Kingdom Hearts II releases today!!!

Yeah, most of you are thinking "big whoop, a video game based on Disney. How fun". Then again, some of you may be as excited as I am. Frankly, I don't care. Because our local Gamestop will have them in stock tommorrow, and I have the day off tommorrow.

I have been waiting for this game for a looooooong time. According to reviews, it is a lot better then the first one. The control scheme was completely revamped, and now it is (according to Game Informer and Gamespot) "controls to rival God of War". if you havent played GoW, pick it up. It is value priced now. But be fore-warned, it is very bloody. The controls, however, are incredible. It makes even the biggest noob feel like a king.

Back to KH2 - Updated graphics, and new worlds, including Pirates of the Carribean (the actors are scans, and they look photorealistic), Lion King, and the one I am looking forward to the most... TRON! Yes, you get to fight beside TRON in this game! not to mention the original actor for Tron, Sark, and the MCP all did the voiceovers.

Speaking of voices... Everyone from KH1 returns, and a bunch of new people have joined the group. Haley Joel Osment is still Sora. Goofy, Donald, and Mickey are their "disney" voices (the ones used for all current disney cartoons, etc). Mulan is Ming-Na (of ER Fame). Leon (aka: Squall, from final fantasy VIII) is David Boreanz. James Woods is Hades.

But the one I am most excited about... CHRISTOPHER LEE is voicing DiZ!!! His voice, in the trailers, it truly chilling.

The story is intriguing, and it gets a lot darker in KH2. It more clearly defines what is light and what is dark, and how the two intertwine. The brighter the light grows, the deeper the shadows become...


In other news, my mother has succumbed to her own guilt, and has invited and paid for my brother to come to Disneyworld with us. yay!

Are humans finally evolving?

I know. It is a hard concept to swallow. That evolution, mutation, can happen. It is the stuff of Comic books and movies.

The fact is, though, that there has been a rash of people with abnormal mutations getting media attention lately. Some of them have since flittered into obscurity, some simply aren't grown enough to know what happened. And some are actually true...

During my days sitting here working I have started researching and investigating the possibility of an upcoming surge in mutation and/or human evolution. Suprisingly, I have found that there is science behind it. I do not include those who beleive they are "psychic". Way to many of those to prove or disprove that it could happen.

Here are some examples of people who, as best as I could research, have been in the news:

Natalya Demkina - "Clairivoyant Diagnostician"
Otherwise known as the "girl with the X-Ray Eyes", she has proven to have a 80% success rate in diagnosing illnesses ranging from Migraines to Cancer just by looking at patients. She can see "through" people, in the physical sense. Recently, a group tried to debunk her as a true mutant. Decide for yourself here: http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/Demkina/X-ray.htm

The Chinese Hair Boy -
Found living in northern China about 3 years ago, this boy was born completely covered in fur. He also has "abnormal" agility, and a good sense of direction. (meaning, he can be dropped in the middle of the forest, and he can find his way home easily). He made the knews because his parents stood up to the Chinese Government - The government wanted him to go join a circus. his parents fought back that he was a normal child, just "gifted" - they argued that he should be allowed to go to school until he made his own choice. They won - he went to school. Now, he is still very hairy, and an aspiring chinese rock star.

The Muscle Bound Baby - An example article http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/andro6.htm
When this baby was born, he had twice the normal muscle mass as a normal infant. It turns out that he had a mutated gene that caused this to happen. Research stemming from his discovery is leading to cures for muscle wasting diseases. And the coolest part? At 5 years old he is considered super-strong (for his age), with no signs of health risks from the mutation.

"AJ" - The Woman with the perfect memory
She is currently confounding scientists. She can remember EVERYTHING she has ever seen, heard, read, or felt. And not just "oh yeah, i remember that..." - They can give her any date in her lifetime, and she can tell them what happened on that day. This one recently hit ABC news at this link - http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1738881&page=1


Only four people right now that I count as "truly" evolved. Sure, there were some other stories, but I don't count tabloid news or if I only see one source.

