Much to Discuss
Quick game update, then on to my journey to Texas.
My 360 returned, or at least the "new" 360 Microsoft sent me returned. Works perfectly, especially with the fantastic Bioshock. Visually, from a technology and art direction standpoint it's really great. It scares the crap out of me and keeps me on the edge (though less so as I get more powerful and familiar with the game). It's also just really slick. No inventory management, you cannot research guys that have nothing (unlike Oblivion). It's just a well-crafted game. I'd like to write a full review when I finish. Hopefully this week.
I just returned from Texas. I did the following manly things in the past few days:
1.) Fired a gun
2.) At two meals comprised entirely of meat
3.) Killed animals
4.) Saw a snake (then ran from it...even with a gun in my hand)
5.) Took a crap in a pasture
The trip was pretty fun, though there was a bit I didn't care for. I still can't stand the Texas heat. Every time I visit the south between April and October, I realize I can never live there again. The cool climate of NorCal has spoiled me.
I also find that I encounter some of the worst people -- there are some different, but very cool people in Texas. Yet I see the worst. Still amazes me that even after two years, when people find that I live in San Francisco their first response is "Huh. There's a lot of gay people there." Yeah...and? I wonder if people actually think there's a 24/7 orgy going on here?
People also ask how I can stand it living away from Texas. They get this look of dread on their face, I assume because they're contemplating their own existence outside the borders of the state. I think the thought fills them with dread, much like the notion of Sauron scared Frodo.
We had a great trip to San Diego last weekend. Excellent food, nice warm weather, the beach and the zoo! It was really nice and I've got some cool pictures (to be posted later). I'll let the pictures of the zoo speak for themselves -- the animals were really great. Also, perhaps inspired by the food, we finally wrote our first yummers post. Check it out if you care.
(posted by grant at 9/09/2007)
