The Abominable Charles Christopher: Feb. 22nd

In this week's edition of the comic strip, Karl Kersch explains that this is the beginning of Chapter 3. This image shows darkness in almost every panel which portrays evil, sadness, and loneliness. From the 1st panel to the last, we can clearly see an increase in the darkness of the images. With this being the first image of the chapter, I can sense that this chapter is going to be a very sad and emotional one. I can not wait to see where this story is going.

My Fan Labor: Ender's Song

This is my song about the book "Ender's Game". It shows how valuable Ender really is to the planet Earth. Without him, the Formics would have killed every human on Planet Earth. This song sympathizes with the people of Earth, shows how brave Ender really is, and how humanity owes everything to him.

Ender's Salvation

by Ken Bantol

(Inspired by Tupac)

Intro:

*Some deep lyrical stuff being spoken!*

Verse I:

When humanity started Exploring

They were unsure of what to find

Everybody was in silence

No one knew what to do

They ran into the Formics

An alien race that terrorized outer space

These buggers felt the commotion

And told the humans: "STOP PLAYING WITH OUR EMOTIONS!"

The Formics started attackin'

Which caused the war to begin

The humans got furious

And they said:

Bridge:

"Oh buggers we've had enough

of this terror going on

So we'll make sure we win

Because we're lead by Andrew "Ender" Wiggin"

Chorus:

'Cuz there ain't no other mind so bright

He will send these nasty buggers flying to the sky

Who can bring back Earth's glory and paradise

His Combat skills are out of sight...

He can lead an army and strategize

In the end he will be standing tall and high.

Verse II:

Ender has come to power

A fella born to be a leader

He overcame adversity

and killed the nasty buggers instantly

He helped the world overcome

The damage that the Formics have done

The Earth has now regained their domination 

While the Formics lives have come to a conclusion

Outro:

Every corner

Every City

The Formics will make your life uneasy

But don't worry 'cuz Ender is finally here

He will kill those Formics and take away your fear.

*Thank You, Ender. Thank You!*

Naudo Rodrigues: A Guitar Master

For this week's personal blog, I will be talking about music, again. I am more than just a listener, I am a lover of music. Unlike others, I appreciate every type of genre, except for the ones that sound like notes or computer made sounds thrown in together. This week, I will be talking about my FAVORITE musician of ALL TIME. He is unknown to many. I came across his videos back in 2007 when I started getting intrigued by guitar plucking and fingering. This was the very first video I have ever seen of Naudo. He plays in a hotel in Tenerife Island in Spain and one day, I will visit him and witness the GREATEST guitarist in the whole world do his magic. What separates Naudo from the rest of the guitarist you see on TV or anywhere else is his passion for the music he plays. He is a didactic which means he is self taught. He arranges his own material and incorporates every part of the song in his arrangements. Bass, Rhythm, Melody, even Percussion. His arrangements are ever flowing and have a sense of smoothness. Unlike other guitar arrangements, every note has to correspond with another note. But Naudo uses improvisation which allows him to play the chords/rhythm of the song and just add the bass and notes. This is very hard to do. Many have not heard of Naudo and most of his followers on YouTube want him to gain fame. But naudo has stated that he is happy of where he is in life. He is content of the small fame he has in his hometown in Spain and I agree with him. I don't care if he doesn't get paid Millions to play for the whole world. His happiness is enough for me. And I feel very special that I'm one of the few people on earth that know of this one of a kind talent. 

The GREATEST game ever created. EVER.

Here are some screenshots of me playing Counter Strike 1.6

I have been playing this game since I was 7 years old. I am proud to say that this game is a BIG part of my childhood. Now that I have started college and that I have a job, I hardly have any time to play. I can't wait until SUMMER to get back and play again!

This is a screenshot of me using the AWP Rifle which is a sniper. In this picture, I am scoping and aiming for my target. I run with my AWP which people say is very hard to do in the game because you need a stable position to shoot. But to me, it just comes easily.

This is a screenshot of the aftermath. I killed the enemy. As you can see, I got 300 extra dollars for killing the enemy and my name "DJ .ako #P90X" is shown on the top right corner, killing the enemy.

