It's almost 3am and I'm sitting here awake. It started with a Radio Show around 11. I finished that a little after midnight and started reading forum posts on the 501st, then it just sort of ended up being this late.
I am going to be hating life at work tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Gears of PHreakin War part deux
John and I just beat Gears of War on Hardcore. I was playing as Dom, so I got all the Dom achievements as well.
Next stop: Insane difficulty.
Actually, I should rephrase. Next stop is sleep, followed by work, followed by the gym, THEN...maybe Insane difficulty. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Next stop: Insane difficulty.
Actually, I should rephrase. Next stop is sleep, followed by work, followed by the gym, THEN...maybe Insane difficulty. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Tonight's secret word is:
Gears of War.
Ok, wait...that's three words. Ah, who cares? It's an awesome game.
That is all.
Ok, wait...that's three words. Ah, who cares? It's an awesome game.
That is all.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Snowy Sunrise
Woke up this morning to find 2 or 3 inches of fresh snow outside. There was no way I could make it up the hills out of the neighborhood today, so instead....I'm telecommuting.
Snow days are wonderful.
Snow days are wonderful.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The snow finally arrived
The weather men have been talking about how today was going to be this huge snow storm. They said that it would start falling between 5-9am this morning and make the commute a real bitch.
I woke up around 8:30, hoping to look out the window and see snow, but there was nothing. It wasn't even raining. I took a shower, headed to work and got there by 9:30. Again...still no rain.
Settled into the day, got some work done, did the usual stuff. Went to lunch around 1pm....it STILL wasn't raining. At 3:30, I see some hail start to come down. By 3:40, it's sticking. I say to myself: "I should probably leave work before everyone starts panicking and backs up the roads". I did a few more emails and headed out.
Unfortunately, by the time I got to my car, 100 other people from our building and the buildings around it had all decided to do the same thing. It took me 70 minutes to get from my parking space to the main road in Kirkland that leads to the freeway (6 blocks from my job).
After that, it took 3 more hours on I-405 before I finally got home. At 4 hours and change, that was the longest commute of my life. The up-side to all of this is I am pretty sure we will have a snow day tomorrow and I'll get to work from home.
Crossing fingers.
I woke up around 8:30, hoping to look out the window and see snow, but there was nothing. It wasn't even raining. I took a shower, headed to work and got there by 9:30. Again...still no rain.
Settled into the day, got some work done, did the usual stuff. Went to lunch around 1pm....it STILL wasn't raining. At 3:30, I see some hail start to come down. By 3:40, it's sticking. I say to myself: "I should probably leave work before everyone starts panicking and backs up the roads". I did a few more emails and headed out.
Unfortunately, by the time I got to my car, 100 other people from our building and the buildings around it had all decided to do the same thing. It took me 70 minutes to get from my parking space to the main road in Kirkland that leads to the freeway (6 blocks from my job).
After that, it took 3 more hours on I-405 before I finally got home. At 4 hours and change, that was the longest commute of my life. The up-side to all of this is I am pretty sure we will have a snow day tomorrow and I'll get to work from home.
Crossing fingers.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
The power of Power
On Thursday night last week, a major wind storm rocked most of Western Washington, including our house in Bellevue. We knew it was coming, so I was half-awake listening to things blowing around like crazy. I kept hoping no trees would fall on the house, but every time I heard a crash, I would wake up and look out the window to see what fell.
Turns out, most of the damage done to our house was to the fence. This is after I went outside and propped a few sections back up (with fallen trees or 2*4s), but 3 or 4 sections of the fence came down and took those little Christmas trees with them.
Our power went out and I knew this was going to be serious, so I drove to work, hoping to use the internet there to find a hotel room. As I wound around the corners of our little community, I noticed a lot of downed trees and power lines.
I tried to make a left onto the street to the freeway, but it was blocked by a giant tree too. This picture was taken later in the day when I got home. By that time, there was a flagger from DOT out there trying to direct traffic. The flaggers gave up after the first day and just left stop signs, which people kept moving.
