DenyConformity.com http://www.denyconformity.com DenyConformity.com is your source for really interesting stuff. en-us Copyright 2013 Shauvon McGill http://www.denyconformity.com Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:38:16 -0500 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) DenyConformity.com http://www.denyconformity.com/images/rss.gif RSS Image http://www.denyconformity.com Presidential Pens It’s hard not to see or hear people talking about the upcoming Presidential Election everywhere you go. Though it does get a bit annoying, it’s refreshing to not hear people talking about Kardashians or Kate Middleton’s wedding for a change. If you were hoping that...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/449 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/449 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:38:16 -0500 Small Victories (an FTL adventure, part 2) By Brandon Kirk

[This is part two of an ongoing narrative based around a single playthrough I did of the Indie game FTL. It's highly abstracted and fictionalized, but it's entirely based on in-game events and situations. It's a fun game. You should play it.]

Dear Diary...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/448 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/448 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:02:29 -0500 Everything is Okay, an FTL adventure by Brandon Lionel Kirk

[This is the first in a series of posts narrating a single playthrough of the indie game FTL. It's all made up, but entirely based on things that happen in the game. We open on a aspiring young captain, setting off on a vital mission to save the Federation . . . ]

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/447 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/447 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:39:33 -0500 Pin15 live! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending (and participating in) the "Laugh"ayette "Fun"stival, a really great comedy spectacular hosting by some friends of mine in Lafayette Indiana. They asked me to participate, and I'm afraid there was a bit of a misunderstanding. (with video!)...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/446 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/446 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:07:36 -0500 Installing a Ceiling Hoist Bike Rack I enjoy riding a bike. They provide cheap transportation (over short distances), they’re fun to work on and maintain, and they’re pretty good excercise. The problem - especially for me - is that they take up a lot of space. I have a 2009 Specialized Secteur, and ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/445 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/445 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:42:58 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/444 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/444 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:36:37 -0500 Octopi Wallstreet
This is still topical, right?
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/443 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/443 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:53:33 -0500 New Music You may not know this, but I sometimes make music. I mainly just do it for myself, but sometimes other people seem to enjoy it, too. Before you credit me with any talent or ability, you should know that it's all just electronic beeps and boops (0or as my Mom calls it, "Ding ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/442 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/442 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:30:15 -0500 Introducing Fankboner Industries The last two and a half weeks have been pretty rough. I’ve been contending with a lot of serious work to do, moving to a new city, and the fact that regularly posting something here is just hard. As a result of all these excuses, the last three weeks have seen so little...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/441 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/441 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:13:53 -0500 Counterpoint: Maybe We Should Order a Pizza So a lot of talk has been going around about supposed sounds out back and theories about what those sounds were. Sure, we could knock around ideas all day about what we think about this or that sound, but where would that get us? The fact is that there are sounds all the...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/440 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/440 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:32:24 -0500 Opinion: Those Were Totally Gunshots Just Now Once, when I was a kid, my Dad took me to a gun range. We went with another guy and his kid - their family was sort of friends with my family or whatever. We had an old .22, the other dad had a huge-ass muzzle-loader, and there was some sort of medium-caliber revolver. I don...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/439 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/439 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:58:57 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic
Am I right?
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/438 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/438 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:36:09 -0500 Busy Week http://animalsbeingdicks.com/ post_437 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:35:39 -0500 Univox Corporation: The Rebutal Last week I posted a couple letters I received from some strange company called Univox Corporation (What is Univox Corporation?). Well, I found out that they came from my old friend John. I was the subject of some weird prank trying to get me to go to a random address in Chi...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/436 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/436 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:59:39 -0500 Picture Letters Maybe you've seen some of these silly "spell out things with pictures" items you can get from Skymall or whatever. I didn't think much about them when I've seen them before, but it recently occurred to me that I could be making them and selling them for fat stacks...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/435 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/435 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:34:42 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/434 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/434 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:43:48 -0500 The Color Run pt. 2 Hopefully by now you've looked up your nearest and soonest Color Run and signed up for it on the Color Run website. Please find enclosed additional pictures to make you excited for the cool thing you'll be doing.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/433 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/433 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:19:36 -0500 What is Univox Corporation? A while ago, I received this weird letter in the mail. It was from a company called "Univox Corporation," and it seemed to be hand typed. I had no idea what to make of it, but I just came across it in one of my desk drawers, and I thought I would post it here to share in the...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/432 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/432 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:12:13 -0500 How to Keep Your Apartment Organized Somehow my email address was signed up for this “Apartment Guide” newsletter, which basically just sends me random garbage about apartments pretty much every day. I totally don’t need that, since I’m already an apartment expert. Apparently it’s ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/431 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/431 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:37 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/430 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/430 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:43:54 -0500 The Color Run pt. 1 There's this thing called the Color Run. It happens in a bunch of cities all over the country, and just this past weekend it happened in Chicago. It also happens that it's one of the coolest things ever.

It's just a regular old 5k, except that at predetermined locations a...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/429 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/429 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:44:04 -0500 We finally have an "About" page! http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367/All_new_for_2012 post_428 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:50:26 -0500 About DenyConformity.com Welcome to DenyConformity.com, a really interesting website place!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/427 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/427 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:43 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/426 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/426 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:49:20 -0500 Shauvon Fest My parents moved to Arcadia, Indiana a few years ago. Every summer, Arcadia has a little festival to kick off the start of summer or whatever. It's no C2E2 - in fact it's kind of the opposite - but it was a chance for me to take a few pictures on a beautiful day.

I call i...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/425 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/425 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:14:53 -0500 My Amazon.com Search History Is there anything that you can’t get on Amazon.com? I don’t think so. The problem now, though, is that it can be pretty hard to find what you’re looking for, because you have to search through a collection of everything that has ever been sold.

Let me...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/424 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/424 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:48:42 -0500 Alleyways in Wicker Park About five years ago I posted pictures here of some alleyways and dumpsters in West Lafayette, Indiana. For some reason I am fascinated by the secrets hiding behind the scenes in urban areas. Well-kept storefronts and urban planning can spruce up a city street, but it's an a...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/419 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/419 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 30 May 2012 01:03:18 -0500 How to be an Asshole: a Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/418 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/418 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 28 May 2012 22:10:38 -0500 District Alpha: Chapter 7 I’ve been working on this book for quite a while now, and I’m still very excited about how great it is. However, I’m still waiting on some offers from some movie studios for the film rights. Just let me know when you’re ready to make some fat stacks, movie studios.

Anyway...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/417 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/417 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 25 May 2012 01:09:23 -0500 Random Pictures at the Field Museum I was digging through my pictures folder, and I came across some pictures I took back in '09 when I went to the Field Museum. Some of them are kind of neat, so I figured I would post them here. Don't take this as any sort of sign that I'm running out of content to post here....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/416 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/416 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 24 May 2012 00:28:12 -0500 Tag - You're It! Welcome to version 0.4 ("Defiant") of DenyConformity.com. This new version adds the ability to browse the site with tags. Use the "Tags" button at the top of the site to see all of the tags associated with posts on the site.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367/All_new_for_2012 post_415 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 23 May 2012 11:47:00 -0500 New Features Coming Soon! There's no new post today. Sorry about that. I'm taking a day (or two, we'll see) to finally get some new features working - and also to try to clear up some bugs. If you've spotted some bugs that I can try to fix, please let me know by clicking this box and posting a comment. See you tomorrow!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367/All_new_for_2012/comments post_414 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:29:21 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/413 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/413 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 20 May 2012 23:22:33 -0500 How to Be an Asshole: A Webcomic ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/412 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/412 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 18 May 2012 01:07:00 -0500 What I Want for My Birthday My birthday is this Saturday. I’m going to be 26 years old. I’m having a harder and harder time justifying asking my friends and family to buy me toys this year. The problem is that aside from a new $5000 camera or a new $600 camera lens, there isn’t really...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/411 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/411 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 17 May 2012 02:19:09 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 8 So here we are. You put together a handy and adorable little Internet, built yourself a pretty neat little website place, and bought yourself some web space. The time has finally come to put that puppy online and be an Internetman just like me. Without further adieu...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/410 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/410 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 16 May 2012 02:34:29 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 7 Part 5 E: Getting Our Hands Dirty

Wordpress has plenty of settings for changing different things. However, there’s a limit to what you can tweak with checkboxes and dropdowns. The real power of Wordpress lies in the fact that it’s all built in PHP, which you c...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/409 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/409 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 14 May 2012 23:45:30 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 6 A website isn’t really worth much without any content on it (unless you’re like a Pinterest and you have millions of people all over the world to make your content for you). Right now, our little website may look kind of neat, but it’s pretty much blank. Today we...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/408 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/408 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 13 May 2012 23:32:50 -0500 Saturday Sweepstakes Belated Update Sorry this update is a bit late. I've gotten literally thousands of responses on the Saturday Sweepstakes, and I've been sorting through them all weekend. Can you even believe that nobody has responded correctly yet? The deadline has been pushed back yet another week. Feel free to try again if you've already submitted once!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/396/Saturday_Sweepstakes_2 post_407 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 13 May 2012 23:19:09 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 5 This is where things get a bit tricky - for me, not you. Now that you have a fully functional website running on your computer, how you set it up is entirely up to you. What kind of website do you want? Basically there are two types of websites that we’re dealing with...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/406 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/406 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 11 May 2012 00:59:28 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 4 Are you ready to put a website together, now? I bet you’re thinking, “hey, this hasn’t been terribly easy and all we’ve done is set up some useless web server that we can’t even really use. I don’t really know how to PHP or anything. How...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/405 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/405 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:01 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 3 How’s “My First Web Server” treating you? Have you been playing around with making cool website places? Do you want me to just shut up and get on with the next part of the tutorial?

Well, it’s hard for me to explain what to do if I have to shut up...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/404 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/404 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 09 May 2012 00:13:19 -0500 How to Make a Website: Part 2 So you’ve enabled your computer’s secret ability to be an Internet. Big deal! What do you do with that puny little Internet of yours? You make a website, of course! Ok, then, off you go; go have some website. What, you still don’t know how to website?

Oh...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/403 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/403 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 08 May 2012 01:36:48 -0500 How to Make a Website Have you always wanted a super cool website? Do you want to enter the exciting and unfathomably vast and lonely sea of websites and mostly garbage that is the Internet? Do you look at Me with scornful envy in your eyes, cursing and damning and cursing again...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/402 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/402 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 07 May 2012 00:52:39 -0500 Saturday Sweepstakes 2 Update! Everybody has been asking me, "where's the Saturday Sweepstakes, you wonderfully handsome dude?" (I might have made up some or all of that). The truth is that nobody has claimed the prize yet, so you have another week to win some awesomely real loot (click here (and scroll to the bottom of the post) for details).

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/396/Saturday_Sweepstakes_2 post_400 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 06 May 2012 21:49:13 -0500 The Pentel Hybrid Technica I don’t want to get ahead of myself, here, but I am really having a hard time being in favor of gel. Yes, technically gel is better than paste ink. It’s darker, it’s less vulnerable to fading or washing, it works on more mediums, and it’s better on the environment...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/399 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/399 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 04 May 2012 01:12:36 -0500 In a Dino Jump, Everything is Shaded Blur Last weekend I went to a birthday party for a few friends. It's part of the reason why I neglected to post anything here for a few days. Please excuse this personal indulgence - I took pictures at the party and I want you to see them. Don't worry, though, they aren't just bo...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/398 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/398 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 03 May 2012 00:29:41 -0500 Of Student Bondage How “crowdsourcing” could save education.

Imagine that you are in your last semester of college. Yes, most of my readers were probably there not terribly long ago, but just bear with me. How do you feel? You probably feel excited or proud. You’re ready...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/397 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/397 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 01 May 2012 22:33:11 -0500 Saturday Sweepstakes 2! Is it Saturday again, already? Time sure does fly, doesn’t it? A new Saturday means it’s time for a new Saturday Sweepstakes!

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/396 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/396 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:36:20 -0500 Video Games: Commuting Simulators ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/395 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/395 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:16:12 -0500 A New Way to Share Your Favorite Sites (for Dudes)! Calling all dudes! Perhaps you’ve heard of this newfangled thing called Pinterest. It’s a great new way to share pictures from your favorite websites online. The problem is that it’s totally just for girls. Are you a dude who’s tired of being on the outside...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/393 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/393 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:22:54 -0500 Site updates! I made a few tweaks to the site which should make your experience a bit smoother. Feel free to click this box to see the details, but it's nothing major.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367/All_new_for_2012 post_394 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:21:08 -0500 A Treatise on Evil While dealing with the amoral practices of the utility companies, as we all do once a month, I started thinking, as I do every month, about the existence of evil. We have to live under the yolk of the power company (among other amoral authorities), forced to pay any fees and...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/392 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/392 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:15:22 -0500 A Zebra Three-Way A(nother) Pen Review.

