siliconrose chided me for not posting stuff that is cool. I argued that I never start trends anyway, but... well, I promised I'd try.

So then.

If you have played video games, and I mean ever -- but especially in the Atari-Nintendo years -- you should watch The Angry Video Game Nerd. Underneath the ludicrously profane and blasphemous screen persona, adopted for the purpose of reviewing truly awful games, there's a serious level of geekery and a fondness for moviemaking that makes the videos all the more enjoyable. Ludicrously NSFW.

Everyone, however, should know 8 Bit D&D.

Get to watching.

Coworker: "We are the Mecca of healthcare."

My brain: "Wait, in what way are we a giant robot -- oh."


And people wonder why I don't respect myself.

I just read a research paper on the Ultima Online economy and, despite having never played the game, found it useful and informative.

This is going on my geek-cred resume.

Tenacious D In: The Pick of Destiny... is an awesome movie.

This pretty much goes without saying, however. So few movies live up to what they promise, but I tell you, if it's got Jack Black being Jack Black in it... it will.

Also, tigerphoenix has a Prinny hat. THIS IS THE GREATEST AND BEST HAT IN THE WORLD.

"Just keep Frieza's Nobody busy!" Goku thrust his hands into the air. "Give me time to summon the Genki Dama!"
"Wait." Sora blinked. "There aren't enough living creatures in this world! They're all Nobodies and Heartless!"
"I know. I'm going to have to use the power of every heart in every world we've been to. Even Kingdom Hearts itself! Now hurry before he gets here! If he's too strong, use the Kaio-Ken techinique!"
"Uh, you mean Valor Form?"
"Whatever!"



InuYasha brandished Tessaiga before him, the fang-blade light as a feather. "I know you have a piece of the Shikon Jewel. Give it up and we won't have to hurt you, kid."
The blue-haired child before him crossed his arms smugly, a smirk on his face. "Hmmhmmhmmhmm."
"What's so funny."
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha! You simple fool! I spread that rumor to bring other demons flocking here! But you're only a half-demon!"
InuYasha sneered. "I'm more demon than I need to be to take you down."
"Fine!" The demon child drew his sword. "By the time I'm done with you, you'll be begging to be my vassal! Now witness the power of Overlord Laharl!"



Vash stared at the twin Angel Arms pointed at him, and despair touched his thoughts. Knives had won. He was unarmed and too injured to move out of the way. One more moment... One more and Knives would shoot.
"It's right in front of you!" Wolfwood's voice echoed in his mind. "Use it!"
He brought his fist down into the sand before him, but it was too late. Vash and Knives were both rolled up into a beautiful star in the sky. Millie and Meryl waited for him to come back, but all the comfort they found was in the flaming corpses of their fellow townsfolk as the katamari came for them to. Oh, Knives... why did you have to sabotage the colony ships here? Didn't you know the planet was a barren and desolate wasteland for a REASON?

Whoever put the trailer for the Disgaea anime with Disgaea 2 is my hero.

Of course it's a trailer, so it's biased, but it looks utterly in keeping with the spirit of the game. I'm glad they retained the original voice actors for most of the main characters -- their acting is a little campy and over the top, but I dare you to find words that describe Disgaea better anyway. Especially Laharl's voice actor. She's just awesome.

"Etna, my castle fell down again, fix it for me."

One thing that I liked about the trailer is that, in the game, while the demons (Laharl particularly) were supposed to be utter badasses, the mechanics didn't reflect that. They ate damage and did attacks just like ordinary party members, and if they dropped the occasional comet or dozen Prinnies on the enemy, well, that was just another attack. In the anime, though, they really get to have fun.

And Prinny Raid made me laugh my ass off.

I'm... almost certain the anime will end up disappointing, but man, the trailer was fun.

Today I was able to use the phrase, "Your kung fu is weak!" in talking to a nurse.

I feel like I have accomplished a worthwhile goal.

I had SUCH a weird dream last night.

Seventh year, last few weeks of school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and tension is high. Voldemort is stalking the school, invisible! Everyone knows he's there but no one can see him. Harry Potter (whose position I was alternately in, and observing from an omniscient viewpoint) has a new mentor, an Akashic Brother named Ken. (... and it only gets weirder from here, folks.) Ken knew that no matter how perfect the spell was there would be a telltale sign, some tiny indication would remain of his presence, and he studied diligently and encouraged Harry to do the same.

Several tension-filled scenes pass. These were actually pretty tense scenes, in which the characters had a constant feeling of Voldemort lurking the halls, watching them but never detectable.

Then one day, Harry, outside (in a surprisingly suburban environment), spies Voldemort on a hill. Evidently the power of his invisibility spell came from wearing an Organization XIII cloak with the hood up. Realizing this, and that he can use the same spell because of their connection, Harry obtains an Organization XIII cloak of his own and practices the same spell in a car for hours on end.

Invisible Voldemort, meanwhile, sneaks into Ken's room and pulls down his hood, revealing himself to look like a fusion of Sephiroth and Xehanort/Xemnas. He catches Ken completely off-guard by firing a Prime bolt in his open mouth. Somehow, Ken survives, but obviously is in no condiition to continue studying the secrets of the invisibility spell.

Graduation day comes. Voldemort appears on the graduation stage to take tyrannical control of the school. Harry has trouble with his spell, even after remembering to put the hood up, but after talking to Girl Simultaneously Representing Kairi and Hermione, manages to sneak onto the stage and confront Voldemort.

The dream was very confused on what exactly happened in the climactic battle, right up to the point where Voldemort is simultaneously crushed and eaten by a giant lizard.

