Warning: This post is terrible. Don't read it.

I've decided I'm going to do another one of my blogging throughout the day posts, since they're relatively easy and I've got some other stuff I want to focus on today. It's 11:08 right now, just for reference. I've been talking with my brother, whose interest in photography led him to the Canon Outlet on eBay, from where you can also get cheaper-than-average refurbished camcorders, so I may finally get round to buying one soon, if Mum can be nagged into giving Erin and I a budget.

Is it my imagination or were there a huge number of commas in that paragraph?


12:05 and I'm rewatching Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Movie. No idea why.


I'm looking through the Argos catalogue, ostensibly to find a toy for my little cousin's birthday. Some sort of gun was recommended. This brings back a lot of memories and also makes me want to buy the Potato Head version of Optimus Prime.


Just opened up Mario Strikers Charged. Both the Argos catalogue and new games have a distinct smell. I like new game smell. I think it's from some kind of addictive substance they put in the boxes to force me to keep buying games.

Love that smell. Kinda creepy.


In games, why are the instructions always stuck in at the back of the bundle of leaflets, after all the adverts and warranties and stuff? That always bugs me.

I can't believe I'm doing a running commentary on me opening a game box.


THIS IS GOING TO WIND UP (sorry, caps lock) being a really long and pointless post isn't it?

And I still haven't done this week's woodle yet. I was hoping to have something interesting but I'll just do a Stick Guys after lunch.


Wow. It just started bucketing down outside. I hate Scottish weather.


Played more of Red Steel a while ago. I can't believe I only got up to the 2nd level of that game before. It might not be a masterpiece but I think it deserves more attention than that. Of course, this means I haven't played Mario Strikers Charged yet.


Eating ice cream, blog later.


You know how I've been selling that Axim on eBay? I won't link to it because by the time I put this up the auction will (hopefully) be done anyway but some of the spam questions I've been getting about it are hilarious. I just got one vaguely promising to give me an "Iphone (4G)" "because our VIP member". It ends "best regards," then gives no name. Bizarre.

The second message is similar (same style of username as well - stream of letters then a random number) and offers me an "IPHONE" (keep trying guys, you'll get the capital letters in the right place eventually) and a "20G PS3". I can apparently get this if I spend more than €699 at a website that I won't name. Suffice it to say that the URL spells "bargain" wrong.

Who do spammers actually catch out with this crap?


There's another Final Fanatsy Retrospective episode out on Joystiq. I've recommended the series before but I'm not watching this one since I want at least some of the plot (that which I haven't picked up from the numerous internet references I've seen over the years) left for when I buy it, which I intend to do soon.


I think I might have given up on Red Steel now. A few too many "I'm walking into a room... and now I'm dead" moments coupled with some "Who the hell is shooting at me?!" moments do not a good FPS make. Still, I can now at least say that I gave it a shot (pun not intended).


There's half an hour till that eBay auction for my Axim finishes. I think I'll go play Strikers Charged or something instead of sitting here, clicking refresh.


Interesting. The clock on my Wii appears to be just a few minutes faster than all my other clocks, hence why I'm back up here before the auction finishes. Actually, I must have stopped playing Strikers with about a minute to spare. Go internal clock!

I did however miss a bid for something else that I wanted. Oh, well. It's a Buy It Now that'll probably be relisted anyway.


And I think my Axim auctions over. No buyers, far as I can see.

Yep, 1 unsold. Ah, well. I guess I'll lower the asking price a bit and relist it.


And that's that done. Now, I really ought to sort out some of the other crap I intend to sell.


I've completely forgotten about this now. And I never did that Stick Guys that I thought I would do.


I'm half-tempted to just cull half the stuff on here and try to make a coherent post out of what's left but I won't because that would be cheating. I'll reread it and, if warranted (which it probably will be), I'll stick it under "crappy posts".

I'll try to have something better for tomorrow. But, then again, I always say that. And I'm fairly sure that I haven't been improving, day in, day out, so I'm probably lying. Ho hum.