Mocking Alvin blogged
The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8
That's right ladies and gentlemen, i have a new found respect for Elton John. Don't get me wrong, i had a certain amount of respect for him already. No-one who has heard Rocketman could say that this man does not have a great song writing ability, and those who have seen pictures of his stage shows could not deny that the man has style. What i hadn't realised though, was how difficult it is to sing and play piano at the same time!
Now, i am a fairly good guitarist (even if i do say so myself), and i've never found singing and playing guitar at the same time particularly challenging. Having been playing piano since i was like 9, i thought singing and playing a piece of music similtaniously would be fairly simple aswell. Oh how i was mistaken. I got the piano down pretty easily, and i deliberately picked a song that didn't sound too difficult (Sorry seems to be the Hardest Word), but whenever i tried to open my motuh i just screwed up the piano completely. Elton John makes it looks so simple!
What's wrong with me?
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Coming DS Hits (at least they seem to be)
With the coming year just around the bend, I for some reason have become intrigued with some DS titles coming. One just recently released (according to the Nintendo Channel) and the other coming around some time in 2009.
Moon is an action adventure title with a first person view. Set in the year 2058, the player is an investigator of sorts and lands on the moon to investigate a new area found. The game is supposed to play out somewhat like Metroid Prime Hunters and has eight weapons for use. Developed by Renegade Kid, the title is also supposed to have some "horrorish" roots to the story.
Unfortunately, the game has no multiplayer or wifi. Definite put off for me at this point.
This game seems to have all my attention as of late, yet all that many details are available (nor is the profile which I requested yesterday when I found out about the game :o). The game is confirmed to feature 4 player DS download play for you and your friends (that means only one game cart needed) as well as 4 player wifi options :) and according to IGN is coming out December 16, 2008. :)
The game seems to be shaping up nicely after at least eleven months in development and a multiplayer video has been released. While playing you can jump around and shoot, aiming with a single white dot reticule, enemies in generally dark areas. When shot the top screen flashes with a blood splatter border and a brief "grh" sound from the character.
The addition of multiplayer to a gripping story and great graphics which seem to push the boundaries is just another reason to look into this game.
For more information, visit the site at corethegame.com
A few images:
With the coming year just around the bend, I for some reason have become intrigued with some DS titles coming. One just recently released (according to the Nintendo Channel) and the other coming around some time in 2009.
Hope these titles can satisfy us "hardcore" gamers :)
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Moon
Moon is an action adventure title with a first person view. Set in the year 2058, the player is an investigator of sorts and lands on the moon to investigate a new area found. The game is supposed to play out somewhat like Metroid Prime Hunters and has eight weapons for use. Developed by Renegade Kid, the title is also supposed to have some "horrorish" roots to the story.
Unfortunately, the game has no multiplayer or wifi. Definite put off for me at this point.
C.O.R.E.
This game seems to have all my attention as of late, yet all that many details are available (nor is the profile which I requested yesterday when I found out about the game :o). The game is confirmed to feature 4 player DS download play for you and your friends (that means only one game cart needed) as well as 4 player wifi options :) and according to IGN is coming out December 16, 2008. :)
The game seems to be shaping up nicely after at least eleven months in development and a multiplayer video has been released. While playing you can jump around and shoot, aiming with a single white dot reticule, enemies in generally dark areas. When shot the top screen flashes with a blood splatter border and a brief "grh" sound from the character.
The addition of multiplayer to a gripping story and great graphics which seem to push the boundaries is just another reason to look into this game.
For more information, visit the site at corethegame.com
A few images:
With the coming year just around the bend, I for some reason have become intrigued with some DS titles coming. One just recently released (according to the Nintendo Channel) and the other coming around some time in 2009.
Hope these titles can satisfy us "hardcore" gamers :)
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Artificer blogged
Why Make a Color Scheme When You Can Steal One?
I admit that few things feel better than coming up with a color scheme that works and works well, but for the rest of us mortals there is a fantastic site from Adobe Labs called Kuler.
When you first go to the site you're greeted with a number of highly rated color schemes that use five colors, like Cold Lake, shown below.
After browsing through a few themes, I found The Sky Through Glass, some of the colors of which you'll see on this blog. Usually I will find a scheme that I like and choose one or two of those colors for a web site. If you want the hex color codes, click on the somewhat hidden button outlined in red below to go to the editor.
At the editor, you can find the color codes for any of the colors shown. You can also tweak existing themes to meet your needs or even create your own color schemes from scratch!
I'd be really interested in seeing what kind of themes Neoseekers are using, so I'd appreciate if you leave a comment here if you're using a theme on your blog that you found or created on Kuler.
Happy Coloring!
Kuler
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When you first go to the site you're greeted with a number of highly rated color schemes that use five colors, like Cold Lake, shown below.
After browsing through a few themes, I found The Sky Through Glass, some of the colors of which you'll see on this blog. Usually I will find a scheme that I like and choose one or two of those colors for a web site. If you want the hex color codes, click on the somewhat hidden button outlined in red below to go to the editor.
At the editor, you can find the color codes for any of the colors shown. You can also tweak existing themes to meet your needs or even create your own color schemes from scratch!
