it's too close, now. there's too much information flying through there, and i don't want to know any of it. i want to be surprised and pleased to find things i wasn't expecting. reading too much information on SA is like finding your Christmas preasants before Christmas. it might seem like a great idea at the time, but when the moment gets there you realize you've made a mistake, and you'll regret it when the real Christmas/GTA release happens.

i'm listening to At the Gate's "Slaughter of the Soul". this might be my favorite metal record of all itme. maybe.

i'll need to find some time to spruce this thing up. but class is beating my face in. figuratively speaking, of course.

HOWEVER! i took off work most of next week, so i'll have extra time to play San Andreas. i told this geek at work about my dorky plans to take off work to play a video game. he said "you think that's geeky? i'm retranslating Beowulf, while adding my own mythology into it." ok, man. you win. i like the guy, though. nerd? in the most defining sense possible. but i still like 'em.

funny how i can't binge out on games like when i was younger. i just don't have the time.

does anyone read this thing?

many overseas friends have continually decried America's two-party system. there are a lot of things i like about America, but i have to agree that this one sucks.

logically, when two of anything are set against each other, you're going to get 2 very vocal minorities that push farther and farther away from each other, and everyone that's left will stand in the middle wondering which side will have a mass aneurism first. so it is with staunch liberals or conservatives.

i don't mind that these people exist, i just wish they weren't trying so hard to control my country. neither side has it right, and lately it's been driving me nuts that there's no viable 3rd party to vote for. i absolutely will NOT vote for John Kerry, but i don't like the way Bush is handling things in Iraq, either. why does America need to be the world's police officer? doesn't ANYONE remember George Washington's warning about getting too involved with other nations' politics? and voting 3rd party in this country is like not voting, but with the added inconvenience of getting up early.

i like America, and have no desire to leave, but there are some serious problems here that i wish i had the power to change. i'll still vote, but without conviction. at least my state's governor election is a clear-cut race. and since my soon-to-be wife will be working for the state at this time next year, Mr. Daniels has my vote.

on a completely unrelated note, any of you reading should check out a band called It Dies Today. if anyone's interested i can make sure you get an mp3 or two. if you like anything from Arch Enemy to On Broken Wings to Thursday, you'll enjoy this.

Actually, I just wanted to inaugurate my journal. I think this is a nice addition to Gamespot.

I wish there was a 3rd candidate with a chance of winning. I'll vote for Bush because Kerry is an incompetent fool. Bush isn't stupid, I don't think, but he certainly comes across that way on television. Seriously, a simple public speaking course wouldn't take that long. But then you can't really believe TV news anymore anyway. I love that I can make unsubstantiated claims that people might read. If you disagree, say so, we'll talk. Just be civil.

Fable: Sounds fun, but too short and not worth buying an Xbox for. Jason will let me play his.

GTA San Andreas: I'm very excited, but with calculus this semester I don't know how I'm going to binge on it. I can't fall behind in that class.

Hmm. What happens now....?

The End.