Raxis Prime

i have a dilemma...i can't fucking pass it!!!

Raxis Prime has a level through the construction facility that is driving me insane. walkthrough after walkthrough and i can't get the timing right. ugh!!

Damn u Raxis Prime.

PC Game of the Day: Star Wars Battlefront

 

Not the second one, not elite, not republic commando...the first one. The O.G. 

Sure the cover says it's rated "T" for teens, but once u play it, you're hooked! 

As a huge Star Wars fan, I was firmly disappointed with the second trilogy. Well, the first. But you know what I mean. Revenge of the Sith was really awesome though. To see Anakin Skywalker rise and become Darth Vader was way too fucking cool to not like. But I digress. 

When I first played the game, I had just bought a PS2. I get very "late in the game" when it comes to consoles. Once I started, I couldn't stop! I was getting frustrated though because I couldn't play with other people online so I decided to buy the PC version. Oh Lord Vader, I was basically addicted. I still am to this day. When my old computer broke down on me, I bought another one (which I'm still paying for) and bought the Star Wars fan favorites package which includes Battlefront, Battlefront II and Republic Commando. I do like the other games, but not as much as the first & pretty much only Battlefront known to me legitimately lol. 

I play online via GameSpy which is standard with the games. I also use something called Xfire. It's like a chatting program like AIM or ICQ or wtf ever people are using these days, but it's for gamers. With xfire you can not only talk to other gamers, but you can broadcast your game live, post screen shots of you playing, and track all the games you play. Basically it's like a mini gaming hub. 

Playing Battlefront online is almost like playing chess. It's a strategic war game, but you play on teams and with multiple forms of conquering. You can totally destroy the other team, you can capture all their command posts, or play a game of capture the flag. All the characters are so intricately designed, the battlefield graphics are amazing and the sound effects are superb right down to the running & and gun clicks.  Not to mention one of the best soundtracks in film history! The Imperial March is my ringtone & my text tone is R2-D2.

If George Lucas wants to make a game, you best be sure he's going to release something like whoa! 

In simple terms: Star Wars Battlefront...amazeballs!! Battlefront Official Website

Find out about all things Star Wars  Wookieepedia

If you are on Xfire, look me up: industrialgirl83

If you play Battlefront or Battlefront II, I'm usually on in the mid mornings to afternoons: IndustrialGirl

Marlene Dietrich

Today's movie mogul is Marlene Dietrich. I've been a huge fan since I first saw her in Destry Rides Again.

My grandfather (RIP) was a huge western fan. Most of all, he was a John Wayne fan. His next favorite movie star was James Stewart. Don't get me started on how many times It's A Wonderful Life was played in the family home. Well, while I was staying with him for the weekend, we watched Destry Rides Again. When I saw Marlene in that film, I was hooked.

Soon I began looking for other movies of hers. Unfortunately, I didn't have the internet at the time. I didn't even have a computer. I had to do all my digging the old-fashioned way...the library! Some might say, "Eww! The library!?", but I was jazzed because that meant I could go through book after book without my mom being on my case about doing something educational.

The library near our house was literally two blocks away. I picked up my backpack full of writing materials, hopped on my bike and away I went. Ahh, the dewy decimal system. how I love thee. You know what I'm talking about. Those little cards the library had before they used computers to log every book. you had to write down the section and book number. Then, you had to go looking through that section to find that a) the book was checked out or b) it's there, just not in it's place. In essence, if you really needed the information or you were really dedicated, then you just said, "fuck this!" and you would leave.

Since I had absolutely nothing else besides homework to do, I spent most of my time in the library. I would look up anything I had an interest in. I was combing the movies section when I came across a book filled with descriptions and pictures of Marlene Dietrich's movies.

All her films are so amazing. My favorite being, of course, Destry Rides Again:

As well as Shanghai Express:

And of course the most awesome Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair:

She was a big star already in Berlin where she was born and raised. Her first international film performance was in a movie called The Blue Angel directed by Josef von Sternberg, which so happens to be Germany's first "talkie". Paramount was so impressed, they signed Dietrich to a contract. Her first American movie was a gender-bending controversy for it's time called Morocco. It was such a hyped-up film because there were so many expectations for this German beauty. Amazingly, though she knew a tiny bit of English, she garnered her first, and only, Oscar nomination. She made a big fuss in Hollywood with her men's wear in the film. That also became her signature look, men's wear and suits:

I think what is most amazing about this actress was her public admission of despising the Nazi party. She was a German-born woman in WWII-era film production. According to her, she was propositioned by the Nazis. Some say Hitler himself asked Dietrich to be his mistress. She defied their approaches and became a U.S. citizen. What a slap in the face for ya. Not only that, but she became one of the U.S. military's most notable celebrity allies. She entertained the troops, sold war bonds, performed for U.S. soldiers near the front-lines in Germany. You Go Girl! lol. She became my heroine for that.

"I aint yo bitch, bitch! Imma not only say 'fuck you', but i'm gonna work for the other guys and rile them up to kick yo fuckin' ass!"

Anyhow, she really influenced women's rolls in the film industry and some don't even know it. She was one of the first few women, Greta Garbo being another one, who wore pant suits out in public for events. She has been hailed as a fashion icon all of her career.

So not only all that, but later in her career she performed cabaret in large theaters. They paid her something like 20-30k a week in Vegas. Apparently that was a lot of money then. Well shit...it's still a hell of a lot of money in one week today. With that said, I will leave you with her most famous scene of her career. This is her American debut scene in Morocco:

well hells bells

i done and got myself a blog. wtf?? ugh! oh well.

let's see...what am i going to talk about on here? umm...music, movies and games. so if you don't like any of that, then you might find yourself bored lol.


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