User:HungryPaperweight

Special Notice: Anyone who has been coming to this wiki on a regular basis has probably noticed that I've been trying to make a new equipment article each day. Up until now I've been making articles that I wanted to make. Now, however, I can't find any equipment that really sparks my interest, so I decided to make a Request Page. If there's an equipment article you want to see made, just go there and let me know.

Hello. My name's...well, you can see that just by looking up a bit. Oh, my real name? Well, if I wanted you to know that, I would've incorporated it into my User name like Erik did. I still feel kinda new here (does almost two months count as new?), and I'm still learning more about editing and wikis in general, but I'd say that I've done quite a bit considering how long I've been here (maybe a little too much at once, though). I don't know if I can match up to what everyone else has already done, but I love the Golden Sun games so much that I don't care what I can do as long as I can help. Actually, I've been keeping an eye on this wiki since it was still relatively young (only 100 and some articles), but one day I finally decided I should help out too. I just didn't think I'd get so much done so quickly, but that's probably just because I've had a little too much free time on my hands lately. Life is starting to catch up to me, though so its only a matter of time before my updates slow down.

Quickly made link: /HP's sketchbook

About me
Before I go any further, I should probably tell you a little bit about myself. Well, I'm a 20-year-old guy (I'm too old to really call myself a boy, but I don't really feel like a man), and I attend Lane Community College (in Oregon). Nothing fancy, I know, but I'm sure most of us are just average people in the first place.

I'm a pretty introverted type of person, but like most people I have some traits from both ends of the spectrum. Don't go assuming that I'm shy, though. I'm just not all that comfortable around people I don't know well, so I don't usually go out of my way to meet new people or make new friends. That's OK with me though, 'cause I enjoy time to myself (especially after spending 14+ years with my youger brother who seems to talk almost as much as he breathes). Also, I like to figure out what I want to say before making the mistake of saying it, so I'm not usually very talkative despite having a lot to say (hence the reason this page is so long). This changes some when I'm with my family, but I still prefer to think about what I say before I actually say it (my brother doesn't usually give me the opportunity, though).

I spend most of my spare time playing video games or on the computer, unless there's a show on I like. I also enjoy reading books, just so long as I can find one that interests me. Sometimes I like to draw, but I'm not terribly good at it. I'd have to say that my favorite passtime is spacing out; I have an overactive imagination, so sometimes I just like to lay there and let it run wild.

There are a few things I think I should warn you about myself, none of which sound like me based on what I wrote above (then again, I never said I was a stereotype). First of all, I can be a bit impatient and have a short temper at times (due in part to my brother), but I have more than enough time while typing to make sure I don't blow up on someone (I hope). Sometimes I imagine conversations in my head and I've noticed that I sometimes start rambling on something fairly simple or get off track easily, so I'd like to apologize ahead of time should I do that while editing. (While on the subject of editing, I also seem to use parenthesis a lot while typing, but you may have noticed that by now. If I make any major edits that seem to have a lot of parenthesis, I'd appreciate it if you went ahead and rewrote it so it has less. Except for places where it's okay, like here or on talk pages.)

Goals
In the past I've had two major goals here: to make all un-made equipment articles and to expand most of the location stubs. I've since postponed my first goal (equipment) and expanded my second goal to include any stubs. I guess you could say my current motto is "Quality over quantity". If there are any equipment articles you would like me to make, just let me know on my request page. Until then, I'm going to be improving what we have rather than adding something brand new.

What I've done
This is just a section I made to keep track of all the major (and some minor) things I've done here at GSU. Feel free to look. I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm gloating, because, well, I'm not (gloating, that is. I really am sorry). I just felt like letting you know what I've done...just in case you wanted to know.

Project: Prices
This is something I did on my first day here (in my time zone, anyways). When I looked at the lists of different equipment (like here and here), I noticed that it didn't show the prices. I knew that most equipment are Artifacts and so got their own pages, and that their prices could be added there, but non-Artifact equipment and most items only appeared on pages like these, so I worked on and off all day adding the purchase prices to all the lists. This is also convenient for comparing the prices of different pieces of equipment, since price can (sometimes) be a better judge of how good something is. The "project" wasn't as simple as I thought, though, because some equipment pages didn't have the buy and sell prices listed. Fortunately, I've remedied this situation.

