Shoot me now

I think it's fair to say at this point that yes, I can blog. I know how, but I don't have the patience or desire for it. I have read some hilarious and interesting blogs in the past however. My favorite is Hyperbole and a Half. Check it out here for some good laughs Hyperbole and a Half.

Storytelling in video games

     I don't play video games very often. When I do it's usually just for an hour or 2 a few times a week. So when I get hooked on a game it's usually because it has a very engaging story. I almost don't like these kind of games because I get so hooked I spend hours at a time playing. The most recent 2 I can think of are Mass Effect 3 and Fallout 3. I beat Fallout New Vegas about a year ago I think, it had a decent story, I loved the world they created. The characters were fairly engaging and the amount of subplots was fun. The idea that depending on what I said and who I attacked would change the game across the whole game world was amazing. The world was huge, you could walk and walk and not know where the end was. There were good and bad that came with that. It took forever. Not because I was bad at the game, I was and died a lot, but you have to walk to places before you can fast travel there. That takes a long time. That may be my only complaint. The story didn't have me enthralled, it kept me playing but it was nothing I'd recommend or tell people about. It was a fun time with an interesting world that had tons of quests and characters.

Fallout 3 has an extremely similar layout, however instead of taking place in the desert, it mostly takes place in the subways of DC. I prefer the openness of New Vegas, the close quarters of Fallout 3 make me a little claustrophobic.

     The game I really want to mention here is Mass Effect. I bought the game for 5 bucks on steam because, hey, it's 5 bucks. I had heard the game was good years ago and decided I may as well try it out. I bought Mass Effect 2 at the same time because it was also $5 and I figured I may as well not pass up on the limited time deal. Mass effect had a slow start. I don't like spending a lot of time in an inventory menu, which is something that bugs me a lot about Fallout, so this game was hard for me to get into. The story was intriguing enough to keep me playing. I started out as a low ranking soldier. I commanded a small squad. That was all. They introduced soon after you begin playing a rank in the universe known as Spectres. These guys are basically above the law and trusted to do the right thing. There are several alien races which all use the mass effect relays to travel between solar systems. There is a race or rogue AI robots that has been causing trouble on the border planets, so you go check it out. You see a spectre betrayed by a fellow spectre, but the alien leaders refuse to do anything about it. You find out about something called a reaper and begin investigating. Long story short, you're eventually promoted to Spectre status. During the game, you get dialogue options, you can choose the good or 'paragon' option which is considered the generally peaceful or correct way or a 'renegade' option which is the tough guy rebellious choice. The game keeps track and if you are consistent it occasionally gives you addition options in dialogue that you wouldn't get if you were inconsistent with your choices. It had a great story, and at the end forces you to choose between 2 teammates that you can save. You cannot save both, and whichever one you choose will be alive in the next game. Never have I seen that in a game. It was incredible. The choices I made the first game actually carried into the next. I finished the second game which was by far the best game story I have ever played and the best ever made. After finishing it I was so happy to hear a 3rd and final addition was being made. For the first time ever I actually pre-ordered a game. Like I said, I don't play that many games and I sure don't get so into them that I pre-order them, so this was a big deal. I beat the 3rd game in 2 days, which meant I played it for way too long in a short amount of time. However it was cool to be able to beat it so quickly because I could remember every part of the story thus far. I finally came to the end. The battle for earth, I couldn't believe that a game was causing me to feel emotion for fictional characters even more than I have in any movie. The way they created this world and its characters was top notch, it was playing Mass Effect 2 and 3 that I realized that video games have the potential to be a far stronger medium for storytelling than movies because they aren't passive but interactive. I won't go on my rant about the ending of the series. With so many variables they must have tried to funnel it down into 1 option for all and that really pissed off a lot of people. So much so that EA was actually voted worst company in America, even over Bank of America. Back to my point, I actually considered changing my focus in digital media because of the franchise. I would still love get involved in storytelling through gaming. Maybe one day.

Music Videos

I find music videos very interesting. At the very same time I am completely baffled by them. What I mean by that is the bands I would expect to have creative stories told through their video tend to have really crappy incoherent videos. The bands I'd expect to have generic crappy videos actually have surprisingly good ones. I'll give a few examples of each.

#1 Good video
Stick with me here, I know there are a lot of Nickelback haters out there. I have become one myself recently since I found out he's dating Avril Lavigne who I consider to be the worst person in music. I got to give it to them on music videos, the guys they hire to make them know how to tell a story in about 3 minutes and pretty darn well.

I know right?! Pretty awesome storytelling for a short video by a mainstream band. It has a 6th-sensy charm to it.

#1 Bad
Now I love Breaking Benjamin, which is why it hurts me to write this video into the mix. There was a lot of story potential here.

 

Glad you wasted 4 minutes of your life to see what you already knew you were going to see in the first 30 seconds? The video is visually great, however it's just them walking in a swamp for 4 minutes and then a guy drowns in the last 2 seconds. No surprise, no story.

#2 Good
This video may not be an incredible story, but there is a fun story here with a beginning, middle and end. My standards for dubstep videos is very, very low. So when I see a video that is not only visually fantastic, engaging but also has a good story, I have to give it credit.

