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  1. Jon the VGNerd
    Today, I've felt very lively, feeling glad that my mood has gotten into further levels since yesterday when I bought both nail'd and Gmod (though I decided to leave out Garry's Mod for the time being since the game will less likely run well for my laptop.
     
    Also, I'm thinking of creating a Twitch.TV account in order for me to do streaming for both games, which is Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2 on the PC. Before you ask why, my laptop has its limits when it comes to gaming, so its best to wait until I can get a desktop for next year. Until then, I'll just stream up those two games for the remainder of this time.
     
    If you would like to play with me on Team Fortress 2, then feel free to add me on Steam, which is on my user page, but I may or may not feel like playing Team Fortress 2 if I'm either playing Half-Life 2, or just playing another game outside of the PC. So, with that said, that's my latest blog for tonight.
     
    P.S.: Also, I'm planning to donate some of my money to the forums, because it deserves lots of love and tolerance. <3
     
    ~Jon the Bronynerd
  2. Jon the VGNerd
    I was gone from a month, right? Well, I decided to return back because upon realization that I only take one class on Mondays and Wednesdays, as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays this October. So in the end going on hiatus lasted only a month, so I'm back. As I've mentioned several months ago, I'll never leave the forums, no matter how old I get.
     
    I sort of missed some of the stuff the forums has to offer, but I'll catch up to it ASAP. This blog is pretty short, but sweet at the same time. For now, I just welcome myself back here, just where I belong.
  3. Jon the VGNerd
    Apart from my status, I will be on a long hiatus. I'm not leaving the forums entirely, just going on a long break until the holidays when December arrives. The reason of this is because August has arrived and I only have two weeks of summer vacation to spare before I return to college, which means I will be less contributing around the forums. Taken for granted, this means I only have to classes left, both which are not only difficult, but the time schedule will become congested, with one of the classes starting at 3 PM and leaving at 5 PM.
     
    Now, I've been here on the MLPForums for a year, which is a huge step forward for me, but it's that time that I take a long breather. With summer vacation already coming to a close for me, this vacation was fun while it lasted, albeit with constant thunderstorms and heavy rain. If you wish to contact me, my Skype username is there, as well as Steam, from my username profile. However, since my laptop is not designed for games, I won't have any messages received at all up until next year where I can exchange my laptop for a desktop, if I do have enough money to do so.
     
    So with that said, I bid you all good-bye. I'll see you on the Holidays in December after I finish with college once and for all. Even hoping for a part-time job next year so I can make amends by earning money. See you on the other side of Equestria.
     
    ~Heavyshy
  4. Jon the VGNerd
    Hey everypony. This week of college has hit rock bottom, and it'll continue next week and the next, for the next eight weeks because I would arrive home from college at 6 PM, which is gonna be complete hell, on Mondays and Wednesdays, thus forcing me to limit my conversation on the MLP Forums Skype Chat on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I used to go on Skype everyday just to talk with my friends, but thanks to the constant demand from college, I am officialy limited on Skype as of October 15. To make matters worse, besides leaving college at 6 PM, I'll be literally swarmed with huge ammounts of traffic jams while driving back home, which is purely insane.
     
    Until the time goes by fast and that November (or December) would arrive now, this is not entirely the case. Days go by very slowly as weekends just simply become complicated after, day after day, week after week... let's just say that I'm not the type of guy who can handle endless wave of college work and the constant rush hour traffic after college. Furthermore, I can't download Skype for my cellphone as an app because I can't keep track on the coversation and that considering that the keyboard from my phone is relatively small, I can't type fast enough with just two thumbs, and that I can't use it during classes or I'll end up in trouble (in which I'm wanting to avoid it).
     
    So in the end, college is just as worse as schools themselves; what starts as a fun and delightful place to hang out with your friends and just doing some work only turns out to be a massive chore from the constant demand of infinite amount of daunting, if not impossible, amount of school work/college work and realize that you won't be getting almost any breaks at all (I know I have). So until then, peace out for now.
     
    P.S.: I'll still be around the forums, just not on Skype due to limitations from college.
  5. Jon the VGNerd
    So now, I had to settle in with Opera. Long story short, my weekends were mixed overall. My TV that was used as a TV monitor became next to useless when it comes to PC gaming. "Not Support!" showed up when I played Metro 2033 and I had to shut down to restart it. Same thing happened, and it wasn't even my PC. It was my TV turning its back on my PC and clearly stating that it will not show any support to PC games of any kind.
     
