Thursday, June 27, 2013

Opinions and the Troubles they cause.

Admit it, we live in a world where very rarely, someone is respected entirely for their opinions. And if you are, that I say CONGRATZ!! More often then not, someone will get upset or hurt or pissed or any other number of things when you tell them just how they feel. And, in my opinion (see what I did there, hehe) I dont think thats right. Its one of my biggest pet peeves when people yell at someone and tell them their personal opinion is wrong, just because they dont agree with it. I know how this feels First hand.

Im very opinionated, and Im happy to admit that. I was raised to think for myself and to not anyone influence me on how I think or jeopardize my views. But there is always someone that tells me Im wrong, or tries to make me feel stupid for believing something that I do. It never fails, and hardly ever works. Im very stubborn and thick headed, just ask my boyfriend, and very VERY rarely do people ever manage to insult me over something that I believe. It all honesty, it just makes me laugh and shrug my shoulders, but still it gets very tiresome when Im seemingly always attacked for my views.

For example, the SB-5 that was defeated in Texas just a couple days ago. I posted on my twitter, which is linked to my facebook, that I was happy that it was beaten, and that I #standwithwendy. My opinion on this type of bill is simple: I dont believe anyone has the right to tell women what they can and cannot do with their body, especially not old white MEN. Very rarely do these men know what they are talking about, and just because they dont agree with something doesnt mean they should be able to control it. The men Im talking about are the Republicans in the Texas Government.

Now, a lot of people are upset that this bill didnt get passed and they do believe that a woman's reproductive right should be placed in the hands of the government (I dont know why, and for a party that wants LESS government involvement, they sure try to have the government control a whole lot). I respect their opinions and I will defended their right to have them, whether or not I agree with them at all. And I dont, as I stated before. But It never fails that someone got their panties in a twist and got mad at me for what I said and how I felt.

I have republican friends. Some are far right, some arent as far right as others. Some say they are Republican but are more like me and tend to me more neutral when it comes to politics. But one of these "Friends" Texted me last night and told me he couldnt be friends with me anymore because I was Pro-Choice and I wasnt thinking of the unborn babies. And my reply? It was as followed

"Do what you want, but a unborn fetus isnt a citizen of the country. The Pregnant mother is"

Oh the backlash I got from that. He then proceeded to call me a number of names, including baby-killer (I guess he thinks Im an abortion doctor myself, even though my degree is in Special Effects) and other names that I will not recite here on this blog for fear of the age of the person that is reading this. In truth, I laughed and replied with a "lol, QQ more, your anger sustains me"When he was done, and he had removed me from Facebook, I rolled my eyes and went back to watching tv and trying to get some sleep. But thats not the point.

The point is, someone was trying to tell me I was wrong for what I believed in. FOR MY OPINION! An Opinion that didnt affected him in any way, shape, or form, other than to wake him up from a world that doesnt completely agree and follow him and others like him blindly. But you know what, I dont blame him. Some people do follow their party blindly and dont think for themselves, but thats a post for another time. For now, I just want to leave off with this one word; Respect.

Respect one another, and the opinions of others. Whether you agree with them or not, they are allowed to have them, and you shouldnt get upset if they dont agree with you.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Games and Real Life; The Art of Balance

Talking to my mom the other day, and she feels what a lot of parents of gamers feel, That I play video games to much. What my mom doesnt realize is that my "Game" Time is normally taken up by me recording, editing, rendering, and uploading videos. I dont truely play as much as she thinks, but thats ok. She can get on me as much as she wants, it wont really change anything. I know my perfect balance, and I still work when Im needed, so I dont skip work just to play a game. Well, not all the time, on when new expansions drop for WoW I tend to take the day off to just game as long as I can, but a lot of people do that.....right?

Balance is something that all gamers need to learn, and as quickly as possible. And By gamer, I mean a person that wants to put time into a game or games to actually complete the content they provide. To all those people out there that just play, and dont ever truely complete the content of the game, you are also gamers yes, but for the purpose of this post Im not including. This is because you tend to not have the time to really devote to a game, and dont have to balance your life around it. No offense meant. But anyway, back to balance.

Like I was saying, Balance is something that all gamers need to learn, and as quickly as possible. Its very easy to lose yourself in a game, and forget about the responsibilities of real life. Things like Homework, Meetings, Phone calls, Errands, important appointments, etc. Ive been there, and Ive forgotten a lot of things that im not proud of forgetting. Ive even forgotten my anniversary with my Boyfriend because I was gaming to much that day, and trust me that sucked. But at first, Balance can be hard for some, because games can suck you into a world that is beautiful (or terrifying, if you like Horror games). But Balance is needed, as with everything else.

The First thing I started doing when I noticed I was having issues with  Balance was writing myself notes. It helped remind me of what I had that day, other than what I had inside a game. I would stick them on my computer so that I would be forced to see them the next day. Its helped me a ton when it comes to making appointments, or those important family phone calls that everyone just loves to make.

The second thing Ive done comes from some more technology that almost every one has. Im, of course, talking about a  cell phone. Most cells come with a calendar app, which one can set to ring when one has to leave for something they have to do that day. With the alarm app, I can set a time for me to get off as still have time to get ready for whatever Im doing. Its been a lifesaver when I have to be to a place at a certain time in order to make something that I promised I would do. Things like Family Dinners, Birthdays, and the like. Things that would upset someone if I didnt make after I said I would.

Finally, I keep a day planner with all my appointments, including raid times in WoW, and I look at it every morning when I wake up, and every evening before I go to bed. It helps keep me in check and keep the things I have to do fresh in my head. And even though I still forget things that Im supposed to do, it helps keep it to a minimum and makes sure that I do everything that I meant to (for the most part)

These are my three steps to maintain balance between games and Real Life, and I would love to here what other people do. Comment here and let me know. Also, if you didnt know already, I make youtube videos which you can find here at My Channel. And if anyone has any questions for me, whether on my views about things or just for random facts about me, dont be afraid to ask. It would be fun to answer some of them.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Falling off the Grid.

I recently ran into some Trouble in my Real life, and it ground my gaming life to a halt. So, Yes, I fell off the grid for a long while, and while Im sorry that I did, it was Necessary. But Im back now, for a while at least. This post is going to be short, a longer one about what Im thinking about will be sometime next week, but I had to get something off my chest.

I wrote a post, my second one I believe on this blog, that talked about Online Friends. The friends that were the most worried about me, and the happiest to see me come back, were the friends that I met and spend time with online. They welcomed me back, and from the emails, Twitter DMs, and Facebook messages, they were extremely worried about me since I fell off the grid without saying anything.

So, to Profitz, Goblinraset, Mist, Morenn, Milk, Vero, Erogroth, Tiriel, Fistlobster, Suplift, Leblue, and anyone else that I didint mention, thank you. Thank you for showing me that even though we have never met in person, that you still care enough to worry about me. I am very lucky to call you my friends.