Justin Adams

Things I hate: 1. People who complain about things they hate about other people. I hate cat poop. Jeanne's cats crap more than any two animals on the face of the Earth. Broccoli is good.

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Don't worry, the way the A's have been playing the last week, I think the Angels have a good shot at staying on top of the division. A's and Boston in the ALCS! (Knock on wood... )

I see dead people. Ok, that joke is too played out. Actually, I see the back of a house REALLY close up, and a fence. It's like, real cool. Only I'm at work now so I can't take a picture of it.

Introduction to Macro-Economics - Community College of San Francisco (Online) Introduction to Theater - Community College of San Francisco (Online) Introduction to Screenwriting - Community College of San Francisco Tuesdays - 6:30 to 9:30pm (I might drop this for another class, since my marathon training overlaps) I'm waitlisted for Introduction to Sociology, also online. I may take something like Political Science or another elective so I can get more transferable credits. Only about 5 or 6 more classes before I can transfer. WOO HOO!

It's the same reason that most of the population is overweight: too much junk food, not enough exercise. If you eat more than you burn, you gain weight. If you burn more than you consume, you lose. I think that coaster and park enthusiasts tend to be heavy because they sit on their computers all day and all night looking at coasters, talking about coasters, watching coasters, playing coaster games... you get the picture. They don't take the time to watch what they eat, or they don't care. The only exercise they get comes from walking at coaster parks, and that's few and far between. I mean, just look at most coaster enthusiasts and tell me if you see people that are really into sports, the outdoors and exercise? I don't. Now personally, I lost 100 lbs. myself just by eating better and running. As a matter of fact, I just signed up to run a half-marathon here in San Francisco in October. Team in Training, baby! Justin

words. good. need more. *grunt*

I don't play the game, but this weekend I did play the old NES games they have in the game at my friend's house. Punch Out rules all. Justin

Dude, Alameda! I was born and raised there, and lived on the island for 28 of my 30 years. Looks like you had fun though. If you get a chance next time, go check out Crab Cove visitor center at Crown Memorial down the road aways. Ask to see their old photographs from Neptune Beach, the old amusement park that used to occupy that space. We had a John Miller coaster, "The Whoopee". If you check out the McDonald's on Central and Webster, you can see pictures of it there too. Justin

Wood: Phoenix Steel: Whizzer at SFGAm Honorable Mention: Tie - Matterhorn and Big Thunder Mountain at DL

Dude, that was bad, but you're right. It is odd. They need to see if there's life after Pixar, should a deal not be reached. Personally, Chicken Little looks pretty funny.

All of the things you're coming up with are great ideas, but you can't drastically change anything! No pushing Yoko ahead of John, no getting lottery tickets with the winning numbers, no assasinating the popular kids at school (and seriously, you need to speak to someone about your feelings, sounds to me like you've got some issues... ) Keep them coming! Justin

Gregg, you can't get the lotto numbers and win, and coasterdude, you can't stop 9/11. That's drastically changing something. You could mess up the space-time continuum and disrupt all matter in the universe. Ok, I've been watching too many episodes of Star Trek. Seriously though, I have no idea where I came up with this idea. I guess I should travel back in time and ask myself why I thought of this... Justin

So I was thinking about what I would do if I had a time machine this morning, and I thought, "This would make a good random post on TPR". So assuming you have a time machine, and there were no repercussions about visiting the past or the future as long as you didn't drastically change anything, what would you do? Try to keep it clean, since this is a family site. 8) Here's my list: 5. Check out who built the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Egypt 4. See if Jesus really existed and if he actually was the messiah, or just a regular guy with really good public speaking skills 3. Go 20 years into the future to see what the world will possibly be like when I'm 50 (only 20 years... argh! ) 2. Go 300 years into the future to see if we're still even here, and if the world is like Star Trek or Firefly 1. Visit Disneyland in 1955 (yes, I'm a Disney geek)

Lost kicks ass. Jeanne and I have been watching it in reruns from the first episode. (Thank you TiVo) I didn't know how good the show was. Wasn't it on Wednesdays at 8pm before? That Invasion show looks aiight, I might check that one out.

Dude, I don't even like RCT3 and I think this looks awesome. I used to design parks for the original RCT and RCT2 back in the day. I always thought a Star Wars park would be cool, and you've done well with the scenery in the game. Very good, young padawan. Ok, the padawan thing was corny, but it's Star Wars and I'm a geek. Justin

Dude, where to begin? Sports: Mark McGwire - used to come into the family restaurant Terry Steinbach - old catcher for the A's, also in the restaurant Manute Bol - played for the Warriors - restaurant Tim Hardaway - also played for the Warriors - restaurant Chris Mullin - sold him some shoes when I was in High School Ricky Williams - saw him at Disneyland Celebrities: Robin Williams - saw him at the Metreon in SF Warwick Davis (Willow!) - met him at Disneyland when I worked there Paula Poundstone - crazy lady also at Disneyland Larry King - also at Disneyland Rob Reiner - also at Disneyland Ty Pennington - walking down the street in SF John Delancie (Q from Next Generation) - at a Trekkie convention in SF - this was a LOOOOONNNNGG time ago, way back in 1994 D.B. Sweeney - saw him at the Dodger game this year That's about I can think of right now. I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember. Justin

Dude, you do sort of resemble that guy. Sorry to say, but just a little. At least it's better than looking like Doogie Howser! Justin

Maybe she recognized something she used to do a long time ago...

