Obama disses video games

Our beloved leader is on a bit of an anti-video game tear lately. In a Father’s Day message to all Americans, President Barack Obama categorized video games as a waste of kids’ time. In this Sunday’s Parade magazine, Obama wrote: We need to set limits and expectations. We need to replace that video game with a book and make sure that homework gets done. We need to say to our daughters, Howard Huge was unavailable for comment. That’s not the only Obama vs. video games news I have for you, though. In a speech to the American Medical Association, Obama got down to the nitty-gritty of preventative health care, saying it: “means going for a run or hitting the gym, and raising our children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outside.” I’m totally in favor of kids both doing homework and playing outside (as long as I don’t have to participate in either), but I don’t think video games and good grade/health are mutually exclusive. Neither does EA Sports head Peter Moore. Moore, on EA’s website, threw down a challenge to the leader of the free world, posting: It may be time for the President and his family to put their Wii to good use and fire up the 30-Day Challenge with EA SPORTS Active. This is a “game” even the President may not want to “step away” from. And adding: Mr. President, here is my challenge to you: Try EA SPORTS Active and I guarantee you’ll need aides saying “Yes You Can!” to finish your first workout.

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If our president gets into World of Warcraft, we can kiss the Country Good Bye

Our beloved leader is on a bit of an anti-video game tear lately. In a Father’s Day message to all Americans, President Barack Obama categorized video games as a waste of kids’ time. In this Sunday’s Parade magazine, Obama wrote: We need to set limits and expectations. We need to replace that video game with a book and make sure that homework gets done. We need to say to our daughters, Howard Huge was unavailable for comment. That’s not the only Obama vs. video games news I have for you, though. In a speech to the American Medical Association, Obama got down to the nitty-gritty of preventative health care, saying it: “means going for a run or hitting the gym, and raising our children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outside.” I’m totally in favor of kids both doing homework and playing outside (as long as I don’t have to participate in either), but I don’t think video games and good grade/health are mutually exclusive. Neither does EA Sports head Peter Moore. Moore, on EA’s website, threw down a challenge to the leader of the free world, posting: It may be time for the President and his family to put their Wii to good use and fire up the 30-Day Challenge with EA SPORTS Active. This is a “game” even the President may not want to “step away” from. And adding: Mr. President, here is my challenge to you: Try EA SPORTS Active and I guarantee you’ll need aides saying “Yes You Can!” to finish your first workout.

Read more:

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Metal Gear Solid No Longer a PlayStation Exclusive!

              I don’t think you can find a single person who has not heard of the award-winning, record-breaking, and utterly amazing Metal Gear Solid series. It has recieved universal acclaim from critics, game editors, and gaming sites alike. The gameplay sucked you in, the sound effects made your mouth drop open, the characters and the story attatched you to the game, and when you finished the game, you wished you hadn’t. The game has always been a great source of income for the PS3, and even gave some gamers a reason to buy the PS3. Well, those days are over now. Konami recently announced a new Metal Gear Solid game at E3: Metal Gear Solid Rising. However, they announced something even more shocking than that. Konami shocked the crowd when the company announced that Metal Gear Solid Rising would be released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles! There is no doubt that Sony will take a huge hit from this, as the series had always been one of the greatest things about the PlayStation.

I just got a new cell phone!

On Saturday, my dad got me a new cellphone, a sony erricson c905, because of my amazing report card term 3.  The cellphone rocks! It has an 8 megapixel camera, and a ton of other cool features.  It’s like my old cell phone, a sony ericsson k750,  just an updated version, and it has a gravity sensor, so when I’m playing games like Need for Speed, I can steer the car I’m driving by steering the phone itself, like a steering wheel. It’s a slide phone too, and looks cool.

 

Halloween 2008

As we all know, yesterday was October 31, otherwise known as Halloween.  This year, I was going to be a nerd/geek, but I ended up being the Joker. We went Trick-or-Treating for about an hour, before going to dinner at a restaurant. I got  a good deal of candy, but it was less than last years amount, which was depressing. I went with my family, and I thoroughly enjoyed scaring my sister. Most of the time we were racing from house to house, trying to get there before the other one, and then we competed to see who would get the most candy. What was unique about this Halloween is that even my parents dressed up, which was a change. Can’t wait till next year!

