Guest Post: JumbleMash

Ok, guest posting is scary, but because I love my bloggy friends, I agreed to post here at I Can Has Catboy?

The Cap'n gave me a few topics to pick from and I chose gaming, because well, I know more about it than the other topics she gave me.

In case you don't know, I am the author of Jumble Mash and I'm pretty much a geek. I am 25 years old and absolutely love gaming.

The Boyfriend and I have a Wii, PS3, and XBox 360 with the Kinect. My favorite console is the Xbox. My favorite games are Bioshock and Bioshock 2. I am absolutely and completely ecstatic that they are coming out with Bioshock 3, although I have to wait a long time.

I also play Halo 3 and Halo Reach a lot. I love getting online and all the guys are like "Girls can't play Halo" and then I completely kick their butts. I am good at it, but it's because I've put many hours into it.

I'm also am a WoW geek and cannot wait to play Cataclysm!

BUT something that we've recently gotten into that takes no console at all and is actually fairly cheap, even if you decide you want to buy all the expansions, and that is Munchkin.

Munchkin is a funny role-playing card game. You are dealt eight cards at the beginning and hope like Hell you get some armor or some weapons. You can even get dealt Class and Race cards. For instance you can be an Elf Warrior. Each Class and Race has its own special abilities and things that help you through battle.

Each player's turn begins by "Kicking open a door." You basically turn over a card, if there is a monster, you fight it, if not you can either draw another card or choose to fight a monster from your hand. Fighting a monster and winning allows you to level up. First player to reach level 10 wins.

When Boyfriend first introduced me to this game, I thought I would hate it. I'm not much into role playing games, but I am ADDICTED to this game. I LOVE IT! And the more people you have, the funner it is.

I just have to get more of my friends to play.

Anyone?

Pokemon Profile Picture Month

As many of you know, December is Pokemon Profile Picture Month.  Essentially, you make a pokemon your facebook profile picture for all of December.  Well, I've taken it one step further.  For every day, I'm going to draw a combination of two or more different Pokemon, essentially creating a Pokemon that doesn't exist.  That will be my profile picture for the day. It's sort of like an advent calendar.  I'm taking requests from all of my friends and readers, so if you really want to see a combo, post a comment!

Day One:
For day one, since no one yet knew my plan, I chose to combine a shiny mew and pikachu, since they are my two favorite pokemon ever.  Behold: Pikamew!
Pokemon: Mew and Pikachu
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Two:
One of my friends requested this combo, stating that it would be cute.  She was right!  Behold: Celachi!
Pokemon: Celebi and Jirachi
Completed?: Yes
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Day Three:
An elegant combination, in my opinion.  Decide for yourself.  Behold: Persionair!
Pokemon: Persian and Dragonair
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Four:
Domi requested this, thinking that I would be putting the two pokemon in the same picture, not combining them.  Even so, I thought it was intriguing, so I decided to try.  I'm not as happy with this one, but I did my best. Here is: Taureotto!
Pokemon: Pidgeotto and Tauros
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Five:
For those fans of Eevee evolutions.  Sorry it took so long.  I had a busy day.  I am, however, particularly proud of this one.  Behold: Umbresp!
Pokemon: Espeon and Umbreon
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Six:
This was one of the many suggested to me by another friend.  It seemed interesting and challenging.  I found out, as I was drawing, that there is a bit of debate over which one is cuter.  Now, you don't have to decide!  Behold: Jigglysaur!
Pokemon: Bulbasaur and Jigglypuff
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Seven:
While we're on the subject of Eevees, I thought I'd design an Eevee evolution that doesn't yet exist. Behold: Spookeon!
Pokemon: A ghost type eevee evolution.
Completed?: Yes
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Day Eight:
Another friend's request.  It was a lot more challenging than I expected.  Sorry it's a little late.  Behold: Charigatr!
Pokemon: Charizard and Feraligator.
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Nine:
How about two powerful and adorable pokemon that both have NINE in their names?  Behold: Arcaninetails!
Pokemon: Ninetails and Arcanine
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Ten:
Yet another friend requested this fire and ice combo.  It's a little bit late, but I'm still putting it up.  Behold: Artincun-oh.
Pokemon: Ho-oh and Articuno
Completed?: Yes
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Day Eleven:
These two are my most powerful team members on Soul Silver that are not Dragon type or Legendary. Behold: Amphlosion!
Pokemon: Ampharos and Typhlosion
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Twelve:
Steam Me Up, Kid requested this combination. This combination is almost as interesting as Steamy.  Check out her blog, to see what I mean.  This combo was very difficult for me to pull off, but I love a good challenge.  Behold: Metaterra! Is it just me, or does it remind you of another turtle with a world on it's back.
Pokemon: Metagross and Torterra
Completed?: Yes.
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Day Thirteen:
Two Legendary pokemon.
Pokemon: Suicune and Articuno
Completed?: No.
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Day Fourteen:
Peregrin is author of Chow Down Right, a thought provoking and often funny blog, and Dreamwalker, a blog where he interprets dreams.  He requested this combo.
Pokemon: Mr. Mime and Meowth
Completed?: No.
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Day Fifteen:
Deadline.  No more pokemon combo ideas accepted after this point.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
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Day Sixteen:
Apparently one of my friends is really enthusiastic about eevees.
Pokemon: All current Eevees.
Completed?: No.
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Day Seventeen:
Same person who wanted Articun-oh requested this one.
Pokemon: Flarion and Nidorina
Completed?: No.
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Day Eighteen:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
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Day Nineteen:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-One:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Two:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Three:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Four:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Five:
Christmas Surprise!!!
Pokemon: It's a surprise!
Completed?: No.
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Day Twenty-Six:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Seven:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Eight:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Twenty-Nine:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Thirty:
Not yet decided.
Pokemon:
Completed?: No.
Picture:

