Almost Over

At least for another year, anyway.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #12: Journey to Bab-Il

This might actually have more to do with the classic Star Trek episode I'm referencing than I realize. After all, I've seen some strange theories and read some weird fan fictions over the last twenty years. But that's beside the point.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #11: Cecil Underground

There's a side quest or two I could do here, but I've always thought I was better served by putting them off until later.

A Random Found Object

I'm going to have to paraphrase a running gag from GlitterRock's Cap-Page Board here and say that somebody responsible for the found objects I occasionally post must be watching my blogs.

Jesse’s Adventure Blog: The Old Floppies, Part One

Yes, the title is a ripoff of the vlog series professional YouTuber Jonathan Paula does called Jon’s Adventure Vlog, and I can guarantee this won’t be nearly as interesting.

VHS Video Collection

I'd have done this one as a Junk And Stuff entry, but it's not all junk.

Reason To Care

It's hard coming up with one right now.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #10: Let's Save Our Girlfriend Again!

Spoiler alert about Tellah. Right off, he's toast.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #09: Zot Zot Zot

Tower of Zot!

A Random Placeholder

I should be sleeping right now, but I have this odd desire to post something here first, and I want to have another look at the better idea before I post that.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #08: Beautiful Cave Magnes

Fortunately not to be found amongst the lovely Black Hills caves in my home state. Sadly, nothing as interesting happened this time around, though.

A Little Freeform Writing

I generally don't like doing stream-of-consciousness work, but right now, I can't think of any other way to get my head going on specific topics.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #07: Baron Brand Triple Boss Fight Ointment

This was long to play through, but I don't know how long the actual article will be.

Life's Funny Like That: Needing Time For Myself

I've had several drafts of a post like this around at one time or another, and now I'm finally getting around to doing something with one.

Let's Save The Internet

This "Stop SOPA" movement is no mere passing thought, people!  Check out the video below the jump!

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #06: Sailing Away To Baron

Well, not quite, but there's another major plot point that happens here.

Manning Up

It's hardest to do when it's the most necessary.

FANFICTION REDO: A Tellah Story

Originally written in the early to mid 1990s and redone several times since, here's "A Tellah Story", along with a title page I did for it in high school.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #05: Just Fabulin' Around

I didn't use the title I hinted at last issue, but that's for the best.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #04: Did Calvin Mount Hobbs?

That's a perverted title. I apologize to Calvin and Hobbes fans.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #03: Prince Tandem of Damcyan.

Once again, I'm referencing a Web celebrity in the title.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Issue #02: Octopus In The Desert

We Continue. This'll be short and sweet unless something goes horribly wrong.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991): Episode #01: How Many Times Now...?

More than ten, I'm sure, and maybe even more than fifteen.

TEXT PLAY: Final Fantasy 4 (SNES, 1991) Issue #0: For Old Time's Sake

I've been through this one far too often over the last twenty years or so, but maybe that'll help me finish this playthrough before I lose interest like I did with Breath of Fire.

Something Else Occurs: Dramatic Fanfiction Reading?

Since I still have these ancient copies anyway, right...?

Second Thoughts: Fanfic Redos

Well, damn. This whole retyping of old fan fiction to post here is turning out to be a more difficult idea than I had originally anticipated...

The Old FanFic Man

So, back in the day, I used to be quite the fanfiction author.

Hardcore Or Just Stupid?

This is my style of play at video games I'm talking about here.

Another Winter Begins

It seems a little late this year, but that's fine with me.

Now I Remember Why I Want This To Work

It's not that I ever forgot really. I just needed to be reminded.

Now I Remember Why I Make Schedules For Things

There's a reason for that, and I remember what it is now.

Movies I Should Probably See: Tomorrow Never Dies

Given my initial career choice, it's kind of a surprise that I've never seen this particular Bond flick.

Year-End Thoughts: 2011 At The Movies

I know, I know, there's still a month and a half left before the year actually ends, but really, what new movies are going to come out before then?

Andy Rooney's Gone Now, Too...

There goes another inspirational figure...

