10/31/2007 - Boo!!! |
HELLO INTERNET!!!! =D
So... yeah... 'Been a while, hasn't it? ;) I've been sitting here trying to come up with a funny reason why i haven't posted anything in 4 billion years, ..but then i figured that's exactly what you'd all expect. As if coming here with kitties wasn't predictable enough =P
Here's something you may not be expecting, though: i have uploaded 2 RARE pencil tests from the Iron Giant. You'll want to check those out before WB tells me to take 'em down.
(( 'Good to be back ^_^ ))
♥Sue
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12/23/2006 - Long-Awaited Wii-turn |
Boy, have i had my hands full these past few months :P
(( Rob let me have my christmas present 30+ days early ^___^ ))
November 19; Nintendo Wii Launch Day: 'That late night/early morning, we had discovered quite a multitude of enthusiastic Nintendo fans clustered around various stores in Glendale and Burbank. At 3am, prior to opening, most spots were ALREADY filled; i'm talking HUNDREDS of people in line... all Wii systems called for at 2 Targets and 1 Best Buy. After a bit of driving, we decided to scope out the Toys R Us on Victory Blvd... It was an eerie pitch black dark parking lot; no working street lamps; no nearby lit businesses..and the line was only visible once we were mere feet from the store's front door. As we drove by, several members from the line approached the car and welcomed us....and we were ( somewhat ) grateful they weren't undead rotting hillbilly corpses.
Rob and I decided to join the party; Howie teleported over shortly after :D
 Then, at 8:30am, the TRU store employees started handing out tickets... (( we were nerds #16 and #17 )) Then, just one hour later, our group was escorted into the store, and very orderly might i add.
No  or  , so yay!
Everyone in our campout got a Wii; no one left unhappy :) Rob got me the System + Zelda + Monkey Ball + Classic Controller + extra Wii-mote.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz> The main game is GREAT!!!.... 'Wii controls are superior to the analog, imo! Oh-so-clever progression of levels, too: ya got the Jungle, then Desert, then..you guessed it... the snow level, and so on. /:) Unfortunately, 90% of the multiplayer party-games have clunky controls and seem very uninspired / half-assed thrown on there. I picked this as our 2-player wii game, but i honestly can't recommend it for that. It's all about the 1-player mode.
(( <3 YanYan ^_^ ))
Twilight Princess> 'Controls are top-notch; gameplay is near-perfect. The way I understand it, this game was pulled from the GC line-up, and thrown onto the wii without very much ( if any ) graphical adjustments. The colors are desaturated and muddy and there is some bizarre lighting and glowing filters around the characters. A more streamlined style with a simpler pallet would be better suited for the wii's capabilities. 'Going the photo-realistic route does not impress like it would on the 360 or the PS3; component cables or not. I'm really missing the Windwaker / Minish Cap look... but the majority demands "mature Link" ...aka Hyrulian Tiger Beat Centerfold Link. Hahaha, OMG BADASS GROWN MAN IN AN ELF COSTUME!!! Despite all my frustrations with the art direction, it's an absolute MUST HAVE game. If you own a Wii, you really need Zelda.
(( I went ahead and "Windwaker-ised" all the characters from TP, but haven't had time to color them yet. I'll post that nerdy bonanza on the drawing board soon... ))
Excite Truck> ( rented ) ...more like not-exciting-enough-to-play-for-more-than-15-minutes-truck. And it has some of the worst music ever.
Red Steel> ( rented ) ...'Not as bad as everyone's saying, but not good enough to shell out $50 for.
Virtual Console> 'Playing stuff like Contra and Toe Jam and Earl with some non-local pals MAY have been worth me re-buying some games i already own...but alas; there's no online multiplayer. TG16 BomberMan ’93 provides a good amount of local multiplayer entertainment @ $6. And it's got "pause screen" soundFX's almost as good as Battletoads :P Nintendo has been consistently adding 4-5 new games to the VC every Monday. For now, I’m patiently waiting for some more obscure releases... 'maybe even some unreleased stuff! 'The ultimate, of course, would be Goonies ( famicom ).
