Cyrus Chicanery

Stultorum infinitus est numerus

2007-03-12T08:01:37Z

I think about updating, but then I remember that no one fucking reads this anyway!

I'm so alone right now. No one talks to me and I only get to leave the house for supplies. I stopped taking my medication about two weeks ago or so. Might be longer... but time blurs all together at this point. I'm getting to be so empty inside. Well, except for the hatred, the anger, and the rage that builds up as the days pass uneventfully.

You better all pray to your god that I never find a way out of this cage...

This is Suicide

2007-02-25T05:22:48Z

The world is on fire and you struck the match. I am turned off and shut in. All of you scum, die in agony.

Odi et amo

2007-02-04T10:26:25Z

I dreamt I had a garden where I grew boxed curries.

I was a rich monster who cast a spell on the world, leaving most people frozen. I had two female companions and a kappa was in my extended family. It was a horror sitcom... has that been done before? I told myself to write it down when I woke up.

P.S. Your face makes me hurt.

Ne humanus crede

2006-12-05T04:33:33Z

I feel like the stars align just to shit on me. God's newest gag is to make the power go out in the living room... just the living room... and only when I've finally gotten the TV, or when I'm just about to get the TV. It went out three times in under a half hour. It was fine all day as everyone else used the TV and I nearly went insane from the boredom... My one last escape, video games. I sure as hell can't play Nintendo with the damn power randomly going out to just the room the Wii is in, and only when I'm in there! I've got all of two friends who hardly talk to me and hang out with me even less, and now I can't even play video games. I'm out of cigarettes at the moment too... I'm seriously this close to killing and cutting up people for fun. I'm so fucking sick of this existence.

Oh yeah, I've also got no food and no one will take me to Wal-mart. They don't wanna take me on their day off because it's their day off and they wanna lay around, and no one wants to take me on days they work 'cause then they're too tired from working all day... sooo, sooo close to going GTA and just stealing cars whenever I need to go some place...

Fuck, fuck, fuck!!!

2006-10-01T08:41:45Z

I don't know what to do anymore. I'm so sick of everything. If I could kill myself right now I so would.

Why doesn't anyone want to have sex with me? What is so fucking wrong with me?! Why can't anyone love me?! Seriously, all you people out there, fucking tell me 'cause I'd really like to know!

Fuck, I need to just take one of the cars when no one is around, go to wal-mart and buy a damn gun. I don't know how much more of this pitiful fucking existence I can take. Nothing even takes the edge off the pain anymore...

The Form and the Fury

2006-10-01T04:23:04Z

I am not free.

I've tried to feed you the medicine, but time and time again it's been denied. Spit back in my face... when all I wanted was to cure you all.

Perhaps I have always been the sick one... or maybe I've just finally caught your disease.

I think now I will sugarcoat it, dress it up in fancy clothes, and teach it to dance. Then you'll swallow every last drop with a smile on your face, begging me to give you more. It's still the same medicine, but we all know how image is everything.

I am not free... but I will be soon.

Retreating Inward

2006-09-20T03:14:53Z

I know I haven't been posting lately. Blame it on Disgaea 2. It's sucking up my time and soul like a super-sexy, high-maintenance, nymphomaniac.

Sic erat in fatis

2006-09-08T06:56:20Z

Since I started collecting Transformers there have been two figures that I've wanted desperately. Unfortunately for me, they're both very rare. Vector Prime is one of these figures.

I was looking around the web for deals on action figures when I saw that wal-mart had the Ninja Turtle battle shell up for sale. It's an iconic vehicle, one of the first in the current line, and very hard to find for the retail price. But there it was! I decided to look around to see if I could find anything else, and that's when it happened... Wal-mart's site had Vector Prime for sale. I got my credit card out and bought both immediately.

Oh, but how God loves to mess with my head... I went to Toys R' Us the next day and sitting there on the shelf was the very same figure I had just bought on-line. The package was damaged, like the thing had journeyed through a black hole to arrive there. I had to buy it too though, knowing that Wal-mart may have made a mistake putting that figure up for sale on their site. It's happened to me before... a couple of months ago I tried to buy a Vector Prime offa bigbadtoystore.com, but after my order went through perfectly it became apparent that they didn't actually have him in-stock.

