http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/ Bulbagarden - The original Pokémon Community en Thu, 23 May 2013 13:31:36 GMT vBulletin 60 http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/images/styles/Millenium/misc/rss.jpg http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/best-buy-employees-take-customers-seeking-iphone-4-14460/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:24:17 GMT iphone4 vs. HTC evo Some profanity, very funny though. iphone4 vs. HTC evo

Some profanity, very funny though. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/best-buy-employees-take-customers-seeking-iphone-4-14460/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/short-non-fic-story-13939/ Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:24:01 GMT I wrote this about a week ago - it's not my first short story or anything, just the first one that I thought was good enough (or one I'm confident enough in) to share. A couple of notes:

I'm sixteen, aspiring author of fiction, the inspiration for this short (I hope to make it a full work though) came primarily from Sam Savage's Firmin, and when reading (if you read), take note, the narrator's species is somewhat subtle, though blatantly explained...critique, enjoy, etc...thanks

We start to hit rough waters. The crew was shouting, but their small and pathetic voices were drowned out by the roaring sound of crashing waves and relentless raindrops. The sky felt like it was falling on us in an attempt to teach us a lesson: we were at the mercy of it and its cohort – the sea. The boat was sturdy though and held its ground, however pathetically. It didn’t falter, but it didn’t do much else either. I don’t know what I was thinking. I ventured up a makeshift pathway of strained rope and beaten boxes to sit on port. It was at that point, while I meticulously maintained my balance in the midst of the tumultuous storm that I saw a fluke glide seamlessly up from the depths of the swollen sea. It gracefully preformed its arc; a sight as inspirational as anything I can fathom, and being such a small, pathetic creature that had largely, compared to the people I lived amongst, lived a terribly unimportant life, I can fathom a lot of things. But the sight of the whale’s fluke amid this juggernaut storm just overtook my mind.

It was at the occurrence of this rare sighting that I lost touch of reality, but shook hands with my demise. While before I was somehow holding on to the portside railing, I was now being flung off the ship into the wrathful ocean, which was giving a terribly ostentatious showing of its tremendous power. I was so small; so powerless I had to ask myself in the few moments that existed before I was dragged under: Is this fair?

Sadly, there was no time for an answer – the ocean quite plainly is not a very loquacious being, and it swept me down into its blue belly. It was in the stomach of the ocean that I saw the whale whose tail I had just seen above gliding away through the dark, murky ocean. It was a faint image; the cetacean’s outline was mostly what I could make out and as I saw the creature that was so formidable, so powerful that it could overcome that which even the humans had trouble taming, I remembered what I was – Edgar, a despised being of a most infestatious race: the rat - and once more, I asked myself: Is this fair?

Again, there was no time for an answer. I was being dragged further and further into the sea’s unforgiving depths and it was then that I heard the last thing I would ever hear: the high pitched whine of the whale - as if it was bidding farewell –just before it embarked on another of its long adventures. Then, all that I could feel was the deep, deep water sucking whatever life I had left in me out of me.


©2010 cowboy dan (Al xxxxxxx)

just in case. I'm a paranoid bastard. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/short-non-fic-story-13939/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/ugly-casanova-back-sort-13771/ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:57:30 GMT No one here probably knows of Ugly Casanova, a "solo" project of Isaac Brock (frontman of Modest Mouse).

Samples from his latest work under this alias are up on Amazon. They're from the soundtrack of 180 degrees South, a documentary esque film about Patagonia, a wilderness in Chile I think.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KUSUV8?ie=UTF8&tag=interstate8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003KUSUV8 ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/ugly-casanova-back-sort-13771/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/banjo-13591/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:55:07 GMT anyone on this forum play the glorious instrument that is the banjo? I'm learning...in an unconventional way, but learning nonetheless. It's tough and..."I've got blisters on my fingers [thumb]!" ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/banjo-13591/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/xbox-fail-ap-exam-12443/ Fri, 14 May 2010 20:55:36 GMT My xbox has red ringed. this is the second time. my power supply turns green when I power on the console which is a signal that it needs to be repaired. again. FFS...I hate blogs. took ap world history exam...it felt easy, but I probably got a 2 My xbox has red ringed. this is the second time. my power supply turns green when I power on the console which is a signal that it needs to be repaired. again. FFS...I hate blogs.

took ap world history exam...it felt easy, but I probably got a 2 ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/xbox-fail-ap-exam-12443/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/kick-ass-11555/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:50:35 GMT saw this movie the other day, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It was terrific. Hit-girl cursing like a sailor and destroying people is pure hilarity. Kick-ass the character was funny in all his endeavors Nicholas Cage? surprisingly not bad. I recommend it for those old... saw this movie the other day, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It was terrific.

