Animal Crossing

Ahh...Animal Crossing. Today as of December 30th, I want too take you back too a game I played so much as a little kid, Animal Crossing too end off the month. Today, Animal Crossing is a franchise. It's a franchise that changed my life. There's a total of 3 games. Were going to discuss them all, but the one, that I remember the most, is the first, the gamecube one. This is going to be a long ass post, so be prepared.

Animal Crossing

Ok, to be honest, I wasn't really expecting much when I first got this rented. But what I found out was...It blew my mind. It's so fun, so engaging. I was hooked. Hooked for like, over half a year. So, Animal Crossing is a overheard virtual Sim-like game. It runs in real time, meaning, if its 10 PM and dark outside, it is 10 PM and dark in the game.

You name your character and your town that you moved into. There's a choice of 4 houses, all of them are the same size, and are about the size of a tiny little one roomed shack. You are then greeted by the town's shop owner, Tom Nook, who sells you the house. However, you have no money, so you have to work at his shop.

When you are given the chores, it is very, very, boring. For Veteran players like me, even more boring. The chores does give you a chance too meet all the town people(who are all animals). Once you are done with the chores, you can finally live your life free in the world of animal crossing...but your still in debt. There's several ways to make money(In the game, there called bells). You can fish, catch bugs, sell your unwanted crap, etc. So yes, the objective of the game, and story, is that you have to pay off your house. It's kind of a burden on you, but with pain and effort, you can finally finish it. Too congradulate you with the completion of your debt, your awarded with a nice little golden statue in front of the train station. How nice.

HOWEVER! THE GAME NEVER ENDS. You thought just paying off your home was it? Heh...there's alot more. Of course, you can interact with your neighbors in the town. They'll ask for errands or just talk. You can either be nice to them back, or it gives you a chance to be an asshole. You can whack them with a net, and they'll get pissed. My most favorite way to make them mad is too bury a pitfall, then shove them into there and run. Haha...so much fun. Wow! I havn't even talked about your house. No, not paying it off...DECORATING IT! You can either make it look like a real life house, or you can spice things up, by adding UFO's and stuff. My main room was mario themed with 12 playable NES games(Yes, Animal Crossing has NES Emulation), My basement is a bathroom and storage, and my upstairs is beach themed.

One thing that brings back the most nostalgic memories in this game is the diary. When I was hooked on the game, I would write in the diary every end of the month about stuff in real life. Here were my favorites. Spelling mistakes were made on purpose, directly copied of how I origonally wrote it in the game.

July 2006 Entry: "First my sister rented this game at HollyWood Video. Then I worked my butt off to buy this game! So do not mess with my file or you will be cursed. Since I got this game early in July, I did not have 5 raffle tickets. I could not get NEES game in the lottery. IT SUCKED. I rented this game on July 27, 2006. I bought this game on July 31, 2006."

November 2006 Entry: "GRRRRRRR! I hate Peaches! This is what she did. During the fishing tourney, I got a 23 incher and she got a 24 incher! I lost...I ALMOST WON! So, I went up to her and whacked her with a net. Then I buried a pitfall and she fell in it. So thats the end of that. Thanksgiving was..........i dunno. I felt kinda guilty for eating meat on Thanksgiving because im a vegetarian. This is my worst entry EVER! .............I have to do better. NO!!! It's my bedtime! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I gotta go. But before i go, I gotta tell u something. IT WAS SNOWING!!! YAY! BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

WHAT THE HELL? I WAS A VEGETARIAN? When I stopped getting hooked on the game, my diary entry's started to get more lame. Here was my lamest(That wasn't blank): August 2006 Entry: "lol. i threw up."

Yeah. So as you can see, I was hooked. The fun didn't stop there, I got the sequal for the Nintendo DS, Which I got on Christmas. This leads us too our next game, Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Animal Crossing: Wild World

Who would of thought a big game like Animal Crossing would fit on a tiny little card? Well, they did it. Wild World has some of the same stuff in the Gamecube version, but there are some dramatic changes.

One is that the overheard automaticly scrolls with the character, instead of the town being divided into little boxes. Another is that you have the option too not have a hat. I always found that sketchy in Gamecube, you could never take off your hat, which made you looked like a conehead. You can personalize your character more. There's more accessories, you can get hairstyles, new clothes, etc.

There's more furtniture, more neighbors, and more characters. Another neat thing is that it is compatible with Nintendo Wifi, meaning, you can connect too other people who play the game at the same time. Visit their town, chat, play games...good stuff. *COUGH* HOWEVER! THIS GIVES PERMISSION TO OTHERS TO BE AN ASSHOLE. Theres these guys who hack. Now, in Wild World, hacking can either be a good or bad thing.

The good is, you can hack any item, and share them with people, and is friendly. The bad is, you have these things called "seeds", in which you plant them in front of buildings. It's hard to describe. Ok, SEEDS, are buildings, you plant buildings in front of other buildings, and you can't get out of your house and you gotta deleate your game. Thats why you gotta be carefull of strangers, kids. I never been a victim of seeds, but I known ALOT of people who were.

