Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Forgotten Trail Winner

In June, I ran a competition to win the chance to appear as a character in a video game called Forgotten Trail. This is a game that, basically, teaches you maths while you have fun completing quests and solving puzzles, and the whole thing is steeped in Native American culture. The company that makes these games is run by Dr AnnMaria De Mars, who some of you will know as Ronda Rousey's mom.

I said the winner would be announced at the end of July but, because the entries kept coming, I kept it open another month. All in all, we had over 800 people entering — some more than once — and picking a winner was NOT easy.

But a winner I did pick. And here, to help me announce, is Ronda, her mom, her sister Maria, and lead artist Justin...



"And the winner is... Brinley Marrs!"

Congratulations Brinley! Your mom put your name forward and told me why she figured you should win, and I agreed! Hailey, your email has now been sent to AnnMaria and they will take it from there.

To everyone else who entered, commiserations — but if it's any consolation, please know that some of your entries made me grin...

4,984 comments:

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Feraaaa32 said...

well, sorry that i make you sick *shrugs* I make myself sick as well. That school boy sounds like me. I don't want to have a will to fight sadness. I don't see a reason for it. Nothing's going to change. I don't see the end of the tunnel. Only reason i still keep going is to fulfill what i set to be my destiny. Which will take years and years.

Inky Flame said...

(Fine
Be stuck in your ways
Be a self fulfilling prophecy *shrugs*


I don't care )

Feraaaa32 said...

Good. I don't either.

Inky Flame said...

(You have to MAKE your own happiness sometimes

*poofs*)

Feraaaa32 said...

I...do...not...care. *shrugs* I am honestly about to stop caring about stuff completely.

Inky Flame said...

(ah stuff it

im still here

what are you but an empty shell if you don't care about anything?)

Anonymous said...

(*sighs* )

Feraaaa32 said...

still care about some stuff...but in a passive way. Maybe being an almost empty shell is best in achieving goals.

Inky Flame said...

(fine *shrugs*)

Feraaaa32 said...

*nods*

Anonymous said...

(If I were any other man i'd tell you to get over yourself...

I am not any other man though, I am me. Me says that he understands how things can get, me says you have to look at the tiniest bits of happiness and squeezee the happiness from them, make them continue to make you happy, force them to make you more happy than they do. Duvets for example as we were talking about earlier, get inside it warm and cosy wrap it around you wear headphones and listen to some nice music, non depressing... and squeeze. )

Inky Flame said...

(*sews mouth shut*
*prevents words being wasted*
*believes words should only be used on those who deserve them*
*hence why im quiet irl*)

Feraaaa32 said...

thanks chloe.

Feraaaa32 said...

*nods at k*

Inky Flame said...

((Hey, man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time
I'm feelin' like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night

Hey, my name is Jim, where did I go wrong
My life's a bargain basement, all the good shit's gone
I just can't hold a job, where do I belong
I'm sleeping in my car, my dreams move on

My name is Billy Jean, my love was bought and sold
I'm only sixteen, I feel a hundred years old
My foster daddy went, took my innocence away
The street life ain't much better, but at least I get paid

And Tuesday just might go my way
It can't get worse than yesterday
Thursdays, Fridays ain't been kind
But somehow I'll survive

Hey man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time
Yeah I'm down, but I know I'll get by
Hey hey hey hey, man gotta live my life
Like I ain't got nothin' but this roll of the dice
I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night

Now I can't say my name, and tell you where I am
I want to blow myself away, don't know if I can

I wish that I could be in some other time and place
With someone else's soul, someone else's face

Oh, Tuesday just might go my way
It can't get worse than yesterday
Thursdays, Fridays ain't been kind
But somehow I'll survive

Hey, man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time
Yeah I'm down, but I know I'll get by
Hey hey hey hey, man gotta live my life
I'm gonna pick up all the pieces and what's left of my pride
I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night

Saturday night Here we go
Some day I'll be Saturday night
I'll be back on my feet, I'll be doin' alright
It may not be tomorrow baby, that's OK
I ain't goin' down, gonna find a way, hey hey hey

Hey man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time
Yeah, I'm down, but I know I'll get by
Hey hey hey hey, man, gotta live my life
Like I ain't got nothin' but this roll of the dice
I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night
I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night
Saturday night __,all right, all right
Saturday night __ ))

Anonymous said...

( I only like a few bon jovi songs. )

Inky Flame said...

(you know, I am in so much physical pain and emotional pain right now... I want to cry)

Anonymous said...

(How so ?)

Inky Flame said...

(*shakes head* I don't want to say)

Anonymous said...

(skype? )

Inky Flame said...

(no.. its nothing that I cant handle


but thank you)

Anonymous said...

