There is a tale to be told

I hate going to see movies in the theatre.

But Kirsten wanted to go see X3, so I went. But we had a plan. Because I hate sitting though the ads so much, Kirsten would bring her book and I would bring my DS. Then, when the stupid ads play (like the mandatory lame one that tries to make you feel bad for piracy), we would retreat in a world of our own. A world without ads. Then, when the movie actually started, we could watch the movie. And only the movie.

This was the plan.

So they make us line up for half an hour. We get our seats. Its packed. The ads start. I whip out my DS. The evil can't get to me. All is well until...

*tap* *tap*

"Can you turn that off?" said the movie monkey.

This pissed me off of course. And 2 factors made this worse:

1: I just got through a really shitty part in the game. I have to get through that part again.

2: The game I was playing was advertised in their ad barrage.

So I was resigned to having to watch more ads before my movie. Wonderful. We were 20 minutes in, and still a bunch more stupid ads to come.

Then Kirsten leaned over and said some sweet sweet words to me:

"Do you wanna walk out?" she said.

"Fuck yeah!" I said.

And we did. Apparently the official story was that someone was bothered by the light DS screen put off during the ads. Yup. That was their story. Hmmm...
























Yeah. More likely that monkey boy couldn't diffenciate a DS from his own louse-ridden ass and thought it was a camera. And then the lame cover story.

So, I don't I'll be going back. Ever.

Oh yes, and comic.

Update: COMIC!

Mod me baby

Well, since my computer is up and running, Oblivion rocks again. There have been some spec changes to my puter as well.

+2 fans

Yup, apparently someone thought that a passive heat sink would be enough for my puter's graphics card. Yeah. Right. Bort.

Anyway, I could tell you about how cool Oblivion is, how fun it is to sneak up and shank some unsuspecting chump with an uber nasty poisoned blade. But that not what this post is about.

I mean, the game had been out for what, a couple of months? And there are already tons and tons of mods out there. New Armour? Weapons? Hell, what colour? Saddle bags? Sure why not. And if you are the lonely, lame type, you can even see some titties. That little mod was enough to bump up the games rating in the States to 18. woot.

So with all of these sweet sweet free mods out there, why is Bethesda selling them? Are people buying these? What banana head thought up that business model?

In any event, the modding community for these game is getting so strong that it's starting to affect my decision on whether I'd buy a game or not. Which is, I suppose, what the developers want, eh?

It's scarcely a comic...

But it's a post at least.

My new puter is fucked. Hence no Oblivion for me for a while until it's fixed. I'm a bit ticked, but I'll be all right. Stupid ATI graphic cards *grumble grumble*.

I also scanned in the rest of my comics! But they are in some weird format, and I can't read the format, so they'll be a while yet.

Two things are keeping me from going nuts right now.

One: My DS, specific Metriod: Hunters. It's fucking awesome, and currently filling the massive wound left by my lack of Oblivion. Can't wait to try it online. Alien Bounty hunters with fucked up powers? Bring it.

Two: E3 Baby! E3! If you've never heard of E3, there's something wrong with you. Hearing about all the cool new games and system brings me hope. Currently, the Starfox for DS and Smash Bros for the Wii are toping my excitement meter (Blight, you called that one). I mean, Solid Snake in a Smash game? Can't wait to get behind that fucking Pikachu and snap his little neck...

Damn you! Your poison has slightly inconvenienced me!

Well, I got myself a new computer. I'll spare you the details.

Actually, fuck that.

Pentium 4 3.00 Ghz HT
1 GB RAM
250 GB HD
16x DVD R/W
Radion X600 256MB graphics card
15" TFT monitor
Funky blue lights at bottom of case

All for £450 inc VAT. It was a resale from Computer Resale (Cambridge). I'm quite happy, and will definately shop there again when I'm looking for some upgrades. Heck, I'm even saving the environment. Which is good. Cause I like living here.

And I've been playing Oblivion, which is a damn sweet game. I haven't played it all that much yet, but I like what I see. The polt seems to be a generic "you are the chosen one who will save the world, even though you will begin as a un-kept banana-head".

But who really gives a rats ass about plot. Oblivion seems to be more about giving players the freedom to do whatever they feel like. The start of the game gives you a neat little run-through, allowing you to practice the basics of combat, spell casting, and stealth skills. Based on how you play this first bit, the game guesses the kinds of class you want to be. In my case, the game was very close (as there are 27 classes to be, and you can make your own), which I thought was kind of cool.

So, I'm playing a Khajit (think walking, talking, humanoid cat) Assassin, and having a lot of fun brewing up my own poisons and trying em out. Of course, I'm not so good at it yet. I think the best posion I made was little more than a severe diuretic.

There's no shortage of things to do in this game, either. I've barely been following the main quest at all since I've been to busy delving dungeons, protecting farms, fighting bandits, skining wolfs, hunting deer, making friends and dodging traps to notice. You almost have to force yourself to follow the main plotline, simply due to the sheer magnitude of other activities.

So yeah, it's good. Grood even.