Whoo-sha!
It's finally confirmed that our rodent problem is over, so I can go about filling up holes, tidying up, and returning the house back to the way we wanted it in the first place!! This ol' place of ours has needed some work before we moved in, and now I can get around to doing something about it.
Work is, well, work and I'm not particularly bothered by it at the moment, although the amount of hours I'm doing is starting to grate a bit. I could do with a holiday, a week off where I can just play games, catch up on stuff and generally rest up and take a week off. Looks like I'll be having the week off alone as Bexs has used up her holidays on an upcoming trip to her parents in a few weeks. Today I went on a fun training course to learn about range cookers. I cooked some cakey things, went on a tour of the factory and even won a branded apron. Even got a mug too. Gotta love freebees. Shame I had to get up at 6:30am for this thing.
Talking of said holiday involving in-laws, it looks like I'll be joining Bexs for the last part of the week in order to wish her mum a happy birthday. Oh, and while I'm at it, a happy birthday to my sister Sarah!!
Gameage!
My Online shenanigans are going quite well. I've not played Phantasy Star Universe much, as it's begun to get a bit stale. I'm hoping the release of the new expansion pack in the next few months will stir it up a bit. It looks good and it seems all the bad points of PSU are being cleared up. Well, only time will tell.
Now Final Fantasy, that is a different story. Since my last post I'm now a level 34 Samurai. I've been working on making a bit of cash with a spot of Crafting, or for the uninitiated, making things and selling them. To this end, I've created a mule, or storage character, where I can store resource materials and finished products and so on.
The other big news regarding Final Fantasy is a) that there is also another expansion set coming out for it in November and more importantly b) That I achieved rank 4.
So what? You ask. Well, in Final Fantasy you can become famous in two ways. The first is to do odd jobs for the citizens of the cities which will give you a good reputation amongst the common folk, who will in turn give you discounts at stores and will trust you with more taxing errands. The second way is to raise your Rank. Rank is to do with you're actions on the Political scene, and is determined by doing missions for your country. These missions are usually quite tricky and can require help from other adventurous folk. Raising your Rank can bring some sweet rewards. For instance, if I raise myself to Rank 5, I'll receive an Airship Pass which will allow me to travel from city to city in minutes, not hours.
Anyways, I teamed up with my two Linkshell pals Leelu and Mantra, and together we stormed a monster infested tower to find a missing ambassador. It wasn't difficult but was time consuming, so thanks to those two for sticking with me for the three or so hours it took. >.>
On another note, my clan has returned from their hols and whatnot and it's time to return to them. Tonight will be the first night we've met up in a few weeks, and I'm looking forward to it. On tonight's agenda: Shooting things and making them explode. Also, some light Bad Guy exterminating. Nice.
Updating stuff
As mentioned above, I've had some trouble updating stuff. Astris: Bandit has taken an unfortunate back seat and I'm hoping I can get that updated as soon as possible. I'll probably put some work into my gaming blog too.
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Showing posts with label Astris:Bandit. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Blandness
Not much going on. Again.
Well, I'd like to tell you that life has been amazing, but it's still pretty dull right now. Life is continuing on it's 'Bland' theme. Yawn. However, all is not lost. I've *finally* got off my butt and got hold of a 'How to program in C++' book, which is nice, because I've always wanted to learn a fairly new computer language. Back in the day (Which is approximately 10 years ago now) me and my buddy Ceej used to program in BASIC on the C=64, and it's nice to see that a lot of themes within BASIC can be found cropping up in C++. I just hope I have the ability to get to the end of the book and start doing my own programs! Who knows, might lead to a new career one day.
The Cook's War on Annoyance
With this weeks paycheck I've declared WAR on the rat that's been having the gaul to try and live in our kitchen. I've shown it that we Cooks don't approve of vermin by laying down some innocent looking poison which will hopefully put a stop to all this nonsense.
