For the record...if you don't get as many frags as me...DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. Second of all I now declare to any outsider reading this blog...SHIELDS = NO SKILL. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. You should NEVER get a second chance at life if someone just shot you in the head. That's my two cents. And they are the correct two cents. Good shiet Boonaz. If we were on the same team it would have been boring.
Bottom line: Sushiboy kills nonstop. Sushiboy is back on top.
Aug 9, 2003
Aug 8, 2003
So Brendan started his rampage of buying DVD's. Since he cannot have a spanking new G5 he decided to further himself away from getting enough money from buying the G5. So here I am. I'm glad I did get rid of some of the DVD wants from my list. Since I have nothing in my life worth blogging I am going to go ahead and give a quick review of these for shits and or giggles. Derek you can skip right on through this one if you'd like.
My Fair Lady
Obiously everyone knows that I like Audrey Hepburn now. She brings a certain thing to the screen besides charm and I always have to watch her movies all the way through when I see them on the AMC channel. My Fair Lady is a film that I could not fucking find for the life of me. I wondered how someone as big as Best Buy not have a film that received critical acclaim as well as Oscars up the ass. Anyway I then realized that it's a musical and sure enough there it was. So realizing that the running time of 172 minutes would make anyone who liked Bad Boys II nut...I decided to watch it anyway. This has a very Mary Poppins feel. Not that it is a bad thing. I really enjoyed this one and being an Audrey fan, it was really interesting seeing her act as a common street bum. The music is a little outdated but I didn't mind it in the least. On a side note Steve asked, "why the hell you buying all these Audrey Hepburn films?". My answer would be this. I love what she brings to the screen...seems to just radiate right on out. I still can't believe how positive she was and how she saw the best in the world. Besides it's kind of like how you can't appreciate films today without seeing where they came from. Basically I got tired of all the shit the films are providing today so I decided to go back in time. What better way to start off your classic collection with classiness itself.
To Catch a Thief
I liked Cary Grant in Charade and so I figured I can kill two birds with one stone. The second bird is none other than Princess Grace Kelly herself. Now if anyone can run toe to toe with Audrey for elegance (yes Jon, Halle is up there too of course) it is Grace Kelly. I love the way she treats this film. It was also directed by Hitchcock and helped him build a relationship with the studios back in the day before he had the television series. Now the weird thing about this film and another reason why I bought it was because there is a scene in the film that takes place in Monacco (sp?). Now in this scene Kelly is driving crazy down the road while Cary Grant who is often cool is starting to get a little nervous. Anyway they end up parking on this beautiful ridge that could rival Kelly's beauty (but not really). On this ridge is one of the most memorable scenes in the film. Anyway you probably know that in real life Kelly would marry the Prince of Monacco. Fairy tell story aside, Princess Grace Kelly was driving down the same exact road with her daughter, Princess Stephanie and started to have a heart attack and lost control of the car. Where the car ended up going off the cliff was the same exact spot as where that same memorable scene was shot. Grace Kelly fell into a coma and died about 36 hours later. Princess Stephanie ended up with broken bones, but of course she is still living today. It's a cool film and I'm thinking about starting my Cary Grant and Grace Kelly collection.
Casablanca
Okay. So as a film major you would have thought I would have seen what many consider a stalemate between Casablanca and Citizen Kane for best film EVER. So lucky for me the special edition came out and for the price I got it for it was definetely worth it. Humphrey Bogart is awesome and Ingrid Bergman defintely shows she is worth giving up your own happiness to fullfill hers. The story is awesome and while most of my Pooky players will see it and say it is slow and stupid (hehe) I defintely enjoyed this timeless film. I actually went in wanting to hate it. After sitting though Citizen Kane and realizing it is an aweseme film from a technical point of view...I decided for myself that it is overrated. I finally understand all the contexts of those classical lines..."Here's looking at you kid", "Play it again Sam", "Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the next day...". It is a cool film and Bogart plays one of the coolest players on the planet. Tons of cool extras and I can't wait until I visit Casablanca again.
Well that's about it for those films. I still have about 120 dollars more to spend to meet Bryant's and my criteria. I will probably just buy all my Audrey films so I don't have to worry about finding them anymore. Remember just because it's in black and white doesn't mean it sucks...unless it's porn. I want color damnit.
