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hey, folks. you've stumbled upon YET ANOTHER blog by AJ JOHNSON.
rules: don't break anything, don't steal anything, don't hack anything, and... oh yeah... don't get mad if i say or do something that you don't like.
capice?
good.
i'm not afraid anymore.
I'm just sick, that's all.Remember when I said that I was afraid that Pokémon Black and White would be the very first sign of generational rot that EVERYONE can see?
Forget that.
I'm extremely excited.
And I'm not afraid anymore.
LOVE,
AJ
AJ
On Friday, July 30, 2010 at 6:32 PM
take your sabbatical from your radical fanatical battle sit on your saddle and rattle rattle rattle
LEMONCAT!
That's all.
LOVE,
AJ
LOVE,
AJ
at 12:04 PM
sinkin' in the bathtub (1930)
The very first Looney Tune ever. :-)
LOVE,
AJ
AJ
at 12:43 AM
hilarity ensues
3:52 --
Maury: Now, I want to tell you something--this is impossible. Nobody is scared of something like ketchup. Are you afraid of ketchup?
Louise: I love ketchup.
(audience laughs)
Another good one at 4:13 --
Louise (after saying she works at Burger King): You want mustard? That's too bad! Go to McDonald's, I don't know what to tell you!
Maury: Now, I want to tell you something--this is impossible. Nobody is scared of something like ketchup. Are you afraid of ketchup?
Louise: I love ketchup.
(audience laughs)
Another good one at 4:13 --
Louise (after saying she works at Burger King): You want mustard? That's too bad! Go to McDonald's, I don't know what to tell you!
:-)
In other news, I'm horribly sick.
My tonsils are swollen and my nose is stuffed and my head feels like it's full of cotton balls, and what's worse is that we don't have any orange juice so I have to drink the Red Flavored Kool-Aid (it's not tropical punch, it's just RED because it doesn't really have a flavor--it tastes like the color red), and there's nothing good on TV except for daytime/afternoon TV with Life Alert commercials dispersed a little too generously at breaks. And if it's not a Life Alert commercial, then you bet it's for those Sea Bond denture strip thingies or Norm's Diner.
Sure, the Life Alert and the Sea Bond commercials make me laugh (and they're REALLY not supposed to do that, considering that Life Alert and Sea Bond may become my future one day), but seeing this lady
Don't send flowers, I'll live.
LOVE,
AJ
"∞XO@#*~"
Black Jynx is here to tell you that
49 DAYS
are left until the Japanese release of Pokémon Black And White!!
That's all. She doesn't know how many days are left until the USA release.
That's okay, Black Jynx. Nobody knows yet.
My tonsils are swollen and my nose is stuffed and my head feels like it's full of cotton balls, and what's worse is that we don't have any orange juice so I have to drink the Red Flavored Kool-Aid (it's not tropical punch, it's just RED because it doesn't really have a flavor--it tastes like the color red), and there's nothing good on TV except for daytime/afternoon TV with Life Alert commercials dispersed a little too generously at breaks. And if it's not a Life Alert commercial, then you bet it's for those Sea Bond denture strip thingies or Norm's Diner.
Sure, the Life Alert and the Sea Bond commercials make me laugh (and they're REALLY not supposed to do that, considering that Life Alert and Sea Bond may become my future one day), but seeing this lady
and hearing this song sung by ever-trembling voices
OVER AND OVER AGAIN kind of make me feel like I'm going off my rocker. I mean, I know EVERY word to the Sea-Bond commercial, and the way the lady says 'all senior citizens should have LIFE ALERT' is beginning to turn into serious serious serious nightmare fuel (YES, I've been on tvtropes, so what?). I really want to sleep, but I can't--so in the meantime, while I'm awake, I want some good, hilarious television. Sadly, all that's on Nickelodeon are the new episodes of Spongebob, and after that, iCarly. >.< (:lies here wishing she had Aqua Teen Hunger Force on DVD, but wishing sequence is broken by a hacking cough:)
LOVE,
AJ
"∞XO@#*~"
Black Jynx is here to tell you that
49 DAYS
are left until the Japanese release of Pokémon Black And White!!
That's all. She doesn't know how many days are left until the USA release.
That's okay, Black Jynx. Nobody knows yet.
On Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 3:11 PM
If life gives you lemons...
--make real lemonade and not that powdered kool-aid mix--get ticked off at life because life didn't give you sugar and water to make good lemonade with
--THROW THE LIMES ASIDE AND READ THEM, BUT ONLY THE REALLY GOOD ONES! (If you don't know what I mean, you need to find some other blog to read)
--write a (now that I read it again, godawful) haiku about the real lemonade you made and drank
(a haiku)
it's dark in my room
drinking sweet, sweet, lemonademakes it sunny bright.
On a completely unrelated note,
Notice anything different about me?
No, I have not asphyxiated,
I have glasses now.
In other words, I am bespectacled.
:-)
ditties of the dayNo, I have not asphyxiated,
I have glasses now.
In other words, I am bespectacled.
:-)
unus. Secret (Take You Home) - Kylie Minogue
duo. Mr. Softy's Balloon Race - Gorillaz
tres. I'm So Excited - Le Tigre
quattuor. Lovesick - Lindstrom and Christabelle
quinque. Filthy Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters
sex. The Box - Thermostatic
septem. Orange Mecanique - Stereo Total
octo. Erotic City - Berlin
novem. What's A Girl Gotta Do? - Basement Jaxx
decem. Apple Pie - Coco Electrik
BREAKING NEWS!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!
Apparently, there's been a fire at a local bondage club, and they found a man dead in all the debris and mess.
Guess they were enjoying the hot wax a l-i-t-t-l-e too much.
Teehee. ^_^
"I am made of paper."
"HUG ME."
"This isn't such a good idea."
"What happened last night?"
"Pikachu! I'm actually based off of my original 1996 Sugimori art!"
(::red and green sprites, FTW::)
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!!
Apparently, there's been a fire at a local bondage club, and they found a man dead in all the debris and mess.
Guess they were enjoying the hot wax a l-i-t-t-l-e too much.
Teehee. ^_^
"I am made of paper."
"HUG ME."
"This isn't such a good idea."
"What happened last night?"
"Pikachu! I'm actually based off of my original 1996 Sugimori art!"
(::red and green sprites, FTW::)
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!!
LOVE,
AJ
AJ
On Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 7:34 PM
big, big, news.
I have some big, big, news.
Not little, wittle, pittle, news.
But some big, big, news.
My big news is this:
I, A.J. Johnson, after thirty-four hours and twenty-nine minutes have successfully beaten the Elite Four in Pokémon HeartGold with her team:
lv. 41 Ampharos (male)
(デンリュウ)
-ThunderPunch
-ThunderShock
-Focus Punch
-Discharge
lv. 51 Ho-Oh (neuter)
(ホウオウ)
-Extrasensory
-Punishment
-Fire Blast
-Sacred Fire
lv. 45 Meganium (male)
(メガニウム)
-Magical Leaf
-Synthesis
-Razor Leaf
-PoisonPowder
lv. 35 Pidgeotto (female)
(ピジョン)
-Fly
-Twister
-Gust
-Quick Attack
lv. 35 Jynx (female)
(ルージュラ)
-Ice Punch
-Avalanche
-Shadow Ball
-Blizzard
lv. 42 Gyarados (male)
(ギャラドス)
-Surf
-Whirlpool
-Waterfall
-Hydro Pump
Sure, we weren't the strongest of teams.
I mean, there is a very high (almost pathologically high) diversity of levels here.
Sometimes, I'd send out a lower-leveled Pokémon and there'd be an instant OHKO.
At times, I felt that we really weren't going to make it through.
I thought we were all literally going to get our arses kicked.
But we made it, and not without some crowning moments of awesome--two of which stand out the most:
w00tie w00tie w00tcakes.
So, what now?
Well, now, I'm off to Kanto where it all began, and now I'm going to see some VERY familiar faces and hear some VERY familiar music.
Or maybe I'm just going to sleep.
I've got church tomorrow.
Love,
A.J. Johnson, New Johto League Champion !!
(P.S.: I'm so very happy.)
Not little, wittle, pittle, news.
But some big, big, news.
