Always somewhere

The first weekend for a while sans-article. Just consider yourself lucky to get a news post this week. Such is what happens when you belong to a family which is not ready to go on vacation in a couple days. Yeah, it’s been Hell around here, and it’s only going to be worse tomorrow and Tuesday, cause school and work are going to get in the melee as well. So we’re leaving Wednesday, and coming back a week later. I’ll make sure to post something or maybe write a mini-review if there is internet access at our hotel, but I can’t promise anything. Time will be short, you know. So that’s that, and you shouldn’t be expecting to hear anything out of me until May. How I love getting away…

Also, because I do this kind of thing, The Mask just co-launched his own search engine. They call it IceRocket, and it works great. It scours six or so other search engines like Google and Altavista, so pretty much anything will pop up when searched for correctly. I’m thinking of even adding it to the ol’ favorites. That’s all the shameless plugs for now.

~Ryan out.

Crush out

The cam is working great, and that’s that. The mini-review is up late, but it’s up. It’s also very poorly done. I was annoyed with having to do it, so I just threw it together as fast as I could. And that still managed to take 2 hours. Damn it all. Now that that’s done, I can finally get back to studying. Or maybe I’ll defend my castle for a little while. In any case, I’m out.

~Ryan out.

2004’s Easter Egg-stravaganza!

It’s been Easter again. Last year I did that big Egg-stravaganza thing, but this year it’s just a little photo collection. But why have I gone all half-assed? For one, there wasn’t really enough to make a real article out of, and none is really as interesting as that mystery chocolate was. Secondly, it’s more or less that same thing as last year, but with more of the “random stuff” than things that stand out. Finally, I’m just too friggin’ lazy to even try to pump that many words out when it’s not meant to be done. And finally for real this time, I can’t put together a second good intro for an article about the same thing as another. Not that my intros are all that great, but damned if I’m gonna do it.
To make up for the relatively small amount of text, you’ll notice that I make the font a lot bigger. Now it looks like something Maddox wrote! Hooray. But I have to get this ball rolling, so without any further ado, we shall plunge right into the second and last of my Easter-themed articles!

First off we have the Peeps Bunnies. Now I wasn’t a huge Peeps fan before, as you may recall, but this is stupid. Go back to the birds. Sure it’s the same thing, but at least make the damn things white or some other bunny colour. Pink is not a colour that I like to be associated with. When I use Peach in Super Smash Bros Melee, I always switch to the white costume. When using Zelda, I’m always Sheik. I don’t like pink. Peeps were created yellow and should stay yellow. I refused to read a paper we got in math class because it was pink. Boo, Peeps, boo.

Next thing I took a picture of is the marshmallow bunnies. More pink here, but an acceptable level of such. As you can see, there are only four bunnies in the picture. There were more, but they were communists, so I was forced to eat them. I think that these bunnies are much better than the Peeps Bunnies. Peeps just aren’t that good. And don’t you try to tell me different, because you know that I’m right. Why Peeps have so many fans is way beyond my comprehension.

Another Reese egg came around this year. I’m not sure what last year’s Reese egg tasted like, but I’m pretty sure that this one was worse. It tastes pretty bad to tell the truth. Reese should stick to the tried-and-true cups and give up trying to break into the egg market. They’re failing pretty bad there.

A box of Smarties. Gee, there are really interesting. The only thing I can say about ’em is that they’re chocolate flavoured and Easter coloured. They’re Smarties for God’s sake. Shut up.

Aaaah, the Cadbury Creme Eggs. Possibly the greatest delicacy of the Easter time. And that’s the saddest part. I just don’t seem to like these guys as much as I used to. What’s happening to me? Why do I not like junk foods that I once would kill for? Oh well, three Creme Eggs are better than one, so down the hatch they go. Hm. Word is an idiot. It keeps correcting “Creme” to “Crème”. Stupid computers. Wow I’m angry today. Why that is, I don’t know, as nothing has happened to me lately to justify said anger. Oh well.

Mmmm Mini Eggs. Now these things I’ll never not like. That candy coating… and the delicious chocolatey center… Oh wan I wish I could be eating them again right now. But again, there really isn’t much I can say about these. Other than their deliciousness, they’re pretty boring. Even the package is kinda lackluster.

Chocolate eggs. If you want me to say any more about ’em, fark you.

 

And this is the fantastic centerpiece of my chocolate empire. Or it was before it got eaten. You can’t quite tell, but it’s shaped vaguely like Homer. I was quite happy to receive a giant character chocolate, but then I realized why I hadn’t gotten one for so many years; the chocolate is of rather low quality, regardless of what the packaging claims. So it was a bit of a disappointment, but it’s a good box for putting stuff in. It’s even got a cool viewing window.

In an odd, ironic twist, my parents gave me a toothbrush. It makes sense, what with all that chocolate is gonna kill my teeth. Anywho, it’s one of those fancy-ass “spin brushes”, and I have no friggin’ idea how to use the thing. I can’t help it, I was raised on the normal toothbrush. So I’m going to have to get used to this behemoth… or just take out the batteries.

