A Written Shout Out

Is it really possible to make a written shout out to a group of people? Can you really shout out to someone verbally with text (kinda kidding around if you haven't noticed)?

Anyways, I've been wanting to do this blog for a little while now. I've been wanting to somehow reach out to my readers and tell them that I really do appreciate their comments. The fact that they're reading my written words means alot to me.

I would like to thank the following individuals for their readership.

Shepdawg25, SixtyXCelph, tifany48, mavrek48, and williamcook08.

You guys all rock! I really do enjoy reading your blogs as well. Everybody that I just listed has very well written content that I find useful and just damn good.

To say a little about each person:

Shepdawg25. He's a very inspirational person, he got me more involved with YouTube and gaming. I never thought I'd have the guts to make videos on YouTube myself, but I felt it was a good time to try it out, so that I could share my feeling, my life, and my opinions just like he does. Thanks man for your work!

SixtyXCelph. He has a very well written blog, uses good grammar and spelling, and just makes reading his thoughts easy. His opinions and reviews on DVDs is very valuable to me. Makes me think twice before buying or renting a game or movie. Keep up the good content!

Tifany48 and Mavrek48. I first would like to thank you guys both for your comments on my blog. Sounds funny, but I really do look forward to hearing what people have to say and you both always have something positive to say, which is freaking nice. I always check their blog out, because they both do great reviews on movies and keep everybody up-to-date about what is going on with their lives. I never had a chance to say CONGRATS!! for your newborn. Hope all is well with your new addition.

Williamcook08. I just discovered your blog. First impressions of what you have there, is simply damn good stuff. I see that you do reviews of old games like Streets of Rage and Golden Axe, which are my favorites for the Sega Genesis. Played the shit out of those games. Your Family Guy tribute is damn good too. You got damn good stuff man, keep it going!

And to all my readers, whom ever they may be, I simply want to say THANK YOU!! I really do enjoy the fact that someone out there is reading my words of thought. Without you guys I simply wouldn't do this. So yeah, thank you everybody.

Thanks for reading!

Quick ramble for 9-25-08

Oh crap, its been a little while since my last blog entry (great way to start off a new blog, right?).

So, what have I been up to? Well, I finished painting my living room and office, started to work on a closet to store my crap, and basically made more plans for the house. Will be getting new carpet for the office soon, been looking forward to finishing everything for that room. Mostly because I have a new addition for it. Which is a new iMac. Got it yesterday. All I gotta say is, is that it is so damn nice! I only had about an hour to use it last night. Looking forward to powering it up again. Probably will be doing a whole new blog entry about my first few days using it. So expect that soon.

Other than that, not a whole lot new. My lack of internet usage kinda sucks. I would like to be updating this blog more, plus make new videos for youtube, but until I get internet service for my new home its going to have to wait.

Not sure if I mentioned this here or on Twitter, but I came up with a genius idea for a new networking site. When it is done, it is going to be fucking sweet as hell. I see it being very successful too. After that I hope to be working the gaming site that I mentioned to my youtube viewers back in February (yeah, I know I'm slacking). Just trying to think of ways in which I can have more freedom to do what I want.

Well, that's about all...will be keeping everybody up-to-date about this new site that I'm going to be doing.

Take care everybody!

iMac 24"

Going to make this a very quick blog. Just wanted to mention that I ordered the iMac today and will hopefully have it by the end of the week. If not, then it will be early next week when I get it. I'm very excited about getting the Mac. Been wanting to switch over to a Apple brand computer for a while now. I've used them at work and love them and know that it will be the best fit for me. I like things that are simple and work properly, which is what Macs are all about. So yeah, very good news about that.

Will also be shopping around for a new phone today, this bitch really complained about my phone reception today while I was on the phone with her. Probably will be getting a Blackberry Perel, they look like the best fit phone for me.

That's about all, just wanted to share more good news.

Weekend of 9-12 to 9-14 events

Just wanted to recap this weekend and share some of what happened for y'all. On Friday I got some books from the library about plumbing. I'm hoping to learn about how to remodel my bathroom. I would like to replace the sink, toilet, and bath tub. Basically I'm wanting to redo everything. I already got all the old wallpaper off the walls and pretty much cleared out all the little unnecessary crap out of there. I will probably go ahead and purchase a tub soon, because that is the first thing that I want done. The tub that I have now is terrible. It is a old claw foot style tub that has the enamel peeling off, chips broken off, and just looks terrible. Thinking that it is going to be a blast removing it. What I'm going to do is use a sledge hammer and just break the shit out of it. Love destroying stuff. But I have to be quick about it, because their are creatures living in that area. Killed a couple of mice through this little access door, so I know that they're there. Anyways, I have big plans to make the bathroom really nice, just need to learn everything first before tackling a big project like that. Also on this day I had the window guy that had given me an estimate a month ago for some windows come back, so that we can get the ball rolling. I should have some new windows in about a month. So that is going to be nice, what wasn't nice was paying him. Always sucks to fork out money for home repairs, but it should save me money in the long run.

