Hey guys. First blog post in ages, and probably the last, too xD What i can i say, i'm not good at blogging. Not a lot to report.. I'm on the first weekend of my easter holidays at the moment, and i just got a buttload of coursework handed in, so i'm waiting on replies for that as well as my university now.

Anyway.

Real reason i'm blogging today is to talk about the banner ad on the front page. You know how Gamespot does that thing, where the background for the pages changes and then at the top in the centre banner ad you have the image continuing between the two sides? They do it a lot, and it can look really classy. But, today, when i logged in a was greeted with this:

Well, i'm sure THAT isnt right x3 Not unless the new wallace and gromit game is really freaky. Does anyone know what the ad is supposed to be for? Those monstrous legs have actually got me half interested, and i wanna know what game that is.

I hope someone actually still gives a buiscuit about my blog so they'll actually see this xD

Yeah, im back. Woo for inactivity! Just making a new blog post, felt like a new one was needed since its been so long. Got my courseworks done, finally - that was horrific, every time i handed in one of my biology courseworks id get a new one handed to me, instantly, so i ended up aving to do 5 different courseworks at once, along with my class civ and geography. Because apparently the school wants to get all the coursework done NOW so they can send it off early. Grrr. Still, its *mostly* done for now, and i've at least got a handle on it, so thats good. Its looking pretty good, too, so.. yay ^^

As for me, well.. eeh, less change in that department, actually. Still kinda tired and down most of the time and its getting better, though im still struggling with my writing.. which makes it rather hard to RP, which is made worse by the fact that i cant find anywhere to RP what im in the mood for - ive been reading the new Games Workshop updates and now im in a werewolfey vampiey mood, which isnt helped by the shutdown of the Werehouse. Ack. Hehe, a friend of mine runs a vampyre rp guild, though, so ill look into that. And another friend of mine offered to start up a Warhammer Rp game thingy, so, yeah, ill see how it goes.

...So yeah, thats it, really. Just me reporting on how geeky I am =P

As much as i doubt anyone actually reads these things anymore, i thought i might as well make a post in it. Mainly to vent, more than anything else, ive had a bad day =/

Got my courseworks back, 2 for Biology, and it turns out that apparently they need a LOT of work. Which is more depressing than anything else, because i worked really hard on those and thought they were good... i need a new source of information, because allthough i have all the information i need collected from 7 different sources, i need to have 3 different TYPES of sources (having used textbooks and the internet).So i need to be lucky enought to find a copy of ANY scientific magazine or journal or whatever which mentions my obscure subject - that is, Enzyme Immoblisation. Heck, even a TV program would do... i just need to have a full reference (That is, the name of the source, who wrote/presented/researched it, and who published it.) It doesnt even have to go into much detail, it just needs to MENTION Enzyme Immobilisation.. hell, im tempted to make it up =/ I handed in my DT coursework for evaluation today, too, and ive just been given a new set of geography coursework, as well as my Classics Coursework needing to be revised but i CANT until my teacher gives me the information he said he would >_< So im not feeling particularly enthusiastic at the moment. Ive been so TIRED latley, too, and... ehh, i duno, i guess im just on a downer at the moment. Ah well..

Heh, its a little late, but i was busy over christmas. Im just making a little post here to wish everyone a merry christmas, and a happy new year! Heh, heres hoping that you all got what you wanted, and gave what other people wanted too =P

Im gonna be a bit more inactive over christmas, im gonna be out more than usual - ie, at all - so i might slow down a little with the posting.. though, im not that speedy anyway so you might not notice xD

Anyway, im rambling. See y'all around!

Yes! Im alive! Heh, yeah, sorry about the lack of bloggery recently, allthough i never really was one to update this much anyway... anyway, yeah, im alive, kinda. I've come down with a stinker of a cold recently, so im coughing and sneezing like riley over here, not fun. I got most of the week off, though.. only to go back in on friday and relapse into sickness. Ack x.x

Other than that, not a lot to report, really. Just lurking.

Yeah, back in england. Not much to say, really, ive got massive jetlag.. and its Guy Fawke's night tonight so everyones going to be setting off fireworks all night. Doh. Ahh well. Heh, its good to be back and have access to a working copy of MSN again and whatnot... Heh. Ill see you guys around

*goes to nap*

Just putting this post up here so y'all know that im out of the country. Heh. I'm in Miami, Florida, at the moment, and its pretty nice, allthough its REALLY COLD in our hotel room x.x I cant work out how the AC works, allthough at least its quiet. And i can allways wrap up warm - its better than being hot, at least. Must work on that x3

Managed to get my laptop working, allthough its kinda slow. because its kinda old. Heh. Still beats having no connection. Anyway, umm, i cant remember what i wanted to say here... Damn. Oh, yeah, umm, part of it was the fact that i've got Ratchet: Size Matters for PSP now. Nice little game, Nice soundtrack, and a return to the origional ratchet's style of gameplay, allthough its a litle glitchy in places. Still good fun, though.

