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So, as some of you may remember, I used to have a reviews blog. And from that, I springboarded onto a gaming website. Now, I'm thinking of applying for another writing gig, but I can't pick the best of my reviews to give as writing examples.

Anyone wanna take a look at my work and make the decision for me? Pweese?

Been trying to write a decent post, but I'm getting nowhere. So in short:

New kitchen and bathroom are wonderful. Just need to make a proper attempt at getting the rest of the house back in shape

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is as good as they say.

I finally have an ipod: her name is Daria and she loves me so

And some drunk fuck tried to pull a knife on me Friday night. I'm okay, but still.

And that's about it. I go back to wherever it was I was last. Bed, probably.

Not much to say, as usual. Went to a party last Saturday night. Didn't get laid but that was alright. It ain't no big thing. My internal clock's been really off since though. I've spent most of this week thinking it's Monday. Don't like it.

In happier news, I should be getting my kitchen and bathroom renovated next week! It's going to take about two weeks to get done, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do food-wise: most of my stuff is frozen or chilled and they tell you to empty your fridge before they arrive so they can unplug and move it. Guess I'm going to be eating lots and lots of packet soups and Pot Noodles. Still, it'll be worth it when I get my new shower installed - I really hate having to wait on a bath.

Also, people have been telling me to sell off some of my games for years, since I have a ton of really old and obscure ones here. One of the games I have, for example, is Tombi on the PS1. I knew it was hard to find, but I never knew just how hard. Turns out it goes for a sickening amount on ebay. I found my copy for about a fiver years ago, back in the days when game shops would scribble on second-hand games for some vague reason, so that probably impacts the price a little. But I've managed to find a guy who's willing to pay about £80 for it, even with scribbles all over the manual and disc, which is fairly decent. It helps that I tend to keep my games in sickeningly pristine condition, barring the obligatory wear and tear all games suffer from. Think I'm going to put the money towards getting a new mp3 player. My last one died hideously and my spare's starting to look a little worse for wear.

Now, let's hope LJ holds together long enough for me to get this posted...

So, here's a thing I'm involved in. Possibly the only one who'll be really interested is salarta for... various reasons, but the rest of you should watch too.

"Okay then," he asked, "how would you find someone who doesn't want to be found?"
"Have his nearest and dearest kidnapped," I said. "Put out word on the quiet that if he doesn't show, you'll leave them with cripplingly painful life-long injuries. Then, when he shows up, aim for his legs so he can't get away." I looked up from my book. The others were looking at me with a mix of disbelief and horror. "What. It's what I'd do if I were evil."
"Do we have any assurance that you aren't?"
"You're still standing here, aren't you?" I said cheerfully. Somehow, that didn't allay anyone's fears.

So, our houseguest has left the building. I'll admit, I miss her a little, if only because it's been a long time since any woman has been so shameless in her attempts at gaining my attentions. Apparently, she's settled back in at home, so that lasted all of about ten minutes.

On the plus side, I think I've found the TV that's right for me. I've got about half saved already, and with the money from cat-sitting, that should put me at about the £110 mark. Getting a wall mount will be extra because, frankly, I don't trust it lasting five minutes in this house if it's free-standing with Chester around. I'll need to swap the positions of my DVD shelves and my big TV unit, which will be a pain and a half, but that probably won't be for another few weeks. Now I just need to find someone with a drill who knows how to put up a wall-mounting bracket...

At least it's nice to have some good news to report. The last day or two has sucked mightily. I was told I've got my birthday to look forward to, but anyone who's known me knows that birthdays, on the whole, tend to be filled with disaster. The last couple have been uneventful, which is about the best I can really ask for. Someone occasionally shouts happy birthday at me online and that's about it. No big fusses, no major events. Which is probably good, since the last time I went out anywhere, I wound up coming back to find the electricity company had kicked the door in, changed the locks and stranded me outside for the better part of 8 hours. So, keeping a low profile and not leaving the house is the order of the day! Hopefully with a new TV, because fuck yeah, new TV.

Our houseguest has finally settled in, after a fashion. She spends most of her time sleeping at the back of my bed, but she's started coming out to say hi whenever I come in to check on her. She must've decided I wasn't so bad after all, because when I woke up, she was lying beside me, purring away. She's finally taking the food and water I left out for her as well, which is good. Tal and Chester don't like that they have to be kept in the living room and kitchen, but Chester's one of those cats who doesn't like being told where not to go, so he's protesting loudly and trying to open doors at every opportunity. Yeah, Chester can open closed doors. Didn't I mention that?

Picked up a chest infection too last week, which resulted in me having one of my grand mal coughing fits yesterday afternoon. You know, the kind where I'm physically struggling for breath for about ten minutes afterwards? Wound up slouching towards bed mid-afternoon, because of it. It's scary how physically exhausting it can get.

Also, finally got around to reading Dorohedoro properly, and I love it to bits. It's like Tsutomu Nihei doing a take on a slice-of-life comedy, which is every bit as fucked up and wonderful as it sounds. And funny, because the writer/artist, Hayashida Q, used to work with him. I loved her work on the Maken X manga, even if it was cut disasterously short, so reading more of her work is a pleasure. That she's doing something so fantastic is a bonus.

On a related note, an outstanding video someone made for the series. Seriously, cannot rate this video highly enough. Watch it and be amazed, if only from a technical standpoint

Oh, would you look at that, there's my good nature being taken advantage of. Again.

Hands up who saw that one coming.

If the answer isn't 'everyone' it's probably because you weren't paying enough attention.

I don't want to think about how many PC games I've traded in over the last week or so. Seriously, I have so many cheap games I've boughtfor the hell of it, played a couple of times and never bothered with again. So, on the spur of the moment (since my impulses generally lead to good things happening) I took a load of them down to Gamestation to see if I could get anything worthwhile for them. One trip later, I walked out with Dead Rising 2, Crackdown, Alan Wake and Arkham Asylum. Granted, most of the games I traded in were worth about 10-50p each, but trade in enough and you get a healthy stack of cash in return for them. Plus I got rid of Fear 2 and The Last Remnant, which were worth about four quid each, and a couple of others were worth more. Add that to an Easter sale and the return of the 'two for £X' shelves (sorely missed over the last year or so) and I basically managed to get about £50-worth of games for about 8 quid (it should've been closer to £13-15, but I had some cash saved up on my loyalty card).

Of course, the really sad part is, for all the space I just cleared out of my games cupboard, I still have a ton of the bastards in there. And that's not including the PS1/2/Dreamcast stuff I have. Cheap games will be the ruin of me some day. I'd prefer it to be women (cheap or otherwise) but you work with what you have.