The last few weeks I've just been throwing money at gaming ware of both soft and hard variations.  Since my last entry I picked up Half-Life 2: Episode 1, New Super Mario Bros. and a Nintendo DS Lite.  On top of that I also spent a nice chunk on a new, super-pimp gaming PC setup complete with a new mouse/keyboard, 19 inch LCD Monitor, wireless router, as well as a sweet set of cold cathodes and LED fans.  My basic specs are a gig of OCZ RAM, Athlon 3700+ CPU and a Radeon x800 GTO2, so I should be fine for another couple of weeks before I have to start with the upgrades. 

The time has come for me to start saving for the HD plunge.  Besides Rockstar's Table Tennis, Mario Kart DS and Advance Wars DS, I don't plan on buying anything I don't really need between now and Q4.  Just in time for the launch of Gears of War I'm going to be picking up a 32 inch Samsung LCD HDTV to I can enjoy the game in all it's true glory.

On the gameplay front, I got all of the Oblivion achievments like I said I would.  I also completed Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and probably one or two others I can't quite remember at this time.  I'm currently playing Prince of Persia:  The Two Thrones, New Super Mario Bros., and starting tonight - World of Warcraft.  I took a break from WoW for a few months but I pretty much bought my new computer so I would be able to run the game better than my outdated rig that I started the game on.

As far as the DS Lite goes, I am very, very impressed thus far.  Even though I only have one game, the DS Lite has definitely given me the best handheld experience possible.  I love playing the Mario mini-games when I want to get in a couple minutes of quick gaming, and the singe player mode all kinds of nostalgic fun.  Money well spent.