09.14.08
the Grand Experiment of Keeping Sane
I had a huge post in my mind earlier but I’m kinda too worn out for it. So, to keep it short and sweet, srs question r srs:
Moving back to LJ: aye or nay?
Yes, I want to know what you think! I feel badly thinking about this so seriously after a number of you finally conquered/figured out the RSS feeds, but moving over to WordPress has only kept me one more unnecessary step removed from most of you, and it does look like LJ has stabilized as of late, and that was a large part of my reason for moving to begin with. Either way, there’s a number of things that I need to rethink… or at least, it feels that way.
09.09.08
catching up with the world
A friend mentioned the other day that I haven’t posted for awhile, so I thought I should make an effort and attempt to put up something this week! Also, my little sister teased me about not having a Facebook account still, so… if you know me, I’m there! I’m still fiddling with it, and trying not to do it at work, so you might want to give me some time to get used to it.
Also, a couple of friends let me know that they figured out the RSS feed for my blog here, so they can follow it more easily… Thanks, loves. Sorry to make you go out of your way–but thank you!
A bit about gaming and gradschool and all behind the cut…
08.30.08
why so serious?
I think that’s the question most people are asking of the latest Batman movie, actually. In any case, I finally saw it today with my Dad and the Mews. I liked The Dark Knight, honestly, but I can understand why some have complained about it being too serious and not, well, comic-like enough.
I still want them to do Catwoman again, soon. Do her right, j0.
There’s probably a lot I can say about it but I’m gonna refrain from doing it too much at the moment. I mean, by now I think most people who wanted to see it have seen it, but honestly I’m kinda exhausted today. ^^;;
I don’t think I mentioned it but briefly in the last post, but yesterday I got out of work early to head down to the airport to pick up my Dad, who’s visiting me this weekend. There’s a mall just a few minutes away from the airport, so, since I was leaving far too early from work and I wasn’t really wanting to spend too many hours at the airport itself, I stopped by the mall. I picked up their gaming store’s last copy of The World Ends With You, got a pair of Pants of Indestructibility +5, and had lunch, all before going to the airport’s baggage claim and sitting down to do homework. I finally broke down and started playing WEWY in the last half hour or so–and then there was Dad! So I had to stop. Basically, though, from the whole first half hour that I played, I liked WEWY.
So, yes, awesomeness and more! Or perhaps I really am just that easy to please. Meh.
Tired like crazy, but tomorrow should be an easier day because the only real running around I’ll be doing is between the house and apartment, doing laundry. The rest of it will be collegework until I feel satisfied that I’m done and ready for my next round of classes, at which point I’ll start playing around with stuff again.
So, who knows? Maybe I’ll get some writing done.
08.26.08
The Return of Academia
Have survived first week of classes, essentially. I mean, there’s the homework to do, but the actual physically required presence in class, including orientation last Friday: survived. Did not embarrass myself too mightily throughout orientation or in either of my classes, so yay. I guess it really is official now. I have returned to academia.
Am going to go through the syllabi tomorrow and start homework for the class I’ll have next week, and then go from there.
Also, Dad’s coming up to visit this weekend, which is exciting, but makes me glad I only have to really fret over a single class’s worth of work this week. I’ll try to get the work done for both, but we’ll just have to see how things go at work.
Speaking of work, boss lady is going to drive me insane, I swear.
08.24.08
quick post for Gmail users…
…though I’m going to post it on my WordPress, too–so I apologize in advance if you see this twice. I’ll keep it short, though.
Via teh Webmonkeys: Why You Should Turn Gmail’s SSL Feature On Now
It appears to be legit, and if you’re like me and you like keeping your email (and any private information) all to yourself, then you’ll want to follow their quick tip to get the SSL option on all the time.
08.18.08
Monday, Full of Books
…which is probably as it should be, what with me working at a library.
I went with Changeling this weekend on a little sidetrip to one of the used bookstores in the area, and found some rather unexpected bounties. I also found one that I should have expected, and it was one of those things I always wanted and the book was in good condition and it would have been more expensive to buy it new at the store anyway… so I finally picked up Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss.
I want to put up some choice quotes, but then I’d wind up quoting the whole thing. I read through it all this weekend, snickering and learning the whole way, and I have to admit that it’s as good as everyone says it is. So yes, hearty recommendations all around, and if you’ve ever found yourself confused about what to do with punctuation, you should try it. I would consider getting an extra copy for the director here, but I know she’d never actually read it. Le sigh.
If I ever do wind up getting a MFA or PhD and teaching English classes of any kind, I will likely make it required reading for the first week in class. No matter what class I teach.
