Germany just lost. To Spain. Fucking Spain.
I am dead. DEAD.
-David
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Defeat.
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Labels: crushing defeat, rant, soccer
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
The charades and challenges of catching a charger.
Sorry for the half-assed alliteration in the title, it was the best I could do on such short notice.
I will now update you on my phone situation: As you all know, my phone is dead. Now, I thought it was the battery at first, because I'd plug it in and it'd charge for about five seconds before going "Nope, not gonna happen" and then stopping the charge. Well, my phone has been through a lot, so I figured the wear and tear and water damage (Plus the fact that my phone's battery life had gotten to be about 20 hours) made me think that my battery was just old. I ordered a new one and awaited anxiously.
Well, it arrived this morning. I quickly inserted it (*snicker*) and was overcome with joy! My phone, alive! Confetti flew, fireworks exploded, tears of joy cascaded down my face... until I decided to plug my phone in to make sure it could hold a charge.
...And it couldn't. It was still doing the same thing. So that meant one of two things: either my charge was a piece of crap or my phone was a piece of crap. I suspected the latter, but in a last-ditch effort to convince myself otherwise, I texted Meaghan (Who also has a Blackberry, and has helped me before) asking her if she was at home and if she could help me. I went over there and my fears were confirmed. I tried out multiple charges, all to the same result. My phone just didn't want me to charge it.
Discontent to let my suicidal phone continue its tendencies, I asked Meaghan how she charged her phone- her charger port was also messed up. She showed me her device, and I saw a small glimmer of hope. You see, it didn't need the charger port to work- it charges the batteries themselves, not the phone. I was in awe. After thanking her profusely, I went home and found a model that would work with my phone for a mere $15.95 plus shipping. The company I ordered from only had standard shipping (Another $2.90), so it'll take a while to get here, but I don't mind. According to Amazon, all the other companies were charging upwards of $30 for the same thing, so I saved probably close to $25 by NOT going with a more expensive company to get more expensive shipping. I'm sure I can wait a few days, anyway, it's only shipping from New York.
But yes. That's my tale. I figured it was dramatic enough to post it here.
-David
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Saturday, 27 March 2010
We're falling right into the dénouement...
Ugh, yesterday was terrible.
Class was fine, I guess. Theory was Theory, and I just played Pokemon in Anthropology.
And I WOULD have been able to leave school and head home around 11:00 in the morning, but noooooo I had to go to a required Master Class at 3:45. So I had to kill time for four hours. I couldn't practice, either, because all the practice rooms were occupied by Horn students. Blech.
And then, when I finally got on the road at 5:30, I got rear-ended in Mobile. My trunk is fucked up now, which is JUST what I needed. Some idiot sixteen year old girl was too busy staring at her boyfriend to realise that there was a red light. And of course, it took a good hour before the police actually showed up. I didn't get home until after eight, ughhh.
So I've spent most of the morning dealing with insurance stuff. Blech.
But at least the rest of last night was pretty fun! After a quick dinner at home, I went to Chis's house and played COD MW2 with Chis and Cleveland until about 2 in the morning. It was a pretty lulzy experience. :)
Oh, and now it's time for your Heart Gold Update!
I'm in Blackthorne City, but I haven't challenged the gym yet. I've been training and messing around with the Pokeathelon a lot, so eh.
But my team:
Lvl 41 Feraligatr
Lvl 40 Espeon
Lvl 40 Scizor
Lvl 38 Pupitar
Lvl 37 Dunsparce
And then some HM slaves that I occasionally swap in and out of my team. Oh, but I've come in first in every event in the Pokeathelon (Except Pennant Grab, fuck that one) and I've won every category a few times. It's a pretty addicting minigame, much better than contests. I really hope they expand upon it and include it in other games.
