09.06.08
Heroes And Thieves
For lack of a better title, I’ll just use the song stuck in my head right now.
Anyway, as you might have expected, things are relatively quiet here. I’m (slowly) continuing my grind through FFTA2 (I have roughly 10 story missions left to go), and similarly slowly making my way through the hiragana practice. What has been keeping me from all of these has been the wonderfully addictive Space Invaders Extreme, which wound up being far too much fun for its low price tag. Granted, it’s hard enough to keep me engaged, so it’s not like I’ve paid for a cash-in on a game that’s older than I am. Think about how Pac-Man Championship Edition was updated compared to its original, or Galaga Legions (that one is actually a far more apt comparison) and you’ve got an idea of how SIE works, silly usage of “Extreme” notwithstanding. (Like I’m really one to talk there.) I’m also liking Castle Crashers, but that’s not getting as much time due to wanting to get through A2.
In terms of anime, I’ve been catching bits of Cromartie High School and Moon Phase, trying to see which one will grab my full attention first; I think it’s Cromartie, just by virtue of being sillier and shorter. After that, I’ll probably take a re-watch of something I haven’t seen in a while; maybe Kino’s Journey, but more likely it could be Risky Safety or Kare Kano. I’m honestly not sure.
And as for the writing that I supposedly do? Well, I do have a rough outline for the ‘08 NaNo, but given that even-numbered years tend to be bad for noveling, I might not wind up writing it this year. I’ve been distracted by too many things and I’ve been getting this urge to work on an XNA game of all things, so I might spend November doing that instead– but at least I’ll have this outline ready for when I do start writing again. Incidentally, the outline is the backstory or prequel to last year’s NaNo, which might wind up taking its title. How to refer to the “second” book, then, is going to get interesting.
I’m kinda hungry, so I’m going to get breakfast. Catch you all later.