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Feb. 10th, 2009 @ 06:53 am Oooooh
Smoke billows all around as a large pedestal rises within the center.
Atop the pedestal in all his glory sits The Crystal Bastard, immortalized in Crystal and a bastard to all.

You might think that he's back on LJ(for what, the forth or fifth time) but the reality is that he was just snooping around, found his old journal and started missing his musings.

He read a bunch of it and thought "fuck, i'm hilarious sometimes"

So lo and behold, he is here, but don't expect crazy updates, it's just not something he does anymore.


Hi everyone!!
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Feb. 6th, 2008 @ 06:37 am manly!
When it comes to home improvment, building, or anything that general area of expertise, I fall way way WAAAY behind.
Sure, a lot of it is confidence. I don't have much when it comes to handling a power tool because I'm afraid to chop bits off.
I also almost failed my grade 9 wood shop class.
This tends to mean that I have little skill in the trade either.
However, with all that said, some friends of mine needed help with some house renovations. So, I of course offered some help. I told them of my...talents...and fully expected to be the 'nurse' to the carpenter, or the labourer; general lifting, moving and the like.

But that did not happen.

Instead I was given tools to cut wood with. Tools like jigsaws and skill saws.
The drilling and screwing I was far more comfortable with; I can't see myself drilling a hole in my hand.

The cutty tools were a little more nerve wracking but once I got the hang of it I started to enjoy it a bit. I guess it's how a kid would feel working in the garage with his father.(not something I ever got to do)

But I felt all manly man about it and had an all around good time...despite sweating like a pig. Yish.

But we managed to build a door frame and hang a door within it, and it turned out pretty good.
/proud

So i'll probably be going back every week or so to help out. I'm looking forward to the finished product.
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Jan. 9th, 2008 @ 05:36 pm Unfortunately, it has to happen sometime
Current Mood: sadsad
I found out that on January 2nd we lost a good man and I a good friend. Jerry Anthony O'Brien was my first long time employer. My time at Microplay/GameXperts/MovieXperts was always cherished(ok, except when I was working there at times :) )
You very rarely saw Jerry without a smile on his face and he was often giving people deals, much to his wife's chagrin.
He was only 48 when he had a heart attack. The ambulance wasn't able to get him in time. I think the worst of it is that he was alone when it happened; something I fear will happen to me.

I only found out the day before yesterday that he passed away, and 5 minutes ago as to what actually happened.

I'm pretty upset about it; yeah I know it HAS to happen at some time, but it doesn't mean that I have to like it. Jerry was a man that I looked up to. He had strong values and was virtually everyone's friend.

He already is truly missed.
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Dec. 28th, 2007 @ 05:45 am Every one and a while doing good pays off
Current Mood: pleasedpleased
I was driving home after a long day at work and noticed a car with it's four way flashers on the side of the road. Not knowing anything about cars and I wasn't being flagged down, I started to pass it.
As I did I saw a pedestrian who spun around and stuck out his thumb. I was almost home and most definitely not going his way. But I stopped anyway. Turns out his car was out of gas. So I took him to the nearest gas station so he could get a gas can and some fuel for his car.
We got there and they had no gas can. He was frustrated so I said happily that I would take him to the next gas station and failing that, to the nearest hardware store so he could be on his way.
He was taken a little aback as I said this because he responded in diebelief "really?"
I laughed and we pulled into the next gas station. To our luck they had some gas cans. He filled it and jumped in. I drove him back to his car(which was really about a 5 min drive but would have been a much much longer walk). As i dropped him off he offered me $10. I told him that five was plenty but he insisted, saying that a cab would have cost him almost double.
So I thanked him and headed home to sleep.

Yay for team good! =D
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Dec. 26th, 2007 @ 05:48 am Sour wet potatoe dough....
Current Mood: blahblah
Ye gads. I've somehow stumbled across this Livejournal thing and should probably start posting again. I doubt that people are really that interested in my life because it's mainly booring. but hey. Here comes an update.