I'd be really interested in seeing what kind of themes Neoseekers are using, so I'd appreciate if you leave a comment here if you're using a theme on your blog that you found or created on Kuler.
Happy Coloring!
Kuler
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Snake Doctor to Dirt Diver!
Last night saw me up past 4am this morning, watching the 2nd series of The Unit. Our family absolutely loves that TV Show, and I am absolutely hooked on it too. I definitely recommend, as it has it's fair share of dramatisation, action and cunning feats of director ingenuity. Some of the episodes last night had me guessing the wrong way, which is Exactly what they want to do.
Sometime around 3am, during my father's early morning insomnia toilet break was I caught, and nicely told to go to sleep. But I wasn't tired.
So, the rest of the morning till 4am, I started playing Pokemon Genesis, a user made hack. It's actually quite a good gad, though still in Beta Form.
Anyway now, I'm completely skimped on something fun to add to this...
Thinking...
Hmm...
Nothing. This blog is so damn freaking boring, and is just me trying to get you to watch this series.
Sorry to have wasted your time guys.
Although it can be a little detail to what is install for my blogs. I'm going to try to set a Christmas theme for the holidays so we can all bask in the pumpkin.
Ohh wait, wrong festivity.
Jingle Bells or Santa's hats or.. whatever. Christmas stuff.
One last thing before I duck out to have Breakfast at some Chinese Restaurant, I've managed to get some themes going for my MPO+ forum, so I'm hoping they turn out well. Thanks for viewing, if you have managed to read all this.
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Sometime around 3am, during my father's early morning insomnia toilet break was I caught, and nicely told to go to sleep. But I wasn't tired.
So, the rest of the morning till 4am, I started playing Pokemon Genesis, a user made hack. It's actually quite a good gad, though still in Beta Form.
Anyway now, I'm completely skimped on something fun to add to this...
Thinking...
Hmm...
Nothing. This blog is so damn freaking boring, and is just me trying to get you to watch this series.
Sorry to have wasted your time guys.
Although it can be a little detail to what is install for my blogs. I'm going to try to set a Christmas theme for the holidays so we can all bask in the pumpkin.
Ohh wait, wrong festivity.
Jingle Bells or Santa's hats or.. whatever. Christmas stuff.
One last thing before I duck out to have Breakfast at some Chinese Restaurant, I've managed to get some themes going for my MPO+ forum, so I'm hoping they turn out well. Thanks for viewing, if you have managed to read all this.
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The Deathwind blogged
I just wanted a header, but I'll settle for a wall of text instead.
Seriously. One image. One little (okay, 950x120 pixels) image. That's all I want. Something other than my mediocre wit to set me apart. Most importantly, it's what this thing seems dead set on denying me. Probably because I have no bloody clue how to work CSS, but I have a feeling the site plain not accepting my chosen header my have something to do with it. Meh, I'll see what I can do after I finish this post.
This time, the subject of my ire is (dundundun) the Internet- and not just the memes this time (they can still go die in a fire, though). I'm not going to turn this into a "ZOMG LOUNGIN SUCKS" rant because, at the end of the day, it's getting better. Sure, it's not the apex of civility and wit- and it probably never will be, but I can always cling to that foolish hope for all it's worth- but it's making a start. The memes are being booted out, and we might start seeing some actual wit there. I'd help that front, but I'm too busy being a pessimistic douchebag, and I'm not that funny anyway.
No, the main focus of my ire is... I'm not really sure. It's probably a toss up between MMOs, memes (NO I WILL NOT LEAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMES ALONE >D) and you. Yes, you, the public. You are what makes the internet what it is. You are the ones who post on forums, upload videos to youtube, hell, you write the blogs and code the sites. You can gripe about how much the internet sucks nowadays, how people overuse text-speak, how they post too many bloody old memes, but until you start trying to change things, it wont happen. No, I'm not saying one person can change the entire Internet- I'm not that naive. But we can make a start with our little corner. With Neoseeker.
Back in 2005, on my first account, when I was a wee little underage user, I didn't really grasp the sense in using "proper grammar" on the Internet. I was whined at for it, over and over until I just started using proper grammer to shut them up. And then it dawned on me. It really didn't take much longer to put my full-stops in where I needed to, and to spell check. Yet, doing so kept people happy, left them off my back, and I can now look back at my earlier posts without cringing. Or so the theory claims, but then, I've changed a lot in three years. What passed for sense and logic when I was twelve seems hopelessly childish to me now. Honestly, I'm glad I made this new account, in more ways than one. It gave me a better name, but it also gave me a clean slate. Somewhere to work from without being seen as the child I once was. Maybe I'm growing up too fast. Maybe I should still be enjoying the childishness while I still have time- in about six months, I'll be taking my GCSEs. After that, I'm my own man. I don't have to do the same things everyone else has to- I'll be free to make all my choices myself. It's... quite scary, really.
