Archive for May, 2010


The Wonderful World of Walmart

Posted on May 31, 2010, in Editorials, Personal by Toad · 3 Comments

I wasn’t sure if my Walmart adventure would be worth an entire post, so I tweeted about it last night. However, I need to let out my rage.

Yesterday I went to Walmart to pick up a headset (with a microphone) for TOP SECRUT REASONS (which will probably be revealed later today) and to pick up a prescription of syringes for my diabetic cat. Up until yesterday, I had never had a problem with Walmart – in fact, I actually liked Walmart. SUCH IS NO LONGER THE CASE.

Upon arriving at Walmart (which is twenty minutes away from my house and in a very shady neighborhood), I was simply thrilled to waltz in and acquire my $24.82 headset. First, however, I had to go over to the pharmacy and get my cat’s syringes. I handed the doctor’s prescription to the (somewhat unpleasant) lady behind the counter and expected to be done. She gave me an odd look and then turned over to her accomplice and asked him a question which I wasn’t able to hear. “We don’t have these,” she said. FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU-

Not a good start to my adventure. I then walked over to the “Electronics” section of the store and made a visit to the “Computer Accessories” aisle. My headset was nowhere to be found – BLASPHEMY. As I started to walk away (ANGRILY), I saw a woman with a Walmart shirt on and decided that I’d ask her just in case I somehow missed the headset. “Excuse me, would you happen to have the Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 headset? It’s made for use with computers.” Her response was, “I don’t know what that is. But if we do have it, it would be over there.” She pointed over to the “Cell Phone Accessories” aisle. I facepalm’d and walked away.

Determined to make the trip worthwhile, I walked back over to the pharmacy and asked them to double check to see if they had the right syringes. Apparently they missed something, because they came back with a box of syringes. Flawless victory – OR SO I THOUGHT. Even though they clearly had the syringes ready for me to take home, they made me wait twenty-five minutes. What a waste of time.

When I got home, I placed the syringes on my counter. My mom looked at them and said, “These aren’t the right kind. And they charged you $20 extra.”

…Fuck you, Walmart.


KCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Posted on May 23, 2010, in Editorials by Toad · 2 Comments

Time for shameless plug.

Who’s kceee, you ask? She’s a POOP resident of Canaderp who I met during one of the GaminForCharity marathons (August 2009 – that’s also where I met PSquid). Anyway, PSquid and I recently made her a site (mostly PSquid – I just made the header image). The completion of her site means that all three members of the cult (PSquid, kceee, and myself) have our own blogs. Boom.

Also, I’m currently making this post via Windows Live Writer, which was shown to me by PSquid. It’s a pretty nifty piece of software (and it’s free), so I suggest all of you Windows users check it out (that is, if you have a blog with which to use it).


Banjo-Kazooie Marathon

Posted on May 14, 2010, in Random by Toad · 2 Comments

My friends over at GaminForCharity are currently streaming a Banjo-Kazooie Versus Marathon. They’re competing against two other teams to see who can get the most game-related achievements by the end of the marathon. Any donations will benefit the World Food Programme. Make sure you click the link above and check it out!


Limbo

Posted on May 13, 2010, in Editorials by Toad · No Comments

Limbo is an XBLA game which will be released this summer. It’s a puzzle platformer from Playdead Games, and I think it looks absolutely amazing. It appears to be a very eerie game. There is no background music at all. The only thing you hear is noises from the area around you (whether it be wind, twigs snapping, etc.). The trailer also shows some near-death situations, and I get the impression that happens a lot in the game. Something tells me this game is gonna be worthy of a day one purchase, and I’m looking forward to its release.


Falcon

Posted on May 2, 2010, in Videos by Toad · 3 Comments

It’s been a long time since I posted one of these, hasn’t it. I actually made this one over the summer when I was still in my RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 craze. A few days ago I remembered that I had made another coaster and never recorded it. The name blows, but I couldn’t come up with anything. xD

Anyway, I hope you like it.