    Before I had Opera, Google Chrome had been constantly crashing and closing on its own without my consent. To make matters worse, ads ran amok when I re-opened up out of frustration, completely ignoring Adblock Plus altogether. And ads are notorious for constantly slowing down loading speed for pages, so that's why they're a problem. But no matter how many times I uninstalled and reinstalled, I came to a realization that Chrome is useless and no longer reliable. Google wasn't of any help either; they were often silent and disregarded my support and did nothing to fix the crashing and sudden closing altogether. In the end, I switched over to Opera and severed my ties with Google Chrome after it displayed child-like behavior too many times.
     
    That aside from a lack of job, I've been drawing really less due to my drawing mood nearly becoming non-existent. As for SAI? Yeah... I wouldn't count on it. There are other programs that are ten times better than SAI, but are often overwhelmingly expensive and difficult to find, and GIMP is basically too unreliable and nowhere near user-friendly. Technically, I'm at wit's end and I'm starting to become slow at writing because of other things to do.
     
    I've recently did some research about Spain and I figured that it'd be a stepping stone for next year, but who knows. In the end, however, I was originally going to post up a blog from this year, but because it constantly crashes on its own and often closes for no reason and without warning, I suppose you could say that my overall mood is subpar at best, if not overall not-so great. Oh well... such is life, I suppose.
  6. Jon the VGNerd
    2014.
     
    I had thought this year would improve after my grueling years of college. I had high hopes that I would be able to work and make amends by earning money on a daily life, just to buy new things all for myself. And I had always thought that I would start a collaborative work with my newly equipped Wacom tablet. Ever since, I was cherished with the blessings of taking a long, wanted break.
     
    ...
     
    Or so I thought. Once a great vacation after a hard-earned studies, now became a nightmare. For unknown, yet stupid reasons, after handing out my resumes in being hired for my very first job, it clearly never happened as months went by. Its as if, despite my efforts, my opportunity has slipped by repeatedly, with no end to it. Instead of a job, I sat here, for the entire six months with no phone calls for a job interview. And before you tell me "Just tell them to make them hire you!", I wish it was that easy. Companies are very picky on which people they can hire, and to date, I'm not in this list. It just proves the government from where I live would increase the unemployment rate (which is at 14% this year), instead of decreasing it, whenever he feels like it, thus lowering my chances of ever getting a job.
     
    And to add insult to injury, I'm now faced with two impossible choices, be it a desktop PC or BronyCon after my next week's graduation. My goal is to get at least $2k (plane ticket included) for BronyCon. This also backlashes the fact that I need a desktop once and for all so that I can draw freely, and digitally, but now it will never happen because my laptop clearly denies my Wacom tablet, and after a few days, it began to lag, thus refuting my chances of ever drawing.
     
    Before you tell me to buy PC parts, let me tell you this; I am short on cash right now, so buying PC parts only leaves me completely broke, with no cash to spend with. At all. And even with a lot of money, it would be going to BronyCon instead of PC parts, so that makes those two choices completely impossible.
     
    The reason why I haven't been on the forums lately because I was busy lamenting for the following reasons; no job, no desktop to go for, and no money. And no, I'm not completely broke, but my funds are very insufficient, to the point where I have to vent the people from where I live to not build a desktop for me, because either they're too busy with life issues, or they simply don't feel like it.
     
    In another, unrelated news, I realized Canada, while still awesome, has become known for its high tax rates, but guess what? So does the US, mainly Hawaii, so I reconsidered going to Canada, and live there, and sought my eyes to Finland instead. Why Finland, you may ask? Well, Finland's education are one of the best, compared to my own. I only earned my bachelor's degree in Puerto Rico, but I aim to earn my master's degree in Finland, even live there. Much better and reasonable than in PR.
     
    So once again, unless people would generously build a PC for me (keyboard included), I have no other choice but to stick with my laptop and console gaming for the time being, even draw it traditionally (with the wrist-brace, of course), despite that it won't improve my mood from the lackluster amount of cash in me.
     
    If that won't happen, then my chances of being an artist is ruined. I know you'll tell me to say "never say never", but times like this when my laptop's inferior qualities proves that a desktop is nowhere near worthwhile with its high prices and such, PC parts included.
  7. Jon the VGNerd
    Now, you've heard about yesterday's 2014 Winter Olympics, right? Well, I've lost interest of it. Why? Blame it all to Puerto Rico's Olympic Committee for their entry refusal due to "political reasons and nationality differences from athletes". Generally, they have lost my respect when it comes to putting athletes for Winter games, especially beck in 2008 and 2010. Clearly, their stupidity is getting the better of them for COPUR. They don't set their idiocy aside with their politics and allow athletes to compete, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd end up inciting protests from other people because they care more about politics than important sporting events, including the Winter Olympics.
     
