all made up with nowhere to go

So, in "Jae has trouble with deliveries on Thursdays", my shopping trolley thinger did not turn up. The place I'd ordered it from texted me twenty minutes before my delivery slot to say it was now unavailable, and I'd been given a full refund.

If that's the case, why did you let me order it and pick same day delivery, you twerps?

I'm really annoyed and, although I've thought about trying to get it again, I might just get a different one from somewhere else instead.

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In other news, my birthday was mostly rubbish (I'll get to the better part in a moment). On Friday night, there was a storm passing over the UK, and it was Very Fucking Windy. As a result, I didn't sleep well because of the noise, and then my brain started doing stupid things like worrying about tiles coming off the roof, or did I leave the oven on (I knew I hadn't, but brains, eh?)

So although I wasn't especially tired feeling yesterday, my mood was completely fucked. I felt so miserable and useless (even though I wasn't useless! I went out and did food shopping!) I ended up crying a few times, and was in the middle of a proper feeling sorry for myself sob when my in-laws turned up unexpectedly*. My sister in law gave me massive hugs, though, which was nice. My nephew also gave me lots of hugs as well (my brother isn't really a hugger).

They brought me a huge cactus, which I have no idea where it's going to go - it's currently sitting in the kitchen, by the sink. They also gave me some money, which was unexpected. And then they took me out for food! (We ended up at Frankie and Benny's in Bury, which is where I'd chosen to go, but not the location we'd expected - we originally went for Rochdale, but would've had to wait 45 minutes for a table. It seems like Saturday nights there are extremely busy).

It was good, and I enjoyed myself, although it reminded me of why I don't like eating out particularly. Because it was so busy, it was very noisy, and that sort of thing always makes me feel nervy. After we got back, although I was knackered, it took me a very long time to fall asleep because my brain wouldn't stop twitching. (But I did sleep, thank the frogs, and I feel much better today).

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Two good things that also happened:

1. When I got into work on Friday, I saw that someone had donated a bunch of embroidery threads, so I bought them. There must be at least twenty skeins, though I haven't counted them all yet.

2. Nintendo sent me an email wishing me a happy birthday, and an offer of 300 platinum points if I logged in. Which I did. And then I was wondering what to spend my points on, as I had 1300 of them (sadly I don't think there's a way to convert platinum to gold :( ). Anyway, long story short, one of the rewards was Flipnote, which I have been coveting for AGES. I didn't think I'd ever get a copy, so I'd given up hope, but there it was, and it was only 200 points!

I don't know how much I'll actually use it, but at least I have it if I want to muck around with it.

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In Kingdom Hearts news, I am almost done with Dream Drop Distance.

For the most part, I wasn't that taken with it, until the part where it starts getting kind of trippy (except it's not really, it just looks that way). ( spoiler! )

I think I've got about an hour of video left? Then Fragmentary Passage and Back Cover and then...maybe a break before KHIII.

(I'm surprised I've made it this far, to be honest).

Most of my reaction to Birth by Sleep is that Ventus is a bit of an idiot, but he doesn't deserve what happened to him (none of them did). ( more spoiler! )

I think the lore still mostly makes sense? (except maybe the time travel thing, but I'm trying not think too hard about it). I don't understand Xehanort's obsession with the Keyblade War, but eh. I don't think I'm meant to outside of that it's a Bad Thing.

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*I knew we were going out, but I didn't know if they were picking me up or if I was meant to go to their house first. And nobody had texted me since the morning, so I didn't know what was going on. And I didn't think to text them because brains!

# I think I'm going to have to go back to the dentist, because I've been in pain with my teeth for...well, it's a long time, probably longer than I should've left it. I don't want to go, especially if all he's going to do is tell me it's a nerve flare up (which is what it feels like), but I suppose I should in case it's something more serious.

# As I write this, the cat is sunbathing on the blanket I put on the sofa for her back in November. The sun doesn't shine directly in the house in December and January, but I thought she might have liked to lounge about on it, as she seems to like the blanket on my bed (they're both pure wool, so nice and warm). Spoilers: she didn't, for whatever reason. But now it's okay because the sun's on it.

# I am two-thirds? of the way through watching Kingdom Hearts 2. I remember getting this far in-game (the video is at the Pride Land; I got to the Demyx fight in Hollow Bastion, and then ragequit). The whole thing with Organisation XIII doesn't seem to make much sense right now, but I think it will once I get to 358/2 Days. Which is a while away, because I'm watching in release order, and next up is Re:Coded (I think?)

# I have rejigged the FFXII liveblog entries so the new one should be linked to the most recent older one now \o/

# it is my birthday on Saturday and I will be Extremely Old by internet standards. For the record, I do not feel Extremely Old (which is a good thing?) I don't know what I will do for the day, but apparently my in-laws are taking me out to eat in the evening!

# I don't know how to end this, so I'm just going to stop here.

Resident Evil 2 is FINALLY getting a remake????

(using my Silent Hill icon because I can't currently get at my RE one...*sigh*)

I...appreciate it, and think it's overdue, but I'm not sure I want it. I love the original, and I've loved it for twenty(!!) years now. I will probably still check it out once it arrives, because Resident Evil.

(I want there to be the alternate scenarios like there were in the original because hello guess where my love of Rashomon style storytelling came from*. And I'd like Claire's original VA. I'm sure Ali Hillis does a good job, but Alyson Court just is Claire for me. Which, I realise, makes me sound like a whiny five year old, but I'm very tired and feel like stamping my feet, so I guess I am a whiny five year old).

Talking of which, I was in CEX today, and considered picking up 5, 6, and Operation Raccoon City, even though I won't play them at all because I'm a massive scaredy cat (why I like this series at all is BEYOND me). Maybe next time I'm in there. I want them just to have them, if that makes sense?

(which reminds me: I still need to pick up the films I'm missing, and that includes Damnation).


*Though I suppose the alternate A/B scenarios aren't Rashomon style in the strictest sense, but I do like the differences that occur depending on which way you play the game.

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In other games news, I've been keeping up with E3 even less than usual but new Halo game??? That is not Halo 6, but will apparently continue Master Chief's Adventures IN SPACE!™ (I get the feeling 343 are trying to eke out the story as much as possible at this point, as 6 should, rightfully, be the finisher, but who honestly knows).

ALSO KH3 FINALLY! (not that I have a PS4 to play it on, but whatever, right? People have been wanting this since I got into the games a good decade ago. I am happy for them).

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In non-game news, I went to the dentist on Monday, and he was actually nice to me this time! Well, nice for a dentist, anyway. I didn't exactly mention the sore teeth, as they'd calmed down, but he had a look, and said it was probably a nerve or gum flare-up, which sounds likely. I was dreading him saying I'd have to have a tooth out (or worse). Thankfully, that didn't happen.

I've also started working on paying off the Other Debt, and it is less than I thought, so hopefully it will take me less time to pay off! \o/