FFXII

Wow, it's been over 2 months since my last blog post. I have been slacking. Then again, there has been little of interest to write about. After having an awesome holiday season, my January was consumed by work. It is not in my nature to work too much, but I felt as though I was working on mission impossible and was actually quite driven by the challenge. After many long hours and ruined weekends, our efforts were considered a success in early February - ending my need to be lifeless. Then I made the mistake(?) of going out and buying FFXII (I know... I'm couple years behind) within an hour after the project ended. If I've ever been addicted to anything, this was it. I knew from my last experience in 2002 with FFX that it would be a bad idea, but during the final days of wrapping up my project I got into a conversation about video games with someone. Well, it revived the geek in me and the rest is history. I went to Game Stop and picked up the game. Luck would have it though that my stupid PS2 wouldn't play the darn game (& its' even the newer slim kind). At this point I should've listened to the higher powers and gave up. However, the darn dude at the shop kept telling me how sorry he was that my console wouldn't play it. Not about the defect with the disc or PS2 (it's a known problem with PS2 that it stops reading discs after a while), but because this is the best game ever... supposedly. He could've been yanking my chain but I believed him. I was so determined to play this game now that I went out and borrowed a friend's PS2 so I can play it. Well, the rest is history. I'm in my happy place. I still have a while to go to finish the game so it may be a while before I resurface again in the social circle, but let me tell you - this is the best $12 I ever spent.