Quick update

Today I’m waiting (fingers crossed and all) for a call back on a new job. It’s still part-time, but with better hours, no back-breaking (literally) lifting, and it’s a manager training position (they call it 3rd Key/Super Associate). So yeah, waiting to see if I get this job sucks, naturally, but I think this would be perfect for me. I have the Bachelor’s Degree in Business, and I have experience (my last year and a half was basically geared towards starting and running businesses), I just don’t have retail experience, which for some unknown reason people feel is necessary..

Anyway, the great thing about possibly getting this job, aside from the management training, is I could very-well likely be home around 10PM at night instead of 12:15 in the morning 9shortly after midnight). It’ll be nice to still meet up with friends for a couple hours after work, and staying up until 4 or 5AM (like this morning) watching How I Met Your Mother…while fun, will thankfully be reigned in to 1-2AM

Speaking about staying up late watching How I Met Your Mother, great show. AMAZING show! Just as funny as Psych (January can’t come quick enough), but funny for completely different reasons. We finished up season 4 this morning at about 4 and watched the first episode of season 5, the current season. With the episodes only 22 minutes long (half hour airtime), we were able to fit A LOT more episodes in compared to the 43 minute long Psych (1 hour airtime). So somehow we breezed through the first 4 seasons of HIMYM in roughly a week and a half Yeah, awesome.

Last but not least, I’m sure everyone has heard about Modern Warfare 2 by now and it’s huge launch. I grabbed the Hardened Edition for the PS3 (ebay’d the CoD Classic code for about $17.50 after fees). $75 shipped (release day shipping) from Amazon.com, plus the $20 gift card promotion they were offering…so $75 – 20 = $55 – $17.50 = $37.50 shipped. Not bad for the Hardened Edition (steelbook case). Overall, fun game, a bit frustrating early on but if you get with a decent group of guys and gals, it can be fun. The invite system is a joke but hopefully that will be fixed soon. So glad I don’t have to play SOCOM: Confrontation anymore…speaking of which, if anyone wants my copy, $10 shipped.

Will post pictures…eventually

I said I’d have pictures up “soon” but I’ve honestly been having so much fun with my PS3 Slim that I never get around to taking the pictures, etc.  I’ll try to work on that this weekend.  I beat Uncharted: Drakes Fortune last week.  Fun game, though the waves of enemies was frustrating at times.  Overall, 8.9/10.  Great game.  I’ve been playing Burnout Paradise too, just got my ‘Burnout’ license yesterday actually.  I believe I’m 1 trophy away from getting the Platinum trophy, unfortunately, I need the EyeToy or 360 Vision Camera to get the mugshot trophy…will have to wait to get that.  Fun game though.

I just traded in some games at GameStop last week.  I have $115.xx in store credit thanks to their 4/$20 trade-in deal.  Hoping they have a Buy 2, Get 1 free sale soon.  I’m eying inFAMOUS, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and a 3rd game that I’m not sure about yet.  Perhaps Demon’s Souls, or Batman: Arkham Asylum, or Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.  Who knows.  Looking forward to getting some new games though.

Here’s hoping I get a callback soon for a job I applied for.  Really getting tired of working at The Home Depot.  So many lazy employees, so many wasted or pointless markdowns, it’s insane the store turns a profit.  But whatevs

PS3 Slim in the house (err…apartment)!

Arrived yesterday actually. It’s just as I imagined it…but better. Full post to come soon, complete with pictures and stuff.

Finally getting a PlayStation 3!

I’m sure by now most people have heard about the price cut AND the new PS3 Slim.  Sony dropped the bombshell that we have all been waiting for since about two months ago.  I should be clear that Sony intends for the ‘slim’ to be THE new PlayStation 3.  They’ve been losing a shit-load of money since the PS3 released and with the introduction of a smaller PS3 Sony should finally be close to breaking even.  That said, I have 2 $50 Sears gift cards on the way thanks to the rewards bonus on my credit card (for signing up) so that already low price of $299 now becomes $199, which will be split in half with Callan (the girlfriend) making my out of pocket expense for the PlayStation 3 ~$100 + tax.  I’m hoping to find a 10% coupon for Sears if at all possible but even if I can’t, still a damn good price.

Oh, and I have already started buying PS3 games in anticipation of this purchase.  I got Turok off of Gooxez.com, Warhawk off of a fellow CAG member, and picked up Folklore and Motorstorm at GameStop when they had 25% off used games.  Today I added SOCOM: Congrontation (the bundle which has a Bluetooth headset) for $29.98 and Burnout Paradise for $6.98 thanks to the clearance section at Target (which is about an hour and a half away…).  So before I’ve even purchased my PS3, I have 6 games for the thing ready and waiting