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42 days ago
I guess I've been off in my own little world for a while now. Haven't really blogged much except for a generalized summary now and again. Once I get a controller in my hands, I tend to forget about doing other things, but don't worry... the wife keeps me from ignoring the important things like food and going to work! :p Where the heck did all these unplayed games come from? Okay, I actually know WHERE they came from... I'm just wondering why I haven't played them. Assassin's Creed, DiRT, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Tales of Vesperia, Infinite Undiscovery, and Star Ocean are just a few of them. That's not counting the few games I've started and haven't come back to. I see some of these games making it to the Platinum Hits or even in the "so bad it's 20 bucks in the discount bin" category and wondering why I couldn't wait if I wasn't going to play the darn thing for so long. Is this how my gaming has evolved into? I guess it's hard to get started on something ...
54 days ago
It's been a wild week and not much of it has been good. I hate blogging about the bad stuff, but what can I do? Significant things get blogged about. So what's been on my plate? First of all, another leak from the outside faucet. That was Saturday bright and early. Same place where the leak was three weeks ago so that wasn't a good find. I called the plumber and they said they could get there Monday. Guess what? They didn't show up on Monday. I called them a couple times during the day letting them know that I had to shut the water off it was getting that bad. Finally got a call back late in the afternoon (4:30) and they guy couldn't get there Monday but he did say that he would show up first thing Tuesday. That he did and he did fix the leak, but he said that we're getting too much pressure from the city water and that our regulator needs to be replaced. So. . . until the end of the week we'll see what happens. Work has been . . . well, work. Including a ...
64 days ago
That sound you hear is me playing Rock Band: The Beatles . Yeah, as if Guitar Hero wasn't enough, now I have a new set of games to get into. My wife wanted this, so I went up and got it and we have been playing all weekend. . . errr well, maybe not constantly because it can be a lot of work hitting those notes just right. Anyway, this is the first Rock Band game I've got and it seems, well, slower. Don't get me wrong, it's a blast to play and fun to hear the songs again, it just seems easier (on medium anyway). Looking over the achievements I see that there are a lot more achievements tied to the expert level. I guess in that respect it may be a more difficult game, but I'll have to work on it and see how tough Hard and Expert are. It would seem that is just about the only game I've concentrated on, but I did manage to work a little on some Pinball FX . I decided to get the Rocky and Bullwinkle table and after several attempts, manages to get a decent score with ...
67 days ago
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the most intimidating guy, but I came OH so close to getting some teeth loosened. Who the heck picks fights in an AM PM parking lot? Yeah, I'm puzzled too. All I wanted to do is get my Dr. Pepper and get back to work to finish my day up, but it's hard to leave when you have a car sitting behind you while some guy talks to the driver. . . and talks. . . and talks. Okay, I'm gonna be late so I honk my horn. No, not a long extended blast - just a quick couple of bursts to let them know I'm trying to back up. This guy comes flying towards me yelling... yes, yelling using profanity frequently while he tells me he's talking to his grandma and that how DARE I throw up my hands to her (for the record that little gesture was for him since he was the cause of the hold up, but I figured I didn't need to point out his mistake there). After listening to his tirade and a few heated retorts from me (the guy wasn't that intimidating either) I ...
71 days ago
Earlier in the week I decided to throw in Guitar Hero Aerosmith. One of the games that has been sitting on the shelf for a long time. Yeah, it dropped me below the 50% completion level, but I started unlocking those achievements and was enjoying playing some of the songs. I even got the wife to do some co-op songs as well. It may have taken a few days, but I did manage to get back up past 50%. Now I really need to work on the hard difficulty! Since I had started on that game, I also played the other Guitar Hero games I had as well. Sure, no achievements, but it's just fun to "play" the songs... on a fake plastic guitar. :p On a sad note. . . It appears that my Green Bay Packers didn't quite live up to expectations today as the mighty Bengals held on to win that game. I thought I'd feel more upset, but I guess this early in the season the pressure isn't there. Vikings took care of the Lions, but that first half had me thinking that it would be fun to see ...
