for the back of the shirt 

cropped 

Even better. My record thus far. 

awesome\more to come 

lmao. same vacation, some ad in the metro 

During my vacation in virginia in 2002. No idea where. Somewhere in VA, one would assume 

I want another cat : ( 

yes, this was *summer* camp 2003 

...*snicker*....hahahahaha. summer camp of 2003, long story, IM for details 

The roller coaster for Algebra II 

Enhanced pic 

My dragons, I used a mold for shape (of course), but I did paint them myself 

Summer Camp 2003 

Interesting....and surprising.

my mood: tired

reading: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

listening to: the sound my speakers make when my sound card isn't working

playing: life. Oh wait, what do you mean its not a game?

working on: finding the help files for life

trying to learn: More languages. Oh, and gymnastics. Oh, and how the average person (ok, maybe not the average person *cough* girls I know *subcough*ytsirhcdnaibag*subcough**cough*) thinks

practicing: juggling, typing, internet research skillz (trying to find someplace in the area to learn gymnastics)

Status Report
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ComicCraze: Paused
Omega Termini: Paused
Aspects: Paused
Task Force 39: Paused
Gift: Ask Dom

Second half of the second paragraph of the second post from the bottom.

Sly 2, New NDS News, and Random Crap About My Life that No One Really Cares About

I bought sly 2: Band of Thieves about a week ago, and I'm almost at 95% completion. Sly 2 is addictive in a big way. Although some of the mission types (the turret missions, especially) are fairly annoying, the rest of the game more than makes up for it.

So, there's been some news regarding the NDS (Nintendo Dual Screen, for the non-gamers reading this(If you are a non-gamer, why are you reading this part?)) I suspect that those of you who would want to know have already heard that the NDS's releasedate is November 21, 2004, and more importantly, the price will be around $150. The new news (for me, at least) is that its wireless capabilities will include the ability to create ad-hoc networks and transfer through the NDS of someone you are in range of to communicate with someone they are in range of but you aren't. At least that's the general gist of this as far as I could tell.

So, my life and all. My juggling blog, A Juggler's Life has begun, even though it updates about as frequently as this one. Also, my pic may or may not be used in one of these crazy government conspiracies, namely this verbNOW thing. I might be visiting El Paso this summer, more on that later (maybe).

~WeeboHyren

Hurricane Ivan, New Projects

Well, Hurricane Ivan is passing through here as I type (although it's Tropical Storm Ivan now), but all its really done is kept me inside my house due to the cancellation of school today. Also, I have a couple of new projects (what, more?? you say. Yes, more.) One of them is going to be super secret (until its release) but the other will not. As I have little to no social life nowadays (people never want to have long convos on AIM), I have had much more in school free time to practice my juggling in. I will be starting a blog, although I am not sure of its title, about my progression through juggling. That will be started later tonight(or at least created), I promise.

~WeeboHyren

The Town is Nice, But the School is Evil OR I'm So Inspired I Think I'll Become Famous

my mood: awake
reading: Nothing.
listening to: same whiiiiir. new house, though
playing: Mat's Arena on TI-83+
working on: Staying awake. And sane.
trying to learn: More languages. Oh, and gymnastics.
practicing: juggling, typing, internet research skillz (trying to find someplace in the area to learn gymnastics)

Status Report
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ComicCraze: Paused
Omega Termini: Paused
Aspects: Paused
Task Force 39: Paused
Gift: Ask Dom

Wow. Lots has happened since I last moved. I'll type a general summary in this paragraph, then go into detail in some spots in the rest of the post. So, starting with the week before the move. Had the pool party (I can't believe I couldn't find the digital camera in time : ( . I'll have to come back just to get pictures of y'all.) . Stayed at the YMCA residence Inn for a night. Lost my cat (he ran away through a small window no one noticed was opened the only night we planned on leaving him in the house alone). Drove to Alabama (Boring. Played some ToS, though.). Lived in a Marriott Residence Inn for a week or so (also boring). School started (evil incarnate, more later). Moved into the nice home (I have a big room ^_^). And that's where I am now.

So, I'll start off the detail with the leaving El Paso. First was the pool party, which was far too short. The next night the cat went missing, which was very bad. We searched for him the next few days, delaying our departure a day. After that it was driving for two days, with nothing too interesting happening.

About the school. I thought that my previous school was ok, but it definitely took some getting used to. However, my old school was like a tree filled meadow haven Utopia (I'm too tired to care how many rules of grammar I'm breaking with this sentence) with the makings of a LAN Party off to the side compared to this place. Here, the lunch is in shifts, and you may not go to the library during lunch, you may not eat outside during lunch, and the lunch lines themselves are monstrous. The bell schedule is unreasonable (the principal said he walked it, but did he do it during full hall traffic from one side of the building to a locker to the other side of the building wearing a heavy backpack?), and there are over 32 security cameras. Also, any student on school grounds in the morning must report to the school cafeteria, where they will be held until 7:40. There is little to no school spirit.

And yet I got myself involved in it. Succumbing to my parents demands that I join an extracurricular activity, I signed myself up as a candidate for the Sophomore Class President. However, now they (my parents) actually expect me to campaign. I did not sign up to win, merely to placate them. I suppose it should be interesting anyway.

The Olympics are, of course, amazingly nifty, so in my free time I've been trying to watch as much as I can. Especially gymnastics. So, having become inspired by them, I plan to start taking gymnastics lessons, train every moment of my spare time, and be ready for the 2008 Olympics. No, in reality, I will start taking gymnastics lessons again, and this time I won't stop. Who knows, maybe I'll even become dedicated.

