Master of Manipulation

The Day the World Ended

2010-07-26T13:45:00.000-04:00

My first attempt at an Epic Poem. I wrote this as my final project in my Poetry class at Scraft. 22 April 2010

The Day the World Ended1

‘Twas a day like any other
‘cept for prophesized doom.2
A rainy day if’n I remember
What was it? Ah, yes—the 21st of December
Two-thousand and twelve, it had been foretold
By the Mayans of many, many’a days old.
Their calendar stopped dead, on that same day
At least that is what the archeologists say.

It started out with a boom, and a bang, and a blast,
The oceans were’a twirlin’, an’ a whirlin’ – so fast!
Spouting up from the surface ‘round all the globe
T’were these catastrophic cyclones – but that’s just a blurb.
The rest of this tale is too gruesome to tell,
Tis a shame, it’s a good’un – oh, well.
Wait, what’s that? You want to hear more?
Fine, I’ll continue, no need to implore!

Twas a rainy day in December
If’n I do quite well remember
Or t’were it snowin’ something fierce?
Either way, the frigid wind did pierce
The bundled garments of wintery weather
Wrapp’d ‘round everyone – a skin-tight sweater –
Penetrate the wind did, like slings and arrows.
Outrageous fortunes3 , ripped ‘part like Post-It4 memos.

T’weren’t but a few, though e’eryone knew,
Who prepared for disaster and eminent doom.
The masses, they did make their quotidian5 rounds
Busy with work – cell phones and laptops abound;
Clickin’, clackin’, ringin’ – it t’were quite the racket –
Fillin’ ‘eads6, streets, and minds with techno argot7.
Those whose eyes did lift from glowin’ screens
T’were the first to end their daily routines.

Nostradamus8 sits back, rolling in his grave,
Teasin’ an’ tauntin’ – not trying to behave.
Desperately wantin’ to chastise an’ scourge;
A cacophony of sound, twas our dirge9.
He wheezed and he hacked10, betwixt laughs,
“I told you so,” Nostradamus does chaff11,
“La vie12 could have been such a breeze,
If only you had heeded Les Prophéties13”

From the sky they fell like rain;
Drops of death, usherin’ pain
To its seat in the middle o’ the row,
Kicking shins and steppin’ on toes.114
T’were creepy crawlers, those wretched things,
Swarmin’ down from the Earth’s ceiling,
The locusts they did come first
Heraldin’ eminent doom for us poor accursed.15

Panic did encumber the crowds and the masses,
scurryin' 'bout like pests, rodents, or roaches.
Vyin' for cover, and fightin' one another
'twas hard to differentiate blue-collar16 from beggar
as they hid under awnin's, bridges, and boxes
frightened 'nd bewildered, hidin' from doomsday's clutches.
Unluckily for us, tis just the beginning
t'was plenty more to do; much, much, more dooming.

Turns out tis true 'bout the end o' the world
The antichrist17 did come and our tears were impearled
Upon our cheeks, running rampant and fluid
As we did plead; our futures, doubted
We turned to religion to solve all our problems
And it did come so close – almost to the angstrom19 -
The problem with religion ‘twas simple, indeed,
We don't all share views and heed the same creeds.20

‘Twas too late for all that, now that I think on it,
For pummelin' our cities t'were meteors and comets.
Relentless space beasts, now crushin' down ‘pon us
Destroyin' spirits and pavements - if only we had an aegis!21
To protect our all too destructible society;
Burnin' trees, parks, and other bowery22
Did cause an uproar of smoke, and ash, and gases
T'were the translucent destroyers who caused most losses.

If that t'weren't enough, and any had remained,
They would have seen 'quakes, tornados, and hurricanes;
Ravaging the landscapes, city and agrestic alike.
From Mount Fuji23 to the New Jersey turnpike,
No place left unscathed, the wrath of doomsday.
Woe is me! Woe is you!
For it turns out it was true!
‘Tis the trouble with prophesized doom.

Foot Notes

1. Also the title of a 1955 movie directed by Roger Corman

2. It is said that due to the Mayan calendar ending on December 21st, 2012 that the world will end. That, or the Mayans were tired of drawing out a calendar that goes on for centuries.

3. A borrowing of phrase from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the famous ‘To be or not to be’ soliloquy.

4. Perhaps the greatest invention since sliced bread; tiny, brightly colored, sticky notes that, when not lost in clutter, are extremely helpful in remembering things.

5. Daily; ordinary; common place

6. ‘eads: a shortened form of ‘heads’ to reflect the gruff British accent of the narrator.

7. \ahr-guht\ the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group

8. Michel de Nostredame; a French apothecary and reputed seer

9. A funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead

10. From the popular idiom, ‘To hack up a lung’; to cough

11. To mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way

12. French for ‘Life’

13. French for ‘The Prophecies’; the title of the books published by Nostradamus consisting of quatrains foretelling the future

14. We’ve all had this experience before, the one person who’s late to a show and they just happen to have the seat in the middle of the row. You’d think they would at least be courteous about it, but no, they shove past.

15. An allusion to the biblical story of Moses where the first plague is a swarm of locusts.

16. A professional worker; accountant, businessman, attorney

17. It’s said that one day an antichrist will appear and usher in the end of the world and the second coming of Christ will happen.

18. To form into drops resembling pearls

19. A unit of length, equal to one tenth of a millimicron, or one ten millionth of a millimeter

20. An authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.

21. The shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of a Gorgon.

22. Containing bowers; leafy; shady

23. The tallest mountain in Japan and an active stratovalcano.

Thirty-Five Seconds

2010-07-23T18:35:00.001-04:00

Thirty-Five Seconds

the first few flew
as seconds often do
when meeting someone new
i saw out the corner
of my eye that smile
your simply stunning
smile

second fifteen arrives
i finally find your eyes
our gazes speak histories
truth love loss lies
impossibly blue
amazingly alive
eyes

twenty-two seconds
your soul entwines mine
our threads on tapestry
of fate are intertwined
seamlessly thorough
eternally bound
fate

twenty-seven seconds
is all i have known you
yet we are kindred spirits
set free to roam skies
you know as well as i
that this much is
true

thirty-five seconds
it was just a quick look
but all that it took
finally to realize
that without you now
i will never become
me.

Love is a Bouquet

2010-04-25T15:59:00.002-04:00

It took me a while to write this poem. Not to mention the time it took to look up all of these flowers that rhymed. Oy! But I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Love is a Bouquet

Love is a bouquet
filled with pretty, little, flowers.
Sometimes they’re lilies,
daffodils, or posies.
Other times they’re marigolds,
orchids, or roses.

Bought just before its prime,
blooming and blossoming
before the recipient’s eyes –
baby’s breath; breathing
cocks comb; combing
poppies; popping
and bird of paradise; paradizing.

Love is a bouquet
in full bloom.
Smelling so sweetly,
like a French perfume,
petals fanned out
in carnal symmetry:
beauty incarnate;
the epitome.

Love is a bouquet
three weeks old.
The flowers, all dead
and dieing.
Dried out, brown,
hard and stale.

Death’s selfish fingers
do impose –
even on roses,
posies, and marigolds.

Love is an empty vase.

La Nuit La Tour Eiffel Est Morte

2010-04-21T21:44:00.003-04:00

The title for today's update is also the title of my French final. Translated it means, "The night the Eiffel Tower died". When I have the story completely finished (which will be by next Tuesday or else my final is late :/ )I'll upload it on here to share with you all.

