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What's the scariest mashup of two species you can imagine?
Posted 15 years agoAny two species on Earth.
My choice? An octosquito: a cross of octopus and mosquito. Imagine an octopus that flies silently, and has a tiny hypodermic needle in each sucker cup. It'd fly down out of the night and wrap around someone's head, draining their blood through hundreds of needles all at once and leave them a dessicated corpse in seconds.
Go!
My choice? An octosquito: a cross of octopus and mosquito. Imagine an octopus that flies silently, and has a tiny hypodermic needle in each sucker cup. It'd fly down out of the night and wrap around someone's head, draining their blood through hundreds of needles all at once and leave them a dessicated corpse in seconds.
Go!
Think of five items.
Posted 16 years agoThese items must conform to two criteria.
One, they must be items that you, personally, currently own. Items that are those of people you live with do not count.
Two, each of these items must be able to be securely held by a pocket on a piece of clothing that you, personally, currently own. If they stick out that's fine, but the pocket must be capable of maintaining its grip on them even when you're running.
Wearable containers such as backpacks or belt pouches may be taken ONLY if they can be folded up tightly enough to cram into a pocket.
Multi-piece items such as a walkie-talkie with headset (wired or wireless) or a pack of batteries count as one item.
Under these two criteria, which five items would you want on you, in your pockets, when and if a world-ending apocalypse happened?
Choose your apocalypse - robot uprising, rise of the undead, alien invasion, nuclear armageddon, whatever's your favorite - and your five items.
My choices are...
Apocalypse: Rogue Asteroid
Item 1: Swiss Army pocketknife with 4-inch main blade, can opener, slot and Phillips screwdrivers, and leather punch.
Item 2: Maglite, 3 D-cell, with spare light bulb in the screw cap.
Item 3: Hand crossbow with 40-pound draw, disassembled, with three bolts.
Item 4: 24-ounce can of baked beans with ham.
Item 5: Green canvas Eastpak backpack, approximate capacity 12 liters of space.
One, they must be items that you, personally, currently own. Items that are those of people you live with do not count.
Two, each of these items must be able to be securely held by a pocket on a piece of clothing that you, personally, currently own. If they stick out that's fine, but the pocket must be capable of maintaining its grip on them even when you're running.
Wearable containers such as backpacks or belt pouches may be taken ONLY if they can be folded up tightly enough to cram into a pocket.
Multi-piece items such as a walkie-talkie with headset (wired or wireless) or a pack of batteries count as one item.
Under these two criteria, which five items would you want on you, in your pockets, when and if a world-ending apocalypse happened?
Choose your apocalypse - robot uprising, rise of the undead, alien invasion, nuclear armageddon, whatever's your favorite - and your five items.
My choices are...
Apocalypse: Rogue Asteroid
Item 1: Swiss Army pocketknife with 4-inch main blade, can opener, slot and Phillips screwdrivers, and leather punch.
Item 2: Maglite, 3 D-cell, with spare light bulb in the screw cap.
Item 3: Hand crossbow with 40-pound draw, disassembled, with three bolts.
Item 4: 24-ounce can of baked beans with ham.
Item 5: Green canvas Eastpak backpack, approximate capacity 12 liters of space.
Am I the only one who gets pissed off at stuff like this?
Posted 16 years agoI'm a gamer. Surprise surprise, right? I doubt there are many furs who AREN'T gamers.
I have an account on the Steam online game system. Again, not unusual in any way.
When I logged into my Steam account a few minutes ago I found something that IS unusual, however. In my list of games was the demo for "Left 4 Dead 2".
Now, I didn't download this. I absolutely despised the original L4D. In my opinion, mindless shoot-em-ups like that are a huge, shit-stained example of the steady decline of good video games.
L4D, in my opinion, is a blatant attempt by Valve to rope in part of the mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging idiots who play Halo 23 hours a day, and drink beer and beat gays for the last hour. I hate it. I hate games LIKE it, like Team Fortress and Counterstrike. These multiplayer-only, completely braindead blastfests have no storyline at all. They're casual games with more explosions. They're not worth the electrons it takes to pixellate their graphics on my monitor. I would not defile my hard drive with this useless, brainless, overhyped, unimaginative, pathetic, and vomit-inducing shit from developers who have gotten too lazy to craft a REAL game.
Valve is the company responsible for the Half-Life series, one of the most - if not THE most - brilliant examples of awe-inspiring game series ever made. It's a work of art from start to finish. I play through the entire series once a month at least; a frequency usually reserved for watching my favorite movies. Its story is incredible.
But now, Valve has created the biggest sellout-blight game series I've ever played in my life. I don't hate RELIGION this much.
