I'm gonna start with the latest room I went to, which is Ex Libris from Next Level Escape.
| Game Time | Time Left | # of players | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 mins | 1m 58s | 4 (max. 10) | ★★★★☆ |
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Next Level Escape: Ex Libris
I've somewhat started a new hobby, escape rooms, which means I'm gonna revive this blog to have a new series: escape room reviews! Warning: spoilers under "Read more" below.
I'm gonna start with the latest room I went to, which is Ex Libris from Next Level Escape.
I'm gonna start with the latest room I went to, which is Ex Libris from Next Level Escape.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
The Princess Diarist
I’m not a Star Wars fan. Not that big a fan anyway. I’ve watched the movies (at least the original trilogy and the new ones) and enjoyed them. However, I’ve come to love Carrie Fisher through her various appearances on talk shows and British panel shows. She was hilarious and I just love her attitude. Her passing hit me harder than I thought it would, seeing as I was never that big a fan of hers or her work, and I really don’t know much about who she is and her life story –– I didn’t even know that her parents were famous. But it really felt like we’ve lost something. I guess that feeling was enhanced by the fact that pretty much everyone I follow on Twitter, and a lot of the subreddits I’m subscribed to, genuinely loved her (and Star Wars).
I watched her appearance on 8 out of 10 Cats the day before her heart attack. I watched Rogue One the day before her death. During this time, I also watched quite a few YouTube videos about/of her and read a bit more about her family and stories about her. This is probably why her death felt more significant to me than it should have; I was learning a bit more about her, and suddenly she was gone.
I watched her appearance on 8 out of 10 Cats the day before her heart attack. I watched Rogue One the day before her death. During this time, I also watched quite a few YouTube videos about/of her and read a bit more about her family and stories about her. This is probably why her death felt more significant to me than it should have; I was learning a bit more about her, and suddenly she was gone.
Monday, April 25, 2016
TIL about "aphantasia"
On my commute to work this morning, I checked Twitter mostly for football scores (MUFC vs CPFC for the FA Cup final!); and I came across a Facebook post about a man who discovers he has "aphantasia."
And it blew my goddamned mind as well!
I struggled to imagine what goes on in his mind. It just comes so natural. It's much easier, for me, to "see" things before thinking up facts. If someone asks me to describe a person, I would first picture said person in my mind, and then describe what I "see," and I would find it difficult to give any sort of description if my mental image isn't very clear.
When someone gives me directions, I would "see" the route in my head. Or at least imagine it somewhat like a navigation app's display, with almost all square blocks unless noted otherwise. Then I would kinda overlay my in-head navigation to the real route to figure out where I'm going. (Side note: can't wait for AR to be a thing so I don't have to imagine this)
I wondered how he "gets" the world when reading fiction. I often correlate the quality of a fictional story with how vividly I can imagine the world (hence why the Harry Potter series is one of my favorites). Seeing this fantastical universe is the only way I know to be able to live in it and fully experience the story. How can I relate to it if I can't see it? Would it move me emotionally at all?
In college, I learned that some people can't imagine three-dimensional figures as easily as I could, which I thought was quite interesting –– wouldn't it make learning some parts of Calculus more challenging? –– but this, aphantasia, is much more fascinating. I'm having trouble imagining his world as he was finding it difficult to understand that other people can "see" things in their minds. Can he even comprehend how that works? Because I can't imagine what my mind would be like without it.
Man discovers he has "aphantasia" - he can't picture things in his head - and that everyone else can: https://t.co/DMy6NVOgnx— Kate Gray (@hownottodraw) April 24, 2016
And it blew my goddamned mind as well!
I struggled to imagine what goes on in his mind. It just comes so natural. It's much easier, for me, to "see" things before thinking up facts. If someone asks me to describe a person, I would first picture said person in my mind, and then describe what I "see," and I would find it difficult to give any sort of description if my mental image isn't very clear.
When someone gives me directions, I would "see" the route in my head. Or at least imagine it somewhat like a navigation app's display, with almost all square blocks unless noted otherwise. Then I would kinda overlay my in-head navigation to the real route to figure out where I'm going. (Side note: can't wait for AR to be a thing so I don't have to imagine this)
I wondered how he "gets" the world when reading fiction. I often correlate the quality of a fictional story with how vividly I can imagine the world (hence why the Harry Potter series is one of my favorites). Seeing this fantastical universe is the only way I know to be able to live in it and fully experience the story. How can I relate to it if I can't see it? Would it move me emotionally at all?
In college, I learned that some people can't imagine three-dimensional figures as easily as I could, which I thought was quite interesting –– wouldn't it make learning some parts of Calculus more challenging? –– but this, aphantasia, is much more fascinating. I'm having trouble imagining his world as he was finding it difficult to understand that other people can "see" things in their minds. Can he even comprehend how that works? Because I can't imagine what my mind would be like without it.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Isn't it a bit early for silly season?
