Those So Willing,
Are Not So Wanting.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Has Video Games Gone Too Far?
Has Video Games Gone Too Far? I'm not talking about blood, gore or violence, not even lewd acts. I'm talking about the impact it has on society. In North Carolina a young 16 year old boy name Blake Peebles is dropping out of high school to become a "professional gamer." Blake has never really done well in school and wasn't liked to-boot. With his parents permission young Blake will not be returning to school for the upcoming semester. instead he will be practicing and training to play his favorite video game guitar hero. To ensure his success in his new career.
WHAT!? Come on what has come over the parents of this young man. Allowing there son to drop out of school to play video games. FIrst off this is an actual job. At the extreme high ends of the industry it pays off at 80,000 a year but thats only about 100 gamers in the WORLD! most professional gamers earn about 25,000 a year and that doesn't cover the cost of travel and expenses to make to the tournaments. There is no solidity in this job at all; video games are replaced once or even twice a year by there bigger, better, louder, sequels. Is the education system in North Carolina that bad where a young boy and his parents believe he's better off playing video games until his fingers bleed rather than read his books until his eyes hurt?
Where does it end, or should it? is this family ahead of the curve or falling way behind that they are beginning to retrograde
Are you or someone you know so devoted into video games that they've changed their lives completely if so what do they plan to do when they grow up and become adults who realize that video games alone isn't going to pay for itself?
What is coming over society to let this happen?
This is ridiculous! Or is it?
WHAT!? Come on what has come over the parents of this young man. Allowing there son to drop out of school to play video games. FIrst off this is an actual job. At the extreme high ends of the industry it pays off at 80,000 a year but thats only about 100 gamers in the WORLD! most professional gamers earn about 25,000 a year and that doesn't cover the cost of travel and expenses to make to the tournaments. There is no solidity in this job at all; video games are replaced once or even twice a year by there bigger, better, louder, sequels. Is the education system in North Carolina that bad where a young boy and his parents believe he's better off playing video games until his fingers bleed rather than read his books until his eyes hurt?
Where does it end, or should it? is this family ahead of the curve or falling way behind that they are beginning to retrograde
Are you or someone you know so devoted into video games that they've changed their lives completely if so what do they plan to do when they grow up and become adults who realize that video games alone isn't going to pay for itself?
What is coming over society to let this happen?
This is ridiculous! Or is it?
Thursday, August 14, 2008
One Down About 10 Million To Go.
Today was the last class i had for my arabic course that i took at saddleback this summer. You would think from my extensive experience with the language that things would come close to second nature for me in the course. Well not exactly many students dropped the class before and after the midterm mainly because they couldn't grasp the whole idea of their letters not looking familiar. Had it not been for that exact reason i would've been toast as well. I knew what the letters looked like and i knew how to write them. So the burden was not as great for me. But the region i learned arabic in (Iraq. from a kurdish man) was not standard arabic. so some words i had to learn all over again, and at times my grade would suffer from it. But all in all i received a "B" in the course.
It served its purpose for me, which was to break me back in to the whole school atmosphere again after 5 years cold turkey. I've gotten my schedule and books set to go for the next round and hopefully things will go as planned. But do they ever? I sure hope so. We (I) will see
Kevin Sandovalكيفن ساندفل
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Foreseeable Future
IF FOUND DO NOT APPROACH THE CRAZY LADY WHO HAS CONTROL OVER THE DOG JUST CALL 911
Ok, So this segment I'm calling Foreseeable Future.
Last night during one of the longest weekends I've had in about 3 years. Brittany and i picked up her new dog from a friend of hers. And today she plans on taking the little pup to the dog park to play with the big boys.
well whenever Brittany goes to the dog park she is known as a dog stalker. Especially if a Corgi's within sight. now think about it. What does it take to be a dog stalker? Do you follow the dogs around more than there owners or do you bombard the owners with so many questions that they begin to think your going to dognap there beloved friend? Well in Brittanys case its both.
So what I foresee in the future is: after we show up to the dog park with the little pup who's name isn't set in Bone. We will begin to see worrisome dog owners thinking little Ms. Brittany snatched up someone else's dog, and claimed it for her own. Sooner or later we may even see pictures of her little dog as missing posters
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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