The Exile's Asylum

I'm Blue

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:52:51 GMT

stoled from vestaka

Your result for The Color Code Test...

Color Code: BLUE: The Social Butterfly

BLUE MOTIVE: Intimacy

BLUE NEEDS: To be good (morally), To be understood, To be appreciated, Acceptance.

BLUE WANTS: To reveal insecurities, Quality, Autonomy, Secuirity.

SUMMARY: Blues are motivated by altruism. They love to do nice things for others. they look for opportunites to give up something in order to bring another person happiness. selflessness rather than selfishness is their guiding philosophy. Blues seek intimacy. They want to be loved and to love. A true blue will sacrifice a successful career to improve an important relationship. Blues crave being understood. They are gratified when they are listened to, when they feel understood and appreciated. Blues may have thier hearts broken more than most people, but they also spend much more time in love. Blues are directed by a strong moral conscience. They have a moral code that guides them in their decision making, their value judgements, and their leisure time. A blue would rather lose than cheat. Ethically, blues are people who should be in positions of power, but seldom are.

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Midnight Run!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:05:31 GMT

Yay, I ran for the first time in ... what ... 5 years. I can only guess at that time span by the amount of dust and spider webs on my last pair of running shoes. Since I've been playing ninja (taking jiu-jitsu classes) at the beginning of the year, I've been feeling pretty fit...I haven't been getting exhausted during class like I used to. I've also been feeling fidgety between classes with a lot of pent up physical energy. Once in a while, I jump into one of the weekend or morning classes, but I usually get antsy at night. I figured I'd go take a run...and what would running be without the perfect outfit??? :p

So first stop tonight was Wal-Mart to get me a new running kit: shoes, shorts, and a shirt. It took me like 20 minutes, but I finally settled on a lovely blue and gray sleeveless ensemble...pics not forthcoming.

Well, I got home, changed into my new gear and went for a run. Years before when I went running, I would run for about a minute, then walk for about two minutes, and then repeat that cycle over and over till I got back home. I had this theory when I started: since jiu-jitsu/wrestling is way harder than any other physical exercise imaginable, and I can do that for about an hour and a half, a run around the neighborhood (about 3 miles) should be a piece of cake or doable without having to stop. Guess what...I made it all the way around the neighborhood without stopping...yay me! Probably the first time since high-school that I've been able to do that. And I could have kept going, but it was getting late and I didn't want to over-do it. My heart and lungs were kinda cramping up, but they didn't give out.

17 minutes to do 3 miles...and yeah, I spent more time shopping than running :D

Wii is Fit!

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:58:59 GMT

Or we will be :D

Picked up a Wii Fit at the GameStop today and it's pretty cool. The balance board is awesome, and I'm doing pretty good on it. According to the thing my Wii Fit age is 29 (-3 years for being in some kind of shape and having good balance). It did say I'm overweight though, and I know that, but it's got a cool management system to monitor and regulate your progress so I set it to make me skinny in two months :D We'll see, if the games are fun and if I don't break it before then, I'm sure that plus the jiu-jitsu class will put me in good shape in no time.

On a side note, I also got a Nintendo DS a few weeks ago and have severe nintendo thumb again (like in high school) and the time I spend sitting playing that will probably be the countermeasure to the Wii Fit. Gotta love Nintendo!!!

Smells like middle-aged spirit!

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:22:46 GMT

Mmm...I know that smell...that's the smell of my tribe. Stinky, but familiar, it's a smell that lets me know that everyone around me is looking out for me. I first noticed this kind of tribal smell when I was a kid and my dad would take me to his workplace at the army base. Everyone and everything there smelled like canvas, coffee, and tobacco (pipe tobacco, not those stinky chemical-laced cigarettes). After a while I guess it seeps into your pores and becomes a part of you. Anytime I get near the inside of a military installation, It reminds me of my dad (he's still alive BTW).

I'm starting to pick up a tribal smell of my own. Mine comes from my jiu-jitsu class. It smells metallic, of blood and sweat...and something else. I'm pretty sure that "something else" is a bacteria that we've all communicated to each other. It's on everything, my skin, my training clothes, and it doesn't come out. I can smell it past the lavender dryer-sheet perfume and my deoderant soap. It's a blend of smells from everyone in my class. We sweat and bleed and hurt together and share a bond that doesn't wash away.

