tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46389764848629440102024-03-13T11:08:18.423-05:00Buy the Ticket, Take the RideThis blog was initially for the class New Media, now I will blog sporadically on things that are of interest to me.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-24427688745548542422009-12-03T10:08:00.004-06:002009-12-03T10:15:06.461-06:00Empire 20th Birthday PortfolioHere is an amazing set of photos of some of the more iconic actors of our time. I thoroughly enjoyed it I hope you do to. <a href="http://www.empireonline.com/gallery/gallery.asp?GID=2353">Photo Collection</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SxfkAGKApWI/AAAAAAAAAFA/PdkFXjD5_bM/s1600-h/34266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SxfkAGKApWI/AAAAAAAAAFA/PdkFXjD5_bM/s320/34266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411044167612671330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/Sxfjg3zaFnI/AAAAAAAAAE4/gghFZaOVVg4/s1600-h/34266.jpg"><br /></a>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-30602405968168133422009-10-23T12:25:00.001-05:002009-10-23T12:26:23.408-05:00It looks as though we are being replaced.<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/COl1xmWAjUw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/COl1xmWAjUw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-58192163719442200632009-08-04T19:36:00.004-05:002009-08-04T21:09:25.278-05:00Crack the Skye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SnjnTGs38kI/AAAAAAAAAEo/MwKpMWGvTuw/s1600-h/cracktheskye1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SnjnTGs38kI/AAAAAAAAAEo/MwKpMWGvTuw/s200/cracktheskye1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366293271414305346" /></a><br />Here is yet another one of my music reviews. <br /><br />Crack the Skye by Mastodon was released in March of 2009. The First time I heard of Mastodon was on a video game review for the most recent Guitar Hero. At the time I thought nothing of it. As I started working this summer I happened to hear a song on a local radio station. The music was nothing terribly new, at first I just passed it off as another Black Sabbath type metal band. As the song continued I was completely sucked into the story and I had to know who this band was. After a few minutes of searching the web, I found that the song was Oblivion. <br /><br />I quickly acquired the album and have listened to it at least once every couple of days since. ITS AMAZING! <br /><br />As a drummer I appreciated the percussion in this album because the guy never stops. Even though the drumming isn't really flashy, it's very interesting to listen to. I am also a person who is very emotionally connected to music, for example: some music can make me cry.* Along that vein of thought, this cd has an amazing urgency to it, even though it sounds/feels very ethereal it is always forward moving. <br /><br />The real hitter on this album is its lyrical content. This was very different from the band's 3 previous ones. All seven tracks fit together to tell a three tired story. The use of metaphor is hugely important, the album it self is dedicated to the lead singer's sister Skye, who committed suicide a few years ago. The 7 tracks demonstrate the seven stages of grief that people go through after the loss of a loved one.<br /><br /> The most obvious plot line in the album is a story of a paraplegic boy who travels around in a state disconnected from his body. He accidentally looses his connection to his body and gets sucked into a wormhole. He ends up meeting Rasputin and together they attempt to get the boy back to his body along the way they run into various obstacles. I'm not going to spoil the story and say if they are successful at this or not. <br /><br /> The final plot aspect in this CD is a artistic look at the fall of the last Czar of Russia and the rise of Communism. All of these metaphors run through the entire album making it a very interesting listening experience. <br /><br />Pick it up, enjoy it!<br /><br /><br /><br />*If you can find out one of the songs that makes me cry I'll give you something. (might be money, might be a hug, might be a punch in the stomach depends on my mood) It's not a song from this cd or band by the way. If it was that would be strangeDrewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-33758927118391475082009-07-25T03:23:00.001-05:002009-07-25T03:23:48.540-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w9O8Ea0ejAs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w9O8Ea0ejAs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I will post something of my own soon i promise.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-38029785651855213842009-07-17T20:08:00.003-05:002009-07-17T20:09:26.187-05:00the effect of advertising on our children<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z0-KBhkz8ec&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z0-KBhkz8ec&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-36967483188886583072009-05-30T11:48:00.002-05:002009-05-30T12:20:23.177-05:00A thought on culture.SOOOOOO It's summer and the job search continues, even though it could be argued that I have one. With the economy being in such a silly place people are either hiring like mad or they won't hire anyone. That isn't what I wanted to talk about today though.<br /><br />A few Sundays back the pastor at the church my parents attend gave a few interesting stats on population growth and culture spread. Essentially what he was trying to point out is that in roughly 40 years Europe will be a Muslim continent. This is due to the fact that the ratio between Muslim and non Muslim children born, is 8 to 1.