Project: Shadow

Here comes......

2007-09-24T04:23:13Z

Dr. Tran!

WEEEEEEKEEEEEENNND!!!.......

2007-09-24T03:11:00Z

........ was very fun. I went to go see transformers with my new girlfriend Stephanie ( whom everyone probably knows about at this point, if you don't you are not a very good friend XD )Stephanie and I have been dating for a little less then two weeks. Anyway, I have to say, I never realized the level of awesome-ness transforming robots could reach. Seriously! One of the robots breakdanced while it transformed and it also sounded like a black guy! How more awesome can you get? Stephanie loved it too. Then we went to go eat at Wendy's down the street till mom came and picked us up. (mmmm..... Baconator is an awesome name/sandwich) And I went to study Japanese at Clare's house ( HI CLARE! ) which turned into a Wii Partii after about an hour. O well. I still learned stuff. ISTEPS were horrible, i did good on them, but they were just soooooooo freaking annoying! At least I'm done with them forever. ( Right? )

The second best part of this weekend:
OMG new season of Family Guy! They had an hour long episode which was just one big Star Wars parody. Including the Star Wars theme sung in the tone of Peter's trademark laugh. Very funny.

YESSSS!!!! HEROES starts season 2 tomorrow! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

PETER LIVES PETER LIVES PETER LIVES!!!!

Popping Corn Festival

2007-09-09T03:42:22Z

Man today was really really fun. I met up with Will, Joey, Dylan, and Becky and we hung out at the Fest today. Browsing through all the assorted crap they got for sale over there. Then we bought a bunch of Diet Coke and some Mentos and made them all explode, which was SUPER fun! then we all went back to my house where we played Wii, watched 300, and made a crappy movie. lol we were testing out my new video camera.

In other awesome news: I HAVE A NEW CAR!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*gasp*
*faints*
*wakes up 2 hours later*
Wow....... im all dizzy........ anyway, my Dad bought a new 2003 Dodge Ram that I get to drive as soon as I get my liscense. FREAKING SWEET! ill get some pics of it and put it on here later. YESSSSSSS!!!

Congratulations! U r teh Winner! U get the Labor Day BONUS POST!!!

2007-09-04T02:15:22Z

THIS is just how bored I was today:

^^^^^^^^^^ YES I DID MAKE THIS OUT OF PURE BOREDOM DONT JUDGE ME!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^

Wooooooo! LABOR DAY

2007-09-03T17:55:05Z

Ah..... nice and relaxed.... no school, and, best of all, I BEAT METROID PRIME 3!!!! I.....AM.....AWESOME!!! lol, im not gonna bore you with the ending, but needless to say, it was badass.

I got to go to a b-day party for Emmy yesterday, man that was fun. We hit a piniata, watched movies, ate pizza, drank too much Mountain Dew *burp*, and played flashlight tag. It was a blast.

Ill write a summary of all my entertainment projects in my next post. I didnt work on any today since it was Labor Day,

....wait..... does blogging count as Labor? Screw this im done. C ya.

OH.......MY.......GAWD!!!

2007-08-29T05:05:07Z

Hey guys sorry I'm a little late but this was, like the BEST DAY EVAR!!!! Not 2 minutes after I clocked out of work I raced over to GameStop and picked up the copy of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption ( that i reserved a friggin' month ago ) 7 minutes later I was at home and I played it ALLLLLL DAY!!! First of all, this game is very cinematic and I found a bunch of new characters that I LOVE!!

In the FIRST level I shot Ridley through the head and he died, which is weird cuz he is always reserved for the second-to-last boss. And after that I got ambushed, locked on a bridge, and a crap-load of space pirates hovering around me with BOMBS. My first thought was: "SON OF A B****" and then outta no where one of their gunships turns to ice and crashes into the one next to it, and one of my allies, Rundar, flew in on his trail of ice and froze everone and all the pirates fell to their death. YES!!! I got ambushed again later, but thats because they blocked off the power generator i HAD to turn back on. This time I was locked in the room, no windows or doors, and only 20 Space Pirates pointing guns at me. Once again: "SON OF A B****" Then, what else?' one of the Pirates kicks his partner into and energy coil, impales another through the chest, shoots another in the face behind it, and sets off one of their own bombs killing all the pirates in the room. Now here I'm sitting goin "WTF?" then the rebel pirate turned out to be the mimic hunter ( and my ally ) Gathandra. MORE YES!!! The last ally to help me out was Gohr, he can build mechs outta spare metal scrapings and use them to kick ass. He fought of this huge boss called a Berserker Lord. ( Scary name, right? )

