So far this summer, I've gone over all my old computer games and reinstalled a few onto my laptop to play.
The first one I replayed was Oregon Trail. I'm sure you all are familiar with the game where you have a wagon and a family to get from one state to Oregon in one piece?
The first time I replayed, my captain leader guy seemed to constantly shoot himself "accidentally" when he went out hunting, and he finally died of either infection or blood loss. One time after a hunting trip, he got bit by a bear - and there weren't even any bears in the area! Sigh, but my second attempt proved much more successful, and my team made it to Oregon in one piece. =)
The second game I replayed was Cute Knight. The background is that you're an orphan girl who just turned 18 and has three years to find out who she really is.
There are multiple endings to this games, almost countless endings. There is only one true ending, however - even if there can be variations on that ending. So far, I have maybe about half of the endings gained, including the one true ending where my girl finds out who she really is.
Another game I replayed was a game of my dad's: Stronghold 2. It's a game set in the medieval age, and you're tasked with building a successful community, either for the peace or protection of your citizens and resources.
I played in the mostly stress-free free build for a while until my dad convinced me to try the peace campaign. So I did, and it was fun; but now that it's over, I'm wondering if there's anything else on that game aside from the war campaign.
Well, I guess that'll be all for this post. Au revoir!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Labeling Pt. 2
Okay, so you may or may not have noticed I've labeled quite a few of my posts; I'll get working on the rest eventually.
I've come up with almost 20 labels that seem to apply to the majority of my posts, the most prominent seeming to be books, college, and story from my life.
I totally just realized that, as of all the posts I've labeled so far, I've had about 80 posts dedicated to books.
That makes me happy. Hee hee hee.
I wonder how much I can increase it, now that the only books left that I've read are only one or two by an author. Goodreads is telling me that I've read more than 250 books.
Anyways, the current labels seem to apply for most of my posts, but not all of them. I'm keeping a list of blog posts that I currently can't think of a good label for. So far, I've reached 6.
Maybe if I can't think of something good for them by the time I've finished with my other posts, I'll just create a category for miscellaneous posts, or different posts.
I actually like that. "Different Posts." Maybe that'll end up being what I go with.
Well, we'll see. Anyways, see you later!
I've come up with almost 20 labels that seem to apply to the majority of my posts, the most prominent seeming to be books, college, and story from my life.
I totally just realized that, as of all the posts I've labeled so far, I've had about 80 posts dedicated to books.
That makes me happy. Hee hee hee.
I wonder how much I can increase it, now that the only books left that I've read are only one or two by an author. Goodreads is telling me that I've read more than 250 books.
Anyways, the current labels seem to apply for most of my posts, but not all of them. I'm keeping a list of blog posts that I currently can't think of a good label for. So far, I've reached 6.
Maybe if I can't think of something good for them by the time I've finished with my other posts, I'll just create a category for miscellaneous posts, or different posts.
I actually like that. "Different Posts." Maybe that'll end up being what I go with.
Well, we'll see. Anyways, see you later!
Friday, May 16, 2014
Labeling
Okie-dokie, I've figured out how to label some of my blog posts.
Really, it should've been obvious. I see the word "Labels" every time I write out a new post.
And yet it took a while before I finally figured it out. Summer must be making me go soft, since there are no assignments making me stretch my brain.
But I'm okay with that. For now.
Two months from now, that might be cause for worry. But for right now, I really don't have to do much thinking. Yay!
Anyways, I think I'm going to cut this post short so I can go back over my posts and label a bunch of them.
Ciao!
Really, it should've been obvious. I see the word "Labels" every time I write out a new post.
And yet it took a while before I finally figured it out. Summer must be making me go soft, since there are no assignments making me stretch my brain.
But I'm okay with that. For now.
Two months from now, that might be cause for worry. But for right now, I really don't have to do much thinking. Yay!
Anyways, I think I'm going to cut this post short so I can go back over my posts and label a bunch of them.
Ciao!
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Dream
I had a weird dream last night. I've been dreaming a lot lately, for some reason; it's kind of fun.
Last night, it took me a while to fall asleep. I was exhausted, though, so I'm not sure why I couldn't sleep.
Anyways, I guess I did finally sleep, because I dreamed I overslept. When I looked at my clock, it said 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Then when I went outside to be with friends, they were celebrating the fact that it was Christmas!
