"It's Been A While" List Post

1. Experiencing a sort of rut. No inspiration. I can't focus at all. I have to take things slow and prioritize.
   
2. I re-downloaded Dink Smallwood. It's an old game I downloaded 10 years ago. Now it works for later versions of Windows and Macs. It's still as fun as it was when I first played it. All it's quirks and humor. This time, you can download most well-known fan-made mods to the game. Literally, you get hours of gameplay. Best of all, it's all free. If you guys want, you can get them here. I'll write a review. I'm almost done with the main game.
   
3. The game Portal is available for free for the PC until September 20, 2011 before midnight the next day. The game came out in 2007. I don't have the best computer hardware to run the game at the time. When it came out as part of The Orange Box bundle for PS3 and 360 the same year, I didn't buy it because I had other games waiting to be played down the pipeline. I downloaded it yesterday. This will be another game I'll be reviewing when I'm done with it.
   
4. I went to Target and decided to get some snacks. While I was checking the food in every aisle, I noticed I was visualizing myself eating these snacks and how I would feel if I eat them. Before, I never really made too much effort in thinking about it. I guess I'm more mindful and careful with what I eat right now.
   
5. I bought some of the materials for my costume. I haven't done anything like this before. Just so you guys know, my costume will be Robbie the Rabbit from Silent Hill. Here's a picture.

I'm done.

A Paradigm Shift

I've come a long way from my middle school and high school days where I'm content being alone. Playing computer games, browsing online, be engaged in learning songs on the piano, guitar, drawing, etc.

Ever the perfectionist, I spent hours fully-beating a game. "Completist" is probably the right word for it.

I used to spend hours past midnight learning piano pieces for the sake of learning and showing what I learned to my family and best friend.

Gaming from 5 to 12 Years Old

The first gaming system we had was the Family Computer in the Philippines (It was released as the Nintendo Entertainment System here in the US).

I teased my sister when she plays on her turn by pausing the game repeatedly... I was a little bully

The first games we got was Sky Destroyer and Ice Climbers. These were the only games we got for about year. It was at that time when my parents bought us Contra.

What The Sims Social™ Taught Me

• There's always food in the refrigerator.
   
• It takes 3-8 people to build a room in 10 seconds.
   
• Rivals and Frenemies won't let you sleep in their house, but Ex-Friends will.

The Sims Social Review

I can't believe I'm actually going to make a review of a Facebook game.

I was hooked on Mafia Wars, Farmville, Fishville, Treasure Isle, Cafe World. For Lent, I limited my access to Facebook... which was to never access Facebook at all for 40 days. After coming back, I stopped playing those games and deleted them, leaving only Bejeweled and Words with Friends (all you Words with Friends cheaters out there... BRING IT!!!).

SexyGamerGirl sent me an invite to play The Sims Social. I figured, why not. Turns out this game is highly addicting.