Well I've been playing WoW again. Not nearly as much as I was a year ago, to be sure, but yeah, I've been playing it a few hours a week again. To my credit, I haven't let it take over my life, I am still able/willing to log out whenever need be, and I am not putting it ahead of my more important priorities.
I feel a little guilty about it, I guess, I dunno. I was really happy when I was able to quit a few months back, but as time has passed, I realized that there are not a whole lot of games that really interest me anymore. I just picked up GTA4 today, but I haven't really been sucked in yet, although it is quite entertaining.
I recently built myself a new computer, well, new in the sense that I did not own it until recently. Performance-wise, it's actually rather slow and would have a lot of trouble handling newer games at high graphics settings. But I don't regret my decision, because this is all I need at this point.
I still consider myself a fan of video games, I enjoy playing them with my friends, especially more casual, active ones like Super Smash Bros, or Meteos on the DS (which is my favorite system right now, seriously, it rules!) But new games? Giant "meh" for the most part. I have played some new-ish games, and even bought quite a few of them, but I usually only end up playing them for a very short time.
I honestly spend more time just doing various things on the computer then I do gaming anymore. Chatting with friends, watching Youtube vids, getting lost in Wikipedia, reading fanfics, browsing IMDB... the list goes on and on.
Anyway, I decided I would play again, and this is me trying to justify it for myself by saying that I only play a fraction of the time that I used to, and I'm not very serious about it either (heck, right now I'm neglecting my quests to write this... A.D.D FTW!)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Future residence...
Been thinking a lot lately about where I may find myself living in the near future. I've lived in the Bay Area of CA since I was born, and it's time for a change. The older I've gotten, the more I've realized that I don't belong here. I've been looking at some of my options, but nothing is truly jumping out at me.
First there's Orlando, FL. I have 2 friends who live there, and one of them says he will be looking for a new roommate sometime in August. This would be really cool, and there's lots to do in the city I'm sure, but it gets really freakin' hot there, and I'm just not a big-city person at heart. When I was thinking of where to live, I kept picturing living out in the country. Ever since I spent a month in Georgia last year, I've come to love and appreciate living away from the city.
Which brings me to the next option, Georgia. My dad has his house out there which is super-nice, but he's looking to sell his property and leave pretty soon, so I don't know if keeping that will be an option. I don't really know if I would want to live there anyway, at least in the community where my Dad lives. It also gets really hot here.
Another place I was looking at, North Carolina. I know a few people who live there and I know I would have fun. From what my friend tells me, it sounds like exactly what I'm hoping for - away from a big city. But I'm not sure what's really out there, what kind of jobs, etc.
Of course there's always Washington, and then the not-so-far Santa Cruz area. The weather is much better with these places, but I don't really know anybody in either place.
Well I didn't really accomplish anything by writing this down, but hopefully I'll be able to come up with something near my birthday. I hope I can move out before the end of August..
First there's Orlando, FL. I have 2 friends who live there, and one of them says he will be looking for a new roommate sometime in August. This would be really cool, and there's lots to do in the city I'm sure, but it gets really freakin' hot there, and I'm just not a big-city person at heart. When I was thinking of where to live, I kept picturing living out in the country. Ever since I spent a month in Georgia last year, I've come to love and appreciate living away from the city.
Which brings me to the next option, Georgia. My dad has his house out there which is super-nice, but he's looking to sell his property and leave pretty soon, so I don't know if keeping that will be an option. I don't really know if I would want to live there anyway, at least in the community where my Dad lives. It also gets really hot here.
Another place I was looking at, North Carolina. I know a few people who live there and I know I would have fun. From what my friend tells me, it sounds like exactly what I'm hoping for - away from a big city. But I'm not sure what's really out there, what kind of jobs, etc.
Of course there's always Washington, and then the not-so-far Santa Cruz area. The weather is much better with these places, but I don't really know anybody in either place.
Well I didn't really accomplish anything by writing this down, but hopefully I'll be able to come up with something near my birthday. I hope I can move out before the end of August..