**I've updated my flickr account : more photos from the Wii launch, and some of my nintendo toys on display**
I'm bringing the Wii when i fly home for Christmas tomorrow. 'Curious how the family will like it.... They're usually about as interested in video games as i'm interested in a jar of mayonnaise. ;) 'VERY much looking forward to Christmas with my family :D My flight's in mere hours....*giddy giddy giddy*
Enjoy your holidays, everyone! I'll be back soon with the holiday report + TONS of new drawings.
♥♥♥♥♥ Sue |
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10/9/2006 - Is your bellybutton gnawing at your backbone? |
'Los Angeles County Fair can fix that for ya.....
10 trillion colored lightbulbs, an endless sea of happy folks, hickory smoked pork butts, and two goat-filled petting zoos: i had the most amazing time in the world ^____^
 The day started out kinda rough... traffic was a bitch and it took about 40 mins just to park the car o.0 'Though any frustrations i had were completely alleviated upon arrival when the nicest man in the universe offered us his two extra admission tickets! (( I'd say that was... more than fair. )) I couldn't thank him enough; that's $30 we didn't have to pay.... which we instead spent on deliciously lethal fair food! :D Deep-fried avocados? Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwiches? Are you kidding me? XD
Geez, i can't even remember the last time i had a funnel cake... uffghnnmm, 'sooo good; so classic. 'Also i just had to do it: i HAD to get one of those enormous BBQ-ed turkey legs. I can't say why this is, but i feel sooo incredibly badass holding onto one of those...and tearing the meat off of that thing. 'Though, perhaps not badass enough...
While we were eating, we saw this gigantic woman toss a hefty bag of trash towards the garbage can,..but she totally missed, and the trash fell all over the ground. 'Didnt get her fat ass up off the bench and walk the three feet over to fix the situation either. There were no less than 50 smartass comments in my mind at the moment, but i couldn't bring myself to start shit. I never do...'cause i wouldn't stand a chance if she wanted to kick my ass. Maybe it's time to do something about this. I hear Barney's Brass Knuckle Boutique is having their annual sale next week. :P
 ** pet, pet, pet **
As much as i love goats, i don't think they'd make very good pets. The whole "poop wherever they want" thing: 'not a big fan. Hmmm..though i'm not entirely certain, i don't think it's possible to potty-train a goat... Wikipedia and Google are usually so informative, but i'm coming up short on this one.
There are lots more FAIR photos in my Flickr account ^-^
 One...Two...Three...
I wanted to hold one, but these tiny yellow puffballs were locked up in a cage. 'Not for petting :( 'Couldnt help but think of that one episode of
Dirty Jobs where Mike Rowe watched some dude handle newly hatched chicks ..and...
....Ok, nevermind. I can't have 2 poo-themed paragraphs within a single entry. It's the law.
A sigh of relief from Rob: i DID NOT win one of those huge tigers ;)
In other news: the Sketchbook Session was a rad time, as usual. I finally got to meet the famous Kristen ; 'catch up a bit with the elusive duo: Mark and Nahrin, and tell some embarrassing stories to Jen, Corbett, Rick and whoever else was standing there...while drinking some tiny Coronas.
Also: WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES, CLARKE!!!!!!!!!!! :D
In nerd news: Bubble Bobble 'Revolution' apparently sucks tons of ass. I had high hopes when i heard the microphone feature would be used in the game, but after reading the IGN review, it's a sloppily-designed, buggy monstrosity. Ohhhhh welllll. 'SO, i went and bought the Lemmings-esc Mario VS. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis . I'm stocking up on DS games; there are travel plans in my near future ^_^
♥Sue |
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9/29/2006 - I want it to be Sunday. NOW. |
'Got to play a friend's Starfox Command last week; 'decided i'd pass for now (( It's bound to end up in Circuit City's bargain bin after the holidays )). So, here's what i ultimately decided on ...
Okami is just BEAUTIFUL; it's like playing a watercolor painting... which is about 9 thousand times more fun-er than it sounds, if you can imagine :D 'Definitely one of the stronger PS2 titles this year and a step in the right direction design-wise. I'm not very far into it; but I'm having a gool 'ol time breaking into villager's homes, digging holes in their bedrooms and breaking all their priceless family heirlooms. 'Only complaint at this point is the bug / guide talks too damn much. Shutup and let me figure shit out on my own, geez!! ... he gives away too many hints IN BOLD RED LETTERS.
