I guess I've come to terms with my summer

Hey everyone, if dreams are really the key to the subconscious, then I've come to terms with summer ending and going back to school. Last night I dreamed that I was like in prison, but it was nice, like a dorm meets hotel. I felt trapped and decided I was going to bust out, with some help. I had like Batman and Cat Woman and some friends help me, and it was all elaborate and stuff. But it wasn't going to be easy. I had people out to get me and keep me there.

The big day came, and I wend running. Initially it was a little hard to get my momentum, but once I got going, there was no stopping me. I had guards and traps trying to stop me. But they were no match. Then things started getting hard. Like I was in an elevator and the enemy cut the motion, so I was stuck mid floor. I wasn't going to have that. I forced the door open and slipped onto the main floor. I made it to the door, after dodging many obstacles, mostly things just in my way. I get outside and I'm in a parking lot. There was just 1 car. This was my get away car. All I had to do was hot wire it, and I knew how to do it, sort of. I reached under the steering wheel and grabbed some wires that were already pre-cut for hot wiring. I try some combinations, but none of them worked.

Then out of nowhere, I just give up and decide to go back quietly. I don't know why, but I decided to just let what had to happen happen. I put my hands where they can see them, and decide to just go back. But when I get to the door, no one attacks me, just say "welcome back" and escort me back to my room. My room looks a lot like my dorm room, and my roommate is different.

Now I'm no psychologist, but I know enough to know that that wasn't just another one of my crazy dreams. What I believe it meant was that all summer long I've been running away from school. I needed to get my momentum going initially, but after that I was in the clear. As time went on it got harder and harder to deny the inevitable, even up to the last week, being the elevator that I forced open. Then the lot, just one way out, but it can't be accessed, because I lack the necessary skills. Then eventually it kicked in that this is what happens and will happen, so just accept it. School didn't want to hurt me, but welcomed me. The help in the dream I think was my friends that I hung out with over the summer.

When I woke up I realized that it wasn't just another dream. From that I realized it was over. It had a good run but it was over, and it was time to accept my fate. Well this has been Pokematic signing off and bu-bye.

Let's go to Hardcore Pawn

Hey everyone, this is really cool. Ever watch Hardcore Pawn? For those of you who don't know, it's a TV show about a Pawn Shop in Detroit, similar to that of Pawn Stars but with more emphasis on the characters that come into the store, since it is Detroit and all. Well since I live in one of the suburbs of Detroit, and since I like the show, I decided to do a mapquest to see where it is. Low and behold, it's approximately 5 miles from my house. My brother and I decided we need to go there some time. Well today was that sometime.

Once we were ready, we went to American Jewelry and Loan. It's right at 8 mile and Greenfield, and is just a skip and a hop from our house. Knowing it was Detroit, we made sure we knew where we were going, since it gets bad FAST. Luckily they have a really big sign saying "here we are." I had to get over some lanes, but luck was on my side and I was able to get over easily. Even before we get into the shop I start seeing things I recognis3e from the show, like that intersection Les chased a guy out of that was buying Pawn tickets. We pull in, and I already recognise the outside from all the times people get thrown out. There was a police car outside but I didn't think much of it. Now I walk in.

We go in, and I see the lines and counters from the show. I'm doing my best to not start freaking out, because while that might get me on the show, I don't need that kind of publicity. Then I see the couches and furniture that people go crazy on in the show. This place is much smaller than the show lets on, like my local Salvation Army is larger, but still amazing. I go over to the electronics department hoping to maybe see Seth since that's his department, but no. I did have some employees ask if I needed assistance, so I told them not at the moment but I love your show so I decided to come check you guys out. I think they enjoy seeing fans. Humoring fans is all good PR, and since I live close, it's really good.

I look around some more, and then I see the big man himself, Les Gold. He was out taking pictures, but I missed him on this time out. I did however, see a guy with a TV camera. He was taking video for the bumps. You know, when they just get some footage of people looking at stuff before the crazies put on their show. Well my brother was filmed looking at stuff, so he might end up in a future episode. I also over hear the camera guy and some employee talking about if they got the arrest on camera, and they did. Sounds like I just missed the action. I think it was fine that I didn't because it would have sucked getting caught in cross fire.

