Requiem of the Undead

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Thinking of Christmas...
serious
[info]renasko
I don't post on this journal often at all, but I am today. Why? Because I'm thinking of Christmas.

In a week's time my lovely girl Averie/[info][info]edhelur will be arriving here to spend the holiday's with me. She'll be here for about 3 weeks (15th until the 5th, I believe) and I can't wait. :D I don't get to spend as much time with her as I would like because she lives in the US, which can be very frustrating and difficult to live with, so that I'll have her with me over a time like Christmas and the New Year is pretty special. I'm thankful for this, and I've already been thinking of spending next winter over there in CO (Snow!! :D).

So...I'm sitting here, nice and relaxed, and day-dreaming of how wonderful it'll be to have her curled up beside me in my living-room, with a nice warm fire blazing near by, and the yip-yapping of our new pups as they roam their newly discovered land.

And the thought brings me a lot of happiness. I can't wait!


Untitled Document
Arggghhh
[info]renasko

Time.

Time is a funny old thing. I find myself with a lot of it. Don’t you? Perhaps. Then again, perhaps not.

Hard to say.

I look at things around me and see nothing. Don’t you? I hope not.

Without vision we are nothing.

How can a man live without sight? There are different kinds of sight. There is what you perceive centering from your eye sockets, and then there is what you perceive…of life itself.

In your mind

What is a man when insane? A broken landscape of torture raining, whirling among others.

Amidst familiar people, we form a hellish society.

If a mind is constantly tormented, should it be silenced with the quick finality of death?

I live for that time.


SW: The Force Unleashed
Darth Vader
[info]renasko
*drops from the sky*

Hello there. Have any of you heard of a game called Star Wars: the Force Unleashed?

Hmm, yes?

It's amazing. Get it.

*throws saber, cutting through trees and wookies all around him*

*chuckles evilly*

Who wants a leg of Wookiee? Don't worry, without all the hair.

: P

*force jumps away*

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saber-alliance
[info]renasko
Avoid.


This is/was a highly bored post I wrote up yesterday. I blame Miss [info]edhelur
(She'll love that... :-D)

Hehe...anyway, read:


....

It needs re-written...but meh. I need to start playing some MUD's again. :/

Edit: *wonders why it wont perform a LJ cut properly*

Oblivion
Jacen (LOTF)
[info]renasko
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Valentine Mysteries
construct
[info]renasko
So, it's Valentine's ...


Love is in the air... )

Hope everyone has a great day!

And on the eighth day, God made Star Wars...
saber-alliance
[info]renasko
I was, of course, born on the second day. Being high on God's 'to-do' list that week. :p

Ok, so bullshit aside, check out the vid. It's very impressive.



My living room wont know what hit it.

*lifts LJ and hurls it*

False Ego
Jacen (LOTF)
[info]renasko
From Beyond the Frontier of the Mind by Osho: http://deoxy.org/find/osho



Life is...
Jacen Solo (NJO)
[info]renasko
Life is not fun. Occasionaly it may be, but generally it is not. So! I sit here and post onto this journal thing I have created. *sighs* It has been a while, yes. I continue to lead my life as I normally do. Filling the void until this body runs dry. :D Or someone decides to take their dislikement a step too far. It could happen. I thought such a thing might happen over ol' Halloween, but I'd rather not get into that. However, to make this slightly interesting i'm going to suggest an author:

R. Scott Bakker.

Did you catch that?

R. Scott Bakker! His Prince of Nothing series is something to look out for the next time you're in a book store. His first book will look something like this:

http://www.temp.sfbok.se/kat/img/51019.jpg

Get it! Oh and that guy bigging up his book on the cover: Steven Erikson. He's the man. 'Nough said. :D

Oh, and a music suggestion: listen to MUSE, even if you normally do. Just stick it on now! It's electric goodness in pure music form, I tells ya! :) Oh, oh and ARCADE FIRE! Yum. IRON and WINE is good too, even if the lyrics are quite poor. And REUBEN! They have new stuff, always good to hear from the lads. Ah...I could keep going. *grins* But I wont! Ok, maybe some BRIGHT EYES or CAT EMPIRE or MAD CADDIES or...or...agh!

*flees*
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Which Transformer are you?
Gunslinger
[info]renasko
So stolen from [info]xanji but good nonetheless:

I AM
62%
MEGATRON
Take the Transformers Quiz
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Society kicks ass, boredom ensues
saber-alliance
[info]renasko

I am damaged, a thing tarnished by the world and its unnatural creations. I will be the first person to admit this. Like most people, I have gone through the stages to this point in my life when I need to decide what is best for my future. Perilous phases that I have bypassed through pure luck and hardness of soul – I like that. It’s perhaps a bit untrue, but I have prevailed. You can all say that: you have prevailed. Every day it seems you either hear or read/see about a person committing suicide, killing their attachment to this plane of life.

