First Impressions, Second Chances, and Third Times the Charm?

So today/tonight was not a very good evening, having not felt well all day as that continues to this very moment. However, illness does not stop things from happening around you. Earlier in the evening, the wife suggests we go see Bridesmaids tonight; a movie we've been putting off for quite some time, yet one we were determined to see in theatres before the long blank until a Blu-Ray release. I was unsure how I felt about it coming out of the movie, and even to this moment I feel very mixed towards it. Rarely has a movie been made that has such contradicting halves (as far as story elements and flow are concerned). I will say for sure that the film definitely has some great moments with Chris O'Dowd, more commonly known as Roy Trenneman in the great British Comedy The IT Crowd. I will continue to root for him to get some more starring roles after this movie, as he does a good job as the "him" to Kristen Wig's "her". I feel that 3.5/5 is appropriate, and definitely worth a matinee or rental.

Upon arrival at home, I decided to load up Final Fantasy XIV and give that another go round, like I promised I would. I've decided that it's a game that you must be in a certain mindset to play, because it definitely doesn't grab me right away. I'm still sitting here, 2 hours later, and all I've done is picked up two additional quests that need to get done, of those neither will be completed tonight. I will say this about the game, though: once you get through the initial steep learning curve, and once you've found that mindset, the game is quite interesting and engaging. Like I mentioned before, I do have a 30 day key if someone wants to try it out with me. XBOX 360 controller or any other 12 button controller added to the PC recommended, as the controls were clearly made for that first and foremost.

If you haven't yet, please start watching an anime on Netflix. There are plenty of spectacular ones. Clannad, Eden of the East, Fruits Basket, and Shuffle!, just to name a few! Give them a chance, you won't regret it.

-Mecha Messiah

Where we're going, we don't need physical media.

Nights like these seem to be a unwanted break in the monotony of daily life. Four hours to one's self can make some people go crazy, grow bored, or feel just flat out apathetic. Today, it's a bit on the bored side. Now, I could start my social experiment dealing with Final Fantasy XIV, but I don't feel like I could give a proper perspective to that right now. Sports Night is on the Television right now, thanks to Netflix and its wonder, and with that I've decided that nothing else will stop me from watching it. A bit of cleaning will now take place on the agenda for tonight.

I hope that tomorrow I will get enough energy to start with Day one, but I will leave you with two things.

1. I just noticed that the actress who plays the character Sally on Sports Night (Brenda Strong) was also the nurse who threatens to give Princess Vespa her old nose back. Small world, right?
2. If anyone hasn't purchased the Back to the Future box set yet at Target, I was there tonight, and the price was a cool 14.99 for the Blu-Ray 3-Pack. I also believe that Best Buy shares this deal, and most likely Amazon, but it's too good of a price to pass up.

Good night all,


-Mecha Messiah

Standing at the crossroads...

I was going to start this post with a small overview of today's topic in the title, but I first have to let off a minor bit of disappointment. I just opened a snack pack of fruit snacks, only to have been robbed of delicious gooey treats. This bag contained no more than 3 actual gummies, compared to the normal 7-9 that are wrapped within colorful packaging. I would be more furious had I acquired them from a store, but seeing as I have what some would call the "hook-ups", I'll let it slide. It's not as if I can't just get another bag.

Anyways, that was a smidge off topic from what I'd like to mention tonight, albeit not very far. As the title suggest, we often come across roads with multiple paths. Whether it be something worth giving serious conversation and an extraordinary amount of time to, such as job relocation and/or relationships, or a minor occurrences like what can of soda to purchase from the machine. This one will fall under the latter, as we discuss what to make the focus of the next few posts.

I first wanted to chronicle my jaunts around 1940s Los Angeles, but seeing as I'm almost done with L.A. Noire, it wouldn't be a very long or enticing entry. I won't get into the details, but it's a definite rental or purchase, depending on your opinions regarding side missions or downloadable content.
Instead, let's make this a little expose on starting out in Final Fantasy XIV, and see where that takes us. Now some of you might be rolling your eyes, saying to yourself, "Wasn't that game two shades of awful, with three more in the suck family?" While you may be true, this game is still a true testament of what can be done properly in an MMO, and I aim to spend the next week explaining what this game offers me.
Here's what I propose I will happen.

1. No less than 20 hours spend on it this week (starting from the moment I push play after I create my character)
2. I'll be making documented notes in the quite awesome SWAG journal found in the now $25 Collector's edition.
3. If anyone wants to take the plunge with me, I received a 30-day free code, and you are more than welcome to play with me, first come first serve, but we will need to make sure your computer can handle the game.
4. ?
5. Profit!

This should be fun, after we're done with this, maybe we'll look into other games, maybe we'll have some random posts here and there, we'll just see where this takes us!


-Mecha Messiah

What is to be expected of us?

So as it turns out, I've had this blog registered for quite some time, and have never written in it extensively. Sure, there have been some small portions of thought written here, but nothing with a mission or purpose. However, isn't that the definition of a blog? Isn't a blog an area where people should be able to publicly express their feelings, a la journal or diary style? If this is the case, then why do some pass and some fail? Are some people's thought more widely accepted than others, or do some just garner more exposure with one or two decent posts? Whatever the case may be, this is just something to help pass the time, and to potentially document some happenings in my life.

Getting on with the root of the issue, what is to be expected of this blog? You will see movie reviews, game reviews, some documented ideas, and maybe a bit of social experimenting. I know, I know, there are about a quarter billion blogs out there dealing with these issues, and I know for a fact that my ideas will not be any better than the next person's, but maybe you will share some ideas with me on a more grander scale away from the platform of Facebook or Twitter.

Let's get this party started then, shall we? I don't promise to update consistently, but you will know when and where I update. As it is getting late tonight, let me just mention how proud I am about the Milwaukee Brewers being in first place this late in the season since 2009. I promise not to give you a lot of sports talk on this blog (unless related to video games or visual media) but seeing as this was a good weekend series, just figured I would just express my feelings for how awesome that was. 

Also, something about the NBA and someone who is a tool lost, I don't really follow basketball all that much, but congrats to the Dallas Mavericks as well.

Tomorrow, we'll get some more direction, and maybe I'll unveil the first real idea for the blog.

Mecha Messiah