What happens when a pedophile follows a little girl into a basement? Awesome happens apparently. This video really gets your emotions going. Our society hates a lot of people, but I don't know that anyone gets more hate than pedophiles. People are disgusted with them, so when we see the opening shot we are immediately worried for the little girl and want to do something to stop him. As she enters the basement we see that this doesn't seem like a place she would be purposefully going to, and then we get the magic demon throwing him around before he's finally, and satisfyingly killed. We think to ourselves good, he deserved it. Few music videos can play with your emotions this much.

#2 Bad
For the sake of time and my sanity this will have to be the last one. Three Days Grace doesn't write the most intriguing songs however this is just, just watch.

They didn't even try, this has not story whatsoever. It's just guys standing in front of a green screen and then paint later. Zero to do with the song.

I have worked on music videos before, never on the story aspect but they have all had to do with the song. I don't get why some of these videos even get made.

3D

     I just want to take a minute here and vent about 3D. I generally hate 3D, it rarely adds to story and is a crappy gimmick to get people to say ooh and ahh as piece of something flies towards them via the screen. That being said if I don't have to pay for it, I find it much more enjoyable. I spend the last 30 minutes watching some 3D video reels on youtube on my Evo 3D phone and they look really cool. That being said, its just a compilation of ooh and ahh moments. I cringed a little inside when a baseball was coming towards the screen and sped up towards me but at no point was it related to any kind of story. I could see 3D adding a lot to stress of an audience if a main character is running from something or dodging things. I would be interested to see how it worked with 'My Bloody Valentine 3D'. I never saw it but it'd be interesting to see if it made it more frightening. Horror movies rarely have a story worth caring about however so I don't see the push for this generally unwanted tech. I realize that adding 3D increases profits by a lot, but how many of those people would have rather seen it in 2D and couldn't because the theaters only have a few freaking 2D showings and its more convenient generally to just see it in 3D. I had to go out of my way to see the Avengers in 2D as well as many other movies. The real issue here is that for me, after about 30 minutes I start getting headache. My eyes will generally start watering a few times during the showing and it's just not nearly as enjoyable. Perhaps it's because I don't have perfect vision. I still see well enough to read, drive and live day to day with no noticeable blur, however my left eye is farsighted. Maybe I'm just not getting the experience how the inventors intended. I hate wearing glasses. The benefit for me doesn't justify the stress. Many people who wear glasses or contacts may be shaking their heads and calling me lazy right now and I totally understand. The thing is though that my vision is really that close to being good. It's almost like I'd be wearing glasses to make a fashion statement because they don't do much. If I feel like my eyes are getting tired I may wear them to read but other than that I function as if I had perfect vision. Now that we're past that tangent, I really wonder if people would feel better about 3D if it didn't cost extra at the theater. I wonder if some people would still opt for 2D. Just an interesting thing to think about.

 Video I took with my Evo 3D

Cell phones suck

     So I decided to get a new cell phone. I'm not entirely sure why I decided right now is the time. I saw some deals, realized I could upgrade for about 100 bucks and was getting bored with mine. I use Virgin Mobile. I get a lot of crap from people since it's not a main national company like AT&T or Verizon. I couldn't pass up the deal however. I have used other pay as you go, no contract services for the past 4 years. I started out paying $60 for crickets unlimited. I switched a year later switched to boost mobile because they had better phones and a slightly cheaper price at $55. About 2 years ago my brother started with Virgin Mobile. He told me about a special deal for $25 bucks a month, 300 minutes, unlimited date and text. I was concerned about the coverage at that price, it seemed too good to be true. However I quickly found that it was the best move I'd ever made. I bought an LG Optimus V and ended up later rooting it and upgrading the android OS to gingerbread. It has done well until now. Technology has continued to move forward at a quick pace. I became annoyed with it's slow data, inability to use some newer apps, it was finally becoming annoyingly outdated. So I saw the HTC One V for $150 and made the jump. I was confused when it came from amazon and I couldn't activate it. I finally called Virgin Mobile customer service. She told me that the new phone was not compatible with the $25/month plan. I was not happy. But I finally obliged to pay $35 a month, which is what they have been charging for a year. I sold my old phone the same day for $55 which was nice. I was pretty happy with the One V, it had a bigger screen, faster processor and even newer OS. The trouble came when I charged it over night to find the next day it only showed 79% charge. I tried several things and was unable to get it fixed. I reset the phone which would kind of fix it, but the same problem would arise with the next charge. It showed that I had 16% power left, and then minutes later it just died. So I decided to return it and ordered the HTC EVO 3D 4G. It has been annoying so far. The phone is actually pretty cool, the 3D does work, it's not just a gimmick however it does have a very precise angle for it to work right. The 3D video works too. Not something I'll use a lot since as far as I know it only works with this phone. The phone is even faster than the One V, but it cost me another $80. With no contract services you are always buying the phone at its retail value because you are avoiding a contract. The front facing camera is HD which is great. I always think its funny when apple (who just introduced a front facing camera as a new thing) acts like old technology is the new cool thing. It's bugs me. Anyways the problems so far with this phone have been reception. It is SUPER spotty. So far I have lost signal quite a bit and the calls I have made are not clear. Hopefully I see some improvement soon. I love every feature so far. It is a big and fairly heavy phone but I really don't mind that. I guess we'll see how things turn out.