As much as I love Vector Prime, I didn't need two, so I decided to cancel my order from the internet. Two days after I do so they sent me an e-mail to inform me that they shipped it anyway. Oh, how the lord loves to torment me...

Anyways, my second one arrived today. Does anyone want a Vector Prime figure? It's rare, mint, and unopened. I'd sell it on the e-bay, but it doesn't look like anyone's buying the 10 or so that are on there right now. I'm willing to part with it for 25 bux, which is the retail cost of the figure plus the five dollars I paid to have it shipped. If not, I guess I can always wait ten years and then try to sell it... might get a decent amount for it then. Old Transformers can go for thousands nowadays.

Oh yeah, that other Transformer I had been desperately looking for is Scourge. Amazon had him up today, and I ordered one. I don't wanna get too excited 'till I get the shipment notice though...

Aut disce aut discede

2006-09-07T15:37:14Z

So after my brother left this morning, I got dressed and took the Explorer. I wanted to go to Wal-mart and get a few things... one thing in particular though. It's a big part of my master plan.

Little did I know that this component costs around 200 to 300 dollars... I'll have to save my money up, because my mom checks my account and she'll definitely notice a purchase that large. There were some for around 90 bux, but I want a really good one. This isn't a job I can afford to do half-assed.

Since that was a no-go, I decided to cheer myself up by getting some Pokemon cards and some discount Ninja Turtle figures. Got some pizza, pop, and cigs too.

I pulled an Ultra Rare from one of those packs of cards. It's the first one I've ever seen. Too bad this isn't five years ago, 'cause I might have been able to sell it for a lot of cash.

It was really foggy this morning and it made me keep thinkin' of Silent Hill... especially when I saw a deformed Amish kid walking along the road... and ESPECIALLY when my radio started going crazy for no reason, in an area I know for a fact gets that station just fine... It kinda felt like an adventure. This cheered me up way more than any of the stuff I bought today.

I haven't gotten a full nights sleep for a couple of days now. I've just been catching a few hours at a time whenever I start to feel tired... It's probly all the caffeine and nicotine I've ben putting into my system.

That's about it...

Newly Acquired Figures: BACK in GREEN

2006-09-07T15:12:02Z

CHARACTERS: The New Fast Forward Ninja Turtles and Splinter
PRICE: Around 6 or 7 bux each
LOCATION: Various
NOTES: These have to be the best Ninja Turtle figures ever made. For the first time, the figures are totally to scale and sculpted after the characters from the current show, instead of being modeled after the old figures from the 80's. I picked up Leonardo first, then I saw a couple of episodes of the new show... and now I'm hooked! I plan on collecting the whole set.

PROS: + Amazing sculpts
+The most show accurate figures ever made
+ The average paint job on each figure is very well done, as opposed to the toy lines which came before.
+ Translucent colored weapons! (This I love a lot)

CONS: -Collecting the whole set will be quite the challenge!

VEHICLES: Razorjet, Moto-Psycho, and Space Cycle
PRICE: Around 10 or 11 bux each. I got all of mine for only 4 dollars a pop though.
LOCATION: Toys R' Us in Niles
NOTES: Who can pass up Ninja Turtles' Vehicles for only 4 dollars apiece! Apparently not me ^_^ The first two bikes are for the bad guys, while the third is for the turtles. In case you didn't notice, I took these pictures myself because I couldn't find any decent ones on-line.

PROS: + Great sculpts and paint jobs
+ Each fires missiles
+ 2 of them transform into hover bikes!
+ On sale at TRU (still)

CONS: - It's a bitch to get the turtle figures to look natural on them (they look ike they're riding standing up)

Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit

2006-09-03T10:28:12Z

I am dying inside.

The Fundamentalist News #14 (Special Edition)

2006-09-01T10:20:26Z

Christians see the craziest shit in the craziest places edition

Face of Jesus seen in ultrasound! What is he doing in there?!

"She was reassured to see not just the baby sucking his thumb - but what she believes is an image of Jesus watching over him."

This kid is doomed! Hopefully when he's old enough to grip a pistol he kills himself to escape these two loonies.

