GodPidgeon

Writer's Block: Personality Trait = Trouble

2008-04-30T16:47:05Z

What personality trait has gotten you in the most trouble?

Playing devil's advocate, I'm sure. It doesn't matter what someones position is, I for some reason always want to argue against it. Even if I don't agree with my own argument.

Of possible interest to fans of the Palladium Books RPG games.

2007-12-28T08:11:14Z

Terrible sad news...Kevin Siembieda says it best here...

http://www.erickwujcik.com/

worst day in recent memory

2007-10-06T05:09:46Z

Not only was work hell, when I returned my Dad's phone call from earlier in the day, he informed me that they had put the family dog, Cleo, down. They live in New Mexico now, so I don't see them very much, and its been over a year since I've gotten to see Cleo. Now I'll never get to again. My poor puppy. Ill miss you :(

Irregular update

2007-03-03T08:03:08Z

1. Have my next apartment picked out and squared away.

2. Got a haircut, am reasonably pleased with it.

3. Going to the gym and eating reasonably healthy DOES work.

godpidgeon @ 2006-12-21T01:59:00

2006-12-21T06:59:06Z

Well, Ladies and Germs....its time once again for my seasonal LiveJournal post. Much has happened in the last few months, so buckle in...

Thundercat House (the apartment shared by Christian Flottman, Anne Damron, and Myself) quickly became renowned for the parties we threw. It almost became an assumption around Best Buy for a few months that if it was the weekend, there was badassery going on here. Unfortunately, our near party monopoly was shattered on Election Day when one of our parties finally netted us a visit from the real police (not the courtesy cop) and a noise violation ticket ($165). It was with a heavy sadness that we decreed an official Party Hiatus. But, luckily, parties have a way of finding a place to happen....and many other locales have begun to host more frequently.

Thundercat house has also been host to a fair amount of melodrama lately. I wont rehash all the details...especially since if you are reading this, you probably already know all about it. But things here at least have returned to a relative state of normalcy.

I took on a new position at work as well, several months ago. I now am the store's Business Technology Specialist. I focus on acquiring new business customers for the company and generating leads for our on-site consultant and district commercial sales manager. Its pretty slick...I still get to be the store's general know-it-all, but I also get to focus my attention in an interesting area. Also, best buy is paying to get me MCP certified!

Ive also come to the pretty definite conclusion that I am going to attend law school sometime soon. Ive been doing LSAT test prep lately in the hopes that a stellar score can help me get into a good school. I think I owe to myself to continue my education and my earning potential.

Also of important note, I am dating a wonderful girl named Amy. We've been seeing each other for 7-8 months now, and its awesome.

RIP Steve Irwin

2006-09-04T16:16:36Z

I nominate 9/4 to be, in perpetuity, named Stingray Beating day (with ritual observances in relevant coastal cities).

Fucking Finally

2006-05-05T02:07:56Z

http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14373

THANK you! yeesh.

six week update

2006-02-26T05:42:23Z

So, for those of you wondering, Im fully recovered from my sickness. I can even partake of alcohol with my friends again :-D

Additionally, I built my new four year PC (thank you, tax return). Every 4 years, I built a beast of a machine, that will last me till the next winter olympics. For those of you that care.....
AMD Athlon 64X2 4400+
Asus A8N32 SLi Deluxe
Nvidia GeForce 6600 PCI-E(soon to get a twin)
2gb ram
Raptor 74 gb 10,000rpm 1.5gb/s SATA drive
Seagate 200gb 7,200rpm IDE Drive
480 Watt antec PS

My old one (athlon xp 1700+) still works, but it has been demoted to the rank of "bitch".

the vacation I didnt want

2006-01-13T19:25:01Z

JE-SUS I have been soo sick this week. A wicked infection, so bad apparently that Im on 30 days of antibiotics and if my symptoms worsen, I have to go to the emergency room for possible blood poisoning(!). I havent felt this miserable since my bout with mono last year. All I can say is, thank god for nyquil (it let me sleep last night).

godpidgeon @ 2005-09-02T17:39:00

2005-09-02T22:46:27Z

Anyone who is wondering how to easily donate some money to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund, Best Buy can accept donations direct at the register. Any amount can be donated, and for the purpose of donation, they can accept cash, check, charge, travelers check, even best buy gift cards and store credit. So if you have a gift card thats been sitting in your wallet since xmas, forget about buying a movie and buy someone a meal or two instead.

