I am still watching Bleach, the story arcs tag me along. I am totally invested in watching this anime. Along those lines, my memory isn't the greatest and I don't watch anime every day, so I started a text document catalogueing what anime I have watched, and if it isn't finallized, what episode number did I leave off at. So my list of watched anime is pretty good. I've seen about 64 different anime. This is only counting anime, no hentai.
List of Anime that was/is exceptional:
Bleach
Naruto:Shippuden
FLCL
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Trigun
GANTZ
Cowboy Bebop
Gurren Lagann
Gilgamesh
Mahjong Legend Akagi
xxxHolic
Samurai X
This is a short list of the ones I really enjoyed. While all of the anime I watched was good, these I really liked. I now play mahjong, the 4 person game, not the solitaire version that is usually on people's computers. Some of these anime make sense, some don't (well, if you're normal anyway), but they do, at least to me. So if you want to start watching anime, which is a great place to go if you are stuck with coming up with some kind of plot for your players in your game and random elements of fun.
Watching anime opens up different world's of possibility, different cultural ideas/plots, all in all, it gets the creative juices flowing in the brain. Well, until the world opens up and swallows me whole, keep gaming and game safe.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Graduated
So now I am graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Information Systems (CIS). I picked up my fake diploma/degree on Saturday May 21st, 2011. Now it'll take a couple weeks for me to get the actual degree in the mail since final grades for this last semester have not been reported yet. All grades should be reported by this Wednesday. And then next month on the 18th, I turn 32. So, exciting how everything is coming together. I quit smoking, so ... yeah, that's good, but now I realize why i kept smoking all these years, boredom. I am so incredible bored that I am writing on all my blogs. I think I have like eight, but enough catching up. I will now move onto other things other than how nerdy I am. So, upcoming talks will be on some other blogs that are awesome like Han Solo and have stuff that I don't talk about because that's how I roll .... like a d6. LOL keep reading and i'll keep writing.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Almost Done
So here is the next status update and yes I am aware of how infrequent my frequent posts are.
First on the list, this is my last semester and will be graduating with a Bachelors of Science with three majors: Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Information Systems.
Secondly, I will be looking for a job, no grad school for me. There is only one way that I would go to grad school and I am not telling.
Thirdly, I still game and game well mind you. I currently only play in three games, and the fourth is a deviation of one of them. I play Rifts by Palladium, Living Forgotten Realms by Wizards of the Coast (Habro), and Werewolf: the Apocalypse by White Wolf. The fourth being Iron Kingdoms which is sorta Dungeons and Dragons, but with guns, really expensive guns.
To completely go in a different direction, I have started watching anime and have watched a significant amount, enough to say I like it, but not enough to be an expert or a fanatic.
First on the list, this is my last semester and will be graduating with a Bachelors of Science with three majors: Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Information Systems.
Secondly, I will be looking for a job, no grad school for me. There is only one way that I would go to grad school and I am not telling.
Thirdly, I still game and game well mind you. I currently only play in three games, and the fourth is a deviation of one of them. I play Rifts by Palladium, Living Forgotten Realms by Wizards of the Coast (Habro), and Werewolf: the Apocalypse by White Wolf. The fourth being Iron Kingdoms which is sorta Dungeons and Dragons, but with guns, really expensive guns.
To completely go in a different direction, I have started watching anime and have watched a significant amount, enough to say I like it, but not enough to be an expert or a fanatic.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Status update
Ok, so here is the first in the Status field.
First, I have completed my first two of three majors towards my first bachelors degree, so woot.
Second, I will be starting an internship in one of those two fields I have completed, woot.
Thirdly, my laptop is broken, in for repair, covered under a service plan from RadioShack if it isn't software related. Meh.
Fourthly, I am thirsty, always will be, unless I can get some watermelon. Yum!
First, I have completed my first two of three majors towards my first bachelors degree, so woot.
Second, I will be starting an internship in one of those two fields I have completed, woot.
