Ryan Likes to Ramble

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On a starting note I would like to say that I played this game about 2 years ago and decided to give it another go 2 days ago.
When I decided to play it again I downloaded it, installed it and I tried to run the EXE. When I loaded MapleStory this is what it looked like:

I was like WTFHAX! I went to the forum and asked for support but nobody helped me with anything I didn’t already know. I downloaded the latest version of my graphics card drivers, tried compatibility mode and that didn’t work. The hacking shield thought I was trying to hack. After 2 days (today) of waiting to find a way to get MapleStory to work I restarted my computer once more and loaded up MapleStory. It ended up loading. I was really happy when it worked and I haven’t gotten off yet. As I’m writing this blog post I am doing a PQ (Party Quest), I’m level 23 and I’m a Cygnus Knight. That means that I made a character, leveled to 20 and then made a Cygnus Knight. Making a Cygnus Knight puts you back to level 1 but gives you special stuff. You also level faster. While I’m writing this blog post I’m also nearing my 15th hour of being on MapleStory without getting off. It’s so crazy. I’ve never played a game for this long straight!

My character name is Kiloditer and I’m on Bera. If you’re also on Bera you can add me to friends and send me a message. I’ll always answer back!
I am playing with Austin and Briar since I’m at Briar’s house and they’re the ones that got me to try playing this again. I’m happy they did because this game PWNS!

I might talk about this game more in my blog if something interesting happens to my character or a major update to the game.
This is also my longest blog post so congratulate me! DO IT! Haha just kidding, you don’t have to. I’ll be sure to post more often on this blog, unlike what I’ve been doing lately. I promise you!

I have to say right off the bat that this is the best Machinima I’ve seen in almost a year.

It plays itself out exactly like a movie with all the smooth cuts, brilliant angles and the uses of effects.
It made me feel like I was watching an animated movie and not something made from a game.

I really don’t know what to say about this video or how to explain it.
All I can say is you need to watch it. NOW!
Haha.

So I decided to share some of the webcomics that I read.

Indie Game Comic
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Masago
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
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No Pink Ponies
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Marry Me
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Multiplex
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The Zombie Hunters
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Dueling Analogs
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Count Your Sheep
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So those are pretty much the comics that I read daily, or when they update.

Now if you keep track of any of the websites that I host you would have seen sometime that they’ve all been hacked. Mostly all anyway.

I finally decided to move from Windows to Linux because I need to change the CHMOD to not be “777″ and it’s easier to do that on Linux.
Linux is also more secure as there are really no viruses made for Linux and the security is much higher.

I also switched because the MySQL server on Windows was rapidly slowing and failing on my websites so I decided it was time to move servers.

So I ordered a Sony Webby MHS-CM1 HD Camera from J & R.
It was actually really cheap for the quality it produces.
It’s very easy to operate and it produces small MP4 files to upload to my computer.
I’ve tested it by taking a few videos and a few pictures.
The quality is definitely good.

Here are two videos that test the HD and a few pictures:

^Click to see full size image!

I will be adding a few more pictures soon.

So I started a new semester on Monday.
I have: English, Drama, History and Math.

So far I love my classes and I actually like math and find it fun this year?
Last year I hated math.
Oh well, I am glad that I like math. I have no boring or annoying classes now.

Christmas was great this year.
I went to my grandma’s house for Christmas Eve supper and it was delicious.
I also opened all my presents from my moms side of the family.
Today I came to my dads around noon, opened my gifts and then visited my other grandma.
Supper was once again very good.

What I got:
Pod Touch
iPod Dock
Motorola Rizr Z3
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2 poster
Razor
Straightener
New rubber keyboard
Futon
New computer desk
$20 to Cineplex
$200 cash

I just watched the new Resient Evil movie and I loved it.

The storyline was really good and it explained things very well.
This movie is animated and not live action like the other RE movies.
The animation is a very nice touch to the movie but the audio can be a bit off the mouths at times.
Nothing too distracting and it doesn’t make the movie bad at all.

There is tons of Zombie ass kicking and a bit of romance in this action packed movie.
It was definitely worth the 96 minutes of my time.

:P

(Photo by: Chelsie Vee)

So yesterday the principle of my school was talking about a possible snow day for today.
I wasn’t getting excited or anything for a snow day because they usually never come when we want them.

I woke up this morning, checked the clock and it said 9:35.
I was amazed.
We finally got a snow day.

I spent the whole day with Brair because he slept over last night.
We didn’t do much but it was nice to sleep in.

:)