Random Space Notes

Because I typed them out, I felt like posting them.

Solar System

Greeks thought the sun revolved around the earth, because they didn’t math

Ptolemy did some shit with complicated spheres that I don’t care about

Copernicus put the sun in the centre like it’s supposed to be

Galileo made telescopes, the long type. He discovered the Jupiter moons and the moon has craters on it.

Brahe was the guy with OCD who did precise things and measure them

Kepler took brahe’s notes and made sense of them using math. Orbits are ellipses, not circles, orbits speed up closer to the sun... because gravity

Newton did his thing with gravity, gravity depends on mass and distance. Mass has to be big to be important.

Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

First 4 are rock, last 4 are gas

AU is 150 million km, Jupiter is 5 away Saturn is like 9.5 AU away. Fuck that’s far.

Rotate, to spin on an axis

Revolve, orbit an object

Solar plane is the plane is the nifty ring were all orbiting on

The Sun

99% of the mass in the system, 1 million earths big, Mostly hydrogen, plasma cuz of heat and pressure The parts of the sun are: core, radiative core, convection zone, photosphere, chromospehere corona

Core is 15 million, next one is 8, zone drops to a 1.5, photosphere is 6k, chromo is 20k, corona is a million

Earth formed through aggloramation (little rocks hitting together) heavier metals sunk to the bottom once collisions got big enough to melt things

Moon came along, most likely theory is random planet came and hit earth, all the stuff that got blasted off turned into moon. Thats why its lighter and less dense.

Two types of eclipses, solar and lunar, solar is when the moon blocks the sun, pretty nifty. Lunar is when earth blocks the sun from the moon, so it looks all red. Partial shadow is penumbra, full shadow is umbra, these sound like pokemon. 7k km and 270 km each.

Tides! Moon and earth pull on each other. High tide is the side the moon is on, and the opposite side too.  Sun moon and earth line up, even more tides . on perpendicular sides, less tides.

Comets! They are ice balls. Really elliptical orbits. Edge of the solar system.  Get close to sun, melt and make tail.

Asteroids are solid rock masses up to 1k km across. In the belt.

Meteor – meteorite – meteoroid

Meteor is when they’re in atmosphere; meteorite is when they’re in the ground

Holy shit there’s more

Stars

One tenth to ten times the sun, for main sequence

Life cycle – nebula, clouds of dust, begins to concentrate. Once pressure is high enough they begin to fuse and ignite. Gravity in, fusion out! Balance J

They then expand to a red giant. outer layers get blown away eventually. That means a white dwarf. Iron core absorbs energy then it explodes. More splosions. Neutron star forms. They spin really fast pulsars.

My god theres exploration now. This unit is long as fuck

Telescopes, refracting and reflecting. 2^nd is better.

Electromagnetic spectrum

Theres a lot of radiation i don’t think ill ever have to learn.

Radio telescopes pick up all the radiation that starts emit. Red shift and blue shift. Red is away blue is towards. All we ever need.

Galaxies are quite large. Discovered in 1929 because we couldn’t figure it out earlier . 80k light years away. Spiral elliptical or irregular, i might be dying of dehydration

Solar wind makes auroras cuz of magnets. Its really fast 150 k/s

Napoleon's Lasting Legacy

Since I feel particularly happy with my history summative essay, I've decided to post it.

 Consequences of the Napoleonic Wars

            The first decade of the nineteenth century was a tumultuous time for Europe.  The Napoleonic wars were raging across the continent from the Iberian Peninsula to Russia. When Napoleon was finally defeated in 1814, millions had died and entire countries were devastated. Napoleon’s many conquests across Europe changed the political situation on the European continent. The Napoleonic wars had consequences which still affect us today. Bonaparte dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and consolidated the hundreds of principalities into more manageable countries. His destruction of the feudal system led to the growth of Nationalism amongst the Germanic people. His defeat signified the end of France as the cultural and political centre of Europe, and the rise of Great Britain as the leading nation in Europe. When the victorious allies met in Vienna to negotiate a treaty to create a lasting peace and to restore the balance of power, Europe was in a chaotic state. The four great powers of Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia had to deal with the various issues of conflicting claims for various thrones, their own contradictory desires and what should be done with France. With the inclusion of France, the quintuple alliance created the concert of Europe whose purpose was to keep the borders established in 1815 intact, which meant preventing another war from breaking out.

The most significant outcome of the Napoleonic wars was the start of German unification. Before the Napoleonic wars, Germany was still separated into hundreds of little principalities, each with its own leader. While they were all de jure subservient to the Holy Roman Emperor and part of the Holy Roman Empire, de facto they each acted independently. While Prussia and Austria were the two largest Germanic states, neither would allow the other one to unite and control all of Germany. When Napoleon came to rule and defeated the two great German powers, he began to lay the foundation for the eventual unification of Germany. Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine, which combined the hundreds of states into a more manageable sixteen states. He made it “centralized but competent” (Durant 590) by adopting bringing in many French policies such as the Napoleonic code.  The Confederation collapsed with the defeat of Napoleon, but “this consolidation of the Germanies survived Napoleon’s downfall, and paved the way for the national unification of Germany” (Snyder 25). In 1815, the Congress of Vienna created the German Confederation. It had thirty nine member states, and counted Prussia and Austria amongst its members. Thus it contained the two most important German nations who had not been part of the Confederation of the Rhine.  The German confederation lasted until 1866 when it was dissolved after the Austro-Prussian war and was succeeded by the North German Confederation.

            The Napoleonic Wars also created a feeling of nationalism within the Germanic territory. When Prussia declared war and was subsequently beaten by France, Prussian leaders realized that Prussia needed to imitate France in order to beat her. “One fortress after another surrendered without firing a gun.” (Snyder 26) The Prussian people had lost all their spirit and saw no point in resisting Napoleon. The leaders realized they needed to imitate France and create an “enthusiastic patriotic army” instead of one of “fearful automatons” (Snyder 26).  Napoleon served as a foreign enemy that could unite the Germans out of hatred for the French and their emperor.  German intellectuals merged “their romanticism with the rising spirit of German nationalism” (Snyder 27).  Humiliated by their defeat, the Prussians waited until 1813 when Napoleon was driven out of Russia. The Prussians rose up for their fatherland to drive out the foreign invader. The Napoleonic wars increased German nationalism throughout the former Holy Roman Empire, and would help Prussia unite Germany into one nation sixty years later. This was a significant outcome of the Napoleonic wars, as most of the German principalities remain one nation today, almost two hundred years since the final act of the Congress of Vienna.

The end of the Napoleonic wars symbolized the end of an era. France’s domination of European politics would come to an end, while England’s reign was about to begin. The French and the English had been rivals for centuries and wars between the two were common. When the French Revolution began and Napoleon rose to power, the people of England became fearful. Napoleon and his army were undefeated and in the process of conquering the other nations of Europe. Numerically and militarily, the English were outnumbered. Britain had a population of 15 million people and no standing army, while the French had nearly double their number at 28 million, and a conquering army (Durant 518). Fortunately for the English, Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger realized that English power lay in their economic strength. No matter the size of the French army, it would not matter if they could not reach England proper. “They could build and man ships numerous enough, armed enough, to control the oceans, blockade every French port, capture any French vessel at sea, annex to the British Empire any French Colony” (Durant 518). At the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Admiral Horatio Nelson crippled the French fleet and “decided for a century Britain’s mastery of the seas” (Durant 525). No other nation was capable of fighting the British at sea, and their empire flourished. Napoleon forced the British into a desperate fight for survival where they invested the vast fortunes of their nation into an unbeatable navy.

