Tales of the Nick

Well, I have Chrome set up to automatically open Meebo, Gmail and HMB: The Board upon startup. So the very first thing I do is log into those. Then I start up TweetDeck. From here on it all depends on my mood, really, but generally I check on my status in online games I play (right now those would be Kings of Chaos and NationStates), see if my friends updated any of their profiles on Facebook, dA, LJ, etc., and look at the latest TMBG/H*R/Pokémon news on their respective wikis.

Since I'm usually online for hours at a time, I basically cycle through all the sites repeatedly, refreshing each one over and over until I'm kicked off of the computer or decide to get off by myself. I also IM people and cue up some music to listen to, although recently I haven't been doing the latter much because I broke my good headphones and am relegated to iPod earbuds. And since those are only like two feet long and the tower is on the floor, I have to bend over to a 90-degree angle when I want to hear things, which hurts my neck and back and makes it hard to, you know, type and see the monitor and stuff.

Sometimes I'll also work on some sort of project if I'm really bored. Like, maybe I'll write a fanfic or make a Flash game/toon or whatever. I've never actually finished anything I've ever started, though.

Okay, I made another blog for postings related to THAT ONE PERSON: http://legendofanna.blogspot.com/

So now when I vent my frustration, it'll be on that blog, meaning from now on this one will be just Nick doin' crazy ol' Nick things. So now everyone trying to stay out of the debate won't have Anna thrown in their face all the time.

The downside is now I don't know what to post in THIS blog. :o

Hate to bring this up again, but uhh

Most importantly would be my collection of Anna memorabilia (two binders, a series of CD-Rs, and a flash drive of photos, recordings, letters, videos, etc. I've collected of her). So that's one.

Next I'd probably gather up a bunch of my writings about They Might Be Giants, Bonus Stage, and all my other obsessions. See, I gain a new obsession every few weeks and for the duration of it, I'll just randomly write all kinds of stuff aboot it for no real reason and never, like, re-read over it or anything.

Finally, my hypothetical journal which will explain the purpose of the previous items and probably other stuff, too. P.S. the purpose of the previous items is to showcase my love, dedication, thoroughness and, um... nerdiness? I guess?

No, I would never live there even if it was free! Heck, not even if I was paid to do it. I've seen enough ghost movies/shows to know I'd become the next victim if I stay in a haunted house.

(I tried using an LJ cut, but something went screwy with the thing. Sorry.)

Here are the things I currently need.

TMBG
my TMBG collection is pretty respectable, but I'm on a quest to obtain every different version of every song released in any format (but I'm focusing on CD for now). As such, there's still a lot of things I need, mostly rare EPs that only really feature one new track.

These include Sleeping in the Flowers, 2001 Radio Sampler No. 1, 2001 Radio Sampler No. 2, S-E-X-X-Y, The Guitar, What We Did This Summer, I Palindrome I, The Leonard Lopate Show Single, etc.

Then there's a couple audiobooks that, if I had them, would contribute LOADS of new tracks. These would be The Partly Cloudy Patriot and They Might Be. Giants vs. McSweeney's.

Also, I need John Linnell's and Mono Puff's albums. I have absolutely zero of their releases.

There are also plenty of various artist compilations that TMBG contributed to. I don't even know them all, but a few include A Tribute to George Harrison, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers OST, Selections from Rubaiyat, Coraline Soundtrack, etc.

Yes, I'm so obsessed with TMBG that I'll buy a CD just for one of their songs.

The Beatles
I already sent my aunt to fetch me the rest of the new Beatles remasters that I don't already have, so I'll probably get some of those for Christmas. I'd also like Love, though. Some of those mashups are pretty good.

Other bands
For those paying attention to my canonical twelve favourite bands, there's nine more to discuss. I think my Green Day collection is good as is. I don't really listen to them much and they just BARELY qualify as one of my fave bands. "Weird Al", on the other hand, is a collection needing improvement. I only have one release by him, "The Food Album", which isn't even an actual album.

I also need anything by the newest additions Jack Off Jill and Scarling., and also all three of theSTART's albums. I do have their Death Via Satellite EP, but that's only six tracks. When I put all my stuff on shuffle I hardly ever find theSTART.

For the Pixies, I still need Surfer Rosa and Trompe le Monde, and anything containing tracks not found on their actual albums. As far as I know Come On Pilgrim, Pixies at the BBC, and Pixies are the only ones. I could be wrong, though. I have all three Nirvana albums, but again, I need non-album tracks, so... MTV Unplugged, Singles... possibly more, I dunno. I really like the song "Spank Thru" but the only good version of it is on Outcesticide IV, a bootleg.

The last band is Dethklok. And since they only have two releases, um... not a problem. They're low on my priority list, though.

