I was going to say "good morning," but it no longer applies

[mousme]

After a very long day yesterday that was preceded by a very short night of sleep, I decided to sleep in a bit today. That went well. :)

So now I'm having a very late breakfast, in the company of my cats, before I start gathering my stuff together in order to take my bike to work again. Of course, I don't feel like moving at all, so that may be problematic. ;)

I finally worked up the nerve to try Resident Evil 4 again on the PS2. I was slightly less of a wuss this time, partly because I now knew what I was getting into. So I made it past the really scary first scene, and wandered around the little house-thing with my heart in my mouth, and then nearly got killed by bandits. Or something. Peasants with scythes. It was a little surreal, since I have no idea why they were there or trying to kill me, save perhaps to be there to make me practice my shooting. As it turned out, they were easier to dispatch with a knife. Go figure, AND I saved on ammo. Go me!

Thanks to toughlovemuse and my experience with DragonQuest VIII, I now know that it is okay for me to go into people's houses and break their stuff in order to get what's inside. There were no NPCs to bump into, so I don't know if I still apologize to them. ;)

I made to the first save point, anyway, and by then my nerves were kind of jangling, so I turned it off again. I get the feeling that this game is going to take a loooong time for me to finish. Maybe I'll get used to it after a while, but for now it's turning out to be highly stressful to play. ("OMG there's got to be a zombie right behind that corner! AUGH!" Ironically, I have yet to run into a zombie.)

That's that. My plans for the rest of the time I'm here include a shower and more coffee. I have to leave in about an hour and fifteen minutes, so I have plenty of time to get stuff done, as long as I don't try my hand at RE4 again.

Comments

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

I get the feeling that this game is going to take a loooong time for me to finish.

Games that last a long time give you better bang for your buck ;)

[grnladybug.livejournal.com]

Just popping in to say hellllllo! Hope the bike riding goes well. I'm trying to get in shape myself! Its badly needed. I'm doing the walking thing.

Love your little stories about the crazies you encounter at work. :)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Hi!

Nice to hear from you. :)

Walking is a Good Thing™. I decided that I am going to be all hardcore about the getting in shape thing, so I'm going to the gym three times a week, biking on alternate days, and being very careful about what I eat, without depriving myself (because then I would go insane).

The crazies are always entertaining. The flavour of the evening was a woman who called up to complain that she was being watched by means of brain implants. Yeeeeeah.

[tcaptain.livejournal.com]

I think it's really great that you get so wrapped up in the games you play. So RE4 will take you a long time...think of it as savoring it (or like taxlady said, more bang for your buck).

It makes me sad that I never got into the RE franchise when I started out...now I enjoy my games as much as ever, but I don't FEEL wrapped up in them as much.