I thought it felt like a long time since I had last posted anything here and looking at my history it has been at least two months. I know exactly where all that time has gone to: Wizardry 8. The very afternoon I made my last post here I found a direct download version of this classic game and before I knew it I was stuck in the dungeons for two months. Or at least that's where my free time has been spent when I'm not working, cooking, cleaning, watching the toddler or getting the house ready for winter. With the holidays in full swing now I really have to plan my free time out more carefully or I'll be doing the dreaded holiday shopping at the last minute! Thank God for gift cards because every family member has given the typical "I don't know what I want response" which makes gift getting near impossible.

When free time does become more readily available I've decided it's about time to start shooting another Sims movie. I've thought about setting up a delightful "holiday" themed one with plenty of satellite gifts but the temptation to put together Monty Python's "Lumberjack Song" is beating the previous idea out. Either way I'll be sure to put something up that will fit the usual crazy antics the Satellite Fields loves to promote.

Along with the movie itch I've been getting the all too familiar desire to get something new to dive into. Mind you something "new" to me is usually a game that's been out anywhere from six months to three years so it doubtfully will be considered anything new to the hardcore gaming community. I've been setting my sights on the recent Civ IV expansion "Beyond the Sword" to rekindle this old time waster I loved to play last year (yet again it was another "new" game to me but definitely not to most of the gaming world). I've certainly learned that games now must be throughly researched and also have a few mandatory components: it cannot cost more than $30, it has to fit into my three year old PC's hardware abilities, it must have a pause function, it must have great replay value and it must be easy to pickup again after I've walked away from it from a few hours to a few years. While I'm sure I'd enjoy many other games that do not fit into these options, given my current life situation it just isn't possible. But at least I can enjoy the thought that when the situation does change I can go out and pick up used copies of all the great games I have missed over the years! I swear one of these days I will get my hands on a PS2 and complete all the Final Fantasy additions I missed out on...that was indeed the hardest thing to resist during the last next-gen consoles.

So until next time, just remember to keep an eye on the movie tab as I'm sure SOMETHING will be cropping up soon. :)