Saturday, November 30, 2002--The ghostbook-spamming retard strikes again. Jesus Shit, that guy refuses to reveal himself. Probably doesn't have the balls to confront me face to face. I
am assuming it's a guy, because no girl would ever be this impertinent, unless she were an evil whore or something. I'm surprised his parents haven't already disowned him for his personality flaws, where personality flaw is a major understatement.
In any case, the first half of today, I did a little bit of homework and I played a little bit of FFX. Of the 10 Cactuars, I found 8 and beat 6.
In the afternoon, we went to Bernard's for a post-Thanksgiving Turkey Eat-a-thon. We played a little bit Smash Bros. Melee (my best character, according to Jeff, is Shiek) and lots of (classic, 2D) Bomberman.
Uneventful day, but all the events had a degree of...goodness in them.
So anyways, Good Night!
Friday, November 29, 2002--Some retard is posting in my guestbook again, so naturally, I censored him. Seriously, if this guy treats everyone like this (and judging by his intelligence or lack thereof, he probably does), I'd be surprised if he actually had legit friends. Goddamn coward deserves to be ass-raped to death by the KKK.
In any case, today, I watched Harry Potter #2. I can't believe they cut out all the scenes (except for a brief 1 paragraph scene) where Ginny tries (futilely) to flirt with Harry. And those were the best scenes in Book 2.
I also wrote my Stanford long essay on Stuffed Animals. Yes, I
am crazy.
I also played lots of FFX. *possible spoiler*
What up with them Cactuars and Qactuars? You have to get Kimahri's Celestial Weapon in order to fight Qactuars, and Rikku's Celestial Weapon to fight Cactuars, both of which I am fighting to get Auron's Celestial Weapon. That's very weird. And what's up with the Cactuars and Qactuars? Who spells Qactuar with a Q anyway?*possible spoiler*
So anyway, I look at my watch and realize I need to get some rest. Damn, one of the bunnies atop my monitor keeps falling off! Bad omen, perhaps?
Whatever. Goo-oo-ood Night!
Thursday, November 28, 2002--
Thanksgiving
All right! Today's Thanksgiving!
For the first half of the day, I screwed around a LOT, playing mostly Final Fantasy X. I'm trying to get Auron's Celestial Weapon, and I'm a little over halfway there.
Also, I played some Yugioh duels against Franklin. I had the feeling that the only reason Franklin beat me so much was because he has better cards, so we decided to duel with the other's deck. Ironically, Franklin STILL won, but only barely. Apparently, Franklin's deck is better AND he's a better player.
For Turkey Dinner, we went to good old Jasmine Tzeng's place. The resident gold-haired termagant/slattern had gone to the mountains to freeze her ass off via the snowboard, as had gone Vivia Chu, the former of which is a good thing, the latter I am apathetic towards.
So while watching the Smackdown Thanksgiving Special, Justin tells me about the new wrestler. When he tells me his name, I reply saying, what "Scott's Diner? He's a Diner?" Justin says, "No, not DINER, STEINER. Scott Steiner."
Anyway, there was this really cute girl there. Too bad she's only in 7th grade, so she's off-limits.
But she and her friend play a damn good game Mario Tennis. I lost two times, but won on the third, only when we both had 2 sets, 2 games, and we were playing the tie-breaker round, and we went to Sudden Death on the Tie-breaker. I needed help of my good (not really) friend Katty to win.
Last, but not least (okay, maybe it is) Franklin and his friends, who only know how to play by the cartoon rules of Yugioh, accepted my challenge of a 2v2 duel. By the cartoon rules, we each start out with 2000 Life. I had forgotten that with such a small amount of Life, I couldn't afford to go around attacking defense cards with my weaker monsters and risk taking damage. Thus, on my first attacking turn, I attack Franklin's 3000 Defense Labyrinth Wall (which I didn't know what it was until AFTER I attacked) with my 1700 Attack Girochin Kuwagata, bringing me down to 1700. However, I was able to pound away at Franklin's other monsters with my own stronger ones, as well as hit him with an Ookazi (800 damage is a lot by Cartoon Rules), until he had but 200 Life left. Likewise, I was able to attack Franklin's ally, Willy, brother of Vivia, until he had but 1500 damage. At one point, Franklin had the Flash Assailant with the Axe equipped, but he had 1 card in his hand, so its total attack was only 2600. I played a 1500 Attack monster with the Sword for a total of 2000 Attack, then De-Spelled Franklin's Axe, leaving his Flash Assailant, now at 1600 Attack, wide open for attack, an attack that would finish off Franklin. Franklin saw this, so he sacrificed his Assailant to bring back the Axe to save his own skin. Then, later in the game, he used a Summoned Skull with the Axe to finish me off. On his next turn, Jerry, my ally who had been stockpiling face-down monsters, played Trememdous Fire, using it to kill Franklin, hurting himself for 500 Damage. Now, he and Willy were tied at 1500 Life each. Willy later used his Jirai Gumo to attack, and the coin-flip cost him half his Life, bringing his Life down to 750. A few turns later, he managed to get the Labyrinth Wall into play and transformed it into the Wall Shadow. Unfortunately, Jerry didn't have a Trap Hole, nor a Black Hole, nor a Fissure, nor a Reborn, nor a Stop Defense. Thus, this meant that he could never pierce the Wall Shadow's Defense, giving Willy a major advantage.
We never finished the Duel--the party had ended and we were to go home. I told the cute girl that she was cute, but I think she misunderstood. Oh well. She's off-limits anyway.
So, here I am, sitting back at home, typing up this journal entry.
Good Night! I hope you enjoyed eating Turkey!
Wednesday, November 27, 2002--Yay! It's Friday today. Maybe it's not a real Friday, but it's effectively Friday, for tomorrow is our Thanksgiving Holiday! But we still had school to suffer through today. Holidays are bad for work ethic.
Hmm... not much happened today. I went to school. I had Viola Lessons afterwards (I wasn't in the mood, but I had to go). Then, I sat down and played lots of FFX.
Whatever happened to Lily? I haven't seen her in a long time.
Whatever. I don't make no difference no more. Good Night!
Tuesday, November 26, 2002--In the library first period, I spent a whole hour and I only read half a page of
Invisible Man. That's what distractions do to you.
BTW, random essay question of the day: "If you had to be assassinated, who would you want to be assassinated by and why?"
My answer: #1, a cute girl, so I'd get a good view before I died.
OR #2, my best friend, so I can say, "Et tu, Brute?"
Justin said he would want to be assassinated by his most hated enemy, so that the enemy would get in big trouble with the law.
Alexei said he would want to be assassinated by someone who dropped a nuke on him. It would be quick and painless.
Jen said her ex-boyfriend, because it would make the most sense. She could even visualize HOW he would do it.
During 4th period Chem, Justin and Jason went to the library to do something. It involved homosexuality. No, they didn't do THAT, you pervert. They were playing that Russian computer game where you have to shoot naked fags who try to rape you. Oh, and I gave Lady Nadia another Reese's.
Today's math team meeting was cancelled do to lack of devoted students. No Joanne, no Lei, hell, even Mr. Yim didn't show up, so I went home.
At home, Frankie demands to play more Yugioh duels. I lost the first duel because Franklin has such better cards then me.
During the second duel, I finally got my Blue Eyes out into play, first time in a LONG time, but Franklin killed it off one turn later with a Dark Hole. Then, he reborned it, but I used Hane-hane to get it back into my hand. Unfortunately, I never had a chance to play it again. Franklin's skillful playing that last few turns just barely beat me.
*looks at watch* *looks at computer* *looks at watch* *looks at the two stuffed bunnies perched atop my computer monitor* (I put them there Sunday night). *looks at watch* Good Night!
Monday, November 25, 2002--Stacie and Stephanie dyed their hairs today, orange-brown and deep red, respectively. Justin said, "They died?" I replied, "No! They dyed their hairs."
So, today in 4th period Chem AP, Justin said something about a group of people to whom I belonged "all sucked." I replied with a new line based on an old one, "Oh, yeah? You suck hot dogs." Justin replies, "I don't
suck hot dogs. I
bite them." How's
that for innuendo, Alan.
Franklin gave a stuffed bear to his ladyfriend, who's birthday was today. Speaking of birthdays, today was also Jasmine's birthday. I said "Happy Birthday, Jasmine," and she replies with her fake "Thank you, Dwayne," and her fake smile, that bitch, and I almost got decapitated by her balloon. *shrug*.
