This is Gibbslap, and I can't apologize, no...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Still Alive...
Sorry for the extended absence, big things are planned, and all will be made clear soon ;)
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Oh, Mother...
Mom arrives tonight. I'll be AWOL for a few days, I think she's heading home ... Tuesday? In the meanwhile, Bastion is almost done, only three achievements left, and goodness I have a lot more to play now ... also, this weekend, BOSTON CONCERT HELLZ YEAH! I'll give you all a report on what Atlantic City is like when I get back, y'all have a nice weekend now, ya hear?
This is Gibbslap, and it's more than a feeling.
This is Gibbslap, and it's more than a feeling.
Monday, July 16, 2012
heh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTIGg3I5y8
Pretty sure this is the only acceptable context for "I think I need a girl scout". Also, bonus points to anyone who finds the TARDIS without reading the comments.
This is Gibbslap, and mmmmmilk...
Pretty sure this is the only acceptable context for "I think I need a girl scout". Also, bonus points to anyone who finds the TARDIS without reading the comments.
This is Gibbslap, and mmmmmilk...
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Status Repor
So this weekend has consisted largely of ... me being completely ridiculously lazy. Turns out my mother is coming to visit this upcoming weekend ... and this is right after I spent most of last week with my parents ... well, I have a family who loves me, what else should I expect? ^^ I'll do my best to keep you all posted on what all new is going on...
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Steam Summer Sale is going pretty well. I'm keeping myself generally pretty controlled and not spending too much money, which is good, these things can go pretty far overboard if I'm not careful. I'd been playing Super Meat Boy in the couple weeks I was waiting for this (at least, the parts where I wasn't trying to beat Castlevania, no I still haven't beaten the final boss yet, yes it is quite irritating). Anyways, figured that it would be quite the lofty goal to 100% a game like Super Meat Boy, namely a fast-paced precision-key indie game with ridiculous challenges, so I started working on The Binding of Isaac instead.
Those of you who enjoy and play a lot of indie games are laughing at me right now.
The rest of you are about to start laughing by the time I finish this sentence, because I'm about to point out that Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac are from the same dev, and that due to the randomly-generated nature of the game, Binding of Isaac actually tends to be much more difficult to ace.
So as a third option, I've started Bastion. I figure I'm somewhere close to halfway through it, having collected all the crystals and two of the shards, but one of the Steam achievements directly points towards beating the game twice with a New Game Plus. I'm assuming (read: hoping) that said new game will start me with at least part of what I've collected over the first run, because all good new-game-plus games give you a good chunk of your unlocks and earns for the new run (*glares at Epic Mickey menacingly*). As such perhaps it'll be shorter the second time through, and in any case I don't see much keeping me from finishing it within a couple weeks depending on what all Mom and I get up to.
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Why must every Fairy Tail opener spoil so much? I mean seriously ... go and show us all the new characters for the next arc before this one even finishes ... yeah, sure, it's familiar villains returning again, oh, and this person is really alive after all. Go for it. Love the series ... but whomever decides on the openers needs to have his or her favorite series ruined for them.
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After working on this for over two years, I am now just at the start of the Marineford Battle in the One Piece anime (just finished ep.458). Just made it through a few episodes of flashbacks and where-are-they-nows, and entering into a long arc that features a staggering number of minor characters from the series. The pacing at this point slows down to exactly one episode per manga chapter, despite most of the rest of the series taking somewhere around 1.5 - 2 chapters per episode. 31 episodes from now (ep.489) the war will be ending. 58 episodes until the infamous timeskip (516-517). 64 episodes until the crew finally reunites (ep.522) after having been separated for 117 episodes (ep.405). 69 episodes from now (ep.527) and the crew finally gets to an island that was mentioned an incredible 496 episodes prior (ep.31). And 98 episodes from now (ep.556) ... aired today. (All info courtesy of onepiece.wikia.com) Why do I bring this up? Because this is roughly where the series was two years ago when I first.started.watching.it. One Piece was the first anime I ever seriously watched (aka not including a certain joke called Digimon I watched a bit as a kid) and I can definitely say that it had a major impact on my life, if for no other reason than, a couple months later I met the guy who ran the local anime club and he's one of my best friends now. tl;dr? This has taken a very long time and it will take a very long time still...
This is Gibbslap, and I'm gonna be king of the pirates!
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Steam Summer Sale is going pretty well. I'm keeping myself generally pretty controlled and not spending too much money, which is good, these things can go pretty far overboard if I'm not careful. I'd been playing Super Meat Boy in the couple weeks I was waiting for this (at least, the parts where I wasn't trying to beat Castlevania, no I still haven't beaten the final boss yet, yes it is quite irritating). Anyways, figured that it would be quite the lofty goal to 100% a game like Super Meat Boy, namely a fast-paced precision-key indie game with ridiculous challenges, so I started working on The Binding of Isaac instead.
