LoZ:OoT: The Water Temple - A Level So Universally Debated, It Needs It's Own Review

I like to consider myself a "gamer". The tag of gamer brings up another whole debate, but in my opinion a gamer is someone who is passionate about games and their design. Yes, leave it to someone commonly deemed a gamer to give it such a positive description, but a 35 year old man-child who still lives in his parents basement can still be considered a gamer in my eyes, as that is the most passionate (albeit sad) way one can experience video games. But I myself, with the lack of a dingy room in the basement, am a gamer, and yet up until a few months ago I had a terrible secret.

I never played The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. There, I said it. So I decided to finally do something about this horrible burden and finally play the game. Once again, I can open another can of worms with my opinion about this game (BRILLIANT!), but this is not the topic of this post (and I haven't beaten it yet). However, as one who never played the game before now, I still knew a good amount about it, whether from conversations with friends or internet references, I gained knowledge over the years about the contents of this beloved game. And one of the most debated and commonly known parts of LoZ:OoT is the Water Temple level.

As soon as I removed my Iron Boots and floated up to the surface, the dreaded name of this temple shining across my television screen, I thought of all the things I heard about this level over the years. Impossible, the most difficult in the game, frustrating, annoying, all kinds of negative buzzwords would be thrown around. I realized this overall hatred was caused by the necessity of putting on and taking off the Iron Boots throughout the temple. How it was tedious to go to the start screen and choose the desired boots. How the entire level consisted of pressing start, putting them on, sinking, pressing start, taking them off, rising. So tedious. (FYI, I'm playing it on the N64, not the 3DS).

However as I began my journey through the (then) feared dungeon, I found one thought overpowering my remembrance of these reviews of the level: WOW. This level was breathtaking; the sweet serenade of the calm waters, the amazingly detailed architecture, the soothing sounds. I was actually ENJOYING my experiences in the Water Temple. And this, above all, was surprising.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be a heretic and be all, "Oh, everyone else must be terrible at this game, I find no challenge at all." Let me say this, I did have to cheat a little. Sometimes the placement of the dungeon keys were near impossible for me to find without seeking a little push in the right direction. The one under the rising pillar in the middle area was overall the hardest to find. But my expectations were risen so much by the years of criticism about this dungeon, that I was thoroughly underwhelmed when I finally found the boss key. I stood there for a while, thinking, this is it?

One thing I can say about the game so far through my first ever time playing it is that the level designs are perfect. They flow seamlessly from one room to the other, silently guiding you to the next treasure. Every part of the levels seemed to fit like a puzzle piece, not one section out of place or egregious. And I felt the same about the Water Temple. I barely noticed myself putting on and taking off the Iron Boots, as I was more focused on the soothing rising and sinking of Link, the reflection and movement of the water on the temple structures. The dungeon mysteriously commanded me when to use the boots, where to go, what to do next. I didn't think they were being overused, or that I was constantly changing to transverse a small section of the dungeon. In my opinion, it could have been much worse (and I expected it to be).

I did find two things annoying about the water temple; the separation of places you could change the water levels, and the succession of locked doors. To raise and lower the water, I had to travel almost from one end of the dungeon to the other, and for a while in the beginning I had no idea how I was supposed to do it (I totally missed the symbol on the wall, they should have made that more prominent). I addition, I found myself cursing when I opened a door with a key and traveled across some dangerous terrain (the rising and falling blocks over the waterfall, anyone?) and found out that I needed another key to finish this section. Then I would have to go all the way back and raise and lower the water and try and find the key I missed. It got a little tiring after a while.

But again, I still expected a little more of a challenge. From the tense opening scene in the dungeon to the surprisingly underwhelming battle with Shadow Link (after failing to defeat his strategically the first time, I just button mashed until he was defeated the second) to the even more underwhelming final battle with Morpha (again, failed the first time, kept my distance the second), I found myself more and more doubting the validity of what I had heard about the level and more and more learning to enjoy it. Which I did, and when looking back I can now safely say that I enjoyed the Water Temple more than all the other levels I had played up to it.

In conclusion, I just felt like I should be one of the few people to voice my positive thoughts on this highly debated level, for I feel like I hear more about the negative reactions and those who did enjoy the Water Temple and didn't find it as difficult or annoying as the vast majority seem to are drowned out. Once again, I am not trying to argue for arguments sake, in my opinion I found the Fire Temple harder and the battle with Volvagia one of the hardest boss battle I EVER experienced, I am just saying that I expected something more from everything I heard and didn't experience it. I enjoyed the Water Temple, it was calming where the Fire Temple was stressful and the Forest Temple suspenseful. I guess I can never know how good or bad a game or level is without experiencing it myself, and I am truly joyful that I finally get to play this masterpiece of a game. Now onward to the Shadow Temple...

