I'm just happy that it works.
You know, when I am at home, I don't feel much like blogging, and getting into text mode. I can do it with some effort. However, at the cafe, I can go right into it, no problem. Blogging here is actually quite nice. I got some nice blues music to listen to, and some people here to feed off their energy.
The thing with blogging is, and writing in general, that if it becomes all about the writer, it becomes boring as all hell.
I try to keep this blog clean with words, but I don't think 'hell' is a bad word, though some people do.
Anyway, to continue, life is good.
I figured this blog would be a good place to write about my computer problems. Blue Island energy often deals with technology within the Magic Universe.
My island is not an Artifact Land, but I've been to them. They are cold, metallic places. Not much life there. Well, it's a different story with Artifact Lands. I'm not quite sure how it all works.
Anyway, I'm just glad my laptop works in the cafe again. I even brought an alternate wireless device as back-up just in case this Belkin wireless card didn't work. It has a long history now of working quite well on this computer.
I watched a Star Wars parody video made by National Lampoon. It was funny, but it's interesting to note that some of these kids that are online can make way funnier videos than some of the professionals. It's true. They get really into it, and to them, it's not a job, it's a passion.
So, Peter Jackson is worth about $450 million. That must be nice. He lost 50 pounds after 'The Return of The King' and stopped eating hamburgers, which are so yummy, but you know what? They make you fat.
Anyway, I'm going outside for some fresh air, and a smoke.
It's nice to stand out there, and watch the cars go by. I saw my favorite graffiti van. It's just covered in graffiti, and no one tag stands out. There is a nice all-over coverage, which would look good in a painting.
A cop car drove by, and the passenger cop looked at me, and seemed to chuckle, or smile, or whatever he did. Being a block away from the cop station, a lot of cops drive by. They look at everybody, it's their job, I don't take it personally. They don't like to be looked at themselves. It's usually not good to look at them. They take it as a sign that you are too interested in what they are doing.
My general advice is, "Never talk to a cop if you can help it."
Also, when I was out there, there was some black guy with a hood on. I avoided him so he wouldn't ask me for a cigarette. It's hard to mind my own business while I am standing outside. Someone often asks me for money or for a cigarette. I get tired of it when I just want to be left alone.
So, I am a weird guy. They've been saying that about me since junior high. No big deal. They just don't understand that I grew up on comic books, movies, and a healthy dose of television. My mind is in that world. I'm not the best person you will ever meet to interact with. I save my energy for myself so I can put it into my art and my creative ventures. It takes a lot of energy for that.
The 20th century's primary color was Blue, what with Picasso's paintings, and with The Blues. My grandmother told me once there was a restaurant that was all blue, including the plates and the lights, but it just didn't make the food look good, so the restaurant closed down after a short while.
She did mention a restaurant that was very successful for a while. All they served was Home-Made Beef Stew and Apple Pie. That was it. People would come from miles away just for this. It was such a simple concept, and it worked.
It is nice to sit in the cafe and type. I really like to do this. It is really nice. It is nice to get out of the art studio, and have a clean table to work at, and not have to deal with all the clutter of my place. I love my place, but sometimes it gets to be too much.
I still like to write with a pencil and a pen on paper. It's really fun. I seem to produce a lot more words typing on this little keyboard, which is USB connected. It's an external keyboard outside of my laptop. It works real good.
SWG is shutting down. The last day is December 15. I see no need for them to shut it down. What's the point? I think they should keep some servers open, and just let it run it's course, until nobody is there. People still want to play it. When you invest so much time into a character, even if the game starts to become outdated, people still love it.
Maybe it isn't financially viable anymore. Plus, Knights of The Old Republic is coming out. However, there are a lot of people who still play EverQuest, so there is no reason not to keep SWG going. Sony has enough money to keep it going. Maybe Lucasarts just wanted to pull the plug on it.
When I play SWG, I can only play it in small doses. After one space mission, I just want to shut the thing off. It still looks really cool, though. The attention to detail is marvelous. The game kind of looks lifeless with what they can do now, though.
They changed the game so many times, that it is different than when it came out, and I don't know if what they did was good. I liked the original tier system of leveling up. I never ever got used to the new one, I was so thrown off. I never had much time to play, so that was one of my problems, too. Now I want to play since I won't have a chance after December 15. They have an emulator for the game, I discovered on youtube last night, but I don't know about emulators. I'd rather play the real live version of any game, and pay for it.
Let's see...what else is there to talk about? I don't know.
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