Thursday, April 7, 2005

I do not comprehend.

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Shin- I've used more italics. <_<

Lea- You don't want to know what I would have been named if I was female.

DDG- Is your minimum 5.7, by any chance? Because that seems to be the case for me (5.7-11.5).

James- I think Archibald would fit the bill.

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I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday after piano (which went pleasantly.. By comparison). I've had a gift card for the place since Christmas. As much as I love Barnes and Noble, I never know how to optimize the use of a gift card there. I mean, I can just go to the library for most books.. And CDs are expensive there. Magazines are a waste, and why the hell would I buy a biscotti with plastic?

So, I kind of just looked around, hoping to find something worth buying. Of course, they had Sin City there (The Big Fat Kill and The Dame Wore Red), but of course I couldn't buy them.

(On a related note, though, one of my dad's colleagues told him that Sin City isn't that horrible of a movie and that it's all stuff that I've already seen on TV. This is good for me, but I can't help but wonder what kind of TV this guy watches.)

So I decided to browse CDs. I've been thinking lately that I should widen my range of bands.. Compared to a lot of people I know, I have a pretty narrow list.

As I looked around, I realized how much of the music out there totally sucks. I couldn't find anything, really, so I had the novel idea of having the store order POLYSICS OR DIE (it's in their catalogue) and call me when they get it in.

And I bought a journal. It's technically a sketchbook, but it works just as well. I want it to hold not only my writing but drawings to accompany them.. Things that relate to more personal issues, you know? It was only $7, but I hope I'll get my money's worth out of it.

I also went out to buy Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga today. The store called me with their happy little pre-recorded message last night ("Your game, DIGITAL DEVIL SEGA [wtf?], will be out tomorrow"), so I heartlessly dragged my sickly mother out of bed to drive me to Gamestop.

I went in and asked for it, as usual. They turned around, looked at the shelves, and said they would get it in tomorrow. I trusted them, and left. My mom decided to go to Target, so I quickly came back.

And Digital Devil Saga was sitting right there, in plain sight, on one of the lower shelves. I pointed that out to the guy behind the counter, and he turned his head, let out a "..Dammit!" that reminded me eerily of Napoleon Dynamite.

I liked making the guy feel stupid, but it kind of evened out when I accidentally gave him a 100-dollar bill in place of a ten. He was kind enough to not steal it, but karma decided to get a headstart this time around.

The game itself is impressive so far. I love the voice acting and the cutscenes (Seriously, though.. The blue-haired one's a dude?), though I can't help but dislike the demon designs so far. Maybe I'm still comparing it all to Nocturne, but these things look a lot more.. Childish than stuff in SMT3. It's not like they're all cute or anything, but they just seem a lot more simple, almost as if a small child first designed them in crayon form.

It's also philosophical, though in a much more linear way than Nocturne. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not yet. All I know is that Heat and Argilla are cool, Gale looks much cooler in demon form, Cielo confuses me, and Sera looks slightly cross-eyed.

And I'm sure that none of you care about this. Aren't I grand? :)
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