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Alligator signed by God.

"Speaking about the markings, local pastor Rev Philip Wilde said: 'It's there because God wanted it that way.'"

I wonder if we'll be seeing this on E-bay soon.

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Man sees Virgin Mary in leftover grease.

"Last week, John Milonas was grilling a hamburger on his George Foreman Grill. When he went to clean the drip pan, something caught his eye.He said it looks like the leftover grease created an image of the Virgin Mary. Milonas said he didn't know what to think, so he started showing his friends."

All worship the George Foreman Grill, for not only does it cook up tasty burgers super fast, but the drip pan channels the holy mother herself!

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...and then she appears on this old woman's tree!

"A Harvey Street woman claimed on Wednesday that she heard the voice of the Virgin Mary and has seen visions of the Mother of God in the trimmed branches of a maple tree in front of her house."

Looks like Bigfoot to me.

Newly Acquired Figures: The Great Wal-Mart Robbery (part 2)

2006-09-01T09:42:13Z

This is continued from my last toy update. Remember, all these figures retail for around 7 bux, but I got them all for only $2.50 each ^_^ I know you're jealous. Oh, and by the way... you've all realized that each image is a link too, right? Just click on them to read more about the character. (I really hope someone's been readin' those things...)

CHARACTERS: The Mini-con Recon Team (Jolt, Sixspeed, and Reverb)
NOTES: I'm not a big fan of mini-cons, but these ones are pretty nice.

CHARACTER: Clocker
NOTES: He's Brakedown's partner so I had to get him.

CHARACTER: Armorhide
NOTES: Out of all the figures I got that day, this was the only one that really disapointed me. He doesn't have a cyber key power and his gun doesn't even fire a missle. I still think he looks kewl though.

The Fundamentalist News #13

2006-08-21T11:36:22Z

God would be an atheist

"Drawing on a wide range of studies to cross-match faith – measured by belief in God and acceptance of evolution – with homicide and sexual behavior, Paul found that secular societies have lower rates of violence and teenage pregnancy than societies where many people profess belief in God.

Top of the class, in both atheism and good behavior, come the Japanese. Over eighty percent accept evolution and fewer than ten percent are certain that God exists. Despite its size – over a hundred million people – Japan is one of the least crime-prone countries in the world. It also has the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy of any developed nation."

I hate to say I told ya so...

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Here's a video about atheists from youtube.com

"Atheists make up 10% of the US population."

"Atheists only make up 0.2% of the prison population."

But, but... every religion on the planet will tell you that if you're going to be successful and morally strong that you have to believe in a deity! Could it be that they've been full of shit this whole time?!

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Family faces eviction for noisy prayers

“I really don’t want to disturb the neighbors but the high volume is needed in the battle against the devil.”

If their neighbors were playing that evil, satanic rock music too loud, then I bet these same crazy christian tennents would be the first to raise a stink about it...

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Man sees Jesus in dinner

"He claimed that when he finished his first shrimp, he disregarded the tail, but then looked at it again and saw the face of Jesus. The writer said he believed it was a sign, as he's currently going through a nasty divorce."

Aw fuck, not this shit again...

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Miracle tree! (Not really)

"San Antonio Water System workers turned off the water to his house at the street Wednesday morning, and when they did, the flow from the tree ceased, he tells them."

"Despite the logical explanation of why the tree started spouting water three months ago, many visitors still hinge hopes on water they say touches their soul."

No amount of logical evidence will sway the true believer... it's a very scary thing that people like this exist, are in the majority, and rule over the rest of us!

Pretty damn accurate

2006-08-14T22:03:05Z

Your inner child screams for cartoons and sugary cereals, but your adult tastes love the buzz of quality mind altering substances. Sooner or later, you're going to have to grow up, at least a bit.

Take the What Pulp Fiction Character Are You? quiz.

Newly Acquired Figures: The Great Wal-Mart Robbery (part 1)

2006-08-14T02:09:26Z

I'd been seeing this stash of Transformers on the top shelf in the toy isle at Wal-mart (Elm Road) for a while. Last month, Jer was there with me so I had him jump up there and grab some. When he pulled the first one down, I was shocked... Scout-class two packs of first series figures from the Cybertron line! Of course I had him retrieve every single one from all the way up there.

