I think Vampires are an over-used cliche' in the world of fiction and roleplay. I dislike them and most of what they stand for. I don't find them sexy, nor do I find them appealing at all.

That being said, the only vampires I DO like are Nick Knight, from Forever Night, as he is trying to regain his humanity. Also Kain from the Legacy of Kain video game series because he doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself 90% of the time, and Raziel from the same series, as he's kind of an anti-vampire, a vampire who fell and was risen again, an undead's undead.

So, I know it's a bit late, and since no one seems to read this, it doesn't much matter anyway, but I passed my National Exam on Thursday. YAY! So now I can start looking for an actual place to work down in Texas. I still have to finalize my Resume' as I'm too fugg'n lazy for my own good (Not to mention more than a little nervous to start this job-hunt ordeal again). Still, must suck it up and get past my bad habits... soon.

Well, I've finally gotten myself scheduled to take the National Exam for Massage Therapy. This is a big, big step, since I need the national license to work in Texas. I take the test on Thursday, 30th, exactly one week from the day I scheduled it [yesterday]. Doesn't give much time for studying, I know, but I'm still good on almost all my stuff. I just need some quick refreshers on some nerves and muscles, maybe a pathology or two, but overall, I think I'm pretty good.

In other news, I'm selling my video games. Not all of them, just the old ones I don't play anymore. I'll have a list of them and the systems on here once we get them sorted out fully [hopefully tonight]. For anyone who knows me, this is a HUGE thing. I've been an avid gamer since I got my first Genesis, I believe was Christmas '94, though it might have been my birthday that year, can't remember, I was really young. I fell in love with Sonic the Hedgehog [in a fan-boy sense] and it's because of sonic, I discovered my second love: Furries. Needless to say, my sonic collection stays with me, as a personal collection item. Not to mention, they're the only good sonic games out there these days.

EDIT: The game list is completed. You can download the document file from this handy link here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H9L62P0S I know there are no prices, as we only just finished listing all the items we have, a total of I think 163 items. If you are interested, feel free to leave me a comment, or contact me via e-mail XavierPrice@Gmail.com . I will provide pictures if needed, and accept offers.

Yeah, but probably not for very long. I do a random post every few months it seems. We'll see how long it lasts this time.

So, we're moving to Texas. Don't have a date set yet, we've only just started packing the house, but things have been set in motion and we are packing up the house and all our sh*t within. So we are past the 'still just talking about it' stage, finally.

In other news, I've come to a sad epiphany. I'm a dork among dorks. I have very few friends offline, but this is not so unusual these days, especially when you consider how much I'm online. However, I also have very few friends online, too. Oh sure, there's some people I see every so often and say hi to or chat for a few minutes, but not a whole lot that I can truly call a friend, instead of just an acquaintance.

Even within my gaming clan this holds true. There are some familiar voices and names, some I talk to a little more, but not much else. The fact that my only friend that still lives near me IRL is also in the clan does not count. In my defense, however, I haven't been up much to playing games with other people. I've been following my somewhat anti-social behavior again. Yeah, I talk and laugh and joke and I'm still me, but I haven't gone out of my way for any of it, and in fact just let it come to me. Yes, I am that lazy.

So, I'm an outcast among outcasts. Hurray for my special skills in anti-socialist... er... anti-social behaviors. But that's just me. There's EE~EEVERYBODY else, and then there's me. Been said since I was a baby, holds true to this day.

I went to Anthrocon. I met friends, got autographs, and made some money. I also got my tail. Now if only I could find ears to match...

Warning, political stuff. Putting it behind an LJ Cut, for those that don't want to be bothered.
Not that I have many friends to alienate.

( Political Rant )

Alright, I'm not even going to fool myself into thinking that I'll be back here for too long, I always seem to end up somewhere else, but anyway. Updates as to why I haven't been on for a long time.

1) I was in school. New York Institute of Massage.
2) I graduated said school early August.
3) I took the state exam to become a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) in the state of New York.
4) I just got a job. It's nothing much, just working at JCPenny's, but it'll make some money until I get the results from my exam and find a place to actually do my new career.
5) I'm lazy. Granted this has nothing to do with anything, other than I haven't been bothered.

On a side note, I've joined a clan. No, not the torch-wielding kind, it's in a game. Call of Duty 4. A while ago I joined the Lethal Brigade (or =LB=) clan of gamers. It's a friends-first clan, so it's fun to be in, and they don't mind that I suck at the game.

No developments as to personal relationships, and I doubt there will be soon. I'm planning on moving to Las Vegas sometime next year, though an actual date has yet to be set. We (that is myself and my mother) are hoping it'll be mid-2009. As an LMT, I could easily work for a spa or hotel, or under another LMT.

That's all for now. I figure it's enough

A randomly philosophic post. It's long, so I'll toss it behind a cut.

( Mirror, Mirror... )

I recently pimped myself out as a massage therapist on a local community. Kinda just to see if anyone would respond, and because it's free publicity. (yay, free) Well, a member invited me to bring my massage chair down to Pittsburgh for a semi-mini-furrycon (WPAFW). This gave me pause, because, for some reason, it had never struck me to think that I could do that. Think, go to a furry-con AND be able to make some money doing what I like. Awesome!

Best part about this idea, is that this shindig is in October. By October, I'll have taken my boards, and, granted I pass them, have my license. Granted it's for New York State, only, but as if right now, Pennsylvania has no requirements for massage therapy. Plus, if all goes well, I'll also have taken my national boards, so if I've got that, then there's really no problem.

