Zel-kun’s Words

After a lot of hard thinking, I have finally decided to purchase a portable system.  I used to have no use for one, being as any free time I would have I am also near a television or computer, but life on my own with my fiance has changed that.

See, maybe she wants to watch that television sometimes.  Or maybe when I’m dragged out for laundry day or shopping, I might need something to occupy myself.  So now I have need of one.

I am incredibly cheap when it comes to buying something for myself.  Sure I’ll buy something for someone else, but when it comes to me, I tend to just keep that money in an account.  So, Zai decided she’d buy me a Nintendo DS.  And this is why I love that woman.

I left the apartment with every intention of getting a DS.  After an abysmal lunch at the Olive Garden (waitress was slow, didn’t offer us any fresh paremsan, and the food was subpar), we headed to the Best Buy.  When I got there, I couldn’t find any DS games I really wanted to play, other than Zelda.  And even then, I was a little iffy because it was based on WindWaker, not exactly my favorite Zelda.

On the other side of the aisle was the PSP.  I saw about half a dozen games I wanted to play, including a remastered Final Fantasy Tactics (one of my all-time favorites).  I picked up the games and decided to buy a PSP.

They were out of PSP’s, as was the Target, the other Target, and the other Target.  The GameCrazy, EBGames, and Gamestop were also out.  So, five hours after I left, I return home emptyhanded.  Luckily, we could order it online, even if that meant I had to wait.

The PSP arrived Tuesday, the day of a huge blizzard.  It was so bad I crashed at my mother’s house, which was much closer to work.  Even the weather conspired against me.

I was finally able to try out the PSP yesterday, and I was very impressed.  It has a large widescreen with a clear and bright picture.  The last portable device I played was a GameBoy Color, so this blew me away.

It has a nice menu to set up networking and you can connect it to the computer for audio and video files.  In effect, it’s kinda like an iPod.  It’s also the newest game system I own.  It makes my GameCube and PS2 show their age.  Sure, they work as well as they always had, but they’re not sleek or shiny.

It’s funny how that works.

I still plan on getting a DS.  Just not yet…

Zel-kun out.

Chicago continues to get pelted with snow, with another blizzard yesterday.  Looks pretty quiet outside now, hopefully we can get a warmup and some of the snow piling up can melt.

It’s getting hard to find parking, most of the back of the parking lot is covered in mountains of snow, effectively cutting the size of the parking lot by a third.  I also hear of reports of roofs collapsing from the weight of the snow.  The mayor is considering calling an emergency situation.

Honestly, I have no idea what that means.

Been very busy here at work.  The snow is creating all sorts of issues, and with most of us either leaving early or avoiding coming in altogether, we’re shorthanded.

Also, my hair is finally long enough to tie it back.  Friends and family say it looks good,but my boss has presented me with no less than five hundred Steven Segal jokes this week.

Zel-kun out.