Brain depressurizing.

I'm growing increasingly worried about the whole back thing. Just about an inch up from my butt is this tense sore point, and it's rendering me nearly immobile... rolling over in bed makes my back go "Augh!", walking makes my hip and leg go "Augh!", and sitting around just makes me acutely aware of the point that hurts by default. I'm going to try a hot shower, and drinking plenty of water in case it's somehow dehydration-related, but really, I'm starting to think I might really have pulled or pinched something. I'm not sure what to do if this is the case.

On a lighter note, as I was laying in bed trying to sleep last night, the thought "Are there enough Ham Hams to make a Ham-tarot deck?" popped into my head. This occupied my mind long enough for me to get to sleep, but I really didn't make any but the most obvious connections. (Howdy being The Fool, for example.) The problem is, really, that I don't know enough of the tarot (I've played Magicial Drop and Ogre Battle, that's about it) to get the ideas moving.

That's about all for now, although there'll be more later.

Continuations of the theme.

Ow! Remix

You know, I didn't post as much about having my wisdom teeth out as I am about this stupid backache. As such, unless my back suddenly bursts into flame and I have time for one last webjournal post (Subject: "AUUUUGH!" or possibly "Flames... flames, on the side of my face..." if I'm feeling clever) before I evaporate into a poof of smoke, there shall be no more back grousing in this journal.

...and tomorrow's gonna be even better!

The Hamtarot deck is... an interesting thought, really, but I doubt I'll plot one out. Even if I do, I'll probably cheapen up and only do the major arcana, and then only by "Gee, I think Boss would be good as Strength, 'cause he's... y'know, strong." dense-logic mappings instead of researching the precise meanings of the cards and using those combined with hamster personalities to... see, my brain's rebelling at the very thought of doing all this. However, my brain does NOT rebel at the idea of writing a Hamtaro-centric parody of the Fool's Errand story. I may end up doing this. It's unlikely, but... y'know. I'm like that. Looking it over I can see obvious problems might arise (like the puzzle clues, which are the entire point) but hey.

"You are wrong." "This cannot be!" "There is no number 3 in three!"

My obsession with obscure Macintosh games continues unabated, as I downloaded and eagerly dug into 3 in Three, which may be the best "busywork" puzzle game I've ever played. The puzzles are all jumbles, nonintutive logic, or work-out-the-rule-and-solve, with even the occasional joke match tossed in. If you're not some sort of bionic supergenuis, it's probably best to avoid this game.

Unless you do like I did and fall in love with 3. 3, as a character, is sharp-tongued and quick-witted, and almost always echoed my thoughts on a puzzle. ("Oh, and now THIS thing is broken. Whatever it is. Oh well, not my problem." *leaves* ... *returns* "Sigh. Then again, virtue IS its own reward..." *sets to solving*) She may be the most interesting number I've ever seen. Her tone reminds me of the Dragon, and that's never, ever a bad thing to my mind.

The puzzles are incredibly difficult, though. You may wish, if you want to download these, to start with At the Carnival (plotless, but a good warm up) or Fool's Errand (entirely plot based, heavy on the jigsaws) first.

...and if you'd like to buy me a preordered copy of A Fool and His Money, I'd like that too. *shameless*