At The Computer Anyway

I should write more, since I'm at the computer anyway.

JMShearer Tries: Belvoir Fruit Farms Organic Ginger Beer

Here's a late-night drinks video for you.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #015: The Timmy Dance

It's a thing of beauty.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #014: A Familiar Map...

The dungeon that takes us to the settlement of Cleyra reminds me of something...

Getting My Life Together: Cat

Sometimes, I think having a cat of my very own would be kind of nice.

Deep Freeze

It's going to be colder than that polar vortex thing that happened a couple years ago this weekend.

Back to Writing

Or: Almost Done With Art

Final Fantasy This Morning: December 10, 2016

Time for some news and updates and whatnot.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #013: Gargant And Roo

And Winnie the Pooh too?

Winter Schedule – Early Form

I had meant to do something like this before and just didn't get to it.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #012: Tate R. Tot

Doctor Tate R. Tot.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #011: Changes

Perspectives and disks both.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #010: Hawksness

Or Zozo.

First Snow Of The Season

We got the first snow of the season last week. Wasn't really looking forward to it or ready for it, but then again, I'm not sure a lot of people were.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #009: North to the Grotto

o/~ Way up north... o/~

The Old Way

I’m doing this one the way I did quite a lot of them when I first started doing this.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #008: Qu Slough

That's what we might call it in my neck of the woods, but the game calls it Qu's Marsh.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #007: To The Hunt

I used to be something of a hunter in real life until recently.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #006: This... Is The City...

Lindblum Grand Castle, Mist Continent

President Orange Buffoon

So Trump won the presidential election here in the United States.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #005: Stealing the Big Ol' Prize

Didn't I see this in a movie once?

K-Mart Closing?

Not really sure what to make of it.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #004.5: Open the Pod Bay Doors

So, things are a little different this way.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #004: Innkeeper Hal 9000

“I'm sorry, Hal, I'm afraid we can't let you do that...”

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #003: o/~ Ice Ice Baby! .o/~

Word to your princess!

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #002: Zidane Vs. the Evil Forest

We're getting some serious Army of Darkness stuff going on here, and we're not even dealing with undead monsters yet.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #001: I Wanna Be Your Text Player

Be forewarned, folks, this is going to be a long one, even if I don't make it all the way through the game.

Owser

Blade.

Tiny Paper Scraps

Been awhile since I’ve had any that even I’d consider too crappy for art.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation, 2000, Square-Enix): Issue #000: Prologue

Man, I need something to keep my mind off some of my bad habits, and this is the only one I can really get anything like hyped about right now.

JMShearer Tries: Killebrew Cream Soda and Root Beer

I've been meaning to get to this since late spring or early summer, and here it is, a month out from World Series time.

Initial Thoughts On: GHOSTBUSTERS 2016

You know, I had serious doubts about this movie for way too damned long, I really did. Something to not doubt is that there will be spoilers below the jump.

Text Play: Final Fantasy IV Second Run: Issue #022: Epilogue: Done For Awhile

I'll be coming back to my all-time favorite video game at some point, I'm sure, but it'll likely be awhile now.

Text Play: Final Fantasy IV Second Run: Issue #021: o/~ Just Get On With It And Get It Done With... o/~

o/~ That's the trendy fashion nowadays... o/~

Planning Ahead A Bit

This isn't going to be much of a plan, but I've gotta start somewhere, and I've always heard that starting small's usually a good idea.

Sonic 'Toons And Me Part Four: Sonic Underground

If there was a best way to combine the previous two Sonic cartoons, Sonic Underground would probably be it.

Bored of Peter Pan

Youth is good, but like all good things, too much is a bad thing.

More Water

I really need to drink more water than I do.

Getting Back On Track

I've lost quite a bit of ground lately, and it's time to change that.

Text Play: Final Fantasy IV Second Run: Issue #020: Growing Boredom

That's the problem with having played this game as many times as I have.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #019: Danger!: Diabolik

o/~ I know it's hard to leave/This little satellite of ours... o/~

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #018: Down Then Up

This at least starts with a nice idea.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #017: Chores And Stuff

This is kind of a two-session sort of thing that may get spread out over three or however many it takes me to get tired of just screwing around again.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #016: Finishing Up The Underground

This started out with a little running around before finally getting on with the plot again.

Just For The Hell Of It

That’s actually kind of why I started this whole thing, really.

JMShearer Tries Three Flavors of Frostop Soda

I've been meaning to get to this for awhile now, so I figured today was as good a day as any.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #015: Slightly Out Of Order

I'm going to be doing things a little differently for awhile here.

Happy Fourth of July

It's that time of year again.

In Need Of A Schedule

Things seem to work out so much better for me when I do a written schedule.

ART: A Sunrise and a Sunset

Just posting a little art tonight.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #014: Moving Along

I think I may as well just move on for now.

