CANVAS: SoreThumb's LiveJournal

Sunday the 28th of Jun, 2009

5:54pm Wow. I can blame PanzerRukario for this-- I'm listening to "Panic! In the Disco" now. They kinda remind me of a bit poppier, less folksy "Great Big Sea". Neat. :o I'm busy cleaning out my harddrive now. I need more space. :\| And I don't know what's sucking it up. I bought superglue today, letting my pen set. I hope it recovers to 100%. I bought another just in case many many patching attempts do nothing.
	hungry Panic! At The Disco - She Had The World

12:14pm

So. Broken WACOM Intuos 3 pen.

It looks like my Wacom pen is broken.

And it's not more than just 'broken'. I was looking at it, and it looks like There're three plastic parts--

the plastic part that becomes the longer, eraser end of the Pen,
the thinner, 'tip' end and where it touches the eraser part,
and an inside part that protects the circuit board while still bonding the eraser and pen ends together.

While I draw, with even a bit of pressure, the pen nib looks like it retreats into the pen. What's actually happening, is the pen end, now broken from the main board in the middle, just shoves forward.

This essentially means I

Need to buy a new pen, or
Need to glue this fine point incredibly well and let it set.

I don't know how it could've gotten broken so suddenly. I'm sure I would've felt something since I'm so gentle with it normally. I don't remember dropping it somewhere or hurting it.

This does mean the picture I promised Chero-Kee- on FA won't get done until I glue this, which means it's not going to get done today before my parents get home.

The pen nib is in my pen. See how you can't see the nib, though? That's because the two parts are disconnected, and shift around as shown in the pic. That white ring on the inside is the separate part inside that has broken.

I'm quite unhappy. :|

disappointed

Current Music

Astralbee - "We Want a Rock" by TMBG

Monday the 22nd of Jun, 2009

12:47am Just beat "AWAY Shuffle Dungeon" Pretty good game. It had a very slow start, but once the plot kicks up again, it gets pretty interesting. It was a very sweet story. I think the gameplay got kinda old and moreso 'annoying'-- I started skipping through stuff after multiple deaths at the end. I just wanted to beat the game! Last boss was a pretty good 'last boss'-- difficult. No last forms, no 'fanfare' about being the last boss. Let you play for a bit, too, before the game was over. I liked it. I think it should've gotten a little bit more praise-- it's definitely above the Dreck that's most DS games. Stay cool.

Saturday the 20th of Jun, 2009

2:21pm I think I just realized why so many people were thin after WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine_psychosis In the "Overview" section, you can read that "As amphetamine use increased after World War II, largely due to the to the widespread use of amphetamine compounds in nasal decongestant and dieting preparations.." Amphetamines are shown to be very powerful compounds for focusing and dieting-- that's why Adderol, a commonly-used focus and wakefulness drug is sometimes used off-label as a weightloss drug. If everybody was having it back then, it was probably easier for everybody to eat less... Which is probably why everybody's thin in I Love Lucy-- it's barely 6 years after WWII, and widespread dieting drugs that have successful effects could obviously be popular quickly. Does this mean that the only way to avoid being fat is to take amphetamines? And that fat is a normal thing? (I'm pretty sure being out-of-shape is hurtful for anybody, of course)
	contemplative
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Tuesday the 9th of Jun, 2009

8:39pm

Another Meme! Hooray!

Your dating personality profile:

Sensual - You are not particularly shy when it comes to your sexuality. You know what you like and do not feel inhibited.
Outgoing - You can liven up any party. You've got a way with people and have little difficulty charming your dates.
Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate.

Your Top Ten Traits

1. Sensual
2. Outgoing
3. Liberal
4. Adventurous
5. Practical
6. Funny
7. Big-Hearted
8. Romantic
9. Wealthy/Ambitious
10. Athletic

Your date match profile:

Funny - You consider a good sense of humor a major necessity in a date. If her jokes make you laugh, she has won your heart.
Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.
Sensual - You aren't looking for someone who is sexually repressed. You want someone who is adventurous under the covers.

Your Top Ten Match Traits

1. Funny
2. Practical
3. Sensual
4. Big-Hearted
5. Conservative
6. Adventurous
7. Outgoing
8. Athletic
9. Intellectual
10. Traditional

Take the Dating Profile Quiz at Would I Date You

Hooray!

Sunday the 7th of Jun, 2009

1:06pm Holy shit. A Fish, shitting plastic. FA's Link of the Day is an article describing 6 Real Islands Way More Terrifying than the One On 'Lost'. You know what #2 is? A BIG FUCKING TEXAS-SIZED ISLAND OF PLASTIC. I had NEVER heard of the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" before, and NOW .. it's ludicrous. It's insane. Read the cracked article above. This article, about a cleanup attempt of the 'great garbage swirl', says that Rich Owen saw a Fish shit plastic. The last concept I had of environmental danger were six-pack soda holders entangling fish and birds. NOW I read about Jellyfish eating teensy plastic particles, THEN FISH eating the Jellyfish, getting hormonal due to the bad plastic, and THEN you eating this motherfucking plastic fish. I had NEVER Known it got that bad. Did you? Did you know that shit was THIS BAD? Please. Spread awareness of this. I hope Owen's attempt to clean up the swirl gets going. Once I see more people talking about it, my money's going in.
	this is absolutely ridiculous MAGICAL VOICE SHOWER
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Tuesday the 2nd of Jun, 2009

10:46pm Youtube? Under maintenance? On a TUESDAY? Looks like Youtube has a "Friensd" and a "watching Now" bar going on. Like Facebook. Though it's unfair to say "Like facebook" since Google Mail did this whole 'HTML chat' thing first. ANYWAYS Now it's time to hit the 'friends' button on those enigmatic youtube users who I watch, BECUASE THEY OBVIOUSLY WANT TO TALK TO ME.

