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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[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

*iz bored* New topic of conversation - how's school going? Haven't heard much bout it. You got midterms around now? Wow the school year goes fast... the UBC exam schedule went up about a week ago. o.o

Did I tell you? My advisor and I messed with my program and now I only have to take ONE more course to graduate. Sweeet. There's some boring course about Canadian society on Tuesday mornings, so I might take that - would only have to go out there once a week, then. Though am also tempted by Gender Studies, which is Tues/Thurs at 2. It needs to be a Soci course, in any event. It's gonna be nice to get it over with... yay! Course, then I need to, you know, work. -_-

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Just got my organic chemistry midterm back yesterday. Got an 80 on it, so I'm happy. Would have liked it to be higher, but considering the class average was 64%, I'm not complaining. *feels superior*

Have a cell biology lab midterm tomorrow. Yaay. I don't know how to study for it.

Wonder how many years it'll take me to get a Ba.S. I'll be able to start, like, working then.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Congrats. :) I'm usually pretty satisfied with an 80, since it's an A-... yet 79 upsets me because it's a B+, heh. But anyway, good job on doing so much better than the class average. :)

Ew. Well, good luck!

Heh. Well, this is your last year at Cap, right? So then since you've done your first 2 years worth, if you go to UBC or SFU afterwards then you should be able to complete it in 2 years. 3 if you stretch it out. I won't suggest stretching it out much past that though, honestly... it's good to get out and working. :) Or especially if you want to go on further with graduate school, because that will take even longer...

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Regardless of what happens, I'm not coming back to Cap simply because there's absolutely nothing left for me to take. I've pretty much exhausted the non-environmental biology course tree and the organice chemistry route.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, definitely. You need to move on, after 5 years. :) University will be more challenging and exciting, and there's a lot more variety of courses I imagine. Are you going to start applying to universities in spring? Thinking UBC or SFU?

[bk635.livejournal.com]

I have to apply then? I thought I had to apply like, now. :O I need to go to an advisor, anyway.

I'll probably apply to both, and maybe BCIT as well. If that doesn't work out then I'll switch my studies, though I'll have to get a job then because I'd be starting over from scratch, and I can't not-work for that long.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

I dunno, don't take my word on anything. XD Now is better. I meant January/February by spring, ie. the spring term, but I think it's better to apply asap. Check the websites and see when the deadlines are.

What does BCIT have that you'd be interested in? Do they offer a BSc program? I thought they were technlogy and stuff?

[bk635.livejournal.com]

BCIT has programs that allow you to meet certain job qualifications (like a lab tech degree, for example).

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that's true. That's useful in a lot of ways, then, because it helps you to actually get a job rather than going to school for ten thousand years then hoping that you might get a job. ;p Are you interested in the programs they offer at all?