Hey. 2 of the "4 songs of death" are completed. I didn't have much of an issue with Cliffs of Dover. I got through it alright. I failed the intro to The Number of Beast many times before breaking through and surviving the rest of the song.
The 2 songs from the masters of metal completely kicked my ass. I could not get through the rush of notes on Raining Blood. I even practiced it on slow more than enough times and I still could not get through it.
One completely discouraged me. I play that on guitar all the time and that solo near the end of the song completely kicked my ass. Remember my RPG analogy? Yup, kicking ass, kicking ass, BAM! Sudden death. I didnt even bother to practice that. Felt all dejected. My boy dubbed those, "the new triplets of death." lol I called it a session and said hell with it. I'll give it a shot later.
On a side note, my boy is battling Lou on Medium. The boy is on his way to rock star status. Later.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Guitar Hero
Hey. I was playing Guitar Hero III last night and man did I struggle with it. I'm currently on Hard mode and I just could not get through that one song, 3's and 7's I think it's called, and that one song from Knights of Cydonia. I must've spent like 45 mins on each song, if not longer. My boy was watchin', keeping an eye on the rock meter and ever few seconds you hear, "dad, you're slipping". lol I'm not a fan of "Queenwhatever" so I am not familiar with that 3's and 7's song. I failed miserably on it many times and I didn't just get through the song... I survived it.
Different story with the Knights song. I've heard that one before and am pretty familiar with it. My boy loves to play that song as his warm up so I've heard more than enough times. I was frustrated with the fact that I could not get through the triplets. As soon as they came out, seconds later, I was booed off staged. I swear Lou was staring at me telling me that I suck and that he's ashamed that I am using him as my character. "Dude, I'm the devil! I don't fail!" lmao
In the middle of my "shits" and "fucks", my wife looks over to me and says, "Chill man, it's just a game." lol I laughed. I simply said that the game got pretty difficult. What I didn't tell her is that it wasn't just the game, that I was frustrated at. For all you RPG fans out there, you know the felling of kicking ass in a dungeon and then all of sudden meeting certain death. It fuckin' sucks! Especially when you didn't save! It felt the same way with Knights. I was able to get through the intro, the bridge, the chorus and what not with out any issues, but once I got to the triplets... BAM!!! Certain death. It's was as if I was playing a Final Fantasy XII. You got through the mazes, you climbed over cliffs, you killed the shit out of beasts, and you finally confront the Esper. You're like, "Hell Yeah!", then you realize... you're no match for it and within a minute it's got your ass on a plate. Then the kicker... YOU FORGOT TO SAVE!!!! lol It's basically a rookie move cause if you're a Final Fantasy fan you know damn well you best be saving whenever you can but admit it friends, IT'S HAPPENED TO YOU! We live and we learn. lol
My boy made me laugh. After explaining to him what triplets are, he muttered... "They should call those the triplets of death." I use that phrase often, ... "of death". Like croutons... I hate those damn things so I call them "The little cubes of death". lol Just thought it was kinda cool that my boy started using that phrase too.
Anyways, after a few practice sessions, I finally got through the song. Then, guess what... the goddamn game froze right when Lou was acknowledging the crowd. Inside, I was screaming. Lou was mocking me, yet again... My boy expressed his emotions more freely by dropping to his knees, letting out a "Nooooooooooo! It froze!!!!" lol I did the inevitable and restarted the game. After cleaning the disc, of course. But yeah, that hurt...
After a few more tries, and many practice sessions later, I got through the song... with the minimum 3 stars. Well.... at least I think that's the minimum. I haven't gotten anything less than that. So now I go on to the "4 songs of death" which I know fairly well but considering that the game is kicking my ass in hard... I know I'll have a lot of practice sessions and Lou, glancing over at me... hanging his head in shame. Later!
