tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:13:06 +0000<b>and sometimes, well, he eats you.</b>http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Zach)Blogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-115952376829152009Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:03:00 +00002006-09-29T04:59:47.240-05:00So I generally don't comment on local/state/country/world news at all on here because, well to put it lightly, I don't follow the news. Not that I'm advocating being an ignorant tool of whatever system manages to reach me, I'm simply just not that interested in it. Local news tends to gloss over things I would deem to be important in favor of "human interest" stories about cats in trees and http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2006/09/news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-115886517118116530Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:37:00 +00002006-09-22T15:56:40.020-05:00Dreary days are not meant to be spent at some obnoxious, overly-flourescent entertainment store, even if it is YOUR entertainment superstore. They should be spent curled up in bed, reading and drinking flavourful tea. (The 'u' is there to denote sophistication, by the way. A little trick I learned from my aussie mates.) However, with a little drizzle of rain pattering away on my window, a http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2006/09/work-is-no-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-114723343817065471Wed, 10 May 2006 03:23:00 +00002006-05-09T22:59:42.866-05:00One of the guys in my WoW guild posted this website in our forums that I had never heard of for checking out new music. Not to toot my own horn, but when it comes to old school Hip Hop, I have a fairly comprehensive iTunes library. So I thought I should put this site through its paces and see what it can do.It asks you to type in a song or an artist and it will generate a playlist of songs http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2006/05/delightful-discovery-pandoracom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-114110975171215414Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:53:00 +00002006-02-28T00:55:51.730-06:00The WoW blog is kind of up. No posts yet, and the layout needs some work, but you can at least bookmark it or whatever it is you kids are doing these days.http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2006/02/ok-its-up-sort-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-114104788702696756Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:59:00 +00002006-02-27T07:54:15.390-06:00Holy shit! A post! That's right foolish ones, I figure after 4 months I'm pretty much the supreme quiet-game champion of the universe (or at least this tiny sect of it). Not that I was intentionally trying to deprive you of my illustrious perspectives and wit, I just didn't really have much to talk about that wasn't purely negative and/or boring. So I'll try to update this one a bit more often, http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2006/02/from-ashes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-112967528906741335Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:40:00 +00002005-10-19T14:28:04.686-05:00While I do have a few things of my own to post about, right now I feel that a larger issue is more worthy of even this meager space on the mighty Inter-tron. The issue I am making vague, mysterious references to is the current nerd-media storm whorling about Jack Thompson. For the uninitiated, Jack Thompson is a Flordia attorney who, as of this minute, is one of the most staunch opponents of http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/10/long-story-short-ish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-112932628853360804Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:44:00 +00002005-10-14T16:51:56.276-05:00 Tiiiiiny bubbles... I know what you're saying right now: If this is part 3, where's part 2? Part 2 wasn't all that fun or interesting so I've decided to skip it. Besides, it was just going to be a vehicle for me to laugh at corporate bullshit, and I think I adequately expressed that in the first part. So without further ado, part 3.This is another shot taken on Mass Street. This particular http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/10/three-fun-pics-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-112844348878266298Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:31:00 +00002005-10-04T11:37:30.786-05:00 That Darn Cat!So in the course of running around Lawrence with my friend Natalie this weekend, I saw some pretty amazing things. Camera-phone to the rescue! My next few posts will simply be of a few of the things that made me smile and the stories behind them.This particular pic is of a cat that was tending shop at a small store on Mass Street. The reason I took the pic was because the cat http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/10/three-fun-pics-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-112470719354247023Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:09:00 +00002005-08-27T18:09:55.790-05:00OK so normally I don't like to rant about work but I have been developing a theory for a few nights at work that I feel deserves mention. How many times have you ever gone to some sort of massive, corporate American, sprawl-o-thon store such as Wal-Mart, Target, or even a much smaller one like Dillons? Coupla times, right? Now, how many of those times have you been ready to check out but for the http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/08/on-stupidity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-112362116200198466Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:40:00 +00002005-08-09T16:07:29.220-05:00The drought has ended! I have finally moved into my new apartment and the fucks at Sunflower Broadband have finally managed to work me into their schedule. I have internet again! HOOOOORAY! Not having any sort of on-ramp to the information superhighway for the past week and a half has really been an eye-opener for me.I have decided that, with the advent of TV on DVD, services such as NetFlix and http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/08/fully-armed-and-operational.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-112236675400989528Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:25:00 +00002005-07-26T13:10:37.033-05:00So I have been MIA for quite a while. As much as I would love to be apologetic, I just can't... This summer as been a lot of fun, but it has also been a lot of me working when I don't want to. I have seen a lot of movies, I have played a lot of games, and I have upgraded a bit of my tech. This is par for the course for most summers but this summer is special. Stay tuned for further updates... http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/07/wtf-mate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111925388696333702Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:51:00 +00002005-06-20T03:13:05.800-05:00 Jaaaaaackson! So NBC/Universal sent out a press release to say that they are going to premiere the King Kong teaser on the 27th. Here's the schedule if you are interested:NBC -immediately following "Fear Factor"USA Network -immediately following "Law & Order: SVU"SCI FI Channel - immediately following "Stargate-SG1"Bravo -immediately following "West Wing"Universal HD - immediately followinghttp://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/giant-monster-movies-are-neat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111883343850180594Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:56:00 +00002005-06-15T06:05:28.750-05:00OK just so there is no confusion, I will put this in the simplest terms possible. Batman Begins is the finest Batman movie ever made and is one of the top three comic book movies ever made. Wow. The Dark Fucking Knight, eh? But seriously, it is a fantastic film and you should go see it as soon as possible. I would go into more detail, but seeing as how the movie doesn't technically come out untilhttp://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/do-i-look-like-cop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111864651326966535Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:37:00 +00002005-06-13T02:44:17.540-05:00So I recently looked at my Flickr page and realized that all of my "photos" are nothing of the sort. They are all pictures I have stolen off the Internet to post as little glimmers of interest in my Blog. I think that realization (not to mention the fact that Matt, who has a pretty nice digital camera, made fun of me for it) was one of the most depressing realizations in recent memory. Everyone http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/i-need-camera.