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Not this time! I've got over all the games that have been refused classification before, either cause I wasn't interested or because they released a toned down version that wasn't half bad. BUT THIS TIME THEY'VE GONE TOO FAR! Nobody keeps Alien vs Predator away from me, NOBODY!

Here is my plan, infiltrate the classification office as caterers, then put some form of poison in their food. Any one in?

Today was a mixed bag, it had its good points, its bad points and its weird points.

-Funniest thing ever; an asian guy came in asked if we were hiring, I said yes, he then replied do you need waiters? His resume was barely 8 sentences and key features included his fluent english and I quote, that "He looks foward to enjoying our team"....

-Cutest girl ever! In a cute cute way, I wanted to take her home and keep her XD. Not in a creepy way I swear.

-Got a huge amount of compliments from a variety of customers, I like compliments (speaking of Trent complimented my hair, then we bonded over hair product)

-Bitch of a customer comes in interupts me while trying to help another customer, asks if I have a game, I tell her I'll check (which I begin doing while still talking to the other customer), after 10 seconds she asks if I have it or not, I reply that I'm looking on the system, she firmly states that I should be doing it now as she has to be somewhere soon, I reply that I am, find it and tell her we dont have any, she looks at me about to yell I guess, but when one of my regulars began laughing at her she left.

-According to a price change email sent out from head office, 90% of our store is priced at $29.95, play tv, modern warfare 2, ps3 controllers you name it. (this was an error obviously, I will ban you from the store if you come in asking for the stuff at that price)

-Our casual is really cool, even tho he keeps interupting my lunch with questions. We had bonding perv last week.

-Our part timer is not so good. Yeah, wish it was someone else I guess

-I might add stuff as I remember it, sorry for its disjointedness :P, to lazy to compile actual paragraphs XD

I'm back to work today, after my two days off in which I mostly ran around telling government agencies that I'm working (needless to say I had the best service at centrelink EVAR). I also pimped my bank acount, turns out I've had the same account for like 10 years or so XD, now I have pretty saving that will go up (something called i_n_t_e_r_e_s_t).
My little boo boo at work should be resolved today, luckily it wasn't huge so is gonna be a stern talking too but otherwise I should be fine :).

Anyways I should probably go catch a train now (the worst part of my day cause it's so lonely :P)

Also: HAIRCUT AND TIGHT UNDIES!

Cari-An and I are no longer together, just thought people should know :)

Inevitable first fuck up at work today, will probebly get yelled at tommorow.

Out now thats been good

-Borderlands is the dark horse, freaking awesome fun when playing with friends.
-CoD:MW2 is a no brainer, undeniably briliant.
-Dragonage is suprisingly good, I expected to like it, but I've come to love it

Coming soon (ish) that I'm looking foward to

-Resonance of Fate
-Darksiders
-Assassins Creed 2
-Bioshock 2
-Bayonetta
-Aliens vs Predator (3)
-Aliens: Colonial Marines (its fucking coming shut up T_T)
-Final Fantasy 13VS (indiferant to normal 13)
-Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

What have you guys been playing thats been worth mentioning? ANd what games coming out soon are you looking foward to? I'm curious to know =D

For those interested Frakto has updated the narutod20 main file, and will apparently update again by the end of the year.
Some cool new stuff to play with :)

Trying to make a community now instead :P

Ok, dont bother making a new account :P, just try to join the community-
ravens_rp
will still need a volunteer to get their prologue done first :P


I'm pretty much ready to go with World of Darkness, and with Rebecca back from holidays so are you guys. Now here comes the problem, I'm working now (not really a problem as it is an inconvenience) so what im gonna do is make a new lj specifically for this game, and we will play by post, i'll start with prologues, so if anyone wants to volunteer to go first please say so, if its not to much trouble i'll get you to create new accounts (with a single picture representing your character, I dont care if its drawn, or a photo of some actor, just pick something similar to what you envision) and friend the new one i make, and use your new one while playing, i know it sounds complicated, but its not so get over it :P

(will now begin testing names, will update here when its made)

the name of your new lj should be you character name followed by WD like this;

sebastian_ceroWD

So I mentioned that i finished reading 'Dune', and now I happen to feel like babbling on about it a bit, and I'll have a quick rant about the 80's film at the end.
I'm not sure why. I just feel like it XD

