bullet for.
Irene, who through countless hours I worked with on hundreds pieces of set for drama and am always able to talk to regardless of the hour, and is always there for me.
Last but not least, Serenseven- my best friend in FFXI. He started playing about 2 years ago now that I think about it and I don't think I've ever been in a fight with him ever. We're both strangely attune to the other's moods and feelings and it's kinda creepy- but in a good way. Now that I think about it, the only reason why I haven't left Asura yet is because of this schmuck :)
If I had a point to this wall of text, I think I've forgotten it by now- writing about my friends brought me a ton of happy memories and I don't think my point really matters much anymore.
Hope everyone has a good night, I've got assessment testing in the morning for college so wish me luck~
My name is Joe.
To start off, in FFXI, I am a Tarutaru 75 Whm and Smn on the Asura server and my name is Miroku. Now before you go ahead and start making comments how that name is from the anime Inu Yasha, let me fill you in on something- When I made my character, I was 14 and the random names for Tarus are fucking insane. So rather than have my name be Mirokuboku or some crap like that, I figured, "Hay guyz- nobody will ever know that this name is from Yasha!!11oneone!" So I shortened it and ta da!
Obviously, I've gained some form of intelligence by comparison...maturity... eh maybe a little.
Anyway, this year, I graduated from high school and for some reason I think I have this amazing filter over my eyes that's allowing me to view the world in this strange new light... it apparently transcends into the virtual world as well. This could be a good thing or a bad thing as I am now starting to see people as I would not like to see them normally.
For example, I have seen that people are most selfish when they try to be the most selfless. Now, I'm sure that there are exceptions to the cases, but when I myself see that if I helped someone, that later down the line I may think that they owe me something is kinda scary.
Then there are the wonderful people who are just so amazing they're really hard to describe. As of this moment, I can think of maybe 5 people in both the virtual world and real world that fit this quality. There's Stephany (yes she spells it with a 'y' -.-), who is by far one of the best writers I've ever met.
Lauren who carried me out of a creek, tied her shirt around my leg after I popped it open resulting in (26 internal stitches and 14 staples), thus saving it from infection and amputation.
Sam, who's the easiest guy to talk to and I would take a bullet for.
Irene, who through countless hours I worked with on hundreds pieces of set for drama and am always able to talk to regardless of the hour, and is always there for me.
Last but not least, Serenseven- my best friend in FFXI. He started playing about 2 years ago now that I think about it and I don't think I've ever been in a fight with him ever. We're both strangely attune to the other's moods and feelings and it's kinda creepy- but in a good way. Now that I think about it, the only reason why I haven't left Asura yet is because of this schmuck :)
If I had a point to this wall of text, I think I've forgotten it by now- writing about my friends brought me a ton of happy memories and I don't think my point really matters much anymore.
Hope everyone has a good night, I've got assessment testing in the morning for college so wish me luck~
My name is Joe.
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