Random off topic anecdote incoming. You have been warned.
It is only very rarely that I come across what I deem to be pure awesome. If I go looking for pure awesome, I will not find it. That is simply the way it works.
This all began with Portal.
Pure awesome
Portal is pure awesome on its own. I first tried Portal when Valve released “Portal – The First Slice” for owners of nVidia Graphics cards. This promo coincided with the purchase of my favourite possession GTX280 and as such I was given the perfect opportunity to test my new gaming computer.
I was quite impressed. More then that actually; I was amazed. As young as I may be, I still believe the statement ‘it was one of the greatest games I have played’ has meaning. Portal combines a fabulous take on the Source engine, using it to create a mind turning puzzle game, while incorporating one of the most interesting gaming characters I have encountered, GLaDOS. I don’t want to spoil the story for anyone who hasn’t played Portal yet, but she has some great one liners.
I quickly went on the Steam store and purchased the whole game. Some 20+ play throughs later, Portal still amazes me with it’s genius combination of gaming features.
Nonetheless, I am not posting this anecdote to credit Portal with pure awesomeness. The internet has done its duty and achieved this task already.
No. I am posting this anecdote because of the cake.
Not just any cake. The cake.
You know what I’m talking about people. (If you haven’t played Portal, feel free to be confused.)
Spoiler alert! For those who have not played Portal, I recommend you skip down to the end spoiler tag.
After completing Portal, and after numerous reruns of the game, I became a die hard “The Cake is a lie!” supporter.
You all know the cake is a lie..
The internet may or may not have had something to do with this.
At any rate, by die hard, I mean quite a fanatic. Upon meeting anyone who had played the game, I would list countless arguments as to why the cake is in fact a lie. I went as far as to almost start a cult of like minded individuals.
Most people just took me to like the game too much; but this is beside the point.
End spoiler alert!
Then, I met another person who has played through Portal. Upon meeting this person, I asked the very, very important question. The same I had asked countless others, which I usually followed up with “The Cake is a lie!” spam.
“Do you think that the cake is indeed a lie, or do you believe otherwise?”
The answer I received is what I consider to be pure awesome.
“The true answer lies deep within each of us, in our selves. We must find our inner cake.”
I’ve been converted. The cake may or may not be a lie, but that is beside the point.
I am now searching for my inner cake 
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