I’m not one to talk to my computer unless I’m busy webcamming for rent money. Watching this is actually calming me down. What could they be confirming to themselves about?
Kermit: You really overreacted on the set awhile back
Christian: Yeah, Kermit, I did
Kermit: Yup
Christian: Yeah…
Well, you think of something better.
This is what I’m going to name my network ALL the time.
Now this site is pretty cool and I could have used it when I was taking apart my blackberry to fix its trackball issues. It’s a site that shows you how to take apart most tech gear like laptops and now gadgets like the G1 and other phones (in browsing the site, there’s even a guide on how to take a banana apart). Seems like it would be good for a lot of things apart from wondering what’s inside your G1…like hacks, cleaning, mods – the site is pure geekery and it’s awesome. Bookmarked, because, you never know.
I think this was my first character, and first death, in Nightmare difficulty. He was a Hammerdin who got a little overzealous because I had too much confidence in him. I maxed his other synergies that help the main hammer skill and was pumping points into that skill, feeling awesome about how much damage he was doing. I beat Normal difficulty with a necro friend who came with me to Nightmare…and when he went to take a break, I kept on going solo. Once I opened a door to a room full of lightning enchanted monsters that I was a bit too close to, it was over. I didn’t die instantly but I did die pretty fast.
This was a character that took a lot of upkeep – picking up every potion and using it…which was a lot different than my necro who didn’t do anything. Too bad, so sad…it wasn’t that different in the end.
This build was definitely a fun one and very easy to create so I can see another post on here about my second Hammerdin biting the dust.
We started to play Diablo 2 again by making hardcore characters. In hardcore, you can’t play the character again if you die…and it’s too easy to die. After playing a character for a few days, collecting items and meticulously planning skill points – when you die, it sucks. Hours and hours spent working on a character amounted to nothing but that little picture above this paragraph in your character select screen. It’s not even a good picture. It should show him with a big keg and Jesus high-fiving him in Diablo Heaven. No, it doesn’t do that. So, I give you Hank’s Gallery of Immortals, a series of posts that commemorates the characters that have given the ultimate sacrifice while trying to keep me and my friends entertained. Continue reading »
I started a Buffalo crime map awhile ago when I was looking for apartments. I had heard that most of the crime was in East Buffalo…but I’m pretty sure that Buffalo-savvy people are working on a different gauge. So I subscribed to a bunch of online news feeds and police blotters and when I saw a violent crime at a specific location, I’d plot it on a customizable Google map.
When I would look for apartments, all I had to do was put the apartment’s address on the map and see how close it is to all the other dots (crimes). Needless to say, I wouldn’t have moved into that Connecticut St. apartment if I had consulted the map first. Always consult the map. Continue reading »
I wrote this letter for a friend. What a bunch of bullshit that goes on in the Marine Corps.
Sergeant Major Carter,
I trust this letter finds you well. I’ll begin this letter by first introducing myself.
My name is Sergeant Philip G. Minkler, and although I am certain my name does not ring any bells, I was stationed in Camp Pendleton for four years, which were some of the best years of my life. The bad came with the good, the worst with the best. I spent four years out of trouble and felt I was accomplishing something greater than myself. I met some of the best men and friends, many whom I still contact after being honorably discharged. One friend even moved across the country to help me with personal problems. Continue reading »
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