For the blog where I get all philosophical and stuff, go here: Socrates' Closet

Hi there.

My name is William Sisskind, and I am a poor college student.

This is a catch-all of the random thinkings and ponderments that I have over the course of the day. There are many. A hojillion, if you will.

I am an expert at many types of cheeses, I remodel old computers to make humans their dirty slaves, and I enjoy sipping monkey picked tea whilst watching the execution of wanted criminals.

I also do this webshow: You should check it out. Sorry, scratch that. You must check it out. Pigeons will peck out your eyes at my command if you don't.

No, I will not date you.

  1. Happy 1 and a halfth birthday almost, blog!

    This blog turns 1 and a half in a week!

    I’ve gone through a lot of changes on Tumblr. I’ve met a few people, started blogs, changed looks, gone through awful phases (we shall not talk about my Justin Bieber phase… ever again) and had a few good moments. And I plan to keep doing that, as well as run my longer and more philosophical blog (called Socrates’ Closet, you can check it out here.)

    I know that I’ve been thinking of quitting Tumblr, but I realized that it’s dumb to leave something that’s worked for so long. Tumblr is really one of the greatest blogging platforms out there if you know how to make it work for you. And best of all: It’s free. This is a good thing for college students with very little income and/or/andor hipsters. Youuu silly hipsters.

    In shorth, thanks for everything, Tumblr. You’ve been wonderful.

  2. My college offers an actual animation course! No experience required! This all sounds too good to be true!

    Yup. It is.

    It’s over the summer. This wouldn’t be a problem, except:
    a) I have an awesome internship.
    b) I have a paying job.
    So I honestly do have better things to do besides spend money on another college course, but for a kid who wants to get into animation… it’s tempting.

  3. HAPPY BELATED TUMBLR BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

    Yeah, so… it was my Tumblr birthday on January 6th, and I didn’t even realize it. Soooo… happy blog birthday to me. Thanks to the 30-something followers who stuck with me. Yay.

    EVERYONE HAVE CAKE!

  4. Episode 21. Youtube Impressions, AKA Super Rip Off Fun Time.

  5. I’m very happy with this one.

    http://thecreativefool.com.

    Enjoy winning cookies. Where are the discontinuities? Reblog to answer. (NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY WIN ONCE. SERIOUSLY.)

  6. COLLEGES WILL NOT KILL YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING IN BASED ON FACEBOOK AND BLOGS.Bbutyou

    But you do need to be careful. I never had to do this, but if you have ANYTHING regarding yourself in conjunction with DRUGS or ALCOHOL, then you should get rid of them ASAP. Those are two HUGE no-noes.

    @duhtrav, your tumblarity won’t go down… deleting posts doesn’t do that, I think.

    @kylie, you’ll be alright.

    @thisorigamidream, Christian colleges will accept you if your grades are good. They’ll just try to convert you. :/ Uh-oh.

    Anyway, just saying… The worst I had when applying to Ithaca was a videoblog of my friend and I playing RANCIDLY horrible music. And Ithaca LOVES that kind of stuff. It’s creative. :)

    Don’t worry, you’ll be fine, stay in school, etc. etc. etc.

    Love,
    Will 

  7. Well, Here We Go.

    There was some excitement in my household today. I’m not going to explain what it is. All I’ll say is that there might be some extra baggage coming home with my parents tomorrow.

    SCANDAL!!!

  8. Why Do I Continue To Do This?

    • Kate: Okay Will, truth or dare?
    • Will: Dare.
    • Kate: Okay, I dare you to do a table dance shirtless.
    • (Will does a table dance shirtless.)
    • Will: Okay, Kate. Truth or dare?
    • Kate: Dare:
    • Will: I dare you to do the same thing.
    • Kate: HELL NO!
    • Stephanie: Wow Kate... Debbie Downer.
    • Kate: But Steph--
    • Steph: DEBBIE... DOWNER.
    • Bennett: That's hilarious!
    • Will: Yeah Kate, you... you Larry... Lamer.
    • Steph: IT'S NOT LARRY LAMER IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT IT'S DEBBIE DOWNER YOU
    • DUMBASS!!!
    • Josh A.: Jesus woman, would you quiet down?
    • Katie: Eh, why don't you two go make out in a corner.
    • Josh A.: What the hell???
    • Steph: I gotta go pee, Kate. Come with me.
    • Kate. 'Kay.
    • (They leave.)
    • Bennett: Guys... why are we doing this?
    • Josh A.: I have no freaking idea. They're freshmen.
    • Will: This is so effing sketchy. Let's stop.
    • We didn't. God, schul-ins are effing nuts. But they are fun.

  9. Movies I’ve Made

    Eventually these will all be on one disc; most of them are on DVD right now, actually (from April ‘08 - April ‘09, at least).

    Each one is followed by its very own CRAPTASTIC rating.

    01. Limousine Scavenger Hunt 2006: CRAPPITY CRAP!
    02. Perseus: The True Gangsta Story: HILARIOUS CRAP!
    03. How To Make A Denny’s Breakfast (starring DNA Dan): CRAPPITY CRAP!
    04. Arthur: The Redux (can’t find it anymore…): HILARIOUS CRAP!

    05. Ross Berman: America’s Choice: MEH CRAP!
    06. The Caseinator: HILARIOUS CRAP!
    07. Code Blue Cheese: CRAPPITY CRAP!
    08. Didrohophymenoxide!: NOT CRAP!
    09. Jo Laughs While Mike Dies: AMAZING CRAP!
    10. Broccoli Take 2: AMAZING CRAP!
    11. Korn: NOT CRAP!
    12. When Girls Drink Beer: NOT CRAP!
    13. BSOD: The Blue Screen Of Death: NOT CRAP!
    14. FM The Soap Opera: NOT CRAP!
    15. Bennett’s Visions Of God!: AMAZING CRAP!
    16. Eat Healthy Or Else!: AMAZING CRAP!

    At this point I got tired of doing the ratings.

    17. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Music Video)
    18. Online Degree Parody
    19. Right Now (Music Video)
    20. Emergency Alert System
    21. Random Green Screen Demo Test Fun
    22. Snack Attack! (in partnership w/ Robert and Alicia)
    23. Jaguars. (in partnership w/ Robert and Alicia)
    24. Pokemon! (in partnership w/ Robert and Alicia)
    25. Budget Cut City
    26. USY Rules Video version 1 (for fall 2009)
    27. USY Rules Video version 2 (for spring 2009)
    28. Shoycase Coffee
    29. Clones: The Way Of The Future
    30. Internet Freedom At Your School (news feature)

    Movie #31 is on the way…
    ~Will

  10. Holy Crap, This Is Awesome!

    Okay. These things are the missing links between the SNES and the PSX. Don’t believe me? Listen up.

    In 1991, Nintendo asked SONY to help them with a 16-bit CD addon for the SNES. That later became a 32-bit CD addon. This addon, the SNES Play Station, would be awesome. BUT, when Nintendo decided it would forego that decision altogether and make the N64 (without a CD base), Sony got pissed and took the PS1 into their own hands, meaning Nintendo helped create the monster that is the Playstation.

    What you are looking at are the prototype controllers. On the left is the SNES-CD controller, which looks more like the SNES controller with two extra buttons and a triangular start button. On the right is a prototype PS1 controller, with the usual PS1 buttons and a +/- button as well. (Hmmm… Wii, anyone?) Those two buttons became the L2 and R2 buttons.

    So that’s how the Playstation came to be. But what if the addon had been made? Or what if a completely new console, the Nintendo Play Station, came to be? More on this as time goes on.

    ~Will

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