confidentialmisanthropy

Trish mentioned to me a while back that she hates reading my blog 'cause it's "full of incomprehensible videogame techno-babble". Truth is, life isn't a bowl of cherries right now and I don't enjoy writing about it. I don't want my blog to devolve into some long, angsty rant about how much life sucks but what are blogs for, right?

My Navy "career" has officially jumped the shark. I've lost any and all motivation and it will not be returning. This isn't one of those FTN phases that every sailor seems to go through. I'm mentally and professionally done, all that's left now is waiting for my EAOS. I didn't just wake up one day and decide on this. There's been a concerted effort by certain individuals I've been forced to work with to make me this way. I'm sure there are some places and communities in the Navy where you can serve with people that truely are in it to serve their country instead of themselves, but I haven't the priveledge of being stationed there.

So anyway, back to the incomprehensible videogame techno-babble.

I'm making a return trip to Vana'diel. I read an awesome article in the latest issue of The Gamer's Quarter about one girl's experience and frustration with Final Fantasy XI and realizing someone out there felt the same way about the game I did really got me interested in playing again. I figure if she can keep hope alive handing out flowers in Jeuno (seriously, how adorable is that?) I could stomach waiting for hours with my party flag up again. Besides, I fucking miss skillchains like nobody's business. There's nary a more gratifying thing in all of videogamedom than being in a party in FFXI that can skillchain correctly. What's more, Bill and some of the GL crew are planning on hopping on Fenrir so things are looking up. Somebody'd better warn the rock lizards. BT's coming back to Bastok.

More where that came from.

Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated regions in the world, and is famous for its energetic metropolitan area. It has experienced over 5 millennia of human activities, and its unique modern history started when it was founded as a British crown colony and an entrepôt in 1842.
Despite its density, only 17% of land is built up, and greenery is everywhere. It is a place of contrasts - frenetically urban and adjacent to pristine greenery; extremely rich next to dirt poor; Western culture and oriental culture. Victoria Harbour is world famous for its splendid nightview from the Peak. The central business district is heavily urbanised with skyscrapers all around, but country parks are just kilometres away. - Wikipedia