tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54515089230144648902011-08-19T16:21:51.233-04:00[ The Ravings of a Designer in NYC ]bigbetteririshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996424989983716416noreply@blogger.comBlogger781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451508923014464890.post-30022923029791570102011-08-19T16:20:00.005-04:002011-08-19T16:21:51.249-04:00

Also note, blogger sucks. That is all.

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Greetings internet, I've missed you dearly. I've been busily slaving away with airbrushes and sandpaper and life as usual and haven't had time to update. I'm considering scrapping this blog and setting up a Word Press site exclusively for my Gunpla work as my personal / design life has been pretty inactive. So if you've been on my Tumblr then you've already seen the GP-03 and my failed Zaku. If

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So I did it. Finally. I was having an off night where I didn't feel like going out and I said to myself, "Shit, might as well test out this spray booth." I didn't want to break out the airbrush quite yet and I had a shit on pre-primed Custom GM pieces, so I said, "Let's do this." In the above picture you can see my progression from too much paint to an attempt at hand brushing to finally

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I have just ordered the three greatest pieces of American art that one should hang on his walls EVER. Click the image to go to the artist's Etsy page. I have absolutely no idea where I am going to put these but I know it will all work out.

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A week of vacation was just what the doctor ordered! Got some Pokémon'ing in. Got some Dragon Age 2 in. Organized the office a bit. But one of the most important things to note: I'm building again. I grabbed a kit at random. This one is the Deathscythe Endless Waltz Version ( not the Hell Custom ). The navy blue and yellow were a bit gross, so I went with black and gold. The photo is terrible

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I finished building the desk this weekend. It felt good to be covered in dust and sweat and drilling shit. No, really, I'm not kidding. I was horrified to learn that IKEA was sold out of the Black Expedit 5x5 shelving unit almost everywhere across America. This pretty much ruined my entire office layout. I've been battling with what to do with the wall that is primarily measured and designed

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So, the Ikea desk I purchased was not as ... put together as one would expect. It was too short and too wide. That doesn't mean I've given up. After several trips to Ikea and lots of troubleshooting, I've come to a couple fixes. 1) Attach Capita cabinet legs to make the desk taller I considered the angled Capita brackets to lift the counter itself, but it required a thinner board to anchor

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The house is painted, it just needs to be organized. The job still sucks, but I'm managing it until I get other projects out of the way. The Gundams need paint, but I need to setup the spray booth. A girl is in my life, but she lives in Indiana. I'm currently very busy, but not frantic. I realize there are a lot of buts in there but regardless of that I am in a good state of mind. Freelancing

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So I've painted around 2 coats of primer on the exterior pieces ( the darker pieces will be getting a 3rd and 4th coat ) and I am moving onto spraying the interior pieces a gun metal ( without primer ). The general concept I was going for was a red matte or glossy with white details. I have paint left over from my Sinanju project, but I don't think it's the correct color for what I want to do.

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1) A Shadow in Summer - Daniel Abraham 2) Elantris / Warbreaker / The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson 3) The Black Prism - Brent Weeks - JUST FINISHED 4) The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi 5) The Strain - Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hohan 6) The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan / Brandon Sanderson 7) The Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks 8) Boneshaker - Cherie Priest 9) Leviathan / Behemoth -

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So, my friend Jisuk introduced me to the comic Chew earlier today asking if I would be interested in cosplaying with her. I looked up Mason Savoy and was instantly down for it. So much so that I'm getting it together for Halloween. It's definitely a lot more exciting than Mario Batali and his orange crocks. So here is my list of props required for this venture. CLOTHES 1. Striped Brown Coat (

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At the advice of a wise woman, I've started reading again. This combined with my revival of interest in Gunpla and Final Fantasy XIV, I'm running out of a lot of time. I know, internet, you've missed my Gunpla work and it will continue very soon. I'm currently warming up on a Ver. Ka Victory Dash Gundam. Once that is finished, I plan to dive head first into my Perfect Grade 00 Raiser. But enough

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Oooooh Gunpla. I can't start away from you. More real posts later.

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So, about the office. I don't want to drop 15k+ on shelves. Plus, who knows if built in shelves in the master bedroom where most people sleep will be good for resale. Here's what I am thinking. INSPIRATION My friend Jake has a similar setup. It would out nicely if someone comes into the office to play games as well. I like the idea a lot. [ Chris Cushingham House Tour ] SHELVES ( Tan on the

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Money or satisfaction in a job well done? I'll wrestle with this one tonight.

