32 and 2

I’m now two days into my 32nd year on the planet.  It’s been a rollercoaster the past few weeks; anytime moving enters the equation, things get messed up fast.

Between trying to decide what to do about the kids schooling (public vs. private), trying to arrange our new living situation, dealing with unforeseen flat tires and cranky kids, both Kelly and I have been more than a little stressed out.

I’ve been playing a LOT of XBox Live, to the detriment of my novel-reading habit.  I picked up COD4 today and am absolutely loving it.  Everyone was right, it’s ten times more fun than World At War. Next up will be Halo 3.

I’ve been very fortunate to get some new toys recently, namely my new laptop (Inspiron 1545) and my Ipod Touch, which is about the coolest gadget on the planet.

I actually had a pretty great birthday this year.  Kelly and I spent the entire day together, going out for some lunch, pool, and drinks which was a blast.  I realized that as much as I suck at pool, I still love it.  It was like a mid-day date night, and a perfect birthday present.

Later on in the day, my family took us out to eat at Longhorn Steakhouse, which is in my estimation the holy temple of all things that go moo.  I managed to put away an entire New York Strip and all the trappings, and even two days later my intestines are still sore from the delicious experience.

As I sit here regaling you with stories of my birthday, I find it imperative to note that I am currently suffering from XBox Thumb.  Which means, of course, that my hands are actually somewhat sore from overuse of the controller…which brings up something else…what is up with all the four year olds in COD talking trash?  I had to endure a ten minute TDM session with what sounded like castrated little boys going on ad infinitum about the practicality of an ACOG site on an AK-47.

It went a little something like this:

“Motherf*cker, I have a motherf*cking ACOG on my AK”

“That’s gay, motherf*cker, I have a silencer on mine”

“F*ck that sh*t motherf*cker, I like ACOG”

And on and on and on.  I hope someone in their households hears these conversations and takes them out back to kick them in the groin until their balls drop and they grow up a little.

Now that I’m on an XBox rant, I’ve got to note that I’ve only encountered three types of people on there that actually use the microphone.  One is the utter asshole.  The guy that just randomly talks shit to anyone because he’s so confident of his gaming ability that he feels like the incarnation of Christ. These people are gay.

Then you have the pissed off kids who are just learning to swear. And brag about ACOG sites.  It would be cute if it wasn’t so…gay.

Lastly, you have the stoner…the guy who runs his trap the entire match and sounds like : “Oh shitttttt duuuuudeeee…hahahaha oh my GOD shit….wow…shit that f*ck…wow…duuuuuuude man, that’s like shitttttttt…”

Ahh…but I digress.  Anyway, I’m going to bed.  I can’t think anymore.

Feeding the addiction.

I finally stepped up to the plate and signed up for Xbox live.  Now that I’ve foisted that tidbit of knowledge on you, it’s apparent why there haven’t been any posts in a while.  Because I’m f*cking addicted.  This is what almost six years without gaming will do to a person. 

Of course, with the passage of that much time, there’s been a small degradation of my skills….which means I pretty much got my ass handed to me on a silver platter in my first TDM since sometime in 2003.  It’s started to come back to me though, although getting used to the controller is a little harder than the old mouse and adsw routine I was used to.

I definitely have been enjoying it though, and I might even add to this post or come up with another one…after I go play some more CoD.  See ya.

Meeboliteracy

 

Do Not Refrash.

Cat Abuser Gets His Ass Pwned.

An animal abuse story that has sparked outrage across the country has Comanche County Sheriff Kenny Stradley saying that two local boys are responsible. The teen was filmed beating and torturing a cat, and uploaded it to YouTube over the weekend. It was viewed about 30,000 times.

KSWO, Lawton, OK- Wichita Falls, TX: News, Weather, Sports. ABC, 24/7, Telemundo - UPDATE: Lawton teen films himself abusing cat, posts on YouTube

I hope this sick son of a bitch gets a taste of his own medicine in Juvi.  I saw the first ten seconds of that video thinking there's no way someone would really do that....that it had to be a joke.  It made me ill.

Welcome to the Future

This is some seriously cool stuff.

"Forensic Science is about to take a startling new turn – reconstructing facial features and skin tone simply by reading your DNA...The process, “forensic molecular photofitting” relies on mapping genes that are linked to skin pigmentation and in its more complex form, to groups of genes that control facial structure..."

Source: Irish Times

Brits Ban Bank Bonuses

Common sense prevails in the UK:

The government yesterday publicly hardened its position on bank executive bonuses saying it will be "very, very robust" in clamping down on bonuses for 2008 in banks in which it holds shares. It will only allow modest payments for clerks earning around £20,000 a year…it came as David Cameron said he would cap all 2008 bonuses at £2,000 for staff in banks owned or partly owned by the government. He also said the government should be willing to sue any bank executive who insisted their contract entitled them to a large bonus for the year.

Iran Wants Nukes? Who’d Have Thought?

Little more than a year after U.S. spy agencies concluded that Iran had halted work on a nuclear weapon, the Obama administration has made it clear that it believes there is no question that Tehran is seeking the bomb...Senior U.S. officials now discount a National Intelligence Estimate issued in November 2007 that was instrumental in derailing U.S. and European efforts to pressure Iran to shut down its nuclear program.

No shit. A little late to the ballgame aren't we?