Dr. Mario Posse
Saturday, August 17, 2002
"Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. Says someone else has already said it best so if you can't top it, steal from them and go out strong." AHX...
"The road to a friend's house is never long." -Danish proverb
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
-Muhammad Ali
guys you've all be awesome friends and i cant tell you how much you mean to me...
stalin: wow man wow, we've lived half mile away for almost 9 years now, and it is crazy how it all worked out, 4-wheeling, go-cartin and big pimpin it all the time. we had our rough times and times of disagreement, but through haveing 5 of 6 classes together we grew into being best of friends and i cherish how much fun we have together
moving farther from home...teddy...man i'm sorry, i'm sorry for stealing your homecomming date freshmen year, and i'm sorry that was our first high school expirence, but as we grew older and hung out more i started to realize how funny you really are, i'm delighted that you moved and are now a great NE sider. i love laughing with you man
farther still...sealy my boy, since that first day i visited in 6th grade and told you i could take you in a fight, to you writing my about the author for my MG, that was really touching man, thanks a lot for that, you're a great dude with a good heart and some curly ass hair, and i love it all. best of luck and guys lets solidify our faus plans to hook up sealy and saucey.
now south of the border, the only SE sider on the posse, Slek. i really would like to challenge anyone who thinks they have a better roommate for next year, in the lottery i pulled the number one ping pong ball and drafted casey, and what a take it was. i expect rookie of the year and all star honors. casey you have a great sense of humor and next year we'll use that to our advantage, also we'll use our guitars, trav's songs and a couple roofies date rape pills if need be. go green
now a trip back home. to the truely hairy true. man you're there for it all. minimum once a day we tell eachother to f off and i love it, i'm gonna wake you up REAL early tomorrow morning so enjoy it, and i love you man, i am so happy that all my friends like you as much as they do, its great hanging out with my four best friends and then adding a 30yr old look alike brothre/uncle, its awesome, you guys are all awesome and never forget...a true friend is someone who is willing to watch your half of the screen, and not saying anything as to not mess you up.
-aesop
The gameplay of Dr. Mario couldn’t be simpler; drop multicolored pills on top of viruses, if you get four of the same color in a row, the pills, and viruses, explode and are removed from the screen. Clear the screen before your opponent, or wait until your opponent’s pills stack up to the top of the screen, and you win. The overall concept is nothing more than Tetris with a twist, but the true beauty of Dr. Mario is the number of different ways Nintendo manipulates this most basic concept into so many amusing modes of play. It is these simple, but slightly different game modes that allow Dr. Mario to be challenging for both videogame neophytes (my girlfriend), and videogame gods (that would be me), making it the perfect game for drawing my girlfriend into the world of videogame consoles.
It began innocently enough; I sat my girlfriend down, introduced her to the Classic mode of play, adjusted the difficulty level and speed of the game, then sat back and watched her play. Classic mode provides the most basic of Dr. Mario experiences; drop pills on viruses and clear the screen to advance to a more difficult stage. Almost anyone can pick up a controller and quickly become proficient with the Classic mode, making it perfect for introducing new players to the Nintendo.-- a review written by a kid with a girlfriend
Friday, August 16, 2002
"There was a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking to them and listening to them for hours at a time." -Rebecca West
I look back on what I have known to be my comfort, my niche. This niche that is spoken of is not the common belief of a area or place, but rather this feeling I have stuck inside of me. I was given the opportunity to meet friends, true friends that love each other as brothers, as a tight knit family we stand. It is through this family I have been able to find myself, find what I can give to this family of mine. What role do I play? What unites me into such an elite friendship, a unique situation so many desire.
Rebecca West may have said it best, but only I can feel the true effects......I have lived these friendships, and how true they are. It started out with friends, people to call friends but had no impact on my life. These friends played sports with me, my favorite classmates, but no one took the time to sit and listen, to spend hours at a time like these people i now know to be a family.
You can only sit up late in bed and ponder so long what life will bring, what will your future bestow, and who will be part of it. I thought about this as the courtney's left, as the meghan's left, as the alex's left, but the realization came to me that my friends haven't even left. My family is still here, and will continue to alwasy be there even if they reside in ann arbor, in lansing, in holland, or kalamazoo. I know not of the future, but rather our fate will bring us back as a family, to live and breathe this friendship that is not to be forgotten.
