grrr
The only reason I would ever install Windows would be so I can play Final Fantasy XI.
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Which explains why I installed Windows... After trying to get Windows to see my network devices, I finally got it all set up and reinstalled grub so I can boot back into Linux. I cannot get grub to boot me into the Windows partition now. Must be a sign.
Also, my FFXI dvd image is bad. So I cannot install from that.. Great. I have the original install CDs somewhere, but they are from the October 2003 launch... meaning I would be stuck in patch hell for quite some time.
And watch, after all this trouble I am going to find out that the Return Home to Vana'diel campaign is not running... I fear that Eikre will be lost to the gods of "null" forever. And the urge to pick up my scythe and slash little crabs has never been stronger.
And I cannot install on the PS2 because the install discs that came with the system did not include the Rise of the Zilart expansion disc, which has become so engrained into the main game that it refuses to install without. And even with all of these problems, I am willing to find a way to make it work.
Hmm..
There appears to be a new version of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. I did not know there was one to begin with, but I am not at all surprised. There is a freaking LEGO Roleplaying Game.
Reading through the linked review, it sounds like a very simplified d20 rule-set. But it does sound very cool. I dunno though, what is more appealing to people? The Star Wars universe or a fantasy universe that you make up on your own? I mean, yes, you could make up a completely brand new story in the Star Wars universe. Fan fiction, anyone? Every single one of those Star Wars books? The fantasy realm just seems easier to play with though, from a creative stand point.
Now I am debating what to do. I originally wanted to start up a small little Dungeons and Dragons group here for the summer. But this new Star Wars book looks pretty good..
Did I ever find my dice before I moved out of the dorms? Crap.
I know. A BrikWars campaign that pits the LEGO Star Wars universe against the old LEGO Wild West universe. Now I just need to find all my minifigs. We used to have so many, but they are all lost now! D:
boo
Doom III is possibly the only game at the moment that can truly scare me, despite the fact that I have already played through this part of it... Which, of course, makes it a great game to play before going to bed (playing it in the dark is the only way to go).
I got Din to recognize one of the 120GB drives by setting the jumpers on both the 4GB and the 120GB to Cable Select. The system now hangs on the second boot up screen that displays a bunch of data. Why is it hanging? Well, there is one piece of data that is missing: the size of the 120GB drive.
Yippee.
Work six-forty-five until approximately two-thirty Friday night. I will try my damndest to go to bed "early" so that I can wake up almost fully rested and get to Andrew's for the LAN by noon. Ideally, I would sleep ALL day Friday and be rested and ready for a full twenty-four hour LAN, but that is not going to happen this time.
If this LAN does not rock, heads will roll. Either by gauntlet or lightsaber.
Fucking zombie scientists... my heart is still racing... How can the soldiers' pistols be that powerful! Mine is not even that strong! We are all using the same, standard issue UAC pistol, too!
And of course the game always finds a way to leave me with two health just before I encounter an Imp.
Jason wants to meet up for slurpies with Cat sometime tomorrow? I doubt I will be awake until six in the afternoon.
It is really hard to go to sleep with the birds chirping so cheerfully.
Deal
I am currently in talks with Brian about upgrading his machine and giving me his old stuff so that I can rebuild Din.
In the meantime, I will probably be working a bit more on Quake III mapping or something.
Blah
Today was pretty boring and useless. Woke up around four in the afternoon, picked up kiddies from Dad's house. Did... nothing. All day. Well, I did finally get Gtkradiant to compile. And I did install Freespire on David's machine (pretty and easy install interface... not liking the ridiculously out of date software packages in the Linspire repositories though). But that is it.
Now I just need to find a place to setup my computer for use with a REAL monitor (this TV is starting to hurt my eyes...) and I can commence mapping for Nexuiz or Quake 3 or something. I would also try to map for Unreal Tournament 2004, but a) UnrealEd does not install for the Linux version, and b) UnrealEd is ridiculously hard to figure out.
Mom has these crazy sugar free candies that are actually quite good...
You know you are a facebook whore when you freak out that facebook will not load for you.. D:
Hm. I feel like I should say more to keep with my previous post... but I really have nothing to say. So... nyah!