Thursday, June 28, 2007
Seriously, don't do it.
So...for the last month or so I've been spending about two or three hours a day at starbucks reading. Some days I even read until close and then go to another starbucks that stays open an hour later. And other days I don't get the reading bug till around midnight...on a Tuesday...so I head out to a bar and just sit outside and read. They love that :) I took it upon myself to actually finish the book, or series of books as it were, that I started last year about this time at the beach: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. It's quite good and I'm almost completely done withe the series, about 200 pages left, but I find myself thinking too much while I read it. Thinking about stupid shit like coincidences, relationships and...how the world might end. Not the universe mind you...the world. I honestly don't give a shit about how the universe might end...but the world I have a vested interest in. I mean if the first two things I've been thinking about so much lately eventually go my way I might actually have relatives living on the planet still. But anyway. I don't recommend the books precisely for that reason. Though they are a joy to read and truly awesome...they make you think too much. Avoid if possible. If not possible: cower in fear of the shit you'll dream up over the coming months.
P.S. The new Harry potter game for the Wii is getting damn good recommendations. Give it a rent!
Tommy "be warned" Schubert
And it took this to make me believe...
There is a god folks. I know that comes as a shock coming from my but I came upon this recent bit of news and it would seem that my prayers were answered. Only a all seeing benevolent god could have done this. Thank you. I see the light.
Tommy "I still hate you Sony" Schubert
Tommy "I still hate you Sony" Schubert
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Up for air
I've had a shitty week this week.
As many of you know me and a couple of the guys went to big bend last week. We were there most of the week and really had a great time and didn't really want to kill each other...well...I didn't want to kill anyone. I guess I can't speak for everyone. I'll have pictures for you this week...soon as Dan and mike find a way to actually get me their pictures and I have time to let them know they didn't arrive.
Ok...well...I should be writing a paper (why do we keep meeting like this?!) but I find myself at albertson's getting raisin bran.
Oh yeah. Non-public bombshell? My mom has lost her mind. Eats only rice. Dad's reverted back to high school. I'm not having a good time with my online stats class. Etc etc. Anyway keep that one under your collective hats please. I'm off to start my paper.
Heh. You hear that? I think I just asked the internet to keep a secret! :). I'll have time to laugh about that later...now...not so much.
Tommy "bring on the frogs!" Schubert
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Good Weekend
So yeah...I've been having a good weekend. I've blown almost 2K for the weekend in various endeavors (one of which is paying for school for this first summer semester...so I don't think that counts) but all in all it's actually been a pretty good weekend comparatively. Let's see...where to start? Friday was the last day of school. Totally fucked up my grading and that will be interesting in the next couple days when I get a call from work telling me to come and fix it :P After work I set up my Mohawk appointment for Saturday afternoon, headed to get a BUNCH of cash and then headed out to A-Kon. One of my mom's graduated students was waiting for me at the con with my ticket. She waited in line for 3 hours for her ticket and got me one at the same time. I waited 15 minutes for her to find me once I got there. Priceless. That night I think I bumped into...let me count...about a dozen current and former students. Shit you not. Walked around a bunch with the college students that used to go to Garland. That was a little weird at first but got much better. Hmmm...around 11 or so I headed out to Rebekah and Mike's house and we hung out there and looked through yearbooks (joy) and played twister. Everyone else out-girthed me so I totally lost something fierce.
Oh yeah...that's right. As I was walking through the con I got a text message. It was Melissa. The girl I went to Trinity with FINALLY getting back to me about going out (this is the movie chick that doesn't return phone calls, not the extra-religious one, or the Gun-toting one). She wanted to meet with me the next day for some coffee. I was totally cool with that and was determined to meet whenever she wanted to meet with me. I mentioned that I had a blood-donation appointment at 2:45pm the next day...so...her next message includes the time she wants to meet....1:30pm. Yeah...so she's literally leaving an hour and 15 minutes to have coffee with me. She was trying REALLY hard to make sure I understood that this would be coffee and coffee only. Little did she know, I blow off blood-donation appointments all the time. :) So I called my hair dresser and reschedule my appointment for later in the afternoon and asked her which location she would rather meet me at. I never got a reply. I could tell this was going to be more difficult than it should be...