So Overall, Wild World was an amazing sequal too the origonal, but It lacked the charm of the origonal. As for the next Animal Crossing, it's on Wii. There has been many many hints of the next game. However, there was lack of screenshots until a few months until it was released. There was alot of hype about it, but does it hold up today as being faithfull?

Animal Crossing: City Folk

I remember getting this game the day it came out. I revisited my gamecube town to post messages about it on my town bulliten...TOO FIND DUMBASS WEEDS EVERYWHERE. Theres 2 ways too get weeds in every Animal Crossing game. It's too either not play for long enough, or time travel(changing the date on your console calender).

So now onto City Folk. You know what City Folk is? Wild World, on Wii, with a city, new characters, controls, Imrpoved Graphics(sort of), Wii Speak, Imrpoved Wifi, and thats it. Hell, it even uses the same exact music ripped right from Wild World. If I was expecting any music ripped onto a new Animal Crossing game, I would expect some of the catchy as hell music from the origonal.

One common complaint I see about the game is the lack of grass. There is so so so so so MANY SAND. ITS DEPRESSING. I mean, looking back at Gamecube, look how colorful it was. Now look at the desert in THIS GAME.

So...It's nothing really special for new people. However if it's for first timers, they will probably get hooked on it, but probably not as much as the gamecube version. I'm sorry, but I still have too say that the origonal was the best.

Speaking of Animal Crossing...because these games were so good, I remember signing up for a site called Animal Crossing Community way back in 2006. This site is all about Animal Crossing, you can talk on the forums, make friends, talk about un-related Animal Crossing, Etc. But...that's kind of interesting don't you think? A game so powerful, It brings together people who also like the game too form a community. That's very beutifull in my opinion.

When I signed up for the site I was under the name Tooter(Don't ask, I chose the first word on the top of my head after all the "cool" names I chose was token), I was new too the community. However, I found myself making tons of online friends. I quit the site, sadly. HOWEVER. That dosn't mean that I don't get in touch with some of them. Ok, not some of them VERY VERY FEW. Some of them lost touch in me, or just don't talk to me anymore, I don't know.

See? That's the power of Animal Crossing. It brings together a friendly community that discusses about interests they all can relate too. They talk about their memories of the game, and how they loved it so much. And that's what Animal Crossing is to me. Memories, that will last for a lifetime.

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Poem 3: Throw My Heart Away

Here is another poem I just wrote. This time, it isn't a poem I wrote specificly for anyone. I put my mind into someone who loved a person so much, but gets rejected. I'm a beginer at poem writing, so excuse me if it's a bit "OFF".

Poem 3:

She was everything to me
I confronted her
As thoughts float too the sky
Sadly
That sky started raining

I took the long way home
Walking pass
The happy people
In their homes
Laughing

I felt numb
Grabbed my heart
Threw it away
I didn't feel anything

I won't forget that day
Where I fell flat on my face
She said "No"
And walked away.

~Poem by M
11/28/10
8:12 PM

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The Turkey Effect

I was origonaly going to post this yesterday on Thanksgiving Day, but once you read it, you'll find out why I didn't. So anyways, happy Post-Thanksgiving and happy Black Friday.

What can be said about Thanksgiving? It's the day where people have a giant feast, usually a Turkey, with a side of several other foods. My family got up at around 9 A.M too help work on the turkey. Last year's turkey was amazing, so they wanted it too be the same. They worked on the turkey for a straight 3 hours, while I was sleeping in bed. By 1 AM, the Turkey was done, and we were about to eat. Yes, dead serious, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner at 1 AM, and I wasn't up yet.

So then my sister came in the room and started flickering the lights on and off and I'm like "WTH!!". So i yawned, got up and took a shower. Since it was really cold, I took a long one. Little did I know that they were WAITING FOR ME TO SAY GRACE. When I got out and got in my favorite outfit, I went too the table, too find my family just staring at me, looking like they were about to gnaw my head off.

After saying a very long grace, we ate. There was Turkey, mashed potatoes, casseroal, etc. Very good stuff. When everyone was done eating, for some reason, everyone started acting much more mellow then usual. I asked what was wrong, and they said they are extremly tired. Later on the day, I felt tired too. I felt very very VERY bored. I was going to go sledding, but I wasn't in the mood, sadly.

Soon, everyone started sleeping. I then found out that the cause of this may be the turkey!! I was a bit skeptical when I thought of this theory, because they were up since 9 AM, and tired. But I got up at 1 PM, and right after I ate, I was sleepy. I was going to post this on here and just complain how tired and bored I was, but I didn't have the strength.

Today, everyone slept so much, that they missed going to the Black Friday shopping! Everyone did. You know what time I woke up? 3 A.M. No joke. So I learned the turkey effect in full action. Makes you sleepy. So...so...sleepy.

