I am Jarman.

the single-turn jar-opener superhuman wonder freak

Monday, November 28

D&D quiz

ok so two updates in one study hall. luck you ;-)

I Am A: True Neutral Human Ranger


True Neutral characters are very rare. They believe that balance is the most important thing, and will not side with any other force. They will do whatever is necessary to preserve that balance, even if it means switching allegiances suddenly.


Humans are the 'average' race. They have the shortest life spans, and because of this, they tend to avoid the racial prejudices that other races are known for. They are also very curious and tend to live 'for the moment'.


Rangers are the defenders of nature and the elements. They are in tune with the Earth, and work to keep it safe and healthy.


Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy of NeppyMan!

xbox 360 ...for sale?

I just checked Ebay and i saw an xbox 360, no games, one controller, selling for over $850.

Am I out of my mind for considering selling my prize for twice it's worth? Am I denying my gamer within by letting go of a premium machine still glowing from it's birth into the mainstream? Am I even allowed to sell it? (will i get a legal dildo-like subpoena up my ass if they find out i just pawned it off to some rich 14 year old from Kentucky?)

I am perfectly content with my current xbox. I've bought more games, and played more games than ever before in my LIFE. Is this 360 hype (which right now, is still 100% hype) worth the 800+ dollars i could have in my pocket instead of glowing furiously beneath a 20g harddrive and wireless controller next to my TV? IS IT WORTH IT?!?

I salute every form of gaming, and do not want to unjustly give away this blessing of a boxx0r without input from everyone i know. I could buy a new computer with 800 bucks. I could get a downpayment on a VEHICLE OMFGZ USED CARS 4 CHEEP. I could save that money and spend it wisely on games and other things that make me happy. I could KEEP the box and play it sparingly and have parties to show it off and then the hype would die down leaving me with a possible flop of a console.

Financially, i should be setting up an ebay account and profile. But emotionally, i just can't wait for this thing to come to my door and turn on and say "hello, pibb. play me." There is a lot of passion in the way i play games. It continues deeper to a philosophy that i haven't considered writing out yet, but the way I think about games and the market of games, and developers and manufacturers, etc. etc. blahblahblah I WANT TO KEEP IT! THE RING IS MINE, MY OWN!!! FUCK MOUNT DOOM, AND FUCK EBAY!!! (I say this now, before i even have the chance to curl up and pet it chanting "precious")

EVERYBODY I have told about this has become suddenly concerned for me. It's as if they think this 360 will suck up my will to exit my apartment, and then my will to eat, bathe, and socialize. These naysayers (who represent about half of the people i've told) don't consider me to be "lucky" at all. I'm one of the biggest video game nerds i know, and I would burst a blood vessel in my neck if someone else had one this contest instead of someone who genuinely enjoys "the experience". So I take this as a sort of crusade... *puts on an x-marked helmet*... and will valiantly and righteously. My holy quest will not take long, i hope to have made up my mind by the shipping date on Thursday (which is, coincidentally, my birthday). Impress your thoughts upon me immediately. I'm a very busy crusader, with many quests already in progress. (ie- be eligible for next semester)

Friday, November 18

For being speechless, i sure am saying "wahoo" alot

I just won an XBox 360.

proof, bitches

Look at the Winner for 11-17-05. Look familiar? IT'S ME.
I won a fucking xbox 360. I'm also at a diving meet in the hotel, the first event starts this afternoon - wish me luck.

Now a line that i had thought up earlier this week but never sat down to write in the blog:

I feel like god when the perfectly crisp, dry leaf tumbles under my foot. That crunch is so satisfying and oh so autumnal.

I'd also like to point out that i love jessica because she genuinely cares about perfect leaves. :)

Monday, November 14

T3h 0LymP1( 1d34L

I'm in a "problems course" with a coach McGwire who is the track coach. I'm in this "problems course" because well... there was a problem. I got a 28% on my first exam in Oral Tradition, and a 27% on the 2nd exam. It's easy to see that I don't belong in that class for whichever reason the teacher has for (not just) failing (but BOMBING) my ass so severely. But anyway, i'm still in OT, and now taking 3 hrs of "problems course" work. Which is essensially 5 small packets of reading and questions about yourself. "What goals do you have?" They give examples of Olympic athletes who embody the Olympic ideal of either: vision, focus, commitment, persistence, and discipline. Yeah it's boring yeah it's easy and yeah i have no idea how this is legal, but i'm "learning something about myself" and getting credit for it in the process so PROBLEM SOLVED'D.

November 14th is the official beginning of shark and I's relationship so she's takin' me out for a DEEnar tonight *wears fancy hat*. I am rather excited because this last week has been.... how do i put this....SKANDAALUSSSSSSSSSS

Wednesday, November 9

see through shirt

I'm wearing my San Antonio Divers shirt from about 6 years ago. It's rather small and is now definitely becoming sheer. Thank god i have Greenland-white skin, otherwise you could probably see my Iceland-sized nipples. w00t geography.

