I'm not sure why it's doing this, but my word documents are being saved to my stacked folders in my dock, not to the actual folder. O.o Why!? I've fixed the problem with sharing the word files between my mac and laptop, but this is just silly. I've had a panic attack more than once because I thought that I had lost everything I'd written.

Dear Apple,

10.5 fails right now. Fix it!

-_-

Hrm...

Wonder if I can get chapter 8 done tonight. I'm almost done with it, so I might be able to.

I just spent half my day standing in line so that my brother could confirm his financial aid for school. *_*

When I go back, I'm going two weeks before school starts. Or at least I'll bring a game to play. :)

My dad came home yesterday and is doing okay. He's got pneumonia and an abdominal infection (most likely from the gallbladder surgery). Other than that they still don't know exactly what was causing the pain in his left side; however he does seem to be doing better. Hopefully he can fight this and get back to himself soon.

Thank you to everyone who left a thoughtful and encouraging comment. *hugs to all*

I can't sleep.

My dad's back in the hospital ... again. This time he was complaining of a severe pain on his left side and trouble breathing. The doctors have found nothing wrong with him except that his white blood count is elevated and his oxygen was low. They're going to run tests on him in the morning, but I'm worried. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling.

Drat.

I knew this would happen, but I was kind of hoping that I wouldn't have to change anything in the chapters which I've already released. Well, it's really only a minor detail. Hopefully I won't have to go back and mess with anything else in the first four chapters of Dragonfly. I hope. :)

Curse you sinuses! I need new ones, either that or I need to move somewhere that doesn't have rivers surrounding my house. -_-

I'm working on Dragonfly again today, hopefully I get more than one page done like the other day. *crosses fingers*

I got bored yesterday night (couldn't sleep) and put together a little soundtrack for Dragonfly.

( click me for song titles ^_^ )

*gets to work on writing*

*cracks knuckles and begins to work on Dragonfly*

^______^

Well, just as my poor dad was starting to do much better his gallbladder got infected. He underwent surgery yesterday and is doing really well now. He might even get to come home tomorrow which is two days sooner than the doctor had originally stated. :)

First off, the story had such potential, but they dropped the ball. Honestly though that was only a small part of their much bigger problem ... casting.

In all fairness, it is very difficult to step into a roll which someone else has created played (very well I might add), so I tried being impartial. I really did, but I just couldn't get past the fact that Maria Bello is not Evie. Absolutely not. There was zero chemistry between her and Brendan Fraser. It was just sad really, kind of like the pod people had attacked her. Then there's Luke Ford, the guy who played Alex. >.< He can't act. I'm sorry, well maybe he might be good in a different roll, but he has zero charm. Alex is supposed to have his father's charm and his mother's brain. Or did we conveniently forget that? Just like the fact that he was supposed to have a British accent, hmmm? I mean, that one scene where he was trying to charm Lin, I wasn't impressed and I melt when charmed.

The next problem was the fact that they turned the O'Connell's into a dysfunctional family. What? I'm sorry that was absolutely not believable. After the Mummy Returns why would they just let themselves drift apart like that? Also, why did they make it seem like they were addicted to adventure? As if they can't have a normal life at all? I didn't like that, it was stupid. Also the former spy thing was dumb too. While I'm picking apart the story, I'd like to say that I felt as if they focused on the action much more than the interaction of the characters, but that feeling could have been brought on by the fact that they had made them dysfunctional. Of course I do believe that they rewrote Evie's character to better fit Maria Bello. Either that or it was just because she can't pull off spacey and intelligent.

What was good about this film? Shirtless Brendan. ^_^v Yes, I have to say that it distracted me from all the horribles ... but then he put his shirt back on. Couldn't he have gone for the rest of the film like that?? -_-

To sum up: Bad writing, bad casting, Jet Li was wasted in this, and there's a shirtless Brendan Fraser scene. Not worth spending $7+ on seeing it in the theater, wait for DVD. (I saw it for free with my movie money from buying the DVDs ... yes again. I know I already own the box set, but these had more features).

I so want stills of that shirtless moment. *happy sigh*

I still live. I've just not had time (or anything to say really) for the past few weeks.

Well, except that I saw Dark Knight and LOVED it. Plus I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth, cheesy but Brendan was hot. :)

Still working on Dragonfly although right now I've got the urge to write Naruto ... but I want to finish watching the first season of Avatar first. XD

Yay!!!!!