Junk And Stuff In My Apartment #4: Pencils

It turns out paper isn't the only thing I have lots of at home.

A Quick Observation #1

This probably isn't worth putting a jump in, but I think I will anyway, just to preserve my style.

Begging Again

OK, so yeah, this is poor form, but I need a couple extra bucks...

One Of Those Weeks

It seems like I haven't been able to get anything done this week, no matter how hard I try.

Happy Halloween, Everybody!

Wait, today's Halloween, isn't it?

Busy Busy Busy

Sorry about the lack of updates recently.  Been a little stressed in my offline life.

You'd Think I'd Learn...

I keep saying I need to make better plans than what I do, and yet, I keep failing to actually make good on that...

Moving On: Minerva Mink

Well, this is kind of a weird thing to be writing about.

An Awful Feeling This Evening

Ever have a feeling that something bad was going to happen in the near future?

Junk And Stuff In My Apartment #3: Razors

I NEED SHAVING CREAM!!! SIXTY-ONE!!!!

A Short Leash

I feel like I've been on a short leash, shorter than usual, lately, even if it has brought some much needed change to the routine.

Gone Adventuring...?

It all depends on what the next couple days hold.

Captain Creepy: Lloyd the Cat

This is sort of a followup to my last Captain Creepy entry, and it comes from an interesting coincidence from when I was posting the aforementioned entry.

Early Morning Ramblings for October 14, 2011

Well, here's another wasted evening and night, I'm afraid.

A Few Passing Thoughts, Early On October 13, 2011

Here are a few more of the random, passing thoughts that I started this blog for.

Short Of Ideas

I think I know where the “Captain Creepy” idea came from...

Captain Creepy: Oreo the Dog

Now I kind of understand why people think furries are creepy...

Construction Season

It's just about over.

Steve Jobs Has Left Us

That's certainly not good news for the tech industry.

So Much Yet So Little #1

I've got so much going on, and yet so little is actually happening.

Twelve Years On The Web

I've personally been here longer. This is an observation about other things I've noticed around the web.

Wow, October Already, Huh?

How did we get three quarters of the way through the year already?

About the Breath of Fire Text Play

I'd like to think we've all seen this, or at least something like it, coming for quite a while now.

Maybe I'm More of a Brony Than I Realize...

It bugs me, too.  Much as I dislike short posts, this may very well have to be just that.  And, a warning for mild Disturb-O-Vision below the jump, for those of you that have one.

Carlinesque: Unexpected Accidents?

A local radio advertisement has forced me to channel George Carlin again.

Printer Paper

It's odd stuff, really. I'm not sure why it's gotta be so expensive...

Early Morning Ramblings 9/28/11

I'm up way later than I need to be and I need to ramble on about stuff that my readers probably don't care about!

Duck Season Once Again...

Lots of water and record numbers of ducks, but comparatively few hunters this year.

I Need A Good Laugh...

Some days, things just get a little too serious.

Fare Thee Well, Noble Steed...

It had to happen eventually. I got a different vehicle.

Nightmares

They've been coming from a combination of stress, caffeine, and stories of the strange, of late.

Headaches...

Yeah, I've had a lot more of them than I'd like lately...

Memories of 9/11/01

I know I'm a little late with this, but better late than never, I suppose.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #22: I Dream of Mogu, Part Two: North Tower, Part Deux

And once again, it's been three weeks since I've done this. I really need to get my act together on this thing. I'd hoped to have this game long since done by now.

But anyway, on to the game...

Laundry Time Reading Material

It pays to have that sort of thing when you use laundromats to do your laundry.

Junk and Stuff in my Apartment #2: Paper

You didn't think it was all just plastic food service cups, did you?

I Just Don't Learn: Scripting

You'd think I'd understand the value and the concept of having a script to work from when I do a webcast...

A Learning Process

One more new series coming, I guess.

Tired and Dickless...

I've got plenty of material to work with.  Some of it's even ready to go.  So, why am I not posting it?

A Big What If...

So, my last Things I Miss blog got me to thinking, right...

