2AM Thoughts

I just wanted to make a quick post here and toss out a few thoughts and comments about a few things. I'd usually try to give this more thought, but being sick and hurting just doesn't leave all that much space to be comfortable. But that is another story for another time...

Anyway!

Here comes my bullet points of doom! Hey, don't laugh... this is serious business! In any case, here we go...

• Mass Effect: What I love so much about this game is how it is entirely a new game, yet feels (and plays) just like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. One thing that is different about the game play, in comparison to KotOR are the fights itself. Rather then just clicking on an enemy and watch your character swing away, you actually get into the fight. Fun.
  
  
• Call of Duty 4: So I played through the story mode on regular difficulty and man was I getting my ass handed to me lol. Nevertheless, it is a fun game and I enjoyed the hell out of it while it lasted.
  
  
• The Golden Compass: Despite what my girlfriend believes, I still think of this movie like another Eragon in that it tried to pack it so much and just didn't have enough time to make good with it all. Tack onto that the cliffhanger, no, the cut-off ending and man... it just doesn't pan out too well.
  
  
• Fire Pro Wrestling Returns: Going into this game, I understood that it wasn't going to be anything like a WWE game. But man, the graphics alone in this beast is like an insult to the PS2. How bad you ask? It looks like it was brought up from the depths of the SNES days. What is worst, the damned game just isn't even fun! Thank god it was so cheap!
  
  
• Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess: Whole new expansion, new jobs... same dull, boring game. I was tempted to buy this for maybe about a few days, back when the new jobs were announced, but that faded and quick. I mean come on, can I justify to myself on spending $30 for more end game content I cannot use!? Hell F'N NO.
  

And that is it for me folks, for today at the very least or for yesterday or something. This is slightly a confusing mess, but anyway... maybe I will write again later today about who knows what. I'm sure I'll come up with something before long, maybe even before I lay my head down for more sleep this morning.
Oh and one quick and final thought, I don't remember if I've ever mentioned this before, but god I love the soundtrack for FFVII: Advent Children. Just an all around great, solid mix of music that I enjoy today, even after listening to it over and over again...
Funny little fact: The second ending song for FFVII: AC titled "Calling" was a song I originally hated and never listened to at all. It wasn't until I started working at my present job that I took a liking to it, because at the time they had played that song, among others that I recognized from games (1000 Words *FFX2*, Eyes on Me *FF8*) and anime (Fullmetal Alchemist, Inu-Yasha).
You can't imagine how sad I was when this music was taken off for some odd Japanese music. Actually, I think it was traditional Japanese music, because I remember my grandma listening to stuff that sounded like it. Poor singers sounded like the were in pain... but traditional beats out Japanese nursery rhymes any day! Dear god, someone shred that CD!

Restless...

I could spend these opening moments to further explain what the title of this blog means today, but I think it is pretty self-explanatory isn't it?

Maybe I could end up blaming it on one of a list of things. That would be easy...

But no, that is not the way I will go. At least not today, because really I am just bored and that never ends well. I mean it usually ends up with me writing up something completely off the wall.

Or is just won't make sense.

Either way! The main thing is that I am spending these spare minutes of life dedicated to dishing out random jumbo packs of words here and I shall hand them down! Oh yes! By the hand fulls they will fall!

...And so begins the madness...

Labels were even fun for me this morning, I mean look at how many I've tacked on! Will I actually write about every single one of those? Maybe...

To start, me and Odin Sphere... yeah, that is done, over and gone before that sucker drops in trade-in value. As I stated in a previous post, I don't have all that much time to enjoy games and to me, Odin Sphere was just too damn slow.

Yes, I did think graphically it was a very beautiful game. No questions or doubts there folks, I thought it was well done in that respect.

But game play wise? I didn't care for it in the least. I'm having more fun with Gears of War and Call of Duty 3. Yes, totally different genre, but still. Fun is where it's at and that, as far as these days are concerned, is where I will head for the time being.

Final Fantasy X! Awesome game. Pretty simple there huh?

OK, so Tidus is a little odd and I still believe Kimari is one of the most useless characters ever conceived in a FF title. On the flip side, Auron kicked ass!

