| Bitchin'. |
[Dec. 6th, 2005|02:54 am] |
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| | Train - Blind | ] |
This entry is officially dedicated to the time-honored tradition of taking out all your troubles on a poor, innocent piece of paper. This is the entry where I will complain bitterly about everything within arm's reach. No punches will be pulled. None of the names have been changed, since nobody around here is innocent anyway. It will be alternately cutting, incisive, insightful - and rambling, off-topic, irrelevant, and of no interest. Switches will be unannounced.
It's cut, so those of you who still exist in a banal high-school mentality ( can conveniently skip it. ) |
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[Dec. 3rd, 2005|10:29 am] |
al-Qaida's OPS officer killed in missile attack.
Hamza Rabia, believed to have become al-Qaida's operational commander after the arrest of Abu Farraj al-Libbi in northwestern Pakistan in May, ranks somewhere between third and fifth in the terror network's hierarchy, officials said.
So... fourth? |
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[Dec. 2nd, 2005|12:33 am] |
lostoverethernet: so
lostoverethernet: I open up my web browser, and my weather thingy goes fucking nuts
lostoverethernet: "ZOMG!! SERRRVERE WETHERR!!!"
tsarkolya922: LOL
tsarkolya922: nice
tsarkolya922: what happened
lostoverethernet: well
lostoverethernet: apparently the humidity is going to be below 25% for protracted periods of time (i.e., more than 4 hours) today. And I'm just wondering...
lostoverethernet: ...how does this qualify as severe weather? What sort of precautions should I be taking? WHAT THE HELL DO I DO???
lostoverethernet: ... I mean, I know what to do for a tornado. Or hurricane. Or flash flood. Or, God forbid, METEOR STRIKE. but LOW HUMIDITY?!
tsarkolya922: hydrate!
tsarkolya922: hydrate, you bastard!
lostoverethernet: HAHAHAHAHA |
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| I want... |
[Nov. 28th, 2005|03:04 pm] |
...I want to buy your PS2.
Lemme know. |
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| Drool. |
[Nov. 27th, 2005|04:10 am] |
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| | Sarah M. - Adia | ] |
Level up!!
+1 BAB
+1 FORT
+4 REFLEX
+4 WILL (totally forgot to put these on my sheet earlier :( )
+1 damage/to hit with the mindblade :D
+1d10 HP.
+5 skill points!
which comes to:
+3 Base Attack Bonus
+2 Fort, +6 Reflex, +4 Will
+7 to hit, 1d6+1 damage with the mindblade
+24+1d10 hp (:D)
+5 SP, spent with (this is beautiful)
+1 concentration, putting it at 5 ranks
+2 autohypnosis, putting -it- at 5 ranks
synergy bonus means the following:
5+ ranks of concentration gives all autohypnosis checks a +2 bonus. +5 autohypnosis ranks gives Knowledge: Psionics a +2 synergy bonus =)
Dump the rest of the SPs into concentration, for a total:
+8 concentration
+7 autohypnosis (which does useful things like "memorize", where I can memorize up to 800 words, sigils, scribbles - pictures, runes, etc, even if I don't understand them... "resist death" :D "resist Fear" :D )
+3 Knowledge: Psionics (this might be useful later if I multiclass, but hey -- you never know)
+4 ranks because of synergy bonuses :D
The first mindblade strike:
Attack roll: [1d20+10]; +3 base attack bonus, +7 to hit from mindblade
Damage roll: [3d6+1d8+4] for a max of 30 damage, and a minimum of 8.
[1d6+1 for mindblade, 2d6 for Psionic Weapon, 1d8 for Psychic Strike, +3 for STR]
Subsequent strikes can be
ATK: [1d20+10]
DMG: [1d6+1d8+4]
unless I choose to attempt to regain psionic focus as a full-round action (provokes AoO :( ), by making (you guessed it) a concentration check of DC 20, which is now attempted with [1d20+8].
At which point it's back to [3d6+1d8+4]... :D
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I sincerely apologize to anyone who didn't know I play D&D. ;) |
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[Nov. 21st, 2005|02:15 am] |
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| | Kansas - Dust in the Wind | ] |
If you ever think that emergency rooms cost too much, or that doctors make too much money, check out http://trauma.org . There's some interesting discussion, and a whole image gallery that ... well, suffice to say I'll be wearing my seatbelt from now on. Trauma.org is made up of trauma physicians, their esoteric medical discussions ("...massive trauma that appeared incompatible with life..."; "Aw, c'mon, Ken! Crack the chest! I wanna see what's inside!" "...I think the general consensus on this case is to go to lunch and look for someone else to save..."), advice, and pictures.
Ever wonder what it looks like to commit suicide with a radio antenna? One guy tried; they saved him. Ever wonder what a shotgun blast REALLY does at close range? They saved him, too. Hint: It's nothing like the movies. In fact, I think I'd rather take the shotgun at -close- range rather than long range; pellets everywhere are nothing to screw around with :\ They have one of those, too. Ever wonder what an L85A1 (S80) will ACTUALLY do at point-blank range? I forgot all about flash suppressor burns.
MVAs (motor vehicle accidents), with and without seatbelts. (wear your seatbelt, kids.) Various stabbings, impalements (sword through neck). Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. fasciotomy, from fingertips to biceps due to rattlesnake bite (fasciotomy: removal of the fascia. Fascia: the layer of tissue between skin and muscle). At least that story ended happily.