Franklin also challenged me to a Yugioh duel, having rebuilt his deck and wanting to try it out. In the beginning, I kicked ass with two monsters with only 1500 attack. Then, Franklin played a Dark Hole and wiped them all out, and it all went downhill from there. Franklin got out his Flash Assailant (Level 4, 2000 Attack, 2000 Defense, loses 400 Attack and Defense per hard in your hand). In addition, Franklin managed to empty his hand AND equip the Assailant with the Axe (+1000 Attack) to bring it up to a total attack of 3000. I had the Lord of D and the Flute in my hand, and I was waiting for Blue Eyes to show up. However, on the way, Franklin was dealt a card he couldn't get rid of immediately, so it brought his Assailant down to 1600 life. I had my Armored Glass (Trap Card, for one turn negates the effect of Equipped Cards), so I could easily bring his Assailant down to 1600 Attack. I had no monsters, but I had a Reborn. I had a choice of reviving either one of Franklin's 1650 Attack monsters, which would be just enough to kill it, or revive Franklin's Man-Eater Bug, which would buy me some more time as Franklin frantically tried to not get killed by it. I chose the 1650 Attack Monster. However, my mistake was that I should have attacked right there and then and eliminated the Assailant, but I didn't. On Franklin's next turn, he managed to play a monster with 1650 Attack, which he used to kill the other 1650 Attack monster (they both died). Then, he used the souped up Assailant to win the Duel. I would have drawn Blue Eyes in another 2 turns, and I had Lord of D and his Flute already ready.
Franklin, for raisins
[sic] unknown, wanted to play a second duel. This time, I drew a good first hand. Blue Eyes AND the Flute of Summoning Dragon, as well as Girochin Kuwagata and the Battle Ox (both 1700 Attack). My plan was to summon Blue Eyes at the first opportunity (2 monsters available to sacrifice to bring out Blue Eyes OR when I draw Lord of D). Against all odds, Franklin managed to prevent me from summoning Blue Eyes. Although he was always on the run, Blue Eyes never had a chance to shine. Then, somehow, he managed to pull off the ultimate insult. He, in the course of two turns, played 2 Summoned Skulls and killed me with them both. (What I call the "Dual Skull Finisher".) I had but 1000 Life or so, so I imagined the word "Overkill" appearing over me, FFX-style. After looking at my deck, I found the Lord of D was WAY down near the bottom, so that was a useless hope.
Hmm... I think Franklin's Yugioh deck has way too many good cards.
Next up on the list, we had an SJYS rehearsal tonight, yes only 2 days after the concert. I feel sorry for Ihui and Nicole and other members who weren't here for SJYS Summer Camp. They have to sight-read everything the rest of us have learned well. Ihui had to sight-read a solo today. It came out okay, for a sight-reading. I asked her, "How did you enjoy sight-reading your solo in the Tchaikovsky?" She replies, "Oh, I really enjoyed it. I had the time of my life! It re-affirms my sight-reading skill." Jesus Christ the Lizard! Justin was right. Ihui
is very sarcastic.
So, in anycase... Good Night! Sleep tight! Don't let the succubi bite! (I've been waiting a while to say THAT again.)
Sunday, November 24, 2002--Today, my dad leaves for Taiwan, on an airplane whose tickets he had bought on impulse.
So anyways, today I saw
Die Another Day, the new James Bond movie. Why didn't anyone tell me Halle Berry is in that movie? In any case, I thought it was good. I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the other three Pierce Brosnan 007 movies. (And I half-heartedly recommend it to everyone else.) Yes, I know the San Jose Mercury News critics gave it a bad review. (Actually, not that bad, considering the 3 stars they gave it.) But the critic's job is to criticize (point out the BAD things) everything. Also, the new 007 movie has more jokes than the last 3 combined. And at least half of them I found funny.
Also, I'm trying to write my Stanford College Application Essays. I finish with the three short essays, but I can't think of a subject to write for the long essay. Then, I get an idea so crazy, it just might work. I'll write my essay on my collection of stuffed animals! (Photo available some other time.)
Today's episode of
The Simpsons, Marge gets breast implants due to a mistake at the hospital. Earlier, Homer says, after graffiting on the wall, "Bart has his 'El Barto', why can't I be 'El Homo'?" Funniest line in the episode.
So, other than that, I think I shall go to bed. Good night!
Saturday, November 23, 2002--San Jose Youth Symphony Concert #1 today. We had a rehearsal to go to at 9:30 in the morning, lasting all the way until 2pm, with a 1 hour 30 minute lunch break in between. Yeah, that's about 3 hours of rehearsing... Hmm, it's not all THAT bad, I guess...
Coming home, I played a lot of FFX...
*possible spoiler*
It's amazing how I can explore around the ENTIRE Calm Lands and never find the chocobo lady, but as soon as I board the airship and come back, she reappears right in front of the landing point. Jesus Christ.
Also, I got the Magus Sisters. They're DAMN strong. Oh, and I got Anima yesterday but forgot to tell you, he's strong to, and a LOT easier to use.*possible spoiler*
After that, I'm just preparing to upload
Dark Fiends Chapter 7. Yeah, Chapter 7 is
Dark Fiends at its best. This is what its all about.
So, yeah, Good Night!
Friday, November 22, 2002--Today, in fourth period Chem AP, Nadia saw Justin's favorite calculator program (the one which involves screwing people), and she was like, "Eww! That's sick! You guys are perverted." Then, she took the calculator and began playing it. Uhh... What was that about being perverted? Why are you playing that perverted game? "I just want to see what girls you put in it." Yeah, right... Alan made a few comments that I will not repeat... Probably because I forgot them.
Today, I walked out on another Math Club meeting. That darned Rabbit!
Just before 6th period, I asked Justin, "So what did you do in English class?" He made a gesture, and I replied, "So, you didn't do some
thing you did some
one?" Justin burst into laughter.
After school, I had to drive Frankie to PW to buy a b-day card. He didn't disclose to whom the b-day card was for, but he said it was for one of his ladyfriends. Yes, shopping for ladies isn't the same as shopping for guys.
Today, I played lots of FFX. Sure, you CAN beat it in 20 hours, but that's not recommended, because you miss out on most of the good stuff. *possible spoiler*
Yojimbo, for example, is a damn cool Aeon. Too bad he makes you pay him just to send his dog out to bite the enemy.*possible spoiler*
I also played with metaphors. I like metaphors. They are the swords that slay empty glasses of the minds of fools.
In any case, I really out to go to bed. Goo-o-o-ood Night!
Thursday, November 21, 2002--Our Government class is a lot like Math Class. We spend a lot of time on Tangents... Yeah, that joke was funny for anout a second, then it got old, but its still true. We spent 15 minutes telling vaguely-related stories in our Government class--according to Andrew, it's a new record.
So, in 4th period Chem AP, Raghoul (aka, Mr. Sacrifice) asked me, "Of all the girls at our table, which one do you like the most?" I reply, "Dude, there's only
one girl at our table?" The one girl being Lady Nadia, of course.
At lunch, Japanese Class was cancelled. Alan was so disappointed. He didn't get to spend any time with Mariko-san.
Anyways, today, we had a special SJYS rehearsal because Yair doesn't think we're ready enough for Saturday's concert...
Hey, stuff's happening now! Cool!
But still, I gots to get to bed now. I need my sleep...
Therefore, Good Night!
Wednesday, November 20, 2002--I just remembered something I forgot to mention yesterday. According to Shawn, Jeng sounds like Rust in Assyrian. According to Justin, Dwayne sounds like Worm in Taiwanese. So, my new nickname is
Rust Wyrm!
In the meantime, this is the third day in a row of nothingness. Maybe I should try for a new goal in life... something like Rabbicide, whatever that means. (Probably not, because it means killing something, and although I have a warrior's soul, I have a pacifist's body...)
Well, Rabbits are cute, but some of the less literal ones can be more like bitches...
So... *looks around the room* *looks at the listener* *looks around the room* Good Night!
Tuesday, November 19, 2002--I am suffering from a severe case of senioritis. Sure, I do my homework, but instead of doing it at home, I do it at school. So what if my homework is always done the day after it's assigned rather than the day before it's due? The fact of the matter is that I can no longer get into the working mood at home unless I feel guilty about not having started something already, like I am now.
Ah, as I predicted, my life would become boringer and boringer after I got this website. Two days in a row where absolutely nothing happened? Coincidence? Maybe. Should I go MAKE something happen? Perhaps. Should I go harass little Rodent until I trigger a school-wide incident? That would not be a good idea. However, the advantage to not having a lot to write is that you folks don't have a lot to read.
So, yeah, that's all.
The Night be Good!
Monday, November 18, 2002--An ant infestation of my house has been going on for a few days already. There's nothing to eat for breakfast except pudding, yogurt, and milk...
Today's a very non-memorable day. I can't remember anything that happened at all.
Oh, yeah, I
did go to the SJYS rehearsal, but nothing special happened there.
Damn, I think this is the first time I've had a Journal Entry lacking so much content, or is it?
Well, in any case, I bid you farewell and Good Night! (I could swear, I've said that before!)
Sunday, November 17, 2002--Another Sunday... School tomorrow... End of a three day weekend...
So anyways, I spent a lot of today working on homework and college apps. Very monotonous day today.
Oh, and I also got a haircut.
That's all. Good Night!
