Happy 4th of July Everyone! And, no, I\'m not Dead

*dusts off journal*  It's been a while...longer than I thought, anyway.  

When I woke up today, I didn't connect, until my mother told me, that today was the 4th of July.  For watchers and possible passerby-ers that are not from America, the 4th of July is a holiday when Americans celebrate their Independence.  Common symbols of Indepedence Day include the American Flag, hotdogs, and--perhaps everyone's favorite symbol--fireworks, among other things.  Which reminds me: I won't be here this evening on account of the fireworks celebration.

In explaning my absence...well, I've been busy with various things.  For one, my grandmother absolutely LOVES to play Scrabble; it helps to get her mind off of her health issues.  So, I became one of her main opponents...until I was banned for being too "cut-throat."    I've also helped with a VBS (I was stationed with 1st Graders--a lovely group!) , and I plan to help out with another one (ironically, I'll be stuck with 1st graders there too).  I also just got incredibly sick of computers at one point, and took a break from them.  Between social networks (of which, I'm having to keep up with a lot for various reasons) , e-mails (I have a few) , and other things, computers can sometimes just over-complicate your life.  

Regardless of that, however, I am now a Youtube addict.  I swear...you can find ANYTHING on Youtube!    I've been having a blast watching cartoons that aren't on TV anymore, random funny things, and walkthroughs for games I don't own.  Speaking of which, who here is a Trauma Center/Trauma Team fan?  Considering what I do on here (Sonic, Kirby, Roleplays, and--only recently--Megaman) , I wouldn't be surprised if my watchers haven't even heard of Trauma Center/Trauma Team, let alone play the games.  But, let me tell you...

I can't comment on the playability on these games (though I hear the Trauma Center games are quite hard, while Trauma Team can range from moderate to hard) , but I CAN say that the storylines are quite compelling.  *_*  I've heard the games somewhat accurately depict what it's like to be a doctor, as well.  My favorite walkthrough that I watched concerned Trauma Team, the newest game.  I found the storyline amazing--with a decent mix of drama and comedy, as well as compelling/hilarious characters.  One of the commenters on the walkthrough said that the game could have even passed as a mini-anime, with little animation, if not for the surgeries and other gameplay, and I whole-heartedly agree.  My mother found it corny; but, then again, she laughs at everything that takes itself too seriously.    Still, if you've never played or seen Trauma Team, I seriously recommend you go to Youtube, search "Trauma Team Walkthrough," and look for a walkthrough done by a youtuber known as "babygirl91580".  Her videos are kind of slow until the 15th one, but give it a chance; she improves, speeding up the gameplay parts, and the whole thing is worth watching.

I've also been watching old episodes of "Sailor Moon."  Talk about a trip down memory lane.    Although, I didn't remember it being that corny.    Still, it's been fun; and the transformation sequences of the Sailor scouts remain beautiful to this day.

So...yeah, that's it.  Oh, one more thing that may be worth mentioning: I'm not going to do any new Roleplays for a while.  I have so many old ones left unfinished that it's kind of embarrassing.    I also have so many character that I can't even remember them all off of the top of my head (luckily, I have a special database for that) .  There may be some awkwardness whenever I start trying to finish those, as well as answering other old comments...so, please bear with me.    I hope you all enjoy Independence Day, whether or not you are an American.