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An Open Letter

This is mainly for spoilt rich white kids who have taken one too many women’s studies courses and picked up a few phrases wrapped so tenderly in a bow of misandry. This letter is also for the angry bunch of dimwits with an unwarranted grudge harbored against society because you have no desire to pick yourself up. Because you like the gutter. Because I can, I also dedicate this letter to your sweet, sweet mother.

During no point in time, here in the “mid-east” have I ever needed saving. Jarring statement. Also true. Your constructed false realities gain no grasp of factual structure simply because you have take on the very dull notion that mass production graduates a lie to become a truth. While you are welcome to delude yourself into thinking that you are on a very genuine journey out to save “the poor Arab women”, and that any woman in a hijab is on her knees every night, a sweet tear rolling down her cheek and just waiting for you to save her–guess again. As if this insulting our intelligence and loyalty to ourselves never occurred to you. As if we are little pets you could come and adopt. Needless to say, your endless spewing of nonsense would not be so discrediting to you being seen as an intelligent being had you not been on a passionate journey to tell us that we are just aching for some saving. Because apparently, the men “tell us” what to do and they conveniently forgot to “tell us” to turn our brains on. Your self-defying crusade is laughable, and I must say that I am well-aware of the very blatant, consistent contradiction in these schools that I generously list under “Thought”. Making a living off attacking an entire culture, and now, religion, based on extreme cases makes it very difficult for me not to label all white people as Qur’an burners just because one small congregation in Florida is intent on burning my holy book. But you see, as quickly as we have found a potential common grounds the moment lapses-because I exercise my mind in knowing what an extremist minority is.

What I suggest, is some intense aspirations towards something greater. Perhaps you would like me to save you from being such a deluded, biased, uninspired person. All you need to do is stop escaping your realities and using us as a shield against your no-doubt countless issues. We all have our obstacles in life, please halt the efforts at making your supremely funded ignorance another hurdle for me to leap.

Moving on, and this has been lurking at the back of my mind for a while now: the ill-constructed equation of labeling everyone who does not share your ideas, or skewed philosophies as close-minded, much like our friends with good intentions mentioned above, is a self-defeating point to attempt sculpting. Going so far as to sloppily spew low-quality arguments about how you have chosen to give up, and that the rest of us should, is kind of pathetic. I would be interested in your investing some time to figure out why you seem so angry and depressed all the time, also. Bitterness is not a currency that I prefer trading in, regardless of the sardonic tones in this lovely letter. I am, in fact, attempting to speak your language. Shit, shit, and hell. I have generously considered three possible reasons as to why you so desperately hate and want everything and everyone who is not as open-minded as you to shut up:

  1. You doubt your ability to construct logical, unbiased claims that might possibly show you in an at least, neutral light. You prefer to simply resonate the thoughts echoing in your mind about how you probably do not have anything intelligent to contribute and will therefore do all the work for anyone within range, and exhibit your complete lack of tact. The impressions you make are never accidental. Sort of like how I am not spending energy towards hiding my distaste.
  2. You must have had some pretty rotten experiences in life to hate all of society. To have done nothing but train yourself to be a self-indulgent, self-proclaimed minority is not winning you any brownie points. I mean, you probably hate everyone unless they agree with you completely. How special of you.
  3. You are in a permanent teenager phase. Isn’t Justin Beiber cute?! OMG remember Evanescence?! I love those guysLOL!

Good luck with everything.

If I may, those intent on still saving me due to me simply not knowing what I am talking about, send me Amazon gift cards at  .

Signed,
Arab Woman #AWESOME!

Danny and Annie

Sigh.

NBK Commercial: The Adult Version

So everyone’s aware of the new NBK Eid Al Fitr themed commercial. It’s basically about five or so kids being very obvious about their goal to get as much Eidias (Eidia: a small cash gift given to kids during Eid) as possible. It’s cute:

The real news, however, is that NBK has gone so far as to create an adult version of the advertisement so as not to alient the adult demographic, as a playful jab:

Too good to pass up.

