Pet Peeves Vol. III

It irks me when people misuse the term "literally". If you don't know how it is used, don't use it. I can't count how many times I've heard someone tell a story and they just throw that word around, completely butchering its meaning. Many seem to think they need to use it to emphasize a point or sentence. "Dude, I'm telling you, I literally took a shit when I saw that shark on my dive". If you say that sentence, then you better have actually had a bowel movement underwater, because that is what you are "literally" saying.

Like I've said before, I am anal that way.

GoW Maps

Looks like Epic has released a patch, new versus maps and a free theme. Nice job guys. (Love the "free" aspect)

Seeing that I have played a total of 1 hour of Gears multiplayer (not counting co-op of course), it might take me a while to acually enjoy these new maps. Hell, most of the old maps are new to me.

I really do want to get into this game's multiplayer. When I round up some friends to play it with I might give it a go, because I have noticed that I really do not enjoy playing with stangers.

Living in Miami

I left work today at 5pm on the dot. I got home at 6:50pm. It took me 1 hour and 50 minutes with traffic.

I live 13 miles from work.

That is what? A 6 -7 mph average speed? Nice.

I have to move out of this place if I want to keep my sanity.

Pet Peeves Vol. II

It really bothers me when someone writes "You're" when they mean "Your", and vice versa. I'm anal that way.

Resolutions

Seeing as it is the new year and all, it is time for my New Year's resolutions. You know, those things I make every year and don't stick to.

1. Lose weight. This is at the top of everyone's list right? I want to try to lose about 15lbs of fat, and then hopefully gain most of that back in muscle mass. Or half. Or just a couple pounds of muscle, but definitely need to lose the fat.

2. Read more. Aside from gaming mags or reading articles on the internet, I don't read much anymore. I really want to read at least a handful of novels this year. I used to read one novel a week. But nowadays, it seems if I have a spare moment, instead of picking up one of the many novels I have on my bookshelf which I have not read, I pick up a 360 controller instead. I want to work on that.

3. Clean my car. I haven't cleaned my car in about four years. It is absolutely filthy. I'm sure I will find many things I thought I lost when I finally do.

4. Play less games. Wow, this seems contradictory to this very blog, but yes, I want to "try" and cut back on gaming. It is going to be insanely tough this year (Bioshock, Mass Effect, Brothers in Arms, Assassin's Creed, Forza II, Halo 3, future Wii purchase, etc.) but it is something I want to strive for.

Working a 9 to 5 job and battling Miami traffic means I have very little free time during the week. I leave my house at 8am and don't usually get home until 6:30pm. That only gives me 4 ½ hours a day (if I want to be in bed by 11pm) to do anything. When you factor in some of my resolutions (going to the gym, reading, etc.) and regular everyday items such as cooking dinner, taking a shower, cleaning up the house, doing the occassional laundry, and spending quality time with my girlfriend, that is not a whole lot of time to divide up. So getting home and playing videogames for two hours is not something I want to continue doing (not that I do that now mind you . . . only sometimes).

Let's see what happens. Now if you'll excuse, I need to tend to my garden to keep my pinatas happy . . .