 

My mum often looks to me for explanations to this, especially when it’s a younger person, as if I can understand what would possess someone to kill themselves. Individuals will act as individuals. Our society is a doomed thing. It will be broken in time and will fade into nothingness. Hopefully, when the time comes someone bold will strike up a new way for our species to continue in a higher manner. Who knows? I would predict it to happen sooner, rather than later though. Will this affect suicide rates, for example? It’s a hard question to answer. If we do change the world and it makes it seemingly better, will that satisfy everyone? Sometimes people make me think they enjoy being unhappy. I sure as hell don’t. It sucks - royally fucking sucks.

 

How do you defeat unhappiness? You keep calm, bury your feelings into the deep part of your body that is your soul and carry on as if nothing is wrong. Eventually order will return and you will become happy once more, forgetting why you were unhappy in the first place.

*mutters*
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Birthdays
saber-alliance
[info]renasko
So...*blows dust off LJ* It accumulates in no time. Dust being a pain in the ass is worthy of a rant. Especially, considering the shape it usually leaves an Xbox in. The guys at Microsoft must have realized this and sought to correct it before they brought out the 360 (it's white, people). Although, the new version will be black, or so I've seen.

Anyway, it's my brothers birthday on Thursday (technically tomorrow). 18, man. I'm surprised...although, he's about the same height (just about an inch off now) and build of me, so... Anyway, I just need to pick something up for him now. A decent birthday present. What do you get though? I'll probably just stick with the nice fall back plan: money. Ah well...and my own birthday is in a few weeks. What the fuck am I going to do?

Getting drunk is so 7 years ago....
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Suuuurrrvvveeeey
Darth Vader
[info]renasko
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:Joseph McGlinchey
Birthday:17th September 1987
Birthplace:Portadown, ya.
Current Location:...same, sadly.
Eye Color:Blue, very blue.
Hair Color:Brown-ish.
Height:6'6 about. Very tall, ya :p
Right Handed or Left Handed:Righty
Your Heritage:Irish all the way, man
The Shoes You Wore Today:Same ones as I wore yesterday :p
Your Weakness:I sometimes am incapable of doing things I really should...
Your Fears:Being incompetent and letting someone down
Your Perfect Pizza:Something hot and spicy.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:Find my true path.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:Awesome and other variants
Thoughts First Waking Up:Oh...morning, wonderful.
Your Best Physical Feature:Em...legs?
Your Bedtime:Non existent
Your Most Missed Memory:...
Pepsi or Coke:Coke, ya
MacDonalds or Burger King:BK's all the way.
Single or Group Dates:Either
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:Neither really.
Chocolate or Vanilla:Both are good. I prefer vanilla usually, though.
Cappuccino or Coffee:Coffee
Do you Smoke:Nope
Do you Swear:Quite a bit
Do you Sing:Not that much. Usually just in the mornings
Do you Shower Daily:I do, indeed. It's a must
Have you Been in Love:Sadly not
Do you want to go to College:Been there, done that...
Do you want to get Married:I would like to do so, yes
Do you belive in yourself:Not often enough
Do you get Motion Sickness:Never
Do you think you are Attractive:A bit
Are you a Health Freak:Nope. I am not
&..39;Do you get along with your Parents:'Most of the time
Do you like Thunderstorms:I really do. Their great at night!
Do you play an Instrument:Not yet
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:I have, got something to say about that?
In the past month have you Smoked:Nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs:Depends what you classify as 'drugs'...
In the past month have you gone on a Date:I have not
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:Usually do, yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:Nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:Nope
In the past month have you been on Stage:Nay, have not
In the past month have you been Dumped:No-no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:Nay
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:Nay
Ever been Drunk:Sure have
Ever been called a Tease:Not often enough :D
Ever been Beaten up:Nay, I avoid those tricky situations by swinging my fists
Ever Shoplifted:No
How do you want to Die:In my sleep preferably
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:Anything that keeps me content
What country would you most like to Visit:Ah, I'm quite the adventurer at heart, so it's hard to pinpoint just one...
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:Green or blue
Favourite Hair Color:Blonde, usually
Short or Long Hair:Long
Height:Somewhat tall, but I don't mind
Weight:Nice shape
Best Clothing Style:Meh, clothes?
Number of Drugs I have taken:I? Heh...
Number of CDs I own:Far too many to remember!
Number of Piercings:A hundred
Number of Tattoos:In a girl, none - least until I could give my nod to prospective tats
Number of things in my Past I Regret:Regrets....ahhhhh

CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!
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Revelation
Jacen (LOTF)
[info]renasko
The cover-art for the eighth Legacy of the Force novel - Revelation - has been unveiled:



I'm looking forward to getting it. It wont be out until early next year though, so I'll need to keep myself happy with the others for now. *sighs*

Questions and Answers
saber-alliance
[info]renasko
Ok, I received these questions from [info]xanji - D - about a week ago almost, so it's about time I answered them, I think.

