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Jan. 21st, 2011 @ 03:40 pm
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Today I'm twenty-three, and I just noticed it's the same number as my newest muse, Daisy, and I apped her shortly after the date she died in my headcanon.
Huh. Never was my intention, but fits quite well.
Oh, and to Luis:
FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS, MALDITO ANCIANO. |
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Jan. 11th, 2011 @ 10:10 pm
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An incident recorded in a campaign I DM'ed, and immortalized in this drawing by another player that participated in that session.
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A gentle soul over at halo.bungie.org rendered a rather bizarre (and very lucky) incident that happened to me in Firefight.
No. No flying Grunts nor flying Spartans. Surviving a sticky grenade. With no overshields, or armor lock.
I feel far too proud of that incident. I'm a nerd.
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I remember a time in Tucson, Arizona, in which I won a plush lion from a claw machine. Mind you, it was the first time ever I won at one of these games, and my family was impressed (none of us have a lot of luck or skill in these kinds of games, but I gained some experience after a college-organized roadtrip to Las Vegas from years ago I have yet to write about). A little girl that was nearby, and commented that the lion was pretty cute. Just out of impulse, I gave it to her, and even she was kind of surprised about it.
I got berated for it by my family. ;_; At least I would eventually win a Madagascar Penguin and a Mario during said roadtrip to Las Vegas. I think I've lost my skill with claw machines, though. I've yet to win something else from these things.
Oh, and the last note? In spanish it means "Your mom paints roadbumps." A very random insult a few friends of mine and I found, that sound really, really offensive, yet really, really silly.
In other news, I HAZ HALSEY'S NOTEBOOK. And Reach. Holy hell, Nylund wasn't kidding when he mentioned that the book was of amazing quality. Even the translated version to spanish of the material is superbly done and consistent. Opening the limited edition kind of made me feel like an ONI Agent researching about the Not Quite Dead Dr. Halsey. It was cool to open pages of the journal, and find an attached note or photo. Her sidenotes in the middle of sketches are amusing to find, and even the tiniest details and lines in the pages make the journal feel authentic. Hell, I even wanted to keep the ONI sticker from the package.
To be frank, I wanted Halsey's Journal way more than the game itself, though the game is damned fun, too. I've yet to finish it, though. (Another entry will likely follow to review it). But as for the journal, I spent the night after classes reading and inspecting the journal and attachments from beginning to end. The whole thing made me feel like a fucking ONI Agent.
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"Hey Tucker?"
"What?"
"I'm having a really good time... with... you."
"That's great, Caboose."
"It's like we're real soldiers."
"Would you please go hide behind another rock?"Current Music: Noctune in G Minor, Op. 15 (Halsey's themesong in headcanon) |
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Jun. 17th, 2010 @ 08:47 am
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| » Fall of Reach, The Flood, and First Strike to be Republished. |
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Hmm.
I had the feeling these three novels were eventually going to be updated, after the retcons the Halo universe has gone through. They were made when there was only one game, and to be frank, the idea of Elites, Brutes, and all of the Covenant species except Grunts and Jackals being curiously absent until the very last year of the war has always rubbed me the wrong way.
I approve of this, but I'd probably get it prior to doing a canon review of the Halo universe or something. But, I'm currently waiting for the Forerunner trilogy, more than this. The new cover art for The Fall of Reach is awful, though. The old one is still badass, hectic, and colorful.
On unrelated news, I has a ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92) musebox . I'm getting the idea of making it a public house for my characters, when it's actually about RP and not other stuff.
May. 19th, 2010 @ 04:23 pm
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| » DERP. Spoilers for Castle Crashers |
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So, I had bought Castle Crashers a few days ago from XBOX Live. After much mucking about, I finally reached the last bosses, one of them who was rather... unsettling. The rest of the game is as silly as it comes, but the toolbox-headed, robotic-voiced giant rabbit that painted uncanny valley-esque kids' cartoons, and puked FRUIT when it was beaten, was a tad bit too bizarre. I'm not sure whenever if that boss was the hardest one because of his bloody cartoons, or if the Necromancer was the hardest one.
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Scratch that. The corn bastard for-a-boss was the worst of the bunch.
I had spent my last potion just at the start of the fight against the Wizard. On retrospective, the fight was hard because kept being taken by surprise, I had one fourth of my blood left when the main fight started (Anticlimax Boss fight? Greatest. Subversion. Ever.), and I was king of desperate.
