Post 2: The Postening

Where do I want to start this post? I'm not sure, to be honest! It has been what feels like a really, really long day.

Woke up at 6:30 in the morning to prepare for an 8AM class. Had to print out some homework and take in a bag with stuff that represented my perceived self and presenting self. Class ended up being everyone having to group up at tables and share their stuff, wasting half of the class on inane chattering. The second half was also wasted on more social experimentation (?) and perception -- I'm not sure if the teacher presents these things to prove that we see and interpret everything differently, or if she's just wasting time and following the book. The two hours we spend in class could be spent so much more efficiently instead of wasting our mornings and then just expecting us to do the real work on our own.

After that, it was back home for a short time, where I got to say goodnight to the lady and make sure she got to sleep okay. I feel bad for having almost all my weekly mornings taken up now -- normally we'd get to spend a lot of time chatting and whatnot, but that's been kind of ripped away with the horrible setup I'm stuck with. I couldn't decide on if I wanted to play anything with the few hours I had before work, so I goofed around in FL and tried some new things with it. Made a little bit of progress with some stuff and have a new project that I can work on in the future. I like it, but I'm not sure what direction I want to take it in.

A photo I took while on the road. What is it?!

Work was pretty bad, and this is probably the thing that's been on my mind the most this evening. I'm an intern/extern/whatever you'd call it for a pharmacy, and this is the second one I've been to as part of my schooling. At the first one, I didn't get much experience doing many different things but I got to feel useful. I had a role that I played there, and I tried my best to do it efficiently and keep things going smoothly. I really enjoyed the company and got along with just about everyone there. I would often have someone to talk to and pass the time with. At my current place, there's so many people doing so many things that I often end up standing around, watching and doing nothing. I've just spent a good chunk of time feeling completely out of place and unhelpful. I think one of the worst things is that I really don't care for the manager so far. Whatever reason it may be, but being around him makes me feel extremely uncomfortable and uneasy. It doesn't help when he says "hey, intern, go fill those prescriptions" rather than referring to me by name and telling me what exactly I'd need to do, since it wasn't something that I'd ever been shown before. He also got my name wrong when I was first coming to the pharmacy. Actually, it was the second time my name had been wrong according to the company! Pretty impressive -- they also managed to give me the incorrect contact number to reach him when I was first starting out. Really good impression being left on me, that's for sure.

I'm going to move on to discussing things that I like more. You know what I like? Video games, man. I might have mentioned that I do not have as much time to play this week as I'd like, and that I need to make a plan to clear the backlog/enjoy games in an order instead of getting distracted and hopping around. I think I need to work on a game plan and possibly blog about the games as I play them, so I can keep progress for myself. I'll get around to it this weekend... Maybe...

Because I want a picture in my post -- Gamestop preorders for Dragon Quest VI will come with this lovely gentleman:

FOREVER GRINNING

From what I can tell, only Gamestop will have it as well. Amazon may be my favorite place to shop from, but they might just have to sit this one out for now! Having gotten into the Dragon Quest series recently thanks to DQIX, I definitely wanna get this. I'm pretty sure the lady will think it is so very stupid, but she is so very wrong and that's okay because I forgive her despite how wrong she is. What really amazes me about the series is how little about it actually changes, but how popular and enjoyable it still can be. Is it the simplicity? Is it the nostalgic factor? Because the games remind us of the golden age when we were young, when a few sentences in a game could fill us with a righteous sense of duty to defeat the last boss? Maybe it is just the simplicity -- perhaps nothing more is needed than an excuse to go on an adventure with some comrades, slaying monsters for gold and experience. Whatever it may be, I definitely won't complain as DQIX has been treating me very well since I first picked it up. Since grabbing it a few months ago, I have put many hours into it (not beaten... yet!) and picked up some others to add to it.

Pretty pathetic compared to some people out there!

Did I just spend over an hour or so working on this post? Yes, yes I did. I'm going to stop now and call it good here.

