Why older people are awesome, and why most people my age suck.

There's a reason why people my age have a bad reputation. My age "group" is difficult. Getting anything from anybody is now a lot harder, because we can now no longer rely on the "cuteness factor" of our pre-teens. Instead, we are known as a destructive generation. Greedy, self-centred and obnoxious. It's stereotype, and sadly, most people believe it.

I can't blame older people for describing my age group so, however. In fact if I was their age, I'd probably do the same thing. The fact is, most people that are in my age bracket SUCK BALLS. They're immature, and as said above, destructive, greedy and self-centred. It's true. If you want to appeal to a demographic of ages between 14-17 guys, tell dick and fart jokes. It's a market researchers gold, because it's cheap and easy. Being the greedy selfish people we are, we absolutely lap this shit up anyway, selling our souls to the conglomerate giants.

This is gonna get a little bit personal, but I can say that I vastly and more greatly enjoy spending time on games with most of the people I've met on the internet because a lot of them are more mature than a lot of the people I know in real life. Whether they're like that in real life or not, it doesn't matter, because the Internet grants them the ability to have a completely different personality. Whether they choose to be a total shitcock or not is up to them.

I had a think about this while working late last night. I had to work for 7 hours for Target. It was less daunting than expected, and I made a nice wad of cash from it too. Anyway, I spent the night working with people that all had drivers licenses, and were all very mature people. They had interesting stories to tell, a fantastic point of view on all things and were generally good to be around. So much so that I would rather spend a weekend hanging out with people that I've met like Jon, Jake, Darren, Tom and Alex than the people that I regularly hang out with sometimes. People that are mature.

As an aside, I know this entry will undoubtedly insult some people (because I know the people I'm talking about read this blog from time to time) and I'm sure there will be future rammifications because of it. But I write this blog because it's somewhere to post what I honestly believe. However I also know that some people that read this blog will feel the same way. Seriously though, wouldn't you rather spend time talking about things that matter instead of "PMg lolz liek dat guy r gai!!!".

Maybe it's just the angsty teen inside me trying to grow up faster than I should. I'm not really sure. Perhaps in a few years I'll look back on this post, and think "What was I looking forward to, being older sucks". I guess I'll just have to sit patiently and eagerly await the outcome.

I'm ready to make a difference in the world.


We're calling the comic Rick & Jazz. We've established a domain and 100mb server space (it's cheap as hell, and will do for now) thanks to a mutal friend of ours. Thanks Matt, we really appreciate it.
The first one is close to completion. I think Tony has done the artwork, all that's left is for me to colour it and put in my godlike writing. I'll link to it when the first few are up (we want to do at least three before we release it).


That's it for today. Later Daiz.

EDIT: To add to my point, I found out today that a great friend of mine was not in fact 18-19 as I had thought based on her maturity and the way she handles matters, but she in in fact 16 going on 17.

~born with a pen and paper in hand, Jake has been writing since he was five years old. His first story was titled "The skeleton and the princess" and was illustrated with glow-in-the-dark markers.

Australian Comedy

Is amazing. I just realised that Australian comedy is the best out of all that I have seen. Sure, there are some great comedians from the US (Finesse, Jerry Seinfeld) and also some great ones from Ireland and Scotland, but when it comes to comedy I think Australia wins hands down.
Also, a lot of other countries have admitted that Australia is the world capital for comedy. Ever since our foundation (post-convict era. That time... that time wasn't very funny at all) we've been known as the funny guys (like in World War 2).

Good Australian Comedy:
- Bad Eggs (Movie directed by Tony Martin, stars Mick Molloy among other well known Australian comedy actors. http://imdb.com/title/tt0312409/)
- Crackerjack (Also starring Mick Molloy. http://imdb.com/title/tt0291832/ )
- The Castle (Old but classic. Directed by Rob Sitch, stars Eric Bana, Michael Caton, Bud Tingwell and Tony Martin)

Good Aussie Comedians
- Tony Martin: has done TV, a hugely successful radio show on Triple M called the Martin Molloy show (done with Mick Molloy) and movies. Has written a book of memoirs called Lolly Scramble
- Wil Anderson: Standup comedian. Co-host of The Glass House, a show on ABC with other co-hosts Dave Hughes and Corrine Grant and two random guests every week, which discusses current affairs in a humourous manner.
- Dave Hughes: Standup comedian, Co-host of The Glass House and Co-Host of the Hughesy, Kate and Dave show on Nova FM (radio)
- Alan Brough: Has done TV and movies, is a regular on the comedy music trivia show Spicks and Specks. http://imdb.com/name/nm0112643/
- Shaun Micallef: Hosted his own show Micallef Tonight, starred in Full Frontal and Bad Eggs among other things. http://imdb.com/name/nm0584017/
- Tom Gleeson: Starred in Skithouse, an Australian sketch comedy series. Co-host of the Tom and Subby show on Triple M (Triple M, where Australia's comedians hang out) and other comedy standup gigs.


