The ScooterBlog

In the words of the great John Cleese … and now for something completely different!

There’s a site I just discovered, mostly in doing a search on “JunkieBlog” (although that first entry scares me, I’m going to have to post more!), that actually plays the fantasy game of buying and selling stocks in the millions of blogs on the Internet! It’s called BlogShares.

Even cooler, the JunkieBlog has a page! So, you can check out the progress of the JunkieBlog and the share price rise. I’m just starting to learn the site but it looks like a cool diversion for those people who are inclined to gamble or invest.

And of course … I bought 100 extra shares for myself, gotta support the home product!!

Check it out HERE.

UPDATE! - The link on the right sidebar noting the presence of BlogShares will take you straight to the BlogShares listing for this page. Buy some up, link to this page to make it better and better!

We haven’t forgotten about all the hardcores who still love Halo 1, even more then they do the new one. Their day in the sun has returned again!

Spur of the moment, Guinness-style “Brilliant!” style thinking has led us to a wonderful idea … have a Halo 1 tournament on Monday when everyone is off school for President’s Day! Here’s the basic information:

Halo 1 2v2 Doubles Championship
Date: Monday 2/21/05 @ 1 PM
Entry Fee: $5 - We want big crowds so help us make that happen, and we’ll hook you up with a low entry fee! No late fee either, so if you decide late, come on up. If you don’t have a partner, we’ll help match you up.

The prizes will of course be determined by the # of entrants, but our gold standard is approximately 65% of the pool being distributed back for prizes, so lots of teams means lots of loot!

NOTE TO E-MAIL READERS: The tournament setup listed was for one of our singles events. The format for this event will be 1 on 1 matches all the time, first to 15 kills, then goes to 2 out of 3 with 15 kills in the semis, and 25 kills, best 2 out of three.

So we didn’t do the winners for the Smash Brothers Melee singles event later in the night any justice! So, without further adieu, here’s the singles Top 3!

• 1st Place - James Hafner
• 2nd Place - Drew Scoles
• 3rd Place - Joe Bushman

So, the Top 3 of this event was dominated by both Ohio and Michigan out-of-town players as has been the norm as of late. We’d love to see even more local talent come out and compete and give these guys a run for their money at the next event in May, but our winners were all great guys, and I’m also glad that they made the road trip and enjoyed their time at the store (and hey, got some great Game Junkie stuff too!)

Be on the lookout here soon for our next Melee tournament announcement (hint: it’s in May!) and also for our more events, including one on Monday!