Good Afternoon Ladies &
Gentlemen,
Busy few weeks yet again… and quite frankly, I'm getting fed up
with f**king computers. Why? Well, this will be the second time I've typed this
up because... well, my computer decided to just delete everything one moment in
time. No, I didn't even hit a stray key or anything... it just bloop, nerp,
gone. Happened. Screen refresh or something? Who knows? Who the f**k cares?
Also, my work computer systems are giving me the sh*t fitz... and the laptop is
always mildly frustrating. I guess the newer they update things, the less user
friendly they really become... because my old laptop & I understood each
other, it just got old (and riddled with God knows what as far as viruses &
sh*tware) so yeah... all in all, I'm pretty much fed up with these things... but
I digress. How else could I possibly share things with my family & friends
all over the world without them, right?
Let’s see… Last weekend, Dizzy & I went to San Jose
for a day trip. We started off at the Winchester Mystery House. You
may recall that I went with my brother nearly two years back & got a dusk
tour, but this was Dizzy's first time & we got a day tour... and it's
completely different. The story goes that Sarah Winchester married into the
Winchester Rifle money... and then tragedy struck as her child & husband
died in fairly quick succession (no, not a black widow thing, just sh*t luck).
Anyway, she believed that the house was haunted by the souls of those killed by
the Winchester rifles... and so she conducted séances to see how to appease the
spirits... and apparently they told her to build crazy sh*t in her giant
mansion. If you've seen any of the pictures it's actually quite ridiculous...
but I had seen this place before & I have my own opinions. What are they you
ask? Well... I think she was just a lonely eccentric spinster with a LOOOOOOOOT
of MOOOOONNNEEEEEEEY and absolutely no architectural sense. "Build me a
staircase here." "Ma'am, with all due respect there's no room or even an
upstairs floor for those to go to, it doesn't make sense." "I'm sorry, are you
saying that I need to hire a new architect?" "No ma'am. All right boys, let's
get this staircase in!" Seriously, in those days, who's going to tell her that's
f**king stupid? Nobody! Especially if they want to be employed in California
ever again. It's like people who sell clothes that look f**king retarded... if
it's what the customer wants, give them the best of what you've got! Anyway, I
recommend checking it out.
After that, we ate some Arby's then headed out to
Shoreline Amphitheatre for Steve Miller Band & Pat Benetar... and they
rocked the house despite being well into their golden years. I had seen Steve
Miller Band last July in Tahoe but Pat Benetar was quite good as well. Dizzy
& I had a wonderful time rockin' out!!!
Last Sunday was my brother's birthday... and he's
getting old as sh*t. That's really all I have to say about that... but we also
played a little "Red Dead Redemption" online... which is basically the new way
of playing Cowboys from 1000 miles apart. For those who have never played, Red
Dead Redemption is from the makers of Grand Theft Auto... but set in the Old
West around the Great Depression (1920's?) but it's a lot of the old west,
Mexican revolution, yet still fun as you blaze your own path through the story
& such. I enjoy it... so if you like the GTA series, I say give it a shot if
you haven't already, it's been out a few years. I just wait until the games are
cheap.
That being said, I did get a good deal on the new EA
Sports college football title "NCAA Football 2013" which is a LOT better than
any other version on the PS3 I've ever played. I've tried out... I think just
about all of them since 2005 or so when the system came out, but this one seems
like they've finally worked out all the kinks and are actually using the systems
abilities more rather than recycling old sh*t again & again. It kind of
takes the best of past version regarding gameplay, dynasty mode (manager &
play as a school for up to 30 years including recruiting & school
management), Road to Glory (where you basically create a player and play him
through high school & college up until draft day to see if you can create a
first round draft pick or something) and a new mode called the Heisman
Challenge, where you play as a past winner of the Heisman trophy like Barry
Sanders or Jim Plunkett... and you can place them on any team... and you try to
win the Heisman trophy with that player. For example, I could choose Tony
Dorsett to play for the University of Utah... and go against today's college
football teams. It's an interesting mode and yeah, kind of an extension of the
Road to Glory or a create your own character modes, but kind of cool to play as
some of the best like Barry Sanders. I'm still messing mostly with the Dynasty
mode as it's only been a few weeks but the gameplay is a LOT smoother than past
years. Also, I like how they've tweaked the secondary to be a lot more
difficult, even on easy settings, but even I'll admit it gets frustrating when a
safety or linebacker will all of a sudden get superhuman speed & agility to
run 40 yards instantly & sky 15 feet in the air to bat a pass... or just
straight pick you off. That can irk you... but still, good challenge &
you're not just lobbing bombs all game. I highly recommend it for college
football gamers. Best I've played yet.
During the week, I basically just worked &
occasionally played games in the late evenings... but Thursday night at
midnight, I went with Dizzy, my roommate Batgirl & a few of her friends to
go see the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" which of course in the
finale in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy. I don't want to give anything
away as I'm sure there's a few of you out there that haven't seen it yet... but
let me just say, it's AMAZING!!! I really liked it... and sure, there are things
that you can knit pick about and all that like any movie (especially based on
comic books) but it was basically PHENOMENAL in my opinion... and probably the
best movie I've seen in a long, long time. Latest competition is "The Dark
Knight" honestly... maybe "Inglorious Basterds" but yeah, I'd say even better
than that. I say go check it out... like as soon as you comfortably
can.
This weekend, Dizzy & I went to the California State
Fair in Sacramento... and first & foremost, it was f**king HOT!!! Like I
think it reached 108 degrees hot... but we had a lot of fun... as these pictures
will attest to... but I think I'll save those until next time... sorry. Just not a lot of time to post today... but here's a hint... YOLO!!! E'ryday e'ryday...
Anyway, that should do it. Would've had these out sooner
but... yeah, computers. You know how it goes. Have a great day
everybody!!! Happy Pioneer Day 2012!!!
