Darth_Rob

Just picked up Sacred 2 for the PS3. Im looking forward to starting it up.

I agree with a lot of what Tofu said. It was too short, being only 1:45:00 long. I had never read the Origins comics, so I was basing everything off of the older comics I grew up with. Knowing that it was indeed based off some kind of comic, I feel better about it. I didnt like the whole "immortal" idea. It reminded me of Highlander, with Wolverine and Sabertooth fighting in all these wars throughout American history. That was kinda lame. My biggest complaint was the lack of Gambit. I really expected them to do more with him, especially when he agrees to take Wolverine to the island. Gambit was cheated out of all three movies (with a hidden, extremely brief appearance-via his name- in the second movie), and I was looking forward to seeing one of my favorite muties out on the big screen. I liked what I did see though. After this, I think Im going to have to pick up the Origins comics. I did the same for Watchmen- I really enjoyed the movie, which made me buy and read the comic. I'd recommend seeing it. Even if you're not a fan of the other movies or the comics, its still a great actiony movie, and since its a prequel, you wont be all that lost.

La-la-la, I cant see your post, Im ignoring its presence... Im going to see the movie on Tuesday, after which I will be more than happy to read over your post.

Very nice Tofu. Was that an assigned project, or something you guys did just for fun? Ever since I started student teaching, Ive been using youtube to find student-made videos projects on different things and showed them in-class as I taught material.

I'll admit, its been pretty slow around here the past few months. Off the top of my head, Tofu, Mad, E, K, and a few others regularly frequent the site...

Sounds awesome. I like your area of concentration...very specific, very cool.

Welcome back bud. Glad to hear all is well. Good luck with the grad school app. Where are you looking at?

Yeah...you failed to mention that. I no longer know who has the coolest job... you or J.

Must...follow...Mads new blog...

Yeah, the last level was tough. I did play it single-player. It was a really fun game. I loved being able to play it with my buddy online.

I feel that quite often. It would be sweet to be back in high school, just hanging out with no worries (I only say this because I, personally, had very few worries while in high school).

Thanks Tofu. You were pretty close...up to 27 now. I went out with the misses, my sister, and bunch of friends the night before Easter while I was home for an early celebration! I didnt put Mad to shame or anything like that, but it was still a pretty sweet time. I had to work today, and while at work I noticed one of the oddest things. Its a very strange, and somewhat depressing, thing when you are forced to sing "Happy Birthday" to somebody else on your own birthday.

I got Resident Evil 5 in from Gamefly, and have been rocking through it. I really enjoy it. The online co-op is a ridiculous amount of fun. My friend and I have been going through it, and are over halfway through now.

On my old site, I did. I have to go and make a links page still. The thing was that my old website had a ridiculous number of pages, so Im trying to think about what to bring over to this site. The links page is next on the list. Edit: It is done...(almost)... I just have to figure out how to insert hyperlinks. Then Im golden.

Im at one of Albany's middle schools. Albany is an extremely urban city. The school is not as bad though. It is the best Albany's three middle schools. It is only a few years old, so the building is in great condition and has a lot of technology and other good things that the other schools dont have. Im teaching 7th grade Social Studies, which covers American history from the Native Americans up to right before the Civil War. 8th grade covers the Civil War up to the present. The student population is about 70% African American, 20% white, and maybe 8% Latin American, with the other 2% being a small mixture of everything else. I go to school for half a day, and I am in charge of three classes. The honors level class is great. The majority of that class is white, and the kids are the most motivated, engaged, and able students I have. I am able to do things with them (such as different kinds of assignments) that I cannot do with the other classes. I have an "integrated" class, which is a combination of Regents-level kids (the majority of students are Regents-level/ you can call them "normal" or "average") and kids with "special needs" (whether its a learning disability or an emotional disability.) That class is the hardest. The kids are all unmotivated, and its like pulling teeth to get them to do anything. Some of them refuse to do any work or take notes or anything, and will just sit there and stare into outerspace. There are two Teaching Assistants assigned to that class, to help the flow and keep them focused and under control. My third class is probably my favorite. Its a smaller class (only twelve kids) of just Regents students. They are not as able as the honor students, but they are very engagable (I think I just made that word up). They are a lot of fun. I feel like I connect with that class the most, and I like them more personally. Sure, they can be a pain in the butt sometimes, but something about them always makes me laugh or smile, and its a great feeling. So thats the story so far. I have two weeks left here before my student teaching assignment for this semester is done. In April I receive my next assignment for the Fall. Then, I will be assigned to a rural high school, and be there the entire day. So I pretty much cover the teacher's entire day. Of course, I dont get paid to do this, and in fact, I PAY to do this. Its a pretty hectic schedule, between planning lessons for my student teaching, doing college assignments, and working. I'll be happy in December when I graduate, get my degree and certification, and can finally say goodbye to being a student.

My new website is up! I got rid of the old one because the host was very lame and I was experiencing a lot of downtime. I now use Blue Host, and its been great so far. And the best part is that my blog is actually attached to the site!!! Check it out

Yeah, grad school is such a joke. At least for education. I have learned absolutely nothing in college courses, and have learned all I have so far from my experience with student teaching.

When I was in high school, I was a very easy going and funny guy who got along with everyone. I was friends with "jocks", "nerds", the "thespians", and everyone in between. My dominating skills as a goalie in soccer and hockey during gym class earned me the name Big Bad Bob, which I still use to this day as my main online handle. I was a decent student in terms of grades, able to hold an A in most classes except Math and Science. In college I was a little different. Being in the new, large environment, I got a little shy, and tended to me more quiet. I also took school work a little more seriously, and devoted more time to that. Even to this day, Im loud and ridiculous with my friends, but in school Im quiet and talk very little. I did a big 180 once I made the transition from high school to college.

The thing thats great about grad school is that I never study, because there are absolutely no tests. I have to do group projects/presentations for my education classes, which is pretty easy, and research papers for my History classes. Its not a bad deal.

Congrats dude! The feeling of knowing what you're doing, what college accepted you, is a great one. Glad to hear that you are pumped about the school. Too bad Rochester was out.

Just picked up Fallout 3. Its quite awesome so far.

I plan on doing more, but I think anyone who has similar ideas and whatnot can feel free to take a shot at Jar Jar in this thread. I just think it would be awesome to think of tons of hilarious ways to kill him off.

I was very bored today. This is the premiere comic for 101 Ways to Kill Jar Jar Binks http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/rbianc1/1HighlanderDeath.jpg

Def, those three from Lost were freakin awesome. I actually laughed out loud at the last one! Great finds!!!

I now tweet!