Raithe

If she made that big an impression on you.. it could be luuurv.

I did manage to while away a couple of hours last night with some Civ V... I still feel like something is missing from it compared to Civ IV, but it's still somewhat entertaining.

Rolled out of bed to some general noise of the animals having a mad moment.. But they seem a touch more settled an hour later. The sun is shining, the sky is clear... I'm drinking from my first cup of tea of the day and pondering just what I need to deal with. Hm, and then there's the dentist checkup this afternoon.. And there's that mental nagging feeling that there is something I should remember to sort out but I can't think what it is..

Well, we've had the bionics.. how about the stealth cloaking? Karlsruhe Invisibility Cloak

What, like Morrisey? Eh, more like Jimmy Neutron style Edit: And then out of nowhere while I was in that slightly self-deprecating humour, have one of those moments where something jogged some old memories and totally got hit by that wave of old sadness/grief from nowhere. So take a moment to compartmentalise it, get things sorted in the house so I can take a few moments to have some quiet time in my room and do that quick run of self-analysis and let that mood settle out.. only to find that a rather large piece of vomited up hairball left in the middle of my carpet....

Well had the enjoyment of sufferent through a night of not-so-great sleep, stirred somewhat more awake with a headache that's fading in and out and trying to keep myself somewhat focused as the day progresses. At least the animals aren't being too bad. I've only had to rescue the cat from being eaten once and the dogs just keep swiping chew toys from each other without getting too serious. Hm, and I seem to be developing a natural question-mark-like quiff that resists all forms of brushing out.

Following the Rapture related news.. Something which I think is a mixture of funny and taking the piss..

Actually having a fairly heavy wave of mental and soul tired kick in. So I might just see if I get get things wrapped up and try for the land of sleep somewhat earlier then normal. Having that half musing on just what sort of affect it has on certain people when you wrap yourself up severely in self-control, firm rationality, being understanding and generally "nice" behaviour rather then outrightly show the irrational side that wants to get out and put on a show. How easy is it to convey that you're not being overly emotional or demanding because you have to wrap yourself in that sort of control to not be..a little crazy. And not because you're don't actually feel involved in/care about what it is. And then remember that you made a promise and gave your word. Sometimes I swear life would be a little bit easier if I didn't have such an old-fashioned view on some things. And none of that probably makes much sense to folks, but I just needed to vent a little there. Excuse it as the rambling of a lurking caped-raithe, skulking before the need for said sleep really drives home. Yes, I can lurk. I can skulk. I can swirl a cape around. Before too long I might even start to twirl a moustache and cackle gleefully like the best prepared 20's villain.

I have to say, I had more crashout problems with FO3 then with New Vegas... Just one of those quirky things I guess. But then, I also haven't picked up any of the dlc yet. After pretty much exploring all of the main game in my first playthrough I just haven't got the enthusiasm to return to it just yet. So I'll wait till all the dlc is out and do a fresh start to face them then...

Hm, I was somewhere in Chapter 3/Chapter 4 in the Witcher... I really need to get around to picking up my gaming mojo and start playing again.

You take that back! That's my sister! The Lines.. the Lines! Oh the humanity there! So many possible replies.. so little time...

Virgin Media spent yesterday redoing lines along the road yesterday.. and now it looks like my phoneline is somewhat buggered. Edit: Oh and nearly forgot to do the sympathetic "Ouch" and then congratulations to Hurlshot. Houdini always used to say that the chains of marriage were the only bonds he could never escape from, and that he never wanted to.

.. think of that song from Buffy tVS by the Sundays... but that might go in the music thread instead of this one.. Wild Horses... Ah, the memories. Obession I cast thee out.

The old bionic hand trick..

From all of the previews and trailers for this.. I have to say, that while I'm impressed by the facial expressions and the animation.. there's something that really looks wrong about their heads in some way. And I can't quite pick out what it is that's bugging me. And yeah, no matter how I look at it, I just can't justify 200 quid to play two games..

That depends.. if you count it as one of the few ways Darwin's theory of evolution still works for humanity.. We've taken so much environmental danger out of the pool..so personal stupidity should have consequences..

Suspected mexican vomiting sloth on the right... Edit: And yes, he's not quite 4 months old yet..

Well things have progressed. Several hours in and I get a text message from my sister "btw I forgot to mention he threw up at 7am, you might want to keep a towel handy." But so far no real messes to deal with, managed to keep the sick dog from trying to eat the cat, mom's settled back watching some classic period drama, the weather's still wet, noon time is rolling around.. so I'm grabbing a piece of gran's bread pudding to nibble on, a fresh cup of tea and about to watch a documentary about the "Secrets of the Arabian Nights" narrated by Richard E Grant following the origins and how it travelled to the west and influenced our view of the middle ease.. Should be somewhat interesting.

Got up to grey, wet and generally miserable weather. With a slow-grinding headache, a puppy with an upset stomach.. and city workmen going along the roads with strimmers and equipment to trim back the hedges, bushes and assorted trees along the roadside... Now firmly attending to my first mug of tea for the day.

Yet more "in-universe" advertising...

I still favour Doctor Who's "Timey-Wimey-Stuff" explanation.

So.. they've now released Mass Effect Genesis for the PC and Xbox.. basically a 15 minute or so "digital comic" that retells the story of ME, and gives you the option of selecting the key choices that effect ME2. And yes, they're charging for it. Although it amounts to about $4. Is it me, or is that starting to scrape the barrel just a wee bit?

I'm half expecting someone to turn up with a Mod style Scooter on this thread... Although that might be the clash of division against all these Rocker bikes...

Was that because of the work he did for you.. or because he worked for you? Hey, someone had to say it. There's something about madness that can be a lot more terrifying then gore and blood spill. Edit: Although thinking about it, I might be colored by my first reading of Bram Stoker's Dracula back when I was in Middle School. Harker's descent into madness scared the bejeezus out of me at the time. About the only point in the book that did.

Since I've been looking for some idle reading of late, I've started working my way through some of the Exalted rpg stuff. Which, actually comes across quite entertainingly over-the-top exuberant. I was wondering whether anyone actually has any hands-on experience with it and how it plays? I mean, it's a White Wolf product line that isn't at heart dark, grim, or depressingly anguished. It's almost like Ninja Scroll meets Crouching Tiger pressed with a lot of Western attitudes.