Wednesday, May 17, 2006

And Lo

I know I promised photos... And I may even post them someday. But not now... Such things will be seen too at a later date. For now, I feel the very simple need to shamelessly plug another blog... Indeed it is a bizarre thing for someone to direct attention to a blog other than his own. But I feel that Yoshi's unstoppable vortex of text requires the attention it deserves. And so, I do tell you all to go forth and gaze thin eyes upon the "Super Happy Yoshi Blog of Shameful Dishonour"!

It is indeed a strange and disturbing world we live in... And as I am at work, I shall cut this short right here.

CYOTFS
- Mav

Friday, April 21, 2006

Supanova: Preparations

It's that time of year folks. The ONE convention I'm able to attend. Yoshi shall be joining me for at least Saturday and Sunday, but I can't guarantee tonight. Yes, you read right, I'm going to be going into the special preview night, and I'm quite excited to see what's going to be on offer.

For the first time, I'll be returning home during the event, rather than staying somewhere else. So I shall be typing up daily reports on the goings on for you readers. Indeed, it shall be an interesting weekend to say the least...

In any case, I've little else to say at the current time, other than perhaps subtly plugging my new copy of God Of War.

CYOTFS
- Mav

Thursday, April 20, 2006

And So Did It Take Shape

Greetings one and all. I bring you both grave and fantastic news! First the bad news. Napz will be going over to Japan for 2 weeks come Friday. So we shan't have alota contact with him for the duration... But on the plus side, we can milk him for shit when he gets back.

The GOOD news, is that he left us a gift of sorts... And now, without further adieu, I give you, the first official glimpse of our yet to be named comic!



Now don't fret. We don't intend to make this some kind of Furry loving sexual adventure. This is just some bizarre holiday thing Napz cooked up. But that aside, it's a great chance to see how the art development is traveling. If you'll just guide your attention to Napz's arm, you will notice that there is indeed recognizable shading! And thus the heavens cracked open, and a chorus of 12 angels sang out in praise.

Needless to say, other than my insatiable urge to plug a game or two, I've got little else that can be mentioned at the current time. So I'll just leave you in the knowledge that the ancient sleeping Cthulhu will one day reawaken the elder gods and crush all humanity... But until then...

CYOTFS
- Mav

Monday, April 03, 2006

Developments

I've about 10 minutes to just pop in and say 'Hi' from work (Yes work!). Situation hasn't really improved a whole lot unfortunately, and I'm currently staying with my dad who on top of not having an internet connection (Or any form of land line for that matter), has decided to enjoy having his personal live in house keeper while I'm there... Yeah, I'll bet HE sweeps the floor and shakes out the rugs every second day...

On a lighter note, I've been training on this job here, where I analyze phone bills and see if our database can't find the clients a better deal (with one of our affiliates of course). It's no where near as easy as it seems at first glance, but hey, money's money right?

Anywho, I'll probably have to get back to it soon, so I'll finish off here before I have the Don breathing down my neck for neglecting work on the first day (Well... He has 'The Don' on his door so I assume he's the bosses boss round here. Though I think Sharon might be my actual boss... I really should check up on that...)

CYOTFS
- Mav

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Just Perfect...

"Kids can't chose the adults in there life". I've only recently come to grasp the full meaning and context of this... It was probably the inexplicable vomiting of bile that gave me the reality check I've been needing. The term "Sick and tired" takes on a new meaning, and it's far too literal for my liking.

I'm getting really sick of moving about, and having my life uprooted constantly. I've dealt with it so long that even the palm reader guy told me the reason my hands have a billion lines instead of like 12, is cus I'm constantly stressing. And now outa the blue, I'm hit with this? Lemmi tell ya, it's not a fun time I'm having at the home end of the spectrum.

As much as I can't really whine about my life, it could stand to be a lot better. I just wanna live in the same house for a few years. Not move, live in the same area, have the same conveniences and nearby friends... Is that asking all that much?

I dunno... I've gotta get out of this destructive vortex while I still can... It's like being swept over a waterfall with a rope to safety only JUST out of reach.