Going to work was tough. Traffic sucked. I got there and the power was out at work, so I drove to some of our other buildings to check those. It seems the power was out there too. I was on empty, but every gas station I passed was out of power too. Heather said there was a gas station open across from her work, so I headed back towards Bellevue, hoping I would make it to the gas station before I ran out. I did, only to be greated by a nice long line of cars.
Nearly two hours later, I finally got gas.
By that point, all the hotels in the area were booked up, so Heather and I knew we'd have to stay at home. I parked at her office and walked back to the grocery store to buy some things we'd need in case the power was out a couple of days. I had left home for work before 8am and it was now after 1. By 230 or so, I had gotten some groceries and walked back to Heather's work where I had some food for the first time that day.
I drove home next. When I got there, I walked around looking for the culprit that had severed the power in our neighborhood. Here it was:
Seeing as how it's in the middle of winter, the temperature indoors had already dipped below 50. We had some flaslights and some candles, but opted to head over to Craig's house as he had just purchased a generator. His power was out too, but thanks to the generator, we watched some movies and had dinner. We headed home after 10pm and bundled up with as many blankets as we could pile on the bed. It was a cold night, but we survived ok.
Saturday, we got up early, broke out the Star Wars costumes and did the annual Garrison Titan Child's Play toy drive. We had 14 shopping carts filled with toys donated to us by friendly shoppers (most of whom were probably without power too). When we got done, Craig called us and told us that his power was back on, so we could borrow his generator. We hooked it up that night, hooked up a space heater to it and slept quite comfortably.
Sunday morning, it was 39 degrees indoors, except in our warm room. We spent Sunday morning searching for breakfast and doing a little Christmas shopping, then I spent the rest of the day helping Mike move. Waited in two more 30 minute gas lines to get gas for the generator that day. All the food in the fridge had spoiled by then, but we hooked it up to the generator anyway.
Monday, still no power. I went back to work where it was warm and there was internet. Heather figured out how to hook the TV up to the generator so we watched a movie that night.
Tuesday we STILL had no power, but we ordered a pizza and stayed in yet again. I figured out that staying at work until 7 or 8 isn't so bad if you don't have a warm home to go back to. Plus....traffic is much better.
Wednesday we were on our 6th day with no power. The generator costs 36 bucks a day to run so it's been an expensive space heater. Still cheaper than a motel though. We had just been discussing what we'd do if it stayed out until Christmas (which Puget Sound Energy said was a possibility) when it finally came back on sometime late Wednesday evening.
Last night, I resisted the urge to turn on every light in the house....but I did turn on the Christmas tree for only the 3rd night since we've had it. It finally felt like Christmas again. I remarked to Heather that I would kind of miss the last few days we'd had, holed up in the one warm room of the house....disconnected from the internet, TV and phones.
It's nice to finally be able to take a shower with the lights on though.
Turns out, most of the damage done to our house was to the fence. This is after I went outside and propped a few sections back up (with fallen trees or 2*4s), but 3 or 4 sections of the fence came down and took those little Christmas trees with them.
Our power went out and I knew this was going to be serious, so I drove to work, hoping to use the internet there to find a hotel room. As I wound around the corners of our little community, I noticed a lot of downed trees and power lines.
I tried to make a left onto the street to the freeway, but it was blocked by a giant tree too. This picture was taken later in the day when I got home. By that time, there was a flagger from DOT out there trying to direct traffic. The flaggers gave up after the first day and just left stop signs, which people kept moving.
Going to work was tough. Traffic sucked. I got there and the power was out at work, so I drove to some of our other buildings to check those. It seems the power was out there too. I was on empty, but every gas station I passed was out of power too. Heather said there was a gas station open across from her work, so I headed back towards Bellevue, hoping I would make it to the gas station before I ran out. I did, only to be greated by a nice long line of cars.
Nearly two hours later, I finally got gas.
By that point, all the hotels in the area were booked up, so Heather and I knew we'd have to stay at home. I parked at her office and walked back to the grocery store to buy some things we'd need in case the power was out a couple of days. I had left home for work before 8am and it was now after 1. By 230 or so, I had gotten some groceries and walked back to Heather's work where I had some food for the first time that day.
