One of the things on my list of things to do this year can be crossed off…
I can’t wait to get the colour done. Bonus about me getting a tattoo? It’s something I’ve thought about for years, and I really wanted to get done before I turned 25, which is in exactly ten days. Heck yeah.
Cheers!
Mine and Pete’s best friends, Jenn and Lee, have moved to Ottawa. This is both awesome, and not awesome at the same time.
Pete has known Lee for about two decades now – which I think is incredible. I don’t know many people who have kept friendships for that long. They went to elementary school and high school together. I’ve known Lee now for about 8-ish years, and we’ve both known Jenn for five years. Pete and I have probably hung out with Jenn and Lee at an average of once per week for the past couple of years, and we are really going to miss them! We already do!
I didn’t want to get too sentimental about it, because it really is an awesome opportunity for Jenn, who has gotten an excellent job, and for Lee, who is defending his master’s thesis in September. I’m super excited for them and this new chapter in their lives, and my only hopes are that we all stay such great friends, keep in touch, and hopefully eventually end up living in the same city again (maybe even somewhere awesome like Vancouver!).
Anyhow, Lee and Jenn are awesome and we love them. That is all. Oh look! Photos!
Want more awesome pictures of the going away party? Check them out here!
I’m not one to get super attached to video games – or the romance options in the game for that matter. However, I absolutely love Dragon Age. I love the story lines, [some of] the characters, the setting, the gameplay… the list actually does go on. Despite my love for the game, the romance options in DA2 simply suck. At least in DA Origins you had the charming, sometimes dumb, but white knight in Alistair. So after Alistair and the cutie that he was… we get stuck with the following:
Isabela:
I have a love-hate relationship with Isabela. I love the banter between her and Varic and between her and Aveline. Pete put it best when he said that the Aveline/Isabela relationship worked so well because it captured an odd duo in the same way that Odo and Quark did in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It’s this odd Thief/Cop relationship that seems to work so beautifully. What is terrible about Isabela is this: She sleeps with you, betrays you, then expects you to take her back. Any time you do anything that follows the law you gain rivalry points. Don’t get me wrong – the directing of the scenes with Isabela and your character’s romance is absolutely hilarious – but seriously. Who would ever let someone crawl back into their bed after stabbing them in the back a million times over? Isabela = Failed Romance.
Anders:
Anders is the biggest wet blanket you’ve ever met. He’s boring and all he can talk about is how he doesn’t want to be too depressing when he talks to you about Justice – a spirit that he’s housing in his body. He tries to prove to you how different he and Justice are, while at the same time whining about how he can’t tell the difference between the two and they couldn’t possibly separate. Anders is a major whiner which means … Failed Romance.
Merrill:
Merrill is cute and all, but she’s also got some serious problems. She is so lonely that she attaches herself to you the second you start flirting with her, gets super nervous, and then won’t let go – like a baby with their bottle. The second you go too far, she has to move in with you. She banished herself from her tribe because she’s into blood magic and wants to repair an evil mirror – which is bound to get someone [or many someones] killed. Merrill is almost like the one you choose because you feel sorry for her, and not really for any other reason. Failed Romance.
Fenris:
Oh Fenris. He is a worse Mary-Sue than Belgarion from Eddings’ Belgariad Series. He’s so special because he has weird tattoos and a hard life – but he’s awesome and can do no wrong! He’s an elf, and, just like Legolas, that makes him beautiful and irresistible. He’s the most annoying character to have with a mage around because no matter what you say or do, he disapproves. He doesn’t really care if you love him or not. Because he’s so much better than you. Definitely a major Failed Romance.
Other Options?
Nope. You don’t get Aveline or Varic.
Getting between Aveline and Donnic and their adorable and awkward relationship is the last thing I would want to do. But Varic? COME ON! The only really charismatic member of your party, loveable, a dwarf with outrageous chest hair and hilarious banter with the other characters… You can only ever flirt with him. Nothing more. Ever. This actually made me really sad when I found out – because of all the characters, Varic is voiced the best, has the best personality, and has the best interactions with you and the other characters. Who couldn’t love this stocky ridiculous dwarf?
