Caught In The Whirlwind
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Curse You Vox Hunt!!
Oct 11th 2007
Well, I was hoping that today's Vox Hunt would be an image hunt that I could do, but of course it's not. Why would I be hoping that you ask?
Because I got my camera fixed, that's why.
My next order of business: get a new case.
Hey Vox, you hear me?!? I need a good picture related Vox Hunt tomorrow!
Gaming All Night Long. And Then Some.
Oct 8th 2007
My weekend was taken up by what has been called the long awaited Gaming Sleep-over. I basically went over to my friends new apartment for the whole weekend and played console games all day (and night) which was fun.
Lots of games were played, including Metroid Prime 3, Lego Star Wars II, Soul Calibur….THREE!, Guitar Hero 1 and 2, Parasite Eve and last, but not least, the GameCube remake of Resident Evil.
Really, the whole event seemed to be designed around me trying to play Resident Evil (survival horror zombie infested game) which I think was disappointing for the spectators. Instead of being totally petrified, I ended up being frustrated with the controls and running around like a drunk person an awful lot. Watching Jason play however, was fun. There was a lot of that on Sunday (since we didn't start actually playing Resident Evil until midnight anyway).
One of the best moments of the event was when Jason took over for me playing Resident Evil because I sucked at it and died way too much. He wandered around the mansion, looking for a zombie to do in. He found one, and this exchange (paraphrased) occurred:
All right zombie! You better be ready because you're facing a PRO now! Lets go!
*gunshots*
*zombie chomping sound*AHHHHHHHHH, THE PAIN, THE PAIN!!
*blood spraying everywhere*
*game over*
So THAT'S how the pro's do it! I'll have to keep that in mind.
Metroid was a nice surprise. I was kinda hesitant about getting it myself due to the controls. I'm not really a FPS on a game console type person. Mouse and keyboard for life! But the wii remote really works well for aiming and the controls were fairly responsive. I think I'm going to have to purchase it. Very nice environment graphics as well.
Another moment, that sadly, I feel I need to report is when Jason and I were playing Soul Calibur. I'm horrible at fighting games you see. I win here and there, but usually…lets just say the results aren't pretty. At one point my opponent decided to stop using the built in characters and have the game randomly design one, which is how I ended up fighting "The Leprechaun" Picture this. green shoes. green pantaloons, green gloves, no shirt and a hat that looks like it was stolen from the Lucky Charms guy. And yep, I lost to this guy, who did a little dance after he beat me up. Sigh.
Sunday we had a big breakfast when we all woke up, soo…around 1pm. I went to bed around 3am and Jason went to bed about a half hour before that. The full breakfast with blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, toast…the whole 9 yards. I was still full when I would normally eat dinner, but it was good.
After that, we watched Jason play some more Resident Evil until I decided that I really, really had to go do the laundry I was putting off. I'm borrowing Parasite Eve from them which is a fun sort of survival horror themed game with RPG elements, so I'm playing that in my free time.
Now onward to today. I'm probably going to call Canon this afternoon and order a replacement LCD for my camera since I sorta broke it a while back. Then I'm going fish shopping this evening to get a new fish (going for a Dwarf Gourami I think) to replace my MIA Zebra Danios.
Bah to Canon!
Jul 13th 2007
As some may be aware, the LCD screen on my Canon camera (which is otherwise awesome) is nonfunctional at the moment.
I finally got a chance to take it and send it in to potentially be repaired, but when I went to their website to put in a repair request, it turns out they want a proof of purchase (dated) for the camera, which I don't have most likely because I probably tossed he receipt a month ago. Arrgh. I can understand why they need it (to verify warranty status) but it's still annoying…
I did find a website that shows how to do the repair myself, but I'm a little scared to try that method. I guess they'll sell you the LCD for $50.
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Washington DC Trip – Day 4 and 5
Mar 22nd 2007
It was a good decision, since we spent the entire afternoon at the zoo. It was (thankfully) a shortish walk away from the metro stop.
There's not really a heck of a lot I can say about activities here since it was mostly just looking at animals. Memorable creatures included the Maned Wolf, which as we learned, has very, very strong smelling urine which they apparently use to communicate.
We saw a lot of birds as well, especially of the common variety. Squirrels and ducks showed up in force, including where they were least wanted…in a crane's water hole. We saw one crane that looked rather annoyed that they were there.
We also saw an Emu that I could have swore was showing off for the camera. It enjoyed hanging out by the fence with all the people there, striking bird like poses and basking in all of the attention.
One of the more active animals we came across was the Red Panda. This little guy was running and jumping all over the place which was semi surprising since the red panda's at the local zoo just tend to sit there and do nothing.
They had Giant Pandas as well, but I was unable get a really good shot of one because of how far away from the fence they liked to hang out.
Unfortunately, my camera battery died about halfway through the zoo, so I wasn't able to get as many pictures as I would have liked. I was so tired from all the walking that when we got back to the hotel room the past two nights, I forgot to charge it. It's got a pretty good battery life otherwise though, as I found out.
Another camera hiccup…it seemed to enjoy focusing on the cages the animals were in and not on the animals themselves. So I ended up getting an awful lot of pictures of wires and bars with fuzzy animals in the background. Oh well…I know for next time.
Lunch was at the zoo. A little over eight dollars for a Mcdonalds style burger and small fries. I suppose it was going to fund animal conservation though, so that's all right. I bought a little stuffed penguin at the panda gift shop even though they don't have penguins at the zoo (figure that one out) and was teased by my friends for collecting "dolls". Everybody has a hobby! There's nothing wrong with it! NOTHING!
Dinner on Day 4 ended up being at the hotel restaurant which ended up being really, really good for a pretty decent price. After that, it was bedtime since we were leaving pretty early the next day in order for me to be back for the second round Syracuse NIT mens basketball game I wanted to see Monday night.
Cut to the next morning we were all feeling pretty blah. We pack up, and go to load up the car. Tragedy strikes…we left the dome light in the back on when we were unpacking…4 days ago. The battery was dead and the maintenance guys with the jumper cables and battery stuff weren't going to get in for another 20 minutes. We waited back in the hotel lobby. Eventually they arrived, but they weren't the brightest group of people in the universe and it took them about an hour and a half to figure out that they needed to bring their truck around and jump start it that way.
Finally we left and after an almost stop-free ride back home, my friends dropped me off at my parents house and then we left immediatley for the game.
Vacation…complete.
For more day 4 pictures, you can check my flickr account. Click here!










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