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07/07/2007: Summer Megaparty: Randomness.

I picked up Pokemon Battle Revolution for the Wii, and so far, I'm convinced that this is something I shouldn't have done. For one thing, it's nearly pointless to own if you don't have Pearl or Diamond for the DS, and I don't, so my Pokemon are all shitty rentals with nary a Bulba in sight. I was into the simplistic (okay, brainless) fun of Pokemon Stadium for the N64, but after two whole console generations, they could've added a little more to the pot.

Then again, I'm making a lot of blanket assumptions after only a relatively short time playing. You can go online in the game to battle random people or your friends, but my Wii has always been plagued with terrible connection issues, and I haven't been able to log on. Internet searches tell me that my problem isn't unique, and that many are having the same problem with Pokemon Battle Revolution. Without a DS game to fill my Pokeranks with, and without the ability to battle some eleven-year-old from Michigan, I'm left unfulfilled and I totally wish I used that 50 bucks on this fucking gorgeous shovelnose shark they have at the Petland up the block.

On the other hand, the game gives me a clear excuse to go buy Diamond or Pearl, which is pretty brilliant, and I don't even mind, because those games are good enough to fill a void that I'm currently trying to fill with tabletop novelty palm trees.

I went to some junky outlet store last week — the kind of place that sells everything from generic cocktail peanuts to big framed paintings of rose bushes to hot pink indoor fans. Picked up a few critical items while there, not the least of which is seen above: My very own faux palm tree. It lights up! Only cost five bucks, too. While this one stands at a tabletop-scale fifteen inches, they also had a six foot version…but I couldn't bring myself to fork over fifty bucks for a bunch of well-assembled pipe cleaners and Christmas lights. In retrospect, I'd love to trade the stupid Pokemon game in for that. I'd be like the suburban version of Don the Beachcomber. Matt the Beachcomber?

Yesterday afternoon, I heard a little ruckus coming from outside, looked out my window and saw…that. An old man pushing his grandson down the sidewalk using an American flag on a pole. The kid was sitting in some kind broken tricycle, and the other mystery item appeared to be a weedwhacker. Ever get the sense that God was fucking with you? I still have no idea what was going on with this. They lurked around for about five minutes singing patriotic songs, eventually escaping through the very same dimensional porthole from which they arrived. No, they're not neighbors — I've never seen these people before in my life. I guess, when you're aiming to push your grandson around using a weedwhacker and a flag pole, you probably want to do it in a neighborhood where the people don't know you.

SNT Survey: The mafia wants your ass, so you've gotta hide out in a shady hotel on the wrong side of the tracks for the next two nights. You've got a backpack. What's inside? This should cover your food, drink, entertainment and protection.

Diamond/Pearl is definately worth it. It's just as addicting as the original, but this time…there's a hell of a lot more to do (and the pokemon learn many more moves than in the original games)

But I do like that pic of the tree and put on the summer jukebox and you'll be set. By the way…when will more songs be added?

You're a man obsessed, but thanks for reminding me…I grabbed seven more last night which just need to be normalized. Going to do that right now.

water
peanut butter-filled pretzels
cereal bars or granola bars or some kind of bars
gummy snacks
tuna fish salad and cracker kit thingies
my ipod and charger
harry potter seven
a crossword puzzle book, for when i finish reading HP7
pepper spray
some kind of futuristic weapon which requires no skill to use (as i have none)
cigarettes, because if i am wanted by the mafia, chances are i started smoking again

My backpack would be simple. My drinks would be a 6 pack of Coke. My food would be a box of Pop- Tarts. My entertainment would be my DS. And my protection would be a pistol assuming it was the mafia. On an unrelated note, yeah definitely pick up Diamond or Pearl. I have Diamond and its addictive as all hell.

Okay so this guy sends me a message on my personal MySpace account asking if I want some wild NSA Smurf sex and I thought it was one of YOU CRAZY FUCKS just messing with me. So I wrote him back and said, "OH YEAH SOUNDS HOT. Only I get to be Smurfette." But apparently it wasn't one of you, it was just some random creepy guy.

chinese food, pepsi blue, giggles cookies, choose your own adventure books, my laptop with dvds such as star wars, some family guy, etc. as for weapons, i'd bring a proton pack, because what if the mafia is a ghost mafia.

Also i'd pack the octopus light, that would be the best light source to read by, and if the ghost mafia caught me by surprise the octopus light would mezmerize them with it's awesomeness.

In my backpack… underwear, soap, shampoo, my star wars micromachines, my pet monster, silly putty, a canteen of water, a whip, .45 rounds, a revolver and a spirit of adventure.

