B E A L

Enough...

2007-04-17T02:55:14Z

...with the fucking guns already.

Jesus fuck.

Beal out.

_beal_ @ 2007-01-03T04:01:00

2007-01-02T19:01:10Z

Music meme, ganked from bdar, to relieve insomnia.

The rules:

Set your playlist on shuffle. Write down the opening lyrics of the first thirty songs that come up. Ask your friends to guess the name of the songs (artist optional); bold and reveal the ones that are answered correctly. Instrumental pieces and songs in a foreign language have been omitted from this game. I will not include musical nonsense words such as "la" or "doot" in the opening lines, nor spoken words, nor sample loops. Artists may repeat. I'm skipping any "mash-ups" in my list.

1.) Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve ("Head Like A Hole" Remix, NIN)
2.) Now, I'm, gonna tell ya a story...a tale of wrong and right ("Startin' Up a Posse," Anthrax)
3.) It took so long to remember just what happened, I was so young and vestal then
4.) Just gimme the G's an we be clubbin' yo (clubbin' yo!)
5.) Sometimes I need to remember just to breathe, sometimes I need you to stay away from me
6.) Obie Trice! Real name, no gimmicks ("Without Me," Eminem)
7.) Dead I am the one, exterminating son, slipping through the trees, strangling the breeze
8.) Metaphor for a mystic moment, pull me into your perfect circle ("Orestes," A Perfect Circle)
9.) Red red wine, goes to my head ("Red Red Wine," UB40)
10.) Aw shit, you done fucked up now
11.) Reaching out for something, you got to feel, clutching to what you thought was real
12.) Bass! How low can you go? ("Bring the Noise," Anthrax & Public Enemy) [despite being a mash-up, I let it in for its historical importance as well --Ed.]
13.) If you havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son
14.) This is hard to say...I wannna make sure I go about this in the right way
15.) I'm just tryin' ta do this for us, you know what I'm sayin'? You scream at the top of your fuckin' lungs...
16.) If you could only read my mind, you would know that things between us ain't right
17.) Crawling in my skin, these wounds they will not heal ("Crawling," Linkin Park)
18.) Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
19.) Not always there when you call, always on time ("Always On Time," Ja Rule feat. Ashanti)
20.) You just stood there screaming, fearing no one was listening to you
21.) I know the pieces fit 'cause I watched them fall away ("Schism," Tool)
22.) So 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me ("Are You Gonna Be My Girl?," Jet)
23.) I've got my head, but my head is unraveling ("Perfect Drug," NIN)
24.) New blood joins this earth, and quickly he's subdued ("Unforgiven," Metallica)
25.) I never knew that a kid like me, could take his mic around the world and flash the big S.D.
26.) Wise men say, only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you ("Can't Help Falling in Love," UB40 [or Elvis, sheesh...])
27.) Now, who's hot? Who's not? Tell me, who rock? Who sell out in the stores?
28.) Come on, although ya try to discredit, ya still never edit
29.) Who you tryin' ta get crazy with, esse? Don't you know I'm loco? ("Insane in the Brain," Cypress Hill)
30.) So close, no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart

Bush to World: "You Fuckers Aren't Going to Hurry Me!"

2006-12-14T03:20:05Z

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/13/bush.iraq/index.html

What a jackhole.

Beal out.

International Be a Ninja Day!

2006-12-05T06:43:06Z

http://www.askaninja.com/node/2349

Break out the masks and tabi boots, kids!

Beal out.

that time of year again.

2006-09-22T08:59:41Z

MINIONS!!!

...do I have minions?

Well, anyway, GO WISH BILAL (bdar) A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Beal out.

international shipping!

2006-09-21T14:27:17Z

or, "Help Beal Beat the System."

Does anyone stateside have cheaper/free access to international shipping?

If so, let me know. I'd like to order some new threads online and the standard shipping rates to Japan are murder.

Thanks.

Beal out.

Even Palpatine Uses Cisco

2006-09-11T07:21:04Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Amr8PTkZCI

"What's an Aluminum Falcon?!"

Beal out.

Ninjas of the Carribean

2006-07-31T13:18:03Z

http://askaninja.com/node/1175

That's Only One Word, Honeypie...

2006-07-28T08:53:49Z

From CNN today:

"Asked how she's coping with her nerves before the big event, [Pamela Anderson] replied: "I have two words for you: champagne."

I have three words for her:

Learn. To. Count.

