Phrank: Video game story time!

So it's been a couple of days since I played KoL, but it was good, I needed a break. I've gotten very busy organizing the news publishing team for KoL Coldfront over the past few days. As far as school goes, I've got kind of a weird schedule. I only go to class five times a week, over the course of three days. 2 classes Tuesday, 2 classes Wednesday evening, 1 class Thursday. I spend my weekends back in North Attleboro, working my summer job even though it's no longer summer.

This picture is a cute summation of a game I've played several times, Mark and I spent a good half-hour when he first showed it to me identifying all the people in it. If you've played the game, it's incredible. If you haven't, well, at least it's cute. In case you're wondering, the game is Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. Very cool world-immersion RPG.

Bill, you didn't post again this week. Is something up or did you just forget? I think we may have to convene the tribunal of punishment, and see if a punishment is in order.

Fall is swiftly descending on us, siblings, so please share with the rest of us: what is your favorite thing about fall/autumn

A picture! It's the cast of Torchwood and Avenue Q- with lightsabers!

Not much to report on my end. Still waiting to hear about the job, current job still sucks. Mostly, I've just been tired. I feel like I'm at work all the time, and on my day off, I just want to lay in bed until my feet stop hurting.

Sorry, I don't mean to whine. Things will get better, one way or another. Just... pray that they get better sooner rather than later, ok?

Grash always did look a bit like me.

GRASH, The Steel Champion

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I promised that I'd post this image a few weeks ago... Here's the image that will be on the card I created. Yes, it's my face... I gave the artist a 3 images to use as a reference. That with the pose that I liked... BANG! He nailed it big time! If you've been wondering what was on my MYSPACE page... this is it. One thing that's different from my original concept is the more of an interglactic flair to the character. This fits in better with the game. And makes for an interestng Hollween costume. I already have the crowbar. I did Gordon Freeman last year.

The game that image was made for is called Champions of the Galaxy. It's a very established game (been around about over 20 years now!). I'm going in to the "Promoter Madness 3" set. This is a set of cards made by the fans. Granted, I had just started playing when I got the honor!

One of the game sets for Champions has rules for MMA. That's that UFC fighting that's popular. Anyways, I sat down this weekend and started to code a simulator for MMA fights. I've written a few pages of code already. For the simulation side, I'm missing one or two minor rules and 3 major charts. Once I have that done, I'll be working on an interface to make it easy to create fighters. Once that is ready, I'll be a hop skip to set up the interface to use that data to simulate fights.

Oh, yea... I'll be writing up a MMA version of Grash. Just need to make stats to package with the simulator.

School, a Challenge, and epic fight....

I had school this week!!!

My first day as a sophomore was on Wednesday. It’s been a very tiring week. The guidance office messed up my schedule so I wasn’t in band. So I had to fight with them to get it back in my schedule. Which didn’t get resolved till today. So on Monday I get to re-live the first day all over again and find my new classes. But due to some teacher changes I have almost no homework. There’s no point in doing my history project this weekend because of the switch. So I’m happy. Well…wait. I bombed the math test for chemistry today, so I admit I’m kind of down about that. Overall though the week wasn’t bad. I have a football game coming up in a few weeks and if my marching band practices go well we’ll have the entire show on the field for the first game. Which has NEVER happened.

Frank was right about the lack of challenges so I’m going to do one. (Bill had a challenge but I can’t participate so I’m making one with me in it as well.) It will be an easy one.

Post a picture when you post. Like how my post usually have some picture. I could be anything. From an original creation from paint, a web comic, a really awesome picture you found on the web, or maybe a picture you took yourself. If you don’t know how to post a picture, well figure it out. Or email me. Anyways this challenge needs to be voted on ( or vetoed) before Monday or it will be assumed that the challenge was accepted.

Phrank: The Secret is...

Elizabeth, the secret to a good chicken parm is in the breading of the chicken. That makes or breaks the deliciousness of the chicken parm. No challenges for a few weeks now, interesting enough.
The Republican National Convention is in full swing this week, after some issues with the impending arrival of Hurricane Gustav on New Orleans. Sara Palin, the Alaskan governor and now Vice-Presidential candidate spoke yesterday and McCain speaks tonight.

Classes have started up for me and it's been a slow beginning. One of the three classes I actually had this week was canceled, so not much to talk about on that front. Alumni weekend and homecoming and the UMASS marching band this weekend, should be a crazy time.

My car broke again today. It looks like it's the battery that died, hopefully it's not the alternator. When this car does finally bite the dust, it will not be missed.

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Liz wanted me to describe a really awesome scene, so here I go. The opening scene to Snow Crash is the funniest opening I've ever read. You start be learning about the Deliverator, this tough no-nonsense ninja-esque guy in a car that makes the Batmobile look like a gold cart. Then you find out what the Deliverator does. Should I spoil it for you? It's definitely worth it to read it yourself for the double take factor.

On a related note, I <3 Cosa Nostra.

Yay! Troublemaker is starting to behave. I'm excited to find out how it'll turn out.
I'm really curious about the Republican VP candidate. She certainly changed the election.

My interview was AWESOME. I'll find out if I got the job by the end of next week, when I will be elated or despondent, depending.

Hello radio friends

Hi all,

So yeah I missed last weeks post for no good reason, but no one seemed to care so i'm not all that upset. I bottled "Trouble Maker" tonight and I have to pack. I'm going on a trip to the land of snow called New Jersey. I'm going to train some people on a laser engraver that we use at work. Yeah for me for being picked! The challenges, hows this one.

"To all that can donate blood must." Save a life and be a hero today.


Bill