I’m so sorry… It’s been nearly a month since I posted. I could come up with a million excuses, but, instead, I’ll leave you with a look of my yummy lunch:
There, that’s out of the way, btw, that is THE BEST sub you will see all day… I promise…
So, what’s new… Hmm… Still on days… I’m allot busier on days, which is awesome…
Oh, and how could I forget… I got my first Crackberry!!! Excitement, and to quote my good friend Felyne “Horrah! And lashings of bacon for Timmy the dog!”. Now, I need an opinion, she said that little Timmy might be getting sick of bacon, I don’t think that is possible… At all… EVER… I mean, give me bacon, and a blackberry, and I’m happy…
I’ll have photos of the blackberry soon, I promise. In the meantime, drool over the yummeh sammich above
First is a word I have read many many times in my life. Most of them, it seems, have been while trolling along the blogsphere. It seems like every popular, or even semi-popular blogs seem to always have someone make the comment someplace near the top of the comments section. This is almost always followed by at least 5-50 others doing the same, in hopes that they might have that glorious spot atop the comments list. Why? I can’t answer that. I, and many others like me, find it annoying as hell. I mean, sure, like any other “cool” thing, the first person ever to do it was probably a blogsphere rockstar for at least .23568945 seconds (which, in interwebz time, is a very long time).
So, I got to thinking. Who was the actual first person to say “first” on a blog comment? And, what semi-obscure blog was it? I want to meet this person, I want to know what exactly was going through their mind when they said it. What compelled them to simply put that single word into the comments section of a blog? Do they realize what they started? I mean, it’s kinda like being Kevin Rose. He founded the incredibly popular DIGG along with a few other things that have all turned to gold. There is a MAJOR difference here though. He did it RIGHT. And, he made a shit load of money doing it! Not only that, but, his creation (and this is where the similarity comes in) has spawned quite a few knock offs. I won’t do a list, but, I’m sure you’ve seen them.
I can understand where someone, and something like Kevin and Digg come about, and stay popular, however, this whole First! (can’t forget the exclamation point) thing, really just baffles me. I mean, not only is it an odd looking word, but, who really cares who gets the first comment? I surely do not. Unless it is something extremely poignant, and meaningful. What do you think the worlds reaction would have been if Neil Armstrongtook that first step on the moon, and instead of giving his now famous “One small step” speech, simply said “First!”. Or how about if Augustus upon rising to the throne of power as the first emperor of Rome simply said “First!” and never did anything beyond that. Think about how much the world would have changed…
So, now that I’ve vented a little bit, I leave you with an actual list of firsts. Ones that actually matter, and have significance in the real world. And, please, if you are one of the people out there that read blogs, follow blogs, or pretty much anything else, don’t ever say “First!” in any form of comments, you simply look like an idiot follower.
So, as you may have read, if you are keeping up with the blog, I am a pretty big gamer, EQ2 specifically. I’m a big EQ2 fanboi, but, NOT a big SOE fanboi. Big difference. That being said, I want to give SOE kudos for something they are doing. There is a charity called Child’s Play that gives toys, books, games, and money to sick kids across the US. They have been doing this for a few years now, and they get their donations enitrely from gamers. Penny Arcade is a big contributer, as well as a few other blogs, game companies, etc. Take a look at the child’s play site, and if you are moved, donate a little bit. Even if it’s just time that you are donating, to help get the word out.
Anyways, on with what this post is about. SOE is doing something pretty cool. They have a new service (that I’m not really keen on) called Station Cash. You pay real money for in game items. Usually just fluff stuff, like cool looking armor that has no stats and you would die wearing it, or house items. The cool thing is, they now have a pet bear up. What’s so cool about that you ask? Well, the bear cost $5, follows you around, and looks cool, but, that’s not all. SOE is taking the $5 you spent, adding $5 to it, and donating $10 for every bear sold to Childs Play. Pretty awesome in my book. You can check out more here.
Oh, and, since I’m talking about gaming, Satu, my main, hit 80 last night (which is the level cap) =D
So, some dude decided to pack a .45 ACP onto his RC Helicopter, again, why not? He even added a way to make it aim properly, with a camera looking down the gun sights… Awesome, until you piss the dude off…
