there is the darkness
there is the absence of light
they are not the same
*~*~*~*~*
"the typical answer to the question"
it is for me the warped mad-house mirror
flaws beautiful when put to exquisite word
or at least that is the intent
it's been a long while since the spirals burned
and my skills have dulled and grown pale
but thinking back on that i do not have regret
i severed the part that wasn't me
i'll answer it again when i'm better
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A Pity For Those So Backward
Slowly the links of the chains will break, will sunder
Enamored am I with the idea, with the art
Xenophobic I was for so long, your spell was I under
Until I awoke, until I learned my part
An now with my guidance, your shackles will break
Little by little, you give up control
I am now the Master, now get on your knees
Time for you to serve, to learn your true role
You are the slave, and you must say please
Enamored am I with the idea, with the art
Xenophobic I was for so long, your spell was I under
Until I awoke, until I learned my part
An now with my guidance, your shackles will break
Little by little, you give up control
I am now the Master, now get on your knees
Time for you to serve, to learn your true role
You are the slave, and you must say please
similar subjects
these threads of mine so frayed and split
i do deny the chance to mend
they twirl and twine with similar kind
but never do strands connect
no fiber here no banding there
no stitch nor purl with needle
unfinished am i of pattern design
with no fabric chosen with care
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
i am a plug two-pronged and three
electric and dazzling and free
high voltage desired
an outlet required
but damned plastic covers
like sentinels they hover
and always i must relent
outlets uncovered or with several connectors
require extension i do not possess
my batteries will die and flicker will i
to the charging station must i recess
i do deny the chance to mend
they twirl and twine with similar kind
but never do strands connect
no fiber here no banding there
no stitch nor purl with needle
unfinished am i of pattern design
with no fabric chosen with care
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
i am a plug two-pronged and three
electric and dazzling and free
high voltage desired
an outlet required
but damned plastic covers
like sentinels they hover
and always i must relent
outlets uncovered or with several connectors
require extension i do not possess
my batteries will die and flicker will i
to the charging station must i recess
Monday, October 5, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Back when I used LiveJournal, I always had something really obscure/nonsensical for my titles.
For a while now I've been what most would call a 'mainstream' gamer, playing all the 'AAA' titles being released while keeping some of the more niche games in my collection tucked away. I felt these mainstream titles were all I had time for; games I could finish over a weekend or two before trading them back in to get the next one. RPGs fell from the #1 spot on my Favourite Genres List and was technically replaced by Survival Horror.
I would gawk at these forty, sixty, and eighty-hour RPGs that even went so far as to have New Game+ features. Who had that kind of time, I'd ask myself. I still bought them, though .. these long games. Odin Sphere, Okami, Dragon Quest VIII, Persona 3 (and 4). (Yes, yes, know only 50% of those are technically RPGs. As a side-note, what else could we call them besides RPGs? Don't we assume a role in every game we play regardless of genre?)
I recently got the PC version of The Last Remnant and have been playing it like mad, a lot more than I did the 360 version. I think a large part of that is it just runs so much smoother. The framerate issues on the 360 version didn't bother me until I played it on the PC. I could go on about the positive changes I've discovered in it, but I think what it's done for me further is restored my faith (so to speak) in RPGs.
Okay, so maybe the New Game+ features aren't for me, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the base game. If I don't have time for long games, then that means I don't have time for long books, or long television series, etc. It's not the endings of these things that are important (yes, we're eager to see them and to know them), it's enjoying the ride.
*yaaawns* That's all for now, folks. Join me next time when I talk about how, when it comes to RPGs, I sometimes feel like I'm stuck in the gaming past.
I would gawk at these forty, sixty, and eighty-hour RPGs that even went so far as to have New Game+ features. Who had that kind of time, I'd ask myself. I still bought them, though .. these long games. Odin Sphere, Okami, Dragon Quest VIII, Persona 3 (and 4). (Yes, yes, know only 50% of those are technically RPGs. As a side-note, what else could we call them besides RPGs? Don't we assume a role in every game we play regardless of genre?)
I recently got the PC version of The Last Remnant and have been playing it like mad, a lot more than I did the 360 version. I think a large part of that is it just runs so much smoother. The framerate issues on the 360 version didn't bother me until I played it on the PC. I could go on about the positive changes I've discovered in it, but I think what it's done for me further is restored my faith (so to speak) in RPGs.
Okay, so maybe the New Game+ features aren't for me, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the base game. If I don't have time for long games, then that means I don't have time for long books, or long television series, etc. It's not the endings of these things that are important (yes, we're eager to see them and to know them), it's enjoying the ride.
*yaaawns* That's all for now, folks. Join me next time when I talk about how, when it comes to RPGs, I sometimes feel like I'm stuck in the gaming past.
Monday, February 2, 2009
25 Random Things About Me *stolen from a friend*
1. I get mistaken for a girl. All the time. It baffles me that people are so unobservant.
2. I want to start playing the flute again. I haven't played much since high school.
3. I'm always divided, and I speak of myself as having parts. "One part of me feels like .. but the other .. "
4. I don't try and see things from another person's perspective if I don't like them like I used to.
5. I feel that most people aren't worth knowing.
6. I looove to organize things. .. neither my room nor my computer reflect this.
7. I want, desperately, to live by myself.
8. The idea of living in a dorm repulses me. I don't share well.
9. I think those Abovetheinfluence.com commercials are full of themselves.
10. This coming from a person who doesn't use drugs.
11. I hate most modern-day rock. It all sounds the same.
12. I hate most old rock. It all sounds the same.
13. The Count of Monte Cristo is my favourite book.
14. I can't stand kids.
15. Kids have always loved me and I work well with them.
16. I can still remember the names of my elementary school teachers.
17. I've bought and traded in a PSP twice.
18. I tend to get obsessive about things and stop enjoying them.
19. When I'm driving, I'll read street signs and say them backwards.
20. I feel I'm an overall more bitter person than I used to be.
21. A part of me doesn't really care about this fact.
22. I love it when I have exact change to pay for something, especially at a drive-thru.
23. I revere stand-up comedy.
24. I've upgraded(?) from being too shy for my own good to just being kinda socially awkward when meeting new people.
25. I sometimes wonder if people think I have an annoying laugh.
2. I want to start playing the flute again. I haven't played much since high school.
3. I'm always divided, and I speak of myself as having parts. "One part of me feels like .. but the other .. "
4. I don't try and see things from another person's perspective if I don't like them like I used to.
5. I feel that most people aren't worth knowing.
6. I looove to organize things. .. neither my room nor my computer reflect this.
7. I want, desperately, to live by myself.
8. The idea of living in a dorm repulses me. I don't share well.
9. I think those Abovetheinfluence.com commercials are full of themselves.
10. This coming from a person who doesn't use drugs.
11. I hate most modern-day rock. It all sounds the same.
12. I hate most old rock. It all sounds the same.
13. The Count of Monte Cristo is my favourite book.
14. I can't stand kids.
15. Kids have always loved me and I work well with them.
16. I can still remember the names of my elementary school teachers.
17. I've bought and traded in a PSP twice.
18. I tend to get obsessive about things and stop enjoying them.
19. When I'm driving, I'll read street signs and say them backwards.
20. I feel I'm an overall more bitter person than I used to be.
21. A part of me doesn't really care about this fact.
22. I love it when I have exact change to pay for something, especially at a drive-thru.
23. I revere stand-up comedy.
24. I've upgraded(?) from being too shy for my own good to just being kinda socially awkward when meeting new people.
25. I sometimes wonder if people think I have an annoying laugh.
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