Rock On

As some of you know, Chad and I attended the Mudvayne/Deftones/Linkin Park/Limpbizkit/Metallica concert at the Metrodome on Sunday. The music was good and well done and enjoyable but it was all the other bullshit that made Chad and I come to the conclusion that we will not be going to another concert for a long time. First of, the Deftones didn't show up due to one of their members having a stomach virus/groin injury/ "shaving accident". I've heard three different stories from three different sources (deftones website, radio and James Hetfield, respectively) but what matters is that they weren't there. Metallica was scheduled for 9pm stage time because (we think, anyway) that they were the 93X Sunday Night Concert. The concert started at 3. We didn't get out of there until 11. 8 hours.... There was about 1 hour between each band which was waaaaay too long. The downtime turned into a breast fest. Three guys sat down in front of us, in seats that were not their's, and started on a pocket bong or something, the smoke from it coming right back at Chad and I. The people to our left couldn't sit in their goddamn seats for more than 5 minutes. The woman to our right tried to pick a fight with a guy 2 rows in front of her who was about twice her size and had sleeve tattoos and piercings everywhere (even his neck). But waiting for Metallica made it all worth while. They know how to put on a show. Maybe a few years down the road, if they come back to the Minneapolis area, I'll go see them again, but not if 4 other bands accompany them. That was just ridiculous.

Update

AWOTDS has been updated and a lengthier entry has been added.

It Has Arrived

The Journal of Nassia Galloh is now available for all to see. Granted, as of right now, there is only one really short entry, but it's something to start it off. I invite all of you to take A Walk on the Dark Side. Also, note the wonderful title graphic designed by Chad. Tell your friends!

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Since Chad and I have been playing KOTOR almost no stop since we bought it last night, I came up with the idea of developing a blog just for my character, Nassia Galloh. It would be a sort of journal of her adventures and whether she joins the light or dark side of the force. Update within the next few days!

Yay For Games!

XBOX with S controller: ACQUIRED

Extra S controller: ACQUIRED

Morrowind for XBOX: ACQUIRED

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: ACQUIRED AND STARTED AND IT IS AWESOME


That is all.

Of Perks, Baseball and Dark Lords

Ok, I realized yesterday, after Chad pointed it out to me, that I completely forgot to mention the fact that I went to the Twins game on Wednesday night. One of the perks with my job is that almost every day someone sends out a company email selling something. Very often it's tickets. In this case, Twins tickets. One of the attoneys was selling tickets located 4, count 'em, 4 rows behind home plate. I wish I had my freakin' camera with. I could have snapped some lovely shots of Mientkiewicz, Pierzynski, etc. Even though the Twins lost (which always seems to happen when I go to a game), we still had a good time. Two rows in front of us were some really funny guys calling out things to the Royals players. Probably one of the most humorous was when the Royals catcher took his mask off to talk to someone and one of them yelled "Put your mask back on! (pauses and looks around him) You're ugly!" The quote may not read as very humorous, but the way he said it was. Later in the game, one of them was trying to tell the Royals batter to hit the ball right to the short stop for a nice double play. It didn't happen, even though he said "please." The game also proved, once again, that fans are not completely impervious to injury. One girl a couple sections over from us got beaned in the face with a foul ball and a little later on of the Royals forgot how to hold on to his bat when he swung and sent it flying into the stands. Luckily with our seats, we were situated behind the ball net, so we were fine as long as the ball didn't fly high enough to just make it over the net.


For those of you who frequent the Penny Arcade website, you've been hearing.. well, reading... Tycho's comments about Knights of the Old Republic, a new game available on PC and Xbox. Now I wish that we still had an Xbox. I love the fact that in this game your personal choices decide whether you are on the light side or dark side. I've never been one for playing games on a PC, even though I do play the Sims and Age of Empires II from time to time, I much prefer lounging on a couch or in bed with a controller. I've never really paid much attention or really played any of the Star Wars games with the exception of Rogue Squadron, but KOTOR intrigues me because it sounds similar in concept with Morrowind (my game of choice from last summer).

About Morrowind:
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Morrowind, it's a huge RPG with an estimated 400 hours of game play. Yes, 400, not 40. It also allows you to do pretty much whatever you want. Granted, yes, there are missions you have to accomplish, but you can take your time doing them and complete little side missions as well. My character was an assassin. Need I really say more? Anyway, in Morrowind, you earned reputation points. The more points you had the more famous/infamous you were. Being an assassin was tough though. The guards in towns always seemed to know when you killed someone, even if it was in a house and completely silent. And the guards would beat the shit out of you if they caught you. This comic displays this wonderfully. Anyone who enjoys RPG games would like this too.

Back to KOTOR:
Basically, it's this quote especially that got me really wanting this game:


"Dark Lords don't fuck around, they have very special projects that need working on and all of them involve hurting people. Not even for any reason. It is as though there is always a big Hurting People competition coming up, and you would like to make the hurting seem effortless."


I want this game and the Xbox it requires. Now that I'm a working woman, maybe it'll happen soon. And I could get Morrowind as well and start a new game for that.

A Tale of Work and Play

I finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Tuesday. I enjoyed it, even though the newest Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher would anger me to the point of wanting to throw the book (those who have already read the book know what I mean.) The fact that I read about 500 of the 870 pages while at work tells you how busy it's been here. Not very. Hell, the fact that I'm blogging while at work should say the exact same thing.

