It has been a LONG time.

I'm not saying I'm back, I'm merely updating my "situation".

Let's see, I got three of the most adoreable, energetic kittens a few months ago. They are cute, and a pain in the ass all the same. But I love them all, especially mine, who is the only girl, and named after a character from Crisis Core, Cissnei.

Next, we bought a house. Yes bought. It's a great house in a mediocre neighborhood. Quick rundown :

* Privacy fence backyard (big too)
* garage (with auto door opened)
* 1200 sq. ft.
* 3 bedroom, 2 bath
* nice sized living room, dining room, AND an office
* remodeled recently
* listed at 84,000, but got it for 55,000
* oh, and a whirlpool tub <3

It's pretty nice and I am very proud of it. Thanks a bunch to Chris (StickyC) and the dozen others who helped up move in a few hours. xD

Moving onward, I think that it's. Hi to everyone that has missed me, if any , and before I go I will explain my further absence.

Work. Yes. 10 hours days this week, next week the following week. Three 12 hour days, then 6 days off after that, then another 3 12 hour days. THEN back to normal. By then we will be gearing up for birthdays/holidays, then a small break before Christmas. My free time has been sleep this week, as I have been down with sinus problems, but other then that it's going to be spending time with family and friends, video games, and my podcast.

Which brings us to our closing argument...... check out Gameciety Podcast, twice a week on Thursdays and Fridays.

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And much love to all, hopefully we survive the coming-depression of our economy, and survive the crap Obama will cause us if he makes it into office.

You and your journal! I felt like doing this one as well..

Instructions:
Start with 100%. Bold everything you've done and subtract 1% for everything that you've done. Then repost as you're __% virgin.

1. Smoked.
2. Drank alcohol.
3. Cried when someone died.
4. Been drunk.
5. Had sex.
6. Been to a concert.
7. Gotten/given a handjob.
8. Gotten/given a blowjob.
9. Been verbally/sexually harassed.
10. Verbally/sexually harassed somebody.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 90% D:

11. Felt someone up and/or been felt up.
12. Laughed so hard something came out of your nose.
13. Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfrend before.
14. Been cheated on by a boyfriend/girlfriend.
15. Been to prom.
16. Cried at school. (I think. O.o)
17. Gotten lost in a WalMart or a department store.
18. Went streaking.
19. Given or received a lap dance.
20. Had someone of the opposite sex in your room.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 85%

21. Had someone of the opposite sex sleep over.
22. Slept over at someone of the opposite sex's house.
23. Kissed a stranger.
24. Hugged a stranger.
25. Went scuba diving.
26. Driven a car.
27. Gotten an x-ray.
28. Hit by a car.
29. Had a party.
30. Done serious drugs.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 80%

31. Played strip poker/darts/basketball.
32. Got paid to strip for someone.
33. Run away from home. (When I was three, my mom said I did, lmao)
34. Broken a bone.
35. Eaten sushi.
36. Bought porn.
37. Watched porn.
38. Made porn. (Pictures count? O.o)
39. Had a crush on someone of the same sex.
40. Been in love.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 73%

41. French kissed.
42. Laughed so hard you cried.
43. Cried yourself to sleep.
44. Laughed yourself to sleep.
45. Stabbed yourself.
46. Shot a gun.
47. Trash talked someone and then acted like their best friend the next day. (How I treat my friends. )
48. Been online for 9 consecutive hours. (E3..)
49. Watched TV for 9 consecutive hours.
50. Watched an animal die.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 66%

51. Watched a person die.
52. Kissed and/or messed around somewhere with at least 1 person present.
53. Pranked somebody.
54. Put somebody in the hospital.
55. Snuck into someone's room and/or your own room after being out.
56. Kissed somebody of the same sex.
57. Dressed punk.
58. Dressed goth.
59. Dressed preppy.
60. Been to a motocross race.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 62%

61. Avoided somebody.
62. Been stalked.
63. Stalked someone.
64. Met a celebrity.
65. Played an instrument.
66. Ridden a horse.
67. Cut yourself. (I like(d) scars, stfu!)
68. Bungee jumped.
69. Ding dong ditched somebody.
70. Been to a wild party.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 57%