I spent a lot of time thinking about which ones I was gonna get, 'cause I was really poor at the moment. Eventually I decided to go ask one of the cashiers if she could run a price check for me. Again, I was totally shocked when she told me how much they were...

Scout-class figures are about seven or eight dollars retail. Since these were two packs I thought they'd be anywhere from 12 to 16 bux... But I was wrong, because they were only five dollars each O_o

"Umm... I'm gonna go get some more." That's what I said, trying to walk away as calmly as I could, lest Wal-mart discover the massive error in price before I could get as many of them out the door as I possible could. It was all I could do to keep a straight face.

I ended up getting four of the two-packs. Each figure only cost me $2.50... I robbed Wal-mart blind ^_^

CHARACTER: Ransack
NOTES: I like motorcycles ^_^ I wanted this guy 'cause he's partners with the figure Andrew got me for my birthday.

CHARACTER: Undermine
NOTES: I like dinosaurs too ^_^ I got two of this guy that day so I kept one in the package. He works under one of my favorite characters from the new show, Scourge.

CHARACTER: Hardtop

The most beautiful girl in the world

2006-08-11T18:37:10Z

I just saw the most beautiful girl in the world. I was looking through the Transformers at Wal-mart, and this slender hand reached past me and started plucking Star Wars figures offa the shelf. I didn't think anything of it, and just went to put another Decepticon in the buggy... When I came back for one last look at the shelves, that's when I saw her.

She was small and thin. Delicate. Pale. Her black hair was cut short, and she had a super tight shirt on which made her gorgeous bust even more so.

Gawd Damn.

I don't usually get like this... but this girl...

I saw her again later. She was pushing her cart through the grocery isles, with this mean-ass look on her face. That's how I look whenever I'm somewhere by myself. I've pushed my cart through those isles many a time wearing that same exact look...

She looked at me but I just kept on walking.

::swoon::

The Fundamentalist News #12

2006-08-11T01:41:49Z

Ohio minister, wife, busted on kiddie porn charges.

"David Waser, former pastor of Newark's Second Church of Christ, also said he had exposed himself to children at church camp and pretended it was an accident, Inspector Marty Arthur said in federal court Wednesday. Both Waser and his wife, Judy, have been charged with receiving and possessing videotapes of child pornography."

What the hell is it with Jesus worshipers lusting after small children. Maybe I just missed the part in the bible where Jesus rapes a bunch of kids...

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U.S. Lags World in Grasp of Genetics and Evolution

"Among the factors contributing to America's low score are poor understanding of biology, especially genetics, the politicization of science and the literal interpretation of the Bible by a small but vocal group of American Christians, the researchers say.

“American Protestantism is more fundamentalist than anybody except perhaps the Islamic fundamentalist, which is why Turkey and we are so close,” said study co-author Jon Miller of Michigan State University."

Holy crap! Only Turkey ranked lower?! That's some fucked up shit... So many of you out there would like to pull us back into the dark ages. It's sad...

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Clergy wants cash machines installed in churches.

"He said his idea was inspired by medieval times when churches were used for a range of activities."

Like I said, they want it back the way it was in the dark ages...

Yeah, and I bet the day after one gets installed he suggests bigger collection plates too...

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"Infidel" text banned in Kentucky schools

"Under state statute, "no book or other publication of a sectarian, infidel or immoral character, or that reflects on any religious denomination, shall be used or distributed in any common school."

The law also prohibits schools from teaching "sectarian, infidel, or immoral doctrine."

The state's book ban does not apply to the Bible. Kentucky courts have ruled that the Christian and Hebrew scriptures are not sectarian."

Well, of course the Bible isn't banned... It's got the deitys the lawmakers worship, so of course it's okay. (Even though it'd be rated NC-17 if it were a movie, and it's the only piece of media that has fans who develope a penchant for baby raping, and starting wars.) What happened to free speech?

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Preacher wins money in free speech law suit

"While on campus, Bowman preached outside the Student Union. Witnesses in a trial on his lawsuit said Bowman had called students "sluts," "whores," and "fags" and told them they were going to hell because they participated in fraternities and sororities."

