Been AFK :P

Been busy, sorry for not posting. I have a HUGE math final coming up tomorrow, so I'll be hitting up the last hours of studying. After that I'll be back into the swing of things.
-Later days

All the cool kids are doing it!!

Jennifer and I are sending out holiday cards this year!!!! at first I thought it was all cheesy and only stuck up people did it or something. Pft what do I know, I'm still a kid learning all this adult stuff, and forced to act like one at work. Point is, its actually a little fun to do, because people hardly keep up with relatives as it is, so its a nice gesture and a way to say "Hey im still alive and doing this or that" once a year, especially if you haven't been back "home home" for 2 years like I have. Anyways, CHECK IT OUT!!! all my wicked holiday cards! 2 of which are going to Eric and Rico, close online friends that me and Jen have had over the years. We've all ready met Tree and Sox in person (met them online) so now they're just normal friends :P which we'll be going over to their place for our British/American Christmas feast! Man I love the holidays. We also were sitting around and taking a few pics, on my flickr and some below :) Enjoy!

Another fun filled day full of wicked success

Its nice to get some kind of self fulfillment after completing a busy day only to realize its just now 6pm, we actually accomplished a lot in just 1 day. I mean we did grocery shopping, I HATE grocery shopping. Making a list of things through out the week helped out a lot though. Cleaned up the house blah blah blah, but most importantly!! Put up our first real Christmas tree!! last year we had a good 2 foot fiber optic tree that we put a single ornament on :P But now we've owned our own house for a almost 2 years now and there's no excuse not to get one. Because when you first get married (Let alone getting married then right away moving to another country from the US) you don't own anything like furniture Christmas trees. Your living with box furniture and tables, and sleeping on a blow up mattress in the living room. lol

While we went shopping we also ran into the little part of the store that carry's lots of random Japanese and Chinese food, and walked out with an entire sushi kit, and the items to make it. I gotta say I thought it would be way harder and come out like total crap. But now it has me wonder why I ever paid for sushi and didn't just make the damn things my self!! It came out SOoo good, I highly recommend anyone to try it, just check out some of the sushi making videos real quick so you'll know how to wrap it. Jen even snapped a pic of me going NUM NUMM. Defiantly a good couple activity trying to figure you what you want in it, and experimenting how you should lay everything out. Jen also blogged about how to make it I think, she's blogging right now also :P Its nice just to set a few minuets out of the day, and take the time to blog.

And holy crap all my Christmas shopping is done!!!! like last week!, feels so awesome not having to even think about it. Mailing out some cards to the family still though.
Later Days!

Teaching at Southampton Solent University

That's right!!! actually it was last weekend, but me and Jen have been so busy I haven't event blogged yet. And I gotta say, for once I actually have no problem with work, now its just the math course I'm taking right now that I have a problem with. Its the only thing stopping me from getting a degree in a specialty I'll never need in the future, but hey why not? The US Government is paying for it anyways. Even though not media or computer related which is my true specialty. Working on aircraft's is more of a hobbies, even though it pays for a house, cars, FOOD, I love food. You know all that good stuff. So wheres a few pictures at what we do best, gaming, media, and teaching!

Last year we gave a lecture regarding the possibility of teaching within Second Life. Well since then, they have been aiming to start a SL course at the beginning of next year. Cant wait to see where else it leads to!!

Other than that I've mostly been coming home from work and school, then hanging out for a bit with Jen before heading to bed. I cant wait until this math course is over. Its crazy, I would take 3 courses all at once while working with out a problem. But throw a math course in and that alone fills up my time. Some of us really just were not built for more advanced math. Just stick to what your good at!!

Oh and holy crap!!! This years Knuckle Busters committee has started up at work, and I've all ready got tons of video ideas. Last year I bought my HD camera near the end of the Knuckle busters, so I only had time to do one kick ass video. WHICH I FOUND!! I thought I lost it forever while I was in Iraq and Jen told me my hard drive crashed. Little did I know there was a back up on my work computer. SO Hopefully I can get that sucker uploaded to the internet - because the internet is serious business. Guess we'll see!

