YNTD!

Since most of us are probably of the drinking age, I thought it might be appropriate to do something beverage related. There's a site out there called the Drunken Moogle, which is devoted to video game inspired drinks and drinking shenanigans. It's got some really neat ones, such as the Metroid and The Drink is a Lie.

So it got me thinking... could I make a video game inspired drink? I went onto my favorite MMO and asked a few of my buddies on there. The conversation went like this:

Them: Ok so what alcohol do you have?

Me: Uhh... whiskey.

Them: Alright got any ice?

Me: I don't at the moment... but wait!

I looked in the freezer and I had... popsicles. So I present to you my drink--

The Whiskey Popsicle! It's uhh... whiskey + a popsicle. Inspired by my friends online, so -technically- it was video game inspired I guess? Overall I guess it was ok, I let the popsicle cool it down and mix with it for a new flavor... kinda...

...

Don't try this, it was kinda nasty.

Large Hadron Collider

So the LHC went through its first major experiment last night. There has been much outcry about it being powerful enough to destroy the world, so I'm sure that question is certainly on your mind: Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?

Answer here: http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/

Sounders Rule!

Today I got to see the Sounders play an open cup semifinal match versus Huston. We thought we had reserved second row seats, but get there and find out it's general admission seating. Jason and I were pretty pissed until we found our seats: front row, just to the right of the net. We were literally ten feet from the action.

33rd minute: Houston scores.

For most of the rest of the game, Sounders weren't looking great. They maintained possession for much of the game, and took a bunch of shots, but didn't score until...

88th Minute (of 90): sounders score, tying the game. Overtime!

4th minute of OT. Sounders score again to take the lead!

They manage to hold onto their lead and win the game.

To top it all off, the crowd we crazy! My favorite was whenever the opposing goalie took a goal kick, everyone yelled "You suck, asshole!" that was the one cheer that took off.

Anyway, crazy fun! Go sounders!

Overheard at Taco Bell (cont.)

...my car's fenders

Overheard at Taco Bell

Tom: "Oh man, Cody never helped me shave."

The Dr Delivers

As I have made a total of 1 posts on this thing, and that post was edited to say absolutely nothing I originally said, I'd like to take this time (of which I am slowly re-installing WoW) to rub my free Pdrepper receipt in Evan's face.

That right there is thanks to countless minutes (actually about 40.. which is as much as four tens.. and that's terrible) of trying to re-submit my information for a $1.50 free Pdrepper. Guess who didn't get this amazing piece of paper? Done guessing? Too bad! EVAN or STEVE!

Also, as I do not have photoshop to simply blur my address, I used my amazing PAINT skills to seemlessly cover it up

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There is nothing I can remember more satisfying...

...than playing Rock Band 2, and watching The Joker sing Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld.

Matt is - Captain Hammer

I was lazy and didn't upload the only photo I had of my costume for halloween but... it's here now, from my cameraphone, which isn't half bad quality.

Notice the lack of beard.

What the Hell: a post for the grammar police.

I wasn't going to buy an ipod before, but this is the nail in the coffin.

FUNNEST IS NOT A WORD. NEITHER IS FUNNER. I don't care how much Steve Jobs wants it to be.

People need to stop being stupid.

Lets go!

"You wanna throw down in fisticuffs?" -Evan
"Lets go, you devil queen! uh.. queen devil... queen of the devils, devil that's a queen" -Tom


Stop saying hilarious things accidentally, and I will stop making blog posts making fun of you.

Dan Marino...

"Dan Marino.... is he the dolphin that gets stolen?"
-Tom
Well, he is now.

Karma, you had a good run.

Karma was officially disproven today in what is probably the single most bizarre news story I have ever read.

A Kansas man left his girlfriend alone in the bathroom for two years before calling the cops, only to find that her body had been fused to the toilet for over a month. In return, he won 20,000 dollars in his second lottery jackpot of the year.

If I knew all it took to get rich was having a crazy girlfriend/toilet hybrid, i would have engineered one years ago.

Source.

More fun with google

As part of their 10th anniversary, google has made available a search of their oldest available index from back in 2001.

While a lot of the links are dead by now, you can learn interesting things, such as the fact that Chinese Democracy is 99% done and will release in 2001. Who knew?

Stevo does NOT have a hampster infatuation.

Gerbils however...

Armageddon!

Down to the Wire

As Matt pointed out, in the most recent re-revival of the blog, I have posted 3-4 times, Matt has posted once, and Stevo has posted a whopping ZERO times.

Now, Stevo has been informed that he must post at least once this month or we will start rumors about his obscure hampster infatuation. It would not be pretty.

With the month nearing a close, the question must be asked, will he make it?

Holy crap we're famous.

Check out the 7th image, first on the left.

IT'S A PICTURE FROM THIS BLOG. On the FIRST page of a google images search.

This is almost as groundbreaking as the time somebody famous left us a comment.

I've arrived.

That's right, as of today, I'm important enough to have a name plate outside my cube.

Also, this is YNTE's 100th post, which makes it eligible for syndication. Hooray!

Who is driving?

Oh my god, bear is driving. How can that be?

This is no time for joking!

If you haven't already, you should check out Mike Birbiglia, specifically Whiffle Ball Tony. Then you will understand the joke.

Achievement Unlocked: Dammit RAAM edition

So guess what game is freaking impossible to beat on Insane? Gears of War. Well, impossible to beat without dying many horrible, horrible deaths, that is. Playing on insane effectively makes you the weakest person ever. Everyone can survive a point blank grenade, except you.

And because of this, the final boss, RAAM, is one of the hardest bosses I've ever fought. Not because he has an impenetrable shield, not because there are also enemies firing at you from the sky, not because there are thousands of Kryll in the sky waiting to eat me, and not because my teammate Dom is an idiot that gets himself killed right away... it's because he's a fucking dead-on aim with a gatling gun. And will kill you in under a second. Yet, the only reason I beat this monstrosity is because my AI Teammate, Dom, had to be an idiot and keep getting himself killed. Except on the last time, he died in such a place that RAAM could not come any closer to me. Thus ensuring sweet victory, granted I wasn't out of cover for more than 1 second at a time.

And who the hell came up with exploding Wretches? This game is extremely fun, but I mean come on, why do you have to make something that kills me fast kill me after its dead? (Read: Act 3 sucks ass.)

In either case, this brings Matt up to 500 achievement points in Gears of War. Woot!

Screw Halo, go play some Gears. >_>