Incidentally, i'm still here
I haven't dropped off the face of the world, i've just been busy by the crapload.
In a nutshell - I've been working almost every day and i've done up a rough draft of my timetable for the coming semester. And also? If you're a customer and ask about an album that in the end makes the sales staff helping you run around all over the store and dig through the depths of the back room, at least consider the merchandise! Don't just look at it and go, "Oh, I just changed my mind. I don't want the dry mount ones. Can you get it for me as a slip-in?" And this is AFTER she's had me wrestles with stacks of plastic to find her the refills as well.
Christmas and New Year's was fun, had a great time, and still managed to sleep heaps. My bed has been so neglected! SAW HAPPY FEET! Baby penguins are some of the most cutest things in the world! Marie Antoinette was okay, kind of made me feel like it was haphazardly slapped together randomly, though.
But here's my beef: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/03/videogame-violence-documentary-trailer/
Yet another look at how viedo games breed pschotic terrorist killers. And of course, it stars the wonderful Jack Thompson. There is so much wrong with this that I don't know where to start. "We are what we pretend to be?" Bzuh? That sentence completely contradicts itself! Uh, no, we're not. Am I a level 18 Warlock? Am I a ninja-pirate? Unfortunately, last time I checked, I wasn't. There is just so much crap in the trailer itself that I highly doubt the documentary itself would have a much better perspective. It's like they're just grasping at whatever slender correlation they can find between video games and violence and running with it, with complete disregard to the state of mind of te players and their intentions. Still, i'd like to see it just so I can rant about it.
Also, who's interested in Dragon Boat racing? GIrls only, though, since the intention is to make a girl's team. Training is three times a week but apparantly it's alright just to go for one or two sessions a week.
And i've also got six days off next week! Anybody free for a meet-up?
In a nutshell - I've been working almost every day and i've done up a rough draft of my timetable for the coming semester. And also? If you're a customer and ask about an album that in the end makes the sales staff helping you run around all over the store and dig through the depths of the back room, at least consider the merchandise! Don't just look at it and go, "Oh, I just changed my mind. I don't want the dry mount ones. Can you get it for me as a slip-in?" And this is AFTER she's had me wrestles with stacks of plastic to find her the refills as well.
Christmas and New Year's was fun, had a great time, and still managed to sleep heaps. My bed has been so neglected! SAW HAPPY FEET! Baby penguins are some of the most cutest things in the world! Marie Antoinette was okay, kind of made me feel like it was haphazardly slapped together randomly, though.
But here's my beef: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/03/videogame-violence-documentary-trailer/
Yet another look at how viedo games breed pschotic terrorist killers. And of course, it stars the wonderful Jack Thompson. There is so much wrong with this that I don't know where to start. "We are what we pretend to be?" Bzuh? That sentence completely contradicts itself! Uh, no, we're not. Am I a level 18 Warlock? Am I a ninja-pirate? Unfortunately, last time I checked, I wasn't. There is just so much crap in the trailer itself that I highly doubt the documentary itself would have a much better perspective. It's like they're just grasping at whatever slender correlation they can find between video games and violence and running with it, with complete disregard to the state of mind of te players and their intentions. Still, i'd like to see it just so I can rant about it.
Also, who's interested in Dragon Boat racing? GIrls only, though, since the intention is to make a girl's team. Training is three times a week but apparantly it's alright just to go for one or two sessions a week.
And i've also got six days off next week! Anybody free for a meet-up?