And the 2009 Heisman winner is...

Mark Ingram!! Grats dude. You were half as good as Toby Gerhart. Toby Gerhart is like Christian Okoye in Tecmo Super Bowl. Nuff said.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR!

Click the lady-friend!

Yes, it's gamer related...

Redundancy

So it's 1:15 AM - I'm surfing channels and trying to get some sleep. I can't take more than 5 minutes of ESPN at a time, so it's time for something else.

*flips channel* Ugh, commercial. *flips again* Ugh, George Lopez. *and again* Ugh, George Lopez. *flips back* George... Lopez...? *back again* George... Lopez...???!!! *head explodes*



Nobody thinks George Lopez is funny. Nor does anyone think the George Lopez sitcom is entertaining. As a matter of fact, I was stunned to hear that he has a new talk show. But this takes the cake. You mean to tell me that two different networks are battling over the George Lopez-watching-late-night demographic? Is this for real? One channel showing George Lopez is more than enough. Two? Simultaneously? On channels [here] 28 AND 29? Mind boggling.

PS - http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6547044/

Need cash fast?

www.catsforgold.com

Thanks to Kyle for the link!

Not the droid you're looking for...

Click and read!

By the way, the ad is HORRIFYINGLY PRETENTIOUS AND RETARDED --- BEWARE

This is why FPS clans are retarded. Always.

http://idb.clanservers.com/banappeal.JPG

B. Koo - 40 Rap Laws Of Physics

THIS

Ahhh, fall begins only one way -

RIP

Look I'm really NOT big on politics, even though I may post something once in a while about them.

Like right now, for example.

I just want to say that while I respect and admire Ted Kennedy for his civil service and long standing work ethic, he was a complete retard. I know he just died and it sounds mean, but, seriously I've been reading some over-the-top articles about this guy praising him like he was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Which is beyond stupid. The guy was nothing without the Kennedy name - go read some of the stupid shit he's done, but gets off slick because "HES A KENNEDY OMG"

Nepotism disgusts me and it's still as prevalent as ever in our society and gov't.

I just wanted to say...

...this song has been stuck in my head for weeks now, even though it's been a while since I first heard it and it actually sounds really weird. Dunno why I'm obsessed with it, the first time I heard it I was not very impressed at all. Hmm.

Rays lost a game in the 11th inning last night. Sofa pillows got their ass beat in my house, that's for sure. In other news, I'm going to SET IT AND FORGET IT! Not really just wanted to say that.

Finally moving forward with the epic project that's been sitting on the shelf waiting to be unveiled. Basically the music in this super secretive endeavor is so ahead of the curve that we had to let it sit back and age a little. Otherwise it'd be right over your head. I am so excited that I can barely contain my excitement. I guess at this point it's sort of easy to hold off on but man, seriously, each track is a BANGER!!!!!!!!!! Stay tuned.

Also talking to a certain Canadian about a certain something (NOT INVOLVING MUSIC) with some other anonymous people at this point about a little thing that can't be talked about. In other words, it's real deal but I can't give the slightest clue about anything involving nothing. Sho nuff. Heres a hint - Slim's Return

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Just read this blurb on Yahoo or something:

"Long after major media organizations had reviewed and dismissed the "birther" movement's accusations that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen, CNN talk-show host Lou Dobbs was still talking a stale story. Even right-winger Bill O'Reilly called Dobbs to task for the nutty focus, although defended his right to speak his mind. But now Dobbs has met his match, in an ad campaign from liberal media watchdogs "Media Matters." The organization has bought ad time on CNN, telling the news host to stuff a sock in it already."

Some day, when I'm really rich, I'm going to spend money on advertisement space that will just flash, in big red letters on screen,

MY MONEY SHAPES YOUR OPINION. JYEAHHHHHHHHHH

I can't stand this person.

If you've never seen this lady in a Progressive car insurance ad, consider yourself lucky. Someone please off this terrible mutant marketing persona! PLEASE...

Seriously...

Al Franken is not funny. I remember very well his performances on SNL and they were NEVER FUNNY.

I'm not even talking about politics here. I'm just saying Al Franken is not funny and never was. Who the hell would vote for this guy? Again, I'm not even talking politics. I'm convinced that the people who voted for him have never seen his skits.

I mean really, go look at his skits on Weekend Update back in the day. TERRIBLE. Which is amazing because those were without a doubt the best years of SNL. The peak of creativity, a knockout ensemble cast... with the exception of Al Franken once in a while. Good lord. Somebody needs to tell him that.

The only humorous thing Al ever did was Stuart Smiley skits. Did you know they made that into a movie? Oh lordy...

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Nintendo, you played yourself...

Miyamoto is out of his mind.

Games that play themselves?

All I have to say in response to that is this -

This is the worst "game" idea I have ever heard. Ever.

The fact that it is rising to fruition is a scary thing, too. Pandora's Box has just been opened.

With PC games on their deathbed, and console games turning into Hannah Montana Dress-up Party Deluxe Tycoon 5: Coca Cola Edition, I'm starting to find myself concerned about the gaming industry as a whole. Games becoming popular in the typical American home has been a really bad thing. Really bad. Sims 3? Mario that plays itself? Seriously? Don't worry, on the other end theres quality like Darkfall.

/barfs

Later.

Summer is here again!

I am still here, I've been busy.

Lets see here... Darkfall? Sucked ass. We owned but not enough. To own enough in that game you have to play 16 hours a day and roll deep with a bunch of other no lifers. Which is cool and all, I respect that - I just can't do it anymore. Game has a lot of problems, too [but what game doesn't].

Baseball season is under way again, my Rays aren't running the fastest out of the gate like last year, but I think they'll catch back up during the chase for a playoff spot.