Not music
Other things I need other than music include an external hard drive (1tb+ of storage plz), a USB scanner (apparently Thom's getting me one, woo!), a video recorder (Nanny might be getting me one), an accordion, a top hat, a fedora, platform shoes, aaaand I forget what else was on my list.

DVDs would also be a nice change. The only DVDs I own are 5 of the 6 Rozen Maiden volumes and the first three Sbemail DVDs. I'd like more DVDs of TV shows and stuff, like Family Guy, South Park, King of the Hill, etc. The remaining Rozen Maiden DVD is included in that request. T_T

Well, again, I believe in soul mates, so it's up to fate. Sure, sometimes people will fall in love right when they meet, but I find that most often people hang out for a while and don't realize they're in love for weeks, months, or even years. It all depends on the people and what God has planned out for 'em.

As for the second question, I give people infinite chances both related to love and in general. I usually do regret it but I'm too afraid if I piss someone off they'll kill me. So I don't piss people off. Ever.

And for question three, no. Although I have loved someone (and still do) whom I liked at first but now dislike because she's kind of a jerk. And by "kind of" I mean she ranks up there with the most jerkiest in the world.

This week has been just... confusing. Dad approached me the other day saying his girlfriend wanted to take me back home to my other house so the two of them could have some alone time. This was three days ago and I'm still not back home yet. Don't get me wrong, I wanna stay here for as long as possible so I have Internet access, but I'd like for the confusion to be cleared up. I went through all the trouble of rushing to finish up my Internet business for the month, but then it turns out I have more time? FTW.

In other news, dad's girlfriend also informed me that she's giving me a month to get a job or I'm not going to be allowed to come here anymore. The problem with this, as we all know, is that I'm literally incapable of doing ANY job due to whatever mental illnesses I have (WHICH I STILL NEED DIAGNOSED). My family doesn't seem to understand this. So, I'm probably going to have to find a new way to obtain Internet access. I dunno, maybe I could ask my mom if I could get on her computer sometimes, but she doesn't let me IM or anything so I'm not sure how I'd be able to do, well, much of anything.

In short, I'm kinda screwed. I can probably keep in touch with Thom via text messaging, but I dunno how I'm gonna work on the whole Anna thing without Internet access. I've been advised that my original plan of just going to her house would probably be a bad idea, so the Internet is really the only contact I have with her. And even with the Internet, communications with her are pretty limited. AAAARGH WHAT DO I DO NOW

Thanks to Thom I am now an audiophile who frets over bitrates and file formats. For the past few months I've been bringing a couple of my CDs to my Dad's house per visit (I can only fit five or six in my backpack) and ripping them as v0 mp3s to stick on my iPod.

Then I did the math and realized it would take me months, maybe even over a year to finish them all, seeing as I make a trip to Dad's house once a month. So this month I packed them ALL up in a crate to bring 'em along.

However, I'm not quite sure why I'm doing this. I'm getting an external hard drive soon, which means I'll have the space to rip FLACs instead. Sure, FLACs don't work on iPods, but I can easily convert FLACs to mp3, whereas I cannot convert mp3 to FLAC. This method would be much faster than having to rip all my CDs twice.

Yet I do it the slow, painful way regardless. I suppose I'm just impatient. Two weeks is too long a wait for my external hard drive~

Once I have it, though, the next step is better headphones. Then, an amp. Then of course I need more CDs. But once all of this is accomplished (in a few decades), I will have attained one of my life goals.

I'm not sure why I posted this.

AHAHAHAHA this question is perfect for me. I just HAD to answer it.

Yes, I believe in soul mates. And yes, I have definitely met her. Not in person, mind you. Not yet. But, ya know, letters, phone, IMs, etc. As for the getting away part, it is my belief that if "the one" got away, they were not really "the one" to begin with, because in the end you ALWAYS end up with your soul mate. ALWAYS.

Also, things with my soul mate are looking pretty bad right now (I don't even have to tell the story again because everyone already knows it) but as I said, fate will do its thing. :D

I got it in the hopes that Anna will think I'm hot. I'm very irked that I'll have to grow my hair all over again (it took me aboot five years just to get it to the length that it was), but as long as Anna likes it, it's worth it. Plus, my biological family bought me some KFC as a reward. Mmm...

I feel as though I've abandoned this thing now that I've gotten a Twitter. I'ma go ahead and try to salvage my LJ by doing these Writer's Blocks.



I want to be a househusband/stay-at-home-dad who, like the title implies, stays at home and takes care of the house, kids, wife, etc. I used to want to have my own Flash series, too, but I pretty much gave up on that one. I have this whole universe all planned out in my head, but no way of getting it all out into the public's eye. Still working on the househusband part, though.

