50 Random Facts

So I decided tonight that I am going to do a super, super fun blog post that includes a ton of random facts about myself. This way if you have any questions that I don't answer here, you can ask me and I will answer them. ^_^ 1. I have lived in 4 different cities in my life - Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Madison, and La Crosse... all in Wisconsin.

2. I attended 2 different grade schools, 2 different middle schools, and 2 different universities, but only 1 high school.

3. I want to do so many different things with my life that I can't decide what I want to do first.

4. My favorite sport is baseball, and my favorite MLB team is the Milwaukee Brewers.

5. My favorite bands, in order, are Red, Halestorm, Evanescence, Skillet, and Art of Dying.

6. When I was very little, I was in a Rubbermaid cooler magazine ad.

7. In high school, I was the managing editor of the newspaper, yearbook, and literary-arts magazine.

8. I have five best friends, and they all know who they are.

9. I play the Pokemon Trading Card Game competitively and have since 1998.

10. My favorite video game in Chrono Trigger, and my favorite franchises are Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior/Quest.

11. I want to go back to France several times in my lifetime.

12. I want to visit Japan someday.

13. I love sports played with racquets... tennis, racquetball, and ping-pong (I know this is more like a paddle, but... meh!).

14. I have dated 2.5 girls (inside joke ^_^).

15. I have seen my favorite band, Red, in concert 10 times thus far.

16. I participated on the math team multiple times in high school.

17. I am currently being a vegetarian, and I was once in my past as well.

18. I have worked on-and-off at K-Marts for 6 years.

19. Because I am often around uneducated people, I usually use small and simple vocabulary even though I am actually very well-spoken.

20. I worked on the Obama campaign in 2008.

21. The only god I worship is the Pokemon, Arceus.

22. My favorite TV show is still Survivor, and it has been for 12 years.

23. My guilty pleasures to listen to are Lady Gaga, LIGHTS, and Taylor Swift.

24. I just saw a commercial for "tagless underwear" while writing this.

25. Even though math is not my strong point, I took up to Calculus 2 in high school. I have not taken a math class since.

26. I prefer cats to dogs.

27. I have pet aquatic frogs, and I have since I was in elementary school.

28. When I was a kid, I lived on a farm.

29. I collect retro video games.

30. The first thing I did when my family got the Internet was download Evanescence songs.

31. My favorite animal is the penguin, though turtles are funny too.

32. My nickname through high school was "D-Rock".

33. Yes, my last name is pronounced "cranky".

34. The only Apple product I own is a 1st generation iPod.

35. My previous handles online were "Zidane_of_Tantalus", "thghtlsscrmng13", and "luckyunununium".

36. My favorite weather is rain unless I have to walk in it to work.

37. I love texting, so if you ever want to have a convo, just ask me for my number.

38. My lucky number is #11.

39. My favorite food, though I am currently a vegetarian, is mussels.

40. My favorite color is navy blue.

41. 90% of my clothes are either band t-shirts or sports t-shirt/jerseys.

42. I have never used any tobacco products or illicit drugs.

43. I love bowling, although I haven't in a long time, and I own my own bowling ball.

44. Anyone can talk to me about anything, and I will be comfortable.

45. I watch baseball on TV any chance I get.

46. I do not enjoy going to bars to drink.

47. I love to cook, and my favorite things to make are poutine and stir fries.

48. I love ethnic foods - French, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Italian, etc.

49. I made the Top 128 at the Pokemon National Championships in 2010.

50. I love going to concerts and talking pictures at concerts more than almost anything.

Calling Home

Don't you hate that the best and nicest people have to deal with the worst things? This one goes out to a dear friend. :)

Lights - Ellie Goulding

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone

Chef Boy-Ar-Derrick

So starting this blog post, I really am not sure what I plan on writing or where I plan on going with this today. I am just quite bored and really need someone to talk to because I am lonely. And thankfully, you readers of my blog post will be whomever I talk to. I just feel bad because I really don't have anything too interesting to talk, and nothing too exciting happened today.

In my free time lately, I have been watching an old anime called Yu Yu Hakusho. If you have never heard of it and like anime at all, you will love this. It is Dragon Ball-esque, even having tournament scenes and everything. You can look up old episodes online... that is where I'm watching it.

