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I have a question please.

If I'm asking for something where I want to be polite, how do I say please? I'm never sure if it's correct to use 'kudasai' or 'onegaishimasu' at the end of the sentence.

Both are correct, but "somethingsomething wo onegaishimasu" is more polite than "somethingsomething wo kudasai". The latter sounds more like some kind of order to a waiter/waitress.

What method do people use to improve their Japanese listening ability?

I'm in a bit of a weird situation right now. I can understand most of the conversation when my friends speak in Japanese (females in particular), yet I have real touble with anything more (lack of better term) 'professional, such as JLPT/Class listening exercises, many TV shows etc.

Basically, I think the best way is to hear A LOT of stuff, and, yes, having to experience a lot of misunderstandings.
But, with time, I think you will be able to tell apart one word from another, and then, from there, it would only depend on your vocabulary.

Hahaha, man, that IS entertaining!

"Amberly Blackstone" and "Mallory Scheideler" are awesome, great job!

Just a quick question, a friend sent me a text earlier containing the word 盛り上がる, and I'm trying to get a better understanding of the meaning. I gather it literally means 'to swell, rise up', but can also be used more broadly to mean 'get excited' or simply to enjoy oneself is this accurate? It was used in the context of '。。。友達とゲームをして盛り上げって。。。’, which I assume means something like 'played a game with a friend and enjoyed myself'?

Moriagaru is something like "getting excited".

Moriagaru = getting excited.
Moriageru = getting someone excited.

The sentence you made is correct, except for the moriagete part, which should be "moriagatte".
And, actually, moriagaru is more powerful than just enjoying yourself, you're enjoying yourself and making that visible that you're clearly excited and energetic.

The two kanjis are 知 and 顔.