The Sweet Sound of Night

Living in the country does have its perks. While there are no shopping malls or a 7-11 nearby, it's the sweet sound of night that makes it worthwhile. It's Spring time, and as I lay here I can open my windows and listen to the music of the crickets and the croaks of the frogs. It only gets better in the Summer because there are also fireflies flickering in the night. It's a beautiful sight. Right now, it's a beautiful sound. So to all of you who think the city is better, you are right in the way of convenience. However, when it comes to the beauty of nature, you have got nothing. It's here in the country where it is so peaceful. 

It's been a while since I could open my window at night. Normally it's too cold to even get out from under the blankets, but now I can finally open my window and hear the beautiful sounds of night. There's just something about listening to the crickets and the frogs that helps me sleep. Aside from that, I can also look out my windows and look at the stars. It's an amazing site. With nobody close to my house, it's complete peace up here. 

With me burning out at college, attempting to do all my assignments and plan for my future, I believe my mind has burned out and thus I blog about the sweet sound of night. I believe that I have become so exhausted that the sound of crickets and frogs at night have caught my attention and it soothes me. I can really use some sleep because I have become exhausted. So I'm just going. To leave my window open, and listen to nature as I fall asleep...

Evolve...Bro, Do You Even Medic?

Ever heard of a game called Evolve? For thoughts of you who haven't, it's a game for 5 people (4 hunters and 1 monster) and the goal is for the hunters to kill the monster or for the monster to kill all the hunters or the power relay. It's a really neat game that I really enjoy watching my buddy play. It's amazing how the game is setup because each player can list their priority 1-5 between the monster and the 4 classes of hunter.

With the monster, you have three to choose from: Goliath, Kraken and Wraith. My personal favorite is the Wraith because it is based around stealth. 

The Goliath is the toughest of all, having the most health and most shield. It can slo breathe fire and throw rocks. It's the first monster you start off with in the game. I've seen quite a few people play this monster. 

The Kraken is like the middle ground between the Goliath and the Wraith. Having a decent amount of health and shield while being kind of stealthy, it is an interesting class, but one that I have not seen played a lot. My other buddy likes it because he calls it Cathulu.

The Wraith is my personal favorite as well as my other friends. This is the most OP class as well as the most over played. This monster can send out decoys as well as super nova which looks amazing (warning for epilepsy). I'd say 7/10 times you play a game, this is the monster you will be attempting to kill. Believe me, if the person playing this class knows what they are doing, you are in for the fight of your life. 

Now for the Hunters. There are four different classes of hunters: support, assault, trapper, and medic. Each class has a different person you can play as that have different abilities. I'm not very familiar with the hunters because my buddy mostly played monster. 

Support is exactly what it sounds like. You can cause the monster to take double damage and stuff like that. 

Assault is the brute of the group who's job is to do the most damage. I've actually never seen my buddy play this class as it is at the bottom of his priority list. 

Trapper is again self explanatory. Your task is to trap the monster. The most interesting and important ability the Trapper has is the dome. The dome is used in an attempt to keep the monster contained for a short period. However, sometimes the monster will not be trapped inside the dome and then it is imperative that the Trapper take the dome down. Unfortunately, I've seen my buddy get trapped inside of a dome without the monster and the Trapper wouldn't even take it down. Troll. Or Noob. 

And finally, there is the Medic. I just want to say that you are either great or terrible with the class. The majority I have seen suck. Your job is to heal the team or resurrect the team without penalty. Why are you running away from the entire team? My buddy is great with this class but it is apparently difficult to find a decent medic. When we play the game together and we get a random person playing Medic, 9/10 we will say, "Bro, do you even medic?" 

So if you haven't played Evolve yet and you are a gamer, you definitely should play it. But I must warn you that just like every other video game, there are trolls and noobs so consider yourself warned. 