Quick Pokerroom action. Had $5.50 left in my account there. Traded in player points so I upped that too $35.50. Now I'm at 60.00. As luck would have it I saw Vaehan online...I saw that 30+ pot with your boat full of fobs. Good shit.
My Fair Lady
Obiously everyone knows that I like Audrey Hepburn now. She brings a certain thing to the screen besides charm and I always have to watch her movies all the way through when I see them on the AMC channel. My Fair Lady is a film that I could not fucking find for the life of me. I wondered how someone as big as Best Buy not have a film that received critical acclaim as well as Oscars up the ass. Anyway I then realized that it's a musical and sure enough there it was. So realizing that the running time of 172 minutes would make anyone who liked Bad Boys II nut...I decided to watch it anyway. This has a very Mary Poppins feel. Not that it is a bad thing. I really enjoyed this one and being an Audrey fan, it was really interesting seeing her act as a common street bum. The music is a little outdated but I didn't mind it in the least. On a side note Steve asked, "why the hell you buying all these Audrey Hepburn films?". My answer would be this. I love what she brings to the screen...seems to just radiate right on out. I still can't believe how positive she was and how she saw the best in the world. Besides it's kind of like how you can't appreciate films today without seeing where they came from. Basically I got tired of all the shit the films are providing today so I decided to go back in time. What better way to start off your classic collection with classiness itself.
To Catch a Thief
I liked Cary Grant in Charade and so I figured I can kill two birds with one stone. The second bird is none other than Princess Grace Kelly herself. Now if anyone can run toe to toe with Audrey for elegance (yes Jon, Halle is up there too of course) it is Grace Kelly. I love the way she treats this film. It was also directed by Hitchcock and helped him build a relationship with the studios back in the day before he had the television series. Now the weird thing about this film and another reason why I bought it was because there is a scene in the film that takes place in Monacco (sp?). Now in this scene Kelly is driving crazy down the road while Cary Grant who is often cool is starting to get a little nervous. Anyway they end up parking on this beautiful ridge that could rival Kelly's beauty (but not really). On this ridge is one of the most memorable scenes in the film. Anyway you probably know that in real life Kelly would marry the Prince of Monacco. Fairy tell story aside, Princess Grace Kelly was driving down the same exact road with her daughter, Princess Stephanie and started to have a heart attack and lost control of the car. Where the car ended up going off the cliff was the same exact spot as where that same memorable scene was shot. Grace Kelly fell into a coma and died about 36 hours later. Princess Stephanie ended up with broken bones, but of course she is still living today. It's a cool film and I'm thinking about starting my Cary Grant and Grace Kelly collection.
Casablanca
Okay. So as a film major you would have thought I would have seen what many consider a stalemate between Casablanca and Citizen Kane for best film EVER. So lucky for me the special edition came out and for the price I got it for it was definetely worth it. Humphrey Bogart is awesome and Ingrid Bergman defintely shows she is worth giving up your own happiness to fullfill hers. The story is awesome and while most of my Pooky players will see it and say it is slow and stupid (hehe) I defintely enjoyed this timeless film. I actually went in wanting to hate it. After sitting though Citizen Kane and realizing it is an aweseme film from a technical point of view...I decided for myself that it is overrated. I finally understand all the contexts of those classical lines..."Here's looking at you kid", "Play it again Sam", "Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the next day...". It is a cool film and Bogart plays one of the coolest players on the planet. Tons of cool extras and I can't wait until I visit Casablanca again.
Well that's about it for those films. I still have about 120 dollars more to spend to meet Bryant's and my criteria. I will probably just buy all my Audrey films so I don't have to worry about finding them anymore. Remember just because it's in black and white doesn't mean it sucks...unless it's porn. I want color damnit.
Quick Pokerroom action. Had $5.50 left in my account there. Traded in player points so I upped that too $35.50. Now I'm at 60.00. As luck would have it I saw Vaehan online...I saw that 30+ pot with your boat full of fobs. Good shit.