So, to anyone reading this... does this piss you off as much as it does me?
I have an account on the Steam online game system. Again, not unusual in any way.
When I logged into my Steam account a few minutes ago I found something that IS unusual, however. In my list of games was the demo for "Left 4 Dead 2".
Now, I didn't download this. I absolutely despised the original L4D. In my opinion, mindless shoot-em-ups like that are a huge, shit-stained example of the steady decline of good video games.
L4D, in my opinion, is a blatant attempt by Valve to rope in part of the mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging idiots who play Halo 23 hours a day, and drink beer and beat gays for the last hour. I hate it. I hate games LIKE it, like Team Fortress and Counterstrike. These multiplayer-only, completely braindead blastfests have no storyline at all. They're casual games with more explosions. They're not worth the electrons it takes to pixellate their graphics on my monitor. I would not defile my hard drive with this useless, brainless, overhyped, unimaginative, pathetic, and vomit-inducing shit from developers who have gotten too lazy to craft a REAL game.
Valve is the company responsible for the Half-Life series, one of the most - if not THE most - brilliant examples of awe-inspiring game series ever made. It's a work of art from start to finish. I play through the entire series once a month at least; a frequency usually reserved for watching my favorite movies. Its story is incredible.
But now, Valve has created the biggest sellout-blight game series I've ever played in my life. I don't hate RELIGION this much.
So, to anyone reading this... does this piss you off as much as it does me?
I have a request.
Posted 16 years agoI just saw District 9 today.
I thought the aliens in it were HOT AS HELL.
Please, any artist reading this journal, I will love you forever if you Rule 34 these creatures.
Thank you. (bows)
I thought the aliens in it were HOT AS HELL.
Please, any artist reading this journal, I will love you forever if you Rule 34 these creatures.
Thank you. (bows)
Return of the Gryph
Posted 16 years agoMY COMPUTER IS FIXED! BWAHAHAHAH!!
(clears throat) Ah, ahem, heh. Sorry about that.
Check it out guys, I survived almost half a year without a computer. (grins)
(clears throat) Ah, ahem, heh. Sorry about that.
Check it out guys, I survived almost half a year without a computer. (grins)
Ask me.
Posted 17 years agoAsk me a yes/no question. Anything you like. Questions that cannot be answered as yes/no will not get an answer, other than that I will answer anything.
I will answer them in 24 hours, by my clock. Go.
I will answer them in 24 hours, by my clock. Go.
Star Trek tech.
Posted 17 years agoHas anyone out there ever contemplated the true potential of the transporter in Star Trek?
I've been thinking about this for a while now, and I've come to the conclusion that the transporter has a tremendous amount of potential that was never used on any of the shows or in any of the movies.
Consider how it works. First it scans the object to be transported - usually a person - down to the atomic level, getting a comprehensive read of where exactly each atom is, which direction it's going, how fast it's moving, and what its relation to the surrounding atoms is. It records that information and stores it, then disassembles the object (or person) to a quantum energistic state and stores that too. Then it uses the digital information about the object's patterns to essentially re-create the object in a different location, using the energy gained from breaking the object down in the first place. All in a span of mere seconds.
Several times in the shows, objects and people have been held in the transporter's buffers for extended periods... in one episode of Voyager, they discovered a ship with a buffer holding the original show's head engineer, who had apparently been in the thing for years.
A few times something went awry, and things came through distorted in some way. Again, at one point in Voyager, Neelix and Tuvok were fused into a single being. Later in the episode the Doctor figured out how to separate them again - using the transporter.
Now, think about this for a minute. If you're stored as digital information, that could be edited. If you had cancer, a medical expert and a computer specialist could team up to delete that cancer outright, with no invasive procedures or healing time. Broken bones could be fixed in only minutes: put you in the transporter, edit your information, and re-form you again with bones intact.
There isn't a single disease or physical problem that couldn't be fixed like that. The transporter is, essentially, the ultimate medical tool. But it goes even further than that.
What if someone used the transporter to IMPROVE themselves? They could increase bone hardness or muscle tone. They could eliminate excess fat cells, or improve their nervous system so that the brain's signals could move faster and smoother through the body. And cosmetic changes would be child's play to accomplish, removing skin blemishes or restoring a receding hairline. It could even reverse the effects of aging, making someone effectively immortal.
Not to mention the ability to keep Away Teams completely safe from harm... just have the transporter copy their information when they go, and if they die, re-create them again!
Hell, you could even go so far as to use the transporter to completely re-write someone's genetics. Want to be a Vulcan for a day? No problem! And us furries would have a blast with the thing, you know we would!
Thoughts, anyone?
