Movie Review, Jurassic Park (Classic Movie)

Movie Review, Jurassic Park (Classic Movie)

True or false.

“Human bones do not present a choking hazard to some dinosaurs and some dinosaurs can just swallow human bones without choking, without indigestion, and without chewing problems.”

FALSE. Human bones in large quantities would destroy a dinosaur’s internal organs and rip the dinosaur’s organs apart from failure of indigestion. This would especially be true if a meat-eating dinosaur was to eat dozens of humans in a short period of time. I think the dinosaur would get very sick and experience throat injuries and suffer from internal bleeding. Humans watch TV cartoons and TV shows with this questionable science fiction. Personally, if I was responsible for feeding a dinosaur, I would feed the dinosaur with other animals and remove bones from the animals before giving them to the dinosaur; and, I would prepare the animal meat for a dinosaur so the dinosaur stays healthy with proper digestion. I don’t think feeding a dinosaur “bones” would be a very nice thing for a scientist to do. Bones are very solid pieces of construction in an animal. Most animals today would choke to death from eating human bones and I don’t think dinosaurs would be better off with the dangerous choking hazards. Correct me if I’m mistaken. But, let me be scientific. Dinosaurs should have a healthier diet with boneless chicken and boneless hamburger and the like. Human bones would present a choking hazard. Besides, we need to save humans from dinosaurs, not dinosaurs from humans.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Movie-Review-Jurassic-Park-Classic-Movie-947402637

Poem- “Beauty and Estimation”

“Beauty and Estimation”

You must estimate beauty with another witness.

You cannot “stand alone” for beauty.

Unless you appeal to somebody else, your appearance doesn’t matter.

Beauty is not in the eye for yourself; beauty is in the “eyes” for lovers.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Beauty-and-Estimation-947354140

Song Review, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (Classic Rock, The Four Seasons)

Song Review, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (Classic Rock, The Four Seasons)

Sure enough! Maybe parade floats do not release the wolves for airing of conditional humor.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Review-Big-Girls-Don-t-Cry-Classic-Rock-947256715

Poem- “Naming and Behaving”

“Naming and Behaving”

If you can’t spell your name as written by rule, I won’t let you fit my reading.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Naming-and-Behaving-946850359

Videogame Review, Turok for the Nintendo 64 (N64 Gaming Console)

Videogame Review, Turok for the Nintendo 64 (N64 Gaming Console)

Dear God,

Where do dinosaurs come from?

I can’t ask myself.

I don’t know.

You know.

We can pray for their obsolete diet.

As I look, the bones look like a grave.

Every fossil carries weight into those heavens as we bury the dig for Earth.

Museums protect their forgotten eyes along invisible flesh.

They are more or less beyond; they are more or less near.

Let Earth give prehistoric animal spirits back to us.

History is very demanding for my temporary life.

A suffering Jurassic ghost may be watching us now.

God, I pray for the past, present, and future to the millions of years.

Our light shines for such beautiful chemicals, upon disappearing ink.

We love dinosaurs.

May God rest every tail and claw.

Amen

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Videogame-Review-Turok-for-the-Nintendo-64-946602409

My Father’s Personal Gaming History of California for the 1950s, 1960s

My Father’s Personal Gaming History of California for the 1950s, 1960s

Alex: “In the 1960s, did you play video games?”

Father: There were no video games.

Alex: “Well, there were arcade games.”

Father: Yeah! Pinball, Skeeball, and carnival games.

Alex: “Did you play any games?”

Father: No, I had no money. I was a kid and my parents were retired and very poor.

Alex: “Did your parents play video games?”

Father: They never went out and did anything. My father worked until he was in his 70s years of age.

Alex: “Did you guys go on any vacation?”

Father: Not that many. My parents were very poor. They had 2 vacations. I think they took one vacation to Pismo Beach and another vacation to San Diego.

Alex: “Cool! Your parents were very responsible with their budget. So, you did not have any money for games growing up as a kid.”

Father: Of course. I was still a kid.

Alex: “There was pinball in the 1950s.”

Father: Probably. I was very young.

Alex: “Do you remember any entertainment in your childhood for the 1950s?”

Father: Oh, there were a couple of black-and-white TV shows and I had my toys.

Alex: “I’m sure you had very good toys! In that 1950s environment, Elvis would’ve been very revolutionary and shocking. Some of your relatives were just quiet farmers and they would eat cow brains for lunch.”

Father: Yes. My relatives did what they could! They needed to use their animals or they would be without food for a week. There was a ponyman who came to my neighborhood and offered the children rides on his horse.

Alex: “Did your family go to Las Vegas during this time?”

