Hey all (see, I’m using plurals, that means the blog’s popular!)

So, Christmas went well for me. Managed to get all the presents wrapped up that I needed to, which was good, and spent time with the family. As for material goods, the banner items were a new laser printer (HP 1022) and a keyboard (microsoft media pro keyboard).

Also, New Years has happened. A good time was had by all, so far as I could tell. We even remembered to stop for the ball drop (or, elevator rise, as was done in Niagra Falls; where we were watching). One glass was broken at Kings (Someone banging it with their fork, as is done successfully at weddings the world over, time after time). Other then that, no damage.

As for the party, it was good. One thing that was a bit annoying was that nearly everything I brought was unused or completely unnessisary (why did I have to lug a DVD player around? He had one right on his main TV, and we had a PS2, which doubed as a DVD player). I mean, I understand that backups are sometimes a good idea, but why bring things which cannot be forgotten (like, say, a DVD player at the person’s house we’re going to). Another annoying “bring” point was the wireless router - no one but brendon actually brought a computer at all. So, I had brought a backup router for a LAN party that it seemed no one actually intended to have.

Other then that, it was mostly good. I did think that Jordan hit the nail on the head when he said, “Playing videogames has lost much of its alure”. I’m at the point now where the only reason I’ll pick up a video game is either because of symplistic yet enjoyable gameplay that’s a good diversion (like, maybe, half hour games) or as a group activity (a la mario party or smash bros). One thing I did like was a demo we had of Sid Meier’s Pirates. It’s incredibly symplistic, and very addictive, with games lasting less then a few minutes.

till later