And I suppose Blitzball was kind of fun too, though it gets repetitive rather quickly.

On a related note, Final Fantasy X-2 was fairly good too. That's right, I admit that. Outloud. In a public place for that matter! Sure, it wasn't as serious and it was a little girly at times. But beneath that, the game itself was pretty good and that is what matters... right?

In my own opinion, FF X-2 was a nice change of pace with the quarky story telling and just to see a story from a FF game continue was cool it it's self. I wish Square-Enix would carry on or remake more games *cough*Final Fantasy VII*cough*.

Jumping subjects...

I watched the final episode of Inuyasha and, while refraining from spoiling anything, must admit that I was not in the least surprised with how it ended. I mean, after getting hyped up about the final season of Ranma 1/2 and seeing how terrible it ended, yeah. I think it is safe to say that I wasn't really expecting any real ending...

Which sucks because here I am, good ol' genius me, am out there picking up the seasons as they are being released. Now I know how it ends! Yuck!

Jumping again, I must bid adiu to Ninety-Nine Nights and hello to Def Jam: Icon.

N3 being compaired to Dynasty Warriors is an insult to Dynasty Warriors (in my own opinion of course). I think the compairsons end with the button mashing, kill-'em-all feel of the game. The voice acting gave me a headache and I found myself bored nearly out of my mind durning the opening battle. Imagine how I felt during the first actual "mission."

Call of Duty 3 is a fun one too, in that it does bring back memories of my final days in high school. Games like Day of Defeat and Half-Life were common place there, which was a load of fun since it was the entire room against one another.

Gears of War is pretty good too, though it is taking a little time to get used to. Still, playing a FPS co-op with your girlfriend = Many unnessesary deaths. Still, sure beats having to rely on NPCs to get you through.

I will say here and now that I apologize if my spelling is a little worse for wear. For one, I am tired and yet cannot sleep. Secondly, the spell check has gone and failed me by just not working.

Bastard.

Anyway... what to say next? Ah! Wrestling!

The Great Khali as World Heavyweight Champion... all I can say is this: It's bound to be interesting.

Mr. Kennedy vs. John Cena? Finally, a battle of the future stars of wrestling!

Triple X is reunited? What? I thought they were disbanded forever? Oh wait, yes. Wrestling = Nothing is forever. Not firings or retirements or much of anything for that matter.

It would be awesome if Chris Jericho returns to wrestling, but he seems to be enjoying life outside of the ring. Honestly, I'd like to witness a verbal exchange between him and Mr. Kennedy. Now that would be must-see TV.

Triple H returning soon? I wonder about him... will he return as a good guy? Or bad?

CM Punk loses during yet another ECW championship opportunity... Hmmm....

Kurt Angle or Samoa Joe? I'd like to see Samoa Joe finally win the TNA World title.

Favorite WWE Divas: Ashley, Victoria and Maria.

Subject change: I was pretty surprised to see the entire Tenchi Universe series for sale for a mere $40. Am I there? You damn straight I am!

On the topic of Tenchi Muyo!, I must express (again) my extreme dislike of the third OVA series. What the hell has happened to this story and this series? Surely the years have not been kind to it... which is definately disappointing.

News flash! Work still sucks!

2 anime movies I'd love to find on DVD (though I've only seen one of these 2 on DVD) are Galaxy Express 999 and Beautiful Dreamer. I remember seeing them both on a anime fest type show on Sci-Fi many, many, many years ago and I fell in love with them both instantly.

I am surprised to see that "I Now Pronouce you Chuck & Larry" (I think that is the right title...) actually beat out Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the box office. I think what gets me is how short a time period it has been since it was released. Is this a sign of things to come in the future of this insanely popular series?

Speaking of which, I've cheated and read what I was curious about in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I hope that is the right title...) and not a word beyond that. It is interesting and I felt satisfied with how it ended. That is all I shall say of this!

Well the time has come to bring this random-fest to an end and maybe now I will be able to get some shut eye. God I am tired! Sleep....!

2aM Thoughts

It is interesting to me how I can't post a picture again to open up this entry. I guess by saying 'interesting,' I mean irritating. So this means that I will (again) have a naked post for all to see. Considering there is anyone that actually reads any of this...

