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I tried to charge up my Game Boy Advance for the first time in forever, only to discover it no longer works. So... I've decided to sell all my GBA games on eBay. Obviously, I can't 100% guarantee that the games still work due to not being able to test them, but I'm fairly certain they do since they all worked fine the last time I played them and I have no reason to believe that's changed. (It's not like I dumped them in water or anything!) I also got positive feedback on the first game I sold, so that one at least seems to be in working order. The games that seem a little more valuable based on other listings on the site are being sold through auction, but the rest you can buy straight out. You can also submit an offer on most of those if you think my original price is a little too high. (Prices are between $10-20.) Most come with the original instruction booklets as well.

Man, I wish I could find my copy of Princess Tomato and the Salad Kingdom for NES that I used to have, but I have a sinking feeling that I left it behind at our old house when we moved. That one's really worth some money...

Current Mood: groggy

- Got iTunes and my iPod to work, so I've been going through my CDs these last few days and importing all the songs I like. Man, it's been years since I listened to some of this stuff, so it's been making feel all nostalgic.

- Still trying to decide on which Wii game I want to buy with my gift card. I was leaning toward a Zelda game, but then I came across Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games while browsing Amazon, which seems like a lot of fun. They even have figure skating on it! I'm not quite sure how that would work, but it's definitely making me curious...

- Managed to get that new chapter of Melting Ice up before the new year like I promised. Hope I can finally finish that up in 2012; it feels like I've been working on it for a decade.

And that's about it, I guess.

Current Mood: nostalgic

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it! Hope you're having a wonderful day.

It's been a great holiday, and I received some awesome gifts this year, including the MP3 player I wanted -- an iPod Touch, to be exact. Personally, I think it's a bit extravagant, considering that it looks like I won't be able to use a lot of the features without Wi-Fi -- really, I just wanted something that played music -- but I guess it's nice to have if we ever do get it. (Like in a hundred years... Come on, we still have dial-up!) Of couse, right now it's completely useless because iTunes won't open at all on my computer for some reason. *sigh* I've been trying various troubleshooting methods, but nothing's worked so far. I may end up just having to take it back and forget all about ever joining the digital music age... Man, that would suck.

My sister and her fiance surprised me with awesome gift #2: a Nintendo Wii! (Along with a My Sims game and some extra games and accessories that originally belong to Adam's parents.) I'm still trying to get used to using the controllers, but it's a lot of fun. (Tiring, but fun.) Turns out that I totally suck at Tennis, yet have some talent at Boxing, of all things. O.o I think Adam (who was showing me how things worked) was going a bit easy on me, but he only managed to knock me down once, while I got him like three or four times. Mom also gave me a $50 Visa gift card that I'm supposed to use to buy myself another game. Anybody have any suggestions? I really have no clue what other games are out there.

As for everything else, I'll put it under a cut:

( Loot List 2011 )

I think that's about it. Time to go play with my Wii for a while, because this iTunes problem is kind of sucking all the fun out of Christmas.

Current Mood: groggy

I forgot to do this yesterday, so there are two questions today!

Day 19 – When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?

I'd have to say more the second, if we're just talking about general plot bunnies. My plot bunnies tend to be so vague, I need to let the idea stew around for a little while and develope before I actually have something to write. It's also a great way to keep the number of WIPs down. I mean, it's easy to be excited about an idea when you first come up with it, but I find that if I'm still excited about an idea a couple of weeks later, then it's probably worth writing.

Day 20 –Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?

Wish I had looked ahead, because I already answered this on Day 18. -_- The answer is "yes", of course.

But I didn't mention the time I was inspired by a piece of fanart. That was my Fire Emblen story The Strange Girl, which I wrote for

samuraiter . He sent me a lovely piece of Artur/Lute fanart he had found, and I decided to use that image as inspiration for a scene in the story.

( Days To Come )

Current Mood: busy

I don't think I mentioned it, but I gave up Sims for Lent again this year. Well, a few days ago, I felt the urge to control the lives of virtual people that I couldn't satisfy with Sims, so I pulled out my trusty GBA and decided to play Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. The first time I ever played, I cheated and used a walkthrough to get through the game, so this time I decided to play cheat-free. And guess what? I won! ^_^ Okay, I admit that I did use the walkthrough once near the end to find a couple of relics I needed to get the good ending, but still, I'm pretty proud of myself. I wonder if I can do the same with Aria of Sorrow...