I believe that everybody should have one good pen. You should keep a dependable ballpoint in your pocket for situations when you need to jot down some notes or sign a receipt. It’s as necessary, I feel, as your wallet and keys. Through most of ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/391 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/391 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:09:59 -0500 No post today Sorry that there is not a new post today. I know, it totally ruins your Monday to have nothing new to read. Why not head over to this collaborative blog / story thing that I contributed to with a few colleagues. There's quite a bit of content there, and some of the other contributors' stuff is way better than mine. Check it out, it will totally make up for the lack of new content here today. (http://talesofwoot.blogspot.com - The Tales of Woot)

]]> http://talesofwoot.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-woot.html post_390 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:58:47 -0500 DenyConformity.com Redesign Journal part 4 This is part three (well, technically part four) of an ongoing series about the redesign of this website. Spoiler alert: the new design has been live for three weeks. I originally meant for this ongoing thing to actually go on as I was working on the new site and be sort of ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/389 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/389 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:20:26 -0500 Saturday Sweepstakes: Update! ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/388 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/388 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:05:00 -0500 Prepare for your Future with DenyConformity.com! Hey, students, what’s up?

If that’s got your attention, you might just be perfectly suited to an action packed internship at the office(s) of DenyConformity.com!

What will our intern be responsible for? Why, all sorts of great, exciting, and broadening work...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/387 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/387 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:53:43 -0500 Building a Web Server So it's been over two years since I started thinking about getting my very own Web Server, and almost two years since the last time I posted here about it. Needless to say, I haven't just forgotten about it in that time. Turn the way-back machine to two years ago, then...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/385 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/385 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:04:40 -0500 C2E2 2012 C There are two good reasons to go to a comic convention. You could go to show off your sweet Batman Villain costume, or you could go to spend a bunch of money to complete your Transformers poster collection. However, if you think that's the only reason to go to a nerd expo...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/384 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/384 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:29:36 -0500 C2E2 2012 B Yesterday we looked at some of the interesting costumes that were to be found at C2E2 this year. That's not the only reason go to a big nerd convention, though. It's also fun to check out all the neat stuff people are trying to sell...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/383 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/383 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:01:00 -0500 C2E2 2012 A Just last weekend was the annual Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2. This is the second year that I've gone, and the first year I went on a Saturday. It's a pretty exciting event, and though it costs $35 ($25 if you buy tickets ahead of time), I think it's worth it...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/382 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/382 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:57:55 -0500 New! Version 0.3: "Crazy Horse" There will be no actual post today, but you can still enjoy the great new features in version 0.3 of the new DenyConformity.com. Check out the all new in-house ads and handy image galleries.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367/All_new_for_2012 post_381 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:44:50 -0500 Saturday Sweepstakes 1 The new DenyConformity.com has been around for almost two weeks, now, and everything is going great. We’ve had a brand new post every single day, and - if I say so myself - each post has been greater than the one before.

The time has come to announce the first first DenyConformity.com Saturday Sweepstakes!...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/380 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/380 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:20:38 -0500 How to Ride a Bus A DenyConformity.com Guide

Welcome to the world of public transportation! So you found yourself wanting to be somewhere, and you came to the conclusion that you had to take the bus. Despair no more! A city bus is a logical place, governed by a strict set of rules. Those rules...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/379 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/379 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:14:25 -0500 The Parker Jotter A DenyConformity.com review.

George Safford Parker is a classic example of the American Dream. In 1888, Parker was fed up with having to constantly repair the fountain pens he sold for the John Holland Pen Company, so he did what anybody back then did - he made his own. I...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/378 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/378 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:39:07 -0500 Michigan Avenue Not long after I moved to Chicago, I took a trip to Michigan Avenue (the Magnificent Mile) to take some pictures. It was still very exciting to live in Chicago, and it was fun to go to Michigan Avenue as a resident instead of a tourist. This place was always such a exotic...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/377 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/377 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:35:09 -0500 Ads on DenyConformity.com For the last few days, there have been no ads on DenyConformity.com. I suppose that isn’t really a surprise. Before about a week ago, there had never been ads on DenyConformity.com. However, this is an annoying and frustrating turn of events. I want to be serious about...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/376 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/376 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:58:34 -0500 District Alpha: Chapter 6 I've been pleased as punch with the response to the first excerpt from my new novel, District Alpha: Government Mandate Zone. I was so encouraged by all the positive feedback, in fact, that I have decided to release the next chapter for your consideration! Even though everybody seems to love it, for some reason I still haven't been sent an offer for the movie rights. Reminder: the movie rights are still available!...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/375 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/375 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:43:40 -0500 Top Tips (for doin’ it!) Not long ago, Alyson was reading a cosmopolitan magazine. I think it was called Cosmopolitan, actually. Don’t worry, she isn’t actually into the thing. We were on a bus trip, so neither of us had anything better to do. As she flipped through the magazine...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/374 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/374 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:40:22 -0500 The Chicago Skyline on a Sunny Day Landscape photography is, perhaps, the last real refuge of the SLR camera. Point and shoot cameras, and depressingly even cellphone cameras these days, are designed to take portraits and light action. Mid- to high-quality point and shoots allow you to adjust aperture setting...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/373 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/373 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:57:03 -0500 Halloween Costume 2011, The Final Chapter The time has finally come to put this thing to a close. You've stuck with me for five months as I've slowly eeked out these pictures I took of my Halloween costume from 2011.

I went as a tree...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/372 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/372 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:22:58 -0500 New! Version 0.2: "Bradbury" We are now at version 0.2 of the new DenyConformity.com, better known by its code name, "Bradbury." This new version contains a lot of bug fixes and tweaks, and you can see the list of changes by visiting the post "All new for 2012" (or by clicking right here on this box).

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367/All_new_for_2012 post_371 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:05:26 -0500 Craigslist: "Website Designer Seeks Clients" I recently became unemployed, again. Now that I'm back on the job market, I figured it was time for me to put out my shingle, as it were, and offer my services as a freelance web designer. To be honest, I'm a bit sick of the usual sorts of clients one has to deal with when traveling the world of freelance, so I came up with a great idea. I just recently made a post on Craigslist as a fulfillment of that idea. Check it out!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/370 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/370 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:27:27 -0500 Shapes and Contrast in the Windy City I love looking at all of the different shapes in a big city. Just before Christmas, I went downtown to take a few pictures. I wanted to try to capture the cool juxtaposition of lines and curves, the counterpoint of natural and unnatural. Here are some of the pictures I took...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/369 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/369 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:12:14 -0500 Halloween Costume 2011, Part 6 Hello, again, and welcome back to the epic story of my 2011 Halloween costume. First, we'll revisit the hat. You remember the paper shogun kap, right?

This ongoing thing sure is taking a long time to finish, but at least it's dumb!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/368 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/368 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:31:11 -0500 All new for 2012 Welcome to the all new, all awesome DenyConformity.com. What you see here is the culmination of over a year of obsessive, hard work. I know content has been a bit lax over the last year, but now I can finally show what I've been working on all this time. Welcome to the future...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/367 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:18:00 -0500 District Alpha: Government Mandate Zone Apparently the thing to do these days is write a catchy pseudo-sci-fi dystopian future novel and then have that novel adapted into a movie. I’ve therefore started working on a new novel, which is entitled District Alpha: Government Mandate Zone. It’s about a young girl...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/365 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/365 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:19:19 -0500 Pen Reviews: Prologue I'm always fascinated by technology and engineering. If it has gears, springs, mechanisms, or otherwise intricate little bits, it stands out, to me, as an artifact of human ingenuity. What is most fascinating, some times, about these seldom thought about tools is just how...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/364 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/364 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:14:19 -0600 Halloween Costume '011, part 4
Remember this? That's your recap.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/363 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/363 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:10:32 -0600 Halloween Costume '011, part 4 I have not forgotten about these pictures! Did you? Remember my Halloween costume from 2011, when I was going as a Tree? No? Remember, I made the whole thing out of paper grocery bags? This really isn't ringing any bells? Well, I don't blame you, it's been like four months...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/362 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/362 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:35:47 -0600 DC Down! From January 9th to the 16th, 2012, this website (DenyConformity.com) was shut down. Though I would love to say that it was because I was engaging in an extended protest of SOPA, it was actually something far more boring. Since I am making a post today, though, I am bound by...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/361 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/361 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:45:11 -0600 Quote "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."

- God Entity (Futurama)

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/2 post_360 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:16:10 -0600 11 It's been a while since I've made much ado about a particular exciting time. The timestamp on this post just happens to be 2011-11-11 11:11:11.

Happy eleven day, everybody.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/273 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/273 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:11:11 -0600 Halloween Costume 2011, part 3 Halloween has come and gone, and I still have a great deal of pictures to post of my sweet costume. I will continue to post them, if just for my own benefit next year when I need inspiration for my "End of the World" costume in 2012 (I just made that up, but it would actuall...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/272 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/272 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:53:12 -0600 Halloween Costume 2011, Part 2 Are you all working hard on your Halloween costumes? The other day, I posted a few pictures showing how I made a sweet tree shogun Kap, and today I'll show you the next step in my Halloween 2011 costume.

I will be going as a tree this year...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/271 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/271 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:41:10 -0500 Halloween Costume 2011, Part 1 Halloween is coming up in a couple weeks, and this year Alyson and I are going to Nashville to a big party a friend of hers is throwing. I decided that I had better get a good costume together, because of how much I hate looking the fool in front of people. For the last few ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/270 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/270 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:32:05 -0500 Amazon Reviews I made some product reviews on Amazon.com today. They're mildly amusing, so I thought I would post them here since I haven't posted anything here in months.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/269 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/269 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:42:44 -0500 Quote "I believe you will also de-evolve into an earlier form of primate - possibly similar to a lemur or pygmy-marmoset. "

- Data

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/2 post_359 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:15:18 -0500 Craigslist post 1 Check out this ad I recently posted on Craigslist.

Free!! Act now! Up to TWO (2) sacks of old computer cords! Free!!

FREE:

Two sacks of random computer cords.

USB! Firewire! Parallel! Serial*! RCA! PS2! Lots more (maybe)...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/268 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/268 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:09:58 -0500 DenyConformity.com Redesign Journal, Part 2 This is part two in my ongoing journal documenting the redesign of DenyConformity.com. Think of it as the audio commentary track for the Internet. Today we'll discuss the history of DenyConformity.com.

DenyConformity.com is certainly not exactly as it was when I buil...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/267 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/267 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:20:38 -0500 DenyConformity.com Redesign Journal, Part 1 I started this little website in August, 2005. My first post on the new site was actually on September 11, which I always think is kind of weird.

Anyway, DenyConformity.com will be 6 years old this August, then. Six years old. It's cool that something I've made ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/266 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/266 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:37:00 -0500 Quote "Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us "revenge is a dish that is best served cold?" It is very cold . . . in space! "

- Khan

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/3 post_358 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:53:59 -0500 Bartley My parents live in the middle of nowhere. They like it because it's nice and remote, and they get to see plenty of wildlife. My parents love wildlife. They love the deer, the birds, and the turtles. They love everything . . . except the snakes. It turns out my Mom hates...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/265 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/265 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 31 May 2011 00:15:29 -0500 Sky Pictures The Rapture might not have arrived, but nobody can deny that some pretty impressive things have been going on in the atmosphere around the Midwest United States. The sky holds a great deal of power. Though I certainly feel terrible about the victims of the various horrible storms...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/264 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/264 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 26 May 2011 21:56:13 -0500 Google Voice So, I use Google Voice. It's a phone thing that does things for your phone thing. Whatever. One of the things it does is transcribe your voicemails to you, so you don't have to listen to them (if you don't know why that would be useful, don't bother askin...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/263 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/263 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:59:43 -0600 Broken, the Internet The Internet is a stupid place.

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/262 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/262 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:21:26 -0600 How to Create the Best Cleric in Dungeons and Dragons Yup, it's another episode of the podcast.

This week on the Expertcast, we get unpleasantly close to subjects we actually know something about, with an in depth discussion of how to make a great cleric in Dungeons and Dragons, with Al Pratt and special guest...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/261 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/261 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:39:30 -0600 How to Buy a Haunted House Hey, it's a new podcast.

This week, on our Halloween Special, WFFF's DJ Dan and Emanuel Leopold Maximillion III share tips on how to buy a haunted house. In this episode: the ghost birds and ghost bees, the terrible secret of Taco Bell, and...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/260 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/260 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:47:20 -0600 Podcast 10 My cohort Hughes and I have recorded another podcast for you to listen to. We have been so busy lately that we decided we would just hire two experts to sit in for us instead of go yet another week without informing you people.

This year on the Expertcast...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/259 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/259 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:44:52 -0600 High Dynamic Range I enjoy Photography. Hopefully, and judging by the fact that you're here (and haven't said "this website sucks" yet), you enjoy my photography. Well, I have good news.

No, it isn't "I haven't updated my website in like a billion forevers."

