A Random Monii

So, a friend of mine in the US coordinated our watches to watch Lost City together for my first time. Unfortunately, my internet signal also coordinated with us… to die exactly when we wanted to watch the finale. Sigh.

Finally, about 5 hours after our planned date, we managed to watch the episode nearly simultaneously. Here’s my thoughts.

I really loved it. It felt big and bold, exactly how a finale should feel. There were a lot of emotional moments that caught me, especially Ancientified Jack and Teal’c on the ship. It’s the most emotional I’ve ever seen Teal’c, and it really hit me hard. Likewise with Sam and Jack at the end. Hammond kicked ass too, with the Prometheus. I liked Weir, she was suitably wowed by the entire Stargate Program. The new president was awesome, trying to bluff Anubis and slamming down Kinsey. Speaking of Kinsey, he’s a nasty piece of work, isn’t he? I’m so happy that Woolsey ended up a good guy after all. In short it was brilliant. I need to get my hands on the next season, though I don’t know how I’d feel without Hammond in command.

The only thing that I’m flailing about… how could they just leave Jack frozen?! At the end of a season? *whimper*

I got accepted to Rhodes University! I’ll be studying toward a BA in English to start me off.
I’m really happy- Rhodes is renowned for journalism and writing. Hopefully I’ll be able to settle in there well. It’s only an hour by plane, but over 7 hours by car. I have the offer to come home each month, but it will still be far. I feel so… grown up.

That is, provided I pass my finals. Which start in a week.

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Now playing: My Chemical Romance - Mama
via FoxyTunes

So she wakes up when it’s still dark, sometimes. Who would want to wake up before the sun touches them? It’s a bit sad, but I can live with that. And she feeds me, so I love her by default. But recently she’s been taking my food away after a while. I don’t know if she’s noticed, but that means I can’t wander over and munch at my food whenever I want to. And that’s another thing- none of Them are giving me their Myfood anymore. Y’know, the stuff that when I try to eat it they go “No-Misty-That’s-Myfood.” In return I’ve taken to eating their Mystuff instead, all of the colourful things lying in reach. This makes her sad, but it’s so fun to make Them chase me!

She and me are happy because we both like to sleep lots. Except she gets to sleep under the covers and I don’t. But I’m allowed to nuzzle her and I get my own special blanket and pillow to sleep on. We would sleep all day if we were allowed to, except for those days where she wakes up when it is still dark. Then she makes me go outside in the cold to sleep. But they made me my own house outside! It’s small, but I like it. I like bringing bugs into it to play with them. I sometimes put my blanket into my house as well. And if she wants me to go outside and she has a really really nice treat, I will run into my house and wait for her. She says it’s the only time I act well-trained.

If you have a she or a he, it’s really fun to wait for them to whistle for you, then do nothing. They get all frustrated and stuff. It’s fun.

The she in my life has two boxes. She loves one, but I don’t know about the other. One is a big square that she watches for hours, and loves it. Sometimes I see people and Mystuff on it. It has another box with little boxes that she presses with her fingers to make a clicky noise. She does this a lot. These boxes are together on her desk and she calls it “Online”.

The other box is the flashybox. It’s a much smaller box with flashy lights on it, which are fun to watch. Sometimes the light at the top turns off and then she gets mad. Sometimes she dances with the box to make the top light go on again. All of the words she calls that box are rude. I don’t know why she tries so hard to make the flashybox happy if it is mean to her. She should play more with me instead. I’m mostly always happy.

-Misty

I don’t normally watch a lot of television. My main item of interest since I got back from my trip has been Stargate SG1- Season 7, but it’s been on DVD. I find DVD far more convenient than regular tv because I can watch it in my room, when I want to. Yeah, I don’t have anything fancy like PVR or TiVo yet. But today, in a fit of boredom, my sister convinced me to go and watch tv with her. Like, real tv. And the results?

I discovered that there is a show being made about a book I recently read, The Dresden Files. I did a jump-around-and-squee type of movement when the trailer came on, because the last time something was made about one of my favourite books, I was 11 and the books were Harry Potter. The Dresden Files, in a nutshell, is a vaguely detective type of story about a freelance wizard. I only read one of the books, Proven Guilty, but the tone, as well as the magic, is gritty and real. They put kids to death if they start experimenting with the wrong type of magic- they don’t send them off to Hogwarts. While I was googling around, I found that I am a little late in my news- the show broadcast in the US back in Janurary (Feburary in the UK), but hey, it’s South Africa. We get everything late. Which brings me to my next point.

Remember Paul Potts? Well, while watching tv today there was an advert for his new album. My sister had watched the vids of him I’d found, and she said that she would buy his album. But most South Africans would have never heard of the guy, considering that Britain’s Got Talent never aired over here. Silly SA.

I also haven’t decided whether I hate or love the show Zoey 101. I mean.. it has Britney Spears’ little sister in it, come on. But yet, I watched two episodes today. Scary stuff.

Here, have a Dramatic Prairie Dog.

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Now playing: Ashley Garland - Ungrateful Girl
via FoxyTunes

(( A little snippet of what I was working on today. Questions, suggestions and comments are all very welcome. ))

E’len dangled from his holster, fiddling with the release valve that had been previously out of his reach. The skin covering his face and neck was flushed and stung with sweat, four hours in the service hatches wasn’t a pleasant business. But he was a Red for a reason, because he could stick it out and do his duty. All gained if all served. Planting his boots against the wall, he looked all the way up the hatch to where his best friend Tonn waited. A face that appeared tiny because of the distance peered down at him from the small square of light.

“It’s busted, Tonn. Completely blown. We’re going to have to get Sol to come help with this one.”

He shouted up his message, watching Tonn raise his hand in reply and start to winch him up. Sol was their supervisor, and if they couldn’t manage it with Sol’s help then he’d have to raise it at the next meeting. Maybe ask for a Yellow to come and help them. E’len snapped off his headlight and started pulling himself up the winch cable, to put a little less strain on Tonn. Only one more sector to examine before they could go home for dinner. If they finished early, they might even be home early. E’len smiled. His mother would be happy.

Here’s a selection of things from the web that I’ve found interesting recently:

1- Boys stand up against bullying by wearing pink (via My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings)

Two boys in the US take a stand on bullying. I, along with countless others, was picked on throughout school. It’s wonderful to see someone show that bullying isn’t cool. Click here for a follow-up story.

2-  Pretty cool photo-morphing software (via Family WebWatch)

I like the idea of making effects like morphing available to the general computer user. Not so long ago, such effects were created only at places like Pixar, and now you can do it from your own lounge. You should check out the Fun Ideas page at Morpheus Photo-Morpher, too.

3- Canine Costumes (via StumbleUpon plugin)

These are just cute. I love the jousting dog/medieval knight the best. I wonder how long it took to get those dogs to agree to wear those costumes? It gives me some ideas to try out on my own puppy…

4-  RPG Motivational Posters (via various, but this one’s from StumbleUpon)

I love these. The more jokes you get, the more you start to realize how much of your life you’ve devoted to RPGs. Of course, if you don’t get these then you’re still sane, no worries.

5- Some amazing Steampunk photographs (yep, StumbleUpon again)

This entire community enthralls me. The ‘costumes’ are truly fantastic, and some of these people, much like the Gothic subculture, wear clothing like this every day. I’m sorely tempted to favourite this forum. If you’re not up for full-costume LARP (Live Action Role Play, keep up), then at least you can admire the sheer effort and creativity that can be seen in this man’s work. If the denizens of the forum don’t mind, click here for some more costumes.

Hey everyone! I’m back from my trip overseas with a bunch of games, thanks to the generous donations of my family. Today I’m going to be looking at Battlefront II.

I’ll be the first to admit that I enjoyed Battlefront I. It was tons of fun, mowing down droids (or clones, if that was your flavour) and racing to capture checkpoints. The only experience I’d had with Battlefront games was 1942, and only in limited amounts. So SW Battlefront was a refreshing experience, and I even completed all of the modes. I’m notorious for not finishing games, and SW Battlefront was one I’m proud to say I finished.

But onto Battlefront II. What’s changed? Well, you don’t need to tell me that. IGN has detailed hands-on reviews from 2005- click here for first impressions or second impressions by the IGN crew. In my opinion, it’s essentially the same game with an added sugar rush. The graphics are shinier (so be careful you low-end computer owners), the gameplay is faster and the storyline in single-player works much better. I’m not a big fan of the vehicular/space sections, but even I can admit that the space battles look very authentic and are probably fun for those folk who can manage to pilot the darn things. For the other people who also get spacesick, like me, you can always fly your craft into the belly of the enemy ship and cause sabotage on foot. Wicked.

The AI seems to have been boosted, too. The snipers on both sides hit their marks much more, and many a time my plans have been thwarted by an NPC simply ducking or diving out of the way of my explosions. A sprint button has been added, which is invaluable. But the best new feature, in my opinion, has to be the squad commands. It’s not any Republic Commando (which I still haven’t played…yet) by a long shot, but it’s always good to have extra firepower at your back when facing a snail tank droid or a Jedi.

In short, it’s an awesome play. The only real problem I found was that my conscious started twinging when I was told to slaughter Jedi padawans in the Temple.

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Now playing: RENT - Another Day
via FoxyTunes

So. I’m off. Secretly.

Catch y’all on the flip side.

I’ve had a few days off in between exams, and I’m feeling really lethargic. I’ve been sleeping more than I’ve been awake recently, it seems. I don’t want to do anything (though when pushed by a friend I produced a nice RP post), so my puppy and I have just slept.

Except I’m back to exams tomorrow. And I’m heading off to Ireland for 5 days, traveling all the way to Belfast by myself. I’ve flown a million times, but never completely alone. It’ll be cool though.  My old schoolmates are bouncing in excitement, and so am I. I don’t want to expect too much, and in the end it’ll just be nice to see the family again. All 20 billion of them, and counting.

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Now playing: Prince - Kiss
via FoxyTunes

I’m watching a DVD of the 2002 Party At The Palace. They’ve got the huge stage setup, with an orchestra behind. And pretty much, when they aren’t playing, the musicians and techies are grinning at the camera, perving at the cute girl dancers or clapping and singing along. It’s pretty awesome, the acts are amazing (Brian May, Ricky Martin, Annie Lennox, Phil Collins, Will Young and Blue all within the first half hour, and those were just the ones I liked personally) and there are some nice shots of the royal family (minus the Queen herself, but Harry and William make up for that) sitting and enjoying themselves.

Of course, I really should be studying Biology, but I don’t wanna!

ETA: 42 minutes in and I realise that Phill Colins has been just sitting casually in the orchestra and playing the drums ever since his song, which was about 4 songs ago. I love that man.

ETA 2:  45 minutes in: The Corrs are beautiful singers, wow. I once partied with Andrea Corr on one New Year’s Eve. She’s really lovely.