Okay, so you all know what a fan of Ronda Rousey I am. In Women's Mixed Martial Arts, she is the UFC champ. She is an astonishingly admirable lady, brimming with confidence and wit. Some people call her arrogant, but then some people call ME arrogant, and we all know that's not true. Well, it's sort of true. Okay, it's true, but why be humble and boring when you can be arrogant and entertaining?
I am enough of a fan, in fact, that I sought out her signed gloves and won them at auction. Here they are, beside a pair of boxing gloves owned by THE greatest martial artist, certainly in living memory, one Mister Bruce Lee.
On Twitter, I follow two people. Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. The fact that both people are very pretty women who can fight is a complete coincidence, I assure you. It's because of Twitter, however, that I heard about a project that Ronda's mum and sister are behind— something called Spirt Lake: The Game.
Spirit Lake, essentially, combines adventure video gaming with learning maths (or, as you Americans say, math), in an effort to make learning fun. Originally developed with Native American students in mind, they've realised that the Dakota (Sioux) angle— incorporating historically accurate aspects of tribal life and culture— appeals to people and schools right across America. And you get to fire arrows! At wolves! While you learn to count! What's not to love??
And if this works like they hope it will, this could be the beginning of something huge. This could revolutionise teaching, and learning— not just in America but across the world— and it could be just the thing that's needed to help struggling students make that singular, all-important leap. This could change people's lives.
So I heard about this, and the Kickstarter campaign they were running to fund the next stage of development, and I figured I may as well send some money over to help them along. After all, the better kids do in school, the longer they stay in school, and the longer they stay in school, the more chance they have of stumbling across my books, right? Right.
As a reward for helping out, they have given me the chance to actually BECOME a character in this game. But I couldn't possibly accept. The fact is, I am amazing. I am awesome. If I were to make a cameo appearance in ANY game, I would make every other aspect of the game pale in comparison. And I couldn't do that to all their hard work. So I asked Ronda's mum if it'd be okay if I could hold a mini-competition HERE, not only for my Ameriminions but for ALL my Minions, and the winner of THAT would get the chance to become a character. If you win, the animators will create an avatar using your name and likeness and as if by magic— you will be INSIDE a video game.
It'll be like Tron only... y'know... you probably won't die.
Probably.
And even though the game is only planned for release in America (right now), the competition is open to anyone of any age and nationality. So here's what you have to do. You have to tell me why YOU would be the most awesome video game character EVER. Once we reach the 5000 comment limit and the Comments Section closes, I shall collect all the entries, stick the names in a hat, and randomly pick the winner.
And yes, entering more than once, with DIFFERENT reasons, gives you a better chance of winning.
There. Bet when you opened up this Blog today you had no idea this was coming at you.
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I'm happy cause its Friday how are you Fabi?
I am...about to make a really bad pun.
Other than that, though, I'm just Fabilous!
You're not awesome Fabi. You're FABILOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Rhydian.
[Can't think of a way to turn 'Rhydian' into a word]
Ais could be Aisome, though. That looks kind of weird, not much like 'Awesome' but huh. Ais is awesome, so it works! [nods]
Oh, also wb Ais!
Well Fabi is definitely Fabilous.
*cant think of any for Rhydian either*
What Fabi said Ais. I forgot to say hello and welcome back and other stuff. What should we talk about?
I think I change my display picture too much
I've done it again
No you don't and that's a really nice one by the way.
Rhydianmazing?
For amazing?
Sort of works...
Thanks. Every display pic I choose I think is cool and a few days later I get bored of it
Don't freak about changing your pic a lot. I used to change mine all the time, and the only reason I don't as much is because there aren't very many pictures saved on my new laptop yet.
Rhydianmazing? LOVE IT!!!!!! *hugs Fabi* Why are you turning people's names into words?
Makes sense. I'm getting bored of Tii! Someone remind me to take a new Henry picture when I get home!
Very wbd
Because I can? [hugs back] Thanks!