71. Got caught stealing something.
72. Kicked/punched a guy in the balls. (Talk about my momma again, bisch!)
73. Stolen a boyfriend/girlfriend from a friend.
74. Gone out with your friend's crush.
75. Got arrested.
76. Been pregnant.
77. Babysat.
78. Been to another country. (Does New Mexico count? O.o
79. Started your house on fire.
80. Had an encounter with a ghost.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 53%

81. Donated your hair to cancer patients. (almost did)
82. Been asked out by someone that you never thought you'd be asked out by.
83. Cried over a family member of the opposite sex.
84. Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for 3 months or more.
85. Sat on your butt all day. (Even I have to take a break)
86. Ate a whole carton of ice cream all by yourself.
87. Had a job.
88. Gotten cut from a sports team.
89. Been called a whore.
90. Danced like a whore.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 59%

91. Been mistaken for a celebrity.
92. Been in a car accident.
93. Been told you have beautiful eyes.
94. Been told you have beautiful hair. (I get this one a lot. :B)
95. Raped somebody.
96. Danced in the rain.
97. Been rejected.
98. Walked out of a restaurant without paying.
99. Punched someone/slapped someone in the face.
100. Been raped.

54% VIRGIN! w00t!

Because everyone on the show last week is a member of deviantArt! xD

That being said, show some love for the following people and check it out.

*TragicAngel was the first panelist up. Well, that segment is more of a guest co-host spot for random people, or just myself if I don't feel like doing it with another person. We discussed a little bit of PC news and a little bit of misc. news.

*Raini-Tempest was up as the Nintendo segment rolled on. She did a great job as her debut show, and should be joining us again next week as my other Nintendo panelist is out for family business. Yes, he's in the mob, and has "business" to discuss.

Speaking of mobs, a very special, unannounced guest (Michel, which I am probably spelling his name wrong) joined me for a bit of Sony news and bits. Really, he just antagonized me the whole time. He's the only non-dA member.

And filling out the end of the show was Microsoft with Mikey, or =ahollowvoice here. He's not new to the show, but we actually had some good Microsoft discussing going on, and we talked about what to look forward in the last half of the year.

Overall, it was a slow week, but I think we all still had fun, at least I think we did. :B Anyhow, show us all some love, spread the word. I hope to have a banner soon for anyone who does forums and wants to advertise. Until then, the link is below.

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Wow, I was actually kinda shocked at that. Much love to everyone who has stopped by, I apologize about the lack of uploading. I DO have two album covers I can post, and keep meaning to, but have been lazy. xD

I was coming here however to say Ember co-hosted Gameciety with me Friday night, and I think she did a great job. Everyone should go check it out, as co-hosted shows are more entertaining then solo shows (though I enjoy doing solo shows, too).

Also, I now have my full lineup of panelists, I believe. I am interviewing the last person Tuesday night, as well as someone who has shown interest and waited out the storm the past month until I was finally ready to get things rolling. I just need to double check and make sure certain people are still interested. xD

Anyways, go check it out at the link below, spread the love as the project grows.

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I thought it would be fun to post the notes I took on my 8 hour day of watching E3 live on Gamespot. It's been a LONG day, and as it comes to a close, I am about to start Episode 2 of Gameciety's coverage of the day's events. Noteable was the Nintendo and Sony press conferences, where big things were announced, as you can see in the first two sections. The notes are LONG and I know no one will read the WHOLE thing, but there are some funny, as well as good, notes herein. I was trying to have more fun typing them up, so I would remember some of the funny stuff when I recorded, and after I was done, I thought, "Hmmm, maybe I should share these?" xD Hope the minority enjoys, and be sure to hear reactions and what nots in Gameciety, posted around midnight tonight, Central time. Enjoy.