Later Days!!

Absolut Ice Bar in London & Jack the Ripper

I've actually been trying really hard to post every day, its a lot harder then one would think. In any case DAMN we did a lot last night. I've added a bunch of pictures from the Ice Bar in London, but still need to add some of the Jack the Ripper tour stuff. The guy actually took us all around London to each location, and brought pictures of that area during the 70's. As for the ice bar it was pretty cool. I mean its mostly just drinking in a deep freezer with walls you can lick and glasses you can eat :D I couldn't help but chew on it. They also throw these Eskimo shiny jackets on ya which are fun, and have gloves tired to em.

In the first picture its the alleyway into where the ice bar is. It actually makes you feel like your not even outside because of all the proper lighting on the buildings. And wicked enough but we also found a Sheesha bar right next door to it!! Couldn't help but go to it, since the last one was years ago in Naperville, IL.

They seriously deck London out during the holidays, and next time we go down town I need to get a bunch of other pictures, I'm photo junkie. I have a pretty big math test going on Tuesday that's an hour and a half long, so not sure if I'll be posting. I'm sure there's going to be something in the news that I'll have to vent about... lol.
-Later Days

World of Warc...ISO! & Your done! now get the F out!‏

First off - Dogma - good movie in that Kevin Smith kinda way, I just now finally got around to watching it

While running around on base today I headed into the book store, only to realize they sell World of Warcraft trading cards. Now with all my dislikes about WoW, there is always joking around with the ISO guys at work about it because about 1/2 of em play. The Airforce alone is littered with WoW players. So I couldn't help but buy this $3.90USD booster pack of cards, and label the cards that were characters - with the name of some guys in ISO. I'll just post the one pic with out anyone's name, This back pics of the card will be more like the header for all the other cards. And we'll post em around where everyone checks out tools =D So welcome to the World of ISO!

As for the newest political BS:
(The following regarding this linked article)
*Pic not related*
Is it possible for GB to screw the world over more before he leaves office? Of course, it seems his goal is to surpass being called "an incompetent leader" (which historians are putting in the books based on facts), and is aiming for an even more insulting title with just a few more weeks left in office. So now endangered species will probably be extinct because of em. As if it wasn’t hard enough all ready for animal societies to keep them alive. Now listen I’m not a tree huger – but I’m a firm believer in the human race not acting like some damn locus – I.E: Going to one place, using all its resources, and then just go to the next place using everything up. Its ignorant to think you need everything in the world and to constantly expand. Listening to the radio last night while driving home from class, someone was saying “Stores are going out of business, and people are losing jobs because you’re not buying things, such as TV’s and appliances”. Yea that’s cause I don’t need any!! I don’t need 4 TV’s, an SUV in the suburb, new clothes every week or Apples newest toy. Shit it’s like when I was in Iraq people were buying the most random crap online and getting it sent there just because they were bored and had nothing to do. No – The economy is down for several reasons, (In blunt) most of which involves management making bad/illegal decisions, assuming to many things, and attempts to dodge tax write offs. As for GM and the US auto makers - pft… not even going to get started. You should go bankrupt, the government shouldn’t save you, and that’s your own fault, and we will end up paying for it. Maybe you’ll finally make fuel efficient/electric cars like you once started, and stop making bull shit trucks suburbians don’t need for 30k a pop - Or a car that can go 0-60MpH in X amount of seconds, or a car that goes 160MpH because no where is it legal. Yea I love sexy fast cars.. but they're not meant for spoiled rich kids and people who are just bored out of their minds.
~Fin~

Ugh, I miss the days of ignorance when people (me) knew less about the world. Well tomorrow me and Jen will be going on a Jack the Ripper tour in London, along with the London Ice Bar!!!! should be wicked! and will be taking loads of pics.
-Later Days!

Business is Good & Unoriginal Whores

Wheel and tire garages is the UK know the business is good because they're the ones throwing nails on the roads! Replaces 3 of my tires today because 2 were legit worn down, but the 3ed had five long ass nails in em! Whats up with that? In general England's roads suck ass and everyone here knows it, even the tire guy agreed!!