Well, tonight is Prom. I've been looking forward to this for the past month, and I am so excited. Like, you don't even know. I find it funny that in High School, I couldn't care any less about Prom (I didn't even go senior year) but now it's like the highlight of my month. Funny how that works. :P
I picked up a gorgeous corsage for Emily this morning. I think it'll look great with her dress and I'm sure she'll like it too. :3
I'm not quite sure on the details beforehand, but I know we'll be having dinner at the Yacht Club at 6:30. And then we're going to the dance after that, so woo. I'm really out of the loop with all the planning, haha. Oh well. It'll still be a blast.
And my mum's letting me drive her Civic, because my car is a piece of crap (Even worse now). I need to vacuum it soon, after I finish this blag post and after I finish filling out this INSURANCE PAPERWORK GAH.
Well, I'm fairly certain that's all for now. I hope all of you have a great weekend! I'll post some pictures tomorrow, methinks. :)
-David
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Labels: Emily, excitement, love, Pokemon, rant, vidja games, Xbox 360
Sunday, 14 February 2010
L'amour est dans l'air...
Today is VALENTINES DAY which means that everyone who is in a relationship should DO NOTHING EXCEPT TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER and everyone who is single can't do anything except BITCH ABOUT HOW MUCH VALENTINE'S DAY SUCKS. Those are the rules.
But I actually like Valentine's Day. I don't know why, really. I mean, honestly, it's no different than any other day except with more chocolate. Maybe that's why I like it, the chocolate. But regardless, I don't mind it. And I don't see the point in bitching about "how much it sucks" or how "it's nothing but a gimmick to try to market love" and such. It's just a day and if it sucks it's YOUR FAULT, not the holiday's. People need to learn to enjoy themselves.
Which is what I've been doing these past few days. Because it is Mardi Gras! So I've been partying and parading. I walked alongside a float in the MOJ parade on Friday, and I played my trombone in the KOMM parade. Luckily, I don't think I'll be conned into participating in any more parades, so I can just relax and watch the ones coming up. It'll be fun.
Speaking of relaxing and having fun, I'm going to Ben's tomorrow. With the gang. It'll be awesome. I mean, -technically- they have school, but the school board is dumb (for more reasons than just this) so pretty much everybody is skipping anyway. So, yeah, tomorrow is Ben's and then another game night at Macey's. Hurray!
Also, I went to the movies today with Emily, Jen, and Sara. Saw Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which is apparently based off of a book that I've never heard of. My thoughts on the movie:
Enjoyable and entertaining, but it suffers in terms of characters, I think. Well, the main character. The biggest flaw of the movie was that Percy, who JUST FOUND OUT TWO DAYS AGO that he's a Demi-God (Spoilers?) is kicking the ass of people who have been training ALL OF THEIR LIVES. The second he's introduced to people, he's put up on a pedestal when that shouldn't be happening. It really took away from the immersion, I thought, because instead of getting into it and really enjoying the film, I was caught up in the scepticism. Overall, I'd give it a 7/10.
And that's about it, really. Have a good Valentine's Day, I suppose.
-David
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Pokémon
So, they've confirmed that a fifth generation of Pokémon games are on the way, and have posted pictures of the first Pokémon from Gen V:
That's Zorua on the left, which evolves to Zoroark on the right.
First of all, I think that's pretty badass. On February 7th, they showed a silhouette of Zoroark (I love this name, by the way- it's right on par with some of the genius names they usually have. More on this in a sec.) and I managed to accurately predict that it would be a Fox and that it would be Dark type.
Which is where the name comes from. "Zorro" is Spanish for fox, and the "ark" at the end of his name likely comes from the word "Dark." Thus, he's a dark fox. Fairly creative, I'm impressed. Although, the creators of Pokémon don't get nearly as much credit as they deserve.
Which brings me to my next point: the social stigma of teenagers (and older) playing Pokémon games, when they're clearly marketed to kids. I don't know how many times I've gotten a "Aren't you a bit old to play Pokémon?" or "Yeah, I played Pokémon when I was a kid, but I play games for my age group now. I've grown up." comment from someone, and I find it amazing how incredibly stupid these comments are.