Summer: Summer was good till I got struck by fire. A fire broke out on the outside of my apartment. I was sleeping at the time and the fire alarm woke me up. Lucky me I got to run around in my underwear outside making sure no one else was in the building. The good:no one was hurt, the fire didn't spread into the house or on my stuff and no one was hurt(yeah, i said it twice)
The bad: had to replace the major applicances(fridge, stove, couch set, bed) and was put of of a place to live for almost 4 months.
Talking about it still brings about a slight panic. i don't fear fire any more than I did before(I don't really fear fire) but thinking about that day sucks. Glad its over.

The winter: Well up to now it's been uneventful. I'm still working on the night shift and i'm happy with that. x-mas has come and gone. One more day and I can put the holiday behind me. Compared to x-mases of the past this one has been really good. I didn't have that sense of being pulled everywhere. And despite getting the rest of my x-mas shopping done on the 24th, i didn't feel rushed at all.
Speaking of presents I got some cool swag. My girlfriend bought me a new deck for the van(the old one didn't play mp3 discs) How cool is that?
My other girlfriend is buying me an external Hd because mine appears to have been swiped from my home(I love my friends...) But how cool is that? Two tech gifts.


So yeah...life, she'sa goood. I'm gettin fat though...gonna try and join the gym in the new year and see how that works. I hate wasting money so...yeah. I'll try.

wish my fat ass luck...
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Mar. 12th, 2007 @ 11:07 pm (no subject)
Current Mood: chipperchipper
So I went to see the 300 today, which i'm sure just about everyone in the world has seen by now.
It was a pretty good flick. Not fantastic, not mind boggling, but the action was fun and the movie was good.

It's really easy to devise a drinking game for the movie though. Take a drink everytime you hear the word "Sparta" or "spartan" because DAMN, i think they overuse the word a bit too much.
Near the start of the film i was already sick of hearing the word. Well, i guess they were an arrogant bunch.
Who wouldn't be? I think with what happened during the peloponysian war and the battle at thermopales(sp?) I think that they should be entitled to a few bragging rights.


Switch.
I went to amtgard this weekend for the first time in months. I had a great time but i left very very sore. In fact, my foot still hurts from it all. It so happens that I hurt my foot about a hear ago, and for some reason, that wound has begun to act up again. It sucks cause it forces me to limp around. And a fat guy limping around just looks silly.


Switch.
Well, i should be off to work now. Today is my last day for the week. I decided to take the rest of the week off just for me. Whee!
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Feb. 25th, 2007 @ 06:32 am (no subject)
Current Mood: weirdweird
Someone: Hey drax, you aren't big on plays.

Drax: no, not really.

Someone: How come? Plays are really good and promote culture and ...stuff.

Drax: Hmm. I don't know. Here check this link.
http://thesuperficial.com/2007/01/daniel_radcliffe_to_show_off_h.html


Aaaand...now you know why i don't go to plays. That's a sort of culture that I can live without.
honest.
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Feb. 12th, 2007 @ 07:16 pm (no subject)
Wow...anyone else notice that the lj main site is becoming very..umm, populated? With crap.
Ads all over the place and a muck of useless information. Thanks for selling out..but hey, everything is about money now a days.
If it wasn't things globally wouldn't be in the mess they are in.

Anyways. I hope you all is doing well, i'm doing good. Might be changing my shift from graveyards to days. I'll be finding out within the next few weeks. A change in shift and duties.
Damn, i want sushi right now. I should get food soon.
Gotta go into work early. our department has been stricken down with flus and what not.and except for the norwalk virus i caught a few weeks ago, i've remained pretty healthy.
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Jan. 7th, 2007 @ 09:46 pm wierd..
Current Mood: chipperchipper
Ok, so my microwave just beeped like I had put something inside to cook...and there was nothing in there.

Anyways...it's time for the Week at a glance!