My big news is this:
I, A.J. Johnson, after thirty-four hours and twenty-nine minutes have successfully beaten the Elite Four in Pokémon HeartGold with her team:
lv. 41 Ampharos (male)
(デンリュウ)
-ThunderPunch
-ThunderShock
-Focus Punch
-Discharge
lv. 51 Ho-Oh (neuter)
(ホウオウ)
-Extrasensory
-Punishment
-Fire Blast
-Sacred Fire
lv. 45 Meganium (male)
(メガニウム)
-Magical Leaf
-Synthesis
-Razor Leaf
-PoisonPowder
lv. 35 Pidgeotto (female)
(ピジョン)
-Fly
-Twister
-Gust
-Quick Attack
lv. 35 Jynx (female)
(ルージュラ)
-Ice Punch
-Avalanche
-Shadow Ball
-Blizzard
lv. 42 Gyarados (male)
(ギャラドス)
-Surf
-Whirlpool
-Waterfall
-Hydro Pump
Sure, we weren't the strongest of teams.
I mean, there is a very high (almost pathologically high) diversity of levels here.
Sometimes, I'd send out a lower-leveled Pokémon and there'd be an instant OHKO.
At times, I felt that we really weren't going to make it through.
I thought we were all literally going to get our arses kicked.
But we made it, and not without some crowning moments of awesome--two of which stand out the most:
- My lv. 35 Jynx KO-ing Lance's lv. 49 Dragonite with Avalanche. I couldn't help but say, "Go, Jynx!"
- My lv. 41 Ampharos saved the day. Ampharos was in the yellow HP area, and Lance's Charizard was getting ready to make his move. However, Lance's Charizard was getting ready to make his move, but MISSED. Ampharos attacked with Discharge, and Charizard fainted. I won the Elite Four.
w00tie w00tie w00tcakes.
So, what now?
Well, now, I'm off to Kanto where it all began, and now I'm going to see some VERY familiar faces and hear some VERY familiar music.
Or maybe I'm just going to sleep.
I've got church tomorrow.
Love,
A.J. Johnson, New Johto League Champion !!
(P.S.: I'm so very happy.)
On Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 11:28 PM
let's just go down memory lane one more time, while we're young and clever
0:04 -- That doo-wop music reminds me so very much of Little Shop Of Horrors. :-)
0:06 -- Okay, so there's some guy... jaywalking! Somebody call the police. And by the way, he has a really, really, tall shadow.
0:10 -- The camera pans over to the jaywalking man--one can only hope for an oncoming car, a fade to black, and a message saying: "Remember, kiddies, use the sidewalk!"
0:11 -- Noooooo, this is not a public service announcement about walking in the sidewalk when crossing the street. But look at the main character's FACE. Yowza! He looks inebriated! Completely SOZZLED! In other words, he looks drunk. This could definitely be a PSA for anti-drinking. "Remember, kiddies, don't drink, or else you'll aimlessly walk through the street like this guy!" And he needs to get his teeth fixed, too.
0:12 -- His pupils bounce. Great, bouncing pupils.
0:21 -- That has got to be the blandest "Sale" sign I have ever seen.
0:25 -- "Chop, chop! Got to eat a record, uh huh!" ROTFLOL!
0:27 -- And the record store has no door. Shoplifter's Paradise at night? Oh, you know it.
0:30 -- Because of that bland For Sale sign, he's the only one in the store. The people who own Gourmet Records need serious marketing classes.
0:31 -- And, he takes the record out of its sleeve, and eats it. And nobody loudly yells, "SIR!" What kind of world is this?
0:32 -- Apparently, the record tastes like a pineapple on a beach wearing a sombrero (?) playing the ukelele.
0:34 -- I just noticed that crawling starfish on the sand, and the sailboat in the background.
0:38 -- RAHAHAHAHA.... surfing bananas.
0:42 -- And oh no, giant wave! The pineapple doesn't even run away! PRICELESS!
0:44 -- Whooooooooooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhh!!!
0:46 -- .... I would've done that a long time ago. And he just throws it aside? Now you REALLY need to get the manager!
0:47 -- And he bites into another one! Joy.
0:50 -- And this one tastes like... a very polygonal "person" playing with an electric guitar. I wouldn't have even picked that record. Don't these records have labels?
0:52 -- Distortion Room from Pokémon Platinum, all the way.
0:56 -- The polygons are just shredding away at their guitars as if it's nobody's business. They think they're good. Think, I said. Not know.
0:58 -- FLYING SQUARES!
1:02 -- I'm scared.
1:03 -- I agree, Mr. Inebriated Man.
1:06 -- And he throws that one aside, and then bites into another one. Just pick something, will ya? Or come in knowing what you want! I don't know how I would deal with this customer. Speaking of dealing, does anybody even work here?
1:07 -- This one tastes like anthropormorphised Smarties (or M & M's, any kind of chocolate button) sliding down a piano while another one plays the saxaphone as his non-anthropormorphized friends come out of it. Weird? Yes. I wonder what the producers were on when they made this.
1:14 -- Such old computers. They almost look like eMacs.
1:15 -- Did it seem like that red Smartie/M & M/chocolate button thing was snapping at us? It only happens for a split second, but it's like, hey, man--chill.
1:20 -- Favorite part. "Oh noe yoou diddin'!"
1:21 -- And the cycle continues.
1:25 -- This one tastes like some very strangely-built individual playing the timpani. Yummy.
1:27 -- Trumpet Guy should be the world's hottest celebrity.
1:30 -- I can't tell which parts are the guy's hands and which parts are the mallets to play the xylophone with. Hilarity.
1:38 -- Seriously, that guy needs to find something he likes to listen to. Or eat.
1:41 -- Free form jazz. More hilarity.
1:42 -- If this were a real store, he would've been forced to pay for all those CD's he's taken bites of and thrown aside and kicked out a long time ago.
1:45 -- Hehe. Drowning pineapple. What do they have against fruit?
1:46 -- He just doesn't like anything, does he? He's just like that little Mikey kid off of Life Cereal.
1:52 -- He STILL hasn't given up. Talk about tenacity. Give that man a cigar.
1:54 -- This record tastes like vaguely human life forms (?) clapping their hands in unison. By now, if I were him, I would've just left.
1:59 -- What are those?!
2:06 -- Why are their hands sticking up like that?!
2:17 -- And they have only one leg. Brilliant.
2:20 -- "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!" No, no, no.
2:30 -- A lot of repetition.
2:41 -- Is he trying to raise the roof or reach the roof? And what is that white slug-like thing swimming past him?
2:44 -- It's about time he liked something. Of course, nobody made him pay, like they should've. I don't think you can necessarily call the records "gourmet", because, well, the guy went through like, half of their CD library. I think he had the munchies. Or something.
2:50 -- Aaaaand, fade to black.
But one more thing.
That's all.
LOVE,
AJ
AJ
On Friday, July 23, 2010 at 11:44 PM
a trip down memory lane.
Not too many people know about this video, unless they had it on VHS like my art teacher in elementary/junior high school did. And if you went to the same elementary/junior high school that I went to (you all know who you are, don't lie), seeing this again is a major trip down memory lane. It's a trip down memory lane because I remember we'd all BEG our art teacher to put it on for us. And when she did, we'd be very happy. We knew almost all the words to every song.
It's really moments like this when I miss the good old days when we were all little.
One day, because I missed the good old days so much, I looked for it.
When I found it on YouTube, I nearly cried.
And if I nearly cry while finding something on YouTube, then YES, I must share it.
And something like that does NOT happen often.
Now that I've given a little backstory about this video, I have to tear it apart. Sure, I'll make lame jokes, but who am I again? Right.
So, here goes.
It's really moments like this when I miss the good old days when we were all little.
One day, because I missed the good old days so much, I looked for it.
When I found it on YouTube, I nearly cried.
And if I nearly cry while finding something on YouTube, then YES, I must share it.
And something like that does NOT happen often.
Now that I've given a little backstory about this video, I have to tear it apart. Sure, I'll make lame jokes, but who am I again? Right.
So, here goes.
0:04 -- The singer's 'real good friend' is a fountain pen?
0:18 -- I wouldn't think he has a mind. He's a fountain pen.
