Need to bring this back...
Okay, it's been quite a while since I've made a substantive post on here, and I'm gonna do my best to rectify that. Here's hoping I don't forget anything.
I'm still working late shifts. Hours have been pretty long lately, but I think the system's recovered from screwing up enough to let me off at a decent time.
In fact, the timing and portability of work has allowed me to begin attending the anime club at OU again, and I'm quite glad of it. I'd been out of the anime loop, which isn't a big deal, but it's been nice to see some new stuff. And this past year's president has done some awesome things with the club. The schedule isn't planned out a whole semester in advance anymore, which I was unsure of at first, but it seems to work out. And there's actually anime news announcements, events, presentations, all that good stuff. Keeps it interesting, and makes it feel more like an academic club rather than just a watch party. There's lots of cool new people, too, though I'm sad that some won't be back this fall. :( Also, summer meetings, which I am quite stoked about! We watched Evangelion 1.11 and 2.22 this week. The first one was mostly the same as the series (a few minor changes); the second was a significant diversion. Don't much care for the new Eva pilot girl, though.
A while back, I was convinced to jump back into the world of RP. I'm gaming both Friday and Saturday with two different groups, though I might take a hiatus from the Saturday group...the Exiles game just ended because everybody got bored with it, and now it's going to be Shadowrun, which I'm not all that big on. However, getting back into gaming has inspired me to possibly run my own game. I've got a framework story and a fleshed-out opening, but not much beyond that. It'll be my first time running an actual game (I ran a one-shot once), here's hoping it goes well.
Medieval Fair season has come and gone. I was King Arthur this year, which I was quite excited about. Got to wear the awesome Arthur surcoat with chainmail. It looked pretty sweet, I felt awesome, but my back wasn't happy about it. But at the end of the weekend, I helped Dr. Ben tear down his tent with Courtney and Brendan, and he gave us all a quick adjustment as thanks. After the initial shock, my back was soooo happy. Only thing I bought at the fair this year was new gloves, which I needed. They are pretty nice gloves, too.
In other AOA-related news, I'm closer to being a knight than I realized! I just need to get myself a chain coif and have my vigil. I think I'm going to try and get ahold of Scott (G) and learn how to make my own coif. Also, I did surprisingly well at Tournament. I didn't place in anything, but for myself, I did well. Hit the target with 11/12 arrows in archery, held my own against Tim in both fencing and greatsword, took too long in the chess game and lost by one point in a decision (and was so close to a checkmate, too, but Scott [S] kept putting me in check, so I couldn't pull it off), and made pretty good time in the obstacle course, even clearing the stack of three hay bales without toppling it. So while it may not have won me anything, it's still something I can be proud of.
Last game I talked about on here was Knights of the Old Republic, which I beat quite some time ago. It was pretty cool, I just mined and grenaded the crap out of the final boss, heh. Since then, I started and finished Assassin's Creed, which was pretty neat. Haven't played the second one yet, but I will eventually. Right now, I'm in the middle of too many games augh, but the one I'm playing the most is Red Dead Redemption, which is pretty cool. Main character kind of turned into a dick, though, which saddens me. He was so nice at the beginning. Also working on Odin Sphere and Half-Life: Source, but not so much. And replaying Secret of Mana with Daniel and Nate when we have spare time. Jema's still got the Scottish accent. :)
And, of course, Final Fantasy XI. Still no 75s, but I'm dreading approaching the Maat fight. RDM 68 right now. Did my first Dynamis the other day in San d'Oria; we didn't beat it, and I didn't get any relic armor, but it sure was profitable. If I can keep that up, I won't really have gil woes in that game again (at least, not until relic weapon time).
Courtney is...still unemployed, which is frustrating to me, but there's some positive-looking things on the horizon. I don't mind helping her financially, but I can't really afford to completely support her, either. But I'll be fine as long as it gets paid back eventually.
Speaking of money, performance reviews are finally up next month, which means I'll finally get that raise they've been promising me for the last year and a half. If they don't give it to me, I'll be pretty pissed...but I can't really afford to leave a job right now, especially not one with benefits. :\
Going to the Starmen.Net con again this year. It's gonna be in east Tennessee, which means the far end of drivable range. And since I have the Insight again this summer, I think I'm good to go. Yay for cheap travel!
I've been having a lot of really vivid dreams lately. That doesn't usually happen unless I'm actually trying to dream. It's been making me not want to wake up with my alarm.
