Mushroom
I thought this one came out artistic… lol or whatever.
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Moving Servers – Site will be down
My cool friend Matt has offered to host my site with his company, which sounds pretty cool. You can check his hosting company here:
http://www.hostmist.com. Some great deals!
So the site may be off and on for the next few days while i move it to his servers. 
Just a heads up incase anyone cares 
lol
!Edit 5/14/2009 1:55am
I have completely moved the site to the new server, so if you are reading this now then it means you are reading it on the new server. lol or something.
However there are still going to be problems for at least 72 hours, which is how long it takes for the DNS on the domain (DNS is what points a domain to a specific server) to fully update, so the site could go off and on for you. I put an error page on the old server, so you’ll know.
Anyways, WOOT! haha. hope this server runs faster and more smoother. Thanks Matt 
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2! love It!
This is going to be a random entry where i just blab about RCT. I just wanna start up discussion on this game. Many people haven’t played it yet, and i think they’d love it if they do. Plus im just bored and tired.
This has got to be one of the greatest games ever! At least for me it is. I don’t think I’ve played any other game as much as i have this one.
I used to play RCT (RollerCoaster Tycoon) for hours and hours, and really never got bored of it like i do with most games.
It’s very awesome how you can build a realistic theme park, and the little peeps can ride your rides, and seem to have fun.
I’ve always been into the games where you can build and create stuff. Um, for some reason i’ve never been in to the sims. dunno why. I just hate it and get so bored playing it. But games like SimCity, and RCT i love!
So, i played the original RCT, and bought the expansions and everything for it, and it seemed really cool. Then i remember when RCT2 came out. I think it was around 2002 or 03. I think i got it on release day, or at least the same week, and it was even better than the originals because i baiscally play in a sandbox mode, where you start out with a blank map, and do whatever you want. In the original RCT you had to use third party tools that would hack RCT and the current map, and let you control everything. But there were problems with that such as tons of bugs and errors. Well the first RCT would crash all the time anyways.
Thankfully RCT2 came with a sandbox mode, which basically lets you design your own map, and create a scenario out of it, which i do.
The stupid thing about RCT2 is the ride limit. You can only have so many rides and scenery in the park. Which is so lame.
Now, i know RCT2 is a pretty old game now. Almost 10 years old, and the graphics aren’t the best. But the game play is amazing! and that alone makes it awesome and worth it. I love it. And so far there hasnt been any other game like it.
I wish the guy who made the game (Chris Saywer)would make another one, WITH THE ORIGINAL GAMEPLAY, just with smarter peeps, staff, and rides. He did help make RCT3, which is bascially a whole different game, and was 3d, but i couldnt get into it. I tried it again a few months ago and it was so buggy, and just wasn’t as fun as the original. So he just needs come out with a new improved RCT game with the classic game play.
I actually haven’t really played RCT2 in years. I just couldn’t get it to work right with 64bit vista or windows 7, so i didn’t even bother. But, i’ve been bored lately so i decided to give it ago, and finally got it to work with 64bit windows 7! WOOT. I basically had to run it as administrator, and it works okay. Crashes alot, but works ha.
For the past few days i’ve been playing RCT2 again. Just like the old days, and loving it.
I still have my park from a few years ago that I’ve been building on, and was going to continue, but the map on there is full, and it wouldn’t have been too much fun, so i decided to start fresh.
I named my new park ‘Joy World’, ha it came to my mind first, so i just went with it, lol. I thought of Joy Land, but that’s been so over used.
I basically start with a blank map, and start making a path way, and build some rides, and open the park up. Then I just build as i go, and add areas and rides whenever.
This is what my park started like:
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these are zoomed out over head shots, so the quality isnt the best)
Then as i went i added mountains, water, and some more rides:
And as of now, this is what my park looks like:
So you can see how much has changed, and how much you can do with the game.
ITS REALLY FUN!
I created several custom rollercoasters for this park. Here they are:
The ‘Spitting Cobra’ – haha came to my mind first, so i used it. dunno where it came from though.
it all wont fit in the screen shot without zooming too far out and making it look crappy, but you kinda get the idea. And they love it
And the miner:
As you can see in the pictures, i do have alot of money. I use a few different cheats:
Money – The Money part of the game has never interested me. Im into the building gameplay. So i use a money cheat.
Handyman – Cleans paths, fixes benches, and mows grass.
Mechanic – Renews rides, and makes them reliable (or else they break down all the time, which ruins some fun ha).
Those 3 cheats are in this trainer, along with alot of other cool cheats, which i never use.
This is the best trainer/cheat program i ever found for RCT, and it works great.
The creators site no longer exists, and i doubt he’s updating it anymore. But it works as it is, so its cool.
I uploaded it here so you all could get it, and have some fun!
Download:
8 Cars Per Trainer: http://www.joshx.com/stuff/8cars.zip
Screenshot:
So, even though this is an old game, you should still get it! Especially if you’re into the sim type games, and love building stuff.
