I just don't have that drive!

Right, another month wasted. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Of course, I'd risk my life if it was worth risking. I'm not an entrepeneur or a gambler. I'm pretty sure I play it safe when it comes to my money or my life. Maybe too safe. Too bad that doesn't stop me from making dumbass decisions.

Let's take my first Playstation 2, for example. I got a PS2 and a copy of Soul Calibur 3 at the Scarborough Town Centre a few years ago. I played a few games, and soon after I decided to get it modded. Despite lacking 'street smarts', why in hell didn't I even try Pacific Mall or look for modders in my area? No, I decided to order a modchip (an inferior one, too) and try to install it myself. That's a good idea, attempting to solder a bunch of wires to a bunch of tiny little points with no prior experience. Needless to mention, I lost a couple of bills that day.

Maybe that's one of the reasons why I don't like driving, or why it's never appealed to me. Number 1 probably being that I don't have anywhere to go, heh. But damn, there are a hell of a lot of rules and regulations to follow. Yeah, I'm sure it's all common sense, but there are bad decisions to be made on the road that can lead to seeing the lower end of the colour spectrum.

Taking a big risk on the road doesn't seem to yield a high reward if you're successful, either. With my PS2, I risked a couple of bills which could possibly give me access to any PS2 game without any further cost. On the road, you risk other people's lives, fines and jail time to yield saving a few moments on your travel time. That can't be worth it...

...heh. I don't know why I'm trying to write this entry as if it actually meant something. I don't like driving, that's all. Current gas prices suck, having to drive other people around if requested would be a pain in the ass, and maintaining a vehicle would just further the suckiness incurred by current gas prices. But since I got into driving school for free, I'm glad to have an opportunity to further increase my knowledge. I'd rather be taking a first aid course though, that'd be more practical and maybe more fun. Moving on.

My vacation (actually every day is currently a vacation until I yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip mum mum mum mum mum mum, get a job) to the OO-sah and back was enjoyable. We went down to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone Park, then headed up to Alberta to spend some time in Banff. It's nice to see the vast terrain everywhere; it's not quite a small world after all. But WAH! I gained 5 pounds, despite going swimming in the hotels we stayed in. I guess doing front crawls back and forth and treading water until my I pulled a hammie ham wasn't enough.

I just lost my second PS2, which was modded by the awesome but now defunct Teammodders.com crew. The power jack seemed loose, which was caused by a cracked soldering joint. So, after a few hours of soldering from my brother, I don't have to worry about my PS2 cutting out during a pathetic failed attempt at FELM standard/difficult. And so, now you know why I wrote that lame paragraph about how my first PS2 died, nyah! Reminiscing about the bad old days is fun!

And yeah, I guess it's high time for me to man up and complete that Megaman Zero 100 point hard mode run. I keep tits-ing it up, either dying way too early and doing a practice run 'til the end of the game, or just flat ol' making an uncommon mistake right in the middle. I haven't yet gotten to the point where I've failed at the very end and proceed to either laugh, cry, break something, or a combination of the three. I guess that means I need another month.

And Soul Calibur 4 is out! And I got a copy! And the Toronto crowd is all hyped up! And...I'll probably just wuss out again! Even though I seem to be catching myself lurking at CaliburForum and 8WayRun for hours at a time reading up on strats, I don't see myself being involved in the community. Guess I just like the idea of how people discuss ideas and stuff to further advance their ability. Or something, I don't know. I'm a wierdo. Maybe I do want to get back in, but right now I can't even recall half the stuff I've read...

STGT 08 is going to start soon, too. I haven't played a shmup recently. I think my last one was Ikaruga, when I bought it over the XBLA marketplace. 30 or so hours yielded a paltry 13 million points in normal mode. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll rank past the last quarter of people. Maybe I should've re-joined the team I played for in 07, LDSTGT. Oh well, Team Free Agents 1 sounds much cooler. Perhaps I can convince the team to just lose the 1 and add an exclamation mark, 'cause exclamation marks make everything 10 times cooler! Just look at the first sentence of my previous paragraph! Heh...

Right, another month wasted. Nothing ventured, nothing gained...Eh, fuck it. That's my insignificant life and it's currently enjoyable for now.