Work continues on my games. I've had some good ideas, but don't really want to post them publicly. If you're interested, contact me on AIM or something, and I'll share details.
I'm still working late shifts. Hours have been pretty long lately, but I think the system's recovered from screwing up enough to let me off at a decent time.
In fact, the timing and portability of work has allowed me to begin attending the anime club at OU again, and I'm quite glad of it. I'd been out of the anime loop, which isn't a big deal, but it's been nice to see some new stuff. And this past year's president has done some awesome things with the club. The schedule isn't planned out a whole semester in advance anymore, which I was unsure of at first, but it seems to work out. And there's actually anime news announcements, events, presentations, all that good stuff. Keeps it interesting, and makes it feel more like an academic club rather than just a watch party. There's lots of cool new people, too, though I'm sad that some won't be back this fall. :( Also, summer meetings, which I am quite stoked about! We watched Evangelion 1.11 and 2.22 this week. The first one was mostly the same as the series (a few minor changes); the second was a significant diversion. Don't much care for the new Eva pilot girl, though.
A while back, I was convinced to jump back into the world of RP. I'm gaming both Friday and Saturday with two different groups, though I might take a hiatus from the Saturday group...the Exiles game just ended because everybody got bored with it, and now it's going to be Shadowrun, which I'm not all that big on. However, getting back into gaming has inspired me to possibly run my own game. I've got a framework story and a fleshed-out opening, but not much beyond that. It'll be my first time running an actual game (I ran a one-shot once), here's hoping it goes well.
Medieval Fair season has come and gone. I was King Arthur this year, which I was quite excited about. Got to wear the awesome Arthur surcoat with chainmail. It looked pretty sweet, I felt awesome, but my back wasn't happy about it. But at the end of the weekend, I helped Dr. Ben tear down his tent with Courtney and Brendan, and he gave us all a quick adjustment as thanks. After the initial shock, my back was soooo happy. Only thing I bought at the fair this year was new gloves, which I needed. They are pretty nice gloves, too.
In other AOA-related news, I'm closer to being a knight than I realized! I just need to get myself a chain coif and have my vigil. I think I'm going to try and get ahold of Scott (G) and learn how to make my own coif. Also, I did surprisingly well at Tournament. I didn't place in anything, but for myself, I did well. Hit the target with 11/12 arrows in archery, held my own against Tim in both fencing and greatsword, took too long in the chess game and lost by one point in a decision (and was so close to a checkmate, too, but Scott [S] kept putting me in check, so I couldn't pull it off), and made pretty good time in the obstacle course, even clearing the stack of three hay bales without toppling it. So while it may not have won me anything, it's still something I can be proud of.
Last game I talked about on here was Knights of the Old Republic, which I beat quite some time ago. It was pretty cool, I just mined and grenaded the crap out of the final boss, heh. Since then, I started and finished Assassin's Creed, which was pretty neat. Haven't played the second one yet, but I will eventually. Right now, I'm in the middle of too many games augh, but the one I'm playing the most is Red Dead Redemption, which is pretty cool. Main character kind of turned into a dick, though, which saddens me. He was so nice at the beginning. Also working on Odin Sphere and Half-Life: Source, but not so much. And replaying Secret of Mana with Daniel and Nate when we have spare time. Jema's still got the Scottish accent. :)
And, of course, Final Fantasy XI. Still no 75s, but I'm dreading approaching the Maat fight. RDM 68 right now. Did my first Dynamis the other day in San d'Oria; we didn't beat it, and I didn't get any relic armor, but it sure was profitable. If I can keep that up, I won't really have gil woes in that game again (at least, not until relic weapon time).
Courtney is...still unemployed, which is frustrating to me, but there's some positive-looking things on the horizon. I don't mind helping her financially, but I can't really afford to completely support her, either. But I'll be fine as long as it gets paid back eventually.
Speaking of money, performance reviews are finally up next month, which means I'll finally get that raise they've been promising me for the last year and a half. If they don't give it to me, I'll be pretty pissed...but I can't really afford to leave a job right now, especially not one with benefits. :\
Going to the Starmen.Net con again this year. It's gonna be in east Tennessee, which means the far end of drivable range. And since I have the Insight again this summer, I think I'm good to go. Yay for cheap travel!
I've been having a lot of really vivid dreams lately. That doesn't usually happen unless I'm actually trying to dream. It's been making me not want to wake up with my alarm.
Work continues on my games. I've had some good ideas, but don't really want to post them publicly. If you're interested, contact me on AIM or something, and I'll share details.