Thirdly, my laptop is broken, in for repair, covered under a service plan from RadioShack if it isn't software related. Meh.
Fourthly, I am thirsty, always will be, unless I can get some watermelon. Yum!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
New Information about YouTube
Ok, sorry for the lapse in blogging, I was going to focus on creating, editing and starring in my own YouTube videos. I will still make videos, and make them better now that I know that certain things will not happen. Things like getting paid for people watching my videos, not gonna happen unless YouTube wants me to become partner, which might happen in the future, but I'm not holding my breath. The screwed up part of this whole situation is that I had to muddle around and actually start the process of asking a question on the Google AdSense forum in order to find the answer to my question. My question being on how do I get paid by YouTube or Google for getting ads put on my YouTube channels and how do I do that? Well, you gotta be partner, that's the simple answer. If you want more, look at the forums on the AdSense site.
I will more than likely be posting more information on this blog than before. I like the idea of doneegee and in that spirit I will be writing articles hopefully related to Doneegee news, updates, and new exciting information. Hopefully I can pull this off while still getting my Triple Major Bachelor's Degree. Yay! Well, until next time, I am MikelRysk and this is rysky news.
I will more than likely be posting more information on this blog than before. I like the idea of doneegee and in that spirit I will be writing articles hopefully related to Doneegee news, updates, and new exciting information. Hopefully I can pull this off while still getting my Triple Major Bachelor's Degree. Yay! Well, until next time, I am MikelRysk and this is rysky news.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Star Wars and other stuff
Ok, so now I am playing in a Star Wars Saga game. I go to my local game store and the owner who I know tells me, "You know that Wizards isn't covering that anymore, right?" What? I start playing a game and BAMF!, no more books for it. This isn't entirely true, just no more books from WotC, who are no longer carrying the Star Wars name. It's a popular title. I am sure somebody will pick it up. I am still going to play it for as long as we can. Plus, I am picking up the core book, just in case, so we can play it whenever.
Now, changing gears. I recently watched a cult classic called Jumanji. Probably one of the best boardgame movies out there. I really am thinking about kinda circumventing it a little and modifying it for a Rifts campaign. Who knows, maybe the stampede will kill everyone, especially if all the animals are made out of MDC hide. Perhaps they die while playing the game, what happens to their piece? This wasn't addressed in the movie. WTF? Doesn't matter, cause nobody died in the movie. Not this time around, people are going to die. It makes the game more believable, right?
next topic; going through some of these today. I don't understand why larping has gotten such a bad name. Any time that someone mentions larp its like that person is shunned and nobody talks to them anymore. What gives. I have tried larping, it wasn't horrible, especially not as bad as people make it out to be, so why? Why does it give gamers in the world the heebeegeebee's? It is just another game that, god forbid, gets you off your ass and out of the house to socialize while not being yourself with other gamers. I met a lot of fellow gamers thru larp, they no longer currently larp, but we still play games together. In fact, one of the people I met through larping is my roommate and we play Star Wars together with two other larpers, in point of fact. All descent guys, gamers, etc. So, if someone could explain why larping has gotten such a bad name in the gaming industry and gaming society in general, it would be much appreciated. Especially since it is just like those SteamPunk guys in costumes, which are kick-ass, all the time whenever I go to a Con. What gives, these guys and gals are pretty much larping, but they are thriving because they don't call it larping. I mean I talked to them about this same thing, and they were dead-set that what they did wasn't even remotely close to larping. I just don't get it. Perhaps, one day in the future, someone can answer this conundrum for me. Until then, good gaming, and be responsible since you never know when Cthulhu is going to be around the next corner.
