Yeah, sorry I haven't been on in two days. I've been sick. :( I still am too. :P I might not be on much until maybe tuesday, so, yeah. :P Also, I might be getting Mario and Sonic at the Olympic winter games today. :D So, don't expect me to be commenting much for the next 3 days. See ya. :P

Well, I guess I have been kind of lazy with my blogs, because it's almost been a week since my last blog. :P I've never gone this long without a blog. :| :P Well, here I am. :lol: I guess I haven't had much time to blog, (blame school) or I guess I haven't had much to blog about. :P

Umm... well, Gordon Freeman won the contest. :evil: Everyone knows he didn't deserve to win. :x

Random facts time. I guess. :P

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density..Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.All babies are color blind when they are born.An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is ''Crash Course''

Big letters! :shock: Umm...Join the Cookies Union! :P

Another new Beatles album. :P

Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band. yep. :P

Teh list o songs:

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. With a Little help from my friends
3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
4. Getting better
5. Fixing a hole
6. She's leaving home
7. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
8. Within You Without You
9. When I'm Sixty-Four
10. Lovely Rita
11. Good Morning Good Morning
12. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
13. A day in the Life

Yeah. :P Probably one of their best albums.

Um.... Random facts time!

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

Revolvers cannot be silenced because of all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.

Liberace Museum has a mirror-plated Rolls Royce; jewel-encrusted capes, and the largest rhinestone in the world, weighing 59 pounds and almost a foot in diameter.

A car that shifts manually gets 2 miles more per gallon of gas than a car with automatic shift.

Cats can hear ultrasound.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

Children grow faster in the springtime.

On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.

Paul Revere rode on a horse that belonged to Deacon Larkin.

The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.

Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"

Nobody knows who built the Taj Mahal. The names of the architects, masons, and designers that have come down to us have all proved to be latter-day inventions, and there is no evidence to indicate who the real creators were.

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.

7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

The earliest recorded case of a man giving up smoking was on April 5, 1679, when Johan Katsu, Sheriff of Turku, Finland, wrote in his diary "I quit smoking tobacco." He died one month later.

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

Well, that's all for today. :P

Have you noticed that lately? It seems as though some games that should be rated 'T' are rated 'M'.

Look at the back of the Halo ODST box.

Just blood, language, and violence. Thats it? Really? That's just about the same reason Tony Hawk Pro Skater was rated 'T'. I think they're becoming a little too cautious when it comes to video game ratings. :P

Now I shall talk about other stuff.

The finals have started for the greatest game hero competition, and, if you haven't already noticed, Mario is losing!!1!!!!

It's hard to beleive Gordon made it to the finals.

*Looks at own 'vote for Link' banner* :| I guess I should take that down. Eventually. :lol: VOTE FOR MARIO!!! :x

If your thinking that I only wanted nintendo characters to win, It's not because I'm a fanboy. I'm not a fanboy. :| (I like all three systems.)

It's just that I grew up with nintendo as a kid. :P

Here are some random facts.

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"

The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

When you die, your hair still grows for a couple of months.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.

The first person selected as the Time Magazine Man of the Year - Charles Lindbergh in 1927.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.

There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).

A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away.

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.

Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman, but was changed to Mario to honor the Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segali.

Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.

Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.

The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.

World Tourist day is observed on September 27.

Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.

The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).

Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.

A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.

The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.

The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

So, thats about it. If you wanted to know where I found these facts, I just googled: random facts. :P

Yayz! I got Scribblenauts today! :D I haven't played it much yet, but it's really fun. The first thing I summoned: a time machine. :o :lol: I don't really have much else to say. :P Oh, yeah. How is Link losing???? :evil::P jk. but I am kind of disapointed. :( If Link Loses, I hope Mario can beat Freeman. :P Not much else to say, I suppose. Vote for Link!!!

Funny videos. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Lx3s170iI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzbD7KuNCXs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkdvYThT_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcHR3HizRTA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvQ6hx9Iq8&feature=related

October has finally started! Seems as though September was just one of those months when it takes forever to get over with. :P Otherwise, round 5 finally started. :D It's pretty obvious who's going to go to the finals. :| *CoughMarioandLinkCough* :lol: It seems as though there are a lot of PS3 fanboys voting right now. Considering that Master Chief lost. :P Also, I'm at level 19 now: Gitaroo Man. yayz!

Ummm... I guess that's all I have to say. For now. :P

*leaves a plate of free 1up Mushrooms and Phoenix Downs*

Yayz! I got a new Beatles album! :D

The Beatles: 1. Yeah. :| Well, here's the list of songs.

1. Love me do
2. From me to you
3. She loves you
4. I want to hold your hand
5. Can't buy me love
6. A hard day's night
7. I feel fine
8. Eight days a week
9. Ticket to ride
10. Help!
11. Yesterday
12. Day Tripper
13. We can work it out
14. Paperback writer
15. Yellow submarine
16. Eleanor rigby
17. Penny lane
18. All you need is love
19. Hello, goodbye
20. Lady Madonna
21. Hey Jude
22. Get back
23. The ballad of John and Yoko
24. Something
25. Come together
26. Let it be
27. The long and winding road

Yeah, I got 27 songs for only $11 at Wal-Mart! :shock: That's alot. It's kind of like their greatest hits album. :P

Also, the all time greatest game hero has become less exciting for the fact that the polls aren't really that close anymore. :| I was really excited for Bub and Bob losing, (although I thought they would lose to Sonic) but now it's pretty obvious who is going to win in round 4. Mario, Samus, Freeman, and Link. Hopefully the polls will get more exciting. :P

Also, Notre Dame beat Purdue last night! yay! :D

I guess that's all I have to say for now. :)

Don't forget to vote for Link! :P

So yeah, round 3 is finally over, and thank goodness Samus beat Bub and Bob. :D It's so strange, today I got on before school for a little bit, to check the standings, and I noticed that Samus had only 46.5% of the votes. I thought it was over. When I got home, I checked the standings and noticed, Samus won! yayz! :D In other news: this is my 50th blog! :D So, here is a rant for you all. :P

Rant #2: every movie just has to have a video game. Yep. They have a video game for pretty much every movie or TV show. Like how they have a game for 'Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs' and 'Up'. And its for every system out there. Even the PS2. Yeah. With the exception of games such as 'The Simpsons Arcade' and some others.

Well it's about 10:30 where I am now, so I'm going to bed. :P

*Leaves random foodz* :lol:

Yes, on this day last year, (9/20/09) I joined GameSpot. :DNow I've been here for a year. So, yeah. :lol: Also, I'm getting The Beatles: Rock Band today. :D yayz! I got the money yesterday when my parents told me to clean my room. Which is why I wasn't on much yesterday. It took me five hours to clean it! :shock: Also, I honestly believe the all time greatest game hero contest is rigged. :evil: SAMUS IS LOSING? TO BUB AND BOB?!?! lol jk. I'm not that mad. Also, Cloud is losing to Kratos, Snake is losing to Gordon Freeman, and well, thats about it. :| :lol:

I have just today reached level 18: Flicky! I don't know what it means though. :|

I also got 2 new emblems: Tagger Dabbler, and another one with no name. :lol:

Although it doesn't have a name, it symbolizes the fact I created a bracket. Even though this should have been given out 2 weeks ago. :P