Yup, I'm preparing for the imminent Zombie Invasion. The goal is to run faster than someone, and by gum, I'll do it.
But seriously, I've started running again. I used to run a bit back in the day, before my locker was broken into at the University, and everything got pinched, including my New Balance shoes. Oh Poz, I owe you a set of shelves.. lol! But yeah, running is fun, it gets me some much needed exercise. Working in a research lab for so long kind of ruined my fitness, oh well, something to work towards.
3.2 km down, thousands to go. >.>
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Eskimos Season Tickets For Sale.
Yeah, I'm seriously considering it.
I'm getting really, really tired of the consistent "shitting of the bed". That's the only thing that's consistent with the current Eskimos, that and the excuse making. I haven't seen the Eskies play a full 60 minute game in about a year.
I'm tired of the constant talk about "something" has to change - but they never change anything.
Fuck it.
If you want to watch a team fold consistently in the 4th quarter of the game, with the lead, with a predictable QB sack on 2nd down, with 10 to go with the Eskimos last touch of the ball in the game, let me know.
I'm getting really, really tired of the consistent "shitting of the bed". That's the only thing that's consistent with the current Eskimos, that and the excuse making. I haven't seen the Eskies play a full 60 minute game in about a year.
I'm tired of the constant talk about "something" has to change - but they never change anything.
Fuck it.
If you want to watch a team fold consistently in the 4th quarter of the game, with the lead, with a predictable QB sack on 2nd down, with 10 to go with the Eskimos last touch of the ball in the game, let me know.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Oh so angry...
Fairly upset about something that happened at work today, so yeah, I'm going to talk about something fun to distract me for awhile. lol.
One of the major things I've been trying to figure out for a long time (and I still have some time to think about it) is whether or not to get involved with either Cataclysm or SWtOR when either come out.
At this point, getting SWtOR is a foregone conclusion. I'll be getting that. There would have to be something serious to prevent me from getting that one, like the game not being printed.. lol. The gameplay looks somewhat new and innovative, although, it still looks fairly similar to the average MMO. They unfortunately braught the "Holy Trinity" into the game, however, from what I can tell, its thankfully not a WoW-clone. Alot of what I saw made sense from a lore and gameplay standpoint (Soldier doing ranged tanking instead of the Jedi, etc). It would be interesting to know how the endgame will play out in this game, specifically because its really where the "meat" of an MMO is. STO really failed here in my opinion, since it seemed like they just rushed it out the door without the back end being complete. Whether or not I actually play SWtOR seriously, I dunno. I can't say where I'm going to be personally/professionally by then (roughly Summer 2011 when the end game is going to be the focus). I suppose it really depends if people I know and want to play with go that way. Who am I kidding, I just want to force-strangle someone in PvP. :D
As for Cataclysm, I'm really interested at the new changes. On the surface, it seems like they're going to reducing the spec and gear optimization coefficients of the "How good are you"-equation. I wouldn't mind that, personally. I miss the days where skill and ability was more important than gear. In Wrath, if you had the gear, you could do the "A million monkeys at a million keyboards" approach and win with most encounters. I miss the days of Vanilla, where good players were rewarded, and idiots were kicked from the raid. Actually, to be more honest, I'm pining for the days of pre-nerf Karazhan. Yes, Karazhan. I really enjoyed that place before they nerfed the shit of out it. I'm hoping that it goes that way for the endgame. The only problems I foresee right now with being able to play are the following:
1. Will I have the time? - I'm not sure, I'd like to say that I will, but I guess that depends on where I am with my work. Things are looking fairly positive, but we'll see. Who knows, I might be a father by then. O.o
2. Where to go? - I have about three different places where I could probably play and be fairly comfortable, or at least have a place to hang my hat. Question is, what's going to work out the best?
We'll see. Unfortunately, I'm speculating on speculation.. woot. We'll see what happens in the long run, I guess. I suppose in the mean time, I'll just keep playing 360 when I get a chance, as well as being the Evil DM, tormenting my 4E group.
OH!
That reminds me, I have to inform my 4E group that they got TPK'd for mostly ditching out on the game at the last minute. Amazing how that happens. >.>
One of the major things I've been trying to figure out for a long time (and I still have some time to think about it) is whether or not to get involved with either Cataclysm or SWtOR when either come out.
At this point, getting SWtOR is a foregone conclusion. I'll be getting that. There would have to be something serious to prevent me from getting that one, like the game not being printed.. lol. The gameplay looks somewhat new and innovative, although, it still looks fairly similar to the average MMO. They unfortunately braught the "Holy Trinity" into the game, however, from what I can tell, its thankfully not a WoW-clone. Alot of what I saw made sense from a lore and gameplay standpoint (Soldier doing ranged tanking instead of the Jedi, etc). It would be interesting to know how the endgame will play out in this game, specifically because its really where the "meat" of an MMO is. STO really failed here in my opinion, since it seemed like they just rushed it out the door without the back end being complete. Whether or not I actually play SWtOR seriously, I dunno. I can't say where I'm going to be personally/professionally by then (roughly Summer 2011 when the end game is going to be the focus). I suppose it really depends if people I know and want to play with go that way. Who am I kidding, I just want to force-strangle someone in PvP. :D
As for Cataclysm, I'm really interested at the new changes. On the surface, it seems like they're going to reducing the spec and gear optimization coefficients of the "How good are you"-equation. I wouldn't mind that, personally. I miss the days where skill and ability was more important than gear. In Wrath, if you had the gear, you could do the "A million monkeys at a million keyboards" approach and win with most encounters. I miss the days of Vanilla, where good players were rewarded, and idiots were kicked from the raid. Actually, to be more honest, I'm pining for the days of pre-nerf Karazhan. Yes, Karazhan. I really enjoyed that place before they nerfed the shit of out it. I'm hoping that it goes that way for the endgame. The only problems I foresee right now with being able to play are the following:
1. Will I have the time? - I'm not sure, I'd like to say that I will, but I guess that depends on where I am with my work. Things are looking fairly positive, but we'll see. Who knows, I might be a father by then. O.o
2. Where to go? - I have about three different places where I could probably play and be fairly comfortable, or at least have a place to hang my hat. Question is, what's going to work out the best?
We'll see. Unfortunately, I'm speculating on speculation.. woot. We'll see what happens in the long run, I guess. I suppose in the mean time, I'll just keep playing 360 when I get a chance, as well as being the Evil DM, tormenting my 4E group.
OH!
That reminds me, I have to inform my 4E group that they got TPK'd for mostly ditching out on the game at the last minute. Amazing how that happens. >.>
Monday, July 12, 2010
The Culture of Losing.
So, another football season, another poor start for the Eskimos.
I feel like I'm watching the same season as last year. Same mistakes, same problems. Nothing ever changes. The problem with the Eskies, again, is the fact that Ricky Ray is the "Sacred Cow" again.
I have no problem with Ricky Ray in terms of a quarterback, he's good at moving the ball, and when he has enough time and protection he performs. However, he's constantly plagued with "inconsistency". I guess if you can call falling apart each and every time a play gets broken, a pass gets dropped, or a big call goes against him being inconsistent. I'd rather say he lacks mental toughness. The sad thing, at least here in Edmonton, is that he's a "feel-good" story. A chip truck driver turned QB. Awesome. That means he's apparently untouchable, well, at least according to the "expert" commentary on 630 CHED.. lol.
Last night, listening to 630 CHED on the way home, the call in show host seemed to think that the only way to fix the Eskimos was to change the play calling in the Red Zone, while leaving Ricky in the mix. I guess if you want more predictable "Truck Routes to the corner" (the nickname we gave to the corner routes that Ricky always throws in the Red Zone) leave Ricky in. Go ahead. We may get lucky if Ricky keeps his head and pulls off a completion. We may win on luck. You know your offense is in trouble if my wife can call the play before the snap.
Ricky moves the ball very well when he's got room at the end of the field for long stretch passes. Awesome. If he doesn't have the skill set to score in the Red Zone, GET HIM OUT in the Red Zone. You have another QB on the sideline that's more than capable of scoring. Even if you don't like Maas, you can't deny that swapping out the QB in the Red Zone would at least confuse the defense enough to make the score easy.
Oh well. I can quote the guy on 630 CHED on saying that Ricky is doing his best.
Heh.. that reminds me of my favorite movie quote:
"Your best? Losers whine about doing their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."
I wonder how many games we'll lose this year because the management is scared of hurting Ricky's fragile ego.
Anyone want some tickets?
I feel like I'm watching the same season as last year. Same mistakes, same problems. Nothing ever changes. The problem with the Eskies, again, is the fact that Ricky Ray is the "Sacred Cow" again.
I have no problem with Ricky Ray in terms of a quarterback, he's good at moving the ball, and when he has enough time and protection he performs. However, he's constantly plagued with "inconsistency". I guess if you can call falling apart each and every time a play gets broken, a pass gets dropped, or a big call goes against him being inconsistent. I'd rather say he lacks mental toughness. The sad thing, at least here in Edmonton, is that he's a "feel-good" story. A chip truck driver turned QB. Awesome. That means he's apparently untouchable, well, at least according to the "expert" commentary on 630 CHED.. lol.
Last night, listening to 630 CHED on the way home, the call in show host seemed to think that the only way to fix the Eskimos was to change the play calling in the Red Zone, while leaving Ricky in the mix. I guess if you want more predictable "Truck Routes to the corner" (the nickname we gave to the corner routes that Ricky always throws in the Red Zone) leave Ricky in. Go ahead. We may get lucky if Ricky keeps his head and pulls off a completion. We may win on luck. You know your offense is in trouble if my wife can call the play before the snap.
Ricky moves the ball very well when he's got room at the end of the field for long stretch passes. Awesome. If he doesn't have the skill set to score in the Red Zone, GET HIM OUT in the Red Zone. You have another QB on the sideline that's more than capable of scoring. Even if you don't like Maas, you can't deny that swapping out the QB in the Red Zone would at least confuse the defense enough to make the score easy.
Oh well. I can quote the guy on 630 CHED on saying that Ricky is doing his best.
Heh.. that reminds me of my favorite movie quote:
"Your best? Losers whine about doing their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."
I wonder how many games we'll lose this year because the management is scared of hurting Ricky's fragile ego.
Anyone want some tickets?
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