Mostly video games. :D

[verloren1983]

☁ The new Donkey Kong Country- it's fun (I'm definitely purchasing it at some point), but it IS a bit of a departure from the previous ones, gameplay wise. Not being able to throw Diddy: fail. The difficulty level was also higher than I expected it to be, straight from the getgo. Then again, in all fairness, there are many levels in the original ones that I can play backwards and forwards at this point, so... they're easy to me NOW. Doesn't mean they were the first time I played them. XD I was always BOSS at the minecart levels and shooting barrels though, and the minecart level in the first world is DEFINITELY harder than those used to be.

If you like the first three, I think you'll like this one- if you've never played the first three, you can either get them for the GBA or download them to your Wii. I would suggest trying one of those first (my favorite is 2, personally), rather than spending the cash on the new one. $10 is better than $40, yeah?

☁ Okamiden- CUTEST. GAME. EVER. ADJKLSJDLK. (Here, have a trailer.) I totally hit "keep" on this one- it's only about 20 cents cheaper on Amazon anyway, so I might as well keep the cartridge that has my save.

Next up on the Gamefly queue: Uh, Kirby's Epic Yarn, apparently.

☁ Absolutely disgusting. There is NO excuse for this- the man physically assaulted a student. He should be in jail, and he shouldn't be allowed to work with children ever again. Period. You don't touch kids.

☁ Also I finally got Suikoden V back. I actually didn't end up having to ask- when I went up to Stef's last week, she was like, "Oh, here!" and handed it to me. She is apparently still working on Kingdom Hearts, which is fine. As long as her room didn't eat it, we're good. XD I think I'm going to have to restart Suikoden V, though, as I only remember bits and pieces of what the hell was going on. Buuuuut that's what I get for loaning the game out when I wasn't finished with it. :/

☁ I just found out about a really neat thing my library has- they're part of an online site that lets you download music, legally, for FREE. You're limited to three a week, and only what they've got (read: Sony), but hey. Free is free is free.

☁ There are, apparently, emulators that allow you to play GB, GBC, NES, and SNES games on a DS R4. O_o I don't know, somehow it just never occurred to me that you could do that? It's probably like the other R4 stuff- some of it works great and other stuff doesn't- but I tried a couple of games and they seem to be alright, though. Might be good for the stuff that Nintendo won't put in their online stores to purchase for current consoles. *cough*WhoFramedRogerRabbit*cough*

☁ I recently tried two new kinds of rice- well, not new really, but new to me. Jasmine rice, which is quite yummy though I wouldn't want to have it all the time; and Basmati rice, which I'd never even heard of before I saw it in the store a couple of days ago. The grains are really long so it almost looks shredded, and it tastes really freaking delicious. It doesn't even need any salt or sauce or anything. I think I need to find the brown version and buy a bag. :3

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[februaryfour]

Okamiden! Good to hear it's fun, it's on my list of games to get. ♥ Kirby is also on my list, let me know how you like it!

LOL, have fun with rice. ^_^ Jasmine goes REALLY well with stir-fry anything, just saying. Basmati tends to get along better with curries and stews.

[verloren1983]

Okamiden is SO FREAKING ADORABLE that any possible flaws are overshadowed by squee. At least so far. Also, apparently it's more of a puzzle-y thing than the original, I've been told, so that's something to be aware of.

Thanks for the tip, though I tend to eat rice by itself and not in recipes. Which is useful considering that I suck at cooking. ^_^;;; But maybe I'll look up some stuff?

[februaryfour]

I love puzzles, so this is not any anti-rec by any means. ^_^

LOL. Do you make your rice in a rice cooker? There's a VERY easy way to make chicken rice, if you do.

[verloren1983]

I know. Just thought I'd mention it. ^_~

I do! It's a baby one, just a little three cup cooker, but it's just fine for me. Three cups of rice is A LOT of rice, after all. I can haz recipe? :D :D :D :D :D

[februaryfour]

VERY easy recipe!

1. Take one (or two, or three) pieces of your favorite chicken meat, for example one chicken breast, or a whole leg. Sprinkle both sides with some salt and lay aside.

2. Put some rice in the rice cooker and add water as per cooker instructions. Half a cup to one cup is good for a whole leg. It depends on how much rice you want to eat, so half a cup is a decent amount for one meal, and you might have a bit left over with a whole cup. Don't start the cooker yet!
2a. If you have chicken stock, add a little (one teaspoon should be more than enough, or half a cube, or half a cup of liquid stock. (If you have (and want) some pepper, or chilli oil, or whatever spices you like to put in your chicken, you can add a little bit to taste. Completely optional.) Don't leave the stuff floating around on the top of the rice water, though, stir it up a bit to mix it in. It might not dissolve, but at least it won't be a big clump. ^_^
2b. If you don't have or don't want to do step 2a, go ahead and skip it, that's optional.

3. Crush up or mince 3-5 cloves of garlic (depending on how garlicky you like your food) and just drop it on top of the rice. If you like garlic and don't mind eating it, just mince/mush/whatever. Otherwise, just crack the garlic for flavor etc and you can fish it out when the cooking is done.

4. On top of the rice, water, and garlic, lay your chicken out as flat as possible. Don't worry about getting it perfectly flat, it's not life-or-death, but it will cook more evenly.

5. Start your rice cooker as normal. Do NOT use the quick-cook function if you have it, use the regular function. ^_^

6. When the rice is done, open, fish out the spices/garlic if you don't want to eat them, and enjoy!

[verloren1983]

Mmm, sounds yummy, I'll definitely have to try that. Thanks! ♥♥♥