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Poems for a friend

So a week ago I wrote these 2 poems for a friend of mine. People say the poems are very good so I might as well post them here. For security reasons, I cannot tell her name. Also, these poems are copyrighted by Food Court Productions. I already had some shitheads try to plagerize them. I gave one special permission too give the first poem too his girlfriend, but other then that, don't copy it. Plagerism is a crime. Thanks.

Poem 1: She Is Always There

When morning fades too nightime
When warmth fades too cold
When darkest times occures
When rain comes pouring down on me
When all hope is gone
A certain someone is there too make it all better

Highlight of my day
Warm wind in the freezing winter
Sunlight of the sky

Talk all night
Getting grounded for being past bedtime
Or getting no sleep
Was worth every second

I don't know why I do this
For is it that I can't get enough of her "bagging" people
She's always there
Forever

~Poem by M
11/13/10
4:01 P.M

Poem 2: The Wind

Days pass by me
Moonlights reflect
Winds come flying toward me
Whispering her name

Seasons drift by
Raining or cloudy
I close my eyes
Thinking of the wind
That whispers her name

Freezing winter
Laughter of kids
In the snow
I feel a warm wind
in the air
It whispers her name

Days fade to nighttime
I fall asleep
With my window open
I hear the wind again
Whispering that name again
(Her name goes here)

~Poem By "Marlonie"
11/23/10

I want too make it perfectly clear. THESE ARE NOT LOVE POEMS, THEY ARE POEMS I WROTE FOR A BEST FRIEND OF MINE. NO ONE CAN COPY THEM. Someone I know made a whole frickin website right after I showed them these and claimed they are his, under the name "Milton Boxhall". I am not going to give away the site name because it has innapropiate content, trying to flame against me. Luckily, its a rare, hastily, made website, just to piss me off. If you come across this website, DO NOT BELIEVE HE WROTE IT, THEY ARE 100% GARUNTEED MADE BY ME AND I ALREADY COPYRIGHTED THEM. Thank you, and have a great day.

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Game Review: Little King's Story

Little King's Story(2009, Wii)

So I'm about to do a game review of a game that I beat recently. It's snowing outside, I'm freezing my ass off(litterally), and I have a fever, cold, and soar throaght. I feel like I'm about to pass out any second, so this isn't going to be easy.

Don't let the cover fool you with its cute art design and all that, the game is rated T for a reason. The story is that you play as the protagonist, Corobo, a timid little kid, who follows a family of colorfull rats into the woods, where you bashes open a rock too find a golden crown, where he is automaticly treated as a king of the citizens of Alpoko. I...never heard that before.

One thing that I noticed right when I got too the core gameplay, I noticed that it resembles the gamecube game Pikmin. You attack stuff by throwing your citizens at enemies, where you see the little ball on top of the enemy, showing their damage. Like Pikmin, your citizens are going to die sooner or later. You can recruit citizens of the town, at a maximum of 30, and throw them into buildings, where they get a job. So if you see a grunt solider cabin, you can just throw them into there and they automaticly become a grunt solider for free. Now that is cool. Another thing I noticed is that some of the music in the game sound familiar, like on the title screen, you hear the graduation theme.

There is several jobs throughout the game, like Grunt Soliders, farmers, carpentors, and animal hunters. Some of them you have to pay for using the game's currency "bol". You can use bol to build more buildings in your kingdom too gain more citizens and popularity. bol is essential in the game, so don't run out of it.

If you want your little kingdom too grow bigger, your going to have to dominat...err...UNITE all the kingdoms. There is a total of 7 kingdoms, each with their own king. The boss battles in the game is one of the most interesting and creative I ever seen. From answering history questions(yes, seriously) too just beating the crap out of the boss the traditional way.

One boss I NEVER forget is the Shiskabloo(?) dude, who is an obese king, and you have to use him as a pinball. I spent hours trying to beat this guy, because it is all based on luck. Every time you hit him in the pinball, your citizens lose life, and you have to keep hitting the dude until he loses all the weight! Now I'm not done. When he is at EXACTLY 50 Kilos, you have to hit him too the top of the board where there is a fork. Oh, but you don't know there is a fork, because it is covered by a rock. But you gotta focus on hitting the fat guy...and...damn. However, it is very redeeming to see your kingdom expande as you...UNITE the world.

Like almost all games, Little King's Story has its share of flaws. Sometimes you need to get your army across bridges, and they fail to get on it, so you have to go back too get them, because they start fidgeting and get stuck on the bridge. Well, its better then falling through the bridge(*COUGH* BIG RIGS). When you bring your army too a unknown place in the world, you don't know what the hazards are. Like, you bring all soliders, but theres a bridge you have to build with carpentors. When your citizens die in combat, they either get washed up on the beach, or not, so you don't really know.

Overall, Little King's Story is a very underrated game, and deserves much more hype. Give it a try, you may like it.

