the first bit of free time in ages...

[chrisvenus]

So, I've been spending the last few weeks doing Legacy, working, picking up LARPing again, and doing 101 other things. So tonight I came home from LARP (I wonder when I stopped calling it FLRP - damn them all) and thought about all the things I could be doing tonight. I seem to be only able to rouse much enthusiasm for one thing. Sleep. Bloody typical.

For reference things I was wanting to do:

1) Catch up on some good computer game time. I've played some guitar as a quick thing to dive in and out of. I've not had time to play Eve properly in several weeks though with the politics going on in my Corp I can't say I miss it too much right now). I've been replaying FFX for a long time. I want to get Never Winter Nights going properly. I told some people I might start playing WoW... And that's not even counting the other games I want to give time to but amd not because of all the others...

2) Install Windows XP on desktop. The main sticking point to this being to sort out a floppy disk with SATA drivers since I want to stick it on a SATA drive. Or to create a XP install CD with the SATA drivers on. Its been on my todo list for some time and its embarrassing how long this HD has been sitting there for.

3) Catch up on TV. I've just caught up on Doctor who but I have Veronica Mars, Lost and Supernatural on the Tivo that I still need to watch. Teen Titans seems to have started a new series (or at least the tivo is picking up new episodes at the moment). Probably more stuff.

4) Dinner. Not something I've been lookign forward to free time for of course, just something I was thinking about doing tonight. Still, the freeform LARP thing this afternoon had food and I did eat rather a lot of sausage rolls...

5) Write up some role playing stuff. Since I've not played my LARP character in over a year I need to work out what he's been up to, especially given how I left him. I'll run it past uncle_griff and possibly somebody who is likely to read his e-mail and offer constructive thoughts. :)


So right now I have Kerrang on (failing at number 3) and I'm going to lie down and doze. I think I need it. My brain is trying to do bad things to me and I'm feeling a little down as a result. Sleep usually fixes that kind of thing though. I'm hoping I might get number 5 done at some point though. :)

Comments

[lathany.livejournal.com]

I've been replaying FFX for a long time

Where are you at the moment?

And on that subject... see you tomorrow old friend!

[chrisvenus]

Not far in at all (well, by some scales). I've just got the ability to train my Aeons and have three of them I think. I'm sure you know the game well enough that that places me precisely. Trouble is that I spent a long time playing blitzball (because I find it quite fun) and a lot of time not having had time to play it. :)

And yup, see you tomorrow. Reminds me... Wonder what time quisalan gets back.

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Ixion and you've fought Bel-watzit twice? I'm guessing you must be mucking about with marriage proposals about now. (Still have the Besaid lot as your team or have you done a bit of mix and matching?)

Heh. That's an advantage of getting a lift from the GM - I know I'll be in time for the session. ;-)

[chrisvenus]

I think there might be marriage proposals coming up imminently yes. And yeah, still the Besaid crew. I never remember to talk to other people and certainly comparing them to the people in the other teams I average higher levels (even old Datto is catching up, despite being in Tidus's shadow).

And if needs be I'll just tell Krys to make her own way there. :)

[hsenag.livejournal.com]

Someone gave me a copy of XP several years ago (long enough that it was original XP, not a service pack), and I recently installed it on my newly built machine with (only) a SATA disk without any hassle. Is it harder if the motherboard/BIOS doesn't support it directly or something?

[chrisvenus]

I think my motherboard doesn't support it directly. It mutters something about SCSI when it loads up the SATA drives. This is the heart of the problem. Really it should be as easy as putting the drivers on a floppy and sticking the floppy in when it asks. I just haven't been bothered to work out what the heck the drivers actually are. Maybe I should just buy a new motherboard... :)

[hsenag.livejournal.com]

What does the drive plug into, the motherboard, or an expansion card?

[chrisvenus]

motherboard. Don't worry about it too much though. I'm sure all I need to do is find the CD that came with the motherboard and copy some stuff to a floppy.

[hsenag.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. I'm just somewhat surprised that mine just worked and yours isn't, but I guess my BIOS might be doing something clever to present the drive as a normal IDE device or something.

[chrisvenus]

I think SATA was quite new when I got this motherboard so I think more probably my motherboard is presenting my SATA drives as SCSI devices as opposed to presenting them in whatever way is now standard. When I get around to sorting it I'll let you know if I remember. :)

Teen Titans - Go!

[secretrebel.livejournal.com]

If it's the series I think it is, it's very disturbing. Raven is now Slade's new target and there's a prophecy she's supposed to destroy the world.

Re: Teen Titans - Go!

[chrisvenus]

Nope. I've seen the series with Raven as the central point of the metaplot. This is the series after that.

[easternpromise.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, computer games... Neverwinter Nights is a grand game (imho), but the scenery gets a little samey after a while. Worth picking up the expansion packs though. NWN 2 is supposed to be out later this year, I think, if it's not out already.

PS: When did FLRP start being called LARP? It's FLRP damnit. :P

[zandev.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'm having a similar quandry. I'm snowed under with stuff to catch up on at the moment.

So I'm playing some Disgaea again. :)

Anyway, on the subject of games: Neverwinter Nights 2 should be out in September, and we might get FFXII at some point this year too.

[lathany.livejournal.com]

... and we might get FFXII at some point this year too.

Yep - I'm keeping an eye on it!

So I'm playing some Disgaea again. :)

Is anyone else finding that they have to replay levels to be able to tackle the next one at any point? Or am I just **** at this game?!

[chrisvenus]

You totally have to do levelling up rather than just go through the story sequentially. Well, I do anyway so you are certainly not alone. :) I'm playing it mainly with elethiomel and do the story stuff when he is around and do item dungeons or random levelling up at other times. I seem to spend about as much time levelling when he's not around as we do playing when he is so I reckon our game is abouthalf levelling and half progression. That having been said now I have found the art of levelling I reckon it might be less time levelling needed (unless you want to go for all the uber hard optional levels).

[zandev.livejournal.com]

Yes, Disgaea is all about a) obsessively levelling up and b) horribly exploiting the game system. :)

There are lots of really gratuitous things you can do in the game (often involving abuse of the lift mechanic), but there are always higher-level things to challenge...

[ao-lai.livejournal.com]

Personally I'm a great fan of the Triple EXP Cheese, and Sea of Gehenna Level 1.

This very morning - Returning to Disgaea, as you do - I successfully took someone from level 36 to 61 in one kill that way...