There are many others. I had to rush this list because I've gotta go watch The Glass House!
If you get around to it, find a copy of any Mick Molloy movie. Honestly, he's a funny guy.

Everyone on MySpace is dumb as fried shit.

Seriously, sometimes I think Microsoft invented MySpace just to get all the scumbag retards off the internet and to concentrate their idiocy in one place, leaving the rest of the Internet for the more intelligent ones. But then I start reading forums, and remind myself that IT'S NOT WORKING.

With the exception of a few of my friends that I know well and are not completely obtuse morons, everybody else on MySpace is. It's like a hooker's ass in that place, except instead of an insane concentration of STD's that will burn through your tongue, it's just a highly concentrated amount of poor spelling, grammar, and a lack of clothes. Horny teens that aspire to be drug addicts sums up MySpace users pretty well I think.

I have come up with a tier rating system for the MySpace morose dipshits. It is as follows:
Tier 1: Uses MySpace, and enjoys it. Enjoys the social atmosphere of it. Can spell correctly and maintains some sort of self-integrity during posts. Not particularly academic, but enough for me to tolerate reading what they have to say.
Tier 2: Uses Myspace (crime in itself) and lavishes the opportunity to logon and see if there are anymore friend requests for him/her. Spells some words wholly, but a lot of it is in "txt speek".
Tier 3: Stupidest fucks of the lot. These morons cut out letters from words like a meatboy at a Deli on choice cuts night. They make a subconscious decision to make themselves appear stupid and moronic (justified as 'cool' in their decaying minds though). For guys, has a pic without a shirt on. For girls, wearing barely anything.
Tier X: These are the only people I respect that use MySpace. Either people that sign up just to stop their friends bitching about it, and post funny and witty things in their profile. If they have a blog, it's a good read. MySpace hackers are also included in this category (seriously, some people just beg to be wrecked on MySpace).

I was viewing a Tier 1 MySpace today. This girl is a friend of a friend. Her profile looks alright, her profile pic is good (wearing clothes) and she has morals and principles, which I can see from her profile. Okay, that's good. But then it's stuff like this that angers me:
(The blog entry was called "What I think about HACKERS")
i hate you.
you are peices of scum.
who obviously have no life.
go to hell.

Sorry Avalon, but you just earned a negative tick in my book. Ever heard of White Hat Hackers? No, of course not. In your closed of sphere of a lifestyle, you never thought of actually researching the things that you post. Never mind that your opinion is completely full of shit, thus being unworthy of reading. Although, the MySpace trolls lapped up this shit. One such dolt (Tier 3) said the following:
I would have to say i agree with ya..and i also think your hott !!!

Yes, she is quite good looking. Nobody really cares about your masturbatory fantasies though, so keep it to yourself.

Conclusion: Everybody with the exception of Tier X and Tier 1 on MySpace are dumb as fried shit, and for the betterment of the human race, should commit immediate suicide.


Just had to vent my anger. If you're a pedophile though, MySpace is a haven. There are a lot of good looking girls on there (shitface idiotic though. My type of woman is like a female James Bond. Suave, good looking, and intelligent).

The webcomic is really coming together. We have decided on "Rick and Jazz". A simple name, but one which has a nice ring to it.


PS: In case you're wondering, I actually don't mind people like Avalon. Too bad these people don't take more time to research what they're posting though. She should've been more specific.

Out.

And the week trundles by

Sooooo...
Had our mathematics exam today, was easy as eating pie with a fork and knife. Most people finished an hour before the time was up. I spent my hour doing some work on storylines for this webcomic. So I need some input about these storylines.

First strip ever #01

Block 1
Jazz: So I guess we’re two dimensional now.
Rick: Yup

Block 2
Jazz: Do I smell smoke?
Rick: Yo. My house just burnt down, so I’m gonna live here for an undefined amount of time.

Block 3
Jazz: Cool…

Block 4
Rick: Up for some UT?
Jazz: Kay

That's probably going to be the first strip. Just setting up the story for the future.