Taking My Own Advice

I've got some decent content almost ready to go, but it'll have to wait until I get some sleep to go up.

Junk and Stuff in my Apartment #1

Every now and then, I'll get it into my head to write about the junk and stuff in my apartment. Tonight, it occurred to me to make a series out of it, so here we go.

Not So Young Any More...

I guess I can't be a college boy any more...

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #21: I Dream of Mogu, Part Two: South Cave

Sorry about the big delay in all of this lately, folks. Had a lot of weirdness going on the last month and a half, including the computer issues. So, where were we? On the way to the South Cave in Mogu's Dream World, wasn't it? Let's do this, shall we?

No More Content Warning?

I know I said I wouldn't do this until tomorrow sometime, but why procrastinate?

Another General Update

Well, things are certainly happening in my life. Too bad not much of it is what I'd call blog-worthy right now.

I Just Don’t Learn…

But at least I got my computer back this morning.

Computer Woes: Into The Shop

At leas the process is underway.

Life’s Funny Like That: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest

I can find it cheap at my local used gaming store.  It’s right there, locked in the display case with things that people might actually want to steal.

We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties…

Please stand by.

A Funny Thing #1

Along with all the art and writing from high school and college I dredged up in a recent bout of cleaning, I came across something a little less outdated.

Things And Stuff; 7/12/11

Here's a brief digest of a few things I'm considering for the blog in the weeks and months to come.

ZFL Notes: No Real Defense

Here's a little something based on the July 8, 2011, ZipperFish Live show.

Vacation Wrapup

Yeah, this has been coming for awhile, but life offline has priority, I'm afraid.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #20: I Dream of Mogu, Part One: North Tower the First

I'm just going to stick with the I Dream of Mogu title for the next few issues because this part of the game is another one that's a real pain to complete.

Vacation Day Three: Time With Family

Too bad this was the last full day of the vacation.

Vacation Day Two part two.

The second day of my vacation did turn around a little bit towards the end.

Vacation Day Two, part one: The Rain From Spain...

This was initially written just before dinnertime on the second day of my vacation. At that point, it had been rainy all day and not much of any seeming interest had happened.

Vacation Day One/Cramer's Kitties

This post and the three or four that follow will be about my recent vacation.

My Little Ponies?

For as popular as the franchise has become recently, I suppose it was inevitable that I would write something like this.

Way Behind

I'm way behind in my posting here.  There are a lot of things I need to get typed up and posted.

A Few Thoughts On The Proposed Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Events Center

I'm more than a little divided on this one, folks.

Numbers Collection: Blue-green 81

A new addition to the collection and a question for you guys.  See below the jump.

MOVIE REVIEW: Kung Fu Panda 2: Return of the Empire?

I'm kind of at a loss for this one. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

And as Chester A. Bum might put it SKA-SPOI-LERS!

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #19: Bad Gramor

Maybe this hot weather will be as good for this as the cold weather was before. So let's have ourselves some bad language skills, shall we?

Friday Night Special:Wendy's Berry Almond Salad

It's not Friday, and I'm not in the habit of writing about things I help sell where I work.

Passing Thoughts: A Long Couple Weeks

It seems like I've had entirely too much going on lately.  The good news is that I'll actually be getting a decent vacation in a couple weeks.

About The Diet

This one's starting to go about the same way as the others I've been on.

Putting In Some Thought

Generally speaking, I like putting some thought into what I write for this blog.

A Few Thoughts On "Lost" Wrestlemania Wrestlers

If we take a minute to think about this, it's not really all that surprising.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #18: Looking For Slippy Toad

And it's been almost a month again since I've done this. I've been meaning to, but my procrastination strikes again.

The Zipperfish Network?

This could be just the thing I've been waiting for the last ten years.

It's THE END OF THE WORLD! OH NO!!!

Seriously?  Again?  What is this, the ten-thousanth time or something?

A Bit Demotivated

Just for the time being, of course.

Life's Funny Like That: Things I Should Maybe Get Rid Of #1: My Cafe Press Shop

So, for a few years now, I've had a Cafe Press shop, found here.

