PixlBit

To be fair my man, I ve never met another human being (myslef included) who isn't a hypocrit. You seem to get a tough time of it at home, despite that you know we both see this subjects from rather different angles I actually agree with more than one of your points. People who say we have it worse now (in terms of violence etc) really don't appreciate how barbaric we were as a society a few hundred/ thousand years ago. Sure nasty things happen now just as they did back then but on the whole the world seems a generally more civilised place with more 'equal rights' for sexes, ages and creeds. I also see you point on 'loving God' but I see that in a slightly different way to what you auggest here; my interpretation is that we (humans) are infallible and by placing all our faith/ love into another human is foolish as at some point they will let you down/ break their promises etc. Thats not to say not to feel true love for another person, infact that is what being human is all about, but I quite like Dante's depiction of the lovers level in 'Hell' where they are forever swirling about close to each other but never able to touch (just so you know I don'e believe there is actually a 'tornado lovers level in Hell, I just like the analogy it offers). Hell is a funny concept, for me I believes it's just the absence of God (ghosts/ spirits haunting buildings etc), I can imagine nothing worse than being stuck on this planet (which is cheallenging enough when you are alive) without being able to enjoy sleep, taste, smell and touch. People however (as I ve bleated on about before!) need tools to formulate their understanding of the world and whilst I think you are clearly an intelligent and questioning individual to which these tools are 'obsolete', there are plenty of other people who need these tools. I love this quote from Itchi Uchia from the series Naruto:

"People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That's how they define "reality". But what does it mean to be "correct" or "true"? Merely vague concepts… their "reality" may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?"

Thats one of the most inspirational things I ve ever heard.... and it was from a cartoon.

Your Dad needs to respect that you should have the space, time and freedom to find your own path to what ever lies beyond us, and the desperation he seems to impose on you to 'convert' lies in his own misunderstandings of what God want's, misunderstanding what God truly wants is something every single person on this planet no matter what faith they follow/ do not follow falls into. Finally let me finish with an awesome anaolgy about what it is like to argue with a Christian that I read on the comments section of you tube:

"Arguing with a Christian is like playing chess with a pigeon, even if you are victorious they strut around like the winner, knock over all the pieces and shit on the board"

Classic!

Heard so much awesomness about far cry 3, can't wait to get a copy of that game!

Looks interesting, particularly like the style in some of those screen shots like the roof tops scene!

I ve said it before and I'll say it again, fair play to Microsoft about makingthese changes, they were in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation and to be honest I genuinely feel like that had no choice after the lack of pre orders. I don't trust them, but I make it a habit not to trust any organisation thats sole purpose is to make money. Money is all they really care about, though I'm pretty sure they will hire individuals who do have a passion for gaming in order to produce an experience that will sell. I don't necesserily see this as a victory for gamers but it's more like the kid in the play ground who finally stands up to the bully, just look at the shit Capcom get away with and all the bitching in the world doesn't stop their tactics because they continue to make money off it. I still havn't purchased UMvC3 because I got the first one and refuse to line their pockets. Even after promising to fix the imbalance on the first one for free they just made changes to Ultimate. Capcom suck more than Microsoft ever have.

such a shame this isn't a beat em up.

Oh and if you like you Anime check this out, it's only ten mins long but has an exceptionally cool concept and style:

I sold my Wii! something I really shouldn't have done as as love Brawl, your blog alone is seriously making me regret my decision. I can't wait to see the next one and I'm pretty excited to get it for my 3DS too, playing smash bro's on the go will be epic and just what my handheld needs at the moment! Like you I ve only seen the first few Death Note episodes so I need to get into that, I ve just finished watching Deadman Wonderland which is promising but the main character (Ganta) is a touch too whiny for my tastes.

Some chilled out music here Tami! every one needs some re-coop time, glad your boss is understanding for all that but I suppose in your line of work most people will be 'down to earth'. Hope your pooch is feeling better, he only just got over another sick spell didn't he? well regardless I hope that he's on the mend.

Thanks for the comp dude, I ve not read that stuff so I'll have to have a look, cheers for the idea too!

I suppose that I'm lucky to be the only gamer in our house! Sales and pre-order speak volumes so at least Microsoft have been forced to listen this time around. Unfortunately it's only added confusion to the whole situation for Microsoft and whilst I'm sure they will find their feet the stumble at the starting block will be problematic for them.