Let's start with my life, because it's so incredibly interesting. My last semester at community college is winding down - and I'm glad it is. Two of the classes I'm in are a complete waste of my time and I've lost motivation to go to the third one. Luckily, or, not so luckily - depending how you look at it - my spring courses start at Eastern May 3rd. I think I'm a bit crazy, however. For some reason I think that I can take 12 credits over a 7 week period and work full time and not be drained of my will to live. Here's hoping I can do it. *crosses fingers* But, I am taking the summer semester off, thank goodness. I'm not taking it off just for my health, but also because I plan to travel again. Traveling is an itch which you scratch at and scratch at but it never goes away. The thought and need to travel is constantly roaming around my head. My friend and I will be heading to Wales, UK at the beginning of August. I am so excited. I'm so excited I feel like I should be typing all of this in caps, but I won't. We're going to take two one-week long 'intensive' courses in Greek. So far all of our preparations are going according to plan. And after that I plan to travel to New York to visit with Lola and Jokul! I'll be waiting until I turn 21 and then I'ma paint the big apple red!

There's not much going on in FF right now. I'm busy with school. Or at least I tell myself that. I dunno; the fascination it once held is just gone. I can't explain it.

Lemme find a poem I haven't shared with you yet... Here we go. The inspiration for this was going to Open at work around 3am.

At Three Ante Meridiem

My world is somnolent,
at three ante meridiem.

Bring forth the descent,
palliate, the regime.
Be myrmidon no longer,
recalcitrant, recalcitrant!
Sleep no longer – rebel, rebel!
Dream no longer, wake and delay,
Ring, ring, Macbeth – Sound thy death knell!
Rise, you quiescent, and dismay,

Your savior has come!
Your savior is gone!
Repent no more - await dawn.
My world is insomnolent,
At three ante meridiem.

The Lady's Dressing Room

2010-03-23T20:10:00.001-04:00

Oh shit! Two updates just minutes apart? I really enjoy this poem and I thought you might too. Who knows, eh?

The Lady's Dressing Room
By Jonathan Swift

Five hours, (and who can do it less in?)
By haughty Celia spent in dressing;
The goddess from her chamber issues,
Arrayed in lace, brocades, and tissues.
Strephon, who found the room was void
And Betty otherwise employed,
Stole in and took a strict survey
Of all the litter as it lay;
Whereof, to make the matter clear,
An inventory follows here.
And first a dirty smock appeared,
Beneath the arm-pits well besmeared.
Strephon, the rogue, displayed it wide
And turned it round on every side.
On such a point few words are best,
And Strephon bids us guess the rest;
And swears how damnably the men lie
In calling Celia sweet and cleanly.
Now listen while he next produces
The various combs for various uses,
Filled up with dirt so closely fixt,
No brush could force a way betwixt.
A paste of composition rare,
Sweat, dandruff, powder, lead and hair;
A forehead cloth with oil upon't
To smooth the wrinkles on her front.
Here alum flower to stop the steams
Exhaled from sour unsavory streams;
There night-gloves made of Tripsy's hide,
Bequeath'd by Tripsy when she died,
With puppy water, beauty's help,
Distilled from Tripsy's darling whelp;
Here gallypots and vials placed,
Some filled with washes, some with paste,
Some with pomatum, paints and slops,
And ointments good for scabby chops.
Hard by a filthy basin stands,
Fouled with the scouring of her hands;
The basin takes whatever comes,
The scrapings of her teeth and gums,
A nasty compound of all hues,
For here she spits, and here she spews.
But oh! it turned poor Strephon's bowels,
When he beheld and smelt the towels,
Begummed, besmattered, and beslimed
With dirt, and sweat, and ear-wax grimed.
No object Strephon's eye escapes:
Here petticoats in frowzy heaps;
Nor be the handkerchiefs forgot
All varnished o'er with snuff and snot.
The stockings, why should I expose,
Stained with the marks of stinking toes;
Or greasy coifs and pinners reeking,
Which Celia slept at least a week in?
A pair of tweezers next he found
To pluck her brows in arches round,
Or hairs that sink the forehead low,
Or on her chin like bristles grow.
The virtues we must not let pass,
Of Celia's magnifying glass.
When frighted Strephon cast his eye on't
It shewed the visage of a giant.
A glass that can to sight disclose
The smallest worm in Celia's nose,
And faithfully direct her nail
To squeeze it out from head to tail;
(For catch it nicely by the head,
It must come out alive or dead.)
Why Strephon will you tell the rest?
And must you needs describe the chest?
That careless wench! no creature warn her
To move it out from yonder corner;
But leave it standing full in sight
For you to exercise your spite.
In vain, the workman shewed his wit
With rings and hinges counterfeit
To make it seem in this disguise
A cabinet to vulgar eyes;
For Strephon ventured to look in,
Resolved to go through thick and thin;
He lifts the lid, there needs no more:
He smelt it all the time before.
As from within Pandora's box,
When Epimetheus oped the locks,
A sudden universal crew
Of humane evils upwards flew,
He still was comforted to find
That Hope at last remained behind;
So Strephon lifting up the lid
To view what in the chest was hid,
The vapours flew from out the vent.
But Strephon cautious never meant
The bottom of the pan to grope
And foul his hands in search of Hope.
O never may such vile machine
Be once in Celia's chamber seen!
O may she better learn to keep
"Those secrets of the hoary deep"!
As mutton cutlets, prime of meat,
Which, though with art you salt and beat
As laws of cookery require
And toast them at the clearest fire,
If from adown the hopeful chops
The fat upon the cinder drops,
To stinking smoke it turns the flame
Poisoning the flesh from whence it came;
And up exhales a greasy stench
For which you curse the careless wench;
So things which must not be exprest,
When plumpt into the reeking chest,
Send up an excremental smell
To taint the parts from whence they fell,
The petticoats and gown perfume,
Which waft a stink round every room.
Thus finishing his grand survey,
Disgusted Strephon stole away
Repeating in his amorous fits,
Oh! Celia, Celia, Celia shits!
But vengeance, Goddess never sleeping,
Soon punished Strephon for his peeping:
His foul Imagination links
Each dame he see with all her stinks;
And, if unsavory odors fly,
Conceives a lady standing by.
All women his description fits,
And both ideas jump like wits
By vicious fancy coupled fast,
And still appearing in contrast.
I pity wretched Strephon blind
To all the charms of female kind.
Should I the Queen of Love refuse
Because she rose from stinking ooze?
To him that looks behind the scene
Satira's but some pocky queen.
When Celia in her glory shows,
If Strephon would but stop his nose
(Who now so impiously blasphemes
Her ointments, daubs, and paints and creams,
Her washes, slops, and every clout
With which he makes so foul a rout),
He soon would learn to think like me
And bless his ravished sight to see
Such order from confusion sprung,
Such gaudy tulips raised from dung.

En Français, s'il vous plait!

2010-03-23T20:01:00.002-04:00

I had fun writing this. It was for my french class. If you don't speak/read french, I suggest you learn - I foresee many posts where I speak french in the future. I don't know why I'm posting this, really. It's more philosophical than the assignment really called for. Maybe that's why? Either way, here it is, out on the interwebs. And, just so those non-frenchies out there don't feel left out, following this is another poem I wrote, which I also had fun writing.

Un Compagnon Voyage

A mon avis, des camarades voyage doivent avoir les similitudes mais aussi les différences. Après tout, il n’y a pas de plaisir dans la conformité. Si l'on veut avoir un plaisir vrai, ils doivent essayer de nouvelles activités. Bien sûr, avoir trop de différences n’est pas bon non plus. Il s’agit de trouver un équilibre.

Mon compagnon idéal doit, avant tout, être propre, mais pas trop propre. Il doit être organisé, mais pas trop organisé. Je voudrais un compagnon qu’est ni un saligaud ni un perfectionniste. Je ne suis pas parfait et je ne s’attends pas des autres l’être. Tout ce que je demande, c’est la médiocrité. Bien sûr, je veux une personne qu’est sympathique, agréable, drôle, amusant, énergétique, et la vie de la fête. Est-ce trop demander ? Je ne le crois pas !