Food: Chocolate Chip Granola bars
Drink: Case of Amp energy drinks
Entertainment: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, DS with Chain of Memories and FF VI
Protection: Firearm, durrrr.

Food- bunch of Powerbar Protein Plus bars
Drink- 4 Monster M80's and 4-6 water bottles
Entertainment- My DS, Mario Kart, and Castlevania
Protection- stick dynamite with extra long wick so i could light it and bail out the window when they come a knockin.

Backpack would have
Food: Trail Mix, sunflower seeds, beef jerky, gum
Drink: Nestea and water bottles
Entertainment: my Ds and my ipod
Protection: An Uzi or a lightsaber
11th?

If you had wanted something much less brainy and more insaney, you should have invested in either WarioWare or Mario Party 8.

Food: Microwave burritos
Drink: Crystal Pepsi
Entertainment: iPod, laptop and Wii
Protection: CDs which I have ripped onto my computer, so I now no longer need them

Matt, it's 7/7/07 and you're not at Atlantic City coming up with a new article?!

I just put a few more songs on the juke…but, you might not see them due to a cache issue. Working on it!

Entertainment-All 3 LOTR movies, Repo Man and the Toxic Avenger (part 1 only!!), Flash Pac-Man and N64 Nagano Olympic Curling!! I fucking love that game!!

Protection-Attack octosquid/squidopus!! (but he only works for the first day, then he just repels by smell)

Hey, wait a minute… I live on the wrong side of the tracks. Does that mean I can just stay home?

Damn cache issues, always gotta be crappin' in your corn flakes. Keep us posted!

Money for the vending machines.
A 12-pack of Mountain Dew.
For protection, I would booby trap the room ala "Home Alone"

Hey guys — give this a shot — click here and tell me if the last song is the Disney Tiki Room theme. If it is, there are no cache issues.

Hey everyone, i'm posting from my DS at McDonald's. The doctor doesn't seem to know what's wrong with my back, but i'll be in bed ’til Thursday, so it's not a total loss. At least i'll be having a nice vacation.

So let me get this straight, I have to pay for the DS internet browser? Since the only place I go to that has WiFi that'll actually work with my DS is my house, It isn't worth it for me when I can browse with my comp and my Wii anyway. I'm sure it's nice for those who can use it, though.

Loving Summer of '69 even if it isn't Bowling for Soup's cover. Bryan is a dirty boy. He was too young in 69 for that song to be true, so you do the math. The Ataris actually did a send up by naming one of their songs Summer '79 when Kris was too young for it to be true

Great jukebox. I have a feeling I'll be listening to it after summer's over. Is there supposed to be album artwork? Because it "processed" it for me, but it just says Album Artwork Not Modifiable in iTunes. Using latest version.

The jukebox is better suited to be loaded in Winamp, actually, but will work in iTunes just fine. Album artwork, no idea.

Chex Mix. Coke. DS. and a lightsaber. By the way, why pay for anything on the DS? Let alone the stupid browser. Click my name and be educated.

Yeah, jukebox works fine on iTunes and everything else for me.
And Matt, you should get Diamond or Pearl. It's a huge game with tons of extra content. And 13 legendary Pokemon! If only I could transfer my lvl. 100 pokemon and legendaries onto Diamond.
But my friend ruined my copy by teaching all my pokemon (lvl. 100, legendary Pokemon Rayquaza)
moves like Surf, Fly, Strength, etc.
This happen to anyone else?

OMG. Wildwood Days!!! My Chem need to cover this, and like right now. I think they could even do it straight up. This is the greatest song I've heard in months. Seriously.

I would bring, first off sheets and a towel b/c I was a housekeeper. I know too much about hotel rooms. For food I would bring, chips ahoy cookies, cheese nips(4 cheese), trail mix,6 pack of ramen noodles and some apples. Drinks would be bottles of water and some coca cola classic mmm. Entertainment would prolly be some books and my gameboy. And protection, I would just use jedi mind tricks.

Green Lantern ring.
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Sonic Screwdriver.
Coupon books for McD's, Pizza Hut, Popeye's, Long John Silver's.
My "Practical Origami" book.
A picture of Mystie dressed up as Smurfette.
And a large cloth banner that reads:
"Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! … Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput."

An advance copy of Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows, cup ramen, Oreos, Icy Tea, and a Desert Eagle Tiger Stripe .50AE.

A couple of comments may have been lost over the past several minutes…my apologies.

I can't tell you how frustrating server issues are for someone who has no idea what any of the "fix it" terminology means.

So, was there a problem with this site last night, too? I clicked on the blog button, and it took me to an old article about switching web publishing programs. After that, nothing at all came up.
And I was jonesin' for some x-e!

