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Things that make one feel nostalgic - The scents of chlorine, coconut and citronella in the winter. Or a christmas tree scent in the summer. Handwritten letters. Revisiting a school library. A song from ten years ago that you haven't heard in a long time, and the way it makes you feel exactly like you felt back then. Trinkets from a long-ago vacation.

Hateful things - The sound of the alarm clock. Wasps and hornets. Ticks. People who are ignorant and bigoted. When the snow plow buries your car.

Soothing sounds - Tree frogs. Rain. The hum of a fish tank. Kitties purring. Ocean waves. Owls at night. A pool filter whirring. Fallen leaves tumbling down the street.

Things that make one's heart lurch - When the phone rings after 10 PM. Actually, when the phone rings at any time. When dogs start barking suddenly, for no apparent reason. When someone says, "Don't panic when I tell you this, okay?" When one of your parents gets sick. When you slip, trip, or miss a step on the stairs. When you hear that they're making your favorite book into a movie. When you flush the toilet, and the water starts to go up instead of down. When you see an unexpected message notification on Facebook and your first though is, "What did I do and is someone mad at me?"

Historic fangirl moment

I just finished Skyward Sword and now I'm mad that I finished it. I know, I know, it took me forever. I could have finished it back in December, really, but I wanted to savor it because Zelda games are so far between.

Can't even lie about the fact that I cried at the end, too. Link and Fi! Zelda and Impa! And the music of my childhood!

But why is it that boss battles are pretty much the easiest in the game? I had stocked up on potions and set aside a whole hour to try and try again. But in the end I didn't use the potions, and I beat Demise in about five minutes, doing the second round without my shield (I looked away for a second and he broke the shield. Didn't end up needing it.)

I don't have a lot of deep, profound thoughts about it; LOZ is just an emotional thing for me, having played it since childhood, every major console game. (I've never done the DS ones because I don't have a DS.) Graphics, music, gameplay, characters I grew up with, and one of my favorite heroes ever. All in all, it was another very satisfying LOZ experience.

When's the next game?!