Holy Update!

OK, so almost 3 months since my last blog entry...not like anyone reads this or anything. Well, I think maybe one person might still stop by...HI!! Ahem...sorry. Anywho, since my last entry, I've turned 29, purchased a house, and continue planning a wedding. It's a lot on a person's plate, so on Monday nights I teach CCD just for kicks. Spare time is nothing more than a rumor now, and I come to work to relax. Outside of that, things are pretty good. I shouldn't say that I don't have any free time. That's not entirely true. I have considerably less free time than before, but I still manage to sneak in some quality XBOX time with people online. Which brings me to my complaint du jour.

Anyone who is familiar with XBOX Live has no doubt heard about the Fragdolls. At first, I thought "oh, how cute...Ubisoft has joined the ranks of America's great beer manufacturers to use sex to sell a product." For those unfamiliar with this group, they're a select bunch of young, attractive girls who get paid by Ubi to play their games, compete on XBOX Live, represent Ubi at various game events around the U.S., and generally say nice things about the company and its games. Which is why you'll never hear them complain about the countless glitches online for the most recent Brothers In Arms game. But, that's another issue. The Fragdolls are designed to show guys that girls like video games too. I already knew this...thanks Ubi. Also, I'm sure they're also designed to be the wet dream of 99.9% of teen gamers out there. "OMFG I played with the Fragdollz the other night.....I'm in love, I'm going to marry them!!! OMFG!!!!!" Whatev. They're also mad attention whores. I never had much contempt for the group until I put 2 and 2 together. Looking at the timeline, before the Fragdolls got big and Ubi-hyped, Ubisoft turned out good, quality, glitch-free games. Fast forward to present time. Without boring you with excessive details, let's just say it ain't the case. Glitchy games, new maps that never get released...but who cares? We've got hotties shilling for us, right? Oh, did I mention that the members of this group either are, or were at some point employees of Ubisoft?

Anyway, there's my complaint, and that's enough on that subject. No need to give them any more attention. Couple more quickies....

1. Home improvement (the actual act, not the TV show) sucks....I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end, but I wish it were a show so I could fast forward to that point...preferably also past the check-writing portion.

2. Patriots tickets might be available for us common folk if they keep playing like they did yesterday...my GOD, Fisher......

3. Red Sox picked up a fantastic pitching ace, and a decent third baseman. They didn't have to give up too much...all "the kids" are still on the farm.

4. Random question, why does everything put forth from the Left sound like an episode of the X-Files!?@