Phil's Manic Challenge!

Hi all,

Has anyone had luck with completing Jiminy's journal request of getting 1000 orbs in Phil's manic challenge? We have been able to get up to about 823, but that is the closest. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

-Scotty

Scott finally settles on a topic

This blog was a little haphazard to begin with and I have decided to dedicate this blog to my interests in the Sci-Fi andf Fantasy realm. If anyone has any suggestions as to what books to read, games to play or movies to see, I am always ready to listen.

Thanks,
Scotty

A dedicated Mets Blog

For those of you that are interested, I have a blog dedicated to the Mets. This blog can be found at:

http://metsscotty.blogspot.com/

Enjoy to all you Mets fans.

This blog will go back to my daily ramblings and will lean mainly toward sci-fi and fantasy topics such as video games(Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy), movies (LotR, Harry Potter, classics(Neverending Stories, Star Wars) and books (Asimov, Tolkein, etc).

See you all soon,
Scotty

The Mets are off to a fantastic start!!

So they did it once. Let's go for 2 more! The Mets beat the Braves and now have a 5 game lead in the division. No team has ever taken a 5 game lead this early in the season.

Is it that the rest of the division sucks? (the are all under .500)
Is it that the Mets are playing phenomonally? (They have the best record in the Majors)

Probably a combination of the two choices. They did well against the Brewers. They did beat the Braves on Day 1 of 3 last night.

Anyone think that the Mets will sweep the series? I would just love it! I am not sure when the Mets have swept the Braves last in a series. Does anyone know?

Well, here's hoping for number 2 tonight!

Let's Go Mets!!!
-Scotty

Sephiroth has been defeated!!

Of course, he is not destroyed, but I did defeat him in battle in Kingdom Hearts 2. It took about 12 tries but I did it.

Here is what I did:
First, I was at about level 80.
Second, I set myself up with High-potions and Elixirs. I had 4 Elixirs and I used them all.
Definitely recommend using Elixir and High-Potion shortcuts.
Generally, he does not do a lot of damage to you.
When he generates the wall of flame, use glide to keep away from him.
If he starts hitting you in the air, use circle button to pop out of it.
Use High-potions when your hit points get low.
When he floats in the air from a distance, he is likely going to cast a spell which will zap your magic and all but 1 hitpoint. You can try to get to him quickly, which I never could. Or, what i did, was the following:
As soon as he cast teeh spell, use your shortcut to use an Elixir. This will prevent you from dying on his next attack which comes quickly.
Make usre to use your Trinity Limit as soon as you can and as often as your magic allows. When Limit is not available, just keep whacking away at him. His HP drops fairly quickly when in Limit Mode.

Good luck and don't give up. It can be done.

Take care,
Scotty

PS If anyone has defeated Sephiroth in KH1 I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I can barely take a breath in that battle!

New Records for the Mets

The Mets are continuing on! They have the best start that they have ever had and it is the first time they started the season with 4 consecutive series wins!

Now for the series that everyone is interested in, the Atlanta Braves.

It starts off tonight with Pedro on the mound looking to etch number 200 in the books. Meanwhile, the Braves are looking to get back to .500. It should be an interesting series indeed!

Let's Go Mets!!!
Scotty

7-1 What a great start!

The Mets have won yet again! That is great. This one was a blow out 13 to 4 over the Nationals.

The Mets had 3 home runs in the first inning (Beltran, Wright with Delgado on 1st, and Floyd).

Great job guys. Let's keep this going.

They haven't had a start this good since 1985 (8-1). Also, they haven't been 3 games over the 2nd place team in the division since 1988!

Let's Go Mets!
Scotty

Beautiful Day

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Here it is, Hump Day. It is quite the nice day today. I am just hoping that we get some more consistently warm days soon. I am ready for some nice Spring weather.

How is everybody out there doing today?

-Scotty

Kingdom Hearts 2 update

Hi All,

I'll stay away from any spoilers.

So, we are nearing the end of the game, but we still have a few things to do. Don't get me wrong, this is not a short game, but rather a game that has been played extensibly. And we are not finished yet.

The game is great and plays really well once you get used to the differences in gameplay. For the most part, the gameplay is the same. There are additional nuances in this game. It is easier to perform some special attacks using the triangle button instead of having to navigate the command box. Also, you can customize the use of you items as well as magic spells.

Any comments from other games? I would love to hear about your ideas and comments about the game. Positive or negative, I would like to know.

Also, hints and suggestions are always welcome. I have found that the book is lacking in some aspects. Here is one hint I learned recently:

When trying to gain points in the Underdrome, try using Stitch or other low level summon to attack the creatures in the arena. You are more likely to hurt rather than kill the enemies. This, in turn, provides more points than just killing them outright.

If you need help, I will le you know what I know as well.