Get ready! cause I'm gonna be a hatta!! Now I'm not one for keeping up with entertainment news and artist, Jen could eat that stuff up all day though. But check this unoriginal shit out. Beyoncé's anoying ass song - "Put a ring on it"

Now check out from Bob Fosse in the 60's (with added music for comedy)

here is the original. THE WENCH STOLE THEIR KOOLAID!!! Of course Jen found this online and not me, but I love amusing outcomes like this when they're found. Also Justin Timerlake did a spoof of this which was pretty funny. ABC is cracking down on their videos though so its hard to find the full version.
-Later Days!

In Robinhoods Crib!

During the time I wasn't blogging for a bit, we headed to Nottingham England to the Robin Hood fest. Now Medieval times is pretty wicked in the states. But its the real deal here! Castles and all! SO we hit up some of the old ale which was pretty good, watched some jousting, and even jesters that were amusing! they always get a bad rap.

As for all the little tents and stops around the area, they really set the mood because its a bunch of people role playing parts such as alchemist and leather workers. It almost makes you feel out of place with everyone all dressed up. We brought the camera to, and wish we got it - but there was one little girl dressed up that was so cute looking off at something, missed the picture though because of all the people running around. In any cause here's a few out of the many we took.

I'm also going to start uploading my photos to flicker, that way I have some rights (I think hah) for the pics I take.

1st Pic: Awesome 2ed Pic: Yes, fire down his pants 3ed Pic Holy crap put it out!

We found Waldo there! and I got ganked =\

As far as Warhammer goes (I swear I'm always talking about it now) Jen found a new glitch today with a floating purple armor head - that really show floating shoulders. And the new event "Heavy Metal" kicked off. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Once again we'll be having en England thanksgiving again! and Christmas with our England friends (who we met in SL) Tree and Sox! At least once we remember to ask them :D
-Later Days!

Blah! Holy Shit!

Is exactly what I say every time I sneeze while driving. Nothing is better than closing your eyes while driving 60 down narrow ass England roads at night. Its better then having my eyes pop out if I kept them open while driving...

Well I have tomorrow off, no idea why, but when you get a day off work you never should question it, and should just bolt out the door. Also if you love wicked stick figure fighting check this sequel out. Jens been messing with Photoshop mostly. Were going to Southhampton University again to give a teaching lecture to the university's teachers. Last time we went (last year) we talked with people from different schools about the possibility of learning within a virtual world. And now it's paid off :) Mostly Jen will be teaching because my its a bit harder to work with my schedule. But I did take the day off so I can driver her, that way she doesn't throw up... :D

Time to begin my mooching day off!!! YAY!!! and someone needs to make a Warhammer Online widget for blogger!

-Later Days

PvP Porn and Englands kick in the ass!!

Waaaaagh!!
No one really knows yet but me (Voxis) and Jen (Morose) belong to a guild called Ebonlore. Now I never plug guilds and all that jazz but this one is pretty good about beating the shit out of Order. Last night (this morning lol) a 4 hour battle went on in Dragonwake, 2 full warbands of the Order and 1 full warband of Destruction. Even being outnumbered we managed to push them to their keep, get pushed back to the point of them taking our lord out - as we stopped them and pushed them back to their keep, finally taking it over and the rest of the land. Shit loads of loot dropped, experience made, and renown made. It was sexy as hell, Heres so low-rez images for you guys. Because England's Internet cant keep up with the awesomeness.

~ Dragonwake Keep Raid ~

Most of the houses in England receive Internet through their phone line, aka DSL. This is because the country is straight up old. Which is kinda cool, but sucks if your a gamer and have 2 people playing in the same house. So the majority of houses like ours is out of date like most of the country :P even though it is a wicked house we have. In other words - Piss off and play your Internet games some place else!!! It just makes me miss the days me and Jen could be in SL, streaming music, DJing, and filming in game all at the same time while eating bandwidth like popcorn. So W.T.F. mate! catch up with society and get some more broadband.

