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Magnus "The Magnanimus" Colderwild
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| So I was thinking... |
[Nov. 8th, 2005|05:44 pm] |
How often do you just ahve a moment and wate it entirely?
Well here's a moment for you to waste.
Enjoy. |
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| and the wheel turns. |
[Nov. 7th, 2005|09:30 pm] |
So today marks the loss of something that may have never existed.
As they say when you live you win and lose something every day. Today I feel I lost much more than I won.
Well, here's to tomorrow, where I may yet win more than I've lost. |
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| I'm duh.. a rogue. |
[Sep. 14th, 2005|02:32 pm] |
Yeah I know... All I ever do on this thing is occasionally take a test about who I am... well here's another one
My Inner Hero - Rogue!
It's a good thing I use my powers for good and not evil, because quite frankly, I could get away with murder. I'm clever, tricky, and charming. I know how to make you laugh with one hand and pick your pocket with the other. Not that I'd ever DO that, of course...
How about you? Click here to find your own inner hero.
Of course I knew this. but it is nice to occasionally have it confrimed.
I am the evil within your pants. So beat your pants until you feel the evil leave. |
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[Jun. 8th, 2005|12:36 pm] |
Took a quiz at http://typology.people-press.org/
Enterpriser
Based on your answers to the questionnaire, you most closely
resemble survey respondents within the Enterpriser typology group. This
does not mean that you necessarily fit every group characteristic or
agree with the group on all issues.
Enterprisers represent 9 percent of the American public, and 10
percent of registered voters.
Basic Description
As in previous studies conducted in 1987, 1994 and 1999, this extremely
partisan Republican group’s politics are driven by a belief in the free
enterprise system and social values that reflect a conservative agenda.
Enterprisers are also the strongest backers of an assertive foreign
policy, which includes nearly unanimous support for the war in Iraq and
strong support for such anti-terrorism efforts as the Patriot Act.
Defining Values
Assertive on foreign policy and patriotic; anti-regulation and
pro-business; very little support for government help to the poor;
strong belief that individuals are responsible for their own well
being. Conservative on social issues such as gay marriage, but not much
more religious than the nation as a whole. Very satisfied with personal
financial situation.
Who They Are
Predominantly white (91%), male (76%) and financially well-off (62%
have household incomes of at least $50,000, compared with 40%
nationwide). Nearly half (46%) have a college degree, and 77% are
married. Nearly a quarter (23%) are themselves military veterans. Only
10% are under age 30.
Lifestyle Notes
59% report having a gun in their homes; 53% trade stocks and
bonds in the stock market, and 30% are small business owners – all of
which are the highest percentages among typology groups. 48% attend
church weekly; 36% attend bible study or prayer group meetings
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2004 Election
Bush 92%, Kerry 1%. Bush’s most reliable supporters (just 4% of Enterprisers did not vote)
Party ID
81% Republican, 18% Independent/No Preference, 1% Democrat (98% Rep/LeanRep)
Media Use
Enterprisers follow news about government and politics more
closely than any other group, and exhibit the most knowledge about
world affairs. The Fox News Channel is their primary source of news
(46% cite it as a main source) followed by newspapers (42%) radio (31%)
and the internet (26%). |
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| Star wars |
[May. 27th, 2005|04:25 pm] |
Star Wars Horoscope for Scorpio |
You are a powerful character.
You tend to be possessive and lusty - which explains your greedy nature.
You feel threatened when people try to order you around or control you.
You are prone to suspicion and jealousy - but your resilience and passion get you what you want.
Star wars character you are most like: Han Solo |
I always did like the way Han had with the ladies.
You might wonder why I post these things every hundred years or so... They are the perfect thing to post when you don't have much on your mind to say. |
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| Pro- cras |
[Mar. 16th, 2005|02:26 pm] |
Yet again I continue to spiral into this void inside my head... Allowing assignments to stack up and in general just have a funk around me. Eventually I plan on breaking out of this, It feels like a moody form of procrastination. Almost like I'm waiting for the world to jump up and wack me for falling behind. If that is the case I really need to break out of it before I end up F-ing myself. Of course it might be nutritional, Maybe I'm not getting enough of Substance "x" or it could be social... Been a long time since I saw or did "What's her face"... Who knows... either way I've only been half-heartedly reaching for my bootstraps.