CYOTFS
- Mav

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

A Prayer

No jokes today. I just want to put it out there that my hopes are with Sjoerd's grandmother as she goes into opperation... I'm hopin ya pull through Corry. And if you are taken from this world, rest in peace, knowing that your memory will live on in your grandson's, and in my memorys. Best of luck.

CYOTFS
-Mav

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Aeon Flux Review

There's not a whole lot more to say here. I would talk of a very interesting Virtual Reality game I saw, but I'll wait till I can get a hand at the thing before I go shooting off at the mouth.

Aeon Flux Review

This movie was not relay what I had been expecting... I guess for a moment there, I let my cinema caution guard down, and just went by a simple viewing of a trailer. Bad move on my part... This movie wants so badly to be a traditional action movie with a twisting plot. What it became, was a cheap imitation.

Aeon Flux is based loosely around a cartoon series from the 1990's. However, if this is the reason for seeing the film, it's better to avoid it, as you will draw few strings between the two. The movie does however, feature a plot that is far easier to follow than it's animated counterpart.

The movie's story is weakened by it's predictability, as things such as her assassination attempt of Goodchild happening so early in the movie make it obvious that things are going to change, and quick. This leaves the movie to fall back on it's action sequences, which in themselves are less than stellar.

The fight scenes are well choreographed, and the actors play their part in the awfully one sided battles well. It's just unfortunate that most of the time, the movie suffers from the AvP syndrome. A horrible camera. It just does not let you see half the action that's going on.

With these issues aside, it's an ok movie if you're into the sexy gals clad in tight costumes kicking some ass, but otherwise, there isn't a whole lot else to get excited about. It really is a mediocre action flick.

Rent it when it comes out, but don't waste your money on a movie ticket...

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So there you have it. Aeon Flux. Join me next week when I hunt down and sodemise small animals with a large stick! (Yes that was a very bad joke)

CYOTFS
- Mav

Complicated Trailer Trash

Next time you decide to insult someone for living in a trailer... Take a step back and consider something... It's freaking hard to hook one of those things up! Considering I'm about to be living in one in Waynes back yard, for the sake of having enough room to move, I was given a lecture on what was needed to be done to the houses fuse box in order to allow for it to run without blowing the same fuse over and over.

In other news, there's another disco thing tonight. I don't think I mentioned the previous one, so I'll explain. It's a disco that's held twice a month at the PCYC. Eccencialy a bad night club for kids (Complete with jumping castle). There's an older kids one and a younger kids one. I was dragged to the older one by Joshua (Not Yoshi), and found it to be irrefutable dull.

So this other disco is for the kids, and apparently Zac will be attending. Along with Joshua and his friends. I on the other hand, can't stand another one, so I'll be avoiding it like the plague. I just felt this was something that maybe I should convey (and lengthen this post).

Later tonight I'll throw up a review of the new movie Aeon Flux. But until then, I would like to point out that in Russia, blog writes you!

CYOTFS
- Mav

Friday, March 17, 2006

The Rest Of My Life

I guess today's post was a little preemptive... But I was more getting it out in the open than anything else. As you can probably tell as I'm posting twice in 24 hours, which is something I just don't do, as I've been better known to not blog at all really. Well I know I've said it a million times before, but I'm GOING to stick with it this time. I'm no longer living in the middle of nowhere, and so I'm actually having interesting encounters again. A clear bonus as any true blogger would know.

First focus I'd like to make is on the phenomenon that is eBay. Most of you may know it as that online auction house full of useless junk... Some of you may also be aware that I am now living with one of the top sellers in Australia. Now, where you might sell a thing or two for a quick buck or two... He sells his wears for a living. I always knew he sold a lot... But I never truly grasped just how much of an understatement that is...

He has a van with which to transport his many packages to the post office once the sale is finalized and everything is approved. This Van was PACKED with boxes. And this wasn't even a holiday rush! The postal officer complained that due to Wayne (being that top seller obviously) alone, he is often full before he reaches the final postal office for the route.

