This Chapter Sucks So Far

Hello everyone.

I know it's been a while since I've posted. See, the great thing about working with little kids is that you always seem to be sick. This past week, I've been fighting what I thought was some kind of head cold. Turns out to be some viral infection, and there isn't anything the doctors can do.

So, until I get better.... Um... yeah, not much to write about.

So, until then, enjoy this clip!

Waiting for this game... is sooo hard!

Who's Cool Now?

I heard this the other day. It was an insta-buy (You have no idea how hard it was for me just then to spell BUY!)

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Hello all!

So the last two days I've been sick. That happens in my line of work. I mean, when you work with children your bound to catch something. Lucky this time it's nothing bad. Just a head cold. Stuffy and all that. One year, working in a preschool setting, I got strep throat six times! It was nuts. I got to the point of just calling in and having the doctor prescribing me the antibiotics.

Random picture of the day!

Speaking of work, it's going well. Going on my one month anniversary of being employed. Yeah, it's exciting. I mean, being out of work for nearly two years really dampers the spirit. But a lot of good did come from my time away from work. Things such as finding out my past girlfriend and I were not going to work, no matter how hard I tried. I explored different ideas about how I wanted to live my life. Met some new friends, which I then lost. Tried out some games (Warhammer 40k and Fantasy) that I've been wanting to try for a long time. I moved out of my home town, found a nice new place and bought a new (to me) car. Oh yeah, also met my current girlfriend due to being unemployed.

Yes, a lot of negative things came from being unemployed but I need to focus on the positive stuff. I mean, who wants to hear about boring stuff all... the .... time...

Well, you do read my blog!

As a side note, where have all the good side-scroller games gone? And why are they now only thought of as "casual" games. I mean, let's get these Halo guys on some old fashioned Contra for the NES and let's hear them scream casual.

Let's just see them try to beat the first level!

Anyway, back to the main focus here. With my roommate moving out soon, I'm having to look at myself again and figure out what I'm going to be doing with all my free time. I hope to be doing some more writing. Have been contacted to do some writing for a project that I'm really nervous about. Not the project but the fact that a lot of people could be reading what I've written. And some how having a public blog doesn't bother me.

Aside from writing, I hope to get some reading in, and maybe finish up my AA degree. Also, I'm planing a trip to Reno here during the summer. I get two weeks off, and would love to spend some time there. Who knows, maybe I'll even meet /someone./

Oh, and don't worry. I haven't forgotten about my Meet the Cast. Here, a taste of things to come.

Accentor rises.

Still Alive

Yes, I am still alive.

Been working and it's drawing a lot out of me. Getting up at 5 am, not getting home until 5:30 pm, only to have to head to bed at 10 to do it all over. It's been a challenge. The work itself is fun. Just not used to only have 5-6 hours to myself a day anymore.

Some big changes coming. My roommate is moving out. Now, reasons aside (No, he's not mad at me), he's leaving his two children behind with his ex and moving across country. Now if I didn't mention it before, this guy was devastated before when he moved to a new town because he felt like he was being a bad father. He told me time and time again that he would never leave his own children.

Warning: This game my provide hours of enjoyment for you and your friends.  Buy at your own risk!

And here we are. I'm trying to decide if I'm upset that he's leaving his children behind or that I'm just upset that he's leaving. Maybe it's the fact that now joining his church again he says he can't play Pathfinder anymore. That it doesn't "feel right" and that he wants to be "closer to God." Yet he has no issues playing Skyrim, Everquest or any of the other MMO's he has installed on his PC. How is Pathfinder any different?

Aside from that.

Been really sleepy on the weekends. Not sure if it's because I don't wake up at my normal time (5:30) or because the week drains me. Or some weird side effect of the medication. But either way, I'm super sleepy on the weekends and spend most of them just in bed. So, got to try to find a way to change that.

As for work, well it's really different from California. Not so much the policies. For the most part, they are a lot alike. But it's the people, and the management, and the communication (or lack there of) that really gets to me. The job does have chances for advancement as well as relocation. Hoping I can more up north here in a year or two.

Finally beat Skyrim, or close enough to where I've rolled a new character. Over 163 hours with that game for me and my Nord warrior. On to make a High Elf mage, then more then likely a Khajiit assassin. That is, if I can talk my roommate out of his PS3. Maybe I can link it to Pathfinder and he'll just give it to me. *Smirks*

I think he's hitting on me...

As for my writing, I feel that once my roommate leave, I will be able to keep on on writing here and for other projects. Not sure why but once someone moves in, I seem to slack off. I don't do as much around the house as I do when I was alone, or when the ex wasn't here. So I feel that maybe once he's gone, as much as I really appreciate him moving in and the help he gave me to make it though these past months, I will be doing a lot more for myself.

Well, I hope to be posting a lot more on there again. I know I didn't post at all last month really. But I'll be getting back to it.

Until then, take care. And may the Force be with you.

And remember, the Force doesn't look down at you for playing Pathfinder, or any games.

Writing my Blog While Playing the Sims While My Sim Writes a Blog.

So, I got into Sims Social

It's the first Facebook game that I've really even played for longer then... a day.

