Friday, March 08, 2013

Pokémon Gold


Tried this game recently. I made the decision to do it without help. Here are my thoughts as they pass with this game.

  • It's 4:15 in the morning. Because I say so, that's why. It's Thursday.
  • Going with Klaus as my name. I feel like being Klaus, the risk-taker.
  • Prof. Elm says he knows a guy named, "Mr. Pokemon." Calling shenanigans on that. Nobody has the last name "pokemon." Details later if I'm wrong.
  • Is time really an issue here? I might regret that whole daylight savings time. Mom just told me to change my clock in the future.
  • I went back to try to eat some food. Cinnabar Volcano Burger sounds so good right now. Don't know why I can't just eat it now. It's 4:19 in the morning, I have no control over my life.
  • I went with a male Cyndaquil. Don't care about spelling because I renamed him to Winston. "Because I can" is becoming a theme.
  • It looks like I will have to go to Cherrygrove. Total crap, I want to fight Rattata in Pallet Town.
  • Is calling people a big thing here? I don't really want to call people, but I just got a couple phone numbers.
  • Just tried calling Mom. Most one sided conversation I had ever heard. "Oh, go and run that errand now. Bye!"
  • Just tried calling Prof. Elm while still in the room with him. FOILED!
  • Just tried calling Prof. Elm. He told me to not overdo it. I just realized what I forgot to do. Good thing I wrote it down.
  • I found my first pokemon. PIDGEY. Battle took longer than I originally wanted, but alright! kicking ass, taking names.
  • Apparently I just recovered using a berry. I don't know where that came from.
  • Ooh, just learned smokescreen. I guess that makes them have no accuracy. Alright. That is something I am probably never going to use.
  • Just ran into two dudes battling. They told me to get lost. Well excuse me.
  • Professor Oak told me that he has a radio show. Good for him. I hope he gets paid for it.
  • Oooh getting a call from Professor Elm. It seems urgent.
  • Aaah, ??? why do you want to battle me? Elm needs me right now. Kicked his ass anyway. I was at level 9, he was at level 5. Freaking weak ass Totodile.
  • He asked me if I was happy that I won. What do you think "???," I got $300 for winning.
  • Is ??? even a valid name?
  • Is Sentret like the Rattata of Red and Blue?
  • ??? Stole that pokemon? That bastard! I'm going to call him Ass-Hat
  • Wow, I just got 5 Poke balls. Thanks, buddy.
  • Thanks mom for saving my money. I don't know how that is going to work, but I will not turn down money.
  • Ha! Beatin' up youngster Mikey. Dude just tried to brag about his rattata and pidgey. Weak sauce, man.
  • Random girl on the streets just told me that I look a trainer in the eye, I will get fought. Keeping my head down now.
  • Winston just became a Quilava. I am so proud of him. He is a special being.
  • I wouldn't normally catch a bellsprout, but a dude just offered up an onix to get one. I am taking that sweet deal. His name is Rocky.
  • A whole tower dedicated to Bellsprout is a risky move.
  • Frickin' Ass-Hat is here. What a douche. Even the sages around here hate him. Using an escape rope like a douche.
  • Alright, I don't care what anyone says. I want a Mereep. I will name it sheeeeeeeep with however many e's I am allowed.
  • I just talked to a dude I can only describe as "Fat Yoda." Our conversation was, "Trainer are you? Fight you gym leader? It is good."
  • Just hatched an egg into Togepi. I feel so motherly. Wait, how did I know it was a Togepi? It probably told me. Hmmmmm... naming it Egg-Head.
  • Professor Elm keeps calling me at oddly convenient times.
  • Back to kindergarten times: shifted around a puzzle picture to make a pokemon. Then I ended up catching an unknown and calling it "Say What?"
  • Alright, I put Egg-Head and Say What? in the box. I don't think they make the cut for team Kickass.
  • Onix is going rogue. I just told him to tackle and he calls an audible and does screech.
  • Onix then decided wasn't doing anything. Getting real tired of your shit Onix...
  • Alright, since this Onix wasn't even mine. I am catching a new one. That'll show 'em.
