Last 2014

And with this last "entry" for 2014...

Last Day On Job - 2014

And it's my last day working... this year.

Last Chances

It's time for some last-second stupidity for 2014...

A Few More Days

It's getting closer...

Difficulty

Sometimes I forget just how difficult some things are...

Done With Something

I'm so ready!

Christmas 2014

It's a fun and quiet day. Time for me to build up!

Eve

Happy Winter Veil!

Fatigued Out Once More

I'm so tired.

Tradeoff

Sometimes they work against you... and sometimes, they don't.

Coming Soon

It's almost time for new things.

Not a Fun Day One

Saturdays don't make good Mondays.

Ends Meet

The start of a good weekend usually ends with the ending of another.

Chaos Begets... Nothing...?

So much for that...

Eve of Chaos

We're gonna see just how crazy tomorrow's going to get...

ThursTuesday

Tuesday? More like Thursday.

Showtime Cometh

This is going to be one hell of a week...

A Day Two

Sometimes a Tuesday doesn't feel like a Tuesday.

Weekendstart

This weekend feels like a Monday for me.

Two Days

Two days off in a row does WONDERS for the mind and body. Never give that up if you end up with that.

Water Falls

Rain? Oh, boy.

Inching Closer

I think it's clear that something might go down soon.

Today's Not Today

When you wake up on a Tuesday thinking it's a Saturday, you know your sense of days has been screwed.

What Day

It's Monday, but it doesn't feel like one...

Little Things

Today... was a good day. Not much happened, but hey - sometimes, not mich is what you need.

Partial Charge

Ugh. I don't think I got enough rest.

Crash

This day has been fun in a destructive manner.

Opposite

Gods, today's a horrible day. Work on a day when I shouldn't; stress on a day I should relax; broke on a day that warrants wealth.

No Remembering

I keep forgetting about some things... and now I need to fix them.

Two on Two

Tuesday! The second day of the week is also the second day of the month!

Countdown Start

Last month, first day. Oh, how soon is the year ending...

Sweep Out

A new time starts today.

Something Else

It's time for something different.

Queasy

I can't tell what's happening anymore; the days keep blurring together.

Turkey Time

That's what it is in America. *nom*

And Now It's Over

Time to relax...

Fatigue Almost Over

Twelve becomes nine... and relief could not come soon enough.

Slightly Gone

And more work continues. It's tiring but interesting.

Fatigue Builds On

I swear... it's interesting how these days keep going.

Saturday Punches

Between lots of work and lots of cheering, all I know is that pain is plentiful

Tired On

Fatigue is setting in, yet I can afford no rest.

Almost Midnight

Midnight launches? Maybe.

Not As Planned

Sometimes, it's just better to do random things that aren't on the schedule.

Technical Problems

Dealing with computer problems is a total pain.

One Only

I better enjoy this one day off this week...

Sunday Gone

And another week starts.

Sniffles

Oh, boy. Sickness isn't fun.

Inches

Sometimes close calls can be too close.

Going Back

It's interesting how I fall back to good old things.

Not Sure

It's the middle of the week? It sure doesn't feel like it...

Something Incoming

I've got this interesting feeling about the future...

Back in Lost

What does it feel like now that reality has kicked back in...?

And It's Over

It's a tiring, melancholy affair...

Day Two Once Again

So... I'm tired. And I've got one more day to go...

PMX 2014 Part 1

Day One has just ended. Man, am I beat.

Here Goes

And now things get interesting. REALLY interesting.

And Now...

And so a mini-"vacation" starts tonight...

That Good Feeling

Something tells me I'll be in for some fun over the next few days...

Impending Doom

I think I just signed up for something horrible in the future...

...I just placed an appointment for the DMV.

S... L... O... W...

This... represents... how boring... a decent portion... of this day was.

DST

This is probably the one time I'm not happy for Daylight Savings' arrival.

Trick and Treat

Today spelled both fun and concern for me.

Decent Relaxation

And I think today went well. Need more rest, though...

Time to Rest

It's finally time for some relaxation...

Problematic Day

Today's... not that great of a day. Not for me, I mean - but elsewhere.

Monday!

Once again, Monday comes to haunt us. It's gotta be grand...

Another Week Is Coming

End of the weekend once again. Now it's on to something fiercer...

Hold On

I'm beginning to think that I'm at some kind of end of rope. I'm holding on for dear life, though.

Wanting to Relax

Geez... I think I need to get myself a vacation or something like that.

Off Time

A day spent not working... always a fun thing.

Sleeping

I'm so sleepy. So much work's been done...

No Day Known

I keep forgetting what day of the week it is. This may bite me later on...

What Day Is It

I keep forgetting what day's what anymore. It's confusing...

Another Week Starts

Will it be like the one prior?

Most likely.

Wanting More

There's just not enough hours in an off-day...

So Tired

I should get some sleep...

Off Sushi

A day off with sushi? Sign me up!

Over the Hump

Another hump day gone by. The second half looks interesting.

Headache

I have one. It sucks. It hurts. But at least my stomach's feeling a tad better.

Monday Hell

Holy hell; today was bad. Guess that's what happens on Mondays.

Sleepy

I think I got enough sleep. At least I hope I can get enough sleep tonight...

Sleep-Deprived

I should get some sleep... but I can't.

See The Day

I'm so tired today. Lots of work.

Thursday

It's today, and that means I can relax. Which I did.

Middle of Work

And now I get to relax for a little bit.

Tuesday Trouble

No real trouble. Just wondering how much I'm gonna be in.

Yet Another Monday

And Monday rolls off again unhitched.

Slight

And those can lead to brawls...

Sold Not

I haven't quite sold myself to the ideas I had planned.

