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Herro! After my angry post I'm all happy again. Strange that. Maybe it's the Prozac. But anyways, I'm here just to rant about...stuff. Kind of, maybe, just a little update. A little "hitharlongtimenosee" So now I'm a recovering online gaming addict. I'm trying to get through the week without playing video games. Naturally, this means that I'll be spending the vastest portion of abundant time reading the literal ton of what I need to catch up on *cough* sending angry letters to news stations *cough* and maybe plowing through my three manuscripts that are getting mighty dusty. Then again, that new Prinny game just came out...and a new Suikoden is coming out soo--- *slaps self* Anyways! That's enough for me tonight! The gestapo (read: father) will be back from work soon, and there's this 'sleep' I should be getting around to. Oh, but first. I will practice bass. That's right, bass guitar. I didn't recover from being a band geek. Night! - b1u3 (P.S. There will be mocha.) Tags: mocha ranting bass guitar student sleep
Current Mood:  giddy
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I would first like to address this issue: Whinging parents that haven't the guts to raise a kid right in this modern world. With out affluence has come our downfall. Children these days spend little or no time outside or having fun with their friends. Gone are the days of "Dinner's at six." Nowadays, parents are constantly watching Little Albert for any sign that this cruel, cruel world could be victimising them.
Thank you, media.
Seriously, this fear mongering has brought about the generation of children that are constantly watched and forced to find indoor entertainment. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/03/03/f-video-gaming.html This crock now even sets the parent against their children's entertainment. Books may contain bad words, or are too expensive. The library is too far away. So parents will shovel hundreds of dollars into graphic entertainment. And face it, this is the way of life. This 'evil' has been a forced adaptation by the youth of today, and is rarely approachable by the elder generations. Generations that knew Pong, Tetris, and Mario see it only as a waste of time. And maybe it is. But tell that to your customers. The Information Technology and Gaming industries are booming all over the world right now. And not just headshots, the market for Graphic Design has evolved rapidly in recent years. Far past pencils and paper. Their industry is being attacked on one of its fastest-developing fronts. I digress. There is just so much information all over the internet.
News is spread by word of mouth. Communities gather and rally their friends and foes alike. And we don't need the fear mongering that ravages us every day. Soon, the Shock will die. Ask Naomi Klien. We will be aware. Because none of us are as cruel as all of us. I am Anonymous. I am Gamer. I am Human. You are CBC. You are Reporters. You are Human. Let us make mistakes and learn from them. Let us understand that we are fallible and cannot blame large faceless corporations for our shortcomings. Let me be silenced by your apathy. Others will hear. Good night, CBC. Thank you from the deepest recesses of my heart, for both me, the Crisp Family, and AARC. (P.S. Edit this however you wish. The original will be duplicated for all to see on the Internet 2.0) So that was me ranting. I just fired off this message to the CBC, because, well, I like yelling at brick walls. Sure as shit they won't do anything, but hey, yelling is fun, right? Oh, and I make sure to keep my promises. :> Apologies for dragging Anon into this. I promise there will be lulz. And even more apologies for the confused people that see this talking corpse! Well, here's an angry update. I'mma go off to a corner now and maybe take another run at the massive Cthulhu mythos, and maybe that thar Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Ciao~! -b1u3 Tags: media bullshit crisp cod:mw xbox 360 lit
Current Mood:  annoyed
Current Music: The voices in mah' head
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To what extent should globalisation occur? My social teacher asked that in school today, and based on his ranting over the last week, methinks I'll post what I think here. No one read meh journal anyways, but heh, I'll post it anyways.
On to the "why", exactly what my teacher WAS ranting about is unknown, but the teensy bits I could translate went something like, "People are too quiet about their opinions, expecially Canadians (after all, we classify ourselves as'not Americans') So, based on your opinion, just jot down something about how far Globalisation should go."
Yeah, something like that, some more little bits about wether or not Globalisation is more like Americanisation, but meh, I'll talk about that in....now.
AHEM! MAH POINT IS....I dunno.
I haven't got a really strong opinion at this point, seeing as I don't really know that much about the world as it is now. I DO know that there are many countries that are less fortunate, or the 'have nots' as we call them in class. So why should we call those countries developing? I mean, besides all that starvation (nasty thing that. Don't mean to sound incensitive, but I'll get to my point eventually), don't those countries have a lot less environmental damage? There are MORE people there, yet cumulatively, they produce less pollution than Americanised countries.
