The random photo journal » As promised

written by owen, published 2012-Jun-18, comment

First page from the book. Pity I did not stay long enough to read the entire thing.

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Logbook » Born To Die

written by owen, published 2012-Jun-14, comment

I have no luck when it comes to music Cds. The last store at which I bought random used cheap Cds suddenly decided to close down and turn into a vegan food store. All the Cds were gone over night as if a great big whale had swallowed them. I was left without a source to satisfy my need for pre-recorded song and dance. Earth, wind and fire. The only thing I don't really care for is Rnb and Gospel but everything else is fair game. All this lead up to last friday when my local big-supermarket decided to start selling thier Cds stock at 2 for 1. I picked up 4 Cds. Luckily I got to choose the ones I wanted since I was at the scene of the crime. They were taping all the mixed compilation Cds with Rnb Cds which is an act of pure blasphemy.

Time is one of those things you have to live in the moment. You are either there or you are standing at the corner of the road wishing you were there. Once an event has pasted then the only real event that matters is the event you are doing now. Because in a couple years you will wish that you were back here doing what you are doing now except you aren't doing anything but remember the past. So if you are idle and waiting for something to happen its best not to spend too much time thinking of past but instead spend sometime planning for the future.

I really need to get back into the habit of writing. I have been slacking off lately (yet still) too much time working and I want to make sure I have enough usable content for the point in the future when I start doing stand up poetry for living. Someday in the future people will be acting them out on Broadway. Take a walk on the wild side. Its my fall back plan in case all the world goes into consumerist slavery. I would make more than I consume and the balance would be restored. Now you do.

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Video Games » Thoughts on E3 2012

written by owen, published 2012-Jun-14, comment

If you follow video game entertainment at all you might have known that the E3 conference completed last week. Here is my round up;

The Last of Us

Another murder simulator from Naughty Dog. I really think they should go into making movies. Movies are much cheaper and would make them tons more money. How do you go from avoiding bad guys to killing EVERY BODY IN THE BUILDING?

I can see it now, news gets around fast in this post apocoloyptic world - everybody wants to kill you and eat your brain. I have a hatred for super smart zombies as well. Zombies setting traps and baracades for you to fall in to - it seriously makes no sense.

The Last Of Us looks like scripted mess and I'm not going to stop saying it until the Naughty Dog fanbois grow a second brain that is capable of recognising the difference between a playable cutscene and a game. I am not going to even try and explain what a game is, its something like Pac-man when you enter the maze but instead of the ghosts roaming around the room, they are cussing and talking to themselves loudly.

I am saying that its going to be a bad game. All I am saying that it would be a better movie. Which is good thing since you are playing it on the best Bluray player on the market. You can hear a gun shot from a mile away, any shots fire would alert anybody in the area - its time video games stopped using shitty mechanics.

Tomb Raider

Nice tits. Getting shot splashes water on the screen. Wow. Not to mention Lara chooses to use a bow when all the baddies are using assualt rifles.

The constant forward push seen in the trailor is pointless as well, only an idiot would enter a river of rushing water while on the side of a cliff. Even the contruction of the environment is void of any logic.

Halo 4

Feels like Metroid Prime.
Just as I said in my Prometheous Review: Never take off your helmet - EVER!

Watch Dogs

Hacking in to cellphones and street lights is not really my thing but those trees and wind effects look top notch.
The user interface looks clean but nothing here convinces me that this game is not another scripted cover based third person shooter. Has blade runner vibe as well, hopefully there are no stages on trains.

Beyond: Two Souls

Not much you can tell from a long ass cutscene.
Maybe its a point and click game.

Assasin's Creed 3

So stealthy he doesn't even leave foot prints in the snow.

Nintendo Land

Nintendo is at it again with its family games. Nothing New here.
As long as I don't have to hold the controller up to the screen all day.

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Movies » Prometheus Review

written by owen, published 2012-Jun-12, comment

Scientists making illogical and stupid decisions. Thats the whole movie. Most of the charactors were flat. Charlize Therone needs to gain like 20 pounds. A18 movie with 2 perfect oppurtunites for nude sex scenes but decide to fade to black. The story connects to aliens but its all really just a farse.

If you go to an alien planet, why take off you helmet outside? It breaks quarantine, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT! Why would you take off your helmet? Is it uncomfortable, is it inching you? With all the scifi-wizardry in the movie nothing is really scientific; hyper-sleep? proximity scans? skin tight rubber suits? been there done that. There are episodes of Star Trek that have more sci-fi and smarter people than this movie.

7 out of 10. A few pretty scenes from national geographic but nothing you haven't seen before. The original movie is better. Rent it or watch it on cable.

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The random photo journal » The Big Book of Pussy

written by owen, published 2012-Jun-08, comment

One of the books in an impressive collection of random books owned by a man in barbados. Looks interesting. Its a really big book. Will post a picture of the inside page tomorrow.

Its hard to tell from the picture but its a big book. It is actually resting on my lap as I hold the top edge to take the picture.

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