I want a girl who can knit

Life, Women

specifically, kint THIS! But any knitting will do. I think it shows that they’re crafty and cool in a different way. In fact I wish I could knit, but I know that my attention span wouldn’t get through one entire piece, I can barely read! Anyway, that’s about it for now. Still waiting on the Halloween pictures.

Later!

Next Gen has made me it’s bitch.

Entertainment, Random

So even though Greg had an Xbox 360 in the house for probably 6 months now I was never really excited about it. It’s not that I didn’t think the games looked great. It’s just that graphics aren’t the biggest selling feature for me. I needed a great game to make me want to spend the money on it. When Brian brought over Gears of War I thought it was the game I needed. (and really it was, because Jesse and I went halvsies on one)

I think that Microsoft has been coasting this whole year on brand name and mediocre games. Which is kind of amazing because they’ve sold a lot of consoles. With Sony and Nintendo coming out I think they’re really bringing out the big guns. G.O.W. is the first game that I really think looks next-gen, and plays like it too. My pick Xbox ftw over PS3.

But what really gets me excited is Tony Hawk’s project 8. This probably won’t figure into the console wars because it’s coming out on both consoles. But DAMN SON, this game is amazing. There hasn’t been an innovation like this in THPS since they learned how to manual in THPS2. It’s called NAIL THE TRICK, it’s like a skateboarding simulator. You click both thumbsticks and it goes into this slow motion mode where all you see is your feet. The thumbsticks then control each foot independently. YOU HAVE TO FLICK THE TRICKS YOURSELF! I can’t emphasize this enough, this is so awesome. This impression is from 30 minutes in the demo, instant classic.

I for one welcome our Next Gen overlords.

The Gears of the War.

Entertainment, Random

So Steckle has been all excited about this new game for the 360, Gears of War. I knew it was going to be a good game but I really wasn’t that excited about it. So he brings it up to the house last night with the 360 and the high def cables to debut it on the money TV in the basement. We jacked up the surround sound to 11 and let it rip.

Let me tell you, This was probably the coolest game I’ve played in a Loooooong time. We played 2 player co-op on the first couple levels. First of all these levels are the levels that should have been in Halo 2, burnt out city levels, Really cool lighting. The guns are balanced, shotguns blow the crap out of anything, machine guns are effective, sniper rifles pop alien heads from 100 yards. And seriously it’s the scariest game I’ve played since Doom 2 all by myself in the dark. But not in a cheap way, like oooh look at this scary monster eating someone, like a really exiting movie. You just get sucked into the action.

I think the best part was the cover system. This game does not play exactly like Halo, if you don’t find cover you will die. It takes a few minutes to get used to but when you do, you’ll wonder how you ever played any other way. you’ll be ducking behind cars shooting your gun over the edge, bouncing grenades around corners, and doing crazy backwards dives for cover. It’s exactly how you really would fight in a warzone.

It is soooooooo MONEY

Jesse and I had a blast running from some giant smelly monster trying to get her to blast through doors for us. It was amazing. It is the first game that really makes me want to get a 360. Until Halo 3, this is it, and maybe after!

Later!

So it’s happened again.

Life, Randomness

Well two things actually, First the Halloween party… and then me being too lazy to write somethign up about it and post it here for 2 weeks. But oh well, here goes nothing.

It was a pretty good time (from what I remember of it) We had a good amount of people there, some new, some old. Some notable execptions (Billy, Wade, Will) some of them had resonable excuses while others were just jackasses.

Jesse and I started playing beerpong on the outside table when the first people arived… and never stopped. I don’t want to make too big a deal of it because after 2 weeks the novelty has worn off a bit and it’s just a drinking game. But we did win a house record 14 games in a row. Smashing the old record of 9 (held by that loser Bobby). It was really exciting, but it did cause us to miss most of the stuf that went on inside (which i’m told wasn’t that exciting anyway) But I did send Frenchie on a camera run inside the house, so we have pictures of most everything.

So here’s the link to the gallery

Halloween Party 2006

Later!

Weird Dreams.

Life, Randomness

I really want to write this down before I forget it.

I must have heard Jesse talking about stopping for soda and grapes in Thornburg and mixed it with the fact that I talked to Tom earlier in the day. Cause I had the weirdest dream about Tom moving out to the VA countryside and becoming a grapefarmer. Except he lived in some kind of appartment complex and was growing grapes the size of basketballs.

they were tasty though!

later!

More Notes on 500 songs (cont.)

Entertainment, music

Well I had to make the playlist for the Halloween party so I put my listening odessy on hold for a while. I’ll be continuing this week sometime. I’m having a bit of trouble with my computer being dead at work, so I should have some free time.

But before all this I did finish up to #172, here’s some notes transcribed from a yellow post-it.

#146. B-52s – Rock Lobster

The music is so good, plus the lyrics make it extra… creepy. But it’s way too long, wears thin.

#147. Iggy Pop – Lust for Life

Carnival Cruise Lines! But they must leave out the lyrics “I’m gonna beat my brains with liquor and drugs” but if they said “Liquor and food” they might have an accurate description

#151. The Penguins – Earth Angel

Marty McFly had a much better version with Marvin Berry and the Starlighters

#155. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary

This song makes me want to roll, roll, roll down the river. or perhaps watch Forrest Gump.

#160. Public Enemy – Fight the Power

Does the original always have to be the best? Cause the Anthrax/PE version is 100 times better than this.

#166. Eminem – Lose Yourself

If you don’t think this song belongs in the top 500, you are insane crasy. The beat alone deserved it, plus it WON an OSCAR.

#172. Areosmith – Dream On

This dosen’t even sound like Steven Tyler. along with “Paint it Black” by the Rolloing Stones, it makes you realize how much they suck now… or why they were considered good at one time.