AADL-GT Preseason Weekend

Tue, 07/26/2005 - 7:48pm by eli

Here we go! It's time to gear up for the start of AADL-GT Season 2. This weekend, we have three tournaments scheduled, with something for everyone.

This Friday Night, 7/29/05, we'll have a Mario Kart tournament for ages 18+, from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Downtown Library. Race mode, single-player only, no registration required. Prizes are gamestop gift certificates, 1st place: $40, 2nd place: $30, 3rd place: $20.

Then, from Noon to 5 PM on Saturday, 7/30/05, join us downtown for the AADL-GT Preseason Tournament for grades 6-12, featuring Mario Kart single-player and coop race events, and Super Smash Brothers: Melee single-player and team events, followed by a mystery game for the prize round. Prize round winners take home $50, $40, and $30 gift certificates. Read more below for more details about how the AADL-GT Tournament will work.

Finally, on Sunday, 7/31/05, we'll have a Mario Kart race tournament for grades 1-5, downtown from 1:00-4:00 PM.. 1st place: $40, 2nd place: $30, 3rd place: $20.

Preregistration is not required for any of these events, just show up, but don't be too late!

Megatokyo Meet UP

Mon, 07/25/2005 - 5:07pm by erin

Megatokyo begins at a gaming con, but, that's not the whole story. Largo and Piro, the main characters, end up in Tokyo with no way of returning back to the U.S. With a little help (and lots of ammunition and weapons of all sorts) they may return to the States. While you can read past comics in the print versions Megatokyo is a webcomic that you can read at Megatokyo. Even better: come meet the author, Fred Gallagher at AADL on Wednesday, July 27 from 7:00-8:30 P.M. in the DOWNTOWN multipurpose room. Space is limited to 150 and advance TIX are required and must be picked up IN PERSON at the DOWNTOWN youth department desk.

Green Day Heads MTV Video Award Nominees

Mon, 07/25/2005 - 1:54pm by erin

The popular, punk-pop band, Green Day leads the MTV Video Award Nominations with 8 nominations - including two for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot." Other nominees include Gwen Stefani, Missy Elliot, U2, Kelly Clarkson, Coldplay and Snoop Dogg. The 22nd annual MTV awards will be broadcast from Miami on Aug. 28. on MTV.

Howl's Moving Castle

Mon, 07/25/2005 - 1:28pm by erin

Perhaps you saw the flick by Hayao Miyazaki? Miyazaki usually writes his own stories, but he was clearly inspired by this amazing book. Miyazaki also directed My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is also a must read for fans of Harry Potter! The story is about Sophie who is a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the wizard Howl. Diana Wynne Jones is the author of MANY books - so you will never run out of great fantasy options.

Did you read it over the weekend?

Mon, 07/18/2005 - 7:47am by amy

We know it sold a record 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours, but did you actually have time to read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince over the weekend? I only had time enough to get through the first fifty pages, but I'm looking forward to the next 622.

The Emancipation of Mimi

Wed, 07/13/2005 - 12:44pm by amy

Mariah Carey looks and sounds like Beyoncé on The Emancipation of Mimi, but apparently that's the right recipe. The album, previously #1, is currently #4 on The Billboard 200 and fans of Carey--the best-selling female performer of the 1990s--are hailing it as a comeback.

Stardust

Fri, 07/08/2005 - 11:30pm by john

This gem of a novella is about a young man, Tristran Thorn, who promises a fair maiden that he will fetch a fallen star for her from beyond a wall that is crossed only once every nine years during a magical flea market. The wall (which resides in a rural English town named Wall) separates our world from the land of Faerie. During his travels, Tristran encounters witches, goblins, upset trees, feuding brothers, and farting hair-balls. Eventually, he uncovers his true heart's desire.

Stardust is an adult fairy by Neil Gaiman, author of Neverwhere, American Gods, and other highly stylized fantasy novels. He is also the creator of the DC Comic Sandman series. I sat down and read this book in about 5 hours.