Taken care of Business homework.....

FYI, i watched the President's State of the union address, read the summary, and I'm currently waiting on the techno/auto-tuned dance remix to eventually show up on youtube. ( post link if you got it)

been reading more in my spare time, came across a cool comic, and its not a web comic, its a real trade paperback.






i like it. Its origanal and very nice as far as super heroing goes. gives me the warm and fuzzies.

and in other news, the new email system for reporting books on hold and fines/fees that i cooked up for the library has been doing great, so Kudo's for me.

Busting ass and taking assignments.

I have just gotten a big debockle taken care of in my academic career. It was a lil panicky at first, but i found that i could strive to get through. Doesn't mean i don't have to bust ass getting shit done, in fact, it's more so now. I sit in the library making this quick post with a hand written sign that quotes quite clearly:

Off Duty Nerd

If i had a camera i'd take a pic but thats neither here nor there.

Anyway, More news From my beloved Empire of Dorkdem.

The Emporer (that is myself) is currently working on a law for copyright and intellectual property to submit to the interm-Governer's Conclave (also myself) and then to the interm-Representitive Council (still just me). His Nerdliness JohnWedd II, expects an unianious decision and short deleberation.

The New Imperial Republic of Dorkdem

I, John Scott Weddington II, do hear by declare and crown myself the first Emperor of the New Imperial Republic of Dorkdem. I do solemnly swear that I, JohnWedd II, will faithfully execute this office, honoring and protecting the Constitution of the New Imperial Republic of Dorkdem. In thus giving my life to the preservation and honor of the empire for the entirety of my place on the throne.

JSW2

PS: Wondering what i'm rambling on about? read THIS.

... and rest is a blur

Well kiddo's i recently got Fallout 3 for the xbox 360, that combined with my recent rental of Guitar Hero 5, my 3 day weekend was a blur of caffeine and video games. My wife didn't like this. I don't blame her, but damn it, its fucking Fallout 3. The game is so damn immersive it's scary. i love playing the good guy, it's freaking sweet.

The quest called Blood ties was my favorite because i solved it without killing anyone! That's freaking awesome to me. Although i do have a few complaints. Clipping and collision detection seamed a bit wonky, and navigating shit is a bitch. Trying to find proper locations and routes to them is maddening.  but i kept returning to it like a beaten prostitute.

I really need a new game

I'm getting bored with my usual games. I have no points to buy others, and the crappy freebies are few and far between. Seriously, 1 vs 100 was fun in short doses but for the love of GOD i need some freebies i can sink my teeth into. Seriously, would it kill you guys doing the Indie thing at XNA to make a good set of freebies that will inspire more confidence in your abilities?

So far, so almost good

So far I've managed to only need two cigarettes today to maintain sanity. So thats better than what i expected. my sexy wife came in to the library to get the 411 on her new classes, late start, but just knowing she's making the effort is good enough for me.

Caught the preview of the Dell Slate concept on youtube, from CES, and i have only two words for you. DO. WANT.
It's essentially all that I want out of a PDA, and it's android powered. It gets my inner-Google Fanboy an orgasm.
Also, my boss, the Mistress of the Sacred Library has told me of ideas she has had to have workshops on different nerdy things, Such as blogging, researching, open source alternatives to software, etc. I told her that it sounded freakin sweet.

May Camel have mercy on my soul

Thus far, i am 11 hours and 02 minutes into my first venture into quiting smoking. Just now starting to feel the pressure. Its weird how chemical addiction, even the relatively mild one of nicotine, can be so compelling. the compulsion to go outside side and bum a cigarette is almost palpable. not sure if i can make it much longer. wish me luck.

In other news, XBox seams to have revealed a new bobble up its sleeve, two in fact (not including Natal). First is the future integration of AT&T U-Verse (a new way to over pay for television). Second of them is the new Game Room. They have found on a better way to milk your nostalgia and boredom and its sneakier than facebook games.

They're gonna encourage you to constantly customize and pay micro payments for creating a virtual, 80's-70's era arcade. Good news is, they're gonna make it pretty shiny and cheap, so it should be interesting.

Better than what Sony offered, there PS3 is now slim and 50 bucks less. Whoop-dee-Fuckin'- doo. All due respect Sony, but your un-affordable prices out the gate still left too big of an impression on the public, while Nintendo was so cute, not liking the Wii is illegal in three or four states, and xbox has been constantly improving there software in ways you are just now grasping half-assed. Make something cheap, fun, and easy to dev for. ten try that out.

I just got an Atta-Boy.....W00T!

My boss over here at the library just gave me my first "atta-boy" moment when i set up an email address for the front desk. I want to convince her to try IM support, but that comes later. according to her, "you gotta ease me into new ideas." which is understandable. To much to fast makes for a serious frazzle.

I also had lunch with my unbelievable sexy wife, Kelly. We had some of those Gyro's that Arby's sells? FUCKING.AWESOME.SAUCE! Literally and figuratively. I also wanted to mention how taziki sauce tastes like it sounds. Cool huh?

Boredem with a Capital Xbox.....

Hello, I am a nerd known as John Weddington, and this is the first blog post on this particular blog. Its not a special blog of any kind, its primarily just to hold the occasional thought that won't fit on twitter or doesn't seam stupid enough to Keep to myself.

I like to play Xbox 360 and my XBL name is johnwedd. feel free to add me, I get bored alot.