Two Ways to write in Gallifrean

Way one

Way two

Go be dorky, I command it

For those new to reading my randomness

I am a huge geek

For everyone, this is also very true

Disagreement should not ruin a friendship

I like to think that my friends are smarter than average. Disagreeing does not make them dumb, but disagree with me for stupid reasons, makes them stupid, disagreeing for smart reasons, well it makes me happy to have smart disagreement.

Thanks to something said at PAX a disagreement a friend and I have was brought up again. We do not disagree that the joke should have gone elsewhere, we do not disagree that the line should have been pulled (although I think we probably disagree on why it should have been pulled, I think both of us would prefer the line never have been created), we do not disagree that it would be horrible to reintroduce the line, we do disagree on whether to spend money with PA (which would be a huge issue if we were to marry, but as an Magic 8-Ball would say "Outlook not so good").

She used logic and decided to not give money to the PA guys, I used logic and decided that their original 'yeah, that was not our best' meant I was cool continuing to fund them, and their comment this weekend does not mean I am unwilling to buy from them (although it does increase my likelihood to buy a Doctor Who shirt instead).

A good number of people think disagreement between friends means they need to end the friendship, for me stupidity amongst friends means I need to end the friendship. Religious differences, political differences, etc are something that allows evolution (which was in the sermon over at St Marks a couple of Sundays ago).

Am I the only girl to get a lady boner from this?

Dick Wolves

Apparently the Dick Wolves things got brought up again at PAX ... lots of people are seriously pissed about it, sadly most people pissed about it have not read the comic The Sixth Slave, but were told to be pissed about it.  A friend posted a link to a page about how horrible it was that someone said they should not have pulled the Dick Wolves line of merchandise.

This was my response:

Anyone who has read the comic knows they were commenting on the violence in video games, and that those video games say care about the people being attacked, but only to the point required to finish the quest, the violence is ok, and how that is complete bullshit, that you should care about fixing the problem not just finishing the quest.

I will continue to buy their stuff, because I agree with them, just because you finished the quest in the game does not mean you fixed the problem, I play games not to do quests, but to fix the worlds in which those games take place, in WoW when you cannot save more than what is required for the quest I feel like a huge dick, why? because I see pain, and I am straight up not allowed to fix it.

I do think they should have done the comic with a different thing as the driving point, and I really would have preferred that, but I can see that they would have trouble doing so without sounding like they are just quoting from a specific game.

I agree with the pulling of the merchandise, not because the joke was bad, but because of how so many of PA fans were responding to the issue.  They were using it as a violence inducer of people who did not like the joke, and that was a real problem.  The majority of the people who defend it are people who actually think rapes jokes are ok, you know the kind, the people that think WoW rogue jokes about stunning and then raping not being rape, cause they are stunned, are hilarious.  When people were talking about picketing PAX because of the joke there were people talking about turning the picket into a rape party, I mean they were literally talking about raping the picketers.

In other words, all sides were in the wrong.  They really should have gone somewhere else with it, and they should not be going 'we should have kept selling';  the majority of the people who are against it are against it because they are told to be, and most of the rest failed to fully understand it (there are those, including, I think, my friend that posted today, that understood it and just validly think they should have gone not rape joke); and the majority of the that defend it, who I think are the real problem.

I say read the comic for yourself, if you think that is the best that they could have done, well, you are wrong, the joke is one of their worst (and not just because of the rape aspect); if you think they are actually making fun of victims, well, again you are wrong, mostly cause it is obvious that it is the player and the creators that are the joke; if you think they should have gone further in going against the rape is bad people, well, can you do me a huge favour? take yourself out of the gene pool, kthxb.

Edited to add:
BTW, this was the thing today

Candies and fruit

It may be a joke, but I always prefer fruits to candies.  They are sweet enough, and the flavours are different, unlike candies where the different colours have barely distinct flavours.

Most people I know have a favourite fruit, it is always their favourite, there is never a question.  I do not, there are fruits I never like (most melons), and one that I am allergic to (avocado), but the rest are awesome, I may be picky about some (grapes and cherries), but I love fruits, and I love trying new fruits.  If you gave me this bowl and a fork, it would be gone in a few minutes, and I would be sick from overeating.