Day Thirty-One:
New Years Surprise!
Pokemon: It's a surprise!
Completed?: No.
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PS: You may have noticed that the blog now has TABS!  I have started publishing my webcomic on this blog. Please, check it out!  It updates Fridays (when possible).

Until next time,
Cap'n Kyrie

Anime Nebraskon 2010

I went to Anime Nebraskon this year.  It was my second Nebraskon experience and fourth con experience.  Overall, Nebraskon was very fun and didn't disappoint.  There were many panels at all points of the day, so that there was always something of some interest, at all times.  The con staff are friendly, open, and not too strict.  Be that as it may, I do have a few complaints.

1.) The best panels were at the most inconvenient times.  Most of them occurred in the early parts of each day when people are still on their way or waking up.  Last year, yes there were fun things to do in the early morning, but the best stuff was at a time that people could be expected to be there and awake.  Not so, with a few of the panels, this year.

2.)  The yaoi panel was severly limited compared to last year.  Apparently there were complaints that the panel was too R rated last year... My response?  It's an 18+ Panel!  If you can't handle R rated things, you shouldn't be there!  And there was little more than kissing and open shirtedness last year.  How is that R rated?  It's not like there were any private parts showing.

3.)  While I understand not being allowed to take bags in to the shopping area to discourage theft, I do think this is a little ridiculous.  First of all, many costumes are not equipped with pockets and people use purses or costume related bags to carry their money in.  Carrying your money in your hand into a crowded shopping area is not only inconvenient, but it makes it easier for thieving deviants to take your money.  Second of all, with the dealer's room being so crowded and busy, it's easier for a shoplifter to just grab an item and leave with it than attempt to hide the stolen item in a bag, especially since, third of all, the people making sure you didn't go into the dealer's room with bags didn't check to make sure you had a reciept for any items you left with and weren't all that great at keeping bags out of the dealers room, anyway.

The things I complain about are mild complaints, though... And if you haven't checked out Nebraskon, I encourage you to do so.

The first day I went as Waldo, as I did at MAC 2010.  At MAC, I was the only Waldo and the idea of dressing as Waldo was neat.  Now, there are Waldos all over the place, and I don't have fun with that anymore.

The second day I went as me piratey self and was told my outfit was awesome by Richard Townsend.  Domi, whom I've now been with for a month and a week, borrowed some of my spare piratey pieces and also went as a pirate.  He be a great quartermaster. ^-^

The last day, I went as a generic white mage from the Final Fantasy games.  I hand sewed some of those red dags onto that robe, so I appreciated when pictures were taken of me.

Yes, that's an MAC badge. If you flipped it over, it would show the Nebraskon badge.

Sorry for not updating recently.  I am a college student and time is short.

Until next time,
Cap'n Kyrie