My Virtual Life
The Way of the Blade
While not much has been going on in the real world, there's been a fair bit of activity in the virtual world of Vana'diel, in which Final Fantasy XI Online is set. My character has reached the lofty heights of a level 28 Samurai, not much of a jump since my last post, but I've been doing other things to offset the monotony that levelling up parties can bring. I've been trying out some of the various crafts in the game, such as Woodworking and Fishing in order to make a wee bit of cash. Also on the cards have been a spot of levelling some other jobs such as Warrior and Thief, two jobs which compliment Samurai. Warrior is now at level 19, so I'll be using it as my support job until Samurai hits level 38. Thief I can't really use as a good support job for Samurai until Samurai hits level 60, but it will certainly have it's uses when Samurai hits level 30. Then I can take advantage of Thief's Treasure Hunter ability to help me obtain items from monsters that I can use when I'm trying out new crafts- one of which is Leather Working.
In other games news... I've been having fun on Kingdom Hearts 2. So far I've met Captain Jack Sparrow, Mickey Mouse and even Tron. Next stop it seems I'm up for a bit of a battle.
Updating joy
I'm feeling satisfied with Astris: Bandit today. Managed to do some updating on the site, including updating the home page (at long last) and updating the archive. I appear to have lost page 13 though.. spooky. I think I know where it got to. Guess I'll have to fish it out next update.
As for JOTCG though.. that's still a work in progress at the mo, might spend some time on that this week too. I have at the very least begun the draft of the next post though.
Well, that's me for now. Peace!
Well, I'd like to tell you that life has been amazing, but it's still pretty dull right now. Life is continuing on it's 'Bland' theme. Yawn. However, all is not lost. I've *finally* got off my butt and got hold of a 'How to program in C++' book, which is nice, because I've always wanted to learn a fairly new computer language. Back in the day (Which is approximately 10 years ago now) me and my buddy Ceej used to program in BASIC on the C=64, and it's nice to see that a lot of themes within BASIC can be found cropping up in C++. I just hope I have the ability to get to the end of the book and start doing my own programs! Who knows, might lead to a new career one day.
The Cook's War on Annoyance
With this weeks paycheck I've declared WAR on the rat that's been having the gaul to try and live in our kitchen. I've shown it that we Cooks don't approve of vermin by laying down some innocent looking poison which will hopefully put a stop to all this nonsense.
My Virtual Life
The Way of the Blade
While not much has been going on in the real world, there's been a fair bit of activity in the virtual world of Vana'diel, in which Final Fantasy XI Online is set. My character has reached the lofty heights of a level 28 Samurai, not much of a jump since my last post, but I've been doing other things to offset the monotony that levelling up parties can bring. I've been trying out some of the various crafts in the game, such as Woodworking and Fishing in order to make a wee bit of cash. Also on the cards have been a spot of levelling some other jobs such as Warrior and Thief, two jobs which compliment Samurai. Warrior is now at level 19, so I'll be using it as my support job until Samurai hits level 38. Thief I can't really use as a good support job for Samurai until Samurai hits level 60, but it will certainly have it's uses when Samurai hits level 30. Then I can take advantage of Thief's Treasure Hunter ability to help me obtain items from monsters that I can use when I'm trying out new crafts- one of which is Leather Working.
In other games news... I've been having fun on Kingdom Hearts 2. So far I've met Captain Jack Sparrow, Mickey Mouse and even Tron. Next stop it seems I'm up for a bit of a battle.
Updating joy
I'm feeling satisfied with Astris: Bandit today. Managed to do some updating on the site, including updating the home page (at long last) and updating the archive. I appear to have lost page 13 though.. spooky. I think I know where it got to. Guess I'll have to fish it out next update.
As for JOTCG though.. that's still a work in progress at the mo, might spend some time on that this week too. I have at the very least begun the draft of the next post though.
Well, that's me for now. Peace!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
A Change of Heart
So what is it then?