The next afternoon after waking up about an hour before the "date" I called her to ask where she wanted to meet. "Oh shit! I never replied to you last night! I'm so sorry!" and all was forgiven. Starbucks it was. Showered and dressed and on my way I was! She was late so I walked around the B&N for a while. Found the newest issue of Y: The Last Man (need to get that!) and found Hard Boiled. It's a graphic novel that I remember Aaron Cother having in his closet at his house...and wanting it. I had no idea it was written by Frank Miller. That almost makes it legitimate :) I checked the Starbucks again and she's still not there, but I order something and have a strategically placed seat. Then I noticed someone I knew I recognized. I never forget faces and I was only seeing her eyes and I KNEW I knew her. She went to St. Mark's with me. Joanne something. Her and her man pulled up a seat right next to mine and we started talking. Then Melissa walks in and blah blah. All in all I had to ignore my REALLY old friend to give Melissa her due respect and attention. All in all it was a really good date. It ran until about 3:45pm and she didn't seem to notice so that's definitely a good sign. She thought another date would be cool and we have a lot in common. Movies primarily but that's a good start. And how can you NOT enjoy the company of someone who loves The Kids In The Hall as much as you do? I mean...even awesome movie quotes from Brain Candy didn't fall on deaf ears. Keeper??!! We'll see...I just don't rush shit anymore.
So then I was off to get my Mohawk for the summer. Went well...I really like my hairdresser. Next time I go back I think I might shave the sides off almost completely and really do a defined line for the hawk. We'll see on that too...
And then STRAIGHT back to the con! Not really...but that makes a better story than "spent an hour and a half getting my cousin's wife's brand new laptop to work over the wireless connection at the house". See? Anyway...went back to the con after the vendors area was closed (suck!) so around 7. Getting there I wanted to play a game with RPGA and came in time and everything but after waiting an hour and a half, I went in to find out that this was the "interactive" session. Yeah. It's exactly what you think. Bunch of dressed up super-freaks pretending they are dwarves and thieves and shit talking to special "judges" who were the NPCs for the hour. Yeah...it was basically as close to LARPing I have ever come. I got out quick and tried to pick up with some more people but they had left for the dinner time. So I headed to one of the viewing rooms...and that's where yet another adventure started.
So sat down in front of a particularly hot chick who was wrapped up in a blanket. One "wow...you a little cold??!" and 3 hours later I had her number. She's going to be known as either the "cosplay chick" or "the Amazon" (real name = Kim). She has her dad drive her all the way from Tyler for all the cons. Oh...and she's over 6 feet tall making her about an inch or two taller than me. But tall checks are like jungle-gyms so I don't mind :) Oh...she had her dad drive her because she's not a big fan of interstate highways. Go figure...god knows I've dealt with WAY worse. But that's a true long shot. Melissa seems to really be peaking my interest...we'll see what happens after I get back from my camping trip. Oh...Melissa has a twin who incidentally doesn't look much like her even though they are supposed to be identical.
After I walked Kim to her room and, like the gentleman that I am, had NO intention of following her in even if she asked, I headed to the Hentai room. Oh yeah...the night had only just begun. :) First off...as I mentioned during yesterday's post, I was really worried that this was going to be INSANELY embarrassing. Actually...shit you not...quite the opposite! It was the most fun I had all weekend.
Misconceptions I had: Going to be in a dank, musty room with about 45 people. Going to be mostly guys and some girls who like to have sex in public. There will be wangs out, and in hand during most of the viewing. I will want to leave.
The Truth: It was in the biggest viewing room. There were around 800 people or more. (I don't count people well. Basically the size of a giant sized movie theatre). Completely mixed company. Even almost across the board. I didn't see or smell a single wang out. I didn't want to leave. It was seriously awesome and I have no intention of missing it ever again. :)
So...after that I walked around a bit and went to the rave. I just missed REALLY loud techno. It feels good sometimes.
