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My
2 year+ adventure in Xbox 360 gamerscore addiction has reached a new milestone today. While solving a case involving a hermaphrodite in
CSI: Deadly Intent I passed the 50,000G mark proving a motivated junkie like me can
accomplish any trivial goal I put my mind to. I promised myself I'd only play games I'd enjoy after the 50k mark, but like any predictable addict I instead have my sights now set on 100k. Bring on the hermaphrodites, daddy needs more syrup!
With the
color wheel on my
HC1500 Projector getting louder and louder, and the cost for a replacement part exceeding $400, the opportunity for an upgrade had presented itself. Once the
Senator passed me
this review I was on the road to 1080p projected goodness. I decided on the
Epson HC 8100 not because it's a higher quality projector, but because the review indicated it was for people who "could spend a little bit more" and I wanted to be in that group. Plus it makes me unpredictable which feeds back into my appearance of being rich, especially after
Tigerbomb approved the projector which escalated it to fine wine status. The new model is also
much larger giving me even more of a status boost, although it comes at a cost of being much more
difficult to mount. While the screen size increased to the full width of my wall (133" vs. 110") I was not able to tell much difference in quality. Fortunately
Stavos stopped by to lend his videophile snobbery to assure me the quality improvement was significant, and that my popularity was on track for an exponential increase. Pay no attention to my
ebay auction, I don't need to finance a new purchase by selling old equipment anymore on account of my new 1080p level of refinement. You can ignore it when making your evaluation. The reliable
RCA RT2770 remains my audio factory.
My refrigerator of almost 10 years sounded off with the click of death yesterday, signalling compressor failure. Today I transferred all my frozen goods to my
new freezer while I wait for a replacement part. This marks yet another rare advantage of living in the forsaken wasteland of Michigan; natural freezers. Of course now that it's location is known, I expect my imitation crab legs will be walking off shortly.
Lastnight, the temperature hit 7°. This is a
record low for 2010 (so far). To celebrate a trip to Sonic was in order. Braving 15 degree weather, I made my way to a surprisingly packed stall service to enjoy an affront to the weather. While the food was good, the 20 minutes of not running my engine gave me a new appreciation for animals left in cars during the winter.
| +7 °F at 06:34 on 03 January |
Stardate 63466.9: Lisa arranged for a quiet evening with
the Kelleys for an event not to exceed a 3/5 excitement level to ring in the new year. The
morlocks sphinx monitoring system quickly caught wind of the event and were invited, along with the Schwartzs which immediately exceeded the planned excitement level. Fortunately the
new Family Guy,
Things and excessive alcohol were enough to keep everyone entertained.
- Kirk-shirt-wearing-nerd out
A post-christmas miracle is responsible for another Google check that arrived today. The gap between checks was only a month longer than
usual this time, which is surprising given the state of the economy (and subsequent reduced number of ad-clicking fingers/bots). I credit the federal bailout money for keeping my Google check regular, and gladly accept it. As with the
last few checks however, this one is not going to stimulate the economy in it's time of need, but instead getting set aside for the next 1,000 commenter party which I anticipate to occur in 2035. Assuming we survive the galactic alignment of 2012 with John Cusack, and thawing of Simon Phoenix in 2032 I should have enough saved for at least 3 rounds of hoverkarts and slightly more than the standard ration of protein paste for refreshments.
After making his dissatisfaction with my website code
known to the world, the
Morlock was not satisfied. Knowing the hamster that runs my Access database can only sprint for a few minutes at a time, he used the
DOS tool of choice to thoroughly exhaust it to death. If it took you an hour to load this page, now you know why. It's only a matter of time now before this site is finally put out of it's misery.
The Josephs made a trip to Michigan to enjoy our 18 degree weather, so the
Senator and I rolled out the proper
Box Bar greeting. Lisa is deathly afraid of Florida and their hurricanes, so she took off for Cleveland well before their arrival, feeling safe only after a 2.5 hour buffer was in place. A feast of the plowmans lunch and several hours later our group dispersed and Joseph visited my house to help inject some Florida, and play some 1 vs 100.
The Xbox collective gains another victim today as I loaned my extender Xbox to the
Morlock in anticipation of his delayed Elite. After indoctrinating him into the cult and dutifully avoiding the side effects such as girlfriend desertion and wallet lightening he was
up and running. I managed to spend over an hour deflowering him while Erin looked on sadly, knowing her share of the smokestack and siren maintenance was about to increase exponentially.
Tonight marks the day the hardest achievement I've ever worked for finally
unlocked. Presently only 64 / 9,561 gamers have it, and after 80 hours of grind it's clear why. For 2 weeks I was a slave to my Xbox, starting a race and then enjoying 15-30 minutes of life before being called back to start another. It ran at work, at home, and in my car to maximize available time investment. On a positive note, the sad reality that is my life has come to light, and I've now sworn off attacking these kinds of achievements. I stuck it to the sick bastard that included it in Forza 3 in the hopes the owner would retain the copy for years, and even put it up on eBay for good measure. It's clear I have a sickness that needs to be addressed. Ignore the fact that I'm cranking through Band Hero as I write this.
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