Srsly wft rofl imho

First off: Let me apologize for the explicit use of LOLness. I just felt like it, plus it really sums up all my thoughts quite nicely.

I have a few things I've been pondering about since early this morning (technically 5 minutes ago, but hey, who's counting?). specifically one thing: CENSORSHIP. I'm against it. I think If you have to say something (and it is TRUE!)... say it! Thanks to the good old Internet we can say pretty much anything anonymously. We can dis just about anyone and anything without fear of retribution (well mostly). The problem comes in when the "others" find out about your personal ranting space.

the others are always watching...

With others I mean people who actually know you personally. All of a sudden your view and opinions have to be "censored" as to avoid stepping on toes, or getting disinherited. That would be the right thing to do... right? Wrong. Screw the others. This is the interwebs! damn it!

Thanks to the Internet democratic free speech bill of rights and awesomeness, which I'm sure will be drafted someday by someone, we can say anything or do anything (Well, until the cease and desist arrives anyway) . If our families are naive enough to believe that we are filled with cookies and honey and little bunnies (yum) then that's their problem. They should have the common decency to just read our damn views and keep their negative opinions to themselves.

I can be reasonable though. If I were to call my hypothetical brother a fart sniffing hippie, and in actuality he is not a hippie, then by all means write something negative. Slander is only ever acceptable when badmouthing politicians.

Wow I just ranted on like some random old person. I'm done now. no more censorship.

Well maybe a little...

That Erie Feeling

For those who didn't know, I live in Pietermaritzburg. Sounds innocent enough doesn't it? Well some of the locals refer to it as Sleepy Hollow, and we all know the crazy shiz that went down in that place.

Exhibit A:

Like this, only not quite as awesome as Christoper Walken

Every now and then, we have to go to the Post Office at the local shopping centre to pick up... post. Now as normal and random as that might seem, it's not. After minutes of deliberation I've come to the conclusion that the entire area is situated in an ancient vortex known as the PENTACLE OF NOTHINGNESS. Seriously. Every time we go there my car's remote stops functioning. EVERY TIME. This leads to me looking like a car thief/idiot as I walk around the car, pressing the button like some compulsive idiot having just escaped from the nuthouse. Now the first time this happened I just thought that the batteries were flat, so I bought new ones, but like clockwork, the remote stopped working the moment I got to the shopping centre again, but started working as soon as I tried it anywhere else. So please, as a concerned citizen, I beg of you beware the PENTACLE OF NOTHINGNESS!!!

Exhibit E (for EVIL):

It could just be some radio interference, but I'm not taking any chances

In Retrospect

I'm currently trying to stave of a bit of writers blog (see what I did there?). Anyway, I was surfing around biding my time when I came across an image on Manofest. I've decided that should anyone, ever, ask me again what high school was like for me, I'd show them this picture:

In retrospect, I probably should have hanged out with the popular kids just a little bit more (Just for interest's sake, I'm not the guy on the right).

Vibrate Master 5000

So the other day, my newish (6 months old) aftermarket CPU cooler decided to make me crap myself in small increments when it unleashed it's fury on the rest of my PC by vibrating like a little rat in heat (Weird analogy, but if you've seen the little suckers vibrate you'd understand.) I was already saying goodbye to my HD4850 sitting underneath the hulking, vibrating monster.

Luckily my growing up in the 80's finally paid off and I was able to Macgyver the bastard. An instruction leaflet paid dearly. Hopefully I can guess the dosage of my meds the next time I need to take them...

Smack! Pow!

Ah, first post in Smack! Pow! This is a beta release. So please, bare with me as I figure out how to not let this blog look too much like vomit. First up: a shiny new logo/banner thing (I'll probably either change it in about a week's time, or leave it that way for ever, depending on my mood).

This will mainly be a blog about anything to do with visual media, be it illustrations, comics, film/video or even games (Yes, a stunningly developed game can be considered art, just like some games *cough* Bad Day L.A. *cough* can be considered random spurts of diarrhea). Basically anything that catches my interest or disgust. edit: (oh yeah, PC stuff too)

Thus, Smack! Pow! Version 1.337 is launched! (Sorry, couldn't help myself)