I have l...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/258 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/258 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:18:53 -0500 McGill family farm journal My parents have been doing some research into my family's history, recently. They uncovered some interesting things, as well as a genealogical line stretching all the way back to when people had names like GRONGNARD. One of the more interesting things they found, though...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/257 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/257 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:09:09 -0500 Podcast 9 Hey, look at that, another episode of my podcast (which I make with Will Hughes), and it hasn't even been over a month since our last one.

This week on the ExpertCast, Daniel Wheeler and Mike Haggar sit down to discuss the subtle art of the superintendent. We learn a...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/256 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/256 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:20:48 -0500 Podcast 8 Welcome to another episode of the podcast I wish somebody would care about (especially me).

This week on the ExpertCast, Danny Madison sits down with noted urban cannon enthusiast Roy Bromwell to discuss America's most dangerous hobby since Synchronized Stabbing. Fea...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/255 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/255 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:57:14 -0500 An Open Letter to the President of Earth I have been finding myself complaining about the world more and more lately. War. Famine. Oil spills. Everything is a mess. I've decided to take it upon myself, as a person on the internet, to send my complaints to the person I think could to the most to fix it, the Pre...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/254 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/254 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:20:48 -0500 Podcast 7 Lazyness is my excuse for why it's been two weeks since the last podcast. Wait, laziness is a terrible excuse. Um . . . ZEPPLIN ATTACK!

In this week's episode, Detective Jack Tenrec (Ret.) and Daniel Courtland, a.k.a 'The Scribbler' come to talk to you...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/253 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/253 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 19 May 2010 00:29:56 -0500 Web server pt. 2 I've been working a lot, and Left 4 Dead 2 has burned through what little free time I've had, so I haven't had much time to make any progress on this summer's project,

The DenyConformity.com Webserver...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/252 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/252 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 14 May 2010 13:00:38 -0500 Podcast 6 After a week-long delay (we had to grease some palms to make sure we weren't going to be thrown into some kind of secret pan-dimensional prison), the new Podcast is finally ready for you to listen.

Two elusive experts, Daniel Randolf and a figure known only to us as ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/251 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/251 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 04 May 2010 11:45:06 -0500 Podcast 5 Okay, so I've been informed that I should make these posts about my podcast (with Will Hughes) more informative than just "hey whatever, something about a podcast." Since I don't want to enter into yet another lengthy court battle with Will Hughes and his team of s...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/250 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/250 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:17:00 -0500 Colossal Squid goes bowling The company I work for, Colossal Squid Industries, recently launched a new website for Scott Brand. It's pretty sweet. We had a launch party for the website (lunch party) yesterday at Southport Lanes, which I thought was weird because that's right down the street f...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/249 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/249 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:46:09 -0500 Podcast 4! Hey guess what this time. Yes, yes, another podcast. I think this one might be the best. The two guys we got to represent us really did a great job...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/248 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/248 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:31:35 -0500 Web server 1 For the past few years, summer has always brought with it a bit of a windfall for me. My expenses stayed the same as the semester ended, but I suddenly had much more time to work, resulting in my income going up substantially. The sudden influx of cash always left as quickly...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/247 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/247 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:32:29 -0500 Podcast number 3! Hey everybody. Guess what! You're right again (hey, that's three in a row), I've recorded another episode of my podcast with my colleague William Hughes, who lives here in Chicago (where I live). Of course, when I say that we've recorded it, I mean that w...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/246 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/246 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:07:40 -0500 Podcast 2 Hey everybody. Guess what! You're right again. My colleague Will and I have produced another episode of our world famous podcast. Please take a listen and enjoy...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/245 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/245 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:02:39 -0500 Podcast! Hey everybody. Guess what! That's right, I've started a new podcast with my colleague William Hughes, who lives here in Chicago (where I live). We recorded our very first episode just this week. Unfortunately our schedules were unable to match up and neither of us ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/244 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/244 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:39:20 -0600 My Colossal Job I got a job last week.

It's pretty cool, too. I'm working for a medium-sized web design company called Colossal Squid. Its a really dynamic and hard-working team, and I'm both excited and terrified (good terrified) to be working there. This is the first tim...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/243 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/243 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:05:42 -0600 Avatar I've been unemployed now for a couple months, and I'm starting to get bored. I figured I would take some time talk about Avatar, the big blockbuster from James Cameron. If you haven't heard about this film, then you probably have much more important things to ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/241 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/241 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:32:19 -0600 Ikea I went to the Ikea store a while ago. It was right after I lost my job. It was kind of a wonderland of expensive things I couldn't afford. It's truly a bizarre place that you must see to believe. You should go to one, because it's a crazy experience.

Anyway...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/240 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/240 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:32:36 -0600 Antivirus I don't make many posts on here about computer stuff, and I feel like I should have more. I've spent a great deal of time thinking about computers, I have tons of experience working on computers, and I have two computers of my very own. I think I probably have a lo...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/239 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/239 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:23:46 -0600 New Decade People are throwing around the idea that 2010 is an entirely new decade. This is justifiable. The number 10 has an extra digit, which means it's not the same as 9. However, another (smaller) group of people claim that 2010 is not the first year of a new decade, but actu...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/238 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/238 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:37:33 -0600 Merry Christmas Merry Christmas (or your holiday of choice) to all readers of DenyConformity.com! As a special treat to all of you, I've uploaded some pictures I took last weekend in Downtown Chicago. I hope you enjoy them!

View the pictures

Please enjoy these pictures of Downt...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/237 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/237 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:10:24 -0600 Overwhelmed "When Marco Polo came at last to Cathay, seven hundred years ago, did he not feel - and did his heart not falter as he realized - that this great and splendid capital of an empire had had its being all the years of his life and far longer, and that he had been ignorant of it...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/235 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/235 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:06:43 -0600 An open letter to Visa and Chase Bank Dear Visa and Chase Bank,

I recently made a purchase from a website called Newegg.com. You probably aren't really aware they exist, but they probably receive hundreds if not thousands of charges (from Visa cards) every day for sweet electronic and computer bi...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/233 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/233 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:54:03 -0500 Love Hate If you, like me, appreciate electronic music, then perhaps this might interest you:

http://smac.denyconformity.com

That's the new website for Smac, a guy who makes electronic music in his spare time. He's the one who made that "Economy" track I talked about a...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/232 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/232 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:29:37 -0500 Willie Thunderstorm I'm currently trying to get a chance to see a thunderstorm from the top of the building formerly known as the Sears Tower. Someone recently asked me to try to do this. I've made a little progress, and I thought I'd let you know what I've discovered so far...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/231 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/231 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:28:35 -0500 Quote "What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. "

- Bertrand Russell

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/4 post_357 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:06:07 -0500 Four years Denyconformity.com is now four years old. Four years ago, I started this website to complain about my boring life. I don't like keeping a "blog" because I don't think people really care about my personal problems. I want this site to be an interesting exploration o...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/230 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/230 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:42:32 -0500 Whole Foods Market I live in Chicago, now.

Something I'm getting used to is having the comic book store considerably farther away. It means I make much less impulse purchasing of cool comics, or I at least have to coordinate them around my once-a-week trip to that part of the neighborh...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/229 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/229 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:06:53 -0500 Post Terrified.

Terrified.

That's the primary component of my mood the last week (and day). You see, I've moved to Chicago. I've moved to Chicago, I'm in way over my head, I'm alone, I'm out of my element, and I'm terrified. I've done...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/228 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/228 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:53:01 -0500 Quote "Why are you always standing around in your grunderpants!? "

- Matt

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/4 post_356 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:18:34 -0500 Post One of my best friends, Tim, and another one of my best friends, Mary, had their wedding on Saturday. I will always remember it as one of the high points of my life.

It is not often that one gets the opportunity to witness perfection. On Saturday, I did. I could not be ha...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/227 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/227 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:33:07 -0500 Introducing Carus or Shauvon Should Not be Allowed to Have Money (part 1)

I have a new camera. This shouldn't be news to you.

It's a Canon 50D, with a Tamron 18 - 270 mm lens. I have a 4 gigabyte Compact Flash card, and a Canon 430EX speedlight (but the speedlight isn't new)....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/226 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/226 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:18:44 -0500 A Sunny Day on Campus I got a new camera. It's a Canon 50D, and it's pretty awesome.

A few weeks ago, I went out (for the first time in months) to take some pictures of campus. It would turn out to be the last time I would really use my trusty old Rebel XT. Also, it was the last time...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/225 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/225 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 25 May 2009 12:05:46 -0500 Post So I wasn't sure if I was going to pass my Physics class or not. I didn't go a lot, and I skipped a lot of stuff. Yeah, that's not a good plan, but the whole class was so pointless, and I've had so much else to worry about over the last few months. I did ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/224 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/224 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 12 May 2009 23:54:12 -0500 New DenyConformity.c I am working on a new design for DenyConformity.com. I think it is going to be really awesome, and I hope you do, too. I want you to see what I'm working on as I'm working on it, because I want to know what you think about it while it is being produced. Please, tak...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/223 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/223 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 12 May 2009 17:12:07 -0500 CGT 456 Group 3 Report If you have talked to me in the last two weeks (or looked at my twitter feed), you'll know that I just finished up a big group project which didn't quite go so well. I was stuck with idiots who didn't do any work. Anyway, I had to write a report explaining how...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/222 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/222 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 06 May 2009 12:43:01 -0500 Three years of Monkey Fliers I will soon be leaving the Crazy Monkeys. It's been a long, fun ride. Along with retiring my leadership and my comedy, I will be retiring my role as Dude-who-designs-most-of-the-fliers. After three years in the group, I've designed 19 different fliers. Let's t...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/221 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/221 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:53:08 -0500 twitter So, I created a twitter account. I think twitter is retarded, but people have been asking me to embed twitter on other stuff, so I figured I should figure out how to do that. Turns out you can, and I did. So now you can see my twitter feed on the right side of the news page....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/220 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/220 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:42:02 -0500 Old I'm getting old.

I realized over the weekend that I'm turning 23 in three weeks. That's old. 23 is when ages stop mattering so much. What's the difference between 22 and 23? It's nowhere near as much as the difference between 20 and 21. Furthermor...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/219 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/219 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:26:23 -0500 8 Jobs So how I have like eight jobs. Anybody want some web design work?

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/218 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/218 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:00:29 -0500 Goofy Being goofy gets you weird stuff.

The Crazy Monkeys are getting t-shirts, so we need a big fat wad of cash to pay for them. We have plenty of money (too much money!) in our BOSO (Business Office for Student Organizations) account, so I went to Schleman hall to get it. It&...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/217 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/217 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:51:40 -0500 The Economy LP The Economy LP is completely finished. Here it is. Eight hot Electro House Tracks, hot off the Electro House makin' machine.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/216 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/216 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:32:49 -0500 Quote "Sex is like coffee because I ask my interns to give it to me. "

- Joe

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/4 post_354 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:54:56 -0500 Jobs I could get I was on the news today. It's for some comedy show we're doing this weekend, and it was only like a five minute segment, but it was neat. I was also on the radio, talking to some improv people about this improv show. It got me thinking about jobs. I could totally b...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/215 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/215 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:36:58 -0500 Physics Girls There are these two girls in my Physics Lab. They sit in the middle of the room, and their desk faces my desk. As you can probably imagine, I'm pretty bored a lot in Physics Lab, so I spend a lot of time watching them. I just drift off while my lab partner calculates al...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/214 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/214 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:19:19 -0500 Aili on Youtube Oh hey, while I've got you here. Remember that video I made of Aili McGill, my sister? Well, I made a video of Aili McGill, my sister a few months ago. I decided to put it up for the Digital Cinema Contest this year. I hadn't worked on anything else this year, and ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/213 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/213 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:32:03 -0500 Stupid song
Give us any chance, we'll take it.
Give us any rule, we'll break it.
We're gonna make our dreams come true.
Doin' it our way.

Nothin's gonna turn us back now,
Straight ahead and on the track now.
We're gonna ma...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/212 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/212 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:26:21 -0500 The Economy For those of you who don't have Facebook and haven't looked at the Crazy Monkey website in a while, the Crazy Monkeys recently put together a couple sweet House tracks. They're called The Economy LP, and my smooth sexy voice is featured on the first track.

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/211 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/211 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:31:00 -0500 New Facebook or, People are Morons

Facebook has a new layout. I figured I would mention that in case you're my parents or you live under a rock.

Of course, by "new layout" I mean that they slightly re-designed the home page, which is just a center for pertinent information. Wh...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/210 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/210 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:43:06 -0500 Summer '09 So here's a thing about me. My life is ending on May 9th, 2009.

That's when my last class happens, a final for Physics.

On may 11th (the 10th is a Sunday), I begin the "rest of my life." Working every single day, all day, until I die. I might take a break on ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/209 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/209 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:13:08 -0500 No Hiccups It occured to me, just now, that I never really appreciate any of the moments that I don't have the hiccups. I only pay attention to the times when I have them. I haven't had them in a while (this is probably going to jinx me), I just thought about that for some re...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/208 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/208 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:37:51 -0500 RSS So I made an RSS feed, finally, for this stupid website. Whatever. Nobody cares.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/207 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/207 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:53:34 -0500 What if 1 What if you had a day with no consequences? You're going to die the next day, so you have 24 hours to do whatever you want. What would you do? Who would you talk to?