I don't know what's worse. A paint picture of Gregg in the shower, or the fact that Elissa was looking at paint Gregg's willy. Actually, they are both equally disturbing. I did laugh my ass off though, so thanks. I have none left now. I'm completely assless. Justin

I wanted to go and meet up with you guys, but I can't afford it and I promised Jeanne I'd go with her to her company A's game outing. As much as I love the A's, I'd rather be riding Hades. Oh well, maybe next time. Have fun! Justin

From Gamespot: Take-Two sued, confirms FTC investigation As the feds circle and as San Andreas TV ads continue to run, a class-action lawsuit against the publisher is filed in US District Court. The Hot Coffee scandal thickened on two fronts today. First, the parent company of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas publisher Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive, confirmed that its advertising practices were indeed the subject of a Federal Trade Commission inquiry. Last week, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of such an investigation. Specifically, the FTC's Division of Advertising Practice is looking into how San Andreas was promoted, and to whom, to determine if Take-Two was culpable in misleading the public. The company said it "intends to fully cooperate with the FTC inquiry, and believes that it acted in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations." The Take-Two statement went on to say that Rockstar and Take-Two "regret that consumers may have been exposed to content that was not intended to be accessible in the playable version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas." However, Take-Two reiterated its contention that the Hot Coffee code was the result of a "third-party modification." Despite such admonishments, Take-Two is facing legal trouble of another kind...in civil court. This morning, according to the Associated Press, a lawsuit was filed against the publisher in the Southern District of New York. According to the AP, plaintiff Florence Cohen claims she was "damaged" after learning of the sex minigames hidden in San Andreas, as she had bought what she thought was an M-for-Mature-rated game for her grandson. Her complaint seeks class-action status for purchasers of San Andreas and charges Take-Two and Rockstar with "unfair business practices, consumer deception and false advertising," according to the AP. Ironically, the charges of "false advertising" come as television spots for San Andreas continue to run. This week, GameSpot editors saw firsthand 30-second TV ads for the Xbox version of the game running on Comedy Central and MTV, both owned by media giant Viacom. As of press time, a Rockstar representative could not confirm whether the ads were running as the result of a media buy that occurred prior to the FTC investigation, which is likely the case. However, the ads have been altered since the ESRB revoked the game's M rating last week, so they now end with the words "Rated AO for 'Adults Only.'" Even before today's developments were known, one industry analyst said Take-Two is facing "headline and regulatory risks" as a result of the Hot Coffee scandal. In a memo to investors, UBS' Mike Wallace said the danger to Take-Two will persist until resolution is reached. "Whether or not the inquiry results in a penalty (that is, a fine) remains to be seen," Wallace said, "but if GTA needs to get reworked, this may impact the consumer appeal of the game going forward." From a purely financial perspective, Wallace said he believes the "numbers for TTWO could be at risk over the next few quarters." At press time, Take-Two was trading up just over a dollar at $24.63. :shock: Ok, so here's a BLATANT misuse of the legal system. The woman is claiming she bought the "M" rated game for her grandson, but then she goes on to say that she's "damaged" because of the sex minigames. COME ON LADY!! The game is about jacking cars, shooting people and being a gangsta. That's some wholesome entertainment right there, and it's definately ok to have the serious psycho violence, NO PROBLEM. However, as soon as you include sex, HOLY CRAP, stop the presses, it's SEX IN A VIDEO GAME!! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!! THE MILITARY NEEDS TO BE CALLED INTO ACTION, SHUT DOWN ROCKSTAR AND TAKE-TWO!! BRING IN CONGRESS AND WASTE TAX PAYOR DOLLARS BECAUSE OF SOFTCORE PORN IN A VIDEO GAME!!! Hell, you can see softcore porn on daytime T.V. or on any cable network right now! Skinemax has almost HARDCORE porn on any given night. Sheesh... People like this need to be rounded up, dropped onto a desert island and then nuked. The world would be a much better place. Ok, I'm done ranting.

Older games like Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania and a host of others weren't made to dazzle and wow us with realistic graphics and physics. They weren't made to draw us into a photorealistic world filled created by a supercomputer with a graphics chip. They were made simply to be fun. Period, end of story. I don't remember ever having a conversation about how good the graphics were when I was a kid. I just had a ton of fun playing the games, and could play them over and over and never get tired. Nowadays, there's so much flash and very little substance in games. That's not to say all games, but most new ones, no doubt. Sure, there are new classics like Halo, the Grand Theft Auto series, God of War and a few others that I can play over and over, but I don't share the same memories as I do with the classic NES games I used to play. I was 13 when I got my first NES, and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I don't feel anything when thinking about the PS3 or the Xbox 360, or my PS2 and Xbox now. I still love games, but it seems like a lot of the fun factor has been replaced by flash, dazzle and a little bit of gameplay. That's my 128mb's worth. Justin

I saw this full moon last night, and it wasn't pretty. This fat chick across the street had her shade up and she was nekkid. She bent over and I saw Uranus. Ok, so that was stupid. I'm tired and I need to get some sleep. Honestly, this does sound pretty cool. I'll have to read the reports on this, I haven't heard anything about it. Mars rocks. I love their candy bars. Justin

The title says it all. "Indiana wife". That's all you need to say. This has Jerry Springer written all over it. I'm surpised that Good Morning America actually ran this story. Twice. It isn't worth a mention on national news. Justin