Now, changing gears. I recently watched a cult classic called Jumanji. Probably one of the best boardgame movies out there. I really am thinking about kinda circumventing it a little and modifying it for a Rifts campaign. Who knows, maybe the stampede will kill everyone, especially if all the animals are made out of MDC hide. Perhaps they die while playing the game, what happens to their piece? This wasn't addressed in the movie. WTF? Doesn't matter, cause nobody died in the movie. Not this time around, people are going to die. It makes the game more believable, right?
next topic; going through some of these today. I don't understand why larping has gotten such a bad name. Any time that someone mentions larp its like that person is shunned and nobody talks to them anymore. What gives. I have tried larping, it wasn't horrible, especially not as bad as people make it out to be, so why? Why does it give gamers in the world the heebeegeebee's? It is just another game that, god forbid, gets you off your ass and out of the house to socialize while not being yourself with other gamers. I met a lot of fellow gamers thru larp, they no longer currently larp, but we still play games together. In fact, one of the people I met through larping is my roommate and we play Star Wars together with two other larpers, in point of fact. All descent guys, gamers, etc. So, if someone could explain why larping has gotten such a bad name in the gaming industry and gaming society in general, it would be much appreciated. Especially since it is just like those SteamPunk guys in costumes, which are kick-ass, all the time whenever I go to a Con. What gives, these guys and gals are pretty much larping, but they are thriving because they don't call it larping. I mean I talked to them about this same thing, and they were dead-set that what they did wasn't even remotely close to larping. I just don't get it. Perhaps, one day in the future, someone can answer this conundrum for me. Until then, good gaming, and be responsible since you never know when Cthulhu is going to be around the next corner.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Anime
To start off, I will discuss some aspects of the world of Bleach.
I enjoyed watching Bleach, the story line is unique in the sense of Soul Reapers. If you have never seen Bleach, stop right now and go and watch it. Moving on, the use of Soul Reapers I found interesting and will probably use the idea in one of my campaigns that I run along with the order of course. The characters in Bleach were well made and I wanted to see more of it, but, alas, it ended, at least for now. I found that the overall maturity level of the anime could have been higher, but then I realized that with the higher level of maturity, it probably wouldn't have been aired and more than likely not ran as long as it did. Moving on to characters.
The main character, Ichigo, was a very likeable character, but I thought that with his exposure to the other world, he would have matured a little faster then he did. However, even with his lack of growth in maturity, he did grow with his experiences in battle and with his interactions with the other characters. I found it quite confusing not knowing which of the women he fell in love with, be it Rukia or Inoue, but somehow, every female character somehow felt something towards Ichigo. I know it makes for interesting plot, but it also made it more confusing.
Another reoccuring character within the series was Rukia. She was the original Soul Reaper who had come to the land of the living to protect the city that Ichigo lived in. I had fun watching this Anime.
Other Anime that I have watched include: Naruto, Naruto: Shipuden, Cowboy Beebop, Trigun, Inuyasha, Inuyasha: Final Act, etc. I may comment on these in the future.
I enjoyed watching Bleach, the story line is unique in the sense of Soul Reapers. If you have never seen Bleach, stop right now and go and watch it. Moving on, the use of Soul Reapers I found interesting and will probably use the idea in one of my campaigns that I run along with the order of course. The characters in Bleach were well made and I wanted to see more of it, but, alas, it ended, at least for now. I found that the overall maturity level of the anime could have been higher, but then I realized that with the higher level of maturity, it probably wouldn't have been aired and more than likely not ran as long as it did. Moving on to characters.
The main character, Ichigo, was a very likeable character, but I thought that with his exposure to the other world, he would have matured a little faster then he did. However, even with his lack of growth in maturity, he did grow with his experiences in battle and with his interactions with the other characters. I found it quite confusing not knowing which of the women he fell in love with, be it Rukia or Inoue, but somehow, every female character somehow felt something towards Ichigo. I know it makes for interesting plot, but it also made it more confusing.
Another reoccuring character within the series was Rukia. She was the original Soul Reaper who had come to the land of the living to protect the city that Ichigo lived in. I had fun watching this Anime.
Other Anime that I have watched include: Naruto, Naruto: Shipuden, Cowboy Beebop, Trigun, Inuyasha, Inuyasha: Final Act, etc. I may comment on these in the future.
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