My thoughts and life

RIP Les Paul

2009-08-13T21:54:41Z

June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009

You were the most influential person in 20th century music. We will miss you.

David Carradine death update

2009-06-14T16:49:45Z

A statement released Thursday by a private pathologist said suicide had been ruled out as a cause of death.

gendalin @ 2009-06-04T08:04:00

2009-06-04T15:05:19Z

David Carradine commits suicide while filming in Thailand. It is a shame he felt he had to go out that way. I really liked him as an actor.

Cheezy but fun game

2009-05-16T07:05:03Z

http://amzer666.mybrute.com

from my table top Call of Cthulhu game

2009-05-09T17:28:23Z

-from the Boston Herald

Highly Anticipated Tragedy Ends in Tragedy

The highly anticipated opening night of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece Salome ends abruptly in tragedy. Boston Theater’s world premier of Oscar Wilde's Salome turns into a real life tragedy. An apparent stage accident resulted in the death of four actors as well as the world famous director Jonathon Ogilvie. The resulting panic in the audience resulted in a mass exodus of the theater, 32 deaths, and dozens more hospitalized.

Playwright Oscar Wilde suffered minor injuries and an apparent mental break down. He has been transferred to Bellamy Sanitarium in London for further care. Rumors abound that Mr. Wilde's longtime companion, Lord Alfred Douglas, has filed sodomy charges against him in the magistrates court.

Meanwhile, stars of Salome, Rose Vanburgh and Hugh Vincent have been unwilling to speak with the press about the opening night tragedy. It has been confirmed that the two stars were seen boarding a private passenger plane heading to Edinburg, Scotland.

As for the fate of Salome, it is still unknown. Ticket sales were unprecedented and reviews from those attending the dress rehearsal predicted this would be the biggest hit of the 20^th century. A search continues for the original manuscript which was in Mr. Wilde’s possession during the night of the play. Mr. Wilde has been unable to provide any information about the disposition of the script. Luckily, however, several actors copies have been recovered and are the only copies of the work remaining.

One of my favorite games is back

2009-04-05T01:38:15Z

Bloodbowl, one of my favorite classic comuter games is back with a modern update look and game play. I am very excited.

gendalin @ 2008-10-21T09:16:00

2008-10-21T16:16:23Z

My 3 year old boy has discovered streaming videos of his favorite shows on the internet. Now he is a big fan of watching noggin.com

gendalin @ 2008-06-11T18:11:00

2008-06-12T01:13:19Z



		I will marry Lucy Liu.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in The Moon in our fabulous Apartment.
		We will have 1 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Black Phantom Roles Royce.
		I will spend my days as a Unemployed Billionaire, and live happily ever after.

Band Tycoon

2008-06-04T03:16:13Z

Play it and use my link so I get a referal bonus.

http://www.bandtycoon.com/?r=47589

For Chuck

2008-06-02T20:24:09Z

Zombie Strippers starring Jenna Jameson and Robert Englund

Can't go wrong there :p

Billt Crystal Plays for the Yanks

2008-03-14T02:21:56Z

Not too shabby for a middle aged comedian :p

A sad day for gamers and a slight Eulugy

2008-03-05T13:46:29Z

I am sad that Gary Gygax died, but I guess 70 years is a good run.

I talked to him a few times in my old con days and when I was helping write the critical and fumble charts as an addon for first edition. He was a great guy, very personable and friendly. He would stop and talk to anyone that wanted to speak with him. Sure wish I could have rolled down to wisconsin to go play a game at his house. That would have been tops in my RPG carear.

Gary Gygax RIP 1938 - 2008

Dumb Presidential Canidate Quiz

2008-03-04T23:30:39Z

83% Hillary Clinton
83% Barack Obama
82% John Edwards
76% Chris Dodd
74% Joe Biden
74% Bill Richardson
67% Rudy Giuliani
62% John McCain
53% Mike Huckabee
53% Mike Gravel
53% Tom Tancredo
49% Mitt Romney
47% Dennis Kucinich
43% Fred Thompson
20% Ron Paul

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

My actual choices would be in the following order
John Edwards
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Bill Richardson
Ron Paul
Joe Biden
Chris Dodd
Fred Thompson
Mitt Romney
Mike Gravel
Tom Tancredo
John McCain
Dennis Kucinich

My World of Warcraft Mains

2008-02-02T05:45:00Z

gendalin @ 2008-02-01T21:47:00

2008-02-02T05:33:21Z

Photo Answer Meme.

1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into Photobucket
3) Take a picture from the first page of results copy the html code
4) You cant copy the persons answers who posted this before you!

