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Dreams and Nightmares
Ever since I can remember, I've been a pretty vivid dreamer. As a young girl going through her night terror phase, this sucked ( Read more... ) -
A Lit. Major's Reaction to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
To preamble the following discussion: on another com I'm part of, I got into a conversation with an acquaintance regarding the newest revisiting of Raccoon City in the Resident Evil franchise, Operation Raccoon City. If anyone is unfamiliar with it, the plot revolves around the events of the early games, mostly RE:2, completely from Umbrella's ( Read more... ) -
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I've been wavering on writing anything about the goings on in Japan because to be honest, I don't think it really hit me until recently. Despite our 24/7 news culture and being inundated with videos via the internet, I didn't really feel anything until I came across a video of two dogs in a flooded out town, one too injured to move, the other ( Read more... ) -
Christmas. Or Not.
It's 12:14 am, Christmas Day, and yet for the last few days, I've been struggling with the idea of Christmas having come early, and sort of not come at all.
It came early thanks to a gift that's done a lot more for me than the person who gave it realized, though if/when he sees this, he probably will. The gift was Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, for the ( Read more... ) -
Star light, Star bright
With everything that's happened lately, it's hard to remember that at one point, I had a pretty normal family. Dad worked, mom worked from home during tax season, we went on vacations (never long or expensive ones, mostly visiting relatives out of state) and on clear nights, winter or summer we'd have a Bushnell telescope that we'd use to stargaze ( Read more... ) -
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There is nothing like being reminded you have the most awesome friends ever.
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I had a rare experience at the doctor's the other day. For as cliche as literally going through the phone book for a doctor sounds, having not had a general physician in several years, it's pretty much what I was reduced to when that monster called chronic bronchitis seemed to be looming it's ugly head. Seeing as I already have so many other unfix ( Read more... )