I’ve got pictures on my mind - Sunday, February 21, 2010
I recently bought a camera off of Woot that I don’t seem to have much use for. Since I want to feel like my money was well spent, I decided to take some pictures.
This is my white board, where I (computer) science and write reminders for myself. Apparently, I need to call my mom. The random boxes with numbers in it are for the Tron AI tournament that I’m in, and I’m doing pretty well. I entered just because it looked interesting with the goal of just doing better than half the people who enter, but now I’m in it to win it.
This is the replacement pedal EA sent me after my first drum pedal snapped in two. This pedal is probably about 3 weeks old. Notice that crack in both the base and the pedal? I don’t know what I’m doing, but I don’t think the Rock Band pedals can’t withstand it. I should see if I can find an absurdly sturdy replacement pedal (after I call EA and see if I can get another free replacement pedal). This is just ridiculous.
This is my pride and joy: my needlessly large TV. Actually, there is a need for its size. Yes, that is a Wiimote sensor bar taped to the top of it. Yes, I am watching The Cleveland Show. It has grown on me, like something that grows on things? A fungus? Perhaps.
This is my DDR mat taped to one of those plastic chair mats you can buy at Office Max and similar stores. Why is it taped to one of those mats? Because the mat prevents it from moving while in use. I can’t tape it to the floor because I taping it doesn’t work very well when the carpet isn’t cheap. I can’t use Velcro because that also doesn’t work when the carpet isn’t cheap. Using a chair mat is much cheaper than spending $300 on a Cobalt Flux, and it has yet to fail me, unlike certain pedals.
This is a picture that my brother drew me for Christmas. He claims that this is a picture of me. Apparently, I am a woman whose sole duty is to inform people that they’re a focks. Yes, a focks, and definitely not a fox. My brother was implying that I lack the ability to say and/or spell fox correctly. The same is true for you’re.
Behold my computing desk! Yes, I know it’s very messy. Look at my monitors! Aren’t they beautiful? Yeah buddy. Okay, those are all the pictures I have.
André//9:34 PM//Someone felt like leaving a commentAndré the drummer - Monday, February 1, 2010
So I’ve had Rock Band 2 for about a month. I got the entire set: guitar, drums, mic. However, besides the occasional song to make sure my plastic instruments still work, I’ve been playing drums. I’ve recently gained the ability to tackle songs on expert, which means there’s a one-to-one mapping of the notes in the song to the notes on the screen (although I’m assuming they fudge the kick during certain double-kicky songs). While playing on hard, I heard certain songs in which the drummer was playing something that sounds absurdly tiring, painful, and hard. Now that I’ve started playing those songs on expert, I’ve realized that I was completely right. For example, Let There Be Rock is 6 minutes and 7 seconds of exhausting stupidity. I’m pretty sure I my leg exploded after the first time I played that song (it grew back). I thought that was hard until I played We’ve Got The Beat; I hate that stupid, ugly, tiring song. All I see are orange notes, and they don’t stop. I’m pretty sure that’s what caused my pedal to break in two (good thing it’s still under warranty). Yes, I broke the metal-reinforced Rock Band 2 drum pedal; I rock that hard.
The more I play Rock Band 2, the more I’m shocked that I can actually go to Freestyle Mode and actually play something that sounds somewhat musical. It’s like I’m actually learning how to drums using my fake drum set. I’m even considering buying a cheap drummer throne, because the armrests on my computer chair get in the way sometimes and I’d like to sit a bit higher than my computer chair allows. I’m even tempted to use my Rock Band 2 set as a “midi” drum set, but that’s making all sorts of assumptions about compatibility.
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