Whatever Matt Feels Like Posting

TWENTY-FIVE!

Sat, 14 Jul 2018 05:48:59 GMT

I've been trying to cut down on the "express everything I want to say by editing Garfield or other comics and/or making stuff with my sprites" thing that I did on LJ a lot in 2012-2013 or so, but I just HAD to make THIS one:

(Original Garfield strip: June 19, 2003)

Hmm... Seeing those three versions of myself in one room like that really makes it stand out that the modern sprite version of myself has a skin tone noticeably darker than my real skin tone. Oh well.

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The past is slightly less gone!

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 05:56:45 GMT

Haven't you always wondered what that entry from 2012 when I discovered the Garfield as Garfield site would be like if six years later, I spent several hours in a row going through web.archive.org's copy of the site and manually putting together a list of links to ALL the comics it managed to save in chronological order, and then retroactively put that list into the entry, just to make up for the fact that the site itself is gone now? No? Well, maybe you can enjoy that entry anyway. ;)

Hopefully there's not any mistakes in that list... if there are, let me know. :)

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DWversary??

Sun, 13 May 2018 21:06:52 GMT

Today is the first anniversary of the day I joined DreamWidth... wow.

How did DreamWidth manage to probably be the first social network I was still using a year after I joined it?

LiveJournal - Of course I've been obsessed with LJ since 2009, but back when I actually joined it on August 19, 2007... not so much. I didn't do a whole lot on it for a while and went on a long hiatus early on. August 19, 2008 happened to be during that hiatus.

Facebook - I don't remember when I joined it, but probably about the same time as LJ. But like with LJ, I kept losing and regaining interest in it for a while. I also remember my first Facebook account being suspended because no one would verify the high school I went to (since there wasn't even an option for the high school I actually went to), but I don't remember when that was. So I may or may not have been using Facebook a year after I joined it.

Blogger? - For a dual-credit computer science class (the same one that Ours Will You 1-Up spawned out of, I believe), one of the assignments was to create an account on Blogger... at least I think it was Blogger. So I did, but I only ever made one post on it. Even if I wanted to update it now, I can't because I don't remember my username (and who knows if it's still up, anyway).

Miiverse - I joined it when I got my Wii U on December 25, 2012, and was active on it for several months, but then went on a hiatus from it and December 25, 2013 happened to be just before I came back from that hiatus - and then posted regularly for several more months only to go on an even longer hiatus.

And despite my having been on DreamWidth for over a year, I still only have 736 entries fixed :(

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Weekly Miiverse Backup: Posts from 01/05/2013 3:30-5:30 PM

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 05:21:08 GMT

I made thirteen posts on Miiverse on January 5, 2013 (though I've only put the first six in this entry). For nearly a year, that was the record of most Miiverse posts I made in a single day (if not counting replies since those weren't in the backup...) And no, I can't think of anything about that day that would make me post to Miiverse more often.

Before that, my record was nine posts each on December 29 and 30, 2012 (and thus, so far those are the only other two days that I turned into two-parters in this "backup my Miiverse posts on LJ and DW" series).

What do you think of these Miiverse backup entries so far? Should I post them more often? Less often? Include more Miiverse posts at a time? Less Miiverse posts at a time? I know probably not all of you are interested in these but I like having my Miiverse posts still existing on the Internet in some form. :)

← 01/03/2013 - 01/04/2013 01/05/2013 5:30-9:00 PM →

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 01/05/2013 3:31 PM

The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest (clearly right after the end of the second stage)

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 01/05/2013 3:49 PM

Pikmin Adventure
Was anyone else reminded of Tarantox from Super Mario Galaxy? (weak points that look like blisters)

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(It's been a while so I'm not sure what Pikmin Adventure boss I was talking about [probably was a Bulborb of some sort though] but it must have been pretty early on in that game - presumably before the first timed mission judging by the order of my posts. I don't think I ever 100% completed any of the Nintendo Land games. Maybe I should finish that someday...)

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 01/05/2013 4:02 PM

Captain Falcon's Twister Race

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 01/05/2013 4:21 PM

Takamaru's Ninja Castle

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 01/05/2013 4:51 PM

Takamaru's Ninja Castle

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(For those who haven't played this game, Hawk Eye is an ability that slows down the enemies and projectiles.)

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 01/05/2013 5:11 PM

Takamaru's Ninja Castle

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(Except the invincibility stars from Mario are more commonly known as Super Stars nowadays, and I believe they've been called that since Super Mario 3D Land which is before Miiverse even existed. I guess I thought "Starman" was the term more people on Miiverse would recognize, but now I'm not sure.)

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Seven or eight Marios at once!

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:39:47 GMT

And here's a couple of interesting Mario videos I didn't originally discover five years ago...

