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1. How many times have you been to a convention?
Twice

2. Do you sleep at conventions?
I slept at AN.

3. Do you eat?
Do fish shit in the sea?

4. Are you shameless at conventions?
Only at AN.

5. On average, how much money do you spend?
At the actual convention not counting hotel, admission, food: $0

6. Do you go to conventions to pick up people?
Never thought of doing that.

7. Do you go to conventions to bang people?
Wait. You can do that? Well then... >_>

8. How much cellulite do you see when you go to conventions?
*vomits*

9. Do you cosplay?
... in America.

10. Does your cosplay show a lot of skin?
No.

11. Is your cosplay the epitome of badassery?
Judging from the reactions I got; yes.

12. Do you wait in line for things...ie; hentai fest, yaoi fest, autographs, ceremonies?
Um... yes.

13. How many friends have you met from conventions?
There was one friend who I didn’t expect to run into.

14. Have you ever been drunk at a conventions?
Not the slightest.

15. Name your conventions:
Anime North 09, Fan Expo 09.

16. Do you go to conventions alone or with a bunch of people?
I don’t go unless I’m with someone.

17. Get your own room or mooch off of someone?
Harvey Dent: Half.

18. Ever partied hard with a voice actor?
I pretend to.

19. Taken a picture with Silent Bob?
I’ve taken a picture of him.

20. Jay too?
Naw.

21. Gotten home to find out you've lost weight from walking around so much?
I wouldn’t say “lost". And I wouldn’t say “weight”.

22. Hugged random people?
Of course.

23. Kissed random people?
Hell no!! >

24. Stalked someone who was cosplaying your favorite bishi character?
I don’t stalk. I confront.

25. Gotten a g/f or b/f out of a convention?
I thought an earlier question would have answered that.

26. Hooked up with someone?
Jesus Christ on a raft!!! Do you not listen? I said NO, and I mean it.

27. Tell the truth now... seriously
Fuck You! Eat a dick!!!

28. Had a temporary convention love that ended by Monday morning?
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29. Raved until you fell over?
I wanted to go to the rave but got separated from one of my friends who was going , so I ended up retreating to the hotel for the night. I did watch Predator 1 and 2 back to back . It was on TV.

30. Flirted with a dealer to get a discount?
In case you haven’t noticed I don’t have bewbs to “flirt” with.

31. Taken pictures of people?
and then I cut out the eyes and replace them with mirrors to complete their metamorphosis.

32. Had your picture taken?
Hell yah... in America.

33. Gone to a photoshoot?
Yes.

34. Planned a photoshoot?
No

35. Been stalked?
If I have been , they were really good at it.

36. Been annoyed by someone?
Yes. Some people just don’t have any boundaries.

37. Done the annoying?
Of course.

38. Had fun at a convention?
What the fuck do you think?

39. Had such a miserable time you wanted to leave but didn't?
On a few occasions during AN. But those moments were rectified.

40. Gotten in a fight?
I’m a lover, not a fighter.

41. Tried to stage a fight?
No

42. Success?
I said no!!!

43. Freaked out when you saw one of your most favorite characters?
A couple of times

44. Someone freaked out when they saw your cosplay?
Oh yah...

45. Hung out with random people that you'd just met?
Yes

46. Reunited with a friend?
I lost them, then found them.

47. Broken off with a friend?
Just a piece of their Kit-Kat bar.

48. Cried at a convention?
Tears are for crying hookers.

49. Saved trash from stuff you bought?
Yes. I still have the bag for my Dragon Age sword.

50. Eaten ramen and drunk ramune like they were air?
I only eat American food.

51. Slept in the same bed as someone you've only known a few hours?
No.

52. Made any money?
0

53. Made someone else money?... ]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/27077329/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/27077329/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:55:26 PDT

Quid Pro Quo

Alright, time to fulfill a promise. The first 10 people to comment may request that I draw a sketch of anything they want. BUT!!! For me to draw what you request, you have to make the same offer yourself. That is: Make the same offer in your journal. Tell your watchers/readers that you will do 10 sketches for those who are first to comment. I will be checking on the journals of those who make requests.

You've got a re-inspired friend of mine to thank for this, and I'm happy to pass her initiative forward.

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Death by Pig

District 9 is a new classic for me. Now currently my favourite for the year so far. Neill Blomkamp's vision is breath taking. And for once it is the original vision of a director, and not an adaptation. The sad thing is, it only existed as it is because of Peter Jackson's name attached to it. It will be a long time until we see such creative freedom displayed in a movie. I was amazed to see so many things that I know the studio would have been squirming in their seats to change. But with Peter Jackson producing it, they really couldn't do a thing. You don't say "no" to Peter Jackson.

I'd say "If you're going to see any movie this year, see this one." BUT I'm reserving that statement for Avatar.

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/24994128/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/24994128/ Thu, 28 May 2009 09:15:49 PDT

I lost the game at Anime North.

Best weekend in a long long time. Spent the entire weekend at Anime North with three of my greatest friends. (Shawn, Dan, Jenny) Got all dressed up in Yugioh (abridged) costumes. I was the all-american Bandit Keith, followed by Seto Kaiba (Dan), Ryou Bakura (Jenny), and Kyle Reese (Shawn [yes, not a YGO char.])

Aside from the first day, we really didn't do much with the regular AN programming. Two of my friends were content with goofing around in the parking lots, and running off to god-knows-where without telling me. Also, it's hard to get to any event on-time when you're stopped for taking photos every inch of the way. Boy, did we get a lot of attention. I hate to sound cocky, but I think it was mostly because of me. So many people recognized Bandit Keith, either shouting "in America" or requesting that I deliver the phrase myself.

Didn't find any souvenirs to buy and bring back. I couldn't find anything near and dear to me. I was hoping to find something from Cowboy Bebop. But nothing. Everything's from these NEW animes that are about ninjas or spirit hunters, or ninja spirit hunters. I must not like anime anymore. Accept for Avatar. I don't care what those racist purists say, Avatar is anime.

I got all of the photos I took on Facebook. Not much though. I'm waiting for Jenny to post her stuff, she's got a lot more.

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...school I mean.

Yesterday was my very last day for my art and design program. I've had the process of design drilled into me now; I could do it in my sleep. All with the help of some spectacular professors, who I said my goodbyes to. Had a lot of fun with my classmates in the last weeks, both at the studio and elsewhere.

The Wednesday before, I went out with a few of the girls to hit a joint called Sneaky Dee's. They had the best nacho's as promised and we ordered a few pitchers of beer. I came out of that more than just a little drunk. (Those who follow me on Facebook can see) I'm not saying anything till it's official.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23993415/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23993415/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:58:43 PDT
Wish me luck.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23853085/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23853085/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:06:07 PDT [link]

And can we have the Americans in the bunch try to answer this first? Prove to me you are not as ignorant as these people.

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What else can I say? Fox is fox. What does anyone expect from them? This isn't the first time I've been pissed off by them in the recent year. [link]

Also, the novel I'm reading is nominated for a Hugo.

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[link]

Actually, this article touches on a bit of what I was going to rant about. Fox knowingly finding its niche with its supermarket tabloid style sensationalism. While at the same time trying to claim professionalism. It's irresponsible because of the fringe extreme opinions that feed off their crap.