Movie Reviewers

     I have recently been intrigued by movie reviewers. There are so many things that influence whether or not a review of a movie is good and if a reviewer will be successful. They can't say that everything is great because they won't be reliable, and they can't hate everything because that would make them out to be a pompous douche. So you have to find a midway point, or not. Some are popular because they only like Oscar eligible style movies. Some are popular for their ability to predict what the masses will love. It is difficult to sift through and find a reviewer that has a very close taste to your own. I personally enjoy a youtube review channel called BeyondtheTrailer. They interview people that are leaving the theater, asking a few questions and making sure not to give away any spoilers. It's fantastic. Granted you are mostly seeing people who actually wanted to see the movie. Which makes total sense, why would you watch a movie review of a movie you definitely don't want to watch. At the same time it's great to know that some of the people may be like you and weren't sure if they would want to watch it. Sometimes even fans of the actor/movie/franchise end up hating the movie. I personally though for sure that the 3 Stooges movie would bomb terribly and get a terrible review. For some reason I didn't even think to account for kids watching it since they are a very old TV franchise. Kids loved it. I also found a movie critic named Jeremy Jahns, we mostly enjoy the same movies and I have been pretty happy with his reviews. Only once or twice have I ever watched a movie after seeing his review and wondered what Jeremy was thinking when he gave it a good/bad rating. Not sure why I decided to write on this subject. I just think it's amazing how many critics are out there, yet how incredibly difficult it can be to find one that agrees with you. I am also amazed that BeyondtheTrailer doesn't get more followers since it is a completely unbiased show of people leaving the theater. What more can you want?

Kick A$$ movie review

    
     Whoa, you aren't supposed to watch R rated movies are you? No, I try not to and am overall pretty successful at not doing it. However every once in awhile I break down and end up watching one that gets recommended to me over and over. First it was Tucker & Dale VS Evil, then Zombieland and now this. I must say I have wanted to see this movie for quite some time. Even when I do watch a movie I feel like I shouldn't, I always check the reason behind the rating. It's not always easy to tell with R rated movies however. The amount of gore I'll allow myself to be subjected to changes with time, it's also hard to know from someone's writing whether it will be too much gore for me. Everyone has their own opinions and I can only do my best to try and be true to me. Over the past few years I have become almost completely desensitized to swearing. Keep in mind I have never said a swear word in front of anyone, I don't feel the need to hold people to the same standard who aren't of my faith. The only time is bothers me is when it starts sounding unrealistic. I realize that depending on the part of the country your from that can vary to a degree, but for me its the west coast. I was raised in Vegas, I know how much people swear and if it starts sounding like they are trying too hard, or to little, by throwing in way too much swearing it bugs me and I'll watch something else. That being said, Kick Ass was right down my alley. Yes, it has a lot of swearing, but a realistic amount. Yes, it has gore, but its mild even compared to a TV show like The Walking Dead.

     The movie is about a kid who decides he wants to be a superhero, gets a costume and tries to fight some bad guys. He gets stabbed and hit by a car, and has pins and rods all over his bones. This makes him able to take more of a beating. He decides to keep trying even after almost dying. He finds out other people, who don't suck at crime fighting start to do things as well. The plot escalates from there. It is a near perfect blend of comedy and action. It is fairly dark however when you really start taking it apart and analyzing it. Casting is great, acting is great and the script is great. There are very few criticisms I can make about this movie. It got me to root for a character played by Nicholas Cage, a feat I thought impossible until I saw this movie. Nick plays a character called Big Daddy and his daughter Hit Girl fight alongside each other. Big Daddy was my favorite character. He was like Batman but somehow more awesome. No one has any actual powers and that's what makes this movie so great. I would recommend this to anyone who loves Scott Pilgrim VS the World. This movie definitely won't appeal to everyone, and numbers have proven that neither of these movies appeal to a ton of people and have so far been deemed cult classics. I give this 8 out of 10 however and if you're not put off by a lot of swearing and some occasional low level gore then you will probably enjoy this movie.

Oh gosh, one of these again

What happens when you have to find something to write about? This, this is what I've succumbed to. My sister got married this weekend and now I get to play catch up for the last 2 days.

 

A little about me, well, a lot about me.

100 things that may or may not be true

1. Last beverage: water
2. Last phone call: some random lady who wants to buy a video camera I have for sale on KSL.
3. Last text message: my cousin blake
4. Last song you listened to: Recoil by Nonpoint
5. Last time you cried: I can't remember, the closest I've been to crying lately was when Big Daddy was dying in the movie Kick A$$
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice : I'm not a second chance kind of person.
7. Been cheated on: Not to my knowledge.
8. Kissed someone & regretted it?: Yes and no.
9. Lost someone special?: Yes. Haven't we all?
10. Been depressed?: Yeah.
11. Been drunk? Nope.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Blue.
13. White.
14. A different kind of blue.

