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July 25th, 2008

09:17 pm - Kingdom Hearts marathon - player's log As Rupert, Nick, Jen and I settle down to begin our marathon run-through of 'Kingdom Hearts'; I have been ordered (by Nick) to sit and record how long it takes us to do every section of the game. As my 24 hour play of 'MouseHunt' (http://apps.new.facebook.com/mousehunt/) begins at midnight as well, I will also be using this space to make a note of how many mice I catch from that time onwards. ( Beyond here lie many spoilers. You have been warned... ) Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: exhausted Current Music: KH BGM

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June 24th, 2008

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June 20th, 2008

12:37 pm - I'm a shark I'm Kim and I'm a Hammerhead Shark.

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March 14th, 2008

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March 10th, 2008

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March 8th, 2008

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January 22nd, 2008

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January 5th, 2008

12:36 pm - EverQuest II vs World of Warcraft Having played 'EQ2' for about a week, it is obvious that both it and 'WoW' have some good points and some bad points. 'EQ2' may not be as bright and cartoony in graphics as 'WoW', but it is very beautiful. The textures on scales and armor are gorgeous, as is the effect of light on water. All the characters are also a lot more impressive and customisable than those in 'WoW', and there are 16 races and 24 classes to chose from for more variety of play. For anthro lovers, there are far more anthropomorphic races too - frog-people, tiger-people, lizard-people, rat-people and dragon-people (where as there are only cow-people in 'WoW'). On top of these you have your usual selection of humans, dwarves, faeries, drow etc.. 'EQ2' is also superior in the avaliability of quests. Unlike 'WoW', where you were forced to take on quests from several different areas of the globe at once if you wanted to level, the faster leveling and large ammount of quests avaliable in any given area of the world in 'EQ2' mean that there is no monotonous griding and always plenty of things to do. I also preffer the proffessions system in 'EQ2' which has you manually making your items by hitting buttons at specified times to prevent mistakes. You also start off being able to do any proffession and remain able to do so until about skill level 16 and so this gives you ample time to decide which ones are more useful to your character before you specialise. However, in 'WoW' everything is so much easier. Using the Auction House, learning proffessions working out how the hell you learn new skills - 'EQ2' leaves you to discover absolutely nothing. It also seems that 'EQ2's creators wanted you to play a good race, as so much more effort has gone into the creation of the good starting area. Starting as a Kerra, I had my first few steps explained to me and the first city I reached (Qeynos) is a beautiful medieval castle. Starting off as an Iksar I felt thrown in at the deep-end and was disappointed to find out that my major city (Nerriak, the City of Hate) was a dank, undetailed pit. In this aspect, 'WoW' is superior because both the Alliance and the Horde start off equally. The interface of 'WoW' is also a lot more attractive and easily navigatable than its equivilent in 'WoW'. 'EQ2', also, is not as impressive in battle. My character is currently a level 12 Kerra Fury, which is kind of like a Fury-specced Druid in 'WoW'. This means that she can turn into three animals - a tiger for melee combat, a wolf for spell-casting and an ent (bizzarely) for healing spells. However, these animals look no where near as impressive as her original form, and have no special abilities of there own. They just slightly increase certain stats when you shapeshift into them. Seemingly pointless... My major gripe with 'EQ2' however are the damn loading screens. In 'WoW', there are only loading screens as you log in, as you cross the sea and as you enter an instance. Each of these screens lasts no longer than 10 seconds. In 'EQ2', there is a loading screen every time you enter a new area, and these screens can last for up to 3 minutes. In a large area like Qeynos, which is split into 10 sectors, this is utterly infuriating as it can take the best part of fifteen minutes to get to where you want to be. However, complaints aside, I am finding that the enjoyability of 'EQ2' is far outweighing its bad-points and so it is well worth a look at if you're sick of 'WoW'. Current Location: Ulverston, Cumbria, England Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: 'EQ2' BGM

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January 2nd, 2008

10:49 pm - Bye bye, WoW! Happy New Year, everyone. Guess who's given up 'World of Warcraft' (for now)! As I'm sick to death of guilds obsessed with Karahzan, and trying to level up a 100% holy priest in Outlands, I've switched to 'EverQuest 2' for a while. I got to play on it for a whole 2 hours as well before the game decided it needed more patches. Oh well... My character is a level 8 Iksar Necromancer called Tiama on the Splitpaw server if you happen to play. Not much more news. Only 11 more days until my 21st birthday, and 'Guitar Hero 3' is strangely addictive... Current Location: Ulverston, Cumbria, England Current Mood: drained Current Music: 'Paint it Black' by The Rolling Stones