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Thank You

This is the last full day of my subscription. So take one last look at the awesome aesthetics before it disappears. And use my shout box. I'll be checking it out when I come back from seeing Watchmen today.

I'm keeping the code for all this. Maybe if my artistry picks up, I'll pay for a new subscription.

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23435005/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23435005/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:54:44 PST

Just one of THOSE Fridays.

Every Friday, when I go to work, I take the time while riding the bus to read. It takes about half an hour each trip, so I usually make a lot of progress in the novels I’m reading. Today, both going there and riding back, I kept reading the same paragraph over and over again. And despite that, I am still unable to describe to you the contents of that paragragh.

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23197053/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23197053/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:40:36 PST

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

This week at the ISR office where I work, they were preparing a large and most urgent mail out, so yesterday coming in, I was part of the team trying to make the 5pm deadline of this current project. I and my fellow project assistants made some fun out of the situation by holding contests to see who could finish more envelopes within specific intervals of times. At stake were various abstract concepts, such as dignity and honor. Being new to the game, I didn’t win much, but still it kept me focused at the task at hand and made the time go by faster. In method for the competition, I achieved a great level of efficiency. After being walked through the process of preparing an envelope, it took me two minutes to assemble my first one, which consisted in folding two letters and a survey sheet and they’re appropriate placement in the envelope (as one of the letters had the specific mailing address that would show through a plastic window on the front), followed by the insertion of a mail-back envelope. With every iteration of the process, I would re-adjust my workspace, and tune the start/stop reflexes of my arm movements; refining my routine to almost robotic efficiency, all to shave off specious seconds. I was a machine. Though not the fastest in my operation, I was defiantly applauded for accuracy, having made no mistakes for those sealing the envelopes to correct.


Work it Harder. Make it Better.
Do it Faster, Makes us Stronger
More than Ever. Hour After.
Our Work Is
Never over

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I bought the Ultimate Genesis Collection this week. And what for better time than when my brother came back from Ottawa? We played some of our long time favourite Co-op classics like Golden Axe and Bonanza Bros. It also has all the Phantasy Star games on it.

And, Happy V-Day everyone!
(Don't give me that anti-consumerism bullshit; I'm sick of hearing it. Just shutup and live your corporate-operated lives happily)

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23117867/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/23117867/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:45:17 PST

Digital Love

Astercrow, you wonderful bird!!! Thanks a whole bunch for your sponsorship of my month long membership. It’s great being able to edit my page and my journal like this. I know it won’t last long, but still this is the best gift ever. Like a digital equivalent to getting a jazzy new suit, and I’m wearing it with pride. (with a dye-pack timer set to one month) I’ve saved all this CSS code in word documents so I can use it again for future subscriptions.

Let’s see if I can make another journal entry before this expires.

I got the code for my journal from `Elanria. Thanks goes to her for making this kick ass design. There should be a link at the footer.

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/22334282/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/22334282/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:13:59 PST
I've passed my first semester of Art and Design and I'm more optimistic toward my own abilities. I have a good feel for the course now. And I've made some awesome friends in the process.

I've had the most enjoyable time for Christmas and New Years, spending plenty of time with my cousins.

Moving forward to 2009 is a big mystery. I have nothing much to anticipate. Mostly just movies: Transformers 2, Terminator Salvation, Avatar, Watchmen.

Video games. There's only one I can think of and that is Ghostbusters. But I'm excited for whatever surprises there are. Will there be new hardware announced? Will Nintendo actually make something for the Hardcore audience? Find out next time on another exciting episode of DRAGONBALL Zeeeeee!!!

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/21377205/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/21377205/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:10:51 PST
Whether you're for or against the electoral decision, let me assure you that despite my clever journal title, the President doesn't "rule" or "run" your country. They "govern" it. Wordplay aside, they do not have the power to shape your lives in the way they promise (nor should they). It is you, the citizens, that run the country. The power is within the individual working in mutual prosperity with their surrounding others. If you want to see real change, you need to get out and do it yourself. Be involved with your community.

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Yesterday had some very sad news for me. My favourite author has died. Taken by cancer.

Jurassic Park was the first adult novel I ever picked up. I credit it for changing the very process by which I think. It proved to me the worth of "good intentions" (That would be nothing). It proved that no matter how strongly you feel about anything, you have to approach it with objective reasoning. It's the reason I'm a strong critical thinker. It's the reason I'm a libertarian. It's the reason I'm against the War on Drugs. It's the reason I'm against gun control. It's the reason I believe in gay rights. It's the reason I don't hang on the word of the IPCC. It's the reason I hate Jack Thompson.

It's the reason that I reason.

It's also the best novel I've ever read, nothing has come close.

Rest in Peace, Micheal Crichton; I would have grown up as a fucking Marxist if it weren't for you.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20583591/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20583591/ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:02:34 PDT 1. YOU'RE RETARDED !!!
2. How the hell can you feel proud of yourself?
3. It's not even funny.
4. (and this is the important point) ALL WEED STORIES ARE THE SAME!!! You are not special.

If drugs were legalized, my arguments could be driven further. Because the police wouldn't be involved and you'd have NOTHING interesting to talk about.

Makes me sad that the police are out every night trying to deal with these fuckers while they COULD be out fighting real crimes.

If anyone is telling you their own weed stories, slap 'em hard in the face for me.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20319957/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20319957/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:59:07 PDT
Info
[] I am shorter than 5'4.
[] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[] I have many scars.
[x] I tan easily.
[] I wish my hair was a different color.
[] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[] I have a tattoo. ...
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[x] I have/I've had braces. (Actually a retainer)
[x] I wear glasses.
[] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger. (This girl once said she would kill to have my eyelashes. O_o Girls are weird)
[] I have more than 2 piercing.
[] I have piercing in places besides my ears. (I plan to die with the same # of holes I was born with)
[x] I have freckles. (They have faded over time)

Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[] I've run away from home.
[] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[x] I want to have kids someday.
[] I've lost a child.

School/Work
[x] I'm in school.
[] I have a job.
[] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[] I almost always do/did my homework.
[x] I've missed a week or more of school.
[] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[] I've stolen something from my job.
[] I've been fired.

Embarrassment
[] I've slipped out an "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[x] Disney movies still make me cry.
[x] I've peed from laughing. (Watching reruns of "The Three Stooges")
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x] I've glued my hand to something. (Used to glue my hand to my desk. I was bored )
[] I've had my pants rip in public.

Health
[] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[] I've gotten stitches/staples.
[] I've broken a bone.
[] I've had my tonsils removed.
[] I've sat in a doctor’s office/emergency room with a friend.
[] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.
[x] I've had measles.


Traveling
[] I've driven over 200 miles in one day. (I wasn’t the driver, if that’s what you’re asking)
[] I've been on a plane.
[x] I've been to Canada.
[] I've been to Mexico.
[x] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[] I've been to Japan.
[] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[] I've been to Europe.
[] I've been to Africa.

Experiences
[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[x] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[x] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[] I've been to a casino.
[] I've been skydiving.
[] I've gone skinny dipping.
[] I've played spin the bottle.
[x] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[] I've crashed a car.
[] I've been skiing.
[x] I've been in a play. (Wizard of Oz)
[] I've met someone in person from myspace. (fuck myspace)
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[x] I've seen the Northern lights. (maybe not the THE Northern Lights, but similar electromagnetic phenomena)
[] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[] I've eaten sushi.
[] I've been snowboarding.