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends: Yeah.
16. Fallen out of love: No.
17. Laughed until you cried : Yes.
18. Met someone who changed you : Yes, quite unexpectedly.
19. Found out who your true friends were: No, I found that out already.
20. Found out someone was talking about you : Yes, but I get over that pretty quick.
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: Yes, I don't typically kiss strangers.
23. How many kids do you want to have: 3-5.
24. Do you have any pets: No.
25. Do you want to change your name: I think I have an awesome name and I'd never change it.
26. What did you do for your last birthday: Went to Red Robin with friends.
27. What time did you wake up today : 10AM
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: Bowling with my future brother-in-law.
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: Visit the girl I'm dating in Vegas next weekend.
30. Last time you saw your father: Tonight, before he went to bed.
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I wish I lived close to the girl I like.
32. What are you listening to right now: The whirring of the computer.
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: I used to have a very good friend named Tom. 34. What's getting on your nerves right now? Being in a long distance relationship when I want to be in a close distance relationship.
36. Whats your real name? Batman.
37. Relationship Status : I have a girlfriend.
38. Zodiac sign : Scorpio
39. Male or female : This question is stupid.
40. Elementary: Eisenburg
41. Middle School : Molasky
42. High school : Cimarron
43. Hair color: Blonde
44. Long or short : Short
45. Height : 5'10"
46. Do you have a crush on someone?: Yes
47. What do you like about yourself?: My sense of humor.
48. Piercings: No.
49. Tattoos: No.
50. Righty or lefty: Righty


FIRSTS :
51. First surgery: Appendix was removed at 12 years old
52. First piercing : No
53. First tattoo: Some quarter machine back in the day
54. First best friend : I'm thinking Phillip maybe?
55. First sport you joined: Teeball
56. First pet : Some stupid fish
57. First vacation: Probably Del Mar
58. First concert : I'm thinking Crossfade
59. First crush: I'm thinking possibly a Brittany in 5th Grade
60. First alcohol drink : The only thing I've had with alcohol is NyQuil

RIGHT NOW:
61. Eating: Toast
62. Drinking: Water
63. I'm about to : Answer the question
64. Listening to: Nothing, I'm not listening to anything, it's late.
65. Waitin for: Myself to be tired enough to fall asleep quickly.


YOUR FUTURE :
66. Want kids? : Yes
67. Want to get married? : Yeah
68. Careers in mind?: Yes


WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
69. Lips or eyes : Eyes
70. Hugs or kisses: Depends on the person.
71. Shorter or taller: Shorter, really tall women freak me out.
72. Older or Younger : Same age or older.
73. Romantic or spontaneous : Spontaneous, cheesy romance makes my pancreas hurt
74. Nice stomach or nice arms: That is an odd one to lump together. Stomach I guess.
75. Tattoos or piercings: Ear piercing is fine, not a fan of either otherwise.
76. Sensitive or loud : Vague.
77. Hook-up or relationship : Relationship.
78. Trouble maker or hesitant : Hesitant.


HAVE YOU EVER :
79. Kissed a stranger: No
80. Drank hard liquor: No
81. Lost glasses/contacts: Yes
82. Kissed on a first date: No
83. Broken someone's heart: Yeah
84. Had your own heart broken: Yes
85. Been arrested?: No
86. Turned someone down : Yes
87. Cried when someone died : Yeah.
88. Liked a friend that is a girl? : Yeah.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
89. Yourself : More often than not.
90. Miracles : Absolutely
91. Love at first sight : No
92. Heaven : Yes
93. Santa Claus : Get real.
94. Kissing on the first date? : No
95. Angels: Yes


ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yes
97. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? : No
98. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? : Yes
100. Posting this as 100 Truths? You're welcome.

4 Life lessons I learned from Left 4 Dead 2

4 Life lessons I learned from Left 4 Dead 2

#4 Everything in life is out to kill you.

Nature and time want you dead. Whether it’s a crazy serial killer in the forest, some malfunctioning elevator or a bad case of being really old, you’re going to die eventually. The first time I played Left 4 Dead my character was sitting quietly in a hallway and randomly a horde of extremely angry,  athletic zombies came pouring out from what seemed to be every direction. At that moment I realized I had three options. One, I could freeze up and die. Two, run for my life and hope I don’t die.  Third option, engage in a good old fashioned zombie beat down fighting my way through.

 
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(Sheesh, how many numbers are gonna be in this thing? 13, probably. I haven’t finished writing yet.)

I’ve responded in each way at some point. Heck, I still freeze up if a wasp gets near me. My first instinct during my teenage years was to run from problems or act like they weren’t there. Hint: Neither one or two are good ways to approach a problem. Well, I guess it’s OK to run from the Guy on a Buffalo, or if the problem might kill you. Definitely run if the problem is trying to kill you. When I got to my 20’s I hit the ‘fight through it’ phase which I am currently in. Things aren’t perfect for me but they are a hell of a lot better than when I was running from problems and standing still around wasps.

 
(Rosemary Ratcliff) (That bastard.)
 

#3 Spending a little time looking around may save your life.

Patience these days seems to run pretty thin, for the most part we live hectic lives and when we want things, we want them now. Which I imagine is why there is a drive thru almost everywhere.

 
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(Hi honey, Macy’s now has a drive thru!)