Equipment Re-categorization
For quite a while there was a category for equipment which branched into two main sub-categories: Weapons and Armor. This wasn't much of a problem since there weren't too many articles in the categories. Of course, since I'd been making so many equipment articles, it was only a matter of time before these two categories would get over-crowded and we'd have to make individual categories for all the different types of equipment. So that's what I did. I only did one per day, though, since I would have to manually change the category of each article (if there is an easier way, please tell me). But now it's all done.

Pages I've started
When I first got started here at GSU, I didn't think I'd make any pages for a while. But I've always wanted to see an article on Lachesis' Rule, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. This is a list of all the articles I made from scratch (like I said above, this is not counting little things like talk pages and redirects). It was getting big, so I decided to sort it by "type." Beyond that, it's in chronological order:

Weapons

 * Long Swords
 * [[Image:Cloud Brand.gif]] Cloud Brand
 * [[Image:Shamshir.gif]] Shamshir


 * Light Blades
 * [[Image:Kikuichimonji.gif]] Kikuichimonji
 * [[Image:Swift Sword.gif]] Swift Sword
 * [[Image:Hypnos Sword.gif]] Hypnos' Sword
 * [[Image:Pirates Sword.gif]] Pirate's Sword
 * [[Image:Corsairs Edge.gif]] Corsair's Edge
 * [[Image:Assassin Blade.gif]] Assassin Blade
 * [[Image:Masamune.gif]] Masamune
 * [[Image:Phaetons Blade.gif]] Phaeton's Blade


 * Axes
 * [[Image:Stellar Axe.gif]] Stellar Axe
 * [[Image:Burning Axe.gif]] Burning Axe
 * [[Image:Mighty Axe.gif]] Mighty Axe


 * Maces
 * [[Image:Grievous Mace.gif]] Grievous Mace


 * Staffs
 * [[Image:Lachesis Rule.gif]] Lachesis' Rule
 * [[Image:Atropos Rod.gif]] Atropos' Rod
 * [[Image:Crystal Rod.gif]] Crystal Rod
 * [[Image:Shamans Rod.gif]] Shaman's Rod
 * [[Image:Magic Rod.gif]] Magic Rod
 * [[Image:Demonic Staff.gif]] Demonic Staff

Armor

 * Armor
 * [[Image:Erebus Armor.gif]] Erebus Armor
 * [[Image:Dragon Mail.gif]] Dragon Mail


 * Clothing
 * [[Image:Wild Coat.gif]] Wild Coat
 * [[Image:Floral Dress.gif]] Floral Dress
 * [[Image:Water Jacket.gif]] Water Jacket


 * Robes
 * [[Image:Mysterious Robe.gif]] Mysterious Robe
 * [[Image:Blessed Robe.gif]] Blessed Robe


 * Shields
 * [[Image:Cosmos Shield.gif]] Cosmos Shield
 * [[Image:Earth Shield.gif]] Earth Shield
 * [[Image:Aegis Shield.gif]] Aegis Shield
 * [[Image:Terra Shield.gif]] Terra Shield


 * Gloves
 * [[Image:Crafted Gloves.gif]] Crafted Gloves
 * [[Image:War Gloves.gif]] War Gloves
 * [[Image:Aura Gloves.gif]] Aura Gloves
 * [[Image:Spirit Gloves1.gif]] [[Image:Spirit Gloves2.gif]] Spirit Gloves


 * Bracelets
 * [[Image:Virtuous Armlet.gif]] Virtuous Armlet
 * [[Image:Clear Bracelet.gif]] Clear Bracelet


 * Helms
 * [[Image:Minerva Helm.gif]] Minerva Helm
 * [[Image:Gloria Helm.gif]] Gloria Helm
 * [[Image:Fear Helm.gif]] Fear Helm
 * [[Image:Dragon Helm.gif]] Dragon Helm


 * Hats and Crowns
 * [[Image:Lure Cap.gif]] Lure Cap
 * [[Image:Crown of Glory.gif]] Crown of Glory
 * [[Image:Nurses Cap.gif]] Nurse's Cap


 * Circlets
 * [[Image:Brilliant Circlet.gif]] Brilliant Circlet
 * [[Image:Berserker Band.gif]] Berserker Band
 * [[Image:Psychic Circlet.gif]] Psychic Circlet
 * [[Image:Demon Circlet.gif]] Demon Circlet (I was stupid and forgot to log in)
 * [[Image:Astral Circlet.gif]] Astral Circlet

Misc.

