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Monthly Archives: January 2009
God/Immortality
I know this is kind of cheeky, but this morning on Dr. Laura a mother called in worried about her child’s recent obsession with death (e.g. “Mommy you’re going to die before me and I’m going to die before my little brother”).
Dr. Laura instructed the woman to tell her child that death is what makes life important and gives it meaning and that if we all lived forever our lives wouldn’t have much meaning.
This sounds pretty true and I agree with it.
So then why are religious folk who I assume would also agree with that statement obsessed with the importance of god’s life/existence and think that it’s so important to do what god wants, follow god’s orders, etc. if god’s life doesn’t have meaning since it’s supposedly immortal? Would you value the opinion of someone whose life you don’t think have value/meaning?
Like I said, I know this train of thought is cheeky and I don’t mean it to be a very serious argument, but it’s just another tiny reason I think religion is so obnoxious.
I Hope FFXIII Comes Out In 2009
MSNBC has a list “Top 5 most anticipated games of 2009” and Final Fantasy XIII somehow makes the list. I’d love to hope that it will come out in 2009, but I’m pretty skeptical.
I’ve been a fan of Final Fantasy games since I first started playing the original Final Fantasy during elementary school. I got a Playstation just so I could play FF7, FF8, and FF9 (and then the re-releases of FF4 and FF6), then I got a Playstation 3 so I could play the PS2-only FF10 and FF12 and since I knew FF13 would eventually come out on PS3, and finally I got a Nintendo DS last month just so I could re-play the updated FF4. So needless to say, when it comes to video games, I’m a Final Fantasy fanatic. It’s basically the only video game series that I really play regularly and repeatedly.
So I’ve been following the latest news on FF13. And just last week I read news that there isn’t going to be a FF13 demo for North America. Additionally, since FF13 is going to be PS3 and Xbox 306 over here (and contrary to MSNBC’s statement that “Widely regarded as the most influential role-playing franchise on consoles, the latest “Final Fantasy” is scheduled to arrive on PS3 this year (and later on Xbox 360),” I’ve heard/read that it will be a simultaneous release), it won’t be released here for quite a while after it comes out in Japan. And considering there isn’t even an official Japanese release date, I really doubt I’ll get to see it in 2009.
Thank you, MSNBC, for being optimistic… but I’m afraid you anticipation might be for nothing… but there is always 2010.
Update: Pretty much right after I posted this, PS3 Fanboy confirmed: “Final Fantasy XIII won’t hit global market until at least April 2010.” That sucks!
Alternate Version of Star Wars
While waiting for the big reveal about the final cylon, I found this sci-fi goodness on the Slog.
Star Wars is such a major pop culture phenomenon that even if you haven’t watched the movie, I’m sure you know the main characters names, the various planets that they visit, who the bad guys are, etc. So now imagine you talked to someone who hadn’t seen the movie but had picked up bits and pieces and constructed a version of the film based on their understand. Hilarity ensues…
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
Greatest Gay Albums
I intended to post this a loooong time ago but while writing it my computer crashed and I didn’t realize that the new version of WordPress saved drafts! While mucking around I found it again so here it is…
Out.com has a list of The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time). Depite being gay and having a lot of great (I think) music, I don’t have many of these albums… (not that I’m surprised).
Since you care, I have:
08. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection, 1990
26. Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters, 2004
31. Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy, 1993
36. Madonna, Erotica, 1992
37. Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978
45. Bikini Kill, Pussy Whipped, 1993 (well, I used to have this in high school…)
46. Madonna, Ray of Light, 1998
49 .Patti Smith, Horses, 1975
54. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes, 1992
58. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville, 1993
61. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out, 1997
63. Björk, Debut, 1993
65. Le Tigre, Le Tigre, 1999
66. Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1981
68. Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991
77. New Order, Substance, 1987
81. Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah, 2006
87. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005
I’m not sure how much I agree with this list… it misses a lot of electronic and dance music, if you ask me. For example, I would also add some Depeche Mode, maybe the recent Hercules and Love Affair album, French gay-sounding house music like Bob Sinclar or David Guetta. But I guess the list goes for gay-themed music, not necessarily “music gays would dance to.”
The biggest exclusion, if you ask me, is Missy Elliott’s Miss E… So Addictive. Ever since I first heard it I immediately thought it was her attempt at reaching out to gays. The album is all about clubs and dancing and sex and drugs. Totally gay, if you ask me.
Vegan Baileys Irish Cream
This one’s for you, Molly.
Last night I was enjoying a glass of Bailey’s on the rocks and thought to myself, “It’s too bad that this isn’t vegan. I wonder if there are any recipes online to make a vegan equivalent…”
And, of course, thanks to the magic of the internets, I found a way to make it!
At SuperVegan I found a discussion about “Vegan substitute for Bailey’s Irish Creme.”
Here it is, copy-and-pasted (in case SuperVegan ever disappears):
Ingredients:
——————————————————1 can coconut milk
2 tbs brown sugar
2 tbs chocolate syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup whisky (or to taste!) I suggest Jameson’s.Instructions:
——————————————————Combine all ingredients thoroughly using a whisk, but do not froth. Keep
refrigerated, preferably in a dark bottle. Old ‘Bailey’s’ bottles are ideal!Note:
If your coconut has separated into solid and liquid, be sure to mix or blend thoroughly first into a completely smooth liquid with no lumps.
I haven’t tried it yet, but when I do, I’ll report back!
Upcoming Changes
There are a few changes coming up that I’ve been mulling over for a few months and have finally found the tools to make happen.
First, my “home page” at https://thecompany.net/jason/ is going to be changed a bit to become my Lifestream. The Lifestream is a history of stuff I’ve been doing online. Right now it’ll include information from Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, and Digg. There are a few others that I’m going to look into becoming more active with, as well (e.g. Yelp).
The “home page” might also include some more prominent links to static stuff that people don’t check out as often such as my collages, fiction I’ve written, and the college papers I have posted.
I’m still going to keep the blog, but the URL for it will change to something like https://thecompany.net/jason/blog/ or https://thecompany.net/jason/doublereading. I have to look into the mechanics of changing my WordPress settings before I do that.
The philosophy of the blog will change a bit, though. It will only be longer, more thought-out postings/reactions to things. If I want to share a link, I’ll either digg it or tweet about it. If I just want to post about how I loved last night’s Battlestar Galactica but don’t want to feel guilty about not doing some deeper analysis/reviewing, I’ll just tweet about it.
I’m hoping that all of this will make me more likely to post things. That is the ultimate goal.
The one thing I do not plan on changing, at the moment, is the design of the site. I’m currently still really happy with how things like (that “distressed” feeling), so I probably won’t shake things up there.