...it delivers!

So, I have a really bad habit of going to the PSN hunting for downloads when I'm bored. And most of those downloads (since I'm super picky about my themes) are demos. The good news: eventually I stumble over a great demo that leads to me purchasing the game. That happened with Dead Space, Dark Sector (though the demo was more fun than the actul game is *rips hair out*), etc. And I've talked before abotu WET and Call of Duty: World at War...

But, the point is, this time around, I stumbled over a rather quiet game that was released back in October of 2007 (pretty old, yeah!). The title was enought to lure me into reading the description, and because the description mentioned everything I adore (ex: "occult," "horror," etc.) except for the words "fog" and "Silent Hill," I had to download. Then the demo, made me fall in love with the game, leading to me sitting before the computer now to tell you... I bought the full game.

And what is the title of this mysterious game that I scored for $20?

Folklore

Sometime among all my SH forum runs, I remember hearing this game mentioned in comparison to Silent Hill (like most horror games are nowadays). The plot for Folklore isn't anywhere close to Silent Hill's (nothing is), but the game certainly does have that same creepy, weird, "I'm-up-shit-creek-without-a-paddle" feeling.

So, I invite all PS3 owners that love that feel in games to at least check out the demo. It is an RPG, which almost turned me away at first (the reason why Final Fantasy and I are not friends? I despise the fighting systems...hence why I tay away from pretty much all RPGs). But Folklore's combat is fun, fairly light-hearted and comical, but still fun.

Interested? Then follow the link and read/look/watch for yourself. :] I'm off to play it!

Folklore: Read me, I'm awesome!

Oh, and Ana, this is random, but what games do you have for the PS3...or rather, I guess, what games does Josh have? We seriously need to play some co-op or battle online!

Okay, remember THIS POST from about nine or so days ago where I talked about the Silent Hill fanfic I was writing, the one about Heather and Alex meeting the first time...?

Remember?

Well, my fangirl-ish-ness knows no bounds (which is the lovely title of said entry), and I was driven to create the actual video for the fic.

See?



Alex looks a little funky, but Heather's adorable. :] I have SO many ideas running through my head that I am practically giddy! Since I lack the interest to write my own stuff, why not distract myself by writing a fanfic? And since I lack the desire to make the usual string of tributes, why not make some Sims videos (or possible series?) via the fanfic?

*evil laugh* Things are gonna get wild!

*psst* Also, the title of the entry is the tagline for the series. :] I took the original Silent Hill 1 tagline: "The fear of blood tends to create a fear of the flesh", turned "fear" into "need" and "flesh" became "lust" (hence the subtitle "Blood Lust") and then you get:

"The need for blood tends to create a need for lust."

Cool, huh!

So... I was randomly staring at a blank template in Word, pretending to be working on my own story (and failing miserably, hence the blank template) when a line, or rather, a scene popped into my head...for whatever reason.

I saw Heather grown up, several years after Silent Hill 3 ended, sitting in a coffee shop reading the newspaper when suddenly she notices a familiar face in the line waiting to be served... :]

And my fangirl-ish-ness exploded when I thought of who that "familiar face" could be, and so, I present you with my first fanfic for...gosh... seven years? O.O It's rather short, but I like it... Plus, I'm super proud of the way I wrote Heather... *evil laugh* Her personality is so fiery!

( HeatherxAlex: The Meeting )

Hmm... I smell a Sims Series... :P Kidding, of course...it's too much damn work, but this ws fun to write! If it goes somewhere, maybe...plus..I already made sim versions of Heather and Alex... *blush*

Requested by shireheart
41 MGS4 Icons of the cemetery opening: 40 Still and 1 animation

I made sure to leave a base version of each icon so that you could edit it to your personal liking in case you hated the writing I put on it. MGS tends to make my writing become very eloquent and in some parts, confusing... :P In the process, I was able to create at least icons that I was absolutely in love with, one of which... *points to user icon* So love 'em or hate 'em, here they are!

+Credits+
The screens were provided by ClickityClick.
Textures by tomycoffee, eveningwalk, shalowater, lifeisdolce, and deny1984

Enjoy!

( Three Days Earlier... )

"That's cheating, bitch! I'm not dead yet!"
--Frankie Muniz "Stay Alive"

Yeah... the whole movie sucked, but it was worth it for that line! Too funny!

