one day a tortoise will learn how to fly

Upon watching rokk_lobster replay Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, I have realized that this game is so very, very, uh, endearing. And probably why it appealed to me in the first place, but that's besides the point.

An example of this is The Infinite Tower. Which ends at floor 50. Or the death Knights ride T-Rex/raptor mounts...that also spew fire. Or assassin zombies. Or sniper Orcs. They are all so very, ah, cute.

Very, very charming, really.


Lastly, does Persona 4 ever stop being P3 with a Teevee? I'm not really complaining, because I obviously loved P3, until the point I got frustrated and walked away for a while, but the WHOLE POINT of starting P4 was to play something similar to but not EXACTLY like P3.

I think the MC of P3's ennui speaks to that which I am talking about. If that makes sense. I dunno, I've never been prone to ennui. I just like typing it.

I will not eat that whole bag of potato chips. I will not eat that whole bag of potato chips. I will not eat that whole bag of potato chips...

Oh, hell, who am I kidding, it will be gone by the end of my shift tonight, after all it's salt and pepper flavored.

In further news, started re-watching Romeo X Juliet and now I remember why I stopped watching the fansubs. OMG, could the show hit the wall of heteronormativity any freaking harder? I think that whole sequence of Domestic!Fail on the part of our adorable heroes during episodes eleven through thirteen hit that wall so hard, the dam broke and now the show is positively drowning in a sea cliched asshattery. Why oh why is Romeo in charge? Why is Juliet deferring to him? What happened to the part of her that was the Red Whirlwind? Gah, way to go back on all the subversion of gender expectations you started with.....anyways...I'll rant about that another day....because, despite an almost allergic reaction to that little sequence of sixteen year-old stupidiy (I've always wanted to be a bride!...which would have been fine if Romeo had been like Me, too! I've always thought Benvolio would look fetching a in a cummerbund! I thought our colors should be blue and purple!)

At least Fai and Kurogane Curio and Francisco are still amusing.  And teh emo that is Tybalt. And just so no one thinks I'm a heartless bitch who hates twu wuv, I can kinda forgive R and J for their stupidity because they are sixteen, but Conrad, man, way to plan a rebellion. You had fourteen years and all you have are a handful of middle-aged dudes and Fai and Kurogane Curio and Francisco to fight for you? That's it? Also, way to pin your hopes on a sixteen year old girl.  Why haven't you been talking to Tybalt? But I save further judgement on that till I see the rest of the series.


In better news, my boss is reading the Dresden files. She shambled up to be today and glared. And I was like,  "Woah, I totally was not looking at yaoi doushinji on the work computers,* I swear!" But she just said "I'm exhausted and it's all your fault. I was reading Dresden until about five this morning and didn't go to bed." That makes me happy. 

In better news, I got the last Amp Lightening at the Conveniet Store and have enough research done for my paper on the Abbasid caliphate that I can play Persona 3 tonight. Oh Mitsuru, how I've missed you.

And lastly, Neil Gaiman commented on Strickland!Fail 09. Thanks for supporting Ohio's libraries, Mr. Gaiman.

*for the record, I WASN'T looking at yaoi doushinji at work, just strongly thinking about it.

"Yes!!!! My skill level has increased!" Yeah, Yukari, baby, that's what I like to hear.

Oh Oberon, you studly fairy, you. I love how you block electricity based attacks. It's hawt. Needless to say, one more boss down and outta the way. Also, club Escapade, you did not notice the ginormous critter made of wires in your basement?

Junpei, bros before hos, m'kay?

Akihiko-senpai, why you gotta go getting after school special on everyone? But, I must say, you re-deemed yourself. Punch Shinjiro in the face again! Do it again!

Shinjiro, you look like a bum and I love you for that, but seriously, stop getting emo all over everything.

Mitsuru, stay delicious.

Ken, I lament your voice actor, but other than that, omg, could you be any cuter!

Koro-doggie, I love you! Please steal some more crap for me!

Fuuka, I AM badass enough to try your cooking now.

Aigis, ninjas ARE the supreme specimen and they all went extinct because of the dinosaurs.

And finally, MC, can you be any more of a man-slut? But it's okay because ♥ ♥ ♥.

I swear there is a body in the alley by the dorm in Persona 3! It hasn't moved for several in game days. Does no one notice this? Is no one concerned? I noticed it, but I can't seem to get the main character to notice it! What the crap? They can't smell it? No one else walks by this street?

The hell, going to bed.

Persona 3 why do you suck my life!? I found myself saying to rokk_lobster last night "Hey, I'm gonna stay up and study and then go to bed to increase my academics! That'll help me alot." And he says "Like you're supposed to be doing right now? You're not studying for you real classes to study for your video game classes? Oh my god, are you playing a GAME in a game? For real? You're going to play an MMORPG in your RPG?" And I was like, "Yeah, dawg, for serious, I bet if I play this, it'll make a new social link." And it did. And all was well.

Also, every time I see a bathroom in game I use it. I will never, ever get tired of the fact that it makes you feel better.

Also, only in Japan does answering questions in class raise your charm....and apparently, sitting alone in a coffee house will do that, too.

Also, also, I took Elizabeth on a date and that was the best thing ever. I think my brain cracked right open. I am disappointed that Elizabeth and the main character were not actually shown at karaoke. Also, also, also, was anyone else peeved that you could not go back and retrieve all the freaking money that Elizabeth wasted in the fountain?

I played it for approximately a half an hour yesterday...and in that time I went to the bathroom, which apparently was awesome, found the school's office and sat through a speech by the principle. I ♥ Japan.


Seriously, though I find the game kinda ridiculous at this point, it's sooooo sickenly stylish and slick. I can't wait to get home and play some moar. And it's all everyone's fault for talking about it.


In other news, I am starving and two o'clock can't come soon enough.

And my butt hurts. I have a random cut on my right ass cheek. No clue how the hell it got there or what happened, but it stings like a mofo.