Before the Storm Hit

I kept meaning to update before school started, but procrastination can be very difficult to overcome. In the weeks leading up to classes starting, I played a lot of games through Steam (Summer Steam Sale, WOO!). Most of these,though, were acquired through the website Humble Bundle, a service that “bundles” electronic media for consumers (mostly video games, but also ebooks and music), allowing them to name the price they want. The site partners with different charities, allowing the purchaser to choose how to divide up the contribution between the creators, the charities, and the website’s fee. It’s a marvelous idea, and I like the thought of getting games being of benefit to the world, and not just between myself and the creators.

UPDATE: They now have a web store that donates to charity!

So, among the great games I’ve played so far are:

Bastion

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Bleed

Thomas Was Alone

Primordia


Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery

McPixel

There are many more now in my Steam Library, and I won’t be playing much in the coming months due to school and work obligations, which is a shame. Except, I think for McPixel and Bleed, each of these games was not unlike reading a novel; there was a lot of depth to the story and overall experience, and a journey I will not be forgetting for a long while. 

Anyhow, besides working two part-time jobs, I managed to score a clinical internship at the local VA Hospital, which, in addition to my two classes this semester, will finally allow me to complete my AAS in Dietetics! Then, I only have to complete the credentialing exam to become a DTR! After that, I only to need to complete one class for my Culinary Arts Certificate, and I will be back in the workforce!!!!!

I am both enthusiastically and dreadfully expectant of that time.

Peace.

Good News and a Wedding

Lots of good news has come my way. I have a job! My last internship at a hospital will start within the month! My sister got married! I got an awesome book!

Here are some selected favorites from the bajillion photos taken that day:

Congratulations to my sister, Sara, and my new sister-in-law, Gaby, now the Marines family!

It was organized chaos that day, as I'm sure you can imagine. The situation was not helped by no one in the capital city knowing where to go for a domestic partnership...

My new favorite book I'm obsessing over is Ryan North's To Be or Not To Be, a choose-your-own-adventure style rendition of Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet. There is a lovely description here, and you can totally buy a copy on Amazon.com! So far I've done lots of rad things as Hamlet, died a lot, discovered some totally awesome qualities in the afterlife as Hamlet Sr., and have managed to kill everyone as Ophelia no less than four times! I'm still re-reading and trying to uncover more endings, as Ryan North manages to make a rather philosophical and dreary play into a hilarious misadventure where cool stuff happens a lot. It's so rad!

Oh, and my niece, Sirenidi, apparently really likes Ghostbusters :P

Unemployment Stinks

It stinks even more when you're not technically unemployed in the eyes of the government. I work part-time as a CPR instructor, but those classes aren't held very often, therefore not giving much income. Being home all the time isn't much fun, and after a few days of hard core house cleaning, I found myself without much else to do.

Here are some things I've done with all my spare time:

Completed this cross stitch project after five years.

On Netflix

• Watched up to Season 5 of Supernatural.
• Started Season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• Discovered The IT Crowd.
• Discovered Parks & Recreation.
• Watched  the films TiMER, Iron Sky, and Primer.

Reorganized the dishes in the kitchen cupboards.

Completed the game Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap in about four days.

Discovered this product at a local store: 

Currently I'm working on another cross stitch project, which I'll be finishing after seven years, and then I"ll move on to my unfinished paintings lying in my storage. I'm also contemplating how to reorganize my closet.

I am also about halfway through the game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, and Dust: An Elysian Tail.

In another two weeks I should be able to start my final internship in a clinical position for my nutrition degree, so that'll be something to focus on at least.