  Is anybody familiar with a techno song from the early 90s that incorporated sound bites from "The Running Man"? WHFS back in DC used to play it all the time in their late-night techno show, and I'd love to find it, but I don't even know what it's called. My angst at not being able to afford much in the way of new GBA games right now has compelled me to dig out the oldskool Final Fantasy Tactics. I actually only bought a PS1 last fall, once they were marked down to $50, and I only have a handful of games for it. I originally gave up FFT because I got stuck on the Dorter Trade City battle real early in the game, and I'm awful about forgetting a game as soon as I'm stuck. But I started over and levelled up well before it this time.
So if I'm not around much and not updating a lot, well, that's why. It's addictive, and unlike my GBA games, I can't get my day's fix on my lunch break. Not that that stopped me from playing Pokemon Sapphire for hours at home. I neeeeeed FFT Advance. And Pokemon Pinball. And Megaman Battle Network Blue.
And... Okay, that could go on for days. I really need to get inspired to write again. I don't know what's wrong with me. Sometimes I think I'm just getting old, which is sad. I'd like to do something for the fan club mag, but I can't get my head together enough to come up with a solid story idea.
I blame Armada. It's got so many interesting concepts that I want to use, but it's not cohesive enough in and of itself to give me inspiration for actual stories - except for just writing my own take on the whole series. But all those concepts have pushed a lot of other stuff out of my head. I could do a G1 story, but what? I was feeling kind of inspired to go back to Firestormers and do some prequel stories with Trixter and Upstart right around the time the Earth Autobots get back in contact with the Cybertron-based ones, something in the background of the comic and maybe even a Matrix Quest story, but I don't want something about fanchars for the club mag. I haven't even been able to do much on Armada Legend for Sipher because I've had too much else distracting me.
I get brief flashes where I feel really creative and inspired, but nothing comes of it anymore. Maybe it's my living situation; I simply cannot write with someone else in the room. Maybe I am getting old. Maybe I'm simply far too happy with my lot in life these days and I don't need the escapism that fed the fantasies that led to my fanfics. But I really need to write something other than this blog. Especially because I'd really like to do something for the fan mag.
I guess I'll go play Final Fantasy Tactics some more... 
