FF ramblings
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ria_oaksI 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.
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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Date: 2008-05-25 05:02 am (UTC)Forward your ports.
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Date: 2008-05-25 05:05 am (UTC)I'm looking for jobs and getting depressed again. -_- My co-worker is getting fed up with our manager and is starting to look for other work, which... worries me. o.o Don't blame him in the least, but if he leaves... I won't really have much incentive to stay. But if we both leave, the branch is fucked. Unless head office wakes the fuck up if we both leave and they fire her, then we can come back. ^^; But for now, I'm starting to try to look more seriously for a job. And already getting frustrated. GAH. Need to go do something fun for awhile. *sigh*
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Date: 2008-05-25 05:09 am (UTC)Yeah, depressing. I know how that is. I occasionally check relevant job listings, only to realize how completely fucking impossible it is to get anything decent and interesting.
You guys should take it up with someone higher.
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Date: 2008-05-25 07:03 am (UTC)LJ notification sucks sometimes, no? ;o
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Date: 2008-05-25 05:21 pm (UTC)Yeah, it's... depressing. -_- Mainly cuz I don't know what I want. I'm going to make an appt with a career counsellor at UBC to get some info and advice (Mom's been bugging me to do it all term, and now I wish I'd done it earlier cus it's $5 for students at $25 for alumni... -_-)
Kinda tempted to, but I don't think it'll do any good. They don't seem to want to listen, and she seems to have the CEO in her pocket (K. says they have this creepy flirty relationship going on, which is pretty true.. really quite disturbing. o.o But yeah, CEO seems to like her for whatever crazy reason.)
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Date: 2008-05-25 08:40 pm (UTC)If you and Kevin both leave, then that's pretty much it for the branch, huh?
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Date: 2008-05-26 03:51 am (UTC)What's the new employee like? Haven't heard anything about him yet.
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Date: 2008-05-26 03:55 am (UTC)She's nice enough. Trained for a week with us, then went up to PR and Texada to train for a week, and had her first proper week with us last week. I don't think she thinks much of the boss, either, already. ^^;
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Date: 2008-05-26 04:39 am (UTC)*shrug* The fact remains that mood changes are possible a symptom of it. It hits some women more than others. But yes, it's wrong to generalize.
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Date: 2008-05-26 04:59 am (UTC)Meh, it can be, but not to this extent. And such excuses are used far too often to trivialize women's behaviour, and it annoys me. Anyway... I don't know what's up with her, or if it's actually a genuine mental condition, but...
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Date: 2008-05-26 05:15 am (UTC)Tell her that you'll be getting her coffee from now on, so that you can slip her a mickey. Use a depressant, or something. You have to be suave while you do it, though.
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