SNL Criticized After Airing Tiger Woods Domestic Violence Skit

Lighten up! Seriously! Offensive or not, who the hell cares? It's a comedy show, meant to poke fun at everything... it's just a JOKE! Yeah, it was domestic violence, and yeah Rhianna was on the show (and we all know of the problem she had with that dillhole earlier), but it wasn't a direct attack on anyone. It's comedy!

*sigh*

TWO days...! Just TWO little days left, and then... I'm FREE!!! *falls back into a D*sney supplied pile of leaves* Yes, there are officially two days left of this semester, then it's finals, and then... no more Computer Science! I don't think I've ever been this relieved to be done with something...

*content sigh*
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In gamer news, I finally solved all the glyphs in Assassin's Creed 2! *dances* Okay... I cheated... *deflated ego* But only on four of them, which is out of what, twenty-four total, so I did the majority myself... *deflated ego* Damn those code wheels! They make no fucking sense when you get to the symbols... the numbers, I could handle, but the symbols... *head explodes*

The point is: The Truth video is freaking amazing! Your eyes will bleed at the sight of its epic-ness! :D I think AC may be able to tie with MGS as one of the best VG series of all time... Seriously... I mean, Kojima's damn good, but Ubisoft is doing some fine work here.
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AND, because Christmas always needs to come early, I ordered some gifts for family/friends today. :] Thank Heavens for CafePress! They rock... :P

WARNING: Selfless plug ahead!

So, for my best friend Amy, I got her some Ninja Turtles stuff: slippers and a blanket, and from CafePress, I got her a mug (because she loves coffee oh so much) personalized with a cow she drew herself. You can see it HERE, if you want...

And, for my aunt, an ex-teacher (she retired last year, but the title still applies), I got her THIS because it's funny...

And, finally, for my niece, I got her THIS because it's made of win! :]

Too bad I don't know any U.S. Marines that were having a baby, because I'd love to give them THIS (if you click no other links, at least click this one!) It's that awesome!?

Okay, I'm done spamming you with links... :P
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*sigh* I guess that's my update for now. I can't wait for Christmas break and...sleep...

So. Much. SLEEP.

*floats off to dreamland*

I started this for a contest, but two days before the entry was due to be postmarked, I realized that I hated the story entirely, so I started over with a fresh idea, one that, if I say so myself, is the best thing I've ever written. Plus, it was so different from what I usually write (blood, gore, mysteries, crime drama, fantasy, sci-fi stuff). This story was all about... *gasp* Real life issues! x.x I may post it, but not until the contest is over and the winners have been announced. :]

But, until then, this is the ending of the story I realized I hated. Well, it's not so much that I hate it, but rather, I strongly dislike it and lack the will/passion to write the rest of it...and yeah, I started with the ending... sometimes I do that...

(For some reason, LJ-cuts don't seem to be working, so, below is the story, in a different font color just to be fun! :P)

It was a stand-off, each of us staring down the barrel of the gun held by men we once thought we could trust. His eyes were hard and still, his hand unwavering. A sick smile slid across his lips. “I knew you could figure it out, Detective. If anyone could crack the case, I knew it’d be you,” he spat, sarcasm dripping from his voice like a poison.

Glaring at him, I forced my arm to remain steady, forced my mind to block out the pain from the fall days ago, forced myself to concentrate only on the monster that stood before me now. “Why’d you do it, Short? What do you get out of all of this?”

“Ah, why? Isn’t that what they always want to know?” His smile deepened, and my heart sunk. Not because of him, but rather, because I heard the bell over the door chime, signaling that someone had entered.
My eyes left him, my concentration breaking. Distantly, I heard his twisted laugh, and I caught a glimpse of Abigail by the front door of the station just before the butt of Short’s handgun connected with my right temple.

Abigail’s scream came next. While I lay on the floor, blood trickling down by my eye, I could hear her fighting with him. Forcing my eyes open, I managed to get to my feet, my breath coming in quick, short gasps. I turned my attention onto to Short, who now had Abigail pinned against his body, his muscular arm wrapped around her neck, his gun digging into the soft flesh of her throat.

“Let her go, Short. She’s not meant to die.”

“Yeah,” he screamed, suddenly on edge, his hands shaking. “You’ll see to that, won’t you, Detective? You won’t let her die here!”

