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  1. TheInvisiblePony
    So, I've been spending a good portion of my time playing through Fallout: New Vegas, and I realized I haven't posted in my blog for a while. Putting two and two together, I figure I'd just talk about my experiences with the game for a post.
    The main thing I've learned playing this game is that I am horrid when it comes to playing an evil character. I guess when you play a RPG, a certain amount of character shines through, and mine is just playing with a conscience. Thing is, I often substitute with the in-game karma system with my own sense of morality, because quite frankly the in-game karma system sucks. For example, on my first playthrough I went with Mr. House, because I truly think he's the best option (For those of you who haven't played the game, Mr. House wants to take power through essentially military prowess, but his interests are decidedly set on scientific progress rather than dictatorship). Unlike the other groups, he just seems to have a plan, but the game seems to disagree with me, because I find myself taking an in-game neutral standpoint quite often. A strange conundrum.
    I also talk about Fallout with one of my friends often as well, and I find myself bothered by his playstyle. Unlike my carefully planned moral decisions that I actually spend time thinking about seriously, the aformentioned friend almost goes out of his way to kill EVERYTHING unless an individual is both likable and consistently helpful. There's nothing wrong with this play style, except that he plays more like a force of nature rather than a moral standpoint. It makes it a bit frustrating trying to hold discussions with him only to find he's a power gamer and I'm a role player. Actually that's probably the root of the problem right there. I just hope this gent is willing to drop the murder-hobo approach once the DnD campaign picks up.
    Oh, and the thing I miss the most from Fallout 3 is the Brotherhood of Steel (east-coast represent!) and three-dog. It was nice having a moral bastion that wasn't pretentious like the very hippy like Followers, and having Three-dog narrate everything was just kind of a nice touch.
  2. TheInvisiblePony

    I'm back, baby!

    By TheInvisiblePony,

    First, let me preface with an apology to anypony I may have inconvenienced in my take of leave. Especially, you know, since it was unannounced. Without going in to too much detail (mainly because I'm not a fan of excuses) a family member needed to borrow my laptop, which is my main outlet to the internet. I would have provided notice, but it was unannounced.
    Also, I'd be lying if I didn't mention a slight waning of muse I've been having, seeing as how I've been spotty regardless of the most recent stretch. I've just been slightly out of it, and a bit unmotivated. Well, until I saw the season finale, that is. Cured that one right up. Missed it on the premier date, just watched it today, but I'll post my opinions on that in the forum.
    So, that's about it. Now, I do believe I have to reestablish my charm and wit amongst the forums.
  3. TheInvisiblePony
    "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would be just as sweet."
    Ah yes, names. Somehow my musings of late has drifted to the one thing that somehow seems both incredibly important and incredibly meaningless at the same time. How many fantasy novels have I read where magic works off of knowing the true names of things. How many other tales are there in which the mysterious wanderer has know singular name but rather a selection of nicknames the fearful locals have given him?
    What really intrigues me about names is the attachments people form to them. Upon birth, everybody is given a name. This is obvious, but why is it people get so attached to their names? Well, the technical answer, I suppose, is that its easier to give everyone their individual name so as to more easily differentiate and identify people. That in it of itself is probably how the whole naming business came around. One day a cave man just called his buddy 'Ug' and from that day forward every time he wanted to get 'Ug's' attention he just shouted out 'Ug!'
    I do think it goes beyond that, though. Consider the world at large. Nothing, and I do mean nothing, is certain in this world beyond the laws of physics and death. And maybe taxes. Other than those, everything is subject to change. People die, cities are moved, personalities age and change, business's shut down, and even entire civilizations die out. Namely, the really big change is the simple act of growing up. It kind of sucks at times.
    So I would say that people get so attached to names because, well, its one of the few things they can maintain. A name sticks with one as long as one desires, and it provides stability. It cannot change unless you want it to, because quite frankly, names don't exist to be changed. So people turn titles into anchors of stability, and people are satisfied by this.
    You're given a name, you grow up with a name, and you die with a name. Nothing is forcing you to keep a name, but it gives the illusion of stasis. And that, coupled with convenience that names provide, is why they still exist. That's what's in a name. Sure, the rose could be called a snufflelufflegus, but then it would have changed, and it would have subjected people to that much more entropy, so it would never stick. Sooner or later, people would go back to calling it a rose, and stability would return.
    Then you consider all of the different languages both dead and currently alive, and then I realize I don't exactly want to drag on a blog post for a page or two. But I digress.
    That's what I have to say on the subject of names
  4. TheInvisiblePony
    So today I was sitting around, not doing much - just kind of derping about, when I got to thinking about the nature of perfection. Don't know how it happened, don't know why. Maybe I'm just delusional and thinking of all this stuff right know. Who knows? I don't.
    Point is, I'm seriously starting to wonder if the person who came up with perfection was a few cards short of a full deck. Don't get me wrong, its a excellent thing to strive for, and certainly a necessary goal for anyone who wants to get good at anything, but I seriously doubt that perfection really exists.
    First of the bat - What is perfection? What even is that? Does it mean without flaw, cause that's a silly thought. Flaws can very well be just as subjective as they are objective, so something that's perfect to one man is absolute garbage to another. On the whole, even though one man finds this thing flawless, it by very definition cannot be because another man finds it flawed, unless an object is both perfect and imperfect at the same time. Either its a paradox, or it simply isn't. (My main problem with perception - but I should save that rant for a rainy day.)
    Of course, existential (I hope I used that word right) ramblings aside, I also took a small look at myself, because mental exercise with myself is complete without a small twinge of self-doubt. I guess I just unconsciously seek to offset the good with the bad, which led to the identifying of perhaps my two worst flaws.
    First up - I suck with organization. Like, really badly. As in, I doubt this post is even organized that well. If I can get things straightened out, fantastic, but that happens about once in a blue moon. I don't really know why, but things always just stack up, which brings me to flaw number two
    A lack of motivation. - I guess this is my big one. I can think up a lot of cool things, but I never can get around to doing them. Either the day is too short, or I put it of for a few more minutes, or listening to some music seems like a better idea or who knows what else.
    Regardless, those are my two main flaws. Although I realize I can never be perfect, admitting I have I problem is the first step to solving it and all that. An once I finally put these demons to rest, I can go find some other personal flaws to be self-unconscious about.
    I find a lack of conflict boring.
  5. TheInvisiblePony
    So, I thought I'd jump on the blog-wagon, and create my very own little space. Don't expect very much from this, as the title of the blog says, I'll probably just pick a topic and discuss my opinions on it as I see fit. My own hope is that I can stick with this and make it a thing, unlike my brief art gallery in which I drew a picture and never touched the thing again. Knowing myself, I probably won't, but a blog is (optimistically) something I can maintain.
    After all, It's just like posting in a forum, isn't it?
    So, I figure that the best place to start something is the beginning, because even jumping into the middle of something is technically the beginning for that person. First time for everything and that jazz. Oh, and let's not forget the emphasis society in general puts on first impressions, and I must say, can't blame 'em. I certainly try, and I know a good amount of people try, but it is really difficult not to judge a book by its cover.
    Regardless, I've got a blog now! [colour=#DDA0DD]yay![/colour]
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