Many people say time is money. In Left4Dead, time is life or death, because every second spent doing anything but running towards a saferoom is increasing the odds that a decaying flash mob may try and rip your face off (or do a musical number, only time will tell). Sometimes we need to take a minute and see what is off to the sides. In the game you may find pills or an item that could help you make it out alive, even if you’re limping and about to crumble.

 
(phanlop88) (In real life random pills and shots will most likely not help you.)

As someone who occasionally has to live on a tight budget I began looking for better ways to buy things, be it food/electronics/whathaveyou. I saved a ton of money shopping online, to the point where I can’t walk into many stores without being completely horrified at their prices. This strategy got me through tough times, even though finding good deals and waiting for things wasn’t the path of least resistance.
 

#2 Some people will screw you over for no reason.
 

Not everyone has the ‘fight through it’ attitude, an example we recently saw on The Walking Dead when Shane shot his comrade in the leg. You might think in a video game, where the worst thing that could happen is fake dying and starting over, that people would always try and help their team no matter how bad things got. Well, that’s not the case. Some people you don’t know may shoot you for no reason. In Left 4 Dead the most likely case is that a teammate gets nervous and ditches you when you need them because they want to make it, even after you give them your pills.

(renjith krishnan) (Once again, random pills do not solve life’s problems.)

 
What I thought was a good friend of mine for a few years, one day confessed to me that she had skin cancer and asked me if she could borrow $100. At the time I had a crappy job and was going to community college, she was asking for a lot but I was able to scrape together the money. She then took it and went MIA for a few months.

 
http://morguefile.com/archive/display/671162 (That bastard.)

The next time I saw her she had leased a brand new Jetta and was moving into a nicer apartment. The borrowed money was never heard from again. Also the cancer was gone. A few years later a co-worker of mine pulled me aside one day and told me how he was in a tough spot and needed to borrow $200. I knew it was serious when the tears began to flow. I told him the best I could do was $120 and even though he never got back on his feet, as far as I know, he managed to pay me back $80. He did this even after I had repeatedly told him not to worry about it. Point is, in times of panic, people show their true colors.

 
 (David Castillo Dominici) (Purple!)
 

#1 Good friends will stick with you, even if it means you all go down. 

There are a few people I really enjoy playing with online. Not because they have silly voices or always win because they play way too much. I like to play on their team because I know that when piss hits the fan, they’ll stick around until we either make it through, or die trying.

 
(Piss hitting the fan.)

I have a few select friends in real life that fit this category. Even if one of us makes a mistake or acts like kind of a douche, I know they won’t throw me under the bus. (I did find a picture of someone being thrown under the bus, but it wasn’t pretty. Neither was the douche picture.) I’ve learned that in life you need to find those kind of people and get them on your team. I also recommend finding a special someone with those qualities. If you get around to it after all that, kill as many wasps as you can.

 
(The more the merrier.)

Daily blog, for 10 days

     Awesome. I am going to be responsible for writing about something every day for 10 days straight. That's never happened before so this should be interesting. Well luckily for you there's actually been things going on lately. Most currently I have been working on a kickstarter video for a friend of mine who is working for a major mobile app company. He is an old mission companion of mine and has seen some of my past videos and knows I am currently in the digital media program at UVU. I accepted the challenge to basically take full responsibility for this film. From the script to the final product I will be in charge. The nice thing is I can make a few grand if they meet their goal. If they don't however I leave with nothing but a video for my reel. Either way I consider this a win win situation. Having a video that makes good money that is virtually free to produce will be a big credit to me. I was very cautious about taking the offer at first because I wasn't sure if I could pull it off. They want to finish this by October and the closer it gets the better I feel about where and how things are working out. I asked a teacher that I had if I could use his office to shoot in since that is where a lot of the scenes take place. We went to check it out today and it looks awesome. I think the video will really gain some validity using this office as if its our own. I had to leave but I guess my friend and his associate talked to him after I left and he offered the use of his delorian for the shoot. People love that stuff, giving our video yet another edge to succeed. I am almost done with the story board

 and will then be creating the animatic most likely tomorrow. Hopefully I can use it and get credit for it in my storyboarding class as well. That's all for today and I guess I'll end it the same way I end my youtube videos, over and outie.

Reverse psychology does not work

So, 2 weeks ago I decided to use my finger to write 'Please do not wash, this is part of an experiment' in the dust on the back window of my car.

People did not wash my car, perhaps it was because I was so polite and used the word 'Please', either way I had to get it cleaned on my own.

Anyone else have someone at work that just bugs them?...OK good, just making sure.

On a side note Shelby asked me to be the featured 'blogger of the week' which is awesome. Her blog is great, funny and REAL which is what makes it worth reading. I wish I could be so uncensored. I'm not much of a writer, I mostly vlog/make up videos on youtube. Some are funny, some are duds, such is the life of comedy. Please check it out here. My most recent video is a parody of the Phil Davison speech, which if you are unfamiliar with you should definitely become familiar with it before watching. It is epic. The original Phil Davison Speech is hErE. My parody is here.

