And Now The Rest of The Story

Now that I have a few more minutes, there's a little bit more to the tale of the XBox.  I rolled in to Target, cash burning a hole in my pocket. I was determined to take the plunge on the 360.

I bought it, went to visit with my family, then head home later in the evening to fire it up.  Opening the apparently factory fresh package, I immediately noticed something was awry with the bottom of the console.  It looked like the case had been opened then closed improperly; the side didn't fit flush with the end of the unit. 

Taking it out of its bag, I found surprise number two.  There was a gaping hole where the 60 GB hard drive was supposed to be.

Surprise three was that the bezel cover on the CD tray was missing.  Not only that, the original sticker that belongs on the bezel cover was carefully placed over the exposed DVD tray.

Of course, by the time I'd realized all this, I was 30 miles from the store I bought it from, and it was an hour to closing.

Mercifully, I was able to exchange it uneventfully with one from my local store that actually came with all the parts it was supposed to have, and the rest is history.

Joining the 21st Century

After nearly five years without seriously gaming, I gave in.  I finally caught up with the rest of the human race and got an XBox 360.  So far, I'm kicking myself in the ass for not getting one sooner.  I figured I'd be all conservative and just start out with one game (not including the groan inducing Kung Fu Panda and Lego Indiana Jones crap they bundled), so I picked up Call of Duty World at War.  

Keep in mind, I've been living under a rock and this was my first hands on experience with a 360.  I fired it up...jumped into the game, and my jaw hit the floor.  I simply didn't realize how good it was going to look.  Not to mention the little giggling like a schoolgirl moment I had when I first took down a bad guy and watched the blood literally spray from the back of his head. 

For someone whose last game was Call of Duty: United Offensive on the PC, I'm so glad to be back in action there aren't words to express it.  XBox Live, here I come.

Disclaimer: Yes I know I'm late to the party.  Let me have my fun.