But enough of that, I came here to bitch and bitch I shall. Grammar first. It's honestly not hard. It's a few more keystrokes here and there and it looks so much neater. I'll probably wake up tomorrow to be inundated with comments saying that I made mistakes here and there, but at least I try to preserve the English language, God knows I see enough people *bleep* it. =\
Next up, memes. Just don't post them here. Keep it to 4chan or some other similar place. Keep decent forums meme-free please. It's not too much to ask, is it? We were perfectly good at making each other laugh before this... shitstorm came in. We can still do that. We just need to try. I applaud the efforts of the Loungin' moderators- if Loungin' can manage it, then I think it'd be pretty damn sad if the rest of Neoseeker can't. I'm not saying we should all go out of our way to be funny- it's happened before, and it made Loungin' worse- but just to try and discuss things reasonably. Maybe we can crack a few jokes here and there. We can get it right again, Neoseeker. We will get it right. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not even next week. But we will get it right someday, and then it will all have been worth it.
But back to the bitching. Social networking sites. What is the point of them? I don't mean forums this time, I'm talking about things like Myspace. Yes, I appreciate that you can talk to your friends over them, but we have instant messengers for that. Yes, we can share pictures of each other, but we don't need to use Myspace for that. Honestly, all I've seen of Myspace is that it's a site of idiot teens and *bleep* offenders to take advantage of them. Not something I feel we particularly need. But then, maybe I'm just looking at this the wrong way. Maybe I'm just so cynical that I refuse to see the good of sites like Myspace.
Or maybe I don't have anywhere near as much to bitch and whine about concerning the Internet as I thought I did.
Next time... eh, I'll probably just wing it. Maybe rant about the first thing that comes into my head, maybe just give you all a "THE WORLD IS GETTING BETTER" post. Maybe I'll even yell at the world to get it's ****ing act together instead of just bitching and sniping through the fence. Who knows? Not me.
Goodnight, Neo.
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This time, the subject of my ire is (dundundun) the Internet- and not just the memes this time (they can still go die in a fire, though). I'm not going to turn this into a "ZOMG LOUNGIN SUCKS" rant because, at the end of the day, it's getting better. Sure, it's not the apex of civility and wit- and it probably never will be, but I can always cling to that foolish hope for all it's worth- but it's making a start. The memes are being booted out, and we might start seeing some actual wit there. I'd help that front, but I'm too busy being a pessimistic douchebag, and I'm not that funny anyway.
No, the main focus of my ire is... I'm not really sure. It's probably a toss up between MMOs, memes (NO I WILL NOT LEAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMES ALONE >D) and you. Yes, you, the public. You are what makes the internet what it is. You are the ones who post on forums, upload videos to youtube, hell, you write the blogs and code the sites. You can gripe about how much the internet sucks nowadays, how people overuse text-speak, how they post too many bloody old memes, but until you start trying to change things, it wont happen. No, I'm not saying one person can change the entire Internet- I'm not that naive. But we can make a start with our little corner. With Neoseeker.
Back in 2005, on my first account, when I was a wee little underage user, I didn't really grasp the sense in using "proper grammar" on the Internet. I was whined at for it, over and over until I just started using proper grammer to shut them up. And then it dawned on me. It really didn't take much longer to put my full-stops in where I needed to, and to spell check. Yet, doing so kept people happy, left them off my back, and I can now look back at my earlier posts without cringing. Or so the theory claims, but then, I've changed a lot in three years. What passed for sense and logic when I was twelve seems hopelessly childish to me now. Honestly, I'm glad I made this new account, in more ways than one. It gave me a better name, but it also gave me a clean slate. Somewhere to work from without being seen as the child I once was. Maybe I'm growing up too fast. Maybe I should still be enjoying the childishness while I still have time- in about six months, I'll be taking my GCSEs. After that, I'm my own man. I don't have to do the same things everyone else has to- I'll be free to make all my choices myself. It's... quite scary, really.
But enough of that, I came here to bitch and bitch I shall. Grammar first. It's honestly not hard. It's a few more keystrokes here and there and it looks so much neater. I'll probably wake up tomorrow to be inundated with comments saying that I made mistakes here and there, but at least I try to preserve the English language, God knows I see enough people *bleep* it. =\
Next up, memes. Just don't post them here. Keep it to 4chan or some other similar place. Keep decent forums meme-free please. It's not too much to ask, is it? We were perfectly good at making each other laugh before this... shitstorm came in. We can still do that. We just need to try. I applaud the efforts of the Loungin' moderators- if Loungin' can manage it, then I think it'd be pretty damn sad if the rest of Neoseeker can't. I'm not saying we should all go out of our way to be funny- it's happened before, and it made Loungin' worse- but just to try and discuss things reasonably. Maybe we can crack a few jokes here and there. We can get it right again, Neoseeker. We will get it right. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not even next week. But we will get it right someday, and then it will all have been worth it.
But back to the bitching. Social networking sites. What is the point of them? I don't mean forums this time, I'm talking about things like Myspace. Yes, I appreciate that you can talk to your friends over them, but we have instant messengers for that. Yes, we can share pictures of each other, but we don't need to use Myspace for that. Honestly, all I've seen of Myspace is that it's a site of idiot teens and *bleep* offenders to take advantage of them. Not something I feel we particularly need. But then, maybe I'm just looking at this the wrong way. Maybe I'm just so cynical that I refuse to see the good of sites like Myspace.
