Blog......Schmlog.....!
There is not much to talk about. Work. Home. That's about it. I did get a few goodies and some quiet time with the wife, so that was nice. But other than that, it was just drab boredom at its worst.
Inn....din...anna...Jo..Unzzzz....uhhhhhhh....
Kris and I went to see the new Indy flick on the 8th. We both enjoyed the movie, it was very nice. But getting stuck in the theatre for 15-20 commercials before the movie tried our patience and seemed to do the same to our fellow movie-goers. I made a few off-the-wall comments during this horrible experience that rose a few chuckles and giggles from the other patrons.
There was an air of disappointment that Sean Connery (Sir) did not return from retirement to star in this movie. And they tried to address his absence well. I suppose a bit part would not be worthy of Connery's abilities. This is what they get for waiting almost twenty years to make another sequel.
The movie was extremely entertaining and I eagerly await its release to DVD. I would sum the movie up as being an ode to a few of Spielberg's past films. And it came off well. It was good to see other veteran actors and actresses in this movie, especially Karen Allen!
Indy summed up her absence in the other movies quite well with the line.. "those other women just weren't you..." True.
New Games...yeah..
I picked up two gems from Gamestar for the Gamecube. I can honestly say these two games are the worst games I have ever played. I also ordered a game for my PC.
Bad Boys Miami Takedown - I bought because I thought it might be a decent with Lawrence and Smith lending voice talents. No. I don't think they even used anyone associated with the film. The game looked bad for even a N64 game. To be completely honest, it was horrible. The controls are horrible, the graphics are horrible, the camera angles are horrible. I almost took it back to the store, but decided to give it a try on the hopes there would be some kind of redeeming qualities to it. Nope.
Desert Storm..something or other - This game also sucked. Bad controls, bad graphics, bad gameplay. The story behind the first level was very interesting - based on the first Gulf War. But everything about the game screams - "I was ported from an older generation console..."
These two games might go back to the store, even if I don't get a store credit, they are awful.
Unreal Tournament 2004 - Yeah. I finally bought a copy, having gotten a New in box copy for $12 shipped. If i can manage to find another copy of UT GOTY Ed, I would have a complete set. UT3 seems to be doing poorly out there, so once I get my new system online, I will have to pick up a copy.
Airsoft
I've put a halt to development of my airsoft page. I've considered putting a halt to airsofting for a while to save up some money to obtain my MCDST certification. I can actually use the certification to improve my job skills for my planned move next year.
I seemed to have missed out on the Father's Day game. I wasn't really sure if I was going to go or not. I didn't really miss going out. I've been in somewhat of a foul mood lately and shooting people just didn't sound like much fun to me.
Computers
I built a nice little file server for a friend of mine. I had gone to a neighbor's yard sale and found a box of unopened computer parts. The guy wanted $30 for it. I knew the guy was an AMD fan, but apparently he'd ordered stuff to build his kids both a computer and then never finished them. There were two Gigabyte boards and two procs - 1.4GHz and 1.7GHZ.
My buddy got me a brand new 1TB drive to stick in it and I used an old mini tower case he brought me with a cheap power supply. Windows 2000 and the 1.7GH proc. The board supports 3GB of RAM, but there was only 1GB stick and two 512 sticks in there. I did have to flash the BIOS to accept the larger SATA drive - No CD drive! I think the total cost on the system was $300, with the 1TB drive at about $280.
Nice File Server. He does relentless Movie and MP3 downloads and is an active Ipod user, so I suppose 1TB will do him for now. Be scoffed at my 500GB drive when I got it, and then again at my second. He said he was impressed with how quickly I had it up and running. He'd given me the parts on Thursday and I gave it to him on Friday.
Nice.
My own computer is beginning to shape up as well. I am leaning towards a 775 3.2GH Dual Core - $100, 3 GB of RAM, a 512Mb Graphics Card and then will be moving both of my 5ooGB drives into it. Apart from that, the system's main requirement will be to smoothly run XP Pro. So be it.
