Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Xenosaga is mine! --
Picked up a copy of Xenosaga: Episode I Der Wille zur Macht (only cost me a mere 16 cents) for the PlayStation 2 this afternoon, so I'm going to be putting of my Babe of the Week update another day. Sorry, but I've been waiting for this game for a LONG time. The last copy Smith brought home was only "complete" for about the first five hours, so the wait has been extra treacherous because I played just enough to get into the story. Well, it was nice knowing you. Good bye.

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Let's get it on --
Had some time to kill this afternoon, so I figured I'd throw together a quick update to "Dear Dave". Mostly just follow-ups of topics that have been discussed throughout the past week. I think you'll get a new Babe of the Week sometime tomorrow night, but I'm experiencing a bit of a babe brain freeze and am not sure who I should award it to. Maybe I can get a blow job out of it.

What's on my bedroom walls? --
If you actually give a damn or are just THAT bored, you can see what I have on my bedroom walls by checking out the new Photos that I've posted. I really should start charging for this shit. I can call it DaveZinsider.

Sunday, February 23, 2003

My new "do" and a picture for "Eveline".

Damn liberal ATM machines --
Wanted to get my hair cut this afternoon, so I had to stop by an ATM machine next to the WaMu in San Rafael. Glad I did because I witnessed one of the funniest things that I've ever seen. I was in line behind this very normal looking white guy with a mustache who looked like he was maybe 35 or 36 years old. Again, pretty average Joe kind of guy.

All was well, at first. We made eye contact and we gave each other the common head nod for "hello". Then it was his turn to go up to the ATM machine and all hell broke loose from there. Out of nowhere, this dude seemed to just go from normal to criminally insane. He started yelling at the ATM machine at the top of his lungs.

It all started with a, "What fucking language do I want? What kind of stupid God damn fucking question is that?" Followed quickly by a, "what fucking country do you think this is? You think this is Iraq?" It didn't stop there, this outburst went on and on, eventually leading to a "It's the God damn fucking liberals fault! Fuck them! Fuck them all! I fucking hate those fucking liberal sons of bitches. I wish they'd all go fucking burn in hell! Fucking liberals!".

I wish I had a video camera with me to catch all of it, because it was VERY impressive and would've made a great video to post on the site. It would've been really cool to catch all of what he said because it went far beyond those few lines I captured about, but if you can imagine the same basic sentiment seen in the above lines and a "fuck" every five or six words, you get the gist of it. I'm not even sure if he ever stopped bitching because he continued to yell at the top of his lungs while walking back to his car in the bank parking lot and I could even hear him still yelling when he was driving away.

What scares me is that I agree with the psycho. I hate having to waste time pressing "Enlgish" at the ATM machine when I'm in the United States of America trying to get money. I have the same complaint about having to "press 1 for English" when dealing with automated customer service on the telephone. It just seems stupid to me. Maybe I'll be that psycho mother fucker cussing out the ATM machine one day like a crazed man.

Three mail updates in four days --
That's batting .750 for you stat-heads. Guess more updates breads more emails or something. I guess I should hide for a bit. This new "Dear Dave" update is a lot like most other "Dear Dave" updates. We talk about games, girls, football, David Hayter and, yeah, religion and war.

No more arcades --
After watching Daredevil at the Metreon last night -- which I enjoyed tremendously -- Smith and I decided to walk all the way down to Pier 39 to check out the arcade. Once we got there, we walked around a bit, checked out some of the stores and then decided to "head to the arcade". Well, much to our amazement, it was no longer there. We first walked down to Pier 41 thinking it might just be further down the road, but then we realized that it was supposed to be at Pier 39, so we headed back thinking we might have "missed it". Upon getting back there, we realized that there was a Hard Rock Cafe where the arcade should have been. Ruined our fucking night.

Some good news --
The only bright spot about heading towards Pier 39 was that the 2.5 mile walk was good exercise and the weather was really nice in the city last night. San Francisco doesn't suck as much when the sun is out or the skies are clear. With the help of the long walk, I'm now weighing in at 276.0 lbs, which is about 2 lbs lower than my goal weight for this second BFL cycle that still has four weeks left in it. My total weight loss is currently at approximately 110.5 lbs and exactly 100.5 lbs since I first officially weighed myself two full weeks into the diet. Only eight more pounds to go before I'm the lightest I've ever been in my post pre-teen life. Can you smell the excitement in the air? Okay, that's not excitement. I just farted. Sorry, it's a free day and I sometimes eat fast food on free days.