I've been thinking about this for a while now, and I've come to the conclusion that the transporter has a tremendous amount of potential that was never used on any of the shows or in any of the movies.
Consider how it works. First it scans the object to be transported - usually a person - down to the atomic level, getting a comprehensive read of where exactly each atom is, which direction it's going, how fast it's moving, and what its relation to the surrounding atoms is. It records that information and stores it, then disassembles the object (or person) to a quantum energistic state and stores that too. Then it uses the digital information about the object's patterns to essentially re-create the object in a different location, using the energy gained from breaking the object down in the first place. All in a span of mere seconds.
Several times in the shows, objects and people have been held in the transporter's buffers for extended periods... in one episode of Voyager, they discovered a ship with a buffer holding the original show's head engineer, who had apparently been in the thing for years.
A few times something went awry, and things came through distorted in some way. Again, at one point in Voyager, Neelix and Tuvok were fused into a single being. Later in the episode the Doctor figured out how to separate them again - using the transporter.
Now, think about this for a minute. If you're stored as digital information, that could be edited. If you had cancer, a medical expert and a computer specialist could team up to delete that cancer outright, with no invasive procedures or healing time. Broken bones could be fixed in only minutes: put you in the transporter, edit your information, and re-form you again with bones intact.
There isn't a single disease or physical problem that couldn't be fixed like that. The transporter is, essentially, the ultimate medical tool. But it goes even further than that.
What if someone used the transporter to IMPROVE themselves? They could increase bone hardness or muscle tone. They could eliminate excess fat cells, or improve their nervous system so that the brain's signals could move faster and smoother through the body. And cosmetic changes would be child's play to accomplish, removing skin blemishes or restoring a receding hairline. It could even reverse the effects of aging, making someone effectively immortal.
Not to mention the ability to keep Away Teams completely safe from harm... just have the transporter copy their information when they go, and if they die, re-create them again!
Hell, you could even go so far as to use the transporter to completely re-write someone's genetics. Want to be a Vulcan for a day? No problem! And us furries would have a blast with the thing, you know we would!
Thoughts, anyone?
God I'm old.
Posted 17 years ago27 years old as of May 18. Good Christ I'm old.
ChrisGryph's Every Day Survival Kit
Posted 17 years agoGet a backpack. Put these items in it. Carry it with you wherever you go. You'll thank me later.
1: A towel. One of the small hand towels in your bathroom is perfect.
2: A sharp pocketknife. This will likely be the most-used item in the kit.
3: A roll of your personal favorite toilet paper. Anyone who's ever used a public toilet knows why I include this.
4: A novel, magazine, or a couple comic books. The next time you're in a waiting room at a dentist or something, you'll have something you actually WANT to read.
5: A pack of cookies or crackers, and a can of your favorite soda. Sometimes, a snack is all that's needed to save your day.
6: A pen or two and a pad of paper. The ability to take a note down at a moment's notice is never a bad thing.
7: Twenty dollars. You WILL end up needing it at some point when you're out and about, and your wallet is empty.
8: A roll of duct tape. Cliche as it is, it's also useful as hell.
9: Hand sanitizer lotion. Some places are just plain gross enough that you'll want it.
Feel free to add whatever other items you'll want on a day-to-day basis; this is only a baseline kit. Also feel free to post those items in a comment here, I may add them to my own personal kit.
1: A towel. One of the small hand towels in your bathroom is perfect.
2: A sharp pocketknife. This will likely be the most-used item in the kit.
3: A roll of your personal favorite toilet paper. Anyone who's ever used a public toilet knows why I include this.
4: A novel, magazine, or a couple comic books. The next time you're in a waiting room at a dentist or something, you'll have something you actually WANT to read.
5: A pack of cookies or crackers, and a can of your favorite soda. Sometimes, a snack is all that's needed to save your day.
6: A pen or two and a pad of paper. The ability to take a note down at a moment's notice is never a bad thing.
7: Twenty dollars. You WILL end up needing it at some point when you're out and about, and your wallet is empty.
8: A roll of duct tape. Cliche as it is, it's also useful as hell.
9: Hand sanitizer lotion. Some places are just plain gross enough that you'll want it.
Feel free to add whatever other items you'll want on a day-to-day basis; this is only a baseline kit. Also feel free to post those items in a comment here, I may add them to my own personal kit.
War Music
Posted 17 years agoThis one is all about music.
The music that moves you.
The songs that get your heart pumping, that make your breath come quick and your adrenaline rush.
The ones that make you want to either fuck someone into a coma, or tear someone apart with your bare hands.
The songs that put a bloodlust-induced grin on your face, the ones that announce to the world "Look out fuckers, here I come."
Your War Music.