What would you listen to if you knew it would be the last song you ever heard?

What would you say ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/206 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/206 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:10:25 -0500 Pilot Step one of Operation "Outdo Shauvon Torres" is finishing my pilot (which is actually two pilots, for two opposing shows). I'm well on my way, and I hope to be done with it by tonight or tomorrow. Does anybody want to read it and tell me how awesome it is / I am?

In ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/205 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/205 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:50:09 -0600 Shauvon Torres So, this is creepy as hell.

Hey, Shauvon Torres, I know you're just working with what you've got, but maybe you should just give it up and find a real job. I realize life is pretty tough for us Shauvons, but you really need to take it easy with the whole "super ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/204 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/204 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:11:35 -0600 Ready to Whore I went to Chicago all weekend, and the town convinced me that I want to move there. So now I'm really excited to start applying for some real jobs up in Chicago. I've finished my resume, so if anybody is looking for a C#, Javascript, PHP or ASP developer, give it a...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/203 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/203 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:06:19 -0600 Quote "Why can't people keep their willies out of holes? "

- The Hated Milk Machine

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/5 post_352 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:06:06 -0600 10 Reasons why you wish you were me So that last thing might make you glad you aren't me, but we both know that isn't the case. You still wish you were me. Let me give you ten reasons why.

  1. Two Classes
    One of which is a 200 level course. I don't think I really have to explain this one.

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/202 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/202 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:55:43 -0600 Why I had a thought. Actually I had a few thoughts. If you want to know why I've been really out of it lately, or you didn't know I was out of it and just wanted to know what was going through my mind, here's your answer.

Of course, you'll have to forgive ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/201 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/201 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:38:57 -0600 Aili McGill So my sister, Aili, attended some sort of conference thing. She needed to prepare an eight minute introduction for herself. Obviously, that meant that I had to prepare an eight minute introduction, in the form of a super-sweet video. That video is done, and you can view it h...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/200 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/200 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:32:50 -0600 Amitabh Bachchan Confidential to Andrew Monkey.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/199 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/199 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:42:21 -0600 Circle Square Triang The Deny Conformity Entertainment Network now has another facet to its glorious empire.

A couple friends of mine are writing a web comic, and I set up a little webpage for them to host it on. The strip is called Circle, Square, Triangle and it can be viewed at http://cst....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/198 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/198 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:51:31 -0600 To Andrew Dear Andrew,

How are you? I am fine. You've been in Europe for about a month now. I know you know that, I'm just recapping what the situation is so you know I have reserved brain space for remembering what happens to you. Anyway, you've been in Europe for l...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/197 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/197 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:10:37 -0600 Ed Banger Okay.

In my life, I've asked why Humans are here. What is the meaning of life? I have come to the conclusion that we are here to produce the ultimate work of art. Human civilization has led to one ultimate point, the single event that justifies our entire existence. ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/196 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/196 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:26:29 -0500 A Cross the Universe So John and I just watched the trailer for A Cross the Universe, the new documentary by and about Justice. It looks like it's going to be awesome. I threw on my Justice vinyl and things got a little out of hand.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/195 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/195 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:39:42 -0500 ENTR 200 I'm in the Entrepreneurship class, and I have to write a paper about the project we had for our mid-term. It was a group project, and we had to find an Entrepreneur and interview him about his business, videotape it, and edit the video into a seven minute showcase video...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/194 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/194 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:56:24 -0500 Rebates John and I just got our rebate checks from Corsair for that sweet RAM I bought over the summer, six to eight weeks ago.

Check out how awesome they are.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/193 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/193 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:16:26 -0500 The Return of Tang Tang. I found it. First, before you continue, make sure you've read the following:

The first article, which started this whole fiasco.

The first update, with a not-so successful replacement.

Another update.

Andrew Monkey. He's almost on his way to Spain...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/192 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/192 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:50:45 -0500 Denyconformity.com was hacked! Denyconformity.com was hacked!

It was poorly done, so much that it took me a long time to find because it never occurred to me that it would have been where it was, considering it wouldn't have worked where it was. Follow the link for more info about what the deal i...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/191 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/191 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:52:43 -0500 Trade Off So I've got two jobs this summer. Having two jobs has pros and cons, as you might imagine. They aren't what you'd think, though.

So you probably think I'm rolling in all kinds of cash. I am, I'm super rich, but here's the thing. I'm ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/190 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/190 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:59:52 -0500 Mixed Mithai, A review (2/2) LAST TIME, ON DENYCONFORMITY.COM:

John and I made a huge mistake...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/189 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/189 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:11:54 -0500 Mixed Mithai, A review (1/2) There's a little international food mart just down the road from where I live (with my new roommate, John). It's called La Village, which is French for The Village (the part of West Lafayette where it is located). T

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/188 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/188 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:27:58 -0500 WallE Go see Wall-E.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/187 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/187 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:47:26 -0500 DJ Tiesto Hey, DJ Tiesto (if that is your real name), you're pretty sweet with that electronic music you do, there. You're not nearly as good as Justice, mind you, but you're not bad. I'd call you this generation's Darude, if Darude wasn't already this ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/186 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/186 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:14:22 -0500 failure

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/185 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/185 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:18:21 -0500 Busy Day What a busy day today. Here's a simple rundown of what I did today. I'm only saying, because it's interesting to me to actually quantify what I do all day.

  • 7:00 AM - I woke up extremely started by my alarm clock.
  • 7:30 AM - I arrived at work, ready to b
...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/184 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/184 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:23:01 -0600 Quote "I'm spool of foonerisms today! "

- Shauvon

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/5 post_350 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:49:25 -0600 Spyware hero I currently work as a computer technician in the Agricultural Economics department at Purdue university. It's not the most glamorous job in the world, or the most interesting, but it beats working all night at a coffee shop. I have to work early in the morning, but th...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/183 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/183 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:18:37 -0600 BitTorrent to the rescue Merry Christmas.

I just thought I'd share an adventure I had yesterday. Wind here was terrible, and it was messing with the power lines substantially. We were getting surges all day. Everything in the house flicked off and back on many times through the day. Very...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/182 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/182 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:35:28 -0600 Crazy Monkey Video Routine As promised, here is the continuation of my Crazy Monkey show routine. I know it's been a while, and I'm sorry. Just calm down already, you horde of glorious fans.

Again, in order of operation, my routine for dealing with video of the Crazy Monkeys shows.

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/181 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/181 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:16:52 -0600 The Crazy Monkey video process. I know that many of you are excited to see the video from Crazy Monkey shows on their website. Get ready to be surprised. Are you ready? I'm the person who puts that video online! Isn't that surprising?? I knew it would be.

Anyway, as a treat to purveyors o...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/180 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/180 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:29:15 -0600 Graffiti and Dumpsters: the secret lives of American alleyways ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/289 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/289 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:01:57 -0500 Team Fortress Valve software (the creators of the Half Life computer games) is going to release a new collection of games on October 9th. They have these three games, each extremely interesting, and they decided (brilliantly) to release them all at once, in the same package. It's c...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/179 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/179 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:38:56 -0500 Monkey website Hello everyone. I've finally finished the Crazy Monkeys' website (to a point where it can be viewed, at least). Please please, everyone who exists on this planet, take a look at the site, and let me know what you think! The exclamation mark was to emphasize the ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/178 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/178 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:56:47 -0500 Quote "The New Testament is definitely an SEP. "

- Andrew W. Monkey

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/6 post_349 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:42:00 -0500 Vista Tip 1 Here's my Windows Vista tip of the day.

Open Windows Explorer. That's [Windows Key]+[E] if you were unaware. Now look on the left-hand side of the window. See "Favorite Links" there? Have you ever wanted to change those links?

You can. It's really s...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/177 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/177 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:10:31 -0500 Social Experiment I had this idea today:

I was standing in Discount Den, a local convenience store, waiting in line to pay for the large cup of Dr. Pepper that was about to be my fix for the day. The infectious, ear-splitting Aphex Twin acid was pumping directly into my brain, loud enough...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/176 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/176 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:33:12 -0500 ~ I'll start with a quick update before I get to the nitty gritty, because shoe it's been a while.

The reason I haven't made any updates recently is because I've been very busy with:

  1. Building a "Coy Pond" for my aunt, and hanging out with Marcie. If
...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/175 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/175 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:05:22 -0500 Quote "Parents who are nerds have children who are nerds. "

- Big Dog Eat Child

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/6 post_347 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:38:13 -0500 Quote "Tell me Dr. Freeman, if you can. You have destroyed so much, what exactly have you created? Can you name even one thing? I thought not. "

- Dr. Wallace Breen

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/6 post_346 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:14:06 -0500 Tang Update 2 My friend Andrew Preston Monkey recently brought this to my attention. It seems that perhaps I was wrong about Tang disappearing. This is a curious development.

The quantity goes up to 30. That would be $135, and it would make 180 Quarts or 45 Gallons or one third of a...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/174 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/174 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:40:07 -0500 Tang Update Tang Update

Tang Update

Tang Update

I went up to the food mart in town, which specializes mostly in foreign groceries, and I found something very interesting...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/173 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/173 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:33:28 -0500 CAPTCHA ON The time has finally come. Denyconformity.com has finally been given its first active defense against the spammers. Now, all comments will be screened by a simple logic question. Something that computers will hopefully be unable to understand, but which will hopefully be ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/172 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/172 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:26:07 -0500 Is Westhoff the besthoff? DEAR GOD NO. As most of you probably guessed, I'm a pretty big fan of giant battling robots. When I judge how cool something is, I judge it on a scale of one to ten. On this scale, one is represented by a bad laser-jet printing of a picture of a skinny man wearing a fanny pack.

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/171 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/171 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:07:56 -0500 iPhone In just three days, the world will get a little more trendy.

And a lot more annoying.

The Apple iPhone comes out on June 29, at 6:00 PM. Dear God, beer me some restraint.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/170 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/170 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:56:18 -0500 Die Hard 4 The following is a list of the top 10 things I want to see in Die Hard 4:

  1. "Yipee Kay Yay" John McClain needs to say it at some point before the very end of the film. He says it in the trailer, so I know it is in there. I just hope they didn't throw it in at the end
...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/169 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/169 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:03:17 -0500 cost benefit Soda comes in many shapes and sizes, but which one is right for you? I can't really answer that, because it's all pretty bad for you. However, we can do a cost-benefit analisys of each type of soda container, and decide which is the most bang for your buck. All ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/168 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/168 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:25:36 -0500 Craigslist porn I am currently unemployed.

As a result, I've had to resort to some interesting things to pay my cable bill, while I continue looking for a job.

One of those things is selling stuff on ebay.

Another thing I've tried is craigslist. Craigslist is an interest...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/167 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/167 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:10:29 -0500 Collections Hello everyone.

I just wanted to mention that I am collecting a few things, and you can all help out. I have big plans for these things, and if we all team together, we can accomplish something really cool. Stay tuned for exactly what it is that I have planned. I have an...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/166 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/166 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:00:57 -0500 CAPTCHA The spammers have taken their next move, so now I am forced to implement a system I was hoping I wouldn't have to implement. An easy system has been around for a long time to prevent spammers, by proving that the entity attempting to access a page is truly human. I wi...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/165 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/165 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 04 May 2007 13:53:09 -0500 The Great Tang Fiasco A terrible thing has happened to me recently. Those of you who know me well will understand what a blow this is. Kraft foods has repackaged and re-formulated Tang. Yes, everyone's favorite astronaut drink has been changed. It is no longer the tang I used to know and...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/164 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/164 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:09:04 -0600 Commercial 3 Now for the piece of resistance. Here is the third and final commercial for the CGT project. Huzzah!

This video is 24 megabytes, and it has a delightful cameo by none other than Andrew Monkey himself.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/163 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/163 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:07:25 -0600 Commercial 2 Ok everyone. Here is the second commercial from the CGT prject. Again, let me know if it doesn't work, or it won't download.

This video is 21.7 MB.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/162 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/162 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:41:25 -0600 Commercial One I'm in a digital video class this semester (now that I'm a CGT major again). Our first project was assigned on the first day of class (awesome). The project was to create a few 30 second commercials for a company that makes video games for cell phones. The compa...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/161 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/161 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:05:19 -0600 More like 'SNOW7 the winter storm of '07

The snow on the roads caused two whole snow days...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/160 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/160 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:03:58 -0600 Pimp My Ride Apparently in modern society, "pimping" your "ride" means putting as many monitors in it as possible. I want someone to pimp my bike.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/159 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/159 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:54:42 -0600 Spamm'd Apparently, Denyconformity.com is being spammed. You might have noticed weird posts being added to my discussion page. The first clue that something was wrong was when I noticed that I had a new comment on my discussion page. Come on, nobody comments on my discussion page...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/158 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/158 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:35:53 -0600 Turkey Lime Banner I haven't posted anything in a while. I hope this makes it up to all of you.

