Week #14, #15, #16, #17 and #18 - Busy days...

What's up? It's been a long time I don't post anything here, but cut me some slack, days were busy since then. I will talk about five subjects to pay all these weeks without posts.

Let's Start...

Week #14 - Click

 After days without watch movies, I decided to watch a movie that I've seen in a long time ago called Click (2006). This movie is amazing, it shows the significance of time, about have priorities and how decisions can change our lives forever. Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) it's married, has two kids.  He finds a Magic Remote Control which he can fast forward time and automate certain decisions.
 When he least expects it, the Remote Controle takes its own life and jumps some moments in his life...

It's a must-watch movie that makes you rethink your meaning of life. Watch it!

Week #15 - Linger

There's a scene in Click (2006) that Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) remembers the exact moment of his first kiss with his actual wife (Kate Beckinsale). It's a remarkable scene due to the reason that makes he rewind time. His wife asks him if he remembers the song that was playing at the kiss moment, and he doesn't. Due to that, he go back to the time and listen to the song... The song was Linger by The Cranberries, one of my fav songs! Must cover it someday :P

Week #16 - DONE!

We (me and my band) made a cover of Linger by The Cranberries. But it's not edited yet, so I'll post an audio record of the rehearsal, here it is, enjoy... By the way, I'm the bassist :D





Week #17 - Rule Changes and "Past you"

Today, my teacher said that a rule will be changing. Instead of one post a week, It'll be two posts a month. So, expect less posts... Even knowing no one, beside my friends, reads this stuff. I wonder if someone in a near future found this in the middle of the internet... lol.
Actually, I'm pretty sure that I'll see this in some years... I hope my friends see their own too.
It'll be like talking to yourself in the past, hahaha. That's weird and funny at the same time.


Week #18 - Eighteen

This month I complete 18 years old... Time flies! I don't wanna grow up... That's sad. Eighteen Years Old...

Eighteen...
Eighteen hours is six.
Eighteen years is time.
Eighteen dollars is money,

Eighteen pounds is weight,
Eighteen Lego pieces to build Millenium Falcon.
Eighteen raisins in the cake.
Eighteen songs to sing.

Eighteen minutes writing this post...
Eighteen...

See you next month! I'll be eighteen... lol

Week #13 - Double-minded

Are you double-minded? Well, I am.
GOD! How I am double-minded! I can only decide between two things using some kind of qualitative standart. It's not "choose that", it must be "choose that cause it's better". Y'know?

You can imagine that I'm running away from an assassin. I'm right in the Police Station way, and I end up in a two-way street. Both ways are the same miles away from the Police Station, they are the SAME! Which do I choose? I get killed...

Thankfully, the world it's way heterogeneous and I can normally find a difference between the things and that helps me decide. In doubt, I'll buy a dice.

Week #12 - Gamer Tag

What's up, unicorns. Today I'm gonna answer a Gamer Tag, let's start:

1. What's your all-time favorite videogame?
A: Shadow of the Colossus, without a shadow of a doubt. Shadow, haha. Got it? No? Okay.

2. What's your current favorite videogame?
A: Hearthstone

3. What's your favorite videogame genre?
A: RTS

4. How long have you been playing videogames?
A: Since I was 5, i used to buy Gamer Magazines with demos included.

5. What was the 1st game you ever played?
A: I don't actually remember, but i think it's Castle of Illusions.

6. What game have you clocked the most hours into?
A: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, more than 1000 hours.

7. What's your longest game session?
A: 12 straight hours playing Age of Empires II.

8. Who's your favorite game developer?
A: Will Wright, this guy is a genious!

9. Who's your favorite hero character from a game?
A: Lee Everett from The Walking Dead.

10. Who's your favorite villain?
A: Origami Killer from Heavy Rain.

11. Who's your most hated character from any game?
A: Ashley Graham from Resident Evil 4.

12. What game systems do you own?
A: Playstation 2, Playstation 3, XBOX 360, Nintendo DS, PSP and PC.

13. What was your 1st game system?
A: PC

14. What's your favorite game system, and why?
A: Playstation 2, because memories, that's why.

15. Do you prefer to play guy character, or girl character?
A: Don't really have a preference.

16. Do you follow walkthroughs or you play through on your own?
A: I play on my own, walkthroughs just to get achievements/trophies.

17. Have you ever been to a game convention?
A: No :(

18. What game are you most excited for to come out in the future?
A: Half-Life 3, but we know it's not gonna happen. F*ck you, Gaben.