Saturday I went to a wedding. One of my friends that I used to work with got married. So that was good. She was a good friend and co-worker, who I really enjoyed working with. Hope they enjoy their lives together. It was a open bar this night as well, which is always good.

Sunday I pretty much slept in. Did get home late from the night before, plus it was raining...always like to be lazy and sleep when it rains. Caught up on all the news on TV and watched the Colts game. Basically watched TV all day. I usually don't watch TV much at all. But on this day I just felt like it. Played N+ for about an hour, advanced a couple more episodes. Really love this game. After that I watched "The Secret", which is a motivational DVD that I've watched a few times already. It is really good, because it teaches you the secret that some of the greatest thinkers have mastered. They have gone on to accomplish phenomenal things. It teaches you to think positive. All actions and events that happen are a result of the energy in our bodies, especially from the brain. So if you think differently you can achieve almost anything. After this time watching it, I followed their advice a little more closely and wrote out my plan of action, my goals for the rest of my life, and the stuff that I want to see materialize. I am going to as a result of these actions, become the person I truly want to be. So yeah, expect big changes (if you're following me). That's basically Sunday in a nut shell. Big stuff is happening.

We received record rain fall this weekend. In the O'hare area they received a little over 8 inches of rain, which is insane. Here in the area where I live we got over 6 inches. My basement of course was pretty watered log, but you know what? I really don't care. Looks like it has been flooded before, so oh well. Actually found it sorta funny to see the water coming out of the concrete steps going down to the basement. Luckily enough there is a drain that was taking the water out, so when the rain stops it usually catches up and drains all the water.

Well I guess that is about all, hope everybody is safe after the bad weather we've been getting lately. Take care everybody!

2 New DS Games

A couple of days ago I decided to check out some of the newer releases for the Nintendo DS. I've been wanting to play an all around fun game. So I went online to took a look at some new releases and to see how well they did. One game that I was going to get, no matter what the reviews said about it, was Spore. I figured what the hell, wanted to see what the hype was all about. I know that the popularity was more for the computer version, since it is more expansive and is graphically better, but still, I wanted to at least check it out for the hand-held. Pretty glad that I did. It is a decent game, one that I know that I will put alot of time into. Now I'm not a simulation type gamer at all. In fact it is something that I usually avoid, mostly because it involves way to much time. The developer of this game is the same that did the hugely popular Sims games. Again those games I never touched and may never will, because of the whole simulation thing. Spore on the other hand is something that I found interesting even back four years ago when they first started to talk about it. The whole concept of beginning as a single cell organism or small creature, and then evolving into a full-blown huge ass creature, is something that I found pretty cool. Mostly because as you evolve you help other creatures evolve as well. And you develop relationships with them too. I can't really give a detailed description as to the whole concept of the game, mostly because I've only played it for an hour or so. But I can tell you is that as you progress through the game you take over land, sea, planets, and then eventually the whole universe (at least I think). So yeah, I'm liking the idea of this game and the originality of it. Hope to maybe do a detailed review of it either here or on my YouTube channel.

Okay, the other game that I got, and the one that I'm already addicted to is N+. This game is simple in both theory and in the real gaming world. It takes you back to the old school days, when things seemed simple. The game itself as far as difficulty goes, is not simple...it can be a challenge, which is always great. So, to give you a little background about this game, you play as a Ninja whose goal is to simply collect gold pieces without getting killed by. Killed either by booby traps i.e given land mines, a target who follows your movements and fires a missile when you cross its path, and other common stuff like falling from a far distance to the ground. This game is a 2-D scroller, the type that I love. It has been on X-Box live before and was popular with that platform as well. I've already gotten through 9 episodes (episodes is basically levels), and can honestly say that is worth the 20 bucks I spent on it. This type of game in my opinion is best for hand-held devices. You know, best for pick-up and play anytime type of thing. Plus the replay value is going to be great as well. I hope to do a review either on here or on YouTube of this game as well, so be on the look out for that.

Overall I am pretty happy with both games, would recommend them both. Well, I guess I should get back to work.

Take care everybody and as always, thanks for reading!

