Jimmy's Random Rants

Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet

"So 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me
Because you look so fine
And i really wanna make you mine"

You impressed almost everyone in 2004 - and surprised yourself.

What 2004 Hit Song Are You?

From Team Xbox, "'Halo 2.5 will be an Xbox 2 launch title and is going to run in HDTV resolution with new, improved textures and graphical effects. All the stuff that people expected from Halo 2 but didnt make the cut will be there.'"

Halo 2.5 rumored as Xbox 2 launch title

I think I did pretty well this holiday.

I got:
a Best Buy Gift Card, an external hard drive, a Bungie shirt, a new jacket, a poker set, Risk, Star Wars: Battlefront for PS2, and one of those really squishy pillows among other things.

I'm going to use my gift card to buy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extented DVD. I was so surprised I got Battlefront because it is expensive.

Well, it's the time we've all been looking forward to. Here are my plans in case anyone cares:

Today, Christmas Eve:
I worked in the morning
My cousins on my mom's side will be coming over

Tomorrow, Christmas:
Family presents in the morning
Go over to my grandma's for Christmas on my dad's side

That's all! Merry Christmas!

My roommate put up a thing about my blog on his site. And just for clarification, I knew rudimentary HTML code before I blogged for some time. I just need to know how to format the picture to lose the borders if I wanted them. Other than that, check it out.
Eric's Blog

OK, I meant to post this yesterday, but I'm lazy. Yesterday, before "Christmas With The Kranks" at San Ann'a, I saw the first person I ever cared about but haven't seen in too long a time: Beth Ranslem. Oh boy! I hadn't seen her in forever and I couldn't get a hold of her because I think she moved. I miss seeing her and talking to her so much. She was the first person I had ever cared about.

Beth was one of those girls that was too impressive to believe. She was always dating someone so windows were never there, but I would visit her so frequently when I went to Fremont. I took her to my sophomore homecoming dance, but she did say that she had the PSAT tests the next day. She stayed for pictures but dance procrastinators took too long and she had to leave. She didn't stay long but it was well worth it for me. I started going stag to the homecomings as was the tradition and asked her to my junior prom. She agreed only to later find out she had another appointment but she set me up with one of her friends. This is the girl that I would do anything for, even take someone I had never met to my prom. I invited her to my graduation, but her first year of college must have been busy and I don't blame her.

I hear now she's engaged/married, not sure anymore. I am glad to know that she is the kind of woman that grows more beautiful in time. I wish her the best of years and give her the knowledge that I will always care for her.

I went to go see this movie with my parents tonight. This isn't one of those exceptional movies and I knew it so don't have high expectations. My dad put it best as a "Christmas Vacation wannabe."

It is a cute movie with a cute premise. The one thing that was missing was the lack of realism. This isn't the typical "Santa is real" type of realism but more of how they were treated as a neighborhood. Perhaps it's just because I don't live in a town, but the neighborhood was really fake. If anyone sees this movie and say their neighborhood is like this, please comment. Other than that, it was a cute movie.

I'm not sure how avoiding decorations and pleasantries would save them so much money but it was to make the ending fast paced.

I commented to myself that it is a shame that my Golden Age of Movie Theatres is gone. This is the time from 1997-2002 when there was good reason to go to the theatres. Now, it seems there's one good movie for a while and then nothing. I was happy to see a huge Fantastic 4 display at the Fremont theatre, though.

I typically reserve 1-5 for disliked movies and 6-10 for liked movies. This was enjoyable, but not the best holiday movie ever.

My Rating: 5½ out of 10
DVD Worthy: It would make a nice, cheap holiday movie sometime.

FULL NAME: All you need to know is "Jimmy"

BIRTHDAY: Taurus in the year of the Ox

STAR SIGN: I just said, Taurus

HEIGHT: My driver's license says 5'10"

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Fremont, NE

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Things coming out of nowhere, large amounts of blood

DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? always, people get wierded out when I don't wear them

YOUR PERFECT MAN/WOMAN: Not stuck up, lot of respect

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR FAMILY? I'd say so

HAVE YOU EVER HATED ANY PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY? no

ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Yes, not sure how long I'll be here...

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF 5 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD? Hopefully not in college, love to work

WHAT'S YOUR FAVE SAYING? Anything from Family Guy

DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED...HAVE KIDS? Yes

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ABORTION? I'm a pro-lifer

WHOSE THE PERSON THAT SENT THIS TO YOU? Amie

YOUR GOOD LUCK CHARM? I got nothing

WORST SONG YOU'VE EVER HEARD? I can't stand that "Yeah" song by Usher. I just don't get it.

BEST SONG YOU'VE EVER HEARD? Too many

ARE YOU A GOOD STUDENT? In certain subjects

ARE YOU A GOOD DRIVER? I think I am, but people who ride with me would probably disagree

ARE YOU GOOD AT SPORTS? No, but I like to play

ARE YOU DEEP SLEEPER? Not really

DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING? I like to buy stuff, but I don't have any active collections, but I do have all of the Episode I Pepsi cans with the exception of the the Gold Yoda and Destiny cans

DO YOU LIKE TO SING? Yes

DO YOU LIKE TO SHOP: Yes, especially when I have money

DO YOU LIKE TO PARTY: I know how to have a good time

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING PIERCED? I'm not one for holes in myself

WOULD YOU KILL SOMEONE YOU DIDN'T KNOW FOR 15 BILLION DOLLARS? Not sure, if they were evil like Hitler, probably.

WHAT THREE THINGS WOULD YOU TAKE FROM YOUR ROOM IF YOU RAN AWAY? I'm not too attached to anything but my laptop

CAREER? High School Teacher (run, children! run!)

WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Jimmy, K-Raz, that wierd guy from Theatre

BONUS QUESTION!!!... IF YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE AND IT WOULD HURT THEM IF THEY FOUND OUT, WOULD YOU TELL THEM? probably, but not sure...

PUT A BODY PART ON FIRE FOR AMUSEMENT? No!

SKINNY DIPPED? Nope

FLASHED SOMEONE? Nope

PLAYED STRIP POKER? Nope

BEEN IN A PHYSICAL FIGHT? Nothing serious

BEEN IN LOVE? Yes

RODE IN A POLICE CAR? Nope

BEEN ON A PLANE? I love to fly!

COME CLOSE TO DYING? Every f-in summer so far someone has hit my car!

SWAM IN THE OCEAN? Nope

BEEN HURT EMOTIONALLY? Not really

BEEN TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK? Oh yeah!

KEPT A SECRET FROM PEOPLE? Yes

CRIED DURING A MOVIE? Not really, maybe subconsciously

BEEN ON STAGE? Yes

HAD CHICKEN POX? Yes

HAD STITCHES? Yes, funny story.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE? Peas or potatos

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FAST FOOD/RESTAURANT? Arby's

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEAT? Chicken (big shock)

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Anything chocolate

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Star Wars

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Right now: Star Trek Enterprise

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT? Europe, NYC, DC

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS? Halo is a sport

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK/POP? Pepsi

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK (IF YOU HAVE ANY)? I don't drink

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 7

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Dried roses

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BRAND OF SHOES? Doc Martens

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME/COLOGNE? Curve

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SHAMPOO? Garnier Fructis

DAY/NIGHT? Day

SUMMER/WINTER? Summer

LACE/SATIN? Satin

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER? the Roadrunner

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? 2 Chicken sandwiches, no cheese, no fries

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT? History

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FRUIT/VEGETABLE JUICE? Orange juice

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PERSON TO TALK TO? Amie, Mark, Rhea, Nicole, Bri

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU... CRIED? Nope

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU... WORN A SKIRT? No

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU... MET SOMEONE NEW? No

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU... CLEANED YOUR ROOM? Just did

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU... DONE LAUNDRY? Sorta

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... YOURSELF? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... FRIENDS? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... FAMILY? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... SANTA CLAUS? Nope

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... TOOTH FAIRY? Nope

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... DESTINY/FATE? Maybe Karma

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... ANGELS? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... GOD? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... SATAN/DEMONS? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN... GHOSTS? Perhaps

DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND? Nope

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Longsleeve T-shirt and jeans, wristbands

DO YOU LIKE ANYONE? Gotta

WHO'S YOUR LOUDEST FRIEND? Rhea

WHO'S YOUR SHYEST FRIEND? They're all pretty outgoing

WHO'S YOUR WEIRDEST FRIEND? Mark

A FRIEND THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN AWHILE: My classmates

WHEN HAVE YOU CRIED THE MOST? I typically don't cry

WHAT IS THE WORST FEELING? guilt

WHO WILL RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL THE FASTEST? Nobody likes me

DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO FILL THIS OUT AND SEND IT TO YOU? They'll probably just blog it like I did.