Current Mood: geeky

Hee, I love that Lucky Star made a reference to Gold Medal Challenge during the sports festival episode. I used to love that game! In fact, it's one of the two cartridges I still have for the original Nintendo. It almost make me want to hook up my Nintendo and play. I probably won't, though, because it's a pain dealing with the digital converter box on my TV and I'd rather not have to deal with it. Plus, there's Nano, although I'm kinda taking a break over the weekend since I'm above my 12,5000 word goal for the week. Don't need to be sucked into getting obsessed with a game right now! *laughs*

Current Mood: nostalgic

Three more days until I can play Sims again. Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait! And did I mention that I can't wait?

(I can't wait!)

Since I figure next week is just going to be a waste for writing, since I'll most likely be playing Sims non-stop to make up for all the deprivation, I finally finished my

sm_fanswap story today. It's actually been almost done for a while now, but I just couldn't motivate myself to put the finishing touches on it. I probably wrote like fifty words to finish it off, if even that much. Lame. -_- Oh, well, it's done, and I'm reasonably pleased with it. It didn't turn out quite the way I wanted, but que sera, sera. Hopefully the person I was assigned will like it.

In other news, the Negima! anime is far better than it has any right to be. Seriously, when I got the first disc in the mail from Netflix, I was like, "Ugh, why did I put this in my queue? I didn't care that much for Love Hina, so this is probably going to suck." And yet...it didn't. It was actually quite cute. Heh. It's not an all-time favorite, but I think it'll probably earn a spot on my coveted "To Buy" list.

Cherry Juice, on the other, isn't that great, much to my disappointment, especially after having to wait so long to get the last (well, actually first, but last to arrive) volume. I haven't even finished reading it yet. (Although that probably has more to do with me playing Fire Emblem 8 again to make up for the lack of Sims.) It's okay, I guess, but it's just kind of...blah. Oh, well. It was only four volumes long, so I didn't waste too much money on it.

Current Mood: tired

Okay, so tonight, my family and I went to Sam Houston to watch the (horse) races. While waiting for the seventh race to start, I happened to mention that I liked a horse called Angels Accomplice. I didn't say anything about betting, because I wasn't planning to, but when I got back from the restroom, I discovered that Dad had already placed a two dollar bet on my choice horse to win for me.

To be honest, I didn't think the horse really had a prayer of winning. It wasn't among the favorites, and I basically picked it for the same reason why I always pick the horses I choose: I just liked the name. *laughs* If Dad had asked me before placing the bet, I probably would have went the safe route and told him to bet the horse to show (meaning third or better) instead of win, but since he didn't, I figured it was a wasted two dollars and pulled out my GBA to play Pac-Man. I didn't even look up when the race began.

Then...

MOM: Meg (my nickname), your horse won!
ME: *briefly looks up from the game* Oh, really? That's cool. *goes back to playing the game, figuring that I probably won about ten dollars or so*

A few minutes later when the results are made official:

MOM: Meg, look, your horse is paying $47.40!
ME: *cue jaw dropping to the floor*

$47.40!!!

Of course, I paid Dad back the two dollars, but I have never won that much on a single race in my life! I still can't quite believe it! Actually, we all did pretty well this outing. Mom won sixteen dollars in the eighth race, and Dad won thirteen in the ninth. It seemed the night for surprise winners, since in my experience, most winning tickets pay less than ten.

Hmm, I wonder what I should do with this unexpected windfall. Save it? Or blow it all at Right Stuf? I have had my eye on the Le Chevalier D'Savings DVD Bargain Bundle ($80) ever since I finished watching Le Chevalier D'eon -- fantastic show, btw -- from Netflix... Must ponder this.

Current Mood: giddy

I erased the file of the game I was playing on Fire Emblem 7. On Chapter 25.

*headdesk*

Fortunately, I do have another file of the game saved, so I don't have to start completely over, but that one only goes up Chapter 18. I'm going to have to redo seven-plus (accounting for sidequests) chapters. :( Not to mention all the training I'm going to have to do over. My first time through, I totally abused the arenas and Nini's Grace, so my units were really strong.

Ugh, I'm not looking forward to this.

Looking on the bright side, I guess this does give me the chance to fix some of the mistakes I made the first time through.

