The Storming Brain...

I've been meaning to post here... no really... I have. I just haven't gotten a good topic to write about. And I've been doing so much stuff lately that I can't find enough time to sit and actually think up of a good topic to write about. However, I have a few good topics I would like to develop within a bit of time. :)

For example, how someone who's born into a rich family and provided everything they want, will ultimately be a failure compared to someone who has to work for everything they've gotten in their lives. (Of course, there are some exceptions, I just wanted to state the topic) It came to me during my Humanities class because the professor was talking about something similar.

Hopefully I'll further develop what I want to write about that topic, and wrote some other things up here soon enough.

To be or not to be…

So, who here has seen James Cameron’s Avatar? (Don’t worry, there will be no spoilers.) So, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, what are you waiting for? It’s a great movie and I highly recommend you watch it.

Now that that’s over, I’ll get on to what I really wanted to state here. I heard recently that lots of critics are blaming the movie for quite a few suicide cases lately. See… the thing is, that apparently there are some people that see the movie, and love it sooo much they wish they could live IN the movie. What happens is, they tell the world that they’re going to commit suicide because they can’t live in the world of Pandora (the planet from which the Na’vi ((theblue people)) are from.) They fall so in love with the animated world that when the 2 and a half hours of the movie are over, an immense depression comes over them because there is no way to live in Pandora, because it’s all fiction.

Now, my opinion, is that this is all just crazy. I mean, I respect other people’s opinions and thoughts, but are you really going to commit suicide just because you’re living in the normal world? How many other countless movies have come out with fictitious worlds and universes? Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc. Just because we can’t live in them doesn’t mean we should kill ourselves.

I admit, Pandora is surely an insanely pretty and awesome place, and the Na’vi, though I found them kinda ugly at first, become more attractive as you get used to the movie, and the entire world that is Pandora becomes VERY addicting and lovable… but that doesn’t mean you should lose sight of reality.

Whether it’s all a scam to get people to stop watching Avatar (though, I don’t know about the U.S. and other countries, but here in Puerto Rico, three weeks after the release and even today, the tickets are still sold out for that movie…) or whether it’s really happening, we can’t really blame the movie or James Cameron. He did an EXCELLENT job directing the movie and the animators did a wonderful job creating Pandora. I must admit every person who pitched in to that movie should be rewarded accordingly.

The whole reason for this post, is that I can’t seem to believe that some people would actually consider suicide just because they want to live in a different world. Trust me; committing suicide isn’t going to get you anywhere pretty… We need to keep a grasp on reality and keep in check with the world that we live in. We can love and dream about places like Pandora and other fictitious worlds from movies and books, but that’s all we can really do, dream, wonder, and imagine. We can’t really pretend the world to be something like that, because reality will come crashing down on us pretty badly. If you TRULY want to live in a world like that, I suggest a number of things, write about it, make your own fanfiction, draw, draw yourself as a Na’vi, etc. There are countless possibilities to express your creativity and to “live” in that world, all you have to do is keep a hold on reality while leaving a small space for loving these places.

The Lone Wolf is Not as Mighty...

Have you ever had a really close friend? One that's been there through it all and one that has grown alongside you? Someone you've known for a long time, a really good friend of yours that shares many of your experiences and memories. Someone so close that people who know you only know you as a pair, example: "Christian and Bob"? Your identity becomes one with the other person because you're never seen apart from each other.

While it's true that friends come and go, why does that have to always be a fact? If you practically grow up with someone, and that person is your best friend, why do you have to grow apart? Sure, we grow in different environments and we make different friends here and there, which ends up changing our likes and dislikes, which, ultimately, changes who we are... but that doesn't mean a friendship should be lost.

I care a lot about friendship, perhaps a tad too much. I get easily attatched to someone and feel like that person is my friend even though I've only known him/her for about two or three days. And when a friend is no longer around, or suddenly vanishes from my life, it feels like daggers are stabbing at my heart.

"People eventually grow apart," is what they say, but I say otherwise. Things may happen, and people may change, but if there was ever a strong bond between two people, something strong enough to be true friendship, it shouldn't end there. "Best friends 'till the end." I'd like to see that come true.

With that introduction out of the way, I begin to think and reflect on the people I've known in my life, those who I've grown up with. Some of them, I have no idea where they are, others are still around, but they seem as if they weren't. Very few have stayed close to my life.

How would you feel if you found out that one of the people you used to hang out with all the time, that very special and close friend you played with not so long ago, has become a thief, a crook, etc? It'd hurt, like a bee sting to the heart. Someone you once loved, but never quite stopped caring about has become a drug addict, a bum, a prisoner?

I don't want to think that the people I love will ever "cross over to the dark side". I never want to see any of my friends or past friends becoming anything of what I just mentioned, I'm not sure if I can take it.

One of my friends, my best friend at some point in time, gave me this scare once. While he never quite did anything wrong, I noticed a change in him, and I'm not so sure that the change was for the good. It was nothing completely horrible, but tears did come down my face just thinking that he could possibly end up being these things. Just the thought made me shudder and cry.

Friends are there for a reason, and I believe that whenever someone is going through a rough time or a period of change in their lives, friends should always be there to back him/her up. A friendship is a special bond between two people and it's not something to be taken lightly. When two people love each other as much as best friends do, no matter how many years pass or what happens in that time and how far you two grow apart, you'll never stop calling that person your friend.

Just something else that I want to throw in there: Whenever friends push you away, it's usually when they need you the most.