Clint and Casey as you leave on the dreaded 21st, you will be the same friends as always. I phathom to think that it will be any different, that our friendship will change at all. The amtrek goes both ways, and I know Kyle and I will be down there as much as we are at our own place. You two are true friends, a part of this family.
Travis Atkinson. The one I used to think as a sinical asshole is now more important than life itself. He blocked me time and time again in neighborhood basketball, and my anger blew out my ears. He frustrated me into near suicide, but the only suicide I can think of now is to ever be out of touch wiht him. His laugh kills me, strikes me dead in my steps, and is the single most funny person I have ever met. I can't wait for the infamous DM tournament, and how excited I will be to see all of you, but particularly Travis and his hairy self.
Mark Streekstra leaves as a single, but hopefully knows he will always have a family. The trips to Hope will be frequent, and everyone will hop in the family van to come see him. He is the quirk, the prize, the everything. He cannot be recreated, and will never be forgotten. I can't wait to see this cat's hair in a few months.
Kyle what a blessing to go to college with you. You are a trip Coug, you are the greatest. I can't wait to stubble home in your arms, and yours in mine, for we will walk like the drunken college students we are. And to go to class every other day since our schedule are the same, we have planned this perfectly. Hell yeah broncos.
Well thank you all for your impact on my life, and the moments you have all taken to listen for hours at a time. Thanks again brothers, you are more precious than silver, more costly than gold. Love you guys.
How yall dooin'. First and foremost id liek to apologize to the posse for not blogging for a good two days. I didnt realize how much you miss out in such little time. I guess thats how life goes though. Just seems like yesterday that i was starting high school. Still a little afraid and trying to get the "gay" persona i was giving off my shoulders. Now here i am ready to embark on the biggest challeng of my life. I coudnt have done it with out good friends though and for that i have you guys to thank. It started slowly with the Ala mode squad 2000. Then mark from the paint crew and and trav through clint. You guys are all best friends and im gonna miss you a lot next year, especially the humor. Something that we truely perfected. wow im getting a little too into it here. so yeah i guess thats my farewell and it was a pleasure, i real pleasure chlling with you guys
gents, its gonna start pouring out, me and slek depart on wed august 21st at around 12:00. this is a sad sad day for me, i'm leaving behind a place of comfort, of regularity and of power, to something totally new. i can honestly say there are people i just graduated with that i will never talk to again, but i pray that i see each of you on a regular basis. we will stay close through the blog, and we'll all see eachother sept 27th at the northern homecomming football game (DM Posse will sit together) and then sept 28th at harry true's birthday party. i really love you guys and it hit me this summer when i was stabbed in the back, all of you were there for me, more than i could have ever asked for and i am genuinely thankful that God has blessed us with this group of great friends, you guys are awesome and i love you, power to the DM and what does everyone say about one more applebees din din before we go? (slek i know its a little expensive but i'll pick up your bill.)
from the heart,
-Aesop
And the old man sheds a genuine tear....
The moment i just experienced made me cry. But not one of those "I didn't make the basketball team cries" but the "I DID make the basketball team, and i am better than any walking human cries" I stand happy, proud like a father of Travis Atkinson's last post. It is not so much the words, but the overall emotions spread through the enscirpted poetry on a site most call Blogger. He first linked such important descriptions and actions to his fantasy football team, brought back a name that was lost to infamy. He SAW mark on the Sealy, he heard the sealy moans, and for this I am amazed, amazed at what one kid can do outside of a fabulous Dr. Mario career.
I wrote a poem about our names, tell me what you think.
I moan loud for a unthinkable triple,
sealy the deal with a double to boot.
I place the final red/blue in for the stage clear
then head to bead to cuddle with my Teddy
I dream of controlling the board with power
like Stalin did to so many sorry souls
The Slek moves to kill a virus,
a Aesop awaiting to be told.
but it is not fiction or imagination,
becuase this life is all to HaryTrue.
This is just too much goodness me. Jon you're blogs are stellar, I get overwhelmed every time I read. You're all great bloggers. Kyle, on the right of the page, change the number from showing the last 5 posts to showing the last 10 or 25, so that way you can see what people have been saying.
I think a good name for Mark would be Sealy, 1) because of his seal-like characteristics--- the incessant moaning, trying to move on his belly; and 2) my mattress is a Sealy, and he used it to get play at AP2 (Atkinson Party 2) a few weeks ago. I think Casey's DM name is too close to his real name, so we should write it backwards, Slek.
