It was great, I had to wrestle varsity because the other guy was over weight. I weighed 156 and I was in class 160 so most of them were bigger then me. Most of the guys were bigger then me, and I probably should not have been there. My first go was my first match of the season and my first varsity match. I pinned him first round and got my first wi in general(screw my first season ) I had 3 other matches that day.

The second I lost by pin, I fought hard but that school beat almost everyone. The third match I won by forfeit(the team only had three people) good thing I made weight, and the last match I lost against a dude I think wrestled at State we all wresled up so he weighed 170. He was a good guy though.

Going back to the first match I won, after the pin I took a bow. And they took a point from my victory, instead of getting us 6 we got 5(we still beat that team). I did not mean to disrespect the other guy and I apologised to him and his coach as soon as I could, I honestly was not trying to disrespect them but meh this is my first win so i'm new at it . All in all a great way to start the season, and I will try to come down to 152.

I am ready to kick some rectum. I am a lot more confident in my ability then last year. I think I might be a little to skinny for 160(I only weigh 157), but meh I've beaten guys 42 pounds heavier then me. Well thanks for the support guys.

First *spell check*

Yep I spelled Machiavellian wrong

Anyway someone gave me a copy of FE:Shadow Dragon for my birthday yesterday(woot 17) and a lot of you know about this strategy series. The part that really gets to me is how when a character dies thats it its over, you have been written out of the story, have fun... IN HELL. Yes, no extra lives, no one ups, no phoenix downs, no team party healers, and no taking them to an inn for rest(which never makes since, why would more sleep help someone knocked out). They are just dead and forgotten, they belong to the earth now. It also raises the difficulty, when a character you spent so much time advancing is picked off(I have lost about 4-5).

The game has many companions for you to find, the only one who matters is Marth the main character. Your allies seem to have their own lives, but will gladly lay it down for Marth. In battle like most people I try to keep them all alive, though there are the less desirables on the team who may catch a few arrows to many. I have just started the game but already I had to make a choice as to which of my knights would sacrifice himself. I chose the oldest/strongest one out of weak emotion and he seemed to have lived a full life. One of the dumber weaker ones ended up dead a few seconds later so that was a mistake.

It is not just your own men, you can add to your ranks your former enemies too . Certain named foes with faces can be added and killed. During their attack they will divulge so personal info some saying they have lost heart or don't agree with their armies or even were forced to fight. You can give them a chance at redemption or strike them down and leave their problems with their corpse. Example in one battle an archer named Caster states, he needs the money that is why he does this. In battles he fights Cord the only thing I know about Cord is he is one of my guys and Cord is what i'm going to call my son amazing name.

The two fight and Castor kills, Cord and he is off to valhalla. I still have a chance to make him join, but I strike Castor down immedietly with a smile on my face. As he dies he apologises to his mother, it leads me to believe he died earning money for her i'll say illness(You can talk to them, but Marth was on the other side of the map). So now I possibly have his mothers blood on my hands...sadlly the whore should of thought of this before her son killed Cord.

Anyway sorry for the long blog, just saying Fire Emblem and especially the main Marth teach us a few valuable lesson. How to shut off your empathy and forget other peoples feelings, the ends justify the means especially if it means you end up alive, and as long as the right people stay alive(Marth) we can keep rolling like nothing happened.

I give it an 10/out of 10 for the life lessons which more games need. When was te last time you walked away from a game a wiser person.