I enjoy my job, very low stress level and all that, but the downtime sometimes drives me up a wall. I feel somewhat useless, especially when I'm sitting at my own desk off of the supply room and all of these busy attoneys and paralegals and the like some walking in and can plainly see me just sitting here, typing away ot playing a game or reading a book. The downtime is especially abundant when the part-time messenger is working and the facilities department has nothing for me to do so I'm also messenging. So three people doing a job that only requires two on a really busy day. I've been here two weeks and I've only gone home with sore legs and feet on 3 days, my first three days on the job. I guess I'm just so used to having jobs that you're supposed to be doing something all the time or else you're slacking off has just made me a bit paranoid. Hell, it's all right for me to even get a bit of shopping done while on the job. For example, today is Thursday and every Thursday there is a Farmers' Market on Nicollet Mall which my building is nice and close to. It would be perfectly fine for me to pick up a few things on my way back from a run.

I do get to do quite a bit of walking though. We have a certain zone of downtown that we deliver documents to, sometimes we go out of that zone after making people beg for us to do it. Derek (the person I replaced) told me that sometimes there are even trips to the Metrodome to drop stuff off and, in return, Twins tickets are usually handed over since it's a good 5-6 blocks out of our zone. For example, earlier today I had to drop of some papers at a place located down by the river. Our building is located nowhere near the river. So I took the bus for most of the way there. I walked there and back earlier in the week and it takes about an hour and a half round trip by foot, only 45 minutes if I take the bus part of the way. On Tuesday someone tried to get us to go pick up something at one of the U of M libraries. That simply was not going to happen.

On a different note, this Sunday is the marathon concert Chad and I are attending at the Metrodome. Deftones, Mudvayne, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Metallica. Monday is going to be a very sluggish day for me at work. But I think the concert will be worth one sluggish day at work. That reminds me... the Dome is loud. I should get some disposable ear plugs.

A Quick Little Update

I just started reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix yesterday. I know I'm about a month behind 90% of the world, but between Chad reading it first, me being in Wisconsin for a week and starting a new job, I really haven't had the time until now. I'm about 200 pages into it and I'm enjoying it so far. I won't say anything about it since I'm not sure who has read the book and who hasn't.

Friday night, Chad, Joe and I went to see Johnny English. If you're ever in the mood for somewhat mindless humor, it's a good movie for that. My favoritr character was English's sidekick, Bough.

Yesterday, Chad and I went to a matinee of Pirates of the Caribbean since Chad had yet to see it. It was still an excellent movie the second time around.

Other than the aforementioned things, nothing else has really been going on. So... umm... yeah. Till next time.

Talk About Over the Top....

You know, I thought that $600 for a dress was pricey. This makes $600 look more like 6 cents. My entire wedding isn't going to cost 1/15th of this dress.

Weapons of Mass ... ummm...

Whomever made this site is a complete genius in my opinion. NOTE: It looks like an error page, but read before you think it's broken.

Another Day, Another Link

Added a link to the Josh Groban Official Website. If you have no clue who he is, I highly recommend giving his site a visit. You can listen to his entire CD for free on his website, so really, no harm in taking a free listen cuz the RIAA isn't going to come after you.

"But Why Is the Rum Gone?!"

First 3 days of work are completed. I think with all the walking I'm going to be doing for this job, I'll easily lose enough weight to fit into my wedding dress when the time comes for that. So far so good... that's my job review.

Last night, Tricia and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean. Excellent, excellent movie. I was afraid that a movie based on a theme park ride was going to suck. I was mistaken. (The title of this entry is a quote from said movie.) While Orlando Bloom is in the movie and he qualifies as eye candy for a lot of females, Johnny Depp steals the show hands down. Every single scene he is in is highly entertaining. I hope to see it again with Chad sometime soon. Perhaps next weekend when I'll have the money for it. I highly recommend this movie to anyone. I think it is one of the biggest surprise movies of the summer.

In other movie news, there are tentative plans to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen tomorrow. If we see it, I'll post another mini review here.

A Tale of Aryans and Commrades

For those of you that may frequent Penny Arcade, you may have all ready seen this. But for those of you who have not, the History Major in me finds this extremely hilarious and strongly advises that you check it out.

Working 8:30 to 5...ish

Ok, so it's not quite 9 to 5, but at least it's a job. 37.5 hours a week verses a solid 40. Yes, that's right. After two months of unemployment and numerous applications and interviews, I finally have a job. It's at a law firm, Gray Plant Mooty, in downtown Minneapolis. At the end of the year, we'll be moving into the IDS Tower. For those of you who may not know, the IDS Tower is the tallest building in the Twin Cities area having some 57 or so floors. Oh, and as a note, the IDS Tower is not the one with the UFO landing platform on top. It's the one with what looks like a string of Christmas lights lining the top of the building(at night). Well... I need to get to bed since I have to get up in about 7 hours or so. Man, getting back on a decent sleeping schedule is going to suck for a while. Here's to my career.

Incentive

Astral Entertainment has free games on their site for download. Tell your friends! I doubt Garth and Chad would mind the extra attention.

New Link

Added a new link. It's for Astral Entertainment, the small game company run by Chad and his friend Garth.