4.03.2009
3.30.2009
King, k-king, king
Oh, hello there.
When I was little, my brother was my favorite person on the entire planet, and I treated him like he was my own beloved child. [Not much has changed except that he's now a lot taller than me and he's more likely to win arguments.] My best friend Mara and I would carry him around on our crossed arms, and we would sing a little ditty that went "king, k-king, king" to no particular tune whatsoever.
That's completely beside the point, except sometimes I want to make my indirect references more clear.
Thanks to Levi, I watched the first two episodes of "Kings" on hulu, and I gotta say I am pretty fucking impressed. The cast is killer, the star is really cute, the premise is classic fairy tale, and the potential for parody and general hilarity ever-present.
When I was little, my brother was my favorite person on the entire planet, and I treated him like he was my own beloved child. [Not much has changed except that he's now a lot taller than me and he's more likely to win arguments.] My best friend Mara and I would carry him around on our crossed arms, and we would sing a little ditty that went "king, k-king, king" to no particular tune whatsoever.
That's completely beside the point, except sometimes I want to make my indirect references more clear.
Thanks to Levi, I watched the first two episodes of "Kings" on hulu, and I gotta say I am pretty fucking impressed. The cast is killer, the star is really cute, the premise is classic fairy tale, and the potential for parody and general hilarity ever-present.
3.27.2009
3.25.2009
Conservatism is dead, long live conservatism
I'm a Republican.
But before you, oh precious reader, jump to conclusions about what that means, I'd like to clarify a thing or two.
1. Republican and conservative are not synonymous, despite what the RNC might like to promote.
2. True Republicans are embarrassed by the big-spending, big-government federalism practiced by every Republican administration since Reagan.
3. Moral/social legislation is NOT the foundation of solid Republican values, and should be left to those best qualified to make such judgments - the individuals who are affected (this, in keeping with the foundational values of the party).
4. Radical Christianity is a minor, albeit vocal, segment of the Republican party from which the party's policies MUST be wrested in order to proceed into the current century.
5. He might be Black, but Michael Steele is still clueless when it comes to the future.
But before you, oh precious reader, jump to conclusions about what that means, I'd like to clarify a thing or two.
1. Republican and conservative are not synonymous, despite what the RNC might like to promote.
2. True Republicans are embarrassed by the big-spending, big-government federalism practiced by every Republican administration since Reagan.
3. Moral/social legislation is NOT the foundation of solid Republican values, and should be left to those best qualified to make such judgments - the individuals who are affected (this, in keeping with the foundational values of the party).
4. Radical Christianity is a minor, albeit vocal, segment of the Republican party from which the party's policies MUST be wrested in order to proceed into the current century.
5. He might be Black, but Michael Steele is still clueless when it comes to the future.
Happiness factories
Learning to Make Your Own Reality - IGDA Education Keynote 2009
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As with all things McGonigal, I'm not really sure what to make of this.
I agree that games can change life, but serious games? Isn't that oxymoronic?
And anyway, what ever happened to the validity of play for its own sake? Being able to play without acting out some designer's agenda, or learning something, or trying to achieve something big...isn't THAT what games are for?!
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