Relationships
[x] I'm single.
[] I'm in a relationship.
[] I'm engaged.
[] I'm married.
[] I've gone on a blind date.
[] I've been the dumped more than the dumper.
[] I miss someone right now.
[x] I have a fear of abandonment.
[] I've gotten divorced.
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[] I've kept something from a past relationship.
[] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[x] I am a cuddler. (I would be quite fond of this kind of affection)
[] I've been kissed in the rain.
[] I've hugged a stranger.
[] I have kissed a stranger.

Honesty/Crime
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[] I've snuck out of my hou... ]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20292422/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20292422/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:08:11 PDT
There's no turning back now. It's already been a costly struggle just getting here. All expectations aside, I still want to do this more than anything else. My interest has been peaked in so many new ways. Most pleasing to me is the way it all begins. First course in my program is all about colour. And the first thing I gotta do is figure out how to mix the primaries to make a 12 hue colour wheel. And I've been instructed to watch and observe cartoons. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20237259/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/20237259/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:05:03 PDT
♥To every guy that said, "Sex can wait"

♥To every guy that said, "You're beautiful"

♥To every guy that was never too busy to drive across town to see her

♥To every guy that gives her flowers and a card when she is sick or down.

♥To every guy who has given her flowers just because thats how he rolls

♥To every guy that said he would die for her.

♥To every guy that really would.

♥To every guy that did what she wanted to die for

♥To every guy that cried in front of her...

♥To every guy that she cried in front of...

♥To every guy that holds hands with her.

♥To every guy that kisses her with meaning..

♥To every guy that hugs her when she's sad.

♥To every guy that hugs her for no reason at all.

♥To every guy who would give their jacket up for her.

♥To every guy that calls to make sure she got home safe.

♥To every guy that would sit and wait for her for hours just to
see her for ten minutes

♥To every guy that would give his seat up...

♥To every guy that just wants to cuddle.

♥To every guy that reassured her that she was beautiful no matter what.

♥To every guy who told his secrets to her.

♥To every guy that showed how much he cared through every word and every breath.

♥To every guy that thought maybe this could be the one.

♥To every guy that believed in her dreams.

♥To every guy that would have done anything so she could achieve them

♥To every guy that never laughed at her when she told him her dreams.

♥To every guy that walked her to her car and opened the door

♥To every guy that gave his heart.

♥To every guy who prays that she is happy even if you are not with her.



Not many girls appreciate nice guys anymore...
And because of this, there are not many left out there...

If you are a nice guy repost this with: "Nice guys STILL finish last "

If you are a girl that thinks every guy should treat a girl this way
repost this with: "To Every Guy"

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I'm still waiting to do everything on this list.

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In the past month, I've managed to get back in contact with a few friends, all thanks to Facebook. I've had an account for a year but haven't really used it until recent months.

For most of these friends, either I've lost their contact details or they became outdated. Some I've NEVER had their emails or phone numbers.

I discovered Facebook's ability to search through groups based on schools. So I checked for both the school I went to, and for all other high-schools and colleges in Ottawa. Then, one by one, I found them; friends, old classmates, and even my arch-nemesis from elementary school: Philip Stanly. Judging from his Facebook photo, he's still the fat arrogant fuck I've always known him to be. Cream of the crop is a friend I've known since 1995 who I haven't had any contact with for 4 years. First thing I said to him was: "Your head looks bigger than I remember it."

What I'm listening to: coincidentally appropriate.

...and don't I just pick the BEST titles for my journal? ^^

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19595387/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19595387/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:16:59 PDT
Here is my reason why. Aliens, as much as I love it, now stands as a monument to the old ways of how "nerd movies" are made. Aliens was only the movie the studios would allow it to be. The studios only saw such esoterically creative projects as a high risk, and strictly controlled the content of the movies to maintain what they felt was safe.

The Dark Knight is a huge leap that finally shows a change in that mentality. These kinds of films are no longer looked down upon and are given the full creative freedom they deserve. Hopefully, The Dark Knight is the first step in the right direction.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19544396/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19544396/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:25:46 PDT

It was a very unexpected turn of events. Nothing to the fault of my father. The company felt they didn't need anyone representing them in Toronto. My father's boss fought so hard to justify his position. Initially, we felt vulnerable for the many things we, as a family, had been working toward. But some time has passed, and we've found everything to be secure.

So, no worries everybody, we're going to do fine. My mother and brother still have their jobs, and I still got my gig at the University. I've already got my college paid for, and there are no problems with the apartment's finances. We just need to be more cautious until my father finds another job. Still, it is a very humbling experience.

A month ago, D-Mac came out to meet me at a free concert. We both took the opportunity to check out a newly built/renovated building at Dundas Square. It had a new Futureshop, movie theater, and a Jack Astor's restaurant. I wanted to take my family there for my birthday, but because of the latest events, I'll be having my birthday at home. It's not all that bad; mom has promised to make spaghetti and meatballs for my birthday. yum

So I have that to look forward to. The last big expensive thing I'll be doing, until things improve, is going to see The Dark Knight on IMAX tomorrow with my cousins. After that, there will be no more visits to any big restaurants. I look on the brightside; maybe I'll lose some weight.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19205577/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19205577/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:02:13 PDT
So anyways, I'll be chill-laxing for a whole week without any access to networked computers.

But before I sign off, I have one last thing to say.

GO SEE WALL-E!!!

It's a great movie! I loved it! The visuals are perfect. Especially with the scenes on Earth. It looks really real. I mean REALLY REALLY real. CG movies always have realistic objects and environments, but they always look sterile. The scenes on Earth utilize a diffused atmospheric affect that effectively conveys the dirtiness of the planet. The movie reverts back to the old sterility when they get onto the Axiom space craft. But I'm certain it's intentional.

Wall-E is adorable and EVE is one of my new favourite female characters. I guess I have more sympathy for machines. Oh! AND! Sigourney Weaver, plays a ship board computer in this one! Sweet!

And Wall-E has great taste in his method for indoor lighting.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19024962/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/19024962/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:06:24 PDT
She watched them burn the nerves on her heart with the catheter. Said it looked adding a blur to a line in Photoshop. She didn't feel any pain or discomfort. The catheter moving into her felt like fluttering butterflies inside her. Weird, I know, but that's how she described it.

Anyways, the hospital is keeping her overnight to monitor a few things. I'll let you know when she gets out.



---

Sorry, I hadn't the time to update this yesterday, for obvious reasons. Mom was released from the hospital and is now resting at home. She goes in for a few follow-up tests in 6 weeks.

And then 3 months later, she's scheduled for another surgery.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18934392/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18934392/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:53:16 PDT
And now to submit answers to a survey I wanted to partake in. I thought this was a good opportunity to talk about my fan character that’s depicted in my avatar.

Taken from Methid Man

HUMAN QUESTIONS:

-What's your real name?
Connor Howell

-Gender?
Male

-Orientation?
Straight

-Race?
Predominately a mixture of Scottish, Welsh, Dutch. But ya’ll can call me whitey.

-What's your favorite genre of music?
Rock and/or Roll, Electronic.

-What's your favorite band/musical artist?
The Killers, The Rolling Stones, Daft Punk

-What's your worst peeve?
Intolerance

-Are you doing well in school?
I got accepted into my college program. So far so good.

