all made up with nowhere to go

I went back and looked at my village in New Leaf. I have been exceedingly weird about doing so, as the last time I checked it was two days before mum was taken into hospital last July. I was also stupidly worried that all my villagers would have moved out, and my town would be covered in weeds.

As it happens, all my villagers are still there, even the one I don't like, and there was one singular weed in the entire place (I have the thing in place that keeps the weeds to a minimum, so that probably helped). PHEW. I mean, they were all like, "where the heck have you been?", but they were happy to see me back.

(I know they're just pixels, and I know they're not really my friends, but they make me happy. Also this probably the longest I've ever played a sim-type game as, while I get really into them for a while, eventually I get burnt out. Or something in the interface annoys me. Looking at you, Viva Pinata, you and your "help").

(Additionally: there is a copy of the Sims 3 at work (Xbox 360 version) and I'm kind of tempted to get it, because I loved the original Back In The Day™, but I know I'll probably play it for about a week and then stop. Then again, I liked Bustin' Out and The Urbz, so really, who knows????)

Also there was publisher sale on Xbox Live (as there almost always is), and I managed to get Gat Out of Hell for ~£3, which I think was a bargain. Downloading it is a trial, however, because my internet is Not Great. I think I might have to get the ethernet cable and hope connecting my 360 directly to the router makes a difference.

There is a Squeenix sale this week, but I don't think there's anything I want? I suppose I will have to look and see (I mean, if the FF games before XIII were available on the 360, I'd have a handful in a heartbeat, but they're not, so I won't/can't).

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In other news, I rescued a French-English dictionary from 1887 from work. I'm sort of tempted to think it's the original printing, since it has no other copyright dates in indicating reprints, and it also doesn't look like a reprint. But it is in hella good nick if it is that old. A couple of pages have come away from the spine at the front and back, but that's not surprising, but the rest of the book is completely intact.

Not that I need another French dictionary, but I like old books. This is now possibly one of the oldest books I own.

I also got myself a copy of a War of the Worlds on vinyl! It's missing the booklet with the lyrics and the illustrations, but the discs themselves are in perfect condition. I haven't listened to it yet, but that's okay.

(I always coveted my dad's copy, but after he'd died, my brother said he wanted to keep it, which I thought was fair enough).

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It turns out it is almost six years since I said I thought I was going off Neil Gaiman. This feeling has not diminished in this time, it's only become stronger.

I haven't read any of his recent books, nor have I felt enthusiasm for them. I'm fed up of hearing about stuff he's written that's being made into: a radio show! a tv series! a graphic novel adaptation!

I just don't care any more. So I stopped following him on twitter, and I wish I'd done it months/years ago.

(I know none of you care; this is more that I wanted to note it down for myself).

So I never posted about the end of DA:I when I finished up Nikolai's game. Also some talking about Llew, because I'm weak and I started A NEW GAME BECAUSE OF COURSE I NEEDED TO DO THAT. (Mage boyfriend temptation too strong, man, TOO STRONG. I know I could've just rerun Nikolai, but elf son. I wanted to make an elf son).

( spoilers, as per )

I think I might have a problem? Is there like a Bioware addicts anonymous because I've never done this with any game ever before in my life and I mean what even is this? I love Mass Effect to small squishy pieces but I can't and haven't played it three times in a row I don't understand.

Scouring the internets for pictures of my Ferelden boyfriend.

I should be knitting my sock - it's probably a better use of my time, right?

Urgh. I really want someone to talk to about this (overattachment to NPCs, that is).