Short Trip
A nice drive with scattered cloud cover. A hot day around town, checking out Page One and tracking down Active Imagination (the local game store) that now has a site around the back of a shopping center. They have some neat space around their shop and some gaming space inside as well as a little cafe section, but relatively small selection of games these days. Had my quasi-traditional steak dinner. Mmmm.
And then... Not so much Guild Wars. I'm starting to think fate has something against my playing the game. Last week my router went out. This week, the hotel's internet went flaky, bouncing me once forcing me to relog into the game, then the lights flickered and I've been unable to connect to anything since. o.o; ... Even more annoying, it didn't do this 'til I was actually trying to play. The idle time chatting beforehand? Fine. Once we try getting into the mission - kerblammo. I called it in, but after an hour waiting, I pretty much gave up on that being fixed in a useful timeframe. It finally get get working again close to two hours later.
The trip back was pleasant, too. I think I find driving takes enough of my conscious thoughts to... I don't know... allow the rest to wander or have a break. I usually can't focus too much on a specific character or plot, and it's tiring, but I feel better for it at the end of the day, and more creative. I guess it's hard to explain.
Based on catching sight of a DVD in a Suncoast store, I had to dig out El Hazard: The Magnificent World to watch last night. It's been years, and it still holds up unusually well, even if my copy of the series is on VHS. Good balance of adventure and humor, the characters are recognizable, and while there are elements of the overused anime harem genre, they get turned on their head with Alielle and the web of relationships. The build up between Makoto and Ifurita, as well as the unusual-for-anime ending, never fails to get me misty-eyed. One could question if they feelings are real, or simply result of his tech-synching power, but in the end it's real enough for both of them.
And then... Not so much Guild Wars. I'm starting to think fate has something against my playing the game. Last week my router went out. This week, the hotel's internet went flaky, bouncing me once forcing me to relog into the game, then the lights flickered and I've been unable to connect to anything since. o.o; ... Even more annoying, it didn't do this 'til I was actually trying to play. The idle time chatting beforehand? Fine. Once we try getting into the mission - kerblammo. I called it in, but after an hour waiting, I pretty much gave up on that being fixed in a useful timeframe. It finally get get working again close to two hours later.
The trip back was pleasant, too. I think I find driving takes enough of my conscious thoughts to... I don't know... allow the rest to wander or have a break. I usually can't focus too much on a specific character or plot, and it's tiring, but I feel better for it at the end of the day, and more creative. I guess it's hard to explain.
Based on catching sight of a DVD in a Suncoast store, I had to dig out El Hazard: The Magnificent World to watch last night. It's been years, and it still holds up unusually well, even if my copy of the series is on VHS. Good balance of adventure and humor, the characters are recognizable, and while there are elements of the overused anime harem genre, they get turned on their head with Alielle and the web of relationships. The build up between Makoto and Ifurita, as well as the unusual-for-anime ending, never fails to get me misty-eyed. One could question if they feelings are real, or simply result of his tech-synching power, but in the end it's real enough for both of them.
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