Words On Wednesday

Feeling a little adventurous during my most recent Costco liquor run, I decided to branch out from my standard Spiced Rum  and try their Kirkland Signature vodka. I had noticed the American Vodka before (they also have a French Vodka), and noted that it seemed to be the cheapest item by volume in the store. Even cheaper than the rum that I’m so familiar with. I considered picking up a bottle numerous times before, since it only costs $13 for a handle. Still, every time, I decided against it in favor of something else. Anyone who knows my tastes in alcohol understands that I just don’t do vodka. I’ve tried a few brands here and there, and none of them have done much for me. One of the first alcoholic beverages I ever purchased was a bottle of Svedka , and let me tell you, it was awful. Just north of Southern Comfort, and I’d rather drink Nyquil straight than anything with SoCo in it. I hung onto the bottle of Svedka for a while, out of the inability to waste it, and final...

Don’t you just hate it when someone does something rude or aggressive to you on the highway? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could signal to other drivers, “Hey, that guy in the blue sedan is a real jerk!” With the right technology, I think that would be possible. I frequently muse about ways that technology could improve our lives. Obviously, one of the areas which could use some improvement is vehicle transportation. In many ways, technology has already made our daily commute much safer than ever in just the past few years. With features like automatic braking, lane departure alerts, and other such machine-assisted functions, drivers are probably more protected and assisted than ever before. It is nearly guaranteed that we will one day have fully self-driving vehicles. A coworker of mine recently took at 100+ mile trip, taking control of his Tesla exactly twice. To me, that’s magical. Still, we aren’t yet to the point where all vehicles can fully maneuver themselves, and I think that stat...

I didn’t *mean* to pop another bond. Well, I meant to, but it wasn’t my original intention to do it so soon. When my previous bond ended on 14 May 2018, I was genuinely content with going back f2p. As much as I had fun playing the p2p content, I got my fill of it and I was perfectly fine with returning to the f2p grind and finishing out 99 Fletching. Like I mentioned in the post before, there were a few things that I had tentatively planned for the next time I used a bond, but I figured it would be several months before I did. Unfortunately, the week that my bond ended was the same week that Jagex ran the Mental Health Awareness Week promotional event. This event, similar to the “ Going Like Clockwork ” event and many others, consistent of a temporary currency that could be obtained by any sort of skilling activities in the game. Players gained Charity Tokens from just about anything that gained experience. After players have earned enough tokens to unlock all of the ma...

It seems that the Bloodstained Kickstarter  project of several years ago is actually coming to fruition. Source: http://bloodstained.wikia.com/wiki/Bloodstained:_Curse_of_the_Moon When I  first discovered the project , I was super excited. I’ve always loved Castlevania games, and Koji “Iga” Igarashi is the man behind it all. With his exodus from Konami, any future games in the Castlevania series will likely be a stark deviation from the earlier games, and the Bloodstained intellectual property appeared to be the most true spiritual successor possible. All aboard the hype train, choo choo! I didn’t fund the kickstarter, since I didn’t own a PS4 at the time, but I definitely followed it closely at first. I followed @SwordOrWhip  on Twitter for updates. I checked out all the new art. Being a crowdfunded endeavor, I didn’t want to get too invested and end up being let down if the project failed. Still, everything about Bloodstained looked like exactly what I wan...