It's a truly terrifying thing indeed... What's even more frightening, is that I may follow this trend and open my own eBay store. How I'm going to keep up with this is beyond me, but I haven't strived for a decent challenge for a while now. I feel obligated somehow to also shamelessly plug his store.

So with that all out of the way, I was given what could only be described as a crash course in car model's and makes. I suppose it had to be coming sooner or later with me constantly referring to Wayne's 4WD as a 'Jeep' (Such things frustrate the living daylights outa him, as apparently it is not even CLOSE to a jeep).

Of course I failed miserably at the task of recognizing any such vehicle, and resorted to squinting in an attempt to read the logo's. Some might say that my crash course was more of a crash and burn...

So fast forward to dinner tonight. We go out to a burger joint favored by Wayne, and for good reason. The food was some of the best I've eaten in quite a while. But as it turns out, Wayne is a good friend of the owners husband. We bought a late meal, and so he came out and sat with us as we ate (He came bearing the whisky drink called bullets. So I was more than willing to overlook the intrusion) and chatted it up with Wayne and Mother dearest.

So as time goes on, they finish discussing a trip to India, and it is revealed that he is the palm reader who predicted that Mother dearest would come to be with him in the near future. So of course, out come the palms...

Wayne refused to allow him a second look at his hand, and so he moved straight to Mother dearest. Her hand was apparently 'very interesting' and he proceeded to speak of her personality, subsequently getting most right. He mentioned that her fist said 2 male children, but that wasn't the most impressive thing ever as both myself and my 7 year old brother were seated at the same table.

So he finished with Mother dearest, and at the constant begging of a 7 year old, he did Zac's hand next. All he could really deduce from the 5 lines on his hand was that he seems to be headed for becoming a doctor. His fist said he'd have 1 boy so far.

Finally, he turned his strangely accurate perception powers on me, and out came my hand... This is where things got interesting... He didn't say it was an interesting palm... But rather, it was a palm like nothing he had seen before. He deduced that I was a passionate speaker. That I was a lover. That I was a sick young boy, but have reached a far more healthy stage in my life. He held bad news on this however. Apparently, I'm destined for some illness when I reach my 40's or 50's. Diabetes came as an example, and I can see that as I have a family history.

He turned to my love life, a topic all seemed a little too eager to hear about for my liking... He claimed that I have recently had trouble where I have met someone whom I believe is too beautiful for me. And in a sense, this it true. When applied to my recent downfall, I can draw lines to the fact that I feel she is far too beautiful a person emotionally and spiritually for me, being such a kind soul, I indeed feel that I do not deserve her, which I suppose added to my expectations of rejection.

After that was done, he moved onto the bit that he claimed was unprecedented... The line that supposedly shows what kind of job I will attain, or move towards. This line did not move in any kind of way it should. All he could say for sure, was that it would be an unusual job that perhaps does not exist yet, and that it would not exactly be embraced by society. This apparently did not mean that it would be something vulgar... But that it would be seen as very unusual, and people would most likely approach it with caution.

As a final note, I'm apparently destined to have one female child. And so all in all, it was an interesting experience. Something I'm interested in looking further into. For example, having him examine my other palm...

So that's all from me for now, and until next time, allow me to impart some wisdom upon you all. "A wood chuck could chuck approximately 40 pounds of wood if a wood chuck could chuck wood".

CYOTFS
- Mav

The Last Few Days

It's amazing what a few days can bring about... The last time I posted, I mentioned a certain someone that I liked, whom I was hiding my true intentions from. Well... This is no longer the case. She worked out just what my thoughts were, and in essence, turned me back. While this is not exactly unexpected, that didn't exactly make things feel any better.

So now, things are slowly getting back to normal between us, and that can only be a good thing. The other party and I however, seem to have hit a snag. He has become somewhat... Uncomfortable with me, which isn't what I want at all.

On a lighter note, I keep promising I'll review things, so here I go with a review of the newish movie "Lord Of War".

Lord Of War Review

This movie is hard to pin into any one specific category. I think at heart, it is a drama about the moral conflicts of arms dealing, but if you're anything like me, you'll also appreciate the movies unique brand of subtle humor which peaks in almost every time Nicholas Cage opens his blessed mouth.