Moi, je préfère pour voyager avec mes copains de longue date. Que n’est pas dire je ne voyagerai jamais avec mes nouveaux copains. Je le trouve plus facile de faire la conversation avec amis qui je sais bien. Quelqu’un qui me connaît bien et je n'ai pas besoin à cacher mon vrai moi de. C’est plus amusant à partager les souvenirs avec un copain qui ont un rôle major dans votre vie.

Un autre grand facteur dans choisir un camarade voyage est leur routine quotidienne. Pour exemple : Si vous dormez jusqu'à ce que l’après-midi et je me réveille à 8 heures du matin puis nous ne serons pas un mesure de passer la journée ensemble. Et chacun sait que l’exploration d’une nouvelle ville est plus amusante avec un ami. Si ça n’était pas vrai, puis je n’aurais pas besoin pour un compagnon voyage.

Mais, le facteur plus important quand on choisit un compagnon voyage est un accord sur la destination. Si les deux aventuriers ne voudra pas pour visiter la même place, ni aura un bon temps – et un bon temps est la raison pour voyager !

A Little / White Lie

Love
is a lie
we're forced
to believe.
A little
white lie
multiplied
exponentially.
A lie that
taints
our minds
clouds
our skies
unable to lave
ourselves
of this sin
we must accept
inevitability.

Secret Update

2010-03-14T13:26:00.002-04:00

I'm not sure why, but I feel compelled to update this. It's been, well, too long. I would do the math and tell you how many months, but, no, just no.

Let's start with a recap of my life, and Oprah's life. (Not the rich black woman, the poor tarutaru puppetmaster).

I'm still attending school. I think I will always be attending school, but that's alright with me. I enjoy it; I love to learn - what can I say, I'm a dork. I've changed my Major a few times and in the fall I'll be transferring out of community college into a real University. It's a bit daunting. It shouldn't be, but it is. All of the silly things I have to do - plus getting financial aid set up. I've been fortunate enough to pay for my college up until now out of pocket, but with university coasts I can't do it anymore. So student loan time. I'm working, still. It's a reoccurring theme in our lives - work. Everyone complains about their job. It's never good enough for them or it's too 'hard' or they just hate it for no other reason than conversation. I have no qualms with my job. It's an easy-to-do, low pressure, low expectation job. Do I want to do it forever? Maybe. Not for the job, or the pathetic pay, but for the people. I enjoy all of the people there and their witty banter, if nothing else. (I only dislike two people that work there.)

Now on to Oprah. She's been pretty stagnant lately. That's my fault, really. I just don't have the passion I used to for FFXI, but I do enjoy it when I'm on it. Especially with the new Static we're having. I'm playing RDM. Fun. It's actually a bit repetitive and I don't even have Haste to cast yet. But again, the people keep me there. Another reoccurring theme: People. I'm still working on WW, but it's slow. I don't remember when the last time I merited was. But I'm a tit-bit excited for the new updates SE has in store.

I haven't been writing in my story much. Or at all, really. It's all in my head, semi-planned out, but just not on paper yet. I have been writing poetry a bit. It's on my facebook if you'd like to check it out. Though, this secret update is really more for me than any of you. (No offense)

Okay, fine, here's a poem I wrote that I like:

Cecelia

She wears the finest silks,
precariously on her curves.
Her face, her nails, her hair,
- done up.

Her smile fronting,
they call to her,
“My dear, Cecelia, my dear,
How we adore you so!”

She fans her lashes;
flushes her cheeks –
They dote and swoon,
drooling, like the Dane.

They call out to her, again,
“Cecelia!”
She hides behind her fan,
smoky-eyed and teasing.

Her mini-skirt revealing,
yet somehow quite concealing,
the naughty bits,
they all long to see.

She teased, plucked,
showered, and shaved
the night before
Your big day.

Your time has come:
The dim lit room.
The well-worn mattress.
Her… fee.

Stuffed in an envelope,
freshly banked dollars,
crisp as autumn mornings,
flirting with her eyes.

Cecelia smirks,
warming you through.
What is it
that you’d like her to do?

Maybe there won't be 5 months before my next post. But maybe there will be. Who knows, really? Not me.

Best wishes,

Op

Quote Clusterfuck

2009-11-04T17:19:00.008-05:00

And the world continues to spin.

2009-09-15T10:31:00.008-04:00

/wave!

So it's been a while. And I'm trying to get better with these updates, but it's hard. The funny just doesn't come as readily in game anymore. What with me not being on as much because of work and school. And Trea leaving... I mean that just halved the amount of quotes right there! We are much funnier when there's an old sleeping guy to make fun of.

But anyway, please do enjoy the following pictures. They're a great way to write very little in a blog and still fill the pages. (Just wait, soon enough I won't even be titling the sections or writing an intro!)

I promise at least two updates a month. But I will strive for once a week again. Now that my schedule is more stable.

Congratulations to these outstanding individuals on their accomplishments

After dinner quotes to keep you minty fresh all day!

Trea-bute to Tri-bor

2009-08-25T13:36:00.010-04:00

Well, I went all the way back to the beginning of the blog and found any and all quotes of Treabors. And I was going to type a bunch of memories up about him, you know, the good, the bad, and the waffle - but I had a late night lol. Please don't misunderstand my laziness and think I don't care, I do! But I'll be 20 tomorrow and my memory is fading. I think it's all this time I spent with Trea. He's contagious!

Well old buddy, it's been a hoot. Again, I wish you the best in the future, and we are so meeting in Chicago for some deep-dish pizza. You already agreed to it.

Fenrir will be that much less sarcastic without you. :)

Treabor, Created 2005 - Uncreated Aug 21, 2009

Quote Update!

2009-08-24T10:20:00.005-04:00

Tomorrow I will update again, with more words and a Tribute to Treabor. Because he left us. :(

Don't forget to check out his blog about life after FFXI: The MMOrning After!

The enigma that is us.

2009-07-25T12:03:00.002-04:00

People are dumb.

It's a scientific fact. There's no arguing with science. Period. End of conversation. But you know who you can argue with? Yeah, I dunno either because we all know you cannot argue with organized religion.

Why? Because of faith. What is faith? It's believing in something no matter what. It's taking your life out of your hands and giving it to a supernatural entity.

Fate. Before I even knew I was going to write this it has been in the works. Seeping, slithering into the light that is reality. This venomous mistress not only seduces you, but also manipulates you at everyturn. She has life planned out and will do anything to get us to follow her plan.

God. To believe in something in order to explain things that we cannot comprehend, is okay. To sacrifice your life, murder innocent people, chastise and demean those around you because 'God' said so... That is not. Fanatacism in any part of your life is an ill omen.

<3 Dah ruru

Update?

2009-07-18T09:52:00.003-04:00

So I know I haven't been very good at updating this, but that doesn't mean I can't keep trying. Besides, you all love bugging me to update. The only problem is that Im never in-game very long anymore so the bulk of my posts - the Quote section - is slowly dwindling away to nothing. And even now Im updating from my phone while on break at work.

Okay so as you may or may not have noticed... No one could find the third X in my last post. So no one wins the awesome prize of hanging out with me! But don't fret! I'll hang out with you all still. But on to more pressing matters... Like fast food work stories! The other day someone came through the drive through and ordered 4 slices of bacon and a packet of ketchup..... Hardly a nutritious meal. Though, you try getting something super healthy from a fast food place. Even the salads are loaded with unnecessary calories. Anyway I'm out of characters in this text message so until next time,

<3 Ruru

The Mystery Continues!