Smashed Out

Too busy playing new games to type anything!

New Games

And today was spent trying games I've had for a while but didn't bother to try until now. Wow; they're fun.

Dug In

I really need to get myself out of this hole I've dug myself into.

I can't even figure out why I decided to get myself into this crap-fish state to begin with. All I know is that through many faults - some of my own doing, and some from external sources - I'm dug in like an Alabama tick when I don't want to be.

So how do I get out? Truthfully, I'm still figuring it out. It takes time (apparently, it's been taking a lot of time for this particular hole), and with it a lot of patience. Some tears and lots of pain, too. Rest assured... I do plan on climbing out.

Let's Start Anew

This month is over, and I can't wait to see what happens next month...

And It Goes On

Life does go on.

Last One To See

Weekend's over. And I think something's happening.

Fun Has Begun

This is a fine weekend. Nothing going on.

And Now

And now it's Friday.

Thursday's Here

Thursday... it's something I miss.

In-Between Once Again

Another middle is here. It's time to figure out what's going on.

And Something Else Starts

Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday. Maaaan, this is a first.

And It Goes

It's time to see what happens.

Another Time

Time for a new week and some new changes. Not here... but elsewhere.

Tired of Ends

If I wasn't so tired, maybe I'd be better...

Friday Tired

It's Friday night. Yay.

No Off

Working on a day that I'm supposed to have off... by the Gods, it's annoying.

Between

Wednesday once again. A middle and no end.

Time

Time for something else.

Odd Start

This is an odd beginning of the week for me...

Sunday Out

Gods, this weekend was sure strange.

Work on Others

Another weekend day... and another time for me to figure things out.

So Much For That

Another Friday... another weekend. Here it goes again...

More Catching Up

That's what I'm doing today.

Middle One More

Once again I find myself in the middle.

Busy Again

I forgot how busy Tuesdays can be...

Starting Tired

Mondays can be dead tiring at times. This one is no exception.

Week-End

But not so much for Sunday. =/

Weekend Start

Hooray for Saturday.

Working On Things

Oy... I need to work things out.

Catch-Up

I suppose I have that to do...

Middle

It's where I am once again.

Tuesday Four

It's Tuesday. I'm tired. I want out. And tomorrow's my Friday.

Labored Out

Honestly, today should not be a day spent working. I'd like to cater to that train of thought, but my life seems to want otherwise.

Sunday's Done

I'm tired this weekend.

Saturday Madness

The weekend brings about newfound ideas that I haven't tested in a while...

Friday Fun Time

I'm ready for a weekend.

A Thursday

Off-days tend to be wonderful on these days for some reason.

Wednesday Continues

More things have to be done today.

Tuesday's Here

I brought my coat!

Another One Starts

Time to play!

Sunday Outage

Sunday's done... and now I'm going to go into another week.

Work Will Leave Fatigue

Gods... I'm gonna be tired.

Another Week's End

Off I go to the weekend. I don't know what I'm doing, but I know I'm working.

Almost New

I think it's time to begin something new...

Day Conversion

Suddenly this Wednesday has become my Friday.

Suddenly Tired

Gods, am I tired. I just want to sleep and stay off my feet.

Here We Go Again

Whee!

One Day Past

I don't feel any different, but yet...

Birthday

Happy birthday to me!

One Day Remains

Tomorrow...?

Two Days Remain

I think I need to find out what's going on.

Three Days Remain

And we'll just see how bad the rest of this goes...

Four Days Remain

And I'm still not sure what is coming up.

Five Days Remain

Gee... it's starting to get REAL close...

Six Days Remain

Sunday's time for work. Six days of it. And it all counts down to something awesome.

Nice Off Time

A day off... it seems almost nice.

Another Weekend Begins

And the weekend now begins... with naught but lethargy to be seen...

No Care

I'm beginning to think that I'm done with myself. *sighs*

Freak Out

Sometimes... it's better to just freak out.

You Don't Say

This isn't going well.

Let the Work Begin

This is going to be an interesting work week for me.

Drawing Something Up

I have to start listing some things on here eventually.

It's Coming

It's getting closer and closer... and I'm wondering what will happen.

Boring Beginning

And so August begins, with no fanfare or excitement from me. I wonder why that is...

Yet Another Realization

I need to end this now.

Wednesday Woe

I'm not sad or anything. Just tired.

Lost Tuesday

For once, I was not prepared for this Tuesday. My coat's missing, my energy's drained, and most worriedly of all... I have no idea where I am.

Moving Bleh

I forgot how much moving things for friends suck. At least the pizza and beer make up for it.

And Here We Go

The weekend ends with more work upon me. This is gonna be fun.

Off For Nothing

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday. It's quite boring sometimes.

Arduous

I forgot how tough IV breeding is. It's annoying, and it's hopefully going to get me something I want!

Continuing Lack

I thought today was going to amount to something on here. I guess I was wrong.

Communication Error

I think I've done enough online trading in Pokémon by now. It's time to get to work.

Starting to Run Low

With Tuesday here, it's hard to try working - especially when I am just about out of ideas.

Wondering

When you spend most of the time you set aside to do things that distract you (as opposed to things you wanted to work on), you find yourself wondering whether or not you spent the time well or not.

Yet Another

I'm done with this weekend. It's over, and a new week starts now.

Saturday Driving

Woo... I forgot how much I hate traffic.

Slowly Falling Out

I'm starting to get done. Yep.

Off To Hear Distinctive Music

I'm going off to a wedding! I think it's going to be fun, especially since I know both the bride and the groom.

Weeeeeee! And congratulations in advance!

More Shining

Another day spent breeding and Wonder Trading Pokémon instead of writing something.

