keeping note

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I don’t know about you, but I’m a homebody. Why you may ask? Well mostly because 1.) I am poor and 2.) I hate dealing with weird people and I always run into them when I’m out, so I like making the place I live in as cool as possible. I mean if you are going to willingly confine yourself in an apartment, it might as well be nice.

My first thought to savvy up my apartment was furniture, but I remembered that I’m poor. (Poor to the point where I can’t afford IKEA furniture.) Plus, I didn’t want to get a bad piece that would ruin my apartment’s esthetic. Next, I thought I would put up framed pictures or paint, but that’s a lot of work. Also, because I live an an apartment, I’d have to paint the walls back to the original color and cover up all the holes. ( See what I mean, it even sounds like a lot of work!)

But I’ve run across a rather inexpensive, creative way to decorate an apartment- Blik. Blik is a design company that specializes in self adhesive wall decals. ( Stickers for grown-ups as they call it.) They have various styles that will fit several types of tastes and it’s super easy to do! Just peel and stick. You can keep it up for as long as you like and if you grow tired of it, just peel it off. What’s also great is they have a line called “Re-stik” that will allow to reuse them.

Now that you know how to make your apartment cool, go do it! I guarantee you’ll never want to leave!

P.S. For all those threadless.com fans out there, they have created wall decals out of some of the more popular designs. Now you can have your walls match your wardrobe!

I can’t sleep so I’ve been watching random things on youtube and I ran into this video, which I’m sure you guys might find enjoyable if not amazing.

I think it’s a cool thing to watch because I’m a video game geek. (Even if you’re not, I guarantee you won’t be able to look away!) This is sheer insanity! Kinda’ shows that there are people who have waaaay to much time on their hands. In this video the person sinks the sound effects to a song for 11 minutes long!

P.S. I attempted to translate the Japanese title 組曲『ニコニコ動画』 グランドフィナーレ　全自動マリオVer 【STEREO】Kimikyoku Nikoniko Douga Gurando Finaare Senjidou Mario (in case you can’t see the characters)

And I think it’s Musical Suite: [Smile Animation] Grand Finale Totally Automatic Mario Ver. But, seriously, don’t take my word for it. My Japanese really sucks!

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It’s been 10 years since the release of Final Fantasy VII, arguably the BEST FF in this ongoing franchise, and to celebrate this milestone, Square Enix has released a PSP RPG prequel titled Crisis Core. At first I was a little skeptical. The last Final Fantasy VII game I picked up to play, Dirge of Cerberus, was definitely disappointing to say the least and I wish I asked for a refund.

Crisis Core on the other hand provides fun game play, a lot more interaction and lots of fan service. It fills in all the blanks that the original FF VII left behind. Plus, it’s really fun to see what the original characters were during before the events of Final Fantasy VII.

It’s a visually stunning game with smooth game play and the cut scenes carry on the tradition of being mind blowing-ly awesome! The load time between missions can be slow, but that’s usually the case with PSP games. As I mentioned before, it’s a lot more interactive. It ditches the old select action then wait, for press buttons like mad. You control the sword swinging and it’s up to you to block or dodge.

Leveling up can get a little annoying. The game employs a type of “slot machine” system (DMW: Digital Mind Wave) There are 3 reels and each reel rotates independently. When you line up the three reels of the same character and value, a power-up or a “Power Surge!” will be rewarded to Zack. (Trust me, it’s hard getting 777 to level up) This includes, limit breaks, summons, leveling up Zack and leveling up materia.

If you are a Final Fantasy VII fan, the game doesn’t disappoint. CC brings back everything you love and makes you want to replay the old game. (My sister doesn’t approve of that idea because it means cutting into TV time.) If you aren’t a FF fan, I recommend that you pick up this game because, once again, it doesn’t disappoint. There is something for everyone whether you’re an action fanatic, a love story sucker or a giggly J-Pop Gackt fan. (The character Genesis is visually based off the signer J-Pop Gackt.)

I’m currently playing it through and I’m loving every minute! I’m taking my time with this one because let’s face it, I can’t hold on to the rumor of A PS3 remake, although I pray every night for one!

**As a side note, Square-Enix released several other items to celebrate the 10 year mark including a limited, special edition potion/book set and 77,777 limited edition Crisis Core PSPs only released in Japan. That’s right, drool over the pictures because these items are incredibly hard to find in the US!

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Noter: Cypress Villaflores