Currently Listening To: Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On"

IRL

I was late for class AGAIN. I'm a hopeless case...I've spent even more time on Kingdom Hearts for today than I did yesterday.

Kingdom Hearts

I'm not even gonna bother with a current party anymore.

Original: I've completed Agrabah and Monstro for today. I went to every world searching for trinity marks as well. I've also beaten the Phil Cup time trial. Next on my list would be to visit Traverse Town and see Old Man Gepetto as well as acquiring the "Dumbo" summon. Oh, I also need to do the next 100 Acre Wood minigame. Then I need to head for Atlantica and lvl Sora (currently 36) to 38, 39, or 40 (depends on my mood).

Blazing: Completed Atlantica, Halloween Town, and Neverland. I ended somewhere within Hollow Bastion. Beast Boy is on my team! WOOT! (No, not the teen titans one mind you.)

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Madonna - "Like A Prayer"

IRL

Not much, atleast nothing eventacious. Hehe. I spent most of the day playing Kingdom Hearts, and became even more reinforced to finish the game after downloading two kicker kingdom hearts music videos from AMV.org. ^^ Sora x Riku = KAWAII!!!

Kingdom Hearts

Current Party: Sora, Donald, Goofy

Blazing: Completed Monstro. Started Atlantica, but my game froze when I tried to enter Ariel's grotto. Moved onto my "Original" file. (Why does Riku have to be the enemy? WAIIIIII!)

Original: I trained Sora to lvl 28 as planned. I locked up Traverse Town and entered the Phil Cup. Beat that and beat it solo. Unfortunately, I couldn't do the time limit one, but dang did I try. Sora was at lvl 30 when that was all done. ^^ I headed off to Agrabah and completed everything up to beating up that boss that was toting Jasmine around. Next, I head to the Cave of Wonders and train to lvl 33. Then I kick Jafar's arse!

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Evanescence - "Taking Over Me"

IRL

Well, my morning was pretty much routine. I forgot that my employer wanted to have a dinner with the employees today, so I forgot to skip lunch. (I have a very small stomach.) Talk about indigestion. I bought a new manga titled "Diabolo" (Diablo?). All I can say is "Coool..." Now this is the dark stuff I've been looking for. ("We'll kill you while you're still human.") Crescent Moon turned out to be mushy and angsty. This is JUST angst. Implied shounen-ai fluff though. ^^

Kingdom Hearts

Current Party: Sora, Donald, Goofy

Blazing: I completed all of Agrabah for today. ^^ I also did the honey bee tree minigame and acquired the "Bambi" summon.

Original: I've acquired the "Simba" summon and have leveled Sora to 25. My gummi ship is now outfitted for warp drive.

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Sonic Adventure - "Open Your Heart"

IRL

Let's see. I woke up early for class, about 7:30 AM. I get there, find out that class has been bumped to noon. I went to the library to finish reading the other half of my recently bought manga, Crescent Moon (Still kicking arse! MITSURU DAISUKI!). I go to my dorm to kill some more time afterwards. I'm late for class this time, because I couldn't find my dang keys 'til the last minute. Then we go to a swamp area to check out bluebird and tree swallow boxes! (Not being sarcastic coming up. I'm very outdoorsy. ^^) So, I spent about two hours trekking through mud and trying to keep to the shallowest areas as much as possible. I think I had an easier time than most students. My shoes are four years old and all raggedy, so would I care if they get trashed? ^^

Kingdom Hearts

Current Party: Sora, Donald, Goofy

I've made quite a bit of progress. I stopped Clayton from killing Terk in the treehouse. Then I freed Jane and Terk after they were captured. Then I knocked Clayton and his humongous chameleon silly! Next up was locking the kingdom heart away from the heartless. Sora's now at lvl 24, so I headed over to Traverse Town. I decided to "blaze" ahead, since I've never gotten this far before, hehe. Next up, I would train Sora to about lvl 28 minimum, but the next boss ain't up for a while, so I'll collect Simba and activate 100 Acre Wood over at Merlin's first.

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Feeder - "Child In You"

IRL

Well, I decided to skip work for today, so I can make up some game time. I walked to the mall today and bought the first four volumes of the manga "Crescent Moon". I managed to finish the first two and all I can say is Mitsuru is KAWAII!

