Spring

Well, spring is now officially upon us. It is so nice outside today and I hope it is this nice for the rest of the week leading up to spring break. I don't even need a jacket and I opened my window because the cool breeze feels nice. I don't usually believe in weather having any relation to positive or negative based on rain or sunshine, but I think this is going to be a relaxed week and I thank the weather.

The definition of Insanity

Far Cry 3 is a game coming out soon that deals with insanity. The player is on an island trying to escape all the insanity around him. The main bad guy has this dialogue scene about insanity that I found pretty interesting and eventually true. In reality however, the material used for this "definition" is a quote from Einstein. What's funny are the comments after the video about how the Call of Duty franchise is doing this by making the same game over and over again and expecting different results.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBDi0iM2kcU

Sorry, I couldn't figure out the embedding. It wasn't working for me.

How to make your dorm room the place to go

It's been a while since I lasted posted. I honesty don't know what happened...Anyway. This post covers the requirements to be "popular in your dorm."

In most of these cases, the requirements are technological materials. However, the first thing you need is a good amount of seating. Nobody is going to stay in your room long if there's nowhere to sit.

        1. Seating - This can range from futons, foldable chairs, or bunking beds so the bottom one can be used as a seat.

The second requirement usually involves some form of entertainment. A television works well for this requirement as it can play movies and video game consoles, a necessity to college entertainment.

        2. Entertainment - A television is a plus; a television with a gaming console is a double plus. This requirement is only helpful if you have the seating requirement.

The third is superfluous consumable goods. Any college student worth his/her frugality would be drawn by this category.

        3. Consumable Goods - food and drink add on to the 1st and 2nd requirements perfectly. Food and drink is the cherry that tops the banana split sundae. This can only be helpful if you have the first requirement. The second requirement is not necessary, but this depends on the fourth category.

The fourth category is a winning personality. Having a good personality helps with attracting people to your room. However, this doesn't mean that people will be in your room for long. Winning personalities usually go to other people's rooms because they are heavily social individuals. It can be argued that this category can surpass the 2nd and 3rd categories. Unfortunately, there has been no recorded case of the fourth surpassing the good seating category.

        4. Personality- This category will increase the time that someone stays in your room if you do not have the 2nd and/or 3rd categories. Most people will not mind an annoying personality if they have access the the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd categories. Why? One theory is because college students are poor and they will deal with anything to get their hands on free food/drink.

This list has been a recorded observation from the author.

Resulting from research

The more I research my country, the more I want to visit it someday. There really doesn't seem to be much of a downside to going to Cambodia. With the exception of $1000 plane flight over there, I could experience so many foods and go to so many different places for a mere $50. Currency differences always astonish me. It's probably the last thing someone thinks of if they were to go to a third world country. I guess that's the nice thing about countries being third-world, no offense Cambodia and every other developing nation.

Wally Ball

The most fun I've had in the Rec Center here at BSU has by far been playing Wally Ball. I think all of you should play just because it's a very fun and competitive thing to do with your friends. 

If you were one that took advantage of the nice weather at the beginning of the school year, you probably played volleyball or at least saw people playing. Well, Wally ball is just indoor volleyball with some modifications. 

In Wallyball, players are able to hit off the wall. Here are the general rules.

Wallyball Rules:

-The wall directly behind the players is considered 'out'

-The ceiling is considered 'out' (This isn't off the ceiling)

-Players can NOT hit a wall on a serve. It must hit the ground first

Regular Volleyball Rules:

-No 'carrying'

-The ball can be hit 3 times by one side before going over the net (maximum)

-On serves, 

         the ball can not touch the net if it is to be counted

         if it hits the net, it's a 'fault' and the player has another chance to get it over the net

         if it hits the net twice, it counts as a point to the other team

I'm not really sure how long games usually last, but I've played games to 21 and 25. That's really up to the players I guess. I must've played 5 games of this yesterday and it's a decent workout. I'd recommend a team of at least 3 no more than 4/5. Five players is kind of cramped and isn't as fun just because there are usually two people who get most of the hits. Also, the room echos a lot, so it's perfectly fine to be obnoxious in them since nobody can hear you.