I am a youtuber through and through, Jake and Amir, Tobuscus, Nigahiga(however not so much as of late), Key of Awesome, you name it(there are tons more). I even go as far as finding new musicians I like on youtube like Catrien Maxwell. If you have not heard her version of 'Breaking the Habit', you my friend, are missing out. I don't know what more to say really, I am not the most energetic crazy person to watch but if you check out my videos you will most likely be entertained by some of the stories. Poop on the face is probably the craziest, and yes, I tell the story twice in the same video because it was really that crazy. I guess its time for some personal stuff, and by personal I mean personal, you know what I'm saying? You picking up what I'm laying down here?

In my car the volume must be set at 9,13,16,23,27 or 33. I can literally tell if its not.

I hate the radio, with every passion that I can perceive, if you ever ride in my car and ask to listen to a certain station, I'll most likely tell you the radio is broken. Avril Lavigne is my arch-enemy, someday we will have a death match.

I once made up a song off the top of my head that was entirely about chicken. I then made a music video to it, and yes, its on my 'Fox's Den' youtube channel.

I wore a fake mustache and a wolf shirt to a friends bachelor party at a bowling alley and winked at girls that looked at me. It was hott.

Apparently Shelby wants me to give out some awesome links, so here goes. Boredom, prepare to be conquered!!
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Engrish
Notes from Chris(not me)

Feel like helping me and 2 other people fight off the zombie apocalypse? Play Left 4 Dead, it's awesome. Poor Bill.

Thanks Shelby for featuring me on your blog. To all others reading, 'ya'll need to hide ya kids, hide ya wives and hide ya husbands cuz they rapin' errbody out here'.

hmm

Republicans
Circle I Limbo

Democrats
Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind

Steve Jobs
Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow

Goths
Circle IV Rolling Weights

Rednecks
Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled

River Styx

Parents who bring squalling brats to R-rated movies
Circle VI Buried for Eternity

River Phlegyas

PETA Members
Circle VII Burning Sands

Osama bin Laden
Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement

Nancy Pelosi
Circle IX Frozen in Ice

Design your own hell

Found the car!

have no fear. they found it, probably can be fixed. everything inside is missing, including dirty pillows. jacket from DI, marshmellow guns, mcdonalds toy, dex, sheila the gps. my tennis racket. granted the last two are worth something. why take the rest?!

Car stolen

Today was a rough day to say the least. First of all I've had a hard time managing myself while being unemployed. It's the worst, there is nothing to do and then I sleep and then my schedule is all out of whack and then I don't exercise as much as I should and then I get depressed. And then I walk outside and my car is missing.

Yeah, its a terrible feeling. Its kinda like when you get to the check out counter at the store and realize you don't have your wallet. Not only that but you remember having it when you left the house and you know its not in the car. The difference is that you have to replace the wallet with your car and the check out counter with the parking lot...yeah, I think that works. Anyways its one of those 'nooo, thats not, no, its gotta be, um, its not gone, one of my family members must have driven it somewhere, or maybe...no, this isn't happening, it can't happen' moments. It's actually one of my biggest fears, second to walking out of the store to find that my car is gone. So I guess that's a bonus right?

I still don't think its set in all the way. I mean the keys are in my pocket, I locked it last night when I got out. How, how could this happen? I mean I was also disappointed because there were things of sentimental value in there. My tennis rackets, my little purple robot man that got fried in the sun last summer, my green rugs, my little McDonalds milkshake man. My GPS, oh Sheila, I will miss so much your accent! Even if they find my car, I know the GPS will be gone, probably my good tennis racket, and also my brown hat that a friend bought me for my birthday 5 years ago. OK maybe the hat will still be in there, but its just sad. 

The thing is that as sad as I am its not really that bad, I still went home teaching, still hung out with Jake and Fefi. The car is just a thing, the stuff in it is just stuff. Its been neat to just feel the calmness of it all that comes from knowing the purpose of life and that these trials are momentary. Yeah, its gonna suck for a couple days at the very least. I don't have close to enough money to buy a car right now but you know what, that's OK. Life isn't about smooth sailing and easy answers. It's about learning and handling different situations. I could freak out and think its the end of the world. But there is a calmness that the Spirit brings that just helps you to know things are gonna end up OK. Now I didn't say that I felt like things are gonna end up OK now, things could definitely get worse before they get better but that's life and how its supposed to be. I know everything is in God's hands, seriously I was just talking to Jake yesterday and I said, dude if my car went out right now I would be so screwed, I don't have near enough money for a new car. 

I awaken the next day, go outside and realize, I am so screwed.

Maybe its a blessing somehow, I guess time will tell. Sometimes I feel like my emotions are broken or something. I mean you see people on TV freaking out about the stupidest little things, but this happens and I am like 'well this sucks, lets go to A&W'. Obviously I am not saying that to be like 'oh my car is gone? who cares I'll just get another', but I am saying that I almost expected myself to get angry or I'm not sure. I just felt calm, I guess I probably would have freaked out if I didn't have the church in my life. Well I'm done talking about this for today. Happy Holidays guys!

