The Best Gamer Ever

After two years... it is time -

2010-05-24T02:00:00.003-04:00

Download the brainchild of Plastik and myself at my new virtual record label / music storage website - http://emptunes.com

I hope you check it out and enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.

The site is still under work but should be done by June 1st. Download to your hearts content and link your friends!

The internet is becoming scary.

2010-05-11T15:33:00.007-04:00

So a couple days ago, I posted about Pocket Legends and mobile gaming in general on my iPhone. It continues to amaze me.

However, even more amazing is that my little tiny post was somehow found by a PL facebook group. Then the PL website [linked above] posted a link on their front page Twitter gadget, directed right at my blog post. Wow!!! I'm flattered, surely; but mostly I'm confused. Seriously, how does the Internet find the most obscure stuff and manage to showcase it? I had people running up to me in game ALL DAY LONG, saying they read my blog. Surreal. I'm not even on facebook!!! Weird...

So I've almost finished grinding my first [real] character to 35. Currently I'm sitting at 32, equipped with a few cool PINK items [thx Esus!!!]. I've met tons of cool people so far, some pro some noob. Heres an example of what noobs look like -

I shall begin my quest for epic pink loot by nightfall! The citizenry of PL shall quiver whenever I join the instance! Well, maybe not yet, but very soon. When I gear up. And start rolling with similarly epic players such as myself. PL domination incoming...

But I do have a few problems and concerns with the game, I will admit it. First off, the chat system is being abused by spammers, scammers, and general immature noobery. It needs a workable anti-abuse mechanic, akin to a trigger. Drop rates on high end gear are currently too nice, as it's one of the few things that adds tremendous replay value at the end. I think drop rates should be lowered, but only slightly. It should take more than a week to truly deck a toon out. Finally, with respect to PvP - skills will probably need tweaking to make all classes and builds both viable and not overpowered. Currently I do not see any gaping imbalances, but I fear that a pure STR warrior with a 2-handed wep will be 2 shotting lower armored players. I also fear ice mages will potentially be overpowered with respect to too much CC utility if specced correctly. However these are truly minor things, and it will be interesting to see how the Devs approach issues as they sprout up.

Anyways, I just wanted to follow up on my first post by saying, I've almost entered full end game, and PL is holding my attention stronger than before. You must try this game.

2010: The Year of the Mobile Game

2010-05-09T16:07:00.002-04:00

Ok, this is something I've been thinking about for a week now, but have barely had the time to post about it.

Recently, while on a short vacation, I took a good look at the App Store on my iPhone. I had an itch to game, but being away, began to think outside of the box.

Let me just jump right and get to the point. Last fall I got an iPhone 3GS. I had a $400 credit with AT&T, so I only paid $200 for a brand new $600 phone. Awesome deal, I couldn't pass it up, and I have no regrets. I've had the phone for about six+ months now, and it's been nothing short of badass. For the most part, it replaces my casual computing entirely. I pretty much do not surf on my computer anymore [except for lengthy posts like this], and also deep net searching. Hell, I think the only things my computer[s] are used for currently are music production and hardcore gaming. And the hardcore games have sucked lately.

But times change. People change. Games change. For the past week, I've found myself in a state of awe, literally overwhelmed with the awesome things I've been finding in the iPhone's App Store. We're talking wild stuff, people.

I'll be honest, I was a skeptic initially when I got my phone, and a skeptic even more when I started snooping around the App Store last week. Since last fall, the only downloaded App I've had on my phone is Scrabble. The App Store has been up and doling out apps for over two years. I remember looking through the App Store the day I got the phone last fall, thinking mostly something along the lines of, "oh, neato..."

But now I look at the App Store every single day, wondering what will come out next. Over the course of this past week my phone has gone from having one single dinky Scrabble app to having the following additions:

1 MMORPG, 2 MMOFPS [1 like Unreal Tourny, 1 like CoD], an online Mario Kart knockoff, an online Bomberman, online Poker, and a Final Fantasy Tactics knockoff with an unique twist.

Heres a few pics of some of the games I've been totally dominating online...

^ Pocket Legends ^

^ Eliminate Pro ^

^ Brothers In Arms 2: Global Front ^

^ Cocoto Kart Online ^

And those are just the games.

So basically what I'm getting at is, Developers of all kinds of software have finally figured out how to make badass games and apps. I'm talking badass. Theres a 30 dollar app called LogMeIn: Ignition that lets you do GoToMyPC type of stuff. You can literally control any PC in the world from your phone. You could actually play a computer game on a PC on the moon, controlling everything on the PC from just your phone. Holy cow!!!

Let me put it this way - the makers of this Mario Kart knockoff, Cocoto Kart Online, stopped making the series for Nintendo DS and switched to iPhone full-time.

I've downloaded things like Speed Test, to check my Wi-Fi connection whenever I'm using a spotty connection around town. I've downloaded a few News apps, some of which feature LIVE STREAMING TELEVISION FOR FREE. Things like ESPN Sportscenter. Stuff like an IRC client. Or a Radio fetcher which can play over 50,000 live stations on-the-fly. For free!!!

But again, the real gems are the games. The diamond of all the games is Pocket Legends [pictured above earlier]. I know it sounds corny, but, playing WoW on your phone is a million times cooler than playing from your PC. No monthly fees, no initial app download purchase - you pay for end game content as it comes out. And it comes out constantly, so you're basically paying 2-5 a month to stay at the top. Oh, and did I mention PvP? No, I didn't, because it hasn't been patched in yet... but it will... and when it does... this game will be launched into my top ten games of all time list. Literally. It's that f'ing cool. The game just came out last month, too, so it's perfect time to jump in. The devs put out patches DAILY. They talk with the customers CONSTANTLY. The game actually plays like a balanced MOBILE DIABLO. If you own an iPhone and do not at least check this game out for the free content, then you're an absolute fail.

I mean, for the love of god - they're online!!!

Anyways, I just wanted to give a little exposure to something that certainly deserves consideration. The thing that amazes me the most is the willingness of developers to try something new and untested, and with truly cutting edge technology. I've played games with people from China, Costa Rica, Russia, England, France, Sweden, Mexico, and all over the world already. Right from my phone. Total spent on games? About $10. Worth every penny, probably more.

Stay tuned for album release... you do want free some music, right?

Smallest blog post ever -

2010-04-30T15:12:00.001-04:00

If I had/liked twitter, I'd be posting this message: Validus album is finally being released, after nearly 2 years of laziness/delaying. Worrrrrrrrd!

