Gamer, Blogger, Student
James Reynolds
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I know nobody will read it but at least i’m doing something now.
Read the post below if you have no idea what’s going on.
Regards,
JamesR.
Gamer, Blogger, Student
James Reynolds
jamesr87[.at.]gmail.com
The recent legsilation passed will make it a criminal act for an adult to posses images of a graphically sexual and violent nature. So does that pretty much wipe out every BDSM website in England? I know it’s an issue of grave concern!
Well the quote from the senile mother who campaigned for the legislation says:
“We are really targeting the most extreme end of the market, where young women are raped and killed live on camera.”
I hear you say: “But James, snuff films are already illegal to record and posses, so what’s the point in passing this legislation?”
Well concern citizen, the article has this clarification written in:
“Under the new law, pornographic material which depicts necrophilia, bestiality or violence which is life threatening or likely to result in serious injury to the anus, breasts or genitals is outlawed. “
So who the hell knows? In the world of law anybody will tell you the single most dangerous thing is an ambiguous law, the above statement could basically imply that all legal (and might I add, perfectly normal) fetish websites of the S&M nature become criminal to surf in this country.
Ignoring my vested interest in said materials (:p) can you guess what irritates me about this piece of legislation? Yes, once again the British government ignores the independantly researched material which tells us that countries with free access and liberal attitudes to porn also have far fewer incidents of sex offense.
I’ve decided i’m going to write a letter to my local MP, to 10 Downing Street, to my home town MP (although he’s conservative, so why bother) and some other select individuals.
I really hate how ignorant everyone chooses to be, it’s painful to watch really.
Regards,
JamesR.
Gamer, Blogger, Student
James Reynolds
jamesr87[.at.]gmail.com
In fact, for a good laugh, go check out the Home Office website which still lists Cannabis as a Class C drug 
The thing that upsets me about this is isn’t the fact the government is oppressing our rights, after all it could be worse – We could be Holland (A story which the BBC seems utterly incapable of reporting on) but rather they’re doing it without consider the facts and the reclassification has done nothing but make them utter hypocrites.
If we consider the two legal narcotics Cigarrettes and Alcohol to be the level at which something is legal – Damaging and addictive but over a long time – then how can anyone justify Marijuana being a classified narcotic at all? One of the supposed reasons is “Some users of Marijuana suffer negative psychological effects” well guess what? All people who drink get drunk and have hangovers and ALL people who smoke develop lung damage in themselves and others.
It’s been widely recognised by doctors around the world that Marijuana whilst still mildly harmful is generally less so that Tobacco and Alcohol let alone worthy of the B classification.
This is just another way for a stumbling government to win points in the Lords but if i’m honest, it feels like a tax on the young and unoppressed.
Fucking Gordon Brown, ruined our country.
Regards,
JamesR.
Gamer, Blogger, Student
James Reynolds
jamesr87[.at.]gmail.com
How foolish I was! The show is constantly putting on amazing performances one after the other and the speeches given by Martin Sheen as the President could bring a nation to it’s knees. I am constantly thinking: Jed Bartlett really ran for president he’d win with the largest majority the world had ever seen! It’s amazing and here’s an excerpt from an episode I watched just the other day, but if you haven’t watched the West Wing perhaps finding the youtube version would be better:
44 people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men’s team were killed and two others are in critical condition. When, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran into the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight.
They’re our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we’re reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. this is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard We will achieve what is great.
This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars.
I know it’s a big quote, but my God it’s awesome.
Annnnyway I’ve been indulging myself on city-sim games and if i’m honest am fairly tired of games altogether. First with missing the opening month of Wrath and second with the disappointing performance of pretty much every game i’ve bought in the last two months I can’t help but feel the industry is letting me down. I just now finished write my Rise of the Argonauts review, it’s not even remotely one of my well written reviews but that game was so unbelievably bad.
I finished Mirror’s Edge which I did enjoy and I got the no-guns achievement. I’d have preferred that game if it had no combat in it at all, they say they were being revolutionary by trying this brand new type of game out … Then why bother with gunplay at all? What a bunch of tools.
I’ve played about three hours of Fallout 3 … I honestly don’t get the reviews. It’s so very popular and yet I can barely stand it at all. It’s dirty, long and uneventful … Every time I go to play it I remember that it pretends to lend me play how I want but that’s really just a rouse. I have to use guns, there’s no other way.
