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"Fuck this game!"
- Dane Cook
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
Damn fine CD --
Took my lunch break today at Best Buy and ended up picking
up a music CD (Metallica's S&M)
and a new DVD
(Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky). Haven't watched the movie
yet but I'm sure it's a worthy purchase based on how much I've loved
all the Miyazaki film's that I've watched so far - Princess Mononoke,
Kiki's Delivery Service, and Spirited Away. As for
the Metallica CD, I just finished listening to disc 1 and must say
that it was well worth the measly $10 I plopped down for it. This
is one damn fine music CD. For those not in the know, the S&M
CD is the one that Metallica did with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
Anyway, if you're a Metallica fan and you haven't picked this one
up yet, I'd recommend getting this. It gets two thumbs and a pecker
up from me.
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Monday, April 28, 2003 |
Go read this crap now --
Since I don't have time to write anything funny these days,
I figured I'd share links to funny shit that other people have written.
Here's something that Sam K. shared with me this afternoon that had
me literally laughing my ass off (yes, my ass came all the way off.
I'm serious). Check it out
and I'm sure you'll get a chuckle or two. Hopefully you won't lose
your ass in the process like I did, though.
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Sunday, April 27, 2003 |
Getting very little done --
Not getting much done at work today because of database
problems, so I've gone ahead and updated "Dear
Dave" because this site needed something new pretty badly.
I think I'm all caught up with all my emails, so if your letter hasn't
been responded to yet, it probably means that I've lost it somehow.
Check this update and past ones just to be sure before you re-send
anything.
Strange week, but it ended well --
This was a pretty odd week on the body weight front. I
ate a massive amount of food on my free day last Sunday.
So much, in fact, that I was tipping the scales at 264.5 lbs as late
as Tuesday. I was ready for my first week of gaining weight since
starting this diet. But guess what? It all fell off and more. My weight
this morning is a whole 5 lbs lower than
last Sunday, putting me at a 245.5 lbs (a
drop of 19 lbs since Tuesday). I don't know how this shit works, but
I'l take it.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2003 |
Much ado about nothing --
Finally got around to updating "Dear
Dave". The letters are much better overall than they were
with the last update, but my responses are all pretty stale. I think
I'm losing it! Either that or I'm just pretty overloaded with work
these days. I can't wait until we finish up this game. Things are
starting to look VERY good, though. I'm confident that this year's
game will beat the shit out of what we released last year.
A couple of new anime DVDs--
I broke down and picked up a couple of anime DVDs --
Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service -- yesterday
because I had a $10 off coupon and really wanted to have both in my
DVD
collection. I'm still well on pace to being able to pay off all
my overdue bills on June 15th. It'll be nice when that's finally out
of the way. Next up will be to save up for some Russian mail order
bride.
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Sunday, April 20, 2003 |
Finally beat Zelda --
Only getting to play the game maybe two to three hours
per week made what was only a modestly long quest take almost a full
month to beat. Kind of like it that way, though. It beats the shit
out of having to rush through a game just so you can pass it quick
enough to have it reviewed in time for its release date. I got to
enjoy Wind Waker at my own pace.
As for what I thought of the game, it's most definitely a must play
title regardless of what you think about its artistic style. The puzzle
and level design featured throughout Wind Waker has no equal.
I do have some serious issues with some of its control -- first-person
sensitivity and weird shit that would cause me to bump into doors
instead of opening them -- and its camera system, which can be best
described as "booty". However, two things plus the looooong
sailing times were my only real gripes about what was otherwise a
masterpiece in game design. It's easily one of the early favorites
for my 2003 game of the year.
Half a pound is better than none --
My weight only dropped a half a pound in the past week
-- I managed to tip the scales at 250.5 lbs
this morning. No need to start looting your local museums, though,
because I saw it coming and even expected it. I started taking creatine
supplementation on Monday to help me build more muscle (need it to
help with the loose skin I'm developing), so I'm willing to bet that
it had to do with the difficulty dropping in overall pounds.
I either added more muscle than normal this week or the creatine
just made me retain more water than normal, so that's why my progress
wasn't as noticable on the scale. I had a fantastic week of weight
training, my cardio workouts were the best I had EVER had since I
started back in September and I followed the diet perfectly. That
stuff is really more important to me, plus the progress in how I look
and feel.
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Saturday, April 19, 2003 |
More shit for sale--
I did another go around with the apartment and found about
a dozen more CDs, DVDs and videogames that I'm willing to part with
including Lord
of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Armageddon,
and Terminator
2: Judgement Day on DVD (I have multiple copies of each) and Mario
Party 4 for GameCube. You'll find those and lots of other low
cost items up for auction on eBay
(you can click here to view all my current auctions).
