Early Birthday Fun!

Around a week ago, I went to my dad's house to celebrate my birthday! ...Even though it was over a week away then... and we had fun! I got some nice , like a Star Wars kite

a Star Wars puzzle

and... A GOPRO HERO SESSION!!!!!!!! Jealous? I hope not, jealousy's not good... This is an awesome camera, with 1080p quality, waterproofness, mobile device compatibility, and other awesome stuff.

We did some things like watch Youtube videos, film with my GoPro, and we had a nice lunch of spaghetti with sausage sauce! A while after that, we ate some ice cream cake! I was going to light the candles with a lighter, being about 16 and all, but I got a teeeeeeeeeensy bit burned. So I used a lit candle. (the following pic is taken by the GoPro, by the way!)

And my grandma gave me a card that had $10 in it, so.... I FINISHED SAVING UP FOR A >NEW< 3DS XL!!!!! Yeah!!! I bought a used one on Ebay after I got home for $147.24. Here it is! It is really awesome. Not only does it have bigger screens, but it has a few extra controls, faster processing power and amiibo support!

This was an awesome day, an awesome visit, and awesome gifts! I can't wait to tell you about the rest of my birthday fun! See ya!

House Commissions!

It started at winter, when I couldn't mow the lawn anymore. Mom issued new commissions for me! We have a chart to keep track of it! First of all, is taking out the trash. Pretty easy, just running over to the dumpster, and I earn 50 cents for it.

Next, is cleaning the bathrooms. It's a bit harder than taking out the trash, but still kiiinda easy. I clean the mirror, sink and toilet, and I do it for both bathrooms. For each one I earn $1.50, so that adds up to $3.

Third is sweeping! This one is the most tedious. I have to sweep a lot of the crumbs and dust in the house. I do both upstairs and downstairs, and I earn $2 for each, which adds up to $4 (well, obviously)

And finally, mopping. This one's the most fun. I fill a bucket with vinegar water and mop both downstairs and upstairs! I earn $2 for each floor, and it adds up to...... You know. (kept forgetting to take a pic of me mopping so here's a pic of the mop and bucket sitting idly)

Last year I spent a lot of my money on stuff like candy, snacks and a few games. While getting games is great, I'm saving up for something bigger... A >NEW< 3DS XL!

(they could've done better with the name, though...) Well so far, I've earned about $130 so far (some of it may have been gift money) so if I bought it cheaper on Ebay I think I'd be finished by the end of the month! 

Pokemon Sun and Moon Starters Revealed!

You don't know how long I've been waiting for this. All through 2015 I watched Nintendo Directs, waiting for the announcement for the next Pokemon game. None came. That is, not the next main series game. There were spinoffs and a rerelease, though. Then, they announced in February that there was gonna be a Direct specifically for Pokemon with the words "big news" attached. I watched the Direct. I was really excited. They announced the all-new games Sun and Moon. Though all they had to show was glimpses of vague concept art and a CGI model. Last month, there was an announcement that Japanese comic magazine CoroCoro would reveal new "big news" about this mysterious game. All that came was color of boxart and type reveal of a Pokemon revealed a while ago. I was waiting for game footage. Then finally, Junichi Masuda (director) announced that there was going to be big news for this game on Tuesday at 8 am. I got up, waited an hour... and it came.

Watch this trailer before anything else.



YEAH!!!!!!!!! I could ramble on and on about the quick shots and glimpses of new characters and stuff we know nothing about, but let's talk about the biggest part of the trailer: The starters! At first glance, they didn't look right. They didn't seem like what Pokemon should look like. But that happened to a lot of people when they first saw the Black/White starters. But then 5 minutes later, they grew on me! These starters actually look pretty great! Let's delve into my thoughts for each of them.
                     
Rowlet, the Grass Quill Pokemon! This is a Grass/Flying type that has the Overgrow ability and knows the new move Leafage! I wouldn't think that the move would be anything special, though. My problem with this one is that Grass-types have a lot of weaknesses. Even though it's also Flying-type it still isn't a very great type. At least it can learn the HM Fly...

Litten, the Fire Cat Pokemon! This is a Fire-type that has the ability Blaze and knows Ember! Well, that part was obvious. All Fire-type starters know Ember. I love cats, and I used to have a black cat named Patches that I miss having around to snuggle with me. For that reason, I think that's what I'm gonna choose for my first playthrough!

                             

And last but not least, Popplio, the Sea Lion Pokemon! This is a Water-type that has the ability Torrent and knows the move Water Gun! That part was also obvious. Just look at it! It's so adorable! On the website it  shows that it likes to show off its acrobatics. I was pretty torn between this and Litten but for the reasons I've explained, I think I'm choosing that one.

EDIT: Oops! After I published this I realized I forgot something! The main legendaries! Well, here they are! Of course, it was obvious that the Sun one was going to be a lion. Kinda actually reminds me of Aslan. But the Moon one....... That just looks... off, in my opinion. Unless I hear Moon has any better content, I know I'm picking Sun because of its main legendary.

Well, I can't wait for this awesome game to release. I'm excited! I'm hyped! Throughout the year I'm gonna go through a lot of the new reveals and stuff for this game. Well, see ya!

Pokemon Puzzle Poster!

A week ago, I went to multiple yard sales. Along with a Redneck Button and a checkers board, I got a huge Gen 1 Pokemon puzzle poster!

As you can see, Ash Ketchum is on this poster. Why? Because in the late 90's, it wasn't only the games that were popular, if kids didn't have a Game Boy, they could watch and enjoy the anime! So most of the merchandising for Pokemon had to do with the anime.

Also, I think you'll notice it features all the Gen 1 Pokemon! ... Except it's missing one. Mew! Also in the late 90's, Mew was a secret. Game Freak didn't acknowledge it and they were waiting a while to reveal it.

How did I get it on the wall without it breaking? Simple. Modpodge. I painted this glue twice on the front, then once on the back. It was kinda fun.

Also, I think you'll notice... There's a missing piece. Yeah, that's how the seller got it. Oh well, I think I'll replace it with a drawing or something. Sometime. When I get around to it.

Anything else? Well, it comes with stickers! If you're trying to catch all the 151 Gen 1 Pokemon, you can put stickers next to each Pokemon to signify it being caught! ...Why is this a picture of the box? Because that's missing too. Yeah, oh well. I'll get my own 150 stickers.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this post! See ya next week! (hopefully.....)