Video Games-unlock all levels!

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Ok, so I play online a few games. I like the Wii because I like cutesy games like Mario. Here’s what I have been thinking about, though. If you buy a game for $50, and you can’t get through the first 5 minutes of the game, is that just $50 blown out of the window? Shouldn’t you have access to ALL the levels, all the bonus games, all of the items that you have to “unlock” while playing? If you bought a candy bar and had to solve a puzzle before opening it and couldn’t, would you ask for your money back? If you order lobster and can’t get the shell cracked, do you ask for a refund? (Does it sound like I’m hungry?)

I have Animal Crossing City Folk and I don’t have days to play this to gain a rug. I paid $40 for that rug! Give me the rug!

So I propose an uprising. Please join me in spreading the word.

ALL video game creators should be required to put code in that allows full access to ALL areas, levels, items, etc.

Where’s the old game genie for Wii????

Lady Gaga… 2nd chance

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Ok, so here’s my Lady Gaga story.

I saw her I guess it was sometime early last year on NEWNOWNEXT or the CLICKLIST on LOGO. She had absolutely no personality, and just wanted fame for fame sake. I was instantly turned off. I heard “Just Dance” on the radio at work over and over and over and over and it made me want to scream.

A few weeks back, I saw that she was going to be on a talk show on the BBC and decided to see if she had gotten some kind of personality, and she was very quiet, barely answered questions, had nothing really interesting to say, had a cup of tea in her hand the whole time and couldn’t hold a conversation. So, I deleted the saved recording.

I happened to be AOL’s music page a couple of weeks ago and saw that she did an acoustic version of Poker Face. Now, I had heard the song enough to question whether it would sound weird being done acoustically. So I clicked on it.

The first thing that I noticed was that she was playing the piano. So far, so good. The next thing-she actually had a GREAT VOICE! I was shocked. Her vocals on the recordings sound weak compared to what I heard on this acoustic version. I loved this so much that I wanted to hear the studio version again. Then, she started playing the piano with her foot-and you know how eccentric-oriented I am.

So I have listed to Poker Face Acoustic a couple of times since, not really going out of my way, though…

UNTIL LAST NIGHT

I caught the VMA performance of Paparazzi.

BLOWN AWAY!

This was a VMA classic performance.  Her voice sounds amazing LIVE!  There are very few artists who sound as good, let alone BETTER than they do in the studio. Lady Gaga is one! The theatrics, the talent, everything was spot on!

So, I had to get the Fame album, which I will listen to tomorrow. From the 4 songs I have listened to, I know it’s a good one. While I was downloading it, I checked out a couple of videos on youtube and found one where she was being interviewed and actually gave credit to the people around her-the Haus of Gaga for her styles/videos/looks. That was the kicker. Someone who can actually admit that they have help is a great person in my book. She even said that her style is influenced by other styles. Way to go LG!

Ok, so the foot on the piano was done by Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis in the 50s… at least she knows she isn’t original!

But, is anything really original?

Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince… ugh

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I took a friend to the midnight showing because I was all worked up about seeing the film. He had never really sat through an entire HP movie, so he didn’t understand why I was fuming at the end. The movie was crap. There were very few special effects, the story seemed to jump around too much and of course, it didn’t follow the book very well.

He, seeing this through new eyes, just thought it was an OK film.

So I started my mission of making him see why I hated this movie so much. I downloaded every HP film and we are in the midst of watching them-one a night. He found the first one good, the second one he liked, the third one he LOVED. That’s where we’re at so far. He sees now why I found this last movie total garbage. He and I are both loving the special effects-I had forgotten about Dobby-whom I loved!

So, now we have 2 more movies to watch until I get the last one to show him again.

It’s a shame. I should have asked for my money back.