For the blog. Not me. Well...me too...but not yet. For now it's just the blog. Follow the link below to my tumblr, which Ms. Sarah Coughlin suggested I make and you'll find the rest of my ramblings. At the time of writing there isn't really anything there.
Any who...here you go...
http://woatb.tumblr.com/
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Why Call of Duty is Poisoning Videogames.
(This mostly pertains to the Modern Warfare)
I'll admit.
I don't like the newer Call of Duty games, both modern warfares failed in my eyes, the only one I can think of that I enjoyed was World at War, even then that was just because of Nazi zombies. Call of Duty 3 was more enjoyable than the modern warfares. But I suppose I have to thank them for helping to make my hobby of choice mainstream, video games are pretty common place, and almost everyone I know has at least taken a stab at them.
But at the same time I have to point out that they make video games and (and teenage boys) look bad. At least where I live, "COD" has become almost synonymous with video game. You're playing a video game? It's assumed that you're playing COD. You're not playing COD? You're gay.
And even if you're not playing Call of Duty, someone you know is, and their non-gamer family member or friend will come and watch then kill people for two seconds and judge all games. Granted this goes for most games, but these thoughts are commonly brought up by Call of Duty, which has a horrible story, and (in my mind) doesn't stand out as an example of a "good reason to kill virtual people" (see Mass Effect, Red Dead Redemption or Fallout 3 among others for good reasons to kill virtual people).
If nothing else I have to thank the games for being the poster boy for games. Because of that, the jerks who don't care about researching and trying games (and a few who do, because the game generally get amazing reviews) flock to it, because they don't put in the work to find a good game. As such, they stay out of my Bad Company2.
Now, I'm not asking you to change your ways, if you like CODMW (pronounced kind of like codmwah) then play it, I just want to keep this game from ruining the greatest generation the Industry has seen.
I'll admit.
I don't like the newer Call of Duty games, both modern warfares failed in my eyes, the only one I can think of that I enjoyed was World at War, even then that was just because of Nazi zombies. Call of Duty 3 was more enjoyable than the modern warfares. But I suppose I have to thank them for helping to make my hobby of choice mainstream, video games are pretty common place, and almost everyone I know has at least taken a stab at them.
But at the same time I have to point out that they make video games and (and teenage boys) look bad. At least where I live, "COD" has become almost synonymous with video game. You're playing a video game? It's assumed that you're playing COD. You're not playing COD? You're gay.
And even if you're not playing Call of Duty, someone you know is, and their non-gamer family member or friend will come and watch then kill people for two seconds and judge all games. Granted this goes for most games, but these thoughts are commonly brought up by Call of Duty, which has a horrible story, and (in my mind) doesn't stand out as an example of a "good reason to kill virtual people" (see Mass Effect, Red Dead Redemption or Fallout 3 among others for good reasons to kill virtual people).
If nothing else I have to thank the games for being the poster boy for games. Because of that, the jerks who don't care about researching and trying games (and a few who do, because the game generally get amazing reviews) flock to it, because they don't put in the work to find a good game. As such, they stay out of my Bad Company2.
Now, I'm not asking you to change your ways, if you like CODMW (pronounced kind of like codmwah) then play it, I just want to keep this game from ruining the greatest generation the Industry has seen.
Friday, July 16, 2010
INTERNET!
I've been at my dad's.
Who doesn't have internet.
And I made lots of observations.
But then I forgot.
And now I'm slightly sad.
In my lack of internet I had noticed that the world is really...boring. You were expecting something deep, but that's all I came up with. I even went out for a (very brief) walk through the apartment complex my dad lives in.
I noticed a woman, with many children.
I noticed that in 3 years all my friends from the complex were replaced with grumpy people and nine year old girls.
I have tried my hand at authoring,(honestly I'm surprised the little red line didn't come up after that) but I probably won't post it anywhere because it's awful...
I finished Fallout 3 for the second time. (I had started weeks ago) but there's more to do, and that's why it's my favorite.
I watched "The Book of Eli", and while it didn't turn me from my Athiest ways, it did make me realize that Mila Kunis, is not as badass Denzel Washington.
I don't know what else to put here, so I'm going to stop while I'm ahead, and end with a hearty I LOVE THE INTERNET.
Who doesn't have internet.
And I made lots of observations.
But then I forgot.
And now I'm slightly sad.
In my lack of internet I had noticed that the world is really...boring. You were expecting something deep, but that's all I came up with. I even went out for a (very brief) walk through the apartment complex my dad lives in.
I noticed a woman, with many children.
I noticed that in 3 years all my friends from the complex were replaced with grumpy people and nine year old girls.
I have tried my hand at authoring,(honestly I'm surprised the little red line didn't come up after that) but I probably won't post it anywhere because it's awful...
I finished Fallout 3 for the second time. (I had started weeks ago) but there's more to do, and that's why it's my favorite.
I watched "The Book of Eli", and while it didn't turn me from my Athiest ways, it did make me realize that Mila Kunis, is not as badass Denzel Washington.
I don't know what else to put here, so I'm going to stop while I'm ahead, and end with a hearty I LOVE THE INTERNET.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
difficult Moral Question I found on The Escapist.
The Escapist : Forums : Off-topic Discussion : Poll: You Discover Your Child Will Be...
Wow. Read this first post.
This is an interesting question. For the short version of the above, within a week or two of you or your partner's (hypothetical) pregnancy you found out that the child will have a serious mental disability, to the point of the child never being able to support itself at all, even as an adult still having the mental capacity of a very young infant, e.i., the inability to talk, walk, or even hold it's waste and eat by itself.