            At the end of the war, the Kingdom of Great Britain also acquired many French colonies and other gains. According to the Treaty of Paris “The Island of Malta and its Dependencies shall belong in full right and Sovereignty to His Britannic Majesty.” This gave the British greater control over the Mediterranean and naval dominance over the area. From their new port in Malta and other islands, they could deploy their ships to key points in Mediterranean trade. They also received other colonies, like Tobago in the Caribbean and Ceylon in East India, now known as Sri Lanka. These colonies made it easier for Britain to control the seas, as they now had more ports to where they could dock their ships and resupply.

France on the other hand, began to lose its power and influence on the international stage. At the Congress of Vienna, the goal of the quadruple alliance of Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia was to limit France’s power and make sure the French could never start another devastating war.  The borders of France were returned to their pre-revolution boundaries “such as they were on the 1st of January 1792, with the exception of the changes effected by the Treaty of Paris of 30th May 1814” (Article LXXXV of the Final act of the Congress of Vienna). They also wanted to create a ring of strong nations around France, to prevent the French from invading its neighbours. The kingdom of Belgium was added to the Netherlands, Prussia received territory east of the Rhine, and Switzerland was re-established and guaranteed neutrality. France was isolated in Europe, while Britain was capable of expanding around the world.

Another consequence of the Napoleonic wars was the new political system that was established in Europe after the war. The wars killed millions across Europe and devastated the countryside. As a result, the great powers wished to avoid another general European war. The powers of the quadruple alliance wanted to return Europe to its pre-French revolution state. They believed that the “old order was the proper order” (Albrecht-Carrié 9). After restoring select monarchs to their thrones, they began to create a system known as the Concert of Europe, whose mandate was to keep Europe from going to war. They agreed to meet in the future, whenever a crisis arose. It was the first time in history that leaders of nations agreed to attempt to ensure that any crises could be resolved and peace would be maintained. The great powers agreed to send representatives to meetings to discuss methods to keep the peace without resorting to violence (King 323). The Concert was initially successful, with meetings in 1818, 1819 and 1822 that managed to keep order in Europe.

The Congress of Vienna also wanted to keep the Balance of Power in Europe. They believed that if all the great powers were about equal in strength, none of them would risk attacking another country out of fear of repercussions. The congress of Vienna managed to prevent war in Europe because “the Vienna settlement involved no major injustice to any one of them not even to the defeated” (Seaman 9). Tsar Alexander tried to ensure this by creating the Holy Alliance between Catholic Austria, Protestant Prussia and Orthodox Russia. It was seen by some as “loose and vague assertion of the Christian principles” (Albrecht Carrié 13), Tsar Alexander of Russia wanted to use the alliance to preserve the peace and remind the rulers of Europe of their responsibility to the common people (Albrecht Carrié 15).

The Concert of Europe and the Congress of Vienna would also serve as models for diplomacy in the twentieth century. After the First World War, Woodrow Wilson had his diplomats study the Congress of Vienna to see how their predecessors had negotiated and how to make a successful treaty. The Concert of Europe also provided the diplomatic framework that the diplomats at Versailles would base the League of Nations and later the United Nations. The Congress of Vienna had seen how devastating war could be, and wished to prevent it.

The Napoleonic Wars had many long lasting consequences. It concluded twenty five years of warfare throughout Europe and spread the ideas of Nationalism and Liberalism.  While the Congress of Vienna attempted to suppress and ignore these ideas, it still revolutionized the Political situation throughout Europe. Napoleons conquests changed the German speaking world with the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine and the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire. He planted the seeds of German nationalism which Bismarck would use to unite most of Germany into one state sixty years later France lost political influence and Great Britain gained became the leading great power economically and on the seas. The French became surrounded by an iron ring of strong nations, while the English created the world’s largest empire overseas.  English replaced French as the international language of trade and diplomacy. The Congress of Vienna signified the start of almost a century of peace, until the start of World War One in 1914. While Napoleon may have died over a hundred and ninety years ago, the results of his actions can still be felt today.

pesonality part 3

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: High
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: Very High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

Histrionic shot up for some reason that I don't understand, and so did everything else. oh well

Personality part 2

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

Narcissism and Avoidant are as high as always, schizoid joined schizotypal at moderate. Obsessive-Compulsive and Histrionic are down to low.

Napoleon and Revolution

Rough draft of my History Essay.

Which phase of the French Revolution best embodied the ideals of the French Revolution?

Near the end of the eighteenth century, the French Crown was going bankrupt. The treasury was empty and foreign bankers refused to lend them any money. In an act of desperation, King Louis XVI called for a meeting of the three estates. He wanted them to vote to increase taxation and deal with the economic crisis. The first estate was composed of the clergy, the second was composed of the nobility, and the third estate consisted of everyone else. While the third estate represented the most people, its vote was considered equal to the other two estates. The delegates of the third estate refused to meet with this rule, and began convening by without the other two estates. They formed a National Assembly to govern the nation’s affairs. Thus began the French Revolution. Uniting under a motto of “liberty, equality, fraternity!” the French people overthrew the monarchy and established their government. The Revolution is often divided into four phases: The Moderate phase, the Radical phase, the Directory and the Napoleonic era. While each tried to embody the ideals of the revolution, the phase that best embodied the ideals of the French Revolution was the Napoleonic era. The Napoleonic code and the Concordat of 1801 gave liberty and equality to the French people.  He turned a France that “had been a medley of proud regions with no national spirit” (p.267 Durant) into a fraternal nation.

            One of the main goals of the original National Assembly had been equality for every Frenchmen.  A member of the nobility or clergy should not be worth more than any other Frenchman. The Napoleonic government upheld this principle with the Napoleonic code and the Concordat of 1801. Article 8 of the Napoleonic code stated that “Every Frenchman shall enjoy Civil Rights”. The Concordat was an agreement between Napoleon and the Pope which recognized Catholicism as the main religion of France, and repaired the relations that had been destroyed during the revolution. However, the Concordat did not grant special rights or privileges to Catholics. It “affirmed full freedom of worship for all the French, including Protestants and Jews” (p.184 Durant). All citizens of France had the liberty to choose their own religion, and were not pressured into choosing one.  Napoleon also made France a safe haven for Jews. In 1806, he invited a hundred and eleven notable rabbis and laymen to Paris to improve the relationship between the people of the Christian and Jewish faiths, and encouraged them to invite others to come to Paris. In 1808, Napoleon “ratified the religious freedoms of the Jews and their full political freedoms” (p.277 Durant).

The Napoleonic Code also gave the French people the liberty to choose the job they wanted. Napoleon changed the way that government positions were chosen. Instead of being based on family backgrounds and aristocratic blood, “[Napoleon] opened all doors to all men, of whatever fortune or pedigree” (p.261 Durant). Jobs would be given to those best capable of performing the task, and they would be promoted based on merit or skill. One example would be Talleyrand, minister of foreign affairs. Napoleon had a very low opinion of his foreign minister; famously calling Talleyrand “ordure in a silk stocking”. Yet, he recognized Talleyrand’s skill and intelligence, saying he was “the most capable minister I ever had”. Napoleon upheld the revolutionary ideal of equality, letting Talleyrand keep his job based on skill alone. Another example is Napoleon’s minister of police, Joseph Fouché. He was an effective chief of police, although Napoleon did not trust him. While he was fired in 1802, Napoleon recognized his skill and gave Fouché his position back in 1804.  This did not just affect the highest levels of government. In 1802, Napoleon created the Legion of Honour. It would be “composed of men... who had distinguished themselves in their fields – war, law, religion, science, scholarship, art” (p.270 Durant).  All men were eligible to join, but the members would be handpicked by the government. Only those with superior performance in combat would be able to join. This ensured only the best would rise to the top. Georges Cuvier was a biologist who “reached the top of his kind despite being a Protestant in a Catholic Land” (p.325 Durant). Under the Napoleonic government, he was treated equally despite his religion, and gained a membership on the council of State. Cuvier’s skills and talent were recognized. In 1808, Napoleon gave a prize to an English scientist named Humphry Daveys for his electrochemical discoveries, even though he was at war with England at the time (p.322 Durant).