Not only did I apparently sleep late into the day, but I also seemingly slept through several months late into that day.
Applying logic, it's a wonder I was still in my own bed and not in a hospital room.
Also, my room lights weren't working. All the bulbs in my ceiling fan except one had burned out, and I have some kind of bulbs that don't even shed much light when working together. So one bulb still working was pretty pathetic in the providing vision department.
Then I turned on my lamp, and suddenly it was too bright and I still couldn't see anything.
Not sure when I figured out it was a dream. But oh well. Sadly, it's not Christmas. Happily, I haven't slept half a year away.
Last night, it took me a while to fall asleep. I was exhausted, though, so I'm not sure why I couldn't sleep.
Anyways, I guess I did finally sleep, because I dreamed I overslept. When I looked at my clock, it said 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Then when I went outside to be with friends, they were celebrating the fact that it was Christmas!
Not only did I apparently sleep late into the day, but I also seemingly slept through several months late into that day.
Applying logic, it's a wonder I was still in my own bed and not in a hospital room.
Also, my room lights weren't working. All the bulbs in my ceiling fan except one had burned out, and I have some kind of bulbs that don't even shed much light when working together. So one bulb still working was pretty pathetic in the providing vision department.
Then I turned on my lamp, and suddenly it was too bright and I still couldn't see anything.
Not sure when I figured out it was a dream. But oh well. Sadly, it's not Christmas. Happily, I haven't slept half a year away.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Catching Up
So now that I've finished up talking about a bunch of authors and their books, should I catch you up to speed on my life?
That'll be more or less easy today, since it's been so long. But it won't really help me in the long run.
Well, let's use it anyways, I guess. I have finished my first year of college, so I will be starting my sophomore year come summer's end.
This summer so far, I have read a few books, read the beginnings of others and decided I didn't want to finish them, played the Sims 2, rediscovered the Oregon Trail, and reinstalled another computer game from years back called Cute Knight.
When I installed Oregon Trail and Cute Knight onto my laptop, I expected it to take a while. I was shocked and pleased when it took less than a minute. Does it have something to do with the fact that the games are older and my laptop is newer?
I don't know if that logic applies. My dad once told me that if my computer was too new, the older games wouldn't work on it anymore at all because the games weren't designed for that type of computer.
Did I just luck out in having the newest laptop possible that will still work for those games? I guess stranger things have happened.
That'll be more or less easy today, since it's been so long. But it won't really help me in the long run.
Well, let's use it anyways, I guess. I have finished my first year of college, so I will be starting my sophomore year come summer's end.
This summer so far, I have read a few books, read the beginnings of others and decided I didn't want to finish them, played the Sims 2, rediscovered the Oregon Trail, and reinstalled another computer game from years back called Cute Knight.
When I installed Oregon Trail and Cute Knight onto my laptop, I expected it to take a while. I was shocked and pleased when it took less than a minute. Does it have something to do with the fact that the games are older and my laptop is newer?
I don't know if that logic applies. My dad once told me that if my computer was too new, the older games wouldn't work on it anymore at all because the games weren't designed for that type of computer.
Did I just luck out in having the newest laptop possible that will still work for those games? I guess stranger things have happened.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Wrapping Up
Well. I think I've just about run out of authors from whom I've read more than two books.
Aside from Rick Riordan, anyways; but I don't really want to talk about him, even though I'm a fan of most of his books that I've read.
There's also the Once Upon a Time book series that I've told you somewhat about in the past. I haven't told you about all of those books, but it's the series where I've said Cameron Dokey has made contributions that end up being my favorite in the series.
I've also read a series by Jenni James called The Faerie Tale collection, which, as you may be able to guess, is another series that retells fairy tales. It's okay. It would be better if James toned down on the excessive amount of kissing between protagonists. The books are advertised as clean romance for teens; I guess as I was buying the books, my mind latched onto the 'clean' part and didn't realize the 'romance' part played such a huge role.
Oh, and I just remembered a series I just finished this past week: three books, River of Time series, by Lisa Tawn Bergren. Two girls accidentally go to the past, and our protagonist (of course) falls in love. The first book ended more or less predictably, but the other two books really add to the story. The series as a whole is okay; there were parts I liked and parts I didn't, plus the occasional moment where I wanted to scream and throttle a few characters.