Intro

There's been a blog revolution! Everyone and their best friend is interested in starting one! Well, not really -- I just have enjoyed reading a friend's and felt a little extra motivated to start one myself. I'd been toying with the idea for a while. I originally wanted to make a blog where I'd write about the stories of games I've been playing, so that I can look back on them down the road to remember them fondly (?). I also had the idea to create a blog and write short stories about the varying day dreams I'd space out into. I also thought it might be fun to do it for normal dreams, but those usually fade away shortly after waking up, so those would be easier to track with a small journal and pen near the bed. Then I thought it might also be enjoyable to write about my day to vent frustrations, share pleasantries, spew anxieties, and top it all off with those other emotions and daily things.

So, I basically ended up wanting a blog for some many different topics. The problem with it is, however, that writing good, quality posts can be very time consuming (and rewarding)! As it stands now, I am really inefficient with my time. I've been sort of upset about my schedule this week -- lots of classes and work to do. Amusingly enough, I find myself doing nothing productive when I do have free time. Why is this? Is it because I have so many options to choose from and can't decide which would be the most fun? "Option A may be less fun than option B... What if option C is even better than both of those? But option C might take me a while to get into and I'd have to move out of the chair and get set up at the TV.. So then I can just go for option A or B while I'm here, but I might have more fun with C despite the effort I need to put into it." It's a bit of a funundrum. Heh, heh...

So, what have I been up to lately? Nothing fantastic, really. I started my pharmacy courses and practicum, along with my interpersonal communications class. Again. I probably won't write about that, but I really shouldn't be taking this class again -- I'll just leave it at that. I think one of the things that has me feeling pretty good lately is that I managed to pick up a PSP Go on the cheap recently. Combined with the new firmware stuff going on, I have a very portable little gadget loaded up with all my games! No need to bring all my discs around when I'm out and about or traveling.

Transferring data back and forth. Forever.

While I didn't get a black one, the white itself is pretty nice. I kind of would like to get a black one down the road because black electronics are just so sleek and smart, but white is pretty professional and clean. It's not as uncomfortable as I thought it would be to play, either. While it's not as solid as the normal model, it's not a bad change. My personal favorite about it is that, with the addition of bluetooth, you can use a PS3 controller to play your PSP games. Suddenly, it's much more comfortable to control whatever I might be playing! But, this causes another problem to arise: where do you put the system itself when you're holding the controller? I think the whole controller-usage feature is better suited for when your system is connected to the TV, but it's not bad when playing it by itself. 

I've spent a good chunk of time playing Phantasy Star Portable 2 on the handhelds lately; it really brings me back to multiple good times in my life. From what I've played, the story and characters are probably my favorite of the entire "Universe" series (four games total now), and it is very packed with features. Story mode, loads of missions, tons and tons of weapons, skills, armors, room decorations, et cetera. Combine all this with a free (!) online multiplayer component, and you have a great combination to win my heart over. I could spend hours and hours playing with other people, especially friends. I've been enjoying a fair amount of multiplayer time with my broseidon, Mogs. It's a really enjoyable thing for me right now, because I can just kick back and play the game without any stress or worries -- we just go on missions and kill everything we meet (usually). After a mission, we might say something amusing online and then move on to the next. It works really well for me, because it's just so lighthearted and I often find myself chuckling at some of the inane things we do. Telling each other "Congratulations!" when we get stuck in a trap, things like that. Even though the Phantasy Star games have been lacking for some lately, I will always hold it in a special place and enjoy them.

Mogs holds on to the fan desperately for his own safety.

I kind of regret not getting a second copy for my wonderful girlfriend while it was on sale, because I wasn't sure if she'd have enjoyed it or not. I think I should just make some sort of rule to myself where I always get a second copy for her to play (almost) no matter what. Having her around for games pretty much always makes them better (except for some when she likes to take minutes upon minutes sorting through inventory, or fiddling with her mic, or controls, or.. maybe this wasn't such a good idea). Actually, I don't mind waiting for this things, now that I think about it. What I don't like is my own lack of time, the interruptions that happen around my house, and how tired I feel by the end of the day. I'm glad she puts up with those things, haha. (She also puts up with me making a lot of seriously stupid faces.)

Speaking of the end of the day... I'd like to write more about the week, what I've been doing, what I'd rather be doing, what I plan on doing, and so on, but it's getting late.