Natron's Domain

2003-08-08T20:18:00.000-05:00

And yet more problems posting...fun...

2003-08-08T20:15:00.000-05:00

I now have an extremely easy way to update my blog, so hopefully I'll be able to update a lot more often. Then again, I suppose posting more than once a month would be a lot more often.

2003-08-02T22:16:00.000-05:00

Got the site working again with tripod.

My new main page is at: http://homepage.mac.com/nathanwall

2003-08-02T22:13:00.000-05:00

Back from BigStuf, but I've got a cold. Not a lot of fun. More to come soon...hopefully.

2003-07-22T01:45:00.000-05:00

So I watched last weeks episode of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer in syndication, and it was probably one of the most powerful episodes I've seen of any series. I'm not sure what it was called, but it was the one where Buffy's mom, Joyce, died. She died peacefully at that, which is pretty unusualy for this series. Anyway, I don't think there was any background music at all in the episode, which made it all the more powerful. All you see is the actions and the feelings, the raw emotions. Normally, music is what sets the mood, but in this eppy, no music was necessary.

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Well, my brother is on a "lets start a band" craze right now. They have dismantled the pool table in the back room (much to my disagreement) and there is now a drumset and about 4 guitars back there, along with a stack of amps. Believe me, it's loud, it's annoying, and I am on the other side of the house.

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Well, for anyone that cares to know, Anna Belle is fine. Anna Belle...my dog...the Beagle, not the big dumb one. She had been looking really tired and acting really lazy. She wasn't eating or drinking much, and she just acted like her whole body was hurting. She had 75% kidney failure. We were lucky, as it showed up in her bloodwork over a week ago (vet said it won't show up in blood work until it reaches 75%). They kept her from Thursday to Monday with an IV pumping fluids into her.

Now that we read about the symptoms, we realize that we noticed some of them, so we're glad we took her.

She's doing fine, she is still not wanting to eat or drink much though, so we are trying to make her drink a lot (since that will keep her from getting worse).

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I'm now a week away from Big Stuf. Definitely one of the best weeks in a year. Thanks to Audblog, I'm going to be able to call in and leave audio posts throughout the week. Should be really cool. I'll post the address in the days to come, as there is nothing on the page yet, so stay tuned.

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I suppose I should apologize for my lack of posts recently. I'm currently thinking about a redesign of the site, as well as going through numerous ideas for additions. I'm also trying to figure out the easiest way to consolidate my pics from iPhoto, my calendars from iCal, all into a web site through .Mac, without losing the Blog functionality. We'll see what happens.

2003-06-13T22:05:00.000-05:00

Oh yea, that was awesome...gonna watch it again!

2003-06-13T20:04:00.000-05:00

Woohoo...it's on!!! Stargate SG-1 season premiere. That's right, a 2 hour premiere and new episodes all summer!

My reason to live is back...ok, maybe that last part is a little excentric.

2003-06-04T01:28:00.000-05:00

Well kids, I'm going on a little trip to Chicago tomorrow...er...today, actually. Woodfield Mall...Willow Creek Community Church...and back home. Sure to be fun!

11:30am - Leave for Chicago
11:31am - Realize I've forgotten to set VCR to record Cowboy Bebop
11:35am - Commence Cameron bashing in Gameboy Advance head-to-head competition
12:00pm - Throw Cameron from vehicle
3:30pm - Arrive at Woodfield Mall
3:40pm - Get giant pretzel from Auntie Anne's
3:45pm - Stand inconspicuously outside of Victoria's Secret while eating pretzel
4:00pm - Play video games at KB Toys
4:30pm - Commence raid on Apple Store
4:35pm - Police chase down I-90
5:30pm - Arrive at Willow Creek
5:45pm - Gawk at Willow Creek soundbooth
6:00pm - Try to hitch a ride on the Willow Creek plane
9:15pm - Head home (probably not on plane)
1:00am - Return home

2003-06-02T15:53:00.000-05:00

I've been reading A LOT of web comics lately, mostly PvP, found over at www.pvponline.com...you should all check it out.

After reading these, it's given me a really cool idea that I hope to get underway. You probably won't see anything for a few months, and the plan "launch date" is 2004. We'll see what happens.

2003-06-02T01:37:00.000-05:00

It appears everything is working again. Not really sure what the deal was, but I could only get the blog portion to update.

All seems ok now, hopefully I'll get more of the pages going now.

2003-05-26T16:58:00.000-05:00

I've been experiencing technical difficulties with Blogger. They are in the process of upgrading some stuff, so HOPEFULLY it will all clear up on it's own.

If you notice anything strange, just bear with me.

