A short history of everything

The dust is so thick underfoot is feels like a carpet. Doubledusk stumbles through the dark, lifting his feet over boxes with unused words sticking out under the tape feebly keeping the boxes sealed. A misplaced step sets the tension of a lid free, the tape snapping and words spilling out from their compressed state. He runs a hand along the wall searching for something, picking up cobwebs that tangle around his fingers. Finally he finds a switch, and with a flick the area is flooding with a dull light. Dust everywhere. Spiders scurry into the dark corners or the slanted roof. There isn’t much space in here and the air is musty. Dusk goes to open a window looking into an alley, but it’s painted shut along the base. A quick tape with the heel of his shoe and the pane shatters, cool air sweeping up from the cobbles below. Home again.

Back after however long, I bare news of things past in the gap between then and now. School is so varied it’s hard to tell if I care about it or not. The plan is that post Friday will see me taking my education more seriously in the lead up to end of year exams, if only for the ENTER that might take me somewhere. Trying to ground my though process, what with the responsibility I’ve been sidestepping looming uncontrollably with the end of this year. The subsequent job hunting, though not yet in full swing, hasn’t turned up anything as of yet. Before the end of last year I had decided that what I needed was perspective, now I’m thinking focus.

Did I say I was serious about my life? I must have been mistaken. Gaming looks to be getting interesting again, something of a bridge between the core and casual markets seems to be appearing, letting me stroll back into the market, if only to take a look at the setup on the other side. Mixed metaphor there. Action & stealth titles like Splinter Cell: Convition and of course Assassins Creed II seem to be shaping up nicely with some interesting new mechanics. Lionhead, creators of my much loved Fable, are delving further into realism and social interaction with a hardcore tamagotci entitled “Milo”. Milo will be taking advantage of Microsoft’s Project Natal, the 360’s answer to the Wii’s motion sensing success. Natal is not alone in the addition of motion sensing, PS3 has also crafted an addon to do same, both of these unveiled at E3 this year. With the Wii motion plus coming soon, it’ll be interesting to see how these three different ways of using motion sensing technology affect gaming and developers, and which succeeds at creating a unique experience. Golden Sun III, a long awaited sequel to my all time favourite game of all time made an appearance at E3 on the DS, and a slew of AAA Nintendo titles have been announced including Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M.

In more life like matters, my friends are everyday revealing themselves to be very dynamic, capable people. I feel really proud to know the people I do, and I learn a lot from them. And of course my life would be extremely dull without their wit and friendship and the outings we partake in. So I’d just like to say a big public ‘thanks’ for the stuff they do. THANKS GUYS!

To push the word count a little I’ll tackle a random topic as suggested by my client. Uh…”How far to go on your first date.” Oh, that reminds me. How I met your mother is hilarious, and the fact that I can already remember Ted, Marshal, Lily, Barney and Robyn’s names is testament to their effective and charming characterisation and even more so to the density of my veiwing (4 seasons in a week). That effectively covers the topic as well. Everything you need to know about dating you can learn from Ted. Just don’t do what he does and you’ll be fine.

If you were glad that I’d stopped posting, please direct any formal complaints to me, and any angry, hate filled ones to Ethan, whose fault it is I’m writing this on account of he suggested it. Even so there’ll likely be another break in broadcasting on account of I am, as most of you must be aware of by now, very very lazy. Until next time.

Doubledusk

Lord of the flame