Overtime Part 3: Holy Hand Grenades

Ah, yes! Last day of Overtime for this week at least. We'll see if anymore is offered. Opposed to the other two quickies, this one will really be short!

So, I really plan on playing some Infamous 2 tonight. That's my game plan as of now. Of course, this could change, but it's what I'm going for at the moment. I'll prolly get my WoW daily quests done at lunch again.

Other than that, no major plans for today. It's Sunday but feels like it should be Monday. This week was longer than any other! I blame the overtime!

Like I said in my Twitter, you should check out Project Zomboid! I was begrudged when I said it was an indie game, but indie games are really where it's at right now! They don't have funding, they have extreme deadlines, and just tons of pressure. Well, that pressure can either produce a broken and terrible game, or a pure beautiful diamond! They're where the innovation is coming from right now in the gaming industry; at least when it comes to game mechanics. I wouldn't say they had the best story or writing, but they probably don't have time or money to pay a writer! Look at Minecraft.

Anyway, time for work!

Number 10

This is basically another quickie like yesterday morning cause I'm doing overtime again today. Ready to hit it hard!

This is also my 10th post! Woo! Big number 10! Sadly, I don't have anything profound or ground breaking to say, and while I generally don't complain in my posts, I think I will in this one. I don't have enough time for anything! I need more time! People always argue, money doesn't buy happiness; however, I disagree. While it doesn't buy happiness directly, it can buy time and more time can lead to happiness. That's what I think at least.

I was thinking of starting up a fictional, Zombie-themed blog. What does anyone reading this think? Is it too late in the game? What direction should I go with it?

Anyway, this was a real quickie since work is looming over me and not much has happened since going to sleep last night to write about! Later!

Ballade

Oh, now it's time for the Ballade! So, like I said last night, don't get it confused with the Ballad. The Ballade is associated with French Poetry of the 14th and 15th century. It's pretty hard for the English language due to it's rhyme scheme of ababbcbC (x3) ending with bcbC with the "C" being a refrain. For some reason I'm not sure of still, the closing bit addresses a prince. I think I worked it into my poem nicely:

Monument

Remember when days were so long

For us all, remember those days

Before everything went so wrong

Now it's all just a foggy haze

With only a dead god to praise

This was something we could foresee

No worrying, no time to laze

Time is short, hurry we must flee

The days are hot, full of death's song

And the tune is sung with eyes glazed

There they march, a horrible throng

Never stopping, even ablaze

We're just mere cattle set to graze

The streets became a bloody sea

Let us dance in the dead’s ballets

Time is short, hurry we must flee

My son, to the earth you belong

Farewell, my child, no more delays

I swear by your grave I'll be strong

Destroy these dead with endless craze

Oh, through the corpses I will blaze

I promise a killing spree

This, my son, is the parting of ways

Time is short, hurry we must flee

My prince, to the heavens I raise

I only ask forgiveness please

I cannot bear that final gaze

Time is short, hurry we must flee

I absolutely dreaded writing this poem. I didn't know if I could pull off something that made sense or had value (though I guess you could always argue that the one above doesn't have such either or anything anyone writes, I guess). Though, I think this one turned out pretty good, and I was actually able to write it far faster than I thought possible.

There is only one line (This was something we could foresee) that I don't like. I just feel like it doesn't flow with the rest of that stanza, and I do plan on going back to change it eventually. For now, though, I think I beat the challenge of the Ballade. This was also the first poem from the series that received a comment from someone who never really saw my poetry, and I believe it was a positive comment!

Anyway, again, I woke up early today! An hour before my alarm! No clue why, but it's my Monday. >>

Goals for this week: No money spending (in fact, hopefully I can go till next pay check without doing so >>), start exercising, start a solid house clean up system, and make some progress in writing that can help my career. Let's see if I can accomplish any of that!

I'm also thinking about doing overtime on the 8th through the 10th. Need more money. Stupid bills.

Time to get ready for work, but I should have another post tonight before bed at least! Also, if you haven't followed my twitter, do so! I decided I'd just use it to status update my facebook as well since status updates are my favorite part of facebook. I just wish I had more friends that used twitter.

So Early

Ok, so I didn't end up coming back yesterday, but the day turned out to be much fuller than expected. After getting my tire fixed, we went ate Indian! Delicious! After that we went swimming for hours. And afterwards went to BJ's Brewery. Yummy cream soda brewed up right there! Then, we wrapped the night up with a Doctor Who marathon! Couldn't get much better, eh?

So, today, I have to actually go buy groceries and get a hair cut, but no more money spending after that for a while. I need to Budget. >_>

Thinking about doing some overtime at work in the coming days. I was going to wait till my brother left, but whatever, he's not up early anyway. Might as well do it! It's going to suck when he's gone, though. :(

What to talk about today? I'm really digging Infamous 2, and I think I'm near the end. Once I completely finish (and maybe with a brief peek at the evil side), I'll write up a full review. It's pretty good; though, and will be the first console game I've finished since Uncharted 2, I believe. I'm about to get back on top of that, so you'll likely see a few reviews from me; however, they'll kinda be retro-reviews since I have quite a few old games to finish now!

Stupid Steam is having so many games on sale. Maybe next year at this time I'll have more money saved up, but there are more important things to get first. So, cheap games have to wait. If you do have the money; though, there are lots of awesome games on there. I'd recommend the Monkey Island series. Outstanding.

Oh, I didn't work with Quiz on webcomic ideas. I do have something I'd like to propose, but I don't have my hard copy of the concept. I fear it may be hard to understand without reading over what I wrote previously. But, I'm still thinking a surrealistic type of story. Not sure how well that'll go over.

Besides all of that, I've joined the escapist community. I registered (or re-registered as the case may be) for around three to four different gaming/entertainment websites with a strong forum community, but I can't manage being an active member on all of them, so I decided to go with the escapist. I love Zero Punctuation and Extra Credits is pretty sweet. I really want to get some experience in the community system, and the forums there also have a job forum. Hopefully, I can find a budding forum that needs moderators, so I can build some experience in that field. While, ultimately, I'd like to do writing and level design in the gaming industry, community management is my current short term goal.

Ok, so it's pretty early still. Not sure if I'm going to get up, or fall back to sleep a bit longer. Go ahead and follow my twitter if you have one, and then I can follow you! I need more normal people to follow and to follow me. Too many stupid bots.