Dave in concert
As expected, this was by far the best concert experience I’ve had. It was even cool waiting since we played cards. So… the concert started very strong with excellent songs, and I was in a trance when I got to hear Pig live. Other memorable peaks were the So Much To Say-What Would You Say jam transition and All Along The Watchtower was simply awesome (did anyone get the guest guitarist’s name? I thought I heard Dave say something like “Kirk Douglas”. Anyways, he was crazy bonus music extravaganza). Warehouse and Grace Is Gone were cool. The encore had unexpected song selections… I do like The Maker, but I really wanted to hear You Never Know and/or Two Step. Next time hopefully…
NOTE #1: The Eagle Scout mini pocketknife has been permanently removed from my key chain due to its being a detriment to my unhindered entry into clubs, airports, and apparently Shoreline.
NOTE #2: I go to concerts because I like the artist’s music. I like Dave Matthews and his Band. I DO NOT GO TO CONCERTS TO HEAR FANS SING OR SEE THEM DANCE. Okay the dancing is one thing… I of all people can understand the urge to dance that music can arouse. And it doesn’t really bother me when other people are dancing and having a good time, no matter how chunk the body or how unsuitable the shirt size. But singing comes between me and my reason for being there. I want to hear the instruments and enjoy the feel of live music. I want to hear Dave sing. I don’t want to hear a crowd sing loud not quite unison off key shiet.
NOTE #3: It gets worse. Singing along is almost forgivable. After numerous listens, I eventually gained appreciation for the beauty of Cry Freedom, and now I really like it. Steve turned to me and said, “this song is boring”. When I first started listening to Dave I would have agreed. But that’s all Steve said... at least he was listening to the song and watching the band. The crowd as a whole, though, paid no respect and talked all the way through the damn song, chatting and shiet. SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. You came to the concert. You probably claim to be a fan. You know you’re surrounded by fans. You’re gonna talk all the way through one of the songs while the real fans are there to actually listen to some music? SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU GODDAMN MONKEYSHITFACEBITCHES. Times two.
So… very good concert, but some very stupid fans to go with it. I guess that’s the world. Here are some quotes to remind us how the world should be…
“I hope you’re all having a good time so far tonight, I hope you’re enjoying yourselves, cause you’re being so attentive and… (and and and and and) that’s really graceful of you and uh (and uh and uh) thank y’all very much I hope you’re having a good time.” – Dave Matthews, Live at Luther College
“Shut your damn faces and listen.” – Eecs Bangs
Fancy headphones
A while back I mentioned the Etymotic Research ER-4P audiophile earphones. Long story short: they’re supposed to sound really good and block out noise.
So I went ahead and bought ‘em. Good price on eBay. What with the reviews I read, there was no way I could not try them out. And with some other reviews, there was no way I could avoid getting the HeadRoom Total Airhead amp to go with it. So… a few hundred dollars and extensive listening later, here are my reviews:
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part one - At first try, I was not blown away like I had expected and hoped to be. I confirmed that they were pretty comfortable, capable of deep bass despite their small size, and they seemed to block noise out about the same amount as my Sony noise canceling set. They sounded good and clear, but there didn’t seem to be anything so special about them. Plus they have a very annoying microphonic effect… the slightest touch to the wire causes a Bloodsport-people-getting-up-in-stands-to-face-shrine-when-Chong-Li-kills-Chinaman-sound (I actually tested it with a single human hair… oh it’s audible). Considering the price, this isn’t looking good. Damn that eBay.
HeadRoom Total Airhead - Another subexciting disappointment. I had read that the amp would make a big difference in sound quality, especially with high quality “cans”, because portables and headphone jacks in general don’t deliver good power. Tried it. Could not hear a difference. I tried the “processor” switch, and heard the blending feature (that’s supposed to make stereo separation less taxing on your brain)… a small and questionable change. Then at work I realized that through the CD player’s line out, low volume equals left side only. Part of the reason I got the earphones was to listen at safer volumes… but not at the expense of right-side music. I tried it several times more, hoping I’d notice something… but in the end I don’t think it’s worth the cost and I’m going for the 30-day money-back.
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part two – You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. In this case, what you’ve got is a world full of ambient noise. Things you take for granted, like street traffic outside or the hum of your computer running. It’s weird when these things are silenced and all you’re left with is music. I now understand what some reviewer meant when he said this is the closest thing to having the music piped directly to your brain. It’s like the music isn’t coming from anywhere, it’s just in your head (of course this makes sense, since your ear canals are in your head). On the other hand, it’s not as dangerously isolating as I expected. I can still hear people if they talk loud, and I can hear my phone ring. These are good things, since I don’t want to be completely oblivious to my coworkers, manager, and phone calls.
