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Yes, I just created a new site on wordpress.com called Earl’s Blog: Part 3. It is the new ad-free home of my site. And unless this place gets rid of the ads, it will be my new home. Thanks for the memories iblog365, and I encourage Colt, James, Dragon Master, Nolanator, and the rest to join me. My new site is earlsblog.wordpress.com, trust me, this site is huge, because earl.wordpress.com was already taken.
I would just like to let everyone know I will be creating a new site soon if iblog365.com does not stop connecting the words in my posts to links. I will not have it. I deserve a site that’s not littered with random links. James, if you know a how you contacted iblog365.com and recommended the icons, please let me know. If they do not fix this problem, they will lose one of their best blogs.
It’s 2008, and I thought I would show off what is soon to come on Earl’s Blog: Part 2 in the next 12 months. I will be bringing you even more news from the gaming, movie, and TV! Here’s a list of all the great things coming up. If you would, try to picture them in a video montage with “Here it Goes Again” or “Rock you Like A Hurricane” playing. It’ll make it a lot better.
Recaps of All Your (My) Favorite Shows, Including Monk, Heroes, Mythbusters and more.
Up-To-Date Reviews and Hands-Ons of the Latest Video Games and Movies!
My Opinion on 2008’s Biggest Topics
The Hillarious Top Tens You’ve Grown to Love
The Coolest Flash Games that Are Popping Up Over the Internet
Arguments about the Inferiority of Kingdom Hearts to practically any other video game series, including SOnic the Hedgehog!
More In-Depth Games of the Weeks including a synopsis, and if you’re lucky, cheat codes
Random Thoughts About Anything
Semi-Live with E3 2008, and other super-cool conferences
The Funniest and Coolest Videos on the Net
All of this and more! It’s basically everything you’ve come to love about my site, and some stuff you don’t love! If you have any suggestions, let me know, think of it as my New Years Resolution to you. I am also thinking about cutting my other Heroes Blog short, and just continuing all of my Heroes stuff here, I probably won’t delete it, but stop updating it.
Hey guys, I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope you guys are safe in any of your travels, and that you don’t drink too much fruit punch. My relatives will never get over my “More than a Feeling” interpretation. Anyway, I hope you are all safe, have a Merry Christmas, a good break, and that this is a Christmas to Remember. Now that Amy Grant song is stuck in my head. Merry Christmas.
Sure, it may sound corny, but think about it. Without them, who would you send a Merry Christmas to? Who would help you decorate the tree? Who would be the receiver or giver of your gifts? Friends and Family are truly the best parts of Christmas, and are something we should all treasure. I love my family, and I smewhat like my friends. Just kidding, I appreciate you guys including Dragon master, James, Steven, Nolanator, and all the rest of my friends at school for hearing me ramble on about how Adam could possibly get out of his premature grave, and how Locker Buddies is cool. (I will never give up.) The yawn thing was also pretty cool. Anyway, thank you all for all that you do. I hope you all have an extremely Merry Christmas, safe travels, and a happy new year. I probably won’t be posting again until at earliest December 26th, I’ll be busy playing Kingdom Hearts. HA!!! Here are some of my favorite Christmas quotes:
Michael Scott: “Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It is like this tangible thing that you can point to and say ‘Hey man, I love you this many dollars-worth.’
So Phyllis is basically saying ‘Hey Michael, I know you did a lot to help the office this year, but I only care about you a homemade oven mitt’s-worth.’ I gave Ryan an iPod! “
Michael: We are going to sell that tree to charity. Because that’s what Christmas is all about.
Dwight: [bringing in a dead goose] I accidentally ran over it. It’s a Christmas miracle!
Dwight: He was already dead, and we Schrutes use every part of the goose. The meat has a delicious smoky rich flavor. Plus, you can use the molten goose grease and save it in the refrigerator, thus saving you a trip to the store for a can of expensive goose grease.
Jim: Wow. Win-win.
Dwight: Exactly, thank you, Jim.
Phyllis: I like goose. If it’s already dead, is it so crazy if we eat it?
Creed: That’s crazy. It’s crazy.
Michael: I’d like everybody’s attention. Christmas is cancelled.
Stanley: You can’t cancel a holiday.
Michael: Keep it up Stanley and you’ll lose New Year’s.
