The Birthday Roundup!

A week since turning 29, here is a (rhyming) photo essay of my birthday. Enjoy!

Feeling cool as Fred Astaire

This new top hat I'll wear

Like the call from a bugle

There's a birthday wish from Google

Breakfast: hyper inducing,

Let's eat that giant cupcake

Then some trick shots and no mistake

Not hyper enough?

 How 'bout a Dolce Gusto coffee pod?

It's like drinking satin,

Then we'll sing like Princess Jasmine

 

Or like Princess Ariel

But like a princess for sure.

I don't care if you're a man,

You're not getting to be Peter Pan

You're a princess

And a wonderful present

I must say

Cause it's practically perfect in every way

The sun is shining

And I feel debonair

Cause today I am cool

Like Mr Fred Astaire

Laura D's Top Master System Tunes #1

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap "It's a Treasure Box"




I feel this song is very underrated! It's what I imagine plays at some sort of pirate casino. Everyone going around on their peg legs and betting up a storm on the roulette wheel.

And here's a cool rockin' out version, enjoy chaps!

I'm A Bespectacled Fellow Now

Yes! Since I haven't mentioned it yet, I got my first ever pair of (real not prop) glasses. So now I can pretend to be smart and all.

Update! Edgar Allan Poe, Earthquakes and More!

I will do this post in my favourite form...BULLET POINTS! Pkaow, pkaow! (bullet shots)
Onto the update!

• There is someone that hasn't been formally introduced to the blogosphere yet. So now, grab your cameras, as I introduce my newest friend...the one, the only...

Edgar Allan Poe!

 Yes, he's a hamster.

• Yesterday, I experienced my very first earthquake!! Here's how it went down. Middle of the night I feel the bed shaking, and in my Neverland state (that place between sleep and awake) I figure maybe Edgar is running so fast on his wheel that he's shaking the whole entire bed. I go back to sleep and find out the next morning there was a 6.0 magnitude earthquake! My first ever, yay! Not as good as a ride on the teacups though.
• I think donkeys are underrated.

No finer way to finish off a blogpost than with a poem! So here we go, don't hold your breath but you might want to anyway:

17 kangaroos
Had 17 didgeridoos
Each played a tune
Around about noon
While the rest danced around and boxed
#BadTastePoem

By Laura D

Yeah, that's right I used a hashtag in a poem, deal with it.

Thanks for reading chaps and chapettes!

Getting Old

You know those Time Life adverts (commercials) that come on late at night? "Get the entire box set of Hogan's Heroes", and other old timey shows like that? Sometimes it's "get this album of 50's rock n' roll!". Well for the first time EVER, I've just seen one of those adverts aimed at my generation. And this was it...


Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!! So this means I am officially OLD. What's worse though is....I WANT IT!! Look! Free Red Ranger and all!!

What Stops a Good Guy With A Gun?

A BAD GUY WITH A GUN

Twitter Re-Interview #29 with @Boots_33

 A VERY exciting re-interview for me today!

As it's with my best pal in all the whole wild world (and yes,

I did say whole WILD world, it's damned wild out there!

...okay it was a typo to start with)

my bestest percent pal @Boots_33!!

Read on and you'll love him just as much as I do...

but not more! That's not allowed. Sorry.

Are you happy to participate in this re-interview or are you doing it against your will?
I will accept an interview as many times as I get them. :)

In what way has your life changed since your last Twitter Interview? I assume you now get recognized on the streets, is this a bother to you?
If I was employed last time, that has changed, as I am once again not. I don't mind the recognition, though. I just wish they didn't kick me.

You just won ANOTHER years supply! But of what?
Girl Scouts Thin Mints-flavored coffee creamer. Love the stuff.

Hey Arnold, Doug, Rocko or Catdog?
Probably Doug. It had the catchiest theme song.

You got drunk last night and have no recollection of that brand new tattoo on your forearm. What would be the most embarrassing thing it could say?
True Belieber

What number am I thinking of?
It's not really a number, but more of a percentage. :)

If you could get rid of any tv channel, which would it be?
TruTV. Nothing on that channel is remotely truthful. Horrendous.

Complete the Sentence:

Rub a dub dub...Percent Pals 4 lyfe, bub.

The worst thing to put on a pizza is...shards of glass

At 7pm, I usually can be found...quite easily. I'm a big dude. It's tough for me to hide.

Gorillas can be scary, but not scarier than...edible underwear.

My computer likes...soft, candlelit dinners.

Would You Rather...

Rather
A) Give a gift
B) Receive a gift
C) Both
Give. Easily.

Be eaten by
A) A dastardly lion
B) 100 ravenous worms
C) 2 sneaky rats wearing top hats and proclaiming you to be "an acquired taste"
A lion, because then I can claim that I was a feast worthy of kings.

