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Living on a razor's edge

11/24/09 06:33 pm - Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving Day to everybody. I plan on eating a turkey, pumpkin pie, yams, and other foods with my family on Thursday. I also plan on watching the Thanksgiving Classic which will consist of GB (6-4) vs. DET (2-8) on FOX, OAK (3-7) vs. DAL (7-3) on CBS, and NYG (6-4) vs. DEN (6-4) on NFL Network. I want all the home teams to win. The Lions have played every Thanksgiving since 1934 and the Cowboys have played every one since 1966 to 1974 and again from 1978 to the present. The third game was started in 2006 and isn't tied-in with any teams. I also intend to watch as many of the college rivalry games as I can. Also every year since 1924 there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, it's always fun to see all those different kinds of balloons.

I also made some videos I plan on uploading to YouTube but the files are very big and for some reason they decided to get rid of their status bar so you can't see how much of your video is uploaded. Well once again happy Thanksgiving to anyone who celebrates it.

9/27/09 07:25 pm - My Birthday

Some of you might remember my 18th birthday post, here is the entry. Well now it's my 21st birthday post. I'm sorry if I forgot to ever say happy birthday to anyone on my friends list. I just have sort of an on-and-off relationship with my LiveJournal. By some people's definition I'm a full grown man now, I can buy alcohol and gamble. I probably won't though. Even though I haven't had that exciting of a life I'm still young and hopefully I can try to do all the things I want to do before I get old. Well that's all I guess, happy birthday to me. Also any comments are welcome on my LiveJournal, even anonymous ones. I don't have the option on that detects peoples' IP addresses.

EDIT: The Denver Broncos with their new coach and new roster are...6-4 as of right now. Raiders suck, Chiefs suck, Chargers suck, Broncos rule!

9/23/09 07:20 pm - The Triforce!





It's over 10 years late and it was the last place I'd ever expect to look in Hyrule but I finally found the Triforce...just kidding. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of the best games but there should've been a way to beat the running man, unfreeze Zora's Domain, and of course get the Triforce in your actual inventory. The only "secrets" in the game I can think of are getting infinite yellow rupees (that are worth 200) after you kill all 100 skulltulas, the cow you get when you beat the Lon Lon Ranch race course under 50 seconds, the fourth bottle you get after capturing all 10 big poes, the Deku stick and Deku nut upgrades you get by wearing the Skull Mask and Mask of Truth in a secret grotto in the Lost Woods, the swordless Link glitch, and the 37th heart piece (as well as a useless Odd Mushroom) you can get by sneaking into Gerudo Fortress as a kid using a glitch. There is no Golden Saddle for Epona, no Hypershot, no Song of Sages, no Sky Temple, and no Triforce in the inventory.

9/9/09 03:29 pm - Simon Belmont

The famous vampire hunter Simon Belmont's hair and the character himself have taken several forms in different Castlevania games. He's either dying his hair or has some special power. I don't know how well hair coloring was developed in 1691 Transylvania so the likely possibility is the latter. I'll post some pictures of Simon Belmont's notable designs with my comments.




Artwork of him with his original Castlevania design. He has brown hair. His design reminds me of Conan the Barbarian. Some fun facts are the whip all the Belmonts use to kill evil is called the Vampire Killer. Simon is the grandfather of Juste the protagonist of Harmony of Dissonance. The original game is called Akumajo Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ) in Japan and has had 4 different remakes (as opposed to ports): Haunted Castle for the arcade, Vampire Killer for the MSX2, Super Castlevania IV for the SNES, and Castlevania Chronicles for the Sharp X68000 and later for the PlayStation.



This is the Japanese cover for the original Famicom Disk System version of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. On the cover of the game he has blond hair yet surprisingly his in-game sprite has black hair. This design reminds me more of a generic European knight.



Artwork by Ayami Kojima of Simon Belmont from the 2001 PlayStation game Castlevania Chronicles. He has red hair and his design reminds me of some kind of bishonen who has adopted barbarian, punk, and goth fashion trends.



The American cover of the Wii game Castlevania Judgment. This artwork is by Takeshi Obata. He has red hair here too but his design is weird. I don't know how to begin describing it. The game overall is not that good anyway.



His design in the 1989-1991 DiC series Captain N: The Game Master. He looks like some kind of fusion of Johnny Bravo, Cid Highwind, and an Oompa-Loompa.

9/8/09 05:05 pm - Dream Land

Are Mr. Dream (from the NES Punch-Out!!) and Kirby from the same Dream Land? Kirby is from Dream Land (or Pupupu Land in the Japanese version) a region of the planet Popstar and the 99-0 Mr. Dream is said to be from "Dreamland" with no space between dream and land. I think Mr. Dream is a rushed character with little backstory made to replace Mike Tyson due to his contract expiring which contrary to myths happened before his conviction and before his heavyweight championship loss to James "Buster" Douglas. I can imagine some crazy fanfic where Mr. Dream is Kirby's father.