<br /><br />The pastor wasn't trying to scare the congregation with these stats. He was merely trying to point out that this world will be very different in the next little while and our children with have to live in that world etc...<br /><br />The way that he described it was specifically in terms of a loss of western culture in our country and Europe. Again it wasn't intended to strike fear but by the reactions of many in the congregation would be what I consider to be fearful ones. This made me think: Is the loss of western culture such a bad thing? I will admit that the portrayal of history in Europe may change which I think is sad that they may loose their heritage but that happens for example: any of the great conqueror races of the past.<br /><br />Really, do we want to be holding onto this terribly materialistic and anti religious society? Most Muslims are more accepting of Christians than most westerners are. I am talking about the non-extremist ones; most of them share values that are similar to a Christian style of value system. The Muslim culture is suffering the same problem that the Christian culture is, many are in name only. In Turkey the giant mosques that used to be full all the time are nearly empty.<br /><br />I do not think this spread of culture is necessarily a bad thing. It may in fact open even more avenues for the Christian message to be spread.<br /><br />Anyways that was just something I have been pondering over a week or two. Here is a link to the stats I was talking about.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU">Muslim Demographics</a><br /><br />I guess instead of saying have a good day it will soon be safety and peace be with you.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-75052892941053128282009-05-01T13:00:00.000-05:002009-05-01T13:01:14.537-05:00YES!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_yAwTGvqFUg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_yAwTGvqFUg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-77915294036954476832009-04-25T22:57:00.006-05:002009-04-25T23:57:31.487-05:00We the people have had enough.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SfPooya5myI/AAAAAAAAAEg/omvv4Eo6-vk/s1600-h/n6776297337_322777_792.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SfPooya5myI/AAAAAAAAAEg/omvv4Eo6-vk/s200/n6776297337_322777_792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328858571536440098" border="0" /></a><br />Wow I'm surprised and yet not to surprised about this new documentary in the works. It covers an interesting issue. Can someone be such a hyped up fan of something that it causes them to hate what they love?<br /><br />The filmmakers of The People vs. George think so.<br /><br />Created by devoted Star Wars fans and using a new-ish style of directing this will prove to be a slightly interesting film. Not only are the close associates of Lucas being interviewed but the directors are giving the fan's a voice allowing them to send in video submissions to defend or oppose Lucas' film, writing, directing and marketing choices.<br /><br />This movie is latching onto the new Youtube wave and so it has many different clips and animated shorts I think even if it is a total nerd fest it will be interesting to watch from a new media standpoint.<br /><a href="http://peoplevsgeorge.com/"><br />http://peoplevsgeorge.com/</a><br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aoc3roT81nU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aoc3roT81nU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-18315730765080935462009-04-09T11:24:00.002-05:002009-04-09T11:40:56.503-05:00Grrrrr.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YI7DKmxWbpo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YI7DKmxWbpo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I can't believe this little piece of advertising I saw yesterday that my school just put out. It's terrible! I was appalled when I saw it. The lighting is so-so and the camera movement! The camera movement its terrible has the maker of this clip not heard of cutting? Those are just some of the issues I have, an advertisement should not be more than 2 minutes in length. This feels more like unsolved mysteries than an ad for the school. OH AND LETS NOT FORGET THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS! The song at the end is on a CD that has not even been released yet. I doubt they asked the artist for the use of the song. DENNIS! You like your reading the whole time, DO A VOICE OVER!<br /><br />I'm not going to go into what I think the Sociology course at this school does to the students enrolled in it but from the ones that I have witnessed I don't believe there will be any 'better helping' coming from them. These systems that they want to be fixed generally can't be fix by us 'western folk' unless we go and invade the country, and well we all know what happens then. Honestly it saddens me to know that the guy who made this thing is one of the senior film buffs in the communications program here. But that's what we get for not specializing I guess.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-20542897548990237622009-04-01T10:09:00.001-05:002009-04-01T10:11:19.166-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CupN28y-K24&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CupN28y-K24&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I still plan on writing the previous blog, It's coming don't worry.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-75347642453645159942009-03-12T16:29:00.002-05:002009-03-12T16:35:12.928-05:00Assasionation team or spill crew.I'm going to write this when I have a moment. check out this link while you wait. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.minnpost.com/ericblackblog/2009/03/11/7310/investigative_reporter_seymour_hersh_describes_executive_assassination_ring">http://www.minnpost.com/ericblackblog/2009/03/11/7310/investigative_reporter_seymour_hersh_describes_executive_assassination_ring </a>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-17047928227321741802009-03-07T12:42:00.003-06:002009-03-07T12:54:49.799-06:00SoooOOoooooOooOOooSo I'm looking at getting a new lens for my camera either the <span class="REDS24B"><a href="http://www.canon.ca/digitalphotography/english/product_article.asp?id=1011&cid=12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">EF</span>-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">USM</span></a> or the </span> <a href="http://www.canon.ca/digitalphotography/english/product_article.asp?id=1006&cid=12"><span class="REDS24B"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">EF</span> 17-40 f/4L <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">USM</span>. </span></a>I think they are both pretty sweet lenses. I'm also deciding as to weather or not I want to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">acquire</span> a flash. If I get the 17-40 I don't think I will need a new one because it gathers light a lot better than a stock lens.<br /><br />Right now I'm writing this blog as something to distract me from homework. This is because I seem to have lost all motivation for work of any kind. This is an unfortunate problem as I believe it will eventually effect my marks. Ah well back to work it is.<br /><br />Drewford out.<br /><span class="REDS24B"> </span>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-20328102247471565532009-02-17T13:42:00.004-06:002009-02-17T14:03:31.598-06:00Tiny Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SZsU_oao41I/AAAAAAAAAEY/mSHrFYNjeBE/s1600-h/Thornley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 118px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SZsU_oao41I/AAAAAAAAAEY/mSHrFYNjeBE/s200/Thornley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303856069572354898" border="0" /></a>Its about time. Ian Thornley has come out with a new album from his self titled band. The album is called Tiny Pictures as you would have guessed from the title of this entry. This album consists of 12 tracks with 1 extra if you acquired the special version.<br /><br />This album in some cases, reverts back to the sound of Big Wreck. Ian has seemed to abandoned the sound that Tornley initially used in their first album, Come again. It has been traded for a combination of softer Big Wreck-esque songs along with a few pieces that sound a little to much like Nickle Back. I guess that it was doomed to happen seeing as Chad Kroeger is their producer and most of the gigs Kroeger has his fingers in sound like... his own.<br /><br />Overall Tiny Pictures is a decent album. It is an easy listen compared to Come Again, but considering its been six years since their first release their original enthusiasm seems to have dissipated.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-23871140002125491472009-02-10T10:13:00.003-06:002009-02-10T10:18:15.743-06:00hmm...Is it bad that I only like four of the bands that were on the entire Grammy list?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SZGoT_z5sKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/hoEgcP1cfjQ/s1600-h/grammy1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SZGoT_z5sKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/hoEgcP1cfjQ/s200/grammy1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301203297891889314" border="0" /></a>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-35394465775050135852009-02-02T14:41:00.002-06:002009-02-02T14:44:39.572-06:00A funny rendition of one of my favorite songs.It's terrible I know but I laughed so hard when I saw this.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vE-pbBYwPHs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vE-pbBYwPHs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-65099152446508033462009-02-01T14:57:00.008-06:002009-02-01T16:01:44.910-06:00Famous people geez. (WARNING RANDOM)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYYVglb4FoI/AAAAAAAAAEA/H8UZS0bWWfw/s1600-h/Milla+Jovovich+Resident+Evil+Red+Dress+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYYVglb4FoI/AAAAAAAAAEA/H8UZS0bWWfw/s200/Milla+Jovovich+Resident+Evil+Red+Dress+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297945661196998274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYYVYIC9PII/AAAAAAAAAD4/gbtxBN3Lr3A/s1600-h/615807_ratio3x4_width351.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYYVYIC9PII/AAAAAAAAAD4/gbtxBN3Lr3A/s200/615807_ratio3x4_width351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297945515868896386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now it has been said by a few that I enjoy Tool every now and then. This would include Maynard Keenan's solo work Puscifer. It just came to my attention a few days ago that one of his back up singers would include the likes of model/actress and now singer Milla Jovovich. Now I don't claim to know much about the Hollywood circle but why do actors/actresses seem to think that, because they are in one form of media they then are compatible with all forms? This is by no means a new trend as actors of the past were almost required to be able to dance and sing and do a plethora of things. But we are in a different time when the political views of the uninformed seem to to be what is most important to us. Should we keep to the same standards of the past when training and brains seem to be rather lacking? I am not in anyway trying to insult Ms. Jovovich's intelligence, I'm just using her as an example for the industry as a whole.