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Do not cross the highway (And the Sign Says..)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:40:04 +0000

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Portmore. Dec 2023

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Mandeville, Dec 2023 (Street Photography)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:17:25 +0000

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Buying patties at Juici

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I have been watching Italian Movies (Movies)

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:35:57 +0000

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When you have been watching Hollywood movies for as long as I have you tend to get bored. I recently fell into Italian movies. The camera work on some of them is on a level I have never seen before in black and white film.

La notte | HD | Drammatico | Full movie with english subtitles

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni (1961)

La notte is well shot - if you care about technical details of filming and camera positioning you will have a field day with this one. Its a movie that says more in the facial expressions than it does in the dialogue. There is lots to see and hear which is why I like it. Some commentors say it is slow but I dont mind so (well not as slow as Lawrence of Arabia). I am impressed it was release in 1961. It makes the other black and white movies that I have watched in the pass seem like childs play. Watch it, even though it is sub titled the story should be easy to follow.

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Portmore Mall, Dec 2023 (Street Photography)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:14:51 +0000

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I drink wine (Logbook)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:39:43 +0000

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It is Monday morning, I thought this new flu would have subsided by now. But alas I am still here sickish. I never got a second flu so soon before, maybe I am old and dying faster than I ever have been. I just realized that dying is process and not an event. Interesting.

So I skipped work but I had something that I need to trade with someone on the road which resulted in me sitting at a bus stop for 30 minutes. The fella was not very talkative but another guy fell off his bike and almost go run over by a semi truck - he survived. I think I got a picture of that too. After seeing that I decided to call it a day and went home.

I did not go straight home because I drove a road that I usually neglect. You know how I am when I am somewhere that I am not supposed to be - I buy patties and take pictures. I passed by a old couple selling Lichee oh of there Toyota Prado. I thought about them then stop to buy their over priced goods. I don’t know why I gave them a thought. She was a champ about it, oout there alone with her husband, brand new 100lb scale and their expensive car. I imagine they have a big yard with a huge tree. Sucks because I did not get any pictures of it all.

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Portmore, Dec 2023 (Street Photography)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:10:10 +0000

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walking around

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Bites (Food and Eats)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:55:56 +0000

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They are interesting however its trickier to butter them.

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Lost Planet 2 on xbox 360 review (Video Games)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:33:27 +0000

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Play through

I am not sure if I am fighting snow pirates or jungle pirates. Its pirates everywhere and shooty shooty. The game feels super generic as if it was designed to be an online co-op shooter. The levels are short with repetitive activities; activate 2 switches here then run to the other side, repeat. There seems to be no point to it all except to shoot the next next thing that pops up out of the ground.

Not sure if it worth playing this any further. I skipped it twice so far in the play loop. No real urge to jump back into these basic missions. Even with the creature designs.

How it ended

The game feels pointless. Like playing fortnight, each new round resets the entire play space and you collect new weapons and you get new objects. The issue is the new objectives are just a re-skin of the old objectives with more annoying enemies.

Conclusion

My rating 4/10. Its a pointless looter shooter. This is the lowest score I have given to a game so far. I think it was designed to be a co-op shooter. There is not much to playing by yourself. There is some story but it lost my interest really quickly. I uninstalled the disk but did not realize until I heard the diskdrive buzzing like a chainsaw.

Strategy

I just make a b-line to the next objective. Nothing seems to be really stop you. You are surrounded by stuff that exists only to waste your ammo.

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Portmore Pines, Nov 2023 (Street Photography)

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:29:24 +0000

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Dark Souls for xbox 360 review (Video Games)

Wed, 27 May 2026 02:12:35 +0000

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Not sure how long since I finished DS2, now its time to dive into DS1 even though I had abandoned it because of the bad frame rate. I had so much fun with DS2 that I had to give DS1 a second shot. Hopefully this game doesn't take 90 hours.

