I have come to the conclusion that there was a vast ancient Indo-European conspiracy to make my life hard.
not really
As you may recall from my post on my initial thoughts on Greek mythology, ancient polytheistic* religions are hard!
And to make it worse, western culture has almost no references to any Sura or Asura. I mean, I knew that Shiva had 4 arms, and The Simpsons once made a joke involving Ganesha, but that's not much. And to top it all off, most clades derive their names from Greek or Latin words, rather than Hindi, so my curiosity about evolutionary biology doesn't even help!
Fortunately, I know someone knowledgeable on the subject who's quite willing to field questions on the matter. Nevertheless, I suspect that I'm going to be making more diagrams for this one, too - and yes, there are multiple versions of some things, so I'll have to sort that out, too. I just have to decide whether to use colors or shapes to indicate of which of the Trimurti each being is an aspect.
I also feel that I should mention that, like the Greek mythology research, this is for a (separate) personal creative project that you might see. I'll still try to post any insights that I might have here, that they might be useful to others.
*By most accounts, Hinduism is not technically polytheistic.
P.S.: Props to Firefox/Blogger for knowing all of those words up there.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
The Great Webcomic Catch-Up
I felt that this deserved a mention:
About a year ago, I was having a rather stressful time. I was already only catching up on webcomics on weekends as it was, and this kind of threw everything out of whack.
Unfortunately, this wound up being a self-perpetuating thing: The longer that I went without catching up on webcomics, the more daunting the task became.
This will never stop unless and until I go out of my way to stop it; with a few exceptions, I'm about a year behind on most webcomics that I read, which is a shame because I do actually like reading them.
As such, I declare this week, and however long it takes after that, to be my webcomic catch-up week. If all goes according to plan, I should be caught up to at least January 26th on each webcomic by February 1st, at which point I'll only be a week behind, and quite capable of getting fully caught up.
I really do miss the old days, when I would come home and spend a few minutes reading whichever webcomics updated that day. It's the little things, y'know?
About a year ago, I was having a rather stressful time. I was already only catching up on webcomics on weekends as it was, and this kind of threw everything out of whack.
Unfortunately, this wound up being a self-perpetuating thing: The longer that I went without catching up on webcomics, the more daunting the task became.
This will never stop unless and until I go out of my way to stop it; with a few exceptions, I'm about a year behind on most webcomics that I read, which is a shame because I do actually like reading them.
As such, I declare this week, and however long it takes after that, to be my webcomic catch-up week. If all goes according to plan, I should be caught up to at least January 26th on each webcomic by February 1st, at which point I'll only be a week behind, and quite capable of getting fully caught up.
I really do miss the old days, when I would come home and spend a few minutes reading whichever webcomics updated that day. It's the little things, y'know?
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Y-Locke's Log: Day 2
I traversed Route 2 today. At the end of it, a sign warned of "Santalune Forest Ahead". About to enter, I was challenged to a pokémon battle by a youngster named Austin. He had only a Zigzagoon, and Sly was able to take it out in two hits.
To be sure that I was ready to take on the forest, I returned to Aquacorde Town to rest my pokémon once more.
Upon entering the forest, Shauna caught up with me, seeking to tag along in the event that something exciting should happen.
At the signpost up ahead, I was told to keep an eye out for dropped items. Just starting out on my adventure, I figured that I could use whatever I could get, so why not, right? In fact, from the sign I could see an item, which turned out to be a potion.
Since I was in a new area, not wanting to knock out whatever I found first, I put Orion up front. Then, I entered the tall grass, and soon found a Pansear. Not wanting him to be hit much, I had Orion repeatedly use Sand Attack to lower its accuracy. Since Pansear's Leer had lowered Orion's defense, though, I switched out to Sly, then back to Orion, to continue carefully whittling it down. A third tackle from Orion weakened it significantly, and I caught it in a Poké Ball. I decided to name him Pyrrhini, since he's a fire monkey. Despite being a fire type, like Sly, I think that Pyrrhini can still make a valuable addition to the team.
On top of that, I found an Antidote just past the grass.
I promptly returned to Aquacorde to heal the whole team. Shauna stayed behind in the forest, though. Upon my return, I rendezvoused with Shauna.
I was able to find another Potion in the forest, but the rest of that area was an overall dead end. Wandering through the forest to train, Shauna then mentioned that she'd heal my pokémon whenever I wanted. I wish that she'd mentioned that before my return trip to Aquacorde, but it's all good, either way.
I saw some of the others in the forest, and Shauna found a Paralyze Heal shortly after that. She offered it to me, and I knew better than to turn it down.
I fought a youngster named Joey on my way through the forest. I also bumped into Serena, who gave me a Poké Ball. Then, I fought a lass named Anna, who used only a Pikachu.
