Continuing to make a fool of myself, day in, day out.

Hello everyone!

Gasp shock horror I’m writing again, mainly because it feels like ages (which it has) and basically why the heck not, there is bound to be a morsel of something interesting hidden deep within. Plus, I promised myself that I would blog a lot more during the new (Yes I am well aware of date, takes me a while get going), as it’s quite therapeutic, even if I do tend to talk about crap!

So let’s get this show on the road!

What’s happening!

I’m alright. That’s generally how I reply in the ‘how are you’ part of a conversation, but I’ll add a bit more. I’m currently studying Politics and International relations at Lancaster University. It’s an interesting and varied course, but as with all Uni courses, it’s up and down depending on the particular subject, although I’ll admit the issue with it at the moment is that politics is very much “bad news” at the moment.

I’m also involved in student TV with LA1:TV (please go there and watch things!), but I’ll probably devote more than just one single blog post to that in the future, as we’re currently building up towards a few big things, including the Roses 2012 competition between Lancaster and York, but, MORE ON THAT LATER!

I’m also doing all kinds of silly things when I’m not at Uni, with my “Game-Engine” partner in crime, Mr Matt Brading (whom I am contractually obliged to refer to in full at least once). We podcast over at “The Matt and Josh Experience” and do the occasional video, one of which, you can view below! We’ve also got a few things in the planning stages, which could be pretty great for both us in terms of media silliness.

Early conclusion (because it’s a Saturday night and I’m really tired)

I planned on wittering on for a while about different things, from some games I’ve playing (or a lot of the games I’ve been playing), but I think I’d rather save that and my views on a few other things until I’m staring at some dude playing some crazy tune on a load of wineglasses (including Lady Gaga…).

The flat mates have felt that a night of Take me Out, where a bunch of desperate women prey upon the feelings of a bunch of even more desperate lads in a quest to find the TV equivalent of  ”love”, followed swiftly by a Simon Cowell “love in” of a documentary about TV talent shows, ending spectacularly in ITV’s The Johnathan Ross Show, which to me seems almost the same as the BBC version, just with a cheaper set and less stereotypes playing a piano.

More soon!

Josh

 Do I really need these Sony Macrobinoculars? Nope. Do I want them? OF COURSE. They look pretty awesome if a bit impractical. I’m not completely sure why someone who is serious about this kind of thing would bother spending the reported $2000/$1400 on them. There are far more standard and probably more useful ways to spend that much money.

Plus, you won’t like the resident stalker peeking out your windows with them stuck to your eyes.

Sony Selling Video-Recording Macrobinoculars This November – Tested.

Could anyone please send me some sort of Sega Saturn rescue party, explaining why I’m spending tonight digging through footage of games, including this ‘classic’ found on the Sega Saturn.

In this particular title, you play a Clockwork Knight (as you may have guessed) with a brilliant name, Pepperouchau, who journeys through a house in with some level design that LevelLord would be proud of. This was game concept back in the ’90s.

The things I remember about this game is that the levels, at least at the time seemed pretty interactive and crazy, particular with it’s use of background and foreground objects to create a sense of depth, something that many of the polygonal games were struggling in this era. A certain one I remember is in “Kevin’s Room”, with the trains coming in and out of the background. It really demonstrates that the Saturn, despite it’s many flaws, was a brilliant “2D”. Although all this 3D/2D has become all confusing with all this red/blue stuff.

And make sure you watch to around the 5-6 minute mark to see something that was honestly terrifying back in the day. Wait for my petition to bring Clockwork Knight 1 and 2 back from the depths of history, to be delivered to your homes soon!

Clockwork Knight – Playthrough 1/5 (Sega Saturn) – YouTube.

(Note: I’ve got a little button in my browser that I can press and write things now. Expect more “Why Am I Watching’s” and maybe some other stuff)

I went to Manchester and all I came back with is a Tomato Face

It’s been a while before posting anything here. Why? I’m not entirely sure. It has been one of those things where it has taken a while for me to really sit down and map out any thoughts on this page, what with Uni and all taking up a lot of time and me basically been very busy with a bit of an empty mind, it’s not been too great an environment to blog in.

However, I’ve felt a bit more creative and alive lately. Which is awesome. Few other things ain’t great, but I ain’t going to chat about them on here. Instead, I’m just going to write out what I’ve got going on at the moment, and hopefully this may encourage me to write a bit more about stuff. So here goes nothing:

• Doing a lot of student TV things, helping out with the re-brand and doing a lot of technical stuff. I’m going to probably be writing about this soon
• Karate training and my running is going fine, not really much to chat about here.
• Currently venturing on learning a lot of software, mainly to do something radically different from my degree, so howabout; Adobe suite of creative programs, FL Studio (music production) and a bunch of other things.
• I’m still considering, despite only buying a new laptop last year, purchasing a Mac. It’s unrealistic, because they are pretty expensive, but considering the technical set up we’re using at LA1:TV for next year, learning the depths of Mac networking would be useful
• Also, websites! Still designing them. Still doing that job poorly as well!
• Oh and my degree, still beavering away at getting through my final exams so being completely free for the summer
• Playing a bunch of games, getting ‘good-ish’ at fighting games, including Street Fighter 4 and Mortal Kombat (the latest one). Tried Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but didn’t really gel with me. Bunch of other games I need to play, just that old financial thing.
• Still missing doing all the Game Engine stuff. Funnily enough I did enjoy covering media in our particular way and whilst I do get chance now to do video, I really enjoyed podcasts.

Wow, managed to actually write quite a bit then off the cuff. Therefore I’ll probably start blogging thick and fast now, after being out of the loop, it sort of acted as the writing break I needed, after staring a WordPress writing pane for months and months, it gets a bit tired. If you want to follow what I’m doing a bit more often, I’m using Twitter and it is far more interesting with more followers to follow back and interact with!

Right then, suppose I better go and try and do some revision/build a website/create a logo/play some games or do something…Will probably just update twitter..

I’ve suddenly found I’ve got some time on my hands, and thus, am going to waste it writing something on here. Probably by the weekend, as I’ve got my last essay deadline between then and now. In the mean time, enjoy the .gif above for a while…

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