Pokemon and School

Man, things are turning around a bit for me, first was the car accident which was going to set me back 1500 bucks, and then school turned shitty. By the time school ended i pretty much had little to show for a year of school except a fine. But i got lucky with the car accident, ended up costing me 800 instead, got my fine reduced from 150 bucks  to 40 and now i’m looking forward to a long summer filled with pokemon and super paper mario among other things.

I’m currently working on an essay for admission to a second year in esp but i would be taking a second year course and two first year electives. Probably taking some sort of business related course, marketing, advertising or some sort of management type course. I just want to work in a some sort of business setting.

Hopefully then I can work my way into the video game industry, which would be amazing.

Banned!

I really can’t stand how some people feel the need to ban things. Where is the meaning in the words free society if people’s ideas are being repressed? I recently watched A Clockwork Orange and basically what i was looking forward to in this film was the disregard for any standard of decency. And it delivered but it was also one hell of a good movie! I hate to think about how much amazing material could be out there if people just stopped trying to protect others’ innocence.

What is innocence anyways? Old and conservative people put a positive spin on it, like the things they’ve seen and heard should never be forced on another person. But I believe that people should expose themselves gradually to things like violence, drugs, and nudity to name a few things. (expose themselves to drugs btw, not dive head first into them.)

I’m not trying to say that I support mindless violence, or violence in any way, or for that matter prostitution. That stuff causes too much pain and I’m totally against it obviously. (there are a few instances where prostitution can be done with class and in a non-damaging way but for the most part its not pretty).

That being said, What is the problem with violence in movies as long as the people watching the film are educated enough to understand that this is a completely false reality and that violence is not the answer? I don’t believe there is anything wrong with watching rape on television as long as it is in the context of acting, and that the actors are completely aggreeable to performing it.

Why ban a movie that is honestly a work of art? If its too much for you to handle than don’t watch it. I completely agree that a movie like A Clockwork Orange is way too much for a younger audience, but there is no reason for banning it.

Yet another reason why I’ve decided religion is not for me.

Fucking Spyware…

So i’m going through hell and back right now, trying to figure out what the hell i’ve done to this computer, and of course the word processer is acting up too, so i’m just going to post this and hope for the best.

Dad comes to the rescue?

So i got up a bit early today, 2 pm lol, so that i could go buy SPM before work. As i’m getting ready to have my shower i casually tell my mom that i’ll be heading out early to get this new game. She loses it and says that its out of the question.

I stood there kind of shocked for a couple of seconds and then said: Why?  She then proceeded to go on about how she has lent me $800 and that i had agreed to pay it off within a couple of months. I said So whats the problem? I’m getting paid this week, and i’ll put in like $250-300. she says: Thats great Michael.  i say: So i’m cool to get the game then? she says: NO!! You need to stop wasting money on video games, and start thinking about your future!

I actually nearly lost it. Then we went on and started talking about other things and eventually we came to the topic of why i’m not coming to church. I told her it was irresponsible of her to force feed me her religion. The following words that came out of her mouth were priceless. “You would have rather we raised you with no morals or ethics?”

I’ll let that sink in for a while.

I actually think my mum displays the exact contents of her brain sometimes. You just have to be ready for them. Anyway I ripped her apart for that one. You know.. So people who aren’t christian are evil? without morals? I was almost laughing. Anyway, eventually my dad came in and I explained the situation to him and he said that I should use the game as a reward for accomplishing the following things.

-Finish exams well.
-Get a second job.
-And apply for College and get that ball rolling.

Which seems absolutely reasonable, and i think that its a good idea. My mum was completely quiet for the rest of the conversation. I felt kind of sorry for her.

A future filled with Happy

I find it very frustrating that my parents are pushing me into University. If I think that College is the better route then its my decision isn’t it? I mean, yeah I’m living in their house, eating their food, and using a computer which they bought and are currently paying the electricity for. But I still don’t think this gives them any right to decide my future. They decided to have me right? I don’t owe them anything for bringing me into the world. (Other than my love, and respect. Which their not making any easier.)

I hope that by slowly giving them hints about things that they will be ready when i drop the bomb that maybe University isn’t the right idea for me. I wan’t to eventually own and operate a store or franchise in which I have complete control over things like prices, the layout of the store, theme, and name among other things. And I think that College will allow me to do this much more efficiently than University

But in general, I just want to be happy, have a wife who enjoys the things that I do, and hopefully raise some kids who are succesful in their own lives. That shouldn’t be that much to ask should it? To be happy? I hope not.

Anyway, I really just want to accomplish some sort of education that I can be proud of. After that, I think i’ll be fine.

God is an Asshole

I’ve been thinking over the last little while, and i’ve come to the conclusion that even if God, in the context of the bible, really does exist.. I don’t want to have anything to do with him.

He creates a world in which there is perfect balance apparantly, even though all the other animals get shafted in the deal, where man can grow and prosper. But for some reason God decides to have a little bit of fun with us. If God is perfect, then he is perfectly capable of creating another perfect being. Why did he choose to create us stupid? greedy? jealous? even sometimes ugly? I don’t understand why someone who loves us would create an imperfect world that causes terrible disasters. Countless people die each year because this world is in its beta stage? What kind of God are we worshipping when he presents us with glitchy products to live on?

I’ve tried to make the last few sentences humourous, hopefully it worked out, but think about it for a second. God basically created a fun little sandbox to play in and it seems long ago he got bored and made up some bullshit about leaving it to ourselves. And no more can the residents of Animal Crossing take care of a few weeds, can we take care of ourselves. Because we are inferior products from a bored God who moved on to another game a long time ago.

If I get to the pearly gates, and God is greeting me and saying “Welcome Child, Welcome Home”. I’ll stand there and reject the whole thing and say “Fuck You!”

But then again he really doesn’t give us a better option does he? Captain Evil is sitting there waiting for whoever he can get his hands on so maybe I might forgive him and accept his offer. That is, if he apologises to me first.

Link Blast!

We already went over this but.. RE:UC looks amazing. Again, we’ve seen it, but its always nice to be able to find these things easily. Real life Mariokart was hilarious so i’m going to post it. Don’t know if you ever saw this but it was kind of funny. Its fun to see the master at work. Don’t know if you saw this but its worth playing for a bit. This was ridiculous. Some of these were really well done. (=>Not safe for a large variety of situations=>) This is a useful contraption, i wouldn’t be caught dead with one for fear of being beaten, but if there is a spare Lays pringle style bottle around you’re good! Oh and finally I recently went to the Bunnies website again and there were a couple new ones. Also, here’s a new Wii commercial. So yeah… you’ve just been fed I guess?