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With the first day of summer come and gone, it was high time Lila had a bonfire to enjoy despite the recent heat wave making it a ridiculous idea. She stayed fairly cautious around the actual fire, but didn't quite figure out ladder golf or cornhole. In both cases she figured out the basic throwing motion and made the effort so by next year I'm sure she'll be a pro at both.

My second fathers day ever went fairly well with a visit to see my sister in Grand Rapids. We feasted on bacon-stuffed burgers, grilled corn, and avocado salad. Lila was the star of the show of course, making an extra effort to not be cranky or tired on account of the special day.

With the Fusion at 40% remaining oil life, and the Cougar probably not due for another 1,000 miles, today was the perfect day to change oil in both cars. Now that Lila is walking, it was high time she started pulling some weight around the house. I ignored her question about why I was wasting money changing oil so early and told her to hand me wrenches when I asked for them. The first two requests were filled fairly quickly, but by the third she opted to explore the lawn mower and I didn't even both asking afterwards as the noise from the grinder she was using to sharpen the mower blade was too loud to hear anything. In the end I managed to get both cars changed before nap time despite my helper slacking off. Most importantly she didn't drink any anti-freeze or brake cleaner, a success all by itself.

The Tumbler Tour stopped in before the Tigers game today and I felt the need to run down and take some photos along with a photosynth. When I arrived they were still setting up the crowd ropes so several security guards kept repeating "step away please" whenever someone new showed up. I pretended they were Jokers henchmen and asked them "why so serious?" to which they had no response, so I touched the tumbler and ran.

After seeing Lollipop Chainsaw release I was curious to say the least, and then seeing video of the gameplay revealing it was a fairly simple button masher I had to have it. Rarely does a Buffy the vampire ripoff come along with such unapologetic portrayal of women, so of course it's from a Japanese game developer. My very first achievement for looking up her skirt made the entire purchase worthwhile, almost topping the Two Girls One Cup achievement in Dirt 2. Now I have the "Lollipop" song from the Chordettes (on the pause menu) stuck in my head.

Our time with the Close Quarters expansion was kicked off right when MrPyroPuma rented a server of our very own to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting internets. Despite our premium status, allowing us "priority access" to server queues, this 2 week early access means everyone is premium, negating our special status. It also doesn't prevent admins from kicking us for playing too good, which is a fairly common occurance. By mastering our own server were were able to kick people we didn't like thereby perpetuating the problem handily.

Joseph decided to visit Michigan this week and tradition dictates we must meet at Box Bar at least once during his stay. The plowmans lunch order went through to start things off, followed by making my baby pretty. I also made sure to bring my Windows Phone collection as Joseph is the only other person on the planet with the same mobile OS as me. I have to make sure he feels special to prevent him switching back to one of the more popular choices. After the food came we all agreed Lisa is a jerk for not letting me move to Florida, and that she should feel bad for keeping us apart. We then made secret plans where I would produce a clone to keep Lisa company and move down anyway, making it technically a business dinner.

My truck of almost 8 years finally sold to a gentleman in Ohio today. I learned forgetting to rotate your tires causes just enough diameter difference to annoy the 4x4 system. A lesson that cost me $800 in new tires before I could sell it. With it goes Excelciers audio upgrade, the answer to how many 21" monitors fit in a truckbed, the sad face heater block install, drunken defacement, snow drifting, and Ranger grading. It proudly took all the abuse I could throw at it, and kept coming back for more with no complaints. Sad to see one of the last Rangers ever go, but it's time to make room for the upcoming Focus ST. Hard first world choices need to be made.

With the success of the Call of Duty Elite program, I probably shouldn't be surprised EA played copycat and launched "Premium" for my beloved Battlefield series. The cluster that is exclusive early access agreements prevents non-PS3 folk from enjoying expansions until a week after the PS3 nancies, and premium gives you 2 weeks "early access" to expansions. The resulting release dates require a multi-month calendar to figure out when you are able to play the expansion. Buying premium puts you in the beginning part of this math equation, and you actually save $5 (assuming you bought the first one already, which EA knows everyone who cares has). I of course do whatever Xbox and EA tell me to, so it only took me 3 days to decide (and I still have to wait 4 days for Close Quarters). Luckily James, Marco, TomTom and Duane all decided to bite the bullet as well, so I'm not alone.

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