Father: No, of course not. They were very poor.

Alex: “Your family loved you very much and took care of you. A few residents in Tehachapi call you “Santa” today. Back then, in the 1950s, some Californians were so mean, their parents would dump Santa in the middle of nowhere and refuse to raise him as their jolly hand. Grandpa on my mom’s side would even cut Santa’s hair.”

Father: Yes, that’s true! Very sad.

Alex: “You couldn’t have afforded any carnival games. You were just a kid. You didn’t work in a job yet.”

Father: I did not play any.

Alex: “So, there were likely no video games even near you in the 1950s and 1960s. Pinball did exist. But, pinball was almost like gambling.”

Father: Yes. People made no sense sometimes.

Alex: “But there were arcade games in the 1960s that were like video games. These “games” had attractions and tricks for pleasure and entertainment. Do you remember those?”

Father: I can’t remember any. Of course, there was pinball and skeeball, but I never played them. No money.

Alex: “Did you do something in Las Vegas at all at this point?”

Father: Never. My parents did take me with them to a cabin in Big Bear for a short time with a gift from a relative’s sister; and, that was all.

Alex: “What a lovely gift! You went to Pismo Beach?! I’m jealous. Pismo Beach is expensive now.”

Father: Well, I took you there once.

Alex: “(Yes.) Farmers were very quiet back then in the 40s and 30s, probably. Noise was scary. Little or no television at most for most of these people. You might as well give a quiet cowboy a screaming monster.”

Father: Yes, that’s true. Time changes a lot.

Alex: “Do you remember anything else for entertainment in the 1950s?”

Father: Not really.

Alex: “Anything?”

Father: Very little, but I remember the black-and-white TV. They showed very little on TV back then. Amazing!

Alex: “You just saw pinball machines and other arcade games without playing them.”

Father: Yes, of course.

Alex: “I’m sure even these 1960s games were better than PONG.”

Father: PONG was just starting in the 1970s and it quickly faded away. People didn’t do very much with it. I was like, “Really? Is that it? Oh well. Technology is amazing.”

Alex: “Pinball has existed for a long time. We have a long history of it. Pinball did offend some people back then.”

Father: Yes and people did some really dumb things.

Alex: “For a society with almost no TV and no video games and basic toys for children, Elvis was really out there. He was “something” all right.”

Father: Yeah! Elvis was THE KING.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Gaming-History-of-California-for-the-1950s-1960s-946351619

My Father’s Personal Gaming History of California for the 1970s

My Father’s Personal Gaming History of California for the 1970s

Here’s the interview with my father and I.

You will see “Alex”; you will see “Father”.

Let’s start the conversation.

Alex: “Did you buy a gaming console in the 1970s? You know, 1970s?”

Father: No.

Alex: “Did you know anything about home gaming consoles in the 1970s?”

Father: Nothing. PONG. That’s it.

Alex: “Cool! Just one more question, please. During the 1970s, did stores in California cause great controversy and popularity for videogames?”

Father: I’m not aware of any. (Was your power off? I got a text that it was back on.)

Alex: “Okay. Maybe you went into the stores in California and saw video games without noticing anything special. A store was just a store. People would always be who they were. It was the 1970s. (Maybe. Yes, maybe my power was out. My power is on now.) Can you tell me a little bit about video games in the 1970s? I mean, you were there. It was the 1970s! You were still going to school and visiting pizza restaurants.”

Father: Primitive. Space Invaders maybe. Not much that I was aware of. Your mom and I played pinball and bowling.

Alex: “Pinball was a big industry in the 1970s. Now, pinball is dead. Bowling is still a big deal. I see bowling on TV. When you and Wendy went bowling, did you visit the arcade for 25 cents video games?”

Father: 70s? Not much in arcades. But 25 cents.

Alex: “So, there were few video games in the arcades in the 1970s. Is that right?”

Father: Very few. Pinball was the biggie. Skeeball!

Alex: “Awesome! Thank you for your personal gaming history. There is light at the end of the tunnel. The 1970s will be in your blood forever. So, basically, in the 1970s, PONG was just so-so. “Pinball” was the 1970s winner. Atari did exist in the 1970s. But, like you said, everything was primitive. You did have fun bowling with mom. There was intense feedback with marriage. But, in the 1970s, PONG was barely anything and the pinball industry was exploding with magnitude.”

Father: We did miniature golf growing up mom and I.

Alex: “You mean, at Golf N Stuff in Ventura?”

Father: Yes and there’s another business in the San Fernando Valley.

Alex: “Miniature golf is fun for the whole family even if professional golfers need more meat on their clubs.”