  • New Onix is named Xavier. I am not sold on the name. I think I regret this method of revenge. I don't even know if I want an Onix.
  • SHEEEEEEEP just upgraded to a Flaafy. He is pink. I don't think that strikes fear into the hearts of opponents. Then again, he was a sheep five minutes ago.
  • Do these gym leaders really just hang around their gym with one type of pokemon and then only have two or three of the same kind? Holy cheese. I have three badges.
  • I regret what I just did. These trainers have been calling me over and over again to give me updates on where they stand when fighting Pidgeys and Rattatas. Joey and this hiker guy have recently challenged me again. The only problem is that I have to travel all the way back to fight them again. I did just that; it was too long of a journey and I got tired. I don't know what I expected since one of them told me that he was so close to making a pidgey faint. All I could think is "bitch, please. My sheep knocks out five pidgeys in one shot." Long story short, Youngster Joey just called a tornado into town and didn't learn his lesson the first or second time because he keeps calling me.
  • Reviving the old Team kickass and caught The Warden (Spearow) and Dwayne (Nidoran (male)). I think I will bench The Warden because I don't think he could live up to the old one. Dwayne has promise, though. I will see what new pokemon awaits before I review Team Kickass.
  • Just visited a day care to see if I could make an egg (someone told me I could do that). For some reason I thought a Nidorino and an Onix are a perfect match. Future me should have time traveled back to tell me to rethink that.
  • Before you think the above statement was stupid think about this: Not only are those two pokemon not compatible in anyway, but they are both male. I just sparked a gay pokemon rights debate. I am going to flee to the National Park now.
  • Interesting grass in this national park. Wait, did I just say that?
  • Just saw a hoothoot. Nothing special; I think he has one leg, but I won't hold that against him.
  • I just found out what is with this squiggly tree that doesn't allow anybody to go anywhere. Turns out, he's a pokemon who just likes ruining everyone's day
  • Girl just gave me a waterbottle to spray squiggly tree with. That was convenient...
  • Just caught the tree (wait, did I just say that?). Turns out, the name is Sudowoodo. I just named him Tupac.
  • Reading the description of Sudowoodo (The tree) tells me that it is a rock type. What...?
  • Just fought a stantler. His tail looks like a tumor. I was think as I beat him with fire, dat anter...
  • Just fought some twins, which I think is weird. They fight as one, which I think is even weirder.
  • Fighting in the ghost gym. One dude has five ghastly. Five ghastlys. Dude. That is too many. Diversify. DIversify, I say.
  • I guess I am not supposed to go in the burned tower. Too bad. I do what I want.
  • Ugh, Ass-Hat is here. What a douche.
  • Beat Ass-Hat and Winston evolved into a Typhlosion. I am so proud. He looks like a badass.
  • Mom keeps calling me and saying that she bought something I might like with my money. I should give her feedback.
  • I think I am in the tin tower. I am not sure how I got out, but I am on the ground again. Weird…
  • I guess that building was just an intro to the tin tower. I guess I will look for something legendary. I hope it is a legendary Rattata.
  • All these towers have jiggly centers. Are they all made of jello or constantly battling earthquakes like Japan?
  • It was a good call by Nintendo to assume I wanted to cut or headbutt without going to the menu to do it.
  • I just realized I beat a gentleman with a pokemon named Tupac to show how serious I was. What have I done?
  • SHEEEEEEEP just evolved into Ampharos. Good for him. Less sheep like, but I will just say he has been working out.
  • There is a hole in this lighthouse. I fell through a hole in a lighthouse. I fell a story through a hole in a lighthouse. WHY IS THERE A HOLE IN A LIGHTHOUSE FLOOR? I demand answers.