Spotting a side trail, I went to explore it, but had to fight a lass named Lise first. I had Orion out front this time, who handled her team with ease. It's a good thing that I took that trail, too, since I was able to find yet another Poké Ball.
There was also a potion on the way out.
About to exit the forest, everyone else caught up at about the same time. We talked for a bit, moved outside of the forest, and talked some more. Upon departing, I sought out some tall grass on Route 3. Therein, I found a Bidoof. I caught it, and named him Theodore.
Soon after, I was challenged by Oliver, a preschooler. I defeated his team, of course, though his Caterpie was a bit tougher than it looked. Right after I was finished with that one, though, another preschooler, Ella, challenged me with her Pichu.
I made it to the Santalune Pokémon Center, and Tierno showed up at about the same time. He mentioned the PC system and that, conveniently, there are Poké Marts in the backs of Pokémon Centers. I went around and talked to the other folks there, including a delivery girl who was apparently seeking me out. I got a Mystery Gift from her, and it turned out to be a Torchic, a little Fire-type birdy. Lucky me, at that: It was level 10, the same as Sly, and was holding something called "Blazikenite". Also, the Pokédex seems unable to identify it.
I decided to call it a night there. I think that I may double back to Route 3 tomorrow, to see if there's anything that I may have missed, but otherwise, I've got Santalune City to explore.
To be sure that I was ready to take on the forest, I returned to Aquacorde Town to rest my pokémon once more.
Upon entering the forest, Shauna caught up with me, seeking to tag along in the event that something exciting should happen.
At the signpost up ahead, I was told to keep an eye out for dropped items. Just starting out on my adventure, I figured that I could use whatever I could get, so why not, right? In fact, from the sign I could see an item, which turned out to be a potion.
Since I was in a new area, not wanting to knock out whatever I found first, I put Orion up front. Then, I entered the tall grass, and soon found a Pansear. Not wanting him to be hit much, I had Orion repeatedly use Sand Attack to lower its accuracy. Since Pansear's Leer had lowered Orion's defense, though, I switched out to Sly, then back to Orion, to continue carefully whittling it down. A third tackle from Orion weakened it significantly, and I caught it in a Poké Ball. I decided to name him Pyrrhini, since he's a fire monkey. Despite being a fire type, like Sly, I think that Pyrrhini can still make a valuable addition to the team.
On top of that, I found an Antidote just past the grass.
I promptly returned to Aquacorde to heal the whole team. Shauna stayed behind in the forest, though. Upon my return, I rendezvoused with Shauna.
I was able to find another Potion in the forest, but the rest of that area was an overall dead end. Wandering through the forest to train, Shauna then mentioned that she'd heal my pokémon whenever I wanted. I wish that she'd mentioned that before my return trip to Aquacorde, but it's all good, either way.
I saw some of the others in the forest, and Shauna found a Paralyze Heal shortly after that. She offered it to me, and I knew better than to turn it down.
I fought a youngster named Joey on my way through the forest. I also bumped into Serena, who gave me a Poké Ball. Then, I fought a lass named Anna, who used only a Pikachu.
Spotting a side trail, I went to explore it, but had to fight a lass named Lise first. I had Orion out front this time, who handled her team with ease. It's a good thing that I took that trail, too, since I was able to find yet another Poké Ball.
There was also a potion on the way out.
About to exit the forest, everyone else caught up at about the same time. We talked for a bit, moved outside of the forest, and talked some more. Upon departing, I sought out some tall grass on Route 3. Therein, I found a Bidoof. I caught it, and named him Theodore.
Soon after, I was challenged by Oliver, a preschooler. I defeated his team, of course, though his Caterpie was a bit tougher than it looked. Right after I was finished with that one, though, another preschooler, Ella, challenged me with her Pichu.
I made it to the Santalune Pokémon Center, and Tierno showed up at about the same time. He mentioned the PC system and that, conveniently, there are Poké Marts in the backs of Pokémon Centers. I went around and talked to the other folks there, including a delivery girl who was apparently seeking me out. I got a Mystery Gift from her, and it turned out to be a Torchic, a little Fire-type birdy. Lucky me, at that: It was level 10, the same as Sly, and was holding something called "Blazikenite". Also, the Pokédex seems unable to identify it.
I decided to call it a night there. I think that I may double back to Route 3 tomorrow, to see if there's anything that I may have missed, but otherwise, I've got Santalune City to explore.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Y-Locke's Log: Day 1
Today's the big day. What timing, eh? Just before I start my own Pokémon adventure, we have a big move!
As important as my Pokémon journey is, I figure that I'll keep this log to remember things.
