What's your inner spirit?

Tiger You are fierce and wild. You tend to outrun everyone else in everything you do and you enjoy laying about or sleeping.

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Now, for the second part, let's count.

(15 + 20 + 3) * 8 = 304

My lifespan is shorter by 304 minutes, that's five hours and four minutes less life.

The culprit? Cigarettes. I had to start smoking, otherwise the stress from my work would cause my mind to snap like a dry twig.

I'm not going to justify it - I know I'm killing myself, slowly. I can almost hear my lungs and heart cry. Sadly, my work necessitates that. :(

Last, on a lighter note, I made a great investment today - hardcover Hardboiled (Frank Miller).

<3

* Finally found a job

Now this is a peculiar thing, as first I was hired as an insurance salesman, but later transferred to the post of Insurance Agent Assistant... with the same paycheck.

My job? Basically, distribute brochures and get contancts for agents. It's a wonderful thing, indulging my almost obsessive tendency to make lists... but I still haven't shaken the anxiety that goes with your first job. It's a bit annoying, but I'm slowly gaining the ability to shut it off.

I love my workplace and workmates, though.

* Fallout 3 released

Don't even say it. I've been waiting a decade for THIS drivel? Horribly designed world (how can I suspend my belief if it doesn't make any sense internally? INCONSISTENCY), butchered SPECIAL, non-existent choices-and-consequences, no moral amiguity, tragic writing and main plot, simple quests... my only consolation is the awesome art direction (really retrofuturistic), some background lore (<3 Museum of Technology) and that it's a decent sight seeing simulator... long as you ignore internal inconsistencies and implausibility.

Meh, I want Van Buren. And while we're on that note, I also want immortality, eternal youth and a lifetime supply of ho's of both sexes.

* Furmeets

My lovely corner of existence has furmeets too! The guys are awesome (gals stay away), we drink every friday and make me appreciate the fact that I have a loving family with a safe financial situation.

Of course, there is some furry drama. But hey, isn't there drama everywhere?

* I Suck At Helping Distraught People

I'm caring and understanding generally, but in person, I always have trouble to support people. Don't ask me why, it's a kind of a mental blockade. Or maybe it's the cynic in me?

* Second Life

I've renewed my interest in Second Life, with help from a certain New York dragon... one I created (cue sinister laugh) by exposing him to my furfaggotry. Mmm, sweet smell of victory...

Anyways, Tagaziel Kiranov's the name. Look me up if you want a chat or just someone to flame.

* Gaming

I'm at the "Grandpa" stage right now. Seriously, WTF is it with the general dumbing down of games? I miss the 90s.

* Politics

God dammit, introduce Euro already. I hate depending on chance when planning any foreign purchases.

* The Lion King

Is awesome. No, it's really, really awesome. Shakespeare with lions and a lifetime supply of awesome. It's like good wine, gets better with age.

This should be all. If I remember anything, I'll be sure to spam your Friends list more ;)

My Personality

Neuroticism	44
Extraversion	77
Openness to Experience	99
Agreeableness	71
Conscientiousness	8

You do not feel nervous in social situations, and have a good impression of what others think of you, however you feel enraged when things do not go your way. You are sensitive about being treated fairly and feel resentful and bitter if you think you are being cheated. You lead a leisurely and relaxed life. You would prefer to sit back and smell the roses than indulge in high energy activities. You have good access to and awareness of your own feelings. You are tenderhearted and compassionate, feeling the pain of others vicariously and are easily moved to pity, however you are willing to take credit for good things that you do but you don't often talk yourself up much. You find contracts, rules, and regulations overly confining and are sometimes seen as unreliable or even irresponsible by others.

Take a Personality Test now or view the full Personality Report. The best UGG Boots.

Once in a blue year is a good time to update, no? ;)

Well, I am still alive and just recently had to solve a problem with an identity theft occuring on a Habbo hotel forum. Someone registered under my nickname, used my avatars, my work in an unrepresentative way AND used my personal details.

Fortunately, the admins were more than cooperative. I also tracked down his e-mail account, which is a rip-off my AIL handle, estabilished on Yahoo.com.

Decided it's time to put my writing skills (or lack thereof) to good use. I created a new account, http://alexdragen.livejournal.com/ which will be a fictional diary of a Namilan soldat. If you wish, you can add it as friends and get the adventures regularly :)

Article time, courtesy of the No Mutants Allowed reporter, Bradylama:

http://staff.gamingforce.com/brady/don'tbuythehype.txt : Text-only version for download

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34770 : Formatted for HTML, on NMA

Unsettling lecture, especially if you would happen to own Oblivion.

Just a smallish update, my friends...