Hee! That old guy reminds me of the flag man up at school. He has a car with window flags on every window, and often goes out to the field and sets up a lawn chair with flags in a square around it. But he's a regular- I can't imagine how weird it would be to see something like that guy with the kid in real life. Haha.

Yes, the same problem was happening last night. Makes me really glad that we're off Greymatter, because if this kind of stuff was happening then, it wouldn't just be "downtime" — it'd be "wipeout."

I think we've figured out why it's happening…so while it shouldn't happen again, it'll be a lot easier to fix if it does.

Ian, link doesn't work, but I dug around, and if you're referring to the guy with the shotgun…nope!

What??? No comments on the Wacky Parade in front of Matt's house? I swear I laughed until I CRIED!! At the photo and the accompanying description.

The oddly Little Rascals toothache remedy bandage on the guys head leads me to believe he was re-enacting the famous painting of the Revolutionary Rebels playing their flute/drums.

Entertainment: Notebook and pen, digital camera so I could at least get an article out of the experience, Nintendo DS with newly-acquired Pokemon Diamond, some novel about a sea creature gone awry.

Food: Many bags of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers, 2 bottles of water and several boxes of Kool-Aid singles with which to turn dirty hotel faucet water into beautiful Cherry Kool-Aid.

Protection: Carpenter's knife (I feel I lack the chutzpah to successfully stab someone with a regular knife), hammer, tiny bottle of bug spray because I don't think it's fair to assume that I can find pepper spray on such short notice.

I said it in the other thread Matt, so I don't know if you saw it but you're resposible for this huge pokemon kick I'm on right now. I can't afford to go out and get either of the new games so I've been playing a lot of the older ones, I forgot how the most meaningless self-appointed task in those games can consume hours at a time. Also, there was like 5 pokemon movies on in a row today that I had on in background and I haven't watched the show in years.

Food: Pretzels, three PBJ sandwiches, pop tarts and cookies.
Drink: Water, but I'll risk drinking the hotel's water if it means I get more room in my backpack.
Entertainment: Zelda: Oracle of Ages (I've been playing this for ages, get it), knitting, my laptop w/ power cord, and at least 3 books: The Sisters Grimm, Tales Before Tolkien, and the latest issue of Fables.
Protection: Erm…prayer? Hopefully I'm already wearing a bulletproof vest. I've never shot a gun, but I guess I should have one.

Sorry for the double post, but kinglash - awesome idea about the joke! We just watched that episode last night (you can get the entire set for like $40, or at least you could a week ago). Question: Do the Mafia members know German? You might need it to be re-translated…

Mine would have some sort of canned stew, water, a DS with Animal Crossing Wild World and an AR-7 survival rifle (those can disassemble to fit in a backpack).

Awesome survey, another scenario would be if there was a huge outbreak of zombies in your area.

Food: Assorted pretzels that are chocolate covered and white chocolate covered. Potato Salad, Hot Pockets that go into the mini freezer and then get heated up in the microwave. maybe one of those multipacks of candy bars like milky way and eat one a day so I won't starve. Depends how long it is. Maybe for the long haul vitamins? I read a book when i was a kid called simplicity by william sleator and this kid stayed in a building for a year (in the building one second outside was one minute inside) and so he kinda had this scenario. He had to eat what were called 'survival biscuits' that had additional vitamins that were made in the military his uncle had in there, he had a ton of books, he exercised, and other things. Interesting book.

Drink: A 6 pack of kiwi strawberry propel water. I have been drinking it lately it's so good!! It tastes natural, it's like drinking strawberry. Ok that sounds lame but it's very good. Also premixed koolaid a couple tubs when my propel runs out. I can just put a tiny bit of koolaid in just to get the nasty tap water taste out of the hotel water.

Entertainment: Laptop with tv shows and movies loaded on. And a couple games I love like Rollercoaster tycoon, NES and SNES emulators, and all else fails you know how long it takes for solitare to get boring!

Weapon: Japanese sword. A really sharp hunting knife too to sneak up on people and slit their throat. Also one of those green lasers that set paper on fire.

happy SNT everybody we were going to go yardsaling but we were broke after the store. I'm dissapointed but I probably was going to find something awesome and I couldn't afford to get it. Next weekend we'll go after my best friend gets his first paycheck! it's his b-day tomorrow. I took us out to mexician last night, I got a margarita which was good and a chicken chalupa. He got enchaladas. That was his b-day dinner. He said he doesn't want a present because he doesn't need one because of me being his friend which is really sweet and 'whew' I don't have any more money so thank you! lol that kind of thing.

