Tag: opinion

My Mobile Addiction

Up until now, I’ve used my smartphone as a pocket Internet device and an “avoid awkward social situations when I’m not in the mood to make small talk by pretending to text” machine…oh, and phone.  I never understood the fascination with mobile games.

I just had to find the right game. My brain’s current state: “Where’s my phone? I need to check my game!” #TheStruggleIsReal

I’ve seen a lot of pictures floating around lately of pictures of young adults on their phones with captions like “Missing the beauty of the world one text at a time.” Do the creators of these “funny” images consider the fact that maybe the young adult is researching said beauty?

Mobile devices are useful. We have instant access to a vast, worldwide library of information (okay, and silly cat gifs too). Let us not forget that we can access GPS at the drop of a hat now. The kicker? All of this fits right in our pockets now. We can access it anywhere, anytime. Before I go off on a crazy tangent, I need to get back to the point of this post: my mobile addiction!

I consider it therapeutic. Life can be stressful, and let’s face it: adulting can be a handful sometimes!

Neko Atsume
Kitty Collector

Your super cute, crazy cat lady enabler! 

It’s completely free, and you don’t have to “buy” anything to feel like you’re making progress. You start with a yard and some fish. You use the fish as currency to buy toys to attract the cats…Let your inner crazy cat lady shine!

There are no ads except for when you tap on “news” to get the daily password (you have to have wifi or mobile data turned on to get the password).

Sometimes you’ll see a cat holding a book in it’s mouth when you go to the menu “Marshmallow has a special brochure for you!” Tap it, and it’s an ad. I have to say it’s a clever way to get an ad into a game. It’s not invasive, and you choose whether or not you want to read cute little Marshmallow’s brochure.

Chairman Meow is reporting for duty!

What’s your mobile gaming addiction?
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Weekly Roundup

Don’t forget to check out my 2014 Trick-Or-Treat Giveaway! 

 ~A quick recap of things around the Empire Earth over the past week.

This week in…
Space

If you’ve been following the stars, then you know that there was a kickass lunar eclipse on the 8th. Normally I am all about giant bloodmoons, but getting me to wake up earlier than I need to is like baptizing a cat. It’s okay though, there were plenty of reports and images on the Internet for me to satisfy my need to see it!

The first bloodmoon I remember was waaaaay back in 1999 when I was at Keesler AFB in tech school. I was in the night classes, and our instructors let the entire schoolhouse out for a while to watch it. It was amazing to say the least!
Lunar Eclipse Image Credit:
The Total Lunar Eclipse, as seen from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 10:25:37 UTC:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2014_lunar_eclipse 

Geekdom
I’m not a hardcore MMOer, but I still like to play now and then. The latest MMO craze is Archeage. Now that The Great Queues of 2014 are over, I can hop in and enjoy the game whenever I want. It is a fun, sword and sorcery game split down between two continents (factions). I’m only level 15, so I can’t give a full-fledged review yet, but there are plenty of quests to keep one entertained.

This is my shaman. You can pick three skillsets for your character I chose sorcery, witchcraft, and vitalism. Those three make up the shaman class. If you are interested in Archage, you can visit their website: http://www.archeagegame.com/en/play-for-free/

Currently Reading
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin. It is a hefty tome, but if I were to rate it, I’d give it 4 stars so far.

Matters of Opinion
My blunt, unabashed thoughts in 140 characters or less:
We Americans get the shaft when it comes to paid vacation time. We are lucky if we get 2 weeks a year. Why is this still a thing?

Video of the week:
I don’t even know…Beam me up right meow, Scotty? If you like classic Star Trek, you will love this. I feel like this video was made for me or something.