Only just the COOLEST MUSIC VIDEO EVER

Seriously, COOLEST.

3/30/09

The 8 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Amateur Music Videos -- powered by Cracked.com

This is fucking hilarious.

3/29/09

http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/

Oh my god. I used to hate this game, but now I can't stop playing it.

Review: Audiosurf (PC)

Indie games, at least in my mind, have a pretty bad reputation for being weird just for the sake of being weird. In the pas year or so, however, there has been a large influx of Indie games that have been really, really good. Which category does Audiosurf fall in to? Read more to find out.

Audiosurf is a very unique music/rhythm game, that some have described as F-Zero meets Guitar Hero. You choose from one of 14 ships that all play radically different, choose a song, and then speed down a track, collecting colored blocks. Whenever you get 3 or more blocks of the same color touching, you get points.

The 14 ships each represent a different game mode, and they are all extremely unique. Every ship has one or two special abilities, which are used by clicking the left or right mouse buttons. Some ships can jump over unwanted blocks, while others can push blocks into different columns, making it easier to sort out your colors for maximum points. One mode even has two ships, one of which you control with the mouse, and the other you control with the keyboard.

One of the best things about Audiosurf is the songs. You can play any song you have on your PC, provided that it's the right filetype. This is where I ran into a few problems. You see, I prefer not to get sued by the RIAA, so I buy all my music from iTunes. For some reason, only some of the songs I had bought are compatible with the game, while some are not. I don't know why, as they all came from the same place, and I assume they all have the same DRM. However, I haven't had any problems running songs I had ripped from CDs or anything like that.

Once you find a song that's compatible, that's when the fun starts. As I mentioned, you speed down a track that has been specifically designed for the song you're playing. A slow song will have a pretty straight, uphill track, whereas a fast, energetic song will have lots of curves and will mostly be a fast downhill track. The graphics are pretty simple, but the atmosphere is great. It usually nails the feel of the song perfectly.

Audiosurf surprised me in that it's actually a really unique game, and one that doesn't get as old as I thought it would. Since you can use any song ever created and every song that will ever be created, just like a game like LittleBIGPlanet, you can play forever and theoretically never run out of things to do. 4 out of 5.

I fucking hate Wiis

Oh man, I'm really pissed right now. I just woke up a little while ago, and apparently while I was asleep, my mom went out and bought a Wii. That may not sound bad, but just let me finish. See, I already own a Wii. Well, I paid for half of it, and my brother paid for the other half, and since I have a PC, 360, and PS3, I just let him keep the Wii with him most of the time. We got our Wii after sitting in line for 7 hours on Launch Day, and my mom has played it before and everything. She's never even seemed interested in it until recently.

See, about a month ago, my sister had a friend over for a sleepover, and her friend's mom and my mom were good friends about two years ago when we still lived in Kentucky. When they came over, the friend's mom (we'll call her Jennifer) started talking about how much she liked her new Wii and how Wii Fit and (gasp) My Fitness Instructor helped her lose all of 3 pounds. The thing is, Jennifer (and everybody besides myself, really) knows nothing about games, and so I was saying how it doesn't help much of anything, etc.

Well, ever since then, my mom has talked about getting a Wii, even though I kept telling her that it doesn't help, the novelty wears off all to quickly, and basically trying to talk her out of getting a Wii, because it's a huge waste of $250, and even when Mason brings our Wii over here, she never touches it.

I thought she had just forgotten about it all, and moved on, but apparently not. See, though, this isn't even the worst part. Next to the Wii box was the box for something even worse entirely: a DDR game. I just about shot myself right then. Not only had she gotten a Wii despite my warnings, she had also bought a DDR game. This pisses me off even more, because we had the Mario version of DDR for the Gamecube a few years ago, she played it once, said she didn't like it and moved on.

Maybe I'm just being an asshole, I don't know. It just pisses me off that she would go out and waste $300+ for something that I have been trying to tell her not to get. You know, she doesn't often respect my opinion on things (in her defense, though, I'm usually wrong), but it really makes me mad that she doesn't listen to me about the ONE THING that I really know about. Agh.

WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED

I just changed the entire look of my blog. Maybe I did it because I'm tired as hell right now, I don't know. Either way, it's changed. I think I kinda like it. The format is way different than it used to be, and I still used a template, but I did change the colors. I think it looks okay. Just one problem. My posts are now super-wide, so it makes my already short posts look super-short. Oh well.

3/25/09

http://kotaku.com/5183937/see-nintendo-demonstrate-rock-n-roll-climber

Come on, Nintendo. Really? Really? I have really lost faith in Nintendo lately, and this is a prime example as to why.