Warhammer's Tip of the Day!! By: Me!
(and probably only today cause I just now thought of this)

• Have trouble getting past a place covered with mobs and wanna play dead? Theres actually TONS of uses for this but here's the basics - If you Que for a scenario, and it pops (ask you to join), if you die at anypoint you can then join the que, and when its over, end up alive where you died.

Example: Having to run into a cave for a quest. Just que up, and when it pops - run in as far as you can with out dieing. Once you do (dont release) - join que, and when you get back, you'll be fully alive where you died before joining :)

-Later Days!

The next media hungry Britney Spears?

Its about time republicans ate their words. Because no matter what your opinion is of bush and his decisions, his incompetence as a president will be known in the history books, screw the unlucky part, and that’s fucking awesome.

Now what I will never understand is the medias obsession with complete idiots. In the last few days, Sarah Palin who was running for VP with McCain, has received more media attention that McCain does. Most of which is dragging her through the mud because no one can understand how a republican like McCain could let such a dim wit get so close to the White House. Heres a few amusing articles for anyone left in the world that still thinks they should of voted her in. Now there are a TON of scandals revolving around her, from her pregnancy’s, legal issues she’s been taken into court, and clothes bought during the campaign, just Google: Sarah Palin Scandals and you’ll find the majority of them. But I want to focus on how she’s a general idiot for someone in such a political position, let alone wanting to achieve a higher position.

• “Sarah Palin has been forced to apologies after she mistakenly claimed she had met with British ambassador Nigel Sheinwald at an event which he did not actually attend” How do you mistakenly talk about a meeting that never happened with the British ambassador? Lol
  

• Sarah Palin didn't know Africa is a country and not a continent.

• She couldn’t even name the three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement - Canada, the United States and Mexico.

• Palin takes prank call from fake French president, really 2 radio DJ’s

• AND FINALlY!! (cause i'm done writing about this shit cause there is so damn much of it) McCain even asked her to step down from being VP

Alright well I’m done, all ready I’m sick of writing about this. How the hell does the media do it? Lets say some things are rumors (even though there’s video proof) when so many scandals and events come up with one person – there’s obviously SOMETHING wrong to have so many vultures at your doorstep to even question it. It’s like saying Britney Spears isn’t a white trash, horrible, unoriginal, singer who feeds off the media, AND making a living from being the looser known to man. Really though – even just looking at her face is insulting to females. Speaking of white trash, how is the Klue Klux clan even still around in America? These retards need to grow up. Man anytime the UK even hears about some kind of gang or group - cops are raiding their place and shutting them down from the country. Yea sure the UK is smaller than the US, but nothing is new about which states the KKK reside in.

In any case! the reality of RL keeps detracting me because it will always amaze me what people can still get away with in the world. But to end this blog - My favorite Sarah Palin quote: November 11th: Sarah Palin "Plows through doors" to attack "bloggers in their parent's basement."
-Later Days!

MMORPG Blood money!

I just got done watching G4 talking about WoW and I needed to get this dork nerd rage out of my system. Since I haven’t posted in a while, I figure I’ll make this one about a few things. First off is regarding the release of WoW’s new Expansion “The wrath of the lich king”. Blizzard has a good reputation when it comes to making games and expansions, and are well known for taking their time when making a game… I.E. Starcraft 2, but when they do finally make it, its badass. So their either lazy, or really slow at doing their job. Now me and Jen use to play WoW, went to level 70 – so this review isn’t really bias. In short, the World of Warcraft has become the short bus and the Wal-Mart of the MMO world. Short bus – because kids as young as 10 are playing this game and talking trash, anyone is able to pick this game up, and mash a few buttons to play it –Hence why it’s so popular, people like simplicity, which is pretty much Apples motto (however I’m not saying apples suck, just saying they’ve gotten as far as they have because of user friendly material.. well and everything they make is sexy and clean).