2009-06-29T12:58:00.015-04:00

Welcome one and all to the world famous Master of Manipulation blog! (I may be embellishing a little)

This week we have a special Two-Part Mystery Update!

Part 1: It is up to you, the loyal fanboy, or fangirl, to scour the quotes section (the only section of this update by the by) and locate the three Green 'X's like this one.

(Actual size may vary)

Part 2: Whoever is the first person to locate all three of the 'X's and post their quote locations in the comments gets a special mystery prize, that will be announced in the next update.

So in the spirit of competition....

On your mark

Get Set

Go!

All Shall be Revealed

2009-06-23T13:32:00.002-04:00

All Shall be Revealed

in a week.

Tune in Monday June 29th for the surprise.

Heads Up!

2009-05-21T00:12:00.001-04:00

Just a quick note - due to my dumb biology class I will be updating on Fridays until further notice.

Thank You,

xoxo
The Management

Obsession

2009-05-01T12:06:00.003-04:00

No, no, no, not that obsession!

I feel like this warning, that we all click past so fast is an important one.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I'm addicted to FFXI or anything. (Because if I admitted I had a problem then I could fix it, and this is one problem I don't want fixed!)

But there are fanatics out there. People who take their obsessions to the extremes. They take it so far, that I worry about them.

I'm not going to say who, but someone I know is obsessed with Robert Pattinson from the movie Twilight. It's not a healthy obsession either. It seems like every other word is about him, or about the second Twilight movie. It scares me.

She is so obsessed that she added what she thought was his Myspace as her friend. Well then she became very upset when she started to realize that it's probably not his myspace. She was emotionally and physically upset about such a trivial thing.

I dunno why I'm writing about this, but yeah. What do you guys think? Is there such thing as going too far with your obsession? Can it become unhealthy? When does obsession give way to addiction?

How do you help someone with this problem without hurting them? Saying "You're obsessed with..." usually doesn't start the conversation off on a friendly note.

What happens when they don't realize that my sarcasim is actually what I want to say, but I play it off as a joke to not hurt them?

No one's life should be so controlled by another person who they've never met, and know almost nothing about.

What about you? Have you ever had a celebrity crush? Is this all that this is? A crush? Will it subside if I just leave it alone?

Anyway, More FFXI stuff to come, I'll try to get in an update this weekend sometime.

<3 Ruru

I bet you're invidious

2009-04-22T15:23:00.005-04:00

Invidious

It's today's word of the day from dictionary.com - It's a fun way to learn new words that I probably won't remember for very long after I read them. But fun nonetheless.

So the semester in winding down, thank god. It's not that I dislike taking classes, it's just that 15 weeks of the same classes gets dull. I dunno, especially in these courses that don't really challenge me, or intrigue me. But you don't come here to read about me and my melodramatic life, do you? So onward ho to Vana'diel!

It's been a little slow, not many things happening outside of the static and nyzul - but I'm not complaining, FF9 is more than filling the gap for me. Oh! And I, as of today, have started on my Fanart submission! I'll post it here when it's done! Which will be before next tuesday, because I'm using it as my final in my art class. So it's got a due date! Which is great, especially if I ever intend to finish it.

Nyzul

So here's Nyzul again. With the new WHM JA Afflatus Solace I can make Behemoth my bitch. Yeah, you like that don't you Behe.

Besides that, we've been getting a steady amount of drops as of late, and Treabor got his cuffs after he let them hit the floor a week or two ago, but no one remembers that. Or they didn't until I reminded them. Bwhahahaha!

And our fearless leader, Schutz, was itnimidated! Which surly jolted our groups confidence quite a bit. But we recovered and we haven't lost a floor in a while. knock on wood. So everything is right in the world again.

We are hovering around level 56 in our static right now and these DD's are really making my tanking life much harder than it should be. But that's okay, I let a few people die on monday >,> - but I blame Aluc. Why? Because everything is Aluc's fault, duh.

Now enjoy yourself some quotes!~

<3 Dah Oprah

Quotes

Je t'aime, Paris

2009-04-15T12:35:00.006-04:00

So my latest fascination as I'm sure you're all aware of is Paris, and France in general. Yeah. I won't bore you with all of the things I want to say about them. But! There is a new secret, look forward to me sharing it with you next Wednesday!!

Ah, but we still have that little issue about last weeks issue. What could the secret from last week be? Any guesses? No? Okay fine, I'll let you all in.

I didn't write it.

Did we have you fooled? I was complaining to Lola about writing it, and she was at work, bored, so I set it up with all the photos and she wrote about it, pretending to be me!!

Do I really talk like that? err type like that? Perhaps I do.

I'm not helping my case, am I?

Okay moving on, last Wednesday was update day! So it's been a week and I'm still utterly confused as to how to use most of the new spells.

I rearranged my macro palettes, but all it's done is confused me even more. So I need to come up with a solution.

Wednesday evening, if you wanted to head to Rabao to buy the new WHM spells, this chocobo was going to cost you! I decided against buying one and ran my stubby lil' taru legs over there.

And the Easter egg-vent is going on! I got all the new items, but didn't take a picture... hmmm Shame on me. But the moogle thinks I rock, so why not, right?

Oh, one thing I do have to say about the new WHM JA's...

Okay, so I think the pictures have more to say than I do, but Holy is starting to rock my socks! The Hexa strike may have been a fluke, but I still like seeing that number.

Nyzul

So nyzul is fun as always! They never do stop razing me though. It's okay I deserve it, I guess. Oh, but I have to point and laugh at Treabor for this one. We did a floor 60 and got the Goliard cuffs to drop - At first everyone lotted then, we decided it was Treabor's Prio - so they all passed. Problem was, Trea waffled, and we didn't have the 3 min auto-sort time remianing, so we exited with 10 seconds left to get our tokens and points toward rank ups. Sorry oldster.

Well that was kind of a short update, but these quotes... Boy oh boy do they make up for it. There are some gems in this batch, let me tell you! If you don't laugh at at least one of these then you can just GTFO

<3 always

Oprah

Quotes

Hooray For Hump Day!!!

2009-04-08T11:21:00.018-04:00

Well well well, if it isn't another Wednesday post. I'll let you in on a little secret next week unless you can figure it out beforehand. And if you do, one big Maho 100 cooking cookie coming your way. Congrats Mahorosamasan. Don't you just love secrets and rewards??

So first off, I would like to mention that not only am I rich and black, but I really am really famous! Please meet Lesil, one of my many fans! Who by chance accosted me in Vanadiel just the other day. Big shout out to Lesil! And for all you shy fans out there, come out and say hi if you see me on, I don't bite.

We attempted to 3 man a ZNM and we ended pk'ing. There's nothing like being overloaded and getting slammed for 500 a swing. Just you wait Ob, Tramp will get her revenge!!!! We'll get you yet!!!

So I've been a really busy little tarutaru this week. I got me a parade gorget, partially thanks to Kobe...although I truly believe I could've gotten it on my own. Ok, I lie, maybe not. But you know how I am, lazy and procrastinating, I got it 10 mins before my static started. We did manage to get to level 50 so it wasn't all for naught. One of these days, I'm gonna have me a tanking contest! May the best taru win, or Schutz...

Rank 10

In addition, I finally finished the Windurst missions with my fellow tarutarians Lola and Jokul. So a big congratulations to us! That Star Sibyl, she's something else. I would love to say that it's a great amazing delicious storyline, but ranking up a level or two every 6 months or so, well, let's just say mission 8-1 to the end was great! No worries, no spoiler here!

And big thanks to Mariane and Sindar for coming to help clean Dirty Girk's messy roofless house. Him and his friends, they sure know how to throw a party! We had us a little siesta afterwards, nothing like a good power nap.