The rules are simple. Search YouTube for a handful of songs (at least three) that DEFINITELY should not be playing while you're driving. Then link them in your journal.
KMFDM - WWIII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWjEZmXIJL8
Rob Zombie - Superbeast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0BVBVNk6uc
Disturbed - Meaning of Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLfXym_dFoc
Now unleash that sadistic, malevolent glee you've got from listening to those songs on your friends, by tagging three of the helpless SOB's.
faruzah 
sindroms 
rayeth
Let the aggression flow.
The music that moves you.
The songs that get your heart pumping, that make your breath come quick and your adrenaline rush.
The ones that make you want to either fuck someone into a coma, or tear someone apart with your bare hands.
The songs that put a bloodlust-induced grin on your face, the ones that announce to the world "Look out fuckers, here I come."
Your War Music.
The rules are simple. Search YouTube for a handful of songs (at least three) that DEFINITELY should not be playing while you're driving. Then link them in your journal.
KMFDM - WWIII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWjEZmXIJL8
Rob Zombie - Superbeast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0BVBVNk6uc
Disturbed - Meaning of Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLfXym_dFoc
Now unleash that sadistic, malevolent glee you've got from listening to those songs on your friends, by tagging three of the helpless SOB's.
faruzah 
sindroms 
rayethLet the aggression flow.
Graaaagh!
Posted 17 years agoQuestion for y'all.
Posted 18 years agoWho would like to see the RL Chris, in his security guard uniform?
Yet another meme.
Posted 18 years agoYoinked from 
alexeagle
Super Smash Brothers Brawl MEME
Character:
Ilrys Kadiatu
Weight:
Medium
Speed:
Medium
Jump:
High
Skills
B:
Warpwall - Creates a small rip in spacetime around Ilrys, protecting him from harm for 1 second. Damages opponent on contact.
Up B:
Far Leap - Allows Ilrys to teleport. For 1/2 second Ilrys becomes a fast-moving streak of yellow light, controlled by the directional pad or analog stick, to reappear wherever the player wants.
Down B:
Reality Wake - Sends out a short-range pulse of crackling dimensional energy in all directions.
Left/Right B:
Mind Control - Causes opponent to lose focus and stand helpless and drooling. They recover after either 3 seconds or by pushing the Analog stick around rapidly.
A:
Three-hit combo. First and second strikes are slashes of dimensional energy from Ilrys' hands, the third is a more potent blast of energy from his eyes.
Right/Left A:
Combined double energy shot from both hands at once.
Down A:
*unearthly screech*
Up A:
Far Punch - Knocks opponent flying.
Dash A:
Chomp - Leap forward to viciously bite opponent.
FINAL SMASH
Singularity - Opens a portal to the twisting madness between realities, exposing the opponent's mind and body to impossibility itself. Causes huge damage, and a double-duration Mind Control effect if they survive.
Taunt one
*insane giggle*
alexeagleSuper Smash Brothers Brawl MEME
Character:
Ilrys Kadiatu
Weight:
Medium
Speed:
Medium
Jump:
High
Skills
B:
Warpwall - Creates a small rip in spacetime around Ilrys, protecting him from harm for 1 second. Damages opponent on contact.
Up B:
Far Leap - Allows Ilrys to teleport. For 1/2 second Ilrys becomes a fast-moving streak of yellow light, controlled by the directional pad or analog stick, to reappear wherever the player wants.
Down B:
Reality Wake - Sends out a short-range pulse of crackling dimensional energy in all directions.
Left/Right B:
Mind Control - Causes opponent to lose focus and stand helpless and drooling. They recover after either 3 seconds or by pushing the Analog stick around rapidly.
A:
Three-hit combo. First and second strikes are slashes of dimensional energy from Ilrys' hands, the third is a more potent blast of energy from his eyes.
Right/Left A:
Combined double energy shot from both hands at once.
Down A:
*unearthly screech*
Up A:
Far Punch - Knocks opponent flying.
Dash A:
Chomp - Leap forward to viciously bite opponent.
FINAL SMASH
Singularity - Opens a portal to the twisting madness between realities, exposing the opponent's mind and body to impossibility itself. Causes huge damage, and a double-duration Mind Control effect if they survive.
Taunt one
*insane giggle*
Music.
Posted 18 years agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdItwaLrv1U
Remember kids, there's no problem that can't be solved with an army of zombie cheerleaders.
Remember kids, there's no problem that can't be solved with an army of zombie cheerleaders.
Fursona meme. Damn, I'm doing a lot of memes.
