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thistlechaserFooled ya! Nope, I'm sleeping fine, the subject line is referring to Insomnia, the book written by Stephen King. (Though, during the times I have trouble sleeping, the fact that I'm reading a book called that amuses me.)
After finishing the Dark Tower series, I had intended to go back and read it from the beginning. (I had read the first book in the series more than 15 years ago, so I probably forgot lots of stuff.) But instead of rereading, I decided to read Insomnia first since one of the important Dark Tower characters came from that book.
One would think that I would be annoyed that that major character appeared in only a few pages of the almost 700 page book, but I wasn't. One would think that I would be annoyed that Dark Tower-related stuff was only even touched upon in the last 100 pages of the book, but I wasn't. The story stands up totally fine on its own -- it's a novel worth reading for itself, not for its ties to the Dark Tower series. (That being said, ties across his books are wonderful. It's like being a part of a whole big universe!)
Even only midway through Insomnia, I liked it so much that I went out and bought four more King books I hadn't read yet. (Darned fellow writes them faster than I can read them!) I've been reading him since I was a teen, and there are still books of his I haven't read. Amazing, huh?
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MUSH: I came in to work this morning, only to find the darned MUSH is still down. How am I supposed to get stuff done if I can't log on?!?! :P
FFXI: Such an odd thing happened yesterday. Usually I have an awful day at work, and feel better when I log onto the game. Yesterday was the opposite: I had an okay day at work and went home feeling fine, but almost from the very second I logged on, things went to hell. And, somehow, as the night went on, they only got worse and worse. (It's unbelievable how bad things got. For players: I did 24 crafting synths, on an item 56 levels below me. 24 synths. On a new moon. How many HQed? 3. And 5 broke! That much bad luck should be impossible. I should have a better chance HQing some level 100 craft item than failing and not HQing that much!) So eventually I got the clue the damned game was beating me over the head with and logged off early.
Anime: I should have logged off even earlier than I did! I caught up with three eps. Two of the wacky people-in-animal-costumes one (I forget its name. D-something D-something.) I love how cracky it is. <3 <3 <3 It was so good watching stuff again!
Then I watched the double ep of Naruto from last week! Every time I watch the series I say the same thing to myself "This is so good! How do I let myself not watch the ep as soon as the sub is released!" The characters are so nicely complex! Overnight I downloaded the latest ep, and watched it this morning before work. I still dislike Angsty Older Brother, but he's got more depth now and I'm finding him more interesting.
I really, really need to make more time for watching anime.
This morning FFXI was down, and I found myself not upset in the least that I couldn't log on. Not one tiny little bit. I just wish I didn't have commitments that were requiring me to be there three of the next four days. I think I need a break from the game. (I actually pondered WoW just a little. It's supposedly so stress-free! Easier than FFXI, but that's not necessarily a bad thing! Too bad the graphics make me want to destroy my computer...)
After finishing the Dark Tower series, I had intended to go back and read it from the beginning. (I had read the first book in the series more than 15 years ago, so I probably forgot lots of stuff.) But instead of rereading, I decided to read Insomnia first since one of the important Dark Tower characters came from that book.
One would think that I would be annoyed that that major character appeared in only a few pages of the almost 700 page book, but I wasn't. One would think that I would be annoyed that Dark Tower-related stuff was only even touched upon in the last 100 pages of the book, but I wasn't. The story stands up totally fine on its own -- it's a novel worth reading for itself, not for its ties to the Dark Tower series. (That being said, ties across his books are wonderful. It's like being a part of a whole big universe!)
Even only midway through Insomnia, I liked it so much that I went out and bought four more King books I hadn't read yet. (Darned fellow writes them faster than I can read them!) I've been reading him since I was a teen, and there are still books of his I haven't read. Amazing, huh?
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MUSH: I came in to work this morning, only to find the darned MUSH is still down. How am I supposed to get stuff done if I can't log on?!?! :P
FFXI: Such an odd thing happened yesterday. Usually I have an awful day at work, and feel better when I log onto the game. Yesterday was the opposite: I had an okay day at work and went home feeling fine, but almost from the very second I logged on, things went to hell. And, somehow, as the night went on, they only got worse and worse. (It's unbelievable how bad things got. For players: I did 24 crafting synths, on an item 56 levels below me. 24 synths. On a new moon. How many HQed? 3. And 5 broke! That much bad luck should be impossible. I should have a better chance HQing some level 100 craft item than failing and not HQing that much!) So eventually I got the clue the damned game was beating me over the head with and logged off early.
Anime: I should have logged off even earlier than I did! I caught up with three eps. Two of the wacky people-in-animal-costumes one (I forget its name. D-something D-something.) I love how cracky it is. <3 <3 <3 It was so good watching stuff again!
Then I watched the double ep of Naruto from last week! Every time I watch the series I say the same thing to myself "This is so good! How do I let myself not watch the ep as soon as the sub is released!" The characters are so nicely complex! Overnight I downloaded the latest ep, and watched it this morning before work. I still dislike Angsty Older Brother, but he's got more depth now and I'm finding him more interesting.
I really, really need to make more time for watching anime.
This morning FFXI was down, and I found myself not upset in the least that I couldn't log on. Not one tiny little bit. I just wish I didn't have commitments that were requiring me to be there three of the next four days. I think I need a break from the game. (I actually pondered WoW just a little. It's supposedly so stress-free! Easier than FFXI, but that's not necessarily a bad thing! Too bad the graphics make me want to destroy my computer...)
