Hold me closer Tony Danza

It's Tuesday still! Which means, songs that I'm currently loving, and probably listening to way too much and pissing people off.

I'll try and keep the list small. I think some Tuesday's I'll have just one song, and other Tuesday's I'll have up to 5. I'll list what I want damnit!
Anyway. Tuneage I am currently dropping my pants for include:

Skrillex - First of the Year

Love the beat, totally addicted to it, plus the video is awesome. Pedo you thought you were going to get yourself a defenseless child morsel? THINK AGAIN! Pulls out her force hands on yo ass. Mess you up.



Sam Sparro - Black and Gold

For some reason I just adore this song. I like the slow build for the beat, smooth vocals.



Massive Attack - Paradise Circus

This song makes me want to have sex, plain and simple.



Mother Mother - Body of Years

This song also makes me want to have sex. I just think it's a hot beat and a hot song. Vocals are yummy. Pants are off.



That is the songs I've currently have had on loop lately! <3

Finish this sentence: "if you have nothing nice to say"..

Common sense Monday is here! WOOOO.

So today's topic is, use your brain! Know what is appropriate to say to strangers, or even your friends so you don't give them some sort of self image complex. Now this can't be prevented always, I have derped out on this one as well, but if caught I try to correct it asap. Though, once the damage is done in some cases, it's too late to reverse anything. Try to be more mindful!

HERE WE GOOOOO. *Mario voice*

Here is something to think about, if you have a friend who is a bit on the heftier side, do you talk about how fat they are? Do you say things like "wow your fat!" Now I don't know every dynamic between friends, but usually that is something that isn't joked about. Or at least not until the friend themselves sets the tone, or makes light of it. However, upon first meeting someone, would you say "Wow you're fat!" Doesn't make a good impression does it?

I have scenarios like this. Now, when you first meet me either at some sort of social event, or even my job, you have no idea about my personal background. You are not aware of my triggers or what I have gone through in life. So to you, it may just be stating a simple fact, or a way to make small talk..or perhaps you just like having verbal diarrhea. I dunno! Although to me it's rude and doesn't make sense. Trying to make sense of it makes my brain hurt, and when it hurts I want to go into bed and make myself into a blanket burrito. OFF TOPIC SENTENCES. Lets get on with ittt...

My scenario happened at work, while a woman was purchasing a game, somewhere in her 20's, while putting through the transaction she said "Wow, you're skinny!" and I mentally took a step back, I was a bit surprised. I didn't really know how to respond, but I knew the normal way in which I would may involve fire, and perhaps me loosing my job. Sooooo...I tried to make light of it somehow. The way in which it was said came off negatively, I took it personally. Weight is one of my triggers. I have always been petite. No matter what I do, nothing has ever really changed that. So I had to mentally come to a point in my head to embrace the fact that I'm a tiny ninja. Still it can, and does bother me from time to time. I also think, why point out the obvious? No one ever says "wow, you wear glasses!" Or, "You have a nose." So why is it okay to bring up a persons weight into the conversation, especially one you just met.

There are a lot of issues that surround body image, with that could be a lot of stress-ors. We can never fully understand just how deeply we can impact people, or for how long it sticks. Replace what you would normally say with either a compliment, or simply don't say anything at all.

Calling someone skinny can be just as hurtful as calling someone fat.
I think most would say it would be mean of me to say "maybe you should lay off the food." Yet, saying "You should eat a sandwich" is apparently honkey dorey. Just keep it to yourselves.

Don't assume a persons life story based on appearance alone. This goes for many other ill use of words. Perhaps I will get to some of them on some other Mondays.

So moral of today's lil blog rant:
Don't eat soggy toast, unless you are wearing rain boots.

Going to try something new!

Alright, I haven't updated in a friggin' long time. I dunno what to do with this blog exactly, or whether or not to keep it entirely video game related without it becoming a chore. I want to keep it fun for myself and not become like a job. So I'll mix things up.

I decided maybe I will try a daily type of blogging type thinger. Where each day is a different theme, and I will write about something that fits that theme.