Different story with the Knights song. I've heard that one before and am pretty familiar with it. My boy loves to play that song as his warm up so I've heard more than enough times. I was frustrated with the fact that I could not get through the triplets. As soon as they came out, seconds later, I was booed off staged. I swear Lou was staring at me telling me that I suck and that he's ashamed that I am using him as my character. "Dude, I'm the devil! I don't fail!" lmao
In the middle of my "shits" and "fucks", my wife looks over to me and says, "Chill man, it's just a game." lol I laughed. I simply said that the game got pretty difficult. What I didn't tell her is that it wasn't just the game, that I was frustrated at. For all you RPG fans out there, you know the felling of kicking ass in a dungeon and then all of sudden meeting certain death. It fuckin' sucks! Especially when you didn't save! It felt the same way with Knights. I was able to get through the intro, the bridge, the chorus and what not with out any issues, but once I got to the triplets... BAM!!! Certain death. It's was as if I was playing a Final Fantasy XII. You got through the mazes, you climbed over cliffs, you killed the shit out of beasts, and you finally confront the Esper. You're like, "Hell Yeah!", then you realize... you're no match for it and within a minute it's got your ass on a plate. Then the kicker... YOU FORGOT TO SAVE!!!! lol It's basically a rookie move cause if you're a Final Fantasy fan you know damn well you best be saving whenever you can but admit it friends, IT'S HAPPENED TO YOU! We live and we learn. lol
My boy made me laugh. After explaining to him what triplets are, he muttered... "They should call those the triplets of death." I use that phrase often, ... "of death". Like croutons... I hate those damn things so I call them "The little cubes of death". lol Just thought it was kinda cool that my boy started using that phrase too.
Anyways, after a few practice sessions, I finally got through the song. Then, guess what... the goddamn game froze right when Lou was acknowledging the crowd. Inside, I was screaming. Lou was mocking me, yet again... My boy expressed his emotions more freely by dropping to his knees, letting out a "Nooooooooooo! It froze!!!!" lol I did the inevitable and restarted the game. After cleaning the disc, of course. But yeah, that hurt...
After a few more tries, and many practice sessions later, I got through the song... with the minimum 3 stars. Well.... at least I think that's the minimum. I haven't gotten anything less than that. So now I go on to the "4 songs of death" which I know fairly well but considering that the game is kicking my ass in hard... I know I'll have a lot of practice sessions and Lou, glancing over at me... hanging his head in shame. Later!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Starting Off
Hey there. Post #1. Hope to start this off right and show the world what kind of shit goes through my mind. It's funny how things and ideas just pop into your head. Whether it be driving, walking, or working, a random thought crosses your mind and makes you wonder. Other times, it's just a sign you see or something you hear. I'm going to be discussing those thoughts here and hope that everyone else voices their opinions. I want to know who out there shares my views and who does not. Am I really in tune with other people or am I way out there? Looks like we'll find out soon. Not like it matters, but curiosity always gets the best of me.
I was driving home the other day, and as we passed by a gas station, it hit me... Why the hell would anyone sell gas where the price ends in "9/10"ths of a cent??? I mentioned it to my wife to see what she thought and she quipped that long ago, people would dig through their pockets for a "9/10"ths coin. I laughed. I thought it was funny, then I thought about the Simpsons where that one gas station was a "discount" gas station selling gas ending in "8/10"ths of a cent... lol But, really it made me wonder why the gas companies would end their prices with that. They are thieves as it is, with gas hitting close to $4 a gallon, I don't wanna pay the bastards more than I have to. I don't want to round up my last cent to pay them more. They make millions, if not billions already. I read online (can't remember where) that gas companies do that because that extra "1/10"th per gallon generates an "extra" $140 Million a year. $140 Million!!! And then the government bitches about why the economy is slow and us American's don't buy shit. We kill all our money on gas! If they stepped in and regulated gas prices, then maybe I'd have the money to go out there and buy a PS3 or whatever. Until then, I'll be handling Guitar Hero III on my old PS2. Later!
I was driving home the other day, and as we passed by a gas station, it hit me... Why the hell would anyone sell gas where the price ends in "9/10"ths of a cent??? I mentioned it to my wife to see what she thought and she quipped that long ago, people would dig through their pockets for a "9/10"ths coin. I laughed. I thought it was funny, then I thought about the Simpsons where that one gas station was a "discount" gas station selling gas ending in "8/10"ths of a cent... lol But, really it made me wonder why the gas companies would end their prices with that. They are thieves as it is, with gas hitting close to $4 a gallon, I don't wanna pay the bastards more than I have to. I don't want to round up my last cent to pay them more. They make millions, if not billions already. I read online (can't remember where) that gas companies do that because that extra "1/10"th per gallon generates an "extra" $140 Million a year. $140 Million!!! And then the government bitches about why the economy is slow and us American's don't buy shit. We kill all our money on gas! If they stepped in and regulated gas prices, then maybe I'd have the money to go out there and buy a PS3 or whatever. Until then, I'll be handling Guitar Hero III on my old PS2. Later!
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