This

I'm sorry I haven't posted much of anything in a long time. I'll post the following picture story to make it up to you. It's pretty self explanatory, so...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/157 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/157 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:58:56 -0600 Quote ""Before you can mass up, you need to man up!" "

- Rich Rand

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/6 post_341 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:58:50 -0600 magnetcow
MAGNET COW HAS ARRIVED

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/156 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/156 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:47:50 -0600 Name Adventures, Part III

Part I
Part II

I have been working for the Engineering Computer Network for several months now. That job is another story. However, the name adventure that I had at my job is not another story. I worked there for about a month. Everything was going perf



...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/155 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/155 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:02:58 -0600 The Curse of the Gypsy's Organ pt. III

or Every Abortion of Critical Thinking has Consequences

Read part one
and part two

"Do you want to go to this Halloween party?" Andrew asked me on Saturday evening.

"That's the first time someone has asked me to go to a Halloween party," I repl


...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/154 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/154 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:48:38 -0600 The curse of the gypsy's organ pt. II or, Why you should live on the first floor.

Read part one

"Do you want to help me unload an organ from my car?" Andrew Monkey said to me at about 11 Saturday morning.

"That's the second time someone has asked me to unload an organ today." I respon

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/153 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/153 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:40:32 -0500 The curse of the gypsy's organ or, Shauvon and Andrew get taken by an old crippled lady.

"Do you want to go to Goodwill?" Andrew Monkey said.

"That's the second time someone has asked me that today." I responded. "And the first time I will say 'yes.'"

Off we went, to the

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/152 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/152 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:14:05 -0500 A list of autobiographies I'm in Purdue's production of Richard III, and I need to submit a bio for the program or whatever. If anyone out there isn't familiar with bios, they're stupid and pointless little paragraphs that people write about themselves. I despise them for severa...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/151 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/151 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:06:35 -0500 One year Happy aniversary!

denyconformity.com has achieved the highest honor it could have hoped for. Rob Cockerham, the owner-operator of www.cockeyed.com, has commented on one of my posts. The post is "Shauron's name adventures", and his comment shines like a beacon of ho...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/150 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/150 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:35:55 -0500 My ECN job I need to buy my own food this semester. I know that doesn't sound like much, but I've never had to do it before. In order to afford all of the Tang and pizza rolls, I've gotten a job. What does this mean to you?

Entertainment

I'm working for t...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/149 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/149 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:09:03 -0500 Raw rules I recently upgraded to a digital SLR camera, the Canon EOS 350D (her friends call her Digital Rebel XT). It is definitely a sweet piece of technology. One of the greatest things about digital SLR cameras is the ability to record images as a digital negative, or Camera Raw ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/148 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/148 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:28:23 -0500 Let me show you my pokemans
Let me show you my pokemans. Courtesy of Andrew Monkey.
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/288 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/288 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:09:53 -0500 Quote ""When you've got the cajonés, don't send your cronés." "

- Pat Monkey

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/7 post_339 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:54:20 -0500 Name adventures: Part II

In which Shauvon is accepted to college, and visits a pulmonologist.

In 2004, I was accepted to Purdue University. It was a pretty exciting moment in my life. Well, not that exciting, I suppose, considering they accept somewhere around 50,000 new students ever...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/147 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/147 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:58:19 -0500 Shauron's Name Adventures I'm a man of many names. Well, perhaps I'm not a man, but I do have many names. I will recount my misnamed misadventures here, so that everyone can find entertainment in other people's confusion.

Part I, In which Shauvon glazes over twelve whole years of

...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/146 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/146 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:35:35 -0500 Toilet Paper Why did the roll of toilet paper roll down the hill?




To get to the bottom.




]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/305 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/305 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:42:21 -0500 For a burrito ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/287 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/287 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:25:19 -0500 First test The first Wednesday of the semester is a student's first test of the semester. Students are challenged to remember where all of the classes they had on Monday are. Here's a list of classes that I'm taking this semester.

Ethics
One night, you go to slee
...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/145 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/145 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:41:11 -0500 A List Of Things To Do Before You Die

A list of things to be increased periodically until the end of time.
In no paticular order.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/144 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/144 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:18:06 -0500 Sign Adventures in Louisville I recently spent some time in the Louisville area, working on my aunt's yard with my cousin, Pat. I was really interested in the signs that populated the area.

Street Signs...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/143 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/143 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:17:08 -0500 Accordians ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/286 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/286 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:15:52 -0500 8765421 It's another milestone in time. 8/7/6 5:43:21. Have a happy countdown day!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/142 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/142 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:43:21 -0500 Ode to Aili A poem by Shauvon McGill

Aili is a girl.
With boobs and hair and such.
And she is my sister,
so I like her very much.

Aili is a girl.
She doesn't have a spouse.
Once she lived with mom and dad,
but now she owns a house.

Aili is a girl.
She isn't var










...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/320 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/320 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:29:37 -0500 7 rules I came across this really good article. It's called seven simple ways to ruin your friendships. I really found it interesting. Six months ago I wouldn't have given it a second thought, but what with the recen events in my life, it really spoke to me. Check it o...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/141 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/141 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:39:49 -0500 Dead Man's Ches I've seen Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest twice now. It's rather good. If anybody wants to see it, let me know and I'll go with you. I've been wanting to see it.

again

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/140 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/140 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:56:47 -0500 Quote ""You can't make somebody understand something if their salary depends upon them not understanding it." "

- Upton Sinclair

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/7 post_337 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:26:33 -0500 Inconvenient Everyone needs to see this movie. I urge you all, as citizens of Earth (and probably the United States), to learn about the current crisis we are faced with. It isn't war. It isn't oil. It isn't the current administration. It isn't rising gas prices....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/139 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/139 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:31:39 -0500 Garfield 2 ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/285 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/285 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:29:02 -0500 Vapor Trail It was driving me nuts. The music on the Victoria's Secret commercial. I knew I heard it before, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Anyway, now I know what it is. It's Vapor Trail by The Crystal Method. I can sleep tonight.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/138 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/138 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:34:57 -0500 No fish under the ic
A voice from above said, "THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!"

The man moved to another part of the lake.

The voice sounded out again, "TH





...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/304 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/304 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:14:53 -0500 Quote "You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting. This is not logical, but it is often true. "

- Spock

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/7 post_336 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:28:01 -0500 Zen Vision: M If anyone was wondering, the Creative Zen Vision:M is far superior to the 5th generation Apple Ipod. I doubt that there is anything you can say that will prove me wrong. However, I invite you to try. If you think that for some reason the iPod is better than the Creative Z...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/137 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/137 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 30 May 2006 17:42:40 -0500 Quote "You look like a red kiwi. "

- Aili

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/7 post_335 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 29 May 2006 18:07:38 -0500 Void A poem by

This morning I woke up and got out of my bed.
Then I stopped myself and took a look around.
Though I had many aspirations in my head.
There was no life in there that could be found.

Though there were a billion things left for me to see,
there was a void





...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/319 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/319 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 29 May 2006 00:03:43 -0500 Quote "I say fall in love whenever you can. "

- Melody Alice Dudding

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/8 post_334 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 24 May 2006 18:17:00 -0500 iPod gone http://www.denyconformity.com/post/136 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/136 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 24 May 2006 17:56:10 -0500 Salmon I just did two things for the first time. I cooked my first salmon dish. I also ate my first salmon dish. I really enjoy cooking, and I enjoy eating things that I cook. I'm definitely coming to this restaurant more often. I think I'll cook Berkeley next. I ju...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/135 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/135 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 16 May 2006 19:28:52 -0500 Wrong way driver

A woman was waiting for her husband to come home from work, and she flipped on the news. She was shocked to see the main story. Someone was driving down the wrong lane on the highway. She immediately called her husband to warn him.

"Watch out, honey. Some crazy guy is d

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/303 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/303 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 15 May 2006 23:39:48 -0500 Witness human hair growth! ]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/134 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/134 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 12 May 2006 17:47:43 -0500 Police toilets A thief broke into a police station and stole all of the bathroom fixtures. The police have reported that they have nothing to go on.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/302 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/302 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 08 May 2006 22:10:12 -0500 Guest Column Peter Kremidas has written the first Deny Conformity guest column. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

This column was written by Peter Kremidas, and is his intellectual property.

Guest Column


by Peter Kremidas

I have to write my thoughts down by hand,


...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/133 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/133 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 05 May 2006 13:39:13 -0500 Crazy Cat Pictures, Vol. 1
We'll start with this one. This is the original creepy cat picture that I got almost a year ago. Since then, I've been collecting any crazy cat pictures that I could find. That's pretty weird, isn't it?
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/284 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/284 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 05 May 2006 01:32:07 -0500 Pointless 06 I wish I could make an extended post mocking the lame news coverage of voting, but I don't have the time. The 2006 Primaries were this past Tuesday, if some of you didn't notice. I can understand if you weren't extremely excited about who your county commiss...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/132 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/132 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 04 May 2006 17:46:49 -0500 Aili's new house My sister, Aili (who readers of this site have met already) has made several proud accomplishments. She recently accomplished one. My sister is a homeowner.



So here's the new house (new to her). It obviously needs some work, but that's what she'



...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/131 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/131 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 03 May 2006 11:50:32 -0500 Aili's new house My sister, Aili (who readers of this site have met already) has made several proud accomplishments. She recently accomplished one. My sister is a homeowner.



So here's the new house (new to her). It obviously needs some work, but that's what she'



...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/130 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/130 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 01 May 2006 11:45:04 -0500 The Hollow Men A poem by T.S. Elliot


We are the hollow men.
We are the stuffed men.
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over broken glass
In our dry c









...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/318 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/318 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:21:22 -0500 Joey Marburger: Idiot There are some pretty rediculous things going on right now. Here's another one.

I found an idiot. It's really not that hard to find an idiot around here, but I'm pretty proud of this one. He's a really stupid one. His name is Joey Marburger, and he i...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/129 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/129 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:31:10 -0500 Champion Tuesday evening, at 5:30 PM, the cast of The Winter's Tale played the first official games for the Purdue Theatre Basketball League (PTBL). We had 14 people show up, so we set up 3 teams. Two of the teams had five people, and one had 4. We commenced a four on four on...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/128 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/128 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:57:44 -0500 Antisocial The show went really well. I had fun, and I think everyone else did, too. It really is a breathtaking spectacle, and everyone who can should see it. After the show tonight there was this reception for everyone. They had some cookies and punch out and everyone gathered to...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/127 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/127 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:25:16 -0500 Quote ""I've got a full on robot chubby!" "

- Evil Bill

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/8 post_332 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:22:21 -0500 Tale opening The Winter's Tale is opening tonight. I'm not really that excited, because I'm only on stage for a total of about 10 minutes, most of which is just sitting there looking at people talk. I am excited for the other cast members, though. Hopefully we will have...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/126 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/126 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:37:44 -0500 Rediculous things There are some pretty rediculous things going on right now. Here is one.

John Deely is a bastard.
We had our first dress rehearsal for The Winter's Tale on Monday, but unfortunately I also had an exam for my Stat class. No worries, I thought, I'll just go i
...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/125 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/125 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:59:05 -0500 123456 The time is currently 01:02:03 04/05/06. Enjoy.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/124 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/124 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:02:03 -0500 Daylight: Saved I just went through a time warp. The Crazy Monkeys went to Champaign, Illinois for an Improv show Saturday night. They are an hour behind Indiana. We went and the guys had a great show. Then, at 2 AM (3 AM Indiana time), the clocks rolled up an hour, for daylight savings...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/123 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/123 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 02 Apr 2006 23:00:59 -0500 Quote "People can see, hear, and jolt one another's bodies, but they are irremediably blind and deaf to the workings of one another's minds and inoperative upon them. "

- Gilbert Ryle

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/8 post_331 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:06:45 -0600 TRI HAWK My mom told me that I need more posts about denying conformity. Here you go!

Click Here

Badass quotient: +200%

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/122 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/122 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:55:35 -0600 March Snow I woke up this morning and looked out the window. I was greeted with a very strange view.

Click Here

This is quite a thing to see when you wake up on March 21st.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/121 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/121 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:39:52 -0600 Quote ""People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people." "

- V

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/8 post_330 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:40:33 -0600 V I just saw V For Vendetta. It's a very good movie. There is much to discuss about it, and I don't really feel like making a really long post about anything right now. I'll just say that I really liked the movie. I liked most of it, that is. I liked everyt...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/120 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/120 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:29:07 -0600 Spring Break Well, I'm home right now for Spring Break. There are now two big dogs here, and they get along well enough to help each other bother us to no end. The animal hair and dust is really getting to me, and I am starting to agree with the otolaringologist that I am allergic...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/119 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/119 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:34:34 -0600 Quote "Are you denying the snazzy of that? "

- The Tick

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/8 post_329 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:38:13 -0600 The Oscars Ok, the same game once again. I'm going to try to go as long as possible without knowing what travesty of modern film has won the best picture award. I really hate the Oscars, and I really hate whatever collection of stupidity that calls itsself "the academy."