That's about it for this post. I have one more thing to do before I shut down for the night. I challenge you (anyone reading) to write about yourself, what you think about life, the world, other people, how you feel, everything for as many lines and pages as you can. Then, send it to me. Only kidding about the sending it to me, although that would be nice, so if you aren't embarrassed/worried/whatever about what you wrote, please send it to me. ^_^

~WeeboHyren

Moving, Pool Party

my mood: bored
reading: Anti-Ice by Stephen Baxter
listening to: whiiiiiirrrrrr
Playing: Disgaea (PS2)
Working on: Nothing, but I should be working on lots of things.
Trying to learn: Lots. Including how to find some sort of manual that will tell me how EVERYONE I know thinks. (no, seriously. unless y'all want to share?)
Practicing: juggling. heh, what do you mean get a life?

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: In Progress
Aspects: In Progress
Task Force 39: In Progress
Gift: In Progress

So, I am definitely moving on the 30th. My parents are going house-hunting this week. Also, they've decided to rent the pool near my house after-hours for a going away party this coming Monday (I think. Maybe the Monday after?) and they've told me to invite friends, so contact m if you'd be interested in attending. That's about all for this post. Summer is sometimes very boring.

~WeeboHyren

Why aren't people real anymore?@Everything2.com

Hmmm....

Moving soon.

my mood: bored
reading: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams so funny!
listening to: shiiiiikk chk chk chk chk chk chk chk chk chk chk shiiiiiiiikkk
Playing: Spider-man 2 (GCN)
Working on: Nothing, but I should be working on lots of things.
Trying to learn: Lots. Including how to find some sort of manual that will tell me how EVERYONE I know thinks. (no, seriously. unless y'all want to share?)
Practicing: juggling. heh, what do you mean get a life?

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: In Progress
Aspects: In Progress
Task Force 39: In Progress
Gift: In Progress

Well, I know where I'm moving and I nearly know when. I'm gonna be moving to northern Alabama (you may have noticed a 50% increase in my use of the word "y'all" in preparation (just kidding, y'all)) and I'm probably going to be moving in late July, probably around the thirtieth. So, you know what that means. All of you people who said you wanted to see me this summer are running out of time ^_~.

Now to a completely related topic. Yearbook signatures are an interesting subject. half the people who said they wanted to see me this summer probably don't want to and the other half have probably already forgotten me. Hey, I haven't even seen most of the people I consider my friends since school got out.

So, to all my friends in the area, call me sometime soon ande let's do something fun before I leave ^__^.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor

my mood: tired
reading: Ladies of Mandrigyn by Somebody. I'm tired. Cut me some slack
listening to: whirrrrrrrrr......
Playing: GISH!!!!
Working on: Nothing, but I should be working on lots of things.
Trying to learn: Lots. Including how to find some sort of manual that will tell me how EVERYONE I know thinks.
Practicing: juggling. heh, what do you mean get a life?

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: In Progress
Aspects: In Progress
Task Force 39: In Progress
Gift: In Progress

Eh, I'm gonna skip the last post review, because its been too long and anything I'd have to say about it would be out of date. So, I'm gonna hit the major points, then maybe elaborate, cause I should be sleeping right now for the sake of my sanity. First of all, my Eagle Scout Court of Honor is coming up, and if anyone wants an invite, IM me or call or something. It'll be on Tuesday, July 6, @ 6pm. I've sent invitations to a few of my friends, but only 'cause my Mom told me too. I figured it'll be boring and most of y'all wouldn't wanna come, but my Mom said that she's sure y'all would want to "celebrate" (ha).

Blog Updates, Finals, and Moving

my mood: awake
reading: Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold by Terry Brooks
listening to: the throbbing in my head
Playing: Fire Emblem
Working on: Engineering Final Take Home Section
Trying to learn: Latin and Japanese AND HTML
Practicing: juggling

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: In Progress
Aspects: In Progress
Task Force 39: In Progress
Gift: In Progress

Last post. Second Paragraph: I still can't think up any design ideas! This is evil! Third paragraph: (HINT HINT) lolz. Fourth Paragraph: Same. Fifth Paragraph: Still working on it (Dom draws slow ^_~ j/k). Sixth Paragraph: ^_^.

Ok, I've made some changes to the blog and I think I forgot to mention them last time. Change number one is, I believe, the template. At least I'm pretty sure I changed it after the last post... Change number two is the addition of a comments link, which you should be able to see at the bottom of each post... or maybe the bottom of each day. Not sure, as I generally only post about once a day. In addition, I've added on titles to my posts, so I'll be going back and adding titles to old posts today. Another change is the addition of a chatterbox at the right side of the page, so try it out. I also checked a couple of things, and the RSS feed for my blog is http://weebohyren.blogspot.com/atom.xml , although I doubt anyone wants to check regularly whether or not its been updated ^_^. Also, I've made some changes to
1337n3ss, which is a blog run by me and some of my other friends who enjoy video gaming.

Well, finals week is upon me. Tomorrow I have to take the only final I'm not exempt from, IED. I'm crazy worried about it, so I guess I'll try to study, but I can never really study well. Everyone who has taken it so far has said it was easy, so hopefully it is. I guess I'll find out tomorrow morning, huh?

I'm not sure if I've already mentioned this, so I'll go ahead and say it now. I'm moving this summer sometime in late June. I'm not sure where, although I'm guessing it will probably be Colorado Springs, CO. Since my Dad is retiring, my parents get to pick the location, so I may not know until a few days before we move ^_^.

I'll probably post more later today, and definately post tomorrow after the final.

Until Then, Farewell.

