Hello everyone! Sorry about the delay in updates, I thought I’d take on a slightly longer lore article than I probably should have. I’m also in the middle of moving and I have family visiting next week to help me with the furniture, all combined with work. I have the artwork done for the article, though, so if I get some time to breath I’ll finish typing it up. It’s a little bit different than how I normally handle lore, so we’ll see what everyone thinks.
That said, I have been stealing an hour each night with my better half and we’ve been either watching a bit of a movie or playing Chocobo’s Dungeon on the Wii. It’s a fun little game that’s turned out to be a little more involved than it’s child-like initial demeanor would have suggested. I’ve haven’t touched a Dungeon Crawler since Diablo 2, so I’m a bit out of practice, but it’s really a blast. The traps and mechanics can feel a bit frustrating the first time you see them, but once you get used to things it’s pretty enjoyable. As an example, a lot of items you get are like vendor trash except if you equip them you’re stuck with them for the dungeon and they cause some horrific effect. Going into the first water dungeon and watching every attack “Rust” away my weapons and armor reducing their effectiveness permanently was pretty annoying. Still, I’m having a great time now and I’d recommend the game.
Hollywood Video and Blockbuster are all going out of business in our area, so I keep picking up DVDs for $1-10 as I find them. I’ve picked up a nice selection of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and a few movies I would never buy for full price but that I’ve enjoyed for $2. We watched through the new Sherlock Holmes movie (Not the Robert Downey Jr. one, the one with Ianto from Torchwood) and it was amazing. Not quite as amazing as the cover would suggest, but still pretty enjoyable. While on the mend from broken bones last year I read through all of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and to say this movie takes liberties with the original material would be like saying Boa Vs Python was a remake that took liberties from Hamlet. If you’re not offended by the incredible liberties taken, however, you should be able to find some enjoyment from Sherlock and Watson chasing a T-rex through London. Plus, it has the creepy spider guy of NC’s Lost in Space Review fame.
Now, if only getting my lore article up was as easy as typing about what I’ve been doing instead. Ah well! Time to get some work done before moving more boxes over. Oh yeah, check out Bandu Bites new article if you haven’t yet! Bandu needs your mails!
