Red Shadow in the Swamp

You know you're addicted to Monster Hunter Freedom 2 when...

1. You turn down going to a party because you have to hunt a Rathalos.
2. You make lists of total items you need to gather to finish making your Blango U armor set.
3. You wonder why your cat wont take your food order.
4. You go to Red Lobster and order the Ultimate Crab Dinner expecting Daimyo Hermitaur.
5. You try to make fishing nets out of spiderwebs and ivy.
6. You think having enough Ninja decorations will allow to sneak around the house more easily.
7. You plant Large Barrel Bombs in front of your house in case of a Lao-Shan attack.
8. You try to give tickets to vertically-challenged elders expecting rare items in return.
9. You carry sonic bombs on you when you go swimming.
10. You dress your dog in a watermelon suit and call it "Piggy".

Departing to hunt a khezu,
~Chiko!

Happy Holidays

A blizzard be upon us, or at least one heck of a storm. For all you kiddies who wish for a white holiday, I think you shall get that after all. The snow is falling quick and heavy enough that by the time I reach the end of the driveway, I practically have to start all over again. There is also the annoying brother who finds joy in jumping amongst the snow berms now piled sky high at the side of our driveway. The shovels full tumbling back down taunt that the path I cleared was completely in vain. The wind is just absurd, whisking the crisp snowflakes in currents through the air. Not to mention the snowplows have yet to show their grimacing faces down my street, leaving the driving conditions less than favorable.

With that said, I would like wish Happy Holidays to those who consistently, or inconsistently, read my blog. The consumer holiday is upon us in full force. Beware of shopping fanatics with bargainers rage and preachers who argue for Christmas instead of Xmas. If you look at it, Christmas is not so much a religious holiday anymore as it is about shiny new gadgets wrapped in abundance of colorful sheets of paper and fancy ribbons beneath the over-cluttered evergreen tree. For me, I have no personal attachment to either. I could do without the Christmas movie rerun marathons, the overly religious Christmas traditions ,the decorations that swamp and swarm every nook in the house and the caroling tunes which really drill into my brain.

This be less of an intense rant as ones that reign from the previous season, but my not-apparent-to-some irritations remain equivalent. For the time being, only Wizards in Winter is tolerable.

Enjoying the snow day,
~Chiko!

End of the Rainbow

Muffled noises drone in wearily from another room and the music fleeting my speakers is deafened by my empty thoughts. Alas, I have hit the apathy wall. This momentary lack of interest in the world surrounding me collectively results in my somewhat mindless blogging. Without purpose, these words appear intermittently across the page. With quality-control being a pang in the depths of my mind, I digress to consider my options.

1. Assassin's Creed
2. Continue blogging
3. Stare at screen aimlessly
4. Sleep

I'll chance at the prizes lying behind door number two. Oh and it's a winner! But damned it be only an ounce of fools gold, soon to disappear.

Despising leprechauns,
~Chiko...

Assassin's Creed

Oaths of the brotherhood:

1 Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent.
2 Hide in plain sight, let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.
3 Never compromise the brotherhood.

Words to live by, Altair. Know them well,
~Chiko.

Advent Calendars

Being the stout atheist that I am, I ate my advent calendar in one night just to make a ironic statement of sorts. I am sorry in advance to those who find this offensive. But I must add, the chocolate was mediocre in taste. On a side note, these advent calendars are made by BalGlobe Fine Foods Inc. Go figure, a cheap chocolate calendar was made by a "fine foods" company.

Not relishing the taste of 24 milk chocolate figurines,
~Chiko >_>