Friday, February 21, 2003

Back-to-Back "Dear Dave" updates --
I better not keep this up or people might start expecting it! Today's "Dear Dave" is packed with everything you could ever want in a letters update and a few things that you could surely live without. Topics include talk about war, religion, weight loss, and details about my felony conviction, plus some Diana Kauffman, David Hayter, Michelle Kulas, and screenshots of Driver 3. Go read it while it's hot!

New DVDs, kind of... --
I've added a batch of four new movies to my DVD collection. But I won't tell you what they are because I'm l33t or something like that. You can view my collection and probably figure out what I'm talking about if you try hard enough.

My tapes and records. --
If you want to see what kind of tapes and records I have stashed in my closet, you can check out my Music collection. It's been updated to include all of my music tapes, 45s and LPs, including ones marked with a (c) that have been duplicated. I'm sure you'll get a few laughs out of it, I sure as hell did putting the list togethe.

Thursday, February 20, 2003

Dave speaks out about everything! --
A lot of folks seem to want my opinion or comments about everything. I guess that's what the "Dear Dave" section is all about. Check it out for my thoughts and comments about Iraq, my felony conviction, smoking the magical weed, getting fired from Working Designs, and a whole lot more! No Reserve! Mint in Box! RARE!!!

Final eBay Auctions III --
Well, I thought the two I put up last night were going to be the last for a while, but I was wrong. I've decided to add one more FINAL item up for sale on eBay. In addition to the lot of 16 PlayStation 2 games and a Toshiba PII 366 laptop with a damaged display, you will also find a lot of 30 PSX games of mine up for auction on eBay. You can click on each of those links or just see all my eBay auctions here

Game library updates --
All these eBay auctions of late means that my software libraries have been shrinking of late. You can check out my newly updated lists of N64, PSX, and PS2 games to see what I have left. The only new addition has been Parasite Eve for the PlayStation. Otherwise, all three have shrunk like a penis in cold water. For tomorrow, I plan to post my long-awaited list of music tapes, LPs and 45s. You won't want to miss this goodness!

Wendesday, February 19, 2003

The last of the eBay auctions! --
I think I've just put up my final two items up for auction on eBay -- a lot of 16 PlayStation 2 games and a Toshiba PII 366 laptop with a damaged display. In all, I've already made nearly $1,500 from my recent eBay auctions and sales to BRESoftware and Uzed.com.

This has been really helpfull because it allowed me to pay off another TWO of my delinquent credit card bills, thus bringing down my total debt to UNDER $7,000 and the total number of creditors that I owe down to ONE. That's right, I only owe ONE more credit card company (excluding my current open accounts that are in good standing). Anyway, check out my eBay auctions and please bid if you're interested in any of the merchandise.

Monday, February 17, 2003

Her back door is stronger than yours.

She's just a Sk8er girl --
I've been listening to a lot of Avril Lavigne's Nobody's Fool over the past few days and it's really beginning to grow on me. I'm not sure exactly why, but I guess there's something amusing and even a bit endearing about a white teenage Canadian girl trying to throw down some rhymes.

Seriously, though, where else are you going to get lines like "I've got a back door stronger than yours" (okay, it's really back bone, but it's funnier if you think she's saying back door) or "I'm not the milk and Cheerios in your spoon"? You sure as hell aren't going to get lyrics that poignant from the likes of Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop or 50 Cent.

Anyway, it's for reasons like this that I've decided to name Avril my Babe of the Week. Oh, and before you ask, there are no Avril Lavigne nudes inside.

Squaresoft bag and Game Boy Color games on eBay --
In a continuous effort to try and pay off my past due credit card bills and clean up as much junk out of my apartment, I've placed even more items up for auction on eBay. As far as you guys are concerned, I guess the highlights would be a Squaresoft shoulder bag, 12 Sega Visions magazines and a lot of 7 Game Boy Color games. If you're interested, please bid. If not, then just forget I said anything about this.

Sunday, February 16, 2003

Yet another update --
Busy day for updates...must have something to do with me being bored out of my mind. Regardless of the reason, I have for you a nice big update to the "Dear Dave" section, complete with lots of great letters and even a new set of "Before and After" pictures of me wearing that #75 Miami Hurricanes football jersey (that was my High School jersey number, for those not in the know).

Drum roll, please... --
Hurrah! I've lost my first 100 lbs! Well, 103.5 lbs to be precise. I'm now weighing in at around 283.0 lbs, which means that I'm only a mere 15 lbs away from being my at my lowest weight since BEFORE high school. Not too shabby.

More photographic evidence --
A good friend of mine, Gazunta, reminded me of another incriminating photograph that I failed to include in the "Is Dave Z a butt bandit?" write-up on Friday. So, check that out. I've also corrected the information under the photo of the sausage fest -- it was actually the first E3 in LA and not the last one in Atlanta.

