Alas poor Yorick, I think I stepped on him.

Hello non-existent readers!

Been a while, I know, but I haven't had a chance to really sit down and get super pissed off about anything in a while, so I was pretty zen about my environment... Up until today.

I was cruising the Y-Gallery artwork submissions and saw something that was pretty impressive. A commissioned piece. It had seven characters and a background, which tells me that it was probably a big project. Anyway, among the comments on the art, someone posted sarcastically(allegedly the commissioner himself) that it "only took 10 months".

What an asshole.

He couldn't draw his own sick fantasies, so he has to find someone else to draw them for him, and not only that but he bitches about how long it took? Dude, hint: it's not like ordering your favourite cholesterol-inducing greasy meal at the local diner. Artists have lives just like anyone else, and sometimes they can't work on their art, or it takes a while because they have other projects lined up. I know you paid, and I know you're expecting your piece eagerly, but unless there was an agreement established about when the art would be finished, you have no right to sabotage someone's comment page with a spiteful remark. That's just uncalled for.

The piece was fucking finished, it looks amazing. They did not scam you. Be THANKFUL. Someone took time out of their life to make you your miserable piece of artwork, so don't bitch and whine about how long it took. Ugh.

In gaming news, Perfect World released a new expansion =3 It looks super amazing, and I already downloaded it to try the Tideborn psychic class. Can we say glass cannon or what?! Dabbling around with it, dragging Jub back into it as well. My plans to take over the world are working, one relative at a time *evil cackle*.

One Year Older

Not yet, but soon. Actually on the 11th. You don't have to get me anything, your smile is enough for me... Screw that, I want everything under the sun, and an actual harem of men, rather than the one I'm imagining right now.

Do I feel any different? Not really, but my digestive system has become a lot more fussy over the years. TMI? Perhaps, but this is my blog, and I'll write about my finicky bowel movements if I like.

What do I want for my Birthday? I don't know really, perhaps a nice Vienna Teng CD, I've been meaning to get some of her music for a while. I told my sister I would like some makeup, and she said she would take me out this weekend and would treat me to some. Now don't go assuming that I'm one of those women who always paint themselves up, but I recently threw out a whole drawerful of the stuff that I didn't use, so... I kinda have none right now. 1 or 2 should be more than enough to tide me over for a year.

I'll probably ask my parents for an Xbot game... Trouble is, I'm full on those and haven't played any yet. *Ponder ponder*. You know, I'm not one to say that I have everything, but I can't seem to think of what I really really want until the opportunity has already passed. Goddammit, brain, start thinking!

Well, I can't ask for what I REALLY want. That's probably illegal in many parts of the world and would get me arrested, perhaps even hanged. Better to stick to the safe stuff, like fluffy bunny slippers.

The ISP Strikes Again

Dear Qualitynet,

Your name is a joke.

Yours miserably,

A very disgruntled customer


In other news, I had a rather surreal conversation with someone today whom I thought hated my guts on principle. Was I wrong? Perhaps so. Only time will tell where this will lead, if anywhere, and I'd like to give good karma a chance to work here.

Also, I plugged my facebook on Y! I've really sunk to a deplorable level of addiction :/

I disgust me.

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Did my eggs hatch yet? (goes to check).

We Exist, In the U.A.E.

Turbine got back to me, and pretty much said the same thing that was on their FAQ. So I took matters into my own hands. I decided, FUCK Turbine, I'll log in anyway and see if I can't submit a fake address. And by Jove, d'you know something?

It fucking WORKED!

Now they're taking money from me and I should be a VIP member. Time to log in and check this for myself.

We Provide Internet Shitstorms

My service provider really has a unique approach to their customer satisfaction. Like right now, when the service they're providing seems to have taken a walk in the park without prior notice, which happens frequently. It's really very generous of them to provide all this downtime for us paying customers, I feel just like I'm back on dial-up, and I didn't even need to ask for it! I'm getting all the non-service I want!

Listed below are some of the benefits you can expect to get with this service provider, while paying exorbitant amounts of cash (keep in mind certain payment plans come with extra hassle free of charge!):

• Frustration
  
• Agitation
• Dissatisfaction
• No service
• No porn
• Boredom

Wow. What a subscriber's package! All of that and MORE! If you sign up now you also get your very own complimentary useless help desk rep that comes preinstalled with a bored monotone! What more could you ask for, really?

We Don't Exist

Yep, the internet has done it again, folks. I officially do not exist, nor does my country.

The first company to do this was payment giant PayPal. The latest culprit? Turbine.

Oh Turbine, Turbine, Turbine... I was willing to shell out $14.95 for your stupid FREE game, for the VIP service, until I ran into a teensy little snag on your payment method page. Every other fucking middle eastern country was listed, except for MINE.

Fuck you, Turbine. Hard. Up the ass. With a razor blade. Sideways.

I will waste my money elsewhere on a site that knows I exist.

GEBB.

(Get Eaten By Bears).

You Have Been Assimilated

So, I buckled.

Facebooked.

I can never again show my face publicly. Why do I do these things?

Pr0nz rip-off

Okay. I do realize that porn isn't exactly a product that would bespeak quality and mind-numbingly good scene setting; however, when spending almost $2.00 on a work of pornographic and illustrated fiction, I expected a bit more fiction than the tedious dialogue interspersed with flavour description, and a bit more illustration than 1 black and white illustration that has already been featured on the blog of the shopfront.

Where is the exclusive goodie bag I was supposed to get with my purchase? Because between you and I, the writing was incredibly shallow and not even exciting. I figured at least the artwork could make up for it. Yep. All ONE illustration of it. Which I already saw, so what was the point anyway?

Now I know never to buy anything that doesn't at least have a bit of sample writing attached to it. And a friendly warning to anyone else who might be perusing the Yaoi Prose website. Steer clear of Yamila Abraham's work, I only got the one chapter of Royal Pain (in-the-fucking-wallet) and I'm put off for life. Definitely would have spent those two dollars better on a stick of gum, or a pack of tic tacs, at least they wouldn't have left such a horrid taste in my mouth.

Mum-On. Apply directly to the vicinity.

Don't you just love it when a parental unit is constantly hovering around your work area, doing things you know they're just doing so they can linger for inexplicable reasons? Like rearranging the jewellery in my 'I'm using these right now' jewellery dish, even though there are probably only 4 pieces in there at the moment, or fluffing the curtains (wtf?) while trying to engage me in conversations about the 'big storm' we had last night. Some rain and high velocity winds aren't really a storm, a tornado is a storm, a typhoon is a storm, nature creating the perfect conditions for airborne dust is not a storm, it's a hayfever sufferer's worst nightmare.

I love you mum, but...

GTFO!

Let The Festivities BEGIN!

So, I think I'm finally over my trip to the dentist.... BREAK OUT THE CANDY!

I've been contemplating reinstalling Morrowind and Oblivion, but then I remember how many games I haven't finished and I'm right back where I started with my ponderings and procrastinations. I will save the golden classics for some other time.

It really is tough being an MMO fan and a single player fan. I should specialize, but then I'd be missing out on all the single player cool stuff.

Life is so hard!