Otacon120 @ MindSay 
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So, I finally decided on a somewhat forgotten classic in the realms of gaming: The good ole' N64's rebel outing, "Conker's Bad Fur Day". I LOVED that game when I was younger (though I should have been allowed to play it for the very FACT that I was as young as I was :-D), and very few people remember how LEGITIMATELY AWESOME that game was, both for the gameplay, humor, and overall environment and FEEL of the game. They remade it for the XBOX, but I will ALWAYS love the true N64 original.
Anyways, backing away from my obsessive nostalgia: I decided to do a fairly simple theme, rather than really pull out an intricate-looking theme. So, I hope that it doesn't do TOO much damage to your corneas, and that maybe some of you out there who have never played this game (and aren't easily offended, as well as actually HAVE a true sense of humor) will be motivated to go try it out. I mean, what's greater than a game that has you do battle with a giant opera-singing pile of crap (aptly named The Great Mighty Poo, whom can be seen in my plugins on the left) whom sings about him and your battle WHILE the battle is going on? Nothing, that's what. So try it out! And let me know what you think of the theme. Cheerio. ;)
P.S. If you don't plan on ever playing Conker's BFD but are intrigued by my mention of The Great Mighty Poo and would like to see the battle/hear his song, feel free to check it out on YouTube (Definitely NSFW [Not Safe For Work]). You're ever so welcome.
In my previous post I talked about who is on top of my list of nominations for the annual Mindsay Awards hosted this year by mmca. One category I felt was missing was acknowledgement for the hard work folks have done for the Mindsay wiki pages. I was surprised to see it not mentioned on mmca's list. Even if it isn't included on the category list for final nominations, I want to personally acknowledge the achievements of Mindsayers who have taken the time and effort to create some very entertaining wiki pages at Mindsay.
*Best Mindsay wiki page -- this would be the page most Mindsayers like to visit when they hit that Wiki index. These are the public Mindsay wiki's not the personal ones.
My nominations for Best Mindsay Wiki Page:
Andreux really has put together one of the best pages with his homage to Night Watch -- a Russian fantasy/horror film that's worth checking out for its stunning visuals and engaging story.
I'm going to toot my own horn here again, and direct your attention to my Night of the Living Dead wiki page. I believe it's the best page I've done here at Mindsay and I did my best to make it interactive, too. That being said, I may go ahead and do the sequels to all four of the Living Dead films by George A. Romero... so keep an eye out for those later.
The Adult Swim Mindsay wiki page most captures the design and feel of Cartoon Channel's Adult Swim programs. When you log on to the page, it's like taking a trip through Adult Swim. callmeroger did such an excellent job with this page, I think he should work for Adult Swim!
*Best Informational Mindsay wiki page -- this is a category I only just know thought of and wanted to bring up here before I forget it. Out of all the wiki pages produced by Mindsayers, this is one wiki that even people outside of Mindsay can turn to for the best, most up-to-date information on a particular subject not every many people are familiar with but should know about.
insolence has done an excellent job with the Aphex Twin page, in fact it was the first Mindsay wiki page that caught my attention because not only for its sleek and practical design, it was filled with information about the music of DJ Richard David James. When I saw this page, it served me as a basis and standard for which Mindsay wiki pages about musicians should be. I loved the way he added music videos in such a neat, easy to download and view fashion, too.
I am rather proud of the informational pages I designed for Wicca and Witchcraft. The reason why I feel I deserve your notice for these pages is because these are the pages I've done that have garnered me the most thoughtful responses from people who later printed out what I wrote and used for classes and/or seminars at their churches. I was very touched by that.
I also think my design for the Tarot wiki page is a good one, too.
dayzeday, otacon120, and midimacman have done an excellent job with the Web Design page, making it an excellent stop for those beginners just getting into web design and need some support. This wiki page has a simple design with colors that are easy on the eyes.
*Best Collaboratively Created Mindsay wiki page -- this is a Mindsay wiki page that has been most successfully created and designed by a whole group of Mindsay bloggers who didn't have to step on each other's toes to make a great page we all can enjoy.
That page I would say is the Firefly page. Over a span of a few months, fans of Firefly here at Mindsay have banded together like the Browncoats they love and have independently logged on together to provide not only information about the series, but have also made the page pretty to look at. Those brave designers are: jessicabonnie, dayzeday, and valentinaxxx (myself), and we never had interacted with each other before!
*Best Personal Mindsay wiki page -- the best personal Mindsay wiki pages people like to visit.
There are several favorites of mine I want to see get a BIG back slap for their achievement in designing some of the best personal wiki pages I've seen on Mindsay:
Andreux not only has done stellar work on public Mindsay wiki pages, but he has truly made his own personal wiki a very entertaining spot to regularly visit. Plus he regularly updates his personal wiki each week. I've also noticed that many people love to visit his page and leave him several thought provoking replies. Also, since Andreux's blog is set to private (in other words, you have to be one of his friend's to access his blog) he leaves his personal wiki as a place for the public to respond to him and check out what he's all about. Not bad.
CallmeRoger's personal page is, by far, one of the best and brightest, serving for many of us as an example of how excellent you can make a personal wiki page at Mindsay. He has also shared the love by providing tips to how you can make your personal wiki page neat, too.