Anyway, this week at lunch I should flip through the Politically Correct boxed set that my coworker left for me so I can hand them back to her guilt-free, and then I start to read/devour Gilgamesh. I’m reading a translation recommended to me by Morgan, which means it’s bound to be good. I expect I’ll get through my first read pretty quickly–so I’ll follow it up with another quick read to see if I pick up on new things the second time around… and then move on!
One of the other books I picked up this weekend is Kokoro by Souseki Natsume. Purrrt, I say. Between that and The Well of Loneliness, and the books I’ll be reading for class–which will mostly be theory- and application-type books for library/info science–I should have plenty to keep me busy.
Speaking of libraries, orientation is this Friday, and a week from now I will be headed for my first class in the evening. I think I’d be more nervous if I weren’t so tired, but I’m sure that’ll change soon enough.
In the meantime, the way of comfort chocolate and beverages (with chocolate in them) I go, pausing from time to time to consider the lamentable state of my uterus, and wonder why, oh why, it had to hit me now.
Update a la FFIV: Have airship. Still loving it.
EDIT: Finished Gilgamesh. …Still loving it. XD And now I know where Phumbaba in FFVI came from!
08.15.08
Zack figure!
See? Something good did come out of Crisis Core:
Okay, and a lot of other cool figures (EEEEE TROOPER!CLOUD!) but still. For all of you who thought it would never happen… there’s the man himself, and d00d. …d00d!
Thanks to Sher for pointing this out to me~
08.10.08
Otakon, Post the Second
Home on Sunday, with overall good traffic on the way back, just a crazy storm. Cali is shmuzzing me and nearly kneading her way through my thighs and knees. There’s also rather more signs of stress upon returning home than I expected, but other than that, all is well.
Picking up from where I left off last time! Read the rest of this entry »
08.08.08
Otakon, Post the First
Car trip was mostly good, save for an unintentional longer-than-expected trip to find lunch, and a completely unexpected sinus headache. Remember – take decongestant BEFORE leaving on Sunday. Yeah.
Successfully maneuvered through registration–much easier when pre-registered!–and ran through the Dealer’s Room and gotten most of the goods I was expecting/looking for, and even those I wasn’t. This was helped by finding Kinokuniya, and the fact that they were selling their FFVII Play Arts figures cheaper than anyone else. (Except for Sephiroth, who I didn’t see available there at all. Good thing I grabbed him earlier from another booth.) …I really like these versions of the charas — and shall I just go ahead and say that Red XIII and Cait Sith are awesome and ADORABLE, respectively. I also supported Yuricon, and got a chance to be Extremely Shy at the esteemed Peter S. Beagle.
Man: He likes to meet his fans!
Me: *squeaks*
Man: It’s okay! …no, really, are you okay?
Me: *squeaks, signs up for email newsletter, and runs away*
I also got Square Enix’s “Cloud” mook, which includes two nummy pics of Zack as well as other things that are equally nummy, and also an issue of Arena37 that I’ve always lusted after because it features a gorgeous photo shoot of Gackt in kimono and such, and tends to go for much more on eBay than what it was selling for at Kinokuniya.
All and all, happy for a first day, considering Cali didn’t want me to go AT ALL and therefore didn’t let me sleep last night. And really, I don’t know if I want to maneuver the Dealer’s Room while sporting my furisode tomorrow.
Also tomorrow…! Probably attending panels, and hopefully meeting a Thorne! *SQUEEEE*
I’m probably going to lose internet connectivity until Sunday evening, so you all be good children until I get back, all right? Don’t burn the internet down!
08.04.08
on translations and FFIV
…Squeenix kept “You spoony bard!” in the DS version of FFIV.
LOVE.
…However, not a single Monk of Fabul has used “AHHH-CHOOOOO!” as his warcry.
That is not so much love. Even more so because I can’t understand why one wouldn’t include it. I mean, it’s hilarious. Am I misremembering the original game? Granted, the original was horribly censored and such, but I thought the “Ahhh-choooo!” of the monks was kinda classic. Especially considering Yang’s bright red nose.
Ah, well.
So far the game continues to be awesome, though I have never remembered the Fiend of Earth being so hard and I was horribly worried that they had changed the rules about the fight between the Dark Knight (no, not Batman) and the Paladin. But they hadn’t, so it was all good.
I would be very happy if they gave FFVI the same treatment as they did FFIV.
Perhaps even more telling, I would be very happy if they gave FFVII the same treatment they did FFIV. None of this overly additional crap… just clean up the original translation a bit, pretty it up, and let it go. That method definitely seems to have worked for FFIV.
Of course, I say this now, and I only just now got the Paladin, so who knows whether or not I’ll still be saying this by the end of the game?