Dark Cloud

Party: Mala (Toan), Minx (Xiao)

I managed to complete another make-up training session, so all I need to do is one more training session starting with Minx at B1. Then I complete B8. Do another training session. Then do B9.

Xenosaga Episode I

I pretty much just watched all the movies starting with Momo's being left behind in Kukai Foundation to the Song of Nephilim's appearance. Albedo is one heck of a creep, and to think of what was changed from the japanese version of that one sequence. Wow. Next, I need to run around the foundation and talk to the NPCs. Followed by heading to the Song of Nephilim and training everyone to lvl 45. Oh, I also need to pick up the third swimsuit. (I hit that Bunnie on my VERY FIRST TRY!)

Kingdom Hearts

Current Party: Sora, Tarzan, Donald

Well, let's see. I went to the Coliseum for the first time in this file. I re-did it twice and managed to beat Cloud on my third try. Turns out it's better to parry his Sonic Blade, rather than dodge it. I had to watch the cinematic about four or five times to notice that Cerberus STEPPED on Cloud. Another three tries at Cerberus and I beat him. Seeing how I had so much trouble with all these enemies, considering I totally OWNED Leon back in Traverse Town, I went back to Traverse Town and leveled Sora about six levels (22). The moogle on the table at Cid's place mentioned that a tournament was going on, so I went back to Coliseum. Nothing going on there. So, I went back to Traverse Town to make sure my supplies were all good. I made a brief stop at Wonderland, then went to Deep Jungle. I met up with Tarzan, who brought me to Jane. Now, I'm heading for the tree house, so I can hear Donald's lovely voice (hehe). Then I'll be leveling Sora to about 25 once the heartless are out and about.

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Cradle of Filth "Nymphetamine"

IRL

Today is full of gray skies and light showers. I'm expecting to gain about 5 lbs within the next two days from all the junk food I bought at Food Lion. Work was pretty busy. A whole bunch of patrons coming in to borrow for the weekend. From those noises I hear out the door, I'm guessing it's male visitation again. -Yawn- I'm beat. On a happy note, ADV films is going to dub Elfen Lied and release dvds starting 5/10! BOO-YAH!

Dark Cloud

Party: Mala (Toan), Minx (Xiao)

Not much to say. I managed to complete one training make-up session today. I'm working on my second starting with Mala at B5. Then I need to do one more session. Next I head off to B8 and beat that floor. Then I do another training session, followed by beating B9. I should find Toan's weapons chart, so I can make sure I'm not wasting my time on building up some of these weapons. I've already clocked about 3000 Gilda in my bag, and I NEED a fishing rod. I have so many pricklies!

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Lindsay Lohan - Rumors

IRL

Not much going on. It rained, so my bird watching class ended up doing indoor exercises today and I got a perfect plus on my bird quiz. >^_^< I spent most of today at work again, but since it's a Friday night...GAME TIME! WOOT!

Dark Cloud

Party: Mala (Toan), Minx (Xiao)

Training: Do every previous dungeon (excluding 'certain' ones) before doing next floor.

Things To Do: Training Make-Up (3x), Finish B8 of Divine Beast Cave with Minx

Summary: Well, I've started a new file (as usual), which is better since I know how to properly customize my weapons this time around. I've completed Macho's, Claude's, My House, and Gaffer's Shop for Norune Village. I'm currently trying to get Shamshir built-up. I just gained Minx and haven't used her in battle yet. Training make-up is in order since I 'blazed' a few floors to get Gaffer's Shop running, so I can empty my inventory. I think I'll have Minx participate in the 3x Make-up as well. It'll be good for her. Paige's House is incomplete and I have more Atla to collect still.

Limited Zone: Divine Beast Cave - B7 (Not Worth Training In)

Personal Thoughts: That silver-haired guy reminds me of Riku from Kingdom Hearts. With that thought process, Toan is quite similar to Sora as well (atleast battle position and hero-wise). I remember when I first played this game, I found Xiao's transformation to be quite possibly the cutest thing ever in a RPG. Currently, I think I still do. One of the biggest bummers of this game is that the duels can be tough to spectate, which is quite unfortunate since it's quite a fascinating show. Which reminds me, I scored an excellent against the silver-haired guy. WOOT!