Oh yeah, that's what happened to free speech! You only get that right if you're christian, and what you have to say is the same ignorant shit as the vast majority of this poor excuse for a nation. I wonder how much of that money he's going to give to charity? I mean, after his trip to Taiwan to have sex with young male prostitutes...

Newly Acquired Figures: Primus, Excellion, and Red Alert

2006-08-07T04:43:28Z

CHARACTER: Primus
PRICE: $50
LOCATION: The Toys R' Us in Niles
NOTES: The God of all Transformers! His alternate mode is the planet Cybertron itself!

Pros: + This guy is huge
+ His eyes light up
+ He makes a lot of sounds
+ Fully articulated Fingers. That means I can pose him flicking people off ^_^
+ Can hold mini-con figures
+ Just looks freakin' awesome

Cons: - Expensive
- You have to use a key (The Omega Lock) to transform him
- His third form, a battle base, is just the figure transformed half-way...

CHARACTER: Excellion
PRICE: $10
LOCATION: The Toys R' Us in Niles
NOTES: A repaint of the Hot Shot figure, made to look like the old Hot Rod figure from back in the day. I picked him up on the same trip I got Primus.

Pros: + Better paint job than Hot Shot
+ Easy Transformation
+ I like the translucent blue plastic : )
+ Looks bad ass in both forms

Cons: none

CHARACTER: Red Alert
PRICE: $10 retail, but for me it was FREE
LOCATION: The Wal-mart in Middlefield
NOTES: My grandma bought me this figure because I'm so poor : (

Pros: + Looks great in both modes
+ Changeable hand tools
+ One of the main characters on the show
+ More translucent plastic, and this time it's red ^_^
+ Fairly show accurate from what I can tell
+ It was FREE

Cons: - Was kinda hard to transform at first

The Fundamentalist News #11

2006-08-05T22:40:06Z

“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their [not our?] religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.” -George Washington

Ohio man claims it's his religious right to have sex with little boys.

"The admitted pedophile offered a surprising defense Wednesday to 74 charges of rape, drugs and pandering obscenity to minors."

"He told the judge, "I'm a pedophile. I've been a pedophile for 20 years. The only reason I'm charged with rape is that no one believes a child can consent to sex. The role of my ministry is to get these cases out of the courtrooms.""

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More kiddie rape from our Christian friends.

"Authorities raided the Christ of the Hills Monastery last week in search of "instruments of child abuse," Blanco County District Attorney Sam Oatman said.

The four monks, plus another serving a 10-year prison sentence for indecency with a minor, were arrested and indicted after a young man claimed he had been assaulted at the monastery beginning in 1993, when he was in his teens. Oatman said another accuser has come forward, and others could follow."

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Church launches battle against rap music.

"A fight over rap music is heating up as some parents say the hip hop culture is a bad influence on their children and they're making their message heard at an Arlington church. Hundreds met at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington to destroy mountains of rap music and piles of hip hop paraphernalia."

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. If they wanna destroy any media full of violence, stupidity, and misogyny against women, then they should start by destroying all their bibles before they steam roll those albums. As much as I hate rap, at least it's never been the cause of a war... yeah, I'm lookin' at you Mr. Middle East!

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Rabbi claims current Israel vs. Hezbollah skirmish the result of Israeli women being too damn sexy! Also, claims that all the world was created for Israel, and that all of human history plays out just to elevate the Jewish people.

" Regarding the dangerous consequences of immorality to the Jewish Nation, the sages of the Kabbalah emphasize that, to a very great measure, the tribulations we suffer, both individually and nationally, stem from sexual transgression"

" His understanding evolves from the viewpoint that all of world history is subordinate to the development process of the Jewish People. Our sages teach that the world was created for Israel. From this perspective, international upheavals like wars come to advance the redemption of the Jewish People."

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Heat makes Pat Robertson a Global Warming "convert"

"Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said on Thursday the wave of scorching temperatures across the United States has converted him into a believer in global warming."

"...Robertson said natural disasters affecting the globe, including hurricanes Katrina and Rita that wrecked the U.S. Gulf Coast, might be signs that the biblical apocalypse was nearing."