Food: Bag of baby carrots, three turkey and spinach wraps, dollar store Apple Fig Newtons (twice the size of your average Newton), three slices of the cake I made for the Fourth of July

Entertainment: One of my Monkees books, "The Last Camel Dies At Noon" by Elizabeth Peters (one of her longest books), that copy of "Rolling Stone" I bought on the Fourth about the Summer of '67, journal and pen

Protection: It won't fit in a backpack, but…my field hockey stick. Seriously, I still have it in my closet, and those suckers are heavy! In fact, one of the reasons I still have it IS for protection.

Actually, now that I think about it, I wouldn't bring anything for entertainment because I would be too scared shitless because the mafia was after me to even bother playing it.

In my backpack: Combo's, Cookies and Cream candy bars, Livewire Mountain Dew, chicken Ramen noodles, my trusty laptop, my DS, some gossip mags, and one Harry Potter audio book. I'd also pack my Harry Potter costume and hope the mafia member sent to kill me likes weird dress up games.

I played Bubble Bobble today on my NES and it made me very happy. I never get tired of that game.

I would pack one of those Pur faucet filters so I could safely drink the motel water. For food, a big bag of muffins for sweetness and a big bag of soft pretzels for salt. I think it would be smart to bring a portable dvd player and some mafia-related movies to get pumped up in case something goes down. For protection, I would use one of those small, plug-in chainsaws. I could plug it in, hide under the bed and swipe at whoever walks by.

Drink: Cans upon cans of Vanilla Coke, Vault, Vault Red Blitz, and Pepsi Blue. Plus some Mountain Dew…laced with Cyanide

Protection: Lightsaber, some fireworks, and something I'd like to call "Mr. Thingy"…it shoots out cyanide.

And the jukebox! Hooray! I'll go check it out (I went to work not long after my first post)

Offtopic, but I recall you mentioning your drinking of absinthe in the cruise article.

Well, the good ol' feds are finally allowing some to legally get into the country after a century. (http://www.slashfood.com/2007/07/03/absinthe-back-in-the-us-after-100-years/)

Jesus… the guy pushing the kid. That is completely fucked up. Working at TRU makes me able to identify that as the "Fold 2 Go Trike" by Radio Flyer, and apparently he was just too cheap to buy the one WITH the steering handle and decided to make his own. Cripe… I've seen it all.

In the backpack would be: Baked Lays and Luna Bars for food, Mountain Dew and Ginger ale for drink, Deadliest Catch Season 1 for entertainment, and … hmm. I dunno what I'd have for protection. Let's go with throwing stars, just because they are cool.

Are you a Ninja, Ryane? Because that would be one of the few things that could make you cooler than you already are.

My great uncles were deeply involved in the mafia…I never knew them, or met them, but I find it interesting to tell.

food: enough peanut butter and banana sandwiches to last the 2 nights, chocolate chip and coconut cookies, 2 sweet apples for fruit (I hate tart), chicken flavoured ramen noodles to eat dry, and a bag of gummy worms

drink: A bottle of Dr.Pepper, some grape juice, and a large carton of milk (assuming there's a fridge)

entertainment: my GBA and all of my games (20, plus 3 GBA videos), sketchbook and pencils, writing journal, and a copy of Beauty and the Beast by Barbara Hambly.

protection: Trip wire, rubber mallet (for knocking out-cold the people I trip with the wire), and my dad's 3 butcher knives that I inherited from him (the blades are as long as my arm from fingertips to elbow and we get them sharpened every 6 months)

If the Mafia's out for you, wouldn't it be wise to not be using devices that prevent hearing outside noises and stuffing your backpack to slow you down.

Protection - You guys remember that blinding light key chain from Beverly Hills Cop 3… That's what I'd use.

Food: Wheat thins, nectarines and strawberries sandwich fixings (ham, pb and j,etc),

entertainment: Arrested Development dvd, my ipod nano, Ren and stimpy first and second season, Monty python's the meaning of life, Mr. Show season 4

Drink: two bottles of that fruit flavored carbonated water that comes in the liter size.

I think a giant chocolate easter bunny would cover everything. Oh, and, I guess, some Hi-C.

I love the random picture of the guy pushing the trike with the flagpole. It reminds me of the time I was driving around with a friend, and I saw a clown (full-on make-up, wig, clownsuit) driving an apple green VW Bug. It was so surreal; especially since my friend didn't see him.

"Are you a Ninja, Ryane? Because that would be one of the few things that could make you cooler than you already are."

Aww.

I wish I *were* a ninja. Maybe I should add a book or DVD on "How to be a Ninja" into my backpack.

