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Bipolar Disorder Among Video Game Characters On The Rise!
2006-12-30 18:11:56
Xenosaga III makes me sad.
Wait...let me rephrase that:
New!Shion makes me sad. Very, very sad.
The Xenosaga world itself is great, as always, full to the brim with enough politics and intrigue to keep me all-a-quiver with happiness, if a little overwhelmed. I've always preferred politics/drama to romance/drama. But Shion, at least as she is now, is such a letdown. She seemed so much more REAL in the first game, and now she's just MEAN and wearing less and less clothes, as if trying to distract players from her overall jerkiness. And that's not even what bugs me; it's that her personality took such a HUGE leap with no apparent reason. Why have you changed, Shion!
But I will endure! And perhaps create another Xenosaga video, though I don't think I'll ever be as emotionally attached to an AMV as I was with 'Letting Go'. That piece is my heart and soul, and still my favorite. In fact, I think I'm gonna go off and watch it again, and try to reaffirm my faith in this series.
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Paranoia isn't ALL bad...
2006-12-30 12:36:58
Ya know, there's a lot to be said about not getting your hopes up. Not only will you 'not get disappointed', as the sayings go, but then even the little things will make your day. For example, Just yesterday, I was pointedly imagining all the things that could have gone wrong and stopped my Ohayocon AMV submissions from making it to their goal, but my worries were groundless! They arrived safely, and play well, and everything! And because of my admittedly low expectations for the shipping service, I didn't say "Oh, well of COURSE it made it, why wouldn't it?" and then move on with my day. Oh no, instead I cried "The truck didn't explode! Hurrah!" and leapt into the air, and my day has been considerably brighter ever since.
In celebration, I think I'm going to finally start one of the games I got for Christmas which I had been saving for a special occasion: either Xenosaga III or Valkyrie Profile II. I'm sure I'll come to a decision by the time I crawl out of bed to the tv. Wish me luck! -
Webspace? For ME?
2006-12-30 00:43:35
So one of my old friends, in his infinite awesomeness, is letting me have my very own page on his website to host my videos! I'm lucky he's a veritable gernius with computers, because while I love the internet and all of it's greatness, it's still as mysterious to me as the vast reaches of the cosmos and the innermost workings of the hypomacfragmalistic center of the brain. I envy those with know-how, and hope to one day glean some of their smarts for my own.
On another note, I'm horribly nervous. The deadline for the Ohayocon 2007 AMV contest was Friday, and while I mailed my entries in a week and a half ago, I'm worried that it mightn't have arrived in time. No matter that I've never had problems of the like in the past, what if the UPS truck blew a tire and skidded off the road into a lamp post, bursting into flames and dooming all of it's contents to a fiery death? What if my package was accidentally dropped when being carried TO said truck and disappeared from thought and time? What if I wrote the address wrong?
But more pleasantly, I deposited my paycheck today and will soon order the second DVD set of Mushishi! If any of you haven't seen the show yet, I highly suggest you check it out; it's absolutely GORGEOUS. In so many different ways. And I've heard that Del Rey picked up the rights to the manga, which I'm equally excited about. So many things to look forward to! -
To Beginnings
2006-12-28 21:38:07
I've been a member for almost three years, been an ACTIVE member for about 1 1/2, so it's about time I started using this here journal that I just realized was available to me! Now, I've never been too great with the whole 'updating on a regular basis' thing, but we'll see how it goes.
Talking about starting things and then moving on; two weeks ago I started an Advent Children vid to Dong Bang Shin Ki's 'O', as I was still in the action/techie mode afer completing 'Disassociation', and had just stumbled upon DBSK's drool-worthiness...er...talent. And then for Christmas, my little brother threw at me the first DVD of 'Noein'. I'd never heard of it, watched the first 5 episodes (as that is all that is available outside of import DVDs, for which I have no money), and immediately started planning a whole slew of videos. Needless to say, I've calmed down a bit, and am beginning to see a pattern.
A none-too-productive pattern.
It doesn't help that I'm so fickle and easily distracted; it's entirely not my fault! I just keep finding interesting things at two week intervals from one another! Case in point: 'Promise Unkept' by 'TakefujiYami-sama'. Now I am utterly smitten with Dirge of Cerberus love. How will I ever accomplish anything in life when there are such wonderful creators out there to draw me away from reality? Why must I be so content to bask in their talent? I may never know!
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