24- The Game

One of the first video games I have beaten in a while was 24 for Playstation 2. Set between the second and third season, and featuring the major characters during that period of the television show, the game features a wide variety of missions. Divided into a series of missions set within a 24 hour period, the player must foil the terrorist plot to destroy Los Angeles. Overall, the game is a pleasant blend of action and puzzles, but tend to be disjointed in action. The difficulty of the various missions also varies widely, and not simply as the game progresses. Rare will be the occasion where the player is in danger of running out of ammunition, and health is restored to full at the beginning of the next mission- even when the two missions directly follow one another. The plot tends to be the weakest point. The writer attempt to include the major characters from the previous two seasons, while introducing Chase Edmonds, with none of the tight plot driving the various characters inevitably together. Nowhere was this more apparent than the mere bit-part President Palmer played. The overarching plot defies credulity more than a normal season of the show. Whatever weaknesses the game may have, overall it is an amusing diversion- and more if one is a devoted fan of the television show.

Long overdue

So, it has been a while since I have written anything on either blog. So, the time is right to write (HaHaHa) something.

So, for some odd reason, life is actually going sort of well. (Hey, what good would a blog be without some account of the misery of life- I mean, my blog title itself is pretty self-loathing and depressing). I am almost waiting for something to fall apart- but really can stand it if things are supposed to go smoothly for a while.

Work is going well. I was promoted to assistant manager a couple weeks ago, not bad after a little more than four months (take that manager of Hallmark). I am also getting a new computer sometime next week which will be sweet. Got a new phone today, with a pretty reasonable plan. So all in all things are going well.

Been getting a lot of quality books recently to build up my library. With a new book shelf I now have more space to put more books on shelves instead of in boxes in my closet.

Well, so much for my boring life, now to maybe write something a little more substantial on my other neglected blog...

The Secret

I’ve learned that the secret to consistent blogging is to blog about other people’s blogs. This way, you really don’t have to come up with much original material, you can just leech of other people’s originality. At most, all you need to do is write a short snippet explaining the link or a brief response to the post.

I don’t want to say that this is wrong, but it falsely creates the appearance of actually having content on your blog. I can think of several blogs that I appreciate very much who follow this approach. One in particular is well-noted and highly trafficked, but his blog showcases only the range of his reading, and seldom his originality. This idea is great to highlight some great content available on the web, but at the end of the day those bloggers whose content is original and insightful will have the most significant legacy.

A start

So, this is my other, secret (not really- just not publicized) blog. Often I have ideas of things to write which doesn’t fit on my other blog focused on more serious matters. So, this will pretty much be the dumping ground for whatever I really think doesn’t fit- or writings of about my so-called life.