Epic Update: Kay, maybe not so epic...

Yeah, as a personal note, i hate blog posts that start with "So i know its been a long time since i posted, but...(insert dumb excuse here)". So i wont be doing that, i will however mock those that do.

Consider yourselves appropriately mocked.

Work last week was insane. Big deadline that came and went and wasnt met, but its somewhat ok, it was a "soft deadline", whatever that buzzword means. On tuesday, i worked until 2, took a train home and changed(not at the same time) and then drove up to Wood Dale(about 45 min away) to do a Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Exercise. That was scheduled to go from 4pm-12am, but it didnt go the whole time, thankfully. Still, was a long ass day. Add on top of that 545am wake up times to get to work early, the week wore me out. Im glad its over, but ill be even more gladdeerrr(i just made that word up) when this project is in the bag. The imaginary "done project" bag.

Am i shocked there was a switch to griese? No. Was i happy to see him start on sunday? Meh...i dunno. Do i feel better about our offense now? No. Whats worse is that when you put an older veteran QB in that position, you take away 1 thing that keeps teams and fans going. Hope. Theres no future hope at QB right now. I realized that with Rex, i always had hope that he would get better, that he had time to mature and time to learn. Now with griese, all i have is hope that he will shake the rust off and become the QB this team needs. With detroit and green bay as good as they are, NFC north isnt the normal pushover they have been. However, the disappointment parade in Chicago takes a back seat to San diego and New Orleans. Talk about shockers there. Lots of suck coming from those 2 ball clubs.

New TV Season.

Heroes - Slow start to a potentially good season. Too many questions, not enough answers. B+
Chuck - Is it a comedy? Is it a drama? The Main female character is smokin hot? B
Journeyman - Love it. Great potential. Like quantum leap but with a spookier story. A-
House - Perfect start to the season. I forgot how much i missed this show. A
NCIS - Interesting start...but the show is so predictable now, im getting disinterested. C
Bionic Woman - Better get moving quick and not seem so stiff. C+
Life - Great cast, love the premise, not sure if it has the staying power. B+
CSI - Predictable season premiere. Cant wait until they get in the swing of things again. A-
The Office - Great premiere. Not ROFL funny, but still funny. Seeing Jim and Pam together finally...seems fitting. A+


Weekly happenings.

Notes - I need to start writing things down. I see or hear something and go, "Man, i need to BABAI(blog a blog about it), but then when i get in front of my computer, i forget.
iPhone Update - Its ok. WiFi music store is ok, but its not the mobile iChat i want.
Allergies - Suck. I sneezed so hard and often this weekend, i think i pulled a muscle in my abdomen.
Britney Spears - Still hot, i kind of like her new song. Maybe im brainwashed, but shes still hot. Hot hot hot.
DVD - 28 weeks later, Top Gun in HD, Transformers in HD all this month. Woot.


Gaming.

TF2 - Havent played this in a week or so, but last weekend i played a ton. Game is so fun. Its definitely my favorite MP FPS at the moment. Its just a blast to play.
COD 4 - Cant wait for this game. Beta was awesome, Fun military Shooter.
World In Conflict - Was king RTS for me for a while. Its RTS but not RTS. No base building and fast paced action makes for a very different game. Fun all around.
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts - Takes a kickass game and makes it more kickerasser. I played a 4 hour multiplayer match with a friend this weekend vs 2 computers. The AI is wicked smaaht and adapts. Its crazy.
Halo 3 - Played it for about an hour. Not overly impressed. Graphics not that great, it runs native in 640p(??WTF??) and the story is kind of blah. Ill eventually finish it, but so far not impressed for all the ridiculous hype it generated.


Thatll do it for now. I know im forgetting some things i wanted to blog about...other than women being crazy. Not a newsflash there.