Review: Mike Shinoda’s EP, “Post Traumatic” is a Game Changer

I wanted to take a day or so to absorb these songs before reviewing them. Every time I've done a review of any music, or other art forms, I always like to let things sink in. When it comes to an EP like Post Traumatic, this is especially important for me to do. There's so …

Song of the Arcanist

You can download the S.O.T.A. modpack here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4kaslczd0zo4g8s/SOTAfullpackupdate.zip?dl=0 Download Mo' Creatures for 1.12.2 here: https://www.mocreatures.org/downloads Modpack file is updated as often as possible. Song of the Arcanist is a medium sized modpack for version 1.12.2, that adds all sorts of new things to Minecraft, without interrupting the open-ended and simplistic feeling of the game when it isn't …

What You Should Know About Martial Arts

There are many myths, misconceptions and downright bizarre attitudes and behaviors that many people have about martial arts. The purpose of this blog entry, is to dispel that nonsense and at the same time, be educational. Let's start with the weird behaviors: Don't laugh. While people who study martial arts typically enjoy it, we also …

Many people put more effort into avoiding caring, than actually caring.

When I was a kid, for the life of me, I could never understand why I was repeatedly bullied by other kids. I went through so many phases of "understanding" throughout my life. First, I was totally perplexed and cried out to the adults around me, my parents, teachers, neighbors, to help me. I was …

The Fist.

When I was seven years old, I had had enough. I was frustrated with my home life, and the way my classmates were treating me. I was frustrated by the way my teachers would stand by and watch other kids make fun of me and try to hurt me, without ever caring to help, even …

The Depth of a Youtuber

As some of you who read my posts regularly know, I have a channel on Youtube that is titled "theartbook35". This is an old internet handle that I've used since I was 13, which means I've been using this handle for 17 years. If you really need to know, I borrowed a book from a …

Thinking of Getting a Turtle? Read this first :)

I began my journey into reptile-land back in late 2008. It all began when my mother's boyfriend at the time suggested getting a couple of aquatic turtles from a flea-market. I told him very firmly that I liked the idea of having turtles, but I wanted to do some research about a proper setup, diet, …

Hypnotic Eyes

Chris and I didn't get along perfectly. It would have been nice if things turned out differently, but one thing I've learned in my 30 years of life, is that the world throws a lot of things at us that we cannot change after they happen. All we can do is accept our mistakes, decide …

The Real Reason People Voted for Donald Trump

I have never been good at putting myself in someone else's shoes, thinking in more than one perspective, seeing the world through someone else's eyes, whatever you want to call it... Despite that, once I ask the right questions, and give things a lot of thought, I am eventually able to understand why someone feels …

The Enderman is a Racist “Joke”

Minecraft is one of the most widely known and most played games of today. There are many things about Minecraft that make it an enjoyable game, such as the creativity and seemingly limitless possibles. However, there is one aspect of the game that can make a lot of people very uncomfortable. In the version of …