skywardshadow

I'm listing most of my Playstation game collection on ebay this evening. I wasn't going to list so many at a time, but I need money to make my rent. (Don't stress about helping though, only buy if you want any... they will sell anyways and I'll make my rent without a problem.)

You can view the auctions here.

My choice picks from these include:

Wild Arms
Nectaris: Military Madness (Kinda like advance wars, but I think I like Nectaris better)
Alundra (Like Zelda, but better! I swear.)
Saga Frontier 2
Breath of Fire IV
Breath of Fire III
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (Might be released on PSP if Persona 1 sells well though)
Tales of Destiny
Vagrant Story (Matsuno!)
Vanguard Bandits
Grandia
Front Mission 3 (My 2nd favorite PSX game that isn't a port)
Tactics Ogre (My favorite PSX port. Matsuno!)
Parasite EVE
Tales of Destiny II (My favorite Tales game, was actually "Tales of Eternia")
Vandal Hearts
Vandal Hearts II (I like it a lot, but I can't actually recommend it to anyone)
Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia (hexes and fantasy armies, multiplayer)
Chrono Cross (I love the battle and magic system. Also, no random battles!)
Thousand Arms (Might have been the first NA RPG release that had many dating sim elements. I found some of the VA to be quite annoying)

Now my N64 collection is up for auction here. Ogre Battle 64 is the hardest to part with, but my N64 hasn't been used in well over a year.

I was laid off yesterday. I'm filing for unemployment for the first time in my life. I thought my tech-support position was pretty secure, when suddenly two of our three largest clients left North America.

Back to eBay. My PSP and DS collection is available here. Again, seller name is "SkywardShadow" if the link doesn't work for you. These auctions expire tomorrow evening. (I meant to blog about them before today.)

A few games have already gone for their "buy-it-now" price. I plan to list more games tomorrow evening. I have my thorough PSX RPG collection ready to go... but I'm having a hard time parting with them.

Finally, Panzer Dragoon Saga and a bunch of other stuff is now available here. Again, seller name is "SkywardShadow" if the link doesn't work.

Started bidding low on PDS, but I fully expect it to get close to the $200 point.

If these go as well as my previous auctions, I'll be able to start catching up on debt. :)

I'm selling some of my game collection to help make money for rent.

I've started with a few Sega CD RPGs and Dragon Force for the Saturn. You can view my items here.

If the link stops working, my seller name is "skywardshadow".

These particular items end today, but I plan to sell my Saturn, N64, PSX and other RPG games that I simply never play anymore.

If you have a request for a rare game, let me know! I had a rather thorough RPG/Strategy collection for the above systems.

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I haven't been online much since moving, and specifically avoided LJ due to the extreme backlog I knew was present. Today I sat down and found out that over half of it was lost - my friends list only goes back about halfway since I last checked. This prompted me to clean up my friends list, move RSS feeds to my google reader, and eliminate some people that I skipped over anyways.

Move went well, though it took Comcast a few trips to get everything working properly.

GenCon was incredibly awesome, though I spent far too much of my money. Monsterpocalypse was the game of the show, in my opinion, and I'll blog more about that later. FFG is now pushing LCGs instead of CCGS, and I greatly support their effort. Fun card games that everyone can actually afford to keep up with! FFG also has some awesome new miniature gaming lines, that are far easier on the wallet that the old Warhammer and Battletech miniature staples. I made a point to bring Mary home a unique gift each day, since she wasn't able to go (for those in the know).

I saw many friends, but didn't spend much time with them. I'll have to make special dinner/gaming plans with friends next year, as this is my only good chance to see some of these people each year.

Dragon Age was shown, and looks outstanding.

Once I feel adequately organized around here, I'm going to start hosting some boardgame Saturdays, especially since I work evenings and can't make our local monday night gaming.

I'm starting to ramble... so later!

Robert Jordan was a hack.

Robert Asprin was a genius.

It's good to see all the Obama love on my friend's page today. Too many friends here in Indiana are posting to make individual comments on them all, but NPR's assertions that educated people are voting for Obama while the uneducated are voting for Hillary seems to ring true, from my perception. Not that there aren't exceptions.

Online mode is a blast so far!

If you get beaten by a Bowser named Starburst, it was me.

