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Because sometimes, you need a rainbow butterfly unicorn kitten. Check out my twitch for live streams, and twitter for instant messages.

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Moving my stream

I’m officially moving my stream to a non anonymous channel, namely KhaiZarin. I will still be using this blog to add all my gaming stuff, but when I’m live, I’ll be live there. :)

https://www.twitch.tv/khaizarin

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The world’s greatest pokéstop, Megaman!

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Joining the Hype

Let’s stop a second and think about something. Something not very serious, not very life changing or even important. It’s just something.

I’m not normally one to talk about gaming and the general mainstream hypes, but this is something I actually think needs to be brought into light, for no other reason than to make people think further than their own nose. Yes, this hype is Pokémon GO, the mobile game that has everyone talking. But this is more than just the game, it’s more than just what it does to you and what it doesn’t. It’s about people, about judgement and ignorance. About how something so simple as walking has caused comments worldwide to the point of ridiculous statements.

As a tech guy, I come across a lot of different things, and the two main reasons I started playing Pokémon GO was to give myself an excuse to leave my house, go outside and take a walk. The second was to test it to the point of breaking, so that WHEN people came to ask me about it, I could tell them how to repair it.

I was surprised to see the positive effects of the game, however. By going outdoors, I have increased my own stamina, strength and mental constitution, but I have actually talked to total strangers, and had fun listening to the many people outside enjoying the game. It helped give laughter to myself and my online friends, as we had yet another playground for our endless banter.

But the feedback for this game hasn’t been all good, and just yesterday I heard my customer make a comment that made me want to smack him in the face.

“The people playing that game must be well retarded! Did you know, a couple of boys climbed on top of a roof and had to be rescued by the police, because they didn’t know how to get back down?! Outrageous.”

Which brings me to the reason I’m writing this in the first place. Everywhere I turn, I hear people complaining about Pokémon players trespassing, going into dangerous areas, looking at their phones and spending way too much time with their phones. Grown men who claim they can’t play Pokémon GO because of their age, but picks up their phone to play another type of phone game, like Tetris, candy crush. Restaurants and other places refusing to let people in because of the game itself. I mean, really?

When I grew up, my friends and I did a whole lot of stupid shit: climbed bus stops to see if we could scare travelers, made pea shooters to bombard passing cars, ride our bikes in the middle of the road, explore dangerous rivers because we were pretending to look for gold, jump from one stack of piled building materials to the other in a place full of rusty nails and other dangerous things. Sure, none of these are terrible crimes, but trespassing was not just a sport, it was a daily occurrence. Those who gave a damn chased us off the property, but we kept returning. Neighbors and family laughed, choking it up to “kids will be kids.”

Of course there are limits. You don’t want a 45 year old woman walking into your yard because a Pikachu was spotted in the area, or have a small child walk into a military base, but why are people so obsessed with protecting their own property?

There is no pleasing the public. When video games became more popular, the general agreement was that they were all evil. Parents have been complaining over their kids not going outdoors and getting more exorcise for more than a decade, wishing they would stop playing with their phones and PlayStations. One would have thought that parents would celebrate the fact that there is now a game that makes their children WANT to go outdoors.

And here’s the beauty of it all. Pokémon was very popular around the 90′s, and has had a steady popularity over the last 20 years. A lot of the people growing up watching this as children, now have children of their own and are likely out there exploring, just like the children. This is not only a great outdoor activity, but it teaches coordination for everything. You have to be alert of your surroundings, multitask and, if you want to put a lot of effort into it, orientation. Fun for the whole family. OUTDOORS. Like parents have been telling you to do for a very long time. And sometimes, you get a spectacular view in the process.

So now that there exists a game that does exactly what the public has been asking for, as well as making the children happy, they still find things to complain about.

But I have to ask. What the hell happened to “kids will be kids?” Instead of judging people for playing a game, remember all the stupid shit you did as a child. No one grew up never doing anything wrong. How else would you have learned the difference? Take a walk with your child, teach them what they need to learn to play the game with respect and care. Take a walk outside with them. You might be surprised at the treasures lurking just outside your own doorstep.

Businesses could earn a pretty penny embracing this free publicity, because Niantic doesn’t seem to charge anyone for playing their games or advertising for it. All around where I live, I see people putting up signs like “come drink our coffee; we are a Pokéstop!” or “Powerbanks, for your Pokémon travels!” My coworker put up a sign with Pokémon and some phone accessories, such as powerbanks and waterproof casings, and our sales went through the roof. The bench outside our store is a gym, and children of all ages are now rushing to our store to talk Pokémon with us. Being that we are currently in a financial shitstorm, this game might just have pushed us back up to where we need to be.

And this is just one example of what I have seen around town. This small shop has been unnoticed in the middle of town for a very long time, but because of this small thing, I had to stop and enter the store to see what it was about. It’s simple marketing, and it’s fucking free people!

