Cherry Blossoms Sketch

I pretty much just got bored the other day and started doodling. This is what came out. 

Batman: Arkham Asylum

So I've had this game for years now but because of Warcraft never got around to playing it. A couple of weeks ago I sat down and started playing. I'm a picky player, as my husband says, which means the games I play are carefully chosen. I don't mind fighting games, as long as it's versus and not story mode, they always want you to beat the guy with the character's special or something like that,  and playing against my husband isn't fun. I like games that have a great storyline along with rememberable characters. 

So as I said I started playing Arkham Asylum  a couple of weeks ago. I played it on easy so I could rush through it and start Arkham City. And also because Batman is my favorite superhero. 

I loved the story that was put in the game, always did love any and all of the storylines that had to deal with the Joker. Even though I didn't go through all of the Riddler's quest or the challenge mode, I still enjoyed every minuete of the story. What I enjoyed the most was collecting the tapes and hearing more of bad guys storyline. 

I have to say though the boss fights were a little disappointing, giving it was on easy. They seemed to lack any real machinics, pretty much all you did on all of them was run and throw a batrang or something to that nature instead of actually beating the hell out of them like you did all the thugs. But even with that little disappointment it was still a fun game and I can't wait to start playing Arkham City. 

Fable 3 Review

Ok, I know Fable 3 has been around for a couple of years now, and most of the hype is gone. But for a WoW addict that is looking for something new I picked it up. I’ve never really been a big fan of multi player games; I much prefer a solo game so I don’t have to depend on anyone but myself.  Fable 3 gave me the option to either play online with others or by myself.  The only thing that I didn’t like was that I had to sign up for an Xbox Live account to play, probably wouldn’t have been so annoying if we actually owned an Xbox, but we don’t.

The first play through of the game I tried to do everything right, and not kill too many people. In the end I made some good decisions and some bad decisions. The second time I said screw it with being nice and did everything wrong. I have to say it was more fun being bad then it was being good, especially since by the end of it was sitting on 20 million gold.

This game has a thrilling storyline, that stays the same but also changes with each decision you make. And don’t let the trailer fool you, in the beginning you get to choose between being the prince or the princess. I of course chose the princess, since I don’t care for playing a male character if I can help it. The graphics aren’t cartoony like Warcraft but more realistic like the Final Fantasy games, and pretty much any computer would be able to handle them, as long as they were updated in the last 2 years.

Overall I really enjoyed this game, but I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone under the age of 17, since it contains horrible language, sex, and prostitution.  I do think this will be my in-between game to play, which will have to wait to be played again til I am done with Diablo 3 and decided on the next game to play.  

Why There Have Been No Post This Week

Sorry about not posting lately. Things have gotten really heavy around my place.

We found out Monday that Bird has heartworms, and right now I'm out of work and we do not have the money to pay for it. So we are making some huge sacrifices to get her treated and Kiba and Lil'Bit tested and treated. Along with getting them the prevention so we do not have to worry about this anymore for all six of our pets.

We are currently selling off two of my skateboards (yes, I collect skateboards) for $50 each, my Vivitar camera and all its effects for $150, along with all our DvD's for $2 each and BluRays for $5 each. I am also willing to sell off some of my manga collection and my Shonen Jump collection.

Also as I said I'm currently looking for work. I am currently putting in applications at fast food places near my home, as much as I would prefer to do graphics or web design I'll take any job right now.

On a lighter note, post will be picking back up, but I will no longer be posting everyday or on the weekends, post will be made on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for now on. Fable 3, Batman: Arkham Aslyum, and The Darkest Hour reviews will be posted over the next two weeks. Along with the MoP:Beta Pandarian starter area videos on YouTube.

Axel (Kingdom Hearts) Sketch

This is a old sketch I did of Axel from Kingdom Hearts. 

The Avengers (2012)

Starring:Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson

"Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army." IMDB

Ever since it was announced Sean has been waiting to see the Avengers, but I was if'y. Because lets face it the Hulk movies were complete trash, the Captain America moves was horrible and the Thor movie was just as bad. The Iron man movies were the only ones actually worth watching.

So I wasn't as giddy about the Avengers as most people were, but I have to say it was one the best films of the year.

Having never liked the Hulk comics, Tv show, or movies it was hard to believe that I enjoyed watching him "SMASH"  everything including Thor. The story line was thrilling but a kind of a let down with it being a continuous from the Thor story line. But my favorite parts were of Loki and the Hulk or Thor and the Hulk. And it was extremely surprising that it was the Hulk that stole the show instead of Ironman. The fight scene don't disappointing either, the flow together as if watching a dance.

