Injuries suck.

Just the other day, I commented on someone’s A to Z post about how I always forget to appreciate the days when nothing’s wrong. Usually being in good health, I know I take it for granted. When I get sick or hurt and I’m writhing around in pain, I always kick myself for not being thankful for the times I don’t feel that way.

On Tuesday I took a moment to clear my mind and assess how I was feeling. I felt great. I thought to myself, I am fortunate to feel this way right now. I am going to be thankful for this feeling and hold on to it the next time I am ailed with something.

Then on Tuesday night I pulled my hamstring. fml

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Games as in, more specifically, game apps for phones, tablets, etc.

I love having games on my phone. It’s a great way to kill the time. Or waste time. Either way, it’s nice to have them, and they’re less expensive (and less bulky) than carrying around a GameBoy or PSP or what have you.

I have absolutely no problem paying for a game, or any app for that matter. If the developers went through the trouble to make something awesome, they are more than welcome to a few bucks from me. When a game maker wants to offer a free versions, either with ads or limited levels just to try it out, even better! If I enjoy it, I’ll typically get the ad free version.

What I have a problem with are the games that want to suck you dry. Specifically I’m referring to Candy Crush. Like so many others, I started playing this game and got completely hooked. I probably would have wasted spent a lot more time playing it if they didn’t limit lives. Before you ask, no, I did not pay for extra lives, moves, or boosts. Instead, I took the half-hour per life regeneration time to take a break and move on with my life.

But I did pay to advance levels. A dollar doesn’t seem like much one time, but it quickly turns into $2, and then $5. The alternative to paying is harassing friends on Facebook, but I wasn’t about to do that. I just completed level 110, and I’ve come to find the game more frustrating than it is fun, so I decided to stop.

My decision wasn’t solely based on my frustration, however. I stopped because I had reached the end of the level, and I was once again confronted with the decision to give them more money or invite friends to play. And at some point, I have to stop supporting things I disagree with.

Do you play Candy Crush? Are there other games you love or hate or love to hate?

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I love fonts! Fonts are the greatest thing ever. I frequent dafont.com often to look at new fonts, usually when I make graphics. Also, people who make things and put them on the interwebs for free are awesome.

Also awesome? Google Web Fonts. It allows you to put fancy fonts on your website. However—and I say this because I see this a lot in the A to Z blogs I’m visiting— fancy fonts work great for titles and sidebars, but they are way too difficult to read when used for blog posts. jsjsjsjs

Anyway, I digress.

My favorite font is probably Crushed.

One time I made a font on YourFonts. It doesn’t really look like my handwriting though. Writing in those little boxes is hard!

Recently I downloaded an iPad app called iFontMaker that allows you to make unlimited fonts. It’s much easier to make fonts on an iPad than trying to write with a pen in a little box and not being able to correct errors.

How about you? Do you have a favorite font?

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One of my favorite bands is Blackfield, and “End of the World” is my favorite of their songs. I even got some of the lyrics engraved in the back of my iPod.

Waiting below for a dream
Here in the garden of sin

This is one of those times where I should take a picture to make my blog more visually dynamic, but that means getting my iPod from my car, taking off the case, photographing it, etc., and I’m feeling lazy. Besides, I’m already a day late with this post, so…

I saw Blackfield live in Seattle in 2011 with cklahr. This song gave me chills, even if Aviv did take off his shirt and wrap it around his head. Hey! I don’t judge, all right?

What is your favorite song that you’ve watched someone perform live?

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