The ER-4P comes with a little pouch that, when combined with a single twist tie, makes for easy no-wire-tangling compact travel. They also come with a shirt clip that holds onto part of the cord and helps a lot with that damn microphonic effect.
I finally realized just how good the Etymotics are when I switched back and forth between them and my other headphones (Sony and Koss). They just sound way more clear and natural, and notably they’re even clear at very low volume. The bass and treble aren’t overemphasized like with many headphones. At home I listened to Michael Jackson’s Invincible album, mainly to test out the bass. But I started to hear things I didn’t remember ever hearing before. Here’s the challenge: try listening to “You Rock My World” and tell me the first thing he says after the music starts. I had never noticed it before, and even knowing it was there, I had trouble understanding it with other headphones or my shelf system speakers. But it’s totally clear with the Etymotics. I figure Brendan and Steve have a good chance since they have Sennheisers… but I’d be interested to hear what answers people come up with. And you shouldn’t have to turn it up to deafening levels. But that’s up to you. So in summary, I’m definitely keeping the Etymotics and will enjoy using them every day.
As expected, this was by far the best concert experience I’ve had. It was even cool waiting since we played cards. So… the concert started very strong with excellent songs, and I was in a trance when I got to hear Pig live. Other memorable peaks were the So Much To Say-What Would You Say jam transition and All Along The Watchtower was simply awesome (did anyone get the guest guitarist’s name? I thought I heard Dave say something like “Kirk Douglas”. Anyways, he was crazy bonus music extravaganza). Warehouse and Grace Is Gone were cool. The encore had unexpected song selections… I do like The Maker, but I really wanted to hear You Never Know and/or Two Step. Next time hopefully…
NOTE #1: The Eagle Scout mini pocketknife has been permanently removed from my key chain due to its being a detriment to my unhindered entry into clubs, airports, and apparently Shoreline.
NOTE #2: I go to concerts because I like the artist’s music. I like Dave Matthews and his Band. I DO NOT GO TO CONCERTS TO HEAR FANS SING OR SEE THEM DANCE. Okay the dancing is one thing… I of all people can understand the urge to dance that music can arouse. And it doesn’t really bother me when other people are dancing and having a good time, no matter how chunk the body or how unsuitable the shirt size. But singing comes between me and my reason for being there. I want to hear the instruments and enjoy the feel of live music. I want to hear Dave sing. I don’t want to hear a crowd sing loud not quite unison off key shiet.
NOTE #3: It gets worse. Singing along is almost forgivable. After numerous listens, I eventually gained appreciation for the beauty of Cry Freedom, and now I really like it. Steve turned to me and said, “this song is boring”. When I first started listening to Dave I would have agreed. But that’s all Steve said... at least he was listening to the song and watching the band. The crowd as a whole, though, paid no respect and talked all the way through the damn song, chatting and shiet. SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. You came to the concert. You probably claim to be a fan. You know you’re surrounded by fans. You’re gonna talk all the way through one of the songs while the real fans are there to actually listen to some music? SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU GODDAMN MONKEYSHITFACEBITCHES. Times two.
So… very good concert, but some very stupid fans to go with it. I guess that’s the world. Here are some quotes to remind us how the world should be…
“I hope you’re all having a good time so far tonight, I hope you’re enjoying yourselves, cause you’re being so attentive and… (and and and and and) that’s really graceful of you and uh (and uh and uh) thank y’all very much I hope you’re having a good time.” – Dave Matthews, Live at Luther College
“Shut your damn faces and listen.” – Eecs Bangs
Fancy headphones
A while back I mentioned the Etymotic Research ER-4P audiophile earphones. Long story short: they’re supposed to sound really good and block out noise.
So I went ahead and bought ‘em. Good price on eBay. What with the reviews I read, there was no way I could not try them out. And with some other reviews, there was no way I could avoid getting the HeadRoom Total Airhead amp to go with it. So… a few hundred dollars and extensive listening later, here are my reviews:
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part one - At first try, I was not blown away like I had expected and hoped to be. I confirmed that they were pretty comfortable, capable of deep bass despite their small size, and they seemed to block noise out about the same amount as my Sony noise canceling set. They sounded good and clear, but there didn’t seem to be anything so special about them. Plus they have a very annoying microphonic effect… the slightest touch to the wire causes a Bloodsport-people-getting-up-in-stands-to-face-shrine-when-Chong-Li-kills-Chinaman-sound (I actually tested it with a single human hair… oh it’s audible). Considering the price, this isn’t looking good. Damn that eBay.