0:21 -- "He has no fingers, but you know what? He doesn't even care." ROTFLOL
0:28 -- "And what he has to teach us is... beneath the clothes he doesn't wear" is CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!!!!! Just kidding. Ink is beneath the clothes he doesn't wear, because he's a FOUNTAIN PEN!! (This piece seems to personify inanimate objects a. lot., and I love that.)
0:35 -- "He says he lives inside of us, and that he's always here". O.O Even ME?
0:38 -- That movement he made after drinking the ink (?!) was scary. It scared me when I was younger, it scares me now.
0:41 -- QUICKEST CHANGE OF CLOTHES I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
0:42 -- Who turned out the lights? And HOW did that hat somehow fall on the pen's head. Clearly, pens don't have hands. Hey, singing person, I'm a little bit scared of your friend here.
0:46 -- When the pen takes a bow, clearly he is more anthropormorphized--he has a mouth, and the tip of the writing part (I don't know what else to call it) is his nose. Thank goodness the animators didn't give him eyes. I think that would have scared all of us.
0:51 -- So the lights are on in ANOTHER part of the room.
0:53 -- MARCHING PENCILS!!! THEY NEVER STOP SMILING!!! AND THEY'RE ALL IN A LINE!!! Why don't they come like this at Office Depot? ("I want it now!" - Veruca Salt)
0:54 -- And they fist pump. I don't watch Jersey Shore, but apparently fist pumping has been popularized by thepeople orange things that can't classify as human because they've had too much Plastic Surgery to make themselves 'perfect' and cake on the makeup, too. Great. Marching, smiling, fist-pumping pencils that you can't find at Office Depot.
1:02 -- WHOA, pretty good for having no legs. That is a very flexible fountain pen.
1:06 -- "It doesn't cost a lot to get inside our dreams", unless you're paying a psychiatrist.
1:11 -- Guess he's feeling the beat. I mean, he's doing some weird arm-roll thing, and his EYES are CLOSED.
1:19 -- "Marching Pencils can be Fun!"
1:22 -- If marching pencils can be fun, then what can a pen that takes a bow be? Um... freaky?
1:25 -- I don't want to be an airplane flying high up above the clouds!
1:30 -- The sky is RED! Looks like some company's been freely dispersing their toxic gases into the air lately. Does this take place in the future?
1:32 -- "HEY! Make the airplane look like you!" Because I really have that face. Thank you, singing guy.
1:42 -- "But be sure to make it go so fast that buildings lean as you fly by!" Erm... that would cost millions of dollars in damage. I don't think they want that. I mean, the sky is already red and filled with chemicals. >.^
1:43 -- "MAKE A BIG RED TELEPHONE!!!!" Hilarity. I think the singer is so excited about us making a big red telephone in our imaginations because nobody's been calling him lately. Besides, his best friend is a fountain pen who is apparently affiliated with some marching pencils and a random thing that likes to dance a lot. I wouldn't be calling him at all.
1:52 -- "And later it becomes a big red train that calls long distance down the track!" BAD. PUN. (And a little hypocrisy on my part--I can recognize bad puns but I still make them. I'm just TERRIBLE, aren't I?)
1:56 -- "Now let's create some butterflies to teach us what they know". Will they teach us how to fly? (In which the butterflies lead a group of children to a balcony. You know the rest.)
2:01 -- Remember, kids, butterfly dust over a kitchen counter meanstoast and a glass of orange juice something to clean up.
2:03 -- "Kitcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!"
2:05 -- They must really like orange juice.
2:08 -- "They might even cook us dinner!" Sorry, man. It's pizza again.
2:19 -- Marching pencils again. I think that when we go somewhere other than the desk, the marching pencils make their rounds. That's why they all end up in that same place during the whole "we can be anything" part.
2:30 -- I'm not going to lie, that pen can dance. And change his clothes within seconds.
2:39 -- "I've got swagga."
2:46 -- Don't be alarmed, children. That policeman is wearing an upside down tomato on his face because he can't find his real nose. And his mouth, well... he doesn't have one.
2:47 -- I just noticed that randy-looking cat in the other room. (Yiiiiikes.)
2:48 -- You know, if I walked outside and saw something like that, I'd go back in and never leave the house again. This is a very brave policeman.
2:51 -- Perfect place for the Wilhelm scream. Don't know what that is? Look it up.
2:55 -- Those are not "floating colored lily-pods". Those are SMARTIES.
3:00 -- Chocolate Audrey Twos!
3:03 -- "Make him fly into the sky into a giant face". I think the singer, and the animators have truly lost it.
3:08 -- "Riding on an ocean wave, falling down from outer space!" Yep, they've lost it.
3:11 -- "WOW! Even SPOONS get hungry!" No stuff, Sherlock! >.>
3:18 -- Spoons Raiding Refrigerators! Film At Eleven!
3:24 -- "Let's make a paper airplane." You know, that is the most normal thing this singer has said in this video. And what is it with him and planes?
3:28 -- "One that really ZINGS!" What about a normal paper airplane? I'm not in the mood for zing today.
3:29 -- "It can even fold itself! Flapping its own wiiiiiiiiiings!" Red Bull gave it wiiiiiiiiiings. Or, the guy who's singing had Red Bull and maybe a few other things and got a little too much wiiiiiiiiiings.
3:30 -- "Now let's go to YOUR room!" Noooooooooooooo, sir.
3:41 -- What is that thing playing the drums?
3:46 -- "[Where every toy that night has to life all on its own] it's an almost scary SIGHT!" Almost? Almost?
3:47 -- There go those pencils again. I wonder if they ever get bored.
4:00 -- Dancing pen again. That is pretty remarkable.
4:05 -- And the guy who feels the beat AND has swagga is here again, too.
4:10 -- What does he think he's doing?
4:16 -- "Anything is possible NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!"
4:20 -- Bow.
4:23 -- And this thing is over.
0:18 -- I wouldn't think he has a mind. He's a fountain pen.
0:21 -- "He has no fingers, but you know what? He doesn't even care." ROTFLOL
0:28 -- "And what he has to teach us is... beneath the clothes he doesn't wear" is CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!!!!! Just kidding. Ink is beneath the clothes he doesn't wear, because he's a FOUNTAIN PEN!! (This piece seems to personify inanimate objects a. lot., and I love that.)
0:35 -- "He says he lives inside of us, and that he's always here". O.O Even ME?
0:38 -- That movement he made after drinking the ink (?!) was scary. It scared me when I was younger, it scares me now.
0:41 -- QUICKEST CHANGE OF CLOTHES I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
0:42 -- Who turned out the lights? And HOW did that hat somehow fall on the pen's head. Clearly, pens don't have hands. Hey, singing person, I'm a little bit scared of your friend here.
0:46 -- When the pen takes a bow, clearly he is more anthropormorphized--he has a mouth, and the tip of the writing part (I don't know what else to call it) is his nose. Thank goodness the animators didn't give him eyes. I think that would have scared all of us.
0:51 -- So the lights are on in ANOTHER part of the room.
0:53 -- MARCHING PENCILS!!! THEY NEVER STOP SMILING!!! AND THEY'RE ALL IN A LINE!!! Why don't they come like this at Office Depot? ("I want it now!" - Veruca Salt)
0:54 -- And they fist pump. I don't watch Jersey Shore, but apparently fist pumping has been popularized by the
1:02 -- WHOA, pretty good for having no legs. That is a very flexible fountain pen.
1:06 -- "It doesn't cost a lot to get inside our dreams", unless you're paying a psychiatrist.
1:11 -- Guess he's feeling the beat. I mean, he's doing some weird arm-roll thing, and his EYES are CLOSED.
1:19 -- "Marching Pencils can be Fun!"
1:22 -- If marching pencils can be fun, then what can a pen that takes a bow be? Um... freaky?
1:25 -- I don't want to be an airplane flying high up above the clouds!
1:30 -- The sky is RED! Looks like some company's been freely dispersing their toxic gases into the air lately. Does this take place in the future?
1:32 -- "HEY! Make the airplane look like you!" Because I really have that face. Thank you, singing guy.
