The Case Family

I agree that Jason is a wonderful dad. He's reall...

2010-07-10T10:42:35.335-07:00

I agree that Jason is a wonderful dad. He's really done an awesome job. Seth is a daddy's boy for a reason. :D Here's another hilarious video I saw the other day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4

Scam artists and blatant cheats who will lie right...

2010-07-07T19:31:00.012-07:00

Scam artists and blatant cheats who will lie right to your face! I've been a land line phone customer since 1992. In 2008 after nine years of Choice TV and Online ("cable" and broadband) they notified it would no longer be available and I would have to switch over to Direct TV and Qwest DSL. I passed on the TV but purchased 7mbps DSL for a $32/mo "price for life" if I maintained the service for two years. A year later it showed up as $38/mo as a $6 "promotional discount" had expired. Six months later, June 2010, it goes up another $10 the explanation being that was supposed to be on the bill from the get go - back in 2008!! But they weren't going to back charge me. How nice. Even though I have the date and time and the name of the Qwest person and his ID# and the confirmation number of the $32/mo "price for life" deal I bought in 2008, these lying sacks of crap aren't going to stop charging me $48 a month. That's $192 a year all because I acted in good faith.

Qwest blows! We switched over to Cox because coul...

2010-06-25T06:30:27.168-07:00

Qwest blows! We switched over to Cox because could not ever bill us correctly. All we signed up for was Qwest's DSL package, yet each month $20 or more would show up on the bill for no reason at all. Customer service was hit and miss; majority of the time the representative would apologize and fix the issue. Only to have the same clusterf*%k issue occur again and again. Finally, I called and canceled our DSL. We have had cable internet now for 6 months and have had no complaints at all with them.

Qwest needs to get it together. It is obvious that their priority is signing up new business. The honeymoon is over as soon as you get an account with them. After that they won't tell you out right, but the message is clearly to go screw yourself. We gave them a shot, but both my wife and I regretted it 100%.

Internet connectivity.

2010-06-24T12:58:37.160-07:00

Internet connectivity.

I would love to know what the correct questions ar...

2010-06-14T16:49:12.922-07:00

I would love to know what the correct questions are to ask. Also the original post had nothing to do with asking. It had to do with them making promises and then not coming through. They lied. Not sure if it would have mattered what the question was if the answer was a lie.

Qwest has been verry good to me, but i guess i kno...

2010-06-14T15:56:25.402-07:00

Qwest has been verry good to me,
but i guess i know to ask the right questions

What a great game Jason! Fwahaha took me a couple...

2010-06-01T11:25:14.593-07:00

What a great game Jason! Fwahaha took me a couple turns to realize what I was doing, but I really enjoy it.

So I was thinking, perhaps you could put a restriction on turns needed to progress? I've only played a couple levels now so I'm not sure if you've already implemented this further in the game, but if not just throwing it out there. Or instead of doing that, maybe have awards for levels: gold being done in x number of turns or less, silver being slightly less demanding and maybe copper having no restrictions?

A final thought for now, perhaps a localized score board so the fiance and I (along with visitors) could all compare their scores? Maybe a "High Score" menu option?

Just a few thoughts, I really do love the game for it's simplicity and complexity, great job man!

I've updated the game. It should work much better...

2010-06-01T11:10:03.259-07:00

I've updated the game. It should work much better on your resolution now.

Yeah, I forgot that I was coding on a 1440x900 res...

2010-06-01T09:12:14.235-07:00

Yeah, I forgot that I was coding on a 1440x900 resolution screen. I'll shrink that.

So, The game is really big on my screen. I can't ...

2010-06-01T09:01:01.774-07:00

So, The game is really big on my screen. I can't see the whole game at one time. Maybe this can be fixed?

BTW, as a sanity check you're not the only one tha...

2010-05-11T09:49:28.599-07:00

BTW, as a sanity check you're not the only one that's felt that way.

Hmm...interesting analysis. First of all, I compl...

2010-05-11T09:48:11.491-07:00

Hmm...interesting analysis. First of all, I completely respect anyone's opinion on the movie with regard to what you talked about. I think the reason why nobody's pitching a fit about it or warning anyone else or any of that is because it's quite subjective in nature. I also read your comments and know I'm going to be repeating it some.