~WeeboHyren

End of School Approaches...

my mood: tired
reading: Bearing An Hourglass by Piers Anthony
listening to: the birds outside
Playing: Fire Emblem
Working on: Engineering Final Take Home Section
Trying to learn: Latin and Japanese AND HTML
Practicing: juggling

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: In Progress
Aspects: In Progress
Task Force 39: In Progress
Gift: New Project, In Progress, See Below

Post Before Last, Second Paragraph: Yeah, fatigue and such were screwing with me. Third paragraph: No comment.

So, life. School is almost out, and that's a good thing, I guess. Only one last week for finals, and that's it. Of course, finals are no small thing. I am exempt from most of the finals because of my high grades, so I guess I lucked out. I still have to take the Engineering one, and that's the hardest class I have. Of course, right now I should be working on the take home portion of the exam. Of course, its an engineering design problem, which I am no good with. So, now I have to design a car cupholder by wednesday and make some technical drawings of the idea and such. Where's my muse when I need it?

It's kind of annoying that school's getting out right now, cause I was just getting used to chapin and becoming a bit more social and such. Ah well, it happens ever time. I guess I've still got AIM, but this cuts down my face to face communication from slim to nearly nonexistant, which is pretty sad. Hopefully I'll see some of the people I know over the summer...(HINT HINT)

Yeah, I'm gonna be free pretty much all this coming week except for Wednesday morning, so if anyone wants to do anything, let me know.

On another note, I'm helping my friend Dom with his comic storyline. It should be pretty interesting, so I'll remind ya'll to check it out when we have the first chapter up. Wait, I said "ya'll". Does this mean I'm turning into a Texan? It's a scary thought...

Oh yeah, special thanks to: Dom, Drew, Nick, Lizzi, Mindy, Alec and especially Gabi. Just for being there.

~WeeboHyren

Testing Hello

Well, I'm testing hello now, I'll make a bigger post in a moment. 

Melancholy

my mood: melancholy
reading: perl tutorials
listening to: Banana phone
Playing: Urban Terror
Working on: World Geog Homework
Trying to learn: Latin and Japanese AND HTML AND ASL AND Perl AND GTKRadiant
Practicing: juggling

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: In Progress
Aspects: In Progress
Task Force 39: New Project, In Progress

Last Post. Third paragraph: I havn't been shot/yelled at/whatever yet. In fact, no one has commented at all, which is kind of scary. Sixth paragraph: I'm going to keep saying this until someone talks to me, no never mind, until I know someone. More on that later.

So, melancholy. Bleh. At the moment, its sort of a feeling on the verge of depression. Just a sort of momentary bad feeling. Not anything specific, jsut sort of a mixture of feelings. I feel lonely, useless, unwanted, pointless, foolish, and just generally inept. Seriously, what am I doing wrong??



OK, I wrote that about a half hour ago, but I'm feeling better now. I'll finish up quick. In reference to that previous thing, yeah, what am I doing wrong? But I'm not that concerned about it anymore. I've decided to "be myself", no mater how cliched that is. In reference to the above, when I said "know" someone. I meant to really know who they are, not just their name. I want to know who, what, and why they are who they are. Anyway, I've gotta go. More tommorow, maybe.

~WeeboHyren

Status Reports, Crushes, and Talk To Me!

my mood: rested
reading: Firestar by Michael Flynn
listening to: A lawnmower somewhere outside my window
Playing: Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Working on: IPC Homework
Trying to learn: Latin and Japanese AND HTML AND ASL
Practicing: Typing (of the Dead)

Status Report
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ComicCraze: In Progress
Omega Termini: Delayed
Aspects: New Project, In Progress

Review last post? I think I will... So, second paragraph: My Eagle Board of Review is in a week, which means that the rank and the Court of Honor probably in a couple of weeks. Third paragraph: Still stands, though I'm not quite as annoyed about it right now. Fourth paragraph(After the Q&A's): It's true! Really! I'm not crazy! Not much, anyway.

In case you didn't notice, I've added a status report to the top of my posts. ComicCraze is my webcomic fansite, and although I havn't made much progress on it recently, I still consider it a work in progress and intend to continue work on it shortly. Omega Termini is my own webcomic project, and I'm still going to work on it sometime, but for now it has been shelved for a while. Aspects is a new project that has been turning in my mind for a while. It is another webcomic, so I won't be able to start the actual comic until I know how to draw (a long while off) but I will be able to design the site, do some storyboarding, and so on. I'm going to be including the status report as a regular "feature", and I'll hopefully be getting more specific as to how each project is going.

Now I've reached a topic that I'm a bit unsure of. However, I'm either having a moment of lucidity or insanity, so I'm going to charge ahead and speak. The whole social life thing at school is huge, as anywhere else. As I have mentioned before, I had earlier been asked who I "have a crush on". Being the antisocial fool that I am, I've been trying to keep away from evenletting a crush develop, but it has and had before. So, for the curious, I'm going to post the people I had a crush on this school year as well as the person I have the crush on now. Before I get scared and stop myself. No last names will be used, to vaguely protect the privacy of these people. Ok, so, the begiinning of the year to about thanksgiving break: Mindy. From there to a few weeks after Christmas break: Lizzie. Then for a while, absolutely no one. Now, Lauren. Of course, this is the only place I'm going to admit any of this. Now, that's done, so I'm not going to go back and delete it.

My e-mail has changed. I will still be infrequently checking my hergenjohn one, but the new one is (I'm writing it backwards in an attempt to prevent spam): moc.liamg@neryhobeew

I will check that e-mail fairly frequently, at least once every other day. Feel free to e-mail me or IM me or whatever. I'm always a willing listener.

Speaking of listener, I'm also very curious. So, the next time you see me, tell me about yourself (And spread the word to others! Tell your friends to tell me about themselves!). What's on your mind? Where are you from? How do you think? Just tell me anything your comfortable telling me. Please. I'm willing and ready to listen to your troubles, your fears, and your joys. So tell me a little about yourself. Actually, tell me alot about yourself.