I logged in at blogger.com and they have a scrolling "new blog" thing on the mainpage. It lists new posts/new blogs. There are probably about 200 that have updated today but this one caught my eye...
[DO NOT CLICK YET. READ BELOW PARAGRAPH FIRST]
Meg's skandaal!! =)
First of all, Meg has a subliminal connection to the Meg from family guy... which is not scoring "Meg's skandaal!! =)" any points. Next, the double a in scandal, along with it's K instead of a C is amazingly revealing towards "Meg's skandaal!! =)"'s IQ. (my guess: sub-60). Thricely, double !'s and smiley face in the title earn "Meg's skandaal!! =)" an F in my book of blogometry. After those first impressions, I ventured inward to read the meat of this so-called skandaal and to maybe see how incredibly skandaalous this real-life Meg really was. Meg has had this site for about a week, and has only posted a few entries. There are pictures and colors and i couldn't approve of her template more. I now command you all to do the same and click the link above and enjoy Meg's skandaal!! =) for all it has to offer.

*hands you a tissue* Isn't it beautiful? I imagine Meg as a 10-16 year old girl with a collection of stickers, two dogs named Princess and Shadow, and the AIM fortitude of a crazed seal. If she has siblings, may god have mercy on them. There is just so much in these few blog posts that i deem to be not just funny, but flatout HEE-FUCKING-LARIOUS. May the comments on this post be bountiful and bombastic. Boisterous and unbeleaguered. Boogers and boobs. ok so that last one was random but go ahead anyway and share your favorite line/saying from the mystique of...
Meg's skandaal!! =)
"I live in a huge hole, and i no, every1 says it but where live is lyk, the reason they made the word...I mean ever heard of Karkloof??? =)"
she is so innocent... and out of her boyz-craziez mind

Wednesday, November 2

Kermit said it best - it ain't easy

I made a few change-a-roos to the blog. Like CSS programming change-a-roos. Found a list of colors, figured out how to remove "my profile" from the sidebar (highlight...delete...done.), and i made the friggin post area WIDER to accomodate for stupid things like quizzes and large text.

and oh yeah, i made it
GREENER!!!!!!

Or in other words, MORE GREEN!

For those of you who enjoyed the layout i had before this one, i have two words: 2 bad.
Technically, that's a number and a word. I'm short-changing you no matter how you look at it, so 2 BAD. I'd also like to recognize shark who, without great effort, is very attractive. I like to kees her!! PS - SHE LIKES ME TOO

Well i guess that's all i really had to say for today... I'm certifiably and legally addicted to Shadow of the Colossus. I just learned that in early stages of making the game they called it "Wanda versus the Colossus." Here in the states we thought that the main char was a girl named Wanda, but actually, wanda is japanese for "wanderer", which is technically the name of the boy you control in the completely finished, and wonderfully and magically constructed game that i cannot stop thinking about. Hope everybody had a great halloween because i know i did. Comment for fun on what else you think I should change about ze blog de jarman.

P.S. - WeeL, i'm borrowing fullmetal alchemist from my friend today. i'm lending him Samurai 7 in exchange because he's as unsure about sharing his anime as i am.

P.P.S. - Dan Martin watched all of Evangelion in one sitting.... HARDCORE.

Tuesday, November 1

the wrong track

I feel like i just fell off the waterslide. I'm not even going to make it to the pool, i'm probably gunna land chin-first on the pool deck. The lifeguards don't even care, or don't notice.

Yeah, i bombed that test this morning just like the last one. There was nothing i could have done to "understand" more of the Oral tradition bullshit that JOHNMILESFOLEY thinks is so goddamn amazing.

Not only did i walk out of that test feeling like somebody just connected their knee to my nuts, but i wandered around the bookstore looking in a bunch of books of crap. I read a "birthday color" book that said i'm supposed to be a person who helps others communicate, has wisdom, and explores. Is that about right? yeah i suppose it is. Am I a good communicator? sure. Do I feel like i have a good understanding of the world around me as well as the situation ahead of me? yeah i suppose i'm pretty good. How much exploring have I done? NONE. So fuck it all, what am I doing here? I are t3h wise, communicating explorer!!!11omfg..... so oral tradition is what? a knowledgable feat of cocksucking? WOW JOHN MILES FOLEY SAME BIRTHDAY AS ME!!! ... no, not really. i have no idea when his birthday is.

I exited the building after looking at crap books and HARK! i heard a chainsaw! I look around and wahddaya know, they are cutting down the best shade tree on campus. This is very sad. Did i cry? no. Did i want to? yes. I watched it fall. It's now being turned into coasters or toothpicks or firewood. What the hell was so wrong with that tree that they had to cut it down? That's dispicable. or worthy-of-my-despite.

....pack my backpack and move to russia

The other crap book i read was a technology and starwars book. the technology in starwars like robots and vehicles and CG effects were parallelelelled to real-world technology schools and institutes in the world and... it's weird. and wierd.

I can't stand writing in this thing without being morally guided. I hate being on the conserta but there is really no other option. I can't write when i get home and i can't sleep when i get home and i can't wake up once i'm home and i can't clean my room, or cook or think or feel or want or even move. I'm so fucking tired of complaining about school and how it "doesn't work for me" that i'm literally sick. Why can't I just assume my role as a "wise communicative adventurer" and leave missouri?
... and why the hell do i ask so many stupid questions?

"anticipate noise with silence, silence with thunder"