‘Playing’ Final Fantasy XIII with friends

I read this on my tumblr. this morning (gamefreaksnz reblogged thedrunkenmoogle… and so on so forth… you know how it works!) and thought it was somewhat mirthful. Since I play FF XIII myself, I can only imagine one could get pretty hammered playing this little game. Of course, any of you guys who are going to engage in this jolly game should be of legal age and I am not encouraging you in any way to try this; I’m a nurse. Drinking games are dangerous and binge drinking is quite bad for your health. kthx. ‘Nuff said.

“With Final Fantasy XIII out now, many of you, myself included, have probably kissed your life goodbye for the next few days. But what do you do when your friends insist on hanging out? Invite them to drink your booze under the guise of a fun drinking game!

Final Fantasy XIII isn’t exactly a party game, therefore the goal of this drinking game isn’t to get smashed. Again, it’s simply an excuse to get your friends in the door while you play one of the most selfish games ever created. If you get too drunk, you’re not going to remember some very vital cut scenes.

So cool it, Drinky Crow. Enjoy the game. Enjoy the drink. And if you have enjoyment left over, enjoy the company. (And don’t be afraid to pass the controller.)

Rules:
Must play with classier libations. Higher end beer and less boxy wine.

Take a sip every time…
Someone says “hero”
Snow gets hit by a member of the opposite sex
An encounter occurs (you MUST fight all enemies you come across)
The game cuts to an FMV movie (not a normal cutscene)
Get a game over
An important character dies (when in doubt, drink)
You see a chocobo
The lead character changes
You upgrade your weapon

Thank you to these select users from Gamefaqs who assisted in ideas for this game: TheifRikku, geministar, pikkulikka, fre3dle, jivebeaver, sirspankyjnco, Linkfan135, and lonnieep.”

Simply Superb

The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte) was nominated in the Best Animated Short Film category at the Oscars last week-end. It’s definitely worth watching; beautiful.

Also, can you believe Rejected was nominated in the same category in 2000? I mean, okay, IMDB ranks it as the 3rd best short film of all time and it won various awards from film festivals around the world but… seriously? I guess I just don’t get it.

A to Z of Awesomeness

So, it’s been one or two forevers since we’ve updated this. This is just a quickie but still very awesome, on this post-Oscar Monday morning. By the way, Sandra Bullock, wtf?

Simply awesome.

Find the rest here [click the thumbnails to the left].

Follow me on tumblr.

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Or not, you know.
It’s one of the very few websites that aren’t blocked for me at work. Thank God for that. I know I can rely on tumblr for random pointless entertainment when days are long (uh, read every day).

A bit of gore humour

I stopped by the comic book store today and discovered Mister I and Mister O by French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim. Now, I’m much of a noobie when it comes to comics as I’ve just become more interested in them in the last two years (I guess) so I didn’t really know Trondheim. I remember reading his comic La mouche back when I was a kid. Anyway, I ordered a few of his books through the library and can’t wait to get my hands on them.

Mister O

Absolutely ♥!!

So, about those Super Bowl cakes…

It seems we’ve had much success with my post about those Super Bowl cakes I made. Too bad I don’t have more time on my hands to bake more (and get better at it, too).  I wish I had more occasions to make cakes like these. They were really fun to make but oh-so time consuming (don’t laugh, it took me about 3½ hours to bake and decorate them). But it was all worth it!

We had a really good time watching the Super Bowl last night. I’m not that much of a football fan but it’s just fun to get together with friends, eat junk food like there’s no tomorrow, play some Rock Band, pool, foosball (Team Thunder is still undefeated, by the way) and do some stupid 25¢ bets, every now and then.

Anyway, I thought I’d at least take two minutes to tell you that those cakes were absolutely delicious and there’s not even a single tiny crumb left this morning. 

Super Bowl cakes, 2nd edition!

I had much success with my Super Bowl cupcakes from last year (I don’t even have pictures of those, what a shame). They were yummy and didn’t look bad. I don’t have much experience in the baking department but they were a lot of fun to make.

So, anyway, I decided to do it again this year. This time, with a bit more planning and help. Now, keep in mind this is the first time I ever make cakes this “elaborate” (seriously, I’m no baker). I decided to make two cakes, one for each team that made it to the Super Bowl. I took a few pictures in the process…

Work in progress!

Reality TV for all you gamers out there

PlayStation Network’s reality series « The Tester » is premiering on February 18th. Eleven gamers will be competing in a series of physical and mental elimination challenges to win a job as a PlayStation game tester (read « the crappiest job in the industry with no chance of moving up the ladder ») along with a $5000 bonus. The prize is kind of a joke, in my opinion, but I think the show might be good entertainment nonetheless.

Being a gamer girl myself, I was pleased to find out that 5 of the cast members are ladies. But when I took a closer look at their profiles, I was a bit disappointed and not that impressed… and couldn’t help but laugh when I found out that Star (also known by some of you as Starslayer) is going to be in it. I’m still hoping my fellow girl gamers will make me proud.  I guess we shall find out in two weeks!

To be continued.

Sport fashion faux-pas

 So here I am, sitting in my tiny office on this last day of work of the year 2009. Of course, most people around me are taking the afternoon off and spending all morning just chatting about their plans for the Christmas vacation in the break room. Meaning, not working.

 Being almost done with everything I had to finish before I can get out of here and party like it’s 1999, I decided to take a little break and reward myself with a bit of pointless wandering on the W3. Unfortunately, I work in a hospital and most good websites are blocked. So most of the time, I find myself reading the news or random articles on Google and MSN.

 I stumbled across these two articles about the ugliest sports uniforms of all time on MSN and have to admit I was quite entertained. It’s worth checking out, seriously. Let me prove my point:

Part 1 of the article (October ’09)
http://sports.ca.msn.com/other/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=21997580

Part 2 of the article (December ’09)
http://sports.ca.msn.com/other/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=23045044

Enjoy! (;

For those who ever disagreed with me that Clooney was a Fox.

We had a super week-end in Montreal last week. Just for the heck of it.

We travelled by train. Spent two nights in a pretty sweet four-star hotel downtown (20th floor, view on the city). Ate in restaurants all week-end, shopped, walked around, went to the movies and spent quality time with our respective friends. Going to the movies in Montreal was kind of a big deal for me since we don’t really get movies in English in Quebec City anymore and I just won’t go see a movie in French (Ninja Assassin reminded me why). We hesitated a bit between The Men Who Stare at Goats and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Once I had made up my mind (yes, even though we’re not a couple anymore, I still wear the pants in the relationship) we sat in a room –me with my vanilla latté and almond chocolate bar; him with his ridiculously large pop corn bag & water bottle– not really knowing what to expect but really looking forward to finding out.

 

Storyline:
Voices/Acting:
Wit/Fun factor:
Overall appreciation:

I absolutely loved, loved, loved Fantastic Mr. Fox. I haven’t read the book as a kid but from what I’ve been told, it is a good adaptation of the story. The film is made entirely in stop-motion animation; that never fails to amaze me. There was quite a bit of attention put into details; for example, Wes Anderson chose to have the actors record their dialogue outside of a studio and on location to increase the naturalness. “We went out in a forest, went in an attic, went in a stable… we went underground for some things. There was a great spontaneity in the recordings because of that.” he explains.

So, yes. I loved everything about this movie. There is not even one little thing that annoyed me. I was absolutely delighted when the ending credits popped on the screen. It might be my favorite movie of the year… so far (hey, Avatar comes out this week so that might change). Well, if it’s not my favorite, it’s up there with Star Trek and Inglorious Basterds.

I am definitely buying this on Blu Ray when it comes out.