Van Helsinglike Dreamagination

So first off i'll start with the attire, to set the mood. Naturally. Imagine a mix of that trench coat on van helsing and the suit on that swat looking guy, there was also just a black ski mask instead of a helmet but it didn't have a mouth hole and we had black goggles instead of that faceplate...thing. I also had a shotgun hanging from the trench coat and we were loaded with guns and ammo.

Yeah pretty great right. So it starts out and me and this girl with a black ponytail are dressed exactly the same and look identical, with the sole difference that her ponytail is poking out of the back of the ski mask, we are in the middle of a huge hay field on a clear sunny day with a slight breeze blowing past. I assume for visual effect. We walk a few steps and find a trapdoor which was made from old thick and heavy timber, i'm guessing it was about 4ft x 4ft wide, i grabbed the metal ring handle and yanked up the door. My partner immediatly jumped down into the dark.

I heard gunshots and saw the flashes of light from them. I jumped down and we were in a hallway. We ran back and forth across the opening shooting at vampires that were attacking village people in this gigantic dirt room. It was cavernous and looked like i would imagine the inside of a pyramid to look lit with really really bright torches. 

I was using an uzi at first but then when that ran out of ammo i switched to the shotgun and then to pistols. Eventually after running out of ammo and having a really cool fight scene, i ran in and noticed that there was just one vampire left. The villagers had her corned with pitchforks and she was hissing at people, i walked over and grabbed three wooden crosses about the size of my hand and juggled them around her. she then turned back to normal. I walked up a really long flight of stone steps and came to a piano in the center of a small room. A man was sitting at one end and there were keys on both sides of this piano. the notes were assembled on top of the piano on little tiles like scrabble pieces. I sat down and he said 'play!' I began to play and after a few notes, made a mistake. He yelled, 'AGAIN!' I tried to play and messed up again, so he yelled 'again' and i tried again, messing up. He yelled 'again' and i quickly arose and yelled back, 'Tell me where dracula went!'

He responded, 'to the west'. then got up and walked away. I went back down the stairs to the village people. I said that dracula had gone west and they fearfully replied, 'that WAS dracula!' I yelled, 'NOOOOO'

Thats it.
Click the drawing for a close up that you can read better.

Terminator dream

So a few months after the terminator salvation movie came out in theaters i had a weird dream about it. it went something exactly or similar to this.


So it twas a normal day til i had suspicions about my neighbors possibly being oh my gosh i think i have trust issues...sorry, momentary realization there. a lot of my dreams seem to center around people im close to turning on me even though it hasn't happened often. anyways back to the dream. I started checking into it and figured out that they were really terminators, the things the said, the way they moved, just looked a little off. I started looking into a way to kill terminators and found out about a knife that was a harder metal that what the terminators were made of and could cut through and destroy them. I went to work getting one, i think it was coming in a package via FedEx. 

I was on my way downstairs to get the package and my brother was being weird, my suspicions about him starting arising, then my dad seemed a bit odd. Pretty soon i questioned the old guy who was at my house for no apparent reason yet i know that he was supposed to be there. There seems to always be one of those people that you don't know, yet it makes perfect sense to you in the dream that they would be there. So i casually head back upstairs and grab my metal tball bat. Tball bats are pretty much clubbing size and i figured i could rock them pretty well with that. 

So i head down to the kitchen and just crack my brother over the head and sure enough, his head tilts but he just slowly turns back like nothing happened and punches me like 10 feet away, so then i realize that it was kinda stupid but its too late to change the plan now and i just keep dodging and hitting people in the head as hard as i can. Upon finally waking up, i was tired. No i did not die, i think that my brain just woke me up cuz it realized that the dream wasn't going anywhere. i was trapped, and they couldn't kill me cuz i was too fast, and i couldn't destroy them because they were metal invincible robots. If you've seen a terminator movie you know exactly what i mean.

Eventually i was seeing parts of metal behind their faces, but they were far from injured as machines. so yeah, thats that. Not the van helsing dream but i'll try and throw that one up now.


I really thought i had it written down somewhere. well this could take a bit to write out.

Next up, vampire hunting dream. yeah, its gets wierd

So just letting everyone know that tomorrow i will be posting my van helsing dream. its amazing first of all. then i really only have about 3 more solid dreams i can remember. hopefully tonight i can have a crazy zombie fighting dream or something. anyways, check back soon!

update, i know i said tomorrow but i got busy and forgot. sorry, it'll be soon!

Dream log

Well since i'm pretty sure no one reads this and its too much work to have something like this on a personal journal site, i decided to make this a dream log blog. warning, things get a little outta control.

so last night i had a really weird dream. all i remember is this one part.

keep in mind i would never actually do this.

-so, i walked into a bathroom in some huge office building and there were 2 sinks opposite from eachother on opposite walls like so
wall 1-sink   (space)    sink-wall2
well there was a lady working on the sink on wall one, and for some reason i thought it would be funny to pee in the sink on the other wall. so i walked over there, turned on the water so she wouldn't notice and started peeing in the sink. why i unbuttoned my jeans is beyond me but they start sliding down. then the lady looks over and asks what i'm doing. awkward. so is say i'm just washing my hands and she goes 'why are your pants falling down then?' i said 'oh' like i hadn't noticed, but neglected to pull them up cuz i was still going. then she keeps asking me what i'm doing, apparently i had to go really bad and i wasn't done yet. so then i woke up.

the end.

