Whut
I never really know what to write in this thing anymore. It doesn't really help that I think most of those on the list don't even bother reading, and that those who do merely feel obligated to.
I just kind of mind my own business these days. I've been working, and I've earned three raises in the past month, two from promotions. Still waiting on two of them to actually hit my cheque though. Been taking on a lot of responsibility, but it's caused me a shitton of stress. It's not so much that I can't handle it, or that I don't want to, but I believe the people I'm supposed to be leading don't understand what kind of a strain it is on me when they neglect their own responsibilities. Weeks upon weeks of cleaning up after people everyday when I have my own jobs to do really does a number on you.
I've gone back to City of Heroes/Villains, after the problematic drama in WoW. After WoW, I was actually planning to take an MMO break for a few months, but the urge to play CoX was rising up. A lot of other people felt like playing it too, and eventually I broke down and went back. I'm playing on Virtue now, since a few in the group felt the urge to try RPing now and then, and Tim wanted to go where McDohl was. It's hard playing lowbie charaacters without the infamy stored from one of my high-levels, but what can you do. In reality, this is how the game was meant to be played. I did get my Energy Melee/Electric Armor brute to level 28, and ran completely out of infamy buying only HALF of the new enhancements (which are like equipment in other MMOs -- you put them into your skills to power yourself up) that I needed. Still, the power trip you get from playing the game makes it well worth it, and having people I can play with more often means I won't get bored as fast.
Our stockpile of unplayed games seems to be rising in the mean time. With all three NowGen systems, both a PSP and a DS, you'd think the fun would never end. Well, at least speaking for myself, between working full time and trying to get somewhere in CoX, I haven't had much time to dedicate to my consoles. :( I have been playing Valkyrie Profile 2 here and there though, and so far I'm really enjoying it. I've yet to finish FFXII, with the restart on it leaving me mostly unmotivated to play. I plan to have like a week of days off in the near future though, so I'll be sure to dedicate at least a part of that time off to the game.
My sleeping pattern's been rather fucked up. I know it's because I went from working 7am-3pm one day, and then 11pm-7am the next day. (as in not the same day.) And with having my dad visiting that weekend, it left me with NO time to properly adjust my sleeping pattern. So, I just kind of survived the week on energy drinks. Then when I had my two days off, and then had to switch back to 7-3 shifts, my sleep patterns didn't fully adjust then, either. So now I find myself waking up really early in the morning, going to work, then falling asleep for a few hours in the afternoon, waking up and doing stuff til the very early morning, then getting a few more hours of shuteye. In fact, last night I slept right from 6pm to 4am. I'd told Bebs not to let me sleep much longer than an hour, since it was meant to only be a nap, but my body simply wouldn't function when she tried to wake me up. I know it frustrated the hell out of her, but it was probably for the best. At least, since I slept that entire time, hopefully it will make fully adjusting a lot easier now.
Been buying sushi lately, but I keep wanting moooooooooooooooooore... :( Can't help it.
I just kind of mind my own business these days. I've been working, and I've earned three raises in the past month, two from promotions. Still waiting on two of them to actually hit my cheque though. Been taking on a lot of responsibility, but it's caused me a shitton of stress. It's not so much that I can't handle it, or that I don't want to, but I believe the people I'm supposed to be leading don't understand what kind of a strain it is on me when they neglect their own responsibilities. Weeks upon weeks of cleaning up after people everyday when I have my own jobs to do really does a number on you.
I've gone back to City of Heroes/Villains, after the problematic drama in WoW. After WoW, I was actually planning to take an MMO break for a few months, but the urge to play CoX was rising up. A lot of other people felt like playing it too, and eventually I broke down and went back. I'm playing on Virtue now, since a few in the group felt the urge to try RPing now and then, and Tim wanted to go where McDohl was. It's hard playing lowbie charaacters without the infamy stored from one of my high-levels, but what can you do. In reality, this is how the game was meant to be played. I did get my Energy Melee/Electric Armor brute to level 28, and ran completely out of infamy buying only HALF of the new enhancements (which are like equipment in other MMOs -- you put them into your skills to power yourself up) that I needed. Still, the power trip you get from playing the game makes it well worth it, and having people I can play with more often means I won't get bored as fast.
Our stockpile of unplayed games seems to be rising in the mean time. With all three NowGen systems, both a PSP and a DS, you'd think the fun would never end. Well, at least speaking for myself, between working full time and trying to get somewhere in CoX, I haven't had much time to dedicate to my consoles. :( I have been playing Valkyrie Profile 2 here and there though, and so far I'm really enjoying it. I've yet to finish FFXII, with the restart on it leaving me mostly unmotivated to play. I plan to have like a week of days off in the near future though, so I'll be sure to dedicate at least a part of that time off to the game.
My sleeping pattern's been rather fucked up. I know it's because I went from working 7am-3pm one day, and then 11pm-7am the next day. (as in not the same day.) And with having my dad visiting that weekend, it left me with NO time to properly adjust my sleeping pattern. So, I just kind of survived the week on energy drinks. Then when I had my two days off, and then had to switch back to 7-3 shifts, my sleep patterns didn't fully adjust then, either. So now I find myself waking up really early in the morning, going to work, then falling asleep for a few hours in the afternoon, waking up and doing stuff til the very early morning, then getting a few more hours of shuteye. In fact, last night I slept right from 6pm to 4am. I'd told Bebs not to let me sleep much longer than an hour, since it was meant to only be a nap, but my body simply wouldn't function when she tried to wake me up. I know it frustrated the hell out of her, but it was probably for the best. At least, since I slept that entire time, hopefully it will make fully adjusting a lot easier now.
Been buying sushi lately, but I keep wanting moooooooooooooooooore... :( Can't help it.