  • Mom bought me a doll. That better come in handy later. I am a serious pokemon trainer mom… who names his team “kickass” and has a pokemon named tupac.
  • I honestly can’t figure out where to go next. I must have missed a gym. Somehow I am at the lage of rage now.
  • I caught a Noctowl and named him Reginald. I think that was a good idea. It seems he can do psychic things.
  • Team Kickass currently consists of:
    Winston the Typhlosion
    Sheeeeeep the Ampharos
    Tupac the Sudowoodo
    Reginald the Noctowl
  • Caught a Poliwag and named him Fat Otter. Jury is still out on whether to keep him or not. I need to find out all water options.
  • I just caught a Magikarp and named him Codfish. It looks like I will choose between those two.
  • Fat Otter wins. I think he will be better in the long run.
  • Just figured out that I need surf and where to get it. On may way!
  • Just beat a pokemon that was called espion. I think it is good at spying (espionage)
  • I went out o fmy way to get this potion to the gym leader. Travel across the sea to get it. Go to the top of a lighthouse. Fall down a hole. Then, she takes credit for healing her won pokemon. Then she makes me walk all the way back to her gym. I fight her (that’s fair), then “in accordance with the rules of the league” she begrudgingly gives me a badge. What the hell? I thought she was the compassionate gym leader.
  • A trainer by the name of fire breather threw me for a loop. Firebreather, yeah fire breather, just used… Koffing.
  • “Goodness, you’re out late!” Don’t judge me, lady, just heal Reginald.
  • Damn it, Joey. I don’t need to hear how you almost caught a hoothoot. I caught it’s older self and he isn’t even my best (actually he is not doing well. I need to teach him some moves or something).
  • Why do I feel so maniacally evil when I unleash the hell that is a rock slide on a Rattata? It feels so good.
  • Still not sure what I saw in the basement just now. Dogs just turned different colors and ran away. Way to remind me of my animal magnetism.
  • Captured a Red Gyrados and named it red dawn. Still am keeping Fat Otter.
  • Team Rocket breaks all the rules about being a secret operation. They are obvious about everything.
  • The shop keeper for their secret hideout just kind of gave a sigh and said, “argh, you found the secret stairway.” Dude, you are supposed to kill us, gosh.
  • Wait, is Lance the guy from the Elite four? He is just walking around like a hobo. Weird.
  • A guy in team rocket tried to sound menacing by saying hyuck-hyuck-hyuck before he attacked.
  • Credit to youngster Joey. He evolved his Rattata. I’m going to kick his ass now.
  • You will not seduce me, wench! I will beat you and your ugly pokemon.
  • Caught a Jynx and named it chuckles. I got a good team now. I just have to level up everybody.
  • Turns out you need a dragon to challenge the leader. Looks like I am on the hunt.
  • Caught a Dratini and named it Posh Spice. Why? Because I can.
  • I decided I am changing Fat Otter’s (Polywag) name to Tom Hanks. it is nicer and easier to remember.
  • Trying to rename him to tom hanks makes me run into Team Rocket. Douchebags…
  • Wait, isn’t there a policeman here? I just talked to him and he was “still looking for suspicious people.” TEAM ROCKET IS BLOCKING EVERYONE IN THE TOWN FROM THEIR DAILY LIVES. THAT IS SUSPICIOUS.
  • Ass-Hat? Why are stopping me from beating team rocket right now. I am busy.
  • I think the FInal Team Kickass Lineup before the Elite people will be:
    Winston: Typhlosion (Fire and my second first buddy)
    Sheeeeeeep: Ampharos (Electric, boogie woogie woogie)
    Reginald: Noctowl (Flying, Psychic and a dark, brooding personality)
    Tupac: 
    Sudowoodo (Rock; he had me at "jiggly-tree")
    Tom Hanks: Poliwrath (Water; does whatever a water-thing does)
    Chuckles: Jynx (Ice, I guess. This one could be replaced depending on the circumstances. Maybe if there was a return of Ice Cold! (Articuno))
The rest of my thoughts are similar to "I won, yeah. let's go beat up Ass-Hat." I think it is just more of the same. You can always assume that I am eventually not going to lose.