You Were Mostly Nice This Year!

Sure, you had your naughty moments... but guess what?
Santa was probably sleeping when you were living it up.
As far as he's concerned, you've been on your best behavior.
So cross your fingers, and you might score good presents.

Were You Naughty or Nice This Year?

Another Star Wars Roundup including PEZ!
Coming Soon! - Latest News

I came home yesterday and was greeted by a strange cat! Apparently she's been here since Saturday. She's really friendly (so unlike our cat who hates this one) and actually comes when you call her. She won't sit still for a picture though...

Currently, She's going by "Other Cat" because my family's not good with names. If anyone can come up with another name, feel free to comment it.

On a side note, I just got an IM from Supa C telling me that the graduating high school class will be getting together on Sunday at Applebees on Center at 7pm. Unfortunately, I already have plans with my family on that day . I wish I could be there, but I can't. I may try to make it afterwards, but I honestly doubt it.

OK, I'm done with my finals. I'm just waiting to pick up my Comp portfolio. It's going to be a long break and I'll probably be bored. If anyone wants to do something near Omaha, send em an email or an IM or look me up in the student directory.

I try to blog daily, but with break, I may not be abe to. If I do, I realize that not everyone is as addicted to the Internet as I am. That is why I'm glad I put up categories so if you get behind, you can always see what I wrote by its topic. Check the "My Life Outside of College" category because that's where most will go.

As a small present, I will have the song of the moment: "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice playing in the background for today and maybe tomorrow. I typically hate background sounds, but I'll make an exception for this.

Merry Christmas!
Happy Hanukah!
Happy Chrismahanukwanzaka!

Look closely...

Petition #1: Stop the people saying racist comments using Xbox Live Communicators
Petition #2: Stop the people who continually "hump" and team-kill players via harassment.

First of all, I've already said my opinions on Petiton #1: I strongly don't agree with the things said, but they are constitutionally protected to say it. They're saying these things over a private area network, not a public one. To hear these things someone needs an Xbox and a connection to the WSC network, which is not public. It is up to WSC to decide what should be allowed, but they are owned by the state government which must adhere to the Bill of Rights. They're only abusing the network, not the part that uses the Internet. It's a shame they're connected. I would be satisfied with a formal, public apology unless they want to fight it as the guys who want to say the n-word more.

In my honest opinion, the second one is a slap in the face. It is totally unjustified. It is not appropriate (see Biskuit's Halo 2 Etiquette) but it is not enough to pull them from the network. It's time to realize something: We're adults now. Yeah, shocking! If you want to complain to Teacher everytime someone calls you a name, go back to first grade. In college, if someone insults you, ignore it. Be the bigger man. As for team-killing: change teams! Are you worried about losing your negative points? If they change again, is it worth playing in that game? That, or boot them and turn on party privacy. If it will be a long game, they won't have the patience to wait for it to end. Another thing, the people signing this one do it too! "Hehe, it's fun!"

Personally, the humping doesn't bother me. I don't let it bother me. Verbal non-extreme-offensive atagonism don't bother me. They can talk the whole time about who they're killing if they want to.

Images of a new Episode III toy have leaked
A new low, but still sounds fun:
Mousedroid.com :: View topic - [First in the world to see EP3 wookiee blaster]

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I took my History Final today! There was like 3-4 questions I did not know, but I think I gave a good guess, but I'm not expecting a 100% but I'm so happy. I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Take U.S. History with Hickey! The tests are long, but consistent. They're always 80 questions, multiple choice, even the final. His lectures aren't bad either.

I returned my books too. I kept my Web Design book because it was worth little and my History narrative because it was worth $5. I wouldn't have minded keeping my Comp Quick Access Grammar book because it is neat, but it was $15, so I gave it back. Macbeth was worth nothing and worth nothing to me becuase I never read it, oh well. Overall, I got $70.25 back! That put me back into my desired spending range in my checking account! I've been in debt to myself for the longest time (stupid break spending!) now I'm where I want to be. Give me another $100 and I'll be really happy. C'mon snow days!

I also found out that if I remembered to go to the Hall Council Meeting last night, I would've won a $60 Home Theatre System from Wal-Mart. They said it's not a great one, but it was free. I was at Niehardt scaring the bejesus out of Rhea and I ALWAYS forget about Hall Council. If anyone is going next semester, remind me of it before you go. I can never remember Monday at 9:00pm for some reason. I want to go! But I did win a consolidation prize of 4 Milky Way Santas. Mmmmm, chocolate. And tonight 3rd South is getting it's pizza at 7:00 for winning Morey Jeopardy. And Phil put out cookies for us. Thanks, Phil.

I hate to jinx it by blogging it, but I've had a good run. Now I have to write a 3-paragraph essay for tomorrow and finish my 3-page paper for Theatre with another page and a half. I am so happy that I really want to do something fun tonight!

I went along on the midnight Lord of the Rings run. *No, I did not but it, I'm getting it for Christmas* It was funny, all these people gravitating towards the box being open. There was no Nord this time. The cashier was stashing the box behind her so people had to get in line to buy it. It was funny.

On another note, I saw Trivial Pursuit 90's edition for $20! Usually it's 30. I hope I get that as well or the price better hold out so I can get it over break. Also, they had the Darth Vader voice-changer helmet!! for $30!!!

I know they all hate me but I got a Rampage medal on a Ghost today! That's 15 frickin' kills without dying. I know it's cheap and requires no skill, but no one can get the best of me. I always have to justify it: If you're going to monopolize the snipers, rockets, and swords; I get the Ghosts!

I am not afraid of fighting anyone while not on a Ghost, too so don't think I'm a total panzy.

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Yeah, right! Anyways, as a nice public service here is my finals schedule:

Tuesday:
1:00pm - U.S. History: actual test
3:30pm - Web Design: project due at end

Wednesday:
1:00pm - Geography: take-home essay

Thursday:
10:30pm - Theatre: take-home and performance

The only one I'm really worried about is the History one on Tuesday, other than that, I will probably be really bored on the other days so if anyone wants to do anything, I will probably be free! I will be leaving on Thursday probably after I eat.

Today was interesting, Amie was feeling down and was getting comfort from Goose. There were going to go to Magic Wok and I tagged along to provide support. We ended up at Dairy Queen. I had an Oreo Blizzard for the first time in a long time. Brenner also showed up. We went to Pamida to look for gifts. They had a Doc Ock arm thingy and I liked it. I found a Santa hat for $2.00, reduced to $1.50, and Goose knew the cashier and he gave us his discount making it $1.28. They also had an Electronic Spin the Bottle game and really squishy ducks and boxing mitts. Afterwards, Amie was feeling better and Goose wanted to see a movie. I went over to Berry and watched Clue and Star Wars IV.

We we're trying to figure out the order of things. We think it's: virgin to start, then skank, then slut, then whore. Let me know if there may be another rank in there. :)

On another note, Amie has been having the worst couple of weeks EVER!! Amie, if you feel like talking and just having some fun to escape this crap, never, ever hesitate to get a hold of me. I love encouraging people.

If there's one thing I love about the Internet, it's the fact that there's always something to do. But if you're stuck, here some stuff you can do.