Okay, here's the new deal, since all of us seem to have a DS. Sell me a game. I'm about to finally finish FF III and I want to buy a DS game that will justify me owning it. Meaning, a game that was designed specifically for it, where both screens and the stylus are used for a reason, a game that wasn't designed to sucker FF fans and could have been done on the GBA

I'm leaning towards an adventure game and Hotel Dusk and Trace Memory are the top contenders. Don't just go "SQUEEE, but XXXXXX," sell it to me. Tell me what it is about and its strengths and weaknesses.

Try sites like GameStats or GameRankings before you buy games. They offer the average review score (like Rotten Tomatoes) for games.

Mafia, eh? Reminds me of the Three Little Mafia Pigs story I wrote last semester… You can see it here: http://www.xanga.com/GreekPerson0305/553089757/item.html (Sorry about the shameless advertising. =P)
Food: a few burritos from Chipotle. Those'll last for weeks!
Drink: Mug Root Beer, Water, and Gatorade. Gotta keep up my stamina.
Entertainment: My good ol' DS Lite with a couple Castlevanias, a MegaMan (ZX), New Super Mario Bros. and Final Fantasy III. Oh, and a charger that I can plug into any socket I find.
Protection: A Chicago typewriter. Violin. Chicago Piano. All names for the same thing: A Thomson M1A1, aka the Tommy Gun. Lots of bullets, too. Fight mafia fire with mafia fire!

Food - One bag of Combos (cheddar cheese pretzel), one jar of peanut butter, a half of a loaf of bread, a few apples/bananas, a log of summer sausage.

Drink - Three cans of Red Bull, one bottle of Shiner Bock (beer), and a bottle of Glenfiddich single malt scotch whiskey. Water could be acquired in the room - no need to bring it.

Entertainment - My Nintento DS w/ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (I bought it a year ago and haven't played it yet, this would be a good time). My portable DVD player w/ a couple of seasons of The Sopranos in case I wanted to do a bit of research as to what I was up against. My H.P. Lovecraft: Tales that I just picked up a few weeks ago.

Protection - One Beretta 9mm (92F) w/ a couple of extra magazines. I would want at least 20-30 rounds minimum. A durable lockblade knife with a blade of around 3-3.5 inches.

Once I entered the room I would crack the one bottle of Shiner Bock and toast to my health. Then I would drink the bottle and place it, now empty, upside down on the knob of the door. (Think Conspiracy Theory). This way if the knob is turned from the outside, the bottle falls, breaks, and alerts me to the intruders presence.

Then I would sit in a dark corner, using the lockblade to shave off bits of meat from the summer sausage log while staring intently as the door.

I would be doing this wearing a San Diego Chicken costume (think baseball mascot). Surely this disguise would buy me a vital moment or two so that I could get a few shots off before the trained killers could regain their composure.

BTW, if available, I would choose the weapon linked in my name below instead of the Beretta 9mm. Five bonus points to the person to identify it.

I just reviewed my DS collection and these are the titles that I have been thoroughly impressed by…

Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Animal Crossing: Wild World
New Super Mario Bros. (A++)
Mario Kart DS

I know I didn't give the strengths of each game…. sorry. My advice would be to just read some reviews of the titles above, and that others have mentioned, and figure out what best fits your tastes.

DAMN! A WICKED awesome survey question tonight and I am too messed up to think of a proper answer right now…I will have to come back to SNT tomorrow agfter I get some sleep. (I worked 10 hours today, then arrived home to a POKER GAME going on at my house- greatnight)
Muppet Baby is a wee bit tipsy…

Knegative
New Super Mario Bros. on DS is a must for any Mario fan. I'm still working on perfect worlds even though I beat Bowser ages ago.

I also like the "brain" games. I can't say they help, but I waste mindless hours playing them.

I beat Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in a few days so don't waste your time. It's way too easy.

I'm a girl so I play girly crap like Princess Peach and Kirby so I might not be the best person to go to for recommendations. hehe.

Aarrghhh…
I listened to the jukebox for a couple of hours, did something else, then listened to one of my bass-heavy songs on iTunes. Now I have a headache…
Either way, the jukebox beats all of my songs.

Drink: Normal soda pops, milk for breakfast, bottled water in case the motel's water is bad, plus a twenty-year-old springloaded bottle of New Coke that I can release at any moment to eat my assailants' skin away.