Anyay, ill see ya'll around, and post again if i can remember what it is i was gonna say x3 Kinda addlebrained at the mo. Hehe.

I'm aware that i havent posted in a long time - heck, my last few posts were about Farcry and Blazing Angles, and ive had them for at least a month now. Sorry about the inactivity.. but 'yall should be used to it.

Anyway, im posting to say that i might not be posting much over the next few days x3 Like literally billions of other people, i've got my grubby little mits onto a copy of Halo 3 and so will be proceedign to play it untill i've beaten it... which could be a while, given my ducendly slow pace. Normal is too easy my ass, why did i crank up the difficulty so much. Ack. Anyway, turns out that Co-op IS both easier and more fun, so i'll be doing that - if anyone sees me online come saturday (i need to refresh my live account) then i'll happily give you a game, so long as im not playing co-op with my neighbour.

Anyway, good luck all you other people who have halo 3 (im sure you can feel better about your own progess by looking at my gamercard and laughing at how low my gamescore is =/) And, everyone else.. bear with us xD

BTW, to clarify, ill still be on gamespot and stuff ... Just not as often. At least once a day, though.

Yeah, just slapping this up here. Heh, thought it made a good excuse for a Blog Post =P

Anyway, I got two new 360 games the other day: FarCry Predator, and Blazing Angels. I havent gotthat far on either of them yet, so i cant say for sure, but i've got some good first impressions.

First, FarCry. To be fair, i got this for the multiplayer play and the map editor (and i've been playing around all morning making maps) THAT bit is good fun. The campaign itself starts off quite fun, but it must just be my rubbishness at it, because I cant go into head to head combat with the enemies - They have Machine Guns where i have a pistol, and they seem to go around in packs of 18 - but i cant use stealth either, because unless you crawl around on your belly at 2 miles per hour, they can magically hear your bush rustle from halfway across the map and open up on you. The laying traps idea is good fun, and i managed to take about 9 people out at once with some well placed traps.. before aciidentally setting one of them off myself and killing myself. Doh. Still, I probably just need practice.

As for Blazing Angels, what i got as part of the 2 for 15 pounds deal at game (it would have cost 10 pounds to get FarCry seperatley, so ithought, meh, might as well) Has actually turned out pretty good. The box art is rubbish, which is why I assumed the game would be too. Dont beleive appearances, kiddywinks. Its a WW2 simulator, with you playing an american pilot who, for some reason, is with the RAF, and even more inexplicably, the rest of your squadron are all yanks too. Still, the gameplay is far superior to the plot stapled over WW2 battles, and after a quick spin on the training level i, rather miraculously, knew everything i needed to know, which is a first for flight similator games (admittedly, i didnt learn about bombing or torpedoes 'till later, but they were remarkably simple) The maps, as well as being historically accurate, are FUN to fly in (my favorite so far is the Battle Of Britain over London) And the graphics are remarkably good - which makes me feel kind of guilty when that Stukka i just shot down flattens someone's house when it crashes.

The controlls are actually really good, set out in logical places on the controller, and you can go for either simple controlls (like me) or for real realism junkies, full realism, which needs you to keep your throttle under constant controll, as wel as your flight flaps. Which leads me to another thing.. halfway through the level, i start billowing smoke and flames, and radio to Jake, one of my wingmates, for help. He tells me to check for Debris in the airtake and flush it out - I do so, and, wahey, no more flames! You can actually repair your plane midflight, to an extent. Sure, something drastic like losing a wing or a failing engine will ground you, and even if you do repair a major problem your plane will be weakened and it will take less to bring it down untill you land for real repairs - but at least you can do something about it! Besides, if its only something like one of your hydraulics going out, which can be solved by going to manual, it saves you a frikken headache later.

Still, I do have one major gripe with this game - The voice acting. Apparently, everyone who isnt American or German are total retards, and im not sure about the Germans. The british voice acting is full of Steryotypes "Tally ho! Back in time for tea and medals!" And the japanese voice acting is just.. dear lord. Your know in cartoons, that one dumb character who actually says the immortal word "Durrrr" every time hes presented with a problem? THATS the japanese voice acting in this game. Still, if you ignore that, you've got a pretty solid WW2 flight sim here. Besides, who doesnt want to have an excuse to go around in a Spitfire MkV and shoot down jerries? Tally ho!

Hey Guys. Just wanted to forward a new game comming out today: Its m,ade by the people behind O-Game, but it focuses on a single captain instead of an entire empire. I played it this morning, and it seems pretty sweet. Hehe, Yay, space battles *makes neeeooow and laser noises* Sign up here