*sigh*

Current Mood: frustrated

Another long stretch without an update. There just wasn't much to talk about last week. I spent most of my time playing my new Tales of Phantasia game (which I finally beat last night) and that was about it.

Anyway, since my life is boring, here are some Blogthings:

Your Spelling is Perfect

You got 10/10 correct.

Your spelling is excellent. You also have a great memory and eye for detail.

How's Your Spelling?

No surprise there. I always was a rather good speller.

Your Ideal Pet is a Little Dog

You're both high strung, hyper, and cute.

You're one of the few people who can get away with carrying your little dog in a little bag.

What's Your Ideal Pet?

A little dog? I'm definitely more of a cat person.

You Belong in Generation Y

You fit in best with people born between 1982 and 2001.

You are cooperative, flexible, and adaptable.

You know the world changes quickly, and you're eager to change with it.

You are socially responsible, forward thinking, and open minded.

What Generation Do You Belong In?

Well, I was born in 1983, so I guess I was born in the right generation.

Current Mood: blah

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers reading this! ^_^

However, even though it was Mother's Day, I have to admit I ended up making out like a bandit. *laughs* My parents got their economic stimulus check (or whatever it's called) in last week, so Mom and I went to Best Buy after church to check out their TVs, since Mom's been wanting a new TV so she wouldn't have to deal with those new converter boxes. According to the guy who was helping us, though, even if we bought a new TV, we would still need to get a converter box. (I'm thinking maybe he just didn't know what he was talking about, because I was under the impression that all new TVs were ready for the switch to digital next year, but, oh, well.) Mom didn't see the point of buying a new TV if she was going to have to get a converter box as well, so we decided to just wait until we got our coupons for the converter boxes (one for my TV, too) and used the money we were going to use to buy the TV to go on a little shopping spree. ^_^

Not only did I get the Peach Girl boxset for our family's made-up holiday of Daughter's Day (technically tomorrow), but she also bought me Tales of Phantasia for my GBA, three really cool shirts from Cato's, and a proper TV stand for the TV in my room. (I have been using an end table for the past couple of years.) Don't worry, though. Mom got more than her fair share, too, including the hydrangea bush I gave her for Mother's Day.

All in all, pretty cool mother/daughter day. ^_^

Current Mood: groggy

I just beat Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Ephraim path! Yay! And I managed to do it with no casualties this time. Double yay!

Go, me!

And now onto a fun writing meme swiped from December.

( Writing Meme )

Current Mood: accomplished

So, the day after Christmas, Mom and I went to Wal-mart after she got off work to take advantage of the post-Christmas sales on seasonal items. There really wasn't much left so late in the day -- although I did get some cute cards for next year -- but they did have a bin of video games on sale, so I picked up Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, along with Yoshi's Island and Sonic the Hedgehog (for nostalgia's sake) for my GBA. Since I had already played the two other games before, I decided to play the Harry Potter game first.

And guess what? I managed to beat it in a day. Granted, it was incredibly easy, except for the Occlumency lessons with Snape which gave me a renewed sympathy for Harry in the books -- talk about infuriating! -- but I do believe that's a new record for me for finishing a game. I didn't even play it for the entire day, since I was also taking breaks to reread Half-Blood Prince. (I'm almost finished, BTW. I should be done by tonight, then I can finally get started on Deathly Hallows. Yay!)

In other news, I'm in a bit of a dilemma. Yesterday, I finished watching X the TV series, which I've been renting from Netflix, and absolutely fell in love with it. The problem is, the boxset at Right Stuf is very expensive -- about $113. Normally, when I consider an anime series too expensive to buy, I decide to get the manga instead (like with Ultramaniac), but in this case, it probably would be cheaper to buy the anime, since the unfinished manga is, I believe, about eighteen volumes long and on indefinite hiatus in Japan. Plus, I do like the fact that the anime has a definite ending, and it's supposedly a little less gory than the manga. (I was so glad that they didn't actually show Subaru losing his eye, but just enough to know what happened. *shudders*) Still, I really loved the characters and the story, so it might be nice to read the original version and see what was changed and left out...

Ugh! I can't decide!

Current Mood: accomplished

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pretty typical holiday here. Laura came home, we had the usual turkey dinner -- barbeque chicken and French fries for me, since I don't like the usual turkey dinner :P -- and we put up the Christmas tree. We are watching football for the first time, though. Laura's boyfriend Joe is a huge Cowboys fan -- he's from Dallas -- and even though he didn't come down with her, he wanted her to watch the Cowboys/Jets game while she was here. *snores*

Ah, well. At least I have video games to save me from my boredom.

