Esperanto, among other things

Jesus, I've gotten lazy with this blog. I guess I'll start with the most important news and describe my recent experience with Esperanto.Esperanto, as you may already know, is a universal language created by L.L. Zamenhof in an effort. While it is only spoken by about two million people worldwide, I really liked the idea of it, and therefore decided to learn more. The language was introduced to me by Zork, an eccentric friend of mine. You can find the decaying corpse of his long-abandoned blog here. Anyway, after describing the language to me, he linked me to the download site and I began my journey. Mind you, this was only last night, but in that time I've discovered the language to be extremely intuitive. The language sounds sort of like a mix between Hindi, Spanish, English, and Italian, with little hints of other languages sprinkled in. For an example, listen to this Esperanto song by Argentinean band La Porkoj.
Anyway, in other news, I recently got back from Hidden Villa camp, in the Farm and Wilderness division. It was a twelve-day program that involved pigs, chickens, cows, sleeping on a mat, hiking, meeting new friends, and eating meals with forty wasps buzzing around your head. While there were some parts of the camp that I wasn't a huge fan of, most of it provided for an enjoyable break from the monotony of modern life. Probably the most enjoyable part of the camp was the three-day hike we did up to Black Mountain. While grueling, we were given a full day at the top that was devoted to little but relaxation, and at the end of the day, we walked out to the bluff of the mountain to watch the gorgeous sunset. The overall impression was very good, and I imagine I'll return there again next year.
This is Jimbo, signing off.

He's back to fight for justice

Finally, after years of dormancy, your almighty ruler returns to reclaim his throne. I guess to start, I'll fill y'all in on my recent activities.
1) I got my braces tightened. It didn't hurt as much as much as getting them on did, which is not to say it wasn't painful.
2) I saw the new Indiana Jones movie.I'm not going to do a review, but I'll just say this: I enjoyed it. I know there are a lot of haters out there saying it nuked the series' fridge, but I heartily disagree. It stayed true to the Indiana Jones format with lots of cool stunts, an enjoyable plotline, and compelling characters. It even had some of the unbelievability that were trademarks of the old movies. Don't believe me? See it for yourself. You'll enjoy it, trust me. If you don't, you are restricted from reading my blog. EVER.
3) I finished my Second Semester Project for my Humanities class. For those uneducated as to the format of this project, everyone in the class chose a subject that deeply interested them and did an extensive report on it that included information on the subject's effect of and reflection of the society within which it exists or existed, and finally presented it to the class in PowerPoint format. For my project, I did the Boy Scouts of America. I mainly focused on the BSA's intolerance of homosexuals, atheists, and agnostics, and the repercussions this has caused them. I think I did fairly well on the presentation, as I managed to get a reaction out of the class.
4) I was released from school. This release was far sweeter than last year's last day of school, as we spent the whole last day on SSP presentations, literally up until the last minute. As we were let loose, one of my classmates took off his shirt and ran around the school, spinning the garment around and whooping with excitement. While my enthusiasm wasn't quite so pronounced, I was greatly relieved that the school year had drawn to a close.
5) I got Counter-Strike Source. This game gave me new standards for multiplayer fps's, and has proved to be an excellent method of increasing gaming skillz. The weapon section is incredibly balanced and intuitive, the maps are fun and challenging, and the graphics brilliantly showcase the Source team's skill.My only problem with the game was the aggravating player base. Complaining about this aspect of the game is futile, however, because to fix it, they would have to alter the game completely.

Thank you for your patronage.

Frets On Fire

Guitar Zero?
Guitar God?

If you are one of those, or someone who just enjoys Rhythm games, then you would probably like this one.
This game was inspired by Guitar Hero, plays exactly the same, minus the whammy bar, and you can play it with a Xbox 360 Guitar, or a Wii guitar (You'll need a bluetooth connector for the Wii one)


When you first start it off, it comes with three songs to practice with, these are fairly simple songs, so you shouldn't have to much trouble with 'em.
After a while you'll probably get bored of these three songs, so you can do two things here:
1. Download a song from the Frets On Fire Wiki
Or
2. Create your own!

The Wiki should have about every song that you should want...
Also, just a tip for people who are learning to make some songs for FoF, try going going to the Frets On Fire fan forums for help =3

Out of 10, i would rate this an 8/10, a solid game that nearly everyone should like, but it would probably appeal more to people who like Rock music
Catch Ya, Thantos.