The 2011 Oscars: Two Ways to Look at It

So, three days later and a bucketload of articles read, I am now pretty confident to voice my opinion on how I thought the 2011 Oscars went. I haven't been watching them for too long, I think the first one I watched all the way through was in 2006, when Scorsese (finally) was awarded with the Best Director and Picture Oscar. So I obviously haven't seen the show in its prime, where Billy Crystal and Jon Stewart were reigning as hosts. However, I can confidently begin my post with this; the 2011 Oscars were definitely the most entertaining of the shows I have seen.

Overall, during the a little over three hour show (I hate how some people are saying it ran four hours, three and a quarter at most) I was genuinely amused by the hosting and presenting. We will get to the hosting in a bit, but of the presenters you would expect it from, I was entertained. Robert Downey Jr. continues his reign as the most charming current actor in the the business, and his bit with Jude Law was dynamite. Tom Hanks was professional as always, and the Best Actor shtick was amazing. Being told how awesome you are by the Dude and Sandra Bullock would be a dream come true for me. And don't get me started about Kirk Douglass. Whoever thought it was a good idea to have him present must have been crazy, but it was by far the most entertaining part of the night.

In addition to the presenting, the video bits were also very amusing. Trying to bring in a more younger demographic, the Oscars had an autotune the movies video, which was funny but a little over the top, and the backdrop was really cool looking when they used it to show off movies and effects. When the orchestra came out and played the iconic theme songs to movies I was in awe. In my opinion trying to get younger viewers is not a good idea, the Oscars isn't supposed to be about viewers, its supposed to be about awarding great works of art. However the show was nice and I overall enjoyed every bit.

Now onto what everyone is talking about; the hosting. I'm going to get the easy part out of the way; Anne Hathaway was bubbly and funny and hard working the entire time. She also looked stunning in all of the many dresses she changed into during the show. Side note, I'm really looking forward to her as Catwoman. Now for James Franco. I have read many articles both defending Franco and criticizing him, however during the show I wasn't totally hating his performance. Mostly because he definitely was high the entire time, and I dig that. People are toting his hosting as the worst of all time, and questioning what he was thinking being distant and overall uninterested. Now I've heard some crazy reasons why he decided to do it this way, but I think he was just nervous and overall just not a good host. He is an actor; you can't expect him to be good at all performances. In addition, he is a young, up and coming talent who is in awe being in the same room as such legends as Colin Firth and Hugh Jackman. He's not going to pull a Ricky Gervais or Billy Crystal (who's segment was hilarious) and poke fun at Hollywood. Leave the kid alone; he wasn't the best but his performance could have been worse.

So in conclusion I was entertained by the show in general. The awards, however, were not to my liking. In a system where "Alice and Wonderland" and "Wolfman" can take home not one but multiple awards, and "True Grit" and "The Kids are Alright" take home none, you know there is something wrong. In addition to that, they were just so predictable. Don't get me wrong, the only award I cared about, Christian Bale for Supporting Actor, got me excited. But the big ones were uneventful. The only real qualm I had was Best Director, where the likes of Darren Aronofsky and David Fincher are beat by the relatively unknown Tom Hoover is ridiculous. Yea, I understand "The King's Speech" was good, but give it Best Picture and give the Directing to someone who deserves it. But everything else I could have picked without knowing anything about the nominees. Best Picture was expanded to ten nominees to make it more interesting, but really it was just a battle between "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech". They really need to put that back to five. "Inception" took home the big visual awards, writing for the top two Best Picture nominees, even the shorts were predictable. Come on Academy, we all wanted to see Banksy come up on stage for the award.

There are my two big thoughts on how this year's Oscar's went. I am hoping I have more of an interest in next year's awards, even though I don't know of a lot of my favorite actors or directors coming out with any films as of yet, but I really want to be impressed with the actual awards. That's what it's about, isn't it? We don't need to get all flashy and stupid to draw in a demographic who frankly shouldn't be watching the show anyway. The Oscar's aren't going to be cancelled because of low viewers. The show was entertaining, let's make the awards the same way. If you want more people to watch, how about you work on the thousands of movie buffs who don't watch the show for the reasons I have listed here? I will continue to watch the Oscars, because they are the biggest event for movies of the year, but those are the people you want to be luring in, not some stupid teenager who doesn't know the difference between Robert de Niro and Channing Tatum.