Nyzul

So, one of my favorite part of the game, Nyzul. Who does not like Nyzul?? It's always fun fun fun fun fun. I love how it's never ever the same. At times, floor 10 can be super duper hard and floor 100 would be cake. However, I have to say it is most fun when we get drops. And thanks to Lola's [incredibly tough] TH, we've been 5/5 on drops. Check out some of our goodies!

Treabor, you're lucky those Goli feet didn't drop, I would've laughed my ass off! There's hope for you yet!

Alrighty Folks, this is where i leave for 7 whole days. Fear not, there will always be dessert.

Quotes

Heavily Medicated for Your Safety

2009-04-02T17:30:00.009-04:00

First let's start with ignorant people!

Remember back in January-ish when I wrote about a stupid kid in my lit class? If not, here's the link for a quick refresher.

Well this gentleman said something along the lines of:

"I am completely for the death penalty. I think if you get put in jail you should get the death penalty. I mean think about it, if we killed everyone who went to jail there wouldn't be any problems with prison overcrowding. And I mean there are death penalty programs that are costing states money. That's just so dumb, just kill 'em already!"

Now, don't get me wrong, I am for the death penalty, an eye for an eye and all. (Though on a quick side not, Mahatma Ghandi did say "An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.”) Now, obviously I don't want it taken that far, but there are some people who commit such heinous crimes that there is no rehabilitation for them through the prison systems.

But back to Captain Jackass over there. The prison system is in place to try and rehabilitate criminals so that they can become functioning members of society. Does it actually work? Well, that's not up to me to decide, but killing people instead of sending them to jail is ridiculous. What happens when someone is wrongly accused? What, we find out 6, 7, 8 months down the road that we killed an innocent man?

And while prison overcrowding is an issue we as a nation have to deal with, there are better ways. Though, I do recall hearing an interesting fact that close to 80% of people who leave prison to join society again do something to get back into prison within the next year. It was also insinuating that the ex-criminals do this because life in prison is so cushy - 3 meals a day, hobby activities, a bed, and a roof over their heads. Perhaps some sort of half-way house like is done with former drug addicts could improve the rehabilitation success rate?

Okay, enough with the heavy, onto the fun!

Nyzul

Well, we have been getting a lot of nice drops lately, including our first Denali Body, which Lola won. Félicitations mon amie!

And then Veb killed me... right after I cured him too! That brat. Il es avare!

And then! Another Goliard dropped! And I won! But, and then Askar dropped, and I won! Though, no one else wanted, I think.

And Schutz got some fancey red shoes to click together on her blu.

Oh yeah... And Lola and Treabor are {Too Weak} Lols

MMM

MMM is going very well! Lola and Jokul have most of the runes they need and we've been starting to do some of the NM vouchers! They are all very fun, but neither of them were at their full 'might'. Which scares me just a tad. But yeah, you can't have fun without some sort of risk. Amirite? Don't answer that, I know I'm right.

Dynamis

Dynamis is going good! Lots of drops for us. I found out Jokul got some Sch and Drk yesterday too, so congratulations there. But one funny thing here - I lotted the whm pants, and yet they autosorted to Starblade... I dunno how it happened, but it's not a very important peice anyways, and it's not very rare, so I'm okay with it. Oh yeah, I cleared Jeuno so now I can do ice zones, fun fun.

Well I guess I'll leave you with the quotes for the past two weeks +. Sorry about the late updates, but you know me. I love to procrastinate. I forget who said this, but Procrastination forces creativity.

Have a great weekend. I hope to see you in game. :)

<3 Oprah.

Quotes

I'm sure you knew this was coming.

2009-03-25T15:04:00.001-04:00

But in my defense, the real update might be here sometime. Just not today. You can all blame FFIX.

No, I haven't been playing it. But I bought it, and found out my brother's PS2 is a POS so now I have to go buy a PS2, or find a PSx >,>

No update today, sorry kids.

Third Time's the Charm!

2009-03-18T14:27:00.005-04:00

Wow - I think this is my record for actually posting on Wednesdays! I'm 3/3, so next week don't expect one. Ha!

Nah I'll keep trying for these lil' updates. It's much more doable; the updates don't take me 3 hours at a time.

Anyway, let's start out with Nyzul? Yeah. Let's switch the layout up a bit, gotta keep you on your toes right?

Nyzul

Okay so congratulations to Vebont and Akullion on their drops! Veb was filling in for Aku while he was in China (lucky duck!).

Um... Treabor is still waffling, but that's no surprise to anyone.

We do have too much fun sometimes. lol

so besides that, um nothing major happened, except I pulled a reverse Aku (Lola coined the term).

In my defense, it was an accident. >,>

Oh, and Schutz and I must be crazy because we are the only two that didn't grab a clerics drink on floor 20... How dare us! (sarcasm) lol Silly Lola, Trea, and Jokul!

So it's official! Lola, Jokul, and I are BAMFs!

We Trio'd the Ksnm 'Contaminated Colosseum'!~ Go us! And we got Lola the last item she needed for her Brown Belt, so congratulations to her!

In other news, I got my pld af sword! 2 levels late, but did you expect any less from me?

Oh and we, the Three Musketeers (no relation to the Bastok Musketeers, because they suck), tried two new vouchers in MMM. The crafting one and the NM one!

The crafting one, despite it's cool looks - is dumb. Boring. Lame. The End.

The NM one was exciting and fun! But, still, a little on the boring side. It wasn't much of a challenge to win, even with just us three.

So I will leave you, as I always leave you, with quotes. Please enjoy.

P.S. I had to see for myself if it was imortalized on the windurst AH... It is. And now it is on the Internet too!

Another Wednesday Update?! is that two in a row? Hot Damn!

2009-03-11T12:45:00.007-04:00

Watch out Vana'diel, I'm on a roll! Look at this! Even Ronta-Onta knows how great I am! Now if only the LS would recognize! Gotta gimme mah props, yo!

But anyway. The COOL thing to do nowadays is to add your own name to your Blist. Though, as Sandwich and I found out, you can still see yourself typing. Lame!

And, as I promised, I have devised a deviously, devilish plan to deal with my ravenous Moogle. Bwhahaha! If he wants to eat fish, let him eat fish! But he is getting a part time job as a Nomad Moogle in Selbina to pay for them!!

I figure he'll last a week there, with all the noobs and then come crying to me and will be forced to stop eating the fish! Am I a genuis or what? Please hold your applause until the end of the update. Hohohohohoho!

In other news, Congratulations to me on my first real meripo on brd and pulling a chain 160! All by me lonesome! 5 Merits right there. I'm halfway done with my goal for the month! Maybe I'll raise it?

Congratulations also to a lot of the LS peeps on getting Bomb Queen Rings!

Oh, and Lola, if you're reading this, which I know you do, :P, Kobe has a Demon Helm +1 made and signed by cloud, and all I have is a NQ one signed by you. Now, I'm not trying to throw stones here or anything, but, are you going to let Cloud out do you?! He got the HQ on his 4th try. But yeah... I'm just putting that out there. >,>

Oh yeah... while we were out doin' BQ, we forced Schutz to do Ifrit Prime, and, because of two Tarutaru sacrifices (as seen below) we won, and she got her Ifrit's Blade for her BLU, Congratulations!

Ah, yes, and Lola is well on her way to getting her Brown Belt, just missing the Morboogie's Vine.

Which is a bitch, but I know she'll preservire!

Nyzul time already?

Well, Nyzul hasn't been the most successful lately, but um... We have fun?

Quotes!

Sorry there are so few, people just aren't as funny as they used to be. >,>

But anyway, enjoy them, they're goodin's - I'm off to find food, cuz I r hungry.

