I had fun with this and happy with the end result. Though it was not much vizzed, it was enough for me to be satisfied with. I now can afford the Labtop item!

My hope is the next competition is based on time of post (first to get to the best possible stats), personally, as that was what I assumed for this game... But I wouldn't mind some other factor. I like this sort of competition as it is not necessarily a speed run competition, which I just cannot get into (I make too many mistakes under pressure and have no patience to play a fast-paced game multiple times).

Davideo7 :
I am okay with this. I just hope you take Viz from all three places to split it and not just from the first. So 13,500 split by the amount of maxed out winners. This was a learning experience is all, and I appreciate you taking the most fair route on this, even if it means less of an award for me.

Grayeftm :
The problem is there is too little time left to justify such a late rule change. It would be as if 5 people won the lottery, but instead of splitting the money like they would in real life, they decide to change the rules and give the prize to the person who bought the ticket first. How is that fair to those who bought later?

From now on, there will be an extra tie-breaking clause, I imagine, when it comes to another contest like this. First one to post best stats, least amount of game time, counting different variations of Pokémon (the unown, shinies, possibly more!), or maybe maxing out your money so much that you must max your inventory with the most expensive items?

I am happy to have also been part of this competition. Even if I had not been part of the winning users, I enjoyed the hunt for the pokemon.Besides, I am look to earn at least a little over 1000 Viz minimum even if 10 people max their stats out. Good enough for me.

Grayeftm :
A possible third tie breaker is being decided between Davideo and other staff. First is a decision IF another tie breaker is necessary, and second being what the tie breaker should be. Right now, IF another tie breaker is to be chosen, things seem to be leaning in "game length" 's favor, but that could change.

Davideo7 :
I dislike using playtime as a winner decider as well, even if it benefits me, because that is something that should be said at the start of a competition. I had thought it was natural that the next tie breaker would be first to post it as such, but starting to question that as well, and perhaps that should have been mentioned at in the beginning/early as well.

It is something to learn from for future contests; include a clause of either playtime or first to post the best possible statistics (whichever seems best to you) at the start or at least before the half-way mark of a contest's time limit.

Even though as it stands, I am propped up for a winner, I think a tie is fine, BUT that would be there is no second or third place, as we have already crossed at least three winners. If you do not feel comfortable giving out 10k Viz to each winner, than perhaps pool the 1st, second, and third prize money together, and divide it among the winners. It may be annoying not to get the full amount of money, but I do think it seems the most fair at this point.

tRIUNE :
I would not mind sharing first place, personally, as Daniel did help me (and I offered advice to him as well).

I also wanted to add that including mom to the money pit would just invoke a "first person to post with max money wins" anyway since it is so easily done. If any changes to how a winner is declared are made, I highly recommend making an announcement, and depending when said change is made, an extension to those in the running still.

Although no one mentioned it, I want to include that I am against going by playtime as the speed button ruins that, and such a rule change is way unfair to say so late in the competition after so many have worked so hard.In the future, though it would not be a bad idea to say at the beginning of a tournament though, making speed button people a little more careful in how they use it.

Apologies for these sandwich posts, but I figured this is important for competitors to see, otherwise I would be profile or private messaging you Triune.

EDIT: Done just in case it is included.

Original post with my maxed trainer card

tRIUNE :
I don't believe in changing the rules so late though. I actually thought it would be first to post with best stats would win, thus why I posted as soon as I maxed everything out. I WOULD say that is most fair, but it does not help considering I am the first to post maxed stats (unless someone edits their post in with their info, which would make it seem like they posted first).

I would say that the most fair would be to make an official announcement on any addendums, clarifications and so on to the rules of the contest. Said changes should be announced BEFORE someone meets that goal to give a fair chance, but to be honest, I am working on that now as we speak (and it does not take long at all).

If I was running the contest, I would say  that you should include a video to verify mom money so we can see your name and trainer card. I'd also include the 26 forms of unown in the count personally, but again, requires 26 screenshots or video. This isn't my contest though, and I have also done everything that is listed, so all of my suggestions, to be perfectly honest, would be in my favor. :X

tRIUNE :
To be honest, I do not think that to be right, as that is not clearly stated in the rules. Only the trainer profile is said to be submitted.

"-You can submit as many screenshots of your Trainer Card
-The Trainer Card MUST be from Pokemon Gold - Emu Edition for GBC "

Mom, although can hold more money, is not apart of the trainer card. Not that I mind including Mom in my entry as money is really fast getting... There is no clear saying that Mom's held money will be included to decide a winner, and to say it now is a little late; we're already halfway through the month.

It would be like saying that all 26 unown will include to the totals as well (which would either need video proof or 26 separate screenshots), since they are technically different pokemon too.

firewave2981 :
Locations listed here applied to the older version of the game. It has since been updated, leaving most of this information as incorrect. You can find the correct locations on the game page now in the description. I believe our "time of day" for non-cave Pokémon may be correct however.