Also I'm kinda annoyed that I didn't think of Jademirable, so I need to practice. [nods]
Okay, Ais! [randomly tacklehugs]
Hm. I appear to be weirdly cheerful today. Cool!
*is randomly tacklehugged*
Back in a second
Gtg. [scowls] I have to write an essay on dead people.
See you all later!
Hullo. :3
Bye Fabi
Hi Taia
*laughs*
But Fab, you came up with realLeigh-Annebeatable! That was Jespic! XD
Hi Mara
Hi Ais! :)
Hi Mara! :)
"realLeigh-Annebeatable" xD
That's awesome. :3
Hi! I'm back! mum was correcting my homework and she wanted to show me how it was done. My brain hurts now...Hello everyone who's come in my absence.
Wb Rhydian
Hi all.
Hi Dragona
[HI!
According to Saph's birthday thing, Caelan kissed my little brother. O_O
Also according to it, Fletcher is my husband. Er?
And Clarabelle is my sister's servant! :)
HEY!
Msd.
Maybe I should go and ask my mum f I can not go climbing because I have a slight headache . . . :/
I do. It's because in Science we were experimenting with chemicals that apparently might give us headaches. -_-
And if we got them on our skin they might set our skin on fire, and if we swallowed them they would dissolve our insides.
Fabulous. :P
And I need to change my name back.
Being Hunter can get exhausting. XD]
*looks at Saph's birthday thing* Madame Mist ate a lollipop with me. I don;t remember that. Got to go now. I'll be back later probably. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Star and Hunter
Valkyrie Cain is my servant.
Lol.
Hey Star. How are you?
I'm bad at maths Derek. So if this game ever comes to Ireland and it helps, it could as you said, change my life. So i'm entering for all the people who doubt they'll ever be god at maths. I'm enterin also because that might premote my friends to play it if i was in a videogome. So thats why i'm entering....
Bye Rhydian
I Hope your headache gets better soon Star. Headaches are not fun. They hurt.
I made Hunter leave. May bring him back later. Depends. :)
If I still have my slight headache by six, I'll ask if I can not go.
HI BRAVE!
HI AIS!
HI DRAGONA!
FOURS RHYDIAN!
Hi Brave
My friends are going to a 1D concert...
It's a slight headache, so it doesn't really hurt.
. . . In fact it may have just gone.
WHERE ARE YOU??????????????
*frowns* *hits head*
Aw. Nothing there. D:
Looks like I'm going rockclimbing. :P
But headaches, when they exist, are horrible. :(
Yay for your friends! :)
MY MUM'S LETTING ME GO TO A 1D CONCERT IN NONE OTHER THAN CROKE PARK :3
AND KISS YOU IS BLARING AND I'M WEARING MY 1D TOP AND MERCH SO YES I AM HIP-HAP-HAPPY:)
But you know what doesn't hurt?
KNOWING YOU WILL BE GOING TO TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT IN LESS THEN A YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay for 1D concert in Croker and Mara going to see them :) so you're coming to Dublin then Mara?
Hi Brave! Hi Rhydian! Hi Star!
And yay for Brave getting to see Taylor Swift.
And yay for anyone else getting to see someone or a band or anything else that they like :)
Hooray for 1D and Taylor Swift concerts! :3
The next time MCS come to the UK, I WILL be going. Though I'll have to find somebody to drag along with me. xD
Sorry for distance btw
Hola everyone
YAY FOR MARA AND 1D!!!!
YAY FOR BRAVE AND TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!
Also, Valkyrie Cain is my Mom's babysitter. XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD
guys it's not possible how gorgeous they are akay just no i want to cry like what<3
Yes, DUBLINNNN:)
Msd & wbd, not really here...
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BRAVE! :)
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY MARANESS! :)
HAPPYNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! *throws blue bubbles everywhere* IT'S BLUEEEEEEEEEEEE. :)
FABIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! That was an awesomesauce ded on the last page. You say it was nice to meet Hunter was making me laugh my head off irl. :)
And the song was My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars.
And - THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! :)
*saying
@Maraness:
Sapphire Iota (Saph) said...
