The Last of Us (posted from "N3rdN3w5")

The Last of Us is one of my top 10 favorite games of all time.  Developed by NaughtyDog in 2011, this game is not only rich in the storyline, but is also visually stunning and a complete success. There is also an extensive multiplayer which is a very good part of the game as well. The game takes place after an apocalypse, where spores have turned people into savages. These savages eat flesh and kill anything alive.

The main characters, Joel and Ellie, are on a quest that will take them across the country to find the fireflies, an organized militia who are trying to find a cure for the infection. WILL JOEL AND ELLIE FIND THE FIREFLIES? I don't know. Ok, maybe I do know because I played the game and beat it. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU BEAT IT!!

Links to sites for pictures: http://thelastofus.wikia.com/wiki/The_Infected
http://happythumbsgaming.com/2013/07/the-last-of-us-review-htg
http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/03/02/the-last-of-us-new-info-and-screens-reveal-the-balance-of-power/

Screen shot from the game below, under that is a clicker, under that is a pic of Joel and Ellie

Marcus Smart (posted from "College Basketball's Best")

             The second best player in college basketball right now, I believe, is Marcus Smart who plays for Oklahoma State. He is averaging over 17 points a game and 6 rebounds per game. Standing at 6'4 with a 6'8 wingspan, he is a very athletic guard who can put up big numbers on the scoreboard. He also averages 2.3 steals per game, 18th in the country for steals. He is not just an offensive player but also a defensive player. Marcus Smart is projected to go 5th in the 2014 NBA draft, but I believe that he will go higher.

              "Smart can dominate a game in so many different ways, but what I’ve been most impressed with has been his ability to rebound the ball now that Michael Cobbins is out. In the five games since then, Smart is averaging 9.6 rebounds." - Rob Dauster

url:http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com

Loki Laufeyson (posted from "Marvel: The Avengers")

"I am Loki of Asgard. And I am burdened with a glorious purpose."

I am Loki Laufeyson of Asgard. Kneel to me. I grew up with Thor Odinson, whom I thought was my brother. I always lived in his shadow. Father always favored him more and we was always the most popular one. He wasted his time oaffing around with his silly hammer and strength. I spent more time reading and practicing my magical abilities. 

I remember leading Frost Giants inside the castle walls during Thor's coronation. It was just a bit of fun really. When Thor and I, along with Lady Sif and the Warriors 3, (Warriors 3) went to Jotunheim, the home of Frost Giants, I found out who I truly was. When Father, if I should even call him that, told me that I was a Frost Giant, I was furious. I wanted to rid Asgard of the race that I had come from. I could have done it too, but Thor got in the way.

I then left Asgard and drifted through space until I landed on a realm that would help me get a kingdom of my own. I chose to rule Midgard. (Earth) Those mortals were made to be ruled. They went on their daily lives slaughtering one another! I was so close to ruling and setting those ignorant mortals straight. That was until my idiotic brother and his new friends . . . The Avengers I believe they were called, came and ruined everything! I was sadly captured and was forced to return to Asgard with Thor.

I stayed in prison for a while, until I had my opportunity. Dark Elves. (Dark Elves) Father did not want to raise trouble with the pathetic creatures who continued to attack the castle. Finally, Thor brought matters into his own hands. But, he needed my help. Fore I was the only one who knew a way out of the castle without anyone else catching us. Sadly, we were caught up with Dark Elves and we fought them. It was quite nice to be fighting with my brother again.... WHAT AM I SAYING?! I died for Thor.... Or did I?

Yes. I am back. *Evil grin* But you will have to wait a little while longer to find out what exactly is on my mind.

The First Book - Welcome to Morganville, Claire! (From 'Vampires Are From Morganville')

Welcome to Morganville, Texas. Don't stay out after dark.

In the first book, Claire Danvers is introduced. She is a 'smarticle particle,' as my friends would say. She is sixteen when she is brought forward as a freshman in college, coming from a town about an hour away from Morganville's Texas Prairie University. She is noted as one of the youngest characters in the books. Right from the get-go, Claire is subjected to bullying. Monica Morrell and her backup girls, Gina and Jennifer, take all of her laundry and trash it -- literally. They took her clothes and tossed them into the trash chute. I cannot recall if she ever gets her clothes back or not, but I do remember that as Claire is heading down the dorm's stairs, the 'Bad Touch Trio' (in no reference to Hetalia) push her down, making her hit every single step on her way down.

Extremely embarrassed by the entire affair, Claire storms out of the dorm, backpack in hand. She sees a poster that says, "Roommate Wanted!" and is intrigued. She calls the number and a girl named Eve Rosser answers. She tells Claire to come to the house, the Glass House, to see her, Shane Collins, and Michael Glass, owner of the threshold.

Throughout the book, Michael is on and on about Claire not being 18 yet, and keeps saying that she needs to go back to the dorm, even though if she returns Monica and her backup girls will probably kill her. "The popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school’s social scene: somewhere less than zero," says the Morganville Vampire blog by Jayda Steele. 

In a science lab, Gina 'accidentally' throws acid on Claire's back, and would've dumped the entire container on her if Claire hadn't yelled out, gaining the attention of the entire class. The acid burns through her clothes and damages her back, sending searing, white-hot pain through her every time it gets touched. This shows just one of the ways Monica tries to literally kill Claire throughout the series.

Later on in the book, as the four roommates find out that Oliver, Eve's boss at the copy shop named Common Grounds, is a vampire. When he comes to the house, Claire answers the door and invites him in, much to Michael's horror. He was already killed once by Oliver, becoming a half-ghost trapped in his own house. He does not want to relive the experience.  Along with Oliver, Shane's dad Frank comes back to town. He's known for hating the vampires, and stakes Michael, killing him again.