Steam 2012 Giveaway Event - Tons of games to chose from!

This year, I'm going to try to do more productive things, and actually start getting more into cooking since that's what my future will most likely revolve around.
Also going to try to be nicer since I think I come off a bit mean sometimes, and I hate the feeling I get when somebody thinks bad of me t_t.
It's not much, but it's better to take baby steps towards improving, instead of taking one big step forward and stepping on the wrong thing.

I may edit this later on, if I can that is..

You can edit and add to it as much as you want, only checking them at the end.

I was thinking of entering then I took an arrow to the knew...

Also my computer sucks too much to run any of those games and the ones I can run I have.

I also want a new PC ;<

I probably will plan to do some good things like keeping grades up and try to not sit in a chair all day. However, that probably won't happen since... Well, they ARE new years resolutions. :U

Will this be by draw or will you determine which posts are worth the win?

How will I make the best out of the year 2012? Well, first I should talk about my New Year's resolution. This year, I plan on studying hard. Last semester was my first semester and I really did not do my best. I passed all my courses, but my grades dropped from a 90% average to a 70% average. I'm going to seek out the tutors in the college (only cost 2$ per hour and the college pays the rest).

I also plan on getting a job, staying home all day and not doing anything productive is depressing. I want to make that money so I can eventually save up for an apartment, a computer that I will eventually build (I kind of want to do something like Osay), my education (I plan on going to university) and all kinds of other things I want to buy. I'm not in debt or anything, so I can really save up my money.

Another thing that I want to do is try to exercise regularly. I use to go to the gym, but I'm not the type of person that can stay motivated. I want to lose some weight. I guess I can start by exercising with the treadmill and the barbells in my basement. I'm also going to quit drinking soda and juice regularly, though I don't drink soda as much as before. I'm going to drink lots of water :]. I should start eating snacks every four hours so that I won't be as hungry when I hate lunch or dinner. That's it for now~

This year I'm going to graduate from High School. I'm going to go to start College and do better at it than how I did in High School. I'm going to be loving to my boyfriend and hopefully live with him this year. I'm going to go visit my boyfriend and have tons of fun. I know I haven't been to nice but I really want to try and change that. I'll also learn how to hold my tongue rather than arguing about something forever and ever. Things were bad in 2011, but I know if I work hard I can make them better and better.

Here's to a great year ahead of us.

Cheers.

I'm not sure yet 0:
I'm honestly not expecting anything awesome judging from past events that required effort, so for now it's by draw. If you guys prove me wrong it might become a contest.

I was thinking that it would be something like Hannah's "What Do You Like About Nation?" event. Was participation on that event really that low? I mean, I did not participate myself cause I had a lot of things to do, but all you have to do is write. xD

Well, for starters, today I woke up early this morning, had a nice breakfast of a bagel and some yogurt.
I plan on eating healthy and staying fit, and keeping my mind active.
I need to more than ever now.

Things I'm going to do on a daily basis, rain or shine, no matter what:

• Jog or run every morning and night
• Eat healthy meals and snacks, occasional spoiling is fine, but will be very limited
• Read

I'm going to apply for several colleges including, but not limited to.

• University of California: Los Angeles
• University of Tennessee
• Florida State University
• Ohio University
• San Bernardino Valley College

In the summer time I plan on taking some internships as well, though I don't know what I'll do just yet.

Hord wok, no palay

This is one of the most important years for me and I want to make sure the things I have been forcing myself to concentrate on since elementary school don't go to waste, I want to start off on the right foot, and I'm determined to make that happen.

TL;DR


Voice version:
Warning: Rambling and you can hear me breath sometimes because I'm kinda out of breath from being sick
nose is stuffed up ;-;
I was also chewing gum

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vLHleRIEs5pMNW2Wi

This year, I'm going to complete many tutorials on computer science. I've already done all the lessons on Carl H's Programming Lessons for the C language, and have currently moved on to These C# tutorials. I'm on lesson 8 currently. The end-goal here is to be able to make a game that is presentable as a finished product, while learning C, C#, some scripting language, C++, and Java.

