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[May. 26th, 2009|08:04 pm] |
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An ice cream truck driving by while playing "Greensleeves". |
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[May. 16th, 2009|01:47 am] |
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Well, it's been quite a while since I last posted. Life's been a bit hectic... you know that feeling when everything's a mess, but it's out of your hands? It's stressful to watch things go wrong, things that are important to you, and not be able to do anything about it, but at the same time, it's not your problem. Then, suddenly, other people realize it's a mess, and it's in your hands to fix it.
It confuses the entire situation. It's less stressful, because you now have control of the situation, but at the same time, it's now your responsibility. Bah.
I think that I generally prefer to have the ability to influence things, though. |
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[Mar. 29th, 2009|01:30 am] |
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We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
- Somerset Maugham
"I write for the same reason I breathe- because if I didn't, I would die."
- Isaac Asimov
The times I stumble across quotes like these are always hard for me. It's hyperbole, but it makes me think: how essential is writing for me? I don't know. I certainly am capable of filling my time without writing, losing myself in reading and video games. Writing isn't the only thing that I want to do. So if to be a writer, it has to be something that's so deep in my very soul that to do without it would kill me, well, I don't think I qualify.
And yet; I was thinking as I lay in bed, trying to fight off my persistent exhaustion, that I never have a day where I don't think of writing. Perhaps that just makes me one of those people that always talks about writing a novel and never actually writes one. |
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| Shining Force: |
[Mar. 7th, 2009|04:12 pm] |
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Huge Bat attacks!
Tony suffered 3 points of damage!
Tony falls asleep!
Tony counterattacks!
...wait, what? |
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[Mar. 1st, 2009|10:37 am] |
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The only problem with aggressively advancing the crafting abilities of your characters is that you frequently outpace the plot's willingness to provide you with materials of the appropriate caliber.
"...can't make that... that either... not that either... nope... no... still no..." |
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| Star Ocean 4 |
[Feb. 24th, 2009|09:26 am] |
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So far, I'm enjoying the game. I think I'm glad that the actual game is nowhere near as difficult as the Battle Simulator practice -- I still probably couldn't win more than half the times trying to run that thing.
I find Rimura incredibly cute... the scene where she meets the main characters and her reaction to Phaze is priceless. I know I'm being manipulated, but I can't find the energy to care.
Welch is insane.
I like the new invention system. In Star Ocean 3, there was a lot of randomization and a high chance of failure during creation. In Star Ocean 4, the only chance of failure is in creating recipes, and unless I miss my mark, that can only happen if the characters involved in the brainstorming meeting are actually out of ideas. After that, as long as you have the ingredients, you can create anything you have the recipe for. (Welch still comments on "Oh, I wonder if it's going to work!", but I think that's just for flavor.) Unfortunately, finding ingredients can be a smidge difficult, and buying them can be expensive.
Shops now have little quest lists of things they want you to bring them. I'm still amused by the guy in the backwater village who wants two custard pies. He might even be the weapons dealer. ^^;;
Much fun. |
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| Travelling - Translation |
[Feb. 24th, 2009|09:25 am] |
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仕事にも精が出る
金曜の午後
タクシーもすぐつかまる
(飛び乗る)
目指すは君
「どちらまで行かれます?」
ちょっとそこまで
「不景気で困ります
(閉めます)
ドアに注意」
...so did she just get kicked out of the taxi? |
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[Feb. 19th, 2009|08:57 am] |
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Oh, give me a break.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29162711/
You know one thing I've found out in my researches into intellectual property?
There is something called a 'synchronization license'.
It means that you have been granted permission by the licencer to synchronize a display with the song. The best example of this is karaoke.
That's a specific license which you have to acquire if you'd like to synchronize the display of lyrics to the song. |
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[Feb. 18th, 2009|09:37 am] |
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I've been thinking a lot about noblesse oblige recently. |
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[Feb. 17th, 2009|09:09 am] |
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If your highest level character can kill the lowest level thing on the map and still get max experience from it, you might be underlevelled. ^^;;
I'm almost finished with book 7 of Scrapped Princess, after which I'm going to take a break and read something in English. I dunno... I'm craving something in my mother tongue, let's say. I'm not yet certain what that something is going to be, though Jim Butcher's Princeps' Fury has been eyeing me for awhile now. I picked it up about a month ago, in hardcover, no less, and haven't touched it yet. Meanwhile, C.S. Friedman finally released the second book in the Magister trilogy, which I also picked up in hardcover and should get around to reading... though, for some reason involving the amount of time between the first and second book, I think I've got time before she releases the third one. Or, I could totally go for fluff and read the latest book from Mercedes Lackey in her Five Hundred Kingdoms series. (Why is it fluff? Hint: it's published in Luna.)
Tamora Pierce seems to be somewhat AWOL, which is disappointing, as I was reading the new Beka Cooper series and I'm about ready for a new book. Ah well.
Dragon Cave is... well, it's just flat out gotten a bit boring. The thrill around Valentine's Day was interesting, but aside from that, I'm just doing the scut work of filling out my collection. I've got a much shorter list of things I have to do, and most of them don't even require me to even surf the abandoned page or cave drops, though I do anyways.
Oh well. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) genedefect is pretty miserably sick. Hopefully he'll be better soon. |
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[Feb. 14th, 2009|10:14 am] |
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Amusingly enough, the Valentine's Day drop has led to a hate-fest in the thread in the forums. Irony? Irony anyone? |
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| Nostalgia |
[Feb. 13th, 2009|09:22 am] |
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genedefect picked up the Ultimate Genesis Collection. You know, the one with all the Phantasy Star games and Shining Force games from the Genesis era?
I spent hours and hours and hours playing Shining Force last night.
It's strange how nice it is to play an SRPG where the only thing you really need to worry about is walking up and hitting the enemy. ^^ It's somewhat hard, but not brutal (I'm looking at you, Flight Plan). |
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[Feb. 10th, 2009|08:11 pm] |
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Oh, by the way, for those of you who were wondering who paid for that billboard with the literary trainwreck about patriotism? "Concerned Citizens for a Better America" |
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[Feb. 10th, 2009|08:05 pm] |
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[Feb. 9th, 2009|09:43 pm] |
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Fujitsu's now got solid state drives in their convertible tablets. ^^
Still pretty expensive, but maybe in a year or so. |
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[Feb. 4th, 2009|11:20 pm] |
Hmm.
I was trying to work the last mat I found behind Hanabi's back legs, and he didn't kick or bite or anything.
Well, at least I'm not hated. ^^ |
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[Feb. 3rd, 2009|01:17 pm] |
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I was snuggling with Hanabi a bit this morning, and despite his protests about me touching his legs, I found a couple of mats back there which I had to clip out. He did his best to gnaw my hand off, but I persisted and removed them. Five to ten minutes later, he comes back to me and starts playing kissy face. ^^;; I think he realizes I made him feel better. I think those mats might have been irritating him, and that might be why he's been so touchy about the back of his legs. I guess we'll find out.
Need to more persistently comb back there. |
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