*comes out of video gaming to update*

[chibichan]

I've been video gaming like there's no tomorrow. This is partly due to the fact that Andrew got me a super amazing RPG for 3DS which I've been wanting for a while. It's called Tales of the Abyss and man, I LOVE IT.

Right now I'm in the ruins in the desert and I need to beat two God-Generals to go on with the story. Unfortunately I need to level up a bit first (I'm level 20 at the moment, according to walkthroughs it should be enough, but I just die instantly).

So, what to say. I love everyone. I especially love Luke and Jade. Jade is one sarcastic handsome megane. ♥ And Luke is a little emo brat at times, but he's adorable. I've just met Asch and I really want to know more about him. In general, I'm just really enjoying this game! I want to know where the plot is going. I just can't stop playing!

As for my birthday, it was great. Since Andrew had to work on my actual birthday, we decided to celebrate my pre-birthday, that is the day before my birthday.

We went to Perth and just spent our time going around shops and having coffee. We wanted to have lunch at an Italian place, but it was closed (however, we have decided to go have lunch there sometime soon), so we ended up going for a coffee and a snack at Costa. We went to an art shop and Andrew bought quite a lot of stuff (because he's thinking of going into environmental architecture) and he got me a reporter notebook, so I can write down ideas for articles/stories and whatnot. Then we went to Game and Andrew bought me Tales of the Abyss. I thought he had bought it for himself at first and I was indeed surprised when he told me that it was actually a gift for me. XD Then we went to Waterstones and Andrew bought a manga. And that's about it!

I spent the day of my actual birthday at Andrew's house and it turns out his mom and his sister also bought me gifts! Andrew's mom got me a teacup with a cat on it, plus a small red teapot, which I adore. ♥ (I have a thing for teapots.) Andrew's sister got me some very nice chocolate from Thorntons, which I am enjoying slowly, day by day. ♥

And let's not forget all the people who wished me happy birthday, both here on DW and on Facebook! :D Every one of your wishes made my day so much better and made me so happy! ♥

So yeah, overall my birthday was great, thanks to everyone both in real and internet life. :D

I'm also getting into the habit of writing an article every day to put into my "clippings" and that I can then use as samples for magazine editors. It's just a bit hard coming up with ideas, though. If you guys would you like to suggest an idea for an article, go right ahead! Pretty much anything goes (as long as I'm able to talk about it, of course). :)

And now, I shall go back to Tales of the Abyss.

Comments

[fujicori]

ABYSS IS WONDERFUL AAAA it took me not-being-a-teenager anymore to appreciate it, but it's one darn solid game. I haven't played recently enough to say much about it without potentially dropping spoilers, so that's all I'll say for now. c:

[chibichan]

Ahh, yeah, I can understand not wanting to talk about it because of spoilers. :) But it is wonderful and I am enjoying it so much!

[muladhara]

Everyone I've seen online who's played Tales seems to really like it. I am so jealous of you all, because I don't have a 3DS, nor am I likely to have one any time soon.

I'm so glad that you had a good birthday :)

[chibichan]

Do you have a PS2 by any chance? Tales of the Abyss was originally released for PS2 ages ago, so I imagine it would be quite cheap now, if you wanted to get it. :)

Aww, thank you! :D

[muladhara]

I do have a PS2! So I will have to keep an eye out for it next time I am in game shops :)

And you're welcome!