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So this is most of a summary of my thoughts / plans for my apartment. I thought I'd share it and use it as a reference for later. Currently I have the smaller bedroom as my sleeping area. I would like to keep it that way. The larger bedroom is the office / workspace. I wanted to get ceiling to floor shelving in the office on the two parallel long walls with a 60" wide alcove on each wall to

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Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

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So I have a horrible weakness for certain types of J-RPGs. Final Fantasy jumped ship years ago. Dragon Warrior never did or for me. But what brought me back kicking and screaming? Atlas. Persona 3 was the first. Then Persona 3 FES, then Person 4, and now most recently: P3P: Persona 3 Portable. It's not just an RPG, it's sort of a life sim. You're a teenager. You go to school. You hang out with

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Nothing but rainbows and unicorn farts in my brain right now. I CLOSED ON MY CONDO. ( I'm also at work so I need to make this quick. ) Anyway, I'm going to be starting up a blog logging the decoration / alteration / techno-fying of the place started up soon. It's going to be quite a process but I'd like to take me time getting this place set up as I'll be living there for at least 10 years.

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So I just finished book two of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. Holy 'first 1000 pages are fucking lame as fuck' Batman. It kind of made up for it at the end, but the way he writes 'love' is like a retarded teenager who watches too many saved by the bell reruns. The first book really had me hooked, but I guess my years of Terry Goodkind's "O HAY, BEING A HERO IS PAIN" mentality has made me

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Dear Universe, Please stop shitting on me and my family. And if that isn't enough to ask, please give me a day this month that isn't a complete and utter shit storm. Doesn't the universe know who the FUCK I AM!? Ok, not as climatic as Kamina. I'm still sticking to it. kthnxbai, Eric

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Oh Aeryn Sun, why you gotta be the wearer of the pants? :D But seriously, Farscape went from a good show to a great show the minute the 3rd Season kicked into gear. Also, I want a living ship. I'd name him Henry. I might build it in the Spore creature generator. I'll do it. Seriously. Ok ok, back on track. While I've been taking a break from the model building, I've been mindlessly grinding on

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So I went ahead and did it. I don't know why I had been resisting for so long. Everyone knew i would break down, but i wanted to have a good reasoning before i spent the money involved. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I bought the goddamn iPad. Yes, i am currently attempting to type on it's glass surface of doom and trying to not butcher the shit out of this posting. Many folks said it was a lack of

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Long time no post, yes I know. Work has become pretty constant so I don't really have a lot of time to post there. When I get home I generally crash or I've been playing this Gundam RPG for the PS2 called MS Saga. Anyhow, I'm working on getting the financing on my new condo going. I'll keep checking in as info comes in. For now, back to organization hell. Cheers, Eric

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So, I ordered a new pair of headphones, Astro Gaming A30's, and they have customizable faceplates. I decided to try and toss a design into the mix and see if they're get them made for me. We can hope! RICK DOM REPRESENT, bitches. Cheers,Eric

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Sorry sorry. Lots of work. When I get home I either want to turn off my brain and blow up Super Mutants or attempt to start a model and quit. I'm pretty sure I have like 6 torsos around here somewhere. I promise a real update this weekend. For serious. Cheers, Eric

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So the painting is going well. I need to get used to the airflow in my brush. I'm starting to do a lot of the detail work with a brush and it's looking rather good considering. I airbrush the large areas and do touch ups on the snip marks etc. My white pieces for the arms are almost finished. Shoulders and arms finished then I move onto the legs. I've built the framework for the legs and

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I definitely haven't kept up with this list, but its worth spending a couple minutes a day to update it. Lately I've gotten a lot of discounts and deals on kits, so I have quite a few things either in the mail or sitting in boxes by my desk waiting for me to finish the Custom Nemo. Case and point. These just came in today sitting under my desk. Three GMs and I picked up "White Ogre" today out of

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So I finally finished all of IGLOO. The quality of the CG was like watching a bunch of Pixar films in order of release. It went from "Meh" to "Not Bad" to "That Zaku just stepped on my neighbor." The White Ogre episode, which has a model kit associated with it, was one of the best. Two Tank Squadrons going up against 3 Zaku. One of those Zaku was dubbed "White Ogre" and was pretty rough and

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So, I realize now that I really didn't need the primer coat as much as I expected. I just needed a shit ton of layers and more patience. Due to impatience, I had a couple instances where I applied the 3rd and 4th coats too soon. You can see here's a big of uneven areas and a bit of the paint is mottled. Luckily for me, this is just a MG where I was planning to experiment with custom painting.

