Hey guys,

  Whats up?  Its me again...I wanted to give you guys an update on the 3D GS logo I was making.  I decided to put a background to it and see how it looked.  I bassed the background of course off of the GS Profile banner at the top.  I think I pretty much nailed it to a T...took a lil experimenting but I got it! :P  Anyway, Im still trying to play with effects, which do you think looks best: no glass, or glass on it?  I had another one where it was just a reflection off of the metal part but I messed up the animation, so as soon as I fix that Ill post it too.

  I know that the glass effect on it is a little shoddy, so Ill be working to make it look more like glass today as well.  So...what you guys really came for though.  How did I get my Biological Warfare emblem...

  Well I took my gamespot badge coding and Ive been wearing it on my site, mine as well as a friends forum of ours, and then a test site (which can be found in the GS Emblems Union, undet the topic : does anyone have this emblem...and on page 3) and just posted a lot and got a lot of views from it.  Once I got so many view, (I have no clue how many) I got the emblem :)  Id say that the magic number is around 2000+ though and no they dont have to click it it just has to be on a page when its loaded.

  So make sure that you wear your badge everywhere possibel and in your sigs that way people can do all the work for you just by going into a topic that you post in.  The more posts you make, the more you badge will be viewed, and the faster youll get your emblem :P

  By the way, make sure that you coment on my 3D logos...they take longer and are a lot harder to make than you may think, lol.  Hopefully I'll wor out all of the bugs and perfect all the effects today on them. :)

-Mike-

Hey guys,

  Whats up?  Yeah Im back for some reason...and once again I am designing sigs.  Im still trying to get back into the gist of things and work out some kins here and there, but its getting better.

  Well I made another spidey sig tonight.  I think it came out pretty good...I didnt want to use text though, it might ruin it.  But overall I like it a lot better like that. 

  For all of you who think I am obsesed with Spidey...I am not.  I am just really into the spirit of Spidey 3 coming out and my most favorite villain being in it, Venom!  I promise once it comes out the Spidey theme will go away, lol.

-Mike-

Hey guys,

  Whats up? I know that I havnt been around much lately and most of you know why.  About 3 weeks ago my family and I found out that my gramps had cancer.  He went into surgery to have some of it removed but unfortunately its been al downhill from there.

  Last night I watched as my grandpa took his last breath and peacefully passed away.  Although I am very sad to see him leave, I am very happy that he went so peacefully and at home.  It was wierd because the day before he was so energetic and happy then yesterday he was unresponsive and then passed at 1:52am today...which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday. :(

  I happy to say that I will now be around a lot more and will be updating the union and a few other things very soon.  I thank you guys who were there for me and showed me so much support....thanks.

-Mike-

Hey guys,
  Whats up?  I know that I havnt been around much lately...I as well as my gramps and our family recently found out that he had cancer.  So I have pretty much been by his side through surgery and so much more.  I guess I owe all of you guys who have enlisted into my Union an appology because this happend just a couple of days after I started it and I see that it hasnt gone anywhere.  I know that I am to fault for that and that I havnt put up no where near as much content as I planned on or promised.  Just give me a little while longer and I swear Ill have it all wrapped up for you.

  Anyway, today I got 4 new emblems.  Of course the Midway Pin-Up girl one, and then the three video upload emblems :)  Now if only I could get the mods and admin to give me my other 4 to 5 that I am owed so that I can have almost 4 full rows of emblems. :(  You hear that Kevin V?!?  Thats why I need an update sir...its been a month and a half since you promised you owuld check in on things and would have my emblems up soon.

  I sent all the proof that I did infact vote, watch, and logged in on the days that those events/emblems were givin.  I know that you might say you cant give it to me because they were automatically handed out...but its not true if you guys try to say that becuase people were having the same problems with the PS3 and Wii launch emblems and they got theirs.  Now I want my MK: Scream it, US vs UK Grudge Match, Tokyo Game Convention, On the Spot Afterhours, and Turkey Day emblems. 

  Anyway...we who voted should be getting another emble soon for our participation in the Reader coice awards...to bad that its sooooo unoriginal...looks like the other 2 that I have on my profile for voting :(  I was wanting it to look all blinged out like the last two years but instead it looks like a presidential election emblem lol.

  Anyway, good day...I said good day!

-Mike-

Hey guys,

  Today I started playing around on Photoshop again.  I wanted to make a nice fan tag for myself instead of the type that everyone else uses and mix it up a little.  Heres what I came up with.

For Diablo_66:

  Let me know what you guys think.  You can be honest.  It doesnt do anything but help me get better at them.  Im already making a few for some friends of mine.  If you guys are interested, let me know and Ill make a tutorial on how to make them and what programs you will need to make them correctly.

  Anyway, just thought I wouls show it off.  Still no word on my emblems, thank god the Outlier came back.  I need to stop crying about the emblems already, I know! Lol.  Hopefuly I will reach level 10 soon, my percentage is moving slower than a snail.  As soon as I do Ill make some video tutorial on how I make all of this stuff and post them for you all.

