Let's buy some shoes: Early 2000's YouTube

Recently I had time to review some old YouTube videos that I haven't seen in quite some time. One being the original Shoes video by Liamkylesulliven.

Character Kelly from the Shoes video
Photos from Google Images

Shoes came out in the year 2007 which featured Liam's character named Kelly who after getting mad with her family for giving her a lame birthday present (and giving her brother a computer and a car) goes out to the mall (in LA) and buys herself a ton of shoes. (while singing about shoes)

Basically shoes was one of those YouTube videos that everyone in school seemed to have watched at least once and imitated at least a dozen times when going shopping.

The video itself is very random and very creative at the same time.  During the years of the early 2000's, Liam came out with other videos including No Booty Calls, Text Message Breakup and Let me Borrow that top. All of which are rather catchy and people to this day still watch.  Other videos he released were vlog type videos that featured the character Kelly's best friend Heather The Vampire.

Heather the Vampire (YouTube) Picture from Google Images

HEATHER THE VAMPIRE
(Right) Heather (played by Megahn Perry) is a 605 year old vampire who did a series of vlogs with her dad Lou Campbell (played by Michael Cornacchia) and occasionally the creepy "Uncle Ric" (Ric Barbera). Each vlog featured Heather the vampire and her dad answering real questions submitted by fans via Facebook.

The vlogs are very entertaining to watch and are very funny. One of the funniest videos includes Heather, Her Dad and Uncle Ric and they are going over about how a person knows if they are a vampire. In which, in the end has one of the funnier moments in which Uncle Ric gets kicked out.

OPINION
I'm not really sure why this series ended, with Heather's Vlogs and the Kelly videos but I hope that they return some day soon. Because they were fun to watch and fun to look forward to.

Sims 4: Game Review

Once again, I played a game other then World of Warcraft (and Bioshock). I realize this came out two years ago, but I just got it a few months ago, so I might as well contribute to the reviews. In case you don't know what The Sims is, it's basically a game created by EA, and has been played for quite some time. Most popular being Sims 2 and 3. The Sims is a virtual version of playing with dolls, or to be more technical, it's a real like simulator that looks more like a 3D cartoon, where you create your own sim family, and just live in your sim world. 

Sims 4: Customizing your sim. Click photo to enlarge.
 (this is modded using The Sims Resource) 

The attractive side of The Sims, for people like myself, is the ability to customize your own character or sim and sort of create your own storyline for that sim. You can build your sim an epic house/mansion (By using the money cheat), get your sim a job, and mess around with other sims. (By mess around I mean torturing your sims by removing the toilet or letting them starve. or am I the only one that does that?) 

Now that you have an idea of what this game is, let us move on to the review. The Sims 4 is much different then sims 3. Given that now, everything is less 3D and more 2D. Things look more cartoonish (unless you download mods), and in a sense, you are able to customize your house a bit easier then you would have in Sims 3. Now the only thing about Sims 3, is that everything looks more real yet not so real at the same time. 

The Sims 3
(Supernatural Expansion)

Okay, so lets move on to the Pros and Cons of this game. The pros of this game are: that you can customize your house/mansion more or even better then Sims 2 or 3 (in build mode that is). You can also, with expansions, create your own epic work environment and in a sense make it your own game. The customization for  your sim is actually a lot more fun and less annoying in the sense, that your game does not crash as often and there are hardly any glitches (unless you have mods. then it can glitch some). It also reminds myself a bit of the Sims Social (Which was a facebook game that no longer exists now, which kind of sucks

because it was really cool). 

Here are the Cons of this game (what's not so good): Despite being able to customize many things, there are a TON of drawbacks. Unless you download mods, (like custom

Sims 4
More modded Sims

wallpaper, skins etc), you have little selection of decor for the game. Also, everything tends to look the same throughout. The sims themselves can be rather annoying, especially when customizing the faces. The other con, is that when your sim is going somewhere, there is a load screen. Unlike Sims 3, you can not actually travel. You now have a load screen in between times your sim travels. And that load screen can take forever. Also, there isn't much to do really, unless you pay roughly $10-$20 for an expansion or stuff pack, you don't really get much out of the base game. Also, the camera can be really annoying, it moves all over the place, and until you figure out how to operate it, it can drive you nuts. Also with Sims 3 you have these incredible expansions that allow you to travel through time to the future, throw potions on people and turn them into mutant zombies, witches, fairies, mummies, werewolves or even create a genie. Sims 4 doesn't really have that. At least not yet. 