Other updates --
Recently I went and made some small updates to a couple of sections and failed to let anyone know about them. Maybe because they're pretty insignificant. Regardless, you'll find a few new things in the Resume, Who's DaveZ?, PSX software, and GameCube software pages.

Friday, February 14, 2003

Is Dave Z a butt bandit? --
It's Valentines Day and I'm not spending it with a girl, so that does that mean I'm gay? I seriously don't think so. The truth in my mind is that I love women. In fact, I probably love and desire women moreso than any man really should. But, is it all just a cover-up by my self-concious to hide the fact that I'm really into the sensation of having a giant throbbing man sausage shoved repeatedly into my glory hole? Umm, no. Definitely not. Well, you might just think otherwise after checking out these very incriminating photographs taken over the past four to five years.

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

The Rev blesses Gamers.com --
Many of you have already figured it out, but here's a quick little update for those not yet in the know about David Smith's whereabouts. The good Doktor has been given a gig to write for Gamers.com of Ziff Davis Media, the fine publishers of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official PlayStation Magazine, XBN, Game Now and Computer Gaming World. In addition to doing online editorial for Gamers.com, you can expect to see some of Smith's work in the pages of Official PlayStation Magazine, XBN and possibly a few other of Uncle Ziff's mags.

Oh, and in some very late news, my good friend Colin Williamson landed a kick ass job at Squaresoft over in Japan last year. I was going to put something up when I first found out, but he wanted me to wait until it was official. Then when that happened I forgot to write something up about it. I think I put up some naked girl pictures or talked about masturbation instead. I'm not sure, really, but those two things cover like 99% of my updates, so I'm almost certain it was one of them. Anyway, congrats to Colin Williamson for his job at Squaresoft and David Smith for his job at Gamers.com! Now we just need Bishop to find his calling in television or as a director of lesbian porn...

Monday, February 10, 2003

New items now on eBay! --
I apologize for being such a whore, but I'm really close to being able to pay off two of my final three past due credit card balances. So, a whore I really must be. I've just put up seven new items up on eBay that you may or may not be interested in. The new items include Virtua Tennis (DC), Official Xbox Demo Disc #16, Bleem! for Gran Turismo 2, Record of Lodoss War (DC), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 (PS2), Lot of 11 PSX Demos, and a D-Link 5-Port Mini Hub.

Still going... --
I still have some really fantastic stuff up on eBay, so don't forget about them. The auctions for the Squaresoft/Disney Kingdom Hearts Key, James Bond 007 Key Chain and damaged car CD player all end today and you'll only have until tomorrow morning to snag up my (4) Girls Gone Wild VHS tapes.

My free stuff --
Has been shipped out. I already contacted the winners last night, so if you weren't notified it means that you just missed out. I'll see if I can find some other things that are worth giving out to send to those that barely missed out on being among the first three. Congrats to the three that won and sorry to those that didn't. Maybe next time.

Another "Dear Dave" --
Me give advice about how to deal with someone that's drinking too much? Pot calling the kettle "black", I guess. You'll find stuff like that and some other random bits of information in the newest "Dear Dave" to grace these fine pages. The answer to the Panzer Dragoon question from the previous "Dear Dave" is also found within.

Sunday, February 9, 2003

Backed up, but still losing --
I think my plumbing is backed up, but I won't bore you with the details. My weekly weigh-in has me at 288.5 lbs, which is a loss of 6.0 lbs from last week and approximately 98.0 lbs since embarking on this quest to find a new me. I think walking around downtown SF for half of Saturday afteroon probably helped out a bit.

My goal for this second 12-week Body-for-Life cycle was getting under 278.0 lbs and I still have five weeks left, so I think I'm in good shape. It's even possible that I could hit my big 268.0 lbs milestone which would put me at my lowest weight since the 7th grade. First things, first, I guess.

The winners... --
I will announce them later in the day. I'm still a bit tired right now and it's hella cold in my bedroom.

 

Saturday, February 8, 2003

STOP!!! --
It's over already. I've already gotten way more than three requests for the lots, so there's no reason to keep emailing. I'll figure out the order that they all came in and let the winners know by either later tonight or tomorrow morning. For those that missed out, I might have more stuff that I could give away in the future. So, don't let it get you down!

You pay only shipping! --
All right, here's the deal. I've amassed a lot of videogame junk over the years from being in the industry. And even though I had once planned to keep everything, it's becoming too much of a pain in the ass to either store or move around when that time comes. So, I've decided to get rid of a lot of the non-essential goods. I already gave some stuff away earlier and today I'm adding three separate lots of goods that are now up for grabs.

