Halo, Wife, and Gameplays

So lately I've stayed up a little later than I should while playing Halo. I'll make a point to log off of XBL no later than 12:30 AM since I can still get over 6 hours of sleep, which is plenty for me. Anyway, last night we were eating dinner, and I asked my wife what we were doing that night. Out of the blue she coldly says, "I don't know, you'll probably be asleep by 9:30 PM."

Here's some background: Monday night I went to bed earlier than my wife, sometime before 11 PM. This is the token time I've gone to bed before her because I was tired. Naturally she assumes that I went to bed because I was so tired from playing Halo. My non-Halo nights are QT for us, and almost without exception, she falls asleep on the couch before I do.

So I respond to her, "Oh, so it's okay if you fall asleep early but it's not okay for me because I play Halo?"

"Pretty much."

WTF? I don't get it. Apparently I can't ever go to bed early on a non-Halo night. Anyway, last night we were watching South Park and she falls asleep on the couch before 10 PM. So I finished watching SP and then got on the laptop, rendered some vids, checked my email, etc. Around 11:30 I wake her up to go to bed. I tried to get her up 3 times. In between attempts to wake her up, I brush my teeth, change, etc. Finally she comes up and is upset because I'm already in bed. Women!

Don't get me wrong, this isn't a serious fight or anything, just her being annoyed that I play Halo. I'm sure most guys that play Halo have to deal with this stuff with their wife. What is it about Halo that upsets women so much? Men (and some women) love to shoot, nade, and fuck up some people on XBL. Get over it.

Anyway, Drost, Malice, Onslaught (long time friend of mine), and I played some double games the other night. I love doubles. Drost and Malice won a game on Midship and we won one on Lockout. They were fun games so I thought I'd share them. The Lockout game is a bit boring at first but has some nice action in the second half. The Midship game is more intense and is decided in the last 2 seconds. Watch them if you're bored since they're probably only interesting to me. They're both about 215 MB.

Lockout game
Midship game

Enjoy.

Jared