Other awesomeness includes:

Using the PED Suit to power my arm cannon and obtain power to wipe out 20 enemies in one minute

It has a GAS POWERED PLANET where EVERYTHING is extremely flamable. ( I've grown to love setting things on fire for no reason )

Actually controlling Samus's Ship

Awesome voice-overs

Grapple Beam used for tearing off limbs

Stopping a Phazon Meteor before it hits a planet.

But there is one bad thing..... Rundar was corrupted by Dark Samus, and he locked me in a room and attacked me..... I had no choice but to kill him..... which made me sad......

BUT the game is still UNGODLY great and fun and im gonna go play more now bye

Holy Crap! I'm not depressed anymore!

2007-08-27T01:57:00Z

It a miracle!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Okay now THAT's out of the way...... yes, my last post was very weird and i owe you guys an explanation ( if any of you are left ): Yeah Sarah dumped me right on the day I posted the last entry. I was angry and furious and I was deleting everything that reminded me of her and i guess i posted that during my little "episode".... not very proud of it....

But now, I am back to normal. All my friends joined together and snapped me out of it before it got any worse. My friends Will, Mo, and Becky played the biggest roles in making me happy again. ( Frankly, i didn't think it could be done... )

Will and the rest of the gang invited me to a bunch of sleepovers and used the Wii to cheer my up. Mo talked to me over IM and always was there whenever i needed her... ( which was a lot ) Becky was also there for me a lot and was the main reason I un-emo-fied my MySpace.

Now Sarah is gone, i told her off and we are never speaking to each other again, and I think I have a shot at a new girlfriend right now ( sry can't give any names yet ). So life is getting better. And Nintendo released a BUNCH of new fun video games like Super Mario Strikers and RE4: Wii Editon and I just CANT be sad when I have a new game to play!

PART 2
As for entertainment: I restarted that system i was working on. Remember? The one I said would let you watch and read all the funny things I find on the internet and even download them from me? Yeah that one. I changed it to a weekend project due to school, so it may take one or two more weeks. I did make my own LolCat montage ill edit this post and add it to the bottom later.

Im also writing a story and coding a badass MySpace layout. If you like it, ill make you guys cool layouts too. It uses some pretty unique stuff.

Ill resume posting EVERY OTHER DAY so look for my next post on tuesday. See u then!

ITS GREAT TO BE BACK!

Forget it....

2007-07-30T04:51:27Z

Everything has gone to hell. I lost everything, i give up.

I can't even feel anything anymore

Don't bother reading this for a while...

I quit

Plans start now!

2007-07-29T03:06:19Z

Hey, im back and refreshed and ready to type and get stuff done. ( I better hurry before school starts )

Im almost done finishing that system I mentioned, but i dont feel like giving anything away.

That book I am writing has come to a complete halt, because all the pages I wrote got locked and now I cant edit them, just read them, which is gay. ( Stupid Microsoft )

I also re-applied for an Indiana Driver;s Permit and I re-tested my eyesight and now I dont need glasses anymore! Boo-ya!!

projectshadow15 @ 2007-07-23T14:29:00

2007-07-23T18:32:10Z

Good afternoon, readers. I'm having lots of fun in class here at I.U. ( weird, right? ) but my leisure time is just sitting around with nothing to do. I've read 3 out of the 4 books Sarah left for me before she left, and I'm almost done beating Touch the Dead and Sonic Rush on the DS.

Today's lesson in class today was called "Fun with Photoshop". You can pretty much assume all the crazy fun i had scewing with pictures. I did finish one pic where I placed my head into a "Heroes" poster to replace Hiro Nakamura. It's not the best, but here it is:

Ill keep practicing, ill get better.

