Dragon Says...

I don't often write thought-provoking stuff in here. Here's some filler about niggers and faggots.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:36:42 GMT

So, for those of you who are living in a cave, South Park did an episode about "The F Word." Which I originally thought would be them finally getting to say fuck on the show, but apparently not. The kids refer to a bunch of obnoxious Harley riders as fags. The whole town goes through a process of redefining faggot to mean annoying bikers. Aside from being a pretty funny show, it makes a pretty good point.

And then the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has to open their big fat mouths and be a bunch of faggots.

I mean, seriously. Can you go represent someone else? If there's any better way to prove that some gay people are still perfectly capable of being obnoxious, stereotyped, whiny nuisances, GLAAD will find it. Instead of having a sense of humor, and actually capitalizing on an opportunity to take a so-called slur down a peg, they put it right back up on a pedestal as "a hateful slur that is often part of the harassment, bullying and violence that gay people, and gay youth in particular, experience on a daily basis in this country."

South Park's episode a couple seasons back, "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson," did pretty much the same thing with the word nigger, but not quite as eloquently. However, there was hope in that the word was matched to the category "People who annoy you." I don't know where I heard it, but I'm pretty sure I didn't think of these two sayings myself:

"There are gay people, and there are faggots."
"There are black people, and there are niggers."

It's a noble attempt by some members of our generation (and I don't know who, specifically, or how widespread this movement is) to separate the slur to only apply to the segment of the minority in question that, continually, sets the negative stereotype. The people who annoy you. The flaming, leather strap wearing, makeup wearing, assless chaps wearing, limp wristed person who can't stop saying "Bitch, please." The heroin junkie who buys a couple 40's with his last welfare dollar and says "Why you ain’t, Where you is," and so on (the last part borrowed from Bill Cosby's rant). Although the former example is a stretch, they're both things that you technically could see from the straight white man just as easily - and it would be just as obnoxious. And in that case I could see myself calling the straight white person a faggot or nigger because in this day and age, "damn fool" doesn't really mean anything anymore. I think it would be a remarkable step forward for each group to embrace this philosophy (and damn if the blacks, at least, haven't done so - how many times have you seen one black person say to another, "what's up, nigga?"). When the word no longer offends, it's no longer a weapon.

Of course it is very difficult to talk about words that offend when I don't really have any words that offend me. There's a few things people could say to actually offend me and words like "faggot" or "queer" or "honky" or "cracker" aren't on the list. They have no effect on me at all. Either I have a thick skin or I lack some sort of context. I suppose being gay or black in the 50's or the 20's was a lot harder than it is today, but in 2009 there's not nearly the social divide we saw back then. We have a half-black, half-white president for crying out loud (and I voted for him... after Ron Paul lost). Even gay people are mixed into society - I just learned about B.D. Wong from Law & Order (who apparently they made gay on the show too). Things are pretty good and, honestly, you can judge hate by people's actions a lot better than whether they use or don't use one word. A lot of the people who run this country (*cough* the Republicans *cough*) use perfectly polite language with subtle undertones that suggest some downright scary hostility - like when Trent Lott said, "Yeah, [homosexuality is a sin]. In America right now there's an element that want to make that alternative lifestyle acceptable. You still love that person and you should not try to mistreat them or treat them as outcasts. You should try to show them a way to deal with that problem, just like alcohol ..." (Trent Lott was rumored to have resigned to avoid being outed by his male prostitute.)

With all that in mind, can all you minorities come up with something for white people that actually stings a bit? I think sheeple is remarkably apt. Whites are stereotypically nothing if not disgustingly alike and lacking in contribution to society or independent thought. And sheep are nothing if not pigmentationally white... I may be on to something.

Want some free crap?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:51:43 GMT

http://ebay.gadgetscope.com/imgs/crap.jpg

Just pay shipping or pick up at bowling or MFF (but you have to tell me in advance what you want). First come first serve. As you can see I've done some cleaning in my PC cabinet.

Explaining Interests (meme)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:59:05 GMT

As picked by crocosaur...

How it works: You comment on my LJ and I pick 7 interests that you will talk about. That's essentially what I've done here.

emulation: I've been into it since the 90's when emulation was a new thing. I started with ZSNES and have preferred it over Snes9x without interruption since then (but I do use 9x on consoles like Xbox and PSP where it's the only good option). I also used UltraHLE when it first came out... it both sucked ass and was totally awesome at the same time.

w3c: I used to respect the W3C (keeper of HTML, XML, CSS, and PNG standards) a lot... but some of my interactions on Bugzilla with W3C big-shot Ian Hickson have shown me that they don't really know what they're doing. They made an "error" in XHTML 1.1, but rather than fix the error in the standard, members threw a "quirk" into Firefox 3. It doesn't help that they're dragging their feet on MNG.

metal: Obviously, the heavy kind. I have lots of Metallica, System of a Down, Disturbed, etc. in my collection.

autofellatio: Can be very fun. If you can do it, you should do it. (Yes, Wikipedia has a picture to demonstrate the subject. Go fig.)

niu: I don't know if it was particularly interesting, but it did get me a job. Their homepage is still ugly as sin.

dreamcast: Best video game system ever. It got a bogus deal. The graphics, gameplay, and third party developers were ahead of their time. But the backwards cable was fucking annoying.

secksiedraks: This is an old interest that's some kind of goofy reword of "sexy dragons." I think I copied this keyword off of an ex-mate, but nobody else is using the interest now, probably because this ex-mate has since purged his LJ. (There's two people this could be.)

scalie yaoi (bonus): Hmm, I don't think this one really needs any explanation. Although more recently I've grown tired of using "yaoi" or otherwise intermingling Japanese words into my vocabulary.

