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TeamXbox Warns Readers Not To Vote Uncharted 2 as Game of The Year (Hilarious)

"Everyone Loves Me, Even Xbox Fans...The Power!"

Some hilarious and game-defining news can easily come from just watching the gaming communities. Well, on TeamXbox, members were asked to vote for the Game of The Year. Tons of seasoned Xbox members insisted that Uncharted 2, while not a 360 title, should easily win the award. TeamXbox issued the following warning, "Uncharted 2? Seriously people? What’s the name of this website? Fine, it’s supposedly a great game, though none of us have played it yet. We’re willing to accept that it’s a clear winner for best PS3 game of the year, but this is not TeamPS3. It’s cool to be into other games on other consoles, but we’re concentrating on the Xbox 360 here, folks."

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Prayer and Reflection on an overcast day

Last night at Satellite we were discussing the Acolyte(connecting with God through ritual, tradition, or disciplines) aspect of Christian spirituality, and my friend Joe shared about his use of a prayer rope over the past couple of years. The repeated prayer, goes like this:

"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."

His story was encouraging to me. I like the idea of connecting/interacting with God in new ways.

So today, after my jog, I was trying this prayer on for size, repeating it, and focusing on the words and what they meant to me.

Then Matthew 6:7 popped into my head. So I thought "am I repeating this prayer so that I will be heard?"

Attempting to open my intentions like a book and read them, I was reminded of Proverbs 20:5 so I took my time and asked God for wisdom and candor before answering my own question. Upon exiting the hot tub(I know, I'm spoiled!) a verdict had been reached.

I was not doing the repetition so that God would hear me. I was attempting to hear God. To open a space for Him, to surrender to Him. I'm going to make a prayer rope and spin this out further. God is worthy of that, I'm sure of it. Now, what kind of rope? What size? What color? Why that color/size? What does it mean to me?

This is gonna be fun.

Excuse Me While I Nerd Out

I know it's a horrible cliche but Naughty Dog has created the first truly "cinematic" game experience ever, and it really does feel like the long-awaited follow-up to the original Indiana Jones trilogy(we all know Crystal Skull failed us there). The graphics are obviously the best available right now but, more importantly, the painstaking care which went into the script, voice/motion-capture acting, cutscenes etc. is simply astounding. There's a whole feature length film in here - roughly 91 minutes separated into 3-4 minute shorts, impeccably directed chunks of ruthlessly efficient story exposition and character development, and it's all great fun to watch and re-watch (hell, even slightly moving at times, which is not something I say often about storylines in video games).

The cinematic qualities extend far beyond the cutscenes, though, and the single most amazing thing about the game is probably that virtually every gunfight (or puzzle segment, for that matter, though those tend to be relatively rare in the game) feels dynamic enough that it could serve as an elaborate set piece in a really good action movie. Rather than just spawning a few generic soldiers in an open space and have the player pick them off one by one, developer Naughty Dog throws in a helicopter, a moving train, a rapidly collapsing building or just about anything else that will make the action come alive and feel like so much more than just another room full of enemies. The effective use of scripted events in action-oriented 3D games arguably began all the way back in Valve's first Half-Life game, but never has it been done this ambitiously and with such amazingly seamless results.

The jaded cynic in me I kept asking myself "well, when is the game going to run out of steam and devolve into a standard action game?". The answer is that it simply doesn't; Uncharted 2 is an absolutely exhilarating experience all the way through the game's 26 chapters. If this is not a reason to own a PS3, I don't know what is...

How I feel about scaring people into the Kingdom of God

Thanks to Ben for this video.

I know the anger he's talking about. I was at a very legalistic church on mothers day a few years ago(kind of an obligation, a relative invited us). The church has a bus route that picks up kids for their sunday school. They had encouraged the kids to invite their parents to mothers day service.

after "jokingly" talking about how fathers don't get enough credit(on mothers day, nice!), he started into a "true story" about a young woman who attended church for the first time, because her daughter had invited her. This woman didn't like what the preacher had to say and she left the service early. The preacher tried to stop her and talk to her outside, but she was so defiant and angry she told him off and left.

Then she went to the bar, and brought a guy home to sleep with. This "preacher" then went on to describe how the guy from the bar molested the daughter and murdered the woman and the girl.

He then says "Why did this happen? Because she rejected God. When we're out of his protection, awful things can happen!"

I was sitting next to a young woman who was obviously there for the first time because her daughter had invited her. She was black and everyone else was white. I cannot describe the feeling of anger for this man I had, and how my heart broke for this woman. To this day I wish I had followed my gut and stood up and yelled at him "who the hell do you think you are?" or turned to the woman and told her this was all BS. Instead I just looked at her, shook my head from side to side with an apologetic look on my face, stood up and walked out of his sermon in protest. I just couldn't listen anymore. Becky was outside with the kids on their playground equipment. Thankfully she didn't have to hear the worst "turn or burn" sermon since the 1700's.

