RSStest
Aug 20
Games Completed
Jun 19
Sam
Completed:
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
God of War 1,2,3 (jtv)
Portal (jtv)
Heavy Rain (jtv)
House of the Dead: Overkill
In-Progress:
Twilight Princess (jtv)
Final Fantasy 7 (jtv)
Final Fantasy 10 (jtv)
Flower (jtv)
Borderlands
Dragon Age (jtv)
Resident evil 4 wii
Okami
Maramasa
Final Fantasy 9
Mario Galaxy(jtv)
Jake
Completed:
Mario Galaxy
Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Portal
House of the Dead: Overkill
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3
Mass Effect (jtv)
Pokemon Snap (jtv)
In-Progress:
Mass Effect 2 (jtv)
Wind Waker (jtv)
Fable 2
Flower (jtv)
Borderlands
Modern Warfare 2
Demon Souls
Okami(jtv)
Batman
Half Life 2 (jtv)
Dead Space
Yakuza 2 (jtv)
Valkyria Chronicles (jtv)
Final Fantasy 9 (jtv)
Fatal Frame 2 (jtv)
Mario Galaxy 2 (jtv)
New super Mario Bros (jtv)
Sonic Adventure (jtv)
Shemune (jtv)
Cave Story (jtv)
Monkey Island
Perfect Dark
Vinny:
Link to the Past (jtv)
Jeremy:
Twilight Princess
Ocarina of Time (jtv)
Tyler:
House of the Dead: Overkill
Pre PAX East: Supplies
Mar 13
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This is just a quick list of supplies stolen from the PAX forums.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=100111
If I get the chance I will slim this down to what I personally need.
The Top Twenty Items Forgotten by Convention Attendees Checklist
1. Personal Towel (We know the hotel provides them, but if you’re sharing a room with several people, this guarantees you your very own towel. Also, if you plan on using a lot of makeup for a costume or dying your hair *and* use hotel towels, you will be charged a hefty fee for damaging hotel property. Please bring your own towels if you plan to do this.) You may also dip the ends in liquid vitamins and suck on the corners when needed.
* A pretty cool tip involving this is bringing a small clothespin with your name on it to attach to your towel so people can differentiate between yours and theirs. In fact, bring a couple, so you can share with people.
2. Shampoo and Conditioner (Again, the hotel provides these, but the bottles are quite small. Bringing your own ensures you will have some, especially if you use a lot of shampoo or have long hair.)
3. Toothbrush and Toothpaste (You’d be amazed at what going three days without brushing tastes like. Gross.)
4. Deodorant (If you don’t bring and use this, don’t be surprised when people start edging away from you in packed rooms and theaters. Don’t forget the strange looks and cringed noses you’ll begin to see.)
5. Razor and Shaving Cream/Gel
6. Comb and/or Hairbrush (some people do use both. You’d be surprised.)
7. One shirt for each day of the convention, plus an extra. (3 days = 4 shirts)
8. Pants (Same number as shirts.)
9. Underwear (3 sets, plus an extra.)
10. Socks (One pair per day plus an extra pair.)
11. Swimsuit (You never know.)
12. Jacket or warm sweater
13. Shoes (If you plan on spending a lot of time dancing or on your feet, make sure you have comfortable shoes with you. Your feet will hurt if you don’t have comfy shoes to at least change into.)
14. Any prescribed medication (Make sure to tell your traveling companions/roommates about any medical needs you may have.)
15. Tylenol/Aspirin/etc
16. Photo ID / Driver’s License / Checkbook / Car keys
17. A phone card (Not only is this cheaper than having calls charged to your hotel room, but having several people using one phone can lead to billing confusion with long distance calls. Bring a phone card so you can let your parents/significant other know you made it to the con safely.)
18. An extra pillow and blanket if several people are staying in your room.
19. Some non-perishable food from a supermarket (Like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chips, pretzels and bottled water or juice. While there are a lot of restaurants close by, this is an easy way to save money. In addition, you’ll be able to have your midnight snack without leaving your room.)
