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Less an aspiring writer and more a dirty drafter, my best work sits inside 'My Documents' feeling sorry for itself. You should see my notepad, it's brilliant.
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Videoshame: Final Fantasy VIII ballroom confession.
Uber Mashu
on 07.26.2011
I would rather somebody barge into my room and catch me with trousers down, than have them walk in and see me watching
this video;
sat there with my elbows on desk, arms pointing skyward, hands knotted together and my head resting on top of them, tilted at a slight angle.
I love the damn thing. I can't stop watching it. Typing this sentence alone has triggered that instinctive urge to stop everything I'm doing and watch it again. When proof reading this later, I'm only going to do the same. This compulsion has that suspcious Im taking my laptop out of the room. Pray I dont visit the restroom and take it in there with me, air about it.
My issue with this frankly moving piece of videogame cinema actually has little to do with the content itself, but more the questions I suspect it'll raise from an impartial bystander: "Why is he watching that? Is he unhappy? Is he lonely? Did he really just refer to his fat ginger cat as his little red-haired stepson?
Now on the wrong side of twenty-five and fast approaching the big three-oh-no, all of my close friends and immediate family are either settling down or in the early stages of, whereas I remain decidedly single. Social gatherings are like being onboard Noahs Ark, and when the conversation dries up enough, the animals travelling two-by-two will sometimes stare at the empty space beside me and ask about my romantic life.
As Ive grown progressively older and questionably more handsome, Ive noticed that no matter how playful the discussion was prior to this line of inquiry, an often witty retort about dying alone will typically shift the tone to a much darker one. Instead of taking my comment in the humour it was clearly intended, one of Gods creatures will typically respond in kind with something tasteful like: "We'll find you someone soon [Matty].
There is nothing worse than pity. Ecspecially when you feel it's undeserved, and there's no easy way to communicate that point without coming across as defensive, and there's always some smart ass who'll "read between the lines" and come to the assumption that it's just another byproduct of your loneliness. Now dont get me wrong, I understand that this offer of a life jacket is one made with love, but Im not drowning in sadness. Not yet anyway. You wont find me sat in my room alone most nights, sobbing delicious salty tears to the sounds of the Smiths; Im in there shooting things in the face and eating enough crisps to keep me looking portly and far from trim. (While listening to the Smiths.) Im happy.
So theoretical lovesick assumptions aside, what is the real reason for my romantic FMV (Full eMotion Video) obsession?
Well, suprisinging no one I suspect, as a teenager I suffered quite heavilly from depression and other forms of mental illness. This reached breaking point at sixteen when I suffered a complete nervous breakdown.
(Hey wait where the hell are you going? Im about to pour my heart out here. So help me god, if you click that close tab crosshair, my next blog will be called Nobody loves me and Ill dedicate it to you personally. My story isnt anything too shocking or out of the ordinary, but this information is essential in helping explain my infatuation.)
During this overcast period of my life, I played a lot of Final Fantasy VIII to help me cope whenever there was a good chance of rain. At the time, I remember being able to see a lot of myself in protagonist Squall Leonheart, a now well established Square-Enix character template that mirrored their entire audience. He was introverted, socially clumbsy, silently angry at a world that had somehow wronged him and struggled with his own issues of low self-esteem. This elaborate fantasy of mine probably wasnt helped by a rather prominent scar on my nose. One that has now faded significantly with age.
Helped largely by its inclusion on the bonus disc for the Final Fantasy VII platinum re-release, (which allowed quick and SeeDy access if I wanted a cuddle), the Ballroom scene was one of my favourites, even back then. Its just so chipper and disgustingly sweet.
I guess that rediscovering it as an adult helps put my life in perspective, and I use it like a child would a comfort blanket. Its my own personal bat signal and it symbolizes a very difficult period of my life. It helps remind me that I no longer need a nice man in my life to routinely tell me to cheer up, and that any madness I suffer from now is entirely rational. I hope.
And while I am in no way ashamed of my wavy-lined past, I really dont need anyone catching me relive it. Not by accident anyway. We all have our skeletons and we all feel vulnerable from time to time, but Id rather have a private moment alone in the cubicle, thanks. Ill expose myself when I want to and not because youve caught me with my fly open. Its much less embaressing that way!
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Byte-sized: Halo Anniversary & Halo 4.
Uber Mashu
on 06.30.2011
This commentary is designed to get me more involved with the Destructoid community and I'm hoping to make a regular feature of it. I have a tendency of posting a ma-ha-ssive project in here once every six months, to then fade back into obscurity because I'm so bloody slow [and good looking.]
All feedback is welcome, even the negative stuff, but I will secretly hate you for it.
In the words of Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, the Halooooooooo! God only knows and so does everybody else combat evolved anniversary edition was finally made public at E3 this year. My little sister has kept better secrets. (And called me better names.)
Unfortunately, Microsoft delivered this good news with
so much
enthusiasm, that their announcement felt more like a confession than feigned surprise. Instead of being told, Were going to Disneyland! we got a defeated shrug and Youre father and I are separating. Happy Birthday.
In the revealed trailer, special care was made to mention that just seven of the greatest multiplayer maps of all time were being remastered, whereas the original game actually shipped with thirteen. If youre the type of person who spends their evenings with a cat on your lap instead of a girl on your arm, its likely youve already dismissed this as nothing more than a sneaky business decision, and one designed to sell us the rest of the maps later maybe?
Like a fed up mother desperately pleading for her eldest son to get off his lazy rear and find himself a job, our introduction to Halo 4 began with Cortana tugging furiously at Master Chiefs bed sheets and throwing open the curtains; anything to help him find that initiative to get out of bed.
When he does eventually find the courage within himself to crawl out of his pit, his newfound strength manifests itself into a Jetpack. A power hes had all along I suspect, and not one he brought with the benefits hes been claiming the last three years.
Echoing a past discussion wed heard at the start of Halo 3, Cortana previously revealed she had chosen Im thinking of [sleeping] my way out mix things up a bit as her partnered Spartan because he was lucky. Well thanks to our now informed participation in the events that led to the fall of Reach, we know that wasnt the case at all. Shed chosen Noble Six and had only got lumbered with Johnny-boy because hed overslept on the Pillar of Autumn that morning.
MC Sleeps-a-lot has proven time and time again thats hes bone idle and 343 Industries should be applauded for nailing a crucial component of his character.
Im now convinced this
new trilogy
is in good and capable hands, as the team clearly know their source material.
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Podtoid 154 listener questions: Please give Matthew the job. [Update]
Uber Mashu
on 06.26.2011
Through their podcast and on my behalf, Destructoid editors, Jim Sterling, Max Scoville, Tara Long and JOHNATHAN HOLMES* recently asked the UK's Official Playstation Magazine to give me the job I interviewed (poorly) for.
If it werent for them, the site and these C-Blogs, I never would have started writing in the first place. Im not sure the collective handsome of Podtoid know just how much that public act of kindness meant to me; an albeit rather tight lipped member of this community. What they did could have helped change my life.
Taking the audio they'd recorded, I attached it to
this video I made
and emailed the Editor who had witnessed me lose half my bodyweight in anxiety sweats.
(Spoiler warning: I hope you're not expecting a happy ending.)
Unfortunately, like a game show contestant that got to the final round and gambled everything, I walked away with nothing but that amazing consolation prize. I didnt get the job.
However, since this bad news, instead of pacing round the house in just a dressing gown feeling sorry for myself and watching reruns of Scrubs Ive seen twice that day already, I've done nothing but scribble words into a notepad. The kind words of encouragement and support from people inside and outside this community have given me real hope for the future.
So thank you Destructoid. Just the thought of you leaves me blushing.
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P2 Press Start: Videogame manual & mini-guide.
Uber Mashu
on 05.25.2011
Thank you loyal customer for investing in our product. Please clean up before you leave.
Playing with people can prove very challenging at times. Hopefully the instructions found within this manual will help you get the most out of your game playing experience. Inside we'll cover everything from basic rules of gameplay, to which Cloud "I'm sad" Strife gets to use the third party controller. We're not adverse to giving you a few helpful tips along the way either.
Also, we are aware that nobody actually reads these things. Unless you've left a string of successful relationships in your wake, it's likely you've already picked up a pad up and learnt how to hate the ones you love.
This game supports:
- Up to how ever many people you can fit in one room locally.
- I don't care where I place, as long as it's at least one place above your efforts, leaderboards.
- HD visuals from 720p to, I saw that s**t you just pulled.
- A visit to the restroom
playing is mandatory.
- Ensure all windows are shut in the immediate area. This should keep any concerned third parties to a minimum, and prevent you from ever having to explain to a uniformed officer, just how far "up the backside" your friend really should "stick [his] effing controller".
- Mute your f**king headset when eating. You could be doing a great disservice to those Jaffa Cakes you're consuming. They sure might taste delicious, but they certainly don't sound it.
- When replacing any unwanted disc with another title, do make an effort to leave it within it's correctly labeled case. Should its plastic prison not make itself known, be sure to sit the disc face down, in a secure, and easy to find locale. This is particularly crucial when playing an "away" game. You could inadvertently be dooming its owner to an evening spent counting change; change they found down the back of the sofa, looking for the blasted thing.
(1) Match length
- Way past your bedtime, and long enough to lead your boss to question your performance at work tomorow.
(2) Rounds won/total kills
- Keep a mental tally of these, because come the end of the night, everyone's account will be different, and some will claim they performed better than they rightly have. Losers will side with one another, in spite of what the facts say, just to make you look a clown.
(3) Avatar
- Designed to remind you just how much of a jerk your friend is, even if he's not present. A victory against an AI oponnent, is still a victory against a wolf in Steve's clothing.
(4) Vitality gauge/KD ratio
- Juxtaposed against one another to determine just how grand your victory was. The bigger the difference, the greater their humiliation.
Here, the aim of the game is to pretend you haven't seen a single game or party invite as they continue to flood your inbox. To be successful in this mode, we recommend you change your status to "busy" or "appear offline" long after it's overdue.
When asked if you fancy popping over for a few rounds of "spill your drink on my carpet and apologise profusely until someone else makes the same mistake" with the fellas, you must always decline. The goal here is to consistently give the impression you are busy, despite being quite the opposite.
This mode is a real test of endurance and not one designed with beginners in mind. As you make your way up the ladder, you will face many opponents, and each and every one of them will ask "why aren't you coming?"
Noteworthy bosses to watch out for in this mode include:
The guy who'll defiantly boast about something arbitary you're "totally going to miss out on" when defeated; and the ignoramoose unaware you're not going until the last minute. Typically this will be a handicap match, where you'll be forced to explain yourself again to the group as a whole.
- Mechanically, this is no different to any modes of online play, but will end with you sleeping on your mates sofa, or them on yours.
- You must perform better than your friend(s) at any cost. Even if it means the whole team and their overall performance suffer as as a result of your recklessness. Stand on the shoulders of giants and call yourself tall.
- When playing this distraction, you should do nothing but bitch about the one guy having trouble with his internet connection. Blame his lag when you're losing, and ignore his cries of protest when it's proving beneficial to everyone but him.
As the Laggernaut, ask everyone to be patient with you, but show little understanding back. Demand your peers allow immediate re-entry after disconnect, and expect prompt replies to any messages sent. Once they've dropped everything and sent you that invitation, make sure to accept it and go afk without comment. This should leave everybody confused and talking to dead air.
While waiting for this absentee to return, do use this opportunity to make awkward small talk with the friends of a friend you're playing with, or if you'd prefer, make your excuses and claim to "go get a drink". Mute your headset and sit there in a now comfortable silence, conveniantly returning from your aside the same time your friend does.
This psycho-manchild still boasts today about that time they beat you six years ago. If defeated, they will take all stats into account, no matter how meaningless. When this happens, an assist will become a nice way of saying "stolen from."
Weak against:
They're only as good as their last game.
Special attack:
The winner will write history, but the loser can still lie about it tomorow.
The Barry Burton to your Jill Valentine. Redfield's blood or not, he's just happy it's not yours. When it comes to team games, he'll always be your first pick. It would be unfair not to. He did buy the drinks.
Weak against:
Innapropriate comments about loved ones, like "Next time I'm round, I'm going to give your lady the eye!" can prove fatal to your relationship.
Special attack:
Hurting the ones they love. They're prone to abuze your trust and team kill for laughs.
You've never met him before, but you're sure you hate him. He's typically found in public matches online, or worse, he knows a mate of yours and hangs around like a bad smell. He's over familiar, rude and doesn't like same sex relationships.
Weak against:
He claims to know your mother at a rather intimate level, but you'll never call him daddy.
Special attack:
The online variant will quit before your win registers, but his local equivalent can't take a hint.
Build bridges and bond over your mutual love of computer games, forgetting they're just there to make up the numbers. Get caught up in the moment and make plans to hang out next weekend, be it at his, or online. Repeatedly fail to do so and complicate your limited friendship further with more false promises, until he eventually learns to resent you.
Weak against:
Call screening and "we should do this more often."
(See single player)
Special attack:
A twinge of guilt when you bump into him by chance, and look into those big brown hurt eyes of his.
A woman you have lusted after for quite some time. You think she's pretty, she thinks you're weird.
Weak against:
Videogame retailers. When entering these cesspits of sleeze, it's likely every male member of staff will think they're in with a chance. They're not.
Special attack:
When this stereotype suggests Ubisoft's "Just Dance" at a house party, you will say yes, and you will pretend to enjoy it, thinking you're in with a chance. You're not.
A master tactician, this hardware update spent their youth watching you play Resident Evil in their pyjamas. You taught them everything they know. They've studied your moves, they've seen you cry, and they know how you take your tea. (Milk, no sugar.)
Weak against:
Directly responsible for a number of casulties in your collection, they're suseptible to feelings of guilt.
[Editors note: RIP Uber Mashu's Dreamcast: October 1999 - September 2001. Poisoned unjustly by a spilt bottle of shampoo. Weeks before your death, I wondered what that plastic burning smell was. (I'm leaving this here to see if the perp actually reads this!)]
Special attack:
Faster reflexes and "I'm telling mum on you!"
This clever adversary will sit in front of the telly and make themselves comfortable, covering just enough of the screen to hide either an important text box or aiming reticule. This is a game breaking combo they will spam until an effective strategy is devised.
Weak against:
A yell of frustration, and a closed bedroom door.
Special attack:
The use of claws, which will increase their damage significantly. Luckilly, this is foreshadowed by a loud angry hiss.
- To prevent the stench of heavy sweat from lingering in your living room for days, we recommend you play at a friend's house instead.
- The over use of phrases like "nice game guys" and "I'm so sorry [for kicking your ass]" will comfort nobody but your conscience.
- Group sessions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band must be played PROPALLY. Nobody wants to see you flail around wildly on the floor with your stupid plastic guitar, thank you very much. Rock 'n Roll isn't about fun, it's about score multipliers.
- Bonus points are awarded for affecting friendships not directly involved with the game itself. For example: "You're making too much noise, I worked last night and I'm trying to sleep. Please keep it down."
- Mute everyone in a public lobby. All of them. No exceptions. Those who talk won't matter, and those who don't, know better.
Any of the poor saps in the Destructoid community who mistook this for something worth reading.
Paul, for convincing me to start writing again and because it will embaress him.
The Royal Mail, for taking their sweet time delivering my preordered copy of L.A. Noire. Without them, I wouldn't have found the time to write this at all.
Nicola Roberts, just for being there really. Only ever a quick google search away.
My trusty kettle and it's ability to boil an alarming amount of tea.
...and the lavvy, for allowing me to remove the tea my body rejected.
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Learning to play: A lesson in Game Design.
Uber Mashu
on 07.10.2010
University has finally drawn to a close for the year. I had been participating in (and sweating throughout I might add) a super exciting degree in Game Design. This is the first real chance Ive had to reflect on the experience and Ive come to the shocking and painful realization that maybe this wasnt the right path for me to take in life. Whilst my grades havent been anything special, they havent been half bad either. Im not failing in any case, Ive just decided to focus my attention elsewhere.
The sole purpose of this article is to make light of this very difficult decision. With my tongue pressed firmly in cheek, I hope to both educate and inform anyone looking to do the same. Expect to discover what classes youre likely to partake in, how many times you can expect to hear the phrase epic fail in one day and what the male to female ratio is in any given class. (Ill let you in on a little secret. The numbers arent in your favour.)
So pack away your toys children, gather round the fireplace and make yourselves comfortable. Granddad wants to tell you a story
I was actually looking to do something completely different the very first time I took a look at the courses available. Something Id thought long and hard about in fact. Instead, the first result my good chum the search engine threw at me was the aforementioned course. As of that moment, all logical and rational thinking was thrown out the window and I was blinded by childhood nostalgia. Id spent countless hours of my youth sprawled out on the living room floor designing levels for characters like Mario and Sonic on now extinct computer paper. Throwing caution to the wind, I applied there and then. That was a mistake.
My overall intent isnt to patronise you, but I strongly suspect it'll sound that way. Im the friend who offers you constructive criticism or advice when you never even asked for it. Its also important to note that Im not attacking any education in Game Design, far from it in fact. I still find the idea a little romantic and the stuff of fairytale. The experience has taught me a lot. In retrospect I was maybe a little naive and more in love with the dream than I was the process itself, but that cant be helped now. Id just like to help prevent some of you from making the exact same mistakes I did.
Just promise me you'll take a look at the drop before you commit to jumping off it. Thats what I should have done, but I didnt. Why? Because Im stupid. Youre not stupid are you?
Theyll be more on this later. See me after class.
Upon enrolling, your new home from home will not be the mild comfort of a classroom, but a narrow noisy corridor. Here you will stand, you will sit and you will trade the pokemons on your Nintendo DS. From time to time the doors you so often lean upon will swing open and youll find yourself taking part in a lesson or two.
Now labelled a dirty disgusting dropout, I can only divulge the limited number of classes I personally attended my short-lived first year. Reliable sources on the inside have told me there have been some new additions to the roster since I left, but its not really my place to comment on them. That would be like arguing over a review score for a game I haven't played yet.
The nominations are:
This lesson would kick start your week, and was usually a good indicator as to how the rest of it would pan out. Typically, it would involve turning up late and finding out what everybody did at the weekend. Somebody got drunk.
This area of study will feature quite heavily on your timetable and is exactly what youd expect. Plenty of exercise, the occasional lecture and a class governor willing to offer assistance when needed.
To me programming was like a text based Wheres Wally? You could spend hours staring at your monitor, trying to spot that elusive semi-colon you missed, only to kick yourself later when you find it sitting there smugly next to its new boyfriend. Its a strange emotion that; instant relief coupled together with a strong sense of shame. Its like emptying your full bladder into a public toilet, only to discover youve done it in the ladies.
Our school had a love affair with 3ds max, but unlike the universal language of C++ there are a number of alternatives available. That choice of software is up to the demon headmaster. (
That'd be a good question to ask during your application interview. Its probably best you dont tell him I sent you though.)
Surprisingly, we spent very little time playing with the software in class. It was actually one of our shortest lessons. I suspect this was because its very hard to teach people how to be creative. Under the strict class regime, it would be like offering an art student tracing paper. Everybodys work would just end up looking identical. Instead they chose to give us the teaching equivalent of a pencil case and blank sheet of paper and as a result, our imagination was left to run riot.
As a dashing young artiste looking to find himself an attractive lady partner to play with (Interested parties should send their ASL along with a picture to @UberMashu on twitter), this was the area I looked forward to studying the most. Instead I hated it and ended up having my heart broken.
Despite the rather intimidating name, I personally found this class one of the more interesting. Other mortals may think differently of course, but in response I must ask them this; the portly feline that follows, is he not the fattest cat you have ever seen? The correct answer is yes. I believe so anyway. Ergo, my word is gospel.
HCI dealt with all the fine minute details of game design. The little things; the important things; the things we take for granted. Things like:
- How we use the controller and its evolution over the years.
- Realism in games.
- Effective use of light and sound.
- In game actions that provoke a reaction.
- Character control.
...and other boring things like difficulty curves and incentives to keep the player interested.
All of these thing thing things are frequently brought up in order to make you think think think. Like Rick Moranis would his fictional kids, youre asked to look at everything under a magnifying glass.
I found it fascinating and yes, I am a hit at parties. The ladies love me.
Game Design had a very close working relationship with HCI and the two would often blend together as a single entity. To begin with, we learnt a little about story telling methods within the medium and the subsequent rules that came with them. You dont want player one getting access to an area they really shouldnt too early in the narrative do you?
For the second half of the year, we were given the chance to make our own game design document for a fictional product of our choosing. In groups of 3-4 youre asked to come up with a concept and create your own faux pas masterpiece. On paper, this covers everything from character design, to menu interface and in game writing. This is (supposedly) no different to how a developer would pimp an idea to a publisher.
In order to make board games, you need to be familiar with the hardware youre using. You cant make a cup of tea without knowing where the tea bags are kept right? In this lesson youd fill your brain with all kinds of nonsense about personal desktops, operating systems, mobile phones, consoles and the insides they entail.
If Mario had five lives and was eaten by a piranha plant, how many lives would he have left? This lesson actually had more in common with physics than it did conventional mathematics.
This class was so popular Id often find myself sat alone in a large silence filled classroom, lucky enough to be one of the few that caught the look of disappointment in my tutors eye.
Professional skills were all about self-development. I thought I was perfect, it taught me to become humble. (Im kidding by the way. Im a deeply flawed but beautiful human being.) You would quite literally plan for the future. This was done by researching any ideal future employer and looking at the qualities they were asking for in staff. From this was born a personal action plan, a bid to become a better person. Mines working out brilliantly by the way.
The class was unpopular thanks partly to the large number of questionnaires youd fill in every lesson. Hundreds upon hundreds of questions that forced you to self evaluate. In my classmates defence, a lot of them wouldnt have looked too out of place in a womans magazine. Most considered the lesson irrelevant, but then again it wasnt up to them to make that decision was it?
Youll quickly want to trade your old friends in for the new ones at the nearest Gamestation. Do keep the pretty ones though. They're highly collectable.
The beautiful thing about the geek culture is we can smell our own. Unlike the Internet forums and the hobby sites, everyone in the classroom had a physical presence. We were all scared of each other. Nobody wanted to be sent home with a note from teacher. Fear provokes change and as a result, we quickly grew to love one other and get along (everyone except Mike). Not one screamed at another in caps for hating on the PS3 or 360. Instead they chose to abuse their student loan and get both. Troll toll money was now better wasted on beer!
If someone had told me six months ago Id have met such a terrific bunch of lads, I wouldnt have believed you. My Dad on the other hand says he always suspected as much. This was easily the hardest thing about dropping out. Ill miss those guys, even Mike. Moving isn't it? Please dont cry. Im not good with tears Or women Or rational thinking Or bumping uglies.
The school you attend will offer you the tools, advice and all the information you need. They will not however, whisper into your ear and do the work for you. That legwork is left up to yours truly. I cannot stress this enough. Give yourself that much needed head start. Your tutors are not your girlfriend and the assignments they give are not the unwashed dishes in the sink. They need to be done. Your workload is only going to increase. Come Lunchtime even more plates and cutlery will be added. Dont put off tomorrow, what you can do today.
Think of it this way, if it does turn out you hate washing the dishes, youve just saved yourself a lot of debt. If however you discover youre rather fond of the soapy bubbles, youve only gone and left the particularly nasty pans to soak first. The marigolds are on and youre nothing if not prepared.
You need to be realistic about your expectations. Short of creating your own independent software company, youre not going to graduate and walk into a high profile job. This degree will only help get your foot in the door. Unless youre extremely lucky or exceptionally talented, its going to be years until youre actively telling Dude Huge hes doing it wrong and get out of my office. For now you need to be content with work as a low level programmer or key coffee maker. Competition is understandably fierce and youre not the only one bidding on this auction.
Im not embarrassed to say I have neither the talent nor patience to survive in that side of the industry. The reason I chose to attend university after all these years was to escape a job I hated. I wanted to do something I loved, not pay the bills. I strongly suspected this path would have lead me down a similar road, albeit with a slightly more impressive title. Ill have to make do with simply King for now.
Im a lousy modeller and a poor to adequate programmer. Im not likely to get much better. Granted, Im not the worlds best writer either, but unlike those two, theres a strong desire to improve. I am grateful for the experience though as it was a real eye opener. I have newfound respect for the people in the trade. You guys work bloody hard!
A big apology to any of my tutors if they feel I wasted their time, and any of the readers who now feel the same. Dropping out was no reflection on your teachings and Im more than thankful for what you taught me. I was born with beauty, not brains it seems. As for my new friends, dont lose touch! I plan on milking you for exclusives in the near future! ;-)
and a big thank you pour vous dear reader.
I promise to make my next piece that much shorter, but please do bear in mind that I also told my mother that this time Im moving out for good. I do hope I kept you entertained throughout at least? If I did happen to bore you, send me your address and Ill mail you a hand written apology. No really, I will.
(Disclaimer: This was originally written for my website portfolio come the end of April, so apologies if any of it sounds dated. Two months is a long time on the Internet. Seeing as the new school year is fast approaching, I've thrown it into the DToid C-Blogs in the grim hope that someone besides my mum and the postman will actually read it and maybe find it useful.)
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This is support of Jims
The joy of being a videogame reviewer.
Im a Veggiesaurus. I havent eaten meat for, coming up two years now? A lot of my friends arent even aware of my flesh aversion. Out of some crazy misguided logic, Ive chosen never to preach to others about my decision. I dont give a passenger ship what you eat, as long as youre happy eating it. Id appreciate it if others would do the same for me.
Instead, I constantly find myself under the spotlight. Regularly having to defend my actions and explain myself to half strangers who learn my dark secret. Im not PETA and Im not that douche bag handing out leaflets of tortured animals on the street, in order to shock you into submission. Im just grown man stood in a bar ordering his dindins, praying the words Quorn burger are out of earshot of the other patrons. Im not hurting anybody. Opinions are subjective, not fact. Why the high heel should I be ashamed to have one that differs from yours?
Destructoid is another herbivore in a carnivores world, and I love them for it. You can always trust the staff to speak their mind and be honest with you. They arent afraid to stray from the herd and say something some may consider controversial. Not for the hits, or the always interesting hate mail, but because their readers respect them for speaking their minds. Let me rephrase that: because their readers
respect them for speaking their minds.
This industry, like any other is hungry for our money. We live in an almost Dickensian state, where every publisher plays the role of the Artful Dodger keen to nick those copper pennies of ours. The video game magazines, journalists and writers play the active role of the policeman. They help us spot the wronguns. Ive seen enough cop dramas to understand that not every guy on the force has a clean sheet, but I believe Destructoids motives are honorable. Theyre the good guys.
The angry Mob is crying out for Jim Sterling to be lynched yet again. Rumor has it, he wasnt the biggest fan of Final Fantasy XIII.
Boo! Hiss! Hes attention seeking!
- they cry.
Im never coming here again.
they saunter.
Hes behind you!
I yell back.
He didnt call you names, he didnt sleep with your mother and he didnt raid your cupboards. He reviewed a video game. He gave you his opinion. He played a game and did not like it. Its called free will sweet heart.
Free will works both ways of course, but when you start berating a man over a video game review, youve got your priorities all wrong. Getting personal, calling his weight into question and sending him abusive private messages is not only rude and insensitive, its bullying. What an ugly bitter human being you are.
If youre insecure enough to get your panties in a right twist because someone on the Internet disagreed with you, youre on the wrong site son. What youre looking for is a willing salesperson. Someone to convince you any old rubbish is worth your time and money. Would you be interested in our insurance package or any of these wonderful accessories sir? Dtoid is not a Cheshire cat. If shit is bad, theyll tell you its bad. They wont sugar coat it and warm it up for you.
If you disagree, thats fine. Please just be an adult about it or make your responses entertaining please. Theres enough negativity in the world without you pooping on your own doorstep. This barrage of hate is proving tiresome. None of the writers, least of all Jim, are masochists. If they are, Im surprised they get anything done. Youre feeding theyre supposed habit.
Ive grown rather fond of this site over the years and it saddens me no end to see the comments regularly become a battlefield. Video games are supposed to be fun right? Stop taking them and yourselves so seriously. Continue to sit on your side of the fence and allow him the choice to sit on the other. You eat the sausage meat and hell continue to eat the lady salad. Theres no reason to drag him screaming over to your side. That just leaves less for you. Stop attacking the writers for being themselves. Youre strangling the site and stifling its creativity.
Im sure this will drown under a large number of more worthy c-blogs, but thanks for taking the time out and reading my faceless ramblings. You dont make friends with salad apparently.
Happy belated Birthday Destructoid! Stay proud of who you are. I dont say it nearly enough, but I love you. x


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I was just wondering in your opinion whos the hardest champion to play?
I can't tell you that because most champions aren't "hard." I can however tell you the champions I have trouble playing:
1. Rumble 2. Olaf 3. Janna 4. Galio Don't know why, I just can't play these champions to the standard I wish I could. =P |
Kassadin, Cassiopeia and LeBlanc are generally considered high skill cap characters, mostly because they are very combo based, or have weak periods in the game that you need to be especially skilled to make it through to remain relevant for the rest of the game. Personally, I can never seem to have a perfect game as Shaco or Swain, due to the seemingly cliff-like falloff late game.
Karma. She's fun but pretty hard to master imo
I've found Anivia to be rather awkward for me to play. Ult + E works, but then you have to wall off, and land some Q's as well. It gets annoying to have to do it all at once.
Swain :(
i would say Anivia as well
@ScareKrow - Akali, difficult to play? wut. |
Initially theres a steep learning curve with Orianna and Ezreal, as you have to learn the positioning and timing from trial and error.
Also, Rumble requires constant awareness of your Heat bar to be played effectively - he's terribad unless you're above 50% all the time (damage wise) I personally haven't put in the time or effort to learn him properly :P |
Orianna and Anivia are fairly tricky.
Renekton and Rumble require focus and true understanding of your champion to get the most out of them. Olaf is hard to play...? New to me. I figured he was an easy champ to faceroll through normal games with top lane. |
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An icy draught picks up inexplicably, threatening to rip the page from my hands. I draw my cloak tighter around me.
Friday nights are wild. Parks teem with an eclectic mix of rappers, skateboarders, break dancers… you name it. And then, alone in the middle of it all, there's me. I'm not sure where I belong, or if there are even enough of others like me to make a group. For a moment there, the thumping music trailed off as one track ended and another began. The only sound was the idle scratching of my nib on a jagged piece of scrap paper. How do you write about what eludes you? "Dear diary" wasn't working. Too literal.
Growing up is a journey of self-discovery. Somewhere along the way on that journey, we change profoundly. For better or for worse, I changed — not just physically, but also psychologically. I started finding it difficult to make new friends. I drifted away from friends who cared about me. Lunch breaks were an ordeal to get through, sandwiched between strangers in the crowded cafeteria with my head down, oblivious to the buzz of conversations going on around me. I often disappeared from the cafeteria as quietly as I had arrived, making a quick escape to the library to bury my head in books. Yet I refused to admit these personality changes. When the few remaining friends I had left asked after me, I brushed them off as well. Eventually they, too, grew distant. All these worrying signs should have sent warning bells ringing, but they didn't. I wanted others to believe in my façade of cool indifference so badly that eventually the line between reality and make-believe blurred, even for me. I was no longer just acting indifferent — I was indifferent.
No one put it quite as eloquently as Maya Angelou in her book Letter to My Daughter. "I am convinced that most people do not grow up. We find parking spaces and honour our credit cards. We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old."
Indeed, societal norms are a tempting bandwagon that beckon to us. Without searching for our own answers, we eagerly accept the common milestones in life bequeathed to us by our parents or even peers as the definition of growing up.
Think about it. At 18, did you not gape in awe at that rare friend who could drive? Did you not feel a rush of exhilaration at getting your first credit card? These are milestones we achieve simply by virtue of our two decades of existence on this Earth. But growing up is something more than just the accumulation of years! Growing up is a journey of self-discovery.
A few months ago, I was given the opportunity to go back to my high school to teach seventh graders. Something about teaching makes me feel more alive. Maybe it's because I'm around younger boys in whom I see a little of a younger and more playful me. They remind me so much of my childhood — I can almost see myself sitting behind one of the desks, furtively passing mischievous notes to my friends while the teacher's back is turned. Except that I can only see the silhouette of my seat buddy. No matter how hard I try to remember, he remains a faceless silhouette. I spent hours roaming the school in the evenings, just soaking in the last light and the reassuring feeling of familiarity. Just staring out at the field where I spent countless hours playing softball. Or at the Raja Block classroom that was once my refuge. Or at the Hullet Memorial Library that still has the same collection of books and movies I remember from my secondary school days.
It's odd how we don't realise what we treasure until we lose it. Then we remember that warm feeling which once blossomed and spend the rest of our lives searching so desperately for it. Searching in vain for the ghost of a memory. Despairing when we finally realise that it'll never be the same again. Family, friends, places… we make the same mistake over and over again.
It was during one of those moments of sobriety, lost in reverie, that I found the time to reflect and chronicle the disconcerting sense of déjà vu in a blog I'd abandoned for years. A blog from back in the day when I was still a child with an overeager mind and brimmed with questions. I wrote about my frustration at the gaps in my memories. "Most of my memories feel like snippets from a book I can barely recall. And they come to me as and when they please, as if I'd unburdened myself of pages of my memories, attached them to a kite and accidentally set it free… Those torn pages are fluttering down all around me. Snippets of memories. I snatch at what I can. Faces. Laughter. Tears. Overwhelming emotions." It was a frightening mess of raw emotions that I had kept hidden away in the dark recesses of my heart, sacrificed at the altar of productivity. I wanted to chase my dreams, not dwell on my past. Sadly, as with many of my peers, I lived for the future but not in the present.
Baring my soul on this blog was the first time in 21 years that I consciously paused to think about what my childhood meant for me. Nothing coherent, apparently. "A new year. A new class. A new school. Then came army. And work. Now it's time for university. Too many new friends, too little time spent together." It was almost unsettling that all I could conjure up were a jumble of confusing faces alongside disjointed bits of memory and pangs of regret.
So at the end of my blog post, I turned to poetry to sum up my abstract confusion.
Love, Me
Whirlwinds of changin' faces;
They come, they go — anything but stay
Alone in the tempest,
Struggling to keep from being swept awayI know not what to feel,
To miss the old or embrace the new
Whirlwinds characterized the better part of my childhood. Every year brought with it new faces at school and took away an equal pound of flesh close to my heart, separated from friends with whom I had grown fond of. In an age without social media, that often sounded the death knell for our budding friendships. Growing up, I found myself trapped in a whirlwind of faces that spun themselves into a frenzy. In Souls on Ice, Mark Doty said of writing poetry, "Our metaphors go on ahead of us, they know before we do." How true. Metaphors "serve as a container for emotion and idea, a vessel [to] hold what's too slippery… to touch". For Doty, finding an apt metaphor was the zenith of poetry writing. They race ahead of thoughts that sluggishly coalesce in our minds; anticipate words that we exasperatedly search for. Metaphors are so much more than mere embellishments. In that single powerful image of a howling tempest, I could see everyone who mattered to me getting swept away, leaving me battered and more alone than ever.
Why had I become withdrawn? I was afraid. This was the reason I had become withdrawn and aloof. As a child, friends were the sum total of my world. Being ripped away from my friends over and over again had left me too emotionally battered. So I subconsciously chose the easy way out. I built a wall around myself to avoid getting hurt again.
My poem had one last surprise in store for me. Only by stopping to reflect did I realise this: poetry is such an apt metaphor for our journey of self-discovery. What I have written thus far are merely the opening stanzas of a poem of epic proportions. At 21 years of age and in my freshman year halfway across the globe at New York University, I am on the cusp of something big. Of what, I don't know yet.
Epiphany. Yet again.
I did not know at that time, but the very act of writing those verses represented the crux of growing up because writing demands a certain clarity in our thoughts. Words are metaphorical mirrors, a reflection of our innermost thoughts and feelings. Doty's metaphor is but an approach to penning down our thoughts, nothing more than a key to unlock the power of words. Writing is a slow, thoughtful process that insists we pause and crystallize our thoughts. The actual self-discovery we do when we put pen to paper and compose a poem "full of repetitions, weak lines, unfinished phrases and extra descriptions" as we relive our joys and sorrows.
There are all too many of these unfinished lines. When I write about my first crush, whom every time I laid eyes on, gave me the tingles; or when I recall the heartrending loss of my grandparents when I was little that still reduces me to sobs; or when I am tossing under the sheets in the dark at 1 a.m. trying to fend off that growing homesickness, struggling to come to terms with the reality of being truly alone in a foreign land — these are powerful emotions that we ourselves don't fully comprehend. They refuse to be constrained by the dullness of mere words.
Over the years we try our best to trim these messy stanzas into something vaguely coherent as we struggle to make sense of our jumbled memories and emotions. No one really succeeds in this endeavour though. How can we, without even knowing the closing verses?
I don't know if I will ever be able to finish writing this poem. Do we ever stop growing up? Is there a certain age beyond which we suddenly turn wise and sagely? It seems introspection has only left me with more questions than answers. Perhaps when we scratch out the last stanzas with trembling hands in our last moments, we may yet realise Maya Angelou was right all along: we never really grow up. "We carry the accumulation of years in our bodies and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magnolias." There is an overlooked beauty in the innocence that we retain throughout our lives. Perhaps our questions and poems were always meant to be left open ended.
As Doty mused towards the close of his essay, "Even after [our] work of inquiry, [our] metaphors may still know more than [we] do." Regardless of what happens in my life, my poem will always have space for one more messy stanza. Our inner selves may be too complex put in words, but words are all we have.
Growing up is a journey of self-discovery. Reflection — and writing — may not always yield the answers we want, but it always insists we question our assumptions. After all, isn't that the quintessence of growing up?


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When synth and guitar blend with electronica and vocals that are not too up-front in the mix, but not totally phased out to be lost in the mix, often some really nice sound is what can happen. At least that is what we think happened here with this track. [more inside]
Human Factor
It's all in the lyrics with this song, though I think the tone of the music gives away quite a lot too. Indie rock with a progressive dreampop edge. Short and sweet :) This is our Ummagma - findable for search-happy folks at www.facebook.com/ummagma [more inside]
Lama (Ian Baird Remix)
Words can only be twisted so many ways, but the same words can sound to a host of melodies. That's what happens when you dabble in the world of remixes too, such as this one by Ummagma. Really impressed with the transformation from the original track. [more inside]
Dark Patterns
This is a free internet single from the new album my wife Lori and I are working on as Tangemeenie. It was inspired by a discussion I found here on MetaFilter. Lyrics under the fold. [more inside]
Fusion confusion. The meshing of musical genres found in this Ummagma track represent a fusion, reflecting the confusion that is so commonplace nowadays in this world - simply absurd and rising. Hence the name Upsurd.
Lama (Jane Woodman Remix)
When a musician, who has self-recorded and mixed everything (brilliant) he (she) has ever put out, eventually takes to creating a remix, the output can be somewhat spectacular. That is what happened when San Francisco shoegaze darkwave wonderkind Jane Woodman jumped into her very first remix for Ummagma 'Lama'. Hope you enjoy the output.
The Road
Dreamweaving is a game that is often best played in the musical realm and this song is a perfect case in point. Skipping, wishing, gazing, tripping, and flight. It's all here. [more inside]
River Town
Tides and lilts, ebbs and flows. Something romantic, yet superfluous permeates 'River Town', with a spacious element opening up for sweepingly dreamy female vocals. At least that's how we see this Ummagma track. [more inside]
Back To You
In the spirit of "Superstar" by legendary art-punk band Sonic Youth (who were covering The Carpenters chart-breaking track), here is 'Back to You'. Sonically similar, but content-wise very different. No superstar imagery from the perspective of a groupie here. Just some self-searching and hopefully grounding elements. [more inside]
This is one of the better (at least one of the favourite) Ummagma tracks out there to date and currently the subject of a whack of forthcoming remixes. Stay tuned! [more inside]
Lama (Dunaewsky 69 remix)
I love it when one talented artist can take the work of another talented artist, creatively metabolize it, and then craft output that is impressive in it's own right. This remix takes a quirky electro approach to Ummagma's track 'Lama'. Hope you enjoy it. [more inside]
Actors are always celebrated for their chameleonic ability to change characters and roles. Ummagma possesses this quality, among a small number of shape-shifting bands currently out there. This song is very different from anything else created by Ummagma. Hope you enjoy this. [more inside]
Ummagma - River Town (Mind Movies Remix)
This is one Ummagma track that has been totally turned on it's head, taking what was a dreampop folkrock-ish track and utterly transforming it into an whirling electro-dance track with traces of vocals from Shauna McLarnon. One slight change from the previous version.
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Ummagma - River Town (Mind Movies Remix)
This is one Ummagma track that has been totally turned on it's head, taking what was a dreampop folkrock-ish track and utterly transforming it into an whirling electro-dance track with traces of vocals from Shauna McLarnon. [more inside]
Been There (working title)
One of my first attempts at making music on a tablet (well, except for the guitars)... This is still very much a work in progress, but I kind of like how this mix is shaping up. This will eventually have vocals. Part of a bigger new project I'm working on under the tentative working title "The Big Dismal."
Prelude to No. 70
Who's obsessed with the Magnetic Fields? Not me; that's who. [more inside]
I'm pretty certain I stole the chorus melody from somewhere, but I can't quite place the source. If anyone figures it out, please send me a private message so I'll know what band to claim I'm paying homage to.
Lyrics below. [more inside]
Everyone I Know
Resistor celebrates springtime with a lush new single, "Everyone I Know."
This hook-laden dance-pop number is seasoned with Resistor's cynical charm, pondering whether originality can exist if a person is merely a product of his environment. Of course, the existentialism lurks beneath many layers of burbling synths, glitchy drum machines, and boy-girl harmonies. [more inside]
For some of the best things in life, intensity builds as anticipation kicks in. That is what this Ummagma track is for me - with layer on layer, building a sort of icicle/sand castle that never melts or washes away. It just builds and then takes flight. I hope you will feel the same.
Of course, there is that The Smiths thing happening - happy music, depressing lyrics. Rightly so. Spot on - have a read. [more inside]
Reminiscent of the Peter Gabriel and Deep Forest contribution to the film "Strange Days", this Ummagma track offers an eclectic earful of modernity meets tradition, complete with Carpathian whistle and balanced out with successive male and female vocals. [more inside]
Lama (Ian Baird Remix)
A while back, Ian Baird (A*Star, Spring Clock Wonder) did an awesome remix of Telling You (T.Y. Ian Baird Remix) by SPC ECO, Dean Garcia's main musical project since leaving Curve. Fortunately, he would eventually remix our song "Lama" by our duo Ummagma. Hope you enjoy this upbeat track.
Micro Macro
Indietronic ethno-ethereal fusion is how I would describe this Ummagma track, which is the first Ummagma song you've heard here with male vocals. I feel like this tune has a strong gypsy fusion lifeline running to it from some mysteriously brilliant source, call it what you will. :) Once again, any feedback is appreciated. We've also ventured into indietronic a little here.
A love for the golden 4AD era, Pink Floyd and the likes of David Sylvian have all been woven into the thread of this music. "Lama" was both inspired by these bands and reflects their contribution to a new generation of musicmakers. Looking forward, but knowing where our roots lie… I sincerely hope you will all enjoy this Ummagma track. [more inside]
If You Don't Cry
"If You Don't Cry" by Resistor (originally performed by The Magnetic Fields).
Resistor - Keep it to Yourself
Another bit of synthpop metacommentary in the form of the funny-cause-it's-sad-cause-it's-true inner monologue of a cynical artist. [more inside]
Wonderful Christmastime
My take on the McCartney Christmas tune. [more inside]
The 11th entry in the monthly series of homemade synthpop singles from Resistor, "Narcissist" does what it says on the tin. [more inside]
Resistor -- All I Wanna Do Is Strum My Ukulele
A simple electro-ukulele ode to solitude and song. [more inside]
I'll Refuse
Resistor - Insecure
This one is a sparkly nugget of synthpop about the bitter, self-sabotaging adolescent lurking within all of us. Or at least within me. It's classic Resistor. [more inside]
Resistor - Vincent van Gogh
A homemade synthpop tune about the myth of the meritocracy and the pain of being an artist without an audience, like something Stephin Merritt could've come up with on a dreary evening in an alternate universe where The Magnetic Fields never got popular. [more inside]
Resistor - David the Gnome
This is an electro version of the theme song to the children's show "The World of David the Gnome," which aired in the US on Nickelodeon from 1987 to 1995. [more inside]
Resistor -- Lighting and Distance
A new synthpop song from Resistor about all the lies we agree to believe in so we can make it through the day. [more inside]
Resistor -- Ingenue
A minor-key waltzing synthpop lament of being unemployed and underappreciated. [more inside]
Resistor - First World Problems
This is the lead-off track from The Flood, the new album by Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, released today. [more inside]
Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies - "July"
"July" is the promo single from the upcoming Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies EP. "July" is the feel-good song of the month, if not the century. "July" is a tale of love, summertime, and ephemeral youth, told in the timeless language of pop music. [more inside]
Truth's A Patient Stalker
A new (very early) rough mix from a chamber pop project I'm doing called "Wishing Well Divers." It's sung from the perspective of Truth personified as a stalker patiently pursuing a corrupt business man. It features cello, piano, acoustic guitar, and an early, rough vocal cut (there are some changes still coming to the vocals, and the guitars will get a boost in the mix ). At any rate, it's a glimpse of where this is going. I welcome any (gentle) feedback.
Lyrics below the fold. [more inside]
Be A Shark!
Another one from my band, Boeufcake. [more inside]
You and San Francisco (Lighters Out Mix)
The (hopefully) final mix of Y&SF with all the problems fixed and Major Dundee's epic solo finally loud and proud before the last chorus. [more inside]
Don't Fool Me (2010 version)
Today's espresso-driven shot of melodrama power-pop. Originally written around 1995, I think I finally nailed how it was supposed to sound. [more inside]
Whatever You Give (I'll Take from You)
I always know the tricks you play, but I still get taken. Another poppy (and slightly ominous) uke tune. Hope you like it! [more inside]
Nothing Ever Changes
From a new thing I'm (slowly) working on. It's just guitar, piano and vocals at this point, but there's a cello part and some additional vocals to come. This is a rough working cut with scratch vocals, but I like how it's shaping up already. Hope you like it. [more inside]
Boss Man Song
A song from the POV of the Boss Man. [more inside]
The Undiscovered Country Song
A quiet song about looking around for all the people you've misplaced over the years.
Guitar, piano, cello, recorded live using a field recorder. Vocals overdubbed later at home.
Unreleased from a new Tangemeenie side-project my wife Lori will eventually also contribute vocals to, called "The Wishing Well Divers." [more inside]
In A Room
Cover I did hastily yesterday afternoon of The House of Love's beautiful song "In A Room". [more inside]
That Letter
To celebrate my 7th MetaFilter Birthday (yay!) here is another track from the band I was in in 1991. This is a cover of a Young Fresh Fellows song. It's a little rough. There's another thing we cover during the intro part before I start singing -- see if you recognize it.
Xmas Won't Be Xmas
It's getting to be time to put together the Christmas mix tapes! This was recorded by a band I was in in 1991. Our new guitar player, Michael Cox, brought us the song so he sings lead. I'm one of the girl background singers (heard best toward the end) and might be playing a tiny bit of guitar (I don't remember for sure), and I know I played some jingle bells near the end of the track (What Christmas song doesn't have bells?). It's a goofy singalong sort of holiday tune. I like it a lot. I wish I had a better quality copy, though.
We recorded this song along with another batch of demos, in time to get airplay on KNDD's local music Christmas show that year... then promptly broke up before even completing all the tracks as a band, though I went in to the studio later to finish. C'est la vie.
Julia / you've got a lovely uvula / I wanna take you to Florida / so please say yes
We'll start a family / play lots of D&D / and watch the Goonies / on VHS
in the Shadow Cast (demo)
Can't have a day with only one post to MuFi! This is from the 48 Hour Project; I spent two days in January holed up writing and recording an EPs-worth of songs that would later become the foundation for my current band. It was cold and tiring and fun...
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I'll have a look in the morning. I'm both busy and ill right now.
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Joe Jordan cheers reduction in contract spending.
Federal contract spending declined for the third year in a row in fiscal 2012, the Office of Management and Budget announced, decreasing by 4.5 percent from fiscal 2011.
In fiscal 2011, the government spent $537 billion in contract costs, and in fiscal 2012, it spent $513 billion.
"It is not hyperbole to say, this is a historic reduction in contract spending," Joe Jordan, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said during a Dec. 6 conference call. He said the more than $20 billion decrease is the largest single-year dollar decrease.
Fiscal 2012's total spending on contracts was $35 billion less than the amount spent in fiscal 2009.
"This decline represents a dramatic reversal of the unsustainable 12 percent contract spending growth rate experienced from 2000 through 2008," Jordan wrote in a post on the OMBlog Dec. 6. On the same day, OMB issued a memo creating more accountability on strategic sourcing.
Defense and civilian agencies each did played a role in lowering spending, Jordan said. The Defense Department reduced its spending from $374 billion in fiscal 2011 to $360.5 billion last year, which is a 4 percent decrease. Civilian agencies spent $163 billion in 2011 and $152 billion in '12, a 7 percent decline, according to OMB's figures.
The decreases are the result of "a concerted and collaborative effort on behalf of all the agencies," particularly with strategic sourcing efforts, he said.
"You also see that all agencies took this charge very seriously," Jordan said. The administration had pushed to reduce spending on management and support services by 15 percent by 2012. The government exceeded the goal, recording 16 percent less spending in those areas, just a bit more than $7 billion last year.
Strategic sourcing: New rules
On the same day officials released their spending figures, the administration took another step in its strategic sourcing efforts. An OMB memo created a leadership council and are requiring agencies to designate an official who is in charge of getting the money-saving effort into action.
Each department has until Jan. 15 to tell OMB who will be the designated Strategic Sourcing Accountable Official. The official will have the authority to coordinate the agency's internal sourcing activities and its participation in governmentwide efforts.
The memo also creates the Interagency Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council, comprised of the major departments that have a heavy hand in using strategic sourcing, such as the Defense Department and the General Services Administration. The new council's first assignment is to recommend to the administration management strategies to ensure the government gets the best offer possible for specific goods and services, including IT commodities. OMB is looking what would yield the greatest savings, how to track the savings, and the contracts that would help to that end. The council would replace the Chief Acquisition Officers Council's Strategic Sourcing Working Group.
However, some industry leaders say OMB forgot industry in the memo. Officials are bringing together integrated teams from the various largest spending departments to discuss how to proceed with gaining even greater savings. But industry is nowhere to be found and without a voice.
"There's nothing 'Myth Busters' about this," said Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, referring to the OMB initiative that pushes for more direct interaction with industry in various aspects including government contracting. "You work with your suppliers. That's true strategic sourcing," he added.
Jordan, however, said he interacts with industry on many levels and in many ways. The government has learned a lot from them in the early stages of setting up the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative, he said, which is the new memo's foundation.
"I firmly believe and have always said anything we do in government procurement has to be done in collaboration with industry," he said. "We need to work in partnership with our vendors to make sure we create a system that provides taxpayers with the best value."
Waldron and Roger Jordan, vice president for government relations at the Professional Services Council, both raised concerns with whether the new council will be more bureaucracy and duplicate what other groups are doing. For instance, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council has worked on similar strategic sourcing efforts in the past.
The new memo also seems similar to draft legislation on buying commodity IT in other, smarter ways.
A spokesman for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Issa appreciates the new memo as it embraces important elements of the committee's approach to IT reform. Issa is circulating a draft version of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. It aims to streamline IT acquisition through broader accountability.
"Considering this memorandum alongside previous directives and memoranda issued by the administration, OMB should be a willing partner in the legislative reform effort in order to finally make progress addressing the waste and duplication in federal IT procurement," the spokesman said.
Roger Jordan said the memo resembles Issa's bill, but OMB gives more flexibility for agencies.
"It allows agencies to get their own procurement shops in order before taking on a governmentwide effort," he said.
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Did Mr. Jordan forget that DoD wound down the war in Iraq in 2011? I would have expected more of a ecrease. There should be even more of a decrease in 2012; no war in Iraq and many DoD Civilians abandoning ship.
Not only that, what about all the "in-sourcing" that has taken place - shifting the contractor workforce to the civilian workforce. Seems we never really get the whole picture of what is actually going on - imagine that!
The notion that OMB is taking credit for decreased contract spending due to its strategic sourcing initiatives is absolutlely absurd. Contract spending went down because of the cuts in directionary budgets the last couple years. Strategic sourcing may have been a means to an assist in that, but the cuts would not have happened at all without the budget cuts. They are really overreaching here.


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Elvgren Blotter. Pinup on Car Passaic, NJ This item is no longer available 9 x 4" blotter "Nobody can pinch me" advertises Rose Curtain Mfg. Corp. in Passaic New Jersey. Nice blotter. Very good overall condition. Clean. Minor corner bumps, edge wear. 1 Crease lower right.
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