Saturday, November 16, 2002 - Addendum--Thanks to Bernard for showing me that the person from whom the e-mails from "Geocities" originated from the IP address 12.234.38.59,
the same IP address that had tried to perform a ballot stuffing on me. Bernard also showed me that the X-mailer program was Phasma3000, which allows people to send fake e-mails. Thus, my Online Journal (and Guestbook) are BACK IN ACTION, and the person with the IP address 12.234.38.59 shall be known henceforth as
Idiot #1.
Thank you, and Good Night!
Saturday, November 16, 2002--This morning, my parents had to drive cousin Ian and Uncle to the airport. As a result, I had to pick up Franklin from tennis. However, my mom failed to tell me WHERE tennis would be, and as a result, I was unable to complete that particular mission. Franklin, who was picked up by his friend's dad, was especially angry at me. Well, it's partially my fault for not asking where tennis was, but also my mom's fault for not telling me in the first place.
At Chinese School, I found out Claire works there for Community Service...
DWAYNE: Hi, Claire!
CLAIRE: Oh, hi, Dwayne. (
goes delivers the errand to Mrs. Liu)
DWAYNE: Wait, a minute... What's she doing here?
JUSTIN: You're so dumb, Dwayne. It's for COMMUNITY SERVICE. Even
I know that.
DWAYNE: I see. (
sees Claire finished with her errand) Bye, Claire!
CLAIRE: Bye, Dwayne.
I think as a result of that, one or more persons in my Chinese School class may or may not now be jealous of Lady Claire.
After school, I basically screwed around...
Then, Franklin decided to go with my parents to Bernard's house in Cupertino. I opted to stay home.
So, here I am, sitting at home, waiting for something to happen.
Actually, I just finished a few loose ends, played a few games, and went to sleep.
Kuut Hekrd! (That's Al Bhed for "Good Night!" Yes, I KNOW I might be a little obsessive, but everything becomes a fad when you first try it out.)
Friday, November 15, 2002--Today, when I woke up, Franklin wanted to try something different with his Yugioh cards. Instead, he would take his deck and split it with me, and we'd play, not knowing which cards we'd have. I think we were pretty much even, depending on who got a Summoned Skull more quickly.
Franklin and I tried to go see 8-mile today. It's rated R, so although they let me buy a ticket, they wouldn't let me buy a ticket for Franklin 'cause I'm not 25 yet. Oh, well. If Franklin ain't gonna get to see 8-mile, it ain't my loss. (Out of pity for Frank, I decided not to see it that day, either.)
Upon getting home, Franklin tried to teach me in "the art of Counter-Strike." Counter-Strike ain't an art. It's a science--a military science. And I ain't a good sniper, either.
So, Cousin Ian is still here and he and Frank played lots of Warcraft III and Counter-Strike while I played lots of GTAVC (my Caddie rolled into the water and I drowned!) and surfed the internet, doing some research into the FFX Optional Aeons, Celestial Weapons, Overdrives, Al Bhed Book Locations (
E cbayg Al Bhed. E's uhmo seccehk vuin maddanc, drnaa uv frelr E ymnayto ryja dra Primer vun, cu dalrhelymmo, E ymnayto ghuf dras, cu E lyh ica Gamefaqs.com du muug ib druca drnaa yht vekina dra mycd uha. Dric, E ghuf ymm uv Al Bhed.), Blitzball Info, and optional super-bosses. I also read about FFX International and about the Dark Aeons and Penance. I hear Penance is DAMN hard, as in Emerald Weapon without KoR or Omni-Slash with Mimic.
Also, Alan Watson wrote some haiku and told me to put them on my website (or at least, that's what I've been led to believe), so here they are:
"Here is my naughty haiku
I like elf girls because they are cute
I want to do naughty things"
"Crack is good for you
Cocaine is not as good, yo
Smoke it in rock-form!!!"
"Dwayne has lots of enemies
The fags refuse to reveal themselves
'Kill all of them,' says Alan"
From here, I went to bed. Good Night Elf--I mean, Good Night!
Thursday, November 14, 2002--Because you won't read this until it's long overdue, I'll try to make it short.
Hmm... not much happened at school today, but there's no school tomorrow, so I'll say, "Yeah! It's Friday!" Effectively, not actually.
Well, today my cousin Ian and my uncle came from Taiwan to visit today. Apparently, American games are also very popular in Taiwan. We (we being my brother, my cousin, and I) played lots of Warcraft III and Counter-strike. In Warcraft III, while were playing 2v2 against computers, Ian pointed out that I spent too much time in the beginning building buildings and teching up really fast that I didn't build enough troops to defend myself. That's why I kept losing against the comps.
I also played a little bit of GTAVC and some FFX. I am the King of Blitzball. Using only the original Besaid Aurochs (except that I replaced Datto with Wakka or Tidus, depending on your view of the "original Aurochs"), I managed to beat every other team, except the Al Bhed Psyches. In fact, all my losses have been to the Psyches, and I'be played about 10 games or so. (The storyline-required game against the Luca Goers doesn't count.)
Today, I have to downgrade to a lesser room to give the better room to my visiting relatives, so anyway, Good Night!
Wednesday, November 13, 2002--Cool, more mail!
"are u a dumbass. first of all i am not the one who has been sending u those messages. i just saw them for the first time and posted. i dont say my name online because this is the internet. no one says their name online unless ur an idiot like urself. i kn"
--------"bassoon", who's finally revealled his name although there is the very slight chance that he's lying, but I have no reason to believe that he isn't who he says he is
Are you a friggin' retard? I never said you were the one who was sending me all those OTHER messages. And I never said you had to post your name for the whole world to know. If you want to attack me privately where the eyes of the world cannot see you, you could just E-MAIL me instead. That way, not only do you NOT hide behind a Cloak of Anonymity, but you also keep it hidden from the rest of the world, like how you want. And if you don't know my e-mail address, I feel sorry for you and your blindness. (HINT: Look at the nav-bar on the left, and look at the bottom link.) Plus, a lot of people say their name online. Everyone who uses the internet often and visits people's websites knows that, unless you're a moron like yourself. (Yeah, and you just told me your name online, so, if your logic were indeed correct, you'd also be an idiot.)
So, idiots and cowards aside, our Kristi Kreme donuts arrived today. MMmmm... Donuts...
So, during 4th period Chem AP, I says to Nadia, "Good morning, Lady Nadia," and she replies, "What? 'Lady'?!?" Justin says, "What? Would you prefer 'Mr. Nadia'?" Nadia replies, "No, it's just that 'Lady Nadia' sounds way too formal." Okay...
So, during the lunchtime Math Meeting, I says to Connie, "Are you related Claire Chu?" "No, I don't think so." "What about Vivian Chu?" "I don't think so. Why?" "Chu isn't a very common name, is it?" "Not in California." Okei...
So, after school, I screwed around. Franklin challenged me to yet another Yugioh Duel, to which I reluctantly agreed. Dude, I think 9 games over that last week, 6 of which you kicked my ass in, is more than enough, but anyways...
Franklin got his Sword Hunter (Level 7, 2450 Attack, increases by 200 Attack points for every monster he kills) out early in the game. I tried to defend with Jirai Gumo, equipped with the Sword (2700 Attack total), but Franklin wiped it out with a Fissure. In total, Franklin claimed 3 of my cards for his Sword Hunter: my Ceremonial Bell, which I used to see the Sword Hunter before he was played; my Steel Scorpion, which I used to condemn the Sword Hunter to death after 2 turns; and my Trap Master, which I used to destroy his Ultimate Offering Trap Card. By the time the Sword Hunter died, I was near death. I tried to attack with my Bistro Butcher equipped with the Sword, but Franklin wiped out the entire board with his Dark Hole. As a result, the Sword clogged up my deck, leaving me wide open. Franklin used this to his advantage and pummeled me for the victory. End game.
In any case, someone filed a complaint in this website. Hmmm... Maybe it's the replies to the messages I got in my Guestbook, but I don't think my replies are any worse than the messages, content-wise. *shrig*
Good night!
Tuesday, November 12, 2002--Yet another mail answering session...
"yea um just saw ur guestbook now and its very itneresting. i know of many people who have problems with u and u have problems with them. but NOT ONCE have i ever seen you talk to anyone during break or anytime for that matter. you asay your are no coward"
--------anonymous, goes by the pseudonyym "bassoon"
I think you've made a mistake. I never said it was cowardly to NOT attack someone, especially if nothing is to be gained from the attack. (Counter-attack is a different matter.) What I said was that it is an act of cowardice to attack someone while hiding under the Cloak of Anonymity, SUCH AS WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW!!! If I were to attack someone, the person would KNOW that it were me and how to reach me for an intelligent discussion. Thus, I'm not the coward. If anything, YOU are the coward. You attack me and hide behind fake names that I can only link very, very weakly to your real persona. And, if after explaining it 3-4 times, each time explaining with more clarity, you STILL don't understand what I'm saying, then thou art also a fool.