However, I think this was well-spent time.

Distracted Egg

I originally was going to post something on here.

Unfortunately, both the Internet and Pokémon breeding happened.

5IV Female Jolly HA Dratini? Well, Wendy's gonna be happy!

Well, at least it isn't a total loss. For me, at least.

Creeping for Ideas

I've always wondered about things that I wanted to talk about - whether I thought it'd be okay to talk about them with the public; whether it'd be something interesting; whether I would enjoy talking about it or what not.

Because while I have good ideas I want to act on, I don't necessarily have the time to just type it all out. So here goes me, going on here to look for topics I said I'd talk about eventually, jot them down, and then fall asleep wondering just how I'll talk about all of them.

One of these days, I'll get to it all. One of these days...

Sunday Ends With...

And with a day for light refreshment, it's time for me to get back into the grind.

Gambling Time

Sometimes in life, you have to venture out into the unknown and take a gamble. Oftentimes you'll lose, but every once in a while you'll net yourself a nice little victory. Today was one of those days for me. As I somehow scored a Saturday off (wat is this i didnt even request it off lolwut^*), I figured I'd spend some time gambling my luck. Between trading for unknown-quality Pokémon on the GTS and driving around looking for yard sales in search of random treasures and other interesting cheap trinkets, such a day relaxing like this offers quite the opportunity for some kind of loot to be won.

Two collapsible shot glasses and a cool book about Calvin and Hobbes... all for $1.50. SCORE.

And after two hours of driving around town looking at the various yard sales, I think I had a small victory - even if I gambled precious, expensive gasoline.

A decent amount of Pokémon with four or more IVs is good, but...
HOLY SHIT SHINY SKARMORY WOO

Yes... yes, I think today's gambles have been totally worth it.




* = If I ever sincerely talk or type like this, feel free to slap me. Hearing/Reading such a bastardized version of the English language is a sign of unintelligence, and while my wisdom scores may be low, I'm not that dumb.

Circling the Job

Work was... well, it was work. So is posting these good entries... I haven't done them in so long. I'm not used to it. Also, I'm breeding multiple Pokémon in conjunction with yesterday's announced project. It's not going so hot - none of 'em seem to qualify for my specifications. But I guess I'll keep working on it. After all... it's part of this whole improvement process.

We'll continue with the whole Pokémon project tomorrow, mm'kay?

The New Old Guys

It's no secret that I hold disdain for the Pokémon franchise's fifth generation of games. The overall in-game experience wasn't that exciting and gripping. I didn't really feel as much love for it as I showed the prior generations, and I found playing White Version to be a complete chore (surprising for someone who placed the series in his top three). No wonder it took me three years to take down the Unova region's Elite Four.

Despite the present negativity, I feel like I owe my team in White Version an apology. Yes, the game was boring and dull (of all the times for the story to have a twist, it was at the end - far too late for me to rekindle any genuine interest). Yes, my overall experience was not one I'll cherish for the rest of my days. However, "Team White" stuck with it - even when I didn't - and pushed themselves to their limits from day one all the way to their conquest of the Elite Four. They gave their all so that I could move on and say "goodbye" to Generation V forever.

This is my "Team White."

They don't deserve that kind of treatment. They deserve to be remembered.

Will He?

And the best part is that I think I got it all collected! I'll show you tomorrow!

Collecting

I think I need to post something good. I'll do that tomorrow... once I'm able to collect my thoughts on what I want to post about.

Monday Out

Mondays are quite the pain to go through...

Task Completed; NEXT!

Sometimes, things take much longer than you'd want it to. Whether life, the elements, or the ever-in-motion "X factor" get in the way, the task at hand suddenly transforms from a normal task to one of gastronomical heights. No, I didn't mean "astronomical" - said task suddenly becomes a huge knot in your stomach, paralyzing your digestive system (and maybe your psyche) until you can somehow stomach the strength to carry on with yourself.

We've all faced difficult obstacles like that in our life. Anyone with any kind of project currently on the backburner knows this feeling. You want to continue working on it, but every time you do, you get nauseated with how arduous it has suddenly become. You don't even want to deal with it anymore - it's that bad. At that point, going through physical torture sounds more appealing than hitting the "Continue" button.

For those of you just tuning in, I had a task like that a few days ago. It was thrown on the backburner for a little over three years - mostly because I lost interest in it. It wasn't grabbing my attention like I thought it would, and its entertainment value ran itself dry much, much earlier than I expected.

It took a while, but I finally completed it that's made me... well, I wouldn't call it "happy," so let's just go ahead and use the term "relieved."

After three years of self-loathing and dissatisfaction, I finally beat Pokémon White Version. With this done, I can now move on with my life and continue my Pokémon journey the way it was supposed to go: as far away from the Unova region as humanly possible.

Okay; what's next to do...?

Leaving So Soon

Something's coming tomorrow. Mostly because I ran out of time today.

Fireworking

My gods. Today has been a slow day - both at work, and with running errands. It's a good breather. Fortunately for me, this means I can focus on doing other things - and that means I can have fun with things I want to do.

Of course, not all of those things I want to do are fun to begin with (*cough* Pokémon White Version *wheeze*), but it's a necessity in order for progress to be achieved.

Also, it's July 4 - which us Americans will be using as an excuse to do nothing, light off fireworks, and basically yell "Happy Independence Day" at everyone and everything. I'm not going to do that - mostly because I'm distracted by my duties as a trainer who wants to transfer all his guys out from his older games onto Y.

It's tedious, but it's a necessary evil I must get through. So, as the fireworks pop off all around me (legally or otherwise), I'm just going to go ahead and train... and train... and train...

