But before we take a dark, depressing turn, let me share with you something from arguably the best show this season:

Nozomi-senpai's "punishment"...

Okay, so here's the deal. I have to use Virgin Mobile's broadband USB stick for internet as it's the cheapest non-contract internet provider that I can afford at this time. I've never been a huge fan of the...

Okay, after completing Elesa's combo fashion show/Gym battle (and still wishing I had brought my best formal dress to the affair), I make a small detour to Route 16 (which is supposed to be the highway running between Savannah and Macon, so what's it doing here???) and a nearby forest to make my last team recruit... Shelly the Combee, who promptly evolves into Vespiquen. Now with party complete, I prepare to head out... oh crap, it's Rick and more of Team Weirdo... I mean Plasma. I have to laugh...

Today is my 85th birthday. It will be totally awesome, epic, and full of win.

Also, apparently I've been given a #1 Fan emblem, though there's no mention of what... and if you know me, it could be one of three, perhaps four things:





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