Millard came over last night. He, Shauna and I went out to eat, stopped off at Barnes & Noble's and then headed back to my place. Millard and I played Star Wars Battlefront for a few hours, then I showed him CoH. Oh boy. He's hooked. We played until 6:30am on Saturday, went to sleep, woke up around 1:00pm, and are now just stopping. Damn! In lieu of this, I decided to chronicle our adventures. Read all about it on the blog I just put together: By Baltar's Balls! Sick Though of the Day: Rub It To The Blood
Category: Video Games
Ahh
I did nothing yesterday. Ahh. Actually, after heading to McDonald's, I came home and played CoH for several hours. Around 3:00pm I popped Vice City into the PS2 and played that until Shauna came home from work. After dinner, we both played X-Men Legends until 10:30pm. I think Mil's gonna stop by tonight. Return of the Jedi will be featured in our singleplex. Sick Thought of the Day: Smelling Jacko's Fingers
Wow
I wonder how many households had a Star Wars DVD playing last night? Mine was one. I went to Best Buy and picked up my copy and as I stood in line, I scanned over all the other customers waiting, and I noticed that every single one of them had a copy of the Trilogy in their hands. There must've been about 30 people waiting in line. Crazy. I also picked up my pre-ordered Battlefront game. I popped that in at home and played it for about 15 minutes last night. That game is amazing looking. Wow. Of course, after that Millard, Shauna and I all sat and watched Episode IV, saw most of the things on the bonus disc, and listened to about half of the Episode IV commentary track. Wow. I tip my hat to the Lucasfilm team on a job well done. The movie looked fantastic. Sick...
The Force Is With Us
I'll be leaving the office today around 2:30pm to go down to my father-in-law's house to help him run some errands. After that, I'm gonna go to Best Buy and pick up the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD. I'm also gonna stop off at EBGames and pick up my pre-ordered Star Wars Battlefront for the PC. Millard, Shauna, and I are gonna watch Episode IV at my place over some cold sodas and some hot popcorn. Excellent. My side business will suffer the next few days, until I've filled my Star Wars quota. I recently purchased City of Heroes and have been playing that a bit. Really cool game. Schunk came over last night and I showed it to him, and he got pretty excited about it, which is impressive, as it takes a lot for a video game to impress him. It's definitely a game I'll play for a...
Long Ago…
As of now, Ivan looks to be veering off to the west a lot more. What a difference 24 hours can make. As much as I'm bothered that it's hitting the Florida panhandle, I'm glad it's missing us. Star Wars fever is in the air: I'm starting to get excited about the Star Wars Trilogy coming out on DVD next Tuesday. I think I'll be watching a lot of it in the coming weeks. It just so happens (no... I'm sure it was planned) that Star Wars Battlefront is also coming out that day. I'm gonna go pick up a copy at EB Games for the PC. Also, Schunk came over and we FINALLY finished a the last level of Rogue Squadron III on the GameCube. Man, that level was really friggin hard. After watching Star Wars: Empire of Dreams on A&E last night, Millard and I both got inspired....
Fantastic Friday
I met with Dave last night from TriBridge at 5:30pm at Applebee's near where I work. He ordered a big burger and I got boneless buffalo wings. For about 50 minutes we sat and talked about the job position and I told him that I thought that the technology they're using is exciting and that I really see it being the wave of the future for companies. I got a very good feeling about the interview, and I get the impression he did too. So, he went ahead and thanked me and told me that Monday I would either need to go on another interview with them, or I'd be getting an offer, depending on how everything went. I left him with the bill (which he offered to pay). Mil came over and we sat around for a while talking about the Matrix and how much I didn't care for...
Cop Killa
I'm normally not the kind of guy who thinks that blowing up police cars is funny or killing cops is cool. Last night I realized that, in the virtual world, I'm quite happy with both of those scenarios. Millard and I sat and played Vice City for hours and I was laughing my ass off every time I'd slam into a cop car or run an officer over. Man, they were ganging up on me so much. They'd push and slam into my jacked SUV or car and just make it do these crazy stunts. That's so much fun! I started out last night not feeling too vibrant because the crazy week at the office drained me hard. After playing that game, I was so relaxed and happy. I wish I'd have gotten this game when it first came out. So, that being said, I'm at the office today with...
Frank, Vlad, and That Hairy Dude…
So, this weekend I saw Van Helsing at the local theater. Pretty good movie, in general. I thought the special effects were pretty good, but the story needed a bit more. Overall, was just a good ol' action movie. My wife's been a big horror movie fan since she was a kid, so she got a big kick out of seeing the monsters on screen. Oh, and she sited Hugh Jackman as a good reason to see it also. I dunno... I think Hugh could easily be the next Harrison Ford. He was good in Kate & Leopold; it really showed he can play parts that have nothing to do with blockbuster super heroes, etc. Of course, when he does play a blockbuster super-hero, he kicks ass. Snikt! Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that I finished Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Great game. I highly recommend it...
To Conquer the Frustration of Entertainment
A few days ago I decided to commit myself to finishing some video games that I've had lying around the apartment. You see, I'm not a HUGE gamer, but I do love the escape a game can provide. There are several games I own that I've started only to lay them down in frustration. Game #1: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Playstation 2). I started in on it yesterday and had a hell of a time getting past the level I was on. Of course, this was why I decided not to play further the last time I played it. Hmm. So, I tried and tried. And then I got irritated. Irritation led to suffering. Suffering lead to pain. Pain leads to anger. Anger leads to the Dark Side. So, not wanting to be absorbed into that weird Sith culture, I decided to relieve the irritation (and no,...