OMG I can use teh internets!

2007-07-21T23:48:11Z

Looks like I can surf the internet after all, people! I obviously can't start on any projects and I can't promise I can use internet everyday, so everything I mentioned in the last post will not go into effect until I get back. Please e-mail me or comment me or something cuz im gettin a little bored out here! Time for class. Ill c u guys later.

Plans

2007-07-20T16:57:37Z

As some of you know, I am going to I.U. tomorrow and staying there for a full week. I am taking a journalism class there, and I might not have internet access for about a week. Just so you know where I am, and don't go crazy thinking I died or something.

As for this blog, I decided I am going to post in it every other day even when I dont have stuff to talk about. ( Hey, its a better plan then any of my other ones ) Hopefully this will make things a little more interesting. I also bulit a system where you can see all the fun stuff I find on the net at any given moment and download them from me if you like it. Ill explain it all when I get back, but its gonna be fun.

My Vlog is revvin' its wheels and ready to go, but I need some ideas for the first episode. Can any of you guys help? Ill take any and all suggestions. You can leave a comment here, on my MySpace at www.myspace.com/projectshadow115, IM me at projectshadow115, or e-mail me at blackbelttj@hotmail.com. Please help out!

P.S. My top reader and biggest fan of this blog Maureen McDonnell ( aka Mo ) is currently grounded just for having a MySpace. I am planning to break her out with a crack-team of super-spies. Anyone who wants to join, we will meet in my basement and make a master plan and rescue her.

..... Get out soon Mo!

Summary of E3 ( without all the screaming and freaking out )

2007-07-20T16:49:36Z

*Phew* I finally woke up from my coma. Sorry, i went into shock from all the E3 craziness my mind just couldn't take it. Even though I didn't actually go, I did watch the Live Feed of it on G4 and patrolled every major E3 website to the highest degree. Here is a calm understandable version of what went on last week:

Nintendo:
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption releases August 27, and I discovered that Samus must kill enemies to sustain her life when you activate Hyper Mode. If you activate it when there are no enemies around, your Phazon Meter will hit 0 and you will die.

- Super Smash Bros. Brawl releases December 3, and a new item called an "Assist Trophy" was announced. This item is similar to the good old PokeBall, but instead it calls forth classic Nintendo icons like a Nintendog, Samurai Goro from F-Zero, and Hammer Bro. from Super Mario World. Of course, there will be more characters then this, they just haven't announced them yet. SSBB will also have online multi-player!

- WiiFit is like a sequel to WiiSports, and it uses a new peripheral called the "Wii Balance Board". The Board is a square that is big enough to stand on that sits on the floor and wirelessly connects to the Wii. It senses shifts in weight and balance and uses them for games like a DDR-esque step arobics game, a yoga game, and a soccor game where you must tilt your Mii using your body to block soccor balls. All these willbe included in WiiFit, along with other mini-games. There is also a rumor that this device will be used in skateboarding or snowboarding games.

- The Wii Zapper is looks like a mini-submachine gun that holds both the Wii-mote and the Nunchuck. Two games have been announced that will use them: Resident Evil- Umbrella Chronicles and Medal of Honor. Resident Evil is an on-rails shooter similar to House of the Dead and other Light Gun games you would find in the arcade. It moves for you but you handle all the aiming and shooting. Looks really good. Medal of Honor claims to have "Zapper-specific" controls that will give us a new feel during WWII shooters. I'm guessing that it lets you do cool things with the Zapper like taking out the Nunchuck and putting it back in to symbolize reloading. But that is JUST a guess! It also says it has a 32-player multi-player component similar to Counter-Strike.