It's still Wednesday!

2009-03-04T17:29:00.007-05:00

Well here's an update and it's actually on Wednesday! Who woulda thunk it? Not a lot of the people in my LS who think I'm this horrible procrastinator...

But that just shows how much they know me, cuz I am a horrible procrastinator. I literally sat around watching dumb daytime television repeats and shows just so I didn't have to do this. I'm bad, I know.

Let's start with the Moogle. Well it happened again. It keeps eating my fish, and buying new fish is not cheap! This moogle is eating me out of Moghouse and Moghome! But I know exactly how I am going to deal with his defiant ass... Bwhahahaha.

I believe the word you're looking for is plagarism. And I don't claim to have said these funny things, hence why I keep your names next to it :P - I do take full credit for any laughs produced while reading this blog, including from those about what other people have said.

Nextly, Congratulations, err late congratulations, to Jokul, Lola, Akullion and I on attaining Corporal rank :D

Nyzul

Nyzul is always fun! And now our group is 5/6 on Goliard Saios.... Isn't that pathetic? 0 Denali bodies, but freakin' 5 Goliards. LAME.

Speaking of lame, way to go Nyzul computer, giving us attack speed down pathos on a lamp floor. >,>

And speaking a little lamer still, Congratulations to Schutz for winning the lot on a Spelunker's Hat!

Oh, and we have too much fun in Nyzul, but you all knew this.

Finally congratulations to Jokul on obtaining the Scholar Nyzul WS - I have no idea what the name is, but it looks smart doesn't it?!

And last, but certainly not least, Quotes. Please do enjoy.

My Futile Attempt at an Update

2009-03-02T12:10:00.006-05:00

So instead of doing something that would be challenging, because let's face it, less work for me the better, I'm going to give you all a preview of the first chapter of a story/novel-thing I'm writing. I haven't written in it for a long, long, time, and I feel guilty because I'm doing it only for myself and I still can't not procrastinate. But I have the week off from school, so I will do more of it!!

Before I give it to you, here is a list of my goals for March:

WW 100
BLM 75
RDM 37
10 Merit Points (at least!)
Learn to draw faces better
Hit the 100 page mark in my story
lose 10 lbs!

Okay well here it is. Enjoy.

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I. Triplet Heirs

“Engarde!”
The battle cry was swiftly followed by the chiming of dull fencing swords. Two opponents circled each other, waiting for the other to attack. He lunged, His blade steady for her abdomen. She smoothly brought her sword down and around, easily parrying the blow. The attacker withdrew, but she had already begun her expeditious swing; she brought her sword up in a crescent and harshly back down. Her rapier glided through the air, coming to rest on his shoulder with a light thud. He stopped from his retreat and began laughing, “You always have been a better swordsman than I.”
She drew back her weapon and removed her mask, “As if it were an accomplishment, Thomas,” she joked.
“Ah Princess, your words are more cutting than your blade,” Thomas quipped as he removed his mask and took a seat next to her. “So where is your brother, should he not be practicing with the rest of us?”
“You know how Leon is,” as she reached for a towel and began to dab the sweat from her face, “He’s too busy trying to become a Sorcerer.” She had no patience for her younger brothers antics, “Besides, when he’s an ‘all-powerful Sorcerer swords will be as useless against him as pens are against a Knight’,” the Princess mocked. They both laughed, having heard Leon say those words too many times before.
“I suppose that’s enough of a break, shall we have another bout?” He asked hoping to best the young swordstress.
“I can handle it, but can your ego?” Ava retorted, her sapphire eyes sparkling.
Thomas grinned and slid a hand through his hair, “I believe the more appropriate question would be can your ego cope with defeat.” Their eyes locked, each burning with competitiveness.

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I changed my mind and only gave you about a third of the first chapter. Can't give it all up at once, knaw meen? Besides, If I give it to you all too fast I'll have to write faster when I try to do these loser posts later on, and trust me, it will happen.

-Dah Ruru

P.S. Happy Late Birthday to Mattaru!

P.S.S. Sorry lola, you've already read this, but I think a few things have changed from the version you have.

P.S.S.S I WANT TO MERIPO!!!!!!!

P.S.S.S.S Sorry for the bad formating, I can't figure out how to get it to look right.

7 Degrees of Oprahruru

2009-02-18T14:03:00.000-05:00

So I was thinking, "I'm pretty famous..." And you know what? I'm right! Why wouldn't I be famous? I mean my awesome sense of humor, and charming personality, who could resist?

Now there's even another reason for me to be famous! Check out what I look like after an awesome make-over at some snooty salon in Paris!

Pretty awesome right? And check out that awesome outfit! And those green eyes! They're only color-contacts, but it's the thought that counts right?

My moogle is such a lush. I swear, I keep putting fish into this damn tank, and that damn moogle just keeps eating them! I'ma have to do somethin' about this... Stay tuned for my solution!

I was in Jeuno the other day, and I came across this pile of dead bodies...

Kool-aid Cults are so 1990's...

We were all partying in Yuhtunga, when this party came out and pulled all the mobs and killed them infront of us... So after we finished partying, we returned the favor by sleepga 2ing them... I hate bitches.

Congratulations!

While I was in Jeuno with Lola and Jokul, I decided to have our fortune's told. This first one is Lolas and mine.

This next one is mine and Jokuls...

Next I would like to congratulate all of the people in the linkshell that have gotten the Joyeuse over the past week or two.

Next, let's congratulate all of the people that have gotten the Sirocco Kukri. Including Lola, Snaga, and Gurrg!

And of course, Congratulations to Lola for attaining level 75 Whm :D

I also did the Sleepga 2 quest and Retrace quest.

and look at that smexy Slug Shot damage from Kobe!

CoP

Lately we've been doing a lot of CoP stuff, so I thought I would share our adventures and a couple of screenshots from that.

All in all it's been a lot of fun! And not as bad as everyone keeps telling me it is, but we're only up to 3-5, so we'll see. Haha.

Nyzul

Well Nyzul is going well. We FINALLY saw a pair of Goliard Clogs drop!

but Jokul outlotted both me and Treabor...

Oh, and if Aku stops trying to leave in the middle of Nm fights, things would go much better.

Quotes

!~-.Update Extravaganza.-~!

2009-02-11T11:05:00.016-05:00

Well, well, well... So we meet again. Now I know it's been too long, but... Okay so I don't have a good excuse. Anyway, this is a HUGE update... I guess that's what happens when you wait 2 weeks instead of 1 to update. oh vell... It is what it is.

So to start things out, Congratulations to Mrs. and Mr. Nibbles on their new baby boy! In ten or eleven years or so he'll be addicted to FFXI just like his daddy! It'll be a proud day, for sure.

Secondly, Congratulations to Mariane for FINALLY getting 75 blm!

Another fun thing that happened in the past week... or two... Lola and I had an HQ off! I won too!!

And you know what, I am starting to fear for my life. This blog is a hazard to my well being!! Look at what Treabor said!

And I'll have you know, that was typed spitefully! You can tell by the font..... >,> Okay so not really.

Nyzul!

Okay so... I'm really sick of Nyzul Isle Floor 20. GIVE ME MAH SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But on a less... eccentric note, Congratulations to Lola, Jokul, and Aku!

Okay, so there's not much more for me to write about.... But this next section is more than large enough to settle your cravings.

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Quotes!

Update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coming soon (^. ^);

2009-02-10T16:59:00.004-05:00

Update will be tomorrow for sure. I'ma get online tonight and try to finish my blm af!!

<3 Dah Oprah

The American Dream - {I can speak a little stupid}

2009-01-29T16:07:00.007-05:00

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it."