( *sighs* i'm sure... nonetheless I could help... )

Inky Flame said...

(*shakes head* im off to bed soon anyways)

Anonymous said...

( Ah ok. Nos da are in orders then. *huggles*)

Inky Flame said...

( I guess so
nos da *huggles*)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello? Anyone else ghosting?

Feraaaa32 said...

I am...kinda. wishing i could be a ghost...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Oh...

Feraaaa32 said...

.....

Dragona Pine said...

Going to see Starfish and Superman!!! :D

Dragona Pine said...

I'm also looking for a job but y'know priorities. :)

Inky Flame said...

(Awesome ^.^ enjoy!)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

@Dragona great.

Anonymous said...

(morning)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Good morning, Keiron.

Anonymous said...

( How be you kas? )

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Bad. You?

Anonymous said...

(sorry about that ... want to talk about it?

i'm tired but over all good.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

No, sorry.

Tired? This early?

Anonymous said...

( mhmm I was up at three then up at 7 :D :P )

Anonymous said...

( noooo.... and yessssssssss omg.... ummm ipv4 ran out... there is no more 127.0.1.000 ect ect numbers ever single one has been used, ipv6 will have to be used... ughhh thats all lettters and makes it sooo much harder to track)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Meanwhile, I've received a response from Andy Weir. I guess he does read his fan mail. Cool.

Anonymous said...

(coool :D)

Feraaaa32 said...

had a good dream. Haven't had those in ages. but it was even worse when i woke up and realized it was all a dream *shrugs*

Anonymous said...

( hmm)

Feraaaa32 said...

hi k.

Anonymous said...

(hi...)

Feraaaa32 said...

how're u?

Anonymous said...

( i'm good, mostly ... bit tired... but very thankful that I woke to two texts )

Anonymous said...

( i'm good, mostly ... bit tired... but very thankful that I woke to two texts )

Feraaaa32 said...

two texts?

Anonymous said...

( yes. Gemma text me at 3 and at 7 and I awoke to them both to keep her company as she is in a different bed along with having a cold.)

Feraaaa32 said...

i see. well good.

Anonymous said...

(yes. what about you?)

Feraaaa32 said...

*shrugs*

Inky Flame said...

(*cant believe the weather is niceI
*can actually wear a summer dress*)

Inky Flame said...

(Something funny?)

Aquila Felis said...

It's the small things in life that count - like summer dresses! :D

Inky Flame said...

(I think I have an obsession... I have over thirty)

Feraaaa32 said...

yup.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I swear if my mom doesn't stop stomping and slamming the microwave shut....pretty soon I'm gonna lose it.

Feraaaa32 said...

and wow, that's a lot.

Aquila Felis said...

I love dresses... wish I had the space for that many... ^^
Dresses are just so.. comfy! -nods-
... best part is when a dress has pockets. I love dresses that have pockets.

Feraaaa32 said...

hey aqui ^_^

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Frank. ^^
Won't be around for long, for now. But in the evening again. ^^

Feraaaa32 said...

ok, i am preparing for my popping lesson right now anyways :)

Aquila Felis said...

Mhm, and I'm now off for that 'day of open door' thing my archery club has. ^^
Bye all!

Feraaaa32 said...

bye johanna ^_^

Inky Flame said...

(By Aq
Hi Zaf


What's so funny?(

Feraaaa32 said...

idk anymore lol.

Inky Flame said...

(Right....)

Feraaaa32 said...

lol

Inky Flame said...

('Lol' has no meaning

I believe words must have a meaning
They should be meaningful)

Feraaaa32 said...

k, kwl

Inky Flame said...

(Are you trying to aggravate me?)

Feraaaa32 said...

nah, just don't have anything else to say *shrugs*

Inky Flame said...

(Okay then)

Feraaaa32 said...

*nods*

Inky Flame said...

(*reads*)

Feraaaa32 said...

*listens to music* *wait...haven't had anything all day...should probably eat* *maybe*

Inky Flame said...

(Go
Eat)

Feraaaa32 said...

*shrugs* maybe

Inky Flame said...

(*sits and reads*)

Feraaaa32 said...

*ate something*

Inky Flame said...

(*could do with icecream *)

Feraaaa32 said...

*gives ice cream*

Inky Flame said...

(*has had icecream already*)

Feraaaa32 said...

*gives ice cream to her to put in the fridge for later*

Inky Flame said...

(*has a fridge full of icecream *)

Feraaaa32 said...

*idk then* *just keep it anyways?*

Inky Flame said...

(Wonders the flavour*)

Feraaaa32 said...

*ice cream is all the flavours you like*

Inky Flame said...

(*only likes one flavour*)

Feraaaa32 said...

*then that one flavour*

Inky Flame said...