1. What is your name?

2. Your Favourite TV Show

3. Your Favourite Place

4. Name the car you want:

Dream car -

Realistic -

5. Your Favourite Sport

6. Your Hair Colour

7. Your Favourite Colour

8. Your Favourite Drink:

Alcoholic -

Non-Alcoholic -

9. Name What You Do For a Living

10. The Name of Your Pet

11. Name of Your Love

12. Your Nickname/Screen Name

13. Your Mom's Name

14. A Bad Habit of Yours

15. Your Biggest Fears

16. Your Grandmother's Name
http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?media=http%3A%2F%2Fi130.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp243%2Fmthoma9%2Fmerinda011.jpg&searchTerm=nelda&pageOffset=9

17. Your Favourite Book

18. Your Weakness

19. Name Your Favourite Cartoon Character

gendalin @ 2008-02-01T21:35:00

2008-02-02T04:42:46Z

Band Meme.

Instructions:

1 - Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Random quotations: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr's "explore the last seven days" http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Mine is:

Bahian Carnival
"The Eyes of Others"

The Kennedy - Lincoln Connection

2007-12-15T17:34:58Z

Pretty interesting the similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy and their assassinations.

-Both of them were assassinated while in office
-Lincoln's killer John Wilks Booth was 1839 born, Oswald was born in 1939
-Lincoln's successor's was Johnson born in 1808, Kennedy's was also Johnson born in 1908
-Lincoln's secretary's last name was Kennedy, while Kennedy's was Lincoln
-Lincoln was killed in a theater,and Booth ran and hid himself in a book depository, while Oswald ran from a book depository and was captured from a theater.
-one week before his assassination, Kennedy was with Marilyn Monroe, while a week before his assassination, Lincoln was in Monroe, Maryland.
-Both of their respective assassins were killed before they were brought to justice.
-Both had lazy eye muscles, which would sometimes cause one eye to deviate.
-Both suffered from genetic diseases. Lincoln had Marfan syndrome, and Kennedy suffered from Addison's disease.
-Both often stated how easy it would be to shoot a President. Lincoln said, "If somebody wants to take my life, there is nothing I can do to prevent it." Kennedy said, "If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it."
-Both were shot on a Friday
-Lincoln sat in Box 7 at Ford's Theatre. Kennedy rode in car 7 in the Dallas motorcade in a Ford Limousine.
-Lincoln died in the Peterson House, whilst Kennedy died at Parkland Hospital.
-Both assassins are considered unpatriotic. Booth supported the Confederacy and Oswald was a Marxist.
-Both assassins were killed before they could be put on trial.
-Both assassins were killed with a single shot from a Colt revolver.
-Before they were elected to the presidency, both of them lost a sister to whom they were very close. Lincoln's sister Sarah died whilst giving birth in 1828, (aged 20), and Kennedy lost his 28-year-old sister Kathleen in 1948, due to a plane crash.
-Both married dark-haired women who were 24 years old.
-Both had four children, but two died before reaching their teens.
-Both presidents were friends with Illinois Democrats named Adlai E. Stevenson. Lincoln's friend Adlai E. Stevenson became the Vice-President under Grover Cleveland, and Adlai Stevenson III would twice run for the U.S. presidency, in 1952 and 1956.
-Both presidents were elected to the House of Representatives in '46.
-Both were runners-up for the party's nomination for vice-president in '56.
-Both were elected to the presidency in '60.

Dumbledore comes out of the closet

2007-10-20T12:47:31Z

Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.

She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.

She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."

Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."

"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."

Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.

Bush Vs Bush

2007-10-19T22:21:09Z

President Bush debates himself as Governeor and Presidential Canidate Bush.

gendalin @ 2007-09-13T20:13:00

2007-09-14T03:15:40Z

Just a great video

2007-08-10T22:10:18Z

Man Vs Kids Karate War - Watch more free videos

gendalin @ 2007-08-02T17:13:00

2007-08-03T00:14:21Z

Your Score: 9", Willow, Dragon

You scored 31 wisdom, 44 bravery, 26 emotional, and 11 martyrdom!

A willow wand signifies that you care deeply about emotions, art, and intuition, and that you have a particular knack for charms. Your dragon's heartstring core makes your wand very effective in hexes.

Link: The Harry Potter Wand Test written by sputnik845 on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Once again tested as the dirty paladin

2007-06-06T14:45:07Z

Your Score: Chaotic-Good

64% Good, 64% Chaotic

Plane of Existence: Arborea, "Arvandor, Olympus, Olympian Glades". Notable Inhabitants: Titans & gods of Greek mythology; Eladrin.