Dance without moving your
A) Feet
B) Arms
C) Head
All of the above, cuz I'm a terrible dancer.

Have a cartoonist draw you
A) On a bad hair day
B) In the nude
C) Merrily digging a grave
C – It would be his final drawing.

Have to
A) Eat a burrito with a ton of sour cream on it
B) Spend a whole day with Donald Trump
Surprisingly, B. I might have to listen to Trump spew his nonsense for a day, but he could buy me a crapload of delicious untainted burritos and I would eat every single one of them. Sour Cream is the devil's disgusting invention.

Draw a picture of yourself as a happy percent sign. Be as detailed as you wish.

Where else can you find Tony I hear you ask? Well continue reading!

"I do podcasts!"
www.blankshowcast.podbean.com (We're migrating SOON! Stay tuned...)
www.chemicalxshow.com

"I also has a blog that doesn't get a lot of love from me, but I'm hoping to turn that around. Check it out!"
www.thebootcave.wordpress.com

Twitter Interview #26 with @Pat_Jey_Booth

 Today's interview is with the very funny

and very cool @Pat_Jey_Booth!

Yaaaaay!

Are you happy to participate in this interview or are you doing it against your will?
I'm always happy to participate in anything!

State your name and purpose:
Patrick, and to making jokes so bad that they stop being bad.

If you could swap brains with any animal, which animal would it be?
A cat. I'd live the most relaxing life and then mess with humans to confuse them.

You just won a years supply! But of what?
Bacon! but the real question is whats a years supply of bacon? 9 tons? That still might not be enough!

You are yourself at 10 years old. I've travelled back in time to give you $50 to spend as you wish. What does 10 year old you buy?
Save it to help pay for Super Nintendo games. Those games where like $70!

If you could spend the day traveling through a real life version of a game, which game would you choose? (Video and/or Board game)
Silent Hill. I'd then regret that idea in every way as soon as it happens.

You have the opportunity to kick a clown right in the butt. Do you take advantage of this opportunity? And do you say anything as you do it?
Nope! I'm far to scared of clowns. The fear of what might happen to me if I did anything would stop me every time.


Complete the Sentence:

The best crime is...using the word 'bacon' in canadian bacon.

I have more than five...3DSes

Monkeys really should...start wearing pants.

My fridge doesn't contain a...perpetual motion machine...oh wait it does!

Back in the day...Kevin Bacon was in movies and not on TV.



Would You Rather...

Go on a date with
A) Wilma Flintstone
B) Daisy Duck
C) Bugs Bunny dressed up as a woman
Wilma. She's the only none anthropomorphic animal and I'd rather have to fight Fred then Donold.

Get
A) A pie in the face
B) A static shock from your tv
C) A popcorn kernel stuck in your teeth
A static shock. A pie to the face is such a terrible waste of pie and popcorn is terrible!

Own
A) Rocks
B) Paper
C) Scissors
Paper. I always need paper.

Have the jumping ability of
A) A kangaroo
B) A bunny rabbit
C) Neither, I would not like to jump
Bunny! its called a bunny hop for a reason!

Lose
A) Your keys
B) Your phone
C) Your marbles
My Marbles. It be Marble maddness!!!

Draw a picture of yourself as a spaceman. Be as detailed as you wish.

Now go follow him @Pat_Jey_Booth!

27 Days Til Halloween - Recipes!

Today's scary thing....check out these super spooky Halloween recipes I found HERE!

I dunno about you but I totally wanna make that haunted graveyard cake....or maybe just eat it...

Twitter Interview #22 @Retrocore_RCVGM

 Today's Twitter Interview is with the GREAT @Retrocore_RCVGM!

Every time time we talk, we realize we lived the exact same childhood, and it's fantastic!

I have to say I am particularly fond of this interview (not that I have faves or anything...all of my Twitter Interview children are loved equally...or...something) Ahem...INTERVIEW TIME!!

Are you happy to participate in this interview or are you doing it against your will?

I'm so stoked! I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming....ouch!!

State your name and purpose:

The names Count Juicy, there is none higher. Sucking everything from plants to tires! Nah, I kid. My name is Chris and my purpose to live is to play all the retro games!

Who put the screw in the tuna?

A certain person who loves orange soda did. And if he would of kept his mouth shut they could of been millionaires! 

You just won a years supply! But of what?

Doughnuts!! I love doughnuts and since I couldn't possibly eat a years worth, I could toss some at punk kids who won't stay off my darn lawn!! *shakes fist*

You are going on a camping trip, which 3 cartoon characters would you like on the trip with you?

1.Rocko: for the most part he has his head on straight.

2.Skeeter: because who who doesn't love Skeeter? 

3.Catdog: because no one should be alone in the world. :(

You are meeting your friend's newborn baby. While her back is turned, the baby gives you the finger. What do you do?