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Cammy Dunaway, sales and marketing manager came out
"we're having a lot of fun"
crazy lady who can't stop smiling. O.o
would be a cool ass mom

Shaun something came out to show off White Snowboarding
game on Wii balance board, coming out this holiday season

Situru Iwato came out, is president of Nintendo?
"sell bathroom scales around the world" kinda silly but true

"What Has Really Changed in this Paradigm"
talked about a few games that have been selling for 2 or so years now
talked about old games coming back like Mario and Zelda, as well as new games
also, mentioned how there install base has grown, with there new interfaces bringing in new and old gamers

Wii version of GH3 is outselling all other platforms.

LMAO! Said things get stale, especially when people copy the concepts.

Kasuya Eguichi, creator of Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing CityFolk coming to Wii in 2008
Adds a City, with an auction, an acadamy that you can see whta other players are doing, the beauty salon, and the

design store
Can send messages to computers, and cell phones
Works with a new microphone, walled Wiispeak. A roomfull of players can talk to a room full of players

Reggie Feesamey came out, president of NOA
May NPD, 10 million systems for wii
20 million for ds
ds sales are 12% ahead of last year
he said he was going to keep this short..................

Star Wars the Clone Wars video, with some gameplay
lightsaver motion controls, solid looking graphics, coming holiday 2008

Rayman Raving Rabbits trailer, will be useable with balance board
mini games, fall 2008

Call of Duty World at War game play footage. from what I could tell it looked nice
coopy gameplay from one tvm cioming soon, and no details on online multi.

Cammy came back out. talked about DS sales and such.
female players have grown from 30% to 48% in the past few years
Guitar Hero On Tour Decades coming soon, for DS. O.o
THIS FALL?>!?!?! wtf

Spore Creatures coming to DS this fall as well, showed trailer, didn't quite get it.

POKEMON.... rangers? huh? No platinum?!?! O.o

GTA China Town Wars, to DS this winter?????? Custom game engine, free roaming, new story, modern day Liberty City

WTF..... sounds like there testing GPS for the DS, with airport info, atm info and such
Trying to make the DS a "companion" of sorts

Reggie came back out. Showed the Wii Motion Plus, with a more precise motion sensor
Wii Sports Resort (WS2)
"Disk Dog" Thats impressive.... wow
Jet bike, water ski like game
SWORD DUELING! That looks like fun
coming next spring

Showed an interesting music player, drum machine game. no drum kit, all air drum
Shingeru miyamoto came out to show off Wii Music.
has been being worked on since the first Wii games
ohhhhhhh, plays notes for you, you move along to the music, and press a buttom at your own preference to play said

note
50+ different instruments
showed sax, piano, drum, violin, guitar, bongo like drum, and a complete drum simulator when connected with balance

board
will come with the orchastra conducter game, and other games
lmao, played mario brothers theme
wonder if it has preset songs and such?

Reggie and Cammy came back out
Reggie stated how everyone was saying the Wii was a fad, and they rpetty much proved that wrong

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SONY
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did I hear riddick in the intro?
sexy bullrider in intro!
Jack Trentton out first
i have some nasty farts, too
blah blah, awards
15 years ago was the green light of the psx
God of war was 7 years into the PS2 lifecycle
They put together a 10 year vision, like that of the PS2
BLU RAY 4 TEH WIN!
"Playstation in 2008 is all about software"

Actually acknowledged all three platforms as successful

RESISTENCE 2! gameplay video, HUGE moster, while guy was on a rooftop launching rockets at it
goes inside this building and climbs up another few stories
jesus the destruction looks awesome
kept picking him up, and you had to launch a rocket at it's mouth
R2 takes place in America, 1953
Ted Price, ceo of insomniac was talking the backstory
8 player online co-op, 60 player online competitive
showed a trailer

Jack came back to talk about LittleBigPlanet
demo's a created level of the game
which went through some figures
Greatest Hits for PS3 is coming this year, for 29.99
will be showing at there booth

Actually talking PS2. 130 titles are coming to PS2 in 2008
Mercenaries 2 is going to be on the PS2, as well as Yakuza 2

