Alex Parkinson

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  • Alex Parkinson
    Gosh, my week has been off to a rough start so far...Yesterday I was felled by spring fatigue, and last night my dorm counselor had to abruptly leave because of some business she didn't specify about, and this morning, I'm just feeling out of it in the aftermath of what happened last night...Hopefully my week will start turning around for the better, because if it doesn't, I better prepare my inner strength for the trials of life that are to come...
    Alex Parkinson
    You know, once my workload allows for it, I would like to try and write a bimonthly section for Critic Corner, but I'm not really sure what I should review in that section. Should I review games? Movies? TV shows? Comics? Food? I'm in a bit of a tailspin on that end.
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    Waluigi Time
    Waluigi Time
    As someone who was in the same boat of wanting to write more for CC but not really knowing what to actually review until pretty recently, what I've done to get more into that is write a one-off review once I beat a game. You could just look at the stuff you're engaging with in general and write about any of that if you think it would be interesting. You don't even have to commit to the same topics for every review even on a scheduled section, Rose's Quarantine Reviews which ran a while back was all about reviewing just whatever and even Half-Baked Reviews did different things from issue to issue before settling into the food niche it has now.
    Alex Parkinson
    Alex Parkinson
    Thanks for the advice, guys. I'll do my best to incorporate it if I do plan on writing for Critic Corner.
    Daniel Dyce
    Daniel Dyce
    You can always just do a general review section where you just review what ever you like!
    Alex Parkinson
    I managed to finish reading all of this month's issue of The 'Shroom! A job well done to all writers, and thank you to Waluigi Time for highlighting my 30 Fake News section milestone in 'Shroom Report! And of course thanks to anyone who reached out to me in DMs to offer me words of appreciation for the work I do for The 'Shroom! It makes me happy to see that my passion for the newspaper is being met with positive reception!
    Alex Parkinson
    Be sure to check the Fake News and Palette Swap teams in this month's issue of The 'Shroom! Waluigi Time has an unfortunate announcement regarding Sport Report, I go see one of the sweetest chefs to make a really sweet dessert, and my reporter persona and his band of athletes venture further into the Dark Lands to save the Annual Mushroom World Games!
    Alex Parkinson
    Is it bad that I've only managed to read half of Issue 204 of The 'Shroom so far? I've been meaning to read Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner and Strategy Wing for the past two weeks, but due to fatigue caused by my meds, I've been unable to do read it.
    Alex Parkinson
    Be sure to check out the Fake News and Palette Swap teams in today's issue of The 'Shroom! I've got my longest Sport Report section so far for you, in which I cover a round of golf on Keelhaul Key! I'll also be teaching you how to make a delicious pastry in Cooking Guide, and the first chapter of my reporter persona's adventure to save the Mushroom World Games will be coming to a close in Sport Report: The Movie!
    Alex Parkinson
    I think my copy of Tomodachi Life on Nintendo 3DS is broken. The game gets stuck on the Nintendo 3DS startup screen whenever I try to boot the game up. I tried blowing on it multiple times and cleaning it with a soft napkin, but nothing I've tried worked so far. It simply won't read the card.
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    peachie
    peachie
    It might be the slot. I've had this problem with my Switch (It happens all the time). Maybe find a tutorial on how to clean it? I don't own a 3DS so I don't know.
    Alex Parkinson
    Alex Parkinson
    I don't trust to clean it without getting too much moisture in my 3DS and risk destroying it. Plus, every other 3DS cartridge works perfectly fine in my 3DS. It seems only Tomodachi Life has this problem.
    peachie
    peachie
    Oh, then it had to be the cartridge. On my Switch, it's the slot for sure since it does it with every cartridge.
    Alex Parkinson
    I wonder something about the Strategy Wing team of The 'Shroom. Is the writer of Getting That Payday still around? The sign-up page says they're still on the team, but I haven't seen their section in The 'Shroom in months.
    Alex Parkinson
    Don't you just hate it when you try and play some video games after a day of work only for you to have to sit through a tiring long game update? Happened to me today. 😒
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    MiracleDinner
    MiracleDinner
    Yeah this can be very annoying, but the vast majority of games I play no longer receive updates (almost any Wii U / 3DS title, certainly any Wii / DS and before), or do not force you to always have the latest update to play (e.g. Minecraft, most offline Switch games). My home internet is decent so I can only imagine how bad this would be for people with very slow internet.
    Alex Parkinson
    I gotta admit, I've been feeling creatively drained over the past week. I've been meaning to try and be more creatively productive by writing stories to try and distract myself from my mental health issues, but I just don't have a whole lot of creative energy to get much writing done. The only time I can bring myself to write is if I'm writing on a deadline like when I'm writing my 'Shroom sections.
    Alex Parkinson
    I'm a sad rhinoceros right now...I've been feeling in a minor mood for most of the day, the weather was bad the whole day, and negative thoughts keep plaguing my mind...
    Alex Parkinson
    Is it weird that I can never distinguish American and Canadian accents from one another?
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    Goombuigi
    Goombuigi
    I can only tell the difference with the word "sorry".
    MegaBowser64
    MegaBowser64
    The major difference between accents is that Canadians usually use long A's (as in "ape"), whereas Americans use short E's (as in "egg") in place of those, resulting in some very different pronunciations.
    ViableBunnyBudd
    ViableBunnyBudd
    I've never been able to tell the difference between the two, you're not alone there.
    Alex Parkinson
    Once again, I'm the only one online! No one will be able to stop me from revealing KFC's secret recipe! 😈
    Alex Parkinson
    I've been feeling under the weather lately due to a lack of social contacts. On Discord, it seems that practically everything I post doesn't get any response from my fellow Discord users, and even in people's DMs, things seem to be unresponsive. As a result, I'm trying to find other social contacts outside of the internet, but it's a bit of a slow process so far. What do you guys suggest I could do to find social contacts outside of Discord or otherwise fill in my time outside of Discord?
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    Cayde
    Cayde
    Is there a favorite place you like to go? Maybe, a cafe or bookstore? I'm sure there are people who wouldn't mind chatting with you about a favorite book or drink of tea/coffee.
    Alex Parkinson
    Alex Parkinson
    I don't really go out much outside of work, so I'd have to look around for a café or a bookstore or something like that. But it might help.
    Wendy O. Koopa
    Wendy O. Koopa
    Sorry you're feeling lonely. That's rough.
    Alex Parkinson
    I wonder something about the Pipe Plaza team of The 'Shroom: Why is it called that? Do pipes perhaps have something to do with evoking thoughts, and given that Pipe Plaza is all about information and statistics, that's how the team got its name?
    Alex Parkinson
    Be sure to check out the Fake News and Palette Swap teams in today's issue of The 'Shroom, because aside from my usual Sport Report section, I'll also be debuting with two new sections!
    Alex Parkinson
    If someone with blond hair is a blonde, someone with brown hair is a brunette and someone with red hair is a redhead, what do we call someone with black hair?
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