Turkey break

As Thanksgiving approaches, I would like to take this time to state everything that I am thankful for; just as I did from kindergarten through 5th grade. First, I am thankful for my family. Second, for food. Third, all of my wonderful friends and girlfriend. And lastly, for college, because I have something to look forward to every fall (and when I was in high school). There are plenty more things that I am thankful for, but the list would be too long to post, so I'll leave it at the previously mentioned things.

Fans Editing Movies

Some people like certain movies so much that they actually re-edit the movie themselves. They cut out various scenes or add new ones digitally. The MPAA has shut down one of the sites where these new flicks can be found. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with the idea of re-editing a movie. It would take a lot of time and money (effects programs are expensive as hell) and if it doesn't hurt anyone in the end, what's the problem? LucasArts is even in favor of these websites. If the people who made the movies don't have a problem with it, then in the words of John Lennon, "Let it be."

fun...the old way

Yesterday was a good day. Let me tell you why. First of all, I got to sleep in because it was Saturday. Second, I ate a steakhouse burger at Burger King. And last but not least, I had fun without an Xbox360. I played darts and pool at my friends house and we had a good time. My right arm is a little sore from throwing darts so long. I only lost one game all afternoon (my competition wasn't that good). I also played pool and lost because I scratched on the 8 ball. The pool table wasn't the best (almost falling apart, balls roll in u-turns) but it was a blast playing some billiards with my friends. I guess the moral of this story is that you can still have fun without buying a $200 machine.

Companies Sued For Dumb Stuff

Workers are really sticking it to the companies with this lawsuit. Does it really take that long to boot up your computer? Some computers, maybe, but mine takes about 4 minutes tops. Are you really supposed to get paid for waiting the extra 4-8 minutes a day? Like the guy said in the article, at the end of the day, can't you just leave when your computer is shutting down? And can't you do other work while it is starting up in the morning? These people are just too greedy and like to sue over anything and everything, it's starting to get rediculous.

Facebook...Good or Bad?

I read an article in the Collegian about a Facebook group that was created in order to hate on a fellow student. The student in question was gay and everyone in the group hated this person. There is also a story on TechDirt that alleges Facebook is "an important and healthy of youth communications these days." While I am an active user of Facebook, I have never seen any groups created that condone hatred of gays or lesbians but apparently they are out there. So is Facebook a good way for kids to socialize, or just another way for some kids to get bullied?

Cribs - SDSU style

This video was about my crib, aka my dorm room. There isn't much to my room, so it didn't take very long to shoot the footage. We shot the washer and dryer room right before we went outside, so that's why I have my coat on. One thing that I liked about doing this project was getting to showcase all of the cool stuff in my room such as my guitar and "premium sound system." I learned that it is hard to find cool music to go with the video if we can't use popular songs.

Call of Duty 5 continued

So it has been a week since COD5 came out and here are my stats:
Total gameplay hours online - 36 hours
Total Kills - 3561
Total Deaths - 3174
Global Ranking for Total Kills - 8286 out of roughly 750,000 online players

Needless to say, we have played this game a lot lately. My roommate and I have fun killing 10 year old kids and also getting killed in return. This game has taken up a lot of my life lately but my grades have not suffered too much. By the way, if you think my stats are high, you should see the guy who is in first in the world. There is a guy who has played 88 hours already. That is rediculous.

Jacks BBall

That time of year is here again, of course I am talking about basketball season. I attended a girls game tonight and they ended up beating the Wisconsin Badgers 64-44. This is a great victory for the women's program, who has had a lot of success since moving to Division 1. I don't know if Wisconsin is down this year but they play in the Big 10, a major conference. Now if only the men could follow suite.

Quantum of Solace

I saw the new James Bond movie entitled Quantum of Solace on Friday night and let me tell you, it was a good one. The movie starts out with an action packed car chase that eventually leads into a chase on foot. This is a great way to start a film as I was instantly awake and wondering what was going to happen next. I was a little lost because I have not seen the last film (just the ending oddly enough) but I figured key plot points out along the way. My only gripes about the movie would be the insanely long and boring intro credits and that the movie seemed a little short (1 hr 41 mins I think). Other than that, I would recommend seeing this movie. 4.5/5

Call of Duty 5

Call of Duty 5: World at War came out on November 11th, just in time for Veteran's Day. This game is based on WWII for the 4th time in the series. This game is a lot different than the last one in that there is co-op story mode and the weapons and bonuses are different. The story mode is fun to play with a friend, although it is hard to play if you have a small T.V. screen. The weapons are all historically accurate and you can even blow limbs off with the shotgun. The guns seem to shoot faster than the BETA too. The bonuses are now period accurate as you now have "recon planes" and "artillery." Tanks are also available to drive and they are very hard to bring down. Dogs are hard to kill because they run fast and jump up on you. If I had to rate this game, I woud give it a 4.5/5.

COD 5: Beta

The new Call of Duty (World at War) beta is now available for download on XboxLive and no code is required. Before, a code was needed and the only way you could get this code was to pre-order the game. Now, it is free and everyone is gladly trying the game out. At first, the game didn't seem nearly as fun as COD 4 but after awhile I started to like it. This newest installment is set in WWII and features authentic guns as well as the ability to call in dogs to attack the enemy. Tanks can be driven as well as other vehicles not yet known. If Tory ends up buying the game, I look forward to playing the co-op story mode with him.

Obama elected

So the day has come and passed and now we have an African-American president for the first time. Barack is a smooth talker but can he back up everything he says? People were never going to vote in a Republican because of what Bush "did." Obama is in a win-win situation because if he doesn't fix everything like he says he is going to, no one is going bash him. They will just say, "Well, there is no way ANYONE could fix what Bush did." So, he could possible get elected again and try to continue fixing our problems, which will never happen. Any president that is ever going to be elected will never do a good enough job in the public's opinion.

Election Day

Today is one of the most important days of 2008, it is the first Tuesday in November and today we elect a new president. I did not vote and will not do so anytime today because I think voting is a waste of time. Plenty of people go out and vote, why should I? Oh that's right, because "my vote counts." But so does everyone else's so why can't I just let them vote. At least one other person in the country is going to vote the same way I would have, so let their vote represent mine too. "I can pick who I want to lead our country," well not really, because what if my guy doesn't win? Then I have to wait another 4 years to try again. "Don't you care about who runs the government?" No not really. What am I going to do, move to Canada if I don't like our president? People need to learn how to live in the "now" time period and stop worrying so much about the future. There are enough people that do that already. The next president will not affect my life unless he makes up some random laws that throw everyone in jail and take away all of our money or something dumb like that. Otherwise I don't really care.

For Halloween I dressed up as Wooderson from "Dazed and Confused." It wasn't very hard finding these pants because they have about 20 pair at Goodwill. I got the shoes at Wal-Mart and the YMCA shirt was also from Goodwill. My sister straightened my hair, burning my ear only once. The mustache got annoying after awhile because the hair kept going in my mouth and nostrils. This would have to be one of my best costumes ever!