On a side note I have to admit that I like the stuff the Oddworld people are putting out. Even if I don't have an Xbox. Some of there stuff is ingenius. |
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[Mar. 9th, 2005|02:11 pm] |
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Facebook me!
And in addition to that I should be working on so much stuff right now... Discipline.. Discipline.... |
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[Mar. 9th, 2005|12:22 am] |
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Take the quiz at dicepool.com
And now to talk about life...
Well not really right now.. Personally I feel that I should be asleep... but there is some homework that needs doing... but wait, if I am asleep then I'll wake up in time...
Yeah I know that going to sleep and then getting up and running in the morning is a not so good thing... |
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| Stuff and stuff |
[Feb. 22nd, 2005|10:45 am] |
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I would like to start off wishing a frined of mine happy birthday, even though she seems to have fallen off the planet.
thenI'd like to say that the government has enough damned money and needs to rework the money they get and not as for more. There are too many programs that help support projects that get nothing useful done (i.e. monuments, socials, and new furniture for governmant buildings.)
And finally a little note that I stumbled upon about something that is near and dead to many people out there.. boobies ... http://www.napa.ufl.edu/2005news/breastimage.htm
and now back to the rest of your un-scheduled day. |
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[Feb. 10th, 2005|01:53 pm] |
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| [ | music |
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What Type of Villain are You?
mutedfaith.com.
And in addition to that.. moving has happened and now I'm living in north gainesville. Busy as all-get-out due to exams swarming and landing. Boxes piled high and being moved into the rest of the house.. like diffusion and dissapation of a concentration gradient. |
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[Jan. 26th, 2005|10:34 pm] |
  | You scored as The Cheshire Cat. Congratulations! You're the only character in Wonderland who has sense enough to bow out when the going gets rough.
The Cheshire Cat | | 81% | The Red Queen | | 75% | The Mad Hatter | | 75% | The Catapillar | | 69% | The White Rabbit | | 56% | Alice | | 38% | </td>
Could you survive Wonderland?
created with QuizFarm.com |
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[Jan. 9th, 2005|07:59 am] |
Well a cold has come to me. So has a semester of school. and I'll be moving. Lots of change at once.
It is stressful, with the early morning commute and the costs and the new demands. Having this last semester off, left me a prime canidate for some culture shock. I got used to focusing on my business, and lost some math proficency.
and to end this rant..
The Llama Song |
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[Dec. 23rd, 2004|04:19 pm] |
Been working on a project, Not sure if it will pan out to anything.. its due on jan 18.. and is a contest.
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=196046
A pirate relying on older techonology because he doesn't want to be detected, stand on the bow of his ship scoping out his next target. The target is a supply shipment to a nearby battle which, if space carried sound, thunders in the distance. |
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[Dec. 16th, 2004|05:13 pm] |
Is having a gig of info in your recycle bin an odd thing... well I guess not.. because much of that was frames of rendered animation... but then that just happens on my computer.
Poor thing, having to put up with the toil that I put it through most of the time I sit frustrated that it can't get the test frame up fast enough... one day I will have a bank to render and have it in time for me to see...
But eh, I blither...
Recently I've been doing alot of packing.. and thus seeing things I've not seen for a while.. causing my mind to fall into the memories of time... and thus to "wig-out" over how things have changed over the years.. and just how many years I can remember. |
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[Dec. 15th, 2004|05:11 pm] |
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Yarr. The crafty ship's captain is crafty indeed. They launch attacks on the King's ships.
They launch attacks on the Queen's ships. They launch attacks on any ships minding their
own business, having a smoke by the door. And then they board, they seize, they loot and
they plunder - often with the help of their bosun and their navigator, who may or may not
be animals and food. Yarrr.
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[Dec. 14th, 2004|07:45 pm] |
What kind of disease are you?
James Pence: | James Pence is caused by alien mind control rays.