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So, I was watching "Macross: Do you remember love" and thought I should do a Roy Fokker tribute. I also have a Skull Squadron sticker sitting around somewhere I plan to use for the cockpit. Say nothing about the photoshop quality, I'm rushing this to get my next concept in line, I'm also considering a Gurren Lagann color scheme. EDIT: Ok, I thought I could bypass primer. No, no you cannot. This

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I'm splitting things into categories. It's mostly for my own purposes but also helps those of you avoid subjects you don't dig. Awesome? Awesome. Moving on. The Lineup: Soul Eater, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Gundam Igloo 1/2, Batman Brave and the Bold, etc Overall Impressions Soul Eater - I tried to get into it during college, but I moved onto Fullmetal or Bleach or something else

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Holy Shit.

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 Yes, Pizzacone. Definitely something that was not worth the $4-6 it cost me. So I had to cleanse my palette immediately after with REAL pizza.  The temperature went as follows:Top: Magna Fucking HotMiddle: ColdBottom: More Fucking Magma Going to post more later. Back to work. Keep it metal, Internets.Eric

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  Yeah, I know, it definitely makes me feel dirty. But then again, Star Craft II Beta makes a man do horrible things. Not to mention I never want to own another grey box ever again. I'm also going to try out Star Trek Online and give Dragon Age another chance.  In the meantime, I've reunited with a classic of Anime. Record of Lodoss War. I only seem to have an English dubbing of the series, but

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 Shit is RUDE, y'all ;)

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I just went from listening to Van Halen to Biggie Smalls. Seamlessly. "NO STOPPING BIG POPPA!" This day has already started comically. I think I'm slowly going insane. Keep it metal, Internets. Eric

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 For a game that boasts a giant robot to fight alongside you, this game takes FOR-EV-ER to get into. I got annoyed rather quick and just went back to ME1. My lack of tolerance is abhorrent, I know, and I will revisit this title eventually. Bioshock 2 apparently takes 2 hours to get into as well. Pretty piss poor if you ask me. THROW ME INTO THE MIX, DAMNIT. I don't need 2 hours or setup. But,

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 So, I completed Mass Effect 2, after an all night "Loyalty Quest" binge. The ending definitely had a "Two Towers" feel as you know there will be another game ( The Loading Screens hinted enough, and it's fucking EA ) so the ending seemed like a checkpoint rather than an ending. Shepard: MaleClass: SoldierAlignment: Paragon 50% / Renegade 50%Lady Friend: Tali ( Yay, Tali! ) I think I am going to

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 Excuse the hiatus, more to come.

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 Oh boy. Perfect grading is intense. So this weekend I took a break and tried to figure out my painting setup. Airbrush and compressor are purchased but now all I need is to get a spray box. In order to get Unicorn painted, I had to spray out the window again. I really do not like this option as I feel like I'm going to drop the damn runner. I also have to wrap my arm in a trash bag as I do not

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2:00 AM - Finished building the body. No decals or touch ups. I barely had time to do this much. That's including the half an hour I spent try to fix the torso when it didn't need to be fixed. Joy. I also had to wire in the lights that I am buying batteries for tomorrow. TOMORROW - Backpack and Weapons. The backpack houses the battery pack. We'll see how this goes. It looks like Zeta will be a

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As 00 Raiser and Zeta will be feats of will and time, I picked up the Mk II Titans version. I started at 3 pm and at 6 pm I've finished the fucking ARMS. Mind you, there have been food breaks and such in there, but YEESH. This is nuts. I've also discovered that not only the eyes light up, but also the cockpit. In a master grade, there are little lights with batteries. Well, with older PGs like

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 So the Basterd and I went to Image so that I could get a Perfect Grade to prep for the 00 Raiser. Well, after passing on the Strike Gundams ( all 3 of them ) and the Mk. II's, I grabbed the Zeta. Boy oh boy did I not know what I was getting into. From HobbyLinkJapan:  The largest and most detailed plastic model kit in Bandai's history is finally here! With a kit this amazing, it's simply

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Here we go. Back to it all. Regular updates. SHOCKING I KNOW. This weekend I was able to finish the Gundam Mk-II by detailing it and adding those damn rub on decals that I can never seem to do right. Well, damnit, I did them right. And they look fucking rad. With SHOT Show come and gone, I went back to work on Monday. Little did I know that on the flight back I picked up a nice little cold

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A real post will be coming soon. I'm still recovering from this last week as well as this weekend. Didn't I plan on resting this weekend? Apparently not. Here's hoping I'm not sick. Again. Keep it metal, internets. Eric

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I'm not one to get too into personal matters on a public blog, but I'm definitely a lot more distracted than normal. Family issues. No more I can say. So, instead of doing what is typical when you're stressed and need to get away, I focused my mind on this bad boy. In other news, tomorrow I am picking up paint and brushes/ Blick's and Image and Banana Republic due to my complete lack of, well,

