Taking a cue from my beloved and daily companion, I figured it was time to update my stinkin' blog. So faithful readers (Megansaurus, this obviously means you!) pull up a chair, grab some refreshments and put on your best pretend I'm working face this will be lengthy, so please stay a while and listen.
Video Games
Rock Band has taken a back seat lately, not because I'm half way through Medium or whatever, but Grand Theft Auto IV was released and that took precedence in the Xbox. I can't compete with that type of epic game, and epic it most certainly is. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm primarily a cutesy gamer, with of course a few exceptions. However I have dabbled in the previous GTA games. This includes both trying to play them and just running around the game like a mad woman killing random pedestrians. (Or running over them back in the day.) Liberty City though looks sick. The story, the detail in the game, the character development, all want to make me play. Not only does it make me want to play, but it's the one game I don't mind watching. I've watched enough video games, I get pretty bored half way through, but not with this one. It's just amazing. I actually think when Andrew's had his way with it, I'm going to pick it up and try it out for myself.
What's hopped back on the burner since GTAIV has taken up shop in the Xbox? World of Warcraft of course! Along with not rock banding it up and finding out that Wratch of the Lich King will be out late 2008, I need to gear up and get to 55 more so than ever. When I got back into playing before Bruning Crusade came out, I knew I was no where near getting to 60 so I could hop into the Outlands and level myself to 70. I'm not dedicated enough to power grind myself either, so I took my sweet old time. But now at 46, I'm close enough to reach 55 and at least make a Death Knight when the game first comes out. I've also come to realize that I need to pay more attention to my alts. I wish I could devote more time to the game, but with 2 Summer classes, it's going to be difficult. Maybe in the Fall, when things slow up, I'll have time to actually play. Too bad that's when my guildmate starts school again!! So far we're looking into making Sundays, WoW days. Now that's my kind of church! (I do play a priest after all, I could bless us all!)
After taking a 2.5 month hiatus from game play, I was slightly worried. The last time I did that, I got pwned by people at a much lower level than I. And even if I'm not getting ganked, I have a hard time fighting mobs and remembering how I set up my spells and what does what etc. etc. But everything came back to me, like second nature. It was like riding a bike, only I was killing the Horde! Exciting!
Wii Fit is AWESOME! Not because the balance and aerobics games are so cute, but the whole keeping track of your improvement makes it that much better. I'm a sucker for data and information and charts and if all I have to do is hop on a board and it does everything for me, the better! I think on X-Play they said if you normally work out you won't feel a burn, I guess they didn't do the yoga or the strength training exercises. And sure some people might not treat it like it's an actual gym and just half ass it, but I think it definitely helps get some people off the couch. I'm not going to say I got a Wii Fit body, but if you do say that, it's probably better than having an Xbox body? Right?
News
So apparently gay marriage is catching on like wildfire. Ok, maybe not wildfire, but NY seems to be wanting to file suit with California and allow same-sex couples to marry. I for one think it's awesome. Though I might be slightly biased, I think it's about time. I don't want to hear the argument that marriage is a Christian tradition, look up the history, it's been around for forever and more for legal than for spiritually purposes. If people want to enter a contract together, let them enter it. If you're church doesn't agree with it, then that's fine, but don't deny it from a legal standpoint because of your close minded beliefs. What I like the best about this topic is how the uber right wing conservatives think this is totally going to destroy the Family unit! Apparently the four horsemen are really two married gay couples out on a double date. They're coming to destroy you...mounted on their lil vespas. (Or I guess hogs, if you want to make them dykes. I'll leave that up to your own imagination.) You didn't know re-read the bible! It's finally true, now that NY is following suit, the US is definitely 21st century Sodom and Gomorrah. Hide your daughers....I'm still not sure from who, it could be anyone! Men, woman, shit maybe even children who knows!! The world's going to fucking hell because Sue and Sarah want to get married....legally. Sweet mother, every one get on their knees and pray that we don't feel heaven's wrath!! May the power of Christ compel us! EEEE!!! Aren't there really more important issues to discuss than what two people want to do in a legal context? Honestly people, let's move on and focus on issues that matter....like how we just got told that the Bush Administration pretty much lied and how terrible gas prices are, and how there are families all across the US that are considered middle class but scraping to make ends meat all of a sudden? No? We'll bypass that and focus on the gays....ok!
Personal
Lately, I'm trying to have a go-getter mentality. I've been trying to lose weight that I didn't even realize I had put on. (Well I noticed, I just tried to pretend it wasn't really there and hoped it'd go away) I'm trying to figure out what the hell I want to do with the rest of my life. I'm taking two summer classes. I feel pretty good about it all. Although I was pretty damn terrified about my first class! It's been a while since I've been in school, but with two down and the third one tonight, I have no fears!
As far as the getting in shape is going, I'm trying to squeeze as much working out as I possibly can into my now jam packed work week. It's easy to fit it into the weekends and friday nights, but Monday - Thursday are pretty booked. So far I've lost 2.5lbs! Woo hoo!! That's a feat all in itself! Or so I tell myself. I'm so results driven and impatient that I have to give myself slight pats on the back in order to keep myself going.
Thinking of going back to school. Well that's been on my mind since I've left, but I've been getting slightly more organized. It's just finding the time to read articles, come up with ideas and growing the balls to email people. I've already emailed Lluis to ask him some questions and I think next I'm going to haggle Prof. Feibel. I'm not really sure how much they can help me, but any help is help I say. Feibel's helped me a lot so far, so I'm waiting to fall back on him. I have plans though and definitely more of a direction now than I ever had before. Patricia knows about it. It all came to me in a flash when I was talking to her about Spanish. Hopefully one day I'll have a Eureka moment and jot it down, write it up, send in apps and be on my way!!
Lately on my mind's been a particular person I probably talked to on a daily basis and have not done so for a long long time. Saying lately isn't exactly true, I have to admit I haven't stopped thinking about her and I'm always curious as to what she's up to or how she's doing. And I want to reach out and say hello, but I don't want that to cause any problems. So maybe I should just get over it. I'm sure that having lil memontoes of her in my cube and at home doesn't help with that. I'll comment more on this later, maybe tonight when I'm done with class. That seems so far from now. It's actually six more hours till I get to go home and relax! Realistically, till I get to go home and finish some errands, work out and THEN get to relax. C'est le vie!
Up coming plans:
I'm going to bullet these, you're sick of reading and I am sick of writing. I don't really have the heart for this anymore. I honestly don't. It's starting to become like my regular journal, incomplete and fragmented except it's not as personal!
So up-coming plans:
This weekend:
- St. Demetrios Greek Festival! Greek wine + Souvlaki = fantastic! That should be fun!
- Dress shopping and save the date magnet making. Which should also be fun, I like it when the girlie side of me and the creative side of me come out! Now they'll get to do so in one weekend!
- Going to the bookstore to get a new access code so I can do my Spanish homework and studying! Yipee!!
- World of Warcraft of course....Warcraft Sundays duh!!
Next week:
- Ludo performs at the Stone Pony with The Spill Canvas. (I have no idea who The Spill Canvas even is, but I like Ludo, so that's why I'm going!)
- Erica's Graduation Party
- Studying for my first exam!
Now stretch out there reader(s), give yourself a pat on the back...that was just a tad bit boring, but you made it all the way through. Kudos!
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