That is some intense action
October 15, 2001
I just played my very first multiplayer Red Alert 2 game today. I lost, but not as bad as I thought I would. It’s so intense. I did everything alright I suppose except my most fatal error was massing on one kind of unit. It killed most of his forward defenses but he was prepared for it. By that time, all the resources were drained and we were both relying on 8 oil derricks for resources which doesn’t go very far. I THEN realized that the secret was covering all the bases but it was too late. He was already air raiding my split-off which wasn’t too heavily anti-air defended. He even built anti-air ships on a map that didn’t have too much water – but I now know he did it because Aegis Cruisers are probably the best anti-air available.
I made one more rush and I managed to kill of 4 of his oil derricks before losing all the forces, but then again, so did he and he had about 5 tanks left over. I had small stationary defences that wouldn’t hold and I was out of resources. I surrendered. It was so fun though – my hands were freezing cold and I could feel sweat running down my back. The only other game that did that was Doom II (you know, the one where I whupped Dennis everytime, despite what he’ll say on his webpage… probably later tonight… hehe).
But anyway, if you do play Red Alert 2 and if you want to play against someone who has a 0-1 record in his whole RA2 career, please email me or ICQ me or Messenger me or whatever the hell we have.
Since 99% of you don’t play, maybe I’ll write about something else
The Sims! The Sims are great. Just kidding. Dennis is busy drawing a labrador retriever or something on his computer and Michelle is probably rolling around the floor scheming on ways to take vengeance for not wishing her a happy birthday. And I guess those are the ONLY two who ever update their webpages. You know, no one is updating at all. Hint hint Jesse and Justin.
By the by. What are your feelings about air travel now? Obviously people are scared since airlines have reduced earnings forecast and friends of friends of friends have been telling people there are many empty seats on their flights. But what about YOU? I don’t know if this is correct or not but wouldn’t now be the safest time to travel by air due to the increased security and controls? Fares are somewhat cheaper too. There have been more anthrax cases. I’m sick of hearing the word Anthrax. It used to be a cool sounding word but now it’s just annoying, much like ‘Not’ or ‘Like’ – two words overused by stupid teenagers.
Time to study now. Here I go.
Some Deep Reflection [00:05]
Actually I’m writing this fifteen minutes before the stated time but by the time it’s finished, it should be 12:05.
I wasted an entire day today. I’m very not proud of it but I needed a day of relaxation. Let’s take a look at what I did today. I played a lot of The Sims. That game is awesome. It’s not even really a game. There’s no explicit goal – you can make your Sim become a successful career person or you can create a crazy, lonely, toilet-lacking Sim. It’s great. Currently I’m tending a couple who have just bought a nice lot and created walls for a dream house. Sadly, they ran out of funds and their nice house has no carpeting or wallpaper. The house is so big that they use up a small bit of energy just walking from their room to the kitchen area. I plan to make more people live in it later.
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Since I joined that Blockbusters ‘Rewards’ thingy, I had $2 off a rental this month. Since I was planning to waste today anyway, I went out and got Little Nicky – Adam Sandler. It’s not very good. It has a few funny moments when he gets hit by trains and stuff but… blech. I guess I’m comparing it to the Happy Gilmour / Waterboy par line.
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I mentioned to Dennis that material things don’t make me happy anymore. I’m glad that I’ve transcended this shallowness but in a way, I don’t like it. Why you ask? Well, I look around me and so many people find pleasure in buying something new. I like buying things for the utility it will provide, but other than that, I’m not really happier. I wasn’t like this before.
I do find pleasure in simple things though. Enjoying a poutine once in awhile is bliss. Leaning on a tree in the summer is pure heaven. I’d trade anything I own for a nice sunny day where I can be doing the things I enjoy. But it doesn’t go the other way.
I’m finding it gets harder and harder to keep myself happy. I mean, if I could just buy something and poof here comes the happiness, that would be great. But I need substance more than glitter. I need to know that what I’m doing is right and worth the effort. That makes me happy. I enjoy the means more than the ends. What was that old saying?
The journey is its own reward.
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I heard that the band Anthrax is considering to change its name due to the recent awareness of the bacteria with the same name. They don’t want to be linked to something bad or some crap like that. Kind of stupid. They should name themselves the Fuzzy Bunnies with Pink Noses because then they’ll never be linked to bad things. (Unless Al-Quaida trains fuzzy bunnies with pink noses to crash planes into buildings).
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I wonder if somewhere out there, there are similar people with similiar thoughts. I think I’m a freak because I don’t think like ‘normal’ people. I take some pride in that I guess. The status quo scares me. It’s filled with bright colors and sparklies that will eventually fall apart under its own weight. Muhahaha.
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Don’t you love how I segment different ideas and separate them with —’s? I guess I’ll whine another time. Bye.
PS. I love my girlfriend. This is to prove that I do talk about my girlfriend in every update.
