It's almost 4AM. I'm very very tired from working 12 hours, coming home to a little bit of drama at home and unboxing my new Xbox 360. That was about 12:30AM. In the 3 hours that elapsed I managed to learn the nuances of duck-and-cover fighting and completed Act 1 of the Campaign. I must say, this game is a great example of graphics and gameplay done right. I don't think any game could have provided as warm a welcome to the 360 than Gears. It was like a fuzzy, cute welcome mat that emitted soothing scents as I stepped on it and entered the home of my 360. I... must... sleep... and not spend more time tooling around the dashboard!

After a long week of meijer.com unresponsiveness, I managed to get my 3 games in the mail yesterday. I called their (very nice) customer service about my Xbox360, and was told that they had a backorder (due to the influx) and would be receiving a shipment this week. Naturally, things would be arriving next week as they could have received the consoles by Friday.

To my surprise I just got an e-mail from Meijer stating that all of my equipment has shipped. I'm wondering, "Did I get cheated?" and I saw a FedEx tracking number on the e-mail! Checking it resulted in massive OMGs and forgettings that i'm at work as its estimated delivery date is 10/4/07!

Woot! Just in time for the weekend! (I'm off Fri/Sat)

www.meijer.com. Use promo code meijercomgift for 20% off any order of $50 or more. Limited time only. ACT NOW (nownownownownow...)

After working Sunday for 8 hours (normal shift), 12 hours Monday through Thursday (OT+normal) and 6 hours on Friday (OT) for two weeks (excluding today), I am finally done with all that money making and back breaking! I can't wait for my check to arrive!

'Nuff said.

Downloaded the Bioshock demo over the night, knowing that my PC isn't ready for its supreme greatness...

Woke up this morning, installed it without any problem...

Updated video drivers just in case...

Booted up the game...

AND THERE'S NO MOUSE CURSOR. Sucks pretty bad, but I can wing it - you just can't see it, but it's there.

Start the demo...

Black screen, choking sounds, flashes of what could be water...

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Press W, S, A or D to move.

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Okay! The graphics don't display at all. I guess I'll be waiting until I buy my new PC to play Bioshock.

Finally I finished Metroid Prime 2. 18 hours and change, 72% of the items. MrCHUP0N is my character witness; He "seen it!"

Fun and fantastic bosses. Not too bad of a scavenger hunt at the end. Now that i'm done with Metroid Prime 2, what's next?

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Played it for about 10 mins. MrCHUP0N "seen it!" Controls are slick, fast and need getting used to. It's sleepytime. Got a podcast to record in the morning.

He really does. Forget all that Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos stuff. Matter of fact, remember all of that because his true colors are going to blow your mind if you think he's all family friendly. Never was, never will be. His most recent comedy show (taped in New York!) was aired on HBO on August 25th; it was called Bob Saget: It Ain't Right. It's some of the funniest stream-of-consciousness comedy I have ever heard! If you can get a hold of that show, WATCH IT! You will LOLROFL(your)AO!

A few weeks ago, I bought my girlfriend a Zune and made a deal with my uncle to snag his Zune after realizing its video ... talents (get your mind out of the gutter, plz). Since then, I"ve been traveling back and forth to work listening to my same old tunes that I've had on my computer since I knew how to rip CDs and whatnot. I decided that this needed to change, but didn't quite know how.

Exploring the Zune website I found that you could download any available song from the Zune Marketplace for a flat rate of $15 a month. Provided you can sustain the subscription, you can continue listening to the music on your PC, Zune and I assume Xbox 360.

I've been spending the past hour downloading pretty much everything I can think of, and there's so much more that I haven't started to think of. My thought pattern with this has been... tree-like. I think of a band, group or album, then so many more ideas branch out.

Right now, I thought about the Wu-Tang Clan. Think about the possibilities.

I was all happy after I restored power to the 2nd temple and fighting another really cool boss... took me a while to do it, too! I was all ready to tackle the 3rd area and completely restore power to the planet when I found this...

ZOMG!? More keys?? So it seems like the game is much longer than I originally thought - there are 9 of these buggers. Loads of backtracking, yes, but I don't mind. It's been about 2-3 years since I played the original Metroid Prime and I'm loving every minute of this sequel.

Here's where I stand: I'm going to throw another hour at this game before I leave for work.

Should I buy Prime 3 tonight and resist its urges, or wait until the end credits roll for this one?