Bullet points

Day 416

• I worked 11 hours today after only getting 4-5 hours of sleep. I stayed up all night watching A Very Potter Sequel, second in a series of comical unofficial Harry Potter musicals on YouTube. I'm really only a casual fan of the series (despite owning most of the books and movies) but the musicals are really funny and feature some awesome performances.

• The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus came out today (a full week after major providers received it) and it's probably an understatement to say it was a success. Our meager supply of 6 Plus units were sold out within the first two hours. At 5.5", it's a massive smartphone that I'm not afraid to say I felt a little awkward holding. I wouldn't say I'm a huge iPhone fan at this point but I am intrigued by the potential of smartphones with much larger screens. My HTC One M8 has a 5" screen but I definitely wouldn't mind something bigger. The LG G3 (an Android phone with a 5.5" screen) looks more like my style, but it'll be a long time before I'm in the market for another phone.

• I bought a 3DS XL after work today because I'd really like to have one for when Persona Q comes out. I also still have Bravely Default to play through and of course I'll need to spend a little more time on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call before I can call it beaten. I don't regret the purchase at all because  Nintendo has an excellent reputation as far as handheld game catalogs are concerned. There's at least a dozen DS games I'd say are excellent and I really enjoy most of the 3DS games I own as well.

• Persona 4 Arena is technically beaten, but I'm a little ambivalent about leaving it as it is. I'd like to play through all the other storylines but I can already tell they end in basically the same way. Although it pains me to say it, I may be done with it. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax comes out in a few days so I might as well just move on to that. Wikipedia confirms that it actually comes out only four days from now.

• I should probably be careful about spending my money over the next couple weeks. I just got a pretty big paycheck but I need to resist the temptation to blow through it all immediately. I'd like a Wii U, a Vita, an airplane, and a pony. But I should try to stick to one big purchase per pay period, regardless of whether or not I've received a commission check. I think that would be the safest thing to do. I've already bought a 3DS XL, so that should be my big purchase for this pay period. I might make an exception for Ultimax since that's coming out soon. . .