I drove home next. When I got there, I walked around looking for the culprit that had severed the power in our neighborhood. Here it was:
Seeing as how it's in the middle of winter, the temperature indoors had already dipped below 50. We had some flaslights and some candles, but opted to head over to Craig's house as he had just purchased a generator. His power was out too, but thanks to the generator, we watched some movies and had dinner. We headed home after 10pm and bundled up with as many blankets as we could pile on the bed. It was a cold night, but we survived ok.
Saturday, we got up early, broke out the Star Wars costumes and did the annual Garrison Titan Child's Play toy drive. We had 14 shopping carts filled with toys donated to us by friendly shoppers (most of whom were probably without power too). When we got done, Craig called us and told us that his power was back on, so we could borrow his generator. We hooked it up that night, hooked up a space heater to it and slept quite comfortably.
Sunday morning, it was 39 degrees indoors, except in our warm room. We spent Sunday morning searching for breakfast and doing a little Christmas shopping, then I spent the rest of the day helping Mike move. Waited in two more 30 minute gas lines to get gas for the generator that day. All the food in the fridge had spoiled by then, but we hooked it up to the generator anyway.
Monday, still no power. I went back to work where it was warm and there was internet. Heather figured out how to hook the TV up to the generator so we watched a movie that night.
Tuesday we STILL had no power, but we ordered a pizza and stayed in yet again. I figured out that staying at work until 7 or 8 isn't so bad if you don't have a warm home to go back to. Plus....traffic is much better.
Wednesday we were on our 6th day with no power. The generator costs 36 bucks a day to run so it's been an expensive space heater. Still cheaper than a motel though. We had just been discussing what we'd do if it stayed out until Christmas (which Puget Sound Energy said was a possibility) when it finally came back on sometime late Wednesday evening.
Last night, I resisted the urge to turn on every light in the house....but I did turn on the Christmas tree for only the 3rd night since we've had it. It finally felt like Christmas again. I remarked to Heather that I would kind of miss the last few days we'd had, holed up in the one warm room of the house....disconnected from the internet, TV and phones.
It's nice to finally be able to take a shower with the lights on though.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
What's been up?
Last night my Dad and Marilyn came to spend the night. We have a guest room in the house, but it was filled with boxes that we had to take downstairs to the TV room. They're coming back next week, or I'd probably put the boxes back in there (I like the TV room to be box-free). I suppose I could also just start unpacking.
Nah!
So this week we had a snow day due to some horrible weather in Seattle. Basically, everyone was ordered to stay home from work if at all possible and telecommute, which I did. There wasn't a lot of work to do that day, because everyone I work with apparently decided to take the entire day off.
So...I made a few pumpkin pies. I didn't have a window sill to set them on, so I tried the deck. Heather thinks this picture looks like a UFO.
There is other news, but it's the kind that involves NDA. Two pieces in fact. One piece has something to do with Star Wars and the other one was something to do with work. One gets you fired from your job if you post it on your blog, the other gets you in trouble with Lucasfilm. All I can say is that the last few weeks have been interseting and tonight has been a really fun night, thanks to my employer. Tada!
Being vague is fun!
Nah!
So this week we had a snow day due to some horrible weather in Seattle. Basically, everyone was ordered to stay home from work if at all possible and telecommute, which I did. There wasn't a lot of work to do that day, because everyone I work with apparently decided to take the entire day off.
So...I made a few pumpkin pies. I didn't have a window sill to set them on, so I tried the deck. Heather thinks this picture looks like a UFO.
There is other news, but it's the kind that involves NDA. Two pieces in fact. One piece has something to do with Star Wars and the other one was something to do with work. One gets you fired from your job if you post it on your blog, the other gets you in trouble with Lucasfilm. All I can say is that the last few weeks have been interseting and tonight has been a really fun night, thanks to my employer. Tada!
Being vague is fun!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Ages have passed...