Examples of Chaotic-Goods (Ethically Chaotic, Morally Good)

Tifa Lockheart (FFVII)
Captain Kirk
Robin Hood
Thomas Jefferson
Oscar Wilde
Peregrin Took
Jim Hawkins
Austin Powers
Walt Whitman
Zorro
Han Solo
The Flash

Unwilling to be governed by the laws and desires of any group. Interacts with others on a one-to-one basis and, within such bounds, follows the good ethic of upholding rights. The stereotypical chaotic-good [person] is the white knight who refuses to join any group and goes about on his/her own, doing good.

Will keep their word to others of good alignment
Would not attack an unarmed foe
Will not use poison
Will help those in need
Prefers to work alone
Responds poorly to higher authority
Distrustful of organizations

Chaotic Good "Beatific"
"Rebel"

A chaotic good [person] acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. He is kind and benevolent, a strong individualist hostile to the claims of rules, regulations, and social order. He hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. He will actively work to bring down unjust rulers and organizations and to liberate the oppressed. He finds lawful societies distasteful and will avoid them, often living as a nomad or hermit. The best example of a chaotic good [person] is one of the benevolent rogue who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

Chaotic good combines a good heart with a free spirit.

Other Alignments and Tendencies (Tendenices are what you would more often sway towards; esp. for Neutrals):
0-39% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Evil
0-39% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Evil
0-39% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Evil
40-60% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Neutral
40-60% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: True Neutral
40-60% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Neutral
61-100% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Good
61-100% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Good

Link: The Alignment Test written by xan81 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

gendalin @ 2007-05-28T21:57:00

2007-05-29T04:58:41Z

73%

Is there a problem with our kids upbringing?

2007-05-11T21:27:06Z

— Greenville, Texas. March 7, 2007. A 16-year-old male high school student fatally shot himself while in the band hallway area of the school around 7:15 a.m. No other students were injured. More than 100 parents rushed to the school to remove their students.

— Tacoma, Wash. Jan. 3, 2007. An 18-year-old male high school student was arrested for shooting and killing a 17-year-old male student at their school. The suspect allegedly shot the victim in the face and then stood over him, firing twice more.

— Springfield Township, Pa. Dec. 12, 2006. A 16-year-old male high school shot and killed himself with an AK-47 assault rifle in the hallway of his high school. The student, reportedly despondent over his grades, had the gun concealed in a camouflage duffle bag and fired one round in the ceiling to warn other students to get out of the way before committing suicide.

— Katy, Texas. Oct. 17, 2006. A 16-year-old male high school sophomore committed suicide by shooting himself with a handgun in the school's cafeteria courtyard.

— Nickel Mines, Pa., Oct. 2, 2006. A truck driver walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse with two rifles, a semi-automatic handgun, and 600 rounds of ammunition, selected all the female students, and shot them execution-style, killing five and seriously wounding six. The man then shot himself, apparently having left suicide notes beforehand.

— Cazenovia, Wis., Sept. 29, 2006. A student walked into a rural school with a pistol and a rifle and shot the principal several times, critically injuring him.

— Bailey, Colo. Sept. 27, 2006. A lone gunman enters a high school and holds six female students hostage, sexually assaults them, kills one of them, and then himself after a four-hour standoff.

— Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 17, 2006. Five Duquesne University basketball players are wounded after a shooting on campus after a dance. One of the two shooters was allegedly upset that his date had talked to one of the athletes.

— Hillsborough, N.C. Aug. 30, 2006. After shooting his father to death, a student open fires at his high school, injuring two students. Deputies found guns, ammunition, and homemade pipe bombs in the student's car. The student had emailed Columbine High's principal, telling him that it was "time the world remembered" the shootings at Columbine.

— Essex, Vt. Aug. 24, 2006. A gunman shoots five people, killing two of them, in a rampage through two houses and an elementary school, before wounding himself.

— Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minn. March 21, 2005. The worst school-related shooting incident since the Columbine shootings in April of 1999. Ten killed (shooter killed nine and then himself) and seven injured in rampage by high school student.

— Cumberland City, Tenn. March 2, 2005. School bus driver shot and killed while driving a school bus carrying approximately 20 students by a 14-year-old student who had been reported to administrators by the driver for chewing tobacco on the bus.

— Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Dec. 10, 2004. A 16-year-old high school junior committed suicide at the high school's entryway. A canister holding fireworks, shotgun shells, and rifle cartridges was found in a backpack belonging to the student.