OVERALL: 9/10

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Music Review: Slipknot

Hey everyone welcome too my 2nd music review, I havn't done one in a while. Slipknot is a heavy metal/Nu Metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. They have a total of 8 band members. Each one of them wears a mask. They are known for their image, aggressive music, and live peformances. They have a total of 4 albums as of 2010, so were going to do 4 reviews in 1 this time.

Slipknot(1999)

I listened to this album first before their other 3 and...uh...wow. This album is incredible for its heavy overall sound. This album really absorbs you intro listening through it all the way.

1) 742617000027: Whan an odd song name. This is a 36 second intro too the album. You can't really understand what they are saying. ?/10

2) (sic): This song is absolutly (sic)! The ammount of energy and aggressiveness in the song is astounding. What a great way to start off an album. 9.5/10

3) Eyeless: Starts off slow, then gets louder. Another great song off the album. 9.3/10

4) Wait And Bleed: Another great song from Slipknot! It's a little softer then other songs on the album, but its still a badass track 9.4/10

5) Surfacing: Starts off a little slow, gets heavy, and then BOOM! "**** IT ALL! ***** THIS WORLD! **** EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR!". Damn! AWESOME!! 10/10

6) Spit It Out: My favorite song off the album for its overall heavy sound. "SPIT. IT. OUT." You just gotta listen too this song. It's amazing! 10/10

7) Tattered&Torn: The start of the song is pretty soft compared too other songs off the album. Not until close too the very end of the song(2:23 out of 2:54) it gets very heavy. I usually skip over this one. 8.5/10

8) Me Inside: "THIS LIFE IS ****ING KILLING ME". This isn't my favorite song from Slipknot, but its an alright track. 8/10

9) Liberate: The song I played the most off the album. At the start he says "LIBERATE! MY MADNESS!", but I thought he said "LIBERATE! BANANAS!". Yeah I know I'm kind of stupid. Overall, its an amazing song that ranks up there with Surfacing and Spit It Out. 10/10

10) Prosthetics: The start of the song is similar too Tattered&Torn, except its pretty soft throughout the whole song, but saying that isn't right, because there is some screams in this. Eventually it gets heavier, at the end. "Mistake. Mistake. MISTAKE!!!". 8.8/10

11) No Life: This song isn't on my favorite list, and I usually skip over it sometimes. However, it's a good song. 8.9/10

12) Diluted: Another song that isn't on my favorite list. I don't like it that much. 7.8/10

13) Only One: Starts off with an eerie intro, then it gets heavy. 8.7/10

14) Scissors: This is a slightly disturbing song. "Before i cut my heart open, and let the air out". Ok...? Then the screaming starts. Overall, its a great song too end off the album. It's long as hell(Over 8 minutes), but its a good song. 9/10

Overall: 8.4

Iowa (2001)

Wow...holy shit. Iowa...what a brutal album. From what I understand, Iowa was made during the band's most darkest times. The amount of emotion behind this album and it behind the band's most heavy album makes it my favorite album from Slipknot. I remember seeing this album in several Top 100 Metal albums, so I was looking forward too see how this turned out.

1) (515): This is one of the most freakiest songs I ever heard. You hear this machine running, and then a bunch of screams saying "DEATH!!!" or something. Isn't 515 an area code for Iowa? Hmm. This is only the intro of the album, and its already good. ?/10

2) People=Shit: I loved this song the moment I heard it. "PEOPLE ARE BULLSHIT". Whenever I think of this song, I think of stupid, whiney, uptight little basterds that think the world revolve around them, and only this song can express that strongly. 10/10

3) Disasterpiece: "AHHHH I WANNA SLIT YOUR THROAGHT AND **** THE WOUND" EPIC OPENING. Another amazing song from Slipknot. I don't usually play this song much, but I do like it. 9.2/10

4) My Plague: "I WILL REACH IN AND TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE SHIT YOU GOT ON ME!" Damn...what a great song. 9.5/10

5) Everything Ends: "YOU ARE WRONG, ****ED, AND OVERATTED". Whenever I listen too this song, I think of overatted crap that gets put on the radio. This is yet again an amazing song. 9.8/10

6) The Heretic Anthem: This is the most played song off of the album. "IF YOU ARE 555, I'M 666" is one of my favorite lyrics ever, coming from this song. Incredible song. 10/10

7) Gently: One of the more soft Slipknot songs(I was expecting that judging from the name the song). Its an alright song. 8/10

8) Left Behind: I don't listen too this song much, but now that i payed close attention to it, I like it. 9.2/10

9) The Shape: A song that I loved right when I heard it the first time. This is the 2nd most played song from the album. 9.8/10

10) I Am Hated: This song kind of reminds me of People=Shit and Spit It Out. If you are feeling down, like the world is out too get you, listen too this song. 10/10

11) Skin Ticket: Another disturbing song off the album, and ranks up there with (515). The singer kind of sounds drunk and constipated when singing this for 6 minutes straight. "Come...see...my cage...built in my cave". 9.3/10