I haven't done a proper update in a long time.
This isn't going to be that update.
HOWEVER:
I'm in California, where in the last week I've:
Celebrated my nephew's birthday
Stood up for David at his wedding
Celebrated my 1 year anniversary with Heather
Witnessed the aftermath of a terrible car accident
Had a tasty Carl's Jr. lunch
Had a tasty In and Out Burger
Set up the PC I got my sister for her birthday 6 months ago.
Set up a wired and wireless home network for her.
Spent 2 hours on the phone with Linksys tonight trying to get their Router to do WEP and WPA at the same time (which it couldn't).
Driven 400 miles in my sister's Beetle that is just like mine without the "Oomph".
Gone for a walk with my Grandpa
Watched my niece play soccer
Watched Spongebob with my other niece
Played video games with my nephews
Watched my niece follow my wife around wherever she goes.
It's been a good week.
This isn't going to be that update.
HOWEVER:
I'm in California, where in the last week I've:
Celebrated my nephew's birthday
Stood up for David at his wedding
Celebrated my 1 year anniversary with Heather
Witnessed the aftermath of a terrible car accident
Had a tasty Carl's Jr. lunch
Had a tasty In and Out Burger
Set up the PC I got my sister for her birthday 6 months ago.
Set up a wired and wireless home network for her.
Spent 2 hours on the phone with Linksys tonight trying to get their Router to do WEP and WPA at the same time (which it couldn't).
Driven 400 miles in my sister's Beetle that is just like mine without the "Oomph".
Gone for a walk with my Grandpa
Watched my niece play soccer
Watched Spongebob with my other niece
Played video games with my nephews
Watched my niece follow my wife around wherever she goes.
It's been a good week.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Clerks 2
So, I've seen the movie now, twice.
There will be no spoilers in the first part of this review:
The first time I saw it, I got there 40 minutes early on opening night. Roughly 10 minutes later, a large group of View Askew fans showed up to join the "line" (which consisted of me). They let us in about 20 minutes into it, just as one of my co-workers was getting there. John showed up about 10 minutes later and we split to get some food.
When the movie starts, you're taken right back to Clerks. Instantly, I knew I was going to like this movie. It starts out a bit slow, then has ups and down for the next 90 minutes. It's a funny movie with some really serious parts.
I walked out of that first screening feeling like it wasn't much of a sequel and that I was a bit disappointed. I think this was due to the expectations I had for it and the fact that the original is one of my favorite movies of all time.
A few days have passed and John and I decided to go see it again this evening. Heather has decided she'll wait for the DVD, so it was just the guys solo on this one.
First of all, I have to point out that tonight, I saw it in the worst possible enviornment. I wanted to see the first show after work, so I went to the 6:40pm showing in my town's trendiest mall. Big mistake.
The theater was "filled" with only 8 other people besides my friend and I, none of whom laughed out loud more than once or twice each. There were 10, but 2 walked out somewhere after Dante and Emma on the swings. It was a very depressing crowd compared to the opening night fans.
Despite that, I really liked it this time. Knowing what to expect, the movie was build-up free. I had high expectations and anticipation during the 1st movie and I think I needed that first time just to process a sequel to my beloved Clerks. The second time was a charm.
Clerks 2 now stands on it's own as a great VA movie among the rest. I'm still not ranking it above my favorites, but I felt a lot more "in the spirit" this time than I did during my first viewing. The one plus about being in a totally silent theater was that I could hear EVERY line, right down to the radio station playing in the background while Dante and Becky are talking. That was a funny little throwaway joke.
My only gripe that I have after two viewings is the score. When Dante and Emma are on the swings, the music seems really out of place. It fits at other points in the movie and the soundtrack is great, but that scene with the blaring techno score really bugged me.
Other than that, this is a good movie. Worth the wait.
There will be no spoilers in the first part of this review:
The first time I saw it, I got there 40 minutes early on opening night. Roughly 10 minutes later, a large group of View Askew fans showed up to join the "line" (which consisted of me). They let us in about 20 minutes into it, just as one of my co-workers was getting there. John showed up about 10 minutes later and we split to get some food.