HeadRoom Total Airhead - Another subexciting disappointment. I had read that the amp would make a big difference in sound quality, especially with high quality “cans”, because portables and headphone jacks in general don’t deliver good power. Tried it. Could not hear a difference. I tried the “processor” switch, and heard the blending feature (that’s supposed to make stereo separation less taxing on your brain)… a small and questionable change. Then at work I realized that through the CD player’s line out, low volume equals left side only. Part of the reason I got the earphones was to listen at safer volumes… but not at the expense of right-side music. I tried it several times more, hoping I’d notice something… but in the end I don’t think it’s worth the cost and I’m going for the 30-day money-back.
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part two – You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. In this case, what you’ve got is a world full of ambient noise. Things you take for granted, like street traffic outside or the hum of your computer running. It’s weird when these things are silenced and all you’re left with is music. I now understand what some reviewer meant when he said this is the closest thing to having the music piped directly to your brain. It’s like the music isn’t coming from anywhere, it’s just in your head (of course this makes sense, since your ear canals are in your head). On the other hand, it’s not as dangerously isolating as I expected. I can still hear people if they talk loud, and I can hear my phone ring. These are good things, since I don’t want to be completely oblivious to my coworkers, manager, and phone calls.
The ER-4P comes with a little pouch that, when combined with a single twist tie, makes for easy no-wire-tangling compact travel. They also come with a shirt clip that holds onto part of the cord and helps a lot with that damn microphonic effect.
I finally realized just how good the Etymotics are when I switched back and forth between them and my other headphones (Sony and Koss). They just sound way more clear and natural, and notably they’re even clear at very low volume. The bass and treble aren’t overemphasized like with many headphones. At home I listened to Michael Jackson’s Invincible album, mainly to test out the bass. But I started to hear things I didn’t remember ever hearing before. Here’s the challenge: try listening to “You Rock My World” and tell me the first thing he says after the music starts. I had never noticed it before, and even knowing it was there, I had trouble understanding it with other headphones or my shelf system speakers. But it’s totally clear with the Etymotics. I figure Brendan and Steve have a good chance since they have Sennheisers… but I’d be interested to hear what answers people come up with. And you shouldn’t have to turn it up to deafening levels. But that’s up to you. So in summary, I’m definitely keeping the Etymotics and will enjoy using them every day.
Aug 7, 2003
Just another quick blog, since my last one was so short. What do you think about the recall election? I've been reading bits and pieces of it... It does feel like it's becoming a bit of a joke doesn't it? The thought of Gallagher or Gary Colman running for governor kinda scares me. Of course I don't know too much about how they feel on certain issues, but let me just say Gallagher was not funny. Smashing watermelons and telling crappy jokes... I'm wondering what everyone saw in that jackass. And of course there's Arnold. He's a little higher on my opinion list, as he's been thinking about doing it for a few years now. I read an interview with him saying that the state is run by special interests and he'll not be a part of them. He says he'll spend his own money and not accept contributions. Very interesting.... Of course, he's probably not going to win since most of the younger people don't vote anyway... These next few months will be interesting indeed.
Aug 6, 2003
It was good to be home if only for a day or two... The Dave concert was great! I guess i'm just a casual fan though, as I still don't really care for his slower songs. I love seeing those guys live though, because it looks like they're all having a good time. Well at least Carter, Dave and Boyd. The others just chill there and do their thing. It's great to see them bounce off each other musically. And the guitarist from Roots with Carter on All Along The Watchtower? That was just beautiful.
hehe, that's about it. I really don't have anything else to blog since I've seen some of you just a few days ago :) We gotta meet up again! I'll be done with my job at the end of the month and for school I scheduled mondays and fridays off... (At the cost of tuesdays and thursdays... 8:00 am - 9:00 pm) But if all goes well, I'll have a normal job, and get weekends back in line. Then, i'll finally be in sync!
hehe, that's about it. I really don't have anything else to blog since I've seen some of you just a few days ago :) We gotta meet up again! I'll be done with my job at the end of the month and for school I scheduled mondays and fridays off... (At the cost of tuesdays and thursdays... 8:00 am - 9:00 pm) But if all goes well, I'll have a normal job, and get weekends back in line. Then, i'll finally be in sync!
