Dustin Barton
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Utada + Chicago = Awesome
Jan 17th
So I think I’ve already mentioned this, but Callan and I are going to Chicago in early February to see Utada (Hikaru – the JPop artist) to see her live at the House of Blues. While I’m not a huge fan, I do enjoy her songs and she’s pretty so I figure this can’t be too bad. And we’ll be in Chicago so we’re going to visit Callan’s friend whom she hasn’t seen in a few years. So really, this is killing two birds with one stone, three if you include getting to see my aunt I hardly ever see and four if you include getting to site-see Chicago. All in the course of about 36 hours 
We’re taking the train from Syracuse, NY to Chicago, a 13+ hour trip, but it sure as hell beats driving for 15 hours. $212 for 2 round-trip tickets, score. And it only cost us about $50-75 more than if we drove and had to gas the car up. In this case, we’re paying for the luxury of not having to drive, well worth the cost if you ask me. I’m looking forward to the train ride, as well as seeing Chicago, and we’re staying in a Super 8 Motel for like $42 so you really can’t beat the prices.
That’s all for now. I set my phone up to text directing to Twitter so I’m totally going to update while on the train
Twenty-Ten
Jan 6th
The New Year is finally upon us and with that, the retail madness is quickly starting to die down. F.Y.E., job-wise, isn’t too bad, but I really want/need a full-time job. This small area is making me realize that unless I find something soon, I’m going to have to move. It’s unfortunate, but there’s just nothing here in Massena, NY and for some unknown reason, this town and its officials don’t seem to want to try and bring in new, big business. Instead, they cater to the elderly and local business…
So I’m still job hunting, just so it’s known 
On the video game front, I traded a few games on Goozex and got a few in return. inFAMOUS was sent out, as was Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge and 28 Days Later on Blu-ray. Quick note, NEVER buy 28 Days Later on Blu-ray, it looks like absolute shit. Seriously, the original source was shot on a handycam essentially so naturally it isn’t going to stretch well. Thankfully Tropic Thunder (Blu-ray) should be coming in the mail soon so I’m looking forward to that. I got Madden 10 in recently, a few days ago actually, and so far I’m NOT impressed. I threw that up on my offers list on Goozex last night. I’ll stick with Blitz: The League II on my 360 for now. For now, I’ll probably sit back and enjoy some Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures on my PS3 and wait for some games to pop up on my want list on Goozex.
Other possible newsworthy notes; I got Callan to join Twitter. We canceled our cable from Time Warner which will save us about $70 a month (score!). Callan and I are driving to Chicago in February to see Utada live at the House of Blues, should be a fun drive (/sarcasm). That’s about it I think. I hope everyones’ New Year and Christmas went well and here’s to a better 2010.
December Update
Dec 20th
It’s been a while since I last posted. My bad. Resigning from Home Depot and starting at F.Y.E. took up most of my time about a month ago, and not I’m working a lot of closings so basically I eat, sleep, play games, and work (not necessarily in that order). Speaking of games, I tried Borderlands and Dragon Age: Origins…both were disappointing, Borderlands especially. It just felt so empty…I just couldn’t get into the game. I know it’s a hack n’ slasher but if I want that, I’ll just install Diablo II and have some fun. Dragon Age: Origins wasn’t quite as disappointing, but after playing Demon’s Souls, DA:O was VERY easy. No real challenge…very bland textures…and the story just didn’t really pull me in.
Such is life (for a gamer). I’ve been enjoying (and loathing) Modern Warfare 2 for the last few weeks. I’m closing in on level 70 (Prestige). Hopefully they re-balance the game a bit more and tweak a few things, otherwise the game, while frustrating, can be quite a bit of fun. I also dabbled in a bit of inFAMOUS and Uncharted 2 recently. Both fun games, though Uncharted 2 has definitely lived up to the hype. Good story, great humor, and it looks fucking fantastic! Other than that, I’ve been trying to slowly build up my Blu-ray collection and I’ve been plugging away at finishing up my Christmas shopping. I think I’m all set, though I might pick up a few small things, but we’ll see. Looking forward to Christmas this year, and Callan’s been in an unusually cheerful/Christmas-y mood, it’s nice
Until next time, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and happy Holidays.