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I
think she sings or something. |
A cute youngin' --
I recently got a look at the latest video from some girl
named Stacie Orrico and figured she was cute
enough to make this week's belated Babe of the
Week. At 17 and looking every bit that age, she's a bit too young
for my maturing, 30 year old, tastes. However, since most of you guys
seem to still be in the 13-29 category, her youth might be a big plus.
Regardless, you should give her a look. She's definitely a cutie.
It's still up
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My auction for my grape
Game Boy Advance is still up for sale on eBay.
I think the auction ends sometime Sunday evening. It comes with a
carrying case and a copy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. It's
in good condition and I'm including a couple of new batteries with
it. The only reason I'm parting with it is that I've ordered a Platinum
GBA SP that should be in my hands by Tuesday of next week. Then I'll
finally be able to play some Circle of the Moon without worrying
about getting hit by something that I couldn't even see.
Playoff hockey uber alles
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The Stanley Cup Playoffs are pretty damn exciting, I must
admit. It really helps when my team is still alive -- the Philadelphia
Flyers -- but I can honestly watch any hockey playoff game and be
excited. I wish it was the same for baseball and basketball for me,
but it's not. I tend to only get into those playoffs when my teams
are expected to do well in them. And the Orioles haven't even made
a run in such a long time that I don't even watch much of the regular
season in baseball anymore. The Celtics have done okay in recent years,
but not really enough to get my hopes up enough to want to watch.
I miss Larry Bird and Cal Ripken.
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Friday, April 18, 2003 |
Praise, compliments, etc. --
I don't control the email that I get, so don't bitch to
me if you don't like the content of the "Dear
Dave" updates these days. Or, better yet, bitch and bring
up new topics. I, personally, don't really care either way and never
get tired of reading kind words written about me. It makes my head
grow even bigger and my ultimate weight loss goal is to become some
anime-looking freak with a little body and a huge, over-sized head.
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Thursday, April 17, 2003 |
My purple GBA --
I decided to order a platinum Game Boy Advance SP this
afteroon, so I've gone ahead and put my old purple
Game Boy Advance up for sale on eBay
with a copy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and a carrying case.
There are also a couple of music CDs that I'm selling, but nothing
that any of you would probably be interested in, so I won't bother
linking to them. Oh, and for those interested, I jerked to that new
J.Lo Flashdance video this evening. Very good stuff.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2003 |
Time is running out! --
It's the final day for you to bid on the latest batch of
PS2 games that I've put up on eBay.
I'm guessing they'll go for about $10 each, so that's a good bargain
even for old and used titls. In case you missed out on the initial
updated, the games include Madden
& NCAA 2002, Tokyo
Xtreme Racer Zero, Grand
Theft Auto III, and State
of Emergency. Bid or don't bid, I don't really care. Just trying
to clean out my closet.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2003 |
Since I suck, you can go here
--
Yeah, I know the site has been sucking of late. But there's
not really that much I can do about it given my current 14+ hour per
day, seven days per week work load that will steadily increase from
now until we finish up the game. Not complaining because 14 hours
at VC beats the shit out of 8 at Taco Bell, that's for damn sure.
Though, I did get to see a more constant supply of hot chicks when
working at the Bell...
My point -- I don't and won't have anything really original or cool
to update with for the foreseeable future. There'll be new babes every
once in a while, new "Dear Dave" updates, and the usual
"look at me" weight loss and budget-related write-ups. But,
for at least a day, I figure I can help you find your daily humor
quota by suggesting that you check out one of the funniest new sites
on the 'net -- http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com.
It's a laugh riot or something to that effect.
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Sunday, April 13, 2003 |
Legal fat man porn --
If I were to post some hot semi-nude pictures of a very
mature and unbelievably gorgeous 17 year-old woman I'd probably be
thrown in jail and forced to toss the salad of some guy named Bubba
while getting pounded from behind by some ex-porn star with a 12 1/2"
cock. Yet, I'm able to post semi-nude pictures of myself -- a naked
and not-so visually appealing fat man -- with no fear of any such
negative consequences. It's a funny world that we live in.
For those just dying to see what I'm looking like these
days, I've put up a brand new "After"
picture for you to jerk off to (please don't...). It marks the
end of my first official 12-week Challenge that I'm submitting for
the BFL contest and caps off a nice run that has seen me lose a grand
total of 135.5 lbs, as I'm now tipping the
scales at a paltry 251.0 lbs.
Oh, yeah, and for those of you that would like to get
a look at my progress but are either afraid you'll get turned on by
seeing me without my shirt on or are just worried about someone walking
in on you while you've got some naked fat man on your computer monitor,
you can just click on the picture on the right to get a look at me
wearing some size 58 jeans that fit me comfortably when I started
on all this.
