Lovely spot of lunch at Portofino with Bill, Gary Knight and Jane Cetinel courtesy of Open GI's hospitality 😋🧆🍺
[Playing Trials of Mana]
Game was repetitive by the third playthrough so it was speed-ran in ~5hrs on NG+ by carrying over my fully levelled team, using Magic Ropes wherever possible to remove backtracking in dungeons, and fleeing from pretty much every battle possible, and whenever I couldn't flee, I spammed Class Strikes relentlessly. Platinum trophy earned after ~41hrs 🎮🏆
[Reading My Twisted World by Elliot Rodger]
Reading this manifesto is actually infuriating; the lifestyle afforded to this guy via his rich parents is enviable. The opportunities, support, and encouragement he received was above and beyond what most kids get. I cannot even fathom the victimhood mentality this kid somehow fostered in his own head. One thing is apparent; he even uses the word himself in the following excerpt: he had such an inflated sense of self-worth that he felt entitled to anything he wanted. His upbringing was a pattern largely consisting of stamping his feet, having a tantrum, and getting his own way. Unfortunately, when it comes to social relationships, such selfishness and entitlement often yields poor outcomes. If you become an insufferable asshole with a God complex, egotistical and thinking you're superior to everyone else, then unsurprisingly, others will detect this and not particularly like you. This dude was Nice Guy Syndrome on steroids. Yikes. "I am an intelligent gentleman, and I deserve the love of girls more than the other obnoxious boys of my age, and yet they get girls and I don't. That is a crime that can never be forgotten, nor can it be forgiven." - "In truth, the move to Santa Barbara was actually a chance that I was giving to the world, not the other way around! I was giving the world one last chance to give me the life that I know I'm entitled to, the life that other boys are able to live with ease. If I still have to suffer the same rejection and injustice even after I move to Santa Barbara, then that will be the last straw. I will have my vengeance."
