Midway originally planned Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero to be the first entry in a larger “Mythologies” spin-off series focused on different Mortal Kombat characters, but the concept was dropped after the game performed poorly commercially and received weak reviews. The game was released in 1997 for both PlayStation and Nintendo 64, expanding the Mortal Kombat…
Things I Like: Ugly Betty (TV Series) Season 1
I vaguely remember when Ugly Betty was a new show, but I was almost done with high school at the time, and it just was not my cup of tea as a near-adult. After watching Superstore with America Ferrera, though, I became genuinely interested in going back to Ugly Betty, despite the two being very…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Mood
The word “mood” derives from the Old English mōd, a term that originally carried meanings of spirit, courage, and temperament. In psychology, mood is classified as an affective state, meaning it reflects a person’s inner emotional condition rather than a direct response to a specific event. Compared to emotions, moods tend to be lower in…
Our Visit to Dempsey’s Pizza (Clinton SC)
Dempsey’s Pizza is a pizza place we went to at the very end of our spring break vacation. It is actually much closer to home for us than Charleston in South Carolina, and we went there after a few detours and made it in time for dinner. I had never been there before, but I…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Elevators
An elevator (often called a lift in many parts of the world) is a mechanical system designed to move people or goods vertically between different floors of a building, typically traveling inside a dedicated shaft. Most modern elevators operate using electric motors that drive steel cables connected to a counterweight system, which helps reduce the…