Beal out.

Motherfuckin' Snakes on a Motherfuckin' LJ!!

2006-07-03T08:58:11Z

Motherfuckaz!!

http://www.planetboredom.net/story.php?id=768

Beal out (on a Plane!)[1]

[1] Not really [2]
[2] ...motherfuckaz.

Daydreams and Music

2006-07-02T17:27:56Z

Sometimes, while I'm listening to music (particularly music I REALLY like, like Linkin Park or Metallica), I start to have a daydream in time with the music. This happens a lot when I'm on a plane, on a bus, a train, or whenever else I'm killing time.

Sometimes these daydreams a REAL weird, but they all have a really similar theme: martial arts. These too can vary from the mundane to the ridiculous. And of course, because they're daydreams, I am some kind of undefeatable superhero, bashing skulls and taking names like Jet Li in some crazy kung fu movie.

Example: Underworld's track, "Born Slippy," has always somehow brought up this image in my mind of some huge tournament. As the song plays in my ears, in my daydream I'm going through some sequence of fights, eventually culminating in my victory and a cheering crowd.

For those of you in the cheap seats, Born Slippy is an 8 minute track. 8 minutes is REAL long for your typical MA match. I'd be lucky to last 3 and still be able to perform in real life, much less win anything.

But I digress. My point is, I still have these daydreams, but now, they don't end in ultimate victory or whatever like in the movies. Sometimes I lose. Sometimes I lose and come back to win. Sometimes I don't.

In my most recent, inspired by two tracks from Reanimation (a Linkin Park various artists remix album), I find in my "daydream," I am first paired against my best friend and sparring partner for the entertainment of those around us, who want some kind of good "show," like UFC or Pride or K-1 or something. The daydream ends with he and I agreeing to give them a "good show," and then engaging after the first bell...but then nothing. The song and the daydream end there. This is a good thing, since I'm hardly interested in beating up (or getting beat up by) my best friend.

In another sequence, we (who? I don't know...a bunch of my MA brothers and such) are all on some vacation to a Japanese inn somewhere in Japan (Kyushu, I think, since it's real warm and the beaches are nice), but again, it's not just my best friend and I, but several other of our MA buddies, along with...um...well, several girls. All in one big room.

Nothing crazy, mind you! Everyone is dressed, everyone has their own futon, and everyone is just sleeping. That's it. No funny business.

But the point is, as the song progresses, I wake up.... and I notice it's real early. Dawn. And I am about the only person up in the room. So I go outside to stretch a bit and start training. One by one, my MA brothers start to join me, training down by the beach, starting with my best friend.

As the song (and the daydream) progress in my head, the "camera" if you will goes back to the room, where now only the girls are left snoring on the futons. One wakes up, notices that all the guys are gone. She gets mildly alarmed, slides the shoji screen aside, and sees all of us down on the beach from the window of our room, overlooking the surf, practicing in the early morning sun and sea breeze.

Not long after that, we conclude and walk back up to get some breakfast. We continue through our day, eventually settling on an outdoor bar that night for some more celebration before we all head back to our hectic lives in Tokyo. But, because I am me and this is a daydream, drunken stupid us can't avoid getting into some ridiculous bar brawl (in front of the ladies, no less...noticing a pattern here?), but of course we trounce everyone and high tail it out of there before the law shows up to toss us in the hoosegow for runnin' moon---wait, that's something else.

Uh...anyway, yeah. There you have it. Random thoughts before I retire. Enjoy.

...does anyone else have these kinds of daydreams?

It's on, bitches!!

2006-06-05T07:41:08Z

My trip to North America is a GO!

6, 7, 8, 15, 16, and 17th of June I'll be in LA.

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14th of same I'll be in the Chicago area, featuring a trip to UIUC in time for JoeFest 2006.

Peeps who wish to get down the boogey and what have you are advised to let me know in the very near future so we can make proper plans.

Beal out.

Yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

2006-04-07T04:35:08Z

My pirate name is:

Red Morty Bonney

Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

It's a celebration, bitches!!

2006-02-13T05:37:00Z

I gotta letter from the government the other day. I opened and read it and said they were suckers.

Just kidding.

Here's what it actually said:

"This is to certify that the person named above has passed the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test given in December 2005, jointly administered by The Japan Educational Exchanges and Services and The Japan Foundation.

February 9, 2006"

That's right, bitches. 1-kyu is mine. Booyah.

