Yes, two posts in one day! Unheard of from me!

So the past few days have been more of a...well..."ulch" to be blunt. Farily boring to say the least. I did manage to fix some stuff up on the blog. The "Reccomend to Friend" link actually works now. I had to install PEAR and do a little workaround to get the mail function to move its lazy ass. With around 6 lines of code, it is now a-OK!

Still not done with the alternate skin...give it time and I might finish her up . I've taken the code from Max's weather bot and I'm using it to make my own twisted creation. It's forcing me to learn PERL and regex, but I was gonna get to that stuff eventually D:<. I'll keep the weather funcitons on it for good measure, but I'll be putting games and other nifty features on board. On a nonrelated note, I'm gonna grab some chow and play some WoW (hells ya I can rhyme!). BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~

Shortest post on record!

Well the three day stay at Devil's Den, Arkansas was both fun yet miserable. The weather was relentless; it was either rainy or cold (or both). There was a nice patch where I went hiking with my dad. I'll be the first to admit I missed home; "weekend getaways" aren't my ideas of fun times. Maybe an afternoon fishing perhaps, but that's about it. If I attempt to do anything more, I get overcome with horrible spots of boredom.

As Eric Hoffer said, "When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored." Remembering that quote is what helped me on the trek of being in a forest with absolutely nothing to do but watch Star Trek. Which isn't too torturous, but it gets fairly auld after awhile. This is how I passed the time, well that and going on rides with dad.

I ate very well...too well perhaps. Burgers, steaks, scalloped potatoes, you name it and it was served on a plate. Three meals a day all served up on well-rounded platters.... I'm pretty much done eating for the season, though -- we don't want another fat nerd on the loose!

Got an album from The Plain White T's today. Features my current favorite song: Hey There Delilah. Here are the lyrics:

Hey there Delilah What's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles away But girl tonight you look so pretty Yes you do Time Square can't shine as bright as you I swear it's true Hey there Delilah Don't you worry about the distance I'm right there if you get lonely Give this song another listen Close your eyes Listen to my voice it's my disguise I'm by your side Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me What you do to me Hey there Delilah I know times are getting hard But just believe me girl Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar We'll have it good We'll have the life we knew we would My word is good Hey there Delilah I've got so much left to say If every simple song I wrote to you Would take your breath away I'd write it all Even more in love with me you'd fall We'd have it all Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me A thousand miles seems pretty far But they've got planes and trains and cars I'd walk to you if I had no other way Our friends would all make fun of us and we'll just laugh along because we know That none of them have felt this way Delilah I can promise you That by the time we get through The world will never ever be the same And you're to blame Hey there Delilah You be good and don't you miss me Two more years and you'll be done with school And I'll be making history like I do You know it's all because of you We can do whatever we want to Hey there Delilah here's to you This ones for you Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me Oh it's what you do to me What you do to me.

I really love the melody that goes along with this song, too! So much in fact, here's the music video! Well, that's it for today -- I'll post more tomorrow or Sunday!

This coming Tuesday is vacation time! I am going with on a family trip down to Devil's Den, Arkansas. I'm just writing this now to tell everyone not to expect any posts for a week or so. I'll have a nice, long post about everything when I get back. Unless they have wifi in the cabins, then I'll post from there.

THe last time that the family went to DD, we took Dirty Grandpa. Worst...idea...ever. I got drunk off a bottle of schnaaps, then got in a fight with a tree. I still proudly carry that scar to this date . Oh well, nothing else to post about really. I'll talk to everyone after it's all said and done!

As of late, I have been wanting to move out of my parent's house into a place of my own. There are two problems that are preventing this. One being my schizophrenia; it is not fully under control at this time. Why just today I have had about 5 total halluciantions! The other big thing that's making this impossible for the mean time is work. I am currently unemployed, so I couldn't pay my utilities (including internet). Though I am ashamed to say this, I am on SSI due to certain circumstances, so I have about $300 per month to live off of if I were to go it on my own. I realize that a roommate would help a lot, and I might be able to find one. It's just this whole mentail illness bullshit is starting to wear down my defenses and quite frankly,, I'm pretty fucking sick and tired of it.

