Is Your Creativity Bringing You Joy or Pain?

Do you know the one thing lacking from the lives of most of the people today? Creativity. So few people seem to be in touch with their creative sides.

You don't need to be a dedicated artist, musician or writer in order to express your creativity. All of us are creative; it's our natural state of being.



Think about your life for a moment; the way you do your hair, the clothes you wear. Those areas are an expression of your creativity. What about your home? The things you have placed in it. That expresses your creativity too. So too does the way you speak, the things you say to people. For instance, how much creativity do you call on when you need to be tactful because you know the truth would hurt someone's feelings?

You express your creativity all the time for good or ill. Think of someone who is always telling lies, that's a form of creativity. Or someone who goes to great lengths to avoid a task or someone they dislike. It takes creativity to come up with one excuse after another. Alas as with the lies, you would not say that is creative energy well spent. The same can be said for time spent thinking up ways to torment your colleagues, get something for nothing, cheat or scam people or to get back at family or friends. Your using your creative energy yes, but not in a good way.

Call of Duty - Black Ops

 After another year of controversy and a ton of media coverage we're back again in the hands of Treyarch, usually in the shadow of its "bigger brother" Infinity Ward with the hottest franchise of the moment, Call of Duty. We find out if a new approach, and setting, can invigorate a series that some are losing faith in. With the release of Modern Warfare 1, we saw the invention of a completely new game, far away from what the Call of Duty fan base was used to and a re-invention of the IP Activision had created. Ditching the WW2 setting we saw a new direction, backed up by a revolutionary multiplayer experience and an explosive single player narrative that Hollywood would have been proud of. Since then both Infinity Ward and Treyarch have been given the reins to the title, each trying to outperform the original in every single way, with sales only growing with each release. Does Black Ops continue the trend?

Wedding Favor Sayings: Ideas for Personalizing Your Favors

Many couples are choosing to make their own wedding favors as a way to cut back on the cost. Homemade wedding favors can be personalized and made to match any theme with a little patience and creativity. To make your guest gifts personalized and meaningful, the addition of a tag with sweet or cute wedding favor sayings attached is a great way to make the gift personal. The following are some ideas for items that are easy to add messages to and some popular sayings that you can use if you are at a loss for words

Attaching the Message

The way you attach the saying to the gift can be either with a label, the kind with a peel away backing (similar to address labels), or you could use tags that are attached with a string, ribbon or twine. Labels that stick on the favor work great when you are giving gifts such as personalized candy bars, plantable seed favors, glass jars, tin boxes, wine bottles, and laminated items. The attachable tags are perfect on items such as jars, tulle or cellophane bags, candles, and soaps.

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters

 I've led you astray, IGN reader. Back in April, I played Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters from developer Griptonite Games and told you it was cool.

 

Now, after playing the final version, I'm telling you it isn't. That's the difference between a preview and a review, I guess. At a glance, the simplistic nature of Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is charming, but in practice, it's extremely repetitive and boring. Plus, the game just doesn't run well.

Tips to Find the Prom Dress for You

It's not always easy to figure out what the right prom dress is for you. With the multitude of dresses on the rack, from low end to designer prom gowns it can get confusing trying to find 'The One' at a time when you need to look your best. But just like anything else having a good plan in mind while you shop prom dresses will help you get through it.

First off you have to make sure you're keeping in line with your budget. Knowing how much you can spend will keep you from making some major mistakes later. If your intentions are to pay for it yourself then always be sure to start saving in advance. Keep in mind that while expensive designer prom gowns might seem nice, the cost on the tag does not guarantee it will suit you. It's more important to pick a dress to suit you than to show up in the most expensive gown you can find.

Think of the theme for your prom and keep it in mind as you shop prom dresses. This will help to make sure you don't stick out like a sore thumb by showing up in the wrong dress. Many times it will seem like no one is going to follow the theme but it's generally safer to just stick to it to avoid being the only one not matching. And don't be scared off if your theme revolves around colors. You can always do color variations to help yourself stand apart from the crowd while keeping with the theme.