So stop whining about trespassing and use it to your advantage. In the two weeks I have been playing this game, I have lost weight, increased my muscle mass and my flexibility, and gained a stronger immune system (because I live in Bergen and the weather gods are ruthless motherfuckers).

I am a geek. My life involves going to work to fix computers, and then come home to play video games. In TWO WEEKS I have walked 59 MILES. Really, let that sink in.

So, people, please stop bitching about someone walking into your yard for a pikachu spawn, and be happy that children are once again filling your streets with laughter and play.

Unless you wish to keep the all-time high child obesity that’s been a battle for a good while.

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A bit of Pokemon rant, for my gaming readers. :)

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Long Gone

To my followers, on Twitch, Twitter and Tumblr alike

I know I have apologized to you all before, and that there’s a good chance that most of you have given up on me, but nevertheless I feel I need to write this.

It was never my intention to stop streaming, or to stop posting lots of things from the Secret World, and I know that most of you are probably used to people going away because of real life stuff. Last year, I made a long post that explained why I was AFK, but I failed to anticipate the level of shit that was headed my way. I will not go into details, but there were moments where I was so far gone, I could not recognize myself.

HOWEVER

I have been thinking about streaming again, playing games and goofing off when I’m not working, because it gave me something to do, something to enjoy. The only question that remains, is if I have the energy and time to do something actually worth doing.

I won’t be starting anything official yet, though, because streaming when my room mate is home, is not ideal for anyone. But if anyone is interested in my streaming still, I would love the feedback.

Thank you..

..~¨xPTx¨~..

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It bugs me when people think Asexuality is new and wouldn’t exist without the internet.

My brother is asexual and was a teen before social media was a thing. My great uncle was too, and talked about it plainly starting in the 1930s(”I just don’t care about girls or boys!” he’d say)

It isn’t new! People have been asexual since they’ve been straight, bi or gay. 

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Rainbow Kittens!

Don’t ask.

Ok, do ask.

This is Tiger and Stella Tyler, the rainbow cats fit only for the fluffy Pete! Because, you know, I can’t be a fluffy gamer and (ex) streamer if I don’t do something crazy as my thing...

And crazy I got, because I was bored, and figured, “Hey! Why not see if I can make something out of the stupid achievements I unlocked on The Sims 2 that I never used, and actually MAKE A RAINBOW KITTEN?”

I made myself, too.

Now I have a sim in a random city breeding rainbow cats.

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This year’s concert is over, but I have left with the sweet spoils of war, even though my wallet will be worse for wears. Fucking worth it. @kamelotofficial, if you read this, thanks again. You truly are amazing.

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THIS FUCKING CONCERT!!! *flail*

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The Teddy Munches (Bamsemums)

We are all familiar with the joke about the kid that tries to impress his mother by removing one and one limb from his bike's steering wheel. So in the event of my untimely case of bronchitis, I have gotten the brilliant idea of taking that one step further!

LADYMEN AND GENTLEQUEERS¹, I present to you, The Teddy Munches!

5 little chocolate covered delights, shaped as the wonderful teddies we all know from our childhoods (and if you didn’t have one, you have my sympathies). These little monsters are a Norwegian delicacy, and the hunting season is all year around. However, if you hunt too many of them, you will not like the consequences, as you will experience a rather large fine, and your money will mysteriously vanish. And if you don’t bite off the head of these and laugh evilly when you look at it, you need to seek professional help.

But enough about this exotic creature. Let’s move on to the pictures and what they represent. I went hunting for these wonderful things last night, because sometimes you find yourself having urges one can only quench by grabbing your weapon, getting the right equipment and take yourself down to the nearest nesting grounds of the exotic teddy munch family. The chocolate covered bears are simply too delicious to ignore, and while it is not a cheap hunt to take part in, the spoils are well worth it. For a while.

What you see here, is a pictured ritual of a group of teddy munches getting ready to be eaten by the human that captured them. No one really knows why they have this ritual, or what it is supposed to be good for, but it is quite a sight to behold, albeit a bit grotesque.

The pictures has a caption, so that you can read what is going on in each of them, but in case you would prefer to read here, this is what they say:

This is the exotic Teddy Munch creature, exclusive to the urban territory of Norwegian stores, and these five are about to show us something extraordinary..!

The leader of the pack, the large brown to the left, has placed his pack in position. "Look, human! No HANDS!"

The second has taken his position, and is now smiling at us. "Look, human NO FEET!"

It is still unknown what the point of this ancient ritual is, but studies have shown that the next section of this is when the third steps forward and says "ooff, humimph, noph phaphe!"²

But it is the last section that leaves the scolars stunned. The last bear lies down, waits for the leader to chop his head off, and before the gruesome sight is seen, he says "Look, human, NO HEAD!"

