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The original of this is fantastic, so much so I didn’t think there would ever be any alternative of the same standard. There there was this uptempo bass-heavy remix by Kill Them With Colour…

My god it’s full of stars.

It’s so good it hurts.

It’s only April admittedly, but i’d be lying if I didnt say that for me, two candidates for game of the year have already appeared. Recent releases Trials Evolution and Fez on Xbox Live Arcade were released in the past week and i’ve spent the weekend on/off digging into them. Trials’ physics engine and replayability outshine that of most full-price boxed titles, while Fez is a kaleidoscope of rainbow retro pixel fun, both refreshing and bringing heaps of new ideas to a dull generation overflowing with a slew of dreary FPSs. The pair of them are fantastic, but more than that, only continue to serve as a reminder that as a platform XBLA has been the real ‘winning console’ this generation. 

Both games provide some of the most fun i’ve had playing a new title this year- i’m sure they’ll still be ranking strongly in eight months time.

the girl is delicious

hxlly-x replied to your post: a note about my sunday

That sounds awful. I’m glad you’re okay and hope you feel not so shaken soon!

It’s already happening, i’m getting better- getting asked about it keeps reminding me all about it though, so it’s a giant circle of silly self-destruction :D

I’ve been driving again since though, so things are going good!

ailpol replied to your post: a note about my sunday

I knew you’d see it that way, the right way, the positive way. I’m glad you’re writing about it. l.o.l.

I had to do a double-take on the LOL there :P

I’ve got to do something positive from it- if I don’t i’d probably feel cheated and it would eat away at me and me all old(er) and horrible(r).

a place called home

I was in a car accident yesterday. There was heavy snow, slushy roads and a dipped road, and the car lost control and took off, skidding, before spinning in the air and landing again. All the airbags (and all the airbags i didnt know existed) went off at once, and I dn’t really remember much of it at all. I just know it was the loudest thing in my whole life, a huge burst of volume that I couldnt really comprehend.

The car is ruined, completely, with dents in, mirrors off and engine parts out. It’s fucked. I escaped with only scratches and bruises, and the fear that, if the car had been smaller or going faster, I probably would have died. I don’t like reflecting on that fact. But I am okay, and very, very fortunate. It feels…unexplainable.

I was in hysterics for about two hours after it happened, I really couldnt function. It’s the most lost i’ve ever felt, a moment of just pure helplessness and confusion. I think as soon as I ‘woke up’ I stumbled out the car and just screamed as loud as I could. My life didnt flash before my eyes, but as soon as I started wandering about on the road all I could think about was my partner Ailish, who fortunately wasnt in the car.

It was only yesterday, but already i’ve begun the process of forgetting about it or burying it, so much so that it is something I question. It feels like a dream. My family are okay, and relieved, and i’m fine- maybe even better than I should be, but that’s for the explanation above and also because, I guess, I just want to move on. Live better, regret less- all that cliché stuff. But it’s true.

I don’t like thinking about it at all, less typing it, but I just feel incredibly lucky to be here and writing it. I can’t process the logical outcomes of it at all, but know that, for the first time ever, yes, ever; i’m glad i’m alive.