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Greetings, fellow gerbils!
Hey there, it's Gerry here! As you may have gathered, I am a gerbil and this is a blog about my life on this planet. I appear to humans through a machine called the GerbilMaestro, which is an exact copy of my master. I control this machine and most of the time pretend to be my master in front of other humans.
I hope you enjoy reading my blog. Thanks a gerbillion!

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Wednesday, 25 September 2013

What's App-ening Wednesday? #2: Top Girl

Welcome! Today we have a fabulous review by our dear friend ANT on the app 'Top Girl'.
http://www.crowdstar.com/games/top_girl

ANT on 'Top Girl':
I've had this game ever since Wadz introduced it to me some time ago and I have to say, it is literally the definition of the phrase 'so bad its good'. Although the materialistic nature of this game disgusts me on a daily basis, it’s always entertaining to read the horrifically bad pick up lines, and it's also a relief to know that whenever life gets tough, my virtual boyfriend Darrell (the hopeless romantic) will always love me...


Image from ANT


...at least until I’ve sponged all of the available gifts from him and dumped him anyway.

Overall rating: 4/5

Note: The views and opinions presented in this post are purely our own. This segment is only meant to be for fun and was not intended to promote particular products.

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 7

Wicks: "I've got my dancing shoes!"
Master: "But have you got your adventuring shoes?"
- H.W. J.C.

Story behind quote:
Adventuring shoes always come in handy (or foot-y??)

Image courtesy of Wicks.
Source: http://addictedtothewhistles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/another-comic-strip-from-wicks.html

Weekly News Round-Up #33: 15/09/2013

Yo, wassup diggy dawgz?! Hope you've all had a smashing week, I know I have. Let's recount some of the most memorable moments...

First off, Wicks has managed to rename the Maths course that ConscienceSarah and Master are taking. It is now called 'Too Much Maths'. Here's how one would use it in conversation:
"What lesson do you have next?"
"I've got Too Much Maths."

I think it has to be said that it's been a rather wasp-y week. We've all been on high alert at lunchtimes to make sure no insects come near us. According to Wicks, the reason for the abundance of wasps is because the wasp population is currently at an all time high. We then commented on the fact that our conversation seemed to turn into a report on some sort of wasp stock exchange.

Wednesday was a day for walking. After lunch, the whole year went on a leisurely walk around the park as part of our enrichment activity this week. This provided an opportunity to discuss many a topic...
  • Topic 1: Most inconvenient enrichment activities
From now on, we all have to do an enrichment activity on a Wednesday afternoon. There are plenty of options such as sports, art, debate clubs, etc. or you can even create your own if none of those take your fancy. However, ANT devised an intelligent plan to avoid doing enrichment. The idea was that we should start a club for extremely inconvenient activities, where they can only be done under particular conditions. Some examples that we came up with were kite-flying (if we don't have the right amount of wind, then we can't do it) and white water rafting (the tide has to be just right).
  • Topic 2: The Last Airbender
Much of our time was spent with Wicks recounting the series 'The Last Airbender'. Let me tell you now, there's some good plot twists in there...
  • Topic 3: Decomposition
With the light always comes the dark. With that being said, ANT decided to add the dark into our nice afternoon trek. We joked that we would be given a tour of the park. Master first said, 'And here we have a blade of grass...', but ANT decided to take it one step further and proceeded to say, 'Here, on your right, we have a dead, decomposing squirrel, but it won't be there for long because the vultures will be out at dusk.' (Please note that there was no dead squirrel or any vultures.) Eventually the conversation morphed into a rather sick, twisted dream about a decomposing squirrel being attacked by noodles and vultures with Warwick Davis' head... (I cannot seem to recall how the conversation took such a turn.)

In other lunchtime news, Master has been having salad every day. We've started researching into what we'll call 'Salad Theorem', where we should eventually be able to predict how much salad is eaten after a certain amount of time. The end result is that the clear container, which holds the salad, shall have, marked on the side, certain times where the salad reaches a certain point on the side of the container. Here is the concept art:
We're currently in very early stages, but we'll make sure to keep you updated on our progress.

Later on in the week, the unexpected happened. Master was in a Business lesson and the opportunity to write the words 'promotion prospects' arose! Here's the photo evidence:

As a follow up to the wasp talk earlier in the week, we were all about spider talk on Friday. ANT kindly shared with us her story about Wilson, a spider who was in her room for a number of days.

In that same lunchtime, Master acquired some app homework from ANT, which was to play 'Cut the Rope', 'Tiny Tower' and 'Top Girl'. And this, ladies and gentlemen, was the inspiration for our new Wednesday segment, 'What's App-ening Wednesday?' Tune in for an app review every week!

Until next week, have a good one ;)

Saturday, 21 September 2013

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 6

Wadz: "You have the mouth of a bin!"
Master: "Well then what about you?"
Wadz: "I have the mouth of a skip."
- A.W. J.C.

Story behind quote:
A typical conversation between Wadz and Master.

Friday, 20 September 2013

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 5

"...or a small bear? You know, I don't even know why I say things like that."
A.T.

Story behind quote:
On the way back home, Master and ANT spot a rabbit. Master states the obvious and says, 'Oh, it's a rabbit!' However ANT's reply is much more amusing.

Thursday, 19 September 2013

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 4

"Does it make a significant sound?"
- A.T.

Story behind quote:
As we marvel at how incredible Wicks' guinea pigs are, ANT decides to ask what sound they make. When questioned about what counted as a significant sound, ANT decided not to provide information on the number of decibels required and instead gave an example, such as the bark of a dog.

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

What's App-ening Wednesday? #1: Cut the Rope

Welcome, everyone, to the first ever edition of 'What's App-ening Wednesday?'
This week, we're talking about the popular game 'Cut the Rope'!

The official website: http://www.cuttherope.ie/

Now, I only started playing this a few days ago, but I must say that it is a lot of fun. It's great because you have to think before you act, but sometimes if you also need the element of speed.

I find that some levels are a great challenge for me, personally, but when you get past them there's such a sense of satisfaction. There's times when I try my hardest to get all the stars, but other times when you just want to get to the next level ;p

Overall, 5/5 from me! :)

Note: The views and opinions presented in this post are purely my own. This segment is only meant to be for fun and was not intended to promote particular products.

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 3

"...YOU are the saboteur."
- The Voice

Story behind quote:
We reminisce about the TV show 'Trapped'. Oh what a great device the Whisper Clip was...

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 2

"...I'll do it tomorrow!"
- A.T.

Story behind quote:
ANT caves under peer pressure. All for #Minecraft

Monday, 16 September 2013

Quote Week for Wicks: Day 1

"They're not my favourite Cheese Favourites!"
- H.W.

Story behind quote:
'Cheese Favourites' (cheesy biscuit snacks) come in a variety of shapes to ensure that at least one shape is your favourite. Here, Wicks picked up the wrong shape.