Hope everybody is having a nice holiday!

Current Mood: full

I don't know what it is, but, lately, I keep managing to buy things on sale without actually realizing that they were on sale. ^_^ Last Friday, Mom and I went to Wal-mart to get stuff for Thanksgiving dinner, and I decided to spend the thirty dollars I (finally) got for my birthday to buy the new Celine Dion CD and Josh Groban's Christmas album (both which are fabulous, by the way). They were both originally around $14, but when I got up to the register, I found out the Celine CD was actually on sale for $10. Then, today when we went back to Wal-mart after church, I decided to get a couple of cheap video games for my GBA: Castlevania (NES Classic) and a Pac-man cartridge with four different Pac-man games. Those were priced as being $15, which I already thought was a good deal, but again when they rung up, they were on sale for ten.

Man, I hope this streak lasts when I start buying Christmas presents! *laughs*

Current Mood: pleased

So, last weekend I started playing FFVI, which is awesome, and I was doing really well until today. Unfortunately, while I was trying to find my way back to the Serpent Trench so that Mog could learn a new dance (a suggestion from the walkthrough I'm using), I managed to get my airship stuck on the Veldt with no way to get back to it. *sigh* This is so annoying! I spent the entire morning trying to figure out how to get back there, but it looks completely hopeless. To make matters worse, I need it to get to the Floating Continent. Stupid map! If only everything was clearly marked, I wouldn't have gotten into the mess.

On the bright side, I did have an extra game saved right before the Opera House scene, so it's not like I have to start the game completely over, which is good, but still... All that training I'll have to redo!

*cries*

Current Mood: annoyed

Yeah, I know there are probably a couple of Valentine's haters on my FL, but since this is my first V-Day with a boyfriend, I hope you will forgive me as I bask in the wonderfulness (is that even a word?) that is, what

samuraiter likes to call, Love Day. ^_^

Yes, I'm having a good V-Day. My parents gave me two boxes of chocolate, a pair of onyx earrings, a pearl choker/earring set, and a pretty new shade of lipstick. As for my sweetie's gift, I won't have to buy to buy any new video games for my GBA for a while because he sent me four! Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2, and Sigma Star. Too bad I was thinking of giving up video games for Lent this year, but I could probably finish at least one game before Ash Wednesday next week if I put my mind to it. Now to decide which one to choose...

Well, anyway, time to go write some more ficlets for

sm_monthly

Current Mood: giddy

Well, it's 2007. Been a pretty dull New Year's. Both my parents went to bed early, but at least Samuraiter thoughtfully stayed up way past his usual bedtime so we could ring in my midnight together, even if it was just over the Internet. (*sigh* Sometimes it kinda sucks being in a long-distance relationship.)

On a good note, however, I finally managed to beat the Super Mario Bros. 2 game Laura gave me for Christmas. This is the first time I've ever beaten a Mario game, so I'm quite proud of myself. Wahoo! Go me! Granted, I think it's probably the easiest of the three, but still, my winning streak on my GBA just keeps going. I haven't played a game yet that I haven't beaten.

May the streak continue into the new year.

Cheers!

Current Mood: tired

Just got in from Midnight Mass. I'm about to go to sleep, but I want to get down my annual loot list before I do, since we opened gifts like we usually do on Christmas Eve.

( Christmas Presents )

I think that's about it. Like I suspected, I didn't get much from my wishlist, but it was still a nice Christmas. ^_^

Current Mood: tired

Make a list of everything you would like to receive for Christmas. Yes, Christmas is supposed to be a time of giving and thinking of others, but we’re all guilty of experiencing those greedy gimmies. So why not give in to it, if just for a moment? The list can be short or long. It can be as simple or as outrageous as you want it to be. You can list what you actually asked for, create an ultimate wish list, or a mixture of both. It’s all up to you!

( My Grown-Up Christmas List )

I guess that's about it. Makes me wonder what is under the tree since I never got the chance to give Mom my list before she announced she had finished her shopping and I doubt she knew I wanted most of the stuff on the list. Guess that means she spent a lot of money on stuff I don't want. *sigh*

Current Mood: contemplative

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