Wednesday, January 28, 2004
EverquestThe entrance to crushbone, i found, was not far from Orc Hill itself. the crushbone orcs, you must understand, has always been an omnipresent danger to the city of kelethin and it's fragile elves. it would be opprobrious to mention the crusbone orcs when one speaks of the honorable history of the woodelves, but since time would remember, the elfkin have been at war with the ruthless orcs. although the city of kelethin was built in the middle of the great forest of Faydark, few elves would wander far into the forest from the city at night. the trees tall and guarding by day, imposing and threatrous, and when in its dark corners, a meager light stone or lamp was not enough; and one could never be sure what lurks beyond the next tree. hidden on the side of hill ridge, the forest it's veil. it's entrance is deceitively peaceful in the day. by night, it was a different matter. fired wooden logs flank both sides of the entrance, guarded by orc pawns.
Posted by Dominic at 4:24 AM
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Best flash game ever!!are you ready to Quest for the Crown!
Posted by Dominic at 3:06 AM
Monday, January 19, 2004
i'm was never one for chinese music. cept for a few exceptions, mostly r&B ballads that sometimes my sis would sing at her karaoke sessions. but now i'm just infatuated with them. like once when i thought the song "gira con me" was incredibly romantic, partly because i never knew what the words meant. i never wanted to. still, you've got to hear it to understand. it's poetry. and it means so much more in chinese. it's kinda like the way i'd say "wo ai ni" instead of "i love you" because the latters lost it's immediacy and much of it's meaning. listen to jay chou's "xing qing" or "starry mood". i translated a verse.hand in hand we walk, 1 step, 2 step, 3 step, 4 step, gazing at the stars,
looking at them, 1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, treaded together,
standing back to back, we silently make a wish,
and see if the distant stars'll hear it.
they surely will.
Posted by Dominic at 5:10 AM
Sunday, January 18, 2004
a conversation on irc. this guy said "anyone facing relationship crisis at this point and seeking PRACTICAL, USEFUL advice? Msg me for a listening ear & more (read: not sex)." i got curious so i answered. I got kinda pissed after the intro.Sappho> Hi! what do you get in return
Flyhigh> hi
Flyhigh> R u facing some relationship problem now?
Sappho> hi
Sappho> i was asking you what do you get in return?
Flyhigh> In return, I get paid for my service.
Sappho> paid?
Flyhigh> of coz we will agree on the terms
Flyhigh> yes
Sappho> for you to sit and listen?
Flyhigh> I dun just sit and listen
Flyhigh> I'm gonna dish out useful practical, AUTHORITATIVE advice.
Sappho> how old are you?
Flyhigh> i am 30.
Flyhigh> how old r u?
Sappho> 21
Flyhigh> ic.
Flyhigh> R u involved in a relationship now?
Sappho> what gives you the authority to dish advise?
Flyhigh> from my interactions with people from across the gay circle, my highly developed intuition and my background in astro-analysis of personalities.
Sappho> i dont believe in astro analysis sorry
Flyhigh> u dun have to believe in it
Sappho> its crap
Flyhigh> I'm just using it as a tool to assist you
Flyhigh> at some point, u will realise that wat i say hits the nail on the head.
Flyhigh> so dun just brush me off
Flyhigh> check me out b4 u do so.
Sappho> are you like a physic freak or something?
Flyhigh> nope
Flyhigh> if u think i'm a psycho who has nothing better to do...
Flyhigh> think again. what can i do to convince you?
Sappho>call me, i need to hear your voice. 9366####
(he calls my hp and a guy with not so good english came up. gucci flashed in my mind... i said sorry i gotta go and hungup.)
Sappho>i'm sorry, you're not likely to understand.
(he changes his name to Real)
Real> why wld u say so?
Real> if u cld clarify your statement?
Real> oh well, i can onli guess i'm being ignored.
Sappho> my problems are my own sorry
Real> but let me clarify wat i can offer: If u're facing a relationship problem with a bf, I may be able to shed light on aspects of the relationship that needs attn, or alert you to something which u're unaware of, all this in a very frenly approach.
Real> yes your problems r your own..... on top of earning pocket $, I genuinely DO wanna be of help to ppl.
Real> guess humanitarianism is just in my blood.
Sappho> do you like get some kinda wierd gratification from all this?
Real> excuse me?
Real> wat more do u wan from me to convince u that i am for real?
Real> of coz, this is a channel for sex...but surely there's always some hope around the corner.
Real> wat r your fears?
Real> nevermind
Real> u take care
Sappho> i'm sorry but my problems are complicated
Real> ....
Real> !!!
Real> which is why i'm here to help u untangle at least some parts of the problems
Real> can we deal with 1 thing at a time?
Real> its not everynite u get some moron in the net who's so willing to help u out
Sappho> you said it
Real> cld u at least tell me wat your problem is ... with regards to bf isit??
Real> anyway
Real> u're my sole 'customer' now.
Real> all attn devoted to u.
Real> i suspect we'll need several sessions to conclude.
Sappho> now you're just freaking me out
Real> but i'm enthusiastic to assist u in a way that can alleviate your load.
Real> have i not typed enuf? :P
Real> maybe i din understand your position..
Real> perhaps it's just too difficult to trust an absolute stranger..
duh.