When Technology Fails

Damn, doesn't it suck when technology like computers, phones, and TVs seem to not work right? Well that is pretty much the case for me...well at least at this time. At this particular moment my computer, which is a 2003 Sony Vaio PC, isn't working all that great. This past Friday it was infected with a virus. This virus created some data lose and significant problems when trying to do anything. The main thing, and the thing that gets me nervous is that this virus is known to track and record passwords. So, I'm not excatly sure if it is able to get my passwords like from my email or youtube or banking accounts, but if it does, then I will be mad as hell. Prior to this infection the PC was slowing down a great deal. It seemed to have alot of problems when trying to edit photos through Photoshop, which is without a doubt a very intensive CPU abuser. Other issues included, constant pop-up balloons (not pop-up ads) asking if I wanted to do something like upgrade, delete unused icons, or saying something like you have low disk space. The whole low disk space thing seemed to happen every time I used the computer. Now I know it is important to free up space and to allow room for temp files that the internet creates, plus the whole cache issue, it seems to add stuff to the hard drive space. So yes it is important to free up space, which I did every time it asked. Plus I freed up space by simply burning files to a cd, but that is besides the point. Anyways, I did the best I could to prevent these stupid annoying balloons from appearing. But still they would appear. So what is the solution? Upgrading sure sounds like a good option, but for what? Probably will only get one more good year out of the computer. I'm not really sure, but I think the best thing for me is to simply get a new computer. Now I'm thinking different, something with a whole new Operating System, something that seems to represent good quality...oh yeah, you've probably already guessed it...I'm thinking a Mac. I have the iMac in my sights as my new computer. They seem to be good computers. They seem to have alot less cords, a clean GUI, and just good quality features that seems to make computing life easier. Now I could be totally wrong about that, but that is something that I will find out later when I get the iMac. I've definitely have used a Mac before and know that they are good. Hell I use them at work. So yeah, its time to make the switch.

As far as the phone thing goes, well simply put my phone is a pre-paid piece of shit, that I would like to smash with a hammer, which I probably will and get it on tape for possibly youtube. The stupid phone has terrible reception, no one can hear me and I can barely hear them. So that is really annoying me as well. I definitely sound like I'm complaining alot is this blog, but sometimes its best to let it all out. Haha, who ever reads this gets to see me complain...poor saps. I've looked into getting a actual phone with a real service, like with AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon, but I'm looking for the cheapest deal, cause I simply don't make to many calls. Trying to find the best deal is pretty frustrating, but hopefully it'll be worth it in the long run.

The TV thing with me is simple as well. I just need to upgrade to a bigger TV that will be able to support gaming the best. Would love to get a 42 inch TV, but that is without a doubt not in the budget at this time. The TV that I have now is a standard small TV that will have to do for now.

The computer, phone, and TV I have now are all fine in their own way, but I just have concluded to make life easier I just need to upgrade. Not only do I sound like a complainer, but I also sound like a spoiled rat. Oh well :) Thanks for reading!

The Dog Days of Summer

With it being the day after Labor Day, I just thought I'd write a little bit about what is referred to as the "The Dog Days of Summer". Alot of people consider Labor Day as the last great holiday of summer, in which they can get together with family and friends to enjoy one last Bar-B-Que, a good game of horse shoe, or just lounge around in the pool. Now for me it represents all that and more. I really don't consider it to be the end of summer until the end of the summer equinoxe. Or simply until I see the leaves turn on the trees...you know FALL time!! So now I want to go ahead and mention some of the things that to me represent the end of summer..."The Dog Days of Summer".

This is going to sound weird (and not really relevant to this blog subject), but when I was growing up, I would notice the sun patterns throughout certiain parts of the house. Still to this day when I visit my parents I see the same way the sun shines in. When it would be close to the end of summer, the sun would shine in greatly into the living room of the house, in the winter it would shine in my old room, in the spring it would shine more on the deck just outside our kitchen, and in the early summer it seemed to shine more into the lower levels of the house. I really don't know why I really remember those patterns, but I guess it could be because the sun is sorta symbolic to me, it seems to convey alot of emotions and memories for me. So when I see that the sun is out, it is usually a good indication that I may have good thoughts throughout the day. And now, I'm sure that the sun is shining brightly into the living room. Just like I always remembered it.

Alright, enough of that sun bullshit, right? Alrightly, so let me go ahead and shift gears and get into the real deal. When summer seems to wind down, I think of... lazy days outside on the hammock, I think of lemonade, I think of bugs dying in the bug light (which I always called it a bud light when I was a kid), running though the sprinkers for one last time, riding my bike for hours and hours, fishing, camping, hanging out with friends all day before going back to hell...oops I mean school, and just being outside til night listening to the crickets, staring at the stars, and with no worries.

Those days were to me are referred to as "The Dog Days of Summer", which will always hold a special part in my heart. I still hope to relive those memories when I have kids too, so that they can enjoy them as well. I know that I don't share the same type of memories as most do, but that is what makes everybody different. What do you think of when summers starts to wind down? If you really sit and think about it, you'd be AMAZED at some of the great memories that it can spur up or bad ones (at least I hope not).

Anyways, I just wanted to share those moments that I went through in my life and hope that I may have rekindled some great memories in your early childhood. Here's to the end of summer (soon to be at least), as I hold up my glass of lemonade to you.

Thanks for reading!