Relationships & You...

The term relationship is defined as; the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected. We see above an example of how a relationship between two people can work; both parties working together to accomplish an objective. In our society and lifetime in general exists many types of relationships; with Valentines day less than a month away I figured I would take a bit to talk about the subject. Relationships exist at the most rudimentary level in our ecosystem and are listed in three main categories; commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism. Maybe after reading you might see the type of relationship you want or fit into...

Above we have the infamous Dutch Rudder; a move that is truly something special and rarely experienced. This maneuver is a perfect example of a Commensalism oriented relationship. This is where you have a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm. This can be linked to maybe what we see in a sugar daddy/mamma situation where the sugar person in question provides financial care with no expectations of a return on their contributions besides the persons happiness. My favorite celebrity crush Brianna Frost I know is fortunate enough to benefit from a relationship of this kind. Kind men from across the world send her donations through her site or buy her things off her Amazon wishlist and will probably never even get a hug much less to meet her in person.

The next relationship type we have to look at is the Parasitism type; this is when only one organism benefits while the other is harmed. Gold Diggers are toted as being women who forms relationships with men purely to obtain money or gifts from them. That sounds like a pretty on point example of a parasite just leeching on and sucking dry their source of sustenance. Maybe this hits closer to home and you might even know someone that is like this. Its odd how this type of relationship still exists in this day and age considering all the feminism that exists and pop culture boosting the idea of women being strong, single and independent. Small side note before anyone gets their panties in a bunch this applies to worthless men as well taking advantage of the same situation I just highlighted women for a bit since the song is focused as such accordingly. Something even as simple as a coworker or friend constantly using you for their own personal benefit and never truly contributing back anything for your sake can be deemed a Parasitism type relationship.

Finally we reach the pinnacle of relationship excellence, this is the stuff dreams are made of and the type of love that mainly existed back in the day and isn't as common in our society anymore. Had to save the best for last as we take a look at Mutualism based relationships. This is a relationship where mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being. Even though they exist in a video game the relationship between Mario and Princess Peach is truly one for the ages. A generation of games spanning decades and he always goes to rescue her and she always waits for him to rescue her. In all seriousness though a truly Mutualism based relationship is what we all should strive for where you feel complete because the other person makes your life whole and fills in the missing segments of your being. Saw this and I knew I had to include it in this post; granted no relationship will be perfect, but its the effort to try and make it perfect that gets it there or as close as possible...

Granted I know we started  this off based on Valentine's Day being around the corner and the basis of typical couple based relationships this can also be applied to your everyday interactions with people in society on a day to day basis. If you find yourself being take advantage of or using others based on the types of relationships try to make a conscious decision to fix your relationship and strive to maintain a balance where you can exist mutually. For every little you do for someone today; it's that much more you don't have to do for someone tomorrow...

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"Hahaha, leggo" As Chris Brown Would Say...

Gameplay - 7/10

Storyline - 8/10

Graphics - 8/10

Game Score : 23/30

Hey y'all; with all the hype this last week leading up to the release in theaters of The Dark Knight Rises it seemed like a sign from the heavens that my editor brought this game to my attention to review. Today we will be looking at Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes from developers Traveller's Tale and published by Warner Bro's Interactive Entertainment.

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a 2012 Lego action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is a sequel to Lego Batman: The Videogame. A large variety of playable DC characters within the Batman continuity and outside it will be playable characters. I will admit at first glance I didn't think this would be much fun for me, but man was I wrong. After jumping into the game playing co-op mode (yes it has co-op) I ended up sitting and playing for what seemed like an eternity with my editor. Gotta say she definitely picked a great game to showcase to you guys this week.

Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes features an open world concept. The game's gameplay is similar to its predecessor, Lego Batman: The Videogame, but allowing players to play as classic Batman characters and other various DC Comics superheroes, such as Robin, Batgirl, Green Lantern, Superman, The Flash, and Wonder Woman. There are about 50 playable characters. New gadgets such as Robin's Hazard Cannon, Superman's heat vision, and a Power Suit for Batman were introduced. An optional 2-player cooperative play mode, is also present. However, a split screen is used, due to the game having an open-world environment. Most of Gotham City can be broken into "bricks", as players can use the broken bricks to build new suits or construct objects that can help solve puzzles. Just be sure to keep an eye out for them as you play because sometimes you might overlook them; god knows how many times that happened to me...

With all things considered I think this is my second or third Lego based game and as simple as they seem they are hella fun to play. The game invokes that child-like element of fun just experiencing the Lego world in all its grandeur; and trust me this game has a huge ass open world. So many paths and places to choose each place with its own visual styling and appeal to compliment each section of the game as you progress. The dialogue and character interaction in game is also noteworthy especially considering that Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is the first in the Traveller's Tales's Lego series to do so. Then there is the monetary system (well that's what I call it) in the game where you get these little pieces of Lego bits every time you basically destroy something (enemies or environment). Collecting these are integral to the game as you can use these to buy and improve on various aspects of the game; I will let you discover the rest about that for yourself if you play. Overall a solid balanced game in my opinion that can be enjoyed by any type of gamer; with tonnes of exploration to be had and replay value in its unlocking system.Well that's all I have to say so a final word from our editor and you can go enjoy our co-op play-through. Editors Note -*"This game is awesome and keep on gaming."*

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