Also, I have been thinking about my friends a lot today. There are some old and relatively new friends I am really, really missing today. There are other old friends that I am glad that I have moved on from for my own personal development. Some of their attitudes have really helped me improve myself, and I have kept those people in my life even if at a distance. I have eliminated those that have dragged me down over time.

I'm going to cut this short now though because I am watching more Yu Yu Hakusho and making homemade macaroni and cheese. It is probably going to be delicious... Chef Boy-Ar-Derrick.

Video Games for Sale

Hey guys! I plan on selling a ton of my games to raise some money toward buying a vehicle! If you would like to purchase any of the following games, please let me know. You can e-mail me at hypnosprojecthq@gmail.com OR text me at 262-443-2280. Feel free to haggle if you do so wish.

Consoles - Priced Individually
Classic Game Boy - $15
Game Boy Advance (Glacier Color, Missing battery cover) - $10
Nintendo DS Lite (Cobalt Color, Cracked hinge) - $35
Nintendo DSi (Black Color) - $55
Nintendo Entertainment System (Toaster, Missing AC adaptor) - $15 (x2)
Nintendo 64 (Black) - $15
Playstation 1 (Fat Gray) - $10
Super Nintendo (Fat Model, highly yellowed) - $25
Sega Genesis (Model 2, missing RF switch) - $8


NES Games - $4 Each
Airwolf
Bases Loaded
California Games
Golf
Hogan's Alley
Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf
Jaws
Laser Invasion
NARC
NES Open Tournament Golf
NES Play Action Football
Nintendo World Cup
Pinball Quest
P.O.W. Prisoner of War
R.C. Pro-Am
The Chessmaster
The Ultimate Stuntman
Top Gun The Second Mission
Vegas Dream
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Yoshi


NES Games - Individually Priced
Adventure Island II - $9
Contra - $18
Godzilla Monster of Monsters - $5
Ms. Pac-Man (Tengen) - $7
Pac-Man (Namco) - $7
Ring King - $5
Super Mario Bros. 3 - $6
Tecmo Super Bowl - $9
The Simpsons Bartman Meets Radioactive Man - $6
Toobin' - $9


SNES Games - $4 Each
American Gladiators
Art of Fighting
Battleclash
Bazooka Blitzkrieg
Bulls vs. Blazers And the NBA Playoffs
Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
Dennis the Menace
Dinocity
Extra Innings
Family Feud
F-Zero
Jeopardy Deluxe Edition
Jurassic Park
Lethal Enforcers
Madden '94
Madden '95 NFL Football
Prehistorik Man
Relief Pitcher
Robocop 3
Sim Earth The Living Planet
Super Bases Loaded
Super High Impact
Super Off Road The Baja
Tiny Toon Adventures Buster Busts Loose!
Vortex


SNES Games - Individually Priced
Act Raiser - $14
Bassin's Black Bass - $7
Demon's Crest - $52
Genghis Khan II Clan of the Gray Wolf - $10
Lemmings - $5
Mario's Early Years Fun With Letters - $5
Ms. Pac-Man - $5
Rock N Roll Racing - $20
Super Smash TV - $10
Tecmo Super Bowl III - $8
Tetris & Dr. Mario - $11
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse - $8


N64 Games - $4 Each
007 The World is Not Enough
All-Star Baseball 99
Deadly Arts
Madden 2000 (x2)
Mission: Impossible
NFL Quarterback Club 98
Quake
Quake II
WCW vs nWo World Tour
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Turok 2 Seeds of Evil
Turok Dinosaur Hunter


N64 Games - Individually Priced
Castlevania 64 - $6
Duke Nukem Zero Hour - $5
Excitebike 64 - $5
Killer Instinct Gold - $12
Mortal Kombat Trilogy - $11
Namco Museum 64 - $5
NFL Blitz 2000 - $5
NFL Blitz 2001 - $8
South Park - $5
The New Tetris - $9
Toy Story 2 - $5
Turok 3 Shadow of Oblivion - $10
Wrestlemania 2000 - $5
Yoshi's Story - $9


GameCube Games - Individually Priced
Batman Vengeance - $3
Cars - $3
Dead to Rights - $2
Gauntlet Dark Legacy - $12
Mario Party 7 (Disc Only) - $12
Metroid Prime K-Mart Exclusive - $5
Metroid Prime + Metroid Prime Echoes Bonus Disc - $5
Nintendo Gamecube Preview Disc - $3
Prince of Persia The Sands of Time - $4
Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut - $6
Starfox Assault - $10
Super Mario Sunshine (Disc Only) - $14
The Lord of the Rights The Two Towers - $3
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 Bush Rescue - $3


Wii Games - Individually Priced
My Fitness Coach - $8


Sega Genesis Games - $4 Each
Alien 3
Beauty and the Beast Roar of the Beast
B.O.B.
Champions World Class Soccer
Doom 32X
Eternal Champions
Greatest Heavyweights
Home Alone
Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football Outrun 2019
Steel Empire
True Lies
Virtua Racing
Valis III
Whip Rush
World Championship Soccer


Sega Genesis Games BOXED - $5 Each
Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
Bill Walsh College Football
Clue
David Robinson's Supreme Court
Hard Ball!
Hard Ball III
John Madden Football 92
John Madden Football 93
Jordan vs Bird
Madden 95
Super High Impact
The Ren & Stimpy Show Presents Stimpy's Invention
TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament 96
Tommy Lasorda Baseball


Sega Genesis Games - Individually Priced
Contra hard Corps - $18
Fatal Fury 2 - $7
Mega Turrican - $18
Shadowrun - $18
The Lost World Jurassic Park - $7
Viewpoint - $7
Virtual Bart - $8


Sega Dreamcast Games - Individually Priced
Power Stone - $12


Playstation 1 Games - $3 Each
102 Dalmations Puppies to the Rescue
Army Men 3D
Blade
Blast Chamber
Casper
Cool Boarders 3
Destruction Derby 2
Disruptor
Elmo's Letter Adventure
Fear Effect
Fox Sports Golf 99
Grand Theft Auto 2
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In the Zone 99
Jarrett & Labonte Stock Car Racing
Jeopardy
Madden NFL 99
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions
Miss Spider's Tea Party
MLB Pennant Race
Namco Museum Volume 3
NBA Live 2002
Need for Speed II
NFL GameDay
NHL Face Off
Rally Cross
Rampage World Tour
Speed Punks
Syphon Filter
Test Drive Off-Road
Tomb Raider II
Vigilante 8
Walt Disney World Magical Racing Tour


Playstation 1 Games - Individually Priced
Ape Escape - $7
Bugs Bunny Lost in Time - $8
Crime Killer (Disc Only) - $2
ReBoot - $5
Rugrats Search for Reptar - $5
Spiderman 2 Enter: Electro - $5
Tekken 2 (Disc Only) - $1
Twisted Metal 2 - $6


Playstation 2 Games - Individually Priced
Atari Anthology - $4
Donald Duck Goin Quackers (Disc Only) - $2
Finny the Fish - $5
Fisherman's Bass Club - $2
Get On Da Mic - $2
Goosebumps Horrorland - $5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $3
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - $2
Lego Batman The Video Game - $4
Lego Racers 2 - $8
Medal of Honor Rising Sun (Disc Only)- $1
MLB 07 The Show - $2
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - $5
NCAA Football 2005 - $2
NCAA Football 06 - $2
Official US PlayStation Magazine Issue 76 (Disc Only)- $1
Shrek 2 - $2
Tak and the Power of Juju - $2
The Hobbit - $2
The Powerpuff Girls Relish Rampage - $2
Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers - $5
Treasure Planet - $2
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - $2


Game Boy/Color Games - Individually Priced
Baseball - $2
Blade - $4
Bomberman - $3
Elmo's ABCs - $3
Game and Watch Gallery 2 - $2
Harvest Moon - $6 Harvest Moon 2 - $8
Jeopardy - $2
Lemmings - $7
Mortal Kombat - $4
Super Off Road - $2
Terminator 2 Judgement Day - $2
The Addams Family - $2
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 - $2
The Dukes of Hazzard Racing for Home - $5


Game Boy Advance - Individually Priced
Aero the Acrobat - $2
Agassi Tennis Generation - $1
Backyard Baseball - $1
Ballistic Ecks vs Sever - $3
Bratz The Movie - $2
Excitebike - $5
F-Zero Maximum Velocity - $1
Galidor Defenders of the Outer Dimension - $1
GBA Video Dragon Ball GT Volume 1 - $2
GBA Video Sonic X A Super Sonic Hero - $3
GBA Video Yu-Gi-Oh Yugi vs Joey - $2
Justice League Heroes The Flash - $4
Kim Possible - $1
Kim Possible 3 Team Possible - $1
Konami Collector's Series Arcade Advanced - $2
Kong 8th Wonder of the World - $1
Larry Boy and the Bad Apple - $4
Lilo & Stitch - $2
Mech Platoon - $3
Namco Museum - $2
Peter Pan Return to Never Land - $3
Power Rangers Double Pack - $7
Quad Desert Fury - $1
Rave Master Special Attack Force - $2
Rayman Hoodlum's Revenge - $2
Road Rash Jailbreak - $1
Rocket Power Dream Scheme - $1
Rocket Power Zero Gravity Zone - $1
Rugrats Go Wild - $1
Sabre Wulf - $3
Sega Arcade Gallery - $10
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk - $3
Shaman King Master of Spirits - $3
Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder - $1
Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron - $2
Star Wars Flight of the Falcon - $2
The Powerpuff Girls Him and Seek - $1
Tomb Raider Legend - $3
Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 2 Bush Rescue - $3
Wario Ware Twisted (SEALED) - $35


Nintendo DS Games - Priced Individually
Drawn to Life - $4
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 - $2 (x2)
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded - $14
The Biggest Loser - $3
The World Ends With You (SEALED) - $20


Nintendo 3DS Games - Individually Priced
Super Monkey Ball 3D - $10

Mind-numbing...

You may have realized from reading my words or watching my videos lately that my life in general has just been less than exciting. But for a moment, I would like to take the blame of this off of me and put it on another fact - the amount of intelligent and mentally stimulating conversations that I have had as of late is incredibly minimal. Nearly all of the conversations I now have relate to relationships, life advice, and just overall very superficial things.

Now I would like to start this thought by defending the generalizations I will be making, but do realize that 90-95% of the people I normally associate with are females, so my generalizations here are only due to that fact and that fact alone.

So many conversations as of late are about superficial and material things that have no larger impact outside of oneself. Discussions of relationships, life problems, hobbies, appearances, and daily activities is amusing every once in a while, but the constant worry about what others think of you and your appearance and past gets to be so strenuous and mind-numbing. Hobbies and daily activities tend to link people together due to their commonalities, so these are obviously decent things to discuss. Unfortunately, when you combine these with discussions of "hooking up", "going out to bars/parties", and other non-important things, discussions go downhill quickly.

I am not asking for all conversations to be intelligent and productive all the time, because just as anyone else would want, it is nice to have mind-numbing conversations involving gossip, work happenings, and relationships from time to time (because we all might loose our minds otherwise). But with the lack of discussion about how to better our personal futures, our society's future, and our planet's future, nobody is ever growing or developing. Once in a while it would just be nice to hear some analysis rather than superficial nonsense from people.

Related to this subject, I've always found it funny how people use me as a life coach and relationship coach. I am neither of these things. I am not yet successful in life, and my accomplishments are minuscule to date. Sure, I am a happy and semi-productive individual now, but I wasn't always that way. Also, when people come to me for relationship advice, I cannot help but laugh. I have only been in one serious relationship, and that obviously failed miserably after about 3 years. Overall, my friends and I would say I've only been in 2.5 relationships (lol). But honestly, why would you bother to ask me for information in a field that I am terrible in. I can't make first impressions, I can't sustain a healthy relationship, and I can't make people happy. Sorry! Just don't ask me because I don't know. And if you do ask me, don't blame me when your relationship crumbles underneath your feet.

I guess that is all for now. Sorry you have to weed through all of this ranting text just for two relatively minor points. I guess I'm just one of those people who would rather rip the band-aid off quickly than deal with the pain over a long time. So the band-aid comes off now, and let your wounds be healed.

"Those Nights"

This song seems to fit how I am feeling quite well right now. So... thanks Skillet! ^_^

Wanna listen to the song? Then click here!