    By two years and if COPUR decides to disallow athletes to compete in the next Summer Olympics, they have crossed the line, a line which they don't deserve the respect they get because of their dumb focus on politics and not sports.
     
    That's my mini-rant for tonight.
  8. Jon the VGNerd
    It's that time of year again where 2013 is coming to a close. Sure there are lots of bad things going on from the outside world, but the most important of all is that I finished college. For good. As for Twitch.TV, its on hold for now until I can work in February, also meaning that I will be 23 in the next two upcoming months. Gosh I'm feeling old...
     
    But anyway, since I got my handy Wacom Intuos tablet, I'm slowly walking on the road to recovery to revive my eternally lost drawing talents once college is completely out of my way. All that leaves me is getting a part-time job to get to the BronyCon in Baltimore once more, or risk missing out due to insufficient funds that I have earned. But, with a part-time job I will be able to seek, I'll be able to increase my chances of going there, with my mom willing to seek one herself to double my chances.
     
    I still have yet to find any users willing to collaborate on the recent topic I posted, both on the forums itself and deviantART (even if I do post it on dA forms, chances of users willing to take part are rudimentary at its finest), so if that won't work, then it means that I'll have to do painstaking hours of drawing and such, since it'll be more of a chore than fun. But who knows, though. Maybe I'll be lucky.
     
    Despite all this, it's been a long run for this year of 2013. And I hope 2014 will improve (if people from all over the world, not counting the forums itself, have brains to spare) than in 2012/2013. Hope you guys are enjoying New Year's Eve.
  9. Jon the VGNerd
    'sup guys? Here's the latest event of the near-end of November:
     
    Recently, my laptop became non-functional as it does not boot up after the start up, and tried the System Recovery and apparently, it refuses to recognize the DVD-R disc, no matter which one I have, so my efforts are fruitless and come to a realization that my laptop is now officially useless, with no way to have it repaired. Since its warranty expired, it would cost a lot of money just to force it to boot up like it normally should. So now all hope is lost for me, so my mom gave me her own laptop to use up until I can get a desktop next year, which is a long and hefty wait. The brighter side? I get to apply for a part-time job so I can earn money rather than to wait for money to drop from the skies so I can purchase it. And please, before you ask, no, I do not know how to build a desktop from scratch, even with a tutorial video on doing so, because let's face it; not only do I have no parts to build a desktop, but the parts I would find IRL are rudimentary at its best (and even has a hefty price to it just to buy one per part) and buying one at the internet is very pricey for each part, if you count shipping and handling, now THAT can be as expensive as trying to design your very own underwater house.
     
    Now, I had a botched Christmas gift last year, which I got an iPad, which behaved NOTHING like any Wacom Bamboo tablets would. If the iPad would be useful, then it would've been useful for drawing too, but nope. Sure it has a lot of drawing apps, but sadly, it doesn't allow itself to have Paint Tool SAI downloaded straight into the iPad, which is a shame because most other graphics tablets allow it, but not the iPad, so therefore, I had to choose the hard way by waiting another 12 months for a Wacom Bamboo tablet so I can perfect my drawings straight away with a single step and slowly and steadily inch my way of becoming a skilled digital artist. I'd draw on a laptop, but sadly, I'd increase the sensitivity level to max so it'll be smoother and less jittery, but even that won't yield any successful results, as compared to a graphics tablet that can do so.
     
    As for college, well guess what? I'm this close to finishing it, so give or take a few weeks for me to finish, but there's a catch; I will have to wait for June 2014 for my college graduation, so next year's gonna a long, long wait for that to happen, but in the meantime, at least I'll be able to apply for a part-time job and earn some money from doing so. I'm not going to lie, going through college has been tedious, demanding, and harsh, especially with exams that often kept preventing me from acing the hole in, and it was mainly from the anxieties that would often cloud my mind and nearly cause me to screw up the exams and almost end up hitting the wall. It was one of the greatest obstacles that's almost impossible to overcome, just like how I can't even come close to overcoming fear of bees and fear of heights, both which are almost like trying to hold your breath for 10 minutes while in space.
     