The only problem is the timing. It might be too late for me to get a spot in WPAFW by the time I've got everything settled with my registration and such. But I hope for the best! If all goes well, it'll be my first con ever. Spiffy!

Apparently, this marks the 50th Anniversary of LEGO Brick Happy Birthday to them.

I played with LEGOs when I was younger, like most kids. I loved to build random crap, too. I once built a lightsaber... only to have it break a moment later ^_^; And then there were all of the space do-dads that I made. I used to have a lot of fun with the LEGOs. I even had a LEGO video game; LEGO Island.

So, happy b-day to them, and here's to sticking around for a while longer.

You'll have to excuse the following. I get hit with random waves of depression sometimes. Not the bi-polar kind, I just kind of start thinking too much. Big problem of mine, I can't seem to get out of my own head.

There's a popular saying "You're never alone, because no matter where you go, there you are." That's all well and good, except when you just want to get away from yourself. I'm the one person I can never seem to ignore.

And the worst part is that no one is going to read this. One person reads my little journal here, and it's my mother. I'm glad to be on really good terms with my mother, and she's one of my closest friends, but there's still something pathetic about it. I'm a nerd, sure, but still.

I don't have the money to 'go out' with friends or anything, I don't really have the effort to actively look for a relationship, and I really don't have a lot of time to pursue one, anyway. Right now, everything is focused on school. Then it'll all focus on getting and keeping a job in this career I've chosen. Maybe once I start to make a little income, maybe then I'll be able to get some more friends, and possibly a girlfriend.

Or maybe not, who knows. And that as they say is that... enough whining for the night.

My friend just sent me this link on how to make Bacon Vodka That's right, BACON Vodka. Someone had somehow managed to improve upon bacon. I say, they win the internet.

Rounds on me, because I want this!

Yes, for those of you that know me (which is a very few, to be sure), I like to do some reviews of movies that I've seen. It is spoiler free, for the most part, and if I am to put any spoilers, they will be behind an LJ-Cut with ample warning. I've recently been watching some movies that I've been meaning to, so not all of these are current. These are a bit long, so I'll toss them behind an LJ-cut now.

I'll start with the oldest, ( Fight Club. )

Next, ( The Number 23. )

Lastly we have ( I Am Legend. )

Alright, this is getting ridiculous. I've always had problems with my sleep schedule, but up until now it's always been I don't get enough sleep because I'm up all night. Typically it's my own fault, I'm playing a game or reading, or it's that I just can't sleep. Now, however, I can't seem to stay awake.

For the past few nights, I've been getting dead tired early, around 7:00 pm early. Normally I don't go to bed until 1:00 am, so you can see why this is unusual for me. Unfortunately, going to bed this early means I've been waking up early, around 4:00 am most of the time. This is a total schedule shift for me, and I don't like it. Try as I might, I can't seem to change it.

The worse was last night. I did a clinic for school, got some coffee on the way home, and that's the last I can remember. I have no idea what I did last night, but I found the coffee sitting by my computer, untouched and stone cold.

This is starting to worry me, seriously. I've had to cancel plans with a friend three times now because of this, and now I'm starting to have black-outs? I don't know what the hell it is. I don't drink, I don't do drugs (other than the occasional caffeine fix), I've been eating right, even exercising. I'm not under any stress now that my finals are done, either. Hopefully this will fix itself soon. I miss the night life.

Alright, I've just finished my last final for this term. Monday was Neurology, Tuesday was Medical Massage, and today was Business & Law. I've passed them all, so YEAH and stuff.

And now for a new segment of my LJ that I'm going to be calling Common Coincidences ( Click here to see. )

Vampires! I am so SICK of VAMPIRES!

( Method to my madness )

I've just gotten a personality test from sabertooth_kit. I'd forgotten that she always found these great tests and such. They're always fun for a bit. This one's actually fairly dead on.

( My Results )

I've changed my journal theme! I got sick of the last one.

While talking to a friend, recently, we started on about random things most people don't know about us. I feel like posting a few of them, because I can.

( Things people might know, but probably don't care about )

I've been working on a little side project in my spare time. I've decided, for reasons I still don't know, to write my interpretation of a video game. The game is Sega's "Shining Force II," for the Sega Genesis. I've only just stared, but already have 4 chapters belted out.

For those that don't know and never played the game, I'm not going to explain it here, but I'm (hopefully) doing my best in explaining everything as the story progresses. I think I've done a good job so far avoiding Mary-Sue type characters, though I have taken some liberties in expanding their personalities.

I'm not going to post the chapters yet, not until I'm done, as I dislike Works In Progress. It sort of prevents me from changing anything should I want to. I would, however, like to ask if anyone would be interested in Beta-Reading the story. As I said, I'm trying to do this as if it were an original work and not based on something, so I won't say anything like "Just like in the game" or such nonsense. If you would like to risk reading my story, just leave me a comment.

Hello to anyone. I've returned, after almost two years of mostly no posting. A long time, I know. And a lot has happened in this time. I'll do an update in a moment, but first thing's first. I'm starting with a clean slate, more or less. This means I've deleted all my old entries, and removed many friends from my flist. If I removed anyone and you'd like to be put back on, just leave a comment, and I'll be happy to re-friend you.

( Update )