Holocron Entry V
Alright here's the deal. I've been gone for a couple months. By gone I mean not posting. By not posting I mean lazy. To answer your question, no I have not given up on this, I just don't want to overkill it. So there. Alright now that's out of the way, let's get down to business.
First off, I don't usually get into personal life stuff too much with people I don't know, especially on the internet. That's just weird. But I will say that someone people's personal lives need to become a little less public. Not that saying this is going to matter seeing as none of you read this anyway.... SO! if I tell you to read this sometime and you happen to actually listen, take a hint and re-evaluate living with your head up your ass. Or don't. Whatever. But seriously....
Next, a few announcements due to recent/semi-not-so-recent events.
1. I'm going to start with this because I think everyone can relate to just how annoying this is. Stop posting super depressing status' on Facebook 16 times a day to get attention. Mood swings 8 times a day isn't as entertaining as you might think. Just post something periodically and keep it vague. That's what people who actually care about you want to read. If they want to know more, they'll use something other than Facebook. (This also applies to Twitter) And do us all a favor and stop using # signs on Facebook. If the person you are referencing doesn't get what you are trying to say, then say it in person.
#thisissuperfuckingretardedandobnoxious...pleasestop
2. If you are going to hang out with people, actually hang out with them, don't sit on their freaking couch and mope or text someone. Especially not the person next to you. If you don't want to be there, then don't. I'm sick of trying to entertain people who are determined to have a bad time. It's fucking obnoxious.
3. If you are going to drunk text, try to keep it before 2 A.M. After that most people are sleeping. I'm probably not, but you never know. And try to keep it funny. If you are misspelling every other word, it's usually funny. If you are misspelling every word, it's not as much. If you are trying to be depressing, I won't text back. Think before you drink.... and text.... or call. Just saying.
4. Stop gossiping about people's personal lives. Seriously. I know you're bored, I know you think the world revolves around your opinion, turns out no one gives a rat's ass about what you think. So do us all a favor and stfu. That's all. Besides, most of the time people have no idea what they are talking about anyway, so believe it at your own risk. (Hopefully the last time I will use a text message acronym in a blog post)
5. Alright last one, I promise. It's not even that hard. IF you own a camera and IF you are planning on hanging out with friends, bring your freaking camera. Is it really that hard? I mean come one. Everyone loves going on Facebook on Monday and looking back on the photos of the stupid stuff you do with your friends that no one else understands because they weren't there. But you can't very well do that if there aren't any photos, can ya? No. So, the next time you are hanging out, snap a few shots, or a few hundred. Always better to have too many than not enough. And make sure you actually get in on a couple. Always important to remember the good times.
Ok. Glad we got that cleared up. I will hopefully post again soon to those who care, though maybe not so I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I will try and post about something relevant next week. Adios.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Great, the Ok, and the Disgraceful....
Holocron Entry IV
And we're back.. This is my second actual productive post, but before I begin I would like to pose a question to anyone who happens to read this: why do people write blogs? I know some people are paid to review specific things or the more famous use it to easily communicate with people who want to know what is going on in their life, but what about everyone else? Do they think that people care about their random thoughts? Do they do it because their friends ask them to? Are they just that bored? Seeing as I do not fall in the category of being famous and I'm sure as hell not getting paid to do this I will have to say that yes, I am in fact that bored. Plus I'd like to think it may educate people on subjects they may not know as much about.... But yes, I realize most people don't give a rats ass what I think. MOVING ON!
I said last time that I would be discussing the TV shows Homeland, Terra Nova, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Obviously, they are all very different shows. They are also what I was referring to with the title of this post. I will let you guess which is which.... or you can just scroll down and find out. I will start with Homeland.
