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How was your first Con experience? No muggings, I take it. If I had more friends who were into anime, I would have gone to one by now. I’ll have to drag my nephew to one! I’m sure he would like to check it out. Not to mention, I know a couple girls who are BIG-TIME (self professed) otakus (but surprisingly enough – neither of them have watched as much anime as I have. What does that SAY about me? I’m a sad and lonely individual - lol) and might be interested in riding along. I’m not good friends with either of them, but that’s alright. So what did you end up doing for Halloween?

That is AWESOME! Question – Exactly how many times have you gone to this night class? lol (JK). I bet you’re thoroughly enjoying it. Haha. There is something about the human shape that makes it so much fun to draw. I remember doing a few human drawings in 2D-Art back in high school, but since I could never draw worth a rat’s ass in the first place, the drawings always ended up looking deformed. I had fun doing it though. What’s your favorite thing to draw anyways? Landscape?

Nah, but that would make reunions a lot more interesting. I have a couple (step) sisters who are potheads, but I never talk to them. Their kids are so messed up! I feel bad for them, but CPS won’t do shit about it. We do have a bible thumping bigot in the family – that being my older brother Travis. I’m a fuckin-fantastic brother for saying this, but I cannot stand his newfound passion for Christ. He presses his religion onto all of us and tells us we’re bad Christians, because we do something he doesn’t approve of. It annoys the shit out of me, not to mention everyone else in the family. I love him, but his narrow-mindedness is wearing thin on me. For example: He was fired from DQ a while ago, because he told his fellow manager that she was being atheist for putting “Happy X-Mas” in his holiday card, because he felt the X was a means of taking Christ out of Christmas. It’s stuff like that. He also told my (non-pothead) sister she was doing the work of the devil, because she will be hosting a television show on Ghost Hunting sometime in 2010. Oh, and I’m sure I mentioned this in a previous message, but I would like to reiterate it… he told his pastor coaching a youth basketball team was going against God’s will, since it would mean canceling a night of sermons throughout the week. I have been as blunt as possible when explaining to him about his actions, but I suppose that doesn’t make me ANY better than him, because essentially, I’m telling him how to act. All I want him to do is tone it down a bit, because frankly - I’m tired of getting 2-3 hour lectures on how God could “improve” my life.

I had a decent time in Wisconsin, surprisingly. It turned out a lot better than I had expected. I have a boatload of pictures that I’ll need to post on FB later, once the Java-Script on the (multiple) upload page starts working for me. There are even a couple videos that I’d like to upload. The one I’m particularly fond of shows me playing a boxing arcade game. Think – Wii boxing, but with actual gloves. All your basic movements are caught on-screen, although the motion detector on this particular machine was a little off. I was flailing my arms so fast, that the camera couldn’t keep up. Not that impressive, but it does make for a cheap laugh. Once, I even punched the screen; it’s too bad that part wasn’t caught on camera. I ranked 11th (high score chart) after completing three fights, which is kind of sad considering it was my first time. We also went to the third ranked indoor water park in the US, Kalahari. It was a shit-ton of fun! I spent most of the time boogie boarding on their wave machine, until my feet were bruised.

She has T1 diabetes, which is the worst out of the bunch. She’ll be on insulin shots for the rest of her life and there is no cure. I was under the impression that diabetes was incurable, but apparently people who have T2 have a possibility of being cured. We thought she was exaggerating at first, because that’s not uncommon with her. Imagine our surprise when we found out she wasn’t faking. The doctors told us if we’d have taken her home, she would have died. I feel like an ass for thinking she was lying about it. That is the second time I didn’t believe her on something which turned out to be true. I suppose that’s what happens when someone cries wolf all the time, but even still - I can’t help but feel bad about it.

The horror genre of videogames is something I tend to steer clear of, unless it’s RE4+. However, Fatal Frame does sound like something worth checking out. I’m almost certain my friend has one of the iterations for PS2. Ju-On: The Grudge for the Nintendo Wii looks like all kinds of awesome. Of course, the Grudge itself is kind of stupid. Poltergeist would have been a better idea. Despite all that, this game looks cool as hell. You’re roaming around the levels in a First-Person-Perspective, with a flashlight in hand. Check out this video to get a better feel for what it’s like. I’d recommend clicking on the HQ button as well. I really, really wish this game wasn’t about the Grudge. =_=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOPyrJ3t_EI&feature=related

Well, I better hit the sack.
¡Adios Amigos!