I have alot of opinions on the civil and environmental engineering aspects of this, but that kind of talk can wait until people have somewhere out of the sun to rest and some food in thier tummies.

godpidgeon @ 2005-08-22T13:02:00

2005-08-22T18:03:24Z

I cant believe I took the time to fill out this gay meme.

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	46%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	53%
Accommodation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Interdependence	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Intellectual	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Mystical	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Artistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Religious	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Hedonism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Materialism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Narcissism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Adventurousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Work ethic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Self absorbed	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Conflict seeking	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Need to dominate	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%

Romantic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Anti-authority	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Wealth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Dependency	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Change averse	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Individuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Sexuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Peter pan complex	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Physical security	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Physical Fitness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	57%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Paranoia	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Vanity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Hypersensitivity	\|\|\|\|\|\|	23%
Female cliche	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%

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Hey, remember me?

2005-08-15T19:32:42Z

So I never post on this thing anymore. I dont know if its out of laziness, or simple boredom. I still read all my friends entries everyday, sometimes more often, but Im basically a lurker. So, for a change, I figure Ill post something.

So over the last several weeks, things have been fairly topsy turvey. Work, as always, has been very hectic. My grandfather died, not unexpectedly, at the beginning of july (it was very sad). My parents sold thier house (the house I grew up in for nearly 20 years) and had to quickly pack and move out in accordance with the buyers. So lots of packing and storing and sorting was had. I also had to take care of alot of final bills for them, because they went traveling (with the dog in tow) to wyoming to visit family. I wish I could take some time off from work and join them, I love it up there.

The new place is working out pretty well. Scott and I get along pretty well. Ive learned to tune out his alarm in the morning, and he sleeps through any shenanigans I have going on at night (or in the morning for that matter). The oven isnt the greatest, but who cares, I dont cook that often. I really like my balcony (I cant wait until it cools down outside and I can really enjoy it).

Im still single, though a few interesting opportunities have arisen lately. Im exploring them casually, not really trying to rush into anything serious at the moment, but I am definitely having more fun than I have in probably 8 months.

My busy work schedule has hamstrung my RPG hobby. I havent run or even played in a game in like 3 months. Its pretty disappointing, because I love gaming, but such is life.

Im currently watching a special on g4 about Nobuo Uematsu, my all time favorite game composer. His work on Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, and the Final Fantasy series just blows me away. Can you imagine a game composer that tours the world playing symphony halls with orchestral versions of his compositions, and wins Japan's version of the song of the year grammy? He is a genius.

On that note, I need to go to the bank and take care of one last bit of business for my parents.

If you dont hear from me again in at least a month.....just wait longer ^_^

lousy sunday

2005-04-04T05:31:39Z

Dag, yo. Today blew donkey nuts. BIG TIME.

Promotion

2005-03-20T06:11:28Z

Lets see, whats new for me lately...

I got promoted at work. I will now be the Media Supervisor (with 10 employees of my very own). Of course, my current departments (DI/Wireless) dont have a sup still, so Ill be making thier schedules and business plans and all that for awhile too....frown. But, Im still excited! We are launching the new sony PSP on thursday...so my first week as Sup will also be a huge product launch. My aim is to kick the crap out of the other stores in the district as far as basket attachment goes so that I can win a sweet sweet PSP of my own and humble them all before thier new competition (myself). My immediate boss (the product process manager, Danny) is a fellow D&D nerd, so we make alot of nerdy refferences when we strategize....I love it already. Im also the new viewpoint captain...so I basically run the team that tries to find and fix morale and training issues in the store.

SO yea...lots of new and crazy responsibilites at work. Im also single again. Rawr.

In other news, I have an xbox with xbox live now...so for all of you I know that have it... my live name is Team Poison. And I have a new phone number..so those of you that have tried and failed to call me...ask me for it and you shall receive.

And Germany thinks they can insult Bush....why?

2005-01-31T03:53:01Z

I think we all know that Im a fan of porn and such...but I just read this and it turned my stomach.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/30/wgerm30.xml
What the fuck, Germany?! Forcing women into prostitution so that they can keep thier benefits? That is the most reprehensibly moronic government practice Ive ever seen.

Yours rarely,
-Matt-

PS: Nice job having rampant unemployment, you socialist loons.

Election Results and whatnot.

2004-11-04T20:42:58Z

Life is pretty good lately. Having fun with my friends, doing well at work, pleased at the election results, got some new books. Definitely enjoying myself. Waking up with company is nice too. ^_^

Blah

2004-09-04T20:52:09Z

So I didnt get the job I wanted, but Im leaving right now to go talk to another employer and see how much they are willing to offer me. But no worries, Ill get it all worked out in the end.