3/24/09

You know what really pisses me off? These idiots who try to bad videogames to violent acts. Like, for instance, the Viginia Tech shootings a few years ago. At one point, they were trying to link the shooting to his playing of Counter-Strike. It just pisses me off that they ignore the millions of people who have played the game and haven't cracked and shot 30 people, but go for the one who has, and then blame it on the game. Videogames are a possible factor in what happened, but what we know happened was that the guy used real guns, which brings me to my point. We need stricter gun-control laws or something. The media needs to stop going for videogames, which have never been proven to send someone over the edge, and go for the constant in all of these shootings. Guns. You know, I don't know a thing about guns or the laws surrounding them, I just know the media needs to get their heads out of their asses, stop speculating, and go for what we KNOW was a factor in these shootings.

My CD/DVD Drive Stopped Working

I went to put in a Buffy DVD earlier, and once I put it in, I waited, waited... waited... and nothing happened, so I opened up Windows Media Center to manually start the DVD, but it gave me an error, saying that it didn't detect anything in the drive. That kinda pissed me off, not only because my DVD drive stopped working, but because it suddenly stopped working for no reason when it worked just yesterday.

I then set off on my 20-minute journey to figure out what the fuck happened, and I figured I'd post what I had to do to fix it, just in case anyone else needs help or in case it happens to me again.

So if anyone else has an HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH15F DVD drive that just stops working, maybe this will show up in the search engines whenever someone searches for HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH15F Not Responding, or something to that effect.

Anyway, I Googled HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH15F, and I found this, which had the answer. Luckily for you, I'm just going to post the step-by-step instructions from that thread, so you don't have to weed through the (3) posts to find them on that page.

hello i got a new gateway today that had the exact same problem and the fix is pretty easy the people at the gateway online support knew just what to do

Ted_GWER4315 says: 1. Open the Window Logo then on the "Start Search" type Regedit.

Ted_GWER4315 says: 2.Using the Registry Editor: - Click on the [>] sign to the left of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE". - Continue clicking the [>] sign to the left of the following folders in this order: SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Class 3. The next folder we are going to actually highlight instead of clicking on the [>] sign. You will notice that these folders are not named, but instead contain a series of letters and numbers. The one we are looking for is called "{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}". When you find it, single-click on the folder to highlight it and then proceed with the instructions below.

Ted_GWER4315 says: 4. Removing the Problem: - Look on right-hand side of the window for an icon called "Upperfilters" and/or "Lowerfilters". - Right-click on it and select "Delete" from the popup menu. - Repeat the same procedure until both "Upperfilters" and "Lowerfilters" have been removed. 5. Saving Your Changes: - Exit any/all open programs.

Ted_GWER4315 says: 6. Go to the Device Manager, Under the DVD drive, right click on the DVD driver then choose uninstall. To open the device manager: (Open the Window Logo then on the "Start Search" type Device Manager). 7. Then Close the Device Manager. 8. Restart the computer so that the changes will take effect.

hope this helps you it helped me

03/22/09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOpiy1XgfHs&feature=email

This is the music video for Spaceman by The Killers. It's a great song, and ACD knew I liked it, so he sent me the video for it. My response: "what the fuck is that"

Sick Again/Strange Dream #10

Well, I was sick again this morning. See, after I got over all that shit last week, Mallory got sick with something else entirely (vomiting and diarrhea, mostly), then passed it on to my mom, who passed it on to Mason, who apparently passed it on to me.

Anyway, around 8 AM this morning, after my stomach feeling weird all night, I finally decided to just puke and get it over with. I went to the bathroom, sat in the floor and got into position, and waited. It didn't take long before three huge brown gushes of Philly Cheese Steak pizza from the night before came up. Oh, and remember the aforementioned diarrhea? Yeah, I learned something today. Apparently, when you vomit, you lose control of your bowels for a split-second.

Anyway, after I finished puking, I was really tired, so I got in the bed and tried to sleep. A little while later, while I was nearly asleep, my mom came in my room for something and woke me up, which was apparently a good thing, because I don't think I would've remembered my weird dream if I hadn't woken up. Since I was only half-asleep, it was a short one, but a weird one nonetheless.

In the dream, I was watching The Price is Right, which is weird enough in itself, but that's not the point. The point is that in my dream version of TPiR, all of the contestants were babies. As in infants. And then I woke up.

How Mice Work

http://www.webworksllc.com/How_Mice_Work.cfm

3/19/09

I bought Audiosurf the other day. I like it okay so far, but it just kinda seems like a one-trick-pony, despite having something like 14 different modes.

3/18/09

Well, my hand is better for the most part. I poured peroxide on it last night and it scabbed over and hasn't threatened to bleed or anything, so I think I'll live this time.

I have been watching Buffy and Angel all night. I got my Buffy s4 disc in the mail today, and apparently there are some crossovers in Buffy s4 and Angel s1, so I finally got to watch Angel tonight, too. I watched 4 episodes of Buffy, and 4 of Angel, and I still wanted more, which I'll get to in a minute.

One thing, though. The Buffy disc kinda screwed me over. There are usually four episodes on a disc, and the four episode titles are all in the corners of the screen. On the s3 discs, the first episode would be in the top-left of the screen, the second would be in the top-right, third would be in the bottom-left, and the fourth episode would be in the bottom-right. Well, apparently this is different for s4, because they switched the second and third episodes on the title screen, so I accidentally watched episodes 1, 3, 2 and 4, in that order, thanks to the switch-up. Thankfully, since I watched them all within a few hours, it didn't really mess me up or anything.