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Super Mario Beads

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:30:06 GMT

I found these videos randomly one day at some point after Super Mario Beads 3 was already released (so it has to have been November 2012 or later) and meant to post them here* but never did. Then I rediscovered them this week so I finally got around to posting them five years later! :)

*Well, okay, if you're reading this on DW, that's not entirely true because I wasn't on DW yet :P

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Miiverse Backup Twuednesday: Posts from 12/30/2012 9:30-11:00 PM

Sat, 10 Mar 2018 03:31:58 GMT

Why am I still calling this Miiverse Backup Twuednesday if half the time I'm not sticking to my planned update schedule of every Tuesday or Wednesday?

Oh well, here's the last four of my 33 Miiverse posts in 2012! :)

← 12/30/2012 midnight-9:30 PM 01/01/2013 →

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/30/2012 9:40 PM

Octopus Dance
Finally made it to Stage 3!

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/30/2012 10:02 PM

Pikmin Adventure
1-player mode as Pikmin: In Soviet Russia, Olimar follow YOU!

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(This is probably the first Soviet Russia joke I ever made - not just on Miiverse, but ever. I used to find them overused along with many other Internet memes that I hadn't heard of before 2008 or so and didn't understand, but then when I discovered mezzacotta in 2011, I really liked how certain characters make surreal Soviet Russia jokes - with this one probably being the most famous - and decided Soviet Russia jokes in general weren't so bad after all. Most of the Internet memes that annoyed me back then are a lot funnier than certain more recent Internet memes...)

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/30/2012 10:32 PM

Balloon Trip Breeze

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/30/2012 10:56 PM

Yoshi's Fruit Cart

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Miiverse Backup Twuednesday: Posts from 12/30/2012 midnight-9:30 PM

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:19:10 GMT

It's Friday already and not Tuesday or Wednesday... but at least this is still the most regular feature I've had in my journal since the weekly Garfield Randomizer comics in 2009!

← 12/29/2012 5:30 PM-midnight 12/30/2012 9:30-11:00 PM →

New Super Mario Bros. U Community
( This was marked as a spoiler on Miiverse )

New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/30/2012 12:37 AM

Beat the game!
That final boss was really clever, but hard. I didn't use a single continue until there!

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/30/2012 7:24 PM

Yoshi Hill
We got all 3 Star Coins, like a... guy who can't think of a rhyme related to this level?

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/30/2012 7:36 PM

Mushroom Heights
WARNING: Collecting all 3 Star Coins somehow resulted in forgetting where the last 2 were.

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/30/2012 9:02 PM

Morton's Compactor Castle
Why does it rarely ask me to post here unless I've got nothing interesting to say or draw?

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(Strange how this post, which is just me saying that I had nothing interesting to say about that level, had more Yeahs than some of my other posts do...)

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Miiverse Backup Twuednesday: Posts from 12/29/2012 5:30 PM-midnight

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:13:52 GMT

It's Tuesday so here's some more archived Miiverse posts. Getting close to the final battle in New Super Mario Bros. U in these reruns! :)

← 12/29/2012 4:00-5:30 PM 12/30/2012 midnight-9:30 PM →

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 5:31 PM

Takamaru's Ninja Castle

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 6:19 PM

Yoshi's Fruit Cart

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/29/2012 10:46 PM

Snaking above Mist Valley
I spin-jumped into a Paratroopa trying to clear the clouds away. Oops!

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/29/2012 11:40 PM

Red-Hot Elevator Ride
Easy level... all you have to do is dodge PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING IN EXISTENCE.

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Miiverse Backup Twuednesday: Posts from 12/29/2012 4:00-5:30 PM

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:18:48 GMT

A little late this time because it's already Thursday :(

← 12/28/2012 12/29/2012 5:30 PM-midnight →

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 4:24 PM

The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 4:32 PM

The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest
Does anyone else subconsciously walk forward a bit in real life when their Mii's moving too slowly?

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 4:40 PM

The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 4:59 PM

Donkey Kong's Crash Course

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(Fun fact: I can no longer read the words "Crash Course" without thinking of Super Mario Maker Crash Course. Yes, I'm THAT obsessed with Mary O. :) )

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/29/2012 5:16 PM

Nintendo Land Plaza

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(This is the first thing I posted to Miiverse that is also something I considered making into a userpic! Though since I'm a procrastinator, I didn't actually make the userpic. I see it's not even in my current ideas file, but maybe I should readd it?)

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Miiverse Backup Twuednesday: Posts from 12/28/2012

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 03:36:43 GMT

Yay, my first few Nintendo Land posts! And you get to see what is probably my first attempt at drawing my Mii!

← 12/26/2012 12/29/2012 4:00-5:30 PM →

Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/28/2012 8:19 PM

Nintendo Land Plaza
So far I've only played Yoshi's Fruit Cart, Pikmin Adventure & Balloon Trip Breeze, but enjoying it!

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/28/2012 9:02 PM

Octopus Dance

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/28/2012 9:06 PM

Octopus Dance
I'm bad at this :(

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Nintendo Land Community
Matt 12/28/2012 9:24 PM

Metroid Blast
The controls are gonna take some getting used to...