This blog was:
Dedicated to : A very special friend of mine whom I hope I haven't lost...
Inspired by: This video and the hope of finding a lost friend.

Friend or Foe...

So I promised in my previous post that I would write more about the whole idea of there being robots in Japan, and I'm keeping my promise.

This subject really concerns me and I've been wanting to write about it for a while now, to fully express my thoughts on it, and hopefully get some feedback and commentary on it as well.

So if you're asking yourself why I'm concerned on this subject, there are a number of reasons why it all concerns me. For starters, and this may seem completely off-subject at first, but one of my favorite movies of all time is "I-Robot". This movie shows what the future would be like if human-like robots were made a part of our daily lives. Now, this movie specializes on robots taking over the world, and quite honestly, I think that is possible.

Alright, for those of you who don't think that robots will take over the world and eventually kill us all, (though that's not what I meant) I believe robots will, in a way, take over the world. Maybe some of these videos will help show what I mean and how far they've already gotten.

This video shows how they will eventually take over our means of entertainment:
Dancing Robots

This one is of a robotic teacher:
Robot Teacher

As for this next one, it shows quite a few roles that robots are partaking in Japan, and how other countries are trying to compete in robot technology:
Robot Magic

If you don't understand English and are very interested in that last video, here it is in Spanish:
En Espa~ol

Now... on to the reason why I think this is all wrong. As you were able to see in the videos, mainly in that last one, we see that robots are taking roles that humans had. In that last video, actually, we see someone saying "This robotic receptionist works very hard, and does not complain" <<<< That right there is exactly what I'm getting at. Eventually companies and people all around the world will want to use robots to fill in what people used to do. Why? No salaries to pay, no complaints from the robots, no danger for human lives, etc.

But... this all comes at a price. In our society, we're already seeing an increasing rate of unemployment for people all over the world... if robots begin to take positions that people have at this moment, there will be even more. Society would become even more unbalanced, and things would get chaotic. Not to mention all of the possibilities of robots fighting wars between countries.

Overall, I think the creation of robots for all these roles and to increase the development of them to this extent is too much. I'd like to hear what other people think though. So feel free to comment. :D

The Warrior's Respite...

So, as many of you know, I'm playing an online game called Perfect World International. The reason I'm writing about this is because I felt inspired to write... ANNND because they're doing weekly maintenance so all servers are down and there's absolutely no way to play for about an hour. Lol.

So the reason I was inspired to write... was because I was thinking about all of the crazy people out there who willingly give up their life (basically) to these online MMORPG games. I understand if you're on there for hours and hours a day, because, honestly I do the same. But I've heard some crazy things, for example, people that have been online and have not slept, bathed, rarely eaten, or had communication with the outside world for a full 3+ days.

In a way, I guess I consider these weekly maintenance things a small break for these guys, so they can finally A. Acquire some sleep, even if it's only for one hour and then the obsession begins again, , B.Bathe, and C. Catch up with their loved ones.

It's funny though, how something so trivial as a game can end up to be so life-threatening. This brings me to another topic, something I've heard quite a few times before, and it oddly makes sense. I've been told that the only reason the Japanese keep giving us video games, anime, etc. is to intentionally rot our minds while they train their children for war. Not to mention they already have robots (I'll explain more about that later...) while we're here falling prey to their trap. Not that I mind though, be it true or not, I like playing video games, and that's become a part of who I am. :) It's a hobby.

A Continuation of Sorts...

Hi, my name is Christian Omar Diaz. You don't need to know my second last name, and even if I told you, you probably wouldn't be able to pronounce it right unless you're Hispanic... and even then many of my fellow Puerto Ricans have problems saying it. ^^;

So I'm 19 at the moment, currently living in Puerto Rico, and I'm hoping it'll stay that way, seeing as I've grown very used to the place. Now, many of you must be wondering: "Why is he typing in English, and so fluently at that, when he's from Puerto Rico. Don't they speak Spanish there as a main language?" As a matter of fact, yes, we do. However, I was born and raised till I was 10 in Orlando Florida. I moved over here to Puerto Rico after my parents got a divorce. Therefore, English is my first language, the one I use the most, while my Spanish, though getting better every day (or at least I hope), is my second language.

Now that those small facts have been settled in, I guess we can move to more things about me. For example, I like to write... a lot. I'm not sure if this blog post is considered to be long or not... but I tend to write quite a lot, so you might want to get used to it if you aren't already. (Most of my friends have learned to deal with my extensive writing.)

You now have a small, VERY miniscule autobiography of me which is missing loads of details, but at least you know a little more about me now. :D

Now, since most of you who are/will be reading this already know me, you must be asking yourself: "Why would he bother saying all of these things if we already know it?" The reaosn is because I know that if I don't write anything now, I'll continue the same routine tomorrow, the day after, and so on and so forth until, ultimately, I forget that I even have an account here.

Have a good one. :D

Dawn of a New Day...

Many of you, including myself, are wondering... what happened in Christian's life that's making him want to make a blog? The answer is: Nothing.

I've been longing to start a blog or... well... a journal of sorts, and many of you know that I love to write, so why not start a blog. Of course, some outside sources had some influence as well. For starters, a friend of mine inspired me to start a blog since she started one too. Not to mention that my English professor will most likely make us write a blog this semester too. And, I have a personal reason too, but that will remain unsaid... for now at least. :)

So anyway, if you're asking yourself what you're going to see here, you'll most likely see anything from me talking about what happens to me daily to some stories and poems that I may care to write in the future.

Note: I really liked the name of tbe title on this post... I might use it for something else later. :D