Venting or Just Composing Myselves.

Ironically, while I'm deep in thought, I'm listening to Billy Corgan screaming about how bad the world is ("Tales of a Scorched Earth" from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness). But, it could be worse, it could be Jonathan Coultan's "Baby Got Back."

As some of you know, I was in a car accident last week. I'm all right, but my car may be totaled, leaving me to look for a new car. Though, admittedly, I thought I was going to die, thus making me enjoy what I have even more. The only thing is, I feel like a chump bumming rides off of my friends, and I'm trying to hurry and find a cheap car. In the meantime, Christmas is coming up (no, I'm not asking my parents for a new car, I'm not spoiled :P), making the timing worse and better at the same time. I don't have to deal with the idiots on Black Friday, but my Thanksgiving plans are shot to hell in a hand basket. Okay, not that I really had plans in the first place, but if I did, they would be.

But, on the good end, other my health, I have some amazing friends. Jim gave me a ride back from school, and has done a lot of other things to help me through this that words can't express how thankful I am to have him as a friend. Kev, Tim, Joe, Heather, Aaron, and Tyra have been helpful as well, whether they know it or not. On the other end, Patty has been her usual crazy self, even when she's insightful (going so far as to point out that it was me driving carefully that got me in the accident). Jenna has been my financial advisor, as well as a good person to vent to. Finally, Binkie, whose first reaction was, "Oh dear God, please tell me you're all right!" then "Tell me that the other driver is all right, too," worrying about the car least of all. To be fair, that was my Mom's same reaction, too, but this goes to show why I love Bink, as well.

As well as the crash, I had my final project in my Design Techniques class to worry about. In fact, that's why I was driving on the roads in the morning! I got part of it done, but I couldn't finish all of it (I was doing a DVD case and slip for a fake movie company, and I only finished the booklet). Luckily, my teacher knew that no one would finish it, and said she would take that into account (what with the schedule changes and the move and all). On top of that, my Illustration project was in my car when it was towed, so I had to reprint that and turn it in without the thumbnails (luckily, that teacher understood the circumstances).

My point is that I am immensely thankful for everyone who has been there this past week. You're the best friends a guy could have, and probably more than I deserve (especially Binkie, who I've tormented time and again since I met her).

The other thing, I've had a lot of time to play with our new toy (Bink and I bought a PS3 before the accident, when we thought we would be financially secure), and I'll have some more reviews up soon! Here's what will follow:

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Killzone 2

The LittleBIGPlanet Journal (My thoughts on aspects of the games)

Resistance: Fall of Man

I won't put dates up because I don't know when they'll be up, but keep checking here (my blogspot for my LJ users).