So, after a mere 7 months of blogging at JoeUser, I'm closing down this blog, and will simply continue blogging at my www.polycat.net , which received a software upgrade and major facelift this weekend. I just don't find much of a point in keeping up multiple blogs, and I do so love my primary site (where I've been blogging for 3-4 years). So... adios.
And mine was Fight Club too.
Check out Fight Club if you haven't seen it... Believe me; while it does have elements that are true to the name, the central theme of the movie is far deeper than a club of guys duking it out.
I've been keeping myself busy the last week with the new job, and a whole lot of pieces for FileFront , here's this week's rundown: For Gamers Weekly, Vol. 4 UT2k4 Strategy Guide, Pt 1. UT2k4 Strategy Guide, Pt 2. - Frag.Ops Gamers Are Growing Up Editori
I just did a strategy guide for Unreal Tournament 2004 yesterday; this guide covers all the game's weapons and vehicles, along with general gameplay tips, Onslaught tips and Deathmatch tips. This is just part 1 of the strategy guide; part 2 will cover my favorite UT2k4 mod: Frag.Ops , and should be done by Thursday. Anyway, go check out the strategy guide at http://articles.filefront.com/98
" For evolution to have occurred, all the parts of the puzzle must fit. And the evolutionary theory is missing over 90 percent of the pieces. Where are the missing links? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Evolution is shiek to believe these days. But in truth, it is the most fraudulent bunch of bullshit ever told to the idiot masses by their high and mighty educators and leaders. It is a belief with no proof whatsoever to support it ." Whereas Creationism is missing
And, to end the night's updates, I'll link to you an editorial I did for FileFront on " What Makes a Successful FPS? " The article mainly covers the basic "traits" a first-person shooter has; but I focus mostly on mod'ing. Now, trademark snippet, and I'll return you to your regularly scheduled programming: Take Half-Life for example: the game was praised for its incredibly immersive single-player
FileFront posted a review that I did on the new "hit" game Thief: Deadly Shadows . I really didn't find a whole lot in this game fun... I mean, it was cool sneaking around for about a half-hour, but that's really all the game had to offer. Anyway, read the snippet, check out the full review if you want. I'll say this now, and get it out of the way: Thief 3 retains the stealthy-ness and stealing-
This week has been a very World War II-inspired week... And it fits, being that last Sunday was the 60th anniversary of D-Day. I'm covering a far lighter aspect of World War II myself. I'm not a big fan of reminiscing over a large amount of people that died (though I'm certainly not against praising their heroics). Anyway, here are my two contributions to the gaming side of World War II over the last week: Call of Duty Strategy Guide - In t
FileFront has posted For Gamers Weekly, Vol. 2 today. This is the second issue of my little gaming webzine, which covers everything from game news, to cool scientific stuff, to other nerdy things. This week's issue covers things such as school that went up for sale on eBay, gaming piracy over the last year or so, and a bulldozer-turned-death machine that wrecked havok in a small town in Colorado.
Time to catch up on posting links to reviews and such. FileFront posted my Manhunt review today, here's a really tiny snippet on this gory, twisted, and cool-for-an-hour-or-two stealth game: First of all, this isn’t an article about my search for a man to call my mate. In fact, it’s far from it. If anything, this review is about a bunch of ugly bastards searching for one man, and that man doi
And, in an unrelated comment, JoeUser really dislikes putting line-breaks in my messages anymore.
*shrug* I think it's really all to do with a person's experiences. I've been pretty empathetic as long as I can remember; whereas half my friends are about as empathetic at a dead goat. I always felt this was a result of childhood experiences and such. Whether that's right, I'll probably never know. Though I can definitely see how someone can "become" empathetic after a tragic event of massive proportions (such as a miscarriage). I really don't know though, this is all just speculation.
Umm... What the hell was your point? That the President gives speeches over people that have died? Yes, let's find some way to put a bad spin on that one.
Summer has absolutely NO down-sides. Women wear less clothes, I'm tan, I don't have to wear pounds of clothing to stay warm, no school, can go swimming... Not a single downside, sorry.
Perfect cats are an exception... You see, because there is no such thing as an imperfect cat.
The title is a bit melodramatic, but I figure that's kind of what I'm doing. I'm not starting over a totally new leaf in my life or anything… Rather, I'm correcting the leaf I've been trying to lift for the last couple months by going back to the lifestyle I feel most comfortable in. There was a comment made to my last entry , and I'm not talking about little_whips very odd comment that couldn't have been more off the mark, though I can
Heretic.
To begin this post, I'd like to inform everyone that I'll be starting a new job tomorrow doing programming for the University of Michigan's solar heliospheric space research department. I'll only be working there for about 3 months; so, basically just the summer. I'll be working around 30 hours per week or so, and also still working my FileFront job. It should be nice change of pace as opposed to simply sitting at home all day watching TV, playing games, an
So, I spent all Friday night working on this new project for FileFront , and I had a TON of fun with it. Be sure to check it out, it's called For Gamers Weekly ( http://forgamers.filefront.com/3 ) and, as you may gather from the name, it'll come out every week, written by me. I think it's a great read, but I'm a little biased, so go see it for yourself.
Having just returned from a 9pm showing of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , it is with great joy, satisfaction and one hell of a big grin that has been plastered on my face for the last three hours that I tell you that this movie is cinematic brilliance in every way. The change in directors was, in my mind, the best thing that could happen to the franchine. The new director, Alfonso Cuarón, took over for Chris Columbus (who directed th
heh, reminds me what I wore to my Stardock interview. Nice shirt, nice pants, tennis shoes and a backpack. G'luck Brad.
My review of Battlefield: Vietnam has been posted over at FileFront , go take a look at it or die. As per the usual, here's the snippet: A couple of years ago I stumbled onto a game called Battlefield 1942 at a LAN party. At first, I just wandered around the huge maps in awe of the amazing landscape, and how big the maps were. Then, as I got more people in the LAN to join me in a few
FileFront.com finally got around to posting my Painkiller review . More reviews are sure to follow, as I have at least 2 or 3 more submitted. Anyyyyhoo, here's a snippet from the review : If you’re looking for a deep shooter, with lots of strategic depth (like Deus Ex) or realism (like the Rainbow Six series), then you’ll definitely want to steer cle
"Rawr" is my word. heh, welcome to the "community."
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