Google search for people's names. You never know what you'll get!
Complain about something.
Go to TerraServer and find your house in satellite imagery.
Bored.com, 'nuff said.
Quizilla: find out who you are.
Find a new MSN Display Picture at Mess.be.
Six Degrees of Anyone: Go to IMDb and look up someone, and see if you connect that celebrity to another by the movies/TV shows they were in in 6 links or less.
Sign my f-in guestbook!
Click "Next Blog" on the NavBar above for someone else's random opinions.
Go to this blog and see what these girls think of celebrity dress.
Zone.com: Play games using your MSN Passport, especially Bejeweled 2...very addicting.
Vote for your favorite video games at Spike TV for the 2004 Video Game Awards.
Check out a daily picture of a Movie Mistake.
Watch trailers for upcoming movies at QuickTime.com.
Turn yourself into a South Park character like my display pic at South Park Studios or try the new 2.0!
Watch some awesome Internet cartoons such as: Strong Bad Email or Happy Tree Friends.
Make me a neat looking greeting card at MyCardMaker.com.
Click here for no apparent reason.
Blog about how bored you are.

This was in the recent Wayne Stater:

Dear Editor,

Every Wednesday while reading the Stater, I am subjected to complete b.s. I used to believe that the paper was near perfect. Over the last few months, however, I have been proven wrong. The column “Simon says,” written by Nikki Simon (clever name by the way), is a constant annoyance. This girl, yes I said girl, seems to think that she is the leading authority on music.

Evidently, Nikki believes that she has the best musical taste on campus. She must also believe that we are all mindless college students who will agree with and follow her worthless advice.

I believe that it is now time to call out Ms. Simon. Not only does she pick the worst possible artist to review (need I mention Good Charlotte?) but she also has absolutely no writing skills, whatsoever. I think that it is about time that she stops pushing her column on us like it’s the Bible.

My firm hope is that soon Nikki, or someone she listens to, will pull her head out of her rear. Until then, I, along with many others, hope she will keep her opinions to herself, that is, until she finally has something worthwhile to say.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Albrecht

Is she serious? Nikki and Liz live in the same f-in house! They are practically roommates and best friends. Why on earth would she put this in the paper, to be funny? Was she expecting Nikki to catch this at the Stater's office or what? There better have been no other letters to the editor becuase otherwise this was a waste of ink because someone's actual opinion could have been printed.

Patti's arm looks like a butt!

But seriously...After Morey Jeopardy I went over to Niehardt for some Trivial Pursuit. It was fun. Ok, Read the orange Sports & Games question

I got this question, of course I'm going to get it right! They thought I had memorized the cards because I got as another question: Name 3 of the 5 Starfleet captains? I said, "It's a Star Trek question, I'll give you all 5: William Shatner as Captain Kirk, Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard, Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko, Kate Mulgrew as Captain Janeway, and Scott Bakula as Captain Archer." They were freaked, but it was in that order which is chronological. It's a Star Trek question, I'm going to get it right!

It started with Me, Patti, Kaddy, and Bri. Then Bri left and Nicole played for her. Then we had to check in and Kaddy comes over to another dorm at 9:30 pm without an id. So he was gone and then we stopped. Patti and I watched "Return to Oz": freaky, freaky movie. Then I noticed that Patti's arm looks like a butt. We showed Nicole, Rhea, and Amie. I think I lost like 5 pounds by laughing.

I feel so happy. We played Morey Jeopardy tonight and our floor won. Props to Jessie Hughes for seeing me on the floor

We were doing good during the first round. The category "Broadcasting" was good for me.
Who was the father of the radio? from Spider-Man 2: Marconi.
Who is the owner of FOX? Rupert Murdoch, "the billionaire tyrant"
What company provides ratings? Neilsen
What news anchor recently retired? Tom Brokaw

The second round was awesome, First category: Family Guy
What was the dog's name? Brian
What's Stewie's teddy bear's name? Rupert (Brenner beat me to it)
What lives in Chris's closet? evil monkey
What is the name of the bar? the Drunken Clam
What was Peter's boss's name? Mr. Weed

Another category: The Simpsons
What street do they live on? Evergreen Terrace
What the cat's name? Snowball II
What is the name of Ned Flanders' store in the mall? the Leftorium
What was the name of Patty and Selma's iguana? Jub Jub
Who voiced Maggie? Elizabeth Taylor

There was King of the Hill, but I didn't know that. There was Halo but Brenner beat me to most of them because he knows more than I.
What was Halo 2's release date? November 9, 2004
What is the name of the main character? Master Chief
What is the name of the flying craft? Banshee
What multiplayer map has water in the middle? Battle Creek
How many campaign levels are there? 15

We 8,000-something points
Final Jeopardy: we wagered 3,101 on Wayne State History
What was the first Co-ed dorm? Berry, according to Dr. Carstens
We guessed Niehardt.

It was fun, we get pizza now.

Check out the new Red vs. Blue's new episode. It's good and it mentions blogging and Gmail.

This is a long-time-post coming. Before Spider-Man 2 was on DVD I watched the Spider-Man commentary and then on the Wednesday after, I watched the sequel's commentary.

Spider-Man's commentary is good, but not anything special. Kirsten Dunst is on it, but she rarely talks. You get a lot of information about the movie from director Sam Raimi more than any of the others.

Spider-Man 2's commentary is better, but still not like Family Guy. Tobey Maguire is a good choice, he's actually funny in many parts and he's watching it with Sam Raimi, so they make a good combination. Avi Arad, producer and Marvel CEO was fine, but at times he was distracting.

Both commentaries are livable but are probably only good if you like Sam Raimi movies, like Spider-Man, or really enjoyed the movies.

Wow! Another Star Wars post before sleep! Oh well, I'm sure they'll increase as May gets closer. I found this list of games they're planning on releasing. I have the Trilogy and rare Episode I Trivial Pursuit so the bite size sounds interesting. The DVD sounds cool too. It reminds me of Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit where in stores now there's the regular but soon they'll have a DVD version too. The Risk is something I'll have to see. What are they going to do? Stars?

Star Wars in 2005 :: Action-Figure :: Toy, Collectibles and Action Figure News and Reviews from across the Globe: "Trivial Pursuit Bite Size - Star Wars Edition: 600 Star Wars themed questions. Bite size can be used as a travel game by itself or as supplementary questions in the main game.

Risk - Clone Wars Saga Edition: Use strategy and luck to destroy your enemies in the ultimate battle to conquer the galaxy.

Trivial Pursuit Star Wars DVD Game: Six categories: The Saga, Heroes, Villains & Scoundrels, The Cantina, A Galaxy Far Far Away, The Force. Includes 2 DVD's, Game Board, 3,600 questions, wedges & 4 movers."

Another date to add to my calendar...March 22, 2005. That's when Clone Wars is on DVD. I love the list price too, $20. I figure it's one DVD, it's only 19 3-minute parts and one 5-minute part. That's not all that long, ≈2 hours. I will be pissed if include those stupid spash screens between the parts instead of making it one long movie like Red vs. Blue.

Check it out here:
Star Wars: Clone Wars | Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 1 Coming to DVD

The ACM Gaming Night was fun. There was a large turnout that we didn't really expect. Considering that the flyers were put out 3 hours before the event, and the only other publicity was an email message and a post on the Underground.

I have to give props to Viper, Mamba, and Weber. They donated the use of their Xbox and controllers and made the game much more fun. I rocked at Galaxian on the Atari 2600 emulator. I haven't played that in forever. It was fun to see Lori Nicholson play Halo 2. She was trying to figure out if she had any of the people killing her in her classes.

There is one thing I must address that really has nothing to do with the gaming Night. There is a person on the campus network named Chloe. This person (and maybe others) have be utturing racial slurs using the Xbox Communicators in the lobby, not ingame. I assume it's being/been taken care of. It's great that people are starting to buy the communicators, but we need to be more responsible with the things we say. It is never funny. You never know when something you say may offend someone

Want to have some fun before finals? Come on over to the ACM Gaming Night in Gardner Hall from 6-11pm tonight.

We will have Halo 2 on the big screens
There will also be vintage emulators games with tons of ROMs including:
Atari 2600, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, GameBoy and GameBoy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Arcade Games

There will also be free pizza and pop.
Everyone is welcome to attend, even for just a little bit.