Here's the deal -- this is going to be done on a first-ask, first-get basis with a limit of a single lot per person. What I need you to do is email me in order of importance the lots that you would like (either, Lot #1, Lot #2 or Lot #3). If you're the first person to email, you'll get you first selection...I think you know the rest.

Basically, the first three to email are getting these goods and that's that. Unless of course you're able to bribe me with something special like a new car, a blow job from your girlfriend, or a blow job from yourself if you're either a girl or a straight male. I will not take a blow from a homosexual male because that'd be just flat out wrong. Getting your dick licked by some hetero male is okay, it's how I spent most of my college years...but that's another story. Anyway, here are pictures of all three lots (Lot #1, Lot #2, and Lot #3).

Remember, all you have to do is pay for shipping and email me with the lot you want most (list them all in order of importance just in case your most desired lot is already taken). I'll probably let the winners know sometime tomorrow. Good luck!

One last thing, I'm going to be throwing in random stuff with each of these lots including 1025 FREE Hours of AOL, a Nintendo 64 labeled 35MM camera, and some Dave Zdyrko business cards.

Friday, February 7, 2003

More FREE goodies!--
Before I get to the FREE stuff, I just wanted to make sure you knew that I just put up a few more items up on eBay (Kingdom Hearts key, car CD player, Girls Gone Wild videos, 007 key chain). If you're interested in that kind of stuff, please bid away.

But, that's not the big news. Tomorrow, I plan on putting up three lots of E3 and miscellaneous videogame goodies on a first-come first-get basis. These lots will be free except that you'll pay me to cover the shipping and handling. Please do NOT email me right now about them. I will delete all emails related to this until the moment that I put up the details about these three lots online. At that time, they're going to the first people that email me about each one (and I'm limiting it to one lot per person). So, be sure to be back here tomorrow if you want a chance at these treasures.

Quick turnaround--
It's two "Dear Dave" updates in a single week and the possibility of a third before all is said and done. I guess the Gods are smiling on you. I'll just keep it at that. Read the new "Dear Dave" and be happy that you're not swimming in a pile of horse shit!

Thursday, February 6, 2003

Good news, bad news --
The good news is that it appears that my thyroid problem is only minor and can be fixed by simply taking some vitamins and thyroid supplements to increase the gland's ability to function. I don't need to take hormones and won't need any sort of surgery. I had actually started taking the thyroid supplements last Thursday and things, especially in the weight loss realm, have been going much better since then. I was at 301.0 lbs Thursday morning and, as you know, I dropped to 294.5 lbs on Sunday.

The bad news is that my HDL levels (good cholesterol) are really low and this points to a really high risk of heart disease. Since I've been exercising regularly six times per week, the doctor isn't really sure what else I could do here and wants to see me again in about a month to see if he needs to put me on special medication for this.

What's funny is that I'm actually already doing most things that are recommended to increase your HDL levels -- exercise, losing weight, adding muscle, etc. The one thing that I've seen that can help that I'm not currently doing is drinking 1 to 2 glasses of alcohol per day... I guess it's time to bust out that Skyy Vodka. I'd been told many times that alcohol would be the death of me, I guess those idiots were wrong. It's the absence of alcohol that is currently going to kill me!

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Meet Playboy's Miss March 2003!

Miss March 2003 --
Pennelope (Penelope) Jimenez isn't the first Playboy Playmate to be named Babe of the Week and she most definitely won't be the last. She's just another one of the many reasons why I still subscribe to this magazine even though I'm currently a much bigger fan of the Maxim's and FHM's of this world. Nevertheless, I've gotten my fair share of jerk on to the pages of Playboy is this week's Babe of the Week is one of the reasons why.

I'm just a whore --
Before you forget the fact that I'm nothing but a cheap whore, here's another reminder that I have a bunch of crap up for auction on eBay. Yep, that's right. You can bid on wonderful things such as the following:

9 McFarlane Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2 Figures

Legend of Zelda Figures - Link, Zelda & Ganon

Lara Croft Tomb Raider Action Figure w/Shark

2 Dragon Quest / Warrior Slime Plush Dolls

Soul Reaver Action Figures -- Kain & Raziel

Armored Core 2 High End Action Figure 03

PlayStation 2 PS2 Linux Kit NO RESERVE!

Southwestern Bell Digital Answering Machine

Lot of 6 Retired Ty Beanie Baby Babies

Star Wars Ep I & Classic Toys & Figures Lot

Pokemon Toy Lot - Plush Dolls, Figures, Balls

PC Parts Lot MBs HDDs RAM Video Cards more!

JFK Half-Dollar Money Clip