From http://thefridayfive.livejournal.com/99018.html:


1. Do you prefer to play games on a console or PC?
Console. My ex kept trying to convince me that PC gaming was better for some reason, but I would have none of it. With a console, you don't have to worry about whether your game will be compatible with your system, and you don't have to remember which buttons on the keyboard do what. A console controller works better with my muscle memory.

2. What is your all-time favourite game? (No answer too embarrassing)
I had THE BEST time playing Knights of the Old Republic for the first time. It was the very first video game I ever beat all by myself, and I still have a warm fuzzy place in my heart for it. For replayability, though,

However, I also have to mention Dragon Age: Origins for its replayability, huge world, tons of choices, great characters, etc., etc. I'd also like to give a shout-out to Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, both of which I did play on the PC. :)

3. Which game has been the most disappointing?
KotOR 2. The gameplay was great, but it wasn't FINISHED. The plot made very little sense. I have always said that I would be willing - just once, mind you - to pay money for a completed version of the game.

4. Are there any upcoming games that you're excited to try?
I bought Skyrim for my husband for our anniversary. I'm letting him have the first crack at it, but it looks AMAZING.

5. If you could design a computer game, what kind would it be (platform, racing, shoot-out, etc.) and what would it be about?
I've heard Kevin Smith say that he makes the kind of movies he wants to watch, and lately I've been trying to think of what kinds of movies I'd like to see, books I'd like to read, and games I'd like to play. Bioware definitely makes the kind of games I want to play, and I'm finding it really difficult to improve on what they've done.

It would definitely be an RPG, and it would be either sci-fi with strong elements of magic, or fantasy with strong elements of sci-fi. Either way, it would have gorgeous graphics, great characters, and more conversation possibilities than there are with current games. There are always (reasonable, relevant) questions that I want to ask NPCs, that aren't actual dialog options and sometimes I'm thinking, "WAIT, it would really help if I could ask about...!" I think I'd first have to design a really complicated AI to get what I want.

Oh happy day!

After three years of Reference Librarian-ing, Volunteer Coordinating, and being the (unofficial, then official) go-to person for tech support at my library branch, I have been asked - nay, commanded - to begin a new job as Assistant Systems Librarian for the library system. While tech-supporting my co-workers is its own special kind of hell, I am thrilled that I will dealing with The Public in a very, VERY limited capacity at most. And not at all coordinating volunteers, which is very much like herding very unmotivated cats.

As of July 25 I will be joining a team SO EXCLUSIVE that I'll be doubling it by joining, so that'll be fun. However my new boss is totally awesome. Scotty (as I'll refer to him here), our systems specialist, is sort of the surlier, Scottish version of my dad. Not only does he take no crap, but he expects the same from me. "If they have a problem," he tells me, "send 'em to me."

Of course, even cool jobs have their downsides. To this one there are two small ones: there is no pay raise... at least not this year, due to the budget crunch. (County employees have been required to take five furlough days this month to make up for the county's fuckups.) But Scotty has told me that he thinks there should be, so maybe in the future it will happen. In the meantime, I'm the youngest, lowest-paid member of administration, but a member of administration nonetheless. Which means I get to go to Super Secret Meetings and learn interesting things as well as probably bite my tongue a lot and NOT run and share stuff on my blog.

Also, there is the matter of the "morning person" schedule. No more weekends (yay!) but also no more coming in late to work evenings (boo!). On the other hand, I won't be expected to be bright and cheerful and helpful to The Public first thing in the morning, either. I can scowl and swear and mutter to myself if the spirit moves me. And there will be coffee. Oh yes, there will be coffee.

(x-posted to LJ community trashy_eats)

Four words: Daily's Ready to Drink. Scroll down to "Frozen Pouches."

"You rip open the top and pour a slushy cocktail, created by America’s premier cocktail experts…into your glass, or right into your mouth."

Walmart had an elaborate display for these things, a sort of tiki bar with a bunch of coolers containing the goods. My husband and I picked out one pouch each of Strawberry Daiquiri and Peach Daiquiri. We started by drinking straight from the pouch, because we're classy like that. They were sort of like alcoholic ice pops or frozen Arbor Mist. They got hard to drink/eat out of the pouch after they thawed a little, so we ended up pouring them into glasses.

While the Strawberry actually has strawberry in it, the Peach has no peaches whatsoever (pear concentrate instead), but that didn't keep it from being pretty damn good for a cheap drink. I wish these had existed when I was in college. I would have taken them to parties, one for each hand.

I put this off for a while trying to decide if I wanted to start with a really interesting, well written entry, or with the most boring entry I could think of. On one hand, I am a pretty good writer, and I wanted to reflect that right away. On the other hand, if I started with a thoughtful entry, my readers might expect such writing every single time. And if I started with a really boring entry, it could only get more interesting, right? In the end, I decided to post this, just to start writing, and let you take it how you want. Self, welcome to Dreamwidth.