Well, that pretty much sums it up. Basically all of the other books I've read are just one or two books from the author. Sometimes that's because that's all they have out; sometimes it's because that's all I care to read from them.
At any rate, this post/series seems to be over. Have a great day!
Aside from Rick Riordan, anyways; but I don't really want to talk about him, even though I'm a fan of most of his books that I've read.
There's also the Once Upon a Time book series that I've told you somewhat about in the past. I haven't told you about all of those books, but it's the series where I've said Cameron Dokey has made contributions that end up being my favorite in the series.
I've also read a series by Jenni James called The Faerie Tale collection, which, as you may be able to guess, is another series that retells fairy tales. It's okay. It would be better if James toned down on the excessive amount of kissing between protagonists. The books are advertised as clean romance for teens; I guess as I was buying the books, my mind latched onto the 'clean' part and didn't realize the 'romance' part played such a huge role.
Oh, and I just remembered a series I just finished this past week: three books, River of Time series, by Lisa Tawn Bergren. Two girls accidentally go to the past, and our protagonist (of course) falls in love. The first book ended more or less predictably, but the other two books really add to the story. The series as a whole is okay; there were parts I liked and parts I didn't, plus the occasional moment where I wanted to scream and throttle a few characters.
Well, that pretty much sums it up. Basically all of the other books I've read are just one or two books from the author. Sometimes that's because that's all they have out; sometimes it's because that's all I care to read from them.
At any rate, this post/series seems to be over. Have a great day!
Monday, May 12, 2014
Once Upon the End
Once Upon the End is James Riley's last book in the Half Upon a Time series, and I am going to have to try super hard to avoid fangirling about this super awesome book.
Three more months have passed since the end of the last book. May is in hiding, Phillip is back home, and Jack seems to be the only one actively working. The last book hinted at the fulfillment of the Evil Queen's prophecy, but this book leaves no doubt; we find out exactly which boy betrays May, which one dies, and why.
We also time travel a couple of times into a different world. Our world, the one May grew up in.
Penelope, who was introduced in the last book, becomes a main character in this book. I really liked her personality and her interaction with her 'true love.' Even though Riley gave her an ending that hinted that all would work out, I would've preferred to see it written a little more clearly.
May's ending is one of the few that is wrapped up all neatly so that we the readers get a good feel concerning what's ahead for her.
May I fangirl a little? Just a bit?
I LOVE JACK IN THIS BOOK! HE IS SO AWESOME AND CAME THROUGH THE BIGGEST CHARACTER ARC/DEVELOPMENT ANYONE COULD EVER DREAM OF. JAMES RILEY IS A GENIUS! I DIED WHEN JACK'S PART OF THE PROPHECY CAME TRUE!
Ahem. Okay. So. Twists on everything. That's what Riley went for, and man, did he ever achieve. I highly recommend this series. And, according to GoodReads, this series contains the only books Riley has written (so far).
Three more months have passed since the end of the last book. May is in hiding, Phillip is back home, and Jack seems to be the only one actively working. The last book hinted at the fulfillment of the Evil Queen's prophecy, but this book leaves no doubt; we find out exactly which boy betrays May, which one dies, and why.
We also time travel a couple of times into a different world. Our world, the one May grew up in.
Penelope, who was introduced in the last book, becomes a main character in this book. I really liked her personality and her interaction with her 'true love.' Even though Riley gave her an ending that hinted that all would work out, I would've preferred to see it written a little more clearly.
May's ending is one of the few that is wrapped up all neatly so that we the readers get a good feel concerning what's ahead for her.
May I fangirl a little? Just a bit?
I LOVE JACK IN THIS BOOK! HE IS SO AWESOME AND CAME THROUGH THE BIGGEST CHARACTER ARC/DEVELOPMENT ANYONE COULD EVER DREAM OF. JAMES RILEY IS A GENIUS! I DIED WHEN JACK'S PART OF THE PROPHECY CAME TRUE!
Ahem. Okay. So. Twists on everything. That's what Riley went for, and man, did he ever achieve. I highly recommend this series. And, according to GoodReads, this series contains the only books Riley has written (so far).
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