Oh wow, Im huge
So I got a PM the other day, which I only read now, telling me I was in the community spotlight. I want to thank FernandoDANTE, as I had no idea. I guess this explains the mountain of people tracking me, which I was completely confused about. I was wondering why people cared.
This of course caused me to update my outdated "about me" and visit this abandoned blog.
Unfortunatly, I no longer plan on having a union for photography, as I'm no longer as active here at gamespot. Sorry about that.
I will however post one more picture, reflecting what Im doing now.... Boston
Charles river.
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Sorry for the huge delay between pics, but I had a hectic week followed by extreme laziness thanks to the hectic week. 
Anyway, Unions are now up at GS, and i thought this might be a good idea for a Union...you know, a place where I, and anyone else, could put pictures of home or places weve been.
Anybody think this is a good idea and would like to join up?
I believe I need 3 more members.
If not, Ill just continue it here in the journals...for real
And since the pics are still here:
Key Biscayne, florida. Near the end of the island is the state park....Our apartment borders it. Walk for a bit, and you get to this:
(Picture taken by my sister)
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Argentina: Glaciar Perrito Moreno - Part 2
Thanks for stopping by Bob.
"Perrito Moreno? Maybe Jamesinclair can help me with my spanish, but doesn't that mean something like "dark-haired puppy?" Why is the glacier dark-haired little dog? Is there some kind of story behind it? "
I hadnt thought of it, but you're right. Translate it, and youre talking about a small brown dog. However, i believe the glacier is named after the guy who discovered it. Why his name is this, I dont know....
Its late, but tommorow Ill do some reaserch on the subject and include it with the next update.
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(Excuse the dots, but for some reason, when i post, these spaces I leave arent recognised)
Anyway, Ive spent awhile trying to force MSn Groups to acept my pictures, naturally butchering them into small files. Oh well...
The first picture is of course, up close.
Its cropped to exclude my sister and I.
On the other side of the fence, youll find yourself in a freezing river.... This picture really illustrates how long the thing is.
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So to get to the glacier, we had to walk around.
This is one of my favorite pictures...
Extremely green grass, then dirt, then ice....
Thats it for today then. Tommorow, Ill show one picture from on top of the glacier, and see if I have one of the city (El Calafate). If not, then Ill bring on the penguins from Ushuaia. Soon after, well move to less cold lands....
(It wasnt cold btw, March 7 is still technically Summer)
Patagonia - El Calafate - Glaciar Perrito Moreno
I planned to upload 3 pics today, but my friends at MSN Groups decided to not let me host with them anymore. Darn limits. Any suggestions?
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I managed to get one up, but fist, some Geography
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I thought this was a great map. At the bottom, you see Ushuaia, on the Tierra del Fuego Island. Find El Calafate: Thats the closest city to the glaciers, including the one below, which is on Lago Argentino. Near the top is Bariloche, Ill be showing that in the future. Mind you, this map isnt that accurate, but it gives a good idea.
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So heres a picture I took of the biggest Glacier there, Perrito moreno. Again, I wanted to show more...but I need to find a new host, even after reducing these pics from 2MB to 300KB and then MSN groups making it even smaller...
Of course, I have pics from on top the glacier. 
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Beautiful place isnt it?
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Tommorow, I expect to upload the two/3 other pictures from that area on one go. Then from there move up to Buenos Aires, and then leave Argentina for a bit.
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hope you enjoy.
Bottoms up: Ushuaia, Argentina
Lets get the new format started with (explained in the entry below). I was going to begin yesterday, but I wasnt home.
Also, any suggestions for an alternate hosting site other then MSN groups?
And, as always, please feel free to leave a comment suggesting any change. Want more city, less countryside? Prefer pics from the Pantanal (western Brazil0 to the Patagonia (this pic)? Say so. Do you want me to go in order, or mix things around? Argentina, then my city, then uruguay, then a mall, then Argentina...?