Aug 4, 2003
New news from the Halo front: My friend Kristin told me one of her friends who runs a Network gaming place might be holding a Halo Tourney next month. The teams will consist of 4 player teams and it will cost 20 bucks per person. 1st place would win 1000, 2nd 500. So this could be our time to shine, but it also could be our downfall considering the type of games that they might be playing. I do not do well with the green gun.
All Brendan said was true and everyone of our team did well. 1st person shooters are not easy to pick up and I don't expect anyone to do well with only playin' a few times. His assessment of their team was pretty good, I would say C-Fu was there best guy. I can't wait until we play again.
The concert was described in my blog. I liked it, but I wanted to more. I wanted different songs to be played, but overall it was good. They sounded great and "All Along the Watchtower" was absolutely amazing. Sorry Derek that you couldn't go, I'm sure you would've enjoyed. Maybe next summer...
It was great seeing Steve, Brian and the gang all together. Next time you'll have to come down for a longer period of time...
Bad Boys II entertained me. Should it go up for an Oscar? No. Better than Bad Boys I? No. But the action, some of the humor, made it a fun movie. But I also haven't taken film classes to make me go deep and look at certain aspects of it. The classic 'Bay' shot was gay...Brendan and Jonathan know what I'm talking about haha.
American Wedding, rental. Stifler would be the only reason why I would want to see it. I saw American Pie II in theatres, thought it was funny, then I watched it again and asked myself Why?
The next movie I want to see is SWAT....One million dollars!.... and how can any movie that LL Cool J be in, be bad? That's where my nickname comes from and I gotta show him love hahaha. But seriously, I think it looks pretty good.
Alright I'm outta here, talk to ya all later...take care
All Brendan said was true and everyone of our team did well. 1st person shooters are not easy to pick up and I don't expect anyone to do well with only playin' a few times. His assessment of their team was pretty good, I would say C-Fu was there best guy. I can't wait until we play again.
The concert was described in my blog. I liked it, but I wanted to more. I wanted different songs to be played, but overall it was good. They sounded great and "All Along the Watchtower" was absolutely amazing. Sorry Derek that you couldn't go, I'm sure you would've enjoyed. Maybe next summer...
It was great seeing Steve, Brian and the gang all together. Next time you'll have to come down for a longer period of time...
Bad Boys II entertained me. Should it go up for an Oscar? No. Better than Bad Boys I? No. But the action, some of the humor, made it a fun movie. But I also haven't taken film classes to make me go deep and look at certain aspects of it. The classic 'Bay' shot was gay...Brendan and Jonathan know what I'm talking about haha.
American Wedding, rental. Stifler would be the only reason why I would want to see it. I saw American Pie II in theatres, thought it was funny, then I watched it again and asked myself Why?
The next movie I want to see is SWAT....One million dollars!.... and how can any movie that LL Cool J be in, be bad? That's where my nickname comes from and I gotta show him love hahaha. But seriously, I think it looks pretty good.
Alright I'm outta here, talk to ya all later...take care
Aug 3, 2003
It's been awhile since I've blogged. A lot of things to talk about...but no one likes to read long pieces of shit. HOWEVER when I drop a LONG piece of shit in the toilet I can't help but stare at it for awhile before I flush it down. I bet Discovery channel will mistaken it for a new type of eel.
First off...let us talk about Halo.
WE DID NOT GET OUR ASSES KICKED. The only reason why it felt like that was because some matches lasted only like 2 minutes. HOWEVER you must realize that in the gaming community...playing a max 16 player game in a max 6 player board. The only other reason is because we have less experienced players on our team. True I did not play the best, but there is no way three people who play the game can make up against a team of eight average players. I say average because even though their were some high kill counts, no one on the opposite team made me say, "wow." Excuses aside...we were starting to win games and they left. Sure they rushed in the beginning...but they did have one more person than us...but we were starting to gain ground.
