I Am Conflicted

Posted on: July 31, 2005

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I have recently played a godly game.

This game is called “Meteos,” for the Nintendo DS. It’s like say, Bejeweled, except you can only move vertically, and it’s incredibly unforgiving.

Based on this game alone, I would buy a DS. I suppose I would also throw Kirby’s Canvas Curse in too, because that’s cool. Maybe even Zoo Keeper.

It would totally get me back into handheld gaming, since all I’ve been playing is WarioWare Inc. for the GBA. And I don’t necessarily want a PSP.

I have the money, but I don’t want to spend too much, because of college expenses that will be fast coming up. I mean like, books, bus passes, whatnot.

But I plan on applying for a job on campus, anyway.

Ugh, and I have to pay tuition soon. Got the bill the other day. ~$3,200. Fun.

Helllloooooo loans.

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[spoil]

Posted on: July 17, 2005

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HEY GUESS WHAT, DUMBLEDORE DIES. SNAPE KILLS HIM.

WELCOME TO THE INTERNET.

Man commits suicide after learning Harry Potter spoiler

A rabid Harry Potter fan took his life yesterday after inadvertently learning a plot spoiler from the soon-to-be-released J.K. Rowling opus, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

Jude Ralston, 32, of Hudson, Ohio left a suicide note indicating that since overhearing the plot spoiler at a shopping mall earlier in the day, “I no longer have a reason to live.”

Family and friends who gathered for a candlelight memorial outside Mr. Ralston’s house remembered a man who seemed to live only for Harry Potter — and wondered if they could have done anything to prevent his tragic fate.

“When Jude got that vanity license plate that said ‘Hogwarts,’ that seemed harmless enough,” said Polly Clovis, who attended Model U.N. with Mr. Ralston while the two were in high school. “But when he started wearing that wizard hat around town, we really should have seen that as a cry for help.”

According to friends of Mr. Ralston, the Potter fanatic had done everything in his power to protect himself from stumbling across Potter plot spoilers, even disconnecting his computer from the Internet and avoiding his favorite vintage comic book store.

Ms. Clovis said that she hoped Mr. Ralston’s death would cause federal authorities to tighten the flow of Harry Potter plot information to prevent similar tragedies from taking place.

“In my heart I believe that could have saved Jude’s life, even if he didn’t have one,” she said.

OH MAN, SO WORTH KILLING MYSELF OVER.

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