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 I decided to try the free 14day trial of Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn.   On the whole FF games repel me like the wrong end of a magnet, but I am itching for a new fantasy world to explore and hey- it's free.  Also, I know a lot of people who say it's fun.

So far, it's not going well.

My character is very pretty but completely vapid, I appear to be trapped in the starting area (literally trapped.  If I try leaving my character walks backwards away from the exit, because apparently he's too clueless to turn around like a normal person) and the music is so overwhelming (and weirdly retro) that it has given me a headache.  I haven't even gotten into combat yet. -__-;

I can't see myself carrying on with this.  Even if it was a free-to-play model, this is just a touch too much for my liking. 

In Other News:
I have procured and put air holes into a transport box, and later on I will be ordering the new thermostat and heat-mat that I need.  Once they arrive, I need to re-sterilise and decorate Opal's old tank, and we're good to go. ^__^.

All that will have to wait, though: tomorrow begins the 2 week stint from hell, where I will be overworked, overtired, and generally feeling very sorry for myself.  Apologies in advance for my whinging during this time. >_>;