The poll in question asks, what would you do with such a child? Would you abort it, put it up for adoption or raise it?
I'd probably abort the child. In my opinion, the purpose of life it to live, and reproduce, continuing the human race. This child will never reproduce, or in anyway assist human race, except maybe having some sort of good moral story. So, if I was put on the spot I would have the child aborted, partially because of the above, and partially because I couldn't just pass it off to someone, just because I don't want to carry the burden. "No, I don't want to go through my life slaving over this child, but you can if you want."
At the time of writing, the poll is going as reads below.
Have an abortion
84.3% (285)
Give it up for adoption
8.3% (28)
Raise it regardless
7.4% (25)
Apparently many people agree with me. Now, I'm really curious as to what you guys think. Drop a comment below, please tell me what your opinion is.
Wow. Read this first post.
This is an interesting question. For the short version of the above, within a week or two of you or your partner's (hypothetical) pregnancy you found out that the child will have a serious mental disability, to the point of the child never being able to support itself at all, even as an adult still having the mental capacity of a very young infant, e.i., the inability to talk, walk, or even hold it's waste and eat by itself.
The poll in question asks, what would you do with such a child? Would you abort it, put it up for adoption or raise it?
I'd probably abort the child. In my opinion, the purpose of life it to live, and reproduce, continuing the human race. This child will never reproduce, or in anyway assist human race, except maybe having some sort of good moral story. So, if I was put on the spot I would have the child aborted, partially because of the above, and partially because I couldn't just pass it off to someone, just because I don't want to carry the burden. "No, I don't want to go through my life slaving over this child, but you can if you want."
At the time of writing, the poll is going as reads below.
Have an abortion
84.3% (285)
Give it up for adoption
8.3% (28)
Raise it regardless
7.4% (25)
Apparently many people agree with me. Now, I'm really curious as to what you guys think. Drop a comment below, please tell me what your opinion is.
Stars
I like stars.
Like,
A lot.
But of course, because I live in Manchester, I can just barely see them even on the clearest of nights. So I've decided that at some point I'm going to either find a way to get to Candia (Google Chrome doesn't believe Candia is word) around 10 o clock at night and star gaze, or somehow block out all the lights near my house. Both seem like a lot of work, but that's not the important part.
The important part is that I'll be able to actually see the stars.
Like,
A lot.
But of course, because I live in Manchester, I can just barely see them even on the clearest of nights. So I've decided that at some point I'm going to either find a way to get to Candia (Google Chrome doesn't believe Candia is word) around 10 o clock at night and star gaze, or somehow block out all the lights near my house. Both seem like a lot of work, but that's not the important part.
The important part is that I'll be able to actually see the stars.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Observations while watching ADVENTURE TIME!
So I've noticed that lots of people blog about their day to day stuff, then my blog is all deep and dark. These people also have way more followers than I do. I don't want to flop into the crowd just to get followers, but it seems to be a good strategy. Also, I'm watching ADVENTURE TIME! is a pretty good show.
Post wasted? I think so.
Post wasted? I think so.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Death
This isn't a suicide note, please don't take it as one.
So, while watching Scrubs, I made the observation that I wouldn't be able to stand a funeral or wake. I don't believe in God, or heaven or any of that good stuff, so if someone stood there, telling me about how my good friend or family will go to a "better place" I'd spend the entire thinking about how much I disagree. It would ruin every minute of the service. And my dad is still pretty religious, so he's probably going to want something an incredibly Methodist funeral. My mom has short bouts of religiousness, so she may have one too.
On the other side of things, I have no idea what my funeral would be. If I died today, no one would know what to do. Their speeches about heaven would be null and void, and where would they even hold the wake? They could do it in a church, but the entire time every one would be thinking "He wouldn't want this...". I guess I could be cremated, but where would they spread my ashes? Game Stop? Guitar Center? Frankly, it's hopeless.
THIS PART GETS KINDA CREEPY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP IT.
I'm not even really sure what I would want. I was going to make this an instruction booklet, but I don't even know what to do. I just googled atheist funeral, it actually helped a lot. I always look to science instead of instead of religion, so I guess I could get around to donation. Honestly, I'm starting to creepy myself out with this.
So there it is. My daily sacrilege, and morbidity out in one shot. Two birds, one slightly disturbing stone.
So, while watching Scrubs, I made the observation that I wouldn't be able to stand a funeral or wake. I don't believe in God, or heaven or any of that good stuff, so if someone stood there, telling me about how my good friend or family will go to a "better place" I'd spend the entire thinking about how much I disagree. It would ruin every minute of the service. And my dad is still pretty religious, so he's probably going to want something an incredibly Methodist funeral. My mom has short bouts of religiousness, so she may have one too.
On the other side of things, I have no idea what my funeral would be. If I died today, no one would know what to do. Their speeches about heaven would be null and void, and where would they even hold the wake? They could do it in a church, but the entire time every one would be thinking "He wouldn't want this...". I guess I could be cremated, but where would they spread my ashes? Game Stop? Guitar Center? Frankly, it's hopeless.
THIS PART GETS KINDA CREEPY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP IT.
I'm not even really sure what I would want. I was going to make this an instruction booklet, but I don't even know what to do. I just googled atheist funeral, it actually helped a lot. I always look to science instead of instead of religion, so I guess I could get around to donation. Honestly, I'm starting to creepy myself out with this.
So there it is. My daily sacrilege, and morbidity out in one shot. Two birds, one slightly disturbing stone.
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