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-57790978194976816042009-01-31T11:39:00.004-06:002009-01-31T13:09:18.787-06:00Videogames in the Mainstream Media<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='333' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypTy9U1Y3Obr87-emfonxkuf3ArOv_nbAVdySbWAUdWGsN-UQhShjbqlBp5Ix4JOQuyQDLJ15wBZWDYjxTjA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-76799990314212312252009-01-30T00:25:00.003-06:002009-01-30T00:30:54.077-06:00Her Morning EleganceCheck this out its a fantastic use of stop motion by Oren Lavie.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_HXUhShhmY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_HXUhShhmY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-28108874982735256882009-01-29T15:31:00.003-06:002009-01-29T15:47:07.955-06:00The Force: Science, Religion, and Philosophy of Star WarsWow some people have no lives, this is a very long paper on Star Wars and Zen Buddhism. It is written by Jeffery <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gurpp</span> a Philosophy professor at the Grand Valley State University. If you are into Star Wars or philosophy its wroth a skim. <span style="font-family:Arial, Arial, Helvetica;"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /><a href="http://abstractatom.com/the_philosophy_science_and_religion_of_the_star_wars_films.htm">The Force: Science, Religion, and Philosophy of Star Wars</a><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYIjWrLuCJI/AAAAAAAAADg/2FdS8nhCt88/s1600-h/Jedi-vs-Sith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYIjWrLuCJI/AAAAAAAAADg/2FdS8nhCt88/s200/Jedi-vs-Sith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296834984197097618" border="0" /></a>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-17341263355432883742009-01-26T15:31:00.002-06:002009-01-26T15:39:48.385-06:00Because the Music Do<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b40HQve1F-E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b40HQve1F-E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-83579443446669931412009-01-23T15:03:00.003-06:002009-01-23T15:07:49.487-06:00Interesting Take on The Internet"We have a perfect example of hatred of the good for being good with the internet. Anyone familiar with it knows that the internet is infested with those consumed by a burning hatred of anything good. Instead of finding what they enjoy in life and enjoying it, they haunt the internet, devoting their lives to hate. Hiding under their cloak of anonymity, these cowards rant against anything and everything. What they hate most are values because values promote life. If you choose to think for yourself rather than submit to their dogmatic beliefs and dictatorial vents, they invariably turn to insults, abusive language, and threats. The style of a writer, even a writer on the internet, reveals that writer's soul. Their own words betray their inner corruption. They seek not to discover and enjoy the good in life, but to make your life miserable. They hate that you enjoy anything in life. They hate the good for being good. When you come across the venom from these zeros, I hope you will remember this quote and know them for what they are." - Terry Goodkind<br /><br />Is this true? Though it is well known that the internet has a large group of uninformed individuals rampaging through its spaces but are the majority of them down right evil to the core? What does this say of our generation?Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-41171615297887536552009-01-22T15:32:00.005-06:002009-02-01T15:42:17.279-06:00Today in History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SXjqjd5rWvI/AAAAAAAAADI/XfRWA8WWKT4/s1600-h/20070401172807ze2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SXjqjd5rWvI/AAAAAAAAADI/XfRWA8WWKT4/s200/20070401172807ze2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294239257016883954" border="0" /></a>Today in history an interesting event took place. This event was known as the battle of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Isandlwana</span>. This battle was a major part of the Zulu war in 1879. 20 000 Zulu warriors took on and killed, 850 British solders and 450 African servicemen. This is the worst military defeat the British army has suffered since its creation.<br /><br />Later that day the battle of Rorke's Drift took place. The same Zulu warriors marched 5 000 of their men over to the local mission and were staved off by 139 British soldiers and engineers. 30 of these men were hospitalized before the battle began. Only 14 British soldiers died, 11 men were given the Victoria's Cross. This was one of the most famous defenses in British history.<br /><br />This battle spawned the movie Zulu which was Sir Micheal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Caine's</span> first movie.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYYXEZtR6yI/AAAAAAAAAEI/BvvORZNMY5o/s1600-h/B72615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SYYXEZtR6yI/AAAAAAAAAEI/BvvORZNMY5o/s200/B72615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297947376035687202" border="0" /></a>Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-84691433013178970772008-12-28T00:19:00.002-06:002008-12-28T00:30:03.479-06:00Depression? Not really.I am unsure what this is that I seem to be going through, it could be just crazy laziness. I have been given some grace on some papers that I missed during the year. No matter how hard I try, I just cannot gather the willpower and motivation to write them. It's frustrating me out of my mind because now I have to write an apology for wasting my professor's time with my slacking. I don't know what is wrong but I have to shake this before next semester. It just feels like I'm wasting my school money which in turn not only lets down my parents but my grandparents.