I used to write a lot. Actually, that’s not true, I used to think that I wrote a lot, or maybe it was just I hated to write. I do know that I tend to use the excuse that structured “English” classes destroyed any love I ever had for writing. Almost everything I’ve written after High School, other than lab reports, especially fiction, has degraded itself into a state of nonsensical parody. That excuse had to come from somewhere though, so I’ll assume I used to enjoy writing.

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Originally Written 04.12.99 for Communications 112...

When people hear the word animation one of the first thing that comes to mind is cartoons, and with cartoons come thoughts of Bugs Bunny on Saturday mornings. Animation and cartoons are generally though of as being for children. Just because something is animated doesn’t mean it’s always for kids. There is an incredible world of animated films that is known to few people for its true worth. This is the world of Japanese animation, or anime1 for short. Anime has been around in the US for much longer than some people realize and has only recently gained real popularity. Unlike cartoons2 made in America, anime feature cutting edge state of the art animation, fantastic stories in almost any setting, dynamic characters that the viewer can relate with, and incredible realism. These are the things that help make anime appealing to older audiences.

( Current opinions may differ from those enclosed... )

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I have a bit of a problem. You see, I prefer to finish a game before I write a review of it. Now, I know there are exceptions to this and I don't mean complete the thing 100% but I like to have faced the final boss and seen a credits roll first.

This leads to the problem that I don't write too many "current reviews". For example, I'm really itchin to write up a review of Super Princess Peach, but I'm still two worlds away from the end. It shouldn't take too long to beat, I could probably manage it over the weekend, especially with the long boring Sunday morning shift I get to work. On the other hand, I just got a fresh shinny new copy of Phoenix Wright that I want to dive into.

I have a bad habbit of forgetting about old games before I finish them in favor of something new. Now, truly great games will overcome this. Metal Gear games, Final Fantasy, hell I beat all three GTAs 100% without stopping (no cheat too), but if the game is only so so, such as say, Beyond Good and Evil, I tend to get distracted.

Don't get me wrong now, BG&E is actually a spectacular game. but I was playing it originally as filler. So it's been tossed to the wayside with a bunch of ther games I wish I had time to finish.

I guess the moral is, I don't have enough time in the day for all my gaming needs. I should probably try to set up some regular time on the weekend to sit down wth my console, the problem is getting that time to be uninturrupted. I can't exactly run through Devil May Cry with a 7 year old hanging over my shoulder. He would be there, and begging to play.

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I'll post this next Wed again to Writer's Block but I feel like posting it here now...

( Thoughts on the current gaming industry... )

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Come mug me...

Really!

Ok, please don't. Anyway, I realized today that I regularly carry roughly $850 dollars worth of electronics on my person.



( The Things I Carry... )

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As extremely dorky and lame as it sounds, the game series Final Fantasy, has had a strong influence on my life. I’ve played games for a long while and while I’ve loved a lot of games, this singular series has certainly had a real and substantial impact on who I am.

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This started out as a general rant of sorts about political arguments but it evolved into something considerably better. As with most of my "better pieces", I came up with this one in the shower.

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