Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Armada of Awesome

Yes, the Armada of Awesome. Self-absorbed-sounding, you say? Maybe. I still won't change it. At this point, you are probably itching to know what the heck I'm talking about. Don't worry, I want to too. Or maybe you aren't. ANYWAY, here's how this works:

THE ARMADA OF AWESOME:

Take any original project, be it through writing, art, Legos, or whatever, and upload it. You can add as many as you like. Once you have completed this, post at least five previous additions to the armada, and link to the person who nominated you. Then nominate at least one other blogger.

MY ADDITIONS:

Merciless-Class Juggernaut:

The Merciless-Class juggernaut is the pinnacle of offensive weaponry. With six main beam emplacements and four dual bombardment lasers, not to mention a plethora of broadside and anti-fighter batteries, only the Liberty-Class superdestroyers have enough firepower to take on this monster. And with the Merciless' incredibly thick armor and shielding system, even the mighty Liberty sometimes fails in combat. For all of its might, it is an incredibly rare sight for pilots. Only a handful of the dreaded ships have been completed since their inception nearly a century ago.

Liberty-Class Superdestroyer
The awe-inspiring Liberty class superdestroyer is the largest warship ever constructed, measuring an amazing 12,906 meters long. It also sports the most powerful shield system ever constructed, capable ofeven lowering the damage of beam weapons. While it's main armament is not as powerful as the dreaded Merciless, it can hardly be said that the Liberty doesn't deserve the title as the most powerful warship ever constructed.

MY NOMINEE:

David, my friend and fellow lego-lover. He most certainly has something to add to the march of the Armada.

-Kaires, who appoints himself the admiral of the Armada (JK).

Friday, July 29, 2011

More Awards!

The Order of the Golden Minifig:

Given to me by David, my friend. It's pretty bare-bones so far, just an acknowledgement of the nominator and choosing nominees. To add to it, I have found a picture of a golden minifig (See above).

I have decided to nominate GiGi, who has nominated me twice now, and is one of the few people I know outside of the internet. Again, her blog is here.


I have also been awarded the Chocolate Covered Moon award, by who else than GiGi. From what I understand, I have to add a paragraph to an ongoing storyline and then nominate five other people.

Because I'm lazy, I'm not posting anything beyond the above about this award, but it'll come soon... if I don't forget about it...

-Kaires, who stresses that he probably won't forget.

Either my Computer is an Idiot, or I am... PLUS Travelling Smoothie Award!

Firstly, I would like to thank GiGi for commenting on my posts. A round of applause for her. *General cheers from the surrounding audience* Now to the point. My computer's a jerk. It hates me. It's used my money to sponsor the "Terminator Project" (Well, no it hasn't, but I know it wants to!), and it locks me out of websites for no reason. Most importantly however, I can't comment on other blogs. I can't even comment on this blog. So GiGi, if you are wondering why I'm not responding, that's why.

Also, I have recently been awarded the "Travelling Smoothie Award" (I think that's what it's called...). I'm not entirely sure what this entails, but I expect it's good. Anyway, so this is the list of stuff I have to do:

1.) Link the person who nominated you:

That's GiGi. Thank you, GiGi. Now follow her blog or I'll send the cursed vampire lemons after you! Ahahahaha!

2.) Post a picture of it without being colored in:
That was easy.

3.) Color it in:


(My favorite smoothie from my favorite Smoothie Place)

4.) Link and nominate 5 other bloggers:

Um. This is a bit of a problem. I don't actually know that many people who have blogs, and those who I do have already been nominated. So, until further notice, this step is void. Sorry.

5.) Contact your nominees:

I'm not sure how this will work without nominees, so...


Yeah. There. I got an award, and did basically nothing with it. Sad, I know.

-Kaires, who feels bad for ending the march of an award.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings: Battle of the Ages!

DISCLAIMER: Beyond this point, writing will be totally based on my opinions relating to the aforementioned novels. I claim no responibility for any psychological damage done to Harry Potter and/or LotR lovers due to reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the respective characters. Thus, I won't be open to suggestion, criticism, or long-winded rants. Thank you for your understanding.

Round I:

Frodo Baggins vs. Harry Potter!

Harry Potter attacks with Wingardium Leviosa! Blocked by Mithril Armor! Frodo counters with a melee basic attack from Sting! 9 damage!