12) New Abortion: For some reason, this song randomly makes me space out and forget about everything near me. I don't know why. Well, its an alright song. 8.5/10

13) Metabolic: ...I love the sounds and the lyrics in the song. Another great song from Slipknot. 9.5/10

14) Iowa: This is one of the hardest songs too review, in my opinion. I got alot too say too. Ok so...this song is 15 Minutes long. No, this isn't one of those songs that has like 2 different parts, silence, or bonus tracks. This is, a solid 15 minute song. I'm not kidding. Throughout the whole song, you hear the sound of people screaming. The bass used in the song is astounding(Paul Grey we miss you... ). There isn't much lyrics too the song. I heard that it was made when the singer was "naked, vomiting on himself, and cutting himself with glass". WOW. The meaning of this song is kind of mixed, like some people may imagine of someone turning Homicidal, someone dieing, etc. For me, I don't think of anything, I just get absorbed into this song, I can't press the pause button, just have too listen too it all the way. This song was made during the album off the same name, it was also made during the band's darkest times. For me, this song makes me think of Frustration, Agony, Destruction, Pure evil, Love, Hate, and Death. Words cannot describe this song. You have too listen too this song too find out for yourself. ?/10

Overall: 9

Vol. 3: The Subliminal Versus(2004)

The first thing thats dramaticly different with this album is the band's style. The first 2 was overall heavy with brutal screaming. If you told someone to listen too Iowa or their debut first, said it was Slipknot, then made them listen too this, they probably might not know its them.

1) Prelude 3.0: I guess you can say this is the longest Slipknot intro song, it went from being 36 seconds, too a minutes, too this, which is 4 minutes. Its an overall soft song. Not bad, too. 8.5/10

2) The Blister Exists: There seems to be a change in Slipknot's music style in this song. However, I like it. 9.2/10

3) Three Nil: This song sounds more like something you would hear on Iowa, with its screams and stuff. A good song too. 9/10

4) Duality: "I push my fingers into my...EYES...". Another great song off the album. 8.8/10

5) Opium Of The People: I played this song several times, and is one of my favorite songs off the ablum. 9.5/10

6) Circle: This is something completly new...it's acoustic, and soft. 8/10 7) Welcome: This sounds more like Slipknot's old style. I like it. 9/10

8) Vermillion: I don't like this song that much, but its an alright song overall. 8.9/10

9) Pulse Of The Maggots: WE ARE THE PULSE OF THE MAGGOTS!!! While I'm not a maggot myself, I love this song. Who could hate it? 10/10

10) Before I Forget: Yet again another great song off the album. By now, I'm getting used too the new style. 9.3/10

11) Vermillion Pt.2: So it turns out Vermillion is a 2 part song. It's acoustic, too. Although this song dosn't sound anything like Slipknot, it really hit me because I can relate too it. 8/10

12) The Nameless: The song starts off heavy, then soft, then heavy again. Another song I really like off the album 9/10

13) The Virus Of Life: Eeeeh...this song is OK. It could be better though. 6.5/10

14) Danger-Keep Away: Now this song is just plain disturbing. You hear these scream at the begining and then whispers of someone saying "We do feel alone." The overall song gives a eerie atmosphere when you listen too it. 8/10

Overall: 8.6

All Hope Is Gone(2008)

The band's newest album, being released 2 years ago. Once again, this album has a different style of music. If you are expecting a album that's like their debut or Iowa, don't get your hopes up. However, if you like a diverse variety of music tastes in rock, then you may like it. The band's future is unknown, due too the recent death of bassist Paul Grey, so it is unclear if there will ever be a 5th album. Let's hope this isn't their last.

1) .execute.: So this is the intro for the album, and is my 2nd favorite Slipknot intro, the 1st being (515) ?/10

2) Gematria [The Killing Name]: "WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN". What an amazing song too start off the album. 9.5/10

3) Sulfur: Another good song. "ITS LIKE BREATHING IN SULFUR.". What's sulfur anyways? 8/10

4) Psychosocial: Probably my favorite song off the album, and one of Slipknot's most well known songs. 10/10

5) Dead Memories: This songs alright, not my favorite, but its good. 8/10

6) Vendetta: "ARE YOU READY FOR THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE." Yes, i am. Yet again another good song. 8.5/10

7) Butcher's Hook: This sounds almost nothing like Slipknot...I don't get it. What is this song suppose to be about? 7/10

8) Gehanna: So their is this "eerie" ghost sound int he background. This song is kind of takes time to get used too. 7/10

9) This Cold Black: This song is alright, it could be better though. 7.5/10

10) Wherein Lies Continue: Starts off with a nice intro, and is a good song throughout 8/10

11) Snuff: It's one of Slipknot's more softer songs, starts off with a acoustic guitar. I don't know why, but this song kind of touched me, because it reminded me of Paul Grey. We miss you. 9.5/10

12) All Hope Is Gone: The final song on the album is the same as the album name. I listened too this song somewhat. A very nice song too end off the album. 9/10

Overall: 8.3

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Medicine Balls

So...for the past couple of days I have been experiencing some problems, this time, with my hand, specificly my fingers. It happened on Tuesday.

