Jimmie B Keel Tourney Qualifiers

Today at Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, we named the winners of the 5th round of Qualifier Events for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Burger King, Papa John's, TGI Friday's, Moe's, Chick-Fil-A and more.

And the winners were:

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
11 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Every Little Step by Bobbie Brown
Song 2: Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani

1st Place: Matt 1,865,310(on Expert)
2nd Place: Alexa 1,664,150 (on Expert)

Guitar Hero 3
36 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1: Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine
Song 2: Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden

1st Place: johnnyak 691,193
2nd Place: The Raw 681,715

Haven't tried your luck yet? There's one Qualifying Event left...
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 5:30pm for both

Complete Standings for Jimmie B Keel Qualifier

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
11 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Every Little Step by Bobbie Brown
Song 2: Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani

Matt 940370 + 924940 = 1865310 (on Expert)
Alexa 934520 + 729630 = 1664150 (on Expert)
Isaiah 810410 + 731680 = 1542090 (Expert)
Steffy 841600 + 693840 = 1535440 (Expert)
Cronos 771290 + 693650 = 1464940 (Expert)
Tricky 664490 + 686780 = 1351270 (Expert)
Susan 762220 + 579470 = 1341690 (Difficult/Expert)
Mel 637040 + 662320 = 1299360 (Difficult/Expert)
Court Catt 639370 + 617580 = 1256950 (Expert)
Brooke 710440 + 407160 = 1117600 (Difficult/Expert)
Sara 572340 + 491880 = 1064220 (Expert)


Guitar Hero 3
34 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1: Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine
Song 2: Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden

johnny ak 251944 + 439249 = 691193
The Raw 248332 + 433383 = 681715
Isaiah 248597 + 386237 = 634834
Miami Hero 233621 + 396638 = 630259
Quinton 242637 + 363372 = 606009
Ben 218065 + 382502 = 600567
SS9 216094 + 359853 = 575947
Santa Klauz 243129 + 267490 = 510619
Flying V 203955 + 296188 = 500143
Son of Slash 196575 + 299178 = 495753
Ty 234049 + 260142 = 494191
T-Spit 211537 + 231412 = 442949
The Trooper 229026 + 194707 = 423733
Rocketsauce 212098 + 205823 = 417921
JJ Man 200045 + 196592 = 396637
Brian 200159 + 192670 = 392829
Courtt Cat 186138 + 197714 = 383852
Michael 193507 = 184414 = 377921
Mel 185056 + 143518 = 328574
Mark 149324 + 161325 = 310649
Jaime 191317 + 116241 = 307558
Kimmi 135567 + 84053 = 219620
Cronos 208491 + xxx = 208491
Goober 183587 + xxx = 183587
J.Y.B. 180344 + xxx = 180344
Derek 175431 + xxx = 175431
Allen 79394 + 71631 = 151025
TJ 140371 + xxx = 140371
DJ 119208 + xxx = 119208
Rx Bandit 74765 + xxx = 74765
Big Nate 57068 + xxx = 57068
Zack Da Ripper 35383 + xxx = 35383
Brooke 33308 + XXX = 33308
Jesse 16736 + xxxx = 16736



Still haven't tried your luck? Meet us at:
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

Grrrrls rock the interwebs!

Heh! The New York Times just figured out what I already knew...

Grrrrls rock the interwebs!

Thought maybe you'd want to see this article on techie teen girls!

(and if you like my Tech Grrrl avatar, this is one I made on Meez.)

Poetry Bookmark Contest 2008. Deadline 3/29/08.

Poetry Contest for Teens (13-17) and Adults (18 & up).

This contest is being sponsored by the Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library. Any person aged 13 and up can enter. It does not matter where you live. You are welcome to mail your entry. The entry must be posted marked before or on the date of March 29, 2008.

For an entry form and more information visit the website address when accessing the website within HCPLC libraries: http://172.30.183.21/poetrycontest.htm
Web address when accessing the website outside the HCPLC libraries: http://bml.hcplc.org/

Complete Standings for North Tampa Qualifier

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
8 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake
Song 2: Unbelievable by EMI

Shadow (Expert) 830650 + 843280 = 1,673,930
King Red (Expert) 860500 + 802950 = 1,663,450
Kano (Expert) 937170 + 715600 = 1,652,770
Sebastian (Difficult) 687820 + 644780 = 1,332,600
Shawn (Basic) 523720 + 699510 = 1,223,230
Eurobeus Cyon (Basic) 514000 + 608180 = 1,122,180
Anglice (Basic) 383110 + X = 383,110
Miss U (Basic) 378170 + X = 378,170



Still haven't tried your luck? Meet us at:
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

North Tampa DDR Qualifier

Today at North Tampa Branch Library, we named the winners of the 4th Dance Dance Revolution Qualifier event for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Domino's Pizza, Merino's Deli and more.

And the winners were:

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
8 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake
Song 2: Unbelievable by EMI

1st Place: Shadow 1,673,930 (on Expert)
2nd Place: King Red 1,663,450 (on Expert)



Still haven't tried your luck? Meet us at:
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

Prizes! Prizes!! Prizes!!!

People have been asking what the prize is for the winner of the Grand Tournaments at MOSI. Well, guess what? Y'all know as much as I do...

Cuz we're letting you guys vote on the prize!

Pick your favorite from the poll at the left and come to MOSI on March 1 to see who wins the prizes!