The Hauptmann Cocktail

1.5 oz Old Tom Gin0.5 oz Orgeat Syrup0.5 oz Orange Juice
0.25 oz Lemon Juice
1 Egg White

Shake over ice vigourously for about a minute, or until your arms get tired. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with three drops of orange bitters.

Sometimes I wonder if I am becoming an alcoholic, then I remember, I make the drinks, not drink them.

My main issue with the response to Mileys preformance

I had issues with the tongue, cause, well, it looked stupid, and ugly, not hot or sexy.

Everyone was complaining about her twerking to a song that basically said women were property, and exist only for use by men.  But not complaining about the song.  I pointed this out to my mom (in her 70s) and she said, "I heard the song, there is nothing wrong with it, I like it", I really had no response to that, she was a feminist in the 60s and 70s and now she is cool with women being made back into objects?

Anyway, the reason I bring this up after so much time has passed?  This is a better Blurred Lines.

Epiphany while driving to church

I realized that I enjoyed PAX more when I worked it, then when I was an attendee.  From now on I will only be going if I am working it.

Although if I can get past my stupid issues over Burning Man I will never really have a chance to go to PAX again anyway ...

I think this want to work it may have something to do with my wanting schedules and order, and attendee status is pure chaos.

My music ... not so normal

I really enjoy music in languages that are not my first, and sometimes even in ones that I do not even know.   Some Irish popped on my radar, sadly there is no CD for it (at least not that I can find).

My phone is probably half classical, about 10% is Folk, the rest is pop/rock; only about half the pop is in English, and Hold the Heathen Hammer High is the only rock I have in English.

Am I weird?

I like getting hair cuts, but want my hair long

Oh, wait, I know I am weird

What I have running in the background

Burning Man

It is not always up, in fact, it has lots of down, and lots of random (have not had the start up screen happen recently), so when it starts again it usually confused me (that is not the music that should be there ...)

My interest in Burning Man has been hurt by a few things over the years, and none of it was actually connected to Burning Man itself.  I have wanted to go for years, there was always a reason I could not, then I started going to PAX, now that I am not a PAX person anymore I might actually go ... except for this one guy.  I have a crush on this guy (some argue once you have gotten as close as we have it no longer is a crush), we met at a point when I was very open about most everything, except for a couple of things I had been teased about, one of those things was my want to go Burning Man; over the years he has gotten involved in most of the things I never told him I was interested in, this would be fine if they were normal things, but instead it feels like we are in some kind of weird stalking/counter-stalking relationship.  If my favourite music types were not Gypsy and Balkan this would not be as much an issue, but as he loves playing his music, it makes everything else feel a bit weird.

Recipe: Cake Batter Martini

1 ½ oz Three Olives Cake Vodka
1 oz Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
2 oz Milk
Rim glass with vanilla frosting and multi-colored sprinkles!

And now I want cookie batter martini ...

Gay dinner

How to Make Rainbow Pasta 

1) Boil individual pots of water.
2) Use different food coloring in each one and drain and rinse separately.
3) Mix together ... 
Enjoy

Self improvement, take a couple

Read a book every day
Learn a new language
Pick up a new hobby
Take up a new course
Create an inspirational room
Overcome your fears
Level up your skillsWake up early
Have a weekly exercise routineGet out of your comfort zoneIdentify your blind spotsAsk for feedbackStay focused with to-do lists
Acknowledge your flawsGet into actionLearn from people who inspire you.Quit a bad habitCultivate a new habitAvoid negative peopleLearn to deal with difficult peopleLearn from your friendsStart a journalGet a mentor or coachReduce the time you spend on chat programsStop watching TVStart a 30-day challengeMeditateLearn public speakingLet go of the pastShow kindness to people around youReach out to the people who hate youTake a breakRead at least 1 personal development article a dayCommit to your personal growth

Quick bit of geeking as I head to bed

This is how I check the weather.  I find it amusing to see 2-5 planets listed in one day.

As far as the new Batsy Harleys Joker has very similar thoughts as I do.

Booze mixed into science geekery:

And now, I must sleep, as I have gaming, and drinking, and such tomorrow

More geek booze - Elderflower Scrolls: Skyyrum

- Skyy vanilla vodka
- Sparkling elderflower presse
- Spiced rum
- Orange peel

This whole drink entirely around a series of highly amusing Skyrim puns – but luckily, it's also delicious.
First, create a sugared rim by dipping your high ball glass into the vanilla vodka, and then into a plate of sugar.
Now put ice into the glass and pour in 175ml of the presse down the side (the inside, of course).
Add a measure of spiced rum on top of that, and garnish with an orange peel dragon's tongue.

