Shinju was down with a cold last weekend, so while I was over at her place making soup I messed around a little with her guitars. Our recent bout with speed metal had left me wanting to polish my technique, and who else better to learn from than a maestro. Right Shuu? :P She's sooo modest >__>

Never one to take it easy, I figure Yngwie Malmsteen's Flamenco Diablo should provide plenty of amusement. That piece feels pretty calm and soothing to me, I like how it flows. My fretwork is okay but I'm a little sloppy picking; being lefthanded is a little tricky at times when it comes to instruments designed to be held the other way.

On the gaming front... the latest update, version 9 of FlyFF, has turned out to be a total debacle. I would advise people not to play the game for the time being until GalaNet/Aeonsoft get their collective heads out of their collective arses and revoke this mad global-pk thing. What the hell were they thinking? Or were they not thinking at all? Just because some games are successful PvP games, does not mean other games should blindly follow suit. Do you think giving Mario a chaingun will attract the FPS gamer crowd? Hell no. There's a time and place for everything, and people did not play FlyFF for the rampant playerkilling which pervades (and destroyes) so many other MMOs.

Until they fix this, please avoid playing ANY of GalaNet's GPotato games -- despite the outcry and a currently 74-page complaint thread (and growing by the second), they have NOT deigned to respond. Such a lousy attitude for a company that lives and dies by voluntary player contribution (they are using the Free-to-Play (F2P) model which includes a Cash Shop where players may purchase Premium Content).