Books

Hello. How is the family this week? I’m doing pretty well. I’m bird sitting my friend’s parrot for a few days so that is exciting. I also have this super amazing plan that I can’t tell anyone what it is yet. Someday though…

And the other side of things I’ve been concerned about what I’ve been reading lately. My taste in books seems to be not quite it used to be. The last book I bought was Gulliver’s Travels (which makes me think of Animal Farm). And maybe that book is good. But is it a good summer book? The other book I bought is a non-fiction novel about the Ebola virus. Good-job Liz. Pick a book out that has Stephen King saying it’s horrifying right on the back. At least I don’t read all those crappy teen novels anymore. Thank God I’m over that stage in my life. (The magazines are harder to not love though.) The solution to my problem is fairly simple. I could go ask Anne for advice or browse the bookcases downstairs. But I guess because it’s summer I want a flashy book*. Y’know a book that looks really cool on the outside and you feel good reading it regardless of the actual text inside. It’s the summer heat that makes me think this way. So let us break this down.

• Liz has been reading some not-so-great summer reading material
• She is over bad teen novels (but not magazines)
• She wants a flashy book
• She doesn’t want to spend any money

Looking over the bullets it hit me. What’s flashier than a really good looking book? A book you’ve written yourself of course! So I have decided to write a novel. Or a really long short story. Then I’ll make a really cool cover that’s a collage of hippy/emo avatars (see my desktop wallpaper). Brilliant. My only problem now is what to write about. But that is trivial matters, the most important part is I know exactly what the cover will look like. The stuff inside of it will come via epiphany. Of course suggestions are really great too. So..comments?

*A flashy book is (my definition) a book that has really cool cover or and the plot of the story is impressive. A flashy book is also a book that gives you street credits. Having one of those shiny medals on the front helps too.

-Liz

p.s Who loves my drawing?

Phrank: Starship Troopers and Katamari Damacy

Well, it's been a relatively uneventful week. Minus the severe thunderstorm warning and tornado warning yesterday. I played through Katamari Damacy again, it's still a lot of fun, and I opened up two of the eternal maps, it's always nice to roll around without a time limit.

I watched the entirety of Starship Troopers today, better movie than I remembered it being. Not quite as good as the Roughnecks tv show, but still pretty good. I always liked the premise, humanity fighting for survival against the bugs from outer space.

In other news, my D&D books shipped today, they should arrive on the 29th, which is pretty cool. Work is going well, still in training and all that.

I'm going back to school on August 24th, which is pretty exciting. Unfortunately the captain's retreat to start training is to go paintballing, and not going back to Six Flags. So I'll probably just skip it and figure out something better to do. Anne's birthday is this Saturday, congrats. Lisa's engagement tea party is this Sunday. I'm pretty tired, so I'm gonna wrap this up.
1. Anne's punishment should be to post with a hyperlink in each sentence, so a minimum of 5 links OR she can't veto the next challenge issued by someone other than Anne.
2. Greg, how am I supposed to play Phoenix Wright when you take the DS away? If you really want me to play it, then tell you it sucks, I need to at least borrow the game, if not the DS as well.

Apologies

I missed my post! I was just so tired from running around and work that I completely forgot. Anyways, think up a punishment, kids. And try to make it interesting!

Sorry to usurp your day, Frank. But at least this gives you a proper forum to discuss punishment. I think you all should be able to comment as much as you want, since this isn't a proper post.

Random Thoughts

Let's throw caution to the wind once again and not use spell check or proof read my post!

Awhile back I was writing about unicorns or rhinos, either way i was saying how they use their horn for stabbing. While a few of you thought this was wrong and immoral, it is also in the book "The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis. So take that to the bank!

Jon is back home from Oklahoma before he goes to Texas and then Iraq. We went to Foxwoods on the first night then Providence on the second and Block Island early on the third day. I'm tired. In case you are wondering, I made money playing poker.

That is all for now I have to give Frank his computer back.

Birthday Party Fun

Ya. No Challenge this week. Back to writing text and then hypertexting seeming random links.

I need to address two things that's bugging me from last week. First: Anne and Frank the game you guys are talking about is called Donald Duck's Playground. Second: Frank what game industry related degree do you have to say that certain games shouldn't be on our lists. Especially a game you haven't played yourself. Glad to get that off my chest. Now for this weekend...

So last Saturday was my birthday. And for those not keeping score here, I'm 6 years old from enlightenment. So I threw my self a party. I had my friends (plus Frank and Liz) come up. We saw The Dark Knight in IMAX! After that I had food. Jess made me a cake and cooked chicken wings. After some good food the fight club guys watched Affliction: BANNED. Affliction is a new mixed martial arts promotion (like the UFC) and to kick off their first PPV they had a performance from Megadeath. Wicked Cool... both the band and the fights. Sunday I went out to the beach with Jess for her family's bbq. It was a long weekend, but it was a blast. One of the best B-day weekends I've had.