Friday, April 25, 2008
One of the better days I've had
Yesterday I decided to drive over to the beach, it was a rather spontaneous decision. I've driven over there a few times, usually just to relieve boredom. It's not exactly a financially smart idea, it takes about a quarter-tank of gas just to get there and back, and seeing as it costs upwards of $75 to fill my tank up from 1/4 to full, it isn't something I do often.
But I'm glad I decided to suck it up and head over. The traffic was surprisingly low on the way over there, and nobody was riding my tail the whole way so I didn't have to stress about the drive on the rather windy road of Highway 17. When I got there, I parked at the Boardwalk (a famous location in Santa Cruz) and walked out to the sand. I decided to jog/walk up the coast for a while, and it's such a nice change from the suburban neighborhood I usually roam.
After a few miles I headed back to where I started and decided to take a rest in the sand for a while. It's amazing how calming it was, there was no sound except for the quiet crashing of the small waves, and some children about 1/2 a mile down the beach laughing, but otherwise I was in solitude. I ended up sitting there for about 40 minutes, but it felt like 5.
I got up and walked to the now-open arcade inside the actual Boardwalk. Played some DDR and the electric drum machine thing, it's always fun getting a crowd (not to sound too shallow.. hehe). After a few rounds of DDR, my legs were thoroughly numb, and I decided it was time to rest and then head back.
Coming back to town was a little bit of a downer, but my good mood was soon restored when I got a call from my friend, and we originally planned to get some dinner, but ended up just hanging out and talking at his house for 4 hours. I came home, took a shower, and came back to see that I was able to snag a key for the new Age of Conan game. That looks pretty exciting, so it will be fun to try that out on the first of May.
All in all, it was one of the best days I've had recently, and it's apparently not as difficult as I thought to entertain myself. I can't wait to see the ocean again.
But I'm glad I decided to suck it up and head over. The traffic was surprisingly low on the way over there, and nobody was riding my tail the whole way so I didn't have to stress about the drive on the rather windy road of Highway 17. When I got there, I parked at the Boardwalk (a famous location in Santa Cruz) and walked out to the sand. I decided to jog/walk up the coast for a while, and it's such a nice change from the suburban neighborhood I usually roam.
After a few miles I headed back to where I started and decided to take a rest in the sand for a while. It's amazing how calming it was, there was no sound except for the quiet crashing of the small waves, and some children about 1/2 a mile down the beach laughing, but otherwise I was in solitude. I ended up sitting there for about 40 minutes, but it felt like 5.
I got up and walked to the now-open arcade inside the actual Boardwalk. Played some DDR and the electric drum machine thing, it's always fun getting a crowd (not to sound too shallow.. hehe). After a few rounds of DDR, my legs were thoroughly numb, and I decided it was time to rest and then head back.
Coming back to town was a little bit of a downer, but my good mood was soon restored when I got a call from my friend, and we originally planned to get some dinner, but ended up just hanging out and talking at his house for 4 hours. I came home, took a shower, and came back to see that I was able to snag a key for the new Age of Conan game. That looks pretty exciting, so it will be fun to try that out on the first of May.
All in all, it was one of the best days I've had recently, and it's apparently not as difficult as I thought to entertain myself. I can't wait to see the ocean again.
Blog intro, welcome, yadda yadda
Welcome to my blog. This is not intended to be a place for some amazing ideas or discussions to be held, but more of an outlet for my thoughts and ideas. I imagine my friends are sick of hearing about some of it, and I figure why not put it all in one place for easy access.
A little about me, I suppose - I'm 20 years old, I live in San Jose, CA but am currently looking for a new place to live. My two most "realistic" possibilities right now are in Orlando, FL or somewhere up farther on the east coast. Long story short, I hate the bay area and am ready to leave ASAP.
Well that's it, I don't want to write a life story here in the first post so I'm going to cut it off short. Snap.
A little about me, I suppose - I'm 20 years old, I live in San Jose, CA but am currently looking for a new place to live. My two most "realistic" possibilities right now are in Orlando, FL or somewhere up farther on the east coast. Long story short, I hate the bay area and am ready to leave ASAP.
Well that's it, I don't want to write a life story here in the first post so I'm going to cut it off short. Snap.
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