 * Shirts
 * [[Image:Golden Shirt.gif]] Golden Shirt
 * [[Image:Mythril Shirt.gif]] Mythril Shirt
 * [[Image:Running Shirt.gif]] Running Shirt
 * [[Image:Silk Shirt.gif]] Silk Shirt


 * Boots
 * [[Image:Golden Boots.gif]] Golden Boots
 * [[Image:Quick Boots.gif]] Quick Boots
 * [[Image:Leather Boots.gif]] Leather Boots
 * [[Image:Turtle Boots.gif]] Turtle Boots


 * Rings
 * [[Image:Golden Ring.gif]] Golden Ring
 * [[Image:Unicorn Ring.gif]] Unicorn Ring

Most Recent Articles
(a.k.a. I made them since I last updated this list) Fire Brand Bandit's Sword Staff of Anubis Tartarus Axe Blessed Mace

I've run out of pages that I want to make, so I decided to try making pages other people want me to make. If you have any requests, just put it on my Request Page......I just wish someone would use it already.

Pages I didn't start
I didn't start any of the following pages, but they were stubs when I found them (or as good as stubs compared to now) and I contributed most of their content since then, so I felt like mentioning them as well (again, chronological order):

Cleric's Ring (same situation as Tundaria) Trident of Ankohl (one of my favorites)
 * Izumo
 * Apojii Islands
 * Tundaria (not much to say in this article, but it's much better than what it used to be)
 * Loho
 * Champa (okay, this one wasn't a stub, but I must have at least doubled its size)
 * Prox
 * Elemental Rocks
 * Madra
 * Summon Tablet
 * Lalivero
 * Equipment (Not perfect, but pretty darn good)

Bestiaries
Pages where my main contribution is the bestiary:


 * Gondowan
 * Great Eastern Sea
 * Great Western Sea
 * Northern Reaches
 * Osenia
 * Air's Rock
 * Taopo Swamp
 * Ankohl Ruins
 * Shrine of the Sea God
 * Dehkan Plateau
 * Mercury Lighthouse
 * Gondowan Cliffs
 * Lamakan Desert
 * Atteka
 * Jupiter Lighthouse
 * Suhalla Gate
 * Venus Lighthouse
 * Lunpa Fortress
 * Trial Road
 * Magma Rock
 * Yampi Desert Cave
 * Anemos Sanctum
 * Tolbi-bound Ship

These lists and the list of articles I have made might not be as up-to-date as possible, but I don't want to have to edit them every time I make a new article/major edit. Just wait a few days and check again.

Et Cetera
This is for extra things that probably aren't important but they are to me so ;P

I managed to develop a little "theory" about Alex quite a while before I joined GSU (probably before I even knew this place existed). I don't have much in-game proof...in fact, I'm not sure I believe it myself, but it's still a possibility. If you want to read about it, click here.

After Erik helped me with the Trident of Ankohl, I figured out where he got the images and got my own copies. I didn't expect to use them anytime soon, but then an idea popped into my head: Why not put the in-game icons for the Summons on the List of Summon Sequences page? So I did just that. If anyone doesn't like it then they can just change it back and I'll take the hint.

Random end-of-page stuff
The title should be self-explanatory.

Project Quintessence is something I've been working on (slowly) for a couple of years now. I just felt like sharing it with you. Click away!

While I was surfing the net the other day I decided to look for Golden Sun videos. Most were pretty lame, but this one was pretty good. In fact, I'm listening to it as I type right now. You might like it too, but no promises. My favorite part is the Summon collage on Venus Lighthouse.

Check this out.

Random quotes I made up. They kind of just popped into my head. They don't neccessarily make any sense, but that's what makes them funny. You may notice that most have to do with either animals or food. Mmmmm, food......
 * I'm the world's hungriest paperweight! (This was the first one I thought of, and my personal favorite. Hence my choice of user name.)
 * Cheese gives my ears gas...
 * Never use a porcupine for a toothbrush. (One of my favorites)
 * If there's one thing I don't have, it's penguins.
 * The dogs just ate all my toothpicks!
 * GFM: Giant Flaming Marsupials.
 * This is all part of some elaborate plot to steal my Chicken Noodles. (Even I'm not sure where this one came from, and I'm the one who made it up!)
 * I came, I saw, I used the john.
 * I think I ate a yam. (It's not obvious, but it's supposed to be a spoof of "I think therefore I am")
 * 100 coconuts don't make you an elephant