The What in the Where?

I saw this trailer from TGS a week ago but the whole thing was in Japanese.  Now here’s the English version.  Of note:

1) Real dialogue?  Meaningful?  Did Squenix actually spend time on this one?!

2) Real voice actors?  Holy toledo!

I am an avid FF fan, always have been.  FFX is my favorite but the story, ugh…FFXII was better, to some degree.  The last bit was wonky and the voice acting was horrible for half the characters.  This actually shows promise!

Hello!

Been a while, ugh.  Couple things first.

1) I’ve been working on putting on muscle / losing weight for a while now, since the start of May.  I did 3 months of pretty strong effort then let it slip BAD in August.  September so far has been pretty regimented.  I’ve decided to stop drinking for the time being too, which made last Saturday quite interesting.  Regardless, the task is at hand and I plan on losing the last 10 by the end of October.  Once September ends, I’ll be re-evaluating my diet too, I’m feeling like I might be a little too low on caloric intake.  If you want to keep track of the progress, check out my BodyBuilding.com profile.  I’ll spend more time over the next week filling it in and try to get steady weigh-ins going too.

2) Work is crazy.  Next!

3) Most people know that I love Shadow of the Colossus.  It’s #2 all time (behind X-COM, which you can get from STEAM for cheap).  I posted a while back on that developer’s new project, Last Guardian.  Below is an additional clip.  It starts with a retrospective but the clip is eerily realistic.  I watched it about 10 times and every time I feel as if I’m watching something real wake up.  Amazing.

Vacation and Video

2 weeks of holidays at the cottage, with only 2 hours or so of rain during the day.  Talk about lucky.  I’m back at work now but seem to be suffering mild insomnia, so let’s hope this passes soon!

Now for a leaked vid from Starcraft 2.

Summer Time

Been a while since the last post.  A lot going on mind you.

  • Turned 30
  • Played about 15 rounds of golf
  • Headed camping
  • Built a new garden
  • Got a new AC installed
  • Planned a new landscape
  • Got rained on for what seems like 3 weeks

On top of all that, I’m in the 3rd Phase of P90X.  I hit the scale today about 10 times in a row thinking the damn thing was busted but I lost 4lbs in the last week.  More than that single number, I can feel it everywhere.  Clothes fit better, the programs are not so much easier but I can do more in them with more intensity.  Belt notches are being used that haven’t been used in over 10 years.  Wife seems to notice as well, so that’s a bonus.

The plan is to hit 190 before hockey starts near the end of September.  Heck, even if I started playing now I’d be faster and stronger but there’s something about having a target that pushes you harder.  Am I on pace?  Well, the first few months were less about losing weight and more about getting into shape, building the muscle needed to burn calories just sitting down.  I’ve got most of that done now and I’ve yet to change my caloric intake from what I had almost 3 months ago.  Basically I’m burning about 20% more calories in a day with the same intake, so the weight is going to come off a bit faster for the next few weeks.  By the end of August, I’ll re-adjust my diet to increase the carb/calorie proportions to reduce the weight loss and increase the endurance/muscle gain.  Feels great!

And on a completely disrespectful note:

– A woman asks: The next time my boyfriend asks me to make him a sandwhich, what would be a great comeback?

-A guy answers: Well