When the movie starts, you're taken right back to Clerks. Instantly, I knew I was going to like this movie. It starts out a bit slow, then has ups and down for the next 90 minutes. It's a funny movie with some really serious parts.
I walked out of that first screening feeling like it wasn't much of a sequel and that I was a bit disappointed. I think this was due to the expectations I had for it and the fact that the original is one of my favorite movies of all time.
A few days have passed and John and I decided to go see it again this evening. Heather has decided she'll wait for the DVD, so it was just the guys solo on this one.
First of all, I have to point out that tonight, I saw it in the worst possible enviornment. I wanted to see the first show after work, so I went to the 6:40pm showing in my town's trendiest mall. Big mistake.
The theater was "filled" with only 8 other people besides my friend and I, none of whom laughed out loud more than once or twice each. There were 10, but 2 walked out somewhere after Dante and Emma on the swings. It was a very depressing crowd compared to the opening night fans.
Despite that, I really liked it this time. Knowing what to expect, the movie was build-up free. I had high expectations and anticipation during the 1st movie and I think I needed that first time just to process a sequel to my beloved Clerks. The second time was a charm.
Clerks 2 now stands on it's own as a great VA movie among the rest. I'm still not ranking it above my favorites, but I felt a lot more "in the spirit" this time than I did during my first viewing. The one plus about being in a totally silent theater was that I could hear EVERY line, right down to the radio station playing in the background while Dante and Becky are talking. That was a funny little throwaway joke.
My only gripe that I have after two viewings is the score. When Dante and Emma are on the swings, the music seems really out of place. It fits at other points in the movie and the soundtrack is great, but that scene with the blaring techno score really bugged me.
Other than that, this is a good movie. Worth the wait.
Friday, July 21, 2006
About to go see Clerks
1 hour and 45 minutes until I see Clerks 2.
The anticipation is building quite a bit, I really hope this movie is as good as I hope it will be.
Tomorrow I'm going to the Gorge to see Pearl Jam. 108 degrees is the forecast and I'm doing this on purpose. Cripes.
The anticipation is building quite a bit, I really hope this movie is as good as I hope it will be.
Tomorrow I'm going to the Gorge to see Pearl Jam. 108 degrees is the forecast and I'm doing this on purpose. Cripes.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Less than 48 hours...
Until I see Clerks 2. I'm super excited about it, even though in the back of my mind, there's this fear that it could somehow be bad. It's a Kevin Smith movie starring my two favorite characters from his movies, so hopefully it will not disappoint.
Either way, the countdown is on as I plan to have already seen it by Friday night at this time. Countdown is on!
In other news, the city came by to cut the blackberries back from my fence, since they were growing onto my property. That was very cool of them and now I just have to continue to trim them from time to time. I'm sure I can do that.
Also...Comic Con is on and I wish I was there. Kevin Smith will be doing Clerks 2 screenings and Q&A after the movie, and it would be really cool to be able to be there on Clerks 2 opening weekend asking questions of the man himself.
I guess I'll settle for an evening show at crossroads.
P.S. More Star Wars Blog updates posted tonight too.
Either way, the countdown is on as I plan to have already seen it by Friday night at this time. Countdown is on!
In other news, the city came by to cut the blackberries back from my fence, since they were growing onto my property. That was very cool of them and now I just have to continue to trim them from time to time. I'm sure I can do that.
Also...Comic Con is on and I wish I was there. Kevin Smith will be doing Clerks 2 screenings and Q&A after the movie, and it would be really cool to be able to be there on Clerks 2 opening weekend asking questions of the man himself.
I guess I'll settle for an evening show at crossroads.
P.S. More Star Wars Blog updates posted tonight too.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The host with the most
This weekend, we completely put the bottom half of our house out of commission, by tearing up the Star Wars room. Detailed post can be found in my Star Wars Blog, but the basic result is that there are dozens of boxes of toys in every room EXCEPT for that one. The entire room is taped up and being painted, the toys are all over the rec room and basically, you can't walk around down there.