Take $200 and call me in the morning

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:45:54 GMT

So, I've been self-medicating and treating my mild melancholy with a little bit (okay a lot) of retail therapy. My most recent dosage consisted of a Nintendo DS Lite (black of course to suit my mood) and every Final Fantasy game available. Oh yes...they take me back to the happy part of my childhood...high school. I thought it sucked while I was there, but looking back, they really were some of the best times...sleep overs at friends' houses, endless gaming, movies pretty much every weekend, and no real responsibility...I think that was the big winner. Anyway back to the DS...I finished (almost) one game: FF:Ring of Fates and started onto FFIII. I've logged about 30 hours on the little guy...soo much fun. One thing I've noticed is that after playing for any prolonged period of time, I will turn it off, and everything in the real world looks so much frakin' bigger. My cereal, my computer monitor, everything. The effect wears off after a few minutes, but it is very dramatic. So, that's the side effect of my latest medication...the world looks a lot bigger...

Meme Nom

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:19:01 GMT

Meme stolen from vestaka because I thought it was cool :D
1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mother and Father's middle name)
Carol Lanihuli (yuk :p)

2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Henry Manuel (first latino NASCAR driver!)

3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Buram (... sounds doable :D)

4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Teal Rabbit

5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Hulihe'enamaka'okalani Honolulu (yikes!)

6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Indigo Mist

7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 3 letters of your last name)
Ambur (nice :D)

8. GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Chocolate Oatmeal ( XD )

9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name).
Bingley Kaiao

10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)
Right Guard Rocher (I don't use cologne, just right guard :D)

11. PORN NAME: (1st pets name, street you grew up on)
Pung Panui (eek!)

How hard can it be???

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:38:53 GMT

Self Portraits with your nose..well my nose...hey how hard can it be if an elephant can do it...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk

That's me with my too-low belly button, hook foot, and stubby arms.

*failz!*

like 5th attempt...yeah...shotgun! Sorry, nothing as peaceful as a flower...pacadermian show off!

Seewww wing!

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:44:39 GMT

Today I got my very first sewing machine! On sale, I got the cheapest one at WalMart for $80 :D I only have two things on my list of stuff to make; a cosplay outfit for Kawaii Kon and tons of plushies to sell there. For cosplay, I'm going as Shiren: The Wanderer.

Later on, I'm going to work on a steam punk pirate kit for myself.

I am a man today!

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:48:42 GMT

Today, I became a man. I changed my own spare tire for the first time :D I drove through Halawa and I noticed a ticking noise...which I guessed was a piece of metal stuck in my tire. It didn't go flat, so I ran an errand, got some food at the drive through and went home. I looked at my tires and noticed a metal plate stuck on the tire, no hissing, so I thought it was just stuck in the grooves. I got a pair of pliers and yanked it out...but to my dismay, the metal plate (about one inch square) was attached to my tire by a two inch nail...sunk straight into the tire. As soon as I pulled it out...the hissing started. *sigh* I should have left it in there and gone straight to the tire shop, but I didn't think it was that bad.

Anyway...after I got over my short-lived depression, I went back out to the car to attempt to put the spare tire on. Now, I must admit, this is probably the first time I've ever touched the spare tire in my car. It's a 1998 car, and it's 2008, so I'm thinking it's been in there for about 10 years. In the past, I've driven on my rim to make it to the tire shop after I got a flat. But seeing as I was at home, and had the time, I thought I'd do it right and actually put the spare on. You know, they actually put a lot of tools in there with the spare...even a jack!

So I got it on, and noticed that one of my other tires looks like it's about to blow out it's sidewalls. I could tell by the occasional one inch bump on the side. To wrap up this already too long story quickly, I made it to the tire store, handed over $200 and got me some new tires. Now I can drive with the confidence that the next time I get a flat, I won't leave a trail of sparks to the tire store :D

The Lament of Gary Gygax

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:08:30 GMT

Gary Gygax. my childhood (and adulthood) hero is dead today. A man who made his living creating games that geeks around the world have enjoyed with nothing more than pencil, paper, and some dice; oh, if only we could be so altruistic. His is the generation of bearded hippies like Steve Wozniak who managed to make a living by making the world a better place. I would loved to have been one of them...but I can't grow a beard :D

He is missed.

....oh wait, I can grow a beard :D

sick of it...

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:24:15 GMT

uugh...so I've been sick for almost two weeks now...

I know when it started, in jiu-jitsu class two Wednesdays ago a couple of the guys had just come back from being out with the flu...HAH! Liars! They still had it. There is no surer way to transfer a virus than to roll around on the floor getting sweaty with the infected. I think I need to start taking Airborne before training.

