Here we are, only one day left until the Christmas weekend.  After all the formalities are done with, things go back to normal.  Stores won't be overflowing with raving lunatics (just sparsely populated with them), people will use their work computers for working instead of shopping on Amazon, and this gamer will be left with a decision:

"Which new system do I want to buy?"

I'm considering a Nintendo DS Lite, a Nintendo Wii, and an XBox 360.  It's actually a trick question, because I'd really like to get all of them sometime this year, and then pick up a PS3 around this time next year when Final Fantasy XIII comes out.  But, I'm afraid that would cost more than I'm going to have, at least if I plan to buy any games to go with them. 

The DS has good innovative stuff on it, but it's a handheld and historically I've let those gather a lot of dust compared to my consoles.  The 360 is tempting because of Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion and Viva Pinata, as well as the DOA titles, but XBox tends to be mainly the First-Person-Shooter console and I don't generally like those.  Plus, it's the most expensive system on the list.  The Wii effectively has a huge library of good games I could pick up on the cheap, since I never got around to getting a GameCube, but it's going to be the hardest to find, and I usually prefer to let the rest of the public 'gamma-test' the new systems for a few months so any bugs get worked out.

I guess if that's the worst problem I have facing me after the holidays, I've got it okay.  I could also avoid the issue altogether by spending all my Christmas loot on vintage Transformers, too.  ;)

What will he decide?  Find out... next time, on SFGMaster's Blog!

(A note:  The entry titled 'Bullies' was removed by me, because on retrospect I felt that it was probably a little overly dramatic.  It was composed in the heat of the moment and no longer represented how I felt about that situation, so I deleted it.)