It's always the little things...

I mentioned in the book review I posted just a few moments ago that I bought a Kobo Wifi reader from a Borders that was going out of business. I got it for a nifty $70. It is absolutely WONDERFUL. I don't care about the disparaging reviews or those who upturn their noses at it for fancier models because it does exactly what it needs to do, and that is to give me books to read. I am so excited. I read Coraline on it, as well as five volumes of a manga (Ai Yori Aoshi) I threw on there in pdf format. I was also able to buy an e-book copy of one of my textbooks and put it on there as a pdf. I'm very amused and happy with it.

I had a nice time relaxing all day at a Starbucks. I got a chance to read and play Okami-Den. I just got it (for the DS) and it's a lot of fun. So far it doesn't have that wonderful feeling that the original Okami had, but it's fun and very nostalgic in a lot of ways. Chibiterasu is adorable and very much like his mother. Although I agree that it is fun to draw with the stylus versus the PS2 controller, I don't like the game when it's not on a console because it loses a lot of its depth. It was just plain fun to run around Nippon painting trees in the ground and chopping down everything you see. I loved swimming around and trying to make lilypads just in time to not drown. It was those little extra things that really made me love that game. Feeding the animals, the expansive scenery (and don't get me wrong, Okami-Den is in the same art style) is just compressed and a little more bland. I hope it does well though. I would like them to continue making games in this art and writing style. I miss Issun and Ammy, but Chibi and that kid (I can't remember his name for the life of me) are a cute duo. I hope I can continue to enjoy the game all the way through.

I applied to my first graduate program the other day, two more to go. I'm a little worried, but also just kind of 'meh' about the whole thing. Not sure what I mean by 'meh,' just that I don't expect much. Maybe I'll get in, maybe I wont. I have little expectation. I'm kind of (very slightly) excited at the prospect of getting accepted at Old Dominion. I would really like it if I had a chance to move down to Virginia and experience life outside of NJ for a little while. I just want to try something new, fresh. I like to try new things, see things outside of my realm of comfort. I guess we'll see what happens. I think I'd feel too guilty to just up and move somewhere if I don't get accepted to a program, so I'll probably be stuck here in NJ for awhile until I find a viable excuse to go out and explore.

Sydney's sick again. Poor little guy has an infection. At least we caught it early on. The vet gave us needles with antibiotic, I couldn't bring myself to even look so my beloved does it instead. We gave her a bath the other day and she drank the water then pooped in it. Pretty gross. If I ever have children they're probably going to kill me of disgust, I'm quite squeamish.

Going to see Rammstein again in May. Looking forward to it. 



*The sky is over...*