Naruto: The Broken Bond


Naruto RPG part 2! We get to try and rescue Sasuke. I wonder if they'll let it end with a loss ... What would be totally awesome would be if then next year they put out Shippuuden. There's a real lack of games based off of the new half of the story. Maybe it's because it's too DEPRESSING! So much death and sadness, yeesh. -_-


( It looks even better than 'Rise of a Ninja' does )

I miss the old E3. *has a moment of silence for years past*

So far there are quite a few games I want for the 360, none for the PS3, and only one for the Wii. In fact, I would like to say 'thank you' to Nintendo for making me slightly embarrassed to be an actual gamer and owner of a Wii.

This week's Penny Arcade pretty much summed up the conferences well. Microsoft has practically got everything figured out ('hardcore otaku cinematographer hipster mom vocalist' -- I loved that). They know how to reach every demographic. They have casual non-player games that are fun and good 'social games'. (I swear that's turning into a cringe-worthy tag line for me). They also have kids games along side of the top FPSs, RPGs, and Action-Adventure games. They can appeal to everyone, which is why they have pretty much won the console war this generation.

Sony appeals to a much narrower crowd. The gaming geeks who like their FPSs and enjoy tinkering with their system. This is yet another reason why I don't own one. Not to say I'm not a geek -- I am, but I don't have any desire to hack my system and I don't like FPSs -- they make me motion sick. They have two games that are appropriate for the younger crowd. One isn't out yet -- Little Big Planet, and the other is more for young teens on up -- Ratchet and Clank. Plus, I say yet again ... no backwards compatibility with the 40gig models. *_*

As for Nintendo, they have a very small handful of games that appeal to the true gaming collective. Their stock franchises of course -- Mario, Zelda, and Metroid. As for the other games, some of them have gone so far as to completely alienate those of us who enjoy difficult and long drawn out games. Yes it's good to have games for those who don't play for more than a few minutes a day, or don't want games that can make your blood pressure go up. Trust me I've played some that I think did that to me. But the downside of focusing on bringing in that new element, is that they're losing people like me. I want my Legend of Zelda games, Pikmin, Mario, and all those great fun but engrossing games that Nintendo is known for. *sigh* Wii Music is completely pointless without the 'note following' system. I can't imagine that sitting there and just pressing buttons in a rhythmical manner without any ranking system will be fun for very long. All it does is teach you about how to keep the right beat with a song. (I learned that in band thank you). Maybe it will be fun, but it better not cost $49.99, it's not worth it. I know I'm being harsh, but I'm mad at them right now. Partly because COO Reggie was interviewed by G4tv and said that there were hard core games represented during the press conference. Wow, I feel insulted. Call of Duty and GTA for the DS. Yeah, I feel so represented here. They spent all their time on sales numbers (yes yes Nintendo we know you are number one) and four games -- Shaun White Snowboarding (which will use the balance board), Wii Sports Resort, Animal Crossing City Folk, and Wii Music. Yes they did show some quick flashes of other games, but none that weren't 'social gaming' games.

What I did like are the possibilities that the new device which attaches to the remote brings to the Wii. It's called the Motion Plus and will be bundled with Wii Sports Resort or can be bought separately (yay). I want a cool fighting game using the 1:1 ability of the Motion Plus adapter. With swords please. Of course the interview which Miyamoto-san did with Matt of Ign.com gave me hope. He all but said that the next Zelda game will be using the device. (Horray!) However, he also said that he felt it was time for a change. O.O (oh no.) The last time he said something like that we got Windwaker, which wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't Ocarina of Time either. The Wii Speak might not work as well as their saying it will, but then that might have been the point to keep cussing unintelligible. XD

Enough of me going on about the press conferences. Time to watch game clips and see which ones I'm truly interested in. Like Resident Evil 5! Yay! \^_^/

An 80gig that was the 40gig and is at the same price. @_*x I think my brain exploded. Um, Sony ... dears -- if you want people to stop buying the PS2, MAKE THE DAMN THING BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE! Yeesh, how hard is that? I realize that they're still losing around $200 a unit with the PS3, but if they want to get ahead financially with people buying and their accessories, then they need to give up on the PS2. Because honestly, I have no reason to buy one. I don't own an HD TV, so I'll get no benefit from the pretty graphics that bluray has, and I only want three games. >.>

So, Nintendo's big deal was Wii Music. Yay. -_- Sony's was to bore everyone to death. Especially after Nintendo put everyone to sleep. Although, God of War III ... Kratos has pores. That was just too cool. XD

Hmm ... E3 press conference winner would be Microsoft, for the second year in a row.


Ooo, but Naruto is so big that Sony actually added the new Naruto Ultimate game to their montage! ^_^v

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! *runs around flailing arms*

FFXIII IS GOING TO BE ON THE XBOX 360!!!!!!

Now they just need to port Vs and Kingdom Hearts 3 and I will be able to get out of buying a PS3 for myself. XD