PixlBit

I'm at the final boss encounter in Ratchet & Clank and my attempts at beating Drek have been unsuccessful.

I hope everyone has had a decent July 4th weekend (those who live in the U.S.) and good tidings to members across the globe. I've pretty much used my 4 day weekend so far to sleep, eat, read, watch films and play games.

While I'm fighting off allergies on an otherwise nice Sunday afternoon, I'm attempting Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode on Borderlands 2 (Xbox 360) and I'm just getting my ass handed to me over and over. I'm not even out of the first area (Southern Shelf) and I'm trying to escort Claptrap to his ship and getting waylaid by enemies at every turn. I suppose I'll need friends or parties to progress from here on out.

I have this friend on my XBL account that I've known since I started my account back in fall of '07. That was not too long after my brother/roommate came home with an HDTV, an Xbox 360 and a copy of Halo 3. I spent the next 2 1/2 years off-and-on with Halo 3 multiplayer and met a lot of friends (and scores more of people that I hope get eaten by wolves). One guy in particular kept in touch with the next 2 entries in the franchise (ODST, Reach) but when 4 was released, he apparently was not impressed. He was so angry at the direction the franchise had taken under 343 Industries that his XBL profile has statements like "343 sucks" or "343 ruined Halo".

Hello, everyone. I hope everyone has had a good summer so far. Or at least a productive one. 

As of last week, I'm on day shift hours and it's been pretty sweet. The only thing is that I've been gettting allergies almost every day (either from these buildings or something in the air) and when I get home all I want to do is take some allergy medicine, lie on the sofa and dose off. It's been pretty busy this past week. My summer work mostly consists of moving furniture out of classrooms, stripping the wax off of the floors and putting down new wax, in addition to regular cleaning of key areas where staff is still showing up during the summer. Luckily I'm not doing all of that by my lonesome but it doesn't mean it's still not exhausting.

It's Memorial Day and whether you watch war film marathons on AMC, fire up the grill or just hang out with loved ones, we should always remember the sacifices made by our armed forces. I myself am having lunch with the widow of a WWII and Korean War veteran (like I did the previous year) and while there'll be little to no talk of his war experiences (something the man never talked about), I do cherish the friendship of this person and her late husband (he passed away a year ago).

I'm not convinced that the internet infrastructure in North America is strong or wide enough to support the online requirements of Xbox One (by association, I'm hoping Sony isn't dependent on that, either). I'm convinced, however, just by the presentation of yesterday that Microsoft is no longer interested in marketing to me. As much as some/most of us had the idea of an "all-in-one" box, this appeared to be their plan all along and so much is riding on this; if it sinks, they're fucked in the console business. Microsoft isn't under any obligation to sell something that's accessible or affordable but it isn't a smart business decision and the sense of hubris on their part is still noticeable.

Hello again. I haven't been too active in the last 2 weeks. I'm now into the last week of the school year (of the campus where I work) and when that's over, I won't have to work nights and I can game and sleep like everyone else. In theory.

Everyone else is doing this so the peer pressure got to me.