Posted 18 years agoOH NOES I GOT TAG'D!! Snatched from faruzah
Looking around at all the furs out there, all the different shapes, sizes and what not that furs come in I was thinking: why? Why do we as the human creators choose these specific shapes and forms? why do we choose to be a dragon or a fox or a horse? This is a meme I'd like to start that maybe will let us all learn a little more about each other.
WHO I AM...
What is your fursona?
I am Ilrys Kadiatu, the Far Master, descendant of the Cerebrant and the Solipsis. (bows and grins)
Where did the name of your Fursona come from?
Actually, the name more or less popped into my head one day... IIRC, I was trying to come up with a name for a Dungeons & Dragons character, heh.
What species is your fursona and why did you choose that species?
Gryphon, specifically sea eagle/puma mix. I've known that my totem creature is Gryphon since I was about six... puma because they're more or less solitary creatures, and I like solitude. Sea eagle because I love seafood, heh.
What color is your fursona and why? Hair/fur/eyes/etc
The fur on Ilrys' lower half is a bright brown-gold, and his feathers are ALMOST pure white; they're very faintly tinged with the brown-gold color of his fur. His eyes would generally be a deep, cobalt blue, but they usually constantly emit a yellow glow of liquid-like energy because of his powers, so his eyes usually look like miniature suns.
What is your fursona's personality and how does this compare to your irl personality?
I like to say that Ilrys is "Me, with a little more crazy and a lot more power."
What is one item your fursona owns that is significant to you irl?
Really, nothing. As a reality controller he doesn't NEED any items, so he doesn't have any. Even his clothing is more an extension of his power than real clothing.
What is one thing you thing you would say to your fursona if you could meet?
.... I couldn't even begin to imagine.
What is one thing your fursona would say to you if you could meet?
Again, I couldn't possibly imagine.
How has your fursona changed over the years?
He started with far less power... psychokinesis, telepathy, and psychoportation. Over the course of maybe two or three years that power set changed and expanded as I found it lacking in one regard or another. By now it's "he can do anything, because Reality itself likes him." Also he grew slowly more crazy over the years, because crazy is fun. (grins)
How long have you had this fursona?
About nine years, basically since I found the fandom,
Would you like to be more like your fursona?
If I could look like him, definitely, especially since that would mean I could fly. Wings = awesome. His powers and personality, well... that'd probably be a bad thing for most of the world, heh.
Ok now tag three other people you would like to learn about!
Oh lord...
alopexalex , 
redmonkey , and 
silverpaw
faruzahLooking around at all the furs out there, all the different shapes, sizes and what not that furs come in I was thinking: why? Why do we as the human creators choose these specific shapes and forms? why do we choose to be a dragon or a fox or a horse? This is a meme I'd like to start that maybe will let us all learn a little more about each other.
WHO I AM...
What is your fursona?
I am Ilrys Kadiatu, the Far Master, descendant of the Cerebrant and the Solipsis. (bows and grins)
Where did the name of your Fursona come from?
Actually, the name more or less popped into my head one day... IIRC, I was trying to come up with a name for a Dungeons & Dragons character, heh.
What species is your fursona and why did you choose that species?
Gryphon, specifically sea eagle/puma mix. I've known that my totem creature is Gryphon since I was about six... puma because they're more or less solitary creatures, and I like solitude. Sea eagle because I love seafood, heh.
What color is your fursona and why? Hair/fur/eyes/etc
The fur on Ilrys' lower half is a bright brown-gold, and his feathers are ALMOST pure white; they're very faintly tinged with the brown-gold color of his fur. His eyes would generally be a deep, cobalt blue, but they usually constantly emit a yellow glow of liquid-like energy because of his powers, so his eyes usually look like miniature suns.
What is your fursona's personality and how does this compare to your irl personality?
I like to say that Ilrys is "Me, with a little more crazy and a lot more power."
What is one item your fursona owns that is significant to you irl?
Really, nothing. As a reality controller he doesn't NEED any items, so he doesn't have any. Even his clothing is more an extension of his power than real clothing.
What is one thing you thing you would say to your fursona if you could meet?
.... I couldn't even begin to imagine.
What is one thing your fursona would say to you if you could meet?
Again, I couldn't possibly imagine.
How has your fursona changed over the years?
He started with far less power... psychokinesis, telepathy, and psychoportation. Over the course of maybe two or three years that power set changed and expanded as I found it lacking in one regard or another. By now it's "he can do anything, because Reality itself likes him." Also he grew slowly more crazy over the years, because crazy is fun. (grins)
How long have you had this fursona?
About nine years, basically since I found the fandom,
Would you like to be more like your fursona?
If I could look like him, definitely, especially since that would mean I could fly. Wings = awesome. His powers and personality, well... that'd probably be a bad thing for most of the world, heh.