Microsoft:
- They didn't give us a playable demo of the single-player campaign ( even though its less then 10 weeks before launch ) but the did show us a new trailer for it and it looks BEAUTIFUL! I still don't get what's going on in the storyline but that is because I've never played single-player mode on Halo 1 or 2.
- Microsoft seemed pretty happy about making new Halo-themed hardware like the Halo Zune and the Halo 360.
- Microsoft tried to focus on the Wii-friendly audience by releasing family-friendly games like Trivia Pursuit and Naruto. ( Is Naruto really a family game? )

Sony:
- Sony showed trailers for all their good games that are missing from the PS3 right now. Heavenly Sword looks fast, fun, crazy, and pretty. In Heavenly Sword, you run around using a wicked arsenal of crazy awesome moves to kill enemies. ( Sorry, i was too busy watching the fight scenes to pay attention to the storyline ). Lair is a fast-placed flight game except you fly dragons instead of plains.You can also land your dragon and beat the crap out of ground troops and even eat them!
- Metal Gear Solid 4 might not be a PS3 exclusive
- Grand Theft Auto for is NOT a PS3 exclusive.
- Sony released a better version of the PSP that has shorter load times and more battery life. ( Think of it as the PSP version of the DS Lite )

Still More Nintendo 12:15 pm

2007-07-11T17:19:08Z

Super Mario Galaxy for November 12

WiiFit i might not buy, looks too casual for me, it uses the "Wii Balance Board" which could b used in games.

NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO OMG OMG OMG 11:13 AM

2007-07-11T16:44:37Z

SSBB FOR DEC. 3!!!!

WII ZAPPER
- Medal of Honor "special Wii Zapper Moves" and 42 player online!?!

GH3 special wireless controller

Mario Kart Wii with Wii Steering Wheel OMG

I forgot to mention Left4Dead, ill write about it later, its for PC

Im too busy freaking out to write complete sentences............................................

11:23 pm

2007-07-11T04:27:50Z

im freaking tired and M'soft is BORING ME TO DEATH!!

HOLY CRAP!

You wanna know what they announced? Disney movies for Xbox Live. OMG Disney Movies!!! No one freakin cares!!! GAWD!!

Well, they DID show a co-op boss fight on the PC version of Gears of War. They let you fight a huge enemy that you only see in a cut scene, pretty cool. It looks like you gotta destroy certain parts of its body armor before you utterly kill it.

Now they are talking about Live Anywhere, whopp-dee-friggin'-doo!

11:00 pm

2007-07-11T04:03:27Z

GAME: Guitar Hero 3 --- FULLY customizable new controller complete with faceplates and interchangeable parts, and new unlockable characters including Slash.

List: Power-ups!!!!!! --- Power ups are activated in a way similar to activating star power ) Powerups are used in Battle Mode.
Lefty flip- notes flip on-screen, really confusing. ( i.e. orange notes are on the left, green on the right )
Flicker- Notes blink repeatedly for a few seconds

Well, Microsoft isnt announcing anything new, so ill post back later if there are any surprises.

E3 = OMG 9:00 pm

2007-07-11T02:34:50Z

    Hey guys keep your eyes right here for my own version of E3 coverage. I am currently watching the live E3 coverage on G4 and i got my neighbors over here patroling their own set of websites for news. Here's todays info and ill post a summary of thoughts later.

9:00 pm

    GAME: Medal of Honor: Airborne --- With the ability to drop ANYWHERE in a level, this game leaves tons of options a single level, even the way you land affects your entrance into the game. Very historical and realistic ( who cares? ) this game lets you access a plethora of guns and a regenerating health bar keeps you alive until you get utterly pwned.

    VIEWS: I think this is Sony's last chance at getting back their fans. If they don't surprise us within the next 3 days, people are going to hate Sony for a while. ( I dont think they have a chance. )

9:30 pm

    GAME: Spore ---- They SAY its in the "Alpha" stage of development, but it wont come out 4 a while, i found out that the DS and mobile phone version of the game will focus on certain stages of evolution with the creatures, while the PC version will give you everything. ( Rumor: you might b able to make your own vehicles )

    COMPANY: Microsoft --- They say they got new community features that USE the internet, but still refuse to give us a web browser. They also say Peter Moore will be "playing an instrument", whatever the hell that means. Their press conference begins in half an hour. Ill be watching dont worry.

Your mom must have F***ed Einstien

2007-07-07T01:50:18Z

Hey long time no see as usual. Sarah came back from her vacation on sunday so the vlog production pretty much stopped all together. Dont worry its not dead, just delayed. I picked this new Code Monkey clip from G4 its a mix of a trailer, new clips, and a interview with one of the voice actors. Enjoy.