So, anyways...
During Lunch today, Alan bought some pie from Jasmine Tzeng. Hmmm... The implications...
Hmm... During the Math Team Meeting, Linda took and hid Jon's book . . . in the BOOKSHELF!
Also, as I saw Claire walking away after discussing Kristi Kreme Donuts with Miss Yamamoto, I asked Joanna, "You think Claire Chu might be related to Connie Chu?" Of course, Joanna didn't know the answer.
Hmmm... Well, Franklin and I finished the Yugioh Best-6-Out-Of-11 Series of Duels.
Duel #7: On his first turn, Franklin played a monster face down. I played my Ryu-Kishin (1600 Attack) and attacked it. It turned out to be the Guardian of the Throne (or something like that, 1650 Attack, 1600 Defense), so it balanced out. Then, Franklin turned it face up and killed off my Ryu-Kishin, bringing me down to 7950 Life. On the next turn, I couldn't play anything, which left me wide open for attack. Franklin then sacrificed his Guardian for the Summoned Skull (Level 6, 2500 Attack, 1200 Defense), which attacked me, bringing me down to 5450. Next, I drew Jirai Gumo (2200 attack, if you attack with this card,there is a 50% chance you'll lose half your life). I played Block Attack to switch the Skull into Defense Mode, so I could kill it with my Jirai. However, I lost half my Life, bringing me down to 2725. After a couple turns of fighting, Franklin finally managed to wipe out my forces. Then, he used Reborn the Monster to bring back his Skull and attacked me, bringing me down to 225 Life. On my turn, I drew a worthless card, and I was wide open for attack and couldn't defend, so I forfeited.
Duel #8: Nuzzler action carried me to a relatively easy victory this time.
Duel #9: Not only did Franklin get an early Summoned Skull, but he also used 2 Ground Collapse to reduce my monster field to 1 monster. As a result, I was on the run the whole game. The closest I came to a comeback was when I equipped my La Jinn with the Nuzzler (1800+700=2500 Attack total). Then, I attacked, hoping to annihilate the Skull. However, Franklin used Reverse Trap, which resulted in the death of my La Jinn. Franklin then used his Skull to win the Duel, and therefore, the whole series.
Final score: 6-3, Franklin wins.
Other than that, that's all for today.
Good Night! (And may the Evil Night never come!)
Monday, November 11, 2002--
Veteran's Day
Today's a national holiday, so we don't need to go to school. Unfortunately, the parents didn't get a day off and still had to go to work.
Apparently, there's a new Yugioh Booster, called Pharaoh's Servant. I bought one. Apparently, we got 1st Edition Boosters, and Toys'r'us forgot to charge us double price, as is customary with Limited Edition stuff. Inside...
- Steel Ogre Grotto #2 - Level 6, 1900 Attack, 2200 Defense.
- Earthshaker - Trap Card. I give my opponent a choice of 2 Elements, and whichever one he picks, all monsters of that Element are destroyed.
- Mr. Volcano - Level 5, 2100 Attack, 1300 Defense. (Looks like a Marvel Comics character)
- Science Soldier - Level 3, 800 Attack, 800 Defense.
- *rare*Skull Invitation - Permanent Trap Card. Every time a card is sent to the Graveyard, the owner loses 300 Life.
- Armored Glass - Trap Card. Negates the effect of all Equip Magic Cards for 1 turn.
- Flame Champion - Level 5, 1900 Attack, 1300 Defense.
- Respect Play - Permanent Trap Card. Both players have to show their hands every time it's their turn.
- Girochin Kuwagata - Level 4, 1700 Attack, 1000 Defense.
So, the Yugioh 11-game series continues...
Duel #5: Franklin used his Ground Collapse Magic Card on the first turn to reduce the number of monsters I can play at once from 5 to 3--a useless move. I played a monster with 1500 Attack and equipped with with the Nuzzler (+700 Attack) and wiped out his first line of defense. Next turn, I played a second monster with 1500 Attack, so I could use the first monster (now at 2200 attack) to wipe out the monster Franklin played and use the second monster to deal 1500 Direct Damage. On the next turn, I drew the Sword of Deep-Seated (+500 Attack), so I equipped it on my 2nd monster. Then, I played a third monster with 1500 Attack (and filled up my monster zone), and did even more damage. At this point in the game, Franklin had but 3000 Life left. Then, on the next turn, I drew my Mr. Volcano (Level 5, 2100 Attack) and sacrificed the third 1500 Attack monster to play it. Then, my army of 2200 Attack, 2000 Attack, and 2100 Attack kicked Franklin's behind. Duel over!
Duel #6: Well into the game, Franklin had destroyed my forces with a Swamp Battleguard (1800 attack). I was ready to play a strong monster to defend myself, but Franklin held his hand threateningly over a face-down Trap Card. I suspected it was a Trap Hole, so instead, I played my Steel Scorpion face-down. Franklin then revealed that he had been bluffing. Then, his Swamp Battleguard attacked my Steel Scorpion and killed it. Now, he would be marked for death in 2 turns. Next, I decided to destroy whatever Trap Franklin had hidden, so I played my Trap Master face down, which Franklin promptly attacked. This activated the Trap Master's special power, and I destroyed the Trap, which turned out to be a Dragon Capture Jar. On my next turn, I should have played my La Jinn (1800 Attack) with the Nuzzler and kill off the Swamp Battleguard, but I decided to wait it out this one turn. This mistake proved fatal. Franklin sacrificed the Swamp Battleguard for his Summoned Skull (Level 6, 2500 Attack), which I quickly destroyed with my Fissure. The next part of the game is a blur, but I do recall using my Ceremonial Bell to reveal a Fissure in Franklin's hand, so I proceeded with caution, caution that may have cost me the game. I'm not sure how, but somehow, I pulverised Franklin down to 2050 Life, while I had 6300 Life. Then, after Franklin made a comeback cleared away my forces, I played one last card, the Princess of Tsurugi, face-down. I drew a Jirai Gumo (Level 4, 2200 Attack, if you attack with this, there is a 50% chance that you'll lose half your Life). I also had on my Magic Card Zone a face-down Dark Hole (destroys ALL monsters in play), so I saw my chance. If my Jirai were to attack, Franklin would die, and it wouldn't matter if I lost Life or not. So, first, I flipped the Princess to use her special power to do Direct Damage to Franklin for 500 damage, bringing him down to 1550. Then, I played the Dark Hole to wipe the board clear, then played my Jirai and attacked. I thought I won, but Franklin had Waboku, which protected him for a turn. Also, I lost half of my Life (lost the coin toss), so it went down to 3150. Then, Franklin (finally) played his Fissure and destroyed my Jirai. Then, he used Reborn the Monster to bring back his Summoned Skull and attacked me directly, bringing me down to 650 Life. I drew a card, and it was useless, so I forfeited. The final score was 1550-650, in Franklin's favor.
After the game, I looked at my deck and saw that my Bistro Butcher (1800 Attack) was coming up. If I just had 1 more turn, I would have gotten the Bistro Butcher and could have equipped it with the Nuzzler, bringing him up to 2500 Attack, to equalize the Summoned Skull.
Running score is 4-2 in Franklin's favor.
Next, we played some Warcraft III.
In our first game, I chose Humans and Franklin chose Night Elf. Franklin also threw in a Random comp for 3-way game. Early on in the game, Franklin was attacked by the comp, so he fled and started rebuilding IN MY NATURAL EXPANSION. Naturally, I killed him with my Mountain King, my 5 footmen, and my 3 Mortar Teams. Thus, Franklin was eliminated. After that, I didn't feel like playing against the comp, so I quit. The whole game took 15 minutes.
We played a second game, another 3-way between me, frank, and the comp. I picked random and got dealt Night Elves. Franklin chose Night Elves. The comps were Random and were dealt Undead. I got attacked early on in the game by the Undead comp. Thus, the whole game I was on the run. I kept sending Wisps back and forth between my expansion and my base in attempts to build a Tree of Life and salvage something. In the end, I just died. So did Franklin.
Finally, for our third game, Franklin wanted to play a 2v1comp. I picked Random and got dealt Night Elf again. Franklin picked Night Elf. We set the comp to Random and it became Orcs. I built a Demon Hunter and 5 Archers and went creeping, then, after losing 2 of my Archers, I added 5 Huntresses to my attack squad and did some more creeping. I made it up to Level 4 and lost only 1 Huntress. During that time, I found 3 +9 Claws of Attack. Then, I went back to base and built up my army. I had 1 Demon Hunter, 5 Huntresses, 6 Archers, and 6 Ballistae. In the meantime, Franklin had built an expansion just outside the comp's base and blocked them from expanding. Then, I sent in my army and wiped them out. My Demon Hunter reached Level 5 by the end. Franklin's Priestess was only at Level 3. The Comp had a Level 6 Blademaster and a Level 5 Farseer. It last half an hour. Too easy!