The battle felt curiously similar to the final battle arc in the Kid Radd webcomic, that with a frighteningly powerful bastard with several boss modes, all of them devastating attacks, little use for your special ability, and the boss only needs to hit you once to win. But, against all odds, and with literally one pixel-long amount of HP during the entire final battle, I won, robbed his sword, took the purple princess (finally), and merrily went back to the kingdom on top of the giant diamond, looking at the results of my heroically violent rampage.
After much ado from the credits, I'm finally back into the basement of the castle, in the midst of the celebration, when I decided to wander around for a bit before formally ending the game. Then, I noticed a thief on the room that was shooting arrows at the bullseyes, one of them filled with the images of the Wizard I had just killed. I became curious on why would a thief be allowed inside (then again, so was the ghost of a guy I killed long ago), and especially because one of our knights was merrily standing below the photos that were being shot. I wandered into the firing range to see what was going on.
And one of the arrows hit me and took out whatever little amount of HP I had left.
And I died.
I feel so retarded.
On the plus side, the fight against the Wizard became much easier without the other three bosses to fight against, especially after knowing and understanding his abilities. So I beat him again, go through my epic journey again, and finally back into the Home Castle celebration.
And the final ending was worse than a rickroll. Even my cat stared at my TV screen with a WTF face.
And spring break is over. Damn.
Apr. 12th, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
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Huarrgh. I hate being sick. Felt ill the whole weekend, and it sucks. Didn't get much done. I'm feeling better, but I still have a cough and a headache.
On the plus side, this crack post made me make this account (and a second time, with feeling!). And they're playing Rattatouile on TV.
Mar. 8th, 2010 @ 11:21 am
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| » And now, a wall of text that makes Mordor's wall look like a wooden fence. |
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I should elaborate on what opted me to make the last entry.
Remember this guy died? After his death, people think no one from the Cartels took it well. I'm guessing it's the expected stuff: Splintering factions, enemies attempting to take territory, loyalists taking revenge, and in that case, impose terror upon civilians. Supposedly, two guys have been behind all of the attacks in this city, but so far I haven't read much progress, and I'm not sure who's exactly orchestrating the attacks.
In the first attacks around the 22nd or something, they tossed grenades around these headquarters, but no one got hurt. Unfortunately, the next night, they made a drive-by shooting that claimed three lives; During the night before Christmas, a grenade was tossed at a Court, and we heard about a rumor about an attack at the parking lot of the local Wal-Mart. I don't really know the details of the last one for sure, but supposedly two people got killed, and they took hostages. -- Supposedly, the news say it was supposedly a prank, but considering they'd want to protect their image, I can't know for sure if it was an actual prank, or if they put money on the mouths of several reporters and authorities.
Needless to say, I got a little paranoid. To be frank, though, we didn't know about the attacks during the 24th until a friend of my brother told him through his cellphone before we went out.
I calmed down after we got to celebrate with our relatives. Took two whiskeys on the rock (heavily watered down. I can hardly stand strong drinks), sang a bit, and had our share of insane conversations (one of them involving how would it be possible to torture an Artificial Intelligence) ...Of, course, it didn't help matters that consumer fireworks are the rage during december holidays, and a handful of us kept turning our heads every time we heard a boom (after a whistling, luckily -- the confirmation that they are fireworks).
Fortunately, this city hasn't seen more attacks after the one prior to Christmas. People believed that they'd get overly festive on New Years' Eve, but luckily, looks like things have calmed down for now... But, the same thing can't be said for the people at Hermosillo and Nogales. Fortunately, our relatives there are still okay.
NOW, onto lighter notes:
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( DEMENTED HEROES IN D&D )
Jan. 14th, 2010 @ 10:26 pm
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I really need to make a new entry to this thing -- lots of stuff to report. Drafted a bunch of my mates to form a new D&D group, finished a semester (although not in the best way I wished) and finally got Halo: Evolutions from Amazon.
Just for a heads-up to everyone that I'm alive and well, and thankfully so is my family. There have been bad things happening these last days in my state -- and unfortunately, it has reached my home city. We're hesitant to celebrate outside the house given current events, but we've decided to be with our relatives for a few moments for the sake of formality, and then get the hell back to our house.
I'll crush you all with a Teal Deer one of these days. After... what? nearly a years' worth of not using this thing, I really ought to update this.
Peace on Earth. Goodwill to Men. Merry Christmas everybody, and Happy New Year.
Take care, all of you, both online and offline friends.
Dec. 20th, 2009 @ 02:38 am
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