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I played a little more GoW hardcore last night and decided to take a break and check out NHL 07 on XBL.  My experience was less than stellar.  I went 1 and 1 but the network lag was annoying.  The first person I played was in South Korea, so I guess that would explain it, but the second was in Canada.  The second game was a little better, but not smooth enough to make me want to jump online and play very often.  I'll probably just keep playing against the computer.  Anybody else have a better experience with NHL 07?  I'm almost positive it wasn't my connection. 

I played a little more GoW hardcore last night and decided to take a break and check out NHL 07 on XBL.  My experience was less than stellar.  I went 1 and 1 but the network lag was annoying.  The first person I played was in South Korea, so I guess that would explain it, but the second was in Canada.  The second game was a little better, but not smooth enough to make me want to jump online and play very often.  I'll probably just keep playing against the computer.  Anybody else have a better experience with NHL 07?  I'm almost positive it wasn't my connection. 

Yesterday afternoon I made my first XBL video purchase, the Star Trek Space Seed episode.  This is one of the shows I always wanted to rent but never got around to it.  The Wrath of Khan was my favorite Star Trek flick and the episode was right there, waiting for me to push "purchase" and watch in all it's HD glory. 

Yesterday afternoon I made my first XBL video purchase, the Star Trek Space Seed episode.  This is one of the shows I always wanted to rent but never got around to it.  The Wrath of Khan was my favorite Star Trek flick and the episode was right there, waiting for me to push "purchase" and watch in all it's HD glory. 

As I wrote in my last post GoW gave my wife nightmares.  No more last night, but now she keeps whispering to me "Die earth dweller."  Maybe it's time to have the dog taste test my food before I eat it...

As I wrote in my last post GoW gave my wife nightmares.  No more last night, but now she keeps whispering to me "Die earth dweller."  Maybe it's time to have the dog taste test my food before I eat it...

It was on casual, nothing crazy.  I guess I suck, but hey, I try.  I enjoyed making it through and now I'm working on some hardcore.  I have to say the RAAM was a pain in the a**. It was like a completely different game at that point.  Funny enough, last night my wife was watching me play (a rare occurence) and she actually got into it.  I caught her surfing the web looking for "tips" to defeat RAAM today.  I came home from playing hockey tonight and she asked if I was going to take on the RAAM.  She said she had nightmares about it last night, but she still stayed and watched. 

It was on casual, nothing crazy.  I guess I suck, but hey, I try.  I enjoyed making it through and now I'm working on some hardcore.  I have to say the RAAM was a pain in the a**. It was like a completely different game at that point.  Funny enough, last night my wife was watching me play (a rare occurence) and she actually got into it.  I caught her surfing the web looking for "tips" to defeat RAAM today.  I came home from playing hockey tonight and she asked if I was going to take on the RAAM.  She said she had nightmares about it last night, but she still stayed and watched. 

I checked out the XBL video marketplace again today. I must admit, the whole idea is intriguing, but I'd like to read some positive download experiences before I go through the hassle. I have Netflix and enjoy it, but every so often feel the "pressure" to get my money worth. I'm on a lower price plan, but still, my cheapness shows through. It's like going back for seconds and thirds at the all you can eat buffet. Must watch more movies! The concept of paying for what I watch, having a potentially unlimited library virtually on demand and no monthly fee sounds great.

I checked out the XBL video marketplace again today. I must admit, the whole idea is intriguing, but I'd like to read some positive download experiences before I go through the hassle. I have Netflix and enjoy it, but every so often feel the "pressure" to get my money worth. I'm on a lower price plan, but still, my cheapness shows through. It's like going back for seconds and thirds at the all you can eat buffet. Must watch more movies! The concept of paying for what I watch, having a potentially unlimited library virtually on demand and no monthly fee sounds great.