1:42 -- "But be sure to make it go so fast that buildings lean as you fly by!" Erm... that would cost millions of dollars in damage. I don't think they want that. I mean, the sky is already red and filled with chemicals. >.^
1:43 -- "MAKE A BIG RED TELEPHONE!!!!" Hilarity. I think the singer is so excited about us making a big red telephone in our imaginations because nobody's been calling him lately. Besides, his best friend is a fountain pen who is apparently affiliated with some marching pencils and a random thing that likes to dance a lot. I wouldn't be calling him at all.
1:52 -- "And later it becomes a big red train that calls long distance down the track!" BAD. PUN. (And a little hypocrisy on my part--I can recognize bad puns but I still make them. I'm just TERRIBLE, aren't I?)
1:56 -- "Now let's create some butterflies to teach us what they know". Will they teach us how to fly? (In which the butterflies lead a group of children to a balcony. You know the rest.)
2:01 -- Remember, kids, butterfly dust over a kitchen counter means
2:03 -- "Kitcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!"
2:05 -- They must really like orange juice.
2:08 -- "They might even cook us dinner!" Sorry, man. It's pizza again.
2:19 -- Marching pencils again. I think that when we go somewhere other than the desk, the marching pencils make their rounds. That's why they all end up in that same place during the whole "we can be anything" part.
2:30 -- I'm not going to lie, that pen can dance. And change his clothes within seconds.
2:39 -- "I've got swagga."
2:46 -- Don't be alarmed, children. That policeman is wearing an upside down tomato on his face because he can't find his real nose. And his mouth, well... he doesn't have one.
2:47 -- I just noticed that randy-looking cat in the other room. (Yiiiiikes.)
2:48 -- You know, if I walked outside and saw something like that, I'd go back in and never leave the house again. This is a very brave policeman.
2:51 -- Perfect place for the Wilhelm scream. Don't know what that is? Look it up.
2:55 -- Those are not "floating colored lily-pods". Those are SMARTIES.
3:00 -- Chocolate Audrey Twos!
3:03 -- "Make him fly into the sky into a giant face". I think the singer, and the animators have truly lost it.
3:08 -- "Riding on an ocean wave, falling down from outer space!" Yep, they've lost it.
3:11 -- "WOW! Even SPOONS get hungry!" No stuff, Sherlock! >.>
3:18 -- Spoons Raiding Refrigerators! Film At Eleven!
3:24 -- "Let's make a paper airplane." You know, that is the most normal thing this singer has said in this video. And what is it with him and planes?
3:28 -- "One that really ZINGS!" What about a normal paper airplane? I'm not in the mood for zing today.
3:29 -- "It can even fold itself! Flapping its own wiiiiiiiiiings!" Red Bull gave it wiiiiiiiiiings. Or, the guy who's singing had Red Bull and maybe a few other things and got a little too much wiiiiiiiiiings.
3:30 -- "Now let's go to YOUR room!" Noooooooooooooo, sir.
3:41 -- What is that thing playing the drums?
3:46 -- "[Where every toy that night has to life all on its own] it's an almost scary SIGHT!" Almost? Almost?
3:47 -- There go those pencils again. I wonder if they ever get bored.
4:00 -- Dancing pen again. That is pretty remarkable.
4:05 -- And the guy who feels the beat AND has swagga is here again, too.
4:10 -- What does he think he's doing?
4:16 -- "Anything is possible NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!"
4:20 -- Bow.
4:23 -- And this thing is over.
I think this video was made for people like me to love as a kid, and then come back and find it again after Lord-knows-how long and be able to make some jokes (no matter how bad they are) about it.
'Nuff said.
Glad I can share with you.
'Nuff said.
Glad I can share with you.
Love,
AJ
AJ
On Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
early mornin'
Yes. Hi. Good morning.
I am Fully Aware that it is (currently) 3:14 AM where I am sitting, mainly due to the fact that my computer comes built in with a clock.
:-)
No, I'm not still looking for that Shroomish in Pokémon Ruby.
I've given up for now.
Too bad Generation III games don't come with friend codes or GTS.
Or even Wi-Fi.
I'd gladly give my Wurmple away for one--I don't think I'm too interested in having a Beautifly or Dustox.
But I AM, however, going to try my hand at the Elite Four.
My Pokémon are in their mid/high-thirties to mid/high-forties, so this should be interesting, challenging, fun, and may end well.
Okay, I know.
My Pokémon are severely, severely, severely underleveled, need more practice, and I'm probably NEVER going to make it to Kanto, or to battle that Red kid who can't talk...
Well, here's my team, anyway.
Laugh at me.
Cry for me.
Turn up your nose.
Help me, for goodness sakes.
Jynx (ルージュラ) -- Lv. 34
Pidgeotto (ピジョン) -- Lv. 35
Ampharos (デンリュウ) -- Lv. 38
Gyarados (ギャラドス) -- Lv. 42
Meganium (メガニウム) -- Lv. 44
Ho-Oh (ホウオウ) -- Lv. 49
Okay. You don't have to give me any more disapproving stares. I know I'm screwed out of my mind.
Well, I'll give 'em credit because my team is perfectly balanced between Johto and Kanto Pokémon. So they win brownie points for that.
I don't think they make brownies in the Pokémon world.
Apparently, though, they eat Farfetch'd.
This is news to me--even though Farfetch'd IS a duck, and people eat duck in the real world.
I mean, the word duck is in its Japanese name--Kamonegi literally means wild duck with a spring onion!
Farfetch'd has this onion or leek because it WANTS you to cook it because it knows exactly how pathetic it is.
Just kidding.
I really don't know why Farfetch'd carry onions.
I'm going to hold that thought for now because I'm going into the Elite Four (without saving beforehand so I won't be stuck there), and I'm going to kick some arse, take some names, and hopefully win the championship and move on to Kanto so I can see some more familiar faces.
I'll definitely post back if I win.
I'll even more so be posting back if I lose.
Wish me luck.
I am Fully Aware that it is (currently) 3:14 AM where I am sitting, mainly due to the fact that my computer comes built in with a clock.
:-)
No, I'm not still looking for that Shroomish in Pokémon Ruby.
I've given up for now.
Too bad Generation III games don't come with friend codes or GTS.
Or even Wi-Fi.
I'd gladly give my Wurmple away for one--I don't think I'm too interested in having a Beautifly or Dustox.
But I AM, however, going to try my hand at the Elite Four.
My Pokémon are in their mid/high-thirties to mid/high-forties, so this should be interesting, challenging, fun, and may end well.
Okay, I know.
My Pokémon are severely, severely, severely underleveled, need more practice, and I'm probably NEVER going to make it to Kanto, or to battle that Red kid who can't talk...
Well, here's my team, anyway.
Laugh at me.
Cry for me.
Turn up your nose.
Help me, for goodness sakes.
Jynx (ルージュラ) -- Lv. 34
Pidgeotto (ピジョン) -- Lv. 35
Ampharos (デンリュウ) -- Lv. 38
Gyarados (ギャラドス) -- Lv. 42
Meganium (メガニウム) -- Lv. 44
Ho-Oh (ホウオウ) -- Lv. 49
Okay. You don't have to give me any more disapproving stares. I know I'm screwed out of my mind.
Well, I'll give 'em credit because my team is perfectly balanced between Johto and Kanto Pokémon. So they win brownie points for that.
I don't think they make brownies in the Pokémon world.
Apparently, though, they eat Farfetch'd.
This is news to me--even though Farfetch'd IS a duck, and people eat duck in the real world.
I mean, the word duck is in its Japanese name--Kamonegi literally means wild duck with a spring onion!
Farfetch'd has this onion or leek because it WANTS you to cook it because it knows exactly how pathetic it is.
Just kidding.
I really don't know why Farfetch'd carry onions.
I'm going to hold that thought for now because I'm going into the Elite Four (without saving beforehand so I won't be stuck there), and I'm going to kick some arse, take some names, and hopefully win the championship and move on to Kanto so I can see some more familiar faces.
I'll definitely post back if I win.
I'll even more so be posting back if I lose.
Wish me luck.
Love,
AJ
Update!! Update!! (4:21 AM) -- I lost. I got so far as to Karen's Houndoom when... I lost. That was the Elite Four member where EVERYBODY started missing attacks and being poisoned and confused and that's what hurt us. Hey! I got that far, didn't I? On thatmeasly great team of mine! I was one away from getting to Champion Lance. One. Away. That's very good, in my book. :-) I'm going to keep up the optimism. I won't rest until I win.