The 5 Questions:

1. Would you join the army?
2. What do you like about the English?
3. What is your opinion about the entire IRA-North Ireland conflict?
4. To which country would you like to emigrate?
5. What sport would you teach your kid and why?

Answers:

1. The answer is yes. I would probably be interested in being part of the army in some way, but I don't see my life going in that direction, so I don't think I'll be joining any time soon. :p
2. The English are an interesting bunch, eh? It's hard for an Irish man to answer these type of questions honestly concerning the English, but I try not to focus on the negative overly much. So, I like their football. It's a great invention, even if they may have stolen it. Hah! Their beer is alright, if a little flat. And the more recent generations of English people are pretty decent. So no complaints about that!
3. Again, a quite difficult question. It some ways I agree with the stance the IRA has took in this corner of Ireland. They want what every other nationalist wants, but their methods aren't too good. With some better leadership and direction, I believe they could be a lot better. Hopefully, they wont be needed in sorting out any further conflicts here. Things are still a little imbalanced, but everyone is working on changing that. The future is optimistic.
4. I wouldn't mind emigrating to Australia at some point in my life, I guess. It seems a really nice place to visit, so why not? I could do with a little colour on my skin for an occasion, as well. :D
5. I'd probably teach my kid gaelic football. It's one of the most difficult sports to learn and you have to be in great condition to play it well. It's a perfect sport, more or less. If a little frustrating at times...But like father, like son, I believe.

Rich is just another word for stupid
Arggghhh
[info]renasko

Taken from here.


Internet, fuck your so called "Upper Class". You are not worthy of honorable mention or notoriety based on your salaries. You do not wipe your ass with toilet paper emblazoned in gold. Covering yourself from head to toe in diamonds does not give off the distinct impression that you are someone with an air of importance. As a matter of fact, it makes me want to rob you for beer money. Internet, why do you perpetually insist on defining yourselves merely by your monetary worth? I could give a flying fuck if you were an heir to royalty or the Chief Executive Officer of Apple. If the company you keep is worthwhile, then you are considered to be a worthwhile person. If the company you keep fucking sucks, congratulations, you're a douchebag with nothing to look forward to but a future that consists entirely of dying alone and being intentionally ignored.

Why is it that the wealthier a group of individuals; the more absurd their tastes in dining? This whole concept is fucking stupid. There is no such thing as a fucking "dinner party". You either have a barbecue or you order a fucking pizza. Dinner does not and should not consist of four courses coinciding with 18 pieces of silverware. Finger foods and H'orderves do not exist. Internet, you want a finger food? Fine, they're called fucking french fries. Go ahead and spend $300 dollars for your little tin of fish and clam entrails. America, you know how much fucking beer $300 can buy? I do not care if you are capable of ordering a $400 bottle of Cristal. What you can do for $400; I can do for 20 bucks and it won't taste like third world urine.

Your transportation does not define who you are. Internet, why do you spend ridiculous sums of currency on automobiles which are composed only of recycled soda cans, lawn chair plastic, and asbestos? No one gives a shit about your foreign concept car. Your piece of shit hybrid costs more in electricity than it does in fossil fuels and you should have been born without legs. You are not a socialite because you are seen behind the wheel of a Mercedes. If you are constantly chauffeured from place to place and see no problem with this, you should share a wheelchair with Stephen Hawking. Your limousine does not make you a figurehead of wealth and envy. While the rest of the world is behind the wheel, you are encroached into the back of a giant log of shit on wheels which is being driven around by an individual who dreams of head on collisions that end with you abruptly flying through the windshield.

Internet, the clothes you wear do one thing and one thing only, succeed at hiding every single one of your physical flaws and imperfections. Why spend thousands upon thousands of dollars to hide behind a suit made of imported fabric when you're too fucking stupid to pronounce the name of the designer? What sense is there in owning a 1,000,000 sq. ft. home when you cannot even come to close to maintaining it? Buying a home with a lawn you can't mow because it's on 160 acres and ceilings so high you can't even change a fucking light bulb means you probably should have been swallowed pre-conception. Living in a home you have to staff with illegal immigrants does nothing but give you the employee equivalent of Wal-Mart. You go ahead and live in a place that requires a map to find a toilet; meanwhile I'll walk the 15 feet to mine and take a shit.

Internet, loan me 10 bucks.


A savior?
construct
[info]renasko
There is a savior and his name is Matthew Stover!

