Phrank: The Eleventh Hour

Of the Eleventh day, of the Twelfth month, etc... Not much to say today. Finals coming up, and then I'll be home soon. KoL Crimbo season is in full swing and practically lag-free. If you haven't commented with your birthday on Lisa's post yet, please go ahead and do so. It means a lot to her. This coming Patriot's game should be interesting, with Matt Cassel as a possible start, and Teddy Bruschi is out, according to my sources.

Itsa Wednesday!

Hello all! Wednesdays are very good days for me. My manager isn't around, and I get the next day off! Which makes me very happy.

I'm excited to learn about the new challenges, as sometimes I need some direction for my posts. Like this one, for example- I have no idea what to write about. This is why I'm babbling about random stuff.

Been watching SG1 lately. Thanks to Greg for lending it to me! I LOVE it, it's so addicting. I just started on season 2, and there's so much already going on. I had no idea they introduced the Tok'ra so early on. Anyways, Greg: I'll be needing season 3 in another week or two.

BILL:
Did I mentioned I was thrilled about my beer? I think Troublemaker is the perfect name for it, and while it has lived up to its name, I hope things go smoothly from here on out.

Frank: beat the Sorceress in oxycore, but I'm going for the golden meat stack trophy so I can't ascend yet. I'm a little over halfway so far. Any good places to farm meat? Also, I am thinking about dropping the oxy. Thoughts?

Well, that's about all I have for now.

Phrank: Best game evar!

If I had to explain my favorite game, as the challenge states, it would be a game that encourages multiple playthroughs, choices/endings based on skills and morality, so you can use skills A or B and be evil or good for both of them. This game should offer depth and breadth, providing characters who are deep and possess stories and feelings, while providing a whole world to explore. This game would ideally combine a magic fantasy setting that I enjoy, with some of the more futuristic elements of science fiction. Clearly, my favorite game is Arcanum. The real clincher in that game for me is the fantasy philosophy, it's incredible and like nothing I've seen in any video game.
There are lots of good games, but here is my list of games I'm surprised no one has mentioned so far, and the three games my older siblings picked that are not mention worthy, in my humble opinion.
No one picked KoL, which is a great game, for humor and for the fact it's free. Four of us play it, and two of us play it almost daily, I figure it deserves a mention.
The closest thing to an RPG they picked is a tie between Kingdom hearts and Guild wars! Neither of which are really RPGs, since kingdom hearts is an action-rpg and Guild wars is a mmorpger, so they don't really count. Bill's not much of an rpg gamer, so that's understandable. But Anne and Greg, pseudo rpgs are the closest you get to an rpg in your top five! I could understand if an rpg wasn't your favorite game ever, but not one real rpg out of five games! I was surprised by that.
As for games I didn't think should make the list, Guild wars and Phoenix wright are the two clear picks for me. Perhaps Guild wars is more fun when you're playing with friends, but that doesn't make grinding through zones any less tedious or the insanely complex rune/insignia system any more forgiving. I've never played Phoenix wright, but it has never looked remotely interesting to me, and I'm really surprised it beat out several other good games for a place in the top 5.
Enough negativity, a lot of classic awesome games made the list, I remember the donald duck game, that was a blast. I remember commander keen, simcity, where in the world is carmen sandiego, all wonderful classics. All in all, I say we like a wide variety of games and we all have pretty good taste. Except for Bill, who only likes total war. I keep meaning to give those games another chance. That's all I got, great challenge Elizabeth, can't wait to see what games you pick!

Quick plug! My friend Pete is starting a blog about being a med student, it's pretty cool, check it out here!

Here's the Zero Punctuation for this week, good game poorly executed: Alone in the Dark

Phrank: Awesomeness abound

My book is the Bible, author is the Holy Spirit. To be fair, I'll pick the book of Job, written as a Wisdom book from the Judaic tradition. I think it's one of the most challenging but ultimately one of the most rewarding books of the Bible.

Today in Kingdom of Loathing(KoL) is Arrrbor Day, and the Arrboretum is open. You have the option of sharing the love for Mother Earth and planting saplings in the Arrboretum with the aid of the pirates. The pirates are there to share the love of Mother Earth and definitely aren't planning on cutting down all the planted trees next Arrbor Day for wood to make pirate ships. Yeah, that's the ticket.


I have a job, but due to Company policy, I am not allowed to state what company I am now working for. I'm looking forward to getting back to work, and earning some fat stacks of cash.

The Red Sox got swept by the team formerly known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. I've caught baseball fever and am really into watching the Red Sox lately.

Phrank: Twas the week before

Siblings, I'm pretty tired, just worked two Kimball shifts back to back. That's a lot of time spent on my feet and working. School ends in just two days, that's pretty exciting. My roommate Tom fixed my keyboard for me, so I don't have to use that clunky USB keyboard I've been using since the end of last year. One week, not much to say on that account. I'll post a wish list at the end of my post, this year I actually have some things in mind. Still looking into internships and a job for the summer, so keep your ears to the ground if you hear something I'd be good at. I'm really looking forward to seeing Prince Caspian in a week, I think it's going to be incredible. Also, I'm looking into seeing Speed Racer in IMAX or digital projection or whatever the newest super hi-def experience possible, it looks like the only way to experience that movie. Alright, two finals left, see ya next week!
Wish List:
Heroes Season 2(if it's out)
Marvel's comic book series "Civil War" anything from that series, preferably books from the beginning.
For those with KoL access, Mr. Accesories! I really want one or two of these, it'd mean a lot to me.
The Orange Box, or HL Episode 1 or just Portal
A microwave for my apartment next year!
:edit: I also would like the newest Beet the Vandel Buster(manga) if I don't own it yet.

Phrank's House

I forgot how much I hate posting online. I just wrote this whole long post and then the computer freaked out and deleted everything I wrote. So depressing... Here are some of the highlights
I got an on campus apartment for housing next year. Best place to live on campus!
I started playing KoL again.
I don't remember anything else that I wrote.
Elizabeth missed a post last week, so she must be punished. I think she should have to write a post in iambic pentameter or rhyming couplets at the very minimum.
For some reason, the blog autosaves the draft every minute, which is starting to freak me out b/c my screen gets all screwy for a second.