The Panic Button

Oh my dear my soul my poor little man, Kewlio's posting to his blog again. I bet you all thought I was lost in space or something. Well, fact is, between the time that I last posted and the time I'm posting now, very little happened that was of enough interest to post about. Quick recap:

In May, I took another vacation in Halifax, and hung out with my friends Sally, Robin, and Gina. Saw some places that I hadn't seen before. Went to the casino, and lost $20 on Blackjack. I cut my losses at that point. XD

Around July, they merged everyone at work into the same room. Since then, I've increasingly gained interest in a fellow coworker, and at this point, I have a huge crush on her. I've been trying to ask her out recently, but the holidays aren't the best time; way too busy.

During all this time, I've built myself a new computer...and built some for others as well! It's quite fun to customize your own system, and have it look and act like you want it to, rather than be stuck with the same case and logo on it as everyone else.

Now...oy. I don't want to be working at that stupid call centre at all. Way too stressful. However, the prospect of being forced to leave is way *more* stressful. Because of the fact that the call centre I work at is based out of the US, and because of GWB and all that, they're facing a huge economic depression, there are going to be some layoffs. D:

This is phase one of the cutback plan. People are being asked if they *want* a decrease in hours, or to receive a layoff. I refused, as did almost everyone...but the aforementioned girl I like accepted it. *sigh* Starting to seem like I'm not meant to have a girlfriend or something.

Needless to say, everybody is worried about everything. My main worry is whether I'll be keeping my 40 hours, and whether or not I'll be keeping my precious second-shift position (3:30 PM to midnight), or be thrown onto a day-night rotation, which would *seriously* screw me up. So yeah, really nervous about what happens next...

From the looks of it, one way or another, there's gonna be some reason to post for a while. I'll let you all know what's going on, then.

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there." -- Charles F. Kettering

The Call for Attention

Why doesn't anyone poke me to update this thing?! XD

Someone remind me to update my blog. Can't right now, as I'm going to bed. :P

The Long-Overdue Update

Hello there, ladies and gentlemen. I am Kewlio, and I will be your Kewlio for this evening. *checks his watch* Morning. *checks it again* Erm, whatever.

Anyway, I suppose I owe everyone who bothers to check on me an update. So all two of you, gather 'round.

First and foremost, unfortunately, the relationship you see below didn't go so well. Suffice it to say, sometimes, different mentalities and mindsets just don't sync up all the time, and may end up having a bit of a crash and burn effect.

In December, I finally got my first work vacation (hopefully, won't have many of these...the more I have, the more time I've wasted at that hellhole workplace), wherein I went down to Halifax to visit my friend Sally down there. She and her fiancé Robin seem to be doing well. Their apartment, though rather messy, was quite cozy, and its residents, highly hospitable. Most of my stay, we ended up watching anime and playing video games and stuff until the sun came up, and a little beyond. It kind of busted up my sleep schedule, but I got that all fixed up within a week of getting back to reality. A breath of fresh air, anyway...though some other friends felt left out, which I kind of regretted :(

Read on (New game experiences)

In all the time I haven't been updating, I've loaded up with a whole new arsenal of video and computer games:

• Picross DS: Picross returns to North America for the first time since the original Mario's Picross, with about 350 puzzles of all sizes to bust your brain, and some fun little minigames to pass the time and potentially drive you batty.


• The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (DS): In the beginning, the Spyro series was all about exploring large worlds, finding secrets, collecting every single gem and everything along the way. That said, I'm ashamed at how fast this series has gone south since it left the hands of Insomniac Games. Blech.


• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (WII): Just like its Sega Saturn predecessor, this game is a masterpiece for the eyeballs and eardrums. Also just like its predecessor, this game is frickin' hard. You'll find this game to be your best dream and your worst nightmare all at once.


• Within a Deep Forest (PC): An innovative type of freeware platformer; you play as a ball who is the result of an attempt to create a bomb that will freeze the entire world. Said ball is venturing forth to disarm said bomb. This is a non-confrontational game; no fighting enemies, just avoiding them. Try it!


• Knytt Stories (PC): From the makers of Within a Deep Forest comes another non-confrontational platformer. It comes with one story, in which Juni the knytt ventures forth to disable a machine which drains the life energy of the planet. A level editor is included, and a large fanbase ensures new Knytt Stories keep on coming.


• Regnum Online (PC): This is an MMO which places you in the middle of a war between three kingdoms. You begin by gaining experience off monsters, like any other MMO, then head off into the Warzone for an intense PvP experience. Make sure your computer can handle it before you try it, though. Nearly exploded mine. x.x (Unfortunately, not playing anymore.)


• The Caverns of Hammerfest (WEB): This Flash-based game takes Bubble Bobble and Snow Bros. and pulls them into the 21st century. Anthropomorphic fruits and veggies are taken captive and brainwashed by Tuber the Sorcerer, and it's up to Igor the Snowman to descend the Caverns of Hammerfest and save them.

Incidentally, if you're interested in trying the Caverns of Hammerfest, tell 'em KewlioMZX sent ya...apparently, I get some sorta bonus X3

In any case, that's about all I got for now. If I can think of anything else, I'll let you all know.

"Whaddaya mean, 'invalid parameters'?! 9,000 gigs of RAM and it can't answer a simple question!" -- Earthworm Jim