Or maybe I don't have anywhere near as much to bitch and whine about concerning the Internet as I thought I did.
Next time... eh, I'll probably just wing it. Maybe rant about the first thing that comes into my head, maybe just give you all a "THE WORLD IS GETTING BETTER" post. Maybe I'll even yell at the world to get it's ****ing act together instead of just bitching and sniping through the fence. Who knows? Not me.
Goodnight, Neo.
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ProudLoz blogged
The Dark Knight Review (May Contain Spoilers)
We were all anticipating this movie since the minute we saw Gordon hand out a Joker card to our Dark Knight. Mostly all of us got online and started gossiping about the release of this movie as soon as we left the theaters from watching Batman Begins. It was a great movie and we couldn't wait to see what Nolan had in store for the next sequel. Well, finally my friends, that time has come.
We all shit our pants on July 18th, 2008. We couldn't believe it! Another masterpiece! It was 100 times better than The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and any other masterpiece put together (except Titanic, that wasn't a masterpiece just some soap in movie form). And like last time, we all got on the internet and bragged about how we saw it on it's opening day and we started talking about the sequel. Would they replace the Joker? Would Catwoman be introduced? What about Robin? Will Johnny Depp play the Riddler? Is Nolan even thinking about a sequel? Argh!
I mean, is he really thinking about a sequel? He already has this amazing masterpiece right? Wrong. As much as I love this movie, it's not quite the masterpiece we all thought it was. Better than it's predecessor, but if we didn't have the amazing hype we had before it's Theatrical Release, we would have noticed a lot of things wrong with this movie.
If you're like me and you need to have this movie as soon as possible then you're probably one of those people that decided to download one of the leaked versions of the movie. I'm sure some of you got the DVD version and are bragging about it at the moment, but really, that release sucks. The quality is horrible and probably doesn't even work on a DVD player, that's why I went with something bigger. The HD versions were leaked about a week ago and I got my hands on one of them. So yes, I'm bragging about me getting The Dark Knight in glorious HD. Suck on that bitches.
Whether you got this illegally or not (impossible, it's not Dec. 9 yet) you'll notice that this movie is ridiculously long. It is really long though? Of course not, it runs for about 145 minutes (that's 2 hours and 25 minutes for some of you) and it's nothing compared to great movies like Pulp Fiction or The Godfather, but why does this movie feel so ridiculously long? I can't honestly answer that though, but I'm thinking it's because there's a lot of *bleep*ing talking. Seriously, I thought that what prequels were for.
But to go around this unnoticed, Nolan used his secret weapon, The Joker. But even this amazing masterpiece has it's own flaws. The main one being that the great actor died. So there goes the secret weapon for the possible sequel to this. Let's not go there for now, let's explore this movie a little.
Unlike most Superhero sequels this one is different. It doesn't start off all boring recapping what happened in the last movie. I mean, who wants to see that shit? If the movie deserves a sequel, chances are it's that great and everyone remembers it the first one. And who else would be dumb enough to watch the sequel without watching its predecessor? So Nolan knowing this he skipped all that boring stuff and brought us pure action at the beginning to hook us under his masterpiece spell.
We see a bank robbery and in minutes we see the evil villain doing his work. This guy is crazy, he's immoral, violent. We love it. It's what any comic crazed person could dream of, a real life version of the Joker. This bastard cares nothing in this world but pure chaos.
After that, we get boring scenes here and there. The only thing that makes up for it are the Joker's amazing screen time. Which is weird, because we get good scenes here, and then we get boring scenes, then we get action again, and we're back to boring. Is this movie teasing us? I thought I already had a girlfriend for that.
But what's worse of this movie is this character here. Try to guess who it is.
No, that's not ET. That's Rachel Dawes played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Seriously, I don't know what happened, did they run out of makeup each day when they put it all over Ledger's face? They must have had some left overs. Seriously. In theaters I saw nothing wrong with her face, maybe it was because I'm blind and can't see too much details from far away or maybe my expectations were met and I was blinded on those scenes. Who knows, but when you finally get this thing for you to pause and zoom in on your own, you find out that this video was telling the truth. Thank god they kill her off in the end (Oops I gave the plot twist away).
Eventually into the amazingness of the movie you finally get to the part where they capture the Joker (Damn!). Don't worry, he gets away but here's the interesting part. They try to identify him. They tried to match finger prints, probably took some of his hair for DNA matches, everything. They even check his clothes for logos to see if they can find out where he bought them and interrogate those sellers. They do all that, but they don't think about taking his make-up off? Seriously, in the comics you can't do that because his face is literally white, doesn't matter how he got that, but it's not *bleep*ing make-up. In the movie version though, you get people saying how he wears make-up and what not to scare people of just because he's crazy. They even give you a scene and a slight shot of him not wearing make up!
Something tells me Gordan should have never became the Commissioner and therefore gives us another plot hole. I think I would have been a better Commissioner.