19. What's your best memory of a videogame?
A: Playing with friends.

20. What's your worst memory of a videogame?
A: All the times that i lost the save file.

21. What videogame character do you see yourself as, or who would you be?
A: Prisoner from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

I'd like to tag my friends Aiko and Leonardo to answer these 21 questions.
Here are their blogs, check it out:

Aiko - Life And Milkshake (about random thoughts and his stories)
Leonardo - ESVSky (all you want to know about Skyrim universe)

See you next week! :)

Week #11 - A Great Achievement!

Last friday, the US Supreme Court made the United States become the 21st and most populous country to legalize same-sex marriage.

A great achievement for the mankind, more equality, more justice, more love. Because love always wins. We hope more countries follow suit, as the USA is a trend around the world. And make the world a better place to live, for all. Cause all we need is love. Love is all we need.

Week #10 - Star Wars is NOT a SciFi

Wait, wait, wait. Stop. Stop it right now.
Why'd you guys think Star Wars is SciFi? I've seen enough about this...!
Every single post about Star Wars in "so-called geek" websites uses the term "SciFi" to describe some movie, game or action figures.

That kind of wrong use of the term can DESTROY the actual meaning of it, and I'm here to explain why you guys are wrong.

SciFi, in your essence, is pretty based on truth, on things that really makes sense. To use this truth, arguments are used to explain how the characters or machine in the plot are doing or what they do.

For example: Star Trek



Who watch or already watched can remember that the most part of the plot was explain how exactly the Dilithium Crystal, the Transparent Aluminum, the Inertial Dampers and others rattletraps could affect the whole story. This things were required explanations to justify the USS Enterprise. Not like the Millenium Falcon that can enter and exit the speed of the light because f*ck you that's why, got it?



That only happens cause the fact that Millenium Falcon can enter the speed of light is completely irrelevant to the plot. I mean, you can easily replace the Millenium Falcon with a Flying Boat, the Star Destroyers with a Flying Carpet from Alladin, the whole story happening in the Middle Ages, and the plot would be the same...

Another point of view... all that stuff is just background like. Luke Skywalker is the hero. Darth Vader is the Dark knight evil dude, leader of the evil team. The hero defeating the evil team leaded by the evil dude. End of the story. Pure fantasy.

FANTASY. That's the genre/theme of the movie!

The real SciFi have always moral lessons too. Star Trek always shows Social Topics, like slavery, ecology, racism, abortion, women's rights, etc. Like others SciFi's too. Now, what's the moral lesson about Star Wars? There's none. It's a Fantasy plot in space, with robots, laser guns, lightsabers and spaceships exploding with sounds!

I'm not saying that Star Wars is bad. I love Star Wars! That's why I like to say right things about it.

That's all for today, until next week!

Week #9 - People

There are 7 Billion people in the world. BILLION.

How big is this number? If you count to 1 Million wasting 1 second for each number, you'll finish after 11 days. If you repeat this method, counting to 1 Billion, you'll finish in 31 years!

Did you realized how big is 1 Billion?
So, 1 Billion people is too much. 7 Billion is people as HELL.
Each one of them got a life more or less complex than yours.

That means when someone upsets you, is just a tiny fraction of this world that is causing you problems. According to math, it's just 0,00000000014%.

People will upset us. It's just an human condition...
Quoting some friend of mine "It's as if we were incompatible tiny pieces of LEGO trying to fit, constantly".

Never allow anyone get so MUCH significance. Remember that 7,12 billion people is too much people to allow that just ONE ruin the rest of your day.

Week #8 - Nostalgia

People sometimes says that Nostalgia is a danger state, cause it means that you aren't in good times now. I don't know if I'm in a good time, actually. But, nevermind...

This week I was remembering the times when I used to play Bully (PS2) by Rockstar Games...
Good old times! Me and my friends used to play every week on each other's house.

The most outstanding thing was the OST (Original Soundtrack), specially, the track that used to play when you are walking on the school campus.

Here is my Bass cover of the song... That's all for today

See you next week!

Week #7 - Congratulations!

Last friday I was hanging out with my pals in Osaka, then we walked into the Liquor Store. We bought all the stuff (german beer, shots recipes) and then we went to a random Karaoke Room near to Namba Area.

We just rented the room #13 and we start to sing Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan as we were waiting some friend of my pal. At that point i didn't knew him yet.