Woke up this morning thinking I was going to head out to the convention again, but my screaming headache decided for me. I was done for the weekend. Slept till about 5. I just didn't feel good. After waking up and showering, my dad and I (my mom is still being a bum) went downtown for an invitation only screening of Death at a Funeral. It was pretty awesome. Movie was hilarious...and guess what? I met Frank "Mother Fucking" Oz. Spoke to him for a little bit right after talking to Alan Tudyk. It was awesome. I met Yoda, Miss Piggy, Animal, AND arguably my favorite character from Firefly, Wash, in the same night. Wow. Just wow. BTW I started this post as soon as I got home I was so excited.
On that note...it's time to wash the sculpting wax outta my hawk and hit the sack for school tomorrow. Yea...my summer school I'm taking starts the Monday after my work school lets out. Joy. And one of my classes isn't set in stone yet so I have no idea who late I'll be at school tomorrow... :P
Enjoy the giant post people! Talk to you all later!
Tommy "what a weekend" Schubert
Oh yeah...that's right. As I was walking through the con I got a text message. It was Melissa. The girl I went to Trinity with FINALLY getting back to me about going out (this is the movie chick that doesn't return phone calls, not the extra-religious one, or the Gun-toting one). She wanted to meet with me the next day for some coffee. I was totally cool with that and was determined to meet whenever she wanted to meet with me. I mentioned that I had a blood-donation appointment at 2:45pm the next day...so...her next message includes the time she wants to meet....1:30pm. Yeah...so she's literally leaving an hour and 15 minutes to have coffee with me. She was trying REALLY hard to make sure I understood that this would be coffee and coffee only. Little did she know, I blow off blood-donation appointments all the time. :) So I called my hair dresser and reschedule my appointment for later in the afternoon and asked her which location she would rather meet me at. I never got a reply. I could tell this was going to be more difficult than it should be...
The next afternoon after waking up about an hour before the "date" I called her to ask where she wanted to meet. "Oh shit! I never replied to you last night! I'm so sorry!" and all was forgiven. Starbucks it was. Showered and dressed and on my way I was! She was late so I walked around the B&N for a while. Found the newest issue of Y: The Last Man (need to get that!) and found Hard Boiled. It's a graphic novel that I remember Aaron Cother having in his closet at his house...and wanting it. I had no idea it was written by Frank Miller. That almost makes it legitimate :) I checked the Starbucks again and she's still not there, but I order something and have a strategically placed seat. Then I noticed someone I knew I recognized. I never forget faces and I was only seeing her eyes and I KNEW I knew her. She went to St. Mark's with me. Joanne something. Her and her man pulled up a seat right next to mine and we started talking. Then Melissa walks in and blah blah. All in all I had to ignore my REALLY old friend to give Melissa her due respect and attention. All in all it was a really good date. It ran until about 3:45pm and she didn't seem to notice so that's definitely a good sign. She thought another date would be cool and we have a lot in common. Movies primarily but that's a good start. And how can you NOT enjoy the company of someone who loves The Kids In The Hall as much as you do? I mean...even awesome movie quotes from Brain Candy didn't fall on deaf ears. Keeper??!! We'll see...I just don't rush shit anymore.
So then I was off to get my Mohawk for the summer. Went well...I really like my hairdresser. Next time I go back I think I might shave the sides off almost completely and really do a defined line for the hawk. We'll see on that too...
And then STRAIGHT back to the con! Not really...but that makes a better story than "spent an hour and a half getting my cousin's wife's brand new laptop to work over the wireless connection at the house". See? Anyway...went back to the con after the vendors area was closed (suck!) so around 7. Getting there I wanted to play a game with RPGA and came in time and everything but after waiting an hour and a half, I went in to find out that this was the "interactive" session. Yeah. It's exactly what you think. Bunch of dressed up super-freaks pretending they are dwarves and thieves and shit talking to special "judges" who were the NPCs for the hour. Yeah...it was basically as close to LARPing I have ever come. I got out quick and tried to pick up with some more people but they had left for the dinner time. So I headed to one of the viewing rooms...and that's where yet another adventure started.
