People say things like "listen to your heart", but witches learn to listen to other things too. It's amazing what your kidneys can tell you.

Had a good talk with my roommate, laid everything out on the table. Since I'm moving in November, she is going to try to find a new roommate as soon as possible. Until then, I'm still obligated to pay rent here until February, though she'll probably cut me some slack. Anyway, my hands are tied, because moving to James T Kirkland will really help me focus on school more.

As a bonus, the area is awesome and has minimal hills. I am trading a mountain in my backyard for a Lake Washington beach, pictured here. This is something I'd see every time I ride my bike. Just a perk. Mostly, going to be closer to school and the city and not live with any strangers. Though, I'll be paying twice the rent, but my loans will cover it. Still, I am not above accepting donations :).

I think I've mentioned before, that I'm greatly attracted to the idea of independent game-making (that is, independent of a publisher). This would be a way I could have absolute creative freedom, but not necessarily be financially secure. I've never cared about money anyway. Though, I will definately work the first few years out of school to pay the will-be-giant pile of student loans, as well as gain some invaluable experience. There's nothing stopping me from pursuing my own hobbies while I'm working too. And, I may save some money for some world travel, if I'm in the mood. So life plan: graduate, be a code-monkey to get my feet wet, do some things I wanna do, gather a pirate crew to make my dorky games, retire when I've convinced a few strangers that I'm a genius. Somewhere in there is trick a goil into marriage and train spawnlings for game testing, but it's hard to find space in the schedule.

And now, for some Geek Speak. As per ma's recommendation, I read my first audio book via bike route "Wee Free Men", written by my favorite author Terry Pratchett, narrated by Nigel Pilkington. It was very entertaining, though I will always prefer reading (My ability to retain spoken speech is an idiot). Anyway, Terry Pratchett writes the rare genre of comedic fantasy, which is perfect for myself.

Moving on, lots of Nintendo news this week. Smash Bros Brawl is delayed until February 10th to ensure it's quality, but Sonic the Hedgehog is in it. This means, yes, Mario and Sonic will finally duke it out. Also, if you haven't heard of Wii Ware, do some readin. Starting at the beginning of next year, there will be a similar system as Virtual Console for Wii, only it will distribute new games. They would be sold for cheap ($10?) but also be a lot cheaper for companies to distribute. They won't be big games, but I reckon there will be a lot, because that is an ideal situation for indie game groups. And, it will be a GIGABOOST for casual gaming. I predict, it will be a big deal. Hopefully, this will also get Nintendo to be more internet-minded, which is the only area they are lacking on in their awesome plan.

Lastly, Sam had disappeared off the face of the Earth, so I'm taking applications for a new one. Applicants must be: handy around the house, able to do awesome circus tricks at parties, unreliable, popular with goils, retain a different life-solving job every year, come up with a new DREAM job every week. People with fear of illegal climbing of public buildings need not apply.