Ok now tag three other people you would like to learn about!
Oh lord...
alopexalex , 
redmonkey , and 
silverpawMEEM!
Posted 18 years agoWould you.......
1. give me your number?
2. let me hug you anytime I wanted to?
3. let me kiss you?
4. watch a movie with me...even a really sappy one?
5. let me take you out to dinner?
6. drive me somewhere/anywhere?
7. take a shower with me?
8. have a fling with me?
9. listen to me if I called you crying even if you were out with all of your friends?
10. buy me a drink if i didn't have money?
11. take me home for the night?
12. let me sleep in your bed?
13. sing karaoke w/ me?
14. sit in the doctors office with me because I didn't want to go alone?
15. re-post this for me to answer your questions?
16. come pick me up at 3am because my car ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere?
17. Do you think i'm cute or hot?
18. Do you like my style?
19. Do you think I'm funny?
20. cry if I died?
21. dance with me?
22. sing happy birthday to me?
23. take advantage of me if I was drunk?
24. strip for me?
1. give me your number?
2. let me hug you anytime I wanted to?
3. let me kiss you?
4. watch a movie with me...even a really sappy one?
5. let me take you out to dinner?
6. drive me somewhere/anywhere?
7. take a shower with me?
8. have a fling with me?
9. listen to me if I called you crying even if you were out with all of your friends?
10. buy me a drink if i didn't have money?
11. take me home for the night?
12. let me sleep in your bed?
13. sing karaoke w/ me?
14. sit in the doctors office with me because I didn't want to go alone?
15. re-post this for me to answer your questions?
16. come pick me up at 3am because my car ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere?
17. Do you think i'm cute or hot?
18. Do you like my style?
19. Do you think I'm funny?
20. cry if I died?
21. dance with me?
22. sing happy birthday to me?
23. take advantage of me if I was drunk?
24. strip for me?
Confuserationalizement.
Posted 18 years agoListen to me. You're not making any friends like this.
Just put the IQ test down, and nobody'll get hurt.
I got into an argument the other day, with someone I generally consider to be fairly intelligent and an overall nice guy. It would appear he doesn't hold the same opinion of me, though.
See, I mentioned that I wanted the game Portal, that's just been released in the "Orange Box" as part of a package with Half-Life 2. Since it's fairly obvious to anyone smarter than your average sausage link that it uses the HL2 game engine, I thought that was what he meant when he asked if I had played "the game Portal was based on". Those were his exact words.
Well, he didn't. Apparently, some college students made a game they called Narbacular Drop (don't ask me what it means, I don't know), which was where Valve got the idea for Portal. In fact, Valve even went so far as to hire the students who created it in the first place. THAT was what my friend meant.
My problem came in when I said that yes, I had played HL2. He then proceeded to call me nine kinds of an idiot, get angry at me for "being so stupid", and blocked me.
It's a GAME, dude. Relax. Take a deep breath, count to ten, jerk off, whatever it takes to chill the hell out. Instead of treating me like I'm some Special Ed kid just because I haven't heard of some obscure game, try actually EXPLAINING yourself before you have an aneurysm.
Obviously, he did eventually explain, because otherwise I still wouldn't have a clue about this precursor game. Lucky him I forgive easily.
Just put the IQ test down, and nobody'll get hurt.
I got into an argument the other day, with someone I generally consider to be fairly intelligent and an overall nice guy. It would appear he doesn't hold the same opinion of me, though.
See, I mentioned that I wanted the game Portal, that's just been released in the "Orange Box" as part of a package with Half-Life 2. Since it's fairly obvious to anyone smarter than your average sausage link that it uses the HL2 game engine, I thought that was what he meant when he asked if I had played "the game Portal was based on". Those were his exact words.
Well, he didn't. Apparently, some college students made a game they called Narbacular Drop (don't ask me what it means, I don't know), which was where Valve got the idea for Portal. In fact, Valve even went so far as to hire the students who created it in the first place. THAT was what my friend meant.
My problem came in when I said that yes, I had played HL2. He then proceeded to call me nine kinds of an idiot, get angry at me for "being so stupid", and blocked me.
It's a GAME, dude. Relax. Take a deep breath, count to ten, jerk off, whatever it takes to chill the hell out. Instead of treating me like I'm some Special Ed kid just because I haven't heard of some obscure game, try actually EXPLAINING yourself before you have an aneurysm.
Obviously, he did eventually explain, because otherwise I still wouldn't have a clue about this precursor game. Lucky him I forgive easily.
Holy crap, I have 20 watchers!
Posted 18 years agoHow the hell did THAT happen?? I'm still boggled over having even ONE watcher, much less 20!