Which is doubtful.

Oh well.

Then again, I wouldn't really know since I don't allow any reader comments. It isn't anything personal, I just would rather keep it this way rather then having it so open. I don't know how to really explain the logic, so I'll just drop it quick before this goes on forever.

I suppose it is a good thing that tonight (or this morning) is a clear night and the moon is out. Nights like these always help me relax and to regain whatever positive thoughts/feelings I may have lost during the day.

Though I will say that today I actually was pretty happy for the most part. I guess when you are so occupied with other things, you really don't get a chance to think of anything else. That has helped me so much lately, just to be busy and always on the move.

I think when I wasn't working, that is what I missed the most. Just going, going, going and just working as best as I bloody can. One thing I have learned to be absolutely true, however, is that you really cannot please everyone.

It doesn't even matter how hard you try, these sour apples just gotta find the most petty things to try and turn those good days into rotten ones.

Truth be told though, I thought I had left all of those behind the day I left MCD. I thought I was going to get into something new and maybe this time 'team work' actually meant something.

I was so wrong. At least to a certain degree anyway...

But then that is life and now I am just a little wiser then I was yesterday so to speak. It is interesting how me just being quiet and observant has allowed me to see how other people accept me. Some did regardless, others really did not.

Maybe they thought that I thought I was better then them some how...? That I was being stuck up? I don't really know the answer, but all these people really need to do is to just talk to me for a second with a conversation that consists of more then just workplace banter and maybe they would see that there really is more to me.

Ok, so that isn't so wise to do in a new workplace and by that I mean basically forcing these people to 'feel' me out rather then me doing it myself. But that is the way I am. If a person cannot accept me for how I am as I am in the beginning, then why should I strive to prove myself? Again, I suppose I will drop this since I doubt my words can properly convey my logic into some sort of relevant language.

I guess now would be an ideal time to change gears (and subject) and head for a more friendly topic.

How about... wrestling?

Yes, more of that.

So wow. I was surprised to read that Paul Heyman is all but gone from the WWE now. It sounds to me like Mr. Heyman was marked for ejection from the start, they (the WWE) just needed a reason to do it and the ECW PPV happened to be just that platform.

I liked TNA at one point, I almost fully believed that they could truly be an actual alternative to the WWE's shows.

I think I was wrong.

They are proving to be a company that is slowly changing into a new form of WCW. I mean they are signing basically anyone the WWE lets go of. Now they are doing more and more attacks on their compitition.

Sigh.

Note to TNA: WCW tried that sh*t and failed. Please drop the kiddie games and go back to what brought you to the dance: Wrestling. Don't follow failures' path unless you'd like to see a "Death of TNA" book on shelves someday down the road.

Next subject: Movies.

Just picked up Pirates of the Carribean 2: Dead Man's Chest. Couldn't believe that the one with special features costed so damn much more then the stripped down, just-the-movie version. Hopefully the extras are worth it or else I'm going to be kicking my own ass before the sun sets.

The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift was somewhat better then I expected. Truth be told, I thought the overall story ran pretty thin for most of the movie. It had it's good moments, but overall I think this whole concept is showing it's age due to lack of innovation.

Random thought: I hope they (being the government) doesn't restart the draft. I read someone's comment in the newspaper that if you support the war, then you have no right to go against this draft idea. Well what about a person who does not support the war?

This is by no means a diss to those who've been there and to those who've lost their lives during this conflict. I just think it is wrong to be throwing people's lives away on this fight in Iraq that came about from lies.

Ok, so it is time for yet another topic change. I'd carry on with the last topic, but I think that whole train of thought is just too damn messy to ever really write out. In a lot of ways, I suppose that the above comment could have me be marked as unpatriotic. I can't change the way people think and if that is what my words above earns me, then so be it I guess.

I can't do anything about it.

And I am out of words to which I can muster to convey my thoughts into a visual form for all to read. I guess this is what happens to me when I am tired and cannot sleep. I hope if/when I re-read this entry again, that it will all make sense. I also hope that if I come back to read this, that there will actually be real words typed here and not just a 3 letter variation that was made after my face went down onto the keyboard.

A guy can hope... can't he?