The final line of his opening monologue is a play on an old quote, and possibly the best thing I've heard uttered in a cinema in the last decade or so. "There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?" It's lines like these that had me in a constant good mood, no matter how dreary things seemed to get, which was a definite plus, as many drama's fall short when they get the audience so bogged down, that you leave the movie on a complete downer. Hopefully, other directors will take a page from Andrew Niccol's book.

The entire movie is accompanied by the narrating monologue of Yuri Orlov (Nicholas Cages character), which gives the whole movie a warm fuzzy feeling to anyone who's missed this style of story telling, as it vanished from our movies in recent times. It seems to become necessary, as the movie moves bounds and leaps across the many different time periods in which Yuri peddles his wares.

There are some very emotional scenes between Yuri and his brother, and the entire ending dose fall on a very sad note, however, it manages to keep it's stride and ends finds it's way to keep us all entertained.

All in all, it's a great movie that should be seen. Whether your a drama lover, comedy fanatic or just plain war enthusiast, this is something you should definitely see.

And on that note, I point out that scientists have made an amazing discovery that baffled the entire community... Men are different from Women!

CYOTFS
- Mav

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Times Are A Changin

Well, I'm finaly back in a sence. I was out for quite a while because my stepfather had failed to pay the phone bill, crutial to my dial-up connection at the time. It's been unpaied since 3 or 4 weeks ago now... So you can imagine my irritation...

But that's all behind me now. In more ways than one. The saga of Reg is over, and a new tale beguins. I unfortunately can't elaborate on any details... But let's just say that situations are improving, and my dizmal life is starting to take a turn for the better.

On a completely unrelated note, I'm at a quandry, and have been for a while now... The usual story of "I like girl, she likes someone else". And usualy I'll just tell her, gague the reaction and be on my merry way. But this time I can't do that... Doing so would cause her a great deal more anguish than I wish to inflict, and so I must remain silent on the matter... Never knowing her thoughts :
Alot of anomnimity in this post, which is probably the reason it's so short... I'd talk about the movie "Lord Of War", but it wouldn't be in the same tone as the rest of this post, and so I'll leave it for another time.

So here's me saying "Stay in school". Or don't... Whatever.

CYOTFS
-Mav

Sunday, January 29, 2006

New Year, Same Shit

Well, after such a long break over the holidays, I figured another update was in order.

Had a great new years! Yeah... I don't believe me either. It was very average to tell the truth. Went into the city, saw Narnia (Actually was surprisingly good), and went off to watch the fireworks at southbank. It was at about this point where I realised that I was TOTALY failing to get anywhere with the girl I had been trying to start conversations with all night, as she was opting to disappear with Lee, who ironically had a girl with him (I think their engaged or something).

Christmas was half interesting. Got my hands on a Nintendo DS, and finally got me a copy of Ace Combat 5. Something I've been hunting for quite some time for. Or rather... Hunting for the money for. I also got a Sonic game for the DS which was a bit of a highlight for the console in my opinion.

Just last week was my almighty 18th birthday. Huzzah. The day itself was full of the dull drudgery of cloths shopping. Which I'll admit was necessary, as I needed some nice threads to go out into the new culture that had opened up to me that night. But even the night was dull. We went to 2 bars in total, had one drink at each, and called it a night. *Sigh*

So onto the comic sector of my life. The guy's are claiming my last post was unfair, and that I'm only seeming to get pushed away because I live so far off. And as much as I think that's a dumb reason, I do see how it may affect them. But in any case, we have written up a pilot, and Napz is underway trying to bring it to life. As long as Yoshi doesn't read it too many more times and decide that because it's seeming worse every time, it must be bad. Of course, it could always be because it's not funny the 500th time...

I'm still searching for work... But I'm hoping that my application to be a Loss Prevention Officer comes through. I'm pretty sure that would be fun, and more importantly, profitable. Hey, a guy's gotta eat right? Speaking of... I may just have to go and get on the Doll or something if this doesn't come through.

