Hey guys. I'm here to give a short update on things and whatnot.

Now that the World Cup is over, I have a cold and empty feeling that only soccer can fill. But this is the third World Cup in the rwo where I predicted the right team to win the final! I guess I can wait till the Euro 2012 or the Asian Cup, but only 4 years till Brasil 2014....

I haven't been playing much recently. But I have been playing a bit of Okami. To put it short, it is an excellent game that I absolutely love. It feels like a fast paced Zelda game with a brush. My only issue is that the combat feels a bit clunky on the Wii-mote. I would have easily preferred the combat to be done with buttons instead of me mindlessly shaking my hand and try to register a hit. I also have been playing some Marvel Vs Capcom 2 online and I despise the community. Seriously, I have barely met anybody who doesn't use a team of Cable, Magneto, and Sentinel (he should be banned from videogames). It doesn't help that they rage quit as I deliver the finishing blow, despite me being patient when they repeatedly infinite juggle me to death. It helps bringing a book along when this happens, since there is no way you can escape. Still, the game never gets old for me and I can't wait for MvC 3(though I'm disappointed at the new characters, aside from Dante and Deadpool (Spider-Man and Frank West better be in this game Capcom…. and Doctor Octopus. He could replace Omega Red. I despise that guy)) No, even better. They should use Stan Lee as a character. I would buy that game just for that one reason. Capcom, if you're reading this (chances are you're not), put Stan Lee in Marvel Vs Capcom 3.

Video games aside, I've been reading some books in these past weeks. In the 2 week frame I finished The Inferno (awesome poem/book) and I've rereading the Bible (finished Genesis). I'm starting Othello (awesome as well) and should finish it in about 3 hours if I sit down and just read.

Film-wise, I haven't been watching much. The only film I remember watching in its entirety would be Dr. Strangelove (love that movie) I have North By Northwest on my desk and I'm almost done with Throne of Blood (I promise I'll finish it), which I got from the library. A few weeks ago, I decided to buy The 400 Blows for $15 and that's on my desk as well. I should probably get on it.

Also, I want to know why the heck I keep getting broken cases with the stuff I buy. Seriously, I was just looking at some CDs and saw Rocks by Aerosmith for like $6 and was like, "I'd be stupid if I didn't buy this." Then I found Ten by Pearl Jam for $8. So I bought those two. I get home and open the plastic covering on the cases and the cases were cracked and scratched. Only then did I notice a tiny USED sticker on the CD case and not on the plastic covering. The good thing was that I had a few spare cases and just switched off the paper and CDs (surprisingly not scratched) into new cases. Same goes with my copy of The 400 Blows. It was brand new and the DVD case was broken on one part. Again, I switched the cases, but seriously. It seems I have the worst luck when it comes to cases being broken. D=

Oh, I'm also disappointed at the Greatest Game Villain lineup. No Dr. Wiley? No Wesker? No Ganondorf? Come on. I voted for Jacquio, because it took me forever to beat him in Ninja Gaiden (awesome game).

Oh yeah, football season is coming up! I forgot about that! I can't wait to watch the first Raiders game and then turn off my TV in cold disappointment. That's always fun.