So d...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/118 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/118 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:58:56 -0600 ~ Confusion. Question. Doubt. A pupil dilates. A person breaks down. Watching someone cry. Performing for no one. A scream. Trying to fit in. Trying not to conform. Overwelming emotion. Overwelming reaction. Overwelming curiosity. Bare feet. Two different colored...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/117 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/117 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:55:22 -0600 Quote ""Everyone should pick Shauvon. You're dumb if you don't pick Shauvon!" "

- Joe Quadres

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_328 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:07:29 -0600 Needs caring about things.
I need to get in shape.
I need a job.
I need money.
I need more peace.
I need to start putting more energy into classes.
I need to start believing in myself.
I need a purpose.
I need a destination.
I need lunch.
I need essential vitamins.









...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/116 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/116 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:30:40 -0600 Quote ""When due process fails us, we really do live in a world of terror." "

- J.C. Denton

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_327 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:38:40 -0600 Indifference A song by Pearl Jam


I will light the match this morning, so I won't be alone.
Watch as she lies silent, for soon night will be gone.
Oh, I will stand arms outstretched, pretend I'm free to roam.
Oh, I will make my way, through one more day.
How much difference does




...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/317 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/317 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:44:00 -0600 Sober Every weekend is progressively worse, all because I don't drink. This sucks.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/115 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/115 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:00:14 -0600 What?
The first hit in a Google image search for "what."
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/283 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/283 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:56:45 -0600 A simple guide to enjoy Garfield Jim Davis is a comic genius. His strip, Garfield isn't really very funny anymore. To the untrained eye! He obvously knew that to branch off into more cerebral comedy would kill his strip, so he kept it somewhat normal. However, if you simply remove all of Garfield&#...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/114 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/114 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:47:40 -0600 He's 50! I just felt I needed to make some sort of update. I'm at home for the weekend, for my Dad's 50th birthday. It's somewhat odd to think that my Dad is 50. It's worse thinking that I'm going to be 20 this year.

Anyway, I'm home for a couple...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/113 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/113 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:49:26 -0600 Quote "Bravery is not a function of firepower. "

- J.C. Denton

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_326 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:46:59 -0600 I'm in I'm in.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/112 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/112 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:43:35 -0600 Quote ""What good is an honest soldier if he can be ordered to act like a terrorist?" "

- J.C. Denton

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_324 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:38:22 -0600 Quote ""I saw a bad movie about pants last night. It was such a waist of time." "

- Peter Kremidas

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_323 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:26:28 -0600 Crazy Monkeys Auditi The audition for the Monkeys was last night. I think I did alright. My scene work was pretty good. My real weakness is the games where we stand in a line and make jokes about something. Last night we played b movie, in which we say "I saw a bad movie about _ last night" ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/111 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/111 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:09:23 -0600 Seabee

Sixty-four years ago, Everett C. Davis, a Tennessee Mountain man, answered his Nation's call and joined the Seabees.

On his first day of boot camp, the Navy issued him a toothbrush. That afternoon, a Navy dentist yanked several of his teeth.

On his second day,

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/301 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/301 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:52:29 -0600 Superbowl 06 Who's bright idea was it to have Madden do the Superbowl? They made a very bad decision.

I'm not watching the game right now. I want to see how long I can go without knowing who wins. My goal is to make it to the next superbowl without hearing about it. I do...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/110 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/110 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 05 Feb 2006 20:57:03 -0600 Quote ""You like being wrong." "

- Neal Gettling

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_322 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:08:44 -0600 Quote ""[The new consoles] can quote these incredibly high numbers of giga-flops or tera-flops or whatever, but in reality, they're significantly slower than a modern high-end PC." "

- John Carmack

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/page/9 post_321 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:39:57 -0600 My role in Winter Jeff Casazza put the cast list for The Winter's Tale up yesterday night. I am the High Priest of Apollo. Jeff did a lot of tweaking with the original script for the play, and my role is a part that he actually made out of some of the other lines. It will be a literal...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/109 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/109 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:13:40 -0600 Baloon doctor An American tourist visiting a remote area in South America suddenly became very sick.

"I have to go see a doctor," he told a local. "How can I be sure that I find a good one?"

"It's easy," was the reply. "Every time a doctor loses a patient here, out law says that ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/300 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/300 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:26:00 -0600 Crazy Monkeys I went to see the Crazy Monkeys tonight. They are one of Purdue's only improv comedy group. They aren't bad. One of my personal idols is in the group. Peter Kremidas is unarguably one of the funniest people I have ever met. I look up to him in almost ever way....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/108 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/108 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:08:41 -0600 Winter's tale C The auditions for The Winter's Tale and The Story About a Girl were last night. I auditioned with a piece from Henry v. Today I found out that I am called back for the role of Camilla in The Winter's Tale. The callback takes place on Friday afternoon. It should...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/107 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/107 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:44:37 -0600 Move out I found out last night that I can't move back into the same dorm room again next year. They(the Morons In Charge)'re changing this wing of Meredith to be all girl next year. This means that I can't have this room back, because the MIC are too scared to make ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/106 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/106 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:00:52 -0600 All you can eat A man went into a restaurant, because he noticed the sign in the window that read,

All the chicken you can eat for $4.95

The man ordered the chicken and the waitress brought him a plate. When he finished it, he asked for another plate of chicken.

"That will be another $4...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/299 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/299 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:19:25 -0600 Sonnet number 1 A poem by William Shakespeare


From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory:
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed's





...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/316 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/316 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:53:35 -0600 A sunny day on campus
Some day I will recreate this shot in 3d Studio, and it will look awesome...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/282 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/282 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:26:16 -0600 No creativity I'm starting to see just how dark this world is. More and more, I'm realizing that there is no real creativity anymore. Any attempt to produce any creative thought is immediatly and painfully shot down. I can see where the games industry is leading, and it'...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/105 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/105 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:58:08 -0600 ACTF sum up Only one group made it to the 35. Stacie Hadgikosti and her partner Paul Corning made it in at number 31 (which I think was just randomly assigned, so it has nothing to do with rank). They didn't make it any farther. I saw the group that supposedly beat Matt and me, ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/104 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/104 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:41:13 -0600 My Normal Day I Ok, so the ACTF is the American College Theatre Festival. This thing I'm at is the regional competition. A representitive comes to each show at each school in the country and they pick the best actor or actress to go to this competition. Everyone who is selected pick...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/103 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/103 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:29:38 -0600 Notmal I am currently sitting in a Dairy Queen in Normal Illinois. Interesting fact about Dairy Queens in Normal Illinois: they offer free WIFI. I am here with a bunch of graduate students for the regional ACTF conference. Look it up yourself, it's annoying to type on this...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/102 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/102 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:15:21 -0600 First day of Theatre At 12:30 this afternoon, I went to my first class of the semester, and my first class as a theatre student. The class was Modern Dance. I'm less than excited about this. Hell, I'm less then worried about it, too. I'm one of about five guys in the class. Y...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/101 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/101 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:50:25 -0600 Post 100 Well, I wanted to do something special for my 100th post, but I can't think of anything. So I'm just getting it out of the way. Happy 100 to everyone.

Tomorrow is my first day as a Theatre major. I'll make a post talking about all of my classes. That�...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/100 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/100 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:51:15 -0600 Outstanding Professors ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/281 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/281 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:21:18 -0600 Papal deals During a Papal audience, a business man approached the Pope and made this offer: Change the last line of the Lord's prayer from "give us this day our daily bread" to "give us this day our daily chicken." and KFC will donate 10 million dollars to Catholic charities. The ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/298 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/298 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:28:37 -0600 The Hollow Men A poem by T. S. Eliot

A penny for the Old Guy

I

We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw, Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over











...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/315 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/315 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:34:14 -0600 T-Day December 15th, 0800 hours.

T-Day.

Three tests, one day, hours of studying. So far things are going great. I knew my CPT 267 test was going to be easy, but then I saw the first question,

1.) What is the value of 'x' after the following code:

x = 17 % 9

A.



...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/99 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/99 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:00:53 -0600 Chrismas Prep I'm making gifts for everyone this year. Net cost to me thus far: $25. It's still going to be the best presents I've ever given.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/98 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/98 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:21:06 -0600 Rules of development The Matrix: The Path of Neo is one of the worst games I have ever played. How in the world could someone have played that game and decided that it's ready to be released. There are graphical glitches every 5 seconds (not even exaggerating), and animation glitches ever...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/97 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/97 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:19:07 -0600 Stop DSE Ok, the DSE needs to be stopped. I don't know what it is, but somebody really needs to start reading these emails. I just got one with the following subject:

DSE_Info: Come to Speed Dating to Help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

What does that even mean?...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/96 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/96 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:38:49 -0600 Stree and Loss I just got an email from Purdue. The subject bar is "DSE_info: PU program about stree and loss." I don't know what DSE is, but they keep sending me emails. They are usually spelled correctly, but sometimes they aren't. I wish I was on campus, because I would l...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/95 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/95 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:19:29 -0600 Last Night's adventures I'm pretty much just making sure that my new image upload system works correctly. I'm going to be home most of next week for Thanksgiving, so I want to be able to make posts and upload images from home, which I should be able to do. I think the images work pretty...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/94 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/94 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:43:19 -0600 The 211 Group project I just thought I would give a little update about the group project that I was in for CGT211. My good friend Extra Cameron, the Happy Canadian was also in the group. The project was to create pre-production materials for a movie / video / whatever of our choice. Extra Cam...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/93 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/93 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:07:53 -0600 First Snow
I was snowing on Wednesday. The first snow of the season, much earlier than last year. Unfortunately my camera didn't do a very good job of capturing the snowflakes falling from the sky. Trust me, it's snowing in this picture...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/280 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/280 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:59:40 -0600 This summer I'm switching majors to Theatre. It will be official pretty soon, and that makes a lot of changes in my life. I don't know if I want to get that internship at LucasArts anymore. Right now, I'm thinking that this summer I will do something completely new and...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/92 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/92 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 13 Nov 2005 02:44:32 -0600 Updates I finally had some time to sit down and work out a couple things with the site. First of all, I finally fixed the "About Me" page. It has a scrolling marquee that is supposed to say what I am currently doing, but it used to just say that I'm not doing anything. Well,...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/91 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/91 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:04:21 -0600 Chapter 1, Part 2 Read Chapter 1, Part 1


Chapter 1, Part 2

Read

"Lieutenant Marcus, I am Ensign Green of the Morsus Garrison. It's a pleasure to--"

I cut him off and disgregarded his weak salute. I was sick of the military charade. "Who is in command here? Please tell me




...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/90 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/90 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:09:53 -0600 Small Wages You're not serious. You're not even a joke. You're just like all the rest of them. Frightened to sniff the wind for fear it'll blow your brain upside down and then you'll 'have to do something different.' Wasting your whole life. Work,...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/89 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/89 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:23:47 -0600 Missing theatre Do you want to know what I'm going to miss most about Road rehearsals? Getting respect from my peers. That was nice. Now I have to get used to not getting it anymore. Maybe it's time for people to get used to me refusing to put up with it anymore. I'll ke...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/88 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/88 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:11:28 -0600 Road is over. It's all over.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/87 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/87 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:09:50 -0600 POEM A poem by Eeyore


Christopher Robin is going.
At least I think he is.
Where?
Nobody knows.
But he is going--
I mean he goes
(to rhyme with "knows")
Do we care?
(to rhyme with "where")
We do
Very much.
(I haven't got a rhyme for that "is" in the second lin











...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/314 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/314 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:11:14 -0600 Meryl Streep I just saw the movie Prime. It was terrible, but Meryl Streep saved it completely. Oh, Meryl Streep.

