LAST BLOG EVER(maybe)

For my final blog post i decided that i would take a suggestion from one of my friends in the English class and write about Youtube and funny stuff, to end my last English class ever on the right note. A series that i have kept up on and has always made me laugh is the Epic Rap Battles of History, where famous people from all eras of time and origin come together to try to one up each other in a rap-off in an attempt to see who can get the biggest burn, not limited to real people either, as seen by Sherlock vs. Batman. Some more funny examples of two people duking it out are Adam vs. Eve, Rasputin vs. Stalin, Mozart vs. Skrillex, and Moses vs. Santa Clause.

That's not the only channel i like to follow though. For those of you who have heard of the video games Half Life, Team fortress, and portal, you know they use the source engine. This engine is the one that makes GMod, for pc, possible What it is is a physics sandbox, allowing you to do and make pretty much whatever you want. The user DasBoSchitt makes a series of videos called the Gmod Idiot Box, and has 11 episodes up so far. Below is the latest one.

All in all this has been a pretty good semester. It got a bit tedious and boring at times, but introduced me to plenty of new things i wouldn't have tried otherwise. Cheers!

Classmate Review

Contrary to popular belief i am not the only one who made a blog for class(weird, i was forced to do something for a class). One fellow student in my class, The Milk Carton Kid, wrote a post about lifting. As an avid lifter myself, i could not help but be intrigued by this post. I completely agree with the "two week abs" line. It never ceases to amaze me the sheer volume of people that go to the rec after a break. Spring break, winter break, summer break, even thanksgiving break, we see a huge increase in the number of people there. And these people slowly start to dwindle off over the course of a few weeks and eventually the rec returns to its normal state. I could not help but laugh my ass off at the comic he posted on his blog, because it is so true. I've unfortunately bore witness to some of the atrocities that some people call lifting. However i couldnt help but feel like he was missing on some things. Maybe some personal accounts of an experience or something hes seen or did when he was a newbie. Maybe just a personal touch, but hey, thats just my opinion.

Heres a somewhat informative picture

And just incase youre too lazy or just dont feel like looking at it, heres Brad's picture. Didnt wanna see it? Too bad, im showing you.

Childhood Ruined?

As we get older some movies never cease to entertain us. But we also begin to notice different things about the stuff we thought was innocent as kids. Whether it is because there actually is hidden meaning behind those things, or it is because our mindsets are different, we definitely notice something going on. For example, here is a funny set of disney movies that have been dubbed over with what is really going on. As well as laughing at the different hidden meaning in disney's movies, some cartoons i watched as a child seemingly blatantly come out and say some stuff that can be taken in an adult way. Spongebob Squarepants, Ed Edd n Eddy, etc, all have me laughing at the different lines they have to say. Maybe it is not meant to be taken in that way and we just have naughty minds, or maybe it is and the creators wanted to throw something in there just to give the mature audiences a laugh the younger viewers would not understand. Either way, it makes watching new episodes or re watching reruns more enjoyable for me. I can sit around and watch episodes of spongebob or old cartoons and still laugh because i get a different meaning out of what is going on. You guys like the lion king? Yeah? Nala and Simba were siblings. Oh yeah, incest at pride rock. But again, as a child you dont see that and go along with it. Here is another link that explains that for you. Another adult reference, patrick yell "please dont eat sperm!" it is the very last second and you gotta listen, but its definitely there. Or theres this one, where spongebob blatantly tells gary not to drop the soap. So go back to some of your favorite cartoons, watch them. You might be surprised with what you see and hear.

Android vs. iOS

This has been a heated debate since the creation of the iPhone, and has many people caught in the middle of what device they want to buy. Well, im here to give my (somewhat informed yet biased) opinion on it. A lot of good info can be read here, but who has time to read through all of that? One thing that i feel is great about droids is their variety. There are so many different sizes, models, brands, and variations that it is rare you see the same design twice. Whereas apple has one line, and you get to pick which model you want, the 3g, 4, 4s, or 5. Not to mention that their older models barely get any support anymore because apple wants you to upgrade. A lot of droids offer more processing power, memory, etc than the iPhones, simply because more companies are able to make and perfect them. However, with droid you get what you pay for. It is easy to see a cheap droid and think hey what a deal! But, a lot of the cheaper droids are not very good and often run like garbage after a few months(formerly own a samsung instinct, samsung intercept) but if you spend just a little extra(about what you would spend on an iPhone) you get a great phone that will last the long haul(owned an HTV Evo 4G, now own a Samsung Galaxy S3) The droid marketplace has an emphasis on free apps, but compatibility is a problem for some older phones once the droid OS updates. And here we come to customization. Im the type of guy that prefers complete control over nearly every part of my phone, whether it be the look of my home screen, my menu look, etc. With iOS, you are stuck to one type of home screen, menu whatever. I prefer customization, but some people prefer the simplicity of the iOS. The choice is yours, and i can only give my opinion, that being droid is much better for people who know what they;re doing and looking to completely control there phone, and the iPhone is for people who dont really care about that and just want something simple to fiddle around on. The picture below are the iPhone 5S compared to the 5, and the Galaxy S3 compared to the S4.

