Hail to The Chief:

The word is out, the new DOA (Dead or Alive) fighting game is going to feature a character from the Halo universe. Of course this is going to be one of the X360's debut games and as a secret character, you can play as Spartan 458... a female Sparan super-soldier:




As cool as it will be to see a Spartan completely own the unfortunately underdressed female competition in the game, she's just not the real Master Chief. I admit - the picture looks cool and it's ridiculously sweet to see a foreshadowing of what to expect from Halo 3... blasted anticipation! I don't know if I can justify buying an X360 until Halo 3 comes out.

Power in Symbols:

Being a fan of anime, I've seen in different series how symbols are equated with destructive or intimidating power. For example, in Trigun, the prient, Nicholas D. Wolfword, carries arounf a massive cross that transforms into an assualt rifle/grenade launcher. In Full Metal Alchemist, the ancient chemical theories, symbols, and transmutation cirlces of alchemy are given a mystic spin and is used as a magic power. I've seen other series where the Star of David is used as a symbol of ultimate power...

Though these simply represent one worldview, I laughed my head off when I saw this:



I'm not sure that I have much to say about this.

It's Only Going to Get Better:

I love Apple computers. I've loved them even when other people thought you were stupid for loving them - before the iPod reigned as king of portable music, before "i" came before every product name... before "PowerPC" was Apple's in-your-face response to the corperately Windows world. Back in that day, I rocked out an Apple IIgs and that was the bomb!

I am continually intregued by Apple's ability to make us all cock our heads sideways in ask "Can they REALLY do that?" This has been a year full of those innovations. First, it was the Mac mini. That tiny thing that you could fit four of in a shoebox. Then, it was the iPod nano - the thinnest, slickest, little-black (or white)-dressed iPod. How baffled by that were we? Now Apple is offering their flagship iPod with video capability in the same sleekness as the Nano (but a little wider).

What I almost peed my pants over though was not that. it was this:



Oh, it's the new iMac with a remote control and built in iSight! What the crap?! With a little in depth reading, I found that there is a new program that comes on it called Front Row - which is essentially the new iPod's menu system - it allows you to watch movies, photo slideshows, and listen to music all from the tiny remote - which looks about as big as an iPod shuffle.

I love how chimeric Apple computers have become. As soon as Apple comes out with a technology, the next thing you know - it's integrated within itself in so many different ways. It's sort of like Cell from DBZ... or if you're not as big a dork as me... like Frankenstein, only pretty.

*Addendum: I also discovered that the latest iTunes update integrates Quicktime video... I am seriously baffled as to what to expect next. Simply wicked.

Don't Bother Trying to Explain, Angel, I Know Exactly What Goes on:

A blast from the past that I did not invite, nor did I ask for.

I know your mind games, but I've torched the board we used to play with. I am not the same man that you manipulated once. I'm stronger, wiser, and frankly, I won't take your crap any more.

Who are you to waltz back into my life after destroying it years ago as if nothing ever happened. I have forgiven, but I am left at a quandary of why all of a sudden, after years silence you return to haunt me.

No, I don't hate you and I don't want to fight you, but you tortured my soul at one time. I am finding the balance of forgiveness and moving on and away. I don't like disharmony, but for the greater good, I wonder if dysfunction is better than function.

You're married. Leave me alone and run your own life. I will not be held responsible for ruining yours as you were mine.

For my regular readers, I apologize for this - I will explain.

Years ago, I dated a girl who was my best friend for 7 years and who I really shouldn't have. She cheated on me with a dude that we worked with and for some odd reason, up and 4 years later - she IMs me. What the crap. I was quiet cordial and really sorry to hear the miserable mess she's in, but frankly, I am not biting.

How do I treat a situation? Do I have forgiveness issues that I still need to work out? I wasn't filled with hatred when I talked to her, nor do I wish ill of her, but I just really don't want to talk to her... I have nothing to say and I will not sit and reminisce about a past which I've healed from and forgotten.

Literary

Lunatic:



So I have this problem some times where my body just wants to shut down, but my brain has a million things flying through it at one time. The other night was like that.

I was laying in bed and for some reason, I just started to think about the idea of waiting on God and how much of my life I have both waited and not waited for answers from Him and just how they turned out.

So I decided to get up and type out my thoughts....

Three hours and 7 pages later, I has the introduction and the first chapter and a half finished.

So I am apparently a writer now. You don't say. I've only been writing in this thing for almost 3 years. Well, who knows where it will go or if it will go any where. But for now, I am closing in on my tenth page of notes on what for now is being affectionately called:

"Tales From the Waiting Room:

Off The Hook:

If you couldn't tell by the picture (an actual sign in Nova Scotia... thanx Friend Liz) and the title of this entry, yesterday's highly anticipated concert was indeed amazing. The moshing was mediocry to begin with, but once the kids wisened up about it and they allowed the circle to happen - it was all good and chaos ensued from their.

I had to chuckle though, I ran into the same three kids everywhere I went in the mosh pit. At the end of the night they were like "Dude, you're hardcore out there!" A little moral booster and super funny that I was probably among the older half of the crowd, yet I out moshed the likes of them... and I have my share of aches and bruises to show for it.

First off, my kudos to Rufio. I'm not sure how well known they are, but did they ever put on a sweet show to open the night up! What's even better was that their last song happens to be one of my favorites of theirs, "Above Me." I was impressed by their harmonizing guitars and high energy. Good work guys.

MxPx... wow. I would not label myself as a die hard fan, but if you want to see a high energy show and get a reminder that three-piece punk bands can hold their own - see MxPx. This is my second time seeing them and I have to hand it to them - they're good... REALLY good. They even played a cover of "I Would Walk 500 Miles" and during their encore, they closed with "Chick Magnet" and "Punk Rawk Show"!

And who can forget Relient K. That silly band from Ohio who I didn't give a chance until their second album. This is my third time seeing them and, boy oh boy, are they ever good. You know a band is good when what they play at shows sounds 10 times better than what's on their CD, even when their CD is amazing. They even brought a banjo and xylophone for a couple of the songs. Nice work on not ProTooling them in! The thing that blessed me the most was during the song "I Am Understood" that Matty T. ripped out his in ear monitor to scream the final lines of the song. Oh yeah, and they played the theme from Full House - how wicked is that!

A good night, to say the least. No, I did not buy an over priced band t-shirt. I already have a cooler Relient K shirt than they were offering and and older MxPx one. Had I bought a shirt it probably would have been from Rufio. I walked away with only two pieces of merch: one which I'm wearing right now and the other which is not for me.

Well kids, that is my report on the Panik With A K Tour. Until next time, form the circle and may the mosh be with you.