This is another screenshot of when my team, .ako which stands for "Ass Kicking Order", was defeated in a league match. I said "GG" to the other team which stands for "Good Game". I scored the top score for my team ;)

The Abominable Charles Christopher: Feb. 15th

For some odd reason, this reminds me of my friends and I. We've been close friends since 8th grade and we have always gotten into trouble with people. Whether it'd be the manager of our old apartments, parents

. of the other dude we made cry, the teachers from our middle school, the old security guard from High School, or even the LAW! We would always do something stupid that gets us in to some real deep CRAP. I see myself as the duckling on the very right who is trying to calm the pissed off swan. As you can see, all the other three ducklings are running for their lives as the swan is scaring them. The duckling on the very right, however, is brave enough to face the consequences and is trying to calmly talk to the raging swan. Everytime I get in trouble with my friends, I always come forward to face the harsh punishment which prompts the rest of my friends to come up as well... SOMETIMES. For example, back in 6th grade, one of my closest friends was being bullied by a bigger kid in his class. It was after school and I was walking towards the table that my friends and I usually meet at. But for some reason, my friends weren't there. I thought they went to the pizza joint we usually go to so I went there right away. Right when I crossed the street, I saw my friends being pushed around by other guys that I knew. I ran straight towards them and tried to calm them down asking them if we can just talk it out. But the dude who started the altercation, who I didn't know so well, pushed me and told me to back off. I was angry and was getting ready to fight when I heard the MOST FRIGHTENING sound I have ever heard in my entire life... A police car's siren. I stood still, frozen and could not move. I thought of my future and wondered whether I have put my graduation in jeopardy, and what if I get sent to Juvenile Hall! The police car blocked the whole street and all the cars backed up since they could not pass. This was when I realized that I was in some real deep CRAP! The police took down my name and the other kid's name and asked us who else was involved. I looked back to see if my friends were still there but they were long gone as I saw them sitting 30 feet away inside the pizza joint, staring at me. I took full responsibility and told the officer that I was just trying to pass through when the other kid and his friends "HIT ME UP" and asked me "WHERE I WAS FROM"(Gang reference). The officer told us to "STOP THIS BULLSH*T" and that he will be seeing us the next day. I went to my friends afterwards and cursed at them endlessly for leaving me alone. I was very pissed when they just laughed at me as if the situation was not serious, at all. The night I did not sleep at all, and prayed the whole night asking for forgiveness, thanking the Lord for everything he has done for me, and I even cried because of fear. Fear that my mom would kill me if she found out I was going to Juvenile Hall or that I would not graduate. The day went by and I did not speak a word to my classmates, teachers and even my friends. When the bell rang at 3:00 pm, I felt a huge relief as if every load of worry has been taken off my back. I have come to the realization that my misdemeanor was not taken seriously by the officer and I was let off with a warning. The next day, I ran into the officer at school and I asked him if he still remembered me. He said, "No, Should I?" I replied with a no and ran to the basketball court. 

WOW, I didn't plan to share a life story but DAMN! I guess I just got carried away. Oh well... So that's what this picture reminds me of, hope you enjoyed.

The perfect girl.

OK. So I might come off as a lunatic with this post but I don't care. 

The sad news of Whitney Houston's departure from this world has been on the Internet the whole weekend. On Facebook, my friends can't stop posting about her. On Yahoo, the whole front page is covered with articles on pictures of her. On YouTube, all the recommended videos are of her. Interestingly enough, the Grammy's was held this weekend and of course, a great tribute was held for Whitney. 

Towards the end, Jennifer Hudson gave a stunning performance of Whitney Houston's hit single, "I Will Always Love You." Al though I enjoyed the performance, I thought it could have been better. Which brought me to one of my favorite videos on YouTube.

This is Charice, the most amazing girl on earth. She is a Filipino singer who was discovered in the Philippines and now travels around the world with renowned music composer, David Foster. She is considered as one of the true divas of the world today. Unlike Lady Gaga, Beyonce, or Adele, she sings older songs by the likes of Celine Dion and Whitney Houston. 

This brings me back to my main point. I thought that Charice should have honored Whitney at the Grammy's by performing this amazing performance of Whitney's hit single, "One Moment In Time." It would have been a mind blowing performance that everyone in that audience have not seen, EVER. 

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My legs LITERALLY gave out on me and I fell on the floor when I heard this sad news.

I grew up listening to this woman and all the soulful legends of the music industry.

Rest In Paradise, Whitney<3