Thursday, September 30, 2010

Thoughts

If you have known me for a while, you might know that at times I can be really random. And because I really need to do a new post, I have decided to type basically whatever comes to mind. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

At times I feel it would be kinda nice to have no emotions: When I wasn't studying, I would be exercising, when I wasn't exercising, I would be sleeping. Eating would be done while I was studying or exercising. With no need for companionship, entertainment, or laziness I could get a lot done. Because I could never be bored, happy, sad, or angry, I could keep to my rigorous schedule. I would only eat the cheapest, healthiest foods, saving my family tons of money. And the things I would accomplish, with all the knowledge from my constant studying, I would be a genius. But then there would be a dark side; I would be stuck in a cycle where I only kept going for the next achievement, I could possibly become one of the most important people on the plant, but I could never be happy. Not only because would I have no emotions, but because in such a state people would stay away from me, thinking of me as a freak. Except the ones that wanted my money, which I would have a lot by then. But that is another point, I would never do anything with all my cash. I would be programed to go for the next achievement, which I would probably do until my old bones snapped and I would die a slow death, all alone. Not that I would care, because I would have no emotions.

That was kind of weird, but I only just started, so why stop now?

Wouldn't the world be simpler, if everything was made out of lego? If we were lego people, we wouldn't have to eat or sleep, so everything we did would be fun; from extreme spaceship fighter battles to western gun fights, it would be a blast. You would never get hurt; all you would have to do is put yourself back together. And you would hardly ever get made fun of because of your size or looks, becuase everyone else would look basically the same as you. Except for the midget lego people, but they could just stick together. But just like my last hypothetical situation, there would be drawbacks. Sure you would look like everyone else, but that would mean that your the same as the next person. Your not original, your just the next piece of plastic off of the assembly line. Plus, it would be really hard to make things out of lego, with the pathetic hands you get, anyway.

I know, I know, my first two thoughts were somewhat similar, but I'm not done!

We humans can't seem to learn from the past, can we? For example, we all know Miley Cyrus can't act, yet Hanna Montana still rears its ugly head on Disney channel.

Well, actually that's all I can think of on that topic, but that doesn't mean it isn't true!

I have numerous pet peeves, as I am sure you already noticed, but one of them I have noticed recently is that in game after game, movie after movie, book after book, If the person making the book/movie/game can't think of a good message, he/she just puts in "Follow your heart", and expects for it to be accepted as a important message that all kids should know. But what does it even mean to "follow your heart"? My guess would be that you are ruled by your emotions. If everyone did what their heart told them, the world would probably be a worse place, instead of a better one. So following your every emotion is probably as bad, or worse, than having no emotions at all (like the first section for this post).

I think that's it for today, I hope you enjoyed it!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Still Alive

This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.
For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
And the Science gets done.
And you make a neat gun.
For the people who are still alive.
I'm not even angry.
I'm being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart.
And killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we're out of beta.
We're releasing on time.
So I'm GLaD. I got burned.
Think of all the things we learned
for the people who are still alive.
Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa
THAT WAS A JOKE.
HAHA. FAT CHANCE.
Anyway, this cake is great.
It's so delicious and moist.
Look at me still talking
when there's Science to do.
When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I'm not you.
I've experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me I am still alive.
I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.
While you're dying I'll be still alive.
And when you're dead I will be still alive.
Still Alive, Still Alive


I just want all of you to know that despite my recent blogging hiatus, I am in fact still alive; as the lyrics from the credits song for Portal told you. Life has been rather busy lately, but I will hopefully be back and blogging very soon!

Friday, September 3, 2010

Sam and Max


Sam, a anthropomorphic dog and Max, a hyperkinetic rabbity thing are the protagonists of the hit point and click adventure videogame series. It is developed by Telltale Games mostly for the PC, but the games can also be found for Wii, Xbox 360, Ipad, and Playstation 3. The duo the operate as the Freelance Police, trying to save the world almost every other episode from a harebrained scheme that a wacky villain thought up.

Although they are best known for their video games, this lovable pair also starred in a animated series, several comics, and another game (one not made by Telltale). The way the current series is set up is that every individual game is a episode, and five or six episodes make up a season. Each season has a theme, such as mind control or psychic toys. Even though the graphics can be shiny, and the plot is cool, the part where the franchise really shines is their trademark humor. The first season was pretty good, but the second and third season were hilariously funny as the developers tied together events that occurred in previous games. A kind of humor that you don't find nearly enough these days. Their "unique" adventures include; Rampaging as a giant monster around the city of New York, destroying the internet, and selling the U.S. government to Canada (Max became president first, of course). As you can tell, this makes for a very fun time.


 Now despite their cute and fluffy looks, this is not a little kids game. I can not recommend Sam and Max for younger players; There is minor profanity (very minor, most people wouldn't even consider it profanity), violence, and (very) small bits of more mature content. Anyone who has played the games know these parts are very few and very far between. I'm just saying this so you don't you don't give it to a preschooler. Thus, slightly older players will relish the challenging puzzles and goofy gags.