Back to the normal routine! I can't believe school is almost out, time has gone by pretty quickly. I'm so not prepared for finals this year. I will not be taking 19 units again any time soon.

So I just beat FF X-2 today... It was an interesting ride. For those that want to hear about it: The intro was well done, but never really felt like Final Fantasy. It was loud, and had attitude to say the least. I wasn't really feeling the game until about half way through, when things started picking up. It's way too open though. I never really minded the linear path Final Fantasy usually follows, but with X-2, it seems like everything is optional. If someone played just the core game without all the optional things, they'd get a 5 hour game with a very weak story. So optional really isn't that optional here. As it stands, I only completed 85% of the game, and I had to assume a lot to fill in the story. And to top it off? I got the "Normal ending." Damnit, now I have to play through again.

On the plus side, the soundtrack seems really strong, especially the theme song. Most of the music is upbeat, and very bouncy. There are a few somber tracks, but the ones that are there are beautiful. I think I'm going to buy the sound track...

But Final Fantasy is getting a little old. They really are hurting for new ideas. This game has you doing so many little mini-games it's annoying. What happened to the good old dungeon crawl? I can almost create my own Final Fantasy game... Start off happy and peaceful, put in one small trivial problem, cascade it into a end of the world problem, throw in a love story and a song, and in the end make a monster so big you have to kick it's ass 3 times. And there you have it.

Taking a queue from Penny Arcade I downloaded napster today. I've been toying with the idea of buying into one of these services, and with this free trial, I'm in heaven. Stream random songs all day? No problem. In about an hour I had enough songs to listen to for the rest of the day. It's awesome. I might actually break down and pay the 10 dollars a month to continue this madness. I mean, it's like a personal jukebox, except that I don't own the songs. Where else can you get Jon B and Mint Condition? I realize there are a few songs that can't be found still, but I'm over it. I'll let you know what I decide next week.

My friend Peter brought up a good thoughabout these journals. He couldn't figure out why some people don't get the fact that these journals are PUBLIC and that anyone can see them, even those that you are talking shit to. Was that Microsoft guy even thinking when he posted pics? Anyway, good call on the removing links from Mental Abstraction. I mean, these two sites, I Love Stupid and Mental Abstraction are two entirely different things. Recreational fun vs. Serious stuff. Besides, Bendan is different from all of us :) He's gonna be famous, while I'm completely happy living in obscurity. Or as the Rat. Whatever. Bottom line is that famous people have to watch what they say 'cause you know some ass hole is going to bring that crap up when you least expect it.

I know no good actress... Unless you want to count Nicole Kidman, I give her props because of the crazy roles she's been in, and she can do stage stuff. Talent.

I'm out of ideas, and it's class time. Good seeing you guys for Thanksgiving, especially Steve since I haven't seen that bastard since, what? Last year some time?