  Right now I think I am about to become an officer in the GSDA Union...not sure, but I think so.  It will be my first that I will be an Officer in.  We need to get a lil more established though.  So you guys who like to design, feel free to join.

-Mike-

Hey guys,

  Just thought I would stop by and be one of the first people to say to you Merry Christmas!  Heres to what I know is going to be a hecktic and fun filled day for me.  I cant wait for it to be over though, so I can actually walk through the stores again without having someone brushing up against me and me havin to say something to them, give them a dirty look, or just knocking them out. lol.

  I wish each and eveyone one of you get what you want for Christmas and you all have the time of your life.

-Mike-

Hey guys,

  I just wanted to give an update to the whole "being robed of my emblems" blog...I contacted a few of the admins about this problem and unfortunatly no one had responded to me.  Until a couple days ago that is...out of all of the admin that I PM'ed about this situation on one replied.

  KevinV...glad to have someone who actually does care.  He sent me a message saying that he is tracking down this problem and that with any luck I should have my emblems on my profile pretty soon.  But due to the launch of FilmSpot.com (GameSpots new sister site), that it wasnt a priority for now, but he hasnt forgot and has someone working on it.  He would have giving them to me with the Emblem tool but cant because they were automatically given out.  We all know that people had problems with the PS3, and the Wii Launch emblems that were also automatically given out...it just takes a little while longer.

  So I want to thak KevinV for actually checkin in on this situation for me.  With any luck when I do get my 4 missing emblems I will then have 4 rows of emblems :) and be working on my 5th when I get to level 10 and add my video I want to show off. :)  Woo hoo!  Anyway, hit me up peeps...

-Mike-

Hey guys,

  I been trying some new stuff...Mixing, photoshop, image ready, and Ulead Cool 3D.  Hows this look?  BTW-a few of me asked me to make you some.  I am working on them now.  Let me know what you prefer, gold, silver, platimun, you want some diamonds...what?

-Mike-

EDIT:  Oni Link, and IceEmpress I made your chains...I hope you like them.  Leave some feedback. :)

Well Guys,

  I made a new type of fan tag. Im not sure if you will like it.  To make it I had to mix Adobe Photoshop, Ulead Cool 3D, and Adobe Image Ready...took a little bit of work, but I think it turned out nicely.

Let me know what you think.

Hey guys,

  Whats up?  Im back again with another blog...only this time I guess you could say its not informative or letting you know whats going on in my life, but to gripe at and about Gamespot.  So, if your interested go ahead and read...but if not, just know that Admin and Mods...this is for you.

  Okay, first let me start off by saying that this may not mean much to you guys since I dont "Pay" for my mebership and I am on a "Free" account...but I still think that all members should get the same treatment when it comes to addressing problems or unhappiness with a loyal fan of GameSpot.  I have been a loyal member here since 2004...granted I wasnt very active here on GamsSpot until recently, but I have been around GameFaqs for quite a while and have never done a single thing wrong or ever been warned on either site.

  Now you may be wondering, "What is this all about?" Well, its about my Emblems...I know that emblems are free and are here for an added "Cool" feature, but still...a lot of people look at your emblems as a certain "Status" and what all you have accomplished at GameSpot. Now I didnt say anything when my World Cup Fanatic (US), After  Hours: Virtually There, or MK Sream It Contest Emblems didnt show up...Yes, I was live for after hours and watched the entire show...I even Watched the Homer Cam, Lol.  Yes, I voted on the Mortal Kombat Scream It Contest Videos.  Also, Yes I did watch the US vs UK Grudmatch Live!  But now...you guys rob me for my Turkey Day Emblem?!?  Thats just messed up! 

  I was logged in on Thanksgiving almost all day!  AlthoughI may not have been at the computer all day, I was on GameSpots website and logged in for more than 3 or 4 hours.  Thats just un-American to not give me my Turkey. :(  I've even heard of other people that I know on my friends list who didnt even go on GameSpot on Thanksgiving and got the thing...how is that?  I know it sounds like I am crying and all..but thats 4 emblems I have been robbed of.  Is there anyway an Admin or a Mod can look into this and please give me my 4 emblems?  PLEASE?!?

  I would say I am fed up with it all and that Ill never come back to GameSpot again, but what would that solve? Plus Im too much of a fan of this site to leave it...I just want my emblems...I know someone can help me with this.  Any help would be very much apreciated!  Well, I got to get back to making my banners for some GameSpot Games...Im trying to get that Artists Emblem!

Thanks in advance guys...

-Mike-

Well Guys,

  I sent a PM to a few mods on this subject and asked them for help.  No word back form any of them.  I honestly hope that one of them does try to help me out and give me my emblems.  Anyway, I got bored tonight and decided to make a profile image with all of the badges that I COULD of had if I wouldnt hve missed a single one of them, excluding all of the tournaments and contest ones.  Heres what it would look like lol, I would be the second highest member when it comes to badges lol. 

Yes I did totally remake the whole thing, no I didnt rip off anything from the site..I am that damend good. :)  Now I know how to make the Link banner, and the Emblem Profile Badges lol.  Oh I lie, I did rip the emblems sorry, but I had to resize them all.  Lol...hows it look?