I preordered it today at EBgames for $5. Now I know I'll have a copy the day it comes out!

I wasn't picked... Eh, I'm quite sad, but I worried about it too much. Kind of sucks since I wanted to be one badly, but hopefully next time Jeff thinks I'm a better person.

Dangerous stuff I've been doing lately. You see, now I'm worried about my chances for mod. I shouldn't be, but I am. I've wanted this job for two years now and I just want to make a difference on the site. I haven't been this excited since the SOCOM 3 beta, but I didn't get in, just like how I might not get in the moderator team at all. Even though there was one thing that doomed me from getting beta, everything I did to apply for mod was correct. Only the top 2% of applicants can get the job, which is up to 100 users max, which won't happen. I haven't played any online games, gone to spinoffs, or done much else. I'm too worried about mod apps and this is all that has been on my mind. On one hand, I feel like I'll get the job, no problem. On the other hand, I feel like I won't get the job at all. Like I said, I'm too worried. No one can really comfort me about this issue since:

1. They don't go to GameFAQs.
2. They'll think I'm lame for worring about a volunteer position this badly.
3. They're already a mod and pestering them is the last thing you want to do.

All in all, I don't know what to do. New mods should be announced next week, but I just pray to God that I am going to be one of the new mods. Peace and I hope one of my biggest goals comes true. Amen.

-Phil

It's pissing me off a lot. I liked the first three weeks of summer because they went by slow. After the Fargo trip, summer has been on super-speed. I can't believe it has been a week since we drove up to Duluth. We got home on Sunday, but it's already Thursday damnit. It feels like a ****in Tuesday or Wednesday, to tell you the truth. School starts sometime after Labor Day and I'm not too thrilled about going. It'll be my first year of high school and I'm a bit nervous actually. I've also been oversleeping a lot lately, which is very surprising. I go to bed around my usual summer bedtime (12:30 A.M.), but I've been getting up around 10 A.M. lately. This surprises me because I'm not known for sleeping in. It actually feels like I'm wasting my day by getting up that late. Think about it; once school begins, I'll be waking up an hour earlier (5:30 A.M.) and I'll be ****in tired. I'll probably have the usual 9:30 - 10 P.M. bedtime, but I can't sleep in at all. Kind of sad actually.

I've had a 4.0 all year, which was no surprise, but the rank I got blew me away...

1/533!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^______________________^

I'm getting pissed at the fact that I get up to a high enough level and get knocked way down because of my teammates. All I want is my level 16 and I was so close towards getting it, but my teammates couldn't pull through. I'm now a ****in 13 because of it. Is getting my 16 too much to ask? It isn't at all, but it seems like it is because no one can pull through for me. I can't play solo because chances are the rest of my teammates quit, which makes my experience very bad. I get so depressed about this because no one is good anymore. I can't trust anyone to help me get my 16, which is incredibly sad. All I want is my 16 and then I take a break from team slayer, that's all. It's not much to ask at all, but I'm too desperate. If anyone is GOOD and is a 16 or above, we need to form a party to kick ass and help me get to 16 as a favor. This just makes me pissed all the time and I don't want it to happen anymore.

EDIT: I'm now a ****in 11. To all those n00bs out there, you ****in suck.

Remember in my previous entry about how scared I was about my math test? I got a ****in 98% on it! One wrong on it because I didn't know that if you crossed out all the factors on an algebra fraction that it equaled 1. Oh well. Hopefully this will bring my grade up.

Grove Singer tour day was today. It was fun for the most part. Our first stop was at my old elementary school, Rush Creek and I sung there. I put a lot of effort into it because i knew a few of the little kids and most of the teachers there still remembered me. It was great going back. Next stop was Oakview Elementary, which the kids really loved us. The best part about it was when Luke went near this one shy kindergardener during his solo, then Paul kneeled down to her on his solo, which caused everyone to laugh and the girl to be surprised. That was an awesome moment. Then we went to Angeno's for lunch, which the cheese pizza absolutely owned. After that we went to the Berkshire Nursing Home to sing to the seniors, but there wasn't much of a crowd since the elevator was broken, so we just sung for fun then left. The final stop was Northview Junior High, which was freaky. I felt like I was going to get shot there. There are more African-Americans and Asians than whites. Their choir was actually good, but I didn't think they really liked us. It kind of surprised me that some of them were pretty cruel, but the guys were alright. I hope next year's group has fun with it.

It felt like it was easier this time around. I got everything done right. I made all the possible Jedi into Jedi and that really helped. I also became a Weapon Master, which was the best choice ever. I had so much fun playing it this time around. I'm thinking of playing as a Sith next time, but I don't feel like playing it again for awhile.

I don't know what to play now. I think I'll play Halo 2 since the playlist update will be coming out this week and it's going to have a greater effect than 1.1. I'm really excited for it because the two free maps are going into the main matchmaking, while Bungie is making a Team Preview playlist that involves the other two maps. I like this a lot because I'll get to play my favorite maps without being in a custom game. It should be great.

I think I need to work harder at school. My ABC History Book project is due on the 13th and I'm not far on it at all. I also need to get 40-45 notecards done for English by Thursday. It shouldn't be terribly bad, but I only have 20 done so far. I'll have to work hard the next few days. Out of all my classes, Math has been the roughest. My teacher has not been teaching us well enough. We finally get into the hardest unit of the year and he barely explains anything. It's pissing me off that I might not do well on Friday's test because of his poor teaching. Man, I'm trying to get an A in his class and keept my streak going, but I'm a little nervous. I'm definitely not the only one struggling with this, but the entire class is and so are the other two classes.

In conclusion, beat KOTOR II for the second time and was more enjoyabl than the first, excited for the Halo 2 update, and hope that this week of school will be great.

Well, after reading the great Q&A about GameFAQs, CJayC said that details about mod applications are coming in the early summer. This is good news to me because I've been eager to apply and experience a mod app period. I guess the big question is if I have a good chance or not. To tell you the truth, I don't know. Last year when I was extremely active, I felt that I had a really good chance, but now I don't know. I don't post at MBH frequent enough anymore and I post off and on at KGB. I know a few people think I'll be a good mod, but I really don't know. I heard that moderators do play a big role in selecting someone, so I hope all those wasted hours of talking to mods actually pays off! (:P, just kidding. I like talking to them) This is all presuming that the karma limit stays at 900 or below, but I become an Icon in about 45 days. If the limit is raised to 1000, then I have to hope that apps come AFTER June 15 or somewhere around there. I'm so freaked about the whole thing that I can even think about my essay in my head right now. O_O

In short, I'm a little nervous about them. I hope I have a good enough reputation and my dedication to MBH and my friends paid off.

These 4 new maps are spectacular. With these new maps, I really enjoy Halo 2 again and it's just so fun. If you're waiting until June 28th to get Turf and Sancuary, DON'T WAIT! Those are easily the two best maps. Turf is really fun for a team slayer because it's small, but big. You can go to incredible heights in it. Sancuary is very interesting. It kind of reminds me of Midship, but bigger.

The two free maps are okay. Containment is now the largest map in the entire game and CTF dominates the map. It's so fun. Warlock is the weakest of the four due to its size. If there's a map smaller than Midship, it's Warlock. Once all the maps go to matchmaking, it'll be more fun since you don't have to worry about custom games.