My favorite Dark Poems

The Nonsense Poem

One bright day in the middle of the night,

Two dead boys got up to fight.

Back-to-back they faced one another,

Drew their swords and shot each other.

One was blind and the other couldn't see,

So they chose a dummy for a referee.

A blind man went to see fair play,

A dumb man went to shout "hooray!"

A deaf policeman heard the noise,

And came and shot the two dead boys.

A paralyzed donkey walking by,

Kicked the copper in the eye,

Sent him through a nine inch wall,

Into a dry ditch and drowned them all.

(If you don't believe this lie is true,

Ask the blind man -- he saw it too!)

An obsession

Silently I stare at you

You don't know I'm around

I know where you've been

I know where you are bound

I know where you live

I know where you sleep

You don't even know me

But my love for you runs deep

I see you in my dreams

I want me in yours too

I want you to know and love me

But there is no way to tell you

This is how it's going to be

It will, and has never changed

I'll continue to be your stalker

Don't think I'm deranged

I love you but you'll never know

Cause I'm your silent stalker

I'll continue watching you; well...

Until I kill and find another....

Foreign Languages at SpingValley

All schools are permitted to teach a foreign language and almost every school in the country teaches Spanish.Others Latin, French, German, even Italian and Japanese. Our school only teaches Spanish! personally I would love to see German or Japanese at Spring Valley. I would most likely have taken either classes  all four years. A lot of our classes are based off classes at Marshall, like our foreign language department. Well there are thousands of other schools in this country! Why should we only be based of Marshall? Leave your comment below and let me know how you feel on the matter at hand.

 

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Okami HD Release

Okami, Okami, Okami.

What is Okami? Well, Okami was a PS2 game that was a heck of a lot different from anything else on the market during it's time.
How so? Well your main character is a dog. And don't think it will damage gameplay, because our main character, Amaterasu, is called when a dark evil has risen back to life, ready to destroy the world. Amaterasu is a sun goddess, and with it she is very powerful. Capable of defending herself against the forces of darkness.

Gameplay is very linear, but sometimes you can opt for a sidequest; like feeding wild animals you come across in the wilderness or making a tree bloom from the ground. An addition to this is that you can paint into the world items you need to progress. Like a bridge over a ravine, or making stairs and handholds appear to scale a mountain. The art style is awesome. It has the cell shaded look that I love for any game. But it also has a feel of old Japanese wood cut/water color, art. Giving a a huge unique feel.

Sadly though, sales weren't very large, mainly because Okami was released right before the release of the PS3. Though this severely hit sales, those who did play the game, gave it a huge following. With this, Sony has finally given the okay for an HD release.

This brings a lot of advantages:
Improved framerate
Sharper image
Better motion blur on HD TVs
And, not to forget, let people see the game in all it's glory that a lot didn't see back in 2006.

But from my experience with it. Okami is a nice little game that has a huge background to it. It's fun and enjoyable. It's a game that you can just kick back and relax with. Combine that with the art style and soothing soundtrack; you have a great game to spend a few hours on.

However you feel, pick up Okami. It's an awesome unique game that will have you enjoying every colored moment. Hope you enjoyed the post, have a great day and keep on gaming!

All Okami and related symbols are owned by Cloves Studios. Images were found by using a basic Google Search. Please don't sue me, Cloves.