12 posts tagged “video games”

I found a bunch of kitty stickers and they make me really happy. I've been putting them on everything but I also don't want to run out. I really enjoy the option of being able to put stickers on stuff when I want to.

Chuck and I went to Krankies and walked around downtown Winston earlier today and it was lovely. He was so hyper from espresso that we were giggling about 90% of the walk. Before our city adventure, also, we got into a ticklefight something fierce because I was being grumpy. I'm glad my dad wasn't home because I think he may have been alarmed by my screams of, "PLEASE STOP! I can't breathe!"
So all in all, a wonderful day.

non-vegan mocha

I've been taking a lot of pictures of food lately. So here's a picture of what Chuck drank to make him so hyper. I usually feel guilty drinking espresso made with milk and whipped cream, but it was just a sip and he paid for it.

Tomorrow, Erin and I are going to spend the day playing Pokemon Puzzle Quest. Back in our younger days, we rented this N64 game and spent about 12-14 hours playing it until daybreak. Now since my Gamecube got pawned and I don't have an AV cable for my 64, we're going to download it from the VC on the Wii and try to relive some of our former glory.

we are always asked
to understand the other person's
viewpoint
no matter how
out-dated
foolish or
obnoxious.

one is asked
to view
their total error
their life-waste
with
kindliness,
especially if they are
aged.

but age is the total of
our doing.
they have aged
badly
because they have
lived
out of focus,
they have refused to
see.

not their fault?

whose fault?
mine?

I am asked to hide
my viewpoint
from them
for fear of their
fear.

age is no crime

but the shame
of a deliberately
wasted
life

among so many
deliberately
wasted
lives

is.

I'll probably be spending the rest of my day playing Dino Run, instead of researching the impact meat intake has on the environment and trying to memorize Middle English for Mrs. Carpenter. Why couldn't she have given us this assignment when the rest of her classes were learning it, too, so I could feel some sort of accomplishment instead of this dull sense of dread. Megan gave me her phonetic-spelling write up of all lines and it makes it seem less intimidating, but I still don't know how to pronounce some of it. I'm probably getting way too far ahead of myself because this is the second day that we've been trying to learn it and who can memorize something in two days? She hasn't even told us how to say half of it.

What am I even talking about? I had a good time last night with Jimmy and Aaron and Billy and Chuck. We're going to have more good times this weekend, I hope, and I'm really excited about getting dressed up for dinner on Saturday but it seems so far away. At least it's not Monday. But then again it could be Friday. I've been messing with photos on Flickr a lot today, too, outside of my dino running. I want to download the (pirated) version of Photoshop for OS X but I feel slightly guilty editing my photos. I mean, I want them to be honest and tell the whole story. I could easily manipulate them to force them to say exactly what I want them to say, but some of the beauty is in the personal interpretation. That sounds silly, doesn't it? A picture shows what is in a picture and that's what it is, right? Just looking through my photo library (there are seriously tons of things saved on my hard drive) I can remember what a specific photograph said to me at a certain point, but now it means something different. When I randomly explore things on Flickr, I see things from someone else's point of view.. but through my lens. But will editing a picture change that? No. It's still art, open to interpretation and criticism from others. What I'm saying is, personally, my integrity feels slightly challenged if I edit something a present it as the truth. It's different if it's going to be something I offer as fiction, or.. well, it's hard to get into words. Kinda like Addie Bundren, speaking from her coffin and saying words aren't enough. Someone needs to come up with a mental thought-transducer or something.. but that would be scary.

Flat Stanley

My "new classes" today were pretty nice. It didn't feel like a whole day of school, though, because the CC was having some exams I didn't need to take. My second period service unit with Mrs. Joyner went awesomely and I attribute that to the fact that I just sat in the back and read Crime and Punishment the entire time. That book is amazing; I'm like two weeks ahead in the reading schedule. Third period was the same as always, and then Discrete Math. Did I mention that I hate having classes at Glenn that aren't AP Lit? Scott totally owned this one kid who was giving him grief about being called "Scott" when that's his middle name and not his first, though. I hope everyone that sits around in the back talking fails miserably.

Other than that, I'm really excited about getting back on schedule tomorrow and then seeing my boyfriend. Strangely enough, I'm also looking forward to buying a huge 1.5L bottle of "electrolyte enhanced water" (Whole Foods brand Smart Water.. it's the only kind they sell) for ninety-seven cents and having to pee like a mug for the rest of the day. And also listening to the BBC News hour in the car while eating a vegan muffin for breakfast. Really, I miss Career Center when I don't go. :(

I took a nap earlier today and then played Pokemon Diamond. It's a really fun game, considering I don't know the names of any of the Pokemon aside from the common ones. Not even my own because I give them nicknames! Pokemon is seriously one of the best game series ever. I'm snobbier than most when it comes to what I consider a "good game", and all the central-adventure-style games (Red, Gold, Crystal, Diamond, etc etc) have caused me much enjoyment. :) Even though I've never played Ruby and Sapphire, I bet they're fun too. Actually, the gap in going from Red/Blue to Diamond/Pearl is probably why I don't know any of these Pokemon. Well, I played the Gold/Silver/Crystal universe like once okay?

Man, I'm feeling pretty poopy right now. I just got home from hanging out with Samia (plus Chuck for a little while) and I don't feel like doing anything. Not my English work, not getting any food, not returning my books to the library, not playing my Wii, not anything! I really just want to go to bed right now, but I got up at like noon, so I feel like I need to do something with my life.

But yeah, I got a Wii. Scott sold it to me and I've been having a pretty good time with it. It's really cool how much stuff you can do, and all the options for controllers and stuff. I downloaded Sin and Punishment for it with virtual console points, and it is hella fun. It's this Japanese import rail shooter game with English voice acting. Love love love it!