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Saturday, April 12, 2003 |
A pretty weak "Dear Dave" --
Haven't been getting much in the way of email for "Dear
Dave" and I haven't been inspired to write anything funny.
All this adds up to a pretty weak update. Figure if I don't have to
work too long on Sunday that I might put together something less half-ass.
A little history of me --
I'm bored. It's early AM Saturday morning and I'm still
at work. Figured I'd take a little break and post something that's
either completely worthless or kind of cool. It's some historical
data about myself that I found in some old notebooks that were
buried in my closet. It contains the scores of my varsity football
games back in high school and my body weight, 40 times, and bench
press maxes at various points in my post-high school life.
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Friday, April 11, 2003 |
Busy,
busy, busy... --
Don't have much time to do things for the site these days,
so I suggest that you go and download the final
trailer for The Matrix Reloaded. You can jerk to it and pretend
that it's a new Babe of the Week. That's what I did. It sure looks
like it's going to kick some mucho ass.
PS2 games for sale --
Even though I don't get time to update this site with worthwhile
content much these days, I still think you should buy my games that
I've put up on eBay.
Alright, well, maybe you shouldn't. That is, unless they happen to
be games that you're interested in picking up for well under their
normal retail value. FYI, the games I've put up are Madden
& NCAA 2002, Tokyo
Xtreme Racer Zero, Grand
Theft Auto III, and State
of Emergency. In case you're wondering, the games belonged to
my brother and he gave them to me to sell.
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Sunday, April 6, 2003 |
A little White Trash Britney
love --
Figured you guys could use some non-Babe of the Week babe
coverage amidst this non-stop barrage of updates about nothing but
my weight loss, getting out of debt and selling crap on eBay missions.
So, here are some new pictures of Miss Britney Jean Spears laying
out in a bikini trying to get a tan and smoke a cig.
Oh, yeah, and this crap...
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I tipped the scales this morning at 255.5 lbs,
which is an overall loss of 131.0 lbs. At
this rate, I should be in the sub-250 territoriy in about two weeks
if all goes as planned. Now if only I could find a way to make my
head shrink a little and my penis to grow a bit thicker and longer...
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Thursday, April 3, 2003 |
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This
wrestling babe gets hella naked! What exactly is "hella"
naked? Not sure, but I like it! |
Torrie Torrie Torrie! --
Chicks dig the long ball and guys dig chicks that take
off all their clothes for the purpose of entertaining men. That's
why you gotta love that Torrie Wilson posed nude for Playboy. She's
hot and a hot girl should be seen naked.
That's life's golden rule. In fact, if you were able
to ask some all-knowing being (okay, that's me!) what the meaning
of life was -- it'd tell you that life's meaning is to look at hot
nude women. So, look at one -- like the new Babe
of the Week! I'm scanning these at 1:45 AM because I'm having
trouble sleeping, so you really owe it to me to have a look.
Klonoa 2 roxors! --
I finished Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil for the first
time this morning before work and I must say that I am pretty pleased
with the game. It has some really great puzzle designs and the latter
levels actually do a wonderful job of testing your old-school platform
gaming reflexes. Outside of the GBA, you just don't see these kinds
of games in this day and age -- and you won't get graphics this pretty
on Nintendo's little handheld.
The only knock would be that it's kind of on the short
side, but I was able to get a full week out of it because of my busy
schedule that only allowed me maybe an hour a day on it. Well worth
the $10 I paid for it and more. Not to mention it's the type of game
that I could see myself playing through more than once all the way
through. Get it if you can find it cheap.
My eBay and Craig's List items
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I'm doing this right here more to fill up space than anything
-- if I don't, the Babe of the Week pictures to the right fucks up
the format of the page. So, umm, I still have seven items left for
auction on everyone's favorite auction site, eBay.
Just click to view
my current auctions if you're interested.
My Pioneer
HTD-510 Home Theater System is still available on Craig's List,
as well. But this is only available to those that are local to me
because I won't ship all this shit because it's way too damn heavy.
I've recently dropped the price down from $300 to $250, so it's a
steal and whatnot.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2003 |
Nearly 40,000 strong --
It's not close to the 2 million that would frequent my
old site every month, but 39,473
is a fair amount of unique individuals to have visit my personal website
in any given month. That's apparently the number of different people
that viewed my site in the month of March. I wish I could say that
all came to read all about me, but, let's face it, the babes are responsible
for a lot of this traffic. And while we're on the subject of babes...I
promise you a new one either later tonight or by the end of the day
tomorrow. I'm just stuck on who I should give it to. Peace out.
I actually planned a pretty elaborate April Fool's joke for yesterday,
but didn't get around to posting it because I got home from work so
late and was too tired to do anything (didn't even play any Zelda!).
I guess you'll have to wait until next year if you're still visiting.
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