Father: Golfer, versus, “windmill”.

Alex: “Yes, yes! That windmill hole was pretty annoying. But that was the trick with physical fantasy.”

Father: We should do golf and stuff this summer.

Alex: “Agreed!”

My Observation: Notice the name “Golf N Stuff” in our last conversation. What is this “stuff” he talks about? Videogames! Also, Golf N Stuff was a beautiful monstrosity near Ventura’s beach vacation resorts. Sometimes, my father hated the beach. There were some really stupid people over there. People would just leave their dirty diapers and broken glass bottles on the beach and nobody would pick it up. Sad, very sad. But, Golf N Stuff was fun. It was like our local “Disneyland” without driving too far from the house. Gasoline was always a cost for driving. We went to so many restaurants in Ventura. Of course, most restaurants in Ventura, California did not have any arcade machines. Arcade machines were better for pizza restaurants and movie theaters. This reality was annoying for dad. Some pizza restaurants in Ventura County would not stop making pepperoni pizza during the buffet lunch hours. So, my dad would pay for a buffet lunch at a pizza restaurant and they would keep serving pepperoni pizza when everybody in the restaurant was sick and tired of it. Maybe a Galaga machine would be at a pizza restaurant, but that did not help with dad’s diet, and, he wanted them to make more pizza and stop the pepperoni. Pac-Man was very common in the 1980s and after for some time. Now, let’s mention something about the 1970s. PONG was an arcade machine and a home gaming console. Dad could go to the arcade and it was cheaper for his budget. Just 25 cents! Why would he pay for an expensive home gaming console when he could just go to a pizza restaurant and pay 25 cents for Pac-Man? My dad did not like people taking advantage of him for his money. Besides that, he was not very good with math and he just “…wanted to push the button on the computer and make it go!” He was especially upset with some Democrats. Many Democrats did not understand the jobs for rich people. California was getting more and more taxes. And, as would be the case depending on his budget, sometimes he did not have any quarters for a game. He could not just cut a dollar in half and use the remaining shreds of greenback. He needed to find “someone” to help him give change back and get more quarters unless there was a quarter machine. But, the stupid quarter machines could break and be out of order for over a week. He needed somebody to help him at the front counter. Restaurant workers could get so slow in Ventura that frustrated customers would sometimes try invading the kitchens to cook their food for themselves. Of course, that didn’t work. Workers could always stop them. But, they were still going so slow and other people didn’t know what they were doing. There were nice businesses in Ventura. There were rude businesses in Ventura. Even a coin collection store could be so ignorant and forget what a “coin” was. So many stores were never selling video games anywhere in the 1970s. My father was lucky to go to McDonald’s for a treat as a kid. Scarcity was still very close to home. Many restaurants in Ventura were struggling with the rising case of “soda jerks” who visited restaurants, paid for soda, and got too much free soda refill during the same visits. There were even a few strangers who were stealing ice cubes from a soda machine. Athletes could eat junk food by mistake. Health was pretty mysterious for everybody. Nobody in Ventura believed that Elvis was “their” king. Even the original Elvis seemed unreal. My dad grew up reading philosophy. But, he couldn’t understand some of the lame travelers on the road. He would ask me, “Have they ever even been to a McDonald’s?!” Indeed! Some cashiers in the markets would count their money like vacation tourists who needed directions. There was no Google Maps. For my father’s time in the 1970s, he needed to ask people for directions and people could really talk back then. Now, you would be lucky if young people can hold their pencils in the modern age of the future. Sad, very sad. But, was a pencil really that good of a thing? I have tried reading my grandma’s notes from the past. It’s like looking at a chicken scratch. ABCs were still a low standard before the internet was invented. My father did not play every arcade machine he saw. So many arcade machines were just… there. He did not touch them. The 1970s was often an appearance without his participation. He needed to work! Computers were primitive back in the 1970s. So, he needed to remember prices and items on his own. He could only talk to people so much. And, of course, grownups were better drivers back in his day. They were more sufficient and smooth. Today, drivers in California move like crazy people, as often is the case. When Californians gain more business, they also confuse more policy. The 1970s was different. Books were high in demand. Dad’s friends appreciated camping and hiking. Modernity kills charm. But, at the same time, modernity invents charm. Golf N Stuff is a sign of irony. Should gamers and players really just call their video games “stuff” or is “stuff” the kind of thing they only imagine? Okay… so, videogames are stuff. But what is stuff? I think such a label damages our judgement for programming and computation. PONG is now a mythological legend for most people. They do not just think it’s “stuff” for whatever. We still need to organize stuff and describe our stuff into their proper places. Pinball was skyrocketing; PONG was sinking; and video games were few. The 1970s was a time of scarcity for video games. And, most pinball machines are not even video games! You can play most pinball without a TV.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/My-Father-s-Personal-Gaming-History-1970s-945917344

Videogame Review, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning for the PS4 (Playstation 4)

Videogame Review, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning for the PS4 (Playstation 4)

Externally the productive constitution, such list retires not against conversion on hard will.

