Obsession

So, my typical day is not complete without visiting my favorite websites, watching some of my favorite anime, and playing some video games. For lack of anything better to write about, I thought I'd share my current daily "must-haves" with you, my non-existent readers.

WEBSITES


There are about 6 websites I visit every single day.


1.) Facebook


Everyone has to interact with other people, this is my (and the world's) favorite way. Unlike my friends, however, I was one of the last of them to leave the myspace behind and head on into the great unknown. I hated it, initially. Just like I hated myspace for the longest time. But, eventually, they got me, and I've been a slave to the status update ever since. Sigh. Makes me miss my Xanga (amiright?).


2.) Not Always Right

Totally one of those cheezburger-esque sites with weird little quips from random strangers. The difference? These are all about or pertaining to the experience of customer service jobs. As that's all I've ever really worked, it resonates with me. And I cringe right along with every mal-treated employee's submission. And then I laugh. A lot.

3.) Failbook

I don't know why I think this one is so funny. Basically, just really stupid facebook statuses, tweets, tumblr stuff, etc, etc. Regardless, I check it every day and shake my head at humanity.

4.) I Waste So Much Time

This one is basically just tumblr. Funny pics, vids, stories. Y'know. Procrastinator's paradise.

5.) The Daily What and The Daily Geek

These two are linked through the same website, but I still can't go a day without checking them. Just more pics/vids/stories. It's sad, really, how much of my time the internet steals. And how little that bothers me...

6.) Cracked

Cracked saved my life at my last job. Their mobile app gave me something to do when there was literally NOTHING to do for hours on end. If it weren't for Cracked for android, I might have died of boredom. Basically, all in list/article form, cracked does pieces on everything from sports, to movies, to random animals that might scare the bejesus out of you. (Oh, it's happened.) Cracked is never boring and there's always something that makes me laugh so hard I can no longer imbibe liquids while reading it.

So, that's my web list... On to the rest....

JAPANIMATION!

So, anime is a recent love. But one I've delved into whole-heartedly with the enthusiasm only a fangirl can muster. My roomie (the aforementioned Shepherd) got me started on a series called Soul Eater, which, as is fitting, completely ate my soul. I couldn't stop watching it. Unfortunately, it was a rather short series and after the end of the series, I was in the middle of a pretty serious withdrawl. So the roomie gave me a few options to get me started on my search for another obsession. Death Note (Dark, brooding, totally my cup of tea), Full-Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (the Brotherhood version of this series (as opposed to its predecessor, FMA) actually follows the Manga it's derived from and therefore leaves you with a lot less filler crap to wade through and a lot more intense action), and Naruto. (Bite your tongues, anime fans. I'm not suggesting you watch it.) Ok, I did it. I jumped into Naruto. At first, I was completely unsold. She had raved about how interesting and dark this show was and all I saw was some douchebag preteen running around being obnoxious. (and I get plenty of that from work.) But, after really committing to watching it, I have to admit it grows on you. Like a fungus. Before I could do anything to stop it, I had become so sucked in that separation would have been impossible. I'll admit it, folks. I'm a total Narutard. (Feel free to mock me all you want, I won't apologize.) So right now, I'm about halfway though the existing episodes of the second part of the Naruto canon, Shippuden, which is the part of the series where the main characters are aged to about 16
and the situations tend to be less light and fluffy and more sweet-jesus-this-is-intense. It's good times. So, much to my friends' chagrin, I'm completly OBSESSED and have to watch about 100 more episodes before NakaKon in February. Ok. Enough on that... Moving on...

GAMING


I've been playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I was completely excited for its release and couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Finally did, started playing... And I'm a little annoyed. It's good, story wise. I don't mind the characters or the setup, any of that. I HATE the animation. It's cartoonish appearance is not my cup of tea. Yes, the colors are super impressive. Yes, the graphics are amazing... I just don't like it. It looks a bit like Link from Ocarina of Time and Toon Link (ala The Wind Waker & Phantom Hourglass) and then aged him up like the Link from Twilight Princess. I guess my biggest qualm with how it's all designed is that I have just come off playing Twilight Princess... TP is asthetically similar to Final Fantasy and the like, with much more realistic graphics and visuals. This just looks like a kid's game. Sorry, hXc LoZ fans, but that's my opinion. I'm not a big fan. Granted, I'm probably going to get used to it and adapt, and there are some things I love about this game so far. Flying? Totally shveet. Stamina fruits? Good times. The boy can run? Winnnn. But there are some things that really just annoy me. Visuals aside, the gameplay can be really obnoxious. Example: You have to read every line of dialog at the game's desired speed and no skipping. Ughhhhhhh. Fall down during a mission following a 4 page, 2 minute explanation from another character? Guess what? When you restart, you get to hear the whole damn thing again! It. Sucks. Coming from Twilight, where that magical a-button allows you to read everything as once, instead of scrolling, and then skip past it? FTW. This... Is getting on my nerves. And the whole-heart injury system is a bitchhhh. Get hit by ANY MONSTER and it's AT LEAST a half heart in damage. Granted, you start off with 6 hearts instead of the usual 3, but STILL. It's excessive. Yes, the challenge is nice and all, but it's a pain in the ass. So, anyway. That's how that's going. Meanwhile, I'm also playing through the Metroid: Prime trilogy. I know, I know, the second one is shit, but you gotta play all three. (At least, that's my perspective.) I've got a major fangirl hard-on for Samus, so it's worth the obnoxiousness.

BONUS! BOOKASAURUS REX


At the end of long day's geeking, I like to settle in to bed with my cats (oh, yeah. I'm THAT girl) and a good book to get me ready for sleep. I tend to alternate between what I call meaningful/respectable books (Things that people DON'T scoff at you for reading) and fluff. I won't lie to you, interwebs. I read a lot of adolescent books. Right now, for example, I'm re-reading some of my Rick Riordan collection. I just finished my 5th re-read of the first 5 Percy Jackson books (jealous?), and then decided to continue on chronologically with the Kane Chronicles book, The Red Pyramid. It's like Percy Jackson but with Egyptian gods. Aaaand totally addictive, just like Percy Jackson was. But, I always drop a re-read in favor of a substantial book of substance, so I'll be putting the Kanes on hold once Lulu lends me The Poisonwood Bible. Other recent reads include the Hunger Games Trilogy (Loved it, couldn't put it down, made me sooooo mad in places), A Song of Fire and Ice series (it's taking me a while... It's pretty screwed up), and a slew of Sarah Dessen teenage fiction. (I know, I'm ruining my mature, responsible adult image here.) Truthfully, I read just about everything. My favorites lie in so many genres, it's hard to keep track. But I'm ALWAYS reading something, even if it's just a gamer magazine. It keeps my brain from turning to mush.

Well, un-readers, I think I'm about done with this for the day. Off to slay some fictional beasts or watch some sweet ninja action.

Catch you on the flipside,

Alamo