This entry is chock full o' MS Paint goodness. I enjoyed illustrating this entry so much that I may do it for future entries. Hey, if you can't stand my long-windedness, maybe some goofy colorful pictures will get you to stick around.
I am really worried about my friend from the UK. I just checked his journal where two other friends have asked if he's ok, and have looked around people's journal comments, and he's nowhere to be found (he isn't on SG). Hopefully his internet didn't run out at a time like this. I'm really worried. Please be okay buddy.
Now I need cheering up so I'm going to leave what I wrote before I started getting seriously worried.
When you were young and on your own
how did it feel to be alone?
I was always thinking of games that I was playing
trying to make the best of my time
but only love can break your heart
You know, the ONE place where girls try to pick me up is Myspace. Elsewhere, only guys. Now, I know that the majority of people on SG are guys who looove girls, but there ARE girls who like girls here and I'm surprised none of them have flirted with me. I guess not having my actual photo as my profile pic might not help. Or maybe I'm just unattractive
Nah, I look okay. I don't know. Maybe I'd need to flirt first. Eh, whatever, all I want right now is just to make more awesome new friends 
edit: I'm not fishing for flirting from ladies here! But you're more than welcome
I'm not sure how so many people are finding me on myspace lately but the only thing I changed was to say I'm from Iceland (which I'm not) and have up a new profile pic (I thought I had a newer one up but I guess not). Hmm. I pretty much don't approve friend requests from strangers. Certain bands and singers have myspace profiles, you know... if you get where I'm going
So Annie's back from the shop, the problem with her sort of kicking/jerking on acceleration didn't happen when they drove her so they couldn't fix that. They did discover the source of the rattling/buzzing noise: the heat shield under the car was loose or somesuch, so they removed it (they may have put a new one in because they charged for parts, but I'm not sure. Didn't sound like it, from what they said.) Cost about $20 extra for that
Then they did the standard oil change. With discount it came to about $50. Fine with me! Maybe that's too expensive but whatevz. $20 does seem a little steep for removing something. Meh. Whatevz.
Driving her back home was a little painful because she'd been sitting in direct sunlight for hours. I thought by the time I got back I'd have no fingerprints left.
It feels good to get my car all checked up and get the regular maintenance done. I'm taking good care of my Annie. I hope she'll be with me for a good long time. Next year she'll be 10 years old
She's a Toyota though, and I have a ton of confidence in Toyota. Everyone says how reliable they are, and our old Toyota Corolla that I sadly wrecked (and still feel horrible about) was over 10 years old and was still going strong. It was just a fantastic little car. I may eventually be able to get over the psychological trauma that resulted in the hospital stay that followed the accident, but I don't think I can forgive myself for wrecking Annie's precursor.
I actually have my eye on the Celica from a year or so ago (maybe more).
I'm pretty opposed to spoilers (the car kind, ha) but I think this one is tasteful and the car is pretty. It's not often at all that I care enough about cars or how they look to actually want a specific kind, but in this case I do. The thing is if I were to get one some day it would be used, and who knows how long Annie will last me. I might not be looking for another car for many years (let's hope) so any Celica like this that I end up getting could be years old by then. And maybe by then I won't be interested anymore... but I've been interested in that Celica almost since it came out I think. Because it's a Toyota and it looks sexy. When I get a better car I'm naming her "Annie Plus One" (there is a song "Me Plus One", see).
Cherry coke is what I like to drink. The soda machine in front of the grocery store has been unplugged/not working for days, and since the ghetto-ass Shoppers Food Warehouse doesn't sell any cherry coke ever (wtf?) I haven't been able to get my fix. BUT I just discovered that the food mart at the garage where I took Annie has cherry coke! So if I really need my fix and that retarded soda machine isn't working, if I feel like it and have a strong enough desire for cherry coke, I can walk to the garage. Kind of a long walk... but depending on how I feel it might be worth it.
I got a call from a lady who... knew my first name... but tried to speak to me in Spanish. She said my actual real first name first, then said the Spanish equivalent. I tried to communicate but she was speaking all Spanish by then, so I had to hang up. wtf? Then the next couple times I tried answering the phone, I got hung up on, twice. Now the phone just rang another couple times and this time I'm refusing to answer. I'd LIKE to be able to answer the phone because mom might try to call from NYC... but I don't want to keep answering the phone to either get hung up on or have one-sided conversations that end in me hanging up. I'm confused. Especially with her knowing my name. Weird.
You know it's bad when you can really, without exaggerating, use the word "unearth" to describe finding something in your room.
What the fuck dudes... on Sophie Ellis-Bextor's official forum, there is hardly ANY mention of the London attacks. Sophie is ENGLISH. What. the. fuck.
Video game talk ahead, be forewarned.