Shopping Drain

Shopping takes a lot out of a person. I really don't get how it does. It could be the walking and how it drains any stamina out of your feet... or it could be the fact that I have, like, zero idea what to get people - even when provided with a registry full of gifts. I guess I've got a lot to learn about these kind of things.

If you'll excuse me, I've got some training to catch up on. You'll hear about it later on. For now... *boots up DS* ...let's see how much longer my forced stay in Unova will be.

A Thorn and Some Tweezers

So in a starting effort to begin typing things on here, I decided to try something new. (Gee, I sure haven't tried doing this before.)

I take that back. I'm not trying anything new. Matter-of-fact, I'm trying to finish something I started a long time ago. In my current pattern of "fail and fail some more," I figured this would be an interesting way to (yet again) attempt to break the cycle and yank this throbbing thorn that's been in my side for ages now. Yesterday's entry was a sign of this, and today you'll see what it was exactly that I rebooted.

Round... Whatever

I honestly don't know what I'm doing anymore.

I mean, I've been posting here with a catatonic, "I'm done with the world" approach for half of 2014 now. It's been one or two sentences at best, with an occasional attempt at revival every few months or so. It's left me feeling apathetic, lazy, and unsure just how well the future may go (at least in terms of "here").

I'm sick of it. I'm so sick of myself and how recursive my morale has been on here. Sure: there's no inspiration (or so I claim), and there no way I can get myself back to where I once was. An endless cycle of nothing followed by more nothing with a side of nothing and nothing for dessert. It's all I've seen myself give off on here, and it looks as though my creativity, inspiration, and willpower has become everything but extinct.

That's what I think. Thing is, I don't know how tomorrow will end up - or the next day, or any other day from here on out. I just don't.

I just know that I want to break this loop. I want out so badly...

A gaming artifact of my past days... nostalgic.

...and it looks like I found just the way to start that process once again. *boot-up sequence*

Third Score

I somehow scored today off as well. Awesome.

Two Years

It's Sunday. And it's a magical Sunday. yay.

Weekend Day 1

Saturday's here. Woo-hoo.

Rare Times Off

In a rare acquisition, I've managed to score an actual weekend off. What I'm to do with this? I don't know yet...

Awesome Thursday

Today... well, it was awesome.

Middle Again and Again

Another middle... and some other stuff happens, too.

It's Taco Tuesday

Tuesday means TACOS!

Monday is Out

Well, almost. Still got a tad bit of time left...

More Fatigue

I'm tired. I want sleep.

Weekend Tried Taking Me Out

Saturday means it's going to be quite scary now. It's been fun working and what not, but I'm tired.

Friday Time

It's no time for other times...

One Day Off

Today's fun. It's quite interesting to figure out other things.

I'm Over the Middle

Middle again. And it's time to figure out what's gonna happen.

Fetch

Tuesday is where the brain forgets...

Monday Plan Day

Planning stuff for Star Wars is always fun.

It's Going To Be a Long One

Weekend ends now. Here comes more trouble.

Nowish

Saturday time is now... and hopefully something fun will happen.

Friday Time

That's what today is...

Getting To It

I need to plan things. Otherwise, things may not go down the way I had 'em planned...

At Video Games Live

It's time to face the music...

Three Time

Tuesday is here, and I don't know what that means anymore.

Monday

That's what today is... and it sucked. Yes, I got a case of it.

Not A Day

It's Sunday, and I'm going to not do anything.

Satuday Is a Time For Learning

And that's what I'm gonna do!

New Friday

I'm learning something new today, and it's quite... well, it's quite interesting.

Day Five

Thursday's now, and I'm off to relax.

Middle

It's Wednesday! The middle of the week, and it's almost over now.

Exhausted

Holy hell, was Tuesday quite exhausting. I'm looking forward to tomorrow, where I don't have to work after my shift then. I could use some rest.

Fun Planning Times

A lot of planning is taking place as I speak. It's quite interesting (for some people) and "bleh" for others, like it always is, but it's been fun for me.

It Begins With Uncertainty

It's a new month, and do I have anything to show for it? I'm... not sure.

End of May

End of the line for May. I wonder what next month will bring.

Not a Royal Day

Friday brings a bad taste in the moth... especially if one is a king.

Five's almost over.

May's ending soon. Yay.

Middle Ground

Middle of the week time. Here we go onwards.

It's Gonna Be One of Those Days

Lovely. It's Tuesday.

Closing Time

It's going to be the end of May soon. Oh, joy.

Character Time

Sunday is time for interesting things and fun times?

And How...?

When it comes down to it, I have to wonder just how it is I "don't have time" for this blog anymore.

Far Behind

It's time for me to start working on some things that should've been worked on for a while now...

Yet More Thinking

Planning things and planning things. Woo.

Work's Over For Now

Wednesday brings more woe and fatigue... but at least I'm off tomorrow. Yay.

No Sense of Time

It doesn't feel like a Tuesday. Or a Thursday. Hell, I don't even know what day it is anymore. It's not fun.

Confusing State

Lately I've been so thrown off with what day's what. I know today's Monday, but it feels like the energy of a Wednesday and a long week's work combined. What the crap?

Mildly Interesting

This Sunday has been... rather interesting.

Selective Saturday

Saturday is going to take on some things, and I'm going to figure out what's going on.

Time Flies REAL Fast

I somehow did not realize today's Friday.

Checked Out

Weekending time for moi!

No Plans

Wednesday is here, and I'm still doing stuff.

What Now?

And here starts more planning... of which I might finally let you know about tomorrow.

Monday Is Now

I'm working today? Weird.

Working on the New

And here I am, trying to plan something out...

Time For Roleplay Again

More Star Wars time! Roleplaying, ho!