Just a game rant...

2010-01-18T14:44:00.004-05:00

Dylan Cuthbert, founder of Kyoto-based Q-Games and mastermind of the PixelJunk gaming label, has lashed out at the business model of the world's largest games publishers.

"The model of games funding at the moment is fundamentally broken and biased towards making publishers stinking rich. Just look at the bonuses and wages of execs at EA for example, I could make the entire PixelJunk series, including series 2, two or three times over on the EA boss’s income bonus."

Cuthbert also decries the 'top-down relationship most publishers have with their devs:

"Luckily we haven’t been on the receiving end of that so far -- touch-wood -- but I see a lot of devs in a lot of pain primarily because of publisher-related problems."

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(((Now I know what you're thinking - what is the Dizpinion? Well, here's the Cliff's Notes version...)))

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We saw a similar conflict and resolution in the music industry. And guess who won that [or is currently winning]?

The consumer.

Piracy at the consumer end of the spectrum, combined with a backlash against the overmarketed and overhyped mainstream companies [publishers and distributors] caused a situation where purchasers were growing tired of overpaying for crappy music [20 bucks for a lame cd with 2 good tracks?!]. They found an alternative medium where they held the power to locate, share, and consume media that they found enjoyable without it being shoved down their throats [for stupid amounts of money]. On top of all this, at the same time as piracy became a legitimate possibility, digital recording technology had advanced to the point where the technlogy was readily available for purchase by your average Garage-Band Joe-Schmoe.

This created the perfect storm for the propagation of lots of music [some good some bad] without interference from corporate moneymakers. We all know you can go see Joe Schmoe's Garage Band at the local bar for a 5 dollar cover, just like you have for the past 50 years. That hasn't and won't change - but some things did. Even at the top of the artistic ladder, the product became marketable directly to the consumer without a middle man and with the relationship being based on the artist and the listener. Of course things like current MTV or American Idol or iTunes are the last bastions of these corporate Britney Spears pushers, but the majority of tech-savvy generations turned their radio dial to another station lonnnnnnnnng ago.

A similar phenomenon is occuring, albeit at a slower pace, in the gaming industry.

Just look at the popularity of things like Steam and D2D. Note how marketing in general is producing less bang for the buck. These corporate fat cats try and convince you that they know what you like without even giving you a choice to decide for yourself.

What if you were frozen in a block of ice for the last 20 years and were unfrozen yesterday, and some dude tells you that Nintendo no longer makes 2d adventure games like Mario or Metroid, but now focuses on making aerobics and fitness and calisthenics games for fat middle aged people [the same people who became fat by giving in to the McDonald's marketing machine].

These companies want to see you spending money every month to treadmill down the same staircase with the same exact wizard's hat on [they may change the color once in a while as a carrot-stick]. These companies want to see you pay money for that same stupid hat in different colors every month until you're 80, rather than produce a new game every couple of years. Or they'd be happy to see you buy a new version of Pokemon every year rather than put out a thoroughly balanced game that engages the player on a deeper level for a longer period of time.

You can see where the big names are going [DLC, pay2play, micropayments, pay-for-beta, pay-twice-as-much-for-a-limited-edition-box-with-a-cloth-world-map-inside, you name it].

These guys are trying to figure out a way to make you spend the extra $50 for a fake guitar. We're talking about useless junk like Babysitter Deluxe Tycoon 5: Noob Of The Year Edition.

I used to laugh at people when they said they're playing games like Combat Arms, but now I at least respect them for gaming in the trenches, for going down the less polished, less shiny, less hyped path. I shudder at the thought of what could happen to BF:BC2 if EA takes away too much creative freedom from DICE, but I also cheer at the promise of something new and worthwhile without having to spend 300 bucks on a stupid console. Or buying a specialized controller. Or having to spend 20 bucks a month to play. Or spending even 10 a week to keep up with the powergamer-DLC-Joneses.

WTF is with this popup ad -

2010-01-01T23:59:00.002-05:00

PS - Happy New Years, foosballs!!!

And the 2009 Heisman winner is...

2009-12-13T09:34:00.004-05:00

Mark Ingram!! Grats dude. You were half as good as Toby Gerhart. Toby Gerhart is like Christian Okoye in Tecmo Super Bowl. Nuff said.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR!

2009-12-06T05:30:00.000-05:00

Click the lady-friend!

2009-12-05T01:39:00.002-05:00

Yes, it's gamer related...

Redundancy

2009-12-04T01:14:00.012-05:00

So it's 1:15 AM - I'm surfing channels and trying to get some sleep. I can't take more than 5 minutes of ESPN at a time, so it's time for something else.

*flips channel* Ugh, commercial. *flips again* Ugh, George Lopez. *and again* Ugh, George Lopez. *flips back* George... Lopez...? *back again* George... Lopez...???!!! *head explodes*

Nobody thinks George Lopez is funny. Nor does anyone think the George Lopez sitcom is entertaining. As a matter of fact, I was stunned to hear that he has a new talk show. But this takes the cake. You mean to tell me that two different networks are battling over the George Lopez-watching-late-night demographic? Is this for real? One channel showing George Lopez is more than enough. Two? Simultaneously? On channels [here] 28 AND 29? Mind boggling.

PS - http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6547044/

Need cash fast?

2009-12-01T18:40:00.000-05:00

www.catsforgold.com

Thanks to Kyle for the link!

Not the droid you're looking for...

2009-11-15T11:40:00.002-05:00

Click and read!

By the way, the ad is HORRIFYINGLY PRETENTIOUS AND RETARDED --- BEWARE

This is why FPS clans are retarded. Always.

2009-11-14T01:47:00.007-05:00

http://idb.clanservers.com/banappeal.JPG

B. Koo - 40 Rap Laws Of Physics

2009-10-03T17:00:00.005-04:00

THIS

2009-09-14T14:34:00.009-04:00

Ahhh, fall begins only one way -

2009-09-05T09:43:00.001-04:00

RIP

2009-08-26T16:37:00.001-04:00

Look I'm really NOT big on politics, even though I may post something once in a while about them.

Like right now, for example.

I just want to say that while I respect and admire Ted Kennedy for his civil service and long standing work ethic, he was a complete retard. I know he just died and it sounds mean, but, seriously I've been reading some over-the-top articles about this guy praising him like he was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Which is beyond stupid. The guy was nothing without the Kennedy name - go read some of the stupid shit he's done, but gets off slick because "HES A KENNEDY OMG"

Nepotism disgusts me and it's still as prevalent as ever in our society and gov't.