On another note, this is my last post until further notice. I am going on hiatus due to low readership (less than 5 people that I know of) and lack of creativity on my part. If I ever post again, it will be on a Friday at the usual time.

The Daumenator has played for a long time and wants time off so he can rise again, stronger than before

Friday, March 01, 2013

Pokémon Red

I recently tried to play the game known as Pokémon. I had played games such as Pokémon Snap and Stadium in my childhood, but I had never gone into the world to catch and train Pokémon. The following are some of the conversations I had with someone who knows a fair bit about this world. There is a little bit of foul language. Do not read this if you are weak at heart.

Starting Information:
Pokémon Red

My name: Cecil
Rival's Name: Peeves

At the start of the game:

I chose Squirtle. Totally naming him Sploosh. I think I will go with names based off of the book Holes. Man, sploosh is going to do some damage.

Ugh, Peeves choose Bulbasaur, I bet he's going to name it something stupid like "Salad." Scratch that. That sounds like an awesome name. Damn Peeves. Stealin' my good names.

Totally beat Peeves. Now he is all upset. Still cocky, though. He just informed me that he will smell me later. Jerk.

Mom keeps telling me to take a nap. Apparently I do not have a choice because it looks like I sleep no matter what happens to me.

RATTATTA! WHAT DO I DO? DO I TACKLE? Wait, that is the only thing that will kill it. Are those good for training? Really? Oh. I guess I will just kill it.

Man, I am killing a lot of Pokémon. What do mean I don't "kill" it? I find a Pokémon in the forest and I just knock it unconscious? It's gonna die with the beat down I just gave it.

I don't know why there is a free healthcare system here. I didn't file my taxes, so I don't know who is paying for this. I don't know what it takes to revive a Pokémon, but it has to take something a little more powerful than, "doo, doo, do-do-doo."

This is the least varied forest I have ever seen. Just rats and pigeons. Are we sure that this is not a city like New York or something?

AW SNAP! I just got me a wartortle! He is wartortlin' up in here! SPLOOOOOOSH!

After I found out that Pikachus are found in the Veridian Forest

I just bought a Pokéball. I couldn't believe how much money I had.

What do mean they aren't reusable? Are they that crappy?

Just bought 20 Pokéballs. I just get a little something extra for buying them in bulk.

I am starting to think that you are lying about these Pikachus. I killed 100 bugs and have not seen one pikachu.

Just checked Bulbapedia and you were not lying. That still doesn't mean I am going to find one.

Just ran into three Pikachus in a row and killed them all. Damn it. Alright. New plan. I am going to catch a pidgey and then use that to get me a Pikachu.

DID IT! I Just got ZIGZAG! Booyah! Feelin' good right now. AW YEEAH! FEELIN' GOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

Challenging my first gym leader, Brock.

I killed everyone in that gym with one shot, should I be worried?

Sploosh seems pretty confident. I didn't ask him, but I would be pumped if I kicked Onyx's ass like that.

New Pokémon

Just got myself a Spearow. He seems fierce looking. I wanted him. Calling him The Warden. He is doing pretty well so far.

Just talked to this girl who wants to trade me a Farfetch'd for a Spearow. I don't know if I want that deal. I like the Warden.

Just caught an extra Spearow because I need something for cut. It felt dirty as I was catching him. I was only fighting him just to trade him away.

Hey, do I split the winnings with my pokemon? Or, can I? I feel like they deserve a bit of the cut. Sploosh should earn something. The warden and Zigzag should get less, but something.

Just caught a Diglett. I think i just felt like it. I don't want one, though. He can dig, though.

Got a Haunter. Aw yeah. Callin' him Mr. Sir. Badass...

Why are there Poison Pokémon on Cinnabar Island? Then again, where else are they going to be. Strike that. A volcano is probably the right place. I don't know why they are all camped out in this building.

Other Trainers

Trainers have come up to me saying some weird things. "Hey, you're not wearing any shorts was the weirdest." Does that mean I am not wearing any pants or just I am wearing pants and that they are not shorts?

There are a lot of lost bug boys around here. Do these people not have maps? The forest is a freakin' zig zag. How can you get lost?

He already challenged me, but he said to me, "I hope you are not any good." Geez, man.

I am I the upper class of the Pokémon world? Does everyone else have to start by catching a pokémon with their hands? I was given mine. Does that mean I am lazy? Prof. Oak hasn't given away that Charmander. Shorts boy could use some better Pokémon

Why do certain trainers all have the same types of Pokémon. Do people not understand the idea of variety? Same goes for Gym leaders. That ass kicking should have been a wakeup call for Brock.

