The Michael Swayne Story V: King of his Castle

Today was the big day of gaming until the weekend for me. I spent most of the day playing Fallout 3. However, it turned out to be a waste, because the entirety of Megaton hates me and wants me dead. How was I supposed to know that if you break into the armory (not really breaking in because I had the key) grants you the ability to make everyone want to see your lifeless corpse? I had the key! I didn't steal it from anyone. I found it on the sheriff's person after he died. I didn't kill him. Some other guy did, and I watched it happen.

So, unless there is a way to not get killed when I go back to report my findings to Moira; I will be starting a new game. And I will make sure to not go in the Armory until I am given the green light to go in.

When I became frustrated with Fallout 3, I switched over to Final Fantasy XIII. I reached Taejin's Tower, and am currently making my ascent. Each character has reached the end of the crystarium for two roles.

Lightning - Commando and Medic
Snow - Ravager and Sentinel
Sazh - Commando and Ravager
Hope - Synergist and Medic
Vanille - Saboteur and Medic
Fang - Sentinel and Saboteur

Snow and Fang are working on Commando. Lightning, Hope, and Vanille are working on Ravager. And Sazh is working on Synergist.

I have finished twenty Cie'th Stone missions. Why are they considered Cie'th Stone missions when the missions in Taejin's Tower come from those statues that grant access to the higher levels? Are they Cie'th Stones? The things that I think about.

I had another session with Joey today. It didn't go as well as the others. Joey was really tired, and didn't want to do his work. He read the book okay, but his math worksheet wasn't done with the same level of interest as usual. He had to color in the flowers according to the equation's result. The first flowers were colored neatly, but he slacked off toward the end and the flowers were barely colored in at all. Then during computer time, he was more interested in making a video than he was playing the learning games. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day. I got some of my books out of the shed for us to read in future sessions. I haven't looked through the box yet. I am hoping I grabbed one that had both fun reading books and school reading books. I don't want to go in the shed again. At least, not in the dark.

Tomorrow I am working at the office on this Thursday's newspaper. It is our very first car buyer's guide issue, featuring spring tune-ups, dealership's sales, repair company coupons, etc. I know I have a full-page color ad to work on. It will also be my first auto dealership ad that I work on. It isn't any more difficult than a model home ad, but it is still a little daunting to me. I mean, I have to build an ad that makes the vehicles say "Buy me!" and "Drive me now!" I got the approval for the model home ad in the first try, and I was pressed for time on that one. So this one should be amazing since I have two whole days to complete it. Honestly, everyone's been saying that it will be a small issue, so it may be the only ad I have to work on. The rest will probably be just pulled in from previous issues. If I have time, I may get the itch to revamp the old ads. I should, since the ones I have been pulling in have been used for years.

However, though it may be a small paper in the actual paper this week; there are several inserts going in the paper to make up for it. I think there are four inserts: O.K. Auto Parts, Wendy's, a conference flyer, and Frontier Phone Company. So, what I don't do for the actual paper, I make up for in delivering on Thursday.

Well, that's all for tonight. I am heading to the other side of my room to play more video games. I will be glad to rearrange my room (which I didn't do today), so I won't have to do so much walking to get to all of my entertainment items. Anyway, I hope to see you around the forums, and until that time comes when I do...

Later!

Michael