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No sooner did I step out of my front door than I was greeted by my new neighbor, Serena, and her friend Shauna. They informed my that my presence, and theirs, had been requested by Professor Sycamore. They said that we'd meet in the next town over, and that that's where we'd get our first Pokémon. So, I said goodbye to Rhyhorn, took one last look around Vaniville, and went off to meet my destiny.
Several yards away, I found Aquacorde town. I was immediately hailed by a group of four, including the two girls that I had met previously. I was introduced to Tierno and Trevor. I was then introduced to the Pokémon with whom I would go on my journey. There were actually three options: Chespin, the Grass type, Froakie, the Water type, and Fennekin, the Fire type. I chose a Fennekin for myself. Per the rules, I nicknamed him. Since he's a fox, I decided to call him Sly. Shauna picked Chespin, and Serena picked Forakie.
Trevor delivered to me a Pokédex from Professor Sycamore. We are to try to complete the Pokédexes for Professor Sycamore's research.
Tierno gave me a letter from the professor to my mother, to deliver to her. Before heading back home so soon, though, I thought that I'd have a look around. Some fellow in the town square gave me a Potion, which I'm sure will be put to good use. I found a shop that sells Poké Balls, so I bought ten. I received a Premier Ball as an added bonus, which is quite handy.
On my way home, Shauna ambushed me and challenged me to a battle. Two hits of Ember made quick work of her Chespin. Despite this, she was kind enough to heal Sly for me.
Upon delivering the letter to my mother, she gave me a map and a spare change of clothes, so I suppose that it's good that my journey had this slight delay. Ryhorn said its own goodbye to me, too, and then I was off to see the whole wide Kalos region.
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I had barely stepped onto Route 2 when a wild Pokémon appeared. I had Sly use his Scratch attacks to weaken it, then caught it in a Poké Ball. I named him Orion. Since both of them were weakened from their battle, I went back to Aquacorde to have them rest up.
Upon returning to Route 2, I encountered Shauna and Serena. Serena encountered a Bunnelby, and used her Fletchling to catch it. She also gave Shauna and me some Poké Balls, so I'm now ten Poké Balls richer, for what it's worth.
I proceeded to spend some time training Orion and Sly against the wild Pokémon on Route 2, returning to Aquacorde whenever either was weakened. It soon grew late, however, so I returned to Aquacorde for the night.
Tomorrow is another day.
As important as my Pokémon journey is, I figure that I'll keep this log to remember things.
---
No sooner did I step out of my front door than I was greeted by my new neighbor, Serena, and her friend Shauna. They informed my that my presence, and theirs, had been requested by Professor Sycamore. They said that we'd meet in the next town over, and that that's where we'd get our first Pokémon. So, I said goodbye to Rhyhorn, took one last look around Vaniville, and went off to meet my destiny.
Several yards away, I found Aquacorde town. I was immediately hailed by a group of four, including the two girls that I had met previously. I was introduced to Tierno and Trevor. I was then introduced to the Pokémon with whom I would go on my journey. There were actually three options: Chespin, the Grass type, Froakie, the Water type, and Fennekin, the Fire type. I chose a Fennekin for myself. Per the rules, I nicknamed him. Since he's a fox, I decided to call him Sly. Shauna picked Chespin, and Serena picked Forakie.
Trevor delivered to me a Pokédex from Professor Sycamore. We are to try to complete the Pokédexes for Professor Sycamore's research.
Tierno gave me a letter from the professor to my mother, to deliver to her. Before heading back home so soon, though, I thought that I'd have a look around. Some fellow in the town square gave me a Potion, which I'm sure will be put to good use. I found a shop that sells Poké Balls, so I bought ten. I received a Premier Ball as an added bonus, which is quite handy.
On my way home, Shauna ambushed me and challenged me to a battle. Two hits of Ember made quick work of her Chespin. Despite this, she was kind enough to heal Sly for me.
Upon delivering the letter to my mother, she gave me a map and a spare change of clothes, so I suppose that it's good that my journey had this slight delay. Ryhorn said its own goodbye to me, too, and then I was off to see the whole wide Kalos region.
---
I had barely stepped onto Route 2 when a wild Pokémon appeared. I had Sly use his Scratch attacks to weaken it, then caught it in a Poké Ball. I named him Orion. Since both of them were weakened from their battle, I went back to Aquacorde to have them rest up.
Upon returning to Route 2, I encountered Shauna and Serena. Serena encountered a Bunnelby, and used her Fletchling to catch it. She also gave Shauna and me some Poké Balls, so I'm now ten Poké Balls richer, for what it's worth.
I proceeded to spend some time training Orion and Sly against the wild Pokémon on Route 2, returning to Aquacorde whenever either was weakened. It soon grew late, however, so I returned to Aquacorde for the night.
Tomorrow is another day.
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