A bit of Woot!: Videogamers Meeting in Real Life

So, recently, a bunch of my friends from Kentucky that I play WoW with came up, and we've had so much fun. This, however, isn't the first time that I've met people from the internet. Not only have we been partying every night, we have also played a whole bunch of Drunk RockBand, and L4D2. I'm really glad that I was given the opportunity to meet them.

I think that this is truly a testament that gaming does not push people away from being social, in fact, I think it proves that people can be brought together by videogames. I never would have met the Kentucky boys if it hadn't been for World of Warcraft, and similarly, I never would have had one of the most enjoyable weeks of my life. True Story.

A Bit of Scifi: Earthworm Jim

HOW MANY BITS, MERCER!? 7/8 Bits!

I remember sitting in my grandmother's living room and playing this game, and thinking what a little badass I was. This was the first game that I played that had even the slightest connotations towards adult humor, and I thought it was awesome. In fact, pretty much everyone from my generation that you talk to has the same feeling about Earthworm Jim, it was funny, naughty, and ultimately a great time to play.

Earthworm Jim was originally released for Genesis, and Mega Drive; but I got the later version that was for Super Nintendo. Apparently it has been released for Wii, and Nintendo DS later; but for all intensive purposes (IE, the parameters of my blog) I'm gonna stick to talking about what I know.

Now, with a title like Earthworm Jim, one would wonder how a lowly, normal earthworm could grow to be such an awesome muscly super-hero-y type, guy. Well, it all starts out with Psy-Crow stealing a "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" invented by Dr. Monkey-For-A-Head for Queen Slug-for-a-Butt (you can obviously see why this had my 5 year old self laughing my ass off). Long story short, someone drops the collar of the suit, and it just happens to go around Jim's head. He turns into the aforementioned super-muscly worm hero that everyone knows and loves.

A Bit of Disgust: "You Stuck My Flashdrive In Your Vagina"

I recently found this when perusing Craigslist.org (a hobby of mine in boredom), and had to nominate it for best of. I mean, REALLY?! Who the hell does this.

My personal favorite is when he says that he's an understanding person, obviously implying that not only does he want his flashdrive back, but he also wants to go out on another date with this nerdy-vagina'd mcguyver style thief!

I feel like the people who read my blog with have an understanding and appreciation of the hilarity of this, not only because it is ridiculous, but also because it involves the stealing of a flashdrive which I know that I'D be pretty damn angry about.

Either way, enjoy the laughs.

A Bit of Acting: Gaia Online

So, this is me about to admit just how nerdy I really am. Not only do I play video games such as FPSs, RPGs, MMOs, etc, but I also roleplay. That's right, I roleplay. I mean, I'm not talking LARPing, or dressing up like an ogre and running around with a battleaxe (Though, I was tempted to dress as a Troll for Blizzcon), but literate roleplaying.

I'm talking about on forums, where multiple people play the same characters everyday. For example, my main character (Stella DesJardins) has going to this same place (The Two Doors Down) for two years, because that is how long I have been posting in the forums there for.

A Bit of Twitter: Boots' Partner in Crime

Apparently my OTHER classmate has decided that he wanted to do the pokemon thing too.

Here's his link.

I think he's writing from the perspective of Boots' partner.

A Bit of the Past: Card Games

Does anyone still play with Pokemon Cards? I mean, I remember when I was a wee lass in 6th grade, and I would go to the local comic book store and play in the Pokeleague on Sundays trying to beat other kids at a card game with fictional animals which would probably never be helpful to me in the long run. But that's the whole point, isn't it?

Sometimes kids need to do something that isn't productive, that lets them take a bit of time OUT from their regular lives to pretend and exist in another realm if you will.

Do people still play? I mean, even people my age that got into it when I did. Does ANYONE play with the actual cards, or are playing card games a thing of the past? I feel like there are a million and one pokemon games for DS, and Gamecube, or whatever the hell kids are playing on these days, but that no one actually takes the time to play the cards and learn the characters.

It's kind of like kindles versus real books; I'd so much rather read the book and have it in my hands than have to scroll down an electronic screen. Why get rid of pokemon cards, or magic cards, or any other kind of cards just because you can play it virtually. Where have the tactility of life gone?

A Bit of GANGSTADOM: Nerdcore

How many bits, Mercer? 8/8 Bits.

Due to the fact that my musical tastes have a tendency to sway from this way to that, when I found nerdcore, I have never been more overjoyed. It's like Star Wars and Tupac had a baby that just happened to be gloriously attractive. Oh goodness. To have a rap group that raps about computers, Star Wars, and science as well as using synthesizers has been my dream, and, amazingly it seems to have happened!