I think what is happening is Americanisation, because these countries that are less fortunate and plundered by the 'haves' for Natural Resources are not at fault for being behind the times. I think that they are being pushed out of the market by countries such as the US, Canada (we're not angels people, get used to it), and all of our little 'North Side' buddies. I prefer the minimalist strategy, but without communication and all that jazz, then it's hard for less fortunate countries to create enough good on their own for goods necessary for survival. (My brother's laptop that I'm writing this on doesn't count, however useful it is =P)
Well, now I've lost my train of thought, but I think that's enough of a conspiracy theory for now. As long as everyone know that Timmy's is planning to take over the world with their coffee, then i'm fine. ^^;
Oh yeah, so I'll be going now..After I have another five-second-rant. THE GAME COMPANIES ARE CONSPIRING TO KEEP .HACK//GU VOL. 3 OUT OF MY HANDS! EVEN IF I DO EVENTUALLY GET IT, MY FAV CHARACTER WILL PROLLY DIE!!!!)
On that little inside joke, thank you, and goodnight.
(You can expect to hear more about this globalisation thing. >=D Homework is so much easier to do when it's in the guise of a journal.)
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Heh, well, I have something to say, so I think I'll say it. ^^
You all know I'm a Corum addict. ^^ Uh huh, I've been playing it obsessively to kill time. Now people are confusing me for a hardcore gamer. So, here I am turning down guild invites left and right. Really, I only have a few days left before school and the other doom that is impending, so I see now point in crushing their dreams.
Now, this other dude send a whisper to me (reminder: my character is a guy, just because I wanted to be a summoner, and only guys can be summoners. What? It's a white lie, really, no harm done. ^^;) and asks "Do you want to join a guild?" I'd seen the one he offered to me around before, it's not unheard of, but REALLY hardcore. I guess he invited me because I am: insane, thus unpredicatable-ish and difficult to figure out just by listening and watching, and two: seeming like a hardcore-ish player, because I'm really bored these last few days and have been playing five or six hours a day.
So, he doesn't shut up, and I end up having a conversation with a newbie I was helping level (with another player, meaning a party of three and thus more typed responses), and Mr.Obsessive Guild stalker. So, he suckers me in to taking a forum web address, and I said I'll look into it. I'm easy to sucker, sorry, but I am. I actually checked it out, posted a bit, and went back to my non-life. Low and behold, the dude gets the site REALLY going (there are five members including me, WOW!) and I get to see a bit more of the guild he was trying to get me join. Aha, then he gives me actual guild member-rank access to the forum, until tuesday, when he wants my membership descision . (Mind you, I could still access the site and post, but I can't get at any of the useful info. ^^;)
So, now I'll explain the best part. I'm not gonna log in much during the year because of stinkin' IB (you've heard the rants, folks) and they think I'm a hardcore gamer. They're also all using Ventrilo (layman's Term: That funky online headset thing so you can talk to people online with your actual voice.), and thus would want me to install it too (meh, free plus a headset). This is where it gets funny. My computer is ancient, and thus, crappy. Also, my cross-playing issue could result in a VERY AWKWARD situation if they ever heard my voice. However, I could TRY to sound like a guy, but to all know my annoying voice (not to mention loud), I would not only have to keep the guy facade up, but I'd also have to pretend to be constipated. =P
So, the question is, what to do? I wanna help a starting out guild and it's foriegn master (That's how he suckered me in, the meanie), but I don't wanna actually go hardcore.
Oh not to mention talking to my computer, that'd be a little weird too. (Comp location might be non-issue. The old machine might move up to my room if we get a new tower and monitor downstairs. ^^;).
So, is this awkward or what? =3
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*snicker snicker*
Well, I've been procrastinating on everything for the last little while, and all for a very good reason. One, a one-week fishing trip to BC with my dad. Fun, I hucked one of his brand new lures into Mara Lake, nothing much else to report on (aside from the fact that it was yuckyycuky rainy grimy blech on the one day that we could rent a fishing boat to go on the lake. =P)
Number two, I started playing another PC MMO already, along the lines of Corum. Think Flyff, but with a not-so-amusing name, and one major flaw: Your character's class also decides gender. I wanted to play as a Summoner. Well, here's why it's called Murphy's LAW (and not, as I would prefer, Murphy's Theory). Yeah, my character is a guy, bleh, so what. I really don't care.