Last time I checked, the holiday was Easter, not Christmas. I’m grateful and all, but I’m as surprised as you are that I got something so expensive for such a low-level holiday. I guess it kind of explains the smaller amount of candy though. In any case, it saves me $60, so I won’t complain. I know you’re all kinda spooked that I’d want a Pokémon game, but that would mean you don’t know me too well. I like the Pokémon games. Or at least Blue anyway. This is the first Pokémon game I’ve been able to truly enjoy since the Yellow version came out.

And it’s a lot different from other Pokémon games too. It’s a lot more evil than all the other games, and that almost makes it okay for someone my age to be playing. I just look at this guy here. He is a total badass. Not only is he buffed up, but he’s got a necklace of Poké Balls. I bet he stole ’em all, killed the creatures inside, ate them, and painted his face and dyed his hair with their blood. Nope, no characters in the other games would even think of pulling shit like that. Plus there are no random battles, so I love it. Random battles are the bane of my existence.
And that’s that. It’s over 1000 words, so it’s long enough to qualify as a proper mini-review, so you can’t complain about nuttin’. This Easter was kinda boring, and rather expensive, but it turned out pretty well. I played Pokémon Colosseum for 5 hours straight yesterday. There really isn’t any appropriate way to end this one. So I’ll just end it here. Happy belated Easter, heathen bastards.

The Good Stuff:
  • Tons of chocolate
  • I got a non-bargain bin console game? Holy shit!
  • Everyone loves Cadbury
  • The Bad Stuff:
  • Chocolate gets annoying after you eat so much
  • Peeps bunnies are less fun to eat than the original Peeps
  • Am I rating a holiday? Materialism on a new level…
  • Photograph

    Two words: CAMERA GET. Yes, I finally got a digital camera, and just in time for my trip too. It’s a present from my uncle for graduation, my birthday and Christmas, but I think it’s better than 3 smaller, less useful things. So now I can take pictures of things further than two metres away from my PC, and I can take it wherever I go and take pics of cool things I see. Such power. It’s a pretty good camera; 3.2MP, 2x zoom, with sound and video taking abilities. There’s a bunch of other stuff too, but I don’t understand most of it. It came with a rather small memory chip, so I have to take lower quality pics until I get a bigger one, but it’s all good. So you can expect that I’ll take and post a ton of pics from my vacation for all to see. Today is a good day.

    In other news, the mini-review should be done tomorrow or Thursday. The pics are taken and I just have to write it. That’s all I have to report then, so it’s back to playing with my new toy for me.

    ~Ryan out.

    A storm in the desert

    It just hit me today that I’ll be terribly busy this weekend. That means no article until Monday… Yes, it’s a shame, but I just won’t have enough time to do it unless I put it ahead of finishing up my comic. And even that won’t get done. I suppose I could sacrifice a little sleep, but I’ve been sleeping badly enough as it is, and if I’m out all weekend, I won’t have time for naps. So indeed, there shall be no article on Sunday. It will be on Monday, and I might even post two to make up for the lateness. Might.

    ~Ryan out.

    The interspace of the electric brain

    Added a couple new links to sites I like. Planet MegaMan was another obvious one that I managed to miss. As for The Best Page in the Universe, you read it and tell me it’s not hilarious. Sure most of it is very shocking, but I love it. And he totally agrees with my love for Dawn of the Dead, and that alone deserves a link. I corrected all (4) of the grammatical/spelling errors in the I-ninja article, due to many complaints (1). I also error’d a correct word, because it’s an in-joke and people who get it will think it’s funny.

    ~Ryan out.

    Red hot paradise

    The first post of April. Wow. I remember last April. I was just a small-time website with few to no visitors. Nothing’s changed. So sad. But anyway, as promised, the new article is up. Spring break was my idea of perfection; good eating, lots of sleep, and just lazing around all day. I had a good week. Sure it might sound odd to all those people who do stuff like road trips and crap, but I enjoy not doing things. That and I’ve mastered the art of keeping myself busy, so I’m never really bored. But enough of that. I don’t know if there will be updates throughout the week or not. If you want something to do here, go post in the forum. It’s dying again. *tear*

    ~Ryan out.

    The galaxy is at peace

    First order of business, I fixed that mini-review link. Sorry it took so long, but I forgot to rename the file and well… Things happen. Second order, this week’s article is up a day early on account of I’m leaving for the cottage tomorrow morning. I’ll be there until Friday night, so don’t expect any updates during the week. There will be a new article next Sunday though, so don’t worry. If there are tons of spelling mistakes in this new one, sorry, I didn’t get a chance to spellcheck or even look over it. That’s about it for now. Enjoy your spring break!

    ~Ryan out.

    Down with the sickness

    Posted a new mini-review. I’m still waiting for the scans of the new stuff I want to add to the Gallery. As that guy said “If you want something done right, you’ve gotta do it yourself”. In conclusion, I need to either get me a scanner or convince my parents to go buy one. That or get someone more willing to go out of their way to do it. Oh well. At least you have something to read while I wait. I don’t think I have anything else to report. If I do, I’ll remember tomorrow and make another news post then.

    ~Ryan out.