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]

Haha, actually my ecology professor last year referred to Australia as the second Africa with regards to biodiversity.

The best remedy for venomous snake bites is pretty much immediate anti-venom injection or a trip to the ER. If neither is possible, then it's more likely that you'll just die, so it's best not to get bitten in the first place.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Heh, wow. Well, I can see that, but that doesn't necessarily translate into vaccinations - wouldn't that be more for disease and such? And crazy wildlife notwithstanding, it's a first world country...

Seems like sound advice to me. ;) Not planning on doing much/any trekking in the outback, so hopefully I'll be safe. o.o

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. I was just making a comparison regarding the fauna because you brought up Africa.

As far as vaccinations go, Australia's pretty clean, yeah. Just the standard tetanus and polio shots, and the occasionally recommended encephalitis.

I'd be more worried about spider bites, since they can get anywhere and can be aggressive, whereas snakes are more in the bush and timid.

http://www.usyd.edu.au/anaes/venom/spiders.html <- list of a few to watch out for; some are found in the areas you'll be staying. :p

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured; just sayin'. :)

Yeah, I'll talk to the doctor, see what she recommends...

...thanks alot, see, how I'm terrified and don't want to go. *cries* Was kinda vaguely hoping that the giant ones were mostly, you know, in the wilderness... not in people's homes... oh god, I'm never gonna feel safe when I'm there. o.o Just looking at pictures of spiders freaks me out. I'm not even so much scared of getting bit as just seeing one, period. GAH.

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but at least now you know what to look out for. :p Every region has its own species of spiders that you need to be watchful for, like the black widow and brown recluse here and in the US, for instance.

It's better to recognize them rather than be all like "aw look how big and cute that funnel web is <3 oh shi..D:"

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

I know, but that doesn't make me any less traumatized. XD Anyway, I don't think that many people per year actually die from spider/snake bites - I'm mostly just scared of seeing a big spider, poisonous or not (and evidently one of the more common is big but non-poisonous).

Also, this? It's better to recognize them rather than be all like "aw look how big and cute that funnel web is <3 oh shi..D:" would not be a problem for me. ;)

[bk635.livejournal.com]

Do not under any circumstances visit these links:

http://www.upmyownass.com/giant-australian-spider-caught-on-camera-eating-bird/

http://www.breakitdownblog.com/spiders-scorpions-the-crawlies/

But you know you want to. The curiosity is just killing you.

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

I really, really don't. XD Seriously: pictures freak me out. I'm now all nervous and on-edge and I'm trying to read Keith/Anderson crossdressing porn and I keep seeing random words which make me think of spiders like "dangerous" and, like, any word that starts with 's' and is roughly the same number of letters. -_-

Anyway, read some other stuff, and all things considered it seems that it's not that common to be bitten or even see the really nasty ones, and they aren't deadly so long as you get treatment. So now I'm back to just being terrified of the FUCKING HUGE albeit non-dangerous ones that are evidently common throughout the country. -______- Why the fuck didn't I decide to go to NZ instead?? *pouts* Anyway, I'll get over it... I think.. I'm not worried about the dangerous animals, really, I just can't stand spiders period. *sighs* I know I'm a wuss. XD

[bk635.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'll be fine.

Unless you run into a koala. Then you're most definitely fucked. ;p

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Or the dreaded drop bear (http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19949) (scroll down). That's the most terrifying, I'll definitely be on the lookout for them.

;)

(on an unrelated note... do you know how to link to a certain part of a page, ie halfway down...? I've seen it done, but not sure how one would go about it.)

[bk635.livejournal.com]

You won't see it coming.

Hm, nope; I'm not sure it's possible if there isn't a link directing you to a certain part of a page. If you have an example I could probably figure it out though.