Edit: Separate friend codes! Ugh... 1161-0128-5371

Hilarious Pokemon version of the election.

My new year's resolution is 1680 x 1050.

I graduated from ITT with an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Electronic Engineering Technology back in June. I'm currently considering returning to school for a bachelors degree. I think I'm more interested in an Information Systems Security degree, than an electronics one. If I return to ITT for this, I believe it will take 2-3 years of courses.

I'd love some opinions from my friends in the IT field, though don't let that stop anyone from commenting. What do you guys think of ITT? Do you think I'd be better off looking at other schools? Other careers/fields?

Since it may depend on what I want out of life, here is some other info that may be relevant:

-I'm passionate about games and gaming more than anything, but haven't pursued game design for various reasons, including the fact that everyone and their mom wants to design games, and I'm not interested in being a programmer.

-I'm not interested in being a programmer. It might have to due with the trauma of a poor instructor or two, but I don't enjoy working with code for long amounts of time.

-I obviously enjoy working with computers, be it related to hardware or software. Examples: Replacing parts, setting up networks, maintaining information, performing research online, and tinkering with tech stuff. I don't want to be a "field tech", or someone that does residential work, though travel is not out of the question. I would prefer an office environment.

-I have an analytical personality. I fall between INTJ and INTP.

-I've lead teams and projects in a retail environment, as well as enjoyed the leadership experience.

-I read quite a bit for pleasure, mostly fiction. I've toyed with the idea of pursuing some sort of editorial role for years, but have never researched it.

Let me know your thoughts!

I finished off Tad William's Otherland book series a couple of nights ago. It was four thick novels of epic near-future sci-fi. What mostly kept me going was how realistic of a future it portrayed. The advancement of virtual reality and our understanding of genetics are both going to change our society in big ways, but so much fiction ignores both rather heavily when depicting the future.

I enjoyed his characterizations and the plot/conspiracies certainly kept me wondering what was going to happen next, though at times he ran overly wordy. I mostly felt that way when he was describing how characters were reacting to events and information that I had figured out long ago.

Also finished is Comic Book Idol. Charles came in 2nd place with 581 votes, while the winner had 600. He's gained a lot of recognition, and some of his work from a couple of the rounds will be showing up in print. I really don't think it's going to be hard for him to fully break into the industry now. He and I both are very thankful for all of your votes, and wanted you to know that they definitely mattered.

We helped secure his victory in round 4, and now this is it: the final and most important vote for Comic Book Idol. Please visit the forum and vote Charles Paul Wilson III. This has been Charles' dream since before we were videogame-store clerks together many years ago, and we're so close to actually making it happen.

So far the final two contestants have around 200 votes each, neither pulling very far ahead of the other. The contest is just small enough that all of our votes will definitely matter. If you haven't voted yet, the registration process is simple, painless, and spamless. Voting ends Thursday November 15th at 3 PM EST.

Thank you to everyone that came to the party, as it was definitely a day to remember for me. So many of my friends came; some for the entire day, others just for a time, but you all definitely helped make it special.

I've felt sick the entire week, and the last three days have been worse, with a horrible sore throat. I went to the doctor today, and apparently I have an infection that can last 10-14 days. My throat feels horrible, and it gives me occasional headaches and body-aches. At least now I have meds.

Blah.

Round 4 voting is underway. 4 contestants are left, two of which are eliminated this round. He only lost 1st place last round by two little votes, so really, every single one of you that helps is making a difference.

If he can make it to next round, and even win, this could easily be a life-changing event for him. Thanks again for all the votes for Charles Wilson!

I turn 00011110 on Saturday the 10th. None of my other birthdays have felt like much of a milestone to me, but I can't stop dwelling on this one. I've also never really celebrated my birthday with a big party before, so I'm going to send my 20s out with a bang.

I'd like to get all of my friends that can make it together in Greenwood. There will be gaming all day long, be it board-games, card-games, or video-games. If you don't want to game, that's fine too. We're aiming for a Noon start time I believe, though feel free to show up later.

There will be alcohol, though I expect drinking and music to come later in the evening.

If you'd like to attend, please comment or email me, and I'll get you the address. Let me know if you want to bring a guest, as it's not my house, so I may be a bit picky. A very special thanks to Dave and Megan for hosting.