Homeland is a Showtime series that premiered October 2nd. It stars Damien Lewis (Also starred in the HBO mini-series Band Of Brothers), Claire Daines (also in the movies Stardust and Terminator 3). The show is actually based on an Israeli called Prisoners of War. The plot of the show is Claire Daines plays a CIA operative who believes an American prisoner of war (Damien Lewis), who was rescued and brought back to America, was turned and is now a threat to the country. It is an extremely engaging series and will have you on the edge of you seat waiting to see what happens next. While you may not believe me, Homeland received a 91 out of 100 from 28 critics, had over a million views of the premier, and became Showtime's highest viewed premier in over eight years. (To be honest that kind of saddens me because of how much I like the show Dexter, but nonetheless impressive) I highly recommend the show to anyone who has Showtime, otherwise just watch it online. This series is "the Great."
The next series is Terra Nova. It is a show on Fox that premiered September 26th. It stars Stephen Lang (Also in Avatar and The Men Who Stare At Goats), and.... honestly he's the only one worth mentioning in my opinion. The plot of this series is that the year is 2149 and humanity is on the brink of extinction due to what looks like a really bad sandstorm 24/7, and overpopulation (to which I ask, how are we about to go extinct?) Anyway, humanity finds a way to go back in time 85 millions years to restart and give humanity a second chance to screw up everything.... or hopefully not, who knows. Up until today the show has been kind of disappointing to be honest. It is a bit cheesy, kind of predictable, and the characters are a little too naive to be believable in some circumstances. Honestly the only character I really like is Stephen Lang's character and his second in command. The show is progressively getting better but very slowly. If you are looking for a new show to watch I would say look into Terra Nova, but just don't get you hopes up.This series is "the Ok."
And finally we come Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This is an animated TV series on Cartoon Network. The show is currently on its fourth season. It is based between Episodes II and III during the Clone Wars (obviously). I would like to start by saying that although I watch the show, there are a great deal of reasons that I truly do not like this show. First of, it's childish. Obviously to be expected seeing as it is an animated cartoon show. Nonetheless, it shows clones with no names and no faces dying for a Republic that treats them like dirt (plus they don't get any vacation time). Besides that, it has some absolutely terrible story lines. The last two weeks focused on R2-D2 and C-3PO, and not in a good way. They have absolutely no bearing on anything else happening in the galaxy. Ok, now to get into the stuff that actually upsets me as a Star Wars fan. The series has contradicted multiple stories from the books, one of which is Darth Maul. Before the series, Wookieepedia (the official Star Wars wiki) had him labeled as an Iridonian Zabrak, which what he is. BUT! Since the release of the Clone Wars, they changed his species to be a Dathomirian Zabrak, from the planet Dathomir which is home to the Night Sisters (also known as Force Witches). Now this wouldn't be that big of a deal except for the fact that in one of the very famous books based after the end of Episode VI, and written before the release of Episode I let alone the Clone Wars, no one has been to the planet Dathomir in hundreds of years. But, you know what? Whatever! Let them fuck up one of the coolest characters ever conceived. (By the way, the series plans on having Darth Maul return as his cyborg self in the TV series, further disgracing an amazing villain) What upsets me beyond anything else though is the tragedy that befell author Karen Traviss and one of the best series I have ever read. Her Republic Commando series about the Clone Troopers was, in my opinion, brilliant. It gives the complete other aspect of the Clone Wars (event, not TV show) from the view of the clones, who actually AREN'T just mindless drones despite what people believe. The books have a differing view of Mandalorian history than the TV series portrayed, which most people would say, "Who cares, it's not like all those little kids are gonna read the books and email LucasArts about the contradictions," BUT they sent a cease and desist letter to Karen Traviss and told her she could not finish her book series. With only one left to go. Out of six. So now the five book series does not have a conclusion. She posted what she wanted to conclude the series with but obviously it's not quite the same. The TV show, while still Star Wars in name, doesn't truly embody what the Saga of Star Wars truly is. I think it cheapens the universe and gives Star Wars a bad look. Therefore, I do not recommend anyone who isn't a complete die-hard Star Wars like myself to watch this show (though I'm assuming if you are reading this you don't watch cartoon shows anymore in which case I feel bad for you). Star Wars: The Clone Wars is "the Disgraceful."
