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Geektastic Hungry Hungry Hippos Mod

I am majorly crushing on this Koopa-themed Hungry Hungry Hippos game, lovingly modified by Donald (alias Kodykoala), a 30-year-old electrical engineer from El Paso.

Having taken about 50 hours to complete, with each Koopa kid requiring about 10 hours, the game will make its debut public appearance at the El Paso Comic Con — where it will also be available for sale! — this weekend.

In a Funk

It's easy to act happy. It's easy to say, "Good!" and paste a smile on your face when someone asks you how you've been doing. It's easy to get off your ass and do things that are required and/or expected of you. Heck, it's even easy to act all chipper and upbeat on your blog, lest a random visitor stops by and decides to check out the first page. With my youngest this past weekend But it's not easy to keep it going. In fact, it's utterly draining. I have my good days, and I have my bad days. And for the last week or so, I have had more bad days than good. I'm not sure exactly why. Is it because the days are getting shorter? Perhaps it's...

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