Yes, back into this, the frame rate is still terrible. Terrible in a 20 fps kinda way. Terrible everywhere, even the smallest areas. It got so bad that I started buying fire bombs from the first vender I found because I could not time the parry on faster enemies. I was never a parry king but this did not help my progress. Now I have resorted to cheesing the quicker enemies that have lots of reach. Dark-Dark Souls is 20fps Slideshow on 360. At least in the first areas. You get accustomed to it after 20 hours. lol

The interface is a backward step, of course, that is to be expected when I play games in the wrong order. I find it hard to tell if I am encumbered. Most of the stats are the same but if you go back to the bonfire all the enemies reset but without the limit. Managing weapons is more annoying.

I headed down to the catacombs and died about 500 times. I had to run in diagonal lines to avoid skeletons that never die then turn into wheels of death. After I beat the boss by hacking at it with a very long sword wrapped in lightning I died and lost all 18k souls by being careless - dont be careless.

I am 38 hours deep into the game and I can say that the worse part is deep in the sewers with the poison water - thank god I got out of that alive.

60 hours in and I am at the 4 kings with 40 strength and I think I might have to grind another 6 levels in order to be able to take down this boss. I eventually left the 4 kings, no way I was going to take down those guys with my current level. I headed toward Andor Lando to what I would later find to be the 2 most annoying bosses in the entire game.

80 hours in and I am in the end game now. These final set of bosses are a train wreck. Even though I am strength 44 I can still get wrecked by a enemies hiding in the dark and the good awful catacombs. I am trying my best to push through.

88 hours in and I am in the crystal caves walking over invisible bridges. This game is some kind of self inflicted torture. Darks souls 2 was never this hard. I made it through the archives, down to the crystal caves. I am not even sure how these areas are connected anymore. Maybe I do the dark cave of the giants next.

After the crystal cave I hit up the fire levels and steamed through 2 bosses in one sitting. I put on all the fire protection I could find and tanked my way through.

Its a good thing that I donot play this game exclusively because it would most likely drive me mad. After 90 hours into the game and still finding new areas and dying in new ways. When the game comes back around in the rotation my brain literally blanks on the last thing I did because the game world is so huge and stressful that my brain just dumps it all. Right now I am in the Tomb of the giants getting my ass kicked.

Now I am stuck at the four kings and my leveling seems to have stalled at 83. I will have to look up a good strat to beat this boss. The run back is tricky but doable as long as I maximize my run speed.

The four kings is kicking my ass all over the place. I am nearing 100 hours in this game since I started playing it in Aug2025. The last 20 hours are probably be cause of this one boss. Should I give up? I have started roaming other areas of the game looking for things that might help in the fight but I am already at level 89. Leveling up requires nearly 50k souls and does not add much to the stats.

I finally beat the 4 kings after about 20 retries. I used the Dragon Tooth my slowest but highest damage weapon. This boss fight is a damage race. I also equipped the stone armor then precoded to play wack a mole with the boss until it died. I had to also warp to a bonfire that gave me 10 health flasks. The extra flasks helped me tank the battle to the end. Where to next? Not sure.

How it ended

After 114 hours I finally beat Gwyn by hiding behind a small mound in the level. Same strategy I used with the gold twins. With patience and some amount of luck I finally completed this dang game. What a journey! I am not even sure how long it took. Got the games in Jan 2025. Started writing this review in Aug 2025. Now is May 2026. That is roughly 9 months of on and off play to reach to the end. Considering that I was stuck for a bit in some areas and had some terrible experiences figuring out the harder bosses.

Conclusion

This is the worst version of the game to play right now because of the terrible framerate. But guess what? Its all apart of the struggle. And in the end I can say I played the game in the original formate - how it was ment to be played, lol. 8/10. Dark-Dark Souls Slideshow. So with this game I have finally completed both Souls games on the 360. If you have a choice play DS2. DS1 is harder and more annoying.

Strategy

A easy way to test if you are encumbered (carrying too heavy a weapon making you roll slow) is to remove all your gear then roll around. Do this so that you can see the difference in the roll animation.

In the early game I spent alot of souls on fire bombs. Firebombs are cheap and pretty much infinite so I can do cheap damage from a distance especially on those faster enemies. Always homeward bone after a boss fight. In the late game you really have to ensure that you level up consistently because the enemies do not play around, if you have alot of souls be extra careful not to lose them recklessly because you will need everyone.

Another late game strat is to avoid fighting certain enemies in new areas until you find a bond fire that you can safety run back to. No sense gaining all these souls with no near by bonfire to go back to. Bond fires are elusive and are often right around the corner after you are already dead. Avoid annoying enemies until you figure out the lay of the land.

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August 2023 (On the menu)

Tue, 26 May 2026 09:07:44 +0000

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Fried Green Plantains (Food and Eats)

Sun, 24 May 2026 22:55:56 +0000

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looks like 3. Nov 2023

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BioShock Infinite for the xbox 360 (Video Games)

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:01:14 +0000

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Play through

The game was cheap so I figured why not? I skipped it in my original purchase list because everyone said BioShock 1 is the best. Some games are too ground breaking to the point where making a sequel is pointless. If a sequel does happen it just retreads the same old path. canadavisa11A#

The game starts out the same as the first installment. I cannot tell if the game looks better or worse than the original but it run fine and the textures look sharp for the most part. Not much stuff to explore in the early game. You get shuffled from point to point which listening to tonnes of audio. Nothing that did not happen in the original game.

The game appeals to the collect-a-thon side of my brain since there is alot to search but its mostly nothing. Salt and food. Definitely not as bad as Skyrim. In the end it feels pointless to even continue searching everything. The combat feels good - if a bit cramped.

I walk around collecting coins following the story line. Its a pretty straight forward game, not much chance to go off road since it is set in a sky fortress. The powers get handed out little by little like in the previous game. Not alot of enemies to use them on.

I dont remember the first game being like this but infinite has too many powers and guns. They are good but kinda pointless. There are not enough enemies to kill and no need to switch between the options because they are all basically the same effect with different animations.

I stopped playing this game for a while or maybe it just got forgotten in my rotations as I try to finish up Dark Souls. The game is boring, you have alot of choice in regards to weapons and magic but there are not enough enemies on which to use them. All the basic stuff is fine and the rocket launch has a good splash distance that I do not need to use much else.

How it ended

The game is not too long and is easy to get through. The ending did not shock me as much. By that point I was just going through the motions.

Conclusion

My rating 7/10. The game is ok, boring but ok. I just do not care for the world or anything that is happening in it. The graphics is colourful but not inspiring. The first BioSHock was definitely better and scarier. This game is not scary or interesting. You have every gun you could desire and you can play using any style you wish. So the game is not bad as a shooter because you have all the guns and magic you could ask for. There is just something missing.

Strategy

Play on easy. The game really has no strategy, its A to B stuff with a few hidden corners that give you extra stuff to add to your already over powered "OP" arsenal of stuff. The rocket launcher is the best weapon because you can kill groups of enemies in its splash range. There is no reason to use the other weapons or buy upgrades for anything that you do not use. I beat the game with $7000 credits so money wont be a problem if you specialize in only a few skills/weapons.

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Assassin's Creed Revelations on Xbox 360 (Video Games)

Wed, 20 May 2026 20:09:34 +0000

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Play through

Not sure why I put this in the console since I know how these games play out. I guess I was disillusioned by LostPlanet2 and wanted something more streamlined/polished to redirect my attention. Oh was I wrong.

The fighting is a bit clunky but everything else is the same in comparison to AC2 which I still haven't completed. Back in 2024, I played AC2 for a bit then got burnt out with the whole setup, especially adding buildings to a town.

The game is kinda boring. Or maybe I have not figured out the controls as yet. There is a tower defense mini game and its busy work.

Every other level tries to teach you a new skill or tool. I dont really care for the other tools. I know they will force me to use them at some point in the game. I stopped playing asscreed2 for a similar reason. In this game I am being forced to craft bombs? Why not just give me bombs? Or let me buy them from a store? Apparently now there are 5 types with no obvious reason to use.