Beal out.

Stow the Onions, Soldier!

2006-02-03T04:06:38Z

These are currently on the wall behind my desk here at work. Anyone remember these? :)

What's an 8 letter word...

2005-11-24T08:32:56Z

...for "staunch?"

Yeah, I couldn't think of one either.

(Beware the Bwatdown!)

Holy Crap, it's an Alex!!

2005-10-21T00:53:43Z

With the recent reemergence of Vinny into our little electronic haven, you must have known it was only a matter of time until we successfully folded apjurcik into the fold.

Everyone, Alex is here. Go say hi.

Beal out.

As is tradition...

2005-09-29T01:30:51Z

I have ganked yet another entry from Cubbola, Warrior of the Nipple Tribe.

Without further ado...

Reply and:

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.

If I do this for you, you may post this on your journal.

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-me、meme!

2005-09-13T06:19:36Z

Ganked from Cubby, ganker of others himself...the Random Interest Sampling meme:

Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have fewer than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much.

books: I like to read, what can I say? As Peter once famously remarked, "I can sit down and read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in print and be just fine. Put it onto a computer screen and my patience somehow goes down to somewhere between little and none."

computers: it's all the spinning and whirring, I think...just...hypnotic, somehow. computers and I get along pretty well most of the time.

games: I like games so much they're my job! Well...translating stuff about games, anyway. They're just fun! duh!

girls: love 'em or...er...love 'em, 'cause there sure ain't any leavin' 'em. (^^

japanese: beautiful language. having both English and Japanese at my disposal makes expressing both the infinite and the finite easy. chinese is next.

japanese girls: cream of the crop. kind, beautiful, smart, excellent fashion sense, VERY patient...and very, very good.

...uh...games in Japanese with Japanese girls: the trifecta!!

kung fu: this is for the me time. I've not yet found a better way to take care of my body.

movies: my first love...there's just something wonderful about watching a movie...be it at home alone, MST3K'ing with friends at a party, or on a date in a theater...if there's a movie on, I'm watching it. unless it sucks. then I'm playing some games.

"And I say whooooooooooooooooooooooooooa...."

2005-09-07T04:40:11Z

Ah, Creed. Yes...Creed.

Anyone have any idea where Alex Jurcik and Chris Friel got off to?

Beal out.

This one's dedicated to Cubby

2005-08-31T05:49:18Z

For obvious reasons.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2005-08-30&res=l

Beal out.

Meme ganking!

2005-07-14T07:50:44Z

Ganked from Herr Bilal.

Five Fictional Characters I'd Do if I Could (with convenient google imagery)

Motoko Kusanagi

Because it's really, really hard to do any better than a hardly-there bikini'd buxom cyborg supercop with a continuous high-speed internet connection, a black belt in aikido, and a built-in cloaking device.

http://puppy52.com/fanart/art/mac/mac_motoko.jpg

Shi (Ana Ishikawa)

Because she comes closest.

http://www.kettman.com/shi_chromium/shilogoWOTWcards.jpg

Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter)

Because she's smart AND hot.

http://home.arcor.de/uwep/series/csimiami/emilyprocter_s.jpg

Death

...though I'm not in a hurry to meet her.

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/jun1f2/pict/sandman/endless/death01.jpg

Jessica Rabbit

Stop smirking. You know you want her, too.

http://members.aol.com/animallover7185/images/jessica%20rabbit.gif

TV

2005-06-19T15:42:01Z

I get TV sent over every now and then from the States. Currently, I'm turned on to the following series:

The Shield
the various CSI's
West Wing
The Daily Show
Lost (a little...)
The Chappelle Show
Deadwood

Recently, that's about it. Anyone want to make any suggestions for me?

Beal out.

Don't Fuck with Maynard

2005-05-10T08:07:34Z

http://www.bullshido.net/modules.php?name=Links&file=viewlinkinfo&id=104

Who? Me?

2005-05-02T04:19:31Z

Your Birthdate: May 2

Your birth on the 2nd day of the month adds a degree of emotion, sensitivity, and intuition to your life.

The 2 is a very social number allowing you to make friends easily and quickly.

Yet you are apt to have a rather nervous air in the company of a large group.

You have a warmhearted nature and emotional understanding that constantly seeks affection.

You are more prone than most to become depressed and moody, as emotions can turn inward and cause anxiety and mental turmoil.

It can be hard for you to bounce back to reality when depression sets in.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?