Now Jon explained that if it didn't take any skill to frag on a small board with a shit load of handles on our screen shouldn't it have been about equal? And the answer is NO. If you have eight people on a team that is naturally stronger than your team then you will be killed more often than the other team. That's a given. Can you say that it takes skill to kill the other team...sure I guess...but the kicker is this. In Halo when you respawn you get put right into the middle of the action. This equals death. That is true for any first person shooter type game...HOWEVER in PC games you do not get spawned in front of the enemy since they know it's bullshit. The Halo programmers do not know this yet. It takes skill to get that first kill. Other than that skill is nonexistant. BTW I would have said the same if we won those levels. I would not toot my own horn because as someone who is more than a casual gamer understands that those types of games are not skill...just a matter of where you get put in the level after you respawn. This sounds contradictory and I know my explaination is vague...but I guarantee you I know what I'm talking about...even if I don't know how to explain it.
I'll say this...and for the other players in our team this does not mean anything towards you. You cannot be blamed for being a casual gamer and having a life unlike me. You guys did an awesome job and what it boils down to is bad programming, bad game selection and bad leadership on my part. BUT get Maniac, Boonaz and Sushiboy against their best three...they will lose. Any questions? BTW Derek your training starts on Monday. Expect a phone call.
Last thing on the subject...campers always have an upper hand...but campers sitting in their base with a warthog is looked down upon in the "real" gaming community...I'd rather run out and be killed than be a pussy the entire match. I got an idea. To find out who really has the most skill...lets play the game that has the most skill in it. IF you die then you stay dead until the round is over. I bet they don't wanna play that way.
So why did I give Bad Boys or as I'd like to call it...overcompensation to cover up it's flaws only two stars or two and half or whatever? Simple. The story was stupid...was there even a story in there? A solution to a bad script is not making it eye candy in my book. The music is old. It was too long...I mean how? There wasn't any character development in there...where did all the filler go? Oh right...to a stupid end car chase with an equally stupid ending. Was it fun? I guess...until it overstayed it's welcome. But then again I don't like a lot of Bay's decisions...so whatever. I should get into the conversation Jon and I had about giving films stars. It's pretty good. It all comes down to art and how art is only art in the eye of the beholder. My eyes are burnt from all the stupid shit exploding on screen...so I can't say this is art. BTW what made Bad Boys so good was the humor. In this one Bay got his shit backwards.
American Wedding....the last one... thank fucking god. The first one was kinda funny...the second one I didn't laugh (ask Bryant for proof)...the third one I will clap until my hands are red since there will be no more American anything. All these films proved to me was that I can lower my standards of perfection and still con 100 million dollars out of idiots. And yes...I am idiot cuz I paid to see them in theatres also. That hurt to type.
Steve and Brian I'm glad you came down and up to see Dave. I enjoyed the concert very much. If you only like his main hits then you were probably somewhat dissappointed. I was kinda mad he didn't play Crash and Steve will probably never see Dave ever again since he didn't play Ants Marching for him. I haven't seen a lot of concerts so I can't really compare...but I thought it was awesome since I liked all those songs he played...were they all my favorites? Nah. But they were all sick.
Thats it...this blog is confusing and stupid. I'm still tired...however that concert got me into Dave again and have just finished listening to Busted Stuff, Remember Two Things and Before These Crowded Streets. BTW I can't believe Jon called The Pig at the concert. I'm glad he played it for Jon...and Jon is right...that song doesn't get much respect...but what can you expect...after Crush...you don't think it can go anywhere but down. Hehe.
Sushiboy doesn't use green guns...if he does he will lose...but he can beat any one of those Fobs at MOHAA, Socom, GoldenEye, PerfectDark, Doom, Quake, Unreal, Soul Caliber 1 and 2, Pac-man, Duck Hunt, Hot Shots, Wario Ware, Bantumi on cellphones, Duke Nukem, Breakout, Combat, Wizards and Warriors, Double Dragon, BurgerTime, Smash Brothers, Puzzle Fighter, Risk, Dialing Immigration and the list goes on and on...
First off...let us talk about Halo.
WE DID NOT GET OUR ASSES KICKED. The only reason why it felt like that was because some matches lasted only like 2 minutes. HOWEVER you must realize that in the gaming community...playing a max 16 player game in a max 6 player board. The only other reason is because we have less experienced players on our team. True I did not play the best, but there is no way three people who play the game can make up against a team of eight average players. I say average because even though their were some high kill counts, no one on the opposite team made me say, "wow." Excuses aside...we were starting to win games and they left. Sure they rushed in the beginning...but they did have one more person than us...but we were starting to gain ground.