When it comes to WoW being like Wal-mart (stick with me) A lot of Wal-mart goods don’t last long (at least they haven’t for me) and they’re made with poor material so they can mass produce items at a low price (not to include their work ethics that have been taken into court). Blizzard has been nothing but reproducing the same idea in every expansion and creating it in low detail, It always consist of “Here’s a wicked item to make you bad ass – and you have to do X, Y and Z to get it, and that will take you one month’s worth of grinding” it feeds off the basic human need of reward and pleasure just like any MMO – However the problem with WoW is that month it takes – on top of having to do it with 5 other people running an instance just for 1 of 6 set piece items. In which of course by the time you get the entire set, next month they will be releasing a new update/expansion that will void out how awesome that set was. The reward system shouldn’t be monotonous. But if it is – it gets people hooked, wanting to complete the next simple task, because the next ones going to be just as simple, but time consuming. Meanwhile blizzard this year will be making a mind blowing (and quite unbelievable) 195Million dollars a month off your subscriptions around the world – and 2billion 340million total this year alone off your wasted time grinding.

Here’s another area they’re shorting you, They give you a little taste of every MMO out there, but not the full pie. Here’s some specifics if you’ve played WoW and have made it this far in my wrath fighting WoW. In Azaroth there was one (only 1) area where you could capture towers to hold rights to that land, it was pretty lame had could have had much better potential. In the following expansion however, after realizing people liked that idea “The Burning Crusade” entirely consisted of the capturing land idea which isn’t anything new to MMO’s before WoW. Now Blizzard is releasing “The Wrath of the Lich King” which will consist of Siege weapons, and a book of knowledge along with titles. Can they think of anything more original? I’ll tell you now though that the users will get hosed once again though, because even though they’re just copying other MMO’s now, their new ideas will never effect the main land of Azaroth, and only be used on the small new lands they create with the expansion, which is lame as hell. Its like playing in a cage. Point with this is – Users loved these ideas in games such as Dark age of Camelot in 2001, now being used by the same creators with the MMO Warhammer. However WoW players wont be experiencing the full intent of such an idea.

As for Warhammer? What can I say, it just came out, they’re having less bugs then when WoW first came out, and a million less gold spammers because they actually care and implemented a proper filter for them. The entire game gives you a feeling on constant war and fighting which is cool. And you can latterly go anywhere all over the world to fight with our restrictions. Not to add they have level buffs for PVP scenarios (Battle grounds) so everyone’s the same level and items get buffed to the same level. SO no more loosing because you’re out leveled by the other team. There’s thousands of the Tome of Knowledge unlocks, item unlocks, the ability to change color levels on your items, each piece seems to have several levels which is awesome (WoW hasn’t stolen that idea yet). Oh and how could I forget, you can also Level in PVP Scenarios. So you can latterly join a scenario right when you make a character, and be fighting and killing people as a level 1 (if you’re lucky cause you won’t have a lot of spells) but you can still do it! There’s also cool things called public quest which are everywhere, and each of one of them drop X amount of bags (one for how many people it should take to beat it) it’s usually 6 bags it will drop, sometimes being a purple or a more rare one. Point is you never even have to be working with a group to do them. You can just be running by, and see a bunch of people doing them, and just tag along killing shit for it. Nothing sucks more than not being able to group up with people to do something. Warhammer wise that problem doesn’t exist, not only can you just jump in on a public quest or castle take over. But you can see who has open group in your zone so you can join them for whatever instead of having to ask in a channel which always sucks and usually leaves you with no response.

In the end I’ll never go back to WoW, there is one thing I will always love about that game though, and that’s the idea of the flying mount which was released in the burning crusade, Awesome! But I refuse to go back to a game which is based around grinding for hours. Warhammer had one of the smoothest MMO releases and is starting out just as big as WoW did, and I can only hope it gets the respect and millions of subscribers as it deserves (its at 1 million now). Spells are a little bit more complex to understand for a kid who’s 10 year old, so I’m glad I wont be seeing any of those in WAR and WoW can keep them.
-Later days - WAAAARGH!!!