Despite that being the case.....I want to have a housewarming sometime soon. It won't be easy, because this weekend, I'm going to see Pearl Jam at the Gorge. That means most of the work I'll be doing is going to be weeknights.
In other house-maintenance related news, the city is going to come out and chop out the blackberry bushes that are coming into my yard. That will be awesome.
In other non-house related news, life is good. I'm very tired though and should go to bed, but I felt like documenting the hectic state of the house right now so that I can look back and laugh in a few weeks when it's all done and wonderful.
P.S. Clerks 2 comes out in exactly 3 days from right now. That is awesome
Despite that being the case.....I want to have a housewarming sometime soon. It won't be easy, because this weekend, I'm going to see Pearl Jam at the Gorge. That means most of the work I'll be doing is going to be weeknights.
In other house-maintenance related news, the city is going to come out and chop out the blackberry bushes that are coming into my yard. That will be awesome.
In other non-house related news, life is good. I'm very tired though and should go to bed, but I felt like documenting the hectic state of the house right now so that I can look back and laugh in a few weeks when it's all done and wonderful.
P.S. Clerks 2 comes out in exactly 3 days from right now. That is awesome
Friday, July 07, 2006
Another late night on the 360
Watched "Firewall" with Heather tonight. She had leftover brats from the 4th of July BBQ and I had some of the steak we never broke into. The movie was ok and afterwards, I went upstairs for some Burnout action. I've almost completed the game (3 levels to get Gold medals on as of tonight), but I'm stuck. I started playing some multiplayer with John at about midnight and just now got done.
Man. I have to be up and working in less than 7 hours. Not cool.
Man. I have to be up and working in less than 7 hours. Not cool.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
July 4th
Attended the annual Lake Union party last night. Mark and Jody had already arrived when Heather and I got there around 3pm. We nabbed a good parking spot and were followed shortly after by Andrew, John, Elizabeth, and Angie. We went to the store for awhile and when I came back, I proceeded to drink a bit. Elizabeth made Jello shots for me, plus I had some different flavors of Mike's hard lemonade.
Heather made Jambalaya which everyone seemed to like. Craig and Toma brought steaks that were really tasty. I made brats, but never got a chance to sample my own steaks. I was too full by the time I even thought about cooking them. Elizabeth made some cheesy bean dip which was also really good.
John brought some artillery shells and we launched a few of those before and after the fireworks show. I spent most of the time during the fireworks trying to get some good shots, but I don't really feel like I did too well. Attached is one of my favorites, more can be found on my flickr site.
I'm going to need to take a photography class. I need to learn how to use this camera of mine, before more of life's great moments pass me by.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
The sweep
And the Mariner's won all three games. Although I had great seats, saw Barry Bonds hit a homer and got to eat Dixie's, the weekend was fairly a bummer.
At least the weather was really nice.
At least the weather was really nice.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Giants are coming to town!
Tomorrow (and for the next three days) I'll be attending San Francisco Giants games right here in Seattle. I haven't seen them play for years (since they last time they came to town to beat the Mariners), but it'll be great to cheer the orange and black onto victory once again.
On the other hand, in a few years, I will have lived in Seattle for longer than I lived in the Bay Area. At what point do I stop being from there?
On the other hand, in a few years, I will have lived in Seattle for longer than I lived in the Bay Area. At what point do I stop being from there?
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Late Friday
Decided to stay up playing Xbox 360 tonight. Started the night off with RockStar Table Tennis. Everyone at work is addicted to this game. I can't decide if they wanted it because it was only 39.99 or because it's actually fun, but they really seem to like it. I brought it home and started playing exhibition matches tonight. Table Tennis (ping pong) isn't exactly something I'm a huge fan of, but it is kind of a fun game once you get going. Hard as hell and frustrating to play, but I am beginning to get the hang of it. I need one more victory to win my first little 360 Ping Pong tournament tomorrow.
