Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Monday, December 22. Email this post.




**Note: Update to WHALE BLOG**

I have spent the last month or so working on my Sorceress (Yoshina), she had passed the game in normal difficulty and was at a level 47 (of 99). Thru a fuckin stupid mistake on my part, and not backing up my characters, I fucked up and lost that character completely! OMG! I also had several items with her that are VERY difficult to get, as they drop extreamly scarcely. GRRR ARGH!!! So I spent all day yesterday (and I mean all day, minus a couple hours for cleaning) ramping up my new Sorceress (Brie). I got her clear to Act III (there are 5 total). So I was very excited!! AND... with the help of KingLeo, I now have some of those VERY rare/unique items with her too!

On a different note, I am very tired and lethargic today as I did not get to sleep until after 3:30 this morning, and of course, had to be to work at 7. Yup, I had 2 - 2:30 hours of sleep.... and yes, it was fun as hell to stay up! I needed it! I know, I know, as much as I need baseball bat up my ass (ouch). I have discovered though, that I love staying up late, even if it means that I get little or no sleep, and have to be to work 3 hours later.

Couple of things before I go.... just some old quips that I posted to my homepage...

The seven ages of man
20 is when you want to wake up romantic.
30 is when you want to wake up married.
40 is when you want to wake up successful.
50 is when you want to wake up rich.
60 is when you want to wake up contented.
70 is when you want to wake up healthy.
80 is when you want to wake up.


Believe

Believe in yourself, to the depth of your being
nourish your talents, your spirit is freeing.
Know in your heart, when the goin' gets slow
that your faith in yourself will continue to grow.
Don't forfeit ambition, when others may doubt
it's your life to live, so live it throughout.
Learn from your errors, don't dwell in the past
never withdraw, from a world that is vast.
Believe in yourself; find the best that is you
let your spirit prevail; steer a course that is true.


Failure

When he failed spectacularly, he laughed harder than anyone. But in front of children, he made sure that they realized that failure was just as important as success because you have to fail in order to realize it is not worth fearing. If you feared failure, you would never try difficult things and trying was more important than failure or success.
Without failure no one would ever realize when they succeed, by failing we are one step closer to the truth, and success; as long as you don't make the same mistake again.



MISC QUIPS

The more empathy you give the less you will need.
The fastest horse cannot catch a word spoken in anger.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, old time is still a flying
and the same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying.
RULE #1-Don't sweat the small stuff!
RULE #2-It's all small stuff!!
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.
THE BEST MIRROR IS AN OLD FRIEND.
The last temptation is the greatest treason; to do the right deed for the right reason.
Don't be afraid to take a large step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Pick battles big enough to win but small enough to matter.
The weirdest thing about life is that if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often times get it.


WINNING ATTITUDES

To develop a winning attitude you must:

Become exited, confident, and enthusiastic about your goals.

Give yourself permission to be a winner.

Winners have the ability to look inside themselves and find that special dream.

The winner always has a goal.

The winner stresses solutions, not problems.

Winners have plans to reach their goals.

Winners make total commitments to their goals.

Winners have positive attitudes in all elements of their lives. The more you think about, talk about, and write about your goal happening, the greater the certainty is of that goal happening.

Winning is an inside job, not the score.

Self discipline is the winners creed.


MATURITY

1. Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you are supervised or not, finish the job once it is started, carry money without spending it, and be able to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.

2. Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence.

3. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to postpone immediate gratification in favor of long term gain.

4. Maturity is perserverence, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging setbacks.

5. Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.

6. Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so!"

7. Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. The immature spend their time exploring endless possibilities: then they do nothing.

8. Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word, coming through in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi. They are confused and disorganized. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former friends, unfinished business, and good intentions that somehow never materialize.

9. Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which we cannot change, the courage to change that which can be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.


With that said, just one more question... Are you a winner?
blog ya later.... The General


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