I just wanted to say...

2009-08-20T22:55:00.002-04:00

...this song has been stuck in my head for weeks now, even though it's been a while since I first heard it and it actually sounds really weird. Dunno why I'm obsessed with it, the first time I heard it I was not very impressed at all. Hmm.

2009-08-08T12:29:00.002-04:00

Rays lost a game in the 11th inning last night. Sofa pillows got their ass beat in my house, that's for sure. In other news, I'm going to SET IT AND FORGET IT! Not really just wanted to say that.

Finally moving forward with the epic project that's been sitting on the shelf waiting to be unveiled. Basically the music in this super secretive endeavor is so ahead of the curve that we had to let it sit back and age a little. Otherwise it'd be right over your head. I am so excited that I can barely contain my excitement. I guess at this point it's sort of easy to hold off on but man, seriously, each track is a BANGER!!!!!!!!!! Stay tuned.

Also talking to a certain Canadian about a certain something (NOT INVOLVING MUSIC) with some other anonymous people at this point about a little thing that can't be talked about. In other words, it's real deal but I can't give the slightest clue about anything involving nothing. Sho nuff. Heres a hint - Slim's Return

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Just read this blurb on Yahoo or something:

"Long after major media organizations had reviewed and dismissed the "birther" movement's accusations that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen, CNN talk-show host Lou Dobbs was still talking a stale story. Even right-winger Bill O'Reilly called Dobbs to task for the nutty focus, although defended his right to speak his mind. But now Dobbs has met his match, in an ad campaign from liberal media watchdogs "Media Matters." The organization has bought ad time on CNN, telling the news host to stuff a sock in it already."

Some day, when I'm really rich, I'm going to spend money on advertisement space that will just flash, in big red letters on screen,

MY MONEY SHAPES YOUR OPINION. JYEAHHHHHHHHHH

I can't stand this person.

2009-07-20T04:59:00.002-04:00

If you've never seen this lady in a Progressive car insurance ad, consider yourself lucky. Someone please off this terrible mutant marketing persona! PLEASE...

Seriously...

2009-07-19T05:25:00.004-04:00

Al Franken is not funny. I remember very well his performances on SNL and they were NEVER FUNNY.

I'm not even talking about politics here. I'm just saying Al Franken is not funny and never was. Who the hell would vote for this guy? Again, I'm not even talking politics. I'm convinced that the people who voted for him have never seen his skits.

I mean really, go look at his skits on Weekend Update back in the day. TERRIBLE. Which is amazing because those were without a doubt the best years of SNL. The peak of creativity, a knockout ensemble cast... with the exception of Al Franken once in a while. Good lord. Somebody needs to tell him that.

The only humorous thing Al ever did was Stuart Smiley skits. Did you know they made that into a movie? Oh lordy...

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Nintendo, you played yourself...

2009-06-18T10:49:00.003-04:00

Miyamoto is out of his mind.

Games that play themselves?

All I have to say in response to that is this -

This is the worst "game" idea I have ever heard. Ever.

The fact that it is rising to fruition is a scary thing, too. Pandora's Box has just been opened.

With PC games on their deathbed, and console games turning into Hannah Montana Dress-up Party Deluxe Tycoon 5: Coca Cola Edition, I'm starting to find myself concerned about the gaming industry as a whole. Games becoming popular in the typical American home has been a really bad thing. Really bad. Sims 3? Mario that plays itself? Seriously? Don't worry, on the other end theres quality like Darkfall.

/barfs

Later.

Summer is here again!

2009-05-12T19:55:00.001-04:00

I am still here, I've been busy.

Lets see here... Darkfall? Sucked ass. We owned but not enough. To own enough in that game you have to play 16 hours a day and roll deep with a bunch of other no lifers. Which is cool and all, I respect that - I just can't do it anymore. Game has a lot of problems, too [but what game doesn't].

Baseball season is under way again, my Rays aren't running the fastest out of the gate like last year, but I think they'll catch back up during the chase for a playoff spot.

I been super busy with music, too much stuff to drop here in a couple of lines. I'll make sure to get more info on that up here when I get a chance and things fall into place. Several projects rolling out at once and it's been very exciting working on them. Quality stuff, too.

Keep it real! :)

So Far (Part 1)

2009-01-30T09:08:00.002-05:00

This is only the first part...

It was summer, somewhere in the mid 90s. I was just a kid, dealing with school and adolescence and owning newbs in Mario Kart. A nerd in bloom, I found myself flowing between Ogre Battle, Magic: The Gathering and swiped packs of my father's cigarettes. Did I just say Magic: The Gathering? Ahhh, to be thirteen again...

I was pretty much in full swing with the Magic trend back in the mid 90s. And surprisingly (to me) I was really good. I had the Power Nine. I had a signed Black Lotus. I had a full Arabian Nights set. I had 4 Juzam Djinns. I had Big Blue. Moxes. Cards out the yin yang. For those that don't understand what I just said - I kicked major ass. I was into tournaments, conventions, gaming, just really nerdy stuff. Honestly, I didn't even realize how geeky it was til I was much older. But that's cool, especially since I made some good friends out of it (and some money, too).

Before I moved to Columbus, I lived in Houston. There was this kid that lived across the street from me. Really cool family, good people... anyways the kid, Chris, was one of my best friends. I had always been into gaming, but Chris helped me take it to another level.

My brother was turning 6 when I was born, 1984. The NES is coming out, he's already got a 2600 and a Texas Instruments. Though I grew up with a wide taste for hobbies, I feel like I was born with a controller with my hand. It's just always been around, and as I aged I felt games become more and more provocative to me.

Anyways, Chris and I would stay up all night playing nintendo, Genesis, SNES, IBM games, Virtual Boy, Neo Geo, everything. I remember one time we sat around trying to get great scores in F-Zero and send in pictures of us breaking race records to Nintendo Power. I know for a fact I had one of the records. It was like a plain green oval. Ownage.

Toning back the boasting... I was probably around 10, a kid in the mid 90s. Chris and I would ride our bikes around town, sometimes stopping by the comic shop. We noticed a small card game that was beginning to draw a lot of crowds and attention. I remember we bought a couple starter decks and booster packs, and went home and taught ourselves how to play. It took us a couple weeks to really understand how to play, but when we did... it was great! It was always a challenge, such a different feeling than Street Fighter II or Chess or playing basketball.

Over the next couple years, Chris and I developed an obssession for the game. We'd go up to the comic book shop and just dominate. I'll never forget first turn killing a bunch of fat old guys who looked like they'd come from a 72 hour D&D Marathon at the Renessaince Festival.

My father ended up getting a new job in Columbus. I said good bye to Chris and Houston. Shortly after arriving in Columbus, I met some classmates who were into games and stuff, and also some others at a hobby shop. We started doing tournaments, playing together on weekends, going to conventions. Origins was always a blast... I'll have to go back sometime.

Anyways, as I honed my Magic skills, the game itself was constantly evolving. This was a different concept than most video games. See, Magic was a set of collectible trading cards, with which a player combines into various combinations to create customized decks. Get two players together, and each player uses a specific deck to duel. As I collected, competed, and honed my skill, so did the global pool of available cards in the game. The company that produced Magic were constantly releasing new sets of cards. This concept requires the players to frequently reorganize their play decks, rethink their strategies, and expand their collection in order to keep up with the persistant maturation and development of the game itself. To stay still is... to fall behind.

The concept itself is not unlike the patch system seen in online games, where games and their content are constantly being debugged, balanced, reworked, expanded, and developed further as time progresses and the game matures. Although I did not know it at the time, this fundamental concept of continuously building upon one's self would soon manifest itself in another hobby of mine: video games.

It was autumn, somewhere in the mid 90s. The leaves were changing, as were my hobbies. I remember playing a game of Magic with some friends one day after school at a hobby shop. All afternoon, this one guy kept raving about this one game that was coming out soon. Finally we got the guy to show us the game on the available PC at the comic shop. That's when I saw the future, in the form of some dinky isometric fantasy game. We all laughed at the guy. "MUDs are boring," we told him. "I tried The Realm and it sucked," I quipped. I didn't know it then, but he was right. Ultima Online was the future, not only for me, but for an entirely new community of online gamers. A few months later I was beginning to sell off my cards, and looking for newbies to kill.

I'll post Part 2 when I get a chance.

The Best Gamer Lives On!

2009-01-14T06:02:00.002-05:00

Alright, it's been a while. The five people who checked this once a month have probably forgot about this little blog in the wall, but I feel compelled to keep it truckin. The end of 2008 couldn't come soon enough, but now we're gonna kick major ass in 2009. We have a new president coming in, we have Rays baseball to look forward to, and Darkfall.

I don't really hype games. I don't even look at forums or anything like that. About the most I do is check out IRC channels for MMO beta nuggets and the like... hell, I don't even beta. That's how much I don't hype games. But I gotta say, Darkfall looks pretty cool. If it comes out in a couple of weeks, I'll be back into games hardcore. I'm looking forward to it, even if it is a piece of crap. If it is, I'm probably done with the "MMORPG" genre completely.

Another thing coming up soon is baseball. I'm really excited. The Rays got Pat Burrell and Gabe Kapler to beef up the right handed offense, and they picked up Joe Nelson for the bullpen. Solid moves. I see them in the World Series again this year.

I've been working on a special music project with a special someone. I can't give out ANY details, and I feel bad about it. Lets just say that it's going to be the first music that I've made as true creative expression and in original settings, so I am very proud of it and it is all personal music. I'll post more about this when I am at liberty to say... since we've been working on it since September, we're going to continue keeping it under wraps until we're ready to show it.

Okay, I'll post more soon. I just wanted to get these few things out there. I'll get more into these topics as soon as I get a chance, so don't forget about me this time... I will update more often.

The Empyreans - Mega

2008-10-26T06:44:00.007-04:00

Okay, I should've made a big deal about this a long time ago... sorry. Things have been pretty busy lately. My latest music project, an Empyreans album (#6), is done and ready for download (for free!). Without further ado, I present to you:

The Empyreans - Mega

Download it @ LINK NEEDS UPDATED, DIZ. DUMBASS...

Discuss it on the music forums @ http://theempyreans.com/

If you download it, thanks! I hope you enjoy.

I've got a ton of stuff going on lately, I'll be sure to get up some more in-depth posts ASAP.

~ Diz

I Am Noobiticus!

2008-09-25T03:46:00.002-04:00

Okay it's been too long. I felt bad about not updating so I just put it off. Well, no more! So 20 Feathaz was a lot of fun to do, but the material that it was based around turned out to be a let down. Yeah, I'm talking about Age of Conan. It was garbage.

My group, The Empyreans (.com) are pretty amped on Warhammer lately. They claim it is the bee's knees, but I dunno. Lately I've been consumed with music, school, work, and having my car totalled by an absolute moron:

She hit me (and my buddy Kyle in the passenger seat) at 50 mph during rush hour traffic while I had been sitting at an intersection waiting for all the bumper-to-bumper to clear up during a yellow-to-red shift on the light. Out of nowhere, boom. No brakes sound, nothing. I went to the hospital, it was crazy. BTW, if you look at the pictures, my license plate is 911, and the date of the accident was 9/11, and obviously I dealt with 911 since they came to the scene and took my in an ambulance. Crazy! Since my LS is annihilated, I think I'm gonna snatch up a nice '01 Prelude.

There's also been a limited but incredibly productive talk amongst a few of us in the Empyreans about starting a gaming community site, based around a weekly podcast. I don't want to get into the details, but it could be the next big thing on the planet. More info on this will undoubtedly come to light in the future, if all goes according to plan. ^_-

I'm on the edge of my job, basically pulling a Peter from Office Space. Maybe because the job feels like Office Space. Moving on...

The Empyreans finished our sixth album this week, I'll make a big post about that in a day or two, with links to download it. I did a ton of work on it, it is like a movie score. 110 minutes, 30 tracks, lot of collaborating and stuff on it. It's awesome music, and I gotta say, maybe I should look into this more seriously. Anyways, I'll talk about the album, Mega, more in my next post.

Music is just so busy lately. Like, out of control busy. These past few months, June, July, August, September... have been the most productive artistic period in my entire life by far. I don't know what it is exactly, maybe living alone? Anyways, here are parts of a song I'm trying to collab on w/ Plastik. In visual format!!!

Now wasn't that just as good as hearing it, except 3 minutes shorter? Great... lets keep it going.

My Ohio State Buckeyes, the love of my life, why do you break my heart. I can literally see into the stadium from my bed, but now I don't even want to think about you! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE THE BIG ONES IN THE WORST WAYS. Especially to a team like USC. Los Angeles doesn't deserve a college football team. It's a town thing, people in LA wouldn't really give a crap one way or another about the outcome of that game. But here in Columbus? Hell, even the entire state of Ohio. It's a massive deal. and we got our asses kicked. Again...

