Last night I went to the midnight showing of The Dark Knight (for those of you who live under a rock, the new Batman movie). All I have to say is that it is marvelously epic and everyone should go see it! I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

I haven't been gaming much in the past few days because I've been busy with work and other things, but today while my Internet was down for a couple of hours, I did start playing KOTOR again... it's just so irresistible! I'm trying a character build I've always wanted to try but shied away from because people said it would be too hard, but so far I'm having a good time of it. I chose a scoundrel base for my character, boosted up the intelligence and charisma stats, and started by taking feats that boost my character's skills. She's not so hot at combat, but her skills are out of this world, and it gives you a lot more options to play around with in the game. I'll report more later.

I've started watching The X-Files again in preparation for the glory that will be the X-Files movie next weekend... it better be good, or I am going to be super disappointed! Other than that, I'm working, preparing to move out, reading a fascinating book by Poppy Z. Brite called Exquisite Corpse (look it up if you're not squeamish) and generally just having fun living. I will write more later when there is more to say!

Well, I'm back, and gaming harder than ever! Here's an update.

World of Warcraft: My warlock is level 62 and climbing at a relatively steady rate. She is really the only character I have put extensive time into, although the next character I would like to concentrate on is my priest. I have one character of each class spread across Alliance and Horde, most just sitting and gaining glorious rested XP while I fight through the Outlands. My tailoring is almost maxed out, my enchanting is close to 300, and I also acquired my "free" epic mount (the quest was heinous, and still cost about the price of an epic mount anyway). It would be hard for WoW to be better, really... unless Alli came and played her druid again and got her up to 70 with my lock!

Lego Indiana Jones: I have been two levels from the end of this game for a couple of weeks now. It's not that I don't like the game, it's just that I keep getting distracted by other things. This is the best Lego game installment yet, in my opinion, and I will make that known in a review once I explore the game a bit more (even though I'm almost at the end, there are a lot of special features to explore).

Sonic Riders: Okay, I've kind of been ignoring this one on purpose. It's entertaining at times and the concept is fun, but the execution falls flat. The gameplay is lackluster and almost annoying, making it difficult to get through levels that should really be a piece of cake for anyone at even a mediocre gaming level... still, I will eventually muscle through it and write a review.

American McGee's Alice: I've only played the first level of this game so far, but I like it already. If you thought Wonderland was messed up in the book or in the Disney movie... play this game! This is like Wonderland if Stephen King had gotten to it first. More input when I have more of the game under my belt.

Kingdom Hearts: Obviously, I have played Kingdom Hearts before, but it was such a joy and I've been wanting to play it again for ages. I took Sora's character build a different way than I did the first time, evening out his stats rather than just boosting his strength up to maximum, and I have noticed that the boss fights are going much more smoothly, although that could also be due to the fact that I have done them before and know the strategies (I have the guide, but I never read boss strategies in guides unless I get really, really hung up). I just beat the first Coliseum tournament and am now heading to Agrabah for fun and adventures with parrots and carpets and princesses, oh my!

So that's about it for me and gaming lately... I also finally managed to find a copy of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly! It was a sweet $40, but it's worth it, as I well know. Now all I need is the first one and I will be all caught up. I'm glad I found the second one, because it is the first one I want to play. Chronologically, it happens before the first one.

In real life news, I have only a couple of weeks until I move into my new apartment! I am very excited and have been buying cool stuff like towels and dishes, which for some odd reason I really enjoy. School starts in September, so I am ready for that... and I am head over heels for the guy I am with, so the only thing that would make my life better is actually getting hired at a decent job or maybe winning the lottery so I could just game and relax all the time. LoL Sorry I've been AFK for so long, but it's good to be back and I hope everything going on with you guys is good!