(*refuses to take icecream *
*hardly eats it€
*gives it to people who's appreciate it more*)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*frowns*

Should I comment on past comments? Or just say hi and comment on the ones posted after I come on?

Either way, hi.

And wbd, lunch.

Feraaaa32 said...

*ok, i just want to be nice* ^_^ ummm, idk kas ^_^

Inky Flame said...

(Hi Kas

*didnt ask for niceness *)

Feraaaa32 said...

*you're getting it anyways*

Inky Flame said...

(*accepts it gracefully*)

Feraaaa32 said...

:) *mood improved a bit* ^_^ what are you reading? Or were?

Inky Flame said...

(Nothing of interest of you, I don't think

'Silence' from the hush hush series)

Feraaaa32 said...

I haven't read it...but the plot seems interesting. though, it probably won't be a good idea for me to read it the way i am...

Inky Flame said...

(The way you are?)

Feraaaa32 said...

yeah...

Inky Flame said...

(Right)

Feraaaa32 said...

mhm.

Inky Flame said...

(*eats chocolate *)

Anonymous said...

( awww teh wee puppy)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Back. Msd.

How are you, guys?

Anyone watching DW today?

Anonymous said...

( *hand shoots up * dooooo eeeeee ooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

Feraaaa32 said...

like death. probably worse than death. wbu kas?

Anonymous said...

( I feel like death would feel fine. )

Inky Flame said...

(I am bored


*yaps*)

Feraaaa32 said...

oh, then definitely worse than death.

Anonymous said...

( I wasn't talking about you chloe, I was just walking with a cute little golden cocker :D :P with lucy )

Inky Flame said...

(Oopsie
I thought it was a tad bit random)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*ghosts*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

@Fera I'd rather not talk about myself atm.

Feraaaa32 said...

ok, i can totally understand that, kas.

Inky Flame said...

(Kas, remember you have my number if you want to talk)

Feraaaa32 said...

you can talk to me as well, if you want *shrugs* though i would probably only depress you further. We'd encourage each other's bad moods.

Inky Flame said...

(*muuters* that helps)

Feraaaa32 said...

i know.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Will be staying distant, sorry.

Inky Flame said...

(*trots off to do psychology hm*)

Aquila Felis said...

Hi again. ^^

Anonymous said...

(Hi Aq, I might write tonight. )

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello, Johanna. How are you?

Aquila Felis said...

Yay for writing!

Hi Kas! I'm fine, you?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Not great, Johanna. Don't want to talk about it.

What are you up to?

Aquila Felis said...

I just returned from some small party thing of my archery club, and now I'm warming up cause it was getting cold outside.

And tomorrow I'll go to a museum and play laser-tag. ^^ What about you?

Aquila Felis said...

(I won't play laser tag at a museum. It's two different things. In different places. -nods-)

Dragona Pine said...

That was great :D

Feraaaa32 said...

hey johanna! :)

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Dragona! What was?

Hi Frank!

Dragona Pine said...

I met Starfish and Superman XD

There was an incident with knives though.

We were given no knives when we had food.

And we kind of looked awkwardly at our food like "er..."

But then Starfish asked for some XD

Gah my feet are hurting now though 0_0

Inky Flame said...

(Rest dragon!)

Aquila Felis said...

I can guess who Starfish is, but who the heck is Superman?
(Don't say Clark Kent.)

Dragona Pine said...

I'm sat down in my pyjamas XD I think that counts as resting? :P Still hurting though. :P

Dragona Pine said...

Silente is Superman. :)

Aquila Felis said...

Oooh, ok. ^^
... could've guessed that.

Dragona Pine said...

On my phone if I type Silente in the autocorrect says Silent, Silence then Superman XD So she's called Superman. :)

Aquila Felis said...

Damn, now your phone raises your chance of typos?
You've got to comment more often, so I'll be entertained! :P

Mary Contrary said...

'Don't say Clark Kent' XD XD

Hi all :)

Dragona Pine said...

Hey Raisin! How're you??? :)

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Taia! ^^

Inky Flame said...

(I can't wait for half term: seeing jack and going to Alton towers with him for scare fest)

Inky Flame said...

(Taia! *glomps*)

Anonymous said...

( hii taia :D :P


*doctor who....*
*disapears to watch* )

Mary Contrary said...

Hey! I'm good, thanks Dragona! :)
Hi Aquila! :)
Hey Chloe! *hugs back* :)
Hi K! Enjoy DW! :)

How are you all? ^^

Dragona Pine said...

Daleks are great XD

Am I the only one who noticed Dalek Sec there? :P

Inky Flame said...

(I iiiiiis goooooood ^.^)

Inky Flame said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXVUYBEt_No

Mary Contrary said...

