And it's another Random Update from the gaming ranger!
Reading: Not a damned thing. I really ought to, though. My reading backlog is getting ridiculous.
Watching: Still watching Supernatural, I'm at the end of season 3. I like it, but in small doses. Kyle XY has me hooked. I ended up staying up really late Saturday night watching the end of the first season and the first couple of the second season because I had to know what was going to happen next. Also watching Burn Notice when I need a break from scifi/horror. It's amusing, and I like the characters. Watched a great documentary called Reel Injun on Netflix about Hollywood's depiction of Native Americans through the years yesterday afternoon. And the new Cosmos series started last night. That last one excites me greatly, as the original Cosmos aired when I was eleven and it was one of the only shows my parents let me watch during their anti-television kick that lasted way too many years.
Playing: Tales of Symphonia arrived in the mail last Monday. Love the game, but there are a few things that haven't aged well. I'll save that for a blog when I finish the game. Also started Afrika yesterday. I love taking photos, and nature/wildlife photography is my thing. I thought I'd love this game. I may yet, but so far it's disappointing. Again, I'll save that for another blog.
Listening: Doing some research on the soundtrack for AC IV, the subject for yet another blog, and got the urge to listen to a few shanty CDs - Finn & Haddie - Fathom This, Tom Hall - A Bottle Full for the Shantyman, The Johnson Girls - The Johnson Girls, and The Johnson Girls - On the Rocks.
Iditarod: Jeff King has taken the lead from Aliy Zirkle, he's in at White Mountain, only 77 miles from the finish. He has a 57 minute lead on Aliy, which is huge at this point in the race. He also has one more dog in his team, and traveled almost 1 mph faster than Aliy's team on the leg from Elim to White Mountain. Dallas Seavey has moved into third, with Martin Buser in fourth, Mitch Seavey (Dallas' father and last year's winner) in fifth, and that crazy Aaron Burmeister (he of the dislocated knee) is still in the top ten at eighth. Newton Marshall, the Mushing Mon from Jamaica, is in 46th. One of the things I love best about this race is that they consider everyone who crosses the finish line to be a winner, not just the people who finish "in the money". There's a red lantern hung on the arch and it isn't extinguished until the last musher comes in.
Pets: Kaylee continues to amuse. Today, she attempted to get into a lunch-size brown paper bag. All she managed was to get the bag stuck on her head and remind me of an old Sylvester the Cat cartoon. She's annoyed with me now for laughing at her, and I was laughing too hard to take a photo. Bandit's still enjoying his adoption day bone, it still has some cheese left in it.
And I start work in 20 days! It will be nice to have an income again.
You need to hold a Q & A session on all things Ranger and Gaming. I'll start it off.
Q: Ranger Tami. Why do I always get an itch when I come back from a hike in the woods. . . an itch, that is, to go right back out there?
I've been feeling the pull of the sea lately. Thinkin' about stowin' away on a tramp steamer. Take me to Shanghai. I don't care. Just want to feel the sea air in me lungs and sing a song o' the boatin' life.
I'll put those on my iPod, jump in the tub, and play with my toy tug boat. Thanks!
Yangtze River Shanty is my favorite off the CD. I prefer the songs Barry sings to the ones Neil sings (with the exception of Heavy Cruiser). I really miss Barry...
i like the woods. not a lot of woods here. we have desert instead.
I figured Symphonia would have some age warts. I might get it eventually, but I still have to finish Xillia and the post game in Graces.
Hope u are doing well!
I fell in love with the desert on the couple of occasions I've been there. Very different from here, but in a good way.
I still totally love ToS, there are just a few minor annoyances that don't really affect my enjoyment of the game.
i have very clear memories of playing that game when I lived in new york. it's funny when u remember gaming experiences so perfectly years later.
I haven't played Tales of Symphonia in a very long time. I still have my copy of the GC version, so I'll play that as soon as I can find a replacement for the TV I use to play games.
I still have my GC version, too. My big reason for buying the PS3 version was to get the second game.
How is deGrasse Tyson doing hosting Cosmos? Damn, I wish I got PBS here. I hope it's streaming. I have literally everything you mentioned in my Netflix cue aside from Kyle XY, and that was before you spoke of it here. Might watch Reel Injun or some other docs I want to get to once I'm back in Dallas tonight.
Cosmos isn't on PBS, it's on Fox (and Nat Geo), and you can watch it on Hulu Plus or on Fox's website. And Neil deGrasse Tyson's great at it, I think Carl would be pleased. I've always liked him on Nova Science Now on PBS, too.
Oh sweet, I can watch it here and when I'm back in Nac, then! I get Fox in both cities! Don't know when I want to use my free Hulu trial.
I thought Reel Injun was really good. I watched it several times last year.
One of the best documentaries I've seen in a while.
Keep watching Supernatural. ...it gets better and better. Congrats on income!! Three weeks and months youll be in the moolah
I like Supernatural, it's just not a show I can sit and watch half a dozen episodes of in one sitting. And hallalujah for income, even if I won't see a paycheck until 3 1/2 weeks after I start work.
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First off: YAY WORK!
I never got into Supernatural. It never clicked with me. I tried checking out one epsiode of Cosmos and that isn't clicking with me either. I might have to check out one of the episodes I have missed because the one I watched didn't interest me.
The new Cosmos isn't as good as the one that aired back in 1980, but for a science junkie like me, I still find it to be pretty good. Once you move past the flashy special effects, the science part is really good.
didn't that tales game go on sale this week for 19.99? I only ask becuase Iw asn't sure if it was big enough to warrant a digital buy or a physical one.
It's been $19.99 all along for the digital download for either game. I bought it on disc because of lack of HD space, preference for physical over digital media, and both games come on one disc.
It was actually 10 bucks for both of them last weekend. I paid $19.99 for Symphonia and then caved and bought the second game for $10 on the weekend. So I paid $29.99 for both games and I own the first one twice. I'm an idiot. LOL
Yes, but we love you anyway.