I think Clint's name should be Aesop, because he always has some great stories/fables. It's about time we put that name back in the cultural mix.
Here's my fantasy football name roster.
Mark- Sealy
Kyle- Teddy
Jon- Stalin
Casey- Slek
Clint- Aesop
Travis- HaryTrue
i vote yea to Mark Streekstra - Nas
TOTALL OFF TOPIC
heres a little convo i had with A.J. the mexican from UM thats gonna be living with trav next year...he IMs me with this...
AJZun: If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now
be worth $49.00.
With Enron, you would have $16.50 of the original $1,000.00.
With Worldcom, you would have less than $5.00 left.
If you had bought $1,000.00 worth of Budweiser (the beer, not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the 10 cent deposit, you would have $214.00.
Based on the above, my current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.
Crafish19: i love you
Mark Andrew Streekstra-
THE ONE AND ONLY SUGGESTION
NAS
Nas sings the song Hate me Now, and that is what every video game does to mark at the crucual moments in life. I feel for you mark, and that is why i feel this would be appropriate
wow jon impressed as always i am, of great things you will become if keep this up you do
Travis Atkinson-
Noah-- he brings us all upon his ark to live the lifestyle of a doc mario player
Big Ben--Important clock in the center of the town, like he is the center of the Mario Posse, our leader
Jose Cuervo- he's hairy, 27, and could pass for a balding mexican
HelKel- he's' blind, deaf, balding, hairy, and basically mute, but he still has a purpose in life of playing Dr. Mario
Lao Tzu- because he once said Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you; But of a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aims fulfilled, They will all say, "We did this ourselves."
Harry S Truman(HaryTrue)- If you can't convince them, confuse them. Nothing fits travis better than a little double triple, vertical horizontal confusion
Fusajiro (Fewsahjeroh) Yamauchi- the founder of Nintendo
Vita- for vitamins, the drmario.com definition for the pill, the ones that kill the viruses
I think of mark in a thuggish-style nickname that describes how fully electronic video games uncapable of decifering between any 2 people would hate him.
something like ItHateMe just a thought, more an idea sparker, tell me what ya'll think
Thursday, August 15, 2002
panda was a joke and it does suck for a name, Teddy is money i believe, Stalin for Jon is perfect...so we have:
Kyle - Teddy
Casey - Kels
Jon - Stalin
and not its time for a blog from the honesty corner...there has been much debate over the hot-coolness of the m.faus, heres how it is. although it is a very valid point that megan cant be that cool if shes going out with a fag like chip...it needs to be said, if chip were never going out with megan, and he transfered to our school, just like a new kid. played bball and tenis, not bad at either, although we might not like him much, and he might be a little gay, he, in all honesty is not the fag we make him out to be. i dont like the kid and i hate that he has our hottest chick, but i guess the moral of the story is DM over chicks, doubles over hoes. DM4Life
wow. you leave the blogger for more than an hour and there is a pap schmere of contreversy, something Teddy is all to well known for. Let's break this down: Megan Fausett has a vagina. Her vagina is signed, cosigned, and resigned by the Chocolate, Wood, ____ and salsa, _____ of the old block, ____ on your shoulder, _____ed tooth, Tortilla, Casino, ____ and Dale rescue rangers-- basically CHIP KLEINFUCKSEL. I honestly am a little ashamed at the all of us, we are playing right into the Forest Hills Northern High School Careers I was hoping we all retired from. EYE CANDY. We look, we masturbate, we dream, we masturbate, we touch, we masturbate, we obsess, we again have to masturbate. Our sex drives cannot take this petty shit anymore, we must head out beyond this high school life, and get ass.
Clint as much as I respect you hating girls, which is the best thing since sliced whole wheat bread, Aubrey is the shit. Yes, her hip fat is a little much for the average Jon Caldwell, but she is alwasys down for everything. "Hey Aubrey, wanna have sex with a parakeete while I take pictures for my animal anal sex website? Aub Responds: Sure, I'll do anything." She will drink when hungover, fuck when her vagina has calasus, and run naked when her legs are broken. She my dear friends, is underated.
Panda? are we in the rainforest here. I voice my small but analyzed opinion to say that T Atkinson is not a Panda, nor a Grizzly, nor a Water Buffalo, but I see him more in the creator stand point. He has brough us all here, to join, talk, play in the name of Dr Mario. I was hoping for an alias like Stalin, Hitler, Lincoln, Washington, Castro, Alexander the Great, Mandela, King Jr., or something like...........GOD?