9/6/09 12:11 pm - Expert Textpert Choking Smokers





I don't care too much for the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games but The Beatles: Rock Band looks good. It's coming out 9/9/09 for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. It looks like a fun game and it will introduce the Beatles' timeless music and legacy to a new younger generation which can be a bad thing to some people but I view it as a good thing.

9/1/09 03:42 am - What's Up Dude?

"All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice." - Patrick Swayze from the 1989 film Road House

It's me, Alexander Layko. I haven't posted any entries in a while. Some things I've done since my last post are I've updated a lot of information on my profile and edited or deleted old entries. I've learned to solve a Rubik's Cube. I've played chess and backgammon a lot and have become better at both. I've played football, basketball, and soccer for fun. Also I never owned one before so I bought a good-priced Samsung digital camera and a 2 GB memory card from Target and I learned how to do everything with it very quickly. I've taken a few photos and uploaded some to my computer and some to my password protected PhotoBucket account. I also recorded some videos but they're like 200 MB each so it'll take a long time to upload them to YouTube. Any photos of me I've shared before were from disposable cameras or from someone else's digital camera.

If anybody wants to know I don't have a job or relationship with any women. It's probably going to stay that way since I don't speak up in public, I don't do drugs, I use more actual words than slang, and I believe in following my religion. I'm going to steer off a little bit and generalize like I do so much but I've seen most women only want money, a fancy car, sex, and reputation in a man. They don't care what he stands for or the "personality" a lot of them talk about. I can imagine if I ever win the lottery all those things will suddenly become available to me. I'd be able to see the fake offers of love for what they are.

Also why don't I have more friends? On my profile I pretty much invite everybody and anybody to be my friend. If you add me I'll add you as soon as I notice unless I have a very good reason, heck even if I have a good reason I'll probably add you back. I don't try to befriend too many other people because they might deny me and that's an embarrassing moment I'd like to avoid. But I personally won't reject anybody so that moment has been avoided for you. I'll probably make more use of the features on LiveJournal like emoticons :/ and all those other things I always ignored in the past.

5/27/09 08:08 pm - Democrats and Republicans





The elite of both sides of the political spectrum think they're better than everyone else and neither side seems to care about helping poor people out of poverty imho. Since the United States has a two-party system I usually just vote for the opposition. There needs to be more moderates instead of partisans. People who are completely right or left on every issue and are unwilling to make any compromise should stop. I generalize and stereotype quite a bit in this post and I apologize in advance for anything irrational I say.

The Democratic liberal left supposedly emphasize equal opportunity, individual rights, and environmentalism. Yet the bastion of higher education (who are mostly leftists) are very elitist, snobbish, atheistic, and in general do not accept student enrollment based on merit. They also support compulsory vaccinations on infants (but not circumcisions) and schooling (but not education). They are soft on drugs. They think having an abortion is a human right. They say being a practicing homosexual is protected by free speech but speaking out against isn't. They call it hate speech. They also call the belief that intelligent design should be taught alongside Darwinism "hate speech".

Excuse me for the following language but every time the words "f****t" or "n****r" are used in public some action just has to be done yet they care little about the real f word or s word. They oppose the death penalty and support euthanasia and suicide because they say "people have a right to decide if they die." Tell that to the millions of babies you aborted. Also for the left caring so much about green issues and being in touch with nature, many sure are dependent on technology and wouldn't last long without their their snack bars, running water, air conditioners, and iPods. Many of their elite who preach global warming contribute to it with private jets and non-energy effecient homes.

The Republican conservative right supposedly emphasize traditional family values, patriotism, and harsh penalties for drug users and dealers yet many of them are addicted to prescription drugs and their children are smoking marijuana and snorting cocaine behind-the-scenes. But instead of going to prison like the working class offenders, they get to go to rehab. Many right-wingers believe morality should be enforced... except in the workplace; and that the government shouldn't intrude in our lives... unless it's a matter of homeland security. They also have their share of snobbish upper-class universities e.g., the Ivy League. Yet the behavior of a lot of those students would hardly cause you to suspect they're conservative.

Many of them also support a laissez-faire free market that risks jobs being offshored and outsourced to unqualified coolies causing blue-collar legal American citizens to be unemployed. But it's not the elite whose jobs are on the line so what do they have to worry about. The right also opposes welfare, subsidies, taxes, tariffs and anything that helps poor people and businesses. These same people brag and boast about how America is the kindest nation in the world. The right says the government shouldn't intrude in our lives yet overwhelmingly supported the USA PATRIOT Act.

5/10/09 01:29 pm - Above The Influence





Hopefully, with the rising prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products more people will quit. Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy. Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide. Quitting smoking greatly reduces serious risks to your health. Drugs are for losers. Just say no and be above the influence.

4/29/09 11:58 am - Capitalism and Communism

I don't support capitalism or communism. I don't support laissez-faire free trade and I don't support the abolition of private property and religion. I support a middle ground that allows free trade but at the same time allows everyone to have a job and make a decent living.
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