Another one is this:

Drop bears #04

Block 1

Rick and Jazz are sitting on a park bench, Jazz is drinking a bundy and coke.

Rick: Isn’t that the drink with the ad about drop bears that hide in trees?

Block 2

Jazz: Yeah, why?

Rick: Reckon they really exist?

Jazz: Nah

Block 3

Birdseye view of a polar bear sitting in the tree above Rick and Jazz. Has red eyes and looks frickin scary.

Block 4

Sign with the bear on it saying “Kids, don’t drink BUNDY”

Opinions? Leave 'em in the comments box.

In other news, I had work again tonight. It wasn't so bad, worked by myself tonight. Everybody else was moving around shelving and such, which I'll be doing on Friday (7 hour shift, from 5pm - 12pm... FUN!). During my boredom, I devised a list of things that are almost essential to the newbie merchandiser in any retail store. (Merchandiser is the term for shelf-stacker.) But first, a couple of hints for the public.

1. Just because I'm putting a box in the cutlery section DOESN'T mean I am an expert in that category. I am no cutlery connoisseur, I don't know which side the dinner fork goes on in comparison to the other huge fork.

2. If I'm trying to carry three boxes and an RF gun in two hands, instead of asking me your questions, ask the person next to me, who is free and not doing anything.

If you're new to the whole Merchandising thing, here's a few tips.

a) If it's in the catalogue, it means it has to be stacked. Make sure you stack it. Doesn't really matter where (heck, it doesn't even have to be visible) as long as it's out. You can't send back stuff that is in the catalogue.

b) When using a knife, make sure not to stab yourself in the stomach. It hurts. Also it can lead to intense bleeding, which can get all over the merchandise and get you fired. Also... you may die.

c) If you can't find room for something, either put it back in the cage, or find another of the product and try squeezing it in around it. Always make sure that you check if there's space behind a product, don't just look at face value.

d) Suck up to your line managers! I got a free knife today because I said "Excuse me Simon" instead of just "Oi! Simon". Yay for free knives.

There's definitely more. Just the tricks of the trade (and those are the very least of them, you learn as you go).
Anyway, not too much else is happening. Just chillin' out on IRC while doing some more drawings. Ethics exam tomorrow.

Wonder if an Ethics exam is difficult for people without ethics? Guess I'll find out tomorrow.

~ jesus hates the ps3

Weird government practises.

The Australian government does some strange things. One of those things is their campaign against smoking.
The government have setup a call center, called Quitline, for smokers. They vehemently protest against the use of cigarettes and smoking through advertising campaigns. They make sure everybody knows that they think smoking is bad. But all they do is show ads about it?
I suppose it's a wise idea. Educating people about the dangers of smoking, and providing a way out. But if the government really wanted to eradicate smoking, they should illegalise it.
Some people believe that this would only increase the demand for it, just because it's illegal. But I think it would be more a deterrent than anything, because the average smoker is just the average Australian person. They don't want to get mixed up in any drug rings or trafficking charges just for a pack of smokes.

I have been getting into some drawing lately. I've always enjoyed drawing, just never been very good at it. This time around, nothing has changed. I'm still pretty crappy. But on the plus side, I'm improving. I even learnt how to colour my stuff today (albeit poorly, but it's a start. Not bad for a first try in my opinion).
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6828/colour18ot.jpg

I know, I know. It's pretty awful, and I missed a couple of spots on the lines. But when I have more time I'll probably redo it (with some shading).
Me and a friend are getting into the webcomic scene. Thankfully, he's doing the artistic work, and I'll be the writer for it. Should be fun.
Speaking of writing stuff, I could not find anything to write up a comic for today. What is with the downtime of news lately? Maybe somebody will blow stuff up, or at least do something that I can write about.

I got offered 3 seven hour shifts at Target on Friday nights. Means I'll have a bit of extra cash in my pocket which I can use. Hoping to get World of Warcraft soon, so some of that cash can contribute. As long as I don't need a credit card and can do everything via the Game Cards, it should be smooth sailing.

Made a collage in PS today. Was bored and thought I'd show my appreciation for some guys that are close to me (in a completely non-sexual way, get your mind out of the gutter).
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/7397/collage7nh.jpg

Oh yeah, taking suggestions for a name for a webcomic by the way. If any of you have read CAD, PA or VGCats, our goal is to be something similar to that (mainly gaming genre with some misc. comics in between). We're stumped as to what to call it. Leave your suggestions in the comments.

Out.