Ellen Goodman

Don't we all grow up wanting to get married, own a home with a white picket fence, have a dog and 2.5 children? Well, don't we? It's that same image that has been crammed down the throats of generations of Americans almost since the time of our forefathers. What is so desirable about this happenstance? I for one just cannot understand it. Firstly, owning a home is not worth the hassle. Why pay the same amount, if not more, per month to a mortgage when you can rent and not be liable to fix anything that breaks. You don't have to cut the lawn, take care of the shrubs, or worry about leaky roofs! Sure you won't have four wooden walls on a tiny plot of land to say is yours, but I can live without that.

Then there's marriage, and kids. Ugh. Who says everyone has to get married? Can't we just revel in our solitude? Sure we're all social animals, but that doesn't mean we have to push the envelope and live with these other animals! Honestly. And kids! Let's not get started on kids.

But the whole topic for this post is based on Mariane's comment in game the other day:

You know, Mari is completely right:

"It's that damned culture of the 'self' that comes with the American way"

And you know what, I would go one step further and say that that IS the American way. If it's not beneficial for me then why should I do it? It's a horrible way to go about life and relationships, but sadly it is what our culture has evolved into. Perhaps the epitome of this is New York, New York. Now, I've only ever met fantastically nice people from there, but the way the 'common' New Yorker is portrayed is not a very nice picture. They are bossy, rude, and care only about their own needs and wants. While I hope that New Yorkers are a hyperbole of the rest of Americans, I am proven wrong more and more everyday.

And this American Attitude is easily transferred into the world of Vana'diel. Why help so-and-so with their limit break quest? What benefit do you get for helping them level higher? Practically nothing. It is natural sociological behavior for any animal, human included, to not repeat acts that reap no reward. FFXI is a sobering view of how other countries actually feel about Americans. They tolerate us, but our own arrogance and self-centeredness has scared away any friends that we might have once had. Oh, but they're still 'friends', but only because we, believe it or not, are still a powerful country military-wise.

I shall leave you with this quote to ponder and, hopefully, put into action; not only in-game, but in life aswell:

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you."
Diana Spencer

If your period is ever as late as my posts, you're probably preggers.

2009-01-26T11:37:00.007-05:00

Okay so I know I'm really super late on this post, considering Wednesday I posted my political thing, and told you to expect one Thursday or Friday, and it's not Monday, but... don't hate me. As soon as I come up with a good excuse I'll let you guys know. Oh, and I have no idea how this post is so short, there's such a long span of time you'd think I would have more screen shots. Either I'm slacking, or the ls is. I blame them, naturally.

To start things off, my damn Moogle is eating my fish! Wtf Moogle, wtf!

Then I would like to congratulate Jokul on 75 Emo - errr Drk.

And a big congratulations to Star for finally getting his Yinyang robe! It only took 11 days too! (But notice how the first one where I'm there and they get claim that star gets the drop! I'm freakin' amazing guys!)

Then congratulations to me! For unlocking Mordant Rime and finally doing blm Af1! (Only 12 levels late, gosh, you guys should expect this kind of stuff from me by now :P)

Nyzul

We haven't done Nyzul in a long time, but I have these pictures from last week Sunday. Yeah look how lucky we get.... Oh and Aku is always confused, That is probably the third time he rolled and said he won, but he won the first one, so he can't win again. It's okay though, it provided good entertainment!

See what I mean? A very very short post. Oh, but the Quote of the week award goes to..... :O It's a tie! Between Maho and Saronys! Congratulations you two!

Quotes!

Optimistic Cynic

2009-01-20T21:23:00.004-05:00

So after watching the Inauguration in my lit class one student asks another student "So who'd you vote for" and he replies "Oh I didn't want Obama or Mccain to win, I voted for Mickey Mouse".

I really should have said something then, but believe it or not, I'm very passive and shy. I know what you're thinking, Oprahruru shy? Pish, Posh! But it's true. Writing/typing gives me an outlet that, for some reason, makes me feel less judged then if I did it in person. Plus I'm a gossip, and feel better doing things behind peoples backs. But you all knew that. But back to the story at hand!

I wanted to turn to this kid and say something along the lines of "Way to give up what it means to be American" and then I would've laid into him with some long spiel about starving kids in Africa and Communisim in China or dictatorships in (North?) Korea. But I didn't. And honestly, he's not worth my time. If he went to all the trouble to vote for Mickey Mouse then obviously no amount of verbal bashing was going to change his mind.

And this is why I worry about the youth of the world. We look at our libirties as a right of birth, when in reality they should be looked at as a privlige. We've had it too good for too long. This reccession will hopefully be a nice big slap in the face to the youth and to what it really means to be American.

The FFXI update will be tomorrow or Thursday... We'll see.

Witty Title About Procrastination

2009-01-15T15:14:00.008-05:00

Don't you just love FFXI landscapes? I do.

So I've updated so often on Thursdays instead of Wednesdays I'm thinking about just changing my routine to updating on Thursday. But, knowing me, if I do that I'm not going to update until Friday or Saturday. Oh and just for the record, je deteste la neige! Freakin' -6° when I had to leave mah house. It's not right, it's just not right.

Oh, and I've given up on 'Quote of the Week' because I can't just pick one, so click on down to the Quote section and enjoy them all equally.

Anyway let's go through a quick rollcall of congratulations. Firstly, Sindar, for unlocking Retribution :D
Next, Lola, Jokul, Aku, and me for obtaining Lance corporal Rank :D
Lastly, Congratulations to Jokul for unlocking the blm mythic weaponskill, the name escapes me right now, but it looks cool :D

Okay now congratulations to me, and thank you to Kobetai for helping me with both of these NMs, Moldy Earring and Jelly Ring - Got!

Nyzul

Um... I think the pictures are self explanitory, Congratulations to Schutz and Treabor :D

Honestly there's not much more to write. I think I lost some screenshots somewhere, but I guess this is all there is. School has started up again, so less ff = less ss = smaller posts. Unless you all want to hear my warped opinions on life? No? I didn't think so. But maybe I'll get bored and actually treat this like a *real* blog. We'll see.

Quotes

Late as usual :D

2009-01-08T13:15:00.010-05:00

Well it's that time of the week again isn't it? Yes, I know I'm a day late again. Please refer back a few posts to something about procrastination.

Thank you,
The Management.

But I've also been pretty busy! We did a few ODS runs, got me a Heart snatcher for my lolmeleeBrd.

Also puttin' out some pimp numbers on those damn scorps with mah Pup :D

And we tried Splitting Heirs 5 times. And didn't win once... But we think we've figured out a reliable strategy! So next time sandy owns some stuff in the past, watch out Mr. Orc!

And I did a Shiva run for Saronys :D

Static

Well this static is finally winding down, but it's been one helluva ride!

Nyzul

So Nyzul was fun, it's always fun. Except I think the mobs are getting smarter.....

I love Lola's pull macro. It's fun to think these NM's are 'sucky'. (Though in most cases they are {too weak})

Lastly I would like to congratulate Jokul and Treabor on their drops :D

The rest of the pictures are just trophy's really.

Quotes!

!~ Happy Holidays ~!

2008-12-31T14:58:00.013-05:00

Happy Holidays and a very Merry New Year to you and yours!

So Lola and I tried some Moblin Maze Mongers, MMM. It is actually very fun! Lola described it as a Mini-Nyzul, and I think she hit the nail on the head with that one!

But then we got Elementals, and didn't win ; ;. Well what do you expect, PUP and BLU vs DC+ Elementals? Ah, well. Still lots of fun!

Okay, well I'm in quite a bit of a hurry, so the pictures are all kind of out of place, but I'll describe it all anyway.

