Wednesday Night Ramblings - August 26 2015 - College Football and School Spirit

               One thing I will declare straight up: I hate Football. Not only do I think it’s one of the most overhyped boring sports (second only to the other “football”, soccer), the one time I tried to play it I got my jaw broken. As much as I despise that sport, I can understand why some people would watch the NFL. These players are the best at what they do, so if you’re a fan of football these are the people you would want to watch. For this reason it perplexes why anyone gives two shits about college football. 

                No matter what people think, college football players are not the best. If they were, they would be in the NFL. College is the farm system for the NFL. Some players will go on to have great careers, some will have an ok time, and others won’t do jack shit and disappear. So then can anyone explain to me why they are able to sell out stadiums with tens of thousands of people? Let’s be honest, these guys haven’t accomplished anything yet. Until they make it to the big time, they are just maybe’s. How many times was someone supposed to become the greatest of all time only to fizzle and disappear? No one cares about college baseball or college hockey. For one short period people care about college basketball but that’s about it. If anyone can explain to me why college football matters please, let me know.

                This also ties in to another issue for, school spirit. College football ties into this. Why do people, especially in the US, have such an attachment to the university they go to? Why are there feuds between Texas College vs Texas University? To me, university is just a place where I spend way too much money to get a piece of paper that’s supposed to say I’m smarter than someone who doesn’t have it. It’s a business transaction, plain and simple. I don’t buy sweaters of the grocery store I go to, I don’t get mugs featuring my cable company nor do I buy blankets featuring the logo of the company that made my lawnmower. Why would university be different? I don’t care if you went to ole miss? I’m going to Concordia, who gives a shit?

                That’s enough ranting this before I offend someone. Here’s some achievements, have a good week.

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Love at First Sight - 10G - Survive a Close Encounter with a Facehugger

Micro Changes in Air Density - 10G - Track 100 hostiles targets with the Motion Tracker



Bad Feeling about This Drop - 20G - Complete Sulaco Falls

TV Reviews #10 - The Shield Season 1 (2002)

            There have been many cop shows in the past, but The Shield did something different. Instead of being a crime of the week show, it focused more on a continuing storyline. It explored the underbelly of the city to show what is happening on the street level. It also has a protagonist, Vic Mackey, who is not a clean cut hero, he is very corrupt and borders more on villain then hero.

            The season itself starts slowly in the first half and I myself was not staying all that interested past the shocker of a first episode. But about half through, things started to pick up. Everyone’s story became more defined and the stakes went up considerably. But most of all its Michael Chiklis who keeps the show together. His character makes you go from hating to liking him back in forth so many times you don’t know where to stand on it. He is a master at manipulating the shades of grey as he can be both a scumbag dirty cop and a considerate family man. The supporting players also do a good job themselves. They show that the police force is multifaceted and each level has its challenges.

            The first ending successfully in that it left me wanting more. I’ve seen that there are some famous guest stars that appear in future seasons, I am curious to see where this goes. 

Score: 7.5/10

Wednesday Night Ramblings - August 19 2015 - Why do I do this?

                As you may have noticed, there was no Wednesday Night Rambling last week. Truth is, I wasn’t feeling it that week. Rather than writing a crappy, half assed article, I felt it was better to not write one. 

                Without further ado, here’s the article 2 weeks in the making. Lately I’ve been asking myself, why do I do this? Why do I spend all this time every week writing this blog that quite frankly nobody reads? I’ve had a bit of an existential crisis, to the point where I was thinking maybe I should just drop the whole thing. But to do that would be depriving myself of something that could be very beneficial.

                When I started this initially over 5 years ago, it was just to start listing the achievements I’ve gained. I felt it was a good way to start talking about videogames and get some of my ideas out there. At the time, I was off school and working a part time job, so achievements were a big part of my life. As the years have gone by, achievements have still been important to me but they are not the main focus of everything that I do. I would love to spend more time adding to my Gamerscore, but there are just too many other responsibilities to deal with that I simply do not have the time do it. 

                There was a large gap, about 2 years, where I basically did not post anything on this blog. I lost interest and felt that what I was writing about did not matter. But then I thought to start adding reviews, which reinvigorated me. I could get my opinion out for various things like movies, TV and books. And in the last couple of months I’ve added the Wednesday Night Ramblings, where everything flies including the kitchen sink.

                The real reason I do this is that it gives me an outlet to talk about whatever I want. In real life, you have to deal with the fact that most people do not care about what you have to say. I’m not trying to be depressing or negative but it’s just the simple truth. Sometimes you get lucky and someone you know has a similar interest as you but that doesn’t work with everything. Nobody gives a shit when I talk about wrestling, for example, and it can get very lonely when you are the only person who follows something. I could always go on forums or other websites, but I’m not good at making friends online, it’s just a skill I don’t have. That is what this blog gives me. It’s somewhere I can talk about what’s on my mind, judgement free. And even though there may be nobody reading it, I feel like it is still an outlet about how I feel. So if there is anyone out there reading this, I thank you for your time and hope you find something that piques your interest. 

Batman: Arkham Knight

Blind Love - 10G - Destroy the third weapons cache in Gotham City

The Real Deal - 5G - Takedown 20 moving cars without using the Batmobile

Practice Run - 10G - Destroy the fourth weapons cache in Gotham City

Touch of Death - 20G - Apprehend the weapons dealer and lock him up in GCPD