The change of heart I'm on about is my decision to give up looking for another job. Its been what, three months now? In all this time, I've had *no* luck whatsoever with either agencies, internet or actually going into places and asking for jobs. So, I reassessed my situation and came up with a few surprising realisations.
a) I don't actually hate this job. It's not THAT bad. Sure, there's pressure to perform but generally, it's OK. I walk around and help people to make a decision in a confusing field. So I am actually genuinely doing some good, even if I don't feel like I am. I realised that I have moved on in life, and that this place is merely the next step in a longer journey. I'm not there forever.
b) All the goals I wish to achieve in this lifetime involve money. Which Part Time work doesn't, sadly give. If me and Bexs are to plan a buying a house, getting hold of a car, doing qualifications or having kids, we'll need notes with HRH The Queen on them. Preferably the Red ones. ^^
c) I feel the need for stability in my life about now. I'm getting no younger and it's about time I learned to 'settle down' and all that stuff. I do crave a bit of stability which a constant jobhunt does not give. Heck, it's put both me and the guys I work with in a state of Limbo. Frankly I've had enough. It might not be the best job, but thinking about it, it's better than where I've been. At least in this job I don't have to clear up the vomit of folks whose birthday it was the night before. Woohoo.
FFAddiction
Well, my return to FFXI has been glorious it must be said. In a few short weeks I've chalked up Warrior to Level 15, Unlocked the Sub Job quest, Levelled Monk up to 20 and now I'm the proud owner of a Chocobo Licence. I'm thinking of raising Monk to Level 30 and then use it to unlock some of the stuff I'll need for later, such as the Kahzam Airship Pass, and some of the Advanced Jobs. I'm unsure of my final plan, but I'm considering taking up life as a Bard, a support character, which is something I really enjoyed my first time around as a Red Mage. Heck, I might even stay a Monk, as they are simple enough to play as. Basically, when you're in a party, you stand there and punch the monster. A lot. That's about it, actually. Bard I'm well aware will take me a bit of getting used to, and I'll need to prepare a lot more for it. After all, I'm supposed to be playing the long game this time around... lol
Astris Bandit
Easter has been a hectic time, and I've kinda lost track of a lot of stuff over the past few weeks, including Bandit which I intend to have begun again by the end of the month, which should appear on the ol' website after I post this. To all three of my fans out there, I'm sorry I've let you down, but I'm hoping to rectify this in the near future.
The change of heart I'm on about is my decision to give up looking for another job. Its been what, three months now? In all this time, I've had *no* luck whatsoever with either agencies, internet or actually going into places and asking for jobs. So, I reassessed my situation and came up with a few surprising realisations.
a) I don't actually hate this job. It's not THAT bad. Sure, there's pressure to perform but generally, it's OK. I walk around and help people to make a decision in a confusing field. So I am actually genuinely doing some good, even if I don't feel like I am. I realised that I have moved on in life, and that this place is merely the next step in a longer journey. I'm not there forever.
b) All the goals I wish to achieve in this lifetime involve money. Which Part Time work doesn't, sadly give. If me and Bexs are to plan a buying a house, getting hold of a car, doing qualifications or having kids, we'll need notes with HRH The Queen on them. Preferably the Red ones. ^^
c) I feel the need for stability in my life about now. I'm getting no younger and it's about time I learned to 'settle down' and all that stuff. I do crave a bit of stability which a constant jobhunt does not give. Heck, it's put both me and the guys I work with in a state of Limbo. Frankly I've had enough. It might not be the best job, but thinking about it, it's better than where I've been. At least in this job I don't have to clear up the vomit of folks whose birthday it was the night before. Woohoo.
