Let's Try This Again...

G-Damn it has been a while. Once again, I need to keep up with this more. Haha, instead of saying it this time, I actually need to do it. No big lofty goals of writing in here, just try to get to it a couple of times a week.

Next Monday Tiffany and I will be starting P90X together. The two of us doing it at the same time should, in theory, help us maintain the program and actually see some results. I have full confidence that if I keep it up then I should have no problem losing weight and actually getting fit for a change.

Just a nice quick update this time, nothing too big.

New Plans

Well now, it’s been a while since I updated this bad boy. Might as well try to get back into the rhythm. The last time that I was doing weekly updates the major purpose was to keep myself motivated and seeing as how I want to write more/lose weight again, this should be perfect.

I recently bought a program called P90X, which I’m sure most people have heard of. Starting Monday, I’m going to be using it in hopes of losing weight/gaining some muscle. I plan on writing short daily updates on what I did that day and keeping track of my progress.

Another thing that I want to try to do more of is writing reviews. This is mostly for my own enjoyment so I’m not going to try to be very professional with them. Hopefully I will be able to bang out two a week, one on a current thing, and the other on a past thing. These reviews will be ranging from movies, to games, to TV shows, to comic books.

Finally, I also want to start doing writing challenges. Something along the lines of “you have 10-15 minutes, write a short story-ish.” I think it will be a nice way for me to get my creative juices flowing and maybe I will come up with a decent idea that I can use for a future project.

Other then that, not a whole lot has been happening. Stay tuned for Monday when all of this kicks off.

-Dwight

Sunday Update 4

Weekly update go!

Let's make this quick. Writing is going decent. I came up with another script idea and I'm going to start shooting it this week. I feel that I need to be doing something creative right now. My Sebago script is also taking shape and I'm very happy with the results so far.

Speaking of results, I've lost a total of six pounds as of the last time I weighed myself. That was around Sunday last week, but after my update. Next week I'm going to try changing up my workout to a more well rounded, work till failure type. I'm trying to avoid injury by doing the same thing over and over. I think I pulled my shoulder on Friday and have been unable to move it well since. It's getting better and hopefully will be alright by tomorrow.

Done!

Dwight

Pokémon Retrospective: Introduction

Pokémon is arguably the greatest game series of all time. With the upcoming release of Heart Gold and Soul Silver, I figured I would take a trip down memory lane and recount some of my experiences with each entry in the Pokémon saga. NOTE: I will be mainly discussing the main series, not the extras like Snap or Coliseum.

First, what is Pokémon? Pokémon is a RPG that tasks the player with collecting and battling “Pocket Monsters,” more commonly called Pokémon. The goal is to become the greatest trainer in the land. To do this, the player must collect Gym Badges by defeating Gym Leaders in order to advance to the Elite 4, the overall boss of the game. Along the way the player encounters an organization (which changes from game to game) who want to use the Pokémon for their own evil deeds. Naturally, the player must stop them as well.

The Pokémon themselves are a colorful bunch. Currently, there are 493 Pokémon (not including the newly announced two) and these are further divided into 17 types. Certain types are more effective against one another, like water vs. fire, and some are less effective against one another, like water vs. grass. This adds a layer of depth to the game play. Each Pokémon can learn numerous moves, but are limited to knowing four at a time. A player is permitted to carry up to six Pokémon on a team at a time. There are other factors that play into the game as well, but I will get into that more later.

What makes the Pokémon games so alluring is, in my opinion, twofold. The first, and more straightforward of the two, is the collecting of Pokémon. As the motto of the series states, you “Gotta Catch ‘Em All.” The genius of this is that no one game has access to all of the individual types. In order to catch ‘em all, you need to trade with friends who have different versions then you. Each generation is released in pairs to encourage this trend. This aspect of the game is aimed at the casual player. A nice lofty goal, that with a little bit of work is surely obtainable.

The second aspect, and the one that is attractive to the hardcore player, is the battle system. As stated before it is incredibly deep. There are so many combinations of Pokémon and move sets, that it is rare to encounter the same exact team twice. Players must be able to predict what the other player will do, be it attack, switch Pokémon, use a stalling move, etc. The amount of depth and strategy that is involved is astounding. I truly believe that Pokémon is the best competitive strategy game out there.

Now I realize that I’ve left out a lot of information, but over the next few weeks I will be adding my opinions on the different generations. I’ll be talking about what made them great and not so great. Look forward to it.

Dwight

Sunday Update 3

Update 3, week 2.

This was a good week for working out, not so much for writing.

While I have come up with plenty of ideas for my scripts, I'm having a difficult time translating the vision in my head onto paper. This is something that will come to me in time, so for now it's best if I just plug away at it. I think that this has something to do with my work ethic that I had while in school. I would always put off projects and papers until the last minute. This was when I felt I did my best work. However, not having a definite due date for me is a little hindering. I'm officially calling my write a script in a month project a failure because of this. I need to set a more concrete goal and stick with it. However, my summer script is coming along pretty nicely and I should be able to finish that in the next week. So right here, right now. Official goal. By next Sunday, have finished my short script that I will shoot this summer.

Working out has been going great. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and today all had some form of physical activity. I'm still sore from the work I did on Thursday and Friday; my back and chest respectively. Like what usually happens when I start working out, I'm already starting to see results, which is a great help. Speaking of goals, I now have one to shoot for with working out. More on that later.

I have a few blog related projects that you should look for in the next week as well.

Dwight