Porygon2 is now in the grasslands west of Celadon behind the cut tree in the morning.
Scizor can be found in National Park during the morning. No, you cannot catch him for the bug contest.
Gengar is now actually found in Tin Tower at the top at night (at least when I found him).
Celadon Market has moon and sun stones for sale.
Cerulean has the water stones.
Fuschia has leaf stones.

Various other Kanto towns hold the other elemental stones (some repeat).
 
The starters of Johto and Kanto are in the same places and times I believe.
Kingdra should now be at the Whirl Islands.

For fast monster spawning, I recommend getting a Pokémon with sweet scent, use it and save state on the message where it uses sweet scent, then keep reloading until you find a monster you want.Unless you need to level Pokémon, in which case I recommend just running around.

Here it is! 251 and maxed money!
Happy to have it finished now. Sweet scent REALLY helps a lot in tracking pokemon (plus speed up and save states). Just curious, but where was Porygon2 in the old update?

Until an update happens or I find one of the lost pokemon, this is the best I got. Missing 8 of the fire/leaf/thunder/water stone evolutions, Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, Scizor, Gengar and Porygon2

I do have all 26 unnown though that I can take a video of.

Do not forget to include what time of day (morning, noon, or night) you caught the Pokémon, and HOW you caught it (surfing, fishing with what rod, head butting a tree, grassy area...).

I caught a Chikorita during the morning in the first grassy area you find east of new bark town (need surf and waterfall to get to it). Supposedly other starters are there but had no luck so far.
During the DAY time, ran into Cyndaquil in the same grassy areas as Chikorita.
Totodile is at night in same grassy area.

The Alakazam mentioned above can be found in the grassy area there during the morning.

Both Slowking and Delibird are in the grassy areas BELOW Lake of Rage during the DAY.

In the grassy areas below Pallet (have to surf to there) you can find Bulbasaur there in the morning, Squirtle in the Daytime, and both Charmander and Kingdra there at night.

At Mt Silver, east of the pokemon center (or the "Johto" side) You can find Golem there in the morning, Machamp there in the daytime, and Steelix at night.

Clefable can be found east of the National Park's grassy area during the daytime (save a moonstone).

If you live near a train station company, you can try out for a conductor job. I do not know how it works in some states/companies, but one near me will school you for free on conducting if they think you are worthy. Problem is, LOTS of people want that job so it can be hard to get into.

I was in your position not very long ago. Only 5 months ago was I able to get a REAL job in the last 4 or 5 years (College put me in debt as well, though I did graduate... with no job help from it!). I do not care for my job much, but I also do not hate it. Have you tried Fed Ex or UPS or other postal carrier jobs as a package handler? They have a high turn over rate and are usually ALWAYS looking. Right now, this is a bit of their dry season, but it does not hurt to get your name in there.

For my application, I had to first go down to the facility to a "Sort observation." It honestly is to give you an idea of what to expect on the job and to scare off people. People that still are interested fill out an application on a computer and wait for the call for an interview. Get a call, interviewed, and if they like you, they may hire you on the spot, but usually take a week or two before being called.

I work at Fed Ex and the money is pretty nice, but the labor is brutal. You make more money if you work later shifts, and it is always 5 days a week you will work (and in December, you may have to work Sunday mornings). If you have any other questions on this, I'd be happy to help you.

I AM looking for another job right now using Craig's list, but only because I am tired of waking up so sore in the morning.

I would probably keep to myself and try to barricade my home from not just zombies but other people. I'd also try and rig something up so that if I died, all food would be spoiled, destroyed or something. Maybe just hide food all around the house, or maybe lock it up in something so people would have to work for it if they didn't know the combination. I might let friends or GOOD neighbors or family in, but if I do not know you, I ain't taking a chance.

I would love to be able to just barter with people or work together with people, but I have way too many trust issues and know where I live, people would be in too much panic to work together correctly.

I used to do Yoga on the Wii Fit a lot, especially when I first started my new job (lifting and placing boxes). However, I slowly stopped doing as much just because it feels more like a chore to do sometimes, even if I feel great doing it. I do a small pose here and there still, but not as much as I used to do.

I want to get back into it, but first need to fix my sleep schedule. I agree it is a lot of fun and keeps you limber, just wish it did not feel like it takes away from my day so much.

I still sleep with the TV on if my Internet is not working. If my Internet is working, I usually put on a cartoon stream of Family Guy, American Dad, Simpsons, Futurama, Cleveland Show and South Park, OR put on a youtube play list and set it so it goes to next episode/show automatically.

I need to have something on for me to fall asleep, starting when we first got a television in our room. As a kid, it just kept me company, especially when my sister and I first got separate rooms. Sometimes it did cause me to stay awake too much, especially if a show I really liked came on or an episode of something I had not seen before was on, but I would not have gotten to sleep otherwise anyways...