It's main character against main character to start us off! So who wins this? Frodo Baggins. Why? Frodo journeyed just about everywhere, faced foes beyond his level of power, battled enemies on the inside, and worked to do good with an overwhelming evil right under his nose. Literally. What did Harry do? Sat in a school learning how to make things fly. He didn't even learn how to use "illegal spells". He's a hack. The only enemy he fought was Voldemort, and rarely did old Voldy have the upper hand. Book 1. Voldemort was on the back of someone's head. Book 7. Harry was in control of the Elder Wand. What the heck? Let's see how Harry fares against his enemies with an artifact that works against him.

Round II:

Dumbledore vs. Gandalf:

Dumbledore attacks with Elder Wand! 54 Damage! Gandalf wheels back, recovers, and deals a crushing blow with Glamdring! 78 damage and Dumbledore is stunned!


Next up, two great wizards face off in a truly epic duel. Who wins this round? Gandalf. Here's why: Who faced a Balrog single-handedly and won? Who saved Helmsdeep? Who is awesome? Gandalf (Well, Dumbledore is sorta awesome too). Dumbledore just spouted that love can defeat Voldemort and died before he even bothered to help save his precious Academy. The only thing he ever killed was a Horcrux Ring, and he busted up his hand for that. I'd like to see Gandalf do a spell on Dumbledore. It's one I like to call Wingardium Wedgieosa.



Ron Weasley vs. Samwise Gamgee

Ron calls in allies with Weasley Reinforcements! Samwise, bored, starts cooking some food.

Next, we're pairing up "sidekicks". The victor? Neither. Sam, for his part, can cook well, is a good friend to Frodo, and is a generally great sidekick, but he never really can work alone, whereas Ron can, and does, do without Harry on multiple occasions. Frankly, I like both characters equally anyway. Sam's combination of seriousness and occasional comedy is always fun, and Ron feels real, and is a great contrast to the either ridiculously rich or fairly average wizards.

Boromir vs. Snape

Boromir lets out a deafening War Horn Call! Snape counters with a random potion!

Next up to bat, we have the good-guys-seemingly-gone-bad-but-were-really-good-guys-the-whole-time characters. The victor is Snape. His longevity is amazing. Boromir died in the VERY FIRST BOOK. Well, not quite true. He died in the very beginning, and I mean the first eight pages (If memory serves), of the VERY SECOND BOOK. He did, however, die in the VERY FIRST MOVIE. In either case, Snape was killed much later. Also, his ability to so convincingly become the enemy is quite commendable. I mean, who didn't believe that Snape went bad when he killed Dumbledore. I know I was fooled. Boromir was clearly corrupted by the ring the first time he set eyes on it. Come on, Boromir, be a  little subtle.

Sauron vs. Voldemort

Voldemort uses Elder Wand's Avada Kedavra! Sauron, unfazed, uses One Ring! Voldemort is stunned (save ends) and takes 407 damage!

Yes, it's the moment you've all been waiting for... The battle of the ubervillains, the head honchos of evil, the Dark Lords, those who are arguably the most well-known and feared villains in literature. And... Sauron comes out on top! Firstly, where's Voldemort's superweapon? Where's his giant army of orcs? Where's his nose? Answer 1: he has seven. But one's alive (Not agood idea), the other is his enemy, and the rest don't do much except collect dust. Sauron's soul-carrier/weapon is epic, because it tries to get back to him (Too bad Voldemort couldn't protect his precious), it doesn't like it's enemies (Sorry Isildur, it's true), and it's just awesome to have something forged in a volcano. Plus, Voldemort only has mean people in masks. Sauron has wraiths. He obviously wins.

Did you like this post? Tune in next time for HARRY POTTER VS. LORD OF THE RINGS.

-Kaires, who runs and hides behind a three-foot-thick reinforced titanium wall that was conveniently four paces away.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Seafood Watch

I would like to apologize for not doing anything on my blog for the 4th and would like to stress that this won't happen again. Therefore, I'll make sure to wish you happy [insert holiday here]s early. Happy Thanksgiving, by the way.

Now to the point. I would like to make a comment to all of you sushi lovers out there. During my visit to the Monterey Aquarium I found out about. Seafood Watch. Seafood Watch is campaigning to stop overfishing and fishing or farming that is unhealthy to the environment. Myself being a sushi lover, this is quite an impact to what I can eat. For example, I like octopus, but the handouts told me that I should avoid consuming it. I don't plan to consume it anytime soon. To finish, I would encourage getting to know Seafood Watch and start to change your seafood diet, and then pass it on to your friends, who should pass it on to their friends, and the friends of their friends, and so on! Yay for Eco-friendliness!

-Kaires, who would like to stress that he hasn't had octopus in a while.

Avoid These Fish: