Woohoo doing stuff!
Yay, things are going much better!
Gino and I have started to play Gaunlent: Dark Legacy together and its a ton of fun! We found a mutilplayer game we both like and can play for a couple hours without getting bored or frustrated. Up next for our multiplaying enjoyment will be Secret of Mana for SNES. Yes… I love that game… yussssss….
ANYWAY. Illindir stuff is going AWESOME. Ashley and I are teaming up on Danzibar to knock that sucker out, so hopefully we’ll be able to open up for some testing of skills soon and the players will have somewhere to poke around while DESTROYING EACH OTHER. I know some people are wondering “WTF? Why is it taking that long?!” Well, it’s a couple different reasons, the first mainly being real-life being made of suck. I lost my job back in May and it put me in a depressed funk and a highly stressed mode as I desperately searched for a job to pay the bills. As much as I LOVE Illindir, I like having someplace to live and power on at my apartment more… BUT now I have a job (an awesome one at that) so its all good now. Ashley bought a house *mind-boggle* so thats TONS of stress and work right there, making it a little hard to build.
Also, there is one key thing people are forgeting: Illindir is not your momma’s mud. What does that mean? Think about the common muds played (most people we know are from either Cities of M’dhoria or Advent of the Mists at the moment, so we’ll use those as an example). Think of how big cities like Seria, Thelasia, Cranezmore or Gheldale were… probably somewhere between 100 to 300 rooms, give or take. Were they decent sized? Sure, but you ran into the same people over and over and over again and there weren’t a whole bunch of places to go. Danzibar alone is somewhere in the 700 – 800 room range with each room having its own, unique room description. Puan and Fwi are around 350 rooms EACH, give or take, so needless to say, its a pretty big task taking on something like that. Thankfully we have dedicated staff members who want BADLY to see this game open and thrive, so we aren’t letting the task daunt us. We’re not doing too shabby, especially since the conception of the IDEA of Illindir took place in Feb. 2008. The mud is barely a year and half old and we’ve gotten so far.
Also, I chuckled when I heard the rumors of CoM re-opening, and then promptly heard a rumor that essentially went “WTF? No its not, people are smoking crack.” Yes, I paraphrased, but thats ok. Also, the rumor chain was so long, it it was hilarious. It went something like: I heard from Bob that Sue found out from Ted that Jenny had talked to Joe, who is roomates with Jill and Kyle, who, of course, are related to Helen who said that her boyfriend, Rob, was re-opening the mud. While I liked CoM when I played, I don’t think it was the mud for me.
Hrrrrrrrrmmmmmm what else is going on… I dunno, its late, so my brain is tired. I have work tomorrow which I am looking forward to, because that job is AWESOME. I get paid EVERY Monday, get discounts on games AND I get to SELL FRICKIN GAMES. Video games are made of win.
Sad Panda ;-;
So since the Memphis gas people are being sttttuuuuuupid and not turning on Ashley’s gas, she couldn’t make it in this weekend. I am a sad panda now. I haven’t gotten to see her since last January, but hopefully she can make it in in a couple weeks when she gets paid again.
Work is going really well. I am learning to use the computer pretty well, so hopefully I’ll be able to go really fast and still be accurate soon. I am really loving it! The first thing I bought with my employee discount was Banjo Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge for the Game Boy Advance. I like it, its fun to play. I have a list of games that I personally need to own which includes Heavenly Sword, Legendary and Golden Axe Beastrider. Also, Gino and I are thinking about buying a 360 this Christmas as a present to each other. That would be sweet and its something we would both enjoy.
*sigh* Still a sad panda. Maybe we can play a game of Dungeons and Dragons tonight to make me feel better, but I don’t know if the others can come. I hope so, because I wanna play since we didn’t get to play last Sunday.
Woohoo first day of work!
So I finished my first day at work and it was great! I think I did a pretty good job and got the hang of a few things fairly quickly. I really love working there! It’s the best job I’ve had. The staff there is GREAT and everyone is super friendly and really chatty. The customers are all really cool and I’m having fun helping people find games and such! The only bad part was I worked a 12 and a half hour shift on my feet and they are so sore. Its because I haven’t been on my feet all the time and I’m just not used to it. It should start to wear off soon once my muscles start strengthing up. Tomorrow I only work from 3 to close (so around 9:30 or 10). Its going to be fun!
I am so excited about Monday! I can’t believe it’s already been one year. It just seems like it was yesterday we were sharing our vows and stuffing cake in each other’s face. I love him so much… he’s anything and everything I could want in a husband and so much more. I am glad he’s enjoying the gift of Suikoden II that I got for him. It makes me happy that it makes him happy.
Squeeeee its getting closer to Ashley being here! I need to finish this anime quiz, but it’s getting there. Out of ten rounds I am on round eight. I can probably finish it… Yah, I can… but the apartment so won’t be clean. It will be… not as messy. At least Ashley and I will have something to do and it will feel more like the dorm did.
FINALLY my cats are getting along much better. Jasmine still doesn’t snuggle with them or anything, but she lets them be around her without beating the crap out of them. They chase each other and play tag and Jasmine seems to like them a lil more. Gwen warms up to everyone and Pino is trying, but shes still a little skittish. Shes really starting to love being in laps and getting her ears scratched, even by Gino, which normally she would just come around only me.
Woohoo I love my hubby!
Working… tomorrow!
So the owner asked if I could come in on Friday instead of Thursday which is fine with me. My mom found a place to put the kids for the afternoon while shes in court, and now its even easier to avoid my father and his family! Everything works out for the best! I don’t have to see or speak to my father, the kids get a fun afternoon of play at a local day-care kinda place and I am sure my dad is going to lose his case and my mom get some of the money she is owed.
Working on this huge (and very cool) anime quiz on powerpoint. I want it to take more than 5 measley minutes to complete. Its going to be fun with all different kinds of questions! Woohoo its going to be fun! Less than a week and she’ll be here!
So Gino got his copy of Suikoden II and this one isn’t broken, woohoo! He played it all day yesterday and I am sure he’ll play it again tonight (or this afternoon). He’s REALLY enjoying it, which makes me very happy. I’m glad he likes his early aniversary present <3.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I GOT THE JOB!
Hurray! I am so excited!!!! I got a called today from Game Point asking me to come in and fill out one of their applications and quizes, and the owner wanted me to meet his wife because she likes to meet all the new hires. He gave me some of the official Game Point shirts/uniforms and said he would give me a call when he needed me to come in for training. It won’t be a HUGE amount of hours, just a part-time job until the Christmas season hits, which is great. I can ease back into working and not get overwhelmed. Honestly, any extra money would be great because then Gino and I can afford some more video games and D&D gear. His copy of Suikoden II is shipping tomorrow, so hopefully it should be here before our one year aniversary <3.
Damn.
Its just been a bad few days…
Still waiting to hear back from Target, so its not really bad news, its just waiting news. Hopefully I can get that job because I neeeeeeeeed it badly.
Got Suikoden 2 and guess what: It doesn’t work. It freezes at the first battle, how great. Now I have to ship it back, get my refund, and either buy a different copy or buy something else. I don’t know what to do, I am just so frustrated about it.
My friend had to put down one of his dogs and I feel terrible for him. I know how animals can become a major part of your life. We’ve had the cats for a long while now and they are part of our family and I could never never never give them up, they are my precious little babies… even if Jasmine bites me.
Hopefully the days shall get better soon… that would be good.
A good day for D&D.
Hurray, BOTH of Gino’s presents got here today: his Dungeon Master Screen and his battle mat. Hes excited, well… as excited as he can be at 1am after working all day. I got them as a nice lil anniversary present for him. He got me S. Darko, the new Donnie Darko movie. I’m exicted about it and can’t wait to watch it when we get the chance.
Still job hunting. Hopefully I can find a good job soon, that would be nice.
Working on saving all my amazon Mechanical Turk money and the gift cards I get from swagbucks to get Gino Suikoden 2. So far I have about $40, but the game and shipping costs about 120. I’m a third of the way there, woohoo! Maybe I can get Gino to use swagbucks more, then I could earn more points AND we could use his gift certificates to Amazon as well. *purrs* Yes… yes that will work perfectly. I know hes wanted this game FOREVER (well, since it got stolen about 5 years ago) and hes been searching for another copy since. I want to get this for him. Hes such a sweet loving man, and deserves so much more than I could ever give him. Suikoden II should help close that gap though 
Enjoying my Spring Break
Bah, I can’t believe Spring Break is already almost over. Ohh well, only a month more and I’ll graduate. Then its tons of phone calls to figure out what teaching certifications I’ll need for High School English. Teachers make about 50,000 a year in VA, so it’ll be a nice job to pay the bills and such with while Gino is in college. I think he’ll complete his degree faster than I did, both because hes most likely not double majoring and it won’t be in English or Theatre. Ahhh well, can’t have two people debating what a book really means in the house, we’d never get anything done. He can read his R.A. Salvatore, I’ll stick to Marlowe, Shakespeare, the Greek playwrights, T.S. Elliot, Edgar Allen Poe… well, you get the idea.
I think we may have to delay moving til next winter. Gino just got his second job as a cook at Pia’s. He made the most delicious soup and brought some home. Hes going to have to make more and bring it to me… yussss. We are going to hardcore save money though. We’ve got the PS3, the High Def TV and a slew of games and movies I haven’t touched yet, including a few series of anime I haven’t watched. I intend to spend some of that at Otakon this year, since we are staying for a whole week and celebrating our one year wedding anniversary then too. Our three year mark for the relationship is coming up, but we’ll probably just stay in and have a nice dinner instead of making a special trip or anything.
I need to stop buying stuff. I have to think that I have to pack all this junk… BUT I am so happy we aren’t moving the couch. I hate it. I want a recliner sofa over this sofa bed. I love recliners with a passion, and since this couch is getting old, Gino said we could dump it and get a new one when we get to our new apartment. I think I found the PERFECT one. Its right off the bay so theres a nice view from the windows and it seems to be about the same price we are paying now. I just hope they allow cats or I’ll still be looking for an apartment.
Getting a lot of stuff for Illindir done and I am really pleased with all the progress. We have people chomping at the bit shouting “When when when!” lol I can’t wait to open for testing, at least let people poke around and see all the stuff we’ve got going on. *happy dance*
Hrmm… its raining and thundering now. I hope the power doesn’t go out, I hate it when that happens.
Lazy blogging
I always mean to keep up with this, and then I just forget lol.
So I got my two test that I took back and B’s on both. Yay above average! I intend to get an A in one of those classes… yes… an A.
Anyway, what else is going on… ohh! I made a career change choice. Instead of going for my PhD right of out school, I want to teach high school for a while. I want to start kids off younger learning how to write properly and analyze literature, not just scoot by with a basic understanding of a plot (if that). I’ll be challenging, but I am looking forward to it. I’ll research what tests/classes I will need in VA when I get there.
Speaking of VA, this move is making me so nervous. We don’t have enough money saved in the least, so we really have to start working at it more. If we can save up enough we’ll move, if not, we’ll keep working until we do have enough. *nods* We will get there!
So Circut City closed down and we got some GREAT deals the other weekend. I got a really nice mousepad for 5 bucks, the Rocker on DVD for 8, Sweeny Todd, 2 dics special editon DVD for 10 and Guitar Hero, World Tour for PS3 for just 50! Thats HALF of what you normally pay for a BRAND NEW GUITAR HERO! Woohoo! Eventually we want to get the drum set too and the mic for me. I’m a nerd and like singing along.
Been workin on Illindir stuff… go check it out, we are moving along really fast! We even had a meet and greet weekend where people could log into the game for a bit. It was fun to talk to people and we’ve had a stirred interest as of late so yay!
DIE Chimera!
So I just started playing Resistance Fall of Man 2 yesterday and OMG its great! I played the single player camgain for a while, and then Gino and I played the co-op mode when he got back from hanging out with his friends. OMG its crazy hard with just two people. Its really designed for 4 or 5 with online play, but you can manage with two. Gino plays the medic and I play the special ops with my sniper rifle. No one tops me with a sniper rifle. Its my gun.
Other than that and building on Illindir, there hasn’t been much of anything else I’ve been up to… I need to clean today. I am hoping to get a lot done while Gino is working and surprise him. We’ll see if I can get that done.
Ugg my cats though… they don’t like it when I sleep… and all three now like to pile up in bed with us. Gwen and Pino lay between my knees, and Jasmine will either lay between Gino’s knees, or mush herself between Gino and I. They are so cute, and yet, so annoying when they purr in my face wanting to be pet after only 2 hours of sleep. *sigh*
Ashley countdown: 12 days til arrival!
