Killing Time

I finished World War Z. It was definitely a good book and only caused two zombie nightmares! Once again, I recommend it. It's entertaining and creepily immaginable. I've never been in to zombie stuff all that much (other than playing Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 on my X-box) but I really did enjoy it.

In other news, I've been listening to the Roosterteeth podcast The Drunk Tank the last month or so. I really like it. I was first introduced to Red vs Blue in 2006 or so and have pretty much been watching ever since (not always regularly but I manage to catch up) but I'd never really checked out the other stuff they do.

http://roosterteeth.com/groups/profile.php?id=6123

It's good stuff. I subscribe to a couple podcast but don't listen to/watch many regularly but this one makes me want to look for more good ones. Suggestions are appreciated.

I've also been thinking I might try doing one with my niece. She's said before she wants to be a voice actress, but since moving in with us she hasn't done much with it. When she was at her grandma's she was really into voice acting online and I know she wants to but she feels bad using my computer for it. I figure if we do this it'll get her back into it without feeling guilty while also giving her something to do over the summer. Apparently 16-year-olds need entertainment occasionally. I wouldn't mind just trying it out either. Honestly, I've always kind of wanted to try voice acting or being on radio or something to that effect but have never done so. I've been told I have a nice voice over the phone so if this goes well enough maybe I can get a glimpse of what it's like. 

I need something creative to do anyways. My jobs aren't exactly "stimulating".

I can't think of anything else to say right now. I have more but I don't want to make a gigantic post, like usual. So adios!

'Nuff Said,

Crysania

Little Annoyances and Zombies!

An update from my last post: The Dodgers found their offense and Andre Ethier hit a home run on Wednesday! His at-bats have looked better so I hope that means he's out of the slump. The Lakers won Tuesday and then won Game 7 last night!

In other news, life really has been throwing the little annoyances my way lately.

I know I'm easily annoyed but some of these things ... I mean, people do have brains right? It's just lack of thinking or lack of common courtesy that really manage to get to me. Lately, it seems like it's running rampant though. It makes me an unhappy Bunny. Sad day.

Speaking of brains, I also finally have gotten around to reading World War Z! I got it for Christmas, but I got a lot of books for Christmas and have just gotten around to starting it this week.


Holy frijoles, Batman, this book is scary! It's not a typical zombie slasher kind of book. The reason it is so scary is that I could actually see some of this happening! The governments trying to cover their tracks to keep other governments from finding out about the initial infections, the unexpected countries using nukes, the panic in comfort-driven America - it is written in a way that seems incredibly plausible. 


I'm enjoying the book but, I'm not gonna lie, I have had a couple crazy zombie dreams and one borderline nightmare. Normally I'm not into scary books or movies. I'm naturally jumpy so I don't like to be scared, but this book is just good and I keep reading it.

I recommend it for zombie believers, thrill readers (is that the term for people who like reading thrillers?) and those looking for something interesting and different (with loads of political commentary weaved in).

As for my zombie theory ... I just wonder whether or not computers will rise against us before it happens. One of the two is kind of bound to happen eventually with our obsession with technology and medical science. Here's a wonderful (but kind of old) PSA for those of you who don't have a zombie plan. You need one and the people at Rooster Teeth have created the best PSA out there via the awesome Web show Red vs Blue.



I've got my zombie plan, do you?

'Nuff said,
Crysania

PS. Red vs Blue is amazing.

This is Why I Love Baseball Players

Russell Martin being a Badass

That's badass. I love how casually Russell Martin throws it.

I really hated the weekend series with the Angels. It sucks to lose to them. Angel fans, for the most part, are pretty annoying so that did suck.

Overall, I'm not too worried about the Dodger offense, but I am a little worried about Andre Ethier. His first at-bat was just ... weird. He swung his hardest at two really, really bad pitches to strike out. Andre hardly ever swings at pitches like that! It worries me because he's the type of player that is a true perfectionist.

We all knew he wouldn't likely be hitting near .400 all season but this slump he's in since he's returned from the DL seemed to have really gotten to him over the weekend. He wasn't the patient Andre Ethier with one of the most gorgeous swings I've ever seen; he was ... someone else. I don't know who, but it was pretty bad. I just hope the day off yesterday did him some good.

I hope it did all the Dodgers some good. They're such a fun team to watch so it's difficult to watch a series like the one against Anaheim where nothing seems to work.

Then again, it's a long season and there are definitely going to be some bumps in the road along the way. It's just unfortunate one of the Dodgers' had to be against the Angels. Sad day.

Anyways, my last post was quite a rant so I figured I'd go out on a lighter note today. Hope the Lakers and the Dodgers win tonight!

'Nuff said,
Crysania

Words are Rarely Just Words

So I've made a decision.

I refuse to vote for any political candidate who uses the words "conservative" or "liberal". I am over those adjectives. I believe they have been used to fuel a ridiculous idiocy in America and am sick of it.

I can't handle politics. It disgusts me to see grown, educated men and women acting so terribly, so publicly and being praised for it. I cringe when watching political "reports" on certain news channels and it's become so bad that I get most of my information from internet so I don't have to actually hear people talk about it. So when it comes to election times and I have to hear these ridiculous adjectives used constantly and in such a degrading fashion in commercials and news stories it really annoys me.

I don't see the point of it or see why it works. Why use words meant specifically to tear the country apart? What the hell is the point of causing a larger divide in the political system?

I just don't get it. I have views that could be considered both "liberal" and "conservative" on different subjects and I'm sure many, many others do too. So what's the point of forcing people into a box they'll never completely fit in anyways?

Also, I live in Southern California ... so how does any of that crap actually work in our elections? I thought we were all supposed to be intellectual hippies or something?Or is that just NorCal? It's sad it has come to this.

In the Evangelical "Christian"community it's even worse. Since when does going to a Baptist church make someone a "conservative" or a Republican? Since when does being a "Christian" make all of our thoughts the same? And who the heck are these "liberals" threatening to destroy the fabric of society? Seriously, someone point me to a "liberal" who does any less damage than an over zealous "conservative"?

Because, trust me, I've watched and  listened to some of these highly praised "conservatives" and they spew just as much hate as the "liberals" trying to take them down.

It just ... it just doesn't make sense. I'd like to believe that people are above this; that there really aren't people out there falling for all the hype of this stupidity. But, alas, nearly every day I'm proved wrong. I hear a conservative bashing the liberal media and a liberal talking about the narrow-minded conservative. It's gotten out of control.

People are ALWAYS going to go about things differently. No matter what we will have different value systems and different ways of thinking ... I thought the job of the media was to keep the government in check and the job of the government was to listen to the voice of the people and do it's job with the idea of being a fair representation. I'm probably wrong because all any of them seem to do is attack each other and try to make stupid little things bigger than they are.

I'm sorry. It was election time in California recently and I just got sick of the everything. I ranted, but I don't think I feel any better about it. I'm neither a Democrat or a Republican by the way, when I registered to vote I wanted to think about it so I didn't check a box and am, therefore, an Independent. I watch TV and don't want to belong to either one so I stay Independent.

I could never be a political journalist or, maybe, never even a news writer because I would want to say "Shut the hell up and get to the issue, already" or something to that extent.

It just bugs me.

'Nuff Said,
Crysania