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This is my favorite, favorite, favorite, favorite, favorite...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:51:03 -0500

This is my favorite, favorite, favorite, favorite, favorite now!

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American City of Future (1925) #2

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:28:32 -0500

American City of Future (1925) #2

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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:09:24 -0500

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9GAG - Things Kristen Stewart Can Do

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:19:27 -0500

9GAG - Things Kristen Stewart Can Do

Mario 64 vs Mario Galaxy 2

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:59:30 -0500

I think I actually like Mario 64 better than Mario Galaxy 2, even though it was made almost 15 years before, and all of the ratings for Mario Galaxy 2 are perfect 100s. As I was playing through Mario Galaxy 2 (I currently have 93 stars), I was getting this strange vibe about it, but I couldn’t quite say what it was. And then I read this article: “Galaxy 2 is the first proper 3D Mario Game.” Then I got it.

Mario Galaxy 2 feels like a classic 2D Mario game. You fly to one planetoid, do what you have to do, follow a very guided path, and then fly to the next planetoid. The game always keeps you moving in one direction. Also, you only go to a single Galaxy 2-4 times. This keeps the World Map moving on to new worlds quicker, like in a classic 2D mario game. So is that why Mario Galaxy 2 got all of these perfect 10.0 reviews? Because I was disappointed.

Mario 64 is my favorite game, because I like roaming around the open worlds, trying to figure out where to go next. I like solving puzzles for 3 of the stars in a world that all take place right in the same place. I like the idea that I can jump into a painting saying I’m going to get one star, and I jump out with a different star. Looking for all of the little secrets and 1up easter eggs is what I really like about Mario 64. Even Mario Sunshine followed this same pattern of gameplay. It got some not-as-good reviews, but at least it still has the puzzle-solving, mind-exploring, creativity-inducing levels that Mario 64 introduced. Even though I absolutely hate FLUDD, the gameplay itself was fun and intuitive.

The first Mario Galaxy seemed like a bit of a step down for me, but at the time I was too mesmerized by the gravity effects to really notice. There were 6 stars in every Galaxy still, but you would not go to the same places in the Galaxies to get the stars. You would start out on the same Planetoid, and then the Launch Star would take you to somewhere completely different. Also in this game, you pretty much just had one direction to travel in. But maybe the creators of the game didn’t make it so obvious, because I didn’t feel constricted in that way. And then the Prankster comets made me mad, because for every level, you were essentially doing two of the stars twice. Instead, they could have decided to add in more hidden stars with puzzles that you had to solve to get there. But, no. And can I add that there were practically no coins in this whole game?

So why does everyone like Mario Galaxy 2 so much? Because it feels to them like a classic 2D Mario game. I don’t like how that is. (And don’t tell me it’s because of my age, because I’ve bought plenty of 2D Mario games that have been released in my lifetime, and I like them.) Mario 64 introduced such a fun game idea, and then it was never really followed up with. It never got its sequel. (Well, there’s that Sunshine thing…) They very well could have made Mario Galaxy 2 much more open-ended than they did. Giving it that new Mario feel is what it needs. We don’t need another game to feel like a 2D side-scrolling Mario, because we got one of those in November (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)! I love playing this game, because it looks how it feels: 2D in all aspects.

So I’ve come to expect that we’re never going to get a sequel the jewel that was Mario 64. They’ve decided that this one-directional stuff is what people want. I just think it’s too darned easy, being told where to go all the time. Oh well. At least Super Mario Galaxy 2 has more coins.

PokéRetrospective A Tiny Look at Super Smash Bros. (via...

Wed, 12 May 2010 20:25:38 -0500

PokéRetrospective A Tiny Look at Super Smash Bros. (via PKMNRetrospective) I don’t know what to call this, but it’s a very compelling video about Pokémon in Super Smash Bros.

I’m having way to much fun with Auto-Tune. Too bad...

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:52:41 -0500

I’m having way to much fun with Auto-Tune. Too bad it’s only a 10-day trial. I seriously want this really badly. *cough* $150 *cough*

Lady Gaga - Alejandro. I like playing this one on the piano a...

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:11:17 -0500

Lady Gaga - Alejandro. I like playing this one on the piano a lot. It’s simple and smooth, but edgy and latin at the same time. :)

Will It Blend? - iPad (via Blendtec) This pained me deeply as I...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:49:57 -0500

Will It Blend? - iPad (via Blendtec)

This pained me deeply as I watched it in the glory of 720p.

Sharp develops 3D touchscreen LCD : DigInfo (via...

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:51:08 -0500

Sharp develops 3D touchscreen LCD : DigInfo (via Diginfonews)

Could this be the future Nintendo 3DS screen?

Lady Gaga: Bad Romance parody (feat. Lord Gaga) #6 (via...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:10:17 -0500

Lady Gaga: Bad Romance parody (feat. Lord Gaga) #6 (via barelypolitical)

Project Monarch: Nazi Mind Control - The Evolution of Project MKULTRA

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:28:31 -0500

Project Monarch: Nazi Mind Control - The Evolution of Project MKULTRA:

The moral of the story is never to trust the CIA. They know way too much. :)

"Philippians 4:4-9"

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:22:00 -0500

“Philippians 4:4-9”

- (The Message)

^4-5Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!

^6-7Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

^8-9Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.

Now read verses 6-8 again.

Lady Gaga in Telephone. This was actually really hard to pull...

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:18:00 -0500

Lady Gaga in Telephone. This was actually really hard to pull off. The phone was pretty heavy, and the duct tape was pulling on my hair. :)

Wanna know a secret? One of the cans may have come off of the top of the trash… There was just paper underneath it.

You Look Nice Today - Morning Powder Within this audio clip is...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:00 -0600

You Look Nice Today - Morning Powder

Within this audio clip is hands down my favorite Bill Cosby impression. I’ve loved it since I first heard it June 2008. Wow, that’s been a while. And I love Merlin Mann, the “impersonator”. :)

Bill Cosby - Kenan Thompson

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:50:05 -0600

A public service announcement about me

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:23:40 -0600

Sometimes I get all in-the-moment and write a bunch of stuff that makes no sense in the middle of the night. Then I wake up in the morning and feel like 70% of it needs to change. This is like the 10th time I’ve done this. Just bear with me. :P

Bill Cosby—-Grandparents (via 1JollyGreene) This is a good...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:49:25 -0600

Bill Cosby—-Grandparents (via 1JollyGreene) This is a good cheer-up medicine, too! :)

Very often is the perfect medicine to cheer me up. via...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:39:34 -0600

Very often is the perfect medicine to cheer me up. via www.cnet.com

Watch Ellen DeGeneres Show at Universal Orlando for a Harry Potter sneak peek on April 1 and 2

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:19:14 -0600

Watch Ellen DeGeneres Show at Universal Orlando for a Harry Potter sneak peek on April 1 and 2:

I’m so excited!!!