Let me start by saying that Dune is the greatest novel I have ever read, period. I had read it before now, but it was when I was like 12, I barely understood any of it. And thats not to say the ook is complicated, it has a fairly straight foward plot; a noble family is betrayed and destroyed only to try to rise again and reclaim what is thiers (that isnt a spoiler by the way, you are informed from the start there is a conspiracy to destroy them).
The reason I didnt understand alot of it as a kid is because its written so well, it's hard to explain but I think Frank Herbert might have been a genious or something. Basically the book doesnt treat us like idiots, it doesnt have an intro to explain the setting, it just jumps in and explains naturally along the way. This was a brilliant way to start a book, unlike the stupidly pointless build up some novels have. Take Harry Potter for example, its a decent series but the intro in the first book was pointless rambling, we didnt need all the information thrown at us. Think of it like starting a new job, if your boss explains to many things at once your eyes will glaze over and you'll have trouble performing your duties because you have been bombarded with them. On the other hand if your boss simple teaches you things as they come you fall into the routine far easier (strange analogy I know, but the best one I had).
It's pretty much like this the entire book, if they talk about something the reader doesnt know about, one of the characters or princess Irulan the sort of narrator (ill get to that later) explains it, and this method really works, it sells the universe really, makes me believe simply because they talk about it like its common knowledge, not with break aways or like they are explaining to a creature not of thier universe.
Princess Irulan also sheds light on events with snippets from books she writes within the story, again hard to explain, but effectivally she writes books about the occurences within the story, its really quite ingenious and draws me further into the universe.
Now for the characters, well what can I say except that this novel has probably the best characters ever thought up, smart, cunning, ruthless, compassionate. Even the villains are awesome in some way (the main villain Baron Vladimir Harkonen is still gross, but smart in his own way). My particular favorite is Gurney Hallek, a man noted for his ugliness but also his skill with music and poetry, not to mention his fighting prowess. Thats something else I should probably mention, the fight scenes. Most books can have trouble describing a good fight scene, but not dune, its described in such an elogant way that visualising it is fun and not a strain. I like Lord of the Rings and many other fantasy novels but thier battle and fight scenes suck ass, I can admit that fully.
Anyway I'm rambling a tad to much, my point is Dune is freakin awesome and everyone should read it.

Now for the movie.... It's appalling how I used to think this was a close adaptation of the book, it's not, not at all. Well thats not exactly fair, its closer than alot of movies based on books. But it has the most pointless changes, I wont spoil anything at one some point the main character takes the name Maud'dib, this is the name of a small mouse that lives in the desert, the mouse reflects wisdom and it makes sense, in the movie its apparently the name of the shadow on the moon... Which means nothing, see pointless change, there are lots of them. It has it's good points, it's miusic is great, the actors look alot like i'd expect the characters to (except for 2 or 3) and the scope of the movie is as epic as you'd expect.
Ok, I'm done rambling now :P

Finished training woo! I start work on monday, mostly by myself :P
Hopefully I dont burn down the store =D

Also I finished reading 'Dune', the 80's movie did not do it justice, the story was basically sodomised with a bbq.

-Last day of training tomoro
-Feet hurt :P
-And stink
-Almost finished 'Dune'
-Will be working alone all day Tuesday T_T
-Will have Saturday/Sunday off next week
-My new glasses make everything seem just a fraction thinner (because there is no blur, but still :P)

My first day of work was good, the people were really helpful and patient, however I was intimidated just a tad when it was mentioned I was pretty much 2IC at Oakliegh, so i have until tuesday to learn as many duties as possible. Hopefully I can manage :)

In my last entry caithdean posted not just a bio/description, but an intro into the game itself, I want all players interested to do the same (use the spell check feature stephan).
If it's to hard for you then you should reconsider participating in this game, its a pretty hardcore role playing system.

The prologue of the story is Mardi Gra itself, and each character has his or her own prologue (they might interweave) so an intro is absolutely perfect for setting up the theme of your respective prologue, it shows your characters attitude (as its basically an internal monologue) and out look, in short it will make it alot easier when we do start.