Wow, I quite clearly had a lot of emotions about the Clone Wars being held in. Homeland is a great series, Terra Nova is eh, and everyone now knows what I think about the Clone Wars. I will end this quick since I have been talking WAY too much. You will just have to wait and see what I write about next time. Adios.
ﾶﾑ尺ズ んog乇尺
And we're back.. This is my second actual productive post, but before I begin I would like to pose a question to anyone who happens to read this: why do people write blogs? I know some people are paid to review specific things or the more famous use it to easily communicate with people who want to know what is going on in their life, but what about everyone else? Do they think that people care about their random thoughts? Do they do it because their friends ask them to? Are they just that bored? Seeing as I do not fall in the category of being famous and I'm sure as hell not getting paid to do this I will have to say that yes, I am in fact that bored. Plus I'd like to think it may educate people on subjects they may not know as much about.... But yes, I realize most people don't give a rats ass what I think. MOVING ON!
I said last time that I would be discussing the TV shows Homeland, Terra Nova, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Obviously, they are all very different shows. They are also what I was referring to with the title of this post. I will let you guess which is which.... or you can just scroll down and find out. I will start with Homeland.
Homeland is a Showtime series that premiered October 2nd. It stars Damien Lewis (Also starred in the HBO mini-series Band Of Brothers), Claire Daines (also in the movies Stardust and Terminator 3). The show is actually based on an Israeli called Prisoners of War. The plot of the show is Claire Daines plays a CIA operative who believes an American prisoner of war (Damien Lewis), who was rescued and brought back to America, was turned and is now a threat to the country. It is an extremely engaging series and will have you on the edge of you seat waiting to see what happens next. While you may not believe me, Homeland received a 91 out of 100 from 28 critics, had over a million views of the premier, and became Showtime's highest viewed premier in over eight years. (To be honest that kind of saddens me because of how much I like the show Dexter, but nonetheless impressive) I highly recommend the show to anyone who has Showtime, otherwise just watch it online. This series is "the Great."
The next series is Terra Nova. It is a show on Fox that premiered September 26th. It stars Stephen Lang (Also in Avatar and The Men Who Stare At Goats), and.... honestly he's the only one worth mentioning in my opinion. The plot of this series is that the year is 2149 and humanity is on the brink of extinction due to what looks like a really bad sandstorm 24/7, and overpopulation (to which I ask, how are we about to go extinct?) Anyway, humanity finds a way to go back in time 85 millions years to restart and give humanity a second chance to screw up everything.... or hopefully not, who knows. Up until today the show has been kind of disappointing to be honest. It is a bit cheesy, kind of predictable, and the characters are a little too naive to be believable in some circumstances. Honestly the only character I really like is Stephen Lang's character and his second in command. The show is progressively getting better but very slowly. If you are looking for a new show to watch I would say look into Terra Nova, but just don't get you hopes up.This series is "the Ok."