I've already completed a small Tic-Tac-Toe game on C, and am currently working on translating it to C#, while being able to have user-input to where the X's and O's go.

I have also enrolled on CS 20 IB and am planning to enter the Canadian Computing Competition this year. Hopefully, I can win some scholarships. My family is pretty poor so maybe getting some money will help. I'm old enough to take a job this year, but I am really questioning the idea of working in food chains.

There are also plans to buy a drawing tablet and practice my drawing skills.

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Mmm.. it's hard to summarize all what I plan on doing this year, since with my whirlwind of a life you never know if things will go your way or not, but let's see;

I hope to start attending College online this Spring (though by the looks of it, it will be late Spring at best) which will require me qualifying for financial aid, something I should be once I take an ATB test sometime soon. I'll be starting with the basics that I did not learn during Middle School and work my way up to reviewing what I already know, then finally obtaining a Highschool+ level understanding of Math. (with some grammar classes, of course) Afterwards, I'll be knocking off pre-reqs and hopefully even some start pre-med classes by the end of the year, depending on how things go.

As for more personal stuff, I hope to start working out and thus improve my physical shape and give me some much-needed muscles. Thankfully that should also help boost my hunger, making it easier to gain weight. That or I am honestly just going to stuff myself silly until I look like a real boy and not a twink. ಠ_ಠ

I've gotten better with helping around the house over the years, so chores aren't something I really need to do. Though I do need to build the bottom of my bunk-bed back up so I might use it as a frame, making me able to take my Ratties out without worrying about them getting lost in my room. (basically the one negative thing about having a bed on the floor) Which is somethin' I really need to do, as my Matthieu is getting older every day, and I want to treasure every second of it with him.

Oh, besides the above, I also want to do various smaller improvements on myself for the sake of my Mom. She is going to be taking 4 University level classes this year, all of which are highly recommend to be taken single/one at a time, so I really need to up my game as a Kid. I always make sure to cook and help set up her bed in the living-room at night, but honestly I feel like a failure for being so lazy and selfish sometimes. I'm not 100% sure how to go about it, but mostly trying to pick up anything she's too tired or busy to do. I need to develop a habit of doing laundry, though lawd knows I'm worse than your average guy with that stuff. My only domestic skills are at cooking. (Stereotypical guy problems FTW) Otherwise, I also want to pick up a habit of doing the dishes.

Which I hate. Loathe. Despise.

But if it's for her, I really don't care. I owe so much to her.. I always tell myself year after year "Oh, I'll change this or this" or "I'll do this, this year", yet I never do. But she needs me more than ever right now, so I want-- no, need-- to man up and do my job. I haven't earned my place as man of the house, and I refuse to be a piece of sh*t like my biological father. I want to prove to her that she has at-least one stable, good-hearted man in her life who will take care of her without any objection.

That's how I'm going to make the best of this year, no matter what life throws at me.

Spoiler'd for length. I hope I didn't go too into detail, but I have a habit of failing to explain things properly, leading to me over-explaining them.

First off, Yay this is my 100th post~

But that's off-topic

(Small background story to help elaborate my reasons behind my actions o3o Sorry if its is a "TL;DR" Moment)
Woo, 2012, Finally 2011 and 2010 are the past. Unfortunately for me the past still lingers heavily xD Basically in the past two years I've went through my parents (Biological mother and Step Dad) getting a divorce, moving to a new city, and being under a lot of stress from "Friends" and family. Due to all the stress, I pretty much screwed myself over. Last year, (freshman year of high school) I started the year off strong, all A's. Sadly due to losing interest and not really talking to anyone about my stress, my grades slowly, but surely, dropped. I was able to pass the year but barely. Then sophomore year came. It was basically a continuation of freshman year. Then along with this I lost two of my best friends in the world and went through a breakup.

