PhantomVI's blog

Gah! It's been non-stop Gears of War for over a week now, and I'm still not sick of it. Tons of multiplayer and all three difficulty levels in the campaign (still need more to get the final Dom achievement). Forced myself to take a break from MP until I completed Insane, and almost wept with joy when I finally took down General RAAM all by my lonesome. Hopefully I'll get some MP time in during the next couple of days, since I've really missed the experience of playing with everyone here. Plus, I've felt bad about turning down so many game invites...

So despite the current financial difficulties, I managed to scare up enough cash for Gears Of War today. Now it's just a waiting game...

I'm gong to be online A LOT with this next week, so if anyone reading this wants to, feel free to send me a Friends request on Live (also, I wouldn't mind joining a GOW clan, so if anyone has any info, please pass it along). I'll probably be playing a bit of GRAW this weekend, too. Which reminds me, in need to pick up a new Live card tomorrow morning, since I think my Gold subscription is about to expire if it hasn't already...

First, some background information: I was laid off this summer after three years of managing a computer lab at an art college here in Chicago. The lay off was unexpected, but it wasn't exactly a shock, either. But it definitely threw a wrench in a lot of my plans, though, like a trip to Oregon to see my new niece and a little vacation to Las Vegas for the national roller derby convention.