Blogging While Paused

The fog drifted in around me. The water lapped up around my arms as I took another step deeper into the pool. Her dead body lay across my arms. I was still in shock, my legs wanted to collapse out from under me, I didn’t know what I was doing anymore. She was there, so beautiful, so loving, and that beast… that thing… I wanted to yell out but I couldn’t. What good would it do anyway. She was gone. It was all my fault too. It had to be, had I just not let her go, but she never did listen to orders. She wanted to go. She asked to come along, in fact she had insisted; jumping ahead before I could stop her. Then he came down, right from the ceiling, sword in hand.

Utter loss and despair courses through my fatigued body. What more can I do? I could hardly stand, I just wanted to give up. Helplessness flooded over me, and I released her body into the water. She slowly sank downward into the deepening pool. I couldn’t take it… …I couldn’t stand it…

I feel like I have been run over by truck. My companions had gathered about a fire and were softly talking. Companions? I had forgotten completely about my companions. Not that I cared, I was just going to stay here until I died. I would never forgive myself for what happened last night. How could this have happened? I hated him for what he had done, and I hated myself even more for not being able to stop it. It happened in slow motion, the moment replayed through my mind over and over again, there wasn’t anything I could do about it.

It won’t go away, I just want it all to end! I feel sick in the pit of my stomach. This isn’t right, something must be wrong, something must be wrong…

I don’t want to live anymore. I’m helpless. She’s dead! She died because that sick beast just wanted to get revenge upon me. Why couldn’t I stop it! Why didn’t he just take his anger out on me, why did he drag her into it? Was it because she was an ancient? No, it was because I loved her… I can never forgive myself.

Okay folks, I need to set some stuff straight. After my last post I have been flooded with email asking me if I am depressed, offering moral support, giving me yellow ribbon cards and trying to sell me watches. I’m not suicidal, I’m not sick of life, I was just a bit lonely.

I like my job, I really do! I got around to sitting and listening the other day and I have come to the conclusion that the best part of my life, is the music. The music I get to listen to on a day to day basis, is absolutely amazing. It’s incredible. Even the pause music is so great that I could listen to it for hours. (Okay, so maybe I have no choice but to listen to the pause music for hours, but that doesn’t make it any less good!)

Music is a big part of my life and I bet it’s a big part of your life too! Music is one thing that really keeps me going. The theme to Talon Overworld, I was paused in Talon Overworld for 3 and a half hours yesterday. I got so lost in that music that I felt like I was only paused for 15 minutes. I’m totally serious, it’s amazing.

Now, granted, when I’m sitting here in the original Metroid and I have been paused for 45 minutes, well it’s getting a bit long. Not a whole lot to listen too, and even the music that might be accessible, repeats ever 21 seconds.

Oooh! Looks like Jr. is coming back, time to go fight some baddies! Catch you laters!

I really don’t wanna be here today. I have this killer headache and it is really getting in the way of my concentration. I had a bad night last night, couldn’t sleep, and today, of all days, we get to play Halo. Charlie hasn’t played Halo in months, and to be quite honest, he’s not really that great. That doesn’t bother me though. I don’t mind playing the same level a few times because I keep getting killed, what bugs me is the fact that I have this stupid headache, right in the front of my forehead and now I have to run around shooting baddies.

I am really tired and I really can’t focus. I don’t even know what level I’m on right now, that’s how out of it I am. The only thing I do know, is that there is a plasma grenade stuck to my helmet and the second Charlie decides to unpause, I’m a dead man. Though, knowing Charlie, he’s probably going to try to record the dumb thing and put it up on YouTube.

I really wish you could see my face right now. Because the annoyed stare that is plastered on my face is so utterly perfect, I really can’t describe it. I won’t have to though, because in another minute I’m dead. Then I can re-spawn with an even larger headache, and go through the whole deal again.

I tell you… <...transmission ended...>

Hey ya’ll! Sonic here.

Not really one for blogging myself, but when news reached me about Captain Slow-Poke’s post, I needed to correct a few issues.

First off, Captain Falcon is not the fastest person on the planet. As a matter of fact, he doesn’t even drive the fastest car on the planet. Anybody can out race Captain Falcon, some of us can even do it on foot.

The thing about racing in cars, is that anyone can do it. You get in and put your foot on the gas petal. Doesn’t sound that hard to me. That’s why there are so many characters to choose from in F-Zero. Get a clue Captain! Anybody could take your place with a weeks worth of training.

You want speed? The only way to truly have speed is to train up for it and have it yourself. I’ll take you up on your offer. Let’s go to a track, you and me. First one to 300 laps wins.You know what? I’ll even run the outside lane, and let you run the inside lane. I’ll still be done long before you will be.

The only person capable of matching my speed is Shadow. And on most days I can beat him, but it’s not always easy.

So kids, if you are looking for speed, don’t be taken in by some cheap marketing and hat tricks, stick with the true blue, go Sonic!

Man, I am fast. You think you’re fast? You think beating Twilight Princess in under 30 hours is fast? Well I so totally have you beat! I am the king of fast. I am so fast it’s not even funny. That’s right, I am faster the humor!!!!

I’m just whippin’ around corners, yippee! How many people do you know, that can start out the race in 20th place and be in 1st by the end of lap one? Yeah, that’s me. Did you see my last race? Did ya? Did ya? It was amazing, if I do say so myself. I am sweet. That’s all I gotta say.

The best racing game on the planet is F-Zero, and there ain’t no buts about that. You think Mario Kart is a racing game? Think again. It puts me to sleep. It’s kinda like all these new “action” movies that are coming out. They are far to slow. They take like a whole half second to change camera angles, it’s awful. I’m sitting there in the movie theater going… “Okay… can they change the camera angle yet? Anytime now…” and then finally, I have to wait another second or half a second and the camera angle changes.

I am like, the fastest game character in the world. It rocks. Some people think Sonic, is fast, but I am so much faster then Sonic. Granted, I must say that Sonic has a cool “blue and red” color theme going for him, (my personal favorite) but you put the two of us on a track, and… well… the only conclusion is that I would win. That’s all there is too it. Why? Because I am fast!

Yeah, so the last race was rockin’ good fun. This next race is going to be awesome too. As soon as I get unpaused… …Which is… like… TAKING FOREVER… sheesh… it’s been a whole two minutes… come on, come on, come on, come on!!!! Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!

Hey, Gotta Race! Laters!