Over at 2phatgeeks.com, I recently posted a tribute to my mother for mother's day.

According to one commenter, Seien, my mother's antics were disgusting and she feels sorry for my children and hopes that they get away from me as soon as they possibly can.

Feel free to read her kick ass commentary on my mother's parenting skills, because obviously, I turned out to be a child-raping-frothing-at-the-mouth-murderer.

Gosh, I just love you, Internet!

Why is it that when we as humans are doing something recreational, such as games or role playing, we allow someone else to come along and shit all over what we are doing until it is not fun anymore?

Yes, I'm including myself in this philosophical question.

You're having a blast, enjoying yourself--maybe you're playing World of Warcraft, Guild wars, maybe you're role playing in an AOL chat room, maybe you're gaming with a bunch of buds around the dining room table. You could be LARPING your troll with a bunch of your favorite geeks in the woods some where or even posting to your favorite live journal community--then it happens. Some asshole who isn't a newb, just an asshole, comes along and shits the place up.

Either that guy at your D&D session intentionally made snide remarks or messed up your living room, or that crazy stalker bitch found your AOL SN some how and now you've got to put her back on ignore; or some idiot keeps spamming /duel over and over and do not get your constant no's and setting to auto-reject duels as a clue-by-four.

And your spirits plummet. You're cranky, bitchy and all around disheartened with your favorite hobby to the point that you're asking yourself: Why the fuck should I continue playing? I can't believe this shit!

That's when we've let them under our skin. The idiots who are out to fuck with whatever fun we're having. The people who secretly adore making sure that whomever isn't down and wallowing in their bitter mud soon will be. We've allowed some penis smegma to ruin the game, whatever it may be, for us.

Why?

Why can't we just click the ignore, the report, contact the admin, the GM, block, sign online invisible, boot the problem player, and stop inviting the snide cleric that keeps leaving greasy Doritos stains on our couch?

I can almost hear the round of But Mel, it's just not that simple!

And I say to you and to myself: Outside of situations where legal actions need to take place? Bullshit. That's what I say!

Why can't it be that simple? The mantra I have been constantly repeating to myself and attempting to uphold since I 'discovered' it for myself is this: The only person who can ruin my fun is myself. Straight forward and simple.

Sure, greasy dorito finger's did do something he wasn't supposed to do. Sure, it's annoying when creepy people do creepy things and yeah--I hate idiots. But am I really going to give them this sort of power over my life, my hobbies, my fun as to take it from me? Am I willing to give up something I love just for some assholes who can't stand it when someone else is having a ball?

No. Outside of the alarming, super illegal-came-to-my-house-and-showed-up-with-sacrificed-goats, or found-my-phone-number-online and gotta-call-the-police sort of freaks, there isn't a single, solitary need to allow these ass munches the satisfaction of poopcicling all over our snowy parade.

I'm tired of reading about the general populace of people who are blaming everyone but themselves for not having fun anymore. (Including myself!) I'm tired of having myself get hung up over whether or not I'm 'good enough,' for a hobby! or whether or not so-and-so is talking smack. And I'm especially tired of holding myself back because of a small group of shit-heads peeing near the parade route of fun-time.

So, I urge you to come with me, nay, frolic in this new found, "fuck it. I am not going to let someone ruin a hobby/game/role play/story line/piece of art/story/sweater I made, that I paid for/created/wrote/painted/knitted for fun. It's up to ME to make whatever I do as enjoyable as possible. Starting today, I'm gonna do it!"

Cookies to the first minions--I mean, people who do. Let's have some fun!

[07:27 PM] bigleaguesites1: your hit
[07:27 PM] bigleaguesites1: hot
[07:27 PM] bigleaguesites1: and im retarded
[07:27 PM] bigleaguesites1: just had to tell you

Soon, I shall go with Shawn to a place filled with people he works with. I have dressed up accordingly and will attempt to distract them from my fat with my boobs.





Also, thank you rachaelwynter I got your chrissymas card! <3

So, as you can plainly see I am bored to tears.

So I made a video tour of my computer desk. There used to be a "what's on your computer desk" me me however many years ago. Well I decided to one up that mofo all to hell and back.

WARNING: MEL SWEARS. FOR NO REASON. A LOT. DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU HAVE YOUNG KIDS ABOUT BECAUSE I DROP THE F BOMB LOTS OKAY BYE.

Enjoy!

Do you has a web camera and a computer desk?

In the wake of many of you blackened and weary souls returning to World of Warcraft because the MMO market is the fucking shits right at this moment, AND because Shawn won't let me go back to it either. (And really, I've got Altair to eyecandy up as well as Zelda still.)--I present to you:

The Massive Multiplayer Games Mel Wishes Were Out, Would let me in to Beta Test, or at least were in Open Beta:

AGE OF CONAN: HYBORIAN ADVENTURES

Yes that's correct, you'll have to enter your birthday to view the game sight because Conan isn't going to be for little kiddies. There are boobs in them thar games.

From their official game site: What is Age of Conan?

