ria_oaks | FF ramblings

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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Yeah. New. This is actually a yearly joint-course offered by UBC and--I think--the University of Florida. It's BIOL 409. It's an intensive field-study course that lasts from May 7th to May 27th. Each time it's offered, it's held in a different part of the world; the last two rounds of the course were held in Mexico and Yukon. This year (2009), it's in Kenya, deep in the middle of everything that's out there.

Anyway I'm considering applying. This is exactly the sort of opportunity I fantasized having coming to UBC, right down to the very continent. And lo and behold: It happened. A guy came into my BIOL 303 class and introduced it. A more in-depth seminar will be held on the 22nd that goes over the logistics and everything; I plan to attend. But I'm sure that not everyone that wants to go will be able to, so I'll have to see how it plays out.

That's fantastic. :) Sounds like it'd be a great learning opportunity - what, generally speaking, would the course be about and what would you do there? I checked online and don't see a Biol409 listed. It's true you probably have to apply and be accepted, but I'd def go to the seminar if I were you and find out more.

It would be work. You would learn and do what a biologist/ecologist does on a daily basis in that line of work. Catch and track small mammals; work with larger predators (hyenas, lions, etc). Things like that. There are about 300 different species of birds in the area, and around 80 different mammals.

Just thinking about all of the different ways you could die there.. lol But really, I'm more concerned about human violence in that area than I am about predation and such. But if it were an issue then they wouldn't offer the course in that country.

Anyway, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I know that I'd regret not even trying.

Nifty. :) Well, the field experience would definitely be great - kind of stuff you really can't learn in a classroom... Granted there are dangers, of both the animal and human variety (though I confess to knowing nothing about Kenya, or the current political situation there or anything), but I imagine they take lots of precautions.

I want to pet a lion.

Well that sounds safe. ;)

I wonder how my parents will react when I tell them of my plans.. Hm. Haha..

I'll wait until I get more information before I talk with them.

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