Well, on that rather disjointed not, I bid you all farewell. I'll post more later (maybe).

~WeeboHyren

Stereotypes, Intelligence, and a B

my mood: weary
reading: little tidbits of wisdom on the web
listening to: saria's song running through my head
Playing: Stepmania
Working on: Comic Craze
Trying to learn: Latin and Japanese AND HTML
Practicing: Focus

So, no need to review the last post, so I'll go straight into this one.

I have finally finished my eagle scout application. All that is left now for me to actually do is have an eagle board of review, even though the process itself continues far beyond that. Then I get to have my Eagle Court of Honor, where I'll probably have to give a speech (bleh). When that is done, I'll be done with getting ranks in Boy Scouts. My active participation in the organization from that point forward I'm unsure of at the moment. I suppose I'll figure that out later.

It is very interesting to be stereotyped as "the smart one". I make no claim at being particularly talented in the realm of academics, and yet that's apparently what I'm seen as being. How this all happened I'm not really sure about. Although I get good grades, I'm never very studious or dedicated to my classes. Maybe it's because of all the little bits of trivia that I (unknowingly, in my case) learn? Either way, it leads to some interesting assumptions. These are probably perpetuated by the more dedicated people who get such high grades. Jeez. People are individuals, right? So don't clump me together with some stereotype. I feel like having a press conference. You know, address all the questions that all the people at Chapin KEEP ASKING.

Q: Is this your first B?
A: No, EPISD is just hella easy.

Q: Are your parents gonna be mad?
A: No

Q: Are you upset by this B?
A: Nope. A little interested, for reasons later in the blog.

Q: Wow. You obviously are a confident and intelligent young man. Would you like to have my job/my loyalty/control of the free world?
A: Yes. Unless, of course, your job sucks.

Now that that is done, on to the next topic. This is related to school a bit. It's also something that intertwines with the rest of my life. It's kind of a mystical spiritual type thing. Actualy, its almost purely like that. It's my "luck". Yes, I'm just superstitious enough to believe in luck. Ever been really, really lucky? Like the teacher suddenly deciding to not collect homework for absolutely no reason, but you know that it's because you didn't do the assignment? That's how I feel most of my day. A general feeling of pronoia, like instead of everyone being out to get me, they are out to help me. As a counterbalance of this, I don't think I have ever won any public contest based on chance, like bingo or the lottery. It's worth it. Instead of winning a few games or so. I am LUCKY. Not an amazing luck, but one that lets me calm down a bit and relax during life. That's right, I'm not smart. Just very lucky. Of course, some might say that it was just my subconscious trying to assert some substitute for self-confidence into my life. Some might say that, if they had overanalyzed the whole thing. However, it affects external things too. Or maybe I'm just being a conspiracy theorist. The jfactor (as I would call it if I used a cliched name, which I will.) is not flawless. Sometimes it throws a curve to keep me on my toes. However, overall it keeps me sane.

So there you have it. Another glimpse into one of my numerous quirks. Hope you had fun. Next update within a week, methinks.

Don't forget to IM/ call/ write/e-mail/ talk IRL!

~WeeboHyren

More Tommorow

my mood: content
reading: nothing in particular. Just finished The Da Vinci Code
listening to: DDR songs running through my head
Playing: Flash Games linked on Milk and Cookies
Working on: Eagle Scout Rank Application
Trying to learn: HTML. Fully.
Practicing: DDR Songs

Hmmm....Im on Saturday this time. Go me.

Last post in review, now. Third paragraph: I'm pretty much done with flash for now. I'll learn it when I need it. Fifth paragraph: Still working on Eagle Scout Application, and still have the same life goal. Sixh paragraph: Still working on it. Seventh paragraph: Havn't started the uberplugging yet.

This post will probably be shorter than my already usually short posts. This one will simply be me rambling for two or three paragraph, and then off to bed. I'm tired enough as it is. In fact, skip the paragraphs, I'm going to sleep. more tommorow morning

~WeeboHyren

Flash and Web Design

my mood: rushed
reading: The Last Heroes by W.E.B. Griffin
listening to: www.highscoreonline.com 8-bit background goodness
Playing: Fire Emblem
Working on: My Eagle Scout Rank Application
Trying to learn: Macromedia Flash
Practicing: 3-ball juggle

Well, once again I've missed my update day. This whole set update schedule apparently does not work for me. So, in order to remedy the problem, I'm just going to get rid of the schedule. I'll try to update on Saturday's at the minimum, but no guarantees. For those of you who aren't already aware, I am showing the date and time of my most recent blog posts in my AIM profile. Once again, my AIM screen name is hergenjohn.

Ok, now for the post before last post in review. Third paragraph: It'll be a while before this thing moves, if at all. Fourth paragraph: I think this is one of the longest times I've gone without impulse buying of some sort. Fifth paragraph: Same thing. Contact me through AIM or e-mail me. Sixth: Still holds true. Now for last post. First paragraph: Seriously, come and ramble. I enjoy listening. Second paragraph: Not much to say on that. OK, now on to new topics.

I've recently been trying to learn how to use Macromedia Flash. It is far more difficult than I had expected. Of course, most of that difficulty is probably caused by my learning strategy: screw around with the software and hope I learn. I figured that since it worked with Photoshop, I might as well try it. However, for Flash, I think I'm going to switch over to using tutorials. With luck I'll be able to figure out how Flash works from them. At the very least, I'll learn a little.

Life is a little crazy at the moment. Along with trying to keep all of my schoolwork straight, I'm also trying to finish my last few steps to getting Eagle Scout. I should probably be working on finishing everything I need instead of writing this, but for some reason I really don't feel like it.