— Joyce, Wash. March 17, 2004. A 13-year-old student shot and killed himself in a school classroom where about 20 other students were present. The boy reportedly brought a .22-caliber rifle hidden in a guitar case and pulled it out during the 10 a.m. class.

— Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 11, 2004. A 10-year-old student was shot in the face and died after being shot outside a Philadelphia elementary school. A 56-year-old female school crossing guard was also shot in the foot as she tried to scurry children across the street as bullets were flying and children were on the playground.

— Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2004. A 17-year-old male high school student died after being shot several times and another student was injured after shots were fired near the school's cafeteria.

— Henderson, Nev. Jan. 21, 2004. Gunman shoots and kills a hostage in his car on school campus. The gunman was allegedly looking for his ex-girlfriend as he searched the school full of children in an after-school program.

— Cold Spring, Minn. Sept. 24, 2003. Two students shot and killed by a 15-year-old boy at Rocori High School.

— Red Lion, Pa. April 24, 2003. Principal of Red Lion Area Junior High is fatally shot in the chest by a 14-year-old student, who then committed suicide, as students gather in the cafeteria for breakfast.

— New Orleans, La. April 14, 2003. One 15-year-old killed and three students wounded at John McDonough High School by gunfire from four teenagers in a gang-related shooting.

— October 7, 2002. Bowie, Md. A 13-year-old by was shot and critically wounded by the DC-area sniper outside Benjamin Tasker Middle School.

— New York, N.Y. Jan. 15, 2002. Two students at Martin Luther King Junior High School in Manhattan were seriously wounded when an 18-year-old opened fire in the school.

— Caro, Mich.. Nov. 12, 2001. A 17-year-old student took two hostages and the Caro Learning Center before killing himself.

— Ennis, Texas. May 15, 2001. A 16-year-old sophomore upset over his relationship with a girl, took 17 hostages in English class, and shot and killed himself and the girl.

— Gary, Ind. March 30, 2001. 17-year-old expelled from Lew Wallace High School kills classmate.

— Granite Hills, Calif. March 22, 2001. One teacher and three students wounded by a student at Granite Hills school.

— Willamsport, Pa. March 7, 2001. Classmate wounded by a 14-year-old girl, in the cafeteria of Bishop Newuman High School.

— Santee, Calif. March 5, 2001. A 15-year-old student killed two fellow students and wounded 13 others, while firing from a bathroom at Santana High School in San Diego County.

— Baltimore, Md. Jan. 17, 2001. 17-year-old student shot and killed in front of Lake Clifton-Eastern High School.

— New Orleans, La. Sept. 26, 2000. Two students wounded in a gun fight at Woodson Middle School.

— Lake Worth, Fla. May 26, 2000. A 13-year-old honor killed his English teacher, Barry Grunow, on the last day of classes after the teacher refused to let him talk to two girls in his classroom.

— Mount Morris Township, Mich. Feb. 29, 2000. A 6-year-old boy shot and killed a 6-year-old girl at Buell Elementary School with a .32 caliber handgun.

— Fort Gibson, Okla. Dec. 6, 2000. A 13-year-old boy, armed with a handgun, opened fire outside Fort Gibson Middle school, wounding four classmates.

— Deming, N.M. Nov. 19, 1999. 12-year-old boy came to school dressed in camouflage and shoots 13-year-old girl with a .22 caliber as students were returning from lunch.

— Conyers, Georgia. May 20, 1999. 15-year-old sophomore opens fire with a rifle and a handgun on Heritage High School students arriving for classes, injuring six.

— Littleton, Colo. April 20, 1999. Students Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, killed 12 students and a teacher and wounded 23 before killing themselves at Columbine High School.

— Springfield, Ore. May 21, 1998. Two teenagers were killed and more than 20 people hurt when a teenage boy opened fire at a high school after killing his parents. Kip Kinkel, 17, was sentenced to nearly 112 years in prison.

— Fayetteville, Tenn. May 19, 1998. Three days before his graduation, an honor student opened fire at a high school, killing a classmate who was dating his ex-girlfriend. Jacob Davis, 18, was sentenced to life in prison.

— Jonesboro, Ark. March 24, 1998. Two boys, ages 11 and 13, fired on their middle school from nearby woods, killing four girls and a teacher and wounding 10 others. Both boys were later convicted of murder and can be held until age 21.

— West Paducah, Ky. Dec. 1, 1997. Three students were killed and five wounded at a high school. Michael Carneal, then 14, later pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and is serving life in prison.

— Pearl, Miss. Oct. 1, 1997. Sixteen-year-old Luke Woodham of fatally shot two students and wounded seven others after stabbing his mother to death. He was sentenced the following year to three life sentences.