I Lied/Pokemon Geek Out

Yeah, my "Lenten Promise" has kinda been full of fail. I wish I could say I was sorry, but really I have so few followers I don't care that much. If you care, comment.

I've been playing Pokemon more and more. Yeah, that's one excuse as well as general schooling.

But anyway back to Pokemon. I've been playing through Heart Gold and I have a confession to make: I still haven't beaten the Elite Four, ever. I've tried many times, this game alone, and I still am falling behind. So, I've been training like no other and I'm hoping to beat the first half of Heart Gold today or tomorrow.

But the other Pokemon news I have started Pokemon Ruby and I've been considering doing a Nuzlocke Challenge. That basically means fainting=death of a pokemon and you must catch the first pokemon you see in an area. While it is an interesting, and perhaps realistic approach to the Pokemon Universe, I'm apprehensive. I already form ridiculous emotional attachments to computer generated characers in games.

I've never intentionally killed a Sim, I hate it when I lose too many Pikmin, and Pokemon... I hate it when I white/black out. I feel like I've failed as a trainer already when they faint, I can't imagine what I'd do if fainting equaled death.

Next in my Pokemon journeys are to buy Platinum and Black version. Hopefully I can finally start beating elite fours soon.

You Can't Stop the Beast!

The beastmeaning a monster, meaning pocket monster, meaning, of course, Pokemon (I'm not putting the accent mark, it's too complicated and doesn't always work).

I have become reobsessed with Pokemon. I don't know when it exactly started. I always enjoyed the games as a child. In fact, I still remember my original Yellow team, that was until I lost it... I played Gold several times (never beating it unfortunately. I could now, I'm just easily distracted). I played my brother's copy of Ruby mostly through, though I got easily frustrated and never quite finished.

The re-obsession began 2 summers ago when on a long road trip I restarted my Gold (the only time I restarted a game). It was so fun to replay that game.

Then recently, my boyfriend, came back from a trip to Japan (I am SO jealous, I don't want to talk about it...) and gave me a piplup hood (Isn't it soo cute?!)

Just imagine it as a hood, you know subtract the body and leave a human head sized hole for my face.

Anyway, then he gave me a gameboy advanced emulator for my laptop and he gave me Pokemon Leaf Green. I am so glad I decided to put it on the part of my computerI can't access at school, otherwise I'd be playing it all day. I just miss the old games.

SO really, this has absolutely no point. Other than.....I love Pokemon. Plain, simple, unashamed.

Pokemon is my favorite RPG. It is sophisticated in its simplicity. It is as timeless your ten-year old protagonist. It may add characters and mosters that don't fit earlier continuity, or aren't as good as before, but you continue to come back. Why? Because, you gotta catch 'em all!