Sense

This picture makes none.




Extra Credit Question:
Is she pregnant?

Because the Internet doesn't have enough Kanye Related Jokes

Something for the Ladies

25 ways your boyfriend might be a douchebag

He quotes LFO lyrics in Valentine's Day cards to you.

He refers to his mother as "my moms."

He finds any excuse to take his shirt off.

He spent more money "tricking out" his car than the car was originally worth.

He is Kanye West.

He refers to the local football team as "my team" despite having no ownership of said team, nor does he support them during rebuilding years.

On more than zero occasions, he's waxed his chest.

He firmly believes Staten Island is a state.

His DVD collection contains any of the Fast and the Furious oeuvre.

He has a tattoo on his neck.

His resume mentions how much he can bench press.

He has no grasp of the phrase "you peaked in high school."

He has a beer pong table in his house and is over the age of 23.

Is (or was) involved in any form of the banking industry at some point in his life.

He can accurately describe what the inside of a tanning bed looks like.

He has no recollection of his SAT score, but can quote - verbatim - Dane Cook's last album.

He purchased Fantasy Football insurance.

He wrote a fan letter to John Cena.

Non sarcastically, he names his genitalia after a Greek and/or Norse god.

He uses his hairstyle to make a political statement.

He changes his Facebook profile photo at least once a week.

Ordering anything other than a beer at a bar invokes a "pussy" comment from him.

His closet is filled entirely with Ed Hardy T-shirts and Von Dutch hats.

He owns more Nickelback mp3s than toothbrushes.

He gets visibly angry when his shoes get dirty.

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Translation

It can be a tricky process, but here goes...

For Shame Kanye

Somebody forgot to tell this guy Southerners pride themselves on civility

The guy who yelled "You Lie!" ...during President Obamas speech was Rep. Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina. Heckling the President of the United States on national television before a joint session of Congress? Why not just throw your shoe at him like that Iraqi journalist and call it a day? Unbelievable.








Oh, by the way...
"HR 3200 SEC. 246. NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS: Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States."

Well, THAT was fast...

Headline: Joe Wilson Apologizes - ASAP

“This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.”

That’s Politician for, "I regret that my calculated, disruptive publicity stunt was met with popular hostility."

I mean, the guy was able to read advance copies of the speech, but his "emotions got the best of him"?

Puh-leeze.

This is a new post, for now

In my excitement for the Ukranian(<---spelled wrong) sand artist, I made the video all "frighteningly large" as my wife said(i know i know, thats what she said). This post serves, mostly, to move that video down a little, so as not to obscure my genius level observations on twitter, such as "I'm tense today" or "people are peculiar". Riveting stuff to be sure. words are running out, so I think I'll throw a picture up here to fill space what is going on?

Oh, one of my favorite bloggers is giving quitting another chance. woot!

Amazing Sand Artist

Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.

He's a Blowhard

After initially agreeing to appear on the "Mancow" show(which I knew nothing about) when they first called me, I visited the website and was alarmed by the banality, negativity, and polarizing political nature of the programing. I really debated if it would be wise to talk to this guy. In the end I decided to go on cuzz' I felt God was all "ya ya, you got this bro", and the producer assured me I could take 20secs and mention the great work of Compassion.com and SimplyMissions.org(I had asked if it would be ok to do this).

Well, they cut the 20sec plug for the charities, which i didn't discover until I heard the following recording. Classy.

Here is what they aired (i gave you a picture to look at from my desktop! It's completely unrelated. I just like it cuzz' rachel is CUTE and I'm wearing my question mark hat)



After my segment ended, the producer came back on the phone, and suprisingly(and quite genuinely) said "I'm with you Tim. Mancow is a big blowhard. God bless you and your family." That was funny, and encouraging to hear. I told him I understood it was the hosts job to be that way and no hard feelings, and God bless you to bro.

M1 Garand

My favorite part is when the clip pops out of the top!

Prior to yesterday, the last time I discharged a firearm was at the tender age of 13, and it was a .22 rifle at Spring Hill Camp. Let's just say the M1 and AK47 were a different experience altogether.

This is my buddy Matt's M1 Garand rifle. He was generous enough to take me to a local firing range. Matt also taught me a lot about firearms, their history, and modern safety. My nephew AJ came along as well, mainly to embarras me with his superior shooting prowess and accuracy. It's like he wants to be a marine or something. Go figure.

Here is AJ showing me how's it's done with a .45 caliber 1911. All but one of these shots hits a seperate target at 25 yards. He hasn't shot that much more than me, so it's really natural ability.