Good luck!
Scott

The Mets won again!

Wagner had a shaky ninth inning, but since we were winning 7-1 it wasn't so stressful.

The Mets are now 5-1 and 2 up on the braves. Not a bad start to the season.

Jose got another triple today (with 2 men on), but no stolen bases.

Brian Bannister, the winning pitcher, won his first Major League game! He also had a double on 2 hits. Not bad.

Beltran got himself a 2-run homer and extended the Mets lead in the 9th. He is looking much better this year.

Wright got his obligatory RBI on his lone hit, a double. His avg dropped to .435. Nady went hitless today, though, and his era is now .391.

Happy Birthday Paul LoDuca. As a present he gave us 3 hits in 5 at-bats, including a double and an RBI.

Bannister gave us 7 innings, I think that is the longest this year by a Met starter. He held them to 3 hits and 1 run (HR by Soriano) during that time and brought his ERA down to 2.77.

Let's keep this going!!! 4 in a row. We haven't seen that much in the past few years.

Let's Go Mets!!!!
Scott

PS One last note: Nobody got hit today. Let's see what happens tomorrow with Pedro...

Mets in Washington

The Mets are headed to Washington today. I am looking forward to a good series. Hopefully the "bugs" have been worked out and we won't have to worry about too many hit batsmen.

5-4 Mets today. That's my vision with Bannister getting the win and Wagner getting the save.

Doesn't that sound nice? :-D

Let's Go Mets!!
Scotty

The First Place Mets!!!

Sorry for the delay.

Just wanted to say congratulations to the 4-1 First Place New York Mets. I got to watch most of the games and they are looking good. Jose Reyes is looking a little soft still, but David Wright is certainly tearing it up. Only 157 more to go. I would love to see them win 80% of those games!


Let's Go Mets!!!
-Scott

Kingdom Hearts 2 is out!!!

Is it a Dream or is it Real?

Great News. Kingdom Hearts 2 is out. We were playing yesterday. It starts off a bit confusing, but then again, don't they all. It is very interesting and we are looking forward into getting back into the full action. It appears to have pretty much all of the same characters and quite a few more. The Walkthrough guide could use a little work, but overall it is not bad.

I'll add more comentary as I get further into the game. I won't divulge any of the story though as I wouldn't want to ruin any of the suprises.

-Scotty

I welcome comments, questionsm and any acknowledgements that somebody is listening. :-)

C#.Net question

I am trying to call into a C# library using a VC++6.0 binary. I have been able to successfully call into the binary, but as soon as I add managed objects to the desired function, the function can no longer be accurately called. When stepping through the code, it moves into the wrapper function that is created by .NET and seems to make the call, but then does nothing with the call. No error occurs either.

Ideally, I want to take advantage of some .NET functionality in my C# library. I then want to call the exposed function from my C++ app.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Scotty

Only a weekend to go

Okay, so it is just Thursday, but I consider Friday to be part of the weekend. :-)

Monday is opening day and they say Glavine is ready for it. I am glad Glavine is starting. I like him and I like what he has done. Not that I have anything against Pedro. I just want him to be healthy and strong so he can dominate as well.

Anyone have free tickets to the Home Opener?!? :-P

Let's Go Mets!!!!
-Scotty

A new week

So here it is, nearing the end of March. I got to watch some Mets spring training games for the first time. They are looking pretty good, but it is always hard to tell from Spring Training.

Anyone feel hopeful or concerned about the team this year? Let me know. I am interested in hearing your comments.


Play Ball!!!!

Doh! I lost myself! And now onto the Mets

I decided it was time to put something else in here and what do I do? I forget my login info. Then I forgot which email account that I was using. Thankfully I was able to get back in without too much trouble.

So, the Mets are to start playing in just over a week. It looks like they have a strong team this year. Let's just hope they can pull it all together. I am looking forward to watching them this year.

Even last year they showed improvement and seemed to enjoy the game. The few years before that they weren't fun to watch because they just didn't seem into even when they were winning.

Let's Go Mets!! The braves are long overdue for a good beating. :-D

Take care,
Scotty

Ok. So I think I am set up. That's good. I wonder how quick it will be before I start getting hits.

Just to let you know, I am a developer working currently in C++ (VC6.0), but I have a large amount of experience working with Visual Basic (up to VB6.0). I have done minimal work in VB and VC .Net. I am also currently familiarizing myself with the Monad Scripting shell from Microsoft. If anyone has any questions about any of these, I would surely do what I can to be of service.

Enjoy!! And feel free to click on the ads to help support my kids. :-P

Thanks!
Scotty

My First Time

Welcome to my inital entry. This is my first time. Yes, I know, that comment alone sets me up for a whole lot of pummelling. :-P

Not quite sure how often I will be here, but I'll send in updates occasionally.

Have a Great Day!!

Scotty