So in Nyzul I finally got my Goliard Chapeau! And Jokul got his Denali something or anothers, and Treabor got something, but it's been so long I hav eno idea what.

And the linkshell had their secret santa party in the Kokba Hostel in WG. Wow talk about a ton of fun. If you're not in our LS I would def suggest you talk your LS into doing this!

Our static is really pushing along too! I hit 71 last night, and the rest are anywhere from 68-70, I think. But we only have a few more for sure runs, so let's hope we get everyone to at least 72 :D.

Oh and I also got Herder's Subligar. Kinda lol for 75 pup, but if I ever have to level sync so low and happen to be using the melee frame, sure why not. But it's the thought that counts right?

Oh and Rixie, being the sweet heart she is, made me a goldfish bowl! She's so nice! So I bought her a Flora Flora or something like that. I forget the name, but it's a giant flower and lights up at night!

Okay enjoy the quotes :D

Etiquette

2008-12-22T19:40:00.003-05:00

Etiquette
–noun

1.	conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion.

2.	a prescribed or accepted code of usage in matters of ceremony, as at a court or in official or other formal observances.

Is it just me? Or has party etiquette in FFXI changed since the introduction of Level Sync? It seems that no matter what level I try to sync to and what job I'm on our party always gets over camped. And we would politely ask them to leave, but they don't. For example, we were in Qufim Island at 'the valley' a pugil camp, I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about if you've been through there recently. But anyway, an hour or so in this other party shows up and literally camps right on top of us. They didn't camp behind us, or move or even respond to our pleas for them to move. Instead they pulled two or three pugs at a time!

I just don't understand. If there are people where you want to be, you're out of luck! Don't try to camp on top of them, you're just going to gimp your xp and that parties xp. It's not worth it to constantly be fighting over spawns either. It just makes the game too stressful!

And the fact of the matter is, if you're nice, nice things will happen to you. Karma bitches! So next time you're riding around on a chocobo hurrying off to your oh-so-important event and you see a dead taru (or mithra, galka, elvaan, or hume (though tarus are the cutest)) get off your choco and lend a raise. Who knows maybe you will make a new friend that day.

Okay so like I said in my last post, I was perusing youtube when I came across a bunch of cool renditionings of FFXI music! So here are my favorites!

This first one is a great video, imo, to send people who are interested in FFXI. While it doesn't show very much, I think they did a great job wetting our apetites!

This second video is an acoustic version of the the music in the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah - one of my favorite places to be, music wise. But go ahead and skipp forward to 2:00 - the first two minutes are the preformer putting a stocking over his face and yeah... Still a good video.

And this third video is actually from FFVII, but still great as a throwback!

I have a few more videos to share, but those will wait for another update!

I'm really quite good at procrastinating, I promise!

2008-12-19T12:11:00.015-05:00

Okay so last week it was a day late, and now this week it's two days late.... Sooner or later I'll end up just forgetting to post for a month at a time xD. And I guess it's not really forgetting, it's more like I'll be in game or out and about instead of posting. You may not know this, but I am a horrible procrastinator. I had a few papers to write for my finals and they didn't get done until the morning of the class. But they got done! And that's what counts, right?

So, I really like this song by P!nk, 'Glitter in the Air' So I'm going to share the video with you. I don't know what it is, but something about this song has me spellbound.

Okay now onto the real FF stuff you come here for. Let's start with Nyzul.

So we have really been rockin' out Nyzul Isle lately! Goin' 3/3 and 4/4 most of the time. On sunday we went 3/3 and on two of those runs we got drops! And then I don't remember last Thursday, but Schutz got a drop so we must have done well, right?

And we even won with crappy floors like this one >,>

I think we're just getting too good for our own good! But I'm not complaining! Wootz! Goliard looks so cool. I want that hat!

Oh, I guess now is as good as any to do Quote of the Week. This week Schutz had 7 or so quotes! Which almost beat Kobe and Mattaru's records, but not quite. But I think the coveted Quote of the Week Award goes to.... {Drumroll} {Can I Have It?}

Schutz! Though, I can't really pick just one though, I think it's a combination of all of her quotes that make me happy. You will find them down in the Quote's section. They are all very funny.

So I just got Hexa Strike last night! Wootz!! I'm actually accomplishing goals! Look at me now! Grwar! <( ^.~)b So then in the Static, we were puttin' out some crazy numbers! By we I mean Jokul and Vex, and Kobe's Nin wasn't too bad. We hit 66 Wednesday so we're well on our way to 75 ^^

And Jokul, Lola, Blackdragon, and I went out and got ourselves Rank 8!

Where we met a cool French Taru!

Quote Time!~

So I was also on Youtube looking up FF stuff when I ran across these cool things! Oh, But I'll save that for my next update. I'm going to try and update twice a week. That way if I skip one because of procrastination then It doesn't really matter :D

PUP/SCH Awesomeness

2008-12-14T16:22:00.003-05:00

So I was perusing youtube and I came across this video.

They did a great job, and I can't tell, but does that xp chain 4 say 675?! I'ma go try me some pup/sch soloing very soon!

I like this Video a little more because of the commentary.

Yeah watch this second one first :P

Better Late then never, right?

2008-12-11T16:01:00.014-05:00

Okay I would say I'm sorry I didn't update yesterday like I always do, but I don't think too many people minded :P.

Secondly, while I was cropping pictures I was doing a running tally of who has the most quotes this week. It was a close race between Kobetai and Mattaru, but in the end Mattaru won by 1 quote! But it's not always about quantity, as much as it is about quality, which is why Paiway wins the first weekly, and highly coveted, award of "Best Quote of the Week!".

So Nyzul was fun, I don't remember Thursday's run but Sunday's run was eventful! Firstly congratulations to Schutz on obtaining the Askar hat!
Secondly, Shame on Schutz for Covering my erase!

Thirdly, I agree with Jokul.

Then I found myself in a cool dual pup LS party where Tramp was somehow out parcing everyone else with a whopping 20% of the damage!

After that I did some Dynamis stuffs. I got Cleric's Cap and Bard's Cuffs, AND I wiped the entire linkshell! Accidently of course, but yeah, Windy wasn't a good run all in all xD.

Wow quite the small post, I hope you still enjoy it!

Quote Time!

Too much to do

2008-12-10T14:55:00.005-05:00

This weeks update is going to be postponed until tomorrow or Friday, or something. Sorry I have finals and crap to do!

If you still want something fun to read head on over to Mattaru Blogging

Master of Manipulation

The Day the World Ended

Thirty-Five Seconds

Love is a Bouquet

La Nuit La Tour Eiffel Est Morte

The Lady's Dressing Room

En Français, s'il vous plait!

Secret Update

Quote Clusterfuck

And the world continues to spin.

Trea-bute to Tri-bor

Quote Update!

The enigma that is us.

Update?

The Mystery Continues!

All Shall be Revealed

Heads Up!

Obsession

I bet you're invidious

Je t'aime, Paris

Hooray For Hump Day!!!

Heavily Medicated for Your Safety

I'm sure you knew this was coming.

Third Time's the Charm!

Another Wednesday Update?! is that two in a row? Hot Damn!

It's still Wednesday!

My Futile Attempt at an Update

7 Degrees of Oprahruru

!*~-.Update Extravaganza.-~*!

Update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coming soon (^. ^);

The American Dream - {I can speak a little stupid}

If your period is ever as late as my posts, you're probably preggers.

Optimistic Cynic

Witty Title About Procrastination

Late as usual :D

!~ Happy Holidays ~!

Etiquette

I'm really quite good at procrastinating, I promise!

PUP/SCH Awesomeness

Better Late then never, right?

Too much to do

!~-.Update Extravaganza.-~!