I actually alternated watching Buffy and Angel (I watched episode 1 of Buffy, the ep1 of Angel, etc., except for the aforementioned switching), and so far I really like Angel. It actually feels a little bit like Dollhouse, with the wide city shots and everything. I have to admit, I was disappointed seeing both Angel AND Cordelia leave Buffy, but I'm glad that they didn't leave for good and they're still in the Buffyverse.

Aaaaaanyway, I'll talk about the "and more" thing I mentioned. I just bought the Buffy soundtrack. Not the score, but the soundtrack. I was really only wanting the theme song, but I could only find the soundtrack available for digital download (I don't like to wait for physical copies of anything - that's why I love Steam) on Napster (the legal one), and I could only buy the whole album, so I went ahead and bought it because it was only like $10 for 18 songs. I haven't listened to all of it yet, but most of it seems good. I'm just glad there wasn't any Cibo Matto on it. AND HOLY SHIT THIS IS OFF-TOPIC BUT I JUST SMELLED A NEW CAR. Seriously, I was sitting here typing, and I just all the sudden smelled that new-car smell. What the fuck.

3/17/09

My hand hurts. I just got back from my grandma's house, where I was helping my mom and my aunt move a dryer. You see, my grandma's house (well, at least where she keeps her washer and dryer) is pretty narrow. So narrow, in fact, that some dryers can't fit. This forced me, my mom, and my aunt to try and lift a dryer over the edge of the counter that was blocking us by like, an inch, and while I was lifting, I accidentally cut my hand on the big pipe on the back that the air comes in from. It's not a big cut, just half-an-inch or so, and it was one of those weird cuts that doesn't really hurt and never bled much, so I'm okay. I just don't want it to split open or anything and start bleeding.

3/16/09

Oh my god. I can't stop playing Burnout. Tonight I finally found and smashed all 400 gates, busted all 120 billboards, and found all 50 Super Jumps, and got really cool cars for doing said tasks.

3/15/09

I'm not sick any more, thank god.

I went to the doctor last week when my voice was still gone, and asked "When I'm better will I be able to sing like Steven Tyler?" and he said "Yes." "Good," I said "because I couldn't before."

Just kidding, I never went to the doctor.

If I was a robot, would you love me anymore?

I can't stop listening to this song. I wish Burnout Paradise supported custom music. Argh.

Shotgun - The Outline

3/13/09

hey you know what bitch i don't like you anymore

If you couldn't tell, I haven't had anything to blog about for like, two weeks. Oh, well, at least tomorrow is Pi Day.

3/12/09

I just bought Burnout Paradise for PC. I've played a little bit of it, and so far I really like it.

Man, I need to stop using Twitter so much it's making my regular blog posts super-short.

I wrote a song

well, part of a song

and the dogs just keep TUMBLING and FUMBLING and RUMBLING through my heeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaad

3/10/09

http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=1884px0qtk

3/09/09

http://blog.jasoncissell.com/wp-images/moms_minivan.jpg

3/08/09

http://www.partiallyclips.com/storage/20070424_Ladybugs_lg.png

This guy is so cool

3/06/09

Last night, we did end up going to the bookstore, and while we were there, I finally bought Watchmen. I like it so far, but I haven't really read much of it. I do, however, already have a favorite line from it.

"Meeting with Veidt left bad taste in mouth. He is pampered and decadent, betraying even his own shallow, liberal affections.

Possibly homosexual? Must remember to investigate further."

3/05/09

Bleh, Mallory has to go to the orthodontist today, and since we go to one that's like, two hours away, I have to go. Good thing is, there's a Books-a-Million in between here and there, and we usually stop there. Also, I still can't stop coughing.

CAN'T. STOP. COUGHING.

Well, I feel somewhat better than I did, but just today I've started coughing up all kinds of shit (not literally).

I'm still sick

I woke up just a few minutes ago. I still feel pretty bad. I still have a headache. My throat is still pretty sore, although not as bad as it was. I'm still pretty dizzy when I stand up. I still feel pretty weak. On top of all that, I seem to have lost my voice.

Anyway, ACD, if you're reading this, then even if I'm on tonight, there's a good chance that I won't be able to use voicechat.

UPDATE: I just coughed up a big wad of something green, and I can breathe a little better, and I can almost talk.

I'm Sick

I do not feel well at all. I woke up yesterday with a really sore throat, but it got better after a while, so I didn't think anything about it. I woke up today with a really sore throat, a terrible headache, and my right arm was hurting, but just because I slept on it wrong. Anyway, I took some off-brand Tylenol and drank some water, and I felt better for a while, but now I just feel like crap again. I'm going to go get some more medicine.

ACD, if you're reading this, I may not be online tonight, because I may be sleeping or something.

FUCK YEAH

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS