Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Not much luck yet
Well, I got my VCU ID number, but unfortunately it didn't do me any good because I can't reserve a spot in an orientation session until after they've received my response form. So my mom took my response form to the post office, and VCU should receive it tomorrow by noon. Hopefully I'll still be able to register for the orientation session on the 23rd by the time they get it. I hope it doesn't take too long for them to process my response.
I'm still anxious about getting my information packet, too. It still hasn't arrived yet, but I've already printed copies of my immunization certificate and final transcript request form online in case it doesn't arrive in time to get things done. I went ahead and got the shots I needed today because I was missing about five of them, but I need to try to go to my gynecologist's office tomorrow so they can verify my Gardasil vaccine dates and sign the form for me.
At least I have Silent Hill Origins to occupy my time and help with my anxiety. I bought it at Walmart yesterday, and so far I haven't gotten very far into it because I haven't played a Silent Hill game in so long and I've kind of become a chicken for it. I really love it already, though.
Even though I've heard that Konami didn't actually make Origins themselves, I'm very impressed that they've brought back the original characters and a lot of very familiar places and situations, and the creepy atmosphere I've loved about the previous games hasn't suffered at all. As always, Akira Yamaoka's music and sounds are top notch as well.
The only thing I haven't liked about Origins so far is that almost all of the melee weapons break eventually, which doesn't really make sense to me because it isn't easy to break a hammer, and even if you do break the heavy part off of it, you still have a large wooden handle that wouldn't deal as much damage as the entire hammer would, but it would still probably make a half-decent weapon. However, I do like the grappling feature, which has helped me out quite a bit in the game so far, and I also like the idea of being able to fight without weapons, even though I haven't tried doing that yet. There also seems to be a wider variety of items that can be used as melee weapons this time around, which is fun. I really like the scalpel at the moment, but I'm really curious about how the IV drip stand that I picked up yesterday will work, especially since the scalpel probably won't last much longer.
I'm still anxious about getting my information packet, too. It still hasn't arrived yet, but I've already printed copies of my immunization certificate and final transcript request form online in case it doesn't arrive in time to get things done. I went ahead and got the shots I needed today because I was missing about five of them, but I need to try to go to my gynecologist's office tomorrow so they can verify my Gardasil vaccine dates and sign the form for me.
At least I have Silent Hill Origins to occupy my time and help with my anxiety. I bought it at Walmart yesterday, and so far I haven't gotten very far into it because I haven't played a Silent Hill game in so long and I've kind of become a chicken for it. I really love it already, though.
Even though I've heard that Konami didn't actually make Origins themselves, I'm very impressed that they've brought back the original characters and a lot of very familiar places and situations, and the creepy atmosphere I've loved about the previous games hasn't suffered at all. As always, Akira Yamaoka's music and sounds are top notch as well.
The only thing I haven't liked about Origins so far is that almost all of the melee weapons break eventually, which doesn't really make sense to me because it isn't easy to break a hammer, and even if you do break the heavy part off of it, you still have a large wooden handle that wouldn't deal as much damage as the entire hammer would, but it would still probably make a half-decent weapon. However, I do like the grappling feature, which has helped me out quite a bit in the game so far, and I also like the idea of being able to fight without weapons, even though I haven't tried doing that yet. There also seems to be a wider variety of items that can be used as melee weapons this time around, which is fun. I really like the scalpel at the moment, but I'm really curious about how the IV drip stand that I picked up yesterday will work, especially since the scalpel probably won't last much longer.
Labels: immunization, orientation, silent hill, vcu
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