¹ This applies to everyone, really. Ladies, gentlemen, genderqueer, people, human, otherkin, whichever you feel more comfortable with. I’m just buzzed on painkillers and medication and thought this sounded funny.

² Translation: Look, Human, no face!” This should have been ‘no teeth,’ I know, but I bit off too much and you can’t see their teeth, so... face it was.

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Sorry for the afk

I realize that I’ve been away from online life for quite some time, and I’d like to take a moment to explain that. Please note that this might be a long rant, and if you don’t want to read, simply scroll passed this. ^_^ If you really do want to know, press Keep Reading.

All right, I will start with the basics of the basics. As some of you are aware, I recently started my treatment to get my sexchange official. I’ve started taking testosterone, which has been working out great, but life has been determined to exhaust me to the point where I’m no longer sane. Don’t worry, though, this is not going to be a long emo post about how life sucks. ^_^

First of all, I’d like to clarify a few things. In addition to my transgenderism, I also have a nifty little thing called Dissociative Identity Disorder, previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, which means that I can vanish for a random period of time, and forget about the projects I was doing until the next time I show up. That doesn’t mean I’ll stop doing anything entirely, it just means I need to wait for the next time I have the time and energy to keep going. Living four lives is a challenge I haven’t quite mastered, and it is getting increasingly harder to keep up. If you’d like to read about the disorder, I’ve included a link as the source. ^_^

Now, the events leading up to my massive AFK are many and complicated, but I will make an attempt of keeping it nice and short.

When I’m not streaming, I’m working as a tech support, sort of in the same line as the geek squad, apple genius, and knowhow teams all over the world, but because the store I work in is a franchise of a larger company, I do a job that is normally split among 5 people. This adds a particular stress level to my every day life that normally I handle just fine, but it has been slowly killing me since February this year.

I won’t go into details about what has caused my life to change, but every day has been a battle for survival, and I am constantly searching for things to keep me going. Streaming was one of them. Making an example to be yourself, no matter the consequence, to truly be everything you can be, is something I strongly believe in. Making that happen when you are more than one person, however, is a challenge.

Work was another.

But things happened. I got sick because I was overworked, then I got a tooth infection so bad my cheek swelled up, quickly followed by the loss of my voice, the stressful trips back and forth between home and Oslo for my sexchange, comic con and all the things that come with it, a suicidal friend that went ballistic and ended up at the hospital for a day, falling in love, going on dates, only to fall in love with someone else as someone else...

And the technical issues with OBS fucking up with TSW every time I tried to stream. Eventually, I just needed to stop, to take a step back and find somewhere to go before my brain exploded.

So I went away for a while, docile and tired, in an attempt to keep this body out of jail and out of trouble. I have become the calm center of healing energy somewhere in the back of my head, taking care of the rage, the depression and the intense darkness called my inner selves.

But as that is no longer working, I wanted to make the official statement that I am probably not going to get back to streaming for a while, because the odds are I may not even make it passed october this year. I’m talking to a therapist about it, and atm, it seems like an insane asylum is the best place for me.

If the situation changes, I will write another update, and hopefully I’ll still have some loyal followers when I come back to streaming.

In the meanwhile, be true to yourselves; you are the only one you have to live with for the rest of your life.

xPetex

PS: If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask, ok?

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Streaming

After a long while of inactivity, I have decided to come back, so I will be going live on twitch again in 15 minutes time. :) Hopefully, I’m not too rusty to still do shit. xD

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Hello world

I’m not going to be writing a whole lot, but I feel I owe you an apology.

As it is with everyone scattered across the world, even to serious streamers and bloggers out there, circumstances have made it harder for me to be available as often as I would like. For that, I am really sorry. I truly miss streaming, writing random things and creating things for my favorite game, but life has thrown me off course a bit, and I have to find some way to get back on track.

I’m not going to sit here and talk about how terrible my life is or anything along those lines. I wouldn’t be much of a fluffy unicorn rainbow kitten if I did that, now, would I? xD

But like you, dear reader, I’ve had moments where I don’t feel like myself. Focused so hard on real life and survival, I forgot to have fun, and now I’m suffering the consequence. Hopefully I will be able to take a deep breath, and once again have the strength to smile, so you won’t have to.

Remember, life is too short to pretend. Be yourself.

Always.

-Pete-

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Would you have kept calm if someone came toward you with a bloody t-shirt telling you to keep calm?

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SiM - Killing Me

My all time favorite J-Rock/Punk/Metal band. I love the combination of how they use their music. If anyone can tell me how to get a hold on their albums, please tell me. Haven’t found them on Spotify. D:

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Hahaha! I need to teach my cats this!

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That awkward moment

...when you’re browsing your tumblr, looking for the person that usually reblogs your stuff, but they haven’t been on your profile in a while...