I had a sudden urge to go back and play Super Mario 64, don't know why. I found it pretty boring really. And the graphics Sooo old skool. Plus there was something I always noticed about SM64... whatever algorithm they used for moving the camera behind Mario ALWAYS made me motion sick, and this time was no exception. So now I'm playing Zelda 64, which has NEVER made me motion sick. And the graphics are spectacularly better than SM64. I had been writing a walkthrough for Zelda 64 and ended up getting bored and stopping, so now I'm trying to start again. My gold skulltula count is off now, I'm not sure which ones I'm missing. I have 56 but only recorded 50. Blargh.
I had also been working on a Zelda Minish Cap walkthrough and got bored with that too. The problem is I hit a dungeon that is hard, and don't feel like going through it again. I stopped before the notorious Water Temple in Zelda 64, and in Minish Cap I stopped before the firey temple that's probably called something else. The one where you get the dorky magic rod that flips items over (but is at least helpful in revealing magic shrinking spots). I want to reach the figurine collecting part because I'm a big fan of collection sidequests (my Zelda Wind Waker guide to collecting all the figurines is the best guide ever written if I do say so myself, not least because it shows you how to do it in one game, without having to wait until the special new game).
I think I'm proudest of my Tales of Phantasia walkthrough though. The game was never released in the US so you basically have to download it as a ROM (I won't say in this entry where to find it... ). It's... wow. A really great game. You have to download Dejap's English patch for it to be able to play. There are pre-patched versions floating around but one of the earlier patches had a game-affecting bug and you run the risk of downloading a buggy patched game.
It's funny that it's rare I actually finish a walkthrough, even though I'm like 90% done with two of them and just need to beat the game. Like for my Chrono Trigger one I just need to get my ass through the Black Omen. I have actually beaten that game (I often stop before the final dungeon even when I'm not writing a walkthrough) and I know the Black Omen is actually really straightforward. I need to figure out the best strategies for the bosses in there, like the Mutants. My strategy for Masa and Mune and then Masamune earlier in the game is KILLER. Ice Sword DESTROYS Masamune. My strategies for the earlier bosses are really pretty darn good. Once you hit Golemtwins though, my strategies suck. I replaced my really bad strategy with something better but I have yet to test it out. Golemtwins are pretty much without a doubt the hardest boss in the game. With my old strategy, I kept trying it and dying, like 10 times. Gotta fix that.
In the jungle, it grew a tree
where all the animals* could be
...
shhhh! let's start the record!
* my spelling of this word is a conscious stylistic choice
Annie is just the cutest little Norwegian I ever did see.
I am really worried about my friend from the UK. I just checked his journal where two other friends have asked if he's ok, and have looked around people's journal comments, and he's nowhere to be found (he isn't on SG). Hopefully his internet didn't run out at a time like this. I'm really worried. Please be okay buddy.
Now I need cheering up so I'm going to leave what I wrote before I started getting seriously worried.
When you were young and on your own
how did it feel to be alone?
I was always thinking of games that I was playing
trying to make the best of my time
but only love can break your heart
You know, the ONE place where girls try to pick me up is Myspace. Elsewhere, only guys. Now, I know that the majority of people on SG are guys who looove girls, but there ARE girls who like girls here and I'm surprised none of them have flirted with me. I guess not having my actual photo as my profile pic might not help. Or maybe I'm just unattractive
Nah, I look okay. I don't know. Maybe I'd need to flirt first. Eh, whatever, all I want right now is just to make more awesome new friends
edit: I'm not fishing for flirting from ladies here! But you're more than welcome
I'm not sure how so many people are finding me on myspace lately but the only thing I changed was to say I'm from Iceland (which I'm not) and have up a new profile pic (I thought I had a newer one up but I guess not). Hmm. I pretty much don't approve friend requests from strangers. Certain bands and singers have myspace profiles, you know... if you get where I'm going
So Annie's back from the shop, the problem with her sort of kicking/jerking on acceleration didn't happen when they drove her so they couldn't fix that. They did discover the source of the rattling/buzzing noise: the heat shield under the car was loose or somesuch, so they removed it (they may have put a new one in because they charged for parts, but I'm not sure. Didn't sound like it, from what they said.) Cost about $20 extra for that
Then they did the standard oil change. With discount it came to about $50. Fine with me! Maybe that's too expensive but whatevz. $20 does seem a little steep for removing something. Meh. Whatevz.
Driving her back home was a little painful because she'd been sitting in direct sunlight for hours. I thought by the time I got back I'd have no fingerprints left.
It feels good to get my car all checked up and get the regular maintenance done. I'm taking good care of my Annie. I hope she'll be with me for a good long time. Next year she'll be 10 years old
She's a Toyota though, and I have a ton of confidence in Toyota. Everyone says how reliable they are, and our old Toyota Corolla that I sadly wrecked (and still feel horrible about) was over 10 years old and was still going strong. It was just a fantastic little car. I may eventually be able to get over the psychological trauma that resulted in the hospital stay that followed the accident, but I don't think I can forgive myself for wrecking Annie's precursor.