Researching

Friday's here, and now I'm doing research on my own system... and maybe some other things.

Actions Are Needed

I'm going to figure something out soon.

Pushing It

So much work to be done... and so little time to relax.

Forming Something

Somehow I've spent today modelling something interesting. It might work out well...

May

It's the start of a new week... and who knows what's in store.

Sunday Rest Day

Sunday means I'm going to be off work soon. Yay.

Weekend Gaming Time

Saturday means Star Wars and D&D.

Friday's Out

Friday's here, and it's going bye-bye.

First of May

It's the first of a new month. And I'm not sure what to do.

Wednesday Middles Out

Middle of the week, ain't it?

A Tuesday Lost

I hate when I lose things. I hate it even more when I lose things and I can't find them no matter how hard I try looking.

A Monday Gone

Monday has flown by, and now I'll have to welcome Tuesday soon.

Regress

Sunday's time for me to relax. And once again I'm just gonna be here.

Out Roleplaying Somewhere Else

Saturday's here, and that means it's time for me to play some good old-fashioned tabletop role-playing games! See y'all tomorrow!

Almost At It Again

The weekend's here, and I'm ready to... well, almost call it a weekend.

And Yet Not Enough

Too much planning for too little time.

tired and yeah

Woo. I'm beat. I'm gonna call it a day.

So Little Words

So many decisions, and ideas... so little time to act upon it all.

The worst part is that I won't have time tomorrow - I've got one of those shifts that will take most (if not all) of my free time. In the meantime, I'm making up for by working on my campaign. I think I've figured a few things out - and that's much better than yesterday.

Formation

I've come across one major snag when it comes to creating a tabletop role-playing campaign: the important decision of selecting your engine. There's a good variety out there, but I've only experienceda few of them so far in my life. It also doesn't help that I've only experienced each engine on the player character side - I'm sure the GM side's a whole 'nother issue. What's more, each system has a few things I like and some other things that I don't.

Now, a third option has come up: the idea that I could just make up my own system. I had tinkered with that idea for a bit (I even came up with a few character classes and talent trees), but it's so much work that I wasn't even up for continuing after I had the basics set up. It still is a possibility for me to use my own modified engine, but that would be a long road to travel.

When it comes down to it, though, I think that creating the story and characters take precedence over selecting the engine I want to use to run this game. I'm sure I can deal with that when it's time. Until then, I'll just keep focusing on keeping the story tight and gripping, and the characters the players will eventually face as memorable as possible

Almost Like Usual

It's quite interesting to note that I've focused most of this first day off on relaxing and less on projects, writing, or anything of the sort. It's not that I'm lazy this time. It's more along the lines of me just getting distracted by other things (like job grinding on Bravely Default... so, yeah.

Since I've got one more day to do stuff (and more importantly: since I don't have any pressing matter to bug me), I should have sufficient time to post well tomorrow. For now, we'll have to deal with this...

You Know What They Say About Old Habits...

It might be Saturday, but today feels like a Friday. That's because when it comes to my work week, I'm done, and that means I can finally begin to relax.

Thing is, I don't exactly know what it is I want to do. I've got plenty of ideas going through my head, and all of them sound rather enticing. Do I play the crap out of Bravely Default and FTL: Faster Than Light? Do I work on my tabletop role-playing game campaign ideas and map out more of the story? Do I just veg out and do absolutely nothing (and hope it's everything I thought it could be)? Do I take it easy and recuperate from both minor sickness and aches?

Or do I just try to do a mixture of all of the above (with a little bit of other things for good measure) and call it a weekend well spent?

Hrm. I'm torn. The latter seems quite enticing... okay, screw it. I might just end up doing that - it's what I've always been doing before (plus or minus some video games), and it's what I do best! It also doesn't seem like I'll be changing those ways any time soon. Humans are creatures of habit, after all - why else would I alter the status quo?

Okay, plan's set. I'm gonna go do things that keep me entertained!

Binding

Time certainly seems to be going slower as summer slowly inches closer. Yeah, I know - the days are getting longer; the nights shorter; blah, blah, blah. It's fun and all, but gods... if you've nothing to do all day, then the sun's just gonna taunt you all day and night. That's no fun, now, is it?

For the time being, though... it's not too bad. So long as people are free and things are open and I have gas to get to places, I think I'll be okay. In the meantime, it's time for me to rest up and get ready for longer days. Those are gonna be fun.

So, what to expect from me as the daytime hours? More talk of projects? Some posts involving said (completed) projects? Life in general? Other fun things? I'm not sure, but I'm trying to make sure I have the energy and the time to write. Right now, however... it's a bit tricky. Between things I'm trying to fight and other things I'm trying to juggle, I'm in a bit of a bind. It's been like that for a long while for me... but I'm slowly getting myself back to gear.

Carded Out

Having a night out with friends playing "Cards Against Humanity." I'll see y'all tomorrow.

Names For Thought

Once again I find myself interested in making up names for people and other countries. It's fun and quite time-consuming, so it's pretty much absorbed most of my current free time for today. I wonder just how cool-sounding they'd be to others' ears, because my views would obviously be a bit... skewed.

Anyway, all this name-developing has inspired me to work on that tabletop role-playing game campaign I was supposed to have finished by last year. I'm sure my friends who were waiting for that might actually enjoy this particular set of news, but alas - I'm far from finished. That's okay, though - good things do take time.

With all these names, an influx of ideas just keeps showing up. It's getting me excited just thinking about it. *keeps typing*

Get Away, Dammit

I have this weird thing about personal space and boundaries. Okay, maybe it's not really weird and more along the lines of "Goddammit, people; get away from me while I'm working on things by myself!" syndrome. I seem to have it in spades - particularly when I'm actually focused on working on a project.