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October 14th, 2007

10:56 pm - Absolute muffin Finally seen all of 'Life on Mars'. Felt that the ending was a little unsatisfying, but other then that it was a great series. I especially liked the one-liners of DCI Gene Hunt. Especially the one about the "I really really like you murders". Great stuff. Saw the first episode of 'Demon Bane' at long last too. Am intregued enough to want to see more. Nothing quite like having the Necromonicon as being a young lolli girl and Herbert West as a green haired rock star... In video games, I am currently replaying 'Final Fantasy VII' for the eighth time. Am currently about to retreive the Huge Materia from Rocket Town and am trying to breed Chocobos. Never had the patience to get a gold chocobo before. Currently have had a couple of greens and lots of normal ones. My chocobo seem unwilling to give be a blue one though... Have also started playing 'Pokemon Ruby' on my GBA. Strangely addictive stuff, as I have been gone from the world of Pokemon for so long that I don't recognise any of the pokemon any more. My fearless team currently consists of: "Higurashi" the Nincada - lvl 7 "Nanako" the Poochyena - lvl 9 "Akira" the Ralts - lvl 9 "Dave" the Treecko - lvl 10 "Sky" the Taillow - lvl 10 "Kamome" the Wingull - lvl 10 It's also harder than I remember Pokemon games being. First Gym Leader has level 15 Pokemon. And they're all rock-type. Wish I'd chosen the water Pokemon at the start now... Mmmm...'Okami' soundtrack makes good listening too...Doesn't really fit with the tone of 'The Monk', but oh well... Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: calm Current Music: 'Okami' BGM

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October 5th, 2007

11:56 am - Stick Insect updates Not a lot going on at the moment so I thought I'd just post and let you know how my breeding stock of insects is getting on. Currently, I don't have many ova to offer from them, but I have some interesting hatchlings at the moment which, if they reach adulthood, will allow me to offer a rare new species: Currently I have about... PSG4 - Sipyloidea sipylus (Pink Winged Stick Insect) - 1 adult and 2 sub-adult nymphs (all female) PSG5 - Medauroidea extradentata (Annam Stick Insect) - 5 nymphs (all female) PSG9 - Extatosoma tiaratum (Macleay's Spectre/Giant Australian Prickly Stick Insect) - 1 nymph (female) PSG173 - Neohirasea maerens (Vietnamese Spiny Stick Insect) - 11 hatchlings (unsexed) PSG215 - Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis (Bud Winged Stick Insect) - 1 adult and 1 sub-adult (both female - adult currently laying) PSG??? - Phasmotaenia spinosa (currently, these don't have an English name...) - 2 hatchlings (unsexed) Unhatched ova (own breeding stock): PSG9 - Extatosoma tiaratum PSG118 - Aretaon asperrimus (Sabah Stick Insect) PSG173 - Neohirasea maerens PSG215 - Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis PSG??? - Phasmotaenia spinosa Ova for sale: PSG118 - Aretaon asperrimus (limited supply!) PSG173 - Neohirasea maerens (limited supply!) PSG215 - Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis Myriapods! Is a very cool word. Better than Phasmids (the correct name for Stick Insects). I thought I'd add these to the bottom as I now also have two baby telodeinopus aoutii (African Olive Millipedes). Currently they are only about 8-10cms long but when adult they should be between 7-9inches. They're very cute, but currently unsexed as they're too damn fast. Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: chipper Current Music: FFVII battle music

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September 13th, 2007

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August 26th, 2007

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August 16th, 2007

08:02 pm - Stuff... AmeCon is over for another year, and I have come back with many things I don't need - Pocky, Menchi plushie, Keroro Gunso model kit, more manga than I can carry... Expect photos soon, though I have yet to unpack my camera cable so it could take a while... I also have received some rare stick insect eggs of the species Phasmotaenia Spinosa. These insects are only bred in captivity by a handful of people so I very much hope to get a culture going so that I can offer them for sale. They are a large and very beautiful species that can be kept in the same kind of conditions as Macleay's Spectre. For more information, visit Bruno's website --> http://phasmatodea.blogspot.com/ Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: 'Cradle of Forest' from 'Silent Hill 4'

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August 8th, 2007

11:42 pm - Outlands! Kaylea the Holy Priest has finally reached level 58 and taken her first few steps into Outlands! I'm so proud... After these first few steps, she was set-up on and mercilessly beaten by orcs, but she made it and that's all that matters :D Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: 'World of Warcraft' BGM

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August 1st, 2007

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July 26th, 2007

09:49 am - I'm a JPG Which File Extension are You? Stolen from Kamui-kun Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: confused Current Music: 'Raspberry Heaven' from 'Azumanga Daioh'

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July 25th, 2007

07:32 pm - Dammit! How hard is it to find a toy candelabra, or even single candle holder? Your mission, do you choose to accept it, is to find me a toy candle holder. It must be very lightweight - prefferably plastic, definitely not wood or metal - so I can carry it at the con without anyone stopping me because it could be used as a weapon. If you find one, I'll let you play with Beezelnef. Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: chipper Current Music: 'Byakhee, Byakhee' from 'Shoggoth on the Roof'

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July 22nd, 2007

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July 18th, 2007

09:59 am - The Great Dosing Ball Race (pt 2) And so the race is on! Which brand of dosing ball will be the first to arrive to my shiny new house in Norwich and how long will it take? Cast your votes now! The brands included in the race are: Ariel Daz Surf Fairy non-bio Persil For more information about the Great Dosing Ball Race, please read my previous journal --> http://damned-warrior.livejournal.com/105917.html?mode=reply Current Location: Norwich, Norfolk Current Mood: cheerful

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