Ebb and Flow: Things In General

Recently, I was going to write an entry about how I was feeling quite a bit better and thought things might be picking up here. Unfortunately, that didn't quite happen the way I had hoped.

Notes From Work: Elmo

There's a close second to the sort of personality I wrote about in my last entry in this series, and this is it.

Notes From Work: The Transparent Closet

Because I'm tired of pretending that an obvious thing isn't.

Osama bin Laden Is Dead

After the better part of a decade of trying, we've finally done it.

Notes From Work: Consience

Maybe it's time I stopped letting mine bother me so much with regards to this blog.

Clicking With Much Prejudice

I think I'll be a little imp because of some fake coupons circulating the Web for the place I work.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue # 17: Blowing Off

It would seem I've taken my title a little too literally this time around. I hadn't meant to blow this off for the last month. Better late than never, though, right?

Rainy And Wet

It's going to be another wet summer where I live.

Notes From Work: Getting Called In

This is sort of a “not what you might think” topic.

A Few Thoughts About Easter And Jesus

Here's something I'm surprised I didn't think of before the holiday, but better late than never, I guess.

The Equipment, Not The Service

Yeah, I know. I probably shouldn't talk about my parents like this. The truth is, though, they're not exactly the most tech-literate folks around.

Second of Two Kittygirls in Green

Had meant to post this Thursday night, but the power went out on me and didn't come back until well after I'd gone to bed.

First of Two Kittygirls In Green

I was going to do this two at a time, but it turns out I'll be sticking to my original plan after all.

News And Announcements From April 13, 2011

It seems like I've been doing a lot of these lately, and I apologise for that.

Life's Funny Like That: Things I Wish I'd Kept #2: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest for the SNES

Like I said in the first volume of this, a lot of these will be gaming-related in some way or another.

Life's Funny Like That: Things I Wish I'd Kept #1: My Nintendo Power Magazines

This is just one of many things I kinda regret getting rid of, but it's a good fifteen years too late for that now.

Random Artsy Guess The Reference

See if you can guess what I'm referencing with this one.

A Call For Help

This isn't as desperate a thing as it may seem, but it is a necessary thing that I need to do in order to keep my life from getting worse than it already is.

An Interesting Treat: Honey Maple Mustard

Here's an interesting treat for my fellow foodies out there: honey maple mustard.

Maybe A Misunderstanding

I'm starting to think there was a misunderstanding of some sort when I last wrote about blogging.

A Life Off The Computer

Yeah, I know, I'm an awful person.

One Of Many Weaknesses

I've got plenty of serious things I should be working on, but I'd really much rather be goofing off instead, and I'm easily distracted by things that let me.

MOVIE REVIEW: Sucker Punch: All Your Fantasy Are Be See In This

There's something for everybody in Sucker Punch, folks! Fair warning, spoilers below the jump, everyone. The short form here is that yes, I highly recommend going to see Sucker Punch. This one was just as worth the money as Green Hornet was a couple months ago.

BeefSqueezer 9000

From the makers of the GruntMaster 6000.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #16: o/~ Swords, Morphing, Dragons, Plus Some Fishing, Too! o/~

It's meant as a parody of the theme song to Linkara's Atop the Fourth Wall, for those who may not recognize it.

Video Killed The Blog Writing Star

Maybe not the way it killed the radio star, but it feels close enough sometimes.

More Video Game Thoughts

Here are a few other titles that come to mind from time to time.

Memories of Spring: Dragon Warrior Games

What springtime and a video game series have to do with one another, I'm not exactly sure.

So I'm A Big Talker

I don't have much to say, at least that's in any useable form right now, but if I want this to count for much, I still need to make posts.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #15: Oh Bugger!

It's on now!

Spring Doldroms

Why do I start to feel worse at a time of year when I should start to feel better?

Slipping...

Up until now, I've been doing pretty good loosing weight.

Consolidating Blogs

I probably should, since I have a goal to reach and I hardly use my art blog anyway.

Getting By

Why just settle for that?