So what are the reasons for me wanting to leave my parents' home. Just one reason, and that is all I need...independence. I want to give the world a shot of my own. I know life has it's downsides, but that's what makes it exciting; because I know that in the end, there will be upsides to it as well. Here's my favorite movie quote of all time from the movie Rocky Balboa.

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done."

Now at first glance, some people may look at this quote and sneeze at it. They may think that it has no meaning whatsoever. Well I've never taken life on 1 on 1 before, but from what I've observed, this is what it's like. I just want my freedom, I want my one shot to take on the battle of life. It looks as though I'll have to wait a little later than everyone else. This doesn't get me down or anything, I guess that I'm just anxiouso for my turn at life. Where the fuck is my turn? When will it get here? Why was I dealt a shitty hand. You have people who get in accidents and never live normal lives. You have those that are stricken with down syndrome. Compare the two: one side may have been prevented (but may not have); the other side is a birth defect. These people too, have had their lives stricken away from them. I am missing out on life; I am not the most social of all creatures, but I also never see any big chances (breakthroughs) show up to greet me, either.

To wrap this up, because I could never shut up about it given the chance, I want my own place more than I want a Wii right now. To any that knows me, that alone should bear deep impact. I'll post again in a few days or so. Enjoy the picture today.

Heaven forbid that stores carry Nintendo Wii's. In this part of the states, we have more Playstation 3's than we do Wii's! What's ironic about this is the price of the Wii is slowly climbing to match that of the PS3. I keep the grand search up daily, so I'm bound to get a bite soon; I was 20 minutes late this past Friday (ARGH!). In the meantime I'm just going to play World of Warcraft on my warlock.

I've been reading on various internet boards, and the vast majority say "show up" and not to call to check Wii status. This apparently works for them, so tomorrow I'm going to give it a shot. I'll hit up 3 Wal-Marts, a Best Buy, and a Gamestop. I will obtain a Wii eventually -- just wait and see! Time now theough for a nap, hit some weights, then WoW a bit.

Today I felt the need to write a poem. Personally, I think it sucks. Others seem to disagree; I'd like to know your opinion! Here it is, A Melancholy for Jane.

A Melancholy for Jane Dry your eyes my sweet Jane, For I am here to ease your pain. Dry your eyes, my love; I will lift this weight off your breast. Do I still have a place in your heart After what we went through together? Do you still carry the feeling of love for me? Or were they stricken away on that fateful day... Jane please stop crying, I am here and promise to make it all better. I have offer of our old love. Please...Jane...please...come back.

I have had just a few people comment on this one, and I would like further commentary as I...well...would like to show this to someone. I want to know if it's worth my time (I don't want to send them crapola!). That's all, just wanted to share this poem -- please comment!

I am a man on a mission. That mission is simple: to obtain a Nintendo Wii. While some [morons] dub them as a "waste of cash", most others are in the same situation I am, or better by having a Wii. I've been calling all the stores around town for only two days. They all say the same thing, "No. Call back tomorrow around noon and see if we have any in stock by that time." My patients on this matter is infinite. While I am like a little boy at Christmas time, I can wait awhile before I get sucked into this colossal vortex that people call the Wii.

The leading reason I am interested in purchasing a Wii is for one game. Not Twilight Princess (I have that on the GC), but Super Paper Mario. I am an avid fan of the Paper Mario series; I follow back down to the Nintendo 64 when the series first launched. Another thing is the originality of the games that this system offers. I'm a Nintendo fanboi -- fuck your Halo, CS, and other FPS games. I like RPG, puzzle and platform games. If there's one thing I can not stand it's a halo fanboi. I hate them all with my very core. Wait, let me rephrase that a tad bit. I hate the people who, to them, gaming means, "BOOM! HEADSHOT!" Just can't stand em, and I dunno why. There, now I can say that hate "BOOM! HEADSHOT!" fagtards over FPS players (because some of them are actually fun to play). That's just my humble opinion. Now I'm going to watch some Venus Versus Virus and play some WoW. Bye~

As it turns out, all my friends on Malygos stopped playing World of Warcraft. I have one friend who's got a 70 troll shaman residing on Ursin, so that's where I'm gonna head off to. At this moment I have a level 7 blood elf warlock by the name of Aval. The blood elf starting area is much more fun than any others I've been in, both horde and alliance. Of course I haven't seen the new alliance start area, so I can't dub it "the best" yet; though that is pure opinion. The only thing that sucks is that I have to actually read the quests now because they are totally new to me. Also since I'm on the horde side now, I have got to get used to fighting alliance. I can see why people hate gnomes, the little fuckers are hard as hell to see.