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So today, The Basterd and I went to go take care of something that has been an issue for a while: my lack of nice things to wear for SHOT Show. We headed over to warehouse for men (I know, I know, but it was needed quickly). On the way back we found some nice guerrilla art on the sidewalk. So, obviously, it needed to be test. Verdict? Satisfactory. I head to Vegas on Monday night and this

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So I abstained from drinking this weekend after enjoying a couple on Thursday night. Instead I started to assemble Sinanju. Lots of red paint and touch ups and it's close to being finished. Assembly: Check. Base Coat of Paint: Check. Touch Ups: In progress. There needs to be a lot of gold touches along with finishing up the red touch ups. I had a blast with this machine but I need a little

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So tonight marked the night of my first foray into toxic fumes and debauchery. The fire escape proved to be a little problematic due to people below me not wanting to be showered in metallic red spray paint. So I worked out something from my back kitchen window. I have no idea if the courtyard is red but I shall feign ignorance if asked. The suggestion of not "stopping and restarted" was sound

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I apparently have posted this everywhere but here. Enjoy! Keep it metal, internets. Eric

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Chef Broyardee is Dead. My account that has been active since Beta has been canceled. I've told people for months now that I've quit but something inside of me wouldn't let me drop the axe. Being unplugged from the world (of warcraft) has given me a lot of time. The time itself has been spoken for by numerous other activities. Some long lost. Some new and exciting. I've dusted off the Malazan

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Done and done.

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Another New Years Eve come and gone. I'm really glad I was talked into this trip. Good people. Good food. And ridiculous memories to say the least.   Wednesday night we picked up the monstrosity of a rental car that I had reserved and made our way north. Unfortunately there was an accident on the West Side Highway that held up traffic for an hour and a half. Around 8 pm we made it out of

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I am going to Maine. Not sure why everyone I know is up there, but they are. Assholes. So around 6pm Eastern Standard Time, I am loading up a rental truck with a couple other confused New Yorkers and we're venturing into the Wild White Yonder that is the Northeast. This is definitely my first trip up and I'm looking forward to it. We're supposed to have "bad weather" on Saturday for the drive

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Back in the city. But not yet back to my good old self. Something in Florida caused my lower back and I to stop being friends. ( It probably didn't help that I was incredibly inactive ) Today I definitely kicked my old lethargic ass into shape though, more on that further down. As you can see above, I'm back at it. MG Nu Gundam from Char's Counter Attack and MG Shin Musha have been scratched

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I'm aware it's not New Years Eve quite yet, but I have a resolution. In list format. Presenting: THE BOUNTY LIST Enjoy. Keep it metal, internets. Eric

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My family are essentially several extremely emotional and opinionated people forced to deal with each other on a semiannual basis. When you bring them all together then something is bound to happen. The two more uncontrollable factors are my sister and I. When united to achieve a similar goal, we're unstoppable. When turned against each other, gods forbid.Such wills clashed today and it was not

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Depending on how long you've been checking this blog out, you've noticed a rather large influx of Gundam Model Kit pictures on my Flickr page. Well, prepare to be shocked. I've added OTHER PHOTOS OF PEOPLE! Shocking, I know! So, Avatar, was shockingly well done. I wanted to slap Michelle Rodriquez because she is a horrible horrible actress who has the depth of a kiddie pool, but the rest of

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So I finished two fucking MG models this weekend already. Yeah. Two. Mind you,  I was bored with one halfway through despite is being one of my favorite suits. My pride and joys are definitely sitting on my desk right now and are pictured above. I put a lot of time into this Exia Repair version despite not having batteries for it. I'm going for them tomorrow while I am out seeing Fern Gully 2:

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It's been one of those weeks already. I'm pretty much over it. But on the bright side, I'm catching up on Dexter. Only the season finale left to go. Anyway, back to work. Lunch breaks are for lunch and Dexter. Keep it metal, internets. Eric

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The Basterd and I headed over to Image Anime to spend some of the Christmas money my lovely Aunt gave me. I picked up a couple more paint pens along with Gundam Dynames from 00 and both 1/144 versions of the Unicorn Gundam. I decided I didn't feel like something clean and white like Unicorn, so I tackled the larger of the three kits. So the paint on this model was a mix of gold paint for the

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I had a fucking blast putting that Dom Trooper together. I was just adding small accents in chrome on the suit when my paint pen exploded all over his knee joint. So I went with it and now he's a tricked out bad southern revamp called "Chrome Dom." Since that suit I've been trying to be adding subtle chrome accents. It's definitely not been subtle but it's been fun. Yeah, 5 models down and a