Ironman

Yes, I'm finally back, and with a movie review to make all other movie reviews tremble at its very name. Ironman, folks, is a great movie, so stop reading my blog and get out there and see it. What, you're still here? Damn, now I have to review it.
Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr. (omg), is a billionaire weapons designer with only profit in mind. While testing his devastating new missile, the Jericho, his crew is assaulted by Afghan terrorists. Taken hostage, he is forced to build another Jericho for the terrorists with the aid of fellow technophile Yinsen (played by Shaun Toub). With Yinsen's help, he instead creates a powerful machine to aid in their escape. After returning to America, Stark turns his company's focus away from weapons (Stark having seen the devastation his weapons caused to his fellow Americans) and towards a secret project of his own...
Overall, I would say that this is one of the best superhero movies I have ever seen. Granted that I haven't seen a great amount of superhero movies, and that Ironman doesn't have any superpowers, but I know a good movie when I see one, and Batman doesn't really have any superpowers either, and he's a superhero.Final review: If you can suspend your disbelief past the few plot holes and appreciate the movie for its compelling plot, incredible effects and dry humor, you're in for one hell of a ride.

Oblivion

Oblivion, the cornerstone of rpgs.
If your a Rpg newbie, or even a veteran, you cant go wrong with oblivion.
It will eat hours of your life without you even knowing it, and the graphics are simply amazing for a game published in 2004. It may not be Half life 2 or Crysis, but its still amazingly real.

The game is amazing in terms of gameplay; people will run away when attacked, or if they are brave enough, they will fight you to the death. The city guards have amazing fields of view, so try not to be too obvious if your trying to steal everyones' possesions. ^^

Playing through the entire game, including all the extra quests and dungeon crawling, it would take a very long time to complete. Most of the time, you sort of forget about some quests, and just go hunting to increase your levels.

Theres four main paths your character can go down: A Fighter (good at absorbing damage, and dishing it back out), A Mage or Wizard (bringing the elements to destroy their enemies), a stealthy character (exceptional at sneak attacks and stealing others possesions), or a hybrid of these three main paths.

From the moment that you create your character, you can tell that the game will be an amazing and enthralling experience.

The best way to increase the games replay value is by downloading mods. In this game, mods are essential there to fix the little things that Bethseda Inc missed.

Out of 10, I would give this game a 8 1/2.
It has times where the gameplay is dull, and you feel lost in the immense world, but there is also times where you feel that you cannot be beaten with your Armor of Ownage, and your sword of Nooblet Bashing =3

Catchya later, Thantos

Thantos The Heavy!

Hiya everyone, im a hardcore gamer who cant live without some Tf2 in my life, Movies are good too ^^ I enjoy a bit of everything in games: Racing, FPS, Rpg, all of really, except for sports.... Ill be doin reviews on games mostly =3 Catchya all later, Thantos

Team Fortress 2

Sorry for the delay, I got sidetracked. Anyway, Team Fortress 2. My history of online FPS's consists of Unreal Tournament 2004, a little bit of Quake 3 at a friend's house, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch, and Team Fortress 2. Since I have no history with class-based fps warfare, I will just say this: Team Fortress 2 is fucking awesome. Balanced classes, intense combat and a touch of humor are what give this game its extreme awesomeness. The classes in TF2 are thus: The Scout for swift scattergunning action, the Pyro for burninating ferocity, the Soldier for good old-fashioned RPG firing havoc, the Heavy for some Russian-themed, dumbed-down minigunning, the Demoman for k'boom blammo stickymine nadefirin' explosive combat, the Engineer for sentry-centered lying in wait, the Medic for healing/needling, the Sniper for crazy headshots, and the Spy for backstabbing supremacy.The maps are pretty good, but they do get a bit boring after a long time of playing on them. To shake things up, there is a custom maps option for bizarre variations of TF2, such as birthday party TF2, low-grav TF2, and instant respawn TF2. Another fun thing to do is check out the custom maps- my personal favorites are orange_x and duel_duel2.
As a final note, I would say this game is extremely competetive as a multiplayer fps. It has a low entrance barrier (see my esteemed coleague Draztak's run-down of fps's at www.draztakblog.blogspot.com), so little noobs should consider this as their first adventure into the online fps world as opposed to COD4 or Halo 3. That's all for now, this is Jimbo, signing out.