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Wow its been a while since I last posted here! I actually meant to post here a while back but always got distracted by other things (just another slack excuse).

Anyway, Feet. You’re probably (not) wondering why I put up that particular title. Well I have them. I’d been having problems with my feet for a while – since the beginning of the year actually – and it got to a point that when I would walk from work to the train station (which could be a 20 minute walk and a casual pace) my feet would begin to ache, and then it got to a point that by the end of the working week I felt more like a cripple hobbling along with the amount of severe pain going through my feet, ankles, legs and knees. My Dr said that I may have a heel spur – a type of bone growth on the bottom of the heel so it feels like you are walking on a nail all day long (that was the pain I described I had). But the pain got really bad that I ended up going to a podiatrist who said “No , you don’t have a heel spur though you have similar symptoms. Your feet are flat – they have no arches so the muscles are pulling to a point where the muscle under the heel is tearing so it does actually feel like you might even be walking on the bone.” Not a nice description but that’s about what she said. Read the rest of this entry »

Last year I picked up Mass Effect and began playing it through for the second time around. In my first full playthrough of the game I had a female Commander Shepherd and played the game offline (not connected to Live). The second time I chose to go with the male Commander Shepherd, original version not the one where you can change his appearance. I took a few different ‘turns’ this time around but found playing the game a lot easier 2nd time around, and usually that’s the way for me I get a little antsy when playing a game for the first time and tend to hold back rather than go all out. Once I know how the game runs then I’m okay to pick it up a second time and have more confidence in playing it through.

This second run on Mass Effect, I played it through to the Ilos campaign where Shepherd and his crew had broken protocols (and the locking down of the Normandy) to escape from the Citadel and chase after Saren. This long weekend (Happy Aussie Day today!), I decided I’d better finish it as whatever happens in this game will affect what happens in Mass Effect 2 – due for release this Thursday here – so I went ahead and finished it. Surprisingly it went by a lot quicker than I’d expected 2nd time around, especially since the Citadel fight took me forever to complete first time around. Second time around I knew what I had to do and basically just moved Shepherd through the areas quickly, doing what needed to be done while allowing my AI companions to take care of my back. It really was kind of a shock to see that I could pass through it a heck of a lot quicker with just that small amount of knowledge!

This second time through I again played Paragon, I’m good by nature so its hard for me to go against my own instincts lol, though I must admit when I play a game where Demon’s are the ‘good guys’ its not so hard being ‘bad’ lol. Anyway this time around I also aimed at bringing Shepherd’s charm ability up to the top most level so it got me a few extra brownie points with negotiations.

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to Mass Effect 2 coming out this week. The only downside I see is that there is no Mako this time around. Some people say its because some Halo fans complained about it (??) others say they were glad it was gone but I kind of enjoyed roaming around in the Mako. I guess, however, I can see their point that the ‘roaming around’ part made it difficult to do when there wasn’t much to find on each planet that you could land on. Either way I’m still sad to see it not make a return in ME2 (maybe in ME3??)

The game is officially released here in Australian on Thursday, however EB Games are saying that they’re shipping it out from the 25th (yesterday) so I am wondering if the game is already in store? I may have to check it out tomorrow.

Another game I will be checking out and will pre-order next week is Final Fantasy XIII. When I went and picked up Darksiders, EB Games had it up for pre-order though there was no special edition or collector’s edition at that time. Today I just checked EBG’s website and they now have the Limited Collector’s Edition up. It basically contains the game, Soundtrack CD (selected selections), a book featuring artwork etc, 3 Art Prints and a collectible decal. If you pre-order the game through EBG, you also get a bonus FFXIII calendar. This is probably the first time that I’ve been ordering ‘so many’ games at once it is kind of a shock to the purse but I can’t help it this time around and I’ll definitely be pre-ordering this game since I’m an FF maniac lol.

Its the end of another month so I figured its time for another post!

There were a few hiccups with the server this past week, but thankfully everything seems to be running okay again. WordPress has been upgraded again to the latest release, and I’ve also upgraded a couple of other programs running on my other websites.

