Well, not a lot, but I’ve been really busy, so I guess that counts.

Anyway, July 4 (Independence Day) this year was probably the greatest day ever.  It began rather poorly and boringly with a stint at work that was uneventful and, well, at work, but it soon picked up afterwards.

I will not go into detail, but I had a wonderful evening of movies and fireworks with a couple of friends and my dream girl.  And I have been consistently happy for the last few days

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Before we get started, I’d like to shamelessly plug my recent review of the new Dragon Age: Origins DLC, available right here (the review, not the DLC).

Hello internet.  I’m a white person.  There are lots of us out there.  And, damn, are we white.

Lately, at work, me and some coworkers (see what I did to that grammar there?  Awful) have been, in our cracker ways, trying to figure out some of the more diverse slang out there.

We failed.

Here are some of the words we tried to define, and what the “official” definitions are:

“Word.”

I steered clear of this one, as my knowledge of this word is terrible.  However, one coworker was brave enough to try to define it:

Is it, like, saying that you ‘hear them?’ as in “I hear you?”  Or maybe it means, talk to me, or someone else? [...] Like, ‘word to your mother’ is ‘talk to your mother.’

I was pretty sure that was wrong.  So, I looked it up.  According to The Online Slang Dictionary, ‘word’ has several meanings:

1. seriously.
2. a statement of agreement. Also word up.
3. When used as a question, equivalent to “Are you serious?”
4. a response to a greeting.
5. Or, a greeting for addressing an individual or group.

It seems that “word” is a very universal…uhm…word.

Holla

Another coworker and I do this all the time; this being yell ‘HOLLA!’  at each other, which is rather funny seeing as we were voted the third(me) and first(her) whitest people in existence.  I decided to give the ol’ defintion a shot, and came up with this:

A way to greet someone?  I honestly have no idea.

As you can see, sometimes words just get away from me. According to Urban Dictionary’s highest rated definition:

1. A word used to acknowledge the presence of a fellow companion
2. For a man to express interest in a particularly impressive female specimen
3. To contact via telephone

It seems I was somewhat right.

What about you guys?  Have any slang words that are favorites of yours?

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I became curious about when exactly I created my facebook, after I had outgrown my MySpace, as much of the planet has.  In my quest to find out when that was, I kept clicking the “Older Posts” button over and over and over.  Along the way, I saved some of the more interesting of my status updates here to share:

This just in: the city of Chicago has been quarantined under what many are calling the “Zombie Apocalypse.” Refugees from the metropolis have given terrifying accounts of the goings on. More information will follow as the story develops. Please, stay tuned.

UPDATE: The Zombie threat has spread outward from Chicago, threatening other major city centers in the midwest states. Information is scarce at the moment, but reports of Zombie-like occurrences have been made as far south as Topeka, KS. Please stay tuned for more information

SAN FRANCISCO: A startling attack on a local supermarket has been linked with the alleged zombie attacks that have been spreading across the Midwest. BATON ROUGE: After recent festivals honoring the dead, reports of “walking dead” have abounded recently

DALLAS: Metro police are preparing for the worst as reports of zombie attacks have come in from Oklahoma City. Citizens have been encouraged to evacuate immediately, though nearly 200,000 people have elected to stay in their homes and take their chances.

DALLAS: <no visual, audio only> Oh god….they’re all dead…all of them…

D.C: The President and White House staff have boarded Air Force One to maintain a save haven in this time of crisis. The president has also issued an Executive Order that all dead are to instantly and permanently destroyed in an effort to eradicate the the spreading virus.

CHICAGO: The first survivors of the original zombie attack have begun to exit from their barricaded homes, to find the city in ruins, the dead and dis-animated undead scattered about the now-destroyed cityscape. Nearly 80% of the population was lost, according to preliminary reports.

AFO: President Obama has dispatched the US Military to Dallas to investigate the most recent attack.

NYC: A small possible outbreak has just been reported. Experts project the possible death-toll to number in the 98-99 percentile.

Those above were all on the same day.  I got some great responses to them.

I set sail this eve for unknown shores, the waves of sleeping call. When shall I wake? I do not know, but stay beside me lest I fall. What dreams may visit me, as i drift upon my mind? Hopefully, they’re pleasant, and I can return in time.

Occasionally I’m poetic.

has plumbed the depths of his mind for the perfect bit of randomness to post here…all he came up with is “please, do not feed the humans.”

Other times I’m random.

Guns don’t kill people. Communists kill people.

Or patriotic.

wants to know…does eating the occasional child make you a bad person?

or cannibalistic.

“And as the maelstrom of power surrounded him, and lightning arced from the sky, showing the wrath of the gods themselves, Ulysses raised his face to the sky and murmured, “Did you want fries with that?”"

This one got some good responses

brbble? Ah, sifgle dengar yukyuk toltec.

Sometimes I just feel like being random.

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wait, what?!

Oh, look, it DOES!  Head over to Behind the Times to get the scoop!

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http://www.3dexport.com/blog/2010/04/100-impressive-artworks-of-robots/

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- Same Old Apology
- Halo: Reach Beta
- End of the Year
- New Dragon Age: Origins DLC on May 18th.

I don’t know why I just can’t be happy with a blog and not delete it every month.  I still have all of my old posts saved (from years ago, even) so it’s not like it’s all lost to the Bit Bucket (though, with me being so lazy, they may as well be).

So, first order of business…

Halo: Reach

Well, the beta anyway.  It’s awesome.

I managed to get lucky and won an early access “Friends, Family and Faux French Press” code for the Halo: Reach beta so have been happily blasting away Spartans and Elites for a full week now.  I have to say that it is some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing Halo.  The loadouts are awesome and thankfully aren’t overpowered at all.  Jetpacks are… well, jetpacks.  Which are awesome.

Finals

I am about halfway done with finals.  I have another one tonight at five (CST)  and then one each on Monday and Tuesday. I cannot wait for this first year to be over with.  It’s been fun, but I need a vacation.

Dragon Age: Origins: The Darkspawn Chronicles

May 18.  Hell yeah.  Oh, also, will set you back about two bucks (400 MS Points)

Til next time.

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