Note to self: Claude seems to sleep away his event either around dusk or before Xiao joins the party.

BTW, if anybody happens to comment, don't mention any spoilers. This is one of the few games that I haven't been studying up on. I have no idea how it ends or where this story is going to go.

~GhostlyMaiden~

Currently Listening To: Backstreet Boys - "The One"

IRL

Since this is my first journal entry, it is only natural to introduce myself. My name is Maria, but none of my usernames ever reflect that (AKA Call Me GhostlyMaiden!!!). Anyway, I'm 18 in my 19th year (sucks to have your birthday late in the year). I've been gaming since I was first introduced to NES when I was six. First became "serious" at gaming via SNES Donkey Kong 3 and further involved with Harvest Moon 64. My bro's the action, shooter, fighter. I'm the role-playing and strategy simulation type. Our interests interchange at times (Bloody Roar 4 and Super Mario RPG hehe). I'm pretty well-rounded, which is why I can still kick at WindWaker and Devil May Cry as well. My bro is my main gaming partner and he almost always kicks my arse. Heaven forbid I win a match! It's funny when he comes up to me and says "You. Play." As mentioned earlier, I'm the roleplayer, so he doesn't find GCN Paper Mario to be too entertaining and always makes me play his file for him. Okay, now onto the games. This is going to be a daily archive and I'm a college kid which means little game-time.

The Sims (Unleashed)

St. Clair Family:

Maria - Single, middle-aged woman. Low neatness. Low sociability. Highly active. Highly playful. Moderately good-natured. Following Animal Care career track. Currently an Aquarium Trainer.

KitKat and Boo - Family housecats.

Cody and Claudia - Family dogs.

Yes, I have loads of flies in my house and enough pee puddles to drive away the neighbors.

Quickie Synopsis of History Up to Date: Before the inclusion of Unleashed, Maria moved into a house with enough accomodating needs for a rather healthy lifestyle. On the first day she went into the science career track and quickly promoted to cage cleaner (forgot what it's actually called). She was soon promoted to Field Researcher and had made Mortimer Goth a romantic interest within one sim day. When Unleashed was installed, she immediately went out and adopted KitKat. She changed her career track to slacker, since it seemed more "fitting" of her personality style. She soon realized that she was growing quite bored within the slacker career track and was trying to find a better career track. She accidentally signed up for the x-treme career path and though it was more amusing than slacker, it wasn't what she sought for. Finally, an ad for a dog walker popped on her computer screen and decided that may be the job for her. Then she noticed that KitKat may be lonely, so here came Boo. She was quickly promoted from dog walker to aquarium trainer quite quickly with the only thing hindering her next promotion being her lack of friends. She decided to call up Bella Goth, who had brought along her husband and daughter as well. At first the three adults watched tv while Cassandra played with the cats. Then Mortimer went to the restroom, so Maria decided to strike up a conversation with Bella. Mortimer came out as Maria was "admiring" Bella and became quite jealous. Eventually everyone left in bad spirits. Later on, Mortimer grew even more furious when Bella and Maria met up near an Old Town Cafe and Bella proceeded to compliment Maria. KitKat and Boo's relationship had grown and now have a kitten basket. Now for today's main events.

Maria decided to expand her pet collection by adopting two dogs: Cody and Claudia and soon learned the pleasures of housebreaking. She hoped to smooth over things with Mortimer, so they could be friends again, but he refused to answer the phone. So, she called up Bella who agreed to visit. After watching tv, gossiping and hugging the two managed to become friends just as night set in. Now, Maria needs one more friend to get her next promotion. Will Mortimer give her another chance? Or should she try to strike up a friendship with another stranger? Only game-time will tell... On another note, the kitten grew up and was sold for about 260 simoleons and El Bandito raided the family's trashcan.

Game-Related Tidbit: One time when coming back from work (while still in the science career) a pop-up stated that a crashed ufo was found and Maria was offered 1 MILLION SIMOLEONS for the story. Another pop-up soon followed afterwards stating that the ufo was a clever hoax and the check was cancelled.

~GhostlyMaiden~