Oblivion

Just got to watch Oblivion this afternoon and I have to say that it just does not disappoint. Visually stunning and the story, while there are a couple of predictable moments, still manages enough twists to keep the story alive until the very end.

And as it tends to happen, I also enjoyed the mess out of the soundtrack!

In all honesty, I was afraid that this movie would end up being much the way Prometheus was (visually stunning also, but ultimately bland). Let me stress this point: It is far from it! What else can I say? This one is very much worth the time and money to see.

Times Are A-Changin'

Oops! So writing here is still few and far between, but I guess the "bug" to write just never quite came back to me. I suppose I have just been too distracted these days and as the title plainly states, things have begun to change around me. The question remains: Will I adapt? Or get lost in the shuffle?

I think life is becoming a little overwhelming, just trying to keep up with the events of the world and just the stuff happening in everyday life is just so much to deal with. It is chaotic! I find myself trying to sort it all out to be able to make as educated a guess as I can. But more often then not, I don't put enough thought into it and screw up.

Story of my life.

It is fair to say that I am an impulsive person, who tends to fly by the seat of my pants. As my Mom so often told me, I like to screw up first and then learn. I never "think smarter," which tends to have me putting in much more effort into a task then necessary  Some would say that mistakes are key in life and I know I've made my share in the short time I've been alive.

But now it feels like the wheels are in motion and life, having passed me by for these past many years, has circled around and is pushing me forward. Am I ready to move? As much as I'd love to stop and think (procrastinate), it would seem as though that is not to be the case anymore.

The point of all this being... I don't really know. This is stepping into the vast unknown without a flashlight. So honestly, for the first time in a long time, I'm afraid of what lies ahead. All I can do is take the leap, hope for the best and pray I made the right choices when this is all said and done.

Fire Emblem

Admittedly, the Fire Emblem series has been one that I've not followed all that closely over the years. Maybe it was overkill from other strategy RPG type games (Disgaea). Mostly the thought that deaths in these games was actually death for these characters and that kind of scared me away from it. I had some experience into this matter with Final Fantasy Tactics. There were quite a few battles restarted to save a fallen friend.

But this newest entry into the series, Fire Emblem Awakening, sure looked interesting to me.

So I scoured the Internet for info, trying to find out what this game was all about (besides the permadeath). What I found only increased my interest in the game tenfold! But it comes out on Monday! This Monday! Surely that gives me enough time to reserve this!

I was wrong.

Apparently my local GameStop has been sold out of reservations from a couple of weeks ago. From what I've heard, they are even saying they are not sure if they will even get any more copies beyond what was reserved. Really?

So now the anxious game of hunting down a copy of this game begins. Surely there cannot be that few copies? While the world would not end if it were true, I would certainly be one very disappointed gamer.

The Space Between

I promised myself that I would try to at least write a little more often again, if only just to keep myself sane. Well that didn't quite work itself out now did it? But here we are, already into February and... where exactly did January go? I could have sworn it was just here a minute ago. Funny how that pesky time manages to slip by me so often.

But all in all, I have been trying to keep it together as it goes and that seems to occupy a great chunk of my time these days. I think mostly because my back continues to deteriorate as the days have gone by and that is a major source of fear for me. What bothers me is that I don't know how to stop it or slow it down. It just seems to be getting worse. Well, maybe I do have a few ideas on how to change but I am too stupid and stubborn to do it. But I know that I have to do something about it soon or else things are bound to get a lot worse and that is somewhere I don't want to ever be.

Lately I have been passing time by watching a great deal of "survivor" reality shows (but not Survivor itself. Is that still around?) and it is kind of enlightening. My poisons of choice recently has been Man vs Wild and Dual Survival.

Oh and Elementary, which is not a survival show, but the modern twist on the Sherlock Holmes characters. Fun show. It is just a little frustrating with the numerous breaks the show has come across since it started last year, but for me? It has certainly been worth the wait so far.

I'll write a little more later on, my back is starting to bug me and my legs are getting sore enough that it is getting a little "jumpy." I am definitely not looking forward to getting any older.

Side note: I forgot it is the first of the month and they test the emergency siren alert system... thing. The siren was a bit longer then I remember it, should that be a cause for concern? No, no I'm not checking Twitter or various local news websites just to be safe. What am I, paranoid?

Yes I am.