First grade teacher's name: Mrs. Barrett
Last person you kissed: Why? Why do people keep reminding me of that which I don't have?
Last word you said: Blame Canada!
Last song you sang: "O Holy Night" by Eric Cartman
Last person you hugged: Patti
Last thing you laughed at: I find many things funny...The Paris Hilton episode of South Park
Last time you said Hmm: a couple questions ago
What's in your CD player: Wake-up mix including the Folger's Coffee Theme by Rockapella
What socks are you wearing: white
What's under your bed: My roommate's bed
Current Tastes: Mint Hershey's Kisses
Current hair style: Whatever mood my hair is in
Current clothes: WSC Business and Technology Dept. shirt and Jeans, Spider-Man and Star Wars wristbands
Current Job: First State Bank & Trust Company in Fremont, courier
Current longing: to get the last page of my Comp paper done
Current desktop picture: Randomized Windows XP Winter Fun Pack pic
Current worry: Will I get that frickin' paper done?
Current hate: Comp...for assigning that frickin' paper!
Story behind your username: swfanatic_2000 is my Internet presence I've had since 2000; Jimmy is what Mark named me for Halo
Current favorite article of clothing: My Mall of America jeans
Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex: tee hee
Last CD you bought: "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" by Modest Mouse
Favorite place to be: Blogging! No seriously...down in Mark's room playing Halo or in Niehardt
Least favorite place: Connell Hall
Time you wake up in the morning: MWF- 9:30 TR- 10:30
If you could play a new instrument, what would it be? the recorder!
When was the last time you surprised yourself: When I did homework this weekend...and got it done.
Current favorite word/saying: "You know, we can swear on these things" (on the Family Guy DVD commentary)
Favorite book: "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Favorite Movie: So many, but keeping it simple, Star Wars
Favorite Songs: "Float On" by Modest Mouse, "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand, and "Breathe" by Greenwheel
Favorite Artists: Not kidding, just answered that one...Modest Mouse, Greenwheel, Franz Ferdinand, Maroon 5, Yellowcard
One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: I'm going to cheat and say anyone from my class such as Claire, Nikki, or Sara
Favorite day: This year it was September 21, 2004
Where do you want to go: Breckinridge, CO again
What is your career going to be like: Dealing with snot-nosed brats...I mean, America's future
How many kids do you want: 2
What kind of car will you have: I'll probably keep my Sunfire, unless it gets hit again this summer
Type a line you remember from any book: "We're gonna put hair on them walls" from In Cold Blood
Have sex with any one: Rhea put it best: "that's a statement! not a question!"
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: red
Righty or Lefty: righty
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Innie or Outtie: I have an innie (Brian, it's a foreign car, the "t" is silent. Sweet, I'm getting an Audi!)

I feel so proud of myself. I devoted the whole weekend to homework. I got my Geography Coloring Book stuff all done before getting distracted by Halo yesterday. Today I got 2 papers done for Theatre tomorrow and I have one page left on my final paper in Comp to do. Considering I wrote 2 pages today on it, I feel confident I can complete it by Tuesday.

On that note, I have a simple request. My paper is on musical scores in movies. I have been citing examples from movies where music helped the scene. If anyone knows of any movie that had a good instrumental score, comment it or IM it or email it or whatever. I'll fill in the rest, I just need movies. Thanks.

You are Brave Sir Robin! You bravely run away away
at the first sign of trouble...so bugger off!

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I feel so happy. On Halo 2 on Ascension, there is a part where it looks like a ramp to nowhere and I see three guys up there sniping. So I head up there...melee...melee...melee. They're all dead. It's not often I hear a Triple Kill, but when it's all assassinations, it's nice.

On second thought...It's the weekend! I have absolutely nothing to do. If anyone has anything going on where I wouldn't have to spend money, let me know because if not I will be bored and when Jimmy gets bored, the insanity begins.

I was eating lunch today and Dr. Collings sat down and starting talking to the kid a few seats down. I have a problem with dropping eaves and I heard some things that I thought sounded like good ideas. He was talking about how dorm renovations try to get as musch done in the summer. He also was talking about rooms with separate, lockable bedrooms with a common area in a suite like style so that if you want to sleep early, you can. Obviously he wasn't talking about anything in specific like renovating an existing dorm or building a new one, but it is nice to know that he's thinking about interesting new things to have on campus.

TrekToday - Stewart Heads Up CIA On 'American Dad': "Although Star Trek: Nemesis was the last official outing for the Next Generation crew, [Patrick] Stewart hasn't hung up his Starfleet uniform just yet. McFarlane announced that Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard) and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) will be appearing in an upcoming episode of Family Guy's fourth season. '[They] did a cutaway gag for us where they played Captain Picard and Counselor Troi, which was pretty fun,' he said. "

For Theatre, we were put into groups and assigned a guild to present on with a visual aid. She paired me with Jester and, of course, we had to use the Master Cheifs. We were assigned Actor's Equity so we devised a skit involving members of Equity and one of our classmates. Below is a picture of the cast with the names of their parts, with the exception of the giant Pikachu used for the odd finale.

And here's the script:

Patrick Quinn: Hello, My name is Patrick Quinn, President of Actor’s Equity. You know, we are rarely in control of our own destinies. Actor’s Equity is here to give its members a united voice in determining basic compensation and working conditions.

Alec Baldwin: That’s right. Hi, I’m Alec Baldwin. Actor’s Equity was founded in New York City in 1913 and its jurisdiction covers actors and stage managers in the professional theatre.

Angela Lansbury: Hello, I’m the lady from “Murder, She Wrote”. Equity’s goals are to secure and protect the rights of members in their business relations with employers. Equity has over 45,000 members in the United States.

Ashley Judd: I’m Ashley Judd. Equity is a member of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and is a branch of the Associated Actors and Artists of America or the Four A’s. We’re also an affiliate of the Federation Internationale des Actuers, an international organization with members from 43 countries.

Rosie O’Donnell: Bonjour, (my name is Rosie O’Donnell.) in French

Martin Sheen: Hi, I’m Martin Sheen. There are many benefits to joining AE. If you have worked for a minimum of 10 weeks, you qualify for a health plan.

Rosie O’Donnell: Yes!

Martin Sheen: If you are employed under contract, and have participated for a number of years actively you can qualify for the Pension and Retirement Plans.

Angela Lansbury: Yes!

Boy: Ooh, ooh! I want to join Actor’s Equity! My name is Boy and I’m a 16-year old student at Wayne State College.

Alec Baldwin: Whoa, hold on there! First you need $1100 for an initiation fee.

Ashley Judd: Then you need either an Equity Contract, be affiliated with the 4 A’s, or participate in the Equity Membership Candidate Program which allows in-training candidates to earn equity credit. Or there’s the Equity Showcase in which a member from AE and SAG among others showcase their fresh talent in hopes for securing auditions.

Boy: Oh Man! I’m only a college freshman at 16 years old. I have none of that.

Stewie Griffin: Well, I doubt you’d go far in Equity with the name “Boy”. That is my professional name and in Equity, you would have to change yours so that there isn’t 2.

(Boy runs off crying)

Patrick Quinn: Even then, he needs to pay his semi-annual dues of $118, and, of course, Equity will get 2% of you gross earnings until we steal a total earnings of $300,000 from you and that would only happen if you made $150 million.

Angela Lansbury: Ah yes, but if your employer becomes insolvent, you will get all the money and benefits as agreed by the contract through Equity’s bonds.

Martin Sheen: But if you are delinquent in paying dues for two years, your membership is cancelled, and you lose all benefits.

Alec Baldwin: Don’t forget about Equity’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.

Sergeant Johnson: That’s right. Without it I would not be eligible along with anyone else regardless of gender, age, race, and ability. And they also try to expand non-traditional roles for those people.

Rosie O’Donnell: All right! (or some other French expression)

Pikachu: Pikachu!

ACM Meeting Minutes
12/01/04

Meeting began at 5:03pm.
8 members were present.