Let's try to ignore that small mistake though. As I mentioned earlier, the problem with this movie is that it's really long and the only reason it's like that is because of how slow pacing it is. Everyone is talking trying to explain what's going on like if we can't put the puzzle together, in the end you realize this movie is literally two in one. First you have the Joker terrorizing everyone to scare them, to make them go crazy, just for the hell of it. Then at the same time you have Harvey Dent trying to be the White Knight of Gotham. So, the Joker first tries to kill Harvey Dent, but after failing he decides to do something much more. This is where it brings us to part two of the movie, turning Gotham's White Knight to something evil like the Joker.
Knowing this, you should be aware that the first half is action packed, while the second half isn't quite there. It does have some good scenes like the Hospital explosion and such, but it's nothing compared to the first half like the chasing scene. What's worse is that Harvey's second half didn't have enough time to develop. This freak just goes on a killing spree over the death of his supposed girlfriend. Talk about being pussy whooped. Bruce Wayne didn't have that problem, so what's up with Dent?
Unfortunately Nolan had some mental problems after the death of Ledger and he didn't know what to do with Two-Face. He couldn't compare to the Joker and he knew he was too pussy whooped to promise a sequel. He did what any emo boy would have done when his beloved girlfriend broke up with him, he killed him.
I'd love to go on about how The Dark Knight's flaws, but I don't want to ruin this great masterpiece for you. Maybe while you watch this movie you'll be able to find out why Nolan decided to kill half of his cast on-screen or off-screen, doesn't matter (Surprised Batman didn't die). Even though this movie has its slight flaws you gotta admit that it had you at the edge of your seat even though the characters talked a lot. The Joker is enough for you to watch this movie, and what's best is that you don't even have to watch Batman Begins to understand this movie.
That being said, I give this movie an 9 out of 10. Better than it's predecessor, but not quite there.
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Klope62 blogged
Ode To The Elections
As we all should remember, the Neoseeker Elections were a love child of Ryancola.
Upon looking at it, The Modeling Competition was coming swiftly to an end, and of course, two of my favorite people at the time (Kjgmusic and Shane <3) having parties, I knew it was something I wanted to participate in. I sent a PM to Ryancola and then just sat back and watched.
When the candidates were announced, I was happy to see that I was indeed selected (though I wanted to be in Shane party :P). Also, this;
·Me: "I'm a KJG and I love music. If you love music, vote for my party.".
·Me: Go go go go!
Kjgmusic: Link
<3
And it was also then when I discovered;
·Me: Dude
·Me: "Vote 4 Klope" so rhymes
Kjgmusic: o...o.... :D
Kjgmusic: gold.
·Me: YES!
And that was only the beginning, I was in for smooth sailing...until I took a moment and noticed who all I was running against.
Rome, Snowfox, and ZL, some of the more overall popular of the candidates, all current and past moderator experience, and an influx of pre-supporters.
I knew in order to have an actual chance, I would have to withdraw a bit. Instead of causing a ruckus, or complaining about how the odds were against me, or going into their 'territories", I stuck to my own. I built as big as a core database as I could...with what I had, I asked via AIM and MSN, most of my good friends from Neoseeker for secure votes. I also bugged a good number of people IRC to try to capture them early. It was an all "behind the scenes" operation. The only thing I put forth in public was my banner. Which was really simple;
But enough, I felt, to be charming and to at least implant a small seed in anyone who came by it. Now, of course, there was also the problem that I wasn't a really bigger poster, and still aren't. Luckly though, there was a certain DS game ( :shifty: ) that I began to play, loved, had questions about, and was surprised to see there was an active forum for. I mainly stayed in there, general DS, Loungin'. I posted as much as I could, even knowing then it wouldn't be enough. I was still waiting...
Aya's Party quickly ran through, everyone thought it would be the most exciting of the bunch due to the e-drama and commotion that quickly spawned off it it, and while it seemed quite explosive, it was nothing yet...
A winner had been declared, and Minirizzle ran away with the prize. I knew then, it was time for me to start making strike.
Late at night, after everyone settled in Mini's victory, I made my first post which would continue to lead to a chain reaction;
Link
I started with that, and then begin to attempt to pick up on anyone in the thread who seemed plausible. I was quickly criticized, but I kept with the same consistent message, Klope was an underdog. And indeed, I was.
I still was picking for voters in all the ways I could, in fact, someone posted a negative cartoon after asking for their vote in the thread, in which I edited it and this came out as a result;
After that, he said he was a Klope supporter. Which put a smile on my face. I just continued pushing through, and I actually started to make a stance and an impact. I picked up a lot of the undecided voters, while also even being able to convert others. It felt really great...but of course I couldn't stay on top of my parade for long.
Quickly after a lot of "I'm voting for Klope!"'s started to appear, so the negative criticism from the ones I were running against. It honestly did take me by surprise at first, but I was ready to deal with it.
I felt I stood my own to just about every argument that was thrown at me. And at other arguments that didn't concern me, I stayed brightly out of. I just kept with my message, "Vote 4 Klope!".
Things still seemed to be going relatively good until the last hours of voting. The 'gang up' occurred again, and I was on my own this time. This time it felt much more weird, as it seemed to get more and more personal, and honestly started to take a draining toll. Even then, and once again, I felt I was able to hold my own, and above all, I had fun before the 'srs bzn' stuff kicked in.