I can't believe the play only has one show left. I wish it could go on forever. Right now I think I am going to just throw caution to the wind and switch my major...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/86 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/86 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:48:58 -0600 Opening Night +1 The play is going amazingly. I have had so much fun doing it, and I can't wait until I get to have more fun tomorrow. This is so exactly what I needed, it's not even funny. I feel so appreciated for being the goofball that I am. My other friends are aware of my...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/85 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/85 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 23 Oct 2005 02:07:08 -0500 Road is great for me This play is definitely one of the best things to happen to me in a long time. I almost forgot what the sound of people uproariously laughing together sounded like. I've spent 4 hours a night, every day for a month with these people, and I don't think I have hear...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/84 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/84 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:38:12 -0500 2 bits So yesterday I lost my bike, I lost my soap, I lost quite a bit of my self esteem, and I lost quite a bit of my hope. Then I had to lose something else. Mom, you'll really enjoy this. For the play I'm in, I had to have my hair cut. A great deal of my hair was r...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/83 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/83 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:11:13 -0500 Bad day Walking from Meredith to Krannert hall sucks. This is really going to be a bad day. My soap fell in the shower this morning, and when I reached down to grab it it just dissolved into nothing. That's never a good sign. I probably won't get lunch today, and that&...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/82 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/82 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:38:53 -0500 Bicycle It happened. My bike is gone. I very vividly remember exactly where I put it last night, and I am very sure that it was locked tight. This morning, it was gone, lock and all. I loved that bike. I could make it from my room to anywhere on campus in five minutes flat. No...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/81 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/81 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:42:25 -0500 PUNT!
I was leaving for play practice one evening, and these guys were outside throwing this football around. One guy had the idea to punt it to his buddies...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/279 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/279 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:30:24 -0500 Road website Ok, I'm back to school. Sorry about no poem on Monday or joke on Tuesday. "Pretty major chunk" ended up just being the main page. It's ok, though, because with the main page done, the rest will fall into place. I'm really pleased with a couple of the pictu...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/80 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/80 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:26:13 -0500 Captain's Log Captain's Log

I've been home for 22 hours now. It's always strange to go home for a weekend. I lived here for 18 years, but it isn't really home anymore. It's like going from one TV show to another, from one set of recurring plot lines to a com...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/79 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/79 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 08 Oct 2005 22:44:43 -0500 Catfishes ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/278 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/278 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:53:37 -0500 Bow-tie groaner A man wanted into a nightclub, but he was turned down by the bouncer because he wasn't wearing a tie. He looked through his car, but couldn't find one. He did find some jumper cables, though, and he tied them around his neck with a rough knot. When he went back ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/297 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/297 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:37:40 -0500 Cottleston Pie A poem by Winnie-the-Pooh


Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie,
A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly.
Ask me a riddle and I relply:
"Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie."

Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie,
A fish can't whistle and neither can






...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/313 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/313 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:33:45 -0500 The Hunter's Moon (2)
It's that time of year again, so I went to the Fort with my parents and we checked out the Feast of the Hunter's Moon (check my really early posts for last year's Feast). This is the "fort." Cute, huh?...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/277 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/277 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:55:43 -0500 Censorship From now on, I am deleting any posts that are either incoherant, stupid, or insulting to myself. That means you, whoever that moron was who keeps calling me an idiot. As long as you can't have an argument without calling the other person an "idiot" or a "fucking douch...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/78 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/78 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:11:31 -0500 Amazing RACE The only black family (named the Black family) was eliminated from the Amazing Race. Now it's a show completely filled with white Americans, and it's called the Amazing Race. The United States sucks ass.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/77 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/77 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:04:22 -0500 I want to belong Just once I want to feel like I belong. Just once I want to feel like I am wanted. I'm sick of just sitting here like someone's paper doll. Everyone is thinking the same thing at this point. I am in complete control of the situation, and it's completely my...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/76 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/76 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:46:58 -0500 Irish men 3 Irish men were walking home from the bar when they wandered through a cemetary. The first man walked up to a gravestone. "Look, it says 'Finnan, died age 42.'"

"I can do better than that," said the second man, "'McConnel, died age 87.'"

The third on...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/296 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/296 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:48:44 -0500 Another Cryptic Post I know exactly why I came along. She was talking to her friends whom she hadn't seen for months, and she kept saying things to them, but directed at me. She kept smiling at me, like I knew what she was talking about. I stood there the entire time, only saying my name...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/75 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/75 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:07:19 -0500 Technologic A poem by Daft Punk

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, Trash it, change it, melt- upgrade it, Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, Snap it, work it, quick- erase it, Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, Load it, check it, quick- rewrite it, Plug it, play it, burn ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/312 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/312 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:06:38 -0500 Found Cameron Marston sometimes makes me very upset. He has a very abrasive nature to him which can become infuriating if you don't know him. It's just his way, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Everyone has their annoying faults. I have recently been tested...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/74 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/74 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:56:35 -0500 Possibly the best picture ever. ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/276 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/276 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:39:16 -0500 Loss For what it's worth, I fixed the discussion page. You can now make your own comments. I didn't make a new topic this week because I don't think there's much point. I have apparently lost about 90% of my audience, so there isn't much point to spend...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/73 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/73 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:27:22 -0500 Play Rehearsal I just got back from play rehearsal. That . . . was . . . actually . . . well . . . fun! It was such an uplifting experience to actually be a part of something. For the first time I really felt like I was necessary.

Get up - ah! Get on up!

Get up - ah! Get on up!

G...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/72 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/72 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:33:28 -0500 The sinner
"Is that you, Bobby McGibbon?" asked the priest.

"Yes."

"Who was the girl you kissed?"

"I can't tell you."

"Was it Kelly Graham?









...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/295 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/295 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:51:36 -0500 Part 1 Read

A tear landed on the cold metal floor. The floor shook with the force of the shuttle's engines. Transport Lieutenant Mark Soren paced from the fore of the passenger compartment to the rear. His uniform boots were loudly knocking against...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/71 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/71 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:13:55 -0500 The Sound of Settling A poem by Death Cab for Cutie

I've got a hunger,
twisting my stomach into knots,
that my tongue was tied off.


My brain's repeating,
"if you've got an impulse let it out,"
but they never make it past my mouth.


Our youth is fleeting,
old age is jus










...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/311 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/311 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:00:46 -0500 I know, I know Ok, I know that last post was a little depressing. I know that my discussion board is broken and it needs to be completely rebuilt. I know that I need to analyze my play character and get a good set of ideas for him ready tomorrow. I know that I need to study physics for ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/70 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/70 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:16:39 -0500 Fred's Birthday party
Fred opens his slightly less fake gift (band-aids)...
]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/275 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/275 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:09:59 -0500 No solution "Look at me. I am pain. I am now from tip to toe. Look at me I am the solution. There is no solution. How about it then. That's the smart - arsest simplest answer going. The last answer to the first question. There is no solution.






But you're all adding a






...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/69 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/69 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:07:38 -0500 My physics professor Let me explain just how terrible my physics professor is. I'm currently sitting in my physics class, and since I can't stand to listen to him talk, I decided to do something productive and post something on my website about him. He is without a doubt the worst te...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/68 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/68 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:42:12 -0500 Shoelaces This semester is it. In the next several months, my path will be set. It may not be from any direct decision from myself, but by the natural course of events. Whatever the case, the end of this semester could very possibly be the dawning of a completely new direction.

Th...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/67 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/67 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:33:36 -0500 PDA postability I can make posts from my PDA anywhere that has WIFI. I find that pretty awesome.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/66 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/66 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:17:22 -0500 Here is what happened in the last couple months: Hello, and welcome to the future. This is the new version of my website. Please feel free to look around. You'll have to excuse the mess; it's still a work in progress. Everything that is here is fully functional, so you can comment on things all you want. You...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/65 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/65 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:14:20 -0500 Purdue are Slow ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/274 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/274 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:48:09 -0500 Johnsongrass Johnsongrass.

Somehow, I relate to this weed. It was brought over a long time ago from Africa by a greedy slave owner who thought it could be used to feed cattle. Johnsongrass grows very tall very fast, so originally, it looked like a very capable plant to f...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/64 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/64 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:57:50 -0500 Shoes I now have to shop for shoes like I shop for pants. I look around until I find the only ones with the freakish size that fits me, and then I have to buy those.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/63 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/63 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:37:07 -0500 The Galactic Yogurt Wars The guys came over last night to play the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. Yes, we play every Sunday evening, and yes I think it's cool. My character is a cerean Jedi Consular named Sho-Vin. I am level 3 and I kick some serious battle droid ass.

Anyway, this pa...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/62 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/62 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:41:33 -0500 God is dead There is a train station in Boston.

Inside this station, people move about endlessly leading their errands and jobs.

The walls of this station are covered with graffiti, much like any train station in the world.

On one of the walls of this paticular statio...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/61 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/61 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:05:26 -0500 Negative I am a very negative person. That's just who I am. It is my nature to immediately come up with bad thoughts any time I think about anything. I will just have to live with that. It isn't necessarily a bad thing. I can't fight it anymore.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/60 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/60 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:25:21 -0500 Can Be Worse I am alive, and not exploded. FYI

If anybody has any bad news to tell me, go ahead and let it out. Don't be afraid to make me feel bad or anything, because it would be like pouring gasoline on an out of control forest fire. My life is spiraling downwards, ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/59 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/59 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 23 Jul 2005 19:07:45 -0500 A dozen aspirine A woman called the doctor in a panic. "Doctor, Doctor! My little Jimmy swallowed a dozen aspirine!"

The doctor said, "Are you sure it was a dozen?"

"Absolutely, doctor. I'm scared to death!"

"Well," said the doctor, "is he crying?"

"No"

"Is he sleeping?"

"No"

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/294 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/294 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:32:03 -0500 Mystery Novelists How many mystery novelists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Just one, but he has to give it a really good twist.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/293 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/293 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:11:58 -0500 Popular Nudists Who is the most popular man at the nudist camp?

The one who can hold the most donuts.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/292 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/292 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:10:47 -0500 The College Students Two friends were doing really well in a class at college. They were doing so well, in fact, that they decided that the weekend before the final, they would go to a huge party at another school. They ended up getting back to school really late Sunday night, so they slept th...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/291 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/291 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:09:24 -0500 The Three Thieves http://www.denyconformity.com/post/290 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/290 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:05:35 -0500 Untitled A poem by Bill Watterson


I made a big decision a little while ago.
I don't remember what it was, which prob'ly goes to show
That Many times a simple choice can prove to be essential
Even though it often might appear inconsequential.


I must have been d






...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/310 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/310 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:13:04 -0500 This is just to say A poem by William Carlos Williams


I have eaten
the plumbs
that were in
the icebox.

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.













]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/306 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/306 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 10:19:07 -0500 Song of myself, Chapter 2 A poem by Walt Whitman


Houses and rooms are full of perfumes the shelves are crowded with perfumes;
I breathe the fragrance myself, and know it and like it;
The distillation would intoxicate me also, but I shall not let it.


The atmosphere is not a perfu





...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/307 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/307 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 10:17:07 -0500 Given to Fly A poem by Pearl Jam


He could've tuned in, tuned in
But he tuned out
A bad time, nothing could save him
Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out
He got up outta there, ran for hundreds of miles
He made it to the ocean, had a smoke in a tree
The wind






...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/308 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/308 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 10:14:27 -0500 J. Alfred Prufrock A poem by T. S. Eliot


Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherised upon a table;
Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,
The muttering retreats
Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels
And sa






...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/309 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/309 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 09 Jul 2005 10:01:41 -0500 Fireworks I got an email the other day from my cousin. It was pretty much just 3 pictures.

So if I don't make any posts for a while, it's probably because I'm exploded or something.

I went to this bonfire last night with My Friend Ben. It was such a painfu

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]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/58 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/58 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:08:25 -0500 Printed Towels Here's something I don't get.

There is a roll of paper towels in the bathroom where I work. Presumably, it is for drying your hands. The strange thing about this roll of paper towels is that they are printed with nice little images of various herbs and...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/57 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/57 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:10:32 -0500 Mr. Rodgers I watched Mr. Rodgers this morning. It made me cry. I want to go back to the time when I watched that show every day. I wish catching that show was the most I had to worry about. He sang a song about showing love for people. He said that loving people as much as you can...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/56 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/56 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:51:36 -0500 Allergies I am having a horrible allergic reaction to the place where I work. The building is pretty much under construction at all times, and the air is full of various types of dust and God knows what else. My eyes hurt, I can't breathe, and I sneeze a lot. The inside of my ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/55 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/55 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:01:18 -0500 Aw Shucks! And then I talk to Melissa Smith, and everything is wonderful again. She didn't even do anything, but she listened. It's so great to have someone who will listen sometimes.

By the way, I have aquired an artist's rendition of what it would look like if Mis...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/54 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/54 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:37:08 -0500 I'm lost once again Here are a couple quick updates.

Click here

I had the day off yesterday, and instead of working on a website (my mom is hiring me to create a website for her book), I played video games. I purchased a copy of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault over the weekend, so I sp...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/53 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/53 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:29:26 -0500 True beauty So it has been 3 very Natalie Portman-less days since my last post. Perhaps you guys didn't really understand me when I asked for you to put in a good word . . .

Ok, I'm really just joking, I guess. I understand that I probably won't ever meet her. ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/52 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/52 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:26:29 -0500 Wonderful dream I had a wonderful dream last night. It was one of those dreams that was so vivid and happy that when I realized that it was a dream, it was a huge let down. Here's a synopsis:

It started with me moving back to school. I had this really sweet room up on the thir...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/51 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/51 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:04:40 -0500 I talked to Missy Well, it was very hard to get up this morning. I anticipated that. However, I'm not in a terribly bad mood. I talked to my friend Missy Smith last night. Every time I'm unhappy and I talk to her, she cheers me up. I don't know how she does it, but I am et...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/50 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/50 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:14:39 -0500 Always tired. I'm starting to get a little worried about something. I have noticed that most of the time, I am extremely tired. Every day, since I get up at some ungodly hour (well, for a 19 year old college student, anyway) and go to work all day, and I come home just completely e...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/49 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/49 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:53:34 -0500 Work Sucks Every time I go to work at this office, I feel more and more like I shouldn't be here. I have no idea what I'm doing at all. I am getting more and more complicated tasks, and since I have no architectural training whatsoever, I feel I cannot complete the tasks. ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/48 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/48 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:57:25 -0500 My job I'm sure you all want to hear about my job. In a couple days, you'll wish I had never thought that you asked.