For Your Consideration

Christian Bale needs to win this Oscar.

He is most definitely the most deserving of the award. I know that's a really cliche thing to say in Oscar season, but he has been a long time coming. I haven't seen "The Fighter" but I hear great things and he has posted solid performances before this one. Also, he's is probably the best Batman ever. How can you not love him as Batman? People always say he does the Batman voice crappy, which I can agree with, but that is no reason to dislike his entire performance, because he is solid in every other aspect. And I' ma huge fan of the Tim Burton movies, and Michael Keaton is a close second as Batman (Like Jack Nicholson's Joker is to Heath Ledger.) I think people don't like him in general, and thats the reason he hasn't gotten it yet. He apparently yelled at that guy on set and had some family problems, but I think those things are blown way of of proportion. He kind of made up for it by being the only good sport at the Golden Globes by knowing how to take a joke. Ricky Gervais was hilarious. And he had that awesome Jesus beard. I mean he was even good in the crap-fest that was "Reign of Fire". And "Swing Kids". I had to watch that for a high school social studies class and it sucked.I still haven't seen all of his performances, notably"The Machinist" and "The Prestige". But come on people, he is obviously one of the hardest working actors in the business right now. He even puts on and takes off all that weight. So Christian Bale should be given the Oscar and get the honor he so rightly deserves. Also, I can't wait until "The Dark Knight Rises".

Community - Brought To You By The Letter S, As In SNAP!

The most important idea I want to portray in my review of the first and what had been released of the second season of the satirical, historical, and all around fun TV series "Community" is that a while back I watched an episode and was thoroughly unimpressed. I spend a lot of time on the web sites Pajiba and Unreality for my daily dose of movies, TV, pop culture, and many other random aspects of life. Both of these sites continuously praise "Community", and because their recommendations have yet to totally steer me wrong, much like my friend mentioned in my "Mr. Show" review, I decided to check it out. I wasn't really into it, so I cast it aside and went on with my life, but the continuous praise I was hearing day in and out from these websites and soon other random pages I came across urged me to give it one more try. And boy, that was a great idea. "Community" has now vaulted itself up to one of my favorite TV series, and while I go on to tell you about it, remember that even if you didn't like it at first, please please please give this show another chance. I promise you won't be disappointed.

What you get in "Community" is one of the most well written comedies to every grace the television since, dare I say it, "Seinfeld". Yes, one day while watching the amazing brain child of Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, I found myself thinking, 'Wow, this content reminds me so much of Community'. A story about a disgraced lawyer who was fired from his law firm because of a fake college diploma (Joel McHale) who has to enroll in the local community college, Greendale, to earn a real diploma and return to work. Here he meets a blonde firebomb (Gillian Jacobs), and in an attempt to woo her, forms a fake Spanish study group. However, word gets around and a motley crew of community college cast-outs come together to form one of the most memorable comedy casts in recent history.

As a start, Joel McHale is hilarious in "Community". As a lawyer, he has many long winded speeches focused on getting what he wants from a certain person or situation, whenever he opens his mouth you can expect something witty, scheming, and side-splitting. However the supporting cast is phenomenal, and because of them "Community" is a top notch comedy. The connection between the characters is flawless, built on an unsteady combination of friendship, sexual tension, and borderline racism. Because of this, every episode is laden with controversy, however you always know they will make up in the end and strengthen their bond.

I won't go into detail about all of them, but mark my words this show would be so much worse if any of the supporting study group cast were not a part of it. I will describe two of my favorite characters, Abed (Danny Pudi) and Pierce (Chevy Chase). Abed is a pop culture quoting, robotic Indian student who was raised on TV and film. As an avid movie lover, his attempt to connect real life with sitcoms and cult classics is hysterical, and you can always expect a well written pop cultural response to any event happening. Pierce is an old, washed out heir who is enrolled in the college to prevent himself from fading into the background and more likely Alzheimers. He is racist, oblivious, and attention seeking, however there is still a part of him that is genuine. I have to applaud Chevy Chase on his performance, and I am happy that he finally a part of be genuinely funny in again. However, most of his humor is either at his or his character's expense, and after many years of ripping him apart for his fall from comedic grace, you kind of feel bad laughing at him. In addition to the study group, the surrounding college cast is also invaluable. The recurring characters of professors and the dean are always funny, and Ken Jeong has yet to do something I haven't liked. He is equally laugh out loud funny in "Community", and I hope his more expanded role in this and hopefully future seasons bring me more joy.