Food: One large buffalo oughta last me….won't fit? Poo, I'll carry it with my hands

Book: "How To Kill Someone With This Book" (I don't care if someone else already said it, it's still a good idea)

Protection: Guns, ammo for guns, grenades, assorted deadly things, Evil Furby with Knife That Stalks Around Trying To Kill You, cell phone to call 911 I suppose

I am extremely girly, iAMYou. Ask anyone here. I'll tell you guys a little secret, I'm doing this so I won't buy Transformers. I've heard that it's okay if you can live with the camera, and I'm pretty good with the one in the Wii version now, so I'm dangerously close to going for it. But in the back of my mind I know better.

Wildwood Days is still going unappreciated. It is just the shit. It's my new "jam." Also digging the Power of Love. Huey Lewis rules all and I just finished watching the BttF trilogy, so yeah. Long live the Jukebox.

Actucally, I think I'm gonna change my stuff, (if I can)
Food: Shin Bowls, (tried them a couple of days ago, they were hella good) Sushi, tons of it, (I'll keep it cool in the mini-fridge)
Drink: Energy Drink, like Red Bull or Monster to keep me awake, Snapple
Entertainment: A laptop that had wireless so that I could go on X-E
Protection: Battery Acid that I'd use to booby trap all the entrences, A 9mm with hollow-point rounds, Kevlar bullet-proof vest, Smoke Gernades, Thermal Goggles, and the Red Button. If I press it, then the room goes BOOM!
J-pop and Aspirin make you see shit.

It's true, if Knegs was any girlier we'd be painting each other's nails and watching bad Lifetime specials about women that don't want to leave their abusive husbands.

I'd have to agree with the New Super Mario Bros comments. Also, omg, Harvest Moon DS. I got so addicted to that game and I still have no idea why. You basically milk cows, chop wood, and grow crops over and over and over again.

First of all: KNeg: we may have had this conversation before, but get Elite Beat Agents. Reasons why? 1) It meets your criteria: it is a game made just for the DS, it gives a purpose to both screens, and is not Poke or FF related

and 2) you enjoy music. Now, ignore the fact that a lot of the bands you may not like -I didn't either until I played the game and a song I never liked before became instantly relatable to EBA…

Trust me: this is the games that got me back into the DS after not touching it for nearly six months.

Second of all: I want to do the backpack thing, but it's late -or early, depending on how you look at it- so I'll think about it during chores tomorrow…

And finally: Man what an awesome day I had! Georgia Aquarium, International Food Market, and Dave & Buster's.

I've got tons more pics and even a few videos -even of Matt's favorite- that I hope to post in my blog as soon as I have time and can get the videos to load…

Man, I will never get tired of the Pina Colada song. And Hotel California, and The Tide is High…good times. Happy SNT if anyone's still up

Food - Bread, jelly, peanut butter, bananas and other fruits, and a bag of Chex Mix.

Entertainment - The PSP, plus Work Time Fun and Dynasty Warriors. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows if I can get an advance copy. If not, I'll settle for Prisoner of Azkaban. Plus my iPod loaded with eps of LOST (Confidence Man, All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues, What Kate Did, Greatest Hits) and MST3K (Jack Frost, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, Hobgoblins). And a pack of Newports, because I'm with mary, if the mob was after me I'd definitely start smoking again.

Matt, that picture reminds me of something from of the The Outer Limits, for some reason.

And wait..K-? When'd you change your name? I'm seeing "Knegative" talking about Final Fantasy thinking "K- must like this guy..whaa?" Of course, there's probably some post explaining this, or its someone else, or its just nothing. And I could look it up, and spare looking like a jackass..but na

-In any case it shows how much I really wanna be back on here regularly again. But I'm stuck making projects about "peptic ulcers" and "bile salts". It really sucks graduating from high school, only to find yourself taking up Biology five days later in summer school.

Anyways, for the topic at hand: Food-probably a big sandwich or two, like those ones at Safeway, if anybody knows what I'm talking about. Drink-hmm, Clearly Canadian, or Ramune Marble Drink. The proper kind, not the Chinese bootleg, where the marble gets stuck and the lid breaks. Entertainment-my GBA with Super Mario Bros. 3, maybe The Art of War. and Protection-a hammer. Oh yeah.

Wayne Cashman, a Canadian hockey star back in 1972, when the whole country came to a standstill to watch the Canada-Russia hockey series. This was the first competition to pit our best (regardless of amateur status) against Russia's best in order to settle, once and for all, which country was king on the ice.

