Tuesday, December 05, 2006 . 12/05/2006

Eragon. A book some 16-year-old wrote. His parents, ironically, own a small publishing business and published it themselves. I liked the book when I first read it, but I was going over it again out of boredom and I realised how dull and forced the writing was. A typical, 'good vs evil' thing. Why can't anyone come up with something original? Just once, I would like to read a book from the bad side's perspective. Why is it always the good side that wins? I always viewed the "good guys" in any book as stupid peace-loving hippies or something.

Then a shitty video game comes out.

And now a movie, due December 15th. First of all, the dragon looks cartoony and stupid, not to mention those goofy looking bird wings that don't really match the dragon at all. Second, the evil people in that movie look sexy. And the good people look like pansies, especially that kid. Yup.

More seriously now.. what the hell am I doing pondering over religion? It seems like people - on Ebaum's, particularly - didn't start this whole "debate" thing until after Dawkins released his most recent book, The God Delusion. Truth be told, I haven't heard of this book until only a few weeks ago while reading through some science forums, and even then I didn't know it was a recent book. So it's like.. these people all the sudden go "omg this makes so much sense lawl now i gotta preach to everyone on Ebaums forums". While I agree with religion being ridiculous in terms of reality, I also think it's ridiculous to create multiple threads on the same subject. "Lol omg look I found a movie on YouTube THIS MEANS I'M RIGHT". Maybe I'm getting these people completely wrong.. but that's what it feels like they're trying to say. It's people like these that make me feel stupid for thinking about the subject and learning about it, about history. It makes me feel like I'm wasting time.

I feel like a nerd and an idiot, spending most of the time on the computer. What the hell has happened to me? I used to have a life.. used to have friends.. and now I feel like some loser. But then again, someone who is eager to learn isn't a loser.. so I guess I'm just a loser when it comes to having real friends. 0 Comments - Post/view comments