The Homosexual Agenda in America.

A hot topic in today's political world(even though it shouldnt be) is the homosexual agenda in the United States. It is my belief, and it may not be yours but hey, thats your right, that gay marriage should be legal across the country. The old arguments against it have been outdated and have been proved wrong at different points. One of the most prevalent arguments is that "the bible said its not okay!" Well, the bible also bans football, and round haircuts, but you still do it anyways don't you? Yeeeahhh. Heres a pretty funny list of stuff that banned in the bible(with where its at in the bible). I think that todays views are wrong. As it stands, two straight people who hate eachother (which is also punishable by death in the bible)have more of a right to get married two people of the sex who love eachother and want to be together forever. And people say that homosexuality destroys the sanctity of marriage. The bible also says that these actions are punishable by death, whereas it mentions nothing about punishing homosexuals. So whats the problem with letting everyone be equal like america is supposed to be? *Disclaimer* all of this is just my opinion.

Writing Process, yo

The Complexity That is A Writing Process, my original work from my wordpress page here

For me, writing is a very straightforward process that I am still in the process of revising and updating. It seems almost every week there is something new to add to the process and one more thing to improve on it, whether I like it or not. I am very stubborn, so it is hard for me to add new things into the ritual that I have been doing for years now, but if I find a new step very helpful or crucial, I will go out of my way to add it into the process that I have down.

My first draft is always short, just wanting to get the ideas I am going to expand on written down in some shape or form, along with making notes on it to revisit each section. If for some reason I am hit with a stroke of genius while I am typing, I immediately go back to the section my new idea pertains to or create a new one so that I don’t lose my newest idea.

After finishing the rough draft and I have stepped away from the paper for a while and focused my brain on something else, I revisit the paper with a fresh attitude. I start off by just going over grammar and spelling, giving my mind a chance to get back into the English paper mood. While going over the simpler things, I begin to gather ideas in my mind about what to expand and improve on as I am moving through everything. Once my quick revision is completed, I dive into just typing everything I had wanted to get down, not caring about how I word it at that second. Once finished, I go back through and correct and review everything that I have just written down.

Shortly after I finish my revised draft and having it reviewed, I make one more sweep through for grammar and such, and then leave it alone until the next peer review sessions. I take special note of what my partner is saying during the reviews, and make sure to revisit every single point that they make in their claims, whether or not I agree with them. Pretty much every single time I agree with what they have said, and make immediate revisions to the paper. After visiting the problem areas and I am content with my paper, I save the final version and that is that for this paper.

Call of Duty and Pokemon and Bronies Oh My!

So today i was taking a little break from my schoolwork and playing some call of duty, when i joined a lobby full of kids that admitted they were between the ages of 12 and 14, call of duty being a rated "M" game. I muted them as usual and played like normal when i thought of something. Why do games like Call of Duty and others in that genre attract such a young group, while games that are geared for younger people, like Pokemon (a game that almost all of my friends play or have played in the last year), attract an older crowd. Another group that i was curious about was the group that call themselves "Bronies", a very weird group dedicated to the anime "my little pony" and the deep(or so they think) intricacies of it. One reason i think may be behind it all is that perhaps the older generations are missing their childhood, and the nostalgia of catching that shiny pokemon makes them happy, while the younger generation looks up to the older one and wants to be like them so they play games with more mature content in order to call themselves mature. I myself love replaying the pokemon, it is easy to lose 3-4 hours sitting there collecting badges and leveling up, whereas i hate getting on Call of Duty and hearing 12 year olds talking about how many marijuanas(i know its not marjuanas) they did last night or how good the sex with my mom last night was. Yeah, it gets old quick and it loses it humor after the 8000 or 9000th time. Oh well. The 12 year olds can have their call of duty, ill just go hop on pokemon and keep to myself. 

Yup this about sums it up.