Payback

Clearly I must have had a late night beer/amphetamine/internet shopping spree that I don't remember:

I suppose it would be an error in timing for one to discover Ken Nordine's Word Jazz before LSD.

Recession Survival Tip(s)

Things I Don't Know

I want to become a vampire SOOO bad but how!?

Psi-vamp? Are freaks getting weirder, or am I just getting older and more confused? Probably both, I guess.

I Don't Know Why

But I am compelled to share things that creep me right the fuck out.

Saving Throw

Frank: Initiative has been rolled, and combat starts.
John: The Taichung High Speed Rail Parking Garage swings first... a seven! Direct hit. Let's see if Chaon can make his saving throw.
Frank: Nope, he missed it. That means Chaon is overcome by gibbering, shrieking madness for one hour. And he'll have to keep driving his car around in circles.
John: You would think that Chaon would build up some kind of resistance to this kind of attack after falling victim to it so many times.
Frank: Nope, that only works for Paladins, Wizards, and dwarves. Half-Titan barbarians cannot improve their weaknesses.
John: Is he gnawing on his steering wheel? Hilarious! Anyway, can't Chaon plan his gameplay so that he won't be exposed to these situations where he is helpless?
Frank: Well John, that would require an intelligence attribute of 12 or higher, which is clearly not the case here.
John: Right. I almost think he shouldn't be playing in this kind of campaign.

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Hitler finds out that the Supreme Court will hear Bilski.

Falling Off the Wagon

I sort of stopped playing computer games a couple of years ago. I hit a patch where I payed full retail for three or four games, and just couldn't get into any of them. I was also kind of tired of the computer upgrades every 18 months or so, which become unnecessary if you are not playing the latest processor-crushing software.

But now I see a relapse quickly approaching:

Gratuitous Space Battles

What's the biggest and best monitor currently on the market?

I have to admit I was glad to find this: XKCD Explained

Until a few minutes ago, I was under the impression that there were only a few things in this world that I was especially afraid of. But now I've got to add one more thing to the list:

Serial groin-kickers

*whimper*

Heisenberg, Gödel, and Chomsky walk into a bar. Heisenberg says, "From the fact that we are all here, I can infer that this is a joke, but cannot determine whether or not it is funny." Gödel says, "No, we can't tell if the joke is funny because we're inside it -- if we could observe ourselves from the outside, we would know." Chomsky sighs and shakes his head. "No, no," he says, "the joke is funny. You're just telling it wrong."

Decisions Decisions

This Saturday (October 31) is the Taiwan Pride Parade in Taipei (Official site here). Assembly starts at 1:00PM on Kettlegalantanaloogawhisbey Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office.

I wasn't planning on attending. Don't get me wrong- I firmly believe that no group should be discriminated against or denied legal and economic rights.* It's just that every time I go to Taipei I end up spending about three times as much money as I had planned, and having to lug a bunch of stuff back to the Chung. Yeah, I'm looking at you, C!ty'super.

But then I saw this. Yep, Christian anti-gay activists protesting the parade. Protesting a parade that hasn't even happened yet. Protesting with:

“The annual gay parade was first held in 2003 with only 500 people, but the number of participants grew to 18,000 last year. Don't you think that's horrible?” Pastor Chen Yu-chuan (陳宇全), one of the co-organizers of yesterday's event, asked a crowd before the parade began at Liberty Square in Taipei.

That's not horrible. You know what's horrible? Ritual cannibalism is horrible. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are horrible. Worshiping a zombie is horrible. Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica is horrible. An 18000 person gay parade? Colorful maybe, but not horrible.



* Except the degenerate Irish, of course. And Italians. And people with any German ancestry.

The bad: The 2010 Global Atheist Convention, Melbourne, Australia

An atheist convention? Lame. If people stop killing for God, they'll just start killing for some other damn fool "irrational" reason.

The Good: Modern Drunkard's interview with Mojo Nixon

With all the touring you did, what are your favorite cities to drink in?
No contest: New Orleans. It’s the best ‘cause nobody gives a fuck. You can do anything you want, nobody cares. Last time somebody gave a fuck was when Jean Lafitte whooped up on the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.

I Hate Science

'Giant' orb web spider discovered

Help me out here

What is a 'Combo Armorer'?

2009 REPUBLICAN PARTY CENSUS DOCUMENT

1. If Barack Obama tries to gut the USA PATRIOT Act and other important laws that promote the safety and security of all Americans, should Republicans in Congress fight back?

Hey! I was told that this test was going to be true/false!