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Master of the Blaster
21 November 2009 @ 12:45 am
- Fourth night in a row I've been up til midnight. This game, people! I finally had to shut it off when I realized they were asking me to fly stuff. "Stuff" being Leonardo DaVinci's bat-looking glider thing. Also, there's a bunch of puzzles that I'm not awake enough to handle involving the Templars throughout history that has some pretty creepy stuff involved.

Did I mention I fucking LOVE this game?

- Did a bit of writing at work today, but dunno how much of it I'm actually going to keep. Was quite tired and quite out of it and quite frankly this is the part of the chapter where I can't be either.

- This weekend should find time for me. NO WAY I'm playing that game ALL day tomorrow. I'm telling myself that the chapter WILL be done and posted before I leave for Chicago next Saturday. In that time I have to do laundry at my parents place Sunday, a get-together with a friend Tuesday night, Thanksgiving Thursday, a half-assed work day Friday, and Black Friday/Sociologist's Holiday Friday night at the MOA. I think it can still be done.

- Boss got us all together this afternoon to figure out vacation days for the rest of the year. I had already called Dec 28, cuz I could. And I had one more day to schedule. So, why not, Dec 29th. Five Day Christmas Weekend! Two day work week to finish up the year!

- Oh, we looked at the 2010 calendar, as well. Did you know there are two "floating" holidays next year? 4th of July's a Sunday, Christmas is a Saturday. Oh, and Halloween's a Sunday, too. As far as I know, we're not closing for "Observational" holidays, but I suppose time will tell...
 
 
Master of the Blaster
19 November 2009 @ 08:22 am
A big part of Assassin's Creed II is earning more money by rebuilding your town! This is awesome!
 
 
Master of the Blaster
18 November 2009 @ 12:27 pm

I'm ready for Chicago.

Hotel's reserved, concert ticket's bought.

Oh, yeah: My favorite band, Trampled By Turtles, is playing in Chicago the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Everyone who I know who'd want to go is either out of town, in town entertaining, or blocked up with other holiday requirements. So I decided, meh, why not go it solo?

Should be a good time. Drive to Chicago Saturday morning, spend a few hours downtown, see the concert that night, then drive out Sunday morning.

 
 
Master of the Blaster
18 November 2009 @ 08:09 am

My XBox (finally) arrived around 6 last night. I jumped RIGHT IN with my copy of Assassin's Creed 2, took a break just long enough to pick up Domino's around 6:30, then played straight through to midnight.

LOVING THIS GAME. Obviously. I was afraid it'd become, you know, TOO complex with all the new stuff that they've added.

But you know what? It reminds me of Zelda now. In a GREAT way. Zelda with throwing knives and wrist-concealed assassination blades. There's a shopping system now to buy armor and weaponry and maps, you're unlocking items and techniques as you go, and there are honest-to-God treasure chests now!

I can't wait to get home!

 
 
Master of the Blaster
17 November 2009 @ 01:53 pm
Your nerves get worked when you're keeping your eyes and ears open for the UPS truck, but you're on a street where a UPS-truck-sounding bus drives by every fifteen minutes or so.

AC2 is in my possession. So is Star Trek. My living room is cleaner than it has been (although I still have a LONG way to go before my tree shows up December 5th). It's my last day of vacation, and I'm off to write.
 
 
Master of the Blaster
16 November 2009 @ 10:13 pm
Title: A Day in the Life
Author: kanedax
Spoilers: X3, Previous Chapters
Rating: R for language, nudity, and sexual suggestion
Summary: Life settles in...
Notes: As with previous postings, this is not a new chapter, but simply a re-write of the original chapter, which can be found here.
I don't own these characters. They belong to Marvel, Disney, and 20th Century Fox.


A Day in the Life (New Mutants 1.2, Chapter 7) )
 
 
Master of the Blaster
16 November 2009 @ 10:06 pm
Finishing up day three of my four-day weekend, I drove up to Duluth again. Got some different stuff done this time than I had in May, especially since I wasn't doing any research for Chapters 16 and 23 this time around.

Took the scenic route. I went to school for four friggin' years up there, and I NEVER took the scenic highway, as we were always either driving at night or in a hurry to get back or driving at night while in a hurry to get back.

It definitely has its ups and downs, including one GREAT scenic overlook. But it's also not the drive you want to make your first time ever to Duluth, since it kinda takes you straight onto Superior St. as opposed to bringing you down the hill, denying you the view of the city from the top. But it was a nice change of pace, nonetheless.

Also hit Leif Erickson Park, Fitgers, and drove over the Blatnik & College Kids' Favorite Name Bong Bridge into Superior, WI. Hadn't been there very much even when I was going to school there, and it's definitely The Wrong Side of the Tracks. Man, Soup Town's depressing.