So Pat here thinks it's too hot, and now believes in Global Warming. Yet he still ignores the last 1,000 years of evidence disproving his psychotic religious beliefes. Maybe someone should go to his place and smack him in the face with a science book...

The Fundamentalist News #10

2006-08-01T01:31:26Z

"I believe in God, only I spell it nature." - Frank Lloyd Wright

Get 'em when they're young! Museum uses the bible to teach earth's history to unwitting children.

"John Morris, president of the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego, an organization that promotes creationism, said the museum will affirm the doubts many people have about science, namely the notion that man evolved from lower forms of life.

"Americans just aren't gullible enough to believe that they came from a fish," he said."

But apparently, they're gullible enough to believe that a giant bearded man in a toga made them outa clay.

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Giant Dinosaur Discovered in Argentina.

"Most impressive is a back vertebra that measures 3.48 feet (1.06 meters) tall and 5.51 feet (1.68 meters) wide, according to Fernando Novas. The paleontologist announced the find at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences in Buenos Aires on July 21."

I kinda feel bad for Noah. I mean, it must have been a bitch to get two of those things on the ark!

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Let's get serious for a second... only the creators of Robot Chicken know what really happened with Noah's Ark.

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Ban on satellite dish religious discrimination, man says.

""The bylaw has a discriminating effect in that it prevents him from receiving Arabic and Muslim language and programming essential for his religion and his family," said Jennifer Ross, Assal's lawyer."

"A human rights board of inquiry will hear the case next week."

Yeah! You know what else? I shouldn't have to wake up at 6 am to watch Transformers! Who do I sue?!

Why doesn't this guy just go back to sand land where just about every channel is Islamic brainwashing? Oh yeah, 'cause then he'd have to put up with real human rights violations...

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The Flying Spaghetti Monster gets a lot of hate mail.

"hey,u know what none cares Wat u think about God's sense of humor,u know what u may not be christian but,there's lot of people out there trying 2 seek God n they don't need any info, about God by u so,i think it will b better if u stop n start acting more like a christian even if u r not ."

"I do believe you are a fucking retard and I hope you burn in hell. Fuck you and the flying spaghetti monster."

"This Flying Spaghetti Monster is the biggest pile of horse shit i have ever heard in my entire life."

"your a fuckin faggot and burn in hell. if i knew you personally id slit your throat and watch you suffer as i laugh and do a fat cocaine like off of your dead body. I would then light you on fire, light my cigerette off of the ashes, smoke weed with the fire and piss on the ashes. then i would take your ashes roll them into a blunt and smoke them. i hope you fuckin burn in hell along with everyother piece of shit on this planet."

This is funny... people are pissed off because they think the idea of a pasta monster creating the universe is ridiculous. Though most of these people think that it's perfectley logical to think that an invisible diety waved his hand and with it came the whole of existence... and they will fucking kill you if you say otherwise!

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Funeral Picketers Sued by Marine's Dad

"But the peace was disrupted by protests from members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. In a cordoned-off area by the entrance to the cemetery, they carried signs with anti-gay and anti-American slogans and proclaimed that Ewens' death in Afghanistan on June 16 was another sign of God's impeding doom on the nation. "

Pretty soon these people are gonna be too broke to travel around the country and protest. First Phelps gets a $5000 bill for requesting security and not showing up, then this happens. He's probly gonna have to get a bigger collection plate...

Hey, June 16th is my birthday! What is up with my b-day and people saying stuff about impending doom ^_^

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Newly Acquired Figures: Predaking Reissue Set

2006-07-30T00:53:03Z

The Original Predaking Artwork.

Predaking kicking some autobot ass from the comics.

The actual figures, sans their stickers.

CHARACTERS: The Predacons. Razorclaw, Divebomb, Headstrong, Rampage, and Tantrum. They combine to form Predaking.
PRICE: $200 ($150 for the set, $50 for shipping)
LOCATION: E-bay. Specifically, Malaysia
NOTES: My grandpa bought me two of these when I was really young, and I always wanted the whole set so I could transform them into Predaking. Then I grew up... When I got back into Transformers, it took me months to even find any info on the original figures/characters. I started to think I had imagined the whole thing... but then not only did I find out I wasn't crazy, but that Takara had just reissued all five figures! I couldn't pass up the chance to finally have them all, so a trip to E-bay ensued. These are the center piece of my current collection, and they hold a lot of sentimental value for me.