I missed one workout session so far and I'll probably miss this week too. This is not mixing well with my home-remedy of sleeping, soda, salty potato chips, ramen, and television. I'm living like I'm in college again and I'm looking at putting on another freshman 40 (*o*)

So in my sick state I managed to make it to games day last Saturday. I dragged my brother along with me and he just happened to have what looked like the same sick. I only went because I had committed to play in a tournament and give my brother a ride. Otherwise I would have stayed home in my nice warm bed and slept off the morning. But no, I had to go play games. When I play in tourneys, I tend to concentrate on the game...not worrying about eating or drinking anything, and that didn't mix well with being sick. I got a bit dehydrated, luckily my brother was looking out for me and fetched drinks and food for me between his games. I don't appreciate him as much as I should...probably because he doesn't drive and I have to transport him everywhere :p

And the hats...I've found and worn every hat I own over the last two weeks. When I get sick, I like to keep warm...specifically, I like to keep my head warm. So I've been wearing all my hats, out, to bed, and sometimes two at once...just to see if it was any warmer...and it is. Some hats cut a little into my ears so they only work for daytime because otherwise I wake up with sore ears...if I'm awake, I can adjust every-so-often. Some hats are really not suitable for going outside because they're just too goofy, and I only own one of those...more precisely, I only made one of those...and I have worn it out in semi-public. One hat...my fleece bunny hat is great...it's the best hat I own, but I try not to wear it too often because it's kinda hard to wash. At the moment, I have my knit rasta hat on, I didn't get it so much because I like rasta hats, but I needed a hat one day (because it got cold) and well...it was the only one at hand.

And so I'm up at this ridiculous hour typing away because I just took a dose of NyQuil and I'm waiting for it to kick in...and here it goes...

Cthulhudogs

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:42:06 GMT

Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got Cthulhu in my tummy! Food of the old gods

I stole the idea from here: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/ammonites.htm My tentacles are a little singed; I can fix that next time by wrapping it in foil, but I like the char :D

I used lil'smokies and ready-made croissant dough from a tube...yum, but I didn't have any olives for eyes :( Pretty tasty :D ... they're basically just pigs in a blanket...evil ancient squid piggies!!! *in a blanket*

Lewd Zodiac

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:06:40 GMT

My friend Russ posted this to myspace and it had a stupid chain letter intonation which compelled me to repost it, but I'm not as inconsiderate as he is (damn you Russ!), so I removed the curse part and reposted it here because I love you all :D

S • C • O • R • P • I • O: The Bitch

Can be mean sometimes, and will Probably knock your ass out, if crossed the wrong way!! EXTREMELY sexy. Intelligent. Energetic. Predict future. Most erotic. (Freak in bed.) (GREAT kisser.) Always get what they want. Sexy. Attractive. Easy going. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. The sexiest ever....Romantic. Caring.

V • I • R • G • O: The Freak

Dominant in relationships. Sexy. someone loves them right now. Freak in bed. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Intellectual. Attractive. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Hard to forget. Love at first sight. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. The one and only. Ultimate sexiness.Great kisser.

L • I • B • R • A • : The Freak in the Bed

VERY PRETTY. VERY ROMANTIC. Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. SILLY, FUN AND SWEET. Have own unique SEXINESS. Most caring person you will ever meet! AMAZING IN BED..!!! The most irresistible. Rare 2 find. Funny. Talkative. Erotic. Smart. Loves sports. Gets what he/she wants. Loves to be in a relationship.

A • R • I • E • S: The Sexiest

Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to fuck with. Erotic. Funny. Take you on trips to the moon in bed. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY sexy. Loves being in long relationships.=) Addictive. Loud. best in bed.

A • Q • U • A • R • I • U • S : the strongest

Trustworthy. Sexy. professional kissers. One of a kind. Loves being in long-term relationships. Extremely energetic and funny. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Loves music. Not a Fighter, But will Knock the fuck out of u. The best and biggest freak in bed! Strong. Considered to be a "Spartan." The most intelligent. falls in love too easily. Doesn't show it but is easy to hurt. perfect

G • E • M • I • N • I: passionate

Nice. Love is one of a kind. Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you the fuck out. Trustworthy. Always happy. Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING.Horny. Freak in Bed. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. ULTRA SEXY. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.

L • E • O: wild in the bed

Great talker. Sexy and passionate. Laid back. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at a lot. Great kisser. Unpredictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Loyal.Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Great when found.