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James Pence disease causes a constant lack of clothing.
To cure James Pence, crossdress badly. | |
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[Dec. 8th, 2004|01:02 am] |
Well since I've had nothing better to do than crank away at my jobs I give you an Auzzi news clip.
Fatima, a chemistry student who speaks English, said the American was shouting: 'If you were really here to liberate this city you would not treat the women this way. This is what people here believe how we behave and what they expect us Americans to do, but they do not expect this of you Iraqis.'
Fatima added: 'At that instant the evil forces that had killed my father became my angel and saviour. The American saved me and the Iraqi assaulted me.'
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,11458264,00.html |
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[Dec. 7th, 2004|03:39 pm] |
And interesting passge from jurrasic park... I'll admit that I'm and enviromentalist of sorts. I beleive that we can do more to leave less of a destructive impact on the earth, but I see it as something that needs to be more gradual than setting fires to empty suburb in construction. People will always see you as an enemy if you try to take something from then, so the goal is really, to give them something they wwant that is also enviromentally friendly.
"Our planet is four and half billion years old. There has been life on this planet for nearly that long. Three point eight billion years. The first bacteria. And, later, the first multicellular animals, then the first complex creatures, in the sea, on the land. Then the great sweeping ages of animals -- the amphibians, the dinosaurs, the mammals, each lasting millions upon millions of years. Great dynasties of creatures arising, flourishing, dying away. All this happening against a background of continuous and violent upheaval, mountain ranges thrust up and eroded away, cometary impacts, volcanic eruptions, oceans rising and falling, whole continents moving. Endless constant and violent change.... The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us...."
"Let's say we had a bad [radiation accident] ... and the earth was clicking hot for a hundred thousand years, life would survive somewhere -- under the soil, or perhaps frozen in Arctic ice. And after all those years, when the planet was no longer inhospitable, life would again spread over the planet. The evolutionary process would begin again. It might take a few billion years for life to regain its present variety. And of course it would be different from what it is now. But the earth would survive our folly. Life would survive our folly." |
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[Dec. 6th, 2004|01:05 am] |
Well here we go with a little more social commentary. This time it is about men and women and the stresses there in. I guess it is inspired by an article in the campus zine of UF.
The stresses of women, I know I'm not a woman and thus could never understand, but here is what I have gleaned over the years.
1. The stress of appearance. One must try and look older while young and younger while older. Always trying to aim for looking 18-21. Sadly even while being 18-21 one will shoot for the ideal of that. Even if you aren't hunting for a hunk you still feel the need to shave everything but your head and to then put makup on in order to give you cheek bones you weren't born with and remove ehat used to be called beauty spots.
2. The stress of horomones. Oh yes, one can't mention the stresses without mentioning PMS and the period. The period of feeling that at any moment you are going to be crushed by cramps or leak out into a puddle on the floor.
3. The stress of mother. If there is a child then you are instantly elected to the role of primary care giver. Sort of like being a manager at a store if the other people fall through it winds up being your job. Of course I've jumped ahead, it takes two to have a kid, so , you end up spending alot of you time trying to figure out if any of the guys you are currently interested in would be good fathers, this includes come up with countless tests to be certain that they are who they seem to be.
and now to men.
1. the stress of strength. As a man you are expected to be direct and powerful in you actions. Knowing things without asking and doing the right thing without quibbling. part of this strentgh doesn't allow for showing doubt or being swayed by certain sympathies. You must be the rock on which others rely and you must be the point man which others follow. At first it may seem simple, but as humans we do have doubt, and often it is easier to follow than lead.. but as a "true" man one must deny these things and forge ahead.
I admit that it could also have been a section "the stress of leadership" but They are the same.
2. the stress of father. In order for the mother to feel that she can do her job, you must provide a place to do it, Be the disiplinarian and the one that stays firm (*cough*) when a decision is made. again this might seem like an extention of stress #1, but it also is a middle ground to ...