Peeves has to be following me. He shows up in pretty convenient places.

Various Thoughts

Met this dude named Bill. He just happened to be testing his teleporter and apparently there is an easy fix. Bull crap. Now he wants to just have me look at his rare pokemon. Bill please, these are all just Eevee's with flair.

Bill gave me a boat ticket. Is this a scam? I can definitely see this being a scam where I go to the ship, black out, and lose all my Pokémon to Team Rocket.

Isn't there Officer Jenny who should be cracking down on Team Rocket in Mt. Moon? What are they even doing here? My best guess is that they are either creating time shares or condos in the Mountain.

Ah! I can't see anything in this tunnel! Aughghhghg!.

I don't know how, but I got myself out of there. Sploosh beat the crap out of everybody in that tunnel. He Blastoised up. It was awesome.

Why does everyone in Lavender town seemed to be scared of everyone. I think it is the music. They should do something about that tower.

Holy crap. What is wrong with these people? They are all like, "GET OUT OF THE TOWER. YOU ARE NOT WANTED HERE." I can take a subtle hint, people. Gosh.

Just got my Ghost scope. Turns out it was ghastly the whole time. Silly ghastly, tricks are for kids.

Turns out, the boat was alright. I found a great ball in the trash. Who leaves that lying around? Gosh.

Before Traveling on Victory Road (One long email that prompted this post)

Preparing my final team. I call it: Team Kickass

Dwayne:Level 33
Sploosh: Level 55
The Warden: Level 57
Sweet Feet: Level 50
Mr. Sir: Level 37
Ice Cold!: Level 52

Guess what Pokemon each is. I will tell you, but you have to at least try to guess what I was thinking when I named Team Kickass.

Dwayne: Nidoking (partially named after Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)
Sploosh: Blastoise (Had him from the beginning)
The Warden: Fearow (Second Pokemon, is trustworthy as a bird named The Warden)
Sweet Feet: Rapidash (Most recent acquisition. Has a ton of fire moves)
Mr. Sir: Haunter (Immune to everything. Dream Eater truly makes this kickass. Plus, I just gave him psybeam; shacka-cow!)
Ice Cold!: Articuno (What's cooler than being cool? I found him and captured him and it was sweet. If had to replace him, it would be Silver Fly, a Dewgong or maybe Pinta the Lapras. But then I says to myself. That's right, I says, "It's mother flippin' Articuno! I cannot cage the beast when the beast can't be caged. It must be free!)

Old ladies keep giving me useless TM's.

I only have one max ether. Is that good, bad, or ugly?
I tried making it to the elite four just to see what it looks like. Appearantly, I have to keep fighting Gravelar's and Onix's to get there. Total bull crap. Ugh.

Totally beat two gyms without changing pokemon (SPLOOOOOOSH!). He now knows surf and just beats the crap out of everybody. I will now rank my pokemon inorder of deadliness:

1. Sploosh: Just kicks the turd out of rocks and ground, it's embarrassing.
2. The Warden: He wins more often than he should
3. Dwayne: He is weak defensively, but he has fissure and drill horn, plus thrash which is, for some reason, winning a lot.
4. Mr. Sir: When he hypnotizes you, you are done. Dream Eater!
5. Ice Cold!: Mainly unproven. He was at level 50 so I didn't train him that much. He has a lot of moves that are BIG moves, but can't be used that often.
6. Sweet Feet: When naming him, he was almost Sweat feat. I misspelled Sweet and that biased my spelling of feet. He just turned into a rapidash and I wanted a fire type. God's Thumb wasn't doingthat well. I think that is because I didn't evolve him (Arcanine) If I did, he would need to learn more fire moves, and I am lazy.

I notice I don't have any poison, grass, bug, electric, or rock types here. I can't have all the frickin' types.

I traded Zigzag for an electrode named Doris. Total bull crap, Doris didn't have any electric moves. He is not alive to me. He dead. HE DEAD. Aight?

