Swine Flu

OHEMGEE WE'RE GONNA DIE!!!!11!!

Anyway.

Swine Flu at this time of writing is level 5. That was done in 6 days. SIX FRIGGIN DAYS. It sounds serious. It could be potentially fatal.

Confirmed Cases: 212.

Deaths: 9

This may not be much, but it's spreading out across the world. The flu itself should be pretty easy to quarantine.

Fuck Mexico. Fuck bloody holidayers who went to Mexico.
Girl at my school has just returned from there.

I'm screwed.

I need precedence.
I'm going to read World War Z. This sounds awfully familiar.

Epitome of idiocy

"Hello, this is the internet helpline. We are not using this line any more, so please go to this website to find assistance; ------"

Hurm.

(Just so you guys know, the "Hurm" I usually say is taken from Watchmen; Rorsarch's version of "Hmm")

Not been updating much. Blame Valve. Been playing Team Fortress 2 recently, after giving it a go. After you find a decent server, it's one of the most balanced games i've played. And hilariously fun.

Exams are coming up. Ugh. Revision is paramount for this, and I just spent the better half of my Sunday learning French speaking.

Again; Ugh.

It sucks to finish a good book. The main problem being; you have to get another. I just finished Dune, and to be frank nothing can top that. I mulled over re-reading Ravenor, or the Sabriel series. I decided on Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett. It's good to read things about turtles.

Not much more to report; I just wish the exams would hurry up and be done with. This infernal waiting.

We have 3 more weeks until Exam Leave. Isn't that grand? Knowing me, it's going to be revision-based; but i'm gonna have fun.

I've also been toying with whether to go to the prom or not. If I do, it'd be pretty good to see everyone again, once more. However, there'd be the expectacny to ask a girl; which i'm terrible at. Hurm.

Chin up, I suppose.

Taggedd??

I just got tagged by That Girl at So Here We Are ; seeing this before on other blogs, I didn't think mine would be important enough to get tagged xD

Post 10 random facts about yourself;

1) I'm an agnostic; I find the concept of an almighty presence comforting but full of holes.
2) I listen to a variety of music, and I love shuffle; I grew up on coldplay, green day and U2.
3) I'm a recovering WoW addict; i'm 2 months free next week.
4) I adore books and reading, I have a firm faith that reading is more interesting then TV. I read Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and Dan Abnett for preference. I have recently started reading "classics", such as Ender's Game and Dune. Me+ Comfy chair+ music + rainy day + good book is how I wish I could spend the rest of my life.
5) My favourite TV shows are Heroes, The Big Bang theory, who's line is it anyway and Top Gear.
6) I adore improv comedy and satire. I'm getting better at it.
7) Just for clarification, I was born in America, both parents were from Cyprus and I have roots in Armenia.
8) I recently finished a course of braces; I wear retainers at night.
9) I like graphic novels but despise anime; IT IS JAPANESE PORN. My favourite graphic novel is Watchmen.
10) I change my desktop wallpaper every week. At the moment, it is this;

I have no other friends to tag ^^ Go me!

Alter Egos

A topic I know much of, I shall hope to explore alter egos and alias', mainly through the use of the internet.

The need for privacy is acceptable, and encouraged. You wouldn't go onto a shady website and put all your personal details because you felt like it, would you? Filth hangs around those sites, and you would do well to avert them. Creating an alter ego, an avatar of yourself in cyberspace is an asset to some, but with negative downsides. A name is everything. Some people choose an alias name and stick by it throughout thier travels through the web. Some people change it, to cover thier tracks. It's all relative. To learn more about these kinds of internet identies, I would steer you to this website- CLICKY written by an old friend of mine.

This post didn't lead to where I hoped I was going to go, but i'll salvage what I can.

In real life, I am a 15-year-old boy, socially inept yet cheerful.
In games though, I become more then that. I become the hero, the leader. I have become Gordon Freeman, Anticitizen One, the One Free Man.

I become Geamo, the dwarven hunter, hero of Azeroth and slayer of many evils. Along with my pet Trex, Tycho, I have slain countless foes and saved numerous cities, aiding dragons, titans and murlocs.


I become Bane, Force Commander of the Blood Ravens chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. I serve the Emperor in slaying his foes such as the Tyranids, Eldar and Orks.


I become Geamo, the Vault Dweller of 101, making my way across the Capital Wasteland, slaying Super Mutants, Ghouls and Enclave forces to find my father; i'm assisted by the Brotherhood of Steel, Fawkes and my pet dog, Dogmeat.


These have been just a few of the avatars I have played in-game. I hope you enjoyed this blog.

Cryptex out.

Oh, sweet crowbar.

Ah, sweet crowbar, you mean so much to me.
Multitudes of boxes have been smashed to give up thier items to me; through you.
I have slain countless headcrabs and barnacles just because you were so damn useful.

Toor-alur-alai.

The shotgun, the shotgun, what times we've had together.
Father Grigori gave you to me, and what a present it was!
With the one-shot, I kill normal zombies; the double-shot for the fast, bastards.

Grav-gun, you are mine. From picking up flammable canisters to buzzsaws, we have obliterated combine, zombies and countless other foes.
From solving physics puzzles to blasting away hacks, we have prevailed.

And so it was. I am Anticitizen One.

Rationality

Rationality is a fickle thing. It comes at you when you dont want it, and is cheerfully ignored by others when you bring it up. Most the time, providing rational explanations will be accepted by the morons of society, which are ironically the majority. Some people won't see reason. To quote the iconic Alfred from The Dark Knight.

"some men won't be reasoned, bribed or bargained with. Some men just want to see the world burn"

People are strange. Fragile. You push them too far and it all comes tumbling down. Meh.

And once again today, I find myself the diplomat. The thin blue line between chaos and anarchy. I hopefully have defused a situation that could have led to violence. Let's hope.
Also, I can't be mean it seems. Psychological flaw.

Hoo-rah.