So in weight training(yes, another school related post that always has to mention weight training), we had to go outside and play CATCH with medicine balls after lifting weights. For those who don't know what a medicine ball is, let me explain it like this. Imagine something that looks and feels like a basketball. Ok? Now imagine that ball is like 10 pounds. This isn't some happy little game of catch, we had to get in groups of 3, line up, then catch the ball and toss it too the next person. Your suppose to throw it and catch it when it comes forward your stomach or chess. One of my peers was feeling tired that day, so what he did was TOSSED it up in the air, and I tried catching it of course, but instead of what happened is that it smashed my fingers and bent them back!

This is a 15 pound frickin ball were talking about here. So this results in a injury. No shit, right? The pain coming from my hand was terrible. Coach asked me if I needed an ice pack, and I said "it's alright, it should heal up soon." I've been through much worse, so I was thinking it would be better by later today or tomorow, just a slight injury right? No. After weight training was lunch, and I tried clenching my fist too see if it was alright, and I couldn't, it hurt, really, really, bad. I couldn't even write in my last 2 classes. When I got home I took a close look at my hand, my right hand too be exact(I'm right handed. Beutiful). My index, middle, and ring finger was turning blueish greyish.

By Tuesday, I was just totally screwed. My middle and index were still blue, and then I got weight training for 2 hours. Because of my injury, I had to only lift weights with my left hand, the NOT-Injured one, and my bad one. So I kind of felt like a wimp, not being able to use both. Guess what? After that, WE HAD TO PLAY BASKETBALL. AND I MEAN, FORCED. ALL OF US. INCLUDING ME. So what happens? ...my hand got worse that day.

Today is Friday, and it still hurts, so typing this up just too tell everyone who is reading this right now was NOT easy. I did not proof read this, so excuse me for errors. Sorry for the crappy title card and pictures, I still don't have Powerpoint, 2007 messed up for good I think. I got several plans for posts right now, which I have been delaying due too this dumbass hand. Toast signing out, gotta put on a ice pack, it isn't getting better.

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The End Of #3?

It's been like 4-5 days since I posted in my blog, right? Yeah, sorry about that, i've been having some technical difficulty's with my laptop, my only computer. If you read my Creepy Stories 3:The 3 Laptops, you heard me talk about how I have some history of my computers randomly screwing out. This, my 3rd one, is the longest that has lastest. I nicknamed it #3. So, it's been behaving very very oddly.

First of all, back then, it would randomly shut down on me. However, this changed and it never stopped blacking out on me. Now believe it or not, a few days ago, it blacked out on me while I was listening too music. I honestly don't know what is wrong with it, I mean, I have Avast, run full system and quick scans, and I don't a single infected file.

Now I'm not done. Two days ago I logged on, and my desktop was completly PITCH BLACK. I tried changing the desktop background, but it would automaticly go back too pitch black. I can't help but notice this message at the bottom right of the screen.

"This copy of Windows is not genuine". What disturbs me about this one is that my second computer had this message before it crashed for good with the blue screen of death every time at startup, like my first one.

Yesterday, I was going to post this post, but my laptop just refuses too connect too the internet! I checked my router and all that, and its working fine. My sis connected too the internet, worked fine. I had too fidget around with the router too make it work. Also, it randomly disconnected like 8 times. Why does my computer have to be such an asshole sometimes?!

Today, the message is still at the bottom, and is still slow. Guess what though? I started up my computer, and BOOM, BLUE SCREEN. I'M NOT KIDDING. Luckily, I was able too log in when i restared my laptop.

Honestly, I don't know what is WRONG with it. Avast tells me I got no viruses or anything and I don't recklessly download shit off the internet. But if my computer crashes for good, I cannot use it anymore, and I probably won't be getting a computer until like a year or 6-7 months. So if I stop blogging all of a sudden, you know what happened. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to scare you or anything, it's just a friendly warning, that my laptop may be on the merge of going downhill.

If you have any solutions of what I can do, please send me an email. Thanks.

foodcourtproductions@hotmail.com

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Veterans Day 2010

Hey everyone, you know what day it is today? Why, it's veteran's day. Today I don't have school because it's a special annual event.

Yesterday we had a 2-part assembly. The first was in the gym, where we honored the troops who served in the army, and some of them included the teachers. We were suppose too dress formal, unfortinatly I didn't have time too dress in my TUX, so yeah. The second part of the assembly was that we listened too a story of a holocaust survivor. Just think, in 30-50 years from now, you could say "I knew someone in real life that survived the holocaust". This is something we are learning in school, too.As for today, I would expect people would stay home and take a break. But instead, theres a bunch of traffic and stuff because theirs deals at stores too honor this day. Yeah I went too Costco and there was a bunch of people buying bread and...ok I'm getting off topic.