I have the driver's licence practical exam passed and will proceed to procure the permission document next week.

Watch out on pedestrian crossings now, you never know where I may be...

Obligatory speeding car pic here.

Seeing as FurAffinity's cub porn subject is trendy, I think it's time to state my opinion about the subject.

I honestly don't care.

Okay, I do find art featuring cubs in *unnatural* situations (check books on how cubs grow up in the wild, that's natural) and babyfurs, diaperfurs etc. scare the holy bejesus out of me, I do the wise-man's thing and I don't come near it if possible. It's like with czernina, really. I don't like it, I don't cook it, I don't eat it/smell it/taste it, simply because I *hate* it.

So, for all intents and purposes, I don't care, as long as it's hidden closely from the public eye (imagine Vanity Fair/Fakt/The Sun/any other rag special edition on cub porn...).

On a lighter note, here's BA Barracus and his team promised in the journal entry title :)



Oh, and I love every single one of you viewing this entry :)

NAMIL NEWSPOSTING

"Total victory ower the southern enemies is assured!"

THE commanders of three most powerful lands on Earth, Russia, Europe and Northern America have met today on a conference held on board the nuclear aircraft carrier Shandara, ported in the now annihilated Hong-Kong, following the destruction of Africa, southern Asia and Southern America in what is known now as the Great Nuclear Confrontation. Alpham Mikael Grizzly, of Namil, has expressed concern over the issue of recolonization, recultivation and rebuilding of the destroyed areas, in order to incorporate them in newly forming superpowers. Duke Drake and commander Jasiri have agreed on the incorporation plan.

The initial casualty count of the war for the FOCS remains low, however, east America, Portugal, London and parts of Russia have been severely devastated during the war. The revival of these areas will be a costly venture, however with the income from newly incorporated lands it should remain relatively low, thanks to the combined effort of the Furdom Overwatch Command and Support, who tirelessly worked to preserve our ideals, life and fluff.



THE FOCS REQUIRE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ENSURING OUR SURVIVAL IN THIS WORLD! JOIN NOW!

I got an U.

So, I chose...

Sisters of Mercy - Under The Gun

Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart

Rhapsody - Unholy Warcry

U2 - Until The End of World

Queen - Under PRessure

Wow, 80% on this list is actually from my playlist =D

Mika out.

--

"Lo-lo-look at you, Hacker. A pa-pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you ru-run through my corridors-s. H-h-how can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?"

System Shock 2, 1999 sequel to the 1994 fantastic, immersive hard sci-fi action/adventure game hybrid, released by Irrational Games. It is a true continuation, dealing with the consequences of the Hacker's actions in 2072 aboard the Tri-Optimum Citadel Station.

The action takes place 42 years after the first System Shock, when the first faster-than-light starship, the Von Braun, is built and launched, by TriOptimum corporation. Piggybacked upon it is an UNN destroyer, Rickenbacker, with a compliment of 120 troops led by a military hero, Edward Bedford Diego, son of the infamous TriOp executive responsible for the Citadel incident. The protagonist is one of the soldiers of the UNN taskforce, belonging to one of it's three branches: Marines (combat arm), Navy (tech arm) or the OSA (psionic warfare). The game begins five months into the journey, adter something has gone wrong. Terribly wrong.

The game is exceptional, both in terms of level design, plot, as well as weaponry and equipment. But what really makes it outstanding is the immersion.

I wasn't playing the game. I was there.
I ran panicked through the corridors of the Von Braun.
I mercifully killed that hybrid with my Laser Rapier.
I was there, witnessing and piecing together the horror that came from Tau Ceti V.

Recommendations? Play it. It well deserves your time, attention and dedication. Like a good book.

Link: The Underdogs System Shock 2 download page

So, now I am OFFICIALLY a student of law at Adam Mickiewicz's University of Poznan!

Drinks are on me tonight!

As the title says, in less than 48 hours I will be handed my matura examination results.

I'm getting increasingly nervous.
This will be hard.
Next stop: Total Insanity or 'Recruitment for the University'

I need support. Where's my corgie, again?

-- Mika

Finally an update from this cougar.

The EXAMS HATH FINISHED! WHEEEEE!!!

History, polish, english, society knowledge and geography written!
Oral exams spoken! (both with 100% efficency!)

Time for vacations, kicking Dagoth Ur's butt, kicking back under a shady cactus, playing Wasteland again, reading Dziady again, playing Fallout again, rip some Queen, IM and forum 24h a day!

After the drinking party I'm busy preparing for 1st of June now... If I sound more eccentric than usual on 2nd or 3rd, that's because I'm suffering from a hangover!

Peace, brothers and sisters!

-- Mika, hyperactive for now