I need a project … A real project to do, something I can quietly work on in my spare time but i’m not in charge of … I picked up the valve SDK last night, i’ll tinker with that but i’ll probably run out of steam really quickly.
It’s a shame … I’ll be playing Deus Ex 3 by the end of the year in all likelihood, but all I know is: I’m going to hate it.
I ordered a Murloc Plushie and a I <3 Starcraft T-shirt … I’ll snap a photo when I get them.
Regards,
JamesR.
Oh and i’ve been going to the gym … I really rather enjoy it.
Gamer, Blogger, Student
James Reynolds
jamesr87[.at.]gmail.com
How to play (Players 1-2)
- Someone names a film.
- Then the next person has to name another movie, in which one of the actors from the previous movie was also in.
- Then they take turns repeating this.
Example
- Player 1: Batman Begins
- Player 2: Equilibrium (Christian Bale)
- Player 1: Lord of the Rings (Sean Bean)
- Player 2: Sliders (John Rhys-Davies)
- Player 1: You’re a cunt
Optional Rules
- Can include Television Series, Animated Series, Games etc as appropriate.
- The same actor can not be used twice consecutively
- The same movie can not appear twice in one game
- The same actor can not appear twice in one game
- You only win the game/score a point if you can continue the path and your opponent can not.
Alternative Hot Potato Rules (Players 2+)
- Same rules and gameplay as before
- Each player has n lives
- When a player can not continue a chain he loses a life and passes the go to the next player
- Aim of the game to be last man standing
Simple, but awesome.
I saw Australia and Seven Pounds, both awesome movies.
Regards,
JamesR.
Gamer, Blogger, Student
James Reynolds
jamesr87[.at.]gmail.com
What did I get up to I hear you ask? Well … If you go on Facebook you’ll see I was drunk. A lot. Spent a week~ at “Home” and a week with the Lovely Leslie relaxing in Scummer. On the list of things I received, the most notable are:
- Reservoir Dogs
- Equilibrium
- The West Wing (Complete Collection)
- Snow Patrol Album
- An Epic Scarf
- An Awesome Picture (Which I’ve just realized is still at Leslie’s …)
- Some WoW TCG Cards (Including a Darkmoon Faire pack)
- Loads of other great things!
I also bought myself [in the sales]:
- Mirror’s Edge
- CSS Album (Get this!)
- Errr … I bought more than this i’m sure!
Leslie and I also went to see the extraordinarily bizarre movie adaptation The Spirit. I enjoyed it, but it was odd. I mean mindfuck odd. One thing I took away from it, the first adapatation of a works done by Frank Miller but not actually created by him, is that F. Miller has not only reinvented the genre of Comic Adaptations but intends to be the King of the Domain. Good on him.
I have a few comments to make about Mirror’s Edge briefly; I thoroughly enjoyed playing Mirror’s Edge but it really is true what people say – It’s a proof of concept not an actual game. It shows you that you CAN do a freerunning game without it sucking but what it also shows is that a gimmick game is still a gimmick game.
For example, i’m playing the game without using firearms (Not for the achievement, but it helps motivate) as this game bloody should be but I just reached a section that i’m 75% sure can’t be done without a gun. 3 Snipers and 1 of which is inaccessible without walking directly down his line of sight – slowly – for about 40 yards. (I.e. Suicide).
The game starts well enough, ellaborate outdoors freerunning which comes back into it’s own for a few levels later on when the angry ninjas are chasing you. A section which should’ve been much longer considering how exhilirating it was.
Never mind ey? I’ve got my copy now and hopefully someone will take the idea (or even the engine) and do it even better. That’d be really nice.
Not sure what else to say here … I’ll be getting Rise of the Argonaughts for review soon and Leslie (yes, Leslie) will be getting The Last Remnant. It’ll be nice for a JRPG to be reviewed by someone who knows the first thing about them, isn’t a fangirl and doesn’t viemently hate them. Can you guess which one was me?
Haven’t been gaming much besides a little Mirror’s Edge (and a few flash games … and WoW achievement grinds) but i’ll hopefully fix that tonight when I get home! Although god knows what i’ll play … I should unpack, wash and iron all my clothes (all the clothes I didn’t leave at Leslie’s ¬¬) then tidy my room and rearrange my shiz so I can watch DVDs on my laptop and play games on my PC at the same time (No desk space).
*Shakes angry fist*
Let the games begin?
Regards,
JamesR.
Oh and by the way, it’s fucking snowing here would you believe? How utterly typical!