And finally we come Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This is an animated TV series on Cartoon Network. The show is currently on its fourth season. It is based between Episodes II and III during the Clone Wars (obviously). I would like to start by saying that although I watch the show, there are a great deal of reasons that I truly do not like this show. First of, it's childish. Obviously to be expected seeing as it is an animated cartoon show. Nonetheless, it shows clones with no names and no faces dying for a Republic that treats them like dirt (plus they don't get any vacation time). Besides that, it has some absolutely terrible story lines. The last two weeks focused on R2-D2 and C-3PO, and not in a good way. They have absolutely no bearing on anything else happening in the galaxy. Ok, now to get into the stuff that actually upsets me as a Star Wars fan. The series has contradicted multiple stories from the books, one of which is Darth Maul. Before the series, Wookieepedia (the official Star Wars wiki) had him labeled as an Iridonian Zabrak, which what he is. BUT! Since the release of the Clone Wars, they changed his species to be a Dathomirian Zabrak, from the planet Dathomir which is home to the Night Sisters (also known as Force Witches). Now this wouldn't be that big of a deal except for the fact that in one of the very famous books based after the end of Episode VI, and written before the release of Episode I let alone the Clone Wars, no one has been to the planet Dathomir in hundreds of years. But, you know what? Whatever! Let them fuck up one of the coolest characters ever conceived. (By the way, the series plans on having Darth Maul return as his cyborg self in the TV series, further disgracing an amazing villain) What upsets me beyond anything else though is the tragedy that befell author Karen Traviss and one of the best series I have ever read. Her Republic Commando series about the Clone Troopers was, in my opinion, brilliant. It gives the complete other aspect of the Clone Wars (event, not TV show) from the view of the clones, who actually AREN'T just mindless drones despite what people believe. The books have a differing view of Mandalorian history than the TV series portrayed, which most people would say, "Who cares, it's not like all those little kids are gonna read the books and email LucasArts about the contradictions," BUT they sent a cease and desist letter to Karen Traviss and told her she could not finish her book series. With only one left to go. Out of six. So now the five book series does not have a conclusion. She posted what she wanted to conclude the series with but obviously it's not quite the same. The TV show, while still Star Wars in name, doesn't truly embody what the Saga of Star Wars truly is. I think it cheapens the universe and gives Star Wars a bad look. Therefore, I do not recommend anyone who isn't a complete die-hard Star Wars like myself to watch this show (though I'm assuming if you are reading this you don't watch cartoon shows anymore in which case I feel bad for you). Star Wars: The Clone Wars is "the Disgraceful."
Wow, I quite clearly had a lot of emotions about the Clone Wars being held in. Homeland is a great series, Terra Nova is eh, and everyone now knows what I think about the Clone Wars. I will end this quick since I have been talking WAY too much. You will just have to wait and see what I write about next time. Adios.
ﾶﾑ尺ズ んog乇尺
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Chronicles to be addressed.....
Holocron Entry III
So, now I will discuss what I will be discussing, other than random synapses of my brain, I will address the following: Movies, TV Shows, Music, Video Games, Food/Restaurants, and any topics anyone wishes for me to look into and give an opinion on. (Which probably won't be anything for a while seeing as no one has access to this at the moment)
I will start with the Battlefield 3 demo for Xbox 360. The game looks to be the best looking game on any console to date. (In game graphics, not cutscenes) While it looks very good and plays well, the demo had many drawbacks. The inability to sprint, crouch, leap over barriers, and even aim down the sights of your weapon could cause quite a hindrance while trying to fight. The demo was not party friendly either. My good friend Michael Rutledge can attest to this. While the game said we were in the same party, it would often put us in a game but not in the same squad. Not that big of a deal. Many times it would put us on opposing teams.... Irritating but we just waited for an opening and switched teams. Then there were the times that it put us in different games entirely. Sadly though, that wasn't the worst of it. Over 50% of the time the game would go black and kick us back to the menu, back to the Xbox dashboard, or even occasionally crash your system entirely.
The game looks beautiful, and hopefully they make many changes for the actual game, but currently I am only planning on purchasing Modern Warfare 3.
Moving on.... I finally saw the movie Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, about a ballerina who has a few problems. The movie, while disturbing in some parts, was fantastically done and had some amazing acting. I was disturbed halfway through by some rather loud neighbors but I overall enjoyed the movie very much and would highly recommend it. While not a movie for the whole family, it is a psychological thriller that keeps throwing twists at you and will entertain you through the entire film.
Finally, we have the new Blink-182 album that was released a little while ago. The CD has a total of 14 tracks and has a running time of 50 minutes. The CD overall is pretty good. Myself and a few others I have discussed the CD with agreed it sounds a bit more like Angels & Airwaves than Blink's previous albums. In addition, I personally think that the first half of the CD is bit stronger than the second half, but all of it is very enjoyable. I particularly like Natives, Up All Night, and the Heart's All Gone Interlude (which is all instrumental). I highly recommend this CD to anyone who is a Blink-182 fan or an Angels & Airwaves fan. I also have the CD if anyone is interested in borrowing it.
I will conclude this entry here and say that I will research those topics that I will be discussing more in the future to give a better background of it. Also I will add a few of my favorite movies, TV shows, and artists to give you an idea of my tastes. My next entry will discuss the TV shows Terra Nova, Showtime's new series Homeland, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Till then....
๓คгк ђ๏ﻮєг
Favorite Movies (Besides Star Wars):
Man on Fire (Starring Denzel Washington)
Inception (Starring Leonardo DeCaprio)
Gladiator (Starring Russell Crowe)
Favorite TV Shows:
Band of Brothers (HBO Series)
Dexter (Showtime Series)
Entourage (HBO Series)
Scrubs
How I Met Your Mother
Tosh.O
The Colbert Report
Favorite Artists:
Linkin Park
Blink-182
Jimmy Eat World
Muse
Audioslave
OneRepublic
Lady Gaga (I don't care what you say, she's awesome)
So, now I will discuss what I will be discussing, other than random synapses of my brain, I will address the following: Movies, TV Shows, Music, Video Games, Food/Restaurants, and any topics anyone wishes for me to look into and give an opinion on. (Which probably won't be anything for a while seeing as no one has access to this at the moment)
I will start with the Battlefield 3 demo for Xbox 360. The game looks to be the best looking game on any console to date. (In game graphics, not cutscenes) While it looks very good and plays well, the demo had many drawbacks. The inability to sprint, crouch, leap over barriers, and even aim down the sights of your weapon could cause quite a hindrance while trying to fight. The demo was not party friendly either. My good friend Michael Rutledge can attest to this. While the game said we were in the same party, it would often put us in a game but not in the same squad. Not that big of a deal. Many times it would put us on opposing teams.... Irritating but we just waited for an opening and switched teams. Then there were the times that it put us in different games entirely. Sadly though, that wasn't the worst of it. Over 50% of the time the game would go black and kick us back to the menu, back to the Xbox dashboard, or even occasionally crash your system entirely.
The game looks beautiful, and hopefully they make many changes for the actual game, but currently I am only planning on purchasing Modern Warfare 3.
Moving on.... I finally saw the movie Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, about a ballerina who has a few problems. The movie, while disturbing in some parts, was fantastically done and had some amazing acting. I was disturbed halfway through by some rather loud neighbors but I overall enjoyed the movie very much and would highly recommend it. While not a movie for the whole family, it is a psychological thriller that keeps throwing twists at you and will entertain you through the entire film.
Finally, we have the new Blink-182 album that was released a little while ago. The CD has a total of 14 tracks and has a running time of 50 minutes. The CD overall is pretty good. Myself and a few others I have discussed the CD with agreed it sounds a bit more like Angels & Airwaves than Blink's previous albums. In addition, I personally think that the first half of the CD is bit stronger than the second half, but all of it is very enjoyable. I particularly like Natives, Up All Night, and the Heart's All Gone Interlude (which is all instrumental). I highly recommend this CD to anyone who is a Blink-182 fan or an Angels & Airwaves fan. I also have the CD if anyone is interested in borrowing it.
I will conclude this entry here and say that I will research those topics that I will be discussing more in the future to give a better background of it. Also I will add a few of my favorite movies, TV shows, and artists to give you an idea of my tastes. My next entry will discuss the TV shows Terra Nova, Showtime's new series Homeland, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Till then....