“Put the gun down, Vincent. You’ve got nowhere to go. You’ll spend the rest of your life in jail in the cell next to the Hangman. You’re just a patsy.”

He laughed, his voice high-pitched and psychotic. “Patsy? Patsy!? You think I was just the partner in this? No, Hansen, I am the Hangman.” He quickly gestured toward the interrogation room before returning the gun to Abigail’s neck. “That guy in there is the patsy. And just like a good scapegoat—”

A loud crash resounded throughout the room, echoing from the interrogation room, followed by the dying cry of the prime suspect.

“I love punctuality!” Short smiled.

“You killed him?” I questioned, chancing a step toward him.

“No. I’m the perfect killer, remember? You gave me that title, so you should know I never make mistakes. You’ll rule it as a suicide: death by drinking poisoned coffee.” He licked his lips. “You see, Detective, when the night is over, I will be remembered forever for what I did here, and tonight, I will go down in history as the Hangman’s greatest legacy.”

With a forceful push, he shoved Abigail into my arms before he turned and scurried like a rat into the stairwell. I caught her instantly, my arms effortlessly wrapping around her warm body. Reluctantly, I pushed her away. Leaning down to look her in the eye, I grimaced.

“Stay here.”

She nodded, and with my grip tightening on my handgun, I raced toward the staircase and up to the roof, taking the stairs two at a time. Bursting through the roof’s door on the third floor, I saw Vincent standing on the edge of the roof, his arms opened wide and held high above his head. His legs were stiff, straight, and pinned close together. The world was just about to break into a fresh day, and as I inched closer to him, I finally took notice of the noose tied around his neck. A cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

“Vincent!” I yelled, keeping my gun aimed at him. “Don’t do it!”

He turned slightly to look at me over his shoulder. “I told you. I will become the Hangman’s greatest legacy.”

“Don’t do it, Vincent!” My words came out as a scream, and my finger curled even tighter around the gun’s trigger. “I’ll shoot.”

He took one step toward the edge.

“Vincent!”

“This is the end,” he whispered softly before taking a second step. His foot found only air this time, and his body toppled off the roof of the building, plummeting down two and a half stories. The sickening snap of his neck as his body was jerked back up filled the air.

I made my way toward the edge, preparing myself for what I would see. There, Vincent’s body was hanging limp, gently swaying from side-to-side like a clock’s pendulum waiting to chime in the birth of a new hour.

The next morning, the news reported that the suspect known as the Hangman took the Sheraton Police Department hostage for the entire night. By dawn, he had claimed his final victim, Deputy Vincent Short, and then surrendered, turning himself over to the police. Officers, assisted by Detective Hansen, escorted the Hangman immediately to the interrogation room downstairs where he committed suicide minutes later by drinking coffee tainted by his own homemade arsenic.

Vincent was right.

This is the end.

Three Best:
-House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (because it is simply brilliant)
-I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak (it's heartfelt, beauitfully written, and will keep your heart aching until the end...)
-The Manhattan Hunt Club by John Saul (wow, just wow...it's intense and carries a winding plot from beginning to end)

Three Worst:
-The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard (the book had SUCH potential, but the ending destroyed it entirely)
-Twilight by S. Meyer (the entire series... Yes, I did actually try to read it. Pathetic plot structure and horrid character development (or lack there of) aside, the books are just horribly written. Did she ever pass an English class in her life? Or did she flunk every one she ever tired to take...?)

...I really can't think of any more... If most books suck, I'll put them down before investing too much time into them... :/

Snag the hi-res version HERE!!

Well, I spent the last two hours working on this in PhotoShop, trying numerous ways to get it to fit Youtube's stupid standards... *sigh* And, as is, it stands at 364 KB. :/ Even if I ditch the icons, it only drops down to 314 KB. Youtube's limit: 256 KB.

Back to the drawing board, I guess... *pfft* Use it as a background for your computer or something if you want...

Damn, Youtube restrictions...