Hi! I just finished a birthday thing. You look for the month you were born in, and then the day, and see what sentence it makes.
Jan; Tanith Low
Feb; Skulduggery Pleasant
Mar; Caelan
Apr; Erskine Ravel
May; Ghastly Bespoke
Jun; Madame Mist
Jul; Mevolent
Aug; China Sorrows
Sept; Fletcher Renn
Oct; Clarabelle
Nov; Valkyrie Cain
Dec; The Grotesquery
1. Ate a lollipop with you
2. Danced with you
3. Made your birthday cake
4. Fell madly in love with you
5. Hugged you
6. Tried to kill you
7. Taught you how to play piano
8. Wrote a poem for you
9. Wants to blow up your house
10. Taught you life skills such as cooking, sewing, knitting and assassination
11. Fought on your side
12. Kissed you
13. Imprisoned you
14. Is your best friend
15. Is your wife/husband
16. Stalks you
17. Is your babysitter
18. Wants to bake cup-cakes with you
19. Rules the world with you
20. Is your servant
21. Stole all your books
22. Taught you how to dance
23. Used to own your house
24. Is plotting your death
25. Is your teacher
26. Watches you sleep
27. Is your sidekick
28. Is wearing your T-shirt
29. Thinks you're scary
30. Is controlling your friends
31. Had a race with you
The Grotesquery taught me to play piano XD
*Sees ded* Awww! Thanks Fabi! *hugs*
May 17, 2013 at 9:43 AM
It'sssssssssssss BLUE.
Thanks. :-) And you're welcome.
Mara, it was on the previous page. I can't copy it, sorry.
Madame Mist is controlling my friends.
Yes, that thing that Star copied!
China Sorrows does NOT want to bake cupcakes with my sister! My sister is a messy cook! China doesn't want to ruin her designer wardrobe! Baaaaaad idea! XD
Tanith Low rules the world with my mum. :)
Fletcher's my dad's babysitter. :P
MADAME MIST IS MY FRIEND'S SIDEKICK!!!!!!! *fear*
Erkstine fell madly in love with my other friend. XD
Ahahahaha, if my blogversary was my birthday Tanith Low would have taught me to dance . . .
HOLA AMEEGOSs
msd
Ravel wants to bake cup-cakes with me? That's, uh, good to know? :P
That thing's awesome. xD
Ais/Mara: Creeeeeepy.
Caelen ATE A LOLLIPOP WITH ME...
WHAT?
Skulduggery Pleasant wrote a poem for my cousin.
Caelan is a pedo. *nods*
Hey, Mevolent had a race with Harry Potter! XD
Right? :)
And with Neville. :)
@Brave: *laughs* :)
OH MY GOD. STOP DISAPPEARING.
Clarabelle used to own Derek Landy's house.
And Ghastly Bespoke hugged my cousin. *envy*
Erskine Ravel is plotting my dad's death.
And Erskine Ravel is my friends sidekick.
:-(
And that one poofed too...
Skulduggery is my Dad's sidekick. XD
Madame Mist used to own my flute teacher's house.
Mevolent taught a friend of mine to dance.
Clarabelle is my father's wife. XD
If only THAT were true. :P
This will never grow old. :3 ^^
Ghastly taught my friend life skills . . .
*vaguely wonders which LOTR character she labelled him as*
Hey, now my friend has labelled us all LOTR characters, I can call her Gandalf on her, and another friend of mine Samwise! :)
I'm apparently Aragorn. I have been called this because we have the same hair colour.
. . . Seeing as I have light brown hair, that is just like what, but yeah. :P
Mevolent taught my two-year-old cousin life skills such as sewing, cooking and assassination.
China Sorrows kissed my cousin.
But he only 3 you evil woman.
Clarabelle rules the world with my sister's friend. :)
@Ais: O_O
THAT'S WORSE THAN CAELAN KISSING MY NINE-YEAR-OLD BROTHER.