However, my Tampa Bay Rays are going to the playoffs for the first time ever. And, yours truly called it (yeah thats right, go check my old posts). In a few weeks, make sure you keep an eye out for me on the Sportscenter highlight reel, catching a home run in the stands during their home games in the ALCS against Boston. I love these guys, I've watched about 100 Rays games this season, I hope they go all the way.

Okay, I'll be updating at least once a week from now on. I promise that. Next blog, more talk about the album we just finished, Mega, what our next project will be, and some other left-field stuff. Peace!

Dog Days of Summer

2008-07-13T16:00:00.003-04:00

Man, it's been a while. I've been playing Age of Conan, working, attempting to change majors, and also settling into my new place, which is pretty cool.

I've had a migraine for about 40 hours straight now, absolutely insane pressure, throbbing & pulsing my soft brain matter against my skull. I honestly felt like I was going to pass out at a couple points. Anyways, it's hard to concentrate, so I apologize if any of this post is wack. Seriously, I couldn't hear out of my right ear during the onset...

Ironically, my Tampa Bay Rays are kicking ass in baseball. Currently holding the best record in MLB. However, they've just hit a small slump, I think they've dropped five or six in a row now... in two series against crappy teams (KC & Cleveland). However, their rookie 3B Evan Longoria got voted in for the All-Star game! Rock on...

On the flip side, all of my fantasy baseball teams are falling apart. Which makes no sense, considering I drafted every single Tampa Bay Rays player. WTF???

MOVING ON...

I've been owning in video games (as usual):

Now, Age of Conan. Where do I start. I'm going to just keep this brief. Age of Conan is on life support. It needs a lot of work, and I'm not sure if Funcom will be able to keep the playerbase active until they implement the rest of the game we paid for months ago. This is a big issue for me and if it doesn't pan out well, then I think I'm going to go ballistic Jihad ninja on a lot of ppl to take out my nerd rage.

If you're still hard for Age of Conan, or want to know whats up, check our guild out (theempyreans.com)... or if you obsess over me, go search for "adizmal" on youtube and you can find a couple new Age of Conan videos and clips from our guild and myself.

Oh yeah, one more thing. 20 Feathaz was finished a while ago, but I never posted about it here.

Go download the album at: http://sc0ttius.phpwebhosting.com/mp3s/20feathaz.zip

I'll post more when I get the chance. Lets go TEAM USA! OWN THE REST OF THE PATHETIC WORLD IN THE OLYMPIX!!! Later peeps.

Winning Consumes My Time!

2008-05-03T01:33:00.003-04:00

I've been very busy lately. I got a job. I got a new apartment. I've been busy owning everyone in fantasy baseball. I've been doing school work as well - man, there is no way I can pass accounting.

I have a ton of stuff that I need to rant about, so I'll be putting up a couple posts this weekend that will be chock full of crap.

Also, 20 Feathaz (our new Empyreans album) is nearly finished.

Word!

~ Diz

Opening Day

2008-04-02T05:14:00.001-04:00

Hello, internets. How are you? I am doing swell. Spring break is over for me, but never fear - baseball is here!!

My view on Opening Day - 3/31/08

That's right, third base line, C.C. Sabathia vs Mark Buerhle, we're talkin Indians vs White Sox folks, we're talkin home opener, we're talkin the beginning of spring, we're talkin blunted in sixty-degree sunshine, we're talkin about the smell of bratwurst and who is gonna hit the first homer, we're talkin about baseball baby! It's going to be the best season ever, just like the awesome game that Kyle, Comfy, and I witnessed up in Cleveland.

Now, I'd like to take the time to talk a little bit about my draft strategy, now that the season is in full swing. Before I explain anything, check this out:

This is a problem; fortunately, it is a good one. What you see above is the culmination of a sinister evil genius strategy that I myself concocted. Since I'm being paid to spill the beans on this one by Brandon Funston (he's so jealous), here is my draft strategy - draft early hitters who are young and possess both power and speed, mixed in with second spot SPs. Why the second starting pitcher, instead of the ace? Well, my theory postulates that if you draft the correct starters, who are the second pitcher in their team's rotation, then they will face easier opposition, in terms of the pitching matchup. This means their team mates will be more likely to score on their second best pitcher compared to their #1 ace, providing you with more wins and run support.

Lets take the the Giants for example. The top of their rotation is Barry Zito. Barry Freakin' Zito. That means every time Barry Zito is dukin it out with Brandon Webb, and Matt Cain gets to deal with Dan Haren, Tim Lincecum gets a nice shot at some scrub like Micah Owings or (gasp!) Randy Johnson.

Another example would be Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsusaka; you gotta love Dice-K's chances to put up big numbers again this year, with Beckett slugging it out with the other aces in front of him. Or how about Erik Bedard coming over to shield King Felix. James Shields behind Scott Kazmir. Carmona behind Sabathia. Can see where this is going?

The point is, drafting guys like Barry Zito can totally screw your entire fantasy roster up. Drafting guys like Lincecum as your main SP corps can really help you out across the span of a season. Draft non-ace pitchers who are going to strike out a ton of people and melt lots of faces. It also helps if they play for a winning team with good run production and a deep pitching rotation.

Learning how to concoct strategies like this one is the first step to owning lots of newbies in fantasy baseball. Think deeper than your opponents. Chances are they are morons. The second step involves actually knowing stuff about baseball and the players, so we'll get to that some other time. Until then, check out this picture of my favorite player owning my least favorite player:

Next week I'll break down why I believe the Tampa Bay Rays will win the World Series this year, as well as some information on Age of Conan. Also, the album(s) are coming along very well. I may post a couple sneak peeks tracks up for download or something, who knows.

SPRING!

2008-03-22T04:46:00.008-04:00

Ahhh, baseball is here... nevermind March Madness.