MFF Room Space

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:42:46 GMT

Just throwing out a feeler for MFF room space. I have a double bed room in the Westin (I think it's actually two queen beds). Thus far nobody has asked me for a slot. So now is your chance! I have the room Thurs-Sun.

The rules:
1. $30 per night per person. Pay for the full duration of your stay up front in cash. You do not get a key until you have paid in full. Your key will be returned to me when you leave (even if it is a souvenir key).
2. If you want to use more than one towel per day, bring your own extra towel. Bring your own toiletries.
3. No smoking, girls, or snoring.
4. Sex is allowed - but under no circumstances may you lock other roomates out. The expectation is for the roommates to politely ignore whatever hanky panky is going on.
5. Don't leave all your crap on the floor. I will be policing neatness because stepping on other people's dirty underwear is really gross.
6. Check out time is noon Sunday - your stuff better be out of the room by 11:45 if you ever want to see it again.

Anyone who shows up at the con without money to pay for the hotel room up front, or breaks the other rules, is subject to immediate removal from my hotel room.

If these rules seem too strict, then please don't even consider asking me for room space, because you're not the type of roommate I want. If you're well behaved, send me an IM.

Videos and Badges

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:38:14 GMT

Guess what? I have finally edited the Bowling video. It was originally going to consist of just May, but since 4 bowlings have happened since then, with tons of footage of my new fursuit, I went ahead and made it a mash-up of May through August.

Link to YouTube (because people who embed are ass pimples)

The microwave footage will come soonish.

Also... I got a new toy:

It makes really snazzy ID cards that can be made into badges! If you want one I'm doing them for the introductory price of $4.00 each PayPal/shipped* (2/$5 delivered at bowling or MFF/paid cash). AIM me if you want one and have a roughly 3.375x2.125 hi-res single-layer image readable in Photoshop. (If it's not exactly the right dimensions there will be white fill - if you want it edge to edge, crop it to the right aspect ratio first.) This pricing is for a limited time, I haven't decided how limited yet.

* If I'm shipping outside of the USA, I'll have to make it $5.00 each shipped.

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:50:44 GMT

Happy 10th birthday, Sega Dreamcast.

GPS

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:14:42 GMT

Anyone want a Garmin StreetPilot c320 GPS for $50? Add $10 if I have to ship it and $3 if PayPaling.

Pic Pic

I have the unlock code for 2008 DVD but not the 2010 DVD (there are keygens...).

Microwave thing

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:38:03 GMT

Here's my new date, firm. If nobody's around for THIS date, I'll do it alone if I have to.

Microwave party is now at 7 PM on Saturday 8/22.

Microwave meet moved

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:15:08 GMT

Apparently today didn't work for a lot of people and some didn't even see my post. I'm going to move it since I didn't feel like running it today anyway (too much crap going on like my new car and getting rid of my old one, and having my PC down).

Maybe next week Saturday.

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:53:25 GMT

You know how there's always that one person that lowers a guy's trust in everyone and screws it up for everyone else?

Two of those were the reason I instituted a policy that people who stay in my hotel room at a con have to pay for the whole stay up front. Now, another person is the reason that in the future, even if someone drives 500 miles and just shows up in my room on the assumption that I will let them pay later in spite of this policy, I will stand my ground and kick them out and they can have nowhere to stay.

If any of you have ever considered doing this to me at a con - I won't be conned again.

Is it a Good Idea to Microwave This? PARTY EDITION

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:44:57 GMT

The date is set. I'm hosting a house party a week from Saturday (so, August 1st) 7PM. It'll start after dinner so don't come hungry. I'll have a small supply of snacks. BYOB.

There will be hijinks not dissimilar to what you find on this YouTube channel. I have two microwaves to get rid of in an awesome way. You can bring things you'd like to destroy.

Also bring safety equipment such as goggles (or at least glasses), etc. at your own discretion. If you go anywhere near the experiments, you do so at your own risk. >:D

The experiments will be recorded and posted to YouTube for everyone's enjoyment.

There's also a hot tub, a pool table, and two 42" plasma TVs and various video game systems, if the microwave experiments aren't enough to fulfill you. (Those will probably be over pretty quick from when they begin!)

It's supposed to be a small, intimate event. I'm not posting it to a certain laughable community. If you don't already know where I live, chat with me and ask me for directions.

Also, I'm going to try and cobble together some kind of Furry Bowling video from the May meet perhaps this weekend. Yes, I'm a little behind.

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:18:22 GMT

I hate people.

