The only good thing I’ll ever say about a Pats player
Laurence Maroney watches Voltron, and is incredulous that the reporters interviewing him don't know what it is. Awesome.
A testament to my awesomeness
And geekiness. I'm just so good people think I cheat. Here I am on my new warrior, Fartbox, tanking the Stockades. As you can see, this random hunter is incredulous at the sight of me completely carrying the group.
This is a common occurrence. I'm used to it by now. But I thought since I haven't updated this thing in a while I might as well pat myself on the back a bit.
GA Head Start Begins Today
These last 2 days have been painful, with no GA to play. I've actually had to resort to going out in the real world, and hanging out with my friends! Awful, I know. But today we can breathe a sigh of relief! GA servers go live today at 3pm EST!
Even though my team lost, I absolutely dominated this map
I'll be playing with the guys from Unrepentant, and although I went by Oroborus in beta, my name in live will be Doink. Look for me at the top of the charts 
I’m just a happy camper!
Name the movie I'm thinking of and get 1 free internets!
Anyhow, on to why I'm such a happy camper. My snowboarding gear started arriving in the mail today! Between this and the snow earlier this week, I feel like a kid at christmas all over! As soon as I got home I had to open everything and try it all on!
Here's what I've gotten in the past week:
- Scott Broker Spherical Series Goggles
- Forum Scheme Snowboard 158cm
- Forum Recon Snowboard Binding
- Burton Jeremy Jones Snowboard Boot
- Burton Staple Leather Pipe Glove
- Special Blend Gunner Insulated Jacket
- Special Blend Battery Pant
- Oakley Resistance Pant
- Burton Gig Bag Black
- Burton Party Sock
- eesa Kollide Sock
- prAna Chunky Stripe Beanie
- Zoo York Helmet T-Shirt - Long-Sleeve
- Altamont Shadow Sherpa Lined Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt
- Habitat Parcel thermal Lined Full-Zup Hooded Sweatshirt
- Deathwish Joker, Appetite, Gang Logo T-Shirt - 3-Pack
- Analog Syndrome Shirt - Short-Sleeve
- Royal Robbins Classic Half Dome Pant
- Mission Playground Groomer Pant
- Mountain Hardwear Wicked Lite T-Shirt
- Arbor Winward Hat Brown
Whew. It didn't seem like that much when I ordered it. I need to stop spending money now!
Introducing the Bel Air Shitkickers
My badass fantasy football team. 10 man league, I had the 5th spot. This is what I came away with (the number in parenthesis is the pick #):
- (5) LaDainian Tomlinson, RB
- (16) Marion Barber,RB
- (25) Aaron Rodgers, QB
- (36) Marques Colston, WR
- (45) Brandon Marshall, WR
- (56) Reggie Bush, RB
- (65) Kellen Winslow, TE
- (76) Ravens, D/ST
- (85) Jay Cutler, QB
- (96) Earnest Graham, RB
- (105)Ted Ginn Jr., WR
- (116) Kevin Curtis, WR
- (125) Heath Miller, TE
- (136) Patriots, D/ST
- (145) Jason Elam, K
- (156) Rashard Mendenhall, RB
So, I ended up with 2 top 10 quarterbacks, 2 (possibly 4) top 10 running backs, 2 solid receivers, what could easily be the best defense this year, and the sleeper pick of the draft in Mendenhall. Not bad, me. Not bad at all.
The only pick I regret is the Graham pick, though he's just a bench warmer.
Holy shit, I think I’m in love
While the skeptic in me says not to get my hopes up too high, the gaming geek in me can't help but be hyped. I was recently introduced to Global Agenda, an upcoming MMOFPS that just looks awesome. I've always wanted another one of these types of games to be released, since the disappointment that was Planetside. And this one shows all indicators of succeeding where PS failed.
The major differences between GA and PS are that combat in GA will be instanced, which will hopefully take care of the lag issues PS had, while at the same time making fights easy to find. In PS you could literally take over entire bases by yourself, because there was simply nobody to oppose you. The world was too big, and there were too many servers. The population was just spread too thin.
Another major difference, and this is the big one for me, is that you'll actually be able to build your own "fortress" layout. In PS, you simply took over the premade bases, and that was that. Not very much fun in my opinion.
Anyhow, while I'm not in the beta test yet, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. And if you sign up for the beta, be sure to use this promo code: HZDMTSLICK2583