It is time to grab the USB-powered George Foreman grill, a Sam's Club pack of hot dogs, a keg of beer made by my buddy The President, a carton of P-Funks, a fat O of dank, and the handy dandy MLB.TV Mosaic -

So basically, life is over as we know it. This nice application costs $120 for the entire season of MLB, and gives you access to every game except regional blackouts. Basically, it checks your region and the games you could find on your TV are not available on the service - however, all other games are. For me, I'll be able to see every team except Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. The other really cool feature about the Mosaic is that it shows you six (thats 6) live stream feeds in the application, and you can customize it to prioritize certain games over others. Say you're watching six games, and one of your fantasy players comes up to be bat in a different game, lets say the seventh game, the one you aren't watching - it will automatically switch one of the screens (bottom right) to your player's at-bat. It'll then flip back when it's over. How intuitive is that? Also included (obviously) is the Play-By-Play audio over the feeds, where you can select which game you're listening to. And yes, it also goes into single-game mode:

So, with the baseball season gearing up this week in Tokyo, that means only one thing - fantasy baseball time!!! And with that, I will now offer up a glimpse into the mind of a winner like myself. Take notes, create pie charts, get the Video Professor to pay me to make a Drafting 101 guide, whatever. That's right, with the right gameplan, you too can draft hot fantasy studs like Tim Lincecum:

This guy is an absolute pimp! Anyways...

I macked my drafts hardcore in typical winner fashion. No, seriously. Check out this handy .jpg, or if you don't care, at least pretend to. For me.

All of my fantasy teams are going to live or die by how the Tampa Bay Rays play. Obviously, I've been making trades. I'll be posting every week about my matchups and moves, and how our league is going - so far, everyone seems excited, although a little timid. I appear to be one of the few GMs willing to trade and talk around our league. Hopefully, as it progresses, more drama begins to unfold! I'll be sure to boast about the awesome moves I make in the near future.

Next post will also have my third video game movie up for viewing or downloading. Also, there are two new music projects in the works - 20 Feathaz with Arkturus, which will be a more relaxed and random album, followed by a solo project which features foreign lyrics on top of some of my more seriously-themed music. Aiming for summer with both of these projects.

I hope you newbs enjoy the new layout!

The Front Lines

2008-03-14T14:19:00.004-04:00

Salutations to the remnants of the human race...

I have returned from my second tour of duty on planet Earth.

This video is way better than the first one, probably because I am finally beginning to understand video editing... my experience in music production and mixing has given me a lot of insight in how to do this.

Speaking of music, this video features 3 (actually 4) songs that are not released yet, they will be available when the new music project is finished (fairly soon).

Anyways I must apologize to you all for truncating this blog post. I do not have much time today, as I must return to the war on Earth with haste; the President of the United Galaxies has given me a very important mission.

Ciao, bella!

Winning An Oscar

2008-03-07T23:17:00.016-05:00

Contrary to popular belief, "When Animals Attack: Part 3" is not about tigers mauling newbies at the zoo on FOX network, but is actually a documentary about my ferocious and nearly-perfected FPS skill. I decided to try and show the rest of the world just how good I am at video games (if that is even possible). Check out my dirty assault style, my raw-dog tactics being employed. Take notes, do whatever you like... this is my first attempt at video recording and video editing. It is almost ten minutes long, and features three of our own Empyreans songs!

Without further ado, I present:

Operation: Domination

Let me know if you like it, I plan on doing more... with better footage, better editing, and maybe even some sort of story.

Peace!

The Bare Minimum

2008-02-26T12:24:00.005-05:00

Minimalism is so feng shui. No, seriously. It's easy mode. Hell of a lot easier to keep tabs on something smaller than something larger. Anyways, the point is, keeping it real.

Yesterday, I kept it real. So real, in fact, that I made a hundred bucks off of keeping it real. I decided, after some internal debate, that I would simply sell off my CD collection. The reasoning is simple. The future is now. Direct downloads are beginning to take off as an industry standard. Flash drives are everywhere. They even have flash drive USB credit cards in South Korea. WTF???

Basically, I see those types of media standards and information storage as archaic. Seriously, I can go get an external hard drive that is going to hold 5000 CDs' worth of music. And if I need a CD? Burn it. I mean, hell, I bet in five years most cars will be rolling around with small hard drive storage for playing music while you drive around town. No more fiddling around for CDs, scratching them up, losing them, etc.

If you think I'm selling out my "collectivism" for a small amount of money, you'd be right. But honestly... who cares. Collection is right there. These aren't records - nobody is going to be paying two grand for a Beatles DIGITALLY REMASTERED Sgt. Pepper's CD.

Today I read this on a Yahoo article:

"We have a lot of layoffs," said Ji Rawat, a 47-year-old sheetmetal worker with three children who showed up to support Clinton at a rally in Columbus. "People feel poor."

I know it's pretty naive and illegitimate to say this, but... I don't know a single person here in Columbus who feels poor because of layoffs. I don't know a single person who has been layed off because of the economy. If you feel poor, get a secondary job, or stop blowing all of your money on crack, or go to school so you can get a better job. I'm not saying my town is a bunch of rich people - it is a blue collar college town in the Midwest, of course theres a lot of poor people - I'm just annoyed by retards lumping the entire town into their perceived perspective. The saddest part is that a million people will read that Yahoo article, see Ji's opinion of the economic situation in Ohio, and then the readers will think, "Ohio's economy is as bad as Michigans, huh?". No. In fact, you know what? Lets just dump all of these jobs on Mexico, so Mr. Rawat will move the hell away from me.

Is it just me, or is this hope rhetoric really pathetic? I really like the message of say, Obama, but honestly - what the hell is he going to actually do as President? What will any of these candidates do? Chances are, you'll never see jack shizzle of a change that makes an impact on your daily life as a result of whoever is President. Honestly, I really am inspired by messages of hope - but come on. Let me put it this way... If you're watching TV, and the eXtenze PENIS-ENLARGER advertisement comes on, is there any way you're going to be fooled by it? Are they really going to convince you with their flashy commercial that it will actually change anything? How about credit card debt consolidation commercials. Are they actually going to help you get out of debt? Probably. But is the company doing it to help your problems? No, they're doing it to make money.

The candidates are saying all of this junk because they want you to vote for them. They need you. You don't need them. Until this election is over, these people will keep trying to take your power and put it into their pocket. Remember that when you go to vote - vote for whoever you think is going to keep it real... the bare minimum. If you promise too much, you'll never see any of those promises come true. Message to politicians - please fly low, and please fly straight, so we can keep tabs on where you're headed and what you're doing along the way.

Picking A Winner

2008-02-19T21:45:00.005-05:00

The album is out!

You can download it or stream it at http://soundclick.com/theempyreans.

Now...

Harken to me! I come bearing the fruition of wisdom, come to light in months of deep thought and induced euphoria - Diz's words of wisdom, if you will.

· The weak is more powerful than the strong, for the weak carries the strong on it's back.

· The machine rolls on, with or without you. Watch out! It's headed in your direction.

