Day 2 of actual content.

So to update, I've gone through a couple of jobs since the last time I bothered to post anything of real note, not counting the long period of time I was doing temp work at warehouses. For a while, it was page work at the library, which basically consists of "take de book off de cart, put de book on de shelf." It's actually more fun that it sounds, mostly because I'm an obsessive compulsive sort who actually has fun organizing shit on shelves, but there was no chance at permanency with it. The library, deciding that pages were expendable (but they'll be sorry when they're first against the wall when the revolution starts the pages finally get around to unionizing), absolutely refused to let pages work more than 15 hours a week. If they DID, they'd have to pay benefits.

I needed benefits. So I had to leave a job I liked for something a little more practical.

Medical transciption pluses: Working at home saves me money on gas, especially during this fucktarded period of "HAY, I'M PUTTING A DS GAME INTO MY GAS TANK." Furthermore, it does provide a 401k (ho snap) and medical insurance (which, considering I just turned 25 this year, I needed badly).

Medical transcription minuses: They may have gone through medical school, but some doctors are just DIPSHITS when it comes to dictation. Also, the pay's more or less minimum wage, and the person who looks over my stuff can be really sodding pissy over e-mails. Needless to say, once I've got 6 months in on this job, I'm hunting around for something better -- preferably something that doesn't steal away my precious, precious evening hours.

But the doctors will still mumble. Blah.

Been a while, huh? I felt the urge to ramble about Audiosurf, for some reason. In case you don't know, Audiosurf is a neat little game on Steam that lets you generate any level using any MP3 in your collection. ANY. This means literally hundreds of possible levels, and it's damned addiction. (I blame Matty.)

A few thoughts on it:

- I'm generally too slow-thinking to play the regular modes. The Mono mode, however, I adore, because it plays less like a puzzle game on speed and more like a straight-out arcade game, so it's more up my alley. There's no way you can ever get a top score on the global boards using it, though, which is sort of sad, but whatever. If I cared that much about scores, I'd go bonkers.

- For all the finger-breaking and fan raving that Dragonforce's Through the Fire and Flames attracts from Guitar Heroes, it's... actually surprisingly tame on Audiosurf. Yeah, it's fast as HELL, there's no denying that, but the traffic is actually somewhat middling. (Traffic, for the uninitiated, refers to the various blocks you hit in the game for points; here's a video of Through the Fire and Flames in Mono to demonstrate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-z6YK92otg ). Now if you consider, say, Hitomi no Naka no Meikyuu (the theme song from Yami to Boushi, and pardon the weeabooness), which has a really high traffic level, and it's actually not as bad as it could be.

- Speaking of which, for those who DO play: Try the theme song from Paranoia Agent. It's... yikes. I seem to be good at finding the insane songs. (For uber wussy, try Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. Even in ELITE mode it's appallingly easy.)

Definitely an easy game to get addicted to, and for $10 the price is right.

*sticks a pin on herself reading, "ASK ME ABOUT AUDIOSURF"*

A new MSTing?! From me?! WTF.

It's true, and it's got full permission too, so here it is! I warn you, though, the subject matter is a little... fubared. It's a Mike and the Bots MST too, so there's a plus at least.

( MST3k: The Snake Boots Epidemic )

Don't usually do memes, buuuut...



HAH. YOU CANNOT TRAP ME WITH YOUR TRAPPITY TRAPS.

Wow, I'm impressed. First time I heard the new name for the Revolution I was all, WTF. But the more I say it, the more giddy and happy it makes me. Good job, Nintendo.

WIIIIIIIII!

This is officially the best put-down line ever, and anybody who says otherwise is lying:

"If you were the last man on Earth, I'd demand a recount."

That's gonna be stuck in my head for months.

Have officially accumulated enough RP journals that I really need to keep track of 'em. Lessee...

( Cut for those with no human interest in RP. )

In other news, retail sucks badly. But never mind.

To the lady with employment problems:

I don't care how obviously drunk you are, I am NOT paid enough to have you taking up my work time rambling about your current employment situation. Please go away. kthnx.

Ah, the things you want to say at work, but can't...

Random unexplained power outages at 9:30 at night are FUN, folks!

Wait, not fun... what's the term... oh yeah, STUPID.

Bah.

I am, following a routine drug test tomorrow morning, no longer unemployed.

Granted, it's a Target cashier position, but it's a start, and I've been needing a start for a while. Woo.