Denver Broncos 4 Life!

As I write this, I am in my last month of my college career. I have so much to do between now and graduation; to me it seems like college doesn't want to let me go. I want to assure you, I am ready to get the hell out of here haha. My plans after graduation are to move back home to my Mom's house and live there for the time being. I found out last month that I got a job with the Washington Capitals as an Inside Sales Rep, I start May 15th. Welcome to the real world! I'm not sure yet how much I'm going to like it, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be unreal. Okay, I'll be honest... I'm stoked!

My gaming has kinda taken a hit since all of this craziness began. I decided against getting Rock Band, just too much money and not enough time to play it. Yesterday, I decided to splurge and bought Condemned 2; yes I was one of the very few who actually bought and played the first when it originally came out. So far I like it. I also went ahead and reserved a copy of GTA IV. It's been awhile since I actually played a Grand Theft Auto game so I figured what the hell. There isn't much coming out this Summer I'm interested in (with the exception of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith) so GTA it is.

That's all for now! Hope everyone is doing well and, of course, enjoying their beloved 360s!

I finally went and got Rock Band last week. I decided to pick up a used copy of the game to save myself some cash. A funny thing happened while I was jamming out the day I bought it... I broke my whammy bar. So I decided to return the game and just buy the whole thing. This way I get a new guitar and my roommates and I can jam out together (I heard drunk Rock Band is a blast). Anyway, I have to wait 'til after Spring Break to get the set because I don't have the money at the moment. I'd say about 95% of my gaming these days goes towards these rhythm games, I just can't get enough!

As the title says, there isn't a whole lot to report in my gaming life these days. My buddy and I (the losers that we are) put in Guitar Hero II a couple weekends ago and scored over 1,000,000. Then we proceeded to five star every song on Hard on co-op mode in Guitar Hero III and get the 2,000 note streak as well. It's also important to note that we did all of this twice so both of us could have the achievements. Yes... we take pride in our GH skills, and yes... we know we are losers as well haha.

I actually just took a job at Texas Roadhouse near my school to make some extra cash before I graduate in May. I'm hoping to take some of that and put it towards some new games!!! I've been thinking about two in particular: Rock Band and Condemned 2. When I say Rock Band I'm just talking the actual game. I've played with the entire set and to be honest, I just don't like it. I'd take the GH guitar over the Rock Band guitar any day and I don't particularly care for the drums either. My main reason for wanting it is just to play all the awesome songs that are in the game. As for Condemned 2, I really enjoyed the original and I hear this one is going to be even better. Other than those two games the gaming future looks pretty bleak to me. Obviously this Summer things will pick things up but I just need something to tied me over until then.

Happy gaming everyone!

This past Saturday I lost my Dad. He wasn't well by any means of the word but his passing was still quite a shock to me. Part of me is relieved that he is finally at peace but the other still wishes he were here with me. The time I spent with him two weeks ago I will cherish for the rest of my life. Sitting in the box at Mile High Stadium with our heads out the window heckling the Vikings fans below us is a memory I will never forget. Not to mention the time he spent with me and my younger brothers trying his hardest to sing the songs of Rock Band (yes my Dad was a gamer too ). I am going to miss him terribly but I know I now have one hell of a guardian angel looking over me. I love you Dad and I promise to make you proud of me.

Merry Christmas everyone! This year came and went quickly didn't it? Feels like just yesterday I was entering college and now I'm a semester away from being out... scary. Santa was good to me this year but amazingly I didn't get any video games. Okay, honestly I didn't ask for any seeing as how my little bro got about 5 new games one of which, Call of Duty 4, I am in love with. Anyway enough with this... here's what I got:

- RIDE bindings for my new snowboard!
- Contact Harvest (the fourth Halo novel)
- Protect and Defend (Vince Flynn's latest novel)

DVDs:
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Ratatouille
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Live Free or Die Hard
- Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End

I made out pretty well this year. Like I said, Santa treats me well (or my Mom just loves me a lot haha). So despite the tight budget, here's what I got the family:

Dad - Microsoft optic mouse for the downstairs computer
Sister - Therapeutic Socks (I know this sounds crappy but we agreed not to get each other gifts. I decided to cheat and get her a little something.)
Little Bro - Play and charge kit for his 360 controller. (Mom loves this b/c she doesn't have to keep replenishing his battery supply now.)
Mom - A towel rack for the basement. If only you could've seen the mess in the back room. The biggest pile of towels you've ever seen and with no particular rhyme or reason. Part of this gift was cleaning all of this up and making it actually look nice. I also got her a jar to hold all of the spatulas we have in the house because the drawer she kept them in was overflowing with other things as well.

So Thursday I'm headed down to Williamsburg for my buddy's wedding. He and I were freshman year roommates at Radford and now I'm one of his groomsmen. The wedding is at a winery so I am pretty sure there will be plenty of interesting stories to tell when I return.

On another note. This Saturday when I return, I am catching a flight out to Denver to stay with my Dad and the family out there for New Years. I am pretty excited for a couple reasons, not the least of which is I am going to the Broncos final game of the season. Whether they win or lose is of no concern to me, I just love going to Mile High!

That's it for now. Most likely the next time I post on here I will be back at JMU for the final semester of my collegiate career. Take care everyone and Happy New Year!!!

Well, being an Xbox Live subscriber since day one has finally paid off! I received my 500 free ms points via e-mail the other day and a cool gamer picture to go along with it. I gotta say it feels like its been way more than just five years but I guess when you play video games as much as I do time seems to fly. Here's looking forward to another great five years!

It took me a roughly three days, but I finally beat BioShock. I now know why all of these video game tv shows are giving BioShock Game of the Year. I got so immersed into the world of Rapture, I couldn't put it down. And while it only took me three days, it was at least a solid 8 hours of gameplay (I pretty much started from the beginning).

Kudos to 2K for making such a great video game and while I'm a little ashamed to have waited so long to get into it... later is better than never. While I still feel Halo 3 has a slight upper-hand thanks to the multiplayer, I am now okay with BioShock winning GOTY. It truly is a great game.