I remember and wait until the kid is 16. Then I steal its car and run it off a cliff. That'll teach he/she a lesson!

If you could spend the day traveling through a real life version of a game, which game would you choose? (Video and/or Board game)

I live the life of a game everyday. Not a day goes by I don't rescue the President from Ninjas. It's not all bad I guess. He does buy me a burger. Oh the life that I live is sad...

Sidewalks are being replaced with something more child friendly. The city council asks for your expert opinion. Trampoline sidewalks or Play-Doh sidewalks?

Trampolines! Getting across the street would be easy! Just jump off your roof, land on the trampoline sidewalk and enjoy ninja flipping over cars to the other side!

Complete the sentence:

I would like tarantula's better if...they could bring me beers and switch out games for me. 

Tickling is...all fun and games until someone pees themselves.

My shoes are... usually stinky and muddy.

Monkeys need to learn better manners but elephants need to...watch where they poop. Ever see the aftermath of a parade that had elephants???? 

Mornings are... overrated. Mornings should start at noon. 

 

Would you rather...

Have

A) A book written about you

B) A movie made about you

C) A comic book drawn about you

C

For an entire week, eat only

A) Various cereals

B) Toast with various toppings or fillings

C) Eggs in various forms

A

Would you rather

A) Cry wolf

B) Have your house blown down by a wolf

C) Spend the day with Wolf Blitzer

C? I have no idea who that is. Hopefully he doesn't bite!

Get

A) Ripped off

B) Ripped on

B

Spend the entire day

A) Standing up

B) Sitting down

C) Lying down

D) Dancing around

B

Draw a picture of yourself winking at us. Be as detailed as you wish.

 Check out more awesome stuff from Chris:

Retro Blog

 Retrocore Podcast

 Retrocore Classic Gaming Music

And of course, follow him on Twitter @Retrocore_RCVGM

Twitter Interview #21 @gasdog64

Today's Twitter Interview is with the very cool @gasdog64!
He's our 21st, which means in America he can legally get drunk during this interview. Yay!
And perhaps he did, boys and girls...perhaps he did :O

Are you happy to participate in this interview or are you doing it against your will?

I'm doing it against my own free will.... nah im happy to participate!!

State your name and purpose:

my name is Nathaniel Humbert (GasDog) my purpose is to make people smile!!

What is the worst board game?

the worst board game would have to be Chinese checkers... too many pieces...

You just won a years supply! But of what?

Money... like Bill Gates money -Winky Face-

A worm comes to you, he just bought his first TV and is very excited. He asks you which TV channel he should watch first. What do you tell him?

G4 for sure

You are yourself at 8yrs old. How would your perfect night go?

at 8 Years old huh.... Video games and moutain dew, no need for food i have all these engery to burn

If you could spend the day traveling through a real life version of a game, which game would you choose? (Video and/or Board game)

oh thats a hard one.... its a tie between world of warcraft or GTA not because of killing or stealing but because of the wonderful worlds created inside the game that all those events are taking place

 

You are outside the White House with a spray paint can. What will you write or draw on the White House? And what colour spray paint do you have?

black and lime green probably something simple a smiley face

Complete the sentence:

My bed is too... comfy

Eyes are the window to the soul, but a hairpiece is the... smoke screen to the real person

Twitter would be better if... i could type more then 140 char...

More days should be filled with...days off

I really like... being who i am

Would you rather...

Be

A) Half man, half fly, a la Goldblum

B) Half man, half monkey, a la that will be funny

C) Half cat, half dog, a la Catdog

probably C because i loved the show catdog

Have

A) A badge of courage

B) A heart of gold

C) Some sort of diploma from Scarecrow University

def B

Be covered in

A) Manure

B) Marshmallow

C) Something else from an 80s movie (Please specify)

B Marshmallow

Have to cheer up

A) Eeyore

B) Droopy Dog

C) Dumbo, right after he sees his mother beaten

B. Droopy Dog

Put your face

A) In a wasp's nest

B) In a burrow with a possible snake inside

C) Into another dimension

Heck ya in Dimension

 

Draw a picture of yourself looking extremely posh. Be as detailed as you wish.

Make sure to check out more Nate here:

His YouTube Channel

@gasdog64 on Twitter

Twitter Interview #20 @RETR0JOE

 The honour of our 20th Twitter Interview goes to the hilarious and cool, and cool-ly hilarious and hilariously cool.....@RETR0JOE!! Yaaay!

Are you happy to participate in this interview or are you doing it against your will?

*Looks at guy holding a machete doing a cut throat gesture…
 Yes…Who the hell is Will? 

State your name and purpose: 

I'm Joe. My purpose in life is to play video games. 

Jiminy Cricket, the Mouse from Dumbo or Baloo. Who would be your preferred mentor?