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Saturday the 30th of May, 2009

2:39pm Birthday Mix CD? .. And it's not my birthday? :3 Beastie Boys - Johnny Ryall The Thermals - We Were sick Goldie Lookin' Chain - 21 Ounces Goldie Lookin' Chain - Half Man Half Machine Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y-Control Rod Stewart - Young Turks ??? Goldie Lookin' Chain - Your Mother's Got A Penis Bloc Party - This Modern Love LCD Soundsystem - Watch The Tapes Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots Back Kings of Leon - King of the Rodeo ?? Very interesting Mix CD. Kinda sad that half the people on here sing incomprehensibly :3
	amused Beastie Boys - Johnny Ryall

Friday the 29th of May, 2009

12:16am It's ridiculous. Once in awhile, somebody will think "SoreThumb", see my emoticons, and think I'm a girl. HILARIOUS!

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Wednesday the 27th of May, 2009

12:23am Have you heard of David Holmes, the Rapping Flight Attendant? If you haven't, here's a video playlist I made about him: ( Hidden behind a cut. Youtube vid! :) )
	woo! Tom Goes To The Mayor - Surprise Party
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Monday the 25th of May, 2009

1:37pm Stupid flash video. :\| Remember this Previous entry that takled about how disablign java fixed my problem? I think I'm going to reinstall flash just 'cause it's still giving me issues.. T_T: sigh. This is so damn annoying.

Sunday the 24th of May, 2009

12:47am Does your Firefox keep freezing while you're watching videos? Even on my old computer, I would repeatedly become frustrated while watching youtube videos. I googled like mad for the answer, but I finally found one: Flash Video (including Youtube) freezes in Firefox. Apparently disabling or upgrading Java usually fixes this. BTW Apparently I'm Deuteranomaly color-blind. The sliding scale picture for Deuteranopia doesn't look THAT true in comparison, but the two 'compare these images' looks hard to see the difference, to me. It's true. Only the bacgkround looks a bit more green (or is it yellow? no idea) in the "Deuteranopic" vision I think I can identify the problem: I always placed green at a darker yellow, or a yellow with a bit more blue. Hm.
	contemplative
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Tuesday the 19th of May, 2009

9:12am

Another day, another Vlog-- er.. wait. Another week.. D:

Vlog Video

Or the text notes I used

( Another Vlog-- watch the video here? Or.. )

Hey. Hvaen't updated in a bit less than a week-- hope you can forgive me ;)

Had a great weekend. Hung out with my two buddies again. Went shopping for a party I will probably have on the 29th. hoping that scheduling works out and people GO to it D:

Old friend of mine got in touch, not sure if she'll be keeping in contact, but I'm not going to make any assumptions either way.

Another friend contacted me after about a week of no-talk. She's got some crazy things going on in her life, but at least now I know. I don't think she's ready to listen to me about her situation. I think she wants to hang onto what she has for soem reason or another... I wish I knew, but I suppose that's dedication for you.

Talked to another person today, surprised to hear from him-- looks like the rumors I heard heard were a bit exaggerated. This is good, but I suppose a bit bad. We talkeda bout how Maturity may actually be the knowledge about how sometimes destroying things is necessary.

Met someone new a few days ago on OKCupid. She seems nice, but after I told her a detail about me, it almost completely changed how she looked at me. She was still nice, calm, and concerned, and willing to work thorugh it. I don't know if her preconceptions can be worked through, or if she's already gone to someone else. In any case.. if nothing happens, them's the breaks.

Having some intense days at work-- not necessarily crazy or unfortunate, more like.. I have what to do on my plate, so I gotta do it. I've been hitting about 80% or 90% of all the things set out fo rme, which just shows how the scheduling system we got going is really suceeding. More things jumped up in the middle of the day, so that's probably why I missed.

Haven't gotten anything done for any of my games. When I was over at my friends' house, the resident mom read my cards (Tarot, but not the typical kind of wands/pentacles kind, the "Osho" tarot? not sure.) A lot of interesting cards were drawn, but I don't have the Osho deck, so I can't exactly re-discern the meaning :/

Besides that, I've been doing a shitty job of keeping in touch with my ailing family relative. I feel upset that I haven't done enough to go see him. I feel like even though I love my family, I put my hunger for glory and new love ahead of what I hvae already. I think my weekend's currently open, so I'm going to go.

losing track of time

Current Music

Tim & Eric - I Sit Down When I Pee

Friday the 15th of May, 2009

8:00pm Going off again! Going to be gone this weekend. See you on Sunday :O Goign to see Karen & Max in Lakeville :)
	excited Tim & Eric Awesome Record, Great Music! - Come Over

Thursday the 14th of May, 2009

9:54pm Wow. And all of a sudden, a wave of depression washes over me.. Haha.
	depressed Squidbillies - Rebel With a Claus

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