(no subject)
Jan. 29th, 2007 04:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
felis_ultharusToday is the fourteenth anniversary of my coming out as gay, at age 16, so I thought it deserved a post ^_^
It's been a quiet couple of weeks. Work has been non-stop lately, and we're mostly just trying to keep our head above water because the company is expanding so quickly. Everyone's a little frazzled. But I haven't been working as much lately, so it's taken less of a toll on me.
I'm almost two-thirds through my re-write. Some parts are being heavily re-written, others are mostly the same.
I finished Irving Layton. It's a little like reading poetry by the X-Men's Magneto, which makes me wonder who the Charles Xavier of Canadian poetry would be.
Otherwise, I've been quite immersed in Final Fantasy XII. It's a very long, very complex game. The story and character development are both good, but it seems that the main character gets the least development of all.
One aspect of the game that fascinates me is its use of archaic, rare, or very British words -- "sundries," "paling," "docent," "jape," "lambent," "grimoire," and "mummer" to name only a few. Only twice have I had to go running to a dictionary. They use "aceldama" as a general noun, and the word "togail" which seems to be Gaelic. Their use of "togail" seems incorrect. From what I can tell, the word means something like "building" or "construct," and the context seems to imply a part of a book.
It's been a quiet couple of weeks. Work has been non-stop lately, and we're mostly just trying to keep our head above water because the company is expanding so quickly. Everyone's a little frazzled. But I haven't been working as much lately, so it's taken less of a toll on me.
I'm almost two-thirds through my re-write. Some parts are being heavily re-written, others are mostly the same.
I finished Irving Layton. It's a little like reading poetry by the X-Men's Magneto, which makes me wonder who the Charles Xavier of Canadian poetry would be.
Otherwise, I've been quite immersed in Final Fantasy XII. It's a very long, very complex game. The story and character development are both good, but it seems that the main character gets the least development of all.
One aspect of the game that fascinates me is its use of archaic, rare, or very British words -- "sundries," "paling," "docent," "jape," "lambent," "grimoire," and "mummer" to name only a few. Only twice have I had to go running to a dictionary. They use "aceldama" as a general noun, and the word "togail" which seems to be Gaelic. Their use of "togail" seems incorrect. From what I can tell, the word means something like "building" or "construct," and the context seems to imply a part of a book.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-30 02:28 am (UTC)Well at least he's an intelligent man. I could imagine him writing good, if occasionally scary poetry. Now Cyclops, you'll want to stay away from his poetry. ;)
I need to start FFXII sometime. I haven't really been playing much in the way of video games aside from FFIII (my poor Shadow Hearts III is still sitting on the shelf only a couple of hours away from the ending).
It's good to hear from you again. ^_^
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-30 02:46 pm (UTC)It's just generally the creepiness of a member of an oppressed group wanting to visit the same brutality on the oppressor -- conceived as anyone who is not a member of x group.
I should really take a break from FFXII, but it is a lot of fun.
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-30 06:25 am (UTC)Also, hi. :D
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-30 02:47 pm (UTC)And it's good to see you, too. Sorry for laying so low lately -_-
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-30 03:26 pm (UTC)And no problem, I know you need your detox... =P
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-31 02:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-31 01:19 am (UTC)We've had a rough couple of weeks - we've both been very sick and poor Laya is awaiting radioiodine treatment for severe feline hyperthyroidism. Keep your fingers crossed for her.
(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-31 02:42 pm (UTC)I hope everything goes well. She's a wonderful cat.