Hit-girl cursing like a sailor and destroying people is pure hilarity.

Kick-ass the character was funny in all his endeavors

Nicholas Cage? surprisingly not bad.

I recommend it for those old enough. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/kick-ass-11555/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/strawberry-milk-11227/ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:44:24 GMT this stuff is the shit. I guzzle it with my chex mix turtles....mmm in heaven this stuff is the shit. I guzzle it with my chex mix turtles....mmm in heaven ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/strawberry-milk-11227/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/nonsense-pokemon-10786/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:22:19 GMT I wish the game could be made difficult without being entirely luck based.

Sometimes it just doesn't make sense to me. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/nonsense-pokemon-10786/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/flapjack-yes-10716/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:57:15 GMT Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse doing music for Flapjack...am I in what they call heaven? http://thurop.deviantart.com/journal/30964543/ Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse doing music for Flapjack...am I in what they call heaven? http://thurop.deviantart.com/journal/30964543/ ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/flapjack-yes-10716/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/hg-goin-well-10454/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:22:35 GMT Just beat Whitney...lost to her once, but I got lucky with attract as my Nidorino wasn't immobilized once. Croconaw is level 25.

My brother spent an hour in union cave trying to get an Onix. He's a little behind now haha.

Gone fishin. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/hg-goin-well-10454/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/slipped-fell-my-ass-10343/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:19:49 GMT I was running through my basement today and we have those crappy flooring things..like wallpaper for the ground and I guess it was recently cleaned or it had accumulated some dust patches. anyway, I slipped and fell on my ass and also slammed my left heel onto the ground. Currently sitting on a... I was running through my basement today and we have those crappy flooring things..like wallpaper for the ground and I guess it was recently cleaned or it had accumulated some dust patches. anyway, I slipped and fell on my ass and also slammed my left heel onto the ground.

Currently sitting on a cold pack. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/slipped-fell-my-ass-10343/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/second-song-10013/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:11:40 GMT Again, second installment. More for my personal amusement of trying to figure out which song is particularly catchy/meaningful that week or period of time. Best band ever coming up: Modest Mouse. Education by Modest Mouse Not much to say, the song can be interpreted in any number of ways,... Again, second installment. More for my personal amusement of trying to figure out which song is particularly catchy/meaningful that week or period of time.

Best band ever coming up: Modest Mouse.

Education by Modest Mouse

Not much to say, the song can be interpreted in any number of ways, but it's the bass and accordion that drag me into this one. Oh yea, not to mention Isaac Brock's voice. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/second-song-10013/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/song-week-9819/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:26:17 GMT Just a silly thing I've decided to do - post a particular song each week (well maybe I'll forget or somethin' so that's tenuous...) and just describe my reaction/interpretation of the song. Not sure anyone cares, but hey, I'll do this anyway.

The Grey Estates by Wolf Parade.

Wolf Parade is a pretty interesting band. They sound a lot like The Arcade Fire for those who are familiar.

Anyways, this particular song does a good job of describing the desire to escape our modern world's enclosing society (cities, modernization, etc) as well as point out the world's materialism. Personally, I get sad whenever I listen to this song. Not because it makes me realize my own pathetic (or not so pathetic) dependence on gadgets and other modern treats, but just it's surprisingly upbeat sound brings me down when its actual meaning goes through my head. Who knows. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/song-week-9819/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/hg-team-9437/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:23:52 GMT 1. Feraligatr (Nile) 2. Primeape (probably Crazy Gnome) 3. Electrode(Racecar Grin) 4. Nidoking (History) 5. Houndoom (Blood Dust) 6. Xatu (Cowboy Dan) 1. Feraligatr (Nile)
2. Primeape (probably Crazy Gnome)
3. Electrode(Racecar Grin)
4. Nidoking (History)
5. Houndoom (Blood Dust)
6. Xatu (Cowboy Dan) ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/hg-team-9437/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/music-i-listen-9096/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:52:19 GMT 1. Modest Mouse 2. Holopaw 3. Wolf Parade 4. Built to Spill 5. Man Man 6. Pixies 7. Pearl Jam 8. Gorillaz 9. Franz Ferdinand 10. Elliot Smith 1. Modest Mouse
2. Holopaw
3. Wolf Parade
4. Built to Spill
5. Man Man
6. Pixies
7. Pearl Jam
8. Gorillaz
9. Franz Ferdinand
10. Elliot Smith

In no particular order, except #1. ]]> cowboy dan http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/33149/music-i-listen-9096/