Take the other day, for instance. I'm sitting in the library working on some projects and typing up some things - obviously minding my own business. Out of nowhere, two women show up and decide to take the table next to mine. Afterwards, they begin talking and yakking and doing things that just upset the once-calm demeanor that was in my mind.

Lost Track Again

It's hard to realize certain things when other things keep happening and get in the way. I find it fun and confusing, although it can get hard to keep track of everything that goes on.

In short, I've had a lot of things happen in the last few days. I nearly had to deal with my character dying in a tabletop roleplaying game. I hastily filed my taxes. I've hung out with people - both in work and out of it. I've gotten paid and promptly had it all sucked away by bills.

Essentially, I've been surviving. I'm not yet living, though.

It's crazy how things are going. It's horrible knowing that my two days off are up tonight and that I have to go back in. It's not that I hate my job - I actually enjoy it. It's more along the lines of "I don't want to work" - which is what no one really wants to do. I'm probably just ranting, but that's what today seems to be dedicated to. I enjoyed my days off, and now I'm refreshed and recharged, ready to tackle the rest of the week.

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I smell gas. Not a good sign.

Two Days Once Again

I don't know why I say things when I know it's going to be nullified the next day. I have this nasty habit of doing that often - especially lately. It could be because it's my day off and I'm trying to regain my mental strength. That's probably the case.

Well, while the bad news may be that today's entry is a short one, the good news is that I also have tomorrow off. Two days off work in a row can do wonders for people. I'll be sure to relax and get rejuvenated.

Raincheck

Playing a role-playing game right now; will post tomorrow.

Rambled Out But Fun

Typing that Let's Play was really fun, but it did take a lot out of me. It's Friday. I'm going to go ahead and relax by playing some video games. Once I get my bearings back and get some energy in me, I'm pretty sure things are going to be better.

I'm just trying to make sure I'm primed and ready to do fun things once again. It's just... wow, I think I'm rambling at this point. Lots of work means lots of time needed to rest up and get myself back to speed. So, tomorrow.

FTL 1-1: Meet the Voyager Voyeur!

Alrighty, ladies and gents. It's time to traverse the galaxy and run away from the evil clutches of the guys who want us dead because we're on the losing side! It's time to look at my first-ever Let's Play! (Or at least the first part of it.)

Take it away, FTL: Faster Than Light!

On The Way

To be honest, composing this entry is much, much more writing-centric than I thought it'd be.

Whoo, boy, that's a lot of things I'm multitasking between...

But don't fear! I'm not putting it off or anything - I'm working on it! We'll see if I can get the whole shebang finished by tomorrow.

Let's Preview a Let's Play

So, what's this weird and fun idea I had planned for y'all today? You'll have to read on and find out, because I don't feel like spoiling it for you! (Although I'm fairly positive that both the title and tags already did that for me, so why did I bother to taunt you? *shrugs*)

Let's See If This Actually Is Right For Once

It looks as though what I had planned for y'all is going to have to wait 'til tomorrow. In addition to work and other plans I have for the day, I'm not going to have access to the Internet. Seems a little detrimental, but eh, I can live for a bit.

This doesn't mean that I'll be slacking off on making tomorrow's entry fun and interesting.

Impending Fun

I've got an interesting idea for a new entry! It's going to show up either tomorrow or Tuesday as I figure out what to do with it! In the meantime, I'm gonna keep playing Bravely Default and level-grinding like every good RPG player should. We'll see how tomorrow goes. If not then, then the day after.

Regardless, it's gonna be fun.

Overdone For Once

*tired grunt*

To be honest, I didn't want to write anything on here today. I worked for a good long while (enough for me to finally notice that my feet were aching much more than usual), and my paycheck's going to thank me for it.

But for now? Ugh. I'm lacking the stamina to write. To make matters worse, I said I'd type up something decent today, and for the first time in forever, I'm legitimately too fatigued to write anything of any quality. I'm essentially crying wolf, and no one's going to believe me.

Ah, well. Not like anyone's reading my personal blog nowadays (or any personal blog, for that matter). I'll just lie here, tired from work and smelling like sandwiches. In the morning, I'll have to get up and repeat the process - but at least I' don't have to work as long.

So, yeah, that's it for today.

Distracted By the Gaming

Too busy having fun playing Bravely Default to post anything substantial! I promise I'll post something tomorrow!

Re-Game On

In an effort to break the cycle of monotonous entries and the overall air of lameness present in my blog, I've decided that I'm going to play some video games.

Restarting...

When I said I was done, I meant it. But did I confer as to what I was done with? Of course not; I'm too much of a cryptic jerk to openly state the obvious answer.

In truth, I did call it. I was done... with the craptastic lethargy that I've allowed myself to get swamped by. It did me no good (hell, it's probably driven every reader off), and I've gotten nowhere with my creativity.

I told myself, "That needs to change, Josh." I agreed... and here we are...

An End for a Fool...

After months of deliberation, I think it's time to call it in.

There has been no hope for some restoration of balance to appear, and yet here I am, clinging to some delusional fantasy that hope will pay off. Petty wishes no longer possess the power they once had, and a cold reality is all that awaits those waiting for a warm reprieve. "Wasted time," it can be called - and those who label it as such can be assured of their accurate statement.

I honestly don't know why I bother staying here when all I've done is... well, nothing, really. Post after post of crapshit "entries" (if we could even call them that) with nothing of any consequence. Bogged by apathy and lethargy alike, it's done nothing to contribute to a better me. It's done nothing to bring solace and conclusion to the ever-continuing story of my life, and it most certainly hasn't brought me out of this... well, "slump" is the best word I can use to describe it.