As a comparison, I'll use Disney.
As you can see, pretty much anything you can say about Disney applies to Pokémon.
I mean, the Pokémon games have the exterior of friendship and love, but if you look past that godawful message and ignore the stupid (lack of a) plot, Pokémon is one of the most extensive and in-depth competitive RPGs in existence.
I link you to sites such as Smogon, The Libelldra Forge, and Shoddy Battle as examples of how large the competitive Pokémon community is. The mechanics of the games are extremely complex and the metagame is constantly changing. It's a game of prediction and skill, kind of like chess but more difficult. Like Disney, if you look past the kiddy façade, there is a ton of stuff made just for older gamers.
And then you have the purists, who believe that the designs for the newer Pokémon are getting more and more lazy and uninspired. I can't help but to disagree there as well- the original 151 have more lazy, lackluster, and uninspired Pokémon than any other generation. I'll give you a sample of a debate I was in earlier today:
In each newer generation of pokemon, the pokemon are always lamer and less-creative than the previous generation. so i'm kind of scared to see what they come up with this time considering they started to make pokemon out of inanimate objects in the 4th generation.
To which I replied
That simply isn't true.
For one, they've had Pokemon based off of inanimate objects in 1st Gen (Voltorb, Electrode, Magnemite, Magneton, Grimer, Muk, Porygon) and the first gen was extremely uninspired and lazy (Seel/Dewgong and Jigglypuff/Wigglytuff are some of the most uninspired Pokemon I've seen; Diglett -> Dugtrio is lazy, along with Magnemite -> Magneton, Grimer -> Muk, Voltorb -> Electrode, Poliwag -> Poliwhirl -> Poliwrath are all examples of laziness in designing evolutions for the original Pokemon.)
Also, the simplistic nature of the first gen is something that simply doesn't exist in a natural setting- the newer Pokemon are much more detailed and defined.... See more
And that's just in the first gen. There are good and bad Pokemon in each Gen, but if you look at it objectively, you have to see that the first gen was the worst. Each subsequent game improves the gameplay mechanics and the concepts. Take off the nostalgia goggles.
And lastly, the Pokemon they've revealed for Gen V so far are extremely badass: http://www.serebii.net/generation5/
If you're going to make a point (Newer pokemon are inferior to older Pokemon) at least cite some examples. :3
(If you'd like some examples as to the aesthetics of the Pokémon in each generation, you can look here for the sprites of all 493 Pokemon, divided by generation)
Arguing Pokémon like it's srs bsns. Awwww yeah.
I really don't know where I'm going with this. I guess TL;DR is that if something is fun when you're a kid, don't limit yourself by societal standards. There's no reason you're ever "too old" for something that you love, and if other people tell you that you are, they're idiots. You can never be too old for fun.
And that's why I still play Pokémon.
-David
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
But he never expected the ninja to vanish... With his heart.
Today has been an alright day so far.
I actually woke up and STAYED AWAKE, meaning that I could get breakfast BEFORE noon today! It was wonderful. Theory was boring, Anthropology was boring, then in the hour between that and piano, I had to sort out some problems that the School of Music was having with me.
If you failed to turn in all of your marching band uniform before a specified deadline, they'd put your account on Hold and charge you a late fee. I think it's pretty reasonable. But when I turn in everything A MONTH BEFORE THE DEADLINE and they STILL put my account on hold and charge me, I get kind of pissed off. >:|
I talked to them about it, and they said "They'd check."
Man, screw them.
Piano was piano. I should probably start practicing more, but eh. I really don't feel like it. Oh well.
After piano, I went to Subway and got the most delicious sub: A footlong on Italian Herbs and Cheese bread with Roast Beef, Pepperonis, Bacon, Monteray Jack cheese, Mustard, Mayo, Jalapeños, cucumbers, pickles, spinach, and tomatoes. Om nom nom. I also got some Barbecue chips (Lays, of course) for later and some Vault. Awesome meal.
