Cinematic Gaming

Yep, now with Dead Space as my new gaming acquisition I will immerse myself in the odd and strange world of sci-fi horror. Event Horizon, Aliens and other films give us the overall hierarchic idea behind this.

On an interesting note, the main character is a systems engineer. I find this very amusing because lately there has been a shift from action-star heroes to book-smart everyday joes. I like that.

All It's Cracked Up to Be

Most definitely, the new Batman game is beyond awesome. You get to be the Dark Knight and kick some serious villain ass!

On a side note, I've been watching "From the Earth to the Moon" and I have to say I'm once again hooked and simply enamored with my childhood dream of being an astronaut. Now I know of course that in real life there is no chance for me to obtain this goal, since I know pretty much that in my lifetime astronaut seats will only be saved for those with an engineering degree and a head just filled with numbers and formulae, and unless I'm a bajillionaire, the chances of me hitching a ride either on a Soyuz or Shuttle vehicle are intensely small. I've bookmarked all the important websites, dug into their RSS feed and even subscribed to their official YouTube channel! If I can't be in space I might as well live vicariously through them! Check out the test trials for the new Moon Rovers!! It is truly a sight to behold!!

The Emmys were on tonight so that was a nice fun distraction; which also reminded me that all my favorite shows will be coming back up (I have to wait till January for Lost and 24 to begin their new seasons!), so I've already caught myself up with Supernatural's new episodes. :D

Now with my exams coming up I have to tone down my stuff a little bit more, but all in good faith for now. Now I have to remember to get Buffalo Springfield's Something's Happening Here. That's a good song.

Toning Up

So several things at once:

1. Back to the gym; hopefully in 3 months my body will be back to optimal standards.
2. I have to buy a new printer; the old one is from 2001 and still runs on a parallel port!
3. I'm flexing my gamer muscles till I can get my hands on the new Batman game. Apparently it is the best to come out from the dreaded superhero genre.

Things to do...

Yep long list of stuff to do today, so I'd better head out and do it. This is more of a reminder to myself than an actual blog post. So it's more a stream of consciousness rather than anything remotely to do with creative writing.

Laters...

Hunting For the Smaller But Tastier Game...

So far I've gone a year and almost a month with dear dear Dell laptop. I've managed to tailor it to my wants and needs and serves as my home away from home. It's not an old model, but it isn't a cutting edge top-of-the-line portable wonder; it serves as my portable movie screen, photo album, and research center for both my academic endeavors and my online hobbies. Specifically, my laptop is a 15.4 inch Inspiron 1526 Notebook.

There she is, nice and simple. Blue and with functional things like an integrated webcam, voice speech recognition, four USB slots (something that I appreciate immensely) and all-around practical design.

Nevertheless I've been carrying this laptop of mine to class back and forth in my backpack and I have to admit it's very heavy and the battery leaves something to be desired (3 hour functionality on Power Saving mode). Thusly most of the time I need it to be grounded somewhere with a current.

Hence these little setbacks that have halted my dear laptop from achieving true notebook grandeur, have forced me to seek out new means of portable mobility in the technological department. Thusly I've been attracted to the premise of a netbook.

I've been doing my research and chatting with friends of mine whom have a wider knowledge and dominance of the electronic world what my choices were for a good sturdy netbook that would suit my needs for both academic studies and hobby applications. Gaming is straight out of the question, since for that I have my custom-built desktop rig (nothing fancy, it gets the job done). So after a couple of days of sifting through different review sites and comparing models and prices, I've narrowed it down to one model I really REALLY want:

The Asus Eee PC 1005HA Netbook

I've been reading the system specs on this little wonder and they are astonishing for the price it's going for. The one thing that is lacking, but can be quickly fixed, is the RAM. It only comes with 1GB, but thankfully this model has a removable RAM access plate and therefore allows for manual user upgrade. Hence the possibility of buying extra RAM on the side to boost the already solid specs.

The hard drive is the exact same size as my laptop, which makes me wonder whether this has a Solid State Drive (SSD) or a Hard Disk Drive (HDD). This little detail could make all the difference in the world.

Now it's all down to user trails. From what I've read online, it's good and functional and the screen is big enough to work on it without any major problems. Hopefully in a couple of weeks, this will be the new addition to my ever-growing electronic family

A Fresh Start...Well Sort Of

So I'm back in Buenos Aires (for three weeks now!) and have started another semester in college once again. My trip through beautiful Poland was awesome and above all great!!

Now I'm writing this in a break in the middle of my maths class...will call in again later!

In Case of a Zombie Apocalypse Break Glass

So in my quarantined state I've been pondering how I would prepare my apartment in the event that humanity is ravaged with any of the proposed zombie-type infections (this of course means I'm not affected and am currently surviving through it).

First off I'd need to get guns and supplies and barricade the main entrance; if people in adjacent buildings have managed to survive we'd create a supply line system for bartering supplies and whatnot.

Any travelling activity will have to be conducted through the rooftops of Buenos Aires (shotgun is a must).

I'm still working out the finer details but I'll be building my surivival kit slowly and surely.

Stuck in Limbo

So if you're not up to speed with the recent news from down South; we've been struck with a bad case of flu epidemic. Because of this the government has issued a nationwide sanitation alert which means that normal collective activities are severely discouraged to help stop spread the disease too much.

Now how exactly do I fit into all of this? Well in my particular case I was in the middle of my term finals when I get an email on Friday saying that all exams have been suspended till August 3rd or till further notice. The news is seemingly bitterwsweet since this means I wont be getting the exam monkey off my back for another month. So my midyear relaxation will be relaxing, but also somewhat stressing since I will have this little itch at the back of my mind constantly now.

And so now my present situation is that of a home prisoner stuck atop a the 3rd story of an 8 story building. I feel I should start writing more and get the creative juices flowing again, should be more fun than simply playing games all day and night long.

Alright it's late already, I'm off to bed. Toodles!

Gotta Finish It....

The homestretch is near and everything is piling up. I don't know if I'll make it or not, but I have to for the prize that waits at the end of the run.

En Castellano (Por Primera Vez)

Bueno llegó la hora de revelar el secreto. Soy bilingue. Así que de vez en cuando voy a escribir mis porquerías en castellano.

Ricardo-roll para los que entienden: Diviertansen.