'Prayers for Japan'

     Over the past week and a half now, the Japanese have been suffering from one of the most catastrophic disasters to ever hit their Island. I love Japan, and it upsets me to see them going through so much pain. I have a sort of hopeless feeling, like, "What can I do?" I've donated, but I still feel somewhat helpless. I decided I could do more... And this is what I came up with:

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What is this... VOCALOID?

    When you watch the amount of Anime that I watch, you can't go long without hearing Japanese music. Each anime has a unique OP (intro) and ED (ending) song, sometimes more than one if the series lasts long enough. Sometimes the songs are made specifically for the Anime, and sometimes the song has nothing to do with anything. But that's more about Anime, and not really about Vocaloid.

The 'Moral Dilemma'

Yeah, it's got a nunchuck attachment used for bashing spectators sitting behind you...

     What happened to our morals? I mean, what happened to America's morals? It seems as though we've taken a nose dive as a nation. This degradation of our morals has penetrated pretty much every part of our entertainment. It's hard to go anywhere or do anything without running across people screaming profanities aloud or seeing something that's morally questionable. It's even gotten into video games.

'Dead Space 2' Review

    After playing the first Dead Space, I have to say, I was really looking forward to this next installment. Visceral did a really good job of making a new world for this one, and the story is phenomenal. Albeit a story with very common mistakes, but without those mistakes there would be no plot. Mistakes like building another Marker. Did you not learn from the first time around! Anyway, here's what I think:

I can has cool helmet?

Assassin's Creed 3 Speculation

How can you end a game like that!? It's just like Halo 2! RAGE!

     Instead of writing up reviews for the Assassin's Creed games, I decided to do something a little different. I will instead do some speculation (read: conspiracy theorizing) about the future of Assassin's Creed, and the plot of Assassin's Creed 3. Now, of course, this is all mere speculation, but using the cryptic messages from the previous installment's endings, I have put together some theories that seem to fit the mold Ubisoft is creating for us.

What is this... Anime?

It all began that one time I saw...

     Anime. Japanimation. Japanese cartoons. It really doesn't matter what you call it, it's still awesome. "But why, Goongala? Why do you like anime so much?" This has been asked of me several times by my friends, even if they didn't know they were asking. Some give me weird looks, looks that say, "You're weird. I'm not talking to you anymore." "So then, what's the deal Goongala?" Here's a few reasons why I like anime so much.

The Superbowl: Losing with Dignity and a look into my Football Past...

 Okay, time for a serious note... Sorta...

The Superbowl: Turning the Best of Friends, into the Bitterest of Enemies...

     Every year, the game of football (as in "real football" and "not soccer") culminates in the "Big Game", the Superbowl. During this event, a strange phenomenon occurs. A friend cheers for their team which just completed an epic play, whereas you grumble and mumble angry thoughts under your breath. You much on your chips angrily as you await the next play, and wouldn't you know, your team intercepts the pigskin and drives it all the way to the end zone. Immediately, you jump up (tossing your chips), get in your friends face, and yell, "How do ya like them apples!"

The Life of a Goongala...

   Goongala's? Grumbles? What is this that I have stumbled upon whilst surfing the web? This, my friend, is blog about nothing... and everything. Right now it is but a newborn, but great things are to become of it when it grows. But what of this title you ask? Goongala's Grumbles. Well, I am known as Goongala, and this blog shall be where I ramble off about various video games I've played, movies I've seen, crazy dreams I've had, stories I've written, and so on and so forth. Although the title says, "Grumbles", I will more than likely not be grumbling. I have a generally happy outlook on life, and more often than not I'm an optimist. I write for the fun of it, and for the joy it may bring any readers who stumble across this, my very own blog. My imagination is vast, and so there are many stories to tell, many things to write about. But the hour is late, and I must say farewell until tomorrow. I end with a question: will this blog be awesome? Well, I shall do my best, but after all is said and done that is an answer for you to decide.