World of Warcraft actually runs very smooth under OpenGL on my linux machine. The only drag to playing on linux is I have to boot into Windows, patch, boot back into linux, delete the old WoW copy, then finally copy the newly patched version to my linux partition. I prefer to run under my linux partition anyway because I seem to get a higher framerate than on Windows via D3D.

I will be designing a new layout for Nerblog. Don't worry though, if you prefer this one more, I will leave it as an option on the skin selector I'll be making. I'll post again sometime; take care~

Well to say that she likes the game is a tad bit of an understatement. My mom stayed up all night last night, for a total of 17 hours straight playtime, playing on Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life. She even found cheat codes for it, so she's having even more fun now what with infinite money and all. I hope she doesn't burn herself out on the game and never want to play it again. I don't think she will though, I think that she'll play the living shit out of the game rather than just a couple of days and quit. She just absolutely loves games of this genre: Animal Crossing, SIMS, etc. I personally am getting back into World of Warcraft (but I've mentioned it before ). I will be making a Blood Elf priest on the Malygos server tomorrow. I will post his/her name when I make it tomorrow (for those who want to play with me ).

I'm feeling rather down at the moment and I don't know why. Probably just a little thing that will pass over time. I had a hallucination while visiting with Dirty Grandpa earlier today, that could also be what's causing this. I think I'm going to watch my mom play some games, nab some chow and something to drink, then possibly hit the sack for a few hours. In the meantime, here's a picture of Yuko Ogura with boxing gloves

Today I decided to do some shopping for my mom. Why? I need no reason other than the fact that she's mom. Seeing as she is an avid fan of Animal Crossing and the SIMS, I figure that she'd appreciate a Harvest Moon game. So I went and purchased Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life. I hope that she enjoys it. I actually played it a little myself; a test drive if you will. Personally, I find it highly addictive. I only played it for thirty minutes or so, but it was long enough to get me hooked. And if it got me hooked, then my mom ought to sink her teeth all the way into it.

I have noticed that certain individuals have been hotlinking off of my blog. I must say that it is rather a rude practice to get into. I'm popping up a script to prevent it, so sorry guys, but you're gonna get cut short :B.

My grandpa had his second stroke a few days ago. He's back in the rehabilitation center. This was not a few days after his eye surgery. He fall on the eye and is now blind in it; his pupil does not respond to changes in light. I find it rather ironic that he's half-blind now...he can't look at any young nurses in 3D now. Depth perception is for the win.

I'm gonna cut the post short at this point. More to come later tonight or tomorrow. Harvest Moon pic attached.

Well yet another five days of my life devoted to a mental institution. This time I went in for, as usual, hallucinations. This time however, they were accompanied by amnesia. My problems seemed to have been diminishing by my second day there. All they did was up one of my pills by 2.5mg. I lost a good four pounds while I was there D:. An example of a meal there was the dry half-piece of toast for breakfast one morning this week. I was constantly hungry! My god was it boring, too. All there was to do was read and watch shows like Gunsmoke since the old guy hogged the remote. I managed to see my therapist every day I was there, so I got some good sessions in with him. I am really hoping that this will be my last stay for at least a year.

My roommate was a total goofball. Aside from having gonorrhea and the IQ of a dead cat, I guess he was a jokester. He's a year older than me, about my height, but about 100 pounds less; he was a walking skeleton. He claimed to have beaten the shit out of 13 marines "at the same time". He was even stupid enough to try to wrestle me in front of the unit staff! Then there's always the girl that's on drugs (it was meth this time around) that wants what's in your pants. Then there was the old guy...man what a foobar. He was just a sittin' thar telling everyone stories about his military service just like any other stereotypical old dude would.

Well that's about how I've spent my past five days. I'll post more about my adventures later -- I have some WoW:BC to catch up on.