So yeah, again well done to caithdean, she is by far GM's favorite right now :P

I got my contract today, it's good XD, like real good (our definitions on good may differ, but screw you!). I will have sweet glorius cash, that means I can do stuff again!

Also I got your present in the mail today Netty, thank you!

I got the job XD
I begin on the 2nd starting at Southland :P.... It's ok Stephan it's only training, my real location will be Oakliegh, and the best part is, by June i could be 2IC XD

Going for a full time (3IC) position at GAME in Oakleigh, and I need positive energy! So cough up! Pretty please :P

Please eskiie come cut my hair! I'll pay you in some kind of itemized currency (not money of course =D).
So yeah if you could at some point it would be much appreciated.

Also to dragovianlord; dont you want some balloons? http://media.crikey.com.au/Media/images/obama5-13a00e76-a1a6-41a4-8066-4d4589b423d1.jpg

Firstly I'd like to say that I was being to ambitious with wanting to let people play anything, it's not exactly impossible, but it would be hard, and there would have to be a damn good reason for the differant species to be working together. With that out of the road I suppose I better tell you what can be played, at first only humans :). Now this likely wont last very long, and it probably wont stay very mysterious what you will become, just at first you will have to cope with being human.
Now the game will start up in New Orleans just in time for, you guessed it, MARDI GRA! Yeah, for whatever reason your character has either come for Marti Gra (on purpose or by chance) or is a local. Backstories cant be unbelievable, but can have a movie flair, for example - Lance is a private investigator who has tracked a suspect all the way to New Orleans, likely he is trying to use the celebration as a means of cover while he lies low.
Thats just an example, feel free to take/modify if you want, it was merely to show what im looking for. Now the two main cities I'll be using are Chicago and New Orleans, as they are actually fairly close. There will be other locals but these will be the main.
So please have a think on a character concept and why he/she is in New Orleans for this ridiculously decadent celebration.

UPDATE: Ok, I dont want people having 'supernatural' occurences in thier backround, I want them to be as normal as can be. No missing wives (you know who you are), no mysterious occurences, you are a normal human, accept it! The reason for this is that I want it to be more of an impact when supernatural stuff does happen, will test rp capabilities as it were.

I'm having alot of trouble connecting with the star wars campaign i've begun, dont get me wrong, i like the characters you guys have created, and im happy with the story ive written, i'm just not feeling it atm. That doesnt mean i dont intend to continue with it, i just think i really need to get away from the d20 system for a while. Thats partly why i wanted to try out the hero game we played, which i have to say sucks, not the characters, but the rules, they were aweful :).
So i am going to run something different, The World of Darkness system, yes i know a couple of us have tried it before, but we didnt play long, and i barely knew the rules. My intention is to let people play anything they want, as long as we can fit it into the story. Now for those not familiar with this system it is esentially a social/mystery/horror system, in which self reflection and unraveling the mysteries of life (and sometimes unlife) is key to the theme. Now its not all talking and mystery solving, there is a pretty decent amount of combat in it too.
The last thing to keep in mind is the different kinds of characters available, this system has many, and they all have multiple paths. There are Vampires, Werewolves, Mages, Changelings (Fay), Prometheans, Geists, Hunters or even normal humans.
Hopefully you guys would like to give it a go.

So give me your opinions, ask questions etc. I'll do my best to listen and answer :)

I'm reading a new manga called "Deadman Wonderland". It's pretty fucked up but i like it so far, a (sortof) character ust used an attack, and it was named thusly:

Super Ultra Delicious Dynamite Kraken Gaki Special Atomic Bomber Spiral Core Poisoned Drill Gravity Air Spin Fire Flare Vibrating Spectacular Final Yogurt Electronic Synchro Dive Jumping Beam Happy Zero Heat Ice Crusher Terry Itou Stone Mountain Surging Dark Candle Freeze Buster Light Sun Ocean Remarkable Clear Clip Cutter Jab Gazelle Monkey Boar Coelacanth Stardust Poison Papiko Sunder Storm Enlightened Over-Named but really nothing but an extremely normal PUNCH!

Seriously, he just punches the guy after all that, it's the single greatest attack ever.