I don’t like that dude

Appropriately named - "Arrghus"

i miss you…

…Linkster! I can’t wait to accompany you on your adventures once again. Thou art my special pal in times of stress. However, I darest not fly in the face of mine husband, who really reaaaaaally wants me to unpack all the crap we just moved into a new house.

It’s cool, though, sometimes I find hearts or rupees under a box. I’m just biding my time.

These stairs lead to the underworld/downstairs.

it’s a different world

I creamed Agahnim in two tries, and now I’m stuck in the dark world with what sounds to me like a friggin’ endless quest in front of me. But I trust the makers of this Zelda, and I’m ready to go forth and catch fairies and put them in bottles.

Which is really what this is all about for me.

am i copping out OR just renewing my interest

Guys, I can’t take Zelda II anymore. It is like torture. Nintendo torture of my soul. And maybe it’s a cop out to move past it, BUT!! What if I skip it for awhile and then come back to it? Otherwise I think I might quit the quest for good. It makes me hate Link and hate Zelda and love Ganon. And that’s not right, is it? I want my days to be filled with joy or whatever, not tears of frustration at seeing the same stupid screen every two minutes. I’m getting better but not fast enough, and I just want to see some more things.

Also, I bought a house so I have been busy.

And also, I don’t really cry over Zelda. Please.

OFFICIALLY MOVING ON TO A LINK TO THE PAST. SEE YOU LATER, ZELDA II.

Seriously though, I might come back to it later.

PRESS START

My name is Susan, and I thought it would be a fun, harmless New Year’s resolution to play all of the Zelda games, in order, from beginning to end, before the end of 2009.

I never played Zelda as a kid or otherwise. My experience has been confined to a few months of sitting quietly while my high school boyfriend doggedly attacked the Ocarina of Time on his then-cutting-edge Nintendo 64. Once I asked him if I could play and he scoffed.

In 2008, ten years later, three things happened:

1.    I got a Wii as a wedding present.
2.    I got a new job that stressed me out for months on end.
3.    I decided to read only nonfiction books for the whole of 2008.

By the end of 2008, I felt that I truly deserved, after my year of plodding along without novels (my true love), the exact opposite of 2008. So I decided to make 2009 my year of fantasy. What’s the opposite of nonfiction writing? Giant, complicated, inexpensive fantasy novels! As many unicorns and princesses as possible please!

My husband rolled his eyes at this, even though I am enjoying it immensely. I think he  thought he married a really hip, avant garde lady.

Well, he’s wrong. Now I’ve got the bug. The unicorn/elf bug, and it can’t be stopped. I added “learn to play Dungeons and Dragons” to my 2009 list (and I will say that it was very easy to convince some dudes to get this rolling) (no pun intended), I fired up Lord of the Rings on audiobook to listen to on my iPod at the gym, but it was when I announced my intention to try to beat all the Zeldas, I realized I was in way over my head.

It’s the end of March and I’m not even close to beating the first game. It turns out that being an elf with a magical sword is HARD, and I have no idea what I’m doing. So I need your help. It may not be done by 2010, but it will be done.

Come, explore Hyrule with me. I know I can do it, but it sure feels good to hear you tell me so.

It is called Hyrule, right?