P90Maniac's Xanga

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:48:41 GMT

MWA-HAA-HAA-HA! The Caminator is once again enthroned before the keyboard! Just got back from being a Quest group leader at the IAA, had an absolute BLAST down there. We had an amazing group of men at the 2007 Quest, men whos' lives showed tremendous growth over these past six weeks. If my schedule is free come next July, don't search for me here, 'cause I'll be in Texas for Quest 08.

Some of the awesome guys in my group.

One of "my guys" hydrating during an early morning hike.

Yours truly encouraging the men during the aforementioned hike.

Two members of Red group showing off their canoing skillz.

The entire graduating "unit".

Wish I had time to upload more pics, as they can tell the story far more profoundly than I could ever hope to. I encourage all young men between ages 14 and 18 to check this program out! http://www.alertacademy.com/quest/

Friday, June 23, 2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:56:36 GMT

I have a technical question. Does anyone out there know how I can get a Windows Media Player inside of a post (example: ACCorporal's site) or where I can find instructions on how to do this? Any help or info in this area would be appreciated.

And check out this screenshot of my man Link in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the next installment of this franchise coming out on the Nintendo Revolution (I refuse to use the current name, it's awful)

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:11:57 GMT

Who says I couldn't use all those weapons at once? *evil laugh*

Boy, I'm in a picture mood. The past 3 posts have had pics in 'em and I'm gonna use this post to show some of my pictures from Basic Training.

My DI (Drill Instructor) *gulp*

My SDS (Senior Drill Sergeant) *hits deck, starts knocking out push-ups*

My Unit on promotion day.

Obviously, with me being so tall, I'm at the back of one of the lines, so I'm not visible in this photo. Well no actually, you can see my head and right portion of my body, you just can't distinguish much. I'm at the end of the far right column.

Augh, there are so many great photos to share and so little time for me to do it right now. Maybe I can post some more later.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:07:06 GMT

Well, once again the fickle population has left me without any indication whatsoever as what they want to hear. So... I GET TO DECIDE! MWA HA HA!!! LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES YOU MORONS! *lol*. We're gonna listen to Forest Temple.

Monday, June 05, 2006

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 01:35:29 GMT

Arg, I'm having a tough time deciding what to play for my background music. I found a site with 4 great mp3's from LoZ: OoT, but can't decide which one to use. Soooooooo, lemme know if you wanna hear Forest Temple, Temple of Time, Gerudo Valley, or the Song of Storms. FT is a haunting "dungeon" theme , one of my personal favorites. ToT is a Gregorian-like "chant". GV is a classic, sparring with SoS for the title of all time favorite, and it's also hard for me to describe. SoS is the popular "windmill theme", most likely my fav tune from the game. All you millions of faithful readers, cast your vote now to hear your personal fav!

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Sat, 27 May 2006 20:17:41 GMT

Hmmmm, got a bit of a ying/yang thing going on here. Got back from ALERT to find that there had been some changes in the household that I haven't adjusted to yet, and that has me sorta bummed. On the other hand, Check out what my sister gave me for my birthday.

Yup, that's metal, not some cheap plastic. And it's SHARP! Heh heh, bet I could do a lot of damage with this...

Friday, February 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:14:13 GMT

MWA-HAHAHHHHAHAHHAAAHA!!! My Kameo soundtrack finally arrived. Very cool, with 27 tracks. HERO'S__THEME__ROX! (That's a clip from it playing in the background.) Anyway, we're packing tomorrow, so I'm gonna get this post in since it's likely I won't have time for another. I'm heading down to Texas on Saturday with my family so I can start M-Team, the 4 week preparatory course to ALERT. At the end of those 4 weeks I'll start ALERT immediately, which lasts for another 9 weeks. All in all, I'll be down there for 13 weeks. I expect it to tough, very tough. I know I will be stretched physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I also expect to have a blast. As a side note, we're heading down a little early so we can visit for a short time with some friends who moved down south (the J's, ummmm, you know, the family with Max and Janette (sp?), I can never remember how to spell their last name.) Anyhow, "Fare thee well, all ye of the Xanga's".

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:57:17 GMT

Sup people, just posting to assure my avid readers that I will try hard to get a farewell post in before Saturday. Otherwise, see ya in 13 weeks!

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:14:27 GMT

TURN YOUR SPEAKERS OFF! NOW! Before proceeding to read, please turn down your audio device.

Yay! The posting window works again! w00t w00t!

You're probably wondering why I asked you to turn your speakers down, and in a moment I'll tell you. I'll probably take some chaff for this post, but hey. I still enjoy browsing the Lego website. Hey, it's a fun, secure website and I still REALLY enjoy building stuff with my Legos. Anyway, Bionicle has been one of my fav product lines since it came out, so I visited that section of the site. I found something called The Bionicle Music Video. It's an awesome conglomeration (sp?) of clips from various promos, animations, and Borahk Kal mini-cd's set to a secular song. VERY COOL (IMHO). Now, about the speakers. For background music, I'm using the tune from this video. There's nothing wrong with the lyrics, in fact, this is about the only song I've ever listened to where I actually like the words. The reason I ask for the speakers to be turned down, is cause I don't know the music standards of all the people who may see this post, and there are electric guitars and drums in this song. Therefore, if electric guitars and drums are a prob for you, simply finish reading and exit before turning your audio device back up. If they aren't, then refresh and crank 'em back up to normal. And if you head over to Lego.com to watch the Bionicle Music Video, use the highband version of Quicktime, not Windows Media Player. It takes a LOT longer to load, but there are no framerate issues. All you Bionicle lovers out there, GET OVER TO THE SITE AND WATCH THE VIDEO IF YOU HAVEN"T ALREADY! Why do I like this song? Mainly cause it presents a message that I've though about long and hard: Being a hero aint no cakewalk. Enough of those Saturday morning shows that make it seem like a sinch, my idea of a hero is more The Hero of Time (Link, for all you uneducated people out there)versus some punk with a fancy gizmo attached to his arm. The calling of "hero" is a high and lofty - and (almost always) sorrowful one. Ah well, I'de like to get much more in depth on this subject, but it would bore most of you since I could go on for miles of scrolling space about this. Maybe I'll touch on it again sometime later.

Monday, January 16, 2006

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:34:33 GMT

It just occured to me that I never posted to let my thousands of raving fans know what I got for Christmas! Well, I think I'm pretty safe in saying that I might actually be ready for a few small skirmishes! What do you think?

LOL!

I also got a couple of Lego sets to add to my collection. You can see one of them on the table next to the CD player. Finally, I got some GREAT and VERY much appreciated soundtracks from ol' Samo (Gladiator and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back). Thanks a ton man!