Level 18. Congrats Teddy
teddy you have a deep rooted anti-faus theme going on, i'm just wondering where its all comming from, hope this doesnt hurt your DM skillz.
fuck you Kyle for getting good.
Fuck you all for turning this into a Megan Fausett party.
Fuck you stump for cutting open my foot during Ultimate Bocce Ball and making it still hurt today it's probably infected.
Fuck you DHT for running through my veins like blood and making me lose my hair.
Fuck you females for not putting out every day of the week.
I'll have a JUNIOR Bacon Chee.
i think we can all agree that the whole DM Posse is ready for some fresh new college women. so how about this DM relay?
i think kyle's DM name should be TEDDY, because he is a little baby bear, just like a cute cuddly teddy bear
in the same vain trav's name should be panda cause he looks like a grizzly bear but calling him grizzly is just weird
kyle, aubrey is gay as a 3 dollar bill, and shes stupid, you cant carry on a conversation with her and shes annoying, and caldwell will back me up for sure she needs to drop a couple hundered pounds. in reality faus isnt that much hotter than the hot girls, but she is way cooler. if coolness was the level controller aub and co. would be play DM level 1 SLOW mode.
i think we should have a constand game of DM, teams of course, 3 on 3 per say, and every 2 minutes, no matter what part of a round you have to hand off the controler to the next guy, its like a relay, wow gives me a boner thinking abou tit.
ephiffany! it is megan donakowski, so true mark, jessica is 6.02x10^23 times hotter, but there is a resemblense...and yeah faus wins big time, applebees girl doesnt even have time to commint suicide, plus one megan
plus one jon
hey kels, or whatever gay alias you are shooting for here, i am calling you out bro. First off you come in here bashing us for being the critically acclaimed "Meg Faus Pussy" and then you have the guts and audacity to say were are "trashing this yong women like she was a piece of mean" THere is no WAS about it kels, she is fucking meat. All girls are meat. Tits and Ass, Boobs and Cunt. Welcome to the real world bro. This sappy relationship, getting to know you bs is a myth.
alright, just like the comp would be heated b/t the atkinson brothers facing off at levels 8-10...what about heading m.faus against sara-green-stripes from applebees tonight??????????? thats a good battle
Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Well kripes! why dont we just go ahead and change the name to "Meg Faus Pussy, i mean Posse". Here i thought i was getting into a group of guys who liked to talk about Dr. Mario, Hot waitresses at Applebees, and being damn funny. Now dont get me wrong, we all know who my dream girl is but you guys are trashing this young women like she was a piece of meat. That's where i draw the line fellas. Anyway this ie Kels signing off.
i cant wait for the dinner tongiht, and yes the way in which we speak of m.faus is a little much, but it is the only way to describe the huge gap between the ugly-not-cool other girls and her hot-cool-tight ass. DM4Life
you guys go ahead and act like silverware. I'm going to bed
I called Megan Fausett today. I was going to see if she wanted to get the new James Taylor CD with me, which I got today. THen I realized I pass for 27 what am I doing with my life. Then I realized being that guy you'll be seeing on the news real soon with a Dr. Mario for Life shirt on who just killed the neighborhood pets.
In DM news, I played Angie tonight, beat her at 11-3 level separation--- her frustration lead us to watch a movie instead. More girls like Angie will create a more peaceful coexistance between man and woman, considering she introduced me to Orange County (we are the same height!!! that is neat!!!) and loves Tenacious D. And somehow I like other girls.
In male news, one time I slept with Jon. It got him some DM status, I had someone to cuddle with. It's a dead issue.
Tuesday, August 13, 2002
if megan fausett is overrated then so is DM.
at this point you think i'm crazy, but it is a true if->then statement, megan is not overrated therefore neither is DM.
matter a fact i still play in the 8 and unders. And you "pissed pill placer" can place a pill in your oozing, sweating, barfchunked asshole you lud crude dude with a bad attitude. Bangarang Jon!
and in reference to your ball sack statment, I went ahead and DID analyze it and you are going to want to apply some baby powder twice daily, an not baby lotion-- it might tempt you to fiddle your bone.
dont let one mistake lead to two
dont let emotion overtake you in a game of DM...use it to provide you the focus you need.
dont try to use the B button unless you're damn sure it what you want
well im a little stunned. Im not about to go jump in the shower and slick my hair back just so i can play in the 8 and under division. Theres a certain pride that comes with playing and i cant see myself feeling that competing with kids half my age. Hell yeah im thinking that jon. You can analyze the under side of my ball sack. Its everything but 8 and under. I think you should nominate yourself to the 8 and unders until you beat me.Thanks for chiming in too kyle. Just because some of us dont own the game and did/do have a job, you need to come off your high horse.