By "a few steps", I may be making an understatement. I still have to finish finding references, look up a couple of dates, and write a "statement of my ambitions and life purposes". I've pretty much taken care of the references, and I plan on finding out the dates today at the scout meeting. However, I'm not so sure about the life goals and ambitions part. My life goals and ambitions are pretty vague. They aren't just so short that I can sum them up in one sentence, they pretty much are one sentence. Something like "Enjoy life and make the world a better place at the same time." It may be simple, but it works for me.

Web page design is also harder than it seems. Its not so much the difficulty of the job, as much as the exactness that is required to have a good looking design. A few pixels misalignment can make the whole thing look screwed up. I'm going to scrap my old designs and do it more methodically. First a layout, then do my tables (carefully), then put in the images and such. Of course, that's only to get the homepage done.

I need to start plugging my blog IRL. Hopefully I can get a bit more traffic through here. Of course, I only have a very small potential reader base: people who know me. No matter, I'll plug it anyway. It would also be nice if you, my readers, would do the same. If you know someone who knows me, or hell, someone who knows of me, give 'em the link, even if you think they've seen it already.

So I guess that's it. You've lived through another installment of my blog. That wasn't too painful, was it? The next one will be in a while, I suppose. Just watch my AIM profile. In the meantime, while you eagerly await (yeah, right) the next post, talk to me. IRL, if possible, but if not then on AIM. Just tell me who you are. I've had some strange experiences with AIM. ^_^

~WeeboHyren

I'm a Geek, But I'm Not *Too* Unathletic

my mood: sleepy
reading: Legacy by Greg Bear
listening to: the cars outside
Playing: Fire Emblem
Working on: My new web page
trying to learn: 4-ball juggle
practicing: DDRMax2 songs

So, where did I leave off? Something about talking to me. Yes. Talk is good. It is healthy, and it keeps humans sane. So please, please, please, if you see me walking around, take a moment to talk, would you? I'm only socially inept on days that have a's in them. Try to overcome that small obstacle, if you can, and spare a moment of your thought. Ramble on, if that's what you want to do. It's only fair for having to read *this*.

OK, now that I've made another desperate plea for contact with the non-gamer/geek world, its time to move onto another topic. For example, athletics. As a geek, I would normally avoid this topic like the plague. However, I recently had to run around chasing people younger (and healthier) that myself, so I figured now is as good a time as any to get this out of the way. While I do consider myself a geek, I still enjoy excercise (DDR all the way!). Geek does not mean pale, unhealthy, fear of the sun type of person. Its just a way of saying someone is deeply interested in something. You can be anything from a computer geek to a gaming geek to a music geek to even a sports geek. Its a versatile term.

That's all for now. More as I think of it. It's of to work on my site, I s'pose.

~WeeboHyren

Comics and Social Skillz

my mood: thoughtful
reading: Legacy by Greg Bear
listening to: the wind and the birds outside (I can open my window now!)
Playing: Fire Emblem
Working on: My new web page
trying to learn: 4-ball juggle
practicing: DDRMax2 songs

Ok, review of last post. Fourth paragraph: Yeah, I'm still most comfortable around people when I'm half asleep. Go figure. Fifth paragraph: See next paragraph. I guess that's it for that. Next topic!

So I didn't post on Saturday. At least it hasn't been a week since the last one (yet), right? I'm gonna try to post as much as I can, but I will guarantee that I will post at least once a week.

This blog will probably move in a couple months. Yes, I do plan that far ahead (occassionally). I plan to start a site that will focus on one of my other hobbies, and I may be moving this to it then. More on that later, when I have more of an idea of what I'm doing. Suffice to say this is important enough that I'm actually gonna pay for hosting and such. I'm gonna have my own domain name! ^_^

While I'm on the subject of cash, I might as well mention a couple of goals that I'm saving towards. Hosting (good hosting) for my new site is one of them. Another is a unicycle. They are surprisingly expensive, but also surprisingly cool. My final (major) goal is Comic-Con.

Comic-Con, for those who are curious, is a large convention in San Diego. It occurs in mid-summer, so I'd be out of school by then. Unfortunately, I am a minor, so I probably wouldn't be able to reserve a hotel room in San Diego, and I doubt I'd be able to pay for plane fare either. Comic-Con is about the biggest web and print comic convention I know of. As a result, most of the really big names in webcomics are there. Could be an excellent opportunity to get some content for my new site! Anyone who has any ideas on getting to Comic-Con (where to stay, etc.) contact me.

I need social skills. I s'pose I'm OK at messaging people, but that's as close as I get to communication (except with my other gamer and/or geek friends). I guess I just need to learn how to be more comfortable with people. I should probably try talking more IRL, but I don't have much to talk about. If anyone "out there" in the real world actually reads this, drop me a line. My AIM is hergenjohn. And if by some chance you actually see me walking around, come say Hi. I'm not geeky or boring. Except on days that end with y.

I'm probably gonna post more later tonight, but just in case I don't, farewell to all of my gentle readers.

~WeeboHyren

Spring Break 2004

my mood: confused
reading: Legacy by Greg Bear
listening to: all the strange noises that aim can make when people IM me
Playing: Fire Emblem
Working on: IPC homework (so tedious >.<;;)
trying to learn: 4-ball juggle
practicing: DDRMax2 songs

Ok, I'm gonna start this off one step at a time. Number one, let's review the last post, shall we? Paragraph one: Still true. Paragraph two: *Does* anyone have any idea how to create an intelligence agency out of a smattering of high schoolers? Paragraph three: Um, yeah, geometry. I got a 101 on a test! Not that hard though. Paragraph four: I think I'm switching my savings goal to a uni and comic-con, rather than contact juggling. Paragraph five: More on the dude ranch next paragraph.

