Strange and Disturbing Facts (Installment II)

Continued from Installment I

11. Alaska law (I would know) says you can't look at a moose from an airplane. Yeah, like I'm sure they really enforce this one.

12. In the State of Arkansas it's illegal to mispronounce the name of that state. This is totally true, no matter what any so-called "legal experts" may tell you!

13. In Memphis, Tennessee, the law says a woman can't drive a car unless a man warns bystanders by walking or running in front the woman's car, sometimes waving a red flag. Who says sexism is gone?

14. A lightning bolt generates heat five time hotter than that found on the surface of the sun! And yet there are those who have been struck multiple times by one and live to tell of it...?

15. The average toilet bowl is actually cleaner than the average kitchen! So next time you're eating out, just ask for a "flushie", not a "slushie".

16. Fecal matter and urine has been found in/on bowls of restaurant mints, washing machines, clothes, hands, and even on the window of an automatic bank machine! I know, you wish you hadn't just read that.

17. Some pyromaniacs actually feel sexual pleasure from lighting fires. The Human Torch: Harmless comic book hero or something far more sinister?

18. During an hour of swimming at the average pool you will ingest 1/12 liters of urine. OK, now I wish I hadn't read that!

19. In 10 minutes a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined!!

20. The average person fears spiders more than they do death. Oh, I don't believe--OMG IT'S A SPIDER GET THE RIFLE!!

The Wonder that is Foam

L.A.R.P. I love the way that sounds. It stands for Live Action Role Play. A L.A.R.P is like any other fantasy game you've played--except in real life! Sure, Nerf wars are fun with your friends, but there's whole fantasy nations of people all around the world waiting for you to join them! The best of these, the one I play, is Amtgard. You can play different classes like Archer, Barbarian, Wizard, etc. You use completely safe, legal foam weapons with fiber glass or sometimes even bamboo in them. It also helps build trust because your opponent must trust you to "take your shots" when you are hit. This means you have to die when someone kills you. No cheating! There's a rule book explaining all the rules available at most Amtgard websites (we're on version 7.5 right now). Go to www.amtgardinc.com for more info!

Modify the Nerf Nitefinder

This video is a great guide to making your N-Strike shoot much further. Or if you don't want your gun to be more powerful but you want it to shoot almost any kind of Nerf dart (instead of just the suction-cup kind) you can remove the second piece he talked about but not the air suppressor. This is because that piece (the rod that the dart slides on to) limits the distance you can push it it which means only the certain kind of dart will work. If you remove it any dart can be loaded into the gun, and much faster as well!

IMPORTANT: When unscrewing the gun you should find a way to organize the screws. They're all different lengths and some are different widths, so put them in separate plastic cups and color code or label them or something.

The Internet really brings out the worst in people

I really hate how being anonymous online brings out such profanity, sexual and racist slurs, immaturity, and all the qualities of a world-class jerk. For instance, on Territory War Online today some person challenges me. I'll call them "Bob". This is what happened:

COMP: Bob has challenged you!
Me: Accept.
We start the game.
Me: Are you good at this game?
Bob: No I'm a rookie but I know some stuff. Are you a girl?
Me: No. I'm a boy. Anyway I've never played and didn't have the patience to read the instructions.
Bob: I'll help you.
Me: Ty much. *Accidentally blow myself up with a grenade.*
Bob: lol. *Blows me up with a grenade.*
Me: See told you. I can't even fire. *Throw a grenade into the water by accident.*
Bob: On your next turn press f5 and you'll throw farther.
Me: Ty but the instructions just say to press "a". Maybe my version is different. (I'm trying to be polite and not sound suspicious.)
Bob: *Throws another grenade.* OK cutie.
Me: (I ignore that last comment and keep playing.)
Bob: (A few turns later.)Press f5 and you'll jump farther.
Me: (Though she's obviously trying to get me to press the wrong button, I still make up an excuse.)Um, thanks. But I can jump fine.
Bob: OK, sexy.
Me: (By now I'm kinda ticked off.)OK, no, that's just wrong.
Bob: Shut up you ****ing ***** you mutha***** I hate you *****
Me: What?!
Bob: Kid listen to me I'm not even a girl just press f5 or I will kill your ****ing face.
Me:What are you talking about?!
Bob: I hate you ****er so ****ing much you *****
Me: ...
Bob: *Finishes me off and wins the game.* Ha ha f5 was to make you forfeit the game, *****

OK, while I obviously knew not to press f5 or get involved with someone who was pretending to be a girl and calling me sexy, the point is idiots like this don't think twice before cussing you out, posing as the opposite gender being interested in you, and take advantage of you. People like this need to sell their computers and get their ***es of the internet.

My Hate List (Installment I)

Things I hate: (In order from least hate to most hate.)

• Image verifications
• Jerks (like people who don't laugh at Get Smart, i.e. crazy people. Like my algebra teacher.)
• Jerks online
  
• Computer problems
• All of the above

I don't hate much so the list wasn't very long.

Commenting (on this blog)

Commenting doesn't require registration or image verification. Keep comments constructive and non-spammy, and it'll stay that way!

Warp Ten's webcomic: Enterprise Online

What happens when the crew of the Enterprise join the action in STO? Hilarity will ensue and incompetency will flare as Picard, Riker, Data, Geordi and the rest of the crew are back in the action--online! Issues will be published every week. Starts January 31, 2010.

Why blog?

Yesterday, at my friend's New Year's party, I posed a general question: "Does anyone keep a diary?" Of course, immediately after I said it I realized that was the wrong thing to say. "No...do you?! Ha ha, you keep a diary!" followed. After I waited for my incredibly immature friends to get over it, I told them no, I keep a blog, like an online diary. Oops, I used the D-word again. After another five minutes of waiting for them to shut up, I changed the subject. However, this did raise the question, why blog at all? What's the point? If a blog is for you, why even publish it so others can read it?

Well, for me, it was because I always wanted to make a website, but I always changed my mind on what I wanted the theme of the site to be after about three hours of maintaining it. (Seriously.) Then after reading Pearls Before Swine I was inspired by Goat's blog. I decided to keep one of my own. And it's great! Since it's for me, I don't have to worry about what other people think, but I publish it so when people start reading it I'll get their (hopefully constructive) input in their comments. And since it's to publish whatever's on your mind at the time, you don't have to worry about keeping with one theme. (Like computers or games or anything like that.) Plus, no one teases you about keeping a blog (except my incredibly immature friends.) Leave comments and tell me why you blog!

ASCII Art

After like two hours of editing, I finally finished my stupid ASCII Eiffel Tower. It sucked! From now on I'll stick to generating images with this. Enjoy!

Happy New Year's!

Well, it's 2010! A New Year, a New Decade, and an excuse for me to get sick on junk, party at my friend's 'till ten, watch T.V. for two hours and then crash on my bed. Good night!

Oh, and it's a blue moon! I've yet to understand why it's called that...looked pretty non-blue-ish to me.