It's hard to believe but eight months ago I kept hinting about a game in the works--Now it's finally done.

I just finished 'Aleena's Adventure' - a jump/run adventure game along with putting together, "Native Vex' a graphic novel.

I have tested both and they work pretty good. If anyone out there in DA would like to buy a copy of both the game/novel on one cd-rom for Windoze, please send me a PM.

It's that time of the year again--time to look for bargains for used crap. Ever since I was little, I've learned to be thrifty.

Going to garage sales can be fun, yet an interesting experience. You get to mingle with complete strangers and find that item you've wanted for Christmas but never got it. Here are some of my experiences I like to share with you:

If you're either the driver or riding shotgun with somebody, you probably noticed signs that say 'Garage Sale' or 'Rummage'. Over the years people put those signs at intersections to excite drivers.
Questions arise as, "Which way do I go?". Usually if a sign is planted on the right corner of an intersection it means turn right, or otherwise look for an arrow.

One common rant as I go along is the signs themselves. They're too small to read! You have to pull over and need to pull out a magnifying glass to read the address.

Let's say you've read the papers and one sale is selling video games. YOU HAVE TO GO THERE!!! Be careful as other readers probably want those games as badly as you want them. And possibly the seller is going to have a steep price on those games. People usually either want to keep some item by overpricing it or want to get rid of it-price is cheap-Whahoo! If there is something listed in the sale ad, it's usually priced higher than something not posted.

Some ads in the paper say their sale is overflowing with stuff or use words like HUGE to get you to stop over. What's funny is the person who wrote the ad has only a small card-table with a few items on it.

There are those who just want to sell you something even though you don't want it. For instance, some lady wanted to sell me tires that won't even fit on the car. And then there are those whom always butt in whenever you're looking at something--"Those there are genuine plastic boat oars guaranteed to not break when pirranahs sink their teeth into them."


At times you'll sometimes see these printed signs at certain sales like "YOU BREAK IT-YOU BOUGHT IT" or "NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS." Try to avoid these sales as the sellers have narrow walkways, lots of glassware and possible steep steps. Other sales to avoid are those with signs like ALL PRICES FIRM.

Whenever possible try to talk down the seller. They'll usually lower the price. If they say no, then go somewhere else. Some sellers usually think an item is collectible so they'll think there's a sucker born every minute. Do your homework. Don't be a sucker. There are plenty of other sales to attend.

One more last thing: Count your change. Most people are honest whenever they give you your change back. One lady gave me the 'ol switcheroo by giving me less change and before I knew it, I was out of few bucks.

All in all, have fun and hopefully, you'll find that sought after item.

How the days fly by. Oh yeah and I have no good title for this entry. Anyhoo, the game, Aleena's Adventure is almost complete. Music, farts and all.

The other thing..my birthday is coming up. It's April 16...the day after when every taxpayer has smoke coming out of their ears. I've heard the Pope's B-day is also the 16th.

There were times when my Birthday fell on Easter Sunday. And I would overdose on those Creme Eggs. Those were so good back then but nowadays, I just don't have the crave for them anymore
Guess that goes with old age.

As I get older, I probably end up scratching my butt like Homer Simpson.

Well, it's been kinda nerve-wracking to find out my mid-term grade for Fundamentals of Music. My nerves got the best of me (again) but I received an A- . Now I'm in a group of five others preparing for a Kindergarten concert. Each member needs to perform in recorder, piano and conducting. The other tunes be in any instrument for the student's choosing.

It does help to be a (for now) part-time piano teacher.


I went to the biggest video/arcade convention called the Midwest Gaming Classic. Possibly the biggest in the country of playing and buying classic video games, arcade, pinball and computer games. You really had to have a love for classic games. It cost $10 admission. The only thing that was on my mind was to get good deals. Though I wish I could of stayed a little longer since playing all the arcade games in the next room were FREE!!

Things learned from this : Shop around the vendors. Some have really good deals while others have prices that a new PS3 game would cost; Try going on the second day of the convention and GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP BEFORE GOING.
I was tired so I didn't play any games except for a mini Ms. Pac-Man arcade upright.

Here's some of my old cartoons I made using Mario Paint for the Super Nintendo on YouTube:

Diarrhea Man (hmmm...I tried putting up the link but the stupid emoticons keep ruining it so try a link below and look for "more videos by frankodragon1 " )

Squishy Mud-Darn Sprinkler [link]

Squishy Mud-Slushy Snow Job [link]



Also I have a demo of Franko's Quest, a game built with MultiMedia Fusion 2
Developer: [link]