More bull crap. I forgot I could fly, so I was walking though the viridian forest. The first time, it felt like it took me an hour to find a pikachu. Just trying to get through it put me face to face with 4 of them.

I have kicked Peeves' ass every time we have fought. I did it this last time and I won with Sploosh alone. He then said that I needed work. Bitch has a weak ass Pigeotto. Bitch please, don't even talk to me and my Warden.

There are those people who deal out information at the front of every gym. Dude, didn't even know that Giovanni was the gym leader. Weak sauce.

There were two gym leaders (I think it was erika and Sabrina) who I asked to fight and they were all like, "Oh, I don't wish to fight, but if you insist." I then beat them silly. But it got me thinking, how did they even get to be gym leaders with attitudes like that? I read their bios on Bulbapedia. Turns out Sabrina fought to be gym leader against the fighting gym (Is that where you find Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee? I was too intent on fighting to check.) Total crap, Sabrina. Crap move.

Thoughts? I was bored and angry at things.

You are now talking to the Pokémon Champion

I got an Electabuzz and named him Yellowspot. He was alright. I am still unsure about dropping my fire-type. Sweet Feet was pretty sweet.

Final Team:
Sploosh: Blastoise
The Warden: Fearow
Mr. Sir: Haunter
Dwayne: Nidoking
Ice Cold!: Articuno
Yellowspot: Electabuzz

Were Peeves and I really the first to ever beat these four guys? Wow. We should tell people how easy this was.

Lance the Dragon man has the easiest spot. Pokémon are all tired by the time they get to him and not everybody gets to them. I don't know how he got to that spot in life, but that is a good spot.

Damn, Professor Oak was harsh on Peeves for losing. Man, that is one harsh grandfather. Although, Peeves did keep smelling him later.

I am going to declare permanent names for pokemon across all the games I play. Yeah. I will do that. I am keeping Sploosh, The Warden, Mr. Sir, Dwayne, and Ice Cold! I need to revise Yellow Spot and Sweet Feet may not stay. Bubba is Snorlax. I am not sure about the rest.

Smell ya later!

The Daumenator has spoken

Friday, February 22, 2013

My Writing Style

Through the magic of the Internet, I have found a site that will analyze your writing and compare it to a famous writer. I found this fascinating and wasted more time than I would like to admit analyzing different parts of my work.

The site in question is: http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2010/07/09/i-write-like/

For some reason, the first thing I analyzed was an essay I wrote for a class on bowling. It was one of the easiest classes I 'd ever taken and I did not take this paper seriously. I used a lot of humor to fill up the two pages that were required. For fun, here is said paper:


Date
Score
Average
09/10/12
116
116
09/12/12
99
107.5
09/19/12
129
114.6666667
09/26/12
119
115.75
10/03/12
119
116.4
10/05/12
116
116.3333333
10/08/12
126
117.7142857
10/10/12
127
118.875
10/15/12
106
117.4444444
10/17/12
88
114.5
10/22/12
158
118.4545455
10/24/12
146
120.75

Date
Score
Average
10/29/12
127
121.2307692
10/31/12
115
120.7857143
11/05/12
158
123.2666667
11/07/12
103
122
11/12/12
146
123.4117647
11/14/12
147
124.7222222
11/19/12
133
125.1578947
11/21/12
132
125.5
11/26/12
135
125.952381
11/28/12
168
127.8636364
12/03/12
106
126.9130435
12/05/12
111
126.25