I, like probably the majority of viewers, considered it very similar to watching a national geographic movie. The blue peeps were being portrayed as an indigenous kind of people--very much so. They have high respect for (and in a way worship) the land, they only kill animals when needed, they're very spiritual and primitive, and they run around in scraps of leather and beads. Some Indians are indeed fully clothed, but the vast majority (especially in Avatar-ish jungles) are not. They could have completely clothed them, but I think they were trying to get across the indigenous idea and honestly I think they executed it quite well. I honestly never felt like a producer sat down and said, "Let's not put clothes on them. That will be more enticing." If so, I've been beguiled. That may have been a second-hand result of it, but I don't think it was their purpose. I do feel the sex scene was like that though and could/should have been pulled. Scantily-clad Indians=integrated part of a National Geographic movie. Indian sex=not so much.

Would they filter a National Geographic movie with Indian boobies and naked man butts? Probably not. There is an obvious difference in that National Geographic is real and Avatar is animated, but even that argument could go either way...is it okay for the Indians to run around in their half-nudies on TV because it's real life or is it okay for blue peeps to run around in their half-nudies because they're animated? And would you watch either one if you knew there were half-nudies?

I'm not saying there's a right answer here--anything but that actually. I'm not trying to prove that people should or should not go to a National Geographic and/or Avatar movie. In fact, you might have some valid reasons why even with those similarities they should be treated differently. I just think that's where the subjectivity comes in, that's all.

Thanks for the post!

I pick #5 - I love how the blue overalls bring out...

2010-05-07T16:39:08.043-07:00

I pick #5 - I love how the blue overalls bring out the blue in his eyes. Such a cutie. :)

I don't know what happened to the video. When I f...

2010-04-19T19:01:37.485-07:00

I don't know what happened to the video. When I figure it out, I will edit and update it. If you get a lot of these in your inbox, I apologize.

NO no I have to agree and I can do it from a diffe...

2010-04-19T16:13:51.679-07:00

NO no I have to agree and I can do it from a different angle because I have not seen this movie and don't really intend to. The movie that sent me reeling from the theater in pretty much the same state of mind as Ashley was in 1997 when the movie "Titanic" came out. I was excited for this movie because all the way through 6th grade and Jr. high it was my "thing" some people like cars, some people like malls I thought the Titanic Disaster was interesting.
I didn't get the chance to see it until it had been out for about 2 weeks and my Dad took me. So you would think that in that two weeks I'd have heard something about nudity but no, like Avitar everybody raved about it even in church. It was rated PG-13 and I was shocked and appalled and though it was a great movie it was completely destroyed for me by a 2 minute scene that was labeled as "ART" and stuck with a PG-13 label.
What makes that ok and where do we draw the line between 16th century art and pornography or even just something that needs a label on it.
I can tell you as a teen something girl I was mortified to be sitting next to my dad in that situation. Even though this could have been my favorite movie of all time I have never seen it again, not a clean flicks version, not again. I don't even know what I would do if I were sitting next to my husband and something like jumped on the screen.
I think it is a tragedy that we are so desensitized in this world that we tend to let those things slide even make cartoons out of it so it suddenly becomes "OK" and yet more accessible to children and young adults. I work in a Jr. High School, trust me kids don't need any more influence like this.
Anyway I'm going to state my points again because I feel like I've gotten a bit off track.
1) I think we are becoming a society that is becoming completely desensitized to our morality as a people.
2) Nudity is not necessary not as art and not in something that is labeled pg-13 For kids 13 and older.
Keep that kind of art for those that have made the choice to see it.
I can tell you what they say in church is true, once you have seen it it's in your mind forever. I haven't seen Titanic in 13 years probably half my life and I can still remember clearly What Kate Winslett looks like naked. Is that something 13 year olds should walk around with?
3) Nudity is not necessary. It can be left to the imagination. We don't have to see it to know it's there.

I think I'll be done ranting now.
Thanks.

Ashley's right about two things in my opinion. Ei...

2010-04-19T09:06:18.827-07:00

Ashley's right about two things in my opinion. Either they needed to wear no clothes because they were "alien" and had a lizard like skin, or they needed more clothing because they felt they needed to cover whatever was there.

And two, she would fit better in a mental institution lol! :)

I have gotten a lot of the same comments from ever...