Ok, next step, where I've been this whole time. I spent most of the last week at a dude ranch in Bandera, Texas. I was hoping to use a phone line to get my fix, but they had one phone line on the entire ranch (at least that's all I saw). There were some pretty cool activities. For example, I know how to crack a bullwhip now. Also, I appear to be a natural at tomahawk throwing, as my first two times trying it, the tomahawk hit the target and stuck. I'm either a natural or lucky.

On Sunday, I hiked the Bataan Memorial Death March. It's a normal marathon, except in the desert in New Mexico. Unfortunately, I was sick, so it did not go well. I did get a time of 7 hrs. 54 minutes, despite walking. However, after resting about ten minutes on the grass by the finish line, I tried to get up and nearly fainted. Not pleasant, not pleasant at all. On the plus side, I got a free t-shirt for participating, and a shiny-thingy for finishing. Yes, I am nearly that easy to please.

I suppose I'd best start some sort of new topic instead of reusing old ones. Let's see, the one thing that sticks in my mind at the moment (that I'd care to relate) is a rather out of chacracter comment (so to speak) that I made recently. One of my friends had recently updated his profile, and told me to read it. One of the sentences in it was something along the lines of "I'm not focused on girls right now. At this age, relationships with girls tend to lead to premarital sex." In response, being tired as all heck (actually the time when I'm most truthful. Ask me anything when I'm awake, and if I trust you I'll most likely tell the truth. Ask me anything when I'm really fscking tired, and I'll definitely tell the truth unless it's a really deep seated secret.) I said "no they don't. I just want someone to cuddle with damnit! j/k". Of course, since I was really tired, I was not "j/k" so to speak. And that is that.

Now I reach the end of my post. Please take a look at my friend Dom's comic, Angels. I will update every Saturday, god willing. I will also update before then if anything worth updating about happens.

As Richard Bach said, "Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends." Therefore, I leave you now with this.

Farewell

~TheWeeboHyren

Crushes, Juggling, etc.

Reading/Listening to/Playing/Practicing : Some stuff by Greg Bear/my processor fan/Fire Emblem/ 4 ball juggling





I'm gonna dispel the question once and for all. A few of my friends have asked me who I have a crush on, so I might as well settle it once and for all, online, in the public eye. (Hmmm.... doesn't sound so good anymore...) I used to have a crush on someone (will not be named, so don't ask (unless you live far , far from El Paso). Then, more recently, someone else (ditto). However, now, no one. Yes you heard right, so stop asking, please. I'll tell you when I know. Of course, on the other side, IM me about it anyway. At the least, it'll keep me from being bored.

On the same general topic, wouldn't it be great if they're was some sort of nifty electronic matchmaker? Not one of those stupid dating services, but something that would be on someones person at most times (a cell phone?) and would have a list of people who the person is interested in. Nothing happens unless two people have each other marked, in which case they're both notified. Unfortunately, there isn't, so I'll just have to rely on creating my own school wide intelligence system. Or something. Seriously, if you know any gossip, opinions or such related to me, tell me! Or am I being a bit egocentric?

Still on the same topic, I'm going to approach it at a tangent. Juggling is great fun, and I usually have spare time in geometry. So, I juggle in geometry. Since juggling is interesting to watch (or so I'm told. I'm busy just keeping the fscking balls in the air.), there are generally a large number of people glancing up from there work every once in a while. Of course, there are also others who get caught up in the pattern and stare for half a minute or so. It's the stares that get me. With the males, I jsut chlk it up to the juggling (or at least I hope thats the reason). However, for me, in my overly analyzing mind, the female stares are much more ambiguous. Are they gazing at me out of purely platonic interest in the juggling? Or what? Anyways, now that I've bored you with these tales, on to a new topic.


Ah yes, to keep up with mith my previous post, cosplay was a no go. I don't have the creativity or time to make the stuff, nor the nerve to use it. Now, I am looking into contact juggling and uncicyclng. Unfortunately, it will be a long while before I can afford a uni. So, please IM me if you have any info on either of them. Especially if you can tell me where to find a book on contact juggling.

That's about it for this post. I will try to update as often as I can from now on, daily if possible. However, that will have to start after this coming week (Spring break). My parents are hauling us off on a trip to a dude ranch outside of San Antonio. I will make every effort to at the least use a phone line or something to get on AIM and post on here, but no gaurantees. Have a great day/night/supernatural twilight! ^_^

~TheWeeboHyren

Still Still Here...

Long, long, long time since the last post, eh? Well, lots of stuff has happened since, what was it, July?

I have been hard at work ( since this is written, you can't hear the sarcasm dripping from my voice ^_^) on getting my Eagle Scout Badge all done. I have only three merit badges left, as well as the writeup for my project. I should be done within the month on the stuff, (if I really do start working) and so I'll have the badge before I leave here in the summer.

I have also been working on an RPG to pass the time. Obviously, it is unlikely that it will ever become a reality, since I have about 1% of the skills in various areas that I would need to make it. The tentative title so far is "Horizons". I happen to like what I have so far, but of course, I can't be objective. Any help on that would be appreciated, although, like I said, I have only barely begun. This means that I have only started the background story and such. More on that as I get it.

Cosplaying has also been one of my recent focuses. I have very recently (read two days ago) started to look into it, and it seems like fun. So, shortly I will begin to decide on a simple costume (or even a piece of a costume ^_^) to work on as a first project. Any resources anyone can direct me to would be appreciated. All I have seen so far is Cosplay.com. I would also like suggestions on what character (or prop) I should do first. Something simple, recognizable, and (if its a character) male.