What have I done, seriously, to deserve any watchers at all? I'm not an artist, I haven't posted any of my stories, and the only thing in my gallery is a commission!
What have I done, seriously, to deserve any watchers at all? I'm not an artist, I haven't posted any of my stories, and the only thing in my gallery is a commission!
Tagged.
Posted 18 years ago
PseudoSamurai tagged me...1. What is your favorite anime?
Haven't seen that many, actually... to me, anime will never be anything but just one more entertainment medium, no better or worse than regular TV. Having said that, out of the ones that I've seen I think I'll have to say Evangelion, because I'm a freak for mecha.
2. What is your second one?
Rah-Xephon. (points at above question, then himself) Freak for mecha.
3. If you could change your username without losing your stuff would you?
Um... okay, two things. First, I have no stuff to lose here. Second, why the lactating Jesusnipples would I ever want to change my name?? I'm ChrisGryph, nothing's ever gonna change that! If anything, let's say FA somehow screwed up, and my account vanished. And then when I went to make a new account, it wouldn't let me use ChrisGryph any more. In that case, I'd probably just make ChrisGryph2, or something. (shrugs)
4. What is your favorite japanese song?
Heh. The only Japanese music I've heard is the stuff in the few animes that I've seen... the opening and closing themes, y'know. One of my friends says he's heard Japanese heavy metal though, so I keep poking him into trying to find some for me...
5. Who was the reason you came to FA?
I love furry art.
6. Who was your first watcher?
I totally don't remember, heh...
7. Who was the first person to do a commission for you?
Technically, azuredoragon did my first commission, although I'm not 100% sure it counts... see, he's generally got a really low opinion of his own work, even though he really does rock. A couple years ago, he drew my character Ilrys for free, without telling me he was going to do it... random surprise gift art rules, heh. I spazzed of course, and wanted him to draw Ilrys in another pose. I offered to pay him, but he was like "Oh, no no, that's really not necessary... my work's not that good..." so I said "Yes it is, now give me your address so I can send you money!" I literally had to FORCE him to ACCEPT $25 for the newer pic.
8. How many people are currently watching you?
14, although I have absolutely no idea what they're watching for... the few drawings I've done I have exactly zero plans on ever sharing with anyone, and the stories I'm writing aren't done yet.
9. Do you currently have any problems with FA?
Yes! They need a faster server, god dammit! I have a freaking cable connection, and I still have to wait three minutes for a picture to load?? That's a load of SHIT.
10. What is that problem?
Um... okay, this REALLY could have been combined with the last question.
11. What is your favorite furre related online game?
..... there...... aren't any? I don't count Furcadia, Taps, or SL (or any of the others like them) as games. They're not games, they're glorified chat rooms. Where's the NPCs, or monsters, or quests? Where's the character stats, that show how strong or smart or tough they are? Now, if someone out there knows of a REAL furry-themed GAME, then by all means tell me about it! I'd love to play!
12. What is your favorite non-furre related online game?
My favorite is probably EVE Online. The one I play most, Maple Story... of course, that's not saying much. I don't really play online games much at all, because I strongly prefer single-player games.
13. What online game do you wish you could play?
If Dungeons & Dragons Online hadn't been horribly mutilated by the guys who made it, I'd play that.
14. Do you wish you could draw?
I CAN draw. Anyone can draw. What I wish is that I could draw WELL.
15. If you could somehow be able to draw by trading your writing abilities for drawing ones... would you?
No. I value my talent with words too much to even consider such a thing. Think of it this way: a drawing shows the viewer only one thing... one pose, one look, y'know. But a well-plotted description can fire the reader's imagination. The same "scene" can be "viewed" as many different ways as there are readers. And I don't care HOW good an artist is, the imagination will ALWAYS be more vibrant and alive.
16. Do you wish you had more people reading your stories sometimes?
Not until they're finished and I post them, heh.
17. What do you hate most in the world?
Religeon in any and all forms.
18. Would you leave FA anytime soon?
(snorts) Unless FA dies, I'm not leaving EVER, much less "anytime soon".
19. Do you wish you had as many people watching you as you watching other people?
Like I said before, I have precisely zero idea why the people watching me are doing so already, so there's basically no reason to have any MORE...
20. What is one of your fantasies?
Heh. I've got quite a few... most of them involve male bondage and machinesex, and several of them involve C&BT. A few involve tentacles, and a few involve mind control. All of them involve furries, and all of them involve lots of eye-crossing orgasms.
So now you all know a bit more about me. Enjoy.
And I'm not tagging anyone else, because I wish these things would JUST FREAKING DIE ALREADY.
Happy birthday to meee, happy birthday to meee...