I been super busy with music, too much stuff to drop here in a couple of lines. I'll make sure to get more info on that up here when I get a chance and things fall into place. Several projects rolling out at once and it's been very exciting working on them. Quality stuff, too.

Keep it real! :)

So Far (Part 1)

This is only the first part...

It was summer, somewhere in the mid 90s. I was just a kid, dealing with school and adolescence and owning newbs in Mario Kart. A nerd in bloom, I found myself flowing between Ogre Battle, Magic: The Gathering and swiped packs of my father's cigarettes. Did I just say Magic: The Gathering? Ahhh, to be thirteen again...

I was pretty much in full swing with the Magic trend back in the mid 90s. And surprisingly (to me) I was really good. I had the Power Nine. I had a signed Black Lotus. I had a full Arabian Nights set. I had 4 Juzam Djinns. I had Big Blue. Moxes. Cards out the yin yang. For those that don't understand what I just said - I kicked major ass. I was into tournaments, conventions, gaming, just really nerdy stuff. Honestly, I didn't even realize how geeky it was til I was much older. But that's cool, especially since I made some good friends out of it (and some money, too).

Before I moved to Columbus, I lived in Houston. There was this kid that lived across the street from me. Really cool family, good people... anyways the kid, Chris, was one of my best friends. I had always been into gaming, but Chris helped me take it to another level.

My brother was turning 6 when I was born, 1984. The NES is coming out, he's already got a 2600 and a Texas Instruments. Though I grew up with a wide taste for hobbies, I feel like I was born with a controller with my hand. It's just always been around, and as I aged I felt games become more and more provocative to me.

Anyways, Chris and I would stay up all night playing nintendo, Genesis, SNES, IBM games, Virtual Boy, Neo Geo, everything. I remember one time we sat around trying to get great scores in F-Zero and send in pictures of us breaking race records to Nintendo Power. I know for a fact I had one of the records. It was like a plain green oval. Ownage.

Toning back the boasting... I was probably around 10, a kid in the mid 90s. Chris and I would ride our bikes around town, sometimes stopping by the comic shop. We noticed a small card game that was beginning to draw a lot of crowds and attention. I remember we bought a couple starter decks and booster packs, and went home and taught ourselves how to play. It took us a couple weeks to really understand how to play, but when we did... it was great! It was always a challenge, such a different feeling than Street Fighter II or Chess or playing basketball.

Over the next couple years, Chris and I developed an obssession for the game. We'd go up to the comic book shop and just dominate. I'll never forget first turn killing a bunch of fat old guys who looked like they'd come from a 72 hour D&D Marathon at the Renessaince Festival.

My father ended up getting a new job in Columbus. I said good bye to Chris and Houston. Shortly after arriving in Columbus, I met some classmates who were into games and stuff, and also some others at a hobby shop. We started doing tournaments, playing together on weekends, going to conventions. Origins was always a blast... I'll have to go back sometime.

Anyways, as I honed my Magic skills, the game itself was constantly evolving. This was a different concept than most video games. See, Magic was a set of collectible trading cards, with which a player combines into various combinations to create customized decks. Get two players together, and each player uses a specific deck to duel. As I collected, competed, and honed my skill, so did the global pool of available cards in the game. The company that produced Magic were constantly releasing new sets of cards. This concept requires the players to frequently reorganize their play decks, rethink their strategies, and expand their collection in order to keep up with the persistant maturation and development of the game itself. To stay still is... to fall behind.

The concept itself is not unlike the patch system seen in online games, where games and their content are constantly being debugged, balanced, reworked, expanded, and developed further as time progresses and the game matures. Although I did not know it at the time, this fundamental concept of continuously building upon one's self would soon manifest itself in another hobby of mine: video games.

It was autumn, somewhere in the mid 90s. The leaves were changing, as were my hobbies. I remember playing a game of Magic with some friends one day after school at a hobby shop. All afternoon, this one guy kept raving about this one game that was coming out soon. Finally we got the guy to show us the game on the available PC at the comic shop. That's when I saw the future, in the form of some dinky isometric fantasy game. We all laughed at the guy. "MUDs are boring," we told him. "I tried The Realm and it sucked," I quipped. I didn't know it then, but he was right. Ultima Online was the future, not only for me, but for an entirely new community of online gamers. A few months later I was beginning to sell off my cards, and looking for newbies to kill.

I'll post Part 2 when I get a chance.

The Best Gamer Lives On!

Alright, it's been a while. The five people who checked this once a month have probably forgot about this little blog in the wall, but I feel compelled to keep it truckin. The end of 2008 couldn't come soon enough, but now we're gonna kick major ass in 2009. We have a new president coming in, we have Rays baseball to look forward to, and Darkfall.

I don't really hype games. I don't even look at forums or anything like that. About the most I do is check out IRC channels for MMO beta nuggets and the like... hell, I don't even beta. That's how much I don't hype games. But I gotta say, Darkfall looks pretty cool. If it comes out in a couple of weeks, I'll be back into games hardcore. I'm looking forward to it, even if it is a piece of crap. If it is, I'm probably done with the "MMORPG" genre completely.

Another thing coming up soon is baseball. I'm really excited. The Rays got Pat Burrell and Gabe Kapler to beef up the right handed offense, and they picked up Joe Nelson for the bullpen. Solid moves. I see them in the World Series again this year.

I've been working on a special music project with a special someone. I can't give out ANY details, and I feel bad about it. Lets just say that it's going to be the first music that I've made as true creative expression and in original settings, so I am very proud of it and it is all personal music. I'll post more about this when I am at liberty to say... since we've been working on it since September, we're going to continue keeping it under wraps until we're ready to show it.

Okay, I'll post more soon. I just wanted to get these few things out there. I'll get more into these topics as soon as I get a chance, so don't forget about me this time... I will update more often.