One last time
Well, since I think this is going to be my last year with pen and paper RPGs, this will be the last time I vote for the Ennies. My choices are a little obvious, as it's anything Star Wars Saga Edition related, including the Order 66 Podcast.
Here's to the nominees.
Labels: geekdom, star wars
A change of outlook
Well, it's a week later, and the Jija lust is still there, but everything else feels different. Things feel like they're moving forward, rather than just running on spot, or worse, backpedaling into the past.
- School looks like it's going to happen, once the red tape and redundant bureaucracy is out of the way.
- My friend is "no longer angry", whatever that means. If it does mean that things can heal, then that's good, but I have my reservations about that. I'm optimistic, though, but it's going to be a long haul. We've both done a lot of damage to the other side, but I don't think it's irreparable.
- I got most of my stuff back.
Anywho, here's to looking forward.
Labels: personal crap
Raging Pheonix, Raging Heart
This is Tony Jaa's protege, Jija Yanin, who starred in the move
Chocolate. (Not, Chocolat... very different movies.) The movie is called Raging Pheonix, and
Twitch has the trailer.
I think I'm in love.
Labels: asian pop culture, geekdom, movies
Media Rundown
Oh man, this is going to be long. I haven't done one of these since February... February! Jeez...
(FYI: I'm going to be forgetting stuff.)
Watching: Theatre-
Star Trek,
Terminator Salvation. DVD-
My Name is Bruce,
Turok: Son of Stone,
Wonder Woman,
Justice League: The New Frontier,
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete,
CJ7,
Doomsday,
Caprica,
G.I. Samurai,
Shogun's Shadow,
Ninja Wars,
Tokyo Gore Police,
My Young Auntie,
Mission: Impossible 3,
A Scanner Darkly,
Stargate: Continuum,
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness,
Gen 13,
Stargate SG-1 (various seasons),
Stargate Atlantis (various seasons),
Justice League Unlimted (various seasons),
Superman: The Animated Series (various seasons) and
Iron King. TV-
Warehouse 13,
Virtuality,
Battlestar Galactica 4.5,
Smallville,
Chuck,
Torchwood (various seasons),
Burn Notice,
Leverage,
Better Off Ted,
Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
UFO Hunters, and
The Big Bang Theory.
Listening (to): My iPod on shuffle (do you really expect me to remember it all?), and various podcasts including Order 66 and Coast to Coast AM.
Reading: Douglas Coupland's
jPod, Warren Ellis'
Crooked Little Vein, F. Paul Wilson's
The Tomb, Neil Gaiman's
Anansi Boys,
Savage Worlds: Explorers Edition, and various Star Wars trades & RPG books.
Playing:
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII,
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII,
Final Fantasy II,
Star Ocean: Second Evolution,
Ghostbusters: the Video Game,
Batman Begins,
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law,
Grandia II,
Red Faction,
Ring of Red,
God of War 2,
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and other stuff I can't remember.
Labels: media rundown
Huh? Wha?
I've noticed a trend recently, and that's of nerds throwing around the term 'satire' a lot. Like always, they totally butcher the word don't seem to grasp the meaning of it, but it's weird that it's just suddenly started being used.
I wonder why, as it's completely random.
Any clues?
Labels: absurdity, cultural theory, fandumb, geekdom
Realizations
You know, I'm finding that I'm just not into role-playing games anymore. I've labeled myself as a gamer for around 26 years now, and I'm just realizing that I really don't like it. I'm not sure if it's the people, or if it's the activity itself. I'd rather just play a video game to get fun out of playing a game, and I'd rather just sit around talking to friends to get the socialization . If the two need to be mixed, then a board game is more than enough.
So, I think that I'll run that Star Wars game as a send-off to myself. After that, no more.
Labels: personal crap
