welcome. everything I write here is something I felt to be important to some degree; game reviews, life updates/vents, and philosophical musings. I do my best to make my statements truthful. everyone is welcome to post comments, provided they are relevant.

3.21.2007

is G.W. Bush the anti-christ?

I mean, seriously, Christ was a leader wise beyond his years, and here we have a president that is retarded beyond comprehension... I'd say that's pretty close to polar opposite. but I asked the question, and i got a response that makes sense to me. I'm not big on doing research on broad topics like french military victories, so I'll leave it at that. I hope that the "east" eventually figures out that the "leaders" of the "west" are not truly representative of the people they "lead" and stop spamming /wrist in global chat

3.08.2007

Crackdown

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classification: free-roam urban third-person shooter

with lots of jumping.

My favorite power in CoH/V was the super jump power, letting you jump like the hulk. the agility skill in this game doesn't quite get that powerful, but being able to shoot in mid-air and bound across the urban skyline is WICKED-AWESOME.

In general, I don't like to play shooter games unless there's some way to make things really easy, such as finding uber-powerful weapons early or simply turning on God-Mode. The premise of this game is such that you're already half-way to being a demi-god, thanks to some borrowed mad-science and a city full of criminals to crush. The more you fight, the more agility, strength, and skill you gain, ultimately becoming an nigh-unstoppable force.

this appeals to my desire for real ultimate power. also explosions.

did I mention college?

yeah, i'm taking 4 part time courses; financial accounting I, operating systems (LINUX), data communications and networking, and programming II. it's mid-term exam time. i'm actually most worried about programming and accounting. programming, because I find it hard to listen to the lectures through the instructor's medium-heavy (russian?) accent. accounting, because it's not computer-related (introductory course). eh, what can you do but pass the course at this point.