President Barack Obama w00t!!!

Jesus I hate math! Tues and Thurs I pretty much just get off work and go to class, then head to bed!! So I haven't been blogging =\ But hey! Barack Obama won the election, more so owned the election, while McCain got spanked with only 163 Electoral votes, and Obama with 249. In other news Russia is still playing the old school card "I have a bigger dick"by wanting to play with their missiles. Serioulsy its almost 2009 Russia, grow the fuck up and play nice with the rest of the nations, quit being gay. I would be the most immature president ever.

So im also cleping a bunch of test too for the hell of it. getting all kinds of sexy credits and will have my degree by the end of the year if one of my cleps pass. What can I say, its free for us cause the gov pays for it. Gotta milk it while I can! Anyways im gonna go chill out and play warhammer and study math, cause math.... is just a big immature word.

Oh hey we did go to Nottingham for the Robinhood fest 2 weeks ago, and the Norwitch beerfest this week! was awesome. Just a quick little plug about that :P always doing stuff every weekend now! atleast trying to.
Later days!!

Ugh! FREEEEDOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

So my freedom of 15 days off work is over, works started and all is going to hell there. Its getting better now though, I aparently cought the tail end of everything going downhill I guess. Either way we worked Sat, then me and Jen went out Sunday to Nottingham. I'll post more about it later. I just got off work, and classes will be starting up tomorrow. But i'll type things up at work so I can just copy and paste when I get home. Then - pretty much crash after class.
Later days

You Sir, are a retard -

What is You Tube known for? It is the epitome of all public copy write infringement known to man.. This is the email I just got -

"Video Disabled
A copyright owner has claimed it owns some or all of the audio content in your video World Of Warcraft Raid on Tarren Mill by NSS. The audio content identified in your video is Name Of The Game by The Crystal Method. We regret to inform you that your video has been blocked from playback, due to a music rights issue."

So a video that i've had up for 2 years now with almost 100k view, is just NOW getting nailed for "copy write infringement" (CI). Besides I thought it was CI only if you made a profit with it. Are you serious though! at least 90% of all videos on YouTube have some well known artist music in the back ground, and theres no way in hell some kid got permission to. And you don't need to pay some half-whit member of the "YouTube Content Identification Team" to do a retarded job like that. If your going to go after some guy like me who's just having fun with video - than ban that other 90%, cause if you did - YouTube wouldn't be anywhere it is today.

On the other hand - according to their web site, someone who owns permission to the copy write has to report it in order for a video to get taken down. Which would explain why YouTube is so flooded with copy write awesomeness. But that also means someone who own the rights to The Crystal Method song Name Of The Game, saw my video and went "You son-of-a-bitch" and was SO mad - they actually took the time out of their day to get it taken off a well known media source of the internet, Which I think is actually pretty cool. In any case - Piss off! and go find something honorable to do you smuck!

OMGZ NEOPETS

Actually I know nothing about neopets, but Jen has had a neopet online for years. So now that she found out they are selling Neopet toys at Burger King, its Da-Ja-Vu for me, and were constantly getting kids meals lol. DaJaVu cause when I was around 12 my mom went to every BK in Illinois for beanie baby toys. Lets just say she now has an entire plastic container (the kind you save a shit load of wrapping paper) full of beanie babys. Fast food as a kid was no "treat" for me though, and I didnt get fat so dont blame it on them! well after seeing the movie super size me, you can.

Took this awesome picture of our cat in the window last night. I love our new camera, it makes taking pictures more fun with clicky noises and ticks. Anyways here it is! Also just added a pic of my AV in SL to the right. Honestly though.. its to subtle and not me at all. Theres no explosions in the background, no sexual references defacing pop cultures in the background, AND NO COW BELL! Its alright for the first one though, I just now found that add-on. DarRrr

Me and Jen hung out for a bit in SL. And played warhammer of course, we keep trying to wake up at 8 am but that never works out... think I have to find a job that will accommodate to my sleeping needs and wants... guess thats not the Air Force huh? lol

Later Days!