mercy_angel_09: (Shigure WTF)
First of all, a meme snagged from [livejournal.com profile] lukecanwaltz88

Rules:
- Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.
- Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.

Oh God, I really need to find more productive ways to spend my time. )

In other news, I was getting started on the fabric for the dress for [livejournal.com profile] chaosblue when I realized that the flimsy nature of the fabric meant that in order to get it into a position so that I could adequately cut it, I need another set of hands. Guess what hubby gets to help me with later. ^_^

I also finished Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn today. Since I couldn't do what I had originally planned (cut out the pieces for the dress) I had to settle with doing something else instead. I figured that by beating the game, I could then focus on sewing and not have that little voice whispering in my ear, "Finish the game! Finish the game!" Game finished, extra features unlocked (not everything, though, still have some music to get) and I can now replay at my leisure, and not have to worry about unlocking stuff. Ha.

Further more, I'm excited at the prospect of making some new LJ icons. First and foremost, I want to make an icon of Meeko (from Pocahontas) slamming the compass against the rock with the caption "Work, damn you!" I also want to make a few Fire Emblem icons - mainly of my boys, Ike, Haar, Tibarn, Ranulf, Shinon and Soren (the last two because they're both so bitchy I love them to pieces because of it), and my girls, Nailah and Titania. Nailah was a one wolf wrecking crew (and FAST so she was able to dodge a LOT of attacks) and Titania was a tank on a horse. I actually managed to cap her stats. XD

I've also come the rather amusing realization that most people dislike Micaiah, referring to her as one of the most useless lords EVAR (and giving her the nickname Failcaiah). While I understand the sentiment (she's a mage/sage/priestess, so her HP and other stats end to be crap) I do know that with a little bit of work (and a lot of bonus experience points) she can actually become very powerful. Of course, it really doesn't help that she is auto-promoted, meaning you can't force class changes, leaving her capped out in first or second tier until the story decides to bump her up. Bastards. Of course Ike is the same way - but at least Ike's got strength, speed and HP to spare so he can actually take the damn abuse that a game lord has to put up with. (For the record, the "hero" of the Fire Emblem games are known as Lords, often because they are of nobility - princes, kings, or lords and occasionally queens or princesses. Ike is the only lord in Fire Emblem's history to not be of noble birth.) Anyway, for all of Micaiah's Mary Sue tendencies and general fail, I don't feel that she's as bad as the rest of the fandom makes her out to be, but of course only one person on my F-list even known what I'm babbling about here, so Megan, if you want to sound off, go right ahead. I'd love to know what you think.

I think that about wraps up my thoughts for the day. I'm gearing up for the holidays, and all in all trying to keep warm because it decided that it's going to be BFC outside. Oh yeah, winter has officially started. We're even supposed to have snow this weekend.
mercy_angel_09: (Heavyarms)
So, yes, plugging away at NaNo, and wondering about that whole thing about chimps producing the works of William Shakespeare thing. Mostly because I feel like a chimp pounding away the keys not really making anything worth reading, but there are still words on the screen so obviously that must count for something, right? Ryder and Gabrielle finally decided that it was time to make up and Miss Olivia finally decided to butt out, so perhaps there's hope for my two love birds.

I've also decided to finish Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and have decided that while the game is challenging (I honestly don't remember if I'm playing on easy or normal mode) it doesn't necessarily add to the experience. And what really pisses me off (and kept me from playing the game for nearly a year after I got it) is that when one of the PCC looses all of their HP THEY ARE GONE FOREVER. That means that for players like me, who want to get through the game with all characters in tact, find themselves replaying chapters when a character dies. Even a minor one who has crap stats and is useless I can't bear to loose. >_o Of course this makes the game ten times harder than it actually has to be. However, I do love Ike because by the time he's promoted to vanguard and using Ragnell full time (unlimited hits on the sword, BTW), he is a walking tank of badassery. Even if he's not doing one hit kills, he's doing it in two, often dodging petty attacks from minor characters.

I'm trying to beat at least one chapter a night (or afternoon, as the case may be) so that I can finish the game. Mainly so I can replay it, this time with slightly better options because base options are crap. And of course, somewhere in all of this, I'm still working on NaNo.

Part of this afternoon will be spent at the movies, as [livejournal.com profile] travellyr invited me and my husband to go see The Men Who Stare at Goats with her. We're going to the nice movie theater with the reclining chairs, so we can eat junk (I'm debating getting a large popcorn to share) and have some relaxing time before the Thanksgiving crush. As it stands, the husband and I are opting for easy food this week, things that don't require a lot of prep work, like grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup and mac'n'cheese. I think the most complicated meal we're making this week is the ham we're having tomorrow night, since we're making a pie for Thanksgiving that we'll be taking over to my husband's cousin's place. (More holiday drama to follow, I'm sure and I'll report it when it's time.)

I should probably shower now and see if I can squeeze in grocery shopping before movie, as opposed to after.

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