"Winter is Coming" - Stark family saying

As many of my friends know (or they should if they pay any attention to me), Im really excited for the HBO series of A Game of Thrones, based on the fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. Its one of the best Fantasy trilogies that Ive read in recent years. The world feels... old. And Martin does a great job in describing the world. And its so brutal! Main characters seem to die more often than not, and this seems to differ from a lot of authors Ive read. They seem to shy away from killing off the main stars of the book. I love it and I would recommend it to anyone. Go here for the Trailer for the HBO Series
Its kind of weird that Ive been posting Blogs for almost 2 years now. It hasn't seemed that long to me. Time is known to fly like that sometimes. Ill try to do a post something on the 2nd anniversary when it comes up. Cant really promise anything though.
I find it kind of odd and funny that when i don't post for a great period of time, people get after me to put something up. I find this really ironic when it comes from people that don't Blog for some reason. 'Cause they don't hold themselves to the same standard they hold me. It kind of makes me irritated and not want to put anything up when they bug me about it. I blog when I want to and when something comes to me, not when the masses demand it. Just saying. Sorry for the rant, but there it is.

"You see? You just can't trust anyone. The first girl I let into my life and she tries to eat me." - Columbus

I was just thinking of the film Zombieland today and how much I loved it.  Some of the funnier parts of the movie is when on of the main characters, Columbus, throws out one of his many rules for surviving the zombie apocalypse.  Below are the ones mentioned through the movie and promotional spots:
1. Cardio
2. Double tap
3. Beware of bathrooms
4. Wear seatbelts
6. Cast iron skillet
7. Travel light
8. Get a kickass partner
12. Bounty paper towels
15. Bowling Ball
17. (Don't) be a hero
18. Limber up
21. Avoid strip clubs
22. When in doubt, know your way out
29. The buddy system
31. Check the back seat
32. Enjoy the little things
33. Swiss army knife
48. Hygiene
Yeah, its a short post today. But what would be on your rules for surviving?

“The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we appear to be.” - Socrates

About 6 years ago I started playing a card game called Legend of the 5 Rings, or L5R for short.  I really played it heavy for at least a year, maybe two, until the game store I frequently visited closed down.  There was another game store in town I supplanted myself to, but none of the players transferred over to the other game store.  The game came to a sudden halt for me.  After a few years, THAT game store closed down, and thankfully a month or two later a new one started up, but the old players still stayed away.
After a decade and a half of playing different card games and trying different things, L5R remains my favorite game out of all of them and it makes me sad that I don't have anyone in my area to play with.  To me, it felt like when I played against an opponent, we were actually telling a story.  And I loved the fact that in the big events, called Kotei's, who ever won the Tournament actually influenced the game (and the story of the game) in a new direction.
But granted, its probably a good thing.  Over the years, Ive learned at least one thing about Collectible Card Games.  They are a huge drain of resources.  Be it money, time, or others you might think of.  But they sure are fun.  So, I guess I could start up a L5R RPG, so I can get my fix of the world of Rokugan.  But then I would have to venture into the world of DMing.  And who wants to do that?

"Nya-ugh" - Arnold Schwarzenegger

I realize this is more than a month overdue, but this being my Blog, I will be lazy with it as I see fit. To follow up my last Post, I went as Steampunk for Halloween, and I looked a little something like what you see on the right.  I really liked the costume, and I found it surprising how often I had to explain what Steampunk was to people.  I guess everybody cant be nerds, which is a shame. 

Since All Hallows Eve, Ive been watching a lot of TV.  There has been a few things Ive really got into.  Ive discovered in the last month the Greatness that is The Big Bang Theory, cause I can relate to the very high nerd level, and the spectacle that is Glee, cause who doesn't wish their life was a Musical every once and awhile?  But the standout has to go to The Walking Dead an the AMC channel.  Believe me, just go watch it!  But on the low end, Ive had a large dose of Anime too.  I think I would like it a whole lot more if there want so much damn Posturing!  There's to much standing around talking about so and so's back story, and we he cares, and why his move is better than everyone else's, then the back story to his great move, then three episodes more of why hes face down in his own blood explaining why the other person decided to let him live.  Just get on with it already!

'Bravery is being the only one knowing how scared you are.'