C • A • N • C • E • R: Most Amazing Kisser

Very high sex appeal. Great in bed!!! Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet! Entirely creative. Extremely random and proud of it. Freak in bed. Spontaneous. Great telling stories. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to.

P • I • S • C • E • S: The Piece of great ass

Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. Too Sexy, DAMN IT. Very high SEX appeal. Has the last word. The best to find, hardest to keep. Fun to be around. Freak in the sheets. Extremely weird but in a good way. Super good in bed. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. A partner for life. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet.

C • A • P • R • I • C • O • R • N: THE BEST IN BED

Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always
Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Predict future. Irresistible, awesome kisser.gets what he or she wants. BY FAR the BEST in BED. Very sexy. Coolest. Loves to own Gemini's in sports.Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Loves to be your first. So you'll never forget. Smart.

T • A • U • R • U • S: The sex addict

Aggressive. Freak in bed. Rare to find! Loves being in long relationships Likes to give a good fight for what they want. Extremely outgoing. Sexy as ...u no!..... Loves to help people in times of need. Outstanding kisser. Very funny. Awesome personality. Stubborn. Sexual as ......... Most caring person you will ever meet! One of a kind. Not one to fuck with. Are the most sexiest people on earth!

S • A • G • I • T • T • A • R • I • U • S. The Sexy one

Spontaneous. Horny. Freak in Bed. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. The one. So much love to give. Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone They meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Most caring person you will ever meet! Not the kind of person you wanna mess with you might end up crying. 4 years of bad luck if you do not repost this
Very high sex appeal. Great in bed!!! Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet! Entirely creative. Extremely random and proud of it. Freak in bed. Spontaneous. Great telling stories. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to.

Needless to say, I'm a Cancer. My description is pretty right on...how close is yours?

Cool crafty site: ThreadBangers

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:31:00 GMT

http://www.threadbanger.com/

Cool stuff, a little pedestrian technique-wise, but the artisan personality interviews and the format are cool. Dig through the episodes for hidden gems http://www.threadbanger.com/episodes

Old School Cello Love

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:13:21 GMT

At Solomon's house this weekend I mentioned to Pat and Sol that I had started to play cello, and played some Rasputina on YouTube for them. Pat told me about this awesome cello quartet called Apocalyptica that does Metallica covers (and some other stuff). Oh, they're so awesome.

The John Steed School of Self Defence

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:50:51 GMT

This is just too cool. Steampunk (actually, just victorian) meets Jujitsu. Two great styles that kick ass together.

Stoled from a herne_kzn post on anachrotech.

Gunsmith

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:41:58 GMT

A couple of steam-punk-styled toy gun repaints for your consideration.

Hua-Hai Model No. 922 Raygun

This is a cheap $2 water pistol from Price Busters. This is the second gun I painted, and I learned that gold spray-paint is a lot easier to apply than brushed-on gold acrylic paint, so the whole thing was primed gold and painted with acrylics. The little knob under the barrel is actually a second barrel that you can turn to shoot sideways, (or point backwards and shoot yourself).

I gave this to a friend as an early x-mas present (and to lure her into going steampunk) :D

N-Strike Maverick Rev-6 Pistol

This is an $8 Nerf N-Strike Maverick Rev-6 pistol repainted with simulated wood grain, gunmetal and brass accents. I got the "sonic dart" refills, and those things are great! They whistle/sound like little bottle rockets. The "scarring" on the silver paint is from rugged use by about a dozen people shooting the gun repeatedly in a local comic/game shop :D

I did two of these so I have a brace of pistols for my steampunk get-up (that's American for "outfit"...kinda like "kit" to you Brits).

I have a whole bunch of other cheap water guns I want to repaint, will post as they get done. If I can paint them efficiently/fast enough, I want to sell them for around $50-60 each depending on complexity.

Jujitsu = Ow!

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:27:42 GMT

So this little ninja bunny went to his first jujitsu class last night and ... OW! My entire body *(except the bottom of my feet) hurt. I got fatigued and felt faint/dizzy after 15 minutes of stretching and running and sit-ups and such....so out of shape. All in all the class was much fun...

I got to see my friend Russ "accidentally" grab the male teacher's ass in a demonstration of a grappling escape. His excuse was that when the teacher said "now grab my leg" that he used the wrong hand...I still don't know how he mistook a buttock for a leg. It was a solid grab too XD

Then in sparring at the end of class...I got my ass handed to me by a little kid...maybe 14 years old, 112 Lbs (I asked him). He got me in submissions about 3 times even though I have about 90 Lbs on him, but in my defense...I don't know Jujitsu and he's like a jusitsu champion. He beat me squarely and I had a blast.