I actually have my eye on the Celica from a year or so ago (maybe more).
I'm pretty opposed to spoilers (the car kind, ha) but I think this one is tasteful and the car is pretty. It's not often at all that I care enough about cars or how they look to actually want a specific kind, but in this case I do. The thing is if I were to get one some day it would be used, and who knows how long Annie will last me. I might not be looking for another car for many years (let's hope) so any Celica like this that I end up getting could be years old by then. And maybe by then I won't be interested anymore... but I've been interested in that Celica almost since it came out I think. Because it's a Toyota and it looks sexy. When I get a better car I'm naming her "Annie Plus One" (there is a song "Me Plus One", see).
Cherry coke is what I like to drink. The soda machine in front of the grocery store has been unplugged/not working for days, and since the ghetto-ass Shoppers Food Warehouse doesn't sell any cherry coke ever (wtf?) I haven't been able to get my fix. BUT I just discovered that the food mart at the garage where I took Annie has cherry coke! So if I really need my fix and that retarded soda machine isn't working, if I feel like it and have a strong enough desire for cherry coke, I can walk to the garage. Kind of a long walk... but depending on how I feel it might be worth it.
I got a call from a lady who... knew my first name... but tried to speak to me in Spanish. She said my actual real first name first, then said the Spanish equivalent. I tried to communicate but she was speaking all Spanish by then, so I had to hang up. wtf? Then the next couple times I tried answering the phone, I got hung up on, twice. Now the phone just rang another couple times and this time I'm refusing to answer. I'd LIKE to be able to answer the phone because mom might try to call from NYC... but I don't want to keep answering the phone to either get hung up on or have one-sided conversations that end in me hanging up. I'm confused. Especially with her knowing my name. Weird.
You know it's bad when you can really, without exaggerating, use the word "unearth" to describe finding something in your room.
What the fuck dudes... on Sophie Ellis-Bextor's official forum, there is hardly ANY mention of the London attacks. Sophie is ENGLISH. What. the. fuck.
Video game talk ahead, be forewarned.
I had a sudden urge to go back and play Super Mario 64, don't know why. I found it pretty boring really. And the graphics
Sooo old skool. Plus there was something I always noticed about SM64... whatever algorithm they used for moving the camera behind Mario ALWAYS made me motion sick, and this time was no exception. So now I'm playing Zelda 64, which has NEVER made me motion sick. And the graphics are spectacularly better than SM64. I had been writing a walkthrough for Zelda 64 and ended up getting bored and stopping, so now I'm trying to start again. My gold skulltula count is off now, I'm not sure which ones I'm missing. I have 56 but only recorded 50. Blargh.
I had also been working on a Zelda Minish Cap walkthrough and got bored with that too. The problem is I hit a dungeon that is hard, and don't feel like going through it again. I stopped before the notorious Water Temple in Zelda 64, and in Minish Cap I stopped before the firey temple that's probably called something else. The one where you get the dorky magic rod that flips items over (but is at least helpful in revealing magic shrinking spots). I want to reach the figurine collecting part because I'm a big fan of collection sidequests (my Zelda Wind Waker guide to collecting all the figurines is the best guide ever written if I do say so myself, not least because it shows you how to do it in one game, without having to wait until the special new game).
I think I'm proudest of my Tales of Phantasia walkthrough though. The game was never released in the US so you basically have to download it as a ROM (I won't say in this entry where to find it...
). It's... wow. A really great game. You have to download Dejap's English patch for it to be able to play. There are pre-patched versions floating around but one of the earlier patches had a game-affecting bug and you run the risk of downloading a buggy patched game.
It's funny that it's rare I actually finish a walkthrough, even though I'm like 90% done with two of them and just need to beat the game. Like for my Chrono Trigger one I just need to get my ass through the Black Omen. I have actually beaten that game (I often stop before the final dungeon even when I'm not writing a walkthrough) and I know the Black Omen is actually really straightforward. I need to figure out the best strategies for the bosses in there, like the Mutants. My strategy for Masa and Mune and then Masamune earlier in the game is KILLER. Ice Sword DESTROYS Masamune. My strategies for the earlier bosses are really pretty darn good. Once you hit Golemtwins though, my strategies suck. I replaced my really bad strategy with something better but I have yet to test it out. Golemtwins are pretty much without a doubt the hardest boss in the game. With my old strategy, I kept trying it and dying, like 10 times. Gotta fix that.
In the jungle, it grew a tree
where all the animals* could be
...
shhhh! let's start the record!
* my spelling of this word is a conscious stylistic choice
Annie is just the cutest little Norwegian I ever did see.
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acidslug:
I vote for MS paint goodness in the future.
I vote for MS paint goodness in the future.
karalynn:
Hope your friend is ok. One of my friends across the pond posted and I'm so thankful