Cooking Mama is bland and not very challenging. 'Storyline is non-existent...and that's a huge downfall. The entire 'game' is comprised solely of mini-games; all using the stylus: Mama tells you to make shit, and you make it. That's it. I believe that's what you'd call BOO-URNS.
Big Brain Academy: 'yet to officially start it! ....but i'm sure it's awesome ;)
Las Vegas trip #2 was fun, though being constantly surrounded by fake blondes with fake boobs with bright orange fake tans put me in a violent mood. Ughhkkkk, they were everywhere! Millions of them! Why does everyone want to look the damn same? o.0 Ya wanna know where all the cute-as-hell NORMAL girls are? Frikken Dodger Stadium, I SWEAR. Millions of them.
Anyway, it was soooo nice to see my family for those few days. ^_^ We stayed at the Rio for the first time: 'liked it all right despite it's lack of tigers. My Uncle Kenny taught me how to play craps like a real pro. My crazy dice skillz earned a good deal of applause. 'Just tossed 'em down the table like i didn't give a shit and watched all these strangers win tons of money. Hey! Fun! 'Too bad i don't gamble, ....but if i did, i'd totally play craps. :P
**'Updated my Flickr account with some new photos.**
My Nana hasn't been to 'Vegas since the early 70's... so, for her, it was almost an entirely new place. New York, New York was good to her; she won like $700, i think. 'Not too shabby /:)
Staying at the Rio reminded me of how forgettable Penn and Teller were. We saw those guys during our previous LV trip, and i somehow forgot to mention it. Ha. I enjoy, Bullshit, but their stage show is just awful. 'Best way to describe it: a college lecture with a couple of circus acts and magic tricks here and there. Avoid.
I met the "Crab Leg Instructor" at the Rio Carnival buffet. I was struggling big time with the blue plastic "sea sheller". 'Never used one of those things before....and apparently i was doing it wrong! This short Mexican waiter appears out of nowhere and saves the day: he grabs the crab leg out of my hands and gives me a very messy demo. Crab juices and particles are flying everywhere... he was like the Emily Fox of crab legs! He ripped out the crabmeat and tossed it onto my plate. I look up at this guy and he's got this crazy smile showing all 94534548 of his teeth looking like he just conquered the universe.
If i married him, i'd have a pretty good answer to the "How did you two meet?" question, huh.
OH! I have a really crazy story involving me having to run out of my hotel room late at night; half-dressed, in front of a good portion of the 16th floor hotel guests at the Plaza hotel BUT i tell it really good in person (( SFX's needed )! We'll be at the Sketchbook Session this Sat: ask me about the "hot shower incident" :P
"OH BOY!"
What's next......? Amazing weekend planned: Sketchbook Session, and LA County Fair :D !!! I'm gonna milk a goat, like, all damn day on Sunday. HOLY SHIT I CAN'T WAIT!!!! XD !!!!
((*new record for use of the word "shit" in an entry, i think*))
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9/8/2006 - Cute and Hideous in one post! |
Do you like a duck? A deer's severed head? How's about a flappy bird?
Well, it's your lucky day:
 ....yes. Hooray for more random cute things! :D
I hope you guys are enjoying the other greatest blog ever: Toybox Safari!
Since most requests seem to be for Dream Pets photos, we'll be posting a different DP .....DREEEAAAAMM PETTTT....every Thursday! :D
....We'll call it "Dakin DHURsday".... ^______________^ *a-herrr-herrr
"Jiggs" the dog and "Chipper"...the chipmunk. ^^
Last weekend, Rajesh ( EmceeONE ) and Rob were ambushed by a certain hairy-legged monster the size of frikken Montana aka the biggest damn spider i've ever seen. HUGE!! It's abdomen looks like BRAINS and it has a furry face!! o.0
I'm going to link to the photo i took, BUT... can you handle it? After posting the pic on the DB, Kelly Tindall and Rick nearly passed out ;) 'So be warned, arachnophobes! Here he is! Rrraaahhh!!!
He's a type of Orb Weaver spider ( thanks to gubixcube for ID-ing him! ); they are not venomous and are reluctant to bite. Yes, friendly :) ....though, still pretty damn scary. 'You know what else is scary? Pickles.
We're heading back to Vegas tomorrow 'cause we just can't get enough. :) Actually, we're meeting some of my family members there. I'll be back with more stories on Thursday...
♥♥♥♥♥ Sue
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