In other news:

I beat AC2, and am currently at 93% complete! I've gotten all the glyphs, but haven't solved four of them... damn the code wheel! *shakes fist* The ending was *spoiler-free* CONFUSING as hell! But, whatever... AC1's ending sucked when I saw it the first time, but Ubisoft made it make sense in AC2, so AC2's ending will make sense in AC3... :] Which I've heard that AC3 is supposed to be about a female assassin during World War II? Is that true, because I thought the last game was going to be all about Desmond. I mean, Altair began it all, Ezio was the ***** (cut out to avoid spoilers... :P) and then Desmond will be left to finish the series.

But, a WWII assassin maybe kiling Nazis...?

I'm cool with that. :D

BUT, I will say... AC2 is far superior to AC1, just in so many ways. Yes, Altair is still a sexy bastard, and Ezio's not too bad himself (especially by the end *drool*) but in terms of plot, AC2 really opened my eyes and I started to understand everything, within the terms of it being fiction, of course. :] The glyphs are really fun, and I suggest you try to get them all...

Plus you'll want to hear Subject Sixteen yell "FUCK!" across the room at two in the morning...Okay, he didn't yell it (I just had the volume too loud), but as I was reading the subtitles, I thought, "He's not going to say that!" But, he did... :/ Just wait until you get to that glyph... you'll see what I mean. :] It was a rather interesting discovering...

A perfect game is 300, so at 153, it means I suck. BUT, why I'm bragging? Look at those four sexy strikes at the end! And, the CP matched me... :P I still beat him though... :]

This game seriously rocks! *thumbs up* It's so much fun! And you thought Wii Bowling was fun... :/

If you wanna play, you can download a 60 min. free trial HEREor at Yahoo!Games. And, if you want to buy it, which I may have to (it's that fun!) then definitely uy it at BigFishGames instead. It's $20 at Yahoo... :/

Figured it'd be good to post an uplifting post after that last one...

Bowling with zombies is uplifiting, right?

:D

P.S. My "gamer" name is Dillon because I like that name. :P And, yeah thanks to Desperate Housewives, it's a girl's name now too...

P.P.S. The zombie arm in the pic is reaching up to *literally* tear down the loser. :]

I actually don't remember all that much about the game, except that it was really awesome! Let's hope they don't screw up the movie... I'm a bit worried Jake won't work as the prince, but we'll see... :P From the trailer, it looks like it'll be pretty nifty, especially the way they're working the sand in... *nod* Plot-wise, I dunno...

First, I freaking love The Big Bang Theory! It's that goofy show on CBS Monday nights that's about four scientists and one bubbly blonde and how they all get along. It's seriously too funny, and it just is a blast to watch... seriously! I look forward to it every Monday... :] Take a peek!

Second, my classes suck, but what else is new? Tonight I was stuck in Computer Science lab for a whole TWO hours, asked for help twice, and still barely know what the hell I was doing...? *sigh* I'm so fried that I actually just broke down crying in front of my laptop on Sunday because PhotoShop wasn't working... :/

It's not a good situation I'm stuck in...

So, how about some upbeat news? Sims... :] I'm a picture whore and these guys make me ubberly happy, so I went a little overboard. The girl is Addie, and the guy... still unnamed... :P

( Down the Rabbit Hole... )

Ugh... classes tomorrow... and it's approaching two a.m. here... :/ What to do? Sleep? Nawh... Let's goof off in Sims 2 and PhotoShop! Yay!

:] Sudden Artistic Outbursts don't come to me all that often, so when they do, I usually listen to them, work, and see them through until they're finished. Besides, school sucks, and I really don't want to go tomorrow. It's the same boring crap everyday... *sigh* Anyway, here's what I goofed around making? Remember Adele? Course you don't. :P Well, I mentioned her a little while ago HERE. And, long story short, I was trying to revive her story from the brink of death when I realized that it was beyond saying it. It has some okay plot parts in it, but overall, the story is very flat, weak, and really incapable of being written. So, ditch it, keep the parts I liked, and start fresh. :] This is where Sims and PhotoShop come in handy!

( Check it out!! Isn't it purdey!! )

Oh, and Ana, remember how you said you were searching for animes to watch, yeah, and I gave you LovelyComplex and Ouran. Well, if you're looking for an intense anime that takes itself very seriously, then go watch Ergo Proxy. You can watch the entire series HERE (she's got them arranged one episode at a time by playlists) in English. :] It's really good, though not as good as Death Note (the best anime I've watched yet, hands down), and while it can be majorly confusing at times, it is still pretty awesome to watch. Anyway, enjoy it if you want. :]

...that would make an awesome kid's storybook! Just imagine a kid named "Uber!"