· The internet is not a series of tubes; the internet is a series of noobs.

· Graciousness does not supercede honesty.

PS - In hindsight, without using a negative or positive lens to view... what was George Bush's original gameplan before 9/11? I can't decide if he was planning a boom, or if he was turtling and just started a zerg squad after the failed rush by the terrorists. Basically, what were his original strats pre 9/11, and what would you call his strats post 9/11? Did they even change? Was the present situation in his original strats? I wonder if him and Cheney play COD4 on the 360.

Sins of a Solar Empire / 2008 Nerd Speculations

2008-02-11T20:33:00.001-05:00

Ahhh, Sins of a Solar Empire. Where do I start? Well, I start right here:

I plug in my USB Slippers (usbgeek.com [just kidding, cool site though]), and I'm good to go. For twelve hours. Sometimes a lot more. Ok, so what is all the hubub about?

How in the hell is this game not already hailed as the entire reason to continue PC gaming??? This is the best game I've played in years. I cannot put enough emphasis on years...

Click to enlarge!

Sins of a Solar Empire is a new type of game. It will single handedly change the way that RTS and 4x games have been developed from now on. It is a fusion of both. SSE lays the tracks with all of the lumbering, macro-intensive strategy of Civilization 4, and then runs a train carrying Starcraft 2 micro over it... at a glacial speed. Very refreshing.

SSE is such a revolutionary game that it causes the gamer to adapt mentally to the epic scope of the game. It literally trains you to be more patient. The past decade has really been dominated by a lot of games that reward speed over skill. This game plays so slow, that it requires you to be more patient in your entire gaming style. Wave of the future, seriously.

The gameplay is so intuitive that a five year old with down syndrome could get the hang of it in a couple of minutes. The learning curve is really short, but the end game seems to be dominated by extremely finesse strategic manuevers and well designed tactics. Sort of like chess. No zerging, no brute force, no imba here. The game mechanics are very even across the board in the original vanilla game setup (yes, this game will be modded to the next galaxy and back).

Click to enlarge!

Back to the point about the down syndrome, though. This game is so incredibly in-depth, yet simple to control and slow paced. The combat is very involved and there are split second decisions, don't get me wrong. The point is, if you found yourself overwhelmed by anything at any point in this game, you should probably quit playing video games completely. Why? Because the UI, the pace, and the overall flow of the dynamics are so finely tuned and in sync with each other, that there is no way you find yourself lost or confused during a round of SSE. Let me put it this way - you could go to the bathroom, make a ham sandwich, come back to your game, and still find yourself looking at the same events unfolding you saw before you went AFK for five minutes.

One thing I would like to clear up is that I was definitely desperate for a good game to come out. However, this is not some ugly fat chick at the bar that I'm hitting on after last call. This is a bombshell, knock out, Jessica Alba standing in a back alley somewhere, gesturing you to follow her to some swank hotel where she and ten other hot chicks are having some hot lesbian orgy. Where the hell did this game come from??? No reviews, no big marketing, nothing. Just a great game, randomly delivered at the best of times, quenching the thirst of us desert nomads known as "PC gamers." Yeah... screw you, consoles! This year, we fight back!

Check out the official trailer, if my screen shots and ranting haven't convinced you yet:

Sins of a Solar Empire (Official)

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Speaking of this year, it is owning. I feel it. This is going to be a great year. Here are the reasons:

'06 and '07 were the worst years in sports history. The tide has turned, though. My reasons? I'm a Buckeye fan ('06 football AND basketball championship losses to UF, '07 football championship loss to LSU... f the SEC). Major League Baseball and steroids. The cheating refs in the NBA. The New England Patriots, and their surrounding orbiting problems. However, obviously are coming back full circle, since they lost the Super Bowl! Luhlz, Eli... Baseball, I predict, will have a nice season where it turns around things in the ball parks. Buckeyes will also play in their third consecutive national championship, this time blowing out any random mega leet SEC team, and capping our powerhouses of the past few years. Lets get it done boys.

Also, this year looks to be pretty cool for geeks. There are a lot of good games coming out this year, and a lot of new cool technlogy and bomb ass consumer electronics. Some ULTRA MEGA SUPER PIMP PC games on the horizon are Age of Conan, Warhammer Online, Fallout 3, and Starcraft 3. I was looking into the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 footage this year, and it looks like they're really stepping it up with the HDTVs, and crap like that. Now that Blu-Ray is the winner, the big consumer electronics companies are going to be pushing the new standard really hard, and the best way to do that will be convincing all of you that HD is the shiznit. Which will cost you a lot of money, but is worth it (sucks, huh). Here is a nice clip of my ranting a while back from a chat room, I'm too lazy to chop this up into a readable format, so here is my abridged review of CES '08...

<+Diz> 60" HDTVs
<+Diz> less than half an inch thick
<+Diz> at CES
<+Diz> they got robots
<+Diz> that can kick it
<+Diz> at ur f___in crib
<+Diz> u can like
<+Diz> log on
<+Diz> remote
<+Diz> and be like
<+Diz> yo go to the kitchen
<+Diz> make a sandwich
<+Diz> and then like come home and ur sandwich is made
<+Diz> panasonic has a 150" plasma
<+Diz> 4kx2k
<+Diz> 8megapixel reso
<+Diz> and 9 milimeter thick 50" plasma

Go google that stuff...

Also, the election race is heating up. I'm scared of Clinton. I've been looking into McCain and Obama, they seem like decent(???!!!...wtf) choices. I hope more info on their stances and plans come out soon, so we can get down to the business of picking out the lesser of many evils.

Have a nice Valentine's Day, bitches. I left roses by your night stand.

PS - New album is done, I'll post about it undoubtedly sometime this week, as well as download links (when I find time to stop playing SSE).

Sitting While Winning

2008-01-29T12:20:00.000-05:00

I tend to sit a lot, since I'm busy taking over the world from my command center a lot of the time. So, it's only natural that I upgrade my comfort level while I'm busy owning and winning.

This past Monday I poked around town for a nice computer chair. Originally I started out looking for something like my room mate's chair. A nice big mobile chair for a little more than a hundred bucks.

Well, being the type of snob for faux luxury that I am...

I eventually went all out. It cost $300. Trump Office Bedminster is the make and model. Yeah, I said Trump...

It's a Lay-Z-Boy on wheels. I'm in love. Look at the old one, how pathetic. It shall be donated to charity (lol chairity) as a tax write-off, in order to compensate for my recently depleted war funds. I'm kidding, it's going in the basement and never being used again. The difference between these two chairs is like night and day. Get yourself one and park that rump in a TRUMP!

