So I am at my aunts right now and writing this. Alex has been away in the states for a week and I've just been farting around at home. Luckily Alex knows I have absolutely no life other than hanging out with him and playing video games and being the sweetie he is lent me his (brother's) wii. It lent me a few key games like Mario Kart, Kirby's Epic Yarn and My Life as a King. I can literally spent 60 hours straight playing My Life as a King, I don't know why but it's a life draining game. Very fun.


I rented a few games too and I've put down the royal life to take up a hoe and roleplay as a farmer with Harvest Moon Animal Parade. In my opinion Harvest Moon will never reach the the same enjoyability as 64. There hasn't been as many enjoyable, relaxing and life sucking farming sims since that. Animal Parade isn't 64, not at all, but it's a large improvement from Magical Melody and Save the Homeland.

Although hard to get into at first, Animal Parade quickly turns enchanting. The characters are bright and enchanting, all of them are easy subjects to fall in love with. The mechanics are easy enough, although perhaps I cheated since I used the classic controller for most of my game. It's not 64 in anyway, but it feels comfortable to play as a fan of the first few Harvest Moon games. There is a certain air to the game that makes it feel nostalgic.

My birthday was a few days ago (the 8th) and this was my first SURPRISE BIRTHDAY. I kind of asked for it in the first place but it was like I didn't know when it would be or if would actually happen. It was held at the cutest little chocolate shop downtown. I was taken there by my sister who I thought was taking me to a fancy bar restaurant place. Well we went to this Chocolates Etc, and when I got there Ange, Kevin, my aunt Donna, my dad and my delicious boyfriend were there to greet me with the biggest smiles of the century. The cake Alex got me was delicious too! The cake was made out of slices of fancy wedding cake that hadn't been taken after a wedding cake testing the day before.

When I was a kid I never had the priviledge of buying games. My family always took my sister and I to the local video game store and we rented our weekly entertainment. While this led to both of us being introduced to an assortment of games it also left us unable to replay any of them in the years later. This always bothered me. I never knew it was even possible to BUY games, I thought they were something only rich people got to own. Now years later I find myself with the unquenchable thirst to play classics like Secret of Mana, Harvest Moon 64, Theme Hospital, Bust a Groove and Um Jammer Lammy. Those last two esspecially- my love for Um Jammer Lammy is so pure that I cosplayed as Lammy for Anime North. Luckily the game stores around here are well stocked and I have the most bitchin' boyfriend.

About a week ago Alex bought me Um Jammer Lammy and I swear I owe him my first born. If youve neber heard of ir, it's kind of like a sister game to Parappa the Rapper. If you haven't heard of that then all I can say is that its a rhythmn game for the Psx. I'm nit very good at the game anymore, I've been having alot of trouble with the second stage- never the less its still an awesome game. This was one of the many games I was close to stealing as a kd. I probably would have if I didn't think It would send me to hell.

That isnt all though, he also bought me the first Bust a Groove as an early birthday gift. If youre thinking of the game with the cute little dinosaurs and bubbles- thats not it. Bust a Groove is another psx rhythmn game that centres around pushing buttons on the bet to make your character dance. Kind of like a primitive DDR, no dance pad or anything- just a controller. The hing that made this game so memorable to me was the characters, they were all brightly designed to cartoonishly represent different dance styles and personalities. I'm still pretty good at it too- I've already beat it as some of my favourite characters.

Both of them are extremely nostalgic games for me as well as throughly entertaining ones. I'm forever thankful to Alex for buying me these pricey games and making the kid inside of me feel rich.