Results finally came to a close, so all we had to do then was wait anxiously for results. I wasn't confident, but I felt good enough for what I did, and how I handled all of the situations that were thrown at me. After awhile, Ryancola came in with the results.
I lost.
Lol, only by 9 votes. It was a little disheartening, but honestly I was still proud of myself. To come from behind and then just be 10 votes, out of 200, from victory, to the one who was evident to have the most support behind him.
It was all good in the end though, I let all the had feelings I had behind dissipate, and at the end of the day, I knew this would all pay off in some way. Also, the Kjgmusic party pwned, and I am sure we entertained everyone who was following. :D
Here are the quotes I found major, important, and funny throughout my review of the thread (warning, alot), they are very good reads;
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Haha, as said, all and all, it was a great experience. Some of the most fun I've ever had on Neoseeker...but also some of the worse feelings I've felt across the e-.
One again though, at the end of the day...I enjoyed myself, and mad a TON of new friends in the process (all of my running mates included ;p)
ZL and I had a plan though, it was evident that he was getting the short end of the stick. We were pondering what would happen if somehow we merged together...and put our votes together. Of course, we ended up not doing it, but it was all gravy.
Also, I somehow became Xenc's running mate as a result of a joke. Haha, I didn't try at all to campaign for it. My energy was already sucked out, and I wasn't entirely serious about the VP job, so I kind of just let it slide and go. It was funny though, because I saw a lot of "haha, Klope loses again posts".
It was a great experience, but I don't think I would even really consider doing it again.
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Upon looking at it, The Modeling Competition was coming swiftly to an end, and of course, two of my favorite people at the time (Kjgmusic and Shane <3) having parties, I knew it was something I wanted to participate in. I sent a PM to Ryancola and then just sat back and watched.
When the candidates were announced, I was happy to see that I was indeed selected (though I wanted to be in Shane party :P). Also, this;
·Me: "I'm a KJG and I love music. If you love music, vote for my party.".
·Me: Go go go go!
Kjgmusic: Link
<3
And it was also then when I discovered;
·Me: Dude
·Me: "Vote 4 Klope" so rhymes
Kjgmusic: o...o.... :D
Kjgmusic: gold.
·Me: YES!
And that was only the beginning, I was in for smooth sailing...until I took a moment and noticed who all I was running against.
Rome, Snowfox, and ZL, some of the more overall popular of the candidates, all current and past moderator experience, and an influx of pre-supporters.
I knew in order to have an actual chance, I would have to withdraw a bit. Instead of causing a ruckus, or complaining about how the odds were against me, or going into their 'territories", I stuck to my own. I built as big as a core database as I could...with what I had, I asked via AIM and MSN, most of my good friends from Neoseeker for secure votes. I also bugged a good number of people IRC to try to capture them early. It was an all "behind the scenes" operation. The only thing I put forth in public was my banner. Which was really simple;
But enough, I felt, to be charming and to at least implant a small seed in anyone who came by it. Now, of course, there was also the problem that I wasn't a really bigger poster, and still aren't. Luckly though, there was a certain DS game ( :shifty: ) that I began to play, loved, had questions about, and was surprised to see there was an active forum for. I mainly stayed in there, general DS, Loungin'. I posted as much as I could, even knowing then it wouldn't be enough. I was still waiting...
Aya's Party quickly ran through, everyone thought it would be the most exciting of the bunch due to the e-drama and commotion that quickly spawned off it it, and while it seemed quite explosive, it was nothing yet...
A winner had been declared, and Minirizzle ran away with the prize. I knew then, it was time for me to start making strike.
Late at night, after everyone settled in Mini's victory, I made my first post which would continue to lead to a chain reaction;
Link
I started with that, and then begin to attempt to pick up on anyone in the thread who seemed plausible. I was quickly criticized, but I kept with the same consistent message, Klope was an underdog. And indeed, I was.
I still was picking for voters in all the ways I could, in fact, someone posted a negative cartoon after asking for their vote in the thread, in which I edited it and this came out as a result;
After that, he said he was a Klope supporter. Which put a smile on my face. I just continued pushing through, and I actually started to make a stance and an impact. I picked up a lot of the undecided voters, while also even being able to convert others. It felt really great...but of course I couldn't stay on top of my parade for long.
Quickly after a lot of "I'm voting for Klope!"'s started to appear, so the negative criticism from the ones I were running against. It honestly did take me by surprise at first, but I was ready to deal with it.
I felt I stood my own to just about every argument that was thrown at me. And at other arguments that didn't concern me, I stayed brightly out of. I just kept with my message, "Vote 4 Klope!".
Things still seemed to be going relatively good until the last hours of voting. The 'gang up' occurred again, and I was on my own this time. This time it felt much more weird, as it seemed to get more and more personal, and honestly started to take a draining toll. Even then, and once again, I felt I was able to hold my own, and above all, I had fun before the 'srs bzn' stuff kicked in.
Results finally came to a close, so all we had to do then was wait anxiously for results. I wasn't confident, but I felt good enough for what I did, and how I handled all of the situations that were thrown at me. After awhile, Ryancola came in with the results.
I lost.
Lol, only by 9 votes. It was a little disheartening, but honestly I was still proud of myself. To come from behind and then just be 10 votes, out of 200, from victory, to the one who was evident to have the most support behind him.