Below are some pictures of the event:

That’s my dad, wearing his costume.

A picture of my sister, dressed up as a witch.

Again, my dad.

From left to right: Me, my dad, and my sister.

My mom and dad.

Wonderland Again!

Yesterday, I once again went to Canada’s Wonderland with my dad and friends. This time, though, my main goal was to go on the Behemoth, which I did. I also went on Flight Deck, Jet Scream, and The Mighty Canadian Mine Buster. We also had our Caricatures drawn and got air brush tatoos. We went from 10:30 a.m. to around 2:30 p.m. I have to say that the Behemoth was the best part of the trip. It was fast, big, long, and fun. It was an enjoyable day. Can’t wait to go back!

Swimming

On Sunday, August 17, 2008, I went swimming for the first time in almost two years with friends. There was a water slide, which I went on a few times, and other enjoyable stuff. The session started at 3:30, and ended at 5:00. It was fun.

What would the world do without the Internet?

Have you ever thought about what would happen if the Internet was taken away from the world? Millions of people would be stripped of a large amount of their entertainment. Every online store or/and company, like eBay and Amazon would be destroyed, and people would not have the pleasure of shopping online anymore. File sharing would become much, much, much more difficult, especially in the case of emailing. Attaining news would become harder, especially for people who don’t have any television access , newspapers, and/or access to a radio. Communication would become more toilsome, since there would be no more chatting, emailing and VoIP ( Voice over IP). Advertising would become harder, and there would be no more online banking, and people could not deliver their payments online ( e.g. PayPal). Support in many issues, like health support by the government and technical support by companies for their products could not be given. Numerous people would lose their jobs, because the jobs are based on the Internet. So let’s ask ourselves: what would we do without the Internet?

Create your own PSP themes!

Can’t find a theme for your psp that your happy with? Looking for a new, original wallpaper for your psp? Well, you can use Sony’s own PSP® Custom Theme Tool. The best part is, it’s free. Below there is a description of it from Sony’s official website as well as a download link for it and it’s user guide.

Personalize your PSP® system with custom themes and icons! Utilizing the PSP® Custom Theme Converter and a graphics application program, you can convert the existing XMB icons and subicons into game artwork, pictures or your own branded art. Existing custom themes are also available for download to utilize on your PSP® system, or to spark creative inspiration for your own themes. It’s your PSP® system, your way – all in the palm of your hand.                                                                                                                     

Note: The Custom Theme Converter requires the use of a graphics application program such as PhotoShop to incorporate the themes. Some knowledge and/or use of these graphics application programs is required.

Download the PSP® Custom Theme Tool here.

Download the PSP® Custom Theme Tool user guide here.

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The African Lion Safari!

                           Yesterday, my dad and I, along with friends, went to the African Lion Safari. It was a very interesting place for a number of reasons. To begin with, we went to the drive-through. There, we drove along a long path where animals of all types were roaming free. We saw lions, cheetahs, rhinos, giraffes, ostriches, monkeys, and many more animals. I’d have to say that the seeing the monkeys was the high part of the trip. They jumped on to cars, sat on them ( even on the mirrors), walked around on them, and banged on the roof. We fed the monkey’s a great deal of food, from chips to banana peels, which we weren’t supposed to do, and in return we got a few warnings, from the people who worked there. We then continued to drive on until we came upon a herd of buffalo. We drove on until the buffalo decided to go onto the road in front of us, blocking our path. We were stuck there for a long time.

                          After the drive-through, we had lunch, and then we took the African Queen Boat Tour. It showed us the many amazing animals inhabiting the numerous mini-islands of the safari. After that got an elephant ride. We then went to see the Birds of Prey show. We left early because we wanted to see the elephant show and we wanted to secure ourselves good seats. The elephant show was quite interesting. The four elephants there performed a number of neat tricks like standing up on their front feat and their back feat, slam dunking a basketball, playing soccer, painting,  and many other things. Once again, we left the show early because we wanted to attend the Parrot Paradise show. There a number of different birds, from parrats to crows, did things like recycle bottles and cans, run obstacle courses and ride bikes, fly, and entertain us by talking and singing. It was quite a performance.

                          The African Lion Safari was an amazing place, and it is also very educational, and I think that everyone should go there at least once.