@Star: Awesome :3
Did I tell you that a friend's started called me "Minion", now? Not because I'm a minion of Derek's, but it makes me think of here and I grin. :P
*frowns*
A lot of people I know have the same birthdays...
How on EARTH do you all know your counsin's brithdays? O_O
I only see most of my cousins every few years, and the two I see more often . . . It's only every few months.
Fletcher Renn Kissed me...........>:|
I checked the calendar. We have all the family birthdays on it. And I remembered one of their birthdays somehow.
*Is very, VERY, behind on comments*
Cool. :)
*tries to remember more birthdays*
YAY!!!!!!
STARTREKINTODARKNESSISIRELAND'SNO.1MOVIEYAYAYAYAYAY
*Runs around Blogland screaming*
Mevolent wants to blow up my cousin's house.
Madame Mist used to own Emily's house, tried to kill Bob and taught my flute teacher how to dance.
Hi TBC
Hello, Tbc!
Ghastly Bespoke is my friend's Nan's best friend. (Yes, I know that date. It's not weird. Honest.)
Hi TBC! :)
Okay so mine is
Fletcher Renn kissed me
My Bro's is
Valkyrie Cain is your sidekick
My Mam's is
Skulduggery Pleasant watches you sleep (<-- couldn't stop laughing for ten mins)
My Dad's is
Madam Mist is your babysitter
And My Dog's is
Madam Mist is your best friend
*laughs*
Well done to Saph for putting this up! :)
YAY FOR SAPH!
I'm still stuck on the idea of Val being my mom's babysitter! XD
Sorry, I poofed.
And I've created a new blog.
Something I noticed when writing my fanfic was that I ALWAYS confused people when it came to the guns. So I've made a blog to explain them. I hope you'll take a look.
http://dragonasweapondatabase.blogspot.co.uk/
Hi!
It seems destruction is a form of success for you
These tragic visions of loss will never leave me
You try to justify to pain that you've brought but
You're out of line
You're out of line
You know I an't imagine anything less from you
Not a single word from your mouth is worth believing
You to rectify the havoc you're wrought but
You're out of line
You're out of line!
And now I have to go. :( Fours!
Hi Maegan
Bye Star
@Star: Quite right! :3
Motion City Soundtrack: "Working on a little project for June. Stay tuned for future updates."
Which makes me very happy. I survive my exams, I get MCS. It works out rather well, IMO. :)
And something BookNarcs some time today, apparently. Today is better than yesterday was, I think~
Hi again, Dragona!
Hi, Maegan!
Awh. Bye, Star! *hugs*
'Kay, Dragona.
Hi people who said Hi too me. My typing might be odd I broke my arm. Typical me the most clumsy person in the whole world.
Hi, people who arrived.
Hope your arm gets better soon, Maegan.
Bye Star.
I'm probably disappearing soon, sorry.
Thanks fabi! My mum was less sympathetic she laughed when I told her what happened.
*hands Maegan a cookie*
Ah, hope it heals quickly, then. :3
@Fabi: Okay:(
I feel like cake...
*may disappear to hunt for cake, at some point*
I hope your arm gets better soon Maegan.
Gtg bye
I mean, I feel like /eating/ cake. Which makes more sense. *nods*
@Ais: Awh, bye!
*Looks at cookie and smiles* Thanks six weeks of this and after a day its killing me!
Bye Ais
I've gotta go, sorry. :/
*waves*
Will probably return later. Maybe.
Bye~
bye!
Ok I'm going my arm is hurting.
*Is probably the only person who hasn't broke or sprained any bones*
Hello mahogony boards! *mahogony boards shout greetings* Hello humans!
I should be a video game character because I would make a really interesting female hero. I could be that tomboyish character who isn't taking any nonsense from the other characters. I'm strong and have short hair that can't be grabbed, so in a fight involving math and arrows and wolves I would be invaluable.
Hello Time is an illusion! I need to shorten that to something I can type quickly... Time? TIAA? I'll figure it out.
Got it! I'll call you Mary! Mary Bob Tomkinson!
Hello? Helloooooo? * tumble weed whistles past*
*Wild west town appears* What the?