It started off that my girlfriend was playing it. And as much as I love her, I resisted joining her. I was a HUGE fan of the Sims. My love started back when it first came out. It was the first game I downloaded, but I liked it so much I went out and bought it and every expansion that ever came out. Really. I was playing this thing until 5 am. I remember my mother coming in on me (at the time we only had one computer and it was in the living room) and asked what am I doing up so late? I looked outside at the rising sun and said "It's not late, it's really early."

What I really loved was when the next Sim City game came out (Sim City 3000?) it allowed you to import your sims into the city. I'm a huge (read: HUGE!) Sim City fan and being able to really do both games was really nice.

Then came the Sims 2 and the screenshots looked great. But playing it was weird. Something about the game felt off and  I could not get into it as much as I did with The Sims. I'm not sure if it was the camera angle or the fact that it didn't have any preset camera positions or that I was just growing out of the game. I don't remember if I found MMO's that year but that could also add into it.

My house in The Sims Social

So fast forward to now, and I'm playing the Sims yet again. How did this happen? Easy, my roommate started playing it one day when the EverQuest servers were down and I happened to be watching him. I suddenly though of my time playing the original Sims and wanted to join in. I couldn't help it and I went to my Facebook and started playing. Sure it's a lot different then the 'real' game but I'm enjoying it. I wish more people I knew were playing it though. I also wish there was a way I could find other people who played it that weren't my friends so I could add them. But hey, it's something I can play while I'm role playing on City of Heroes or waiting for a new mission. I can jump in, do things and jump out and not feel like I'm missing out on much.

So yeah, the title of this blog entery is all I really wanted to say. But here we are. I start work again tomorrow and I hope that I don't have any weird breaks like I did. (One week on, one week off)

Until next time. Oh, and if you DO have the Sims Social, my Facebook link is right up there. I could use some Muses, and plans!

My Crazy Cat

While trying to record Charisma making this really strange clicking sound as she was looking at some birds, I got a few videos captured with my phone. (Samsung Galaxy S) Enjoy!

(Sorry they are sideways. Just turn your head sideways, or your laptop/screen)

Happy March!

I feel like I should be writing something like, informative.  Like some step by step on how to win City of Heroes, or the secret on how to make the best mac-n-cheese. (It's nutmeg) Like, I want to give something back to the community and my readers.

I don't always sit on your lap. But when I do, I shed Dos Hairy.

I don't know what to give besides what I already do. Maybe share some costumes that I've created? Some good news in my life perhaps?

Things have finally turned around. These last, well I could say two years but let's just say nine months have been a real downer. No job, not knowing where my income would come from each week was really getting to me. Drama with people who used to be friends. Depression. More drama with people whom I called friends. It's been a ride and a half.

A cold winter day.

My ex and I broke up about 9 months ago. There wasn't any love between us anymore, physical or emotional. She never communicated and truth be told, I fell for someone else. So, we broke up but we didn't move. We stayed in the same apartment and even after we moved to the new city, stayed moved in. While we didn't sleep together, it was hard living together but it was nice as I though we could still be friends. I didn't have those feelings for her any longer and as far as I knew, she didn't either. So, win win.

Fast forward 6 months. Still, no job and my ex was becoming more and more distance. Come to find out she's been using my car and dating a friend of mine. Yeah, that was fun. Okay, while the guy wasn't a 'friend' it still was hard because it meant I couldn't go to the place where we all used to hang out. Bad vibes there anyway. Once the cat was out of the bag about my ex and her new guy, things went down hill fast. She didn't want to be friends any longer and her being at home was a real drain on me. Some would say that luckily for me, she wasn't at home very often so I didn't have to worry but it was the unknown of when she would be here that really drove me up the wall.

My mountain, Mt. Shasta

This whole thing lead to a huge split between friends over a cell phone and my birthday. Yeah, I know right? What's up with that? Anyway lost them and lots of anger from them. Angry messages on Facebook. I never understood that. I'm an adult. If I'm upset at you, I'm not going to rage on Facebook. I'm going to talk to you about it. But, well maybe I'm just different.

After that, learned about my depression and lost more friends. Been really saying in the house since then. No real reason to leave besides going to the store. My ex moved out on me out of the blue, but I knew she knew about it way before and never told me. So I was a bit of a loss for a while until I got my new roommate. And that's when things started to really look up.

I got a call for a job interview and landed the job. Come to find out it pays way more then what I thought it would so that was great! Now I have enough income to live on and keep my place and save for when my girlfriend comes to visit.

It's crazy how fast things can change. In less then a month my ex moves out, I find a great roommate and a new job! Things are finally looking up for me. And dammit, it's about time. I guess I didn't make some crazy step by step but more of a summery of the last few months of my life, and ready to enter into a new chapter.

My other passion: Cooking

A chapter that I hope includes my wonderful, supportive girlfriend. Who though all this, has been by my side and pushing me to do what is best. And sometimes, she would put herself second if she thought I would want something else (I didn't. But it was sweet) even if it meant losing me. Luckily for me, she kept pushing, and fighting for me and I will always remember that. And while we can't be together physically, she means more to me then any previous relationship I've ever had. I feel so strongly about her and while I normally run from any sort of commitment, I have no fear of it with her. I know that me having a job and her being many time zones away will be hard but we will find a way. This will be a good test for us, and our future.

So, that's that then. I guess I should add some picture here, to help draw attention.

And so starts the next chapter.