It was all good in the end though, I let all the had feelings I had behind dissipate, and at the end of the day, I knew this would all pay off in some way. Also, the Kjgmusic party pwned, and I am sure we entertained everyone who was following. :D
Here are the quotes I found major, important, and funny throughout my review of the thread (warning, alot), they are very good reads;
quote ...Sorry klope, all posts are reserved for §:08 in the name of graphics and markup.
You understand. You wouldn't want to be the Ralph Nader to our Al Gore and putRomeGeorge Bush in power now, do you? :(
quote Klope62--------To be honest, as an underdog I deserve a fair chance! I am speaking for our average members here, I do not have a prior foundation to bounce back on at all, but even then I shall not give up! I believe in these people here too greatly, the odds are against me, but you know what? Forget the odds! I am going to have a little faith.
quote Klope62--------As I stated then, you guys are the forces that are keeping me to push. I know the odds are not in my favor, but forget the odds. I will keep trying until it is over. I still have my faith in the people of Neoseeker, and that is one thing you can never squash.
quote ...I don't think anyone would feel fine with voting for a man whose vice president finds pleasure in cock slapping everyone he meets. That simply isn't appropriate behavior. Also, Klope may be part of the normal member majority, but who wants an average joe running their country? Rome is a man with integrity, strength, and a sense of justice, and his excellent moderator experience display the great leader he would be for Neoseeker. Don't vote for Klope62, and "No" for Jes, citizens! Rome should have your vote.
quote Klope62--------Maybe your argument would be suffice if you did not ignore the blatant fact that every cockslap delivered by Jespomo has been openly asked for. It is simply a civil service.
Also, you seem to misunderstand. I am not your "average joe" by any means. I am representing the average member in the prospect that I am doing this campaign *not* on a high pedestal. I am staying humble, because I know I really have to work hard to have a voice. So, even though I do not have a moderator tag underneath my name, it does not mean that I lack any of the skills or qualities that it takes to be this party's nominee. That is a fact.
quote Klope62--------I will not down talk your success here on the site, it is quite obvious that you have had some. However, it is time for something different. You hold that typical mold here, and I think we deserve something new. A moderator tag does not make the world go around.
quote Klope62In simple terms Jespomo, it just lacks flow. He used too many syllables in an attempt to make it fill-able. All the while he failed and yelled in an empty premise. Just put him out of his misery, you see, he just phails in comparison to me..
Send Rome Home. Vote 4 Klope.
quote ...--------So basically, because Klope didn't like my rhyme, he's better? Right, it's amazing that that's your last-minute campaign plan, rhyming. "Send Rome home!" Ha, Neoseeker is my home. At the top or the bottom, I belong.
quote Klope62--------Bottom line, Rome.
"A vote for Klope, is a vote for hope".
quote ...--------I was right, Klope was just waiting in the dark to make his strike. Hmmm...
quote ...--------And Klope didn't muster up enough concentration to send back the questionnaire. Shucks.
Where's the dedication, really?
quote ...--------I don't understand why everyone is voting for Klope, do you guys not understand that he's not taking any of this seriously? I mean, just look at his past posts. Reminds me of Dom.
[quoted someone else]
It wasn't meant to be taken seriously, calm down. =P
quote ...--------I'm gay, brown skinned and a teenage male. I tick three key demographic boxes and I'm voting for Klope. He truly is the best choice. And he's black, so he's got to be cool.
quote ...--------I'll agree with Snowfox and ZL, waiting to appease voters at the last minute isn't exactly a good candidate. If the voters are important to you, then why are you waiting to gather support now?
quote ...--------And you think that none of us have a life? I'm sure most of us are busy with our own lives, but we at least spent a few minutes/hours to post in this thread and give the people our views towards our ideas. Your precious Klope has yet to do that.
I got a rhyme for you,
"Don't vote for Klope,
cuz he's a joke!"
=P"
quote Klope62--------I find it funny that all you three, mind you, who were all so sure of your positions not so long ago are now ganging up against me.
Who is to say that I have not been campaigning before? I believe I made my current banner the exact day that it was announce that I was a candidate. Perhaps it is that you do not all understand the reason behind my nature. I am a lurker, it is evident by the ratio of posts I have, to my join date and log in rate. That does not mean that I care any less or more than you do. I have been a member of Neoseeker for years, and I have been networking ever since. I have respected the others during the time of their primaries, giving them the chance to campaign, and debate. Now that it is my turn, I am going all out. If you do not like it? Tough. I am in this until the end.
quote ...Umm, Klope, you didn't answer all the questions, and it's late.
Our problem, Klope, is that you didn't make a campaign until the very last minute. Frankly, we're just not impressed by the lack of effort.
quote Klope-------I do not think it is my duty to impress you. Only the voters. I did not answer the questions, such as "what will you do about the gas crisis", because I feel that has no real reflection upon what this is.