Age of Conan is a MMO based on the Conan fantasy license originally created by the famed author Robert E. Howard. Set in 10.000 BC in the world of Hyboria, the game will provide players a unique opportunity to live their virtual lives in a detailed world holding thousands of other players. In this brutal, lush and barbaric world they can embark on an amazing and action-filled journey in the footsteps of the worlds’ greatest fantasy hero. Here you can meet Conan’s friend and foes, battle demons and monsters known from 70 year of Conan history, and step up to the ultimate challenge and even befriend the mighty king Conan himself. You can also engage in guild warfare and embark on challenging quests which all stay true to the original written works by Robert E. Howard

This trailer is made from In Game clips, posted this January past:


AION

Yes, really. I am actually looking forward to having a chance to maybe beta test it. A few gaming friends have already said it looks too 'animeish' for them, but I think it's got some kick ass graphics. And honestly, I kinda actually think travel by flight--via my toon's wings--would be kick ass. It's in the early stages and truthfully I haven't studied up on it yet past "ooOO. PRETTY"

You don't get a quote from the site for this game because it's still so new and it reads like the usual pretentious "OUR GAME WILL BE TEH PWN" that all games, yes, even AoC has.

WARHAMMER: AGE OF RECKONING

I'm actually not really pulled in for any other reason other than it's an MMO and I'm about ready to try anything.

As you can see I'm not really that hip nor into the hype for this one. It still reminds me of a gloried up WoW.

Their website has a buttton of media to ogle:
http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/media/video/

Epic Phails that SHOULD HAVE BEEN but weren't because whomever was running the show was smoking crack:

Vanguard: Saga of heroes
Vanguard tried. There were some of the best ideas I've seen in a fantasy MMORPG, but they lacked the proper ...whatever to make it happen. Now that SOE has bought it, it seems to be turning into Ever Quest III.

Tabula Rasa:
The best way I can sum up this phail, is that it should have been a single player PC game, not an MMORPG. It just lacks all around. The story isn't bad, the graphics aren't bad, the idea isn't bad either...It just isn't MMO material. I Beta'd it and after a month or so of doing that, I was done.

The Latest in feminine hygiene. The Womba.

"It cleans my business. My lady-business."

Why don't you ever blog about world politics, the war, causes, stuff like that?

That's a frightfully good question.

When I read about such things, politics, world news, causes, scientific discoveries, I want facts. I want cold hard facts, linking to more cold hard facts, which should state and link to possibly, even more cold hard facts.

I want an educated writer who knows his or her stuff, I want it well written and I want to be informed. I don't want to walk away feeling belittled and stupid because I didn't understand half of it, either.

I can't do that.

I can't because I'm just not that intelligent. I have never made any claims to being that, either, nor can I write in a manner which would engage people, keep them reading even if it's a topic that doesn't actually interest them.

I don't have the talent for that; I write what I know and I know me. I know my husband, my cats, my garden, my meandering poetry, my art, my love, my secrets, my laughter, joy and sadness--my extreme amount of geekery and humor. That is what I know, so that is what I write about.

Occasionally, something in the news will catch me strongly enough that I may blog about it, chances are it'll be something amusing more than serious. I don't and can't deal with the buttfuckery which happens in comments as well as from people when a blogger/writer/ attempts to write something of a serious nature.

This is why my journal is filled with such mundane things; also, it's my corner of the interbutts and I get to decorate it how I will. You can stay and laugh along with me or you can go your merry way, I won't mind.

The Junky's Wife has a few posts about a website called Peopleized, where you can interview each other. It's sort of like one massive, magnificent giant meme for all. I decided to sign up after reading some of the interviews The Junky's Wife has been doing and I'm actually enjoying it.

I had the honor to hold my first interview with, none other than The Junky's Wife (Ha! Surprise!), here it is:



Anyone else?

Dear The Internet and Websites found therein,

Wouldn't it be cool if we could resize a viewers web browser to be 400x600 pixels?

NO.

IF YOUR FUCKING WEB SITE RESIZES MY GOD DAMN BROWSER WINDOW TO SOMETHING YOU THINK IS FAR MORE SNAZZY, FUCKING STOP YOU DOUCHE NOZZLES.

I am so not hip with people forcing my web browser to do what they want. I don't go to YOUR house and make your windows shrink, shake, resize, dance on tip toes to Tiny Tim, or anything else for that matter. DON'T DICK AROUND WITH YOUR READERS/USERS WEB BROWSER WINDOW. Trust me when I say they hate it, not just me.

Let's tell people to sign up, register, or download something, but totally hide the link so they can't ever find it and have to go on a mystical magical wonderful hide-and-seek through all of our pages to find shit and oh god won't it be AWESOME?

No. Not it won't be awesome.

Don't hide things, don't make your readers, viewers or members have to click through King-advertising-pop-up-Kong to get to whatever it is you are offering and they may want. This is a sure fire way to lose your membership.

Snot-green and hot sunset orange is a GREAT color combination on my neon yellow web site!

I cannot believe some of the color combinations on some of the websites I've come across. Granted, I'm taking a pretty big damn stretch having a personal journal in shades of pink and green, but come on people. Hot pink and bright orange generally does not work, and unless you've got a very good eye for color this combination is going to make your readers wish they'd never been to your site and leave.

Because they have to go run their eyes under water because IT BURNS. OH GOD IT BURNS.

It'll be awesome when they hover over my links and they'll disappear because I make the links hover over state the same color as my page background!

I hated this when I first saw it on a web page, and I hate it now. Nobody likes disappearing anything on a web page when it's something as important as navigation. It isn't cute, it isn't trendy. It makes my life difficult and forces my lazy ass to pay double attention to what I am clicking on.

The internet is also, lazy. We don't like it when you do things that makes us have to anything extra that normally isn't a lot of fun.

Also, this may be just my personal pet peeve but just stop and no one will get hurt.

Best regards, darling Internet,
Love,
Mel.