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In loving memory: PAX 2009 (thanks ZombiePlatypus! And WalkYourPath, of course)


I'm Kauza, which is pronounced like cause-uh. My real name's Andrew Kauz, if you'd rather go for that.

I like talking to Dtoid people, so please add me on your favorite social networking site:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kauza
Gchat: santakauz[at]gmail.com.

Basics: I'm 25, and I write things.

Eternal thanks go out to Y0j1mb0 for the amazing header image you see above. So, thanks, sir!

Look at some of the things I've written.

Things on the Front Page:

Mass Effect, Metal Gear, Moon Unit, and more: An interview with Jennifer Hale
The Future: Demanding more from the voices of videogames
Love/Hate: A plea to play as a female Shepard
A warning: Regrets from a former life and experiences yet unlived
Top ten games for people who hate Thanksgiving
The wrong thing: Being evil should be more like sex
Staying dry in a sea of spoilers is a matter of building a boat
Lessons on taking games just seriously enough
Come, take your pilgrimage to gaming's one true mecca
Here's to you, random-JRPG-dialogue-writer-man
The forgotten: Crushing disappointment at the hands of Crash 'n the Boys
The people who have the power to change the world
Improving game communities: Enough with the negativity
The draw of exploration: Antarctica to Oblivion, Shackleton to Shadow Complex
I suck at games: BlazBlue and a slapdash attempt at fisticuffs
I, the Author: My Everest
Untapped Potential: The Gamer's Education
Other Worlds than These: Our World, Only Different

A series sort of thing about status effects
Toxic Megacolon and other fresh status effects
Curse you, status effects, stop confusing my heart
Status effects are poisons that turn my silent heart to stone
Also check out the related forum thread.

The Fall of the Titans (wherein I talk about dead or dying gaming companies)

The fall of the titans part 3: What once was shall be again
The fall of the titans: Sega died so that we might dream of the future
The fall of the titans: Why do the giants of gaming die?

Stories from the Past (a series about my experiences playing certain games):

Stories from the Past: Tobal 2, Tomba! 2, and console double-vision
Stories from the Past: Diablo and the Dark Ride
Stories from the Past: What the f*ck, mom?
Stories from the Past: Xexyz and the battle aboard Turtlestar Lobsterica
Stories from the Past: The One-Balled Man-Bear
Stories from the Past: The Battle of Olympus
Stories from the Past: Suikoden 2

Storytelling (a series about, well, storytelling):

Storytelling: The Problem of Genres
Storytelling: Mass Effect, Vonnegut, and the Fourth Rule
Storytelling: Doing Nothing in "The Darkness"
Storytelling: The Power of a Single Line (Yeah, it was my first post.)

Other stuff that is good:

Lessons on taking games just seriously enough
A consuming power: The demon and the borderlands
Can games transcend good and evil?
Nothing is sacred: We won't let you go alone, but we have made a tragic decision
How Destructoid single-handedly changed my mother’s opinion of gaming
Why Tecmo Super Bowl is the greatest sports game of all time
Seven reasons that I will end you in creative ways if you don't play Folklore
Mother Nature and the Impending Death of the Gaming Spirit
Times Games Forgot: The Dark Ages
The Sins and Successes of In-game Collectibles
The Lock is Broken
When Music Surpasses the Game
Truckasaurus Rex and the Humor of Games
I Want to Cry (storytelling related, but not part of the series)

I have others as well that you can check out on my blog. You'll enjoy them or your money back.

Since it seems like the cool thing to do, here a list of my favorite games that is coming straight out of my ass and onto your computer screen, and in no particular order.

Fallout 3
Uncharted 2
Suikoden 2
Mass Effect / ME2
Metal Gear Solid followed by any number you can think of
Tales of Somethingendinginia (OK, and the Abyss)
Crackdown
Battlefield: Bad Company
Flower
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Sexy Swag from a Sexy Site: KOF XII Contest Post
Andrew Kauz | 9:53 PM on 07.18.2009 12 comments


So, last week I was sitting in front of my computer at work, doing various things that can't reasonably be considered work, when I had a little Twitter message pop up. It was Twitter Friday, and I was ready to reply!

Of course, I won, or you wouldn't be reading this post. But who gives a shit about that? The real news is the fun shit that I picked up from the post office today.

It all started with a box:



It's from Destructoid! And it has some other guy's name and address on it! Oh well, postal laws are bullshit anyway. Let's bust it open.



First attempt: magnifying glass. Result: failure. But check out my kick ass cuticles.



Second attempt: key to someone else's house. Result: success! That tape is no match for the sharp metal edges. Cuticles still rule.

Anyway, I tore into that box like a ravenous but surprisingly meticulous tiger. I opened it up to find...



...a plastic artichoke!

Thanks Destructoid!! You're the best! Until next time.

Oh, wait. That's not actually what happened. Let me try again.



Swag! As you can see, there a bunch of shit in there, inclu--wait, how did that carrot get there? Fucking vegetables.

Anyway, as you can see, I was as giddy as a little girl.



Aren't I cute? I was pleased to see a lot of random shit in there that I wasn't expecting, like that Wii demo that you see. Surprises are fun.