3. the stress of attractivness. You must have your own mind, yet prove that you are dynamic. You must be able to pressure her, without breaking her. Above all you must answer her challenges without fail. Any failure of a "test" will set you back months, if not years. After some time in a relationship she with do things without explaining why or what and this is, of course, a test. This is one of the more difficult tests, it is a combination of all you have learned about her from the moment you first saw her, yes, you must be able to turn her most sutble hints into paragraphs of understandable english, and here is the kicker, accuratly.
Now that my work is done... well there is one more thing..
Guys have got to get girls to give it up without the girls feeling like sluts.. cause face it girls want it, but don't want the guys to look down on them for it. |
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[Nov. 23rd, 2004|01:26 am] |
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Values.. the big thing in the recent election... and something I think I don't share with much of the US.
I don't watch TV.. the "sewer pipe" doesn't get dumped into my path... thus I can't regurgitate it when a girl tries to seem hip by talking about it.
It shows people seeking sex with perfect strangers.. something I couldn't do.. Sure I have interest, but a belief that I actually would? no, not me, Even if "she" wanted to I'd send her home, I value myself too much to give that part of me to a stranger... I think of it as a giving and not a taking... not to stereotypically masculine, but then again I never have been.
Role models... Hip hop artists and basket ball players cant help but fight amongst themselves...
The "pimp-ness of my ride" means less to me than whether I should sew a hole closed in one of my favorite shirt.
Sports, in general, is something to be played... not watched..
Relationships shouldn't contain daily tests... and should be a place to retreat from the abuses of the day.
Drugs are for if you are sick.. not for if you want to see colors or sit with a dumb smile on your face. I can sit with a dumb smile, without help.
music should be funny, positive, or offer catharsis... Not just play up how good money and sex are.
there is more to life than sex... it is not the ultimate goal... and porn is too plentiful and ubiquitous... often in a soft form to sell everything from cars to potato chips.
Love is rare and should be cherished... and is really the only way that I can enjoy a dance club... To bring those, I love in with me... to dance with... metting someone there... never seen seriously. |
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| keeping it going |
[Nov. 18th, 2004|12:50 pm] |
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Well I just keep on plugging ahead... mraching slowly, but trying to keep my head above water.
I'm considering the problems that lay before me. I need a place to live, I need to move there and then I need to make sure that I have enough money to do it all. I've been thinking that I'll need a job in gainesville to move up to...
I've been thinking about how to get a house, and I've been seriously considering using an online roommate finder. Because, as I see it, when you have a roommate you get more living space for the same price, but there is the fact that I've lived for a while without having to deal with people, and this would change things for a while. I know that I can get along with most people, but I have some bad history when it comes to dealing with roommates...
Well I guess getting a pyscho overweight homo who falls in love with me is sort of a once in a lifetime thing...
who knows maybe I'll only be there for a year and then be able to move in with some girl I have yet to meet and who is willing to live with me and all that rot... but that is just a thought... Cause it seems that most the girls that I know, don't seem to interested in that sort of thing... at least with me. *shrug* they just don't know a wonderful thing when they see it.
On that note.. I should goto work. |
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| Philosophical crap |
[Nov. 7th, 2004|08:35 pm] |
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Saw "the Incredibles" it was a glorious display of computer wizardry. It is beyond my current ablilities with computer graphics but there is always room for improvement.
Come to think of it I've seen quite a few movies recently. there was the incredibles, popeye, tom thumb and Gulliver's travels. I think that was a bit of an overdose for me... but then I've always seemed to have a greater resistance to movies than some... a fact I'm not too proud of.
And that brings me to the topic of discussion. pride and how it has become a virtue and the problem I've long had with morals. If I repeat anything that I might have expressed before then just take it again.
"How has pride become a virtue?" you might ask... In the expression of pride especially in one's self it is an aproximation of confidence. Confidence is something that everyone seeks, either in themselves or in other people. Confidence has a comforting effect on those near the confident person. As a monarch butterfly has those that copy it in order to be mistaken as the true article, so does confidence. But it is a rare thing, something that lies deep in the consciousness and takes certain mental disipline to properly express.
Pride, being much easier to express, is ubiquitous. Often taking the form of boastfulness and arrogance. Due to the rarity of confidence, many have come to accept pride as a reasonable subsitute. Thus, it also has become something sought after and valued.