Last week I had the week off, though I did very little. I had some intentions though I wasn’t committed to anything. It was merely a week to relax and unwind. Of course now its back to the real world again…

Over the past month I’ve grabbed a number of Gundam model kits and started building them. The panel lining is the one part that makes it take longer to put together, but granted these are not the kits where you paint and glue, they’re just the ones you stick together. I do have some Gundam markers which could make them look more detailed, but I’ve only used them on a couple of my Gundam models so far. Below are links to the images of the Gundams I’ve put together so far:

Goufy – HGUC MS07 Gouf (blue) and Gouf Ignited Yzak Custom (white)
Throne Eins (Gundam 00)
Blaze Zaku Phantom (Dearka Custom) (Gundam Seed Destiny) (view 1) (view 2)
Graham’s Custom Flag vs Gundam Exia (Gundam 00)
Graham’s Custom Flag (converted flight mode)
Strike Noir vs Stargazer (Gundam Seed Stargazer) (view 1) (view 2)
Strike Freedom (Gundam Seed Destiny) this is the 1/100 HG version
Civilian Astray DSSD Custom (Gundam Seed Destiny) (view 1) (view 2)

I’m still working on the Overflag - which looks pretty much the same as Graham’s Custom Flag only its got an extra weapon I think; and the Throne Zwei. I was intending to finish those two kits off over the week I had off but just didn’t get around to it. I would like to get a couple of MG kits (Master Grade) though the cost is the only thing getting in the way lol.

New anime series began this month in Japan. The two popular ones that started this month were Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 and Vampire Knight. I still haven’t watched all of the first season of Code Geass yet so I need to catch up on that first probably! I’ve got the five volumes of the Vampire Knight manga – currently its up to volume 8 though only 5 have been converted to English. Hopefully the rest will be coming out soon. Other new series that are actually quite good that I’m also watching are Special A – about some kids who are in a special class since their knowledge and skills put them above even the A+ students. The focus, however, is on the rivalry between the number 1 and 2 students. Its a pretty cute comedy series. Soul Eater – another comedy which strangely has two time slots, one during prime time and the other that’s labelled “The Late Show”. According to most subbers there is little difference between the two versions. A few others that are good so far are Amatsuki, Toshokan Sensou, Druaga no To: The Aegis of Uruk and the yaoi-manga based anime series Junjou Romantica. Kyou Kara Maou also started its Season 3 run though only a few subbers have picked it up. And as usual Naruto Shippuuden and Bleach continue their eternal run (along with D.Gray-man which seems to be catching up in terms of length).

Not played any games in a while. I was intending to get Final Fantasy Crisis Core for the PSP but I had other committments and couldn’t afford it at the time. I probably still won’t be able to get it just yet, maybe next payday… Since I haven’t played any games lately I kind of thought it silly to spend a lot of money when I’ve not been in the mood to play any games. I did pick up the PSP to play one of the games I had but I got bored almost instantly :\ Silly I know – I mean I have a DS, PSP, 360 and PS2 but I haven’t touched any of them for almost the entire month of April! I’ve been busy focusing on other things and not really in the mood to play… There’s also the latest expansion pack for Sims 2 (Kitchen and Bathroom) though I haven’t played that game in a while either so I’m not sure about buying that just yet.

I watched a couple of JPop concerts this month too. Namely Koda Kumi’s Black Cherry Tour and m-flo’s Cosmicolour tour. I also had a look at Namie Amuro’s Play tour but hers was a bit boring. She’s a good dancer and singer, but she doesn’t interact with the crowd and doesn’t really look like she’s enjoying herself. Ku-chan is the opposite, she smiles and laughs and gets the audience all excited and encourages them to join in. She definitely enjoys herself when she’s performing. Verbal and Taku (m-flo) are also great performers, and definitely showed a lot of enthusiasm during the concert. They had a huge number of guest artists appear which was great, although not all of the originals were there to sing. Regardless, it was a fantastic concert.

That’s been about it for this month. Though the beginning seems a long way away now lol – its a bit hazy. There’s not a lot happening this coming month. I will probably take a day off somewhere but I usually decide that in the spur of the moment lol.