For having been a Batman/ Justice League girl my entire life I loved this movie, and I'm tell you that it is a must see, if you miss it you'll regret not seeing it in theaters. And as Sean pointed out the age old question of "What would happen to Captian America's shield if it was hit by Thor's hammer?" is finally answered.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg

"The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name." IMDB

This was another one that we didn't get to see in theaters but wanted to watch, so I bough the Blu Ray for Sean.

I have always enjoyed the Mission Impossible movies, not because I am a huge fan of Tom Cruise but because when you see his name associated with a film you know it's going to have a thrilling story line and fight scenes that have you have on the edge of you seat.

Pretty much Ghost Protocol was everything everyone expected of Haywire and more.

The story is exactly what you expect of the Mission Impossible series, except it had a bit of comedy in it and it wasn't hard to follow. I was a kid when the first one came out and the story went straight over my head, but the fight scene kept me entertained enough that I watched it over and over again. And the fight scene in Ghost Protocol DID NOT disappoint.

Overall Ghost Protocol was an excellent addition to the MI series and it was great to see that Tom Cruise is still at the top of his game. 

Anime Sketch

I don't remember where or who this is, but I found it in a magazine and thought she was cute.

Nintendo 3Ds Thoughts

I just upgraded my Nintendo Dsi to a Nintendo 3Ds a couple of weeks ago. There are defiantly somethings I don't like about it and some that I love.

I never really had a issue with my Dsi, it was way better then the original Ds that I had for years, but I wanted to play that new Kid Icarus game. The 3Ds setup is similar to the Dsi, a bit faster but just as sleek. The menu is nicer, with being able to change it from a single line of addons to two rolls or addons, so no more long hunts for the one app I'm looking for. 

Also the actual 3D feature is a bit annoying and starts to give me a headache after a while, so I normally just leave it off. The graphics are great, better then the Dsi but not as great as the PsP Vita. And  the Ds games don't fit the 3Ds's screen, which is a little wider then the Dsi's screen. But I still kinda miss being able to play my Game Boy Advance games on it, and kinda glad I still have the original for them. 

I don't really play it that much but then I didn't really play the others, Warcraft kinda took up all my time. With out it I think I'll finally find more time to play it.

Proper Shading Sketch

This was one of my first final pieces for a class. It was for proper shading usage. It was inspired by my Warcraft character.

Haywire (2011) Review

"A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission." IMDB

Starring: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, and Michael Fassbender

Sean has been wanting to see this movie but didn't go watch it in theaters for some reason or another. But i bought the Blu-Ray as a gift for him. 

It might have been a little better in theaters but we both had a really hard time watching it, but like I've said before there are very few Channing Tatum films that I actually enjoy. This film was very boring, not even the fight scene could really keep our attentions. Plus there was pretty much no story line. It started off with a fight then she's telling some guy about what happen and then there's a ton more fighting, but I never truly figured out why they set her up in the first place. There was more fighting then talking so the story was very lacking.

And really the fight scenes were really lame, they lacked, for lack of a better word, passion. Good fight scenes are like a dance, they just flow together. The fighting in the film were more like punch punch kick with no flow and defiantly didn't fit together like a dance.

Overall this film was a flop from start to finish.

Full Body Portrait Sketch #3

This is a full body pencil sketch of a male, originally sketched for a assignment for proper body part size, at this point I had yet to perfect the proper size of the lower legs and feet. 

Review of My Kindle Fire

This is a long time coming since I've had my Kindle Fire since they hit the shelves.

At first I hated it because I had a Nook Color that I had to send back for reasons I could not stop, thanks to Amazon and my husband. I didn't like it for several reasons:

One, I had to re-convert my entire library and crack my B&N book so I didn't have to re-buy them.

Two, it took forever trying to figure out why they showed under documents instead of books.

Three, I had to buy a usb cable to transfer the books on my computer to the Kindle Fire.

And four, you can't change the screen image!

But I have actually learned to love my Kindle Fire over the months. I no longer had to jump through hoops to transfer movies over from my computer, and i can watch Netflix on my Fire with ease. The volume still sucks, but at least I don't have to take the Fire out of it's case to hear anything. I can't extend the storage space but I can expend the storage I have in the cloud. And it's wonderful that I can email my documents and books directly to the cloud and transfer to my Fire. 

But one of the things I love the most about my Kindle Fire is that organization of it. I can find all my books easier by searching for the title or author without having  to fight through my documents for them.

Full Body Portrait #2

This is a full body pencil sketch of a male. It was drawn as a class assignment to practice proper body part placement and size.