New Flash: Almost #1

Preview: Bulletstorm

This game seems to be as intellectual as the ever-chivalrous Duke Nukem, with lots of manly man grunting and cursing–oh boy. Bad marketing decisions aside, the gaming looks solid, even for a FPS. Way over the top. I’ll look into more game play videos, though, I’m barely two minutes into this demo video and am already over the neanderthal choice in dialogue.

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Preview: Fallout: New Vegas

Do not let the name fool you. The biggest city in the game is New Vegas, and it will offer nothing but the vices nestled so securely in its crevices, but you will still be traveling the Mojave Wastelands and fighting for your life-and ambitions.

The story seems to be straight-forward: part of it involves the actual journey to New Vegas, which in turn unveils the very obvious fact that someone is out to get you (as is everything else in the game, if you think about it) which prompts some investigation, and elaborate, generous ego-stroking unveiling about how everything is about you. I’m set! Get the whole story »

E3 2010: More of Herolike’s Late But Awesome List

Note: Full-written previews won’t be coming for all of the games listed.

Bulletstorm – Seems to be as intellectual as the ever-pristine Duke Nukem, with lots of manly man grunting and cursing–oh boy. Bad marketing decisions aside, the gaming looks solid, even for a FPS. Way over the top. I’ll look into more game play videos, though, I’m barely two minutes into this demo video and am already over the neanderthal choice in dialogue.

Portal 2 – I really can’t say more than you should buy this game if it’s anything like the first game. It combines humor, critical problem solving skills, as well as a genuinely unique experience unlike anything else in any other game. Once you fall for GLaDOS there will be no other AI ruling your heart. You don’t need a preview for this game, you just need to get it.

Fallout: New Vegas - Third fps, Herolike, what the heck?! I know, I know, but I’m willing to vouch for at least Portal and Fallout being absolutely delightful stunners-it’s an RPG too. Fallout 3is by far the most popular installment of the Fallout series. It combines humor, a thoroughly flexible combat system, as well as a generous set of options for interacting with NPCs. You can shoot your way through, sneak your way through, negotiate, and even lie your way through the remnants of Las Vegas in a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland. Because humans still exist though, so does vice.

Fable 3 – An RPG! This one seems interesting. I will forfeit writing a preview, but I will be keeping my eyes open for it. Everything can be upgraded, you can play dress up, and you can get married. Well! We’re set for life, aren’t we? Still, seems interesting at least, I caught a brief glimpse of the combat and it seems versatile enough.

Driver: San Francisco - 11 years ago, the game Driver left an amazing impression as to what a driving game that breaks away from simply racing is. While there have been second, and third installments in the Driver series, neither really piqued my interests. In any case, this one looks interesting.

Brooding, Annoying

But isn’t it this how it works? I spend some time looking up quotes, relevant to whatever thought that has finally finished combing through my mind for days with the dedication of someone really obsessive. No results. Refuge in the words of the dead. And why does it take me days to process bad experiences? Do I really need to reflect on them for that long? I’m probably only waiting for myself to forget-all while staring at myself in my mind’s mirror. Don’t play Chicken with yourself, kids.

Anyway, I found a quote that pleased me, and that lead to looking up one Philip Sidney. He was a prominent poet, courtier, and soldier. Odd combination; he sounds wonderful.

Here’s a sonnet of his that I liked:

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Kuwait Parliament Inspires American Basil Marceaux

I’m pretty sure this guy saw footage of our parliament and thought he could jump into politics too! And why not, opinions are precious and need to be heard-it does not matter what the dribble comes from, as long as it’s dribble! It’s the juice of (an underachieving, suicidal) life!

Just take a look at this winner:

 Once you go to his website (not to be confused with his name. He is not  Basil Marceauxdotcom you’ll be redirected here.  I am impressed by his stances; so impressed, I just had to share my favorite excerpts from his well-designed, thoroughly-expressive website:

VOTE FOR ME AND IF I WIN I WILL IMMUNE YOU FROM ALL STATE CRIMES FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE!

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Preview – Enslaved: Odyssey to The West

As it turns out, Enslaved really is by the same people who made Heaveny Sword. I was right. My ego is  arriving at the International Airport of Patself’nbakia at the rate of 11.25 knots.

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