Then Russ got to spar with me (after I was already toasted by the little kid) and he choked me out twice, then I had to take a breather because I was getting that pre-faint dizzy/numb/cold sensation (yes, I'm a frequent fainter). And class ended...

...but the fun didn't stop. Russ walked out the door and started dry heaving into the bushes...I guess he probably felt the same way I did, but he didn't stop. Kudos for persistence, but know you limits.

I went home, took a lovely hot shower, and went to sleep and woke up in pain this morning...but it was well worth it.

Rasputina

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:22:06 GMT

steampunk bands = cool
steampunk bands with cellos = totally awesome

link to a clean mp3 of the song

http://www.rasputina.com/

Funny thing is, that is one of the first instincts of all the string players I've known...trying to figure out how to make this thing rock!

La Mécanique de Mon Coeur

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:44:04 GMT

"And novel it is indeed! La Mécanique du Cœur, by the French rock band Dionysos, is both a novel and an album of accompanying songs, telling the tale of a young boy from 19th Century Edinburgh, born with a heart so cold that his witch-midwife replaced it with a clockwork one, so that he may live. A sad tale of Steampunk, then."

Brass Goggles

The steampunk blog Brass Goggles posted this yesterday. Too cool.

For All My Friends

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:57:31 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving!

My Personal Daemon

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:36:58 GMT

A little return to the virtual world...to ask for help from my friends. I've been having way too much fun with my current steampunk fascination and I'm eagerly awaiting the theatrical release of the Golden Compass. I'm reading the book now because I can't read the book after I see it as a movie...just a personal quirk. Anyway, they had this quiz on the website and it not only takes my input, but the input of my friends. So if you have the time, please transform my daemon.

I must admit I don't know where the initial quiz got "humble" or "solitary" from :p

FanArt100: Iron Kingdoms

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:06:54 GMT

So I've added yet another project to the list...this one's a list unto itself. I'm taking up the FanArt100 challenge (officially or otherwise) to illustrate two of my favorite characters from the Iron Kingdoms setting: Exemplar Mikael Kreoss and The Harbinger of Menoth. I'll be updating the grid below with my responses to each prompt. Wish me luck! (or at least some self-discipline...or just some discipline ;p )

001.	Beginnings.	002.	Middles.	003.	Ends.	004.	Insides.	005.	Outsides.
006.	Hours.	007.	Days.	008.	Weeks.	009.	Months.	010.	Years.
011.	Red.	012.	Orange.	013.	Yellow.	014.	Green.	015.	Blue.
016.	Purple.	017.	Brown.	018.	Black.	019.	White.	020.	Colourless.
021.	Friends.	022.	Enemies.	023.	Lovers.	024.	Family.	025.	Strangers.
026.	Teammates.	027.	Parents.	028.	Children.	029.	Birth.	030.	Death.
031.	Sunrise.	032.	Sunset.	033.	Too Much.	034.	Not Enough.	035.	Sixth Sense.
036.	Smell.	037.	Sound.	038.	Touch.	039.	Taste.	040.	Sight.
041.	Shapes.	042.	Triangle.	043.	Square.	044.	Circle.	045.	Moon.
046.	Star.	047.	Heart.	048.	Diamond.	049.	Club.	050.	Spade.
051.	Water.	052.	Fire.	053.	Earth.	054.	Air.	055.	Spirit.
056.	Breakfast.	057.	Lunch.	058.	Dinner.	059.	Food.	060.	Drink.
061.	Winter.	062.	Spring.	063.	Summer.	064.	Fall.	065.	Passing.
066.	Rain.	067.	Snow.	068.	Lightning.	069.	Thunder.	070.	Storm.
071.	Broken.	072.	Fixed.	073.	Light.	074.	Dark.	075.	Shade.
076.	Who?	077.	What?	078.	Where?	079.	When?	080.	Why?
081.	How?	082.	If.	083.	And.	084.	He.	085.	She.
086.	Choices.	087.	Life.	088.	School.	089.	Work.	090.	Home.
091.	Birthday.	092.	Christmas.	093.	Thanksgiving.	094.	Independence.	095.	New Year.
096.	Writer‘s Choice.	097.	Writer‘s Choice.	098.	Writer‘s Choice.	099.	Writer‘s Choice.	100.	Writer‘s Choice.