random ramblings

Evolution Pro Tip #7

Andrew — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:10:26 +0000

Brought to you by none other than Justin Wong, the undisputed king of MvC2 and pretty damn good at every other game as well. The same person who SooMighty OCV’d and embarassed with a four-snapback combo in 2003, the same person who brought you Evo Moment #37 aka Daigo’s comeback in 2004, the same person who brought you a Magic pixel comeback against Xecutioner and much more.

Evo 2007 Pro Tip #7

Never give up, no matter how bleak the situation, you just never know….

IFCYipes vs Justin Wong.

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Justin won this match but Yipes go on to win the tournament.

Credit Card Recommendations?

Andrew — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:24:18 +0000

Credit Card recommendations anyone? I’ve never owned a credit card, well, mostly because I’ve never really had much money to spend and it would probably be a good idea to start building my credit now so I need to sign up for a credit card. I’m just looking for something to give me cash back on gas and maybe other stuff with the usual sign-up bonuses - no annual fee, low apr, etc. I don’t ever plan on spending money that I don’t have so some of that stuff shouldn’t really affect me anyways right? I was thinking maybe a card like Discover’s Platinum Gas Card would be good. I’ve also read stuff about some gas stations being registered as supermarkets rather than gas stations (thus lower cash back rate). Is that applicable to Naperville/Chicago area? Anyhow, any suggestions would be awesome. Thanks.

Calvin & Hobbes scans

Andrew — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:19:46 +0000

I found this through Digg. I’m not sure about the legality of the website but it sure brings back alot of memories.

Comprehensive Calvin & Hobbes scans from 1985 to 1995:

http://www.marcellosendos.ch/comics/ch/index.html

Enjoy.

tehehe

Echo BBQ, Fun and Fellowship

Andrew — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:17:27 +0000

In my struggle to provide fresh quality content, I brought my camera along to our gathering and went snap-happy with my age-old A60. I think the lens needed cleaning but oh well. I’ve yet to add captions and haven’t posted these anywhere else but I’ll get around to it eventually.
http://drewstylz.com/new-photos/

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Momentos

Andrew — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:26:41 +0000

Every summer there are always people who travel to Asia and when they ask if anyone wants anything, I always say Mentos. Different regions in the world have different flavors. For example, the US only has mint and mixed fruit I believe (maybe another flavor) - quite the boring - while Japan has flavors such as peach, grapefruit, green apple, strawberry and most notably, grape. I usually ask for an entire box of Mentos because I have an enormous sweet tooth and I make sure to emphasize box many times while whoever it is gives me a funny look. Regardless of how many times I mention “box” I only receive a handful of Mentos when they come back. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m very grateful for any gift at all but when I jokingly ask what happened to my box, they look at me like I’m some kind of freak, understandably so because most people don’t have the sweet tooth or stomach that I do but when I say “box“, I do mean box.

This year I decided not to request an entire box as I deemed any attempt to understand my cravings futile, but Jason has so graciously offered to actually attempt to buy me an entire box this year! This was without me even mentioning that I wanted a box. Funny how things work.

I found this awesome Mentos FAQ and wanted to share some FreshSpeak:

Momentos (noun) - A roll of Mentos obtained in another country as a souvenir.

Mentophile (proper noun) - A person (like yourself) who understands the many entertainment aspects of Mentos, and their all-important contribution to Western Civilization as we know it.

Dementos (noun) - Temporary state of insanity when facing a troubling situation without proper Mentos backup.

Lamentos (adj) - State of mind when realizing you have mistakenly left your Mentos in your *other* coat or pants.

Mentopause (noun) - The amount of time between eating Mentos.

Mentosterone (noun) - The quality of Mentos which can sometimes give you a surge of virility, well-being and freshness.

Supplementos (adj) - Discovering that there is one more Mento in the tube, when you thought you had already eaten them all.

Mentos-a-trois (verb) - Eating three Mentos at once.

Anyways, if you’ve ever wanted to know anything about Mentos like what other flavors exist, it’s probably on that website.

Here’s looking to better days…

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Playing to Win Book Now Free Online

Andrew — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:07:49 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted to play games and compete at a high level and you’ve wondered why you can’t, or you would just like more insight into competitive gaming, this is an excellent read.

Lots of gaming sites are still linking to my articles on Playing to Win, but as I keep saying, the book is so much more carefully written, better organized, and contains several new topics. Now you can point your links to www.sirlin.net/ptw which now contains the entire book as well as links to my original articles.

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Read the rest of the article and find the book here:
Sirlin.net

Ne-Yo - Because of You

Andrew — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:48:58 +0000

I guess I only work on my website during the summer. Oh well.

Pretty new song by Ne-Yo. I guess it’s already pretty overplayed but I still like it so here it is.

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website update

Andrew — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:30:57 +0000

Since hacking in maplestory has become quite a hassle, I decided I would finally get around to working on my website. I stopped trying to hack apart the other theme and started to actually use the wordpress features and plugins. I don’t know if my site will ever quite be “finished” but it’s much more complete than before. There are still a good number of things I need to work on or fix but this is it for the most part. Maybe I’ll blog again another time…