Killarapps latest blog, its a weird one

[Killarapp]

Decided to move away from a traditional 'nintendo is annoying me' debate to ask you guys about some of your personal experiences.

Now I have noticed something about myself, almost everything I knocked at first I ended up loving. I believe people who knock things without knowledge of what their knocking are fools, like I have been, and I believe people will miss out on some very fine things in life with such an attitude.

So this is a list of things that I originally wouldn't give the light of day, now im a big fan, light fan and am so glad I tried em.

Girls / Boys

You remember when you were 7? when a couple kissed in a movie you'd shut your eye and go 'gross' or whatever? only to find yourself emotionally and hormonially charged a few years later? thinking 'how do I not notice this before?' and strongly lusting towards the opposite sex?

Alcohol

I think like the last this is a natural progression, everyone hates alcohol at a young age, nature makes us, we grow the taste buds for it at a later age. But by this time we've already stated to all our folks at partys how 'we hate alcohol and are never going to drink'. just making us realise how silly kids are.

Music

A bigger one here, everyone gets into music around High School age. But they tend to get into the stuff they're already heard. For me it was Queen and U2 being that it was on in the car a lot. But I found it was music that I dismissed at first, Radiohead for its depressingness and Pink Floyd for its weirdness compared to everything you've ever heard before, that became my two favorate bands. Message here, never dismiss music until you've heard it a few times, you may just end up a die hard fan.

My top albums

1. Wish you were here (Pink Floyd)
2. Ok Computer (Radiohead)
3. Rush of blood to the head (Coldplay)
4. The Bends (radiohead)
5. Night at the opera (Queen)
6. The Joshua Tree (U2)
7. Eyes open (Snow Patrol)

Try em out, a few times, before you decide you don't like em. Or you may just end up missing out on something great in your life incase they grow on you.

Mature games/Films

I used to pretty much only enjoy what I knew, that being cutsy platformers and disney crap and while im always going to have a place for Ratchet and Clank that doesn't excuse all the computer games I hated at first and grew to really enjoy, experiences I won't have to regret anymore. It leads to being able to enjoy Halo3 and Bioshock and a whole manner of violent games and experiences I may have always avoided. The same goes with films, I could have never enjoyed A Clockwork Orange for example! the horror.

So think of it like this, everytime you don't try something, everytime you dismiss it. You could be turning down an amazing experience you'd never get to enjoy, sure you wouldn't miss it, or regret it but you won't have it there to look upon fondly either. And don't you want as many great experiences as possible?

Its also worth noticing things you go from hate to love with tend to be the most meaningful of experiences, such as alcohol, halo and Pink Floyd.

So... what are your unregretable experiences?

[mewmaxwii]

basically everything you just said! lol

[FooFan]

I think it's just that as we grow older we become more aware of signs of quality and hard work.

I never liked Pink Floyd when I was younger, but that's because I was too young to appreciate all the things that make it great! At that age, you're mainly influenced by the media and what other people say is good. It's only when you grow up that you start to define yourself with your own tastes and styles.

It's all just a learning process and everytime you learn something new, it opens the door for even more things like you've mentioned.

The interesting one is alchohol, in that with Alchopops now around, surely more people will like it at a younger age?

[OakyBoy]

Good blog. On the subject of drinking at a younger age, apparently when I was a toddler my mum poured herself a pint of beer an then went to cut the grass. You guessed what happened next yet? Well she came back in to find a empty glass and a very happy looking baby But I think it has been good for me, as I drink abit now like a glass of beer with a meal so my body is more used to alcohol. So when I do get to drinking in pubs and the like I will know when to stop and hopfully not get sick

[vorpal_thunger]

Now, brother, that is a very deep Blog there. I find that as you grow older your eyes may open wider to things that in your life you have earlier dismissed. Drink being one of the small things. But when you think further into the subject there are things that as a child you just don't imagine ever considering, but as you grow up you will find yourself desiring them more than ever. But it also works in the opposite way too. When you are older you regret letting things into your life. You sometimes wish you had kept the naivety and innocence of yourself as a small child and blocked some of the harmful things that you learn to deal with when you are older out.

That is my take. Nice blog, My Brother.

From, Brendan.

[Ed00wii]

Totally agree! especially on video games, I know buy babyish RPG's and realise they suck.

[Chill]

i dont agree with the achcol i drink every day and im 12
ive been doing it since ive been 7

[LandShark]

Originally Posted by pinkieH

i dont agree with the achcol i drink every day and im 12
ive been doing it since ive been 7

lol, Im 15 and i rarely drink as I dont feel the need. DRink is a sociable thing and not somthing you should do beacsue you bored just like so mnay peopl i know and they thinkits good now and there living it up spendign large number of hours in the teenage years completely out of there heads, What goes aroung comes around or thats what i think atleats, hope it shows some sort of enlightenment.

[vinylkiller]

KILLERAPP your whole avatar and sig tell me alot about you,you like a clockwork orange and maybe even like more of stanly kubricks films.i love clockwork orange and maybe you should have talked about that also in your bolg cos that film is amazing,weird and violent.one of the best films ever made and as you said even if people don't like the look of it they should give it a go,even south park is a weird one.it has violence,sex,swearing but at the end of every episode a simple and meaningful message to let people know the point of something.media is a great form to express feelings and like KILLERAPP said don't knock it before you try it.

[LandShark]

Oh dear killarapps what have you started !!