Gaming Night will be this upcoming Monday, December 6 from 6-11pm

I figure we'll need only 2 Xboxes for Halo 2, my reasoning is this:
In Halo, the game would only allow matches with 4 boxes, so the LANs were devised to maximize the amount of people in those boxes, 4 boxes x 4 people per box = 16 people. In Halo 2, the game only has a maximum of 16 people in a match, but doesn't limit the number of boxes involved. This has sorta killed the LANs because now people tend to stay in thier rooms.

With 2 boxes, we can connect 8 people to the network to play others on campus. The draw to come will be based on the fact that it will be big screen projected and there will be free food. If demand increases, we will try to find more boxes and games.

Dan and Randy reported that the emulators from last year have been installed. They are emulators for Nintendo 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Arcade, GameBoy and GameBoy Advance, Super Nintendo, and Atari 2600.

Pizza Hut vs. Godfather's? Godfathers won out, so it will be served.

Meeting adjourned at 5:09pm
Meeting re-opened at 5:10pm due to food.

We'll try to get posters out on Friday.

Nick's hyping people to go to "Walking in Someone Else's Shoes" at the Library.

This is the last meeting of 2004.

Because of a relatively low turnout, we encourage those who were unable to attend to email any other thoughts they may have about the gaming night.

Meeting adjourned for-real at 5:28pm.
Next Meeting: January 19, 2005

Kevin Rasmussen
ACM Secretary

Jimmy's Random Rants

I ventured out to Norfolk this evening to pick up the Spider-Man 2 DVD. I'm so happy I saw Nick Nord there. I was hoping they had some gift sets and they did.

The nice thing about Midnight shopping is the product is cheaper on it's release night at Walmart. I got Star Wars for $42-45 when it's normally $50. The Spider-Man 2 DVD is $15 when it will be $20 in a few hours and the gift set is $35 when it will be $45-50.

One thing angers me about my procrastination: I decided to buy the first one last semester after getting tired of borrowing it. The DVD was $15 while the gift set was $50. I got the DVD. Then a Deluxe Edition was released weeks after I bought the movie with an extra DVD priced at $20...kicking myself. Then I now see the gift set is now $20 and the Deluxe is $15...kicking myself a little harder. It would've been ice to have some of the extras, but what can you do?

I will most likely be busy tomorrow watching the movie, followed by watching it again with the commentary and pop-up factoids on.

I leave you tonight with a capture from Jester's favorite scene:

This seems to be the big news across campus. Here's the lowdown:

NEWS: On Saturday night the Wayne Police Department received two citizen reports of anunderage drinking party in the 200 block of Blaine Street. When officers responded shortly before 11:00 pm they found 31 minors, ranging in age from 15 to 18, drinking at the party. All 31 minors will be formally charged with Minor in Possession/Consumption of Alcohol in the near future. A 21-year-old, Dylan Rohde has been arrested for Procuring Alcohol for Minors, for allegedly providing the keg of beer at the party. Formal charges against Rohde are pending in Wayne County Court.

There is a debate on the WSC Underground forums about if she will be terminated or not. I have put my two cents on there:

I did have her in class today. I don't think she fears much. She was fairly open with us about the incident. She said it was in the last page of the Wayne Herald and she said on the front page of the Norfolk paper. She mentioned that she didn't remember the last time there was an emergency meeting of the school board today, though.

For those saying she goes to class drunk, that's just Janet. She showed up during the class before the one acts without makeup on freaking out about it. Some of her good quotes from that day are here. She just seemed dead tired and stressed out than drunk, but that's just my opinion. I'm not saying she has never gone to class drunk, but this semester, this event was the only thing close, and she may have been drunk, I just don't think so.

It sounded like she left it up to Dylan to use his judgement whether or not to get the keg because she wasn't going to be there. If you think that's bad parenting, that's just Janet with her daughter. That's simply how there are.

I don't think she should fired, she wasn't even there and it's not enough to get her fired. Frankly, I'd hate to see who would want to take her job. It's not like Gwen knows most of the technicals. But, that's just my opinion.

Well, that's all I know on it. If there's any more, check out the thread below:
www.WSCunderground.com :: View topic - Janet Roney fired?

Coming Soon! has reported a rumor that the producer of the Alien franchise has approached Bungie about adapting Halo into a movie. One of the persons involved has confirmed hat the talked to director Ridley Scott about a possible film. The article says that Bungie will only license the rights if both Scott and the Alien guy is on board.

Chech out the full article here:
Coming Soon! - Latest News

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You're taffy!! You're a clever and kind person,
but you tend to hold grudges. You are not big
on dishing out forgiveness.

Which kind of candy are you?
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What Video Game Character Are You? I am a Pacman Ghost.

I am a Pacman Ghost.

I like to hang around with friends, chatting, dancing, all that sort of thing. We don't appreciate outsiders, and do our best to discourage others approaching us. I enjoy occasionally wandering around randomly, and often find that when I do so, I get to where I wanted to be. What Video Game Character Are You?

If you were one of the smart ones, you may have went to Best Buy this morning. One of their amazing deals was Spider-Man 2: The Game for $20. I at first thought that one of my relatives was going to need a cheap copy rather than pay $50 for a present. Unfortunately, the parents already picked up one and braved the lines for 2 hours. I now have an extra, unopened copy of the game.

I am willing to part with Spider-Man 2 for PS2, unopened, for $22 ($20+tax) because the sale is, of course, over.

I am limiting this deal to WSC students or anyone else who knows where I live because I am a lazy college student and I don't want to have to deal with shipping and crap...unless a better offer arises. Sorry to make this kinda a fast post but I will probably be returning it tomorrow night or Sunday morning so I will wait for an overambitious WSC student to find my blog and let me know, i.e. Jester if he liked it that much. I want to return or sell it before I go back up to Wayne so I don't still have it over Christmas break. I'd rather have my money than a profit.

OK, the movie was good, but long. You come into movies with certain expectations and sometimes you get things you didn't expect. You expect a movie called "Alexander" would talk talk about the Great's conquests when really it speaks more of his personal life. As many historians know, Alexander the Great was a famed bisexual: he had 3 wives, his long-time male lover Hephastion, and has enjoyed eunuchs. This was subtle when alluded to in several parts.

Alexander was portrayed as a great visionary. He wanted to keep going but his army wanted to go home. He was just a dreamer in a wrong time. The Greeks were willing to accept the Persian's defeat and go home while Alexander was not willing to accept the boundaries of the known world. This quest prolonged the movie to its 3 hour running time. The movie's end feels tragic and felt annoying to me because of the Greek's attitude.

There was another annoyance: the subtitling. Many times in the film the location is subtitled in the bottom-left corner, and I mean many, many, many times. Some are implicit and not necessary, whereas other scenes may have needed it.

I have to give credit to several actors: Angelina Jolie looked great as a Greek queen. Colin Farrell was good in his role, but had some awkward scenes. Also the kid who played young Alexander really looked like a young Colin Farrell.

This movie would get more points with me if it had a solid soundtrack. (I've decided to make this the topic of my next Composition paper) The movie was good but needed to be accented with an emotional score. There were no themes or musical motifs and it was lacking at scenes. This reminds me of Terminator 3 when they didn't include the T2 soundtrack in any way (probably due to copyright). A better, more apparent soundtrack would boost this movies score with me.

Aside from this, it is an enjoyable movie to see, just make sure you have the time to see it, because it is 3 hours.

My rating: 7 out of 10
DVD-worthy: Not for $20; $15, maybe

There is nothing like an opening day movie. If you have never been to one I suggest you do. I have never been to a Lord of the Rings opening showing because of the masses.

Here are the movies I have been to on opening day:
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Austin Powers in: Goldmember
Die Another Day
Star Trek: Nemesis
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
X2: X-Men United
Spider-Man 2 (midnight showing)
Alexander

Even though there are several lines and they may be sold out and packed, it is well worth it. All the jokes are fresh and usually no one is behind you saying "Oh this is a good part" or "I hate this part" because if they are, they are very sad.