Wait wait
@Dragona & Star & Jai: You guys met again??
I was in Yorkshire today @_@

Dragona Pine said...

Yeah we met again XD

Aquila Felis said...

I'm fine, thanks. ^^
How are you, Taia?

Mary Contrary said...

Can't follow the link on phone, Chloe, sorry :(
But yay that you're good!! :) :)


@Dragona: !!
I'm glad you had a good time! :) ^^

@Aquila: :)
I'm good, thanks! Happy being warm. Yorkshire is cold. :P

Inky Flame said...

(don't apologise ^.^)

Aquila Felis said...

Taia: Know that feeling, I was cold when I got home, too. ^^

Anonymous said...

( really? really though !!!!!!!!!!!! ? Blooming sonic sunglasses. )

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: Awwwh we should have met up with you as well. :( Where were you? :)

Feraaaa32 said...

bye

Anonymous said...

( did you get the selfie ? )

Aquila Felis said...

Bye Frank!

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: No. XD
We forgot. XD

Inky Flame said...

(I stop checking for two secs and there are like, four comments XD)

Anonymous said...

( blooming heck can't trust you lot to do anything :P XP )

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...
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Aquila Felis said...

Heh, were they meant to take a picture? ^^

Star Inkbright said...

@Keiron: Lol no. XD

@Jai: :( I'm sorry!! By the time we go to the trains I was just sort of panicking about finding the right train.
I should have been panicking more. XD

It was so beautiful coming back from Doncaster though. <3

Anonymous said...

( lol jai :P BAd dragggie and star! )

Star Inkbright said...

@Aquila: Yeah. XD
We haven't taken a group selfie yet and we've met up twice. XD

Aquila Felis said...

Hrm. -has never taken any group selfies-
-is suddenly wondering if the majority of Germany fails to fulfill some English social norms-

Anonymous said...

( it's a thing to remember the day I think :D :P

hence why i've taken up the pasttime of saving my bustickets and writing what happened on the back so I can gooo awwwww yeh ! )

Inky Flame said...

(my family at Christmas has had two massive selfies -one in our onesies and one in our Christmas jumpe4rs


if you want to look, they are on my facebook somewhere)

Star Inkbright said...

@Aquila: It's sort of the social norm to take group selfies when you go to a new place with a group of people or when you meet up with a group of people you don't often meet up with.

Darcie took several tour selfies with her wind band firends when she went on tour, and me and my siblings took a supermarket selfie in France.

Aquila Felis said...

My family does 'grandchildren stairs' once every couple years. ... cause we are MANY. ^^ My grandparents have 16 grandchildren, by now.

Star Inkbright said...

@Aquila: Ooh. :)

Aquila Felis said...

And I'm the oldest of them all! -grins-

Star Inkbright said...

@Aquila: XD Awesome.

I'm the oldest of the grandchildren of the families we speak to on my dad's side of the family (we don't speak to my dad's oldest sister. I mean, no one does. My dad's mum fell out with her.)

Inky Flame said...

(I am the middle out of my second cousins

I have no first cousins)

Star Inkbright said...

Oh no
No I'm not
There's my cousin Lisa who's like a decade older than me.
XD Oops! Forgot about her.

Star Inkbright said...

Sorry, she's not one of the kids so I forgot to count her. XD

Aquila Felis said...

Y'know how some dog breeds have that instict to herd whatever moves?
... I kinda suspect us oldest children get that from being told to look after them at every family meeting... >.>
-is totally capable of herding children-
-though more than six small ones is tiring-

Inky Flame said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJUT4nBCTfI

Star Inkbright said...

@Aquila: :P

I'm much better at being a sheep than a shepherd. :P

Anonymous said...

( I get given three at a time and have to juggle them with two dogs whilst entertaining a fourth sometimes... yehhh christmas is fun... )

Aquila Felis said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_JTepibR7M
-cough- Caution. Black humour. -cough-

Aquila Felis said...

K, sound familiar, but just four would be quite easy work. ;P

Anonymous said...

( not when you are almost literally juggling them )

Aquila Felis said...

Oooh, that little? Well, then yes, you're right. ^^

Babies are so cute, though...

Anonymous said...

( as in they are crawling on your back face shoulders and all sorts )

Aquila Felis said...

Mine liked to play horse with me. Yeeees, with me on all fours. Or taxi. They'd call taxi, and I'd come, pick them up, and carry them somewhere else. ;P

Star Inkbright said...

*is very glad I do not work with children*

Inky Flame said...

(I love children!)

Aquila Felis said...

Me too!

Feraaaa32 said...

back, unfortunately.

Aquila Felis said...

wb

Inky Flame said...

(*sits in a chair*)

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