Note of Interest: If you do not speak this obsolete English, why would you play the game? The game also speaks like that! You can find this “English” in the game’s documents and papers. We’re not stupid. At least, I hope we’re not.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Review-Kingdoms-of-Amalur-Re-Reckoning-PS4-945686653

Videogame Review, Centipede for the Atari 2600 (w/ “New” Atari VCS Console)

Videogame Review, Centipede for the Atari 2600 (w/ “New” Atari VCS Console)

This Atari 2600 game was poor. And, my 4K TV ruins it below original quality.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Centipede-for-the-Atari-2600-New-Atari-VCS-945553216

My Father’s Personal Gaming History of California for the 1980s

My Father’s Personal Gaming History of California for the 1980s

I ask my father 3 questions about home gaming consoles in the 1980s in California.

My questions are in quotes.

My father’s answers are below each question.

Question #1: “In the 1980s, did you buy a gaming console for your house?”

My Father’s Answer: No.

Question #2: “Did you know anything about home gaming consoles in the 1980s?”

My Father’s Answer: Nothing.

Question #3: “Last question! Were gaming consoles popular in the stores you visited in the 1980s?”

My Father’s Answer: No. Nothing.

Conclusion: “Thank you for your time.”

My Observation: I believe my dad was giving honest answers about the gaming market in the 1980s. California was still experiencing scarcity during the 1980s. So, “videogames” were unknown to millions of Californians. The 1980s was a better time for music and movies. Videogames were often the “other things”. My father did visit the arcade in some restaurants to play Pac-Man and Galaga. But, when it comes to “home” gaming consoles, he did not hear much of anything from anybody. There was no YouTube. There was no internet. There was no eBay. For him, even something as simple as Space Invaders was very mythological. He just did not know much about video games. He only got to Pac-Man from college with Wendy his wife. He never heard the name “Intellivision” anywhere in the 1980s. “Atari” was almost an idea for him. His friends were not really gamers or players of video games. In fact, they would struggle with the most basic electronics on a daily basis. Even a radio clock was hard for some of his friends to figure out. He would just say, “The game costs 25 cents.” Any knowledge of money was very limited. I tell my father information about my discoveries for old gaming consoles from the 1980s. He is “surprised that these things even existed”. He did not know what Nintendo was. He did not know what Sega was. He could barely manage Apple’s retro computers. Super Mario was unknown to him. He really only knew just a handful of arcade machines in the restaurants during college. Anything about “home gaming consoles” was never in his 1980s fashion of everyday life. Maybe he heard something about Atari a little bit. But, for the most part, during the 1980s, a name like “Atari” would sound like an idea that never really existed. You might as well talk to my father about fairies and terminators; he wouldn’t know the difference. He just needed Apple’s retro computer technology for his work with the marketing industry. Asteroids and PONG were not realities for my father during the 1980s; if anything, even PONG was like a funny concept he never experienced much from. He often just wanted to go to a pizza restaurant and play some Pac-Man. He did not really hear of such a thing as “gaming console” during the 1980s. My father’s history is probably a rumor, or, a normal customer’s experience of the video game market in the 1980s. But, during the 1980s, this was his reality. I’m glad that he is at least honest about his 1980s living and lifestyle.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/My-Father-s-Personal-Gaming-History-1980s-945385860

Poem- “Of Colors to Writing and How Many”

“Of Colors to Writing and How Many”

One.

Or, two; or, three.

But, usually, one color.

Just one.

One color.

This helps me less for creative drawing.

But, this helps me more for creative writing.

My “text color” should be fine for philosophy.

Science is very lacking of color, also.

No, I do not mean “popular” science on TV for lazy popcorn eaters.

I mean that “important” science that most people do not “read” for.

So many people just want the colors.

They really do not enjoy reading and writing that much.

Who wants to understand the syntax of Physics?

My writing comes with “one color” just about.

Sure, I have white paper.

The white paper may contain light blue lines and fair red dimensions.

Or, when I use the computer, I must concentrate on the meaning of black pixels.

These black pixels are important for my creation of vocabulary.

Do I really SEE the letter “A” on my computer screen?

Or, is it possible, that my eyes are blinking with funny moisture?

Sometimes, my eyes get pretty dry.