Even with a spot on cast, "Community" wouldn't be great without its flawless writing. The entire series is highly satirical, from each episodes overall plot arches to the one liners cleverly applied by the characters. No one and nothing is safe; they crack jokes at the Oscars, drug use, Modern Warfare, zombie movies, everything. You can always expect the unexpected outburst of laughter, and the absurdity and ballsyness of the satire. The writing is not just laugh out loud funny, either; it is cleverly interwoven and masterfully executed in the funniest way possible. And, while you spend the entire episode laughing, you can always expect an overall message and that fateful "awwww" moment.

Overall, I couldn't recommend "Community" enough. The combination of the hilarious cast, clever writing, and excellent satire makes it one of the most enjoyable shows I have watched religiously in a while. I haven't watched a comedy series since I faded away from "The Office", and I hope that community will stay strong for the next few years (I'm assuming they'll stop at four season because that is the usual time spent at at college, but who knows). Please go watch it, you will not be dissapointed.

Mr. Show - Season 1

My good friend was always telling me how much he loved the HBO skit show 'Mr. Show,' saying how it was the best thing HBO has ever done. He would quote it endlessly and always show me clips from the episodes. His recommendations have always been solid, for instance recently he has turned me on to great movies such as 'Whatever Works' and 'Irreversible' (one of the most powerful and well directed movies I have ever seen). So finally I decided to watch it.
The first season of 'Mr. Show' is only four episodes long, but they give a great indication as to how the show would be over the next three seasons of its run. The show consists of comedians David Cross and Bob Odenkirk doing a stage skit show, like 'The Chappelle Show'. However, this show is much different from your run of the mill sketch show. Probably the most appealing aspect of 'Mr. Show' is the seamless yet random change over from one skit to another. For example, one skit begins with a show called the 'Bible Machine,' which ends up with a salesman trying to pitch a product, which changes over to the story of the voice over man for the pitched product. The transitions are ridiculous and hilarious, where many random aspects of the show being pitched in commercials. It gives the atmosphere of a skit show but the continuity of a sitcom.
I have always though David Cross was funny, and he is definitely on his A game in 'Mr. Show.' He is a sharp, overbearing, and oftentimes creepy presence, and his ironic dialogue is assisted by his hilarious facial expressions. I never knew who Bob Odenkirk was, but now after watching the show I know he can be just as funny as David Cross. In fact, they are a perfect pair for the kind of biting satire 'Mr. Show' aims for. Bob is a jack of all trades on the show; he plays a pastor, a senator, a voice over man, a game show host, and many other random professions over the course of the season, and he excels at each point. They both work very well together, both on stage and through their writing.
Another great aspect of the show is that David and Bob are practically the only performers during the entire 30 minutes, with a few delightful supporting comedians to fill in the blanks as well as a few guest stars. It seems that at least parts of the show are performed live, and the ability for David and Bob to change roles on the fly during their skits is very impressive. Sometimes each of them can be playing up to five different characters in one sketch. Their performances and brand of humor make the skits.
Even in four episodes 'Mr. Show' has been hilarious, well written, and borderline ridiculous. Being on HBO, some of the jokes can also be slightly racist and there is no lack of colorful language, but none of it is over the top and this freedom actually gives the show more comedic value. I find myself quoting the more memorable lines from the episodes, such as 'I don't come down to where you work and slap the dick out of your mouth.' The first season was very raw and I hope that after being given another season David and Bob can write up even more slap stick comedy and biting satire. I look forward to watching the rest of the episodes, and 'Mr. Show' shows us that great TV relies on good writing and stage presence, not cliche humor and reality idiots.

Half-Review: The Happening

I have a folder on the desktop of my computer that's called 'Movies.' In it are a bunch of movies that I've downloaded over the years that I look to see at one point. Some of these movies I have seen bits and pieces of, whether in passing on the TV or with friends. However, I chose to keep these movies in the folder because I still have a desire to see them in their entirety. I have chosen to review 'The Happening', not a full review but half of one, because I just finished watching the second half of the movie that I came across while surfing the television and it is the first movie in my folder that I have now deleted, having no desire to see it in its entirety anymore.