    Overall, this year has been literally mixed, aside from Season 4 premiere that has gotten my hopes up high and know that despite all the obstructions that would prevent me from ever doing things that I want, especially when it comes to thinking of going to live in Germany in a good few years, as many people would say this, never say never, because even if I want to give up, I'll be able to make a comeback and come out stronger than ever. And the catcher? Since next year is a big event (not going to tell you what, however. That's on the other side of this blog), I have lots of stuff planned out, and believe you me, guys, I'll need much help now more than ever. Think of it as a collaboration work, but only for those who are highly skilled in terms of drawing (and I know that I'll make lots of room for improvements to make up for my completely lost drawing skill), specifically digital ones, if you know what I mean. But, all will be explained in the near future, possibly next month or next year, depending what my state is currently in.
     
    With that said, I will give out my final thoughts for this year's Thanksgiving; I even finished my eight-page essay I needed to hand out for college this Tuesday in hopes of succeeding this simple, yet tedious, task.
     
    For now, I must depart for the night and sleep in a glorious night to dream of the future that awaits me most, even if it means ending up dreaming a bad one. Fare the well, and may the ponies be with you.
     
    -Jon the Bronynerd
  10. Jon the VGNerd
    Hello, everypony. Now, in case you're wondering, I left my Heavyshy username and decided to go with Jon the Bronynerd now. I figured that it sounded quite fitting than Heavyshy and Jon the VGNerd. So, without further ado, I decided to make up a blog of my recent outcomes last night. Here we go:
     
    I'll start off with the positive sides; I recently traded in my old Blackberry smartphone and received a brand-new Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini from Android, which I was filled with joy because it had a lot of features my now defunct Blackberry lacks; Skype, IRC chats, even Google Maps. And the Google Commands were a blast as I was given the ability to search whatever random stuff with the tone of my voice. Plus, it offers tons of apps, be it for free or to pay up for it, and the battery itself consumes less as I fiddle around with it, trying to familiarize it more. I'm no hardcore techno-geek, but to me, this brand-new Android phone is like a toy that's better than action figures and Barbie dolls; it'll never bore me whatsoever as long as it has efficient battery usage, as well as data and as a personal GPS without the need of getting directions.
     
    So, now that my positive side is done, it's time for the negative sides. And its not related to the forums, but rather, my own physical condition. Despite that the doctors confirmed me that I do not have celiac disease after years of speculation and uncertainty... I suddenly became underweight, not sure if its from biopsy (which is more than likely) or not, but apparently, my stomach has been gone literally sour for no apparent reason frequent times, and the worst part? I'm suffering from going underweight, gone from 140 lbs. to a mere 129 lbs., and its not because I've been refraining from eating anything, but its because my stomach went weak without warning and whenever I try and eat light or heavy foods, like in restaurants or fast foods, my stomach ends up rejecting it and end up having a stomachache, regardless whether I took my medication or not. I kept wondering why I lost a lot of weight like this and I tried to gain some by trying to eat more and the result? Only a mere 131 lbs., which is nowhere close to my appropriate weight, and it felt more harm than good after that.
     
    Usually, I'd be told that I would have to eat and then work out, but unfortunately, I have to focus on college, which means study more and work out less, even if its a mere one class I'm taking as I'm close to finishing it. I basically have very little time to try and gain some muscle and such due to the studies I'm trying to wrap it up, which finishes next month in December. *sighs* I feel like I'm gaining less than gaining more. Sure I'm mentally strong, yet in reality, I'm physically weak, no matter how hard I try when it comes to eating right, my stomach'll just end up saying "Nope, I don't like this and that, mister." and wind up forcing me to suffer a stomachache, even if I were to take medication before eating.
     
    And another worst part is that my normal good night's sleep was thwarted twice by my suddenly sour stomach, and I was unable to sleep well because of that. Just fun...
     
    I just hope I'll regain my physical weight by next year or so. Otherwise, I don't know if I can even live longer for years on end. That's just me, but still... I just don't know what'll happen to me...
     
    ~Jon (formerly Heavyshy)
  11. Jon the VGNerd
    It has all come down to this; the chance of going to BronyCon, is not happening for me for the second, if not the third, consecutive time due to Costco not willing to call me up for an interview in order for me to apply for a part-time job. So unfortunately, it's not my time again to go to BronyCon this year, especially with the lack of sufficient funds I have. As the blog title says, it's a yet another missed opportunity for me to head over to the BronyCon in Baltimore. I guess I'll have to wait next year, so all in all, I'm very sorry for letting you guys down. I wanted a part-time job to earn money so badly but apparently, Costco prefers to see my chances slip by and leave me sitting there in dissapointment.
     