And now, I'm debating starting on my Theory project, registering all the crap I need to register for Anthropology, or working out OTHER things. Hurray for too much to do!
And on a side note, still no word (yet) on the Jonathan Coulton concert. Hmmm. It's starting to look iffy.
Upcoming events:
-This weekend is Trombone Day. I'll be getting a private lesson with one of the guest artists on Friday (Hopefully with my new horn) and my family will be coming up for the weekend. Then busy all Saturday and I don't know what'll be going on Sunday. Some friends want to visit, but that's kind of a weird day. We'll have to see.
-Also, more on Operation: Zombie Apocalypse at Wal-Mart. Wally and Chis aren't in, but I still have Mosher and Macey saying they're willing to do it. It'll have to take place in the evening, because I'll spend the morning at the KOMM Mardi Gras Parade down in Point Clear. I think this Mardi Gras break will be spectacular.
-And then, we have Valentines Day after that. I won't be able so spend time with Rin, so I'll be participating in Operation: We've Got Love. I haven't made any plans yet, but eh. I'll think of something.
(Video for details can be found here)
-No word yet on the Brawl tourney.
So... yeah. I think that's all for now. Time to stop slacking and get busy doing SCHOOLWORK. Pfffft, as if.
-David
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Third post's a charm...
Three posts in one day? What is this madness?
Well... I need money. :|
Things coming up that I'll need to spend money on:
-February 12-15: Going home for Mardi Gras. ~$25 for gas, and then maybe another $15 for spending while in town. Total = $40
-BEFORE February 15: Tickets for DragonCon this fall, $70. The price goes up to $80 after the 15th, so I'll need to get them soon. More info on DragonCon later. Total = $110
-March 4: Jonathan Coulton and They Might Be Giants IN CONCERT in Birmingham. I'll only be going to this if friends go, and that whole situation is complicated* so I don't know. Tickets are $21 (!!!!!) and then there's gas and food money, which would probably be about less than or equal to $30 (Assuming people can all chip in for gas, the more friends that go, the less I spend). Total = ~$150
Blargh.
*It's at 7:00pm on a Thursday night, and I have class until 2:00- I'd have to leave pretty much right after class because it's ~4 hours to get to Birmingham from Hattiesburg. Not too bad, right? Well, like I said, the only way I'll be able to go is if friends can go, too. I've asked a few friends and none of them are interested. Well, none of my COLLEGE friends, at least. Cleveland and Wally might be able to go, but that presents even MORE complications because they are STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. So this one might be a no-go. Sigh.
Oh well. Enough complaining for now.
-David
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Labels: capitalism, DragonCon, Mardi Gras, music, rant
Monday, 25 January 2010
A few things.
Just a few things, really. Should be a fairly short post.
So, last night I realised how much I hate fire alarms. It was about 10:00, and I was planning on going to bed early. I'd had a rough afternoon and was tired. So I shower, get in bed... and the alarm goes off.
I have to get dressed again and go outside (and I forgot to bring my phone. D: ) and wait around for a bit. I don't even think there was an actual fire, but it wasn't a drill, because they had people go in and we weren't allowed to enter again for about forty minutes. Blech.
Also, today, I realised something about coffee shops that aren't named "Coffee Loft."
I learned that their baristas are idiots.
One of my favourite drinks for a hot day is an iced coffee (with milk) with a shot of Hazelnut in it. It's not a hard concept: You get a cup, put a shot of Hazelnut flavouring in the cup, then add some ice, pour some iced coffee in there, then add a little bit of milk. It's extremely simple. Yet, EVERY TIME I try to order it (except for at Coffee Loft) they manage to screw it up. Whether they forget the milk (which isn't too bad) to confusing it with an Iced Caramel Macciato (I don't even know how they came to that) to forgetting the flavour shot, NO PLACE I'VE BEEN TOO CAN DO SOMETHING AS EASY AS MIXING THREE LIQUIDS IN A CUP. I honestly don't get it.