This makes “computer work” very difficult with my irregular math skills.

I was a math major.

But, I did not succeed at very difficult math.

Calculators are one thing.

But, I was required to “draw” ancient triangles of the impossible.

Modern Japanese writing was easier for me.

Of course, I cannot remember all my Japanese.

My Japanese name is still pretty mysterious on the tongue.

Even my Spanish name is very mysterious.

What was my French name again?

I am not “Alex” in every language.

But, I speak English, I live in America, and “Alex” is a fine name.

Can you feel my words with your eyes?

Reading takes a great degree of eyesight.

The power of eyesight impacts your ability to sleep somewhat.

You can get tired from reading a book.

Here, in my poem, you get “so many ideas”.

Why?

Why is that?

I am only using “one color” you silly goose!

The white paper is meaningless unless I mess it up with proper scratches.

And, I can really “push” my keys on the keyboard.

Cell phones and smart phones are not good writing instruments.

In fact, “texting” is the best you can do on a phone.

And, it still is not very good, is it?

My education did not include lessons about the “cell phone” at all.

For a long time, in my life, there was no such thing as a cell phone.

Or, if there was a cell phone, it was too big and too minimal.

Even a pencil could break a cell phone.

In my childhood growing up, I did not ever use a cell phone.

I was just… writing, or… trying to write.

“Texting” did not exist in my elementary school.

The computers in my “kid life” were retro means of touch.

Any contact was pretty physical.

In my childhood, I did not hear any kid talk about hedgehogs.

Maybe they did play video games sometimes.

But, usually, they never gave me a hint about the thrifty arcade.

So, as I write today, I really just use “one color” for expression of language.

But, you keep reading my poetry; you know something beyond such a sight.

I can keep using one color for everything in written language.

I must be aware of colors around me and think about the rainbow.

But, for writing, I do not need to use the paintbrush for my vocabulary.

My vocabulary sits well with us as the “dark matter” on your computer screen.

So many artists in today’s world do not know how to write and read well.

Writing and reading is difficult for most artists today.

Why?

Because, they cannot (they just cannot) restrict themselves to “one color”.

They keep on using “unlimited colors” for all their art.

They draw.

They paint.

They mark.

They crayon.

But, they cannot read.

They cannot write.

They cannot limit themselves to “one color”.

“A picture is worth a thousand words.”

Really?

Okay.

Give me a thousand words!

I can respect your picture after you give me a thousand words about it.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Of-Colors-to-Writing-and-How-Many-944854055

“The Average Body Inflation Story”

“The Average Body Inflation Story”

The average “body inflation story” is not a story.

It’s just a mark with dividing register of composition.

Please, quit doing that.

We do not want FIVE ENTIRE PARAGRAPHS about… a fingernail.

Complicate the matters with an important subject.

Tell us a story!

I’ve read thousands of these things.

I know what I’m talking about.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/The-Average-Body-Inflation-Story-944470251

Book Review, Space (Hidden World Series, 2000)

Book Review, Space (Hidden World Series, 2000)

This is information for kids; this is rumor for adults; this is nonsense for scientists.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Book-Review-Space-Hidden-World-Series-2000-944434736

Photo, "The Magic"

 

If "you" can be a stick figure, so can Disney.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/The-Magic-944176075

Poem- “Working”

“Working”

Are you working?

If you are a worker, just be a worker.

Do not be anybody else.

You are working.

You have business to run.

If you work for the circus, just work for the circus.

If you work for the peanut factory, just work for the peanut factory.

If you work for the lending office, just work for the lending office.

Be the worker you are.

We do not need a stand-up comedian at a gas station.

We do not need a Shakespeare actor in McDonald’s.

We do not need a ninja warrior at that normal, everyday Italian pizzeria.

Do your job.

That is why you are working.

It is your job.

Be the worker and know the role.

If you want to make friends and have conversation, do that after work.

Take a break.

Take a vacation.

Talk to your neighbors.

Talk to your clubs.

Talk to your dancing rooms.

Talk to your fashion designers.

Talk to your religion.

Talk to your friends.

Talk to your family.

You need to work for survival.

You need to work for a living.

Or, if you do not work, you need to “do something else” anyway.

Let workers be workers.

If you need a friend, talk to somebody else.

You can find dating websites.

You can find social gatherings.

You can still make small talk with most people.

But, any deep conversation with a business would just neglect service.

A business needs to run.

Let the business run.

Go to a restaurant, order a cheeseburger, make small talk, and go away.

That is friendly business.

Everything else is just for the streets and houses.

https://www.deviantart.com/gameuniverso/art/Working-943847494