20. Your best public manners. (You’d be surprised how many people forget to bring these along.)
The exhibition hall is full of awesome. There are upcoming games, and hardware showcased as well as things for sale from games, to guides, to t-shirts, to dice. Prices are comparable with standard retail pricing, or a little cheaper, even. Also, there’s tons of free shirts and other swag being handed out by various companies *cough*nVidia*cough*
the spoiler is for the REALLY well preparedA List For The Well Prepared
* Small tube of super glue
* 3 straight pins
* 3 safety pins: 1 small and 2 medium
* Hair pins: 3 medium and 3 heavy
* Small sewing kit (small enough to fit into the palm of your hand)
* Safety matches (1 pack)
* Disposable plastic razor
* Small emery board
* Tylenol/Aspirin (travel sized contaiThe exhibition hall is full of awesome. There are upcoming games, and hardware showcased as well as things for sale from games, to guides, to t-shirts, to dice. Prices are comparable with standard retail pricing, or a little cheaper, even. Also, there’s tons of free shirts and other swag being handed out by various companies *cough*nVidia*cough*ner)
* 6 chewable Vitamin C tablets (at least 500 mg each)
* 2 Vitamin B complex tabs, stress formula
* 1 pack Tums/Rolaids
* 6 bandaids (or a travel sized pack)
* 6 antihistamine tablets
* 1 travel pack of tissues
* Tube of chapstick or other lip balm
* 6 cough drops or throat lozenges
* Smallest size of tiger balm or camphophenique oil
* Travel size tube of spot remover
* Spare car and house keys
* Breath freshener
* 6 moist towelettes (for cleaning hands)
* Small pencil sharpener
* Small pen
* 1 small pack of post-it-notes (the square ones work fine)
* Clear nail polish
* Small amount of masking tape wrapped around a short pencil
* 6 rubber bands
* 3 unlubricated condoms
* Small penknife
* Small tube of neosporin
* 3 garbage bag twist ties
* Mustache scissors (small pair of scissors will work as well)
* Styptic pencil or qwik stop
* Hand lotion (travel size)
* Aloe vera gel (travel size)
* 3 nail polish remover pad
* Tampons or pads if you are the type to bleed occasionally
-CatBoy
Pre PAX East
Mar 12
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PAX is coming to the forefront of my mind as it draws closer to that Wednesday night where I get no sleep. Where at 3 am I will be sitting in a southern Florida airport waiting for panic to seize me.
Why would I panic? Fear of heights or airplanes? Going to a city I’ve never been to before? Meeting idols I’ve had for more years then I can remember? Playing unreleased games? Meeting new people?
Panic because my DS or phone is dead and I’m about to fly to Boston without music to lull me into sleep. At this point battery life falling below 50% is the only that scares me. As I write this right now it’s on an iPhone with 40% life left and it’s making me cringe.
Perhaps I can read a book on the flight and not throw up. That would be wondrous. But this is all beside the point of this post. The point I want to make is the Scout Motto. Be Prepared.
Such a thing has stuck with me since 5th grade. Boy scouts will never truly leave my life, not since I got eagle. If I didn’t get eagle I’m sure I would have forgotten all about scouts by now.
Since this post has become a rambling mess I’m just going to post a second one with the information I wanted to convey to myself.
Ruckus: CDI
Feb 18
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Last night I started the CDI install on my ruckus. I bought a Daytona CDI from Battlescooter (Plug)
It came with lovely instructions that were beyond confusing. While also being very simple.
I wish it had a few more details on the process and location but I digress.
I popped open the battery box, pulled the seat and floor board off and began my adventure into wiring a scooter up. The guide didn’t really make a lot of sense to me, but that might be because I’m retarded. I’d post a picture of the guide for future reference but its copyrighted and I think it would only continue to confuse people.
The worst part was the Green and Red wires, the directions didn’t really explain how to connect them. So we went with clips from radio shack. By this time it had been many hours and dropped many degrees since I last ran my scooter. I put everything back on the scooter, floorboard, seat, battery box, and started it up.
Lately the scooter has been dying when revving, but that may have to do with the weather, not sure and probably won’t know until spring comes in full force.
So my scooter went from 38 mph to 23 so I’m quite sure I’ve screwed something up.
It was also a cold night, when I get home from work I’m going to fire it up, let it warm up and then take it for a spin and see if there’s any improvement. Might have been the cold/wind that kept it from achieving what I was looking for.
I fear I’ve either done something wrong, or dramatically screwed up the wiring.
Pictures after the break. If I get it to work I might write a how to.
