Nick Is All Gussied Up!

Hour 18: Operation: Steal A Baby Mostly Successful

So, as you can tell by the previous 11 or so posts, made from my iPod Touch (except for the one about songs, which I set to auto-update, in case something went wrong), I went and stole a baby.  However…. something went a tad bit awry in the process of transporting said baby back home.  Here’s a picture of him:

You see, I accidentally wandered into a New Age haberdashery, and there happened to be a potato salesman there… and well, anyway, little Nick suffered a bit as a result, but I’m going to gussy him up, and make him presentable to the everyday zoo-going public.

Also, we’ve hit 18 hours, which is a time I like to call The Barrier.  After this point, no matter how good I’m feeling, if I go and find a nice dark place with a comfortable bed to lie down in, I will fall asleep within seconds.  So, CONSTANT VIGILANCE!

I’m gonna go pack and such, and then post when I’ve finished!

Wednesday, 4:36 PM: Urgent Question:

Does today’s “Blondie” comic strip contain intentional sexual innuendo?

Also, do you think today’s “Dilbert” is making a joke at the expense of Oregonian legislators?

Brief Hiatus

Till, like, tomorrow. But I got the latest Percy Jackson book for 6 bucks, NEW! For some reason, Albertson’s had this random bin of books. Like, they were literally just thrown in there haphazardly, with a big sign above saying “CLEERENCE!”, I kid you not. Unfortunately, they were no longer selling February bus passes, but I got a cheap book out of it!

Also, I finally received my shipment of the 2008 Wizard Rock EP of the Month club, so I got 12 new albums (and actually 13 CD’s!) of wizard rock, so I will be reading and wrocking out today.

But tomorrow, if not later tonight, I will have the drinks post, and there will be two or three posts tomorrow! To tide you over here, I have included a photograph of myself during one of my trips to Scotland:

Playing Soon at a Blog Near YOU

First up, I will discuss the rules involving caffeinated drinks.

Next, I will inform you of the incentives I have set out for myself, and the rules regarding them.

Next on the agenda, I will discuss ninjaness.  Trust me, it will be relevant.  Partially.

You knew it had to happen.  At this time I will discuss any other random rules, and just lay down the general groundwork.  Yes, I’m the sort of guy who adds the crenelations, and then builds the house.

They can’t all be winners.  Lastly, I will discuss my personal history with insomnia, and also famous accounts of insomnia, scientific facts and whatnot, all that jazz.

And then I will begin my EPIC QUEST! This will happen, in all likelihood, within the next three weeks.  So, either next week, or the week after that.

Addendum: And yes, all the lame photoshopping was done by myself.  Until next time!

Why There’s Been A Drought Of Posts

Actually, before I clear that up, there’s something I don’t understand.  In “drought” the gh is silent.  Yet, in “draught” the gh turns into an f.  Why?  How does adding or taking away an “o” make that much of a difference?!?  I’m so distressed I’m using multiple pieces of punctuation!!!!!!!!!! (the sure sign of an insane mind)

But the reason why I have been so lacking is this:

Well, not that specifically.  That was me at the Portland Freeze, where roughly six to seven hundred people showed up and and descended upon “Portland’s Playground” as channel 8 keeps calling it, and held the same position for 5 minutes.  My position was yelling at my Nintendo DS, but over time, my jaws started to really hurt, so I got more of a zoned out look than an enraged one.  But still.

Anywho, the real reason why I haven’t been posting is this:

HOLYBALLSTHISGAMEISGOOD

As the caption says, HOLY BALLS THIS GAME IS GOOD.  It takes everything you would hate about JRPG’s – the random battles, the turn based combat, and either throws it out the window or tweaks into something that is still amazingly fresh today – mostly because no one seems to have learned from it.  Instead of strictly turned based combat, each character has a “timer”, which fills up depending on their speed stat, and when the timer is full, they get to make a move.  But you have to be quick in making decisions, because enemies have timers too, and won’t hesitate to attack.

Also, the story and writing is (are?) impeccable (which is a tad confusing word – the story can’t be pecked?  Why would birds be trying to eat a video game’s story anyways?), and it has an update translation over the original, some new fully animated cutscenes, and some other extras.  Also, one of the best scores in all of video game history.

However, my procurement of this videoelectronic game from a local entertainment reseller does not spell all doom and gloom, mostly because it is an inanimate object, and thus, it doesn’t have a mother, and thus, no one ever taught it the alphabet song.  It’s a very sad story.

Ahem.  Anywho.  The silver lining of this game is that this is another weapon I can use in my fight against insomnia, which I believe may happen next week.  Speaking of which, sometime later today I’ll have up a schedule for the next few posts, so I can hopefully post more often, and possibly yet another post, a “real” one, probably explaining the rules surrounding liquids and the drinking thereof.

Addendum: You probably can’t tell it from the pictures, but the day of the Portland Freeze was also the first day it snowed this winter.  That means two things – first, that the Freeze caused a true freeze, which I find mildly humorous, and second, IT WAS REALLY FLOBBERWORMIN’ COLD.