Cue yellow scrolling text with stars in background....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/47 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/47 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:22:13 -0500 Chris bailed I found out last night that one of the two guys I was planning on living with next year bailed on us. Chris just left a little message for me on AIM and basically said, "just so you know, I'm living with Cameron and Kathryn next year." Gee, thanks a lot.

This r...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/46 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/46 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:01:09 -0500 Wishes Ok, so about my shameless self promotion thing . . .

Hmmm, I'm tired and a little bummed out about life, but I'll be sure to think of something tomorrow. For now, though, let me tell everyone what I want. Consider it a late birthday present (not that anyon...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/45 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/45 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 21 May 2005 23:46:32 -0500 Not a happy birthday By the way, not a happy birthday.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/44 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/44 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 19 May 2005 19:17:31 -0500 . . . wow . . . . . . . . . wow. . . . . .

I just blinked for the first time since midnight last night. Holy crap, I don't know where to begin.

It was absolutely wonderful. Just wonderful. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a douche bag and a moron. I would love to write ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/43 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/43 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 19 May 2005 12:09:01 -0500 I'm sorry Ok, so I'm sorry about all that. I was just in a really bad mood. I barfed consiousness all over the place, didn't I?

Well, it occurs to me that perhaps I'm not all that bad. We are our own worst critic, aren't we? Here's what I'm goi...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/42 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/42 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 17 May 2005 22:32:21 -0500 Argh Argh.

I'm so freakin' mad at myself. I'm like the worst taoist ever. I don't relax (ever). I don't take things as they come (when it really counts). I don't live life in the moment (absolutely never happens). I don't love life. I ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/41 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/41 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 16 May 2005 22:33:20 -0500 The room arrangement / This summer / My new websit Ok, I'm sorry for not posting anything in a while, I've had a lot of stuff to say but I've been either too lazy or too busy to post.

Click here to get the skinny on everything.

It started two weeks ago. We had to take out lofts down and turn them in o

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]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/40 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/40 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 12 May 2005 12:02:38 -0500 Star Wars Celebration 3: the Final look Update: Star Wars Celebration 3

Click here

Yeah, ok, so that promise of an update every day was pretty dumb. I got back really late Friday night, and I knew at that point that I wouldn't be able to post anything else all weekend. So I'll talk about the wh

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]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/39 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/39 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:18:44 -0500 Celebration 3 Day one Update: Day 1

Click here

10:30 AM - We got in the car and went to Indy.

11:30 AM - We arrived at Indy. Our first interesting sight was a legion of stormtroopers taking a group photo on the steps of the capital builoding. There were so many troopers that they

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]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/38 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/38 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:42:53 -0500 Celebration 3:1 Ok, so I'm home for the weekend. It's only Wednesday. Yes, I'm skipping class (don't tell anyone). I'm here for Star Wars Celebration 3, the largest congregation of nerds EVER. Yes, I'm skipping class to spend 4 days with a bunch of really, ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/37 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/37 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:32:16 -0500 Fountain Run I am somewhat scared by change. Monumental things, like moving away from my parents, whom I had never left for more than 3 days, and going to a completely foreign world. Those things scare me, sure. Those things scare everyone. More so, the small things scare me, too. S...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/36 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/36 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 18 Apr 2005 02:08:21 -0500 Lively Fiction It seems that my life might be changing. Turns out, it was there all along, and I was just blind to it. That's the way, I guess. I hate to be a jackass and talk about how great I am, but hey, we're all great. I am special. Everyone is special. I don't car...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/35 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/35 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:42:12 -0500 Public Callout I need a name for my up and coming website.

I am going to buy web space some day. All that means is that I will have a distinct web address, instead of this http://web.ics.purdue.edu crap. I plan on just moving this whole site over there, as soon as I can think of ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/34 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/34 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 07 Apr 2005 11:00:43 -0500 At Least I Still Have My Desire to Rant I have been in the market for some nice general purpose. If anyone out there has some that they could give or sell me, please contact me and we can work something out. Any kind of purpose would do, really. Maybe you have some of your old childhood dreams that you don't ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/33 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/33 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 07 Apr 2005 10:50:46 -0500 I am NOT every student! The other day, I was walking back from a class, and I noticed a sign on the sidewalk that said "everystudent.com." It was just an orange laser jet printing with white text, taped to the sidewalk with ordinary masking tape. I thought nothing of it. A lot of people tape signs ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/32 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/32 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:24:43 -0600 Tax Rebate Thanks to George Bush, I was able to get a new PDA battery, a compact flash wireless adapter, and the board game called Heroscape. Thanks, Georgey, for that nice tax rebate!

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/31 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/31 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:18:06 -0600 Lately by Aengus Finnan I find myself lost. Just absolutely lost.

I can only try to regain control of my life.

Here I am, just a man, one of oh so many.
With coin in hand at this old wishing well.
And I don't know if I believe in making wishes, but something has me saying, o

...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/30 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/30 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:15:42 -0600 Robots Outmoded itself My family and I went to see Robots last night. It was really a lousy movie, if you must know. I don't know why Newsweek would hail, "the funniest movie of the year," because it really wasn't that funny. Maybe it's just me, because I have a weird sense of hu...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/29 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/29 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 13 Mar 2005 15:52:20 -0600 Life is good Life is good.

It's really refreshing to have people -- well, peers -- who really care about me. Where I grew up, in school if you showed any sort of emotion at all, you were quickly tought that "people do not behave like that." Well, I am free from that, and I ...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/28 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/28 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:37:38 -0600 Hometown Politics When I graduated from high school, I vowed that I would never return to that awful place. Don't get me wrong, Mt Vernon High School isn't the worst place in the world, it's just that high school wasn't my paticular cup of tea. I was so quick to forget hi...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/27 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/27 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:25:02 -0600 Epiphany The wind can blow.

I am a blade of grass, wind cannot hurt me, I will only bend with it. The rain only strengthens my roots. The gardener cannot kill me, and in fact he helps me grow. Nothing can hurt me, nothing can stop me. I am eternal, because I will not be de...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/26 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/26 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:47:19 -0600 Make your own Dream The cafeteria in Earhart hall serves a desert that they call "make your own dream." They have these lousy cheescake things, with an assortment of toppings. I looked at those toppings today, and I looked at that little sign they have. "Make your own dream" is what it says....

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/25 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/25 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:58:04 -0600 snow problem It snowed again last night. That's making it really hard to go to class. I just want that on record. It's very hard to ride a bike on snow, so I have to walk whenever there's too much on the ground. It needs to warm up and stay that way. I didn't eve...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/24 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/24 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:36:27 -0600 Sex can wait, Rasturbate! I came across a really cool web site. It's called the "rasturbator." Before you start coming up with gross things that "rasturbater" could mean, I will tell you. The site allows you to upload any picture of your choice, and it will blow it up, rasterize it (turn it i...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/23 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/23 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 05 Feb 2005 13:07:22 -0600 Waiting If it takes forever I will wait for you

For a thousand summers I will wait for you

Till you're here beside me, till I'm touching you

And forevermore sharing your love


I need something life changing to happen. I need something to happen.
...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/22 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/22 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:46:04 -0600 Housing Redux Barry Schatz and Chris Fancher approached me last night with a plan for next year's housing. I wasn't aware that there was a three person room, but there is one right down the hall. SE150 is it's name. It is the coolest looking room ever. It has two seppar...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/21 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/21 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:37:01 -0600 Cars Sometimes, I like to go to car dealerships and look at the Porsches, even though I will probably never have one. I will look around, find one I really connect with, and sit in it. I like to pretend that it's my Porsche, and I am driving down some back country road and...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/19 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/19 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:36:12 -0600 GONE!!! I am very mad. A greivous crime has been commited. Expletive deleted.

For the entire year, I have had a "men" sign outside my door, just like ones that are outside some bathrooms. I bought it at Staples, so you's better stop thinking that I stole it. I loved...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/20 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/20 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:55:10 -0600 The Best Games of 2004 The year is up, and what a year it was for PC gaming. Two legends finally came out, and some interresting beauties came, starting new legends. To wrap things up, I will run down my pick for the year's best games (PC only). I also rant about Vampire: Bloodlines.

S...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/18 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/18 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:58:45 -0600 New: Olds! I have made some changes to the site, for those of you who care. Now older entries are located in a page called "olds". I have done this so that the "news" page doesn't get really cluttered up with entries. I prefer to list the entries in chronological order, so that...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/17 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/17 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:21:17 -0600 Math Worries Me My last and final math test is today after lunch. This is the only math class that I have to take, so this is the last math test I will ever have to take in my life, provided I do well on it. I need a C or higher in the class, so the test better be curved pretty well. The...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/16 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/16 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:53:14 -0600 I feel like crap I feel like crap

I just played my first game of Wallyball (volleyball in a raquetball court). It was awesome. I don't know if it was the cold outside, or the physical excersize, or the fact that I have a slight cold, or the fact that I haven't gotten enoug...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/15 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/15 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 12 Dec 2004 01:37:19 -0600 Gentoo Linux If anyone knows a bunch about Gentoo linux, please email me and we can talk. I am having some trouble with my ethernet connection.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/14 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/14 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:37:57 -0600 Giving Thanks Okay, so Thanksgiving was great. Here's the scoop:

Check out the rest of my site, too, because I made a bunch of little tweaks, changes, and I have hidden lots of cool suprises.

I remember the drawn out Thanksgiving hype that I was forced to engage in...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/13 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/13 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:26:17 -0600 I'm back I'm back from the craziest Thanksgiving week ever TM, and I am ready for the last three weeks of school. Right now I am watching Back to the Future, which is a great movie. My family and I watched the whole trilogy in the days before I came to school, and I am getting...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/12 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/12 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:44:18 -0600 Thanksgiving 2004 I am really excited about this week. I am about to go home for the duration, and I can't wait. My family just got a new puppy, and his name is Ted E. Bear (I think it's corny, too). My dad's entire family will be getting to gether this week for Thanksgiving...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/11 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/11 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:45:29 -0600 Half Life 2 I suppose that I should comment on Half Life 2. I have spent a good amout of time on the game, and I can tell you that it is one of the greatest games ever made. It makes Doom 3 look pointless. It plays like a feature film, and grips you like nothing I have ever seen, boo...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/10 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/10 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:00:19 -0600 You know what sucks? You know what sucks?

Crashing on your bike. Landing on your face, and your hand. Your writing hand. On concrete. Wearing a heavy backpack (which does crash into the back of your head). Yeah. That sucks big time. I am wincing as I type this, because I have lost some...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/9 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/9 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:47:25 -0600 Metaphor Things can change very quickly. I'm not really talking about anything in paticular, just things. Complicated things. Like, for example, when you are being chased by a bear. A big bear, maybe a grizzly. It just keeps chasing you relentlessly knocking over everything in i...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/7 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/7 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 14 Nov 2004 11:03:00 -0600 New Year And another thing:

I think that I got my housing situation planned out for next year. I will be living in one of the larger rooms here at Meredith Hall. They are pretty nice: private bathroom, a comfortable ammount of space, high speed internet, everything a guy lik...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/8 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/8 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:36:27 -0600 Four More Years? The guys next door to me have a mock Time Magazine cover on there door that has a picture of George Bush, and the phrase "We're F**ked" underneath it (with the asteriks). That about sums up my opinion.

I voted in my first presidential election two days ago, and I...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/6 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/6 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 04 Nov 2004 14:04:42 -0600 Super Cramming Power Super Cramming Power!

I did a quick Google search for that phrase, and found that it is nowhere on the internet. It is now.

Isn't the internet great!!!

Now I just have to get Google to include my page in its database.

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/5 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/5 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:43:26 -0500 Hello, Visiters Hello, visitors. My site is now officially up and running, so those of you who were waiting anxiously for the site to go "gold" can finally get what you were waiting for. For the rest of you -- the section of the population that couldn't care less whether or not this ...]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/4 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/4 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 14 Oct 2004 20:30:17 -0500 Games, Delayed I just got word that Half Life 2, possibly the most advanced game ever, is finally finished, and will be coming out on November 1st. I am extermely excited about it, but I am also a little worried. The game was originally scheduled for release on September 30th, 2003. That&#...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/3 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/3 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:52:00 -0500 The Feast of the Hunter Well, this past weekend was the annual Feast of the Hunter's Moon festival at Fort Ouiatenon, West Lafayette. The Feast is an annual event that recreates a 18th century French-Indian trading post that was in this area. Many many people (something like 45,000 this year...

]]> http://www.denyconformity.com/post/2 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/2 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Mon, 04 Oct 2004 14:31:00 -0500 First Entry http://www.denyconformity.com/post/1 http://www.denyconformity.com/post/1 smcgill@denyconformity.com (Shauvon McGill) Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:10:00 -0500