Tomorrow, HOPEFULLY my XBox comes back. Cuz I wanna play Assassin's Creed, dammit!
 
 
Master of the Blaster
12 November 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Microsoft just shipped out my XBox today.

Assassin's Creed II arrives Tuesday.

Which gets here first? Oooooh, the anticipation.
 
 
Master of the Blaster
11 November 2009 @ 08:08 am
JJ Abrams isn't doing the Dark Tower movies/series anymore.

Disappointing, as I'd love to see what he would have done with it.  But at least I can appreciate his reason:  He's terrified to screw it up.
 
 
Master of the Blaster
10 November 2009 @ 03:12 pm
Title: An Unexpected Mission (The New Mutants 1.2, Chapter 6)
Author: kanedax
Spoilers: X3, Previous Chapters
Rating: PG13 for language and suggested nudity
Summary: A New Mutant gets his first taste of life as an X-Man
Notes: The original version of this chapter can be found here.
I don't own these characters. They belong to Marvel Comics, Disney, and 20th Century Fox.


An Unexpected Mission (New Mutants 1.2, Chapter 6) )
 
 
Master of the Blaster
10 November 2009 @ 09:51 am

KOOL 108's not starting their nonstop Christmas music until the friday after Thanksgiving.

Last year they started it, oh, two weeks before?

Thankyouthankyouthankyou.

 
 
 
Master of the Blaster
08 November 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Title: Dualkey (After the Flaw: Oligarchy, Chapter 37)
Author: kanedax
Rating: PG13 for language and violence
Spoilers: Previous Chapters
Summary: The Ministry counters
Notes: Another chapter that, due to length, had to go over to Dreamwidth.
I own these characters. The others belong to JK Rowling.

Dualkey (After the Flaw: Oligarchy, Chapter 37)

 
 
Master of the Blaster
07 November 2009 @ 11:22 pm
Today:

- Drove to the car donation site to get rid of my Ford Rustbucket.  (*sob*)
- Walked the 18 blocks to Dinkytown
- Had my first Burrito Loco
- Bused to Uptown
- Bought Almost Famous, Tombstone, and A History of Violence for about 18 bucks.
- Bused to downtown Hopkins
- Picked up Batman: RIP from the library
- Walked home from there
- FINISHED CHAPTER
- Played Super Swing Golf
- Saw Landscape of the Body (Weird.  Good, but weird).
- Oh, did I mention FINISHED CHAPTER?

Sunday I'm getting together with a guy from the show and his wife to bum around the MOA and see The Men Who Stare at Goats.  Chapter will be posted either before or after that, as I'm not getting together with them until sometime before 2.

Next chapter...  I can see just as much time before that one is posted.  There's not much for me to do in it, but what I need to do is stuff that I haven't structured out AT ALL.  So a little outlining's in the cards first.
 
 
Master of the Blaster
06 November 2009 @ 04:57 pm

Tonight: Busy
Tomorrow: Busy Busy
Sunday: Quite open now that the show I was going to see sold out.

Result:  I promise to have a chapter completed and posted by the end of the weekend.

 
 
Master of the Blaster
06 November 2009 @ 12:03 pm
The Twins traded Go-Go to the Brewers for JJ Hardy!

Holy crap!

Welcome to the Hotstove!
Tags:
 
 
Master of the Blaster
05 November 2009 @ 08:31 am
Am I the only one unable to sign into Hotmail?
 
 
Master of the Blaster
04 November 2009 @ 09:36 pm
There's a car in my parking space where my old car used to sit.

On one hand, no more manual transmission, no more 30 mpg (I think), and no more headlights that go "VWIP."

On the other hand, no more plumes of exhaust kicking up in the morning, no more struts hanging off the back, no more rust falling off in bunches.

I've upgraded about 8 years (95 to 03) and about 100,000 miles (170,000 to 70,000).

I can drive to Duluth next weekend in my own damn car instead of renting one.
 
 
Master of the Blaster
04 November 2009 @ 10:32 am

Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin hosting the next Oscars.

You know I'm gonna watch.

 
 
Master of the Blaster
03 November 2009 @ 09:48 pm
Well, I suppose it's a right of passage for all XBox 360 owners:

I got my first Red Ring of Death.

3-lighter, which means it's still under warranty.  I'm shipping it out tomorrow.  If I'm lucky I'll get it back by Thanksgiving.

Perfect timing, just in time to NOT play Assassin's Creed II.

Ah, well...  now that the show's over, and my 360's in stasis, it'll give me more time to write or Wii or clean or PS2 or whatever.

BTW, did I mention I have a "new" car coming my way tomorrow?  WOO!
 
 
 
 

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