The Walking Dead Fans

Ok so, whether you are a person that goes outside and socializes or stays trapped in a house on a computer, you have heard of the show The Walking Dead. All the Rick and Coral memes out there....well, it's a good show. I've watched a few episodes but this might come as a surprise to many of you...I'm not a fan! That's right, I'm just not a fan of the show. There's nothing wrong with it, I just happen to be one of those few who don't gather around the tv precisely at 9:00 p.m. EST to watch the show. I am the 1%. 

The crazy part is that it seems that every Walking Dead fan i tell that I am not a fan they begin judging me: including family and friends. 

WD fan: "Well what show do you like?"

Me: "The Big Bang Theory."

WD fan: "Pffft. That show is crap. You must have a low IQ."

To all you Walking Dead fans out there, I say good for you. It's nice to have a tv show that you enjoying watching. I just prefer different shows, like The Big Bang Theory. I don't care what show you watchYou know what they say: haters gonna hate. There's another saying to go along with this one: to each their own. 

I mean seriously, everybody likes different things. I understand that some people are hardcore fans who buy merchandise and clothes and have posters hanging in their rooms. That's fine. The Walking Dead just isn't my style. The gore in it especially deters me from watching. Call me a wimp but I just don't like gore. Gore or Comedy? I'll take comedy over gore any day of the week. I watch The Big Bang Theory to enjoy it. To those who don't watch it, I don't care. It entertains me and that's all that matters. 

Tonight is Sunday and I am currently at my friend's house and him and his family have gathered around the tv to watch their favorite show. Tonight the show has another character kill and seems to contain a lot of gore tonight. Hey, that's their show though. Me on the other hand, I prefer to take this time to blog. 

So hey, if you like The Walking Dead that's cool. Just don't start judging those who don't. 

Hay Day: The Time Passer

I'm so bored! Blogging helps me pass time but what do I do when I don't have anything to blog about or I'm not in the mood to blog? The answer is Hay Day. The game is one of those games that is good when you have nothing else to do. Not one of those games that you can sit there and constantly play. Also, Hay Day is a freemium because while it is free, they do try to get you to buy diamonds which costs real money unless you just randomly find them. Negativity aside...

Hay Day is a fun little game. Way better than FarmVille I assure you. You want something? Well you're going to have to either make it or buy it off the stand from another player. You can't spam your Facebook friends with requests like you can in FarmVille. My farm name is "Zaykub" if you want to friend or follow me. 

I like completing the orders and creating products to meet those orders and growing crops. As a business major, it's like a management game to me. I try to keep my crops at a certain level and I keep my animals fed to ensure production capabilities. The hardest part of the game for me is finding parts to upgrade and expand. There's always one part that I can't get enough of to finish my upgrade or expansion. But it's fine because I'll just gain some experience, pass thresholds, and level up. I actually just leveled up and got a beehive and some bees. I don't have enough for the extractor yet as money is another problem for me. I guess it's because I make products, resupply the animals, complete orders, then put my iPad down and do something else. 

So yeah, instead of playing Candy Crush, play Hay Day. I've lost a lot of good people to Candy Crush. And that's why I'm trying to save you. 

Blogging...on McDonald's Free Wi-Fi

As I sit here in a McDonalds, eating my hot and spicy McChickens, I blog thanks to their free Wi-Fi. Just a guy sitting in a McDonalds blogging...nothing wrong with that.

Actually I have to meet up with a friend to do an assignment but he has to be elsewhere for a few hours. Considering that my house is an hour and a half away, and my closest friend's house is about 30 minutes away, I see no point in wasting time and gas to drive back and forth. I could use this time to do something productive...like blogging. 

So since I have nowhere else to go, I go to the one place where they don't care if you loiter: McDonalds. To be honest, this isn't the first time I've spent at least an hour sitting in a McDonalds. My friends and I sat in a McDonalds one night for almost 2 hours to wait for the midnight release of the PS4 as well as Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. This time, thanks to McDonalds free Wi-Fi, I can use my  free time to blog. 