Update!! Update!! (5:24 AM) -- I quit this time. I got as far as Karen again, but I finally got very tired and decided to quit. (She would've KO'ed all my Pokémon anyway. I need to come up with a strategy, and fast.) I saved RIGHT before the entryway at Indigo Plateau, so in the morning where the sun comes up and birds chirp and all that, I'll be playing. But for right now, I'm going to say goodnight. And sleep, like normal humans do. :sigh: What you don't know is that I'm playing Pokémon endlessly, trying to get something off of my mind. I'm not going to talk to you about what it is. Do not spam my chatbox or my email asking what's going on with me. You're not privy to that information. My blog is only about the fun things in my life, not the sad/gloomy/heartwrenching things. Sorry. That's the rules. Until next time, everyone--which WILL be in the morning. :-)
ZEKROM (ゼクロム) THE ELECTRIC DRAGON
BA-ZOOOOOM!
I think because of Zekrom, I will be getting Pokémon White.
That is a cool Pokémon, and I can't wait to see it in battle.
AJ
Update!! Update!! (4:21 AM) -- I lost. I got so far as to Karen's Houndoom when... I lost. That was the Elite Four member where EVERYBODY started missing attacks and being poisoned and confused and that's what hurt us. Hey! I got that far, didn't I? On that
Update!! Update!! (5:24 AM) -- I quit this time. I got as far as Karen again, but I finally got very tired and decided to quit. (She would've KO'ed all my Pokémon anyway. I need to come up with a strategy, and fast.) I saved RIGHT before the entryway at Indigo Plateau, so in the morning where the sun comes up and birds chirp and all that, I'll be playing. But for right now, I'm going to say goodnight. And sleep, like normal humans do. :sigh: What you don't know is that I'm playing Pokémon endlessly, trying to get something off of my mind. I'm not going to talk to you about what it is. Do not spam my chatbox or my email asking what's going on with me. You're not privy to that information. My blog is only about the fun things in my life, not the sad/gloomy/heartwrenching things. Sorry. That's the rules. Until next time, everyone--which WILL be in the morning. :-)
ZEKROM (ゼクロム) THE ELECTRIC DRAGON
BA-ZOOOOOM!
I think because of Zekrom, I will be getting Pokémon White.
That is a cool Pokémon, and I can't wait to see it in battle.
On Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 3:14 AM
return to hoenn
Today, I restarted my Pokémon Ruby game because I felt like childhood was calling me (quite loudly, too) and because I haven't played a Generation III Pokémon game since lord-knows-when.
Truth be told, I have a love-hate relationship with Generation III because even though it added quite a lot to the entire series, some things from Generation II were lost (i.e., loss of the time function, non-memorable music), but picking it up and playing it again on my pink DS Lite brings back memories of being a youngster playing it on my pink original Game Boy Advance.
:reminisce:
Ahem. Anyway.
I've already reached Rustboro Town, but I'm currently perusing the Petalburg Woods to find a Shroomish (at a 15% catch rate, it might take aaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll niiiiiiiiiiiiiiight).
At least I'm not looking for a Slakoth.
I already know that I will never, ever find one.
Those things are rare, rare, rare.
Taillow (スバメ) -- #276 (NDex)/#25 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 5
Level - 8
Type - Normal/Flying
Ability - Guts (Ups attack if suffering.)
Moveset:
Mudkip (ミズゴロウ) -- #258 (NDex)/#07 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 5
Level - 9
Type - Water
Ability - Torrent (Ups Water moves in a pinch.)
Moveset:
Truth be told, I have a love-hate relationship with Generation III because even though it added quite a lot to the entire series, some things from Generation II were lost (i.e., loss of the time function, non-memorable music), but picking it up and playing it again on my pink DS Lite brings back memories of being a youngster playing it on my pink original Game Boy Advance.
:reminisce:
Ahem. Anyway.
I've already reached Rustboro Town, but I'm currently perusing the Petalburg Woods to find a Shroomish (at a 15% catch rate, it might take aaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll niiiiiiiiiiiiiiight).
At least I'm not looking for a Slakoth.
I already know that I will never, ever find one.
Those things are rare, rare, rare.
So far, my team is as follows (from lowest to highest; male names are in blue, female names are in pink):
Wurmple (ケムッソ) -- #265 (NDex)/#14 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 3
Level - 5
Type - Bug
Ability - Shield Dust (Prevents added effects.)
Moveset:
Ralts (ラルトス) -- #280 (NDex)/#29 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 4
Level - 6
Type - Psychic
Ability - Trace (Copies special ability.)
Moveset:
Poochyena (ポチエナ) -- #261 (NDex)/#10 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 3
Level - 6
Type - Dark
Ability - Run Away (Makes escaping easier.)
Moveset:
Wurmple (ケムッソ) -- #265 (NDex)/#14 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 3
Level - 5
Type - Bug
Ability - Shield Dust (Prevents added effects.)
Moveset:
- Tackle
- String Shot
- Poison Sting
Ralts (ラルトス) -- #280 (NDex)/#29 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 4
Level - 6
Type - Psychic
Ability - Trace (Copies special ability.)
Moveset:
- Growl
- Confusion
Poochyena (ポチエナ) -- #261 (NDex)/#10 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 3
Level - 6
Type - Dark
Ability - Run Away (Makes escaping easier.)
Moveset:
- Tackle
- Howl
Taillow (スバメ) -- #276 (NDex)/#25 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 5
Level - 8
Type - Normal/Flying
Ability - Guts (Ups attack if suffering.)
Moveset:
- Peck
- Growl
- Focus Energy
- Quick Attack
Mudkip (ミズゴロウ) -- #258 (NDex)/#07 (HoennDex)
Met at Level: 5
Level - 9
Type - Water
Ability - Torrent (Ups Water moves in a pinch.)
Moveset:
- Tackle
- Growl
- Mud-Slap
So far, they're a pretty good bunch.
For such young Pokémon, they're really growing fast (:sniffle:)
Especially Mudkip! I just started today, and he's already at level 9!
Sure, I've dealt with fainting, missed attacks, paralysis and not being able to move, etc.
But they're growing, and that's all that matters.
I'll probably fight (and plan to beat) the Gym Leader very soon.
As soon as I find a Shroomish and level it up a few levels more than it is in the wild (In R/S, Shroomish are usually found at levels 5-6, and the Pokémon at Roxanne's Rock Gym span from levels 14-15 [!!] so that gives me an idea of where ALL of my Pokémon should be), I'll be there, ready to fight, fight, fight!
NO MERCY!
Hehehehe.
Goodbye.
For such young Pokémon, they're really growing fast (:sniffle:)
Especially Mudkip! I just started today, and he's already at level 9!
Sure, I've dealt with fainting, missed attacks, paralysis and not being able to move, etc.
But they're growing, and that's all that matters.
I'll probably fight (and plan to beat) the Gym Leader very soon.
As soon as I find a Shroomish and level it up a few levels more than it is in the wild (In R/S, Shroomish are usually found at levels 5-6, and the Pokémon at Roxanne's Rock Gym span from levels 14-15 [!!] so that gives me an idea of where ALL of my Pokémon should be), I'll be there, ready to fight, fight, fight!
NO MERCY!
Hehehehe.
Goodbye.
Love,
AJ :-)
AJ :-)
On Monday, July 19, 2010 at 8:20 PM
how do i know it's sunday (1934)
ditties of the day:
unus. LOSE YOU - PEACHES
duo. INCLINED TO VOMIT - ADULT.
tres. RAY GUN - THE BIRD AND THE BEE
quattuor. THE BEER - KIMYA DAWSON
quinque. BAG OF SPIDERS - SLUMBER PARTY
"that's all," says the red gyarados.
unus. LOSE YOU - PEACHES
duo. INCLINED TO VOMIT - ADULT.
tres. RAY GUN - THE BIRD AND THE BEE
quattuor. THE BEER - KIMYA DAWSON
quinque. BAG OF SPIDERS - SLUMBER PARTY
"that's all," says the red gyarados.