What I recommend: The Sims 4 is fun. Despite not have a lot of customization, load screens and downloading mods, it's actually fun. Reason being, is that your Sims have more of a personality. They are fun to watch and it can be even funnier when you get them in to odd social interactions. The other side, is if you want to customize a lot, you can just press build. No need for cheats or any annoying accidental pressing things. Plus, Sims 4 does have expansions. They are a bit more then Sims 3 Expansions, but you can get new zones and more interactions. EA has yet to come out with future ones similar to sims 3, but when they do, people will probably want it more then sims 3. 

Combatting Problems: 
As a quick note, given that this took me forever to figure out, if you want to combat these issues with your Sims 4 game do the following: 

> Go to the game menu. You can do this by pressing ESC on your keyboard or clicking the dotted button over to the right in the corner. 

> Click on Game Options 

> Disable Laptop Mode. If you have downloaded mods then this is crucial that you do this. Reason being, is that it prevents any glitches that your Sims may have (Outlined hair being one of them). 

> Camera Settings In camera settings you can click on Sims 3 camera and it should help. 

> If you do not have a mouse press the tab button on your keyboard to help tip the camera. Everything disappears but when you press it again, it re-appears. 

> If you DO own a mouse use the rubber scroller thing on your mouse (the roundish thing in the middle of your mouse) to zoom in or out, or if you press down and move your mouse up or down, you can adjust the camera. 

> When downloading mods put your customization items such as skins, eyes, clothes, etc for your sim into the folder labeled Mods (on your computer). Put the items such as Houses into the Tray folder. (For more info on this go to the help section on The Sims Resource). 

If you are interesting in the gameplay or watching how it is played, I recommend watching M.A.G on YouTube. The way they present The Sims 4 is actually very realistic and they themselves are hilarious to listen to. 

Down below are some links to The Sims page and to MAG (YouTube). 

Links: 
Metal Ass Gaming (MAG): Sims 4 Playlist  (The playlist on YouTube for Sims 4: Gameplay). 

The Sims 4: Homepage (This also includes the Sims4 expansion/stuff packs)

The Sims 3: Homepage (You can probably find sims 2 in the store on here as well, just note that the Sims 2 is PC only. Sims 3 is for PC and Mac as well as Sims 4). 

Nighttime Confusion & Sketchbook

      It's been a while since I've last posted on this blog. In saying so, I have decided to post a link to my deviantart in the post, that leads to pictures of my recent sketches. The sketchbook itself is from Moleskine, and is not large but rather a medium size. Perfect for travel and easier to keep up with. The sketches inside are various ones from January up to now (September).

Click here to visit the page.

I had a leftover piece of thick glossy coated (sort of) card paper that came with a Angel Comic, and decided to use it as something to draw on. I would have done a more detailed pen and ink, but decided to go with something a little different. I may add to it later one, but given that I just replaced my small ink tank in my asian pen, I decided to add in my initials MS in gothic lettering.

As usual, I did a bit more of a nightfall/fantasy pen and ink, that was a bit stylized. It had been a while since I really did more of a fantasy drawing, and I intend on doing more of these. Most of the drawings I do are my own stylized version of the game World of Warcraft. Though in the past I have done a few that were original ideas.

Recently, the more "original" ideas have been done and are labeled "Original".

Interesting Quests in World of Warcraft

For those of you that play the game World of Warcraft, and want to do a quest that doesn't just involve collecting animal parts, or just something with an interesting/creepy storyline, then you might enjoy this list.

This goes for both factions Alliance and Horde.


Horde /Alliance Quests
10. The Forsaken Quest chain (Horde) - If you want a good way to gain reputation with The Forsaken race, then you can run this quest chain, that goes from the starting zone Tirisfal Glades all the way to The Arathi Highlands. It begins with Cartaker Caice, in Deathknell, Tirisfal Glades. (wowhead.com)

9). Welcome to the Machine (Horde)  - This quest is located at South Point Gate, A forsaken outpost that is on the boarder of Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills. This quest involves your toon actually being a quest giver for a few moments. It's a fun way to see what the other NPCs have to deal with on a daily basis. (Wowpedia Reference: http://wow.gamepedia.com/Quest:Welcome_to_the_Machine)

8). Trouble at The Sludge Fields (Horde) - Located in Hillsbrad, this is an interesting quest that begins a chain of events that leads you to find out the "secret" of Warden Stillwater. (Reference: http://wow.gamepedia.com/Quest:Welcome_to_the_Machine) The area that this quest takes place in, also happens to look similar to Nazi concentration camps from WWII (Reference from DangerDolan)

7). Admiral Taylor (Neutral)  - The reason I chose this for the list, is because of the interesting garrison that you go to, in order to carry out the quest. This is both horde/alliance. (Reference: http://www.wowhead.com/quest=36183/admiral-taylor#comments)

In case you want to know who Admiral Taylor is: http://wow.gamepedia.com/Taylor

This quest involves your toon heading over to what is known as Admiral Taylor's Garrison. The story of this is that Admiral Taylor, created a Garrison located in Spires of Arak, and was attacked by some Necromancers. He and everyone there, was killed. Now his undead ghost roams the place. (I'm not going to give away as to what happens, for those who have not completed the quest line).