That is all.

I'm now a fursuiter!

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:30:54 GMT

I'll be at bowling this weekend...

This con blows.

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:14:46 GMT

There are a few cool people here, but for the most part, people who I thought were friends just don't want anything to do with me. I text them and they don't answer or answer with something noncommittal and when asked about it, then they don't answer. I'm just too boring, I guess. It should get better when I have a fursuit, but until then, cons just suck.

I'll probably be cleaning up my friends list a tad after this con.

AC Friday, noon report

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:41 GMT

1. God, this con is so boring.
2. Most friends are not interested in hanging out with me at all.
3. Lol there's a group I like to call the faildragons.
4. Just because you are a very good artist, does not mean you are an interesting person to visit with.
5. Doesn't seem to matter if I have a person's phone number. They don't answer or make up BS excuses.
6. I don't drink or dance. Those two seem to be mandatory if you want to socialize with furries.
7. I really can't wait until I have a suit. I think that will change the dynamic somewhat. I'm somebody!
8. Furries are gross.

AC

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:47:18 GMT

I'm here. Courtyard room 631. AIM me or call me if you want to do stuff.

LJ MEME

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:31:24 GMT

HEY BITCHES ASK ME SHIT

Califur

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:38:28 GMT

I'm here... no room to hide in

Dragon shirt

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:00:17 GMT

Go vote for this shirt, and tell others to vote.
http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=31702

ROOM GET!

Tue, 12 May 2009 05:29:49 GMT

Woohoo! I'm going to AC!

To those I've already spoken to about a room: You can get in, but you have to abide by the rules I set at FCN: Pay up front, cash, or no stay. You have to pay up front for the full duration of the time you expect to stay. I've got a room at the Courtyard (which may be more conveniently located than a 30 minute elevator ride down from the Westin's higher floors) with 2 queen beds, Wednesday the 1st through Monday the 6th. It'll be $40 to sleep in a bed and $30 for the floor.

Also don't forget that a month ahead of that, I'll be at Califur!

Somebody meet me and grope me at one of these cons... >_>

Foibles

Sat, 09 May 2009 15:17:30 GMT

Man... I know some people who are nice people, but their foibles are so obvious and pitiful, that it is fun to poke fun at them mercilessly. :D

High Definition Disappointment

Wed, 06 May 2009 01:32:59 GMT

So Dumbfuck Incorporated is finally "reshipping" my camera. Supposedly the first one was shipped and lost by UPS and the claim just closed today, but looking at the tracking I only see "Billing Information Received." Usually that means the label was created but the package was never given to UPS. Apparently that was enough to open a tracer and they claim that UPS paid the claim on the package.

I think this seller has discovered a new way to scam UPS! I will probably call UPS tomorrow (while I'm pretending to work) and see if I can trick them into telling me whether they actually paid the claim or not. The seller may just be lying about that to cover their disorganized shipping ways. I paid for the fucking camera on April 12th. One thing's for sure: I'm going to neg the ass out of this seller. I might give them a chance to offer some kind of compensation first. I wonder what I should ask for? Maybe $100 back?

I'll wait to make sure they don't send me a Sorny or pull some other shit like that. This is a reminder that you should always, always shop with a credit card online.

No more crap

Fri, 01 May 2009 17:38:18 GMT

Those of you who truly know me (not many of you) know that I'm a dominant personality - not just in bed but everywhere. My way or the highway.

Some people decided that I was not worth a few moments of their time at FCN, even after acting very interested to meet me beforehand. I don't need people like that in my life. I will spend time with people who make it worth my while and engage me. The others will find themselves removed from my friend/contact lists.

Some people view me as a pervert who is only interested in sex. It's a shame that you have rushed to that conclusion, especially since all of the people involved made advances on me FIRST. I regret that you have mistaken my reciprocating in kind as the actions of a slut. You can be assured that in the future I will not be receptive to your advances, lest these accusations continue. Why would I reward someone who does this?

And to the person who made a practical joke of me: I am not laughing. You should be glad I am not (usually) a violent person. It will be best for both of us if we never speak again.

To the small, small number of people who did what they could to make FCN a better con for me, I thank you. I hope to see you again. You will get more of my attention in the future. Those to whom I felt more like a fanboy, not so much.

At future meets and social encounters in general I will just have to be a little bit less patient. If I am not involved in the conversation, what use is there in staying around? I don't live by watching other people talk to one another - I'm either involved or I'm leaving.

If you see me leave a group like this, don't take it personally.

On second thought, go ahead and take it personally.

I hate furries, pt. 2

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:58:38 GMT

Fuck this shit.

I should cut my dick and balls off. One of two things will happen that will improve my situation:

1. I won't be such a despicable pervert always looking for sex.
2. I'll fuck up and kill myself.

God dammit...

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:22:30 GMT

It really sucks to be such a horny person. I wanna get laid... lots.

FCN really, really didn't help. It's like a recovering alcoholic getting a couple tiny sips of the sauce.

Heh, sauce.

Somebody.... screw meee...

Well, somebody male.

Is this a good time to re-mention that I'll be at Califur?