Right now, I want us too take a moment, and remember all the people who served in the war. I know people that are close to me that has served in the war, and are taking this moment in as much as they can.

Thank you, and have a great Veterans Day.

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Worst Title Card Ever

I REALLY don't want to do this. Oh my god...I guess I have too. It's better then having none. You don't want too see it, it's really. really. bad. Your not going to turn back? *sign*. Ok, you have been warned. Behold ladies and gentleman, it's the worst title card EVER.
What a beutifull piece of art. So a while ago I said very clearly "Lets give a warm welcome too new&clean&slick title cards. SO WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THIS BULLSHIT?! Well guess what, I just got shat all over again. This time, It's Microsoft 2007 itself. Now before, I wasn't able too fully activate Office 2007. I mean don't get me wrong, I put in the serial code and all that, but then there is the part where you have to activate it. I never got passed this part of the setup because it always screwed up SERIOUSLY ITS FRICKIN BULLSHIT. However, it would let me use all the 2007 programs just fine.So when it gets too the activation screen and I click "Activate Online:Reccomended", it says connecting. Connecting...connecting...connecting, then I get this message.Yeah. So I kept on checking on my internet connection, and it was working fine. So i clicked activate again. Connecting...connecting...ERROR. So for the past few hours today I kept trying, and it didn't work. Then after several tries, I got a different message:Seriously, have you ever heard of something so cruel that a program has done too you like THIS? You know what, I'm too mad that I'm completly out of breath and stuff. I'm going to end this post of what it SHOULD of said.

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Maplestory: Imagepack2 Download

Hey everyone this is the 2nd Imagepack too celebrate my Level 73. If you havn't seen my first Imagepack, its right here.

This Imagepack dosn't have any photos of Toastforlife and not that many photos in general, only 129. Sorry if you feel a bit disapointed that there isn't many. But when the next Imagepack comes, it should have more. Anyways, here is the download link. You will need Winrar too open it, because its in .RAR Format.

http://rapidshare.com/files/429699886/Maplestory_Photos_2.rar

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Maplestory: Getting To Level 73 (VIDEO)

I can't believe it. I...made it back too level 73. After month and month I have been trying to get back too my old self, and now my character, xxHawkEyeexx, is superior too my old main, Toastforlife.

Remember me talking about working a Maplestory video for months? Yeah. This is it. I used a recording device to record all my level ups as I slowly made my way up too 73 all over again. This is my longest and probably my best video yet, at 8 Minutes long. Words cannot describe of all the effort I put into this video. I had a selection of several songs too choose from that suits the video, but I decided too use Linkin Park: Leave Out All The Rest from Minutes Too Midnight. Only people with the link can view the video. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avs2iHperC4

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The Best Of Food Court Productions

You know what post we are on? 50. Yes, 50. Food Court Productions has come a long way, from talking about Sushi too nigthmares, I continue too write here. Origonally, I was going to have this blog be JUST about my Food Court animation series, but then one day I had stuff happen too me and I wrote about it. That was my first post. I then started talking about Maplestory, an online MMORPG, and basiclly everything that came too my mind. It may seem random and stupid too write about random stuff, but its possible too turn these writings into memorable pieces of arts.

I have been on the merge of shutting down this blog sometimes because of how I was running out of ideas. We started out as an underground unpopular blog too...well...it still is. But we have some potential. My best posts seem too be the one's that I put the most thought, effort, and time into. Now don't get me wrong, I like almost all of my posts, there were some that I could of done a little bit better. But let us take this time too take a look back at the top 10 posts where I have done my best, in terms of writing.

#10.

Three Days Of Grace

My first ever music review, is actually 3 review in 1. I spent so much time writing this one out and paying attention too the music, I spent about 3-4 hours on this, despite not being very long. I'm not much of a Three Days Grace fan, but I like most of their songs. The only other music review I did other then this was Linkin Park: A Thousand Suns, which I barely talked about the songs in great length. Expect too see a re-review of A Thousand Suns in the future, because I am over the shock of how messed it can be. Overall, this is a somewhat underrated post, but it's a decent music review.

#9.The First Three Days Of School

A post that has somehow gotten quite a bit of views compared too other posts. This was my first time going into high school as a freshman, and it isn't as bad as many people say it is! Everyone there is really nice. This post could of used some more pictures, but I spent about 4 hours typing this up, trying to remember everything in perfect detail. When I showed my friend my blog for the first time, this was the first post he said he read.

#8.AWFUL GAME: Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure

I don't even want to go NEAR talking this game. This was my first time reviewing a game. When I played this game as a little kid, I was scare'd for life. After I played a bit of the game, I went online too check up reviews and guides, and I found very short reviews and NO guides. It is clear that nobody dosn't want to go near this game. IT. IS. SHIT. I made a rock solid review of this game here, that I hope other people will read so they can never ever play this game. After writing it, I finally accomplished getting rid of this game in my memory, so I went over too the game, bashed it, then threw it out. I hammered down the nail too this shit in the coffin, and may it burn in hell.