So far I have:

Monday: Common sense day!
Tuesday: Song I'm currently playing way too much of.
Wednesday: Nerding out day (will typically have something to do with video games, or tech related, or shgjsgkdk something).
Thursday: Day in which I recommend something. Oooo.
Friday: Funny Friday! Something that is currently making me lulz.
Sat & Sun: No posts, eff you, I want a break.

These are all subject to change as I please.

Main reason I'm doing this is to be therapeutic, gives me an outlet to be random, not have to stick to a certain formula, while still giving me enough of a point of reference so I can write more easily.

WABOOSH.

I know today is "theoretically" Monday, but screw dat. It's 2 in the morning. Real Monday post will be made at a more reasonable time.
*pelvic thrust to end post*

<3

Let's hear it Ladies.

(Pic taken courtesy of an awesome friend, however on a shitty cam phone.  Not owning an actual camera FTL)

Now going to try and briefly talk about an issue that does bother me, and by briefly I mean that I'll probably still end up writing a lot, I tend to get carried away!  So let me set aside some "TL:DR" party hats aside for the trolls I may at some point acquire, who can't bother to read for more than 20 seconds at a time, seriously why are you on the internet?

ONTO THE BEEF:

Some women who play games HIGHLY bother me, and I don't mean the gals that occasionally turn on their Wii, play some Cooking Mama, Iron Chef, Mario Party, or in general just are geared more towards the social and casual gaming aspects.  Hey I love Cooking Mama, Mario Kart and Party and all that good stuff, but it's not the major margin of what I play.  I don't really hold too much of a gripe against those girls, unless if it comes to them wanting to duke it out with me when they state that they are "super gamers," and "Oh look at me, I'm a gamer" that can be argued.  I don't want to be rude, or really go into bashing someones character but, there is more to gaming than just simply playing a few titles that don't really expose a deep development, or really represent the core aspects of the industry.  This is a whole other dirty pile of cat fights waiting to happen that I really don't want to get into.

I'm talking about the women who are pretty avid gamers and have at least some knowledge about what's going on.  At this point you're maybe thinking "well, wtf, why would you have a problem with THEM, you jealous witch of the sea?"  Now, I'm not saying I have a problem with ALL of them, some, like myself are so awesome that it is blinding.  I am narrowing my direction on the girls that are self appointed Queen B's of gaming.  Who are snarky, condescending, and think they are a gift from the Gods to all men,  who believe they are just so god damn special that why bother walking when they can having minion ass kissers carrying them around like Cleopatra?  I don't like their attitude where they come off as though I should feel privileged to be talking to them.  Cuz gurrrlll you ain't all that *snap, snap.*

Now these are a select few, I don't know what it is, if the over infestation of Zombie games is getting into the water they drink, but I have been coming across more of these women lately.  Granted the ratio of coming across actual female gamers as opposed to men is still slim, but MAN OH MAN, lately when I come across a female gamer I can see her from all the way in Hyrule.  They seem to make it a POINT to let you know they are girl gamers, I use to be a member of many forums, but now I only keep track of a select few, many of the few female gamer section stress that they are indeed women by making their screen name with the world "Girl, gurl, chick, hey look I have a Vagina." Included somewhere in there, I have encountered more versions of "Gamergirl" than I would have cared too.  AGAIN, I'm not trying to be offensive, because there ARE some exceptions to this, some like to poke fun so include those words as part of the whole joke, while others maybe just lacked the idea of a better name.  Whatever the reason, not saying they are all asses.  Than we get to the other thing that kind of annoys me is when they have a picture of themselves as their signature AND avatar, having it as your avatar isn't so bad, but on your signature is a little much.  This pictured signature is usually followed by a list of all these games they are currently playing.