FFAddiction
Well, my return to FFXI has been glorious it must be said. In a few short weeks I've chalked up Warrior to Level 15, Unlocked the Sub Job quest, Levelled Monk up to 20 and now I'm the proud owner of a Chocobo Licence. I'm thinking of raising Monk to Level 30 and then use it to unlock some of the stuff I'll need for later, such as the Kahzam Airship Pass, and some of the Advanced Jobs. I'm unsure of my final plan, but I'm considering taking up life as a Bard, a support character, which is something I really enjoyed my first time around as a Red Mage. Heck, I might even stay a Monk, as they are simple enough to play as. Basically, when you're in a party, you stand there and punch the monster. A lot. That's about it, actually. Bard I'm well aware will take me a bit of getting used to, and I'll need to prepare a lot more for it. After all, I'm supposed to be playing the long game this time around... lol
Astris Bandit
Easter has been a hectic time, and I've kinda lost track of a lot of stuff over the past few weeks, including Bandit which I intend to have begun again by the end of the month, which should appear on the ol' website after I post this. To all three of my fans out there, I'm sorry I've let you down, but I'm hoping to rectify this in the near future.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
The week that was..er..is..err...yeah.
So, what's hip and happening this week? Well, not an awful lot. Monday I was back at work and then had two lovely days off in which I applied for some jobs. Yay! Thursday yielded an unscheduled day off in the form of feeling very ill. Bleugh. I'm all for extra days off, but only if they're on my terms. Still, there's been some shift switcheroo going on so my pay remains the same. ^_^
Hunting for jobs sucks by the way. But then, anyone who's ever looked for a job knows this fact. One of these days I'm going to head to the nearest Job Centre and look for stuff. that is, once I've given all the likely pub candidates a ring... ;)
Playstation Widow
..a term for those women whose partner vanishes to play PS2 a lot. I can't really say that this applies to me and Bexs all that much, cos we try our best to make time for each other, but the next few weeks may be tough on Bexs. You see, Final fantasy 12 has finally come out in the UK. So it looks like Bexs won't be seeing me until August. LoL! I'm not THAT bad.
Astris: Bandit
Whilst chilling, I've taken the time to plonk Bandit on a webcomic list site, so that it will encourage folks to come visit more often. I doubt it'll be an amazing influx, since Bandit is only 10 pages long, but I live in hope. I also found a freakin' awesome new webcomic to read too. There should be a link to it somewhere.
I've done a lot of 'background' stuff for Bandit recently. Once this episode is done, I'll be experimenting more and taking more time over the strips general appearance. I've been reading over some of my earlier work, namely the stuff I did when I was 15-18. I'll be skimming through some more stuff later this week I imagine. It's always good to revisit stuff, as I see what I can keep and what should stay buried.
Anywhoo, I'd better go- work callls me to go and sell stuff to people. Dang, I need a new job.
So, what's hip and happening this week? Well, not an awful lot. Monday I was back at work and then had two lovely days off in which I applied for some jobs. Yay! Thursday yielded an unscheduled day off in the form of feeling very ill. Bleugh. I'm all for extra days off, but only if they're on my terms. Still, there's been some shift switcheroo going on so my pay remains the same. ^_^
Hunting for jobs sucks by the way. But then, anyone who's ever looked for a job knows this fact. One of these days I'm going to head to the nearest Job Centre and look for stuff. that is, once I've given all the likely pub candidates a ring... ;)
Playstation Widow
..a term for those women whose partner vanishes to play PS2 a lot. I can't really say that this applies to me and Bexs all that much, cos we try our best to make time for each other, but the next few weeks may be tough on Bexs. You see, Final fantasy 12 has finally come out in the UK. So it looks like Bexs won't be seeing me until August. LoL! I'm not THAT bad.
Astris: Bandit
Whilst chilling, I've taken the time to plonk Bandit on a webcomic list site, so that it will encourage folks to come visit more often. I doubt it'll be an amazing influx, since Bandit is only 10 pages long, but I live in hope. I also found a freakin' awesome new webcomic to read too. There should be a link to it somewhere.
I've done a lot of 'background' stuff for Bandit recently. Once this episode is done, I'll be experimenting more and taking more time over the strips general appearance. I've been reading over some of my earlier work, namely the stuff I did when I was 15-18. I'll be skimming through some more stuff later this week I imagine. It's always good to revisit stuff, as I see what I can keep and what should stay buried.
Anywhoo, I'd better go- work callls me to go and sell stuff to people. Dang, I need a new job.
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