A Word of Support for Japan

It's not much, but it's something.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #14: Little Miss Sorceress Edea?

What, I can't make a Final Fantasy 8 joke in spite of it being my least favorite game in the series?

Text Plays To Come

Here's something I'm a little more familiar with.

Actual Passing Thoughts #1

From time to time, I'll actually have these, and I'll even have a chance to put them here.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #13: Chocobos are Grim Fowl

Got some good news and some bad news here, folks. But there's something to balance it out, too.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #12: Grinding Away

After entirely too long again, I may as well get back to this.

o/~ Blue Streak/Speeds By... o/~

Jesse the Fatass?

Hot Coco

It's one of my favorite things in the world.

A Few Thoughts On Charlie Sheen

We've heard so much about him lately, after all.

A Quick Question Or Two

And now we get to see how little I actually know about what I'm doing here.

Drinking And Streaming

It can be worse than drinking and driving.

Writer's Block

I'm not quite out of ideas just yet.

MMD?

Model motion data? Is that what it means?

More On My Art

And not as high-minded this time.

ZipperFish Live Versus ZipperFish Talk Radio

Friday night change I can believe in.

Better Timing

I really need to start getting to bed earlier so I can start getting up earlier again, too...

Splitting A Series

Well, potentially, anyway.  It all depends on what readers like you think.

Spring Time Snow Time

This is the time of year that really does make me think I’m out of my mind to live where I do.

Birthday Month

Not mine, of course, as I was born in August. I just love being a Leo.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue Number 11: I Change My Guys Back And Forth

It's been awhile, but I'm back now and I'm going to try saving the town of Gant.

Getting Back Into The Swing Of Things

I know I've been kind of light on actual content lately, but life away from the Internet has been keeping me a bit busy lately.

For The Ha-Bisky!

One more little side thing on the way, folks.

Economic Recovery

Normally, I'm a saver, but now may be a good time to go out and spend.

So I Missed The Super Bowl

It's the Super Bowl. I kinda have to say something, even if I did pretty much miss it.

Entirely Too Much: Caffeine

The original draft of this was written at 2 AM, when I'd been busy all day and drinking coffee all night. Funny things happen when I do this sort of thing.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue # 10: Little Yellow Fish

I actually died while trying to get to Prima so I could save and stop at the end of last issue. That's how wimpy Gobi is.

Friday Night Special: Chef Boyardee Lasagna and Cape Cod Harvest Gold Kettle Cooked Chips

Hey, folks!  It's Friday night!  That means ZipperFish Live with The Walrus and Jack the Radio Guy!

Another New Plan

I know what I said before, but I think I really mean this.

Something Weird...

So here's this strange little thing I came across on the Net tonight.  Not quite sure what to make of it.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #9: Foked In The Boat

It's like I was saying, some things are just harder than they need to be.

Surprise Buttsecks: Burbach's Countryside Dairy Grape Juice.

Me love this long time!

MOVIE REVIEW: The Green Hornet

This is going to be a good year for movies, dear readers. I can feel it. Oh, and fair warning, folks, spoilers after the jump.

A few Things On The Horizon

How about a few details about things to come?

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #8: The Two Towers

I wish this was as Tolkien-esque as the title makes it sound.

Revisiting the Schedule

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that it's come to something like this.

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES): Issue #7: Search for a Kryptkeeper.

You know, now that I'm actually sitting down to do this, I'm starting to think that maybe I should have taken a cue from County Line Gaming's Apple and called this one “Fifty-Three Steps to Success” instead.

Found Object: Blue Eighteen

Just a little something I found at work that I decided to share...

Text Play: Breath of Fire (SNES) Issue Six: Crossing The River

I had intended to have this part up sooner than I did, and I apologize for that. It's just that I was sick for a week or so around the first of the year on top of the fact that I had forgotten what order a few things happen in, and it turns out this part is a real pain in the ass.

Fan Fiction!

Video games aren't the only old hobby I'd like to get back into.

A Belated New Years Message

I'm behind on everything right now, but being sick does that to a guy.