Buzz is coming to PSP and PS3. PS3 will have special theme packs

LEGO Batman PS2 bundles this fall for 149 dollars
Guy fumbled on his words more then anyone, but still came across better

Now to discuss PSN
Your psn user account will now be tied online, so you can use it at any ps3 or pc
showed off the "new" store, which launched last spring
surprises?!?!?!?!?!?!!? O:
Ratchet and Clank : Quest for Booty. Shorter game, but also less expensive.
begins where tools of destruction left off
focuses on platforming, and exploration
you are out to find clank, who was kidnapped
14.95!!!!!! FREAKIN CHEAP!

video package, with ratchet and clank quest for boody, crash commando, fat princess (cartoony, cutsy), pixeljunk eden,

pain amusement park, flower (looked gorgoous, and interesting), Siren bloody curse, still have the nasty farts, too, ragdoll

kungfu (lmao, looked awesome)

GT5 Prologue package
about GT TV
OHSHITSICAMEAGAIN
Best Motoring, racing, video option, d1gp, racing events from around the world, super GT, and top gear
I HAVE 2 GET PS3 NOWZ!

HOME!
A new video of the progress was shown
ok, looks like the sims so far.....
cool customizable living spaces, themed after games
they have a dedicated home booth

Sony pictures, lions gate, fox, disney, turner entertainment, and many freakin more on there rental and electronic sales,

and downloadable tv shows for a few bucks. after you download it to your ps3, you can put it on your psp, which is cool

as crap
showed how to work the video stor, which was really easy. you can find SD or HD easily. movies are catagorized
can watch trailers!
can start watching about a minute after you start the download, which is cool
this service begins tonight/july 15th

PSP TIEM!
A new pack... ratchet and clank size matters and national treasure 2, with a memory stick, silver psp, and game

voucher, for $199
WHOA!
Resistance Retribution on PSP....
looks like it's 3rd person
spring 2009

PATAPON 2, LocoRoco 2, Midnight Club : LA remix mentioned

Video package : star wars force unleashed, madden 2009, loco roco 2, nba 09 the inside, super stardust portable!!!,

LEGO Batman, Patapo 2!, Buzz Master quiz, Valkyria Chronicles

Back to PS3
talked about youtube video uploads
Life with Playstation, the weather and news channel, will be available at the end of the month
Previewing SOE's DC Universe Online

Jim Lee, exceutive director of DC Universe Online
working on this for 3 years
Mr. Lee has been an MMO player since Everquest
You can be a hero or villian

PRICE DROP???????
80GB core for $399.99 this september

Montage of people bragging about PS3's power
ubisoft talking about "pop", lol moment

Another Video package : littlebigplanet, motor storm pacific rift, mgs4, 007 quantum of soloce, socom confrontation,

ghostbusters, soul caliber 4, restistance 2, the agency, naruto ultimate ninja, mirrors edge, re5, singstar, gh wt, nba 09

the inside, buzz quiz tv, killzone 2

God of war 3 is coming to PS3
sneak peak trailer
omg the visuals were good

infamous talked about, choose wether you're going to be a giid person or bad person
you travel an sandbox enviroment, you are "charged with powers", and roam a broken city ravaged by a bomb
third person action game
spring 2009

announcing.... MAG
256 player support
8 man squad based
has a character growth system, so you can fine tune your soldier
by zipper interactive
trailer shown, video only, no gameplay, still looked amazing
warhawk x256. :B

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GAMESPOT SHOWROOM FLOOR COVERAGE

silly little video....... no comment
Christian rile, and Brian Ekberg hosting first segment, or whole show, wtf knows

Kicking thinks off with Rock Band 2
OHNOES! It's the girl that cant sing!
video problems... ass holes...
now no audio...
guitarist is messing up left and right, lmao and thankfully, you can barely hear her sing
the girl is helen something. D:<
song demo'd was the foo fighters song
reconfirming, 500 songs by the end of the year which is ba
showed the quick play menu, which looks sharp, puts all your songs in a catergoy like easy, challenging, nightmare,

impossible. makes it easier to find songs
the battle of the bands is challenges set up from harmonix for people to compete with there band in against others online
you'll download the challenge to your xbox, play the challenge, and your score goes against your friend list first, if you are

the best score out of your friendlist, you compete against the world. popups will come up and let you know if someone

beat your score, so you can try again.
the challenges sometimes have special conditions, like HAS to have a singer, etc.
ANY WAY YOU WANT, THATS THE WAY YOU NEED IT, ANY WAY YOU WANT IT!

