July 8 - In Wonderland

So this is going to be my Halloween costume;

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/68450.jpg?is=375,375,0xffffff

Except instead of the boots I will have these;

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-54101187326451_2166_16893138

And so that is very exciting. Now I just need to get a job and save up like $200. Just note that I'm adding in roughly $50 to the actual prices for shipping.

I want to play Baten Kaitos but that game is just so much woooork. Making the enemies and the puzzles and whatnot in a game challenging is all fine and dandy, but the entire game is pretty much like a puzzle. Healing items in your inventory turn rotten and useless over time, which is particularly frustrating because in order to get the weapons you need to stand a chance against the enemies you have to do extensive grinding. Fights don't reward you with money, you have to take pictures of your enemy - and since the game uses a card-based fighting system, that means you have to actually wait for the camera card to appear in your hand first.

Then on top of that it's hard to tell how much money you'll get. If you use certain spells, the picture will be too light or too dark, or it could be blurry. And speaking of certain spells, if you use opposing elements they will cancel each other out and your attacks won't do any damage - which again, is something extremely annoying with a card-based fighting system, because there's no controlling what you'll get in your hand.

Siiiiigh.

I don't think I'm going to play Baten Kaitos today.