<br /><br />I apologize for this emo stint, Christmas went really well for my family and I. I was given many books and chapters gift cards so I plan on doing a fair bit of recreational reading. That's what I was doing today instead of writing my paper. I haven't been able to read through half a book in a day, not fall asleep and enjoy it for a long time.<br /><br />And yet those papers hang there. I don't even know if it's worth any mark's anymore.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-53464808548942950762008-12-21T19:54:00.003-06:002008-12-21T19:59:42.806-06:00The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning - The Smashing PumpkinsIf you have seen the new watchmen trailer you probably have heard this song. It was originally written for Batman and Robin but was remixed.<br /><br />Send a heartbeat to<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SU70AnJAwII/AAAAAAAAACo/RRBgn2yG4Ag/s1600-h/Billy_Corgan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SU70AnJAwII/AAAAAAAAACo/RRBgn2yG4Ag/s200/Billy_Corgan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282427704296128642" border="0" /></a><br />The void that cries through you<br />Relive the pictures that have come to pass<br />For now we stand alone<br />The world is lost and blown<br />And we are flesh and blood disintegrate<br />With no more to hate<br /><br />Is it bright where you are<br />And Have the people changed<br />Does it make you happy you're so strange<br />And in your darkest hour<br />Now all secrets fade<br />We can watch the world devoured in its pain<br /><br />Delivered from the blast<br />The last of a line of lasts<br />The pale princess of a palace cracked<br />And now the kingdom comes<br />Crashing down undone<br />And I am a master of a nothing place<br />Of recoil and grace<br /><br />Is it bright where you are<br />And Have the people changed<br />Does it make you happy you're so strange<br />And in your darkest hour<br />Now all secrets fade<br />We can watch the world devoured in its pain<br /><br />Time has stopped before us<br />The sky cannot ignore us<br />No one can separate us<br />For we are all that is left<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SU70VJwO6tI/AAAAAAAAACw/OGmqhF6sGVM/s1600-h/rorshachbadgemg3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 93px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hnBwvt5Ntwk/SU70VJwO6tI/AAAAAAAAACw/OGmqhF6sGVM/s200/rorshachbadgemg3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282428057184824018" border="0" /></a><br />The echo bounces off me<br />The shadow lost beside me<br />There's no more need to pretend<br />Cause now I can begin again<br /><br />Is it bright where you are<br />And Have the people changed<br />Does it make you happy you're so strange<br />And in your darkest hour<br />Now all secrets fade<br />We can watch the world devoured in its pain<br />Strange<br />Strange<br />StrangeDrewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638976484862944010.post-82778984534911214242008-12-20T21:30:00.002-06:002008-12-20T22:01:29.978-06:00Re: Bigger's Not BetterWhile participating in the New Media class last semester I discovered along with this blog, pod casting. Not that I would be creating these pod casts mind you but I have started watching/listening to them.<br /><br />I have discovered the G4 cast, which is nice because it was one of the few channels that I watched on tv back home. This now enables me to keep up with the gaming industry some what. Along with their main pod casts are a plethora of smaller ones. One of which is called Sessler's Soapbox. I'm writing this part assuming most of you haven't watched G4 being that its not on basic cable. Anyways Adam Sessler is one of the hosts on the show X-Play which is on G4. He has this podcast where he rants or praises various aspects or events that are going on in the gaming industry.<br /><br />In his most recent cast, he discussed the original Banjo Kazooie for the Nintendo 64. He, I, and many other gamers thoroughly enjoyed this game. And though I never played it, Sessler was disappointed by the sequel. Though I have heard both good and bad things about it.<br /><br />Anyways let me get to the point Sessler's qualm with the game was that the Dev team claimed that it was so much bigger than the original and that's what made it better, when in his opinion it did not. This same marketing tactic was used for the newest addition to the series Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Along with a larger world came the ability and focus on using and building vehicles. To Sessler this was again using a game gimmick to try and improve marketing and move away from the original game.<br /><br />In my opinion this is a completely different game with a focus completely different from the original. I cannot count the hours I and many friends have spent watching this game and laughing our brains out at the sheer craziness of the thing. Creating and customizing various machines that look like rolling armored pyramids or death stars that are held up with balloons. Just because a game plays differently than the original, it doesn't mean its bad.<br /><br />Look at the Legend of Zelda series, that in many ways has stayed faithful to the original game. People are getting bored of it. With the meager profits and media coverage of the second installment of Banjo Kazooie I don't see how a step back to the original game would have helped the developers at all.<br /><br />Anyways I'm going to stop ranting now and write my papers that I need to hand in late.Drewfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448643007433209014noreply@blogger.com0