So, even though I had a break from school, there was no break from SJYS Rehearsal. I had a good time... Looks like Fate dealt me a good opening hand. Now, all I got to do is play my cards right. But, if life is like one of those "Fantasy" Card Games, maybe I need to buy new cards and improve my deck. Let's see if anyone can figure out THAT extended metaphor.
In any case, it is time for me to go to sleep.
I bid you farewell and Good Night!
Sunday, November 10, 2002--Oooh! More fan mail!
"You are in a sense being a coward by aying those idiots in SJYS...it's not like you mention any names either..."
--------unsigned
I think you misunderstand. I call them cowards because they leave me a message trying to harass me without also leaving me their name, e-mail, or any other contact info. In other words, an anonymous attack, simply because they fear retaliation. I don't. If I wanted to verbally attack someone, I wouldn't do it while hiding behind a cloak of anonymity. Since I give out my name and e-mail address on every page, if you took offense to what I'm saying, you can always write me a rebuttal by posting in my guestbook like you are now, or you could e-mail me (except that would reveal your e-mail address and you're too cowardly to do that), or you could confront me in person (except that would reveal who you are and you're hella too cowardly to do that). When you contact me and try to verbally abuse me anonymously like you're doing right now, I can't track you down. I can't send you e-mail. I can't confront you in person. All I can do is post something on my website and hope that you'll read it.
Oh, and as to naming the names, I'm not going to do so here, because that would be insulting them behind they're backs, and I prefer to insult them TO THEIR FACE. I ain't a coward.
Anyways, today, I spent the most of my day working on the RPing stuff for
Avalanche Online.
However, Franklin and I DID play a game of Warcraft III, 1v1, Night Elf VS Night Elf.
In the beginning of the game, I built an army consisting of 1 Demon Hunter, 3 Huntresses, 3 Dryads (they're cute!), 3 Ballistae, 6 Archers, and 3 Trees of Eternity. Yes, you heard me correctly, 3 Trees of Eternity. I sent my attack squad in and destroyed Franklin's base, only to find that he had sent in his base to attack mine. So, I TPed back home to defend. However, Franklin apparently had another expansion somewhere. First, I rebuilt my attack squad. Of my 3 Dryads, only 2 survived, but I didn't built any more. Of my 6 Archers, only 3 survived, so built 3 Hippogryphs and mounted my Archers on them. Then, I built some Huntresses so I would have a total of 4 and some Ballistae so I would have a total of 5. I also built a Priestess of the Moon. I ended up wandering the map for about 20 minutes looking for Franklin. I found a few minor clusters of buildings, but nothing really. Finally, I found him in an obscure corner of the map, so I attacked. However, there was this large field of empty land that I couldn't cross. Suddenly, a whole bunch of Archers appeared. In the ensuing battle, my Hippogryph Riders, Huntresses, Dryads, and Priestess were wiped out. Then, my Demon Hunter had a fight against Frankin's Priestess. I used Metamorphosis (and Immolation) while his Priestess used Starfall. I won, barely, with about 120 HP left, so I retreated him. Then, my 5 Ballistae and 3 Trees wiped out the remainder of Franklin's base, and I finally won.
By the time of my final attack, I had gotten all of the upgrade in the Hunter's Hall. Also, I had a Level 8 Demon Hunter (personal record) and a Level 3 Priestess. Franklin had a Level 6 Priestess. I had a 80% Tech Percentage, as opposed to Franklin's 30%.
It was the first time Franklin and I have finished a 1v1 game of Warcraft III. (The Undead VS Undead game a while ago doesn't count, because we never finished it, and it could have gone either way.) I won. Apparently, Warcraft III isn't one of those games Franklin's going to be better than me at. Then again, it always takes him some time to get good. Hmmm...
Franklin commented that he wanted to play Starcraft, but we can't install it on his new comp because stupid Sarah lost our CD.
In any case, after dinner, I played Final Fantasy X a bunch...
*spoiler*
Goddamn Yunalesca's so damn hard!*spoiler*
(highlight the part between the two "*spoiler*" marks to reveal the spoiler.
In any case, Good Night!
Elf girls are cute!
Saturday, November 9, 2002--I went to the Santa Clara University High School Math Contest today. I got a perfect score, as did Ke. All it comes down to know is the tie-breakers: How well you explain your work.
I also saw an old friend: Joyce from the ARML.
Poor Connie! She had to wait a whole hour for her friend Joanna to finish with the test so they can go find where they need to meet for the carpool back home. Connie only used 2 of the 3 hours given, while Joanna used the whole time. Well, at least she's thorough and persistent.
Franklin and I went Christmass shopping today. We bought GTA Vice City, but family tradition requires us to keep our gift sealed until Christmas. We also bought our dad a gift. More on that in a month and a half.
Because Franklin can't open GTA Vice City yet, he decided to rent it at Blockbuster. It's just as fun as GTA3, except with more vehicles and a new map.
We also got new Yugioh cards. Kenny told us that there was a tournament going on with the Yugioh club today. "Franklin, you're supposed to tell me about these things!" "Hey, I don't go to meetings anymore because they aren't at T-period."
In any case, in my Metal Raiders Booster:
- Pumpking the King of Ghosts - Level 6, 1800 Attack, 2000 Defense, gets stronger when the Castle of Dark Illusion is face-up on the field. Too bad neither of us have that card.
- Giltia the D. Knight - Fusion Card, 1850 Attack, 1500 Defense.
- Electric Lizard - Level 3, 850 Attack, 800 Defense, if any non-zombie attacks this monster, it can't attack on its next turn.
- Leghul - Level 1, 300 Attack, 350 Defense, can attack your opponent's Life Points directly.
- *rare*Hoshiningen - Level 2, 500 Attack, 700 Defense, the Light Lord, increases all Light monsters' Attack by 500 and all Dark monsters' Attack by 400. This guy will balance out Franklin's Dark Lord.
- Hyosube - Level 4, 1500 Attack, 900 Defense.
- Disk Magician - Level 4, 1350 Attack, 1000 Defense.
- Rabid Horseman - Fusion card, combination of the Battle Ox and Mystic Horseman, both of which I have. Too bad I don't have a Polymerization. Well, he's not all that good anyway. 2000 Attack, 1700 Defense.
- Steel Scorpion - Level 1, 250 Attack, 300 Defense, any monster that attacks this card is destroyed on the end of its 3rd turn.
In my Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Booster:
- Masaki the Legendary Swordsman - Level 4, 1100 Attack, 1100 Defense.
- M-Warrior #1 - Level 3, 1000 Attack, 500 Defense.
- Mountain - Terrain card, boosts the Attack and Defense of all Dragon, Winged Beast, and Thunder-Type monsters by 200 points.
- Mystical Moon - Equip card, increases the Attack and Defense of a Beast-Warrior monster by 300 points.
- *rare*Stop Defense - Magic card, changes an opponent's defending monsters to attack mode.
- Larvas - Level 3, 800 Attack, 1000 Defense.
- Basic Insect - Level 2, 500 Attack, 700 Defense.
- Ray & Temperature - Level 3, 1000 Attack, 1000 Defense.
- Dragon Treasure - Equip Card, boosts a Dragon's Attack and Defense by 300.
So, after playing GTA Vice City a bunch, our parents went to Bernard's house to play Mah-jiang with their group, and Franklin and I decided to tag along. 5-player Bomberman is fun! Oh, and while we were there, I got on AIM, which turned out to be AIM+, Bernard's sister Kellie's friend Wendi cloned a copy of AIM and went online, and we started IMing each other ON THE SAME COMP!!! At one point, I asked, "How can you tell which one belongs to who?" and Wendi replied by accidentally IMing herself with my SN.
So, that's the end of THAT story. Good night!
Friday, November 8, 2002--It rained a hella lot today. I enjoy the rain. It seems so... pacifying. It makes you want to forget all your troubles.
Which reminds me, I forgot to make comments about last night's thunderstorm. So, my brother and I see a really, really big flash of lightning. Franklin says, "Whoa! Thunder." I reply, "It's more like Thundara." Then, there's this enormously loud clash of thunder, and I say, "Now THAT'S Thundaga." (FF reference, here...)
Anyway, today in Zeroth/First period Math 73, I didn't pay attention AT ALL. Instead, I read a little book about paradoxes. Whoops!
Darn those sophomores and their Rabbit. Thanks to them, I felt uncomfortable staying for the Math Club Meeting AGAIN. And Math Club is supposed to be MY turf. Oh, well. Whatever.
So, later, at home, Franklin wants to continue the 6 out of 11 series...
Duel #3: Franklin managed to get his Summoned Skull out early in the game, but after I had already used up a Block Attack. I never managed to get a second one, so I couldn't beat him. Damn, that Summoned Skull is by far the cheapest card in the game.
