Thursday, August 24, 2006

I'm feeling a lot better now that I'm in school and getting out of the house everyday (I have classes all week). The only thing I'm not liking is the insane amount of homework in algebra and the general idiocy of the "Introduction to Computing" class. I have friends that know more about computers than my teacher does. Hell, I feel like I know more sometimes. I actually don't run Windows XP on any of the computers I use, and the course is based on Windows XP. v_v; I feel like to learn anything practical, I should just talk to my father or read one of the many books we have on the subject of computers, software, and all that crap.

Anyway, let's talk about something a little more superficial. I've been trying to write a little drabble about Sudou to prove I can write this character and can probably role play this character (which goes back to this "RP contest" between Rihito-kun and I. I realize I haven't mentioned it in forever, but we talk about it from time to time). He was a bit shocked when I said I wanted to RP Sudou, with a good reason, I guess. If you don't know, Sudou is psychotic, almost borderline, and schizophrinec (it's never directly stated in the game, but that's what I've gathered based on his symptoms). He's an interesting character, but he's hard to characterize. To make it easier to try to characterize him and get into his mind, I found a song that's sort of associated with him. It's a creepy song that is also really catchy.

I was listening to that song last night as I was writing. It eventually got to the point where I didn't realize I was even hearing it, so everything was going well. I was writing things down as I thought about them, and I thought I was doing a decent job of thinking like Sudou. A few hours later, I realized it was 4:00 am and definately time to go to bed. I could still get four hours of sleep before I'd have to get up and go to class... or at least I thought. I laid back on the couch and closed my eyes. That song was stuck in my head! I was getting really creeped out, and I jumped at the slightest sound, and when my cat came out of the shadows and jumped on me, I think I literally jumped off the couch and yelped! It was just my pony cat, but everything was really creepy at that point. So, I spent the night sitting up on the couch wide awake.

Falling asleep in algebra is not a good way to start the day. It doesn't help that the instructor lectures for the first 20-30 minutes in a 50 minute class. And when I got home, I hated almost everything I wrote last night because it was incoherent, even for Sudou. There's one part of his characterization I totally overlooked. He can actually be calm, and when he acts calm, he's actually pretty intelligent.

Oh, I'm going to go do my homework. On the plus side, I only have algebra tomorrow, so I can go home and sleep afterwards. I still have to come up with some sort of solution for this not sleeping thing, too... v_v;

Take care, everyone.

--Joker


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Saturday, August 19, 2006

Personal Life Rant
I don't understand my mother's logic. She seems to think the only reason I'm failing is because I have no guidance in my life. So, instead of giving me more time to think about what I really want to do, she's giving me a month to apply to three different (more expensive) colleges. Not only that, but she told me, "You should just break down and go into education." That's setting myself up for the ultimate rejection. It doesn't matter how smart she thinks I am--no one is going to higher a lesbian with anger management issues to teach children. There's that piece of shit stigma that gay people are all pedophiles. Not to mention I'm all ready having problems getting a job because of other undiagnosed psychological problems. I'm pretty sure there's no miracle drug for all of my problems, either.

I don't want to teach to people that young, anyway. I feel like I'd lose what's left of my mind if I did that. At the same time, if I just settle for teaching English, instead of persuing my dream, I know I'll end up being one of those crabby teachers whose completely burned out. Try as I might, I can't keep up a pleasant, optimestic demeanor for seven hours.

I don't know why I'm telling you this. I guess it's because I don't feel that close to anyone here, except for Dani. If you're reading this, Dani, in all seriousness, don't tell April what I just said here. Don't tell her about my other problems, either. Please, it would mean a lot to me to not be lectured by people who don't understand.

Thanks for reading. Take care, everyone.

--Joker
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Saturday, August 12, 2006

   I need help with Persona 2, again.
So, I restarted my file, and now, I'm past the Sky Museum, which is good. During the fight with Sudou, Tatsuya was unfortunate enough to be effected by "Old Maid," which is not good. It's bad... very bad. Everyone died, and I had run out of reviving items. So, now, everyone is under level, and I'm too poor to afford to upgrade Maya's equipment, since I decided to spread all of the rumors I had gathered (Time Count duplicates cards, Sumaru Genie uses WangLong, and Battle Master's prizes are real weapons).

The next dungeons aren't too hard. As I remember it starts to get kind of hard with Club Zodiac, since Noriko can buff her allies. I'll just remember to use the Sumaru Genie's fortunes and level up.

So, I don't need help or a walkthrough for my current point in the game. What I need help with is something I skimmed a while back. I read it was possible to restore Lisa and Eikichi's memories, but the place I had read that said it might be possible to restore Jun's memory. No one I've personally talked to knows how. Rihito-kun said that it might only be possible in the Japanese version using data from Innocent Sin, which I'm hoping isn't true. In short, I'm asking you to prove Rihito-kun wrong. I actually do want to know how to restore Jun's memory to see if it effects the final boss's stats any (since Lisa and Eikichi do).

If you have any information on this, I'd appreciate it if you shared it with me. I can't access Gamefaqs.com (it crashes my computer), so if there's something about it there, be nice if you point it out.

Anyway, I'm off to play since I have a chance. I'll be on later. If you need anything from me, just PM me... since I can't get on AIM anymore. Right... Take care.

--Joker
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