-Do you have a religion?
Yep. The Church of Norris.

-What turns you on?
The ladies, SPC.

-Do you consider yourself a whore?
No.

-Do you have a favorite movie?
Aliens. (Yah, I know I once said it was Transformers, but then I came to my senses.)

-Funniest thing you've ever said?
I can’t remember.

-What do you eat?
Cajun Chicken sandwiches with Guacamole. Mmm.

-Are you flexible?
Nope

-What's your favorite video game?
Halo 3

-Do you have a crush on anyone?
Yep. >_>

-What's the most embarrassing moment you can remember?
I can only remember something that would have been embarrassing if I followed through with it. In high school, I was chosen to direct a hand puppet show for pre-schoolers. At one time the title of the play was “The Edge of Chaos”. If you want more of the story, you know where to find me.

-Are you a Myspace whore?
I don’t have a Myspace account


FURRY QUESTIONS:

-What's your furry name?
Mechadon/ Unit #39

-Species?
Robot

-If you could describe your furry in one word, what would it be?
Cooperative

-Does your fur have a side-story?
I’m currently writing one. I wouldn’t mind telling a few things here. Mechadon is the last of 40 identical robots, designed and manufactured by Monitor: Emergent Intelligence for use by the Ninja Crows. Monitor specializes in robots with unique A.I. traits. Mechadons used a collective intelligence that became exponentially smarter when more units were synchronized with each other. Too big a group will make them dumb again.

-Describe your furs overall personality in a few words.
Mechadon, for the most part, is like a stray dog, coasting through life with out any long term goals for himself. He only follows what he sees directly in front of him and is easily enticed by new distractions. He is very curious. Being the only survivor of the Mechadon project, Unit 39 is desperate to be “synchronized” with others. He always tries to find friends in the world around him. Very eager to please. His only obstacle is he lacks the social instincts that organic/animaloid beings possess.

-Is your fur a whore?
Mechadon is asexual. He doesn’t get horny. But I’ll repeat his eagerness to please. If his friend would happen to be a lady, he is capable of affection. Mechadon doesn’t have any naughty bits, but he can work wonders with his tail, provided he removes the blade at the end.

-Does your fur have any traits that resemble yourself?
He shares my curiosity, and his desperate yet difficult need to socialize.

-What's your fur's favorite outfit?
He doesn’t have clothes.

-How often do you RP using your fur?
Never.

-Does your fur have any weapons?
He’s got powerful crushing jaws. Hence the name.
He’s also got a wicked double notched blade at the end of his tail.

-How does your fur wear his/her hair?
He once tried to glue a toupee on his head.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18874942/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18874942/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:04:18 PDT
well...

...I would have one nickel.

My mother was to have her surgery tomorrow. She went to the doctors today for fresh blood work. We got a call when she came back saying the surgery was canceled again. The nurse is on sick leave and the back-up nurse is on vacation (probably BANGING the surgeon, again!).

Worse thing now is we don't even have a reschedule this time.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18784339/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18784339/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:48:56 PDT
I'm embarrassed to say what trade skill I almost fell into. I found a training program for circuit board manufacturing. My turn around point came when I went in to talk about the training and see the facilities I would eventually be working in. They showed me the machines I would be working with. I always thought I wouldn't be caught dead standing in front of photo-copiers. Well, this machine was exactly that, except instead of turning out business documents, it turned out circuit boards. The operation was more technical than that, but the process was pretty much the same.

I got outta there and had no intention of ever going back. I decided to go back to school and nothing was to dissuade me. Last year, I attended a English course to improve my grade. I got a solid 90 in that. I've spent the next few months after that doing a little work so I could pay some tuition for the Arts course I was planning to apply for. I applied for it earlier this year.

Yesterday, I got a letter of acceptance from the College.

I'm finally going to be doing what I've always wanted to do.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18580391/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18580391/ Fri, 30 May 2008 16:47:11 PDT
I sleep now.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18203158/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18203158/ Tue, 06 May 2008 20:01:23 PDT Some of you readers may not believe what happened today. I couldn't believe it at first.

Today was supposed to be the day for my mother's first heart surgery. My whole family drove her to the hospital at 10:30 am. It wasn't a long drive; It can take 20 minutes to walk there. My brother helped mom find the correct hospital wing while I and my dad found a place to park. That took some time to accomplish.

At 11:15 am we found mom sitting with the receptionist who was asking some last minute questions before the surgery. Mom was then shown to her room, and we waited around for her preparations. She didn't need much help from us keeping calm, but she did appreciate our company. I and my brother left to wait in the hospital's cafeteria as not to crowd all the nurses. At this time we were all under the premise that the surgery would be started at 12:00. I waited with my brother until 12:30 (just to make sure) before leaving for home. I figured the surgery was already underway and there was nothing more I could do, until it was finished and she could have visitors. I walked home with some relief that, at least everything was getting over with, and all I had to do was wait.

I got home and played Rock Band a bit. After an hour and a half, I get a call from my father saying that mom's still waiting for the surgery. So, some of that previous relief was taken away. And it got worse as every hour/half later I'd get another call saying mom's still waiting. Eventually, my brother comes back home. Finally, at 5:30 pm, we get a call saying that the surgery was canceled and they're coming home.

I still count my blessings, because at least we don't have to be paying for the surgery; it's all payed for by the government. I know that with our system, sometimes appointments get moved, and surgeries get canceled. But NOT on the day of. NOT after you're brought to the hospital. NOT after they lie you down and insert an I.V. drip into your arm! NOT after they tell you not to eat anything the night before, and then have you wait 6 hours starving. I expect this kind of uncoordinated shit from some Soviet/Commie hospital, but not from Canada! Apparently, I thought wrong. Socialism is as Socialism does.

We have no idea when the next surgery is to be scheduled. It can be a whole month from now. My dad had to use one of his days-off for today. That's gone to waist now.

All I wanted was for this to be over with, but nothing seems to come easy anymore.

*sigh*

I have found one positive to take from this. I've been writing the first part of a fanfic that features a similar theme of coming so close to something promised, and then having it taken away for a stupid reason. It's titled "No Salvation". I can channel my rage into that story to give it more spice.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18176395/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18176395/ Mon, 05 May 2008 07:01:03 PDT
We just finished celebrating my father's birthday. It was on the 28th, but we went to a nice restaurant on Saturday. There was a huge downpour that evening. We were leapfrogging between storefronts to stay out of the torrent.

Tomorrow, my mother is going in for the first of two surgeries on her heart. A few months ago she was having strange heart flutters. When we took her to the hospital to check it out, the doctors discovered a hole in her heart as well. She's doing in to have the arrhythmia fixed tomorrow. Believe it or not, the hole in her heart will make the surgery easier. She'll have the hole fixed later this month.

I didn't mention this, because I didn't want to cause any concern for anyone. There's nothing life-threatening going on, and these surgeries have very high success rates. Still, I have to hope for the best.

I'll leave you guys with some pics I took from my balcony.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18013862/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/18013862/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:15:56 PDT
Also, can you guess what my favourite colour is?

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/17954367/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/17954367/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:17:17 PDT
The only problem we had during the move came from our old landlords. We were moving to live in the new apartment on March 28, the Friday. But we still had the lease to our rent until Monday. We were taking advantage of that to keep a few things at our old apartment while we organized things at our new one.