Well, in any case, that's about the extent of semi interesting things I have to say. If you're all good, I'll consider reviewing Path Of Neo and Devil May Cry 3 for the PS2.

So this is me signing off and leaving a small piece of advice. "Don't lick a mafia boss's face. They are not made of candy as some may have you believe."

Thursday, December 08, 2005

'Teamwork' woes

Every time I speak to Napz and Yoshi, it seems that the comic is becoming less and less of 'our venture' and more 'their venture'... To better understand where I'm coming from... Allow me to tell you a tale. A tale of the creation of our comic. A tale... Well you get the idea.

The idea originally spawned from some rather philosophical chatting between Yoshi and myself over a few friendly (although horribly one sided) SSBM games... We decided that we couldn't live meaningless lives within an office cubical, doing work that no one will appreciate till we don't do it, and never leaving our mark on anything. We wanted more. We wanted to be known. To be a chatroom name. We wanted to be omnipresent across the internet. And thus, the comic's original, very vague form was born unto this world.

Now, our biggest concern was that neither of us knew anything about the whole debacle. And so we buckled down and eventually emerged with an Alpha version. "Level Up". It was an ongoing story about 2 best friends who spent their days within the worlds biggest and most needlessly complex arcade. This was going along rather well till we realised we actually knew very little of arcade's these days. And so the project was scrapped entirely.

Next, we created our brain child. Our favourite and someday, hopefully a well selling comic book. Game Over. It was a very elaborate, action packed story of how the video game producers were evil tyrants, and the developers had to enlist the help of key gamers across the globe.

Now. Onto the next issue. Neither of us could draw (Yoshi being severely out of practice). And so, I enlisted the help of a newfound friend 'Pickle Jar'. But what we soon came to realise was that he was highly unreliable, and ultimately a rather useless guy. We got one pic that had nothing to do with anything.

After grieving over out artist issues, we made a new idea to harbour our more erratic ideas that would not fit into Game Over. We would later dub the comic 'Friendly Fire' as a temporary name... But for now, we wrote and wrote and came out with a number of scripts.

It was at this point, that Yoshi was struck with a revelation. His old friend Napz was a brilliant artist. Perhaps he could help? And so we contacted him. He agreed very quickly, and even moved closer for convenience.

This was were my troubles began (Cue bitching)... Yoshi and Napz go way back. Primary school way back. And thus, they seemed to share some kind of, higher level of friendship than that of Josh and I. Which has proven evident as they often tend to plan things for the comic without asking me... And often, they planned to do things or go places or just plain hang out. Now, I wouldn't so much mind this, if not for the fact that I often receive back word that there was a rule to keep these things hush, hush from me.

The biggest issues I have, are that they often gang up on me over issues within the comic. Never have I had someone agree with me on something that someone else did not agree with. Thusly, I always end up feeling as tho my opinion holds little value in the whole matter.

First it was every name I've ever suggested for the comic (Granted some were bad... But I've had some good ones too) Then it was Mav's name. They tried to tell me that it was unrealistic, and that I could not use it, whilst Yoshi was apparently perfectly fine. And now, after Yoshi and myself worked out what the Pilot issue would be (A jumping the shark reference) Napz decided he didn't get it, and thus didn't like it. Ok. Fair cop. But then Yoshi changes positioning and decides he no longer likes it either. Back to square one I guess...

And now, they have both decided on a pilot, and without seeing what I think, or asking for my input to any degree, they are now creating this comic, even as I type this. So I decided that perhaps my 2 cents were valued to some degree, and suggested something that would give the issue more of a 'first issue' feel to it. To which I was greeted by their comment of 'Oh it doesn't need to feel like a first issue'...

Is it just me? Or am I not part of this thing anymore? Because seriously? I don't remember the last time my input was given any credit, or the last time that I was asked about anything. The only times it gets brought up to me these days is when I'm already there and it just seems convenient.