By the way, I did AudioBlog my comments on Alexander today right after I got out, so if it doesn't show up, I'll type in a more detailed review tomorrow or whenever. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving.

I'm off for Thanksgiving break now so I decided to visit my favorite cousins! After recieving several popups on their computer (even from Blogger!) I decided to install and run Ad-Aware to get rid of it.

After a nice, surprisingly quick scan, the final total was: 2581!

"2581 objects found" is largest Ad-Aware count I have ever personally seen. For that, I must award them the use of this page.

It's not the East or the West Side...
No, it's not.
It's not the North or the South Side...
No, it's not.
It's the Dark Side!
You are correct.
You can't front in the Empire.
To all you Vader haters out there:
We'll blow your planet up!

What is thy bidding, my master?
It's a disaster--Skywalker, we're after.
What if he can be turned to the Dark Side?
Yes, he'd be a powerful ally. Another Dark Jedi...
He will join us or die!

We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
We got Death Star...Death Star!
And you know that we got it...Death Star!
And you know that we got it...Death Star!

Luke, get your ass over here right now,
and quit monkeying with that damn landspeeder.
Where are them two droids I asked you to clean, boy?
Did you clean your room?
Uncle Owen, I know I'm on probation;
I cleaned the droids,
Can I go to the Toche Station?
I got a layaway on a power converter,
but now you're treating me like a scruffy nerf herder

Luke...use the Force, and run
Run to Dagobah,
Run to Dagobah
Luke...use the Force, and run
Run to Dagobah,
Run to Dagobah

I'm Yoda, I'm a soldja.
I'll mold ya, then fold ya,
I thought I told ya--
Don't be unwise, judge me not by my size.
You won't believe your eyes.
Watch the X-wing rise.

Yoda, why you bein' a player-hater?
You know that I still must confront Lord Vader.
But, Luke, not ready are you!
But there's a city in the clouds where they're keeping my crew.
A Jedi's gotta do what a Jedi's gotta do.
So, now, Vader, I'm comin' for you.

That's right, R-2; I just set a new course.
We're going to Cloud City.
Hmm, that's some mighty good gin n' tonic.
Would you mix me up another?

Impressive. Now, release your anger!
You must have sensed your friends were in danger.
Oww! Why'd you slice off my hand?
It's imperative that you understand.
Obi Wan would never bother
Telling you about your father.
He told me enough--he told me you killed him!
Then there's something I must reveal, then.

I'm your father...I'm your father...
I'm your father...I'm your father...
I'm your father...I'm your father...
I'm your father...I'm your father...
Knock 'em out the box, Luke, knock him out...
Knock 'em out the box, Luke, knock him out...
Knock 'em out the box, Luke, knock him out...
Knock 'em out the box, Luke, knock him out...
Knock 'em out the box, Luke

Coming Soon! has posted a picture from Entertainment Weekly of Dr. Doom in full armor. Looks sweet!
Fantastic Four Hype! - The latest Fantastic Four news and rumors

Today was fun. Amie, Patti, Rhea, Nicole and I went to Sioux City because I wanted a hat from Aeropostale and some stuff from Hot Topic. After trying to figure out how to fit 5 people in my Sunfire we we off. I picked up a couple wristbands and a couple pins from Hot Topic and got my hat, with Rhea's wonderful fashion sense. After FYE, we realized we were running out of time and we still had to go to the game store in the mall to see if there are any suitable replacements for Trivial Pursuit. We decided not to go and head over to the castle-shaped toy store I forgot the name of across from the mall.

I had a fun time and I think everyone else did. I leave you all with a quote from last night's DDR:
Bri: "Oh, it's kinda like Tetris!"

Janet comes late to our class, without shoes and makeup staring off into space. She had several great quotes:

"I look like hell."
"You can look at me, I'm not dying."
"Who knows how to tap a keg? That seems to be the big question."
"See this...makeup...NO!"
"Shit, man...I haven't been to bed in 3 days."
"Have you ever seen me like this? This tired?"
"You trust a 16-year old, that's what you get."
"Do you see that at the end of movies? CSA? LOOK FOR IT, It's there...Jesus!"
"Shut up!" (Janet proceeds to hit Sarah) "Leave me alone!"
(about Boy) "No offense, no offense, he's fucked!"
"I'm sorry, I look like shit. I'm sorry I never leave the house looking like this."
(to Adam Nathan) "Help me back up. What was I talking about?"
"Turn your damn phone off! Biatch!"
"Go: 'YES WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT CRAZY!'"
"You're wondering why I left the house without my makeup on."
"When Mark decides to be a professional actor, he's going to want to talk to a franchise agent."
"You never say a damn thing."
"I never leave the house without my makeup on."
"You are so quiet, you are so quiet. I don't think I've heard you say 4 words."
"I never leave the house without my makeup on."
"I'm waiting for someone to pick me up."
"I don't intimidate, really." (to Adam Nathan) "Wait a minute!"
"I made a football player cry once. I almost got fired."

Striving to achieve a higher plane of existence...

After Anchorman, I got an IM from Rhea saying there will be Trivial Pursuit at 9:30.

After waiting for the play people to get done, we played. I stole 2 pies during the first round. Nicole decided to sit this one out because of studying. I won with all pies and the final question, Amie got 2nd with a rockin' 4 pies, followed by Patti and then Rhea with none. :(

I do have some good videos (right-click, save target as...):
Amie's question was: Who was Dick Clark's partner in the world of Bloopers and Practical Jokes? She knew it was Ed McMahon, but couldn't think of the name. Here is her reaction when she was told the answer.

After I got my final pie, here is Patti's reaction as she takes it out on my Atari 2600 Controller token.

Amie was asked by Patti: What city is 8 Mile set in? She didn't know and Patti was freaking out because she knows everything about Eminem. After that, I was trying to get a crayon to write the question down and stumbled over my own legs and fell over and this orgy of mass laughter ensued.

Disclaimer: The movies may not work at first because the files are somewhat big and GeoCities is not known for it's huge bandwidth. If the links don't work, wait a few hours for the buffer to reset or email me for them.
You will need QuickTime to see the movies:

Rhea at the Wayne Stater will be doing an article about blogs/online journals. She said it on her's, but I'll repeat it...

Ok, so I know you all love your livejournals, or blogs... would you like the addresses published in the Stater? It can be anonymous-with no name-just as long as I know you're from Wayne State. Just e-mail me, thanx.

You can let her know by emailing her or emailing the Stater.

Rhea's Journal Post

I went to go see Anchorman tonight with SB. It was good. I call it a combination of the news, 70s movies, and Superfriends.

I love the not-quite swearing such as: Great Odin's raven! Son of a bee-sting! Knights of Columbus, that hurt! and By the beard of Zeus! Very tasteful.

The cameos were nice with Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Fred Armisen, Jack Black, and Ben Stiller. The best scene has to be when Jack Black's character punts Ron Burgundy's dog off a bridge. Nice. But then, it's always the animals that save the day.

He THREW a CHILD!! --> He PUNTED a DOG!!

DVD Worthy = good, but I'll probably wait until it's cheap.

Amie was feeling down about her roommate leaving so I decided to go over and pay a visit and play some Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture. And Nicole and Patti found out so they played too.

Best questions unknown to Nicole:
Who says the darndest things? Kids!
What country is Alanis Morisette from? not Britain! Canada

We determined that we have to watch A Christmas Story, The Money Pit, and Joe's Apartment from questions and conversation. I technically one with 5 pies, but I'll give props to Patti with her 4 and answering the final question and to Amie with 3 and Nicole with...um...1. But anyways, now they think I'm bipolar but I was not the one throwing cheese, Rhea!

When we checked ut we got crap from f-in Luke because it was late. Amie went into her squeaky voice when he gave her a warning. The kid turned down cash, sexual favors, and the promise of breasts for bribes. Now I feel bad for making her get the warning. :(

Well, to end this post on a happy note, here is video (right-click, save as):
Nicole finding out that kids say the darndest things
Patti making noises on a giant ball

You will need QuickTime to see the movies:

This quiz result was just slightly too big for my blog:
Which Halo Weapon Are You?