(I need to change it... how do I do that again...? Mary Bob works.)
ALSO!!! I have magic hair that glows when I sing! No not really, but I do sing and that could be used to like call upon armies of math using birds to vanquish are enemies. And I'm stellar at math, considering majoring in it.
*our
good at math, not grammar.
What? Why did this turn to the Wild West? I was gone for three seconds! YOU HAD ONE JOB!
*Wild westy music plays, you know, dadadadu, wa wa waaa. dadadadu wa wa wa waaaa. Shoot out at high noon or something. Is suddenly wearing cowboy costume with pistol. Walks down the street and is evidently in a quick draw shoot out.*
Kinda about to possibly draw maybe here! *town goes silent*
*stands in the middle of the road in utter confusion*
What. Is. Going. On?
*suddenly dressed as the sheriff*
*Western accent appears*
You came to the wrong town.
*mutters* All this from one tiny tumble- *shoots opponent* hehehe. All this from one tiny tumble weed... *shakes head.*
*wild west stays.* Ummmm, I thought this was all going to dissapear after the shootout. Uuuuum, might as drink! *walks into bar* water please!
*might as well drink
*points gun at back of head*
Now I'm gonna need you to drop your weapon and and put your hands in the air. No need for anymore violence sir.
*wonders if this town actually has a jail*
No one mara, although we're all kinda in the wild west. Just go with it, your costume should pop on any moment. I might have broken blogland.
Edward Roberts, scorn of the West, you are hereby charged with the unlawful crime of breaking blogland.
Ummmmm, you see, I was stopping a bank robbery maybe, so I don't know if I want to go to jail for protecting the town. But then again I might be the bad guy, so, ummm. *asks man drinking* Am I the bad one here? Or did I just save the town?
Man: You're the bad one sonny, your grunts are raidin' the bank right now!
Me: well, um then I guess take me away! *takes off gun and puts it on floor.* Lead the way.
Oh my god.
*facepalm*
STOP DISAPPEARING YOU STUPID COMMENTS! >.<
Louis William Tomlinsonnnnnnnn<3
No. I saw Tomlinson, Edward. *nods*
Or Tomkinson...
Meh. I'm not really here, anyway.
Well, mara, would you mind saving the bank? If it's no trouble.
*blinks at Robert*
Seriously? You're just giving up that easily....
ARE YOU A DECOY?
*turns to Mara*
ARE YOU THE REAL VILLAIN?
No, the drunk man said I'm a villain, so resisting would only get me killed. I think.
And obviously the drunk man is fully aware and is in possesion of all the facts. *drunk man nods*
*suddenly, with no explanation, we are on the moon. Don't question it. We are on the moon now*
*Steps outside, the wild west town is still there.* We're still in the wild west. We're in the wild west of the moon.
*realizes i am the only one on the moon*
*has an existential crisis*
We can breathe, there is an air bubble around the town... Awesome!
The only crime I've committed is watching too many One Direction videos, so ahhhh no. I'm not the villian.
Wheeeeeeeeee! [bounces]
Snakey has no space suit!!! D8
You're not the only one on the moon! The town is here too!
*sees edward*
*moon bounces over to him*
THANK GOD I'M NOT ALONE!
Oh Noooo!
Snakey! (whoever you are.)
THANK YOU DEAR FRIENDS LET US CELEBRATE THIS MOON PARADISE
*gets snakey a space suit*
Am I still under arrest? I mean, I saved you from your existential crisis.
Mara not villain!
I am hyper!!!
Where did Blogland go? And the lake? And Zaf's tree? And Nix's volcano?
FABI NOOOO! *hands Snakey-Fabi a space suit*
Msd.
Depends... can you play poker?
Huh! Yay! Your called Mary Bob Tomkinson now! I only just realised!
Snakey says thanks for the space suit, Mary!
Guys, as much as I love the moon, I think we need to get back to Blogland.
Thanks for the other space suit, Mara!
Oh, dear.