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This is one of my favorite pictures. Ushuaia is the southernmost civilian city in the world, and it lies in Tierra del Fuego, the island shared by Chile and Argentina. For this pic, we left the city, and took a boat south, past the most southern military city in the world (on Chile's side, which I believe is called Port Edward) towards the pinguins. On the left is Argentina, right is Chile. The lighthouse? I have no idea. I knew I had to capture a shot from the boat.
Interestingly, I saw an amazingly similar picture in the Miami Herald a few weeks back. I skimmed past it, thought "wait a sec" and went back to see it. Only difference? their pic was taken a bit further away.
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Game related:
Yesterday, I played Katamari Damacy with my friends. Funny how a situation can go from "OMG thats so gay, i cant believe you payed for this" to "ok, let me try..."to "ahaha, Im the winner, this owns" in 5 minutes.
Recent Reviews
So I listened to the CD, and probably skipped through this song, its a wierd one. Eventually however, it became one of my favoirte ones on the album. It's definitly NOT something you'll ever hear on the radio, since its a slow Piano Ballad with strange lyrics. Maybe thats the beauty of it? Personally, i love the violins that kick in somewhere in the middle.
"Has no one told you she's not bretahing? Hello, I'm your mind, giving you someone to talk to......Hello"
One of the high points of the song is the way in which it showcases Amy Lee's great vocals. It's just her and a piano that shes probably playing.
Its a highly emotional song, thinking past to ones childhood ("playground school bell rings, again"), dark times ("rainclouds come to play, again"), and times when only one's self is there to talk to. We also recieve a little bit of complaint against an authority ("dont try to fix me, im not broken") and then right back to a relationship ("hello, Im the lie living for you, dont cry"). I can honestly imagine AMy crying as shed finish singing it...perhaps why this is never sung at concerts (and then again, this isnt what concert goers go to hear anyway).
I suggest listening to the stream this website provides, as it gives you a good diea of what to expect, although the complete song is so much better.
If you are expecting something similar to Bring me To Life, or even hello, then dont. It is a romatic song, with a simple melody and simple lyrics.
The slow begins with a repeating percusion slowly getting louder, and then:
"dear my love / haven't you wanted to be with me / and dear my love / havent you longed to be free / I cant keep pretending that I dont want to know you and..."
Obviously, the lyrics differ from the darker stuff we see in the other songs. more interesting still is at minute 1:
Amy lee: "Take my hand..
Amy + guy "we're leaving here tonight/theres no need to tell anyone, they'd only hold us down / so by the mornigs light..." . . "where love is more then just our name"(1:41)
I dont know who the guy is, since it doesn't sound like Ben Moody, but it works really well.
Halfway through the song, Evanescence plays with stereo.
Amy Lee says one line, with her voice moving acorss the speakers. Next line of verse, she begins again at one extreme moving across. This is done a total of four times.
However, on the third verse, the guy chips in with the same line, however begining on the other side. He takes two lines of lyric to move acorss the speakers, while AMy mvoes across in one.
This is how it sounds:
Amy: Extreme right: "Forget this life come with me, dont look back youre safe now" (Extreme left)
(Extreme right) "Unlock your heart, drop your god, no ones left to stop you"(Extreme left)
Amy (extreme right), Guy (extreme left)
"forget this life come with me, dont look back youre safe now" (Amy (extreme left) Guy (middle speakers)
Amy (extreme right) Guy (middle)"Unlock your heart, drop your god, no ones left to stop you
nowwww....." Amy (extreme left) Guy (extreme right)
Its an interesting effect, and for the next few lines, Amys voice is stronger on the left, instead of right as earlier in the song.
While it is a simple effect, its a powerful one how their voices cross over, again reflecting the mood of this song.
Theres nothing gothic, or nothing rock about it...but its a timeless song that offers you a different side to the group, one I wouldnt mind hearing again in a later album.