Stanley: What’s that mean?
Michael: Jim, take New Year’s away from Stanley.
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look out for the wall!’
-Dave Barry in “Christmas Shopping: A Survivor’s Guide”
Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space.
-Dave Barry
Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures…. Sir Winston Churchill
Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.
-Valentine Davies in Miracle on 34th Street
Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish. Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself.
-Francis C. Farley
Roses are reddish
Violets are bluish
If it weren’t for Christmas
We’d all be Jewish.
-Benny Hill
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.
-Jay Leno
There are also several other great quotes including prophecies from the Bible, and several others. Thanks for reading. Merry Christmas.
I recently shot a video of myself talking about the last few days of Christmas shopping, and not only was I horrified at my voice, but I realized I sounded really Southern. Not “Let’s go shoot a possum by the railroad tracks with bubba before the poll-lice show up!”, but just more Southern than I hear in my head. Now those of you who listen to me ramble, answer my question, do I sound really Southern, because if I do, I have to withdraw a lot of jokes about SOuthern sounding people.
I love Christmas Parties. And no, not the ones where I drink too much orange soda and I get on the table and do the robot, Remember this site is rated PG, but the ones where I get with my friends and enjoy eachother’s company, including presents. To date, this Holiday Season I have had 5 or more so far, with about 4 more get-togethers planned. I abosolutely love CHristmas parties, and they’re what make Christmas even more CHristmas-y.
What is #1? Stay tuned tomorrow to find out!
I would like to let James and DM know that I put there gift cards to good use. I pooled them together and purchased Shadow of the Colossus, a PS2 adventure game. And only after reaching, far from beating, the first colossi, I love it. The scale is epic and the colossi leave you gasping, thinking “How do I do this?” The game is great, the graphics are gorgeous, and I look forward to defeating the 16 colossi and reviewing it at a later date. Thanks again guys.
I hate to sound so selfish, but hey, it was in your mind too!!! The GIft Process is probably the most recognized part of Christmas. But no, this does not just include getting presents, it can also include giving. There has to be a giver in order for their to be a givee’, right? Presents are the things that go under your Christmas Tree, that you fill the trunk with, and you are so grateful for this time of year. I would just like to use this moment to thank everyone who has ever given me a gift for Christmas. Thank you all so much, and Merry Christmas.
Gamespot is doing it’s best and worst of 20007 Awards which are coming up soon, and here are some of the categories and their nominees. You’re free to vote, so here’s a link to the first category. Click here to go to it.
Best Original Music-Orange Box, Mario Galaxy, Assassin’s Creed, Bioshock, Mass Effect. I of course voted Galaxy.
Most Suprisingly Good Game-Medal of Honor Heroes 2, Dimentium, Puzzle Quest, etc. I’m voting MOHH2.
Best Licensed Music-Guitar Hero 3, Rock Band, Def Jam Icon, etc. I’m of course voting GH3.
Best Story-Bioshock, Mass Effect, Orange Box, etc. I’m voting Mass Effect.
Best Sound Design-Bioshock, Def Jam, Rock Band, etc. I’ll vote Bioshock.
Best Graphics, Technical-Crysis, COD4, Supreme Commander, etc. I’m def. voting COD4.
Best Voice Acting-What? Super Paper Mario isn’t on here? Heavenly Sword, Bioshock, Mass Effect, etc. I’m voting Heavenly Sword.
Best Graphics, Artistic-Assassin’s Creed, Bioshock, Galaxy, etc. I’m voting Galaxy.
Best Use of A Creative License-The Darkness, The Simpsons, etc. I’ll vote Simpsons.
Best New Character-Portal, Heavenly Sword, Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc. I’ll vote Portal.
Funniest Game-Warioware Smooth Moves, Super Paper Mario, Simpsons, etc. I’ll vote Paper Mario.
Biggest News-Bungie/Microsoft Split, Manhunt 2 outlaw, GTA4 Delay, etc. I’m going with Bungie Split.
Best Multiplayer Game-Halo 3, Rock Band, COD4, etc. I’m for sure going with Halo 3.
Most Improved Sequel-Galaxy, Halo 3, etc. I’m 100% voting Galaxy.
Best New Gaming Hardware-360 Elite, Rock Band Set, PSP Slim, etc. I’ll vote Elite.
