We do not expect people to be deeply moved by what it not unusual... If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is on the other side of silence.
- George Eliot, Middlemarch

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

More Ragnarok Online screenshots

So we decided to mess around with more pictures and poses and here is what we came up with.

















1 - Since our merchants were all dress in black and Jeff's Assassin Cross was black why not take a picture of a "gang" lol

2 - Dave has a gunner and we used the @die command to the fullest lol.

3 - More dead bodies and we used the merchants to look like Death Angels

4 - The Liu Dynasty has taken over...

5 - Okay so what really happened here is that after i took the picture for number 4... a monster came by and killed all the merchants LOL. It was hilarious just witnessing it haha. So it was perfect for a new shot which is what you see.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Ragnarok Online

A bunch of us messing around during the game with poses and whatnot, as well as just me taking random screen shots of the game. The photos are numbered from left to right. The private server (link provided) we play on is RebirthRO and the official website for the game itself for more information is here.










1 - A GM (Game Master - pretty much holds the power to do anything on the private server) was hosting some sorta event with everyone who had a Mage character to join. I decided to join in with the people sitting in a line lol. I'm the girl Mage on the right and Jeff is the guy Mage on the left. The GMs muted him for awhile haha.

2 - My Archer character glowing because she hit base level 99. The glow usually stays after base level 99 and is an indication that I can start on the Transcendent Classes.

3 - Dave's Archer on the left (base level mid 120s Transcended roughly at that time) and my Archer on the right (roughly around high level 90s Transcended at the time). When I hit base level 99 Transcended again I'll start glowing forever. My "pet" is on the right... and she's supposed to represent a Geisha lol.

4 - I changed the hair and clothing color of both my merchant characters to black and made them equip the "Mr. Scream" mask. Scary? Their names are Bloomingdale's and Macy's lol

5 - Jeff, DaveL, and I with my two characters messing around and taking screenshots of our "totem pole" lol. Jeff's the one with the antennas coming out from his head haha.

6 - The online player stores. You can shop for anything from dolls, swords, binoculars and even cooking kits ! lol The prices range from the cheapest worthless items to the most sought after items from 1 zeny (which is money in this game) to about 350 million zeny. The most expensive item I bought is a Lord Kaho's Horn that costed me 12,999,999 zeny -_-".

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Random Photos for the month of April 2008

I guess to encourage myself to post more entries on my blog... I've come up with an idea of putting up photos that I randomly took during the month whether because it was interesting or random. If I have anything to say I'll probably put comments on there too. If you want a better view of the photo just click on it. Enjoy!


So this is my first ever "myspace" picture (you know... the one where you stick a camera in front of a mirror and you take a picture of yourself). I was bored w
aiting for my Grandma since she had a doctor's appointment so I decided to one. You probably can't tell unless you click on the picture but my side view mirror is quite dirty lol.




I decided to take a photo of an area of Chinatown that I'd say I'm probably the most familiar with or at least my favorite place to walk past every time. This photo on Mott Street (perpendicular to Canal Street) has my favorite Chinese fast food place ever since I can remember anything - "Big Wong". Its the restaurant with the signature big yellow sign with their signature yellow takeout bag. Best Cheap eat place in NYC, hands down. I'll be taking another photo years down the line and compare the two for an artistic shot.


House of Vegetarian. The reason for this photo is that I'm amazed this restaurant still exists for as long as I can remember. It's a vegetarian restaurant! Sorry, I'm a carnivore and I do eat vegetables but preferably not a whole dinner set with items that resemble meat. Mind boggling while there is this other place on Mott Street that changed names numerous times. Simply amazing...



I never knew that hourly parking (in Chinatown at least) starts at 7:30AM and ends MIDNIGHT. I've always thought that the hourly parking ends around 8:30PM. Another way the city looking to get more money from us... parking. What's next... congestion tax? hehe





Last year I went to China for a family vacation with a tour group and they used a Purple flag so that everyone in the tour group can have a focal point of gathering or following if walking. As I just happened to sit there in the car waiting for my grandma these tourists are following the tour guide and she's using... a Hobby Horse (see wikipedia here). It was a pretty amusing site to see I'll admit haha.



This toy possibly ranks among the most annoying toys ever made. The things that the toy dog does is mainly bark practically nonstop until it moves at the timed interval, walks a couple of steps and then does a wheelie type thing, and then starts barking again. The sign in front of it says "Take me home" for $7.99 USD. I'll take a picture of it for next month and we'll see if the toy dog still needs a home. The shop owner probably wastes more batteries keeping the thing barking than the chances of someone actually purchasing one.