Of all the phases of the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era was the one that best upheld the ideal of fraternity. The French started to feel a sense of community throughout France, as they all felt inspired and hypnotised by Napoleon’s glorious military victories. By re-implementing conscription, Napoleon changed the way wars were fought. Before, wars were seen as a “sport of princes using mercenaries” (p. 267 Durant). Generals would lead small professional armies, lining them up and exchanging rifle shots. Conscription created larger armies which could simply overwhelm the smaller but better trained ones. But larger armies required more resources, so the entire nation would have to contribute. The French people grew more involved and developed a sense of unity. “The glory of nationalism replaced the pride of dynasties as the tonic of war” (p.267 Durant). Napoleon also created a sense of community within the Grande Armeé itself.  He gave each regiment its own colourful standard, which they would carry into battle. “Usually the banner became the visible soul of the regiment” (p.268 Durant). Soldiers would be proud of other members of their regiment and a sense of community developed. Napoleon created a national spirit both at home and abroad by appealing to the French “love of glory.” “La gloire became a national fever generating enthusiastic concord” (p 268 Durant). The French people began had a feeling of fraternity on a national level.

When Napoleon returned from Elba for his Hundred Days, the French threw out King Louis XVIII and welcomed their emperor back with open arms. All the soldiers with him at Waterloo were volunteers who had chosen to join him. The people of France had grown to enjoy their liberty equality and fraternity under Napoleon, and they wanted it back. The Napoleonic Era was the phase that best embodied the ideals of the Revolution. With the implementation of the Napoleonic code and the Concordat of 1801, people had freedom of religion, and they were all treated equally. Nobles, peasants and merchants were all equal to the eyes of the law.  The most skilled were rewarded for their efforts, with the creation of institutions like the Legion of Honour. With conscription and Napoleon’s military victories, a feeling of fraternity began to appear in France. Napoleon managed to make France a stable country while still upholding the basic principles of “liberty, equality and fraternity”, truly earning his nickname as the “Son of the Revolution”.

Medieval II: Total War Part VI

"Honour and Glory await England!"


- His Royal Highness, King Toby of the House Robin, The First of his Name, King of England, Scotland and France, Protector of Wales and Ireland, Prince of Aragon and Doge of Genoa

Current affairs


In the year of our lord, 1282, The Kingdom of England is divided into eighteen areas, which are ruled by either cities or castles. There are fourteen capital cities and four castles. London remains the political centre of the empire. There are seventeen male members of the Royal Family who have come of age. the Royal Family consists of multiple house. House Norman, descended from William the Conqueror and is currently led by George the Cuckold. House Roose, led by Charles. The current King comes from House Robin descended from Morcar the Wrathful and currently led by his eldest son King Toby.

England is currently the largest country in Europe in terms of area and population, and second only to the Mongols in wealth and military size. The English are currently at war with Venice, Denmark, Spain and Portugal. Venice is considered the most dangerous threat, as it is the third strongest power in Europe. While the English armies go unchallenged on land, the Venetian and Danish navies control the seas. Military efforts are divided into three Campaigns. The south-west front is led by King Toby himself as he fights against the Portuguese and Spanish in unison. In the north, the armies are led by a coalition of nobles against Denmark. the south-east front is led by Robin Robins, the king's youngest brother against the Venetians.

Domestically, two more members of Henry's cable have fallen. Morcar the Wrathful passed away while visiting the Irish and Leonard died while down south. This is a worrisome situation for the British Isles. The last governor of London is also ageing, and it is feared that he will die before any are able to take the threes place. while there is no worry of the islands actually rebelling against the King, the lack of anyone to enforce his will could pose a problem. Neither Godwine or Robin wish to return and claim their father's territory, and Leonard left no descendants to take his place.

Events


At the fall of France, two cities were under siege. Antwerp in the north by the Danish, and Marseilles in the south by the Venetians.With the end of the French threat,  units that had taken serious casualties were being sent back west in order to recruit new soldiers, while newly trained troops were heading to the fronts. The English armies present were divided into three parts. the smallest was as a garrison for the freshly conquered town of Dijon. Half of the army went with Robin down south to Marseilles. the other half went north to lift the other siege. They were to be led by Edgar, younger brother of George. Meanwhile, Toby would march south to link up with his forces heading to Portugal.

The North


Before reinforcements could arrive, the enemy armies decided to lead an assault on Marseilles and Antwerp. Edgar defended Antwerp valiantly, despite being outnumbered 3 to 1. While he took heavy casualties and lost a third of his men, he was able to repel the assault by holding the Danes at the gate. reinforcements arrived soon after, but at first mostly composed of siege equipment that arrived in anticipation of the coming assault.

Actual soldiers appeared soon after. However, even by combining their forces, too many of their units were depleted. Fearing another attack that they wouldn't be able to repel, they were forced to call from reinforcements from nearby towns. When they arrived, they were finally able to send the veterans away from the front and give them time to find more members. This delayed any action in the north for a significant amount of time, as they tried to deal with the logistics of shuffling soldiers and nobles around.

The situation at sea didn't help at all. The enemy navy was too strong for England's. They had numerical and technological superiority. This prevented the transfer of any troops over the water, which would've been a significant time saver. Instead the soldiers were forced to march constantly. Ports were constantly blockaded which significantly cut into the trade income necessary to fund the armies. Luckily, due to England financial advantage, they were eventually capable of building enough to forces them to retreat. The army has finally moved out and entered Denmark. However the pope threatens the King with excommunication if he attacks the Danish over land for the next while. Thus, progress has stagnated.

The Southeast

Jasper in Marseilles decided to sally forth. He faced the near opposite of Edgar's situation. He outnumbered the enemy, but his forces were mostly composed of untrained militia men and peasant archers while the Venetians had a professional army. Nevertheless, he was able to drive the enemy away. He lost about a third of his forces. Unfortunately for him, the he was soon under siege again by yet another army.

This time, Robin was in position to come to his rescue. Proving himself worthy of his brother's name, He defeated an army twice the size of his own forces, without taking significant casualties. Seen as a hero he entered Marseilles and saw what happened to Jasper. Jasper had turned into a paranoid dysfunctional man, who was doing more harm to the city than good. Years of attempted assassination attempts and the stress of the constant threat of uprisings had taken its toll. the The city was turning into a hellhole. He managed to convince Jasper to leave the city, and left his cousin by marriage, Robin of Berwick, in charge of city. He hoped to take Jasper to war, where he could face a heroic death in battle without harming more of the people.

