Yoav’s Blog

For Raj’s bachelor party, it was decided that we will do a comic-con “thing”.  So here I am again, headed to comic-con, fighting the crowds, and hoping to survive.   It’s a good con in general, but the lines were made to drive me CRAZY.  I’ll be running about with my trusty camera trying to snag some good pictures of outfits, and of course get the marketing hype that the studios will be unleashing here.

Yeah,  I’ll be getting one.

However, I’m disappointed.   Absolutely no reason for AT&T to raise the monthly rates.   And G and I share a family plan with 2 iPhones, but G doesn’t want to get a new phone.  So I don’t know what happens with the plan.

Silly apple.  Just release an unlocked device and let us shop around for plans.  <sigh>

Today (the day Obama finally is declared the actual victor), I open my mail, and what do I find?

Dear Fellow Republican,

You are among a select group of Republicans who have been chosen to take part in the official 2008 CENSUS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Enclosed is your new 2008 GOP CENSUS DOCUMENT, which was assigned and prepare especially for you as a representative of all Republicans in your voting district

……

While I’m sure this is mostly just advertising fluff designed to invigorate registered republicans to get out and vote, I’m not exactly sure why I got it.  I’ve received invites to Washington fundraisers for the GOP in the past too.  “Get your picture with Bush and Cheney for only $XYZ”.

So, as a:

• Homosexual
• Jew
• Man who supports a woman’s reproductive rights
• Man who believes in nationalizing the health care system
• Man who does not support the “War on Drugs”
• Man who does not support the “War of Terror”
• Man with more than a single brain cell
• Member/Donor of the ACLU, HRC, EqCA, Sierra Club

I find it strange that the Republicans would even remotely consider me.

And did I mention I can’t vote?

I signed up for American Red Cross classes teaching:

• CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
• Basic First Aid

No I don’t intend on being an EMT or anything.  Basic CPR is required for a Rescue Diver class (which I’ve been told I should take).   But asking around, everyone suggested that if I’m going to bother learning CPR, I might as well take the good course.  So I get to spend a whole day pushing on dummy chests. I’m told the class is mostly EMT’s and firefighters and the like.

I’m more worried about Basic First Aid.  In case you didn’t know me I get a vasovagal reaction at the sight or thought of blood or gross injuries.  Hopefully I’ll make it through the class fine.  If not….  well I’ll spend the class lying down with my legs in the air.  WHEEEEE….

So, I don’t know why I bothered to buy it.

I mean I loved ‘Vice City’, but only because of the 80s radio stations (and the commercials).  San Andreas bored me to death.  And now that I’ve been playing IV, it’s pretty much like San Andreas.

I honestly don’t care about the sex/violence complaints.  It doesn’t really make the game better or worse for me.  It’s just… well.. boring.  Get in car, drive to some spot, do some stuff, watch a really poorly made cutscene.  Shoot people.  Drive away in a really piss-poor driving simulator.

And yet, I just contributed money to their multi-million-dollar opening weekend.   It’s sad that games now have an ‘opening weekend’.  Games are turning into movies.  It used to be that films would be released, and over time make their money.  Now it’s all about advertising hard for the ‘opening weekend’ consumers… and I really feel like GTA IV is doing exactly that.

Well anyways, I’ll probably play it some more, maybe try and get into it a little more.  But if all the game has to offer is ‘blood when you run over pedestrians’ or ‘vibration when you’re in the titty bar’.  Well…  I think I’ll just cry some.  Maybe I’m just getting too old for this shit.