A Random Sunny Field

Might as well post this so I can clear it off my hard drive.

Some Thoughts On The Orlando Nightclub Shooting

This is a somewhat edited version of what I talked about on my Mixlr show on Monday.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #013: Edolon Hunting

This is a little tedious.

Passing Thoughts On: Zootopia

Disney Wins!

I Unfollowed Someone On Twitter! You'll Never Guess Why!

Find Out Below The Jump!

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #012: Moving Right Along

Just gonna be trucking right along her for the next little while.

The JMShearer Show on uStream: Election Night Silliness

I'll be doing this one a bit differently, but that's OK.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #011: The First Available Save Point

I learned a few things here after all.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #010: A Bit Of Wanderlust

At least it wasn't entirely fruitless.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #009: When Tomorrow Comes

By the Eurythmics.

I Should Really Just Relax

It's some good advice from MST3K.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #008: Troia or Toroia?

I've seen and heard this both ways.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #007: Jumping Ahead Again

Much as I would have liked to make a better James Bond reference here, it seems like that wasn't meant to be.

JMShearer Show: Up Quick, Down Quick

It's been awhile since I've done one of these.

Getting Back At It

It's about time I started getting back to my old routine.

A Little Art

Just because it's been awhile since I've put any up here.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #006: Stuff On Mt. Ordeals

Most of the screwing around here's gonna be on the way down the mountain again.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #005: A Little Rushing Ahead, Part Two

So far, nothing of any real import to mention here.

Maybe This Will Be The Month

It’s about time I got on with some things, and maybe this month will be the one when I actually do.

A Brief To-Do List: April 28, 2016

This may not be a full-on schedule for my online work, but it'll do for the time being.

Passing Thoughts On: Kung Fu Panda 3

Here's another movie I'd meant to go see well before I actually did.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #004: A Little Rushing Ahead, Part One

I figure I may as well just get on with a little bit of the plot here.

VLOG: Passing Thoughts On: Red Green's I'm Not Old -- I'm Ripe Tour

Be warned, folks, there's a video of me in my Rambling Ninnie Mode below the jump.

Passing Thoughts On: Star Wars: Episode Seven: The Force Awakens

Well, that's one movie off my list, anyway...

So Many Good Intentions

And so much to do as a result.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #003: Caller Rydia's Search For ImpSpell

A Fanfiction By Me.

Just Getting With It

I had a plan for March that I haven't started yet, and we're coming up on the second full week of April.

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #002: Deserts, Waterways, and Whatnots

On our way to Kaipo and the Watery Pass, folks. Off we go!

TEXT PLAY Second Run: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #001: One More Time, I Guess

Since this go really is just me messing around, I'm going to forgo the more long-winded intro.

Second Takes At Second Takes?

I may have to change my gaming plan before it even gets off the ground.

Text Play Idea: Second Takes

I've been thinking about this for awhile now.

A Breaking Point

There's gotta be one someplace...

This Plan Of Mine

I'm still trying to work it out.

Not Quite Ready To March

Because some things have changed and some things have not.

Art And Whatnot

It’s a place to start, anyway.

Keeping Myself Busy

If only because I’m just like everybody else and do dumb things if I don’t keep myself busy with something.

Things and Stuff: Weigh-In Day

I've got at least part of an idea about what to do about my weight issue, I think.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #045: Wrap Up Video

Almost like the VH1 video show.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #044: Eyes Off Me

Because I'm not going to get to talk about the song in the context of the game.

Update Night: February 17, 2016

Because things have changed a bit since my previous post.

A Few Things On Pause

Mostly the gaming and podcasting stuff for the time being.

Final Fantasy This Morning for February 5, 2016: Unable to Connect to Download Server

Or: Remember The Time.

The JMShearer Show: Two Weeks and Thirty Years

It's been kind of a screwball few weeks around here lately.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #043: Have Rocket, Will Travel...

Something tells me this is not going to be the Space Odyssey we're supposed to take it for.

That Same Old Brick Wall

I'm sure it'll be familiar to a lot of people when I get down to explaining it.

Things in the Queue

I've got things in progress, but nothing really ready to post just yet.

JMShearer Show: State Of The Oddity

Originally broadcast live on 1/12/16.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #042: Missing Something

I've gotta be missing something here. I've just gotta be.

A Farewell To David Bowie

Gotta say, this comes as something of a surprise.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #041: The... Borg...?

Well, the Galbadians, anyway.

Sonic 'Toons And Me: Part Three: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

I'm pretty sure this one aired alongside the SatAM series.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy VIII (SquareSoft, 1999; Playstation): Issue #040: Soakin' Ma Feetz

This one took multiple sessions, for reasons I'll explain below.

JMShearer Show: Changes For A New Year

I'm changing something about how I do my podcast.

A New Year's Tradition

Well, sort of, anyway.