Embryo of Philosophy

BLARGH. I feel hot, nauseas, and I have a headache. Damn heat! I should really buy a fan.

Finally finished the first Phoenix Wright game (and OMG so awesome!). I'm back to playing Justice for All, which I was in the middle of when I got the first game. I'm on case four and

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1. My username is Veleda_k because Veleda is the name of one of the heroines from an old, now out of print fantasy series called "The Daughters of Bast" that I loved. (Basic plot: Egyptian mythology + loose Celtic history.) K is the first letter of my first name.

2. My journal is titled Embryo of Philosophy because, first of all, it's a line from the second Revolutionary Girl Utena ending song. And I really love Utena. Second, I thought it kind of fitting, the idea being that the thoughts in this journal aren't philosophy, but perhaps the very beginnings of it.

3. My subtitle is A Transmission on the Midnight Radio because it's a line from Midnight Radio, a song from my favorite movie, Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

4. My journal name is A Figment of My Own Imagination because of an IM conversation that I had with tekararogue. I originally said it just to be silly, but it can also be interpreted as a statement about my mental landscape and the nature of reality. So, you see, it's ridiculous and meaningless, but also really pretentious. Just like me!

5. My friends page is called These People Should Scare You because I figured that most anyone who would show up on my friends list would be frightening to average people in some way.

6. My default userpic is "Vote Devil '08" with slogans, because I think it's funny, and a well done riff on how politcal campaigns are run.


One a completely, utterly, and in all other ways totally different topic, the first Phoenix Wright game, case five, third trial day, Ema's cross-examination three? ....Fuck. I now have the urge to go back in time and tell Lana, "You know what? You're right, you did do it. I totally agree. Let's not look into this any further." I feel sorry for Lana. She's in court waving her arms saying, "I waive my right to an attorney! I plead guilty!" And everyone around her is all, "Be quiet foolish person, we have a case to solve." Also, Gant is scary. Hey! Who's up for a cage match between Gant and Manfred Von Karma? Would that not be awesome?

Oh lord, I have been spending far, far too much money lately. It's a sickness! Well, a mixture of a sickness, an ebay addiction, and a brand new Nintendo DS. (Well, new to me. Got it used off ebay.) I got a DS for one reason, and one reason only: to play the Phoenix Wright games. I got the second at a used game store, am waiting for the first one to arrive, and am currently attempting to acquire the third. I will get the fourth, eventually, but it seems easier to get, so I don't have to rush.

The game I have is a lot of fun, though I am suspecting that it would actually be more sensible to rent the games. It doesn't seem like they have much replay value (once you know how the case is solved there's not much to do) and they're kind of short. But the Blockbuster that I work at doesn't have them, and I don't feel like searching all the ones in town. There are a few drawbacks to playing the sequel first. I know that I'm missing important bits of information. However, I love Franziska so very, very much. I'm crushing on her heavily. (What can I say? I'm a sucker for a woman with a whip.)

Buying these games has, however, given me a new glimpse into human stupidity. There's a disclaimer on the box that assures players that the trials and investigations in Phoenix Wright are not true to life. I had a little chuckle at this. I understand that they have to warn for these things, but I thought that surely no one could be so stupid as to honestly think that the games are realistic. Then I checked the amazon.com reviews. Sure enough, one person had given the game a lower rating because they thought it might give people the idea that the court system is random and inconsistent. My thought: "If anyone is basing they idea of real life on a video game, then they've got deeper problems." Real lawyers aren't allowed to bring whips into the court room, and they certainly aren't allowed to hit the judge with said whips to shut him up. Real lawyers also do not function as detectives who have to solve the case to prove their client innocent. Also, the real criminal rarely shows up on the witness stand, only to be unmasked by the defense's brilliant reasoning. Real defense attorneys have to occasionally defend people who are guilty, and if it was revealed that a prosecutor had intimidated a witness into giving false tezstimony, she would get a lot worse than a firm, "Don't do it again."

But you know what? It's a video game! It's fun! To paraphrase Mystery Science Theater, "Just repeat to yourself, 'It's just a game, I should really just relax.'"

In other news, I have got to get to work on my spring kink stories. I'm running out of time.