๓คгк ђ๏ﻮєг
Favorite Movies (Besides Star Wars):
Man on Fire (Starring Denzel Washington)
Inception (Starring Leonardo DeCaprio)
Gladiator (Starring Russell Crowe)
Favorite TV Shows:
Band of Brothers (HBO Series)
Dexter (Showtime Series)
Entourage (HBO Series)
Scrubs
How I Met Your Mother
Tosh.O
The Colbert Report
Favorite Artists:
Linkin Park
Blink-182
Jimmy Eat World
Muse
Audioslave
OneRepublic
Lady Gaga (I don't care what you say, she's awesome)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Instead of an "About Me" there's this....
Holocron Entry II
First off I'm just going to say that I will probably write a short about me later but right now, this will have to do. Just a few things about me that will be the basis of many future entries to come. I'm kinda tall, I have two brothers, and go to Iowa State University. I'm a big fan of movies and games.
Despite what most people think they know about me I do have a set of underlying virtues and beliefs. Many are unknown to those around me, but then again so is the multiple sides of my personality. While most people think I am truly an ass hole deep down it turns out that I am only about half the time, depending on who you ask. (I have some mixed reviews out there) People may say what they will, there are less than a handful of people that I would say actually know me. Loyalty is a hard trait to come across these days, and I hold it sacred amongst friends.
There is a lot of room for thoughts and opinions. The chronicles of Markus Hogarius I. The rise of Darth Horrandus. The journey of Mark Hoger. We have a lot to discuss.... I had better get started.
MΛЯK ΉӨGΣЯ
First off I'm just going to say that I will probably write a short about me later but right now, this will have to do. Just a few things about me that will be the basis of many future entries to come. I'm kinda tall, I have two brothers, and go to Iowa State University. I'm a big fan of movies and games.
Despite what most people think they know about me I do have a set of underlying virtues and beliefs. Many are unknown to those around me, but then again so is the multiple sides of my personality. While most people think I am truly an ass hole deep down it turns out that I am only about half the time, depending on who you ask. (I have some mixed reviews out there) People may say what they will, there are less than a handful of people that I would say actually know me. Loyalty is a hard trait to come across these days, and I hold it sacred amongst friends.
There is a lot of room for thoughts and opinions. The chronicles of Markus Hogarius I. The rise of Darth Horrandus. The journey of Mark Hoger. We have a lot to discuss.... I had better get started.
MΛЯK ΉӨGΣЯ
Monday, September 26, 2011
Holocrons
Holocron Entry I
Ok, to start things off some of you might be asking just what is a Holocron and why did I name this blog after it. Well for those of you who have never met me before I say to you two things: 1.) Star Wars is my second religion and 2.) If you've never met me then why are you reading my blog? I know I'm interesting but come on. Really?
Any way back to the original matter, a holocron is a device from Star Wars that is used to store a great deal of information recorded by someone and then meant to be passed down so that the information be taught to others, hence the reasoning for naming it such.... and quite frankly I think it sounds cool.
I will keep my first entry brief. I honestly don't know how long I will keep this logging of my thoughts going, I guess we will discover that together, but I will say that I only wish to speak the truth and do not intentionally mean to offend anyone, so that's all. Enjoy.
мαяк нσgєя
Ok, to start things off some of you might be asking just what is a Holocron and why did I name this blog after it. Well for those of you who have never met me before I say to you two things: 1.) Star Wars is my second religion and 2.) If you've never met me then why are you reading my blog? I know I'm interesting but come on. Really?
Any way back to the original matter, a holocron is a device from Star Wars that is used to store a great deal of information recorded by someone and then meant to be passed down so that the information be taught to others, hence the reasoning for naming it such.... and quite frankly I think it sounds cool.
I will keep my first entry brief. I honestly don't know how long I will keep this logging of my thoughts going, I guess we will discover that together, but I will say that I only wish to speak the truth and do not intentionally mean to offend anyone, so that's all. Enjoy.
мαяк нσgєя
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