Cold and Dark

I need a new hard drive.

I keep finding ways to shift data around to free up space, but I'm now at the point where I'm struggling to find any more creative ways to move it. Since I'm down to my last 4 GB between all my storage devices, I think it's time to invest in a 2 TB HDD, which should last me a while ^__^

Maybe that'll be my Christmas present to myself this year.

Dude...the new Golden Sun game came out last week, and went totally unnoticed by me. I thought it wasn't coming out until early next year, so now I need to jump back on the old games and replay through them, then I can go pick the new one up. Awesomeness.

Speaking of video games, I still haven't really touched my Xbox all that much since the day before Thanksgiving, and haven't played Fallout or Call of Duty at all. I guess I've just been busy doing other stuff. One of those other stuffs that I need to get back on is my violin. I spent some good quality time with it last week, trying to figure out a couple of songs, and promised myself I'd record some stuff this past weekend, but...didn't. Hopefully I'll remember to do it this weekend.

I honestly think that a big factor as far as me being in an "I don't feel like doing anything" mood is the fact that it's always so cold and dark here. It can really mess with your mind. The sun rises at about 10:00 in the morning and starts to set when I'm at lunch, and it's dark at around 3:45. Crazy. It feels like the day is already over when I get out of work, so any motivation to get out and go do anything is gone. It's going to be like this for a while, so I'm sure I'll get used to it, but right now it's sort of a shock to the senses.

At least I have a very strong anti-depressant, in the form of about 150 Japanese pop-idols ^__^

And while that part of my world is doing a stellar job at keeping me happy...

A return to the more basic side of spiritual matters, as I mentioned the other day, is doing a stellar job of keeping me grounded. I've never lost faith along my journey this past year or so; I've never forgotten how I got to where I am today, and I am constantly thankful that God has set me on and continues to guide me along His path. But it's never a bad thing to go back and reestablish the basic concepts of faith and redemption. You can't perform complex calculus equations but forget simple arithmetic, you know? That's more or less where I feel like I've been lately. It feels good to just read through books like Ephesians and the Corinthians, and to pick out and remember those simple truths. It's just what I've been needing. I do need to go find a good local church, though. I've watched some television broadcasts, but haven't been yet. Soon, though.

Which reminds me: I need to take some things to the dry-cleaners. I won't let me forget.

And...it's 11:30. Sleep sounds like an excellent idea right about now.

Tomorrow's Wednesday. The new AKB48 single is out tomorrow. Awesome. This is the one where the participating members (and their prominence in the song/PV) were decided by a rock-paper-scissors tournament, in order to give all 48 of them a fair chance. It's usually decided by a fan popularity vote, so now we're seeing a lot of girls that haven't had an opportunity to be in the spotlight, which is really cool. And I'm a big "root-for-the-underdog" type, so I'm happy to see some of my favorite "unknowns" have a chance to shine.

Didn't I say something about sleep?

G'night.

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