I feel slightly nauseous, and I have a decently strong stomach. This site is NOT for the faint of heart. I was researching for some writing (I still didn't find out what I needed to know, but the pictures are ... well, I'll never complain about overpaid doctors again.)
Excuse me; I have to go shove my stomach back down my throat. |
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[Nov. 18th, 2005|11:56 am] |
 This is precisely why we should not let the Navy have planes. Freakin' rednecks put 'em up on blocks... |
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| Coloured Bubbles!! |
[Nov. 17th, 2005|05:54 pm] |
Okay, this was just too cool to pass up. Coloured bubbles. Really.
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0a03b5108e097010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
As a socially concerned geek, I'm deeply concerned about the rapid decline of species, about global warming, the limping economy, political corruption, the war in Iraq and the ever-shortening attention spans of
OOH! COOL! COLORFUL BUBBLES!!
[thanks, slashdot poster, for that insight.]
[the five year old in me is jumping up and down with some vibrant blue Mr. Bubbles right now.] |
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[Nov. 15th, 2005|08:38 pm] |
UK to Passively Monitor Every Vehicle
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
- Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged" |
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| Hot diggity. |
[Nov. 9th, 2005|02:57 pm] |
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| | INXS - Not Enough Time (its on WMP) | ] |
Yes, yes, yes!
I just got off the phone with Sean.
He's coming home!! He'll be here for my birthday. The combined family dinner can go on as planned
... and we can start on the next chapter of our lives together.
There might be some trying times ahead in the immediate future, as we hash out what exactly we're going to do, but it can't be nearly as trying as his last month.
Hallelujah. |
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[Nov. 5th, 2005|03:18 pm] |
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The letters are a little out of order. I've ordered them by date
received, as there has been some lag time between getting the ones he
addressed to Destin and the ones he addressed to Pensacola.
( Letter #7 )
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| Letter #5 |
[Nov. 2nd, 2005|08:50 pm] |
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| | 311 - Down | ] |
Most of letter #5 is personal. But there is a funny part that I'll share.
(Dated 27 October 2005)
1016 - More hurry-up-and-wait. I'm in an exam room. I've already played with everything that looks worthwhile. Which does -not- include the computer- to use the computer in front of me, you have to insert your White Common Access Card (CAC) into the card reader. I'm fairly sure that (1) I'm not authorized, and (2) it'd set aflame the bees in someone's bonnet. The only thing worse than an angry NCO is an angry NCO wearing a hatful of burning bees.
.............
Har!! :) |
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[Nov. 1st, 2005|09:15 pm] |
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Letter #4 came on Saturday, to my place in Destin. Boy has good timing :)
It was addressed to "Virginia Eller-Flynn? Flynn-Eller? Flynn?
:)" Tha Moms said that Eller-Flynn sounds like a circus
animal. Gee thanks! Har. There will be no name hyphenation
here.
( Letter #4 )
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[Nov. 1st, 2005|09:00 pm] |
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| | king o the castle/dirty rascal | ] |
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| | Dave Matthews - Crash | ] |
Letter #3 also came on Friday.
I would like to know why Sean uploaded Crash into my itunes 5 times. Wonder if he's trying to tell me something? ;)
When I say mushy stuff, I mean like when he addresses me as "Love of my life". Like I said, I'll spare that for you guys.
( Letter #3 )
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[Oct. 31st, 2005|09:55 pm] |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dejaflynn's Halloween party:
_electriclines dressed as your mother-in-law.
aenaimeian dressed as Chewbacca, and it suited them all too well.
astralchrysalis dressed as a easy devil.
benacor dressed as Michael Jackson.
calculations dressed as something lace, but what, specifically, you can't tell.
charanoelle dressed as a new member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Erratic Warrior.
dopeyopie didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.
eisdrache dressed as Barbra Streisand, though it looked more like a Randolph & Haneklau HoldingsLtd. employee.
elainemichelle dressed as a character from Harry Potter and the Lethargic Prisoner.
emorockerina dressed as Lance Armstrong.
erics_journal dressed as a Level 3 ranger.
evilegg dressed as a ankle.
ginseng332 didn't dress up, spoilsport.
haligklinge dressed as the Cardinal of Mettawa.
imperialsardine dressed as a TurénLtd. employee.
interdictor didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.
jasmine_petal dressed as a agent.
molly_diane dressed as Michelle Branch, though it looked more like John Quincy Adams.
pana dressed as Jaime Pressly riding a moose.
publixnoob dressed as the spirit of their dead grandmother Cassandra.
pugtor dressed as the main character of "The Princess Bride".
random_one dressed as a outfielder for the Cubs.
reconrotc dressed as a buffalo.
samhamm dressed as Herbert Hoover.
sidkuhn dressed as Julia Roberts.
stine dressed as the love child of Slobidan Milosevich and Queen Elizabeth.
vagice19 dressed as Uhura from "Star Trek".
wheresmypearls dressed as the Viscount of Pentcere.
wintersunshine dressed as Bart Simpson.
zelgadisoak didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.
Throw your own party at the Hallomeme!
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Somehow, I don't think _electriclines looks anything like my mother. But I can totally see pugtor as Westley ;) |
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