I started this class with the average knowledge of a person who bowls recreationally. I knew how to keep score, heavier balls create more pin action, and that taking steps while bowling a ball will add speed as it travels down an oiled up lane. Bowling practice never occurred and the serious concentration that I usually put into a sport only came when I was trying to complete a spare in the tenth frame so I didn’t have to turn in my rented shoes so soon. If I ever tried to aim, it involved me bowling slowly because something in my brain told me that was better. I usually could break 100; my highest score I ever recorded was a 124. In conclusion, my previous experience of bowling was lacking the consistency and fundamentals that I learned in this course. 
I truly do not believe I got better at bowling. If you bring up the fact that my scores improved over the course of time, I will assert that I simply became more consistent. You could say that I was a precise bowler. By precise, I mean the true definition where the same results are group heavily in one area, which is not necessarily the center. My scores were high on days that I found where that spot was consistently and it happened to be the center. My scores were low on days when I thought it was going to be as it was the day before. 
My consistency definitely improved the day I mastered the 5-step approach. Two days beforehand, I was convinced that the 4-step was my kind of shot. That all changed when I noticed that there was a divider between the approach and the carpet behind it that perfectly fit the arch of my shoes. The 5-step approach allowed me to never cross the foul line and bowl, somewhat straight, down the lane. If you look at my score, I think I improved on a linear basis, so there is not exact moment when I started improving. But mentally, it started when I got the hang of the 5-step approach. 
I briefly sampled hooking the ball. After desperately trying to figure out why my wrist hurt so much after 3 frames, I immediately switched back to straight bowling. Straight bowling gave clear answers to why I missed. Hook bowling has many reasons why it didn’t work. I prefer simple answers to my mistakes and straight bowling provided that answer. 
I confess that I already knew about spare conversions from spending a lot of time on Wii Bowling. It may be a stupid answer, but watching a replay of your ball in slow motion explains most things you need to know about spare conversions. Overall, I was the spare master on our team. If you look at our team packet, we started keeping track of strikes, spares, and turkeys. I was leading the leading spare converter in our group by a mile and that only continued as we stopped keeping track when the tournament started. As for improving, I can only bring up my old friends consistency and precision for coming in to save the day. 
My highest score was a 168 recorded late in the semester. It came during a win when we needed it most. Unfortunately, that was when we found out that no one could get 1st place, save for the team that did. I believe we achieved second, but that has yet to be officially announced.
This has been analyzed to best match the style of P.G. Wodehouse. I confess that I did not know who this fine gentleman was until I found that I wrote a paper that was similar to his style of writing. You may not know who he is, but Wikipedia does:


Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He enjoyed enormous popular success during a career that lasted more than seventy years and his many writings continue to be widely read. Despite the political and social upheavals that occurred during his life, much of which was spent in France and the United States, Wodehouse's main canvas remained that of a pre- and post-World War I English upper-class society, reflecting his birth, education and youthful writing career.
I found this to be quite interesting. But kept reading. it turns out, one of the things that Wodehouse was known for was writing about a butler named Jeeves. At that point, this person became awesome. I had no idea that Jeeves was an actual person. I thought that Jeeves was just a stereotypical butler name that people used because it sounded very British and formal.

I also found that Wodehouse had a great lyric writing career, which put him in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This mainly came about after he co-wrote the book that musical "Anything Goes" was based off of.

On another note, I feel like this last name just needs to be shouted after a victory or something. I truly wish my boy PG did this whenever he won Scrabble. "Aw yisss, that is a triple word score. WODEHOUSE!"

After I analyzed my silly bowling essay, I decided to sample some of my previous works. I submitted last week's article on the Random Word Generator to see what style it matched. It most matched the syle of H.P. Lovecraft:

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) — known as H. P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction.
I then submitted a cover letter I wrote recently for a job and found that it matched the style of Ursula K. Le Guin. I know her for writing A Wizard of Earthsea.Wikipedia knows her for:
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (born October 21, 1929) is an American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays.

I found that this makes sense because... um... I have no idea why. My best guess is that it is complicated and coarse writing and so is Ursula's. My cover letter wasn't fiction (to the best of my knowledge) but I accept that there are many different styles of writing.

I didn't really know what to do with this post. I think I just created it to create a reason for why I did not do too much on this fine day.

On a different note, I analyzed everything up until this sentence and found that it matched the style of PG Wodehouse all over again. I then realized that it could be due to the fact that I copied my bowling essay, which could skew the results. I then submitted everything that was written by me for this blog post and got that I was a PG Wodehouse writer again.

In truth I am happy with the results. Jeeves is a truly British man and I feel it is a true mark of greatness to follow in the footsteps of a great writer.

One more thing before I leave: if you keep typing in "herp derp" over and over again, your work best matches that of Stephanie Meyer.

The Daumenator has weighed, measured, and found wanting