FF ramblings

[ria_oaks]

I happened to check Rpgamer.com a few minutes ago and noticed that FFIII:DS comes out today (I haven't really been keeping track...). I'm probably just being too over-emotional, but this day feels rather historic in the RPG world - the last Final Fantasy that wasn't released in the US is finally here. I checked, and it's been approximately 16.5 years since FFIII was released in Japan - well, better late than never, I guess. XD I mean sure, I played it years ago on a translated ROM and I won't be buying this version anytime soon (lack of a DS... and lack of time to play. woe.), but it's still cool to think that it's here. It's sort of a pity that the original version of the game will never make it here, most likely (how hard would it have been to include the orignal version in the new game, really...?), but the new version looks pretty spiffy. Hopefully I'll get to play it someday.

3 FF games in the past 2 weeks, 2 of which are new to the US (FFXII and FFIII:DS) and one of which only ever made it here in a mangled fashion (FFV Advance) - makes me miss the days when I could play all the time... I haven't really been into gaming as much the last few years, largely because of a. lack of time during school, b. other interests take up my free time, and c. i'm lazy., but I still get excited hearing about games and still want to play when I get the chance. I'm way behind on all the games I'm playing, but I still plan to ask for either FFXII or Disgaea 2 for Christmas (leaning towards the latter - FFXII will be easy enough to find for years to come, and it'll get cheap fairly quickly, whereas Disgaea 2 will start disappearing soon...). I am sorely tempted by FFXII, though - it's been getting fantastic reviews, and hell, it's FFXII! We've been waiting for this game for years, and it's finally here... and I really can't justify the time or money to get it. Part of me, too, is still a bit uncertain about it - but most of the reviews have said that the game is nothing like (and much better than) anything we've seen of it to this point, including the demo. I plan to give it a chance eventually, but can't do it yet.

And... I'm procrastinating. Back to my Farscape paper... it's due tomorrow at 9, so I need to get moving. Up to 5 pages, need about 12 - and I'm still blathering on about the context, haven't even gotten to analysing the series itself! Ehehehe. baaack to work.

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[bk635.livejournal.com]

Good. It's time.

The sad thing, is that I've been looking forward to this, and only this, for the whole day. :\

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me too. First work, then painful workout at TKD (oh god the things he made us do with our legs..), now fun time! :)

And heh, when I saw that I had an email I just knew that it'd be you making the first SPN post. Thursday nights are fun. XD

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Gratuitous shower scene, ftw!

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Tame~

Although that was a first for this show, I think. They were more fanservice-y with that scene of Sam coming out of the shower all wet and stuff, a season or two ago.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that scene with Sam coming out of the shower... good times. ;)

I dunno, there've probably been other shower scenes, haven't there? Or at least I think there's a scene of a girl swimming in a bikini.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

I don't count bikini scenes as fanservice unless there's yummy close-up camera panning.


(or running)

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Well, it's kinda fanservice. It's hot, anyway. :) Shirtless boys in towels aren't that different in terms of what you can see, and hot damn but that's fanservice lol. *ahem*

Bela!

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Nothing is more painful than those exercises that they had us do in TKD, where we had to hold onto the wall, extend our leg out, and hold it there for like a minute. >.>

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Oh, we do that too. But this was pretty bad as well - 50 squats, then 50 things where you go up and down on your toes, then another 50 like that but with our legs at a slightly different angle, then ANOTHER 50 at another angle. Oh god my calves. Walking upstairs hurts. ;_;

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Couple more sessions like that and you'll be a pro.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Think a few more times might kill me. o.o

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Though I suspect that this cookie I'm currently enjoying is quite effectively destroying any good effects of that workout. -_-

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Seriously though, I've discovered these cookies at Costco that are kinda gross and taste semi-uncooked, but stick them in the oven for 5 minutes and mmmmmm. So good.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Subway cookies + microwave (~15 seconds) = superior.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. I've never tried that... must do so someday. How bout putting them in the oven, I wonder?

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't work. 15 seconds in the microwave heats them up to the point where they burn if you touch, and makes them kind of soggy, so you need to use a fork.

Then they harden quickly, so I wouldn't imagine it being any different with an oven.

Nevertheless, the smell is overwhelmingly good, and it makes them taste better, in my opinion.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

I just always assume that oven makes everything better than microwave. :) But that's nifty, I'll have to test it out... I love those Subway double chocolate cookies.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

"could it be a... ghost ship?" It's the Black Pearl! *gigglesnort*

*looks around furtively for Jack Sparrow*

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Haha.. Dean freaking out over his car stolen.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah. Poor boy.

"Can I shoot her?"

"Not in public"

*gigglesnort*

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Yeah I was just about to comment on that line.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

I typed it practically as they said it, heh. *should be actually watching the show rather than typing these*

[bk635.livejournal.com]

I'm watching the show, commenting, and playing Freecell.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Lol. Multi-tasking. :)

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Why the hell wouldn't he pull the guy out and do CPR? If he drowned, theoretically Sam could possibly revive him with CPR, right? Yeesh.