Educate myself on an opinion I disagree with

So I came upon a discussion of an article that was basically critiquing arguments from youtube videos, so I decided this would be good for this challenge.

Educate myself on an opinion I disagree with
I read an article about a woman who was being harassed for her opinions on sexism in video games and general media. So I started watching her videos to see what they were about. There were some things I agreed with and some I did not.

Today I found this article:
http://nastythingssaidabout.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/the-terrible-misogyny-in-the-games-industry/
Basically critiquing her arguments about sexism in video games.

Now while I do think sexism is present in video games, I also didn't agree with how much the woman mentioned. So I was interested in reading what this writer had to say. I agree with his points that there should be no harassment of people in general, I did find his arguments lacking.

In my opinion, instead of taking the points the woman he is complaining about made and arguing them in a well presented and thought provoking way, he seems instead to just be rather upset at the state  of current affairs and using her as an outlet. Some of his arguments I downright disagree with. I do think sexism is very viewable in video games and as a huge video game player, I see it quite often.

Overall I was disappointed. Not necessarily at his opinion, but at the way it was presented. He had the opportunity to give a voice to the other side, to examine and critique what was being said, and to make us think. Instead it felt more like he was hurt and being defensive.

So I am sad to say I learned nothing from that article, but I did learn an entirely different lesson from this challenge. I had been thinking about what opinion to educate myself on for a while until this came along and it made me realize something important. Thinking about learning of opposing opinions made me very uncomfortable. It made me realize that I would sometimes rather stick my fingers in my ears and go LA LA LA instead of opening my mind and learning new things. This is something I see present in myself and others and this challenge has helped me to keep this in mind for the future. Overall I would say it was a positive!

Play Bingo

This one I happily stumbled upon by chance when we went to dinner at a pizza place not too far from here.

Play Bingo
Coincidentally, Mellow Mushroom Pizza has a Thursday night Bingo, which explains why it was busier than we had seen it before!

We stayed for three out of six of the games and got close to winning two, but no dice! I still had fun anyways and it was a happy coincidence!

Yell I'm Captain Basch in public

Well we had to go over to Lowe's to order some carpet for the new house, so this was a good opportunity for this challenge!

Yell I'm Captain Basch in public
For those who don't know, this is from the game Final Fantasy XII, where a character yells I'm Captain Basch Von Ronsenburg from Dalmasca! So today while waiting for someone to show up at the counter, that's what I yelled. Three people looked at me, including one who turned out to help us with our carpet.

It was fun enough!

Translate sentences in to many languages and back to English to see the end results

Okay so I had a big day and I'm still pooped from the long weekend, so this is a fun easy challenge I'm going to try!

Translate sentences in to many languages and back to English to see the end results
Here is my starting sentence:
I love cheese and I live in a cabin in the woods with my bear friend who eats a lot of ice cream.

English to Italian:
Amo il formaggio e vivo in una capanna nei boschi con il mio amico orso che mangia un sacco di gelato.

Italian to Polish:
Miłość ser i mieszkam w domku w lesie z mój przyjaciel Miś, że zjada dużo lodów.

Polish to Swahili:
Upendo jibini na kuishi katika cabin katika Woods na rafiki yangu Teddy Bear kwamba anakula mengi ya barafu cream.

Swahili to Dutch:
Liefde kaas en wonen in een hut in het bos met mijn vriend Teddy Bear die veel ijs eet.

And finally Dutch to English:
Love cheese and living in a cabin in the woods with my friend Teddy Bear that eat a lot of ice.

See, it can be a lot of fun, especially if you find the right sentence to translate too. Give it a try if you're ever bored and want some laughs

Learn how to tie a tie

So I packed up a good chunk of closet today which reminded me to give this challenge a go!

Learn how to tie a tie
My boyfriend helped me with this but he was a bit frustrated because he felt he wasn't getting it absolutely perfect. But I thought it looked great so I was happy with the results! I don't know how much I'll remember without practice, but it was fun to learn!

Go 24 hours without Internet

Well I spent a lot of yesterday watching my boyfriend race, packing up a trailer, and driving for about 6 hours, so this was a good day for this challenge!

Go 24 hours without Internet
I didn't have Internet access until I got home late last night so this one was a breeze. I was pretty occupied all day anyway. It did feel good to not have to stress about doing my regular online stuff and just focusing on other things!

Also Saturday's challenge is posted up, you can find it in the index!

High five a stranger

I am back from my weekend away. It was quite a long hot weekend, but it was for my boyfriend and he had fun so I am happy for him!

High five a stranger
We went out to dinner on Saturday night and had a very friendly waitress. So my boyfriend, myself, and my boyfriend's father all decided to give her a high five! His father is a pretty high maintenance customer so we figured doing something positive (plus a big tip of course) could do something to perk her up a bit!

These was one of the challenges I've been having the most trouble with so I'm glad I finally accomplished it!