I push through the main quests ignoring the little tasks that they encourage me to check out. I am just here to assassinate people but the game keep giving me pointless stat boost challenges. I already see lists of things to do and things to craft. Classic Ubisoft. The game hasnt even gotten interesting yet and I am already getting fetch quests. I hope black flag is more focused.

Unskippable cutscenes, loading screen if you decline a mission, pointless loot chests everywhere in the open. Cannot forget to mention craft tables everywhere for you convenience. The auto-walk feature is nice but it only works in some scenes. The open world is large and complicated with lots of buildings to climb and jump across.

I am getting annoyed with the popup tips and tutorials in the early missions. The management aspects feels like unnecessary padding.

How it ended

I think this game might be a waste of time. I steam rolled towards the end credits. The credits like in watch dogs is about 15 minutes long. There are probably other things to do in the game but I did not care about any of it. There are some portal like mini games in this neat little cube world; I did one - felt like more meaningless busy work.

Conclusion

My rating 6/10. Runs smooth, has all the Asscreed stuff but the map is filled with busy work. For such a large map you would think that there would be more to it but it really is just a big gymnasium. If you like the ubisoft systems this game has them by the boat load but none of it matters. Luckily I managed to finish this game so its not too long. Do you need to play this game? No.

Strategy

Sometimes you can just shoot the target and save yourself alot of time. Climbing high ledges is more trouble than its worth. Runaway from fights before the game locks you into the combat circle mode. You don't need bombs or knives just throw coins if you need a distraction.

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Popeyes, Nov 2023 (On the menu)

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:38:40 +0000

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Ducts (The random photo journal)

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:08:51 +0000

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Nov2023

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Old Keyboard (Technology)

Thu, 14 May 2026 08:49:39 +0000

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My favourite PC keyboard is roughly 20 years old. When I upgraded to a 64bit windows machine I lost the PS/2 port which meant I had to buy and adapter to make it fit into USB. Note that you have to buy a specific adapter that has logic. The simple pass through adapters will not work.

This keyboard has served me well over the years. Over time it started developing random glitches. Not sure if its dust or electrical degradation. Sometimes pulling it apart and cleaning it helps. Lately I am trying to replace it with one of those modern flat keyboards which are super light but god I hate them. Modern hardware is better in some aspect but nothing really lasts forever. Nov2023.

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New Xbox 360 games Feb 2026 (Video Games)

Sat, 09 May 2026 11:41:42 +0000

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I decided to check fb marketplace to see whats up. Found a couple listings but nothing major. Managed to pick up a few games from a random seller;

- RDR Undead Nightmare CIB $9 USD
- Grid 2 $9 USD CIB

I wasnt planning to buy any of these but they were cheap so..... Undead Nightmare is technically DLC on disc but its standalone so I can knock it out in 6-7 hours without needing to play the full RDR game. Grid on the other hand is 18 hours long which is a bit long for a racing game IMHO. But it looked good (was good) and is not EA so I had it on my list as a possible loose buy.

Got some games

I was gifted some games(CIB) by a friend in December 2025. Totally forgot about them because I had filed them away in the backlog. I will play them later. Good thing is that none of these games are repeats of what I already had - different tastes. This shows the wide variety of games on the 360.

- Dante's Inferno (rare)
- Army of Two The 40th Day
- Blacksite Area 51
- Condemned Criminal Origins (rare)
- Condemned 2 Bloodshot
- Call of Duty 3 Gold Edition (rare)

Early xbox 360 games are rare and expensive. I am glad that will get a chance to experience these games but I fully expecting launch game jank.

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Portmore Pines, August 2023 (Street Photography)

Fri, 08 May 2026 09:43:49 +0000

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Murrays, August 2023 (On the menu)

Mon, 04 May 2026 09:34:11 +0000

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Fish And Jerk Hut

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Cross Roads, Aug 2023 (Street Photography)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:12:18 +0000

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A regular lunch hour

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Consent (And the Sign Says..)

