The Great Conflict

I haven't posted in awhile so let me sum up what you've missed.


WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK bought a 360 for $45 WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK bothered Jesse at OSU WORK WORK went to D.C. with Christi WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK Thanksgiving at grandma's WORKWORKWORKWORKWORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK

That doesn't even look like a word anymore.



Anyhow, that's basically been it. OSU is a neat campus, going to D.C. was pretty much awesome in every way except the rush hour traffic there, and Thanksgiving involved no less than TWO turduckens, that my uncle served ON TOP OF A HAM.

AND NOW THAT LUNCH IS OVER I GO BACK TO WORK go to Bloomington for Trey's 21st WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK Christmas WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK

Well, I just let something potentially wonderful go, at least for now. I guess I'll have to bury myself in all this work I'm scheduled to do.



Man, there are days I wish there were like ten of me. Too many mutually exclusive paths I wish to take.




ON TO THE NEXT THING I GUESS.

Okay I need to STOP GOING PLACES for awhile and oh jesus 48 hour work weeks AWESOME

oh god what's going on

Okay Sunday was absolutely terrible BUT everything leading up to it from Thursday was awesome.


I seriously need to get out and visit people more often.

All things told, even with having to work a Sunday morning following being out all Saturday night, a good weekend.

We've given everything we can.



There are no heroes left in Man.

Protomen Act II Release Show.





Epic as shit, kids. Epic. The night was well lit, and I don't think I've ever seen so much awesome, or so many dedicated warriors take up the call to freedom. Definitely a good trip.

Evan is a pretty princess from Sugar Land.

oh god gambling why are you the end of me.



I GUESS I WILL BE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT

TWENTY-THREE DAYS UNTIL THE GREATEST BATTLE FOR FREEDOM THIS WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.


WE WILL RISE. WE WILL NOT BE AFRAID TO FIGHT. YOU WHO ARE THE DEAD, DO NOT OBSTRUCT. WE WILL FREE YOUR SOULS.

Considering acquiring my ice cream cake early this year, as I desparately crave it.


Sadly, the bounds of the ice cream cake conditions restrict this.





MY LIFE IS A SHAMBLES.

In other news basically all I ever do now is work. Somehow I manage to have all-consuming employment even while homeless. That should at least stabilize soon, anyhow.


September, however, brings more than delicious cakes. It brings hope to the oppressed, life to those who walk the streets dead to their enslavement. We cannot be held back or shut down. If we're the only ones left alive, we will not be afraid to fight. We will burn until there is nothing left to burn about.


We will never turn our back on the City.






Although we are surrounded by darkness, we shall light up the night.

Well, it's mirrored in the middle, but each side is clearly a Space Pirate clinging to the wall, ready to jump at Samus and shoot squiggly lasers.

So dtyvk chaserocket and I went to Mammoth Cave today. We walked for over four hours and about the same distance-wise underground. We went up and down and up and down through big caverns, little caverns, high caverns, low caverns, wide caverns, narrow caverns, dark caverns, bright caverns, squishy caverns, stretchy caverns, hard caverns, but no soft caverns. In some places we had to go up really steep slopes and it nearly broke Chase. :< The two-and-a-half trip in either direction was worth it...especially when Chase was driving. And now he's asleep.




The chump.




Oh, by the way, monthly subscribers should check Drew's Journal. :>

So my friend Greg got married last Wednesday and I was part of the ceremony and all that. It was a VERY Star Trek occasion, and I'm sure facebook already crawls with pictures of us in uniform. As soon as the wedding was over, I drove straight to Baltimore for the MUCH VAUNTED OTAKON. It was a smaller group of friends this year, but a very important one as dtyvk was hanging out with us as part of his AMAZING NORTH AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. He, chaserocket, phantom_crusade, canadianyosheh, rylune, and also Field all shared a room this year. I managed to meet up with robertthesmall, vaporshi, and franziiska at the convention as well. silvercoindrive even made a guest appearance and I cosplayed as her for awhile.

DUE TO INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCES, instead of driving back to Indiana after the convention ended, I actually found myself driving to Albany, NY, on my way to hang out with hcuz. His place was nice, his family was cool, and good times were had there before I hopped a little ways down the road to see artemise. Good LORD did I miss that girl, and it was awesome that my travels took me nearby, even if all I ever do when I visit her is break things and possibly drastically change her life.

After leaving New York(fucking tolls aaaaaaa) and driving most of the way back, I was immensely tired of THE ROAD and stopped to crash at seraphzero's place. We watched some nonsense and played a good bit of Soul Calibur IV and it was ALSO GOOD TIMES. I am now back in Indiana and waiting to entertain dtyvk as he passes by here, then gonna start my new job and drop off the radar for awhile.



All in all, a very good week even if the convention had some hitches and people's travel plans got a little screwed. I think if I had to change anything about it, really, I'd make it so dashnir and pyrasaur could have made it to Otakon this year. You two really do MAKE that con what it is, you know.


Off to do laundry now. Peace.