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blood_winged ([personal profile] blood_winged) wrote2011-04-08 12:55 am

Update on things.

I've probably stated most of this in other, previous journals but I'll go ahead and bring it all together here, it's been a while since I wrote anything more than a few sentences long and I do like to think that some of you don't only watch me for my fanfics. Pfh, I know some of you don't, but I'm in one of those dramatic moods today.

A few new things have happened recently, the least important but most expensive being the acquisition of a new Xbox 360 which I've been getting good use out of. An email came today informing me of my Xbox LIVE being renewed soon so I can look forward to £40 being removed from my bank account, whey. I'm not even sure why I have LIVE anymore but I wouldn't like to not have it, if that makes any sense at all. Since I was unable, for some reason, to transfer my saves over to my new Xbox I've had to start all my games again, which I don't really mind as such, it's just a slight inconvenience for the few games that I was very near to the end of after quite a number of hours playing (namely Final Fantasy XIII and Eternal Sonata).

I also dug the old PS2 out of the loft which still works despite being ten years old and being unused for five years, however I only have two games to play on it at the moment - Okami and Kingdom Hearts. Any recommendations for others?

The most important thing that's happened lately has got to be my starting my internship with Bridge House Publishing. I haven't yet been given the initial email to allow me to set up everything, but I'm excited to start everything and will give some updates as I'm able, as soon as I'm able. Fifteen months.. it's going to be interesting, that's for sure.

This week I've not been very well. It's shocking how long a stomach bug can affect me for, but I was ill once on Monday morning and it's been kicking me in the arse ever since. Just when I'm getting better from that (after managing to lose 4lbs in three days, hurr) the whole being female thing kicks in and I have an annoying infection on my upper right eyelid probably thanks to being run down. Loads of fun.

In other news, my sister's arse of a boyfriend (who has been becoming more of an arse in recent months, he wasn't always that way) has finally broken up with her, over the phone. While he was in Wales. I'm not impressed. She was absolutely devastated and if I ever see him again it'll be too soon. I'm not the kind of person to wish ill on anyone but I hope they don't stay friends because she deserves better. She seems to be okay now, more or less, from the crying last night but there'll probably be a few more tears at some point when it really hits home. To be honest I saw it coming for a while, I think it was just that neither of them really knew how to break up with the other. Amy didn't want to and I don't know, it seemed that her boyfriend was just being a coward about it and trying to make her break up with him by acting like a jerk and being distant. I can't stand it when guys do that. Or when anyone does.

On Tuesday I got a text off my dad telling me he'd been in A&E since 1pm that day and it turns out he'd been rushed there from work in an ambulance after the pain from his kidney stones got so bad he was ill at work. Got his CAT scan moved forward by a month and he had it that day, and it appears that he has six (I think) kidney stones, five of them not being too large and then one that's 18mm. Probably that one that was causing all the pain. So he's been off work since then, though if I know my dad he's still been working from home. Workaholic that he is.

Aside from that, everyone in the house is on a diet except me and my step-dad has finally realised he's overweight after we've been telling him for years that he needs to lose about 20lbs. Had to come some time, I'm just glad we don't need to nag him about it anymore.

On the writing front, I've done the research for one of my fills for the USxUK ficathon, and I know what my backstory is for the other. As for Jack, a little more research needs doing into that, but thanks to [livejournal.com profile] amael_elen and her prodding I seem to have got my writing spirit back.

In other random news, I've started up a new character on a PC game called Diablo 2, which is a game I use to play all the damn time in college with my friends. I don't know how much use I'll get out of her but I've gone with the trusty fire sorceress as usual, and have somehow (again, as usual) managed to turn her into a tank. I don't know how I always manage to turn mages into tanks but I do.

I think that's it. Well done if you got this far xD

[identity profile] amael-elen.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I got this far! |Db

I didn't hear about that stuff with your dad! Yikes. I've heard those are wicked painful. :\ I hope he can get that sorted out soon. (Gosh, make him rest, he needs it!)

And I'm exceedingly glad that you've gotten your writing spirit back :) ♥

[identity profile] blood-winged.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, must have slipped my mind to mention it X3 They do give him a lot of bother though it probably didn't help that he was trying to ignore the pain. It took me three months of badgering to make him go to the doctor.

[identity profile] didgeridoodle.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
The break-up thing is for the best, I think. Breaking up over the phone? Kinda not cool, in my book. The closure isn't really wholesome. He sounds like a major jerk, anyway. :|

And I hope your dad feels better soon!

[identity profile] blood-winged.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's for the best too but it's making her so bitchy. I get she's not going to be in a good mood but it's not our fault.

Thanks~<3 I hope he gets better soon, too.

[identity profile] flora-proactive.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
I really want to try out the PS3, so i can try the only game i really want to try XD which is final fantasy... IDK if it's worth having the xbox 360 or the PS3, my brother as it and he uses games like sports ones really and fighting guns ones.

I got the nintendo WII, i am a fan with the anime games on that and some fighting ones~
I hope to get the 3DS really, get my eyes us to that, it takes awile getting us too which worries me~

[identity profile] blood-winged.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I have an Xbox 360 because I don't like most of the games that are exclusive to PS3, but I think the best thing to do would be to look into the kinds of games you want to play and go with what suits your needs.

I've heard mixed things about the 3DS, seems that it gives a lot of people headaches and nausea because of the way that it makes your eyes see the 3D images.

[identity profile] ithronluin.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
...starting over again is so so tedious X___O;; I got lots of recommendations on PS2....I'll just list down the ones I remember-


god of war
dynasty warriors 5 for your hack/slash
sengoku basara if you prefer a crack history of japan's feudal era. (super funny)


namcobandai:
tales of the abyss
tales of legendia

level 5:
rogue galaxy, classic love.

square enix:
valkyrie profile silmeria you'll love it for the graphics.
radiata history
final fantasy X
radiata stories
grandia III

NIS America:
ar tonelico
ar tonelico II
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
Disgaea :D

sega:
shining force exa
shining force neo

atlus:
ODIN SPHERE. MUST TRY!
GrimGrimoire same graphic artist, you'll like it. :D
devil summoner raidou kuznoha vs the soulless army
devil summoner raidou kuznoha vs king abaddon sequel.
eternal poison for RTS/RPG fusion art A++
persona 3
persona 4





and this is what i remember from my head, my main folder is somewhere in the house i gotta look over again. LOL. orz...I wonder how much play time I spent on these games holy crap

[identity profile] ithronluin.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
you could narrow down your preferences.....lol. the games i mentioned are more than 2 years old at least, so it'll be cheap for you to get it. (i hope)

[identity profile] blood-winged.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
xD I play mostly RPGs and thing like that. I'm not too great with first person shooters, especially on PS2, 'cause the controller is so small..

[identity profile] ithronluin.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
....thats almost 80% of the stuff I listed LOL. I generally play RPG too. I'm horrible too with FPS, can't work to save my life with it. lolol (hence resident evil series are off my hands even tho i like watching the cutscenes >:)


you could always try the "tales of" series from namcobandai for RPG. they have a huge listing there. I don't...generally recommend FF especially after FF X. :/ FF XII sucks, feels like online botting game, just console version zzzz

you could browse through atlus if you like unique storyline and different RPG playing style.

mmmm...PS2 has so much good games, you'll go crazy lol. I barely got time for it now cuz some are getting ported to PSP. and PSP has a stack-full of more new games. X_X;;


[identity profile] blood-winged.livejournal.com 2011-04-08 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm~ I'll see if I can find some. I can never finish FF games xD They drag on too long and the stupid boss fights towards the end always put me off.