Taped Segment of E3 Overview

Back with Brian and Cliff from GoW2
showed some gameplay
there IS split screen co-op
"meatshield" sounds cool, where you pick up a knocked out person/locust/whatever, and use them as a shield

Taped segment with id Software's John Carmack - "Rage"
mostly talked about the partneship
single title deal for Rage so far

Thomas Simon to demo his game Tom Clancy's HAWX
graphics looked SUPERB
uses satallite imagry to make the ennviroment realistc
in stores Q1 2009
50 different types of airplanes early protypes, to the 60's and up
plans for DLC, like planes and such
online co-op campaign, and team deathmatch, with two teams of 4
16 different enviroments, including 3 major us cities
with experiance and levels you can unlock new weapons for your plane
60FPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Walk Through of E3 Floor
LOL, Sega said, You xcan't shoot this, and told them to GIT!
"capping deer", lmao
"capping deers in the fayce!" LMFAO
damn, the floor is small boothwise, everyone only has a few moniters and such
All star cheersquad!!
Harry Potter?????? At E3>??!?!? WTF?!
And why is GRiD at E3??? Isn't that already out?!
"anything LEGO is pretty much tight in my book" lol
TECMO BOWL!

Back With Brian, and with a few guys who represent Resistance Retribution
gameplay
it is 3rd person gameplay, graphics are smooth
I hope this has online deathmatch.
was running across a bridge and killing.... things. O.o
story is between 1 and 2
"the game will have multiplayer, and be very fun" quote
they pretty much spoiled the opening story
there will be destructible cover as well
one more time, spring 2009

Taped segment, Homer talking to senoir editor of GS
"Everything was predictable" for the microsoft conference

Rayman Raving Rabbits bleh
50+ mini games, 30% with wii balance board

Taped segment, with Homer and Brian
thoughts on EA press conf.

Back with Brian and the creator of Too Human
"diablo" with a more in-depth combat system
10-15 hours straight play through???

Interview with Mark, about XBox's new update
the guy insterviewing was really dull, REALLY DULL and unamused. He must of been a Sony fanboy. :B
it really does look like a variation of the XMB, with a Wii dashboard twist

Back with Christine and the guys from Resistance 2
shows off the same 300 ft tall "Leviathon" monster from the Sony press conference
showed off the new gun, a magnum with bullets that sink into the surrounding, and you can detonate quite a few at once.
will support trophies!

Matthew Clark, from Prince of Persia

Interview with Brian Algeier from Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty
"all the high quality, AAA production values of a full PS3 title"
showed a small demo, gameplay, looked VERY nice
3-4 hours game, like was mentioned earlier, 15 bucks
railsliding was very BA looking
there are upgradeable weapons, coming THIS summer

With Chris, for Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
three factions, all three play differently
I missed some of this
online play
late this fall on PC and 360

LMAO, came back from break and he wasn't expecting it
Pixel Junk Eden with Deb
shit this game looks awesome and I am going to miss some because my son needs a bath.
not really a death, or way to die
just looks like a fun, laid back game
there are leaderboards
10 gardens, estimated 20 hours of gameplay
game is coming very very very soon
will support trophies, one of the first
can record your gameplay and upload to youtube

Interview with Lord of teh Rings Conquest
missed due to putting son to bed

Came back to see Infamous.
gameplauy footage of the hero/main man Cole running around shooting electricity from his hand and blowing things up
"open world" game

Skate It on Wii is shown next
Using the wiimote as the board
also kinda talking about balance board

