the complications of trying to fit it all in
I had a very merry Christmas today. My family opened presents with my sister, and one of my brothers even showed up for an hour to eat our food. The other one did the same thing last year. Heh. Ate every last one of my damn sour cherry scones. Ah, but they were enjoyed, I believe. That's why I made them in the first place, so I didn't complain too much. I plan on making a batch this year as well, when I can.
Spent the afternoon watching Final Fantasy 7 (collectors edition, thank you mom!) and the second season of Avatar. My mom rocks. There is nothing else to say on the matter. I enjoy spending a day doing nothing but watching cartoons and eating chocolate-covered pecans and buffalo jerky. We were going to see a movie, (first it was going to be The Great Debaters, but then my father wanted to see Charlie Wilson's War), but then it started snowing really hard. This is coming from a life-long Northerner. It's a great deal of snow, plus its below zero again.
And I want to see Sweeny Todd before the end of break really, really bad. What? I like dark films. Underworld anyone? But not the second one. The second one sucked. But the original is love.
Ah, but I'm going to a Lord of the Rings marathon on the 27 with some friends. I went last year, and though my rear felt like it merged with my seat at the end, it was a great deal of fun. It is at times like these that I am proud to call myself a nerd ^^
Well, I did it. I got into the game that really shoved me into the world of RPG. Before Scarlet Spiral, all I would do was read the transcripts. But then I took a chance, failed, tried again, got constructive criticism, waited, and then tried a third time.
Those of you familiar with the game I'm talking about will know how great it was. The players were and are an amazing group of people. Sadly, the game entitled Scarlet Spiral ended. But a new game was started, called Fallen Leaves. It is this game that I finally made it into. My character is Arai Ryuichi.
I have found that if you think of it less of a game as a narrative, then things flow better. Ryuichi isn't just a character; he is a person, and I am no author. I am simply a scribe, taking down his story as he tells it to me.
When it all comes down, we can accept the things we can't really explain as they are, or we can shove them away in favor of the control we can more easily understand. But that takes away the freedom. I cannot always explain where my writing comes from, but it is there. This is what I love to do.
Spent the afternoon watching Final Fantasy 7 (collectors edition, thank you mom!) and the second season of Avatar. My mom rocks. There is nothing else to say on the matter. I enjoy spending a day doing nothing but watching cartoons and eating chocolate-covered pecans and buffalo jerky. We were going to see a movie, (first it was going to be The Great Debaters, but then my father wanted to see Charlie Wilson's War), but then it started snowing really hard. This is coming from a life-long Northerner. It's a great deal of snow, plus its below zero again.
And I want to see Sweeny Todd before the end of break really, really bad. What? I like dark films. Underworld anyone? But not the second one. The second one sucked. But the original is love.
Ah, but I'm going to a Lord of the Rings marathon on the 27 with some friends. I went last year, and though my rear felt like it merged with my seat at the end, it was a great deal of fun. It is at times like these that I am proud to call myself a nerd ^^
Well, I did it. I got into the game that really shoved me into the world of RPG. Before Scarlet Spiral, all I would do was read the transcripts. But then I took a chance, failed, tried again, got constructive criticism, waited, and then tried a third time.
Those of you familiar with the game I'm talking about will know how great it was. The players were and are an amazing group of people. Sadly, the game entitled Scarlet Spiral ended. But a new game was started, called Fallen Leaves. It is this game that I finally made it into. My character is Arai Ryuichi.
I have found that if you think of it less of a game as a narrative, then things flow better. Ryuichi isn't just a character; he is a person, and I am no author. I am simply a scribe, taking down his story as he tells it to me.
When it all comes down, we can accept the things we can't really explain as they are, or we can shove them away in favor of the control we can more easily understand. But that takes away the freedom. I cannot always explain where my writing comes from, but it is there. This is what I love to do.