Things are slowly getting better, but I really need to pick things up. That's my plan for 2012. As most people have already said they were going to study more, I'll be doing that of course. (Besides, Animal Tech is beginning to get harder xD. Darn you Anatomy and Physiology) I also want to leave my comfort zone and do the things I always wanted to do. For example. Every since 6th grade, I told myself that I was going to be an officer in my high schools FFA Chapter(The Future Farmers of America) and be drum major for the band. This year is my chance to accomplish this but with my grades right now and my work ethnic, Its going to be hard. I also always wanted to play baseball for my school but I was afraid of what ridicule I'd receive for doing that since people don't exactly expect me to be a "Jock" or a "Sports person" since I'm usually just "That one kid" who tends to wear a lot of black. I also plan to try to be less shy and actually make friends that I can trust and want to be around. I really don't feel like getting back-stabbed and used by people I thought were my closest friends. Luckily, I found Mabination, I found it to be a great start. I met Subete and Kenny. Probably the most amazing people I've met in a while. They can be pretty silly at times but, aren't all friends like that? Whats great about them though is that, I believe they actually care. And besides, they put a smile on my face even in the worst of days

But anyway, I apologize sincerely for this long entry. Osay has to read so much from everyone xD But yeah. Have a great day everyone~

Edit: Also I apologize for kinda just throwing my life out there xD. Its kinda hard to explain my intentions without that. Also I'm really sorry if I rambled on or any grammatical errors or things like that. I proof read it about 4 times and didn't see anything that really stood out

in 2012 i am planning to break the world record by becoming the first person to sprint across Korean demilitarized zone, while doing so i will be wearing a bright and extremely noticeable red and white sweater to show off my Canadian pride, i will also be holding a flare to ensure that i can be seen from miles away. after that is accomplished, i will then proceed to build a space station on mars and breed an army of cybernetic enhanced nuclear powered goat for later use in 2013. after that i think i am set for the year.

Oh, I think this would be fun.
Expect edits to this post. Possibly with images.
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ELENA'S EDITION OF



The key to making the best of 2012 for me is to learn to resist urges, particularly the urge to procrastinate. There's always a lot of things I want to do that aren't what I should be doing. Getting done with what I need to get done right away will definitely help me with everything else, so here I go.


I want to be more physically active while enjoying the simple things in life. I can push through really long walks as long as I have music.

Placeholder for me too.

Will probably edit soon though.



2011 was a really good year for me. Since 2012 finally came, I'll be starting college this year. Hopefully, I make the best of it, and just do well while still remaining the loose and spontaneous person I am.

This year, I'm going to try to be on the computer a lot less too. It's a great thing, but I've wasted too much time doing things like grinding on some MMO, or roflstomping in some RTS. The internet is great, but it's probably time for me to move on. I don't wanna just head to college and be in my room mashing the keyboard half the time. Sure, I do go out a lot as it is, but when I do head to college, I wanna have something to do whenever I have the time, and have the computer there as an enjoyable last resort.

I think I'm gonna work more on self-improvement too. I've always loved art. From art on the canvas to art on the stage, to art composed and played for enjoyment. So, this year, I plan on becoming better at all that. I'm light-years away from being what you'd call a good artist, but I'd love to be able to just sit down and project all my thoughts onto a piece of paper. As for music, I've been playing instruments for most of my life. Last year, I didn't put in a lot of time for bettering my playing skills, but I plan on playing a lot more this year. I already am that guy who could sit down with a Ukulele and play a song everyone knows and loves, but I wanna be that guy that people go to to learn about music, about the intricacies of playing, and I want to be able to amaze people with just interesting things they've never heard before. Plus, I'd love to be able to play things as beautiful as this:

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Further in self-improvement, I think I'll start working on what I eat too. As a high school kid, I just eat whatever I find, since I can't quite cook yet, and don't really buy my own groceries either. Maybe when I see what I'm buying once I head off to college, I'll be able to make better choices for myself. Sure, maybe I'll give in to fast food or a nice restaurant meal once in a while, but I just wanna eat healthy things that won't make me feel like I'm slowly killing myself through indulging in good food. I'll start doing some running too. My uncle always ran, and told me it'd be fun. He'd been doing it since high school, so I might not have as easy of a time as he did, but since I've been playing soccer and running back and forth on the field for all these years, it might not be so difficult. I might even try to be able to run a half marathon this year.