Moving on, I checked out the Fatal Fury hat that Niero found at the last minute and included. Awesome! My peace lily, Police Constable Nicolas Angel, was kind enough to model the hat for us all.



Hot shit, PCNA. Thanks.

Then there was the real attraction that spawned many offers of sexual favors in return for it: the MAI shirt.





Please keep your boners to yourself until the end of the production, thank you very much. I was pleasantly surprised to see this on there, which in my opinion makes the shirt at least 17x more amazing.



Yes, it says mofo. You are not just the King of Fighters when you wear this shirt. You are the King of Fighters, mofo. Chest bumps are NOT optional.



Rowdy likes it. He also really likes hanging out in my kitchen. Weirdo.

Anyway, there was plenty of other stuff in the box. There were some stickers in there. Now, I made a comment on the contest post promising that I'd post pictures of the stickers on my nipples. So...



God, check out my gangsta sag! Horrifying. Also, there's a toilet in my bathroom, just in case you were unsure about that. Dirty mirror, too. Too bad I don't use MySpace--this would be perfect! Let's move on...



Trading cards, bitches!



A bunch of postcard sorts of things arranged in an aesthetically pleasing manner!



Temporary tattoos for The Kingdom of Loathing. I put the meatball monster thing on my ass. I'm not going to post that picture.



Another Wii demo! Impressions: it has sports in it. Also, it is wrapped in plastic.



A bunch of shit related to GTA4! I really wish I could think of some good uses for a lot of these, as the stickers are actually quite nice. I did come up with a good use for lollipop girl, though.



CODPIECE MOTHERFUCKERS

Rowdy, on the other hand, joined the LCPD, got drunk off of Coke Zero and somehow picked up these Mardi Gras beads and this bow-tie.



Jesus Rowdy, take it easy.

Last, but not least (OK, last and least), this paper:



That shit got refrigeratored.

So that, my friends, is the epic story of my swag pack unboxing, complete with unbelievably poor photography! I hope you all enjoyed it! I certainly did.

But the story doesn't end here. The huge interest in the shirt that I saw after winning made me realize something: there are people who want this shirt more than I do. I'm talking hardcore KOF fans. It makes me sad to say it, but I know what I have to do. I have to give it up. Anything else would be unjust.

So, unless there's some sort of policy here against "recontesting," I'd actually like to have a little competition of my own where the winner would get this shirt. Sound good? I'll start a new post with the details soon. One word hint: art. If you've got skillz and you want this shirt, keep an eye out in the next couple of days.

I'm sorry you all didn't get to see my nipples.



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Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 22:39
Chris Carter
Haha that's such an awesome haul!
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 23:33
Arttemis
Sweet! I'd put badges/stickers/nonsense all over my room if I got it; the walls are completely barren here. Grats on winning swag!
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 23:53
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Mofo?!?! IT SAYS MOFO!? FFUCKING AWESOME!
Jack Maverick's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/19/2009 01:54
Jack Maverick
Cool haul, man. Also, that house plant is the greatest house plant ever due to that hat.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/19/2009 13:19
the GAMEGOBLIN
awesome haul man!
Joanna Mueller's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 11:57
Joanna Mueller
Amazing haul Kauza, but am I the only one wondering why you just happen to have a house full of plastic vegetables?
Andrew Kauz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 12:19
Andrew Kauz
@Zodiac: Perhaps you are, but I'll answer your query anyway!

Those actually aren't at my house. I went over to see my niece that day, who is currently living with my ma. That house is insane and is decorated with tons of cool little things, including this huge bowl of plastic fruit and vegetables. So swag box + plastic vegetables = silly fun! So, all the pics that look like they're in a nice house are not of my own dwellings. All of the ones that look like they're in a shitty apartment are the ones that I took at home in my shitty apartment. Hooray for being poor!
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 15:39
Elsa
LMAO! Love the pictures... though a little disappointed we didn't get to see the meatball monster tatoo ass!
Zippyduda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 18:10
Zippyduda
Awesome Shaun of the Dead reference XD

So coincidentally also that I was about to watch it. So freaky.... :P
Andrew Kauz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 18:19
Andrew Kauz
@Zippy: I think you mean Hot Fuzz reference :) Close enough, I'll give you full credit!

@Elsa: Actually, no ass tattoo happened. I lied :( Maybe I'll put the tattoos on Rowdy's ass, but they might not go onto his fur so well. Might have to shave him first.
Zippyduda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 19:55
Zippyduda
I CAN'T BELIEVE I said that.

/facepalm

I think you could tell I meant that though :]

It's just because I'd been looking forward to watching to it so much my mind just got overridden and I said SOTD XD

Are Peace Lily's really that hard to maintain (like he implies in the film)?
Andrew Kauz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 21:01
Andrew Kauz
@Zippy: Actually, not at all. They basically take care of themselves. You can tell from some of the leaves that mine isn't in the most amazing condition, but I'm 1. in a super dry climate and 2. a bit of a moron when it comes to plant care. But, honestly, you can just wait until it looks a little droopy, give it some water then, and it'll just keep going.

And, yes, the sole reason that I got a peace lily is because of Hot Fuzz :)
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