I always find myself thinking "should I be impressed about what games you are playing?  Should I be looking at your boobs? Should I automatically be lapping up every word you say just because you are a girl who plays games?" What is the point to this list I say! I've been around enough to see the flock of men that just cling onto them like they are Van Gogh paintings.  What's worse is these girls expecting it, almost demanding it in a way, with their "Tee-hee's." I wish I could explain the type of talk they use, like a naive Princesses, playing sweet and innocent, flirty and all around manipulative.  They adore the attention, and for some, if that attention came with UV rays they would have skin cancer within minuets.

"Oh you're just jealous because you are not getting that sort of attention"

"You're ugly, that's why you hate me, because I'm beautiful and have bigger boobs than you."

"You're just a hater because guys like me more."

I can honestly say "No." To all of that, maybe I am a hater, and yes my words and sometimes actions can be viewed as that of a jealous girl.  Though I really don't flock or expect special male attention, or any attention at all because I have knowledge about video games and actually play them.  Do you want some sort of award constantly for doing something you have a passion for?

That's how I view it, I never went out of my way to lay it all out there that I was of the delicious female variety with a controller born practically in my hands, I'm not looking for praise, or anyone male or not lavishing me in compliments because I am doing what I enjoy to do, so okay, there are not many of us in comparison to the males in this area, but so what?  That is like being impressed that I can read, or know how to write my own name.  This is just who I am, this is just what I love, why make it into a big deal, and this shouldn't entitle me to being a huge snob and expecting to get away with it or be forgiven due to me being "rare."  I'm not a shiny Pokemon, I'm just your all around gamer.

I find it personally sad that when I have come across female gamers, even while on xbox live and what have you, many of them are so..pretentious, so in love with themselves that it's rather funny.  The kicker is when they are purposely mean to me in a chat, or as I said snarky, I find them trying to puff out their chests to prove themselves more superior than I am.  Listen lady, I'm not here to conquer your village full of idiots, I'm here to play and have fun.  Shouldn't we be sticking together?  Why create competition within our own group?

That's ANOTHER thing, I have not met many female gamers that I could get along with over the many reasons I have listed, the truly awesome ones are SO HARD to find, many just seem to have a big ol stick up their butts and right off the bat, or make me their competition or try and put me down in some way.  Really, are we 5 years old?  I don't remember sticking your Barbie doll in the microwave, why are you throwing me under the bus without really knowing me?

Why?  Why? Why? That is all there seems to be with me when I think about this topic.  I can never fully understand it, why as female gamers do some of us feel the need to parade it around and get special treatment because of it?  Why do we also feel the need to be mean towards other female gamers who don't play it up as you do? 

I have very few female gamers that I would consider personally kick ass, who do not boast every other second, or sentence they type that they are a girl and know who Samus is, or know what 2K games are, Naughty Dog, Activision, Square Enix and so forth.  Yes I am proud of being among the few, but I personally find it to be a bit much to be gushed over in this department.

I'm not the only one right?

Uncharted Complex

One of the current games I am enjoying is a XBLA arcade title by the name of Shadow Complex.

I must admit, when this game first came out, I was interested, but not interested enough to purchase it for the price point on release.  I thought "it's an arcade title, must be short and must not be able to hold up to a full release game, bit pricey for an arcade game."   Bad on my part, I have enjoyed many arcade titles over fully released games, so price shouldn't really be an excuse.  I was just a lazy bum who wasn't really looking at the time.  Recently Microsoft offered this title among with many other titles for a really great low price.  So I snagged it.  Now I'm having a hard time putting the controller down, and my pets are becoming malnutritioned and I need a bath.

Mayhaps it was my low expectations, even though I have heard great things about this game.  It has given me much more bang for my buck, and I was impressed.  At first I thought this map will be small and I will be done in maybe 2-3 hours.  WRONG.  The map is mother truckin huge!  With many little nooks and crannies that you can't get to right away until you acquire certain power ups.  Which feeds into my "OH GOSH THE MAP TELLS ME TO GO OVER HERE, BUT OOOoOo WHAT'S OVER HERE." "SHINY THINGS LETS EMBRACE." "Am I suppose to go here yet?  The enemies seem a lot more tougher..*dies 20 times* I'M GONNA DO THIS JUST TO PROVE I CAN!" disorder.  So, needless to say, I got side tracked, MANY, MANY times.  It was for the sake of adventure.  The girl can wait, I'm busy with the making of the smashing of things.

