Monday, May 16, 2011

On the sporadic nature of posting

First of all, if you've been checking this randomly to see if I've posted, I appreciate your tenacity, you poor person. I basically only blog when I have a good idea, which is seems is very seldom. In any case, I do plan on doing this more regularly, and might even set up a schedule. If you have any suggestions for things you'd like me to write about, feel free to comment on this post. I think I've fixed it so anyone can comment and view comments now. Anyway, I'll try to post more often, but until I set up something regular, no promises. Thanks for reading!

For the nongamers whom the last post bored

A whisper floats unheard upon the wind,
A voice that longs to journey home again,
To linger where the hearthstone gently glows
And thaw what loneliness and fear has froze
To open once again the eyes of love
And see the world it blindly drifts above
To feel with hands that long have numbed with cold
And grasp the earth which breezes now withhold.
Who knows what lies beyond the distant shore?
Terrors unknown or joys forevermore?
For none returns to speak of that goodnight,
Who dwell forever bathed in the light.
None knows where those departed take their rest,
Save God above whose hand their souls has blest.

Physics and why it is fun

I'll be honest here. While I did well in my high school physics class, I don't think I can honestly say that I was absolutely enjoying it and having the time of my life. This is a problem for many reasons. For instance, what if you need to put in a new floor, or install a pulley system, or figure out how to use transdimentional apertures to escape/destroy an evil AI? While I really am unable to help you with learning the first two skillsets, I can definitely point you in the right direction with the third. Pick up a copy of Portal and see how fun physics can be.

I know what you're saying, "but random blog writing person, I don't even like video games, plus I noticed that Portal came out ages ago and there's a second one out, so your advice seems terrible and also behind the times, so why should I listen?"
First of all, your grammar is atrocious, so you really should check that out, maybe take a few classes. Secondly, Portal is a puzzle game which starts out quite slow and builds up the skills you need to progress over time. It does require some basic WASD keyboard using movement skills, but I have faith in your basic hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. (See? I'm not always critical.) Thirdly, Portal 2 primarily continues the plot of the original Portal, so better to play them in order. Lastly, the original is quite cheap now, you can pick it up for ten dollars. For this you get a mind-bending puzzle game that will challenge you while entertaining you with some of the most witty humor and fantastic voice acting I've heard in a video game. If you like games, pick it up.