Gaming party tomorrow, and remember real geeks do it on the table, cause board games on the floor is just stupid

Portal shots

The Two Portal Twos

Ingredients:
Blue Curacao
Vodka
Lemonade
Cointreau
Rum
Orangina 

Directions: 
For the blue version in 10ml of Blue Curacao, 10ml of vodka and top up with lemonade.
For orange you’ll need 10ml of Cointreau, 10ml of rum and Orangina.
If you want to be give it a real Portal look, you can jazz the glasses up with coloured sugar rims.
Simply pour some sugar into a sandwich bag with the relevant food colouring, shake them up, pour the resulting mix into a dish and dip your shot glass in.

Afflek and other actor 'issues'

I am sure this makes me a crazy person, but I do not prejudge actors in movies.  Too many times I have seen an actor-character pairing that I found odd, but I wait for the movie to come out to find out if it just seems odd, or if they really should not have been made.

Why do I not have hate for some actor or role choice?  Because I cannot be certain how it will turn out, if I were BBC Sherlock I probably could, but I decided I would rather spend my brain trying to fix some of the extreme weirdnesses instead of picking the world to pieces.

PAX Prime

I was excited about going to PAX when I got the badges.  I was excited up until this week.  I realized I had promised to do something that Friday, and was going to be missing most of that day.  I was super bummed for a bit, then I realized there was nothing I was missing that I was not ok with missing.  I then thought if I missed Saturday what would I be sad about missing, realized a panel a friend was on, and one other panel.  Ok, what would I be sad about missing Sunday, same as Saturday.  Ok, what I would be sad about missing must be Monday, right? nope, fine missing Monday too.  That was when I decided to look at getting rid of my tickets, no mark up, so no posting on ebay.  I tried my friends first, all already had them, were working it, or were not wanting to go.  Then I went friends of friends, and had someone wanting as soon as I put it out there.

Am I sad not to be going?  Yes, but only because I like the comradery of conventions, and the swag.  I can get the comradery elsewhere, and the swag, well, I cannot get that anywhere else.

I realized I was more excited by the idea of PAX than PAX itself.  PAX is awesome, do not get me wrong, but there are people out there who are more excited by PAX than the idea of PAX, and I think those are the people that should be the ones going.

I have been thinking about getting back into the full geek swing of things (going to conventions, etc), but this made me realize I need to think about each thing, what am I most interested in about each thing, and only go to those things were I am more excited by the thing itself than the idea.  I have been wanting to go to Burning Man for more than a decade, each year there was a reason for me not to, then I started going to PAX, keeping me from really considering it, now I worry that I am more excited by the idea of Burning Man than the experience of Burning Man, although no real decision can be made until I actually do it ...

Horrible Jokes

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Newton:   A chicken at rest tends to stay at rest, a chicken is motion tends to cross the road.

Darwin:   Chickens, over the great periods of time, have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposition to cross roads.

Einstein:   Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference.

Heisenberg:   Because the chicken is moving very fast, you can either observe the chicken or you can measure its speed, but you cannot do both.

I just heard one about circumcision, but as laughing at it send one to hell, so I shall cut off here.

Flaming S’more Martini

Why is 2 in the afternoon too early to drink?

Ingredients

• 1 oz cream de cacao
• 1 oz marshmallow vodka
• 1 oz irish cream
• 1 oz heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup
• 1/4 cup crushed graham crackers
• 1 roasted marshmallow

Instructions

1. Rim martini glass with chocolate syrup. Coat in graham cracker crumbs.
2. Combine cream de cocao, vodka, irish crea, and cream in a shaker over ice. 
3. Strain into martini glass and garnish with a toasted marshmallow.

Notes

For a flaming martini float very high proof liquor like Bacardi 151 or Everclear.

Is it bad ...

That I have been up nearly 2 hours, and already want a drink?

For the most part I actually do not drink that much, but some days I want to start when I roll out of bed (or in todays case, slide out of bed)

Off to bed with me, but first ...