So I got my food, found an empty booth, and ate my food while blogging. I'm not going to lie...it feels great. Just sitting in a McDonalds, using their free Wi-Fi, to blog. Not to mention the interesting conversations you can hear people having. Right across from me, two elderly men were having a conversation about Republicans and people needing to learn about Jesus Christ. "At our age, the only thing we need is salvation." Then I look at the food I'm eating. While I'm not health conscious, I do know that what I am eating is unhealthy. However, I'm eating a small amount so I'm not that worried. But when I see what other people are eating, it makes me look like I am eating healthy. Two Big Macs are too much! It's next to impossible to work off all those calories unless you are an Olympian athlete. 

Well, I believe the employees are starting to get agitated with me just sitting around judging by them constantly looking at me. I guess "loitering" is frowned upon here. I guess I'll get out of here...

New Big Bang Theory Fan!

Hello everyone, 

Have you ever watched the show "The Big Bang Theory?" If you haven't, you should. I am a HUGE fan of the show! The nerdiness and comedy mixed together is just hilarious. I like how Sheldon "is smarter" than everyone (with an IQ of 187, yeah) and the way he reacts to situations. Like his misunderstanding of sarcasm. His random discussion of random facts is also hilarious. His need to control and be the center of attention is what makes him my favorite character. The fact that the show takes a bunch of nerds and makes them funny is why I love the show. Don't be ashamed to be a nerd. 

In the show, the main characters consist of Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj, and Penny. Sheldon believes he is smarter than everyone else, he's germophobic and does not understand how to handle social situations. Leonard is smart and friendly and even better at handling social situations than Sheldon. Howard being a genius himself, only has a master degree in engineering from M.I.T to which Sheldom makes fun of him for, and really does not know how to impress women. Raj like every other person I've mentioned is a genius but he is feminine in a lot of ways and cannot talk to women...unless he has alcohol. And finally there is Penny. Beautiful. Tough. Helpful. Lowest IQ on the show. And yet, the guys cannot understand her. This is an interesting combination that makes for a great show. To avoid any spoilers, I won't talk about any thing that happens or who else joins the show. You'll just have to go watch it for yourself. I promise you won't be disappointed. 

So the show is about nerds and comedy...Actually, the show is educational as well. Ever heard of Shrodinger's cat? No? I never had heard about it until I watched this show. It was so interesting and there are many cool facts you can learn from this show. So aside from being hilarious and nerdy, it is also educational. And not the boring kind of educational where the show is just about simple facts. No no, The Big Bang Theory ties in all the educational facts as jokes or analogies. So fun to watch and learn. There must be a formula: nerd+comedy=entertaining 

So if you are not watching The Big Bang Theory, Go Watch It! 

Snow, Snow and More Snow

Snow. It looks so beautiful. Sledding. Snowman building. Snowball fights. All the fun you can have with snow. It's been 2 weeks and that is all I've seen. I've been trapped in a house for 2 weeks, unable to go anywhere. Even college because my college has been cancelled for 2 weeks. 

So what to so when one is trapped in a house with a bunch of other people and slow wifi? Well, considering I couldn't watch tv or play video games, I just read my college text books. I also read an interesting book called The Art of War. To be honest, reading actually made me feel better. Normally, people despise having to read text books but I actually enjoy doing it. Not only did it help me relax, but it helped me prepare for the next class. Reading does have a complementary good: peace. While I live with my family of 5, one can understand that the house has no peace. The only time I experienced peace was the one time everybody was gone and when everybody went to sleep. I stay up later than my family and is the only time I have the freedom to think. 

So to all of you who enjoy Frozen, and sing the song "Let it Go," please stop! We don't need anymore snow. So for my sanity, please, Let Frozen Go. While I do enjoy snow, I don't wish to see anymore nor do I wish for college to be cancelled. Unfortunately, I've heard that there will be ice and snow tomorrow but I'm going to remain optimistic and believe that college will not be cancelled. 

Be safe out there.