So sat down in front of a particularly hot chick who was wrapped up in a blanket. One "wow...you a little cold??!" and 3 hours later I had her number. She's going to be known as either the "cosplay chick" or "the Amazon" (real name = Kim). She has her dad drive her all the way from Tyler for all the cons. Oh...and she's over 6 feet tall making her about an inch or two taller than me. But tall checks are like jungle-gyms so I don't mind :) Oh...she had her dad drive her because she's not a big fan of interstate highways. Go figure...god knows I've dealt with WAY worse. But that's a true long shot. Melissa seems to really be peaking my interest...we'll see what happens after I get back from my camping trip. Oh...Melissa has a twin who incidentally doesn't look much like her even though they are supposed to be identical.
After I walked Kim to her room and, like the gentleman that I am, had NO intention of following her in even if she asked, I headed to the Hentai room. Oh yeah...the night had only just begun. :) First off...as I mentioned during yesterday's post, I was really worried that this was going to be INSANELY embarrassing. Actually...shit you not...quite the opposite! It was the most fun I had all weekend.
Misconceptions I had: Going to be in a dank, musty room with about 45 people. Going to be mostly guys and some girls who like to have sex in public. There will be wangs out, and in hand during most of the viewing. I will want to leave.
The Truth: It was in the biggest viewing room. There were around 800 people or more. (I don't count people well. Basically the size of a giant sized movie theatre). Completely mixed company. Even almost across the board. I didn't see or smell a single wang out. I didn't want to leave. It was seriously awesome and I have no intention of missing it ever again. :)
So...after that I walked around a bit and went to the rave. I just missed REALLY loud techno. It feels good sometimes.
Woke up this morning thinking I was going to head out to the convention again, but my screaming headache decided for me. I was done for the weekend. Slept till about 5. I just didn't feel good. After waking up and showering, my dad and I (my mom is still being a bum) went downtown for an invitation only screening of Death at a Funeral. It was pretty awesome. Movie was hilarious...and guess what? I met Frank "Mother Fucking" Oz. Spoke to him for a little bit right after talking to Alan Tudyk. It was awesome. I met Yoda, Miss Piggy, Animal, AND arguably my favorite character from Firefly, Wash, in the same night. Wow. Just wow. BTW I started this post as soon as I got home I was so excited.
On that note...it's time to wash the sculpting wax outta my hawk and hit the sack for school tomorrow. Yea...my summer school I'm taking starts the Monday after my work school lets out. Joy. And one of my classes isn't set in stone yet so I have no idea who late I'll be at school tomorrow... :P
Enjoy the giant post people! Talk to you all later!
Tommy "what a weekend" Schubert
These are not my people...
... But I think they are related to my people...
This is A-Kon at 2 in the morning. Still full of people, only now much more drunk and slightly more horny.
T
Oh wow...
Ok. Before the last post I was thinking: "where is everyone". I mean there were a lot of people in the last picture but I expected more...well...I found them. They were at the giant rave.
Tommy "yes...I saw a little tenticle sex" Schubert
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Holy Jesus
Shoot me in the face!
Though there is this cute little girl who knows more than me about D&D...she's 12. Go parents!?!
Tommy "seriously...right in the face" Schubert
In the land of the dorks...
...the man with the respectable full time job is king.
So here I am at A-Kon 18. Haven't been here all day or anything justh getting here and waiting to go inside for the next RPGA D&D match. I had to start all over again and that's sucky but if there's one thing I'm remembering that I hated it was DEFINATELY the maturity levels crashing through the floor. I seriously want to kill the 19 year old that's unabashedly flirting with some 15 year old right in front of her seething boyfriend....did I mention: at an inappropistrly loud volume? Murderation!
Other than that I've been enjoying the festival for the most part. Getting together with some friends to watch the hentai feat tonight. Could be interesting...could be the most embarrassing night of my life. Watching Japanese porn with 600 people? My idea of an interesting evening. I wonder if people will be having sex publically?
Tommy "yes...it's even too much dorkery for me." Schubert