    Again, I'm sorry I let you guys down. Guess it's not my time to go to BronyCon yet...
  12. Jon the VGNerd
    Well, I got some bad news, and got another bad news (sorry guys, no good news); Early in the morning, I began to suffer insomnia because of not being able to sleep properly so the next morning, I was unable to attend to see my niece's college graduation. What's worse is that I slowly sunk into a fit of depression, even though I rested for only good three hours. So basically, my Saturday became the worst of the worst (hence the blog title).
     
    Also, about my summer job, Costco hasn't been able to call me for the interview in an effort for me to apply for a part-time job for the past three weeks. I would go and apply for other companies such as K-Mart and The Home Depot, but the chances are slowly dying off and the window of opportunity to go to the BronyCon is slowly closing and fading away. Honestly, it's as if they're not wanting me to work just to try and earn as much money as possible. It's very disappointing, I know.
     
    Anyway, back to my current events, despite my efforts, being playing video games and listening to radio based on MLP (original and remix) songs, the insomnia isn't getting anywhere better. I'll pretty much rather get as much rest as possible whenever I have to go to sleep the next day. Considering my mood I'm currently in, I don't wanna end up seeing my parents and my relatives looking like some randomly-depressed guy around many people IRL, which is me. I just hope I'll fully recover when I go to sleep...
  13. Jon the VGNerd
    Ohai guys. In case you're wondering... I'm getting a part time job at a convenience store (known as Costco) sometime around next week or next month to try and raise money to try and go to BronyCon that's held in Baltimore (plus airplane tickets, MLP merchandise and clothing and accommodation in a hotel (not Baltimore Hilton, however, but the one close by to where the convention center is held at) so I would try to earn as much money as possible before August.
     
    Normally, I wasn't able to go to the BronyCon last year due to money shortages, which blew my chances of doing so, most likely because of being too caught up with different things. Although this year, I'll be attempting to raise as much money as possible before the end of July. Otherwise, I'll end up missing out once again, and then I would have to use my hard-earned money on the upcoming cruise trip with my sister and her relatives (my parents decide to stay this time), which would also mean that my efforts of raising much money as possible was all for nothing.
     
    With that said, I hope I'll be able to do so in an effort to go to BronyCon for the first time in 2013, even if it means that I won't be able to make it, but who knows. If luck were to be by my side, I'll be able to make it to the BronyCon and be able to experience it around many other people and such. But this also means that I will be less active on MLP Forums due to the part time job I'm taking to do whatever I can to raise as much money as possible (I keep on mention it, don't I lol).
     
    Wish me luck, everypony. I'll be doing the next update sometime near the end of July to let you guys know about my fate on whether I'm able to head off or not.
  14. Jon the VGNerd
    Well, today in college, after I left the library to head onto my class, as always, I sudenly encounter two students starting a fight towards each other, and everyone, except myself, simply watched. I then casually approach the two fighting each other and immediately separated the two from exchanging blows and shouted that's enough at both of them as they exchanged verbal threats at each other before they left. Normally, I've never seen fights in college for 4 years and this is the first time I've seen it happen today (I've also experienced other fights in different schools, like years ago) this year. So after I broke up the fight, some, if not several of the students, pretty much cheered for me for breaking up the fight, and some called me a hero for doing so. I know it was a risky move, but you know me, I have absolute zero tolerance of fights in college.
  15. Jon the VGNerd
    So far, my college has been all right, despite major ups and downs and the constant demand of college work, even the horrendous rush hour traffic while driving back home and the hectic time schedule which is gonna become crazy for the next two weeks, but, I'll have to endure it, no less. Even though I'll be pretty much limited for two weeks when my part-of-term class starts (which means I'll be returning home about 6PM), I'll still be around on the forums during my break, just not on Skype, since the buttons for my phone is relatively small and I can't text faster for a reply, so... yeah.
     
    On the side note is that the only thing I like about college so far is that I have classmates who happen to be from Africa, which is the Equatorial Guinea (pretty cool, huh?0, and I won't get a day off for next Monday, considering as how my teacher has a "no day off" rule or something, which pretty much hurts a holiday for a day off from college. Way uncool, to be honest, but eh well, easy comes, easy goes.
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