Whenever I see Tomkinson, I see Tomlinson... *cringes*
ONE DIRECTION ARE EVIL THEY'VE DONE THIS TO ME BUT THEY'RE AMAZAYN NEVER MIND ILY. *giggles*
Yes, going back to Blogland is good! Anyone else want to ded?
Fabi: Um, I broke blogland. There was a tumble weed, then a whole wild west town, and then it was on the moon... My seas of tears! Nooooo! Meh.
Mary Bob: No, not really.
HAHAHAH FABIIIIIIII *huggles*
HYPERNESSSS
Brb, bath...
How do we get back to blogland? I thought this was blogland! I thought it had just changed and broken. What do we do?
FABI NO YOU BETTER DED OR I'LL SLAP YOU SILLY OKAY I LOVE YOUR DEDS NOW BRB.
I thought after the shoot out we would go back to blogland, but that hasn't happened. We're stuck, on the moon. D:
*Laughs* Fabi got first again (Isn't here)
We've forgotten the crackers Gromit! Sorry, I couldn't resist.
*high fives Jubi* *giggles*
We could make a dimension portal to blogland in the next dimension over using the wild west town for parts.
Maybe we can blow the tumbleweed backwards?!?
[hugs Mara] HYPER SNAKEY!!! Wait, don't I have a game called Hyper Snake on my iPod? Hm, apparently not.
What on the moon do we do?!
Okay, sounds like I'm deding, then.
Very distant. [pokes Jubi] :-P
Fabi has either really good timing or really bad!
Huh! The Tumbleweed that started it all, we've got to destroy it! It's causing this. Looks out of the air dome to see fieds of tumbleweeds. Oh shi-
Hello.
dragonasweapondatabase.blogspot.co.uk
That's useful information on weapons and stuff. I take requests if you want to find out about a particular weapon.
Edward: Good. Neither can I. All is forgiven.
WE SHOULD BUILD A ROCKET TO GET BACK TO BLOGLAND
WOAH!
*Walks in to blogland*
What in my fathers name is going on?
*Was eavesdropping*
*high-fives Mara and pokes Fabi*
(Still isn't here)
*Sees no one is here*
Where is everyone?
We could blow up the moon? If it was destroyed, so would the tumbleweeds. And maybe if it became blogland again we wouldn't all die? Only a theory.
I'm not here Tyler
Woody- You do that, you die. I like the moon. And it would probably explode you anyway.
Um, I broke blogland. We were in a wild west town and all of blogland dissapeared. Then we were on the moon with the wild west town. Now we're in the bar, trying to figure out how to get home.
I am on the moon, apparently! With TWO snake-sized space-suits!!!
Tyler! An angel of the lord! Those are now few and far between! Will you help us return to blogland?
if you explode the moon then there wouldn't be any tides
*Still isn't here*
Hmmm, and it would screw up the tides, good thinking fabi. Ummmmm.
[Laughs]
Skulduggery Pleasant is plotting to kill my chemistry teacher! Thanks Saph!
I like the dimension portal idea.
As we're in a sort of cyberpunk world, do we get laser guns?
How about we ignore all the tumbleweeds other than the right one, which we will imagine to float over here, so then we can blow it up seperately?
Or we could use sympathetic magic. I could be Siren for a little bit and use one tumbleweed to destroy the others... I think.
We need to find the TARDIS junk yard and build a TARDIS to get back to Blogland. We're surely in a pocket dimension.
*Sound of wings flapping, appears on the moon*
How did you all get here?
We're in blogland dimension
it's not a dimension
it's a place
but it's not really here
nor there.
now I'm confusing myself and I don't know why
I'm not here, Tyler
*goes behind the bar counter for drinks*
GUYS I FOUND THE LASER GUNS!
I have a cool idea.
Why don't we throw bubbles at each other until we go back to Blogland?
Tyler: I broke blogland with a tumbleweed. *looks embarassed*
BUBBLES!!!!!!!
I don't know!
MARY GIVE ME A LASER GUN RIGHT NOW. GIMMI GIMMI GIMMI. :P
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