I have to say that, as much as I loved Canada, I'm (sorta) happy to be back in the States. My trip went fairly well except for:
-doing the Virginia Reel (:x!) Please do not ask why I had to do this.
-waking up at six AM every day in order to get a shower in :x :x
-sharing a room with a 12 year girl who insisted on calling me fat at least once a day. :x :x :x :evil:
There's more than that. A whole lot more. But too many people in my life are telling me to focus on the positive. So I'll shut up for now.
Anyway, there was a lot to see. I went to visit Quebec City one night. Now THAT was really beautiful. I took a few pictures of the buildings and whatnot but I'm too lazy to upload them. It really can't compare to actually being there and seeing everything for real. We also went on a couple of hiking trails. Heh. I never want to see another flight of steps again. And that's about it for talking about my trip! :D
Not much has been happening lately other than my big trip. No, I take that back. Sunday night I saw this movie:
Princess Mononoke (insert pretty image here; my picture wasn't working)
It's another one of those Hayao Miyazaki movies. This one was weird, surprisingly violent , and not at all like Spirited Away, the first Miyazaki movie that I saw. For those of you who are not rabid anime fans, Miyazaki is pretty big in those circles. Me? Why do I like them? Well, I can say one thing: he's not afraid to be different. He has movies about a pig detective, a hero who rides on a reindeer, and a little girl who works for bathouse spirits. But it's not just that, it's also the standard of quality in those movies. All of the characters, while all having the somewhat similar look to them, are well drawn, the plots (as I mentioned before) are strange but surprisingly good, ...and the music. ^_^ Let's just say the guy who does the music has a special place in my heart along with Nobuo Uematsu and the Xenosaga II soundtrack. Here's a little clip of the hero's theme in Princess Mononoke.
After finishing that up, I started to watch the Dark Knight. :cry: Maybe I'm just sensitive or something but I have a hard time watching the Joker kill people. "I'm going to make this pencil disappear." :? So...I'm going to (maybe) finish that up tonight.
On the side of gaming, I haven't done a *whole* lot. The last serious game I played was Chicktionary. If you haven't heard of it, then go out and play it. :x NOW.
---twilightlullaby