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My thoughts on DLC

I don't recall buying all that much DLC when I owned a PS3, although I did have more games back then. But I wasn't the one buying all these expensive games. So I was a care free gamer at that time.

But now you can't go to a gaming forum and without see people arguing about downloadable content. But maybe it's just a very small vocal minority of the community who hates DLC. I bought my PS4 and the first game I got was Evolve by Turtle Rock Studios. I only own 3 games, Evolve, Bloodborne, and The Witcher 3, with Evolve being my most played game, and Evolve is the only game I buy DLC for.

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With the recent Season Pass (6/23) being announced many have accused Turtle Rock Studios of being greedy and not caring for the gaming community, which isn't new. The first Season Pass ($24.99) included 4 new hunters ($7.49 each) and 1 monster ($14.99), you can either pay $25 for the season pass right away or end up paying $44.95 separately without it. Sounds like a good deal to me. Even then you could maybe buy 1 character a month if your wallet is tight.

I don't see the big deal with DLC for games, you can either buy them or don't. Most of it is optional. Evolve's DLC mainly consist of weapon and monster skins. Evolve also provides weekly challenges which give you free skins if you participate. They also provide tons of characters for you to use besides the additional hunters and monsters. A total of 12 characters and 3 monsters included in the game.

The hate against this game is unjustified. If you really enjoy and care for a game you'll want to buy the additional features that it provides.

TLDR: (RIGFY) Reading Is Good For You

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Top 10 Marlon Brando Movies

10. Viva Zapata! (1952)

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9. The Night Of The Following Day (1968)

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8. Julius Caesar (1953)

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7. Apocalypse Now (1979)

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6. Last Tango In Paris (1972)

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5. The Godfather (1972)

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4. The Wild One (1953)

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3. On The Waterfront (1954)

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2. The Men (1950)

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1. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

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Quotes and Poems of the day

So I thought I'd make a blog to discuss a few of my favorite things from literature. I think everyone should at least read one poem a day, and that is a new goal I have set for myself.

Quotes

5/20/15

“I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.”

Edgar Allan Poe

5/19/15

“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”

Vincent van Gogh

Poems

5/20/15

The Song of the Sun

FROM THE ITALIAN OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

O LORD , we praise Thee for our Brother Sun,

Who brings us day, who brings us golden light.

He tells us of Thy Beauty, Holy One.

We praise Thee, too, when falls the quiet night,

For Sister Moon, and every silver star

That Thou hast set in Heaven, clear and far.

For our brave Brother Wind we give Thee praise;

For clouds and stormy skies, for gentle air;

And for our Sister Water, cool and fair,

Who does us service in sweet, humble ways;

But, when the winter darkens, bitter cold,

We praise Thee every night and all day long

For our good friend, so merry and so bold,

Dear Brother Fire, beautiful and strong.

For our good Mother Earth, we praise Thee, Lord;

For the bright flowers she scatters everywhere;

For all the fruit and grain her fields afford;

For her great beauty, and her tireless care.

We praise Thee, Lord, for gentle souls who live

In love and peace, who bear with no complaint

All wounds and wrongs; who pity and forgive;

Each one of these, Most High, shall be Thy saint.

5/19/15

The Day is Done

BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

The day is done, and the darkness

Falls from the wings of Night,

As a feather is wafted downward

From an eagle in his flight.

I see the lights of the village

Gleam through the rain and the mist,

And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me

That my soul cannot resist:

A feeling of sadness and longing,

That is not akin to pain,

And resembles sorrow only

As the mist resembles the rain.

Come, read to me some poem,

Some simple and heartfelt lay,

That shall soothe this restless feeling,

And banish the thoughts of day.

Not from the grand old masters,

Not from the bards sublime,

Whose distant footsteps echo

Through the corridors of Time.

For, like strains of martial music,

Their mighty thoughts suggest

Life's endless toil and endeavor;

And to-night I long for rest.

Read from some humbler poet,

Whose songs gushed from his heart,

As showers from the clouds of summer,

Or tears from the eyelids start;

Who, through long days of labor,

And nights devoid of ease,

Still heard in his soul the music

Of wonderful melodies.

Such songs have power to quiet

The restless pulse of care,

And come like the benediction

That follows after prayer.

Then read from the treasured volume

The poem of thy choice,

And lend to the rhyme of the poet

The beauty of thy voice.

And the night shall be filled with music,

And the cares, that infest the day,

Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,

And as silently steal away.

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Steve McQueen's First Motorcycle

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I love vintage motorcycles, and this one in particular, has always struck my eye. It was the first motorcycle Steve McQueen bought before he became a movie actor. Steve McQueen saved up all his money and bought a battered old bike with a side cart. He was so in love with this bike that when his girl friend feed up riding in the bumpy cart, she told him to get rid of the bike or she would leave, he refused. The bike is a 1946 Indian Chef.