Posted by Dominic at 3:54 AM
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Diane, the mistress of darkness, the dominatrix of men in chains, the misogamist, has changed."Heehee, my honeybunny & I hardly call each other by our names anymore, & I really love that. Lets see... darling, dear, honey, sweetheart, sweetie, puppy, kitten, honeybunny... the list goes on, some of which would typically make me cringe, back then, but now all that has changed. I remember being stunned speechless the first time he called me 'Dear'. Totally unexpected! I'm still coming to terms with how lovey-dovey he is with me all the time, & how joyful it is. I don't ever want to lose this feeling. I don't ever want to forget it. I don't ever want to stop appreciating it. I don't want us to ever stop appreciating each other."
gasp. she's glowing already... on another note, i always seem to bump into them in the streets. keke.
Posted by Dominic at 2:12 AM
Thursday, January 15, 2004
I've gone blonde!!! :)Posted by Dominic at 2:51 AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
its times like this i feel i can do anything for you.Posted by Dominic at 5:06 AM
Monday, January 12, 2004
Marriagesi have 3 unmarried Aunts, out of 5 daughters that my grandma had. all of whom i love. I just came home from dinner with Auntie Margaret, sassy (as john used to describe her), pretty (flowing curly brown hair, sharp nose and chin, double lid eyes), articulate in speech, worldly (shes been around and traveled her share of the world), neat and she loves her 80's love songs (Bread anyone?). She's hip too and cooks a mean 'aglio olio'. in fact she's almost perfect as a wife i think (though she isnt the type to stay home and do the laundry). cept she's too bossy (but thats her nephew talking). so why isnt she married?! i have no idea. maybe she's happy being single. though there was an incident i recall where she left her house light on for 3 nights in a row after watching "The Ring". so im sure she gets lonely sometimes cause she lives alone. :/
i once suggested adoption. she said, "dogs?" i said,"no, children!" she said,"oh, my friend just brought 4 home today." I said, "dogs?" she said, "no, children!" her friend runs an adoption agency. and that was it. she was married once though, but that was eons ago, when Dodos still roamed the Mauritius. we dont talk about that bastard. maybe her conditions are too good and most men didnt match up to it or maybe she's looking for her soulmate (she's not too late) or maybe and most likely, she's just happy being by herself and there wasnt pressures in the family to marry (or in her case, marry again). and we're catholic though and marriage is for life... but i'm old enough to know that it takes one to make someone else happy. not that it matters, but i also do know that mama was matchmade to grandpa and look how far they've come :) then again, i'm wholy unqualified to talk about marriage. being the young gay boy that i am.
I believe that there isn't THE one, but many ones, scattered across the globe, and if the time is right, you'll meet one of them, and then you'll fall hopelessly in love. and you can't help but think that way too when, by chance, you catch Auntie Marge humming along to "through the years" playing on the radio.
Tolkien once said, in a letter to his son Michael that "Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to." i totally agree. in any case, if, by chance, i havent found my soulmate by the time i'm 45, i would love to be as sassy about it as she is.
Posted by Dominic at 11:48 PM
Saturday, January 10, 2004
The kiss that made the snow melt
Posted by Dominic at 3:31 AM
River
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
-- Joni Mitchell
timeless. to fully appreciate it, you have to hear the song. It was release in 1971, from the album Blue, arguably her best album ever. funny how a song so old could still resonate so much. timeless indeed. Travis did a cover.
Posted by Dominic at 3:25 AM
Everquest
Ben's not working. sometimes he stays at home. yesterday, while idling at my computer, i double clicked on everquest. and it began to load its patch. i never did finish patching cause there was so much to download. i havent touched it in a year or more. i thought maybe one day when ben would feel like it or basil could lend me his password, we could see its world again. the amount of time i used to devote myself to this game is rediculous. the world is strange as it is fantastical, and it absorbs you into it. an escape if you will. from many things in my life. i doubt any of you reading this would understand anything i'm saying. lol. i remember my first character was falen or something like that. a high elf enchanter. the other characters didnt appeal to me. and i liked the name alot, an enchanter.. i've never heard of one. starting out in the high elf city, i travelled to the woodelf city of kelethin with another and the way was far and the road winding. dark and the path narrow. and when we arrived, the city was a sight to behold. an actual city in the trees! with elevators moving you up when you click a button by them. i remember it was morning when we arrived. and it was crowded! people were running around, busy with errands or adventure. I could never find my way round the city though i had a map. about and around the city, this magical melody of lute played by an unseen hand could be heard. i felt home though i was born of magic in a home town of marble and stone and silent halls and was not very good at climbing trees. to earn money and experience, i enroped myself with the kelethin bards and ran errands for them, delivering mail and such. i got myself a worn great staff which i had looted off an orc pawn to protect myself. i discovered the orc hill, where a band of us would stand ground and defend ourselves from the orcs that could kill us. the hill itself was almost always dark and the path leading back to the town was quite a run, especially if you're in trouble and if its at night. but the hill was where i started out. tales were shared and friends were made. i heard about the human city across the ocean of tears, i saw dwarves and gnomes!! and one ogre who had on one one night found his way to the hill where he was instantly surrounded by the elves and short folk (we call the dwarves and gnomes that!) who had never seen such an oddity. it was on orc hill that i first heard about crushbone. a dungeon i learned and it was a dangerous place. which i would one day visit.