On yet another note, I would like to begin to learn more about case modding and programming. Also, HTML. Any resources that I could get on those subjects would be appreciated. Same with a webcounter for this blog.

Thank you very much. Updates should be more frequent from here on in.

Dave Barry

I have recently reaquantainted myself with the work of Dave Barry, who I consider to be one of the best humor writers who's writings I've ever read. I strongly suggest that you take a look at his columns for the Miami Herald, which can be found here. He also has a blog that also happens to be powered by blogger and is very frequently updated with amusing links.

Slashdot

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters

Website that I check on a habitual basis, however, it may not be as useful for people who aren't as nerdy as myself (using of course, the single-minded in technical pursuits but socially inept, not the foolish or unattractive person definition (I hope)) Much easier to use if a login is made...

Going to Summer Camp

Going to Boy Scout Summer Camp. Back Saturday afternoon.

Delay of Large Quiz

OK, I just realized that 300 Questions is a huge amount... so I think I'm gonna trim it down to 100.... Also, just for the heck of it, I'm designing my dream computer setup...

Leaving Oregon

One last post before I leave Oregon. Will be back tomorrow around 9:30 MST. More posts then, including the big one which is still on hold.

Further Delay of Large Post

I still have that huge post waiting, and I brought it this time, but decided not to post it yet. Not in the right mood, I guess... On another note, I'm gonna make one of those survey thingies, with a goal of about 300 questions if I can make it.... ^_^... Enter the Matrix is fun...

More later from the wonderful land of trees and cold weather...

Delay of Large Post

I had a huge blog written up involving topics with everything from pants to Super Smash Bros. Melee, but I forgot to bring it to the library... oh well... bigger post sometime within this week....

Why Do All These Authors Die?

OK, this is from the rather nice public library in Eugene. Unfortunately, my Web access here is limited, and the computer seems to be rather glitchy, but the glitches aren't too bad and I shouldn't take too much longer than 50 minutes to type anything I might want to say. I will be back Wednesday after next, and will probably make at least one more post before I leave Eugene.

I find it very interesting that with almost every author whose books I read is dead. I will check there website for when a new book will come out, and find that there will be no new books, as they are currently deceased. Oh well, I'm sure that its just coincidence (or at least I hope so! ^_^).

Also, don't forget to e-mail me stuff! Like I said, I have an hour online, and I find myself running out of things to do in the first fifteen minutes, which is not a good thing. Like I said, I will be making more posts later. Also, if my normal hotmail account runs out of storage space, use my WeeboWorld@hotmail.com address.

Until Later,
~WeeboHyren

Post from Phoenix, More Later

Post from Phoenix more later

Ok, Now I'm Really Going to Oregon

Hmmmm..... What to say today....

I do leave for Eugene, Oregon soon, as in an hour from when I make this post, which kinda sucks, cause my pants are still in the dryer. Anyway, I will try to make posts here while on the trip from the public library, as I said earlier, but I might not be able to do them as frequently as I would like. However, this does mean that they will probably be rather large posts, so don't be surprised at finding posts larger than my first one.

If your looking for a good book to read, try The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's a very funny book that is definately worth reading at least once.

Going to Oregon

Back from the fencing tournament a while ago, just hadn't had a chance to post. I will try to load some pics when I can figure out how to, but probably not until I come back from Oregon on the 18th. I will try to make blog posts from the public library there in Eugene, and check my mail there, but I won't be doing any messaging for the extent of the trip. More later, probably tomorrow, although I leave before noon...

Going to San Antonio

I will be at a fencing tournament in San Antonio for the weekend, so don't be surprised if I don't respond to IMs, as I will be leaving my PC on the entire time if possible. I will try to post pics from the tournament when I get back.

Large Post Later

Hmmmmm.....Not much to say... I'll make a larger post later today.....

Online Quizzes

OK, the best feeling you can get when taking one of those online personality quizzes is, in my opinion, when a choice fits so perfectly it feels like it was written for you. In example, I was taking a Which RPG Are You? Quiz, and under fashion, it had various options, but suddenly one clicked..." Function over form...I've got a job to do". That was my perfect fit, an option that I was thinking of before I even started. Well, I'll see you all later!

Pessimism

The dictionary definition of pessism is pes-si-mism n. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view. However, as a real life example, I would like to point out something that happened to me today. I was at an awards ceremony, and managed to get second place in something. However, instead of seeingthe bright side of things and being happy with what I had, I spent the next half-hour thinking on the fact that if I had scored another 3 tenths of a point higher, I would have gotten first place.

But on to other things. It really is quite an interesting experience to feel yourself slowly slipping. I have been slowly going into sleep deficit or becoming overly stressed or something. By slowly, I mean it is a sort of 1 step forward, 3 steps back, except even more incremental, to the point of 8 steps forward, 8 and 1/2 steps back. I find myself becoming slower and more clumsy ( not that I was ever agile), and even though I was never socially adept, I find myself becoming completely socially inept. Also affected is spot desicion making and general intelligence. Even though I take a while to make decisions, I still occasionally make wrong ones.

Anyways, enough about that. Until next time, farewell....

Matrix Reloaded

Although it has gotten many bad reviews, I am of the opinion that the Matrix Reloaded, while not as good as the first one, is still a great movie that is definately worth seeing. There are many surprising plot twists, and the storyline is definately developed in this movie, which is, I suppose, not surprising for a movie that is over two hours.

In short, go see it, its worth it.

Don't forget, you can contact me at WeeboWorld@hotmail.com, or you can IM me at WeeboWorld.

I'll probably make a larger post later, so see you (In a manner of speaking) later.

Still Here...