Jiminy cricket so I could keep him with me at all times, also if he gets annoying I could just flick him away 

You just won a years supply! But of what? 

Money. If money isn't allowed my answer would be lottery tickets 

A ballerina just badmouthed you to a local newspaper. What did she say and why does she dislike you? 

She said I'm flat footed because I stood on her toes during swan lake 

I'll have a black coffee with 3 sugars, what will you have? 

What have you got? 

If you could spend the day traveling through a real life version of a game, which game would you choose? (Video and/or Board game) 

GTA 3 or Doom. I like to kill things 

I think buttocks is a funny word. What word amuses you? 

Fanny…because Americans think its something else. 


Complete the sentence:

Emotions are... Depressing 

When martians land, I want to... Steal their space ship 

I have too many... Space ships 

My pinky toe likes to... Run all the way home 

Crying is a good way to... Get my self to sleep at night

Would you rather... 

Be best friends with

A) A moth who is afraid of light

B) The fastest sloth in the world

C) A monkey. Any monkey. A monkey of your choice and you can name him. 

A because moths fascinate me, I call them the butterfly's of the night 

Work as

A) A window washer, but you can only use your spit to clean the windows

B) A gardener during a storm

C) Assistant to David Cameron 

C) so I can disagree with everything he is saying and suggest stupid things like banning porn to get his reputation down. 

Be

A) A fly flying dangerously close to a giant spider web

B) A small mouse who has to run past a hungry cat to get home

C) A postman delivering letters to an angry dog 

C. So I could write the dog a letter telling him/her to chill out. 

Wear

A) A tie that's too heavy and hurts your neck

B) Shoes that are too hard and hurt your feet

C) An obvious toupee 

C) so it can attract the attention away from the fact I'm not wearing any pants 

Get the gift of

A) Play-doh

B) Plasticine

C) Clay 

A. I love the smell of play doh. It's in my top 3 list of smells besides petrol and unsmoked tobacco 

Draw a picture of yourself as a 1930s detective. Be as detailed as you wish.

 

Check out more from Joe!

RETR0JOE on YouTube!

And of course, follow him on his Twitter @RETR0JOE

Twitter Interview #14 @TheAudioSprite

 Today's Twitter Interview is with the amazing @TheAudioSprite!

And if I may say so, I'm always shocked that he doesn't have more followers, so take this as an order and GO FOLLOW HIM!

Are you happy to participate in this interview or are you doing it against your will?

Well the ransom hasn't come through yet so here we are.

State your name and purpose:

Audio Sprite-The quest to remix and cover classic video game music using live instruments.

What are the best and worst songs from games?

The Final Fantasy franchise has produced some of the best music ever written, it's composer, Nobua Uematsu is one of my biggest influences. Also the classic Sonic soundtracks too.

Some of the worst music I have heard in a videogame has to be from a PS2 title, Robot Warlords, truly mind numbing.

You just won a years supply! But of what?

Guitar picks, I lose at least 2 per day.

If you could make anything grow out the top of your head instead of hair, what would it be?

Some form of candy, get you hair cut and get a treat!

If you could only have one type of chocolate for a year, what would it be?

Cadbury's crunchie bar...yum.

If you could spend the day traveling through a real life version of a game, which game would you choose? (Video and/or Board game)

Castlevania : Symphony Of The Night as Alucard....one cool vamp.

A lady comes up to you claiming to be THE Lady Luck. She wants you to lend her some money so she can go to a casino, she will even split her winnings with you! Do you lend her the money? (Keeping in mind, you're positive you saw her working in the post office)

Probably not being as I rarely have money to spend myself, let alone handing it out.

Complete the sentence:

3 years old is...not a suitable age to take up skydiving as a hobby

A used handkerchief is like a...bad accident, you know you shouldn't but you can't help but look

I have always wanted...to tour the world

My computer desk doesn't have...enough gaming and geek items

Mornings would be better if...they started at 10am

Would you rather...

Be

A) Pecked by a bird

B) Scratched by a cat

C) Licked by a dog

C

Get

A) Abducted by a friendly alien who is lonely and just wants to chat

B) A free ride on a roller coaster but you have to bring your new alien friend

C) Jiggy with your new alien friend

A

Have dinner with

A) Scorpion

B) Sub Zero

C) Raiden

C

Eat

A) Too Much

B) Too Little

C) A weeks supply of crisps in one day

A

Be a guest star on

A) Everybody Loves Raymond

B) King of Queens

C) The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

C

Draw a picture of yourself rocking out with some headphones on. Be as detailed as you wish.

d(^.^)b

 Intrigued? I know I am! Go check out what else @TheAudioSprite is up to...besides answering my stupid questions:

Audio Sprite on Soundcloud

Audio Sprite on Facebook

And of course, @TheAudioSprite on Twitter!