OK, I finally got around to seeing Star Wars IV-VI with the commentaries. They're mainly not bad. George Lucas seems very monotone and doesn't really present any new information. I did like how he described the drafting process, such as the whole Jabba's Palace scenes were included because there was nothing else to Return of the Jedi.

The best commentary is, by far, The Empire Strikes Back with the director, Irvin Kershner. He adds some life to the stories by mentioning certain facts, he even voices the guide track for Vader in one part.

There is one scene that gets me every time and I have to comment on it. It's in The Empire Strikes Back when Obi-Wan says "That boy was our only hope" and Yoda says "No, there is another." This tells me that Yoda is the one that knows about the twins, not Obi-Wan. One would assume that being in an astral form, you'd have access to a lot of information and I doubt that Obi-Wan simply forgot such a fact. I could see Padmé talking to Yoda about the twins in order to have maximum dark side protection.

There is a scene in ROTJ when Vader becomes aware of sister and says "Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me" OK, this is coming from the guy who found out not too long ago that Obi-Wan was still alive. He didn't even know he had a son until the Emperor told him in ESB.

Anyways, Yes the commentaries are liveable. If you ever have some free time with the Trilogy, turn them on and you may discover something new.

You Are a Link Blogger!

Your blog is more about cool links than thoughtful posts.
Better to be entertaining and brief than longwinded and boring!

What kind of blogger are you?

OK, all this talk of the people who went to Mall of America last weekend is starting to make me jealous and, as a retrospective, I have decided to tell my Mall of America story. I have watched our trip's DVD because I miss this place a lot.

I came from a graduating class of 20 from a small school called Mead High School. Every year, the senior class gets to use its profits for a trip somewhere. We decided to go to the Mall of America. Before we even left the school, two girls, Megan and Angela were fighting about the fate of a mutual friend, Ashley. I ended up sitting next to Angela and Ashley on the ride up. I was not on good terms with Ashley at the time, but I decided early on that to make this trip as fun as possible, I would bury the hatchet and we never quarreled and really enjoyed each other's company. We stopped at Adair, IA for gas and Megan and Angela were at it again, except this time it was on video. After a 9 hour van ride up to Bloomington we got to our hotel, the Country Inns and Suites directly across from the mall.

Of course, we hit it right away. I love that place. They have a store for everything and they have everything. The first thing we saw was the LEGO store! I went over to Old Navy and picked up some clothes and then we wandered around for a while. The next day we hit the mall hard. We went to Camp Snoopy for a while and then the stores. Everyone wanted to make their own cereal at the Cereal Adventure place, but never got around to it. On the ferris wheel Megan would spit on people below her and later, another classmate, Eric would win one of those mallet strength tester games. He got an inflatable mallet which he would use to pound on people throughout the trip.

The most popular stores our class hit, because Omaha didn't have any of these at the time, were Hollister, Zumiez, and Forever 21. Everyone had a shopping bag from at least one of these stores. We had walkie talkies and I was usually called upon if someone was lost because I have an amazing sense of direction. I bought a Simpsons stein for one of my friends who couldn't come and a 3D puzzle of the Tower of Orthanc from the Lord of the Rings. I also bought a LEGO Imperial Shuttle. I probably bought more and forgot about it. I spent most of the day with Megan and Angela (who reconciled fast) and Ashley and Claire, but we ran into others. Our class would find several opportunities to take group pictures along the way like on the giant LEGOs and on the hotel steps. I found most of the Star Wars characters, such as the LEGO Jango Fett, the Darth Vader near Spencer's, the Stormtrooper at Wizards of the Coast, and the Yoda at the Sharper Image.

We then went over to T.G.I.Friday's as a class for dinner and the waiters tied balloons onto Megan for her birthday last week. We went back to the mall for Camp Snoopy as a class with the exception of future WSC student Nikki Simon and her at-the-time boyfriend Shawn who just simply wandered off. The log ride was awesome and I ended up holding eveyone's stuff, which I didn't mind. When we got back to the hotel, we all attempted to watch Red Dragon on a 13" laptop computer screen (This was before A/V cables and RF Modulators would be understood) while crammed in a hotel room. Our cameraman, Chris, found out his camera had night vision and he started filming more crap. We left the next day and our class was never more united. To this day I still revere the Mall of America for being one of the best social experiences with my graduating class ever.

I lost my virginity today...that is, my Sioux City virginity. I had never been there until today. Kate, Mark, and Mr. Green and I went over to the mall for Cinnabon and then went over to the costume shop for the director's showcase. I was happy, and felt like a kid in a candy sotre with all the costume props. We then went back to the mall and I bought a couple wrist cuffs from Hot Topic and then we found Kate's mom so us guys went to Software, Etc. They have my Battle-Damaged Green Halo action figure that I want purely for the plasma rifle. Mark played Donkey Konga there, too. Then we went to Spencer's a found nothing so went over to the food court and met up with Kate. I also had my first Orange Julius, it was a tripleberry. Then we went to FYE and found nothing and then to Barnes and Noble and once again, found interesting calenders but overall, nothing. After still not going to Toys 'R Us we returned to the good life.

OK, now that I know where the mall is, I will totally be going back there in the future. It's right off the highway so I won't get lost. I'm so happy!

Red vs. Blue released Episode 43 which was amazing how fast they got it done because it incorporates scenes from the Halo sequel. I was wondering how long it would take for them to move from Blood Gulch in Halo to Coagulation in Halo 2.

Watch it now:
Red Vs Blue � Video Archive

I went over to Bri's room not too long ago and watched some Millionaire, then when Amie got there we played Trivial Pursuit from like the 70s. I was on a roll for a while but then the questions began to suck, especially brown. Brown is evil. G Drive and I won after we stopped playing with 3 wedges. Then Rhea, Patti, and Nicole came back from Casino Night with some cookie dough. I have a picture of Rhea eating the dough, but I won't post it unless she says it's ok. Then we tried to figure out how to smuggle me out because it was like 1:30-ish. I'm not entirely sure what happened during all of it but it was fun. I did learn something though, Bri actually watches MadTV so she understands anything that has to do with Stuart, Lorraine, or Ms. Swan. God, that's cute. Ok, sleep.

She just said I could post it so here's Rhea:

The first Halo 2 LAN went well. There was a great turnout with more TVs ever. We did learn that you can only have 16 people in a match, but it doesn't matter which box they're on. On a side note, I love the ghost! I killed so many people using the boost and weapons. They probably hat me by now but as I see it, every tends to hide with the rockets or a sniper anyway, I'm simply a fast-moving target.

In this pic Jimmy and Nord owned all others...

This one was just fun and I got 3rd on the team.

ACM Meeting Minutes
11/10/04

Meeting began at 5:02 pm in Gardner Hall 115
12 members were present.

Does anyone have any good fundraising ideas?
Lori has suggested a split-the-pot
We do have a DVD burner
We could also fix student's computers, provide a free diagnosis and then ask if they are willing to pay to fix it.
Or we could do a bake sale.

Website updates have been sent, they are not up yet.
I need pictures for the picture page as well.

Speaker Time Change
Dr. Garvin was orignally slated to speak on November 17, he is too busy.
We are looking into a time early in next semester, preferably after break.

No one wants to change the meeting time for next semester.

Gaming Night:
Monday, December 6; first day of study week. 6pm-11?, we'll try for later
We will have emulators and/or Halo/Halo 2 LAN through all of Gardner using the Proximas.

Gaming Night committee:
Nick - flyers, Xbox donations for LAN use
Dan F - install emulators on computers
Randy
Kevin - talk to Halo LAN
Roger - food

Elevators are dangerous

Meeting adjourned at 5:27pm
NO Meeting on November 24 due to Thanksgiving Break
Next Meeting: December 1, Gardner 115, 5:00pm

Kevin Rasmussen
ACM Secretary

Jimmy's Random Rants

TheForce.Net has released a video of an upcoming ad campaign for Target featuring Heidi Klum and Darth Vader. Quite funny, let's try it out.