Most Innovative Game-Phantom Hourglass, Puzzle Quest, Orange Box, etc. I’m voting ORange Box, because of Portal.
Best Use of Control Scheme-Assassin’s Creed, Warioware, Hourglass, etc. I’m going with Warioware.
Most Despicable Use of In-Game Ads-GH3, Prostreet, Tabula Rasa, etc. I’m voting Prostreet, because real rock isn’t about complaining about advertising! Rocking is rocking!
Worst Trend-Bad Wii-ports, Frequent Updates, Lousy Cliffhanger Endings. Lousy Cliffhanger Endings Ratchet and Clank 5!
Most Dissapointing Game-Lair, Blue Dragon, Kane and Lynch, etc. Lair lair lair lair LAIR!!!
Flat-out Worst Game-Jenga, Anubis 2, Deal or No Deal, etc. Jenga, because what have been better than to have played Jenga on my Wii?
Worst Game Everyone Played-Mario and Sonic Olympics, Spiderman 3, NBA Live 08, Sonic the Hedgehog, etc. Gee, I wonder….
Most Dissapointing Delay-Spore, GTA 4, MGS 4, MErcenaries 2, etc. If you don’t know my answer leave and never come back.
Game of the Year- Galaxy, Rock Band, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc. I’m voting Galaxy.
I’m going to vote for the Platform and Genres later.
The classic serenity that consumes the house. The casual me getting up and examining everything before calmly sitting down and watching Ren and Stimpy until the others get up. My sister running in and telling me to wake up after I surprisingly overslept. How did that happen? All of these are classic elements of Christmas Morning. The best morning of the year where you rush into Mom and Dad’s room, wake them up, and tell them Santa has been there. You tear open your presents, seeing your favored gift. I love Christmas, and Christmas morning is definitely one of the best parts. As an added bonus, I’ve added in a classic Christmas Morning video. Two Words-Nintendo 64.
Recently my Mom and I dropped by Wendy’s, which has exceptional chicken nuggets. They have a deal running through December 31st where if you buy a medium or large combo, you get a code for a free Rhapsody song download. I got two, and I looked forward to singing along with Billy Joel for the rest of the day. However, that is not what happened. I went to Wendys.com, where I entered my e-mail address, 10-digit code, and birthday. They then gave me another code to which I could go to Rhapsody.com and enter. But it wasn’t even that simple. I then had to create an account on Rhapsody, and download the 17 Megabyte software!!! Just to download You’re Only Human!!! That is not right!!!
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, how lovely are thy branches, oh Christmas Tree, oh Christmas Tree, I forgot the words to the song. The Christmas Tree is definitely 42%, no 35%, no…….It’s a big part of Christmas. With the putting of the ornaments, trying to stuff all of the presents around the tree, and arguing with others about where certain ornaments should go, the Christmas Tree earns it’s spot at #5.
OK, I bet you’re wondering, Earl, why are you putting two in one day? You haven’t fell behind. Well, I realize that I will most likely not have time to do #1 on Christmas Eve, or the patience, so I put 2 today so I could finish on the 23rd, this Sunday. Thanks.
It seems really appropriate that today’s is Christmas Shopping since today was my family’s last day of Christmas shopping. Anyway, Christmas Shopping can be a fun, organized activity if you do it right, but can also be a pandemonious, crazy time if you wait until the 23rd. I cannot handle pandemonium. I throw up. I enjoy the making of the list, making inventory on presents (It’s my curse), and the process of getting those presents. I love the long lines, the crazy people on Black Friday, and just the general atmosphere. This makes Christmas oh so better.
Another thing that is a huge part of Christmas and what I thing is one of the vital organs of the body of Christmas is giving to others. I mean, we wouldn’t have the gift-giving process without someone giving. It just makes sense. And I don’t want to play out that I’m the next Ghandhi or the most holy one, but I loved giving Christmas presents to those in need for the past two years. It really completes the Christmas equation. I hope every one of you experience the gift of giving.
One if the best parts of Christmas day, if not the best thing, is going to my Grandma’s house for breakfast. My Grandma is an excellent cook, and her breakfasts are no exception. After unwrapping our presents, we go over and enjoy a delicious meal. I love my Grandma, her breakfasts, and Christmas.