LOVE,
AJ
AJ
On Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 12:10 PM
pokémon black and white -- my current thoughts
Pokémon Black And White:
September 18, 2010 [JP]
(61 more days!)
Who's excited?
I'm both excited and scared.
This could possibly be the best Pokémon game ever created.
This could also be the first readily visible sign of generational rot.
September 18, 2010 [JP]
(61 more days!)
Who's excited?
I'm both excited and scared.
This could possibly be the best Pokémon game ever created.
This could also be the first readily visible sign of generational rot.
That won't stop me from getting one of the versions, though.
By the time it comes out in the USA (preferably near my birthday, NoA!), I'll probably have faced my fears and will have ended up liking it.
I've never, ever felt so wary over a Pokémon game.
Usually, when there was a new Pokémon game coming out, I'd screech in happiness and wait on pins and needles just to find out new information.
Now, if there's new information, I don't necessarily jump up and down, I just say okay and move on.
Maybe it's because I'm starting to think there's way too many Pokémon and I'm afraid they're going to be running out of ideas shortly if they haven't already.
Or maybe it's because the game tactics seem to be changing, especially in battle.
HG/SS was the last game to have the original battle layout with non-moving sprites.
I think for the original battle layout to be trashed for something new is a little mean toward the older players.
Sure, I'm basing my point off of nostalgia, here, but the original is all I know.
There's one thing, though, that I really hope they don't do.
I really hope that they do not teach you how to catch Pokémon, as if it's your first time ever doing so.
They did that in HG/SS,
At first, when I was forced to sit through Gold teaching Lyra (>.<) how to catch Pokémon for the first time, I was ticked off. I didn't even watch it. Then I realized exactly why they did that.
They had that tutorial in the game because...
not everybody grew up playing the originals.
Not everybody was at their local department store around the date of October 15th, 2000, fighting with people to get their hands on a copy of Gold or Silver.
Thus, not everybody knows how to catch a Pokémon, because it's been ten years since the original games and by now it's bound to be somebody's very first time playing Pokémon. Ever.
Sure, it's patronizing.
Sure, it's sad.
But the little kiddies must have their fun too.
'Nuff said.
I just hope they don't patronize us older players too much.
I hope they don't somehow integrate it with Facebook.
If they do that, they'll have lost a dedicated fan.
That's all.
By the time it comes out in the USA (preferably near my birthday, NoA!), I'll probably have faced my fears and will have ended up liking it.
I've never, ever felt so wary over a Pokémon game.
Usually, when there was a new Pokémon game coming out, I'd screech in happiness and wait on pins and needles just to find out new information.
Now, if there's new information, I don't necessarily jump up and down, I just say okay and move on.
Maybe it's because I'm starting to think there's way too many Pokémon and I'm afraid they're going to be running out of ideas shortly if they haven't already.
Or maybe it's because the game tactics seem to be changing, especially in battle.
HG/SS was the last game to have the original battle layout with non-moving sprites.
I think for the original battle layout to be trashed for something new is a little mean toward the older players.
Sure, I'm basing my point off of nostalgia, here, but the original is all I know.
There's one thing, though, that I really hope they don't do.
I really hope that they do not teach you how to catch Pokémon, as if it's your first time ever doing so.
They did that in HG/SS,
At first, when I was forced to sit through Gold teaching Lyra (>.<) how to catch Pokémon for the first time, I was ticked off. I didn't even watch it. Then I realized exactly why they did that.
They had that tutorial in the game because...
not everybody grew up playing the originals.
Not everybody was at their local department store around the date of October 15th, 2000, fighting with people to get their hands on a copy of Gold or Silver.
Thus, not everybody knows how to catch a Pokémon, because it's been ten years since the original games and by now it's bound to be somebody's very first time playing Pokémon. Ever.
Sure, it's patronizing.
Sure, it's sad.
But the little kiddies must have their fun too.
'Nuff said.
I just hope they don't patronize us older players too much.
I hope they don't somehow integrate it with Facebook.
If they do that, they'll have lost a dedicated fan.
That's all.
-AJ
at 1:07 AM
nostalgia-fest...........!!
I found something in my bedroom drawer today. Something that made me smile and want to cry at the same time.
No, it wasn't a shrunken head.
It was... my [very] old Kid Pix Deluxe 3 CD that was meant to work on Windows 95, 98 and NT and OS 8 and (I think) 9. In other words, it was the Kid Pix where you got to blow everything up when you wanted to erase it.
Did it work?
No.
I knew it wouldn't work on my MacBook Pro because it's too old. It didn't work on the family Windows computer, either. So, my nostalgia fest was kind of murdered.
It was kind of resurrected when I started to play Software Mackiev's Kid Pix Deluxe 3X, an enhanced version of Kid Pix Deluxe 3 for Mac OS X.
I made this:
Modern Life á la AJ (2010)
It was fun to make.
Today was the day I realized how much I really miss Kid Pix.
I really, really, really, really miss it.
Not just the original Kid Pix Deluxe 3.
I seriously miss Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, the Kid Pix that I was introduced to, with the Paint Zone and Moopies and Stampimator and Digital Puppets and the Wacky TV.
I remember using that program when I was a wee bairn in elementary school on the Apple iMacs with the fruity colors on them. That was all we used to make computer art. That, and Art Dabbler, which I don't really remember or care about.
That version of Kid Pix was, and still is my favorite. Sadly, I don't have my CD anymore.
If I did have it, I don't think it would work anyway because Apple Computers can't run Classic anymore, and Kid Pix Studio Deluxe is a Classic program.
>.< If Kid Pix Studio Deluxe could still work on MacBook Pros, I'd make something like this:
:-)
When compared to Kid Pix Studio Deluxe and Kid Pix Deluxe 3, Software MacKiev's Kid Pix Deluxe 3X doesn't really cut it.
I know, they've enhanced it, given most things a new look, integrated iLife into it, and made it easier for younger kids to use (in my opinion), but they did one thing I really didn't like.
They've taken away the dynamite eraser.
That was in the original Kid Pix Deluxe 3.
That was in the original Kid Pix.
That was Kid Pix's defining feature.
When you wanted to erase your picture, you could throw a stick of dynamite at it, and it'd be gone.
They've now replaced it. With a WATER. HOSE.
Because washing away pictures solves. everything.
You can tell I'm bitter about this.
.
.
.
But still. Kid Pix Deluxe 3X doesn't really match up to previous efforts because I'm too hung up on the past. If I were introduced to Kid Pix later in my life and I ended up starting with this version, maybe I'd like it more because I wouldn't have known any different.
I know.
I'm a nostalgia freak.
Enough about this, though.
I'm going to bed now, because my astigmatic eyes are getting very droopy and I'm beginning to yawn. And my fingers hurt. And I'm probably going to end up with bags under my eyes. And it's the weeee hours in the morning and somebody's going to be in here asking me why I'm not sleeping yet.
And so, because I'm avoiding all of that hullabaloo, I say to all of you, adieu.
No, it wasn't a shrunken head.
It was... my [very] old Kid Pix Deluxe 3 CD that was meant to work on Windows 95, 98 and NT and OS 8 and (I think) 9. In other words, it was the Kid Pix where you got to blow everything up when you wanted to erase it.
Did it work?
No.
I knew it wouldn't work on my MacBook Pro because it's too old. It didn't work on the family Windows computer, either. So, my nostalgia fest was kind of murdered.
It was kind of resurrected when I started to play Software Mackiev's Kid Pix Deluxe 3X, an enhanced version of Kid Pix Deluxe 3 for Mac OS X.
I made this:
Modern Life á la AJ (2010)It was fun to make.
Today was the day I realized how much I really miss Kid Pix.
I really, really, really, really miss it.
Not just the original Kid Pix Deluxe 3.
I seriously miss Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, the Kid Pix that I was introduced to, with the Paint Zone and Moopies and Stampimator and Digital Puppets and the Wacky TV.
I remember using that program when I was a wee bairn in elementary school on the Apple iMacs with the fruity colors on them. That was all we used to make computer art. That, and Art Dabbler, which I don't really remember or care about.
That version of Kid Pix was, and still is my favorite. Sadly, I don't have my CD anymore.