Fallout 3 on X360 with Todd Howard and Brian
"retro futuristic world destroyed"
WOW! Drugs have an "Addiction" value, so if you use them to much, you get withdrawl if you don't take them constantly
The VAT system is the "stop-time" shooting
if your going to do everything its 100 hours of gameplay
pretty non-linear, map is pretty good sized
minimal load time
no multiplayer!!!!!! D:
you get body part damage
this guy sounds liek Russ. :B
over 50 weapons
build a weapon in different catergories

Taped Segment on NBA Live 09
Dynamic DNA is the name of it

Christine with Clint who brought Farcry 2
takes place in Africa, deserts and jungle (not tropical)
uses "buddies" that you save that help you along the way
any of the buddies can die at any time, as if they were "real" D:
"giant open world you can explore however you want"
graphics were really nice
30 weapons in the game
"dynamic" enviroments
if you get wounded after awhile, you will recieve a wound, which you must remove bullets, or relocate shoulders and such
weapons can break
HANGGLIDER!
Can drive vehicles (jeep was shown)
Fall 2008

Brian with the female golfer featured at the Nintendo Press Conference
talking about golf. -.-

MOAR PRINCE OF PERSIA! D:<
10 minutes?!?!?!?! Argh.
"no longer a linear game"
"not realistic" and "not cartoony like cell shaded" was the reason they went with the "illustrative style"
It really does LOOK good.
lots of jumping, flipping shown. oh, and walking beams and such. assassins creed plz?
your partner (Elecuh?) uses a "compass power" to point the way
ugh
moved from hordes of enemies to one really difficult enemy at once
really reminds me of a God of War'ish boss battle, really acrobatic and such
FEED DIED!
It is 8:30 and I am tired. o.o
Elecuh (?) can't die. They did not want her to become a hassle, so this is already better then RE4
oh yeah, lots of rythmic button pressing to do the pretty acrobatic crap
This holiday season, and also a DS game loosely connected with this game, in a global way

PR specialist at Nintendo with Homer
talked about Wii Music and the balance board
touched more on the Wii Motion Plus controller addon
touched on Animal Crossing on the Wii as well as the Wii Speak (Which amuses me more then anything)

Back to Brian and Loi Lamarsh from Shawn Whites Snowboarding
this version they are showing now is the X360 version
WOW! The loading screen is BA like Brawl. You play on a half pipe!!!!! Freakin sweet!
jesus the graphics are awesome
shit, was mesmerized and didn't hear them list off maps. >.>
LMAO, you can hit people with snowballs
will be flagracing, too
can place bets online with your "respectable"
the game has tons of gear, 500 jackets in just the demo
onlty showing off 1/6th of one single map (europe)
AVALANCHES!!!! Sweet, you can be engulfed by avalanches
if you survive an avalanche, you get mad respect
you can get off your board and walk around
16 player simu atm, hoping for more
your mountain is open, and friends can come in when they want, is how i understand it
there is an open career to the game
personal soundtracks
holiday 08

Postal 3 with Homer

back to the stage with christian and scott austin
lots of XBLA games to play
lode runner is first
classic game mechnics, with enchanced HD graphics
nice transition between levels, like a little "mini level" between, very nice touch
next is geomatry wars retro evolved 2
same gameplay mechanics
now has co-op play
AWWWWWWWWWWW lol
showed a new game play mode, called King, I believe
you can only shoot within your circle(s)
6 different modes
Braid is next up
2d platformer
instead of dying, you "learn from your mistakes", and rewind the stage a few seconds
amusing concept, but seems kinda silly and not satisfying
5 worlds, 4-5 levels a world
ASSHOLES DIDNT READ MY QUESTION!
next is Castle Crashers
ugh, christian is one of those little annoying girls
NEW AGE BATTLETOADS HOMG
but it looks like crap
Galaga Legions up now
added satallites to deploy, looks amusing
single player only
HAHA she died quick. :B
wow, she is horrible
all of these games are coming this summer

taped segment of littlebigplanet

back to the stage to wrap up
THANK GAWD!

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