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:54:38 +0000

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August 2023

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Freakin you (Logbook)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:18:22 +0000

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If you choose to ignore all the evil things going on in the world just so you can be blissfully ignorant then that is on you. Do not be surprised when I do not respond when you are activated to care about some random rage bait that you have been activated to care about. It is obvious that it is impossible to care about everything but there is evil in this world which does not care about your feelings about that new viral tictok video.

Human beings are inherently flawed creatures. You can never tell if someone is speaking from pure experience or they are repeating what they hear out of share ignorance. People often fear the future, things they cannot see. Its a new level of mental slavery that is gripping common people. The influx of content that is pure entertainment, disconnected from real life and real events makes it hard for people to even think critically. They just repeat the same things over and over no matter how things change. Its a new game.

People that speak in "futures" not only waste your time, they waste the time of everyone they talk to. They exist to spread information that they neither control nor are able to influence. I cannot even say they are are middle-men. They are worse. They are billboards on the side of the street in a bad neighborhood. If you visit the same spot in a year the billboards will be replaced by something else. You will be the only one thinking about what was being advertised.

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Ricoh GRIV First impressions (Technology)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:18:22 +0000

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After 6 months of waiting the new GR4 camera finally arrived. The box is smaller because the manual is now online - no biggy. You get a thick USBc cable, a battery and the camera itself which is pretty much all you need to get off the ground.

All my old GR3 accessories are now useless. I will have to find some way to sell them. Even the thumb grip that I used on the gr3 is slightly too big to fit the GR4 - I could work with it but the gap is noticeable. I will try to avoid buying extra stuff for this gr4 although I already bought 4 aftermarket batteries (came with 2 bricks), a screen protector, 4 micro SD cards (32gb each), and a front permanent stick-on UV filter for dust reduction.

The camera is basically the same as the GR3. It still struggles in the dark (for best results take your first pictures on a sunny day outside or in a bright room). The camera is still easy to drop out of your hand because it is so small, slightly smaller than the gr3. It is essential that you use a hand strap to keep it tied to you hand in case you accidentally drop it. The new battery and new processor is main upgrade but its only slight.

First thing I notice is that the camera does get warm pretty fast. The smaller size is noticeable and is probably making the heat reach your hand faster. The camera has internal memory which I used for the first few shots but I never use internal memory (if the camera dies the internal memory dies with it) so its not much of an advantage for me.

First Test shoot

I shot 1500 pictures at carnival 2026, 6 hours of shooting from morning to after lunch. I brought 4 extra batteries and 4 SD cards. I almost lost an SD card while switching cards in the middle of the street - they are super small and fiddly. I dropped a card on the street while changing but luckily I was on the sidewalk so I can clearly see where it fell.

By the end of the day I was on the last battery and filled 3 of the SD cards. I got most of the shots, missed a few. I did a video test and noticed that the camera lost focus a bit when someone walked across the shot and failed to re-focus - not sure why. Besides that the camera holds up, raw development is a bit annoying. Once configured it is as good as the GR3.

Cons

The price is likely the biggest con for most people. At $1500 usd + taxes and import fees this is not a cheap camera.
You cannot re-user your older GR3 accessories.
During Raw Development the camera asks you to select you save location after every edit - they should patch this out in an update because I edit alot of pictures in camera and this wastes time.

Conclusion

If you never used a Ricoh GR before, the 3 is basically the same as the 4. If you are currently on the GR3, the 4 will be a slight boost at the cost of buying all new accessories again (+$300). My GR3 had 83000 shots in 4 years and I dropped it about 8 times before it caught the lens error issue. We will see how long this GR4 survives. The GR4 is definitely better but not much better.

You also need to consider that I have ALOT of experience with the GR3. Thousands of hours of hands on with the camera means that I am comparing apples to apples. If you are coming from another camera system or an older point and shoot your impression might be more dramatic than mine. Also if you have not mastered your camera system you are still chasing bunnies.

I will attach a few pictures I took from the day below which were shot SOOC with positive or HI-Contrast BW filters applied. I edit my HCBW to reduce the contrast.

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Glorias Port Royal (Food and Eats)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:36:57 +0000

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Dec 2023

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