If I did have it, I don't think it would work anyway because Apple Computers can't run Classic anymore, and Kid Pix Studio Deluxe is a Classic program.
>.< If Kid Pix Studio Deluxe could still work on MacBook Pros, I'd make something like this:
:-)
When compared to Kid Pix Studio Deluxe and Kid Pix Deluxe 3, Software MacKiev's Kid Pix Deluxe 3X doesn't really cut it.
I know, they've enhanced it, given most things a new look, integrated iLife into it, and made it easier for younger kids to use (in my opinion), but they did one thing I really didn't like.
They've taken away the dynamite eraser.
That was in the original Kid Pix Deluxe 3.
That was in the original Kid Pix.
That was Kid Pix's defining feature.
When you wanted to erase your picture, you could throw a stick of dynamite at it, and it'd be gone.
They've now replaced it. With a WATER. HOSE.
Because washing away pictures solves. everything.
You can tell I'm bitter about this.
.
.
.
But still. Kid Pix Deluxe 3X doesn't really match up to previous efforts because I'm too hung up on the past. If I were introduced to Kid Pix later in my life and I ended up starting with this version, maybe I'd like it more because I wouldn't have known any different.
I know.
I'm a nostalgia freak.
Enough about this, though.
I'm going to bed now, because my astigmatic eyes are getting very droopy and I'm beginning to yawn. And my fingers hurt. And I'm probably going to end up with bags under my eyes. And it's the weeee hours in the morning and somebody's going to be in here asking me why I'm not sleeping yet.
And so, because I'm avoiding all of that hullabaloo, I say to all of you, adieu.
LOVE,
A.J. JOHNSON
A.J. JOHNSON
On Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 1:21 AM
my cat
say fancy feast.
awake at night.
sleeping during the day.she's a cool cat.
she's a funky feline.
=^ ^=
meow meow.
LOVE,
AJ
AJ
On Friday, July 9, 2010 at 9:50 PM
(untitled post, for a reason)
video: "happy smiles"
person in video: me
music: rhinestone eyes - gorillaz
Good.... afternoon. I had to take a pause after I said 'good' and before I said 'x-time of day' because I just woke up. Yes. I'm just waking up. Right now.
:facepalm:
Come on, all of you.
Do the same.
(one by one, every reader :facepalms:)
Thank you. You can take your palms off of your faces, because as the video shows, it's a very happy day today.
Now.
There is one thing, my brothers and sisters, that cannot be duplicated, cannot be replicated, and cannot be facsimilated! That one thing is... THE TOASTER! You know why?
Because, you know what they say, all toasters toast toast.
I want school to start soon.
I miss classes, and homework, and reading, and discussing, and asking...
(I'm really not kidding, either. School is actually one of my favorite places.)
I wish I really didn't have all this time on my hands and I had to be somewhere or turn something in or be somewhere in order to turn something in.
>.<
A little over a month to go.
My school starts in August this year.
I wonder why. It didn't last year.
(Or did it? I'm not trying to add suspense here, I just can't remember for the life of me if it did or not.)
Whatever.
I'm ending this post now because I just can't think even though my mind is full of thoughts of all flavors.
LOVE,
AJ
at 12:14 PM
in which you all laugh at my amazing man-repelling skills
Omegle conversation log: 2010-05-25You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Me: hello
Stranger: lets f***
Me: let's not and say we did.
Me: ^_^
Stranger: Why not?
Me: i don't want to.
Stranger: how rude
Your conversational partner has disconnected.
Wahahaha. That'll be the very last time I EVER (correction, EVUR) go on Omegle for anything.
Even if it produces results that are as funny as this.
^_^
'Nuff said.
That's all.
LOVE,
A.J. JOHNSON
Even if it produces results that are as funny as this.
^_^
'Nuff said.
That's all.
LOVE,
A.J. JOHNSON
On Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM
*#!@Y?
the light you see at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of a fast approaching train
I'm sitting here, wondering what to write about today.
Hmmm.............
.
.
.
.
I got it!
(cue swell of majestic, dramatic music)
TODAY, I WILL WRITE ABOUT ONE OF THE BEST TELEVISION SHOWS EVER TO HIT UM, TELEVISION.
And that is....
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
It comes on [adult swim], almost every day (?)
It's not for kids, but it's still full of those sweet, golden, WTF moments that TV seems to be lacking.
Sure, all shows have their WTF moments from time to time, but this show is riddled, crawling, permeated with them.
And I love all of its fifteen-minute glory.
Here is an example of what goes on during the show:
Strange? Yes, sir-ee.
Another one?
I don't care if you said no, because here it is.
If you all knew me personally (some of my readers actually do), they would know exactly why I would enjoy a show like this.
I like it because it's random and because it's not humor you really have to think about and/or pick apart to get to the punch line.
In fact, there really is no punch line. It's just 100% un-con-ven-tion-al hi-lar-i-tee.
I'm saving up money to buy the DVD box sets, so I won't have to wait until after-hours just to catch some of this goodness.
'Nuff said.
Hmmm.............
.
.
.
.
I got it!
(cue swell of majestic, dramatic music)
TODAY, I WILL WRITE ABOUT ONE OF THE BEST TELEVISION SHOWS EVER TO HIT UM, TELEVISION.
And that is....
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
It comes on [adult swim], almost every day (?)
It's not for kids, but it's still full of those sweet, golden, WTF moments that TV seems to be lacking.
Sure, all shows have their WTF moments from time to time, but this show is riddled, crawling, permeated with them.
And I love all of its fifteen-minute glory.
Here is an example of what goes on during the show:
Strange? Yes, sir-ee.
Another one?
I don't care if you said no, because here it is.
If you all knew me personally (some of my readers actually do), they would know exactly why I would enjoy a show like this.
I like it because it's random and because it's not humor you really have to think about and/or pick apart to get to the punch line.
In fact, there really is no punch line. It's just 100% un-con-ven-tion-al hi-lar-i-tee.
I'm saving up money to buy the DVD box sets, so I won't have to wait until after-hours just to catch some of this goodness.
'Nuff said.
In other news....
I know I'm late, but the new main cast for Pokémon Black and White: Best Wishes! has been revealed!!
Yes, we recognize Ash/Satoshi, Pikachu, Team Rocket, Meowth and Umbreon, but clearly, there's some new folks in the crowd.
I kind of want to fix that new girl's hair.
And Koffing has wings?
(actually, that's a Coromori)
That little spiky-headed thing is adorable.
I see the secondary evolutions for Mijumaru and Tsutaja.
What's with the mustachioed man? He looks intimidating.
I know I'm late, but the new main cast for Pokémon Black and White: Best Wishes! has been revealed!!
Yes, we recognize Ash/Satoshi, Pikachu, Team Rocket, Meowth and Umbreon, but clearly, there's some new folks in the crowd.
I kind of want to fix that new girl's hair.
And Koffing has wings?
(actually, that's a Coromori)
That little spiky-headed thing is adorable.
I see the secondary evolutions for Mijumaru and Tsutaja.
What's with the mustachioed man? He looks intimidating.
Looks like a very promising new anime.
I'll definitely watch it when it comes out in English.
I'll definitely watch it when it comes out in English.
That's all.
LOVE,
A.J. JOHNSON
(p.s.: spagett)
(p.p.s.: candy tails)
(p.p.p.s.: all the food is poison)
(p.p.p.p.s.: kitty cat man)
(p.p.p.p.p.s.: pussy doodles)
(p.p.p.p.p.p.s.: i sit on you)
(p.p.p.p.p.p.p.s.: i love you, too)
A.J. JOHNSON
(p.s.: spagett)
(p.p.s.: candy tails)
(p.p.p.s.: all the food is poison)
(p.p.p.p.s.: kitty cat man)
(p.p.p.p.p.s.: pussy doodles)
(p.p.p.p.p.p.s.: i sit on you)
(p.p.p.p.p.p.p.s.: i love you, too)
boogie woogie
On Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 10:15 AM
raspberry dawn.
I AM A FAITHFULLY LOYAL BMSR FAN, UNTIL THE DAY I MEET MY UNTIMELY(?) DEMISE AT THE HANDS (WHEELS?) OF A FALLING ICE CREAM TRUCK.
THAT IS ALL.