Together, they headed east to Venetian lands when they ran into Genoa, only lightly defended by the Doge of Venice himself. They quickly lay siege to the city, hoping to be able to attack it before reinforcements arrived. Unfortunately, an army did arrive, led by a family member of the Doge. They were forced to engage in battle. During the battle, the Doge came out of the city to reinforce his ally. Robin was able to take out the crossbowmen with a cavalry charge from behind and his own missile units. He killed the Doge's relative before he went after the Doge. While the bodyguard put up a brave fight, they eventually fled. The whereabouts of the enemy leader is unknown. While he did not die in the battle, he was not found in the now defenceless city. Angered at the missed opportunity, Robin took a page from his brother's book and had the city sacked in revenge. Now what's left of his forces must decided whether to hold or abandon the city while a Venetian siege army approaches.

South-West

The war against the Portuguese was long and hard. They were the current lords of the kingdom of Aragon, holding the city and castle of Zanagoza and Pamplona. While they were reasonably defended, the true challenge was crossing the Pyrennes mountains and getting to them. Toby was still far behind his forces, and reinforcements were coming from the north as well. Eventually, the army made it through, while Toby linked up with the reinforcements.

The first army laid siege to Zanazoga, unaware that a Portuguese army was coming from behind. Toby showed why he had earned the crown and managed to slay most of the army before they were able to get to his assaulting army. It was a glorious victory, as he was outnumbered and lacked a significant cavalry force. It was there that he learned of the joy of using catapults on enemy soldiers. He had all the prisoners executed for opposing him, before continuing to Pamplona, the seat of Portuguese power. After a siege and a night assault, He claimed victory. In a moment of cruelty that had become expected of him, he ordered his soldiers to exterminate the population of the castle. Thousands died as he solidified his rule and his reputation as a brutal, merciless conqueror. His enemies now tremble at his name. It is believed that due to his sense of justice, Toby performs many of the executions himself and he uses assassins to eliminate those that could potentially bother him.

Once his other army finished their siege, he claimed the title "Prince of Aragon" to show his commitment to keeping his new lands. He intends to march further into Spain,  and continue his reign of Conquest, and surpass William the Conqueror as the greatest commander the English had ever seen. He is military genius, a competent ruler who inspires dread in any who would dare oppose him.

The Borders after the recent conquests

Personality

A month or so ago, my friend was acting depressed. So he went on the internet and did a Personality Disorder Test online. He sent the link to me and I did the test as well. They asked a bunch of yes or no questions, and then showed how high of a chance you had of having a certain disorder. Since this is the internet and not an actual trained person doing the test, I don't think its that accurate. Its also based off self judgement mostly, so that doesn't help either. You are the worst person possible for judging yourself accurately. Something you think is blindingly obvious might not be noticeable to other people. Or vice versa, you may not know something about yourself that is glaringly obvious to everyone else. I mostly use it to see what kind of mood I'm in.

The results of the test are ten disorders and how much of a chance you have of being diagnosed with it.
The disorders are: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive. I don't remember my results from the first time I took it exactly, but narcissistic, avoidant and dependent were all high, while I think everything else was low or moderate. I took it again later when I was feeling sad, and those three all rose to very high, and a bunch of others all moved up a spot. I took the test again today, mostly because I was bored. I was pleasantly surprised by the results.


Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

I don't really care about any of the results that aren't high. Something that's moderate doesn't seem to be that likely. While I'm still my good ol' narcissistic and avoidant self, I'm no longer dependent. I don't think any of the moderates changed, except maybe Schizotypal. I'm just happy dependent is changed so drastically. Apparently, I'm a lot more confident now than before. I'm not really sure what's changed, but I do feel rather good about myself. I think I'll take the test again next week or something, and see if it changes at all. I do feel like the two that are high do seem to generally describe, which I suppose isn't a good thing. Oh well. I've gone from an asshole who hated taking about himself and needed other people to support him to just an asshole who hates talking about himself. Improvement!

Personality type


According to This test based on the Myers-Brigs personality test, I'm still an INTJ, just like I have been since two years ago when I first took the test. There sixteen total types in the test. Everybody gets four letters, which summarize your type. There's Introverted and extroverted, intuition and sensing, thinking or feeling and judgement or perception. INTJ means I've got introverted, intuition, thinking and judgement. According to the website, that makes me a mastermind. I think its a nice description of myself. IT fits well with the narcissism from the disorder test.

Medieval II: Total War Part V

Robin's Rise

While the continental part of the English empire was in constant battle, the islands were relatively peaceful. There were only two governors for the four kingdoms. None of the citizens were being sent to fight wars, and taxes kept flowing into the treasury. there were two senior members of the Royal Family who actually lived on the island, but three would soon come of age. 

Toby, Godwine and Robin were the three sons of Morcar Robins, Grand Duke of Scotland and Ireland. While they were nice enough lads, living with their angry alcoholic father was enough to change them. Toby knew that unless they all left their fathers care as soon as possible, they would become exactly like him. On his sixteenth birthday, Toby left Edinburgh and travelled to France. He knew his family's connections would help him, and soon enough, he was placed in charge of a small task force with the purpose of eliminating rebels and vagabonds that terrorized the countryside. It was not a glamorous position, but he did manage to prove himself in battle against the rebels. He rose in prominence as a brilliant commander, but still had much to learn. He was soon deployed against the French. The war effort was in shambles and disunited. There was no clear leader and all the generals were attempting their own strategies without coordination. While the early days of the war had gone well, progress had stalled. Allies of the French like Venice and Spain had also declared war on England. King Louis was travelling with the French army to defend Bordeaux, currently under siege. Marseilles was constantly under assault, and the last French city was too heavily guarded to siege. But Toby saw an opportunity to turn the war around. In a risky maneuver, he took the entire garrison of Angiers, and took it to to Bordeaux. He realized he could engage Louis and his entourage in a decisive battle. He could cripple the French war effort. 

He attacked the French King as he attempted to defend a strategically important bridge. Despite the limited space to deploy, he distracted the King with a squad of Infantry sent to attack the French forces across the bridge. While outnumbered, the advantage was negated by forcing the French troops into a bottleneck. Toby's archers whittled away at the enemy while they were engaged. When the English established a foothold on the other side of the bridge, Toby's Cavalry charged across and overwhelmed the enemy. The sheer force of their charge broke the enemy lines, and the enemy routed. Louis and his heir were killed in the fight, and their army had dispersed. The French were finished as a military power. Their castles and cities were cut off from each other, with all their soldiers were trapped under siege and could be taken care of whenever the English willed it. Toby gained enough respect and authority to be declared the commander of all English Military forces.Another perk was his marriage to one of King Robert's daughters. With his new powers and prestige, he had his brothers retrieved from Scotland and brought to him. 

The brothers all shared a talent for command. While Toby was indisputably the best of them, Godwine and Robin were not far behind. Apart from that and their hatred of alcohol, the brothers were all different.

 While Toby loved his brothers, his father had left a mark on him. Whispers of his cruelty grew louder each day.  He executed any prisoners he captured during battles and did everything he could to turn the battle in his favour. He had any who disagreed with him flogged and others tortured. He was born a conqueror and destroyed any foe he met on the battlefield. He was rumoured to be the best English general since William the Conqueror himself. He was admirably rational, and a master of logistics. While he was above average at bureaucratic matters, he was poor with taxes. He saw that the trappings of power were necessary if he wanted to keep his authority so always picked the most expensive trappings for himself. 

Living in their brother's shadow, Godwine and Robin had each found their own niche in life. Godwine was the most religious of the three, and always acted the way he thought was religiously proper. he was also quite sociable with people and was always eager to make new friends. Robin focused on athletics and was the healthiest of the three. He was also the smartest of the three on average, but lacked Toby's political knowledge and Godwine's faith. The brothers also differed in looks. Toby had the face of the average English man, and didn't stand out. Godwine was a bit rough on the eyes, while Robin was incredibly handsome and literally striking to behold. 