It was 'bout 9 p.m. when he came up with his girlfriend, he was late cause she did lost the train that he was waiting at the station. But it was all alright.

I was actually not that "alcohol thirsty" and then I decided to drink Coca-Cola (it's been a long time since i don't drink this sugar poison), when all of them were drinking gourmet shots and beer...
Everybody was laughing and stuff when ,suddenly, that guy came up and interrupted my thirsty pleasure of fresh and sweet black sugary gasified water by saying:

- Why are you drinking Cola when all your friends are taking Shots?

And I said:

- Well, I kinda like Coca-Cola... It's tasty, bro.

- Wow. Congratulations, dude. - he said, smiling.

That was the very first (and last?) time someone congratulated me for drink Coca-Cola. At first I actually thought it was irony, but the sincerity was clear in his face. At the same time he just looked at me like I was from another planet. He was really amazed with the fact that I was drinking Cola instead of Alabama Slammer or Jägerbomb.

Nowadays, people try to stay out of their minds to have fun or do things that they don't have enough guts. Maybe it's that desire to be the same as the others... I don't really know. I'll never forget that night. Meanwhile I'm still the nerd guy that don't drink to get wasted. I can't understand my own generation...

See you next week,

Week #6 - Movie Tag

Hi, today I'm gonna answer a movie tag! Hope you enjoy and watch some of this movies... Let's Start!

1. What was the last movie you've watched?

A: Battle Royale (2000)

2. A movie that you want to see so bad.

A: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

3. A movie to cry a lot.

A: The Green Mile (1999)

4. A movie to laugh out loud.

A: Superbad (2007)

5. Best thriller.

A: Donnie Darko (2001)

6. Best family movie.

A: Click (2006)

7. Best romantic movie.

A: 500 Days of Summer (2009)

8. Craziest movie.

A: Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

9. Best horror movie.

A: The Exorcist (1973)

10. Best war movie.

A: Saving Private Ryan (1998)

11. Best movie soundtrack.

A: Juno (2007)

12. Best SciFi movie.
A: 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)

13. Favorite Actress.

A: Ellen Page

 

14. Favorite Actor.

A: Gary Oldman

15. Favorite Film Director.

A: I can't choose between Tarantino and Kubrick :(

16. Favorite Movie.

A: Fight Club (1999)

That's all folks, see you next time :)

Week #5 - About you

This post is about you. Yes, you. Don't look back. You.

Do I already said you expect too much of yourself?
It's that obviously desire of being a little loved.
Maybe is all of your capacity you know you got, but you don't use on your own advantage.

You're not that perfect, but you seems to seek compesation of your own big faults as you can.
Not every day is a good day, not everyday you want to do things, not every day you can be what others expect you will be.

You are always trying to be a little bit of secure and stable, but inside, deep inside, I know you're pretty worried and insecure.
Do you remember that time when you didn't knew if what you did was right? I know you remember. That was an ice cold night...
You thought it wasn't a good idea open yourself to everybody. It was foolish, ingenuous...

I know you like to think on your own. You don't give a damn about others opinions when there's no sense at all. But sometimes you let yourself flow at the smooth wind of the empathy. Rational, emotional, dreamer, you.

We know your silly dreams are not actually realistic things to materialize. Or you really think you're gonna change all of this? You can try, but we know that is not that cheap.

Cause we know that you're not the same as you were. These days you thought stuff that you never thought before. Changeable, you.

You're like me, like he, like she, like everybody.
There's one more thing we got in common, we think we are pretty different. And we're actually wrong.

I know everything about you, because you are me, whoever you are.
Enough said.

Week #4 - Four people I'll be deeply sad when their lives come to an end

Hi, dear reader...
Naturally, you've already realized that sooner or later people of an earlier generation than our will die, huh?

These are the ones who will make me deeply sad when their lives come to an end...


Stephen Hawking

Sometimes, the human race is blessed with people that increase our knowledge at completely high levels. We had Isaac Newton, for example, one of the smartest genious that our planet ever had. Or even Louis Pasteur, that made milk a delicious and healthy food. Einstein is pretty obvious.

And Stephen Hawking is in this league!

I mean, this guy is a hell of the most inpirational guy in the world. In the 60's, dude just got diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AML), and was told wouldn't live more than 2 years (he was 21).

Today, he is alive yet. And he revolutionized what we know about physics and the universe!


Paul McCartney

My favorite idol, one of the moondogs, founder of the wings, one of the Beatles, THIS GUY IS A LEGEND.