DITTIES OF THE DAY:
unus. RASPBERRY DAWN - BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW
zoroark likes music too.unus. RASPBERRY DAWN - BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW
duo. SILVER SCREEN SHOWER SCENE - FELIX DA HOUSECAT
tres. ONLY A SHOW - I MONSTER
quattuor. NEUROTICA - HK119
quinque. SEX SHOOTER - COCO ELECTRIK
sex. TOMBSTONE, BABY - PEACHES
septem. PIRATE JET - GORILLAZ
octo. MAN RESEARCH - GORILLAZ
novem. DEATH MACHINE - BRUCE HAACK
decem. SING, SANG, SUNG - AIR
boogie woogie.
tres. ONLY A SHOW - I MONSTER
quattuor. NEUROTICA - HK119
quinque. SEX SHOOTER - COCO ELECTRIK
sex. TOMBSTONE, BABY - PEACHES
septem. PIRATE JET - GORILLAZ
octo. MAN RESEARCH - GORILLAZ
novem. DEATH MACHINE - BRUCE HAACK
decem. SING, SANG, SUNG - AIR
boogie woogie.
LOVE,
A.J. JOHNSON
A.J. JOHNSON
On Monday, July 5, 2010 at 6:55 PM
new look, same great papery taste you'd get if you printed out this blog and tried eating it.
Hey. As you can see I've heavily, heavily, heavily remodeled the place. No more purple Pac-Man ghosts in the background, different art at the top of the page, welcome graphic, etc.
I personally, love it.
It's kind of a throwback to when I was crazy-in-love with neon colors, super-fast electronic music, drag queens and other things that weren't all that great to be crazy-in-love with.
(Anyone who knows me personally WILL remember those days.)
Sure, I've changed quite a bit, switching neon colors with more subdued colors, super-fast electronic music with more downtempo stuff, but I chose this blog layout because it just looked something along the lines of cool and all over the place.
So, most of you who know me personally and read this blog know that I was gone for a week because I was at some camp with some girls at some beach.
Yes. It was girls-only.
It wasn't entirely terrible.
Sure, it definitely had its "I'm-done-with-this" moments
but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
:-)
I'm still extremely glad to be home where civilization is.
I'm also glad to be with my family.
And my computer.
And my iPod.
Cheers.
-AJ JOHNSON
I personally, love it.
It's kind of a throwback to when I was crazy-in-love with neon colors, super-fast electronic music, drag queens and other things that weren't all that great to be crazy-in-love with.
(Anyone who knows me personally WILL remember those days.)
Sure, I've changed quite a bit, switching neon colors with more subdued colors, super-fast electronic music with more downtempo stuff, but I chose this blog layout because it just looked something along the lines of cool and all over the place.
So, most of you who know me personally and read this blog know that I was gone for a week because I was at some camp with some girls at some beach.
Yes. It was girls-only.
It wasn't entirely terrible.
Sure, it definitely had its "I'm-done-with-this" moments
but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
:-)
I'm still extremely glad to be home where civilization is.
I'm also glad to be with my family.
And my computer.
And my iPod.
Cheers.
-AJ JOHNSON
On Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Hello Jello! I love mushroom and portabello 'cause he just gave me the DEATH-BLOW!
biography: My name is A.J. JOHNSON, I'm 15.5 years old and I'm the one they warned you about. You can usually find me among a humbly-sized group of friends, singing/acting onstage, in a classroom, on my 13'' MacBook Pro (with the pink cover!!), or drawing something. You can also find me on facebook, youtube, formspring and on the twitter. I live in Wherever You're Not, USA, with my grandma, grandpa, mother and great aunt. Oh yes, and I have a cat. Her name is Shadow. I don't have rhythm. I like to think that I'm really an alien from Mars who hatched out of an egg with multi-colored stars on its shell, I can laugh at my own jokes (so nobody else has to), I try to be 100% perfect 100% of the time, I'm single and I don't really care for mingling (you can get sick that way), I dream in color (true story!), I have a morbid fascination with diseases and viruses, my mood changes with the weather, I don't like pepper on my eggs, and... I tend to bump into things. That's all.
i am: tenacious, independent, a little clumsy, boisterous (when appropriate), anemic (true story), artistic, kitschy, campy, just plain strange, sweet (without being saccharine), multi-faceted, poetic, thoughtful, tomboyish, taciturn (when appropriate), smart, a little mysterious, a little bubbly, a little bit flamboyant, an avid reader, an avid writer, an avid singer, an avid actress, an avid gamer, fluffy, bouncy, chaotic, not easily pleased, easily amused, easily angered, many other things you'd have to dig deeper to find, etc.
i like (in no particular order): science, art, theatre, random words, animals, going green (I try), jazz, electroclash, folk, bossa nova, J-Pop, picopop, classical, early animated films (1919-1940), stop-motion animation, urban legends, viruses, bacteria, fungi, thanatology, eschatology, physiology, claymation, surrealism, Dadaism, pop art, doodling, Maruchan Yakisoba, Nissin Chow Mein, singing, anime, manga, classic Nickelodeon, classic Cartoon Network, classic Disney Channel, Vans, Converse, craft stores, learning new things/ideas/concepts, cupcakes, lip gloss, scented highlighters, scented markers, watercolors, cheesecakes, electronics, decomposition (esp. the black putrefaction stage), non sequitur, slant rhyme, Pokémon, graphic tees, rainbow things, when my hair is a mess, juice boxes, onomatopoeia, linguistics, semantics, Moog synthesizers, theremins, macabre, black comedy, silent films, ice-cold sodas, Girl Scout cookies, sugary cereals, retro video games (1981-1999), pink, purple, teal, mulberry, chartreuse, those iMacs with the fruity colors on the backs of them, HTML, konpeito, Pocky, Hello Panda, [adult swim], IFC, alliteration, chocolate, strawberries, pineapples, peaches, green grapes, hanging out with friends, The Maury Show, the academic part of school, mittens, gloves, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, doughnuts, miniatures, Takara Barbies, Licca-chan, Blythes, Kewpies, circuit bending (even if I don't know how), screaming, Sanrio, Charuca, Tokidoki, Morning Glory, wind-up toys, cheesy talk shows about the morally depraved, pointy things, etc.
i don't like (in no particular order): long walks on the beach, teen magazines, tabloids, things with aspartame/sucralose/cyclamate (weird, because this blog is called artificial sweetener), hearing people tell me that I snore, romance, annoying girls, pop music, R&B music (esp. old school R&B, it's like they should play that stuff in torture cells), rap/hip hop music, floral prints, intravenous drips, mall rats, not being able to fit under the bed anymore so I can tell the dust bunnies secrets, the idea that I'm too old to believe in the bogeyman (I do), not being able to order off of a kids' menu anymore, being sick, when people type LiKe DiSsS!!!111 and think they're cool while doing it, when sodas go flat, when sodas get warm, when sodas explode when you try to open them, The Olsen Twins, crying, not doing something perfectly the first time, being caught off guard, not knowing what I'm doing, those crazy dreams where you're in public and what's worse--you're naked, social events, racism, intolerance, txtspeak, 1337-sp33k, dancing, school dances, when kids make fart noises in class (you know who you are!), the Twilight series and all of its merchandise, baked goods that were in the oven for too long, overpriced items, long lines at the grocery store, people who yell at you with megaphones even though you're right in front of them, when you can't beat your friends at Pokémon, Kraft Cheese, vampire fever, Bieber fever, when people don't read expiration dates on foods, sour milk, Radio Disney, KIIS-FM, etc.
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Shout out
By title
i'm not afraid anymore.
take your sabbatical from your radical fanatical battle sit on your saddle and rattle rattle rattle
sinkin' in the bathtub (1930)
hilarity ensues
If life gives you lemons...
big, big, news.
let's just go down memory lane one more time, while we're young and clever
a trip down memory lane.
early mornin'
return to hoenn
how do i know it's sunday (1934)
pokémon black and white -- my current thoughts
nostalgia-fest...........!!
my cat
(untitled post, for a reason)
in which you all laugh at my amazing man-repelling skills
*#!@Y?
raspberry dawn.
new look, same great papery taste you'd get if you printed out this blog and tried eating it.
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