But imagine... even if there is only four right now, how many are undiscovered? How many could be living normal lives? And will the number of instances increase?

Something interesting to think about.

Were in Rapids this weekend...

Using our laptop away from home for the first time. Fortunately, even though my parents still have dial up (what can you do.... some parents are just behind the times), my father was insightful enough to wire the house as a network, and they have a server for the phone connection. So while it is slow as shit, at least everyone can use the internet at the same time, including us.

Fortunately, City of Heroes still runs without a problem. Whew. I was unsure of what I would do if I couldn't play for two days. (yeah that is sarcasm). At least this way I can sit up until 3 in the morning playing CoH with my bro, adn I don't have to worry about getting up early (For once!)

So, some things I learned today:

- Even though I am, more or less, a house husband, I still do mannish things. Like not realize that a five year old girls hair needs to be brushed twice a day or it get's ratty.

- Maybe a chocolate pop tart isn't the best treat before bed for a five year old. Yeah, I gave bug one last night (thursday night, and she was giving me the cute little puppy eyes and the pout... how could I say no?), and guess who was puking this morning (friday). Yeah. She puked a few times, then slept like a log until 1 (we didn't send her to school), then got up and was all happy go lucky. At least I got a day off from it.

- Every day I am becoming more and more like my father. Easily distracted, mumbling to myself, and a general forgetfullness. This, my wife and I have determined, isn't really that bad.

- When a child reaches a certain age (say, 5?) they should be sent to military school, only returning on holidays and when they turn 18. (Just kidding. It was one of those "I don't want to listen to you" days, mainly because we are at the grandparents house.

Oh well. Bug is in bed, my wife and mother are at the Casino, and my dad is fast asleep on the couch. My bro won't be here until tommorrow. So it is time for me to go meet my group of friends electronically.... After I grab another beer.

Snow, Snow, and More Snow...

First the kids had off on Monday... yeah, we got hit quite bad by that storm that came through then. 12 inches of snow on the ground, 2 inches of ice below that, and my wife and I woke up to lightning hitting a tree three houses away. (Gotta love Thundersnow though...).

But now mother nature is throwing another bucket on us... we had another 7 inches last night, and it is still coming down. So there is no school here again. And next week is spring break...

So I am not liking the weather right now. Ugh.

In other news, the gameshop we are playing Heroclix and Vs at is closing at the end of the month. This is really bad... first, the shop we played at for four years closed. We found another one, one that had been in business since the early 90's. And now they are shutting down. That's it, no more gameshops in town. The comic shop is too small... and the other one is run by a weirdo who none of us like.

So we are going to try to play at Borders... Considering everyone who plays is either a college student or a business professional, they should be okay. But if our curse persists, and we shut down borders... we have agreed we will then play at Walmart. If we can take down walmart then the world will be ours! (or not).

Warning: MMO's are dangerous for your health

This should be on all online games. Because they are, very dangerous to your mental and physical health.

Take the case of my wife, who I love dearly, but is addicted more then I am to the game. She played without wrist support (a gel pad or something) for four hours per night for a week straight. She now has a severe case of tendonitis and has to wear a splint for 10 days.

On the bright side, we are really warming up to the whole online experience. Before, we thought we would just go Duo (just the two of us). now we realize how fun it is to play with entire squadrons of people.

In other news, it is amazing how stupid people in hollywood are. We were half-assed watching the Oscars last night, and thought Jon Stewart was amazing as a host, we wish he would do it every year. But the people in the audience... man, talk about a dead crowd. They really don't have a sense of humour. It's funny if you are making fun of someone else, but you make fun of them, and they go to "golf clap" mode.

While there were some in the audience that still looked like they had a good time, you gotta like Jamie Fox. If you watches closely (and noticed where he was sitting), he was throughouly enjoying the roasting Mr. Stewart was giving hollywood.