My mind, both back then and now, just goes into these worries if there is not some form of distraction in the background. If my mind starts to worry, I can just listen in on the conversation going on in the show (that I most likely have seen). Used to be able to just listen to music and fall asleep, but music plays such a background role that it just lets me think about things more anyway and I cannot get to sleep.

What really sucked was last month, I went on a trip with friends to MAGfest, and we had to share a hotel room. Of course, they were the type that they could not sleep with the TV on, so I had to go without. Even if I tried just staying up playing games on my 3DS until I could bore myself to sleep did not work. I had to resort to counting sheep. I got somewhere up to the 1200s or 1600s... I was drifting in and out but usually I would hear someone snoring, tossing and turning, or just... breathing and it would distract me. Next time, I may try having my 3DS hooked up with Netflix, get some ear buds and fall asleep that way.

servbot128 :
Technically, the first power-up to change Mario's skin color was the Starman in the original Super Mario Brothers for the NES. Mario's sprite would flash numerous colors, including his skin.

Hammer Bro suit did not come until Super Mario Brothers 3 for the NES, and even if you only count power ups that stick (until hit), the fire flower in Super Mario Brothers 3 DID change Mario's skin color to a light pinkish-red hue and you found fire flowers way before the hammer brother suit.

Mario with Fire Flower in SMB3
Mario without FireFlower in SMB3

Blue Canary :
I have to say as I have grown up since then, I have realized not every bipolar person would act like she did, and that I should be a bit more skeptical of people's motivations when getting to know them. That said, I do not know if I would be able to handle someone even similar to her in behavior. I have patience when it comes to people (yet ironically, not much patience for inanimate objects or certain video games ), but I can not see it holding out long if I were to run into a person like Jane again.

As for her, she is still around on Facebook, as we have a few mutual friends, but we simply do not talk. Jane is more of a person you could hang out with but not someone you want to get close with. She is funny, witty, and can be a friend to you in a moment, but get too close and you get poisoned by her.

And... I have no idea what Austipokedude was trying to say.

Love the description, Blue. Though it is a little more than that.

It is hard to describe the web comic that is Homestuck. Best I can summarize is 4 kids start playing a game that changed their very lives forever, finding out all sorts of things about themselves along with another set of kids (troll aliens, 12 of them). And... things just get really, really spun out of control.

I do not think it is a web comic for you, Singelli, as there is magic (though the web comic keeps stating magic isn't real, there are powers each person gets due to being in the game. Also one or two people have wands that are sort of magic but really, they are science wands shooting energy like a laser gun would), ideas of creating universes... but perhaps best if you check it out first to see if it is something you would want to read into.

The powers range from controlling wind, healing, one is SUSPECTED to be able to revive but, it is not confirmed completely yet, power of seeing into the future as a seer, stealing luck, turning invisible or keeping yourself and allies from being detected, controlling time, controlling space, and... a person has the power of hope that has yet been defined, haha. At the very least, I think this would be borderline magic, if not magic outright. The story is more about having a video game plot than these powers-and expands into more than even a video game, despite constant references to it being one-but they play a part nonetheless.

The comic can be found here: http://www.mspaintadventures.com/

If worried, just look up Homestuck on a wiki or something (mind you may get spoilers into the story) and take a look. Or maybe your husband could look into it as well.

It is VERY random, and I personally heard of it through my blog when I saw people referencing it and another comic the author did. Word of mouth is a popular way to hear of it, but apparently convention goers see HomeStuck cosplayers often.

...and I apologize for that tangent. This is supposed to be about Blue. I don't get to often speak about HomeStuck to people anymore so this was a little bit of an outlet. Let me just say it is a very addicting web-comic to many, haha!

Welcome to the board!

I'm also a fellow HomeStuck fan, though the plot lately kind of put me off a little (still reading but not as obsessed until more plot happens I suppose). On this board, you may find LOTS of Pokémon fans of all ages, so you are good on that part, but I have not seen many HomeStuck ones. There is a board for My Little Pony as well, so feel free to check that out (and hopefully they are not creepy over there; never been there myself )

feel free to share your drawings and writings in appropriate forums; there is an artsy section somewhere on this forum. If you click "Board" you should find a whole plethora of forums for you to peruse through.

If you do not mind my asking, what made you decide to learn the ukulele?

None.

At age 12, I had to give up all caffeinated beverages due to a heart condition that developed. Before that, I DID like soda, but Mountain Dew just was OKAY at best for me. It was all about Sprite and Orange Soda back then (and for the brief time it was available, Crystal Pepsi). Funny, all of them were caffeine free too, but over the years, I just do not care about soda anymore.

I did try the... Code Red Mountain Dew? Had literally only a teaspoon of it to avoid too much caffeine. Not bad tasting, but still not my thing.

These days, I only have an occasional can of grape soda (caffeine free) maybe twice a month. If cream soda (also caffeine free) goes on sale, I might also indulge, but NO mountain dew.