Random thought(s) of the moment

[AllenSmithee]

See? I love Lady Gaga for a reason. She's GENUINELY awesome!

[Ascended Mermaid]

Half the lyrics would come into my mind, but I wouldn't repeat them here, lol.

"Let's have some fun, this beat is sick. I wanna take a ride on your disco stick."

I also just recently introduced myself to The Bloodhound Gang. Pretty good music.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Ah, great. I need to borrow $12 from a verified PayPal user, premium is probably required or something -- what ever is required to make transfers instant and painless. In other words, I have to have it cleared in my account in less than 2 days, where regular PayPal transfers take 3-5 days to clear. The reason I think of this is because there are two days and two minutes left before my discount flies out the window -- and then I'd have to pay another $122 on top of that. What I borrow ($12), I'll return the favor by double ($24) next Monday.

[Ascended Mermaid]

I think it's a relatively painless process -- but then again, it's been a while since I've verified and gone premium. It costs nothing. The only thing that might be a problem here though, is it may or may not take a while to become verified/go premium. And I honestly forgot which one of those two is really required to make transfers more instantaneous, but going premium reduces fees dramatically. (Though gifts from friends/family, "personal -> gifts" are free.)

[Incog Neato]

Hey now, what's with the double-posting here? D:

Man, I'm spending so much lately. >:( I need to stop.

[Ascended Mermaid]

:\ Well, looks like my PSP-1000 is officially dead. The repair was a complete failure. I... don't want to give the details.

I'm gonna think about selling all of my PSP stuff. Games, etc. I mean, I just don't see the point anymore.

[AllenSmithee]

Mar 14, 2010 17:21:38 GMT -5 Ascended Mermaid said:

Half the lyrics would come into my mind, but I wouldn't repeat them here, lol.

"Let's have some fun, this beat is sick. I wanna take a ride on your disco stick."

I also just recently introduced myself to The Bloodhound Gang. Pretty good music.

The dirty lyrics are more meaningful than just dirt. There's a lot of hidden meaning, which is nice if you can find it. Check out The Fame Monster, which is an LP, but would honestly be good enough to be considered her second album. It's fabulous.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Yeah, except Justin's problem was something simple like buttons or the joystick, which are closer to the faceplate. My problem was the power socket, which requires you to unscrew 4 screws in the battery compartment (including 2 beneath the void warranty sticker), 1 on the bottom side of the PSP, 2 by the memory stick, roughly 6 on the frame UNDER the screen (which to get there, you need to use a flathead to separate the screen from the frame), and because of how it's set up, it's impossible not to disconnect any wires, etc. to proceed. There is a screw on the power socket, another screw up by the L button. By the way, one of the screws in the battery compartment was stripped, and I didn't mind replacing the faceplate, (as I can easily play with the PSP as long as it's hooked up to the laptop) so I had to tear that fucker off. I had to make sure the damn screen and frame (which also doubles as the trap for the UMD door, keeps it closed) were still attached, just hanging slightly out enough for me to use a flathead to disconnect the original power socket from the motherboard, and swap in the new one.

The result is a PSP that may as well have been run over by a truck. I couldn't even get the damn thing to charge the battery, or run off of a power supply.

I didn't mention that most everything was glued/taped in, I love their adhesives!

I hope to hell that fitting my laptop with the new HDD won't be such fucking HELL!

[Ascended Mermaid]

I sure hope so, because if I EVER have to repair another PSP in the distant future when, hypothetically, I end up with one, it'd better be an easy fix! ...and it better not fail again!

// I suppose I'll just listen to my fucking Lunar OST, since I never got to play the fucking game... FUCK!!!!

"What a shitload of fuck, it sucking fucks it fucking sucks and I fucking hate it!"

[Ascended Mermaid]

Nah, not sad at all.

"I've got somethin, and it goes thumpin like this...
All you need is my uhn tiss, uhn tiss, uhn tiss..."

Man, I still can't believe it!!! I thought it was going to be a relatively simple operation!

[Ashurei]

Eggs without cheese just isn't right.