The scene shifts to the Hogwarts Express traveling home, where the Order of the Phoenix is celebrating Voldemort's defeat and Sirius Black has just been promoted to professor of Defense of the Dark Arts.

Abruptly the scene shifts to me, as I leave a movie theater with severaL (faceless, nameless) friends. One of the comment that the movie left out a lot that was in the book. "Yeah," I said, "they didn't say how Sirius came back to life!"

And then I woke up.

It sounds silly, and it was, but it was a pretty awesome dream.

After hours of diligent work and effort, Laharl is now equipped with a Horse Weiner.

I think I can safely go to bed now.

I am the great Laharl. I have come to conquer this livejournal!!

I... have a confession to make.

I've done something I'm ashamed of. Something terrible, and horrible, and I feel *awful* about it. But I know I'd do it all over again if I had the same decision to make again.

I know a lot of you may lose some respect for me over this. Whereas others of you will just shake your heads and say it's exactly what you expected out of me. I hope I don't lose any friendships over this, but the truth is, despite the guilt and the shame, I'm proud of what I did.

( Put behind a cut to spare my friends list from coming across this shocking revelation unprepared )

Proof. Also, look at my scored-higher-than percentages.

Outcast Genius 69 % Nerd, 65% Geek, 73% Dork

For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of: Outcast Genius. Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their friends combined in that subject). Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius. Congratulations! Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in any of the following: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Professional Wrestling Love & Sexuality America/Politics Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 79% on nerdiness You scored higher than 91% on geekosity You scored higher than 99% on dork points

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Seifer! Commander and the leader!
Kuja! He is the joy and the laughter!
Sephiroth! And he's the toughest fighter!
Bishy villains destroy the world!

Killing God
Their poses sexy and thrillin'
Here come the wicked bosses
The bishy villains!

Uh-oh! It's the wacky Zidane Tribal
Watch out! For the pointy-haired Cloud Strife
Get him! It's wangsty Squall Leonhart
Why are the heroes so weird?

Killing God
Their poses sexy and thrillin'
Here come the wicked bosses
The bishy villains!

Bishy Villains!

October 9th through the 15th is Bring Your Culture to Work Week. Clearly we would be serving the interests of UPMC if we brought our culture into work.

-Hold a recipe contest for staff to bring in family recipes

"Energon cube, anyone? This one is made from hydroelectric power."
"Too boring for me, this sucker's nuclear Energon."

-Attend a foreign film

12 STRAIGHT HOURS OF DBZ!

-Attend a cultural performance, event, or exhibit with a group.

This one might be tricky, considering that it might be hard to promote a joint ER/Medical Records movie viewing. Still, no one can argue that viewing Transformes: The Movie would be an intense and moving introduction to our culture.

- Tour the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms.

"Sirs, please stop insisting that mecha be added as a separate display room... No, we are not oppressing your culture, it's just that... No, sirs, we do NOT have a Mushroom Kingdom room!"

-Wear cultural attire representing your ethnicity

"No. SOUND. The forehead protector symbol means I'm a *Sound* ninja!"

...You've aleady got this one covered, just wear a short-sleeved shirt.

-Create a display of flags from around the world

"They probably meant Earth."
"Screw that and fix the Iacon flag, it's crooked."

-Play music from different cultures throughout the day

"Wait, explain to me again what the hell 'the Touch' is?"
"Aaagh, you'll never get it. I'm switching to the "Closer" Mario remix."

- Share with coworkers how to say "hello," "please," "thank you," and "goodbye" in different languages.

"BAH WEEP GRAA NA WEEP NINNY BONG!"
"Bah weep graa na weep ninny bong?"
"BAH WEEP GRAA NA WEEP NINNY BONG!"
"BAH WEEP GRAA NA WEEP NINNY BONG!"

::Shadyside Hospital bursts into dancing to "Dare to Be Stupid"::

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!

FRAGGLE ROCK SEASON ONE DVD, SEPTEMBER 6TH!

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT?! NEVER MIND I DON'T CARE! HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY!

Waking up at times like these make me realize that, just as all robots' default mode is CRUSH, KILL, DESTROY, all humans' default mode is FEAST UPON THE BRAINS OF THE LIVING. We're just better at suppressing it than the robots are.

Wait, no, I know what I need to say.

What the hell did Japan do to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Super Mutation? They're a freakin' Sentain now?!

Daaku Devir Shredder? (Dark Devil Shredder, for those of you who aren't good at translating.) Metal Mutation?

CRACK I tell you. So wrong. But it amuses me anyway...

Also, between Captain SNES and the Chrono Trigger OVA, I will never look at Gato the same way again.

"Ah, Gonzalez! I am strong!"

Name five fictional characters you would have sex with, then tag more people to do it, too. Be sure to mention who tagged you when posting it. (That being ehzoterik and tigerphoenix.)

1. Lenneth Valkyrie from Valkyrie Profile.
2. Raven, from the Teen Titans.
3. Paine, from Final Fantasy X2.

There's something about strong, silent, distant girls with troubled pasts which turns me on extremely. Mmmm, strong girls.

4. Tenjou Utena. She was also totally hot. Pink hair and long legs? Yes please.

Um... big tie for the fifth here. KOS-MOS from Xenosaga loses because I already have three girls like her on the list. Rikku from FFX2 loses because I already have a X2 girl on the list. So it's gotta be...

5. Motoko, from Love Hina. At the end of the main story, but before the epilogue. Mmmmmmmmmmmm, nice.

BAA WEEP GRAA NAH WEEP NINNY BONG!
BAA WEEP GRAA NAH WEEP NINNY BONG!
BAA WEEP GRAA NAH WEEP NINNY BONG!
BAA WEEP GRAA NAH WEEP NINNY BONG!