Game streamin'

I'll stream games here from time to time.

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Nerdy Show episode is up

Well, for anyone interested in listening to that podcast I'm a host on, you can find it here. I feel embarrassed all of a sudden! This was supposed to be 15-30 minutes long, but since we couldn't shut up, it's over an hour. I hope you enjoy it!

Mama's birthday/ Art show

Today was my mom's birthday! Happy birthday Mamaaaaaaa! I love you!

I had another long day at work. It was a better day than usual, though. We had a gaming-themed art show tonight, featuring art by the store owner's cousin. We had a ton of people show up, and it was a lot of fun. There was free pizza and cupcakes, and the cupcakes were so awesome! They were all Mario themed. Here are some pictures:

Yoshi and mushrooms!

Goombas! They even had feet!

These piranha plants were so cool!

They had red velvet cake inside. Delicious!

It's fun when I basically get paid to eat pizza, eat cupcakes, and mingle with people. My job rocks.

Nerdy Show

I just got back from recording a podcast! This group of folks in my area has a podcast called the Nerdy Show, and they recently invited me to be a part of it. Tonight, we recorded the first episode that I'm in. It sounds like they mainly want me around for the gaming-related episodes, which makes sense, considering that's my area of expertise. The main focus of this episode is Castlevania, but we touched on some other topics as well. It was a blast! I'll definitely link to the episode here as soon as it's available online.

Man I had a long day! Feels so good to be home.

Austin and Cody's Birthdaaaay

Today is both Austin and Cody's birthday! Happy birthday to two of my best buds!!! Also, Jed's already happened a few days ago, but I didn't post about it here, so happy belated birthday to mister Jed!

LOL YER 21, 25 AND 26

In other news, I must say I am EXTREMELY disappointed by all of the "No" votes on my Michael Jackson poll! I just don't know what we're going to do with this generation....*shakes head*

New poll time!

Art post 10/4

A long time ago, I used to contribute art to a project called Sonic 2 HD. As the name implies, it's an HD remake of Sonic 2. However, I've been unhappy with the direction of the project for quite some time now, so I decided not to contribute anymore. I did have one old sprite from the project laying around that I had never finished, though. Yesterday, I finally finished it up to my liking:

It's done entirely with vector shapes, so it was very time-consuming! I based it off of the original Knuckles sprite, and I also referenced official Sonic art sources for extra detail. Here is the original sprite:

I also have a sprite of Tails that I made for the project. If you haven't seen that already, you can view it here.

It's a shame that Sonic 2 HD hasn't really gone anywhere. It seemed like such a promising concept in the beginning. Oh well.

Also, completely unrelated, but I went mini-golfing last night and it was fun! :D

More Disney Fun

I went back to Disney again on Wednesday. I'm trying to get the most I can out of my seasonal pass, since it was so dang expensive! One really crappy thing, though, is that seasonal passes do NOT come with free parking! What the heck is up with that, Disney?! If I'm going to be visiting Disney regularly, I am not okay with paying $14 to park every single time. Thankfully, I found a pretty good method for avoiding the parking fee. It takes a little time, but I think it's worth it!

How to park for free at Disney World and get to one of the parks:

Step 1.) Park your car at Downtown Disney (one of the only places at Disney that allow you to park as long as you want without any sort of fee or fear of a tow truck). It helps to park close to the bus stops.

Step 2.) Take a bus to one of the Disney resorts. Depending on the park you're going to, there are certain resorts you should stop at to make the trip faster. They are as follows:

Magic Kingdom - Grand Floridian
Epcot - Either the Boardwalk resorts or the Swan and Dolphin
Animal Kingdom - Animal Kingdom Lodge
Hollywood Studios - Pop Century

Step 3.) From the resort, take the bus (or the monorail, if the resort you went to is connected to it) to your park of choice!

That's pretty much it. It might be too much hassle for some people, but I think it's fun! I really enjoy riding the buses and the monorail, so I think it's a great way to start and end my days at Disney. Getting back to Downtown Disney is pretty much the same thing, you just go from the park to a resort, then from the resort to Downtown Disney. I know that Disney majorly frowns upon people doing what I did, but I majorly frown upon them not including free parking with a seasonal pass! I guess that makes us even.

My most recent visit was spent at Magic Kingdom. I figure I should only visit one park at a time, in order to keep everything fresher. I had a lot of fun! I went alone (since none of my friends in this area have seasonal passes), but that's okay. Going alone means you can do whatever you want without worrying about anyone else! I rode every ride I felt like riding, and it was awesome. I started and ended my visit with Space Mountain, which I love. I tried recording myself on a few rides, but none of them really turned out except for this one (which you've most likely already seen on my youtube page):




Ahhhh, Tomorrowland Speedway. You never fail to excite.

 I had one important objective for this visit: purchase and consume one Mickey's Premium! That's the famous Mickey-shaped ice cream bar. I hadn't had one since I was 3 or 4 years old, and I desperately wanted one during my previous Disney trip, but I never got to have one. :< I made up for it this time, though!

Mmmm! So yummy!

On my way out of the park, I stopped at the Contemporary resort. I left the park a little before the fireworks show, in order to avoid the huge crowd rushing out onto the buses when it was over. I got to the resort right before the fireworks started, and I had an AWESOME view of them while I was waiting for the bus!

Disney fireworks never disappoint!

Overall, I had an awesome day! I think I'll go to Animal Kingdom next time.