After we ate a quick dinner on the same day of our move, we went back to see if we could bring a few last things by car. We get to our door to find it unlocked. The two landlords are in there putting fresh paint on the walls. They were caught like a deer in headlights. They explained that they had promised the new tenants they could move in on Sunday, even though we explained that we would be keeping out stuff there until Monday. They thought it was no big deal. We were told the new tenants were pushing to have a party in our old place. A party? At our place and on our time? With some of our stuff still there? We managed to get things back the way we wanted, but that was after my parents had to resort to threatening to call the police on them.

It's taken a while for things to return to normalcy. For a while it felt like we were camping; we had some problems regarding our new appliances. We were told not to use them as not to void our warranty on them. We found a HUGE dent in our oven (we named it Harvey), so our meals were limited to what was microwavable. Adding to that, the pressure on our shower faucets we're super-weak. To clean our hair, we had to sit in the tub and pour water on our heads from the lower faucets. We had to do this for a week until someone came to fix it. The problem was caused by a tiny plastic ring inserted into the shower faucet for the purpose of water conservation. Apparently, hygiene is no longer a priority over fulfilling the whims of bureaucrats.

Space was also limited because of the maze of boxes we had piled everywhere. But, bit by bit, we’ve managed to reduce it to only few that are out of the way. This weekend we got our oven fixed, and the first things we cooked in it were two delicious pizzas. Of course, my top priority was to get my internet working again. ^_^

That’s all I have to say about my transition to a new home. My next entry will be focused on all the cool things about my new location. Today, I’ll try to find my camera to take some pictures.

---

I finished Mass Effect this weekend and discovered the most awesome music from the end credits. I downloaded it immediately after.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/17548606/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/17548606/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:08 PDT

Tomorrow, I'll be moving into a brand spank'n new condominium apartment. We've been waiting for this for so long. It was to be our originally intended home for our re-newed life in Toronto. The apartment I currently live in was only supposed to be temporary for a year and a half. The original move-in date for this new apartment was in June 2005. For every reason imaginable (including a plumbers strike) the construction was delayed to it's legal extent. Every time we got a letter in the mail about these delays, it would spark another fight between my parents.

I'm just so glad now. For me, this isn't just a building I'm leaving behind. The whole time, I've felt like my life was on pause. The past 4 years have definitely felt like the lowest point.

Which is why I'm so glad that, in a time when I desperately needed a sense of belonging, I found the most awesome gang of renegade goofs on the net. They helped me reconnect with something familiar; something already a part of me from my past. (You know who you are. Give yourselves a pat on the back.)

So, we're just about finished packing everything up for the move. The only thing left for me to put away is... well... this computer.

I guess it's audios for now. I'll try my hardest to get this computer up and running again as soon as possible. I can't wait to give updates on my new place.

I haven't forgotten about those 6 things I've been tagged to write about.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/17465255/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/17465255/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:57:50 PDT
I've set up a new hotmail account just for using messenger. I put my brother as my first contact. It's been a week since then, and he hasn't gotten any strange links from me yet. So I think it's safe to assume the virus is dead.

I kept a record of all my contacts before I deleted the old account. I'll see if I can get around to adding those to my new one. If you can't wait that long, my new address is: mech_howell@hotmail.com

I've finally decided to add a signature to my posts. In addition, I've updated my personal quote to one I can proudly say is my own, and not ripped off from a movie or TV show. At least the latter part of the quote. I've heard variations on the first part before. Just thought I'd point that out if you haven't noticed.

Oh! I greatly enjoyed this week's Zero Punctuation (Turok) for some reason. I can't quite put my finger on the reason why.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/16904612/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/16904612/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:35:49 PST
What is Video Games Live? Well, pull up a chair and I’ll yell you. It’s a touring show featuring a live symphony orchestra and choir playing music from video games both classic and new. It’s hosted and produced, by Jack Wall (who also acts as the conductive lead for the orchestra) and Tommy Tallarico. Jack Wall is a music composer famous for doing games like Mass Effect. Tallarico co-hosts “The Electric Playground”; which I have been watching consistently for more than ten years. So, I’m a huge fan. ^_^

It started with a small costume contest before the show. (The contest was small; not the costumes) There were many costumes with much work put into them. However, the two that stood out the most were a meticulously crafted Dark Link, and a five-year-old kid wearing a standard green Link costume; not so meticulously assembled. I wanted Dark Link to win, but of course, because of sympathy votes, the little kid won.

The concert started with the symphony playing a cleverly organized compilation of pre-NES classics. After an outstanding performance of the Metal Gear theme, Tommy Tallarico came on to introduce Martin Leung: a very talented young pianist who specializes in performing various game melodies, some of them he does blind-folded. He did a short segment consisting of the Game Boy Tetris theme, Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, and a collection of well recognized Final Fantasy themes. He came back later in the show to do the Super Mario Bros theme blind-folded.

The concert also featured some local Toronto talent as well; a jazz band (also specializing in game themes) called “The Runaway Five” (only four band members) played a tune I couldn’t recognize (my educated guess is Earthbound) and, again, the Super Mario World theme.

The main orchestra was consistently awesome throughout the event, playing themed sequences for Final Fantasy, Mario, Zelda, and one of my favourites: Sonic (My mother loved it too). The concert ended with a bang: Tommy came on stage with his own custom Spider-man electric guitar, and belted out tunes on-the-fly with the main orchestra for a Halo segment of three songs, and for a final encore of “One Winged Angle”. For the Halo segment, Michael Salvatori (co-producer of every Halo soundtrack) came out to lead the orchestra. There were many more melodies played that night, but to list and talk about them all would take me all night. I’m dying to sleep now, so I’m keeping it shorter.

The excitement of the night did not end with the concert’s finale. My parents went home, but I stayed at Massey Hall for the meet and greet, and to get some autographs. I spent the next hour and a half waiting in line with some very colourful people. We talked games and anime the whole time. One of them had brought their own acoustic guitar and was playing a few game tunes himself. The person with the Dark Link costume did the meet-and-greet long before us. Nevertheless, he hung around with us while we waited in line. He was happy to answer questions about his costume and replica sword. In addition, he supplied his own comical impression on the contest in which he lost.

Finally, we all got to the front of the line. I was only among the last eight people still waiting when I did. I spoke and shook hands with Michael Salvatori, congratulated Martin Leung for his talents, and thanked Tommy Tallarico for presenting what I called “the entire soundtrack of my life”. From the expression on his face, it looked as though I had been the only person to ever put it in those terms. I got autographs from all of them and had a picture taken with Tommy.

I came home that night, with aching legs, no ability to speak, tired as heck, but happier than a pig in shit.

I’ve got photos and scans of my autographs. I’ll get those up later.

Here are a few links I’d like for you to check out.

Martin Leung’s webpage: [link]
The Runaway Five: [link]
Video Games Live: [link]

You can also find videos on YouTube of the same concert I went to. Just search for “Video Games Live Toronto” and filter the results by videos posted this month.
~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/16423946/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/16423946/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:37:25 PST
Here's how it all went down. My grandmother visited from Montreal. On Christmas Eve my family (grandmother included) drove out west to spend the evening with my closest aunt/uncle and cousins. Also in attendance were close friends of both my parents and aunt/uncle. Their son (who might as well be my cousin, cause I've known him for all my life). Also my real cousin's girlfriend and her parents (who are awesome for reasons later described). It was quite a party.