I woke up today and browsed Twitter to find the latest news on Japanese GP FP3 and Q sessions. What greeted me instead was the news of Sebastian Vettel leaving Red Bull at the end of the season. It hasn't officially been announced, but reportedly RBR's Team Principal Christian Horner let it slip that Vettel is joining Ferrari for the 2015 F1 season.
Even though it's technically unconfirmed, this would mean that either Fernando Alonso or Kimi Raikkonen is in turn leaving Ferrari. The former has been rumored to jump ship to McLaren for a few weeks now. Today, people are taking that rumor as a confirmed news item. Not saying that I'm not excited for the (possible) Raikkonen–Vettel partnership, it's just a shame that we never got to see a fully competitive Alonso–Rakkonen team. I don't quite know how Alonso leaving would work out for Ferrari since this season has proven that he's faster than his teammate. It could be because Alonso is more comfortable in the Ferrari, and that he helped develop the car, but we're almost at the end of the season and we haven't seen Kimi challenging Alonso at all. Alonso basically carries the team, like he has done the last few seasons. Ferrari needs a better car, a better engine, and hopefully we see that next season.
With Alonso (potentially) moving to McLaren, it seems likely that he will take Jenson Button's seat as the team's #1 driver. Button's teammate Kevin Magnussen is the rookie with potential, who is doing very well in his first season, including a podium finish in his first ever race. It makes sense for McLaren to keep Magnussen instead of Button. Unfortunately, this could mean the end of Button's F1 career, but I really hope it isn't. There's no logical team for him to move on to; there are only a few spots for so many racers, most of whom are young hopefuls.
On the Red Bull side of things, the seat left by Vettel will be filled by Daniil Kvyat currently of Toro Rosso. Kvyat's pairing with Daniel Ricciardo gives RBR quite a young (inexperienced?) team. 2015 will be Kvyat's second season in F1. However, if Kvyat comes in as Ricciardo did this season, RBR would be just fine. Ricciardo has surprised a lot of people, including myself, in how well he's doing, especially compared to teammate Vettel.
Now where does this leave Kvyat's current teammate Jean-Eric Vergne? He's just been leapfrogged by his rookie teammate to the RBR seat. Recently, Toro Rosso announced that they're giving Max Verstappen a seat in 2015, to make him the youngest ever F1 driver. It might make sense for Toro Rosso to now keep JEV to help Verstappen. On the other hand, it sucks for him if he's going to be continually leapfrogged by his younger teammates. Would it be too risky for Toro Rosso to have two rookies fill their seats?
And here I thought last season we saw huge changes in F1. It's got nothing on next season and we're only in October!
Christian Horner confirms Sebastian Vettel is going to Ferrari. ##skyf1
— Rachel Brookes (@RachelBrookesTV) October 4, 2014
Even though it's technically unconfirmed, this would mean that either Fernando Alonso or Kimi Raikkonen is in turn leaving Ferrari. The former has been rumored to jump ship to McLaren for a few weeks now. Today, people are taking that rumor as a confirmed news item. Not saying that I'm not excited for the (possible) Raikkonen–Vettel partnership, it's just a shame that we never got to see a fully competitive Alonso–Rakkonen team. I don't quite know how Alonso leaving would work out for Ferrari since this season has proven that he's faster than his teammate. It could be because Alonso is more comfortable in the Ferrari, and that he helped develop the car, but we're almost at the end of the season and we haven't seen Kimi challenging Alonso at all. Alonso basically carries the team, like he has done the last few seasons. Ferrari needs a better car, a better engine, and hopefully we see that next season.
With Alonso (potentially) moving to McLaren, it seems likely that he will take Jenson Button's seat as the team's #1 driver. Button's teammate Kevin Magnussen is the rookie with potential, who is doing very well in his first season, including a podium finish in his first ever race. It makes sense for McLaren to keep Magnussen instead of Button. Unfortunately, this could mean the end of Button's F1 career, but I really hope it isn't. There's no logical team for him to move on to; there are only a few spots for so many racers, most of whom are young hopefuls.
...Daniil Kvyat will join Red Bull alongside Daniel Ricciardo #skyf1
— Michael Wise (@MikeWise71) October 4, 2014
On the Red Bull side of things, the seat left by Vettel will be filled by Daniil Kvyat currently of Toro Rosso. Kvyat's pairing with Daniel Ricciardo gives RBR quite a young (inexperienced?) team. 2015 will be Kvyat's second season in F1. However, if Kvyat comes in as Ricciardo did this season, RBR would be just fine. Ricciardo has surprised a lot of people, including myself, in how well he's doing, especially compared to teammate Vettel.
Now where does this leave Kvyat's current teammate Jean-Eric Vergne? He's just been leapfrogged by his rookie teammate to the RBR seat. Recently, Toro Rosso announced that they're giving Max Verstappen a seat in 2015, to make him the youngest ever F1 driver. It might make sense for Toro Rosso to now keep JEV to help Verstappen. On the other hand, it sucks for him if he's going to be continually leapfrogged by his younger teammates. Would it be too risky for Toro Rosso to have two rookies fill their seats?
And here I thought last season we saw huge changes in F1. It's got nothing on next season and we're only in October!
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