Duel #4: My starting hand had the Lava Battleguard and the Swamp Battleguard, and I managed to bring out both of them. However, by the time I did, Franklin had already put up his Labyrinth Wall (the 3000 Defense card), so my attack force was basically worthless. On top of that, he killed then killed off my Lava Battleguard with a Fissure, reducing my Swamp Battleguard back to 1800. Later in the game, I had a Battle Ox equipped with the Sword of Deep-Seated for a combined 2200 attack and a face down Hane-Hane. I flipped my Hane-Hane to send the Labyrinth Wall back to Franklin's hand. Then, I sacrificed my Hane-Hane for Gyukatenno Megami (Level 6, 1800 attack, 2000 defense), playing it face-down. Using my Battle-Ox, I wiped out Franklin's remaining forces except for 1 face down card that I saw Franklin play thanks to my Ceremonial Bell. It was the Princess of Tsurugi. In desperation, Franklin flipped the Princess (dealing 2000 damage to me), played the Axe of Despair to increase the Princess's attack to 1900, then played the Bladefly to increase the Princess's attack even further to 2400. Franklin opted to attack by Battle Ox, but I played Reinforcements, which boosted his attack to 2700 temporarily, just enough to kill the Princess by 300 points. Franklin then sacrificed his Bladefly to return his Axe. Somehow, Franklin managed to kill off my Battle Ox, so I played the Destroyer Golem and equipped him with the Sword and the Nuzzler (1500+500+700 attack) and wiped out Franklin's remaining forces. Then, Frankin tried playing the Bistro Butcher with his Axe (1800+1000 attack) and using De-spell to remove the Nuzzler. I returned the Nuzzler to the top of my Deck at the cost of 500 Life. Then, Franklin attacked my Destroyer Golem with his powered up Bistro. According to the numbers, he should have won by 800 points, but instead, I played my Reverse Trap, which used the Axe to reduce Franklin's Bistro to 800 attack (and my own Golem's attack to 1000), so I destroyed Franklin's Bistro.
Franklin later realized that if he had NOT used De-spell, my Reverse Trap would not have worked out, and he would have beaten me. Just 1 simple mistake, Franklin. Then, Franklin was wide open for an assault. I re-equipped the Nuzzler to the Destroyer Golem. On the next turn, I drew my own Bistro Butcher, so I flipped up Megami, only to have Franklin destroy it with a Trap Hole. So, I played the Bistro (1800 attack) and used it with the powered up Destroyer Golem (2700 attack) to kick Franklin's butt.
So, now, the running score is 3-1, in Franklin's favor.
In any case, I need to go to sleep now, because I need to go to the Santa Clara University High School Math Contest tomorrow.
Good night!
Thursday, November 7, 2002--Dwayne answers the letters he's received in his guestbook today!
"How can you say there are so many cowards at school and SJYS...yea sure there are some 'idiots' everywhere but don'y judge people unless you really know them...outward perception can always be decieving. dont be so judgmental...there are so many chill peo"
--------unsigned
Well, let's see, if someone comes along and criticizes you hatefully without any evidence or support to back up their claims, and all they know how to do insult you, then, based on that evidence, I'm sure I can label them as an idiot
. Yeah, when I criticize them and call them idiots, at least I can pull out actual evidence. For example, "Philip's" post on my guestbook insulted me without any basis, reason, rhyme, or logic to it. It was a completely random attack with very little, if any, truth or intelligence in it. Therefore, I can label him an idiot and be justified. There's nothing wrong with what I'm doing. If he acts like an idiot, either he is an idiot or he prefers to be labeled as one.
"yea ok im just wondering dwayne. do you like a lot of girls because u always talk about them in your website and after u say their names u act all sad like 'shrig'. then you go and say stuff like damnit a million times. i think u shuld take a chill pill a"
--------"anonomy"
Just because I say a girl's name on my website doesn't mean I like them. Just because I say a girl's name on my website doesn't mean I don't
like them. There is no correlation whatsoever. Oh, and if you want to be my therapist, why don't you tell me who you are instead of hiding behind a cloak of anonymity? Yeah, that's what I thought. You prefer to hide in the shadows like the rest of them. That's the difference between you and me. I don't mind--in fact, I enjoy--direct confrontation. And don't even try to call me a hypocrite, because everyone knows that this is the most direct I can get considering I don't even know who you are.
"if u dont like us sjys 'idiots' then quit."
--------unsigned
I don't hate ALL the people at SJYS, just the idiots. Plus, I like playing orchestra music. It's fun!
Well, I'm back from my "question"
answer mode.
Anyway...
Today at lunch, I was supposed to go to a TEAMS meeting in the Speech & Debate Room as directed by Linda Fang (she promised me that there would be no "plots to kill me" and no "Diane Ko"), but just before I went in, I smelled a rat, so I ditched the meeting. Instead, I went to the Japanese Directed Study with Cindy Liu, Maria "Mariko" Motonaga, and Fukui-sensei.
So, I say, "I'm sorry, but I forgot my book and my homework." Fukui-sensei says something to me in Japanese, and I reply, "I also forgot my Japanese." Geez, I'm going to have to study up on my Japanese if I don't want to look like a fool in front of Mariko-san.
In any case, at home, Franklin challenged me to a series of Yugioh duels, best 6 out of 11.
Duel #1: Franklin got out his Curse of Dragon (Level 5, 2000 attack) early, and I quickly brought out my Swordstalker (Level 5, 2000 attack) to balance it out. Unfortunately, he attached his Ring of Magnetism on my Swordstalker, reducing his attack (and defense) by 500 points, making it really easy to kill it. After that, I never managed to bring out anything to get rid of his Curse of Dragon, and he stacked 5 monsters against me. Naturally, he won.
Duel #2: Early on in the game, I got my Judge Man (Level 6, 2200 attack, my 2nd strongest monster) out and attached it with the Sword of Deep-Seated (+500 attack, returns to the top of your deck when destroyed), but Franklin killed it with a Fissure. Fortunately for me, I had Reborn the Monster in my first draw and I drew in La Jinn (Level 4, 1800 attak) on my 2nd turn, so I had a powerful monster and a chance to revive my best. Franklin brought out his Labyrinth Walls (Level 5, 0 attack, 3000 Defense) knowing I would never be able to pierce it. However, I decided to play my Blast Juggler face down and wait for another monster with low enough attack (1000 or less) so I could detonate my Blast Juggler and destroy the Wall (and the other monster). I ended up killing a few good candidates. Whoops! Franklin finally brought out his Wall of Illusion (Low Level, 1000 attack, 1850 Defense, any monster attacking this will be returned to the hand). I tried to detonate the Blast Juggler, but Franklin killed it off with a Ryu-Kishin (1600 attack). I then attacked Ryu-Kishin with my La Jinn (who now had the Sword, so he had a total attack of 2300). Franklin tried to use Reverse Trap to use the Sword to weaken my La Jinn, but I countered with my own Reverse Trap and balanced it out. Then, after playing my Dark Zebra (1800 attack), I killed the Wall of Illusion with my La Jinn, returning the La Jinn to my hand and the Sword to my deck. I forget how, but Franklin managed to get rid of my Zebra. Then, seeing my opening, I used Reborn to revive my Judge Man, equipped him with the Sword, and equipped him with the Nuzzler (+700 attack) I just drew to bring him up to a total of 3400 attack. I tried to attack the Labyrinth Wall, but Franklin played his Reverse Trap (he had brought it back with his Mask of Darkness), so it reduced my Judge Man's attack to 1000, hurting me for 2000 damage and bringing me down to 1900 Life. Then, Franklin played the Horn of Light to protect his Wall, which I removed with a De-Spell, then destroyed his Wall with my Judge Man. Shortly afterwards, Franklin used a Dark Hole to wipe out the entire field. Then, using a 1600 attack monster, he directly assaulted me, bringing me down to 300 Life. I brought back my La Jinn (it was still in my hand) equipped him with the Sword and attacked. Frankin wiped it out with a Fissure. Then, a series of Monsters and Swords were played and destroyed. Finally, I had a Mystic Clown with the Sword (total 2000 attack) and a Bistro Butcher (1800 attack) on the field. using this combo, I brought Franklin down to 1450 Life (from 7450). Then, Franklin played a Giant Soldier of Stone (2000 defense). I had a hunch that it was one of those defense cards, so I revealed it with a quick hit from my Mystic Clown. Franklin, knowing I couldn't pierce his Stone Solider, was safe for a few turns. During those turns, I drew and played Ookazi, hitting him for 800 direct damage, bringing him down to 650. Then, Franklin drew and played Tremendous Fire, dealing 1000 damage to me and 500 to him. The final score was 150-0, Franklin winning. This was the 2nd duel I lost solely because of Tremendous Fire. Looking at my deck, I found that the next card was a Snake Fang, a Trap that reduces the target's defense by 500 Defense temporarily, which would have been enough to wipe out Franklin's Soldier of Stone and deplete his remaining Life points. All I needed was ONE MORE TURN! Oh, well.