I've already read all of his biographies, i have his discography, went to his concert, and looks like new stuff for me everytime i listen to his songs...

He is a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) just for being a singer (by the way, the richiest singer in the world)

Enough said!


Stan Lee

Simply legendary... old man just created an universe of comic heroes that stills more famous than ever. He just turned Marvel (that was a little publishing house) in a big multimedia business.

Dude just turned 91. He always show up in the media, and he still looks ok :P


Ringo Starr

The most underrated Beatle. Hahaha.
Enough Said...






more updates the next next week

Week #3 - How smartphones made the world less magic

Hey, what's up?!

Do you remember that iconic video that, supposedly, shows the BIGFOOT/Sasquatch walking into the forest like a human?

That video is known by Patterson-Gimlin film. It was filmed back in 1967, in California, and became viral between the Scientist Community around the world (that's why we didn't find the cure of cancer lol). They analyzed each frame of the video to decide with accuracy, if that thing was really an unknown animal, or just some random guy with a monkey costume.

That scene used to cause me chills when i was just a lil' boy. I mean, the scene isn't that scary at first, but they use to show in scary context (like TV episodes about unsolved mysteries around the world). And that's pretty traumatic for a child.

Cameras, back in the last decade, were less present. Your family had ONE camera, whose function was record birthday parties or capture blurred pics of new year's eve. You only could take 36 shots each time and to change the photo films it wasn't a piece of cake.
Today, ALL OF US, without exceptions, got cameras (some of us got more than one).

And, sadly, i conclude that if this paranormal phenomenas that we used to see in pictures or blurred videos of the last decades were real, today would exist a billion of videos on YouTube with Ghost, Demons, Saci Pererês, Zombies caught on camera. I mean, there are, but are obviously misinterpretation of lens flare or obviously special effects.
If that stuff was actually real, would exist so many documentations that probably would be studied by science.

I think that's really sad... Sometimes the technology takes the little bit of magic off that this world had.

More updates the next week

Week #2 - Age of Empires II

Age of Empires II. That was probably the first game that i've played online, and it was awesome!

I remember playing in the game's groups at AOL in 2004, these were frustrating moments too, cause everybody was better than me :P

I never been good at AoE II. I only knew that when i upgrade some stuff, i would earn bonus points. Playing in that way i never did strategies, and i just kept going upgrading things until some random player invade my kingdom and shout VICTORY.

Nowadays I am more pacient with it and I can win some rounds, I can make some strategies and stuff, but I ain't a good player yet...

Despite the game was released like 16 years ago, it's still very played around the world.

I can't really explain such feel...

I mean, it's so good to see each detail, wild animals, fishes, water fx, it's a fantastic 2D and like others Strategy Games, it's addictive!

It's so good to see you building your own kingdom, leaving all the things in the right places. I feel happy to see that all the towers were placed in the perfect spots to kill the enemies.

Well, there it is a game that i always go back to install in my PC and play a lot... Sometimes i got a bit tired, but it's always in my game list to play forever! :)

See you in the next post! ;)

Week #1 - Welcome

Hey, what's up?
They call me Pedraza, and I'm 17 yo.

Actually, this blog is a school project where i gonna post some random stuffs about life.
Some of my hobbies are movies, music, books, comics and videogames (things that i might be posting about)

I'm gonna start this 1st post with a tag made by 11 questions about music:

1. Which bands/artist do you own the most albums by?
   A: The Beatles

2. What was the last song you listened to?
   A: Nikita by Elton John

3. What was the 1st album that you bought?
   A: Nevermind (1991) - Nirvana

4. What was the last show you attended?
   A: Avenged Sevefold 8/17/14

5. What was the greatest show you've ever been to?
   A: Megadeth for sure!!1!

6. What show are you looking forward to?
   A: Paul McCartney's concert at Osaka

7. Who is one band/artist you’ve never seen live but always wanted to?
   A: Paul McCartney

8. Name four or more flawless albums:
   - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and The Dominos
   - Abbey Road - The Beatles
   - Rubber Soul - The Beatles
   - Cabeça Dinossauro - Titãs
   - Ram - Paul McCartney
   - The Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd

9. How many concerts/shows have you been to, total?
   A: 9

10. What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
   A: I'm pretty sure that is Juno soundtrack

11.  What’s your “guilty pleasure” that you hate to admit to liking?
    A: Céline Dion, Whitney Houston and Roxette

More updates the next few weeks