My grandmother stayed at my aunt's place, while we drove back home. But this wasn't our last incursion out west that year. As my favourite member of the Star Wolf team would say: "Not yet; the party's just begun!"

My cousin's girlfriend's parents (I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate ^_^) invited us out to their place for a New Years Eve party. Since this was supposed to be the party to end all parties, my parents booked a hotel walking (or should I say drunken stumbling) distance from their place, while I volunteered to sleep on the floor at my aunts place. The girlfriend had a 360 with Rock Band set up with two guitars in her room. That kept the younger crowd entertained through the first half of the night. After a round of drunken Halo 3, all us young folks ditched the video games. Why? because the loud karaoke music emanating from the basement suddenly sounded more appealing, and we wanted to join in. So, like the riders of Rohan, we charged the basement (DEEEEATH!) and pried the microphones from our parent's hands. We all participated in a singing of Guns and Roses "Welcome to the Jungle". Everybody eventually worked up (drank up) the courage to do their own solo. My cousin sang a love song for his girl (Your Song, Elton John). And I did my own solo of Crocodile Rock. After our vocal cords were hurting, we just sat around and talked. We stayed till 3 am. It was one of the best nights of my life.

Notice I haven't given a list of the gifts I've received for Christmas. That's because the greatest gift I received that month was the time I had with family and friends.

Now with all that out of the way, I can write about more resent things.


P.S. Super Smash Bros delayed again. Which sucks massive, sweaty, razor-sharp, donkey balls.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/16301552/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/16301552/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:45:58 PST
Before I even get started talking about Christmas/New Years, I have to talk about my father's new job. It's important because it has changed a lot of things for my family. At the end of November my father left a hell-hole of a job. Nobody ever treated him with respect; his job turned into a retarded popularity contest. Fortunately, he was able to find his way into a new company called "EverLight". They sell LED's XD. He's got an excellent boss. I can tell he's much happier now. I'm very proud for him. He gets to go on more business trips now. The first place they sent him? TAIWAN! He spent ten days there.

He came back from Taipei with lots of interesting stories and some amazing photos. The city is HUGE, very densely populated, and littered with old temples, shrines and Chinese architecture mixed in with super-modern office buildings. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen! (…outside of a cartoon, of coarse ).

I don’t have time to finish this. I’ll write about Christmas and recent developments in the next entry.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/15650684/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/15650684/ Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:48:15 PST
I'd also like to take this chance to apologize to Burke (If he is reading this) for dragging his name into this. I have no reason to believe that he would be pissed off enough to call me late at night for any reason. That was a very pore judgment of character on my part. And who really cares what I thought at that moment? It turned out to be irrelevant to the situation, so why post about it?

I guess there's a theme running here: unreasonable paranoia. I'm starting to recognize a pattern of this, as of late. I've been having anxieties over many things, and I don't know why.

One thing's for damn sure: that's the last time I update my journal so late at night. Nothing ever works out for me when I'm tired.

I'm sorry for wasting much of everyone's time over this. But also greatful for the help I've received.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/15641693/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/15641693/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:08:37 PST
The phone rang at 11:30 pm. My brother answers it. I come out of my room to investigate. He hands the phone over to me, saying it's someone looking for me. Minutes before the phone rang, I had finished posting a comment on astercrow's journal. So, my first assumption was that it could be Burke calling me in a fit of rage for some reason. (*things aren't very peachy between us)

Luckily, it wasn't. (But, hey, the night is still young; anything is possible)

The person calling tonight was someone I knew from my English program in college. I never considered him to be my friend, but I helped him with a lot of his computer assignments. I gave him my phone number so he could call about questions regarding school projects. I'm pissed off because he promissed it was for that purpose only. He calls me tonight, asking if I'm still still in the program, and asking if we can just talk.

IT'S 11:30 AT NIGHT, PAL!! If I've left the course, and you haven't seen or heard from me for 5 months, it should be assumed that our affiliation with each other is canceled!

I told him I couldn't talk to him "at the moment". And I told my brother it was someone from work calling about a database glitch. (I don't want my family freaking out about this) So, the crisis is overted for now. I just hope it stays that way. I'll be moving in January. I pray that he doesn't call again between now and then.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/15243651/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/15243651/ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:56:05 PDT
*Runs off to find the Index*

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14996111/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14996111/ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:51:25 PDT
[link]

BOO-YAH MOTHER FUCKERS!!!

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14894778/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14894778/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:39:33 PDT

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14740293/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14740293/ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:30:28 PDT
Because that's the first thing I did yesterday in a 10 minute 8vs8 Team Slayer match on Valhalla. That's right! You heard me. VAL-Fucking-HALLA!

I PLAYED HALO 3 !!! XD

I come home and my brother (who works at Best Buy) tells me there's a three day gaming event at Dundas Square featuring Halo 3. I grab my subway pass and bolt for the door.

They had this huge Best Buy tent that took up the whole square. Inside were the best of all the new 360, PS3, and Wii games.

I can't remember all of them.

There was Metroid 3, NHL 08, Bioshock, Guitar Hero, and... um

... Halo 3!

I stood in line for it which wasn't too long; I only had to wait 2 rounds before I was let in. They stamped my hand red when I got in line, which meant I was going to be on the Red Team. What followed was the most enjoyable 10 minutes I've had in a long time.

I left the place, forgetting to play Bioshock.
Oh, well. I'll just have to go back to play it.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14723847/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14723847/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:39:17 PDT I can prepare better meals than most people I know, so yes.

2. What was your dream growing up?
In chronological order: helicopter pilot, ghostbuster, paleontologist, zoologist, robotics, animatronics, graphics design.

3. What talent do you wish you had?
Drawing by hand.

4. Favorite place?
Bungie Studios

5. Favorite vegetable?
Tomato

6. What was the last book you read?
Last book I finished reading was Coyote Rising.

7. What zodiac sign are you ?
Leo

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
I plan to die with the same number of holes I was born with.

9. Worst Habit?
Being a Douchbag.

10. Do we know each other outside of lj?
No? (Hey I didn’t write these questions!)

11. What is your favorite sport?
Soccer

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
Optimistic

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
I’m going to be brutally honest with you. Being stuck in an elevator with me would be a life-changing experience. You would learn things about yourself that you never knew before. Like going to see Dr. Phil with more singing, dancing, and jackassery involved.

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A long time ago, somebody tried to convince others that I was a racist and succeeded in doing so, even though he was wrong. At least I was able to discover who my REAL friends were; the ones who stuck by my side no matter what.

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
Ketchup. Lots of ketchup. Like, on half the things I eat.

16. Do you have any pets?
I had a bunny.

17. Do you know how to do the macerana?
Sadly, yes.

18. What time is it where you are now?
7:36 am.

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
I think clowns are funny when they fall down the stairs!

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
I like me.

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Crime Partner.

22. What color eyes do you have?
Blue

23. Ever been arrested?
Sadly, no. How can I call myself a hardcore villain if I’ve never been arrested?

24. Bottle or Draft?
I’m not a beer drinker.

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
Buy the awsomest computer! Nerd Alert!

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
I don’t chew gum. I chew babies!

27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at?
Fox and Firkin.

28. Do you believe in ghosts?
No. (And I wanted to be a ghostbuster! )

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Prepare.