2010-04-19T07:00:24.515-07:00

I have gotten a lot of the same comments from everyone so maybe this needs to be added directly to the blog post to clear some things up. The following is something I wrote to a responder about this blog post.

"I think they easily could have been wearing more clothing without changing the story. It wouldn't have made the message less significant to not show the one lady's nipple or the other lady's butt crack. I don't think it's "porn" because it wasn't meant to be sexual for most of the movie, but I do think it was nudity. You can't really deny nudity; either it is or it isn't. And like you said, there are some "less materialistic" tribal people that wear a good amount of clothing. Does that make them less "connected to nature"? nope. I've seen tribal clothing, etc. that has absolutely no top to the outfit for men or women and have felt sorry for them, but not offended. Why? Because that's reality. No one just said, "Let's not put clothes on them. That will be more enticing." And some other idiot agreed, which is what happens when movies are being made. I think PG-13 was an appropriate rating as far as worldly ratings go, but when I am talking to my friends at church, I would at least like to be warned. When I am on a site that is specifically to warn parents about what's in a movie for their children, I'd like it to be a little bigger deal that the curve of the naked breast is on the screen for 95% of the show. And yes, I have been very offended by "art" studios. Did you know that the first pornography that came out was fought hand and foot? The only reason they were able to continue publishing it is because the cameraman said he was making art and the jury voted on his side. (I wrote a paper on it at BYU.) So I think the label "art" is just that, a label. It can be used as a justification as much as anything and it has been.

Again, I just want to reiterate that I don't think this movie was "porn" at all. Part of posting that blog was 1) to get my thoughts out of my head and 2) to get other peoples opinions. So I am glad you've given me yours. I love having intellectual discussions with people about these sort of things. Like I said before, maybe I just need to check myself into a mental institution. That way if I see naked people, it's because they are crazy, not because they are trying to push all the Lord's boundaries. Lol! :) (and I think I would fit in better there also...) Thanks for your thoughts.

I love playing this game and Risk (Fisk). It's ni...

2010-02-25T18:44:26.970-08:00

I love playing this game and Risk (Fisk). It's nice to be able to play the game without having to sit down for several hours to finish. I'm jcase16 on there and Ashley is dancer02. Werewolf seems very odd at first, but becomes much more fun as you learn the game and the other players better. I really like that they do not require much time to play at all. You just play when you can. Come play. It's a lot of fun.

I had a similar experience there a few years ago! ...

2010-02-24T16:20:47.937-08:00

I had a similar experience there a few years ago! The owner (Hawk, I believe) spent 20 minutes with me watching my gait and trying on shoes (Which ended up being some cheaper asics too).

He got me started on a better running style too (less heal strike, more striking the ground under my shoulders instead of infront).

Yeah, I can do that.

2010-01-20T00:42:04.000-08:00

Yeah, I can do that.

So when you are finished with it, can you send it ...

2010-01-19T22:51:12.000-08:00

So when you are finished with it, can you send it my way. I'd like to give it a try.

so did you buy the whole program package?? just w...

2010-01-19T10:01:42.000-08:00

so did you buy the whole program package?? just wondering

Great goals! I'd love to hear about your progress...

2010-01-14T03:29:06.000-08:00

Great goals! I'd love to hear about your progress as you work on them.

We're still formulating ours. hmmmm . . .

I used to work for these people and had their serv...

2010-01-06T19:21:29.890-08:00

I used to work for these people and had their service.I switched my internet to cox cable.Problem solved.Being an ex employee i could go on for hours about them and CWA the loser union they are in bed with.Biggest most scummy thing is they replaced knowledgable old time employees,with bilinguals.To cut down on payroll.Most of those people lost thier retirement working from uswest.Because of qwest.

Qwest isn't a service provider...they are thieves ...

2010-01-04T22:04:11.413-08:00

Qwest isn't a service provider...they are thieves who promise to provide something for a set amount and then they don't yet demand money. That is theft, the legal definition. The "technical experts" read from a list of questions prepared and know NOTHING about technology. They are useless and waste your time. Qwest is a shameful excuse for a company and the FCC needs to grow a set and lower the boom. LEAVE Qwest...tell them to take their final bills and eat them. Demand service for your money.