So what happened to Wayne Cashman? Oh, nothing terribly special. One of his opponents just saw an opportunity that I guess he couldn't resist, inserted the butt end of his hockey stick right into Cashy's mouth, and with a deft and quick skewering maneuver, literally sliced his tongue in half.

also, heeree yeah that sounds like something you feel like your in the twilight zone. I saw a female clown walking around walmart, she went in specifically for a stack of glossy printer photo paper for someone who couldn't go to the store themselves. They were with someone in a normal outfit. I kept staring and staring I thought the person was going to say "what are you LOOKING at??" but they continued with their conversation. I wish my best friend saw that. I really do. I think he was in the car.

and Mystie you can't paint my nails pink but I love lifetime made for tv movies! You can teach me how to french braid maybe, and I can do your hair, and I can do your toenails and fingernails up real good. Give each other mud masks. I think too much. We could get a copy of the Amy Fisher story that stars alyssa milano, tanya harding story, and one I remember called I know my name is Steven, that's a good one. You can actually buy those lifetime movie dvd's now.

food: 6 roast beef po boys from some backwater cajun shack restaurant and auju to get em wet with.
drink: 5 bottles of bacardi rum, mint, lime, ice, mortel and pestle and a glass.
entertainment: Transformers Movie 20th anniversary edition converted onto the ipod
protection: Tac-Ops Tango-51 and ammo and i'd lay in the back of the room eating my po boys waiting for them to come.

and while i was waiting, i'd have target practice shooting the guys' shoelaces as he paraded outside my house singing patriotic songs and misusing the flag like that.

Matt(and fans of the advent calender) If you havn't played paper mario on the wii you should give it a try. The dialog feels alot like Matt's advent calender epics.

I always thought Drew Barrymore's turn as Amy Fisher had to be the best, though it wasn't a Lifetime movie.
I've been trying to figure out that crazy grandpa for hours now. I think anon is on to something with the toothache headgear, but it's still a big helping of WTF.

Knegative -

As I was reading your post about "sell me a game" I was thinking Trace Memory, then you mentioned it! So, I think that's good enough reason to go out and get that one. I started it, it has a LOT of dialogue, and I haven't got very far, but it looks promising! And, you might wanna go to your local TRU and see if they have it, because I got it at the one I work at for only 9.98 on clearance.

In my backpack:
Food: A couple of pounds of trail mix, a couple of PB&J sandwiches
Entertainment: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (book 7 to the uninitiated) and my iPod, with the volume turned low, as well as a charger

Protection: I'd be hiding in the bathroom, with the pillows laid out under the covers on the bed to simulate a sleeping person, then when the Mafia hit guys busted in and shot up the bed, I'd take them out with a tranquilizer dart gun. (OK, I'd research it first to make sure it would take effect immediately)

Matt, I was a little surprised at your including "Margaritaville" on the jukebox, as I seem to recall you expressing a lack of enjoyment of Jimmy Buffett's music. If that wasn't you, I apologize. Personally, I enjoy his music, although I'm not as big a Parrothead as my two brothers; before they had kids, they went to all of his area appearances each summer.

I hope I didn't say that. If I did, I take it back! I even have the Christmas album.

Ohoho, Tutsuro. It wasn't even a couple weeks ago that people wondered if K- was Knegative from "back in the day." Here's the breakdown:

Fall2004-Summer06: Knegative
Summer06-Last Week: K-
Last Week-hopefully 4evah: Knegative

Shortly after Graymatter got abolished I stopped being able to post with my full name. Last week(ish), Matt fixed a Spam setting for kb and well this is an additional result of it.

So yes, basically whenever you see a poster with a name prominantly featuring the letter 'K' and spouting the word 'emo,' that's me.

Hmm… I'd have 8 cans of Mt. Dew, three books (or the new Harry Potter book and one other book just in case), those veggie chip/cracker things, some oats and honey granola bars, (I'm assuming the room has a microwave) a couple of cans of beef and veggie soup, a thing of Ritz crackers, and a bowl and spoon. Oh and my own little pillow.

Yeah, the spam this blog gets is ridiculous. But, unlike with Greymatter, at least it's all going into a mod queue instead of becoming physically attached to the posts. Most people probably never saw it, but a lot of the older blog posts had 500 or more spams attached to the comments — big, nasty ones.

The easy workaround is setting up one of those "letter verification" things, where you have to enter a random code whenever you make a comment. But, I kind of feel like that would hamper the fun of threads.

Ultimately, I have the capabilities of allowing people to register, which means you'll always be logged in with your name, and that should allow regular posters to avoid getting spam queued. That's just one of a number of little fixes I hope to do soon.

I just thought, how are you going to assure someone doesn't quickly register all of our names?

Doubt that would happen, but could just have everyone e-mail me to set up their accounts privately.