I have kept 'The Happening' in my movies folder because I have always been interested in seeing the movie, even though overall its reviews have been mediocre at best. I enjoyed M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Signs', however it seems that his downfall from a respected director to the butt of many a movie buffs joke happened around the release of 'The Village.' 'The Happening' was one of Shyamalan's movies during his fallout period that had some promise but many doubters. I have also enjoyed Mark Wahlberg's work so far and I love Zooey Deschanel, but not because of her acting. So I have always had the small desire to see this because of these reasons.

I began watching 'The Happening' I think around the middle of the movie, where Wahlberg and Deschanel's characters are on a train and the East Coast is full aware of the threat of the poison causing people to kill themselves, however not the reason why this is happening. In addition, John Leguizamo has some supporting role in this, but his character doesn't last long enough to mention any further. I spent a lot of the time watching the movie looking for the flaws that many of the reviews I had read mentioned. The first thing I noticed was Mark Wahlberg's performance.

Now, I really do like Mark Wahlberg. I enjoyed him in 'Invincible' and 'The Italian Job,' and I think people like to

bash on him a little too prematurely. He has had some terrible performances, but I think the script he is given is more to blame than his actual performance. If you give Wahlberg a great script with a character that he is more inclined to play well he gives a good performance. With that in mind, I return to 'The Happening,' which in my opinion has a very weak script. I think Shyamalan thinks long pauses and sections of movie without dialogue make it more terrifying or something, when this type of directing can make a movie very dull when not used correctly. This is a big problem in 'The Happening;' and if Shyamalan continues to do this there is no surprise that he had failed presently as a director.

This being said, Mark Whalberg's performance is very dull, but I think part of that is because a lot of the time he is just standing there and staring into space. For example, at one point someone is talking to him and he's just looking at her. Even the person he's staring at refers to this. Really, Shyamalan? That's not how people interact. When Wahlberg is given something to say, however, his performance goes from dull to average. I'm not saying he should be given an Oscar for it, but when given a chance he is able to salvage the weak script. Zooey Deschanel did a good job as Whalberg's love interest, even though she spent the entire movie just looking terrified.

Next I tried to see the problems many critic's had with the plot line. SPOILERS AHEAD, although I'm sure you already know Shyamalan's big twist already. The trees, really? Well, I really don't have a problem with the idea of trees sending out toxic chemicals to make people commit suicide. Yes, this does present plot holes for the movie, and they do exist. In addition to this, the twist doesn't really work when you already know the reason. This kills all re-watching value, and the entire time during the movie I'm screaming at the screen IT'S THE TREES PEOPLE! It's interesting that how the plants are being threatened by humans, and because they cannot move away from the threat they do the only thing they know how to do; rapidly evolving to eliminate the threat. This idea gives the movie a little moral, pleading to humanity that they are destroying the world and it's trying to tell us. I'm sure it's being completely ignored as we continue to destroy our life source.

The ending of the movie was actually pretty moving. The interaction between Mark's and Zooey's characters was quite touching, and their under story was basically the only reason I continued to watch this movie. Shyamalan used cheap scares throughout the movie to keep me a little on edge, but overall it was very forgettable. I wouldn't say it was as terrible as some reviews led me to believe, where the main character plot line and the overall message the movie seemed to be portraying were both enjoyable. I have no desire to watch this movie in its entirety, though if I'm flipping through the channels one night and it's the only good thing on, it wouldn't be the worse thing to watch. Now to figure out how to make that into a number rating...

Movie Review: Full Metal Jacket

For my first real post, I will begin with one of my many loves in this cruel world, watching movies. I am a huge movie buff; I love watching quality movies about symbolism and with excellent acting performances. My favorite directors range from Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, and Tim Burton. Many of my ideas about life come from the interpretation of the many movies I have seen, as they are one art form people can use to portray their beliefs and views about the world. My movie reviews are there to portray my interpretation and overall enjoyment of them. My opinions are not final; however I stand by them with an iron fist.

'Full Metal Jacket' is yet another excellent work done by a well respected director, the late great Stanley Kubrick. I have already seen many of his other works, such as 'Eyes Wide Shut' and 'Clockwork Orange.' Kubrick is a master of symbolism in his movies; in fact, many of his movies have been over symbolized because of this fact. This aside, his directing prowess is well known, and his movies are well regarded. Kubrick sadly dies in 1999, shortly after 'Eyes Wide Shut' came out, and on that day we lost one of the greatest directorial minds we ever had.