Ive been having a hard time coming with a costume idea for Halloween this year. Ive been finding this kind of difficult because the last few years, the costume ideas just kind of clicked. Done and done. But this year, I struggled. For starters, I don't have the prison abs that are required to meet the prerequisites for some of the costumes I did want to do (like Thor or Alex Louis Armstrong. Maybe next Year?!). Or the money and the know how (sorry Ganondorf).
Buuttt... After a few trips to the local Halloween stories with friends and throwing around ideas (watch out! They're sharp.), I think I might have come up with something. It kind of involves spiky, white hair, goggles, a trench coat, and maybe a really big WRENCH. Oh, and gloves. And its not a mad scientist. Sorry to disappoint. If you can figure it before Halloween, then good for you. If not, you'll have to sit there and wait. Ill tell you then.
The idea kind of kind of came out of nowhere. It was just on one of those trips that my friend and I were just bouncing ideas off each other, trying stuff on, and trying to piece something together. And it just sort of happened.
I'm glad that the group of friends I'm in still like to dress up around this time of the year. Because less than a week ago, I was with two friends, and I kid you not, we had an hour long conversation about how much we earned and the price of Health Insurance. Yeah, felling kind of old. But, none the less, we're making a good time of it.
What are you people dressing up like this year? Any good ideas out there?

‎"I have always felt that violence was the last refuge of the incompetent, and empty threats the final sanctuary of the terminally inept." - marquis de Carabas

Tonight I attended my monthly Book Club meeting. This has been our 3rd meeting, and I’ve really come to enjoy the meetings. Mostly for just getting together, but don’t tell anyone. We have a really good group of people. To date, I don’t think we've had a horrible book. And this including a Stephanie Meyer book. (I know, right?!) This last book was of my own choosing, by the name of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. I’ve always have wanted to read something written by him, because I’ve seen his name around and people say he’s competent.

I honestly can’t say I’m in love with his writing as of yet. He’s not horrible by any means of the imagination. He’s actually got a great imagination. But here’s the But: For some reason I had a hard time following the story at times. There was multiple times were I had to go back and reread certain passages to understand what was going on.

But he is a great writer. I understand why people like his style of writing. He had some great characters. Like Croup and Vandemar. They were the nicest and dirtiest assassins of ever seen. I would’ve liked to see a little more back-story of a few of the main characters, like Marquis de Carabas, but what are you going to do? And they’re a ton of clever crafted, well written lines in the book, so I have to give it that.

I’m going to definitely look into his other books when I get a chance to. I might start with American Gods or Sandman. But who knows what the future will bring?

"The biggest mistake is believing that there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation –– or a relationship." - Deborah Tannen

Hello gentle people,
Look at your Blog,
Now back to mine,
Now back at yours,
Now back to mine,
Sadly, yours isn't me,
But if you stopped reading my blog and go see Scott Pilgrim VS The World,
Your Blog could read like mine.
Look down, back up.
Where are you?
You are in a room, reading that blog yours could be like.
What's that in your hand?
Back at me, I have it.
It's two tickets to that movie that I love.
Now look again, the tickets are now bags of popcorn.
Everything is possible when you go see Scott Pilgrim VS. The World.
I'm on my computer.


If you can’t tell, I recently saw Scott Pilgrim VS The World. And it was Fantastic, with a capital "F". It’s been kind of weird the last few weeks. It’s rare when right after watching a movie, I want to buy it on DVD. It’s not only happened once, but twice. The first was Inception, which was brilliant in, well, its inception. And now it’s happened with Scott Pilgrim.
It was cleverly written, the dialogue was rather snappy, the fight scenes were entertaining, and a friend told me it was rather relatable in the sense that is how a lot of dating is like, both of you bringing your baggage to the relationship and seeing how you cope with it. I, for one, wouldn't know cause I’ve never been in a relationship of any degree in that area. Which I’ve been told by friends and family alike that I need to rectify.
I like the idea of dating. I don’t dislike it by all means. I just don’t have the dating bug at the moment. If someone comes along, then great! Plus, I don’t think I’m in the right environment to meet someone that’s around my age. My work is hopeless (Cause there’s me and only one other guy) and the church group I frequent, I’m afraid that I’ll start hitting on some girl that’s 18 and right out of High School.
Plus there’s a little fear of being in a serious relationship for the first time. I’ve never done it before so I have no idea what to expect. There’s a little fear of the unknown there. I just need that first little experience to push me over the edge.