and thanks to my own minor version of OCD, I felt compelled to maintain the chain. So even on days when I did not submit an update, I nevertheless retained the memory of events in my head enough to make some kind of note and eventually upload a log. But lo! Necessary changes occurred, and I was not able to make updates for a span of time. And so the blog reeled.
But then City of Heroes entered the picture. I was popping through some websites, bored, hitting pages I had not hit in a while. Penny Arcade was one of them. PA made some mention of this game, comparing it to Diablo, one of my all-time favorites. So I took a look at their website. So I went to Best Buy and purchased it. So I started playing…
The rest is something of a blur.
That which kept me from updating the blog was resolved, and still I played. Much to your chagrin, trust me, you will be hearing more and more about CoH. Suffice it to say for now that it has been more or less my preferred computer activity for the past two month.
Which itself is a revelation, an epiphany: one of the reasons I, and many other people, keep a blog is because there is nothing else to do. Well, not exactly nothing. But blogging takes up time that could be used to do something else. And it is true that I started the blog back on a day I was bored. My point is it isprecisely because I have nothing going on in my life that I feel I need to report on what's going on in my life. On the surface this is just sad. But from the point of view of a meta-textual paradigm, this is far worse.
Does this mean nothing is going on again? No. City of Heroes occupies my time now more than ever. True, some people who were much in my life are not so much in my life anymore, which frees things up a bit. I have not been as active as I once was, which is more free time. There's also my growing disdain for anything not involving being in my home or very far from it for very long. But overall, I have as much going on as before, more or less.
But no promises. Even though I should. Because what brought the blog back is popular demand. Many individuals expressed to me dismay over the blog's apparent demise. You know who you are. You are my favorite people in the world. You have been supportive through these muted times, and in the book of my life you will receive a nice large dedication, in 14 point font, bold, with the kind of kerning that shows real respect.
Okay, so, now, on with the blog.
Wednesday August 18th, 2004
Mostly played CoH today. Dakota has racked up some serious debt, so I played an alt with a few buddies of mine who live down in San Jose. I can't tell you the Alts name because it is a big secret. But I went from level 2 to level 9, which is freakin' awesome, baby.
Jellytoes came over and we watched The Bourne Identity and ate candy. And popcorn. And, love of my life, Mountain Dew Livewire. The orange version of Mountain Dew. Children, listen to me carefully: this alone is proof of God's existence. That, and Franke Potente. Moving on-- everyone know the movie is based on the book, and it occured to me that I am glad for once that I did not read the book. I don't much care for Matt Damon, but I think he was appropriate for the role, in as much as the producers created the movie to fit him, and I would have been disapointed if the Damon had been forced on the visage in my head if I had read the book. No no book read, no visage created, no disapointment, nothing spoils my Franke Potente time. Smiles for all.
Tuesday August 31st, 2004
Man I need to sleep more. Got a theory-- sleep is what keeps one from growing old, and as we lose the ability to sleep well we age. I'm getting OLD. Blame CoH. Whatever. Played some yesterday-- the new leadership debates continues. I proposed a structure, but it has not been accepted yet. We shall see!
Coffee thing was ce soir. Some new faces, old ones too. Had too drive Splinter to look at a house she might move into because she and her boyfriend broke up and she has to move out, poor thing. But she didn't like the place, so we went back hooked up with the coffee people again at the Green Lake Bar and Grill. Home again for a bit more CoH, then sleep. Had some dreams, which I know I always have, but it was the first time in a while I remembered them when I woke. I won't bore you to tears by telling them to you, but in one I was a member of the cast of Friends and we were at the beach... I think I've had that dream before.
Oh, by the way, my last entry was a while ago. Goin to try and be more regular now. Also, it mentioned Mountain Dew Live Wire. Uh, well, there's a new player in town. Here's a review I wrote for the new Alliance of Heroes message boards:
Its refreshing when a beverage comes along that doesn't depend on the latest trends in camera work and cinematography, when a fresh face with actual talent is given a chance over the pop-celebrities who would ruin a drink experience just to maintain their own fame. A soda that stands for refreshment and flavor, a carbonated soda that a person gets excited just thinking about, a sugary carbonated soda that stands up on it's own.
Later in the evening, I went to