So with the demise of all chances of getting the Internet at home, I have lent myself to the clutches of the Library. I shudder to think what fingers have depressed the same keys as I am now using. Yes, yes, one of those obsessive compulsive traits I inherited from my mother.

The good news is I am once more checking out a bunch of stuff from the city's repository of information when i should really be at home cramming more information into my cranium in preparation for my impending tests. Every week we meet is another pair of tests to be endured.

My wife was so excited to commence her reading of the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy she is patiently digesting the first chapter as I post this entry.

Now, for the reason I came. I played Kameo: Elements of Power and Call of Duty on the XBOX 360. Normally I have nothing nice to say to WalMart, but today I will make an exception. I braved the throngs of daily attendees to get my hands on the next generation of at-home simulations.

Impressive, but not as detailed as I had imagined. That is the way it goes. Invariably there were some boys coming to look at the hardware. Upon seeing the line to play the X360, one commented with a measure of disdain, "What?!? No Playstation 3?"

Sorry kid, evidently you don't keep up with the news. Not until next year. And if you also had contacts in nVidia, you'd have known better.

Time to go home and wash my hands.