Now Jon explained that if it didn't take any skill to frag on a small board with a shit load of handles on our screen shouldn't it have been about equal? And the answer is NO. If you have eight people on a team that is naturally stronger than your team then you will be killed more often than the other team. That's a given. Can you say that it takes skill to kill the other team...sure I guess...but the kicker is this. In Halo when you respawn you get put right into the middle of the action. This equals death. That is true for any first person shooter type game...HOWEVER in PC games you do not get spawned in front of the enemy since they know it's bullshit. The Halo programmers do not know this yet. It takes skill to get that first kill. Other than that skill is nonexistant. BTW I would have said the same if we won those levels. I would not toot my own horn because as someone who is more than a casual gamer understands that those types of games are not skill...just a matter of where you get put in the level after you respawn. This sounds contradictory and I know my explaination is vague...but I guarantee you I know what I'm talking about...even if I don't know how to explain it.
I'll say this...and for the other players in our team this does not mean anything towards you. You cannot be blamed for being a casual gamer and having a life unlike me. You guys did an awesome job and what it boils down to is bad programming, bad game selection and bad leadership on my part. BUT get Maniac, Boonaz and Sushiboy against their best three...they will lose. Any questions? BTW Derek your training starts on Monday. Expect a phone call.
Last thing on the subject...campers always have an upper hand...but campers sitting in their base with a warthog is looked down upon in the "real" gaming community...I'd rather run out and be killed than be a pussy the entire match. I got an idea. To find out who really has the most skill...lets play the game that has the most skill in it. IF you die then you stay dead until the round is over. I bet they don't wanna play that way.
So why did I give Bad Boys or as I'd like to call it...overcompensation to cover up it's flaws only two stars or two and half or whatever? Simple. The story was stupid...was there even a story in there? A solution to a bad script is not making it eye candy in my book. The music is old. It was too long...I mean how? There wasn't any character development in there...where did all the filler go? Oh right...to a stupid end car chase with an equally stupid ending. Was it fun? I guess...until it overstayed it's welcome. But then again I don't like a lot of Bay's decisions...so whatever. I should get into the conversation Jon and I had about giving films stars. It's pretty good. It all comes down to art and how art is only art in the eye of the beholder. My eyes are burnt from all the stupid shit exploding on screen...so I can't say this is art. BTW what made Bad Boys so good was the humor. In this one Bay got his shit backwards.
American Wedding....the last one... thank fucking god. The first one was kinda funny...the second one I didn't laugh (ask Bryant for proof)...the third one I will clap until my hands are red since there will be no more American anything. All these films proved to me was that I can lower my standards of perfection and still con 100 million dollars out of idiots. And yes...I am idiot cuz I paid to see them in theatres also. That hurt to type.
Steve and Brian I'm glad you came down and up to see Dave. I enjoyed the concert very much. If you only like his main hits then you were probably somewhat dissappointed. I was kinda mad he didn't play Crash and Steve will probably never see Dave ever again since he didn't play Ants Marching for him. I haven't seen a lot of concerts so I can't really compare...but I thought it was awesome since I liked all those songs he played...were they all my favorites? Nah. But they were all sick.
Thats it...this blog is confusing and stupid. I'm still tired...however that concert got me into Dave again and have just finished listening to Busted Stuff, Remember Two Things and Before These Crowded Streets. BTW I can't believe Jon called The Pig at the concert. I'm glad he played it for Jon...and Jon is right...that song doesn't get much respect...but what can you expect...after Crush...you don't think it can go anywhere but down. Hehe.
Sushiboy doesn't use green guns...if he does he will lose...but he can beat any one of those Fobs at MOHAA, Socom, GoldenEye, PerfectDark, Doom, Quake, Unreal, Soul Caliber 1 and 2, Pac-man, Duck Hunt, Hot Shots, Wario Ware, Bantumi on cellphones, Duke Nukem, Breakout, Combat, Wizards and Warriors, Double Dragon, BurgerTime, Smash Brothers, Puzzle Fighter, Risk, Dialing Immigration and the list goes on and on...
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