Thursday, June 22, 2006

Daily Musings

I ended up lying down for some sleep at 8 am-ish. Luckily through a combination of my mom and alarm clock, I woke up at 9 am ish rather than in the afternoon. For the time being my sleep cycle is normal.

I’ve hit a wall in Grim Fandango and I’ve convinced myself not to cheat and read a guide. According to all of the game reviews, the puzzle solutions are logical and so far, they have been. Actually I read a FAQ for a puzzle in the first section of the game and I feel awful for doing so. It was a multi part puzzle and I had figured out every part except for one part. I had an idea about the remaining part, but I gave up way too soon. Anyways, I’m flat out stuck right now and I don’t know how much longer I can hold out from using a guide. Basically my key item is a picture of this cat race and I can’t figure whether I’m supposed to show the picture to someone or to generate a fake betting stub based on details on the picture. For latter, I need three bits of info: race #, week and day. Unfortunately, the stupid picture only has two numbers, 6 & 6. There is also a plaque that mentions a race in week 2. Anyhow, I’ve tried many combinations of (race 6, week 6, day X) and (race 6, week 2, day 6 = Saturday), but no combination works. I’ve spoken to everyone, and presented each inventory item to them, yet I’ve come up empty handed. If I'm still stuck after a week of concentrated play, I think I'll just cheat and save myself time.




I realized that I was late for my job for Penticton which started today. I threw on some clothes and ran out into the back alleys of Vancouver. How would my boss react when I’d call it sick? I thought about the Greyhound that I needed to catch ASAP and I wondered if I could make it to Penticton in time. I started panicking and I wondered how I managed to screw up again. I thought about the serious repercussions this would have on my career. Then I woke up and after a few panicky moments, I realized it was just one awful dream.