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| Blueberry, cheesecake pancakes |
Now that work is in full swing, I have let the blog kind of
go by the wayside. My wife and I have
kind of settled into a routine as well.
It seems I have become the chef since I get home about 4 hours before
she does. This wasn’t really a rule, its
just how things ended up. A couple of my creations have been the breakfast skillet and my blueberry, cheesecake pancakes...
I have been cruising other blogs lately from people who just
arrived in Japan not too long ago, and I am reminiscing quite a lot. They are all in their Disneyland phase of
Japanese life. It’s the best phase to be
in and usually last for only 3 months.
This is when everything is so new and interesting that everyday is an
adventure. Every little festival is a
gold mine of culture. Since my return to
Japan, I didn’t get any of that… I had mine long ago I suppose. I am also saving a lot of money for things
like pension payments, initial apartment set ups and healthcare, which isn’t much
now, but it will be next year. I do
really miss going out to explore on my days off or going into Tokyo to be
irresponsible with my money. Instead, I
stay home and play video games… Not that it’s upsetting me. Truly, I love it. I have 4 great loves right now.
The first is Dawn of war II…
I have always loved the Warhammer intellectual property, and since I can’t
play the tabletop games anymore, I play the computer games and read the books
by black library. Incidentally, I am
going to try and snag a gold copy of ‘Aurellian’ tonight. Shipping is free, so it’s worth it. Wish me luck… They sell out super- fast, so I
will be playing quick button on the computer.
Plus its by Aaron Dempski-Bowden… One of my favorite up and coming
authors. As for DOWII, its actually an
uninspiring game as far as story goes… It’s just really gratuitous violence,
and Astartes.
The second is Shogun Total War 2. I am a huge fan of the total war series. They are usually about 90% historically
accurate and a great way to relive tumultuous times in history. The whole total war series started with
Shogun… and this is such a beautifully rendered version. It gets my strategy fix on.
The third is the Witcher 2.
Honestly, I haven’t played it a whole lot… yet, but its stunningly
beautiful and really adult. Most games
for adults are PG13 if they are movies… but the Witcher 2 is definitely R. I haven’t played much, but there is full
nudity and a whole lot o cursing. I like
to call this low fantasy. High fantasy
is your D&D realm stuff, which borders on science fiction. This feels like it could be what medieval
Europe would be if it had magic.
And lastly is an older game… Mass Effect. Oh my god! It’s like playing a movie. The story is amazing, and what makes it more
amazing is that you can import your files to the next installment, and from
there you can further do it to Mass Effect 3… coming out soon. Since they all link, the game has a lot of
replay value. I am stuck to this game
like crack… The trailer is for the second installment... which I have yet to play... but its better than the first, which does it no justice.
Anyways, I have been living vicariously through the blog of someone
I interviewed with for my current job.
It’s kind of like reliving a lot of past experiences. Of course she has a bunch of experiences
unique to her, but the over- all jumble is very familiar to me.