After I lost too many games in a row, I decided to play Uno with John. Another friend joined in later and we played until just now. I won a lot of games, which was much better than the other night. I already have all of my achievements in that game. Getting Gamerscore for Uno isn't hard. The toughest things were the 40 wins total and the 10 online wins, but I polished those off this week.
Tonight, I'm leaving rockstar table tennis on overnight to see if I can rack up one of those time-played achievements. We'll see if it works.
After I lost too many games in a row, I decided to play Uno with John. Another friend joined in later and we played until just now. I won a lot of games, which was much better than the other night. I already have all of my achievements in that game. Getting Gamerscore for Uno isn't hard. The toughest things were the 40 wins total and the 10 online wins, but I polished those off this week.
Tonight, I'm leaving rockstar table tennis on overnight to see if I can rack up one of those time-played achievements. We'll see if it works.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
LOL...
Ok, I know I'm supposed to be in bed, but I was just checking my credit card statement and I have a bill for 17 bucks for "Lolita Royale" in Mexico.
I'll let imaginations run wild on that one. I swear though, it was totally innocent. :-)
I'll let imaginations run wild on that one. I swear though, it was totally innocent. :-)
Boogie Nights
Over the last 2 hours, I just lost 14 straight games of Uno to John Schmidt and an assortment of other clowns on Xbox Live.
I was going to win ONE before I went to bed, but now it's almost one and I just need to sleep.
God damnit.
I was going to win ONE before I went to bed, but now it's almost one and I just need to sleep.
God damnit.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Late night...
I'm having one of those nights I haven't had in awhile. Stayed up late, doing the first radio show at the new house, then played a bunch of video games afterwards while it was uploading. The show takes longer to upload here, because I have Comcast instead of DSL. I really hate the way they throttle the upload bandwidth....but it's the only service available here right now. When DSL comes, goodbye Comcast.
While I was waiting 16 minutes for a 1 hour (30mb) show to upload, I played Project Gotham Racing 3. I haven't played that game in forever, but I tried to get into the top 100 on the F1 challenge with the Cadillac Sixteen. Some new (free) cars (all Cadillacs) were put online tonight and you have to get into the top 100 to get some gamer picture. I thought trying on the first night might be a good idea, but I couldn't even crack the top 500, so I gave up after awhile and went back to Full Auto. I got a few achievements on that one. Gamerscore as of tonight: 6183
After Full Auto, I played a little Xbox Live Arcade, while listening to music streaming from my computer. Everything from Britney Spears to the Boogie Nights soundtrack played (I was stuck in the B's tonight) while I tried and failed to get a few more points.
It's officially Wednesday now, which means two more days until Friday. Friday, I'm seeing X-Men 3, which will be the third movie in the last 7 days. Heather and I saw Poseidon on Sunday for a matinee. It was alright, but I still like the original better. I'm old.
Anyway, luckily for me, I have no early meetings tomorrow at work, so I'm going to sleep in a little. I'm feeling pretty tired now, bed time.
While I was waiting 16 minutes for a 1 hour (30mb) show to upload, I played Project Gotham Racing 3. I haven't played that game in forever, but I tried to get into the top 100 on the F1 challenge with the Cadillac Sixteen. Some new (free) cars (all Cadillacs) were put online tonight and you have to get into the top 100 to get some gamer picture. I thought trying on the first night might be a good idea, but I couldn't even crack the top 500, so I gave up after awhile and went back to Full Auto. I got a few achievements on that one. Gamerscore as of tonight: 6183
After Full Auto, I played a little Xbox Live Arcade, while listening to music streaming from my computer. Everything from Britney Spears to the Boogie Nights soundtrack played (I was stuck in the B's tonight) while I tried and failed to get a few more points.
It's officially Wednesday now, which means two more days until Friday. Friday, I'm seeing X-Men 3, which will be the third movie in the last 7 days. Heather and I saw Poseidon on Sunday for a matinee. It was alright, but I still like the original better. I'm old.
Anyway, luckily for me, I have no early meetings tomorrow at work, so I'm going to sleep in a little. I'm feeling pretty tired now, bed time.
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