I see this as a flaw within the human race, not to say that I don't have it myself. but it leads into the morality issues that I've been struggling with most of my life.
Men, as in mankind (or even womankind if you want to get that out of shape), have long held ideals for their behavior. These ideals often contrast with what is recognised as the base animal part of a person. This base part is classically refered to as the id, but I experience it as the selfish, possesive and needy side of myself.
Someone can strive to achieve the ideals, but is constantly having to fight the more base desires. These people will be seen as those who despite oppurtunity will be alone and often uncomfortable around groups, at least under my own understanding.
There is the other extreme where the person regularly gives in to thier more emotional and unrestrained side. Sadly, this can cause a host of addictions and complications. |
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[Nov. 5th, 2004|06:55 am] |
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I've seen both of them?( farenheight and farenhype )?as well, and I feel that if someone relied on any one side of information then they would be blinded to the real picture. As far as to what that picture is, I still don't really know. but your left with a decision.
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George Bush:
Accused of killing at least a thousand soldiers for personal reasons. Forget the enemy, they had nothing to do with the deaths.
Went into Iraq nearly unilaterally... He received only minimal support and no support from the countries that had been bribed by Saddam to eventually get rid of sanctions.
Seen as being aligned with the big oil companies that have gone out of their way to keep America oil dependent. now claims to be dedicated to new energy sources.
Seen as not well spoken and so not intelligent, and a man that expresses his faith too much...? the commoner identifies with him and understands him, thus achieving the goal of communication, to get his point across
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John Kerry:
Is considered by many to be traitor, turning his back on his fellow soldiers... now claims that he was a hero and suffered righteously
Left his years of senate activity out of the campaign. not certain that this mistake was even partially countered.
Put himself up as an intelligent?thinking man who when exposed to new information changed his mind... seen instead as an elitist, who follows polls like a paper boat follows a breeze.
Was bolstered by Bush hatred, "anybody but Bush","better the devil you don't know then the devil you do."... Was "supported" by some people seen as enemies of the people, OBL especially |
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[Nov. 3rd, 2004|10:23 am] |
george bush wins? really? .. well as long as the democrats just stay settled down and don't do any of the rioting thing that Mrs. Edwards might have thought possible.
Personally I'm hoping that this causes two things... leaves the election open to better canidates next time, and that the terrorists stay beat down and not cause execessive problems for us. |
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[Oct. 24th, 2004|11:41 am] |
I have seen things that other may not see for some time.. I'm still thinking that it will be dissappointing for some.. but then the stories have not been revealed...
Meanwhile I feel the space I live in is still cluttered. so many things and so much of my time spent doing other things... hmm perhaps what I need is a time managment overhaul.
Complain caomplain.. no use in having a victim mentality. One must remove that mind set and take responsiblity, and make use of the time that is wasted. |
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[Oct. 11th, 2004|05:59 pm] |
These are some things I've done on the side as mental exercises... it started when I realised that fishing knots were making me not like to run the 3d program.
The creatures are from the adventure quest game with some artistic license taken. |
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[Oct. 5th, 2004|11:10 pm] |
Well I guess I'll be checking my milbox for a while. Today I thought I heard the ring of truth in a guy's plead for help. He says that he came to Ocala from leesburg to do some yard work. Hid ride left him. he needed help. I eventually decided to help hm out. He said taht he needed to goto the bus station, to get a bus down to leesburg. I loaned him a bit of cash, and gave him my Po Box.
I'll get to sleep now and wake up really early so I can get to work. Ahh having almost constant work... |
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[Oct. 2nd, 2004|09:35 pm] |
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Wasting the day away seemed like a good idea, but now I seem to be feeling guilty for it. I know that I shouldn't feel to bad, but then I look back on the rest of the week and the sparse amount of free time I have. Just never the right amount of time to do anything.
Attitude is an imprtant thin in life, I just didn't have much vim-and-verm to get out and do something meaningfull or money making. Ahh that money thing, If only it were easier to come by... but I digress, from my digression. |
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