I must be off, I feel a nap coming on in my new BEDMINSTER TRUFFLE BROWN TRUMP OFFICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE CHAIR.

Current Game Lineup

2008-01-28T19:45:00.000-05:00

I bought three new games this week. Mostly just to hold me over until AoC comes out. Yeah, it got delayed again. Looking like the middle of May now.

All are great games.

The first game I bought was a replacement for a game I've lost. Simcity 4 (Deluxe). It's dope. I play this game for hours. Literally. 24 hours at a time. Nuff said.

The second game I bought was FIFA 08. Each year I buy the new versions of EA's FIFA, Madden, NCAA, and Tiger Woods. I also like 2KSports' MLB2K_. I'm waiting on the 08 version of this one for obvious Tampa Bay Rays reasons.

The most recent game I bought was Medieval II: Total War. It's really cool. It's basically like playing Risk. Yeah, the board game. Cool graphics.

That's all for now. Short sentences. Sorry. Busy owning MII:TW on the other comp. Later.

Just (Don't) Do It

2008-01-22T12:33:00.001-05:00

I really hate corporations. Which is ironic, since I'm in business management school, and sit around learning how to be one of those non factor suits you see driving their taurus to work each morning, eating their McDonalds breakfast.

See, today I finally stuck it to the man. Slightly. Well, not really; it just made me feel better. Today I got several more pieces of trash in the mail today. Which, goes without saying. Remember later on after you finish reading this schpiel when I say, "it's the thought that counts." So this morning I checked my mail, and what do you know. There's two nicely packaged envelopes from Equus magazine, and Practical Horseman magazine.

...Wait, what???

No I do not ride horses. Ever. Never once. Anyways, heres the story. About 8 months ago, I noticed a package on my doorstep. I brought it inside, and looked at the yellow manilla envelope, with the address from Practical Horseman Magazine. The receiver was some some chick who used to live in this apartment before me (so had the same address). Well, I feel the package for a moment, and immediately realize it is a saddle. Just feels exactly like a saddle. If you don't know what a saddle feels like, it feels like you think it would - like a saddle.

So, me being the NICE GUY that I am, I call up Practical Horse magazine, and ask them to send me a return envelope, because that original receiver does not live at this address anymore. They sound happy to oblige, and a couple weeks later, the return envelope arrives (I'm not paying that postage, it ain't my mail).

Flash forward to now. Eight months later I'm on four different horse magazine mailing lists, and get random spam snail mail from them. Now get this - I've called each magazine individually about FIVE times now. Literally called these random personal information scamming/selling/trading bastards multiple times to request being removed from their mailing lists which I should not be on to begin with. So, today, I finally snapped. I got so pissed that I called each company in a row, followed by the owner of all the magazines, and gave them a piece of my mind. I feel bad for customer service representatives (sorry, Kyle).

"Hello, how may I help you?"

"YEAH, YOU CAN HELP ME BY TAKING ME OFF THE GOD DAMN MAILING LIST. AND THIS TIME, ACTUALLY DO IT. YOU GUYS ARE PIECES OF GARBAGE AND I WOULD SPIT IN YOUR FACE IF I SAW ANY OF YOU SLUGS WALKING DOWN THE STREET. THATS HOW MUCH YOUR DISRESPECT FOR MY THOUGHTFULNESS DISGUSTS ME. GO F YOURSELF. Oh, by the way, my last name is spelled H-A-R-T..."

It felt really nice. By the time I called the corporate public relations number of the company that runs all these magazines, they seemed happy to take me off their lists for real. I don't have a problem with spam mail, real life or on the internet. But, I do have a problem with spam mail, that is sent to you only because you bothered to help out someone.

Never help a company. Only help people. Shoes and suits only want your money... and will step on your toes while they pilfer your pockets. Keep fighting the good fight...

The Offseason

2008-01-20T08:21:00.000-05:00

I used to hate the Offseason. Now I really love it. It gives you time to think rationally about how you won, or why you didn't win.

See, I was born in Tampa, Florida. So, I have a thing for sports teams from Tampa (even though I'm a Buckeye). It's tough being a fan for the Buccaneers and the Rays. That's right - they changed their name this off season.

The Rays always suck. Last year they were the worst team in the league, which comes as no surprise. But honestly, they're better than they seem at first glance. First, they play in a tough division. This is like playing a video game on the hardest mode. Why not make it a challenge, right? They also have had terrible managers, owners, and players for the past ten years. However, they've drafted well, built up their organization from a home brew of players and a dash of veteran presence, and they appear to be poised to finally bust torwards a .500+ mark this '08 season. They've really come a long way since a year ago.

But now, it looks like the Rays are turning a corner. They made a flurry of great trades and moves this Off season. They look ready to me, and other teams are started to notice, too. Look out, Yankees of the baseball world - The Rays are finally ready to play. I love the Offseason!

PS - New album is coming along, too. Keep it real...

Why Am I Blogging?

2008-01-14T01:50:00.000-05:00

It's all about winning, let's be honest. Apparently, in order to win in today's Starbucks ready world, you need to have a blog. I look at it like another notch in my belt of important things I've conquered and/or won. It just didn't feel right blogging on our music page over on myspace...

So here I am now, with a nice little page of obscurity of my own. If you're actually still reading, let me thank you by saying I'll try to keep this page updated daily. Or at least every other day. Actually, I'll just be posting whenever I feel like it. I might post something an hour from now, painting a nice scene with words about how I just got off Battlefield and just wrecked 90 people in a row. You never know...

Ok, moving on, I'd like to tell a little about what this blog will usually be about. Most of the time, it will be me owning people and gloating about it. Occasionally, I'll post screen shots and/or FRAPS of the carnage. To be honest though, any videos uploaded will probably be of me and my uber cool also-legendary-gamers-turned-real-life-juggernats getting drunk or stoned and acting completely demented (which also counts as owning). Other newsworthy additions to the blog will be me ranting about sports, culture, politics, and probably stupid people I run into throughout my super cool life of constant awesomeness. Also important info about games and geeky stuff will be posted here. I'll also try hard to keep it mature enough for you to view at work.

In order to ensure your future viewing and reading pleasure of this terrible waste of time blog, theres also a cool picture of a llama up top.

PS - I'll try and get some uber cool banner up top or something when I get a chance. Does this minimalist black web page go easy on the eyes? PST