A New Era

While the Robins had begun their rise to power in Western Europe, King Paul was wrapping up his crusade. He sold his newly conquered lands to the Pope, disbanded his templar forces, and begun the journey home. He had taken a small part of the navy when he had left with him, but didn't expect too much trouble on the way home. After all, it's not like anyone would dare to attack the leader of the strongest nation in Europe. Unfortunately for him, not all his enemies were foreigners. His old rival for the throne, George, son of Rufus, still sought revenge. George saw how foolish Paul was being, and knew that this would be the best chance he had for vengeance. In an act of treason, he bought the aid of Venice in ridding himself of his foolish king. He gave them Paul's position and let them set up an ambush. The Venetians attacked Paul at sea and destroyed his ships. Paul and his conquering army sank to a watery grave. Paul had taken his strongest supporters with him so the death of his army was also the death of any chances his son had of succeeding him as King. Thus ended the reign of King Paul the Malevolent and his dynasty.

While it was a tragedy for some, it was an opportunity for others. Paul was relatively young for a king, and as a result there was no clear heir. While his son was technically next in line, the old arguments about bloodlines erupted once again. George and Walter were once again possible candidates. When a civil war was about to break out, Toby saw his chance. He used Paul's death as a rallying cry for justice and honour and took his men to the French capital. He assaulted the city and slayed the last French King, Henri the mean, and then his heir. Technically, due to the order of deaths, Toby had slain 4 kings in combat so he gained the nickname Kingslayer. Toby left one of his relatives on charge of the city before he returned home victorious. The English people rallied around him and started chants of "King Toby the Kingslayer". As effective head of the military and with the support of the people, he had his wife declared Queen of England and took the title of King for himself. He also took the French crown for himself. In a grand coronation ceremony, he became known as "King Toby the First, High King of England and France, Lord of Scotland and Protector of Ireland". 

Where do we go now?

It was a glorious time for the English, but there was still much work to be done. Their French rivals had been dealt with and their people and culture exterminated. Their allies were still at war with England. Spain and Portugal lay to the south-west, ripe for conquest. Denmark had recently been repelled in the North, but were readying for another attack. Venice lay to the east, and were in the possession of the second largest army on land, and the by far the largest navy at sea. The Pope had almost excommunicated the King, and the Holy Roman Empire was planning something. The English were over extended with their armies scattered. While their Kingdom had grown so had its armies. The cost of all these soldiers was immense. the treasury barely replenished itself every year, and all that money had to go to upgrading settlements or recruiting soldiers. If they lost any income, the economy would break. The English were isolated and had no one to trade with.

Fortunately, there were positives. Short of the Mongols, the English had the largest army, treasury and empire Europe had ever seen. Their enemies would soon know the consequences of messing with Brittania.

Current Borders of the English Empire. 

Medieval II: Total War Part IV

Henry's "Family"


Of the three natural sons of William the Conqueror, Henry was always the most manipulative. His adopted family   on the other hand, lacked the intellect to keep up with his schemes. This made them useful pawns in Henry's quest for turning England into one of the greater powers of Europe. Leonard, Charles, Paul and Morcar were almost extensions of his will.

Leonard was the least loyal of the group. He still had some potential, so Henry had him sent to govern the province of Wales, where he could do the least damage if he turned rebellious. He was ignorant and a drunk, but managed well enough. He was tolerated by the people of Wales, due to his sense of Justice and bravery. He was noble in rule, trying to do what was best for the Welsh, even if it wasn't the best for England. His alcoholism also made him more social with the people, so he was reasonably well liked.

Charles was just as ignorant as Leonard, but did not seem to realize his own idiocy. He was extremely confident in his own abilities. He was somehow a skilled bureaucrat, so is able to keep the old French fortress  up and running. He turned it into the largest castle in English possession, and it was constantly training new men for the army.

Paul acted as Henry;s representative to the public. He was incredibly handsome, and incredibly brave on the battlefield. He was a stereotypical knight. Unfortunately, he was handed everything he could want on a silver platter. He was  lazy and slothful, sleeping for long periods at a time, and hated physical effort. He was social and had charisma, and attracted the attentions of the King. Despite his incredible ignorance, he was chosen as heir, and eventually became King. This fit perfectly into Henry's plan. He had the perfect figurehead ruler who would listen to everything he said. Unbeknownst to Henry, Paul was secretly gay and attracted to him. As a result, Paul would do almost anything Henry asked of him.

The smartest of the bunch was Morcar Robins. He was an excellent commander who was willing to do anything in order to secure a victory. Henry saw his potential and sent him to deal with the newly conquered Scottish and Irish territories. He ruled his new lands with an Iron fist, with a harsh and cruel hand. He considered peasants beneath him, and ruled through fear. But for some reason, Morcar turned to drinking and gambling to control his boiling anger. The man simply seethed with rage, and had constant rage attacks. He was driven by a rage that no one but him understood. the lands he rules are considered the backwater areas by those in London, so he is free to do as he sees fit.

But the balance of power shifted with Robert's death. Paul was somehow King and completely unsuited for ruling. He let the power go to his head, and Henry eventually lost control. When the Pope called a crusade, Henry told Paul that it was his destiny and told him to join it. Paul couldn't resist the glory and took an army by sea to Antioch. He gained a reputation as a Malevolent man for his slaughter of Muslims he conquered. He tried governing there for a while but found it unbearable. He sold the land to the Papal States and tried returning home.

England was having trouble while Paul was off on his crusade. Due to circumstances out of his control, Henry had gotten Spain, Portugal and Venice to declare war on him, while he was still trying to destroy France. While England was still stronger than the rest of them individually, the lack of trade was hurting the economy. The treasury was almost empty, only sustained by sacking French Cities for cash. Marseilles, the most profitable city in the English Empire since it was conquered, was constantly under siege. Her governor, Jasper had turned into a paranoid and partially insane man due to constant assassination attempts on his life and spies causing unrest in his city. England needed a new leader.

Medieval II: Total War Part III

Note: Won't make any sense unless you read the rest. Names are assigned in game.

The families of Rufus and Robert


After Robert's death, there were many arguments over who would be the next king. This was the first time a situation like this had occurred in English history. The throne was technically supposed to pass to the oldest son of the King, and if he was too young, it would be the kings brother. However, there were a few problems since Robert was never supposed to be king. His deceased older brother Rufus had had two children before his death, George and Edgar. The law was unclear about whether George should reclaim his rightful place as King of England. Another issue was that when the crusade had started, Walter had been too young to become heir, so his adopted cousin had been chosen as a successor for Robert until he returned. But now that he was old enough, shouldn't he take his father's crown? Finally, there was prince Paul, the chosen heir. He was not related by blood, but of the three he was the only one who had actually led an army and commanded any authority. Thus, with Henry's support, he was able to wrest control of the crown from his adopted cousins and was crowned King of England.

Being passed over again had an undeniable effect on George, eldest son of old King Rufus. he was not even aware that his uncle Robert had died until he was invited to come to Crown Prince Paul's coronation ceremony. George became even more introverted than before. He was already cold hearted from losing his father at an early age. He had turned inward and was a quiet man, which turned him into a poor speaker. He never showed any emotion and it seemed like he wore a stone mask over his face. His predicament in life forced him to become an underhanded and severe man in order to maintain any power he possessed, an action he personally despised. A religious yet rational man, he patiently waits for an opportunity to present itself and get his vengeance on the rest of his family, especially the bastard usurper Paul. The worst part is that despite the talent for combat he inherited from his Grandfather, his French mother makes others question his loyalty in the war on France. He feels utterly alone, since his brother Edgar is almost his opposite.