Work: Work is a place that doesn't do much changing for me anyway. I'm still very content about what I do. And this is good because that means I dont' have to look for another job. There's a chance that I may be getting a different position in my department. Won't mean an increase in pay but a change in duties, but not an increase in duties either. We shall see what happens and if I take it when the opportunity arises.

Home: I've begun to tackle some small home improvement projects. First is to fix some of the damaged walls in the house. My first time using grout of any kind. First coat went on ok, now it's to sand it down a bit and add a second coat. I've started the project of clearing some of the shed out so I can move some old stuff from the storage closet to the shed. Now it's a matter of moving stuff out of the storage closet that doens't need to be in the house.

Gaming: I've recently started a new AD&D campaign with a few friends and so far it's going really well. The rp itself is pretty good as we manage to do a lot of it, even if it doesnt' continue to storyline. The character development, i think, well be excellent in time. The story is great as well, insofar, but there is still a lot we don't know.(go figure :P )
My tuesday game is strong as ever. The players don't rp as much as we do in the friday game, but they are all enjoying the story(at least, that's what they've told me.)
And lastly, this coming saturday my techocracy game starts up. This will be the first time i storytell a Technocratic game and for many of the players who will be playing. It's also a big game, with i think 7 players. I only hope I can keep their attention!

Comic: My comic is updating every week, so that means I still have ideas! Actually a few weeks ago I thought I might have to take a break because I had NO ideas for any comics. Then like magic, ideas for about 6 different comics just sorta showed up. No idea what muse inspired me, but thanks!
I'm also part of something called Fightsplosion!, where you take a comic character and combat it against other characters. It gives people a chance to draw other characters, meet new people and get their comic known in the community. I also was a backup artist for one of the finalists from the first round and ended up being used! Poor guy stepped on his scanner and destroyed the glass. So he told me his ideas and I put them to digital canvass.

I think that wraps things up. Oh..managed to get over 13 hours of sleep today...although it felt really good I know i'm going to pay for it tomorrow when I try to go to sleep at a normal hour.
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Jan. 3rd, 2007 @ 10:03 pm Wow. Livejournal
It had been some time since I had brought up that URL. http://www.livejournal.com
I was a little nervous. Would everything be the same? Would I still understand, and be able to navigate through the pages with the same ease I did previously?
There was only one way to find out. All I had to do was press one key; the enter key.
I swallowed some spit that was swashing around in my mouth. I stared at that key for nigh on five minutes. Then, with new resolve, I hit it!
"Welcome to Livejournal! Seasons greeting!", it said warmly. How I missed that welcome. I looked at the navigation menu; it was still the same.
"Excellent!", I thought to myself, "I'll have no problem navigating these pages!" Without any further delay, I clicked straight on the "Update Journal" link and started writing a post.
But I wasn't the only one who felt alone during these past months.
As I was updating, she started to speak to me.
"Oh, so your back again. Are you sticking around this time? Or will it be just one quick update before you forget about me again." It was Lj. She was pissed.
"I didn't forget about you Lj. My access to you was restricted at work. And you KNOW I do all my writing at work."
She sneered at me and said "Well, you aren't at work NOW, are you?"
I looked around the room, knowing full well where I was. I was almost looking for an answer to give her, something that might calm her down but I found nothing.
"No, no I'm not at work right now. But I never think to..", she cut me off there.
"That's the problem, Drax, you never THINK. You always go on a whim leaving those who care about you behind. I don't want to be left behind Draxenn. But for some reason you often discard me like yesterdays trash."
She knew that wasn't true, she was just trying to hurt me. And you know what? It worked.
I was taken aback for a moment, I couldn't speak.
"So, i'll ask again. Are you sticking around this time?"
"Yes", I replied. "I have no intention of forgetting about you again.
"Fine", she retorted, "But you sleep on the couch tonight.
I nodded in agreement. At least the couch was comfortable. We had a nice couch.
Now Lj and I are working on patching things up. Hopefully soon you'll start to see regular updates.
Chow for now.
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