"Those Nights"
by Skillet


I remember when
We used to laugh
About nothing at all
It was better than going mad
From trying to solve all the problems we're going through
Forget 'em all
Cause on those nights we would stand and never fall
Together we faced it all
Remember when we'd


Stay up late and we'd talk all night
In a dark room lit by the TV light
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive


We'd listen to the radio play all night
Didn't want to go home to another fight
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive


I remember when
We used to drive
Anywhere but here
As long as we'd forget our lives
We were so young and confused that we didn't know
To laugh or cry
Those nights were ours
They will live and never die
Together we'd stand forever
Remember when we'd


Those nights belong to us
There's nothing wrong with us


I remember when
We used to laugh
And now I wish those nights would last

Martha Stewart? Bubbles? Dogs?

So am I your average Martha Stewart or what? For real? At work, I have been putting together these displays and things. I know they are neat and all, so I am very proud of myself. I never realized before how much thought and creativity had to go into landscaping and things of that nature. Hopefully this stuff sells though so I don't have to deal with it much longer!

Working in a garden shop is fun in comparison to working elsewhere, and its a totally different experience. The people are just an absolutely different breed. The only real problem is the long, exhausting hours on incredibly hot days like the last 2 days have been. 88 and 92 degree days are just way too hot to be loading all the stuff that people want. Why can't I be lazy like other people are? Oh, that's right... I have a work ethic and care about my job even though it looks like it is just a "dead end" road.

Now I have to ask... has anyone every played this game? My friend Cece introduced me to this stupid online game back in 2008, and I have been addicted ever since. Free time? Bubble spinner. Procrastination? Bubble spinner. Nothing good on tv? Bubble spinner. Talking on the phone? Bubble spinner. It is terrible! So... go get addicted to Bubble Spinner.

Just so you know, I have been listening to this album almost nonstop since the beginning of April when it came out. So I think that means you should check out The Strange Case Of... Halestorm.

There's also a puppy doggy I really like whose name is Nik. I took his for a walk today and it was great! The next time I get pictures I will have to put some up!

Thanks guys for reading! I know this was a lot of pointlessness today, but there's always tomorrow where I may have some more entertaining rants. Who really knows? ^_^

Introductory Post and Random Thoughts

So... hi guys! I haven't used this blog in a long, long time, and I figured why not try using it again.

Anyways, if you were not aware, I am back to making YouTube videos. I will try and get multiple up a week, though I can't make any promises whatsoever. Sorry! If you didn't see that reintroduction video, here it is: HypnosProjectHQ on YouTube

In other recent news, I'm also selling a ton of Pokemon card and video game stuff on eBay right now, and I am going to be selling tons more in the coming weeks. I need to get a vehicle, and I also need money to catch up on the Pokemon TCG as well as pay some future bills I know I am going to have. And it would also be nice to establish a savings. So if you have a kind heart and some money, would you please check out my eBay store? When I update it with more items, I will try and post to remind you to look. Here you can find that: HypnosProjectHQ on eBay

If you weren't aware, you can find my HypnosProjectHQ accounts on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Most of what I post on this blog will be random things I do in life or are otherwise unrelated to my YouTube content. Because everyone enjoys something random as all goodness once in a while... Like hiking. :) So fun! I love doing random things with my friends.

Speaking of my friends, I'm thinking about moving back to Madison. I miss my friends there way too much! And another one of the people I consider myself to be closest to is moving there on Monday! So sad... I'm going to miss her a ton over the next couple of months. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with myself over that time!

Last but not least... don't do this to people... please. The most painful thing in the world is when you have feelings for someone, and they just start treating you like a best friend, start calling you their best friend, or, worst of all, start saying you are like a brother to them. There is near no way to stop this madness. And I am Going to have to at least TRY to find a solution, though I know it is near impossible. Don't be a victim of the "friend zone", and don't put your guy or girl friends into it either. It is a terribly awkward place to be.

Alright. That's the end of my rants and thoughts for this evening. I have other things to get done, but... I bid you all farewell. And thank you for hearing out the inner machinations of my mind. Thank you Patrick, thank you... lol

Peace guys,
-Derrick "Hyp"