Random musings 2.

How I love Pokemon Go!

In two weeks time the appearance of people on the street has completely changed.

Remember that time when somebody talking in him/herself was considered a bit kaka? Nowadays you can bet your bottom dollar that person is calling somebody.

In two weeks time suddenly all kinds of (often) youngsters -who wouldn’t leave their game console if their life depended on it- venture outside. Often in pairs you’ll find them walking along, their eyes glued to their smart phone. And, apart from the occasional traffic accident, I am loving this new hype. Let me explain why.

I’m a runner, a jogger, a ten miles three times a week type of guy. And I like doing it. It clears my mind and makes me a bit more healthy. But, the whole reason why I started running in the first place had nothing to with me keeping my health up.

I’m a pretty healthy guy to begin with. But being stuck behind a computer at all hours isn’t the wisest thing to do. So I ventured out occasionally. Luckily I’m the kind of person who likes to take walks. But this is where the problem happens. Because single guys walking are, to other people, anything BUT a single guy walking! For example:

Walk somewhere remote and people will wonder what I’m doing there –or what I just did (hidden a body or something). Go to some forest and people wonder where I left my girlfriend and her Nordic walking sticks (apparently you are only allowed to take in nature in pairs). Heck, I’ve already caused two bicycle accidents because the people on the bike were franticly looking where I left the dog I was supposedly walking and missed their turn.

So I started wearing running clothes and sped up my walking speed and suddenly people didn’t look at me like I was crazy or out of place. People no longer wondered what I was doing in a forest on my own.

And this is why I love Pokemon Go. Now I can walk anywhere and all I have to do is look at my phone from time to time. I don’t even need to bring the phone, all I need is the cover. Great! No more wondering glances. No more accidents. Whenever people find me somewhere where a singular guy appears to be out of place I’ll just pretend that I’m looking for Pokemons; problem solved.

The glory of finding solutions to computer programs online. 

We all know those little anecdotes in which a person calls the helpdesk because he doesn’t have any Internet only to be referred to the website.

However, the Internet has –honestly- created an artform of this. So after an lengthy search for a solution of one tiny computer issue I became so fed up that I created this little flowchart below. It’s just an attempt at humor and me venting my frustration.
(https://postimg.org/image/9ksze6bpd/)

Ducktales - Oh no!

I’ve never been much of a hardcore Ghostbusters fan. So even though I considered myself highly critical when I saw the first (very badly made) trailer of the movie I didn’t care enough about the original to write any kind of article about it (plus I wanted to keep myself out of all the fighting going on online).

I, however, do care about Ducktales. I care a great deal about Ducktales.

So when a year ago Disney announceds new episodes I (and the rest of the internet) were a bit worried if those new episodes would be in terrible 3D. But, Disney reassured us: the new Ducktales would be in good old fashioned 2D. *sighs a breath of relief*

But now I feel slightly bamboozled (there is a harsher term to use here) because this is the first preview we’ve gotten. And to be honest it looks rather horrendous. Straight from the computer like those new Mickey Mouse cartoons (which, I must admit, I don't like either). Like Disney is actually trying to make the new cartoon look terrible

Which kinda brings me to something I noticed for quite a while now: Why do I have to watch Nickleodeon’s Avatar to get Disney style animation but when I turn on the Disney channel I get all kinds of cubes and triangles (Phineas and Ferb) and subpar animations. Great humor and script, mind you, but terrible animation.

I mean, Disney is getting back on track in his movie outings. Why not fix the televisions outings as well?
Because there is a gigantic style difference between this and this and I don't really like it!