Now for the really cool thing, I got to see Les work his magic and get a picture with him. Some one brought in this old tractor toy thing, like one where the kids ride on it while pedaling. I got to see him haggle, and they didn't make a deal. It was cool. After that, I asked for a picture. He said yes. Here it is.

 

Turns out he's a nice guy. He asked where I was from and I told him. He said "wow that is close." Since this was taken on my older digital camera, my brother called it a Dinosaur, but fumbled and called it a Dinothore. Les joked a little about that. It was really cool. We left soon after that. If I go back and buy something, I will ask for a full family picture, with him, Seth and Ashley. Since I wasn't buying something from him, I decided this was enough. So cool. If you're in the area, I recommend going to see them. Well this has been Pokemtic signing off and bu-bye.

A follow up to "the largest buzzkill EVER"

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Hey everyone, well it's been a little over a year since I wrote "the largest buzzkill EVER." I was cleaning out some school stuff and found the original popcorn bag and paper towel I wrote it on so I decided I'd better get around to uploading the pictures. After that, I decided to read it to see how true their predictions ended up.

For starters, I recall having a very good summer with no cares about school. My grandma wanted to bring up the fact that "it's so amazing that you're in college now." I explained to her many times, "I don't think about that. It's summer, a time for not even thinking about school. Don't even mention it in the slightest." After about 3 times she caught on, and stopped bringing it up until 1 week left in summer when you do have to seriously think about it.

School chants and fight song, don't know the chants but do know the fight song. It's important to know the fight song, but since I don't do sports, I figure it'd be a waist of memory.

Now for the big thing on changing. Long story short, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (Raspberry) I'm still the same geeky kid I was when I went there. As I said, I don't change, I amplify. I still love cartoons, anime, and collecting video games, but maybe just a little bit more. I'm far more interested in politics, but still a conservative republican, so suck it liberal indoctrination camp. Well to be honest, my professors didn't really get into politics, and the one that did was conservative. I did lose weight, 15 pounds actually. But happy about it and good amplify. To any one who is afraid of college changing you and you have no control over it, it's garbage. You'll change only if you want to. You'll probably mature because it's a lot closer to the real world, but your personality and interests, all your decision. Me, I chose to just amplify, keeping the vest and getting a safety yellow hoodie.

The part about losing all your high school friends, also garbage. While in college I texted my best friend from high school what seemed like every day. ZeldaMaster93 and I are still best friends who enjoy talking about video games, movies, and to a lesser extent life. I helped my ex through a tough time in her life in realizing that "bad high school is over, the best is yet to come." She even wrote about her soul searching adventure in her blog. We didn't talk much during it because she needed distance from her old life and I was part of it, but we're still friends. I don't talk much to my ilose friends, but that's because I guess I never got to close to them. I did try to keep contact with CleveArtois93 but he changed his phone number with out me knowing so some poor guy is getting my "talk to me damnit" texts. But yeah, I'm still friends with some people from high school.

So yeah, anyone who is going off to college and is afraid of losing your self because of what everyone says, don't be. You'll mature if you aren't already at that level of independence, but other than that, you are the master of your own destiny, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Well this has been Pokematic signing off and bu-bye.

A mini rant on AVGN

Hey everyone, I was going to do this on the video website, but decided it was better for here. Now I just recently found out that AVGN is making a movie, and he's going to review E.T. for the atari. Not only did Irate Gamer beat him to it, so did I, LOLS. Now I will do a review proper, but for now I just want to say, I don't like AVGN and prefer Irate Gamer. Blasphomy I know, but here me out. I've seen a fair amount of AVGN reviews, and I have to say that his jokes just aren't funny, and if there are any that are, they're overshadowed by the horrible ones. What are all his jokes? Quite simply put, "a s*** load of f***." Really, all the jokes that I've seen are just him swearing like a sailor and diahhrea, literally. Then there's his "I'd rather have (insert crazy, disgusting thing here) happen to me than play this game."

Now maybe I'm being a bit harsh since after all, that's how IG got his start, but then as time went on he started throwing actual jokes in there that were related to the game and an over arching plot. Who knows, maybe AVGN matured. I was wrong. Watched one of his most recent videos and still swearing like a sailor, bodily function jokes, but wait, there's more; now it's compleatly monotone. I quit halfway through because it was boring. I can't imagine a feature length movie of this garbage. I'll let you know when I review proper. This has been Pokematic signing off and bu-bye.