Anyhoo... little life update because it's almost two in the morning here and I'm bored but not at all tired. Might have something to do with the fact that I slept in until one in the afternoon today, but eh... School seriously drains me of all I have, so on Wednesdays and Mondays, I pretty much just come home and collapse, only to fall asleep a few minutes later, only to wake up the next day pissed about... :/

It's a fatal cycle.

School update first, because it sucks for the most part. Computer Science has seriously fried my brain! Yeah, I understand it, now, for the most part, but still... damn... o.O C++ is not my forte... it's too scary! :P Seriously, though, it is hard. But, hey, if you understand it and get a job in the CSCI world, it's a buttload of cash for doing hardly anything... who wouldn't want that!? And, in other classes...eh, they're all lame, except Storytelling. I had to deliver my first telling to the class last Friday, and I. Kicked. Ass!! *dances* The only two complaints were that: 1. I could've been louder (but they heard me just fine), and 2. I should've made the wife's voice (in the story, duh) sound more desperate. Still, the compliments were lovely and a definite stroking of my ego, which I'm all for. :] And, one of the girls requested that I tell it at this Haunted Weekend thingie that the city does every Halloween. Yeah, I'm nervous as hell about that, but also kinda excited... we'll see how that goes later... :P

Okay, so in life-life updates... planning a vacation with my friends for the middle of October, same as last year. Super excited about that because we always have a blast! :] Long story short, we travel upstate to visit another friend because she went to a differen college then us. *nod* It was her dream school, she works her ass off to stay enrolled (money-wise, not because of her grades. She's smarter then she looks. :P), and she loves the place. It sucks that she's kinda far away because she is, in every sense of the word, my best friend, but whatever. She loves it. *nod*

Oh, and movie love! I saw The Time-Traveler's Wife in the theatre. It was cute, I guess. Different then what I expected. Not sure if I liked it or hated it by the end, but I definitely wouldn't choose to sit through it again. :/ I rented and watched Horsemen, which sucked because it had such potential, and then a shitty ending. And, this weekend, I rented and watched My Bloody Valentine, which was eh-okay, not the best, but hey, it's "horror" date movie. I didn't expect much from it. But, staring at Jensen Ackles for two hours wasn't too difficult... :P Also finally got around to see The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher. I will admit it was hard to see him in that role since I was used to him as Michael Kelso from That 70's Show, but damn if he didn't play demented and creepy well. Overall, it was a really great movie. Next up on my "To See" list is Donnie Darko. I've heard it has strong ties to things like Silent Hill, so it's only natural for me to see it... :]

Um, yeah, I guess that's all...

Bye!

[06] Dead Space
[21] Lovely Complex (warning! spoilers!!)

Dead Space, after beating it, is now ranked among my top four favorite video games of all time (the other three being, from top favorite I-can't-live-without-this-game-series to the ones that I love, but not as much as the others, Silent Hil, Resident Evil, and then Bioshock). So, needless to say, it was a damn good game. A lot of the moments were painfully obvious rip offs of stuff from RE4 and RE5, but still... Isaac's tale was nothing short of epic.

And, over the past three days, I've become absorbed in Lovely Complex, and anime unlike any other anime I've ever watched, but it was so freakin' adorable! I just fell in love with the story and the characters, and of course, Risa was my favorite. The girl's got guts, determination, and a hell of a lot of spunk. It was kinda goofy and corny in some places, but I laughed and loved it even more. Any anime fans just have to watch this one! It's so cute...even if romance/love stories aren't your thing (they aren't mine, believe me!) you'll still love you. You can't help but love it! And, LoveCom is definitely one of my favorite animes sitting among Death Note, Wolf's Rain, and despite its creepiness, Elfen Lied. :]

Anyway, to honor them, I used my boredom to make some icons for 'em. :]

+Rules/credit+
-Credit is appreciated, but not required.
-Textless icons are NOT bases!
-Comments are love... ^-^
-Take 'em and enjoy!
-Textures were provided by lifeisdolce, the_preamble, and icon_textures!
-Images provided by Bing.com, deviantART.com, CreativeUncut, DeadSpaceHorror, and ConceptArtWorld

( Not just another high school love story... )