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Fav Quote: "NOW GO MAKE ME MONEY, DAMMIT!!" - Mr. Larrity

It's 'a Comin!

2007-06-28T21:43:12Z

I thought of a new format for the vlog and I am CURRENTLY working on putting an episode together. ( OMG I'm actually working ) Basically what will happen is that I will have a clip of me talking and then I'll put a youtube or other internet video into the movie and commentate on it. Its like your watching with me, only I cant see or hear you. Which isn't much different from actually watching videos with me, because I just ignore you. lol.

I havent thought of a name for the series yet, but Ill have one ready by the time im done.

But I did think of a title for the first Episode:

Warning: May Cause Minor Brain Explosions

Dont ask why.....

GGRRRRRRR!!!

2007-06-28T01:14:33Z

Im so mad at myself right now. I've been way to lazy. I haven't even updated my clipmarks or my google reader yet! Once Sarah gets back from vacation and I get a few other things done I SWEAR this vlog will be out soon!

Code Monkeys on G4

2007-06-22T04:40:09Z

I have found THE best TV show of the summer people! Usually networks do re-runs over the summer, but not G4! This show comes from the creators of Minoriteam and the more popular Crank Yankers. You guys HAVE to see this show! I gathered some clips of it for your enjoyment. But first, a summary of what the show is about. The show is made to look like an 8-bit video game from way back when, and features two video game programmers, Dave and Jerry, who work for a video game company and produce 8-bit games. Unfortunetly, a Texas billionaire buys out their company and changes everything. It is up to these two hapless programmers to make the most of it. In my opinion, this show is funny as hell. I LOVE IT! It may seem "crude" at times but thats what makes it even more entertaining, just look at South Park. From what I've seen, I think Dave is my favorite character, he seems pretty outgoing and wild. I mean look at him: He brought a monkey to work! GENIUS!

Now for the samples:

Monkey Love

Crippled

Free Soda

Karate CHOP!

This Is Epic! - CollegeHumor video
Rejected Wii Games Video

I miss her...

2007-06-17T06:57:43Z

Hey guys and girls. The webcam is still sitting next to my PC ready to film. I'm still not making any promises. I suck at those wen it comes to this blog. Anyway, as some of you know, my girlfriend, Sarah, is a million miles away on vacation in Europe. I've tried to keep this to myself but I miss her so much I have to write about it.

She's been gone for over two weeks and the only contact we have with each other is e-mail. Our e-mails are so long that you could probably form an award-winning novel out of them. Every day I grow more and more anxious to see her, and she misses me a lot. She's stuck with her family which can get really annoying after even a short while.

We've been going out for a few months now, and we love spending every moment with each other. We hang out at her house most of the time because she has an awesome house and lives next to Rodger's Lakewood. We love going to see movies together ( or as I like to call them: cinematic adventures ) and we also go for walks around the lake holding hands. I love it when we just lay down next to each other and talk while listening to music.

I love Sarah and I am so glad she is my girlfriend...

P.S. I decided to post this pic because the words at the bottom describe her perfectly.

QU2 Who?

2007-06-15T06:05:15Z

I just found out the most amazing news ever. According to Wikipedia, they named an entire DAY after ninjas. December 5th is officially known as Ninja Day. And you can bet I'll be there celebrate it. Woo HOO! If you wanna join me in my celebrations, just comment here. I am currently thinking of some fun ways to celebrate and spread the news.

NEWS FLASH Germany is being overrun by flesh-eating zombie squirrels. Probably the work of the Nazis. ( OMG I SAID "Nazis" ON MY BLOG OMG IM SUCH A RACIST 0_0 )
G4 - The Feed

QU

2007-06-14T18:33:47Z

( QU means Quick Update )

Anyone go to that clipmarks site? ( its in the post under this one, under where it says *NOTE* ) please let me know if you are or not, it would help me a lot. If you like it, you can also go to Google Reader -TJ's shared items to see what blogs I am reading.