Inn....din...anna...Jo..Unzzzz....uhhhhhhh....
Kris and I went to see the new Indy flick on the 8th. We both enjoyed the movie, it was very nice. But getting stuck in the theatre for 15-20 commercials before the movie tried our patience and seemed to do the same to our fellow movie-goers. I made a few off-the-wall comments during this horrible experience that rose a few chuckles and giggles from the other patrons.
There was an air of disappointment that Sean Connery (Sir) did not return from retirement to star in this movie. And they tried to address his absence well. I suppose a bit part would not be worthy of Connery's abilities. This is what they get for waiting almost twenty years to make another sequel.
The movie was extremely entertaining and I eagerly await its release to DVD. I would sum the movie up as being an ode to a few of Spielberg's past films. And it came off well. It was good to see other veteran actors and actresses in this movie, especially Karen Allen!
Indy summed up her absence in the other movies quite well with the line.. "those other women just weren't you..." True.
New Games...yeah..
I picked up two gems from Gamestar for the Gamecube. I can honestly say these two games are the worst games I have ever played. I also ordered a game for my PC.
Bad Boys Miami Takedown - I bought because I thought it might be a decent with Lawrence and Smith lending voice talents. No. I don't think they even used anyone associated with the film. The game looked bad for even a N64 game. To be completely honest, it was horrible. The controls are horrible, the graphics are horrible, the camera angles are horrible. I almost took it back to the store, but decided to give it a try on the hopes there would be some kind of redeeming qualities to it. Nope.
Desert Storm..something or other - This game also sucked. Bad controls, bad graphics, bad gameplay. The story behind the first level was very interesting - based on the first Gulf War. But everything about the game screams - "I was ported from an older generation console..."
These two games might go back to the store, even if I don't get a store credit, they are awful.
Unreal Tournament 2004 - Yeah. I finally bought a copy, having gotten a New in box copy for $12 shipped. If i can manage to find another copy of UT GOTY Ed, I would have a complete set. UT3 seems to be doing poorly out there, so once I get my new system online, I will have to pick up a copy.
Airsoft
I've put a halt to development of my airsoft page. I've considered putting a halt to airsofting for a while to save up some money to obtain my MCDST certification. I can actually use the certification to improve my job skills for my planned move next year.
I seemed to have missed out on the Father's Day game. I wasn't really sure if I was going to go or not. I didn't really miss going out. I've been in somewhat of a foul mood lately and shooting people just didn't sound like much fun to me.
Computers
I built a nice little file server for a friend of mine. I had gone to a neighbor's yard sale and found a box of unopened computer parts. The guy wanted $30 for it. I knew the guy was an AMD fan, but apparently he'd ordered stuff to build his kids both a computer and then never finished them. There were two Gigabyte boards and two procs - 1.4GHz and 1.7GHZ.
My buddy got me a brand new 1TB drive to stick in it and I used an old mini tower case he brought me with a cheap power supply. Windows 2000 and the 1.7GH proc. The board supports 3GB of RAM, but there was only 1GB stick and two 512 sticks in there. I did have to flash the BIOS to accept the larger SATA drive - No CD drive! I think the total cost on the system was $300, with the 1TB drive at about $280.
Nice File Server. He does relentless Movie and MP3 downloads and is an active Ipod user, so I suppose 1TB will do him for now. Be scoffed at my 500GB drive when I got it, and then again at my second. He said he was impressed with how quickly I had it up and running. He'd given me the parts on Thursday and I gave it to him on Friday.
Nice.
My own computer is beginning to shape up as well. I am leaning towards a 775 3.2GH Dual Core - $100, 3 GB of RAM, a 512Mb Graphics Card and then will be moving both of my 5ooGB drives into it. Apart from that, the system's main requirement will be to smoothly run XP Pro. So be it.
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