Franklin stands at a total record of 2-0 in the series, and I have to update my blog and go to sleep. *yawn* Good night.
Wednesday, November 6, 2002--There's nothing I hate more than a coward who avoids confrontations, especially the idiot who posted in my guestbook as "Philip" and who had his post deleted do to the complete idiocy and irreverence (yes, I spelled that correctly, I know my vocabulary) of his messages. I hate idiots like "Philip" almost as much as I hate cowards. There are too damn many idiots at Leland & at SJYS.
During 4th period Chem AP, we had our tests returned, and as people were looking over their mistakes, Iwen kept asking to look for my test. Apparently, she hates my guts but likes my brains. *shrug*
After-school, I came home and had a lot of catchup work on... surfing the internet and wasting time? WTF?!? Who writes these cue-cards?
I'm still thinking of that fortune cookie that told me, "There is a true and sincere friendship between you both."
DAMNIT!!!
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I think I've lost my insanity...
Tuesday, November 5, 2002--I worked the polls today. As quoted from the essay I had to write for Mrs. Bergantz...
"I worked at precinct #1046, whose voting place was at the residence of a family called Redding at Yarmouth off Tunbridge off Via Valiente (just south of Leland). I worked there full day.
The whole day went very smoothly. No one caused trouble. Everyone, both voters and poll workers seemed to know exactly what to do. We had a rush in the morning as soon as the polls opened and at the end just before the polls closed, but very little action in between. Overall, we had a 40% turnout (267 out of 647), as calculated by my friend Andrew Matsuoka.
I remember this one man who showed up very early in the morning who wanted to vote, but he was in the wrong precinct. When we told him so, he told us, "Well, I'm not going to vote today." When we replied that all he had to do was find the right precinct, he replied, "I don't have time. I have to go to work." It was one of the saddest things I've ever seen. Someone simply gave up his right to vote because of the mad pace of life in the modern world. In retrospect, we should have let him vote Provisionally, but by the time we thought of it, it was too late.
Also, an old friend of mine came to vote at our precinct. Elly Drygas, who graduated from Leland last year, had come home from college and voted. (The cause and effect relation of the two events is uncertain.)
That day, my mom had packed my lunch for me, so I ate it in 10 minutes. However, lunch break was an hour long, and later, the rest of the poll workers strong recommended to me that I go take the remaining 50 minutes of my break. "You could go crazy without it," they said, so I went home and took a nap. Dinner break was much different. Driving to McDonald's, eating, and driving back took the entire 30 minutes. Dinner break should be longer. I later heard from my friend Ryan Chao that the workers at his precinct got free lunch and dinner. I'm not sure what happened there, though.
I hear that starting in the year 2004, we'll have electronic voting. That will be interesting to see. Lucky for me, I'll be old enough to vote for that election, so I can actually try it. However, unless we have an election in 2003, I probably won't get to try those punchboxes (with the chads and everything).
Volunteering as a poll worker was a rewarding experience from me. I learned a lot about how voting in California works. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to work at the polls this year."
I got back home that night just in time for
Smallville... Then, I went to sleep. Good night!
Monday, November 4, 2002--I have an addendum for yesterday. It's in
magenta.
In 3rd period Government... Hmmm... I wonder why Yily decided to call on me first for help with the question Mrs. Bergantz gave her... Oh, well. Probably just coincidence.
So, at lunch, I happen to eat lunch near the Science Club Room, and the UTA, who happen to RUN Science Club, dragged me into the room to participate. *shrug*.
Later...
Me: I paid Claire $12 so I could have some of her donuts. No, Alan, that is NOT innuendo.
Alan: Man, I wish I could pay her $250 for some of her
donuts.
Dwayne:
(disapprovingly) THAT is innuendo.
The thing is, tonight, I have SJYS rehearsal until 9:40 (and I have to leave home at 6pm), and tomorrow I have to work at the election at 6:30am (so, I have to wake up at 5:30am), which means I need to get to bed ASAP after coming home from rehearsal, which means there won't be time to update my webbie, which means I have to update it now when the day is only 75% over. Tomorrow, I'll probably have an addendum of today.
Good night anyway!
Sunday, November 3, 2002--I have a few additions to yesterday in
green.
As the day began, Franklin challenged me to a "quick" Yugioh duel. Toward the end of it, Franklin had used Monster Reborn to revive his Magician of Faith (a weak card, but has the ability to bring back any Magic Card when flipped) and placed it face down, along side of another face-down monster that I was sure had 2000 defense. The only Monster Card I had in my hand was the Lord of D (1200 attack), but I had the Sword of Deep-Seated, so I played Lord of D with the Sword to bring his attack power to 1700, then I played my Reinforcements Trap Card to temporarily increase Lord of D's attack power to 2200, just barely enough to kill Franklin's Defensive Card. My plan was to destroy the defensive card, then use Share the Pain so that we would both have to sacrifice monsters, and Franklin would lose his Magician of Faith without getting to use her special power. You see, Franklin had lost his Axe of Despair (+1000 to attack, can be returned to the top of your deck when lost by sacrificing a monster). He had but 1 Monster, and it was equipped with the Axe, so I played Fissure and destroyed it so that he would lose the Axe and be unable to bring it back. However, his Magician of Faith would bring back the Axe, and I had to prevent that. Unfornately, Franklin played Castle Walls, a trap card that increases a card's defense by 500 points, so my Lord of D lost the battle. On his turn, Franklin played a 1650 attack monster. Then, Franklin activated the Magician's power, then sacrificed it and his defensive card, paying 500 Life because he had Ultimate Offering, to summon the Dark Magician. I had a Trap Hole in waiting, so I played it, killing the Magician. Franklin hadn't chosen the card to bring back using the Magician of Faith, so he brought back Reborn, and used it right away to bring back the Dark Magician. Using the combined pair of the Dark Magician and the 1650 attack monster, he killed the Lord of D and wiped out my life points. In retrospect, technically, Franklin activated the Magician of Faith's power BEFORE he summoned the Dark Magician, so I should have wait for him to choose the card first, THEN play the Trap Hole (when the sequence of the summoning of the Dark Magician was suppose to happen). He would have probably picked the Axe, but this wouldn't have helped. He would have played it on his 1650 attack monster to bring it up to 2650 attack, and I would have lost anyway. Whatever. Good game.
I'm working on my UC (University of California) & Stanford Applications now!
At Taste of China, while I was looking over the menu, I found some "Fried Coconet", an obvious typo. So, my dad told me once he was at a restaurant, and one of the dishes was Hunan Beef, but there was a typo and it read HUMAN Beef instead. Hmm... Human Bovine, how interesting...
Also, the eggrolls we ordered came with sweet & sour sauce as well as a mysterious yellow sauce I decided to try. I put a BUNCH on my eggroll, and the thing was so damn spicy, I spat it right back out. Franklin yelled at me, but I told him, "If you had put as much as I did, you'd spit it out, too." He didn't dare try to prove me wrong.
At Taste of China for dinner, I got a fortune cookie that read, "There is a true and sincere friendship between you both." Who are "you both"?
I need to come to a decision by tomorrow, or else I'll have to wait a whole week. Argh! Why does this have to be so hard?!?
Screw it! Good night...
Why do I get the feeling I've said that before?
Saturday, November 2, 2002 - Addendum--Franklin challenged me to some more duels.
Duel #4: I think Franklin didn't get a fair share of monsters in his hands. I easily fended off everything he threw at me with a series of monsters with 1500 attack power + the Malevolent Nuzzler (+700 attack). I won rather easily, thanks to some Nuzzler action.
Toward the end of the duel, I had my Battle Ox (1700 attack) on the field and Franklin was wide open. I just drew Reborn the Monster. In my hand, I also had the Swamp Battleguard (Lv5/Atk1800/Def1500, increases attack by 500 for every Lava Battleguard you currently control) in my hand. My Lava Battleguard (Lv5/Atk1550/Def1800, increases attack by 500 for every Swamp Battleguard you currently control) was in the graveyard, as was Franklin's Dark Magician. I had the choice of reviving my Lava Battleguard and sacrificing my Battle Ox for my Swamp Battleguard so that they would increase each other's power, so that I would have a total attack of 4350 (2300+2050), or I could have revived Franklin's Dark Magician and use it for myself for a total attack of 4200 (2500 + 1700). I chose the higher single attack over higher total attack, and using this combo, I kicked ass and brought Franklin from near full to nothing pretty quickly. Naturally, Franklin challenged me to another duel.