All you DS owners really need to get an M3 DS Simply. Google it. I currently have 26 games on a 1GB micro SD card right in my DS slot 1! It works great! Also, click my name on my last post for a good guide (I'm too lazy to find the URL again). Never buy a DS game again! Unless you have stronger morals than me…

Entertainment: PSP (ducks) with a few games and memory sticked movies, PS1 emulator
Food/Drink: The local pizza place's number, 2-liters of Crystal Pepsi
Protection: Model 29 Smith and Wesson .357 magnum

I forgot A Towel! Never forget your towel, people.
I also need to add a Guyver Unit and a Schmoo.

That old guy is what Little Brother and I refer to as a "Fellini Moment." It is a Jung-on-shrooms image that just goe beyond just plain randomness. Once, we were going upstate and as we were passing through a little town, I looked to the side. An old lady was watering he lawn, and was walking across the yard, holding the hose at waist height, an the side away from us. So all I see is a chubby old lady walking, with a spray of water seemingly from her crotch. Fortunately, Sister In Law caught a glimpse, and could verify the reason I was trying to gouge my eyes out with the candy bar I was eating at the time. Little Brother was the one who said it sounded like a rejected scene from Fellini. So be careful, a Fellini Moment is out there with your name on it. Just waiting to catch you at a vulnerable time.

So that's why you became K-. I thought it was b/c you didn't like it when people shortend it to Kneg, I don't really know where I came up with that thought?

Alright, knegative -I can get used to that

I figured it was some "throwback name", brought out for the Megaparty. Though it also reminds me of the Class Change in FFI-"Thief becomes Ninja". Y'know.

And kingklash, re:the towel, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, South Park, or both? And now I'm all stoked for having a Fellini moment

Food- Ramen and Tapioca pudding.
Drink- Kool aid mix and an empty glass. (I'm assuming this hotel has running water, the Kool Aid is to make it taste less like sewage.)
Entertainment- Sketchbook, Pencils, DS and a few games.
Weapon- Klingon Dagger. (It's the only weapon I own!)

Though it also reminds me of the Class Change in FFI-"Thief becomes Ninja". Y'know.

I meant HHGTTG, but South Park also stresses the importance of towels. Unless of course, where you're going has enacted a Towelie Ban.

My Backpack would contain the following:
Food: pizza and Buffalo Wings
Drink: a bottomless bottle of rootbeer
Entertainment: DS and PSP with games
Protection: Guyver Unit, and my Entertainment stuff zapped with the energy from the Allspark, so they can turn into homicidal little robots and eat the mafia guys faces.

The photo of the guy pushing the kid seems like it should be one of those What's Wrong With This Picture coloring book activities.

GUNS. Lots of guns. Nigh-untraceable street level arms - no serial numbers, teflon to prevent fingerprints, and lots of barrel changes to prevent easy changing.

I bet that old man is just some kind of elderly Macgyver and needed to whip up some crazy thing quick to amuse his grandson for a few hours. So basically he just slapped a bunch of crap together that he found in his shed and Taa-Da! "The Paitriotic Weed-Whipping Super-Tryke of Mystery!"

My backpack stuff
Food- packets of lipton noodles, instant mac and cheese, powdered milk, some cans of chicken and a box of chipsahoy with sprinkles
Drink- Hmm…. bottled water.
Entertainment- My DS and all my games (they are just tiny cartridges). Ok so if i could only pick a couple of games it would be - Planet Puzzle League, Puzzle Quest and a RPG.. probally the new Pokemon since I havent played it yet. My mini mp3 player loaded with some great songs too and a book… hmmm… Cygnet by Patricia Mckillip or the Morgaine Saga by Cherryh or His Dark Materials Omnibus (all multi book…books)
Weapon- 38 special.

TO THE PERSON LOOKING FOR DS GAMES..
I have alot, and have played alot. These I can recommend without thinking twice about it.
Elite Beat Agents!! (great rhythm and music game)
if you like EBA import Ouendan 1 and 2. These are also superb! No need to read Japanese either, the storyboards tell it all.
Puzzle Quest (RPG meets puzzle games>..)
Planet Puzzle League (its Tetris Attack given a mature makeover)
Scurge: Hive (its a Metroid like game only in an isometric perspective and Zelda=ish dungeons - tricksy and HARD!)

For the sidescrolling games, I was underwhelmed by New Super Mario Bros but thought Princess Peach was crazy fun. Sonic is also decent if its on sale….

Matt, breakdown and go ahead and get diamond or pearl.. the game is great, you will not be dispointed.. it'll make PBR alot more worth the buy.

I've gotta say, the paragraph regarding the crazy old grandpa pushing the kid down the sidewalk on the broken tricycle is one of the funniest things I've ever read online. I get the feeling that God is fucking with me all the time. That is hilariously awesome.

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