Those of you who enjoy and play a lot of indie games are laughing at me right now.
The rest of you are about to start laughing by the time I finish this sentence, because I'm about to point out that Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac are from the same dev, and that due to the randomly-generated nature of the game, Binding of Isaac actually tends to be much more difficult to ace.
So as a third option, I've started Bastion. I figure I'm somewhere close to halfway through it, having collected all the crystals and two of the shards, but one of the Steam achievements directly points towards beating the game twice with a New Game Plus. I'm assuming (read: hoping) that said new game will start me with at least part of what I've collected over the first run, because all good new-game-plus games give you a good chunk of your unlocks and earns for the new run (*glares at Epic Mickey menacingly*). As such perhaps it'll be shorter the second time through, and in any case I don't see much keeping me from finishing it within a couple weeks depending on what all Mom and I get up to.
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Why must every Fairy Tail opener spoil so much? I mean seriously ... go and show us all the new characters for the next arc before this one even finishes ... yeah, sure, it's familiar villains returning again, oh, and this person is really alive after all. Go for it. Love the series ... but whomever decides on the openers needs to have his or her favorite series ruined for them.
---
After working on this for over two years, I am now just at the start of the Marineford Battle in the One Piece anime (just finished ep.458). Just made it through a few episodes of flashbacks and where-are-they-nows, and entering into a long arc that features a staggering number of minor characters from the series. The pacing at this point slows down to exactly one episode per manga chapter, despite most of the rest of the series taking somewhere around 1.5 - 2 chapters per episode. 31 episodes from now (ep.489) the war will be ending. 58 episodes until the infamous timeskip (516-517). 64 episodes until the crew finally reunites (ep.522) after having been separated for 117 episodes (ep.405). 69 episodes from now (ep.527) and the crew finally gets to an island that was mentioned an incredible 496 episodes prior (ep.31). And 98 episodes from now (ep.556) ... aired today. (All info courtesy of onepiece.wikia.com) Why do I bring this up? Because this is roughly where the series was two years ago when I first.started.watching.it. One Piece was the first anime I ever seriously watched (aka not including a certain joke called Digimon I watched a bit as a kid) and I can definitely say that it had a major impact on my life, if for no other reason than, a couple months later I met the guy who ran the local anime club and he's one of my best friends now. tl;dr? This has taken a very long time and it will take a very long time still...
This is Gibbslap, and I'm gonna be king of the pirates!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
One of the best games ever, cheaper than lunch
Steam sale. Portal 2. $5. I paid $50 for this when it first came out and it was worth every cent. You owe it to yourself. Better hurry though, it's only for today...
This is Gibbslap, and press Spacebar to say "Apple".
Back in Black!
Hey y'all, sorry for the delay! Been spending a lot of my time on a work assignment, finally get a breather now, and look
what
HAPPENS...
http://store.steampowered.com/
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FINALLYYYYYYYYY
:D
I love a good sale, don't you? Prices are so low, it makes shopping such fun!
...
...
Yup, still straight.
Anyways, I'm settling back into things now, so now the blog is going to kick into high gear as I fill out my wish lists and actually get some nerd stuff done :D Keep readin', folks, and thanks for bearing with me so far, I promise you I'll do my best to make it worth the wait ;)
This is Gibbslap, and I'm cut loose, from the noose, that's kept me hangin' around...
what
HAPPENS...
http://store.steampowered.com/
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FINALLYYYYYYYYY
:D
I love a good sale, don't you? Prices are so low, it makes shopping such fun!
...
...
Yup, still straight.
Anyways, I'm settling back into things now, so now the blog is going to kick into high gear as I fill out my wish lists and actually get some nerd stuff done :D Keep readin', folks, and thanks for bearing with me so far, I promise you I'll do my best to make it worth the wait ;)
This is Gibbslap, and I'm cut loose, from the noose, that's kept me hangin' around...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Vacation Time!
Okay, so I've been quiet for a few days, I know, I know ... I've been trying to beat Castlevania but Dracula seems to have a little problem with that - I've gotten stuck on the last boss. Well, since Death took me a solid three weeks, I suppose I could in theory spend a lot more time on this, but that doesn't stop it from being irritating as hell.
Anyways, I'm flying up home tonight, spending the next few days with my family for the holiday, having a nice little vacation and such. Doubt I'll be updating this much then, even though I'm bringing my computer. Y'all have a nice few days, and I'll talk to you soon!
This is Gibbslap, and I'm leaving on a jet plane.
Anyways, I'm flying up home tonight, spending the next few days with my family for the holiday, having a nice little vacation and such. Doubt I'll be updating this much then, even though I'm bringing my computer. Y'all have a nice few days, and I'll talk to you soon!
This is Gibbslap, and I'm leaving on a jet plane.
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