30. Do you swear a lot?
No. (You thought I was gonna say “Fuck No!” But I like to surprise people)

31. Biggest pet peeve?
I’ve never had a pet named Peeve.

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Radical.

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Maybe.

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On Wednesday I traded one of my vouchers for a ticket to see “Cleaner”, an awesome movie starring Samuel L. Jackson. I hope it goes to regular theaters, so people who didn’t attend the festival can see it. After the movie, Renny Harlin (the director) and Keke Palmer (playing Jackson’s daughter) were up front for a Q&A. I got a few photos of them on the front stage. But that’s not all. I found both of them outside. They signed my ticket stub and posed to take a photo with me.

In case you are wondering Renny Harlin directed “Die Hard 2” and “Deep Blue Sea”, nothing really big though. And Keke Palmer stared with Laurence Fishburn in “Akeelah and the Bee”.


***

Earlier this month, one of my brother’s friends from Ottawa stayed for 3 nights with us. He’s going over to Japan to be an English teacher, so he was here to do interviews for that. I wasn’t complaining; it was good to see an old familiar face again.

***

I go back to doing intern work at York University next week. But I’m not going to settle into doing that. I’m going to start looking for a more permanent job.

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It gives me great pride having a chance to work for this festival. TIFF is a very important event for my city. I'm not just helping one business, but my entire community. TIFF is rated as the "Friendliest Film Festival" in the World! I hope to uphold that image.

Wish me luck.

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[link]

Seeing this made my day.



Yah, I know the franchise had hit rock-bottom many years ago. Doesn't mean I can't enjoy a stupid movie like this.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14336246/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/14336246/ Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:16:48 PDT
My father’s friend Rick works at an office on York University’s campus. Lately his office has been in need of a stooge ( or what Rick calls a “Work Monkey” ) to do menial tasks like moving boxes and crawling under desks. Basically they needed anyone who doesn’t have back problems… yet. So, Rick signed me up for that to be done on every Friday.

Yesterday was my first assignment. Rick gave me a quick tour of the office and then sent me strait to work. One of my tasks later in the day was to tape up a few boxes. I’m being modest; when I say a few, I mean a shit load. And when I was finished with those boxes, they would send me more to tape up. I got my nickname from the constant noise emitting from the room I was working in. “Quack” is the sound a roll of masking tape makes when it is very humid. It was the loudest noise anyone could hear throughout the office. Quack, quack, quack, for two hours and then louder quackings for two more hours after lunch (the noise becomes louder when the air is more humid) It was at lunch time when Rick cleverly referred to me as “Quackers” and by the end of the day, the name had spread throughout the office.

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13900078/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13900078/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:31:42 PDT So, yah. It's my Birthday today. I'm 21. I'd like to say thanks to all the well-wishers. You guys rock!

Thanks for the punches Andy! ^_^

Haven't done anything to celebrate. My brother was called in to work early and won't be out till 9 pm. So we'll be having late night celebrations. (But, hey, aren't they the best tokind to have?)

I'll have updates later this weekend about what happens next. And don't you wanna know what gifts I'm going to get?

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Update
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So, when my brother got home from work, I had my late-night Birthday celebration. It started of with a bang. I'm sitting at the table wearing The Birthday Hat. My parents bring out a chocolate/caramel cheesecake with candles and sparklies on it. My brother puts on the Rufus' Shinra music from FF7 (You know, the parade you have to march in) on the stereo. So, that made me laugh my head off. After we finished eating cake, I opened all my gifts.

I got three new Sci-Fi books. One is a prequel to the Mass Effect game. I got two books that are sequels to other books I've read: Coyote Rising (Coyote) and A Deepness in the Sky (A Fire Upon the Deep).

I got seasons 1 and 2 of House on DVD and some new clothes: A light blue polo-shirt, brown pants, blue skull/crossbones boxer shorts, and some socks that, at first glance, look like brown camouflage, but, at closer inspection, are actually patterned with either crows or woodpeckers; you have to see it for yourself (I'll get a picture).

I'm told there is still one more gift that's on its way in the mail.

So after the gift opening, my mother mixed up a new martini for us to try. It uses mostly butter-scotch liquor as its main ingredient. It needed a name and I was allowed to name it. The drink had a red tinge to it, so I named it the Polly-Ester. My mother thought I meant the synthetic fiber.

The night ended with all of us sitting and talking on the couch until all of us got tired and went to bed.

Because we did a whole lot of nothing throughout that day, we did a little more the day after.

July 29th started off early with us helping my mother's cousin move some boxes into his new down-town condo (Beautiful apartment ^_^). After we were finished with that, we all ate brunch at a place called Fran's. I choose to eat there (We have a tradition where most choices are made by whose birthday it is) because A. It was close by. B. It has a wonderful menu. and C. Because I like the name (I think it's short for Francine ).

We were going to have my Official Birthday Dinner later that day, so I thought I'd have something light for brunch. I ordered the grilled cheese sandwich. I received this triple-decker monstrosity with a pile of fries on the side. O_o.

So, for my Official Birthday Dinner, we went to the Granite Brewery. I ordered a small plate of wings.

We ended that day by watching the first two episodes of House.

Patient: What are those?
House: Painkillers.
Patient: For your leg?
House: No, because they're yummy.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13590785/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13590785/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:13:33 PDT
Epilogue: Clam Before the Storm

I enjoyed one of the best weekends ever. It started off slow. I did nothing for Friday night or Saturday.

Sunday: Canada Day

For Canada Day, I went out with my family to try out a new pub in the west part of town. The name has escaped my memory even though I knew it a minute ago (maybe I'll remember by the time I finish this entry). I'd like to remember so I can recommend it; they served me one of the best cheeseburgers I've had in a long while. A few of my parent's friends joined us for dessert and coffee. I ordered a Reese's Penutbutter cheesecake. Again, one of the best desserts I've had in a long while. We left the pub and walked over to the harbor-front to see the Canada Day fireworks. The explosions were exceptionally explody. From the water-front, we had a perfect view of the CN Tower with its new array of LED lights. Those were lit up for the first time for Canada Day with red and white lights going up the length (I've got photos).

Monday: I Have Been Transformed

Last night something happened that has never happened before. When I was 7, we got Aliens on laser-disk. Since viewing the movie it had remained my most favourite film. Beginning at 8:00 pm, the seemingly impossible happened: Aliens had finally been dethroned.

TRANSFORMERS WAS AWESOME! It's unarguably the best film adaptation in recent history. For me, the best movie ever! It was extremely entertaining from start to finish. I absolutely loved seeing my favourite Predacon (Scorponok) make an appearance in this movie; he kicked total ass. I know it wasn't the exact same character from Beast Wars. It was a large mechanical scorpion named Scorponok and that's good enough for me. A new favourite is Frenzy because his behavior is similar to how I imagined Mechadon (my character) to be; extremely agile and mischievous.

I challenge critics (even those who aren't familiar with Transformers) to say this was a bad movie. I think the perfect quote to describe it comes from Maximus: "Are you not entertained!!?"

When I went to bed, I had a dream about seeing a movie trailer for the sequel; a Decepticon stasis pod crashes near a Red Lobster restaurant and the emerging robot is a large bipedal lobster named "Gangster Crizzab".

So, that's all I have to say about my weekend. Go see Transformers now!

I took down that image of my ugly hair. Because it's ugly. I'll update with a better photo of myself.