Duel #5: Toward the end, I had Big Eye and Ceremonial Bell out, both face down, so I first flipped Big Eye, activating his special power that allows me to see the next 5 cards in my deck and arrange them in any order I wanted. I saw that I had a Blue Eyes coming up, so I moved it to my next card. Then, I flipped over the Ceremonial Bell, activating its special power that allows both players to see each others hands. I saw Franklin had a Fissure, a Magic Card that kills the weakest face-up opponent monster. If I sacrificed Big Eye and the Bell and had Blue Eyes attacking alone, I knew Franklin would destroy it with his Fissure. I had Gyakytenno Megami (Lv6/Atk1800/Def2000) in my hand, so I sacrificed my Bell to play it. (Consequently, our respective hands were hidden again.) On my next turn, I drew Blue Eyes. On the turn after that, I drew the monster card I had, by luck, placed just after Blue Eyes. Lucky for me, I had Ultimate Offering out (allows me to play multiple monsters at a price of 500 Life after the first), so I played that minor monster, then sacrificed it and Big Eye to play Blue Eyes. (I think I also managed to kill of Franklin's last defending card with something I don't remember). Then, Blue Eyes and Megami did a combined attack for 4800 damage. Because of my Blue Eyes-Megami combo and because Franklin couldn't save his life with his Fissure--it would have targeted Megami, the weaker card--he lost that duel. Franklin likes to challenge me to duels until he wins, so it only seems natural that he challenged me to one last duel.
Duel #6: Toward the end of the duel, Franklin had his Labyrinth Walls (Lv5/Atk0/Def3000) (yes, a whopping 3000 defense) and 1 other monster at 1550 attack (Skull Red Bird, I think). Earlier in the duel, when the Labyrinth Walls was face down, I attacked it with a monster with only 1500 attack, hurting me for 1500 damage. In the end, this made all the difference. I had a face-down Big Eye, which I flipped face up to find, once again, Blue Eyes at the top of my deck. In my hand, I had a Sword of Deep-Seated and Hane-Hane, a weak monster who's Flip-Effect Special Power allowed me to send 1 card back to my opponents hands. I played my Hane-Hane face-down, then equipped Big Eye with the Sword, increasing his attack power to 1700, so I could kill the Skull Red Bird. Franklin had no moves available. I had seen his Wall Shadow earlier in the game by using the Ceremonial Bell to reveal his hand. The Wall Shadow has 1600 attack and 3000 defense, but he can only be summoned by using the Magic Card "Magical Labyrinth" on the Labyrinth Walls. Obviously, he was still waiting for Magical Labyrinth. On my next turn, I drew Blue Eyes, flipped Hane-Hane face up to send Franklin's Labyrinth walls back to his hand. Then, I sacrificed Hane-Hane and Big Eye to summon the Blue Eyes White Dragon, with which I used to attack Franklin directly for 3000 damage. (The Sword of Deep-Seated, as per it's special card rules, went to the top of my deck. I knew Franklin would try to bring back his Labyrinth Walls, and I was going to be ready with the Sword, bringing my Blue Eyes' attack to 3500, more than enough to breeak down Franklin's Walls.) However, before I had a chance, Franklin used Change of Heart to steal my Blue Eyes from me. At this point, I had around 2300 Life points, just barely low enough for Franklin to kill me with my own Dragon. Earlier (after the first 3 duels), Franklin had said that his friend, who has a really bad deck, "put up a better fight than me". Well, I'm sure these last three duels show that I AM a worthy opponent. I may not be the best, but I still make do with what I got.
BTW, for those who are interested, the "Omni-Soul" is a reincarnation-like belief (not MY belief, though), that everyone's soul is just an incarnation of the Omni-Soul, who exists outside of time & space. However, in the physical plane of the universe, every person is, at another point in time & space, that other person who sits right next to you in class...or at work or whatever.
Whatever... Good night!
Saturday, November 2, 2002--Today, at Chinese School, we were late to the fire drill. As a result, we only needed to stand outside for, like, a minute. While I was out there, I noticed that Little Rodent wore pants. (A rare occasion. She usually doesn't wear pants. No, you sick freak! She usually wears a skirt!)
During break, Justin and I played Basketball. He said that he needed to score 3 baskets to win while I only needed to score 1. Since Justin is so damn taller than me and had so much more skill, he beat me. In the end, I tried to make a desperate maneuver to get under and around Justin, only to accidentally hit myself in the face with the ball. Whoops!
I later told Justin that my brother Franklin, he may not be all that tall, but he has DEXTERITY. Justin says, "Oh, yeah? I have ENERGY. And you have VITALITY!" I say, "No, I don't. I have, like, unused stat points." Justin replies, "No, you're more of a Level 1 character."
Also, we ate at Jasmine Alley again today. Not only does the name sound wrong and the service is bad, but this time, my beef noodle was ABSOLUTELY TASTELESS.
During the afternoon, I got the idea that Counter-strike was infecting my computer, but I was wrong. It's something else that has been infecting my computer.
After dinner, Franklin's friend finally delivered the Yugioh Magic Ruler Booster that I had bought. I got:
- Red Archery Girl (Lv4/Atk1400/Def1500)
- Ancient One of the Deep Forest (Lv6/Atk1800/Def1900)
- Upstart Goblin (Magic Card, I get to draw 1 extra card, but my opponent gets 1000 Life.
- Kotodama (Lv3/Atk0/Def1600 If this card is face up, any cards played that have the same name as a card already on the field is instantly destroyed.)
- Octoberser (Lv5/Atk1600/Def1400)
- Malevolent Nuzzler (Equip Magic Card, it increases the attack of any monster by 700 points, and if and when I lose it, I have the option of sacrificing 500 Life points to bring it back onto the top of my deck.
- Dark Zebra (Lv4/Atk1800/Def400, if this card is the only card I control at the beginning of my turn, it goes into defense mode for the rest of the turn)
- Ceremonial Bell (Lv3/Atk0/Def1850, as long as this card is face up, both players have to show their hands)
- *ultra-rare* Axe of Despair (Equip Magic Card, increases a monster's attack by 1000 points, and if and when you lose it, you have the option to sacrifice 1 monster to bring it to the top of your deck)
Franklin was so jealous that I got the Axe of Despair and wanted it so badly, that he traded me a Malevolent Nuzzler, a Sword of Deep Seated (Equip Magic Card, increases a monster's attack and defense by 500 points, and when it is sent to the graveyard, I must bring it back to the top of my deck), a Reliable Guardian (Quick Play Magic Card, increases a monster's defense by 700 for 1 turn, and I can play it whenever I want), and the Hane-Hane I traded to him (Lv2/Atk450/Def500, when it is first flipped, I get to send one of any of my opponent's monsters back into his hand). I accepted the trade, but then hesitated before I the card's actually switched hands, so Franklin threw in a Snake Fang (Trap Card, decreases a monster's defense by 500 points for 1 turn) to sweeten the deal and I accepted.
Subsequently, I rebuilt my deck and challenged Franklin to a duel (Yugioh duel, that is).
Duel #1: It started out well. I had the Malevolent Nuzzler and the Sword of Deep-Seated on my first draw, and I drew my 2nd Nuzzler on my first turn. Franklin had first move, and he planted a trap card face down and a monster with 1650 attack. I played the Battle Ox (1700 attack) with the Sword of Deep-Seated (+500 attack) and attacked. Franklin used his trap card, which happened to be Reverse Trap (reverses all increases and decreases to monster stats for 1 turn), so my Battle Ox's attack went down to 1200, and it died. I didn't have any other monster, and the Sword of Deep-Seated clogged up my deck for another turn, so I was wide open for 2 whole turns, and Franlin beat me using those 2 turns, by going on an all-out attack with 2 monsters.
Duel #2: I didn't have very many monsters in the beginning, so naturally, I lost.
Duel #3: I got both the Nuzzler and the Sword out on the first turn (grand total of +1200 attack), and equipped it on the Lord of D (1200 attack) for a total of 2400 attack, and I kicked ass at the beginning, but as soon as Franklin killed it with a Fissure, everything went downhill. Because the Sword clogged up my deck again, I was wide open for a few turns and Franklin beat me again.
Maybe I should take out that Sword.
In any case, I'm planning on putting up
Dark Fiends Chapter 4 tonight as soon as I finish it.
May Omni-Soul protect you while you sleep! Good night!
Friday, November 1, 2002--Today during 4th period, I gave Nadia a Reese's, her favorite. She was so happy. She loves chocolate! Yes, I AM bribing my way into her heart.
Today, after dinner, I was confronted on AIM by a person who pretended to be a girl that I liked. As the person was doing a very, very bad job of the impersonation, I knew right away that it wasn't the girl. However, the person knew everything I had told the girl, even things that I didn't know the girl had heard me say to her. One of the girl's friends who I was talking at the same time to try to figure out what was going on told me a lot about that girl that, if I were to believe it, would make her sound like an absolute bitch.
Later, I talked a lot to Alex and Steph, as they were trying to comfort me after I went through a trying event. They really are good friends...
Resolved: I need to tell the girl that I like how I feel about her. I'm not going to make the same mistake again. If you like a girl, she'll never know no matter how obvious you make it, unless you tell her outright, so I need to tell her outright.
Peace be with you! Good night!