Posted 18 years agoIt's my birthday today.
I'm 26 now.
Twenty... freaking... six.
More than half of FIFTY.
God I feel old.
I'm 26 now.
Twenty... freaking... six.
More than half of FIFTY.
God I feel old.
Virginia Tech...
Posted 18 years agoWell, unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about the latest shooting. If you HAVE been under that rock, some wacknut went on a killing spree at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.
The final death count was 32. They say it's the worst school massacre ever.
The funny thing is, that school prided itself as being gun-free.
There have been more than one of the other students there saying "If I had a gun then, I could have done something."
I'd like to pose an interesting theory... one that makes too much sense to ignore.
Take the example of New Hampshire, where I live. This state has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country. Walk into a gun store with a fistful of hard cash and your driver's license, and with a five-minute background check on the computer you can walk out of there with any handgun, rifle, or shotgun you want. Hell, there are even ways you can legally acquire fully automatic assault weaponry up here.
But NH has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the country.
Now take New York City as the flipside to this. In NYC, nobody except cops are supposed to have firearms. It IS possible to get them legally, but the paperwork is terrifyingly complex and tedious, to the point that nobody bothers.
Neither do the criminals. They get them via the black market.
Look at other places around the country, and around the world. The same concept is everywhere. The rate of violent crime is inversely proportional to the populace's access to guns.
More guns = less crime.
The final death count was 32. They say it's the worst school massacre ever.
The funny thing is, that school prided itself as being gun-free.
There have been more than one of the other students there saying "If I had a gun then, I could have done something."
I'd like to pose an interesting theory... one that makes too much sense to ignore.
Take the example of New Hampshire, where I live. This state has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country. Walk into a gun store with a fistful of hard cash and your driver's license, and with a five-minute background check on the computer you can walk out of there with any handgun, rifle, or shotgun you want. Hell, there are even ways you can legally acquire fully automatic assault weaponry up here.
But NH has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the country.
Now take New York City as the flipside to this. In NYC, nobody except cops are supposed to have firearms. It IS possible to get them legally, but the paperwork is terrifyingly complex and tedious, to the point that nobody bothers.
Neither do the criminals. They get them via the black market.
Look at other places around the country, and around the world. The same concept is everywhere. The rate of violent crime is inversely proportional to the populace's access to guns.
More guns = less crime.
News with me!
Posted 18 years agoThe good: I finally have some decent freaking hours from work.
The bad: THEY'RE CALLING FOR MORE GODDAMN SNOW!!!
Don't have anything for "ugly", heh.
TTYL!
The bad: THEY'RE CALLING FOR MORE GODDAMN SNOW!!!
Don't have anything for "ugly", heh.
TTYL!
Stupid work...
Posted 18 years agoYou know, I love my job. I work IRL as an unarmed security guard, for a contract-based agency. It's easy work, it gets around the couple minor physical disabilities I have, and it's necessary and useful.
The only problem is the contract-based part.
I live in New Hampshire, near the seacoast. Right now, the nearest open shift is in Massachusetts, over two hours away. Unless and until a ship comes into one of the ports, there's nothing for me to do.
The bad news is that I have no money at present. The good news is that my landlady understands my situation and is extremely tolerant of it.
So I guess it balances out.
The only problem is the contract-based part.
I live in New Hampshire, near the seacoast. Right now, the nearest open shift is in Massachusetts, over two hours away. Unless and until a ship comes into one of the ports, there's nothing for me to do.
The bad news is that I have no money at present. The good news is that my landlady understands my situation and is extremely tolerant of it.
So I guess it balances out.
No more snow!
Posted 18 years agoHoly crap, we have GROUND again!!
It's actually WARM outside!!
I can wear short-sleeve shirts again!!
(dances around)
It's actually WARM outside!!
I can wear short-sleeve shirts again!!
(dances around)
Hmm....
Posted 18 years agoWell, probably about time I started using this journal...
Um... stuff. Yeah.
I'm ChrisGryph. I'm 25, bi with a preference for guys, and I like heavy music, video games, RPGs of all kinds, and skydiving.
My main character is Ilrys Kadiatu, a white-and-gold gryphon with far too much supernatural power... good thing he's such a nice guy.
Yeah. And now you know all there is to know about me, heh.
~ChrisGryph
Um... stuff. Yeah.
I'm ChrisGryph. I'm 25, bi with a preference for guys, and I like heavy music, video games, RPGs of all kinds, and skydiving.
My main character is Ilrys Kadiatu, a white-and-gold gryphon with far too much supernatural power... good thing he's such a nice guy.
Yeah. And now you know all there is to know about me, heh.
~ChrisGryph
