tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57111182011-04-21T17:04:49.368-07:00Anything here?David's blog experiment.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1110864186291380162005-03-14T21:22:00.000-08:002005-03-14T21:23:06.296-08:00Dear FriendsThis is actually something I wrote last week, but am only posting now.Yesterday I went to an awesome event, the Final Fantasy Dear Friends concert in San Francisco. To anyone who has a chance go to go one of these, I highly recommend it. The music was outstanding and the song selection was almost perfect. This was what they played:Liberi Fatali (FF VIII)Zanarkand (FF X)Tina (FF VI)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1105160803870876242005-01-07T21:04:00.000-08:002005-01-07T21:11:14.063-08:00Lyrics Quiz
Continuing my pattern of ripping off all my posting ideas from Matt Bruce, here's my version of the lyrics shuffle meme. See if you can figure out what songs these lines are from without using any references. I was supposed to take lines from the first 25 songs that came up when I randomly shuffled my playlist; since I wasn't listening to a playlist I shuffled all my music instead.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1103829218811304642004-12-23T11:08:00.000-08:002004-12-23T11:13:38.810-08:00Ignorant Slashdotters
My first thought when I saw this poll was "How can the best pitcher in history be losing to a pair of crappy bench players, an all-defense catcher, and two relief pitchers who only played one season apiece?"Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1101279195625826992004-11-23T22:51:00.000-08:002004-11-23T22:53:15.626-08:00Buffylog
The final one...
11/23: End Of Days, Chosen
11/22: Dirty Girls, Empty Places, TouchedDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1101113840457375622004-11-22T00:55:00.000-08:002004-11-23T22:50:37.373-08:00Buffylog
11/21: The Killer In Me, First Date, Get It Done, Storyteller, Lies My Parents Told Me
11/20: Showtime, Potential
11/19: Never Leave Me, Bring On The Night
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1100852973813868592004-11-19T00:22:00.000-08:002004-11-23T22:54:11.296-08:00Buffylog
Season 7...
11/18: Conversations With Dead People, Sleeper
11/17: Help, Selfless, Him
11/16: Lessons, Beneath You, "Same Time, Same Place"
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1099550089636006252004-11-03T22:32:00.000-08:002004-11-03T22:34:49.636-08:00Best of the 80's
In counterpoint to last week's 90's list, here are my 32 favorite songs from the 80's, in chronological order.
1. A Reflection - 1980
2. Play For Today - 1980
3. A Forest - 1980
4. M - 1980
5. The Holy Hour - 1981
6. Primary - 1981
7. Other Voices - 1981
8. All Cats Are Grey - 1981
9. Faith - 1981
10. Charlotte Sometimes - 1981
11. The Hanging Garden - 1982
12. The Walk - 1983
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1099471184173448042004-11-03T01:10:00.000-08:002004-11-03T00:39:44.173-08:00Prop 65
If you need evidence that people are idiots, look no farther than California Prop 65. There is literally no one supporting Prop 65 - the website of the people who put it on the ballot now says 'Prop 65 No Longer Needed'. (They are supporting a replacement, Prop 1A, instead). With approximately half the votes counted, Prop 65 is pulling 39% of the vote. So there you have it - we can Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1098943658369801482004-10-27T22:40:00.000-07:002004-10-27T23:11:49.993-07:00Living In The 90's
Inspired by Matt Bruce's 1990s Music, I decided to make my own list of favorite 90's songs. I was originally aiming for 30 songs, because that's what Matt had, and because I believe making difficult cuts increases the quality of the list. In the end I settled on 32 and took my inability to decide on the last two cuts as evidence that they all deserved to be there. My criteria Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1097740370832517292004-10-14T01:42:00.000-07:002004-10-14T00:52:50.833-07:00Air