Effort is also a relative word, with no bases of a forum to fall back on, I have been doing most of my campaigning in #Neoseeker and my various IM mediums. Just because you yourself have not been seeing it, does not mean it has not been occurring.
quote ...I am too sure about my position, just felt like stating out some of your flaws. Although I do like the idea of being a lurker and actually wanted to do that in the first place, I decided to go against it because I wanted to let people know that I actually cared about this and that I would be willing to put some of my personal time towards the thing. Not till the last minute.
quote Klope62--------Finally, a good argument.
You see though, think of it as a race. You can say I have not been putting effort all you want, but I have. Maybe in a different way than you all, but I have. If this was a foot race, I started off slow, jogging, picking up my pace little by little. I saved up all my energy for one last big sprint.
Guess what, this is it.
quote Klope62--------Also, I am not an "it". I am sure I am a human being, refer to me as a "he", my screen name, or my proper name. Do not be so rude.
Vote 4 Klope.
quote Klope62---------What will your first act as president be?
No playing around, if I am elected, my first action will easily be accepting my Neoseeker T-Shirt. That is the barrel-bottom truth. :P
quote ...Klope and I have both been here a long time, but I've been here longer, have been more active, and have more to show for it. Klope's a great guy, a good poster, and has put his contributions forth in a number of Neo-related competitions, organizations, what have you. Still, in the end, he remains in the background.
He's the underdog here because he prefers it that way. It's not a leadership quality, but it's a quality, and, just as things are today, if I made it through this, I'd go to him for valuable discussion and friendly advice in a heartbeat. That's where he excels. He is the whisper in the ear, not the man at the podium.
quote Klope62--------What you may perceive as a "whisper", I perceive more like the wind. It is dynamical force that may not always make a sound, but it is always there watching, waiting. It makes the world go round, literally and figuratively, and while it might not get all the credit it deserves...when it needs to strike, it does, and it does so with tremendous pressure and amplitude.
quote ...--------Vote! Vote! Vote 4 Klope!
quote ...--------Whoops, your arrogance is showing.
quote Klope62--------(after Typo-ing a username) Yes, "spance" is an odd inside-complement I use between me and my friends, and since your user name was so close..y'know, I could not resist. :D
quote Klope62--------How about instead of attempting to encourage people *not* to vote for me, focus on getting them to vote for Rome? It is a thought. :)
quote ...--------quote someoneKlope's campaign, folks?Blah Blah Blah
Vote 4 Klope!
quote ...I'm extremely disappointed with Snowfox's and Synik's behaviour, and I'm aware of Klope's history (and the continual in-your-face, relentless, repetitive propaganda is a huge turn-off). I have nothing against ZL, but then, I don't know him either. I don't know if we have similar opinions, or if he'd make sensible (hypothetical) decisions.
quote Klope62--------"I'm aware of Klope's history"
...What in the heck is that supposed to mean? :laugh:
[NAME], beyond the fact that your posted reasoning for voting for Rome is absolute and evidential bias, it was clear that you did not approach this with an opened mind at all. You have personally gone after each candidate of this primary, "calling them out", and/or posting things about them in a negative connotation. That is, every candidate except Rome. This is the main reason why your words are being held in very little light.
quote ...--------Even if you don't win, you have earned my respect. I don't think I would have even known who you were if not for this election.
quote ...--------Rome--- 72 votes (36%)
Klope--- 63 votes (32%)
Snowfox--- 48 votes (24%)
ZL--- 17 votes (8%)
quote ...--------Congrats Rome, but I'd have to give the biggest congrats to Klope since he was practically a nobody before this all started(reason why I left his campaign in the beginning, didn't think he stood a chance). But man, he campaigned his ass off here and really got himself heard. So good job Gabe.
quote ...--------For those you who posted later, once again, thanks for your support and votes. Spance you, really. =D
And good look candidates and those of you already in the finals. :D
quote ...--------I'm sorry, Klope, for challenging and defying the power that is the last minute underdog. Never again shall I underestimate it.
:thick:
quote ZL:shifty:Rome should be glad that me and Klope didn't pull our Secret Weapon. :sonic:
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quote ...--------The true hero of this story is Klope. Rags to riches, built himself in one day, Rome indeed ;).
quote ...Klope was the underdog man. And then he kicked so much ass. IT'S LIKE IN THE FILM ROCKY BALBOA. Sure, he lost, but he put up a hell of a *bleep*ing fight. :sonic:
Haha, as said, all and all, it was a great experience. Some of the most fun I've ever had on Neoseeker...but also some of the worse feelings I've felt across the e-.
One again though, at the end of the day...I enjoyed myself, and mad a TON of new friends in the process (all of my running mates included ;p)
ZL and I had a plan though, it was evident that he was getting the short end of the stick. We were pondering what would happen if somehow we merged together...and put our votes together. Of course, we ended up not doing it, but it was all gravy.
Also, I somehow became Xenc's running mate as a result of a joke. Haha, I didn't try at all to campaign for it. My energy was already sucked out, and I wasn't entirely serious about the VP job, so I kind of just let it slide and go. It was funny though, because I saw a lot of "haha, Klope loses again posts".
It was a great experience, but I don't think I would even really consider doing it again.
ANY BRAVE SOUL THAT ACTUALLY READ ALL OF THIS GETS SUPER KLOPE KUDOS!!!
Up Next: TWENY and a Big Brother
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