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111762024384816902Wed, 01 Jun 2005 10:04:00 +00002005-06-01T05:26:36.730-05:00 Villainy ho!So they finally made a good Star Wars movie. It certainly had its ups and downs, but the downs were few and far between and the ups involved such things as R2-D2 acting as a sort of "Herbie the Killer Love Bug." Pretty fucking sweet to say the least.I would love to go into an in-depth review and tell you just about everything that I liked or disliked and why it was so cool that http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/its-about-damn-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111761656028469651Wed, 01 Jun 2005 08:48:00 +00002005-06-01T05:12:34.150-05:00So when I told everyone to "expect some bitchin posts at the beginning of next week," I was a bit off. You see, when I said bitchin posts, what I really meant was a bunch of mediocre garbage. And when I said next week I was referring to 15 days later. My bad. So anyways, it is already June. Summer is here and I couldn't be more ready. I actually get to sleep in, I do absolutely nothing all day, http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/he-lives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111639380621705340Wed, 18 May 2005 04:49:00 +00002005-05-18T00:23:26.223-05:00So I have hit a bit of daylight in my finals schedule. I don't exactly know what to do. I have things to do, but I certainly don't want to do them. So I sit here and type. I really have nothing to say, I just don't want to do anything school-related.I guess I did see Team America today. That was pretty hot. Consequently, I have decided that I love Trey Parker and Matt Stone. South Park started http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/05/ugh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111579173221664438Wed, 11 May 2005 05:35:00 +00002005-05-11T01:08:52.236-05:00Oh lord the pain. Oh lord I am dying. Such are the words torn from the Russian poetry of hunger, and such are my feelings about "dead week." Dead week... Whoever came up with that brilliant jewel of a name should be beaten to death with their own leg. I have been, and shall continue to be, wretchedly busy until about Saturday. But that is a bit misleading, because as soon as I stop being busy http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/05/another-nine-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111501425324228020Mon, 02 May 2005 06:10:00 +00002005-05-04T01:38:08.006-05:00 BFF So this weekend was pretty strange. Not a lot happened, but what did happen was very memorable. First off, my roommate Zach and I decided on Friday night that we didn't want to go to the bars but we did want to do something equally worthless. So we cracked open a 30 pack of Natty and turned on School of Rock. Shortly thereafter, some of our friends called and wanted to come over after http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/05/cake-and-collateral.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111458200901292240Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:06:00 +00002005-04-27T02:43:12.096-05:00 Champion of Liberty Haha! So this post is definitely what I had in mind when I first starting blogging! Nothing too in-depth, not too much about any one thing, just a big collection of random crap. So here it goes. Please fasten your seat belts and put all tray tables in their full, upright, locked position.First order of business: my new job. I am working as a GSA over at the local http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/04/deep-thoughts-by-captain-falcon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111431524593491927Sun, 24 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +00002005-04-26T23:25:41.570-05:00 Terry, Celeste, and Pepper As everyone well knows, a person's 21st birthday is one of the more memorable nights of his or her life. The wonderful Catch-22, however, is that for a person's 21st to be truly memorable, they should remember as little of it as possible. What a fantastic concept.While my big birthday ending up being quite unassuming, I have been present at quite a few birthdays http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/04/birthday-extravaganza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111430721800184446Sun, 24 Apr 2005 01:46:00 +00002005-04-24T03:25:09.026-05:00 V600 Once again I have neglected my blogging duties and I have to apologize. It's been over a week since my last post... a new record! Luckily there has been quite a bit going on to distract me. School has certainly swung into high gear as the semester reaches its death throws. Fortunately, as of Thursday, I am done with all my major tests until finals. I got a new phone recently, a http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/04/nine-days-later_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111354540909820349Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:37:00 +00002005-04-15T01:29:30.123-05:00So recently I read my own blog and was startled by what has developed here over the past month or so. Apparently at some point, this has become less of my personal thoughts and more of a review column. I had originally intended for this to be a dumping ground of sorts for my thoughts, rantings, and day-to-day activities, but at some point I started saying nothing about myself and everything abouthttp://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/04/hello-faithful-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111319360488128353Mon, 11 Apr 2005 04:26:00 +00002005-04-11T00:28:18.943-05:00 Alas, poor Yorick! When I think about the roots of my addiction to video gaming, a few specific video games immediately come to mind. Super Mario Brothers 3 made me fall in love with platformers. The Legend of Zelda taught me patience. Mortal Kombat taught me that even if a game is amazing you should always stick around to the bitter end... that might just be the best part. Mega Man taught http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/04/those-four-special-little-letters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11001078.post-111292165471808861Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:53:00 +00002005-04-15T15:29:12.210-05:00Hello again, everyone. Sorry I have been so lax in my updating schedule, but with the sheer quantity of cool things happening right now I simply have been too busy living my life to find time to comment on it. A few nights ago Apollo 13 came on TV, and Matt and I started to watch it. Matt was so filled with awe and wonder that he decided to stop putting off buying the 10th anniversary DVD and http://cptfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/04/return-to-kicking-ass-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zach)0