Now, what I find amusing is, no one can tell that I'm a girl in real life. They all start talking about guy crap (which I amazingly, understand a bit. All I will say: Thank god I live with my bro and my dad. =D), and I just stand there and agree with whatever they throw at me. Except when it's a debate about beer, I kick ass at those. (TUBORG!!! WOOOO! RESISTANCE IS USELESS!) XD Anyways, no one has figured it out yet, except for one person who plays, and knows me in real life, also known as....-dundundun- Andrew, the friendly stalker.
Here's where it gets REALLY funny, he's infamously the founder of what we fondly call "the dark side" of gaming. Meaning, cross-oplaying characters in MMO's. So, it's really funny when your dungeon crawling, some sleeze walks up to the female character, and starts...yeah. O_O I think, our quote about Andrew and his character (unbeknownst to some as a cross play), is, "She's a real sweetie.". Not to mention, he also has an official german stalker. Hee, funny.
Let's see how long it takes for someone to figure out that I'm cross playing. =D It shouldn't take long, with all my "=3"'s , "Hee. <3"s, and "RAWR!"s. Either that, or they'll think I'm a fruit. =/
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Woooooooo.....Damn Hospitals, my two new favorite words. =D
It has become now, not only a pain in the chest, but a simultaneuos pian in the ass! Woo hoo! Really, that's what we wanna spend our summer doing!
Okay, I got some 'splaining to do...-_-
Since last year, I've been chest pain, on and off. Before, it was just something a little annoying, kept me awake, was unusual, but I took some tylenol and was peachy. Lately, it's been getting more and more frequent. By frequent, I mean it's been going straight, for about, oh, the last five days. I know, sounds fun, doesn't it? =D
Due to recent events, we think it's got something to do with my gallbladder, IE, I'm screwed if I ever wanna use flu shots. =P
So, what they did, was, after waiting 5 hours in emergency for the doctor to see me and do bloodtests, they said "try the maalox" and told me to get an ultrasound if it was really that annoying. Really, so, that's great, thanks for the help, bub. Oh, and don't mind me, I'll just crawl into a corner and clench my gut for dear life. Sounds great, thanks for doing all you can. =3
So, then, 5 days after that, I see my GP, who gets me an appointment for an abdominal ultrasound, to see if it realy is that damn bladder with lots of gall. They could've gotten me an appointment for the day after, heck, they offered it, but after hearing my birthdate, they said: "Waittaminit! You're not 18 yet! Well, off to the kiddy department you go!" So now, I'm still waiting for that ultrasound. And after that, if it is my gallbladder, THEN I can wait even more MONTHS with the pain, waiting for a time where they run out of excuses and can take the damn thing out. =P
Really, thanks for listening, and please, say it with me: "DAMN THAT BUREAUCRATIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM!"
Thank you, and goodnight. ^^
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I'm bored, and procrastinating, never a good combination. =P
Right now I'm *supposed* to be working on chapter 12 of my story of DOOOOM! which is actually turning out okay(ish) for a first draft. =D It's hard not putting emoticons in while I'm writing though. -_-; I think you see what I mean.
Oh yayz, and I have to scan a millionz of thingies that I don't really get. O_o Really, using a computer isn't one of my best skillz. ^^; Anywho, I got a memory stick for my story too, and I've been playing with that for the last hour. And saving all my bad little scribble-ies onto a CD, that was fun too....>_> Now if I ever actually got off my arse and put some of that on Deviant.
Not to mention, the constant temptation to either play Castlevania, or write long-ranting editorials about the stupid fisking zombies in castlevania. (Of course, that was after an long, ranting editorial about how wonderfully insane secondhand bookstores can be, especially on sale-days).
Well, for the sake of not scaring anyone much longer, I'm gonna go scan, then some scanning, followed by (maybe) some writing, and filling-outing of a neglected job application for Chapters. =P
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