Oh, I guess that should bring me to the story, you play as Nathan Drake.

 Err.. sorry, you play as Jason Flemming, who's voice actor just so happens to be Nolan North.  I'm sorry but Nolan North can poop in a bottle and sell it to me and I would think it's essence from the Gods.  Anyway back to Jason.

Notice how they both rock the half tuck?  I see a trend here, Nolan North's characters just look more or less like each other through the games he is in.  Again, I'm getting off topic.

SO Axe Model Jason is on a little backpacking trip with his new flavour of the week Claire.  They stumble upon a cave where Claire mentions that she use to frequent it as a child.  This can't be good, when women say they have visited a cave before that's when you leave her crazy ass.   Though like any adventuring man with pumping hormones and testosterone like the Hulk, you follow Claire into said cave.  At first you think she is coyly playing a game with you, flirting with you in ways to butter up your loins, and trying to scare you. When you look further and further into the darks depths with no sign of her in sight.  You soon find her abandoned backpack, as you further progress you see that she is being held captive, but of course.  Have we learned nothing from Mario?

As you can tell, you put on your big boy pants, and it's time to save the girl, the story unfolds and you discover a very large complex of soldiers, with these soldiers are various forms of high tech gadgets that you soon discover, as well as unfolding conversation between the soldiers, they seem to be planning an attack on America.  These bad guys don't start small do they?

You fight your way through multiple variations of soldiers, weaving your way around the large map, there are different guns, as well as different version of grenades for you to find, and quite fun ways to mow down your enemies.  I like personally sneaking up behind them and placing a ticking grenade at their feet.  I hear them scream when they go boom and it makes me laugh.

Also, nothing is complete without some mech fights! Like this one for example:

This game is chock full of 3D environments, yet your character moves in 2D perspective, giving you that classic platform adventure type of deal, like say Metroid, which this game was clearly inspired by.  Nathan..erm, Jason, you may want to re consider your taste in women and perhaps go for Samus instead, she would never get herself into this mess, if you kidnap Samus she would wear you as a hat.  

Now, the aspects of this game I did not enjoy so much was the aiming, for your character to only be allowed to move 2D while the enemies have free range, it's a bit tricky to get the aim right on them.  You are left to control just the right analog to do the aiming.  I guess I would personally feel more at home if they took the awkward aiming style away and replaced it with the more classical just shoot approach like you would have in old school Metroid, or titles such as Megaman.  Otherwise sometimes you just feel like you are trying to fling Jell-o at an enemy with a damn rocket launcher.

Though I can handle the few issues that the game may have since they give me a little jet pack, do I need t go on?

And no, Lady Gaga isn't actually in the game controlling a Mech and asking if you want tea.

BOOSH IT HAS ARRIVED

Nothing here as of now, but in coming times it will be faboosh I guarantee it.

Chock full of my awesome brand of humor *muscle flex* and I'm sure the occasional use of words I make up to describe and generally apply to things, yay!  Which makes spell check all the more fun to use.  GET AWAY FROM ME MICROSOFT WORD DOG, NO I DID NOT MEAN THE WORD FANTASTIC I MEANT FABOOSH.

Purpose of this blog, or spectacular display of my writing skillz is pretty much for my own entertainment, but I do hope to also entertain who ever happens upon this.

Here I will post my opinions/reviews on my greatest passion; video games, I know I know, why create another one on an already over saturated market, what makes me think I will succeed?

Good question, and nothing really has me thinking I'm special for doing something that has been already done to death.  Like beating a dead horse and putting your grandmas wig on it, I don't believe I can do it any better than anyone else. If for anything else maybe individuals can get a few laughs, or at the very least troll me and make fun of my height and gender.

I can dig it.

I need to start working on a header for this little project.