Pisses me off.
Also, look what I taught myself how to play this afternoon:
Wooooooo.
So yeah, that's about it.
-David
Monday, 14 December 2009
Weekend Update.
Ah, so I haven't updated this weekend. Oh well, I decided to just compile all the events of this weekend into one nifty post.
On Friday afternoon, we all went out and got our Christmas tree!
This makes me happy. I can't wait for it to be Christmas, to be honest. And getting the tree has always been one of my favourite holiday thingies that we do.
The downside: it was cold as balls out there. Like, seriously.
Anyway, after cutting down the tree, I drove to Mobile to spend time with Rin. We grabbed some fast food to eat and then went to Hollywood Theatres to see a movie. But oh yeah, Hollywood Theatres sucks and there weren't any good movies and all the mediocre ones were sold out. So we went back to her place and watched Across the Universe. It had been a while since I'd seen it, so that was nice.
Cue Saturday.
I slept in that day (When don't I sleep in these days? I really need to work on my sleep schedule) and then went over to Macey's house to play some Dragon Age: Orgins.
For those of you that care, I'm playing as a Human Female Noble, named "Devia." Yes, she is based off of my character Devia. >_>
I even went so far as to make her look the same and I'm planning on only picking dialogue options that are "in character." So, in short, I'm an even BIGGER nerd than you thought.
Macey and I also discussed the details of Operation: Dragon Roll while I was there, and we decided on one thing: We have no clue when this will be. Woo, secrets, I guess.
I then went home, had some Chinese takeout, and enjoyed watching "A Nightmare Before Christmas" with the family. When that was over, I started a new game in Fable, played for a bit, and then called it a night.
Sunday morning, church, blah blah blah. Bought and wrapped Rin's present, toyed with other people about whether or not I was getting them a present (Spoiler warning: I'm not), and then played Fable all afternoon. Oh, the excitement! And that, ladies and gentlemen, was my Sunday.
Also, I am a tad bit upset because of a conversation I had with a friend earlier tonight, but I'm not going to get into that here. Not now, at least. I'm onto you, though.
And lastly, here's my plans for this next week:
Monday: Maybe spend some time with my dear mother. Or get farther in Fable. Who knows?
Tuesday - Thursday: No plans.
Friday: Abigail's Party
Saturday: Leave for Hattiesburg. Blech. I really do not want to go to the Bowl Game in New Orleans this weekend. I have *plenty* of other things that I could be doing! (See: "Operation: Dragon Roll")
Oh well. At least Kate and I are going to go to Cafe Du Monde. That'll be fun, I guess.
People I still need to get presents for: Sarah, Mum, Dad, Macey. Everyone else is either accounted for or insignificant.
And now, I think it's my bedtime. Hello, sun. :)
-David
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Labels: band, Christmas, Operation: Dragon Roll, photos, rant, Rin, vidja games
Thursday, 10 December 2009
What a great way to start the holidays...
So this morning was my History final.
I went to bed early last night (2300) and woke up early enough to shower and grab some breakfast before my 800 exam. 25 Multiple choice, two essays. I wrote about the causes of World War I in one and argued the justification of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. So, fairly easy stuff. I was out of there just before 900.
So, I then went back to my dorm to clean and pack. I checked out at 1030, and was on the road by 11. Wooo! Holidays!
So I was just cruising home, you know, when all of a sudden, I get pulled over. Apparently, going 84 in a 65 zone is bad (I was in the slow lane, people were passing me to the left- of course he goes after me), and I got a ticket. I called and talked to the people, and the ticket will cost $169.50, which is a lot of money I don't have. BUT the nice lady on the phone said that it's possible I'd be able to do a short Drivers thing either online or through a 4-hour course instead of paying the ticket, which is KICKASS. I mean, yeah, both of those options suck (Online course doesn't sound too bad), but it's better than paying close to $200 bucks. I'll go and talk to them about it when I'll have to be going through there for the Bowl Game anyway. But anyway.