#7.The Axe Effect: Get Girl Approved Hair?

Talking about shampoo and shampoo-related products is not my thing. But I keep seeing all these commercials of these dudes using axe and picking up girls. It begs the question...DO YOU GET GIRLS BY USING AXE, OR IS IT JUST A STUPID GIMMICK TOO GET YOU TOO BUY THE PRODUCTS AND A BUNCH OF UNESSESSARY BULLSHIT? Well, I answer that question here. It depends on who you are and your overall appearance. So yes, I got girls by using Axe. I did not spend too much time on this post, but it's one of my more viewed posts then usual.

#6.

The Maple Story Part 3:Conclusion

This is, without a doubt, the post where I got the most mad. During July and August, I kind of gave up on the blog because we were kind of at rock bottom and I was grounded. Maplestory seems too be the most anticipated thing people look forward too me talking about on the blog. So I came back in September to start off with a bang. Did it work? Yes. I immediatly got views, and made September the best month on the blog, for now of course. What makes this post so good? I talk about all the Pro's and Con's of Maplestory as much as I can. When I got too the con's, I get so mad, too the point were people laugh at my anger towards this game. Never before I cursed so much on my blog, the only post that attempts too compete with this post is The Lost Wallet.

#5.Maplestory: The Spirit Of Rock

This wasn't much of a post, the main focus of this post was the video I made. Rock is my favorite genre of music, and I grew up listening too it ever since I was a kid. When I was a little kid, my sister would ask me while on her computer "Hey i'm going to put up some music, which do you want too listen too, Rap or Linkin Park?". I would reply "SCREW RAP GO LINKIN PARK :D!!". I would listen too Meteora countless times over and over again. Nowadays, I have a more diverse rock libary, that includes all studio albums of Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Bullet For My Valentine, Metallica, Shinedown, Nirvana, Disturbed, Slipknot, Lostprophets, and more. When I played Maplestory and I found out there was some spiky haired punk boss that uses a Guitar too attack, I was like "ZOMG 985UGF9834YU983 ROCK!!!". I just had to record it. May the power of rock live on.

#4.Open House

A simple name, a simple title. It's just open house. When I posted this, It was the last day of Summer. I was so sad. I didn't want this day to come, but it happened. On this day, I had too find my way too my new school extra early in the morning. I wasn't used too the whole idea of taking the bus too school idea, as I was used too the good ol' yellow cheese block of a bus. I talk about my struggle too get too school and back. This is a post that has somehow gotten more views then usual. Someone I knew was viewing this, and I asked him too be the first ever too comment on my blog. So he said "Remember kids, don't do school, and do drugs!" or something around those lines. I still wait for my 2nd ever comment. It can be you.

#3.MMO's And You

Were taking a look at the best 3 now. A post that has somehow become one my most favorite posts ever. I have been planning this post for a long time, and I put so much effort into the title card and writing it. I even went on Maplestory too look for people too interview for this post! This post still holds the title for the best title card yet. Not even my recent posts with the advanced technology of Powerpoint 2007 dosn't match up too this...yet. Massive Multiplayer Online Games are more then just games, there like a different world. I have witnessed so many people get addicted too these games countless times. They want their old life back, they want too be them.

#2.Creepy Stories 4: The Unavoidable Nightmare

My god. This post is incredibly powerful. I am going too be honest, this is by far THE MOST powerful story I have EVER wrote in my whole lifetime! Throughout the course of Halloween, I would write these not-so-creepy stories, all true and are all true events that happened to me. This post is different. I talked about a horrific nightmare I had once. I know I had alot of nightmares, but this one really stood out. I wrote it out on a Halloween night, pitch black in my room, with a chilling wind coming through my window. This story has struggle, power, fear, victory, evil, courage, love, emotion, and shows a prime example of what power nightmares can have over you. A must read.

You ready for number 1? Well, here is the all time best post on Food Court Productions.

#1.The Maple Story: Part 2

This is without a doubt my most viewed ever post, this completly SMASHES the 2nd most viewed post. The Maple Story Part 2 is my blogs Magnum Opus. I talk about my life in Maplestory, from Beginer too Crusader, a story of trying to climb too the top, but constantly falling back down, or being shat on repeadidly. Also, this is the post that has caused my blog too get more views daily. Without this post, I would probably lose motivation too write for good. This is probably my longest post, And i spent like 5 hours writing this out at 5 AM in the morning. I couldn't stop writing it, I just had too let it out. So much nostalgic behind this post. Most people I know don't have the patience too sit down and read through all this, but if you know someone who is curios about joining Maplestory, or someone who flat out HATES it, then they may be interested in this.

Well thats Food Court Productions Top 10 Best posts, at least for now. The Toast, signing out.

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