Fun fact: when I was in elementary and middle school, I wanted to be a thief. Like, seriously. I wanted to steal stuff and sell it for a living. I was such a screwed-up kid.

And I know it's not the same Monster, but Monster energy drinks are freakin' delicious. :)

Seriously. I was pretty much living off of that AOL Spinner stream, but they took it down Sunday, so now I'm without it. :(

Best songs: Science Is Real, Meet the Elements, I Am a Paleontologist, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, and Roy G. Biv.

Now, it's already released on iTunes but I don't use iTunes because A) I have no way to send money over the Internet and B) I'm an audiophile and prefer a lossless format, or at least v0 mp3. So I'm forced to wait until September 22nd. ;_;

Also, I still want the Beatles box set, but seeing as how I only get like $80 a year, I don't think I'll ever be able to afford that much money. THOM, BUY ME A BOX SET.

Oh, and things happened with Anna again. It's depressing.

As promised, a list of stuff I got for my birthday:

-A cappuchino maker. Unexpected, but awesome. Still need to figure out how to work it.
-Five packs of instant cappuchino, which I've been using until I figure out the aforementioned machine.
-A NINTENDO DS LITE AND POKEMON DIAMOND FUCK YEAH SEAKING
-The Food Album by Weird Al. I'd prefer an actual album, but whatever, it's my first Weird Al CD, so I'll take it. It's really good anyway.
-One of those Starbucks frappuchinos, which didn't last very long.
-A 60-minute card for my phone, which ended up actually being 120 minutes due to my double minutes plan.
-A variety box of Skittles and Starbursts... Apparently my family thinks I love Skittles. I mean, they're okay, but... I prefer chocolate. Ah well.
-$40 in cash from inside my gift cards.
-A $20 gift card to Burger King. Not sure why. Don't they know by now I prefer McDonald's? I mean, I go there like twice a week...
-A "Now 31" CD. ...WHAT WHAT IS THIS

Also,



Coffee Count: 13

Much in the vein of the ill-fated "listen to a different band every day" challenge, I decided to count up to my one hundredth cup of coffee.

Why? I'm not sure. It's pretty pointless, really... I'm only counting cups I've drank since beginning the challenge, and nothing before. Plus I have very little actual access to coffee, so it's probably gonna be spread over a few months, so it's not like I'm drinking all one hundred in a day or anything. I pretty much just got the idea from Futurama.

In other news, I'm still psyched for both Here Comes Science and the remastered Beatles stuff. Plus Thom made me an audiophile, so now I want headphones and an amp and stuff too. So... September first. My birthday. We'll see what happens.

I'm also writing another Coffee Crew script, but I never finish... so I don't know. We'll see what happens with that, too.

I'm spamming this link everywhere, and LiveJournal is no different.

HMB: The Board

I created the original HMB: The Board back in, like, 2004. In those days it was the Hagurumon Message Board, a Homestar Runner fanforum. Over the years (I think it lasted about three or four) it got pretty active, and was pretty much the best site on the Internet. Then, one of my assistant admins was dumb and accidentally got the board shut down.

And now, finally, Thom has created HMB: The Board v.2 (although it should probably be... like... version 4 or 5 but whatev).

In short, go there, register, post a lot.

It occurred to me that when people were telling me my drawings sucked, they were probably referring to that splash screen I posted a couple entries ago. (By the way, I don't think I'm gonna finish that cartoon). You guys... DO realize that was a splash screen, right? And not an actual drawing? It was intentionally half-assed. Normally I trace over the freehand with Flash's line tool, so it looks a lot smoother.

But my other point still stands: my drawings are made that way on purpose. It's just the style of my series. Like... take South Park. Obviously the artists could draw better if they wanted, but they choose to draw crappily because it's just the style of the show.

Here, these're pretty much the most recent of each category I can give you, so make your judgments on these:

Handdrawn, on paper
Traced in Flash
Freehand in Flash

I'm kinda into TCGs again, like Pokémon (pre-Team Rocket set), Yu-Gi-Oh! (back when it was still Yugi and Kaiba and the gang and not the new retarded GX or whatever), etc.  I've been trying to make a Coffee Crew card game, but I can't think up any gameplay rules that haven't already been done.

I tried having the cards have HP and different attacks, but that's too much like Pokémon. Also tried just giving the cards ONE attack and have the one with the higher number win, but that's Yu-Gi-Oh!. Then I tried having the attacks be individual cards, but that's Dragonball Z. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE YET?!

When I returned home from my dad's last week, I was shocked to find two things very wrong with my room, both courtesy of my aunt.

I'ma start using LJ cuts now.

( Here they are! )

I'm sad. ;_;

It's an old-timey type deal, with no speech but plenty of BGM. Also, it's black-and-white!



Terrible idea? You bet it is!