Life is like Play(ing) Pokémon

Hey everyone, welcome back to another post from yours truly! My name is Ryan and I'm a Sophomore at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. For those of you who have never been on here to read what I've written, welcome! It is an honor to get your time and energy for a few moments of your time today! For those of you who have been keeping up with me and what I've been up to, welcome back! I'm so glad to have some dedicated readers! Well, let us get to it! Oh and if you did not know, I put pugs throughout this blog. It's been a while folks. I know, I know, Ryan, a month is way too long for you to not write anything, what gives? Well, I'll tell you! I write when I get the energy and urge to do so. Sometimes that is every month, every week, even a couple days back to back. This is a blog not necessarily made for continuity, but for quality. Quality over Quantity, is that the right saying? I think it is. My life has been a whirlwind this Winter Quarter at D

Hey, everyone! Welcome back to my blog! My name is Ryan Hebert! It's a NEW YEAR , and I guess you could say a new me as well!!! Lots to talk about today so let us get right into it!  To give a slight warning to those of you who read this for personal matters and such, I am about to go on a lot of rants about my Pokémon success and career at the moment so if you don't want to read about that part of my life, you can go to the bottom. If not, sit back, relax, and enjoy the text.  First of all, I attempted the Pokemon Trading Card Game again today for the first time in 3 years. I once played the card game, semi-competitively, but I never kept up due to the high demand of buying SO many cards. When you start out and have nothing, you really have nothing. At this point in time, I've amassed a nice collection of cards known as "staples" that I am able to easily build decks with. I went 1-5 at the tournament today and I could not be happier. I went, and I di