'Full Metal Jacket' is a two part look at the effect that the Vietnam War had on the US Marines. The first part shows the basic training of Marine recruits supervised by the punishing Sargent Hartman. His cruel and harassing treatment of the recruits was short of criminal, and it gave an excellent satirical view of how training camps for the army were viewed at the time. Hartman is played masterfully by R. Lee Ermey. It followed closely the exploits of Private Pyle, who was continuously punished by the Sargent for his mistakes. His treatment leaked out of my screen into my living room, and I felt the Sargent's unheeding criticism and Pyle's outcast from the other privates as if I were experiencing it myself. The final scene of this part of the movie was surprising, even though the effects of the training camp made this outcome less surprising.

The second part of 'Full Metal Jacket' follows Private Joker, who we met during the basic training part of the movie, as a reporter for the Vietnam newspaper Stars and Stripes as he travels with a US Corp throughout Vietnam during the Tet offensive. This section of the movie shows Kubrick's masterful use of scenery and pacing to portray a certain feeling to the audience. Here, the eye opening camera pans of the Vietnamese landscape is beautiful yet horrifying when you seen the destruction of the war. In addition, following the Corps throughout the hostile countryside leaves you on the edge of your seat, knowing that right around the corner could be a land mine, hidden sniper, or entire building full of fearless enemy soldiers (and in most instances, there is). In addition, the intimidating environment gives you a closer relationship with the US Marines you are experiencing it with, and while only knowing the characters for a few minutes, you feel like you have know them your entire life and are emotionally strained when something happens to them.

Overall, the combination of these two sections of 'Full Metal Jacket' portrays the horrors and futility of the Vietnam War through the strains and heartbreak of the US Marines. I really felt I was there, and it works perfectly as a satire and criticism of the useless war. I was one of the Marines in basic training and one of the soldiers scared in foreign lands when watching this movie, and that's what made it so powerful. It wasn't my favorite Kubrick movie and in my opinions was very different from his other movies in certain ways. However, and this being an excellent example to Kubrick's directorial prowess, I really enjoyed the movie. It has become one of my favorite war movies, up there with 'Apocalypse Now' and 'Platoon,' and I would recommend it to both Kubrick and war movie buffs.

A Little Bit of Everything

I am not a journalist. I am, just like the millions of other people who are given the ability to post whatever they want on a public forum through the invention and evolution of the Internet, just someone who is looking to document my opinions on life, love, and most of the other things found in between. My opinions are what they are; some will disagree, others will agree. They are not a final verdict; I am not egotistical enough to think my opinions are right. However, they are my opinions, and I feel very strongly about them. I am not a journalist, so please take anything I write about with a grain of salt.

I am an optimist. I once read somewhere that a person can complain about how many red lights they hit on their way home from work, even though they were outnumbered by the number of green lights. Shit happens, then you die. Life is short. Insert cliche here. There is absolutely no reason to dwell on the bad of life when the good greatly outnumbers it. While I may see the glass half full, it is not always filled with water. I am a cynic. People are stupid. A person is not. Learn to be who you are and there might be a chance for this world.

This blog exists because I am very opinionated about everything. You may not like me; hell, if I were you I wouldn't either. However, I stick with my optimistic, cynical, realistic view of the world. I believe the world will end in 2012, but not because the Mayans predicted it. Unless the Mayans predicted the Jersey Shore would be picked up for a second season or football might not exist in a year. We are deteriorating as a society, and at this rate will destroy ourselves in a couple years. Which is bad in my opinion because the new Batman film comes out in 2012. Hopefully the world ends after that.

I am currently studying the development and design of computer programs and video games. I am largely atheistic with a dash of agnostic on a good day. Some of my hobbies include movies, music, sports, and pop culture. I hate politics. I like to think I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little. I enjoy knowledge and like to learn all sorts of things, from the thousands of medical terms to ancient Roman history. I hope to use this blog to post everything I feel when I experience some thing new. My memory is very bad because of the large intake of drugs and alcohol I partake in. Because of this I want my thoughts to be recorded for my future reference.

I do hope you enjoy reading about my many opinions of this fucked up world we live in. I am continuously looking to improve myself, so if you agree or disagree with anything I might say, I welcome the idea. Your opinions are just as important as mine are, just not as important to me. I love and hate everything. Feel free to read about it.