Piercing the heavens, one day at a time

I've resolved to drink more water and less soda recently. I think I've gotten a little dehydrated, unfortunately, but now I'm working to prevent that. Yay healthiness!

Pokemon Yellow is going slowly because I'm playing a lot more Digimon Dusk, but it's still fun, if not a little more difficult. Perhaps because it's still early and I don't have any really strong Pokemon? Well, I should say I didn't, as I only just evolved Spearow and Rattata. Having an underleveled Venonat along with that, not to mention a Sandshrew with only two damaging attacks (I'm keeping him anyway, I've grown attached and I like Sandslash) and a fragile freshly-caught Diglett doesn't help either. Oh, and the starter Pikachu, who will likely be boxed. Finally, there's that waiting-to-be-resurrected Helix Fossil. Omastar will surely pierce the Elite Four with his Spike Cannon. Or something.

If I were capable of making hack games (and spriting), I'd make a Pokemon game where Simon of Gurren Lagann is the true final boss. His Pokemon would include Beedrill, Omastar, that big mole with the drill attack in Black and White, possibly Rhyperior, and... I'd have to think about the rest, but a drill/spiral theme would be awesome. AND THEY WOULD ALL KNOW HORN DRILL.

I talk about Gurren Lagann a lot (Pokemon too, but that's not relevant at the moment), but I genuinely like the ideals the show promotes, at the heart of it believing in those who have faith in you, but more importantly believing in yourself. In the last few weeks I've really come to understand how important that can be. My emotions, self-esteem, confidence, and general attitude about life have improved greatly. Remember a while back when I posted a link to an English fandub of the show's opening theme? I've been listening to that quite a bit lately. It's pretty much a good summation of how I'm feeling, and for real this time. I always liked the sound of the Japanese version (well, versions, I think I have around six renditions of the song now), but now that I can understand and personally comprehend the meaning of the lyrics, it's become much closer to my heart.

"We evolve beyond the person we were a minute before! Little by little, we advance a bit further with each turn! THAT'S HOW A DRILL WORKS!"