WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 3/4-3/10/13!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

MEWTWO RETURNS...AGAIN WEEK

7. WORD OF THE DAY! 3/5/13! Festoon.

We still do not know Ninfia AKA Sylveon's typing and no other Pokémon X & Y spoilers or even solid rumors have emerged in a week. Therefore, we also don't know what its bows are for either.

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 3/7/13! Disintegrate.

Speaking of disintegration, am I the only one that sees all the awesome Cartoon Network shows that are being canceled or retired in their prime?

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 3/10/13! Beeper.

Expanded Side Note: Bob Pataki was a close-minded workaholic bully who's greed, pride, and gluttony constantly threatened the welfare of his friends and family-- and his own health!

4. WTF WED! WTF WED! CHIPMUNKS HUNTING FOR DRAGON POKÉBALLS!

I don't gotta apologize for jack**** when it comes to this previous week's WTF triple feature meal deal that ranged from benign to bizarre-- with Two Men & A Chipmunk, Kentucky Fried Dragon Balls, and a big ol' bowl of Pokébullocks.

3. MUSICAL MON! CAVE STORY W/ LYRICS!

DOWNLOAD THIS GAME & ENGLISH LANG. PACK FOR FREE! Avail. on Nintendo DS & Wii-- also PC & MAC.

2. WORD OF THE DAY! 3/9/13! Double Standard.

I liked Anita Sarkeesian's even-handed approached to the first video in here series but I also agree with criticism from commentators like the Amazing Atheist about why she should enable comments.

1. POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! 

#382 KYOGRE, #383 GROUDON, & #384 RAYQUAZA

Not much needs to be said about Pokémon of the Week-- but I want to talk about it anyways. I rather enjoying writing these rather casual articles that combine my relationship with the franchise, with various levels of nostalgia, a smidgin of research, some criticism, and some laughs that ultimately serve to continue to remind me about why I love the series; I love the Pokémon (except for, and yet somehow, including Bidoof).

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 2/25-1/3/13!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

PLAYFUL POKÉMON WEEK

7. MUSICAL MON! DEATH OF HARLEM SHAKE!

I guess THE SIMPSONS decided to jump and, rather than wait for the horse to die of natural causes, kick it to death.

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 3/1/13! Pistol Shrimp.

I wonder if a Pistol Shrimp has ever turned a claw on its own head and pulled the trigger. I mean, it's probably a big confidence booster to have a gun at the bottom of the ocean, but he probably has some deep feelings of inadequacy.

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 3/3/13! Word Processing.

Not a lot to say about the existential horror that writer's experience with a medium to almost instantly relay their words onto the white expanse of a computer monitor rather than have an excuse to ruminate on them before actually typing on a typewriter.

4. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/28/13! Encore.

How cool would it be to watch a Pokémon movie that had nothing to do with Ash Ketchum? Prolly won't happen cuz the movies are big advertisements for the TV show & other licensed products...

3. WTF WED! SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE DRAGON BALL ECCH!

Last week's WTF Wed was a real toughy to find solid material for but, like the sea, the internet provides.

2. NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! #618 Stunfisk.

My recommendation is don't google Stunfisk (or really any Pokémon for that matter.

1. WTF WORD OF THE DAY! 3/2/13! Flap jack.

I need to do more WTF WotD articles. They give me a lot more flexibility.

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/5/13!

festoon [fe-stoon]
noun

1. A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

2. A decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.

3. A fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.

4. Dentistry. The garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.

verb (used with object)

5. To adorn with or as with festoons: to festoon a hall.

6. To form into festoons: to festoon flowers and leaves.

7. Dentistry. To reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.

8. To connect by festoons.

EX. Festoon all the things!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 2/18-2/24/13!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

POKÉ-"GIF" VS. POKÉ-"JIF" WEEK!

7. POKÉMONS OF THE WEEK! #316 GULPIN & #317 SWALOT

Who knew that Gulpin & Swalot are Poké-cannibals!?

6. WTF WED! THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC & THE AVGN in THE MYSTERY OF THE YANNICORN!

I was glad to at least find two awesome WTF videos last week-- considering that it seems like the well is sorta dry lately. I may have to go searching a little more out there to find content. Any stuff you guys wanna recommend?