Edgar never had to deal with the same issues as his brother, as he was never a candidate for the crown. He shares his brother's knack for command. He discovered that he was gay at a young age, and grew deeply ashamed. he represses his feelings, which turn into an uncontrollable rage which he tries to control with alcohol. When he he governs, he does so with an Iron fist and a lack of justice, punishing everyone. He shares his brothers reputation as people to be feared. Edgar is friends with his Brothers in law, Davy and Aston. Nobles promoted to the Royal Family, they are loyal and grateful to their new family. Aston took over the governing of London and the rest of England after Auncell's death due to his excellent bureaucratic skills, while Davy commands a task force in southern France in the name of the king.

While the "sons of Rufus" all get along reasonably well, the same cannot be said of Robert's immediate family. King Robert took his immediate family with him when he departed for the crusade. Along the way, young Walter came of age, while his older sisters married to Jasper and Michell, two men who greatly aided Robert in his Crusade. In fact, Robert treated Jasper like a favoured son, which instilled some jealousy in Walter. Jasper was obviously an idiot who got by on being brave in battle and having an extraordinarily intelligent wife, who happened to be Walter's sister. Jasper was so well liked by the king that he was left to govern Marseilles when the rest of the army departed. Michell, on the other hand, acted as Robert's personal assistance seeing that his will be done in the cheapest manner possible. Even if he did not respect the man, he was still very loyal.

  Walter had always tried to follow his father's legacy of chivalry and battlefield prowess, and in fact had become an expert at defending against sieges. He had always wanted to impress his father, and was incredibly angry when Jasper was chosen as governor of Marseilles rather than him. Still, he acted as a charismatic gentleman. He excelled at social events and speeches. Walter was always able to acquire money from his Father's entourage to pay for extravagant and expensive tastes.

Medieval II: Total War Part II

Note: Most of this is just descriptions of the personalities of the characters based off their in-game traits, not anything found in the game itself. the actions are based off what I did with them. The game is mostly about war.


The History of the English Royal Family


The Kingdom of England starts off with King William the Conqueror, his three sons Rufus, Robert and Henry, and a daughter. . William wished to finish uniting the British Isles and conquering the kingdoms of the Scottish, Welsh and Irish. He also wished to secure his ancestral home of Normandy against France and wisely recognized that the French were a greater threat. William was an amazing tactician and strategist, who was feared by his enemies. His sons were incredibly loyal to him. He trained his son Rufus to be his successor from an early age and they shared a dream of a United Great Britain.   The King departed England for France with Robert and Henry. He took the regions along the coast in order to secure England from coastal invasion. He made an alliance with the French and married one of their princesses to Rufus. William's daughter soon married Auncell of Berwick

Auncell was the second oldest man now in the family. The King trusted him absolutely due to his loyalty. Rufus left him in charge to govern England while he was off at war. Auncell never commanded during battle, but he became an excellent administrator. He supplied his brother in law with soldiers and the money to continue to fight. Auncell had homes built in London and Nottingham for himself as he travelled between the two. He was quite content with his lot in life, since he held much of the political power in the nation while everyone else was away. He died about 10 years after William.

Crown Prince Rufus, heir to the English throne, spent most of his life uniting Britain. He felt that he lived in his father's shadow for most of his life. he was more of an extension of his father's will then his own person. He was the one who declared war on The Scottish after conquering Wales. He simply did not share his father's aptitude for battle, and always lost a significant percentage of his forces and needed time to recover after every battle. While he managed to take the Scottish Capital of Edinburgh, he had to be saved by his father when his army was under siege. Rufus already had a low self esteem, and that was the final straw. When his father died of old age during the Scottish campaign, the newly crowned King devoted all his attention to his fathers dream. He made the ultimate sacrifice and died in battle fighting the Scottish King and his heir to the death, only 4 years after his fathers death. While his army managed to win the battle without him, it left the newly conquered Scottish territory without a governor, as Rufus' oldest son, George, was still too young to take his fathers place. His army was disorganized but remained loyal, and conquered Ireland in his honour.

This left the Kingdom in an awkward spot. At the time of Rufus' death, the Heir apparent was his next oldest brother Robert. Unfortunately, William had left Rob in charge of a crusading army before he left for Scotland. Thus, Robert was stuck in Central Germany trying to reach the crusades when he was crowned King. He was forced to abandon the crusade and make his way back. This took years, leaving the kingdom with only Auncell and Henry. Henry took advantage of the situation, and "adopted" two of his younger friends, Paul and Charles, and had Morcar and Leonard marry his daughters. He sent Morcar to govern Scotland and Leonard to Wales. Before he left for the rich coastal town of Rennes to govern in peace, his brother returned from his crusade to Caen. For a few short years, they ruled together, with Henry acting as his trustworthy advisor.

Henry was unquestionably loyal to his brother and extremely religious. He was a drunk and a gambler. although, as a governor he was fair and just. Due to his poor speech giving skills, he knew he could never be as popular as his brother and would never be king.  He considered himself better than most people, and managed to convince his brother to name his adopted son Paul as heir to the throne. He thought he would be able to manipulate Paul, despite the younger man's greater ability to command. Afterwards, he spent the rest of his life living in luxury as the governor of Rennes, one of the richest trading cities in English possession.

While his brother played a game of thrones, Robert was happiest leading an army and had no confidence outside of battle. He was never trained to be a king, and always felt uncomfortable doing it. He was terrible at diplomacy, managing to get the Spanish to declare war on him for no real reason. When the Pope called another crusade a few years after he returned from his failed one, Robert jumped on the chance. He made Henry build a him a fleet to take him to Tunis. Meanwhile, Paul prepared an army for invading the Spanish. Robert then departed English lands, never to return. He was chivalrous for most of his life, and gained a reputation as a skilled and chivalrous general on the battlefield. Unfortunately, his personal life was horrible. His wife cheated on him, at first secretly and then openly while he was on crusade. He lost all authority as King. His wife's betrayal turned him into a cruel and austere man. He hired assassins to kill foreign enemies and soon became known as King Robert the Killer. In an attempt to please the French he gave his crusading spoils to them. His ineptness led his brother to break the alliance with the French and invade them. While they quickly conquered Northern France, this destroyed the English reputation and led to Venice declaring war. Robert, along with his only son and his two sons-in-law were forced to invade Marseilles, one of the richest French trading cities. he was forced to defend it for years before he could attempt to travel back to English controlled lands. He died before he saw his beloved kingdom again. Robert was a tragic figure, who had a crown he had never wanted forced upon his head, and he saw himself excommunicated from the church he loved so much because of his brothers actions. He never truly got what he wanted.

Medieval II: Total War

When Steam had their Black Friday sales a while back, every game seemed to have some ridiculous discounts that I'd never be able to find anywhere else. One of the best deals I saw was the Total War Megapack, normally  sold for $50, something which I'd always consider way too expensive to buy even if it did come with 4 games, for only $12.50. Even though my computer can't run the newer ones, my friend said I might as well take advantage of the deal since it 75% off. So I got the pack which came with: Rome: Total War, Medieval II: Total War, Empire: Total War and Napoleon: Total War, along with all their expansions. I decided to start with Medieval II, mostly because I misremembered it as being the oldest of the four, forgetting Rome came out a few years before.

So I started it up and unsurprisingly enough, the game ran at about 8 whole frames a second even with all the graphics set to the lowest possible and nothing else running on the computer. For comparison, go to this Link to see the difference between 15, 30 and 60 fps. Despite the slowness of the game, once I got out of the tutorial I really started to enjoy the combat and almost forgot it was atrocious to watch. the battles of the tactical map were extremely fun to command, as you line up your hundreds of troops and then watch them fight the enemy. I managed to win my first seige, although i suffered extremely high casualties. I had a grand total of 4 archers left. Not 4 units of archers, literally four men. When a unit comes with 75 men a piece, you can see how much I sucked. I decided the only way to get better was to keep playing the game. I started a short campaign playing as England. I got hooked and spent the next few days mostly playing the game.

The campaign map is turned based as opposed to real time, and includes up to sixteen different factions. To win the campaign as the English, you need to control 15 regions and eliminate the French and the Scottish. I got to work and learned how to play the game and how to command my men, what units worked best against which, the importance of morale, and most importantly, how badass Cavalry units are. If you use them properly, they're the strongest units in the game. they can beat almost anything if you used them properly. foot soldiers are losing a melee and are outnumbered? Cavalry charge. Archers are chipping away at your troops? Cavalry Charge. the enemy cavalry is charging you? Cavalry Charge. As long as you hit them from the side or behind, your horses will slaughter the enemy and force them to rout. Later on, once the French started to use heavy infantry (basically armoured knights), you can see how easily those can fight everything to a standstill .and how one unit of those can hold off 3 or 4 times their number in light infantry. they're also much harder to charge with your own cavalry.

As I played, I discovered one of my favourite features about the game; the Royal Family. Each faction has a Royal family where the males act as governors of Towns and Castles during the campaign, and Generals on the battlefield. You need to use them as governors in order to recruit new soldiers for your army and build new buildings in towns, otherwise the towns only provide income. You also need them on the battlefield since they can affect the course of battle, and also act as an extra unit of Heavy Cavalry. They each display 4 ratings which impact how important they are, which are ranked on a scale of 1-10. the first is Command, which increases morale on the battlefield. Chivalry/Dread increases your own units morale, or lowers the enemies, respectively. Chivalry is better for governors, while Dread is better for war. Loyalty is the chance they have of rebelling, being bribed, and also affects the amount of unrest in lands they govern. Kings have authority, and if they have a high enough score it'll keep low loyalty family members from rebelling. Piety is how religious they are, and whether the inquisition will get them.

Maybe its just me, but as I got family members, they seemed to develop a personality depending on how I used them and seemed to tell a story. they got traits which affected their stats and made sense.  For example, I had one character who had three children. he got traits such as alcoholic and angry. As his children grew up, they all get traits which said they abhorred drinking. I thought this was a clever touch on the games part. Since this was my first campaign, I grew quite attached to some members of the family, and hated some others. each character seemed to tell his own story if I thought about it, and just made the game more fun and exciting to play.

Legend Of Zelda

NOTE: If you don't know anything about the Legend of Zelda Games, you probably won't be able to understand this.

I was talking with someone the other day and they brought up that they had figured out the the chronological order of the games in the Legend of Zelda series. I've played a few of the games and beaten them before, but I never knew there was supposed to be an order to the games. I thought it was just random stories only connected by the fact that they all had a guy who wore green named Link who fought evil people. After some quick googling, it turns out there's a lot of people who have spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, and they all have their own individual theories. and they all contradict each other. After reading about a few of them, I tried to make one that made sense to me, based on which games have to go together and ending in the way I like best.

My order:

Skyward Sword -> The Minish Cap -> Four Swords -> Ocarina of Time -> 


(Split timeline with Adult and Child versions. Adult line has Wind waker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. Child line has Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess. Four Swords Adventure takes place sometime in either timeline but before Wind Waker and Twilight Princess)

-> Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons games happen at about the same time in both Timelines after  Ocarina of Time. -> A Link To The Past -> Link's Awakening -> Legend of Zelda -> Adventure of Link

One of the first games would have to be The Skyward Sword. It seems to be the origin of the master sword and is supposed to take place before Ocarina of Time according to the developers.

The Minish Cap has a different Link then Skyward Sword. it shows the origin of his outfit, and since it has Vaati, it can take place before Ocarina of Time. the Original Four Swords can take place after, with a different Link.

The Ocarina of Time occurs, because it shows how Ganondorf became evil and whatever his relationship with Ganon is(Are they the same person? Is Ganon a demon that possesses him? I have no idea). Then the lines split based off the two endings of OOT. Blah Blah Blah...

 Exty years after the end of Ocarina of time, The Oracle games occur. In one timeline Oracle of Seasons happens before Oracle of Ages, while in the other timeline the occurs first. the great part is, Twinrova is around in both timelines, and Ganon/dorf is dead in both. So the plot makes sense in both Timelines. It also explains how the master sword was recovered/teleported/made a new one. the sword isn't really lost in Twilight Princess I think, but is in Wind Waker. While the two lines are still in seperate universes, the events afterwards are basically identical.

Next comes Link to the Past. The imprisoning war mentioned in the backstory is referring to Ocarina of Time and how Ganon was originally trapped. For this theory to make sense, Ganon and Ganondorf are separate beings, and while ganondorf died in twilight princess/wind waker, Ganon was still trapped in whatever realm it was. Awakening is said to be the direct sequel to ALTTP, so it goes next chronologically.

Finally, its the original game and its sequel. ALTTP is stated to be a prequel to Legend of Zelda, so it goes before. Adventure of Link is the direct sequel to the original game. the problem with it being here is that the original Zelda from the opening cutscene is in Old Hyrule, which was clearly destroyed in Wind Waker. However, if you look at the game map, you can see that this Zelda is in Eastern Hyrule, which is an island. So, either she was on top of a very tall mountain whose base is now the bottom part of the island, or the island is like an Iceberg and simply rose when Old Hyrule flooded, then drifted away to its current location by New Hyrule.I like the second option better, because it feels more Zelda-ey to me.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 3

The day Modern Warfare 3 came out, my brother went to the midnight release. For the next 3 days, he played it as often as possible. This is easily the most fun-filled (funnest isn't a word?) games in the Call of Duty franchise. It gets rid of most of the stupid frustrating things from the last Modern Warfare and Black Ops. The Kill Streaks are better balanced, and aren't entirely game-breaking this time (chopper gunner and the nuke). Well, there's still osprey gunner, but its not used as much. It actually shows you how many kills you are into you're current streak, so you don't have to keep track yourself. Its very convenient, and its about time they added it to the series.

 I also like the fact that there's support kill streaks now, so it continues to add kills to the streak even after you've died. Some of them are useful, but some like ballistic vest are entirely useless. You last one extra second against gunfire, and then you're dead. My favourite is Juggernaut, which basically makes you invincible and gives you a riot shield. Its so much fun to just around absorbing gunfire as the other team panics and tries to figure out how to kill you, as your own team guns them down.

However, most of the time I just you use the regular "strike" package. Since I suck horribly at this game, and can't stay alive for more than a minute, I use the smallest possible streaks. I also use Hardline, since it means I need one less kill per streak. I use UAV, Care Package and Predator Missile, which are 2, 3 and 4 kills respectively. If I have a good game, it means I'm constantly getting UAVs which really makes the game easier. I also like that it cycles through after 4 kills, so if I get another 2 kills I get another UAV. I don't have to die to get more rewards!