If it weren't for callmeroger and Andreux, many of us would still be in the dark about designing excellent Mindsay wiki pages!
Another excellent personal Mindsay wiki page I want to draw attention to is Leedman's personal wiki -- not only is his design simple and easy to read, it serves as an excellent example of how to use your personal wiki page as an extension of your blog.
*Best Mindsay wiki page theme -- the most creative and best designed Mindsay wiki page (public). This would be the most PRETTIEST page created, in other words, the one that is fun to visit because it's good looking. It may not have the best information on it, but it doesn't matter, it's just a breath of fresh air to the eyes.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is a page I often reference back to, not because I'm a fan of the series, but because what callmeroger has done with it is so pretty and neat, really capturing the essence of the series that makes me want to go to my local video store and check it out.
The Fooly Cooly Mindsay wiki (another page designed by CallmeRoger) is also worthy of attention.
My prettiest Mindsay wiki page themes are:
Pirates of the Caribbean
Portishead
Moulin Rouge
Marie Antoinette
Damien Rice (to name just a few)
I know I'm not the only one creating Mindsay wiki pages, so if you think there's a few more someone out there has created, nominate them, please!
You all know I don't do what I do for praise or for profit, but I think that many of the blog themes I've designed for you guys are cool. I especially have had so much fun creating them, I forget that each year some of you have hosted Mindsay awards. Last year I wasn't aware that Mindsay had such a call for nominations and didn't find out about it until much, much too late. Just like how I vote for top blogs (I try to vote everytime I'm on Mindsay, but sometimes I forget) I really take the time to see what's out there, and I've come to the conclusion that there are way too many blogs on Mindsay for me to read. You see, once your friend's list gets to be anything over 50 people, and once your own blog entries get to be over 400, it takes a long while to really go through that list and choose your favorites.
*Best Designed Blog
underground1986 -- she has always redesigned her blog with such great themes, I really want to see her learn CSS and submit themes to Mindsay as default themes, but for now we all have to be content with what she does with her personal blog.
divine is another favorite Mindsay pal of mine who really puts a lot of effort into each time she customizes her blog theme. Check out her current blog and be impressed.
My other nomination would have to be msdania because her John Mayer themed blog is the best and she changes it often to suit her mood rather effectively.
*Best Theme Designer
valentinaxxx is myself and I think I have done a damn good job, even though it's just one of those things I do to aleve boredom and to test a few ideas I've got swimming around in my head. Other than nominating myself (it would be great if this year you guys did vote for me!) I would have to say the following other Mindsay blog designers out there really deserve your vote, folks:
callmeroger -- without him, I think many of us who do Mindsay wiki pages would be lost. However, this year he's taken a lot of time off to do other things, however I would have to say that his blog is the best designed even though I don't care for it as much as it is right now. Each time he redesigns his blog, it is unique and clearly his own. If you're pals with Roger, you'll know what I mean.
otacon120 -- he's always done some great themes, but this year he's had a bad run of luck which leaves him mostly absent now on Mindsay. Maybe a nomination for best theme designer will help bring him back?
CATEGORY: Photography and Drawing
*Best Photo Blog
foreverknight and firelight are my favorite blogs to go to check out great professional quality photography
*Best Art Blog
Besides myself, I would have to say soapboxtop and foreverknight are always posting very lovely, humorous drawings in their daily blogs.
*Best Art Post
Here's one of mine that I encourage you to vote for: The Valentina Tarot Deck which I posted on June 28th of this year. I finished the entire Tarot deck last year, however, but only recently have put all the cards together in one blog entry for review. I'm still looking for a publisher, however, so who knows when you all can actually buy my deck.
CATEGORY: Humor
*Best Humor Blog
deletedscenes and deletedromance greatly deserve your nomination, not just because I've done my part to post silly entries on these blogs, but because I know you all enjoy them. Check them both out and nominate your favorite funny blog entries.
CATEGORY: Best in Show
*The Raw Award (Designed to honor the blogger who is the most raw/genuine. Least concern for political correctness and/or fluff. You know that blogger who's very blunt but effective? This might just be the category for that blogger.)
I would say PUSSYPATTER is the one who most deserves this award. Wendy doesn't care if she offends you or not, she can always be counted on to speak her mind and indulge in her sexuality. Read her blog and weep, my friends!
I've looked through all the categories at mmca and am not all that familiar with some of them, so over the next few weeks I'll be looking things over. For now this is my nomination list. I'm sure I'll vote for more people for other categories -- just want to put my voice out there for now.
One thing I want to add:
mmca should include in the categories list a vote for "Best Mindsay Wiki pages" such as:
*Best Mindsay wiki page -- this would be the page most Mindsayers like to visit when they hit that Wiki index. These are the public Mindsay wiki's not the personal ones.
*Best Personal Mindsay wiki page -- the best personal Mindsay wiki pages people like to visit.
*Best Mindsay wiki page theme -- the most creative and best designed Mindsay wiki page (public)
Those are my suggestions, considering that many Mindsayers do a lot of Mindsay wiki work each week.
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