Look at what we did/Came a long way from dirty ghetto kids...

So yeah. I've been laying pretty low lately. Downloading some music, reading a book, playing Uncharted. Average stuff. I now have a LOT more respect for professional video game reviewers, because I gotta be honest with you: No matter how good a game is, playing it Exclusively for weeks at a time makes it turn real old REAL FAST. So I may or may not move on to something other than Uncharted 2, not sure yet. I may end up playing all three of the big "time consuming" games at once, instead of in sequence.

But enough about video games.

I pause after typing that. I can feel a faint rumbling sound. I swiftly get up off my ass to look out the window, as the rumbling has gotten much louder. I look out the window. Burning rocks fall from the sky, and four skeleton horsemen ride through the skies, killing all in their path. By willingly changing the subject away from video games, I, Justin McGuire, have single-handedly caused the apocalypse.

Anyway.

I got a girlfriend, which is pretty sweet, and we're going on our first date tonight. She's taking me ice skating. God help us all.

Like I said before, I've been downloading a lot music lately. I like hip-hop a lot, and I have to say, Lupe Fiasco is one of the best rappers I have ever heard. Not only does he have skills, he also has meaning in his raps. Doujah Raze is also really good, but even though they have like, six albums on iTunes, they're still kinda underground, so good luck pirating their stuff from uTorrent or something. I also just got into Daft Punk, who are great to listen to if you have a day where you just aren't feeling any of your usual activities, and need something to occupy your mind. Oh, and I also got this hilarious song; it's an auto-tune of MLK's "I Have A Dream Speech" and it's freaking hilarious. (Better Than It Sounds) Here's the link, btw.

Just kidding.

Here it is, for real this time.

Haha, just screwing with you again.

Okay, no more lies, this is most definitely the link.

AHA!

I gotcha, didn't I!?

Just checking if you were actually watching each video, or just waiting until the end.

So the book I've been reading, and finished today actually, is "Just A Geek" by Wil Wheaton (Here is his main blog http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/ and here is his podcast at http://www.radiofreeburrito.com/)

IT

IS
AMAZING.

This book, (along with the new Star Trek movie) has made me decide to start watching Star Trek, starting with The Next Generation.

Highly recommend.

Also, the title of this post is a reference to Lupe Fiasco. It's the opening line to his song Kick, Push II.

Okay, fine.

I'll give you some poetry.

Happy?

Here.

A Thousand Sides of the Same Coin

I am an untouchable holy man,
the black sheep of the Pagans,
a lover of social animals.
Pathologically unpredictable,
I dance as if everyone is watching.
I’ve got more cents than a decillion dollar bill.
A calculator in a class on Random Matrices,
I never turn off.
I’m an OCD guy painting MC Escher.
I am the far right, the far left,
the far sight, The Far Side.
I’m your best friend disguised
as your worse nightmare.
I am the daydreamer, the poet,
the logician, the mathematician,
a magician.
I am the man in the straightjacket,
calling you crazy, with you
believing every word.
I am The Walrus,
I am The Taxman,
I am The Eggman,
I’m Nowhere, Man.
I’m a Molotov cocktail on the rocks.
I see the world through 3-D glasses,
exploding and scorching
and burning the streets.
Who cares for me? I’m nothing
but a pack of cards--
a stacked deck with a side
of loaded dice.
I am the face card of every suit--
a Jack Of All Trades,
the Club and the Spade,
the King of Hearts, without his Queen.
So shuffle me, deal me,
the chips are down, all bets are in.
But before you make that final wager,
lady, remember:
this house always wins.