This quest requires level 96 to complete.

6). What's Haunting Witch Hill? (Neutral)  - This is a very interesting and creepy quest chain that involves finding out the reason behind all of the rotting undead that surround what is known as Witch Hill in Dustwallow Marsh of Kalimdor. (Reference: http://www.wowhead.com/quest=27188/whats-haunting-witch-hill). This is both Alliance/Horde quest chain.

5). Uldum Quest Chain(Neutral)  - Again, this is both Alliance/Horde quest. The quest for this, appears to start at level 47 or so, and doesn't start again until level 80-82 or 83 when your toon heads out into Tanaris and meets up with the caravan outside of Uldum. The quest chain that involves Uldum's natives are very interesting, and fun to complete, consists of Egyptian lore references with a bit of "Harrison" Jones (Indiana Jones) mixed in.

4). Agamand Mills Quest Chain (Horde) - I have done this chain many times on my undead, and have enjoyed it each time. Though this one has changed a bit, it still is wonderful to complete. Head over to Agamand Mills, located in Tirisfal Glades, which is sort of behind Brill, up the hill from the farm area known as Garren's Haunt. This is a quest chain that involves the player killing scourge and learning of the Agamand Family. (Reference: http://www.wowhead.com/quest=25031/head-for-the-mills)

3). Karazhan Quest Chain (Neutral)  - Horde or Alliance, if you are looking to rep up with The Violet Eye, and have something interesting to do, this is a good one. Basically these are a series of Raid quests that can be completed by running the raid Karazhan. (Reference: http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Karazhan_Quest_Progression) Requires level 70 to complete.

NOTE: If you are level 100 and want to obtain the Opera House music scroll for your garrison, for ether Horde or Alliance, kill the boss in Karazhan at the Opera house, and you should loot the scroll there. (Reference: http://www.wowhead.com/item=122231/music-roll-karazhan-opera-house)

2). Raven Hill (Alliance) - Unfortunately, this is not a neutral quest chain. I wish it was, but it is a lot of fun. This is a quest located in Duskwood, that involves you going to Raven Hill and check out what is haunting the area. A bit spooky, but interesting at the same time, full of abandoned buildings and scourge. (reference: http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Quest:Raven_Hill)

1). Zombie Juice (Alliance) - I believe there is one other quest before this, but not entirely sure. Ether way, this is a fun and silly one to do, but creepy at the same time. Head up the road from Darkshire in Duskwood, and you will find a man named Abercrombie (why does a clothing brand come to mind?) whom is a hermit that lives in an abandoned stone tower on a hill. Go up to him and he will give you a series of mysterious quests to do for him, and the end of it, is a bit of a "surprise".

(I also recommend watching the machinima video of this quest done by Mooclucking. Click Here to watch)

SIDENOTE: (Alliance Only quest) 
* The Legend of Stalvin - Probably my MOST favorite quest, aside from every single one in Duskwood, This is by far the most interesting and chilling of them all. (Reference: http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Quest:The_Legend_of_Stalvan_(1))

To read the story you MUST right click on all of the scrolls in your bag when doing the quest. 

Duskwood From wowhead.com added by Thrales 

~~~SPOILER BELOW~~~

Lore: Stalvin was a man that worked at Moonbrook School house and was also a personal tutor whom fell in love with one of his students named Tilloa. She apparently was much younger then him, and soon found a man her age to be with. At that point, she introduced this groom to be to Stalvin, whom took it as an insult, and butchered the girl and her groom in cold-blood. It is also mentioned that he killed their entire families as well. (doesn't go into detail on that part).

Toxic Tears: Spooky Box

    Lately I have been watching a number of Toxic Tears's videos, and so far, this series is pretty much my favorite. In case you don't know what Spooky Box is, it's basically a monthly box similar to Birch Box but for people (like myself) who are gothy and love Halloween. Each item in the box is handmade by ether Sarah or other artists from around the world. In some ways, they look a bit like if Hottopic had a box, which would be awesome, since it's quite obvious that I love that store. 


The video Below 
This is a video of one of the series that Toxic Tears has done on Spooky Box, and it's really cute/goth at the same time. This one is called Enchanted Forest. So it's full of interesting kind of witchy items. 

Hello, I realize it is January 5th, but I am making this post as a start of the new year of 2016. So here it is. This is about my Stardoll Account. The website is very girly, but there is a gothic side to it, and I mostly played it when I was younger. Click on the image to go to Natalie3131's Stardoll Suite.