12.28.06
He Follows Me A Step Behind…
…and having Chaos perpetually in your shadow does something to a man, let me tell you.
Anyway, inspired by Rick’s self-imposed moratorium, I’ve resolved that (barring the Phoenix Wright pre-order I’ll have to pick up in January) I’m buying no more games until I have completed at least three of the titles that I currently have open. The two closest are Final Fantasy 12 and Super Robot Taisen, with Children of Mana being a close third-place contender (though I might be able to make more of a case for Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow or Elite Beat Agents). The last game I completed was Touch Detective back in November. This holiday weekend I’ll be blitzing through Ivalice… which reminds me, on my way home tomorrow I need to pick up a case of something extremely caffeinated.
I did indeed get an HDTV, and I am quite happy with that (which is part of what spurred me to vow to finish FF12). I also picked up some new stuff to watch on said TV– specifically, anime. The US versions of Fate stay/night and Ichigo Mashimaro (or Strawberry Marshmallow, which is still nonsense but is at least closer to English). I’ve yet to put Fate in, though I’m sure I’m in for a treat (I had been watching the fansub for a while before I lost the disc); but Ichigo… wow. My exact words were “It’s Azumanga Daioh with more plot that makes less sense.” In case it’s not obvious, I Like It.
Also, at some point during this weekend I am watching Gone in Sixty Seconds on the widescreen. Just fuggin’ because. If I need a rationalization, then it’s to offset the pink frilly cuteness that is Ichigo. But I don’t need a rationalization for the best movie ever made.
Dental work continues apace. Also, site work on the secret project is also continuing, but has been sort of back-burnered while I relax a little bit. All things in time.
I’ll probably write again before the first, but if I don’t, then it’s all Nicolas Cage’s fault.
Katyanna said,
12.29.06 at 12:08 am
You don’t need an excuse to watch Gone In 60 Seconds. It’s awesome, and that’s quite enough reason. I’ve held off checking out Ichigo Mashimaro. It just…. looks much too loli for my tastes. ^^;;;
Also, it irritates me that a comment I made while in NC apparently disappeared. Probably entirely due to satellite internet sucking. Meh.
Katyanna said,
12.29.06 at 12:09 am
Then again, maybe it didn’t. It just didn’t show while I was viewing from the laptops in NC. Weird. Meh. I go sleep soon. 8 hours in a car leaves you sleepy.
Rob Browning said,
12.29.06 at 12:35 am
I can’t even remember the last game I actually beat. Well, unless you count emulated NES games, then it would be Maniac Mansion a few days ago. And I guess Half-Life 2: Episode 1. But besides those.
BTW, the original Gone in 60 Seconds is better than the remake in just about every way. Though that’s coming from a guy who loved MST3K, so maybe it would be different for you.
Rob
Ismail Saeed said,
12.29.06 at 1:40 am
So you said your first words about I-M to me? (His quote is exactly what I got in an AIM window)
John said,
12.29.06 at 6:13 am
Comments may be delayed if there are different circumstances for their entry– like, say, a different IP. I’ll try to be better about approving new comments in the future.
I’d heard that the original Gi60S was better, but I have yet to track down a copy. Of course, if you mean ‘better’ as in ‘has more unintentional comedy’, I might be a little upset.
And yes, you got the first scoop on Ichigo from me. I have much more cute to watch this weekend.
Ramen Junkie said,
12.29.06 at 9:21 am
Do you mean the original Gi60 or the New one?
Anyway True Lies is the best movie ever made, SORRY. I mean seriously, it has everything.
PS, I feel your pain about finishing games all of a sudden. I’ve got 4 FF games up to slate and several others I’m still working on/want to replay. I’ll probably never get back to Oblivion or Battle Network 4.
Rob Browning said,
12.29.06 at 3:42 pm
The first half of Gi60S is unintentionally funny, just a perfect example of a low-budget 70’s movie. The second half, the chase scene, is what the show is really about, and most of the funny parts in it are intentional.
Rob