It’s been a bit slow these past few days, at least compared to weeks prior, so I’ve finally gotten a chance to catch up on things left by the way side, like the news. Granted, I’ve been keeping abreast of video game related events and other “trivial” matters, but not the real world, which I’ve sort of ignored on purpose. I’d like to believe such selfishness could be forgiven considering the constant reminders that the whole world is going straight to hell thanks to our inept “chosen” government and nothing can be done about it (or at least it feels like it).
But maybe I should have paid better attention, since these past few weeks alone has seen some astounding developments, much of which has fallen under the radar for most. Which is unfortunate since they foretell the next step of human evolution, which has been long overdue.
Take for example the news of the German toddler carrying a genetic mutation which has blessed him with superhuman strength. Or the evidence that proves our government is indeed working on means to enhance a soldier’s prowess on the field of battle; a for real deal “Super Solder Serum” (a la Captain America). Or the dramatic increase of demon related activities in parts of Africa. Plus there’s that girl from Russia with X-Ray vision which I keep hearing about…
And now comes evidence, from the New York Times, that the earth’s magnetic field is collapsing at a far faster rate than expected. Considering how the magnetic fields on our planet flip (north pole becomes south pole and vice versa) every 150,000 years, and we haven’t see one in the last 750,000, the weirdness has only begun. Not only will birds have to contend with a reversal in polarity, which will totally screw up their migrational habits, but with the possibility of humans sharing the airspace as well. Scientist have already foretold that in-between the flip, the earth will see an increase of solar radiation, which I believe won’t just lead to a rise in skin cancer rates, but the possibility of humans being able to fly (a la Superman).
The long predicted (and dreamt of) age of supermen may actually be at hand. Or is it? When it comes to seeing what the future holds, I’ve learned that it pays to study the words of noted time traveller John Titor. Unfortunately, even though genetic engineering is mentioned, there’s little talk related to super hero/super villain stuff. Though considering he spent most of his time spreading the word of an impending civil war and obtaining useful items from “the past” to help get a post World War III society back on track (like some IBM computer from 1975), as well as dealing with constant “Hey, who won the Super Bowl in 20XX?” questions, I can see how he might have forgotten to say “By the way, all you guys will have heat vision in the next couple of months or so” (also, he was pretty tight lipped when it came to giving out specific info on almost anything, though if I had to worry about temporal paradoxes, I would be too).
I was going to speak about other stuff in the news, like how Friendster is now allowing Fakesters, which are profiles of people who clearly don’t exist, but whom real members, such as myself, enjoyed “collecting” until a mass witch-hunt by the site’s administrators got most of them booted from the system (at one point I was connected to the Space Needle, Buddha, and Spider Ham), back into the fold, so long as they pay an entrance fee. And this of course would have given me a chance to expound upon my thoughts regarding the site itself (such as the joys of writing “wacky” testimonials and the surprisingly heartfelt responses I’ve gotten in return) as well as its users, especially those who became disenfranchised and joined other community based sites like MySpace and Orkut, and how some have a need to pester folks “still” on Friendster how “dead” it is, and to go where “all the action is”, and how especially annoying it is to hear these same folks, the ones who are proud to have 300+ on their friends list, bitch about such trivial matter in real life (fucking Willamsburg hipsters). But I’m too busy still thinking about what super powers I might have a legitimate chance of developing, though at least I still found time to hunt down Spider Ham pics; here’s another great cover from the comic:
BTW, you can find more here. Also, thanks again to the good folks at the Gaming Age Forum for all the info on the uber baby, demon attacks, and time travelers. Yes, I get my news through a video game forum. What of it?