I sincerely hope so. I've been keeping an eye out for news about his next Star Wars novel and it seems he's got it. Lucas Books are going to give him it.

And i'm so fucking happy, considering the shambles the EU is now in. The new series was expected to be sooo good, yet it's failed to deliver in many ways. The New Jedi Order series was a little hit and miss when you consider the end result. 27 stories if you include the novella's and stuff. So, you'd expect the end result to be something great, eh? Wrong. Due to George Lucas the story was knocked off kilter. He wanted the death of Anakin Solo and his death he got. Unplanned and a major fuck up for the series half way through. Too much like his grandfather Anakin Skywalker, good ol' GL said. Fucktard. Read the damn books being put out by your own corporation.

Anyway, this isn't really about that. The new books aren't shaping up either. The tidy-up hasn't been clean-cut and good enough, so we're going back to finish business. As Stover says:

'Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is my attempt to get the EU back to its pre-Zahn roots -- specifically, to evoke memories of my all-time favorite Star Wars books, Brian Daley's Han Solo novels. Sure, it'll be violent and somewhat broody and all (it's the Popeye Thing: I yam what I yam) but generally it's gonna be -- in the words of My Favorite Writer -- a pop-top can of 100% pure Grade-A whipass.'

(EU - Expanded Universe, by the way.)

The only bad news is his book wont be out until next year. *winces* Damn Lucas.

Ah well, continuing the quotes:

"I'll pour the wine and you tell me what you like best about me." - Ben Skywalker

Filling the void...
saber-alliance
[info]renasko
I have returned. So, so. I'll have to make posting journal entries on here a weekly fixture. It would make sense, I guess. Although, I have been netless for almost 2 weeks (13 days, yes I counted) until tonight. As always, I'm happy about such an event. Worth raising a cold glass of beer over? Nooo. I had my fair share yesterday. I was at a good ol'  wedding and after it I swear I must have been drinking from 1pm-ish to 5am and not lightly either.

Fortunately, I knew some of the people there - a couple I hang out with a lot, few not so much, so I spent most of my time with them. Food, drink and dancing - can't beat it. And the wonderful thing was I felt super this morning when I woke up. Well, after I showered and threw some potions into my mouth. :) Magic is might.

Speaking of which, I've been talking about HP for like half my time online, it seems. I don't get to talk about it so much in rl, so I make do. I hold back from going on weird nerdy rants like 'oh, oh, did you hear what Draco's son is called?! Isn't that so cool!' Or talking about what Harry and Ginny called their kids. I'm not the sort to talk about that crap. I prefer discussing things like when Harry died and he went to the place inbetween-ish. Just what exactly was that thing Dumbledore warned him against going near? A part of Voldemort? It seemed like the kind of thing he had been before returning to his body. Anyway, whatever...it doesn't really matter.

I'm still catching up with my Erikson - Malazan books. Finished The Bonehunters, so now it's onto Reaper's Gale! Fun. :D
 
And I really do still quite like Coldplay. I'd forgotten. Listening to 'Fix You' from their last album now. Probably one of the most powerful songs i've heard play live too. Awesome-ness.

What to do, where to go?
Roland of Gilead
[info]renasko
Tis a question I ask myself many times, even in real life. *points to subject title*

The answer is usually a non-answer. By this, I mean it's something that would have came easy to mind regardless of thinking and/or asking the question in the first place. The question in itself is almost rhetorical. When a friend asks you such a question it's usually met with a shrug, sigh or grin. You don't need to ask the question, so quit already. Just state where you're going, or plan to go and if no one says anything in disagreement - just go already. *coughs* Yes. A tad blunt, but tis who I am. My friends (in real life) usually don't have a problem with it, and if they do it's normally nothing too bad. I never find much unacceptable, nor do my friends. Perfect, eh? It was a little different during my high-school days when I was faced with unacceptable things every day. I mean, I had a great time in high-school, but it still wasn't that good. But it's school, so what can you do? Certainly, can't quit. Unless you're 16 or older. At least in the UK and Ireland. I believe that rule is going up to 18 though to keep kids in school longer. They'll probably raise the fines for non-school attenders along with that. I wouldn't be surprised either way. Tis the way things should be. Any kid of mine turns around and says he/she is not going to school anymore will be quickly informed otherwise. :D

So, back to the subject at hand. Tonight, I am as you may have noticed from the time of this post, been left a little disappointed. Some of my friends had other duties and such things, and one of my other close friends had his girl over from England, so I didn't want to intrude on that (even though I was asked). So, yeah...tomorrow night will be different. It's all...planned? Never!


And last, but not least:



Great! :D
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Every beginning has an end,,,
saber-alliance
[info]renasko

And you'll not be disappointed here. Tis the start of something...rubbish. However, it is I, so who is surprised? Hmm?


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