A little about me

100 something or other about truthfullness

1. Last beverage: water
2. Last phone call: rod
3. Last text message: kylee
4. Last song you listened to: reset by mutemath
5. Last time you cried: idk, and thats the truth
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice : ...like 2 seperate dates lol
7. Been cheated on: no, heck no
8. Kissed someone & regretted it?: nope
9. Lost someone special?: like literally lost them like i dont know where to find them? or they died? died yes.
10. Been depressed?: no, i'm a robot, i dont feel feelings. i dont understand the question and i wont respond to it.
11. Been drunk? Nope

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Blue
13. WHite
14. i seem to end up wearing brown or some shade of brown a lot


THIS YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends: yes
16. Fallen out of love: sorta :-/
17. Laughed until you cried : yes probably
18. Met someone who changed you : every day. jk but yeah sure
19. Found out who your true friends were: mmhmm
20. Found out someone was talking about you : it happens i guess? idk this question is poorly worded
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: well...yes
23. How many kids do you want to have: enough
24. Do you have any pets: thankfully no, but i would like a dog
25. Do you want to change your name: no, i like my name very much thank you
26. What did you do for your last birthday: Cici's pizza, awesome. then marshmellow gun wars and card games and watch some tv shows. good time.
27. What time did you wake up today : 1130, it was a long day yesterday...gosh days i don't work or go to school kill me. i always wake up later.
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: i think playing left 4 dead.
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: this questionnaire to be over.
30. Last time you saw your father: tonight, before he went to bed.
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: i wish peanut butter was used as my currency.
32. What are you listening to right now: the whirring of the computer...
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: i used to have a very good friend named tom. also robbie's brother is tom
34. What's getting on your nerves right now? not knowing what to do with my life
36. Whats your real name? is this question really necessary?
37. Relationship Status : pending i guess, as usual
38. Zodiac sign : scorpio
39. Male or female : i am a male, heterosexual if thats what the question is asking
40. Elementary: eisenburg
41. Middle School : molasky
42. High school : cimarron, yeah its awesome
43. Hair color: blonde. for real blonde too. with slight darkness
44. Long or short : mediumish
45. Height : 5'10"
46. Do you have a crush on someone?: a little
47. What do you like about yourself?: that i'm very likable
48. Piercings: no.
49. Tattoos: yeah, oh wait you mean real tattoos, no.
50. Righty or lefty: right handed


FIRSTS :
51. First surgery: appendix was removed at 12 years old
52. First piercing : no
53. First tattoo: some quarter machine back in the day
54. First best friend : i'm thinking phillip maybe? its a tough call, that was long ago
55. First sport you joined: teeball maybe
56. First pet : some stupid fish
57. First vacation: probably del mar
58. First concert : i'm thinking crossfade
59. First crush: seriously no clue, i'm thinking possibly a brittany...who knows
60. First alcohol drink : are you asking me when the first one ever was made? or idk, i dont drink so i'm not well versed in this

RIGHT NOW:
61. Eating: yes please. i may go make something after i finish this
62. Drinking: once again, yes please, i'll take  a water
63. I'm about to : answer the question
64. Listening to: really? nothing, i'm not listening to anything, its late.
65. Waitin for: the end of this...


YOUR FUTURE :
66. Want kids? : of course
67. Want to get married? : yeah
68. Careers in mind?:somewhat


WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
69. Lips or eyes : eyes
70. Hugs or kisses: what...awkward um, depends on the person really
71. Shorter or taller: shorter, really tall women scare me. specifically taller than me
72. Older or Younger : same age ish
73. Romantic or spontaneous : spontaneous, cheesy romance makes my pancreas hurt
74. Nice stomach or nice arms: that is an odd one to lump together. truthfully.
75. Tattoos or piercings: ear piercing is fine, not a fan of either otherwise, nothing says i'm a skank like a tramp stamp and nothing says i'm an idiot like a big lip ring.
76. Sensitive or loud : what does that even mean? loud i guess oh wait, both or niether sometimes. final answer. yes.
77. Hook-up or relationship : relationship.
78. Trouble maker or hesitant : hesitant is vague. not trouble maker though. neither nor i guess.


HAVE YOU EVER :
79. Kissed a stranger: dont think so
80. Drank hard liquor: uh no
81. Lost glasses/contacts: probably. i dont use them much. i lost sunglasses
82. Kissed on a first date: nah
83. Broken someone's heart: how would i know
84. Had your own heart broken: sadly so
85. Been arrested?: no no no
86. Turned someone down : yeah
87. Cried when someone died : once again. i am mostly if not all entirely human.
88. Liked a friend that is a girl? : it happens

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
89. Yourself : only occasionally
90. Miracles : absolutely
91. Love at first sight : not really
92. Heaven : yeah, c'mon, i'm not an idiot
93. Santa Claus : like...what he stands for? cuz he ain't real sista.
94. Kissing on the first date? : no
95. Angels: yeah


ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? it wont work out
97. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? : no, i'm respectable
98. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? : i know it
100. Posting this as 100 Truths? all things written are indeed truly stated

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