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Less remains more. It costs nothing to be good, but being bad can cost you everything. Phrases appear and disappear in my mind, reappearing as fate dictates. I thought about the phrase 'less is more' yet again yesterday. I'm feeling better than ever before about the monologue, after a performance that in my opinion went quite well. The instructor had some pieces of advice to offer, one of which is making sure that you keep your head level--you never want to make direct eye contact with the audience as it can make them feel self-conscious, but you don't want to be talking to the heavens either. Without even realizing it, I had my head tilted slightly upward the whole time, and looking back on it now this can have another effect, of making it look as if you are beyond creating the illusion of direct communication with the people who are watching you. A few other tips that were very encouraging were to not use my cell phone during the performance, as "Death of a Salesman" takes place in the late 40s (1947, to be precise). I don't even need to use a hand gesture (in my case, a balled fist) to make it look as though I am talking on the phone. Because Arthur Miller was such a gifted writer--good enough to win the coveted Pulitzer Prize--his words can be conveyed, if an actor is powerful and passionate enough, with no need to do anything additional to enhance the effect. The instructor observed that I made a choice near the end to throw my hat, and I noticed that right before I had finished the last line of dialogue ("they don't know me anymore!") some people in the audience were already applauding. It made me very happy, but it also made me realize that it is possible to upstage yourself, and that as an actor you want the words to carry the load for you. Sometimes, dialogue is all you need. A level head, a clear voice, and some confidence can get you a long way. You don't have to be excessive in your expression. Recently, I reached out to two actors who I deeply respect for some advice on how to become more confident. To me, it feels like doing things to do them, and figuring things out with trial and error, is the best way to get better at anything. I have not yet heard back from them, and I am sure they are quite busy with their current engagements, whatever those may be. A part of me is fearful that I may have alienated them, but at the same time I don't want to think about it too hard. I go back to the Desiderata once again, to one particular passage: "Nurture strength of spirit [as a way] to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many [of our] fears are born of fatigue and loneliness." I believe in them, the same way they seem to believe in me. The world has become my brother, my sister, my father, my mother. I have no siblings. Both of my parents are gone, and my grandparents are long gone. My extended family lives outside the state of Florida. It's a load to carry, but I carry it knowing there's still more to do and a lot more to see. On the subject of less being more, I find myself going back to Fusion, the amazing Sega emulator that remains my go-to for Genesis emulation more than a decade after the last version (3.64) was released. I like the idea of keeping things simple, and keeping the door open to try other things. The Genesis era was filled with games that were simple, complex, and a combination of both, depending on what the developers were striving for. Nurturing a passion for sports games, I have come to find that hockey's my favorite, but I do retain an interest in football, baseball, and basketball. There is no shortage of Genesis games that allow you to simulate these sports, and as I've said before the Genesis--in my humble opinion--has the greatest library of sports games of any console. To me, the Genesis is still the best console ever made. The same wind that blew four games away blew four other ones back to me. I have come to realize that as a gamer, I have certain preferences. Because the Genesis hardware is similar to mid-80s arcade boards (most notably the Sega System 16 upon which it was based), anything you play--from games that are unapologetically arcade-esque, such as the early Maddens and the first Tecmo Super Bowl, to complex simulators like NFL Football '94 and World Series Baseball--can make you think that you're running an arcade board in your house. The Genesis brought the arcade to your home, for a fraction of what the Neo-Geo cost, while boasting better sports games than anything the Neo has to offer (though Neo Turf Masters is still the GOAT of golf games). While EA Sports knocked it out of the park with their Madden series, even with the early Maddens, it takes over thirty minutes to play through a single game. There are certain boxes that need to be ticked, and I've found the five games that I prefer as my 'base lineup' for my favorite sports. For football it's Tecmo Super Bowl without a doubt. The first version released for the Genesis retains the same simple, fast-paced gameplay that made the NES version an eternal classic; there are two sequels available for the Genesis, but both of them have a rewritten engine. While those games are both good, they have less of an arcade feeling to them. For basketball, it's Tecmo Super NBA Basketball. This game is notable as being the first of its kind to have a full license from the NBA and the NBPA (the NBA Players' Association), and is also the first to have all NBA teams of that era; other games on the market focused strictly on the playoff contenders, so the lower-ranked teams weren't available for you to use, leaving fans of the more underappreciated teams out of luck. It has fast-paced gameplay in the same vein as Tecmo Super Bowl; the second Genesis game to have all NBA teams was NBA Showdown '94, and while that is a great game it isn't quite in the same league to me (no pun intended). For baseball, it was a toss-up between Tecmo Super Baseball and one of the RBI Baseball installments. After giving it some thought I went for RBI, and more specifically "RBI Baseball 3" (the first version for the Genesis, and also the final version for the NES). While later installments retain much of the core gameplay and have small but meaningful improvements, the original is my favorite, containing all teams from the 1990 MLB season and division winners from 1983 to 1989. Next up is hockey. Initially, I was considering going back from NHLPA '93 and using the original NHL Hockey instead. And while that is an excellent game, it is not as polished compared to its follow-up. While fights can break out at any time, and you have more opportunities to be an instigator (you can even fight as Wayne Gretzky, but he goes down from one punch so you need to be careful), there is no blood and you can't break the glass. While that game does have the proper team names (meaning that you can actually play as the New York Islanders, whereas in NHLPA '93 they are referred to simply as Long Island), it does not have player names. Though you can figure out who is who with enough effort, I like being able to find out who scored a goal and who assisted them with the score. (If you're a Mark Messier and Edmonton fan, the original NHL Hockey has him on the Oilers, while NHLPA '93 reflects his first season with the Rangers). For boxing it's Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing. An early version of the engine in Greatest Heavyweights and in my opinion much more fun.