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/28/2012 10:44 PM

Switchback Hill

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Miiverse Backup Twuednesday: Posts from 12/26/2012

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:32:46 GMT

I feel like there should be some sort of header here. Um... Here's more archived Miiverse posts! Still only New Super Mario Bros. U so far, but that's about to change!

I made it so that if you click the green bookmark icon on NSMBU posts that say what level they're from, it'll take you to the Super Mario Wiki article about that level. :)

← 12/25/2012 12/28/2012 →

New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/26/2012 7:08 PM

The Mighty Cannonship
That was unexpected...

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/26/2012 8:06 PM

Snake Block Tower
You'd think Giant Snake Blocks would be EASIER to stay on than normal ones. Apparently not

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/26/2012 8:14 PM

Snake Block Tower
About time! It helps to not try to go over/under the Amps if you don't have to

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/26/2012 8:40 PM

Painted Swampland
WARNING: If you're playing multiplayer, jump one at a time on the pipes. Easier to stay on

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/26/2012 9:10 PM

Seesaw Bridge
Two words: Don't fall!

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New Super Mario Bros. U Community
Matt 12/26/2012 9:28 PM

Wiggler Stampede

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(I like how I wrote "1000 or so". :) )

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Super Mario Maker Crash Course Minus Yamamura!

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 04:46:51 GMT

Super Mario Maker Crash Course Minus Yamamura is a comic dedicated to removing Yamamura from the Super Mario Maker Crash Course comic in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Ms. Mary O. Mashiko. It is a journey deep into the mind of a manual guide who has become her own worst critic, desperately trying to appear optimistic while secretly fighting a losing battle against anxiety, self-hatred, and fear of rejection in an isolated... video game manual?

So, uh... This is a little Garfield Minus Garfield-esque idea I thought of about two years ago, back when the Super Mario Maker Crash Course comics were new.

( brief history of this idea and the two places I was thinking about using it in eventually, but didn’t )

Anyway, after two years, my patience has finally run out... I wanted SO BADLY to show that removing Yamamura has about the same effect on Mary O. that removing Garfield has on Jon, I decided I'm not gonna save it for PrtSc Land or iToons after all - I'd just make it NOW and post it here, while there's still at least a chance that no one else has made something similar already.

Though I'm probably safe, because really, has ANYONE else ever been obsessed enough with Mary O. to make this? Does anyone else even know who she IS? :P

Original strip: Super Mario Maker Crash Course Episode 1

Super Mario Maker Crash Course Minus Yamamura: (NOTE: Due to the large image size, it may be broken in this entry, but it will not be if you click on it)

(And no, I'm not going to do this with the other episodes of the comic - it probably only works with the first one, and even then only because I cheated a little and added an extra line for Mary O. :) )

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WHY HAPPENING?

Sat, 04 Nov 2017 21:09:17 GMT

So, I posted before when I found out in July that Photobucket made it so that users have to pay $400 a year for their images to show up anywhere other than Photobucket (and how it was disheartening since I WOULD have been able to see them if I hadn't been such a procrastinator for several years, and also couldn't fix them because I don't even use Photobucket and if I did I still couldn't fix anyone else's), but then I think I also posted when I found out that I could still see the images in Photobucket itself by opening the image in a new tab in Chrome.

Well, now I can't even do THAT anymore - the images are broken on Photobucket itself now! I'm not sure whether that's because I switched computers or whether it's because Photobucket somehow made their Terms of Service even WORSE, but one thing is for sure:

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE PUT OFF CHECKING MY FRIENDS PAGE OR ANY OF THE WEBCOMICS I USED TO READ BACK IN 2011-2013. Pretending I've gone back in time to finish all of that sooner is not going to cut it. Even if I also link to the DW version of the entry I just linked to.

I should've at least started catching up earlier than 2015... When I played Super Smash Bros. for 3DS for the first time, I played All-Star Mode, and hearing this soothing but slightly sad-sounding music in between rounds and seeing the years the characters debuted (especially when they were years I was around for, especially especially when it was as recent as 2001-2006 or 2007-2013) written on a wall in what looks like ancient ruins really gave me the feels the first time around and made me think about how long I'd been putting off the stuff I wanted to catch up on - why didn't I start my trip through memory lane THEN (besides the fact that I was still super excited to finally play that game)? If I had, I might actually be done by now!

I feel like the world (especially the Internet) is just becoming more and more destroyed by the minute... not only that, I've been feeling like I'VE let the world get destroyed by waiting all the way until 2015 to start catching up on everything I wanted to catch up on! I know that sounds silly, but it also sounds exactly like how I feel every time something else I could've seen years ago but didn't disappears. Which is ALWAYS.

Well, FINE!! If you can't beat the fact that half of the Internet looks like Comments on a Postcard fanstuff now, JOIN the fact that half of the Internet looks like Comments on a Postcard fanstuff now!

Check out these Miis I just made of the COAP cast:

EDIT: How'd I forget Margaret considering that I think I did a better job on her Mii than any of the others??

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