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New Additions To My Movie Collection

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  • Marlon Brando 4 Movie Collection:
  • The Night of The Following Day (1968)
  • The Ugly American (1968)
  • The Appaloosa (1966)
  • A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
  • Gone With The Wind (1939)
  • The Ten Commandments (1956)
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  • Rocky (1976)
  • Rocky 2 (1979)
  • Rock 3 (1982)
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  • Dracula (1931)
  • Dracula's Daughter (1936)
  • Son of Dracula (1944)
  • House of Frankenstein (1944)
  • House of Dracula (1945)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
  • -Hammer Horror Films
  • Brides of Dracula (1960)
  • The Curse of The Werewolf (1961)
  • The Phantom of The Opera (1962)
  • Paranoiac (1963)
  • The Kiss of The Vampire (1963)
  • Nightmare (1964)
  • Night Creatures (1962)
  • The Evil of Frankenstein (1963)
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My Flower Garden (Week 1)

So I decided I wanted to do a blog about my garden that I'm trying to get started, not only to share with you how to start your very own, but to also document the progress of the flowers for myself. I could use this in future to avoid the same problems that I might face. I will be going through step by step of how I got to week one, if you have any suggestions I'd really appreciate it. If you have any question, I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability.

Step 1: Buying the right supplies

So I started my garden inside (see pictures below), which is a good way to start a flower garden. Especially around the beginning of spring time. I do enjoy having them inside, because I can check on them anytime I feel like it.

Supplies: JIFFY Seed Starter Greenhouse (x50); JIFFY Organic Seed Starter Mix; Flower Seeds of your choosing. Cost: approximately $15, it will cost more depending on how many seeds you buy.

1 bag of the Jiffy starter mix will be enough for approximately 2-3 Jiffy Greenhouses.

Step 2: Research

Full grown African Daisies
Full grown African Daisies

Before planting your seeds into the Jiffy Seed Starter Greenhouse, you'll need to know exactly how to plant the seeds, which means you'll need to do some research. The people at Lowe's Garden Center have been very helpful to me, so try asking them for some assistance. But some things you'll need to look up for yourself. Example: The African Daisy seeds need to be on top of the soil to germinate. Germination means the time period for the seed to turn into a seedling.Germination depends on the seed you have, for the African Daisies it takes between 7-15 days to germinate. If you look at my images below you will see what a African Daisy looks like just after 7 days.

Step 3: Patience, then Maintenance!

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You need to be patient, just because you haven't seen the seeds start growing, doesn't mean they will never grow. I had the same doubts too, for a few days I only had 7 or 10 seed pots actually have seedlings growing in them, the other 40 seed pots had no signs of seed growth. I put various different seeds in my Jiffy Greenhouse, and those different seeds required more time to germinate. Now at day 7, most of the 50 pots have seedlings growing in each pot.

Maintenance, I recommend putting 2-3 seeds in each each pot to ensure you get the most out your seeds. This way, when you have a few empty pots with dead seeds in them, you can transplant your seeding into that pot. You only need one seedling in one pot, so once you don't need to transplant any more seedlings, go ahead and start plucking seedlings out of the pots until only one remains in each pot.

Be sure to always keep the soil damp with water, this may mean watering them a few times a day. If soil is dry, it needs water. Remember not to over water them.

My Flower Garden: Week One

Fully Grown Marigolds
Fully Grown Marigolds

I didn't organize my seedlings properly so I had to make a complicated list of where I planted the seeds and what I planted. It is a good idea to label your seeds so you'll know which is which. And to organize them so it won't be such a hassle once you have to remove them to plant outside or to plant in a pot. I did a better job at organizing my seeds in my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Greenhouse.

I planted Black Eyed Susan Vines, African Daisies, Marigolds, Shanta Daisies, Chinese Forget-Me-Nots, and Lupines. The images below are in order of this list.

Expect a second blog on week 2 of my flowers on April 8th

200 pots in all! :O
200 pots in all! :O

I started 3 more Greenhouses on March 31st, expect a blog on week one of these three Greenhouses on April 7th

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Is Vivien Leigh the most beautiful actress?

Viven Leigh (5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967) is one of my favorite actresses. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in Gone in the Wind and in A Streetcar Named Desire. Viven Leigh played Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire 1951, which is one of my favorite movies and books written by the playwright Tennessee Williams. I do think she is one of the most beautiful actresses I've ever seen, and who is quite talented as well! I plan on watching all her works in the near future.

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A Crow Clenching onto a Blue Rose

A Crow Clenching onto a Blue Rose

Black crows circling above,

Casting shadows onto my heart.

The warmth of the sun now gone,

The rain begins to fall upon my Blue Roses.

I fear our love is coming to a close.

Clenching my Blue Roses closely to my heart.

Instead of departing when I had nowhere to go, I stayed.

A Crow flies away with my Blue Roses in hand.

-CC

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Top 5 Relationships I Hope to be in

5. Rebound

I almost got someone right out of a relationship with another guy before, but she ended up getting back with him before I got my chance. It was too bad, I could have scratched off rebound of my list :/

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4. FWB

I just think it would be interesting to see the end result, I mean it couldn't end too badly right? Right??? I didn't think so :D

3. Co-dependent

I want the craziest chick who just can't spend one second without me, if she's not trying to burn my house down every other week and drawing my name all over her legs, then what's the point of being in love?

2. May-December

I want it both ways, I want to be with a woman who is in her late 30's, and when I'm in my 30's or 40's I want to be romantically involved with a girl whose in her early 20's. But that just depends if I'm still single when I am that old, at least I hope not :(

Who wouldn't want to be with a more experienced woman? I mean they at least they know how to keep a relationship going. And older women probably wouldn't be on her phone the whole time while they're with you.

1. The Mistress

Becoming the mistress, or umm the mastress... <_< >_>

Sneaking around behind another man's wife sounds fun right? Well it does to me, it's like the ultimate goal in life, to steal another man's woman right from him. If you had the chance to steal the first ever Superman issue from another comic fan, wouldn't you at least attempt it?

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