I'm back in town. Tomorrow is Uppity Collective at Moe's, and then who knows? Operation: Dragon Roll is still in its primary stages of planning, but it will come to fruition soon.
Also, it's really hard to type this when my dogs are fighting on the couch next to me:
Anyway, Happy Holidays to all of you, especially those of you still in school. :P
-David
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Labels: Christmas, Fairhope, finals, Operation: Dragon Roll, photos, rant
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Images are the devil.
I would just like to take a moment to iterate how much of a pain it is to post pictures on my blog.
Having to go and resize all of them so they fit, pah!
You'd better appreciate how much I love you all.
-David
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Sunday, 22 November 2009
I hate football.
Seriously. I hate football.
Well, most of the time it isn't that bad. But tonight was especially horrible.
It had been raining on and off all day, and when the band met up at 16:00, it was lightly sprinkling. It was around fifty degrees outside, and coupled with the rain, it was pretty miserable. Luckily, we had ponchos so it wasn't too bad, but it was still pretty icky.
Anyway, we march Eagle Walk in the rain, and then an hour later we line up to march through the District and into the stadium. By now, the sun was down and it was pouring.
Soaked and shivering, we marched into the stadium.
Luckily, just as we were taking the field for pre-game, it stopped raining. We performed without a hitch, and the first half of the game went by just like any other game. It rained lightly off and on, but it wasn't anything too bad. Then we did our halftime show and went back into the stands.
And then 3rd Quarter.
It went by terribly slow. I'll admit, I know absolutely nothing about football, but in 3rd Quarter, the clock stopped every few seconds. I honestly took like an hour to get through the "15 minute" 3rd Quarter.
At this point, everyone was thoroughly miserable. But hey, one more quarter until the game's over and we can go home!
Oh, wait, what? The weather's getting worse? You're going to delay the game until it clears up? Oh, that's not too bad...
Oh wait, WE HAD TO SIT THERE AND WAIT UNTIL THEY STARTED PLAYING AGAIN.
That's right. The band sat there under the stands for an hour and twenty minutes, doing nothing. We weren't allowed to go home, because the game wasn't over. I was cold, wet, tired, hungry, and livid. It was ridiculous to the point where I don't even know how to describe how bad it was.
After that, the levels of apathy in the band were so high, half of the band didn't even bother getting up or playing for 4th quarter. Which also just seemed to go on, and on, and on, and on, and on.
It was the worst football game I've ever been to. But, on the plus side, there were fireworks at the end.
Anyway, in lighter news, I am starting a new book: A Wizard of Earthsea. It looks kind of dumb, and the title is stupid and I got it for free, so I don't really have the highest of hopes for it. But apparently, it's won quite a few awards so I don't know, maybe it'll be a good read.
-David
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Labels: A Wizard of Earthsea, band, football, rant
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Terrorism in Star Wars: Everything you know is wrong.
This is one that's been bothering me for a while, recently rekindled by a debate I entered with an acquaintance: Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance were a group of terrorists plaguing the established governmental body, the Galactic Empire.
Yes, I am saying that the protagonists of episodes IV, V, and VI are nothing more than an insurgency hell-bent on toppling the current government and establishing their own regime, regardless of the consequences (Consequences: Billions of deaths and decades of civil war).
Okay, first of all, the Galactic Empire isn't this evil oppressive totalitarian government. In fact, the majority of the Galaxy was loyal to the Empire; the Rebel insurgency represented a pretty extreme minority. The Empire was efficient, well-managed, and it made sure that peace was kept in the Galaxy. Most importantly, it made sure there was bread on the table and that the trains ran on time.
Oh wait, no, the whole DECADES OF GALACTIC PEACE is pretty important.
"But what about the Death Star blowing up Alderaan? That shows they were evil!"