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So, yes, I'm still going with the model kits and having a fucking blast! Hit up Image Anime with Allan and bought a couple bigger models for next week. I also decided to pick up a couple of tools instead of using scissors and also a chrome marker. I broke out the paint pens tonight to do a little detail work and get the feel of them. I'm going to paint the wings on this baby instead of using the

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It's never really been a question in my mind whether or not I'm a nerd. I just make up for it by hiding it ( badly ) and doing a lot of other rad things that negate it. In High School it was Football. In college in was my capacity to ingest a LOT of beer. As soon as I hit the real world, I sort of stopped caring. Growing up in Indiana, my Anime hobby was minimal at best. I knew very little about

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So, Turkey happened. I saw my family and enjoyed their company. The sad part, is that I met a little friend on the plane to Florida. The Sick. The sick and I have been partying since Thursday when it made itself known. Sore throat and coughing. NOT FUN. I'm going to attempt to work from home next week until made better. Let's hope that works out. Wish me luck internets. Cheers, ERock

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All that needs to be said is I forgot there were other bands playing with Eluveitie. Cyprian was busy salmoning up front and I was with Melissa and crew in the front left. I, unfortunately, had my Hackintosh in my bag so I couldn't really dive into it all, but I did get into it. The bangover the next day was pretty epic and was quite welcome. I ended up meeting one of Melissa's sisters in

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Posting from my new digs on the other side of the floor. I don't mind it. People aren't able to look over my shoulder. A lot less room but I didn't use most of my space to begin with. What else? Hmmm. Comedy. Halloween. Overtime. Holiday planning. Here's another tidbit from Halloween. I definitely had a ton more typed but blogger decided to eat a dick. "Save as a Draft" my ass. Off to

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So, it's been a while so I'll drop a little recap on some of the events that have occured. 1) I quit raiding - Yes, I know. After solidly raiding two nights a week in World of Warcraft for over a  year or so, I'm on a hiatus. This has given me a lot more time to run around and play other games. Which is funny. I quit a game to play other games. Let's not dwell on that for too long. ( Also,

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So I have a new project in the body of a Dell Mini 9. It's currently rocking OSX 10.5.8 and I'm working on boosting it's performance a bit.So far it's been a rather easy experience. The real challenge comes when I need to install a new SSD and transfer everything over.The true maiden voyage ofthis device will be my trip to Florida for thanksgivng. Airplanes generally offer me no space in terms of

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Beer and iPhone SDK don't mix. Just a little heads up.-- Posted from my iPhone

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I'm slowly learning how to be productive again while working full time. It only took me a year, right? I've realized that as soon as I get home and sit in that good old desk chair of mine all of my productivity escapes through my ears or something similar. In order to combat this, i've decided to start keeping later hours at the office in order to start a few projects that may not be entirely

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So last night was Gojira at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. It was pretty fantastic.Zoroaster, first on the roster, seemed like it was trying a little too hard to be experimental and loud. The guitarist and drummer had their shit together and seemed to be pretty damn good, but then the lead singer / bassist seemed to need to be in the spotlight for anything to go right. He ended up ripping a cord

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So, as my friends go, they tend to only throw parties when there is a theme involved. The latest theme is the letter "A." Now, me being bad at this sort of thing, I went with what I know. I have spent most of my Saturday reading about Objective C. So, naturally, I'm going as an "App."While doing all of this, I had Gundam TOS playing in the background. I'm still partial to Macross's first run

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So the closer I get to getting this new apartment settled, the more excited I am about the possibility of going through my numerous hiding places through Indiana where I have stashed my "important things." Things I didn't want to take to New York or things I felt needed to be locked away to eBay another day. Not to mention my rather large collection of oversized cutlery. It's fun to rumage

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So I have officially put together the 2nd Mortgage Packet of my life. It feels like signing your soul away every time. Oh well, we shall see.So by the end of the year I need to finish the following:1) New Condo Signed and Owned2) Finished Motorcycle Safety Course and Private Lessons3) Continue to Practice Shooting4) Receive my Rifle / Shotgun Permit5) Order my Rifle / Shotgun6) Rule the WorldEasy

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A couple friends of mine submitted this to threadless and I definitely want to wear it. Specifically to Thanksgiving Dinner.

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So, after ditching my old blog I've decided to recolonize here in the Google dominated world. Not going to complain, I do enjoy everything syncing together nicely. Now if only Flickr wouldn't be part of Yahoo everything would be perfect! :D Anyway, for those of you new to who I am the following should be said:1) I have no filter. I tend to be ridiculous and say what I mean.2) I am the web. I

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