OK, just a short post to say that I'm still here and will post when I can find something to say. However, at the moment, I am very tired, so this will be, as I have already said, very short.

Here's a short pseudo movie review:
I recently saw Head of State ( I know, Its been out for a long time, but I usually only see movies when they're out at the on base theater, which is about two months after they came out) and would just like to say that it's worth seeing. Some of the jokes just seem to be put into the movie haphazardly, but after the movie really starts the storyline, It gets much better.

Also, I'm so happy ^_^! I get to see the Matrix: Reloaded tomorrow! Yay!

Evil Humanities Class

OK This is the kind of stuff that happens everyday in my 6th, 7th & 8th period classes.

I'm sitting in my desk bending over to get something from my backpack, and a friend leans towards me and says something. I shrug my shoulders in response, and my teacher chews me out for talking!

Random Post from School

Wheee! Posting from school is fun! ("\('.')/") - Roar! ^_^

e3 2003 Hopes

Having had “What Dreams Are Made Of” from the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack thoroughly stuck in my head, I’m going to proceed to make a parody based on e3. It’ll be finished sometime near the end of the month, as I don’t plan to make it a very high priority.

This week is an exciting week for true gamers everywhere (OR at least in the continental U.S.). E3 is this week, as is The Matrix: Reloaded. Unfortunately, I am too young to go to e3, and too young to go unaccompanied to The Matrix, so it won’t be quite as exciting for me, although I will follow the e3 coverage, and if I’m lucky, I’ll be allowed to go see The Matrix: Reloaded.

My expectations for e3 are fairly high. I hope that some of the next-generation consoles are revealed, hopefully with planned release dates (but not too soon, as I’m currently running low on cash. I’m also hoping that Nintendo will reveal at least one online game, hopefully based on one of there great multiplayer games. Mario Party Online, anyone? Also from Nintendo, I hope for at least a bit of information on the next GCN Metroid. From Sony I hope to see a definite release date on Final Fantasy XI’s debut in the U.S. My hopes for Microsoft include a an Xbox price drop (As I don’t have an Xbox yet), and possibly a web browser (forgive me if there already is one, but I’m not aware of it). Thankfully, I am a subscriber to IGN Insider, and know of various other websites to expect coverage from, so I’ll be able to see if my e3 news dreams come true

Finally, I’d like to once again remind anyone who reads this to tell their friends, family, enemies, whoever, about this blog! If you do read this blog, tell me by e-mailing me at weeboworld@hotmail.com . Also, If you know of any good webcomics, or something interesting online, e-mail me!

~The WeeboHyren

Nifty Programs

I definitely have to get more MP3s. I recently moved from the PC downstairs to my own PC up in my room. However, most of my stuff has not yet made the transition yet, including all of my music. Also not yet transferred is my large collection of zips and .exe files that I used to install all the stuff I have down there.

On another note, here are some apps I recommend you download.

~ Trillian – A useful chat manager that can run multiple sessions of AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, IRC, and Yahoo Messenger.

~ Google Toolbar – Very useful if you use google often. A toolbar for IE that has a search box with Find in Web, Find in Page, and Find on Site options.

~ Opera 7 – A great web browser, and my personal favorite for multi window browsing. Includes mouse gestures and a resume-browsing feature in case of power outages or just plain wanting to continue where you left off the last time.

~ Drempels – A program that uses seamless, seemingly flowing texture changes to create a moving desktop or screensaver.

~ Seti@Home – A shared processing organization. By downloading this program, your computer downloads chunks of data that it processes during idle time while your screensaver is running, or if you have a fairly good processor, all the time. The data is from various radio observatories and your computer is searching for possible alien signals.

Before I forget, anyone who reads this blog and isn’t aware of how to contact me online, my AIM username is hergenjohn, my MSN Messenger is TheWeeboHyren@hotmail.com, and I’m WeeboHyren on IRC, usually on gryphon.magicstar.net and usually on #rl-radio.

In conclusion, tell your friends about this blog! It’d be nice to have an audience of more than 2! Also, send me email at hergenjohn@aol.com with you’re the Titles/Artists of your favorite music, because like I said, I’m seriously musically deprived at the moment.

Fencing Headache

Ughh... Huge headache from fencing. My coach has a habit of whacking you on the mask when you do something new during one on one lessons, and we were learning completely new stuff. Lots of whaps to the head!

Online Radio, Calculus, and Dry-Erase Boards

Also for anyone who has broadband, although it may work on dial-up, I recommend listening to online radio. Some stations even have their own IRC Channel.

On another note, my Dad dug some of his textbooks out of the attic, so I think I'll take a look at some of the more interesting stuff like Thermodynamics and Calculus and see what I can comprehend.

On yet another note, I have finally bought a dry-erase board! I'll just be doodling on it, and who knows, I might even find someplace to make a daily post of the contents of it.

Until Tomorrow

~The WeeboHyren

Ragnarok Online

For anyone who has not yet tried it and has a broadband connection, I reccomend downloading and trying Ragnarok Online. Unfortunately, I used an AOL account to register, so I don't think I'll be getting my confimation e-mail. However, if you use a mail server that doesn't have automatic spam blocking to register your account, you should be fine.

Shadow

For those of you who don't know, I have a gray cat named Shadow who I adopted as a small kitten. He is crazy. He wanders around trying to bite anything that moves when he ishyper, and when hes sleepy, he doesn't care if you pick him up or anything. He also has learned how to push open doors and all sorts of other stuff.

First Blog Post

Hmmm.... My First blog and first post. This entire thing should prove interesting. I wonder how long it will last? Who knows. Anyway, I'll be using this as a sort of verbal doodle, posting whatevers on my mind or things I find interesting.

~The WeeboHyren