mass effect is a gift

I have a problem. And that problem is.. Mass Effect.

I really love Star Wars. (This may seem like a non sequitor, but stick with me haha.) There are some things that unimpress me about the Star Wars universe, but overall, there was something about the universe that always called to me. Especially in the extended universe. But then I started played Mass Effect, and it was hitting all my Star Wars buttons, all those things about Star Wars that I loved. But.. more.

I don't mean to do a straight comparison between the two universes. Because one is a game + EU and the other is a movie series + EU so I'm not saying one is overall better than the other since they are two drastically different platforms. (And I still love Star Wars a lot.)

But Mass Effect's mythology and universe seems much more planned out and put-together than Star Wars', I will say that. And for me that is leading to a much higher enjoyment level. And here's a couple articles that more eloquently and thoroughly explain my feelings than I could do: What Star Wars Can Learn from Mass Effect and Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation.

There are a couple things I love in particular about Mass Effect as a game series above any other game I've played. I'm not finished with the series yet, I'm about halfway through ME3. But I'm feeling particularly emotional about the game right now because I've put in about 75 hours over the past two months on this series and where I am game-wise, I can sense things drawing to a close and I'm like WHAT'S GONNA HAPPENNNNN (no spoilers pleaseeee :D) and I'm reflecting on how I've been playing the game and why I LOVE IT SO MUH-HUH-HUCH.

( this got tl;dr )

I'm going to cap things off with a trailer for ME3 which I feel really captures the tone of the series.

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random

If you hadn't heard the news yet, Being Human (US) is cancelled. :( This is gonna be their last season. "Artistic reasons" were cited, though I do have my suspicions as well, considering how things are going at SyFy these days.

If you've ever heard the song Space Olympics, around my house we have started singing (to the tune of about 2:10) "Warehouse 13? IS TOTALLY CANCELLED! Being Human? IS ALSO CANCELLED! And all other shows are pending!"

..my household is very strange, please be glad you don't live here. If anyone ever put a hidden camera in my house it would be super embarrassing lol.

I recently took a few photos of the neighborhood around my new place. I posted them on Facebook but forgot to post them here. Actually most aren't very exciting so here's just a couple I liked :D


Grown-over car. This is in someone's driveway, and their yard is similarly overgrown. I half wonder if there isn't a mummified dead body in the house because the place looks like nobody's been in or out of it since the 70s. O_O

( a few more )