Christmas Preparations and FFA

I haven't blogged in almost a week. Since then, my wife and I have done a lot to get our house ready for Christmas.  We bought a 7' tree that's in our living room now and will decorate it tonight.  My wife loves Christmas and goes the distance to create a jolly atmosphere.  Lights in the windows that face the street, the wreath goes on the door, baskets appear in corners and contain Christmas balls, some snowmen appear on the entertainment center, and more.  I make fun of her, but it's really nice around the house at Christmas time.  I should post some pics when it's done. 

My son didn't know what to make of the tree.  He just stood in front of it, pointed to the top, hit a couple of the branches, and then went about his business.  Last year he was too small to do much, so this year it'll be neat to see him play with wrapping paper and open his presents.

Most of our shopping's done, so I'm happy.  I love how easy it is to take care of gifts online.  I absolutely loathe going to the mall or suburban shopping centers and would honestly consider throwing myself down a flight of stairs to avoid it, so it's great to just log into Best Buy or Buy.com or whatever and get a gift or 3. 

The 360 is great.  I'm fully converted to Halo 2 on it.  I can deal with the smaller controller and the head set now, plus whenever I want a break, I can play Hexic or download demos.  That's one of the most awesome features I've seen on a console and wish I had that option long ago.  I'm quickly becoming a Hexic junkie.  My wife and I play it a few nights a week, which is fun.  I've also ordered BFME2 and that should be here today or tomorrow.  So if you see me playing that online, I'm playing with my wife and don't say anything about the irony of me chastising Bioslayer for playing GoW while I then I leave Halo 2 for BFME.  Just suck it.

I was very pleased at the results of Lithium's FFA last night, obviously.  I decided that I was going to play completely different from how I've been playing FFAs and it paid off.  Although in my first two games, I didn't fire nearly as many rounds as I had hoped and chased more than what's productive.  In the final game, I shot almost 1200 rounds and did a lot more searching for targets than I've done in the past.  I capped the games but unfortunately I messed something up and didn't get the sound.  I added some music to it, but if watching gameplays without game sound bothers you, then don't DL it.  If not, the music is "Downfall" by Trust Company (courtesy of Bioslayer), Godsmack's "Awake", Godsmack's "Whatever", and "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm, although that one isn't the full version because of time constraints.  Enjoy.

Week 1, Lithium's FFA, Final Round (~200 MB)

Jared