12.26.07
Through The Woods, Then Over The Rivers
So I’m heading back to Pittsburgh today– taking off relatively early from the parents’ house so as to either avoid or land in the center of traffic. The journey one way is about five hours, but the XM helps the time pass, especially over the hellish stretch that is Route 86. Seriously, it’s the most boring hundred miles of road I have ever dealt with. I’ll even take harrowing death-dancing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike before having to drive any more than maybe ten miles of 86 daily.
Let’s talk gaming. I’m regretting leaving my parents the copy of Wii Play, because I’ve found that the billiards on that disc is actually fairly well done. However, these past few days have been the most use the disc has seen since its purchase in February, so there’s that. I’m sure the folks will enjoy it as much as I have– and that’s not even getting into the fact that I can send them Blue Glow and VC games if something comes up. So, yeah. As for the plan for two more Game Clears, that might not be done this year. Eighteen clears has got to be a record for me, especially considering three of those were forty-hour knock-down drag-out Pokemon brawls. I treated myself to buying Eternal Sonata from GameFly, which is something I wanted to do eventually anyway, so that’s likely to be one of the first Clears of 2008. We’re shooting for a cool twenty in ‘08, and to be completely honest, if I don’t get into another slump over the summer, I can do it.
There’s more to talk about– there’s the ever-promised sappy bleating, and the wonderful reminiscence of Christmases past, present, and future– but most of that will have to wait. I’ll give a little note tomorrow before work (maybe), and we’ll see what’s left to talk about over the weekend.
I hope everyone’s had a good holiday, and I hope that the fun is just beginning.