Sincerely a very pissed pill placer.
what a great idea travis. In fact i have heard of the AYDRT before, my dad was on the board, and his dad was on the board and the dad of the dad's dad was on the board of the AYDRT. Fancy as it may seem, there is several websites in the underground that I dug up. I am currently asking permissin from these sites to provide a link to a "posse"( YOU ALL) that i am in. I am waiting for there emails and will be back to you ASAP. Casey I just wanted to welcome you quickly, and let you know as a sub-par performer myself, it is not the way you move the peices during a game, but rather the mindset you have while doing so. When you inspire to perform at P.P.P- pill placement perfection, which it sounds like you are, then your worries of being a so called shoes in, will no longer be. As a analyst of DM players across the world, i have picked you, Casey Micheal Kellogg, to be a top performer in the 8 and under division. You are probably thinking to yourself at the moment " hell, i am not under 8 years of age", but here in Mario Land we speak in levels, because age doesn't matter till you begin purchasing alcohol. Your wit and charm has shown to be prominate to through the other pill placer off, a tactic proven to be vital in the 8 and under division. Well good luck to you, and I hope to see you all at the tournament.
Tournament News;
Where: The tournament will be held in Ann Arbor-- home to Mr DocMario (Travis Atkinson)
When: August 7th, or whenever the Western Michigan Broncos come to the big house and huff, puff, and blow it all down.
Why: becuase dr. mario is not a game, it is a lifestyle.
Update: Who am I?(zoolander)
We need some sort of a name, or alter ego to be used while playing Dr. Mario. This is our secret liar we enter, our personal Fight Club.
First Rule of Dr. Mario Posse-- Must have a name of which to be called while playing dr. mario (must be created by a fellow player)
I'm getting so fricking happy seeing you gents blog I could piss myself. Dangit I just did. I do recommend downloading the Dr. Mario theme song when you get a chance. Does anyone know of any good Dr. Mario websites? I've been searching for a while. We should look for competition outside the GR metro area, maybe represent in an AYDRT, that's American Youth Dr. Mario Tournament by the way. I'm thinking we could take 6 guys our age and weight.
Monday, August 12, 2002
Just wanted to say hello gents and that im very excited to be in the Posse. I do realize that i may be the worst Dr. Mario player in the group, but i believe i can bring other qualities to the table. Its not all about winning the best out of 3 series in my mind. It's about having fun. Yeah i usually get my ass kicked but if i get one game off im damn proud. Yes i may have aquired a "theme song" during my play, but that just makes my doubles all the more sweet. I know im everything but a "shoe in" when im challenged but trend lightly my friends. At State i will be stacking colored pills in a glass jar to chill music 24-7. Welcome to the jungle boys.
I'm crying Jon this is beautiful. Thank you thank you thank you.
Travis Atkinson. A legend. A hero. An inspiration to all. His wit and charm has brought us all together in a game-- rather a lifestyle of which we all know to be Dr. Mario. His fingers move like like intricate workings of a clock, percise to every tap of the direction pad, to the every push of A and B. His Doubles are created in magic, his triples in poetry, and his quads in pure Travis-ty. His commitment has shown us all as to what a Dr. Mario player should be. Late nights alone in a dark basement, he thumbs away at his controller, running the score up from level 1 to infinity. He is what we know to be the king, the emporer of the Dr. Mario Elite. I stand here today in this mario shirt, and luigi pants-- an thank not the creators of the game, not the creators of nintendo, not the creator of human life-- but i thank Travis Atkinson, Mr. DocMario himself.
this just in, kyle is better than trav
Sunday, August 11, 2002
Clint told me the only way he is going to ever get head while playing Doctor Mario is if we hold the competition in the choir room, and invite Em Warren. Not rumors. Just what he told me.
i can beat trav on head to head comp at even levels.
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