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Pestilence 2: The Mono Strikes Back

2004-08-05T02:19:58Z

So.....I got my blood test back today. And I DO have mono.

shit.

pestilence

2004-08-01T00:03:05Z

Holy friggin crap. I am SO SICK. Its probably tonsilitis, but it looks like it could be mono....sonofa....

new group website

2004-07-15T03:40:48Z

check out http://www.onehourproductions.com

Thats the website for my cosplay group. My friends Ayn and Chris take commissions for costumes and accessories and we have a cool shirt or two available as well. Check it out and join our forum!

Not nearly as nerdy as I thought

2004-07-15T00:43:32Z

Your Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Score
Category	Your Score	Average
Hacklust	39.62% Has conversations in between massacres	53.4%
Sensitive Roleplaying	53.16% "But what's my motivation for this scene?"	54.3%
GM Experience	52.17% Puts the players through the wringer	69.3%
Systems Knowledge	81.07% Played in a couple of campaigns	90.2%
Livin' La Vida Dorka	39.08% Carries dice in pocket 'just in case'	62.9%
You are 55.7% pure Average Score: 68.6%
Take The Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Test and see how you match up!

godpidgeon @ 2004-05-22T21:12:00

2004-05-23T02:12:51Z

"ACHTUNG!

GodPidgeon may actually be a spider-human hybrid

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on the subject of wierd dreams

2004-04-21T05:40:03Z

Ive decided that when I have a wierd dream, Im going to record it here. so I dont forget about it.

Ok, so I was in a non-descript school type environment (seemed like my old middle school, but with a fouintain?), doing random school things. All of a sudden, these wierd white bipeds (I dunno what to call them, they were like white versions of the AOL guy. Anyways, they started attacking random people in the crowd, converting them into more white biped things. The crowd was huge, so soon there was an enormous amount of them. All of a sudden, I was in the clouds, in some sort of airship...seeing mass assimilations from the sky. Howard Stern was on the ship with me, and he was dropping nukes on the clusters of white thingies, trying to stop them. I find myself back on the ground, in some wierd country type house, hanging out....when a few of those white things assualt the house. My friends get taken, but I manage to escape and hide under some stairs and a porch, I look up and I can see them through the wood. I knew I was going to get taken soon....

so yea, thats my dream for the night of 4/19.

more wierd dreams to come.

The GP Update for April

2004-04-15T17:40:41Z

lets see...what the crap has been going on lately....

I FIXED MY DAMN COMP-U-TAR! WOW is that ever a relief. And I can finally play games properly, its the first time since June that I can say that!

My brother and his wife are having a baby girl any day now. We are all excited and getting anxious for that to happen. They will be coming to visit this summer. :-)

Lots of stuff happening at work, will probably get a full time or even supervisory spot this week. Have had to represent my store at a district supervisor meeting recently, so that may be a good indicator.

Kill Bill volume 2 comes out tommorow....I'm very excited. Ill probably see a late showing.

I bought Kill Bill volume 1 on dvd Tuesday. I also picked up reservoir dogs and Babylon 5 season 5 (thus completing my collection ^_^). Finishing my Lord of the Rings collection is the next item on the agenda for my DVD library.

Speaking of Kill Bill, I cant find the paper I wrote on it, or hardly any of my papers for that matter. :-( That makes me sad....especially since most of my papers whip the llamas ass. After all, isn't success after death often judged by how many useless papers you leave behind in your wake?

Heres a question you can answer in comments. I dated a girl around this time last year, but we haven't spoken since last august. She left some of her sleeping clothes over here, and they've been hanging in the corner of my closet ever since. Should I call and ask her to pick them up? Should I drop them off at her house? Should I throw them away? I dunno.

Is there love without presence?

2004-03-15T08:43:15Z

I had an old online friend tell me today that she didnt want to talk to me anymore because she loves me and cant have me (she lives a couple thousand miles away). She said that it was driving her crazy to love someone she hadnt met and couldnt be with. I didnt know how to take this. I hate losing a friend, especially a good friend like her. At the same time, though...I dont want to cause her any pain. So we agreed to stop talking to each other for the time being....I hope its not forever.

So that leads me to ask this question... can you truly love someone youve never met? And if you cant have that person, would you avoid them entirely to stop the heartache, or would you try to power through it and still be their friend?

Im still having trouble wrapping my brain around what happened.