My Anti Drug

My anti drug is playing video games, not just video games. Video games that are pretty competitive. One of my favorites is a very popular computer game called League of Legends. I started playing around two years ago when a friend told me to try it. The game is constantly being changed so its a race to se who can adapt to these changes. What really drew me into the game and made me invest my time and money into it was the ranked system. As you play your "ELO" goes up and you play with more skilled opponents. I also enjoy playing Super Smash Brothers Melee. Melee is a very technical game. Its 13 years old but it still gets played to this day with over 1000 entering major tournaments more than once a year. It takes time to be good at it because you need to be fast and precise. Watch a professional play it is something else. People have to reach about 200 actions per minute. I don't do all this by myself either. I have friends who play them, I have also met people online who enjoy playing the same games. That helps keep my interest.

An Inconvenient Truth

I always knew global warming was an issue. I never took the time to look at what its caused around the world. When Al Gore showed pictures of lakes and rivers that are now a mere shell of what they used to be, it sorta hit me. Everything was so startling. To think that we can do something but not many of us do is very startling. I don't think many have seen the first hand effects of global warming.  It made me happy seeing how passionate Al Gore was about everything he does. I found it amazing that you can notice the difference in the ice from the moment the US passed a law to help the environment. It was surprising to see that people still don't believe in global warming and even worse that some are paid to say its fake and not an issue. "Its difficult to make someone understand when their salary depends on this not understanding it."