(Authors Note: I realise that the bitching about them not telling me about going places has nothing to do with the core rant... I just felt like getting that outa my system as well)

CYOTFS
- Mav

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Time Will Tell

Well. Seems I finally managed to work out a little of where Reg is coming from when we argue. So perhaps we'll be able to work our differences out and whatnot. Or maybe not. Who knows?

In any case, the more important matter at hand here is that I may have found myself someone. Call it an attempt if you will. I met her quite some time ago, and have only just come back into contact with her. She's a nice girl. And although she will deny it, she's quite good looking too :)

So all in all I probably have no chance in Hades... But hey, can't blame a guy for trying right?

Short I know. But I'm sure you'll all deal with it.

CYOTFS
- Mav

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Tale Of Three

I'd like to touch base on 3 topics tonight...

Firstly... Huzzah! I'm finally finished school! It's all over, and god willing, I will never step foot in a classroom ever again! (At least, not on the learning end of the spectrum). It's been 12 long years... But it's finally over. No more tests. No more assignments. No more teachers. No more late slips and bathroom passes! Oh happy days!

To those of you still stuck in one of these concrete prisons... You have my deepest sympathy's.

Second thing. And this pertains to everyone who likes Indy Rock (Think Nickelback). I have just tonight discovered a band named "Theory Of A Dead Man". They are extremely good, and even on my pathetic 56k, I have already downloaded 8 of their songs, and hunger for more. I'm putting it to all who read this plea, to go forth and discover them. They are brilliant.

Finally, I have been looking at the Final Fantasy VII Compellation. And I have to say, I'm becoming more and more interested every time I look it up. What I've just discovered is "Last Order". An Anime OVA that runs approximately 30 minutes. It revolves around the event that took place in Nibelheim involving Zack, Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart and Sephiroth. The other shows Zack and Cloud escaping from Shin-Ra. The anime cuts back and forth between these two, linked by Tseng as he reflects on both events. So from the sounds of things, it's looking to be a very interesting show.

As a final statement....


CYOTFS
- Mav

Sunday, November 06, 2005

I'm Alive

Laser Force Sunday was canceled, so I was unable to repreive myself from this slump I've fallen into. With no distractions, I've had the whole weekent to just think. And I'll tell you now, this is a bad thing...

Xin seems to have become very quiet since the school got blowen up (this is a game for those who don't know, so don't fret... There's a link just over there) and so with that being so slow, I've even lost that stimulation. I've had one thread that's kept me going. Oh well...

Parents went food shopping... Been some months since they did a proper one... $500 later and we have supplies for a while >_>

I'm gonna have to worm my way outa doing my English Assignment tomorow as I cannot print a thing... Teach won't be happy, but that's her problem realy... I'll have a note and everything. The system fails again. And I couldn't be happier.

As far as the comic goes, I've been told that the site is ready for Alpha testing. It just needs a pilot issue of the comic. So we are going to convine in Modern History to come up with something. Once we have it, I might even get Napz to just give the damn thing to Max for scanning, as it will save us all the hassle of teaching him propper scanning ettiquet. But we shall see how we go.

Nothing overtly interesting I know... This is, as the title implies, more a post just to let you all know I still live and havn't abandoned you like I have so many times before. I'm remaining vigilant.

CYOTFS
- Mav

Monday, October 31, 2005

Class Clown

Before I get started, on request of sister dearest, I shall elaborate upon the Misty thing. She has a lazy eye, and some other condition that make one of them (not sure which) near blind. So when she looks at people, she seems like she's looking over your shoulder. As I said, it's weird at first... But once you get to know her, it doesn't bother you anymore.

So onto today's story.

Year 12 was called down to the hall for a special guest parade sorta thing. This guy was some doctor or something... I wasn't really paying explicit attention as I detest sitting on the ground. But anyway, he was yakking on about drugs and what not, seeing as we would be partying hard now that "School's out for Summer. School's out forever". And one thing he started talking about was peoples ability to look at a situation and say "That's a bad choice. I won't do that." His example was this.

He sectioned year 12 into 4 groups. "We will take some buses down to Wynnum Plaza, and each group will take a floor, and we will streak through them!" Now, he is standing there, 65 or so, expecting everyone to say "No way dude!" But what do you think happened?