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/22/13! Bell Jar.

I thought "Devil in a Bell Jar" was a literary phrase, but maybe I just imagined it... hm...

4. MUSICAL MON! BRAVE SILVER SAYS "IT'S NO USE" TO GO BACK TO SKYRIM!

I've been playing a lot of Skyrim over the last week or so. Or should I say, "so good!"

3. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/18/12! Nymph.

Move aside Fennekin! All eyes are on Sylveon to be a new Pokémon type! Check out this guy's thoughts on the theories.

2. WTF WORD OF THE DAY! 2/24/13! Hot Diggity Dog!

CRUSH. KILL. DESTROY. SWAG. I'm glad to have seen this article pay-off! ^...^

1. MIXED BAG. PS4: MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS!

"I [felt as if I] was rushed along... by a pair of surly Oompa Loompas and out the backdoor without so much as a single ironic rhyme about why I wasn't good enough for the PS4."

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 2/11-2/17/13!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

POKÉ-FEELINGS WEEK!

7. POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! FEB 16-22/13. CASTFORM.

Woof. I know it seems like I've been down-talking some Pokémon designs in February, but you gotta be aware of the fact that I choose them at random. Castform is just not that interesting. Just meh. Pretty much sums up the week.

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/15/13! SUPER MARIO BUSTERS!

2011 was the year I found many passions.
2012 was the year I started really feeling old.
2013 needs to be a year of new experiences.

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/14/13! Crash.

I woke up into a panic attack last Friday morning (or something of that sort). I can describe it best as waking up with the sensation that my body was covered in tongues, a jellyfish was in my chest, and everything was moving at about 1.5x normal speed. This is true. I'm sorry if this week's round up get a little personal, but that's part of the reason I do them.

4. MUSICAL MON! OBAMA'S AERODACTYLS DIE HARD!

Some positive news is that Dungeons and Dragons has picked up lately with me and my group (we play on Sundays now). The group has changed from when I started the blog. I guess I should count myself lucky to have any sort of gaming group, but I wish our society put more emphasis on putting aside time to just hang with friends rather than spending all our time watching reality TV and working ourselves to death (if we can get jobs).

3. WTF WED! PAPER MEGAMAN'S PONY LIGHTSABER! OH MY!

Sorry. I'm a bit of a downer. My humor keeps me going, if you need a light at the bottom of the hole I'm digging myself.

2. POKÉMONS OF THE WEEK! FEB 9-15/13. RAMPARDOS & BASTIODON

You know what? Time for a less depressing confession-- I have generally been disappointed with the end results of every fossil Pokemon. Meh. Rampardos and Bastiodon though are probably my least favorites just because, despite having such a slam dunk concept, they still managed to drop the ball. On the plus side, if there is something I'm hyped for this year it's....

1. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/13/13. Eveelution.

Pokemon X & Y! My money, in case your wondering, is riding on Ninfia (ENG: Sylveon) is going to turn out to be Normal or Flying. My wish is that she'll be something new...

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/18/13!

nymph [nimf]
noun

1. One of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.

2. A beautiful or graceful young woman.

3. A maiden.

4. The young of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis.

POKEMON X & Y- SYLVEON TRAILER

EX. Alright, so this new Ninfia? Pokemon got spoiled last week (talked about it here) and its English name has been revealed as "Sylveon". As a D & D fan, this makes me think of Silvanus, the classic D & D god (based on a Roman god) of wild nature and druids. This also makes me think of "sylphs" a type of air-elemental or spirit. Also, Silph Co. was a company in the Pokemon games that made a device that allowed you to see and catch Ghost pokemon. Finally, someone was kind enough to point out that "nymph" (which place is into its other foreign names) refers to fairies and elves (which "sylph" does too) but also refers to several types of butterflies. It seems to use some normal moves and either a fighting and/or bug moves in the trailers. So what does that mean?

We'll have to wait to find out if it is a Ghost, Fighting, Flying, Bug, Normal, or some type of new typing of Pokemon... sigh...