These guys are very good. I first learned of them when I saw them at Coachella in May, where they impressed me more than anyone else. (The Cure might have been better, but I had higher expectations for them). Recently I acquired Talkie Walkie, which is their most recent album. After 2.X listens, I like it a lot. The last song on the CD, which is one of the best, may be familiar to Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1097555863059871472004-10-11T21:36:00.000-07:002004-10-11T21:37:43.060-07:00Aging roll:
7 (no modifier) => No effect.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1088833937067808302004-07-02T22:45:00.000-07:002004-07-02T22:52:17.066-07:00"The Cure" by, um, The Cure
Somehow I had no idea this album was coming until the day before the US release date. My first impression is very favorable - although the songs in the middle kind of blended together, "The Promise" is absolutely awesome. Both "Lost" and "The Promise" impressed me at Coachella two months ago, but at the time I had no idea what they were. I like "The Promise" at Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1087444918576880022004-06-16T20:57:00.000-07:002004-06-17T00:31:44.650-07:00Not a good news day for the Bush administration
Panel Finds No Qaeda-Iraq Tie; Describes a Wider Plot for 9/11
Retired Envoys, Commanders Assail Bush Team
Rumsfeld Issued an Order to Hide Detainee in Iraq
I can only hope people are reading this stuff. What's it going to take before the general populace finally realizes this is the most deceitful, most corrupt, most oppressive government the Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1086677599420670502004-06-07T23:38:00.000-07:002004-06-07T23:53:19.420-07:00Buffylog
6/4: Two To Go, Grave
6/3: Seeing Red, Villains
This season was pretty great, despite being very dark. It was definitely better than seasons 1 and 4, although I'm not sure how I compare it to the other ones. I think I like the Buffy/Willow/Angel/Xander/Oz/Cordelia/Giles cast a little better than the Buffy/Willow/Xander/Anya/Tara/Spike/Dawn/Giles cast. It is close. Angel >> Spike, Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1086243705572640252004-06-02T23:21:00.000-07:002004-06-02T23:22:48.373-07:00Buffylog
6/2: Normal Again, Entropy
6/1: As You Were, Hell's Bells
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1086074613083772952004-06-01T00:23:00.000-07:002004-06-01T00:23:53.870-07:00Buffylog:
5/31: Dead Things, Older and Far Away
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1085994189052968122004-05-31T02:02:00.000-07:002004-05-31T02:03:09.053-07:00Buffylog
5/30: Gone, Doublemeat Palace
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1085821210708587252004-05-29T01:57:00.000-07:002004-05-29T02:00:10.706-07:00Best game ever
On the off chance someone is actually reading this the day it's posted (or at all), go to gamefaqs.com and vote in today's "best game ever" poll. The current matchup is RTS legend Starcraft against Zelda: The Wind Waker. I highly encourage everyone to vote for Starcraft.
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1085820986601866032004-05-29T01:53:00.000-07:002004-05-29T01:56:26.600-07:00Buffylog
5/28: Tabula Rasa, Smashed, Wrecked
5/27: All the Way, "Once More, With Feeling"
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1085640975613260112004-05-26T23:54:00.000-07:002004-05-26T23:56:38.080-07:00Buffylog
Again.
5/26: Flooded, Life Serial
5/25: Bargaining parts 1 & 2, Afterlife
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1084516437455461022004-05-13T23:08:00.000-07:002004-05-13T23:33:57.456-07:00What up
So, I hear this thing has been updated. I'm not sure what implication the addition of comments has on the comment system I already had in place. Not that it matters too much.
Since I'm already here, I may as well mention that I won a poker tournament today, which was kind of exciting. 23 players, which makes it my biggest win by a good margin. Luck was definitely on my side, Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1074323840491313812004-01-16T23:17:00.000-08:002004-01-16T23:19:51.560-08:00A list
Who doesn't like lists? And as High Fidelity taught us, the ultimate "best of" list is the Top 5 list. Unlike longer list formats, the Top 5 list always requires difficult cuts. The Top 5 list is short and to the point, meaning it's rarely dull. The Top 5 list is just long enough to sketch out the shape of your preferences, while providing plenty of material for disagreement.
That Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1071995364867710082003-12-21T00:29:00.000-08:002003-12-21T00:30:20.763-08:00Buffylog
12/20: Intervention, Spiral, The Weight of the World, The GiftDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1071909242577737822003-12-20T00:34:00.000-08:002003-12-20T00:34:57.403-08:00Buffylog
12/19: Forever, The Body
12:18: I Was Made to Love You, Tough Love
Somehow I screwed up and managed to watch the last episode on the disc first without realizing it. Then I watched "Forever", which is second, because I thought I had already seen the first one.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1071733867342977792003-12-17T23:51:00.000-08:002003-12-17T23:52:00.700-08:00Buffylog
12/17: Crush
12/16: Checkpoint, Blood TiesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1071559709798902692003-12-15T23:28:00.000-08:002003-12-15T23:29:20.670-08:00Buffylog
12/15: Into the Woods, Triangle
12/14: Fool for Love, Shadow, Listening to Fear
12/13: No Place Like Home, Family
So far I've managed to maintain some semblance of self-control.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1071365477431458952003-12-13T17:31:00.000-08:002003-12-13T17:32:06.043-08:00The Wait is Over
Buffylog
12/12: Real Me, The Replacement, Out of My Mind
The pace at which these things are being released is inexcusably slow. But I do now have season 5 in my hands, so there has been some rejoicing. I love Dawn, and there have been some other great things so far (like Giles's new car). I continue to be glad I hadn't watched this show yet when Simbase was still going.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1067921398101879102003-11-03T20:49:00.000-08:002003-11-03T20:49:56.186-08:00A link
It irritates me to no end that the first result for [matt bruce] is still a link to his old weblog. Thus, I'm throwing this web page's miniscule weight behind Matt Bruce's new weblog in the hope that it will take over the top spot and I can I'm-feeling-lucky it. (Sure, I could just bookmark it, but that's no fun.)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1064983759481141962003-09-30T21:49:00.000-07:002003-09-30T21:49:19.140-07:00Also
Here's a much more detailed article on the new Bard's Tale.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1064981882139625032003-09-30T21:18:00.000-07:002003-09-30T21:18:02.116-07:00"Oh My God", indeed
The Bard's Tale. I burned countless hours playing the original Bard's Tale on my Apple IIgs. Truly a classic. (Particularly that port of the game, which was far superior to the PC and Apple II versions).Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1064981641639914072003-09-30T21:14:00.000-07:002003-09-30T21:19:49.613-07:00Why Phantasy Star III rocks:
1. Layered overworld theme. This game has a great overworld theme. In the beginning of the game, you have a single character in your party. Eventually, you end up with five. Each time a character joins, a level of complexity is added to the overworld theme. The final overworld theme is essentially made up of five layers of instrumentation that are added one at aDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1064979989148883652003-09-30T20:46:00.000-07:002003-09-30T20:46:28.833-07:00Buffylog
9/24: Buffy vs. Dracula
9/23: Primeval, Restless
"Restless" was the one episode of Buffy I had seen part of before I started watching the DVDs. As anyone who's seen the episode knows, this is a pretty confusing episode. Considering that the first time I saw it I didn't even know who the characters were, it's no surprise I was lost.
The Buffylog is done for now. I watched the first Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1064374493797905772003-09-23T20:34:00.000-07:002003-09-23T20:34:53.560-07:00Buffylog
9/22: New Moon Rising, The Yoko Factor
9/21: This Year's Girl, Who Are You, Superstar, Where the Wild Things Are
9/20: --
9/19: The I in Team, Goodbye Iowa
9/18: Doomed, A New ManDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1063944308881267322003-09-18T21:05:00.000-07:002003-09-18T21:05:08.960-07:00Buffylog
9/17: Something Blue, Hush
9/16: The Initiative, Pangs
9/15: Beer Bad, Wild at Heart [fucken Oz! - Ed.]
9/14: The Freshman, Living Conditions, The Harsh Light of Day, Fear Itself
Sorry this blog is so lame - I wouldn't read it, if I were you. At this point I'd probably shut it down if I didn't want to keep track of my Buffy watching.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1063525490412262492003-09-14T00:44:00.000-07:002003-09-14T00:44:50.443-07:00Buffylog
9/13: The Prom, Graduation Day part 1, Graduation Day part 2
9/12: Enemies, Earshot, ChoicesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1063352298290239732003-09-12T00:38:00.000-07:002003-09-12T00:38:18.326-07:00Buffylog
9/11: Consequences, Doppelgangland
9/10: Helpless, The Zeppo, Bad Girls
9/9: Amends, Gingerbread
9/8: Revelations, Lovers' Walk, The WishDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1063351817182265682003-09-12T00:30:00.000-07:002003-09-12T00:30:17.240-07:00Best Magic article ever
Just read the rap, which starts with "It's the G to the T".Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1063079216473768792003-09-08T20:46:00.000-07:002003-09-08T20:46:56.370-07:00Housing
So, it seems I may be able to move in with Kenshin in a few months. That would be excellent. Staying in this place past December is not a possibility, which is fine with me. I'll definitely be happy to cut my commute down from 50 minutes to 20. Living with Kenshin would save me the hassle of looking for a place, and would either save me money (vs. living alone) or additional hassle (Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1063078445904263592003-09-08T20:34:00.000-07:002003-09-08T20:34:05.860-07:00Buffylog
9/7: "Faith, Hope, & Trick", Beauty and the Beasts, Homecoming, Band Candy
9/6: --
9/5: Anne, Dead Man's Party
9/4: Becoming part 1, Becoming part 2
I didn't watch any Buffy on Saturday because I was out quite late at Kenshin's house with Kenshin & Aaron. But, I made up for it on Sunday. I think I'm lowering my average to two episodes per day, so the series will last a little longer.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1062657286269448952003-09-03T23:34:00.000-07:002003-09-03T23:34:46.220-07:00Ugh
I think I might be coming down with something. My throat has been sore, which often seems to precede other symptoms. I also went to the doctor today (unrelated) and apparently had the uber-bloodtest. I don't remember them ever filling up more than one of those little blood-vials before, although maybe I just didn't notice. This time they did nine, which I did notice. After the first fewDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1062656679811572392003-09-03T23:24:00.000-07:002003-09-03T23:24:39.800-07:00Buffylog
9/3: I Only Have Eyes for You, Go Fish
9/2: "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", Passion, Killed By Death
Both of today's episodes were mediocre, especially "Go Fish". But seeing Shane West make a brief appearance as a member of the swim team made my day. Among yesterday's episodes, "Passion" was outstanding. "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" was also entertaining - like Oz, IDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1062484092967284112003-09-01T23:28:00.000-07:002003-09-01T23:30:20.696-07:00Buffylog
9/1: Bad Eggs, Surprise, Innocence, Phases
8/31: The Dark Age, What's My Line part 1, What's My Line part 2, Ted
8/30: Inca Mummy Girl, Reptile Boy, Halloween, Lie To Me
8/29: When She Was Bad, Some Assembly Required, School Hard
8/28: "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", Prophecy Girl
8/27: I Robot… You Jane, Puppet Show, Nightmares
8/26: Teacher’s Pet, Never Kill a Boy on the First Date, The Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1062214108418805352003-08-29T20:28:00.000-07:002003-08-29T20:33:09.336-07:00A List
Barring Square re-releases, the era of the Playstation is definitely past. The five best Playstation games were:
5. Dewprism (Threads of Fate)
4. Gran Turismo
3. Final Fantasy VII
2. Silent Hill
1. Genso Suikoden II
(GIA reviews were generally excellent, but the second to last paragraph of their Suikoden II review is possibly the falsest statement ever to appear in print.)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1062212989921785512003-08-29T20:09:00.001-07:002003-08-29T20:38:00.520-07:00The Cadillac of Poker
I need to learn how to drive.
Last Friday I played in a no-limit Hold'em tournament hosted by Mike Bodell. The tournament really showed me how bad I am at poker. Maybe this was because there were no players there who were obviously worse than me. Whatever the reason, I realized that I was basically not playing with the same mindset as the other players. I rarely Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1061879388423795582003-08-25T23:29:00.000-07:002003-08-25T23:38:15.060-07:00My first Buffy experience
Wow. For a pilot, I'm quite impressed. It was cheesy and the acting was mediocre (by television standards), but overall it was quite enjoyable. Compared to "Encounter at Farpoint", it's a work of art.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1061858820570504252003-08-25T17:47:00.000-07:002003-08-25T17:47:00.626-07:00I [heart] Amazon
My Buffy DVDs arrived today. I think I ordered them on Friday, and I used the free (5-9 day) shipping. This is the second time in a row they've really impressed me with the speed of their delivery. Apparently they're shipping things from Nevada, I wonder if that's new? It seems very clever.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1061791431758184932003-08-24T23:03:00.000-07:002003-08-25T20:32:54.586-07:00This one time, at, um, here...
I now understand why Alyson Hannigan so thoroughly dominated the standings at whatsbetter.com back when it didn't suck. She is, if you'll excuse the phrase, hella charming. Most of her still photos aren't all that great, but her expressions and the personality that comes across when she's on screen are amazing. American Pie 2 has become the next "A Walk to Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1061712984438752412003-08-24T01:16:00.000-07:002003-08-24T01:18:32.040-07:00Music
The best present I ever got was a pair of Grado SR-125 headphones.
When I was in high school I used to listen to music in bed before I went to sleep... almost every day, I think. Now I have to use my headphones to do so, but it's still well worth it. I should do this more often. Music needs to be appreciated without distraction sometimes.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1061703292011616992003-08-23T22:34:00.000-07:002003-08-23T22:42:27.913-07:00Could you really be in this town?
This game is genuinely creepy. I can't say it's as good as the first one, but that really is the challenge that all sequels struggle with. When the original was not only great, but also the first experience of its particular type that I ever had, it's doubly hard for the sequel to live up. Silent Hill 3 is in a better position than Silent Hill 2 as I've Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711118.post-1061701113522377132003-08-23T21:58:00.000-07:002003-08-23T22:00:26.463-07:00First Post.
This is an experiment. It remains to be seen whether I have any use for a weblog. I do sometimes miss the chance for written discussion afforded by newsgroups, now that I no longer use them. It seems like this format has one major advantage over a newsgroup in that I can write about whatever topic I like. The drawback is that you don't have other people posting interesting thingsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443643306488262291noreply@blogger.com0