The graphics might not be the best anymore, but you’ll get used to it, and love it anyways.
Grab a copy of it, ha lets start building some parks!
only $9 at amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/RollerCoaster-Tycoon-2-Pc/dp/B0000695GX
Photoshop Tip: CS5 lens correction
I was looking through my digital picture collection earlier, and I was reminded by something I have noticed before, which is some of the first digital pictures I’ve taken (way back in like 2000) have some major distortion caused by the camera lens. Back then I was new to digital photography, and i had a cheap digital camera that was bought from our ISP at the time which was EarthLink.
Here is a photo of me from may 2001, in which you can see the distortion:
Ha, i dunno what i was doing in the picture. striking a pose i guess? ha
You can see how the mirrors in the background are kinda round at the top, and also the side of the door is kinda bent. Has a bubble effect kinda.
So i easily fixed the distortion by going to: Filter > Lens Correction
And you should get a window that looks like this:
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If you have earlier version of photoshop you can access the lens correction by: Filter > Distort > Lens Correction.
So, there are pre defined settings, and it works pretty good on certain model of cameras and lens, which will allow you to use predefined fixes.
The camera i used though is a old cheap one, so they wouldn’t have that setting saved. I just messed with the first setting, and moved it up. I think for most users this will be the only setting that you need to mess with, but for more advanced cases you may need to adjust the horizontal, or vertical tilt.
It’s actually super easy because it shows the correction in real time. It also helps to enable the grid, which helps you be aware of how straight the lines are in the image. That option is the third button on the top left of the window.
So here is the corrected picture:
Ha, oh yeah, the door was actually broken and just sitting there, so its not a part of the distortion
Anyways, its a cool feature that will come in very handy if you noticed any type of distortion in your photos.
Eminem – Not Afraid
I’m not really into rap music anymore. Every now and then a good song comes along. But i’ve always been a huge fan of Eminem’s. He’s just really unique and very original, and alot of it i can relate to.
It’s been boring in the last few years without him comin out with new raps. His ‘Relapse’ album was really nice. Especially the song ‘Beautiful’. But on most of the album he was using the weird accent, and the album was mostly about murdering people. It missed something.
My cousin asked me earlier this morning if i had heard the new Eminem song and i was like nope, ha. Then he sent me to the youtube link, and instantly like within the first 10 seconds of the song i knew i loved it. It’ll be a hit!
Very powerful song.
Here is the song on Youtube:
edit (8:18pm): okay they keep taking the video off youtube, so no point in keep posting it But you can listen to it on eminem’s site.
Just hit the play button
http://www.eminem.com/notafraid/
desktop 5-7-2010
So here is my desktop for now. ha
Details:
Windows 7 Ultimate
Wallpaper:
http://3xhumed.deviantart.com/art/Chillout-Room-without-2of10-163163741
Album Artwork:
Super awesome program. I love it, and its FREE!
XDeskCover – http://www.xwidget.com/xdeskcover/
I’m using the ‘NewAge_Dock’ skin. It wont let me link to it, but its very easy to find on their ‘skin gallery’ page.
the song im listening to is “Running To the Edge Of The World” by Marilyn Manson. I love this song! you can check it out here:
And as before im using Rainlendar for the time/date/weather gadgets.
You can download the skin im using for them here:
http://customize.org/rainlendar/skins/63524/download
New Layout! WOOT!
So i’m still debating whether or not to switch back to cutenews.
I was going to make a new site layout for it, and begun working on it.
When i was done with the main layout, i thought maybe i’d go ahead and put it as a wordpress template and see how it looked, and this is the result.
Not too bad i suppose.
Everyone tells me that the site is too dark. I actually prefer it to be darker because i do have light sensitive eyes, but at the same time i been wanting to start testing with lighter colors. Such as a black background. My josh x graphics would probably look just as cool, if not cooler on a white background.
I decided to go against the content white background for now, and instead have the main page being white, and the black boxes within it, which looks okay. I’m adjusting to it being so bright. The contrast between the black main box and white background kinda gives off a cool effect. I think it’s gonna bother my eyes and other people’s eyes, so it might now stay ha.
I do really want to change the content’s background, but thats be alot of work, which i dont have time for. All the pictures i’ve uploaded, and all other graphics would have to be edited for the white background. No time for that now.
Anyways, i hope it looks much better than the older layout. I’ll post the designs below for easy comparison.
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Old:
New:
Awesome song – “There Was A Girl”
I met this girl a year or so ago in the MySpaceIM chatroom. We spoke for a little while on there and added each other to facebook, but lost contact, or just quit talkin to eachother…
She sent me a link to some of her videos on youtube, and i saw her singing this song, and instantly loved it, which sounds really REALLY good. I created a mp3 out of it and put it on my ipod, ha!
So i wanted to share it so many others could hear it. She deserves it.
Enjoy
Free Bird
“Cause i’m as free as a bird now, and this bird you cannot change…”
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