Oh, and to answer the question about whether or not I collect weaponry. I started up a small collection about two months ago. I have a sword from WWII that used to be my Grandfathers. I’m not sure what the story is behind the sword, because he died when I was 2 years old. Grams was too old (she was 93) to remember by the time I developed some curiosity about it. I never talk to anyone on my biological father’s side of the family, including him, so it will most likely remain a mystery. It has his name inscribed in the blade, although the sword itself has rusted over a bit. I also have a long-sword, a two-handed blade, a couple hunting knives with compasses on the ends, the knife from Saudi, and an S.W.A.T. knife that I bought in Illinois. I’d like to buy a handgun when I turn 21.

Happy Late Halloween Brooke,hope you had a good one yesterday

wanna know whats funny,my nephew was born on the same day as on halloween,so we threw him a halloween party before we took him trick or treating,and it was alot of fun ^^

btw,i'm gonna PM you my recent game review on my youtube channel ^^

have a safe and happy halloween! :)

Yeah, tell me about it. I'm looking at some more specialty schools that are all about the hands on and classes like English and Math are more about preparing you for specifically what you're going into. However, I need to find some testimonials and reviews of places, I can't just trust everything they tell me.

Well, it's four online. Borderlands is an FPS/RPG hybrid which is very loot and mission based. It's been described by many as Diablo meets an FPS. It has 4 player (2 offline) co-op/versus and a pretty sweet looking cel-shaded art style). The game has a post-apocalyptic open world landscape (Sound familiar?). It looks fun and is getting good reviews.

I read a recent statement from a few months ago saying it was "on-hold." So, yeah...

Hey, can you give me a link as to where to watch it? My mom won't let me stay up until 12... :(

It’s been a while since I last replied! I’m sorry about that. I lost my knack for writing and whenever I tried to start something, I’d end up deleting it. How has life/school been treating you?

I’ll be going on vacation to Wisconsin next week, which will have a better internet connection, so I will be downloading like a mad-man. It’s too bad Demonoid (the BEST file-sharing website ever created) is down. Seriously, though… who in the fuck goes to Wisconsin for their vacation?! It’s an extremely boring place. The area we’re going to be staying in is known for their water parks, but since it’s going to be colder up there then it is down here, I doubt we’ll be going… unless they’re inside. Since there isn’t going to be anything else to do and while we’re staying in our condos, I will more than likely be working out all week... so long as they have a workout room… which in our last condo it advertised one, but when we got up there to check it out, all there was – was an Olyptical Machine and a Treadmill.

We had a family reunion last weekend, which I had to miss, because I had to work a 9hr shift. All but one piece of chicken had been eaten, by the time I got home. That’s quite a feat, considering there were over 150 pieces of chicken to start with. My brother TJ came home, so it wasn’t all bad. He brought souvenirs back from Saudi Arabia for almost everyone. He got me a knife with a curved tip on, that has a tiger carved into the blade. The sheath is pretty bad ass looking too. I’ll have to post some pictures up on FB for you to look at. My other brother Travis and his wife got a couple marble wine cups… which will never be dishwasher safe. lol. Moms got a flag certificate thingamajig. It’s a plaque with a flag folded neatly up in the top panel, that’s been flown over their base in Saudi Arabia, which was signed by the two head honchos over there.

Have you played any cool videogames lately? I have been messing around with Scribblenauts a lot. It’s kind of cool, because the game is only limited to your imagination. You can write down almost anything (22,802 words to be precise) and it will appear on screen, with the exception of proper nouns, verbs, drugs, alcohol, and profanity. However, some proper nouns do make the cut. There are even internet memes, such as LeeRoy Jenkins and Keyboard Cat. The object of the game is to complete the puzzle, or task that is given. It sounds simple and for the most part, it is. If you’re playing the game a second time around, there are limiters put on, such as not being able to use the same word twice and stuff like that, which makes the game a lot more difficult.

Oh, and Daniel appointed me to be the moderator for the NGVS forum. The site is a little barren these days, but my forum seems to keep active.

I bought a bunch of DVDs this past month…

Ghost in the Shell: SAC (which is kick-the-fuck-ass… I’m surprised I passed this one up several years ago)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (seen it once before… figured I’d watch it a few more times on DVD)
Now and Then, Here and There (watched the first episode and couldn’t stand it)
True Tears (for some reason, I find myself going back to watch this one a lot)

Supernatural – S4 (can’t wait till the next season comes out on DVD)
Heroes – S3 (friggin’ awesome! Just as good as the first season)
Smallville – S8 (you can tell the series is going downhill, but at least this one manages to entertain)
Firefly – Complete Series (took your advice. bought the bluray set and so far I’m up to the 2nd ep)
Spectacular Spiderman – S1 (it’s surprisingly good, despite the kiddy look)
I better head to bed… I’m sure I had bored you enough. :P

*~-wakes up from a coma-~*

"Holy strawberries, Batman, we're in a jam!"

Shiz-nits!! I’ll post back after 8 tonight, because I have to head to work for now. :P