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Copper

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  1. So I finished Mass Effect this past week.

     

    The pro's: excellent story telling, some genuinely interesting twists and turns. I liked the way the different alien races were developed. The different bad guys were interesting, I found Saren's story pretty compelling, heck, even understandable in regards to why he changed sides. I loved the character chit chat in elevators. I liked that in the end, my choices ended up having some repercussions that I didn't really like.

     

    The con's: the UI was really irritating. Sometimes you used Y to turn found items into gel, other times it was X. The way that you use powers by pressing the bumpers and choosing was also pretty annoying and because of that I often just brute forced my way through things with my gun rather than bother using the throw, or w/e. The Mako was really annoying. While I ended up getting much better at it by the end of the game, I never actually had any fun driving that thing around.

     

    I found Liara, but I got her after I already killed Benezia, so that wasn't particularly helpful. Kaidan ended up dying- I was faced with a choice between him and Ashley, and I chose Ashley because she died less in combat. I also had to kill Urdnot Wrex, which was unfortunate. I liked that guy. Did you all lose characters throughout the game, or was I just bad at life?

  2. So my roommate tried to tell me last night that this was an MMA fight. I was like... whaaaa? I keep hearing people compare Mayweather to Ali and Tyson, why would they do dat? He persisted that he was correct so I was like whatevs and then I left.

     

    I like it when I'm right.

     

    Also boxing is hella boring- but women's boxing can get downright mean! I'll watch that!

  3. I've always been slightly uncomfortable with hate crime legislation. I understand why it exists but the idea of policing (and punishing) thoughts is a scary concept that can turn Orwellian really fast.

  4. So I saw this film last week and I thought it was a-mazing. It follows (no pun intended) its own rules really well and only deviates from it in a sort of dream-like quality that makes you question the sanity of the protagonist. I thought the overall themes of innocence and sexual coming of age was incredibly evocative and portrayed in a way that makes it easy for the viewer to put themselves in the shoes of the characters. Color choices were smart and helped cement the feelings of paranoia and the loss of innocence of Jay.

     

    One of my favorite things about the film were the moments of just "being". Like when Jay is lying on her stomach in the car and playing with the weeds on the ground as she talks to her lover, when she floats in the pool, and how those moments take on a sinister air as the film progresses.

     

    BTW, towards the end when Jay sees the man standing naked on her roof I don't think that's the thing that follows her- whenever we see her being followed it is always moving, never stationary. So either that was just a naked dude or she is starting to crack mentally and is seeing things.

     

    I appreciated the creepiness of what I assume is her dead(absent?) father being the one to try and murder her in the pool.

     

    This is one of the best horror films I've ever seen for sure.

  5. For me, the most exciting thing about the trailer is the battle on what appears to be a hangar deck. Those ships look REAL- nothing like the strange CGI dreams of The Return of the Sith.

     

    so excite all around, tho.

  6. Lately he's been letting a ton of soap from the dish soap drip down into the sink basin. I asked him why he isn't cleaning it up and he says he "doesn't use it" and I was like... um, well then maybe you should start.

     

    And also that's not true because I see him use that to wash his hands instead of using the handsoap that is right next to it.

     

    Don't worry: I realize I am totally anal about this stuff, and the small stuff like soap puddles would be a lot easier to overlook if he ever once cleaned up after himself, but since he's not EVERYTHING is irritating me!

  7. I do it all. My roommate is a slob who was raised by divorced parents who both had house cleaners and he has no concept of how to clean. I have to tell him to use a ****ing cutting board instead of slicing food directly on the goddamn white tile kitchen counter- I might not care, if he cleaned up the crumbs but... he doesn't. He has never cleaned his bathroom- I finally yelled at him about it yesterday (he's lived here for 8 months) and he "cleaned" the sink and wiped down the counter but didn't touch the disgusting toilet or sweep or mop the floor. I am at my wits end. I don't need things to be super clean, but certain things need to be cleaned and disinfected on a semi-regular basis. It's just what you do as a grown up. I might end up kicking him out if he doesn't start treating this house with a little bit more respect. I might not care so much if it wasn't my grandmother's house, but it is, and I've explained that to him several times.

     

    /rant

  8. I know service dogs are important, but literally every person I know who has one got it for a bullshit reason. I had a guy tell me at a party a few weeks ago that he got his dog registered so that it could, "go with him on public transportation when Armageddon breaks loose." I then told him that if it's Armageddon, that odds are the bus drivers wouldn't show up to work. He looked annoyed.

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