So, what do the above cryptic metaphors mean in layman's terms? It means I'm done. I'm throwing in the towel; I'm waving the white flag; I'm pronouncing the time of death and ceasing resuscitation. Abort mission; call it a failure and label me as such.

Because I'm done.

Relaxing End

And the end of relaxation and other things is here.

Time For Relaxing

Rest and recuperation begins now.

Seven's Out

Seven is here, and now I'm done.

Six More

I'm almost done working. *sighs* I'm tired.

Ugh, I'm Tired

Five days thus far, and I'm tired. Two more to go...

Four Down

Day four... now it's getting interesting.

Day Three of Seven

Tuesday's here, and I'm wondering when I'll get some rest.

Beginning Fatigue

Monday begins, and another work week begins. Hoo, boy, it's tiring.

Sunday

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

Beginning to Warm Up

Saturday's here, and so's a few ideas.

Another Weekend Starts

Friday marks the beginning of the weekend. It's important to enjoy it.

Once Again Over

Thursday's come and gone.

Another One

And here is another middle for me to go through...

No Sense of Time

I almost forgot today was Tuesday. Boy, does time fly...

Running Out

Monday. I'm out.

Getting Out

Sunday time is now. I need to get some rest.

Thoughts on Me

When it comes down to it, I need some kind of restart.

Another Kind of Beginning

The weekend has begun. There could be a cost to this...

Another Day Gone

Thursday is gone and passed...

It Keeps Going On

And more prep work is being done right now...

Preparations

I've been working on something...

More Fatigued

Monday's done. Tuesday follows.

Please Sleep

Gods, I think I need to rest. Daylight savings kicking in doesn't help me any, either...

Repetition

Gods, I've worked so hard today. I'm tired and beat and I'm pretty sure I'm worn out. Also, I'm pretty sure I just said the same thing thrice.

Sometime

The weekend starts now, and here comes something else.

Self-Titled

Thoisday.

Crawling

And it looks like something is slowing inching forward.

Brick Laying

And so I keep building... on and on and on... and one day soon, it's going to make me... well, happy.

All Talk...

Construction takes work. It takes time. Effort. A lot of man-hours slaving away until the piece is finished. I'm still at it, but life (as always) gets in the way. It's not necessarily a bad thing, though - it's rewarding in itself.

And Now...

And it's time for something to show up tomorrow...

99...

Tackling a person is simple.

Tackling lethargy is difficult.

Tackling your own self? Quite the challenge, and one that I need to rise to.

75

Just what the frak is going on...?

50

Halfway...

25

Wednesday down. Some more to go.

Building Up

This particular Tuesday's a fun and awesome one. Mostly because EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

Once More

Monday. Whee. Another start of the week.

Begins Again

Sunday. Woo.

Stressing the Right Words

Oh, MAN. I am TIRED.

Over Once Again

Another week ends, and I find myself in a new place and a new way...

Nearing An End

Thoisday is today. And I'm going to relax.

Middle

It's Wednesday, and once again I find myself in-between two things...

Both

Today...? Today's been sort of good and sort of bad.

Self Note About Today

Monday's here.

Weekended End

It's over, and something else now begins.

Weekended

Saturday seems to be an interesting one...

It's Something to Someone

And it's Singles' Awareness Day. Or Valentine's Day. Or Hearts and Hooves Day. Or some people's birthdays. Or a plain February 14. Regardless, happy day to y'all!

Stated

Thursday is now. Friday is tomorrow.

Mid-Time

And here we are in the middle. Lovely.

Tuesday Work Day

And continue to work I do. Woo.

It's Back to Work

Monday is here, and I need to do things.

New Time

Sunday. It gets better.

Weekend Time

That's now, y'know.

Another One

Another end of the week is here.

Looking Forward

Thursday is now, and the weekend is coming soon.

Hump Day

That's today!

It's Tuesday

And I brought my coat! =D

Funday Monday Yay

Monday seems fun. I think it is... for once.

And It's Over

I sure hope so.

What Is?

Beginnings... are coming soon...

This Month is Over

...but will it mean anything?

It Is

Thursday. It's now.

Things I Knew

It's Wednesday. And that means it's the middle of the week!

Obviously

And it's Tuesday now.

Sickening

Monday is here... and so is the nausea. Yay.

And We're Back In

Sunday's now over, and it's time to go back...

Three to Confuse

And now it's day three. I'm not sure what's going on now.

Two and Woo

End of day two. Woo.

One of Three

Day one well-spent. Yay.

Here We Go

Three days off in a row await me now. I'm going to enjoy 'em.

Ill Tuesday

I'm not prepared this Tuesday....

A Note to Future Me

I need to post something tomorrow. Can Future Josh take care of that?

Soon Again Now

Sunday gives way to Monday, and something else.

Yesterday

So much for that.

Today

And tomorrow is now today...

Tomorrow

Tomorrow.

Cards Draining

I'm playing card games, and it's all fun. It's exhausting, but fun.

Happy Building

So I've been occupied on Minecraft and working on a new aesthetic project. It's interesting and seriously has the potential to be quite silly. It's not done yet, but I'm sure I'll post pictures when I do finish.

OUT

I am DEAD TIRED.

It's Lazy

I don't feel like working today, which means that me making a lazy day out of today was a good idea.

Results

Last week I posted a long entry (for once) that showcased my desire to help make Pokémon X and Y's Wonder Trade a better feature. (For those of you unwilling to read through last Sunday's entry again, here's the TL;DR: I'm only Wonder Trading good Pokémon from here on out.)

