User blog:JERealize/Progress Bar: Issue 049

Welcome back. It isn't my 3000th edit or my 2nd anniversary, but this is a mid-way point. Time for Progress Bar.

(July 6, 2014)

The Big Plan
You want to know why I'm releasing a Progress Bar right now? One reason is simple: The next edition will be a triple-header: It will be a special 50th Issue Progress Bar, released on my 2nd Anniversary of joining the site (July 7), as my 3000th edit. It might also have a special "nod-or-not" review preview on the first episode of TDPI (though, for some of us, we know what's coming).

Another reason... is to comment on the World Cup.

JER and the World Cup
It's been a while since the US lost to Belgium. And Mexico lost to the Netherlands. And just yesterday, CONCACAF was finally silenced with the fall of Costa Rica.

And let me just say, I didn't expect Costa Rica to win, nor did I want Costa Rica to win. You see, I am a supporter of both the US and Mexico, as far as CONCACAF is concerned. And with both of them falling hard, I found Costa Rica's arrival at the quarterfinals a bit of an embarassment to both the US and Mexico. And if Costa Rica had defeated the Netherlands and made it to the semifinals, that would prove to be a humiliation that neither team could live with.

So in that sense, yes, I watched the game, and yes, I anticipated a Dutch victory. It took a while, though, and we had to go into extra time and then penalty kicks. And the Dutch finally did it.

With that, the Netherlands are facing Argentina in the semifinals. And Brazil will face... uh... I don't really know. I wanted to watch France vs Germany, but I missed it completely. Oh well, it isn't like Brazil will lose. I want to see Brazil face the Netherlands. There. I said it. Brazil. The Netherlands. The final match. For it all. I cheered against the Netherlands in the final 4 years ago. but now I'm switching sides.

So, am I saying the Netherlands will win the World Cup? Let's not go that far... yet. But if the two meet each other, a massive amount of business will be on the line. If the Netherlands lose, this will be the record fourth time they made it to a World Cup final and yet has never won the World Cup. If Brazil loses, a repeat of the famous Maracanazo from the 1950 World Cup will occur, in which Brazil lost the decisive match that would otherwise award them the grand prize, in their home stadium.

However, in order for that kind of final to happen, the Netherlands must beat Argentina this Wednesday. Will they be able to?

One Day Away
In other news, we're just one day away from the US release of Pahkitew Island. And to start, I should watch the Italian version tomorrow, before we get the English version, in order to get used to some of the feel coming up in the show. But you know, I watched something in the commercials for the US release that I have seen before in the storyboard, and it caught me off-guard.

I mean... wow. This is what a true fan feels like?

But I can't be a fan. I'm too casual to be a fan. I can't even finish my own ding-dang fan-fiction, for crying out loud! (Sorry about that. Text error.) Oh, well. I have to get used to being an unwitting fan. (Most likely the first time I was unwitted about anything.) The review for the first and second episodes are coming out on Wednesday. Somewhat.

Anything else?
Yes. If you're 17 or older, and have or plan to get Grand Theft Auto V, for goodness sake, punch the developers of Rockstar Games in the face for making the game unplayable for me. The game restarts every time I try to move to another region of the map. But hey, you can just glance over this message if you haven't heard of it.

So, readers, I'll see you tomorrow. Can't wait. "If you wanna have fun with me, then Belgium is where I'll be..." (Talk | Blogs | Contributions) 03:19, July 7, 2014 (UTC)