2003-05-25T19:04:00.000-05:00

I just read this really great article over at DVDToons.com. It talks about CGI animated movies and traditionally animated movies, and is definitely a good read. Link is:

http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/48

2003-05-20T22:00:00.000-05:00

AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! MY GOSH!!! The second season finale of Smallville just finished, and WOW, that just totally blew me away. I'm just sitting here thinking of how LONG this summer is going to be.

2003-05-20T21:01:00.000-05:00

IT'S OVER!!! Buffy: The Vampire Slayer is actually over. I can't believe it! It was an excellent, episode, and the end of an truly excellent series. Joss Whedon, you're a genius!

2003-05-20T20:05:00.000-05:00

It's started, the series finale of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. It's so...sad...

2003-05-18T22:20:00.000-05:00

I did it! I haven't eaten for the past 24 hours. There's absolutely no reason for it, and I wasn't planning on it. I just thought it was worth mentioning.

2003-05-18T21:43:00.000-05:00

Do I take things too personally? Am I paranoid? Do I over exaggerate situations? I wonder...

2003-05-04T21:46:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I've posted anything, so I figured now was as good a time as any. So without further ado, here is whatever pops into my head as I type this:

I saw X2 yesterday, and what can I say but FRIKKIN AWESOME. As the credits began to roll, I sat staring blankly, my mouth wide open, trying to comprehend what had just transpired before my eyes.

Nightcrawler - perfect! They managed to pull off the depth of the character perfectly.

Colossus - WOW! The few seconds of screen time he had was awesome.

Jean Grey - it was awesome to see her finally come into her own. Any X-Men fans will know what I mean when they see the movie.

Wolverine - what can I say? Wolverine is just frikkin awesome, and he has several "frikkin awesome" moments in the movie.
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You know, E3 is coming up, one of the coolest weeks every year, as all the new and upcoming games are announced, many of which haven't been seen before. I've already seen screenshots of Mario Kart: Double Dash, and it has been confirmed that you will be able to play 8 player Mario Kart, using 2 Gamecubes and 2 TV's, by connection two Gamecubes together by using the broadband adapters. I've also heard that we will see movies and screenshots, and even some playable demos, of games such as Halo 2, Star Fox Armada, F-Zero X, Pikmin 2, even Metroid Prime 2, and several other games I will most surely obsess over, all while becoming even poorer as I try to have enough money to buy all of these.
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I got a really awesome desk this week. It's one of those metal and glass desks I would always see and dream about getting, but doubting it would ever be possible. Well, by account of a great online deal and a $15 discount thing in the mail, I now have an awesome desk and chair in my room.
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If anyone has a chance, please head over to Hoosier Morons at http://hoosiermorons.keenspace.com . All the comics and the site itself are created by a friend of mine, and it's all pretty cool. I just wish I could draw half as good as he does.
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Lastly, does anyone remember "Family Guy". Hilarious show created by Seth McFarlane, and baby Stewie is one of the funniest cartoon characters I've seen. It's on Cartoon Network, Sunday through Thursday at 10:30pm.

2003-04-24T01:23:00.000-05:00

Who makes the cheapest laptops?

HINT: It's not Dell...

http://www.oscast.com/stories/storyReader$340

2003-04-19T23:15:00.000-05:00

Happy Easter everyone!

My latest addiction is "SSX Tricky" for my Nintendo Gamecube...I just can't stop playing it. It should take awhile before I have unlocked all the characters, levels, boards, and outfits, so hopefully this will keep me occupied for a few weeks. I finally got a new memory card, so I can play AND be able to save my progress. It was getting really annoying knowing I was doing really good, but that I wouldn't be able to save it.

2003-04-14T11:48:00.000-05:00

Well, a new Safari beta came out for OS X. I'm just testing to see if it works with this. So if you're reading this, I guess it does.

Ahhh...tabbed browsing rocks!

2003-04-09T19:28:00.000-05:00

For dinner tonight:
Chicken Strips with Honey Mustard
Southwestern Eggrolls
Pepsi Lemon Twist
and Milka German Chocolate for dessert

Does life get any better?

2003-04-07T16:27:00.000-05:00

If you haven't already, you should really check out "The Brick Testament". I'm not sure if this is for real, but it's kind of cool and wierd at the same time.

http://www.thereverend.com/brick_testament/

2003-04-05T23:39:00.000-06:00

I've been pretty busy with a big Director project for school, so after it's done, I will hopefully have time to get the site completed. Here's hoping to Tuesday.

2003-03-25T23:45:00.000-06:00

While looking through the galleries at Spymac, I came across this article, "Who's Smarter?"

Check it out...

http://natedomain.tripod.com/whossmarter.html