Pretty much, I just wanna be a better person this year. Sure, I might not live up to all of it, but the first step to doing something is knowing what the hell you're trying to do 8D

I'm never one to do New Years resolution, but 2012 is going to be so life-changing for me, I really need to stop being a rock and start being a river.

What I'm going to do in January is private. February is when I finally will have time to start my new diet for life, in which I will:

• Eat 6 small meals daily, totaling up to ~2k calories, with a higher protein-to-carb ratio. They need to at least fulfill daily requirements of nutrition, but I want to try cooking them to be as tasty as possible.
• Snack on ligaments (like peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc.) if I get hungry in between. I need to make sure I'm not hungry at inopportune times.
• Jog (Burn excess fat) for an hour every Mon, Wed, and Fri. Build muscles for an hour every Tue and Thur. Cleaning housework and maybe physical sport or physical video gaming 1-2 hours every weekday, plus weekends if I feel like it.
• Weekends are reserved for relaxing from the diet, so I can at least have some enjoyment.

I also should start taking better care of my skin. I want to at least have smooth skin, preferably nice-looking skin too. And at least one other thing about my body I also need to start improving, but can't reveal.

Starting February, I will have enough time to start looking for a job. And I need to get one to starting paying for something I also can't reveal.

- Will edit at a later date -

Recipe for a Great 2012:

• Finish my intersession work
• Not realize it's my birthday until I ask what the date is at school
• Get active again
• LOTS of snowboarding
• April Fool's Day
• College acceptance letters
• Finish my online driver's ed course
• Get permit
• Get license
• Possibly make my New Year's resolution come true(stop procrastinating)
• Spring concert
• End of the year band dinner and awards
• Western Festival - last time marching...ever
• Bid farewell to four years of band
• Senior Disneyland trip
• GRADUATE
• Sober grad night
• Work up the nerve to ask my parents to let me hang out with friends over summer
• Games, games, and more games
• Family time
• College and possibly living with my aunt and uncle
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• "The End" -.-
• Christmas
• Friend's birthday

It's very simple, post a reply to this thread explaining how you're going to make the best of 2012.

I'm going to make the best of 2012 by being the new me.

The past.

Last year I got banned from several sites for not respecting their rules, respecting other member and not respecting the community. I always wanted to change but never had a clue where or how to start, and without that needed push I would never change. As the time passed I got more cocky with every community I've been involved in including Nation. Websites weren't the only things I was getting kicked out of, I was also getting kicked out of schools during 2011 too. I knew that my education was nothing to joke about, but as I said before without the needed push there was nothing I could do to change myself.

That push came unexpectedly when I entered a mental health institution called "unit 1".While being in unit 1 I had to change myself in order to leave, that needed push that I was looking for finally arrived. I decided to talk to the kids there to find out why they were stuck in unit 1. While I can't say why they were there due to me want to respect their privacy their answers did change my life. I realized that my life wasn't set in stone and I could still change myself for the better. The next week came by and the doctor's noticed my change in an instant. I couldn't leave empty handed since the doctors thought that me being in Unit 1 was a change in the right direction,and I agree with them to some extent, but due to the doctor's suspicion that I had a mood disorder I left with pills that I require to take daily.

The Present.
It's been five months since I've been in Unit 1 and I'm glad that I can say that I'm still the same person that left that place and not the person who entered. While I'm still looking for a school to re-apply to I have faith that I won't get kicked this time, and talking about getting kicked out I have been banned from any websites either and was even asked by a moderator to come back (I have to thank my friends for talking to the moderator and the admin to give me another chance).

The Future.
My friends, family and heroes especially the ones that I met at Unit 1 motivate me to keep being the person that I am now. They thought me so much in such little time, it was a pleasure even knowing them. Right now my plans go back to high school and get my high school diploma, then get into a college that offers a major in music while of course being the new me.

This is how I plan to make my 2012 rock:

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I'll do what's on my New Year's resolution:

Make this year the most unforgettable year possible. (before we die from December 21, 2012 ;])