Heidi Klum and Lord Vader (right-click, save as...)

I am happy about many things in Halo 2. The story seems very interesting and exciting. One thing I noticed is that the Special Collector's Edition has the manual written from the Covenant's perspective, whereas the regular game has it written from the human's perspective. Kinda neat to see what the Grunts and Elites and so forth are called in their native tongue. The one grievance I had was how Bungie was promoting the game, it made it seem like there was not going to be a Halo ring in this game and it was going to be primarily the resistance of the Covenant on Earth; something odd for a game called "Halo 2" to not have a Halo in it. This may be considered a spoiler, but since it doesn't take too long into the game to find it out, but there are scenes on the first Halo and on another Halo, so sorry if I ratted this out, but if you were playing the game, you'd know it by now.

The multiplayer has huge advancements. The things that bothered me were the fact that there are no Default names and that changing players seems clunky. I love the fact that you can join a game already in progress and on any team color you wish. There are a lot more weapons so there becomes a huge orgy of weapon fire on smaller maps. I also love that if you started the game, you can leave it and someone else will take over rather than crashing the system. I was a little disappointed that there are no more pistols, but the dual automatic weapons make up for it. Jester and Mr. Beavers are trying to set up a "Star Wars" match with just energy swords. It is fun, but I told them you need to have the ability to parry. Lightsaber battles wouldn't last very long if the Jedi were killed based on who struck first. Another thing, there are so many customization attributes for your character. And they don't have salmon! Jimmy is salmon! I have to go with purple which looks more like a pale pink as my color now. It also uses icons for the characters, which is nice, especially Jester's kiss and heart icon. Because of this extreme customization, it feels like it may be unnecessary to go and create this character cause it takes a while to get it to look right. But considering you can back out, make a new character, and join the game everyone else is in, it makes up for it. By the way, the Xbox Live Communicator is frickin' sweet for Halo 2. Now you can finally tell people how to set p a map or diss them in-game...or just allow your ADD to run rampant.

Another note, the first Halo 2 LAN will be tomorrow in Morey Lobby at 6:30 pm. There is room for up to 32 people, sure you'll probably be in the whole time.
Other than all that, check out Rhea's article in the Stater tomorrow. She says we will like it.
Read Rhea's article here

Hehe, StarWars.com slipped this picture into their databank today. This is the first time we've seen Grievous and his bodyguards from ROTS. Check it out:
Coming Soon! - Latest News

You-Know-What or It or sometimes Vilma

Nickname:
"Suzie"
"Sweetie"
"Sourpuss"
"Old Faithful"
"the Black Box"
"Itchy"

Tree:
a sapling
a barkless Oak
a noble Fir
a Succulent
a petrified Maple
a prickly cactus

Animal:
a hairless Shar Pei
a fruit bat
a hedgehog
a miniature Schnauzer
a ferret
a long-haired terrier

Natural Disaster:
a monsoon
a drought
acid rain
a mudslide
an ice storm
a sinkhole

Grab It!

You can watch the trailer here:
Episode III - The Video Game

Looks like a fun game...many of the scenes seem to take plac in the same set. Many of these scenes may not be duplicated in the movie but it's nice to know a rundown of the spoilers can be seen here:
Coming Soon! - Latest News

LucasArts will release a Jabba's Palace map for Battlefront for PC and Xbox after November 19. Sounds cool.

By the way, the new trailer is frickin' sweet and will be online tomorrow on StarWars.com.

TheForce.Net | Your Daily Dose of Games

I'm glad I'm going home today...

The trailer will be showing on E! News Live at 6:00pm and we don't get E! on campus. From the descriptions it sounds really powerful! I'm excited.

TheForce.Net | Episode III | News

TrekToday has a preview of an upcoming episode of Enterprise. Season 4 seems to be all about the 3 episode story arcs and this one sounds good. The first part is about the Andorians and the Tellarites on their way to forming the Federation, but this episode deals with the Romulans.

The Romulans sabotaged an Andorian ship in part I. They have to keep themselves hidden because they don't want Enterprise to find out that they are related to Vulcans. They better keep themselves hidden! We're not supposed to see a Romulan face until Kirk's time. There is some nice continuity with Star Trek: Nemesis with the Reman guards and Captain Valdore. Sounds like a good episode and a nice prelude to the inevitable Earth-Romulan War before the formation of the Federation.

TrekToday - Romulans Take Centre Stage In 'United'

I would have to say that the Niehardt LAN had huge numbers second only to the first LAN. It was great, there were a lot of newbies and returning people from the different LANs which was fun. Jimmy didn't play much by choice and didn't do too well, due to not being good and butt matches. My favorite was: for Jester's birthday (today, now) it was him vs. 15 others. He still won but it's all good. It is sad that this is the last Halo LAN, but I'm sure there will be nostalgia matches in the future. I leave you tonight with a pic of the LAN itself...

OK, Time for another Halo LAN! Go on over to Niehardt Lobby Tonight at 9:00pm. Don't feel bad, there may be a large amount of newbies there so be nice.

Also, a new episode of South Park is on tonight at 9:00pm on Comedy Central. This one has to do with Wal-Mart so it should be interesting. I'll watch this then head over to Niehardt.

I witnessed the funniest thing in Jester's room. After a bunch of butt matches, the Spartan guys, who we guess are the guys who do the Wayne Halo Coalition, start talking in "Halo":

The entire transcript and translation reads (Pink is Jester for obvious reasons, anything incomplete was understood before it was completed):
L WED ? = "Is there a Halo LAN on Wednesday?"
Yes = "Why, Yes! There is."
WHER = "Where is the Halo LAN on Wednesday?"
NIEHA = "It's in Niehardt Lobby, where rubberducky reigns supreme."
TIME = "What time is the Halo LAN on Wednesday in Neihardt Lobby?"
9:= It's at 9 (colon spelled with a rocket)!"
9:30 = "The Halo LAN is at 9:30" for those guys
PM = "The Halo LAN is at 9:30, PM"
GET 1 MORE = unholy demand
? = "What the hell are you talking about?"
GUY = "This sucks! Get Jimmy on your box so we can rape him in a series of team games!"

Has instant messenging reached a new low? Authorities say no, but my producer says yes.

Check out this video of somone playing "Dream a Dream" on Heavy on DDR with a picture-in-picture view of the feet. Makes you feel really crappy and useless.
http://www.smashsworld.com/ddrmax2/

I have been angry at Hotmail for some time now, so I've decided to try Gmail, Google's version of email. This big negative about Hotmail is the small storage size. What is it? Oh yeah, 2 MB compared to Yahoo!'s 100 MB and Gmail's 1000 MB. I'm not ready to release the address until I'm confident I can live with it. I'll then create an MSN Passport so I can use the Gmail for MSN Messenger, thus ignoring Hotmail. We'll see how it goes...

As many of you know, Jimmy is not my real name; however, I have been called Jimmy by many people and I like my nickname. If you want an insane nickname, try these generators:

You are Red Hat Linux. You're tops among your peers, but still get no respect from them. It's all right with you. You have your sights set higher.
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You are .swf You are flashy, but lack substance. You like playing, but often you are annoying. Grow up.
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Click here to see the freaky ROTS teaser poster:
Star Wars: Episode III Episode III Teaser Poster Revealed

I was walking out of Comp over to the Gag and Janet was coming out of FA and she saw me and came over and told me: "You're Warped!" I was laughing all the way over to the Gag. I have made an impression.

On a second note, I had no Internet for about 8 hours today because only MSN and my P2P was working and actually downloading something large and I didn't want to lose my place. This was both wierd and frustrating.

OK this first one was Jimmy's finest moment. I got a Killtacular on this King of the Hill match. This does not usually happen. Plus, Jimmy's in 2nd!

This second one isn't overly great, but 3rd in a team match makes Jimmy happy.

I think I may have angered Jester and rubberducky in the very last match because for some reason they were really easy to pick off from long distances. That's the price you pay when you spend time yesterday practicing sniping.

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