I still can't think of the name of that pub. ]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13495980/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13495980/ Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:49:20 PDT
I got all my long hair on the side and short hair on the front, so I look like a balding hill-billy. Like Buffalo Bill from "Silence of the Lambs". All I need is the night-vision goggles.

I'll take a picture of it when I get home and then I'll get a buzz-cut.

Maybe I'll do a before/after photo.

- - -

I got the photo up now. [link]

I'll have an updated photo as soon as possible.

Until then, there are always Karate Kommandos!
[link]

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13305464/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13305464/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:57:18 PDT
Combat Evolved had The Cortona Letters.
The Sequel had ILOVEBEES.
Now we have The Adjutant Reflex.

A compound intelligence calling itself Adjutant Reflex made first contact with bungie.net at 06.11.2007 10:26 AM PDT. Over the course of 2 hours it selectively responded to questions from the users of the message board. It claims to have no "hostile intent" but advises that no hostility be directed toward it. Its sole-purpose was to gather data. For what purpose? Nobody can figure that out yet.

See for yourself. Pay attention to the posts with yellow text only. [link]

This is going to be big and I'm very excited.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13015613/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/13015613/ Sat, 19 May 2007 16:29:15 PDT
Second thing. I recently discovered there was a strait to video Sonic The Hedgehog anime movie. It’s very old, yet I’ve never heard about it before. I search for it on YouTube and found a dubbed version. Very interesting alternate universe. It takes the whole idea of the Floating Island further. The world is an outer-shell of floating continents called the Land of the Sky, and it’s all held together by ice bridges at the North Pole. At the core of this world is the Land of Darkness. It is what’s left over from a post-apocalyptic Earth. I know It’s Earth because the story has our hero’s visiting a barren wasteland that used to be Manhattan. Very close by to Manhattan is Robotropolis. Better yet, Sonic and Tails live within the wreckage of a large satellite dish, an Apollo rocket, and a 747. It’s this kind of thing that has me drooling over a fantasy story. As soon as you overlay a fantasy world over a post-apocalyptic Earth, it becomes science-fiction. And I love sci-fi. Like Edoropolis in SPC or seeing that crashed F-14 Tomcat at the excavation site in FF7. (and other cities that end in “opolis”)

Third thing. I bought a new game today. Instead of telling you what it is, we’re going to play a game. First person to guess what the game is gets +3 favourites for their deviations. Here are the rules. With every post you’re allowed one question and one guess. The question must be for a Yes or No answer. You have to wait until someone else posts a question before you can post again. Is that clear? Okay, Meda-Fighters! ROBATTLE!

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12931069/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12931069/ Sat, 12 May 2007 15:18:51 PDT
Copied from Kivwolf, Metal-Kitty, JohnStripedfur, and MethidMan.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Resourceful
2. Funny
3. Libertarian

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Impulsive
2. Procrastinating
3. Being too Passive in times when I need to be Aggressive.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Scottish
2. Welsh
3. German

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Not amounting to anything.
2. Losing my friends.
3. Contracting an incurable disease.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
1. Subway Pass
2. Pants
3. Internet

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Do glasses count?
2.
3.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS RIGHT NOW:
1. The Killers
2. Daft Punk (Nothing recent though)
3. ?

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. When You Were Young – The Killers
2. Aerodynamic – Daft Punk
3. I’m Still Standing – Elton John (Yah, I know it’s old!)

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Having a girlfriend
2. Having a full-time job
3. Getting an Xbox 360

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. Companionship
2. Playfulness
3. Shenanigans

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Face
2. Hair
3. Good Teeth (For when they smile and laugh)

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. A back flip.
2. Stop a bullet with my teeth.
3. Anticipate what a woman will do next. (Just “go with the flow” is what I say)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Video games
2. Writing fiction (or at least coming up with ideas for fiction)
3. Watching movies

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. See my friends.
2. Redeem myself for those who I’ve done wrong to.
3. Find another job.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Publishing
2. Web Design
3. Cartoonist/Animator

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Japan
2. Seattle (I know; WTF?)
3. If all goes well: Napanee, Ontario.

THREE KID'S NAMES
1. Zordon
2. Babaganoosh
3. Rando

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Play Halo 3.
2. Fall in love.
3. Tell an epic story.

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12806021/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12806021/ Tue, 01 May 2007 16:51:41 PDT
TWO AND A HALF HOURS GONE AND I DIDN’T SAVE!

]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12793537/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12793537/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:14:39 PDT
Halo 3: I have better graphics.

Mechy: "Mass Effect has better graphics! What have you done for me lately?"

Halo 3: I have new weapons and bigger maps.

Mechy: "Fable 2 has new weapons and bigger maps! What have you done for me lately?"

Halo 3: I have the original Assault Rifle.

Mechy: "Too Human has the original Assault Rifle! What have you done fo... Wait, What?"

Halo 3: I have the original Assault Rifle!!

Mechy: "Well alright!"


With Halo 2 they made the SMG the default spawning weapon. So everyone is dual-wielding, and if everyone's dual wielding, they're not throwing 'nades or meleeing!
Halo 2 was missing that Triangle of Love that the first game had. You always had a choice, no matter what, of either shooting, nading, or smacking that always gave you better strategic options. With the Assault Rifle as the default weapon again, we'll see the return of the Triangle of Love in Halo 3.

There is of course more to love about this game. It's in my good books again.

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]]> ~Mechadon http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12702447/ http://Mechadon.deviantart.com/journal/12702447/ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:21:13 PDT
The latest happening in Toronto today is the fatality of a TTC worker between Eglinton (where I live) and Lawrence Subway stations on the Yonge line. Obviously, I knew this would throw the TTC into chaos, so I left a little bit early. When I got to Eglinton station, I asked a TTC employee about going downtown. This person told me that none of the southbound trains were working and I had to get on a bus to go downtown. I asked which bus to get on and they specifically told me to get on a 32C bus. So I go to the bus station and wait. 45 minutes pass by without the bus showing up. By now I’ve already accepted the fact that I’ll be late for class. So finally (thank Guido’s uncle) this 32 C bus pulls up. I get on. The bus drives out of the station. It starts going north. I don’t panic ‘cause I figure that the bus is trying to get to another southbound route. We pass one intersection, then another. Both were great opportunities to turn back south. And the fecking bus continues going north. I finally come to the conclusion that I’ve been told a falsehood. So I get off the bus. I’m now precisely between both Subway stations; 15 minute walk either way. I cross the street to see if I can hop on a bus to bring me back to the station. The entire way back to the station, not one bus passes by. I ended up walking the full 15 minutes back to Eglinton. I go back into the station to ask about going downtown again. Conveniently, the original person I spoke to wasn’t there. This new person tells me I can go on the southbound trains. Oh!? Are they running again? The person tells me they were always running. I never got the name of the person who told me otherwise, so there’s nothing more I can do. Feck You! You fecking piece of shet! So I get on the southbound train. It obviously moves twice as slow due to the complications. I get off at King. I still have to walk 20 minutes east to go to school. I enter the class room an hour and a half late.

Let me tell you something. I either get to school on time, or I don’t show up at all. I AM NEVER LATE! I’m pissed off, but at least I’m not the dead guy.

I think the only thing that can make me feel better would be to make somebody laugh. I know someone who could use another!

*Target Acquired* [*:7]

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