[Justin]

My problem was screen related for all 5 of my PSP consoles. I got my latest one back from Sony, and it still has problems. I'm officially giving up, and using the TV out exclusively.

I will not be investing in another Sony handheld.

That said.... Maggot.... what games are you selling ?

[AllenSmithee]

If it's just a couple missing pixels, fuck it, why are you returning it FOR THAT.

Plus, yeah, TV out.

[AllenSmithee]

But seriously Maggot, which games?

[Justin]

It wasn't dead pixels:

PSP one: LCD ripples when start button pressed. Faulty assembly (Returned)

PSP two: Worked great, and it was a fat. I gave it away because....

PSP three: Was a 3000. Screen chipped and not usable. Brand new purchase. (Returned)

PSP four: Black dent, or hole in vertical formation. From LCD being damaged. Also, moisture changed color of outer rim on screen. Factory error during assembly. (Returned to Sony)

PSP five: The apparently "Brand new" PSP they sent me has the same issues again. See here:

boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PSP-General/An-issue-with-my-PSP-screen/m-p/44623323

[AllenSmithee]

Holy Hell of Jesus, that's NUTS.

I'd... stop buying them, yeah.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Well, I don't know if I'm serious about selling my PSP games just yet. But if I am, my list of PSP games is in my backloggery. My family's telling me to wait until my birthday. >.> And I'm just thinking I really want to get my life together.

[Yakra]

After having to work like a mad person on paintings for the whole last month... now that I'm finally free... I have no clue what to do anymore. :'D

*paints anyways*

Also, being woken up after only 4 hours of sleep by the postman, to be handed a parcel, marked very clearly as gift, but with a 100$ custom tax bill by the side is so very much NOT fun. T____T Baw. So one sent parcel back and inflicted the customs people with a sleepy rant. Hopefully I should atleast get some sort of a discount. :''''D

I feel like some great goodie has been dangled in front of me nose and then yoinked away. D:

(Which brings one to the thought of randomness - why am I apparently the very last person to recieve me copy of FFXIII? >___>' )

(And! I feel so out of touch with posting............ @___@ Or with civilization in general. :'D)



And on the topic of PSP ranting - I think I managed to cause a little tiny, tiny dink in one corner of my screen! >___<! I wonder how I did that?!

[AllenSmithee]

Hey, Yakra I haven't seen you forever! I missed your cheerfulness! I used to think that Nunuu was cheerful, and she almost is, but she's actually very very angry, indeed ()

So, I've decided a new step in my artwork. I'm going to go back to emulating other artists and studying their pictures and real life. I haven't done this for a long long time, but I think it is necessary for me to grow.

I'm also finally getting an artbook. No more loose papers anymore! Yeehoo!~ Also, I'm going to get an ink pen, so that I can ink what I do. I want to be like Tsutomu Nisei and Yasushi Suzuki (although more like Nisei) with a talent for drawing medieval armor, and bad-ass 80s anime style dudes (JoJo, Berserk, Fist of the North Star -- and yes, I know that Berserk wasn't released in the 80s but it looks and feels very much so). It'd be beautiful! And a muchogrande step up from where I am now.

I just need to draw draw draw~


Also, I need to brush up on my French. I think I'm going to work at Ubisoft Montreal as a game programmer. Unless it is somehow easier to jump straight to director, but I can't imagine it being that way. And eventually... move on to my own gig... :')

Yakra? Which type of inky-ink should I get? I've never really tried inking so I'd like to know the best route to go, for stuff like Tsutomu Nisei-ish (super dark and dripping with style).

And I'd best work on my character designs. I've got a plan of attack as far as that goes: First body shape and distinguishing details. Hook for hand? Peg leg? Eye patch? Large upper body with small legs? Super lanky? You get it.

Then! design the clothes and the face. Seperately, but to work together. A plain sketch to get the idea down. Then, sketch the pose I want the character in, and finally work out the details of all of those clothes above that sketch. Lastly, apply ink and remove pencil from underneith. Voila!

[AllenSmithee]

Nihei*

I just got up.