Hahaha, shut up. In essence, the Alderaan fiasco was nothing more but a large-scale demonstration of power to shut down a protest. Alderaan had been openly opposing the government for some time, and if left unchecked could cause major problems for the stability of the Empire. The Empire's decision to destroy Alderaan was much like America's decision to bomb Hiroshima.
Sure, it would be a devastating loss of life, but in the long run, it would prevent an even LARGER loss of life.
The flaw in the plan there is that the Rebels would then destroy the Death Star, which is a key military base and an important structure in the Empire, catapulting the entire Galaxy into Civil War.
And whether their cause was "good" or not is completely irrelevant. If today, somebody bombed Fort Knox because they didn't agree with what it was doing, IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TERRORISM.
"But David! Rising up against a government is a right held by the people! If what you're saying is true, the early Americans were terrorists!"
You're an idiot. Of course they were terrorists. Let me paint this picture of America's war in Iraq right now, fighting Terrorism:
We send troops over there to make sure their government runs smoothly and to protect the people living there. Unprovoked, militants destroy our bases, riot in the streets, kill innocents, fire on our troops, and stage protests against us. And unneeded war breaks out.
Sound familiar? Oh yeah, THAT'S HOW AMERICA WAS FOUNDED.
Britain sends troops to America to make sure things are running smoothly in the colonies and to protect them from Natives and the French. Almost entirely unprovoked, the "Patriots" destroy military bases, riot in the streets, kill innocents, fire on the British troops, and stage Tea Parties and such. Unneeded war breaks out.
Hey guess what? Thomas Jefferson was a terrorist.
George Washington? More like George Bin Laden.
Needless to say, history is written by the winners. People tend to remember the early Patriots as "Freedom Fighters" rather that terrorists, but that's just because that's how we described ourselves. If Britain had won the war, The American Revolution would be likened more to the Boxer's Revolution and the Sons of Liberty would have been described as a terrorist group.
Which brings me back to Star Wars: It's all about how it's portrayed. George Lucas WANTS you to side with the Rebels and root for the fall of the Empire; it just makes the movies more enjoyable. But it distorts the facts because of the point of view.
All in all, the Rebels were a militant minority that tried to overthrow the established government and used violent means to do so. That is terrorism, plain and simple.
But to be fair, modern day terrorists aren't allied with Ewoks. Maybe we'd heroize them then. After all, Ewoks are pretty damn adorable.
-David
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Friday, 20 November 2009
How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad?
I'm sure you all know the song "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies. If you don't, you must be deaf or completely out of touch with society.
I've always liked the Barenaked Ladies, and this is one of their catchier songs. It's an upbeat song detailing an argument that Steven Page and (Who I assume is) his girlfriend got into.
Well, I was listening to the song again this morning, and I really paid attention to the lyrics, and I've decided that this is one of the stupidest couple fight I've ever heard of. Here, let me show you what I mean:
One Week Ago:
-You looked at me, cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"
-You looked at me, threw your arms in the air and said "You're crazy"
-You looked at me, dropped your arms to the side and said "I'm sorry"
Five Days Ago:
-You laughed at me, saying "Get that together, come back and see me"
-You tackled me. I still have the rugburns on both my knees.
-I laughed at you and said "You just did just what I thought you were gonna do."
Three Days Ago:
-I realised it was all my fault, but couldn't tell you.
-You realised it's not my fault (And not a moment too soon)
-We realised we're both to blame, but what could we do?
Yesterday:
-You'd forgiven me.
-You just smiled at me.
Now:
-I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry.
Two Days From Now:
-We both say we're sorry.
Okay, that is just ridiculous. Why did they only communicate every other day? Why did she apologise the very first day, but so adamantly believed that it was his fault until they *both* apologise two days from now.
(I'm still trying to figure out how he can predict the future)
Either way, I just figured this deserved some attention. If a girl ever tries to pull this shit with me, I'll probably just punch her in the mouth.
Haha, just kidding.
I'd tackle her. See how much she enjoys rugburns on both of her knees.
-David
Posted by David-io at 14:05 0 comments
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