To recant, I had three full boxes of Pokémon (that's 90 in total) with a mix of excellent stats and hidden abilities that I traded away to strangers across the world. I did the bulk of my trades on Sunday and Tuesday, and now that I'm not distracted by life and Cards Against Humanity (which I should talk about on a later day), I'm posting the results to you.

Before I continue, I have to stress one important fact. I knew going in that I wasn't going to get many quality Pokémon back. While a good portion of the people across the globe could also be improving Wonder Trade in their own way, there's still going to be that jerk who gives nothing of value. Still, I was pretty hopeful that I'd get something that I would find valuable.

I Told You So

But I need to post even better...

On It

I'm posting tomorrow.

Back To Old Things

My old Minecraft server is up after a few months of inactivity. I'm going back in to build things.

Not So Well, Isn't It

Well... I finally got the results of this past weekend's experiments. I'm not so sure what to make of them, so once I get the data sorted, I'll let you see it. Until then, I'm just gonna relax.

Possible Regression

I forgot how much I hate Mondays...

Cleansing Wonders and Purged Trades

In a rare form, today's "lesson" shows up before the page break - mostly because it needs to be known (before you keep reading). The message in question: change (for the better) starts with us.

Remember those lectures and assemblies about drugs, recycling, and the like back in elementary school? We'd be reading some (required reading) book or completing the day's worksheets when without warning, the entire X^th grade or school population were called to the cafetorium/auditorium/gymnasium for at least an hour. The topics varied - it could've been one of those D.A.R.E. lectures, a lesson on recycling and protecting the environment, or some superficial "student of the month" presentation.

Over the years, most of us didn't take that lesson to heart. We instead looked forward to assemblies because they were a way out doing worthless busywork. They served as an excuse for us to talk with our friends or to check out whatever girl(s)/guy(s) caught our fancy. We listened less on whatever lesson was being served and focused more on other things - the female presenter's casually-provocative attire; a chance to finish up sixth period's written report that was due that day; catching up on our local gossip about so-and-so being a slut, and other things like that.

Because of this, we as Americans a species have become shallow and uncaring while simultaneously looking out for what benefits us the most. (Maybe this is why the human racial ability in World of Warcraft is called "Every Man For Himself"...?) We enjoy what makes us content and comfortable and expunge anything undesired or even remotely "questionable." Needless gluttony is worshipped while living without anything but the best is abhorred. While it can be argued that this kind of mindset looks akin to misguided ambition, it's clear that this kind of behavior is more of a curse than a boon. It was up to us to make sure we didn't let it hex us.

Wait, why am I blathering when I should be focused on a fun topic today? Whoops...

"But Josh," I hear some of you cry. "What does all this have to do with Pokémon?"

"Wonder Trade," I reply. Read on to see what I mean.

Trading Saturday Away

I've spent the entire day rigorously trading online in Pokémon Y. I"m sure that there's a lesson to come from this, but for now, I need to dedicate what time I have to get the perfect Pokémon with as few chain trades as possible.

It's arduous, but in the end, it'll be worth it if I'm able to breed at least two more 5+ IV Pokémon that I want to use.

A Different Kind of Effort

January 3, 2014.

It's a rather cold Friday morning today (about time - the weather seemed rather odd thus far this winter season) and I'm out and about running errands.

Or, at least I was. Now I'm cooped up and relaxing in a little nook inside the local library, typing away some spiel that maybe two people will read by tomorrow. (Not a lot of high hopes there, huh? It's okay.) Hey - it's what happens when you type up part of an entry at the laundromat while you're waiting for your clothes to get washed/dry.

So, what am I talking about today? Well, apart from whatever tags I slapped on this entry, I'm not quite sure - I just told myself to write something. Why don't we find out together?

Two and the Splitz

You ever have one of those days where a mind-splitting headache comes out of nowhere to mess with the rest of your night? Well, that's today for me. It's quite unfortunate - I had some writing ideas planned out, but the pain is so... agh, I can't stand it! I'm gonna lie down.

Forested Zero

You ever hear the story of that boy who got lost in the woods and never returned? It was all over the news recently. He ventured in this forested area near where he lived and didn't tell anyone about it. By the time his friends were able to retrace his steps and locate his destination, it was too late to do anything about it - he was long gone, never to be heard from again.

Depending on your personal fandom preference, one of several things could've happened afterwards:

1. 1.) Time passed and the boy became a grotesque, twisted version of his already-malicious self. He found his way to a distant land, where his plan of causing the moon to crash into said land was thwarted (less than) three days later by a green-clad boy with a fairy.
2. 2.) The boy died deep inside the forest, and his spirit possessed a nearby tree stump. Years later, another person found said stump and gave it to another person they knew. For some reason, the stump grew into a ghastly-looking tree that showed benevolence.
3. 3.) Nothing. Nothing happened to the boy, because he never existed to begin with. While there are a few stories like this out there that are true, this particular tale isn't one of them.

Metaphorically speaking, the above fake story does hold some truth to it. For the past few months I've been lost in my own personal forest of illusions. Many "exits" presented themselves, but they all led back to where I had originally started when I got lost. I didn't type up any decent posts on my blog; I (mostly) dropped out of contact with people; I became a craven unwilling to drag myself out of the gutter I started to call "home."

With 2014 now in full swing, I felt as though it was time to venture out of this World 5 of mine. (Yes, that was a Super Mario World reference. Rather than suffer the fate of Skull Kids or wild Phantump and Trevenant, I instead began searching for a secret exit out of this dump.

I could go on with the forest metaphor, but the truth is that there is no secret exit. Rather, there was, but I wasn't exerting any actual effort to get off my ass and search for it. To be even more honest: I was never lost to begin with (although another party may say differently) - I only thought I had lost my way.

Either way, time will tell if I find my way out or not...