My favourite class is one that uses any SMG, although I really like the PP90M1since it has the fastest firing rate ever. Squeeze the trigger and whatever is in front of you dies in a hail of bullets. I use it with:

a Stinger ( Helicopters are annoying)
Sleight of Hand Pro (reloading just takes fooooorever without it)
Hardline Pro ( because I suck)
Steady Aim ( Spray N' Pray is the best. I also don't have the reflexes to do anything but pull the trigger)

This class was specifically designed for my play style of not actually being good at this game. Reloading after every kill is a habit I've picked up from other games, and without sleight of hand its ridiculously slow and tedious. Also due to Halo, instead of looking down my sights, I just fire in their general direction. The kills are still so satisfying.

The Campaign is nothing to write home about. After playing it once, I haven't had the urge to go back to it, which should speak for itself. Its so average. I also don't get shiny numbers popping up every time I do anything, which just isn't as satisfying. If I'm not constantly getting rewarded for something simple, I get so bored of it in this game. I do like the survival mode though. Reminds me of Horde on Gears of War and Firefight in Halo.

Dexter

I'm really enjoying the 6th season of Dexter. I just watched the sixth episode of this season. While the entire show has always been top notch, Season six is a real improvement so far over the weird and bad fifth season. While it’s still not as good as seasons 1, 2 and 4, I'm still enjoying it. Its back to having one central villain, instead of the whole rape and murder conspiracy thing with multiple people it had going. While the killer hasn't actually contributed much to Dexter's current story arc with Brother Sam, they're clearly building something up. I think he'll matter more in the next half of the season. I can't wait to see how the rest of the season turns out.

This season also doesn’t have Lumen to be an unlikeable replacement.  She didn’t really have anything that made her stand out, and unlike everyone else who’s ever had an important role on the show, she didn’t really have an effect on Dexter’s character. All other villains/friends in Dexter have had call-backs to their plots. So far Lumen hasn’t made a difference. She was so pointless.

I really like the way Quinn is turning out this season. It’s nice to see his slow mental breakdown as he screws his life up. He can’t do anything right this season. His life is slowly collapsing around him, and he doesn’t seem to realize. I’m betting he’ll get fired for being a complete douche and ruining some investigation. I’m surprised he hasn’t already. Considering I’ve never really liked him, I’m enjoying it.

Immanuel Kant

Instead of playing video games or something productive, I did a school project on Immanuel Kant, a 18th century philosopher who lived in Prussia, or modern day Germany. Here's my rough draft.

Categorical Imperative

The idea that something is only moral if you would be fine with it being a universal.

Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law. - Immanuel Kant

i.e.  You don’t have any money and approach a friend for help. He agrees to give you a loan if you repay it in a week. You know you can’t repay it in a week, but consider lying in order to get the loan.

Kant says that you should imagine a world where everyone lies in order to receive loans. Everyone in this world would not trust each other enough to loan money. So, lying to receive money is morally bad.

Another part is that consequences do not matter in determining morality, only intentions.

Two drunk drivers go home one night. One hits and kills a person, while the other doesn’t. Both are still wrong to do so, even though one didn’t hit and kill anyone.

If you donate food to a charity in order to help orphans, it doesn’t matter if they all later die of poisoning because the food was bad. Your intentions were good, so you are morally correct.

This is the most important idea because it changed the way philosophers thought about morality. Before, everyone was much more utilitarian, saying murder is wrong because it doesn’t help the greater good. Kant argued it was flawed, since it didn’t address people who did things to maximise their own personal gain.  

Opinion

I’m in agreement with Kant about morality. If everyone followed Kantian ethics, then the world would be a better place.  Kant doesn’t believe that you act in order to create happiness. You act out of a universal duty.  It is wrong to exploit the few for the benefit of the many. I also liked that his morality is based off a logical system, which by definition doesn’t allow for any conditions. Its either Universal or its not.               

Pokemon FireRed

I found a copy of Pokemon FireRed in my house, and luckily it only had a game that had just started saved on it. So I've decided to erase that and start a brand new game so I can transfer all the first generation Pokemon I want and need over to my White. The problem is, you can only transfer Pokemon over after the sixth gym, which is a bit less then three quarters of the way into the game (depending on if you count stuff that's after the Elite 4, and all those Team Rocket Shenanigans). So, depending on if I can find a link cable, I'll need to play through the game to that point at least 3 times so I can get each starter. Which would be quite time consuming. I hope i can trade using the DS wireless trading thing, that'd make it so much simpler.

Pokemon

Today, I started playing Pokemon again. I played my copy of Pokemon White.  It really is a fun game. The only problem is, you just run out of things to do after you beat the Elite 4. I could level up my team to level 100, except there wouldn't really be a point to that. Who would I fight with them? The Elite 4 again? If you're playing Pokemon, you need to have friends who play it too, otherwise you'll get bored of it after a week. At least with friends you can battle each other, or trade Pokemon to complete the pokedex. battling with friends really adds value to the game, since you can actually test your skills against someone who isn't a computer. the battles get a lot more intense.

The problem in White and Black is that the Pokemon are all automatically put to level 50. So, once you get them to their top evolution and all the moves you want them to learn, there's really no point in levelling them up further. At least its balanced that way.

My favourite team to use against friends:

Emboar               Haxorus               Snorlax        

-Scald                       -Sword Dance            -Crunch  

-Sunny Day           -Earthquake                  -Curse       

-Flamethrower    -Dragon Claw             -Body Slam   

-Brick Breaker     -Dragon Dance            -Rest    


Metagross          Tyrannitar           Gigalith
-Meteor Mash      -Crunch                       -Rockslide
-Agility                    -Rockslide                   -Earthquake
-Zen Headbutt     -thunderbolt               -Stealth Rock
-Earthquake        -Earthquake                -Stone Edge

 
I'm not really sure why four of them know Earthquake. It seems redundant. I'm sure it made sense at the time I gave them those moves. The real heart of the team is Haxorus. If he gets a Sword Dance off, he can usually one shot everything with Dragon Claw. He has a really high Speed too, so no one ever gets to attack before him. He can usually take out half of their team before they find some way to counter him. I think this was the team that was capable of resisting every single type, but I don't really remember at this point.

Museum of Nature

I went to the museum today. It was pretty fun. I found I really don't find birds interesting at all compared to literally anything else.  Moose are much bigger then I imagined, and apparently that was only medium sized moose. The same is true about Bison. they are much bigger in real life then they seem to be in pictures. There's also a visible difference between muscox and Bison. Blue Whales are also extremely huge. I'm pretty sure you could live comfortably inside one if you hollowed it out.

 Also, rocks are extremely cool to look at, I can see why people in ancient times were willing to trade all their food for some shiny rocks. It would be so worth it. My favourite was the amethyst. mostly because they're smooth and purple. they're the best to look at.

Deus Ex

I beat Deus Ex: Human Revolution, today. Its really an amazing game. I missed one of the endings though, so I didn't get that achievement. I'll just get it on my second play-through, which will either be the pacifist run, stealth run, or the Hardest difficulty run. So many different options on how to play this game. Good thing I now know how to actually beat everything properly.

Walking Dead

I just watched  the fourth episode of The Walking Dead. It's a pretty good show so far, But sometimes it can get confusing if you're not paying close attention.  The first 25 minutes of the first episode is the most boring half hour of television I've ever seen, but it gets pretty good once stuff actually starts happening. I'll watch episode 5 later.