Woodie. Class clown extrodenare, rips his shirt from his body and screams as he runs out of the hall. You should have SEEN that guy's face! Best assembly I've ever attended.

Only other newish news is that the web comic should soon have a website as we have decided to bite the billet, and just let Max make the site for now. When we're done, the comic will be drawn and put online.

CTOTFS
- Mav

+1 Weekend

That's right boys and drags (I sincerely doubt girls read this). I spent yet another weekend on the road. And amazingly, both Saturday AND Sunday started early for me. Seeing as my weekdays start at 4:30 (A mere 3 hours from now) I don't normally do that. But let it be known that I am NOT a sloth when I need to be!

Saturday was Doom the movie. Now let me warn anyone who's hopes that this will be another Resident Evil transgression are high... It's not. This is just an hour and a half of leave your brain at the door action and suspense. Hell, half the movie isn't even ON Mars.

So with that out of the way, good ol Nigel decided that a purchase of Doom 3 was in order. $30 later, we were on our way back to his humble abode.

Now, I don't claim to be good at FPS. But I don't think the fact that my computer was stuffing up at the lowest graphics settings was helping my game a whole lot... But we did come to the revelation that WoW is not the only game in existence. A nice breath of fresh air indeed.

With Saturday out of the way, onto Sunday. Sunday was a makeshift party at Jonno's place. 6 people don't really constitute a party so I'll say 'get together'. But never the less it WAS fun. We had a little tag team Mario Party 5. Jonno and I were the victors. However, everyone seemed to agree that he took the victory a little too seriously. Oh well. Them's the breaks.

Invader Zim and Pizza, followed with a capping of Smash Brothers. All in all, the day was quite good. I even solved the mystery of why Misty never seems to look me in the eye when she talks to me. Which I'll admit was kina weird at first. But it's cool.

In any case, blabidy blah blah, I'll try to post more... Schools almost over and out so I should have more time up my sleves, so expect more from the Mavmister.

Catch Ya On The Flip Side
- Mav

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Advent Children Was Awsome

Ok… It’s been quite some time… But I’m going to TRY and get this stuff done. So what to post? Well I suppose a primary thing would be Advent Children. This movie is brilliant. So brilliant that I’m able to sell it to die hard Final Fantasy fans. So I’m able to both spread the love and cash in. It’s win win! I’ll throw up a quick review for convenience of simply linking back here when asked for one.

Maverik’s patented spoiler free review!

The movie, as most of you already know revolves around the exploits of Cloud and co set some 2 years after the fall of meteor. And when I sat ‘and co’ I mean the whole gang shows up at one point or another. Just some get more screen time than others.

The fight scenes are really what carry the movie to greatness. Don’t get me wrong. The comedy and storyline are well written. But it is the chance to witness your favorite characters finally fighting it out in full rendered CG action. And WHAT action! Let’s just say that the laws of physics have very little influence on our characters movements. And it never looked sweeter.

The whole movie looks fantastic and is a really pleasant watch. Just be careful of who you watch it with, as arguments of Final Fantasy past have been known to crop up mid movie, and completely ruin the experience. THANK GOD I watched it with Yoshi the first time.

Review End

Another thing I suppose was an interesting happening was my discovery of the legendary Camel Spider. Look it up because I’m not linking. Let’s just say that when you peel yourself off the ceiling looking for one, you should research it a bit more closely.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Return 2: The... Returnening...

Ahhh... It has been some time no? Well I'll try and be more faithfull with my posts. No garentees though (Not that anybody realy cares... I mean, no one reads this or anything...). In any case, I have been looking into the more technical aspects of the comic's site, since Yoshi is taking his sweet time doing so. And I have discovered that I know almost nothing about these things. Go figure.

In any case, I have finished QCS and am doing Block Exams... Fun fun... And thus, I am flat out bored. But hopefully the future will yeild something more interesting than another playthrough of FFVII (Although that IS rather interesting).

I'd do that movie review... But it's kinda late for that. So I'll leave this as a short and breif post. "G'night population"