Pros: + They're a piece of my childhood reclaimed
+ They're not just made of plastic, but include many die-cast metal parts
+ I never had all five of any combiners when I was a kid, but now I do ^_^
+ Tons of weapons. Each robot came with a sword and a couple guns. Three of the figures even have extra guns for their beast forms.
+ Ultra Easy Transformations
+ The box has all the original artwork on it
+ All the figures have special stickers that you can rub to see what faction they belong to. (Which I totally forgot old transformers had until I got these.)
+They combine to form one of the most bad ass transformers ever made- Predaking!
+ They all just look so damn awesome

Cons: - Expensive! I dropped $200 on the unopened box set. Most places on the internet have an asking price of around $300, but some are asking as much as $500 for it!
- Razorclaw's arms are too short ; p

The Fundamentalist News #9

2006-07-29T22:00:27Z

"Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of." -Mark Twain

"Torn between his spiritual love of God and his erotic love of pubescent boys, Kenneth Gourlay turned to the Internet."

"A clergyman and five others are accused of taking more than $200,000 from illegal immigrants in exchange for helping them gain amnesty by lying about when they entered the United States."

Man yells out "God will save me, if he exists" after lowering himself into the lion enclosure. Lion proceeds to kill him.

"Republican congressional hopeful John Jacob believes the devil is impeding his efforts to unseat five-term Rep. Chris Cannon."

Pastor Accused Of Raping Member Of Congregation

Memphis Church Building Christian Statue Of Liberty. Million dollar price tag could have been put to better use...

"Condoms. Lube. Vibrating panties. All are part of Joy Wilson's mission to better serve the Christian community."

Evangelist arrested on federal charges

Religious man who met his wife at a church group, rapes their infant son after dressing him as a girl.

Her religion demands she kill herself for having a crush on a boy, and now her family is pissed that she isn't dead yet.

"A church minister who pleaded guilty to 35 counts of child abuse, including two charges of raping an 11-year-old boy, has been sentenced to life in prison."

Acta sanctorum part 2

2006-07-27T20:19:43Z

I start my job tonight. For anyone not in the know, I'm the newest vassal toiling under his majesty The Burger King.

I'm gonna have to take some new pics since I had to cut my hair and stay clean shaven. Might as well keep things current even though I think only about five people look at this.

Wisdom for the Day:
How many times do I have to be right before people start to listen?
If you don't like the answers, then don't ask the questions.

Newly Acquired Figures: Skywarp, Vector Prime (Legends), and Demolishor

2006-07-27T20:09:50Z

CHARACTER: Skywarp
PRICE: $10
LOCATION: The Toys R' Us in Niles
NOTES: This figure is a repaint of Thundercracker. I picked it up towards the middle of this month, but I'm a bit behind in my figure postings.

Pros: + Better paint job than Thundercracker
+ Looks like a real jet in vehicle mode
+ For some reason, I really like his head sculpt
+ Easy transformation

Cons: - The figure is a little flimsy
- Has a little trouble standing on his own

CHARACTER: Vector Prime (Legends)
PRICE: $4
LOCATION: The Toys R' Us in Niles
NOTES: Since this is the Legends version of the character, it's actually a super tiny mold of the original figure. Picked this up on the same trip I got Skywarp.

Pros: + It's Vector Prime! One of my favorite characters!
+ Ultra easy transformation

Cons: - I will probly never find the full sized figure...

CHARACTER: Demolishor
PRICE: $10
LOCATION: The Wal-mart in Middlefield
NOTES: A reissue of the original Armada sculpt, with a new paint job. He doesn't have a key port, but instead comes with a specialized cyber key that works with his original mini-con function. And yes, that is how you spell his name.

Pros: + Looks great in robot mode and vehicle mode...
+ ...and his third mode, a gun turret, is pretty kewl too
+ Fires two missiles at a time!
+ Easy transformation

Cons: - The missiles in his right shoulder don't fire : (
- His paint job is kinda ugly...